The herald., 1897-11-06
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 5.-(Regular Cor
respondence.-Local producers Of honey
are finding the demand for that article
light and prices not large enough. Riv-
erside county produced n fine lot of hon
ey this past season, but much of the crop
still remains in storage. Producers look
for better prices as the holiday season
approaches.
ii. l.. Miller Of this city is in receipt of
letter from his brother, G. A. Miller.
who was one of the party which left
San Pedro a few weeks ago for the Cop
per river gold fields, in which he states
that the expedition reached Seattle
safely, and that it was the intention to
leave that place last Saturday for the
Copper river country. Miller reports
great excitement at Seattle over the
mines, and states that half the people
talk of going to the gold fields when
spring opens.
The Riverside Horticultural club.
which organization has done much in
the way of informing fruit growers on
their business by the interchange of
ideas, will hold it's next monthly meet
ing Wednesday evening at the home of
Mayor f. f. kingman.
The residents of the territory included
in what is known as the Vale Union
High School district, took vote on dis
incorporation of the district yesterday.
and the result was Is for disincorpora-
ton and 13 against.
The motion of Attorney J. G. North
for new trial for his client, ]. f. Mil
Ter, who was convicted last week of kill
ing S. J. Darrah at Banning, was de-
l~x- T,,l I,ic ipcr
granted the motion and fixed bonds at
$4,000. The principal grounds upon
which the court granted the motion
was the action of the prosecution in
using improper language in the argu-
ment to the jury.
Miss Alice Bantz celebrated her 10th
birthday yesterday and the following
lady friends assisted: Misses Lottie
Sandercook Mae Heller, Bessie Cum
ningham, Blanche Sandercook. Char
lotte Nelson, Lulu Sandercook. and
Messrs. Alex Strachn, e. L. Raley, A.
Raley, Fred Cutie and ]. Strachn.
Miss Hilda Chester entertained a
number of young friends last evening
with a supper, the occasion being the
anniversary of the hosts sixteenth
birthday.
The library trustees held monthly
meeting yesterday when the bills for
October, amounting to $115.10, were
audited and ordered paid.
Merchants of this city are in receipt
of a circular letter from the Manufac-
turers and Producers association of San
Francisco, in which they are offered a
free return ticket from that city pro-
vided they purchase goods amounting to
twenty times the purchase price of such
ticket from any member of the associa-
ton. The plan is one intended to re-
vive the waning wholesale trade of the
city 10y the bay.
Report has it that at least three
couples made up of the most popular
young people of the city will soon be
married.
The sheriff is busy today summoning
the following list of citizens who have
been selected as grand jurors: e. Fl.
Pierce, Angelo Domengoni, G. B. Cum
ningham, E. II. Chase, William New
port, Charles r. Cook, Chester II. Cros-
by, Z. W. Holmes. William F. McVicar.
c. A. Reid, Wilbur, F. Warren, Gaylor
Rouse, Martin Hoover, j. A. Brown,
William Mclean, George M. Skinner,
James S. France, Samuel A. Stewart,
James A. Kelly, Amos L. Creider, Ar
mold l, Stalder, Robert Bettner.