The herald., 1898-11-09
WEARING THE GREEN
mECTroN BADGE A MEMENTo
OF A BATTLEFIELD
Cvuress From Cold Harbor to Greet the
Man Who Left an Arm on
That Spot

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. S.-Around
the polls today are a number OF men COM
ing and going, all of whom deposit vote
for Truman Reeves for state treasurer and
they each wear sprig of cypress at the
buttonhole. There is story about TINS
that is interesting even in q political bat
tie. for these sprigs came from the memorial
grove planted by the ladies of the G. A. R.
at the Capitol park at Sacramento from a
tree that was transplanted from the battle
field of Cold Harbor, and the sprigs were
sent down by the ladies to Mr.. Reeves to
be worn as buttonhole bouquet by mem
bers of the G.. A. r. as they go up to vote
for Reeves today. 1t was on the boughs OF
this cypress at Cold Harbor that Mr.. Reeves
lay without blanket for two days when
his arm was shot off in that battle. The
sprigs of evergreen were accompanied by
the following note:
Hon. Truman Reeves, State Treas
urer of California-Dear Sir: By to-
days mail send you some branches of
the tree from Cold Harbor which is
growing in Memorial grove, planted by
the ladies of the G.. A. R. in the state
Capitol park of California. 1 could
think of nothing more fitting for our
candidate for state treasurer and some
of his most intimate comrade friends
to wear as a buttonhole bouquet on
election day than a sprig of green from
a tree from the battlefield of Cold
Harbor, but now transplanted to our
beloved state of California, the same
as our candidate has, as you might say,
been also transplanted from the far
off east. Another reason why 1 think
this sprig of green so appropriate is
the fact of the memories connected
with the battlefield as being the place
where you lost your arm in the interest
of our beloved country. We are doing
the best we can for your election here.
With best wishes for your success,
remain, respectfully,
MRS. BELLE S. KERR,
Past Department President Ladies of
G. A. R.
BREVITIES
The board of supervisors yesterday sold
q franchise to the Highland Domestic Water
company to put in plant for per cent Of
the gross income after the first five years
had passed.
The monthly INDECENT report for the
county showed that for October there were
20 indigents on the list who received
$243.75 in cash from the treasury and 65
who received merchandise to the extent of
s474.75, making the total expense for the
regular list of s7lS.5O for the month. This
does not include the special cases, which
take about Sl00 more. This month is slight
ly above the average.
The board of supervisors has fixed the
bonds for the several county officers as
follows: Treasurer, sl25,O0O; tax collector,
$4,000; sheriff, $4,000; public administra-
tor, $4,000; coroner, $4,000; auditor, $4,000;
assessor, $4,000; recorder, $1,000; clerk, $4,000;
district attorney, $4,000; superintendent of
schools, $4,000; surveyor, $1,000; justice of the
peace, $500; constable, $500. These figures
are the same as last term.
Superintendent of Schools Margaret M.
Mogeau has so far recovered from her ILL.,
ness of several months that she was in her
Office all day Monday attending to business.
A. w. Snider of Kern, CAL, arrived Sat
urday on a visit to his sister, Mrs. A. J.
Felter, whom he had not seen for forty-two
years. Mr.. Snider has just come to Cali
fornia from the east to reside.
w. A. Buick of San Jose has been ap-
pointed supervisor of forest reserves under
Newhall and will arrive this week for duty.
G. A. Rouse, independent candidate for
sheriff, furnished his Mexican friends the
material for barbecue, consisting of meat,
wine, etc., and some one discovered the
hiding place at the residence of Innocente