The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-14
STILL uNsATnsF1ED
Pomona Thinks Her Rejected Soldiers
Were "Jobbed"

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POMONA, May 1S.-Captain Thomas will
not be home until Sunday. He has beer
delayed attending to business matters re.
garding Company d, N. g. c., as also Il
Sergeant Midgeley. The boys who have re-
turned state most emphatically that the
whole business was put UP job; that Lieu
| tenant Reynolds was dropped simply be.
cause he had family and Colonel Berry
had some one else for the place.
Another strange matter in this affair Il
that the boys who failed to pass muster al
San Francisco were passed by the loca
physician, and of those who failed to pass
here but went notwithstanding, hoping to
get in by chance, several succeeded ir
doing so.
And here is another little affair that Ger.
tainly seems strange. After the boys were
turned down and big uproar was made
from this end of the line, Major WEIGH AMI
others asked the boys to stand for re-
examination. assuring them of the prob
ability Of their passing, but by this time
they saw through the scheme and finding
their officers turned down refused to listen
to anything Of the kind. The boys are
very much Disguised with the petty
schemes and jobbery resorted to but not
withstanding are ready to answer second
call If assured of at least fair treatment
Another point that might be explained
to advantage is why First Lieutenant Rey-
nolds was turned down and then offered the
position of second lieutenant. The boys
have only reached home this evening. but
after these matters get well circulated
there will be trouble for some one.
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there We're received at the Pomona post
office several consignments of official doc
uments bearing the frank of Congressman
Barlow and being editions of agricultural
reports of 1893. Our congressman Is coming
In for considerable criticism on this &C.
count, and his political opponents are pre-
pairing to explode mine with this as the
main ammunition. Inquiry at the post
office fails to show any irregularity in re-
gard to this matter, the books, one copy
to each individual, were properly and cor
rectly addressed to bona fide residents and
in the vast majority Of cases to actual
fruit growers. Such consignments have
been received from time to time
The Pomona home guards Is very live
organization and now has 112 members; of
these seventy-eight were sent out to the
last drill.
At the recent rabbit drive, held out on
the Loud ranch northeast of Pomona, the
eleven marksmen composing the party
shot 800 rabbits, or an average of thirty
three each. These gentlemen have not yet
Joined the Pomona volunteer sharpshoot-
ers, but have the matter under advisement.
w. Il. Loud afterwards entertained the
gentlemen at a game supper
The Pomona strategic board, which holds
forth every. morning and afternoon at the
bulletin board on Second street has had
the whole war planned for some time, and
the Winslow incident has somewhat de-
moralized the board.
e. D. Bradley of the Phil Stein company
has purchased the business formerly run
by Marshall & Androus. Mr.. Androus will
be employed by the new firm.
Mr.. Frank Raynes is out with very
strong letter supporting his position as a
member of the board of trustees and CIV
ing reasons why he opposed the printing
Of the clerks report. 1t appears, among
other things, that the cost of city printing
is seven times as high as last year and In
consequence the cost of publishing the re-
port will amount to oyer 500, as against
$40 last year.