The herald., 1898-09-21
RIVERSIDE BUDGET
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES EX-
CITE ABNORMAL INTEREST
Poor Protection for Citizens Crossing
Southern Pacific Tracks-A
Stone-Throwing Hobo

RIVERSIDE, Sept. 20.-The Republicans
held their primaries today and they were
the livel!est primaries ever held by the
party In this city. The big fight was over
the offices OF district attorney and sheriff
and the result OF the battle seems to be
favorable to the candidacy Of Lyman
Evans for district attorney, while the two
candidates for sheriff-Capt. Johnson OF
this city and Mike Coburn of Corona
seem to have broken about even so far as
| the city delegation Is concerned. AS show
ing the great interest manifested in the
primaries 1t may be stated that fully 9l
per cent Of the total Republican vote in
some precincts was poled.
The board OF supervisors held another
short session today to take action rela alive
to providing fire proof vault for the val
liable records at the courthouse. A. w.
Boggs, contractor, submitted plans and
specifications for vault which were
adopted. The clerk of the board was in
structed to advertise for bids for the con-
struction of the vault, which will be bui t
with all possible haste, as 1t is badly
needed.
The board also ordered that sections 4,
and s. in township south, range 2 east,
and sections and 2, in township south,
range l east, be taken from Florida vot-
ing precinct and added to the Banning pre-
cinct. The sections named are over the
mountains and the residents thereon find
Banning more accessible than the Florida
voting precinct.
The Southern Pacific switch train came
near claiming a victim on the tracks east
of Pachappa avenue Saturday A Win
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track with his team when switch engine
and couple Of cars came down the track
from behind the packing houses at a fif-
teen-mile gait, and it was only by the rar-
est good luck that tragedy was averted.
Citizens who live beyond the tracks and
who have to cross the latter are greatly
worked up over the fast running of trains
at the point named. and the city trustees
will be asked to compel the company to
not only restore the crossing flagman, but
to run its trains slower.
Frank Wilson, a Mexican boy, was
brought here from Banning today, charged
with being the person who few days ago
threw stones at an eastbound Southern
Pacific passenger train at FL Casco. WILL
| son. who Is tough looking specimen Of
tramp. is charged with assault with a
deadly weapon. He emphatlcally denies
that he was anywhere near the scene of
the crime at the time.
City Marshal Wilson, who is city tax
collector. has received the city assess
ment rolls and he and Deputy Seburn are
busy writing up the 1900 individual receipts
which the books call for. The first pay.
| ment of city taxes was made today by
Pliny Evans, when he drew his check for
$3O7.SO. the amount of the city taxes on the
Evans bank block.
There is brick famine In this city. Con-
tractors find 1t impossible to secure brick
enough for foundations even As there is,
considerable building going on throughout
the valley, and more or less brick is re-
quired, they will have to be imported.
Harry Fleming. who has just completed
course in pharmacy at San Francisco.
returned today and expects to go into bus
mess here.
Miss Leona Garfield of Pasadena is visit.
Ing Miss d. G. Cochrane.
T. J. Bolton, ex-receiver Of the United
States land office, was here today.