The herald., 1898-12-09
R1vHRsrpr RECORD
Jack Shape Accused Of Robbing Chi
namnn-County Reports

RIVERSIDE, Dec. IA warrant was
sworn to today by Officer Baird charging
man named Jack Shape with being the per.
son who held up and robbed couple of
Cinnamon Tuesday night Shape answers
the description of the robber described by
the victims of the robbery.
County Tax Collector Palmer reports
that his collections to date, for state, county
and school taxes amount to a total OF $780,
04S.45. He collected for the city of San
Jacinto $l996.93, and for the city Of Coro-
ma, $l9S509. This leaves $93, ,884.74 unpaid.
The collections so far have been greater
on account of the second half Of the tax
than on the fret half.
An effort is being made to arrange foot.
ball match between the Perris Indian school
team and the eleven from the Phoenix
school, now in Southern California. Such
game would be something new in the ath.
letc sports of this part of the country, and
would prove great drawing card.
w. Wilson, the other Winchester ranch.
et and alleged partner of i. G. Klein, who 10
now In Jail here awaiting trial on charge Of
burglary, was arrested couple of days ago
on a charge of petty larceny. 1t was be-
lieyed that Wilson was interested with
Klein in many robberies in that part Of
the county, but the evidence did not bear
out the belief, and Wilson was discharged.
Klein, who will plead to the charge of burg
larry Monday next, is an old offender, as he
has served term in the penitentiary, hav.
| ing been sent up from San Bernardino coun-
| ty for forgery.
| AT a regular meeting of the local tent OF
Maccabees, held last evening, the following
4. II oil
mander; Perry Corl, vice commander; ID.
| G. Clayton, recorder; Ed Allen, secretary;
Frank Haskell, sergeant; Harry Mitchell,
chaplain; James Moore, NJ. at A.; G. w.
Searles, first NJ. g.; NJ. Plath, second M. G.
| The local company of the uniformed rank
of Odd Fellows held meeting last night. at
which it was decided to challenge the uni.
| form rank of the Knights of Pythias to .
| drill contest. The latter order was served
with the challenge today, and now the fun
will begin. Both companies are well drilled,
and a hot contest will be the result Of tho
challenge.
! When the newly elected county clerk
| found that his election was sure, the an
nouncement was made that he had sele' ted
for his head deputy NJ c. Paxton, who has
been long in the employ Of the water COM
pany as collector. Tuesday Paxton paced
his resignation in the hands of the water
company's officers, but they refused 10 ac-
cept, and in order to retain Mr.. Paxten his
| salary was raised.
| The report of the officers of the county
hospital. made to the supervisors Yesterday.
show the expense of that institution to have
been S576.94 during November. There are
nineteen patients in the hospital. Eight
were admitted and five discharged during
the month.
The report OF the county horticultural
commissioners for November shows that
thirteen inspectors were employed et cost
CT S55S.37. The salary of the commissioners
was $205, and the total expenditures includ-
ing all sundries, was Sl372.G9. The collec-
tions of the department amounted to only
sl34S5. One hundred and fourteen acres
Of orchard were inspected and ZIG trees were
found infested with scale pests; 702 trees
were fumigated during the month.
A report furnished by the county treas.
urer shows that the disbursements Of his
office for November amounted to S27 S75 5.46,
while the receipts were Sl6,333. .03 during the
same time.
All Tom and All King, two San Jacnto
Cinnamon, were lodged in the county jail
yesterday evening to await trial on charge
Of selling liquor to Indians.