The herald., 1898-11-25
MRS. TODD'S MISTAKE
MORE THAN ENOUGH LAUDA-
MUM TO PRODUCE SLEEP
Some More Candidates Costs-Eastern
Star Election-Porter Shot the
Wrong Jack

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. A.-The
death of Mrs Lydia N. Todd, by taking
laudanum, occurred last evening about 8
o'clock, on 4 street, back Of the King house.
The deceased was 33 years of age, recently
secured divorce from her husband leav-
ing her with three children, the oldest a
girl of IA years, living with her mother, and
two younger boys, living at Winchester,
Riverside county. She had resided here for
a number of years and was well known,
going out to work as waitress in a restau
rant and other occupations. Mrs. Todd had
just decided to remove TO Los Angeles,
where she had secured work, having her be-
longings all packed up ready to go today.
Yesterday afternoon she complained of
raging toothache and sent her daughter af
ter half an ounce of laudanum. She took
this to her room and soon dropped asleep.
Mrs. Todd made her home with brother
OF her husband and his wife. When supper
was ready her sister-in-law called her, but
getting no response and then failing to wake
her she called in physician. But it was too
late and she died about o'clock in the even
ing. No cause can be assigned for the act,
as her health, while not robust, was not
poor, and she was obtaining work sufficient
to pay her way. Her late husband is in
British Columbia.
BREVITIES
In the filing of the sworn statements of
election expenses for the county officers the
twelve winners have theirs on record and
eight OF the losers, the other four of the lat.
ter claiming that as there is no penalty for
a loser he can do as he pleases about it and
he dlsllkes to show up what fool he was to
run for office. The twenty whose accounts
are in foot their bills at $5O54.8 of which
S2S45. 10 went to the central committees and
Sl4O2.56 for printing Of the total amount
paid, the twelve winners paid out $3.50 "a,
an average of $297.46 each, and the eight
losers paid $l475.43, an average of $lS4. Al
each, showing that in politics money has its
proper weight. The winners paid 1914 SIS for
printing, an average of 1886 each, and the
losers paid $455.0l, an average of S5G8S
each, showing the power of the press OF
the twenty the ten Republicans paid TO
their central committee as an assessment,
an average of $207.80 each, and the ten In
dependents pair their committee $767 10, an
average of $767l each, showing which COM
mittee had the best cinch, and used money
the most freely.
Silver Wave Chapter, No. IS, Order of the
Eastern Star, have installed the following
officers: Laura Clark, w. NJ; James A.
Day, w. p; Annie w. Flagg, A. M; Anna
G. Pierce, secretary; Arabella S. Lord,
treasurer; Leila Holcomb, conductor;
Mayme Holcomb, A. c.; Caroline Custer
hout, A.; Ruth Pearse, R.; Kate j. Ken.
nedy, E.; Eliza Ousterhout, NJ; Sylvia A.
Terrass, E.; Alice r. Davis, marshall; DR..
Fl. H. Guthrie, chaplain; marguerite
Jonas, organist; Lucia Godfrey, warder; E.
A. Smith, sentinel.
A marriage license was issued to Levi
Aaron Dresser, native of Kansas, aged 20,
resident of San Bernardino, and Ina May
Weller, native of Kansas, aged 20, resident
of Rialto. -, :
A license was also issued to Edward
Eugene Barnes, a native of New York, aged
2S, resident of Bemus Point, Chautauqua
county, New York, and Vinne Maude Jones,
native of Illinois, aged 81, resident of High
lands.
William Porter of Grapeland was out
hunting yesterday and while carrying his
gun with the barrel against his leg he
pressed the trigger, ,ploughing a furrow down
his ankle and taking off portion of his heel.
Shot the wrong jack that time.
The Smiley Heights division of the Grand
auxiliary to the Brotherhood
IF Locomotive Engineers gave grand ball
last night at the armory, at which there
were 200 couple present, comprising some
Of the most select and fashionable society
of San Bernardino. The committee on ar
were Mrs. w. r. Mcneil, Mrs.
F. Redden, Mrs. J. H. Paulus and Mrs. j.
Warboys. The floor managers were Messrs.
+. Park, j. Warboys, f. Redden and D.
Henessy. The reception committee were
Messrs. w. d. Jacobs, A. I. Nevns, w. j.
Phillips and j. B. Mcneil.