The herald., 1898-12-01
OUR UNRIPt FRUIT
EASTERN DEMAND COMPEI.S ITS
SHIPMENT
Cotton Cement to Be Used in the Storm
Canal-Electric Railway
Nearly Ready

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 30.--Some weeks ago.
when the city authorities decided to extend
the large storm water canal on Monroe
street, they placed in the specifications
provision that only foreign cement should
be used. This provision they have, however,
decided was an unwise one, for at yester-
days meeting of the board the action was
rescnded, and it was decided to use Cotton
cement.
All the packing houses in this city are
taking on life, and in few days many Of
them will be busy getting fruit in readiness
for shipment east to meet the demand Tor
the holiday trade. One or two of the houses
are now shipping a carload day, and this
number will be increased to probably
dozen carloads daily inside Of the week. The
fruit has colored a great deal in the past
week, but it is far from being anything
like ripe as yet. Packers say that the east
ern dealers demand the fruit, and they in
tend to ship and ill orders.
The county Jail register shows the num-
Der of arrests made in November to have
been 49, Two of these were for selling
liquor to Indians, and two were just COM
mon drunks. Only three hoboes were
lodged in the Jail during the month, as
against more than 20 in the corresponding
month of last year.
| The Riverside and Arlington Railway COM
pany has purchased a couple of valuable
lots on Upper Main street, upon which will
be built large car house, to accommodate
the cars which the company expects to use
on the new electric line. The work of build
ing the structure will commence at once.
The laying of the necessary heavy rails is
about completed from the starting point at
Adams street to Fourteenth street, at the
southern edge of the city proper. The work
OF getting the line in shape for the electricity
is being pushed with all possible speed.
j. c. Littletield, the owner of the San
Bernardino mine in the Dale mining dis
tret, today filed an affidavit setting forth
the requisite amount of work.
Otto Stephenson, one of the foremost min.
ers OF the Eagle Mountain mining district,
is in the city. Mr.. Stephenson is one of the
owners OF the valuable Iron Chief mine. He
states that prospecting is lively in that dis
trict and that there is every promise of the
liveliest winter season ever seen there.
| 1t cost this county the sum of just S97 to
feed and house the county prisoners during
the month OF November. This is only lit.
tie more than half the cost of the same ser
| vice uuIlnE tHe previous InOHCH. Inc city
has the contract for feeding and housing the
county prisoners, for the reason that the
county has not as yet invested in county
Jail.
A marriage license was issued today to two
of Riverside's popular young people in the
persons of Fred Dinsmore and Miss Nellie
Castor.
Invitations are out for the wedding Of
Mrs. Annie Lyse of San Bernardino and
Charles o. Alkire, deputy county recorder
of this county. The marriage will take place
at San Bernardino on December l5
William Hathaway of Temecula, who was
sent to the county Jail nine months ago to
serve that length of time for hitting con-
stable who attempted his arrest, will COM
plete his sentence in a very few days.