The herald., 1898-12-18
RIVERSIDE GAME LAWS.
WILL SOON CEASE TO FAVOR THE
POT HUNTER
The Late Rain Stimulates the Grain
Farmers to Action-Good Crops
Are Expected

RIVERSIDE, Dec. 'l7.-Some months ago
the supervisors of the county repealed a
law which forbade the killing of quail,
duck and other game in the county Tor ship
ment outside, and since that time the game
sections of the conuty have been overrun
with pot and market hunters until now 1t is
hard thing to secure days sport with
the gun. This is all likely to be changed rs
soon as the new board comes into office next
month, for a majority of the new members
are true sportsmen, and they will take steps
to reenact the protective law. petition
will be presented to the board early in next
month asking that steps be taken to protect
the Quail from total extinction in the coun-
ty by pot hunters.
A. j. Stalder, the largest grain rancher
in the western portion of the county, when
seen today, stated that the recent rain has
done a great good for the farmers out his
way and that it will be the cause of the SOW
ing of many acres of land that the owners
had decided to allow to remain idle owing
70 the long dry season. MIR. Stalder Will
plant several hundred acres and he is con
fdent that there will be good crops in the
county this summer
The Santa Fe company has the lumber
on the ground at Perris for the construction
of a fine new depot to accommodate the
business of that section, which is expected
to be largely increased by the completion
of the new Lake View branch line.
A sale under foreclosure OF the home place
of Capt. j. NJ Woods is announced, to sat
isfy mortgage OF $lsS54 held by the Fayer-
weather estate. The property in question is
one of the best improved places in the val
ley and it cost it's former owner, Capt
Woods, the sum of $4,000 few years ago.
Orange growers in the city and valley are
in receipt of invitations from the chamber
of commerce at Los Angeles, requesting
their attendance at meeting to be held IN
that city next Wednesday, which meeting
has been called to ask the overland compa-
nies for a reduction of the present rates OF
freight on oranges. Quite number OF the
leading orange growers of this section an
nounce their intention of attending the
meeting, for they fully indorse the PROPOSE
ton contained in the call for the meeting.
Auditor w. B. Clancy OF this county is in
receipt of a communication from +. P. Col
gan, secretary of state, in which he is in
1OTmeU t1dt TIE count. HAS stdHulHS " ItS
credit at Sacramento the sum of S73S6.7S,
which is this county's share of the first in
stallment of the railroad taxes for the cur
rent year OF the above amount the South
ern Pacific paid S445l.2S and the Santa Fe
S2763 SS The small balance OF the total was
paid in by the Pullman Car company.
The county's contribution OF taxes to the
state is about $4,000, but when Treasurer
Mitchell goes north in few days to settle
with the state he will have to take along
only about $4,000, as the state owes the
county Sl7 900 state school money and near
~ $4,000 railroad taxes.
The members of the late Company NJ will
meet at the armory Monday evening next
for the purpose of taking action in regard
to the raising of monument at Los An
geles.
The public schools of the city closed yes
terday until January 2. The closing was
celebrated by literary exercises and mu-
sical program. There were crowds present
at all the schools to listen to the program.