The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-10
TEXAS FEVER RAGING
AMONG THE CATTLE ON THE
MoJAvE RIVER
County Veterinary Surgeon Sent to
Investigate and Make Report
in the Case

SAN BERNARDINo. Sept. s.-rhe ar
rival Of J. P. Cuddeback from Rock Springs
brought the startling news that the Texts
fever had broken out with great virulence
among the cattle on the Mojave river, and
he asked assistance from the supervisors.
. The latter at once ordered the county vet
Urinary surgeon to visit the locality and
after thorough Investigation make re-
port. The disease. was brought from
the coast counties.
The supervisors have decided to adopt a
tax rate of t.S5 for the coming year. being
ave cents higher than last. They will take
ANAL action at the next meeting OF the
board, September 10. It was tnteded to
make Il IL cents higher. but on securing the
figures from the auditor as to salaries and
other expenses they decided the lower rate
would do.
Filing for Water
I A filing FOR water has been made By @. L.
Dean and Julius Jones on the flow and all
that can be made to flow from development
In the canyon and all its branches, 100 feet
and above from the dump Of the San Fran
cisco mine in the Slate range Of mountains.
To be used for mining. milling and domestic
purposes.
Articles Of incorporation Of the Ivanpah
Smelling company have been filed. The
principal place Of business is to be at Los
Angeles, the capital stock $4,000. and the
directors are r. F. Kellam, George D. Cope
land. B. w. Warrington. J. D. Harbury and
+. M. Loop. all Of Los Angeles.
The will Of Julius A. Eldridge, who died
at Los Angeles. July Is. 1898. has been filed
r. In%k NJ v<uy
amounting to $4,000 real estate $4,000. in
Redlands. The heirs are the widow, Mrs.
Catherine Eldredge. and her daugher, Miss
Carrie Eldredge, residing at Los Angeles.
and Frank w. Eldridge of Chicago. The
hearing IL set for September "a.
The rails of the street railway are being
torn up and carried up the mountain to as
sist in lining the tunnels of the Arrowhead
Reservoir company.
A Dewey Souvenir
Monroe Stewart. member Of the board
Of city trustees, has made an elegant SOU
venir Of the first naval battle Of the war.
It consists Of fac SMILES OF the seven ships
Of Admiral Dewey. each being made Of
wood, iron and cordage. the whole enclosed
in a glass case, about four feet In length.
They were made from drawings and de-
scriptions of the several ships that have ap-
peared in the papers and magazines.
The celebration Of Admission day in q
public manner was confined to the Society
Of Pioneers, who went to Rabel Springs and
put In the day with basket picnic, songs,
instrumental music on piano, violin and
concertina. speeches, bathing. etc., the at
tendance being very large and the amount
Of fun evoked prodigious. The Santa Fe
shops closed at noon and turned all hands
loose for the balance Of the day. A few
wheeling cranks went over to Riverside to
see the scorching. while those that remained
had good supply of scorching with the
. thermometer above the 100 mark.
= Masonic Funeral
The funeral Of Captain J. X. Schermer-
horn this afternoon brought out large num-
bers Of the Masonic bodies, of which the de-
ceased was a very active member After
the services at st. Johns church, Of which
he had been one of the main supports the
funeral cortege which was very long one
wendell its way to the cemetery, where the
Masonic service for the dead was pro-
nounced over the grave.
Rev. c. P. Pam, formerly Of Chico, has
moved to this city and taken up the study
Of the law. His wife, a daughter Of DR.. s.
g. Hun, physician at the county hospital.
IL to be one of the corps Of teachers for the
city schools the coming year.
A branch Of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers was
organized here last night, the affair wind
ing up with banquet and dance.
C. v. Hall, wife and child and Miss Min&
ME Borst left for Bear Valley this morning
for two weeks outing before returning to
their home at Los Angeles.