The herald., 1898-11-23
WAS THEIR BUSY DAY
PEOPLE POUR IN THEIR WEALTH
TO THE TREASURY
Taxes This Year Come High but the
Public Purse Il Well Filled for
the Occasion

| SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 22.-The
county tax collector and his assistants are
very busy just now taking in the first half
of the taxes, which, if not paid, will become
delinquent next Monday, leaving but four
days after today in which to avoid the pen
atty. The amount paid in to the 9th OF No
vember was $l0,3l2.03; the week following
this was increased By S25,394.60, and last
week by an additional S37, 1856, making a
total to date of $73,08549. This is quite an
| Improvement on the returns last year up TO
this date.
BREvITIES
A claim has been filed by o.. l. Howard
against w. p. Mcintosh, the founder OF Men
tone, for foreclosure on a mortgage ON lots
l, 2, 3, 4, and Z, of block 20 OF Mentone,
and 100 shares Of the Mcntone Irrigation
company, given as security for note OF
$4,000, dated Los Angeles, April Is, 1895, on
which there is asked $500, the present face
of the note, with the compounded interest,
costs of $l2.50 for abstract of title, together
with $500 attorneys fees, interest from Dc
tober ls, 1898, at 10 per cent, compounded
monthly, and costs OF suit.
/ A marriage license has been issued TO John
Arthur Inglehart, native of Canada, aged
Ou. anu MdDel Jones, IdClNe VI AiiuOiS, oSSNl
20, both residents of Highland.
John Z. Ward sues Emma Quandt and
her husband, Otto, for a note for $500, dated
San Bernardino, July s, 1896, together with
interest. cost of suit, and $75 attorneys fees
The arraignment of Welch for the murder
of Otto Anderson resulted in setting the
case for trial, as the prisoner pleaded not
guilty, for Tuesday, December 20, in Depart
ment one, with a venire of so jurors ordered
Welch stabbed Anderson to the heart, kill
ing him instantly, early on Sunday morning,
November 6, and is out on $4,000 bail.
The preliminary examination of McCune
and Hurley, brought in from San Jacinte
for setting forest fires, took place yesterday
before Commissioner G. B. Cole, and they
were both bound over to the United States
court at Los Angeles, being released on their
own recognizance. The case of Charles
Bemis of this city upon the same charge will
come up for examination before Cole next
Monday.
Rev. j. C. Rollins of the Congregational
church has resigned, to take effect in three
months. There appears to be no active op,
position 10 him in the church, but a negative
lukewarmness, which he thinks will be best
served by new man taking his place.
benjamin MoSSman, a wealthy resident oil
Barton, Vermont, has returned to San Ber.
nardano for the winter. He passed last
winter here, investing considerably in prop.
erty in this vicinity, and thinks the winter:
here are far preferable to those in Vermont
His granddaughter, Miss Maud Mossman
a very fine violinist, who was with him last
winter, is pursuing her musical studies at
the Boston conservatory.
County Superintendent of Schools Mar.
garet NJ. Mogeau, her successor, Miss Lulu
Claire Bahr, and Miss Leah Crolic, passed
Sunday at Los Angeles.
The high school football team is to play the
Redlands school on the Athletic grounds oil
this city on Thanksgiving afternoon
They are very anxious to line up agains st the
victorious team of the Los Angeles high
school, and will never be happy until they
get it.
c. T. Clifford of Redlands, secretary of the
Republican county central committee, will
take rest from his arduous duties shortly,
and make tour of the east.
Grant o. Taggett. supervisor of forest re-
serves of San Jacinto, man of 20, but as
lively as boy, is in the city, attending the
examination of the forest trebugs whom
he brought in.