The herald., 1898-12-02
THE WIND ON A fROLIC
HEAVY DAMAGE ON THE GLEN
HELEN RANCH
Oranges in Some Sections Suffer From
the Storm Much Worse Than
in Others

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 1.-Word was
brought down last night from Glen Helen
ranch, located about eleven miles from the
city, in the Cajon pass, announcing that in
the wind storm of last Friday one Of the large
barns on the ranch was torn to pieces, kill
ing a number of valuable cattle, and that
another barn was partially demolished.
Just above the ranch high trestle of the
Muscoy Water company, which brings water
for about six miles to the ranch, was so bad
ly injured that, although it has not fallen,
the workmen are afraid to commence repairs.
This trestle is eighty feet high and 300 feet
long, being one of three built within short
distance for bringing the water, 200 inches
and over, down the pass.
| The damage from the wind to the orange
crop seems to have run in streaks. Some
growers lost heavily and others but lightly.
While most of the Highlands and Redlands
growers claim there was no damage, W. L.
Henderson of East Highlands admits that
he picked up ton of green fruit blown from
the trees in the storm. These oranges, how
ever are not a total loss for they are of a
size that will make them marketable if they
are wrapped and laid away carefully to color
and ripen, being cured in the same manner
as lemons. They will turn out with thin
rind, plenty of juice and flavor and about
the usual amount of swiftness. Rialto,
which has the appellation of windy" on
general OCCASIONS seems 90 have escaped all
damage this time as grower who went
through his ten-acre orchard after the storm
failed to find more than dozen oranges on
the ground, and the whole settlement APP
pears to have escaped the same way, while
further west some orchards, across the
| po otpi,,r oil nf half heir
Here, in San Bernardno and immediate vi.
cnity, search under heavily loaded orange
trees failed to find single orange blown
from the tree.
BREVITIES
The decision of the supreme court in the
San Diego Riverside case on county division
seems to give considerable satisfaction in
this vicinity, where there is a small differ
ence of $4,000 and Sl35,000 depending upon
how that tribunal construes the law. The
commission voted the former figure and Riv-
erside claims the latter while the Los An
geles courts have said there must beS new
deal. This county has appealed to the su-
preme court, which has had the matter un-
der advsement for nearly two years, and
expects to reach decision by next April.
The clause in the late decision which gives
comfort is the following: "The legislature
provided board of commissioners to deter
mine how these should be adjusted, and we
think in such case the courts cannot be called
upon to perform its duties"
The articles of incorporation of the Conti-
mental Building and Loan association, dated
July II, 1889, were filed yesterday in this
county, the principal place of business being
Los Angeles, the capital stock being $20,0OO,-
000 with sos, 900 subscribed by the following,
who constitute the board of directors: w.
b. Herriott, 0. A. Lane, w. N. Ilolway, G.
+. Wells, j. W. Cochran, all of Los Angeles.
j. p. Hight has applied for letters of guard
ianship on the person and estate of A. II.
Young, an inmate of the Highland insane
hospital Young is entitled to pension
from the United States. The case will bo
heard on the 10th instant.
Hugo Victor, clerk in the Santa Fe Of
lices returned from San Francisco Tuesday,
suffering with tonslitis.
| V. c. Reche, one of the unfortunate pros
pectors for Alaskan gold, who was member
of the Reed party, has returned and con-
templates going back again in March.
Miss Gertrude Roe, formerly of this city,
but now a resident of Los Angeles, is here
on visit to Mrs. l.. p Bidgood
Rev. II. B. Taylor of the Presbyterian
church contemplates the acceptance of a
call to the Third Presbyterian church at Los
Aangeles, on the East Side. lie is the oldest
in service Of the pastors of the city, although
a young man, and his loss will be severely
felt, not only by his church but by the public.
Los Angeles seems to be drawing heavily
on the supply of pastors of this city, Rev.
j. Mel. Gardiner going there from the
Presbyterian, Rev. David Walk from the
Christian, Rev. A. j. Frost from the Baptist,
and now Rev. r. B. Taylor from the Presby-
terian, showing that the Los Angeles
churches know where to look for good pas
toral material.