The herald., 1898-11-23
NO SNOW, NO DAMAGE
FROST AT RIVERSIDE DOES NOT
ALARM oRCHARDISTS
Same Old Growl About Redlands'
Light-A Reprieve for Marsh.
Convalescent Soldiers

RIVERSIDE, Nov 22.-Last night was
the first cold night Of the season. Ihe ther
mometer went down as low as % degrees IN
some parts of the valley, and ranged up to 3e
degrees in the more sheltered portions
There was no visible frost in the morning
and the cold snap did no damage. Another
cold night is predicted, but the orange grow
ers are not worrying, for so long as there l:
no snow ON the mountain ranges adjacent to
the valley there will be no damage done tC
fruit.
This city paid the Redlands Electric Light
and Power company $544 for power last
month, and yet one-half or more OF the
street lights have not been in use. The
major portion of the electricity furnished the
city by the Redlands company is used by the
city in supplying private consumers, and
the taxpayers who voted bonds to give the
city street lighting system are not pleased
In fact, there is decided objection mani
fest over the policy of the trustees in divert
ing the peoples money, intended for public
use, into sort of private money making at
fair.
A petition was circulated here today
which will be sent to Governor Budd, ask
ing him to grant pardon to Dan Marsh,
now serving nine months term IN the
county Jail for misdemeanor. Dan has
served five months of his term. The petition
is signed by the judge, district attorney and
other officers interested in the prosecution
of the case against Marsh.
John Dix, L. A. Bremercome, Guy Russell
and Bert Fairchld, four members of Com
pany NJ, who have been on the sick list, and
who were not able to go to Los Angeles with
the company when it left here, will go down
tomorrow so as to be on hand to be mus
tered out with the company next Monday
The two last named were left behind in Sar
Francisco, both suffering with typhoid fever
Bremercome was taken down with the same
disease lust after the arrival home of the
company.
The recent change in the weather from
warm to cool days and colder nights has had
the effect of making the navel oranges turr
color very rapidly. Where the fruit was
totally green in color a week ago it is nov
quite yellow. Another week of the present
cool weather will put lot of the fruit il
what the shippers call fair color for ship
ment.
Word has been received in this city to th'
effect that the supreme court has reversed
the decision of Judge Shaw, which was ia
vorable to San Diego county, in the case il
which that county sued this county to- re
cover back railroad taxes paid this count.
and claimed by the San Diego officials as
perouisite of that county. The amount in
volved is $4,000. After the formation o
Riverside county the Southern Pacific com
pany paid that amount on account OF bacl
taxes on that portion of its lines formerly il
San Diego county, but which, Through tn
act of formation had been placed in thi
county. 1t is not thought the San Dieg
people will pursue the matter further.
The water question to the alfalfa grower
of this valley is one upon which they expen'
much study, for the rates are high for tha
kind of ranching. This being the case, plan
for introducing pumping plants are bein
considered. George Thomas, an owner of
large tract of alfalfa lands, has decided t.
put in pumping plant with capacity OF 3
inches. He has three wells with plenty O
water ON his land, and all the necessary ma
chinery has been received, and will be in
stalled at once. If his experiment is success
full, other alfalfa growers will follow suit, an
the water company will be the loser by tn
innovation.
C. w. Hinohclitfe, manager Of the Sunse
Telephone company, was here from Los An
geles yesterday for the purpose of lookin
over the work of improving the local servic
of the company now in progress.
P. M. Coburn, of Corona, who was electe
sheriff at the late election, filed his affidavit
of election expense today, and it shows tina
it cost him more money to make the rae
than any other candidate on either ticke
for any office. His expense bill was $399 81