The herald., 1898-01-16

the time and place of meeting and the
amount of bonds to be filed by the off,
cers-elect. l.. p. st. Clair was elected
president of the board and by courtesy
is called mayor" The other officers are:
II. FL. Fish, p. Galtes, Jacob Walters and
w. r. Macmurdo, trustees; f. S. Rice, o.
D. Fish, c. Brewer, E. P. Davis and ].
A. Baker, board of education: S. N. Reed,
city attorney; Al Lightner, clerk; L. Nc
Kelvey, recorder; o. o. Mattson, treas
urer; H. F. Condict, assessor, and T. A.
Baker, marshal. There is a disposition
among the people and their new officials
to clean up things and make residence
here more desirable thing.
The proposition to run excursions from
Los Angeles to Bakersfield to show
visiting easternerS the sort of country
we have here and the many chances
there are for profitable investment is
gradually taking shape and will in all
likelihood be tried in the near future.
VIM. Tyler, large land owner in Kern
county, has placed on the market at a
very low figure his we'll known Willow
Springs ranch of 1860 acres. It will pay
eastern visitors to examine this prop
Ivy, IL OCiHS SOOu cllTuS anu
fruit land and well watered
Wiley Smith and Miss Harriet Mann
were married in this city few evenings
since. Rev. C. L. Libby officiating.
An eightyhorse power dynamo has
been put In at the Kern river mills, to
furnish electric power at times when
the plant in the canyon Is compelled to
shut down.
The late rain amounted to lao of an
inch. Fears of dry year have vanished
Kern lodge No. 76, X. of p, has in
stalled the following officers: P. c., H
c. Lechner; c. c., H. I. Tupman; V. c..
J. A. Hughes; p, B. A. Hayden; K. OF
r. and s., s. N. Reed; M. of W., F. J
Bethel; M. Of F.. L. Beer; NJ. of E., w. s
Millard; M. at A., C. S. Garfield; I. G.
John Schoenbeck; o. G.. C. A. Grenier
Sumner lodge No. 143, K. of p, of Kerr
City, has also installed officers whose
names are herewith given: C. D. LAWN
P. c.; John Arana, c. c.; w. o. Miller
V. c.; Arthur Cushman, prelate; Firmir
Silva. M. of W.: I. Ingram. X. of r. ant
| s.; Henry Oppliger, M. of E.; Charlie!
Cline, M. of F.; Frand Bacon, M. at A.
Fred Strobe, I. G.
| Judge w. M. Conley of Medera count,
is here, sitting in cases wherein Judg,
Maohn is disqualified.
! Mrs. A. c. Chanvin, who has beel
visiting Mrs. A. E. Willow, has returned
to her home In Los Angeles.
| H. A. Jastro has been elected a dele
gate to the national cattlemen's con
vention, which meets at Denver on Jan
uary 26th.
B. NJ. Denison, the Tehachapi mer
chant and mill owner, was in town Of
business yesterday.
| Dave Hirshfeld. one Of the pioneers O
Bakersfield and wealthy storekeepe
and rancher, fsls been convicted of vic
lating a county game ordinance an,
fined $l5. The case was Immediately ap
| pealed to the superior court A decision
in this case will set at rest controvers,
between the pot hunters and the gul
club, in which nearly the whole com
munity has taken sides.
| Mrs. Alvin Fay returned to Los Ange
| les this morning.
| A snow storm, the first since 1884, Wis
tied this section Wednesday night.
| John M. Crawford is down from Rands
burg.
M, and Mrs. ]. A. Hughes entertaine
a party at progressive euchre one even
| ing this week.
Next week, Thursday and Friday, th
Sunday schools of the county will NEE
in convention at the Christian church
this city.
| Joseph Weringer. Bakersfield, ha
placed on the market his former hom
place, thirty miles north of this city. I
is a very desirable palce for home ant
a great bargain for the price asked
S26OO. An advertisement of the propert,
appears elsewhere in this issue.