The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-08
RIVERSIDE RECORD
THE CITIZENS BANK SUITS
COMPROMISED
Riverside Republicans to GathenSome
Political Plums-Footpads Not
Cinnamon

RIVERSIDE, Dec. Some weeks ago
the Citizens bank at Corona began no less
than twenty-six suits against Boston par
ties, known as the Boston and South River
side Fruit company, to foreclose and collect
balances due on as many parcels OF land.
After several bouts in the court all the
cases were settled today by compromise.
The amount involved in the suits was some
thing like $5S,000 principal and $4,000 in
terest. The refusal of the defendant COM
pany to settle was based on the allegation
that the plaintiff did not represent matters
just correctly when the sale of the lands was
made several years ago. The present plain
tiff is only an assignee of the original parties
who sold the land in dispute.
The supervisors met this morning and
one of the first acts they did was to recog
nize the mileage bill of one OF their number,
Mr. Thompson of the Fourth district, whose
bill was cut down at the last meeting of the
board. The board also instructed the dis
trict attorney to begin suit in the name of
the county against r. D. Osborne and G. A
Butcher, for money due and unpaid for
services rendered in fumigating the orch.
ards of Osborne and Butcher
AT the regular monthly meeting of the
trustees of the city library, held today. the
following bills were allowed: Mary Smith
librarian, salary for November, $50; Miss
Grace Mansfield, assistant librarian, $35;
Hammond typewriter company, $S5.
1t is stated that Jack North, son of At
torney John G. North, will be given the re-
sponsible position of deputy state treasur-
er under Truman Reeves of San Bernar.
dino. 1t is also reported that T. r. Stib
bens, Grand Army veteran, will be given
a $1,000 job by Mr.. Reeves. Still another
plum is said to be coming this way, and
that is nothing less than second assistant
attorney general, the lucky man being Penn
Der Castleman, who was secretary of the
Republican central committee during the
campaign. The salary attached to this
place is $2500. Mr.. North's salary is to be
$780,
l.. c. Waite and j. A. Simms, capitalists
of this city, while visiting some property
near Highland yesterday met with serious
accident They were turning their team
about to start home when the buggy was
upset and both men were thrown out, Both
were badly scratched, Mr.. Waite being the
worse injured. His face was cut and it re.
quired several stitches to close the wound
Mr.. Simms' head was quite severely cut and
bruised.
At regular meeting of Riverside lodge.
l.. o. 0. F., held last evening, the following
officers were elected: NJ c. Paxton, N. G.:
FL. j. Bedwell, V. G.; E. R. Nicholson. sec
rotary; Ed Grundstrom, financial secretary
w. ii. Davis, treasurer, and George Ward
| trustee.
A bold robbery was committed by foot
pads in the city at a late hour last night
The robbers waited near the Chinese mis-
sion until the Cinnamon left for home. when
they help up couple of the Celestials. tax
ing So from them. The robbers are still a,
large. They are believed to belong to the
gang OF tramps which has lately arrived
here.
Judge Gibson of Los Angeles was here
today.
L. G. Klein, the Winchester burglar. wa.
given until Monday next to make up hi,
mind what his plea will be.