The herald., 1898-10-01
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Riverside Greatly Exercised Over
the Fate Of the Seventh
Regiment

RIVERSIDE. Sept. sO.-This county will
agaiTA have to bear the expense Of another
triad for ]. F. Miner, the man who killed
3. q. Darrah at Snow creek year ago over
q water dispute. District Attorney Gill will
att once apply to the court to have the case
a6et for trial. and he will try to have 1t dis
posed Of during October. The defense has
not been heard from yet, and It Is not
known whether IL wants a speedy trial or
more delay. 1t Is stated, however, that the
defense will apply for a change Of venue.
on the ground that Miner has been tried
In this county twice and that less preju-
dice exists elsewhere.
Preparations for the reception to be CIV
en- to the local company by the Red Cross
society and citizens generally still go on.
Notwithstanding the fact that rumor and
late reports from San Francisco say the
regiment will be sent to Manila. 1t Is the
intention to give the boys just as hearty q
welcome as IL they had been at the front
for the past five months, fighting Span
iards, instead Of in camp at San Francis
co, fighting disease. The late order chang
ing the order Of mastering out will greatly
disarrange the business plans of con-
siderable number Of members of Company
NJ. for they no sooner heard the news that
they were to be sent home than they began
to arrange for work and situations, and II
the regiment is sent to Manila all these con-
tracts will have to be broken off. W
The colored citizens of this city have ar
ranged a picnic and bicycle meet at Har-
lem springs for tomorrow, and a big time
Is looked for by them. A program Of races
will precede a picnic dinner and a social
dance. Liberal prizes have been hung UP
for the winners in the race events.
Deputy County Recorder c. o. Alkere has
let the contract for the construction of a
fine dwelling on North Orange street, to
cost about $1,000.
The open season for quail begins in this
county tomorrow. and local nimrods have
everything IN readiness for first days
sport afleld. The quail crop OF this section
will be light one this season.
Harry E. Wilder has secured a United
States patent for lots 8. 4. s and in section
6, township south. range west, contain
Ing 16l acres. The land in question is por-
tion Of the West Riverside fruit belt Sec
ton ard Is valuable.
Judson House, who has been in Rialto
bOIEo InUHIHS, cuSdScu III yh6 pchCuSS
and prunes, Is home, after successful sea-
son. Mr.. House says a large quantity of
nth kinds Of fruit was dried in that colony
mis- fall, and that the fruit he put up Is of
liine quality. A1 yet buyers are offering
tonly 21a cents for prunes and cents for
peaches and owners are not selling, as they
expect higher figures before the holidays.
Mildred, the 6-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. J. Burke, met with serious
accident last evening. The child fell out of
a walnut tree and struck on her head. She
was unconscious for several hours after
the fall. and is still lying in a precar!ous
|condition.
The record OF the county jail for the
month Of September Is seven prisoners
booked, as against ten for the previous
month. Three OF the seven were sent UP
1for misdemeanors. and one each for as
(sault, petty larceny. vagrancy and selling
I!iquorf to an Indian. The jail now contains
nine prisoners.
F. c. Love- who has been manager Of the
fruit exchange here for a couple of years
Hpast. has resigned, with a view to engaging
in the fruit shipping business on private
account.
n A couple OF pupils at the Grant high
school, Victor Wasson and Marie Mann,
had a bicycle collision today, with the re-
suit that the latter was severely hurt and
rendered unconscious for some time.