The herald., 1898-11-28
RIVERSIDE RECORD
THE WIND DID LITTLE DAMAGE.
A FEW MORE CULLs
Farmers Institutes During Christmas
Week-Perris Defense Associa-
tion-Rain at San Jaciuto

XIV ERSlDE, Nov. 26.-IhlS city ana
county escaped the worst Of the tussle with
the north wind. While in other places the
wind did lot Of damage to buildings, trees
and fruit, here no buildings were injured in
the least, nor were the orange trees damaged
apparently. Some fruit was damaged by
being driven against the thorns Of the limbs,
which will make the percentage OF culls
higher than it would have otherwise been.
No fruit to speak Of was blown off.
The week intervening between Christmas
and New Years will be more profitable to
the ranchers of this county by series OF
six Farmers Institutes which will be held
in different portions Of the county. These
Institutes are billed for Elsinore on Monday
and Tuesday of the week, at San Jacinto
the two following days, and at Moreno the
last two days Of the week. Prof. A. j. Cook
of Pomona will be in charge of the meetings
and several other men in the horticultural
and agricultural fields will read papers on
matters of vital interest to the fruit and
grain growers.
1t has now been learned for certainty
that Company M will arrive home as private
citizens on Saturday next Whether any
demonstration will be made upon the ar
rival of the boys has not yet been decided
upon.
Clerk of the board of supervisors, Robert
Condee, was busy yesterday mailing money
to election inspectors. The total amount
Of all The bills in question is s2l27. 20. The
pay of the different officers runs from "a,
to So for the large precincts.
County Treasurer D. G. Mitchell, who
went to Lower California few days ago
to look over the work at the Paramide
mines, returned yesterday. He reports ac'
tive operation and promising prospects.
The Perris Defense Association, which Is
an organization of citizens of that town tc
protect their interests in the courts against
the claims of the irrigation district, viii
hold their annual meeting for the election
of officers on December 8.
G. H. Briggs, the well-known mining man
today filed locations for two properties in
the Coahuilla district, which he calls thu
Utica and Jurat mines.
The Southern Pacific company today flee
for record United States patent to thu
company for the north half of the northwes
quarter of section Is, in township 6 south
range 2 west.
Dr.. C. s. Dickson, who was elected count!
coroner at the late election, filed his Off
cial bond today in the sum of 10000, will
several residents and land owners Of Win
chester as sureties.
Reports from the mountain regions be
yond San Jacinto are to the effect that a
the time it was blowing hard north win'
in this part of the county Thursday even
ing, it was raining there.
ThA wheelmen of Corona are naturall
iubilant over the fact that their pet rider
| A. L. Tabor, went to the meet at Gown
the other day and easily got away wit
several of the races. Mr.. Tabor won tim
in the lO-mile race, second in the half mil
and first place in the quarter race.
Jose Rubidoux, an old settler here, wa
today granted divorce from his wife, CIR
Ventura varia
VENTURA, Nov. 26.-A. w. Blumber
of the Matilda Hot Springs ,and Mrs. F. II
Roberts of the Ojai were granted a hcens
to wed this week.
The conferring Of degrees and banque
were the order of exercises at the Olive en-
campment, I. O. o. F.. last evening
Mrs. Walter St. Clair Lord of Santa Bar
bara gave morning musicale to her friend
Thursday at the residence of Mrs. E.
Hail.
Santa Paula's new $4,000 public schoo
building was opened Thursday. P. w
Kaufman, superintendent of Ventura cit,
schools, and County Superintendent Sack
ett led in the ceremonies, which included
a flag raising.
r. Humid is erecting o new building OF
California street. 1t will include two larg,
store rooms.
One hundred and fifty carloads of fruit
have been shipped out of the county the pas
season.
The papers in the contest case for the Of
flee of sheriff, brought by W. l.. Lewi
against p Charlebois, were filed Thursday
They cite that many votes were counted fol
Charlebois which were cast for Lewis The
court has ordered that citation be issued
and set the case for hearing on December 6