Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-25
TOWN FOUNDED
NEAR IMPERIAL
ATTEMPT TO DIVERT TRADE TO
NEW CENTER
REDLANDS CAPITAL INVESTED
New Site Is Junction Point Of Rail-
roads, and VIII Open With
Bank, Hotel and Other
improvements
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAN BBRNARDINO, June 2.-El
Centre is the name OF a new town that
has been founded in the Imperial valley,
four miles south Of Imperial, the prin-
cipal hackers of the enterprise seeming
to be Redlands capitalists, who are said
to have associated with them Los An
gees and eastern men of money. The
new site is the junction point of the rail-
road lines of the valley and is the nat
ural center OF the valley. 1t Is stated
that a bank with a capital of 100000
will at once be opened, large hotel
built and mercantile establishments
started to swing the business Of the
valley to that point instead of Imperial.
The real plan is to build up the prin-
cipal point in the valley on the new
site. 1t being the central railroad point,
1t Is suspected that the Southern Pa
cific has hand in the move.
The Santa Fe Baseball association,
which will control the new baseball
park now being built in this city, has
elected the following officers: Chairman
and manager, j. d. Faris; secretary,
A. B. Crane; treasurer, w. A. Roberts;
directors, j. D. Faris, E. l.. Rice, James
Thurman, e. P. White, William Mont
gomery, L. e. Cox and E. A. Teutsch-
man. The grandstand and bleachers
are being erected and the grounds put
in first-class shape. The first series Of
games will be played July 2, 8 and 4
between local teams and the Tufts
Lyon team of Los Angeles.
A move is on for the organization of
Southern California league of ball
teams to include San Bernardino, Red
lands. Riverside, Pomona and probably
a couple of other towns.
cap" Ruiz, the Mexican who at
tempted to kill Fred Olrich at the plant
OF the San Bernardino Packing COM
pany last Wednesday night, has been
held to preliminary hearing June 2S.
charge against him is assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to murder.
The suit of Mrs. Jeanette William
son VS.. the board of education for $3.50,
alleged to be due her on salary, has
been reargued before Judge Bledsoe in
the superior court The plaintiff was
formerly a Miss Bemis and a teacher
in the city schools, but during the school
year was married and the board of
education declared her place vacant.
The case really involves the right of a
woman teacher to marry and still hold
of the board to employ married women.
Glass Factory Planned
The board of trade is seriously con-
sidering the proposition to establish a
glass factory here and will hold spec
ial meeting Monday evening to take
final action in the matter. 1t Is be-
lieved the city will get the plant, which
will require an outlay of 100000 at the
start.
Mrs. Ella Stoeller was today granted
decree of divorce in the superior court
from her husband, Christian Stoeller
on the ground of cruelty Stoelle1
claimed to belong to sanctified band
while his wife was a Methodist. Be-
cause his wife would not embrace his
belief he would come home from street
meetings at night and berate and beat
her, and she finally sought the protec-
tion of the law.
Now that it has leaked out that q
gambling house has been opened in the
Ball place, just outside the city limits
the owner Of the property and the rea
estate men who were duped into max
ing the lease are trying to find a lega
route to put an end to the lease. The
place is said to be already doing 9
healthy business. 1t is rumored that
another club house Is to be opened ir
the Bunker Hill property, between this
the place denies it.
In the second trial of the case of the
First National bank Of Redlands
against Mrs. Gertrude Bowers the de-
fendant has won and thereby saved
about $4,000. The bank claimed Mrs
Bowers had guaranteed the payment OF
all drafts drawn by the now defunct
Haight Fruit company. The case was
formerly won by Mrs. Bowers, went tc
the supreme court and was sent back
for a new trial. resulting in her win
ming a second time.
Coronado is the place for you.
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