Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-05
BARONESS Won STERNBERe
GETS JUDGMENT FOR $50
RECEIVES HER PORTION OF HER.
FATHERS ESTATE
Award to Wife Of German Ambassador
at Washington Revives Episode Of
Her Fathers Solitary Life and His
Death on Small Ranch

SAN BBRNARD1No, Aug. A.
Baroness May speck Won sternberg,
wife OF the German ambassador at
Washington, is given $50 by order Of
the superior court just handed down by
Judge B. F. Bledsoe of this city in the
estate of Charles E. Langham, who was
the father of the baroness.
Two years ago Langham died alone
on his little ranch in Etiwanda. He
had been i'll for months before his death,
being cared for by kind neighbors, while
his wife and daughters were leading q
butterfly life in Paris. one day he died
and the news was wired to washington
to Baroness Won sternberg, his daugh-
ter. The reply came from the brother
in-law in Kentucky and simply said:
Bury him there"
This seeming disregard of the aged
man by his wife and daughters aroused
the neighbors and they gave the body
such funeral as has never been seen
in this part of the valley. The casket
ranchers turned out from miles around.
Later on the Kentucky relative ap-
peared and purchased u monument for
the lone grave, placed few flowers on
it and silently left. After the sale OF
the ranch and payment of the burial
expenses the above sum was given
Baroness Won Sternberg.
Langham lived for many years
simple ranch life in Etiwanda and
never gave the story of his life or ex-
planned why he and his family, wko
had reached such rank in the social
world, had separated
Felipe Delgardo last night got two
bullets through his body at the hands
of Santos Alvarado, his rival in
woman's affections. 1t is believed he
will recover Alvarado escaped and has
not been captured.
Deputy Sheriff G. w. Kohler arrived
here this afternoon from Louisville
with W. H. Buchanan, accused of
forgery in custody.
Word was received here today of the
sudden death this morning of Lewis
Crawford, a prominent business man of
this city at Catalina, where he went
recently in the hope of benefiting his
health. He had been ill for some time
and went to the coast for rest. De-
ceased had been engaged in business in
this city for many years, being one of
the proprietors ,of the New York
Kitchen, and was a member of numer-
Gus orders. The funeral will be held
here next Sunday.
Postoffice Receipts Increase
The receipts of the San Bernardno
postoffice for July amounted to $1,S5453.
an increase of $147.34 over the same
month of last year. The increase over
the same month of three years ago is
$52S41 or 1913 per cent.
Chief Forest Ranger Otto Tortensen
of this city has received word from the
forestry department that hereafter all
forest rangers will have full police
powers to arrest violators of govern
ment regulations in the forest reserve.
A question as to this power has in the
past caused the rangers some difficulty
in enforcing the regulations of the
government.
Scarlet fever has broken out in the
Highland camp near Fredalba park.
Thus far there is but one case but the
fear there will be more, as
there are nearly half an hundred people |
there. A strict quarantine is !
being enforced.
The Rialto people are encouraged over |
the outlook for an electric railroad from
this city and are now futthering a
to secure electric lights, an
that is badly needed.
The Y. P. S. c. e. of the Christian
church has elected officers as follows:
President, j. r. Mourning; vice presi-
dent. Miss Mabel Johnson; secretary,