Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-22
FRUIT INDUSTRY
IS PROSPEROUS
SAN BERNARDIN0 GROWERS
SATISFIED
PRICES GREATLY IMPROVED
Secretary e. s. Van Luven Of County
Exchange Complies Remarkable
Figures Showing Profitable
Conditions
PRICES GREATLY IMPROVED

N
statement Just compiled by Secretary
r. r. Van Luven of the san Bernsrdino
County Fruit exchange presents soine
remarkable figures as showing the
nrostable condition of the orange IN
dustry this year. 1t is shown TO De
fact that the growers received in rounu
figures 100000 more for the first lOOV
cars of oranges shipped by the excnanse
than for the first 1000 cars shipped last
year.
The figures are for the first 1907 cars
which brought $3.50, as against $685.
200 for the same number the first OF last
year. A glance shows the greatly I'M
proved condition over year ago
The exchange to date has shipped 1870
cars of fruit and the seasons total IS
expected to reach about 1900 cars. The
exchange has packing houses in all the
principal orange districts in this valley
Narrowly Escapes Death
Miss Mabel Webster, a ninth grade
pupil of the F street school in this CITY,
was seriously injured and had narrow
escape from death in an accident III
Devil canyon, in the mountains north
of the city, last night. large party
of nunils had been to the mountains
for a picnic and were just start
ing home. Miss Webster sitting on
high seat beside the driver. The wagon
ran over a large rock, throwing MISS
Webster from the seat, striking ON her
shoulder in the rocks. The shoulder
was fractured and the young woman
was injured internally. Forest Ranger
Pine who lives in the canyon, pro-
vided a carriage to bring the young
woman to the city, but owing to the
character of her injuries and the great
pain that she suffered they did not
reach here until IL o'clock. Physicians
met the party on the way from the
mountains to attend the young woman.
Church People Quarrel
The CONGREGATIONAL society of Cotton
of which Rev. ]. F. Davies, who has
been the subject of bitter attacks the
past week at the hands Of the Rev. Mr.
Jacka, is pastor, has passed two sets Of
resolutions. One set, aimed at the Rev.
Mr.. Jacka, scores that reverend gentle
man in scathing terms at length, and
says:
"Resolved, That we deem Mr.. Jacka 5
whole course as above specified as re-
prehensible, and we especially deplore
his disgraceful act in refusing to apollo
gize for his shocking accusations after
being compelled to concede the proof OF
their falsity; but we extend him for
giveness unsought and wish him WE'LL
The other resolutions are aimed at
the Rev. Mr.. Bulgin, it being the bur
den of the paper that he was made I.
victim of other influences and CON-
mends his manly words in attempting
to correct wrong when he found that
it had been done.
The trouble was all threshed over
again at a tent meeting last night,
when G. A. Gustling of Santa Ana re-
iterated the charges against DR.. Davies
and stated ample proof of them could
be found in his town. What the out
come of the affair will be cannot he
foretold, but it has rent the town and
churches of Cotton. especially the Pres
byterian church, into factions that will
not be healed for years.
Denies Divorce Decree
A divorce decree has been denied by
Judge f. F. Oster in the case of Mrs.
Lydia l.. Wakefield VS.. William Fl.
Wakefield on the ground that there had
been collusion between the parties to
the case, the husband agreeing not to
fight the case. Mrs. Wakefield asked
for decree on the ground of cruelty.
AT first Wakefield, who is a Barstow
saloonkeeper, employed an attorney TO
fight the case but later dropped it, and
it was brought out in the hearing that
the parties had agreed that the hus'
band should agree to the decree.
Clara May Capell has been granted
divorce from Fred c. Capell on statu-
tory grounds. The case was behind
closed doors. Both the parties are well
known here.
j, B. Bledsoe has sold one of his
Mojave river ranches of 100 acres, south
of ORC Grande, to Il. A. Poole of Los
Angeles for $1O.500. Poole recently pur-
chased several large tracts in the same
vicinity, it being claimed for the pur-
pose of starting an immense apple
ranch. Whether the Bledsoe ranch will
be used for the same purpose is not
known. With the Bledsoe is about 100
inches of water.
Harry Brooks, alias Harry Paxton,
has been sentenced to the county rock
pile for ninety days on the charge of
overdriving a livery horse.