Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-01
LIMELIGHT IS ON
DIZZY BLONDE
SAN BERNARDlN0 HAS BIG
SENSATION
Preparations In Vogue for Racing
Meet In November-Santa
Fe Swltchman Is
Killed
Special 70 The Herald.

! SAN BERNARDINO, oct. 31.-Rose
Porter. better known as the Dizzy
Blonde" is again before the limelight.
She was the wife of David Porter, a
| Cotton liveryman, who was given a
divorce from her two weeks ago. Now
comes the news that she was married
July last to G. McComas at Puente.
The statement to this effect came to
the county officers in letter bearing
the signature of McComas inquiring as
to the divorce which he had just heard
Of stating that he had married her
last summer.
1t is understood McComas will be
here tomorrow to investigate the di-
vorce matter. The police say the
woman has in the past two years been
the central figure in numerous sensa-
tional escapades in this city, Pomona
and Los Angeles.
| Great interest is being aroused in
sporting circles in this city over the
racing meet which will be held in this
city November 8, 10 and IL. Local citi-
zens have guaranteed purses amount
ing to $4,000, of which $1,000 is hung up
as a special purse for a matched event
between Zolock (2:05h) and Hazel
Patch (2:02A). Horses from number
of the best stables in the country, in
have been entered and some great sport
is expected. The new race track here
is practically complied and horsemen
are enthusiastic over its possibilities,
as it is believed it will develop into the
fastest track in this part of the west
| Burt c.. Talmadge, a Switchman in
! the employ of the Santa F'e in this city,
was instantly killed yesterday after
noon by being run over by the rear
| trucks of a freight car. He was 81
years of age and was the Oldest switch
man in the employ of the road in the
yards in this city. 1t is supposed he
was knocked from the car by an old
| fence post leaning out toward the track.
The wheels passed over the mans chest,
killing him instantly. He leaves wife
and daughter. Talmadge came from
Sedalia, Mo-, six years ago, where he
had been a conductor on the katy"
| for some years.
Eight patients from the Southern Cal
| ifornia State hospital at Patton have
been started for their former homes in
Europe, being deported at the expense
of the government and the steamship
companies which brought them to this
country. An investigation commenced
some weeks ago by the immigration
authorities has convinced them that
considerable numbers OF 1nSdnCe are
continually brought to this country IS
immigrants. Sufficient proof in these
eight cases was secured to prove they
we're insanse when they arrived in
America. This is in violation of the
immigration laws, so they will be de-
ported to the country from whence they
came The asylums of the entire coun-
try are to be gone over and all such
cases sent back, the various states be-
ing relieved of their care.
Felix Agelar a Mexican teamster,
met with instant death at Hesperia yes
terday. He had been drinking and was
rather drunk when he started for the
station with a large load of wood. He
| fell from the seat and went under the
rear wheels, one of them passing over
his head, crushing his skull.
| Mrs. Katherine Koneg is dead, aged
65 years. She was the former wife Of
August Goldcoffer, who was murdered
in this city twelve years ago by Mexl'
can. The Mexican was afterward taken
from the county Jail by mob which
battered down the doors and hanged to
the girder of railroad bridge in the
outskirts of the town. The Mexican
also murdered his wife.
The annual Halloween ball of the
Elks was held last evening and was
very largely attended by the local mem
bers and many from Redlands. The
affair is an annual one and Is one of the
notable social events of the season.