Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-09
HOT SPELL CONTINUES
At SAN BERNARDlNo
HEAT ON DESERT THE GREATEST
KNOWN FOR YEARS
Huntington Understood to Be Survey
ing for Route From Cotton to hiV-
erslde Along Lines Of Franchise
Secured by Him Some Months Ago

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARD1NO, July s.-The
heated term here continues, this be-
ing the seventh day that the mercury
has ranged from 1O4 to 1OS in the shade.
Although there have been no serious
prostrations the people are wearying
of its continuance and It has resulted
in a general exodus to the mountains
and beaches.
Reports from the surrounding desert
country Indicate that the heat is the
most intense that has prevailed for a
long term of years, running as high as
1870 in some districts Tonight there is
no indication of relief
A party of surveyors, believed to
represent Huntington interests, have
been running lines today from the ter
minal Of the San Bernardino Valley
Traction company lines in Cotton to
the end of the car lines in Riverside, on
the route of the franchise secured
months ago by Huntingtons agents.
Claude W. Brown, a negro has been
arrested in this city on a charge of
grand larceny and taken to Los An
geles. He is accused Of having stolen
$40 and a valuable watch from Ben
Franklin, proprietor of club room
in that city. He had the watch in his
possession when arrested.
Samuel Letter of this city has been
awarded the contract by the board of
education for building a large addi-
tion to the Mount Vernon school, his
bid being the lowest submitted. The
plumbing contract was awarded to the
George M. Cooley company of this city. |
l.. Enrique, who was recently COM
mitted from Daggett to the county Jail
for six months on charge of vagrancy, |
is now under a charge OF assault with
intent to murder, the complaint being
Jose Montez, a fellow-prisoner. En-
rique is alleged to have attacked Mon
tez with a pair of nippers and a crude
knife made of wire which he had
into the Jail in some manner.
The quarrel grew out of game Of
cards the men had been engaged in.
C. A. Dewey has gained a partial
victory in his suit against Mrs. Ger
trude Harkinson, administrators of the
estate of Dewey's wife, who died last
fall after commencing suit for divorce.
Judge Oster has awarded Dewey all
the nersonal ,oropart1y evoao+ n ,,aa.o n |
stallion. piano and a car of goods
which Mrs. Dewey shipped from San
Francisco.
The county officials have started on
a campaign again shiftless individuals
who desert their wives and children,
leaving them to public charity. The
first example they have made is that of
Albert Johnson of Redlands, who is
sent to Jail for 120 days. Other cases
will follow, as the patience of the su-
acters Of this sort.
The marriage of Miss Barbara Ellen
Roddick and Robert Denton Colgrove
this afternoon in the pres
ence of a number of friends and rela-
-ives, Rev. D. MEG. Gandier officiating.
They will reside in this city.
George Paine, who was accused of
destroying rural mail
box in Reche canyon, has been dis
charged, the testimony showing 1t to be
purely an accident. In turn Paine has
now caused the arrest of John Console,
who owned the box, for threatening
1im with a deadly weapon. Console is
alleged to have gone after Paine with
4 pistol after the mail box was
wrecked.
The new Congregational church at
Highland will be dedicated tomorrow
With elaborate ceremonies.
Temperature at Coronado yesterday, 6S