Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-01-26
SAN BERNARDINO
IS BUSY GROWING
GREAT BUILDING ACTIVITY IS
NOTICED
Work Is Commenced on Electric Light
Plant-Letter Adds to the Evi.
dence In the Smith MUIR
der Case
Special to The Herald.

SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 25.-That
san Bernardino is growing and grow
ing rapidly is evidenced by glance at
the business section of the city. where
TOUR handsome business blocks are now
in course of construction. while an
nouncement is made of additional i'm
proVements to cost in excess of $50, 900
to be commenced at once.
Work will be commenced in a. very
rev days on a two-story business block
at the corner of Fourth and Il streets,
with 1I5 feet frontage on Il street, to
cost 100000. 1t will have cream col
ored pressed brick front and be 100 feet
deep, and be erected by II. II. Lin
vile, DR.. l.. N. Bedford and P. 3.
Hockaday.
In West Third street at the corner Of
G street, 70-room mission style hotel,
three stories in height. will at once be
erected by Mrs. NJ McQuilkin at a cost
of $50. 900.
l.. Harris of Los Angeles the owner
OF the Harris block, one of the princi-
pal buildings In the business section.
will at once eYpend $4,000 or more on
a modern front for his block, as well
as making other improvement to make
the structure thoroughly modern in
every way. The prospect for the
growth of the city has never been bet
ter in its history.
Working on Light Plant
Work was commenced this morning
on the site of the Lyle Greek Power
company below First street and work
Will be rushed to completion as rapidly
as is possible in order to have the plant
ready for operation April 1. when that
company's contract FOR the street light
ing will become effective. 1t is eX-
nected to have the building completed
in one month, when the machinery will
be here ready for installation.
The officers who have been working
up the charge of murder against Mrs.
Emma Patterson of Chino in connec-
ton with the death of pretty Lizzie
Smith near that woman'S resort three
years ago, believe they have strong
case. The following letter. said to
have been written by Mrs. Josie Nc
Farlane of this city to the Patterson
woman, is in the hands of the officers:
You think | have forgotten your
murder. My punishment will come to
you through God. Lindley has told Mr.
Ward all about you killing that girl
and I don't want to be in your boots.
He is just waiting for a certain party,
and then you won't be such a smart
woman. He knows all about the fire,
but he wants to get you on the other
told me and Chancho, for you confessed
you killed the girl to us. and also an
other party. | don't know how you
can live with such crimes. 1 may be
bad, but not that bad. There is an old
saying that murder will out. Mr. Ward
has the gloves of the girl you MUIR
dered. I hope God will deal with you
as you dealt with her."
Officers Have Evidence
The officers say they have plenty of
evidence to support this letter. The
anger of the Patterson woman is said
to have been aroused against the
Smith girl because she showed too
great familiarity with a favorte of
hers during the evening just previous
to the shooting The McFarlane woman
is the keeper of a resort in this city
and was at the Chino woman's house
at the time of the fire last summer, for
which the woman is now charged with
arson.
The movement of oranges to the east
is now on the increase, the scare over
the possible frozen fruit having passed
along. The railroad men expect the
shipments for the next two or three
months will be very heavy, as the pro-
portion of the crop that has been moved
up to date is very light as compared
WITH Some years. Inc santa ZEE last
night alone took out so cars through
this city.
The Cotton people are agitating the
question of another new school build
ing. Owing to the growth of the town
the past two years the need for an adj
ditional building has become great. A
meeting of the citizens will be held next
Tuesday to recommend to the board of
education as to the portion of the city
in which they wish the building To-
Gated. 1t will, however, probably go
into the northwest part of the city as
that is rapidly building up and is lack
ing school facilities.
Auto races at Coronado Saturday, 9th