Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-09
LOCAL. BREVITIF FS.

The steps in front of the Pavilion
will be put in to-day.
Our Judges are acquiring u fancy
for night sessions.
Two couples were disuaited in
the District Court yesterday.
The Dunkelberger investigation
still drsgs its slow length along.
Mr.. Will d. Gould returned from
San Francisco by yesterdays over
land train.
Persons seeking boarding for
children will find information of
interest in our New To-Day.
Large herds of fine cattle. for the
Fair. are beginning to arrive at
Agricultural Park.
No fair ever held in Los Angeles
will call such a multitude here as
that which opens on the l4th.
1t is said that u bouncing boy at
Santa Ana proposes to become the
owner of the $50 baby buggy.
Mr.. J. II. Northcraft has been
appointed Deputy Constable for
Los Angeles township, by Consta-
BILE w. II. Belts.
Another emigrant train-this one
from Napa and bound for Los An
geles-passed through to-day
Santa Barbara Press. 9Th.
The finest view attainable in Los
Angeles Is to be had from the CEN
trail tower of the Baker Block
Mr.. Wigan, an enterprising cit
izen of New Hampshire, is paying
Los Angeles visit for his health.
Gas mains are being laid up Tenn
pie street as far as the Pavilion by
the Gas Company. Work was
commenced yesterday.
Arrived at Wilmington, Oct. 8,
schooner California, Olsen, master,
from Salmon Creek, with 900 ties
for the Western Development
Company.
Our enterprising mercantile
friend, Mr.. Harris Newmark, puts
in ali appearance In time to con-
test for that baby carriage. Vide
birth announcement elsewhere.
We are under obligations for
tickets to the Orphans Fair, which
commences at Turn-Verein Hall
Tomorrow and continues Friday
and Saturday, closing Saturday
evening.
Judge Robinson, Mr.. Fred Crock
er and superintendent Hewitt, of
the Southern Pacific Railroad, who
went out to Yuma day before yes.
terday, will return this morning.
The first train with material for
the extension of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad through Arizona will
leave this city this morning. Work
will be commenced at once and
pushed with vigor.
Angeleiios at San Francisco ho-
tells on the 9TH: w. d. Gould, Pal"
ace; G. Y. Longhead, American
Exchange; J. S. Chapman, II. M.
Mitchell, Lick House; j. YarnelI,
]. J. O'Farrell, Russ House.
1t will be seen by announcement
under New To-Day, that the Los
Angeles Distillery, which has been
so long In litigation, is offered for
rent or sale by Messrs. Rowan &
Williams, II Downey Block.
We understand that the Pavilion
Committee still lack several hum
dred dollars to complete their work.
They are determined to pay as they
go, and our people should take q
pride In seeing that they are able
to do it.
The Express suggests that at the
baby show the prizes be awarded
by vote of the people. This may
be democratic doctrine, but rather
unfair to babies coming from dis
tance, as Los Angeles could out
vote any town in Southern Cali
fornia if local pride should be
aroused.
The remains of the late ]. B.
Smith were followed to the
grave yesterday afternoon by q
full representation Of the Odd
Fellows Lodges of the city, the
Encampment, in full uniform, and
the members of Frank Bartlett
Post, G. A. r., besides long line
of carriages containing friends of
the family.
Why is |. that no steps are being
taken to clean up the sidewalks on
Temple street towards the Pavil-
ion? Next week thousands of WIS.,
itors will be in Los Angeles and all
of them will visit the Fair. Tenn
pie street is naturally one of the
finest in the city but its sidewalks
are in very bad condition. The
Fair managers have all they can
attend to to get the Pavilion and
Fair exhibit ready by Monday
morning next without cleaning up
sidewalks. The chain gang could
do good service for day or two on
this street and we hope the proper
authorities will see to it that the
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