Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-06-28

contest of the tournament at the
Horticultural Fair next October.
Wangeman Bros. have ordered the
music from the East, and it will be
here in few days. The San Luis
Obispo band applied by letter Yes
terday for privilege to compete at
the tournament, and it is likely
that the district will be extended
so as to include San Luis Obispo
county.
A couple of Angelefios had fight
the other day, with the result of a
couple of knock downs distributed
between the parties. One of the
combatants, who thought he had
been unfairly dealt with, caught
his adversary In livery stable yes
terday, drew pistol, put it to his
enemy's head, told him to plant
himself on a meal sack and threat
ened to blow the top of his head off
If he dared to move. In this peni-
tential position the irate man kept
his adversary all the afternoon.
Mr.. J. w. Potts presented us yes
terday with two enormous pota-
toes of either the Peach-blow or
Early Goodrich variety. They
weighed between them two pounds
and two ounces. They were grown
on the very highest hill in the city
of Los Angeles. They could not be
and were not irrigated. Mr.. Potts
tells us that any single acre on the
hills would yield about $500 In
such potatoes. We have no doubt
the hill lands could thus be made
highly profitable. In addition to
these wonderful potatoes, Mr.. Potts
showed us a mustard stalk that
would excite the surprise of an old
Californian. 1t was fully two
inches in diameter and would figure
very creditably as an Indian club.
A Chicago dispatch of the 26th
says: Lucky Baldwin won $2l, 200
on Mollie Mccarthy. There were
$6,O35 in the French Mutuals on
Mollie Mccarthy, with 325 win.
ners, paying $l76O. "Policy" Bill
Smith, of Cincinnati, lost $4,000
betting on Kentucky horses in the
Club race. Budd Doble bet $4,000
on the mare. The total value of
the Garden City Cup was $500
The Californians will run Raven in
the mile dash on Saturday. Feakes,
who rode Mollie, came on from
New York for the purpose. Bar
rett, who rode Lottery, is also an
Eastern jockey. Captain Moore, of
Crab Orchard, Kentucky, who bred
Hennie Farrow, the dam OF Moliie
Mccarthy. witnessed the victory
yesterday.
City School Superintendent G. H.
Kimball was the recipient of a
handsome gold-headed cane, yes.
terday, the gift of the teachers of
the public schools of the city. The
presentation was made OH behalf
of the teachers by Miss Hodgkins,
and was SO complete surprise to
Mr.. Kimball, that he was unable to
more than simply thank his CO.
laborers for their graceful compli-
ment. The cane is Of highly pol
ished cocoa wood, surmounted by
beautifully engraved and massive
gold head, upon which is the fol-
lowing inscriptions: "Presented to
Superintendent C. H. Kimball by
the Teachers of Los Angeles Public
Schools, June 81, 1897 Compli-
mentary remembrances did not
stop here. Miss Hodgkins received
u silver caru-Case fron her SCHOLARS
and Mrs. Stackpole was made the
recipient of set of glass tableware.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing party of irrigators on the Cor
ralitos ranch, under the lead of
Hunter and Covert, drove patrol
man Cuddy away from the river,
broke the dams constructed by the
city and allowed the water to flow
through the Corralitos bitches.
Cuddy came into the city and re-
ported the affair to Chief of Police
King, who sent q party of nine
men, under charge of Deputy Ger.
kins, officers McFadden and
Thorpe, to the scene of the trouble,
who repaired the dams and up to 8
O'Clock last night, when officer Nc
Fadden returned to the city, there
had been no further disturbance.
On his way down McFadden met
Hunter, who informed him that
the Corralitos irrigators would not
again disturb the dams, but would
allow their crops TO perish and
then sue the city for damages. The
nine men are encamped at the place
and will stand regular watches to
guard against another raid.