Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-20

Weighing over 1000 pounds, which
he had killed the day before. He
was hunting deer, and, meeting
the bear, shot him three times with
his rifle.
Mr. Mendel Meyer, who was in
the city yesterday, informed us that
the ball given by him at the Per.
kins House, Santa Monica, last
Thursday night, was n delightful
success. Mr.. Meyer will shortly
have charge of the Santa Monica
Pavilion where he will be glad to
receive his many friends.
The announcement Of Mr.. VIM.
A. Palmer, of the Azusa, Will be
found in the proper column of this
mornings HERALD as n candidate
for County Auditor, subject to nom
inatiou by the Democratic CouveD-
tion. Mr.. Palmer is a well-known
Democrat of this county, and ii
chosen for the position will make
an efficient officer.
A few minutes after one o'clock
this morning three Mexicans came
to the police station and reported
that bloody fight was going on at
a battle on Upper Main street, So
noratown. They reported that two
or three men had been stabbed, and
that blood was flowing quite freely.
A policeman accompanied them to
the scene of the row, but had not
returned when we went to press.
Next Thursday is the day set for
the excursion to Santa Monica, the
Newport of the Pacific. With
tickets at the very low price of
1925 there should be five or six car
loads. The San Bernardino Cornet
Band are to accompany the excur-
sion and help make a jolly time.
Only sufficient number of cars
will be ordered to accommodate
those purchasing tickets before
hand, so send in your names and
coin or you may, perhaps, miss 1t
If left It'll the morning of Thurs
day.-Colton Semi. Tropic.
The Republican primaries yes
terday afternoon were quite ami
mated, and resulted in the election
of the following delegates to the
County Conversion, which meets
in this city next Monday: First
Ward-W. N. Monroe, Juan Rob-
erts, A. e. Carrillo and jose Ybar-
ra. Second Ward-J. r. Briefly,
F. A. Gibson, j. +. Holbrook, Geo.
p. McLain and James Arnold.
Third Ward-E. X. Green, j. A.
Fisher, f. B. Tanning, ID. UIlman.
Ed. Leake and A. l.. Bath. Fourth
Ward-Geo. r. Gard, Chas T. Park,
Louis Wolfskill and E. Neitzke.
Fifth Ward-Walter s. Moore and
n. S. Montague. Cienega Precinct
ID. e. Barclay.
The Coroner yesterday held an
Inquest on the body found below
the Salt Works day before yester-
day, which was fully Identified as
that of John Fry, who was drown
ed on the 3rd inst. The remains
were first discovered by "a little girl
about quarter of mile below the
Salt Works, and were taken charge
of by Messrs. e. Mellus, f. 9. Mel
lus and f. A. Trudell until deliv-
cred to undertaken NeitZke.
The body presented CHASTITY ap.
pearance, and was only identified
by the teeth. The fact of the hands
being clenched and the toes turned
under in u totally unnatural posi-
tion, even for dead person, seems
to bear out the theory that the M
fortunate young man was the VIC
tim of cramps when he went under
the water and perished. He was
buried yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Elwood Cooper, of Santa
Barbara, is now 10 San Francisco
for the purpose of placing upon the
market two thousand bottles of
olive oil, made and clarified by
himself. Mr.. Cooper has $500
bearing olive trees, covering 300
acres. The Press says: "Many Of
these trees, when four years old,
produced five and six gallons of
berrit to the tree, yielding. when
manufactured, a gallon of beautiful
oil, worth $3.50 in the worlds
Market" Those who intend to set
out olive trees should make careful
inquiry as to the variety which has
been found to do we'll Mr.. l.. J.
Rose, of San Gabriel. has some old,
thrifty-looklng trees, but in our re-
cent visit to his place he told us
that they were source of but little
profit. There is little doubt, how
ever, that a plantation of the right
kind of olive trees will yield a
heavy revenue.-Anaheina Gazette.
DON'T fail to register before the
1st of August.