Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-09-28
Our farmers are making money


thing they have to sell is bringing
big prices, from corn and wheat ia
hogs. The latter are fetching five
and half cents pound, while
barley and wheat have climbed to
@rial figures.
Mr.. Ed. A. Preuss and Professor
Paul Schumacher, who have been
camping and hunting in the Yer
dugo cafion for the past week, goi
home last evening; bringing with
them q goodly supply of game Of
various kinds. We are indebted
to the valiant sportsmen for several
brace of fat quail.
The person who found black
cashmere dress, trimmed with
satin, near the East Los Angeles
bridge, on Sunday, September 11th
will receive a liberal reward on re.
turning 1t to the HERALD office
and at the same time confer o
great favor on the loser.
Mr.. @. G. Lips yesterday received
the sad intelligence of the death
at her home in Germany, of his
aged mother. Our fellow-eitizen
for some time past, had been con.
templating a visit to his venerable
and only remaining parent, but
man proposes and God disposes. =
The choir which rendered such
effective service at the Gar.
field Memorial celebration Monday
consisted of Madame Mara, Mrs.
Mayo, Miss Artemisia Pearson,
Miss Vickery, Mrs. Caswell, Mrs.
Abernethy, Prof. Arevslo, Mr.. Alb.
ernethy, DIR. Fernandez, Mr.. Az
GRILL and Mr.. Rees.
Last Saturday night an attempt
was made to burglarize the resi-.
dence Of DR.. w. W. Ross, who
lives near Mr.. Glen Goodwin,
whose house was successfully bur-
glarized the same night, but the
would-be burglars, doubtless hear
ing some movement within the
house, were frightened off.
The collision at Benson, note of
which was first given to the public
the columns of the HER
AID, resulted in damaging both
trains and in serious injury to
three men. AS the stationary train
had the right of the track, the re-
sponsibiIity for the casualty Is
supposed to lie with the train dis
patcher.
The alarm of fire at II O'Clock
last night was caused by the burn
ing Of small frame out-building
on Alameda, near Georgia street,
located on a lot owned by Mr.. Sos
tenes Sepulveda. The fire engines
were Oh the ground promptly and
saved the main building which,
without their exertions, would also
have been destroyed.
Our young friend Frank WhaIey
has started a weekly newspaper
called tbs Star at San Luis Rey,
San Diego county, the first num-
Der of which has reached us. Frank
is a bright and clipper youth, with
practical newspaper
and We hope he will do
we'll, although the field seems
rather restricted to us. The first
number is a creditable production.
We had the pleasure of meeting
our old friend Col. A. Fl. Miller in
the city yesterday. He has re-
sigued his position as conductor on
the Arizona Division of the South
ern Pacific Railway, and, after
spending some time with his fami-
ly in Los Angeles, he will return
to Arizona, to look after his min.
ing interests in that territory.
The following passengers for Los
from San Francisco will
arrive via Wilmington, by the An
con, to-day: Miss l.. Schaffer, N. A.
Rainbolt and wife, Mamie Fender
CAST, Emma Wetherbee, John s.
slower, VIM. Davis, Thomas Keef,
John A. Hfnman, A. D. Mcdonald,
VIM. Rapp, Jshn Ager, Miss Gate.
ley, Miss Kelly, Mr.. Levison.
Mrs. II. &. Alexander, very es-
Unable lady of West Los Angeles,
and sister of Mrs. J. M. Rily. of
this city, has died from lock-jaw.
A rusty nail was the cause of the
accident, which fact
forcibly calls attention to the num-
Der of these death dealing instru-
ments which ornament our side
walks. The funeral took place
yesterday.
1t is only at intervals that our
genial friend Frank B. Tanning
puts in an appearance in Los An
geles from Wilmington; but, the
other day, he looked in upon us
with smiling face aud an avoirdu-
pois increased fully ten pounds.
His diet of seaweed, from which he
extracts every iota OF iodine, and
the ozone which flourishes at
California's busiest sea-
port, are making new man Of
him. o..
Mr.. ]. M. Griffith, of this city,
at the request of Mr.W. L. Garrett,
has forwarded to that gentleman
a half a bushel of orange blossoms,
procured at the Wolfskill grove,
which Mr.. Garrett will place over
the tomb of President Garfield, at
Cleveland, as memorial offering
from Southern California. The
conception was a. happy one and
has decidedly poetical tinge.
rhere could not be u more appro-
pirate or touching tribute.
We are indebted to the enter
prising firm of A. P. Hotaling &
Co., of San Francisco, for demi-
john Of their famous brand of