Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-04-15
We are indebted to Joseph 0airn
Simpson, Secretary of the Pacific
Coast Rlood Horaa Assooiatjou for

complimentary tickets to the
Spring meeting to be held at the
Bay District Course April 18th,
27ih and Goth. Thirteen races will
be given at various distances, in
which all the most noted horses in
the State will contest.
The roam pony. one of the pair
driven by Mrs. B. Chandler for sew.
eral years past, dropped dead Wed.
nesday evening without any appa.
rent cause. The team had been
driven good deal lately by ladies
In work for the Orphans Home,
but not immediately. It was a
valuable animal and will be hard
to replace.
To.day-Boys extra heavy double
sole shoes ST., at Peoples Store.
We learn from u private letter
received from San Diego yesterd ay
that Mr.. Gus Torres, formerly OF
the First National Bank, of this
city, intends to engage In the ship
ping and commission busine ut
that place. Our friend Gus is an
active and energetic business man
and we have no doubt will make q
success of anything Ia which he
embarks.
Mr.. b. Wehrfritz and wife, who
have been in the city for few
days, left yesterday for Tom bstope.
Mr.. Wehrfriiz is u leading brewer
OF the cowboy headquarters and
has just returned from San Fran
cisco. Under the direction OF
Messrs. 9. @. Lips and Mendel
Meyer he made the tour of the
county and invested largely in Los
Angeles wines.
We received o pleasant call from
Mr.. Charles Kennedy, the genial
Southwestern Passenger Agent of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific Railroad, who arrived in the
city yesterday. Mr. Kennedy will
probably leave for New Mexico to-
day but expects to return to Los
Angeles In time TO assist In the
management of the Raymond ex-
cursiOn parties during their tour
of the Pacific Coast.
Hon. f. J. Edwards, District
Attorney of TuIare county, who
has been visiting Los Angeles for
several days, returned to his home
yesterday. Mr.. Edwards has left
his family here for the summer
and expects to return himself
shortly with the intention of be-
coming in the near future a per.
manent resident of Los Angeles.
We welcome him in advance and
hope that others of his stamp and
standing will do likewise.
To.day-Child's kid shoes CSC.
Peoples Store.
We take pleasure in directing
the attention OF the gentlemen of
Los Angeles to the card of Mr.. e.
@. Thompson, the famous sartorial
artist of New York aud PhiladeI-
phia, which appears under New
To-Day. Mr.. Thompson, who is
one Of the best known and most
merchant tailOrs of the
cities named, brings with him q
large assortment of samples of the
latest styles of goods, which he
will take great pleasure in exhibit
ing to the gentlemen of this city.
He is accompanied by an agent
who will remain here for q few
days to receive orders. He can be
found at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
In addition to the excursion par
ties of Eastern tourists whose
we chronicled yester-
day morning, Others are on the
way hither or actually with us.
We are informed by Mr.. D. M.
Graham that, yesterday morning,
. special car, containing twenty
six persons, from Bloomington,
Illinois, passed through Los Ange-
les on its way nOrthward. On their
h0meward way these gentlemen
intend spending a few days with
US. As we have several very estim-
able citizens who came from
Bloomington, We trust that they
may prevail upon some of their
former tOwnsmen to follow their
example, and make our city their
abiding-p place.
The Sunday law cases, involving
charges against Messrs. ]. F. Ger
kins, J. Scheubele and E. II. Boyd.
came up yesterday at Pasadena be-
fore Justice Williams. Mr.. w. d.
Gould appeared for the prosecu-
ton and Messrs. Godfrey & White
represented the defense. A motion
for q change OF venue was made by
each defendant. Mr.Gould resisted
he1motions vigorously and about
two hours and q half were con.
sumed in argument. After recess
Justice Williams granted the mo-
lions and transferred the Gerkins
case to Ell Monte and the other
two were forwarded to Justice
Fisher, OF this city. During the
course OF the argument the defend
ants attorneys commented upon
the fact that the filing of com.
plants outside of Los Angeles
township would result disastrOusly
to the finances of the county and
q doubt was expressed as to vheth.
er the complaints were not filed 30
far from home for the purpose Of
accommodating witness fees for the
benefit of impecunious prosecutors.
These remarks irritated Mr.. Hall,
the complaining witness, and be
declared with much warmth that