Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-07-29

Mr.. L. J. Rose, Jr., of Sunny Slope
returns from the East by the Pacific Elk
press, which arrives at 4;45 o'clock thi
evening.
The Spanish theatrical performauc
and ball last night at Turnverein Hal
was well attended and enjoyed till tn
morning hours.
Nineteen deeds, five mortgages, ON
satisfaction of mortgage and four mis-
cellaneous papers, were filed for recor,
in the County Recorders office yester
day.
Muskmelons and canteloupes hav'
been reduced in price in Los Angeles. t.
ten to twenty cents each, according {,
size. This gives cheap food for the peo
pie.
During the past week nine dwellings
of an average cost of 50, 500 each, hav'
been commenced in this city, in add
ton to number Of comfortable cot
tages.
Mrs. Refugio Barker, of the Tajaut'
rancho, presented her husband, John M
Barker, ON Thursday last, with robus
boy. We congratulate our friends il
their happiness.
The Union Temperance League Of Lo
Angeles will be addressed tonight, q
1880 o'clock, at Good Templar's Hall, b,
a distinguished member Of the Lo
Angeles bar. All are invited. Seat
free.
Friend Pat. O'Connor left at our offic,
three of the largest onions that we hav'
ever seen. They weigh nine pound
and are Of the silver skin variety. They
can be seen at this office at any time. =
Downey Signal.
The members of Los Angeles and Col
der Rule Lodges, I. o. o. F.. by motto
in our New o-Day, will meet in their hal
at P. NJ. to day to attend the funeral o
their deceased brother, Robert Reed
late Of Templai Lodge, San francisco.
Mr.. C. J. Seyler and wife, of Oak
land, are amongst the passengers by thi
mornings train from San Francisco
EMr. b. Dreyfus, of Anaheim, and Mr.
P. G. Grapt, Of Los Angeles, are alst
telegrapffed to arrive at the same time
A new stage line has been started be
tween Tucson and Globe, A. T., but tn,
the projectors were compelled to CONF
over to Goods country" and scoul
Southern California for stock, which
they finally obtained in San Diegc
county.
A writer from the Hotel Del Monte t.
San Francisco paper states that the
roads in that part OF the county OF Mon.
terey are bad but not equal in atrocit,
to the roads Of Los Angeles county
There is no doubt about that statement
The Capitol Milling Company has pnr
chased $1,000 sacks of wheat on tn,
northeast side of the San Fernando val
ley, amounting to 10000 bushels. Tn,
great fields on the southwest side of tn,
valley usually 90 to the mill of Tanker
shin & Van Nuys, in this city.
While land is comparatively cheap
would it not be we'll for the city of Loi
Angeles to sell the fifty acres over OF
the railroad track, in East Los Angeles
which the city has no use for, and pur
chase about twenty acres in the south
ern part OF the city, for a beaut iful park
1t is needed.
1t is stated that the San Luis Obisp.
and Santa Maria Valley narrow guag1
railway will be extended south from it
present terminus in the Santa Marii
valley, to Santa Barbara, within year
thence to Newhall. to connect with tn,
metropolis Of the Southern portion o.
the State, Los Angeles.
At the meeting of La Fraternite Lodg,
(French), X. of p, last Thursday night
it was resolved to celebrate the frs
anniversary Of the establishment OF tb,
lodge, September 2lst, by grand fete
A committee of three has been appointed
to make the necessary arrangements.
st. Elmo Lodge, knights Templar, o
Connecticut, will arrive in this city, Ell
route to the Triennial Conclave OF tn,
order, to be held in San Francisco il
August, on the 9TH proximo, and will
stop over one day to view the Southern
California paradise.
MIR. ). H. Ceuiter' OF Frisco river
a n
New Mexico, with financial headqnart
ers at chver City, Is at Santa Monica
WIN MS iamiiy. MT. Couiter Is one OF
tne great stock raisers OF that section,
put Is so wen pleased with Los Angeles
,iiat ne may De induced to purchase u
large amount oil property here.
The Santa Barbara pr,ss sta,es tina,
n. paa;ea G.. S,e.~,.- -
will shortly Mace one Of ia fa.,s., .,s.n.
ers-probabiy the California-on the
route between San Pedro and San Fran
CISCO, to make the trip in twenty-fouI
hours, IN connection with the Northern
route and the Northern Pacific railway.
Notwithstanding the fac, that both
A. -, :,
INC ia'ge anu s'nah wagons Oh "eiis'
Fargo 4 Co. were filled yesterday morn
r ms, iarge 'r ,,s was again called mt
vegetables to the express car AZ the de-
pot. Most OF the truck, of which there
were many tons, was billed to New
Mexico.
We learn that Capt. w. Z. Green
well, who has been ia the naval service
and Coast survev for fortv war, Ia.
been retired fram fnrtber service IN IN
field bnt retains h;s ranL and nav +
the service. The CANAAN resides a,