Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-27
I,crsonai McntIon.

DIR. Hardy returned home to San
Francisco yesterday afternoon.
Hon. G. Wiley Wells went up TO San
Francisco by train yesterday afternoon.
Captain viii Banning, of Whining
ton paid flying visit TO the city yester-
day.
Mr.. II Newmark and wife went up
TO San Francisco yesterday for a visit OF
few weeks.
Henry Slotterbeck, Jr., is suffering
from an attack of aente rheumatism and
il confined TO his bed.
VIM. j. M. Polhamus, OF San Fran
cisco. is due here at 30 to-day by the
Atlantic express.
Mr.. Walter Newhall. of Newhall's
Sons 4 Co, San Francisco, returne homed
by train this afternoon.
Rev o. G. Wheeler, of the Southern
Pacific Company, has been in South Cal
ifornia for the past few days.
Mrs. C. Bauer and her children are
due here by the train from San Francisco,
where she has been on visit.
Hon. J. Marion Brooks, State Sem
ator from Ventura, is on the south
bound train due here at 30 p. NJ. to-day.
Mr.. Jesse Yarnell and Commodore
Haines went out to Pomona on Christ
mas day with Mr.. Finch, the great tenn.
perance lecturer.
Mrs. A. Griffith, Of San Francisco, is
paying visit to Mrs. b. d. Patrick, on
rsmpie street. The lady returns to her
home next Wednesday.
Rumor has II that Mr.. I. II. Polk, of
the Southern Pacific Company, is to be
the General Superintendent OF the At
lantie and Pacific. Mr.. Polk is at pres
ent in San Francisco.
Mr.. John McCanerty, of the Helena,
Montana Heratd, who has been on an
Alaskan tour for his paper is in Los An
geles. Mr.. McCafierty says that Alaska
Il country Of great possibilities.
Messrs. Frank Shrode and Ernest
Holdridge two very pleasant young gem
tlemen who practice agriculture in the
vicinity of Compton are in the city
taking little post Christmas holiday.
A. B. Hotchkiss, Esq, San Diego; II.
s. Waldron, AlamedAi Il. Hawley, New
York; James L.. De Force, La Crosse,
Wis: John Brevator keokuk, Iowa;
+. j. Briggs, San Francisco; X. Mathews,
Virginia City, are at the Depot Hotel.
Uncle Joshua Alvan Talbot, the
printer, was over in the city on Christ
mas day. Joshua is a native of Mary
land, landed in California in April,
Is4O, and is about the l50th name on the
list OF pioneers. He is "A years old.
Mr.. }. M. Menefee. of Mexico, Mo
il in the city on tour of inspection,
with view to making purchases of
property, if he can find place To suit
him. Mr.. Meneiee is pleased with the
country, but finds il difficult to become
reeoneiled to the high price of property
or the wonderful products OF our fruit
lands.
Mr.. A. N. Hamilton, Deputy County
Clerk. departs to-day for his old home
at Eaton Rapids, Michigan. 1t is four
teen years since Mr.. Hamilton left home
and during all those years ''vacant
chair has stood by the family board
each New Years Day. He proposes to
fill that chair next Friday. Hosts of
good friends wish the gentleman bon
poBaqe and safe return.
Mr.. B. Il. Ogden OF Chicago, ILL.,, and
his mother Mrs. Il. II, Ogden, and Miss
Annie Chalfat of Philadelphia are so
iourning at the St. Elmo. 1t is the in
tenlon of this party to visit San Diego,
Riverside, Santa Barbara and other in
tsrtstng points in southern California
before their return, which will be some
time in June, or after they have been
surfeited with sightseeing on the Pa.
eific