Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-19

The Belmont Hotel, nee Ellis College.
has been newly painted, like many an-
other belle.
The new Ellis College is making rapid
progress in its construction. The frame
IL nearly all up.
Covins Colony lands are raised to
500 per acre since the putting Of water
In the big ditch and reservoir.
Rem ember the picnic Of the Emerald
Club win take place tomorrow at the
Arroyo Seco. The train leaves at 1890
m. See notice.
The Caledonian Club will present each
| Of lite members with an elegant badge.
at an early day.
The farmers are rushing in all the old
grain in The country TO the mills in or
der to get the warehouses cleaned up
and well aired for the new crop.
Yesterday was the warmest day Of
summer, so far, the highest temperature
registering ninety.one and sixteenth de-
grees. On Thursday 1t reached ninety.
Mr.. z. A. Halls club house now being
erected at the terminus Of the cable road
| is to be very fine. The frame is pretty
| we'll advanced in its construction al
ready.
The Grand Opera House is putting up
bill boards all over the city, 30 as 10 be
independent Of all extraneous influences
as to putting up the papers for her at
fractions.
The French Benevolent Society will
give grand picnic tomorrow at Wash
ington Gardens. The Jolly qauls will
be out in great force, and the day will
be spent in great enjoyment by all who
go.
The executive committee OF the EN-.
erald Club met in their club rooms last
night to make final arrangements for the
| grand picnic at the Arroyo Seoo to.mor-
row. 1t will be royal time and all the
world will go.
Colonel @. Wiley Wells is getting
better quite rapidly. He is able to sit
up daily for short time and has full
use Of his mental powers. BE is re.
ported as needing rest, which his pbysi-
clans insist upon.
It Is expected that $4,000 will be
necessary TO defray the expenses of en-.
tertaining the O. A. r. people who will
pass through here en- route to San Fran.
cisco next month. The travellers should
not be neglected ON their journey
through the city.
Some idea of the magnitude Of the
business Of cattle raising In Arizona
may be gathered from the fact that the
Aztec Cattle Company have recently
placed 10000 cows and l75 bulls on
their ranch near Winslow, in Northern
| Arizona.
The c. 3. R'y has is cars out loading
oranges at this moment. One is at
Sepulveda taking in Grow oranges,
whence a carload day Is being shipped.
There are others at Orange, Santa Ana,
the old Santa Monica depot on San
Pedro street, this city, etc., etc.
The Republican managers will in oil
probability secure the Grand Opera
House for the State Convention. This
will be the right thing for the town, and
adds fresh laurels to Mr.. Childs' many
civic crowns for his liberal public spirit
which always does the handsome thing.
Rumors were on the street last night
that some accident had happened TO the
steamship Santa Rosa, which sailed last
evening from San Pedro to San Diego,
| but no information could be obtained in
| the usual channels about the matter.
The rumors were generally discredited.
The box office for the sale Of tickets
to the entertainment to be given at the
Grand Opera House on Tuesday evening,
by Stanton Post, G.. A. R., will be open
at 10 A. M. Saturday, Monday and Tues.
day. There has been large demand
for the tickets already and full house
is already assured.
Juan Duarte, charged with the killing
Of Lorato Higuera in the canon south
of Santa Ana, details Of which have oft.
en- been published in the HERALD, yes
terday in the Superior Court confessed
the killing, but claimed II was done in
self-defence. The woman who is the
| sole witness to the deed not being pres.
ent, the ease was continued until next
| Wednesday.
On Sunday afternoon Messrs. Y. Bill:
derrain, Harry Rose. Joe Hessler, Wal
ter Maben and B. 0livas will take their
departure for San Gorgonio, where they
will spend couple of weeks in hunting
and fishing. The boys have promised
| TO bring to their friends the spoil of
their gun and rod, aud those who are so
fortunate as to be en- rapport with tho
sportsmen can anticipate q royal feast
in the near future.
Yesterday Rev. DR.. T.. NJ. Pearce and
wife, of Springfield, Massachusetts,, with
Miss Crosby and Miss Smith, left here,
where they have been visiting cousin
of the Doctor, Mr.. C. f. Day. The
party go 10 San Francisco whence they
sail for Ebon Island, in the Marshall
group in Micronesia, 500 miles from San
Francisco, where they serve as mission
aries under the American Board. DR..
Pearce ard his wife have been there for
seven years already. and have been in
America one year.
The Pomona Progress of yesterday.
says; Mr.. P. l.. Washburn. formerly a
prominent newspaper man and at one
time connected with the Los Angeles
HERALD, but now heavy land owner
and horticulturist of Antelope Valley,
was in Pomona Tuesday evening. MIR.
Washburn has charge of an extensive
canal enterprise and is member of the
company, as is also our townsmah Judge
j. A. Clarke. The canal will carry the
waters of Cottonwood Creek to the
lands owned by members of the com.
pany, and will also distribute water to
other lands. He thinks they have
very desirable country up there and we
have no doubt of it. Mr.. Washburn is
hale, hearty, well-fed, happy and CON
tented as all rich farmers ought to be-
DO NOT Miss the Opportunity.