Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-13

Mrs. Kilgore, wife of N. M. Kilgore,
died last night after lingering illness
of many months.
A night blooming cereus last night
opened its exquisite beauty to public
gaze at 448 South Spring street.
The amount of lu nber coming up from
San Pedro daily is far heavier than ever
known before in the history of the city.
There was lively runaway near the
new depot ON San Fernando street yes
terday afternoon, by which some one
lost o wagon and harness.
Mr.. Breed made a mistake in his ciga-
rette ordinance. II should have read
that any person ouer Is years of age
caught smoking cigarette should be
shot.
A. NJ. Palmer's Madison Square Com
pany are expected here the first week in
September for weeks engagement,
when they produce the best plays.
There is a great desire on the part of
the people of Los Angeles to enlist in
regiment to go to Fl Paso to settle the
Cutting affair, but probably their SER
vices will not be needed.
The elegant prizes secured by the
printers for their picnic attract universal
admiration in the drug store window in
the HERALD Block. The boys are Sc
cure of a great day next Sunday.
The Orphans Home Concert on the
Dist at the Opera House promises to be
an event of some magnitude. Mrs.
Mamie Perry Davis, besides agreeing to
sing, is working hard to insure its sue
cess artistically.
Mr.. M. l.. Wicks comes to the front
with half column advertisement of
the Goodwin Tract, located near the
center Of population and covered all
over with orange and other citrus fruit
trees. He will sell lots as cheap as
anybody.
There are undelivered messages at the
Western Union Telegraph Office, No. II
North Main street, for James B. Simp-
son, care Jas. A. Mckee; Francisco
| Higuera, care Dionicio Botiller; Pat
Lynn, Chas. Bennett, John Scherer, Max
Getz, John Moran.
Justice Austin ia away from the city
and Justice Ranney is sick, hence both
Justices Courts were closed yesterday.
| The city il liable to become as wicked
as the earth was in the days when
| Sysiphus held Death in chains and man
could not die.
The Republican delegation from
Shasta county has secured elegan quar-
tiers at the Nadeau House. shasta is
par excellence the cow-couuty of the
State. They will make great stir in
the convention. d d Col. Durham
know that he did!
1t is expected that the next attration
at the Opera House will be Carrie Swain
who has made such success in San
Francisco in "Cad the Tom-Boy." She
revised "Uncle Toms Cabin" there late
ly, and with Ben Cotton as Tom made
a second big hit.
The old we'll known immigration and
Land COOPERATIVE Association has
opened a business office at % West First
street, where, it will be seen by notice
in double column, that 1t is in the field
to furnish homes to those who wish 30
settle in Southern California. The
President and Secretary are old resi-.
dents of Los Angeles county and well
posted in regard to its resources. Give
them call.
All grape growers will please remem.
Der the meeting to be held in the Farm
ers' and Merchants Bank building in the
rooms formerly occupied by the Supreme
Court, on Saturday next at | o'clock P.
NJ. The matters that will be brought
before the convention are Of great i'm
portance to the grape growers and wine
makers of Southern California, who
should be there in force and organize for
effective work by forming viticullural
society.