Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-08-12

Mr.. 8. J. Mathes takes East to-day an
excursion party via the G. p and n 4
r. q. R'ys.
Prof. }. NJ. Quinn arrived home yes
terday from San Francisco from the
Grand Encampment.
The New England c. A. X boys, due
here to-day in their special car. go home
by way of New Orleans.
There are now six oil wells in opera
ton at Puente. They make large
business for the growing town at the ).
p. Co.'S station.
The following are the numbers draw
ing the 5000 prizes in the Louisiana
lottery: 1881, 24,5S3, 81, 1926, "a. 533.
$685.. OF course each ticket gets
$1,000.
The hotel proprietors have been mott
fled that on next Saturday the choice uf
positions for their buses at the depot
will be sold at auction. Lively bidding
is expected.
Last Sunday little son Of Mr.. Rus
sell. Of West Riverside, had the misfor-
tune to have the wheel Of a buggy run
over one of his feet, crushing two toes
completely.
Mr.. A. o. Porter, of South Pasadena,
has sold his beautiful home and orchard
of about fifteen acres on the corner Of
Columbia and Sylvan avenues, 10 Gen.
Edwin Ward for $50, 600.
There are two or three cars Of grapes
day going out Of here at present.
They 70 TO New Orleans, Chicago and
other points. Most OF the shipments
are from the Santa Ana valley.
The warehouse at Puente Is about full
of grain. This is the case with all the
grain, warehouses in Los Angeles county.
By the books she has more wheat and
barley than any county in the State.
Men working on the top Of buildings
in the city yesterday aud Tuesday suf-
fered a great deal from the heat. In q
few cases the men were sick and had to
stop. This is very unusual in Los An
geles.
Strange as it may seem yesterday was
not so warm as the day before. the rec
ords being IS degrees and "a degrees.
Any one would have said, Judging by
his discomfort, that the facts were the
other way.
The new waiting room ct the new
depot is 80 far finished as to be ready
for use. 1t is large, well lighted and
well ventilated apartment. The crowd
Of travellers seem to enjoy the comforta-
BILE seats.
The members Of the Typographical
Union have procured large list of
prizes that will be awarded at their
great annual picnic. They may be
seen in the window Of Preuss L Hance
in the HERALD building, Spring street.
All the fuss about Cutting in Mexico
seems to be confined to the region where
the affair took place. In Sonora there
is no excitement about the matter. The
Cutting affair will prove TO be tempest
in teapot and the teapot small one.
The Orange brigade Of Los Angeles
G.. A. r. boys in San Francisco carried
all before them ON Los Angeles day,
With long strings of Semi Tropic
oranges they visited every headquarter
in the city. creating decided sensation.
The Pasadena street railway is now
Lid from the residence Of Capt. d. r.
Rsley, on the corner of Columbia street
and Orange Grove avenue. along Colum.
bia street to Fair Oaks avenue, thence
up Fair Oaks avenue to Colorado street
and the postoffice.
The w. II. Perry Mill and Lumber
Company has purchased big sawmill
at Cosmopolis, near the mouth of the
Chehelis river, where it empties into
Gray's harbor, just above the mouth Of
the Columbia river, in Washington Ter.
ritory.
The freight train from the East by
the s. p r. R. yesterday was great
string hauled by double header--two
l0.wheel locomotives. The great rush
Of freight last winter on the cut rates
did not glut the country SO much as was
feared.
No further news relating to the death
of jeff Thompson. Colonel Thompson
doubtless found so much to do that he
could not get to the distant station to
telegraph. The Mutan ranch where
the accident occurred is far from rail-
roads and telegraphs in the Coast
Range.
There is q good deal Of fruit being
grown in Sonora, Mexico. At Hermo.
sillo the orange crop is quite important
and large shipments are made to the
United States. The weather is described
by an American as follows: "In winter
it is summer, and in summer ii is
Hades."
The meeting OF the Metropolitan
Loan Association advertised elsewhere
in the HERALD is an important matter,
and those interested should be present.
The society starts out under good aus
picts, Differed as it is by Major Stern,
President, and Mr.. Eugene German,
Vice President
The many friends of Mrs. r. Ranney
will regret to learn of the serious illness
Of that lady. Mrs. Ranney has been
suffering for many days past, and the
strain of anxiety and watching has been
60 severe on her husband. Justice Ran. |
ney, that he was obliged to adj urn |
Court yesterday and go home / is
sincerely hoped that b,ih will soon be |
restored to their usual health.
In little item about dance at Leng
Beach, the word INCEST" was written,
but the compositor, after due delibera. |
ton, changed 1T to richest" When
called up to the chiefs desk he said:
"Well, the presence of Waters, MARI
Valentine, Montgomery and others made
me think richest was meant" The |
excuse was held to be no palliation of |
the offense, for while rich person is a /
good thing to have around the house
and in the front yard, he don't like to
have his wealth thrown at him in q
social gathering.
The Santa Monica WaUe is res pom
sible for the following snake story; "a
watermelon weighing thirty-two pounds,
lusciously ripe, was taken from gar
den and conveyed to the home of pri.
vate family, and few friends were in.
vited to partake of the fruit. So mellow
and ripe. it fell apart at the first penetra.
ton, OF the knife, as there was small
hole in the end of the "berry." As it
showed its luscious sides on the table,
large rattlesnake raised its head from the
center, and seeing so much company,
coiled itself for fight. There was
general stampede in all directions, and
his snakeship crawled out from his hid
ing place upon the table. He was after
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