Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-14
Local, new. Notes.

day from San Pedro.
The Board Of Supervisors convene this
morning at 10 o'clock.
The HERALD acknowledges the receipt
Of an invitation to the entertainment of
ladies night at the rooms Of the Athletic
Club, January 18th, at s o'clock.
George Millard, the would-be raptor
of Mrs. Kuntz, is held for examination
next Saturday before the Justice at Los
Nietos.
San Diego has had heavy downpour
of rain this week, amounting up to yes
terday morning to LII inches, and last
night the storm was still at its refresh
ing work.
John Nordholdt, who has been max
ing life a burden to his neighbors for
some time past, was yesterday declared
insane and ordered committed to the
asylum at Stockton.
The HERALD acknowledges call from
VIM. Gable, the travelling representative
of the San Francisco Examiner, who is
making his annual tour of Southern
California.
VIM. H. Snedaker, the live represent
ative Of the Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
way Company at the st. Elmo, doesn't
know why the intelligent compositor
makes his name "Sneska." Give 1t up.
Tomorrow evening the members of
the Los Angeles Athletic Club will give
one Of their delightful ladies nights.
Invitations are already out and plea
SAINT time is anticipated by all invited.
Pancho Alviso, who killed Rafael
Higuera a few nights since at San Ca
briel, was examined before the Justice
of the Peace of that township yester-
day and acquitted, it having been
shown that he acted in self defense.
J. P. Mecham and wife, Oakland, A.
GALES and wife, New Mexico, Mr.. Har-
rison, wife and child, Pasadena, A. Pal
mer and son, Plattsmouth, Nebraska,
Mrs Switzer, Miss Switzer, st. Louis,
are registered at the Depot Hotel.
The select knights A. o. U. W. have
rented the Opera Hall for term of five
years and will proceed to fit the same
up regardless" for their meeting place
and Entertainment hall. 1t is a very
good place and admirably adapted to the
purpose.
The eastern mails will not be in be-
fore Friday, and it may be day or even
two later than that date before the
blockade may be raised, 30 as to let the
mails through. The storm at the East
has been almost universal and exceed
ingly severe.
The iron for the Hellman street rail-
road extension is now being laid and the
cars will be running to the East Los An
geles bridge in day or two. This will
be great accommodation to passengers
to and from the l.. A. & s. G.. V. r. R.
trains in and out Of the city.
The Los Angeles Improvement Com
pany will, on the 23d instant, offer an
other line OF the beautiful lots on the
hills along the two cable roads, Second
and Temple streets. Their advertise
ment will appear in the HERALD to-mor-
row. Buyers will do well to look at this
property.
The Newhall Land and Farming Com
pany have nearly all their grain in the
ground, and it is looking finely. They
have put in 1900 acres, mostly in
wheat. The blade is coming forward
rapidly and looks very vigorous, prom
Using an excellent harvest.
The grading of Bellevue avenue, from
Buenavista to Montreal street is neatly
done. The property holders have done
this work themselves and it will be a
great Improvement to their property
when done. One good work always
suggests another, and now Philadelphia
street is about to be graded from Belle
vue avenue to Boston street.
The stores in the lower part of the
new Wilson block, on Frst street, are all
let at about $3.50 per month each. In
the second story will be two tiers of
rooms along the front. The rear part.
an erea of 70x60 feet, covered by single
span of roof, is still unappropriated to
any purpose. 1t would make fine hall
The walls will all be so built that at any
time the roof can easily be raised and
one or two stories added to the struct-
ure.
The Anaheim Gazette says; "The Ga.
zette would be cburlish if it omitted to
speak in terms of praise of the superb
holiday editions of the Los Angeles pa
pers. The HERALD led off with a man,
moth Christmas number, running over
with interesting and instructive reading
The Express issued paper of which the
proprietors are justly proud. The edi-
torials in the latter paper, by the way,
are invariably scholarly and interesting
productions.
AT special meeting of Keystone
Chapter SO R. A. NJ, San Bernarndino,
held on Saturday evening last, the fol-
lowing officers were installed for the en-.
suing Masonic year, by H. C. Rolfe, P.
ii. p: L. j. Wilson, II. p; A. Papen-
hausen, X; w. r. Virgins, s.; j. d.
Ousterhout, Sec.; Lewis Jacobs, Tres. I;
Warren Story, C. H.; H. G. Rolfe, P. S.;
w. l.. G. Soule, r. A. c.; John Hook.
NJ. Sd "; A. II. Hart, NJ. I'd "; J s.
Bright, NJ. lst N; W. Fleisher, Guard.
The wicked '1ocal" of the Riverside
Press and Horticultural expects people
will believe this: "An Eastern lady,
noticing recently pruned vineyard, re-
marked to her com panion, a Riverside
lady: What a funny way you have
here of transplanting trees, leaving the
roots in the air and burying the branch
es. YES, said the Riversider, that is
much the best way here Thus does the
native inhabitant teach the tenderfoot
new ideas in horticulture"
The new Baldwin building on Spring
and New High streets, between the
Ponet building and the HERALD build
ing, will be one of the handsomest in the
city. 1t will be probably three stories.
Through the center on the street floor
will run passage from Spring street TO
New High along which will align Sc
ries of stalls for fruit, candy and station.
ary vendors. 1t is Mr.. Baldwin's inten-
ton to begin the burning of the brick at
an early day.