Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-07-20

Mr.. James Cook goes to Antelope
Valley to-day, TO look after the improve
meut Of his recently purchased 1880
acres there.
Messrr. Rogers, Booth 4 Co. received
yesterday for the use Of the Safe De.
posit Company, largo steel safe, seven
feet high, ten feet wide and sixteen feet
long.
The High School building Is being
stilted on Jack screws and IL expected
10 commence lite aerial journey across
Temple street on TO It's new foundation
tomorrow.
There will be meeting at 3i7 North
Main street Of the stockholders Of the
street railway to be built to the Los
Felix or the Ostrich ranch 1t 2 o'clock
to-day.
The sale Of tickets yesterday for tho
Modieska entertainments was large and
most gratifying. Tickets can be OBJ
tanned in advance for any or all OF these
performances at the Grand Opera House
ticket Office.
The HERALD will be found by the @.
A. R. boys in San Francisco at 10 Third
street, where Manager Coyne, Of the
Grand Central, who Ia one Of the o. A.
X. reception committee, will show the
boys every attention.
By notice In another place 1t win be
seen that the Metropolitan Loan and
Building Association has been fully or.
psnized and board Of able Hnauciers
elected as directors. Such an institu.
ton ID greatly needed in Los Angeles
and In the hands OF the managers OF this
new company will do great deal Of
good in providing homes for industrious
and worthy citizens.
C. @. Simmons was brought down
from Newhall day before yesterday on a
charge Of embezzlemcnt made by J. d.
Young. the owner of stall.
ion called Young America. Wheth.
er Simmons embezzled the stallion or
the proceeds Of him Is to be tried in JUS
tics Ranney's Court on Thursday NEXT,
the accused being In the mean time
boarded in the county jail because Of in.
ability to furnish $500 bail.
Four carloads Of cell work for the
new county jail have arrived and two
carloads more are expected daily. The
doors and other fixtures already athand
are among the finest and strongest ever
manufactnred. Among the furniture
arrived are sets of bath tubs, suggestive
of considerable luxury for jail birds.
The brick work of the Jail has been de-
layed about two weeks on account Of
| the non reception of the high beams, but
the work will probably be renewed to.
morrow.
A little girl about five years old, on
yesterday strayed from home. and get
ting upon the street-cars for ride, rode
ad libitum through the city. The
mother became frantic for her lost dar-
| ling until officer Roman took charge of
her and restored her without discover
| ing her name. Let II be noted, by the
way, that II 10 no fault OF the police
force of the city that there isnothipg ex.
citing to be reported from the police
station.
I. II. Goodman, General Passenger
Agent of theS. p. r. R., has written o
letter to L. e. Mosher, commercial
agent, offering terms to excursion trains
from San Francisco to this city after the
close of the G. A. r. Encampment In
San Francisce, lower than any ever be-
fore offered by this company. A meet
ing Of the General Committee of Enter.
tainment G. A. r. is called for P. NJ.
to-day at the headquarters, on the cor.
ner OF Requena and Los Angeles streets.
to take action with reference to this
matter
"A magnificent enterprise Is on foot to
open boulevard from Los Angeles to
the Santa Monica beach. Nine hun
dred and fifty dollars have already been
subscribed for the purpose by private
individuals, and it will be very singular
Il the city or county authorities or both
do not aid In the construction Of this
drive to the beach. The proposed boule.
ward ia from Washington street. upon q
plain, level driveway for the most part,
in an almost straight line to Santa Mon.
lea. It will be, when completed, what
| the shell road dives arc from New Or.
leans to Lake Pontchartrain; or the
lakeshore boulevards Of Chicago; or
some Of the drives on Long Island in
the vicinity Of New York City. 1t ID
inspiring to those interested In the
growth Of Los Angeles to learn Of the
far reaching ssgacity which connects
this city in this manner with the ocean
surf.t