Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-29
PASADENA.

PASADENA.
Ths Weeks Budget-New Houses
and Public Buildings.
The transient visitor at Pasadena
or Los Angeles does not obtain the
impression that things are at stand
still. Building, despite the high price
of lumber, is going on at remarkable
rate. In Pasadena the buildings in
course of erection and under contract
to be finished before six months,
amount to half million dollars.
Among them may be mentioned
the school house on California street,
to cost over $25, 900; the residence
of Col. H. II. Markham nearly op-
posite, which. when furnished will
cost over thirty thousand dollars; the
Union Club House on Colorado street
valued at $4,000; the Young Mems
Christian Association on Fairbanks
avenue; the Universalist Church; a
large, snowy and expensive building,
the residence of Judge Magee, just
completed; the villa of Bayard
Smith, which cost over $4,000.
A new brick block is about
to be erected upon Four Oaks and
Kansas, the new opera house, the E.
G. Webster hotel building on Ray
mond, the new postoffice block on
Kansas and Raymond, huge block
near the First National Bank on Col
orado. These are a few, which the
tourist would notice in thirty min
utes' drive around Pasadena, and is a
complete refutation of the rumors
that find place in the Eastern press
regarding "dull times and no work
for the laborer in Southern Cali
fornia."
Pasadena is the largest suburban
place around Los Angeles, and is a
reflection of what is going on else
where in this county, and it is safe to
say that there is fifty per cent more
building going on here than in any
city in the East of three times the
population. This is about the aspect
OF the depression.
The Bosenberry case is yet attrac-
ting attention here. The man was
found last week, mutilated almost be-
yond recognition-torn in pieces by
the cars-and it was supposed that he
was run over by them. There are not
a few who hold other opinions. 1t is
reported, and with apparent author
ity, that the man when found had his
pockets turned out, and even his shoes
taken, while a peculiar wound in the
skull suggested the possibility OF
murder. 1t is also said
that he was known to have
changed some money at saloon
at Lamanda, or near there:
From all this the theory is put together
that the man may have been knocked
down, murdered and the body thrown
upon the track to conceal the true
facts. 1t is known that two similar at
tempts were made upon Bosenberry
during his lifetime once while walking
upon the railroad-and he was heard
to say that he had armed
himself, and the ext.attempt to rob
him would result disastrously to the
parties. Bosenberry was a man OF
good habits except at intervals OF sew
erai months, when the craving for
LIQUOR became too much for him. He
is known to have had about $l5 on
his person when he left Pasadena,
his object being to search for work in
some of the outlying towns.
1t is impossible to make a town
perfectly temperate; some beer and
whisky can still be had. Some o1
the tricks to evade the law are inter.
esting. One man sells crackers al
twenty-five cents apiece and presents
his customers with bottle of beer as
sort of chrome. In many oi
the tents that dot vacant lots near the
centre liquor is sold-or rather given
away-while an empty stable not 9
hundred miles from the City Hall il
used as a social club. The city
fathers of Pasadena recognize probably
and regretfully that the Carleton ane
Raymond could not be successfully
run without wine list, and at these
hotels with meals thirst can be as
suaged.
The Pickwick Club of about seven
ty-five members has formally opened
| it's doors with Mr.. Byron Bates, al
old soldier, as President. Mr.. w. L
Vail, of the Star, and Mr.. Shawhan
city editor of the same, are among tn,
prime movers. The object the Pick
wickians have in view is to entertain
distinguished visitors; and, repre-
senting the creme de la creme OF Pasa
dena society, the culture and intelli
gence of the community, they cal
we'll do it. The club-room is wha
reporter once called ga dream il
decoration :" it is elegant in all it's az
pointments, and reflects the goo
Judgment Of its designers. The clu
| has a theatrical flavor to it. Anon
its members are several who, II nc
professional, are artists; hence, tn
opera of the Pirates of Penzdnct
which was produced on the firs
night, was a grand success, and a
the performers distinguished them
selves. Only 400 could be accommt
dated in the hall, and as there is a
evident desire on all sides TO see tn
f opera again, it will be reproduce
several times at Williams Hall.
The Opera House now approachin
COluploClou Ou Asny MUM oVOhUo AZ
be equal if not superior to any sout
of San Francisco, and by the ne'
season Pasadena will have all tt
| stars.
The long delayed sewer questie
' has at last been settled. The bont
D have been placed by Pasadena's N
i poleon of finance, E. G. Webster, al
Q work is progressing to speedy finis
Q and doubtless the effect will be notic'
q this summer in decrease of sic
9 ness.
HI Efforts are being made among Il
Democrats 70 form club. 1t is thoug
d that good fight can be made rig
J here ia Pasadena. Up to the prese
/, Tho majority hes bfen overwhelmir