Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
WHAT HAPPENED.
The Events Of the Past Year
Noted.
Loss Notable Incidents OF the Past
Twelve Months,

AObH INOu6DAO AnCAU0uUb OI th0 4 abl
Twelve Months,
January 1. First trains left for San
Francisco after the heavy rains.
Jan. 2. Captain f. M. Garrett sen.
fenced to ten years. imprisonment fol-
incest.
Jan. 8. The Scott-Marble franchise
Jan. 4. W. G. Gardiner attempted
Jan. 6. Death Of John r. Briefly at
Jan. 4. Chief Glass instructed to
arrest lottery ticket sellers by the police
commission.
Jan. 8. Major E. w. Jones reelected
president of the chamber of commerce.
Jan. 10. Ex-postmaster j. w. Green
makes an affidavit charging H. G. Otis
with asking for half his salary if ap-
pointed postmaster.
Jan. II. Carl Browne brought from
Calistoga to answer an indictment for
blackmail.
Colonel Otis denies the Green affida-
Wit.
Jan. 13. Sewer election called by
council.
Residence OF DR.. E. H. Griswold, on
Twelfth and ID streets, burned.
Jan. IA. j. H. Snowden held to an
swer charge of seducing Annie John
son.
Chamber commerce starts permanent
exhibit.
Louis Bate suicides by burning him
self up in haystack at the University.
Jan. Is. Mrs. Harriet j. Hutchins
suicides by drowning.
Jan. II. The Athletic clubs ladies'
night.
Thomas S. Ruddock found dead in a
cab.
Jan. IS. Burning OF creosote works at
S. d Pedro.
The grippe becomes prevalent.
DIR. Birdsall resigns from st. Paul's
pastorate.
Jan. q. Southern Pacific train rob-
bed at Tulare.
Jan. o. Residence of Fred Borne
man, on Fifth and Beaudry streets,
burned.
Jan. 25. The council selects the City
bank as depository.
Jasper Harrell purchases the Nadeau.
Traffic suspended by heavy rain.
26. Elizabeth Simpson, Is years old,
killed by cable cars at Downey avenue
bridge.
Major Bonsall's residence, on Third
and Lucas streets, burned.
%. @. F. Mcdonald, on trial for kill
ing Peter Anderson at Santa Monica, ac-
quilted.
20. Convent OF the Sisters of the
Holy Name at Ramona dedicated.
FEBRUARY.
1st. Henry George lectures.
Sd. Council orders bills paid for re-
modelling old city hall.
Rev. James, of Long Beach, loses his
divorce case.
4th. Asa D. Lynn, of Temple street,
suicides.
9Th. Cornerstone Los Angeles Or
phan asylum laid.
Mayor Hazard signs the retrenchment
ordinance.
9th. Slight earthquake at a. m.
10th. John Jordeni, of rs East First
street, suicides.
18th. Cornerstone laying of Whittier
Reform school.
FIX. Clark, attorney of Pasadena, ar
rested on charge Of defrauding.
18th. Society New England Grocers
arrive.
22d. Dedication Chautauqua amphi
theatre at Redondo.
9th. F. B. Sresovitch held to an
swer charge Of seduction.
2Sth. G. w. Walton and D. Cook
killed in Castac cafIon by w. G. Chor-
micle and w. A. Gardiner.
MARCH.
9TH. General Eugene M. Sanford dies
at Los Nietos.
10th. Judge Van Dyke holds that
, the street-opening law is unconstitu-
tional.
M. Damron sued for shortages in
the accounts OF the Maldonado estate.
Council approves City banks bond
and contract for the custody of the city's
money.
President Marvel, of the Santa Fe
road, arrives in Los Angeles.
11th. Citrus fair opened at the pavil-
ion.
State Fruit Growers convention
18th. Cross road to Pasadena opened
for traffic.
18th. Election for bonds for internal
sewer carried.
14th. Election for bonds for storm
drains lost.
10Th. Election for outfall sewer bonds
lost.
18th. Trial begun OF A. A. Montana,
ex-county auditor, for defrauding the
county.
10th. 1. w. .Hellman leaves to take
charge Of the Nevada bank in San Fran
cisco.
Goth. Charles E. Gault dies at Beau
mont.
2lst. Ex-county Auditor A. A. Mon
tano acquitted of charge Of defrauding
the county.
22d. Chamber OF commerce opens
it's rooms in the Mott market.
9th. G. Gordan Adams kills himself
in his office in the Jones block.
3Oth. Convent of the Sisters of the
Immaculate Heart dedicated.
APRIL.
9th. Death of Mrs. G. Wiley Wells.
9Th. Meeting of the Los Angeles
Presbytery.
18th. Dedication of the First English
Lutheran church.
14th. The council passes the ordi.
nance empowering the payment OF taxes
in two instalments.
18th. Annual meeting OF the State
17th. Death Of o. W. Childs.
18th. Prof. Coquillette finds Florence