Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-03
NEWS NOTES.

struck nine-barrel flow at depth OF
150 feet.
The boys brigade, of East Los An
geles, hold drill tonight at the First
Presbyterian church.
H. G. Wassman, the popular night
clerk of the Hollenbeck, will shortly
assume the day watch.
R. Scott and Ed Adams will be the
clerks at the Hotel Arcadia, at Santa
Monica, which is to be opened on Satur-
day.
Seward L. Humphrey, aged 81, of
this city, was yesterday granted license
to wed Mary A. Park, aged 10, also of
Los Angeles.
A complaint of grand larceny was yes
terday sworn out against one Mary
Blondell. The complaining witness is
Arthur d. Moulton.
There are undelivered messages at the
Western Union telegraph Office, corner
of Court and Main, for Jesus Munoz,
H. D. Gaines, Mrs. M. j. Wright.
The Old Folks concert and bazaar be-
gins this evening at 2lS South Broad
way. The affair is given for the purpose
of raising money to pay off the indebt-
edness Of the Baptist church.
The criminal libel case brought by
George w. Peck of San Pedro against
J. w. Davis was continued yesterday
till June 23d at San Pedro, because of
the illness of Davis's daughter.
The Christian Endeavor conference to
be held tonight,at the First Presbyterian
church, promises to be one of unusual
interest. Every one interested in Chris
tian Endeavor york is cordially invited.
Miss Werner, who has had charge of
physical culture in Miss Marsh's school,
on Hill street, since October last, will
give the pupils lecture on the Swedish
system Of gymnastics today. All inter
ested are invited to attend.
In consequence of the destruction of
Unity church by fire, the Unitarian
society will hold services in the Los An
geles theater until further notice. All
those in sympathy with liberal thought
are cordially invited to attend.
Election of officers of Tri-Color lodge,
Knights OF Pythias, took place last
night. The following officers were
elected: P. c., John w. A. Off; G. c.,
VIM. H. Hoegee; V. c., VIM. Dodge;
P, VIM. Kennedy; MA, ]. Givowick;
trustees, g. B. Shaffer and j. w. A. OFF.
At meeting of the directors of the
Lyon Mining and Milling company
yesterday the following officers were
elected: President, John G. King OF
San Bernardino; vice president, T. H.
Wood; secretary, J. J. O'Neil; treas
urer, Ed Gerson. The property of the
company is located in the Silver noun
tain district, and is very promising. 1t
was voted to go to work on the mine
Immediately.
The Los Angeles Woman Suffrage as
sociation met at 2 p. m. yesterday.
After routine business Mrs. M. M. Leon
ard read from the New Nation, Talks on
Nationalism, by Edward Bellamy.
Mrs. McComas followed with an article,
Women in the Conflict; What Our
Western Sisters Are Doing for Human
ity. An open meeting will be held
June 10Th at 7 80 pm. New members
are constantly coming in, showing an
increasing interest in the movement.
Since the murder of George Miller,
the police department has been engaged
in investigating the former record OF
George Miles, who is now on tiial for
the crime. A number of letters and tel
egrams have been received from Silver
City and other points in New Mexico,
where Miles formerly resided. Chief
Glass turned over the kilograms and let
ters to District Attorney McLachlan, in
the expectation of introducing them at
the preliminary examination. The dis
patches show Miles up in very unen-
viable light.
Ell. L. Leavitt, an old-time resident
theatrical manager of this city, is in
town and is guest of Mr.. Walter Har-
ris, proprietor of the London Clothing
company. Mr.. Leavitt is known to the
residents of this city. His intentions
are to reimbark again in business in
this city, as he predicts that it is only
the question of short time before Los
Angeles will come to the front as the
leading city on the coast. Mr.. Leavitt
met host of his old friends upon the
street yesterday who extended the right
hand of fellowship.
The honey season will be the lightest
California has known. The season
seemed quite promising in early spring,
but no such result has been known
heretofore. Apiaries that yielded twenty
odd tons last year will not extract
pound. Several have tried to do so,
and quit Immediately because the bees
went so vigorously to robbing that the
result would be disastrous. There does
not seem to be the usual amount OF nee
tar in the flowers this year, so common
eretofore.-Lompoc Record.
The Washington Oil company yester-
day filed articles of incorporation with
the county clerk. The purposes for
which the company is formed are t." bore
for oil, natural gas and other minerals,
also to develope water, construct pipe
lines, tank and oil refneries; also to
buy, sell, lease or otherwise acquire oil
lands and other realty and to transact
general oil industry" The directors
are w. E. Reed, Frank La Strong, W.
A. Brophy, F. w. Brophy, all OF Los An
geles, and G.. S. Spicher of San Diego.
The capital stock is fixed at 100000.
The Riverside Land and Irrigating
company made the following sales last
week: To VIM. Bray and H. L. Ham
mond OF San Diego, lot "a, block IL, Ar
lington toWnsite. for $4,000: five acres,