Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-11-07
NEWS NOTES.


wemen's committee of st. Paul's guild
at the chrysanthemum fair pavilion,
Monday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock.
The secretry of the chamber of COM
merce issued over $50 tickets for today's
Long Beach excursion. This number
will be increased to 400 this morning.
The supervisors held short session
Yesterday and disposed of some routine
business. The bid of o. A. Stassforth
for $4,000 of the Lincoln school bonds at
par and $51.35 premium was accepted.
Milligan, the young man accused OF
forging check of $73, was yesterday
held to answer by Judge Stanton in the
sum of $1,000 Milligan is the man who
once broke Jail at Prescott. Hugh
Smith cashed the forged check for Mil
ligan,
The examination of Marco Hellman is
still in progress before Judge Stanton.
Mr.. Meyberg was on the stand all the
afternoon, and was cross-examined at
great length. Nothing new was devel-
oped. The examination will be contin-
ued this morning, at 8 AS.
Sunday morning at the Main-street
M. e. church, DR.. p. F. Bresee will
preach and dedicate the beautiful audi
torium on Fifteenth street. This has
been made possible by handful of
heroic men and women. Let all well
wishers share in the services of the day.
I'D. Robinson keeps fruit store in
front of the Arcade depot. He wanted
hackman to move his horses from in
front of his store yesterday morning.
The hickman, named Culp, would not
move, and the result was pugilistic
encounter in which the hackman was
on top.
The car load of exhibits for the
national convention of the Farmers
Alliance at Indianapolis, is now nearly
completed. The additions received
Yesterday at the chamber of commerce
were three cases from Pomona, one from
Rivera, two from Ontario and two from
Pasadena.
Judge Shaw and a jury yesterday
heard testimony in suit brought by
the Pacific Gas company to recover
S286.O on.a gas engine sold to Robert
Miller. Miller claims the engine was
imperfect aud would not work, while the
plaintiff says the machine is all right.
The case will probably be concluded to-
day. ae'
Rafella Dominguez yesterday secured
verdict for $500 against Mr.. and Mrs.
Tononi in department two OF the supe-
rior court. The plaintiff sued for $4,000,
alleged to be due for services rendered
the family for over eight years. The
defendants claimed that the girl was
treated as member of the family, and
that the question of wages was never
raised until the action was brought.
The Office of J. Marion Brooks, Esq,
was entered last night by book thieves,
who made way with number OF vol
umes from Mr.. Brooks's large library.
Among the volumes taken are Gears's
Landlord and Tenant, Greenleaf's Testi-
mony of the Evangelist, and copy OF
the statutes of 1891. Mr. BrOoks's
library is a very extensive one, and
more volumes may have been taken.
The owners name can be found on page
40 of each OF his books.
The week beginning with the second
Sunday in November has, for twenty
five years, been set apart as week of
PRAYER. for young men. The Young
Men'sC christian Association, in common
with associations throughout the world,
will observe it by special services. Rev.
William Shepard, the evangelist, will
conduct meetings on Sunday at O'Clock
and on each night at 80. A quartette,
chorus and other special music will be
provided. Judge w. A. Cheney, who
was to lecture before the association
next Tuesday evening, will lecture on
Tuesday, December LIST, instead.
The preliminary organization OF a
scientific association for Los Angeles
was effected last evening at the Lindley
House. Reference was made at the
opening of the meeting to the oppor-
tunity that is now presented Los An
geles to secure as nucleus for museum
the vast collections of the well-known
naturalist and author, DR.. Lorenzo 6.
Yates, OF Santa Barbara. Rev. j. G.
Nevin called attention to the Parry
herharium collection of West Ameri-
can plants, embracing the results OF
life time of study, and which should be
secured to some institution on the Pacific
coast. Remarks were made by Drs.
Alter and Davidson, Messrs. Wood
ward, Thomas Shoster. William Land
berg, and by Maj. E. w. Jones. After
business discussions temporary officers
were elected as follows: G. R. Orcutt,
president; DR.. A. Davidson, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Mary E. Hart, secretary.
The meeting was then adjourned to
November 10Th.