Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-29
SANTA MONICA.

The board OF trustees held their regu-
lar meeting on Monday evening, at
which the only business of Importance
was the granting of five retail liquor
licenses: to Eckert and Hopf, ]. w.
Henry, G. H. Kimball, II. T. Giroux
and NJ. S. Stimson.
The recent arrivals at the Jackson
house are: L. P. Bachelor, 7. P. Bun
neil, George a. Stone and wife, J. E.
Dickson, O. O. Orr, E. T. McGinness
and family, VIM. Flores, T. q. Wag-
staff, P. NJ. White, M. D., D. Dousky, of
Los Angeles; Jas. G. Hanson, Fayette,
Mo. John Terry, Mrs. Sarah Terry,
Beaumont, CAL; w. w. Whitson, San
Diego, and Robert Wagstaff, Kansas
City, Mo.
Mr.. E. H. Grassett will shortly erect
$1,000 addition to his residence on
Eighth street.
Mrs. LIE Mar will build handsome
residence on her South Side property.
The Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany are laying a spur from the main
track to the soldiers home.
Professor E. P. Rowell, one OF the
managers of the summer school, is over
run with requests for suitable quarters
for those who intend to attend the COM
ing session, which will commence July
9th. From present indications it will be
the most successful one ever held at the
city by the sea there will be large del
egation of educators In attend
ance from all over the state. The corps
of instructors includes Prof. Will s.
Monroe of Pasadena, G. II. Keyes of
Riverside, Mrs.J. Powell Rice Of San
Diego, Mrs. N. D. Mayhem of Los An
geles, G. G. Hanna of Hanna college, E.
P Rowell, L. P. Lawson of Los Angeles,
Miss Helen Mar Bennett of Los Angeles.
Prof. John Dickinson will be the lee
turer, whose timely and instructive lee
lures delighted not only the pedagogues
last season but large number of our
residents and summer guests.
DIR. ]. j. Place and bride arrived here
Monday.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany are making the necessary arrange
ments to move its Office from the present
quarters to the new one in the bank
block, on the corner of Third street and
Oregon avenue.
Miss Annie Mawson, who has been
visiting Mrs. Brown, on Third street, for
the past week, left for home Monday.
Mrs. A. G.. Garner of Mansfield, Ohio,
spent yesterday here, and was delighted
with the place and surroundings.
Mrs. w. A. Lane presented her hus-
band Saturday with bouncing boy,
weighing ten pounds.
j. M. Hartley, special agent for the
Continental Insurance company, of New
York, enjoyed Monday here.
The revenue that will flow into the
city treasury by reason of the new
license ordinance will amount to over
$4,000. The property owners are in high
glee, thinking that they will not be
called upon for any taxes this year, be-
cause the amount raised should be suf-
ticient, as they claim, to run the city
government.
Messrs. Cowley & Baker have COM
menced the improvements, etc., on the
Hotel Arcadia.
Messrs. Boyce & Puddy are being
rushed to their utmost capacity by the
avalanch of business that they are COM
PEELED to transact daily.
William Page, of London, England,
has purchased three lots on Third street,
the consideration being $1750. Mr..
Page knows when he gets bargain. He
has been manager Tor wealthy English
syndicate, who own over $4,000 acres in
Tennessee and North Carolina. He has
gone to look after the interests of a
Scotch capitalist, who owns large min
ing interests in Toulumne county, from
which place he will go to. England, re-
turning to Santa Monica about July 1st,
when he will improve his purchase here
by the erection of one or more handsome
dwellings.
The Masonic fraternity who are resi-
dents of the city by the sea, are looking
forward with great interest to the open
ing OF their new lodge, which will take
place about the 1st of June. They will
duly celebrate St. Johns day in their
new lodge room, in the bank block. All
resident Masons who wish to become
members should address w. T. Gillis,
who can be seen at his drug store, in
the Gates block. or Prof. Brown. H.