Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-11
NEWS NOTES.

Judge Smith yesterday admitted Ben
jamin f. Talbert to citizenship.
E. r. Spencer, Canadian, was natu-
ralized yesterday in department four.
Rev. F. A. Wight preached fine SER
mon on What MustI Do to Be Saved Z
to large audience at the Temple-street
Christian church last night. He
breaches tonight on Reconciliation.
The contest over the property left by
the late B. Cohn will commence in de-
partment two of the superior court to-
day. About 100000 is involved. 1t
will be long legal controversy, as both
sides are represented by eminent local
attorneys.
The following building permits were
issued yesterday: @. J. Kubach, addi-
ton to frame dwelling, ia Myrtle ave-
nue., $500; /. w. Rhoads, frame stable.
Twenty-third street, between Hope and
Flower, $3.50; j. Norton, to move build
ing from No. 200 East Third street, to
Seventh street, near Hill.
Argument in the case of the San Pedro
Lumber company against Merrick Reyn-
olds was on all day yesterday, before
Judge Clark, and will be resumed this
morning. The company claims that
Mr.. REYNOLDS owes them about sos 900,
and alleges irregularities in the &C.
counts. The suit is the result OF G. K.
Drane's deialcation, and was tried In
February.
A couple from Texas called at the
county clerks Office at very early hour
Yesterday morning and wanted mar
rage license. Then they wanted to
be married Immediately. There was no
Judge about the court house at the
moment, so the couple declined to wait.
They were in hurry and started out to
search for some one authorized to per-
form the ceremony. The pair had just
arrived in the city.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Main-street Savings Bank
and Trust company the following officers
and directors were elected for the en-.
suing year: J. B. Lankershim, presi-
dent; Charles Forman, vice-president ;
Frank w. DE Van, secretary and cashier
III. w. Hellman, E. German, j. II.
Jones, George II. Pike, |. w. Van Mugs,
A. Haas, j. j. Schallert, j. B. Lanker-
Shin, Charles Forman.
The Sier Yuen murder trial came to
an abrupt termination yesterday. The
prosecution had only circumstantial
evidence to offer, and when all the tes-
timony for the state was announced in,
the defense moved the court to instruct
l. Tpdrvo Gpait IN GRO nt aH
the motion and the defendant was set
at liberty. Yuen was charged with
killing his employer, a Chinaman named
Wong Fong Dick, at La Canada, in
April last, The trial just closed was the
second one OF the case.
The grouped portraits OF the members
of the sharp shooting section OF the
Turnverein Germania, beautifully
framed, are on exhibition in the show
windows of the Tuits-Lyon Arms COM
pany. This is the picture which was
presented to the section by the photo
grapher, G. G. Rhein, on Monday even
ing, and at the time Captain Glass &C.
cepted the picture on behalf of the club,
and other speeches were made by Mayor
Hazard, Commissioner Kuhrts and
OGhOIcs lhC PiOS pCihS Nb'iiFN'ASA
with singing by the singing section I'M
der Professor Stamm.
The board of supervisors yesterday
opened bids for furnishing the county
with election booths as required by the
new election law, and after inspecting
the various structures bid upon took
the matter under advisement. A COM
mittee from the city council, which was
appointed some time ago, inspected the
broths with the supervisors. A petit
tion was presented by the board signed
by number OF prominent lawyers re-
questing the appointment OF an addi-
tional deputy as file clerk in the county
clerks Office. The communication was
referred to County Clerk Ward, with a
request that he report upon the neces-
eity OF an additional deputy.