Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-09
NEWS NOTES.

There are kilograms at the Western
Union Office for A. W. Patten and Hunt
ington, Hopkins & Co.
II. Jay Hanchette, secretary of the
chamber OF commerce, has been selected
as superintendent of the Citrus fair.
The Ruskin Art club will open its dis
play of black and white pictures at the
Potomac block on the 10th, extending to
the 26th instant.
Ex-Constable Fred G. Smith has
opened detective agency and mer-
chants patrol business, with offices in
the Wilson block.
LIE Progress, the French journal of this
city, made its first appearance yesterday
under the editorial care of j. p. Coy
tinO and the business management of
Emile Quarre.
j. M. johnson, the popular chief clerk
of the railway mail service, is lying
seriously ill at The Palms. His all
ment is not dangerous, however, and it
is to be hoped that he will resume his
usual duties in a few days.
M. Marquee writes to the HERALD that
he is not an applicant for a position on
the police force, as was stated in the re-
ports of the police commission. Mr..
Marquee indorsed the request for ap-
pointment of A. J. Monroy.
AT fancy dress party given by Mr..
and Mrs. Warren F. Leland, at their
handsome mansion on DrO&el boulevard,
Chicago, on New Years night, Major
and Mrs. Truman and Miss Georgia
Truman, of Los Angeles, participated.
Rev. and Mrs. A. Blum have issued
invitations for the celebration of the bar
mitzvah of their son jake on Saturday,
the 10th instant. The services at the
synagogue will be at 10 in the morning.
The at home hours are from 3 to 10 on
Saturday and Sunday, at 1860 Figueroa
street.
At a meeting of the Musicians Pro-
tective association, the following officers
were elected to serve one year from
date: President, Harley E. Hamilton;
vice-president, L. M. Horton; treasurer,
Max Lensberg; secretary, James Green;
board of trustees, George Marshall, f.
G. Calvin, Anton Berklein, Charles
Waldo, David Parten.
1t is to be regretted that the nego-
tations between Walter Maxwell and
other owners of property about the old
court house with Silas Holman and his
associates have come to naught, so far
as ninety days option is concerned. 1t
will disappoint many citizens who
wished to have this site offered to
the government for postoffice.
The cars on the Santa Monica trains
are heated to the point of positive agony
to passengers. With blazing sun pour
ing on the cars and Baker stove in full
blast, any possible hygienic effect of
trip to the ocean is neutralzed. One
would think that the train was fighting
its way through snow and ice piled up
as in the Cailons of Utah and New
Mexico.
The Swift Specific company of Atlanta,
Georgia, announce the sudden death OF
their efficient and energetic vice-presi-
dent, MIR. Charles T. Swift, which oc
Cured in that city Oh the 30th of De-
cember last. Mr.. Swift was highly
esteemed by the members of the COM
pany and by the citizens of Atlanta gen.
orally. 1t is stated that the business of
the company will in no wise be changed
or disturbed by the occurrence, as the
company is incorporated under the laws
of the state of Georgia.
j. M. Gleaves of Redding, grand COM
mander of the American Legion Of
Honor, is visiting the councils of the
order in the southern part of the state.
He will meet with the council of San
Bernardino on the 9th, at San Diego on
the 10th, Santa Ana on the 18th, Ana
helm on the 18th, and with the two
councils in this city ON the 14th at the
Y. M. l. hall, where a social will be
given, and the joint public installation
of the officers elect conducted by the
grand commander, assisted by other
grand officers.
The Jackson Democratic club held
their annual meeting last night, with a
crowded house, and elected the following
officers for the coming year: President,
Joseph Mesmer; first vice e-president, A.
G. Taylor; second vice-president, Edgar
Moore; third vice-president, M. F.
Stiles; fourth vice-president, w. H.
Mitchell; fifth vice-president, B. c..
Weir; recording secretary, B. A. Rogers
financial secretary, John M. Jones
treasurer, A. NJ. Green; sergeant-at-
arms, M. G. Fordham. The following
gentlemen as board of directors: A. w.
Hutton, A. M. Stephens, w. S. Knott,
D. Picket, E. E. Schaffer, G. w. II.
Ralinson, G. f. Cronin, Eugene Ger
main, j. f. Howard, E. C. Bowers.
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Cheap Lands.
The Lankershim Ranch Land and
Wafer COmnany offer to sell at anction