Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-01
NEWS NOTES.

The Teachers institute met yesterday
at the High school.
Officer Collins will today assume the
duties of day jailer at the city prison.
Officer Glaze has been assigned to a
crossing.
The HERALD acknowledges the receipt
of copy of the October calendar OF the
supreme court from l.. H. Brown, clerk
of the supreme court.
Only one case of pocket-picking came
to light yesterday. A lady reported at
police headquarters that some one had
stolen her pocketbook, containing s65.
Mr.. John F. Humphreys and son have
gone to their ranch at Humphreys
station on the Southern Pacific rail-
road, hoping to have good time for
few DAYS.
Owing to the increase of business in
the Main-street Savings Bank and Trust
company, the governor has appointed j.
NJ. Warrall, one of the bookkeepers of
the bank, notary public.
Two settings OF grain, derrick and
derrick wagon were burned yesterday at
Savanna, on John Cushing's ranch.
The McGarvin brothers, of Compton,
owned the threshing outfit. The loss
will amount to about $500.
Undelivered kilograms at the Office of
the Western Union Telegraph company,
corner OF Court and Main streets, Sep
tember 3Oth: John Been, Geo. A.
Davis, Hon. Chas. II. Toll, Captain
Selby, w. F. Griggs, Simon Cannes.
The chamber berofcommerce yesterday re
ceived carload of exhibits from Ven
tura county, among which were FIVE mann
moth pumpkins, each OF which weigh
175 pounds. Superintendent Virgins
has arranged them in pyramid form and
will have the pile photographed.
A. 4. Cronenwett, of Monrovia, who
has been instrumental in colouizing
about so German families of Northeast
ern Ohio i'll the vicinity Of Monrovia,
informs this Office that the first excur-
sion, comprising about 40 persons, will
arrive at that place via the Santa Fe
route Wednesday next.
: The Express last evening stated that
a telegram had been received in the
city, announcing that the supreme court
i had decided to allow the electric COM
. pany to run its cars on the tracks OF the
cable company, subject to the laws of
the last legislature, and that the supe-
.rior court will fix the compensation for
such a privilege.
Court Fremont, A. 0. F. of A., assisted
by Courts Olive and Los Angeles and the
,Angelena and Laurel circles, will give a
free entertainment tonight at Masonic
hall, No. 1251S South Spring street. The
exercises will be open at s: 80 p. IN. with
an address by Mayor Hazard. All For
esters and companions an0 their friends
are cordially invited.
Sells circus train met with quite
serious mishap yesterday morning. In
switching in the Southern Pacific yards
on San Fernando street several cars ran
off the track and struck one of the iron
supports of the cable car viaduct, tear
ing it partly out and smashing the cars
pretty badly. The injury to the viaduct
necessitated the transfer of cable car
passengers at that point.
Last evening Colonel Geo. w. Frame,
editor of the Boyle Heights Sayings,
while enjoying the companionship of a
few friends, became involved in per-
sonal controversy with one of the par
ties, and Immediately revolvers were
drawn and only for the interference OF
personal friends the result would have
been serious. Friends OF the parties en-
gagged have endeavored to keep the mat
ter Quiet,