Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-29
LONG BEACH.

LONG BEACH, Feb. %.
Mr.. r. D. Curtis, father of w. q.
Curtis, assistant general manager of the
Southern Pacific, Conductor Frank Cur
tbs and Ticket Agent George Curtis of
Long Beach, died suddenly last Monday
night at s :15. Mr.. Curtis had been alb
sent at Anaheim some time, where he
contracted la grippe. He came home
apparently better, and his death was in
the nature of a surprise. He was buried
at Wilmington Wednesday afternoon, a
lalge number of mourners following his
remains to the grave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Gibson and
child and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Coombs
and child of Great Falls, Montana, vis-
tied our city Thursday and put up at
the Fetterman house.
The Long Beach w. @. T. u. held a
large and interesting meeting Wednes-
day, the oath inst. Mrs. Frances E.
of the union here. Papers were read
advocating scientific instruction Of the
pupils in the public schools on the evil
effects of alcohol. Our local union is
influential and is doing good work.
The following gentlemen are believers
in the great value of realty in and
around Long Beach, and are proving
their faith by setting their places out
with olives: DIR. A. G. Cook set out
two-vear-old trees on his place on At
lantic avenue; G. w. Bond. the con-
tractor and builder, has 100 on his
place the Treat brothers are setting
out an olive orchard; Attorney III. @.
Dillon has one of the finest orchards of
different varieties of fruit in Southern
California; @. HI. Dunn. of the firm of
w. w. Montague & Co. of San Fran
cisco, is having an orchard of olives set
out under the care of Harry Munges !;
Judge M. 8. Wilson and Mr.. John
Thompson, DID,, will also plant the
above fruit on their places in our SUBJ
urbs.
The Terminal will load ITO cars at the
Alamitos warehouse with grain, to be
shipped by the Alamitos Land COM
pany from the Terminal wharf to San
Francisco.
There are three or four men here
seeking notoriety by making feeble
kick against the proposed pleasure
wharf. There is tradition extant
about the original kicker in heaven hur-
riedly leaving for celebrated hot sui
phur spring resort. The combination is
simple.
will Postmaster Van DusenI please
investigate and let us know the true in
wardness of the funny business that has
stopped this place from getting it's
usual two mails per day? Why not
have the Terminal deliver our mails so
we would have straight dealings.
Our municipal election will be held
the 4th of August. There are four trus-
tees, a city clerk, treasurer and city
marshal to be elected.
Mr.. A. G. Carter of Carteria was Wis
itor here last Tuesday.
The earthquake down here Tuesday
night made the few remaining sinners
who have not as vet moved away,
skirmish around p. d. q. and dig up old
catechisms and resolve henceforth to
lead virtuous lives and vote the Demo.
cratic ticket.
There is notable absence of usual
winter crop OF sea lions. The probable
reason is that fishing smacks and other
vessels are 80 thick in the bay that the
seals are afraid to make the trip from
the island here.
Mr.. J. S. Mills, ticket agent for the
Terminal at the Grown of the Valley
took a run down here to the queen O.
seaside resorts last Sunday.
The following gentlemen from Los An
geles came down ON the Terminal las
Sunday: A. R. Greening, Dick Nc
Knight, Billy Edwards, Warren Hop
perstead, Harry eastman, 0. j. Calvin
and Andrew Francisco.
DIR, d. A. eastman visited our city tn,
early part of the week. The doctor il
thinking about investing in property an(
locating here.
General Manager T. B. Burnett of tn,
Terminal and Mr.. Leighton of St. Loui
were down last Sunday.
Mr.. E. E. Crandall of Los Angelo
came down the early part of the week
He will set out five acres in apple trees
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schwarts of Elk
hart, Wis. were visitors to our city
this week.
Mr.. Woods of Massachusetts was
visitor to our city last Monday.
Mr.. Lester Scott OF Los Angeles, wht
lately purchased property on the Ala
mitos, was here Monday last.
Mrs. Hattie Clifford of this place wen
to Santa Ana last Saturday on an ex
tended visit to relatives.
The Terminal is reaching out for bust
ness and getting it. Tuesday engine Nc
6 brought down to the warehouse on tn
Alamitos fifteen freight cars to be loade
with grain. Billy Jacobs was in charg
and our old Long Beach friend, Georg
, Mcpherson, was fireman. General Pas
senger Agent VIM. Wincup and Road
master Jessup came with the train.
Fred Olmstead, Henry Morrison, Wi
Camp, Ted Neil, Andy Blak and Tor
9 O'Neil of Los Angeles were, guests at th
/, Fetterman house this week.
/ Mr.. Walter Bailey of Los Angelo
i came down last Monday. Mr.. Bale
Q will SOW thirty-six acres of his 4O-acl
2 tract in the Willows with alfalfa.
. Our farm lots, consisting OF five acre