Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-13
PoMoNA.
Political Matters Commencing to Get
Interesting.

KolitlcAl mutterS commencing to Get
Interesting.
POMONA. Aug. 12.-The Progress says
that large number of citizens believe
that the Republican convention to nom
mate a candidate for the assembly from
this, the seventy-frst district, ought to
be held in Pomona, away from the
ring" in. Los Angeles" you know.
The Republican club has changed it's
time of meeting to Thursday evenings.
The people were too much interested in
other institutions Saturday evenings to
attend.
We are glad to hear that Ed. Howe,
son of Convers Howe, deceast d, has been
greatly benefited by the climate of Ari-
zona and Colorado. Mr.. Edward has
been long sufferer from asthma, and
is in Denver at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vandegrift left today
for their old home in Ohio, after several
months visit in Pomona. Mrs. Vande-
grift is sister of Mrs. e. E. Armour.
D. B. Cleveland and family who went
back to live in their old home at Meri-
den, Conn., last year, in order to be
near Mr. C.'s aged parents, have decided
to return to Pomona.
Mr.. Kerckhoff, manager in chief of
the Kerekhof Gunner lumber yards
here, is listening to the sad sea ripples
: not waves-at Avalon.
John d. Cason and daughter, Miss
| Annie Cason, accompanied by Miss
Cora Whitson, are at Redondo.
/ Clinton Heath, who, in company
| with several other Pomona men, few
days ago went to Phoenix, Arizona, to
look around, has returned, having hao
enough of that country, go he says.
The market price for dried prunes this
week is: In boxes. 92 cents to 10
cents in sacke, 8 and 91a cents. Dried
unpeeled peaches are 121a cents, and
peeled peaches 10 and l6 cents.
Pomona's output Of people today were
Mrs Ed Buck, Mrs. King, G. E. Sumner
and Phil Stein, they leaving for Los An
geles on the 8 :l2 local.
Mr.. Fred Adams, of San Luis Obispo,
a political speaker of renown. wife and
daughter, Miss Edith, now residing in
Oakland, are visiting friends and rela-
tives in our city.
POMONA, Aug. 12.-Pomona people
who will mingle among Angeleiios today
are: Miss Drher, Mrs. w. G. Fillmore,
H. G. Tinsley, H. L. Brown, Mr.. Phelan.
Mrs. Gridley, who has been visiting
her cousin, Miss Peters, for the last few
days, returned to Los Angeles, her
home, today.
L. w. Pierce and family are expected
back from Avalon, Santa Catalina island,
tomorrow.
The Ontario branch of the E. w.
Thomas dry goods store has auspicious-
ly opened up. Mr.. Will Hammer goes
out on the 8 :52 train every morning to
help out during the opening rush.
The Howland nursery is getting out
large quantity of the most complete and
best pamphlets ever issued in this section
on the culture of the olive and the new
varieties of that fruit.
The herald scribe visited the place
where the preserving OF fruits for our
permanent exhibit in the board OF trade
rooms and for the worlds fair today.
The work is being done by the Messrs.
Keller in the old depot building, next to
j. H. Graber's warehouse. Some fine
specimens of peaches had just been
brought in from the Messrs. Doles's
place. G. A. True has some nice sam
Piles. We are going to have fine dis
play.
Mrs. s. M. Sweet is artistically en-
gagged upon 20 paintings Of oranges; not
all at once, but she shows pretty group
of five canvasses nearly finished.
Mr.. H. L. Brown left today to join
Mrs. Brown for a weeks stay at Avalon.
Mrs. Brown is making a four or six
weeks stay at that popular resort.
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