Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-26
NEARBY TOWNS,
Notes from Pomona and Cata-
lima.
Santa Monica Furnishes Many Amuse-
ments.
Many improvements ON tho leland.
Summer visitors Already Numer-
Gus = Pomona News Notes.
O0vinn Gossip.

POMONA, June 25.-Judge Blades. Geo.
Woy and several other Pomona people
who have lived in Bloomington, Ill,
have personal acquaintance with A.
e. Stevenson, the Democratic candidate
for vice-presdent.
The Pomona cannery began canning
blackberries on Thursday and will begin
on apricots next Monday.
We have reason to know that some
Pomona oranges have sold for the high
est price OF any in California this year.
ing eemaphore signals at all it's stations.
placed at Pomona station. It goes in
effect here July lat.
Lorbeer Bros. feed store has been
moved to First street, in the building
formerly occupied by the National Hose
Coupling company.
The Pomona business college is about
to take g vacation. Lessons will be
given to q few who desire them in the
meantime.
The Progress says "Our Street Com
missioners" is what a Pomona man calls
the fellows who stand idly on the curb
stones and walk in the vicinity of the
poetofice for hours every day, doing
nothing but look up and down the
streets.
Prof. Calvin Esterly, a son-in-Iaw Of
our townsman, O. B. Olin, has resigned
the presidency of the Baptist college in
Los Angeles, and Is about to remove to
Pomona with his family.
The San Antonio Electric company
Gays that Pomona will have her electric
lights In less than thirty days more.
Hon George G. 6ymes, prominent
and wealthy resident Of Denver is in the
city on account Of the critical illness OF
his brother John OF the Pomona Reg
lister.
On Monday J. N. league OF Pomona
received large threshing machine by
rail from Stockton, where it was manu-
factured. Mr.. league does large grain
threshing business every year in this
valley.
Grover Cleveland Rambler is the his
toric name that I. B. Rambler's 6.year-
son bears.
Phil stsin has just received carload
of wagons and buggies, about fifty in
number, direct from the factory at In
neve business is dead or even sleeping
in this valley.
There will be plenty OF work at the
Chino factory in two or three weeks
more.
There is to be meeting at Santa Ana,
on June 26th, Of those interested in the
subject of fumigation of fruit trees for
insect pests. It is expected that horti-
cultural commissioner from all the
counties OF Southern California will be
present, also Prof. Coquillet of tbe state
university and several other men Of
prominence.- Progress.
Pomonx college has closed for the
summer vacation.
g. M. Smith has just returned from Z
weeks stay at Catalina.
Mrs. N. Cohn's sister, from Los An
Geles, Miss Prayer, and Miss Green Of
San Diego are here on visit.
Miss Mullaly, manager of the Postal
Telegraph Office in this place, spent yes
terday In Los Angeles.
@. Mirande, g. A. Carter, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Westerman and Mines.
House and Loney were passengers ON
the morning train for Los Angeles.
The Peoples store have had an i'm
mense sign placed ON the front of their
store, above the porch.
The Electric Light company are erect
ing their poles through our city today,
south ON Gibbs, across Second street,
thence west on the alley running back
of the postofice, White block. McComas
block, Lathrop block and 60 on.
Rev. j. w. VanCleve received unex
pectedly-it being entirely unsolicited
from the Wylie University, Marshall,
Texas, the degree Of D. d.