The herald., 1893-09-30
PASADENA.
The Electric Road Frapchises-A Ten
mis- Tournament.

The Electric Road Frapchises-A Ten
mis- Tournamsnt.
PASADENA, Sept. 20.--It is very evi-
dent fact that the Consolidated Electric
company of Los Angeles has no overpow-
ering desire to enter this city, at the
present time. at least.
As the matter stands at present there
are no electric franchises in existence in
Pasadena, the one over the Pasadena
Street Railway company's lines having
expired, with no extension of time. the
company having refused to accept the
conditions implied, which called for
bond of $4,000 for the completion Of the
road in two years.
This city is at all times ready to well
come and assist advancement OF all
kinds, but we have no time to spend on
epeculators.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
A meeting OF the Pasadena tennis club
will be held tomorrow at the club
grounds, corner of Orange Grove and
Walnut.
Playing will commence at 8 80 a. M,
and will continue during the afternoon.
A good list of entries has been re-
ceived and some good playing may be
looked for, as the boys have been doing
considerable practicing since the last
tournament.
The entries up to today are as follows:
Louis Freeman, Fred w. Roche, Don
McGilvray, Oliver Picher, Rob Rowan,
Rob Collingwood, Charles Grosebeck,
Joseph Solomon, Prof. j. d. Graham,
Harold Charming. Fred Buchanan, lrv-
ing Allen, John Blick, Bruce Rowan,
Peter Palmateer, Will Allen, Kimball
Ferguson, John Daggett, Ben Walbridge
and Will Merwin.
Mrs. E. A. Mote returned from pro-
tracted eastern trip today.
The indications for rain are good, and
local weather prophets are predicting
downfall shortly.
City taxes are now due and may be
paid at any time.
Mr.. Bunt Hutchins, one of our popu-
lar young townsmen, ia back from a
months vacation at Santa Monica.
A moonlight excursion to Rubio caflon
will doubtless attract many of the
young people tomorrow evening.
No eastern mails in today, and the
prospects are not fattering for any for
several days yet.
The subject of Rev. George Cochran's
sermon at the Congregational church on
Sunday next will be Christianity in
Japan. Mr.. Cochran has been q mis-
6ionary in that country for a number OF
years, and will be able to speak from
experience.
Houses to rent within reasonable
distance from the business center OF
town are harder to find than hens
teeth. Some of our capitalists would do
well to expend some of their surplus
money in the house building line.
The Lake Vineyard Land and Water
company has gang of men at work
king up the old original water pipe on
fair Oaks and Colorado street, which
has been down since the old colonial
days. A steel pipe is being put down in
its stead.
The finals of the handball tournament
We're played off at the Athletic club thip
evening, in the presence of good sized
audience of business men. This in
erased interest in athletic sports ia
pleasing to notice.
The death of Mrs. Eta Alice Ninde.
wife OF Albert Ninde, occurred last even
ing at her home ON Adell avenue, the
surprise Of which will be sad news to
her numerous friends in this vicinity, as
the death was quite unexpected, The
announcement of the funeral will be
made later.
From the way business is going ahead
in this city one would never imagine
that such thing as q financial depres-
sion ever existed, and for that matter,
it never has. go far as Pasadena is con.
New buildings are going up on every
side and an unemployed man is hard to
find.
One of the workmen on Fair Oaks this
morning stuck his pick through the
water main at most unfavorable time
for street car driver who happened to
be passing, as the big stream struck the
car full in the side and at the same time
the horse stopped. giving him the full
benefit of free shower bath. The last
seen of him he was endeavoring to in
duce the contrary animal to believe the
best thing he could do would be to get
out of the wet.