The herald., 1894-01-05

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SANTA MONICA, Jan. A heavy wind
started up this forenoon and has been
blowing stiff breeze all day, with a
rough sea. The mammoth wharf stands
like rock.
SMOOTH YOUNG MAN
very smooth young man, about "a
years of age, light complexion, wearing
adark blue suit and derby hat, came to
town this morning, stating his name
wac Cooper and that he came from San
Francisco. He introduced himself to
Rev. VIM. Stevenson. the Methodist
parson here. telling him he came of a
Methodist family and would like to se-
cure room and board in like family for
year; that he was going to work here
for Wells-Fargo's express company. The
prelate took In the story at one gulp and
proceeded to introduce the young man
to Mrs. Guiberson. She prepared him
good meal, after which the young man
asked for the loan of $4 so to get
his trunk from the depot. She
loaned him 81, all she could spare, he
telling her be would open his trunk
at the depot, get the money in it, and
then pay her and bring the trunk to the
house. But instead he proceeded to the
telegraph office and borrowed ano ther
dollar from Miss Guiberson, who is the
operator, and then went to the depot,
there saying he was a druggist and took
TIE Corona for northern ports. 1t is
rumored he got away with several other
dollars. but his name will not be- pre-
sented for membership i'll the Epworth
league.
A DOG POISONING FIEND.
A dog poisoning fiend has bothered
the town for some time, and en- Wednes-
day night killed number of valuable
dogs, one of the number belonging to q
poor man who had him sold for 500
and was going to ship him today. The
citizens are indignant and will summar-
lily deal with the wretch if caught.
They Offer reward for his arrest.
THE LIBRARIANS ANNUAL REPORT.
The annual report Of the librarian Of
the public free library for the year 1893
is an exceedingly interesting document,
got up in neat and business like man
ner. l Gull the following facts for readers
of the HERALD:
Receipts due prior.to making free,
$780, fines, $3.50; expenditures, $l5.9l ;
turned over to treasurer, 1888 AS; leaving
balance on hand of $4 IL.
The book account OF the brarv shows
1897 volumes January l, 1898, increase
during the year, 2lSo; lost and paid fo-
during the year, 3, wnich have been re-
placed. and two worn out, lost; pubic
documents received, 1872.
The library contents show 81 works on
philosophy, llU on religion. As on
sociology, 5 on phIlology, 45 on natural
sciences, % on useful arts, 40 on fine
arts; literature, 203 hiptory, 1876
travel, 1877 biography, l7S fiction,
1887; Spanish, l3; bound periodicals,
250; unbound periodicals, =; reference,
5S, and lS2 public documents.
The circulation ahows: Home iseue,
994l; library iseue, 1859 Total registra-
ton, 5S2, with 354 members January l.,
1894.
Iwenty-four of the most prominent
magazines are received regularly. Fol.
lowing are newspapers donated By the
publishers: The Los Angeles Herald,
Evening Express, Times, Porcupine.
Mirror, Woman's Column, The Christian,
New Californian and Santa Monica Out
look. Twenty -eignt books have also
been donated during the year.
The rearrangement of the library
under Dewey and Cutters systems was
inaugurated during the year. The die
tionary catalogue. with fnll author and
title entry, is more than half complete,
the cards mum bering 1000.
On March 1st the library was made
free, when all books were called in and
the rearrangement took place, the
library opened as an absolutely free one
on April Sth, and it is today one of our
grand educational features of which all
are justly proud.
BICYCLE CLUB MEETING,
The bicycle club had a meeting on
Wednesday evening, adopting the name
OF the Santa Monica Wheelmen, and a
constitution and bylaws the same as
those OF the Los Angeles Wheelmen,
with slight notifications to suit the
conditions existing here. The club
starts out with 10 charter members,
among them several ladies. The regu.
lar monthly meeting is the Fl irst Wednes-
day of each month. The initiation fee
is 80, and applicants for membership
can hand their names and the initiation
fee to any member, who will gladly look
after it. The dues are $4 year, paya-
BILE quarterly. A number OF cyclers
have signi6ed their intention to become
members.
FENCE QUESTION.
The question was brought up at the
last meeting Of the board of trustees as
to the right of the Jones management to
erect fence on the bluff on the corner
OF Ocean and Montana avenues, SO as to
prevent dumping Of garbage, etc., there
in the future, which has been such q
public nuisance in the past. The ques-
ton seemed to hinge on the fact whether
the fence was built on the Jones or park
property.
Your correspondent has looked into
the matter, and finds that the position
taken by MIR. Carrillo and Mr.. Lowman,
street commissioner, namely, that the
fence was on private land outside of
park property. lie correct according to the
description in the park deed. But be
this as it may, it seems to your CORE