The herald., 1895-02-19

ONE TRAINWRECKER LESS
South Pasadena's Poandmaster Kept
Busy
Manufacture Of a Patent Gasoline
Engine

South Pasadena, Feb. 18.-Victor Yer
dugo, one of the two Mexican brothers
who were convicted of attempting to
throw train off the Santa Fe track at
Garvanza, year or two ago, and sent to
the penitentiary for term of five years,
died in the prison on last Friday. He was
citizen of our town, and not regarded as
vicious boy, except when excited by
| liquor. Being consumptive when ar
rested, prison life, in our own county jail
especially, did not agree with his outdoor
habits, and he grew rapidly worse. AT
the request Of his mother and other
friends his remains were sent back to Los
Angeles for burial.
The city ordinance prohibiting the run
ming loose Of horses and cattle, or
tying them to stakes in the streets, re-
ceived vigorous and surprising enforce
ment yesterday. Previous to this time no.
body would accept the office OF Pound
master, and the law against the mis-
chievous practice, destructive to our
thousand young shade trees and to our
lawns and gardens, had not been enforced.
At recent meeting of our City Trustees,
however, well-known citizen had the
Office thrust upon him, and he resolved to
perform his duty-by proxy as he could
not always be present to attend to it..
Yesterday morning, Sunday though it
was, the opportune occasion arrived for
beginning the good work. Quite a drove
of calves came racing through the streers,
having broken out of their corral, and
the Poundmaster and his assistants were
called to duty and they made chase; but
the nimble-footed animals were too quick
for them, and were soon scattered over
the hills and far away. The officers
however, being thus stimulated in the
performance of their work, soon found a
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her off to the pound. On the way an
other was discovered and she was COM
PEELED to join in the procession. Reports
soon reached them of other depredators
upon the peoples property and comfort
And before the sun went down six of
these innocent law breakers had been i'm
pounded, along with one hungry horse
Most of them were redeemed by milking
time" on the payment of the penalty Of
" each; but anathemas loud and long
against interference with other people S
business" generally accompanied the
liquidation. 1t will be sometime, it is
hoped, before the young deputy pound
harvest of fees. He did his work well
and in the most amiable manner
kindly advising everybody to hereafter
avoid trouble and cost by keeping their
stock safely confined on their own prem
ises.
A beginning has been made in the man
ufacturing business in our little city,
where homes, shops and taxes are within
the reach of rybody. Quite large
and respectable looking building is being
erected on Meridian street, one square
north of the Santa Fe depot, by Messrs.
Stell & Futile, to be used as machine
shop for the making of new patent en-
gine to be run by gasoline, and also for
general blacksmithing. The machine has
been manufactured for short time in
GarvanZa, and seems to 'fiil a long felt
want for the generation of limited
power in many lines of industry.
The electric street railway, through our
section, is now showing up hopefully
The poles were nearly all erected last
week; the wires are being stretched to-
day, and the magic fluid will before the
week is out be jerking the car wheels
from South Pasadena through our sis
ter city. few squares in our own
territory remain still to be graded and
rails laid, which will require but couple
of weeks, when we will be III the charmed
circle of three cities with three railroads
each, and another co ming. .g