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The herald., 1896-01-17
General Court Notes


John D. Works of San Diego has filed his
petition for the probate of the will of DR..
A. F. Darling, deceased. The estate, con.
sisting of real and personal property, is
valued at $4,000.
Notice of appeal in the case of e. C. Bast
VS.. E. L. Ward, from the township JUSTICES
court, has been filed with the county clerk.
Joseph T. johnson has sued William and
Catherine e. Chrislett and James Corwin
to recover $23.75 for wages due as car
penter on frame hotel located on lot 2 of
block ID of the Mott tract, and that the
same be adjudged lien against the prop
ertv.
Frank Rettkowsky has sued Ursule Beis-
serano, executor, ct al, to quiet title to lot
1 in block H of the Also tract.
Charles w. Burdick has sued Walter A.
Lewis, administrator of the estatetof Abbie
Clifford, deceased, to quiet title to the west
half of the northwest quarter of fractional
block 33 of the northeast Pomona tract.
Emma Smith has petitioned for letters of
administration on the estate of Louis Vor-
kauper. The estate is valued at 5000.
Joseph Mullaly has sued Thomas j.
Kelly to recover $500 alleged to be due for
two months rent of the Wellington hotel,
on North Broadway. and for damages for
holding over after such rent became due
and was unpaid.
sued Henry Martz to recover $1,000. 1t is
alleged that Martz fraudulently converted
to mis- own use certain brick buildings be-
longing to plaintiffs, on lot 8, block 10,
Ord's survey.
In the case of Thomas Clark, recently
convicted of burglary, Judge Smith yester-
day ordered the testimony transcribed.
The herald., 1896-01-17
The Police Court

Ten barn and box car sleepers were up
before Judge Owens yesterday, and re-
ceived thirty-day floaters.
d. f. LAWN obtained O tamale from a
peddler, for which he refused to pay. Be-
ing drunk at the time, he became abusive,
and Officer Sawyer ran him in. Judge
Owens fined Mr.. LAWN $40.
William Newcomb, J. B. Maupin and
George Casey held free fight on Los
Angeles street on Wednesday night and
were arrested for disturbing the peace.
Their trial will take place this afternoon.
Louis Nelson, young man who has been
arrested several times for vagrancy, was
given twenty days on the chan gang.
James Wilde-no relation to Oscar of
the same clan-was fined $40 yesterday by
Judge Owens for drunkenness. He is an
Englishman who expressed himself in
terms of dislike that were punctuated with
obscenity, regarding this country. He will
probably lay his case before II. B., M.
consul when his ten days expire.
George Green, chronic beggar, was
given ninety days on the chaingang by
Judge Owens.
The herald., 1896-01-17
Found for the Defendant

Judge Shaw yesterday ordered findings
and judgment for the defendant in the case
of Black VS.. Crippen' This is the suit in
which a physician was suing nursery
man to recover bill for professional SER
vices. The nurseryman had a claim
against the physician for 7SS navel orange
trees, at % cents per tree. The physician
refused to pay for the trees, alleging that
they were not properly moved, and In con-
sequence most of them died. The nurse
trees were all right, but that the physician
changed her mind and took them up
without giving them a chance.
The herald., 1896-01-17
Divorce Business

Judge Puterbaugh yesterday granted
Mrs. Eff1e M. Lee divorce from Howard
T. Lee on the ground of desertion and fail
ure to provide.
E. N. Cleveland was given divorce from
Mrs. G. +. Cleveland by Judge Mckinley
yesterday. The ground was desertion and
there was no defense.
The hearing of the case of W. W. Holt
VS.. Mrs. F. M. Holt, suit to set aside a
deed, was heard by Judge York and SUBJ
mitted on briefs. Holt secured a divorce
from his wife some time ago, and was
given the alternative of allowing.her tbs
use of the property for fifteen years or Civ
ing her deed outright to one-half of it.
Holt concluded to give the deed to one-half
of the property, but by some mistake he
transferred his entire possessions to his ex-
wife. When he found out what he had
done he instituted suit to have tile deed set
aside.
Mrs. Holt alleges that after the divorce
was granted her husband repented and
gave her all the property as balm to her
wounded feelings, and she proposes to
keep it if she can.
The following suits for divorce were filed
yesterday: Elizabeth M. Fetzlabb vs..
John L. Fetzlabb, desertion and failure to
support; Katherine Bosch VS.. John ID.
Bosch, desertion and failure to support;
Christine Wandrey VS.. Otto Wandrey, ha-
bitual intemperance.
The herald., 1896-01-17
A SiIIy Prosecution

The examination of young Powers, the
14-year-old boy charged with stealing
horse belonging to Mrs. johnson, was
had before Township Justice Young yester-
day. AS the facts are brought out, there's
absolutely nothing in the case. The horse
in question got away from it's owner and
was impounded. After remaining in the
pound for the legal time, and not being
claimed. the poundmaster gave the horse
to young Powers, as the animal would not
sell for enough to pay for advertising and
horse off for gun, aud on the animal be-
ing recognized by the owner, an investiga-
ton followed, and she had the boy arrested
on ch arge of grand larceny.
The herald., 1896-01-17
NEW PRIMARY LAW
The Supervisors Still Grinding Away Select.
Nauncs

The Supervisors Still Grinding Away Select
ing Names
The supervisors put in another day yes
terday in working on the lists necessary
under the new primary election law. There
are $500 names to be selected, and it is
estimated that it will take all the spare
time of the board for at least two weeks.
The boards in the various precincts are, as
Gratis, eight Republicans, seven Populists
and seven Prohbitionists. In some cases
these proportions cannot be kept up, and
then they are made up of as good citizens
as can be got.
1t is said that Martin Marsh, on behalf
of the Democrats, will enjoin the supervis-
ors from making an appropriation to carry
out the provisions of the new law, on the
ground that it Is unconstitutional.
The herald., 1896-01-17
The Work In Progress

The work of remodeling the upper floor
of the postoffice building is now fairly I'M
der way, and the wall is being removed in
the marshal's office, temporary plank
partition having been put up until the
work is done. The addition will be another
room for the United States marshal, cham
bers for Judge Wellborn, over which there
offices for the clerks, and Judge Ross will
have the room now occupied by them, to-
gether with his present chambers. There
will be no change made in the postoffice.
The herald., 1896-01-17
Peception to DR.. Fowler

A reception was rendered last night to
DR.. j. K. Fowler, the new pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church, and to his
two daughters, by the members of his fock,
in the lecture room of the Y. M. q. A.
building. The room was profusely deco
rated with evergreens and flowers.
musical and literary program had been
prepared by Mrs. Day, which was carried
out excellently. After the conclusion of
this. refreshments were served. All the
decorations of the supper table were in
pink and white, which were also the colors
Of the ice cream. The reception was great
success.
The herald., 1896-01-17
Captain .Janes' Case

Captain James, the publisher of the Nom
Partisan, recently indicted by the federal
grand jury for sending obscene matter
through the mails, yesterday appeared in
the United States district court, before
Judge Wellborn, when plea in abatement
was filed. No action was taken, and the
matter was continued to Monday.
The herald., 1896-01-17
Confessed His Crime

Three informations were filed by the
district attorney in department one against
Fred Forrest. charging him with burglary,
and two against John Conley. These are
the two men who are supposed to have
committed at least twenty-five burglaries
in the city, but only three informations
were filed, as it was believed that they
would be sufficient. The informations are
based on the robbery of the houses of An
tonic Lopizich, Mrs. c.. S. Gardiner aud
Isaac Gibbs during December.
Forrest entered his plea of guilty to the
first charge. but did not like to do so to
the other two, as he seemed to be of the
opinion that if he pleaded guilty he would
get off with light penalty. He will be
sentenced tomorrow morning,
The herald., 1896-01-17
No Action Taken

The two Chinese women charged with be-
ing in the country illegally were again be-
fore the United States commissioner yes
terday. One of the women claims to have
been at the Atlanta exposition, and that
she is entitled to remain in the country for
q year. The case will come up again on
Monday.
The herald., 1896-01-17
. FIehting Over Furniture

The case of j. w. Browning vs.. E. A.
Miller, appealed from the justice court,
was on trial before Judge Puterbaugh yes
terday. The case is a suit to recover 5000
worth of personal property, household fur
niture, etc., and which was decided by the
lower court in favor of the defendant. The
suit is the result of family row, in which
the defendant, Miller, has no interest
whatever. Browning is the son-in-law Of a
Mrs. Foote, who originally owned the fur
niture in 'dispute. When Browning went
to San Francisco his mother-in-law loaned
him this furniture, which he used as his
own, and iWound up by mortga ging it.
When he r6turned to Los Angeles the fur.
The herald., 1896-01-17
How Street Work Is Obtained

Flow street WORK Is ODtafncu
A case of general interest to property
owners and taxpayers was on trial before
Judge Shaw yesterday, as illustrating the
methods employed by contractors in get
ting contracts for street improvements.
The title of the case is Edward Leake VS..
John S. Haigler, and it is suit to recover
$449.54 alleged to be due for services rem
dered IN working up contracts by Haigler.
1t came out in the testimony that it was
the general thing for contractors to en-
ploy men to ''work up' certain streets by
circulating petitions among the property
owners, "getting them in line," as it were,
for their employer. The man working up
the job was paid in proportion to the
amount of work done, each contract stand
ing on its own bottom. After securing the
necessary amount OF frontage, it was also
the duty of the man handling the petition
to work it through the city council, and
when the contract was duly signed the
agent was paid the amount previously
agreed upon. There were no restrictions
put upon the agent; he simply had to get
the street, and could employ such means
as he found necessary. II property owner
held out, threatening to stop the work, he
was placated by being given reduction on
his work. or it was made to his interest to
sign the petition in some other way.
Leake testified that he had been in the
employ of Haigler since 1892, during
which time he had worked up a number of
streets for him, among them Twenty
eighth street and Maple avenue. He
alleged that he had settlement with
Haigler January 10, 1898, at which time
the latter admitted that 500 was due Leake
for services. He stated that after that, be-
tween January 10, 1898, and November /,
1893, he secured him contracts and did
services in that line worth $125, which Mr..
Haigler paid by giving him ~ cash and an
order on @. V. Miller, for whom grading
had been done; that from that time to
January, 1894, he worked the council for
contracts, his services being worth S623.S4,
of which Mr.. Haigler paid him $25S.3O.
From that time until October, 1894, he
did services worth $S4. He stated that Mr.
Haigler paid him altogether $4,000, and
still owes him $449.54.
Several witnesses testified that they
knew of the arrangement between Leake
and Haigler, and gave instances of where
work was performed.
Haigler entered general denial, claim
ing that there was no arrangement be-
tween Leake and himself, that he owed
him nothing, and presented counter
claim against Leake for promissory note
for $50, which had been given by Leake
and assigned to him.
Judge Shaw found for the plaintiff in the
sum of $3.50.
The herald., 1896-01-17
Resulted in a NOn-Suit

The case of ]. M. Taylor VS.. Emma T.
and S. G. Kronnick was tried before Judge
Van Dyke yesterday, and on the conclu-
sion of the testimony for the plaintiff, tine
motion for a non-suit by the defendant was
granted. Taylor was suing for commits
sions on real estate deal, but it was
shown that the property had been with
drawn from Taylor's agency, and he was
formally notified in writing of that fact.
The herald., 1896-01-17
To Recover Personal Property

J. 4. Newberry & Co., have sued C. s.
Gilbert to recover possession of one buggy,
one delivery wagon, one set of double
harness, one single harness and fifteen
tons of hay, alleged to have been illegally
taken by the defendant in the city of Po.
mona. Plaintiffs further allege that they
The herald., 1896-01-17
Contractor Sued for Damnces

M. NJ. Green has sued Frank Chenoworth
to recover $1,000 damages to a lot owned
by him on the east side of Kingsley street,
in the University tract. Chenoworth owns
the two lots adjoining. He is a street con-
tractor, and in excavating his lots to secure
gravel, did not take proper precautions to
support the walls of the pit, and in conse-
quence it caved on Green's lots, damaging
the same to the amount given in the COM
plant.
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have been damaged already to the extent
of $50, and $50 per day for each day they
are deprived of the use of the property.
The total value of the property is given at
1888.
The herald., 1896-01-17
He Had No Case

A. Schmidt. who sued the Los
Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway
company for $4,000 damages for
injuries received in colliding with
car while riding a bicycle on Spring
street, was non-suited before Judge Van
Dyke yesterday. The evidence showed
that the collision occurred on S. Spring
street, near Third, and that Schmidt re-.
ally ran into the rear of the car, on the
side, and was dragged some few feet. His
bicycle was broken. AS a matter of fact
the railway company had cause for action
against the wheelman for running into
their car and knocking the paint off.
The herald., 1896-01-17

niture was shipped to Mrs. Foote'S resi-
dence and she in turn sold it to Miller, who
keeps a secondhand store. Browning al
leges that Mrs. Foote gave him the furni-
tuIe. 1t is alleged that Browning stated
that he would never have brought suit to
recover the furniture, but for the fact that
he had mortgaged it, and it would put him
In bad light to have it appear that he was
mortgaging property that did not belong to
him. Judge Puteroaugh continued the
case until this morning to enable the coun-
sci for the plaintiff to present authorities.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions since January 1 and for
Yesterday.

Real estate transactions sincs January
/. 1896. ara ss,cee.soo rs. There were filed
Tor record yesterday eight deeds. aggre-
eating 81. 42S. Following Is LIST furnished
by the Daily Bulletin. room I3. Occidental
block:
c.. NJ Johnson to Joel e. Pelrsoa, lot 10.
block Il. Pontiac al. March 8. 1884 ST.
The Tacoma Land Co. 20 swan Olson.
sis Sc sec Is. - %. 8, 50 acres. except
right OF way of Northern Pacific railroad.
May Us, ISIS. sso.
Sheriff To Seattle National bank. Tot 1.
block %, John j. McGAvra's "a ad. lots 5.
9 and TO- block 10. Ballard Park ad: lots
% and s5 Dwight's ad, August =. $3.50.
w. v. Rinehart 81 TX. 20 Lena A. Phil
brick ME OF ei4 ne sw sec 10. tp Fl,
except acres In sw cor OF said tracO.
5 acres, April z, O. c., 81.
Washington N. @. Place ct ux. TO Lena
A. T,hilbrick. lot IA. block r., lot "A. block
81, Gilman Park al. lot II. block 10. La
tona al. December q. 1896. 81.
E o. Clifford 10 Lena A Philbrtck. prop
erty in Lewis county. December 3. 1895. 81
Annie G. Smart and husband F. t. 10
Alfred Raymond. lot 8. block 8. Denny q
Hoyt's al. July Il, $50.
Charles Waters 10 Elizabeth A Waters,
una SIS OF Il ne and OF eli NV sec =.
I'd q, Z. and part VII NV sec = 10 n.
r Z, August DC, -.
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What Farmers Are Doing.

Ahsanum. Aug. 1S-Timothy hay Is all
IN the stack. also the second cutting OF al
faifa- The hay crop Is OF superior quail
ity. being bright and well cured. Ths
grain crop is all harvested and will be an
Increase OF 30 per cent. over last year .
crop. Hops are looking wen In the yards
that have been properly cultivated. The
apple crop is good. Potatoes never looked
better, but there il only half the acreage
OF last year. Bees have made great
harvest this season. Pastures are drying
I'D and the milk supply has fallen.
Rsageield, Clarke Co. Aug. D.-T'hs low
price OF grain for some time past - re-
sponslble for diminished acreage for
this year. Excessive rains In the spring
and dry weather following has caused a
rather short crop Of that sown. There il
littIe fruit this year-prgnes perhaps 10
per cent. apples hardly as much pears
say 50 per cent. People are carefully cul-
tivatsnx pruns orchards. Notwithstanding
low prices lsst year. Stock-raislnx has
been checked to q considerable degree On
account OF TIE low prices. particularly Of
hortes. Cattle and swine also find duh
market. Many farmers would raise sheep
~, fs,r fear OF coyotes and dogs. partic-
ulariv the latter. Our hay crop was fair
and our gardens have improved greatly
since the rama
a. vegetables potatoes being only about
one-hal, a crop. Hay has been harvested
,n GOOD condition. and a good crop. No
grain. except oats. are raised here. ani
they are generally OF good quality and a
go -rou Fruit IL nearly q sompIets fall
ure. VERY, few plunls and apples. The rains
ara eold winds in the spring bang tae
cause OF failure.
Fau city. Aug. B---Hay al IN IN good
.-.s.sg,. ylalA under average owing 70
f.4e pssturfng. followed BY dry weather
IN ne spring. Early oats fgA crop. but
three weeks late 81 ripsntnx; many fields
are Just being harvested. Barley goof
.-rop. Potatoes. except early planting, viii
Re rrnt. Apples almost total failure.
pears ana piums same. Berry oroD small.
.xearyt evergreen blackeerriss. the latter
rood. owing TO scarcity Of money 90 hire
help. most producers have bad 20 ex-
-N.rx. work 20 secure crops. T7ss report
viii apply 20 ali this upper snc0ualrTlss val
Law. from Cherry valley 10 Nortn bend-
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Mining stocks
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Board or Trade.


Chicago. Aug 2s.-Iyyheat had a good deal
% aepress II az the opening. Gables were
barely steady and the money market
showed no perceptihie Improvement. De-
ceraber, which closed yesterday at 500,
opened at se8spsc, and under liquidation.
which started AZ once. went steadily down
ward. The continued weakness In corn
and the decline IN provisions also helped
% iepres prices. and for q time there
seemed 10 be no effort 10 check the down
ward movement Later. however, the SEN
tiTuent nnGerwens a sudden change. and
during the good buying which followed the
early loss was quickly recovered. Decem-
Der advances 70 sp1sc. The advance had
meanwhile brought out heavy realizing,
ard prices again declined. December
touching ssiSc The closing weakness OF
cables and low prices for corn kept the
market nervously weak 20 The close. De-
eeTlber clo~snK =, 5sssc.
Corn was fairly active bat weak; septern-
Der showed tse most depression.
oats hsit very well, considering tho
weakness displayed by the other markets
Provisions repeated their performance
which has been gone through wtth 80 ot-sa
90 late. ard scored new records pork BE-
Ing especially weak.
Closing Quotations.
waeat-AasusI SAa@ao; September.
ss14o.
Co-n-Ausust ana September. 1lTrAa
Csa.s-August, lSac: September. $50.
Pors-AuKuss ard September. y ~.
Isra-Augast ana sepssriaer. g az.
Res-Augysst ana September. s2lA
Rye.
rlsxsesd-ss ffsTo.
TlmoGhy-L6o.
Live stock.
Sales OF naive best s;-s-s we-. e. N.
pa re % g .es1s&.7s foF the com raone~ greasy
lots Up 20 sssss.so for Choir. 20 extra;
bulls. s@Fs; COWS sai hs,se-s. s. es7z IS:
calves. 81 FOR chosce lots: stoctsrs a.,
feeders. s. SAG1sz Numerous weSterrs
SOD .or feeders a. s. sxS32
HogS-Hesvy, ss4sE medium wetxsts
s. ssES as: rxht wetghtz 81 ssessS
Shss7-w~stsrn rang. g KS y. ,.rhs
g. ass7s 81 fcr inferior % extra
Recelpts-Cs;tis 1850. hogs = 90, sheer
e aoa
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wATKa FRONT NOTES.

ITALIAN bark Csvocr 10 io.asre suyrISe-
a. Whatcom for Gala
Steamer Flyer went out on ser regular
ra2 10 Tacoma yesterday morning.
Steamer skaxit caisf took out dfssen
tons OF cats % Tacoma yesterday.
SIP Dundee will 90 10 Port Rlakeley
o. saturday 10 load lumber Tor Plymouth.
England
Steamer Greyhound viii b. inspected
soon she IS having new covers GA her
life bnoys
Hawaiian bark Msaaa Ala. Capt. Smith.
- Loading inmAer az Wnakcorn for Free
mantle Australia
Schooner W. T. Tickle arrived from ths
nsains banks yesterday with about la.eoo
pounds OF ha4ibut.
schooner r. w Bartlett. Cart. Olsen.
arrived AZ Por; Eakeiey yesterday from
The Amoor river. 90 load lumber FOR san
Francisco.
Ship Alexander Gahscn. Capt. Hodge
man. finished loading lumber az Pert
gland. She Viii 20 10 Port Town.sud 10
shin crew.
Schooner L'xsis Cody arrived ct Ana
cortes Monday from Boring sea- with 90 :
~ Rounas of eodzish; The Colby reports
10. with $4,000 pounds q codnsa
Steamer Rosalie. which left FOR Victoria
Tuesday might. carried 100 sheep. They
owned the ship. as the saying Is, and as
there were but few passengers had every
thing their own way. This is the largest
number OF sheep carried by the Resale
Tor number OF years. Another load was
taken out last night.
Steamer Sarah NJ Renson went out on
her regular run 20 Port Blakeiey yester.
day afternoon. and steamer ". X Mer-
win. which has had the run while the Rem
ton mas been lnderEolng repairs. Will "a
once more lald-up on the Duwamsh riv-
er. About twenty-five tons OF flour and
feed we're carried TO Port Bskeiey yester-
day by the Merwin.
The flags on most OF the steamers along
The water front were at haif-mAst yes
Jerday IN honor of the memory OF Capt.
George w. Builene, who died Tuesday
evening. During tho twenty years in
which Capt. Bullene held office as United
states steamboat inspector OF Puget
sound he made many friends among ma
rlne men, and news OF his death was re-
ceived with regret by all.
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Farm. Fled and Flresiie.
TIE longer I tive and III. the sou. ne
stronger [ become in my belisf that
farmer should work hls LAND on the IN
,ensfrs system Never les The land be
Idle long a. time, hgt apply manure
and ke@p IL producing something plos'
Ing under. II nothing eiss.
It "a strange why scrns farmers Tefp
buying mere Lard on whieh 20 Pay taxes
when they cannot work 1; 20 So full ca
paslty. No more land should bs owned
theu what will be profitable if5vss tfnent
10 the owner A small farm thoroughly
titled - OF far more satisfaction 20 fhs
owner thar one carried on IN Esip-zaoa
fashion. Mere comfort can y taken on
II as a home and the whole family VII
De happier.
Our farms should be eonfictee 80 rsst
sa-h one becomes a. astraetive home 70
ali fts members ard especially ne yo1sg,
Small fruits and berries SHOULD rave tasir
phase and tha garden saoait - 81 good
stz4 and well atssn4ed 70. A f~~ o.
shosla De kept 20 furnish eesirafe A. tteie
for the table ana maThap sal 70 Ire
profits Of fh4 farm by selling 8 few pounds
now ard then
The naaa who wogid make . eenpsste
failure with large farm because q lack
Of capital 20 rrup@rig work y can make
very good liviag ard realize many 81
TIE lssxur5~s 81 life On anal one.
West Cation, ~ u. r II. -,