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The herald., 1897-08-19
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, Aug. B-(Regular
Correspondence The weather is simply
perfect for bathing this week, and the
fishermen and women report excellent luck
with the finny tribe. Fishing parties,
either by boat or from the Santa Fe or Port
Los Angeles piers, are quite the rage, and
large catches are made every day.
Mesdames Bettner and Hoy, against the
Baroness Harden-Hickey and Mrs. Ryan,
played a very exciting game of croquet
Yesterday afternoon at Robertson lawn.
The team is very evenly matched and 1t
was veritable tug-of-war, lasting until
darkness came down, and both parties
claiming the victory.
Mrs. Violet Upham entertained at whist
at her Second street home yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Van Dyke of Los Angeles and
Mr.. Hudson of Yorkshire, England, are
late arrivals at the Casino, to remain
through August.
Harry A. Lawrel and Isabella Woods,
both of Los Angeles. were married in this
city on Saturday evening by Rev. S. D.
Belt at his residence
Miss May Crane came down from Pasa-
dena today and is the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Margaret Cleveland.
Misses Hamilton Smith and Halifax of
Pasadena are guests at the Atlanta hotel.
Miss Edith Myersten of Los Angeles is
the guest of Miss Lottie Firth.
Miss Martha Bates and Miss Mabel
Clutes of Los Angeles are enjoying a
weeks visit with Mrs. F. L. Moore of
Sixth street.
Miss Carrie Downing of Pasadena is here
visiting friends.
Mrs. J. NJ Erdman, the Los Angeles
milliner. has had a very neat four-roon
cottage, erected on the South Beach, which
Is about ready for occupancy.
Mrs. W. D. Smith of Los Angeles and
Mrs. Hartley of Alhambra were enter.
tained at luncheon today by Mrs. G. w
Burleigh of n South Beach.
Mrs. Arthur Bean and Miss Anna Bear
of Alhambra are pleasantly located in a
pretty cottage on South Beach, No. TO-
Mrs. Patrick Robertson is visiting hel
friend. Mrs. Allen of "The Sphinx" neal
Lamanda Park.
Mrs. Doran and daughters. who have beer
guests at the Anchorage for the past two
weeks. will return to Los Angeles tomor
row.
Mrs. .Adolphus Sutton of Pasadena will
her little daughters. Misses Birdie ant
May. are the guests of Mrs. w. S. Creigh
ton of Pacific street. south side.
Miss Alice Bean and Miss Bertha Fluff Of
San Rernardfno are the guests of Miss Rose
Hamlin.
The herald., 1897-08-19
RIVERSIDE COUNTY

business trip to Chicago. He will be away
about three weeks.
Rev w. M. Sterling and wife of Los
Angeles. who have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs C. S. Vanston. left for home this
afternoon.
l.. E. Leeman, the druggist at Perris
came before Justice Mills this morning OF
the charge of having sold whisky in vio-
lation of the county ordinance. Defend
ant was held to appear for trial in the
superior court.
The blue ribbon meet this afternoon
preparatory to the Admission day meet
was a hot affair as to weather, but tame
otherwise. Following is a summary Of
events:
One-third of a mile-won by Cox ir
, AS 2-5.
One-third of mile, colored riders-Wor
by Glen in al
H. E. Scott went against the time Of the
track 0:59) and made it in 2:02. He would
have done much better but for poor pace
and heavy wind
| One mile open-Won by Shoemaker ir
2:27 2-5.
Two-mile handicap, colored-Won b!
| Thompson in $50.
| Two-mile handicap. white-Won by Roth
rock in AL 2-5 His handicap was III
yards.
1oO-yard foot race-Won by VIII Jordan
(colored), under 12 years. in 12 1-5.
| In the team race Spaulding. Corona ant
Farmer had two men each. The Spauldins
team won. making IA points. to Farmer:
! 10 and Corona's Z; time IL: :15 2-5
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LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, Aug 1S-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The tabernacle is more
elaborately decorated for the w. c. T. U.
school of methods than for any of the pre-
ceding conventions. On the wall above the
stage is motto of welcome, white letters
on yellow ground. which stands for tenn
perance and equal suffrage, framed in smi-
lax.
Below this is huge bank of flowers and
green foliage. At intervals around the
stage are jars of foliage plants and bou-
quets of blossoms tastefully arranged with
festoons of smilax on the Bible stand, ta-
bles and where it could be made most eff
fective.
The devotional exercises of the morning
were conducted by Miss Ethel Dugger of
Pasadena Mrs. Stephens conducted the
parliamentary drill as usual. DR.. Kellogg
Lane followed in normal drill in purity
teaching Miss Margaret Suddeth con-
Quoted the question box. which was fol-
lowed by the noontide prayer meeting.
| Miss Rice of Orange conducted the noon
| devotons followed by an address on evan
gelistic work by Miss W1nnifred Spaul-
ding, superintendent of the deaconess
work. of Los Angeles. The theme of Miss
! Spaulding's remarks was the Importance
and value of personal effort in evangelis-
| tic work. This was followed by discus
| sion of fifteen minutes duration, which
| DrOuSnt out many VIEWS oi tic SupJcSt'
| in the main agreeing with the speaker.
! Miss Ethel Dugger followed with a paper
on parlor and social work. This was fol-
lawed by a general discussion. which, after
| solo by Mr.. Simmons, closed the meeting
of the afternoon.
! The evening session will be devoted to
an elocutionary contest for the Oemorest
gold medal The young people competing
! have been under the training of Miss Nina
| Cuthbert for some time, and are mainly
residents of Long Beach.
| The yacht Morning Star took p. M Green
| and party of twenty-eight friends from
| Pasadena out on fishing sail this morn
| ing
The Santa Barbara, a power and sail
yacht from Catalina, has Joined the pleas
| ure fleet here.
| David c. Cook, the Sunday school pub
Usher of Chicago, will deliver an address
at the Presbyterian church on Sunday
morning next.
| P. H. Bodkin of the Independent. with his
wife, is attending the School of Methods.
i Miss Alys Lambert has gone to Pasa-
dena to be present at the marriage of her
brother Darwin and Miss Emma Picker
ing, which took place last evening.
y DIR. Fred S. Williams has left Long Beach
and will practice his profession in Los
Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alta Decker of Rivera arc
visiting Mrs. Decker's mother, Mrs. Brew
er of Los Alamitos.
Mrs. A. l.. Coward and daughters of Ar
tesla camping on Ocean avenue.
Major Scott and wife of Riverside are
visitors here.
Mrs. d. J. Mccarthy and Mrs. Clarence
) Cram are visiting Catalina island.
The herald., 1897-08-19
SAN BERNARDINo

SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. B.-(Regular
Correspondence The wave of prosperity
promised since nine months ago has not
struck Harry E. Smith of Highland, as
yesterday afternoon he filed papers of in
solvency, with his assets of about $1,000 and
liabilities of $500.
The city trustees met last night. The
committee appointed to investigate the ac-
ton of the fire department at last Friday S
fire reported exonerating the department
from all blame. The city clerk reported
that he had received from the Electric
Light company $3.50 as their share towards
building the Waterman avenue Warm
creek bridge.
The superintendent of streets reported
that the expenditures of his Office for July
were sos. 20, of which s495.55 was for labor
that he had collected $I315 for dog licenses
and had killed sixteen dogs.
A resolution was adopted requiring the
Electric Light company to live up to its
contract by putting in the city hall properly
connected In circuit with the street light
one meter for showing the candle power
and one lamp hour recorder to show how
many hours the lamps burn. The repre-
sentatives of the company are cited to ap-
pear before the board at the next meeting
If the city gets the $2346.0S deficit of ex-
Treasurer Blow 1t will have a hard fight
as the bondsmen say they will not pay it.
An inquest over the body of the late Johr
Milligan was held this afternoon and ver-
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rugs and the hose, and no very serious
damage was done, save to the dress. MISS
Bertha and her friend departed this morn
ing as they planned for Santa Monica.
W. H. Thompson and Harry Young, car
rier and substitute on the Evening Star
were arrested yesterday afternoon for rid
ing their wheels on the sidewalk. The
street is being improved" and the boys
could not ride elsewhere than on the side
walk. The boys appeared before Recorder
Rossiter, who fined them each So.
The Leighton place. on the northeast
corner of Mountain and Moline avenues,
has been purchased by Lyman r. Mace an
eastern capitalists, of A. c. and Mary L.
Leighton, the price being $4,000. The place
embraces something over sixteen acres,
well planted. The house will be remodeled.
Emory Siedentoph of Minneapolis died
of consumption at 8 o'clock this morning.
The funeral services will take place to-
| morrow morning at 10 O'clock from the
parlors of G. M. Adams & Co., under the
auspices of the Maccabees, of which order
| deceased was a member.
| Town Talk has been sold by w S. Gill
more to George Rice of Los Angeles. Town
| Talk was formerly Current Topics, and has
| created very favorable impression during
its short existence. Mr.. Rice expects tC
conduct 1t upon the same plan which Mr.
Gilmore has followed.
| Inc "A. ". U. w. VIII nOld n Cldm Dake
in K. of P. hall Thursday evening. August
| 10Th.
| The contract for building the foundation
and doing the excavating for the new M
f. church on the corner of Lincoln and Or
ange Grove avenues, has been let to Hove5
& Shaw. the consideration being $3.50.
| Constable Slater went out to Baldwin's
ranch today to serve warrant for the ar
| rest of Mexican named F. Sanola. who
yesterday battered another Mexican
named Byorano The men had been drink
| ing.
PERSONAL
Miss Carrie Downing left this morning
for Santa Monica.
Mrs. H. w. Lathe returned this morn
ing from Bluff lake.
Miss Weimer left this morning for he
home in Michigan.
Rev. G. I. Douglass left this mornin;
for ST. Paul, MINI.
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Murphy the Wooste
block are at Catalina for a few weeks.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

The entire crop of grain in the Los Ala
mos valley, about 1900 sacks, has been
purchased by A. w. Garfield.
Morris Pozzi yesterday furnished bond
and procured a county liquor license to
conduct a retail business in this city.
At the session of the board of supervisors
today. in the matter of the application of
the Alcatraz company for franchise to
construct wharf at or near Gaviota. it
was ordered that the franchise as prayed
for be granted.
In the matter of the petition of DR.. ]. w
Graham ct AL. for a road in road district
No. 5, an order was made approving the
bond and appointing E. d. Perkins, John
McGillivray and F. f. Flournoy as viewers
An ordinance was passed prohibiting the
killing of game in this county by outsiders
and shipping same to markets elsewhere
and providing a penalty for violations
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Another camping party left for Bluff lake
at an unconscionable hour this morning,
consisting of Mrs. c. G. Rohrer, Miss Il.
Rohrer Miss Jessie O'RKelly. Percy Hern-
don and Ralph Rohrer. They will be gone
several weeks.
Judge George E. Otis returned from a
business trip to San Francisco today.
Lyman A. Craig visited Redlands today
on business.
Mrs ]. C. Weeks left this morning for
Cleveland, o.
Mrs. c. M. Brown returned today from
two weeks visit at San Francisco and
San Jose.
Mrs. and Miss Kenneston. who have been
stopping at the Club House for the past
six months left today for Pasadena.
Jack Heitmann is enjoying vacation at
Catalina.
r. E. McGinness and sister, Mrs. Lewis,
leave in the morning for a couple of weeks
stay at Long Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Blakely left this morn
ing for a trip to San Francisco.
Mrs. ]. S. Hale left this morning for a
two weeks visit at Oakland.
f. H. Spoor Joined his family at Long
Beach today.
Colonel j. S. Ritchey went to Ling Beach
today for a couple of days stay.
The herald., 1897-08-19
REDLANDs


REDLANDS. Aug. 1s.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) The last of the machinery of
the Redlands Preserving company is being
placed in the cannery, after standing on
the tracks for several weeks. through a
misunderstanding in regard to the payment
for it. When work was first begun on the
building last winter. it was expected that
the cannery would be in operation in time
for the apricot season, but the work has
been delayed until it will be too late to
do any canning this year, and the building
has been leased to new orange packing
association that will soon be formed, to
be used as a packing house during the
winter. The first canning will be begun in
the spring.
Today has been the hottest day of the
season. the thermometer registering as
high as 10S degrees in the shade
Workmen began excavating this morning
for the foundation of the addition to the
Casa Iona.
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SUM MER RESORTS

and Covina people out for sail on the bay
today. Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. V. b. Brown, the Misses Aline
Brown, Taelle Pittman, Regina Maurther.
Minnie Maurther, Laura Franklin, Covina;
s. Lockwood, Mary Murray, Carrie Loug-
head, Emma Callef. S. Mosher and Messrs.
F. Brown, l.. Clapp, Will Roworth, w.
Holingsworth and Gus d. Harper.
The steamer Corona landed large guam
tity of freight and twenty-five passengers
here this morning
The steamer Bonita left here today with
a consignment of grain to northern ports.
r. Shauf of Los Angeles was in Redondo
yesterday on business.
The knights of Maccabees will give an
entertainment and hop at Foresters' hal
this evening.
The herald., 1897-08-19
ORANGE

ORANGE. Aug. 1S.-(Regular Correspon-
dence.) Miss Olive S. Ensign and her
mother have taken rooms at the Rochester.
Miss Ensign is one of the new teachers in
the public schools.
j. Wiley Harris of Orange has bought an
interest in a grocery business on Figueroa
street, Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Tiffany drove to Whit
tier today. 1t is their intention to spend a
few days in Los Angeles and stop at Whit
tier on their way up to visit friends.
II. e. Allen left for Ventura on Monday
1t is understood that he has purchased an
interest in jewelry business at that place
His mother and daughter will join him.
Miss Eta Souders and Miss Ida Brady
have returned from Long Beach.
Miss Guelma Baker, who has been Wis
iting the Misses Scarritt, returned to he1
home at San Diego today
The herald., 1897-08-19
VENTURA COUNTY

A coroner's jury found that deceased
came to his death by drowning in manner
unknown.
Just after the close of the inquest. at
$3.50 p M, the body of the boy was found
few hundred yards above the wharf
near Fazio's bathhouse. The finding Of the
bodies after thirteen days has hushed the
tongue of rumor. and the opinion expressed
by many that Green and his son were in
hiding has been robbed of foundation by
sured for $1,000 in the order of the Foresters
and the money will be paid without further
question.
The herald., 1897-08-19
SANTA BARBARA

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 1S.-(Regular
Correspondence.) The Philharmonic soci-
ETY. will give a concert tomorrow evening
at the Music hall in the Clock building.
Misses Emma and c. Morgan and Mrs.
Constance Dreyfus will have the leading
parts.
Arthur C. Aubrey left today for his home
in New Zealand. after pleasant visit to
his brother p. F. Aubrey of this city.
Mrs. H. NJ Ross of Los Angeles is visiting
Mrs. John L. Truslow.
F. NJ Frye, the Southern Pacific agent;
has recovered from sick spell
A daughter was born today to Mr. and
Mrs. w. S. Grow.
" H. Porter left today for Des Moines,
Iowa.
The herald., 1897-08-19
REDONDO

REDONDO, Aug. 1s.-Regular Core
spondence.) Fishing on the banks was ex-
cellent today, while on the wharves the
fishermen were not SO successful.
There are more people here now than at
any time during the summer
The yacht Violet was out today with q
large party of excursionists.
w. Fl. Hallett and family are domicied
at the Redondo hotel.
A party of prominent Redondoites spent
yesterday at the fish camp.
w. Longyear of Los Angeles was visitor
here yesterday.
Colonel Banton Duncan has sent a sam.
pie of his Russian wheat to the Los An.
geles chamber of commerce. 1t is excel
lent quality and will average about six.
teen sacks to the acre.
Ground was broken yesterday for the
planting of over thousand acres of can.
agre on land adjacent to the Redonde
townsite.
c. P. Dandy and Judge Bartholomew o.
Los Angeles inaugurated a lodge of tht
Fraternal Brotherhood here tonight.
The yacht Rambler, Captain Hansen, hat
a charter party of prominent Los Angelo,
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Captain Robley D. Evans of the United
States navy was a junior officer at the
outbreak of the war, and as he was .
Virginian his mother sent in his resigna.
ton without consulting him. The res
ignation was accepted and young Evans
was out of the navy, much to his dis
gust. He differed with his mother ana
her views, however, and being deter
mined young man, found way to have
the action of the department rescinded.
His mother did not know that he knew
his own mind until after he had been re-
instated in the service.
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his pockets Then they took him away
TO the station where he gave an unpro-
nouncable Sclavonic name end his ad,-
dress. which was actually in the fashion
able Avenue des Champs Elysges 3
Thither went some of his captors, and
found that he lived, in ar expensive
bachelors fiat or celibate's snuggery
beautifully furnished. 1t has been
ascertaaAed, in fact that the man is =
practiced BURGLAR. and that he adonte6
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VENTURA

VENTURA, Aug. 1S.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Today the decomposed and
disfigured bodies of w. NJ. Green and his
son Charley were cast up by the sea. The
father and son, on the 9Th inst, disappeared
mysteriously from a fishing boat two miles
off shore while Adolph johnson, the master
of the craft, was in the cabin preparing
lunch. Ted Dennison. IA years old. who
with his mother is visiting here from Los
Angeles. discovered the body of Mr.. Green
two and a half miles below the wharf,
and Immediately notified Croner Reilly of
the ghastly discovery.
The herald., 1897-08-19
NEGRO MELODIES ARE POPULAR
Promise of a Deluge Of Plantation
Songs to Supply the Demand

The popularity of negro songs ourinB
the last two winters has practically
ruined the demand for popular efforts
of any other kind and the sentimental
ballad, whether it involves the over
worked mother" interest or is con-
cerned with some less filial motive, IS
Just at present a drug on the market.
1t is evidently the negro song that the
public desires just now, and there is
seemingly no indica ton that this de-
mand has been satisfied The popularity
of these negro ballads was established
anew two years ago by couple OF very
successful efforts of the kind, ana the
supply that followed has been Kept up
to remarkable degree of excellence.
One woman who makes speciality OF
these songs said last summer, after nav
ing exhausted the popularity of several,
that she was afraid others so good would
never be found. But they were forthcom-
ing at the opening of the season, and
proved as successful as their predeces-
sors.
All the song writer's with any talent IN
this direction have been turning their
attention to negro songs, and one reason
why their grade of comparatively high
| excellence has been preserved is to he
found possibly in the fact that many old
| time negro melodies have been worked
over to meet the present taste Very few
| of the songs that have reached the dig
nifty of publication are the work of ne
gro composers, although negro perform
ers claim the authorship of some of the
songs they sing. Nevertheless, one OF
! the most popular songs of the year was
written by negro performer, who has
already received upward of $4,000 in roy
alties from the work. 1t rarely happens
that a first song, however popular It
may become, yields very much to the
composer The unknown genius is likely
to reap the reward on his second effort.
even if the quality be of kind less
likely to gain success. One curious fea-
ture of the situation at present is the
glut of the market. These have been
popular as two-steps for several eeasonA
and the result is now that the supply OF
these pieces is so far ahead of the de-
mand that it is next to impossible to get
one published.-New York Sun.
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NORWALK

NORWALK. Aug. 1S.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The residence of Mrs. Camp,
familiarly known as Grandma Camp"
was totally destroyed by fire on Monday
evening. The fire occurred about 1880, and
was caused by the upsetting of a lamp.
Mrs. Camp made an effort to extinguis h
the flame. and In so doing burned her hands
quite badly. So rapidly did the flames
spread that in less than five minutes the
whole house was ablaze. and nothing but
an empty trunk was saved There being no
water with which to fight the fire, nothing
could be done to check 1t. There was no
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fashionable attire in order to defy sue-
picior There have been fashionably
dressed burglars before, but they never
had addresses in the Avenue des Champs
Elysees He was even the next door
neighbor of dukes ard. duchesses, Of
prominent politicians and of distinguish-
ed foreigners-Paris Letter to the Lon
den Telegraph.
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ORANGE COUNTY

has just announced a paid-up capital of
$25, 900.
Arthur Porter of Anaheim has accepted
a position here with Stern & Goodman.
Rev. ]. M. Rich of Covina was here yes
terday the guest of his son, DR.. Rich.
Most all of the business men in Fullerton
express themselves as being decidedly OPP
posed to bargain day in Los Angeles.
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for $50. When they came to Mr.. Drew they
were pronounced ofrgeries.
Miss Della Blackburn is lying seriously
Ill at her home on Mount Vernon street.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-16
Music for dancing at East Lake five nights a week by Montano's Band. 4-28-tf
OFF TO NASHVILLE
MT. Joe Rietta Carries An Exhibit of Bir- mingham Vegetables to the Expo-
 Will Be in Alabama Building.

Mir. Joe Rietta, of the firm of s. Rietta & Bro, -accompanied by MT Fred Mon- tebarre. left at noon for Nashville. whsre they go on an, important mission.
 As was stated some days ago in these columns, the firm, at the request of the editor of the State Herald, agreed to send an exhibit of, Birmingham vegetables to be placed in tine Alabama building. Yes terday morning a fine lot of vegetables which would de credit to Florida or. Cali fornia, were taken from their garden and carefully packed and shipped by express to Nashville in care of Commissioner of Agu.cultures Culver. There were egg plants cucumbsrs, beets, carrots, celery beans, peas, eaulihowers, pepper, tona- toes and other varieties of vegetables, be- sides a monster cabbage, weight g exact ly forty pounds.
 The exhibit will prove of great benefit to Birmingham. and R.etta Bros. are to be congrdtuia ted for sending same to Nashville for exhibition.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-16
Clerk and Registers Sale

James B. Cobbs, as Administrator of the Estate of John C. Westbrook, Deceased, Complainant. vs. s. J. Darby Philip Ris- ing, ct as Defendants.
 By virtue of a decree rendered on the 1st of Birmingham. Jefferson county, Alabama in said cause I shall proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at public said county, in the city of Birmingham, within the legal hours of sale, on
 MONDAY. THE 18th DAY OF JUNE, 1897, the following described real estate:. ... Lots Numbered one and two, in subdivis- ion Fof Block one hundred and seven, be- ing a 1rectangle fronting fifty feet on the south side of Morris avenue and extending back eighty-two and one-half feet to the property of the South and North Alabama Railroad company, as the same is laid off on the map and plan of the city of Birming- ham, in Jefferson county Alabama. made by the Elyton Land company, to satisfy said decree.
 Witness my hand this 1st day of June, 1897.
 NATHAN l.. MILLER, %. 6l2-aoW-3t Clerk and. RegiStir.e