The herald., 1897-11-06
PERSONAL

W. H. Mckenzie, ex-city treasurer of
Fresno. spent yesterday in the city.
William E. Wolff, large wholesale
clothing dealer of New York is in the
city.
Leslie Bates of the Madgeburg Insur-
ance company is here from San Fran
cisco.
E. Hecht, large wholesale tobacco
dealer of New York. arrived from the
east yesterday.
II. E. Keeler, Santa Fe passenger
agent at San Diego, was visiting friends
here yesterday.
e. w. Redpath of the firm of Red
path Brothers. shoe manufacturers, of
Boston, is in the city.
George w. Benson. representative OF
Hicks, Judd 6, Co., compilers of hotel
registers, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Haines and daugh-
ter arrived yesterday from Denver, and
will remain for the winter
A. D. Thompson, prominent merchant
from Oakland. came down from the
north yesterday, and will be here for sew
eral days.
H. Diffene, a heavy importer of French
silks, arrived here yesterday from New
York He is making flying trip through
the coast cities.
F. r. Stovel, insurance adjuster for the
Scottish Union Assurance company, is
making his round of the coast and ar
rived here yesterday.
NJ r. Higgins, general manager of the
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance company
and well-known in San Francisco politi
cal circles, is in the city.
Among the Angelenos in New York
this week a.'e: c. T.. Mills at the Gerlach,
Mrs Hutchinson at the Ashland G. 3.
Johnson at the Manhattan.
II. w. Fores, state agent for the West
ern Assurance company and British
America of Toronto, is in the city, in
specting the local agencies.
s. S. Laird. jr., of the firm of Laird,
Schober & Mitchell Philadelphia manu-
facturers of ladies' footwear, was among
yesterdays arrivals from the east
William Melczer, leading wholesale
liquor merchant from Tucson, is in the
city, Mr. Melczer was formerly in the
liquor business in San Francisco.
Postmaster John r. Mathews, who has
been in San Francisco for the past
month, returned yesterday, looking well
and claiming a gain of seven pounds in
weight
T.. H. Fowler, one of the members of
the Hampden Glazed Paper and Card
company of Holyoke, Mass, is in the
city looking about with a view to To-
eating here.
Mrs. K. NJ. Sanchez, Miss Beatrice
Kountz, Mrs. Cochran and Miss Botts-
ford compose a party of tourists who
arrived on the Sunset limited yester-
day from Denver. They will spend few
days here, then proceed to Santa Bar
bara, where they will remain for the
winter.
Ex-United States Senator Stephen w.
Dorsey of Arkansas arrived here yester-
day. He has just returned from Lon
don, where he went to confer with the
members of a large mining syndicate.
which expects to invest a large amount
of money in developing San Bernardino
mining properties.
j. Harrison Wright, owner Of large
olive orchard, is here from Riverside.
Mr.. Wright believes that the growing of
olives in Southern California is destined
to become a remunerative occupation.
He says that the prospect for good
crop from his orchard this year is bet
ter than ever before.
Ex-Congressman Grove L. Johnson,
the well-known politician and attorney
for. the Southern Pacific railroad, accom-
panied by his wife and daughter is in
the city. His last visit to Los Angeles
was made seventeen years ago. Mr.
johnson expressed admiration at the
wonderful change wrought in Los An
geles since that time. He came down
to Santa Barbara to look after legal
case, and, having day to spare. de-
cided to spend it in this city and Pasa-
dena. He will go out to the Crown OF
the Valley with his family today. They
leave for the north tonight