The herald., 1897-09-18
LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH. Sept. 17.-(Regular Cor
respondenceo Raymonus, the Kanaka high
diver is advertised for another diving and
swimming exhibition here Saturday and
Sunday. The tower on the pier will be
raised fifteen feet making it seventy-five
feet from the water. The program Will
include the usual feats performed during
the season-diving from a chair. from bar
rels, sliding down a wire eighty feet long
stretched from the tower to raft IN the
water. An additional attraction will be
the shooting of man from cannon.
Dromio. the clown, will accompany the
professor and perform his part OF the
entertainment and amuse the children of
larger and smaller growth. All the boats
of the pleasure fleet will be at the pier
to take people out on the water at rea-
sonable prices to view the entertainment.
This is to be the grand finale of THE
season at Long Beach, and it is expected
that large crowd of people will be here
to participate in the fun.
L Long Beach was indirectly affected by
an affiiction and misfortune occurring else
where this week. Miss Stanton of Pasa-
dena was here attending lunch party
given by friends. when a telephone mes
sage was received announcing the sudden
death of her mother. Miss Ira o. Smith had
been here spending some time. and re-
turned to Los Angeles a few days ago,
by fire last night.
j. d. Booty is here today on his regular
weekly business trip from Los Angeles.
Mrs. Thorne and daughter Lille, of Pas
adena have taken rooms at the Bay View
for month.
J. c. Charles has sold his ranch at Ala
mitos Beach to Mr.. Harris. late of Indiana
Mrs. Morris and son Blakeley, Mrs. Bed
ford and Mrs. McCollaugh of Los Angeles
are at the Bay View for few days.
A force of workmen is extending the tel
ephone system from here to Terminal is
land. The long-distance business over the
wire here Is increasing so rapidly that 1t
will soon be necessary to keep an attend
ant at the instrument constantly. The
prompt delivery of messages to this place
. would be greatly facilitated by the num-
bering of the houses. Long Beach is grow
ing rapidly and the constant coming and
going of summer and winter visitors makes
1t difficult for the messenger to find the
persons called for. When Long Beach is
reincorporated this will be one of the most
, urgent improvements demanded.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Wildman, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. x. Norris, the Misses Desto. Mrs.
Stanley and joseph Allen are spending a
few days at AvaA
Miss Susie Hopkins. who has been the
guest of Mrs. Frank Wheeler, has returned
to her home in Laporte, Colo.
! Miss Mary Mail of Sandusky. Ohio, has
gone to San Francisco to visit her brother.
I DIR. Allen and family have returned to
their home in Redlands.
d. p. Thayer and family have returned
from Catalina.
DR.. Brown and family Mr.. and Mrs.
Beardslee, who have occupied the Linz
coin cottage during the summer, returned
to Duarte yesterday.
William Cato and family returned to
their home in Ontario this week.
= Mrs. Captain Nevins is quite Ill at her
home at Alamitos Beach.
At a meeting of the school trustees held
on Thursday evening the petition was pre-
sented requesting a change of location in
was appointed acommittee of one to ascer-
tain If the names thereon represented the
proper number of heads of families. The
| matter will be considered further when the
committee makes its report
! There was q greater demand for Mexi-
can flags in town yesterday than could be
supplied by local dealers. About 500 of the
Mexican people residing In the vicinity of
Alamitos held a celebration there last
night in the Bixby warehouse. DR.. r. C.
, Delgado read an original poem on the Mex
/ lean patriot, Hidalgo. and Senor Coronel
Vicente Penya delivered an address An
orchestra from Los Angeles furnished the
music for dancing that followed the speak
ing. The money for the celebration was
contributed by friends and "evervth,ng Is
| free said the enthusiasts, patriot who
WAS looking fer the flags for the necessary
decorations.