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The herald., 1897-10-19
Business Men Present an
Ordinance
CONTRACTOR HoLLINGsWoRTH
WANTS THE COUNCIL TO PAY
FOR DEDUCTIONS MADE
Board of Health Report on Diaries
Sixth Street Opening-Only One
Bid for Electric Lighting

Chief among the subjects brought be-
the city council at it's regular session
Yesterday were the Merchants and Man.
ueacturers' petition for a new anti
hitching ordinance, and another ap-
pearance of the matreated street
sweeping contractor, w. l. Hollings-
worth, with his kick for payment was
the cause of considerable amusement,
notwithstanding the fact that the in
digrant contractor appeared to be al
most on the verge of tears. The board
of public works put forward some fig
ures in proof of their assertion as to the
cost of adopting manual labor in the
street sweeping department in place Of
the machines The board of health
made report in which it was
stated that the conditions of the
majority of the dairies iva the
city were conducive to the dissemna-
ton of disease to an alarming extent
The afternoon session was spent
CHIEFLY in a long -winded discussion OF
the benefits and drawbacks of the grad
ing ard general improvement of Skin
street west of Iona drive.
Bids were opened for street sprink-
ling and lighting, and a number OF
minor ma tiers made the all Gay session
of the council an unusually interesting
one
The herald., 1897-10-19

ers in the city, asking that the peddlers'
license might be raised from 81 per
month to SIS per quarter was referred to
the finance committee.
The petition of Simon Maier for the ap-
pointment of Charles Krueder as as
sistant meat inspector was referred to
the board of health
The report by the board of health con-
tanned some startling features, in refer
ence to the milk and meat inspection re-
Gently made by the members of that
body 1t was found upon a close inves-
tigation of the 10 dairies in the city that
the facilities for the healthy handling of
the lacteal fluid were very imperfect, and
afforded every chance for the destruc-
tive germ to get in its deadly work. 1t
would be impossible for one man to COM
petently handle this evil alone, and the
board recommended that an ordinance
be passed creating an office of assistant
milk and meat inspector at a fixed sal
ary. The condition of the 200 meat mar
kets and slaughter houses in the city was
better than could have been expected
under the circumstances, but tlNre was
also great danger of tuberculosis un-
less active measures in the shape of a
rigid inspection were instituted. The
matter of the appoin tment of an assist
ant inspector was referred to the finance
committee
The herald., 1897-10-19

taxed to contribute their share towards
the paving of the Appan way down
which the Goddess of Plenty and Pros
perity should wend her way, ass she sure
ly would when Sixth street was one con-
tinuous and uninterrupted cycle path.
with the exception, of course, of the
small block between Bixel and Figueroa,
over which pedestrians would not OBJ
ject to hop, skip and jump if they did
not care to use a five and a half foot al
ley which would lake them out Of their
way for few minutes extra walk.
Maps were then unrolled and, old-timers
commenced quoting city ordinances dat
ing from the year in the history Of the
city. Neither party gave way, however,
and on motion of Mr.. Mathuss, the entire
affair was slid upon the shoulders of the
board of public works, who appeared to
receive all the knotty questions with
which the council in general did not feel
like "monkeying.'
The herald., 1897-10-19
SIXTH STREET
The Proposed Opening Creates 9
Lively Debate

Almost the entire afternoon was taken
up with discussion of the protest of S.
c. Hubbell and others against the as
sessment for the Improvement and open
Ing Of Sixth street west of Iona drive.
The fight waxed warm and expert testi-
mony on both sides was introduced to
show how necessary and unnecessary
the proposed Improvement was. City
Engineer Dockweiler and roll of maps
were introduced, and for few half
hours battle royal ragged. The prot
estants swore that they had received
enough attention in the shape of assess
ments during the last few years and 1t
was about time that some of the resi-
dents of Sixth street below Pearl should
bear their share of the burden.
AT this d. NJ. Gebhardt rose in his
wrath and proceeded to show how ut
terry imperative 1t was that all the resi-
dents on Loomis street should be heavily
The herald., 1897-10-19
A TRAGIC ACCIDENT
Two Year Old Child Killed by Ter
mina1 Train

The little two-year-old daughter OF
William Peterson was killed yesterday
by the Terminal train leaving here at
11:50 a. m. for Pasadena at point about
half mile the other side of Sycamore
Grove and an equal distance from the
little ones home in the Arroyo Seco
There is a sharp curve in the track near
where the accident took place which is'
responsible for the tragic occurrence
The child. accompanied by an elder sis
ter five years of age. was playing upon
the track when the train came along
The little one was not frightened at the
engine as it rushed down upon her. and
made no effort to get out of the way
Engineer Madison was in the cab, and
he saw the child on the track as he
rounded the curve. He reversed thc
lever and threw on the brakes simultar-
eously, but the distance was too short to
bring the train to asstop The cow
catcher struck the little girl, hurting her
to one side. AS soon as the train was
brought to "a stop the crew ran out and
found the baby dead Her neck had
been broken. She was removed to hel
home, half mile distant, in the Arroyo
Seco, and the company's physician, DR..
F. X. Ainsworth. was summoned.
William Peterson, the unfortunate
child's father, is shingler, and works
in this city. He could not be found last
night No blame is attached to the train
crew, as is it said that they blew the
warning whistle and afterward made
every effort to stop the train as soon as
the child's danger was discovered.
The herald., 1897-10-19
LICENSE REBATES
Street.Sprinkling and Lighting Come
UP For Discussion

The recommendation of the police
committee that the rebates of licenses in
the cases of Jerry Illich, Bob Kern. M.
L. Polaski company, and E. L. Maxwell,
amounting in all to 1868, be granted,
came near being knocked out in the frs
round by Councilman Toll, who claimed
that Mr.. Nickell's motion to have the
same referred back to the police com
missioners was nonsense. This az
fair" said the aggressive member from
the Fifth ward, ''is no spring chicken. in
fact, it's a tough old hen, and time that
it was deceased. Since 1895 these
men have had the chance to claim these
rebates Yet they are not placed befors
the authorities until last June almost
two years. The decision Of the su-
preme court rendered few days ago
says distinctly that the expenses of one
year cannot be paid out of the receipts
of the next unless there is a surplus from
the preceding year out of which such a
claim could be paid. Besides those
gentlemen obtained the full value of
their money What they bought was
the assurance of their obtaining a license
IN new location, which was we'll worth
the. money. Why, there are hundred
saloon men in this city right now who
would be only too glad to pay a hundred
dollars to be assured of the privileges
which these gentlemen obtained, and on
which they base their present claims.
This city hasn't taken mans money
deliberately with nU returned value,
nor has it robbed him in any way. AS
for paying them out of this years appro-
priations, that's absurd. ] move that
the claims be denied"
Even this elaborate speech however
had no effect on Councilman Nickell
who urfeelingly moved to have the
claims again referred back to the police
commissioners, which motion was car
ried by vote of five for and four against
Sealed bids for the street sprinkling
contract. 10 run for three years from
January 1st, 1898. were next opened that
of John A. Pirtle being first. His bid
ran S219 per team per day, or s47,74 pei
annum, in equal monthly installments
w II. Joyce bid s475 per month, or any
number of teams at $40 per day each
The herald., 1897-10-19
East Side Notes

Mr. and Mrs. D. X. Trask have a new
arrival at their home on Sichell street, a
little daughter.
The funeral of Mrs. j. N. Showers, who
6ied Monday morning, will be held at
10 o'clock today from the undertaking. Q
parlors of j. r. Paul on Downey avenue.
Interment at Evergreen.
The funeral of Mrs. George Stafford
was held at the family residence yes
terday at 2 p. M, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. Trew, rector Of the Epis-
copal church.
Mrs. Timmons of the West Side was
the guest yesterday of Mrs George Fer
.guson of Grandin street.
The herald., 1897-10-19

A. p. Cross bid was considerably low
er thar either of the foregoing, beir g
only $1.97 per team per day, provided not
less than siytysx teams were to be used
for the first year and an additional five
each ensuing year. He offered to do the
entire work by the year for $40, 600, TO be
paid in equal monthly Instruments, and
agreeing to pipe and make water con-
nections in the Rosedale ard Vernon CHS
tricts at his own expense with no addi-
tional charge to the city. The most cu-
rious part of the bid was the final clause,
wherein he agreed to pay each of his men
81 per day, despite the fact that by his
contract he received only $1.97 for each
team. The bids were referred to the
board of public works.
Contrary to expectation, only one bid
was received, for the street lighting, be-
ing $3.50 for each light of 2000 candle
power per month from the Los Angeles
Electric Lighting company 1t was sup
posed that the West Side Lighting COM
The herald., 1897-10-19
ACCIDENT PROVES FATAL
Mrs. Sturlein, Hurt by Santa Monics
Car Dies From Her Injuries

Mrs Mary Sturlein, who was hurt
Sunday evening by a Santa Monica car
near her home, at the corner of Sixteenth
street and Vermont avenue, died yester-
day afternoon at 1870 as a result of
her accident. The woman was removed
to the Sisters hospital Immediately af-
ter the accident occurred and an exami-
nation of her injuries made by DR.. H. G
Gates, who did not consider her condi-
ton dangerous. The coroner will hold
an inquest over the body at 1870 this az
ternOOn,
The herald., 1897-10-19
FOR CLEAN STREETS
Merchants and Manufacturers Pre-
sent Hitching Ordinance

The first and most important matter
before the council was the copy of new
ordinance drafted by Attorney c. c.
Wright of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' association, doing away with the
present ssmi-anti-hitching ordinance
and substituting therefor one which will
insure the enforcement of the same by
its concise and definite wording. The
ordinance as presented contains the fol-
lowing regulations: Absolutely no
hitching Of any vehicles for hire on First,
The herald., 1897-10-19
A Missing Girl

The disappearance of 16-year-ol
Retty Duhart has been reported to the
police. She departed from her place of
employment two days ago. leaving be-
hind a note saying that she was going
to San Pedro to marry a man named
Lynch. The girl was for a time an in
mate of the Florence home, and left that
institution to accept an offer of employ
ment
The herald., 1897-10-19
The Nebraska Campaign

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 1S.-The polit-
ical campaign in Nebraska promises to
become very warm. Mr.. Bryan, who has
thus far only made occasional speeches
in the State. will start out to make a
thorough canvass. speaking twice a day
at various places. The gold Democrats,
who are assisting the Republicans, ex-
pect the Hon. John G. Carlisle in the
State the latter part of the week to
make several speeches.
The herald., 1897-10-19
A Long Fall

Frank Harris was brought into the
the receiving hospital yesterday after
noon suffering from bruises received,
by fall from a ladder at 1908 South
Main street. He was painting a house
and dropped nearly 80 feet. The acci-
dent was due to a ladder slipping loose
from where it was fastened.
The herald., 1897-10-19
ARBITRATION
Unless England Moves the Matter
Will Be Dropped

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:
Unless the British Foreign Office pre- sses
the negotiations in connection with a
general treaty the matter will not again
be taken up by this government.
A cabinet official says the President
is still desirous of securing a treaty of
arbitration with Great Britain in the
matter. The authorities are much cha
grined over England's action in the
Bering sea matter, in which all the in
tereSted powers were to participate.
The herald., 1897-10-19

him for a few days in the interests of
humanity.
At this point. the council having ap-
parently grown tired of the subject Mr.
Nickel moved that the regular order OF
business be resumed, which was done,
leaving the 'swlndled" contractor to his
own devices.
The herald., 1897-10-19
A Fatal Fall

e. W. Ruby, painter fell thirty feet
from the top of the Ull building at
Santa Monica yesterday morning and
was instantly killed his neck being
broker and his skull crushed. A faulty
ladder was responsible for the accident.
Deceased leaves a wife and daughter in
Nebraska. The coroner held an inquest
yesterday afternoon
The herald., 1897-10-19
Sudden Death

William Porter Hutcitson, recent ar
rival from the east, died suddenly at
his residence, 1923 Wilde street, yester-
day at the advanced age of 70 years.
The cause was pulmonary hemorrhage.
Deceased was member Of the Masonic
lodge and the funeral will be under the
direction Of the local Masonic relief
board
The herald., 1897-10-19
A Crooked Cashier

ARGENTINE, Kan, Oct. 1S.-Cashier
G. A Taylor of the Argentine Bank,
which failed last spring owing thousands
of dollars to depositors, was convicted
of wreckng that institution this morn
ing, after trial lasting week. The liza
bilities' of the bank were found to be
S19S. 900: assets. $4,000 less
The herald., 1897-10-19
Had No License

Mrs. Mary Lahart was arrested yes
terday by Officer Sparks on warrant
charging misdemeanor. The woman
keeps lodging house over the saloon at
the corner Of First and, Los Angeles
streets. The offeCse charged is for sell
ing liquor without icerse.
The herald., 1897-10-19

pany would be formidable rival, but
when the fact was made known of there
only being one aspirant, it was rumored
that the younger company had been
bought out
The herald., 1897-10-19
Beat His Board Bill

officer Sparks yesterday arrested w.
A. Duncomb on warrant charging
misdsmeanor. The offense Is beating a
board bill.
The herald., 1897-10-19
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- street, Los Angeles, Cal.

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s. Hope ST., Los Angeles,
! / /
Cal.-Dear Sir: In JUS 81
ice to you and for the
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tors until lost 32pOunds U e..
oil flesh and became SO
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that was unable to at
tend to business. then UA
commenced d doctOring o
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with the first dose Of medicine, and at the end OF
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any disease that he says he can cure nave un-
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President Citizens Bank, South Riverside Cal.
Sept. 0, 1897.
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have found him to be well educated man, unss;
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-02-24
A ShrewG Device.

Banking in the northern part OF
Arkansas was hazardous business in
the early days, and in some OF the
towns, where there are no railway
connections, it is so still.
"When We borrowed money for our
bank, said a banker to representa-
tive of the Free Press, with whom he
was talking over old times, Il used to
go to the neighboring town and get
the gold. Then l had to carry it by
stage over the mountains to our place.
OF course I took mighty good care
that no one should know, if | could
help it, just when was to make these
trips. | also kept it as secret as pos
sible what my reasons were for going
to the other town, talking about mort
cages, investments, business matters
and everything except transporting
gold.
cat first 1 would take the bag Of
gold, just as it was given me in the
bank, put it on the scat of the stage;
place rug over it and use it for a
pillow, endeavoring to snatch little
sleep during that long night ride:
One day somehow got nervous: l
guess it was that mysterious sixth
sense some people talk about that
world me. Anyhow | was just tremb-
ling all over when / thought of the
journey and the gold, | never felt
the least bit apprehensive before. So
I went to the grocer's and bought a
bag of -four, poured out a portion OF
the contents and put the bag of gold
we'll into the centre of the bag of -four:
"The stage ratified eff and [ used
my bag of -four for a pillow. [ dozed
off a bit, I guess, and was rudely
awakened by the horses being jerked
up. The next moment we-there
| were two other passcngers-hearc
that dreaded
"'Hands up!
"We didn't hesitate and up went
our arms. They went through us al
and got several dollars and couple o1
watches. Then they examined the
grips and looked at the bag. trem
bled as they opened it and the -four
poured out. To my JOY they did MOI
examine my bag further. Finally
they departed, and I tied up my bat
with feelings of profound gratitude
for had they taken the gold [ woule
have been financially ruined.
"'You've lost some of your hou
mister, said one of the passengers.
"'Yes,' I said, but they left thu
most valuable -four in the bag.
"Aud truly they left $4,000 il
coin. That was the nearest came tt
going under in the early banking days
But for my unaccountable nervous
ness, caused by premonition, or what
ever you may call it, which led to th'
little device of the -four bag, the rob
bers would have reaped an unexpected
harvest.-Detroit Free Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-02-24
A Haunted Tree.

Last fall party of coon hunters
from this city were in the woods in
this vicinity, and the dogs hunted
splendidly until they struck this old
tree. There they tucked their tails
between their legs and simply flew.
They whined and gave other evidences
of fear, and could not be coaxed into
hunting any more that night. Finally
the hunters themselves became scared.
One of them declared he heard the
sound of a voice as if from some soul
in deep distress. This settled it.
Every man in the crowd suddenly re-
membered that he had business in
town and downward the whole layout
proceeded without further parleying
or loss Of time The next day an old
gentleman residing in Danville was
told Of the occurrence, and he recalled
the fact that he had been one of the
party which had a similar experience
near this old tree three years ago, and
he said that the spot had been haunted
for many years. A long time ago an
old gentleman by the name Of Louis
4Streat was murdered for his money,
and the murderer had dragged the
body to the foot Of this tree and Gov
cred it with dried leaves. The mur.
derer was never punished by law. A
young man named Henderson was
arrested, charged with the crime, and
at his examining trial was liberated on
So, 900 bail. He jumped his bond and
disappeared some time aftcrward.-
Danril1c (Ky.,) Adrocate.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-02-24
The Wounded Confederate.

The following story is narrated By
Gen. Horace Porter, in his story
campaigning with Grant, published
in the Century Magazine
While riding about the field Gen.
Grant stopped at house and express
ed desire to prepare some dispatches.
A number of wounded were lying upon
the porch and in the rooms; they had
made their way there in accordance
with the usual custom of wounded men
to seek a house. It seems to be a
natural instinct, as a house conveys
the idea of shelter and of home. |
walked with the general into a back
room to see whether there was dry
spot which he might take possession
of for a short time, to write messages
and look over the maps.
As we entered there was seen sitting
in the only chair Confederate Lieu
tenant of infantry, who had been shot
in the left cheek, the ball passing
through his mouth and coming out
near the right ear. A mass of coagu-
lated blood covered his face and neck
and he presented shocking appear
ance. He arose the moment we en-
tered, pushed the chair forward to-
ward the general, and said, with a bow
and smile, "Here, take my chair, sir. )"
Gen. Grant looked at him, and replied:
"Ah, you need that chair much more
than 1; keep your seat. [ see you are
badly hurt" The officer answered
good naturedly: IF you folks let me
20 back to our lines I think [ ought to
be able te get leave to 60 back home
and see my girl; but I reckon she
wouldn' know me now" The general
said, II will see that one of our sur
geons does all in his power for you,
and then stepped out of the room. He
told one of the surgeons who was
dressing the wounds of our own men
to do what he could for the Confede-
rate. We did not hear what became Of
him afterward. He probably never
knew that he had been talking to.the
general in chief of the Yankee armies.
The dispatches were afterwards writ
ten in another room.