Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-11-05
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Some Important Happenings in
the South
THAT MAY PLEASE OUR READERS
An Assortment of Newsy Events That
Occurred in our Midst That Cannot
Fail to Interest.

factory.
Santa Ana may organize vigilance
committee to solve the tramp problem.
The pupils of Pasadena's high school
will issue weekly, to be called The
Item.
The new mail route between Escon-
dido and Ramona will be inaugurated
November l.
Commander BalIington Booth of the
American Volunteers is touring South
ern California.
broken live wire on the Pasadena
electric road killed horse instantly.
The driver narrowly escaped death.
A receiver is sought for the Temple
street cable road, Los Angeles, and
sale of property to secue the payment
of 100000 bonds.
At meeting of the Los Agneles Oil
exchange general shut down of oil
wells was ordered from October 16 until
November l, to raise the price.
Lawyer j. Marion Brooks has begun
suit. in Los Angeles for $4,000 against
Congressman j. A. Barlow, alleged to
have been advanced for campaign ex-
penses.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
General Congregational Association of
Southern California was held at Red
lands last week. Prof. G. G. Baldwin
80 1x,oc no ~, oJiotor
The Los Angeles Safe Deposit COM
pany is endeavoring to foreclose the Mt.
Lowe railway; on account of the failure
of the road to pay interest on $500, OOO
bonds held by the plaintiff.
The superior court of Orange is seek
ing to equitably apportion the claims of
all creditors to whom money is still
owing for material furnished in the
erection of the county's court house.
Silkwood was distanced in the Los
Angeles races Saturday. He was not
in condition. Searchlight won he last
three heats and race, Joe Wheeler win
ming the first two heats. Best time,
t2:l0.
Los Angeles proposes to have all dairy
cows rigidly inspected in the effort to
prevent the sale of milk from animals
suffering from tuberculosis. The tu-
berculosis test will be applied to these
animals.
The steam schooner Alice Blanchard
has sailed for Copper river, leaving San
Pedro with IS prospectors from South
ern California. Fifty additional pas
sengers will be taken on at San Fran
cisco. A large crowd saw the local ar
gonauts off.
The Casa Iona of Redlands has open
ed Tor the season, although things at
the hotel are not yet in shape to receive
large number of people. Work on the
addition is being pushed rapidly and
the grounds in front of the hotel are
being laid out.
"Jack the Squeezer" has begun ope-
1ations in Pomona again, after rest of
a year or more. It seems strange that
such man should have eluded identi-
fication and capture SO long. Still,
Jack the Ripper of London was never
caught. Lunatics and degenerates of
this class are usually very cunning.
The next meeting of the Southern
California Homeopathic Medical Asso-
citation will be held in Los Angeles.
The newly elected officers are: e. A.
Clark of Los Angeles, president, and F.
s. Barnard, reelected secretary and
treasurer. Dr. Stamb bach of Santa Bar.
bara has just vacated the president 8
chair.
Athletic park, in Los Angeles has
passed from the control of the Athletic
club, and is now under the management
of M. S. Meyer, who has been until
recently connected with the Olympic
club in San Francisco. Mr.. Meyer has
already begun improving the track and
appointments, and intends to continue
until it is the best track in Southern
California.
1t is said that four Pomona college
students have been expelled from that
institution by the faculty for the re-
mainder of this term. Two of the young
men are said to be Pomona boys and
two are Los Angeles youths. The cause
of their Disgrace is due to their loating
around the Pomona saloons, which the
faculty would not countenance.
The Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion of Southern California has elected
the following officers: President, E. H.
Miller, Occidental; vice-president, G. E.
D. Ballou, U. S. c.; secretary, Herbert
Coulter, Chaffey; treasurer, G. R.
Horton, Pomona; business manager, H.
L. Lelan, U. S. G. The annual field
day will be held in April, instead of on
February %, as heretofore.
The mail and from the vicinity OF
Armada and Moreno will hereafter be
handled at Riverside insead of at Red
lands, the postmaster general having
issued an order to that effect in response
to largely signed petition from River