The herald., 1897-08-26
LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH Aug. 25-(Regular Cor
respondence.) This has been a quiet day
here. The weather is decidedly cooler to-
day, and many of the summer visitors are
taking advantage of it to return to the
city for a few days. number of people
have gone over to Terminal Island TO see
the large crowd there in attendansce upon
the Catholic picnic. The Hirondelle, Point
Iona and several other boats have gone
over 10 take out parties on the bay.
There is a little storm brewing a Long
Beach over the proposed new high school,
The site purchased by the trustees has not
met the approval of many people, and the
alteration in the plans Will increase the
cost of building $1,000. The bonds voted
were $4,000, and as the expenditures will
exceed this it is proposed to levy spec
ia tax to make up the amount necessary
The progressive part of the community
think fine school facilities the best possi-
bic investment a community can make,
while the conservative element says that
the trustees are exceeding their authority
and Il palmer structure would answer the
purpose for some time to come. 1t is evil
dent from the feeling expressed that the
winners must fight if they would reign,
which would not be wholly novel sensa-
tion in this community.
Rev. Mr.. Rices lecture on alaska and
the Klondyke Country" attracted good
audience and is said to be one of the best
illustrated lectures ever given here. The
views were fine and gave the audience
good idea of the appearance of the coun-
try around which centers so much inter-
est at present.
John j. Palmer of Glenbrook, Ia, and F.
X. Smith of Salem, Ore, are preparing to
open a job printing office on Second street
These are the gentlemen who are con. en-
plating starting new paper here.
A 2-year-old child of Mrs. Reynolds fell
win CO.
evening and fractured a bone in the right
thigh. The child got out of bed and went
to the window and the screen dropped out
taking the little one with it,
.. Townsend and X Almind are camping
at White Point.
Mrs. E. p. Terry and son have gone to
Las Castas. above Pasadena.
Miss Amber Prindle has gone to San
Pedro, from where she will return to her
home in Monrova.
f. D. Mckee of the Los Angeles Furni-
ture company has returned to Los Angeles
after a months visit here.
f. C. Brainer OF the Santa Ana Blade
was in town on Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. f.. T. Scott have returned
from San Pedro, where they delivered
temperance lectures to good audiences.
MI and Mrs Fl. Simmons, the well-known
singers of Riverside, accompanied them.
to furnish music, which was enthusias-
tically received
Mrs. ltlmira 7. Stevens of Los Angeles is
spending few weeks here for rest and re-
cuperation.
The Dawn has gone to Catalina with
party of pleasure seekers.
The Alpha Of San Pedro is fishing for
sardines near the pier today
The Christian Endeavor society of the
PresDyterian church will give a social on
thursday evening at the residence of Mrs
W. +. Il. Stafford on Cedar street.
The object of the social is to start a fund
Tor the purchase of a church organ.
Mrs. W. w. Lowe and daughter Ethel are
visiting In Los Angeles today.
The telephone to Los Angeles in Railav,s
stationery store is kept going pretty lively
during the tourist season. Messages be-
tween the two places average about twen-
ty-five a day.