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The herald., 1897-12-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Drink Glen Rock water Tel. Main 26.
Robert Sharp & Co.. funeral directors,
751 and 1853 South Spring street.
Call Tel. Main 243 for ambulance.
Kregelo s. Bresee. Sixth and Broadway.
Photos of Little Paloma schramm now
on sale. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 1873 South
Spring st.
Watches cleaned, 75 cents; main
springs. so cents; crystals, 10 cents.
Patton. 214 South Broadway.
James Mccoy. the negro harness thief,
was bound over yesterday on another
charge of burglary by Justice Morrison.
Bail was fixed at $500.
Adams Bros, dentists, 229h South
Spring street. Plates from 81. Pain
less extracting, 80 cents. Filling q
speciality. Hours, s to s; Sundays. 10
to IL.
John Smith drove across Spring street,
at First, too fast yesterday morning. He
was arrested by officer Richards and
contributed 81 In Justice Owens court
toward the city's funds.
Artistically framed pictures on dis
play this week at Sanborn, Vail & Co. s.,
1873 South Spring street. A most appro-
PAidIC NuiiotiudS SAt. hdISc VdTlety
and range of prices. Call and see the
lines.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey. Stimson
block, first floor, rooms 1873, 1874, 1856.
Special attention given to obstetrical
cases and all diseases of women and
children. Electricity scientifically used.
Consultation hours. to 5. Tel. 1927.
The relief station established by Capt
]. A. Frazier has been removed from
619 South Broadway to 122 West Sixth
street. At this place donations are re-
ceived and relief distributed to needy
women and families, not to the floating
male population.
The antiquities which Father P. F.
Farrelly will exhibit at the st. Andrews
church fair, which opens In Pasadena
this evening, will be in charge Of Mrs
Simona Bradbury, who will be assisted
by Mrs. Furlong, Mrs. T. w. Phillips
Mrs. James Winston, Messrs. Louis
Bradbury and A. M. Thornton.
Young man. If you want a pleasant
entertainment, take your "best girl" to
Music hall Friday evening, have a good
laugh over the bits of comedy pre-
sented by the Misses Doris and Cush-
ing, and dance till midnight to the en-
livening music Of the -Blan-
chard orchestra. The entertainment is
for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid So
clety, so the company will be flrst-class,
though tickets are only 25 cents.
The herald., 1897-12-08
Benefit Entertainment

A dramatic and musical entertainment
will be given at Music hall Friday even
Ing by Nellie v. Doris and Nellie Kel-
logg Gushing Of San Diego for the bene-
Mt OF the Ladies' Harmonial Aid society.
The young ladies are highly recommend
ed by the San Diego press. Among their
team" pieces to be given is "A Localized
Horse Race" the names Of well-known
horses and prominent turfmen of Los
Angeles being used.
The herald., 1897-12-08
PIONEERS MEET
How an Argonaut Made the Trip to
the Gold Fields

The Society of Pioneers held a meet
ing at Caledonia hall last evening with
a good attendance. Fourteen new men,
bers were admitted. Mr.. and Mrs Aber-
nethy rendered some excellent music A
committee of five, CONSISTING of Il. S.
Eaton, Louis Roeder, w. H. Workman,
j. c. Quinn and Horace Hitler, was ap-
pointed to confer with the Native Sons
of the Golden West and the Historical
society in regard to the celebration of
the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery
of gold at Coloma, January "a, 1s4S.
Mr.. Sleeper, an argonaut of 1S49, gave
a very entertaining account of his Jour-
ney to California. He started to the land
OF gold via Vera Cruz and the City of
Mexico. His party was robbed by Mexi-
can bandftti and plundered by the In
dians. They followed the coast up from
Mazatlan by way of Tucson, and across
the Colorado desert. Mr.. Sleeper
reached Los Angeles without money
and almost without clothes.
The society adjourned early in re-
sponse to an invitation to attend the re-
ception at the library.
The herald., 1897-12-08
PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEPTION
In Celebration Of It's Twenty-Fifth
Anniversary

An informal reception was given last
evening in the rooms Of the public libra
ry in celebration Of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of it's life. The park COM
missioners sent a large number of hand
some potted plants to decorate the libra
ry suite, and Mrs. Wadleigh and her as
sistants received the guests, a number
Of addresses were made and lemonade
was served.
Early in the evening Mr.. and Mrs. S.
B. Caswell, H. K. w. Bent, DR.. Orme and
few others of the old residents strolled
through the rooms and all expressed
their pleasure and pride in the fact that
they had helped give the library its
start. A little later in the evening the
whole Pioneer society arrived in body
and went into the board room, where
they exchanged experiences, told Of the
birth, life, growth and work of the IL
brary and talked over old times in in
formal speeches.
Messrs. Dockweiler. e. K Foster and
e. F. Burbank Of the library board were
all present, and the former presided,
made the opening and closing addresses
and introduced the other speakers, who
were: H. D. Barrows. H. K. w. Bent,
]. w. Gillette, DR.. Orme, Horace Hitler,
Will D. Gould and I. r. Dunkelberger.
December 7th, 1872, the first meeting
was held for the purpose of taking steps
toward the founding OF public library,
and Mr.. Dockweiler in his closing ad-
dress last night alluded to the fact that
the twenty-ffth anniversary was
very opportune time to initiate move
ment toward q. new home A general
acquiescence was given and those pres
ent signified their intention Of lending
their moral support to such an end.
J. H. Jones has pledged himself as
one Of q hundred men to give $1,000, and
the other ninety-nine are expected to be
heard from any hour.
Among the visitors last night, besides
those already mentioned were: D. Des-
mond, ]. M. Quinn. Jos. Bayer, John Os-
borne, J. M. Riley, J. c. Quinn, M. Sleep
er. e. w. Doss. M. B. Gentleman, b. S.
Eaton. G. w. Hazard. Geo. p. McLain
and number Of ladies.
The herald., 1897-12-08
CITY FINANCES
Treasurer's Report Shows Good Bal
ance on Hand

City Treasurer Hartwell has filed his
monthly report for November. Among
other interesting items the report shows
the following money to the credit Of the
funds in the treasury: Cash, $44, ,060.5 .54; !;
salary, $372037; fire department, $780,
661.24; general park, $2961.44; park nurs-
cry department, s10O7.30; East Los An
geles park, $2531.97; Westlake park,
s2123.4S; Hollenbeck park, $1269.37; Echo
park, $906.70; Elysian park, $2221.62.
Summary-On hand October 31st, $780,
670.09; cash received in November, 1897,
5000, ,59S.69; transfers and apportion-
ments, s292,500; total, 1886, ,76s.7S; war
rants paid in November, 1897. $142.21S8s;
transfers, 1892, 800; total, $434, 1850; bal
ance, December 1st, $251 ,060.09. ~
The herald., 1897-12-08
ATE THE GAME COCK
That 1s What Became Of Will Aliens
Prize Fowl

Several days ago a valuable game
cock belonging to William Allen disap-
peared. The owner stated that he had
reason to believe that the fowl was in the
possession of John Doe of 1913 East
Ninth street, and he accordingly swore
out search warrant for his property.
The warrant was turned over to officer
Sparks to serve. The rest of the story is
told In the brief return which the po-
liceman made on the warrant, as fol-
lows: "Ate game cock for dinner" Mr.
Allen valued his fowl at $40.
The herald., 1897-12-08
Know q Good Thing

Assistant Chief Of Fire Department
Smith, has received request from the
officers of the San Francisco fire patrol
for the drawing Of his engine house door
trips, which are in use in the fire depart
ment here. The trips were designed by
Mr. Smith, but he has never had them
patented. The device Is such that the
wheels of the fire apparatus in starting
out Of the house throw lever which
trips trigger in the doors, releasing
them SO that they are thrown open by
means of springs
The herald., 1897-12-08
Final Street. Inspection

Street Superintendent Drain will final
ly inspect Blaine street between Ninth
and Connecticut streets tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The purpose Of the in
spection is to give the property owners
an opportunity to make any protests or
point out any objections to the accept
ance Of the work.
The herald., 1897-12-08
Small Cash

Payment and twenty month, including
interest. Is the way we want to sell a rood
two-story' seven-room house, fifteen min
utes from business CENTER Southwest.
Good sisen rooms, two tile flreplaces, bath.
not ana cold water orange and boiler),
Sewer and street work done and paid for.
Fine neighborhood. This Is snap. LANG
WORTHY CO.. 226 South Spring,
The herald., 1897-12-08
MONTEREY GLASS SAND
In the Chamber Of Com
vnerce- other nisrIovs

merce-other Displays
The chamber of commerce is in re-
ceipt Of revolving photograph album
from Palmer & Chaplin. The album
shows views Of Antelope valley.
G. G. Johnson, city, has on exhibit
a sample Of glass sand taken from the
neighborhood Of Monterey. so near the
ocean that the sand can be loaded direct
ly onto vessels. It could be delivered at
a very small cost at San Pedro. The sand
is used by some Of the leading manufac-
turers in the east for their finer quail
ties Of glassware.
N. Elliot of Monrovia exhibits four
sweet potatoes, weighing in the aggre-
gate thirty-four pounds.
The herald., 1897-12-08

Board Of fire commissioners meets
s.10 a. m.
Special meeting Of the city council
10 a. m.
School board investigation, council
ehamber-7:3O p. m.
The herald., 1897-12-08

Preston make up the personnel of the
quartet, and, besides the ensemble num-"
bers, all four of the ladies will sing
solos. Miss Haines and Mrs. Justin Kay
Toles will assist.
The herald., 1897-12-08
Contradictory Republican Policy

The policy Of the Republican party IL
to exclude "illiterate foreigners" at our
Atlantic and Pacaflc ports and to let
them In via Hawaii.- Rochester Herald.
The herald., 1897-12-08
Local Inventors

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE follow
ing patents have been granted to Los
Angeles inventors: John H. Driller,
mailer, tack-holding and setting ham,
The herald., 1897-12-08

r. b. Nofsinger, a Kansas City capt.
taiisf, arrived here yesterday on the
California limited, accompanied by his
friend, A. B. Morse.
The herald., 1897-12-08

mer; William p. Goodman. tire tight
ener; Martin c. Neuner, double index
and signature register and machine in
dex.
The herald., 1897-12-08
EVENTS OF TODAY

orpheum-vaudeville.
Music hall-Queen Vocal quartet.
Burbank-"Hands Across the Sea. I"
Los Angeles-veriscope pictures,
Corbett- tt-Fitzsimmons.
The herald., 1897-12-08

Wall paper. late styles. low prices. at
4. A. Eckstrom's. ~ South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-12-08

Latest styles wall paper ar a. u. mai.
strom'ss - south epring street
The herald., 1897-12-08
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Re Of observations
taken at Los Angeles Dec. I. The
barometer Is reduced to sea level.
Time Bar Th'r R. H. Wind Vel Weather
%. IN. 5000 46 5S NE Pt clo'dy
6p.m. 1910 So IS W . Clear
The herald., 1897-12-08
Maximum Temperature. II.


Forecast for Southern California: In
creasng cloudiness tonight and Wednes-
day night. probably with rain in north por-
tion Wednesday; warmer tonight in north
portion; variable winds.
The herald., 1897-12-08
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS

Chron,oisd ON pages s. :. and IL
The herald., 1897-12-08

The superb service, that for the past three
seasons has made this train the most popular
The herald., 1897-12-08

The Queen Vocal Quartet will make
its initial appearance this evening at
music hall, with a carefully selected
program. Mines. Isabel Wyatt, Aud,
Thomas, Lolete Rowan and Miss Edith
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-15
Toledo, Lincoln County, Oregon, Thursday April IS 1907
They Are Coming to Oregon.

Evidences continue to multiply
that there will be an immense emf
grafton from the Eastern states to
the Pacific slope this year. All
sorts of inquiries from all parts of
the country come to our people.
The other day B. F. Jones received
a letter from General Passenger
Agent Baxter, of the Union Pacific
Railroad, at Omaha. asking for in
formation concerning this county
for the benefit of large German
settlement or their line il the east
that desire to come west. Numer-
Gus inquiries continue to come from
the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wis
consin. The inquirers from those
regions are sturdy, intelligent and
industrious farmers, principally.
They are not leaving their homes
in the East because they cannot
make living, but because they are
tired of the many discomforts and
disadvantages of that country.
They want to get to a place where
the two extremes of heat and cold
are not met with; to get to a place
where cyclones and hail storms are
not continual dread during the
summer; and where the dreaded
drouths will not take at least one
crop in every four.
To those people Oregon offers
peculiar attractions. Particularly
is this true of the Coast or Western
part of the state. Take it in Lin
coin county and we have many of
the advantages these people are
seeking to offer to them. Here the
extremes of heat and cold are never
felt. Our coolest day in the winter
would be mild spring day to the
Dakotan or Minnesotan. while our
hottest summer day is very pleas
ant contrast to one of their torrid
July or August days.
Of course we cannot offer to them
broad acres for the growing of corn
and wheat fields; nor is that a dis
advantage. But we can offer them
climate and soil suited to the
greatest variety of products of any
country under the sun. We can
grow more different kinds of fruit,
and grow them we'll; we can grow
more kinds of vegetables, and grow
them well; we can grow more hay
and grass than any other place out
side of our own peculiarly favored
tract.
In short, to the homeseeker of
the East, Lincoln county offers a
wonderful climate, free from ex-
treme heat or cold; free from the
deadly drouths, and freer from the
more deadly cyclones. 1t offers a
soil rich in fertility and varied in
its adaptability. In the lines of
fruit growing, vegetable gardening,
small farming and stockraising the
advantages of Lincoln county are
unexcelled.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-15

Corvallis Branch No. 200, Labor
Exchange, organized Monday even
ing, April 5th. by adopting bylaws
and electing the following officers:
President, Levi Oren; vice presi-
dent, A. Y. Ross; secretary, A. L.
McFadden; directors, o. DeHaven,
c. H. FELTON,, Nels H Wheeler;
auditors, J. L. Jones, w. J. Hollis
ter, o. M. Wheeler. The branch
now has membership of twenty.
Times.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-15

Ex-senator Daniel w. Vorhees,
died in Washington on the 10th.
Senator Vorhees was a democratic
leader in his state for years. He
was Familiarity known as the "Tall
Sycamore of the Wabash"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-15
County Court Proceedings.
Continued from last week.)

roll be continued in the hands of
the sheriff for collection until Tune
10, 1897, and that tho penalty attach
for delinquency until that date.
In the matter of the appointment
OF Lot c. Powell deputy county
surveyor: Notice of appointment
accepted, placed on file and entry
thereof made in the court journal.
Resignation of. p. Barclay as
road supervisor of fTidewater district
accepted and Milton Beems ap-
pointed to fill vacancy.
Petition of Chas. Read, ct al, for
public road, dismissed for INSULT.
cheney of description and notices.
Petition of S. A. Holmgreen for
repair OF county road: Referred to
County Commissioner c. H. Will
liams with power to act.
H. c. Wulf, petition for liquor
license; bond approved and license
granted for six months.
The following bills were allowed:
B F Jones, stamps $40: road
suit fees $25; deputy hire
$23S; allowed in the sum
of $40 for stamps; balance
continued.
] A Hall, ] P fees in case of
Upton Shellhead, claimed
$3.50, allowed ............ $a 90
] A Hall, J P fees case Of Tip
ton Shellhead ........... 100
F d Carson, atty fees, case
of Upton Shellhead, ..... 500
] Ross, witness, case of Tip
ton Shellhead, ,................. ITO
J c Altree, constable fees in
case of Upton Shellhead.. 4.2o
FW Carson, lumbr for bridge 1853
B F Jones, deputy hire, $4S,
continued.
SEOwen, care ofW N White
So, not allowed.
Jack Miller, care of w N
White, $S, not allowed.
Coquille Thompson, road
supervisor ............ 1900
c G Copeland, supplies for
eouh'y ''.'''.................. $50
90 Krogstad supplies for Co, 2.6o
DIR E Warren, supplies for
pauper Allen, $6 not allowed
Jacob Franz, janitor' S salary. 1000
J H Luty, assessors salary, 1900
City of Toledo, Jail rent...... 500
] F Stewart, printing, 80. 37.7s
Valentine Thiel, rent of G H, 1000
J F Stewart, printing, -. 1928
...... 6.Io
Cost bill, State VS.. Loomis,
$4.95, continued.
Coll Van Cleve, printing. 100
A H Lujens, pauper supplies 500
VIM Gadsby, window shades, 500
7 T Reeder, hire of scow and
rope, So. so, not allowed.
1rwin-Hobson Co, sherifFs
deeds on foreclosure. ........ a.15
Logan & McCullum, pile
driver for Olalla bridge,... ... 1000
Geo A Lands, sundry sup
plies for sheriff's office,
$2o.3I, allowed ............. 26.61
G A Lands, board OF prison
ers, go, allowed. ... 1850
] L Hyde, salary for months
of February and March,. -. $3.50
] L Hyde, payments on state
taxes 1896, .I,555. 90
] L Hyde, stamps. 6.5o
" Expressage on Co.
supplies ............. ........... 400
Grin Ruperts, pauper claim
for February and March. 1000
J o Stearns, salary Co judge, roo. 100
CHI Williams, Co. Com. fees, 1900
F A Goodwin, " 15.so
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-15

Astoria has 20 different secret
societies.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-15

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lOc or 20
II c. G. G. fail 70 cure, druggists refund money
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-15

4 o. o. EBAY Lodge No. 116, of Yaqnina City,
meets everyWednesday evening Visiting
brothers are always welcome.
E. J. BURROWS, Secretary.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-15

N Q. o. F.-Newport Lodge No SO, meets every
Saturday evening" visiting brothers are cor
'!ially invited to attend, L. o. OLSSON, N. 6.
Y. W. OLIVER, Secretary.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-04-15
CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.

III .. o. F.-Toledo Lodge, No. 1903, Meet
a'every Saturday evening at their hall in this
.own.
q. t. EWING, sec,y. ''' -
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-01
A Martyr to Melons.

The melon crop was short this year,
and southwest Georgia farmer who
had practically "cornered" it in his
ncighborhood had suffered seriously
from the depredations of some of tho
hungry colored brethren. So he gave it
out that he had poisoned his melons,
and after the news went forth he ceased
to miss them.
Night after night an old negro who
lived near the finest melon patch had
gazed at their green sides with hungry
eyes, but the Thought of the poison kept
him hungry still.
One moonlight night, however. his
appetite got the best of him. He looked
i'll the direction of tho melons long and
earnestly; then, shouldering IL sack, he
started off.
I'm de namo or goodness Rufus,
whar you gwine?" asked his wife.
Tho old man turned, pointed to the
melon patch and said, slowly and sol
emily:
I'm a-gwine whar dem melons isl"
But-dey's p'isoned!'
L know dey is! But I'm gwine ter
take my death. Pray fer me!''-Atlan-
ia Constitution.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-01
Nansen on the Platform.

When i'll London, some months ago
l had the pleasure of hearing Nansen,
the great arctic explorer, lecture, said
returned traveller the other day. "The
cost of admission was rather high, 50,
but it was we'll worth the price TO hear
his vivid descriptions. Flo speaks with
an English accent, but very clearly and
correctly. One of the most pathetic
things he told about was the killing of
his pet dogs for food He hadn't the
heart to commit the deed and delegated
it to others. The clothing Worn by Nan
sen and his party was OH exhibition for
some weeks i'll London. / imagine that
the same sort of garments are i'll fash
ion Ill the Klondiko for tho larger part
of the year. When once put OH, they
arc not removed for months. New
York Tribune
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-01
Never Touched Him.

AT the battle of Chickamauga fell
low named R was seen shooting
straight mp i'll the air and praying rs
Justify as ever ono of Cromwell round
heads prayed. The Presbyterians of
1646 prayed loud and sang hymns i'll
battle, but they shot straight at the
cavaliers every time. This fellow was
blazing away at the sky, and when
Lieutenant Killingworth demonstrated
with him about it he paid no attention
to him whatever. Captain Joe Billings
ley threatened to cut him down with
his sword if he didn't shoot at tho
enemy, for the woods i'll front were full
of them. He merely remarked to the
captain, "You can kill me if you want
to, but am not going to appear before
my God with the blood of my fellow
man on my soul. P"
He never flinched, but stood squaroly
up, exposed to every volley Of the en-
emy's fire. When the sun set on the
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-01
,HUMoR OF THE HOUR.

A colored Mrs. Darlington lives in
Georgia, and she talks interestingly.
She is about 20 years old and makes
a great show of reading the Bible,
though it is we'll known she cannot read
line.
The other morning she was seated ON
her front porch with large family
Bible open on her lap.
Some one was passing and saluted
her.
Good morning, Aunt Caroline.
"Mawnin. sub, mawnin! It's right
previous weather, sub"
Yes, rather T-evious"
de clouds hang so low hit look like
dey bout ter have q collegience wild dc
airth. F"
Yes, it docs look so. 4"
"Well, de Lawd'll take keer on us.
De Bible say he distempers de wind ter
de boru lambs"
Is that the Bible you re readingP"
"Oh, yes, suhr'
"Why, it's upside down."
Look heah, mister said the old
woman Indignantly, "don't you s'pose
knowed it? What diffunce do it make?
De Bible is SO plain you kin dies read
it any way"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-01
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
a Flask In His Wooden Leg-A Martyr
to Melons-Never Touched Him.
Nansen on the Platform.

Occasionally some funny things
happen at the Soldiers home in Au-
gusta, Me-, where hail from, but tho
funniest of all is the one that am 60
ing to tell you about. 1t happened Just
before | came on to the cncampment, )"
said William Harris, an inmate of the
home, who is visiting in Buffalo.
Whisky is on the black list at the
home, and all sorts of schemes are re-
sorted to to obtain it, but they are dis
covered sooner or later and can never be
tried again. There is an old fellow with
Il wooden leg ut tho home, and his
name is Wheeler. He had scheme for
getting whisky that baffled NIL the Off
GERS who were watching him, and it
worked so we'll that, although Wheeler
was drunk nearly all the time, his plan
was not discovered until last week.
1.-The old fellow carved hole in his
wooden leg big enough to hold a flask
of whisky, and whenever he wanted to
get drunk he would get his flask filled
somewhere and put it in his leg, go off
somewhere by himself and get glorious
ly full right i'll the home. After the
officers of tho institution had uselessly
accused every saloon keeper within q
mile of the place of selling whisky to
Wheeler they decided to keep close
watch on him. So the next time he dis
appeared they searched for him until
they found him lying dead drunk in Il
graveyard with his wooden leg I'M
strapped and the empty flask in tho hole
III the leg. That ended his game, and
he will never get drunk that way again
II he does, his wooden leg will be taken
from him and he'll hayc to stay at
home. buffalo Express