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be chosen to go along. A large number
of applicants were before the board.
SOCIAL DOINGS

SOCIAL DOINGS
Miss Lillian Dobbins of Garfield ave-
nue. was surprised last evening by her
friends, the occasion being her birthday.
The evening was spent with games and
pictures by a magic lantern. Refresh
mentS were served.
Mrs. L. f. Jarvis entertained yCster-
day afternoon at her home on North
Orange Grove avenue. The Affair is the
name of a club which has been recently
organized by nine ladies and meets
every alternate Thursday at the home of
one Of the members.
DEATH OF w. o. SWAN
The death of William o. Swan, aged
&c years, occurred this afternoon at
o'clock at the home on Grant street.
Asthma, with which he has suffered for
some time, was the immediate cause of
DEATH The physician called this morn
ing and said that he could live only
few days longer at best. He died half
hour later. Deceased was a sea captain,
who came here in 1877, when the town
was the Indiana colony. He was highly
respected citizen. He leaves two daugh
tiers and two sons-Mrs. Annie S. Mar
vim of this city, Mrs. F. D. Buttrick OF
Boston, Deputy State Controller w. o.
Swan, jr., and Charles w. Swan Of Los
Angeles, who was formerly secretary of
the local opera house company.
Between twenty-five and thirty men,
bers and officers Of the local lodge. I. O.
G. T.. went to Tropico tonight and con-
Quoted the meeting there. The follow
ing challenge Is from the state deputy
of the order:
PUBLIC CHALLENGE
A. E. Baldwin issues the following
challenger:
/ hereby challenge any one who thinks
there is enough substance on the mega
tive side of the question to base an ar
gument upon to debate the following
question:
Resolved, That the liquor traffic is
national life, than war, pestilence and
famine.
Any one who wishes to accept this
challenge will please answer it in the
Pasadena column of this paper, also cor
respond with the challenger. There to
be two or three debates on each side, as
the principals may determine. time of
date to be after January l, 1898.
BREvITIES
A young man claiming to be brother
of Eugene Howard, on North Moline
avenue, sold a saddle to A. P. January
Of East Union street last evening for
$3.50. The youngster left his horse, a
pretty gray mare, with H. H. Matthay.
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back for it, but has not yet appeared.
The fact that Eugene Howard has no
brother, together with the young mans
non-appearance, leads to the belief that
the horse was stolen.
A horse belonging to NJ. E. Wood ran
away this afternoon on Union street as
the owner was getting into the buggy.
Mr.. Wood was knocked down and run
over, but not seriously hurt. The horse
ran on, smashing Mr. Shipleys cart and
the rig to which he was attached.
The members of the Lemon Growers
association received their November
funds today. Seventy-five cents per 100
was paid for standards, s1.05 for choice
and $1.25 for fancy. The market is now
not so good as it has been, but prices are
always good for the fruit. The Orange
and Lemon associations expect to occu-
by their new warehouse about the first
of next month.
Campbell Johnston, who last March
got permission from the city council to
build toll road across the arroyo below
Columbia street, has since then been
building reservoirs and otherwise i'm
proving his ranch across the arroyo, to
be sold as a suburban home community
/ The bridge, costing about $4,000, will be
built soon. Los Angeles surveyors are
at work on the contract. 1t is proposed
to build q sixty-foot road through the
San Rafael tract, north of Garavanza, t.
Los Angeles. The bridge will be a toll
one. The city council had no objection.
to the granting of franchise, which
will be granted tomorrow.
1 Prof. w. X. Gaylord of Throop Poly
technic institute spoke before the Acad
envy of Sciences on Everyday Chems
try" DR.. Hull spoke of the eye as al
optical instrument.
TroopD, n. G. c., of Los Angeles, will
parade in the Tournament of Roses OF
New Years day.
Louis James. the great tragedian, VIII,
delighted an audience here last year i,
Sparta Gus" will appear at tho Pasa
dena Grand opera house on Thursday