The herald., 1898-08-11
A sANDHILL LUNATIC
Captured at Santa Monica-Big Cluster
of Lemons

SANTA MONICA, Aug. 10.-The heat of
the past three days has brought large
crowds daily to the beach, and the new
pier has proved a very popular institution
with visitors and residents alike, being
lined with fishermen and women from
morning till night Some very good CATCH
es have been made of yellowfin and surf
fish.
The case of J. Roberts, charged with
battery by Thomas Cough. was again
heard before Justice Guidinger yesterday
afternoon, resulting as did the first trial,
in disagreement Of the Jury. The case
will probably be dismissed.
The German ship Parnassus today fin
ished the discharging of her cargo and will
sail in q day or two for Iquique, Chile.
where she will take on a cargo OF nitrate
of soda fertilizer for European port
The Alcazar sailed in ballast for the
north today.
Division Superintendent J. A. Muir of
the Southern Pacific company, with his
family, is domiciled at the end of the long
pier at Port Los Angeles In his private car
Carmello. They will remain until about
the middle of the month
Dan McCarty has a lemon tree in his
garden at Third and Oregon which is Il
prolific producer Arthur Jackson has on
exhibition a branch three inches in length
which was cut from 1t yesterday, contain
ing ten good-sized lemons all at the same
stage of maturity
officers Myers and Mitchell today took
Robert McCausland. u weak-minded indi-
vidual, to the county hospital to be OK
amined as to his sanity. McCausland
seemed sane enough through the day, but
when the shades of night fell he became
possessed of Beelzebub and made night
hideous for the residents in the vicinity of
the sand hills McCausland was taken to
the hospital last January on account of his
peculiar actions, but on the day he was to
have been examined he escaped, finally
landing again in his old haunts in the sand
hills.
A picnic luncheon was given at the Ocean
Beach golf links today, and a large number
of guests were present from Los Angeles
and outside towns. Owing to the unusual
warmth Of the morning, play was not very
lively until the afternoon, when delight
fully cool breeze revived interest and sew
eral enjoyable rounds were played. Mrs.
w. II, Young served tea during the after
noOn
Mrs Addison Smith entertained the Gro
quet club yesterday afternoon at the Rob-
ertson lawn.
The ladies of the Unity Circle were very
pleasantly entertained by Mrs. J. II. Bar
her at the forestry station yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Abbot Kinney entertained a number
of little folks yesterday afternoon in hon
or of her son Kent's birthday.
Baroness Harden-Hickey arrived from
Riverside yesterday evening to spend a
couple of months here. The Proctor resi-
dence will be her home
Mrs. Mcfarland and Countess Jaro Won
Schmidt were the guests of Mrs. Platter at
the Arcadia today.
Mrs M. II. Kimball chaperoned party
of young folks on a beach picnic today.
given in honor of her guests. the Misses
Emily and Marguerite Robb and Mollie and
Mamie Dillon of Los Angeles.
Today's arrivals at the Clarendon in
clude Fred S. Ruggles of Redlands Mrs.
w. Auchenbecher of Gallup. N. NJ; F. f.
Farrelley of Pasadena, Jos. w. Osborne of
Charlotte N. c., and Miss Jennie johnson
of the Needles.
At the Arcadia: Mrs. J. seeley, Garden
Grove; 8. M. Woodbridge, Miss Harrison,
Los Angeles; Miss Lucy Fellows, River
side; Mrs. O. s. A. Sprague Miss Nancy
Sprague, Chicago.
AT the Atlanta: Mrs 8. NJ. Aguerre Mrs.
Mendelssohn, Miss M. Collins, Fl. M. Rayle,
Los Angeles; Mrs. M. C. Roller, Selma,
Ala; Mrs. p. Kline, Miss Kline, Denver.
The Republicans of the First district OF
the SEVENTEEN assembly district, which
embraces this city. San Vicente, Gala
basas and Monte Vista, assembled In eau
Gus in the town hall last night. A. M.
Guidinger presided and +, II. Taft acted as
secretary. A. w. Mcpherson and d. G..
Holt were nominated as delegates to the
state convention. The primaries will be
held on Saturday at the engine house from
7 a. m. to p. IN.