Holbrook argus., 1901-01-26
ALL ALONG THE COAST
Interesting General Information
About California
MENTIONED IN THESE COLUMNS
Selections That VIII Be of Great Interest To
Both Old And Young.

William Trewhella was shot and
killed by his partner in San Francis
co.
The present legislature will pass
law covering kidnapping. At present
the state is without one.
The f3..cwirg is the number of at
taches and salaries paid at the two
ports of entry of Southern California:
Two county treasurers in Washing
ton are fighting over the title to hold
office, but only one possesses the keys
to the funds.
Fullerton has completed line ne"
Masonic temple, which is to be the
home of Esperanto lodge. IL cost
900 and is a credit to the town.
At Los Angeles there are fourteen
employees who receive an aggregate OF
s14,S5O per annum, and San Diego
twenty-one employees, whose annual
salaries amount to $26,077.
Yesterdays special election settled
the reorganization question in Santa
Monica for a time at least. The town,
by a majority of seven, voted to re-
main a town of the sixth class.
Ex-administrator Frink of Riverside
county, has been arrested on charge
of having dissipated an estate of c.
M. Hedrick, during his term of office.
The shortage is said to be $1,000.
Not to be outdone by neighboring
cities Redlands is preparing to erect
magnificent city hall, fire house and
Jail, and before many weeks a special
bond election for this purpose will be
called.
]. E. Harris of San Diego and Chula
Vista, has arrived from Dawson, hav-
ing experienced a series of mishapS
and disasters, and barely escaped
from freezing while tramping through
frozen regions. His trip occupied a
fortnight of time, during much OF
which the thermometer was 68 deg.
below zero.
A young boy named Charles Bacaker
was killed by the Los Angeles and Pa
cific railroad cars at Echo Park. Los
Angeles, last Wednesday. The boy,
with others, was jumping on and off
construction train against the efforts
of workmen to keep them away, and
young Bacaker fell underneath the car
and was killed.
! Masked men attempted to kidnap
! the son of Robert Wagner at Phoenix,
Arizona, Sunday night last. The men
had caught the boy but before they
had succeeded in properly gaging him
he succeeded in making an cutlery and
escaped. The men have not been ap-
pretended. The boy was twelve years
old, and the father is manager of the
Phoenix opera house.
On February 1 Pasadena will pay in
terest on all bonds issued by the NUM-
cipality of Pasadena. These bonds
bear interest at the rate of five per
cent At this date there will be re-
deemed by the city bonds amounting to
$4,000, which will end the thirteenth
series of Pasadena's municipal bonds
at the same time stopping an annual
interest charge of $3.50.
The damage suit of the Owl Drug
Company of Los Angeles, against the
wholesale and retail druggists of same
city has been dismissed by Judge Lu-
Glen Shaw. This action was brought
upon a plea of boycott on part of the
Owl company, on account of the whole
sale druggists refusing to sell to them
for the reason that they would moi
join the druggists association.
The gr:.no jury of San Bernardinc
has filed it's final report. The most
important recommendation made fol
the removal of Dr. G. A. Rene, as
county health officer He has served il
this capacity for several years at {
hut
occasions he has refused to attend the
INDECENT sick, giving as an excuse thai
he was not compelled to do so by law
He refused to attend Mexican woman
a few weeks ago, who died of chile
birth as a result of wanton neglect.
The proposed legislation now threat.
ened at Sacramento regarding fran
chises in municipalities, is creating
no lack of trouble to the citizens O.
Los Angeles. For some time pas
much effort has been made to secure
franchises from the council of thu
city of Los Angeles, but on account O.
question involving the right of thu
council to do so, all franchises have
been held up for the legislature tt
take some action. The recent Brough
ton bill introduced threatens the right!
of the people and places every powel
into the hands of corporations and pc
litical emissaries.
Ygnacio Billderain was found guilt!
by the courts of Los Angeles count!
/ last week of bribing an officer. TIL,
offense of which Bilderrain has beer
convicted was the giving of $40 to HUI
name Officer Craig to permit a cocl
fight to be held. Preparations hat
been made to entrap Bilderrain whel
he went to Craig's Office to pay tn
: money. Chiefof Police Elton was hid
den in an adjoining room and heard tn
conversation between the men. Bill
derrain was arrested after he had pal,
the money to Craig. .Bilderrain's at
! torneys will appeal his case. TIL
punishment is from one to fourteen
years.