Mesa free press., 1901-02-01
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 anu
killed by his partner in San Francis
CO.
The present legislature will pass
law covering kidnapping. At present
the state is without one.
The following 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 fine new
Masonic temple, which is to be the
home of Esperanza lodge. 1t cost
$4,000 and is credit to the town.
At Los Angeles there are fourteen
employees who receive an aggregate OF
$14,850 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 time at least. The town,
by a majority of seven, voted to re-
main town of the sixth class.
Ex-administrator Frink of Riverside
county, has been arrested on charge
of having dissipated an estate of G.
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 a
magnificent city hall, fire house and
jail, and before many weeks special
bond election for this purpose will be
called
]. E. Harris of San Diego and Chula
Vista, has arrived from Dawson, hay
ing experienced 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 6S 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
a 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 outcry 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 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 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 not
join the druggists association.
The grano jury of San Bernardino
has filed it's final report. The most
important recommendation made for
the removal of DR.. G. A. Rene, as
this capacity for several years at
salary of $50 per month, but on many
occasions he has refused to attend the
INDECENT sick, giving as an excuse that
he was not compelled to do so by law.
He refused to attend Mexican woman
few weeks ago, who died of child
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 Of
Los Angeles. For some time past
much effort has been made to secure
franchises from the council of the
city of Los Angeles, but on account of
a question involving the right of the
council to do SO. all franchises have
been held up for the legislature to
take some action. The recent Brougn-
ton bill introduced threatens the rights
of the people and places every power
into the hands of corporations and po-
Iitical emissaries.
Ygnacio Billderain was found guilty
by the courts of Los Angeles county
last week of bribing an officer. The
offense of which Bilderrain has been
convicted was the giving of $40 to HUI
name officer Craig to permit cock
fight to be held. Preparations haa
been made to entrap Bilderrain when
he went to Craig's Office to pay the
money Chiefof Police Elton was hid
den in an adjoining room and heard the
conversation between the men. Bill
derrain was arrested after he had paid
the money to Craig. Bilderrain's at
torneys will appeal his case. The
punishment is from one to fourteen
years.