Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-28
CHARGES Cruelty


Charges Cruelty
On an allegation of cruelty, an inter-
locutory decree of divorce was granted
Mrs. e. L. Duguelette from l.. O.
Duguellette by Judge Monroe in de-
partment of the superior court yes
terday.
Bnai Birth Smoker
Los Angeles lodge, Independent Or
der B'nai Birth, will entertain with a
smoker next Tuesday evening In the
lodge hall on West Pico street. A vau-
deville program will be furnished by
local theatrical managers.
Francis Murphy Meeting
At the Francis Murphy meeting to-
morrow evening in Blanchard hall the
subject will be "Tne Gentleness of
Cod" Frank G. Finlayson will pre-
side. The music will be in charge of j.
w. Eccleston. Mrs. F. B. Silverwood
and Miss Maud Elizabeth Richards will
sing solos.
Woman Gets Divorce
Mrs. Theresa Dithlepsen of San Fran
cisco was granted an interlocutory de-
cree of divorce yesterday by Judge
York in department of the superior
court from Paul d. Dithlepsen. The
couple were married in San Francisco
in 1901 but lived together eight weeks
only before Mrs. Dithlepsen left her
husband and came to Los Angeles to
visit her sister.
Temple Union Lecture
The literary section of the Temple
union, which opens it's sixth season
Tuesday, November 7, has invited Leo
Cooper of the School of Dramatic Art
to be the speaker of the evening. Mr..
Cooper will deliver his lecture on 1.-THE
Merchant of Venice" He will also read
"tThe Trial Scene from that drama.
The meeting will be open to the pub
lc Before the lecture the annual elec-
ton of officers will take place.
Fined for Laying Sidewalk
Don't lay sidewalk without getting
permit from the street superintend-
ent and the city engineer-if you do
YOU are liable to a fine of 500 and i'm
prsonment for fifty days in the city
Jail These facts were brought out
Yesterday when Prosecutor McCor-
mick issued a complaint for d. Foss,
who built a sidewalk in the 1900 block,
West Adams street Wednesday with
out going through the necessary form.
Sues Oil Men
The Columbia Live Stock company
filed notice of a suit against H. A.
Blodget of BiXer county, Tex, with the
clerk of the United States circuit court
yesterday 1t is alleged in the COM
plaint that the company leased certain
land to Blodget with the understanding
that he was to bore for oil on the land.
The company states that he has not
done so, and on that account ask that
judgment in the sum of $4,000 be given
them.
Land Case on Trial
Further testimony was heard yester-
day before the board of United States
land commissioners in the three-cor-
nered suit between j. c. Ord of Bay
City. the Anaheim Landing Mining and
development company and the Alamitos
Iand and Water company. Only testi-
Hony for the mining company has thus
far been introduced, but this was fin
fshed last night, and when the trial
is continued on November the Ala
mitos Land and Water company will
have the opportunity of introducing
evidence.
Tin Can Case Tried
After a day and a half spent in get
ting a jury, the case of James Stewart
was taken up before Police Judge
Chambers yesterday afternoon. The
police courts as the tin can case, be-
cause of the cans hung in the yard of
Stewart on Buena Vista street. The
present difficulty is over trouble arising
from an alleged cursing of Mrs. C. e.
Donnitan, a neighbor, by Stewart. All
the evidence for the prosecution was
in when the case was continued until
today at o'clock yesterday.
Enters Government Service
Prof. A. V. Studenrauch will leave
the University of California where he
has been engaged the past three years,
to accept a call to the division of
pomology of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. His resignation
will take effect January 1. Prof. Stu
denrauch accompanied the state COM
mission on it's recent visit to South
ern California for the purpose of Sc
lecting site for the institution. 1t is
expected he will spend the greater part
of his time in the southern part of
the state investigating the transporta-
: ton and storage of fruits. He will
study the problems of citrus fruits
and later those of the deciduous fruits.
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