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Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
MYSTERIOUS THEFTS ARE
ANNOYANCE TO POLICE
RoBBER BATTLES ALL EFFORTS
OF DETECTIVES
Scents Traps and Evades Detection,
Never Overlooking Articles Of
Value or Money and Operations
Are Carried on Systematically

AS the will-o'-wisp is seen and van
ishes before the eyes of the beholder,
so do articles of fancy work and small
amounts of money disappear from the
room of Mrs. A. M. Minor of 535 West
First street. For a year bits of finery,
bric-a-brac and almost all kinds Of
property have mysteriously disap-
peared.
When the thefts were first noted a
detective was called in and he succeeded
in ferreting out the guilty party, as he
thought. Shortly after the woman sup
posed to be guilty of the crime was
asked to leave the house the stealing
ceased At the time the police wanted
to prosecute her, but Mrs. Minor was
trouble eliminated.
Much to her surprise and dismay a
few months later the thievery began
again. Small amounts of money were
catch the thief failed. Suddenly the
pecuniary losses stopped, only to be
followed by thefts of choice pieces OF
fine Mexican drawnwork. Then fancy
curios began to disappear.
Just a week ago Mrs. Minor placed d
purse containing a $5 gold piece and 81
in silver in a secret place in her ROOM
She left the room for three minutes and
returned for the dollar, but was
astounded to find that the $5 gold piece
was gone.
Again Mrs. Minor decided to catch the
thief by laying trap. Marked money
and marked drawnwork were placed in
convenient places for the pilferer, but
as though warned by intuition not one
of the fixed things was taken. Mrs
Minor was beginning to congratulate
herself when the climax came.
Friday afternoon she entered her
room and her attention was attracted
to an open trunk which she always kept
locked. The contents were in disorder
about the room. Rushing to the trunk
she found that a 500 ostrich feather
which adorned an expensive headpiece
had been literally torn from it.
Mrs. Minor has called in the detec-
tives and intends to find the thief. Sus-
picion points to one near to the family,
according to run1or
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
PUeLIc ADVERTISING
No,,.. :, rn,.,,o xvorr

M0NNNn
Public notice IS hereby given that at
its meeting held on Monday, the 17th
day or July, A. y. 1905, the city Council
Of the city Of Los Angeles adopted an
Ordinance. designated as Ordinance No.
1926 (New Series), declaring its inten-
tlon to order the following improve
ment to be made, TO wit:
the City Council Of the city Of Los An
geles to close up, vacate and abandon,
Tor alley purposes, a certain
being a public alley Atg'S q Z the city Of Los
Angeles, in the Victor. Heights
tract, as per map recorded In Book
II, page 40 Miscellaneous Records Of Los
wit:
All that certain strip Of land conveyed
to the City of Los Angeles for alley pur-
PeedG By ia Ses sooE Sasa 9 apT Deeds Il s pasa sss
$780, Records of Los Angeles County, and
more, particularly described as follows
Beginning at point in the southesster-
" line Of lot IA Of the Victor Heights
Tract, as per map recorded In Book IL
at page 40 Miscellaneous Records of Los
Angeles County; distant 2 feet southwes-
terly from the most easterly corner Of
said lot IA; thence northwesterly and par
alel with the northeasterly line Of said
lot a and the northeasterly line of lots
line :; Of said lot S %, distant ; feet south
westerly from tne most nOTIneTly corner
Of said lot %; thence southwesterly along
the northwesterly line of lot %, a distance
Of is feet to a point; thence southeasterly
and parallel with the northeasterly line
Of said lots %, o. q, 20, 10 is. II, t6, is
and IA, to q point in said southeasterly
line Of said lot IL; thence northeasterly
In a direct line IS feet to the point Of be-
ginning.
Sec. 2. That the exterior boundaries
of the district Of land to be affected by
said work or improvement are hereby spe-
clhed and declared to be as follows, to
wit:
Beginning at the most easterly corner
of lot IA of the Victor Heights Tract as
herenbefore mentioned; thence north
westerly in a direct line to the most
northerly corner of lot %. said tract;
thence southwesterly In a direct line to
the most westerly corner of said lot %;
thence southeasterly In a direct line to
the most southerly corner of said lot IL;
thence northeasterly In a direct line to
the point of beginning, in said city
Reference is hereby made to said Or
dlnance, on file in the office of the City
Clerk OF said city, for further particu-
lars.
JAMES HANLEY,
Street Superintendent of the City Of
Los Angeles.
8-7-16 lot
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
NnfIce nf Pnhlic XNorIr

Public notice Is hereby given that at
its meeting held on Monday, the nth
day of July, A. D. 1905, the City Council
of the City of Los Angeles adopted an
Ordinance, designated as Ordinance No.
II ,324 New Series), declaring its inten-
tion to order the following improve
ment to be made, to wit:
Section 1. That it is the intention Of
the City Council of the City of Los An
geles to close up, vacate and abandon.
for alley purposes, all that portion of a
ALLEY,
being public alley of the City of Los
Angeles, lying parallel with the easterly
line of Central avenue, between Forty
ninth and Fiftieth streets. described as
follows, to wit:
Beginning at the northeasterly corner
of lot 1, block 3, of the Central Park
Book %, at page 81, Miscellaneous Rec
ords of Los Angeles County; thence ease
corner of lot A, said block 8; thence south
erly in direct line to the Southwesterly
corner Of said lot 4; thence westerly in
southerly line of said block 3 of the Cen
trail Park Front Tract with the westerly
line of lot 62 of Strong and Dickinson
Central Avenue Tract as per map re- re
Records of Los Angeles County; thence
southerly along said westerly line or lot
62 a distance of 16 feet to a point; thence
westerly along the northerly line of said
lot 62 a distance of 16 feet to point;
thence northerly along the prolongation
of said westerly line of lot 62 a distance
of 16 feet to a point in the southerly line
of lot 3, said block 3. Central Park Front
Tract; thence easterly in a direct line to
the southeasterly corner of said lot 3;
| thence northerly in direct line to the
point of beginning
Sec 2. That the exterior boundaries Of
the district of land to be affected by said
work or improvement are hereby specified
and declared to be as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the northweSterly corner
of lot 1, block 8, of the Central Park Front
Tract as hereinbefore mentioned; thence
easterly in a direct line to the northeast
erly corner of lot 4, said block 3; thence
southerly in a direct line to the south
easterly corner of said lot A; thence west
erly in direct line to the northeasterly
corner of lot 62 of Strong and Dickinson s
Central Avenue Tract, as hereinbefore
mentioned; thence southerly in a direct
g.; thence westerly in a direct line to the
southwesterly corner of said lot 62; thence
northerly in a direct line and parallel
with the easterly line of Central avenue
to a point in the southerly line of lot 3,
said block 3, of the Central Park Front
Tract thence westerly in a direct line
to the southwesterly corner of lot 3, said
Central Park Front Tract; thence north
erly in a direct line to the point of be-
ginning, in said city.
Reference is hereby made to said Or
dinance, on file in the office OF the CITY
Clerk of said city, for further parttcu-
lars.
Street Superintendent of the City Of
Los Angeles.
Q-7-1E 10t
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
INDEX TO PUBLIC ADVERTISING
NEW ToDAY


Notice Of street work on San Marino
street
Notice OF street work on El Molino
street.
Notice Of street work on Cahuensa
street
Notice Of public work on a certain al
ley In Kendalrs addition
Notice Of public work on n certain al
ley In the Victor Heights tract
Notice Of public work on a certain al
ley parallel with Central avenue be-
tween Forty-nine and Fiftieth streets.
Notice Of street work on Twenty-first
street.
Notice of street work on London
street.
Notice of street work on Echo street.
Ordinance to establish grade of Blsh-
op street.
Notice Of street work on Seventh
street
Notice of street work on cordova
street.
Notice Of street work on Twenty-ffth
street.
Notice of street work on Pacific avenue.
Notice of street work on Michigan
avenue.
Notice inviting proposals to furnish
city of Los Angeles with drugs.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07

the chief engineer Of the Southern
California railroad. at present man
aeer Of Santa Fe oil properties and one
OF the water commissioners Of the city
Of San Bernardino. and a man who has
explored every mile Of territory in
nearly all Southern California, is en-
thuslastic over the owens lake country
water supply proposition for the city
Of Los Angeles.
'The owens lake country has the
largest and best supply Of the purest
and best water to be found in all
Southern California, and Los Angeles
could not do better than to secure II
and thus build for the future" was the
way Mr.. Perris put IT,
'T have been all through the Owens
lake country and It is the largest and
best water shed in all this southland
On account Of the high elevations Of
the mountains which constitute the
shed the SHOWS are almost perpetual
and the water of the best.
There is another side to the propo-
sltion which I have not seen discussed
which seems to me to be one Of the
vital portions of the question and which
can but mean as much for the future
growth Of Los Angeles as the securing
of the owens lake supply ITSELF" said
Mr. Perrls.
"It is this. If the Owens lake coun-
t,-ty rofo tu rytl 81 -
practically all of the water that Lo:
Angeles is now getting from the vari.
Gus other sources. Much Of this water
can then be diverted to other uses, such
as higher development of the natu.
rally rich districts about the city by
irrigation. This 1t seems to me to bt
one of the most important secondary
considerations of the whole question
and one that will mean more to Los
Angeles than will be thought possible
at first glance.
True, 1t will cost an immense sun
to secure to Los Angeles this new water
supply, but Los Angeles Is growing
and is rapidly becoming one of the
largest cities of the land and it must
build for the future. have great con.
fldence in the men who are handling this
enterprise for Los Angeles and believe
they know what they are doing. 1 dc
not believe there is another water sup.
ply of sufficient volume elsewhere in
the southern part of the state that Los
Angeles can secure"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
Nnt,o. nf street wnrk

Public notice is hereby given that on
Monday, the 18th day of July, A. d. 1900,
did, at its meeting on said day adopt
1i,SO6 (New Series). to have the follow
ing work done, to wit:
' PACIFIC AVENUE.
in said city, from the south line or Pico
street to the south line of Sixteenth street
produced, including all intersections or
streets excepting such portions of said
street and intersections as are required
by law to be kept In order or repair by
any person or company having railroad
tracks thereon, and also excepting such
portions as have already been graded and
graveled and accepted, be graded ana
graveled TO the official grade In accord
ance with the plans and profile on ME
in the office of the City Engineer and
specifications for the construction Of
graveled streets, Glass a, in the City OF
Los Angeles, on file in the office of the
City Clerk of said city, said specihca-
tions being No. 26 New Series).
Cd. That cement curb be constructed
along each line of the roadway OF said
Pacific avenue from the south line Of
Pico street to the south line of Sixteenth
street produced excepting along such
portions of the line of said roadway upon
ready been constructed to the official line
and grade) in accordance with specifca-
tions for constructing cement euros' on
specifications being No. % New Series),
See 2. The Council of said city
finds upon estimate Of the City Engineer
that the total cost of said improvement
viii be greater than fifty cents per front
foot along each line of said street. in
GLIDING the cost of intersections, and
1t is determined. in pursuance Of
an Act of the Legislature of the state OF
California, approved February 27th 1898,
as amended by an Act OF the Legislature
amending said last named act, which
amending act became a law March 3D.
1893, that bonds shall be issued to repre-
sent the cost of said Improvement. Said
bonds shall be serial, extending over q
period of ten years, an. even proportion
of the principal sum Of which shall be
payable annually. on the second day Of
January of each year by coupon, after
their date until the whole are. paid, and
to bear interest at the rate of seven "a
per cent per annum payable semi-annu-
ally on the second days of January and
July of each and every year.
Reference is hereby made to said
Ordinance OF Intention for further par
JAMES HANLEY,
S-7-12 ct Street Superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
Redondo Shipping

ARRl ED.
Steamer State of California, from Sar
Diego.
Steamer Brooklyn, from Mendocino.
Steamer Iaqua,. from Eureka.
SAILED.
Steamer State of California, for Sar
Steamer Grace Dollar, for San Pedro.
TO ARRIVE AT THIS PORT.
August 7-Steamer Santa Rosa, Capt
Alexander, from San Francisco and ports
August 9--Steamer Santa Rosa, Capt
Alexander, from San Diego
TO SAIL FROM THIS PORT.
August 7-Steamer Santa Rosa, Can't
Alexander, for San Diego
August 9-Steamer Santa Rosa, Capt
Alexander, for San Francisco and ports
VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamer Brooklyn, Capt. Carlson, from
Steamer Iaqua, Capt. Johnson. from Eu
reka.
Steamer Santa Barbara, Capt. Zaddart
Schooner w. F. Witzeman, Capt. Peter
son, from Grays Harbor.
Schooner w. j. Patterson, Capt Ian
caster, from Gray's Harbor.
Schooner Commerce, Capt. Meyer, from
Olympia.
Steamer Dispatch, Capt. webber, iron
Caspar.
VESSELS ON THE WAY.
Schooner A F. Coats, from Tacoma.
Schooner Setoyome, from Point Arena
Schooner Forester, from Port Discovery
Steamer South Bay, from Gray'S Har
Dor.
Steamer Santa Monica, from Gray.
Harbor.
Steamer Santa Rosa, from San Fran
cisco.
LOADING.
Schooner Mary Winkelman. at Tacoma
Schooner Alvena, at Portland.
MARINE NOTES.
in
sells, four of which are steamers and three
sailing vessels. They are: Steamer Brook
lyn from Mendocino, Steamer Iaqua from
Eureka, Steamer Dispatch from Caspar
Steamer Santa Barbara from Gray'G
Harbor, Schooner Commerce from Olym
pia, Schooner w. ]. Patterson from
Gray's Harbor, and Schooner w. F
Witzeman from Grays Harbor. Within
two weeks sixteen different vessels, with
cargoes of oil and lumber, have arrived
at this port. In addition to this number
the Pacific Coast Steamship company's
steamers have been making regular
trips.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Notice of street work

Public notice Is hereby given Inat on
Monday the nth day of July, A. ID. 1905
the Council of the City OF. Los Angeles
did, at its meeting on said day, adopt
an Ordinance of Intention. NO
1874 New Series), to have the follow
In work done, to wit;
That a cement sidewalk four 90 feet IN
width be constructed along each side OF
TWENTY FIFTH STREET;
from the west curb line OF Con-
gress avenue to the east curb
fine of La Sale avenue excepting
such nortions Of said street between said
points along which a cement or asphalt
Sidewalk four (4) feet In width has been
constructed to the official line and gradel
said sidewalk 10 be constructed in accord
ance with specifications for constructing
cement sidewalks on file In the ONCE OF
the CITY Clerk of said city. said specihca-
tions being No. 2S New Series),
Reference is hereby made 10 said
Ordinance OF Intention for further par
JAMES HANLEY,
s-7-12 Ct street superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
80. ID -. -

Notice 0f street Work
Public notice Is hereby given that on
Monday, the nth day Of July. A. d 1906
the Council OF the City OF Los Angeles
ala' At ITS meeting on said day adopt
ll,307 New series) to have the follow
ing work done, TO witt
EL MoLINo STREET
m SAID city from the south line Of Pico
street to the north line Of Sepulveda
street including all intersections Of streets
.s seN.sSeptins such portions OF said street
ana intersections as are required by law
to be kept In order or repair BY any
person or company having railroad tracks
TONS as have already been graded and
graNeled and accepted, be graded and
graveled 20 the official grade In accord
ance with the plans and profile on file IN
the office OF the city Engineer and speci-
hcations for the construction Of graveled
streets Class a, In the City of Los An
geles' on file In the office Of the City
CLERK or said city, said specifications
being No. 26 New series).
"a That a cement curb be constructed
along each line. Of the. roadway Of said
Bl Molino street from the south curb line
Of Pico street to the north curb line OF
Sepulveda street excepting along such
portions Of the line Of said roadway
upon which n cement or granite curb has
already. been constructed to the official
line and grade) In accordance with specl-
hcatlons for constructing cement curbs,
on file In the office of the City CLERK,
Series).
3D. THAT cement sidewalk five (5) feet
IN width be constructed along each side
Of said El Molino street from the south
curb line of Pico street to the north
line. of Sepulveda street excepting such
portions of said street between said
points along which a cement or asphalt
sidewalk five (5) feet I'm width has been
constructed to the official line and grade),
said sidewalk to be constructed In ac-
cordance with specifications for con-
structing cement sidewalks on file in the
office of the City Clerk of said city said
specifications being No. % CNew series),
finds upon estimate of the City Engineer,
that the total cost of said Improvement
Will be greater than fifty cents per front
foot along each line of said street, in
cluding the cost of intersections, and 1t
Is determined, in Pursuance of an
Act of the Legislature of the State Of
California, approved February 9th. 1893.
lature amending said last named
act, which amending act became a
law March I'd, 1899, that bonds shall be
issued to represent the cost of said inn
provement Said bonds shall be serial,
extending over period of ten years, an
even proportion Of the principal sum OF
which shall be payable annually, on the
second day of January of each year by
coupon, after their date until the whole
are paid, and to bear interest at the
rate of seven % per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually on the second days
of January and July of each and every
year.
Reference is hereby made to said
Ordinance Of Intention for further par
ticulars.
JAMES HANLEY,
S-7-12 ct Street Superintendent
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
MODEL YACHT CLUB Is
NEW VENICE ATTRACTION
First Race Meet Scheduled for Sunday
Afternoon-Abbot Kinney Offers
Gun to Winner

Afternoon-Abbot Kinney Offers
Cup to Winner
A model yacht club, organized and
fashioned after that of the Coney ISL
and association, is to be an addition to
the features of Venice attractions.
The first race meeting to be held by
the new club is scheduled for the at
ternoon of August 13. Abbot Kinney
has offered a handsome silver loving
cup as the stake to be raced for and
following the races challenge will be
sent to the Model Yacht club of San
Francisco or Venice.
Entries for the races to be run next
Sunday afternoon are received by #
II. Walk of 924 East Twenty-fifth street,
The following are the entries already
filed; A. @. Titsinks sloop Laura"
Fred sumption's Virginia" r. r.
Walks Viola" U. r. Grlpp's Ethel
ana L. Anger s. Edith"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
A WOMAN TO BE PRETTY
Must Have Luxurlant and Glossy Hal
No Matter What Color

The finest contour OF a female face,
the sweetest smile of female mouth.
loses something If the head is crowned
hair, it is now known is caused by a
parasite that burrows into the scalp to
the root of the hair where it saps the
vitality. The little white scales the
germ throws up in burrowing are
called dandruff. To cure dandruff per-
manently. then, and to stop falling hair
that germ must be killed. Newbro's s
chemical laboratory, destroys the dan
druff, destroys the dandruff germ, and,
OF course, stops the falling hair, and
druggists. Send 1Oc in stamps for
sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit,
Mich.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
UndeIlvered Telesrams

There are undelivered kilograms at the
office of the Western Union Telegraph
company for Mrs W. S. Barnes, Mrs. 1.
Richards. Tom Smith, Mrs. G. c. Robert
Edgar Kidwell. Robt Edgar. Chas. Rich
ard, II. 7. Schaeffer Mrs. X. Taylor, Ed
win A. Tordoff, Miss Kiron Rosson, Miss
Perry, Thos. e. Kennedy, e. III. Williams.
r. S. Armstrong. Mrs. Aubrey Forbes,
Mrs. L. r. Davidson, Mrs. j. w. Gregory.
There are undelivered kilograms at the
office of the Postal Telegraph-C Gable
company. 2SS South Spring street, for Miss
Inez Brown. e. G. Kinkead, c. T. Forden,
A. f. Kellam.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
JAMES HANLEY.
Street SIlnerintan lent
s-7-12 ct
Notice of PubIic work

Public notice is hereby given that at
It's meeting held on Tuesday, the 18th
day of July, A. D. 1905, the City Council
of the City of Los Angeles adopted an
Ordinance, designated as Ordinance No.
1923 (New Series), declaring it's inten-
tion to order the following improve
ment to be made, to wit:
Section 1. That 1t is the intention of the
City Council Of the City OF ,L. Los angeles s
purposes, all that certain
ALLEY
in Kendall's Addition and Subdivision of
Villa Lots, as per map recorded in Book
80 at page 50, Miscellaneous Records OF
Los Angeles County, more particularly
described as follows, to wit:
southerly line OF Vernon avenue with the
easterly line of lot H. of KendalPs Addi-
ton and Subdivision of Villa Lots, as per
map recorded in Book 30. at page 81, Mis-
cellaneous Records of Los Angeles Coun-
ty; thence southerly In direct line to
the southeasterly corner or lot l, said
Subdivision; thence eaSterly in direct
line to the southwesterly corner of lot 5.
said Subdivision; thence northerly in a
direct line to the intersection of the west
erly line of said lot with the southerly
line of Vernon avenue. thence westerly
in direct line to the point of beginning
Sec. 2. That the exterior boundaries of
the district of land affected by said work
or Improvement are hereby specified and
declared to be as follows to wit:
Beginning at the, intersection Of the
southerly line of Vernon avenue with the
easterly line of South Park avenue:
thence easterly along said southerly line
of Vernon avenue TO the easterly line of
lot 5, Kendalls Addition and Subdivision
of Villa Lots, as hereinbefore mentioned
thence southerly in a direct line to the
southeasterly corner of said lot 5; thence
westerly in a direct line TO the intersec-
ton OF the southerly line OF lot /, said
Subdivision, with the easterly line of
South Park avenue; thence northerly in
a direct line to the point of beginning.
Reference is hereby made TO said Or
dinance, on file in the office OF the city
Clerk of said city, for further particu-
JAMES IIANLEY,
S-7-16 lot Street superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
FAV0RS NEW WATER PLAN

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 6.-Fred
It. Perris of this city. for many years
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
NntIce nf Street WorIk

Public notice Is hereby given that on
Monday, the nth day Of July A, D. l9o0.
the Council of the City of Los Angeles
an Ordinance OF Intention. No.
1875 New Series), to have the follow
ing work done. to wit:
list. That cement curb be constructed
along each line Of the roadway OF
TWENTY FIRST STREET
from the west line of Main street ~
the east line Of Grand avenue (ex-
ceptfng along such portions OF tho
line Of said roadway upon which ce-
ment or granite curb has already been
eonstructed To the oliicial line and grade)
in accordance with specifications for con-
structing cement curbs. ON file IN the
once OF the City Clerk. said specifications
being No. 22 New Serles).
reference rs hereby made 10 said
Ordinance Of Intention for further par
JAMES HANLEY
s-7-12 St Street superintendent