Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-09
Board of Works Iunkst


The board of public works will today
make a trip of inspection through the
Third ward. Public thoroughfares ard
other public Improvements are to be
inspected.
Case Dismissed
A charge Of disturbing the peace,
preferred against H. Gregory by Pico
Heights groceryman in Justice Cham
bers' court, yesterday, was dismissed.
The defense showed that the grocer
had started the attack.
Dentist Fined
w. j. Hodson, charged with prac-
ticing dentistry without license, was
fined $50 by Justice Austin yesterday.
The prosecution was conducted by
local representatives of the state
board of dental examiners.
Charged With Receiving Stolen Goods
T.. Saffarelo and II. Mathews were
fined $40 each in Justice Austin's court
yesterday morning on a charge of re-
ceiving stolen property. The defendants
were positively identified by witnesses.
but only light fine was imposed.
Business College Secretary
1. N. Inskeep, who has been secre-
tary of the Los Angeles Business COL
lege for fifteen years, has resigned
and G. Weston Clark has been elected
to fill the place. Mr.. Inskeep will de-
vote his attention to commercial af-
fairs.
Fifth Street Sale
Black Brothers report that they have
sold for Charles Mettler and w. H.
Neiswender to Arthur Cole 271sx1OO feet
on the north side of Fifth street, east
CT Crocker street, for $11 900. The prop
erty is vacant and is held as an in
vestment.
Mails Still Blocked
A continuance of the defective mail
service on the overland routes was re-
ported from the postoffice yesterday.
Although about ten cars of eastern
and northern mails are supposed to be
headed toward Los Angeles, not a sim
gle train arrived yesterday.
Boy Arrested in North
Clarence Ettinger, youth who was
released several months ago from the
reform school at Whittier, and who
Is now wanted on the charge of rob-
berry, has been arrested in San Fran
cisco and an officer left Los Angeles
last night to bring the young fugitive
back.
Child viii Recover
Ruby Slaughter, the five-year-ol girl
who saved her baby sister from death
beneath a runaway team near Twenty
fourth and East Eighth streets, Tues
day Afternoon, and who was herself
badly injured, was reported in an I'M
proved condition yesterday and slight
hopes of her recovery are entertained.
Two Insane Cases
Two persons were examined yester-
day by Judge Wilbur and the lunacy
commission in the superior court, on
the charge Of insanity. David Carlson
labored under the delusion that GER
tain persons were trying to poison him.
He was committed to an asylum. The
case against Henry 2. Gordon was
continued for one week, as the evidence
against him was deemed insufficient
To Lecture on Ghosts
Ghosts" is the significant title of the
lecture to be delivered at Blanchard
hall Sunday afternoon by DR.. Alexan-
der J. McIvor- Tyndall, the interesting
exponent of practical psychology.
Whether the Ghosts" is to be of the
theosophical, or the psychological
kind DR.. McIvor-Tyndall does not say,
but there is certain to be very large
audience In attendance, as the demand
for reserved seats has already COM
menced. Bartletts music store has
the seat sale as usual. There will be
an entertaining program in addition to
the lecture including music and psychic
demonstrations.