Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-06
MICHAEL RYAN A CRIPPLE,
LOSES HIS LIFE
SONS OF REVOLUTION MEET
Annual Election Of Officers ls Held.
Hostler Is Kicked by Horse
and Is Severely
Injured
Special to The Herald.


SAN DIEGO, July 5.-Mlchael Ryan,
who is better known as "Pegleg
Mike" a bootblack whose stand has
been in the center Of the city, was
burned to death this morning in his
shack on Atlantic street at the corner
of Ash. He was about So years Of age
and quite a Landmark" d. Sandes,
neighbor, discovered the house in
flames and saw the cripple come to the
door with his clothing on fire. He as
sisted him out of the place and later
Ryan was taken to the county hospi-
tai, where he died at Z o'clock from the
effects of the terrible burns which COW
cred his body from the head to the
hips. The small shack was completely
destroyed. Ryon lived alone and as he
had been celebrating the Fourth, his
neighbors believe that he overturned
a lamp or set his bed on fire with a
lighted pipe or cigar.
]. w. Kefford, who is wanted for
forging the name of L. D. Bridger to
two checks, has been brought back
from San Jose by officer Cooley to
stand trial. U
Warning Against Inpostor
Local officers of the Salvation army
have received from provincial head
quarters warning against an individ-
ral named George Balzer who acted as
soldier at Stockton for several
months He disappeared one evening
and the same night the quarters were
broken into and robbed. Headquar-
ters suggests that if the man puts in
quested to move on.
At the annual meeting of the South
ern California Society of the Sons of
the American Revolution, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: A. e. Dodson, president; T..
s. Brandegee, vice-president; Putnam
Field, secrttary; John p. Burt, treas
urer; Daniel Cleveland, register; !;
George w. Marston and Frank P.
Read additional managers. Messrs.
Dodson and Cleveland were appointed
a committee to arrange with the public
library for the custody of the books be-
longing to the society.
Hostler Severely Injured
w. B. Beal hostler at the Fourt
avenue stables, was kicked by a horse
last evening and painfully injured.
lie was working with the animal when
some one shot a cannon cracker near
~. The horse let fly his heels and one
o. them caught Beal on the forehead.
Fortunately the skull was not frac-
tured.
Members of the board of supervisors,
who are in from the country to at
tend the July meeting, report that the
hay, grain and fruit crops are in ex-
cellent condition, save the grain near
the coast, which is afflicted with rust.
In the back valleys the crop will be
exceptionally heavy.
Tent City Celebration
over 10000 people crossed the bay
yesterday afternoon and last night to
celebrate the day at Tent city. The
day was ideal for the aquatic sports
and yacht racing, but the Illuminated
parade of boats and fireworks were
somewhat dimmed by fog which
ccme in during the evening from the
ocean. The swallow boat, Meteor"
the sharpie, "Frolic," and the sIoop.
idle Hour" were the cup winners in
their respective classes in the yacht
races. The literary exercises were held
on this side of the bay at Mission Cliff
pavilion.
Edgar V. Dodge of this city, a grad
uate of this years class of the Univer-
sity of California, has accepted a po-
sition with a Grass Valley mining COM
pany and will leave in a week or ten
days to assume the duties pertaining
to it.
The committee in charge Of the prep
arations of the annual banquet of the
Union League club announce that