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Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
DAUGHTERS FIND FATHER
AFTER ABSENCE OF YEARS
SEPARATED FOR OVER QUARTER
OF CENTURY
Divorced From Wife When Children
Were Little Tots and Came West
as Poor Man, Recently Locating
Gold Mine and Is Now Wealthy

After a separation of a quarter oi
a century, during which time they be-
lieved him dead, the children Of Orville
g. Allen, a prosperous prospector for
gold making his headquarters In Los
Angeles. have located their father. and
arrangements are now being made &c
hold a family reunion in Leaf River
ILL.,, the home of the children, some
time during the summer.
Twenty-Five years ago Allen and his
wife became estranged and were di-
vorced in Minnesota. At that time
the youngest daughter, who is now
Mrs. c. c. Bryan, was a baby, and
her sister, who is now Mrs. S. T. Nor
gan, was ten years old.
After the divorce Allen came west
and located in Los Angeles, becoming
driver for the w. e. Little Paint COM
pany. The wife and children removed
to Illinois, and the daughters grew to
womanhood and were married. The
family, in these twenty-five years, be-
came divided and separated so that all
trace Of the father was lost.
Recently family from Knox county
ILL.,, came to Los Angeles on visit, and
while here read of prospector by the
name of o. B. Allen making a find of
a rich gold mine, and the newspaper
report was clipped and forwarded to
the daughters in Illinois. A cores
pondence resulted in finding the long
lost father and arrangements are now
being made for a reunion of daughters
and father at the Illinois homestead
during this summer.
Allen secured employment as driver
Of a team for the paint company and
frequently made excursions into the
gold mining district of Nevada in hope
of striking it rich," and few months
ago his long search was rewarded in
locating rich vein of gold ore, from
which he is becoming Independently
wealthy.
On the day he received the letter
from his daughters he found a large
nugget of gold in his mine, which he
sent to the daughters as a souvenir of
the closing of the gap in the lifes his
tory of the family.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
CITIZENS ARRESTED FOR
DISREGARDING ORDERS
Property Owners Charged With Neg.
Letting to Prune Trees and
Remove Weeds

The monotony of the police station
arrest book was broken yesterday when
the names of Octavius Morgan and
Charles Prayer were entered on it's
grimy, time-worn sheets. These citi-
zens suffered their names to be sub
scribed in sandwich manner between
the cognomens of the same number of
plain drunks, and the taxpayers drew
a deep sigh as they saw the charge of
misdemeanor entered after their re-
spective names.
Patrolman Leroy Allen explained to
the desk sergeant that five days notice
had been served on each of the prison.
ers to clean up and prune the trees and
shrubbery about their homes and 1t
had not been obeyed.
They were arraigned in Judge Aus
tins court yesterday and their cases
set for July 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
WOMAN Is CONVICTED
OF ROBBING Y. w. C. A
Marguerite Mason, Trapped by Clever
Girl, Will Be Sentenced
TODAY

IOudy
Marguerite Mason, alias Cooley, alias
Mccarthy, the woman who is charged
with stealing several purses from men,
bers of the Y. w. G. A. in the last two
weeks, was convicted Of petit larceny
before Judge Chambers yesterday aft
ernoon.
The woman was arrested by Detec-
tive Murphy, but her capture was made
possible only by Miss Helen Camp
bell who, by a cleverly laid plan,
caught the woman in the act of spirit
ing away a hand satchel which was
hanging on hook in the lavatory.
Mrs. Mason protested her innocence
yesterday afternoon, declaring that she
had taken the purse by mistake, and
was a member in good standing of the
Y. w. c. A. in Long Beach.
Miss Marie B. Donohue testified that
her handbag had been taken from the
Y. w. c. A. rooms while she was eat
ing her lunch in the restaurant Thurs
day noon. She identified the handbag
which Mrs. Mason claimed as her own
and described it so minutely that the
court ordered it returned to her.
Mrs. Mason was ordered to appear
in court this morning for sentence.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
Notice of Public Work

Notice OF PuDlIc WOrk
Public notice is hereby given that at
its meeting held on Friday, the sth Gay
of June. 1905, the City Council of the
City of Los Angeles adopted an Or Or
11,17O New Series),. declaring it's In
tention to order the following Improve
ment to be made, to wit:
the City of Los Angeles to close up,
vacate and abandon, for alley purposes
a portion of an
being public alley of the City of Los
Angeles. In the block bounded by Avenue
Fifty-three, Avenue Fifty-four. Granada
street and Monte Vista street. described
Beginning at the most easterly corner
of lot 20 of the Hillside Tract as per
map recorded in Book of Maps, at page
81, Records of Los Angeles County; thence
northwesterly in direct line to the most
northerly corner of said lot 20;. thence
northeasterly in direct line to the most
westerly corner of lot 49, said tract;
thence southeasterly in a direct line to
the most southerly corner Of said lot 10;
thence southwesterly In a direct line to
Sec. O. 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 most northerly corner
of lot 10 Of the Hillside Tract, as herein
before mentioned; thence southeasterly in
a direct line to the most easterly corner
OF said lot 10; thence southwesterly in a
direct line to the most easterly corner OF
lot 20, said tract; thence southwesterly
along the southeasterly line of said lot 20
distance OF A feet to, a point; thence
northwesterly and parallel to the south
easterly line OF said lot 20 to a point In
the northwesterly line OF said lot 20;
thence northeasterly In a direct line to
the point of beginning, in said city.
Reference is. hereby made to said
Ordinance, on file in the office of tho
City Clerk of said city, for further par
ticulars
Street superintendent of the City OF
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
Notice to sewer Contractor.

Sealed proposals for the construction of
the proposed Storm Sewer in East Los
of the City Clerk of the City Of Los
Monday, July Sd. 1905. All proposals
and must be accompanied by a certified
check drawn to the, order OF the City
Clerk of the City of Los Angeles for the
the the bid Nv The he City reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. Plans, Profile,
Detail Drawings: Specifications etc., may
Drawings forms of Proposal Contract
and Bonds and copies of the specifica-
bidders upon receipt by the City Engineer
of IS. 90. Each bidder Is required to make
personal examination of the ground In
which the sewer Is to be constructed:
Sizes and approximate lengths of the
1904 feet feet inches concrete
10 feet feet inches to feet inches
4O5 feet feet inches brick sewer.
1860 feet 3 feet inches brick sewer.
10 feet 8 feet inches to 4 feet inch
rs. i feet feet 1 inch brick sewer.
449.S9 feet 8 feet 6 inches brick sewer.
40 feet feet 1 inch brick sewer
1924 feet 2 feet inches brick sewer
6.63 feet 2 feet inches brick sewer.
424.33 feet 2 feet inches brick sewer.
423 feet "a inches vitrihed pipe sewer.
1861 IA feet 22 inches vitriied pipe sewer.
2059 66 feet 20 inches vitrified pipe sewer.
755.24 feet 18 inches vitriied pipe sewer.
65S,7s feet 16 inches .yitrified pipe sewer.
400 feet IA inches vitrifed pipe sewer.
$50 feet IL inches vitrifed pipe sewer.
Each bid shall be submitted in a sealed
envelope addressed III. J. Lelande, City
Clerk, Los Angeles, California" and in
dorsed, Proposal for constructing Storm
Sewer In East Los Angeles"
H. ]. LELANDE,
6-22-30 I'll. lot. City Clerk.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
VOTERS LEAGUE MAKES
WAR ON DICE THROWING
Police Commission Is Informed That
Petitioners Mean Nothing but
Business

The Voters league presented reso-
lutions to the police commission Tues
day asking that slot machines and
dice throwing at cigar stands be done
away with. The commission responded
by saying that the slot machines now
in use conformed to the law and the
remainder of the petition went by de-
fault and the entire set of resolutions
was filed"
j. B. Irvine, secretary OF the league
says that it's 200 members mean busi-
ness. that the league was formed for
that purpose. but they are going to
give the police commission a chance to
square itself.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
s-26-1 ct

Notice of the Recording OF the ASSESS
ment and Diagram for the Opening
of Miranda street From Its Present
Southern Terminus to Twenty-secOnd
Street.
Notice is hereby given that the
assessment and diagram for the open
ing of Miranda. street from its present
southern terminus to Twentysecon
street, in accordance with Ordinance
No. 9159 (New Series). was recorded
in the office of the Street Superin-
tendent of the City of Los Angeles on
the 21st day of June, 1905.
All sums levied in said assessment
payment of said sums is to be made to
me in my office within thirty days
after the oath day OF June, 1906, which
is the first day of publication OF this
notice.
expiration OF said thirty days will be-
come delinquent, and thereupon five
per cent upon the amount OF each such
JAMES HANLEY,
6-24 7-3 lot Street Superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
NotIce to Hay DeaIera

proposals will be received by the City
Clerk OF the City of Los Angeles up to
II o'clock a. m. OF Monday, July Bird:
Los Angeles of 500 tons, more or less.
of oat or barley hay for the use of the
Fire Department, TO be delivered at such
times and In such quantities as the
Chief of the Fire Department may di-
rect. Bidders to submit sample of hay
to be furnished at the corporation yard,
Fire Department.
Council reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
BY Order of the Council OF the City
of Los Angeles.
II. j. LELANDE,
6-29-30, 7-1-3 ct City Clerk.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received by the City
Clerk of the City of Los Angeles up to
1905, for the construction of a cement
curb and cement sidewalk s feet wide
on the west side of Alvarado street
between Sixth and Seventh streets, &C
of the City Engineer and specifications OH
file in the office of the City Clerk, being
No. New Series) for cement curbs. and
No. . New Series) for cement sidewalks.
A certified check for 800, payable to the
order of II. ]. Lelande, City Clerk. must
accompany each proposal as a guaran
tee that the bidder will enter into a
with his bid.
Council reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
BY order of the Council of the City OF
Los Angeles.
6-29-30, 7-1-3 st City Clerk.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
Clerk Of the City of Los Angeles up to
II O'clock a. m. of Monday, July '3rd.
1905. for the construction Of brick
of the Main street fire engine house
lot and for the laying of about 1000
feet of asphalt pavement on said lot,
IN accordancs with plans s,t'1,, on file In the
A certified check, payable to the
order of II. J: Lelande, City. Clerk. In
ten per cent of the amount Of bid. must
tee that the bidder will enter into a
contract with the city in conformity
Co Council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids,
Los Angeles.
6-22-30 ct City Clerk
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
Notice TO Contractors.

Notice Is hereby given that sealed
Clerk OF the City of Los Angeles up to
IL o'clock a. m. of Monday, July 3rd,
1905, for the tearing out OF the wooden
6, . s, 9 and 10. and paving the same
with asphaltum.
A certified check. payable to the
9aeP tsS per o cent I'll Of the GS t IN
accompany each proposal as a guaran-
tee that the bidder will enter into a
contract with the city in conformity
with his bid.
Council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
BY order OF the Council OF the City of
Los Angeles.
H. ]. LELANDE,
6-22-30 81 City Clerk.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
NotIce 10 Contractor..

Notice is hereby given that sealed
Clerk OF the City OF Los Angeles up to
ii O'clock a. m. of Monday, July Srd,
1906, for paving the overhead crossing
to Lake Shore avenue and Sunset bou-
ievard according to specifications on
file with the City Engineer.
A certified check, payable to the
order of H. J. Lelande, City Clerk In
ten per cent OF the amount Of bid, must
accompany each proposal as a guaran :
tee that the bidder will enter into q
contract with the city in conformity
with his bid.
Council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
By order of the Council OF the City OF
Los Angeles.
II. ]. LELANDE.
6-22-30 9t City Clerk.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
INDEX TO PUBLIC ADVERTISING
NEW TnnAY.

Ordinance authorizing Improvement OF
Figueroa street by private contract
Award OF contract for Improvement OF
Avenue go
Award OF contract for improvement OF
Twelfth street
Award Of contract for improvement of
Thirty-second street.
Notice to contractors for improvement
OF Alvarado street.
Notice TO Contractors for furnishing hay.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
Notice to COntractOrs.

Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids. will be received by the City
ii O'clock a. m. OF Monday, July '3rd,
1905, for the construction OF a building
for toilet rooms in the Westlake park.
on file with the Secretary OF the Board
OF Park Commissioners. Room 10. City
Hall.
A certified check, payable to the
order OF ii. j. Lelande. City Clerk, in
ten per cent of the amount OF bid, must
accompany each proposal as a guaran-
contrast cor t With Wit the city in % conformity
with his bid.
Council reserves the right to reject
BY order OF the Council OF the City of
II. ]. LELANDE.
6-22-30 st City Clerk.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
LEGAL NOTICES
Delinquent Assessment Notice

MARENGO WATER COMPANY. LOCA-
tion of principal place of business, city
OF Los Angeles, state of California.
NOTICE.
There is delinquent upon the following
described stock, on account of assess
ment No. IL, levied on the goth day of
April, 1905, the several amounts set oppo-
site the names of the respective share
holders, as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
No. of No. of

AIIU III dCCUI UdIICt WIlH law dIII III OT-
der of the Board of Directors, made on
the Goth day of April, 1906, so many shares
Of each parcel of such stock as may
tion at the office of the company, 525 VIII
cox Building, corner Second and Spring
SITS. Los Angeles city. California. on Fri
day, July Z, 1905, at the hour of IL O'Clock,
A. NJ. of said day, to pay said delinquent
assessment thereon, together with costs
of advertising and expenses Of sale.
MORRIS ALBEE, Seer
Office room, 525 Wilcox Building, cor
ner Second and Spring streets. Los An
geles City, California.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29
Doctors Bio Job

whats this l near about your CIV
ing up your regular practice?"
HAD to; didn't have time for IL.
have been appointed physician to an
auto club. b."-Houston Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29

Everything you want you will find in
the classified page-a modern encyclo.
pedia. One cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29

The dowager empress Of China is vain
OF her hands, the nails OF which are
several inches long
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29

Let us prove It to you-that the Las
Palmas cigar is the best.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-29

Pursuant to Statutes and to the Reso-
luton of Award of the City Council OF
the City of Los Angeles adopted June 26,
1905, directing this notice, notice is hereby
given that said City Council, In open
session, on the 10th day of June, 1905,
opened. examined and publicly. declared
all sealed proposals or bids offered for
the following work, to wit:
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-04-05

I Dop,t be deceived when bnyipg your
Eteel Rlow Ghap pei. W lac farmers know
and " III toll yos1 thass hose alsnnfsct :; 3Bd
by the Eoyssrst sJnlliyan Mfg. GO. nd
van I'D n. Go. Efe by far the best on tho
market S
arner. yOr want Co filant By ell
;fpeRps; st 8 least on d acre a q nro6i idrsl,S
this year It wi s,us bar daa :.,T ~ |.
sssa.s ssssa.s e E. IS Inspn DrnE Store.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-02
DEATH AT GREENVILLE.
c.ntain J. H. Johnson Dead After a
 Long Illness.

Greenville, July 1.-(SpeclaL)- town sustained the loss of a good cltl- zen yesterday in the death of Captain James II. Johrson. His illness d&teo back to January, when he sunere" greatly from an attack of grip. From that disease he rallied. but was never strong, and two months ago he was taken quite i'll and continued In crit ical condition almost constantly until the end came.
 Captain Johnson was in his roth year He was a gallant Confederate soldier, serving entirely throughout the four years in the Virginia army He was wounded in one of the battles He ran from private to the rank ot captain and his career was one of honor and faithful service.
 Captain Johnson Is survived by his wife and three children, Mrs. Mattie Williams, Mrs. s. F.. Ewing and J Harris Johnson, the last named a resi- dent of Montgomery. The funeral ser vices will be held al the residence this afternoon, conducted by his pastor Rev. J. P. Hamilton, and the burial will take place at Magnolia Cemetery
 MT. and Mrs. J. II. Johnson of Mont gomery, Mrs. Wiley Scafe, Mrs. Helen Johnson and pr. James Kendrick of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-02
OLD-FAsHIONED BARBECUE. IF o'clock, noon, to 10 p. m.
 July 4th, at
 EIActrfc Dark
 The biggest 50 cent barbecue eve set.

St Louis, Iune 30.-The investigation of the State into the methods employ cd by the Standard Oil Company. Waters-Pierce Oil Company and Repub- lie oil Company has been suspended in St Louis and will be resumed at Kan sas City on July II.
 Special Commissioner Anthony, be- fore whom testimony has been taken, has granted Attorney General Haddon' s motion requiring counsel for the defen- dant corporations to produce at the Kansas City hearing books. papers or documents tending to establish the charge of illegal combination or to show cause why the order should not be complied with,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-02

I.uverne were with Captain Johnson during this last week of his illness.
 A drama. was given at the city hall Thursday evening by local talent. The play was well executed, showing much ability in many of the performers Though the evening was very unfavor- able, the door receipts were $50, which will be added to a special fund which the Willing Workers have undertaken to raise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-02

The officers of the Ellawhite Cotton N,lIs are; w. J. White. President; Val Taylor, Secretary and Treasurer. and S. T, Whitfield. Vice-President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-02
An Airships Flight.

Toledo, O., June S0.--one of the most remarkable flights ever made in an airship was performed today by A. R. Knabenshye. who sailed through the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-02

air for a distance of three miles. land- ed on top of a ten-story once buildine in twenty-fiv minues from the time of starting. and then returned to the dc. pot from which he started.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-09
An Interesting Legal Point Decided.

In our issue of May 26th, we noticed the
interesting case of Alfred A. Sparks, Recei-
yer Of the Fidelity Mutual Fire Insurance
Company vs.. Job Scott argued the first day
Of May Term Of the Gloucester County
Courts, before Judge Eudicott
Last Saturday Judge Endicott notified
counsel in the case that be had decided the
case in favor of Scott.
The effect Of this decision is that no
foreign Mutual Fire Insurance Company
can recover in any OF the courts Of this state
upon any policy Of insurance upon property
in this state, or upon any premium note
given therefore, or for any assessment upon
such policy or note, unless such company
shall have, previous TO the issuing of the
policy, complied with the laws Of this state
relating to insurance. Bleakley & Hook
well for the Receiver and Joseph J. Sum
merrill for Scott
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-09
No. 2S.
OBITUARY
CAPr. SAMUEL B. MAETs.

NAfI. 7icAMbEt4 ID. NJ AXIS
Captain Samuel B. Marts, head Of the
IS B. Marts Company, ship brokers and
commission merchants, Of Baltimore, Nd,
died at Hotel Belgravia, Philadelphia, on
Friday last, aged 66 years At his bedside
were his wife, formerly Miss Elizabeth
Compton, of AIaurieetown, n, j.. his only
son, S. B. Marts, Jsand his only daugh
ter, Mrs. Josiah G Cloud, Of New York
The funeral was from O Fl Blair's funeral
parIors, 1917 Chestnut street, Phila, on
Tuesday, the interment being in Green
Cemetery, this city, on Wednesday
Captain Marts was born in Mauricetown
and followed the sea as a master of vessels
for twenty-five years. Early in the 80. he
bought the property 1s1 South Broad ST.,
and resided in this city until 1884, when
he sold his vessel and engaged in the ship
brokerage and commission business in
Baltimore.
Baltimore paper says The S. B. Marts
Company controlled one of the largest fleets
of ocean-sailing vessels in Baltimore" Mr..
Marts, it adds spent most of his time in
later years upon his place, Riverside, on
the Miles river. He had also another place
at Avalon, n. J He gave literally to
charity and was popular with his asso-
ciates
Captain Marts' personality will be pleas
antly remembered by many in Woodbury.
warm hearted, genial and companionable-
In their affiction his family will have the
sympathy of many warm friends in Wood
bury.
The funeral on Tuesday was largely at
tended, business men being present from
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, and some OF the friends Of his boy
hood days at Mauricetown.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-09
To The Public.
Editor Of Democrat:

INNHW y Dcf<tOcfUts
DEAR SIR note that Mr., D. L. Gif-
ford, of Glassboro, feels aggrieved at my
pursuit of legal methods to collect the per-
sonal taxes at Pitnan Grove. OF course I
regret that fact in his case or in any others
that may have occurred and were it not for
the satisfaction l feel at having done my
duty by the Township and as obliged to by
my oath of Office, this structure from my
friend would be grievous to bear.
It is probably fair to myself to here ex-
plain that came into the Office last July as
successor to Sam'l D. Lodge, resigned, and
am not the permanent custodian of the du-
plicates of past years. In hasty perusal
of that of 1902, however, I find that Mr. D. L.
Clifford is delinquent for that year, and l
may add without fear of doing violence to
anybody's feelings, that if promptly paid
no costs will be added for advertising.
AS to the fees, they go to the Collector,
but all is not gold that glitters. The ex-
pense of advertising and postage in the
matter was s52. 30 $50 60 for advertising
and s21.70 for postage, so the Collector
won't get rich from this paeticular bit of
labor.
It may, perhaps, be interesting for the
public to know that under the law failure
to receive a tax notice is no excuse for non
payment OF tax. We posted notices the
first of October in the township setting
forth that taxes were now due and payable
until December 20, last day. Also, setting
forth the days we would sit TO receive
taxes at Pitman Grove, Barnsboro ana
Mantua, and as we have above stated used
over twenty dollars in getting over 100
notices in the proper hands. Any individual
after i0ctober that found they had not
received their tax notice, for one cent
for postal card sent TO the Collector of
Mantna township, would haye reached our
Office, and the tax bill would have been
forwarded. But as it was, with the large;
number of non-residents, a very small pre-
centage did not receive notice because we
could not find their home address.
THOMAS G. DILKEs, Collector.
Mantua, Feb. S, 1905.