Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-17
LADY IN
PASADENA DEAD
COUNTESS P0URTALES PASSES
AWAY
HORSE ABUSED BY MExICANs
Decrepit Animal Compelled to Drag
Party Of Seven and Keg Of liz
quors-News Of Realty
Market
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.

Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street
PASADENA, July is. - Countess
Pourtales died at the Pasadena hospi-
tai this evening. Count Pourtales and
the countess have occupied the II. L..
Storey residence in Altadena for sew
eral weeks and last week when the
countess became i'll she was removed to
the hospital. The family came from
Germany and the count has interests
in Los Angeles with an office in the
Hellman building.
Mexicans In Trouble
A party of seven Mexicans in dilap-
idated wagon, drawn by lame and
sorry looking horse, attracted the at
tention of Constable w. G. Austin on
the Santa Anita road today. The
crowd had a keg of liquor aboard and
the load was a heavy burden for the
decrepit animal, which caused the Off
Ger to arrest the driver, Fernando
Casares, who was taken to Jail with a
charge of cruelty to animals placed
against him. Casares will be arraigne1
before Justice Klamroth some time to-
DAY.
Movements in Realty
Plans are being drawn for a new
building for Michener e. Hughes, to he
erected on North Marengo avenue. Il
will have a frontage of 100 feet and for
the present will be but one story. The
foundation will be built to sustain IL
three-story structure which the build
ing will eventually become. The build
ers will occupy it with their commission
business.
w. I. Miller of Santa Barbara has
become property owner of this vicin-
ity by purchase of the L. w. Schu-
man ranch on Woodbury. and Santa
Clara roads, Altadena, for $4,000. The
tract comprises thirteen acres, all fine
1ysimproved.
An important deal in West Colorado
street business property is the sale of
the M. w. Davis brick block at liz
to the Reynolds & Van Nuys company
for $500. The property has a frontage
offtwenty-five feet and is two stories.
W. j. Van Nuys has purchased the
25-foot lot adjoining the Davis building
on the west, but the consideration is
not. known.
contract is to be let this week for
the construction of the Gardner block
brick with six plate glass store rooms
facing the alley and one on the corner
of Raymond. The Frank c. Platt In
vestment company has leased the
entire building. BY the erection of this
building it is proposed to turn the alley
into an avenue of commerce on the
plan of Mercantile place in Los An
geles. The owner is Charles A. Gard
ner, a former newspaper man.
A vacant lot 6Ox145 feet at SO Worces-
ter avenue has been sold to Mildred
Mason for $45OO. The seller was F. c.
Platt, who paid $22OO for the property
three years ago.
Mrs. A. c. Stanley has sold her home
of eight rooms and lot 55x160 feet at 26
South Pasadena avenue for $4,000.
improved lot 63x125 feet, at the north.
west corner of Mills and Green street,
for $4,000. Mrs. Mary w. Musick is the
purchaser.
DR.. Charles B. Lockwood has bought
Mrs. Violet B. Haskells property 'front.'
ing 100 feet on Colorado street, at the
corner of Vernon, for consideration
of $4,000. A local syndicate has since
bought the corner at an advance in
price for speculative purposes.
Pasadena Brevities
The school board will consider bids
for the construction of the three-room
addition to the Lincoln school on Tues
day evening.
Prof. James c. Graham and his
family are spending a vacation at Long
Beach. Prof. Graham occasionally
makes flying visits to the city to keep
in touch with school matters.
Prof. w. A. Edwards of Throop re-
turned last night from trip to the San
Bernardino mountains.
Prof. Joseph Grinnell is in the San
Bernardino mountains for an outing.
Members Of the local humane society
and of the Audubon society will attend
the Spiritualist camp meeting at Min
eral park tomorrow evening, which
time is set apart for their special SER
vice. w. Scott Way of the Pasadena
Audubon society will be one of the
speakers and there will also be remarks
by President Lamb and Superintendent
zimmer of the Los Angeles Humane
society.