Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-16

ceptfOn at BURBANK nail on MAIN street
near Sixth this evening.
Bergstrom Discharged
Frank Bergstrom, who was arrested
several weeks ago charged with having
swindled Swedish servants out Of their
money, was discharged by Justice
Chambers yesterday morning.
Accidental Death
The inquest over the remains of
Eugene B. Estis, the Home Telephone
company's lineman who was electro
cuted late Tuesday afternoon, resulted
in a verdict of accidental death.
Breakwater at Venice
Permission has been granted to Abb
bot Kinney by Robert oliver Shaw, as
sistant secretary of war, to build
breakwater at Venice, Ocean Park. The
company will commence work at once.
Chinese Fined
Ching Wing and Sam Chung, two
residents of the local Chinese district,
were fined $25 each by Justice Cham
bers yesterday on charges of having
lottery tickets in their possession. Both
men paid their fines. 81,
Street Work Washed Away
Residents of Cincinnati street are in
open rebellion because the street work
which has recently been done in that
neighborhood and for which they were
assessed has been washed away by the
recent rain, and they declare that they
will carry the case to the courts.
Woman Wins Suit
Judge Conrey in the superior court
gave judgment yesterday for $4,000 in
favor of Mrs. Mary Reed, who sued
the Pacific Electric Railway company
for S25, 200 for the death of her son,
Arthur f. Reed, who was killed No
yember "a while attempting to cross
the tracks with his four-horse team on
Alhambra avenue.
viii Present Play
The Young Mems club of the cathed-
raj parish, at it's meeting Tuesday
evening in the cathedral school hall,
planned to give dramatic entertain
ment on the Thursday evening follow
ing Easter, April 81, in the cathedral
hall, when the play Under a Cloud"
will be presented. Several members of
the Young Ladies' sodality will assist.
Petay's AssaiIant Fined
j. r. Criner, the mulatto who at
tackled e. T. Petay during an alterca-
ton in Main street saloon several
nights ago, was fined $50 in Justice
Chambers court yesterday morning.
The negro is alleged to have slashed
Petay's throat with razor, but as
tence given the defendant was COM
paratively light.
Throng at Special Sale
There's fifty thousand women in
there!" exclaimed on athletic young
man yesterday forenoon as he man
aged to escape from the Boston store,
where he had gone to struggle for
the possession of a section of the fifty
thousand yards of embroidery the firm
had advertised to be sold at the bar
gain price of 25 cents yard. The wo-
men crowded the aisles during the en-
stock was sold before 10 O'Clock" said
a member of the firm.
Fund for Little Sisters
AS the result of the recent enter
tainment given by the Conference of
st. Vincent de Paul of the Sacred Heart
parish for the benefit of the Little
Sisters of the Poor, check for $15605
was presented to the Mother Superior
last evening by the committee ap-
pointed for the purpose, composed of
Messrs. Du Ross and O'Donnell. The
Mother Superior and sisters of the
home greatly appreciate the kindness
of those contributing to the success
Of the entertainment and wish to ex-
press their thanks.
Benefit for Strangers Friend
The e. r. Leeman Concert company
will give an entertainment this even
ing at the Hotel Pepper. Seventh
street and Burlington avenue, for the
benefit of the Strangers Friend socie-
ty. The entertainment will be open
u the guests of the hotel and the gen.
eral public. The following will take
part: e. r. Leeman, tenor; Miss
Aileen Norehup. violinist; Miss Aroline
Ellis, contralto; Miss Bessie Belle
Thew, reader; Miss e. r. MacGlashen.
accompanst. An offering will be taken
for the benefit of the society
beware of Men"
Fitzgerald Murphy of this city, whose
management of Ramona" contributed
to the success of that play, will have
his inning again next week. The play
Beware of Men," that appears at the
Grand, is from his pen. II is a mixture
of the rural play and the melodrama.
81 wrote that play in New York, or
rather at Bensonhurst, the summer be-
fore last" said Mr.. Murphy. I'm fact,
may say l never wrote line Of 1t.
dictated it TO my stenographer at odd
moments. and strange to say, II turned
out to be one of my best successes"