Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-07
Divorce DEGREES Granted

Divorce DEGREES Granted
Interlocutory dorees Of divorce were
granted yesterday In petitions of Mat
lie e. Welch against George II. Welch
and Theresa Haisson against Volney
Hasson.
Appointed Road overseer
l.. II. West was appointed road over
seer of the Gardena district yesterday
by the county board OF supervisors
to succeed S. G.. Hall, who recently
resigned.
Woman Insane
Mrs. C. l.. Raiff Of Chicago was COM
mitted to the insane asylum at High
land yesterday by order of the insanity
commission in Judge Conrey's depart
rnent of the superior court.
Sent to Asylum
w. l.. Eckel was ordered committed
to an asylum yesterday by the insanity
commission. Eckel had been suffering
from spinal trouble brought on by ty-
phod fever twenty years ago.
Boyle Heights Bazaar
The women of the Boyle Heights
Christian church will give their annual
bazaar Thursday and Friday. The hall
where the event Is to be held has been
changed to the A. o. U. w. hall, East
First street.
Wife Granted Divorce
divorce was granted to Emeline
Phelps yesterday In department six OF
the superior court. The complaint was
made on statutory grounds. G. Phelps,
the defendant in the suit, made no de-
fense. and the decree was granted on
the testimony of one witness.
Excursion to Mexico
Two carloads of Los Angeles people
will join the special excursion train
that will be run from San Francisco
to the City of Mexico over the South
ern Pacific railroad on December 16.
The return trip will be made over the
Santa Fe.
United Patriots Installed
The United Patriots of America, Me
Kinley camp No. 2. was installed las.
night in the hall in Mercantile place.
Supreme Patriot Commander McKenna
Conferred the first degree on thirty
eight .ar didates. DR.. Charles Freed-
man was installed as physician.
r!an Masonic Dedication
The dedication and installation cere-
monies OF Hollenbeck Masonic temple
will be held this afternoon and evening
at the new temple on East First street.
The dedication will be held at 2:3O
o'clock The installation and reception
will be held in the evening.
Raising Occidental Endowment
Presbyterian clergymen of Southern
California and trustees of Occidental
college, numbering fifty, will meet at
the banquet board at the Hotel West
moor next Monday evening to discuss
ways and means for raising the re-
naming 100000 of the 100000 endoW-
ment fund for Occidental college.
w. C, T. v. to Meet
The Les Angeles w. C. T. u. will hold
meeting this afternoon at 2 oclocX
at the First Methodist church, when a
discussion What Los Angeles w. C.
r. u. Members Gained From the Ma
tional Convention will be led by Miss
Emma Black. Mrs. a. +. Benjamin of
Michigan will have charge of the de-
Votional exercises.
EmbezzIement Charged
Charged with the, embezzlement of
$5O.50 III. l.. Hagerman secretary of
the Sunset Mill and Lumber company.
of Ocean Park, was arrested yesterday
by Constable De La Monte and ar
raigned before Justice Young of the
township court. Hagerman alleges
spite work on the part of A. T.. Hiles,
who swore to the complaint.
Goes to Monterey News
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il. Drullard left yes
terday for Monterey, Mexico, where
Mr.. Drullard has accepted a position
in the business department of the Mon
terey News. Mr.. Drullard has been
prominently connected with the busi-
ness department of The Herald for
several years, and Is fayorably known
by newspaper and business men Of
Southern California.
Held on Suspicion
Melvin Rickert alias Harry Newman
alias John Burke was arrested yeSter-
day by Detectives Hawley and Nc
Kenzie OH suspicion. No particular
local crime has been traced to him,
but the prisoner has Chicago record
that warrants his careful watching by
the police. Rickert is said to have
stolen several thousand dollars worth
of property from leading hotels in Chi
cago. Recently the authorities there
wired for information concerning his
whereabouts.
Must Prove No Collusion
Evidence of collusion seemed to be
strong enough in the divorce case of
Annette Severance against c. Sever
ance to cause Judge York. in depart
ment three of the superior court, to
postpone granting the decree until it
was proved conclusively that there was
in reality no collusion. The divorce
was asked for on the grounds of cru
city and desertion. and it was brought
out in the evidence that the husband
had agreed to pay the costs of the ac-
ton that was to free his wife.
StirIen Accused
NJ. II. Stirlen, who was bound over
TO tho superior court Tuesday by JUS
tice Young on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. was ar
raigned yesterday before Justice
Young and bond was set ut $1,000. 1t is
believed that there will be as many
as four counts against Stirlen by the
time his case is set for trial before
the superior court. Both of the accu-
sations thus far have been that Stir
len mortgnged property to the COM
planning witnesses and obtained money
on the mortgages when in reality the
property which he mortgaged was
either nom existent or belonged 10 some