Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29

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Christmas Tree Exercises Tonight
The Christmas exercises and tree,
with n Santa Claus. will be given for
the children of st. Mary's school this
evening at Korbel hall, Boyle heights.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged.
Employees Get Increase
officers of the Los Angeles & Redondo
railway have issued orders for an IN
crease of the wages OF the employees
of the company. Tho new wage
schedule will go into effect about Feb
ruary !.
Car Repalrer Hurt
While at work i'm the car pits of the
Los Angeles-Paciflc Electric Railway
company, u. ". Wadsworth of Santa
Monica, car repairer, fell and injured
his back seriously last evening. Wads-
worth was removed to the receiving
hospital and later to the Sisters hos
pltal.
Workman Recovering
Statzzasino Giovanni, who was i'm
iured by the caving in of u clay en-
bankment at the Il. o. Dngstrom brick
yard in East Los Angeles Wednesday
forenoon, Is recovering. Giovanni and
two companions were crushed beneath
the clay. The other two men were
killed.
Old Man Destitute
Thomas Mcdowell, so years old, was
removed to the county hospital from
tI,n ftnr Bnu Pol o.
Dowell has been in the hospital for
three days suffering from injuries sus-
tanned in n fall. His condition Is 5eri-
Gus and the surgeons fear that his in
juries may prove fatal.
VaIuables Stolen
After robbing the office of G.. J..
Keefer at 412 Currier block of a hand
bag containing a watch, wedding ring,
solitaire, opal ring, diamond rings,
check, railroad ticket and $25 We'd
nesday morning, thieves took the val
uables and left the bag on Los Angeles,
near Third street. The bag and con-
tents belonged to Mrs. L. G. Hanna.
Blames "Fat Woman"
E. Johnson, arrested recently on the
charge of stealing a coat from an out
fitting company while his wife was try
ing on garments, was fined $100 or one
hundred days in the city jail by Police
Judge Austin yesterday afternoon.
Johnson maintains his innocence, but
says he could not prove his assertion.
He told Judge Austin that a fat wo-
man" stole the coat.
Health Officers Dine
The sanitary association of the health
department celebrated their annual din
ner and entertained members of the
.,f l,n. l. II f.,
last evening. Several addresses were
delivered, including a talk on sanitary
subject by Health Officer Powers. III.
A. Barraclough, president, and w. II.
McGill, secretary of the association,
with about thirty others, attended the
banquet.
Christmas Tree at Plaza Church
over three hundred children were
made happy yesterday afternoon at the
Plaza church, when the Christmas eX-
ercises were held in the patio, which
was crowded with expectant little ones.
Santa Claus distributed the gifts. A
large quantity of clothing and provi-
sions were distributed to the poor fam
lilies of the parish. The affair was
given under the direction of the Eel
Hogar FeliZ society.
To Feed Patients
Several complaints have been made
lately to the board of supervisors by
the secretary of the state lunacy COM
mission to the effect that insane per-
sons on the way from Los Angeles to
Highlands were given no food from the
time of their departure until their ar
rival at the asylum. The board has
ordered the sheriff to see that
the transportation deputies supply
their charges with substantial dinner
at San Bernardino.
Face Larceny Charge
John Schneider and Paul Ashton were
arraigned yesterday before Justice
Young on charges of grand larceny
preferred against them by Deputy
Sheriffs Bert Franklin and Len Cleve-
land. The men have already been
charged with many thefts of buggies,
harness and horses and the charges
brought yesterday We're based on some
of these alleged thefts. The prisoners
were put under $500 bond each, which
was not furnished.
Does Not Know Assalant
James Foley of 764 Lamar street
was sent to the receiving hospital from
his room in AN unconscious condition
last evening, suffering from bad
bruise on the left side of the head.
Foley staggered into the boarding
house and fell unconscious. Examina-
tion revealed that he had been hit a
stunning blow on the left side of the
head and was severely injured. The
police were notified and an investiga-
tion was instituted. Foley did not re-
member how he was injured.
Pass Examination
The following persons have been
successful in passing the examination
conducted by the county board of edu- |
cation and have been granted grammar
school certificates of Los Angeles |
county: Stephen Hill Witt, Emma u. |
Perry, Lizzie b. Cobb, Frank X. Goulet, |
Theodore Fulton, Nellie Bennett, Glenn
l}. Porter, Lillian A. Dodds, VIENNA o. |
Finney, Mary l.. Ragnell, Lena n. Ely, |
Bertha C. Wright, j. N. Hursh, Ina r. |
Seagrave, Charlotte Carr, u. II. Crab
tree, Nettie NJ. Hartsell, Katherine |
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