Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-03
Falls From Electric Car

Falls From Electric Car
Il. j. Keyes of 214 East Seventh
street fell from street car at Forty
first street and Vermont avenue early
last evening and sustained spraincd
wrist. Keyes was removed to the re-
ceivlng hospital.
Guilty Of Forgery
Roam Lloyd, who recently pleaded
guilty to charge Of passing a ficti-
lious check, was sentenced to Two
years Imprisonment in San Quentin
yesterday by Judge Smith in depart
ment one Of the superior court.
Prescott Is Registrar
The direction OF the United states
land office passed from the hands OF
Angus j. Crookshank, former regis
trar, to General Frank G. Prescott
yesterday. General Prescott took the
oath Of office yesterday morning. The
term is four years.
Young Peoples Institute
The first Young Peoples Missionary
institute for Los Angeles and vicinity
will be held at the First Methodist
church beginning tomorrow morning
and closing on Sunday. DR.. John f.
Cioucher. president OF the Woman's
college, Baltimore, will preside
Farmer Is Bankrupt
William Pope, a farmer living in
Moneta, filed n petition of bankruptcy
with the clerk of the United States
district court yesterday. IT was stated
in the petition that his assets were
$1925, all of which were claimed to be
exempt. His liabilities were given as
1896.
Postal Receipts Heavy
December is a month that will long
br remembered by the postoffice en-
poyes, for 1T was record breaker i'll
the amount of business done. The
total receipts for the month were
100000, which is an increase Of 25 per
cent over the business done in De-
oember, 1904.
Banks and Wood Indicted
In an Indictment returned by the
federal grand jury yesterday, Herman
Wood and William J. Banks, both OF
Los Angeles, were charged first with
making molds for the manufacture of
silver dollars and second with having
the molds in their possession. The
,men will be arraigned later in the
week before United States Commits
sioner Van Dyke.
Art Students Exhibit
Students of the Los Angeles School
of Art and Design gave an exhibition
Of their work yesterday afternoon,
which was attended by large COM
pany of guests. The work of the stu
dents occupies three class rooms and
showed much merit. Mr. and Mrs. |
Macleod were assisted in receiving by
the recent graduates of the institution.
Refreshments were served.
Newspaper Men Grateful
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was provided for the visiting news
paper men by the local chamber of
commerce is not forgotten is shown
by letter of thanks and appreciation
received by Secretary Frank Wiggins
yesterday. Through committee of
four chosen by the entire number to
adequately express their thanks much
praise is given to the manner in which
the visitors We're entertained during
their stay here. |
Accuses Policeman
Charges were filed with the police
commission by Attorney Henry H. |
Roser yesterday for the Jewish resi- |
dents on the beat patrolled by Police
man i. L. Oker. 1t was also asserted |
that Oker essa ulted a woman named
Bessie Collins, but this was denied by
the woman. The hearing of Oker will
be next week. Roser criticised the
lleduS OIL the
asserted that 1T is impossible to have
charges against a policeman given
serious attention.
Auto Victims Recovering
John Hoag Wygle, aged years, and
Harley MattheWson, aged years,
who were struck by an automobile
being run by Francis Nickerson last
Monday afternoon at the corner of
Tourmaline street and Mission road,
are said to be out of all danger and
will recover rapidly. Both of the little
fellows are at the homes of their pa
rents and are under the care of physi-
clans. No action on the part of the
parents of the boys will be taken
against the chauffeur.
Much Mail Misdirected
Nearly half a million misdirected
pieces of mail We're received by the
local postoffice during the month of
December. The following disposition
was made of the misdirected mail;
G6,000 pieces We're forwarded to points
outside of the city, $4,000 were de-
livered by carrier, $4,000 were sent to
the general delivery; average number
of pieces handled daily, 12,097. The
number of callers at the general de-
livery, exclusive of Sundays, was 49,
$780, or daily average OF 4,775.
LawIer Sworn In
With a short speech of thanks to
Judge Wellborn on behalf of himself
and his assistant, George L. NICK eeby.
L. II. Valentine. who has held the office
of United States attorney for the
southern district of California for four
years, stepped out of the office
yesterday and turned it over to his
successor, Oscar Lawlers In his speech
Mr.. Valentine paid tribute to Mr.. Law
ler's ability as an attorney and in
troduced him as his successor. United
states District Clerk. Owens adminis
tered the oath of office to Mr.. Lawler
and he was welcomed to his position
by Judge Wellborn.