Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-12


rain gauge indicated fall of 20 of an
inch during the day, which brings the
seasons total to Sal inches. The fall
for the month of February thus far
has been LOS inches, distributed as
follows; February 5, OF; FEB uary 8,
I'll February Z, OF; February 10. SO;
February II, 20.
1t is reported that at Alpine tavern,
on the side of Mt. Lowe, but very little
rain fell yesterday, much less than In
the valley, and that there was no snow.
On Mt. Wilson today q summers sun
proceeded promptly to undo the pleas
ing result of yesterdays snow storm,
the weather being quite mild, and 1t
is said that tonight the snow Is prac-
tlcally gone.
street Car on Fire
A sudden alarm Of fire was turned in
at the Dayton street station of the
fire department at 1910 this morning
and a chemical outfit was dispatched
to South Raymond street near Center.
An electric car was found here with a
fuse box on fire, and the passengers
from Los Angeles rapidly decamping
in all directions. BY the use of chem
lcals the threatened conflagration was
soon arrested and the car towed to
the barns. The affair caused consid-
cradle excitement but resulted in only
slight loss.
VIII Clear $500
Mrs. G. b. Scovllle, who has had the
finances of the recent charity ball in
charge, informed The Herald tonight
that the net profits of that interesting
event will reach about $500. Certain
other details must be attended to dur
ing the next day or two and they may
increase this amount a trif1e but not
much. This means comfortable gift
for the little Training School for Chill
dren at the corner of Wilson avenue
and Del Mar street and will very ma
terially aid in the splendid work the
institution is doing.
Crown City Notes
Attorney Lee c. Gates of Los An
geles was the speaker at the Y. M. G.
A. this afternoon. his subject being
abraham Lincoln"
The members of the Chinese mission
under the charge Of the local Metho-
dists will give an entertainment
Thursday evening in the First M. e.
church.
The remains Of the late Mrs. F. G. H.
Stevens, who died at Santa Monica
yesterday, will be brought to Pasa-
dena tomorrow and inferred at the
Mountain View cemetery at 4 p. m.
Yesterdays meeting of the Shakes
peare club consisted in the reading
of an original story, the plot being the
work of Mrs. ]. G. Vaughan of Chi
cago, and the several sections of the
story being written by different men,
bers of the club.
A man giving the name of Leigh
Allen is said to have cashed number
Of fraudulent money orders at the
local postoffice on last Monday, orders
believed to have been stolen in
blank from the office at LIE Mesa and
by him filed in and signed making
them payable to himself. The case is
in the hands of the United States Sc
cret service men.
Crown City Notes
]. A. Cole, formerly of Minneapolis,
has taken out permit for $4,000
flour mill to be erected on South Ray
mond avenue.
Charles ]. Behlow, aged 80 years, died
last night at his residence on Ford
place, this city. The remains will be
taken to San Francisco for burial
1t is stated that thirty new teachers
will be required in the Pasadena schools
as soon as the proposed new buildings
are ready for use. Applications are
also pouring in upon the board Of edu
cation.
The remains Of Mrs. Zana Evelyn
Stevens, who died last night at Santa
Monica following an operation, will be
inferred at Mountain View cemetery,
this city, Monday afternoon. Funeral
services will be held in both cities.
The police have warrants in their
possession for Margaret Soble and an
other young woman whose name is not
known for alleged burglary of the resi-
dence of Mrs. w. F. Knight. 1872 North
Los Robes avenue. When Mrs. Knight
returned from a neighbours house she
found her two servants missing and
with them valuables estimated to be
worth hundreds Of dollars. This was
on Thursday night and since then the
police have been looking for the two
girls, who are believed to have gone to
Los Angeles. Thus far they have not
been found.