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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-14

Hotels, restaurants, drug stores and
news stands were the only business
houses open.
The six-story factory building at
Nos. 1O7-113 Grand street, at the cor
ner of Mercer street, New York, iii the
heart Of the silk and linen district,
was buried, with loss exceeding
$250,000.
The Hartman interests have con-
troll of the Illinois Central, owning
$24, 100000 worth of stock, says Wall
street story.
Rev. Drs. Torrey and Alexander
famous evangelists, began a three
months campaign in Philadelphia, to
cost $4,000, with q choir of 5000
voices and the support of 400 minis
tiers.
Miss Grace Mikels, of Bloomington,
ILL.,, was induced to visit alleged the
atrical agents in, Chicago and three
men gagged her, tied her to chair
and stole her diamonds, valued at
$400, and other jewelry.
An Englishman has given the Saliva
ton Army 100000 to furnish rural
homes for the poor of London, his OBJ
ject being both to help the destitute
and increase England's home produce
ton of food supplies. . . -.
Countess Bonl de Castellane, form
erly Anna Gould, left, her husband in
Paris after violent quarrel. She has
employed lawyer to secure divorce.
Her family is seeking to effect a re-
Cancellation. 5#s .s 81 h.
Starting In London the Aero club
balloon crossed the English, channel
and landed 90 miles inland ii, France,
after trip lasting four hours.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
NOTES AND DOINGS IN
AND ABOUT PASADENA
Special to The Herald.


PASADENA, Dec. 18.-The Sunday
school workers of the First Methodist
church gathered last night in the par
lors of the church and elected officers
for the ensuing year. banquet fol-
lowed the reading of the annual reports
of the heads of departments.
The Salvation Army is receiving many
offers of aid from wealthy Pasadenans
who wish to have a hand in the pre-
paration of the Christmas dinner to be
served by the Salvationists to the poor
and needy in and about the city.
The meeting of the Maine society to
be held in this city this week has been
postponed on account of the numerous
activities during holiday week, and is
to be held in January.
Christmas exercises will be held at
the First Universalist church on Satur-
day evening of this week.
The mid-week band concerts at Lii
brary park We're resumed this evening
under the direction of Director Albert
Shaw.
Throop institute will close with a
holiday program tomorrow and the str
dents will not have to trouble with
studies for two weeks. President and
Mrs. Walter A. Edwards will spend
their vacation with relatives in Chi
cago and Bloomington, ILL.,, leaving to-
morrow night.
A dairy wagon driven by L. r. Nor
ris was struck by a hay wagon last
night and the South Fair Oaks avenue
showered with milk, The blame de-
wolves upon the hay wagon driver.
Miss Annie Coe, daughter of Mrs. b.
S. Coe of 435 North Euclid avenue,
passed away early this morning. She
came to Pasadena three years ago from
Quincy, ILL.,, for her health
June days. Xmas week at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
MAY HAVE TO USE PRESS AS
INFLAT0R
Management at Auditorium Wonders If
Enough Hot Air Can Be Pro-
duced to Float the Big
Airship
WIN The balloon 60 up1

Will the balloon go up1
Ihats what Is worrying Dick Ferris
these days, and is rapidly turning
Sparks Berry's hair-what he has left
gray.
For It takes gas to initiate and raise
balloon and as for Los Angeles gas
well. those who keep house needn't
be told because language isn't strong
enough to express It.
The balloon is billed to make it's de-
but on the stage at the Auditorium
Christmas day. when Dick Ferris
players put on 1.-THE Great Ruby" Cor
their own debut. 1t is an important;
feature of the play, and an immense
spread Of panorama canvas $50 feet
long has been painted to depict its
ascent But balloons do not rise un-
less extra fine gas and plenty of 1t is
used. And as to the plenty, let alone
the extra fine, supply here no one can
tell.
IT'S simply awful" said Ferris last
night, as he tore his sorrel locks and
brcathed anathema upon corporations
generally. Here we come, with five
carloads Of scenery, stage coaches,
autos and drags, and build a real gent
inc airship-no hot-air ship but the
real article. And we have a special
gas main laid to the stage and get the
thing all ready for rehearsal-of
course we rehearse balloon; did you
think it would go up without it?-and
then, no gas. Amt it awful? Say, you
reporter fellows ought to know; will
we have gas for Christmas or must n
press agent be hired to pump hot ARP
Have you tried the gas?' was mild
ly suggested.
"Have wee" put in Florence Stone,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FROM SANTA MONICA
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Dec. 18.-Not
wavering from their decision that if
city it will be at Pier avenue, in the
Ocean Park district, and rot at Bay
street. and sustained in their action by
the board of trade, Trustees Vawter,
Steele and Johnson lart night carried,
against the votes of M"yor Dudley and
Trustee GoetZ, a motion to appeal to
the supreme court from the order of
Judge Walter Bordwell, who last week
in mandate proceedings instituted by
the Ocean Park Community league
found that the city must build a tank
at. Bay street as proposed in a bond
issue that was voted Cor the purpose in
September, 1905. The majority of the
trustees are now of the opinion that it
would be folly for the city to build
septic tank anywhere, and they cavor
the plans for the constr action of a main
to connect with the os Angeles out
fall at Hyperion.
At present this municipality is dis
posing of it's sewage by means of the
Ocean Park septic tank and if this
facility was denied at any time would
be compelled to use the old Pier avenue
outfall pipes, which would mean the
| dumping of the sewage into the ocean
| at the most frequented part of the
| beach in the Ocean Park section 1t is
| because of this fact the people of Ocean
Park are demanding that Santa Monica
build a septic TAM, for her own use
The trustees, however, claim that as
Ocean Park has forced the issue it will
be choice of outfall or septic tank for
Pier avenue.
On Il complaint sent to the Humane
society at Los Angeles, Mrs. Solow of
Fourth and 4Sontty streets was sum-
moned yesterday t. the society's office
to answer a charge of having beat an
adopted daughter. Mrs. Solow brought
the child a 12-year-old girl, with her,
and satisfied Judge Wilbur that the
complaint had no foundation. People
residing in the neighborhood of Mrs.
Solow's home are at a loss to account
for the charge having been made, as it
is generally known that the girl has
been well treated.
City Tax Collector Barretto reports
having collected a total of $57, 217 SO
from city assessments, including the re-
Gently annexed districts. Because OF
the exceptionally large amount Of
money paid in this y ar the tax office
was two weeks late in getting it's report
ready
Spend Xmas and New Years at Hotel
del Coronado
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
BALLOON SHOW PROMOTERS WORRY
ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CITY GAS

Have we? Am I not keeping house,
and don't I have to send out to the
bakers for enough to eat? Have we?
No, It has tried us-tried our very
souls?"
But that's neither here nor there"
said Sparks Berry, "the point Is, will
the balloon go up? / say 1t will. /
know we are getting a mighty poor
article of gas, and not much of that,
but the gas company has promised me
enough to initiate the airship If every
one i'm town has to go without mince
pie and turkey. Sure, the balloon will
go up"
Now everyone knows that Berry, be-
ing fat, is an optimist. But Ferris
being lean, is a cynic, and he wants
to be shown.
But you can say one thing" he de-
clared, cit will go UP if I have any
thing to do with It. Gas or no gas,
/ will put that airship into the clouds
If I have to hoist it with block and
tackle"
Seriously speaking, the gas question
Is worrying the Auditorium crowd q
heap more than anyone will admit.
They all turn It off as a joke, but 1t is
noticed that a gang of plumbers is
kept mighty busy making gas connec-
tions, something never contemplated
IOr JHe pace, ana the management Is
daily testing pressure and flow. The
city gas inspector, Read, has been APP
realed to and he has been making
tests also. He declined yesterday to
permit the balloon to be raised with
the quality of gas now flowing through
the mains, holding that it was unsafe,
as the airship might collapse. But as
the gas has been growing better Of late
he has, hopes.
The idea of a balloon on the stage
was original with Ferris, and the big
gas bag was constructed under his
supervision. Usually in the play, a
fake balloon is used but the huge
Auditorium permits the real article and
Ferris insisted on trying it. The bal
loon, of course, is a small one, but is
powerful enough to carry up several
persons. If gas enough can be OBJ
tanned a trial fight to the clouds will
be made from the Auditorium roof
one day this week
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
.ELKS ENTERTAIN
HIGH OFFICIAL
DISTRICT DEPUTY EXALTED
RULER VISITS PASADENA
Antlered Herd Members Put Through
Course Of Sprouts in Drill and
lnspeeton-5anquet Served
in Eks' Cafe
Pasadena Agency.
16l5 East Colorado Street.
Telephone Main 1872.

PASADENA, Dec. 1S-District Dep
uty Exalted Ruler James Fleming of
the southern jurisdiction of Elks was
entertained at the local Elks lodge
this evening, together with a number
Of Los Angeles higher officers.
Mr.. Fleming is paying his regular
visit to Pasadena in his official capac-
ity and the local members of the
antlered herd were put through a
course of sprouts on drill work.
FG owing the ceremonies the visiting
Elks were made the guests of honor at
the banquet served by Chef John Au-
rand of the Maryland. The menu was
an elaborate Dutch lunch and served
as Elks would have it. IT was given in
the Blks cafe.
over two hundred and fifty Elks
sat down before the festal board.
Toasts were given by the visiting dig
nitaries and Pasadena lodge was not
forgotten in the toasts. Local Exalted
Ruler Charles Ward stated tonight that
the Pasadena lodge would pass muster
under the drill through which it would
be put. After it was over the work of
the local lodge members was spoken
of highly by the visiting officials
Mr. Fleming is making his regular
tour of the southern Jurisdiction talk
ing in every lodge south of Fresno to
San Diego. He will visit the lodges to
the south and along the coast and then
go north to insuect the northern
lodges.
Xmas festivities this week at Coro-
nado.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
LOS ANGELES MAN UP
lNCOURT, FOR SPEEDING
Special to The Herald.

special TO Inc
PASADENA, Dec. 1S.-George Shur-
gers, proprietor of the Auto Vehicle
company of Los Angeles, faced Judge
Mcdonald in the police court and eX-
planned why an auto wearing his reg
istered number could break the speed
limit and not lay him liable to punish
ment by the law.
II can prove an alibi," he said, and
then stated that at the time the officer
said he saw him breaking ordinances
in the east side Sunday he was visiting
his mother at Los Angeles hospital
and could prove it.
I'VE sell number of machines to
customers whom we are obliged to pro-
vide with numbers for five days till
they can obtain a number of their own
from the secretary of state. / suppose
our sales within the five days, prior
to the time you say l broke your speed
ordinance, totaled a dozen, and we had
that many machines out with our tag
on. l would not wilfully break your
ordinance nor seek to evade the conse-
quences. Nor would l tolerate any Of
our employees breaking your speed linn
itations. But 1 know nothing of this
CASE
A plea of not guilty was entered and
the case was set over for one week,
pending the investigation by the Off
GERS.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM LONG BEACH
Special to The Herald.


LONG BEACH, Dec. Isl. H. Dean,
r. G. Doyle and District Deputy Hand
of Los Angeles, a committee of For
esters, spent several hours here today
making arrangements for the big bar
becue to be held December 81 Loca-
tions were selected for the pits along
the beach, where the 10000 pounds of
roast beef" advertised on the posters,
Will be prepared. Five thousand MEM
bers of ]. o. +. lodges of Southern Cal
ifornia are expected to attend
70 j. r. Thornton of 1862 East Second
street this morning made a Christmas
present of 800 to the chamber of COM
merce. The advertising fund of the
organization has been low and the gift
is highly appreciated by the officials.
The North Long Beach Improvement
association sent committee before the
city council tonight and asked that the
Pacific Electric company be compelled
to stop their cars at Hill street and
Twentieth street, in North Long Beach,
and to furnish transportation as far as
those streets for scent fare.
On January the offices of the San
Pedro Salt company, now controlled
by Long Beach capital, will be moved
from Los Angeles to this city.
The Y. NJ. c. A. is securing the names
of~all the young men in the city who
are away from home" to invite them
to open house" in the new association
building on Christmas day.
Go to Coronado for Xmas
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
COUNCIL LETS CONTRACT
LIGHTING PLANT HOUSE
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Dec. 1S.-The city coun-
ell this morning let the contract for
the construction of the structure to
house the municipal lighting plant, to
be installed during the winter by the
city. Seven competitors filed sealed
bids, but the plum was carried off by
Ellsworth &s Co, who offered to do the
work for $174S.
Motorcyclists were given a dig by
the passing OLA resolution requesting
the city attorney to draw up an ordi-
nance compelling the muffing of mo-
tofeycles within the city limits and es-
tablishing a SO fine for the violation
of the ordinance. 1t was proposed to
make the ordinance applicable to au-
tomobiles and clause may be insert
ed covering this phase.
The city attorney was also instructed
to draw up and present an ordinance
prohibiting the nuisance of fruit VEN
ders at the principal street intersec-
tons. The action was taken on the
report of the street commissioners re-
ferred to the council at the last week s
meeting.
The plat of Holdridge & Giddings
tract was presented by David A. Curl
and the plat was accepted.
An ordinance making it a INSIDE
meanor to drive over a fire hose was
passed and adopted.
Hotel del Coronado for Xmas.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
SEEK To BOND
ENTIRE COUNTY
WANT 100000 FOR GOOD
ROADS
Committee of Board of Trade Has Plan
for BouIevardS to- Connect
Every City in This
Section
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Dec. 1S.-The good
roads committee of the board of trade
at it's special meeting est evening con-
sidered the plan of bonding Los An
geles county for $9,OOO,OOO for the con-
struction of boulevards and highways
to form a network connecting every
city and hamlet of the county.
Noted for it's good roads, Pasadena
considers itself eminently fitted to lead
in this movement. The question of
good roads will be put up to the peo-
pie of this vicinity by a post card
vote. Should the Pasadena people see
the bright side of the proposition, as
put up to them by the good roads COM
mittee of the board of trade, the citi-
zens of the county may have the mat
ter put before them at the ballot box.
A subcommittee of the board of trade
committee fostering the scheme of
good roads was appointed to draw up
a letter to be presented every voter in
the city and neighboring precincts, to-
gether with the postal card on which
he is to cast his ballot
AS the ballots come in the vote will
be checked up and the tally will de-
eide whether the step will be taken
to bring the matter formally before the
voters of the county.
A meeting of this committee was
called at the offices of H. Stewart in
the Union Savings Bank building this
afternoon.
Thomas Farley, member of the
subcommittee, stated at the meeting
that should the tax of three millions
be levied for twenty-year bonds 1t
would cost the taxpayers of the coun-
ty less than 9 cents on the 800, and
the good roads would be installed
within the next two years. The boule-
ward system planned would require the
construction of over $50 miles of road,
and it is expected to use either mac
adam or roller tamping process of oil
in road building.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
WANT MORE BONDS ISSUED
Bixby Hotel Directors Decide to In
crease Capitalization of New
Structure
Special to The Herald.

opCcliel 10 L ne IlCIdlu'
LONG BEACH, Dec. 1S.-The Bixby
hotel directors yesterday decided to call
a meeting of the stockholders on Feb
Tuary 27 to vote upon the proposition
to create a further bonded indebted
ness in the sum of $200,0vJ, to run for
ten years at 10 per cent interest. These
bonds will contain a provision that
$4,000 of the unsold capital stock OF
81, 000,0 shall be placed in escrow with
the trustee of the issue under an OPP
ton whereby the bond purchaser may
exchange bonds at par for said stock
within three years.
Edward S. Cobb, a consulting engi-
Deer of Los Angeles, who had been en-
ployed for several weeks making an
exhaustive examination into the con-
dition of the hotel building, reported
last night that the structure was prob
ably safe throughout. He recommend
ed, however. that where any beam or
arch showed signs of weakness they
should be subjected to the severest
tests, and that every precaution must
be taken to make the reinforced con-
crete construction perfect.
Hotel del Coronado for the holidays
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
PEDDLED MILK IN DIRTY
BOTTLES; is ARRESTED
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Dc. discharged with
PASADENA, Dec. 1-.-Charged with
bottles, Jesse Prince, driver for the
Raab Creamery company, appeared in
Judge McDonald's court this afternoon
to explain why these conditions eX-
listed. The complaint was sworn to by
Sanitary Inspector Huddleston on evil
dence furnished by Mrs. w. w. Pierce
of 49S South Broadway. 1t was stated
at the time the complaint was filed the
officers had other complaints ready to
serve when the time came and that this
case was only sample of what was
coming to the other violators of the
sanitary ordinance. Prince pleaded not
guilty and was held for trial Friday
morning at II o'clock.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
DAVID EVANS IS
NAMED AS TRUSTEE

OCEAN PARK, Dec, 1S,-DaVid
Evans, ex-president of the Bank OF
Venice and the owner of valuable prop
erty i'm this section, was last night
elected by the board of city trustees to
replace Walter r. Wheat, resigned, on
the board. The title to the site, in the
TOkia Station tract, accepted by the
board for the proposed city hall build
ing, was presented and accepted
Xmas gaiety at Coronado
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
HARB0R COMMITTEE
WANTS LINE ESTABL ISHEI

LONG BEACH. Dec, 1S.-The city
council last night received petition
from the harbor committee of the
chamber of commerce asking that the
war department be appealed TO to es-
tablish the lines of Wilmington harbof
according to the government lines Of
1858. The board will take this up for
consideration at some future time.
This action IL followed out by the
war department would cause the
Southern Pacific TO remove its trestle
bridge across Wilmington bay.
Delightful Xmas at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
CONTRACT TRANSFERRED
TO SlGN0R VESSELLA

LONG BEACH, Dec 1S.-At the
meeting OF the city trustees last night
the contract for the management Of the
Royal Italian band was formally trans
ferred TO Marco Vessella. The contract
viii expire in April of next year. The
contract which had been held by d..
Gattone was declared void as It has
been broken repeatedly and had fur
thermore been sold by Gattone to Prof,
Donatell and Sig. CapellettO for S25,
The trustees hold that the contract was
unassignable and that Donatelli and
Capelletto were "stUng."
Coronado Xmas viii please you,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
STORKS AD0RN
HANDSOME HOME
Special to The Herald.

Special 10 Tic HeiaIu.
LONG BEACH, Dec. 1S.-Twelve
storks carved from wood form a strik-
ing decoration around porch of Mar
Gus Campbells new $4,000 residence on
Eighth street near Magnolia avenue.
Campbells ambition to have some
thing out of the ordinary has been real
lied, his stork porch causing no little
comment.
"Well, the stork is a noble bird, a
very noble bird" said he tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell are the par
ents of two children.
Spend Xmas and New Years at Hotel
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-22
WILL REPORT ON SCREENS.
l,Aembers Of Protective Fish and Game
Aasnci alton Will Consider Subject.

The Utah State Fish and Game Protec-
tive association Will hold an important
meeting this evening In the rooms Of the
Commercial club. The matter OF recon-
mendng a screen to be experimental
with by the County Commissioners Will
probably come up for consideration. Sew
eral ingenious members OF the organiza-
ton have been faithfully at work for tho
past two months planning a screen that
Will stop the trout from being carried
down irrigation bitches onto lucern
iclds Tonight these respective members
Will probably exhibit their models, or at
least report on what they have suc-
ceeded In doing.
1t Is quite probable that some OF the
County Commissioners Will be present.
The screen selected will be enlarged, and,
according TO present plans put In the
big ditch" which comes out OF Bishop
Brintons farm. The "big ditch" iB a
branch OF the Big Cottonwood, and has
fair supply of trout. The success or
failure OF this experiment will 60 long
way toward determining whether tho use
OF Screens will become general through
out the State or not.