Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-06
PASADENA STREET LIGHTS
AND MINOR NEWS NOTES

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Oct. 5.-Presldent G. d.
Sargent Of the Merchants association
announced this afternoon that the Edi-
son Electric company has agreed to
rebate the city for all the arc lamps
in the business district when the clus-
ter posts are Illuminated if the city will
help the merchants to the extent of a
subscription of $1,000 toward the pro-
ject. The city would be rebated over
500 and the council will probably make
the subscription. Getting this matter
Strengthened out has probably delayed
the lighting for couple of weeks. Mr..
Sargent states this afternoon that he
hopes to have the lights going by
November /.
Chief of Police Pinkham has received
letter from the Albany, Ore, sheriff
stating that Stephen A. HartgfoVe, ar
rested by the Pasadena police as a
fugitive from justice, has just been
sentenced to serve year In the peni-
tenti9ry. Hartgrove got off so lightly
because he has conveniently become
converted.
1t is suggested today that the $1,000
or so remaining in the San Francisco
relief fund, the names of the subscrib-
erS of which are not known, be used
to install an emergency hospital in
the city Jail. There is great demand
for such hospital. Two men have
died on the hard floor of the Jail, eased
only by such blankets as the city fur
nishes bunks, within the past twelve
months
Mrs Edward Mayo of Stevenson ave-
nue. had narrow escape from injury
today while driving in light wagon.
One of the wheels of the vehicle caught
in the car track at Colorado street and
Raymond avenue, colapsing and
throwing the woman out almost in
front of car. She was badly bruised,
but no bones were broken.
Mrs. Mary Villas Scripture died this
morning at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Nellie L. Ross of South Marengo
avenue. The funeral will be held from
the residence on Sunday afternoon at
o'clock The Rev. s. G.. Dunham will
AT it's monthly meeting today the
Humane society received a report for
September showing that not an arrest
was made during the month for cruelty
animals This is almost the first month
with a similar record since the local
society was formed.
Tomorrow afternoon rival teams
( from the Pasadena and First National
banks VIII cross pats on the local field.
Two strong teams have been selected
and the game will be one of the most
spirited contests ever held in the city.
The rivalry between the two banks is
intense.
Rev. William A. Rice, national sec
retary of the Ministerial Relief, is a
visitor in Pasadena. Mr. Rice is ac-
companied by his wife and both will
attend the Congregational conference
in Claremont next week.
Commander Frank Wright of the
Sons of Veterans was delightfully."- sur
prised last evening by his comrades.
Mr.. Wright is recently married and the
local camp, through Hon. John A.
Goodrich, presented him last evening
with handsome cut glass dish.
Three new Officers have been. elected
for the local camp, Sons of Veterans.
They are II. d. Rutah, senior vice
commander; Greenleaf Woodbury., ju-
nior vice commander, and John A,
Goodrich, chaplain
While Edward Douglas was driving
heavy team of horses today a part
the harness broke, letting down the
pole of the wagon. This frightened
the team and it ran away. Douglas
finally stopped the horses by turning
them into a tree on East Colorado
street The driver was thrown out and
quite badly hurt