Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-09
Award Contracts


Award Contracts
Contracts for road work amounting
to $2S,000 were let yesterday by the
board of county supervisors and work
on the great road will be commenced
Immediately.
Says Husband Beats Her
Roderick McIver, 1886 Alvarado street,
was arrtsted yesterday on a warrant
charging him with battery. The war
rant was secured on a complaint sworn
to by Mrs. McIver. who claims her hus-
band has frequently beaten her in such
n manner that she was confined to her
bed.
VIII Hold Inquest
A coroners inquest will be held this
morning on the body of E. w Robin
son, 718h Crocker street, who was
struck by a Maple avenue car at Maple
avenue and Eighth street Saturday
night and who died at the emergency
hospital early Sunday morning.
Argue License Case
The suit of Bartolo of Whittier for a
liquor license was argued before the
county board of supervisors yesterday
and taken under advisement after a
storm of protest had been delivered by
one side and q veritable cyclone of
commentator had been doled forth by
henchmen Of wetness.
Find Missing Woman
Word was received yesterday by Los
Angeles attorneys to the effect that AL
bert Sutton a well-known San Fran
cisco architect, who few days ago at
tempted to apprehend his wife and two
children in Los Angeles, had just dis
covered that the missing trio are in
Montreal. His wife is critically i'll.
Violate Federal Laws
Three men charged with selling liquor
within the boundaries of an Indian
reservation are in the county jail, await
ing action of the federal grand jury. A
deputy United States marshal brought
the men from Yuma Sunday. They
gave the names of James Stewart,
James Riley and E. e. Brown.
Hurt In Fight
A. G. Loving received surgical treat
ment at the receiving hospital last
night for confused wound in his right
cheek received in bar room fight at
Third and Los Angeles streets. DR..
Garrett took five stitches to close the
cut. Loving resides over the Imperial
cafe and was assaulted, he says, by an
unidentified man for no known reason.
Benefit Concert
The Indo American Women's Restora-
at Elks' hall Thursday night, at which
several prominent local musicians will
take part. The affair will be held to
raise funds for the league, which is
striving to have steps taken looking
toward the abolishing of child marriage
in India.
Watchman Arraiened
r. D. Birch, the watchman for the
Merchants Fire Dispatch, who was ar
rested recently charged with the MUIR
der of Carlos Perez, a Mexican, was ar
/ raigned before Police Justice Rose yes
terday afternoon. His examination was
set for April IL. Birch Is said to nave
Abeen intoxicated and to have sho'
Perez for refusing to move on wher
told to do so.
Prominent Woman Dies
The funeral of Mrs. N. C. Blair,
owner Of the Hampton Arms, West
Fifth street, was held yesterday after
noon, Dean Wilkins officiating. The
interment was in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Blair, who came here about
year and half ago, is survived by one
daughter, Miss Nellie Josephine Blair;
one brother, Frank N. Shaw of New
York city.
Given Loving Cup
John c. Cline, for eight years col
lector of customs for the Los Angeles
district, was presented with magni-
ficent loving cup by the custom house
employees yesterday. Mr.. Cline has oc-
cupied that position since 1899. His
successor is c. H. Pendleton. The cup
was engraved with the words: John c.
Cline, from the employees in the custom
house, Los Angeles, as a token Of their
esteem, April, 1907"