Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-08
MANY BRIEF ITEMS
OF PASADENA NEWS
Telephone Franchise Expires-Horse
Falls Dead in Street-Sentiment
Prevails for EvangeIistic Meet
ings In Open Air
Special to The Herald.

Special to Ihe Herald.
PASADENA, Aug, 7-Yesterday was the
date for the expiration of the franchise privi-
leges of the Bell Telephone company. For
thirty years the company has been operating
unoer a franchise granted in 1877 on August
6. No application has been made for new
franchise and 1t is not known what is the
irtention of the company In regard to renew
ing its privileges in the city.
Shoplifters have been causing CONSERVATION
among local merchants and they have been
Cautioned to keep an eye on an innocent look
ing elderly woman whose actions have led to
suspicion. As yet no arrests have been made.
The call for a coast baseball league has re-
ce:ved little encouragement in Pasadena.
Lila Belle Palmer, who is reported to have
eloped from Long Beach with Fred w. King,
married man of that city. is well known by
a number of people in Pasadena, where she
lived for about four years with her parents at
GA South Pasadena avenue. She was quite a
popular girl in her social set In the crown
City.
Miss Stein, secretary of the Pasadena HUI
name society, and City Commissioner Medill,
who Is a director Of the society, are installing
a new card index system for recording names
and descriptions of all the dogs in the city. In
this way 1t is hoped to keep better posted as
to the payment of license tax for each dog
Up to the present date 632 dog licenses nave
been taken out and $50 remain to be paid
An old horse being driven on COLORADO street
east of Broadway fell dead in the street TINS
morning while its owner was sitting In the
buggy waiting for his wife to do some shop
ping in a nearby store. A large number OF
horses have been afflicted with distemper IN
the last few weeks, according TO a local veter-
marian.
Crossed electric wires in vacant storeroom
a. IS East Colorado street this morning caused
little fire and big excitement until the
chemical engine was called and it was found
that no damage was done.
Prohibition speakers are to hold series OF
meetings in a large tent north of Masonic
temple and men of prominence are to be heard
The meetings begin August 13 and continue
until the 18th. This is to be known as the
Prohibition Chautauqua assembly.
There is a sentiment among ministers OF the
verious churches in Pasadena looking to the
opening of union evangelistic campaign for the
sewing of souls. Such meetings have been
leld in many of the larger cities the past WIN
ter and with marked success. Street meetings
are proposed to be held as a means of reaching
scores of people who cannot be persuaded TO
come to church. The outdoor meetings held
each Sunday at Library park by the Young
Peoples union are looked upon as stepping
stones toward an organized effort all over the
city.
At the regular meeting of the board OF trade
last night a resolution was adopted favorins
the extension of street car service on Lincoln
avenue in the northwestern part of the city
and copies of the resolution were ordered sent
to Henry E. Huntington. President sargent
vas given authority to appoint ten delegates
IN the national irrigation congress which meets
in Sacramento in September.