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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
FIRST SEES CITY
IN TWENTY YEARS
mot CLIMATE ONLY" SAYS L. D.
SHARPE
New York Business Man Says Spirit
of the City Is Responsible for
Its Forging Ahead SO
Rapidly

''This is the first time 1 have been in
Los Angeles for more than twenty
years" said l.. D. Sharpe, a prominent
business man of New York who arrived
in this city yesterday on a pleasure trip.
my first trip to this city was In 1885,
continued Mr. Sharpe, land I am more
than surprised at the differences in the
appearance of the place Where on my
first visit little low shacks lined the
streets, tail, majestic buildings now
raise their stately heads and mag
nificent structures are to be seen on ev-
cry hand.
'If this is the progressive spirit of the
west IL Is one to be commended. In no
eastern city is such progress noted and
l did not expect to find 1T here.
SIT is not the cllmate-even the most
enthusiastic admirer of the climate con-
not convince me of that 1t is evidently
the spirit which prompted the early set
tiers, the men of the days of '49, to
fight and march ahead until all obstacles
were overcome.
with such impulses as have been dis
played by the people of Los Angeles II
is no wonder that the city has grown
as 1t has, and 1 am firmly convinced that
before long the hopes of the citizens will
be realized and that Los Angeles will be
the greatest city on the Pacific slope.
"On my way here 1 passed through
Seattle, Portland and San Francisco. In
each city l heard of the great building
improvements which were going on, but
none of them were able to show the new
buildings in the course of construction
the way they have been pointed out to
me here.
"The beautiful paved streets here have
attracted my attention, while the mag
nificent residences l saw during short
car ride pleased me greatly.
II wish l were able to remain in Los
Angeles. 1t appears to me to be an idea
place for a home. Every person appears
to be happy and I can scarcely believe
there is any want in the town. This APP
pears strange to a New Yorker, who
meets each day with a hundred sights OF
hunger and restitution.
IT have been reading a great deal
about Los Angeles in eastern journals
and believe the number of tourists and
homeseekers who will come here during
the coming winter will be far in excess
of that of any previous year"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
NEW MINING SECTION
OPEN TO PR0SPECT0RS
Fifty Claims Located Twenty Miles
North of Indio in Riverside coun-
ty, caI.-Values Run 5000
to the Ton

San Bernardino Index: A new mining
section, eighteen or twenty miles north
of Indio,. Riverside county, has been
opened to the prospector by the super
visors sinking a well in the Pinon noun
tain district. AS soon as the well was
finished prospectors arrived and made
camp.
After few days discoveries were made
of free gold on the surface. Today there
are fifty claims located, all of them show
ing free gold on the surface, some as
high as 5000 per ton A 30-foot shaft has
ore which assays $4,000 per ton. This shaft
was put down by the Wilkerson brothers.
There are six claims in this group. They
are locators and owners of six more
claims three and a half miles west from
the well, and were the first on the
ground. Later j. S. Gomber of Los An
geles arrived to prospect. and his dis
coveries have been Incorporated under the
title of the Golden Hills Mines and De-
velopment company, with six claims.
The Quo Vadis Mines and Development
company has five claims of the Wilker-
son brothers group, each having lodges
exposed on the surface to the number of
six to eight, with average width of three
feet, and all carrying gold.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
ri BEAT ROOSEVELT UP SAN
JUAN" THEN HE CHARGES
William Dunn Takes PatroInnan for
Spanish Block House-Result Is
Unlike Battle of War In
Cuba

I'm the man who beat Roosevelt up
San Juan hill. Watch me charge the
Spaniards," cried William Dunn, a la
borer, yesterday morning as he made a
dive at Patroman Gilpin.
Hold on minute; I'm not Spaniard,"
said Gilpin, but Dunn, insisting that the
officer was an enemy OF the United States,
continued shouting and fighting until the
officer was compelled to place the hand
cuffs on him.
Dunn was then taken to the police sta
ton, where he was booked as insane.
While being searched Dunn continued to
tell of the many brave deeds he per-
formed during the war with Spain, and
insisted that had it not been for his eff
forts the citizens of this country would
now be living under the Spanish flag.
The man will be taken to the county
hospital for examination today.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
PETTY ROBBER MAKES
OFFICES A SPECIALITY
Takes Articles of Small Value from
Many-Authorities Have Descrip-
ton of Supposed Youthful
CuIprit

Members of the detectives bureau are
trying to find a young man suspected of
committing number of thefts in office
buildings during the last few weeks.
For some time business men in the
city have been reporting that a sneak
thief has been entering their offices and
stealing articles of small value, but
which could be easily pawned. Special
officers were detailed, but did not sue
coed in finding the man. They obtained
description of young man who had
been seen in the buildings under suspi-
cious circumstances.
The man is said to be about 10 years of
age, feet inches tall and weighs about
$50 pounds. He wore light trousers and
a light hat.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
AGAIN GET
BODYGUARDS
CHINESE EMPLOY WHITE GUN
FIGHTERS
EMPTY CARTRIDGE BOXES ARE
FOUND
Resumption of Tong HostiIities Little
Feared While Police Maintain
Big Force in Oriental
Quarter

The personal bodyguard system again
prevails in Chinatown. Fearful that their
lives are unsafe and that some attack
may be made on them at any moment,
scores of the prominent merchants and
wealthy tongsmen have employed white
men to guard them at every minute Of
the day and night
Many of these men are well known gun
fighters. Some of them have seen service
in the army on foreign duty, while others
have acted as guards in the Klondike
during the stormy days of 81 ard '9S.
Every one of them Is an expert with
the revolver and to them the Chinese
have trusted the work Of protecting them
from their enemies. They are receiving
magnificent salaries for their work, and
their instructions are obeyed without a
word of protest by the Chinese.
For several days the police have WON
dered who these strange men were.
Quiet and we'll behaved, they took care to
break no law and to remain peaceable
at all times
Yesterday inquiries were made of two
of them and they admitted that they had
been hired by a wealthy Chinese to guard
his life and the lives of the members of
his family.
Members Of the Chinatown squad of
policemen say they have no objection to
the Chinese hiring men to protect them,
but that any of the guards who do any
shooting will be Immediately placed under
arrest.
Police cognizant
1.-THE Chinese will naturally take all pre-
cautions to protect themselves" said one
of the officers yesterday, land we can
not blame them for doing so. They feel
that their enemies are seeking their lives
and do not intend to give them any open
ing they can avoid.
1T know several of the men who are
acting as guards. They are well behaved
young fellows, but the kind that will
shoot the instant the occasion arises. We
hope there will be no more trouble, for If
there is, white men will be mixed UP in
1t as well as Chinese"
The police are somewhat surprised that
there has been no recurrence of the re-
cent trouble. According to the officers
the sole reason for this is that the
Chinese fear to start any war when there
is large squad of officers on duty.
. AS soon as the squad is removed it is
thought the war will again spring up, and
for this reason it has been decided to
maintain 1t there as long as possible
Each night the officers search through
the different houses and stores looking
for weapons and the first sign of excite
ment brings a number of them to the
scene
1t is known there is large number of
revolvers, hatchets and knives some place
in Chinatown, but so far the police have
beer unable to find them. Empty boxes
which formerly contained revolvers and
cartridges have been found in the base
ments of several houses, but the Chinese
refuse to tell what has become Of the
contents.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
ESCAPES FROM WHITTIER
BY HIDING IN ALLEY
Albert BonneII, 16-Year-old Lad, :
Trusted Inmate of the Reform
School, Sought by the
Authorities

Albert Bonnell, 16 years of age, an in
mate of Whittier, has escaped from that
institution and the police are now search
ing for him.
The boy was sent to Whittier sew
eral years ago. He was model inmate
and it was not thought he would escape.
Several days ago he hid in an alleyway
while the other boys were going to sup
per and before he was missed succeeded
in leaving the grounds.
Bonnell has a light complexion, light
hair, blue eyes and has a large scar on
his left hand.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
BURNING OF WASTE PAPER
CAUSES A FIRE SCARE

frightened at the clouds of smoke
which rolled out of the basement of the
Rvrnes building. Third and Broadway
Yesterday afternoon, one of the 1anitors
in the building turned in fire alarm
After the arrival of the fire department
r. was found that several employees In the
building were burning waste paper in the
basement
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
FUNERAL OF L. A. McBRlEN
TO BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON

The funeral of Louis A. McBrien,
department manager of the broadway de-
poon Of 2 o'clock at the chapel of Peck
E. Chase Mr.. McBrien resided with his
wife at $500 Elgin street, Garvanza, and
had been i'll several months.
Employes of the Broadway store Will
act as oallbearers and all who can be
SHARED from the store will attend the
service. The interment will be in Holly
wood cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
GLENDALE M. e. CHURCH
is FORMALLY DEDICATED

The Glendale Methodist church on tho
Glendale electric car line was dedicated
yesterday, Presiding Elder A. w. Adj
kinson officiating. Rev. j. M Baxter is
pastor of the church and has been an
enthusiastic worker in the building of
the structure which was dedicated yes
terday.
Since the settlement of that section of
the city many Methodists have congre-
gated there and a small Methodist mis-
sion Sunday school was started which
was the foundation of the present
church.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
CHARGE LAD FOLLOWS PAPER
BOYS TO STEAL DELIVERIES

Charged with stealing copies of the
morning papers Gilbert Neville, news
boy years of age, was arrested by Pa
trolman c.. A. Fay on Eleventh street
yesterday morning.
According to the officer the boy fol-
lowed delivery boys and when they
threw papers on the porches of houses
went up and stole them. After he had
taken a number of papers the officer
arrested him. He will be taken to police
court today to answer a charge of petty
larceny.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
pIsTURBs HOME AND FIGHTS
PATRoLMAN WIFE CALLS

Charged with disturbing the peace.
James Griffin was arrested at the request
of his wife yesterday morning
Griffin is said to have gone to his
home on Main street and created DIS
turbance. Patrolman O'Brien was called.
but even after he appeared Griffin re-
fused to be quiet The man had been
drinking.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19

Shells awfully sorry, George, but our en-
gagement is off. Here Is your ring
| He-W-why, what's the matter, dear?
She-Oh, nothing: only you have dark hair
and eyes.
He-Well, what of that?
Shell consulted a fortune teller today and
she told me I was going to marry light
haired man with blue eyes,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19

Ranches 2tk to 20 Prices $4,000 and
A L FOSTER CO. Qnc). COS Pacific Elsctriq building
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
80 acres at $50
Near county seat, near school, near
store, good roads. SO acres good
farm land. Lots of small fruit

No. $40. miles from county seat,
good roads, a mile to r, f. d., mi'e
to school and store, 40 acres lays we'll,
40 rough, bluegrass and brush pasture,
part of this forty has been under
pillow, about fifty acres good farm land
we'll fenced, all seeded to timothy and
clover, spring in pasture, good soil,
about seventy. five fine bearing cherry
trees, apples, plums and all kinds of
small fruit, big strawberry patch,
blackberries, raspberries, currants,
grapes, yard, garden, orchard and
barn and poultry yards fenced with
woven wire, buildings in good loca-
ton, stable for six horses, cattle shed
for twelve cows, stalls for each, hog
house, hen house about l0x32, fine
little two room house, stoue-walled
cellar, all buildings are gond as new.
good ick-walled well at door. $500
mortgage. a years at 512 per cent.
$500 to $1,000 payment, then 500 q
year for ten or fifteen years. A bar
gain for someone.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
YOU KNOW
That This Farm Can Not be Sold for
Less Money. You Can See good
Raise, Then Why Not Buy.

No. 4. 26O acres three-fourths Of
mile from a good railroad market,
good roads, miles to another rail.
road town, three-fourths Of mile to
school, about 40 acres under cultiva.
ton, about 70 acres bluegrass, pas
ture, balance fine young timber, all
but about 20 acres lays well, this
twenty is In hog pasture and con.
tains a stone quarry worth thousands
of dollars. good soil, finely watered by
springs and wells, we'll fenced, 4
or s room house but not first class,
granary, hen house, good barn 4Ox4S,
a big orchard. Here is a bargain for
some one at only $45 per acre. Write
Journal Extra
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
$50 Acres at $50.
Near Railway, Phone, r. F. D. and
school, timber enough If properly
handled to pay for farm Compare
this with other farms and see
what an opportunity is
offered here.

No. 32l. $50 acres miles from Casey
on main line of Rock Island r. r., good
roads, close to phone, R. F. d, and
school, about 60 or 70 acres under culti-
walton. balance brush and timber pasture,
about 100 or 200 would make good farm
land. All good soil, some of the timber
is good sow stuff. There is enough tim
Der on here if properly handled to pay
for place, finely watered, some of this is
quite rough but no more so than thou
sands Of acres in Audubon county that is
no better soil than this and selling from
SIS. per acre. poor outbuildings, stables
etc., poor room house, good title
belongs to old people who want to retire.
Now, hold your breath, I'm going to
tell you something you'll II never hear of
in Iowa again. Price only 1886. per acre
and miles from as fine market town
of 1000 people as there is in Iowa. Some
young man could clean this up and sell
for $50. per acre in short time. A fine
road into town, $1,000. incumbrance.
Will take about $4,000. to $4,000. cash to
handle this, balance easy terms. Some
one could take this, seed the cultivated
land down for hay or pasture, fence the
whole tract in and almost double his
money in ten years Why ''wrassel' with
the tleas, bugs and sand storms of the
Pan Handle or the ice and SHOWS of
Canada where you have to shed your toe
nails every spring when right here in
Imperial Iowa you can get farm so
cheap as this.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
l SO Acres at $50.
A Little Rough but Price Risht.
Will Make q Fine Pasture.
No Waste Land.

No. 1922. 100 acres about six
miles from Guthrie, good roads, !
mile to school, some of this is rough
but all first class pasture land, about
lays fairly we'll, no waste land,
part seeded, good house of 4 or 5
rooms, good but small out buildings,
deep we'll and windmill, good stock
farm for some one and cheap at
only $50. per acre. $500 payment
March first, 1908, balance long time
and easy payments.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
Fine Farm for Sale
100 Acres in Adair County, Nicely
Located, Main Line c. R. 1. &P.
Not Foot Of Waste Land

No. ]. 100 acres at sos. No stone,
no burrs; all in oats, corn, tame grass,
fine twelve acre hog pasture, good
hog house, elegant spring of spa1kliLg
water, fine grove, good orchard, only
ten or fifteen rods to schoolhouse, all
fenced and cross fenced, fair house.
stable, barn, good pastures, on r. t. d.,
telephone in house. Small payment
and long time on balance with low
interest. At only sos per acre. If
you see it, you'll buy. Enquire at
Journal Office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
ITS AN IOWA
Farm And Needs No Introduction
100 at This Price Should Be TIA.
ken quickly.

No. /. 100 acres 5 miles from
town, good roads, phone in house,
and R. F. D. at door, 40 rods to
school, 120 acres level second bot
tom fine deep soil, 40 acres rolling, no
waste land, about 40 seeded to clover
and timothy, fine crop Of corn on
clover sod. going 70 bushels per acre,
any Of this farm will produce that
amount, the corn is on the rolling, 40
well fenced, 10 acres hog pasture
fenced with woven wire. finely wat.
cred, deep well and windmill, we'll at
house, a fine or room house, q
fine new frame barn, some orchard.
Here is a snap at s65, will go to SIS
before year. Terms $4,000 to
$4,000, by March 1, 1907. Easy terms
on balance. Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
100 Acre Farm

So. 60 acres in blue grass pasture,
so acres in timothy and clover, 80 acres
in corn ground, all fenced hog tight,
good six room house in the best of re-
pair, large barn in good shape, good
wells, cribs, granary, windmill, etc.
Land lays rolling, all of the land can
be farmed but about six acres which
is in timber, no grubs, no brush. One
mile from one Of the best towns on the
Rock Island road in Adair county.
Price $65 per acre, $4,000 down, bal
ance on terms to suit purchaser.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
100 Acres at $4,000
Not in High State of Cultivation
but will Make Family a Nice
Home for Little Money.

No. 344. 100 acres 8 miles from
county seat, good roads, good neigh
bors, mile to school, ] mile to r.
F. D., II miles to church, a part of
this farm lays very we'll, some of
this is little rough but all good
soil, good house, small out buildings
but serviceahle, some fruit, good
home for some one. Price sos. per
acre, terms 800 to 1000 dollars or
its equivalent by March l, 1908,
balance easy terms, about 100
dollars payment per year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
Delays are Dangerous
100 Acres at Only $4,000 per acre
In the Rich Corn Garden
OF Iowa

No. GG. Seven miles from town.
100 acres in grass. Good 6 room house,
only fair barn, COW barn, calf stable,
~ acres hog pasture, hog house, corn
crib, good fences, good yards, never
failing spring, near school, telephone
in house, R. F. D. at door, 10 cookie
burrs, no brush stone or sand. Ready
to go to farming without the expendi-
ture Of one cent. Small payment down
balance on long time at low rate OF
intAreat. Enquire of Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
80 Acres at 500.
A Pleasant Farm at a Fair Price. One
That You May improve Yourself

No. 3O1. so acres 2 miles from good
live town, good roads, mile to school,
laws WE'LL mostly seeded, good soil. The
improvements are not first class, good
neighbors, good grove around buildings,
price $50. per acre, good home at a
reasonable price. Only about $1,000.
down, balance long time at low interest.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
A nONEY nAKER
Improve this Yourself and then
Get the Raise.

A. Z. 21O acres at $3.50 till Janu-
airy list, 1907 and after that $50. -Four
and one-half miles from fine town on
Rock Island, good roads, 100 almost
level, balance rolling, good soil, no
stone, sand nor burs, fenced hog and
cattle pasture, big orchard, fine
groves, some timber nicely watered,
new four room house, stables, good
stock and grain farm at a low price.
$500 to 5000 down, balance long time.
Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
THE HOME
Of the Blest. That's What You'd Call
it If You Owned it. This
Low Price Should Suit You.

A so. 225 acres at sos 90, three
miles from county seat, good roads,
part is bottom land, no overflow, some
rolling but not rough, part in clover
and timothy, well fenced, good sell,
good house, large barns, sheds, etc.,
but not first class, we'll watered, Or
chard and grove and in ideal location
at very low price. A fine grain
and stock farm. $4,000 to $4,000, bal.
ance long time. Journal
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
100 Acres at $50

No. $50. About seven miles from
Milwaukee Ry. station, one-half level
or nearly 80, balance rolling, we'll
watered and fenced, close to school
and RID, fair improvements. Con-
vince the owner you mean business,
then name your own terms.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
SO Acre Farm

S4. 21a miles from Patterson, Mad
ison county, Iowa, "a miles from Des
Moines. Fair renters Improvements,
house, barn, cribs, etc. 30 acres seed
ed in timothy and clover, has been
seeded for four years, 10 acres in corn
ground, 20 acres in timber pasture, all
fenced and cross fenced. land lays
rolling but not rough. Price $50 per
acre, $1,000 down, balance to suit the
purchaser.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
100 acres at $66
Here is Little Hunk along the Line
of the G r ! & P Railway that
Will Bear Investigation

No. 3l4. 100 acres at $66. miles
each from two good towns on the
main line of the Rock Island, no
better market in Iowa, good roads,
school on farm, r. t. d. at door, good
neighbors, lays rolling but not rough,
no waste land, we'll fenced, good soil
surrounding farms are held at $75 to
500 per acre, fair improvements,
small house, beautiful grove, orchard,
yard and lawn, lots of small fruit,
good we'll of water at door, hen house
l2x14, granary 14xl6, machine shed
14x3O, corn crib S6xlOx12, hog house,
hog pasture, garden fenced with
woven wire, barn 1896, COW barn
1895, waterworks, windmill, tanks,
etc. Will carry $4,000 loan on farm
and long time to pay it in. Would
like $4,000 payment.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
400 Acres at $40
A Good Large Tract That's Worth
Gold. No Soil is More Respon-
sive. Then It's In Iowa

No. 80. 400 acres miles from good
live town, about 800 acres in crops and
tame grass, balance brush pasture, about
100 acres bottom land, balance rolling to
rough, first class stock farm, phone in
house, l mile to school. finely watered,
first class or room house, monster
Darn, smaller barn, cribs, granary, hog
mouse, all kinds of outbulldings in fine
condition, orchard, finely watered.
Price SAG. per acre, $4,000. mortgage
per cent years to run, about $4,000.
cash March L, 1908, balance easy terms.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
Brick Building

A good brick building in town of
1000 ON the main line of the Milwau-
kee in Iowa. Size 24xs5, two stories
and basement, in the very best of re-.
pair, plate glass front, furnace heated,
used for hotel and restaurant purpos-
es, divided into IS ROOFS.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
100 Acres at SIS, we'll
worth SIOO

No. 329. Not foot of waste land,
gently rolling, all tillable but few
acres of slough, only II miles from
good railway station, good new barn,
5 or 6 room house, orchard, deep we'll
and windmill. One of our best and at
very low price. $500 to $4,000 will
handle this.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-26
THINK OF 1T

A Fine One Hundred and Twenty Ac.
re Farm at $4,000 Per Acre. 1T
Will Never Be Cheaper.
No. 2 12O acres at $50. z miles
from good town, R. F. D.. close to
coal at $3.50 per ton, about 80 acres
of this is in cultivation, balance
brush pasture. The ninety acres
lays well and Is new ground, little
or no stone or sand, no burs, small
but good improvements. Here is a
good tract Of farm land at a bargain
price, good stock and grain farm
finely watered by spring and well.
Price $50 per acre, about $4,000 first
mortgage 5R per cent, $4,000, by
March l, 1907, balance long time at 6
per cent perhaps can get it at 5h per
cent.