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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
TRADE SCHOOL PUPIL
is SUED FOR TUITION
Youth Declares He Did Not Learn
How to Lay Bricks and
Abandoned the
Attempt

A. J. Barnard, who entered the
School of Trades hoping to acquire a
knowledge of bricklaying, says he
learned nothing and quit the institu-
ton. His quitting has led to suit for
debt against Barnard, brought by H.
w. Castleman, assignee of the school.
Barnard says he agreed to pay 500
for his education in bricklaying, this
sum to be paid in monthly INSTALL
ments of IS. After studying five
months he became discouraged with
the progress he was making and quit.
According to the contract, it is said,
when a scholar fails to pay one in
stallment the balance of the tuition fee
Immediately falls due. Justice Pierce
intimated he did not believe such a
contract would hold good, but con-
tinued the case until Barnard, who
was represented by relative, could
be present in court.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
Annoyed by Marriage Offers
..s.t - q-ha rIarafd


REDLANDS, Aug 21.-Society girls
of this city are being annoyed by re-
ceiving proposals of marriage from an
erratic youth. Between thirty and
forty complaints have been made to
the officers and now the postoffice de-
partment has been appealed to- The
young man comes of good family. He
admits his offense, and three weeks
ago promised to cease his strange con-
duct, but today additional letters were
received. Some of the young women
had left the city as result Of his
strange conduct. =,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
LOS ANGELES MEN SELL
VIcTORvILLE CEMENT CLAIMS

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 21.-The
Victor Portland Cement company has
bought the cement claims at Victor
vile owned by Marcus Pluth and John
j. Abramson of Los Angeles for $40,-
900, with the understanding that Pluth
shall manage the property and that if
the corporation sells to other interests
the two men shall receive 100000 in
addition to the sum already paid. The
company agrees to establish plant
ment daily.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
ORANGE COUNTY HOLSTERS
EFFECT NEW ORGANIZATION
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA ANA, Aug. 21.-Orange
county Hoosiers effected organization
yesterday at a picnic held for the pur-
pose at Newport Beach, and fifty-six
names were placed on the membership
list. Nit Phillips of Santa Ana was
elected president of the association and
G. J. Mosbaugh secretary. ]. H.
Moore of Orange was elected treasur-
err. Arrangements were made to hold
annual reunions.
All drilling in the new we'll for the
city has been discontinued at a depth
of 1878 feet, the machinery available
not being able to drill deeper. AL
though the expected artesian supply
was not struck, it is believed that at
least one hundred inches will be added
to the present quantity available.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
MINORITY MEMBERS OF CITY
COUNCIL RESIGN POSITIONS


Special to The Herald.
REDONDO BEACH, Aug. 21.-Trus-
tees Graham and Cleveland, minority
members of the city council have
handed in their designations, which will
be accepted at the next meeting, Mon
day night The remaining members,
Lechner, Hess and Barley, Will fill
the vacancies by appointment. 1t is
understood that the friends of former
Mayor Quint have consented to his oc-
cupying one of the vacant chairs, pro-
vided the same is agreeable to the
board. Other active candidates are
John Stewart and James Roach.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
REDONDO THRONGED
BY HASSAYAMPERS
Human Roulette Wheel Proves Irre-
sistlble Attraction and Some Two
Hundred Refuse to Return
to Los Angeles


Special to The Herald
REDONDO BEACH, Aug. 1.-The
Hossayampas, 700 strong, took possess
sion of the city today and had a glori-
Gus good time, such as a Hassayampa
only can have. The big yellow badges
of the members were in evidence
everywhere.
At noon they repaired to the Spanish
Gardens, where sumptuous barbecue
lunch was served until nearly 2
O'clock In the afternoon there was
speaking, followed by dancing in the
pavilion.
But the human roulette wheel caught
the crowd. and the ladies fiocked onto
the big disc and had the time of their
lives. There were boat races and ath-
letic sports for those who preferred the
open air.
About 200 remained to spend the
evening instead of returning to the
theater party at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
UNIFORM LAW COMMISSION
IN SESSION IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 21.-The
three days session of the national COM
mission of uniform state laws, preced-
ing the meeting of the American Bar
association in this city, began today
with about thirty delegates in attend
ance, representing perhaps twenty
states. Amasa M. Eaton of Providence,
r. l., president of the commission, was
in the chair and delivered his annual
address at the morning session.
The report of the committee on mar
riage and divorce recommended for
adoption a bill making desertion and
non-support an indictable offense, pun
ishable by imprisonment at hard labor.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
HERM0SA CITIZENS NOW
WANT TO DISINc0RP0RA

Special to The Herald
REDONDO BEACH, Aug. 21.--A Pc
tition is being circulated in that por-
ton of Hermosa which adjoins Redon-
do for a special election, at which citi-
zens will vote for disincorporation
from the original .townsite now occu-
pied by the business section. The tax
payers are much dissatisfied, as they
pay the larger portion of the property
assessment, and for the past year have
not received dollars worth of i'm
movements.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
ASSERTS HE WAS MENTALLY
AFFECTED BY RECENT HEAT
Special to rhe Herald

Special to The Herald
VENICE, Aug. 21.-Officers Austin
and Shishism found r. McKenney on
the Windward avenue pier acting in
a peculiar manner early this morning.
He was taken to police headquarters
and examined, becoming so violent the
while that he had to be restrained
from doing damage.
After a time he became rational and
stated that he had been exposed to the
heat at Newhall for the last three
weeks, and it had affected his mind.
He telephoned to friend in Los
Angeles, who came out to fetch him.
After some consultation he decided to
go to a hospital, at which he is said
to have recovered.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
LONG BEACH HREWTIEs

BpeciaI TO The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Aug. 21.--Alfred
Swank, 10 years old, suffered a severe
injury to his right hand last night
when his second and third fingers were
caught between the cogwheels of a
bread grinding machine at the Hotel
Virginia. DR.. Waterman attended him.
Petitions for annexation to this city
are being circulated among residents
of the district north of Carroll park,
between Redondo and Obispo avenues.
Mrs. J. M. Mason OF S25 Seventh street
fell down the steps at the Salt Lake
depot last night, spraining her right
ankle.
The police raided a pool room at
West Long Beach last night, arresting
four men. They were released under
bonds of $40 each.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBERS
DISCUSS HEALTH TOPICS
Special to The Herald.

SANTA MONICA. Aug. 21.-Mem-
bers of the local Society fof Health
Physicians met at the home of DR..
Coffman this evening. DR.. Pottinger
Of Los Angeles read a paper on tuber-
culosis and it's treatment
A discussion on the regulation of the
milk traffic followed, in which all pres
emit took part. Suggestions as to- the
proper methods of regulating dairies
were offered and much valuable infor-
nation was elected
Those present were Drs. Parker,
Smith, LeFevre, Berkeley, Kiger, Case
ana Holden of the bay cities and Drs.
LIE Manda and Fielding Of Sawtelle.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
SEIZED WITH CRAMPS WHILE
SWIMMING; SAVED RY GUARDS
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, Aug. 21.-Benjamin
Slade, middle aged, stricken by cramps
while bathing in the surf this morning
beyond his depth, was rescued by Life
Guards George Falla and Fraser Dam
lei. who swan rapidly to him through
the breaker line.
For some time Slade was unable to
walk, after having been pulled ashore.
He rewarded the guards for their time
Ixr aid
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22

The Southern Pacific sells tickets at half
rates to all points east as far as Beaumont
and return. good only Sunday. also on
Santa Ana branch. Fare to Riverside and
Redlands and return, Through the Orange
Groves" 81 05. Beaumont, $2.45, and others
Information at city ticket office 500 South
Spring street. corner Sixth or Arcade sta
tion.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
SERIOUS TROUBLE REPoRTD
BETWEEN TWO INDIAN TRIBES
Special to The Herald.

REDLANDS, Aug. 21.-Deputy
Sheriff George Acuna has come in
from Needles with exciting reports of
an uprising among the Indians. sew
eral clashes having occurred between
the Chemihuvis and the Piutes. Only
prompt action on the part of the Off
GERS prevented bloodshed. Much alarm
is felt. The trouble arises over the
killing of a sqiaw, who was found
dead in the brush some weeks ago.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
Son Born to BeverIdqe

MANCHESTER, Mass, Aug. PA
son was born today to Senator and
Mrs. Albert ]. Beveridge of Indiana,
who are stopping here for the summer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

+ undertook the banana as sole food
for another period. After this sue
cess. rival in southern California
undertook to show that human life
and strength could he sustained and
Improved upon a diet of spineless cac-
tus. After experimenting upon him
self for two weeks. he invited party
OF medical friends to banquet. at
which spineless cactus was the prin,
cipal article upon the menu. The
other doctors came. absorbed cactus
soup with green peppers. ate lettuce.
celery and other vegetables favored
with cactus and wound up with cactus
sherbet and cactus wine
Men who undertake experiments OF
this kind generally fall into public
ridicule, being classified us cranks.
The general Idea OF a crank is that OF
II person devoted to some speciality 10
such an extent that he becomes u
nonomaniac. A more generous view
and klndlier definition is that the
monomaniac is 80 intensely devoted
to a single idea as to exaggerate 1t to
undue Importance. A crank is, there
lore. "A deyotee OF notion or idea In
which other people do not feel the
same interest as himself. Most of tho
inventors, many of the philosophers.
and few reformers and religionists.
have at one time or another failcl
duder the imputation of being cranks.
and among them are now classed med
tcul men and specialists who have un-
dertakeu 10 demonstrate certain the
ories with regard to food or medicine.
We may laugh. as we often do. ut the
lad OF the food or medical cranks, but
Mt the same time Il is worth remem-
herring that the world received no
small share OF its benefits from men
who TO all intents and purposes were
genuine cranks. Aversion to the indi-
yidual crank generally arises from
the fact that hes is intensely Interested
concerning some matter for which we
do not caro-. Booth was once called
a crank so were Moody. Wesley ald
Calvin aud Knox. and Savonarola ana
Augustine and John the Baptist and
Paul Every prophet of the Old Tes-
lament canon was crank TO his own
IS various. but tne crank VINO ialro-
duces n new article OF useful food
should have his place on the roll OF
honor, just as the crank" who intro
ducea new scheme of philosophy or
a religion which advances the moral
or spiritual status OF those who re-
ceivo it. although It's author died. often
In poverty and disgrace, hundred
years before.--Ex.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09
CRANK FOOD AND ITS MORAL.

There has recently sprung mp what
may be described as a food craze. 1t
is fostered by specialists who under
take to prove that certain articles,
sometimes in common use, some
times not Ano"A AZ
capable of sustaining human life for
considerable periods of time. As sooa
AZ this conviction dawns upon scicn'
tinc specialist. he at once goes Ia
work to prove the correctness OF his
hypothesis and either himself comes
into notoriety as the practical expon
ent OF his own system. or hires some
body to live for a certain length ol
time upon the particular diet which Is
In controversy. Thus a western ply
slcian recently lived for consider
able time on diet of peanuts. ther
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09
WARRANTY DEEDS, LOCATION
NOTICES AND RECORDED.

Warrel Schiller and Emma Schiller
to j. N. Springer, warranty deed for
land in Sec, IL. Twp. "a, N. r. Z. to-
gether with improvements and ditch
right; consideration $50.
Charlie Lewis and May Lewis, war.
ranty deed for land In same section
as above. with improvements and We
ter rights; consideration $500.
Location notices for the following
claims were filed today: Il. II. Van
Endert: ogalala Cheyenne Arapaho.
and Arapaho No. l. all in California
mining district.
John Wlllin has filed location
notice for the sunhower lode claim In
the Bowman mining district.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09
RURAL TEACHERS FOR NEXT
WEAR

Miss Amy Hammond has been Sc
lected to teach the Pargln school an
other year.
Miss Frances Hood has been select
ed to teach the school on the upper
Florida next year.
e. II. Sherman, who has been teach
ing the school at Florida station, has
been engaged to teach the school at
Hesperus next term.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

OF bad whlskey. aud I was determined
to play the string out, anyhow.
They looked at me pretty hard
when raised the limit before the
draw, aad probably there was some
lnee-rubbing. They all slid their
beans to the center. however. standing
the raise. and when it got around to
Bud Kimball he slammed his bundle
of gold-he was shy Of chips and re-
fused to buy any more--iato the heap,
with a great oath
Bud, he said to me, looking at me
hard out of his little red eyes. some
O. your work here tnight has been so
cut-an' -rdied lookln' as t excite hull
lot o doubt about your bein on tn
square. II you happen t have any
thin in that fist O. your1 this time
thatll top tn good ones I'm clingin'
onto right now, then you havln' dish.
ed out this mess yourself. there won't
be no manner O. question about your
bein proper crook
There were a few little flowers of
speech in that address that l won't
elaborate.
WAS | scared? Well. the cards just
dropped out OF my hands, face up, on
the table, was so scared. | was so
paralyzed with fear that simply
couldn't move or say a word, and.
what's more, I'm not a particle
ashamed to own up to 1t. When the
cards fell ont of my hand that way
Kimball reached over and picked them
up.
"'Wen, you are a crook. aint you?'
he said, when he saw the value Of the
hand that topped his aces, and as he
spoke he whipped ont the big gun on
the right side of his belt. was pretty
middling blind with the realization of
what this move meant. and of my own
defenselessness. and when heard a
loud report l gave it all up and fig
ured out that | was already about
quarters of the distance over the
big divide.
when ! opened my eyes a second
later saw Kimbnll staring at the
door. His right arm was hanging limp
at his side. His gun had fallen on the
table without having been discharged,
and his left arm was in the air. SO
were the arms Of the other three men.
and they all had their eyes glued on
the door.
81 twisted around to look that way
myself, Standing quietly in the door
way, with his two guns covering the
FIVE of us. was an understood, red
bearded. blue-eyed man with an ag-
gresslve jaw.
''He was Luke Short, Dodge's night
marshal had observed him eyeing
me earlier in the evening when first
got mixed up at the bar with the fel-
low who had invited me into the poker
game didn't know who he was
then, and 1 wondered why he was siz-
ing me up so sharply. | knew later,
of course, that he saw was n tender
foot who was likely to get into ser
ious trouble later in the evening. The
shot I had heard was from one of
Luke Shorts guns. 1t had caught Bud
Kimball in the right shoulder just in
the nick of time, causing the gun with
which the killer meant to kill me to
fall from his hand.
"'slope for your camp, SON said
the little night marshal to me. in his
quiet way, and l was out of that room
like a cat.
'In later years I got on friendly
terms with short and he told me that
two of the men who had been at that
poker table with me in Dodge had laid
for him for his interference that night
and that he had been compelled to XIII
them both in self-defense. Clarence
l.. Cullen in The Star.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

farms In New York. he said. were be-
ing neglected largely because the men
owning them. in most cases. had liv-
ing without working on the farms and
the renters had to pay such high rent
that they invariably came out at the
end of the year In debt.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

II takes a woman to sit down and
cry when she happens to think what
hard time her children might have
had II some other woman had bcea
their mother.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09
tFrom Tnesdav,s paiIyl

Mrs. Anna Barth, after quite visit
in Durango. departed this morning for
her home in Salt Lake, going out on
the eastern.
Miss May Horn was an arrival Last
evening from TERRA Amarillo, and
went to Trimble Springs this morning
to spend few days.
Mr and Mrs. Alex Paul and Mrs.
John Dave returned last evening from
California. where they spent the great
er part of the winter.
Mrs. Frank Chesebro departed this
morning for her home in Denver.
While here she was the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. Godfrey Chalen.
The board Of trade has received a
communication from an Illinois man
who wants to know the opportulitio'
in this section for making cement
blocks.
u. s. Deputy Marshal Tom Clark
ha. something like 40 summons to
serve on various people in this part of
the state. All in civil actions.
The editor of The Herald has beel
promised all kinds OF pie doughnuts,
coffee, flowers, etc. should he happen
to be landed. There is some pleasure
in this at any rate.
steve Mullins. son-ln-law OF Billy
Cole of snverton will engage in the
meat market business in Eureka as
soon as his building is finished. The
foundation has been laid
Hon. T. d. Burns arrived last eve
ming from TERRA Amarillo and went
down this morning TO Blanco, on the
San Juan river. where he Is interested
in the big mercantile establishment
Of that place,
II. Il. VanNest and wife. who have
been at Dolores the past few weeks
returned this morning to Pueblo Mr.
) Van Nest is interested in irrigation
construction work at Dolores. The!
D r,ara auasts at the Southern owe
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09
night.

]. II. Eby received telegram this
morning announcing the death of his
mother in Pennsylvania aad Is busy
arranging to leave for the east in the
morning, He will probably be absent
a month or six weeks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

DR.. w. E. Ray, medical director of
the Hartford Life Insurance company
is making Durango visit. The Her
aid is pleased to chronicle the fact
that the doctors mission here is not
confined to the insurance business
alone, but he is inqulrlng into certain
investments in this glorious land of
opportunity.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

This morning Mrs. Samuel Shu-
maker passed away at her home on
the North Side after an Illness of
some months. She had been brought
to Durango some months ago for an
operation. after which she was great
ly improved. but was later taken with
enlargement of the liver. which result.
ed in her death. She was about so
years old. She is survived by her hus-
band and a grown son. who is In Cal.
itornia. The remains are Mt the Good
man undertaking rooms. Funeral ar
rangements cannot be announced at
this time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09
THE HALL OF FAME.
o.
Saturday Evening Post. }

Saturday Evening Post)
Senator Tillmans hobby is rese cul-
ture.
William Randolph Hearst is a total
abstainer.
Mayor George b. Mcclellan of New
York is a student OF italian history.
David Graham Phillips. the author.
has written play and intends to
write more.
Representative ]. c. Needham OF
wagon near Carson City. New.
Paul Armstrong, the playwright. in
vented rotary engine once. but was
switched to literature before he had
chance TO perfect it.
irwin s. Cobb, the New York World
humorlst, began being funny in Pa
ducah. KY, but after a few years he
found 1t was easier In New York.
A NOTABLE RFoRMANcE.
tHarper's weekly)
A member OF the school board OF
Philadelphia describes unique
schoolhouao in northern Pennsylyania
where the schoolmaster keeps his
boys grinding steadily at their desks.
but sometimes permits them to NIB
BILE at their lunch boxes as they work.
One day the pedagogue was in
structing class in arithmetic. when
he noticed that one pupil was devot-
Ing more attention to piece OF pie
than to his lesson.
mentor. will YOU pay attention 10 tao
esson?"
I'm listening, sir" said the boy.
|, Listening. are your" exclaimed the
master. Then you're listening with
one ear and eating pie with the 9TH
erl"
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

A marriage license was today grant
ed to Louis Marques and Maximina
Martinez. both OF Ignacio. This is the
young couple that sent a friend to
procure a license for them = few days
ago and It was denied on account Of
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

During the absence of ]. II. Eby
from Durango his office will be In
charge OF James X. Livengood, his as
sistant.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

Last evening while Mrs. Scovill was
at church and Mrs. Bishop and the
young man rooming in the house were
playing cards. burglar entered the
front door and going to Mrs. Bishops
room stole her purse and lit out
This morning the empty purse was
found in the yard with six dollars and
some odd cents missing, and also
some valuable receipts and papers.
Mrs. Bishop thought she detected a
noise but afterward thought no more
about IT,
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09
their tender years and absence of the
proper papers of consent,

George w. Lane. assistant district
attorney. returned last evening from
Rico where he was attending district
court. Mr.. Lane says the defense
should close in the murder case to-
day and the case given to the Jury.
There is nothing else of Importance to
ocupy the time of the court, and the
officials vii probably be home tomor-
row or Sunday evening.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

G. r. Caspar. a sheep man from Cha.
ma. came in last night on the stub
and Is looking after business in this
section.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

There is still plenty OF snow on the
mesas and 1t will be several weeks be.
fore farmers win be able 10 start
plowing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

NJ. l.. Porter of the contracting Arm
of Porter a. Farrell Of Silverton, Is
waiting in Durango for chance to
get back home. He came down on "A
little business before the slide stop
ped the trains. MIR. Porter and his
partner built the new hotel at Eureka
for Mike O'Toole, and the painters
and paper hangers are now putting on
the finishing touches. This hotel re-
places the one recently destroyed by
fire. The structure is two stories
high. 30x60. hardwood floors and nat
ural wood finish. Mr.. o'Toole expects
to add 40-foot addition on the back
and saloon On the side 25x35 as soon
as business will justify.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

Mrs Anna Barth, after quite a visit
in Durango. departed this morning foi
her home in salt Lake, going out on
the eastern.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-09

When the time comes The Herald
is prepared to prove conspiracy. No
wonder the Democrat Is anxious not
to have the alleged conspiracy pushed.
And contempt proceedings would un-
doubtedly bring to the front those
making the complaint and why the ad-
visory committee with nearly one hun
dred thousand dollars additional Sc
curltie Is not consulted in the inter
ests of depositors. IT. a long road
that has no turn.