Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-03
AROUND TOWN
Missionaries VIII Speak

Missionaries viii Speak
Rev. Joseph Clark, missionary of
Congo, Africa, will make a missionary
address at the Orchard Avenue Baptist
church, Twenty eighth and Orchard
avenue, at 2:30 o'clock this afternon.
Mrs. Clark also will speak.
Checkerboard Fight Costs $25
A fight over the borrowing of a
checkerboard was aired before Police
? Judge Frederickson yesterday after
noon and, as a result. Sallen Nokes,
an Assyrian, paid fine of $25, having
been found guilty of battery.
ReVisits Los Angeles
DR.. Burt Estes Howard, professor of
economics at Stanford university, who
formerly filled the pulpit at the First
Unitarian church in this city, is re-
visiting Los Angeles for few days
DR.. Howard has just returned from
an extensive European trip.
To Be Buried by Masons
Edward Merz, a prominent Mason
from Deming, N. NJ, died yesterday
morning at the California hospital.
Funeral services will be held Saturday
afternoon at o'clock at the chapel OF
Orr & Edwards under the auspices OF
the Masonic order. Burial will be in
Rosedale cemetery.
Dies After Long illness
Mrs. Rosa e. Matthews, wife of P.
H. Matthews, well known paint mer-
chant, died yesterday after long Ill
ness at 1014 West Pico street, where
the family had resided many years.
The funeral will be held this afternoon
at Q o'clock at the residence, burial to
be in Evergreen cemetery.
Funeral to Be Held Today
Nicholas Boland, an old resident of
California, who died at the age of rs
wears at the Good Samaritan hospital,
will be buried this morning, the fu-
neral service to be held at the parlors
of Cunningham e. O'Connor at $50
O'Clock and at the Cathedral of ST.
Vibiana at 8 o'clock. Burial Will be
in Calvary cemetery.
Good Government Meetings
The Shepard orchestra will furnish
music and Rev. Wiley ]. Phillips, ed
itor of the California Voice, and r. w.
REYNOLDS, humane officer, the speeches
at a meeting of precinct 1S club, 1895
Sunset boulevard, at o'clock tonight.
S. A. Waldron addressed precinct 20
club and B. A. Stephens the club at
precinct % last night.
To Be Guest of Rotary Club
Charles Farwell Edison, president Of
the Gamut club, will be the guest and
speaker OIL Iuo IlOldIy CluD dI llS ASS-
ular noon lunch at the Cafe Bristol
this noon. Mr.. Edison will tell Rotary
members about the need for a unified
and constructive betterment movement
in Los Angeles and what it means in
dollars and cents to the business man.
Has Chance with Broken Back
Although suffering with a broken
back, George Morris, 4O41a Crocker
street, who was run down by freight
train at Alameda street between Sec
ond and Third late Wednesday night,
is still alive at the county hospital
and hopes for his ultimate recovery
are held out. Morris is 33 years old
and married, q barber by trade, but
recently has been engaged in carpenter
work.
Laundry Damaged by Fire
Fire in the drying room of the Cri-
terion laundry, 3O2 East Fifth street,
caused a loss of $3.50 shortly before
, noon yesterday. The fire started from
a coal stove, which was used In the
drying room, the flames coming in con-
tact with clothes above 1t, causing
confiagration, which for time looked
threatening. The building, which was
slightly damaged, is owned by 7. s.
Brown.
councimen to Talk
Plans for a mass meeting of resi-
dents Of the southwestern section OF
the city Saturday night, to be ad-