Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
AROUND TOWN
PennsyIvanlans to Meet

IlH HGnnBYIVdnId bOC15Ly Will BANo
its monthly meeting and musical enter
tainment at 846 South Ftgueroa street
tonight.
$4,000 School Bonds Sold
Annadale school bonds to the amount
of $4,000 were sold to Harroll q Co.
by the board of supervisors yesterday,
that company submitting the highest
bid for the issue, premium OF $SS0.b0.
To Build Cement Cutters
Work of building the cement cutters
at East Whittier was let to the B. r.
Davidson Construction company by
the board of supervisors yesterday. The
construction company's bid was $ll4b'
Held on Larceny Charge
A. M. Perry, charged with snatching
a 81 watch from q. J. Wetmore, an
aged man, was held to answer In the
superior court by Police Justice Rose
yesterday on charge OF grand lar
ceny.
Lankershlm Reappolnted
]. B. Lankershim, who for several
years has represented the county In
the state board of trade, was reap
pointed to that position for the current
year by the board Of supervisors yes
terday.
Speeding Autoists Fined
n. w. Hight, Sam Woods and M. 8.
Vosburg pleaded guilty In Police Jus
tice Chambers court yesterday morn
ing to charges OF driving their auto
mobiles faster than the limit provided
by the city ordinance and were fned
$40 each.
Asks Street Car Franchise
Application for a franchise for an
electric line on Washington street from
the westerly limits Of Los Angeles TO
Rimpau street was received by the
board of supervisors from M. ]. Nolan
yesterday. The sale was ordered adj
vertised.
To Give Fifteenth Lecture
Prof. II. B. Sprague will give his fif-
teenth lecture at the Y. w. c. A. thus
evening, taking for his subject NIL
TOMS Paradise Lost" It will be a
continuation of the lecture given last
week These addresses are under the
auspices of the school of English.
Wants Pay for Cows Killed
C. r. Radney, dairyman. placed a
demand for $500 damages before the
board of supervisors yesterday, claim
ing this amount should be paid him on
account Of the loss OF three cows,
killed by the collapse of the Pico
bridge, during the heavy rains several
weeks ago. The demand was referred
to the district attorney.
fuFtEGT NNOtN fAS1eS
Copies of all specifications. adver-
tisements for bids and forms of con-
tracts in connection with the work on
the good roads yesterday were ordered
sent to the good roads advisory COM
mittee by the board of supervisors.
This action was taken in response to
a written request by F. w. Blanchard
secretary of the advisory board
Edmund Vance Cooke to Lecture
The Y. M. c. A. will present Edmund
Vance Cooke, American poet and noted
orator. lecturer and humorlst. on It's
Euterpean Lyceum course this even
ing. Mr.. Cook is widely read as
poet and writer; is well known as an
orator and lecturer, as reader ana
impersonator, while his original and
ready wit make him one of the best
known humorists on the American
platform.
Contract Not Awarded
The board of supervisors yesterday
received bids for the steam heating and
boiler work in the new hall of records.
The lowest bid was the one of Eugene
Murray, who offered to supply the
Sterling plan of heating for S34,SS7.
The other bids were: Blumve & Jay
company, Vogt system. S42,b94, and
Emerson & Keckman, Geary system,
$42,4SS The bids were. taken under adj
visement.
Japanese Held UP
S. Noiri, Japanese iaborer, reported
to the police last night that he had
been held up Saturday night by negro
at Labory lane and Lafayette street
and robbed of $3.50. He stated that the
negro held a knife to his throat while
he searched his pockets. and threatened
that II he reported the matter to the
police he would hunt him up at his
home and cut his throat. Noiri lives
at sos North Alameda street.
C. D. Willard Improves
Members of the Municipal league
and the recall campaign committee
were glad to receive word from G. d.
Willard. secretary of the Municipal
league, that his condition yesterday
was a marked Improvement. Mr.. Will
lard was moved from the leagues of
fees in the Equitable Bank building to
his home at San Rafael Heights, and
IL was feared that the removal might
make his condition worse. His ply
stefan believes that Mr.. Wizards i'm
provement will be steady from now on.
Accused of Selling Beer to Minor
Charged with selling liquor to min
ors, Anton G. Nelson, proprietor of the
Santa Rita Wine company, 1923 East
Sixth street, was arraigned in Police
Justice Chambers court yesterday He
pleaded not guilty and will be tried to-
day. Nelson Is accused of having sold
a can of beer to Ernest Green, minor,
living with his parents at Gil West
Second street. The lad is said to have
come home March 13 and his mother
detected the smell of beer on his breath
He then told her, where he had OBJ
tanned the liquor and the matter was
reported to the police.
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