Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
AROUND TOWN
VIII Hold Moonlight Picnic

VIII Hold Moonlight Picnic
The Georgia society will hold its an
nual picnic at Westlake park Friday
evening, August 6, at $50 p. m. All
Georgians are invited to be present.
VIII Give Entertainment
The boys of the gymnasium classes
and the summer school of the Young
Mems Christian association will give
an entertainment consisting Of mu-
steal and literary numbers and GYM
nastics tomorrow night.
To Hold District Conference
The first district conference Of the
colored Methodist Episcopal church
ever held in California will be con-
Quoted by Bishop C. II. Phillips of
Nashville, Tenn. to begin tomorrow at
the Kohler street church. between
Seventh and Eight streets.
Engine Donated to University
Fairbanks & Morse donated appa-
ratus yesterday valued at $1,000 to the
University of California through Pres
ident George f. Bovard. The new
equipment consists of a special type
Fairbanks g. Morse engine, constituting
a complete generating plant.
Charged with Burglary
George A. Corvell, accused Of having
entered the saloon of George Gordon
at 100 West Sixth street and having
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given his preliminary examination be-
fore Police Justice Rose yesterday and
held to answer to the superior court
on a charge of burglary.
Cabinet Maker Dies
Albert Van Wagenen, cabinet maker
of 433 West Fifty-sixth street, died
yesterday at the family home. Flu
neral services will be held Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the chapel of
nxray hole q. r.
enen leaves his wife and one daughter,
Miss Helen Van Wagenen.
CycIlst Fractures Leg
C. L. Horton, 26 years old, a car
penter living at 1888 Blanchard street,
sustained a fractured left leg yester-
day morning when, riding his bicycle
at First and Anderson streets, he
slipped and fell under the wheels of a
passing wagon. He was taken to the
receiving hospital. where the police
surgeons reduced the fracture,
Fined for Disturbing Peace
For throwing q sugar bowl at a
man with whom he engaged in dis
pute and hitting an innocent by
stander with the missile. Raymond
Todd was fined SIS by Police Justice
Williams yesterday on charge of dis
turhing the peace. The disturbance
occurred in the Mineral cafe at First
and Main streets Saturday night.
Fined for Cruelty
John Gorham, ST., and his son, John,
jr., pleaded guilty in Police Justice
Williams court yesterday to charges
of cruelty to animals and were fined
$15 each. The accused we're arrested
by officers of the S. p. C. A. for driy-
Ing lame mules. Frank Garcia,
charged with driving a pair of sick
horses. was released under a sus-
pended sentence of $25 or twenty-five
days.
To Re Returned to Michigan
James Olnstead, who was arrested
by Detectives Chapman and Busse at
74412 San Pedro street July "a on
fugitive warrant, will be taken back
to Charlotte Mich, within few days
by Sheriff Frank Storrs of that city,
who arrived In Los Angeles yesterday
for the prisoner. Olmstead is charged
with burglary. Sheriff Storrs stated
that the accused, with two compan-
ions, entered q warehouse and stole q
quantity of brass
Orators Plead Not Guilty
r. B. Furgeson and James Merry,
who were arrested by Special Officer
J. M. Garrison while addressing q
gathering in Central park Sunday
night on charges of holding a meeting
In that place without a permit from
the board of park commissioners,
pleaded not guilty in Police Justice
Williams court yesterday and will be
tried before a jury August "a. Their
bail was fixed at $50 each, in default
of which the accused were sent back
to jail.
Injured Carpenter Dies
]. f. Mowers, Al years old, a car
penter living at 1414 West Sixth street.
who sustained basal fracture of the
skull, broken nose and other in
juries when he fell thirty-fve feet to
the bottom of an excavation at the
site of the new hall of records near
the county courthouse Saturday after
noon, died as the result of his injuries
at the Angelus hospital yesterday. Ths
body was taken to the undertaking
establishment of Robert Sharp & Son,
where the coroner will hold an inquest.
Hurt While Stealing Ride
While stealing a ride on the rear
ender of q Los Angeles-In -Interurban
lar on the Boyle Heights line yester-
J " Melvin Level, years old, of GAL
lrence street lost his balance, fell
I 1.-THE pavement as the car turned
\ 17Sht curve at Fourth and State
s,...yes about his arms and body and
f....:}ed a half-inch laceration above
h SSSoo9ight eye. The injured lad was
taRVH to the receiving hospital, where
theE police surgeons dressed his In
jurias.
Tried to Thrash Policeman
]. II. Lester, alias j. r. Thompson,
a mining man, was arrested last night
by Patrolman Childers and placed in
central station on a charge of battery.
Lester, who is said to have been in
toxicated, rented an automobile driven
by George Sldllman,- and, because Skill
man objected to his putting his feet
on the glass wind shield, he attacked
him. Patrolman Childers interfered
and Lester attempted to whip the Of
icer He will answer in police court
this morning.
Western Pacific Begins Traffic
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