Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-27
AROUND TOWN
Sell School Bonds

Sell School Bonds
The board of supervisors yesterday
sold $4,000 worth of Sierra Madre city
school district bonds to J. III. Adams
e. Co., whose premium of $3.50 was the
highest of the four bids submitted.
Man Who Shot Himself Dies
George King who shot himself in the
breast at South Spring street room
ing house several days ago, while de-
spondent, due to brooding over a
wrong he had done to woman with
whom he had been friendly, died at the
county hospital yesterday morning.
Motorists Fined
-Four motorists pleaded guilty in
Police Justice Chambers court yester-
day morning to driving their motor
cars faster than the limit provided by
city ordinance and were fined. G.. q.
Rehin was fined SIS and p. e. Kelly,
w. II. White and A. c. Robbins palo
$40 each.
Would Be Police Justice
Three persons 1led their applications
with the board of supervisors yester1
day for appointment to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of H. G.
Austin, police justice. The applicants
are G, f. McCulloch, Warren l.. VIII
Iiams and F. G. Hentig. The matter
was continued to next Monday.
Supervisors Receive Bids
Several bids for the furnishing of
oil for county roads during the ensu-
ing year were received by the board OF
supervisors yesterday in accordance
with the advertisement of April g.,
which called for $4,000 barrels. me
bids range from 50 cents to $1.l5 per
barrel. They were taken under. adj
visement.
4 offarv Ganne Slammed
Wong May Lung, the promoter of a
Chinese lottery game on North Los
Angeles street, was arrested at MS
place of business last night by Patrol
men Hartnagie and Level OF the emma
town squad and placed in central sta
ton on a charge of violating the lot
terry law. He was released on oeposie
of 500 bail for his appearance in police
court this morning.
Motorman Arrested
Fred G. Talbot, a rhotorman en-
ployed by the Los Angeles-Pacific rail-
road. was arrested at Santa Monica last
night and taken to the central police
station, Los Angeles, by Deputy Con-
stable Thombing. The arrest was
made on warrant sworn out by Rev.
Robert w. Reynolds, humane officer
who charged him with failure to pro-
vide for minor child.
Injured in Runaway
r. A. Seaton, a painter living at 26l5
South Main street, was painfully in
iured when the horse he was driving
to a light spring wagon at Fourteenth
and San Pedro streets ran away ana
threw him to the pavement yester-
day afternoon. The frightened horse
ran several blocks before 1t was
caught. The injured man was taken
to the receiving hospital, where the
police surgeons stitched a laceration
of the scalp and dressed several abra-
sions on the face and hands. Later
Seaton was able to go to his home.
To Improve Moneta Avenue
A meeting of Moneta avenue property
owners will be held next Friday night
at 8 o'clock at 4611 Moneta avenue Tor
the purpose of discussing the widening
and paving of Moneta avenue to con-
meet with the boulevard to San Pedro.
A meeting has been held, at which pre-
liminary organization of permanent
association known as the Moneta Ave
nue. Property Owners association was
formed. The working committee OF the
organization consists of d. G. NC
Curtty, j. T. Craig, w. III. OConnell,
! ". II. Vanderburg, r. A. Zillgitt, f. w:
Newman, f. B. Helms, Matt Medley and
w, H. Huber.