Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
AROUND TOWN
Aged Resident Dies

Aged Resident Dies
Michael La Pointe, ~ years old and
for thirty-four years a resident of Los
Angeles, died suddenly at his home Gal
South Flower street, yesterday after
noon. Mr.. La Pointe conducted a
blacksmith shop.
VIII Hold Funeral Today
Funeral services will be held for Miss
Alice Brennan of Garvanza this morn
ing at the undertaking parlors of Sharp
q Son. Rev. George Doyle will officiate
at the Sacred Heart church. The inter-
ment will be in Calvary cemetery.
viii Honor Mrs. H. T. Griffith
Included in The Herald group that
started for Seattle yesterday was Mrs
Hester L. Griffith. president of the
Southern California w. c. T. u. She
will be met by the Northern California
w. c. T. u. in San Francisco this
afternoon and given a reception from
3 to o'clock.
VIII Hold AIl-Day Meeting
For the promotion of prayer an all
day meeting will be held under the au-
spices of the Evangelical Prayer union
in the Central Presbyterian church, 220
South Hill street, today. Prominent
speakers will make addresses through
the day. The young people will con-
duct the evening service,
Tunnel Pushers to Hold Meeting
The property owners interested in the
proposed tunnel to be extended in
First from Hill to Figueroa streets
will hold a meeting tomorrow night at
the hall, 10S South Beaudry avenue, be-
ginning at 8 o'clock. Several prominent
speakers will address the meeting
Much interest Is manifested in the
movement
VIII Examine Murietta
Charged with entering the American
lodging hoase on North Main street,
conducted by Mrs. Virginia Shipley.
and stealing a number of articles of
wearing apparel, Arturo Murietta was
arraigned before Police Justice Will
liams yesterday morning and his ex-
animation was set for this morning
His bail was fixed in the sum, of $780,
b, Illness Calls Son East
r. A. Becker. formerly vice president
of the House club of the Y. M. c. A,
left last night for Detroit, Mich, where
he was called on account of the Illness
of his mother. Mr.. Becker Is surveying
inspector of the Northwest Mutual Fire
Insurance association and prominent
member of the association. A large
number of his friends of the House
club bade him good by last night.
Wilson Sentence Set for August IA
Frank Wilson, who pleaded guilty to
a battery charge preferred by Morris
Burke, was arraigned before Police JUS
tice Rose yesterday morning and will
be sentenced Aug. IA. Wilson is pro-
prietor of cigar stand at 346 South
Spring street and Burke, who came
from a saloon in the rear, refused to
leave the stand when ordered to do so
by Wilson. A fight ensued in which
uIx
Hold Soldiers Burial
Burial service for William H. Mason,
who died last Sunday, was held yester-
day afternoon at Odd Fellows ceme-
terry with full military honors, con-
Quoted by Roosevelt camp, No. g. Unit
w w. Cooper officiated. Company G
of the Seventh regiment. furnished the
firing squad. The guard was in charge
OF Sergt. Hopcroft. Mr. Mason served
with distinction on the battleship
Olympia of Dewey's fleet during the
battle of Manila.
Bio Wood Stock en- Hand
The management of the Associated
Charities has 1900 sacks of mesquite
wood on hand of regular twelve-inch
lengths well seasoned, and enough
cordwood in the process of being con-
verted into stove wood to make 1900
sacks more The society is cramped
for room and needs money to carry on
the good work. To any person who