Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-08
AROUND TOWN
Not of Black Bros. Firm

Not Of Black Bros. Firm
James v. Black, who was arrested
in connection with real estate trans
action several days ago, is not related
to or connected with the firm of Black
Bros. in any way.
Fined for Speeding
Ed Lyle, Jim Fouch and v. T.. Hicks
pleaded guilty in Police Justice Cham
bers' court yesterday to charges of
driving their automobiles faster than
the limit provided by city ordinance,
and were fined $40 each.
Swamped with Easter Cards
The Easter postal card rush this sea-
son surpasses anything seen in the
postal card line since 1t first became a
popular fad, and the Los Angeles post
Office department estimates that $4,000
of these souvenirs are being mailed
daily.
Falls from Street Car
L. ]. Evans of 219 South Hill street
fell from q car at Washington and
Arapahoe streets last night and re-
ceived laceration of the scalp and a
slight conclusion. He was taken to
the receiving hospital, and, after his
injuries had been attended to, was sent
home.
For Smuggling Whisky
Because he was absent-minded and
entered the Yuma Indian reservation
with a bottle of whisky in his possess
sion, Florence Dimont was sentenced In
the federal court yesterday to pay 81
fine of $100 and serve sixty days in the
Imperial county Jail at Ell Centre. He
will be taken there Monday.
Arrested as Fugitive
Percy Bonebrake, wanted in Visalia
for grand larceny, was arrested yester-
do oPt kxrT tao a q RI
and Dixon on a warrant charging him
with being fugitive from justice.
He was locked up In the city jail, where
he will be held pending the arrival of
officers from the northern city.
w. C. T. v. to Celebrate
Special exercises will be given by
the Los Angeles w. c. T. u. at its
meeting this afternoon. The society
will celebrate the birthday anniversary
of its president, Mrs. Lucy s. Blan-
chard. Addresses will be made by
Mrs. Jessie Chave and Mrs. s. r. Fer
ris. This union meets every Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First
Methodist church, corner of Sixth and
Hill streets.
Police Look for Woman
Chief of Police Broadhead yesterday
received telephone message from the
chief of police at Corona asking that
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Carlyle, sometimes known as Miss Ida
Cobler, and notify her that her father is
seriously i'll and wants her to return
to her home at once. The young wom-
an left her home at Corona short time
ago and came to Los Angeles She is
thought to have obtained employment
at some restaurant in this city.
VIII Hold Funeral Services
Funeral services for Solomon Burial,
A las 49,
department, will be held this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at the chapel of
Overholtzer e. Mills. Rev. ]. w.
Adams will officiate. Burial will be in
Rosedale cemetery. Mr.. Burial was
taken i'll last Saturday with pneumo-
MIA and died late Tuesday evening at
the Pacific hospital. He is survived by
four daughters and three sons. His
wife died last January.
Suspected of Robbing PeddIer
]. A. Redmond and William letters
were arrested by Patrolmen Fitzgerald
and Humphreys yesterday afternoon
and locked UP in the city Jail on sus-
picion of having stolen number of
sacks of potatoes from a Chinese ped
dler. The men are said to have re-
moved the potatoes firm the original
sacks and put them in small bags, at
ter which they attempted to dispose Of
them. Several sacks of spuds were
taken to the station as evidence.
Speaker Stanton Improving
Hon. Philip A. Stanton, speaker of
the recent assembly, is slowly recover
ing from the illness brought on by over
work during the session of the legisla
ture but his condition is still such
that no visitors are allowed to see him
at the California hospital except MEM
bers of his immediate family, and only
one of them each day. DR.. w. w.
Hitchcock, Mr.. Stanton's physician,
stated that rest and quietness would
soon bring the patient around, but that
his complete recovery would be slow.