Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-30
AROUND TOWN
IRRIGATION DELEGATES NAMED

President Scott has appointed Ar
thur Bent and C. b. Guthrie as dele
gates to represent the chamber of
commerce at the National Irrigation
congress to be held in Pueblo, Colo,
September 26 to 80.
AWARD EXPLOSIVES CONTRACT
On recommendation of the highway
commission, the board of supervisors
yesterday awarded the contract for
furnishing explosives for the county
rock quarry at Pacoima to the Union
Hardware and Metal company.
SEEK SON OF INJURED MAN
Edward P. Cook. who was injured
in a railroad accident near Ventura
August 26, Is in q serious condition at
his home at Nordhoff, and his rela-
tives have asked the local police to
make an effort to locate Hugh Cook,
a son of the injured man, and notify
him of his fathers condition.
MAN LOSES PENSION PAPER
Sanford A. Karnes, veteran of the
Civil War, who has been i'll in the
county hospital three weeks, has lost
his pension certificate, No. 1856 155. He
was a member of company K, Seven
ty-fifth Indiana infantry. Mr.. Karnes
viii be grateful for the return of the
certificate, which will save him the
trouble and delay necessary in getting
a duplicate.
CHECK HEARING POSTPONED
B. Sweet, charged with having issued
a fictitious check, will be given pre-
liminary examination by Justice Sum-
. merfield Friday. Sweet was before
Justice Steele, sitting for Justice Sum-
merfield yesterday, and requested that
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poned until Friday to give him time
in which to engage an attorney. His
request was granted.
SCHULTZ PRELIMINARY TODAY
Otto Schultz, charged with murder
ing Mrs. Freda Schultz Castine at
her home in Lancaster several weeks
ago, will be given a preliminary ex-
animation before Justice Summerfleld
this morning. Schultz was brought in
to court yesterday morning for exam
ination but q postponement was TAX
en- until this morning at the request
fthe district attorney.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY
Frank C. Howard. prisoner in the
county Jail and formerly IN charge Of
the mails at the Veterans home in
Sawtelle, was formally charged yester-
day with having forged the name OF
M. r. Hunt to q mail order. Howard
and Hunt are Spanish war veterans
and both stayed at the Soldiers home.
The complaint against Howard was
issued from the United States attor-
ney's office yesterday.
ASSESSOR LEAVES FOR NORTH
In order to do preparatory work prior
to appearing before the state board of
equ slization at Sacramento next Thurs
day, Ed. w. Hopkins, county assessor,
and r. O. Wood, his chief deputy, left
last night for San Francisco. They
will be in Sacramento Thursday morn
ing at which time they and other Of
ficials of Los Angeles county will en-
deavor to show cause why the as
sessed valuation of this county should
not be increased.
PRICE TRIAL OPENED
Justice Baird yesterday heard the
opening testimony in the preliminary
examination of Dr. w. r. Price of
Long Beach, who is accused by Mrs.
Ella G. Howard of having forged her
name in order to secure fifty shares
of the National Gold Dredging COM
pany stock. Price is president of the
dredging company and has been the
defendant in several civil actions. The
examination will be resumed this
morning.
NoRWALK LIGHT ELECTION
The board of supervisors received
returns yesterday from the special elec-
tion recently held to decide on the
formation Of the Norwalk lighting dis
trict. The proposal to form district
carried by vote of 81 to A. The
board now has to canvass the returns
of this special election. The district
is getting its specifications prepared
and will secure bids for furnishing the
lights soon, in order that the expense
win be provided for in this years tax
levy.