History of Los Angeles county, Volume I, Part 3

Author: McGroarty, John Steven, 1862-1944
Publication date: 1923
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Number of Pages: 564


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Lamita Township, I, 16 Lamoreaux, Robert M., III, 451 Lampton, L., E., I, 19 Lancaster, I, 503 Lancaster, bank, I, 56 Land Claims, in '50s, I, 192 Lander, James H., I, 73


Land Grants, Spanish system, I, 89; American system, 89 Landreth, Harold B., II, 30


Langworthy, Clayton A., III, 315 Lankershim, I, 464; banks, 56 . Lankershim Boulevard, Lankershim (illustration), I, 466 Lankershim Laconic, I, 114


Lankershim Township, I, 16; popula- tion, 23 Lanterman, Jacob L., III, 459 Lanterman, Roy S., III, 458


Larkin, Thomas O., I, 242


Larson, Andrew J., III, 299


Larson, Bertha E., III, 300 Lasher, George W., I, 298 Lasuen, I, 5 Laughlin, Richard, I, 170 Laumeistre, Frank, I, 246 Laux, Carl, III, 397 La Verne, I, 17; health department, 19; banks, 52, 56 La Verne (originally Lordsburg), I, 150 La Verne Leader, I, 114 Lawlor, William, I, 282 Lawyers, early, I, 66 Lawyers, pioneer, I, 73 Lawyers. 1875, 1, 92


Lawyers, early, I, 104 Lawyers, I, 185 Lazard, Solomon, I, 175 Lead mines, I, 197 Lee, William W., II, 498 Legislature of California, first, I, 82


Leix, Frances, II, 144


Leix, Frederick, II, 143


Lemons, I, 31 Lemoreau, Louis, I, 33 Lester, E. I., III, 310 Lester, Val, III, 503 Letts, Arthur, I, 215


Le Vine, Betty R., III, 489


Lewis, Edward O., III, 133


Lewis, Fred B., III, 522


Lewis, Jane, III, 27


Lewis, John A., I, 108 Lewis, Otis W., II, 355


Lewis, S. B., I, 356 Lewis, Thomas A., I, 357 Lexington Township, population, I, 23; Libraries, 21 Libraries, in schools, I, 291


Libraries, San Gabriel, I, 403


Libraries, South Pasadena, I, 414


Libraries, Long Beach, I, 419


Libraries, San Pedro, I, 445


Libraries, Wilmington, I, 446


Libraries, Alhambra, I, 461 Libraries, Burbank, I, 464


Libraries, Monterey Park, I, 470


Libraries, Whittier, I, 476 Libraries, Covina, I, 478


Libraries, Monrovia, I, 491


Libraries, Pomona, I, 499


Lifur, Martin, II, 290


Light, and water systems, Glendale,


I, 448 Lima beans, I, 474 Limes, I, 31


Lincoln, Abraham, memorial service, 1865, I, 67 Lincoln Park, I, 336


Lindley, Walter, I, 71, 312


Lindsley, Frederick W., III, 245


Lindsley, Laura E., III, 245


Lippincott, J. B., I, 275


"Literary Committee," I, 169


Literary Committee of Los Angeles, I, 245 Litigation, early, 1, 95


Littleton, Covington H. S., Jr., II, 246 Live Stock, value of, I, 34 Live Stock, I, 248 Loanshier Hospital, III, 93 Locke, Erie, I, 407


Lockwood, Alma, II, 224


Lockwood, Charles D., III, 4


Lockwood, Harold A., II, 224 Lockwood, Richard C., II, 260 Lodges, Pasadena, I, 414


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Lodges, Long Beach, I, 419


Lodges, Santa Monica, 1, 434


Lodges, San Pedro, I, 445


Lodges, Wilmington, I, 446


Lodges, Glendale, I, 449


Lodges, Alhambra, I, 461


Lodges, Eagle Rock, I, 469


Lodges, Monterey Park, I, 470


Lodges, Whittier, I, 473


Lodges, Covina, I, 478


Lodges, Glendora, I, 487


Lodges, Monrovia, I, 492


Lodges, Huntington Park, I, 501


Lodges, Inglewood, I, 502 .


Logan, Charles L., I, 19


Long, J. Harley, III, 24


Long, Lena E., III, 25


Long Beach, population, I, 23; bank- ing, 44; banks, 57; oil wells, 60; oil field, 62


Long Beach before cars (illustra- tion), I, 416


Long Beach, I, 417; average tempera- ture, 417; schools, 417; churches, 417; newspaper, 417; originally called Willmore City, 417; banks, 418; wharves, 418; population, 418; schools, 419; library, 419; Chamber of Commerce, 419; churches, 419; lodges, 419; oil discovery, 419; in- dustrial plants, 420; municipal his- tory, 420; city officials, 420, 422; rapid growth of commercial and in- dustrial life, 423; banks, 423; oil fields, 425; climate, 426


Long Beach street scenes (illustra- tions), I, 421


Long Beach (newspaper), I, 114


Long Beach Journal, I, 417


Long Beach National Bank, I, 45; III, 379


Long Beach Press, I, 114


Long Beach Press, The, III, 354


Long Beach Public Library, III, 389 Long Beach Shipbuilding Company, preparing for the future (illustra- tion), I, 268


Long Beach Signal Hill, oil field, I, 62


Long Beach Telegram, I, 114


Long Beach Township, I, 16; popula- tion, 23


Long Beach Worth While (news- paper), I, 114


Longstreet Family, I, 185


Long Valley, preliminary steps to res- ervoir, I, 276


Lopez, Peter L., III, 385 Lord, I. W., I, 450


Lordsburg, population, I, 23


Lordsburg (now La Verne), I, 450 Lorenzana, Apolinaria, I, 151


Los Angeles, origin of name, I, 9


Los Angeles, I, 17 Los Angeles, health department, 1, 19 Los Angeles, population, I, 22, 23 Los Angeles Street Scenes, 1881, (il- lustrations), 1, 40


Los Angeles, from the Mountains to the Sea (illustration), I, 61


Los Angeles, second survey, 1853, I, 64; death rate, 1854, 64


Los Angeles, population, 1870, I, 68; 1874, 68


Los Angeles, centennial anniversary, I, 68; first four-story business block, 78


Los Angeles, originally Spanish pueb- lo, I, 79


Los Angeles, U. S. Magnetic Observ- atory moved to, I, 68; city lighted by electricity, 68; Federal Building, 69; railroads, 69


Los Angeles, attorneys of 1922, I, 79 Los Angeles, first election in, after state admitted to Union, I, 102


Los Angeles, public school system, I, 122


Los Angeles, founded, I, 131


Los Angeles, meaning of name, I, 133; mother of, 134


Los Angeles, problem of water sup- ply, I, 138


Los Angeles, great seal of, I, 142; un- der the dominion of four flags, 142 Los Angeles, original plan for, I, 145; first inhabitants, 145


Los Angeles, census of 1790, I, 149; population, 1890, 149; water supply, 150; health resort in 1800, 151; first church, 151; slow early growth, 152; city revenues, 1827, 152; attempt to exclude foreign trade, 154; popula- tion, 1835, 154; capital of California, 156


Los Angeles, largest lumber receiv- ing port in the world (illustration), I, 153


Los Angeles, famous for horses, I, 160; automobiles, 160


Los Angeles, under Mexican rule, I, 171


Los Angeles, preservation of ar- chives, I, 172


Los Angeles, first prominent Ameri- can settlers, I, 174


Los Angeles, 1851, I, 176


Los Angeles, first schools, I, 177


Los Angeles, industries and mer- chants, 1875, I, 182


Los Angeles, one-half community Spanish in 1875, I, 185


Los Angeles, population, 1875, 1900. I, 186


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Los Angeles, first street car line, I, 186


Los Angeles, first hotel in 1853, I, 188; gambling, 1850, 188; land of- fered at $1 per acre, 189


Los Angeles in 1854 (illustration), I, 190


Los Angeles, first newspaper, I, 191 Los Angeles, schools in 1853, I, 191 Los Angeles, first effort to make cit- rus fruit center, I, 193


Los Angeles, public library, 1859, I, 194


Los Angeles, public land selling, 1865, I, 196; expansion of trade, 1865-66, 196


Los Angeles, early banks, I, 197


Los Angeles Board of Education, I, 197


Los Angeles, registered voters, 1869, I, 198


Los Angeles, volunteer fire company, 1873, I, 199; Board of Trade, 199


Los Angeles, first street railroad, I, 200


Los Angeles, centenary, 1881, I, 203 Los Angeles, first electric light, I, 203


Los Angeles, first street car line, I, 205


Los Angeles street scenes, I, 209


Los Angeles in 1900 (illustration), I, 217


Los Angeles, population doubled from 1810 to 1820, I, 222


Los Angeles, under American gov- ernment, I, 234


Los Angeles, act to incorporate city, I, 242


Los Angeles Scenes, 1881 (illustra- tions), I, 249


Los Angeles, manufacturing in, I, 270 Los Angeles, population, 1923, I, 273


Los Angeles, municipally owned water supply, I, 278


Los Angeles, first church built in, I, 322


Los Angeles To-Day (Panorama), I, 350


Los Angeles, largest city on Pacific Coast, I, 359; population, 359


Los Angeles, value of industrial prod- ucts, I, 363


Los Angeles, population, 1854, I, 367 Los Angeles, lighted by gas, 1867, I, 368; city incorporated, 368


Los Angeles, mayors and clerks, I, 369


Los Angeles Athletic Club, I, 205 Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, I, 351, 214 Los Angeles Chronick, I, 109


Los Angeles Churchman (news- paper), I, 112


Los Angeles City Township, I, 16 Los Angeles City Water Company, I, 367


Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and Arts, II, 209


Los Angeles County: discovery, set- tlement and organization, I, 1


Los Angeles County, original bound- aries, I, 10


Los Angeles County Farm, I, 20 Los Angeles County, in Civil war, I, 66


Los Angeles County Courthouse, I, 66


Los Angeles County Fair Grounds, (illustration), I, 113


Los Angeles County, total registra- tion of voters, 1875, I, 180


Los Angeles County, divided, I, 213


Los Angeles County, drought of 1863-64, I, 248; live stock, 248


Los Angeles County Medical Asso- ciation, I, 297


Los Angeles County Bank, I, 180, 200 Los Angeles County Railroad, I, 433 Los Angeles Daily Commercial, I, 111


Los Angeles Daily Tribune, I, 112 Los Angeles Dock & Terminal Com- pany, I, 422


Los Angeles Evening Express, I, 111 Los Angeles Herald, I, 112


Los Angeles Harbor (illustration), I, 252


Los Angeles Harbor, lumber receiv- ing section (illustration), I, 263


Los Angeles Harbor, trade, I, 267


Los Angeles Immigration Land Co- operative Association, I, 497


"Los Angeles Infirmary," I, 193, 368 Los Angeles Life, I, 112


Los Angeles National Bank, I, 42


Los Angeles Oil Burning and Supply Company, I, 59


Los Angeles Oil Company, I, 59


Los Angeles Orphans Home, I, 70


Los Angeles-Pacific Navigation Com- pany, I, 262


Los Angeles, San Pedro and Salt Lake Railroad, I, 218


Los Angeles Semi-Weekly and Daily News, I, 109


Los Angeles Star, I, 191


Los Angeles State Normal School, I, 295


Los Angeles Terminal Market (illus- tration), I, 110


Los Angeles Times, I, 111, 184


Los Angeles Township, population, I, 23


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Los Angeles Trust & Savings Bank, I, 42


Los Angeles Weekly Cactus, I, 112


Los Angeles . & Independence Rail- road, I, 37


Los Angeles & Pacific Railroad, I, 37 Los Angeles & Salt Lake division, Union Pacific Railroad, I, 37


Los Angeles & San Gabriel Railroad, I, 38


Los Angeles & San Gabriel Valley Railroad, I, 37


Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad, I, 38, 67, 197, 198 Los Angeles & San Pedro Railway Company, I, 67


Los Nietos, I, 477


Los Nietos Township, population, I, 23 Loucks, Edwin O., III, 470


Lowe, E. B., III, 507


Lowe, T. S. C., I, 208, 215


Lowe, William W., II, 511


Lowery, Catherine T., III, 343


Lucky, W. T., I, 283 ,


Lugo, Antino M., I, 159, 176


Lugo, Vincente, I, 168


Lukens, Theodore P., II, 349


Lumber-importing city, San largest, I, 445


Pedro


Lumber Receiving Port, Los Angeles largest in world (illustration), I, 153 Lumber Receiving Section, Los An- geles Harbor (illustration), I, 263 Lummis, Charles F., I, 79, 339


L'Union Nouvelle, I, 112


Lusby, Ralph W., III, 198


Lyric Club, Los Angeles, I, 344


Mac Blankenhorn, Louis, II, 506


MacCready, John, II, 454


MacDonald, Ora E., II, 441


Macdonnell, J. S., I, 43


MacFarlane, Mrs. R. E., II, 288


Mackedie, P. Keith, III, 248


Maclay, Charles, III, 352


Maclay, Isabella R. G., III, 532


Maclay, John C., III, 532


Maclay, Robert H., III, 140


Maclay College of Theology, I, 117, 481. Macy family, I, 7


Maescher, Mrs. A. B., II, 226


Magonacelaya, José A., III, 332


Maier, Isabel, III, 432


Mails, 1870, I, 68


Main and Temple Streets, Los An- geles (illustration), I, 356


Main Street, Los Angeles, 1898 (il- lustration), I, 215 Malibu Township, I, 16; population, I; 23 Malin, Irving H., III, 179


Mallard, J. S., I, 174. Malmquist, Anna A., III, 362


Malmquist, John G., III, 361


Malone, Charles O., II, 413


Manhattan Beach, I, 17, 504 Manhattan News, I, 114


Mann, Horace W., II, 451 Manning, Robert C., II, 501


Manufacturing, I, 354


Manufacturing in Los Angeles, I, 270 Maple Avenue Evening High School, Los Angeles, I, 284


Marine Commercial and Savings Bank, Long Beach, I, 45


"Maroma" (Spanish circus), I, 179


Marsh, John, I, 7, 170, 303


Marshall, Mrs. Emma S., II, 219


Marshall, Oliver K., III, 109


Martin, Mrs. Henry J., III, 277


Mascarel, Jose, I, 245


Mason, Henry E., III, 402


Mason, R. B., I, 321


Mason, Roy C., III, 348


Mason, William L., III, 416


Masonic Temple, Los Angeles, dedi- cated, I, 67


Masons, first meeting in Los Angeles, ' I, 176


Masons, 1854, I, 191


Mataros grapes, I, 33


Mather, Franklin D., III, 91


Mathews, Josie M., II, 429


Mathews, J. M., I, 408


Matthews, James S., III, 345


Mathis, June, III, 79


Matteson, Clinton A., III, 109


Mayberry, Beatrice, III, 172


Mayberry, E. L., I, 4


Mayberry, Edward L., Jr., II, 153


Mayberry, Edward L., Sr., II, 152


Mayberry, Harry H., III, 171


Mayes, Lula, II, 294


Mayes, Thomas A., II, 293


Mayors, Los Angeles, I, 369


Mays, Alice, II, 166


McAllister, Alex J., III, 114 McAllister, Hall, I, 91 McArthur, Anna, I, 282


McArthur, Arthur R., II, 261


McBride, James H., II, 122 -


McBryde, James F., III, 328


McCartney, Harry E., III, 405


McClellan, B. F., I, 19


McClintic, Charles A., II, 527


McCollum, Charles B., II, 237 McCollum, Emma C., II, 237


McCook, Nelson, III, 422 McCoy, William H., III, 516


McCracken, Mrs. Jean Grant, II, 142


McCusker, Lillie N., II, 108


McDonald, Henry D., III, 446


McDonald, John, III, 12


McDonald, Joseph O., II, 528


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McElroy, John, I, 108 McFadden, William M., I, 282 McFarland, Albert, II, 116


Meyer, Eugene, I, 184


Meyer, Henry D., III, 26


McFarlane (Dr.), I, 306 McFarlane, Henry Wiley, III, 529 McFarlane, Mrs. R. E., II, 288


Meyer, Hugo F., III, 418 Meyler, James J., II, 248 Michaels, M., I, 246


McGee, Frank, II, 85 McGilvray, W. S., II, 141


McGroarty, Ida L., I, 344


McGroarty, John S., I, 2, 344


Milhous, Griffith W., II, 340


McGroarty, John Steven, III, 535


McIntosh, W. Graham, III, 392 McKee, William, I, 325


Milhous, William, III, 117 Military chiefs, early, I, 84 Millar, Louis D., II, 384


McKeeby, Lemuel C., II, 128


Millen, William J., III, 285


Mckesson, Lewis R., II, 75


Miller, Celestia E., II, 134


McKinley, James W., I, 75


Miller, G. Randolph, II, 362


McLaren, D., I, 325 Mcleod, J. D., III, 298


Miller, Lester F., II, 134


McManus, Elizabeth, II, 225 McNamara, Birdiene, II, 318


Milligan, John T., III, 289 Milliken, Charles, II, 309 Milliken, George E., II, 458


McPherson, R., I, 59 McQuilling, A. K., I, 43


Mills, William H., II, 506 Mineral resources, I, 63


McSweeney, E. D., II, 278


Mc Vay, William E., II, 151


McVay, William J. K., II, 150


McWhinney, Clyde C., III, 381


Meacham, Ray, III, 389


Mining enterprises, I, 197


Minnis, James L., Jr., III, 495


Minnis, James L., Sr., III, 495


Medina, Guadalupe, I, 280 Meeker, Leo M., III, 379


Missionaries, I, 2


Mission Cafeteria, Long Beach, II, 399


Meldrim, John H., II, 417


Mellus, Francis, I, 245, 281


Mission Play, I, 2, 344, 403


Mission grapes, I, 33, 178


Mission Orchard, I, 30


Memorial Open Air Theatre, Santa Monica (illustration), I, 432


Menondez, Jose A., I, 245


Missions, confiscated by government, I, 5


Mexican


Missions, secularized, I, 103


Missions, I, 315; campaign for secu- larization, 321 Mitchell, Edwin B., III, 231


Mitchell, Thomas, I, 76


Mojave Desert, I, 25


Mojave Indians, I, 378


Mesmer, Louis, III, 172


Messer, I, 31


Meteer, John, II, 431 Mexican governors, last of, I, 90


Mexican judicial system, I, 86


"Mexican Land Grants," I, 89


Mexican Land Grants in California, I, 73


Mexican National Assembly, Califor- nia's representation in, I, 223


Mexican Population, I, 68


Monroe, Mary J., III, 291


Monroe, William N., III, 289


Monrovia, I, 17; population, 23


Monrovia Public Library, III, 41 Monrovia, banks, I, 52, 55, 57


Meyer, Arthur J., II, 406


Molly Mayde Manufacturing Com- pany, II, 286 Money, little used in early days, I, 167 Money and money lending, in '50s, I, 192 Money, William, I, 308


Monroe, Chloe, III, 287


Monroe, Felix M., III, 286


Monroe, Irving S., II, 262


Mexican Republic, Sixth Judicial Cir- cuit of, I, 86 Mexicans, I, 30


Mission San Gabriel, I, 272


Missions, I, 1


Merchants, Los Angeles, 1875, I, 182 Merchants National Bank, Los An- geles, I, 42 Merriam, Frank F., II, 525


Merriam, John H., III, 21


Merriam, Ralph T., III, 22 Merriell, Catherine E., III, 273


Merriell, Harold, III, 272


Minter, Mary Miles, II, 47


Mel, John, II, 29


Memorial Open Air Theater, Santa Monica, I, 121


Minerals, I, 59 Mineral water, I, 63 Mings, Braxton B., II, 274


Mechanical Industry, I, 248


Medicine Men, I, 296


Mills, early water-power, I, 4


McNeil, James E., II, 347


Miller, Henry L., III, 407


Micheltorena, Emmanuel, I, 225 Miehle, Eliza, III, 514 Mikels, Frank M., III, 467


Miles, Juliet, II, 47


INDEX


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Monrovia Orange Avenue Grammar School (illustration), I, 123 Monrovia High School (illustration), I, 490


Monrovia, I, 491; library, 491; schools, 491; churches, 492; parks, 492; lodges, 492; city incorporated, 493; city officials, 493; fruit pack- ing, 493


Monrovia Messenger, I, 114


Monrovia Monrovian, I, 114


Monrovia Saving Bank, I, 52


Monrovia Township, I, 16; popula- tion, 23


Montague Family, I, 7


Montebello, banks, I, 55, 57


Montebello, I, 452; oil wells, 452


Montebello News, I, 114


Montebello Oil Field and Orange Grove (illustration), I, 453


Montebello Saving Bank, I, 55


Monterey, I, 1


Monterey Park, I, 17


Monterey Park, bank, I, 56, 57


Monterey Park, municipal govern- ment, I, 454; city officials, 455; schools, 455; banks, 455; churches, 455


Monterey Park, newspaper, I, 470; churches, lodges, 470; city officials, 470; library, 470


Monterey Park First National Bank, I, 56


Montgomery, Adora F., II, 140


Montgomery, Albert M., II, 525


Montgomery, Alfred, II, 138


Moody, Archer N., III, 182


Moon, Edith Iona, II, 145


Moore, Ben, I, 231


Moore, Joseph A., II, 121


Moreland, John B., III, 296


Moreland Truck Company, III, 296


Morewood, Alfred P., II, 360


Morgan, Octavius, II, 141


Mormon Churches, I, 329 Mormon Colony, San


Bernardino County, I, 7


Mormons, I, 65


Morin, James W., II, 43


Morris, Samuel B., II, 268


Morrison, George F., III, 358


Morrison, Irma R., II, 149


Morrison, Norman H., II, 149


Morris Plan Bank, Los Angeles, I, 42 Morrow, Viola L., III, 88


Morrow, William S., I, 325


Moser, Edward F., II, 285 Mosse, Elfie A., III, 120


Mott, J. Howard, II, 287


Mouck-Ratledge, Anna, II, 207


Mountain Meadow Massacre, I, 65


Mount Baldy (illustration), I, 3


Mount Baldy (illustration), I, 7


Mount Lowe, I, 215, 407 Mount Lowe Astronomical Observa- tory, I, 215


Mount Lowe Observatory, I, 407 "Movie" Industry, I, 348


Moving Picture Studios, I, 349


Moyse, George U., III, 511 Muchenberger, Leo J., III, 115 Mueller, Bertha, III, 29


Mules, I, 170 Mulholland,. William, I, 202, 275 Mundt, Minnie, II, 382


Munger, Austin, II, 54


Munger, Roy R., II, 54


Munson, Edward H., III, 89


Murphy, Florence, III, 313


Murphy, Joseph J., II, 455


Murphy, Lee M., III, 312


Murphy-Memorial Hospital, I, 475


Murphy, Simon J., Jr., I, 475


Murphy, Walter M., II, 144


Murray, Michael S., III, 341


Museum of History, Science and Art, I, 219


Museum of History, Science and Art, entrance to (illustration), I, 343 Music, I, 339 Musicians, I, 341


Musick, Henry L., II, 6


Musick, Viola, II, 7


Myers, Carmel, II, 68


Myers, Harriet W., II, 184


Myers, Henry D., II, 419


Myers, Kate M., II, 280


Myers, L. Roy, III, 322


Mvers, William R., II, 184


Nadeau, George A., III, 395


Nadeau, Remi, I, 197, 203; III, 394


Nadeau Hotel, I, 184


Nance, Frank A., I, 19


Nanney, Leslie C., II, 108


Nash, Alfred K., II, 237


Nash, Mrs. A. K., II, 238


Nash, Fred C., II, 238


National Bank of California, Los An- geles, I, 42


National Bank of Monrovia, I, 55


Natural gas, I, 364 Natural gas, story of discovery, I, 456 Nay, Edward O., III, 14


Nay, Oscar T., III, 14


Neighbours, James W., II, 432 Nelles, Fred C., II, 93


Nelson, A. E., III, 53


Newbury, C. E., II, 399


Newell, Henry T., II, 107


Newell, Kenneth C., II, 58 Newhall, I, 502


Newhall District, oil, I, 186


Newlin, Thomas, II, 378 Newmark, Harris, I, 168, 184


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Newmark, M. H., I, 218 Newmark, Myers J., I, 73 New Mexican trade, I, 170 Newmire, Carl, III, 135 Newspapers, early, I, 108; first, 108 Newspapers, first in Los Angeles, I, 191


Newspapers, first, I, 367


Newspapers, Santa Monica, I, 434


Newspapers, San Pedro, I, 442, 443


Newspapers, Wilmington, I, 446


Newspapers, Glendale, I, 449


Newspapers, Burbank, I, 464


Newspapers, Monterey Park, I, 470


Newspapers, Whittier, I, 474


Newspapers, San Fernando, I, 482


Newspapers, Glendora, I, 487


Newspapers, Pomona, I, 498


Newton, Selden J., II, 484


Newton, Willis, II, 480


Nichol, William T., Jr., III, 444


Nichol, William T., Sr., III, 444


Nichols, John G., I, 13, 64, 174, 189, 367


Nicholson, Alice, III, 197 Nicholson, Jack, III, 197 Nicolaus, William, III, 271


Nisbet, James, I, 303 Nittinger, Earl P., III, 118


Nix, Lloyd S., III, 486 Nolan, Tom, III, 445 Nordholdt, Wm., I, 175 Norton, Myron, I, 73, 175


Norton, Richard H., II, 170


Norwalk, I, 477, 479


Norwalk, bank, I, 57


Norwalk Call, I, 114


Norwalk Township, I, 16; population, 23 Noyes, Charlotte M. C., II, 235 Oats, I, 20


Occidental College, I, 118, 208, 469


Ocean Park, population, I, 22


Ocean Park, banks, I, 51, 57


Ocean Park, included in Santa Mon- ica municipality, I, 434


Ocean Park, beach (illustration), I, 438


Ocean Park, I, 439


Ocean Park Bay District News, I, 114 Ocean Park Bulletin, I, 114


O'Conor, Charles, I, 91


Ogier, I. K. S., I, 73


Ogier, Isaac S. J., I, 325


Ogier, I. S. K., I, 178


Ohrmund, Arthur P., II, 282 Ohrmund, Frank H., II, 281 Oil, I, 214


Oil, first flow in Puente district, 1887, I, 69 Oil, Newhall district, I, 186 Oil, I, 214 Oil, discovery of, I, 354


Oil, Long Beach, I, 419 Cil, pioneer companies in Monete- bello field, I, 452 Oil, story of discovery, I, 456 Oil, Whittier, I, 473 Oil field, Long Beach, I, 62 Oil field in Los Angeles (illustration), I, 58


Oil fields, pioneer at Whittier, I, 60 Oil fields, Long Beach, I, 425


Old House (illustration), I, 67 Old Los Angeles contrasted with New (illustration), I, 158 Old Soldiers Home, Sawtelle, I, 210 "Old Spanish Land Grants," I, 89


Olds, Mrs. Frank E., III, 436


Olhasso, Frances, II, 291


Olive producing district, I, 482 Olive View Sanatorium, I, 20


Oliver, William E., III, 362


Olson, Henry J., III, 84


Olvera, Augustin, I, 9, 12, 168, 229


O'Melveny, H. K. S., I, 93


O'Neal, Robert M., III, 300 On the Beach and Along the Pike, Long Beach (illustration), I, 418


Orange County, I, 12 Orange grove, irrigating an (illustra- tion), I, 144


Orange industry, original navel orange trees, I, 200


Oranges, I, 30 Oranges, I, 477


Orange trees, I, 193


Orban, Michael, Jr., II, 489


Orban, Peter, II, 312


Orme, H. S., I, 298


Ornamental trees, I, 33 Orpheus Club, I, 344


Orr, William, III, 65


Orr, William M., II, 351


Osborne, W. B., I, 179


Osbourn, Henry, I, 302


Osbourn, William B., I, 301


Ostrich farm (illustration), I, 204


O'Sullivan, James, I, 232 Oswald, Henry, III, 209 Otis, Harrison G., I, 216, 357 Outdoor Relief Division, I, 20


Ovenshire, Clyde A., II, 255 Owens, Madison T., II, 456


Owensmouth, bank, I, 57


Owensmouth, I, 499 Owensmouth Gazette, I, 114


Owens River, I, 274


Owens River Aqueduct, I, 272


Owens River Valley Trade, I, 197


Oysters, first in Los Angeles County, I, 65


Pacific Coast Oil Company, I, 59 . Pacific Coast Poultry Journal, I, 112 Pacific Electric Railway, I, 447


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Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany Building (illustration), I, 362


Pacific Northwest Building, II, 443


Pacific Palisades, I, 427; Chautauqua and convention center, 427; found- ers, 430


Pacific Palisades Beach Front (illus- tration), I, 428; I1, 443


Pacific Southwest Building; Long Beach (illustration), I, 425; II, 443


Pacific-Southwest Trust and Savings Bank, I, 422 Pacific Steamship Company, I, 262


Pacific & Atlantic Telegraph Com- pany, I, 194


Packard, Albert, I, 245


Packard, Herbert R., II, 124


Paddock, Lillian E., II, 200


Palmer, Arthur H., II, 66


Palmer, Wilton H., II, 337


Palomares, Jose, I, 223


Palou, Francisco, I, 137


Parent-Teachers Association, I, 289


Parker, Alexander, I, 326


Parker, Farrar B., II, 548


Parker, J. Tyler, Jr., II, 250


Parker, Mrs. Max, II, 337


Parker, O. K., I, 275


Parkhurst, Clinton G., III, 340


Parks and playgrounds, Pasadena, I, 411


Parks, Alhambra, I, 460


Parks, Whittier, I, 475


Parks, Monrovia, I, 492


Parks, John A., III, 131


Parks, Lyman B., III, 450


Parrott, Dr., I, 31


Pasadena, I, 17; population, 23; banks, 43, 57 Pasadena Tech, I, 114 Pasadena, settlement commenced, 1875, I, 185


Pasadena Rose Tournament, I, 213


Pasadena street (illustration), I, 237


Pasadena Public Library, II, 311


Pasadena, first visit of white men to, I, 405; "California Colony of Indi- ana," 405; churches, 407; schools, 407; citrus fair, 407; population, 407; name officially adopted, 407; Board of Trade, 409; Library, 409; munici- pal affairs, 409; city officials, 410; parks and playgrounds, 411; assessed valuation of city, 411; banks, 411; transportation facilities, 412; rainfall, 412; interesting statistics, 412; Colo- rado Street Bridge, 412; Chamber of Commerce, 412; Devil's Gate Dam, 412; tournament of roses, 413; churches, 413; lodges, 414


Pasadena Beach, I, 17


Pasadena California Life, 1, 114 Pasadena Chronicle, I, 409


Pasadena Post, I, 114


Pasadena Press, I, 114


Pasadena Star-News, I, 114


Pasadena Township, I, 16; population, I, 23 Passons, Thomas R., III, 89


"Pastorela," I, 179


Pathological Laboratory of the Uni- versity of California, I, 474


Patton, George S., II, 371


Patton, George S., Jr., II, 374


Patton, Mrs. G. S., I, 186


Paulding, Joseph, I, 171


Paull, L. E., III, 471


Pawson, James E., III, 318


Payne, H. A., I, 19


Peaches, I, 33


Peacock, Oliver S., II, 434


Pears, I, 33




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