Name/Title
Newspaper, Los Angeles Daily Independent, 17 August 1875Entry/Object ID
2021.3.1.116Description
Newspaper, Los Angeles Daily Independent, 17 August 1875. Much of the material within the paper focuses on an upcoming election of Los Angeles County officials, providing arguments for why readers should vote in favor of the Independent's county ticket. F.P.F. Temple is noted as the Treasurer on the ticket. Other articles within the issue cover an array of topics, including agriculture, news from other states, and foreign politics. Notable events discussed include skirmishes with Crow and Sioux Indian within the second Crow Agency in Montana, the Herzegovina Uprising, and the Spanish War. The issue contains advertisements for real estate (the Schiller Tract in Los Angeles), law services, and interior furnishings. With major discoloration, folds, minor and moderate tears, creases, and flaking, the object is in poor condition overall.
