Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-17
Pacific Coast Items.

The contract for building the new
courthouse at San Bernardino has
bean awarded to r. A. Davis, his bid
of $50, 300 being the lowest.
The plan best adapted for freeing the
courthouse of swallows is the absorb
ing theme of conversation at Santa
Barbara.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hicock was thrown from
buggy and killed in Montecito valley
on Tuesday last.
The California Silk Manufacturing
Company will begin operations in a
few days.
Rough and Ready, Nevada county,
will vote on the Local Option law May
9TH.
In sinking an artesian we'll near AL
viso redwood log was found at the
depth of $50 feet.
Sumner is the name selected for
proposed town in Kern county on the
line OF the railroad, distant about two
and a half miles from Bakersfield.
The Baker l. Esden Addition to the
town of LivermOre comprises 300 acres.
The proprietors report 100 lots already
applied for. =
The Belmont Courier is considerably
exercised about the hurdles that infest
that town, and wants them to pick up
their buds and leave. #a
The Reno papers are predicting great
things for Peavine the coming Sum-
mer, and expect ere long to rival the
famous Comstock. NAM.
The Nevada State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction is taking steps for
the better enforcement of the Compul-
sorry Education act.
The property owned at one time by
Beard d Homer, pioneers OF wash
ington township, Alameda, is now es-
timated to be worth SIS 100000 ,,
The liquor dealers of Saratoga, Santa
Clara county,. ask all persons who
signed the Local Option petition, that
are indebted to them, to come forward
and settle up.
III. J. Glenn, whose possessions lie
in Colusa county, has very snug
little farm. 1t extends along the Sac
ramento river for eighteen miles and
back from it for eight miles.
Says the Virginia Enterprise: Down
In San Francisco when anything goes
wrong with man he commits suicide.
Up here the man lives on, "grins and
bears it," hoping sometime to become
q mining superintendent. e,5
There is talk that an association is
to be formed in Grass Valley, the
members of which will not patronize
any grocery store or any other kind Of
Il store where long credits are not
given. The organization promises to
be a large one.
Sanders, on Ratchet creek, Shasta
county, has kept record OF the
amount of snowfall at his place this
Winter. Total depth, % feet 2 inches.
After this Winters experience, we
suppose Alaska would have no terrors
for Mr.. Sanders.
The Seattle and Walla Walla Rail-
road Company are preparing to build
the first section of their road. Work
will be commenced about the first of
Nav, or as soon as the line Is definitely
located by the engineers now locating
the same. s,
G. H. Norland left Colusa in May
last, with six thousand sheep to drive
to Nevada for range. He stopped at
Big Valley, Siskiyou county, thinking
he had better place, and In the Win
ter SHOWS all but four hundred persisted.
Jasper Miller and brothers of %Colusa
lost their entire band of. two thou sand
with the exception Of four head that
were saved. 1t is estimated that not
over three thousand sheep will be
saved out of thirty-tive thousand in
Big Valley. Out Of seven thousand
head of cattle, probably not five hun
dred will be saved.