Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-13
THE PACIFIC COAST.
THE MONTANA LOTTERY MANAGER
NON EST.
The Custus Mori OF Nevada City-A Coal
Oil Strike-The Lone Highway
man Bobs Up Serenely in
California.

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San Rafael has voted to disincorporate
and extend the town limits.
A new ice company with plenty OF cap
ital has been formed at Truckee.
A mutual building and loan association
is in successful operation at Gilroy.
Verona Baldwin was arrested in Los
Angeles recently hopelessly insane.
The Republicans elected a majority of
the city officials voted for at Helena, M.
t., last week.
The people OF New Mexico are pleased
with the selection of l.. Bradford Prince
to be Governor.
A 3O-stamp quartz mill is being
erected in San Francisco Canon, twelve
miles above Newhall.
The Montana Iron and Goa Company,
with capital stock of 2,000,0 900, has
incorporated at Helena.
The force of policemen in Sacrem ento
has been increased from sixteen to twen-
! ty-tive men and captain.
Constable Frazer at Fresno, declares
positively that he will capture the Pixley
train robbers and murderers.
Rev. Father Sullivan, pastor Of st.
Francis Church of Sonoma, was severely
injured by being thrown from his buggy
recently.
Strawberry-growers near Watsonville
state that they will be shipping berries
within two weeks if the clear weather
continues.
Mrs. Ben Holiday, widow of the late
Ben Holladay, is lying dangerously i'll at
Portland Or, and her death is momen-
tarily expected.
Herman Eggers mistook Maurice
Thompson, a friend, for horse thief on
a ranch near Holbrook, A. t., last week
and shot him.
| Thomas Crafts exhibited in lone last
week magnificent specimen OF growing
wild oats, embracing some thirty stalks
four feet in length.
A well which was being bored for water
three miles west of San Luis OblspO
struck good flow of petroleum at depth
of only twenty-three feet.
Two boys, seven and nine years old,
drifted out to sea at CayucOs Thursday in
a row boat and drifted ashore again at
Port Hartford next morning.
The daily stage service between Gilroy
and the Gilroy Hot Springs, which was
discontinued during the winter season,
will be resumed on Monday next.
The Atlantic and Pacific Road has let
the contract for large hospital at Albu-
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| finest OF its character in the West.
G. H. Smith and J. Marion Brooks of
Los Angeles publish communications
showing the illegality of the charter
under which Los Angeles is now work
| ing.
Louis Schloss, prominent real estate
man and insurance agent of San Jose,
has, it is currently reported, left for parts
unknown, leaving many creditors.
Young prune trees are selling in Po-
mona right along this season at 20, 25
and even 80 cents. This is about 80 per
cent more than they sold for year ago.
Fresno is to number its houses and
place the names OF the streets at the cor
ners. After which free postal delivery
system will be inaugurated, as promised
by the authorities.
Fine horses are beginning to make their
appearance in our district. Our farmers
are Going their best, and it is surprising
to see their success in this line. In an
other year or two we will have as fine
stock as can be found in the state.-lone
Valley Echo.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. will make the wished-tor cut on
wood rate from Boulder Creek to San
Jose sometime this month, thus terml-
mating difficulty which existed and
caused much bitterness among the lum-
Der men OF San Jose.
Patrick Mcclure has been boring for
coal on his ranch at Doshville, two miles
north of lone, Amandor county. He
saws prospects are very good. tie has
gone down forty feet and will continue
his explorations until the prospect has
been thoroughly tested.
A quarry has recently been developed
in the neighborhood of lone which turn-
ishes a good quality of sand d-stone Tor
building purposes, and an endeavor is
bein,, made to have it used in the con-
struction of the Preston School of Indus
try to be located in that valley.
Twelve young men, self-organized
White Caps, or Moral Regulators, have
been terrorizing some Of the people at
Nevada City. They are also accused OF
writing anonymous and scurrilous letters:
The identity of the gang is secured and
it is expected arrests will shortly follow.
In the vicinity of Santa Margarita is
what is claimed to be the largest prune
orchard in California, or in the world.
, Its size is somewhere near three hundred
acres and is in very thrifty condition.
Prunes and olives have been found to do
remarkably well in this locality, as well
as many other fruits.
A. Aborn OF the Aborn Lottery has
suddenly disappeared from Helena, Nj:
T.. and it is said with large sums OF
money obtained from the lottery scheme.
There is a rumor in Helena that the draw
ing will take place in July outside OF Mon
tana. but great excitement exists among
the many who invested their money.
The stage from Murphys to Milton was
stopped bv a lone highwayman last week
: about seven miles from Angels. The
, driver was ordered to deliver up Wells
Fargo & Co. s box, which he did, also the
mail bag, both of which he rified. A
very small amount was obtained from the
EXPRESS box. There were five passen-
GERS aboard, none OF whom were mo-
lnsted