Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-07-27
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There are i7o, 600 Mormons in Utah.
Seattle lays claim TO Whitechapel dis
trict.
The reports from growing crops in Oregon
are favorable.
Montana Indians on the Cheyenne Agency
take occasional shots at white men.
The wool growers Of Baker City, Or, have
been paid more than $Ioo, 600 since June Ist
factory to manufacture cream Of tartar
from grape pumice is to be established at
Santa Rosa, Cal.
Overcoats and wraps are required for CON-
fort at nights at Sacramento. The Summer
has been unusually cool.
Several saloon keepers in Santa Rosa were
arrested Monday morning for violating the
midnight closing ordinance.
In nearly every instance where life has
been lost in the Colorado river the victim
has been an expert swimmer.
A glacier was seen on the last trip Of the
Corona to Alaska that was one and half
miles wide and 1900 feet high.
Michael Crowley, aged IS or 60 years, has
been for two years missing from his home at
Forest Springs, near Grass Valley.
Ogden will have the graniest kind of a
time on the 3Ist Of August, when the rail-
road union depot is to be opened.
The Constitutional Convention Of Idaho
has declared against the introduction Of re.
ligious books Or papers into the schools.
Two Mexican horse thieves, in charge Of
three officers, were taken by mob at Kelly's
Station, N. NJ, and hanged to tree this
week.
The losses in hogs to Tulare county farmers
by tie ravages of disease are heavy. In one
case ninety hogs only were saved out Of a
band Of 500.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation
Steamship Sound trade has built up so rap
idly that another steamer will be put on a,
an early date.
Allen Van Fleet, the son Of an orchardist
near Saratoga, is reported to have deserted
his young wife and ran away with notorious
woman Of San Jose.
In short time this years crop of Oregon
potatoes will be started toward California in
return for California potatoes, which have
supplied the Portland market.
Analyses Of black sand taken from the
mouth Of the Coquille River. Cape Blanco
and Port Oxford, Oregon, show rich traces Of
gold and platinum. In some places the sand
assays from SO to s." ton.
The sawmill Of Oliver Lonkey at Prosser
creek, about Ave miles from Truckee, was
burned Saturday night. 1t is limited that the
fire was incendiary, the result Of the propri.
etor refusing to discharge the Chinese he
employed.
Governor Pennoyer Of Oregon, who denies
the validity Of the Legislatures appointment
Of Railroad Commissioners, is angry that
the Secretary Of State has drawn warrants
for their salaries. More injunclions will be
applied for.
George Drudal. rancher living near
Jackson, Amador county, was robbed Sat.
.urday Of s.. $50 IN coin and his savings bank
pass book. The property was in trunk.
and while the family was absent short time
the robbery was committed.
George T. Morris seized his child at Sac.
ramento, while in the possession Of his wife.
yesterday, but the crowd took the child away
from him and returned it TO its mother. The
Morris divorce case has attracted consider.
able attention at San Francisco.
Marysvlle this season has opened a mar.
,ket in Greg on, Washington and Idaho for
fruits and vegetables, which has enabled it
to obtain ready sales, though high transpor
tation prices were paid. Growers are en-
couraged to increase their acreage in garden
truck.
Lewis Richmond, a French half breed
stabbed 10 death Martin Winters, mate Of the
; schooner Jessie Minor, at San Pedro. The
quarrel was over the favors OF a notorious
woman. The murderer was placed where
Tic uuiou sdiiOtS COulu get ~ uiui, III
they threatened 10 lynch him.
I'M. c. Jaspar Of Wheatland says that
the generation now growing up in that vicinity
are altogether too incredulous, because they
will not believe that thirty years ago he used
to stand, On the bank Of Bear river, and with
q pilchfork catch salmon weighing thirty
pounds and over to feed to the hegs.
The freight boycott by the Prescott, A. T.,
merchants Of the Central Railroad, has gone
into effect. The road. to meet the boycott,
advertises but TWO trains week and an ad.
vance Of 10 cents per mile on passenger
rates, to take effect after notification to the
proper authorities in regard TO the nails.
The Montana Central Railway refuses TO
carry packages for Wells. Fargo & Co., and
permits only the American Express to use
the line This gives the American Company