Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-02-23
COAST ITEMS.
Houses for rem. are scarce in Portland.

Houses tor rent are scarce in Portland.
Spokane Falls is to have paid Fire De-
partment.
The San Diego Street car Company is in
the hands Of a receiver. M
Females are now eligible as School Trus
tees in cities in British Columbia.
Hay is scarce and hard to get in the neigh
borhood Of Woodland, Yolo county.
The Flathead Indians in Montana threaten
trouble, and the settlers are uneasy.
Arguments in the Laguna de Tache case,
at Fresno, will begin this week and last all
week.
A lamp explosion caused the destruction
Of the residence Of Charles Grifell, at Red
Bluff Wednesday.
The corners stone Of the new castle Of the
Knights of Py,hias was laid at Sacramento
Wednesday.
The Governor Of Oregon vetoed the Port
land Water bill and his veto was sustained
by the House.
The money IN the Nevada County Treas
ury was counted last week and was found to
amount to $sS,638.
The Office of the Chinese interpreter in the
Customs Office at Vancouver, B. c., is to be
abolished March Ist.
A system Of railroads covering much Of
Oregon and Washington Territory is expected
to co operate with the Canadian Pacific.
San Bernardino has exceeded all expecta-
tons with its Citrus Fair. 1t is conceded to
be the best exhibit ever seen in California.
A case Of smallpox is reported at Stock
ton, that Of a machinist, and all the work
men in the same shop have been vaccinated.
Professor E. J. Wickson lectured on ento-
mology at Marysville Thursday. He wants
the study introduced in the public schools.
The town of Porterville, Tulare county,
is much concerned over the disappearance
of Robert F. Clark, proprietor Of the Lick
Hotel.
Sebastopol, CAL, had lively railroad
meeting Wednesday night. Final organiza-
ton Of the company will be completed at
Petaluma this week.
About one hundred and fifty feet Of the
new wharf at Redondo beach, Los Angeles
county, was washed away ty the storm Of
last Thursday.
The municipal election at Los Angeles will
be held next Tuesday. and the Republicans
are very sangune Of the result. They are
betring two to one.
The school row at Spokane Falls has been
settled by the resignation Of the Superintend.
ent. Two.thirds of the pupils had stopped
their attendance.
San Bernardino was made gay this week
with Knights of Pythias from Cotton, Elsi-
more and Riverside. There was procession.
banquet and ball.
A crew of sailors for the ship General
Mcclellan, at Port Townsend. w. T., who
were being taken from San Francisco desert
ed Thursday at Astoria.
Pryspere Castera and his wife, French Ca.
nadians, were arrested at Port Townsend, w.
r., Thursday with sixteen pounds of opium
concealed in the womans hustle. Sc
An attempt was made at Fresno Thursday
to burn the bank of Central California by
pouring oil on the Hoor of vacant room in
the second story and igniting it.
The other day thirty engines were counted
at the round house, at Rocklin. Placer coun-
ty. Only few months ago business was SO
heavy that every engine was in service.
Charles Lummis, the, newspaper man,
whose assassination was attempted at Isleta,
N. M, few days ago, is being taken care
Of by friends, and his recovery is assured.
Governor Waterman has offered reward
Of $500 for the arrest and conviction Of the
murderer or murderers of Patrick Ryan, who
was foully murdered ct Benicia February,
IA, 1880.
The striking white coal miners at Ros.
lyn, W.T., want to compromise now that
enough colored men, armed with Winchester
rifles and razors, to fill their places are on
the ground, but the company say it is too
late.
proposition has been introduced in the
Board of Trustees by Mayor Gregory Of Sac
ramento, to provide an inclosed yard in the
rear Of the City Prison, in which to have va
grants and petty criminals break stone to be