Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-04-06
COAST ITEMS.

A new ice company with plenty of cap.
ital has been formed at Truckee.
On Saturday last there were at least twenty
five drunken Indians in Healdsburg.
A canal thirty nine miles long will be
constructed in the Colusa irrigation district.
Twenty five dogs were poisoned in Chap
4 this week.
The insane asylum for the southern part
Of Cal. may possibly be erected at San
Bernardino.
The people Of New Mexico are pleased
with the selection of L. Bradford Prince to
be Governor.
The force of policemen at Sacramento has
been increased from sixteen to twenty FIVE
men and Captain.
Considerable feeling is exhibited at Los
Angeles over the placing of two colored men
on the police force.
Constable Fraser at Fresno declares posi-
lively that he will capture the Pixley train
robbers and murderers.
Fifty thousand grape cuttings have been
planted on desert section that will be irri-
gated by the Inyo Canal.
G. w. Reed from Mansfield, Ohio, has
been arrested at Los Angeles, charged by
his mother with forgery.
The excitement at Monrovia, Los Angeles
county, over the gold md near there has
attracted many prospectors.
Coyotes are very troublesome on the noun
tain ranches in Sonoma county, and are doing
great damages TO the sheep industry.
Decker, who murdered his mistress al
MADEIRA. Fresno county, last February, has
been convicted. with life imprisonment.
Lizards and catfish are found in the water
mains at Victoria, B. e., nearly every. day,
AMI the consumers are clamorng for another
water service.
Herman Eggers mistook Maurice Thomp,
son, friend, for horse thief on a ranch
near Holbrook, A. T., last Sunday night,
and shot him.
A well which was being bored for water
three miles west of San Luis Obispo struck
good flow OF petroleum at depth Of only
twenty three feet.
The reported fight between Sheriff O'Neill
and posse and the Canyon Diablo train rob
bers is confirmed. Ed. St. Clair and E.
S. Wilcox OF Flagstaff, A. T., were killed.
The Sheriff has had reenforcements sent to
him.
The men working on the lighthouse at
Destruction Island report seeing large.
schooner bottom side up last week, the day
after The gale, but there were no means Of
identifying the vessel, which was about SOC
tons burden.
A mass meeting of over $50 citizens Of
Sausali,o and vicinity, who are interested in
the alleged James claim 10 one-ffth Of that
place was held and the property holders
have agreed to stand as a whole in defense
Of their property.
A Special dispatch from Pendleton, Or.
says: Reports from John Day to-day say
that several hundred sheep have been pois-
oned there by cattle men. Cattle and horse
men have sworn that no sheep shall summer
on their range. Serious trouble is feared.
The horticultural and agricultural inter-
ests Of Southern California have received an
impulse this season. More trees have been
planted and large acreage have been placed
in grain than ever before. Nurseries have
been drained and Florida has contributed a
large number of citrus trees.
Judge Fitzgerald held a session Of the
District Court in and for Humboldt county.
New, on the rear platform Of car, at Win
nemucca recently, the attorneys and defend
ant being in waiting. Upon motion Of The
District Attorney. the indictment against I.
]. Holden for bigamy was quashed.
In the vicinity Of Santa Margarita is what
Is claimed to be the largest prune orchard in
California, or in the world. It's size is some
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very thrifty condition. Prunes and olives
have been found to DO remarkably we'll in
this locality, as we'll as many other fruits.
Half sack Of United States mail which
was captured last fall by the highwayman
who stood up the Nevada City and Downie.
vile stage near Niger Tent, was found at
the head Of Indian creek, mile above Pike
City, Sierra county, this week. The letters
have baen remailed to the parties addressed
The Ellensburg, w. t., and Columbia
River Railway subsidy has reached $751;
and the committee has assurance Of s2s. 900
more, which completes the necessary sub
sidy and assures the building Of the road and
the opening up Of vast agricultural mineral
and grazing country, making Ellensburg