Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-10-19
COAST ITEMS.
rehachapi had a sandstone Monday.

Fresno is making successful raid on the
gamblers.
Coyotes are ravaging the sheep Aocks in
Sonoma county.
Bread and water diet have driven all tramps
away from Dixon.
Los Angeles now has twenty seven miles Of
cabe roads in operation.
The third trial of Ben Tiley for arson has
begun at San Bernardino.
The plumbers strike at Portland has end.
ed in favor of the master plumbers.
Work in the railroad shops at Sacramento
is augmenting, and busy winter is expected
Arecent freshet in the Skagit river, WASH,
enabled loggers to drive down 10000. ooo
feet Of logs.
The first section of the irrigation canal at
HOLSTER has been completed. 1t cost less
than the estimate.
A Jersey heifer, owned by D. J. Mullen OF
Central Colony, Fresno county, gave birth to
three calves Sunday.
Work was begun on newspaper mill at
Eugene City, Or, last week. 1t will cost
100000 to complete.
Lack Of funds has caused the discharge OF
many hands in the Construction Department
at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
Joseph Mathews Of Napa has started his
fires for roasting $4,000 gallons Of sherry.
He will keep them burning for FIVE months.
w. B. Ware of Marion county, Or, picked
$50 gallons Of Lawlor blackberries from one.
eighth of an acre. He sold them for 500.
Popcorn is yielding about three tons to the
acre in and around Tustin, and the price
paid for it is 3H cents pound, or $r2o an
acre.
The bark Coloma sailed Tuesday from
Puget Sound for Hongkong with cargo of
spars and lumber and 400 Chinese passengers
between decks.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation CON-
pany will soon begin the construction Of a
fine propeller steamer to run on the sound,
to cost $2so,ooo.
William Mayne, en Deputy County Clerk
Of San Diego, has been indicted for attempt
to murder Bertha Johnson, whose ruin be
had accomplished.
Colonel Donahue and other railroad men
are personally looking into the feasibility Of
continuing the railroad to Eureka, Humboldt
county, from Ukiah.
A bold sneak thief at Tacoma stole
block Of ninety four tickets from Northern
Pacific Railroad depot Office. He was ar.
rested subsequently.
1t is believed that the trouble between Mr..
and Mrs. c. P. Ferry at Tacoma will be
amicably settled. Their quarrels while in
Paris were widely published in newspapers.
Mary, wife of William Grue, committed
suicide because they were unable to pay of
mortgage on their home near Elder Creek,
Tehama county, and were forced to surren.
der it.
Tehama county is beginning to realize the
importance of irrigation. A meeting was held
Wednesday at Kirkwood to inaugurate q
ditch company and another will be held at
Corning Saturday.
While riding near San Luis Obispo Thurs.
day hunter named Juan Trujilo was instant.
ly killed BY the discharge of his rife. His
brother was killed about three years since
in the same way by the same rife.
The Oxarart will, which is being contested
in Los Angeles county by one who claims to
be the son Of Oxarart, is creating considera
Bile interest and gives promise of a sensation
equal to the Blythe will contest.
Ellensburg, WASH, views with extreme
satisfaction the fact that new iron furnace
and rolling mills are to be built within its
corporate limits. Large iron lodges and su-
'perior coking coal exist in the neighborhood.
A servant girl at hotel saved the town Of
Tomalcs from being burned down Sunday
night by Selling the dinner-bell and in her
bare feet and night dress running through
ttA~ WYE 6ASA6 sp~ eA~AAAA ANs = AAS as =
ueighboring barn.
You couldn't shoot . Winchester rife in
Pomona. says the Times, without hitting q
school house. They are not very stylish but
they loom up in every direction and are filled
with scholars. Seventeen teachers have
their hands full. More room is wanted.
Harry Armitage. who was Los Angeles
real estate dealer two years ago, has been in
dicted Tor forgery, and also for the Spring
street diamond robbery. by which the Hol
lingsworth jeweiry store lost $4,000 worth
Of stones. yArmitage is somewhere in the
East.
Lewis Stilson. City Marshal Of Whatcom,
WASH, has been convicted Of manslaughter
and recommended to the mercy Of the Court.
Several months ago, while he was driving =
number Of tramps out Of town, he struck
one ~ them nm the hsad with a clnh The