Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-15
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Fresno, CAL, is overrun with thieves.
Siskiyou stockmen have lost heavily by
late storms.
Hop-growing prospects are excellent in
Washington.
The hotel at Fort Bidwell was burnt Jan.
29th. Loss $4,000.
Collector of Customs, Max Pracht Of Ju-
neau, has been charged with smuggling.
Burglars made successful raids at three
places Of business in Seattle, Sunday night.
A project is on foot at Seattle to build one
of the finest Masonic temples in the United
States
Fresno. CAL, city of near 10, 900 people,
reports but seven deaths for the month OF
January.
The first steamer that touched at Astoria
after the late blockade dumped fifty drum
mers ashore.
The difficulties between the Navajo In
dams and San Juan river settlers will be set
tied in court
Caspon Spangler, one of the Oldest mining
men in Montana, was killed Thursday in the
Greenhorn mine.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company is
making preparations to extend its road from
Portland to Tacoma.
The Police Court at Sacramento holds that
Chaman who shot and killed Edward Shook
last week, acted in self-defense.
The late Postmaster at Gallup, N. NJ, has
been arrested for embezzling $1,000, and
the present incumbent is $2SI short
A snow-slide on the upper part of Graham,
Idaho, caused damage to the Julia mines and
Silver Mountain Company reaching SIS 5000.
The municipalities along the Manitoba
and Northwestern Railway want the Mani
toba Government to assume their bonus debts.
Many houses have been washed away at
Luislaw, Or, bridges are gone and roads
ruined. Some farms have been covered by
landslides.
The price Of bread and flour confections
at Seattle has been advanced 10 per cent.
owing to the recent successful strike Of the
journeyman bakers.
]. Glardini, at Los Angeles, after remark
ing to his wife, 81 am a faithless husband
and it Is best should die" blew his brains
out with revolver.
In San Diego Court Wednesday breach
of premise case resulted in the injured girl,
Bertha Johnson. shooting fatally VIM. Mayne,
the man in the case.
Mrs. Antonio Hillmyer committed suicide
at Los Angeles Wednesday. She said she
had disgraced her family and that it would
be better for her TO die.
| c. A. Sewers, brakeman on the Seattle,
Lake Shore and Eastern Railway, was
crushed to death between two cars three
miles west of Gilman, Tuesday night.
August Simoni, who for sixteen years past
has kept the Oriental Hotel, on Front street,
between and J, Sacramento, has disappear
ed, and his friends are much alarmed over
his absence.
The 3-shift system has been put in opera
ton at San Quentin Prison jute mill The
guards are to remain on duty from twelve to
thirteen hours and object to the discrmina.
ton in favor of the convicts.
Grass Valley is aroused at information
from Washington, that Miss Byrne, the Post
mistress, was removed because of charges Of
persistent neglect of duty. The charges, it
is asserted, are false and malicious.
AT Butte, Montana, Wednesday, Thomas
Bryant, aged sixteen, killed and robbed his
mother, the keeper of miners boarding
house. He barely escaped lynching and
gave himself up to the authorities.
John Cooper, the young man who was to
have married Miss Lou Baker, of Colusa,
CAL, but who left that town ON the day his
wedding was to have taken place, was ar.
rested at Butte City and brought back to
Colusa on charge Of breach Of promise to
marry.
A bad smash-up was caused in the Santa
Fe yard at Albuquerque Wednesday, by
collision between switch engine and the
California bound train. William Tav.
Tor. engineer Of the passenger, was killed.
both engines crushed and the passengers
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