Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-14
THE ARID LAND CONVENTION.
Southern California Counties Adopt a
Graduated Schedule for AS
sessing Fruit Trees.

Horsethieves are again committing
depredations in the eastern part of
Washington.
More than LOCO notaries public have
been appointed since Washington be-
came a State.
The Ashland Tidiags says that 80, coo
boxes Of peaches will be shipped from
that thriving locality this season.
Frost in the upper valleys of Mason,
Jacks and Carson districts. New. has
completely laid the potato vines low.
Various counties in Oregon are issuing
bonds for required improvements, and
these in every instance are sold at a pre-
MUM.
The schooner Premier has arrived at
san Francisco from Pirate Cove. The
vessel was reported wrecked, with total
loss of the cargo.
j NJ. Burke has won mis- suit against
the Bunker ilill and Sullivan Mining
Compauyof War,iner, Idaho. 1t involved
title to property valued at several mill
ion dollars.
Governor Toole OF Nevada has APP
pointed thirty delegates 10 the Arid Land
Convention, which meets in Salt Lake
City September 10 to discuss the irriga-
tion question.
Workmen are employed in the Nir-
ginia and Truckee railroad shops night
and day on machinery for river mills.
which are now running Mt full blast on
Comstoek ores.
sixty men are at work ON the Helmet
reservoir III the san Jncinto Mountains.
When completed it will create lake of
three square miles, with AN average
depth OF thirty-hVe ieet.
me inalahs al Afrioa' y. ". aeiy the
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@ g.; ,'S,,' "''i'S ''' ''"So anu '''''''7'''
i"s ''e''
o,o for tho non,bers of tba So.nnonis
IFnion who assaulted the cantain of the
steamer Hnunslo,y and nrpelIv haat two
otLars Who bal asst ted thu. rantain in
secnring a crew
paa.;3,. ur..l.a al o.-.,., -
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inta,vi.,y l,ave dafned tba nosi,ion If
the ,.t,,,cb In ra,,ord Ia noIitirs which
thav sa, ,,ill mn I1nf,er atten,nt r. sael
newer IN mat a.av
So r. Ir-,, a.
~ o. p;,.o, W. '''S IN
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M the former nlara with the view of ea7
tabl;sbin,, a., iro,, ,,iant tI,ar. ~ 100
tons daily canacitv
The Brad street mercantile agency re-
ports tWenty-seyen failures IN the racine
coast states ana territories tof the pasl
week, as compared with hileen Tor the
previous. week aI'o s,Nteeh 'of the cor
responding "eeN VI io"''
The proposition ior an outfall TO the
ocean OF the sewerage Of Los Angeles is
being discussed in the City Council OF
that city. II is believed that the propo-
sition. although twice defeated at the
polls, will eventually be carried.
4 xtoa ono e,,lowpant fpnd - ha;,o
raisa,i for tho Pacific Methodist ColIre,a
pr Kelly of Nashville Tho ne,,lv elacfpd
President will take elar,,e of the school
urnvide8 Tho endn,vnent il raised Snv
tral Eastern nrofassors bavt. alsn baar
engaged
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two sluaws-conyicted in the District
Conr. at Winnomueca. New. of killing
the Indian witch, have been sentenced
10 ten years each in the State prison. II
is the first conviction in Nevada for sucn
an ohense.
Southern California counties bays
aaontaJ a .,,aI,atad scbadnIs ~ rata,
fnr assessipS frnit tres which tIev vii
recommend Ia the Assessors Of the STATE
with the request that prior to the next
assessment the Assessors OF fruit-pro-
ducing counties meet IN convention 70
discuss the same.
The san Antonio Electric Light and
Power Company has been formed To sup.
ply Pomona with power for lighting and
manufacturing. Water wheels and gen
orators will be put in at the mouth of
san Antonio canyon, thirteen miles from I.
Pomona, whence power will be conveyed /
80 Pr
IN tte ! n'ttI 7ta5es Ciie1lt Nourt Al .
20 a. gties Jug I'oss ~ we '"o cases
oI 'i ne onlteu 3l".es aga'rs. 'i'e 7ouli-
eth C""l P'hy pelns suits 10 scr asiae
grants ~ l'ilu' Iss BUSINESSES, p'th plHS
without COSTS 'i' motion ol 'ouise i"l
t"s gotei intent ~ an appeal N"s ailo"eh
u Inc uhi'eh states supreme court
The crop Of monster turtles at Magda
lena Bay, Lower California. has induced