Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-02-13
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almost daily in Arizona.
Southern Arizona has had abund-
ant and beneficial rains.
Spokane has a dog called "Bum
Charlie" that is common drunk
ard.
Recent frosts damaged oranges
near Ventura to the extent of $780,
600
The Oregonion says Portland's
city Jail is the filthiest outside of
Siberia.
Goulden's Hotel at Summit was
burned Monday The snow sheds
were slightly damaged.
Sixteen families arrived from
England Sunday to settle on small
farms near Bakersfield, Cal.
San Diego is being threatened by
an organized band Of incendiaries.
There is much excitement in the
city.
Robberies are almost of nightly
occurrence at Albuquerque, N. NJ,
and the police are baffled in their
efforts to obtain a clew.
An attempt was made to burn the
st. James Hotel at San Diego Mon
day morning Three fires were
started in the building.
Lot G. Mooney, arrested at Han
ford, for forgery, is but twenty-three
years of age, and is credited with
being an accomplished rascal.
Lee Horrel, the Napa boy arrested
at Los Angeles, and charged with
the Rio Vista murder, is aged TWEEN
ty years, and has been convicted of
arson.
Charles Wyman and Mike Soto
of Redwood City, have been placed
in jail at San Jose on charge of
robbing James Gardner, Canadian,
last week.
At Los Palos, MERGED county,
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express Office
was robbed of $500 Monday night.
William Christie is charged with
the crime.
Van Valkenburgh, the young
farmer who was missing and sought
for by his brother at Sacramento, it
is now found went to Denver with
variety actress.
Two sisters named Swan, aged
respectively fifteen and twenty, cap
tured a burglar Sunday night and
held him until an officer came to
their assistance.
Zolezzie, the Italian fisherman
who was convicted last Summer of
numbering his companion Sobella
on the Petaluma fats, and sentenc-
ed to life imprisonment, has been
granted new trial.
The mysterious poisoning of mem
bers of the Helm family of White
Rock, Mariposa county, is causing
much excitement in that section.
A party is suspected and his arrest
is expected at an early date.
The German colony at Los An
geles has been made the victim of a
Teutonic confidence man, who has
swindled his compatriots with all
the skill of thoroughbred. He
represented himself as a wealthy
Iowa horse-breeder and called him
self DIR Won TrOtha.
Mrs. Jacob Lewis, of White Rock,
Mariposa county, attempted to COM
NIT suicide Sunday by cutting her
throat with a razor. She failed,
however, to infict fatal wound.
She is a member of the same fami-
ly which has been troubled by find
ing poison in the food.
Another heavy snow storm in
Southern Idaho has discouraged
stockmen. Tousands of animals
have already persisted, and efforts
to save the remaining thousands
will be abandoned. In some of the
valleys farmers have run short of
feed and have been compelled to
turn the poorest of their stock adrift
to starve.
E. P Daniels of Stockton, the
father of Miss Zua Daniels, who got
verdict for $4,000 damages
against M. ]. Church, the wealthy
land and ditch-owner of Fresno
county, for SANDER, has been arrest
ed for criminal conspiracy. Daniels
claims the suit originated in his re-
fusal to attempt to secure compro-
mise in the suit won by his daughter.
Mrs. Ida M. Butler, aged thirty
nine, who has lived in California
thirteen years, was brought before
Judge Smith at Los Angeles to be
examined for insanity. She has
five dogs and says they are her
children. She dresses them assuch
and wallis with than1 on tho ctroats