The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-01-09
PACIFIC CUASI.
City Of Saints Has a Wis
itation of Footpads.
ROBBED HIS SISTER-IN-LAW
+" Whistlsag Dick is Doing Truokee
Honor---He is Regarded, as.
I, Veritable Mascot,

Spokane is to have $500, 900 court
house.
The Salt Works at Salton have begun
operations again.
The steamer Keweenaw, 154 days from
New York, has reached San Diego.
The Portland Smelling Works are to
be run to their full capacity.
Sacramento's freeholders to form
charter have organized for work.
A most important find has been made
in the Old Abe gold mine at White
Oaks, N. M.
California will have 100000 tons of
first of next June.
The closing of the Candalier mines
has considerably affected traffic on the
Carson and Colorado road.
So far $500 have been paid out as
two weeks wages in an effort to raise tie
steamship San Pedro, on the rocks off
Victoria, B. @.
"A new evening paper is contemplated
for Virginia City, Ito be run independ-
ent of the mining companies and in the
interest of the stockholders.
The violaters of the game law in
Oregon are many, and an association
has been organized at Portland which
offers reward of $25 for the arrest and
conviction of each offender.
The celebrated mining suit of Giipin
VS.. The Sierre Nevada Company, has
ended in favor of the defendants at Boise
City, Idaho. Gilpin, by an injunction,
has kept the mine closed three years.
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| proprietor of Astoria, is under arrFat for
4 running away with his aister-na%iaw 's
diamonds and jewelry and a negotiable
note for $500. He was caught in Port
land.
The first full cargo Of American tin
ever produced from an American tin
mine was received at San Diego last
week from the Temescal mines. The
shipment consisted of APO pigs, or SO,
800 pounds. The output of the Temes-
cal mines is being rapidly Increased, and
American tin will be regularly put on
market in car load lots.
Mrs. Delaguerra, the widow of Don
4 Pablo Delaguerra, who was a prominent
character in the early history of Cali
fornia, is suing for the plaza on which
the city hall of Santa Barbara now
stands, valuable piece of property in
the center of the business portion,
claiming the land by virtue of grant
made by the Ayuntamiento of the town
in the 40's, and confirmed in 1851 by
the CITY Council.
Whistling Dick is respected at Truckee
as the luckest man who ever entered
the town. He has been shot at nine
times by men who meant business, and
has escaped the slightest injury. The
other day he got in a dispute with a
bartender, and was ordered to leave the
house. Dick refused and called the
bartender a bad name. The latter
pulled his revolver and fired at Dick
point blank. Although hardly six feet
separated the men, the bullet struck the
door three inches from Dicks body
Dick turned and walked out Of the door
All the compositors on the Oakland
Times went out on strike the other
night. They state that about three
weeks ago the proprietor of the paper
left notes on the cases OF several print
ers, saying that their services were nC
longer desired and warning them not tt
come around the office again. The mer
walked out quietly. A committee haC
an ineffective conference with the Time
manager afterwards. 1t is understood
that the printers asked for reinstate
ment of the discharged men and the
manager refused.
Officers are in search of John Sargent
a well-known business man of Tolt. He
is wanted for deceiving a young CIR
named Ferguson several months ago
He proposed to the girl, was accepted
and she believed she was married t.
him. He gave her what purported t.
be marriage certificate, which she still
has in her keeping. A few days ago he
left home, and while away he wrote
letter to the girl. She noticed tn,
similarity of handwriting in the lettel
to that on the marriage certificate. She
became apprehensive and had the mat
ter investigated. 1t was shown that M
marriage license had ever been issued
sor the couple, and the certificate wa
forged for the purpose of deceiving the
girl. She swore out a warrant for hi
arrest but he took alarm and evaded tht
Constable of Tolt by escaping through
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