The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-28
ALONG THE COAST.
Interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED
Budget OF Miscellaneous Jottings
Brisfy and curtiy Told In this
Column.

Yulare's floral festival was presided
over by columbia" and Uncle
Sam" instead Of a queen and prime
minister.
Miss Abigail Dodge-Gsil Hamilton
is making tour OF Southern Cali.
fornia to recover her health, and
stopped first at Redlands.
The name of South Riverside is not
TO be changed to Superior, as on
vote the majority declared for Corona,
which is Spanish for Crown.
There is talk of building high
school building at San Jacinto or add
ing wing to the grammar school
building for high school purposes.
The 5ebastopol canneIy will be oper.
ated this year OH a larger scale than
ever before and from $50 to 800 hands
will be employed during the entire
season.
The grand lodge of California indie.
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows held its
annual convention at San Francisco
last week. Over six hundred delegates
atten led.
George wore, the Coronado Hotel
bell boy who stole jewelry and de-
camped to Los Angeles, was no repent
ant ON being taken back for trial that
he was sentenced to only three months
in Jail.
Sheep are getting so numerous in
Lake county, Oregon, that unless at
least 30, 900 are sold this summer the
ranges will be over-crowded. The
increase this spring is expected to be
quite large.
The best decorated cart in the Santa
Rosa carnival parade was a Roman
chariot covered with snow balls and
roses. In it stood Miss May Moore,
gowned in orange color, driving three
white horses abreast.
The athletic contest at San Francisco
resulted in two new coast records.
Dole of Stanford University in the pole
vault went to 10 feet 10k inches.
Cheek OF the Oakland high school put
the 15.pound shot Al feet 80 inches.
Mrs. Pauline Van Hoeter. former
proprietor of Vans Opera House and
one of the Oldest residents in Nevada
county, has just died. She was with
General Suffer at Suffers Fort and
was an historic character. She was
eighty.two years of age.
Governor Budd strongly favors the
m We to have the Legislature pass
law placing the insane asylums. reform
schools and few other State institu-
tions under civil service rules SO far as
the physicians. attendants and most of
tho employees are concerned.
There were seen at the flower show
in San Francisco last week branches Of
pear, olive and walnut trees planted
in the Mission Dolores in 1846, also
some nasturtiums from the old Larkin
house in Monterey. which has been
continuously in bloom since 1910,
The naval dock on Puget sound will
not be accepted by the oyernment
unless certain changes recommended
by the board Of officers which tested
it are made. These changes will cost
some thousands of dollars and will re-.
quire several months to make them.
James A. johnson, ex.Lieutenant-
Governor. attorney and journalist.
died in San Francisco May 18th. His
death was not without warning. and
his relatives were at his side when he
passed away. He had been i'll for some
weeks past with complication of dis
orders, the chief trouble being sciatica.
A fire was discovered in the general
mer ,handise store Of D. M. Rice &
Son at Aptos. which destroyed property
valued at $4,000. ID. M. Rice 81 Son
lost $4,000; Johnson's blacksmith
shop. $3.50; Hibn's saloon. $500. and
slight damage to the Ocean House and
Bridgewaters g. Wrights' butcher shop.
The health board and the Manufac.
turers' and Producers association al
San Francisco are on the werpath tc
chase out of the market great food
OF impure jellies. composed for the
most part of glucose. horses and COWS
feet, old liver and cheap flavoring ex
tracts.
The funeral Of the late General Jobr
Mansfield. ex-Lieutenant Governor OF
California. took place in Los An
geles. Many friends of the deceased
soldier and Statesman attended tn,
obseques. Tie remains were taker
to Rosedale Cemetery for cremation
in accordance with his oft.expresseC
wish.
The creamery established by the En-
glish colony at San Luis Rey. Sar
Diego county. now has daily output
from some 1000 pounds of milk Of
about so rolls of butter and 25C
pounds of cheese. One of its promo
tiers is George K. Bell, who made 8
success in the business near Manches
ter. Eng.
The following named counties have
cancelled the old registers and ordered
a complete registration before the com
ing general election: Amador. Ala
media, Alpine. Riverside. San Luil
Obispo, Plumas. Calaveras. Santa
Cruz. Tulare, Marin. Ventura. Colusa
Tehama, Suffer. Orange. Humboldt
Yolo, MADEIRA. Napa. FL Dorado Loi
Angeles, Butte. Kern. Kings. Lassen
Santa Clara. Siskiyou. Lake. Yuba,
Fresno and Santa Barbara.
The starting Of the sDonner party
from Independence. Mo-. for Califor-
mia, on May 10. I846. was oelebrated
in Los Angeles last week. by Mrs.
q n. Houchton, wife of Judge Hough-