The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-21
ALONG THE COAST.
interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED
Budget Of Miscellaneous Jottlngs
Briefly and Curtly Told In this
Column.

A contract has been signed to plac
an electric light plant in the Masoni
Temple in Oakland.
The stockholders Of the Main stree
car line of Los Angeles have voted t
issue $3.50. 900 bonds.
The City Hall Of Fresno has beef
ordered wired for the introduction
Of the new electric light system.
The sudden sickness of Mexican
in Santa Barbara has caused suddeI
scare Of smallpox in that locality.
Two men held up and robbed Jailei
La Brie Of &187 in gold in the oourt
house yard in Woodland at the point
of pistol.
DR.. +. q. Smith, O well-known den.
fist Of San Luis Obispo. died.of injuries
received a few days ago by falling
from horse.
The first lien under the law giving
q blacksmith lien ON horse in pay
ment for shoeiDg has been filed with
the county clerk at Salem. Oregon.
The latest project for the improve
ment Of the Stockton police force is
the establishment Of complete sepa.
rate telephone system for the depart.
ment.
The American Society Of Civil Engi-
neers will hold its twenty. eighth an
nual convention in San francisco on
or about June 80. Some 400 delegates
are expected.
Fire fiends are at work in Woodland.
The Eureka school.house was burned
down on the night of May 4, and also
large barn. owned by John Wohlfrom,
on the road between Knights Land.
ing and Blacks.
Secretary Hoke Smith has approved
q school indemnity selection of 1876
acres made by the State of California
in the Visalia Land district and q
swamp land list of 2.799 acres in the
Susanville, Cal, Land district.
The burning Of q four-story brick
block at Buffalo caused loss of $780,.
900. The Goodyear Rubber Company,
the William Hengerer Company and
Abrams g Lyman. manufacturers of
excelsior. occupied the structure.
The valuable collection of mounted
birds collected by taxidermist Charles
Fiebig. during the last twenty years,
was presented to the public schools of
Eureka by that gentleman. 1t is one
Of the best collections on the coast.
Judge Daingerfeld. of Santa Rosa
has decided that the bid of Effey for
the construction of the new water works
and contract which was subsequently
sublet to Perkins are void, ON the
ground that there was no competitive
bidding
The women's congress Of the Pacific
coast was in session all last week in
San Francisco. Miss Anthony and
Miss Shaw were there strengthening
the faith Of the local sisters. The
time was taken up with papers, ad-
dresses, music and discussion.
VIM. Layerone and Jack Roberts,
highwaymen. who were captured
few days since, overpowered the jailer
at MADEIRA about midnight beating
him severely over the head with a
brick. They took his keys and arms
and escaped. They are desperate
characters.
John 7. Jones. Of Carson City, has
been sentenced to eight years in
prison and TO pay a fine of $1,000
for looting the Carson Mint. The
United States courtroom was filed to
overfowing, but one could have heard
a pin drop when Judge Hawley took
the bench.
A severe thunderstorm. accompanied
BY q copious downpour of ram. began
about noon few days ago in Los An.
geles. Such thing is very unusual.
Considerable damage was done to tina
hay crop. which, on account of scarcity
OF rain earlier in the season, was
already being harvested.
News has reached San Diego that
three white men were found dead on
the desert at place supposed to be on
the Lower Carriso creek. The report
was brought in by Juan Ignaoio, a
Cocopah Indian. who came up from
the Cocopah mountains along the
Carriso on his way to Pala.
Work will soon be commenced on
the Victor reservoir. San Bernardino.
which will have capacity of 1885,.
600, 900 gallons Of water when
q. p. Sweet OF Los An.
geles represents the Columbi Coloni.
cation Company composed Of Eastern
capitalists. and III general manager.
A prominent merchant of Elk Grove
mas been negotiating with the business
men and farmers Of Biggs, with the
view of erecting grist-mill there.
Hill guarantees to build a -four mill ,
with capacity of forty barrels day.
md all the latest improved machinery ,
or making first.class -four and mill
tufts.
Two contracts have been let by the !
Utah and Pacific improvement Com ]
amy for work on the Salt Lake and :
'acific. The first contract awarded
vas to j. G. Watson and Bros. for
rading the first section of the first {
birty miles. The second contract
rent to Eli Oppenshaw of Santaquin Q
Or 10000 ties. c
Grand Court. Foresters of America,
lille in session at jacksonville elected
DO following grand officers for the
nsuing year; Z. 8. Harrison. J. W.;
Holden. 8. B.; W. A. Weldon. ]. : !,