The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-08-27
Interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED
Budget Of miscellaneous Jottinef
Brieny and Curly Told in this
Column.


have been encamped ON Catalina
Island.
San Mateo county registration has
closed with $50 names on the list, as
against 5000 in 1894.
Ray Cottle. Secretary of the Los
Angeles police, has been robbed by an
enterprising burglar.
Rich deposits of nickel have been
found at the head waters of the Cow
ltz. near Mt. Tacoma.
Mojave is experiencing quite boom
owing to the development of gold mines
in that part of the country.
The Napa glove factory, which gave
employment to sixty men, has shut
down until after election.
The next California Miners Associa-
ton convention will be held on the Sec
ond Tuesday in November.
The commercial travellers of San
Franisco have organized for their NUT
ual welfare and protection.
H. b. Bartholomew, superintendt mt
of the Pennsylvania State Insane Asy-
lum, dropped dead in Los Angeles.
L. V. Shippee, who was one of the
most enterprising and well-known resi-
dents of San joaquin county is dead.
The placer gravel in Santa Maria
valley, San Diego county, is to be
worked by an Incorporated company.
The Native Daughters of the Golden
West are preparing for an extensive
celebration of Admission day at Stock
ton.
Lemoore raisin-growers intend to
pack their own product. They are
building an engine house and stemmer
room
San joaquin wants a beet factory.
Lodi and Roberts island have made the
best tests yet reported from the seed
furnished by Claus Spreckels.
Prof. Hilgard, of the State Univer-
sity, urges the setting out Of ornament
tai trees in streets in a more syste-
matte manner and ON more extensive
scale.
Some Oakland men think they have
invented a practical flying machine.
1t has been tried with partial success.
The final test will be made in couple
OF weeks.
The Shoeworkers' union, of San
Francisco, is likely to adopt the manu-
facturers' and producers trade mark to
be used as stamp ON all shoes of home
manufacture.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
wants another pier erected parallel to
the mail dock in San Francisco. There
is not enough accommodation at the
latter for the mail boats.
1t is now claimed that the statute
providing for the sale Of franchises at
public auction is unconstitutional, and
a test case will probably be made in
the matter Of the Geary street road s
applica ton in SAN Francisco.
An Office has been opened in San
Francisco by the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha, which will compete for passen-
gers and freight from this port to
Oriental ports against the Pacific Mail
and Occidental and Oriental steamship
companies.
An Oakland oyster dealer filled some
OF his cans with water in arranging for
an exhibit at the exposition. But some
one stole dozen of the labeled cans
and sold them, and the unhappy dealer
is now accused of putting fake goods
on the market.
1t Is thought that by September LIST
the water of Mill creek, above Red
lands, will be furnishing electric light
and power to Riverside and Cotton. as
1T has long done to Redlands, which
was the first city ON the coast to use
water power to generate electricity.
The Manufacturers and Producers
Association will probably make a
lively fight before congress and the
State Legislature to secure the passage
of laws to compel dealers in convict
made goods to brand the same by
some mark to show that the stuff was
not made by free labor.
count of the dense fogs prevailing on
the Pacific coast. This time it was he
Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
boat st. Paul, which went ashore near
Monterey, and is total loss. All the
passengers were landed safely, and
most of the cargo was removed.
DIR. William c. Parker, pioneer of
pioneers, died in Santa Cruz lastweek.
He was 70 years old and had been in
feeble health for some time, though he
was always cheerful. even when he
realized that he must die. Only re-
Gently he humorously apologized to his
friends for having lived SO long.
Reports from the sealing fleet up to
July 23 show that the catch has been a
very small one. The hunters and
sailors are much discouraged. The
State Board of Trade will not be'able
this year to make exhibits at the San
Francisco home industry exposition
or at the pure food exposition at Bos-
ton.
At the average price of 16 cents, the
Livermore Creamerie has in its first
four months returned to its dairymen
proprietors, $4,000 in coin. besides 525, :
600 pounds Of skim milk with which
to fatten hogs, chickens and calves,
which was worth about $500. The
years net earnings are estimated at
$4,000. 1t will establish Swimming
station near Altamont to enable those
farmers to participate.
There is danger Of the Valley Road
leaving out Fresno. altogether. At a