The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-12-03
ALONG Tile COAST.
interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED
Budget OF miscellaneous JottingI
Brisny and curtly Told in this
Column.

Prices for dried fruit are firm unde
AN increasing demand.
A fruit warehouse will probably b.
erected in Geyserville next season.
The Southern California Academy o
Sciences recommends the organization
of forest patrol.
Two Mormon missionaries are max
ing Il house to house-canvass in River
side for proselytes.
The revenue cutter Bear has received
orders to make her winter headquarterl
Mt Seattle. Washington.
Miss Mellen, former teacher Of art
at Mills Seminary. Oakland, is now
missionary in South Africa.
Hypnotist Kennedy, Of San Francis.
co, recently put George Cheshire into
trance which he said would last a
week.
The dried fruit is rapidly being
shipped East from San Jose. At least
24,00O,O00 pounds of prunes have been
forwarded.
An ordinance has been passed by the
Kern county Board of Supervisors
making it a misdemeanor to hunt
game for market.
The Daily Report of San Francisco
urges that the churches provide cloak
rooms, as they are especially needed
in wet weather.
A supply of anti.toxin serum is ON
the way to San Francisco. where I out
of AZ diphtheria cases have proved
fatal since November /.
The Church of the Advent at San
Francisco has established in its base.
ment free clinic for the poor with
three physicians employed.
The recent storms and floods in
Washington have completely shut off
the city of Seattle from communica-
tion with the outside world.
Professor Hirschfelder, of Cooper Med
ical College, San Francisco. has pre-
pared report on the treatment of
tuberculosis with oyytoxines.
The peanut farmers in the santa Ana
valley are busily engaged in harvesting
their product. 1t is not as heavy as in
former years, but the nuts are cf good
quality.
Alameda, CAL, Rebekah Lodge No.
1917, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, will give hard times" party
at Armoiy Hall on the evening of De-
cember Sd.
There are many coveys of young
quail on the Preside, San Francisco.
reservation. The birds are protected
from dogs and hunters by constant
patrolling.
DIR. q. A. Brooks, second assistant
physician at Napa Insane Asylum.
has been dismissed on account of an
assault committed on DIR. Gardner, the
resident physician.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided that the Wright Irrigation
law of California is valid. Invest.
ments of millions of dollars were
awaiting this decision.
Returned Alaska miners report that
the unsettled boundary line gives con.
siderable trouble. Miners working in
United States territory were forced to
pay taxes to English authorities.
BY the new schedule of rates made
by the Southern Pacific Railroad Com.
pany the California jobbers will have
chance of making their purchases in
Eastern cities other than New York.
Henry Payot, the founder and first
president of the San Francisco Whist
Club, presented that organization re-
Gently with handsome trophy, which
Is reproduction of the famous Amer
lea cup.
The allotment farm for Fruityale
planned by San Francisco's Salvation
Army, will not be established at pres.
ent, owing to belief that thers will /
not be restitution enough to merit n
general movement for relief work this
winter
wind and water have been devastat.
ing Northwestern Washington and
British Columbia. Ii is estimated the
damage to railroads alone is $50. 600
III landslides. washed-out bridges and
tracks. AT Snohomish City the river
OF that name is ten miles wide.
The National Guard and Naval re-
serves, who We're ordered out for day
and half by Brigadier General Last
at San Diego, were compelled to sleep
ON the ground after hard march. No
blankets had been provided for them
and many were taken sick.
Mayor-elect Phelan, of San Fran.
cisco. recently announced that he
would not take any action in the mat.
ter OF the appointment of the com.
mittee OF one hundred until after tho
holidays. and that he would invite re.
representatives. of all parties and shades
OF opinion to tho conference. y,
Harry Pimm, for fifteen years Chief
OF the Petaluma Volunteer Fire Denart.
ment and Captain of the Petaluma
Home Guards during the Civil War
period, died few days ago. He was
one OF the best known residents of
Sonoma county. He was promoter and
organizer of the Sonoma. Napa and
Marin Firemen's Association.
Over 5000 signatures have already
'een secured to the petition for com.
mutation Of the sentence OF s. d.
NOrden from death to life imprison- !
nent which will be presented.to Gov
rnor Bndd next month. Worden was !
ound guilty of causing Engineer :
'll:ssls's death by the trestle wreck in T
be A. X. =. strike. !,
Lancaster people propose 10 have /
rad "a Raadsburg. CAL. sixty miles 4