The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-20
ALONG THE COAST.
Interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED.
A number Of MIacsIlAneous Jottings
Brieay and Ourtly Told In This
Column.

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The citizens Of Tehachspi are ready
60 negotiate for waterworks.
The Ole-Elum, Wash, coal mines
are working full time and are behind
in orders.
A Minneapolis firm has had plans
prepared for large brewery to be built
in Stockton.
The town Of Bakersfield has voted by
three 70 one to incorporate as city OF
the fifth class.
OF the $50, 900 required for the new
Phoenix, Arizona, opera house, the citl-
zens have subscribed $ll 600.
A mysterious stranger giving ths
name of NJ. johnson shot himself
through the temple at Souoma.
Port Blakeley, Wash, railroad last
year hauled 100, 900, 900 feet of logs,
product of the Simpson camps.
The Valley railroad company has
received its first installment of rails,
ON the order for eight thousand tons.
The ladies of the reform association
at Spokane. Wash, have organized
crusade against the gambling dens and
dives.
q. l.. Smith, a well-known business
man Of San Francisco, has committed
suicide. Dependency was the cause
that led to the act.
The newly organized board Of trade
at Randsburg will send the Los An
geles chamber of commerce suita-
BILE exhibit of their ores.
The Santa Monica Land and Water
Company hopes soon to have the new
compressed air system in operation and
with it expect to increase the quantity
500 or 400 per cent.
The Colonia Improvement Company
has incorporated at Ventura. Stock,
$3.50, 900. Ojects, to construct build
ings, operate electric light plants, ac-
quire water-rights, etc.
The shortage of hay around San
Francisco is causing some alarm. The
visible supply is given at S0.115 tons,
as compared with 1874, 100 tons at the
same time last year.
John +. Miner, who shot and killed
s. J. Darrah at Snow Creek, near Ban
ming. CAL, last September, over a dis
pute about a water right, was sentenced
to six. years in San Quentin.
The Burns hotel, at the entrance Of
the race track at Emeryville, was de-
stroyed by fire recently. Forty
dodgers escaped with little but their
night clothes. Loss about $4,000.
In game Of football between the
Marysville and Wheatland teams at
Marysville, Clyde MAXWELL of Wheat
land had his back bone broken. His
entire body was paralyzed, which re-
suited in his death.
Warehouses, No. and of the
farmers union at Stockton were de-
stroyed by fire. Between 10000 and
$4,000 bushels of grain was burned.
The loss of grain and buildings is esti-
mated at $500, 900.
The legality of $275, 900 of Santa
Cruz municipal bonds has been at.
tackled on the ground that they were
not sold to the highest bidder and
that the proceeds vera not paid into
the city treasury as provided by law.
The new colony Of the Salvation
Army near Soledad has been named
Romie. A meeting to promote the in
terests of the colony was held recently
at Golden Gate hall. San Francisco. and
was addressed by Commander Booth.
Tucker, Rabbi VoorsaHger and other
speakers.
De Witt Gray, young man former
ly residing in Fresno, while ON his
way to the Klondike lost all his be-
longings in the the rapids. His
boat struck snsg and everything went
to the bottom. Fortunately another
boat was near and with the greatest
difficulty it rescued him.
L. o. Stratton has resigned his office
as Chairman of the Territorial Live.
stock Sanitary Commission, of Arizona,
an action understood to have been
founded upon his unsuccessful prosecu.
ton Of Charles W. Pugh, former Sec
rotary of the commission. No success
or has been named by Governor Nc
Cord.
A man named Davis arrested at
Ukiah on suspicion of being one of the
highwaymen who attempted to hold up
the northbound overland stage, has con-
fessed. and duplicates his brother, who
will be arrested. AT the time of the
robbery the stage was being driven by
Fred Miller, who dashed up his horses
and escaped.
The Yukon Transportation and
Commercial Company has been moor
poratd at San Francisco, articles being
duly filed in the County Clerks office
The incorporators are ]. w. Nc.
Donald. w. +. Mills. J. A. Thompson,
h. @. O'Brien, A. Altmayer, W. A.
Richardson and Thomas Archer. The
capital stock is $3.50, 900, of which
$4,000 has been subscribed.
The report Of the local branch of the
mint at San Francisco shows an in
Grease of the coinage for the year 1897
Of nearly 81 ,000, 900, and the largest
business. with the exception of two
years. since the mint was established
in 1854. The deposits for the year
have been heavy, leaving $4,000. 900
Of uncoined gold deposits in the mint
at the close of the years business.
The Government has instructed DR..
Blue, the quarantine officer for the
port OF San Francisco, through Past
Assistant Surgeon Roseman. that here
after be shall refuse permission TO land
the passengers or crew OF any vessel
crossing the quarantine line Of this
port without his consent, and to allow
no pilot or master to leave vessel
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