The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-17
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Some important Happenings in
the South
THAT MAY PLEASE OUR READERS.
An Assortment of Newsy Events That
Occurred In our SIIdst That Cannot
Pail Ia Interest.

cocoanut growing.
The total cost of Tucson's new
chemical engine is $1735.7S.
During the past season 1910
pounds of loquats have been shipped
from Orange.
THE total membership at the Sol
diers' Home, near Santa Monica, nov
reaches zoos.
Hotel Stewart, San Bernardino
will be run as lodging house onl!
until September /.
Redondo citizens ARE a yitatiDg tn,
question "a securing a band to play al
that resort during the summer.
Phoenix claims population Of from
$4,000 to $4,000, but only polled sos
votes at the recent election.
Azusa is talking incorporation in
order that more water and better sys.
TENS Of distribution may be secured.
The ranchers of the San Luis Val.
ley have raised a fund of 5000 to be
used in protecting their water rights
The peopls of Santa Paula have
afforded the unemployed day IS
work cleaning up their cemetery
grounds.
The Southern California Water
company has appropriated 10000
inches OF water flowing in Cottonwood
creek.
The fancy poultry raisers Of Phoenix
have organized the Arizona Poultry
association, which will hold a show
next winter.
Lake copper is down to IL cents, at
which price it is reported the Calumet
& Hecla has sold from 10, OOO, 600 TO
$4,000, 900 pounds.
The country adjacent to Globe is
fast developing into copper rroduc.
ing section. Every week new copper
deposit is discovered.
The output in gold and copper of
the United Verde is immense. The
pay roll of the 600 men now EMPLOYED
averages $42. 200 monthly.
Chauncy d. Clark of Phoenix. has
been sued by Albert G. Frost a min.
ing broker. The suit involves a min
ing deal ind is for $500, 900.
5. @. Thompson of Lake View.
Riverside county, sas filed on 100. 600
inches of water in Potrero creek and
will erect dam 800 feet high.
A move is said to be on foot to have
the merchants of Tucson unite to
secure the trade of Altar and other
mining districts Of Northern Sonora.
A student Of TEACHERS ranch school.
near Nordhoff, Ventura county, while
wandering along the seashore, picked
up piece OF ambergis valued vt $35.
Complaint is made that since the
service of the Chinese inspector at No.
gales was discontinued the Chimes
population of Arizona is increasing
rapidly.
The town Of Williams, Ariz.. is 70
profit by the erection of oreosote works
Inc plant will be one of the largest
and most complete of the kind in the
United States.
The pursuit of Cornelia Asarta the
Mexican who escaped from the Pres.
colt Jail, has been practically aban.
uoheu, as 1t Is thought that he has
crossed over into Mexico.
Eight women of SUNNI erland will,
incorporate as company to transact ,
business. They have taken an oil ,
'laim' had it recorded. and will re. I
'ord another claim soon. |
orange county's board of horticultural
has organized and is
'eady to do battle against the frpit 8
'ests in that county. Hiram Hamilton 4
u orange county is president Of the '
board.
Less than 200 carloads of oranges ]
till remain in Southern Californ;a
OF Eastern shipment. The crop of /
los' mas been one of the most profita. a
'ie ever placed on the market by orr 7
growers. |
One of the direct results Of the maa, U
ng OF the conductors in Los Angeles
vas the ordering by them of three v
arioads OF oranges for shipment East. a
Mostly in single boxes, and of wine 10 v
be value of $4,000. n
The salaries of teachers in the ppbl;c o
'hools at San Bernardino will be cut q
rom 10 TO 20 per cent. The number o
applicants for positions indicates a
nat TINS will have no effect ON the Il
souring of good instructors. v
Inc celebrated case of Mrs. Tomlin. d
On OF Florence against the S. p for r.
he killing Of her husband five veors
90 mas been compromised for 1900 :.
= one point in the litigation the com. =,
any agreed to pay her SIC, 1000, which + +
The establishment of n fruit drvo =,
oah 1aclnto seems doubtful this ar
'ason' The Pasadena parties who .,
ave peen negotiating the deal want h,
an Jacinto to furnish sufficient cant. y,
u TO pay for all fruit bought and the 81
expenses. VI" - =.
Inc railway companies report .bo, be
iere were shipped from Southern CaI dc
ornia S6S carloads of oranges dnr;po
Sc month May. This brings ,he
tai shipments of oranges from Soptb
. California for the present season nm FIR
7019 carloads. pr
len acres OF valuable land Just off o. 9,
Magnolia avenue car line at Riv. oi
'ide, have been offered to the Society g g
the Kings Daughters for the estab. - =.
nment OF a Womans' Industrial -
me. 10 secure it they must raise No
% within a year. "a Pa
strike was reported among the tb,
working for the Ventura County off
nDer company. The men were en-. Da
ed in sboveling sand for the new cor