The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11
ALONG THE COAST.
Interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED.
A Number of miscellaneous Jottings
Briefly and Curtly Told In This
Column.

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The people OF Azusa are fighting the
granting Of saloon license in their
midst.
The Alamitos sugar factory is to be
connected with sewer system to the
ocean.
J. X. Moles has been selected man.
ager Of the Pomona Fruit Exchange
for the ensuing season.
was shot and killed near his home re-
Gently by an unknown man.
Santa Barbara is organizin for
charitable relief during the coming
winter, upon non-seotarian lines.
San Pedro is to revise its saloon
license ordinance. so as to permit the
employment of women musicians.
Long Beach may under its new in
corporation permit the existence of one
saloon under an exceptionally high
license.
Pomona spectators are preparing to
send several well-equipped gold hunt
ing expeditions into the Yukon
country.
The San Diego Brewing company is
to add to its bonded debt to the amount
of 100000 The money will be used
in improving the plant.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Calf
ornia now has on hand $23. 700for build
ing the Widow and Orphans home at
Decota, Alameda county.
The remains of a tramp have been
found on the railroad near Firebaugh.
1t is supposed he was stealing ride
and had iallen from the brakebeam.
The San Gabriel Power Company is
importing miners from Pennsylvania
for work near Azusa at 81 a day. The
current wages have been 81. 90 day.
Three efforts were made by Stock
ton incendiary to fire the Pioneer hall
in that city Furniture in the build
ing was damaged to the extent of $500.
The numbering interests of the
Greenlaw Lumber Company of Flag
staff, Arizona, have been sold for $40,-
900 to the Arizona Lumber and Tim
Der Company.
The conduct of Mrs. Miller, a San
Pedro public school teacher. is to be
officially investigated. She inflicted
corporal punishment upon 3-year.old
Dina Gardner.
Rev. VIM. Jones of the Unive rsalist
church at Pasadena, has made an at
tack ON gift schemes in conjunction
with trade. He calls the drawings
lotteries which corrupt the young.
Mrs. Isabelle Williams, of San Fran
cisco, who threw red pepper into her
husbands eyes in fit of jealousy, was
convicted of simple assault and fined
$3.50, which her husband paid.
A shipment of valuable turquoise
was made by express from San Fran
cisco. The gems cams from Southern
New Mexico, but the location of the
mines is a carefully guarded secret
Brooks Il Co.. extensive raisin pack.
ers, who have packing houses at
Selma, Trainer, Bakersville and River
side, CAL, have been forced TO suspend
by selling short early in the season.
Judge Mahon of Bakersfield SEN
fenced L. A. Scott TO serve ten years
in San Quentin for killing Charles
Richards at Randsburg year ago. In
his second trial he was convicted Of
manslaughter.
Redondo is to have new industry
in af IA L.,
plant. By strange coincidence the
town water supply is obtained right
by the briny lake from which the salt
will be manufactured
An accident occurred at the Govern
ment rock quarry at Baudon. Oregon,
in which James H. McEvery was killed
and several others narrowly escaped
With their lives. A big rock was be-
ing lifted by derrick, when the chain
holding it became loosened, and the
rock fell.
Edward O'Neill. associate professor
OF chemistry at the University of Cali
fornia, in lecture to the students de-
clarsd there was basis for the belief in
the possibility of making gold from
silver. and the ultimate solution of
the problem was an achievement
science expects.
Proprietors of the Sierra Railway,
road running into Tuolumne county.
have purchased controlling interests
in several stage lines, one of the lines
running into Yosemite valley. They
will run this latter line from the term
inal OF their road, Jamestown, where
they will build $50, 900 hotel.
The steamship Elder has sailed for
Dyea an Skaguay from Portland, Ore.
gon, with twenty five passengers, $780,
700 Feet OF lumber, about 300 tons Of
merchandise and 200 tons of coal for
the Treadwell mine. The Elder will
hereafter carry the United States mail
and large quantity was dispatched
on her.
The steamer Alameda. which arrived
at San Francisco from Sydney, via
Honolulu, brought ~, 250. 900 in Eng.
lish sovereigDs from Austr ALA as a
part of tie balance of trade, which is
the second largest shipment of gold re-
ceived here within the past thirty
days. The money was deposited at
the Mint.
An order has been issued from
Santa Fe headquarters in Los angeles
cutting the working time in the COM
pany's shops at San Bernsrdino to 10
and 9 hours a day, with correspond
ing reduction in wages. IL is an
uounoed that such reduction is al