The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Some important Happenings in
the South
THAT MAY PLEASE OUR READERS.
Al Assortment Of Newsy Events That
Occurred In our Aidst That Cannot
Fall to Interest.

The prospects for an enormous crop
of beets ct Chino are excellent.
A survey is being made for a canal
from Lake Elsinore TO Corona to supply
water for that city.
The Atlantic and Pacific will lay
l76 miles Of steel rails on its line this
spring in Arizona.
The Chamber of Commerce at Santa
Ana is endeavoring to raise $4,000 as
q cannery bonus.
Heyman's onyx works at Phoenix,
Ariz., have started up and promises to
be quite an industry.
Tony Mesmer of the United States
hotel, Los Angeles. proposes to erect
$780, 900 hotel in San Pedro.
]. A. Bolesa, Los Angeles directory
man was held up in San Bernardino
recently and relieved Of $65.
q. p. Patterson has been elected
chairman of the Pomona city coucil
and Is now mayor Of that place.
The Lugonis Water Company at
Redlands will expend $4,000 in ex-
tending their present pipe system.
The San Bernardino Supervisors have
taken steps for survey of the county
line through the Randsburg district.
Ramona. San Diego county, will
ship $50 carloads of apples next winter
and is anxious for railroad connection.
Press Huburt of San Luis Rey, San
Diego county, accidentally shot by his
daughter, will live, but will lose one
eye.
Eastern and Los Angeles capitalists
propose a million-dollar water project
in the Big Tejunga canyon, above Bur-
bank.
The San Bernardino Electric Light
Company has asked permission to in
crease its capital stock from $50, 900 to
100000.
There are five new buildings in
course of erection at Perris to take the
place of business houses burned there
last winter.
Southern California ought to produce
q good market for mushrooms, and the
growing of them would prove a profit
able industry.
Forty.five sheep shearers have gone
from Santa Barbara for the Santa
Rosa Island where about 35, 900 fleeces
will be taken.
Santa Batbara's cottage hospital has
been thrown open to the sick of three
oounties-San Luis Obispo, Ventura
and santa Barbara.
The recent legislature of Arizona
passed law providing a bounty for
timber wolf scalps of 50 each; panther
or mountain lion. SEQ, and bear, $40.
Application has been made to the
board of trustees of Escondido for q
franchise for the long-distance tele-
phone from Los Angeles to San Diego.
The big dam at Lower Otay. upon
which force of sixty men is now EN-
ployed, will be completed and ready
for the storage water within sixty
days.
There is no doubt that Rialto has q
canaigre boom, as over 600 men are
now employed preparing ground for
planting. About 5000 acres are being
prepared.
The steamer Orizaba, Capt. Won
Helms, which plies between San Fran.
cisco and Mexican ports, will here
after call at San Pedro. going and
coming.
Phoenix reports the county as having
realized some $11. 900 from delinquent
tax sales. The bidding was very brisk,
bidders contesting for as little as one
inch Of land.
San Diego promises to exceed her
building record of last year, which
was $4,000 Three large business
houses are in course of erection at the
present time.
The Bicycle Club of Bakersfield is
circulating petition to the Super.
visors asking permission to remove the
cobblestones in the streets of the Kern
county metropolis.
The scheme to rebuild the RAYMOND
Hotel at Pasadena has been revived.
and 100000 has been subscribed to.
ward the capital of a stock company
for this purpose.
Arrangements have been made for
taking census of Los Angeles. A
law was passed at the last Legislature
authorizing this, with view of secur.
ing better postal facilities.
A public movement, looking to the
restoration Of Montezuma Castle, one
of the most noble and famous prehis.
toric ruins on tho American continent.
has been started at Flagstaff, A. T.
J. P. Andrews of the Andrews Bank.
ing Company. of San Luis Obispo, il
perfecting arrangements for the con.
struction of an electric railway from
San Luis to Sycamore Springs and
Pizmo.
Rev. w. ]. Chicester, d. D., paste,
of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church O.
Los Angeles. has received call to tn,
pastorate of the First Presbyterian
Church of Chicago, formerly occupied
by Rev. John Barrows, d. d.
John f. Francis and Mrs. Francis
accompanied by the Very Rev. Joachim
Adam, vicar-general Of the diocese Of
Monterey and Los Angeles. have de-
parted via the Santa Fe on trip te
Europe, intending to spend about q
year abroad.
The army worm has made its appear.
ance in San Bernardino county in such
numbers as TO threaten the demolition
OF some OF the foothill vineyards and
orchards. The army worms capacity
for slowing away food. borders on the
marvellous.