The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-19
ALONG THE COAST.
Interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED
A Number of Miscellaneous JOttIngI
Briefly and CURLY Told I'm This
Column.

Willis Polk, one Of the most promi-
nent society men of San Francisco. is
insolvent.
Sidney Williams, a colored car
porter, dropped dead of heart disease
in Oakland.
The City Council of Oakland has
sustained the Mayors veto of the gar
bage ordinance.
The Merchants Association of San
Francisco has petitioned the Supervis-
ors for better lights and streets.
There is great increase this year in
the enrolment of children in the Oak
land schools over that Of last year.
The farmers of northern Sonoma
are making an attempt to secure the
establishment of beet sugar factory.
The public schools of Berkeley have
opened with the largest enrolment on
record. The total number of pupils
was 2 lose.
Richard Winter Martin, son of ].
West Martin, accidentally took an
overdose of laudanum, at Livermore
and died.
Manuel Cheavez, murderer of his
mistress at Senator, has been sentenced
to be hanged by Judge Terrence of
the San Diego courts.
George H. Wiley and Miss Rosa
R ange of Santa Monica were married
on the high seas off Redondo. The
brides parents objected.
The State Board of Equalization has
completed the work of fixing the rail-
road assessments. The total valuation
is $262, 1921 over last year.
Three clubs have been organized in
San Francisco to arrange prize fights.
They will attempt to keep all other
clubs out of the business.
Fifty lone hundred tons of wheat
will soon leave San Diego harbor on
the ships City of Athens and Sardo.
meme. Both are British vessels.
The City Council of Oakland is con.
sidering proposition to tax bicycles
and utilize the money thus raised, in
thu construction of bicycle paths.
Senator Cannon of Utah and ex.Sen.
ator Dubois of Idaho, are on the way
to Japan to study the financial and
industrial conditions of that country.
Santa Monica has voted to bond the
town for $40 900 to build and complete
a sewer system. The vote was $50 for
and 2 against, carrying the necessary
two-thirds by over 100 votes.
While standing on the San Mateo
depot platform, waiting for the train
for San Francico, Alvinza Hayward,
the mining magnate, narrowly escaped
being run over by the southbound
train.
Ebert Partee, an 11-year-old boy OF
Fresno, shot and instantly killed
Richard Griffin, who had invaded the
Partee home and viciously attacked
Mrs. Carrie Partee, the boys mother.
All parties to the tragedy are colored.
The highbinders of Chinatown in Sal
Francisco have issued proclamation
warning twelve persons: "Youl
dying day is surely at hand" This
means that unless vigilant watch il
kept there will be number of mur
ders.
The United States Mint has re-
opened for the first time since June
10Th, and Frank A. Leach has assumed
his new duties as Superintendent.
Several Klondyke miners appeared the
first day. with dust and nuggets IL
buckskin pouches and stout sacks OF
canvas.
The Valley road is strictly up tc
date. 1t has established Klondyke
station. 1t is located midway be
tween Miller and Lankershim, in Ma,
dera county. 1t is at Klondyke that
the company gets the red gravel which
it uses for walks and driveways abou
its buildings.
Louis Smith, an employee in the Gus.
sick mills, above Chico. met with al
accident that will relieve him of work
for time. He was working with an
adze, missed the log and struck his
foot, cutting a deep cash on the right
side of the instep. The wound was to
the bone in depth.
There is boom in Lima and white
beans in Ventura. One hundred thou.
sand sacks have changed hands since
July Both. J. K. Armsby of Chicago
took 40, 900 sacks, the last of the old
crop. The Lima Association is
cleaned out, and the price was ad.
vanced 10 cents per hundred.
The butter output of the Lompoc
creamery for the month of June sold
for $2069.40 In the month of April
it turned out seven and three-quarters
tons; in May seven tons and 1900
pounds. and in June six tons and 934
pounds. 1t is receiving now between
5000 and 5000 pounds of milk daily.
Thirty-two employees of the mint
have received notice that they need
not return to work. Superintendent
Daggett states tina. the wholesale dis
missal was made in obedience to in
structions from Washington. ON ac-
count of the stopping Of the coinage of
silver. the appropriation for which is
already exhausted.
The passenger train on the Valley
road has made fast trip from Stock
ton. 1t left that city at S:42 and
arrived in Fresno at 1901, having
made the run in two hours and nine
minutes. The distance is 1876 miles.
Over some parts of the road sixty miles
IN hour was made. The track is very
smooth and the high speed is perfectly
'afe.
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