The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-03
ALONG THE COAST.
interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED
Number of miscellaneous Jottings
Briefly and Ourtiy Told I'm This
Column.


A dangerous counterfeiter has been
captured near Auburn, CAL, with a
complete outfit.
The southern portion of Arizona is
rapidly coming to the front as an agri-
cultural district.
The time for starting the govern
ment relief expedition to the Klondike
has been extended to February.
The body of the man killed at River
side several weeks ago has been iden.
titled as w. +. Shrode Of Elsinore.
Joseph Raeside. horseman, was
killed by train at midnight in Berke.
ley, near Shell Mound Station recently
Fred Parish, young jockey, COM
mitted suicide in Los Angeles by clos.
ing up his room and turning on the
gas.
Samuel kybiss, the Oldest pioneer
resident OF FL Dorado county, died re.
GENTLY at GAINESVILLE. He came to Cal
ifornia in lS47.
The Regents of the State University
at special meeting decided to estab-
lish college Of commerce in oonnec.
tion with the University
The Long Beach Council is consider.
ing the advisability of bonding the city
in the sum of $4,000 to get funds to
make improvements and repair the
wharf.
A franchise for telephone system
has been granted John b. Wright by
the Yuma, Arizona. city council. The
line will be in operation ON or before
June /.
The Randsburg Railroad is now com.
pleted past the st. Elmo mine, and n
spur has been put in. Plenty of mate.
rial is now on hand TO put it through
to the end.
The Board Of Supervisors of MADEIRA
county have passed an ordinance to the
effect that all nickel in. the slot ma
chimes shall pay license of $50 a
quarter.
James jackson Of San Francisco has
brought from Boston number of carrier
pigeons which he proposes to utilize
In establishing pigeon post between
Dawson City and St. Michaels.
The Union Land and Water Com.
pany's canal will be ten TO twelve
miles long, and will head to West
Yuma. Arizona, where the water will |
be pumped from the Colorado.
I. NJ. Yanosy, Sheriff of Tuolumne
county, died at Sonoma recently.
With the exception of one term, Mr..
Yancey has either been Sheriff or
Deputy of that county for the past
twenty-five years i,
Work has commenced upon the
power transmission line between
Fresno and Hartford by way of Fowler
and Selma. The power is furnished
BY the San Joaquin Electric Company
and 1t will take about fifty days to
complete the work ON the new line.
The citizens of San Mateo county
Will be called upon by the Supervisors {
to vote on proposition to issue 1910. ,
600 bonds for proposed boulevard
through Menlo Park. Redwood, Bel
mont. San Mateo. Millbrae and Colma
to the San Francisco county line.
The Earl Fruit Packing Company
has brought suit in the United States
circuit court against the Armor Pack. l
ing Company of Chicago, for 500. COO b
damages and three times the amount
OF actual damages. for violation of \
the plaintiffs patent on refrigerator b
car. !.
superintendent Leach Of the San
francisco Mint, had final conference 4
with Secretary Gage in Washington a
and the details of the readjustment of a
the salaries Of the employees Of that 6
mint have been arranged. In the i,
technical department the former scale :,
Of wages has been restored. q
The Union Sugar Company, of San p
Francisco, which is composed of near.
y the same individuals that own the ;,
Alameda beet sugar refinery, at Alva. .,
ado, will be located either in the q
Arroyo Grande Valley in San Luis =
)bsipo county, or in the Santa Maria =
Valley, in Santa Barbara county. v
The Union Lumber Company of fl,
BAKERSFIELD has incorporated. Capital b.
took, $4,000. W. ]. Donert. G. p. A
dcLeod. Pal Galtes and others are the pi
ncorporators. This company will dis. ST
lace Doherty & Mcleod, and will
perate the Kern County Lumber Co. 3 =,
NIL on Breckenridge. They have let A
contract to cut 1000, 900 feet of logs. 3,
Pomona College, at Pomona. is TO re
ave new hall of science. Prepare. so
ions for building it will commence at A
nee. DIR. E. d. Pearson, one of the b
Veaithiest Congregationalists in Chi. @
ago, has sent his check to President ca
ferguson OF Pomona College for $40. ne
%. This sum win be part of fund to
u the new science building.
The Alaska Trade Committee at San
francisco has decided that hereafter
Y moneys collected will be used for %
avertising. 1t is stated that parties - %
10 being formed in Peoria. Ill. A.,
Iatne. Virginia, Georgia aud Nova -
Gotta to go to Alaska through the port IT,
San Francisco. 1t is estimated that 80 80
bout $50. 100000 will be spent on this j.; IN
ast this spring. :.
News has reached Portland. Oregon, tn
at Richard Thomas and Richard tw
urray were killed and Louis Rush pl
dly injured by an explosion of 100 lai
unds Of dynamite in the Eureka and fla
'celsioT mine. near Bourne. Baker all
unity. Tho aen were in an upper
rel in the mine, close to the place
zero the dynamite was stored. when A,
, explosion occurred. m
All the passenger cars ON the South. an