The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-04
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Important information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
a summary OF Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to suit our Busy
Readers.

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Pomona has hung mp its proposed
anticipating ordinance by referring
the law to its legal department.
The Visalia waterworks will substi-
tute coal for wood as fuel. and thus
assist in knocking out the stove wood
combine.
The Durrant case was before the
California Supreme Court last week,
. but was put over to the Sacramento
term. il November.
The trial of Theodore Figel for the
murder of Isaac Hoffman will COM
mence before Judge Cook of San Fran
cisco on November 10Th.
Four hundred beef cattle are en-
route from Mono county to Stockton.
They were driven across the noun
tains by way Of Sonora.
Trinity county is now claiming
another gold discovery, where 203
ounces were taken out i'll one pan
But the story won't now.
An incendiary made an attempt to
burn the courthouse at Tucson, Ari-
IONA. Judge Davis discovered the fire
in time to save the building.
Charles Blythe, tinsmith of Tweed
mouth. England. is the latest claimant
for the estate of Thomas Blythe, the
deceased San Francisco millionaire.
The So uthern Pacific has force Of
men taking up the sixty-two pound
rails on the Porterville branch, and is
replacing them with fifty pound rails.
r. S. Bullock, promoter of the Sierra
railway. starting at Oakdale and run
ming to Jamestown, is now in Hum.
boldt county working another railroad
scheme.
Stockholders in the Yolo county agri-
cultural association are negotiating the
sale of their race track at Woodland
TO Colonel Dan Burns and Thomas
Williams of San Francisco.
Fifty -four employees we're discharged
from the construction department of the
navy yard. The lay-off affected labor
ers, mechanics, machinists. carpenters,
timers. boat builders and ship filters.
Alonzo Calvin, who has ranch in
the foothills east of Visalia, exhibits n
pumpkin vine that is eight inches in
diameter, and young pumpkins are
scattered from end to end of the vine.
Paul Hume, sent to Folsom for rob-
bing Wells, Fargo & Co., and since
allowed to 60 out on parole, has been
returned to prison, having violated
nearly all the conditions of his release
Prof. Edward S. Holden has re-
signed his position as director of the
Lick Obs srvatory, and his resignation
has been accepted. Prof. j. M. Scha.
berle as been appointed to fill the
vacancy.
r. N. Ruffin. San Francisco law :
yer, has been convicted of defrauding
the Occidental hotel. The evidence
against him showed he had beaten
hotels extending from Salt Lake to
Bakersfield.
pleted the assessment of property in
that city. and finds the total value of
all property to be $1,113,45 an in
crease of 1924 over the assessment
Of last year.
The water works at Tulare city has
received twenty-six carloads of Corral
Hollow coal, and if it proves satisfac.
tory will use it right along. If the
coal is not satisfactory the company
will use oil.
One hundred and seven y- five men
have arrived in Seattle from the Klon-
dixie mines, fifteen Of whom had money
while the one hundred and sixty had
less than if they had stayed at home
and worked.
Charles Harris, pioneer gold
miner. has been arrested at Mokelumne
Hill, CAL, charged with having set the
fire which destroyed the stamp mill
and hoisting works of the Moser and
Roanoke mine.
Miss Fannie Rutherford, daughte,
OF wealthy steamboat owner OF
Minnesota, who disappeared in June,
was traced to San Francisco, where
she was in company with Arthu,
Lootz of Chicago.
Thousands of dollars are being in.
vested in the mines of California, and
apparently there is little disposition ia
invest in farming lands. The farming
industry has been at such low ebb
fol- number of years that ca pital fears
to tackle the business.
w. ID. Grady, the Fresno attorney
threatens two libel suits, one against
j. W.Williams, pioneer and wealthy
resident Of Fresno. and the other
against W. J. Bennett of San Fran.
cisco, who Grady says had him indicted
by San Francisco grand jury.
G. s. Cateria. young tailor of SAINTS
Clara. accidentally struck the trigge,
of his shotgun against the wheel o.
buggy while out hunting. The gul
was discharged, lacerating his left arm
and rendering an amputation at tb,
shoulder necessary. His recovery i,
doubtful!
The Board of Town Trustees of Fres.
no held special meeting and decided
to serve notice upon the Southern Pa
oifc Company that Mariposa street
must DO opened across the railroad
reservation and that the company must
give the city deeds for all streets
which GROSS the reservation.
BY steamer leaving Portland an
embarrassing man IL shinnin. ,o.,l4...