The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Some Important Happenings in
the South
THAT MAY P-EAsE OUR READERS.
An Assortment of Nswsy Events That
Occurred In our slidst That Cannot
Fall to Interest.

Cotton has case of smallpox, tn,
victim being man.
Texas fever has broken ont among
the stock near Santa Paula.
Phoenix has succeeded in placing
some $50, 900 of her bonds.
A Pomona firm recently shipped
1000 boxes of spricots to Germany.
The ministers of Pasadena hav,
organized for the furtherance of pur,
politics.
George Bassett and George William
highway robbers. have been landed il
the Los Angeles Jail.
The enrolment of citizens in SAINT
Barbara county subject to militar.
duty numbers $500.
A movement is on foot to organize {
parlor of the Native Sons of the Colder
West in Escondido.
A Mr.. Gillespie of San Bernardint
has discovered petrified wood on thu
mountain near Lyle Greek.
Three thousand barrels of beer hav'
been sent out by the San Diego brew
cry since it started last April.
Three carloads of honey have beer
shipped from one bee ranch near Els
condido and two more are to follow.
Work ON the electric street railway
extension in Pasadena will begin soon
The mule car lines will be electrified
Judge Ling Of Prescott has been re-
tanned by the Scott brothers of Jerome
to defend them in the cattle stealing
case.
The Santa ISABEL water system now
being established in San Diego county,
will supply water for 100000 acres
of land.
The Pasadena and Pacific will soon
be running cars over the old mule car
route out Los Robes avenue and Cali
fornia street.
Santa Monica trustees will at once
advertise for bids on the $50, 900 bonds
recently voted by that place for sewe
improvements.
San Bernardino's city treasury ia
out of funds. Bills for $4,000 have been
presented, and there is no money with
which to pay them.
The estimate celery crop within ten
or twelve miles of Newport this year
is put at 600 carloads, and the most of
its celery is shipped east.
The estimated expenses of Los
Angeles for the current year are $844,.
794, of which $723,273 must be
raised by the tax levy.
Spectators are securing Ventura
county and buying all the wool in
sight. There was single sale amount
ing to $40 900 one week.
The Woman's Relief Corps Of Red
lands has been formally organized and
the officers installed The president
is Mrs. Bette M. German.
There is mining suit on at San
Bernardino involving the ownership of
in the Virginia Dale district
valued at over $40, 900.
The Saginaw Lum Der Company of
A. t., is increasing the
of its mill from 90, 900 feet
to $4,000 feet per day.
The team reported stolen from Wiley
& Green of Pasadena some time ago
has been located at San Diego. The
thieves have not been found.
Wyatt carp is to go to the Klondyke
as an expert. while his brother, V irgil,
IS near Prescott exporting a mining
claim with money and muscle.
Mr.. Jacobson of Santa Ana will |
present the city with fine pair of
golden eagles to start the geological
gardens for Santa Apa's new park.
There is fight on at Santa Ana
between the city trustees and Il. G. Mo
'hee of the Daily Blade over the con-
raot for doing the city advertising.
The ora pge crop now fast approach.
ng maturity in RiveIside's groves
vill. barring freezes" load 1000
ars. which means g., 900, 900 for that
ity.
A large number of New Mexicans
re arranging to leave in the spring
Dr. the reported rich gold field of
llaska. Ration will be generously
spresen ted.
The new depot at Casa Blanca is
lmost finished, and is very oommo-
lous and convenient structure. 1t has
double roof and is convenient in
very respect.
J. Il. Kiplinger, newspaper pro.
rietor of San Bernardino, died a few
avs ago. He leaves widow. He
'as very popular in the Southern Cali.
,rnia town.
Cuban souvenir silver dollars have !
cen received by San Diego banks. :
hey contain but 80 cents in silver but
III for 81. The profit goes to the
uban government.
A number of new packing houses are d
ing up at Riverside preparatory to s
andiing next seasons orange crop, t
racted to be the largest in the his. t
ry of the place. U
Congressman Barlow and wife have :
rived at Ventura from Washington,
q will visit there with friends few .
Us before leaving for their home in | a
u Luis Obispo.
Riverside's municipal electric light
d power plant promises to be not P
y self-supporting in the near future.
will, 1t is thought. prove source e
revenue to the city. o.
The Santa Ana cycling team which !;
emily won the division trophy cup ~
he 25-mile race at Santa Monica ~
been challenged to run Riverside ~
the cup September o. So 80