The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12

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u the channel islands. They were
hipped in common crates instead of in
reservoirs.
Harry Edwards, representing the Los
Angeles Directory Company. has been
Iound in San Diego lodging house
dead. Death was evidently due to an
overdose of morphine or. laudanum
taken by Edwards while suffering from
stomach troubles. He leaves a widow.
Electricity will be brought from the
Redlands power plant TO Los Angeles
ut pressure of 10000 volts. The
wire will be very carefully protected,
but it will unquestionably be some
thing it will be healthy for inquisitive
people to leave severely alone.
Randsburg's nose has been temper
arily put out of joint. Nobody can
talk anything in the mining line, but
Klondyke. Local citizens Of the desert
camp say it may not be very comforta-
bic 20 be baked. but that it's whole
lot better than being served frozen,
garnisbed with icicles.
At Redlrnds recently Major Frank
G. Prescott accomplished feat in
Workmanship, which SO far as known,
mas never been equaled in this part of
the State. Out Of possible 90 points,
he made score Of so, with a Colts
military revolver, at the regulation
distance of fifty yards.
Growers Of sugar beets around Chino
declare their intention to obtain fair
prices for their beets or go out of the
business. Only bare living can be
made by the farmers under the present
system, and they will raise alfalfa
after this year If the sugar trust doesn't
deal more fairly with them.
The Puente oil producers, having
drained their wells and wandered
away from the oil-Dearing stratum in
sinking new wells, have, by the aid Of
a representative of the State Mining
Bureau, found the oil stratum again,
and secured one Of the finest flows of
oil yet developed in Southern Califor-
MIA.
California liars, Catalina shark
fishers included, may hide their dimin-
ished heads until they can think up
something to stand off the story that
comes from Phoenix, A. T., about an
ostrich that swallowed bunch of
lighted fire crackers and looked happy
while the things popped in his stomach.
Now that a grizzly bear has been
killed on the mountains back of Mon
rovia, the report will probably sprea d
that these mountains are dangerous
resort. The fact is, however, that this
is the first grizzly killed in Southern
California for years, and it was proba-
bly, stray animal which had wan
dered alone to the haunts of its anees.
tors.
The vacancy in the presidency of
Occidental College, Los Angeles, ocoa-
stoned by the resignation of Prof. J.
W. Parkhill, has been filled by the
election Of Prof Guy w. Wadsworth,
who has signified his acceptance. He
has been the popular vice. president.
The college is to open September 10,
with nearly all the old force of teach
ers.
The battlefield and many other
points of interest connected with the
battle of San Pasqual, which was
fought between Americans and Mexi.
cans thirty miles north of San Diego,
fifty years ago, have been visited by a
committee from the local parlor of the
Native Sons, who were delegated to
select sites for monument to be
erected by the parlor.
The Main-street paving job, at Los
Angeles, source of dispute for years
between property owners and contrac-
tors, after having been presumably
settled for all time by the City Coun.
Gil, is to be open d. Thirty property
owners on the street have filed with
the City Clerk an appeal from the
acceptance of the concrete work, and
a long and bitter fight over the entire
paving job is anticipated.
Governor M. c. MoCord has been in.
stalled in Office, the oath of office being
taken in the executive chamber al
Phoenix, Ariz., before Chief Justice
Truesdale. G. M. Frazier of Phoenix
as Attorney General, was the first
appointee. John w. Darlington Of
Yuma has been selected for Superiu,
tendent of the Territorial Prison, anG
DR.. Ira B. Hamblin to have charge Of
the Territorial Insane Asylum.
A Monrovia man thought he had dis
covered rare bug recently. having
found number of the vermin in {
swallows most. One of them wa.
sent to the Department of Agriculture
with request that the high dignitarie.
there give it name. Word has beer
received that the vermin is simply q
bedbug. Probably Southern Californis
is the only section of the country
where it would be necessary to sent
thousands of miles to find out what &
bedding looks like.
Judge Ross has decided the case o.
the intervenors in the case of the fore
closure and sale of the property of the
San Diego Land and Town Company
Frank Kimball and others of National
City applied some time ago to the
United States Circuit Court to sci
aside the order for sale of the proper
ty, alleging that there had been FRAUD
on the part of the complaining credi
tors and the receivers. The Court
holds, however, that the proceeding,
were all regular and the sale will &C
cordingly be- sustained.
Examiner H. L. Collier of the sur.
veying branch of the Department OF
the interior is in Santa DO rho ro a ooo,,,