Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-05-30
Pacific Coast News.
Items OF Interest Picked from
the Weeks Dispatches.
Now Mayor For Portland A San
Jose Capitalist Commits suieide-Big
Fire Dawson Nty-Aguirrs Appointed
Warden of San Quentin.

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Monica, disappeared recently and no
trace Of HIS enn De found.
The state bo a. pEison directors
fdoas9 = aale h5zaafter when a
esivIsa fnaal deadly weapon
IN q laa be kept in soli-
lafy confinement lar the rest of his
term, even though chat term be for his
natural life. This rule goes into i'm
mediate effect.
John +. Greasy, a pioneer farmer Of
Kern county, died at his residence west
Of Delano, from complication of dis
eases which began to develop about ten
days ago.
George B. Macombe, one of the oldest
residents Of Placer county, died at Au-
burn. May 10.
Cartiona d. Field of Monterey, and
Enricia Calliban of San Francisco have
brought suit In tho supreme court of
this county against the Salinas Valley
Water company for s2500 damages. The
complaint alleges that the company pro-
cured right Of way over land owned
by the plaintiffs, and constructed irriga-
ton bitches thereon, but that the bitches
were not used for the purpose specified
in the agreement, and that the company
had not fulfilled its contract. The suit
comes up for trial shortly, and as it is
In the nature ol a test case, consider
able interest j ials IA the outcome.
While trying to desert from the Thir-
teentn United states infantry on board
. transport at Honolulu, Private David
L. johnson was drowned.
George Engelke, lumberman, was
driven out Of the lumber camp at Mount
Breckenridge, Kern county, few days
ago, because of his cruelty to his wife.
The city council of Portland Or,
elected Councilman w. A. Storey as
mayor Of Portland, to fill the unexpired
term of the late w. s. Mason. Storey
was president of the council and has
been acting mayor since Mason's death.
An injunction was served Saturday
by property owners in the western parts
Of San Luis Obispo whereby all sewers
in the city must be closed at once. The
city voted bonds TO extend the sewers
recently but the election was contested,
and the property owners see no way to
rid themselves Of the nuisance of sewer
dumping grounds in their midst. The
injunction was granted by the supreme
court four years ago on appeal from the
superior court, but has never been
enforced until now.
The great reservoir belonging to the
Midas Gold Mining company of Har-
rison Gulch broke last Saturday night.
The mining company has been putting
In q roaster, and pending the completion
Of work the ore which passed through the
mill was stored in a reservoir covering
half an acre OF ground. On Saturday
night wall of the great vat collapsed.
allowed the ore, which was In viscid
state, to escape into Harrison Gulch
creek. The loss is estimated at about
e76, 900.
A fire at Dawson City April 90 burned
out the business center of the city. The
loss will amount to about 81 100000. A
drunken woman started the fire by over
tnrning lamp.
Inc OulIcO CttitS Civil NttNiNt VIM
mission announces that ON July IL an
examination will be held in san Fran
cisco for mechanical trades and other
skilled positions IA The aaint aud ;.'say
Office service.
r. 8 c H judgement Is
rat fe leid OF wheat
- u Hslf crop; the
sane Glen loaaly. and c0lusa at
one-third. The gram harvest, all in all
will cause many a purse to swell and
many despondent farmer 10 rejoice.
Farmers in the San Joaquin valley are
having great difficulty in securing help,
although they offer good wages.
By the breaking of machinery in the
hoistiug works of the War Eagle mine
at Rossland B. O., five men were dashed
down the shaft and four of them killed,
while the fifth escaped with but slight
injuries.
Benjamin It. Richtmyer, an Amador
pioneer and for the last 25 years Wells
Fargo q Co.'S agent died at jackson at
ter an illness of two weeks. He was 70
years ol nSe,
II now seems that Fred Desirello who
killed young man at Colma recently
will spend some time at least in the
county Jail He has been unable to Sc
cure the $1,000 bail, and the prospects are
he will not.
Claus spreezeis recently awarded the
contract fcr he erection Of school
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house to cos 071 wAich he will pre-
sent 90 sac APlos school district.
Tuare county has 547i school chill
dren: gain OF l01 in year.
The cold storage plant of the Blue
Mountain Ice company at Portland, Or,
was totally destroyed by fire recently
The loss will reach $4,000. The IN
suranoe on the plant is $4,000
William A. Sonter, capitalist, com
mitted suicide at San Jose by blowing
out his brains with pistol, the act
having been committed at his home
while standing in front of q looking
glass. He had no domestic troubles OIL
financial worries, but was heavy drink
w. He was intoxicated when he oom
mitted the act. He was 90 years Of ag'
and n native Of Maine. A widow ana