Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

Twenty Thousand car loads Of oranges
Is the Santa Fes estimate Of the coming
seasons eastern shipment from South
ern California.
The Southern California shipments
of oranges and lemons for the season to
date are 9265 cars, as against IL, 288 last
season to the same date.
Including lemons, the citrus output OF
Riverside to date this season is over
700, 600 boxes, and the seasons total will
be over 100000 boxes-probably less
than 800. 900.
Last season 1879 cars of cherries were
shipped out of the Santa Clara valley.
This year the shippers figure that the
amount will only reach 60 cars.
While party of % young people Of
Stockton were ON pleasure trip ON the
Ban joaquin river the cantamaran they
were In overturned throwing the entire
party into the water. All were saved
except Miss Mabel Kaffitz and w. d.
Henderson, who were drowned.
Charles Tilson, formerly tax collector
Of San Francisco, was struck by street
car there recently and received injuries
that caused he death.
Edward Payson Taylor. Jr.. aged Ia,
residing in Oakland, was run over by
train at San jose Friday and killed.
Frank II. Jell of London, Ont, was
killed on Texada island, b. O., Friday
by the premature explosion Of a blast.
Addie and Hazel Shawl, daughters Of
Aaron Shawl. who were kidnapped from
the California Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Children in San Francisco
eight months ago. We're discovered in
house in Seattle. The children were
with their mother, who is now known
ss Mrs. John b. Downey.
A number of farmers and vineyardists
pctitioned the Fresno county board OF
supervisors to place reasonable bounty
on squirrel scalps. Squirrels have been
multiplying ut an alarming rate the past
few years and do considerable damage
to trees and vines not to mention the
amount Of grain they do away with.
Horticultural Commissioner l. H.
Thomas of Tulare county has filed a re
port with the supervisors in which he
says that the Comys Fusa are multiply.
ing rapidly and that in orchards where
they are colonized the apricot scale al.
ready has disappeared.
Judge Buckles has handed his decision
in the case Of r. J. h. Alden VS. the City
of Vallejo. The judge declares that the
state cannot ALLEVIATE Its tide lands tc
the injury Of navigation and fishing and
to the detrimant Of a community such
as Vallejo. He therefore holds the
Houghton title to the lands ON the Vir.
ginia street wharf to have lapsed and
deeds based upon it to be valueless. As
the wharf structure goes with the land
it goes to the State of California, sub
ject to the control Of the city Of Vallejo.
The decision completes the victory OF
the city Of Vallejo. This is the second
Of two suits brought to restrain the city
from building a wharf. The first was
decided two weeks ago in favor Of the
city, and this one il also victory. This
decision is one that Is important to every
city ON the bays skirted by tide lands.
@. N. Atkins, formerly assessor Of
Shasta county fell on rip-saw in his
mill ut Whitmore and received injuries
that will prove fatal.
Twenty six Of the twenty mine fruit
fruit canneriee Of California have formed
Q combine and have given an option on
their plants and business to trust,
which will henceforth control the fruit
business Of the state. Negotiations for
this gigantic deal have been pending for
several months through Chickering,
Thomas & Gregory. The iron-olad
agreement was signed last Saturday.
1t binds the majority of Gamers to GER
tain fixed prices in the rAchase of fruit
from growers and fixes The minimum
figure for tSe sale of their output This
new combination will undoubtedly raise
the prices of canned fruits, while 1t may
have the effect of lowering the prices OF
fresh fruit. The prime movers in the
deal were the 7Vople Of the Alaska Pack
ers' Association, a corporation which has
made most remarkable success OF its
undertaking by doubling the value OF its
shares within I V6fy short tine and pay
ing handsome dividends right along.
The twenty-six canneries In the CON-
bine have joint copacity 2, s,il0,0 900 cases
or about b0,64O,0 900 cans. The fruit No
quired for that output Is lOo,oO0.000
pounds. or SO. 100 tons.
John Landman, grocery clerk Of San
Francisco. was stabbed TO death Sunday
night during quarrel. Three Of his
companions are under arrest for COM
mitting the deed.
James M. Gregg and Thomas L. and
Henry Hungerford Of Norwalk, Los An
geles county, quarreled Of business
matter and ended it by resort to fire.
arms. Gregg was shot four times and
died.
The election to bond Watsonville for
90, for a sewer was carried by an
overwhelming majority. OF 825 votes
cast ei7 were in favor and 93 against.
The result of the election is received
with enthusiasm. As soon ~ the bonds
are disposed of work On the sewer will
begin and be pushed as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
b. +. Hsaden, pioneer Of Napa. died
| - caunar Of tha tiroat n faW davn ago