Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-08-29
Pacific Coast News.
Items OF Interest Picked fro"
the Weeks Dispatches.
The County Banks Troab1ss-A Burg
lar Shot at Auburn-sugAr vaetsry
Starts Up-A Prise Fighter Killed ~
San Francisco.

A government surveyor Is taking notes
along the Pacific coast to ascertain II
the land is sinking.
The body Of James McNamara was
found near San Mateo q few days ago.
He had died Of exposure.
Jose Barragon has been taken from
the Folsom prison to Bakersaeld whore
he will be put on trial for killing John
| O. Davis, barber, on October IL, 1877.
During prizefght at San Fran
cisco one day last week James Franey,
one of tine contestants received blow on
the head from which he died.
Governor Frank Steunenberg Of Idaho
and number Of rrominent citizens are
in San Francisco to welcome home from
the Philippines the Idaho volunteers.
Earnest Tietjen, railroad brakeman,
was crushed to death near Castrovills,
while coupling freight cars
Officers recruiting men for the army
state that they are desirous Of securing
as many western men as possible, as the
quality of these men is far superior to
eastern men.
| Horace L. Smith, an attorney OF Han
ford, Cal, was found dead on the stairs
of hotel there recently. Heart failure
caused his death.
Miss Lillian Hines. 20 years old, COM
mitted suicide by drowning in a reservoir
near Fullerton. nl-hcalth caused her to
| commit the deed
Three hundred white men and a body
of Japanese employed on a hop farm
near wheatland. struck for an increase
of picking rates recently.
William ID. Robinson, pioneer Of
California and Monterey county, died
Mt Salinas of old age. He went to Mon
terey city with Stevenson's volunteer
regiment in 1s4S. and when the regi-
ment disbanded settled there. Deceased
held many public offices. He was In
his S4th year.
Charles Hazelton, pioneer, died near
Santa Rosa He was born in Massachu-
setts S5 years ago. He was a great
student and schoolmate Of the poet.
Longfellow.
The grape growers Of Windsor dis
| trict, Sonoma county, held q mass meet
ing for the purpose of discussing H. j.
| Crocker's contract. Much enthusiasm
prevailed, and 25 growers signed the
contract Just around Windsor alone
$500 tons of grapes have been signed to
Mr. Crocker.
Grand Recorder J. NJ. Pickens of the
| Ancient Order Of United Workmen of
Washington, formely probate judge Of
Chehalis county, disappeared from Seat
| tie August 10. and despite strenuous
efforts at secrecy the fact leaked out.
Experts have discovered an apparent
shortage of $1,000, and their work Is not
finished. He handled 800, 900 year.
Louis p. Drexler. one of the best
known men ON the Pacific coast, died at
his home In San Francisco one day last
week.
Mrs. Arthur Brentner Of San Pedro,
who, while driving with her sister, was
run over by Southern Pacific train last
week. is dead as a result Of her injuries.
The transport City of Sidney sailed
from San Francisco for Manila last week
with 800 officers and men of the United
States marine corps, under Major q. #.
Elliot and $50 recruits for the infantry
and artillery. commanded by Captain H.
Albright, Twenty fifth infantry.
A journeyman plumbers strike was
inaugurated in Los Angeles, the men
demanding a raise from eS to o 80 o
day. All the master plumbers except
two, granted the demand Of the men.
and the strike Is virtuely ended. No.
tices have been sent to all surrounding
towns to keep union plumbers away.
The Fresno city board of education
elected @. L. McLain superintendent Of
schools to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Professor w. E. Daley,
who has been appointed vioe-president
of the state normal school at San Jose.
San Luis Obispo farmers are becoming
alarmed over the prospect that much of
their grain may be caught by the early
rains. Every threshing outfit In that
and Southern Monterey county Is at
work, and yet 1t is estimated that 200, 900
sacks of grain will remain unthreshed
in the county after October I. There IL
a demand for more threshing outfits to
work there. The largest crop Of grain
the county has had for years will be
harvested
An attempt was made to rob the cloth
ing store of Mayor Morgan at Auburn.
Night Watchman Hoffman discovered
a man prowling In the alley back Of the
store, and the latter twice fired ut the
officer at the distance Of ten feet. One
bullet went through Hoffman's hat and
the second pierced both his coat and
lantern. The officer shot twice at the
man and evidently wounded him, 40 he
left trail Of blood.
A deputy state attorney general is at
San Luis Obispo TO institute proceedings
to bring the affairs Of the County bank
into liquidation. The. bank was given
an opportunity to reopen II II could
secure the signatures Of persons repre-
senting 80 per cent Of its deposits to the
effect that they would make no run"
on the institution and would only draw
out money ut stated periods. Only ~
per cent was signed. Many who refused
to sign now signify that they would do
70, but the bank commissioners win not
grant another opportunity.