Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-12-13
NEWS Of THE COAST
ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM
THE WEEKS DISPATCHES.
San BsrnardinO Contractor Accident
ally Killed II. j. Dsbbins Receives =
Life Sentence-A scheol Sapsrintend-
ent's Clever Scheme.

Mendocino county was entirely de-
stroyed by fire recently. The loss is
heavy.
William Z. Langdon, well-known
sporting man Of the coast, shot aud
killed Edward b. Shanks, gambler
At Seattle. The men had trouble over
money affairs.
Charles M. Shortridge and James w.
Rsa, prominent citizens of San Jose
and well.known all over the state. en-
gagged in personal encounter in cafe
At San Jose a few days ago. Short
ridge was pretty badly done up. but the
next day exchanged the glad hand with
Rea and all is well again.
The jury in the case Of H. jeff Dob
bins, who has been Oh trial at Suisun,
on charge of having murdered f. B.
Ball in Vacaville, returned verdict
inding the defendant guilty of murder in
the first degree and fixing punishment
1t life imprisonment The jury delip.
Grated for 20 hours. Dobbins ia about
10 years Of age and belongs to highly
respectable family in Vacaville. He
shot Ball in saloon in Vacaville last
August.
Safe crackers blew open a safe in a
business house at Covelo last week, but
Were frightened away before securing
any booty.
San Francisco police are busy looking
for smooth woman thief known as
Swedish Mag" and of national fame.
The woman gets employment as a SER
want and at first opportunity takes
everything of value she can get hold of
A fire in the yard Of the San Diego
Lumber company's plant at San Diego,
destroyed the planning mill and q great
deal of lumber. Loss $4,000.
r. NJ. Wilson, q prominent resident
Of MADEIRA died of appoplexy q short
time ago.
Daniel ]. Flanagan has been elected
mayor of Eureka by the city council to
I'll the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation OF D.yid Evans.
Rural free delivery will be established
OH route running ont OF Redlands,
beginning December l5. The length OF
the route is 2Sls miles; population
served, 100; carrier, G. f. Rockwell.
Hume Yerrington, at one time mayor
Of Carson city, New, was arrested at
Victoria, b. g. recently, charged with
stealing Drink caused his downfall.
q. r. Gerald. the Redwood city, CAL,
hi2hwayman, who, with pal Tuesday
night, tried to rob Police Inspector
John Halpin at Kansas oity. has con.
fessed and given the name Of the other
man as Frank Roberts of Chicago, re-
Gently released from the Joliet peni-
Tertiary. Roberts escaped.
Joseph Scrper, contractor and part
ner in the firm Of Joseph Serper and +.
A. Silvers, was killed by knocked down
a shaft by revolving windlass at San
Bernardino. Serper was engaged in
sinking a shaft for the Lamosa Water
company at Lamosa. The deceased
was resident of North Cucamonga and
was but recently married.
Samuel p Norris, an aged carpenter
of Oakland, was ground to pieces by
railroad train.near Emeryville. How the
accident happened is not known.
The experiment Of raising reindeer in
Alaska has proved failure.
The coroner's jury formed to fix re-
sponsibility for the disaster which
,a,saa tha lnss af 0n livae af 0a, FRAN
,isco by the falling Of a roof on Thanks
lay where crowd had congrsgated to
witness football game, returned
verdict that the victims themselves
were to blame, AS they had warning
hat the roof was insecure.
The superintendent Of the Alameda
county schools has inaugurated u novel
method of cutting down expenses. In
stead of hiring II teacher for an out
living thinly settled district he hires a
wagon to get the children and brings
them to another school, thereby saving
500 year OH each pupil.
Robert Lomax died recently at his
home north of Petaluma at the age of
NS wears. LoiuuA leu tuc iuiu ukoihSt
the Mormons at Nauvoo, ILL.,, in 1874.
The raid was organized at Watersaw,
and from there the raiders marched to
Carthage, the county seat Of Hancock
county. Prophet Joseph Smith was
killed as he stood by well in front of
the courthouse and his Mormon follow
prs were put to route.
The steamer Hather, a south coast
merchant vessel, was fired Oh by ,evo-
lutionists while trying to make land.
ing ut Buena Ventura, Colombia. Revo-
lutionists sent solid shot across the
yessel's bow. compelling her to stop.
Word was then sent for the vessel TO
but 10 sea, which she did.
William II. Coombs Of Napa. died a
few days ago.
Judge g. w. Wright. a distinguished
citizen of Arizona died at Tucson few
days ago aged 50 years.
Walter Hirschfield. manager OF
patent medicine company at San Fran.
cisco committed suicide recently by
shooting. He was prompted to do the
deed by the heavy emdezzlement OF
trusted clerk.