Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-04-03
Pacific Coast Items
Fresh Little Bits Of News Of
the Past Week.
Stabbed With Hatpin Thieves
Strip Church Large Imp0rta-
tion OF Russians Boy Hunter
Killed.

Redding is to have q new high school
/ 10 cost $4,000.
Mr.. aud Mrs Bert Horton of Oregon,
/ who went to Alaska wear ago on their
bridal trip. were murdered by Indians.
Several Swasles are in jail at Skagway
charged with the crime.
Bob Williamson. a prominent farmer
rnd one of the oldest residents of the
Pajara valley, died suddenly while on a
hunting trip in the southern part of
/ Monterey valley.
Dr. J. l.. Tam one of the unique char.
aeters Of the Klondike. was found dead
in Seattle hotel few days ago.
II has been stated by railroad officials
/ that emigration from eastern states &c
4 Washington will exceed 10000 people
this wear.
The Mineral Paint Company of Car
son City. Ney., are making a carload oi
heir superior graphite punt to ship io
I san Diego, II Is coming into general
Use throughout California.
Rfleit Collins. a aesl cIaie iiief was
arrested at san tuncisco a few days
ago. lie is accused of many crimes,
The most prominent of which is rob
bug Seattle bank couple of weeks
ago
Ehen J.. icc, n musician. was found
guilty of L. =. III the first degree At
Tacoma. He shot and killed his wife
there recently without any cause. He
will receive the death sentence.
The flower festival ut Saratoga last
week was IA grand success. The pro.
maters have decided 10 hold a festival
every year hereafter.
The French cruiser Protet is in san
/ Francisco bay. The Protet belongs 10
the Oriental squadron, but is visiting
| The coast.
Rev. Charles +. Loop, one of the pio.
neef. of santa Clara county, died at
Pomona a few days ago. He was a
prominent olive grower.
Joe Lial, caterer cf Salinas, was
stabbed in the leg with hafpin by his
woman companion and is in q danger
1us condition Ii is asserted hat Iial
was going with another woman and ais
companion objected \ quarrel ensued
aud she defended herself with n large
steel hatpin. The pin penerra' "a the
arterial vein and l.ial nearly bled TO
death, but will probably recover.
\ meeting of rancher- in Los Ala
mitos sugar factory territory recently,
strong protest was made against the
colonization of that section BY thons-
ands Of Russians whom an endeayor is
being made to bring from Canada.
Cheap labor for the production of sugar
beets j. claimed Ia be the object. Last
year he importation OF China labor
Al, threatened.
Lester, SON of :. L. Tullv. living near
Los Banos, WAS accidental .hnt by his
brother. He had just returned FROM u
hunting trip and gave the shotgun to
his brother 10 take into the house.
When about 10 yards distant his brol her
started t. examine the gun to see if it
was loaded. when 1t was discharged and
nearly the entire charge entered his
brothers back.
The body found in the channel near
Stockton under suspicious circumstances
on the 10th inst was identified by a
brother rs that of John Herrin of Alta
mont, who was assaulted on Washing
ton : birthday by the brother of the girl
he was going with He became de-
spondemt, left his business and has been
missing ever since.
\ fire occurred ON the Corrigan ranch,
rehama county last week in which
William Cannon was burned to death
and his brother, Walter, very seriously
burned.
| Judge Smith decided the ease of G.
| w. PeclSham against the city of Wat
,onyile in favor of the defendant. The
plaintiff sought To have n sewer contract
annuiled ON the ground that the city
trustees failed to award contract to
the lowest responsible bidder Judge
smith held that the contract was
awarded under the municipal act. and
not under the Nrooman act, and that
therefore the trustees had the right to
award the contract to whomever they
considered most responsible.
q. w. Toombs. died at Modesto. a
( few days ago. after lingering illness
t He was "A native of New York. aged 60
years He had been supervisor in Mo
desto county for IA years. and for II
years was chairman of the board. From
1870 TO 1850 he was county treasurer.
| He was pioneer of 1917, having come
California with Stovenson's regiment.
He was also Il veteran of the Mexican
var.
The new cyanide plant at Hedges,
san Diego county, was set IN operation
few days ago. The plant has n ca
pacity of 3:.5 toms day, but the first Of
June will he Increased to 1000 tons.
| The plant is the lagest of its kind ON the
coast.
james Il. Starr was arrested by
Sheriff Thorn in Galaveras county last
week charged with robbing the Milton
stag, soine DAYS before.
The Big Crock Power company has
commenced extending its line to Ben
Lumopd and Boulder creek, which will
be supplied with incandescent lights.