Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-07-12

are at least IS of the passengers OF the
ear now in the various hospitals and
under the care Of their own physiciAns
II WAS one of the most appalling %
cidents that has ever occurred in thts
city, and it came at q time when it wal
least expected. Here were happy pe0
Pile, residents Of nearby towns Of Edi,
son. Lakevisw, Pxrkland. Lake Park
and other places. coming to Taooms full
of joy aud patriotism to spend thf
Fourth Of July. Their journey wal
nearly ut All end when death iAtervened
and in most frightful manner.
Shipments Of souvenir pears to Eng.
land have begun.
4 disastrous grain fire has destroyed
nearly 1000 acres Of wheat in Glenn
county. The damage is estimated ~
<s0,ooo partially insured.
There isa great sale Of fruit -pittina
machines thus year, caused by the scar
city of labor The work il not SO good
as hand work, but the fruit is saved.
There will be \ citrus fair held in Tq.
lare during the last week in November
next, when that county will show wha,
it can do in the way of early oranges.
The drought which has so greatly IN.
jured the wheat crop Of the Dakotas has
extended west into Montana. where
ranges and unirrigated crops have suf.
fered severely.
The Miller & Lux company is giving
one free irrigation to farmers under the
oompanv's canal at Los Ranos who lost
their crop by rust. The land has bean
replanted TO corn.
Some sales of wool have been made
in Mendocino and Sonoma counties ~
from 10 TO II cents u pound. Growers
do not like to accept these prices. bnI
some have been compelled to.
Farmers in the Orange county peat
{ lands are making preparations for big
celery crop the coming season. and from
all accounts the acreage will he almost
double that of last year.
The Washington pure food law Ia
just now being enforced with q good
deal of yigor. Adulterations of olive
oil aud jellies are found in the most
numerous aud saeh conviction costs the
victim $50 fine. besides costs,
Sixty carloads Of lemons were ship.
ped from San Diego in recent week
which was the largest quantity ever
shipped in the same length of time. and
is not likely 10 he equaled again for at
least year.
\ number OF farmers near Monterey
have engaged in mustard growing this
season. and crop of about 80 tons Ii
expected IN that vicinity. Mustard
was formerly AN important crop in
Monterey county, but has been neglect.
ed Of late years,
There is a vasr quantity Of fruit be.
Ing shipped from rulare county at rhs
present ti,... rhr Earl Fruit company
has large fuire ~ its packing honse il
Visalia busy handling Tragedy prunes,
prunes simoni apricots. pears and 4
variety of plums. The same yarieries
of fruit are being shipped in large quan.
fies from the Downing warehouse. The
prices received have been very satisfac.
tory so far.
Apricot pits appear to sell well. They
are worth about 81 per ton for fuel,
but are being purchased for other use,
~ from 81 50 to ~ per tom They mus,
De- spread aud allowed To dry, when
they are ready for market. They are
used in the production OF prussic acid.
"almond OIL" aud doubtless other
things. Last year they were shipped
In their natural state. but this year
some packers are extracting the kern els
for shipment.
grove In completed. except for u few dr
tails in the interior decorations, and
will be formally opened on July s. j,
is designed to meet the needs Of the
various conventions that are held in
that city during the summer months,
and will be used chiefly as IA convention
and concert hall. II has seating c.s.
paoity of sOO0.
Mrs. Cruz Rillegas, Mexican wo.
man who claimed to be i2S years old,
died in Vlsalia recently. She leaves
two daughters, Mrs. RsfAlia Barbona
and Mrs. Carmel Feliz, aged 20 years
and So years respectively.
Major G. w. Kyle, chief clerk of the
last assembly. has been appointed to the
position of overseer at Folsom prison,
vice J. T.. Baker. resigned.
Charles Leroy. AN oil operator Of
Southern California. shot and killed
himself near Chicago some days ago.
while going on an eastern trip.
Miss Agnes Roycroft, doughter Of
Mrs. J. $. Royersft, u wealthy resident
of Anderson, Shasta county, was al
most instantly killed few days ago
She was riding with her mother and
Mrs. p. Corrigan of Cottonwood. Tn,
horse ran away and all three were
thrown out. None escaped injury, bu
Miss Roycfoft's were Of such . mature
that che expired IN shsgt tiDs,