Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-04-26
NEWS OF THE COAST
Short Items Of Interest.
Two Men and q Woman Drowned
at San Ped A Minister Com.
mits Suicide A New Block for
Santa Rosa.

'
Westport, was accidentally killed while
carelessly handling shotgun.
Hypolite Dutard, for many years a
prominent commission merchant of San
| frgncisco died there few days ago
Bf Bright's disease.
The Red Bluff Electric Power COM
pany has incorporated at Red Bluff,
Cal. to furnish light and power; capl-
tai stock, $3.50, 900; subscribed. 1885,, 900.
The Peyton Chemical works have
bought a site near Martinez, Cal.-350
acres of uplands and 1853 acres of marsh
lands-for $50. 900. In addition to man-
ufaeturing chemicals and smokeless pow
der, dynamite will also be made.
George II. Scripps, well-known
journalist died at his home near San
Diego some days ago.
An appraisment of the estate of David
| L Knight of Marysville, places its value
ut sl5O,0 900.
he largest artesian well yet bored by
the Stockton Water company is about
to be begun at its plant just east of
| Stockton.
The old school house at Esterbv, near
Fresno, is to be torn down and $1,000
house erected in its stead
A new brick block is to be erected in
Santa Rosa OH the corner of Third aud
b streets which will cost in the neigh.
borhood of $4,000. The building will
be S0xl00 feet and will form two large
and commodious stores. Ii will be one
story i'll height according to the specifi-
cations. Another story may be added
at later date.
Pasadena is to have plenty of water
this summer. Recent development by
the West Side company has taken the
form of exte,sion of its tunnels, and
the results , aimed are said to have
been remarkably gratifying.
Henry J Ward, native of New
York and a pioneer of 10, died at San
jose some ilays ago. aged 81. He form
erly conducted hotel at Tiburon and
also al Cloverdale. In the fifies he con-
Quoted the Central house on the stage
road between Marysville and Oroyille.
He served Que or two terms rs tax AS
SCISSOR of Alpine county.
Samuel w HaclSett, a we'll known
citizen Of Aeampo. San joaquin county,
took poison and died while in Jail for
raising a disturbance.
The legislature of British Columbia
has been dissolved by the government
and new election ordered on or about
June g
The Carson valley Creamery is
model Institution of its kind. and
through II system of co-operation is i'll a
fonrishing condition.
Samuel b. Terrill, the Young attorney
convicted of forgery in a fictitious note
and mortgage, was sentenced to four
years Imprisonment in San Quentin
by Judge Lorigan at San Jose. He
took his sentence calmly and will go
to the supreme court. There are four
charges still pending against him.
Five Oriental steamers due at Vic
toria. b. C., within three weeks are
bringing more than 1000 Japanese I'M
ftl2IjiliN VIII -h'N itiNt ulltItN luHd-
ed during the last 30 days.
Two men. Peter larsen and Joseph
Madsen. and woman of the town.
known as "Cast Iron Kate" We're
drowned near the hell huov at the en-
trance to san Pedro harbor The
bodies have not been recovered They
were seen in Il small boat under the III
fuence of liquor. and later the boat
was seen overturned aud the occupants
struggling III the water. The two men
We're sailors.
Rev. DIR. Joseph Hemphill, who lived
on a farm near Santa Barbara. COM
mitted suicide nv shooting No mo-
five is known for the act and it is sup
posed that he was Temporarily insane
He leaves IA wife and five small chill
dren.
\ British cruiser recently reported
having passed number of bodies feat-
inc outside of San Francisco bay Ow-
inc to rough sen no attemp. was made
to ret them. II is not known where the
bcdies came from.
Henry II Pitcher cashier and man
aeer of the bank of IivermOre and one
of the trustees of the Narnev estate.
committed suicide ~ his home in LIVER
moro, Monday His sniede was due To
troubles over money matters
Frank Sahchi grand trustee of the
Native Sons of the Golden West. died
at Los Angeles few ago.
Colonel Bernard Peyton has resigned
his position as superintendent of the
powder works mt Santa Cruz. He had
been connected with the works for 33
years.
The sugar men of Solano county are
In high glee. The copions showers of
last week have insured tremendous
crop of sugar-beets in the county. f.
J. Sammons, foreman of the Golden
Gate Beet-Sugar Plantation company,
reports his plantation in fourishing
condition. The output of this company
will not be less than $4,000 tons. which
is already contracted for at 81 30 ton
Massy Thomfs one of the earliest set
tiers of the Santa Clara valley, died a
few davs aoo