Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-08-02
NEWS OF THE COAST
Short Items OF Interest.
A Contractor Dies From n Spider Bite
A Hunter Kills His mpanion--Bie
Potato Yield In the san Joaquin--Red.
ding Has IA Good Size Fire.

1t is stated that the honey crop oi
Kern county is light.
Grain in Tnlare county proves to have
been badly damaged by rust.
Glenn county is to have an old-fash.
ioned agricultural fair without horse
racing.
Apricot pits in Santa Clara county
are said to be worth IS ton.
Kern county fruit growers get 51s
cents a pound for their dried apricots
i'll bulk.
Many contracts have been made in
Sonoma county to sell the hop croI
of 1900 at 10 cents "A pound
G. ". Goodchild. for many years one
of the leading attorneys of San Lnls
Obispo, died few days ago.
Elias Marin, fireman ON the steam
er Corona, was drowned while bathing
at Avila, near Port Hartford. He got
caught in the undertow and before hell
could reach him was carried under the
water. Two of his companions, James
Cotter and Andrew Orrego, both en-
ployes of the steamer, nearly lost their
lives in heroic attempt to rescue him.
A bank IL feet high at the new dam
of the Standard Electric company
in Amador cayed few days age
just before the men quit work.
John Biasch was caught under tons Of
dirt aud badly mangled. He was dug
out as soon a. possible, but the unfor-
tunale man died.
A. L. Harris, physician of Salinas,
committed suicide there some days ago
by taking morphine.
Florencio l.. Gaxiola. IA Mexican boy
of IL years old, was arrested at Los
Angeles recently, ON charge of rob
bng the Nogales postofiice of $4,000 in
cash. The money was stolen on the
night of March 81 Gaxiola has con
fessed his guilt
The greater part of the tenderloin dis.
trict of Redding was wiped out by fire
4 few days ago. Twelve houses were
destroyed. Owing TO a strong north
wind the whole town appeared doomed
for few minutes. The loss is about
$40, 100; insurance $500.
Judge w d. Hughes of San Diego,
Cal, is criticallyill at ;he Garfield hos
pital. IN Washington.
James Dougherty, well known lum.
herman of San Jose, died recently after
a lingering illness of cancer. He leaves
an estate valued at $4,000
While hunting deer on Mount Diablo
Leste Mitchell shot and killed James
w. McCune Mitchell was shooting at
deer and MeCune stepped from be-
hind some bushes and was struck by
bullet
David f. Hawkins. 90 years Of age,
was caught in the machinery of a plan
ing mill in san Francisco and crushed
to death. Whether he was caught nc.
cidentally or took such means of COM
mitting suicide is not known lie was
a bookkeeper.
John Brannon met with horrible
accident at :he matte roasters at kes.
wick. Ii was his business To blast out
the matte heaps for the shovelers. He
had fixed Il plaster blast on top of one
of the hot heaps, two sticks of dyna-
mite being used. The blast went OIL
premalnrely, and the calcined matte
was thrown in his face. Both eyes
were put out and one of his lungs was
perforated, His injuries will probably
prove fatal.
A fire at Buckley, WASH, destroyed
four buildings and the greater portion
of their contents causing II loss $4,000
with little insurance
Albert Kelly, a pioneer of S0noma
county died at Petaluma after linger-
ing illness He came 10 Petaluma in
1868 aud has resided there ever since.
He leaves wife, son and IA daughter.
He was native of Vermont, aged
SO years.
More potatoes are being shipped out
of Stockton TO the eastern and southern
states at present than ever before III
the history of the city. Commission
men say that orders are being received
from everywhere, and particularly from
Texas, Arizona, Southern California
and Kansas. Ono of the reasons given
very cheap at present, commanding 30
cents sack ut wholesale delivered on
the river bank. They can be shipped
- nearly any point. even if the freight
rates are high, and delivered for very
reasonable price.
A board Of 10 freeholders to frame q
new city charter for Los Angeles was
elected at meeting recently. The
board will be allowed 80 days in which
to complete its work and submit u
charter to the council.
George Shurtz, member of the firm
of Shurtz & Dawson, well known con.
tractors of los Angeles, died III terri
bic agony at Fullerton recently. While
in an oulhouse he was bitten by IA seor-
pin or spider. He was taken to his
room in the hotel and doctor called.
Everything possible was done to save
him. but without avail. Shurtz was IN
charge OF the construction of the Ma.
sonic building.
George Hanlon, Que of the oldest and
wealthiest farmers OF Sacramento conn-
ty, was found dead in u corral ON his
ranch near Hangtown crossing Ii IS
presumed that he fell from wagon
while trying to rearrango load.