Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-01-02

anniversary OF INC 1flau2ufttioli VI the
first state government of California was
celebrated at San Jose last week.
Albert Ladner was found dead along
The banks of Paso Robles creek near San
Luis Obispo He had been drowned in
attempting to ford the stream while it
was high during the recent storm.
A proposition to bond the city Of
Stockton for Sl00, 900 will be submitted
to the voters at an early date, and if the
wish of the council is carried out inl-
provements of most beneficial character
will be commenced before the new year
is many weeks old.
The city council of San Luis Obispo
has refused to sell bonds for $4,000 for
a sewer and water system. On Deeem.
Der II eastern capitalists offered a pre-
MUM of 81 800 for the bonds, but owing
to the war furry in New York secure
ties, bid for the bonds at par, which bid
was refused and the bonds remained
unsold.
Judge TraslS has sustained the validi-
ty of the election by which University
was annexed to Los Angeles The plain.
tiffs claimed that not one-fifth OF the
legal voters signed the petition to the
council asking that the election lie
called. The court held that the council
was alone able to decide this question
and that it could not properly come BE-.
fore the court.
There is law in California which re-
auires all persons bringing fruit trees
into the state to report the same to The
county horticultural commissioners
within q hours OF the arrival Of tho
trees. a failure TO make such report
is a misdemeanor and is punishable as
such.
The mesa lands along the coast IN the
LompGe vicinity are proving to be well
adapted TO the production Of sugar
beets. The crops are not large. iuf lhe
beeis are very sweet and the land Is
easily cultivated, so that the net profits
are likely TO be very satisfactory.
Spot seab on apples can be checked by
winter spraying with lime, salt and
sulphur wash, to be followed by the
Bordeaux mixture in the summer, just
as soon as the spot begins to appear
upon the leaves or frnit. There is no
particular difficulty about getting clean
apples if this spraying is carefully done
Green aphis is readily destroyed by
kerosene emulsion.
The six months truce between the
Northern Pacific and the Oregon Rail
road and Navigation company expires on
February 3. Promptly on its expiration
the Northern Pacific will resume active
building operations, while The Oregon
Railroad and Navigation company does
not seem anxious to resume the contest
for the Clear water territory. Tho prize
for which the transcontinental roads are
striving is the Oriental trade, and the
Northern Pacific Is endeavoring to oyer
come the handicap of the Great North
ern's alliance with the Oregon Railroad
aud Navigation company and the Japan
Steamship company by shortening its
line and reducing the grades. Il plans
to build a cutoff, leaving the main line
at Missoala, Mont. through the Bitter
Root mountains by way of Lola PISS,
down the middle fork of the Clearwater
TO the main stream. This would save
lG0 miles aud heavy grades BY build
ing down the Snake aud Columbia
rivers to Portland another 100 miles
would be saved The new Clearwater
branch extends up that river from the
mouth of the Potlatch, 63 miles bt ing
under contract, of which 30 milcs arr
now operated. The remaining b miles
will be ready on January 10.
1t is probsblo that the government
will send large number Of soldiers 10
the Cape Nome mining district to pre-
serve order.
Everything looks favorable near Po-
mona TO the best orange season IN sey-
eral years. Frost and wind can. OF
course. do much damage should there
be an undue quantity of either, bat
these are contingencies with charees
against them. Prices are about the
same as last year. More oranges are
shipped, and some say the market is
weaker, considerable fruit going on
After being missing for several weeks
.he bark Colusa has turned up a wreck
III the Alaska coast The crew reached
shore in safety bat suffered terrible
Severe Ia ,thquakcs In the south.
Christmas morning was ushered in
or Southern California by one of the
everest earthquakes, considering the
,xtent of the affected territory, ever
elt in this part of the country. Not
,nly Los Angeles but other southern
'ounties were shaken, the tembor reach
ng to San Diego, and it is believed even
lown into Lower California. San Ja-
,into and Hemet, in Riverside county,
we're the center of the greatest disturb
anccs, the county hospital Icing wrecked
Hd business blocks OF wood and brick
being shattered. At the little Indian
village of saboba, where the natives
we're cclebrating Christmas, six squaws
were killed instantly by falling ahode
walls, while oight either Indians were 50
injured that they are not ex-
tectea to live. From a reliable source
i is learned that hole opened in the
sides Of Che san Jaento mountain, above
Castillo canyon. that is four feet across,
while there arc dozen or more iissures
some dozens of rods long extending
from It, T4aty distant shocks have