Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-01-24
NEWS OF THE WORLD NEW Of THE COAST
ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM
THE WEEKS DISPATCHES.
yersity - Little Hoy Eats Lye-
Hydropiobia Amorg Yukon Dogs
Gold Find ON Vancouver Island.

w. u. Adams, after u brief illness
died at Ventura of pneumonia and
brain fever. The deceased was the
pioneer oil operator of Ventura county.
J. NJ. Wilcoxon died recently at San
Luis Obispo Of pneumonia. He was a
prominent attorney of that section.
The wo-yoar-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Georgia, who reside on small
place near the county iarm, Santa Rosa,
secured IA can of concentrated lye and
attempted 20 eat it. A physician was
Immediately summoned. and, although
the child is terribly burned about the
mouth, he will probably recover.
The stock raisers of the San joaquin
valley met recently ut Visaia and
formed cattlemens protective associ-
alton. The purpose of the association
IS for the betterment of stock raisers
all over the valley. IL is expected that
much good will be accomplished by
such IN association.
Rural free delivery will be established
IN California ON February /. as follows:
Escondido, San Diego county, w. H.
Smith. carrier; Postof1ice at San Pas
4ual discontinued; Fullerton, Orange
county, A. A. Pendergast, carrier.
Ge rye w. Barger. an old resident of
Santa Barbara, attempted suicide by
firing bullet from a pistol which he
held in his mouth. The bullet came
out TO the left of the spinal column. His
chances of recovery are small. He was
formerly in a fiourishing financial con-
dition, but during the past few years he
has met with many reyerses.
4. L. Baker, Il carpenter of Fowler,
was waylaid at half mile north of
Selma by two footpads, who beat him
till he became unconscious and robbed
him of 5000 The assailants have not
yet been arrested Baker was in a
dazed condition, but recovered consci-
ousness.
Statements from the nine savings
banks of san Francisco show net gain
Of deposits during the past four months
OF s. l,099, ,5O7.
The steamer Hongkong Maru arrived
ut san Francisco from Oriental ports
ole dry last week While off the Jap
anese eoast the steamer picked up eight
Japanese sailors who were floating
around ON raft and almost dead from
exposure Their vessel had been
wrecked.
Another big stir has been created at
the Stanford university by the resig-
nations of Professors Howard, Hudson,
Little and Spencer, all prominent edu-
Gators. DIR. Howard resigned, or was
forced to resign. through "a speech he
made upholding the course of DIR. Ross,
which caused President Jordon to cen
sure him. Howard refused 10 be de-
nied the privilege of expressing his
views and resigned. As the others are of
the same opinions as Howard their re-
signations followed, for they considered
they could not with self respect retain
their places There is intense feeling
among the students.
Tr. T. w. Leland has been appointed
coroner of san Francisco to fill the va.
eaney caused by the death of DIR. Cole.
Last week John o. Rogers. Populist,
WAS inaugurated governor of the state
Of Washington for the second term.
The wholesale groeers of Portland
have lost their case against the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation company
wherein they claimed the defen-
dant was discriminating against them
in favor OF San Francisco merchants in
Il. 80 .,.xl.f
Albert Box, resident of Sonoma
county, since 1852, is dead.
Mrs Docea Ann Tyner, wife of Aaron
Tyner, died at Hanford. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tyner were among the Old settlers in
the state, having arrived in California
in 1859 and located i'll Stockton, where
they were married.
The board of supervisors of Sonoma
county has warded the contract for the
repairs needed on the big bridge across
Russian river at Geyseryille, which was
seriously damaged by recent storms.
The contract was awarded to IA San
Francisco company and the price il
$3.50. The work consists of the i'm
mediate repair of the 10. foot break in
the trustle; the construction of IA new
l2O- DOT combination span and pier.
therefor; tie removal and re-trection
of The 60.foot span at the west end OF
the p esent l20 foot span and the neces
sary piers therefor, etc.
Victoria, b. c., is enjoying gold
mining boom occasioned by the discov-
cry of ore bearing quartz on the beach
of the island.
Hydrophobia has broken out among
the dogs of the Yukon Great uneasi.
ness is felt for feai the disease will
spread. for should it do SO there will be
a serious tie-up in traffic rs dogs are
the only present means of transporta-
ton.
Martin Costello's l2-year.old son,
while hunting. was shot Mt Fairbank,
Ariz. The little fellow had been out
with boy friends and was standing with
rifle against his breast, when it was
disc harged, sending the bullet through
his body, and killing him instantly.
The father of the boy is well.known
stock and mining man, and the wealth.
lest man in Cochise country.
A rural free delivery will be estab-
lished at Halsey, Linn county, Or,
February 10.