Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-04-11

all compounds must nave tne lnefe-
dents designated on the labels. Re-
tailers are authorized to demand from
wholesalers a guarantee of the purity of
each article. The possession of this
guarantee will protect the retailer, and
the wholesaler will be prosecuted If the
goods are demonstrated by analysis to
be unfit for consumption.
Edgar Mcweaver of Los Angeles will
spend the next four years at Whittier
reformatory for having forged the name
of his mother 10 check for Sl75. With
the money thus acquired he started for
Newtonvills. Mass, to visit girl with
whom he Is in love, but was overhauled
at Albuquerque and returned to Los
Angeles.
James 8. Porteous of West Point,
near Mokelumne Hill. CAL, shot and
instantly killed Piute Indian known
as johnny" Porteous and his son.
who was carrying a rifle, were on their
way TO town, when they were overtaken
by the Indian, who fred twice at Por-
teous, but missed. Porteous then seized
the rifle from his son and shot the In.
dian. The Indian had a grudge against
Porteous because that morning he had
told the Piute not to cut any more wood
on land owned by Porteous. The In
dian was a desperate character. and it
is known he had killed two Indians.
Joseph Fl. Oordes of Elmhurst. Ala
media county, fatally shot two men and
seriously wounded third in Joseph
Andsrson's saloon ut $50 Pacific street,
San Francisco The shots were in.
tended for Kitty Eisel, Cordes' former
mistress, but missed her each time and
struck three sailors named John Carl
son, Peter Sjorgren and A. j. Shanley.
Carlson is dead. After arrest Cordes
made frantic effort to dash his brains
out against the steel sides of his cell.
Lloyd Spiro, three years old, while
playing with matches at Los Angeles,
ignited his clothing, and before assist
ance reached him his flesh was literally
cooked from head to foot. He died
next day without having regained con-
sciousness.
Harry Hotchkiss. the l6-year-old boy
who shot and killed his stepfather,
Edward Thomas, at Santa Monica, was
acquitted by jury at Los Angeles
The boy said that while he meant to
defend his mother from ill usage, he did
not intend to kill Thomas
+. d. Hager. sheriff of Modoc county,
CAL, while returning to his home at
Alturas, was trampled to death by a
team OF horsos. 1t is supposed that
while the officer got out OF his buggy
to open gate the team became fright.
ened and that he grasped the bits and
was thrown under the horses feet. He
was carried by two Pit Indians to Al
turas, where died next day.
Grace Morris. owner Of saloon al
7l5 Howard street, San Francisco,
while standing before the bar in hei
own place with crowd of men. took
a phial Of carbolic acid from her pocket
and. saying "Well. boys, here goes,
swallowed the poison. She died within
ten minutes after being taken TO the
Receiving hospital. Temporary de.
spondency Is given as the cause.
The w. @. r. u of Columbus, O.,
representing 1900 women, has. thrc ugh
its president, Mrs. Annie w. Clark,
addressed formal note TO the women
Of the Ohio Society Of California pro.
testing against the serving of wine al
the banquet which the society is to give
in honor of the presidential party at the
launching. of the battleship Ohio The
California Ohio society is about evenly
divided upon the question.
The supreme court of California gave
a decision by which Wells. Fargo & Co.
and other express corporations must
hereafter pay the war revenue tax on
all shipping receipts issued to patrons
Evidence Of brutal murder was dis.
covered by cattle.herders III the finding
OF the body OF Albert NJ. Anderson in
pulch near Winters, Cal. The body
lay some 10 feet from the road, at the
foot of "a bluff, over which it had been
thrown and then dragged TO hiding
place. The murdered mans skull had
been crushed in with some heavy
weapon. he left Winters for home at
10 o'clock one night recently, and that
was the last that was seen of Ander.
son alive. Two men, named Edward
Dichs aud George Gibson, were arrested
and charged with the murder. In the
cabin where the men were arrested was
found a hatohet which had blood stains
and human hair on it,
The booty of burglary was un.
earthed III sandbanh on the shor9 OF
Palouse river, near Colfax, CAL, by
Adam Weitz. The find consisted of IL
gold watches. Is gold rings aud Other
yaluables. They We're done up III
tobacco sacks and had evidently been
buried in the sand years ago. The
watches are badly damaged, some of
the works having been entirely rusted
out. Ths value Of the goods whom new
must have been about $1,000.
FIesno will be the only county III
California with separate display at tho
Buffalo exposition A carload of gem
eral products is now ready for ship.
ment, and 30 tons of raisins IN small
cartons will be distributed free at Buff
falo.
John Hills. laboring man, OF Rose
burg, Or. was struck by an outgoing
freight train north OF Rosburg ana was
killed. He was on his way to work ana
was walking on the track, but being
deaf, did not hear the alarm whistles.
Samuel N. Ferris, 33 years old, and
secretary of prominent mining COM
many. shot and killed himself at Baker