Sausalito News, Volume 26, Number 42, 15 October 1910 — COAST HAPS AND MISHAPS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

COAST HAPS AND MISHAPS OF THE WEEK

Recent Occurrences Along the Pacific Slope Related in Brief Items.

Paragraphs Selected With a View to Giving Busy Readers the News in a Nutshell.

Sacramento. — Dr. Gustav Lincoln Simmons, who had a record of 54 years active service as a practicing physician in this city, is dead.

Petaluma —Martin Poehlmann, one of the oldest pioneers of this city, last week celebrated his 91st birthday. In honor of the occasion a family reunion was held and at the gathering were represented four generations.

San Francisco.—Dr. Robert Thompson, indicted for the murder of Eva Swan and also under the statute forbidding the mutilation of a body has been arraigned before Judge Dunne. Upon motion of his attorneys he was given one week to prepare his plea.

Seattle.— Clarence D. Hillman, a townsite promoter, has been indicted by the Grand Jury for alleged fraud. Hillman is said to have bought loggedoff land worth a few dollars an acre, plated it into townsites and sold the land as lots, obtaining $500 or more an acre.

San Jose.—The regular annual show of the Santa Clara Poultry Association and the San Jose Kennel Club was held here last week. The show for this year was far in advance of any ever held in this valley, there being over 150 more entries in poultry and 56 more dog entries than ever before.

San Francisco.— Lieutenant-Colonel John Biddle and Major Wiliam Harts of the United States Engineers Corps, left here last week for Washington. They have completed an inspection of various reclamaton projects in the West. For the Government work now in progress Congress appropriated $20,000,000.

Elmhurst.—As the result of the sudden stoppage of the propeller through some accident to the engine, while Fung Joe Guey, the Chinese aviator, was making a practice flight at a height of 70 feet, the biplane crashed to the ground. Fung was uninjured, but two weeks will be required to repair the machine.

San Jose.—While flourishing a pistol at the broad-gauge depot, a strange Mexican, who gave his name as Sixto Castoineda, was arrested and is being held by the police who believe him to be Joe Condolers, wanted in Los Angeles for the murder of J. H. Felke on October 1. He answers the description perfectly and admit 3 that he came recently from San Diego.

■ Placerville.— Placerville will have an alcohol factory as the next enterprise. The factory will soon be established and give employment to several men. It is proposed to utilize sawdust and other by-products of the sawmills for the manufactre of alcohol. As there are a number of sawmills in the country and a large area of timber, the factory will be a permanent enterprise for Placerville.

San Francisco.— After an active business life crowned with success and with a multitude of honors conferred upon him by the Masonic order, of which he was one of the most distinguished members in the United States, W. Frank Pierce, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of California, F. and A. M., and Grand Generalissimo of tfce Grand Encampment of' Knights Templar of the United States, died at his residence in this city after a month's illness Yuba City.—A San Francisco man believed to be Ed Jacobs, used a rail on the Southern Pacific road between this city and Knights Landing for a pillow Sunday night and his head was cut in two pieces as a result. The Sacramento local passed over him, the engineer declaring that he did not see the man until it was too late. There was nothing on the body to positively identify the remains, but it is known he shipped some baggage from San Francisco to Knights Landing. Sacramento. — The Assembly last week adopted Preston's amendment increasing the tax on banks from a sixteenth of one per cent to one per cent, thus changing the amendment. It was to remedy this that the special session of the Legislature was called. It was the desire of the friends of the tax rate amendment to confine the change in that measure to the one suggested by the Governor in his proclamation, but the Assembly decided that the amendment was open to any changes it might desire to make. Stockton.—Announcement has been made by State Horticultural Commissioner J. W. Jeffrey that the State Fruit Growers' convention would be held in this city during the first ween in December. He requested that committees, composed of three citizens each, be appointed for reception, entertainment and publicity. The State is to prepare the programme and arrange for the features of the convention in relation to business. Secretary J M. Eddy of the Chamber of Commerce will forward data to the State Board to be embodied in the program.