Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-29
COAST AND STATE.

is S345. $50.
Japanese persimmons flourish in Scott's
valley, Lake county.
The public schools of Salinas close for
the term On the ID Of December.
A number of colored men and women of
Red Bluff have petitioned for the organi.
zation OF Lodge of Good Templars.
The San Benito County Agricultural So
ciety is about to disband, offering to sell
the race track and grounds at $75 per acre.
A number of whales are seen nearly
every day spouting in the ocean about half
2, mile from shore, opposite Eagle Glen,
Santa Cruz.
,Ine County Treasurer of Sonoma will
advertise for sale the six per cent. bonds
OF oonoma county remaining unsold on JAM
uary l, 1889.
AN immense amount of land is being
plowed and seeded in Big Valley and other
places during this spell Of beautiful weath-
er, says the Lakeport Bee.
]. 7. Jones of the Sonoma Inder has dis.
posed of his interest in that journal to his
brother and partner, A. A. Jones. who
now becomes sole proprietor.
There is large quantity of material. in.
cluding some 500 cords of tan bark, re-
naming at Northport fos shipment next
season. Mendocino Beacon.
E. G.. Lenfest, foreman of the Navarro
mill, informs us that the past season about
30, 900 ties had been foated down the Ma
varr Driver some six miles for shipment at
it's mouth Mendocino Beacon.
A grand ball was given at Wadsworth
last week for the benefit OF blind engin-
eer. The dance melted him S75, and the
G. P. engineers increased the benefit fund
by subscribing sl35 more to it.
The Trustees of the Santa Cruz Library,
an institution containing over 1000 vol
umes, has submitted to the Odd Fellows
Library proposition to consolidate the
two under the management of the last
named organization.
Those who have the conveniences should
plant out small strawberry bed this fall.
You will be glrprised TO find how little
labor and expense will furnish you with all
the strawberries your family can possibly
consume. e.-[ [Lakeport Bee.
Winter promises to sustsin the unusual
character won by preceding seasons this
yesr. A snow storm in November is un.
usual in this valley, ye. Wednesday fcre-
noon gave us a fall of about three inches
just enough for snowballing and to encour-
age chilblains. - q kiah Press.
The orange crop ae Newcastle, Placer
county, is now being picked, and several
boxes have been sent to the Sacramento
found adapted to the growth of the orange,
and there is quite number OF young groves
coming into bearing this year.
We are informed of the sale, to the Cen.
trail Pacific Railroad Company, of the iron
mine situated On the ranch of A. j. Lam
caster, in Salt Point township The ore is
red hematite, aud is said to promise ex-
ceedingiy well. This is valuable acqui-
sition to the company -lSanta Rosa DEM
ocrat.
Goodness gracious Which of the events
about kimball is the San Diego Ne,cs sorry
about, as related by itself in this item
"Our Sixth street neighbor says that
Frank A. Kimball Is sick, and had been
threatened with apoplexy, but adds that
he is recovering. We are sorry to hear
Of it."
A party of Chinese started from Shasta
-IOJoosy lOA SOfUSl Nlll, 10 DUY
some mines near that place. They were
the command Of General Popeioy. As vet
no returns have been received from the
seat of war, bat fight is expected [Peo-
PIES Cause.
The Lakeport Bee Dsp;0e,at lake
county, stated that certain o. the Upper
Lake ladies indulge IN cigarette smoking.
whereat the ladies are mad, and the ed
itor replies to their plant that he only re-
printed what one of their own local report
ers stated, and that they must hunt out the
scribe and stamp on him III the vigor of
their wrath.
The Nevada county Narrow Gauge Com
pany has received one of the new style
track walkers, called railroad veloci-
pedes, which are convenient for track in
spection. The machine is propelled by
foot power, the same as velccipede, and
has two wheels running on one rail and one
wheel on the opposite rail, connected with
an extending arm.
Adyices from all parts of Sonoma county
are to the effect that larger area Will be
sown to grain this year than usual. Potato
digging is in progress the crop is smaller
this year than last, but prices are better.
All farm produce is bringing better prices
than for some ten years past. Dairymen
are increasing their stock, and this inter-
est, already large. bids fair 90 increase this
season.-[Democrat.
Henry Winkle, who has wine cellar
two and half miles from Sonoma, owns
ll0 acresI of land, of whi1h 95 acres is
The phylloxera has invaded his
domains. and he is grnbbing up twenty
acres to stop the destruction. A. c. Hau-
bert, who also has a fine place, is roofing
out vines threatened with destruction.
There is a pile of many cords OF grape roots
at Wrinkles distillery, used for fuel
Santa Rosa Republican.
Rev. L. Waugh, who has just returned
from trip TO Mendocino county, says the
Indians in that county poison large guam
titles of fish. They use weed that grows
like clover, in bunches, and is abundant in
that county. They bruise the weed and
then fasten quantity of it IN the current
at the head of a hole Of deep water. The
fish become crazy from It's effects and die
1t kills everything in the hole where it is
placed, from the largest down TO the small
est minnow. The Indians in this way
gather fish by the basketful. Petaluma
Courier.
Apples are now selling at two cents per
pound, and yet some producers are dis
posed to cut out their orchards because
they don't pay. Who was it that we
used to read about in our school days who
prayed to the gods that his sheep might
yield their wool all nicely woven into bolts
of cloth, and thus save him the trouble of
shearing and weaving? Aud who, after
this modest prayer was granted, still was
not satisfied, but prayed that the gods
would have the cloth made up into fine
suits of clothes, with gold watches and
twenty dollar pieces in the pockets p
[Lakeport Bee Democrat.
A number of Martinez boys were out on
Thursday last for a hunt in the Pacheco
creek marshes, and one OF them, Grant
about l6 years OF age, was shot
through the right thigh by the accidental
discharge OF his gun, which he was drawing
towards him by the muzzle, to prevent it's
becoming wet in the bottom of the boat.
The direction of the charge was between
his legs. and it cut fright tful gash through
the inner muscles of the thigh, completely
severing the larger one and some of the
heavy tendons and ligaments, making an
ugly wound several inches broad, but the
bone and principal artery Of the limb were
fortunately untouched.
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