Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-28
COAST AND STATE.


An unusual amount of sickness prevails
at Mariposa and in its vicinity, says the
Gazette.
The people of Red Bluff are determined
to carry out the plan to have large free
library there.
The outlook for earth growth in San
Diego county, says the Union, could
scarcely be better.
The investigation made by the experts
disclosed no serious errors in the books of
the Santa Cruz county officers.
The Stockton Herald says that it would
be as reasonable TO look for green crops on
Law as for any on the west side OF
the 81 Joaquin this year.
The ice on Goose Lake. Oregon, is re-
ported TO be from eighteen inches TO three
feet thick. Il is rough, being covered
with snow from one to three inches deep.
Near Redding last week California lion
invaded the barn-yard Of w. Bailey, and
killed 81 fat sheep. Bailey hunted for
Mr.. Lion, and its hide now adorns the barn
door.
The new colony settlers for the Cerritos
Rancho, Los Angeles county, arrived at
l1OS <AISSASS N0tutN4esJs A4ultlOSA SSiiiC
65 souls, and come mostly from the middle
States.
The second annual Citrus Fair at San
Diego county will be held at Horticultural
Hall, National City, under the auspices of
National Ranch Grange, on Wednesday
and Thursday. March 18th and 10Th.
TIE following notice was last week
posted up in the postoffice at Pleasant
Grove, Utah: ITO all who read this know
that N. P Larson, married Anna Christen-
sen, January 3 1882, for his second wife,
bat has denied it to others, and does SO
still, but it is nevertheless true"
The dried fruit produced from seven
scres of land near Vacaville was sold to
San Francisco merchant for the snug sum
of 81 500 The same merchant paid an
other grower 81, 700 for the product of five
acres, and another leading firm bought the
dried fruit raised on seven acres for 81, 200.
This doesn't look as though the fruit inter
est would decline with the planting Of adj
ditional orchards. [Solano Republican.
At Fresno the other day this singular
accident occurred Rolling up e piece of
paper into a conical shaped form, friend
sitting behind young lady commenced
ticking her ear. Thinking that an insect
had alighted in her ear, the young LADY
made quick attempt to remove it with
her hand, and in doing so drove the pointed
roll of paper into the ear with force sufi.
cient to perforate the tympanum and in.
fiict wound that may seriously impair the
| hearing.
W. A. Scott owns COW that is supposed
| TO be the result of cross between a COW
and deer. The mother of this half breed
ranged on the ridge between here and
| Waushs ferry, and for years the same
ground was the haunt of lordly old buck
that has been seen and fred at many times.
| The half-breed alluded to is of small stat
ure, with head, nose, legs and feet greatly
resembling deer. She is famous mixer.
and Airs. Scott makes nine pounds OF but
| ter per week from the cream taken from
her milk. [Sha ta Courier
A witness for the prosecution in the train
wreckers' trial by the name of Pease, who
settled himself near Canada Hill, in this
county, for the winter, was brought out
this last week by The officers with great
difficulty. Parties at Damascus, accus.
toned to travelling on snow shoes, were
deputized to go in after him They carried
an extra pair of runners with them for the
witness to come out on. II happened,
however, that the latter could not navigate
the long and slippery foot gear, and was
compelled to wade, wallow, and fight his
way out through from three to five feet of
snow, distance Of ten or fifteen miles, in
a manner that can better be imagined than
described. II Placer Herald, February % h.