Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-16
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Reno, New, has abandoned all ides of
holding a State Fair this fall.
The Santa Barbara County Fair will
open on October 10Th, and continue three
days.
E. F. H. Foster, an English artist,
killed himself near Shasta last week, by
precipitating himself over the falls at Swift
| creek.
There is considerable talk in Shasta to
the effect that a bridge will be built by the
| county across the Sacramento at tie mouth
of Middle creek.
The Gridley Butte county, Herald tells
of farmer in that neighborhood who bar.
vested 5.043 bushels OF club wheat from
100 acres of land.
A tremendous storm burst over Frisco,
0. T., Friday, doing much damage. The
water stood four feet deep in the office of
the Utah Central Railroad.
The population of Alpine county is SO
small that the cost Of county government
is too burdensome, and She people, it is
said. propose to surrender the county
organization.
The Greenville (Plumas county, Bulletin
says there are numerous tracts OF land in
that county on which cranberries would
thrive aplendidly, and urges farmers to try
the experiment.
A number of dogs were found in the
streets of San Rafael on Tuesday morning,
dead from poison, and several also in Ross
valley. A reward Of 500 is offered for the
detection Of the poisonsr.
L. Meyer Co., dry goods merchants OF
pursoF nd =
assignment for the bsnstit of their cred
itors. Their liabilities are placed at SlOO..
600, held mostly in San Francisco.
Eight fine jacks and jennies, belonging to
B. c. Epperson, of Bssr valley, Colusa
county, have died witain the past two
weeks from the effects of poison adminis-
tered to them by some unknown person. .
A tsrantula fight was one of the interest.
ing events the other day at a Los Angeles
saloon. First, a scorpion and tarantula
were pitted, the latter killing the former,
but losing a leg in the contest. The wind.
up was between the victor and a large
black tarantula, IL which the latter killed
the former.
Luther Locke, a son of DE-. Locke, of
Lockeford, San Joaquin county, was
atabbed Sunday evening at that place by
man named White. The wound is four
inches in length and above the hip-bone.
White visited the Locke residence, and
when ordered away he made the attack.
White is in jail.
A Mormon at Salt Lake, Utah, is re.
ported as saying, since the election, that
the teachers of that section, in the various
wards, have received instructions to urge
polygsmy without restraint upon the
brethren, as the leaders consider that
there is nothing specially binding on them
in the Edmunds law.
A number of Dixon capitalists are organ.
izing company to buy Mexican grant of
so, 900 acres, situated about 40 miles from
Mazatlan. It is said to be q very fertile
tract, capable of producing all kinds of
grain and frait. The company will be
composed of sixteen gentlemen, eleven of
whom have already signifed their intention
of taking stock.
A farm hand named Matthew Colds.
worthy, working on FL. S. Sargents place
near Lockeford, San Joaquin county, was
seriously but not fatally hurt Monday af-
teruoon. Goldsworthy was leading a newly
shod colt, when the animal reared and
struck him on the top of the head with his
forefeet. The heel of the horses shoe
crushed in the skull.
The citizens OF Santa Fe county, n M,
are TO vote on proposition to issue $780,
900 of county bonds to the Texas, Santa
Fe and Southern Railroad Company to as.
sist in the construction of road from the
northern boundary Of Santa Fe county, on
the west side of the Rio Grande, through
the city of Santa Fe TO the Galisteo creek,
at or near the town of Cerillos.
J. a. Filsher, = Auburn, has ger xso
the Central Pacific Railroad COlngSIy szsfae
specimens of corn and peaches which have
been raised under a new theory regarding
cultivation. This theory, which, it is said,
is gaining ground, is that the lack of water
can be compensated by frequent turning
up of the soil, This has been done in the
garden of Mr.. Filoher, and he shows as a
result some of the largest and finest peaches
to be seen anywhere, which are gathered
from three year. old trees that yield eight
boxes to the tree. The corn produced is
raised from seed planted since the last
rains, and it has not been irrigated or
watered. There is very large extent OF
country among the foothills where the
very best quality of fruit can be raised,
that will be much benefited if this theory
regarding the upturning of the soil proves
as successful as it has in the case men,
toned. A large lot. of fine peaches have
been sent down from Newcastle.