The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
THE PACIFIC COAST.
THE WILLAMETTE COLLEGE GETS
A $l6 600 LEGABY.
A Collision in the Bay at San Francisco
Fishermen Drowned-Heavy
Rains in the Northwest
-Newsy Items.

Yuba city is to have a planning MILL
Real estate prices are improving in
Santa Rosa.
Santa Ana's Flower Festival ended on
the 18th inst.
The next G. A. R. reunion will be held
at Red Bluff.
The salmon pack on the Columbia is
declared unsatisfactory.
D. l.. Hackett of the Napa Reporter, is
srill reported to be missing.
Susanville, Cal, experienced sharp
earthquake shock last week.
Four fishermen were drowned in the
Cascade Falls, Or, last week.
A Philadelphia firm will put up glace
1rult at Santa Cruz this season.
The terracOtta works at Elsinore are
daily turning out 5000 feet of pipe.
Work on the Monterey and Pacific
Grove Railway is to begin at once.
Woodland has organized Business
Mems Association and Board of Trade.
On the 2Sth inst, Benicia honored
Minister Miner with a public welcome.
In five years the Fresno raisin-growers
expect to harvest yearly 100000 boxes.
Her Majesty's ship Espiegel, sailed
last week from Victoria, B. c., for Homo
lulu.
San Bernardino county employs four
teen more school teachers this than last
year.
Tacoma is making great preparations
Tor the rowing matches, to come off this
month.
Elsinor claims to be Matching chickens
by aid of the hot water of the sulphur
springs.
David G. Harky was run over by
street car last week at San Jose, and died
the next day.
Seven men have been arrested for
tarring Gus Brannan, Swedish Lathario
OF San Pedro.
A lodgin-house and cottage adjoining,
were destroyed by fire, Ia San Bernar-
dino, the 30th inst.
j. B. Hailstone, engineer at the Agnews
insane asylum, dropped dead on the 2Sth
! from heart disease.
George Walty, Norwegian, committed
suicide few days ago at San Diego by
! blowing his brains out
Willamette College will get $4,000
legacy from the late Father Wilbur, a
noted Methodist missionary.
Two tramps broke into the station
house at Fountain, Col, killed the oper-
ator and robbed him Of s65.
H. L. Storey denies publicly that he
has sold his interest In the Coronado
Beach Hotel to the Spreckels.
Francisco Martino, cook at Gallup, N.
M, attacked his his employer last week
and was shot, probably fatally.
Rose Bennett has been sentenced to
twelve months imprisonment for killing
Frank Graves at Anaconda, M. T.
The Mount Shasta District Society will
hold fair in Yreka, commencing Octo-
Der I'd and continuing four days.
Caterpillars are infesting fruit trees in
the vicinity of Santa Rosa. It is feared
that they will ravage the orchards.
Archbishop Goss, head of the Catholic
church OF Oregon, has gone to Rome to
confer with Pope Leo on church business.
A sandstorm blew along the river be-
tween Arlington, Or, and The Dalles,
last week, blocking the railroad track
near Wallace.
August Dietrich tried to sell beer at the
| Odd Fellows picnic at Lakeside, San
Diego county, last week, but was driven
away by force.
The Canadian Pacific steamer Sar-
donyk, loaded with cannery supplies, was
| beached in the Skeena river, having
struck rock.
At Seattle, w. t., last week, VIM. D.
Kelly was shot and mortally wounded
while attempting to rob the cabin OF two
saloon-keepers
The recent heavy rains all through the
Northwest give promise of the largest
crops ever raised in Oregon and Wash
ington Territory.
The band of hostile Indians that was
reported a few days ago as having killed
a rancher at Deer Creek, near Deming,
N. NJ. is without foundation.
William Wohlfrom killed Matt Fiegle,
near Blacks Staten, CAL, on the 29th.
The quarrel originated in the smashing
of buggy and the payment of damages.
Charles Schmidt, editor of Nord Cali
fornia Herald, in Sacramento, while run
ming in the fat mems race at picnic, on
the 2Sth inst, had one of his legs broken.
At San Francisco on the 28th a COLI
sion occurred in the bay between the
British ships Dunfallan and Queen Vic
toria. in which both were considerably
damaged.
The new temperance temple of the
| Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
recently erected at the corner of Fort and
! Temple streets. Los Angeles, at cost of
1 $40, 900, was dedicated recently.
Governor Waterman SAYS he thoroughly
concurs in the views taken by General
Vandever as to the acquisition OF Lawer
California, and in fact is more favorably
impressed with the country than he is.
Luois Beer got drunk, wrote a letter
telling his wife to take his property and
90 to thunder, and then drowned him.
self in a reservoir at Los Angeles, last
week. He was Swiss, so years OF age.
/ Mrs. Mildred Cowan, living on Duwa-
mash river, near Seattle, w. T., was ser
iously wounded in an arm nya glancing
ball from rife, which was held by her
i husband, on the 28th. The bail struck
the floor first.
Il Mrs. Marlette shot and killed "Profes-
|, sor" Sullivan at San Bernardino, last
i week. He was a dancing master and
| Mrs. Marlette charged him with improper
treatment of her three and one-haf year
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