The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-07-26
THE PACIFIC COAST,
A CLOUD-BURST NEAR ALBUOUER
QUE, N. M.
Floneer Dead-Suicided With His
Overalls-Three Prisoners Perish
In a Burning Jail-Woolen
Mills at Salem.

Mills at Salem.
Iempleton, CAL, has a fire department.
Chehalis will have lumber flume soon
Baseball is becoming popular at Vic
tOria, B. c.
Extensive forest fires are raging near
Grass Valley.
Los Angeles collected 5000 fares on the
cable cars July 4th.
Banning, Cal, shipped IL ,247 pounds
OF blackberries in June.
Eliensburg, w. T., has commenced to
rebuild the burnt district.
Modesto is to vote on the issuing OF
bonds to establish water works.
A lire at Fresno, Cal, on the 18th, des-
troyed $500, 900 worth of property.
Shut Wah, the San Francisco Chinese
lorger, has been arrested at Portland.
The coin in the vaults of the mint at
San Francisco is now being counted.
Daniel Ely, aged 81, saloon keeper at
Folsom, committed suicide on the 7th.
A small shipment of New Zealand ap-
pies has been received in San Francisco.
The Southern Editorial Association
mad good time at San Diego, last week.
Portland, Or, claims to have the finest
appearing Salvation Army on the Coast
The construction of the Santa Rosa 4
Green Valley Road is now considered as
sured.
The Canning Company at Los Gatos
has changed hands and work commenced
last week.
The Senatorial Committee on Indian
affairs, left Port Townsend on the 9TH
for Alaska.
Seventeen liquor dealers at Petaluma
tailed to apply for license under the
new law.
The Jail at Jacksonville, Or, was burned
on the 18th, in which three prisoners lost
their lives.
F. j. Barnard, one of the early pioneers
OF British Columbia, died on the 10th at
Victoria, B. c..
A coud-burst near Albuquer, ,ue, N. NJ,
on the 10th, destroyed several miles of
the Santa Fe track.
The codl;n moth is said to be DESTROY
ing the apple crop OF Honey Lake Valley,
Lassen county, Cal.
Sonoma county fruit-growers are try
ing to establish permanent fruit ex-
hibit at Santa Rosa.
William Mutton had his shoulder dis
located at Grass Valley, Cal, recently,
in wrestling match.
Jacob Zimmerman, wealthy rancher.
has just been robbed OF $1,000 by bunco
sharps at Portland, Or.
Contractor Mccormack, who disap-
peared from Tacoma, recently, has been
arrested at Walla Walla.
Mrs. Rosa Renner was thrown from
buggy ia San Francisco, on the 10th inst,
and almost instantly killed.
Sackett Cornell, editor of the Santa
Ana Chronicle, was arrested on the 9TH
on charge of grand larceny.
Monterey has spotted, or "pinto"
man. His skin is dark, but it is covered
with white spots from head to foot
There is trouble over the fire depart
ment at Tacoma, w. t., owing to the
council providing for paid department.
The French flagship, drawing "a feet
inches of water, was successfully taken
on the stone dock at Mare Island, last
week.
Secretary Lelong of the State Board OF
Horticulture, pronounces sample Of
Santa Rosa olives superior to the best
imported.
The machinery for the Woolen Mills
at Salem, Or, has been purchased, and
the contract for the erection OF the build
ing is soon to be let.
w. B. Ayres was crushed to death at
the Bimetallic quartz mill at Butte, the
7th inst. Mr.. Ayres was a resident OF
California for many years.
The bodies of Dunstan ana Ralph were
taken from the Idaho mine at Grass Val
ley. the 9th inst. They were in mod
crate state OF preservation.
Miss Kate Fennell killed friend,
whom she was visiting, Mrs. Carroll,
near Albany, Or, on the 7th, with gun
Neither knew it was loaded.
Jerry McAllister, painter, while on
the Santa Fe train near San Bernardino,
cut his throat with razor. He was suf-
fering from delirium tremens.
The Republicans of the new Orange
county have nominated a straight ticket.
There are three parties in the field and
good names are on all the tickets.
Joseph 0. Blodgett, aged %, living at
Blodgett Springs, near Gilroy, was
thrown from his horse and killed on the
7th, while returning from Capitola
Farmers in Washington township,
Yolo county, complain OF trading boats
that 20 up and down the river selling
liquor, getting the field hands drunk.
A man was found suspended from the
limb OF a tree near Sacramento, July 10.
He tore up and made rope of his blue
oyeralls, with which to hang himself.
The 12-year old daugher of James
Hamblin, living at Wallnla, w: I was
i burned 10 death on the 18th while trying
to light q fire in the stove with kerosene.
j An early opening of much of the vala-
! liable lands on the Puyallup Reservation
to white settlers is expected after the re-
turn of the Senatorial Committee from
Alaska.
President Diaz is determined to have
the troubles between the international
Company and the landowners OF Lower
California settled, and has issued orders
/ to that effect.
Mrs. Walters, accused of numbering