The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14
THE PACIFIC COAST.
PLUMBERS AND TINNERS ON A
STRIKE
Criminally Assault d Two Little Girls
a Man Cowhided by q Young
Lady-The Astronomical
Society-News Notes

Society-News Notes.
Spokane Falls claims population o
I 600.
Spokane Falls has opened new say
ings bank.
/ Ripe figs from Yuma are exhibited al
sacramento.
Olive culture is attracting attention il
uba county.
Sacramento is infested with a gang o.
sneak-thieyes.
The Reese River Revelle has began It'd
nfty-third volume.
Plumbers and timers at Vancouver
b. G., are on strike
Ten acres OF barley were burned owe,
near Merced, recently
Tacoma is troubled with gang of fire
bugs and sneak-thieyes.
A heavy rain and hail storm fell at La
Grande, Or, on the 29th.
The rainstorm at Lakeport DESTROYED
the brick in a large kiln.
Several cases OF malignant diphtheria
have occurred at Modesto.
Portland's streets was crowded with
visitors on Decoration Day.
A 712 pound salmon trout has been
caught at the Folsom dam.
The dwelling OF J. Orford, near Peta-
luna, was burned last week.
II. w. Fuller. one OF Chico's prominent
citizens and pioneers, is dead
Charles Walters WAS shot by China
man at San Leandro, on the 18th.
The ladies of Tacoma gave the sena-
torial party reception last week.
The grocery store OF Monty d Gum, of
Tacoma, was burned on the 18th inst.
Santa Cruz and Monterey counties had
slight earthquake shocks on the 10Th.
The managers of the Sacramento ball
team have decided to reinstate Veach.
An organized league of burglars from
Chicago are working pugit Sound towns.
There has been no application for the
office OF Register OF the Stockton Land
office.
Charles Wolf, aged ten years, fell from
tree at Ventura, last We k, and was
killed.
DIR. John B. Smith, an old physician Of
Petaluma, has been stricken with ap-
oplexy.
A man named Lee was cowhided by
Miss M. Richmon, at Fresno, on the
2oth inst.
Farmer Mills, OF San Luis Obispo
county, has planted Lime tons OF potatoes
this year.
The next meeting OF the Astronomical
Society of the Pacific Coast will be held
July 10Th.
William Warden, alias Ross, an escape
from Folsom Prison, has been recaptured
at Seattle
Creigton, the San Francisco jury -briber.
is still Id Victoria, and refuses to talk to
reporters.
The Santa Cruz Sea Breeze has issued
its first number. 1t is of the Democratic
persuasion.
The Nevada State convention OF the
". G. I. q. will meet at Reno On June
9th and 9TH.
General Miles is visiting Santa Cruz
and Monterey to select site for the July
encampment.
The mines on the Comstock controlled
nv I NJ Mootou will f.loaa
after June LIST.
Thomas Stracher, contractor at Otay,
San Diego county, is missing, and mur-
der is limited at.
Articles of incorporation for the San
Pedro Electric Light and Power Company,
were filed last week.
An American has opened a restaurant
at Lemoore, Tulare county, and forced
the Chimes to leave.
The State Grange opened at Salem on
the 18th In secret session, with full at
tendance of members.
Mrs John Page at Butte, M. T., has
been acquitted of the charge of murder
ing her husband last February.
A number of men employed in the
steam engineering department at Mare
Island, have been discharged.
Haywards cherry-gowers are dissatis-
fed at the price paid by Gamers and are
shipping carload day East.
The new road between San I1erando
and Haywards, Castro Valley and the
redwoods was opened for travel.
The entire business portion of Seattle
was burned on Thursday, the 9TH. Not a
business house left in the city.
A man named Pennington shot and
killed another man named Bolcom, near
Bye Valley, in Baker county, Oregon,
last week.
The American bark Emerald was to-
tally destroyed by fire at Port Gamble on
the 26th. Part of the cargo of lumber
viii he saved.
Mrs. Kramer, OF San Francisco, was
run over and killed ON the 18th, In that
street extension.
Mrs Head, a music teacher at Fresno,
has been missing for several days, not
withstanding her friends have made dill
gent search for her.
Six palace cars for Haggin are nearly
completed at the railroad shops at Sacra-
mento. They viii leave June 9Th with
his stable OF races fur the East.
An unknown person threw himself in
front Of freight train near Lathrop, last
week, and was literally cut to pieces.
There was nothing found to identity him.
B. Callahan, who was injured through
the earelessness of employees OF the Eel
River Railroad Company, has obtained
verdict for 5000 against the company.
The fourth attempt in one week to
burn Santa Rosa has been made The