The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-26
COAST ITEMS.
Items of Interest From Pacific States and
To ifIr


Territories.
Mrs. Amy Patten died at San Bernardino
on Wednesday last at the advanced age of
103 years.
R. b. Blowers of Woodland sold Durham
cow TO a butcher Tor Christmas. She scaled
1920 pounds.
The appraised value of the late John Bru-
ner's estate in Sacramento has been fixed
at $751; S7 81.
Thomas McNally has fled papers of con-
test In Santa Barbara against w. d. Coyne.
The latter was elected County Judge by
ffty-eight votes.
Farmer Taylor of Tehachapi is busy plow-
ing. He uses seven siX-horse gang plows.
Each plow turns over one acre in going two
miles.
The Vallejo Chronicle says it is reported
that Baker & Hamilton have sold their
property at Benicia to the Risdon Iron
Works.
A tough gang in Sacramento take possess
sion OF the cemetery On Sunday afternoons
and insult women and children in the most
shameful manner.
At the recent examination for teachers
positions in Alameda County only eleven
applicants out Of thirty-eight got the re-
CURED percentage.
The Gilroy COOLER" has been empty ever
since the first day of December. which
speaks volumes for a town that has sa-
loon for every five voters.
An agent of an English syndicate is visit
ing Portland ana Astoria to investigate the
railroad resources of that country. with
view to investing $4,000, 900.
A boy named Miller found a cartridge near
Vallejo on "Wednesday which he proceeded
to fool with. He is now minus a thumb and
on. finger from his left hand.
The Sacramento Record Union insists
that the first step TO be taken to rid that city
OF cut ihroats and tOughs is to revoke the
N n,p oil
saloons.
The agents OF the State University of
Washington are in favor of selling their
present grounds at Seattle for $500, 900 and of
moving TO forty acres from a school section
near that city.
County. made seventeen quilts, which
she sent as Christmas gift to the Orphans
Home, Vallejo The material was furnished
by women of Orovi!le.
A Coroner's jury at Suffer Creek rendered
verdict in the case Of j. r. Curtis. who
was burned to death in his cabin last
Saturday night They said he was mur-
dered by unknown persons.
A discharged tailor at Ventura went into
his former employers shop during his alb
sence, took up long pair of-shears and
whacked the legs off a new pair of pants
lie was jailed for malicious mischief.
Frederick Baker of Pasadena went out
hunting last Sunday. He saw wildcat and
drew bead with rife. When the piece
went of the cat was killed, but piece of
the lock flew off and struck Baker in the
right eye. destroying the sight.
An exciting race took place on Puget Sound
last Wednesday between the flyer Grey
hound and the new steamer 3. Gatzert. The
| course was from Seattle to Tacoma, twenty
nine miles, and was covered by the Grey
hound in l hour and 50 minutes.
The Reno Gazette says: Indian Agent
Vnrv ~.,~, ~.s..z II
Pyramid Reservation "big feed" on Christ
mas day. He expects 500 or 1000 of the
saddle-co lored men of the plains to be
present. The school children are going to
have presents.
Mrs. Lawrence, Postmistress of Ballard,
Santa Barbara County, died last Monday
from Injuries inflicted by her husband. For
years be was in the habit of beating her
while drunk, and some weeks ago wound up
a.spree by kicking the poor woman and in
illct-d internal wounds that proved fatal
The brute Is in jail.
The Grand Jury of Humboldt County in
their last report recommended that the
Board of Supervisors instruct the road over
seers TO expend at least 20 per cent of the
Road Fund in repairing the public high
ways, prior to the first day Of July in each
year, that the public may have the benefit
OF the money so expended.
The Los Angeles Express says: A farmer
in Norwalk has realized this year $4,000
from sixteen acres In onions. And the fra
grant vegetable was not planted until crop
of hay had been cut from the same ground,
! and there is left time enough to get crop
of potatoes off the same ground by next
March. Three crops in fifteen months and
all OF them profitable is what is making all
keen-sighted, Woodworking farmers rich in
Southern California.
| A convention of delegates in favor of d.
viding San Diego County was held at Perrin
on Monday. Eighteen precincts were rep
resented. The proposed county includes all
! OF San Diego County north of the second
standard line. the Santa Margarita. ranch,
with small slices from Orange and San Brr-
nardino counties. The new county will be
thrty-fve miles wide by 175 miles long, and
contains $500 inhabitants. A bill is to be
| introduced by Nestor A. Young.
| The Salinas Index wants the Supervisors
| OF the county to make an appropriation to
continue the sinking OF the natural gas we'll
for 800 feet further. 1t is now down about
1850 feet and has shown good indications
for gas during Its progress. The Index con-
tends that the Supervisors have right to
| use the public m0nev in this way provided
the proprietors Of the gas well guarantee to
| the county proportion for public use of
! any gas outcome that may be DEVELOPED.