The morning call., 1890-07-28
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and

The first Democratic club formed at Los An
geles is called "2he Coyotes"
Several cases OF malignant scarlet fever have
been located III Salem, Oregon.
Paige & Morton of Tuare County will pack
10000 boxes Of raisns this season.
The surface of Lake Tahoe Is now siXty-three
inches higher than the level Of last winter.
The Kings River lumber fiume Is finished TO
point only fifteen miles distant fIom Sanger.
The total value of property in Ventura County
according TO tile Assessors tables is S7,O44,424.
II takes two steamers and twelve schO0ners TO
ship fuit and vegetables from Pelalpma these
days.
Hank bright OF Orc Elmo. Sskiyon ecu nty, has
cleaned up $4,000 this season, says the Yreka
Union.
Tie first section of the East Cff-avenue drive
between Santa Cruz and Capltoia, was formally
opened on Friday.
The proprietors OF the box factory at Sanger
have discharged every Culuamen and replaced
them with white men.
The Anahrim Water Company has agreed to
sell It's property and franchise 10 The Anaheim
Irrigation District for $4,000.
Local capitalists of Santa Barbara have organ
lied company 10 bore for natural gas al sum
merland, hive miles from The ely.
Ano lher shortage of $500 has been found in
The accounts Of tx.TIeasurer Austin OF Marin
County. / he vault still remains closed
The ProhibIionsts of San Luis ODlspo County
will meet IN convention at Paso Robes on
August 1st to put up full county ticket.
Mrs. o. ii. Spring died suddenly at Arcata
II umDoidt County. last Saturday. She had lived
tn ere since 1852 ana was widely respected.
Ostng Washl is lively town. 1t has two
newspapers but no bank, blacksmith shop. In
surance agent, jeweleT, meat mafke ell or laundry.
Los Angeles people are enjoying real boom
in the matter Of forge'ies. The Herald says blk
welldehned cases have Deen discovered in as
many days
man named Gray took contract TO blow up
the Wheaton dam for $500, from tHe MODESTO
Irrigation District. His first attempt was fail
ure, says tile News.
Of not
care cent II the telegraph reports Tie thermom-
eter as creeping up 10 l30 degrees, but when
ANYBODY spells. the town with a small 'n" lie
kicks like a steer.
The Victoria COlonist says H. NJ. s. Amphion
has received orders TO proceed to the Mediter-
ranean at once. She VIII be relieved by the
TWINS screw steamer MelpOmene, that Will be in
port about September LIST.
j. w. Brown OF North Santiam, Oregon, was
severely injured recently al his saw-mill While
standing near big saw is lOUSeped a splinter
that struck MI. Brown in the chest and caused
fracture OF one OF his ribs.
While hunting in the woods near Bug Creek,
Humboldt County, recently, MIR. TaggarL OF Eu-
reka found patty burned corpse at the base OF
large tree. IL seems If The ire was first
started aud the body thrown upon it,
Tie Pioche Record says: There is a fine field
for some Christian denomination to establish it.
self permanently in tins Place. AT The present
time we are without services OF any sect aud the
only resort for our population Is The DARKROOM.
Tie trial Of Alfred Mann for the murder OF
Fred Blunhardt al Boulder last month resulted
in hung jury at Santa Cruz. They stood nine
for conviction of manSlaughler aud three Tor &C.
quitial. The next Trial VIII be called on August
9th.
In Athena, Oregon, the following notice is
posted on The main street: To my neiglbOrS:
III my spring chickens are dislul biug your gar
den XIII them and eat them. Don't pile them
out In the alley 10 become nuisance. John
EdIngtOn."
the Boston mans modes and manners A mum
Der OF The dusky farmers have been in town OF
late, says The PendleIon East Oregonian, seeur-
ing money on their crops, ailer The manner OF
their paie-faced brothers.
Says the Register; 1t is claimed that TulaTe
County will lose round hall i,iiiion dollars THIS
year for want OF needed ships to carry her grain
TO LIVERPOOL. What manner Of scheme would It
be iOr Tulare TO form Il farmers alliance, build
her own ships and carry her own grain TO Liver
pool?
Tie rewards offered for the arrest and con-
yicllOn Of Tie murderer OF George Bail at Mays
vile, on the night OF July 18Th, amount 10
$3.50. The State oilers $500, he City Council
OF MarySYllle $500, tile cillZens of that ely
$500, aud the Board OF Supervisors OF Euba
County $500.
Spiriluaiism is taking quite a hold upon sew
eral people Of San Be nardinO. says Tie Times
Index, and private seances ale OF nightly occur
renee, of which wonderful stories are told Of
strange manifestations and the mater iaZation
OF spirits, which are readily recognized by
friends and relatives.
The Tulare County Times says there are forty
men in Nisalia who weigh ever 200 pounds each.
The other day seven farmers went to restau-
rant Tor luncn when some one noticed the geneI-
Gus expanse of their Wristbands. They went to
store and were weighed, showing a total Of 1918
pounds. number of women weigh Fl on 200
10 255 pounds in Visaa, which seems. to dis
prove Tie idea that II Is place full OF malaria.
Says the COlusa Herald There is great dif-
ference III people. WILLOWS man VIII stand in
poverty and rags amid the ruin AMI ashes of his
business sweating III the heat of north wind,
and swear 10 the passing stranger That willows
is the best town In the State; while a COlusa
man who has only cleared $4,000 this year when
he expected $4,000, Will 90 visit dressed In
his best suit OF clothes and tell every man on the
train that ColuSa is too dead 10 skin.
The Portland Oregonan says: Dr.. Bragg OF
Nhatcom received bag containing the bones of
man which had been eXhGmed In the F. and 5.
cut, near LGmn, Wash, last week. The bones
were IN iair state OF preservation. and were
found thirty Ieet below the surface. From the
nature OF the ground 1t is presumed that the
man was buried beneath a landslide, or was
killed and thrown down 4 prospect hole. In
early days the land was prospected aud worked
for coal.
The Kern County Californian SAYS: Probably
the largest al teslan well that has yet been opened
in this county is that finished for Dr. Ieek, in
the northern part OF the county, about Two weeks
ago. IL Is fifteen inches III diameter and 7l3
feet deep, and has seven-lnch flow OF 4,500,OO0
gallons per day. Tie doctor has section OF
land and was desiruus Of irriealing 1t all from
one well and has succeeded, having enough
water and TO spare. lie has proved also that
there is economy In the construction Of large
well In many ways and this only cost 20 cents
per foot more than one Of ordinary size.
The Placer Herald tells OF man, presumably
In Auburn, whotrled 10 ride The political horse
TO a nomination ON the strength OF accepting
$500 as The price OF a lot for a church edifce 10
be erected upon, Instead OF $500. his actual
price. The romance In the concession arises
from the fact thai the. church deacons declare
that The Iarty had at one time agreed TO donate
the lot in consideration of having the church
built upon his tract. The question now arises,
whose word is generally considered the best now
a-days-that of a quartet of deacons u poll
llclan's? We leave 1t for an indulgent public 10
answer