The morning call., 1890-05-26
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Tel

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
Inc ladies' OF Santa Cruz cleared 5000 by the
late floral festival.
The cranberry farms near Olympia, Wash, are
worth $1,000 acre.
The Prohibitionists OF Santa Clara County
nave put up Il Iull ticket.
The sales of real property In Seattle since Jan
uary l, 1890, foot up S9.000,0U0.
One cannery at Santa Rosa has contracted
With a dealer Tor 300 tons of peaches.
An artesian well at Lemoore, Tulare County
struck water last week at 800 feet below the
surface.
Rev. j. C. Simmons OF Colusa has been elected
PRESIDENT OF The Pacific Methodist College at
Santa Rosa.
The people of Ritzville. Wash, have given a
block OF land to the man who is putting up good
Touring mill
Heavy shipments OF beef cattle are made into
BRUSH Columbian ports from California by
every steamer.
The steamer Corona will be withdrawn from
the Eureka line, aud the Eastern Oregon will
take her place.
Grass Valley people are clamoring for onions
The Telegraph claims there has not been one IN
town for weeks.
The late L. c. Granger of Oroville was engaged
LOT some Years III whiting book. - The Philos-
ophy OF Evidence"
Two large barns near Whittier were burned
was due TO firebugs.
Two saw-mills at Aberdeen, Wash, are run
Mug on full time and schUOuers are takiup lie
lumber TO Southern California.
w. II. Hall, State Engineer Of California has
Deen asked TO take charge of the proposed irri-
gallon works at Yakima Valley, Wash.
All the miners In DunsmulI's collieries at We'll
nnSton, b. e., have gone on Il strike, and Ihe
oWnrIs Intend to shut down indefinitely
All tie steamship companies that have boats
tunHlns on Iuget Sound have organized pool
Tor keeping up passenger aud freight tariffs.
cong essman Clunle has sent word to the peO-
PIE vi SANTA Cruz that The proposed bill for build
Ing Oreakwater there is almost sure TO pass.
Ihe salt Lake Times says the short line OF
railroad from Sioux City 10 connect with that
place Is being pushed forward at rapid speed.
The first number Of the Grants Pass News ap-
peaTed last Friday. IL Will be Democratic in
polltcs and the manager Is L. j. tIiZsimmons
The appointment Of Colonel Forsyth a men,
Der OF Tie State Commission of the WOrld's Fair
gives much satisfaction to the people OF Fresno.
Dr. Gould has presented the san Diego So.
eiety OF Natural History with a law of a
whale fiom lhe North Pacific. IL weighs GOO
pounds.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel says that county is
only entitled to SIX delegates 10 the Democratic
published.
1t Will take only two months to complete the
WORK OF changing Tie narrow gauge track on the
roai from Ienlna 10 Olympia, Wash, to the
STANDARD gauge.
DR.. James Compton dropped dead at Maxwell,
Colusa county, on Wednesday While 1T meeting
OF the Central Irrigation District lie lived in
That county since 1850
Barracuda are taken In large number In San
Diego HadDoI now. Last Saturday one COM
5000 hsh after their days work
The Walla Nalla journal says: The country
Is sale; Tie national colors float from the school
houses. lew more stripes OF the old fashioned
sort Tor the pupils and the country would be still
safer. ~ ''''
Seven young bloods of Napa went to St. Helena
last Sunday and attempted TO incarmlnafe ihs
municipality The whole gang were run into
the Town cooler, aud Will be tried on various
charges.
&. W. Collins, the wellknowu railroad con.
tractor, who was reported to have been shot by a
IaD0ler IN Utah Territory. is now in Portland
oregon. de says The man killed was a foreman
with the same name as his own.
Early this year Mrs. BackItz located I6O acres
III the HOOD River Section, oregon. Now she
mas cleared pVe acres and planted them to white
BEANS The whole WORK OF moving and DlantIng
was done by the pIucky woman.
The machinery OF the steamer Louis Olsen
bi 0ke down the other day while crossing the
IlliAinook par She dritted among The breakers
for some time, aud had narrow escape from
going ashore on the South SPIT.
The vallejo Times says: At the Benicia ship
yard a schooner IS being built for the Seventh
day Adventists, ana Will De used as a missionary
vessel In The South Seas. Her dimensions viii
feet. ' NN''A ~
The Contra Costa Gazette saws man living in
Boillnger Canyon had balky horse. He pouied
coal-oil upon the hind quarters of the Door beast
aud then set fire 10 IT, When the item was puO-
ished The horse Was sin alive as well as the
brutal owner. Wv
Yuen Lung, Traver Chlnaman of more than
ordinary Int llgence, had lis cue cut of recently
and SUNDAY was baptized IN tile Christian faitn
by the Rev. Mr.. Hawkins. He has adopted the
name OF Charley del Zante and luus tile dining.
room OF u Traver hotel.
Says the Seattle Press: Ballard eIecied n
Mayor aud Spokane City Attorney who are NOT
voteis ia the State. There are some local obiec-
Tors, but the majority accept the accomplished
Tact as an evidence Of hUspllable disposition 10
encourage the tendetfOot.
. The Homer Index OF last week says: ErIck
Erickson. the stage-robber, once known as " the
strong man OF Lundy," who escaped from the
Sau FRANCISCO jail some months ago made his
Appearance at Crockers, few weeks since and
asked for something 10 eat.
The people Of Glendale, Los Angeles County,
solve The saloon question by keeping away and
mus starving them out. The last one was closed
recently and when The door was broken open
nothing was found but a note TO the creditors
telling them 10 help themselves,
Says the Long Beach Breaker: The pickets
ought 10 De aalled on around our city resery dr.
Where one Is gone Tie space Is nearly large
enough lot very thin hungry horse TO squeg Ze
himself through tho pallngs and drink our only
water supply plum dry. aud then we should have
10 SEND y up to Los Angeles for The fluids that
The Inyo County papers have had considerable
10 say about the gIapeneids 10 he planted. Now
CONS l. NJ. FlebIown, WHO was foreman OF
construction Oh the Carson aud Colorado Rail-
ROAD, WHO says: k-TaDDit would famish
with hunger and suftocate with thirst 10 trayers.
NE inc "ihe-sfdpe region OF lnyo County In
July, unless II was equipped wi Ii bale OF nav
and barrel OF water for Il deck load"
man named Ryan started to pack some sun.
plies over The trail to Tillam0OK last week. The
snow was quite deep and his progress was slow
10 add TO his trouble one afternoon he was In.
tervlewed by three cougars. Ryan managed 10
ret into small cabin where lie was kept busy
all night barficading The door. The next day a
trapper Game along and killed two of the aui-
mails. Que measured IL feet from tip TO tip
] he White Pine News says: Census Marshal
Lamlnon finds II hard work 10 find enumerators
In this county to do his work at the wages he
offers. Fred ClaIks was offered the deputyship
In District No. 81 OF Nevada at Sc per day and
refused the Job. As the district Is laid out he
would have to travel over large scope OF sparse
~ settled country and his horse hire aud exprn-
SEES would not leave him more than So a day
Competent men viii not do the work at that
price.