The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-14
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific State

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The Stockton Mail Will soon appear in lie
dress OF type.
In 1880 Pomona bad only $50 Inhabitants
Now she counts up $500.
The Bank of Colusa shows up with assets to
the amount OF 81 ,476,639 OF.
Three new drinking fountains were placed in
oan Bernardino last Thursday.
The Modesto irrigation officers have begun
operations by buying big SAFE
ne apricot crop OF Ventura County VIII weigh
4OOo tons, says The Free Press.
mere Is not an idle man In Sawyer nor aU un-
reuted mousse, says the Vlsaa Delta.
The Santa Ana Blade saws coyoies come into
town every night and clean out hen-ruosls
During the last month there were seventeen
births exported in Walla Walla and no DEATHS
The farmers OF Eagle Valley, Baker County,
nave so much nay that II now sells for 81 tou
A barbecue at Mimbres n. Mex, on July An.
took three fat steers and dozen hogs to feed tie
crowd.
The black gnats along the Feather River bot
tons are so large that lhey are used for bait BY
the Gridley boys.
None of the salmon-packlng concerns on
Iaquina or Alsea bays Will be 0peia led this sea
son, owing 10 the low prices.
After celebrating the Fourth of July at Ne
yada City the Treasurer had 60 cents on the
hight side of the ledger account.
Alexander Badlam has Stocked the streams on
the north and east side OF MI. ST. Helena with
200, 00o trout eggs from The Shasta hatchery.
The outlook for salmon Gamers on tile Co
lumbia River for this year Is very blue. The
plICGS arc 50 IOW lndl lhcJ pay tAi
Says The Monrovia Messenger: According TO
old signs there must be war approaching. FIVE
BABY boys arrived in MOnrOyla within Two weeks.
Perry Clougn was thrown from Il harvesting
outht near Lem0ore last Saturday. Que Of his
ears was torn on ana lie was otherwise seriously
injured.
AT the first meeting of the new Board OF Coun-
cimen for Victoria. i. C., Mr.. GoOdacre asked
leave 10 offer amendments TO twenly-three city
ordinances.
The owners OF the wenban Mine at Cor,ez,
Lauder County New, did not make much noise.
yet they cleared S25o,000 last year. says the
Reno Gazette.
A Dallas man was stung between the eyes by
bee d month ago and IS now subject to Occds-
lonal falntlng MIS- which are aScIlbed 10 this
peculiar cause.
Philip Fisher and Robert Peterson small boys
OF Spokane Fails, were foolng WITH an old shot
gun last Friday, when il went off aud Fisher was
Instantly killed.
S, Hitchcock put In six weeks recently in poi
soulDg squirrels on The San Marcos grant he
took lJ45 Scalps 10 San Luis ODispO and got 2R
C nts bounty on each
Charles Baker OF Verdi New. was bitten on the
left hand by large rattlesnake last Wednesday.
He was tdken TO tile hospital al Reno, where he
Is now slowly recovering.
The Lyon County Times says the farmers Of
Unlon Valley Will raise some 10000 bushels of
wheat this season on 500 acres. Last year they
only had fifty planted TO wheat
The AstOrIan says: County Clerk Trenchard
gu eS that The last State election cost the county
$3.50 80, or just 20 cents for each vote cast.
' Otto COIht hlSu Dut tuty must De udu.
William Bubble OF Josephine County. Or, has
discovered Il ledge OF gold, from which, in seven
years. he has taken out $4,000. His last clean
up was III ounces OF coarse gold, worth $1,000.
MI Dietrich whose ranch is on The eastern
slope OF the SOledad Valley, Sau Diego County,
has grown large patch Of saffron the seeds Oi
when lie leeuS 10 LIS poultry Win gOOd results.
Benjamin Snow, a prominent rancher Of san
Joaquin County, was thrown from his wagon
near Copper OpOlis last Saturday ard had three
IBIS broken, besides receiving internal injuries.
Tie San BerdoOn Times. Index says more than
more Than loOo persons are engaged ia cutting
and drying apricOts and peaches Tor lie Eastern
markets within IA radius OF nine miles from thai
city.
Douner LaNe Is twelve feet above its ordinary
level, and the county road Is covered for a long
distance. so that new road VIII have 10 be
made.
The Carson Tribune says: Now that Theodore
Winters has retired from tie field Colonel Hardin
OF Humboldt County is the fayorite with The cat
lie Kings for the DemOcatc nomination for Gov
ernOr.
Richard MIssinger slipped from pile OF logs
at Clinton Station on the Truckee River last
Wednesday and was drowned. He sank the
moment lie struck Inc lce-cOld water aud was
never found.
The Winters Express OF July 9Th says the fruit
shipmeuts nom that place weigh 100000
pounds and were worth 100000. This Is
capital showing Tor lie first blk weeks OF Ihe
season OF 1890.
Eighteen newspapers have been started at San
10 lie graveyard. With this gloomy record.
another paper was started last week to I'LL "a
long felt want"
Mr.. Sennger OF Cupertino, Santa Clara County
Will day sixty tous Of primes this year, besides
making $4,000 gallons OF white and red wine.
He has a standing offer OF 0f4 cents pound for
his pI une crop.
Editor Ellis OF the Woodland Mail published
horticultural edition on Saturday, July 18th. IL
was IN quarto form, full OF Interesting matter
relating TO the resources OF Iulo County. AN
edition OF DOOO copies was struck OIL,
The Southern California Editors Convection
at Santa Barbara was well attended, and the
four days meetings were lull of interest. Dur
ing the meeting Nine Modj-ska gave an address
and Sam Davis OF the Carson Appeal told some
OF his best stories.
A. w. and w. w. Mitchell, wealthy lumber
men OF Michigan, have purchased 314, 66S acres
OF land from The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Company In New Mexico. Tie consideration iii
the deeds was S629346.
A Chinese trader has been travelling about the
vineyards near Traver, Fresno County, TO make
contracts for faisn-grapes. He offers $50
acre cash. For the crops grown on older vines
tile price asked is $50 an acre.
Mrs. McCrary of Newcastle, Placer County,
had narrow escape from Instant death July
4th. She was IN bed when stray bullet pierced
The walls OF lie room and struck the edge of
the mattress few inches from her head.
The Cotton News says that there are $50 Mexi-
cans, Imported, at woIk on the trenches aud
streets IN this city and that the wOrkmen here,
who expected employment, are feeling badly over
ii. How some papers obtain their Information is
a mystery.
skunk was found In a cabin at Deadwo cd,
Trinity County, last Monday The man Of the
house pulled his gun and shot his wife IN the
left foot. A new house Will have TO be put VI
by the wild shooter, While the old one wi II be
burned down.
The fireman on one OF the motor trains between
San Bernardino aud Riverside found a big rattle
snake on his wood-6OX last Thursday. lie Killed
it with a shovel and gave the skip to 4 Chinese
musician, who Will tan the skin for his banjo
The snake sported nine rattles.
The Suisun Republican says: The SolanO and
Napa Gold and Silver Mining Company has de-
Glazed It's fifth dividend of $1,000 each 10 Its
stockholders. We saw buckskin- sack ful oil
the glitiering nuggets on Tuesday that was eX-
Iraeted from The company mine
Three fOotpads assaulted Joseph CrGbb OF
Walla Walla last Monday night. He earn
$1,000 in money and was armed with st3lt
stick. After a short session Crabb walked home
with HE money while two OF the rufians had TO
be taken to hospital Tor repairs. The oller
fellow lett Oh dead run.
Tie Portland Uregonln says: The Odd Eel
lows propose 10 erect model hospital at
Iralia. Wash, at cost OF $4,000. HE instl'u-
tiOD IS 10 be joint stock affair Two hundred
ana nifty shares at 100 will puI 10 the buiidilg.
1t is the intention to sell stock 10 every lodge 81
|. q. o. t. IN the state
The Santa Barbara Independent OF July 9tn
SAYS: A cablegram was received to-day by Tie
Editorial Association, q ON Mr.. l.. NJ. Holt OF
lie san BeruardlnO IimeS-IudeX, tegrettng hi,
Inability TO be present III our meetings.. The
cablegfam was dated at Liverpool al O'clock
and received at O'clock.
SIX weeks ago J. Il. Muttot roadmssteT be
tween PendletUn and Huntington. Oregon, wa
riding on the platform OF freight cabOoSe when
a splinter OF steel from one OF ths rails struck
him i'll one of his eyes. He was taken 10 Tue
hospital al Portland. where 1t was impossible tu
save Tie member and II was removed lasI
Wednesday.
The officers aud passengers of the steamer
Aiago, Just arrived AT Port Townsend, wash,
from Ounimak Island, Alaska, state that Mount
BogaslOv has been In active operation as 4 vol
calo for some months. Mount Sbisaldin, 59S2
feet high, on AnRga Island, Is also very active.
The flames can be seen from both volcanoes more
than 100 miles at sea.
The owner of a vine ranch near Porteryiile.
Tulare County was troubled SO much wln
rayages Of squirrels that lie tried an experiment
last Saturday OF flooding them ont. He dug
trenches iTom big ditch all over The grounds
and then invited the town boys 10 bring gu THEN
dogs. AT the close OF the FIST day the boys aud
dogs killed 1000 rodents.
rot OF gold dust at the Baker City National
Bank. says the Democrat, Is from partial clean.
UP oi The Nelson placer mines, and was taken
from space 240 feet square. The gold weighs
4T6 ounces, apd is worth nearly $4,000. NJ.
Samuel Balsey. manager OF the mines, esil-
mates that the mines thus lar this season Will