The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-16
COAST ITEMS.


Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
The expenses of the State asylum at
Agnews up to June 30, 1890, were Ssh
CAS- 05.
John Olsen, a lumberman at Snoqualmie
Falls, Wash, was crushed to death by log
on Monday.
Butte County, Mont, has voted in favor
of issuing $4,000 bonds for sewers and
street improvements.
The postoffice and store of A. J. Florey,
at Eagle Point, Oregon, were destroyed by
fire on Monday night
Some rich gold ore has been found in the
Olympia Mountain Range, Wash, and big
rush Of miners started from Tacoma.
The proposed water supply system of
Blaine, Wash, will cost $4,000. The
people raised $4,000 in coin for a starter.
The new steamship line between San
Diego and Honolulu is to be paid subsidy
of S24, COO year by the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Adm, Modoc County, is infested with a
scoundrel who steals valuable horses, and
after mutllating them in the most cruel
manner they are lett to die In the woods
Farmer Edding of Kiickitat County.
Washington, is tolerably sure of winning
first prize at the Spokane Falls Expositio n
with wheat that runs nearly 100 bushels to
the acre.
An old man of unsound mind was found
in Ogden the other day. He said his name
was Holland and he was on the way to
California TO join his son. In his pockets
was $500.
Mrs. McGill OF Salt Lake City went to
market last Saturday afternoon and bought
a cockerel for her Sunday dinner. She
found in its crop nugget OF virgin gold
that she sold for So
George w. Grove has piece of bottom
land oil the Tualatin River, near Portland,
Oregon that a home for hHaVprS.
Within one year he has taken OFF $500
sacks Of potatoes and Al, 900 cabbages.
Last May some young men left Corvallis,
Wash, to collect ehittim bark along the
banks of the Willamette River. They
secured twelve tons, which sold for so a
ton. 1t is dried and used in the manufac-
ture of various medicine.
w. b. Cutler, who lives near Colusa, I'M
earthed the skeleton OF white woman the
other day. w. 5. Green of the Colusa Sun,
who has lived there for forty years, says he
cannot account for the fact, and hints that
the bones point to some foul play.
Says the White Pine New News At
the meeting of the Board of Pardons last
week there were forty three, or nearly half
the convicts in the State Prison. applicants
tor pardon. Hugh Karnahau. John Skull
ley and Hener McOmie Of White Pine were
released.
One day last week c. G. Roberts went
River, Oregon. His first cast was taken by
a nine-pound salmon that fought vigorously
for one hour and half before capture. Mr..
Roberts WAS armed with light trout line
and pole.
The Portland 0regonian says: John
Milton of Frazier has horse with an APP
petite for grease. Last week he deyoured
ten gallons of mineral header oil, side OF
bacon and six cans of axle grease. He is
a good work-horse, and every day does his
share of hard pulling
a Mexican was running a moving ma
chine last Wednesday in field of alfalfa
near Las Cruces, n. Mex, when he un-
covered colony of skunks. A number
were killed by the mower and the Mexican
called for help to assist in DISCRIMINATING
the colony. The fight was kept up with
ptchforks and clubs till ffty-tw0 skunks
were slaughtered.
The Petaluma National says: Astray-
Came to our office this week lady's pinto
handkerchief, with a chew of gum wrapped
UP in 1t about the size of one of Senator
Kellogg's guilds of tobacco. We want the
owner 10 take the same away, and If she is
a subscriber to the National this notice will
cost nothing; if not big "hog" dollar
will cover all expenses.
The Tribune says For young town,
and a small town, Newman shows public
spirit that would do credit to more preten-
tious places. She already has a handsome
church, two-story schoo-house to cost
$1,000 il. the course of construction. and a
subscription is being taken up tor another
church to cost $1,000. We have here fine
system of water works, two good halls, and
sprinkling-cart to keep the dust down,
and the end is not yet.
The Napa Register says: w. Nj. Chap
man visited st. Helena on Saturday last
and made written contract with the pro-
prietor of the st. Helena Reflector to pur-
chase that sheet, together with the Office
and equipments. Saturday evening man
from san Francisco also visited ST. Helena
on the same errand, and to him the Re-
Hector man sold out for cash. Mr.. Chap
man has placed his contract into an att0r-
ney's hands and will bring suit.
The Oakdale Leader says: We have been
informed that mOneyed men Of Knights
Ferry intend starting a paper there in few
weeks. 1t will be run, so our informant
stated. not with the expectation of making
any profit from the venture, but just for the
fun OF the thing. This is an excellent way
of embarking in the newspaper business.
1t saves a deal of worry and anxiety to the
publishers. gives them unlimited credit
abroad and also gives everybody at home a
chance to help run the thing