The morning call., 1890-04-09
COAST ITEMS,
Brief Notes From the Pacific Coast States
and Territories.

Brief Notes From the Pacific Coast States
and Territories.
During 1889 the poll tax collected in
Pomona was $3.50.
John BirdwelPs orchards, at Chico, now
comprise 1910 acres.
The March pay-rolls on the Comstock
amounted TO 500, So.
The new cable line at San Diego is ex-
pected to start on April 20th
C. II. Huffman of MERGED is roofing &c.,
900 muscat cuttings this season.
San Jose is now in the enjoyment of a
system Of overhead electric cars that run
on time.
Governor ToOle of Montana has ap-
pointed April 18th to be observed as arbor
day.
The savings bank of the Martinez public
school now has on deposit SO IS after one
months trial.
Expert anglers take three-pound trout
from the Santa Ynez River, says the Santa
Barbara Press.
The Albuquerque Democrat predicts that
Navajo white wool will start at IL cents q
pound this season.
The public schools of Whatcom. Wash.
have been closed for two weeks, owing to
the prevalence Of measles.
Three Angora goats owned by Mr.. Hick-
athler OF Drain, Or, wereisheared recently
whose tieeces weighed 1875 pounds.
Two Italian prospectors took out $500
worth of gold from a small pocket near
jackson, Amador County, last week.
f. II. Keith OF Anaheim has small
orange tree that sustains thirty-seven seed
llngs. The weight Is twenty-one pounds.
Fifteen architects submitted plans of the
courthouse at SnOhomish, Wash, and the
prize went to d. ID. Neer Of East Portland.
The night train on the Madison and
Capay Valley Railroad ran into a band of
horses last Tuesday night and killed ten
head.
Farmer Robinson of Ojai Valley, Los
Angeles County, has planted large num-
Der OF black waffle trees for using the bark
IN tanning.
The Otay Press says: A stock company is
again talking Of starting a bull pen at Old
Tia Juana, 800 yards south Of the United
States line.
A barge left Stockton on Friday for San
francisco with 1900 sacks of brewing bar
ley, the largest shipment of the kind in
many years.
Alice Kasson. aged 5 years, was playing
with brush fire at Tacoma on. Satu rday
when her clothes ignited and she was
burned to death.
Judge Hutton has decided that Orange
County need not pay $50, 0C0 to Los Angeles
County for expenses incurred in dividing
the two counties.
The Hawthorne Bulletin says w. 7.
Coleman has sold his borax deposits at
cisco parties for 100000.
The town of San Jacinto, in San Diego
county, is slmon-pure prohibition place.
Result; only two officers ana a lower tax rate
than any place in the county
The new pumping plant for the Gold Hill
combination, at Virginia City, will consist
of three pumps that will lift daily 1,250 900
gallons from depth of 800 feet.
Thomas Holmes of Ontario was elected
! supervisor OF the Second District of San
BernardIno County, recently, by large
J majority He Is stalwart Republican
Mr.. Shryter of Shasta bought sack of
| wheat last Friday to feed his chickens. Inside
| the sack he found a So and SO gold piece
| Some men have riches thrust upon them.
The Calaveras Prospect is to be enlarged
| and have new dress. Editor Getchell has
| secured an assistant and will devote his
time to pushing his paper in a business way.
The Supervisors of San Diego County are
talking OF putting up iron guide posts on
| the Colorado Desert, one mile apart to di-
| rect travellers to the nearest water stations.
The coming grape crop in Fresno will be
| the largest ever produced in that county,
says the Expositor. Many raisin-makers
have already contracted for their seasons
supply.
The people of Anacortis, Or. are not
| afraid of printers ink. They hired the
| columns OF the OregOnan for three months
and paid $4,000 The sales ON the work
footed up $4,000.
| a lively war in cutting rates on flour was
| begun i'll San Jacinto two weeks ago. 1t
| started at 81 % a sack and kept on falling
until flour by the sack was sold for so cents.
This settled the fight, and one firm drew
out, leaving the rival house a clean field.
| Alter holding the prices down to bedrock
for day or two flour took jump and did
not stop till 81 40 sack was reached.
The Tekoa Globe gives the following re-
suits of gardening last year in Eastern
Washington, and what has been done can
be done again. II says that w. Ii. Landes,
the owner of a fine farm near that town.
gave up whea-growing for a time and
turned his attention to gardening, the re-
| suit OF which confirmed his Judgment.
| From three acres he had sold $3.50 worth of
tomatoes, bis ground yielding him $3.50 per
| acre. From his garden ne has sold upward
OF $1,000 worth Of vegetables.