The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-03
COAST ITEMS.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
Santa Cruz now has a free postal delivery SER
vice.
George Lord OF San Bernardino celebrated his
nineti III birthday last Friday.
Salt Lake people subscribed $1,000 TO pay for
celebrating the national birthday.
The hall OF The Native Sons at Haywards Will
be formally dedicated oil the Fourth of July.
Alter sending a sample OF their pack TO ST.
Paul the Martinez cannery received an order Tor
carload
Tie output OF the gypsum mine at Point Sal,
Santa Bat bara County, this year VIII not be less
than 1000 tons.
During the past year Ira G. Holtr, State
School Superintendent, has Travelled 17,27i
miles on official business.
Two men OF Pomeroy, Wash, tried to play
baseball. In running for a Wild ball they col
Hded and each had leg broken.
The wheelmeu OF Helena Mont, are making
arrangements for run 10 the National Park.
The local club has $50 members.
a tract of 800 acres lying near S okane Falls
changed hands last Saturday for $1,000 The
purchaser was a Denver Capitalist
The Queen Victoria copper mine near Nelson,
b. C., has been sold 10 some of tile officers of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad Tor $4,000.
Mexican sheepherder shot fulgrown lynx
near Tucson, A riZ., last Saturday. This animal
Is seldom found IN that part OF the country.
Among the recent visitors To Yosemite Valley
was a.; NJ. White. The risky Pomona Times
says: He went 10 get accustomed To big falls.
Fishermen ut Sau Juan Island are making
money by taking halbut aud cod. The tsn sell
readily al Port Towns end at 10 cents a pound.
The street drill of the Seattle chain gang Is one
OF Tie sights Of the place. Forty stawart men
are IN line daily Cleaning The streets aud public
squares.
Paul Lalunhur of Angels, Calaveras County,
found chunk of gold quartz, the other day,
tina; weighed three aud hall pounds The s0i d
In IL was WORT 500.
Helena, Mont has eighty-hye saloons that nay
each $500 license year. rwo-tuirds OF The ely
revenue comes from saloons, gambling deus aud
DINER disreputable places.
Two Mexican boys were playing 10 Santa Fe
last Saturday when one used slung-shot The
missile ST. uck the other named Garlic behind the
ear, causing death IN Il few minutes.
The street-car lne OF Phoenix. Ariz does a
rushing business tuese days. Only one mule Is
allowed 10 each car, yet they frequently have 10
draw siXty-eight pei sons at one trip.
Tie Treasurer OF San Diego County paid
SIS, O55 OF 10 the State Treasurer Oh Monday.
Butte County settled for 5000 -, aud San
Mateo County parted with S39O6 sc.
The gasometer just finished Tor the Victor la
(B. c. gas wore s,lls eighty-two feet in diane
Ter by Twenty-Five ieet deep, M0le tn an 400
600 bricks were used IN the foundation.
The Eureka Sentinel says: Two or three wO-
men, overcome By a nOi bid curiosity Witnessed
lhe execution al EkO by pc bIDg through the
cracks of the fence IN tn rear OF the lail-yard.
The body OF an old shepherd employed by Alb
bolt & Long was found in MS cabA Ga The susan
River. Plumas County, ON Saturday. lie was
missing Tor some mouths ana TITS thought lie was
murdered.
The BOISE City Statesman says: The seasons
are changing on account OF irrigation. 1t Is now
almost July aud yet We have cloudy weather and
sometimes a shower. Tie same change look
place III Color do.
One year ago the Norwegian Church at Asto-
ria Oregon, had three members and a debt OF
$500 To-day there are twenty members and
the debt has been reduced considerably, while
the members have contributed So toward FOR
elgu missionary WOtk.
Complete census returns give tie population
of the following towns; san LUIS ObisnO 1904,
salinas 343l, MERGED zoos, Tuiarc 272S, Bakers
field aud SUMNER 3OO6. Modesto 1879, Visalia
2S32. WatsOuvle 1920. HOLSTER 1853, Santa
Cruz GIT, Fresno $3.50.
Jose Broyo, leader OF gang of h0rse-thieves,
was arrested recently III the hills back of Santa
Monica. Constable Benedict, disguised as
wOOd-chOpper. loeatcd BioyO's hiding place, and
maDaged 10 hnd hlm asleep in Il CABIN, when lie
slipped irons Un his prisoner aud marched him
10 jail.
The Durango tC0lo) Herald says: Ii Is re-
ported that The Utes are becoming unusually
ugly. They are driving all cattle belonging 10
whiIe people Gil The reservation and a.day or Two
ago culied aud slapped several white meu found
on the reservation. They are becoming angry at
the delay IN moving them 10 Utah.
DOmeuato Bell was working III the Ben Lo-
rnond vineyard, fourteen miles from Santa Cruz,
ON Monday when lie WAS bitten on the right hand
by a rattesnake. his companions filled aim
with WHISKY and took him 10 Sauta Cruz with all
possible haste, but the man was dead before
reaching physician. He was 90 years OF age.
The Nelson (B. CT Miner says: Railway con-
tractors may nave SOIL snaps once du0 awhile,
but that old time contractor who was herdins
a gang of Chinese shovelers on a. one-by-one
slope back OF Spr0at the other day. with the sun
los Ia the shade hadn't that KIND OF Il snap.
Wen gamble that lie wished lie was back in
Manitoba raising cattle.
Tie Territorial Enterprise is trying to work of
another Cardiff giant lake. II says: IL is re-
ported that the petriiied remains OF a man have
been found on Jack Greek, iifty miles from Raw
Inns. The body Is that of man seven feei In
height aud OF proportionate build. The hnd VIII
will finally be sent TO Tie Smithsonian lnstltu.
ton.
The Ontario Observer says: A. j. Rose is ex-
tracing by distilla!lon the oil aud water OF
orange blossoms. Tie oil from the blossoms Is
worth 81 an ounce, aud the water Is also II yalu-
able product. The small boy sells him the bios
SONS for 10 cents gallon. He picks only those
that have fallen to the ground, and at the price
received can make fair wages, considering The
capital invested-the price OF lard-bucket or
his hat, In which to gather the blossoms.
The Inyo Independent says: Potatoes were
planted at Lone Pine Stallion in April last, and
ffty-four days from the day OF planting now
potatoes were gathered. AT the same place
wheat was sOwn, aud IS OF such great growth
that few sheaVes Will be preserved FOR eXhiDl-
ton 1T the fair OF the Eighteenth District The
potatoes are OF very excellent quality. THIS
shows what the land under the East Side Canal
will do. as the tract at Lone Pine Station Is below
tie average quality.
The Beaver Utouian is responsible for this:
Last week an negro killed monster rattlesnake
six miles this side of Glover Valley on the Mon
Pacific extension from Milford. The only weapon
which the darby had was in the form Of earth
cods, but lie succeeded Ia crushing out the life
OF the rattler and upon examination found the
snake TO measure ten feet In length, with ninety
six rattles and button on The lateral extremity.
This would give an almost phenomenal age 10
The snake, maNlnR u about 100 years Old. Inc
skin and ratiles have been taken north To salt
Lake, from whence II VIII be shipped to the East
Utterly without Foundation.
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