The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-07
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Note. From Pacific States an

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
The Tulare County Times is now 25 years
old.
One sack of ''spuds" brought S. SO at
Livermore on Thursday.
The area of Chehalis County, Wash, is
equal to $500 square miles,
Hugh Park, a prominent citizen of
Pomona, died last Friday. aged 56.
The wool clip of Northern California will
be light this year and OF poor quality.
Redondo Beach is adopting modern i'm
provements. The first is caIaboose.
The question of dividing Santa Barbara
County cannot be considered until the
northern half contains 5000 population.
Mr.. Lttlefeld of Anaheim raised thirty
tons OF cabbage on five acres this season.
After rest of seven months the Ana
helm Flour-millS were started last Monday.
Five stalwart Democrats are working
hard to get the nomination for County Az
SCISSOR of Colusa.
George A. Steel, the new Postmaster Of
Portland. Oregon, took charge of that office
last Wednesday.
The cornerstone of the new Congrega-
tional Church at Santa Cruz will be laid on
Sunday, April Goth.
The Modesto Herald says If irrigation
proves success StanislauS ounty will GO
Republican in 1892.
The Society Of Humboldt County Pho
neers intends TO put up handsome brick
building this summer.
The young Republicans of Salem, Oregon.
have organized club for active work in the
coming political season.
The school-house at Quaker Hill, Nevada
County, has been wrecked by snow-storms,
says the Nevada Transcript.
The people of Toledo, Oregon, subscribed
$1,000 to build wagon road to Yaquina City
and $1,000 for school-house.
permits have been granted for 1916 new
buildings that will cost $6693,000
Daniel j: Porter is the Republican candi-
date for Mayor of San Jose, and S. N.
Rucker is the Democratic nominee.
The Tombstone Prospector says there
VIII not be a two-year-old steer left in
Arizona or New Mexico by June lst.
The thirteenth annual meeting of ths
State Medical Society will be held at Los
Angeles ON April 10th, 10Th, 18th and 18th
The Dixon Tribune warns its readers who
are farmers Of grain against using second
hand sacks, as they are infested with weeYil.
The AutOcrat is the name of a newspaper
of Arbuckle, Colusa County. j. S. Taylor
Is editor and his paper will have no poll
tics.
Farmer Kirber of Delano, Kern County,
owns small Jersey cow that has given
him S115 worth Of milk and butter in one
year.
nah County, Oregon, settled with the State
by paying the full tax, amounting to S17S,-
los 02.
l.. j. Ruggles, business manager of the
STOCKTON Independent, was presented by
the staff with a handsome ebony cane last
Thursday.
Mary Hiriy, an insane person, threw her
self into pond near Acampo, San joaquin
County, on Friday and was drowned. She
was % years old.
The Oregon narrow-gauge line was sold
by The U. s. Master in Chancerv at Salem.
Oregon, on Friday to the Southern Pacific
Company for $1,00O.O00.
Frank Barnard, Ventura, was prospect
ing IN the MojaVe Desert last week, when
he picked up fine terrapin that as cool
ing itself under giant cactus.
The farmers of Union County, Oregon.
have called a convention to nominate a full
county ticket. No politician will be per-
mltted TO take part in the business.
Fifty acres of sugar-cane has been planted
at Whittier, Los Angeles County, and a
small sugar plant has been ordered to ex-
pertinent in starting a new industry
The late Sam Huston of Oroville only got
a salary nf $50 month, yet he left his Sis
ter at New Utrecht New York State, for
tune OF $4,000 principally in Eastern
bonds.
Says the Silver City On. Mex.) Sentinel:
Grant COunty's reputation for acquittinQ
much criminal business here from other
counties.
The baiance-sheet of the South Yuba
Water and Mining Company Of Nevada
County for thirty-six years shows total re-
ceipts of $685., 4S1 81, and dividends paid
Of ST., 239, 35S 70.
fire broke out il the fine steamer S. j.
Reed, that runs on the Columbia River
There was panic among the passengers,
put the officers managed to put out the
blaze without Bleaching the vessel.
Jake Weeks aud Dick White, two Indian
foremen on the Klamath Reservation, Ore
gon. got into a fight the other day and
settled their trouble with knives. The first
die
The Homer Index says: Not rat of any
kind has been seen in camp this winter,
but they nre numerous in mines where
work is going on or where provisions are
stored: The rodents have played havoc
with things at the Clifton, having manged
and destroyed everything they could get at