The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-28
COAST ITEMS.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
rItories.
The newspaper men of Seattle have or
gained press club.
The only idle people in Centralia, Wash,
are the doctors and undertakers.
a rich deposit of iron ore has been found
in CapelIe Valley, Napa County.
n. II. Ball, prominent capitalist of San
Bernardino. died suddenly last Friday.
The Salt Lake Herald is raging a bitter
war on the gamblers who infest that city.
Every tramp arrested in Salem, Oregon.
is compelled to work in the public streets
A large number Of Woodland people went
to Fresno recently to take lessons in raisin
making.
A shingle-mill at Hood River, Oregon,
has bolts enough on hand to cut 7,0O0, ZOO
shingles.
Local capitalists at Tacoma have So
cured piece Of land for building a large
dry-dook.
Bathing in the surf at Santa Barbara is
rather risky, owing to the presence Of man
eating sharks
Charles I. Davenport has bought the
Southwest Sentinel Of Silver City, n. Mex,
from c. J. Bell.
One Colusa farmer had to turn in his field
q big band of sheep after blowing to keep
down the weeds.
One Fresno vine-grower has sold this
plant 11,000 acres.
High license in Santa Rosa has thinned
out number of saloons. Two closed In
one day last week.
The best wool-buyer In New Mexico is
known as Salvation Army Bill Crawford,
says the Gallup Elk.
The gates on the dams at Lake Tahoe
have been shut so as TO save all the water
possible for irrigation.
An almond was picked from tree in Dr.
Reilly's garden at Fresno recently that
measured 5A by 33s inches.
A walking club has been organized In
Visalia. No one is admitted unless he can
step off mile in " minutes.
Among the recent visitors to Spokane
Falls, Wash, was sister of Guiteau. the
assassin OF ex-Presdent Garfield.
James Jordan of Pendleton, Oregon, is
in luck. His band Of sheep has Increased
nearly 100 per cent for the season.
The annual meeting Of the Oregon Pho
neer Society Will be held in Portland early
in June. IL. w. Scott of the Oregonian
will deliver the annual address and Rufus
Mallory an Grafton.
The late o. w. Childs of Los Angeles
owned eighty five shares of stock i'm thA
Farmers and Merchants Bank. The par
value Is $1,000 share, but the market value
for the lot is 100000.
Frederick BenO died at the Salem (Ore-
gon) Asylum last Monday. lie was a vet
eran OF the late war, and was a helpless
invalid for many years. and was in the re-
cept Of pension of S72 a month.
Some OF the women of Orange have
organized "Ruskin Art Class" Their
husbands have sent on a request that thew
hrst learn how to fry potatoes and to manip-
ulate fiap1ack batter before tackling Ruskin.
A movement has been started to move the
Willamette University from Salem. Oregon.
to Portland 1t was founded in 1s46 by
some missionaries, and the property at
1t for extending the capitol buildings.
Two and three-fourths miles of ietty. at
the mouth OF the Columbia River nave been
completed, leaving one mile and quarter
10 hnlsn the work Since July, 1889. 1880
Ieet OF extension mas been made, and the
amount OF filling has been $50 tons of rock
Says the Tulare County Times: Detect
I've WIN Smith. who was in and around
this city for several weeks after the Goshen
train robbery, Is now at Tehachapi still in
pursuit of the robbers. The detective is
OF the track-the robbers are In this county.
Alfred Beach was found in his cabin on
Pilot Creek Range, in Humboldt County. a
| lew weeks ago by some Young men who
were looking for stock. He was nearly
| famished and had been without fire Tor
several days. After eating everything of
I suppiieS Deacn had 10 XIII and eat three
dogs that belonged to him. The last one
had to be devoured raw, as Beach had no
| salt, pepper or matches
Near Howardsville, Colo, Is located what
has been christened all ice mine. tunnel
| run in early days through frozen ground
| struck flow of water. As the water flows
| out OF the tunnel it freezes, and The tunnel
is now filled nearly to the roof with Ice. Ii
has long supplied all the saloons of How
ardsville with ice, and as it never tbaws,
| winter or summer, the place is an objective
point Tor curiosity seekers.
| The Salem (Oregon) Statesman saws:
| When oregon wants to-and she usually
does-she excels in whatever she under
takes. Her wheat took the award MT the
| Centennial. her displays were among the
best at Paris, she is the home of the Oldest
living Odd Fellow, and she has within her
borders the youngest postmaster i'm the
United States. He was appointed when 10
years OF age and lives and holds his Office
not thousand miles from Salem.
The Ontario Observer saws. W Fl.
Brooks has devoted much attention to the
study OF the gopher. He learned that the
| gopher prefers travelling In a furrow to
meandering over level ground. Catering to
TINS eccentricity, Mr.. Brooks had furrow
, MADE near the habiyations of the pophers.
LIZ the furrow he sank few old oil cans.
When the eophers stast out for their morn
ing walks they rarely return. They fall
into the cans, where they are dispatch ed.