The morning call., 1890-12-20
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
TerritOris

Territories.
The walnut crop of Rivera this year
amounted to 761, 019 pounds, which broug hit
the growers S59,611 so.
j. B. Laurence wound up a quarrel with
his wife at Canyon City, Oregon, on Sunday
by shooting himself dead.
All school lands in Sprague County,
Wash, that rate at $40 an acre and over
will be sold at auction on December 9th.
Ramon Lopez, who brutality murdered
Marie Desirello at Santa Barbara, has been
found guilty. The jury took but one ballot.
A branch of the Farmers Alliance was
organized at Hueneme last week. Fifty
five women were enrolled the first meeting
night.
A proposition is on foot to build fire.
boat to be used on CarquineZ Straits from
the Nevada docks TO the Selby Smelling
Works.
A new bank will be started at Azusa, Los
Angeles County, in few days. The chief
stakeholder is Mr. Bonebrake, banker of
Los Angeles.
A chicken thief at Red Bluff was peppered
with bird shot on Friday night. He was a
16-year-old boy, and will take his meals
standing for several days.
On Thanksgiving day two men at Scio.
Oregon, took dinner together whose united
ages were 1877 years. Grandfather Bailey
was 96 ana Uncle John Crabtree was 81.
Francis Fray tried to drive a cartridge into
shotgun Wull6 HufltlnS DUCKS near
Genoa, New, last Wednesday. The doctor
says his right eye will never be of any use.
Towle Bros. of Nevada County have
started pulp-mill TO grind up 1000 cords of
tamarack and FIR for giant powder factories.
Most. OF this pulp has been imported from
Norway.
While II. Pohle was shoeing horse at
Salem, Oregon, the other day it seized one
of his trimmlng-knlyeS and swallowed it.
AT last accounts the animal was in perfect
condition.
Thomas Ryan was killed last Saturday by
water breaking in ON him in al old drift of
the Tuttle mine, over Mokelnmne Hill. One
year ago he fell into an old shaft and was
not discovered for several days.
The society of the First Congregational
Church of Santa Cruz held their last service
in their old church on Sunday evening,
where they have for thirty years.
Their new church will be dedicated soon.
Farmer Wilson of Crook County, Oregon,
killed steer last Thursday for the market
The animal was in good condition, but it
evidently wintered last year on a gravel
heap, as it had four pounds Of rock in its
stomach.
The Nevada Transcript says: At Smarts-
vile and for several miles around there Fri
day afternoon there was such thick fog
that lamps had to be lighted in the houses
at $3.50 O'Clock aud people could not see to
drive along the roads.
All Tom of Colfax is always ready with his
purse in helping forward charities or local
improvements. He told the Sentinel man
recently that if the people would start
paper for collecting funds for a town hall he
would take stock in it.
The State Treasurer Of Oregon paid SIS, 900
to the Treasurer of the State Agricultural
College last Tuesday. The money came from
an appropriation by the National Govern
meut in accordance with an act of Cong ress
that was passed August 80, 1890.
The new fireboat Snoqualmie, built by the
corporation of Seattle, was given trial
trip last Friday and proved a success. She
has two double-action pumps that throw
1000 gallons minute and can force water
through hose to distance of four blocks
from the wharf. The vessel cost $780, 900.
Says the Grass Valley Tidings: The
yellow hammer" bird of which there are
few in this locality, is now posing as the
apple-growers' friend. They are said to
coneregate by hundreds In the spring and
destroy the larvae Of the Goblin moth, which
are concealed in the creyices Of the bark
and trees.
A belt slipped from the main driving
pulley OF the MADEIRA Flume and Lumber
Company's Saw-mill the other day. The
engine ran at such speed as to burst the
hy-wheel and to tear out the heavy shaft.
One fragment OF the wheel was found a mile
distant from the mill. 1t will take some
time to repair the damage.
The Grants Pass Board of Trade offers
reward to the person bringing them the best
sample Of iron ore with description of the
ledge. They do this on the authority of
capitalists who are anxious to find iron ore
in this State, and who state they will imme-
diately develop this industry If ore of suffi-
cient grade to pay working is found.
Acknowledgement Jones has commenced
suit in the Superior Court of Spokane
County against Spokane City for Sl02, 900,
with interest and 10 per cent added for at
tOrney's fees, for licenses for the sale of
liquor since April, 1888. The city will fight
the case, claiming that the license ordinance
was passed before the act passed under
which the Attorney-General sues.
The San Berdoon Kaleidoscope SAYS: In
January. S86. two young men, named S. G.
and I. II. Woodruff, robbed store at Ray
mond, Kan IS. They were convicted and the
night preceding their sentence broke jail
They have been living here for several
years, one OF them leading an honest life
Last Saturday deputy sheriff arrived from
Kansas and returned with both men to that
State, where they will probably be SEN
fenced.
The Santa Rosa Democrat says: The San
francisco and North Pacific improvement
Company has determined to sell its property
at Ukiah and abandon that town MS a field OF
operation, The reason assigned by the COM
paBy for this step is that the people of Ukiah
do not extend reasonable support in the
WorKS proposed, but the local press de-
clares that the true reason is that the death
OF >. NJ. Donahue extinguished the moving
spirit Of the company.
John I'll. Shulienberger. a brakeman on a
freight srain of the Oregon Short Line.
found four tramps in a box-car at Medbury
Station on Tuesday. He ordered them out
They got off. and just as the train started
seized Shulenberger and threw him under
the cars. His legs were crushed and he only
lived few hours. A posse started in pur
suit and soon captured the villains who
were brought before their victim, who ifien
tilted them. The tramps narrowly escaped
lynching.