The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-15
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

Territories.
contract was let last week for a $1,000
school house at Iude pendence, Oregon.
Thomas NJ. Humphreys, a pioneer of Oregon,
died near Salem last Friday, aged 80 years.
The Baker City Blade has been changed from
q daily TO u weekly on account OF lack OF support.
j. W. Howard started from PrDsvllle, Oregon,
last week TO drive a band OF no horses to In
diana.
James Donly was thrown from his horse near
POGO, San LUIS Obispo County, last wednesday,
ana was killed.
Out OF &c convcts in the Victoria %. c. Peni-
Tertiary, 20 Chinese, 10 are Indians, and
there Is l woman.
The Mckee farm of Yakima valley, Wash,
produces 1000 pounds OF tobacco 10 the acre
that nets The e ower 5000.
"a Chinese gardener rented 200 acres In Los
Angeles County and set out tomatoes. lie will
clear $4,000 Tor the crop.
Three horses were Killed at Santa Ana last
Saturday by order Oi the Buard of supervisors
They were afflicted with CHAMBERS.
The Union Pacific railroad Company has
added eighteen freight aud passenger loc0mo-
tives TO lis Oregon DIVISION roillng-stOek.
A thoroughbred horse owned by Farmer James
OF Meliden, Fresno County, was bitten by
rattlesnake last FRIDAY, ana died soon after.
Tie Republicans of Tehanra County will place
Miss Belle Miller on their ticket for County Su-
peIintendent of Schools says the People 5 Cause.
William Earle mas resigned the Poslmastership
al NaualmO Il. {, alter faithful service Of III
teen years. a. ii. horne was appointed 10 Inc
vacancy.
A boy named WhItehouse was fOong with
Iawn-mower at Walla Walla the other day BY
the time lie got through the machine had Topped
of Two OF The boys fingers.
Charles CrOisSant lost his Scotch terrier Prince
last Saturday morning. He was bought in Orc
Vile In 1871, and was noted for intelligence aud
devotion to his masters family.
Mr.. Crow threw a stone al a dog In the streets
OF Eugene City, Oregon. Ii missed Tie eur bus
carrOmed against plate-glass window III
store. Mr.. crow paid $50 for Il new plate
nr Ha nf Won
counties OF the Stale Of O.egOn Will be held at
Salem on July 2lst, when matters Of general and
personal intei est TO each officer will be discussed.
The Coronado foundry al San Diego has Just
finished casting 500 non retOrts for Spreckels'
sugar refinery at san francisco. They are
feet long aud VIII be used Tor burning bone
black.
Some sheep men tried 10 pasture large band
on the Fort Ellis Reservation, Mont dna, recently,
but, tie grass was doclored with saltpeter Que
night and 400 dead sheep were found tie next
morning
A shipment of apples was made last week
from San Francisco 10 Arcata, Humboldt
County. The fruit SO badly Injected with
Goblin moth and such that II was destroyed Win
the boxes
George Bowman went fishing on the UmatiIla
River recently and hooked big trout. In pre-
pairing il for dinner his wife found iusi the fish
plain gold ring with the Initials Il. "" cut
upon the ring,
Tie Santa Ana Free Press says G. j. Griffith,
the Los Angel s capitalist, who held mortgage
OF $4,000 GU the recently burned Planters Hotel
at Anaheim, talks OF erecting three-st0ry brick
on tile ground with The insurance money
The newly discovered cave in Josephine Coun-
ty. Oregon, is SAID TO be three miles long and
have number OF mineral springs. The owner
is trying TO get Portland capitalists To invest
money as 10 build road TO II and TO put up
good hotel.
The Greenve Bulletin says: Some enterpris-
ing admiTer OF horses Sh0nld import into Indian
Valley several tons Of bluegrass seed. Plumas
is fast becoming second Kentucky. The III
leTest III fast horses Is a disease which IS rap
idly spreading.
T. X. Richardson OF Roseburg Oregon, was
celebrating the Fourth OF July by hiring an
anvil. He tried TO pour out pound of powder
when 1t went oil prematutely His face aud
hands were terribly burned and lie came near
losing both eyes.
Arthur Marks, with six yoke OF oxen, hauled
eight logs cut from one redwood tree 10 Chrstie's
mill, Oh Elk River, Humboldt County, last
"Wednesday. The logs measured 3T,1o4 feet.
-Four logs from the same tree were left i'll tie
woods for another load.
Says the Winters Express: G. w. Hinclay
picked $50 worth of tTuit from one peach plum
tree this season. 10 be more explicit, lie shipped
SIX crates oil these plums to Chicago, which sold
Tor IS so per crate, ana half crate TO San Fran
cisco, for which lie got 81 20.
Andrew Swaryar logging IN the Caspar
woods, last week, when lie stumbled. Three
logs rolled over his body, the LARGEST being live
feet through. Although terribly bruised, An
drew was taken 10 the hospital at MendOcinO aud
Will soon be able to 60 back 10 work.
a combined harvester was running over one or
II. v. hl5Ou5 lcius, near NOluiup, LOUISA
County, last Saturday afternoon. when II swept
w a good sized pig upon the hopper. Before the
machine was stopped II TUNED cut 500 pounds
OF superior sausage meat for the mems supper.
Although the Postoflice at this place has been
changed 10 Gold Beach, says the Curry County
Gazette, the name OF the county seat will con
tnue to be Eilensburg until changed by act OF The
Legislature. The Gazette will, therefore, be
published in Eilensburg and mailed at Gold
Beach.
. On July t, 1850, Frank Duff OF Eureka, Hum
IN IA IalFa
hag-pole. On the last 4th Of July MIR. Duff hap
pened TO be In Arcata and met John A. Wbaiey,
another pioneer who was present when The first
fiag-pole was raised Tney were The only p,r-
sons now lett of the early pioneers.
correspondent OF the Baudon Recorder from
Port Oxford, Curry County, relates that five per-
sons went out In the ocean to the reef" when
the tide was low. north wind sprung up, roll
ing the waves over the shallow rocks on which
they passed out so high that return was impossi-
ble For week they were thus imprisoned on
the rocky reef and were there al last accounts.
The Portland Oregonan says: A very singular
and sad accident has occurred at the farm of L.
X. Bewey, four miles southeast OF Amity, Yam
hill County. Porter McKerny, tue ixyear-od
grandson OF Mr.. Bewley. fell luto ditch. Omer
Bewiey. an older lad; who was on horse went
to his assistance. Tie bank cayed In anu the
horse fell upon the boys, breaking little Porter's
neck.
Councilman Scoggin OF Portland, Oregon. was
presented by a friend recently with small black
bear. He had no use for IL 30 the animal was
packed OF TO the city zoo, where II was put In
the DIT with an old cinnamon bear. The bears
seemed to be firm friends for the first few days,
out last Friday morning the black was missing,
while the cinnamon was very bloated. lew
scraps OF hair the floor of the pit all that
was lett OF The little stranger.
A very unfortunate and serious accident Oc-
CURED at point near Little Dalles the first part
Oh the week. says the Colyille Miner. Two pros.
pectors were sitting beside their campfire cook.
ing thelr evening meal. blast was fired on the
railroad works near by, and one OF the powders
in Its descent struck one of the prospectors on
the left side OF the head crushing feaifully and
tearing the flesh down his side His features
were scarcely recognizable, while many OF his
ribs were broken and crushed.