The morning call., 1890-05-20
COAST ITEMS.

Brief Notos From Pacific States and
Territories.
The Hessian fly is at work in wheat fields
near Vallejo.
The expressmen of Salt Lake City have
organized protective union.
One public school district in Tulare
County is called "Buzzard Roost."
San Diego has a new weekly paper, the Re-
public, published by Stevens & Harris.
Boise City, Idaho. will soon have a Re-
publican paper backed by $4,000 capital.
The National Bank OF Port Angeles, Ore
gon, will be ready for business in few
days.
The capital stock of the San Luis Obispo
Bank is to be increased from 100000 to
SSO0,600.
The Willows Journal says the mosquitoes
and night.
Richard Thralfall of Oakdale, Stanislaus
County, has sold 1850 acres to syndicate
lor $4,000.
Prineville, Oregon, was visited with a
frost last Thursday night that killed all the
cabbage plants.
When Judge Kibby opened court at
PheniX recently his docket for May con-
talned 13S cases.
Ole TorjesSen dropped dead at Dayton.
Wash, recently, while working at his bench
In furniture factory.
TIE woods near Ilwaco, Wash, are
swarming with cougars, so that no one
likes to travel about talter dark.
u. L. CaSella, miner at the Keystone
Mine near Jackson, AmadOr County, was
crushed TO death by cave On Fiiday.
Not an independent candidate has yet
put in an appearance in Oregon State,
which the Astorlan states is very unusual.
The Stock Inspector of Crook County,
Oregon reports that out Of 100000 sheep OIL
hand at the beginning Of winter 3l,000 were
lost
+. W. Tollman of Astoria is 70 years old
and capitalist He is willing to run mile
f0Ot-race with any man OF his age for u
purse OF $4,000.
George L. Allan Of Cathalmet Oregon,
is probably the oldest living white mau in
Oregon or Washington. lie went to Van
cOuver, Oregon. in 1899.
Farmer Regan of Livermore - had a
number Of fine porkers poisoned recently
with phosphorus. He will pay $500 for in
formation of the Oisoner
The cash receipts OF the p0stoffice at
Astoria for the FIRST quarter Of 1890 we're
tTitie over $4,000, which entities that city
TO postal delivery system.
Editor Davenport of the Silver City On.
Mex Sentinel vent to SOcOrrO last week
and traded a band of cattle with q. o,
McCarty for $4,000 gold coin.
The Grand Jury at Astoria refused to
indict the non-union fishermen who killed
some union men who attacked them few
days ago Oh the Columbia River.
Michael Ryan was frozen TO death four
was on his way to b labin with some pro-
visions, and was Jveltaken by snow
storm.
The Otay watch factory turned out its
first assortment of time-pieccs last Satur-
day. The event was celebrated by Tree
excursion to and from San Diego and big
banquet
The Salt Lake Tribune says a fine ledge
Of photographic stone has been discovered
near City Creek Canyon. 1t has been tested
i'll New York, and pronounced equal to the
stone of Bavaria.
A skeleton of man was found near Al
den Greek, Sacramento County, on Friday.
Nothing was left of the remains but the
DOnes ana photograph with the name
Ruth Avon Broce, aged Is, Sept. 90 1861.
The Long Beach Breaker editor squan.
ders over column space to demonstrates
that he has the right to refuse to publish
advertisements OF tobacco. Live subjects
Tor leaders must be scarce down that way.
Live local from the Homer Index: Over
7O,OO0O 600 pairs OF suspenders were made in
the United States last year, yet half the
men around here wear a hay-rope cinch 10
keep the slack uf their trousers out of the
mud.
Last Sunday was dark day for Mrs.
Field of Ukiah Her son was mistaken for
deer and killed by friend in the woods,
while an hour before hearing of his death
she got telegram from San Jose telling
her OF the fatal accident to a son-in-l law,
who was thrown from his wagon.
The Astoran says that moss is being
gathered from rocks and trees up the river
and shipped from Astoria 10 san Francisco
in crates. Glad to know there is a market
for moss. This solves the question of the
utility of the moss-back. We will have ours
scraped and market the moss.
Says the Salt Lake Tribune: Elder Hen
Bro is back from chrping the everla hstin
gahspii over Kansas and Nebraska, with
very Indifferent results. The News mourn
fully adds: The elders are not making
much beadway in the States named :
They meet with great deal of prejudice" 4"