The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-25
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.

Brief Notes From PacInC states and Ter
ritories.
The State Reform School OF Oregon will have
sixteen boys TO start with.
lgnatius Donnelly Will deliver the Grafton at
Steyensville, Mout., on July 4th.
The Sisson Herald has boughtithe plant and
good Will OF :he Mott North Star.
The State Board of Education met on June
18th and fixed the price OF State textbooks.
Some spectators have laid out town In Una
tilla County, Oregon, that is named Jerusalem
Eureka, Humboldt County, is getting all the
modern improvements. Iha latest Is garrotng.
John Evans was shot dead by his companion
near TOurtle, Wash, last Sunday. Ho was mis-
taken for a deer.
The new building in Portland that will be oc-
cupied by the Oregonlan Is seven stories high,
win a square tower.
II. A. Seal, an aged citizen Of Eugene, Oregon,
was kicked TO death by horse last Monday.
He was 20 years old.
Dick DOwel of LuSk, Wyo., has taken a con-
tract 10 furnish New York polo-players with
sixty ponies this season.
The paymaster of the Mexican Central Rail-
road is In jail at I'll Paso for alleged deficit OF
$4,000 IN his accounts
A son OF W. +. Jones of Cherokee, Butte
County, was run over by wagon on Monday
and was Instantly killed.
Charles II. BOwden, who killed Lilly NJ. Price
at Eureka, Humboldt County, has been convicted
Of murder III the first degree.
The tariff In Susanvllle, Lassen Couaty, for
stealing mule has been fixed by local Justice
OF the Peace at 80 days IN jail.
feature of the Fourth Of July celebration at
Bengbam Bay, Wash, VIII be a parade in
which 300 Indians Will take part.
john Murray, an old resident OF Petaluma,
committed suicide on Monday by cutting his
throat. He came TO This State III 1913.
Three boys OF Mrs Chavez left the, hone In
TOwe, n. Mex, on Monday and wandered In the
mountains. bear killed two of the boys.
a skate was captured in Esqumalt Harb0r B.
C., last Wednesday by w. Atkins. Ii weighed
1913 pounds and had large founder In its nav.
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teer crop of $500 pounds OF honey that was
made on his ranch by COLONY OF bees this
season
Says tue Carson Appeal Thousands OF fish are
going the WashOe dam. Once over they
never return and are distributed over the mead
ows TO de-
A prominent merchant of san Francisco Wis.
tied San Jose hotel last week with his family
During his stay trunk was rlfied OF $1,000 worth
OF diamonds.
John Crabtree settled on a farm near Stanton,
Oregnn, In 1916. lie is now 30 years old, aud
able TO cut hay and split rails as well as some of
bis nelghD0rs.
AT The recent celebration Of Oregon pioneers
the patriarehs were Silas b. Smith aud Mrs. j.
b. Smith, of SkIpanon, Ciatsop County, who set
tied there In 1889.
Mrs Ellen Dryer of Sacramento fled a bond
OF S350o0o Monday as lie executrix of the es-
tate OF her late husband, Captain Thomas
Dwyer who was victim of the railroad disaster
at Oakland.
President Diaz of Mexico has refused 10 sane
FtOPVACa
Lower California. a number OF California capl-
talsts were behind the company, which had
S5,O00.000 capital.
The schooner Carmelite left Sydney, n. b.. last
fall 10 sail TO Victoria, Is. c., with Captain
O'Leary and eight men. Nothing has beea seen
OF The vessel and 1t is doubtful il she ever
reaches her destination.
Mrs. G. B. Kan, one of the owners OF the town
site OF Hoquiam, Wash, went to Tacoma
Gently, aud saw for the first time locomotive
and train OF cars. She was born near Spokane
Falls, nfty-ttree years ago.
Some boys OF Chico borrowed horse and
wagon OF The Gas Company on Sunday and went
TO Inc river to fish Tire horse look fright and
backed over a bank Into the water and was
drowned. The wagon still rests in clump OF
bush.
The Eeriver Valley Advance last week had
comparative statement OF the assessed valuation
OF timber lands in Mendocino and Humboldt
counties. The latter county is assessed at
S3.35l $50, while Mendocno County is only put
down for SS26,
The Virginia Chronicle says: Mr.. Wells, a
watchman at Lake View. puts IN his spare mo-
ments cutiyallng ranch. and has contracted to
furnish Walter Cnedc of Carson with 500 cases
OF strawberries at 81 case, and he has only
three-q uarters OF an acre under cultivation.
Au estimate for railroad from Eureka TO Red
Bluff, 145 miles, has b-en made by competent
engineer for the Red Bluff Sentinel. He puts the
cost at S6,O0o.00O and the gross receipts for the
iirst year at $3.50 900 Deducting expenses and
taxes OF 10,OOO, the remainder will be equal 10
per cent on total cost OF the road.
pitched battle between Japanese and Chinese
employed In one of tile large canneiies on Fraser
River, Is. e. took place last Sunday. The Japs
were less IN number than the Chinese, but they
fought SO well that after hour they drove
their enemies into the woods Several were In
1ured, and two Chinese were fatally hurt.
The Salt Lake Tribune says The cotton mill
at Washington, down 10 Washington County, has
been leased by Wooley, Lund Il Judd, VINO in-
tend TO supply our merchants with batting.
They have on hand 10000 pounds OF cotton OF
last years growth and estimate tile entire prod.
uct Of cotton last year at $4,000 pounds. The
mill was to be started this Week.
In 1889 sensational trial took place In San
jose, caused by serious charges preferred against
ii. l.. Gordon by Minnie }. Van Horne. One re-
suit OF the testimony was that Gordon shot at
Potter, witness, and was convicted last week.
On Monday deposition was read by Gordon's
attorney, which was signed by Minnie Van
Horne. She retracted all the charges aud sud-
denly left town with her baby.
The Battle Mountain Nevadan pictures the
once fi0urlshing mining town Of Austin as fol-
lows: Portions OF Austin's main street, which
in years past were the scenes OF largo business
transactions and excitement, have In the last
three years gradually crumbled and gone to the
dogs When the moon rises an observer would
be led to believe that here and there large slOne-
front stores, once occupied by prosperous mer-
chants, were brilliantly lighted. only to find on
passing that the roofs have fallen aud the moons
rays CLEAN through the still intact doors onto
the Swallowed sidewalk with sepulchral-like eff
feet.