The morning call., 1890-09-02
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes Firm Pacific States and
Territories.


Territories.
The butter-makers of Santa Monica have
organized p elective union.
The Winters Express says the receipts for
fruit this sea Oh fo1t up $4,000
An lnceDdarY fire in Oregon destroyed
Sl2, COZ worth of property last Saturday.
Rev. Edward Pidsley and wife celebrated
their golden WeIdiHg at san Jose last Fri
day
Ten ships have been Chartered to load wheat
for Europe in September, Says the Port
Townsend Cali.
The Boise Sun OF August oath says the
town IS full of t-ampS tootpads, shoplifters
and Democrats.
Thomas p. Hawley has been appointed
United States District Judge for Nevada,
vice Sabin, deceased.
Paul Wars!ey, aged / u years, was fatally
burned at Astoria, Oregon, last Wednesday
by playing with matches.
The contractor for erecting the Marshall
monument at Coloma has sued 10 recover
S729 10 alleged TO be due him.
John Mcintyre and one Morrow got into
a fight at Willows on Saturday. The former
was stabbed fifteen times. but will recover.
A fire broke out in Sanger early on Satur-
day morning and did $50. 000 damage before
it was put out. The Sanger Herald office
was Quilted.
An eighty-four-po watermelon was sent
to the Riverside Press office last Friday with
the compliments of the raisers, the Lord and
the water company.
Belize hang, Il wealthy Navajo chief, is
visiting Los Angeles for the first time. His
hacienda is 100 miles distant from tlagstptf,
AriZ., where he owns 800 horses, 1000 cattle
and 5000 goats.
Three young meI of Covina, Los Angeles
County, named Elder, Cummns ard Am
mon, have been held to answer in 500
bonds for daubiug Editor Bently of Azusa
with tar and feathers.
Some Redwood City boys went to May
field the other day and tried to clean out
some Chinese cabins. A lively rattle OF
pistols met them and enc of the crowd was
shot in the leg and is low dangerously i'll.
An Otay Mesa man went TO the mountains
a few weeks ago TO get cooled of. While
wandering about Pine Valley san Diego
from which he pounded out SO worth OF
gold.
Mrs. Penschower of Cloverdae has
raised sunAOwer this year that breaks al
records. The stalk is 6 inches in diameter
at the ground, it stands II feet high and the
flower measures feet around the outer
edge.
A singular sight near Tulare City wa;
noted by the Register last Friday. \ large
band of cattle was driven to town, each one
having its tail Ornamental with a white rag.
This showed they were vaccinated 10 prevent
taking Texas fever.
The Chinese fruit pickers in Fresno have
struck for higher wages. Tney contracted
early in the season to work for 81 So
and board themselves. Now they demand
81 70 a day. The fruit growers are EN-.
ploying white labor as fast as possible.
j, T. Hutchinson and John B. Press got
into fight over mining claim near Pine
Ridge, Fresno County, On Saturday. Pistols
were drawn and emptied, but no one was
hurt. The men are determined and the
chances are good for some work by the Cor
oner.
The Napa Register says: Sheriff Mex en-
ze received from the State $500 reward fol
capturing the two robbers who stood up ,
the stage near Callstoga recently. Wednes
day lie went to CailstOga aud equally di
| vided the money among the eight persons
in their party, all Of whom assisted in tn
capture. There is nothing mean about GU
sheriff.
Says the Maxwell Mercury: William Pryo
has some vicious neighbors who recently
shot and killed three OF his mules and theI
set fire to his pasture. The flames spread
for about ten miles, destroying feed, fences
timber and a barn full Of hay belonging t.
this outrage was that DIR. Pryor had fenced
in portion of his land which mad been uset
as a public stock range.
The Spokane Falls Review says: TIL,
appointment of Mrs. n. ii. Owings of Olym
pia to be Commissioner of the State o
Washington to the Worlds Fair is general,
| commended by the press. She is the wife o
| Hon. II. n. Owings, State Senator TO
| Thurstou County, and is the owner of con
siderable valuable real estate in Olympia
She is an energetic woman of cool judg
ment in business affairs and will doubtles
render the Whole State valuable service a
Commissioner TO the Worlds Fair.
The Santa Rosa Republican says: Al
event =" is reported in the exhibition
at the Petaluma fair Thursday that viii
not be repeated soon. One of the attrac
| tions announced to draw crowd was tn,
riding of a wild cow, which was to astonisl
! the natives by its antics. The poor ANNA
was not able to rise and carry the maj
selected to ride, and the crowd hooted tn
shameful exhibition. Then when the in
| furlated animal was released she gored
horse upon the track. 1t was a disgusunl
| exhibition.