The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-13
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States an
Territories.

Electricity is now used for lighting pur-
poses in the Whittier Reform School.
HopIand, SonOma County. las an Indian
baseba team who are expert players.
Thus far the State Treasury has cashed
warrants aggregating $4,000 for coyote
scalps.
In the past ten months twenty-etght
naphtha launches have been built at the
Tacoma factory.
The receiver of the San Gabriel Valley
Rapid Transit Railway has been discharged
and the property restored to the company
control.
One of the oil companies operating at the
head of Santa Paula Canyon had its rig and
all the machinery destroyed by fire the other
evening.
Artesian water has been procured at
Seattle at a depth Of 65 feet. Work mas
been stopped for the present. but the well
will probably be sunk deeper ere long.
A Ventura man assembled windmill
there the other day FIR some purpose. put
losing his foothold, fell to tie ground. He
dislocated his neck, dying Immediately.
Boyd Kennedy of Phiomath. Oregon.
was recently hound over in the sum OF SlVO
to appear before the Grand Jury for taking
burr off an axle of a wagon belonging TO
man with whom he had had quarrel.
A few nights ago large black bear made
Its appearance on the streets OIL Union,
Oregon. presumably in search OF something
to eat. No attempt was made to kill or cap
ture 1t, and it finally returned to the woods.
A correspondent of the Redwood Demo-
crat proposes to build trident turnpikeS con-
meeting MenlO, Mayfield and Mountain
View with the summit, and then branch out
again in trident routes to La Honda, Pesca-
dero and Santa Cruz.
The Carson Appeal says that Nevada has
never had such an apple crop as this year.
The trees are breaking under the loads OF
1rult, and there ar no pests, clnch bugs or
cottony scale to interfere with the biggest
crop ever raised in that State.
The inspectors at Whatcom, Wash. are so
keen in their search for smuggled opium
that the other day when man came in
with 100 salmon and rOckcod, the Customs
Inspector cut them all wide open in search
of d" dope" without finding any.
The San Bernardno Times-Index says the
Board of Trade of the city of Pomona has
appointed committee OF one to assist the
San BernardlnO Board Of Trade in prose-
cutting the case against the railroads asking
for removal of arbitrary freight rates.
The old Mission church in San Juan is an
preaching its centennial anniversary. 1t
was founded in 1891 and is probably the
best preserved of all the missions in Cali
fornis. The repairs it received lately will
insure its existence for many years TO come.
The city Of Santa Ana has just completed
laying city water works at "A cost of S60,000,
with nine miles OF mains and reservoir of
capacity of 360,000 gallons of water. The
reservoir is supplied with water by pump
ing works with a capacity Of 100000 gal
Ions daily
Another prominent citizen of Los Angeles
is missing. This time it is John Maskell,
who has lived in California thlrty-five years
aud amassrd a comfortable fortune. but has
at last suceumbel to the evaneScent in
tluences of Los Angeles climate, anu has
mysterOusly disappeared.
Ed Latour French Canadian, ran
amuck at Port Costa the other evening. With
razor he cut a man named Lucy across
the abdomen, SO that his bowels prOtruded.
He also siashed one Cronan across the face,
and severely cut one Casey on the back. 1t
is thought that Lucy will die.
The people of Alameda are making an
effort to have the broad -gaugs trains run out
beyond Park street two or three stations.
The trains now wait ut Park street fifteen
minutes. 1t would have time to make the
extra run, aud the effect would be at once
percepubie in building up the suburbs Of
the pretty city.
Near Salem, Oregon, tie other dav, AIDE
crepit old man was YEARLY trudging along
the road into town when Chinanan came
along and joined him. Seeing how weary
the old man was lie asked why he did not
ride, and, learning he was dead broke"
walked with him TO the electrician terminus
and paid his fare into town.
The Typographical Unions have done
a graceful act in paying off a S4O0 mort
gage on piece Of property left by the
late Christian Keebler. who died at Santa
Monica some time since. The man was one
Of the eonpositors " ho left the Times office
at Los Angeles during the strike of year
ago He became respondent and took his
life, leaving his family behind.
Some half-craZy rascal at Pomona has q
mania for hugglng and kissing ndiscrim-
inately the women he meets upon the streets
of that town after nightfall. 1t does not
appear that lie IS discriminating in his
tastes, for old and young, fair and forty,
alike suffer indignity at his hands. More
than a dozen ladies' have been the recipients
of his attentions.
The San Bernardino Times Index thinks
there must be something decidedly wrong
in the dried fruit trade this year. 1t says
that G.. X. MatleSon of Highland was Of
fered cents pound for peaches. \ OF sat
isfied with this, he packed his grp-sack and
visited Michigan, where he found California
peaches retailing from 20 cents to 30 cents
pound. The inference is that the local
buyers have formed combination to keep
the price down.
A young Swiss, engaged in mining on the
Comstock, was taken to Valleys Springs,
New, some three weeks ago in a most help
less and pitiable condition, and for many
days had to be packed from his bed to the
mud baths near the springs, where he was
buried for an hour at time, and OCCASION
ally was taken to the Bonanza steam bath,
and within two weeks was able to help him
self, and is at this time nearly restored to
his former state of health.
The Pasadena Star says the Supervisors
of Los Angeles County have struck a curl
Gus find in the form of a raised bill for
jurors mileage. He was entitled to 81 20,
but put in a bill for s129 So This neat little
job was attempted by making imaginary
trips to and from the Antelope Valley,
while the juror Is. A. Wa!dron) was really
at Los Angeles all the time. 1t wouldn't
be surprising if other mileage bills are liable
to the suspicion of having been similarly
doctored.