The morning call., 1891-11-24
COAST ITEMS.

rftories.
Los Angeles is to have an international
tug-Of-war.
A case of leprosy was discovered at Stan
ton, ARR, recently.
The gamblers have been driven out of
Palouse City, Wash.
young man ramed Kirk died of lock
jaw in Ventura few days ago
Peanuts are being successfully grown in
the vicinity of The Dalles this year.
Thirty boxes of lemons were gathered
from a single tree at MGntecito this year.
Fresno on Wheels" will be ready 20
leave for the East about the 1st of De-
cember.
Scarlet fever prevails to such an extent in
Sacramento that the public schools have
been closed.
The Banning Herald states that an 100
pound grizzly was killed recently in Te-
lunga Canyon.
The water fronsat Seattle is infested with
thieves, who, it is said, are plying their
trade at great profit.
The employees of the Santa Cruz Surf, and
those Of the Sentinel. will have tug-of- war
contest Thanksgiving eve.
n K. Folsom of Santa Monica has a
banana tree on his place that has just ripened
bunch of sixty-fve fine bananas.
The Clipper Gap powder-mills where the
recent explosion occurred, have a capacity
Of $50 barrels OF black powder daily.
Bids for the new high-school building at
Bernardino, opened this week, were found
TO range all the way from 81, 695 to S63, 100
Auburn, Placer County, has fourteen
year-old Chinese boy, All Wing, who at
tends the public school regularly and is an
apt pupil.
Ernest Field and Gertrude Brooks, of San
Diego. went cut on the high sea the other
day and were married by Captain Calhoun
of the tug Tia Juana.
Lee Parsons of Salinas set trap for coy
Otes recently and caught pure white speci-
men OF this animal, which be took home and
has almost succeeded IN tanning.
number of valuable dogs have been
poisoned at Santa Barbara lately, and re-
ward OF 500 is out for information that will
LEAD to the conviction Of the posOner.
The Riverside Press says that the young
orange trees at Aessandro that lately had
their leaves all eaten of by rabbits are now
sending forth new leaves and look quite
thrifty.
A man calling himself Burbas, and claim
ing 10 belong 10 the third satellite of Jupiter,
was committed to Stockton, Thursday, from
san Bernardino. lie was unknown there
and unable to tell where he was from or
WHO be was.
Miss Fannie Davenport has purchased $50
acres of land in Orange County, about
seven miles from the ranch of Nine. Mo-
jeska. She intends to build handsome
house, establish game preserves and large
poultry ranch.
William Henderson of Green Valley SAYS
that small bug is cleaning out cocoons of
the Goblin moth in tnat section. He has for
warded samples of the bag to the County
horticultural Commissioners for their ex-
animation and report
The COlfax Gazette reports that the scale
bug Is Increasing in several parts of the
Palouse Valley. 1t is said that unless
vigorous measures are taken against the
pests number OF Orchardists are in danger
OF losing large numbers OF trees.
4 few days since while j. A Black of
Noyo, MendocIno County, was Telling tree
on PUDDING Creek, the tree struck sapling,
which flew back and knocked him against a
tree, breaking his breast bone and several
ribs and otherwise severely injurng him.
The city debt Of Vallejo. amounting to
$4,000 will become due aud payable next
March, and the Board of City Trustees have
already commenced steps to refund the same
The bonds now draw Z per cent interest, but
the board hopes to float the new issue at
or 8 per cent.
A Tuscarora (Nev.) woman thus makes
an announcement through the local paper:
Mrs. A. c. Miller departed this morning to
visit relatives In Vallejo, Cal. She wishes
us to say that during her absence she will
not be responsible for the contracts or con-
duct of her husband.
A curious report comes from Yountville,
NHpa County. The water supply at the
Soldiers Home was running low. But the
recent earthquakes in that neighborhood
have so shaken up the hills that the supply
has been largely increasing ana is now
ample for all purposes.
A night Waterman on the Hueneme
Wharf noticed fire in some hay the other
night. Running TO the place he saw that
the flames had gained considerable head
~ lnYr H.
midst of the hay. he had great difficulty
IN getting to and arousing them.
The NEEDLES Eye states that DR.. McClel-
land of Fresno is about to irrigate 100 acres
OF land al The Needles by pumping water
from the Colorado RIVER The land will be
planted to vegetables for the Eastern mar
kets, and portion of the land Will be set
to various kinds of fruit trees.
Pasadena has a sensation. A fem ale
skeleton has been found under one OF the
private residences on Colorado street. A
new family, in moving into the house and
clearing out OF the cellar an immense
amount OF rubbish, unearthed a skeleton,
which has doubtless been buried several
years Investigations are being made.
San francisco firm is now buying large
numbers of logs in the C0wlitz River dis
trict, which, it is understood, are to be put
up in cigar-shaped RATS and towed down
by sea, as is done with Nova Scotia lumber
of 1000 600 feet is now being brought down
the COwltz for this purpose. This will
tend to raise the price of logs.
Auburn has received such positive assur-
ances thatsthe citrus lair of the Northern
District will be held in that town that the
Placer Board Of Trade has gone ahead to
make preparations for the event. w. b.
Gesler has been chosen to superntend the
fair, and Fred g. Mills, ID. w. Lubbock and
w. b. Lardner are chosen as an advisory
committee January 18th was decided upon
as the date for opening the fair.
G. c. Jennings OF Chicago is visiting the
foothill towns in the interest of project to
supply Sacramento, Auburn and Colfax
with water The proposition is to take
water from the American River at a point
not far from Iowa Hill and convey it in a
ditch by way of Colfax to Auburn first aud
then on down TO Sacramento. The ditch
line, when it reaches Auburn, will be about
thirty miles In length, counting all the
crooks and turns. A company has been
Incorporated in a sum of about 81, OOO, 900.