The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-16
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
Alameda is to have kindergarten formed
on the Froebel system.
Fred P. Potter of FL Cajon was drowned
Monday while swimming in San Diego Bay.
Lewis the Light" has returned to Los
Angeles, and now calls himself " Tie Iron
Rod"
The Valley Bank of Phoenix, Ariz., has
raised its capital stock FROM $4,000 to
100000.
The officers of the new county, Glenn, the
ilfty-fourth county in the State, have all
been sworn in.
During the past ten years the assessed
valuation CT real estate in Siskiyou County
has advanced sl,303,577.
II. NJ Boden OF San Jose has brought suit
to recover $4,000 damages against o. ID.
Arnold for false Imprisonment.
A pickle factory is to be started at SpO-
kane, aud the farmers in the surrounding
country are going largely into the raising oil
cucumbers.
The Wyoming University win this year
send out Its first graduates. There are two
Of them-Nr. Bramel OF Laramie and Mr..
Quinn Of Evanston.
San Diegos new Board of Education is
considering the matter Of scaling down the
teachers salaries about 10 per cent, all
Bids were opened Tuesday for site for
the proposed new military post at San
Diego. As soon as a decision Is arrived at
the work of construction will be begun.
Louis Dunbar, a ClOverdale negro, was
found dead in the woods Sunday, his cloth
ing nearly all burned eff. Some Indians
with whom he had quarrel are accused Of
his murder.
The growers Of Fresno are contemplation
the organization of a raisin exchange as a
means of elevating tine standard of the
raisin pack and enabling buyers to pure base
guaranteed grades.
b. F. Martin of Elma, Wash, having lately
lost many hogs IN very mysterious man
ner. Law in wait for the thief with gun,
ard succeeded in killing black bear weigh
ing nearly 300 pounds.
A number of those largely interested in
the salmon fishing on the Fraser River have
gone up to Victoria to prepare strong pro-
test, to be sent to Ottawa, against the pres
ent Government fishing regulations.
George DOTre, the big diamond r0bber Of
Seattle. pleaded guilty OF robbing the board
ing-house of Mrs. Atwood on April 18th of
S2I65 worth of diamonds and other prop
erty, and has been sentenced to three years
IN prison.
Charles Scott, road overseer near Tran
cas-, jumped upon his horse. Tuesday, to ride
after stock. The animal was feeling good
aud began cutting up, throwing Scott over
his head to the ground, breaking both the
mans arms.
a Puyallup cow was seen to cross stream
the other day with her young calf on her
horns. She Waded carefully across, and
when the shore was reached, gently placed
the little creature on the ground, none the
worse for Its trip.
The capital stock Of the Bank Of Pullman
will be increased TO 100000. 1t was but
oh ri sxb "a an N8rar i'm oh
from $4,000 TO $4,000, and the further in
crease denotes the large business being done
by the institution
The Santa Cruz Surf suggests placing
spikes on the courthouse PARK fence, near
the fountain, TO prevent the plckets being
worn off by men who hold informal meet
ingS every day TO discuss questions Of local
and national Importance.
The Horticultural Commissioners If San
Diego County have made up purse and
will offer prize for the largest number of
gophers and squirrels eXtermnated within
a given time. This is a novel means of
lessening the number Of these destructive
rodents.
Two Tacoma officers having heard that
George Rose, the Montesano iail-escape. is
being sheltered by the Indians on the
Humptulip River, have gone up there to
try and effect his capture. A reward of
$1,000 is out for the man who succeeds in
taxing ttOSe.
Within the last four months four Yuba
girls have died of consumption. They all
worked at the same table in the Suffer Can
merry last summer and the suggestion is
thrown out that they contracted colds sit
ting at work where they we're so often
liable to get wet feet.
Gophers made little hole in the Butter
field Ievee, between Keru River and Buena
Vista Lake Before this little hole was
stopped it became creVasSe $50 feet wide,
through which the water poured in 10 a re-
sstless torrent, and which took 400 bags of
sand, containing 80 to 200 pounds each, to
fill.
C. W. Adams, an employee Of the Jerry
Creek wood flume, fifteen miles from
Butte, was killed Thursday by falling from
a point where the fiume is elevated on stills
about fifteen feet from the ground. Adams
was engaged in pulling down wood with
pick, and in some manner he lost his foot
ing and fell to the ground, one of the prongs
Of the pick striking and puncturing the
femoral artery of the right leg as he struck
the ground. In a few minutes thereafter
Adams was dead having Dled TO death