The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-18
COAST ITEMS.


next month.
The population OF Arizona is $500, an in
| crease of 1880.
John Mclean has been appointed weather
| observer at Red Bluff.
San Luis Obispo young men will soon Or
| ganlZe an athletic club.
Ernest Williams, a Reno (Nev.) boy, was
| drowned while bathing Monday.
The Santa Maria Graphic has new Hoe
power press with capacity of $500 an hour.
Thomas Martin of Vallejo has fallen heir
| to $4,000 by the death of an Eastern rela-
| tive
A Stockton rowing club is already making
| preparations for big regatta on Thanks
| giving day.
The Williams Farmer has again changed
| hands, u. w. Gay purchasing W. i. Wood 5
interest in that journal
| A most brilliant meteor passed over Reno,
! New, Tuesday night 1t is said to have
been magnificent spectacle.
| Puyallup Wash, has a temperance re-
vival, headed by Rev. Mr.. Sutton of Seattle,
a prominent cold water man.
The Stockton Mail complains of a con-
slant violation of numerous city ordinances
and calls for their enforcement.
| The MADEIRA (FreSno County, Mercury
says that the demand for harvest hands in
That vicinity far exceeds the supply.
Professor Cromwell, one of Petaluma' 5
most talented instructors, talks of resigning
| and engaging in the ranch business.
A large number of moderate priced houses
are being erected at Tacoma, Wash. Each
| one Is occupied as suon as completed.
The Salt Lake cOlored people have re-
ceived 500 toward the completion of their
| church now in course of construction.
The site OF an old church at Stockton,
! now being demolished, will be occupied by
a theater second to none in the interior.
A writer in the MADEIRA Mercury demands.
in emphatic language,lth determination of
| the horde OF worthless ours infesting the
| town.
In view Of the recent disastrous fire,
| MADEIRA Fresno County, citizens have taken
steps toward organizing an efficient fire de-
| partment.
According to statistics Los Angeles re-
eelyes more papers and periodicals by mail
and express than any city oil its size in the
| United States.
Stockton's High School Alumni will hold
their annual gathering on the 31st. There
| are 3O4 graduates and 80 members Of the
alumni society.
A Chicago firm has purchased Helena
| tMont.l school bonds at q premium of per
cent Negotiable paper of this character is
| usually sold al a discount.
The Fresno cannery made its first ship
ment Of trut TASTY week, sending car loaded
| with 5000 cases of apTicots to New York
| This represents 1000 cans.
The address of Mrs. Lucy N. Furman,
formerly OF Eureka, Humboldt County, is
| wanted. News has been received that She
has been granted pension.
San Joaquin County's new Jail will. be
ready to receive its enforced guests Febru-
airy l, 1892. The structure is to be fireproof
and OF elaborate Construction.
| The Humboldt County school census
| shows total OF 4576 children-a loss of
about 500 since last year; but there is gain
| OF 3U2 children under years of age.
The Benicia rock-crushng company has
received contract to supply 1900 tons of
| crushed rock, for foundation purpOses to
the new packing est blishment at finOle.
Mohave County, Arizona, has no sheep
within its borders, but possesses innumerA-
| bic bands of goats, which were imported
from this State and are increasing rapidly.
The kingman (Ariz.) Miner complains of
the vagrant Indians hanging around the
streets after nghtfall, and demands their
! relegatlon to their own camp after a certain
| hour.
Mohave (Arz) Miner: The growth of
the trees IN ana around hingman this year
! has been truly phenomenal. Some trees
| have thrown out branches full 10 feet in
length.
So far this season Santa Maria 65-acre
| ranch has produced 1890 centals of wheat.
20 sacks OF barley and 10 sacks of chicken
feed, Iuaking 70 sacks TO the acre straight
through.
The vigorous snoring of drunk" in a
San Jose yard, Wednesday night, resembIed
| small earthquake, and attracted the
attention OF an officer, who gathered the
sleeper in.
At San Jose, Wednesday, a little fellow
who had made 20 cents by selling papers
| was robbed OF the money by his brutal
father, who invested the boys hard earn
ings in beer.
Under the law passed by the last Oregon
Legislature the close season fer grouse and
pheasants began July 18th and extends till
| september Isl, after which date they can
be shot till November 18th.
MADEIRA (FTeSno County Mercury: II will
be but short time when all the buildings
destroyed by fire in the burned district will
be rebuilt, and in most instances by more
substantial and more commodouS structures
"A number of farmers around Lovelo ks,
| Nevada, have combined to build an irriga-
| ton canal to Big Meadows. The canal will
tap the bed of the Humboldt River, neal
Orena, and do away with dams altogether.
Vancouver B. CO. News: Sealskins one
month ago could be bought here for So to
SIS skin; now they command $50, and
the prices are still mounting. The sealing
men. who sold their catches early In the
season are now sad thereat.
A star mail service has been established
from Scotia, humboldt County, by Pepper
wood, Englewood, Dyerville and Phillips
vile. to Garberville, At mile, and back
three times per week by sch> aule not ex-
ceedng thirteen hours running tins each
| way.
Sisson Herald: Now would be n chance
for some capitalist TO erect large and COM
modious hotel on the Site of the old La
| Grand. In our estimation this lot is the best
located OF any in the town. there being nc
sldetrack on which cars can be placed to cul
of the patronage.
1t is stated that a ranch near Seattle
Wash, is visited almost daily by a large
black bear from the woods near by. He
| mingles with the stock on the place and
makes himself quite at home. The visits
have continued for a long time and the
rancher Will not permit Bruin to be mo.
Tested.
Nelson o. CO. Miner: A canvas house in
a frontier town is not very safe place tt
leave valuabes. W. c. Mclean, the rail.
way contractor, has one at the foot OF West
Baker street, and is seriously thinking OF
lining II with sheet-iron, but not so much t.
protect his valuables from thieves as himself
from his friends.
Stockton Mail: Everett Webster, Phila
deloha capitalist and cousin OF Joshua q.
Webster of this city, is here on a visit &C
eompanled by his wife. The gentleman
was one OF the first residents of Stockton
lie conducted miners supply store at tn,
corner OF Main and Eidorado streets In 1S49
dis establishment was burned in the fire Of
1901, and he then lett for the Fiji Islands
MIR. Webster was much surprised at tht
growth of this city.
PhGniz (Ariz.) Herald: There is matri
monlal virus about the place belonging e
captain King, corner Adams and Pins
street. Every tenant who goes there pet,
married. Last night witnessed the roi1rii
instance of this singular contagion. In al
four cases none of the parties were ac
qualnted with any of the others at the timt
oil making their leases. But somehow the,
rolled irresistibly into the vortex of conpu
baliSm. and several other couples are ran.
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