The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-11
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.

TitOr1eS.
Grasshoppers are now invading the
orange groves at Riverside.
A WOMAN named Sullivan has been ar
rested at Carson, New, for selling liquor to
Indians.
The city Of Vancouver, B. c., is negotia-
ting for the purchase of the city water
works from the company that Low owns
them.
The San Jose Board of Trade has opened
at its rooms register for the use of orchard
lists who wish to employ fruit pickers and
for persons who desire such employment.
The registration is free to all persons.
A Banning constable last week arrested
"S5 or five days" each. They had no
money, but they could bpth play the piano,
SO the Judge suggested that they get up
dance, which was done and enough money
raised to pay both fines.
Frank Wilder of Tacoma was drowned in
Spanaway Lake Saturday last He was out
IN r0w-boat and being drunk, fell over
board, capsiZiDg the boat, and sank for the
last time before he could be rescued. Two
other men were with him, who chung to the
keel OF the boat and were saved.
Baby Mckee. says the newspapers, has
taken his first sea bath this summer. where
upon an irreverent Pacific Coast journal,
tile Chico Chronicle-Record, says: 1t hardly
seems probable, but STILL you know, it is
just possible that the displacement may, in
some occult way, have caused the OVERT W
OF the waters of the Gulf OF California into
the Colorado desert.
j. Harper, Sacramento "Horrible." who
desired to figure in that guilds July 4th
celebration, procured from some source an
antiquated, MISUNDERSTANDING wreck Of
a horse, which he attempted to ride in the
Horribles' procession. The creature fell
down with him, and, being unable to rise,
had to be Shot and dagged away, and Har-
per has been arrested for cruelty to animals.
The Tacoma Ledger says much grumbling
was heard and disease spread at q rapid
rate among the men of Troop b, of the
Tacoma Cavalry, who were planning dances
and picnics galore for Saturday las, and in
stead, were the night before ordered to
Seattle for duty at the scene of the mining
strike. Physicians certificates did not
avail, however, and the men had to go.
Nellie Taylor, aged 10, daughter of
prominent farmer OF Pullman, Wash, died
last week from the effects Of a self-admin-
lstered dose OF ac0nte. She had been over
come by the heat while picking berries the
day before, and 1t is supposed her brain was
affected. A few minutes before she took
the aconite she threatened to cut her throat,
and procured razor, which, however, was
taken from her.
The Trustees OF the Odd Fellows lodge at
PleaSanton, Cal, who own the cemetery
where a flowing gas well was recently
struck In digging well, have caused new
wen 10 De SUNK anu al aUuHuaDI HOW u
water has been obtained. Another we'll
shows vein Of light green, oily clay forty
feet thick. 1t is presumed that If developed
the Odd Fellows would have water, oil and
gas within their Enclosure.
The other day, while workmen were Dor
ing an aTtesian well north of the new sugar
factory, at depth of 1876 feet a bed of de-
cayed wood. grass, roots and straw was
struck. Small fragments of straw kept
coming up with the flow of water for day
or two, showing that there must be con-
siderable quantity of the deposit at that
depth This, it is said, goes to prove that
the valley must at one time have been 1876
feet lower than at present.
Mrs. Emma Everitt of Burneyille rry
in the San joaquin, with another lady and
little girl, was driving home from the
celebration at Stockton. ON the evening of
July 4th, when man appeared in the road,
grasped and stopped the horse and at
temped TO seize the other lady. Mrs.
Everitt gave the fellow sharp cut with her
whip and started up her horse. A wheel of
the buggy knockek him down, and by the
time he was up the ladies were beyond his
reach.
On July 4th J. h. W. Riley and his young
sou went out in the hills back Of Oakland
for tramp. While there they saw an ami.
NAL which they mistook for coyote, but
which on nearer view proved TO be a large
California lion, with which, however, they
did not NEEDLE. On Monday, while hunting
alone at Redwood Peak, the boy again saw
the lion, which came out of the bushes few
feet away, with its head down, evidently on
the trail of some animal. 1t is years since
California lion has been seen about Oak
land.
Charles E. Dale of Sebastopol depa rted
this life by hard road Sunday morning
He had been in morbid, Respondent mood
for some days prior TO his death, and on
Saturday night he decided to explore the
great beyond, and chose strychnine as the
best possible means for accom- pills hing his
rash purpose. When his room was entered
Sunday morning he had heen dead some
time. The deceased was q native of Cali
fornia, ICED 20 years, aud lived with his
mother. who owns large ranch west of
Sebastopul on the Occidental road.
Frederick Case and Joseph Mooney, ranch
hands working near FlOrn, went to town
Saturday night TO attend Fourth of July
ball, and have good time. They set out to
walk home on the railroad track, but, in-
stead, laid down between the rails and went
to sleep, and the Stockton freight train CON-
ing along ere it was fairly light in the
morning they were run over and killed,
both being horribly mangled. Foul play
was at first suspected. but Investigation by
the Coroner's jury brought out the above
facts. 1t is supposed the young MEN had
been drinking.