The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-05
COAST ITEMS.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
A factory has been started at HOqulam,
Wash, for canning clans.
The Willows Journal has turned a new
volume with new dress.
The output of the Stockton -four mills is
said to be $500 barrels day.
Two hundred sheep-shearers are busy
near LemOOre says the Leader.
j. w. Higbee has been nominated by the
Democrats of San Diego for Mayor
The net earnings of the Nevada City Mar
row-gauge Railroad for 1890 were 49, 210 49,
The Nevada State journal says it seems
that the Indians of that State are proof
against the grippe.
A combination of small boy and a box OF
matches caused a fire that did $1,000 damage
at Carson City the other day.
Farmer Robinson of Hanford pulled
stool of oats the other day that showed 295
heads that sprouted from one seed.
The stockmen of Tulare County are
bothered so much with stOck-thieves that
they intend to lynch the first one taken.
The Chico Enterprise says large num-
Der of men will be put to work soon by the
owners of the Big Bend Tunnel Company.
The schools nf HOLSTER are crowded to
OVERLOOKING, and no more pupils can be re-
eeived until additional accommodations are
provided.
The watch factory lately started at Otay.
San Diego County, will be removed to San
Jose and operated by now company, says
the Mercury.
Some New York capitalists have ordered
machinery Tor starting champagne factory
near Cloyerdale. They expect to turn Nut
1000 bottles n day.
The editor of the Austin Reveile wants
to bet 500 that the AIRLINE railway will not
be built in five years. To a imam up a
tree" it looks like safe bet
The Kern County Californian has been
changed from weekly to a daily. 1t has
always been good local paper for Bakers
field and surrounding country.
Fruit-growers about Bakersfield are having
much trouble with the ravages of cutw0rms.
In one place near town out of 1000 peach
sprouts the worms killed 1900.
Says the Hanfotd Sentinel: The water
company has raised its rate. What's a fell
low going to do, anyhow? If he tries TO be
temperance man up gees the fluid.
The people of Albuquerque, n. Mex,
have Incorporated under city government,
the first in the Territory. An election will
be held on April 7th to choose city officials.
The Sheriff of one of the counties of New
Mexico was $4,000 short when he tried to
settle his accounts, says the Silver City Sen
tinel, but he squared matters by turning
over cattle ranch and some gilt-edged mer-
camille paper.
According TO the Times-Index it is crimi-
nal libel for citizen of Riverside to inquire
whether a citizen of San BernardinO has re-
turned from visit to some other locality.
An inquiry of that kind is instantly con-
strued into an accusation of robbery.
The Ser tinel wants President Harrison to
stop off at Hanford when he visits this
Coast. ana as an inducement offers to show
him where that big sweet potato grew that
the Lucerne metropolis sent him. The
President Cannot very well refuse the invi-
tation.
Charles Mooney of Oregon City, Oregon. is
claimed as the States oldest citizen. He
was born in Ireland on December H. 1857,
making his age 103 years. Mr.. Mooney
came to Oregon in pioneer times, and ex-
perienced all the ups and downs Of those
stirring days.
Says the Traver Advocate: The planting
of Bermuda grass along the banks of irri-
eating bitches is something that should be
prohibited. This grass, when it once gets a
hold in place, renders the land almost use
less for any other purpose, for it will cost
more than the land is worth to clear the
ground of 1t. Every little piece of the root
or top, no matter how small, will grow and
soon develop into g0od-sized plant, and
the only way it can be got out of place is
to sift the soil, which Is no small job.