The morning call., 1891-12-30
COAST ITEMS.

Territories
A newspaper writers union has been or
gained at Sacramento.
Los Angeles is to have a factory fer max
ing vitrifed brick for paving the streets.
Winters, in \ olo County, claims to be
the earliest fruit-gTOwing section in Cali
fornia.
a new Republican morning daily is to be
started at Los Angeles, with R NJ. Daggett
as edtoT-in-chief.
California is to furnish trunks of three of
its most Characteristic trees 10 be used In
constructing the Worlds Fair Forestry
Building.
New Westminster, B. c., has experienced
three earthquake shocks during the past two
months. All have been severe enough to
shake houses.
According to the late assessment the three
counties outside of San Francisco having
the largest assessment are Alameda, Los
Angeles aad Fresno.
The first carload of oranges to be
shipped from the State this season was
loaded at Oroville last week with fruit
from tile Palermo orchards.
The people of oan Diego had an oppor-
tunlty last week to mak1 the acquaintance
of frost and ice. both these unusual visit
orS TO that region making their appearance
there.
The disease of fruit trees known as the
yellOws may be transmitted from diseased
to a healthy one by using pruning-knife
on the latter that has been used in pruning
the former.
California is the fifth State in the Union
IN point of the assessed valuation of its real
estate and personal property. Those ahead
of her in the list are New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Massachusetts.
When the Southern Pacific Company
completes its Coast line passengers for
Santa Barbara will go via Santa Monica in
nlh n han fb., tat hai,,r
nine miles less by the new route.
At the last sugar-beet factory meeting
held at Anahem it is reported the encour-
agement the project received was so great
as to offer sufficient inducement to proceed
with the building OF factory on The Stearns
ranch.
The chapel car "Evange" is travelling
through the Northwest in the service of the
Gospel Army. 1t has been turned over to
the American Baptist Sunday-school Asso-
citation under whose charge II will bs While
on this Coast
On ranch near Choroteau, Wye, the
otner day some workmen put some giant
| powder in an oven to thaw Itthawed, and
| when the men get all their broken bones in
repair they will be able to prove to other
fools that the stuff is explosive.
A large mass of icicles was on exhibition
at the Santa Fe Station in Pasadena the
other morning Report does not say
whether they were a natural production OF
Southern California's glorious climate or
new arrivals from the efftte East
An Orovlle bootblack has brought suit
against Native Son" of that place for
lmpersonating him az masquerade. He
| alleges that he has been guyed since the
| ball to the extent of $1,000 ana that his feel
| ings are lacerated to the extent of $500
more. Hence he brings suit for $500 dam
| ages.
The South Riverside Land aud Water
N plata
| ton OF an upper ditch south of and parallel
to the present irrigating system and nearer
| the mesa or high lands close to the Temescal
! Mountains. This ditch will carry water
enough LOT more than 5000 acres and will
| employ many men in its construction,
The Ploughshare and Pruning Hook
says: UP to date R. ). Thomas of Win
| chester has the best record as producer of
sweet potatoes. He raised one this season
| which measures within fraction of feet
| inches in length, with a circumference of
| 1914 inches. The writer is abe to vouch for
| the toothsomeness of the tubers, having put
| them to a severe test.
The Hanford Sentinel states that the vine
yard Of w. S. Camp, near that place. pro-
duced third crop of grapes. which were of
such excellence that Fresno gentleman
| mstoOk the same for the second crop. The
| grapes are so late, however, tina. ralsns
cannot be made from them. 1t suggested
| that they could easily turned to account in
the making Of jelly. jam or vinegar.
The MERGED Express says that several
years ago orange trees full of black scales
| were brought from Southern California and
set out there. In two years the trees,
which grew and fourished finely. had no
scale whatever. Something in the climate,
| or the soil, or both, cleanses the trees so
mat no scale or fruit pests can ever be
time will prove of great value.
| Up in COlusa County thew are trviro tbo
experiment OF blowing by night by euuip.
ping the plow-engines with locomotive head
lights. The only difficulty seems to he in
securing competent gangs of men to take
| the night SHIFT Ordinarily an engine and
| fireman and one man as plow-reguis tor can
| turn about 160 acres Of soil day. when
work is continuous, the cost not exceeding
about SO, including wear and tear of ma
| chinery.
An Eastern Oregon book-keeper. saws the
Historian, stole $500 from his employers and
| lost 1t at the poker-table. His theft was
discovered. but instead Of having the cul-
prt arrested the firm gave him some good
advice and check for $50 with instruc-
| lions to leave town. Instead Of jumping at
the chance to get away from the scene of
his disgrace the ungrateful man went back
to the poker-room and lost the $50 check.
Then his old employers bought him ticket
to Portland and saw him off, after which
they caused The poker game to be raideJ
A Truckee paper says: Whistling Dick is
respected at Truckee as the luckiest man
who ever entered the town. He has been
shot at nine times by men who meant bust.
ness and has escaped the slightest injury.
The other day he got in dispute with q
bartender, and was ordered to leave the
house. Dick refused, and called the bar.
tender bad name. The latter pulled his
revolver and fired at Dick point blank
Although hardly six feet separated the men
the bullet struck the door three inches from
Dicks body. Dick turned and walked out
OF the door.