The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-20
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
During the late citrus fair at Marysvillt
pickpockets reaped Il rich harvest.
Mrs. Wolfskill of Winters recently picked
300 fullgrOwn oranges from one tree.
\. d. Hadsell of Ventura killed yearlinl
calf last week that dressed 664 pounds.
The Supervisors of Modoc County have
repealed the high license tax on saloons.
Since New Years day the dog tax at Red
wood City has brought i'll Sl53 TO the towr
treasury.
The Colusa Gazette says the timber in til,
northern part OF THAT county is wOrtl
S3J,0O0,G00
An Arizona rancher named Chiquito
Smith was murdered near Morse'S Canyon
by Apaches.
The Tahoe Ice Company is now running
200 tons OF ice into their stOre-hOuSeS every
twentY-four hours.
The Pasadena Star says the Sierra Madre
villa property has been sold TO an Eastern
syndicate for $4,000.
Christofero Mastoi, an employe of n dairy
at Spauishtown, committed suicide on Sat
urday by stabblng himself.
Three prisoners named Kelly, Martin and
Mccarthy, escaped from McNeits island,
near Tacoma, on Friday night.
The Fresno Republican says that by Tho
end OF 1891 tina: county will have 10000
| acres devoted 10 rtisingro
The Republicans of Butte County have
elected W. l.. Shlppeo State Senator, vice
c. l.. Pond, deceased. In Dayton Town
ship Jones 3D. got one vote.
A contract has been let by Boise City par
ties to the Edison Company to build two
and oue-half miles of electric road. The
work must be done by June lst
Farmer Titus of Delano, Kern County
has just finished inclosing 100 acres Of vine
yard with rabbit-proof fence. He irri
gates the whole tract from large arteslan
vel.
Some idea may be gained of the bite
cold weather IN Southern California last
week when 1000 carloads of wood was I'M
ported idto Pomona. The money for tic
same went to San BerdJUn dealers.
Kate Albright went for stroll over her
father RANCH near Hcaidsburg Il few days
ago. She carried n repeating rifle, which
she uses with deadly aim. While on heI
walk she killed a large wildcat at 100 yards
a Ninnemucca paper says: On wager
Of a quarters worth of candy young lady
at Forest Hill on Saturday evening waltzed
two hours and Fifteen minutes without stop
ping Had ,he stake been Il package Of
| chewing gum she would have easily waited
an hour longer.
The Healdsburg Tribune says: A wild
boar weighing 400 pounds was killed il
| Alexander Valley last week by Early Nc.
| Pherson. The vicious animal has fol
several months past been mOleSting the
| ranches in that neIghbOrhOod and killed Il
number OF colts and calves
The IIaufOrd Sentinel says: On Frida,
last the well-knoWn stallion st. Paul. th'
| property of Robert DUherty, died. 1t i
| supposed from evidence found upon an eX-
! animation made that the animal wa
poisoned The horse was valued at Sll00
| Mr.. Doherty has also lost several cattle III a
! way hard to account for.
The Cloverdale Revellle says: The rail
road company has piled Russian River a
| high bank on the Holloway ranch, near Clio
verdale, with the object of turning the cur
rent further out in the river and thus pre-
venting the washing awayof the railrOai-beC
and doing great damage. Last year thu
| point was the source Of much annoyance an
expense to the company.
The MADEIRA Review says: The petrifiei
| man unearthed in the southern part OF thl
| comfy IS doing more good as an advertiser
| medium than many of the living fossils o
the county, who are always ready and VIII
ing to discourage every enterprise oil
| beneficial nature. Give us more petrlllta
ton and less OF that class of people who ar
dead and don't know ii.
The Elko Independent rises to remark
Elko County has been paying from he
treasury $50 month, 5000 year, to sup
port military organization IN Iuscarorf
a company of peace soldiers who make fin
| appearance on dress parade, but for aetua
| service not worth rap. " lnvlnclDle !
| peace, invinclble in war;" would apply al
mirably to those gallant troops If II be tra'
rs charged, that as soon as there was IN
! merest possibility that their services woul
be needed TO guard against the p0sslDlllt
of an Indian outbreak their officers resigned
aud the company disbandGd. What nee'
for such an organization of so-calle
soldiers?