The morning call., 1891-10-04
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritortes.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
Santa Barbara is moving in the direction
of owning lis own water supply.
Fresno County papers are advocating the
establishment of permanent exhibit of
cured fruits in Chicago.
The people of Collax Wash, have voted
to issue bonds to the amount of $4,000 to
provide water works for the town.
The Farmers Institute. at Selma, Fresno
County, recently denounced johnson grass
Sorghum halapence) as serious pest and u
scourge to be routed, if possible
An artesian we'll was struck near Baker
City, Oregon, the other day, that will be
utilized i'll irrigating farm. The water
rises three feet from the ground.
There are not many more spOrtsmen
abroad just now than there were before De-
tober 1st, but the fraternity are now more
open in their movements, and the popping
of the rife is reported to be common sound
throughout the country.
The weaseiS are sad to be killing off the
rabbits in Tulare County. The creature
comes up behind bunny as he sits nj peace
with all the world, aud, sprnging upon his
back. clingS and sucks his llfe-bloOd rs he
runs, until he drops dead from exhaustion.
a Fresno man whose soil vas too fun Of
alkali on the surface, on the advice Of Pro-
lessor Hilgard, tried suDSoil blowing, with
the result that tine alkaline soil turned un-
der proved Il fertilizer of the highest order
Tor the sub.oi, and he now has flourish
ing vineyard on the land.
Six hundred Mormons per week, it is re-
ported, are passing through Deming into
the State OF Chihuahua, where John NJ.
Young. Mormon leader, has purchased
about 100000 acres. and secured a railway
franchise from the State line to the gulf
near TUp!lobampO.
The Los Angeles Herald says: An An
gelenO who lately came over from Europe
on the Bismarck says that of the imm-
grants on board scarcely twenty all told
were Stalwart men. The rest OF the 100 in
the Storage consisted of women, children
and crppleS of both sexes.
The San Diego Union says it is rumore
that Carlos Paches Will soon sail for Gnada-
loupe Island with a party OF Frenchmen
who have secured permission from the Mex
lean Government to shoot goats on the
island. There are said to he some ,00O
goats on the island and tie animals are
multiplying rapidly.
Fred Hart of Traver discharged a Chinese
ranch-hand the other day, and during his
absence from the house the Chlnaman went
in and demanded money of Mrs. Hart.
frightening her with murderous threats un-
I'll she seized her child and ran to where Mr..
Hart was for protection. She was in deli
cate condition and nearly died of the fright.
, Rough ONeal, an old-timer on the
Fresno flats, met a horrible death the other
day. \ section of large tree which he had
felled rolled down on his legs, pinning him
to the earth. Alone and powerless TO re-
lease himself, he slowly died of starvation
and exhaustion. The earth adjacent and the
barked tree told of his awful struggle to ex-
trcate his limbs.
The OregOnian says: Salmon are taken
with the hook and line quite frequently off
the mouth of the Columbia River and just
inside, and the tugboat rnen have been en-
joylug rare sport for the past two weeks
A twenty-p0und salmon in the full en- jO y
ment OF all his faculties, can make more fun
ON the end of a line than anything that
wears fins and scales. Grouper aud rock
cod are found in considerable numbers
when the tug boat men have time to look for
them.
a Santa Ana man named Stevens re-
Gently invited a friend to go hunting with
him. The friend went and spent his money
making the expedition pleasant for Stevens
who. In return for the kindness, lodged in
formation against him for the sake OF get
ting the reward offered by law for such in
formation against shooting out of season.
Timely interference alone saved Stevens
from riding out of town on a rail carried by
the indignant citizens of Santa Ana.
Mrs Mary Gregory, Postmistress Of
Viejas, in San Diego County, who falSifei
the returns Of TIE business Of her office.
claims that she had to do so in order TO sup
port herself and family. She said she had
TO sacrifice time which she needed to SUI er-
intend her ranch, which did not pay, and
support six children and an invalid hus-
band and then found that the remuneration
was only 10 to 10 cents a day. She raised
her pay from Is to 80 cents per day, which
she says was just enough to buy bread for
her children. She appeals to the mercy, Of
the court.