The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-08
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories
The Republicans elected every officer but
one Alderman at Helena, Mont. last Mon
day.
families viii leave Utah for Mexico during
this year.
The people of Porterville, Tulare County,
have voted in favor OF tax for supporting
fire company.
War began in the highlander ranks at
Sacramento on Monday, and FOng All Dep,
q Hop Wo man, was badly shot.
In order 10 promote the manufacture of
beet sugar IN Arizona all machinery used IS
to be exempt from taxation for ten years.
According to the Tombstone Prospector no
member Of the last Legislature is eligible as
q delegate TO the Constitutional Convention.
The City Assessor of Stockton reports the
value OF town property for 1891 at $40, H.
OOO, an increase OF s., OOO, 600 since last year.
jim SkoIky, japanese restaurantowner
of Seattle was murdered on Monday night
by Moota Doosky, gambler. The latter
escaped.
A small sloop arrived at Vancouver last
Wednesday from Queen Charlotte Sound
with four tons Of halbut. The catch sold at
once for good price.
The Susanville Advocate says the indebt-
ednrss Of Lassen County does not exceed
$40 which amount is all that remains un-
paid Of the bonded debt of lS67-6S
Finn Clanton, the last of a notorious fam
lily. was killed at ST. Johns, ArZ., last Sun
day by Ballard Pearson. The father and
three sons died with their boots on.
The Salt Lake Herald complains of the
number of bunco SharDs that are operating
in that place. Their fayorite stamping
ground is in the shadow Of the great temple
Bishop Fowler dedicated the new MethO-
dist Episcopal Church building at Stockton
on Monday. Before the services were fin
ished $1,000 was collected to pay off the
debt.
George O. Cannon of the Mormon Church
has advised the members OF the conference
at Salt Lake to abolish pOlygamy and to
quit opposing laws made by the national
Government.
Octave Quay of Kingston, Shoshone
County, Idaho. is the only man who pays
taxes on q farm. All other ground used for
agricultural purposes is unsurVeyed by the
Government.
Siias A. Crandall went uck-hunting on
Elizabeth Lake III Los Angeles County, last
Friday afternoon. He took too much liquor
before starting in a small boat, the result
being that he was capslZed and drowned.
a cattle buyer from Montana was in Tue
son last week and did a land Office business
He bought 5000 mead of cattle, paying 81
each for two-year-nlds and So each for three
year-olds. The whole lot must be delivered
in May.
Clay W Taylor has put in bill against
Lake County for S21,0O0 for two ices In
prosecuting the White Caps recently con-
victed The Attorney-General says it is not
a county charge, SO the bill must take Its
chances at some future Legislature.
The burglar shot near Georgetown few
days ago while TObbing store has been rec
OgniZed by Warden Aull OF Folsom as
Mickey Delaney, noted thief. He was a
partner of Shinn and Dorsey, and only left
Chicago a week before they were caught by
Detective Hume.
An old document was found on the rec
ords of Los Angeles County recently by
County Clerk Ward. 1t was statement Of
claims against the county from its organlZa-
ton to September Is, 1851. The first war
rant was in favor of j. Il. Scott, who got $50
for service as Justice of the Peace ON July
II, 1850. On July 16, 1850, Judge divers
sent a courier to San Jose, Tor which he
borrowed $500 from the Treasurer.
The National City Record says: Charles
KimbalI, who has been working a gang of
Cinnamon in the Sweetwater Valley clear
ing no land, this week killed three fine
specimens of the rattlesnake family, one of
them being over four feet long He states
that the Cinnamon as soon as a RATHER is
dead. cut il open and take out little sack
of blush color from about the middle OF the
snake, which they prize very highly. Him
heap poison" and that is all they know
about il or Will tell.