The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-31
COAST ITEMS.
Matters of Interest From Pacific States
and Terrifnries

Matters of Interest From Pacific States
and Territories
Town lots in Chino are selling for $1,000
each.
A thirty-foot front lot in Victoria, B. c.,
was sold last Saturday for $1,000 front
foot
The new line from Marysville 10 Knights
Landing will be open for business on Feb
ruary ID.
A lively earthquake was experienced al
Santa Rosa last Tuesday evening. No dam
age Was done.
w. A. Mcpherson, ex-State Printer of
Oregon, died at Portland last Wednesday,
aft"r long illness.
Many OF the settlers around Pixlev.
Tulare County, are setting out prune trees
instead of planting whrat.
The Legislature of New Mexico passed a
nigh-h Dill on Wednesday, aud the
Governor signed it promptly.
George Baldwin, teamster. was thrown
from his wagon, near San Jose, on Wednes-
day, and was instantly killed.
The farmers at Davenport WASH, are
happy at getting 40 cents bushel for wheat
and in having plenty of cars to ship it,
In Colusa County 10Y absentee landlords
own 30l, S3l acres, 80 residents own 6Q1. 40
acres, Willie small owners have only 167, 500
acres.
James Sullivan was convicted in Sacra-
mento on Wednesday oil Illegal voting at
the LIST election. This makes the second
conviction in one week for that offense.
The steam-sehooner Louisa Olsen has
sailed from Portland, Oregon, for wears
cruise to Behriug Sea. She is the first
sealer to leave that port for northern wa
tiers.
a coal-dealer in Vancouver, B. c.. has
been fined in the Police Court there for not
complying with the new bylaw which re-
auireS that all coal be weighed on the pup
lie scales.
The following counties settled with tina
State Treasurer last Wednesday: Santa
Clara, San Joaquin, Nevada, Tuolumne.
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern and
Inyo. Tie total sum paid was S1,040,017 So.
During evening service in the Baptist
Church at LinKviile, Oregon, last Sunday,
the chandelier fell TO the floor and scattered
blazing oil on the carpet and seats. A panic
seiZ every one but Pastor Spoon, who
stood by and saved the building from de-
Struction.
The Kingston Shaft says: There is only
one American name on the list of United
States grand jurors drawn for the First
Judicial District, consisting of the counties
OF Santa Fe. San Juan, Taos and Rio
Aribba, and not single one on the list of
petit jurors for the same district.
Says the Gold Beach Gazette: The Oregon
Legislature has voted each member map
OF the State SO they can trace the routes OF
AuC NailOuS plOpOscu NdGCH IUduS luat are
asking for State aid. From this it would
appear that the Legislature will look upon
legislation IN this Connection with friendly
eye.
The Victoria Colonist of January 25th
says: The Yosemite had among her pas
sengers last night an eccentric genius who
played the flute and violin, alternately, and
danced to his own music. The dancing
musician was at one time a wealthy man
but lost his all on the Thistle Volunteer
yacht-race, and this event. with other mis-
fortunes, unsettled his mind.
The last number of the EScondido Times
gives an example of what farmers can do in
that section of San Diego County. 1t says
that a noticeable case of what a hustler can
do is that of William Myers, who lives near
San Marcos. With his two sons he cultivated
the past year less than $50 acres, and sold
for cash from it as follows: Corn $500
barley SS75, hay $3.50, potatoes S70 wheat
SI64. Total S2279.
John Doekar opened one of his silos last
week. says the Cathlamet Gazette. The siIo
was filed with German millet, which he
raised on his farm. The contents were
found 20 be In excellent order This is Mr.
Dqckar's second experiment with siios, and
he assures us that their value to darymen
WHO have to provide green food for their
cattle is inestimable. The success of the
experiment Is a matter of interest to the
farmers of this section, where difficulty is at
tunes experienced in curing the hay crop.
The Portland 0regonian says: The farm
ers shipped carload of wheat from Pull.
wan aud another from Moscow last Tues
day, the freight on which was paid under
protest, and test case will be made before
the Interstate Commerce Commission. The
cars were billed one each to Portland and
Tacoma, and were sent over each road, the
Northern Pacific and the Union Pacific
One thousand dollars has been raised
among the farmers TO defray the expenses
of the suit.
The Tehachapi Sun says: George Tolbert
young herder, rode into Mojaye to have a
tooth pulled. On his way back his horse
threw him, and becoming frightened, kicked
him into insensibility. When he gained
consciousness he found that matches car
ried In his pocket had become ignited, SET
ting fire to his clothing and. severely
burning one foot. Being unable to walk, it
is said he crawled on his hands and knees
ten miles to reach assistance. He was
brought from Mojave to Tehachapi for
medical treatment 1t Is thought amputa-
ton OF the foot will be necessary.
The Albuquerque Democrat says: There
are moro unmarried young men in Albu-
querque, perhaps, than in any other town
| of equal size in the Union. Those New Ei,-
gland States In which the feminine popula-