The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-24
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter


Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
Over 1000 rabbits were killed during big
drive at MADEIRA, Fresno County, last Tues
day.
At the last meeting OF the City Trustees
OF Cotton the saloon license WAS lowered
from 500 to 500 quarter
The proposed electric railroad from Oak
land to Haywards is beginning to look like
a certainty OF the near future.
Building Improvements at San Diego the
past two years aggregate 81, 1860, besides
the Improvements at Coronado, which swell
the above amount to S2,513,630.
G. A. kirkpatrick and H. c. Dahncke of
Helena, Mont, left that city Monday on
miles which they expect 10 make on Ordi-
nary wheels inside OF forty five days.
The United States Government has leased
to a Petsluma firm the contract for dredging
ont Petaluma Creek. 1t is thought the work
can be done in time to open the creek for
navigation purposes by the coming faii.
Two young blOOds of Sacramento brutally
beat J-Street bartender the other night
for refusing to supply two girls. who accom-
panied them, with beer. The girls appeared
to be under age. which was the dealers
reasons for refusing to sell to them.
". II. Dwyer, Selma attorney, has dis
appeared. leaving letter for MS wife in
WHICH Ut STATES nc has DcEu udI AbScu ny
people of Selma until he cam endure it no
longer, and for her to sell the hOu ehold
furniture and. with their children, 60 to San
Jose to live with her relatives.
The San Diego Union says: The surf has
been so high at La JOlla for some days that
those wishing to FISH have been unable 10
secure bait TIL Arson Mills came to the
rescue with a wildcat, shot on the hills. Its
flesh was cut up for the hooks and lie re-
suit was bOuntful harvest Of sea bass.
The local editor of the San Barnardiao
Courier gives Actor Sullivan black eve by
calling him ''the poorest actor that ever
trod the boards" Having done fhis he
deemed it wise to announce, In tie same
paragraph. that he should take the early
train for Indiana and would not be back for
some years.
The saioou-k keepers of Rockford. Wash,
having been notified by the Secretary Of the
local lodge |. o. 6. T. to close their saloons
on Sunday, or the State law would be en-
forced, have combined and refuse TO give
anything to the Fourth of July Celebration
Fund, to which they have heretofore been
tbs largest contributors.
Mrs. S. j. Fleming, wife of tue Southern
| California preacher now In prison for an
| attempt 10 commit felOniOuS assault, has
been grated decree of divorce from him.
! with the right to resume her maiden name
| Uyman), custody Of their child, anu the
| ownership and control OF their homestead
ard household furniture.
Eugene Lehe, engineer of the steam fire.
engine used to pump water from McCiOud
| Lake near Stockton, saved the life of boy
| who had fallen overheard on Tuesday of
| last week, and the next day jumped into the
lake again and rescued a woman who had
fallen in and would have drowned but for
the prompt action OF the brave young man.
Sixty men are at work on thu Helmet Res
| eryOir, in the San Jacinto Mountains. When
completed it will create lake of three
square miles, with an average depth of
thirty-five feet. Two thousand barrels of
Portland cement have been purchased for
the work. 1t is estimated that tho waters
Of the reservoir will irTigate 100000 acres Of
| land.
Miss Blanche Lewis of North Fair Oaks.
Los Angeles County, Is the owner Of a pet
dog that got into a fight with another dog
the other day Attempting to separate the
brutes Miss Lewis was bitten on one
hand. WHICH sweled badly and has been
quite serious wound ever since. Miss
Lewis is recovering, but will probably be
less willing to interfere in another dog-f ght.
A three-year-Old barefoOted urchin of
Redlands climbed into barrel half full Of
tar, that stood on the sidewalk, the other
day. The tar was soft enough to let the
little legs sink in, and stiff enough to hold
them fast Finally a good Samaritan
knocked the barrel apart, and after working
nun ali bUNi SNNSCCuCu lli lUeIdblUB tue
child, who toddled contentedly away on two
solid Jumps OF tar.
The Mercrd Express says: The Cardoza
brothers, large sheep-raisers of this county,
met with quite a serious loss last week in
the mountains while taking their sheep to
Mono Lake. When on the summit of the
mountains they were overtaken by heavy
snow-stOrm and held for four days, during
which time 400 sheep persisted. Several
other bands from this county had just got
over the mountains and escaped the storm.
Frank Holt of Pasadena undertook TO COM
bine business and pleasure the other after
noon by driving moving machine and
shooting birds at the same time. A sudden
Jolt caused his rife to 20 off unexpectedly.
The ball passed through the left arm, en-
tered the body at the left nipple and passed
diagonaly upward and came out back of
the shoulder. He arrived home In an ex-
hausted condition from loss of blood.
Prompt medical service was obtained and
hopes are entertained for his recovery, al
though his wounds are OF a dangerous
nature,
The Shoshone Indians are preparing to
hold grand fandango az Duckwater, some
WHY Iedskin having told them that they
must dance in order to induce their dead
relatives to return to earth and visit them,
This same fellow has also told the Sho-
shones that the reason why the dead Indians
have not come down from their happy
hunting-groundS is because tF2 white people
have been allowed to inbAbit this part OF
the world: and it seems that great num-
Der of the Indians believe what this red
wizard has told than