The morning call., 1891-07-17
COAST ITEMS.

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Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
Work on the projected electric railway at
Santa Cruz Will begin next week.
A family at Tacoma has narrowly escaped
death from eating poisonous canned corneu
beef.
Ferry-boats now run every ten minutes
throughout the day from San Diego TO Coro-
nado.
The City Assessor of Santa Barbara re-
ports a decrease in value over last year OF
S34l,915.
Three buildings were burned at Candle
larla, New. Monday morning. The inmates
had narrow escape.
Spokane is TO have a brewery, with $780,
OO0 capital. which will be increased to $780,
600 when IL operation.
The new swimming baths at Stockton are
400 feet long by so wide. The depth varies
from few inches to ten feet.
Captain Descalso of Piner district, S0noma
County, has raised several onions weighing
five pounds each, this season.
Healdsburg's eccentric character, who has
lived In tree for the past four years. has
disappeared, leaving lis camp and outfit be-
hind.
At Reno, New, Monday, thirteen-year-
ola son ot John Newmarker was probably
fatally injured by being thrown from a
horse.
George w. Davis of Beaver Falls, Pa.
died OH Southern Pacific train few days
since, as 1t was nearing Modesto. and was
buried at that place.
Daniel w. Lake, who had been arrested
Tor yagrancy at Seattle, was found dead in
his cell Sunday night He is said TO have
relatives in this city.
At the Hatch ranch, near Suisun. the in
lux of labOrers far exceeds the demand.
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per day OF twelve hours.
The Virginia Chronicle says: J. P.
Sweeney, Theodore Winters and II. +.
Daugberg are reported as laying plans to
start national bank at Carson.
The San Diego military companies are
making preparations for the summer
battalion encampment at Santa Monica,
which viii commence August 18th.
a hunting and fishing party in Butte
Greek Valley caught over $50 pounds of
trout aud captured Il brown bear and lots of
smaller game during weeks stay.
Great Falls. Mont, shipped 100000
pounds OF wool last season. This is more
of The heecy product than was shipped from
any other point III the United States.
A little fellow at South Bend, Wash.,
wnile U0a--fding with his parents was
thrown into the water and was buoyed up
by his kilt skirts until lie was rescued.
William g. Irwin, the pioneer livery
SbtDte Keeper dL L ruCkee, Qi6I on TUESDAY.
His nose bled for three weeks almcst every
day for hours at time, and eventually
caused his death.
Lompoc Record: Strangers are daily ar
irving with the desire TO remain IL homes
can be provided at fair rental. We need
dozen good tenement houses. They would
lie occupied all the time
The Kern County Californian saws that
the Lucerne Valley people are dissatisfied
With the railroad freight charges and will
again resort To mule teams 10 TRANSPORT
their produce to market.
Harry Beck, Marysville hotel porter. Is
SUSPECTED oil having robbed the safe of S41O
The money was deposited by John Brady, a
we'll known resident % Yuba County. Beck
WAS last seen on his way TO COusa
MaripoSa Gazette: ! he biggest fireworks
oil the season were on Mount Bullion on the
81 and Attn. The entire mountain was a
mass OF flames and although it was doing
lots of damage 1t was grand sight
The CastrOville Enterprise SAYS: The
Pajaro Valley railroad Will open to Salinas
by August LIST, and after that date the COM
pany Will run two trains daily each way
between PaidrO and the county seat OF our
county.
Says the Silver State: Haying Is now
progressing IN full blast on the Bliss ranch
near G0lconda. 1t is expected that 1900 tons
OF hay WILDE cut this year, which win give
employment to large number of men dur
ing the season.
The Chico Enterprise bemoans the filthy
condition Of the streets, aud warns the au
thorltles that unless vigorous measures are
az once taken TO remedy the existing state
vi affairs an epidemic OF dangerous diseases
will certainly ensue.
The body OF DR.. Crossman of Browns
Vile, fuba County, has been found in de-
serted house near that place. He had been
missing Tor week and is supposed to have
committed suicide. The corpse was too
much decompOsed to permit OF an exdmiua-
ton.
A contractor has agreed with the county
OF San JOAQUIN to furnish the County Hos
pital with II pounds of good bread for 81
One OF the local newspapers infers from this
TACT that the average baker must make huge
profits from the daily sales to private fami-
lies and others.
Eureka Standard: Willard Wells and
Morris oteinberg Will leave for San Fran
cisco on their bicycles Monday afternoon.
Iheir preparations are all made and they
anticipate pleasant trip. They will be ac-
companled as far as Block sburg by Profess
sor Pierce and expect to make that town
some time Tuesday.
Pullman (Wash.) Herald: The increased
volume OF business transacted in a post
ONCE Is sure index TO the growth Of a
town. Inc amount of stamps Cancelled in
the Pullman office has increased IS per cent
III the last year. IL has reached the limit
which entities it TO be made a third-class
Office. The department will act on the
matter shortly.
An Arizona man has constructed novel
waste-gate for the Mesa Canal. 1t is held
IN place by rod running from bank to
bank. When floods, tree trunks and snags
come booming down. the rod will be knocked
up out OF the ring in which its hooked end
Is caught, the waste-gate will fall on hinges
down TO the bed of the wasteway, and off
VIII rush the flood harmlessly.
WORK Will be commenced in earnest on
Monday on the new reservoir for Francis
Water Works, says the Humboldt Enter
prise. Sufficient elevation will be ha to
throw water five feet over the top of the
ha.-staf on the Blakemore corner. The
new reservoir will hold over 100000 gal
ions, and steam-pump will be kept in con-
slant operation forcing water to it.
The Suffer Farmer says: The Yuba River
Tor several days past has been sadly in need
oil deodorizlng. In the evening after the
wind goes down It's waters serd forth an
odor that Is very offensive to the nostrils,
and people living below its mouth are loud
10 their complaints. Whether the foulness
comes from the sewers of Marysvile or the
upper mines none seems to know, but that
the stencil is there none need doubt for a
moment. The odor of glue factory is as
altar OF roses compared to it.