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

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
A strong effort is being made to establish
new High School al Lodi.
There is a charming seven-year-old maid
en- in Grass Valley who tips the scales at
10 pounds.
Astoria, OREGON, has a young woman
Typewriter with record Of having written
375 words in three minutes.
carload of San Jose cherries left Sacra-
meutO last Monday. shipped directly from
growers TO the Boston (Mass.) market.
The Whittier Reform School for Juvenile
Offenders. at Sacramento, will be ready to
receive inmates on aud after July /. 1891.
The defendants in the Kaweah Colony
case have been refused a new trial and
ordered 10 appear for sentence June Sth at
Los Angeles.
L. j. Waite Of Redlands had 1000 seed bed
orange plants stolen the other night and
tree thieves are busy nearly every night
down that way.
Some bad boys of Bakersfield let loose a
lot OF horned tOads in the Salvation Army
barracks the other night, to the great dis
cUmtture OF some of the w0rShiperS.
There is 4 movement on foot in SlOhOmiSh
County, Washington, to dixie Ebey Island.
IL contains about 1000 acres of land, and TO
dixie it will cost $4,000. 1t is thought the
value Of the land will be increased tenfOd.
land and Albina are organizing for tue pur-
pose of forwarding the political interests of
the cOlored voters in MutnOmah County.
The indications are for a strong organiZd-
ton of this class.
William Cole, Fresno young man left a
loaded gun standing against a tree the other
day, near where some children were play
ing. One OF the little people ran against
the weapon and it was thrown down and
discharged. killing Fred Lincoln, aged
years.
The United States Inspector of Customs
at Seattle reports that during the month of
May there have been twenty-five invoices
Of merchandise imported, to the value Of
So, 9j2 80, and 1l6 invoices exported. to the
value of S16.222 %. During The month
thirty-twO vessels have changed masters.
Jacob Schneider, young boy of High
Valley, Lake County, was accidentally shot
on Monday last by playmate named Jacob
Smith, who didn't know 1t was loaded"
The load entered ScheHder's mouth, knock
ing out several teeth and carrying away a
portion of the cheek. The wound, while
not necessarily fatal, is very serious.
One day last week while William NJ.
Jourdan Of SiSson, Shasta County, was en-
gagged in coupling two logging trucks to-
gether, at Hurlbuts Camp, his right arm
was caught between the brake lever of one
truck and the tongue of the other, in such
a manner as to crush the arm badly from
near the shoulder to near the elbow.
In excavating for hotel at Salem, Ore
gOD, the other day, the wOrkmen came
across a formation Of clay and slate that
burns almost as readily as coal, and the
OdOr from 1t Is Identical TO that from gas
works, and il is presumable that this fOrma-
ton has been saturated with the gas or oil
from extensive coal deposits under the hill
just back of II.
A man named Linn, accompanied by
drs,,f i,,o Dof
tlesnake Flat, WASH. the other day, the
woman holding loaded gun, the butt of
which rested on the bottom of the wagon
box. In some way the seat Of the wagon
gave way. and they fell over. The gun
went off, blowing the woman's head nearly
Ohs and killing her instantly.
The fates seem to be against the noble
warriors Of the Glenn County fight, pro and
con. The attorneys insisted that the Yuba
County Treasurer should pay the expenses
and Colusa County pay the money back; 81
Judge Davis ordered warrants 50 drawn.
The Auditor refu sed, so the witnesses have
nothing but certificates from the Judge
calling for sum covering actual expenses.
Many have not cent OF money.
The danger OF driving horse with blind
ers was illustrated at Riverside the other
day, where two young ladies were out
driving, when the bride broke, allowing
the binders to slip down so that the horse
could see the top of the buggy. This
frightened him and he ran away. Both
young ladies were thrown out and seriously
hurt. The horse was gentle and kind and
had been used in the family for years. Had
he been broken without binders the acct
dent would never have occurred.
Among the latest innovations for hauling
logs by steam power is that OF Syverson
Bros. of Lower Beaver, Oregon They have
an upright engine mounted on heavy plat
form fitted with concaye trucks, which run
heavy round wooden rails that are fitted on
the outer ends of the skids. The motive