The morning call., 1892-04-18
ALONG THE COAST.
Northern California.

Stockton has blind liyery-stable keeper
who is an expert judge OF horses. He keeps
his own books 10y perfOrations.
Chico is about To turn the waters of the
slough that meanders through the town
back to Chico Greek and so rid itself of an
eYesDre.
10 Battafuoceo. prisoner in the Plumas
County Jail, dug his way out, leaving note
10 inform the Sheriff that lie had gone 10
Sacramento To lay his case before the Su-
preme Court He did not start in the right
direction, and the Sheriff pursued. captured
and carried him back.
The Calayeras Prospector, in announcing
that the cemetery at San Andreas Is about
TO be repiatted, says that great many of
tue graves are unmarked and the trustees
do no know whose bodies lie within. The
people are requested 10 call at the cemetery
and point out unmarked graves If they can
tell who occupy them.
The careless way in which important
business is sometimes done is illustrated by
an Instance cited by the Journal of W FLOWS,
which states that deed Is on record in the
Office OF the Recorder Of Glenn County con-
veyiDg lot the number and description of
which Is given all right so far as appears,
Dut Inc name OF the town now here appears.
Southern California
Work has commenced on the nta Maria
cannery.
Last week some undatected vandal
chopped down 40 budded orange trees 4
years old, the property OF Leon Benton, at
Redlands.
The business OF the Redlands postoffice
has reached $500 year. and the postmaster
Will therefore get $1,000 salary with allow
anee for clerk hire.
The Riverside Press says that Twenty
tons per month is now the output from the
1emescal mines, which brings not quite
$4,000: A force of 81 men is now en-
ployed."
The Santa Clara Journal states that Santa
Clara College daily distributes large GUAM
titles of food among the poor, and so quietly
that very few people even In Santa Clara
know that it is done.
The Los Alamos Central says that a citi
zen OF that place has in his lot weeping
willow planted two years ago which is now
Is feet high aud 10 inches In circumference
feet from the ground.
The Visalia Delta says: II. W. Byron OF
Lemoore has 1900 acres in wheat. aud he
said the outlook Is good for large yield.
AFTER thls season MT. Byron intends to
retire from tie farming business.
The Ventura Press of last Saturday saws
that boy named Smaller. aged seven wears.
was playing with others among thh rocks
In Santa Paula canyon when be was bitten
on the calf Of the leg by a rattlesnake. AS
soon as possible the usual remedies were
applied, but IL was too late. He sank into
comatose state and died In few hours.
Washington.
Since last December the postoffice receIp,s
at Everett show an increase exceeding siO0
for each successive month.
The Baptist itinerant church, the car
"EvangeL." is this week at Everett. Ser
vices are held at the barge works and at the
bay front both.
The citizens of Everett have organized a
special protective and good order force of
twenty-five men who have been appointed
deputy sherffs and whose duty is to preserve
order, to protect property at fires. etc.
The hop acreage in Western Washington
Is considerably increased this year. notwith-
standing the heavy losses incurred last wear
on account Of the ravages Of the hop louse
The habits Of this pest are now understand
by growers, who will be better able to cone
with them this year. The vines are looking
healthy and growing. well, although the
weather has been unusually cold for this
season Of the year.