The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-01
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States ant
Territories.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
The Petaluma Argus, one OF the best
papers in SonOma County, Is now 81 years
old.
A company has bean formed to develop
the oil fields in Santa Rosa Greek, IN San
Luis O6ispo County.
a Fresno man has obtained a divorce be-
cause his wife was IN the habit OF mixing
dough without first washing her hands.
The reduction in freight rates on oranges
has started the golden fruit to moving very
brskly Eastward from Southern Call
fornia.
An elpctric-IightIug plant is being put in
place at kfah. and that city will soon en-
JOY the advantage of It's brilliant illumnat-
ing powers.
Los GAtos wants an opera house and
other modern improvements" The little
town is making rapid strides toward be-
coming city.
Experts, who have been experimenting.
say there is lots of natural gas quite near
the surface in and about Bethlehem, IN
Santa Clara County.
Woodland has voted city bonds TO the
AMOUNT of S130C00 for sewering the city
and Improving her water works, but the
bonds do not float.
The reports from Southern California are
taking on a much more cheerful tone since
the recent rainfall insuTes year of pros
perlty, where before hard year was feared.
f. b. Brown, residing in the mountains
near Aqua Caliente, SOnoma County, was
choppiDg wood recently when a silver flew
into his eye. After suffering intense pain
lie has now lost the use of the eye
Ellis Putnam, an employe of the Seattle
Coal and Iron Company, was killed the
other morning near Gilman, Wash. by
falling tree while at work in the woods.
He was struck on the head and died with
out speaking.
The society bellies Of Oroville are said to
have adopted a new and poetic fad, and now
each lovely belle has her boudoir papered
with her love letters. DadO and borders are
made from envelopes, and the effect is said
TO be very fine.
County, are still warning against the en-
ployment OF Chinese in digging the tunnel
up there. Many Of the men are out of work
and say they will not stand idle while en-
ployment is given 10 the Chinese.
1t seems quite probable now that at least
$4,000 will be appropriated for a public
building in Fresno for postal and other
Government business. We hope, says the
Central Californian, it will be built Of
Fresno County marble, sandstone and
granite.
Willis Z. Green of Colusa City celebrated
his 96th birthday January oath. Mr..
Greene came 10 Colusa County i'm the early
tiftieS, settling at Stony Greek. Despite
his advanced age he is very vigorous ment-
ally and physically and is still active and
enjoys life.
The people OF Santa Rosa, who wondered
why Riverside oranges are cheaper in Chi
cago than they are at Santa Rosa, are pom
dering over the Santa Rosa Republicans
statement that it is because freight rates
from Riverside To Chicago are cheaper than
from Riverside to Santa Rosa.
The editor of the Hueneme Herald be-
coming over-confident of a dry season
offered to sell his rubber coat at discount
recently. The offer was taken up, and
thirteen hours later it began to rain as
though Hueneme's regular winter supply
| Of wetDesS was all to arrive that week.
A curious sequel to the great storm of last
month is reported by the Victoria (B, c.
Colonist, from near Port Crescent, where
four cattle were found by their owners a
few days ago penned up by fallen trees in
space about 25 feet square. They had ex-
listed in this prison for over a month, with
no water except what they might have
secured in the rains, and no food except the
small area of grass within the barrier of
logs.