The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-08
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States an'
I.rriImri.s


Brief Notes From Pacific states and
Territories
a woman's exchange IS TO be organized IN
Alameda
Helena, Mont, is to have a new opera
house, win d seating capacity OF 1000.
The building aud Improvements that were
made al Great Falls, Mont, during 1891 loot
! up TO s. 5l,eg0
Mrs. Edward Miller Of Whatc0m, Wash,
was poisoned, almost fatally, the other day
/ by eating I0Ud into which some matches AaI
! fglieI.
The Nevada County organization OF the
! Farmers Alliance have passed resolutions
/ lnd0T,ing lie miners IN the agitation now IN
! progress.
It is said that two-thirds of the miners on
/ the COm,tock are idle ami are auNously
/ waiting for spring 10 open IN the hopes Of
/ securing work.
/ It is reported that one hundred patients
! have already engaged treatment at the pro
/ posed Is Gal0s branch OF tile Dwight
/ illinois, Kelley Institute.
Tie CastToy.lIe Enterprise, edited and
/ published by Miss Louise Francis, has
/ abandoned the patent outside system and -
now entirely printed at home.
The Meth0w Valley, in the State Of Wash
ing.O1, mas some $40 population who are
without any mail facilities other than what
the people provide for themselves.
A writer in the Santa Rosa Republican
urges the planting of SugaTcsue Ia Southern
and Contra. California, where. he contends,
4 could be made "a profitable cTop.
A main Of the Spring Valley Water Com
Dany burst the other day, and for several
hours before it could be repaired flooded
the county road near Redwood City.
The little daughter Of John TuIiar. living
near Santa Rosa, fell on a hot stove the
/ Osler day and was badly harmed. The
/ physicians think she las a chance 20 re-
/ cover.
A dairy company has been formed in San
/ jose with a capital St.ck Of $1,000 Ole
Of the Directors Is named Wells, OuJ It does
not necessarily follow that the STOCK VIII be
wate.ed.
Tuscarora Jake, an Indian sent to the
State Prison from EIkO County, New, Tor
numbering one Of his tribe. died last week
OF con umption. Close confinement IS sure
death TO Indians.
II is rumored that the San Jose pottery
works are to be removed 10 Stockton, on ac-
count Of that city being nearer the source
Of supply OF the pOtters clay used 10 the
establishments work,
The boys and girls at Sugar Pine, Tu-
Olumne County, aud vicinity are having
great port sliding down hin on snow-shOes.
They join hands, stand in a row, give the
word and away they 20.
P. y. kuss, an Oakland sign painter
with large patronage, runs his business
on the cooperative principle. On New
Years day lie divided 1857 among his
thirty employees as their share Of the profits.
The State Inspectors during the past two
weeks have seized ana condemned about
$1,000 worth Of diseased fruit trees Imported
from the East They we're found 70 be IN
fected with several diseases entirely new to
California.
Some Of the business men OF Antioch are
Considering the feasibility Of boring a gas
well there. 1t is believed that there is a
supply Of natural gas underground in that
vicinity 10 afford a profitable source Of light
and power to the town
J. Alderman, a Santa Clara merchant,
threw hammer at dog TO drive the aai-
NAL from his store The hammer missed
the dog, but struck the head Of young girl
who was just entering the place and IN
tiicted serious injuries.
The Reno Gazette is deeply distressed
over the lack Of interest in matrimonial az
fairs eyiDced by Reno young people The
Gazette Is trying to work up matrimonial
boom, Ia which COmmendable effort it
should he seconded by the people.
Az old well in the outskirts of san Jose.
that has heretofore for many years fur
nlshed supply of excellent water, has
within the past few days yielded a yellow,
curious mixture, which chemical analysis
shows to contain large amount of crude oil
Miss T. Z. Moore, a teacher in Elk
Mountain School District, in Carbon
County, WyO., was intercepted on her way
to school the other day by three wolves.
She jumped DOM the banks of a stream
and escaped the wolves. but broke through
the ice and caught cold in consequence.
The Reno (Neyada) Gazette saws: The
city Of Pittsburg Pa, ships pickles by the
train-lOad to San Francisco yearly The
valleys in Western Nevada could easily alb
sUTb this business. CucUmbers grow on all
the fat land In the State with extraordinary
fertility, aud apples enough are wasted TO
make the cider vinegar.
The Portland OregOnian says: All reports
concerning the hop trade are encouraging
for the growers. The stocks ia first hands
were never so small at the close Of a year.
1t IS estimated that only 10000 bales of the
Pacific Coast and New York crops remain
! uns0ld. Brewers have also light stocks.
Hence the home aud foreign markets will
be In good condition to buy next seasons
crop.
William Cahoon, a farmer living near
Ellensburg, Wash, on Christmas treated
himself to a nice Christmas present. suit
! OF clothes. They were neatly wrapped up
and placed IN the owners cart, who then
| drove rapidly hOmeWard. So engrOssed was
| he In thong hts Of his approaching happiness
/ that hs was nearly home before he noticed
! that the clothes had disappeared out
| He fastened back to town and quickly
! found the clothes; bur, alas ther glory had
! departed. They had been christened-a
! hobo had them on and be was gl0riously
drunk William was mad, and the more so
because he was unable to obtain his Drop-
erty. The tramp had thrown away his old
clothes and common decency compelled the
authorities 10 leave him in possession Of his
borrowed pumRge. When that tramp Gets
out Of Jail be VII fght shy Of the Cahoon
ranch.