Mesa free press., 1899-06-09
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
A Summary Of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

doubtedly great runner.
San Francisco-A case of SMALLPOX
was found in this city. The victim.
removed to hospital.
The newspapers of San Francisco
are crying in loud voice against the
iniquity Of fenderless trolley cars, and
Los Angeles echoes the cry.
An Alameda dispatch says that John
Ray, a farmer at Bay Farm island, had
a desperate battle with pair of leop-
ard sharks off the island shore and
barely escaped with his life. AS it was
his clothing was torn and his flesh lac
Grated in the encounter, and when he
finally reached the shore he was ex-
hausted from the struggle.
At San Francisco the Fish Commits
sion has received a letter from J. P.
Halter, manager of the Sacramento
River Packers Association, saying that
the run of salmon in the river is the
largest in four years, although the
fish have been late in coming. For
the first time in many years, ship
ments are being made to Oregon and
Washington.
The weather bureau began on a spe-
cial wheat service in this state. Lo-
cal Forecaster John H. Wilson is now
in the San Joaquin valley, establishing
twelve stations along the line of the
Valley road. He will equip the follow
ing places with rain gauges and max
imum thermometers: Elmwood, Mer-
ced, LIE Grand, Lankershim, Fresno,
Reedley, Hanford, Visalia, Angola,
Dewey and Bakersfield.
The Fresno Democrat recently
wounded a citizens feeling in some
thing it said about him, and was con-
sequently sued for Sic, 200 damages and
an attorney fee of $500. When the time
for trial came, on Wednesday, the
plaintiff was not ready to proceed, but
feeling just then more like 80 cents
than $15,500, he compromised and
called it square for $50. The Democrat
will continue to be printed daily as
heretofore.
An ill-mannered dog made himself
Objectionable to Pete Martin in a San
Bernardino place of business, and Pete
was so indignant that he kicked at the
animal. Unfortunately he missed the
dog, hit table and broke his leg. He
also broke one of the Ten Command
ments. He will hereafter use diplomacy
and moral suasion, instead of force of
legs when he wishes to expel canine
that is persona non grata, not to say
dog-on nuisance.
At San Francisco Judge Coffee is
sued an order directing the executors
of the estate of the late Adolph Sutro
to dispose of much of the property of
the estate land steps will be taken i'm
mediately to sell about 100000 Of
the Sutro property, including much i'm
proved real estate in Napa county
Among the properties to be sold are
the famous Sutro Heights, the Sutro
baths and the Cliff house, three Of the
principal resorts of that city.
An analysis of Bakersfield water has
been made in Chicago for Messrs.
Eilert, who contemplate building a
brewery at Bakersfield, and the Cali
fornian says the result proves that it
is "sweet, pure, clean, clear, healthful,
wholesome, without odor or taste, and
is good for all purposes, including
brewing" It is expected that, as
result, work will begin on the new
brewery soon and that by January l
next, the Ellerts will be mixing barley
juice with the water.
One of the things which the eastern
teachers who are to come to Southern
California this summer will learn will
be the method employed in busting
bronco. 1t is doubtful whether many OF
them even know that the critter has to
be busted at all; but Santa Barbara
will have a school of methods in this
interesting science with cowboys as
teachers, to which all members of the
N. E. A. will be admitted without
charge for tuition, and they will with
out doubt return to their homes with
their fund of knowledge largely in
creased.
At Spokane, at a meeting Of the
Occur d'Alene mine owners, all the big
producing properties were represented.
The following statement was given to
the Associated Press: "It was the unan-
imous resolve of the meeting to heart
lily cooperate with the state authori-
ties of Idaho in preserving order and
Immediately to start up the mines.
The wages paid at Burk, Gem and Null
Ian are $3.50 per day for miners and 50
for laborers. Three hundred and fifty
men are already at work at Wardner,
and the other camps can give imme-
date work to 1000 men,"
The Santa Fee has selected steamer
which will be used for ferry purposes
between Point Richmond and San
Francisco. Her name lis the Ocean
Wave, and she has just reached San
Francisco from Puget Sound. 1t was
stated that the Ocean Wave was a side
wheeler. She was built for the Colum-
bia river passenger trade few years
ago, and was later sold to a syndicate
to operate between Seattle and the
Klondike. The vessel is able to make
IA knots an hour. She is being over
hauled to be placed in service by Au-
gust 1, which would indicate that the
Santa Fe expects to run through trains
into San Francisco by that time.
The Oxnard Courier courteously but
firmly denies the charge made by a
Riverside paper that Cinnamon shipped
from Riverside are employed at the