Mesa free press., 1900-03-30
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


Kern City is projecting a new road
to the oil fields, an extension Of Baker
street across the bluffs.
The Berkeley Christian Endeavor
Union is. circulating a petition for Sun
day closing Of the postoffice during the
entire day.
The women Of the Oakland club are
endeavoring to secure funds to estab-
lish a free playground for the childre
of the poor.
The City Trustees of Baker:Ifleld have
oil tanks be buried, as safeguard
against fire.
More cottages are to be added to the
Agnews insane asylum, as home life
is found be1. efieial for the nilder types
of patients.
The Fresno Democrat states that the
passenger coaches and cabooses Of the
Santa Fe system are all being re-
painted in Pullman" color.
Mr.. Margaret Smyth, recently ap-
pointed woman physician at the Stock
ton State Asylum, has now taken up
her residence at the asylum.
The Santa Fe intends making Fresno
a distributing center for fuel, and
12,000-gallon oil tank is accordingly be-
ing built for the city at Albuquerque.
A family at Kern City came near
death, last Saturday evening, from pto-
maine poisoning, supposed to have
come from buttermilk which they
drank
The San Jose Board of Ftealth, at it's
last meeting, passed a resolution in
dorsing the action of the San Fran
cisco Board of Health in quarantining
Chinatown.
At San Francisco, it is stated that
the local ice men have formed a COM
bine, and that after next Monday the
price Of ice will be advanced from 10 to
20 per cent.
Ex-Tax Collector Findley, who alb
seconded from San Luis Obispo with
$4,000, has been found guilty. On the
first trial the jury disagreed, as there
ity
Lew Stephens, poundma ster at Santa
Clara for a fortnight, laas resigned,
giving as reason that he has not the
heart to listen to the complaints of
those whose pets he is obliged to cap
ture.
The special buyers excursions into
Oakland are to be abandoned as they
have not proved success. Last Sat-
urday the shoppers wer. only five, and
bought an average of but $11 worth of
goods.
The Pacific Mail steamer Newport,
which arrived at San Francisco Sun
day from Central American and Mex
ican ports, brought The largest con-
signment of coffee TO-; the year-12,000
bags, or nearly 25O,OOO pounds.
Assessor Jameson chained three cars
fast to the Santa FL. rails. The cars,
which belong to the Western Stable line
will not be released until the taxes are
paid upon them. Unless the taxes are
paid the assessor will sell the cars at
auction.
George F. Wilcox, arrested at Pasa-
dena last Sunday for the murder Of his
wife at Lytton Springs, was taken to
his guilt, and claims his crime was
committed while in a At of temporary
insanity.
Christopher M. Bradley, Stanford,
1901, has been awarded the s1OO prize
offered for the best essay on the sub
ject, What Order Of Studies is Best
Suited to Fit the. Average Man for His
Duties in the World Of Today?" Nine
essays were submitted.
Negotiations have been completed
with an electric power company 10
raise water 500 feet to irrigate the
large plateau near Exeter, in Tulare
county. This is believed to be the
greatest height water has ever been
raised on the coast for irrigation pur-
poses.
Mrs. Stanford has returned to San
Francisco from New York. She has
entirely recovered from her recent ILL
ness. While in the East Mrs. Stanford
did much looking to the completion Of
her plans for the Stanford University,
the work on which she hopes to see fin
shed before her death.
1t is expected that the attorneys for
the defense in the Fair Craven trial
will ask for a non-suit, on the ground
that the alleged marriage contract was
had without license and that no record
was made of the contract. Judge Trout
refused to allow the admission of Sen
ator Fair diaries in evidence.
At San Jose the committee appointed
by the Farmers Club to secure sigma
lures to the amount of the $685. 900 guar
antee for the organization of farmers
insurance company under the State law,
nave succeeded in the purpose. They
intend, however, to secure 100 names