Mesa free press., 1900-04-27
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
important information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
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The Supervisors Of Kern county have
determined to offer a 81 bounty for
coyote scalps.
Sufficient stock has now been SUBJ
scribed to warrant the organization Of
the Portland Stock Exchange.
The Stockton Presbytery, which in
cludes twenty-five churches of the San
Joaquin Valley, has convened at Tracy.
From Skaguay comes news Of valu
able quartz discoveries on Sullivan ISL
and, Lynn Canal, where 50-foot ledge
will be developed Immediately.
Alameda has a horse that takes a
good, long swim daily. He belongs to
Charles Radditz. known as "Oyster
Charlie" who lives near the bay.
On Sunday at the Buddhist Mission
in San Francisco, the anniversary Of
the birthday of Buddha was cele-
brated for the first time in this coun-
try.
Material for a theater to seat, accord
ing to report, over a thousand people,
will go to Cape Nome by the schooner
Volante, about to sail from San Fran
cisco.
Quartermaster Robinson, U.S.A., Of
Seattle has called for bids for light
ering $4,000 tons of government freight
at Valdes, st. Michael and Nome this
summer.
Five oriental steamers, due within
three weeks, are bringing more than
5000 Japanese immigrants, while 1000
have already landed during the last
thirty days.
The Board of Supervisors of Sacra-
mento county have appropriated $500
toward the expenses Of the street fair
to be held in the city Of Sacramento
April 80 to May 5, inclusive.
An ordinance has been passed to
print in San Francisco which provides
that telephones must get the number
wanted by the person calling for it be-
fore demanding nickel in the slot.
D. R. Young of Rossland, B. c., an
expert miner and publisher of mining
journals, prophesies that Oregon's vast
resources will make it the banner State
of the Union within the next few years
The Sunset Limited train service of
the Southern Pacific Company will be
discontinued after this month. Only
two more trains will be run, one on
the 17th and the other on the oath inst.
On Sunday or Monday some person
or persons unknown, distributed hun
dreds Of tacks on the new cycle paths
built in Oak Park, Sacramento, by the
Oak Park Wheel Club and the County
Supervisors.
Among the subjects to be discussed
at the State Supervisors convention at
Fresno, April "a, are county govern
ment, good roads, road sprinkling-oil
and water-hospitals, bridges, and the
wide-tire law.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says
that five or six hundred Chinese have
already arrived at Puget Sound to be-
gin work in the salmon canneries. and
as many as two thousand more are
expected during the month.
On account of the low condition of
funds in the San Francisco city treas
ury. the officials of the Health Board
have served during the last two
months without compensation. Salary
has now been restored to them.
The farmers of Eagle Valley, Or, are
about to add another cannery to the
many now going up along the coast.
The industry will be conducted on the
cooperative plan, ana much of the
product will be consumed in the h9me
market.
The High school graduates of
Berkeley will organize in sup
port Of the proposed issue Of 100000 in
bonds for the erection Of a high school
building and the improvement Of the
grammar schools. The election will take
place May 8.
Ed de Wyl of Portland, Or, is en-
SdScQ III the UuSlIlcSS OL LIhIStHT Sl16
railroad ties from the lumber districts
to Great Salt Lake for picking in the
brine of that body Of water. The salt
ing of the ties is supposed to max make
them last longer.
The courts having decided that the
collection Of school dues from non
resident pupils is illegal. the Fresno
school board has determined that,a&tsr
this year, nonresident pupils will be
admitted to the city grammar schools
only by special dispensation.
The State of Washington is Just now
much elated at the immense tide Of ina
migration from the Middle West, and
all along the line back as far as Penn
sylvania, that has been pouring into
the State during the week. and is likely
to keep on coming for some time vet.
Arrivals from the north report that
the dragging Of the river is proceed
ing at Mimic for the bodies Of Clayton
and his companions, who were puF-