Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
ALL ALONG THE COAST
Interesting General Information About
California
MENTIONED IN THESE. COLUMNS
Selections That Will Be of Great Interest
to Both Old and Young.

planted at OXnaru up 10 udte dhu
planting is progressing rapidly.
San Jacinto lake is now mile wide
and six miles long, containing more
water th;44. IL j., ,.Glo for ten years.
heavy shock of earthquake
aroused the citizens of Visalia from
their slumbers last Saturday evening
It is expected that the Oxnard sugar
factory will begin its campaign ON
July 1 and handle 100000 tons OF peets
during the run.
The fact has been discovered that
San francisco pilots charge the gov
eminent twice as much for pllotage
"a thew charge for merchant vessels
If is claimed that piece oil golu
"Aoat" assaying several hundred dol
lars to the ton, has been found near
Eastland at the foot OF Mount laiiiai-
pals.
Plans are being perfected for captur-
ing 1000 valuable wild horses when
have for years been rowing over
Southern Oregon. The horses are salu
to be of good stock.
A corporation has been formed at
San Jose for the manufacture OIL
substitute for coffee from prunes, ana
il is expected that a considerable por-
ton of the crop will be thus utilized.
It has been officially announced IN
Santa Barbara that trains Will De run
ming on the new Southern racine coao'
line between Santa Barbara anu Dan
Francisco by March 24th. Inc scheu
ule includes two passenger trains eaoh
way daily.
A hospital ambulance, for which the
citv of Santa Barbara is indebted 10
the efforts of Mrs. G. w. Otto, was
built in San Francisco at cost OF
S4OO. and is a credit to the city as well
IS to the ladies who took 1t upon
themselves to raise the funds.
The fact has been discovered that
for years Gen. Nelson A. Miles has
owned 400 acres of land near lndio'
assessed at 81 an acre. The land IS
in the artesian belt, and likely to sur
prise the veteran fighter by its value
a few years from now.
San Jose, Mar. 2-Physicians today
decided that Victoria Lennox, an or
phan girl, residing at No. 165 North
Fifth street, is suffering from pro-
nounced case of smallpox. A number
of persons were exposed before the
character of the disease was deter
mined.
"Chepa Loca," an old Spanish wo
man who has been a character about
Santa Barbara for the past thirty years
has taken up her abode in chicken
coop. Her real name is Lopez. She
may be seen almost any day pushing
baby carriage full of cats and pup
pies.
San Francisco, March 2.-Customs
Surveyor Spear reports that his
searchers seized fourteen packages OF
struggled goods on board the United
States naval transport Solace at Mare
Island, making a total of eighty pack
ages of valuable brick-a-brac and Gu
rios and several thousand cigars.
San Francisco, March &C. N. Ster-
~, of Los Angeles, chief counsel of
the Santa Fe on this coast, who is in
this city, says that it is the intention
of the parent company to absorb it's
three branch companies west of Albu-
querque. They are the Valley Rail-
road, the Southern California Railway
and the Santa Fe Pacific.
The Call says that the executors of
the estate of the late Charles F.
Croker have decided to erect 81 900
900 hotel on the old Calvary Church
site, corner of Powell and Geary
streets, this city. Plans for the struc-
ture have been drawn, but the build
ing which, it is said, will equal the
Auditorium of Chicago, will not be
completed for two years.
jacksonville, March 3.-An Austrian,
who has been in this country but
short time, became suddenly insane
today, and assaulted a woman and d
little girl, cutting the woman promis-
cuously with a Ratchet, SO she will
hardly recover. The child was badly
bruised about the head. 1t took sew
eral men to subdue him and tie him
down in a wagon. He was brought to
the city Jail.
San Francisco, March 1.-THE big
! British tramp steamer Samoa has been
purchased by the government, and
when she arrives in port 100000 will
be spent in fitting her up for the trans
port service The Samoa is on her
way here from Hongkong and is ex-
l-DGCIGu 10 dTT1N6 Ill dUOuI Icu udy ..
Her gross tonnage is 1896 tons. When
she is refitted she will be able to carry
over 1000 soldiers.
The magnitude of the work done by
the Los Angeles Chamber of Com
MERGE is well illustrated by the fact
that the chamber spent nearly $4,000
last year. This organization is one OF
the most potent factors in the devel-
opment of Southern California and de-
serves the hearty support of all public
spirited citizens of the southern coun-
ties.-Riverside Press.
Because Jacob Johansen, a San Fran
cisco porter, believed his 9lyear-old
son told a lie, he scared the boye
cheeks, ears and hands with red
hot poker. When arrested Johanser
justified himself by quoting the Scrip
tural injunction of sparing the rod anC
spelling the child. He also said g
Sunday school superintendent advised
him to so punish the boy. Johanser
is thought to be insane.
San Francisco, March: 2.-The torpe
do boat Preble was successfully
launched at the ship-building plant O
the Union Iron Works today. r.. Tht
Preble is one of the sixteen torpedo
boat destroyers ordered by. the govern