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Saturday
MATRIMONIAL RECORD FOR WEEK JUST
ENDING
Marriage
Licenses Issued and Divorce Decrees Granted in Various Counties
The marriage licenses went to the following
couples: George SCHILLER, aged 70, and Mrs. Anna Leonora RESTER
,aged 60, both of
Ethel E. HENDRICKS, of Redding, received a
final decree of divorce from Dr. Clarence D. Hendricks.
Actions in divorce were brought as follows:
Mary C. NASCIMENTO against Manuel J. Nascimento;
Christine T. LUCAS against P.G. Lucas; Mary BROWN against William W. Brown.
IN
SUISUN
(Solano Co.), May 6 - One marriage license was issued during the past week. It
is as follows: Harvey R. HATHWAY, 21, and Millicent E. THURBER, 18, both of
Divorce suits have been filed this week as
follows: Daisy L.
IN
YREKA
(Siskiyou Co.), May 6 - A marriage license has been issued to Thomas H. BENTON,
aged 66, and Mary Emma COLBERT, aged 39. This wedding is to be celebrated Sunday,
May 7, at the
Other licenses issued were as follows: Henry
C. HOWARD to Rosa BYBEE, both of Happy Camp; Hubert William HART, aged 21, to
Carrie E. GAINER, both natives of California and residents of Little Shasta;
Chas. L. WILLARD to Anna REYNOLDS; Robert EGUN, aged 28, to Myrtle PICARD, aged
17, both of Picard, this county; Chas. EVANS, aged
29, to Stella WADSWORTH, aged 23, both well-known people of Butte Creek Valley,
where Evans is engaged in farming.
Interlocutory decrees of divorce have been
granted to
Henry HAGEDORN was granted a final decree of
divorce from Bertha Hagedorn.
IN
COLUSA,
May 6 - The following marriage licenses were issued during the past week:
Joseph FLACK, aged 32, and Miss Magdalene HIEGEL, aged 30, both residents of
Sites; Thomas Joseph BUTLER, aged 28, and Mrs. Mattie VANNANAN, aged 26, both
of Colusa; Rol REYNOLDS, aged 22, and Miss Kate
SIMMONS, aged 19, both of Colusa; Fred Grant PARKER, aged 19, and Miss Frances
HOCHSTRAT, aged 17, both of Colusa.
Rev. BAIRD, pastor of the Methodist Church of
this place, was married last Wednesday to Miss Ethel LEWIS, of
IN
OROVILLE
(Butte Co.), May 6 -Several divorce matters were heard during the past week.
Emma M. RIGLEY has brought suit for divorce from Selkirk Rigley
on the grounds of desertion and failure to provide.
George M. HOFNER has been ordered to appear
in Court on May 13th and show cause why he should not be punished
for contempt of Court in not paying alimony to Myra HOFNER as ordered by the
Court.
The case of EVANS vs. Evans was postponed
till June 6th.
Delia FRISCHOIX was granted an interlocutory
decree of divorce from Michael Frischoix.
IN
Charles James ALLEN and Mary
IN
MARYSVILLE
(Yuba Co.), May 6 - The following marriage licenses have been issued in
IN
RED
BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 6 - An interlocutory decree of divorce was granted this
week in the Superior Court to George T. BARNEY from his wife, Rosa G. Barney,
on the charge of desertion . The parties reside in the
Paskenta section of the county, and those who are
familiar with the circumstances say that statutory grounds would have covered
the case as well.
IN
Lewis E. BOBAN and Grace G. PHELAH, both of
San Francisco, were married by Justice McKNIGHT.
Child Strangles In
Mother’s Arms
LOYALTON
(Sierra Co.), May 6 - A little nine-month-old baby boy belonging to Mr. and
Mrs. BEAUCHAMP, strangled to death yesterday morning, lying in its mother’s arms.
The mother, while about her work, placed the child, which was perfectly well,
on the floor. It is supposed that it put something in its mouth, which was
breathed into the lungs. A physician was called, but could not relieve the
child. The father is employed by the White Pine Company, and was working at the
logging camp beyond Beckwith. A switch engine was dispatched to bring him home.
Storm Interferes With Logging
LOYALTON
(Sierra Co.), may 6 - The storm was followed by a
severe freeze last night, damaging fruit quite badly. The storm brought the
heaviest fall of snow seen in the valley and eighteen inches at Lewis Mills. It
secures the grain and hay crop, but is a setback to the mills, as the snow
interferes with logging.
Death Steps in and Prevents Marriage
ALAMEDA,
May 6 - William H. BARBER, son of Tax Collector Barber, died in
COURT REPORTER WAS WELL PAID
J.
BROWNLEE of
REDDING
(Shasta Co.), May 6 - Fred J. BROWNLEE, official Court reporter of Shasta
County, received last year $7931.67 from the county for services performed in
criminal cases. The figures are those of the county expert, who made his report
yesterday to the Grand Jury, which appointed him.
The sum paid to Brownlee shows how favorable
the law is to Court reporters. This sum of $7931.67 by no means represents his
total earnings for the year, for he did lots of work in civil cases, for which
he was paid as liberally by the litigants as the county has by law had to pay
him im criminal matters. The amount of money coming
to the Court reporter from civil business is of course not a matter of record,
but it must have been $2000, or quite enough to pay for the extra help he has
had to employ.
And then, on top of that, Brownlee has all
the time been official Court reporter of
Owes His Life to Devoted Wife
HOWARD
MANSON NURSED BY HIS WIFE, RECOVERS AFTER LONG SIEGE OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS
RED
BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 6 - The case of Howard Manson, the employe
of the Sierra Lumber Company, who was struck on the head by a large driving
belt in the planing mill on the east side of the
river six months ago, has attracted considerable attention from the medical
fraternity, and it was generally supposed that his case was hopeless. His
strong constitution and the faithful nursing he has received from his devoted
wife have proven more than a match for a fractured skull, and yesterday Manson
surprised all his friends by walking about on the streets apparently as well as
ever.
He was unconscious almost continuously since
the accident, and a fortnight since showed signs of regaining his faculties.
His recovery was gradual, and several days ago he surprised his family and
friends by waking as if from a dream with all his senses as complete as before.
Aside from a little trouble with his eyes, which is believed to be only
temporary, Manson is entirely himself again. The wife has patiently and
steadfastly believed that her husband would be restored to her, and has fought
every attempt to replace him to a sanitarium or any place where she could not
be by his side. She is more than happy over the fortunate ending of what was
believed to be a fatal accident, and her neighbors rejoice with her in this
good fortune.
Judge Declares Complaint Faulty
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 6 - Judge ELLISON
yesterday handed down an opinion in which he declared that the complaint was
defective in the suit brought by
The opinion says the complaint should show by
what officer or under authority of what officer the line was run and marked on
the ground; that there is a dispute between the counties as to where the true
boundary line is; and if there is a line north of the one described in the
complaint that is claimed by the defendant as the true line between the
counties, that fact should be stated, and, if the plaintiff can, perhaps it
should describe this north line by monuments, courses and distances; and if it
was marked out or caused to be marked out by the defendant, that should be
stated, thereby making the case of a confusion of boundaries caused by the act
of the defendant.
Twenty days are given in which to file an
amended or supplemental complaint.
Fatally Injured by Fall From Flume
RED
BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 6 - A probably fatal accident occurred about
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PLACER
Romance
Develops in Which a Pioneer of 70 is to Marry Woman of 60
Last evening a reception was given the old
residents at Snowden’s Hall and was attended by large crowds. The program
to-day was a basket picnic at the race track grounds. Over 100 of the old Placerites arrived on yesterday afternoon’s train and a
large number came in conveyances from the mountain regions. The weather was
faultless, and as this is the favored time for the shrubs and flowers, the
visitors came when their old abode looks its best and it was the most
propitious gathering ever held by the early settlers of the county.
There is a large difference in the number of
Pioneers present from those at former gatherings, as many have passed away.
The visitors were warmly welcomed at the
reception last evening. Jacob H. NEFF was Chairman of the evening and J.M.
FULWELLER made the address of welcome.
A grand ball will be given this evening in
honor of the guests.
The baseball game between the county
officials of
Quite a romance has developed in the
Pioneers’ celebration. It is the marriage of two of the best-known visitors -
W.F. NORCROSS and Ellen Jane SHERMAN, which was to have taken place at the
reception last evening, but at the last moment the plans were changed.
The marriage was to have been a surprising
feature of the reception, and but a few were aware of the approaching nuptials.
Mr. NORCROSS, who has been
at the head of all the Pioneer excursions, is one of the most prominent of
California Pioneers, and a well-known mining operator. He is in the 70's
while his intended bride is in the 60's.
He made an address to the Pioneers last
evening and it was intimated that at the conclusion of his remarks he would
surprise his old friends by his marriage, which was to have taken place on the
platform in the presents of several hundred spectators.
Rev. A.K. GLOVER has been selected to perform
the ceremony, which will probably take place at the picnic grounds.
A Cold Deal
MONTAGUE
(Siskiyou Co.), May 6 - While Norris & Rowe circus was going on here
yesterday, someone thought to be concerned with the side show, helped himself
to 1000 pounds of ice belonging to R.H. PHILLIPS, the drayman of the town.
Constable MILES was notified and followed the show to Medford, Oregon, where he
made the charge and succeeded in settling the matter for $25 and costs.
Kick From
Horse May Prove Fatal
OROVILLE
(Butte Co.), May 6 - Yesterday word was received from Hansonville
that Henry KLOSS, who was kicked yesterday by a horse, is not expected to
recover. His brother, August Kloss, of this place,
was summoned there by telephone. The injured man is a brother of Mrs. PUTMAN
and Mrs. KRUGER, of Oroville, and formerly lived here.
Will Enforce Sanitary Laws
Athlete’s Bones Broken
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Evening Bee,
UNIQUE WILL LEFT BY SUICIDE
HOLLISTER (
“In case of my death I wish and
make the following regulations: My burial shall be done by Undertaker HOPCROFT.
He shall procure a doctor, who has to cut and lift my heart out of my body. The
doctor is to be paid for his trouble $50. My heart is to be put in my coffin
outside the body. I do not want any notice of my death put up in the street or
in the newspapers. Nobody, I say nobody, shall see me
after death. I want Hopcroft to pay special attention
to this. My funeral or interment shall be done as early as possible in the
morning. Nobody shall follow my coffin. I do not want any flowers.”
KIHN
left about $400. After paying $50 to the doctor for cutting out his heart and
$75 for his funeral, he ordered that the balance be given to the three children
of Ben O’CONNOR, a salloonkeeper where Kihn was employed as janitor.
Floating
in the Bay - Sailors from the revenue cutter Rush report that on Thursday
afternoon last the ferryboat Cazadero was seen to run
down the body of a man near Sausalito pier. The body is supposed to be that of
Lieutenant William BLASDEL, who disappeared from the revenue cutter Rush several
weeks ago.
A
Mother’s Suicide - Two little boys were made orphans in
Burglars
at Work - Burglars ransacked the house of Wallace BRADFORD, at 3673 Jackson
street, San Francisco, Saturday night, but owing to the family making it a
practice to place valuables in a safe deposit, loot worth only about $100 was
obtained.
Wanted
Secrecy - Marshall G. PRATT, of Livermore, was so anxious to keep secret his
contemplated marriage with Miss Katherine M. ROBERTS that he offered Deputy
County Clerk A.E. JOHNSTONE, at Oakland, 50 cents if he would guarantee no
publication of the license.
Shot
by His Son - Andrew J. ERICKSON, aged 50, a blacksmith’s helper, employed by
the Southern Pacific, at
Successful
Miners - Among the arrivals in
A
Cool June - There have been only two Junes in the past thirty-five years in
A
Crazy Chinese - Wong QUAY, a Young Chinese tailor, climbed on a level with the
gas jet in a crowded room at
Pay
Her Way - According to the Southern Pacific and Pacific Mail people, Mrs.
ROOSEVELT and her two traveling companions are included among those of
Secretary Taft’s party who are to pay their own way. The trip is to be one of
the favors her father promised her for her twenty-first birthday.
New
Mail Contract - Postmaster General CORTELYOU has taken one of the overland
mail-carrying contracts away from the
Poisonous
Food - Ptomaine poisoning contained in canned soup or ice cream took five women
to the brink of the grave at Oakland Saturday night, after a family dinner
given by Mrs. F.A. DICK to her daughters, Mrs. F.A. SAWYER, Mrs. Carrie MEHAN,
Mrs. Ida TRIPP and Mrs. R.L. MYRICK, of Alameda. Shortly after the meal the
hostess and her guests were stricken.
Struck by the Engine - While crossing in front of a moving engine in
the yard at Tiburon yesterday, Engineer W.P. BURNS was struck by the pilot of
the engine and seriously injured. He sustained a fractured jawbone and, perhaps, serious internal
injuries.
Serious
Accident - A serious accident interrupted the hunting trip proposed by several
young men of
Could Not Agree - After being out for twenty-six hours the jury in the
case of Minnie ADAMS, charged with the murder of her two-year-old boy, at
A
Quarantine Steamer - Surgeon General Walter WYMAN of the
A Question of Hours - A notice that on and after July 3d nine hours a day would be the rule, was posted in twenty-six printing houses at San Francisco Saturday, and the Union hands declared they would not return to work until these employers agree to concede the eight-hour conditions which have been in force in every local office for the past year. The employers say they cannot compete with Eastern houses, which have the nine-hour rule. A number of large shops, however, have agreed to continue the eight-hour conditions and will keep their places of business running.
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Evening Bee,
Yolo’s District Attorney and Officers Raid Hall at Winters and Make Wholesale Arrests.
WINTERS (Yolo Co.), July 4 - The
promised boxing contest or “exhibition” came off Monday night as promised - and
then something else came off not on the published program. The whole gang was
placed under arrest.
By
At
Joe PERRY, of Santa Clara, was
the heavier weight and seemed to put much dependence on that fact, as he was
rusher from the start. Jimmie ERVIN, the San Francisco boy, would deliver his
blow and get away or clinch every time. He didn’t wait for the other fellow to
strike more than twice.
Then the unexpected happened. Just
at the close of the first and only round, ERVIN gave his opponent a blow in the
left side, just below the heart, and he fell to the floor like a dead man. The
referee counted ten while PERRY lay at full length; and then it was all off.
And something else unexpected
happened right here. District Attorney HUSTON, with eight deputy officers, took
possession of the hall.
Everything had been well planned
and a man was at every door. Two or three spectators climbed out of the windows
to the awning and dropped fifteen feet to the sidewalk, but everybody else was
arrested. The spectators were allowed to go on their own recognizance to appear
as witnesses, when wanted; the Referee and two other participants in the
arrangements were given their liberty on bail, but all those directly
participating in the fight were taken to Woodland. These included E.S. SPRAGUE,
the promoter, the two fighters, and F.V. HAYS, a young man acting as
doorkeeper. The officers also captured the gate receipts, amounting to $20.
The
arrest was made when the fight was actually in progress. Many think however,
that the knockout was a fake and that the one round was fought simply that the
gate receipts could be claimed.
VALLEJO
(Solano Co.), July 4 - Mrs. Amie ROE, for thirty-five
years a resident of
REDDING (Shasta Co.), July 4 - After clinging to an overturned boat and a wooden
pier for almost two hours last evening four of
Charles
DONLEY, Wade MOORES, Miss Sadie SUTHERLAND and Miss Edna BEHRENS were taking a
boat ride down the river. As they approached the bridge their craft was dashed
sideways against an old wooden pier, a short distance above the bridge. The
boat was capsized and the occupants thrown into the water. The girls scrambled
for the pier, which was but a foot square on top. Miss SUTHERLAND and Miss
BEHRENS stood there, the two men clinging to the sides, their bodies in the
water. For almost two hours they shouted for help. At
A Few of Them Left to Celebrate
the
As is their usual custom, the
members of the Society of
To-day less that a score of
gray-haired men, bent with age, gathered in the old hall which is hallowed by
many memories, and exchanged reminiscences. They were mere young men when they
came to the
The membership of this Society
embraced some of the most prominent men of afafirs
(sic)- Governors, Congressmen, eminent lawyers and
divines, men of business and enterprise, who helped to build up the community
and State.
The membership has dwindled from
over 500 to twenty-five. Their names are as follows:
Life members - D.M. BURNS, Jerome
MADDEN, William SIDDONS, A.C. SWEETSER and Theodore WINTERS.
The other members are: J.Q.A.
BALLARD, G.J. CROSS, William DUNLAP, Hiram COOK, Thomas B. HARPER, F.S.
HOTCHKISS, William JOHNSTON, H.M. LA RUE, P.S. LAWSON, W.H. LUTHER, David
MEGOWAN, August MOUTON, A.H. POWERS, David ROSS, J.H. ROSE, Joseph SIMS, Steven
SMITH, W.R. STRONG, William TURTON and E. TWITCHELL.
H.M. LA RUE is the President of
the Association and W.H. LUTHER the Secretary.
The banquet to-day was tendered
by the sons and daughters of the Pioneers, and a large number of them were
present. The banquet hall was crowded, and the tables groaned under the weight
of the good things that were contributed for the picnic feed.
After all had partaken of the
feast there was a half hour of speech-making in which old and young took part,
and the banquet festivities continued to the late hour in the afternoon.
Wm.
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Evening Bee,
Hottest
of the Season - Yesterday was the hottest day of the year up to date at
Fifty
Voting Machines - Despite a protest from Frank C. JORDAN, representing the
United States Standard voting machine, and the negative vote of Supervisor
ROWE, the Alameda Board of Supervisors has decided to purchase fifty voting
machines from the Dean Balloting Company, represented by F.W. LEAVITT. The
price to be paid for the machines is $650 each.
Small
Fire Loss - Fourth of July eve closed this year with smaller loss by fire than
any preceding similar date in
A
Broken Head - William EGGERS, a plumber, lost his balance and fell from the
back platform of a Fillmore Street car in San Francisco yesterday, sustaining a
fatal fracture of the skull.
Don’t
Want Domestic Science - From the reports concerning registration in the
domestic sciences given out by the Recorder of the
Died
While Singing - While lounging in a hammock surrounded by friends and joyously
singing a song, Miss Julia McQUAID, aged 36 years, a
resident of San Francisco, died last evening. She was camping with a party of
friends in
No
More Gambling - Captain John BERMINGHAM,
A Child on the Track - Blinded by
tears because he was alone and nearly a mile from his home, two-year-old Teddy
ALLEN, son of C.R. ALLEN, of North Berkeley, was rescued from death by Mrs. S.
HULIN yesterday. She saw the child standing of the tracks of the Southern
Pacific Railroad. Teddy was crying and shaking his baby fists at a local train
that was bearing down on him, when his rescuer clasped him in her
arms.
Thrown
From a Car - As a result of the reckless speed at
which the Broadway cars spin around the turn at Clay and East Streets, in San
Francisco, Miss Florence WAITE, a pretty young woman of
Caught
by a Wave - An unusually large wave that came unexpectedly upon Mrs. J. HEILFRON
and her 11-year-old daughter Ruth at the beach near the Cliff House yesterday
afternoon, night have drowned the pair had it not been for the timely
appearance of a rescuer. The force of the water knocked the two down, and when
rescued they were being rolled over the sand to deeper waters.
Killed
a Man - George BISCHAL, an Austrian laborer, was shot and instantly killed last
night at
Struck by a Stone - Frank HESS,
who has been employed by the Bulletin as a bodyguard for its carriers during the
present “strike,” was taken to the
A
Brutal Assault - A most brutal and unprovoked assault was made on Miss Alice
CANFIELD last Saturday night in
Well-Known
Merchant Dead - News has been received of the death of Frederick L. MACONDRAY
in
Selbby
Smelting Stock - The value of stock of the Selby Smelting and Lead Company, and
of the Tacoma Smelting Company, has reached high figures, according to a
petition filed in the San Francisco Superior Court for leave to sell the shares
belonging to William ALVORD’s estate. It is stated
that an Eastern syndicate has offered the executor $704.10 per share for the
Selby stock, and $1018.47 for the
Came
With Fremont - A.C.M. BOWEN, who, as a Sergeant of the
Regular Army, crossed the plains with Fremont in 1846, and was prominently
identified with the early history of San Francisco, is dead. At one time he was
prominently conected (sic) with the Coast shipping
trade.
Attempted
Suicide - A crazed German woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the
A Ruralist
Robber - George KIGATO, a resident of Fruitvale, was robbed of his watch and
chain by a lone footpad at
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ANOTHER
Managers of Gridley
Establishment Getting Ready For Business.
GRIDLEY, July 8 -
G.E. CONNORS, manager of the Gridley Rochdale Company, is hard at work getting the new place of
business in the Veach block into shape for occupancy.
The officers of the company are as follows: President, V.P. RICHARDS;
Secretary, H.A. WOODWORTH; Treasurer, E. FAGAVE; Richard CAMPBELL, T.B.
CHANNON, G.D. WICKMAN, J.F. SCHAEFER, directors.
DIED OF HER INJURIES.
MARYSVILLE, July 9 -
Mrs. FRIGUERIO, who was badly burned June 10th
at her home in Sutter County, died at
BAD
MARYSVILLE, July 8 -
The forest fire which has been burning near
Stanfield Hill for some days has moved over very close to Brown’s Valley, and
the people of that section are fighting the flames as best they can, but with
little success. The blaze could be plainly seen from the city last evening, and
the air is filled with smoke.
YOUNG LADIES FORM A BAND.
MARYSVILLE, July 8 -
The young ladies of Wheatland have organized
a brass band of twenty pieces and have engaged an instructor in
NEAR GRIDLEY THE GROUND WILL BE BROKEN FOR
LINE BETWEEN OROVILLE AND
GRIDLEY, July 8 -
Work on the Oroville and
D.J. PARKER of
OLD-TIMER DEAD.
Passing of Patrick
Cotter, a Well-Known Character of Marysville.
MARYSVILLE, July 8 -
Patrick COTTER, another old landmark of
Marysville, has gone the way of all flesh after an illness of only a few days.
The end came last evening at the home of Mrs. Mary MURPHY,
Deceased was a native of
For several years he conducted a cigar store
on
YOLO PIONEER DEAD.
Camillus Nelson Has Crossed the Great Divide.
Camillus NELSON, a pioneer settler of Yolo
County, is dead at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. C.W. BUSH, in this city,
from the effects of injuries received in a fall last November. Deceased was
born in
OIL BARGE ON A BAR.
MARYSVILLE, July 8 -
The oil barge of the dredger Sutter is fast
on a bar in the
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SHOT
BY AN
OAKLAND, October 2 - Arthur E. SARGENT was shot and
probably fatally wounded early Sunday morning by Policeman H.N. McCREADY while climbing over a fence trying to escape from
the patrolman, who had halted him as a suspicious character.
Sargent had escaped Saturday night at San Jose from
Constable J.S. GRIDER, of Palo Alto, who had taken the young man in custody
from Sam Francisco, where he was arrested Friday for the alleged theft of a
bicycle.
Sargent had filed the links of Gridley’s handcuffs apart by
using a rasp, which wad found in his coat pocket afer
he was shot. The locked gyves remained on his wrists.
He had taken another bicycle and, after freeing his shackled wrists by
separating the two manacles, ridden to
Even after he
was shot Sargent made a desperate fight and gave
three policeman a battle before he was subdued. The
bullet that brought Sargent passed through the left
side of his head.
From papers
and letters found on the wounded man, it was disclosed that he was formerly a
student of the
IS
RECOGNIZED AS A BURGLAR
OAKLAND, October2 - The youthful bicycle thief who was
shot by a policeman at 3:30 o’clock Sunday morning was identified to-day at the
Receiving Hospital by Jailer Charles CLARK and Pete WHITE, of the Alameda
County Jail, as Earle A. SARGENT, who was arrested here September 1, 1904, for
burglary. He was released, according to the prison records, on October 24th,
of the same year, on three years’ probation.
Although the
prisoner’s wound is very dangerous, the physician who dressed it this morning
found that the patient is in no worse a condition than he was when he was
brought into the hospital twenty-four hours ago.
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A
WINNING TICKET THAT DID NOT PAY
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 7 - According to a
story being told by John CARRIGAN and Arvin WARD, two young men of this city,
they are winners in a Chinese lottery concern which holds drawings twice a day,
to the tune of $625, but the Celestial who directs the affairs of the company
holds that the alleged winning ticket is of an old series and of an other
concern than his, and refuses to pay up.
Carrigan and Ward state the ticket was purchased yesterday
afternoon, the first named paying 15 cents and the last named 10 cents toward
the price of the ticket. When they returned to the place in the evening they
discovered that they had invested in a “nine spot,” which means a winning of
$625 when the company sees fit to pay it.
The young men
have placed the matter in the hands of two attorneys. They claim that prominent
Chinese merchants have told them that they are on the right track. Carrigan and Ward have played at the game before, and hold that they know enough of the workings of
the Chinese lotteries to know a winning ticket when they see one.
SAID
HE WANTED WORK
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 7 - A “shabby genteel,”
who gives the name of Harry F. SMITH, who claims Chicago as his home, and who appears
to have been on a protracted spree, was arrested in this city last evening on
suspicion of obtaining money from the charitably inclined through
misrepresentation. To those he approached he told of his desire to reach
ON
SAD
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 7 - Mrs. C.F. METEER,
of this city, was a visitor to Oroville yesterday on the sad mission of
attending the funeral of her mother, Mrs. J.A. WILSON, who met death by
drowning at
ANSWER
FILED
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 7 - In the suit of N.A.
ROWE vs. District Attorney BRITTAN, to recover $500, defendant has filed an
answer in the Superior Court denying each and every allegation in plaintiff’s
complaint asking for $150 he says is due him from Rowe for services rendered.
GUINDA
WOMAN DEAD
COLUSA (Colusa Co.), October 7 - Former Congressman
Theodore A. Bell will deliver a address of welcome at
the opening of the twenty-sixth annual fair given by the Catholic women of
Colusa. The fair is for the purpose of raising funds to pay off the
indebtedness of the convent.
WILL
CONTEST IS DECIDED
Judge Gray Renders Decision In
Important Case
Holds That Plaintiff in Contest for Estate of Albert Kleisch Has No Cause for Action, as Her Claim Was Not
Presented in Due Time
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), October 7 - Judge John C. GRAY
has rendered a decision in a case that has attracted a great deal of attention
in this county. The case is entitled
Kleisch died in February, 1905, and Public Administrator
Pettit handled the estate and filed a final account and asked that the estate
be distributed and paid into the
At this point
Mrs. Stevenson appeared and filed a complaint, setting forth her claim to the
whole of the estate. She alleged that in March, 1904, Kleisch,
who was a man of 60 years of age, came to her residence at Butte Creek House,
on the Oroville and Humbug road, and took up his residence there. He
represented to her that he had about $5000 in personal property, money on
deposit in the Hibernia Bank, mortgages, etc. and exhibited a bank book,
showing a deposit of $1550. Mrs. Stevenson alleges that after he had been there
a short time he proposed to her if she would provide him a comfortable home for
the balance of his life he would bequeath her all the property. She accepted
the proposition and they entered into a verbal contract to that effect.
On
Mrs. Stevenson
alleged she had performed her part of the contract and asked that it be
enforced and the sum of $5500 damages be paid over to her instead of into the
Administrator
Pettit demurred to the complaint on the ground that he, as administrator, was
not a party in interest and not a proper defendant, and asked that the action
be dismissed.
Judge Gray
sustained Pettit’s demurrer and ordered the case dismissed. He held that under
the Statutes Mrs. Stevenson had no cause as she should have presented her claim
against the estate at the time the notice to creditors was running and not have
waited until a decree of distribution had been asked for.
SUCCUMBS
TO APPENDICITIS
Mrs.
Schoonover had been ailing for some months, but not until last Sunday evening
did her condition become alarming. A local physician was summoned and it was
decided that an operation was necessary. Dr. George WHITE, of Sacramento, was
called into consultation and aided in the operation. Mrs. Schoonover was
unable, however, to stand the shock and died soon after.
Mrs. Schoonover
was a resident of
HOME
DESTROYED
HIS
JAWBONE WAS SHATTERED
Engineer Receives Severe Fall At
Fell From Second Story Window
to Hard Pavement Below - His Jawbone Was Broken and Two Sets of False Teeth
Were Knocked to Pieces
REDDING (Shasta Co.), October 7 - I.P. DAVIS, the
engineer at the Afterthought Mine at Ingot, while in Redding to spend ten days,
walked or fell out of a second-story window of the Pennsylvania House yesterday
morning, striking upon the hard pavement below.
His jawbone
was shattered and the bones of this right wrist broken. Two plates of false
teeth in his mouth were knocked into a thousand pieces.
The physicians
who attended him say no serious consequences will follow if
HISTORIC
STUMP WAS BLOWN DOWN
Will Be Sent To Sutter’s Fort To
Be Preserved
Was the Only Pine Tree Left Near
The reason the
trees were cut so high from the ground was that the snow that Winter was about
thirty feet deep and when members of the fatal party cut down trees for
firewood, they felled the timber from the top of the snow in the same manner as
if they were cutting within two feet from the ground.
The
The stump has
been wired to a tree where it will be kept until the State Committee orders it
shipped to Sutter’s Fort.
BELIEVE
MISSING MAN WAS DROWNED
Gallagher
worked all Summer as a cook in one of the woods camps for the Sierra Nevada
Wood and Lumber Company. He came to
BREAKING
UP A GANG OF ROBBERS
The man named
HOWELL, who gave the information that led to the capture of Thomas WILSON and
Ray CAMPBELL, and who skipped out to save himself, was arrested in
Howell was the
selling agent for the car robbers. He disposed of several dollars’ worth of
goods in this place and after having a quarrel over the division of the spoils,
he told (not legible) robbers.
WOODS
CONVICTED OF ASSAULT CHARGE
The
prosecution has been a speedy one, it being just two weeks since the arrest to
the date of his conviction. Judge PREWETT set no day for passing sentence, but
will take the matter up later.
The verdict
gives general satisfaction, as the defendant has a bad reputation and has been
looked upon generally as a dissolute character. Woods denied the charges
brought against him.
The minimum
penalty for the crime of which Woods was convicted is ten years.
DIED
AT
LANKEY
BOB MINE SOLD
ETNA MILLS (Siskiyou Co), October 6 - A deal has been
made here wherein Geo. V. GRAY & Company purchases the Lankey
Bob Mine, situated in the famous
If the mine
proves to be as good as it appears, a much larger mill will be erected in the
near future.
JURY
DECLARES WETZEL INSANE
Upholds Findings Of Insanity
Commission
Patient Was Adjudged Insane Two Years Ago, and Sent to
Hospital, But Relatives Secured His Release - He Was Afterward Tried by Jury
YREKA (Siskiyou Co.), October 7 - The trial of Sigmund
L. WETZEL, charged with insanity, came to a close here Friday night, and the
jury brought in a verdict declaring the defendant insane. The case has been on
trial all week, and was heard before Judge HEAD, of
This is the
fourth time Wetzel has been declared insane. He was tried here on a similar
charge last September before Judge Head and Drs. A.A. MILLIKEN, of
Wetzel’s case
is a peculiar one. He was declared insane by an Insanity Commission over two
years ago and committed to the
Wetzel came
back to Yreka, where he had considerable property. He soon gave trouble. He was
arrested on a complaint before a commission, found insane and committed. He
demanded a jury trial and was acquitted. This was in July, 1903. His
“vindication” made him bolder. He made threats to kill. People lived in fear of
their lives. Again he was arrested and for the fourth time his sanity was
investigated. On September 20th he was examined before an Insanity
Commission, found insane and committed.
Again he demanded a jury trial, which he has just had, resulting as
stated above.
CASE
APPEALED
YREKA (Siskiyou Co.), October 7 - The case of
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ORDINANCE
AIMED AT ARMED HOBOS
Just before
adjourning on Saturday, the Board of Supervisors adopted a law establishing the
punishment for carrying a weapon without a permit at $500 fine or six months’
imprisonment, or both fine and imprisonment. No permits can be issued except
upon a petition signed by twenty citizens and submitted to the Constable or the
Sheriff.
Constable McDOUGALD and his deputy, Gus SCHLUMPF, of Truckee, believe that the ordinance will enable them to drive the
rough element out of
MAY
HAVE PERISHED
John Gallagher
was last seen by Robert KOPKE at
CLIFFORD
LOST FIGHT
GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), October 9 - Jack CLIFFORD,
idol of Grass Valley boxing admirers, was put out by Willie FITZGERALD on
Saturday night in the eighth round of what was to have been a twenty-round
fight.
Clifford had
the better of the contest until the fifth round and in the second very nearly
put Fitzgerald out, but the latter pulled himself together and in the fifth
punched Clifford in the stomach, knocking him flat.
Clifford never
got over the punch and it was Fitzgerald’s fight from then on, Clifford finally
going out from a right to the jaw. It was the largest house that ever attended
a fight in
GASOLINE
EXPLODES, WRECKING THE AUTO
The automobile
was standing under a drying shed, where Wolfskill had
been fixing a puncture. He had started the machinery going, as he intended
making a run to
The drying
shed soon caught fire from the automobile and was also burned. Mr. Wolfskill carried an insurance of $500.
When it came
to appealing to the Board of Supervisors for a donation of cash for advertising
purposes, that body thought the county money ought to go to a
At a largely
attended meeting held last Friday night the
The next step
is to elect officers, which will be done this evening.
McDONALD’S DEATH MAY AFFECT SUIT
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 9 - The announcement of
the death of J.W. McDONALD, Sr., President of the
City Street Improvement Company, which was made from San Francisco Saturday
night, is of particular concern to the people of this city, causing as it does
much conjecture as to what effect his taking away will have on the future
policy of the City Street Improvement Company regarding the suit at Court
between that concern and this city over alleged defects in a sewer system
installed in 1904.
The matter is
at present before the Supreme Court on appeal. Judge McDANIEL,
of the Superior Court, having rendered a decision for
the city. It was thought by many that the latter opinion would bring about a
compromise of the suit, but President McDonald wound not accede to such a
stand.
It is
understood heart trouble was his undoing. McDonald was a native of
FINDS
OLD CLAIM AND FOURTH WIFE
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 9 - Ten days ago, James
J. HIBBARD, now nearing the three score and ten mark, arrived here from
Wallace, Idaho, and announced his intention of proceeding up the Yuba River
from this point to locate a quartz ledge which he discovered when a lad of 13 -
when he was a youthful “forty-niner.”
Hibbard has
made the trip and reports that, although the shifting debris in the river has
buried some of the old landmarks along the bank of the stream, he had little
difficulty in locating the vein, which he says has that same rich and tempting
look which has kept it in his mind’s eye all the years he has been away from
the Golden State.
He left to-day
for the Land Office in
Although Hibbard
has thrice wedded, and has been as many times robbed by Death of his life
partner, he says he has made arrangements to approach Hymen’s shrine once more,
which act will follow the proving up of his claim.
YREKA (Siskiyou Co.), October 9 - Seventy-five talesmen were drawn Saturday from whom twelve jurors will
be drawn to try Jarratt IRVING on the charge of
murder. The trial has been set for Monday, October 23d. Irving
is charged with murder in having shot and killed Captain CURRAN at Cecilville, August 27th. George J.
IRVING, of Burnt Ranch, Trinity County, father of the accused boy, arrived here
yesterday and will remain until after the trial to give his son aid and
comfort.
YOLO
PIONEER DEAD
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WELLS
Bandit Holds Up Redding-De La Mar Stage But Is Forced
to Fly Without Securing Treasure
There is no
telephone station at
Evidently a
fight took place to judge from the disconnected and excited story telephoned in
to
Haskell was
one of the best-known of the Wells-Fargo messengers and very popular. For a
long time he was on the Weaverville route. He has said more than once that he
expected to be shot in some hold-up.
It is presumed
the bandit chose to-day for his attack because of the fact that the stage
carried coin for payroll of the Bully Hill Mine, to-morrow being the day set
for paying off the men.
Officers have
left for the scene.
WILL
BLOW IN BIG SMELTER TO-MORROW
KENNETT (Shasta Co.), October 9 - To-morrow the big
smelter here of the Mammoth Copper Company will be blown in and the event is
expected to draw large crowds to Kennett. Officials of the Company are coming in
a special car from
Tuesday was
selected as the day for blowing in the smelter because it will be just a year
to-morrow since the ground on which the plant stands was purchased. The contract
for the smelter called for its completion with-in a year from that date.
BOWEN
NOT WORRIED
YREKA (Siskiyou Co.), October 9 - A.O. BOWEN, the
alleged wife-murderer from
District Attorney LUTTRELL will take up the
prosecution of the case right away. Bowen will be arraigned some day this week
before Justice of the Peace W.M. THOMAS of Yreka. Bowen is without funds to
employ counsel.
DRUNKEN
INDIAN REPORTED SHOT
AUBURN (Placer Co.), October 9 - Rumors reached here
this morning of a shooting or cutting scrape at an Indian camp in this section,
but up to noon it was impossible to obtain any details of the occurrence. The
Sheriff’s police has not been notified of any crime of
the kind.
The report is
that an Indian known as “Jim Dick” was shot or stabbed. Two redskins were
fighting when a third jumped in to separate them, it is said. It is presumed
that the Indians were drunk, and the secrecy thrown over the affair lends to the
belief that white men who sold the liquor are doing their best to hush the
matter up.
A message came
from
AFTER
EVIDENCE
AUBURN (Placer Co.), October 9 - Attorney George W.
HAMILTON, who is associated in the prosecution of John CASKEY, accused of
having shot and robbed Fred W. VENZKE some time ago, as told in The Bee at the
time, left this morning in company with Venzke for
Bald Mountain to secure further evidence against the accused and select
witnesses. District Attorney ROBINSON is still ill.
WANTS
COTTON RAISED
THROWN
FROM WAGON
DUTCH FLAT (Placer Co.), October 9 - John RUNCKEL, a
resident of this place, was thrown from a wagon drawn by a team of runaway
horses Friday night, and when picked up was in an unconscious condition. He was
badly bruised and cut about the body, and it is thought that he is suffering
from internal injuries.
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