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The Evening Bee
- Sacramento
Tuesday January
17, 1907
ARREST CHINESE
WOMAN
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), January 17 -
A Chinese woman
was arrested last night on the Oregon Express upon a telegram received from
Colusa which stated that she was wanted there for stealing a quantity of opium
and some jewelry. She was taken back to Colusa to-day.
AH WOE IS HELD
FOR MURDER
Highbinder
Captured in Sacramento Taken to Oakland
Officer KYLE of
the Oakland Police Department came to Sacramento to-day to take Ah WOE, the
Chinese highbinder who was arrested in Sacramento by Sergeant NAGHEL and
Policeman MALONE, into custody on a warrant charging WOE with murder. Ah WOE is
believed to be one of the ringleaders of the Bing Kong Tong, and the man who
fired the bullet that ended the life of Lee Book DONG, the head of the Hop Sing
Company, during the highbinder outbreak in Oakland last Friday.
Ah WOE was
arrested night before last. He protested that he was a refugee from highbinder
vengeance in Oakland, and was not himself implicated in the battle. The local
Chinese were afraid of him, and feared that his presence would lead to a battle
of the companies in Sacramento. He was captured on the information of neutral
Chinese of Sacramento, and held for safe-keeping and investigation.
The members of
the Bing Kong Tong attempted to get WOE liberated by the issuance of a writ of
habeas corpus in the Superior Court, but the effort was blocked by the action
of the Oakland police in getting out a warrant for the man on a charge of
murder.
The trouble
between the Hop Sing and Bing Kong Tongs, which has resulted in many bitter
conflicts between the highbinder companies in this city and Walnut Grove, and
which finally culminated in the bloody Tong war in Oakland last week,
originated out of the dispute over the possession of Ah KEE, a slave girl who
was held in bondage by the Bing Knog Tong at Walnut
Grove, and was abducted last Summer by Lee Sing, a local member of the Hop Sing
Company. This trouble led to the bitter and deadly feud which has been the
cause of a number of mysterious murders, a bloodless war of misdirected bullets
in Sacramento and Friday’s battle in Oakland in which one Chinaman was killed
and four wounded.
Ah QUIE, a
member of the Hop Sing Society, swore to the warrant against Ah WOE.
Trouble is
expected in the local Chinatown.
The Chinese are
remaining inside their buildings.
MORE PAY FOR ALL
STATE WORK
Assemblyman
O’BRIEN, of Sacramento, has introduced a bill in the Assembly providing for an
increase in the wages paid by the State for all public work done on the order
of the State Board of Public Works or authorized by the Legislature. The
increase given is from $2 per day to $3. The reason given for the introduction
of the bill is the increased cost of living and the raise in all other wages.
The measure reads as follows:
Section
1.
The minimum compensation to be paid for labor upon all work performed under the
direction, control, or by the authority of any officer of this state acting his
official capacity, or under the direction, control, or by the authority of any
municipal corporation within this State, or of any officer thereof acting as
such, is hereby fixed at three (3) dollars per day; and a stipulation to that
effect must be made a part of all contracts to which the State or any municipal
corporation therein, is a party; provided, however, that this Act shall not apply
to persons employed regularly in any of the public institutions of the State,
or any city, city and county, or country.”
SEIZED WITH
HEART FAILURE
Dr. J.E. BURR, a
stranger, was seized with a violent attack of heart failure last night, and was
taken to the Receiving Hospital, where he remained in intense agony until late
last night, when he was taken to the Sister’s Hospital.
During the brief
respites from his terrible suffering the man was able to say that he came from
Ann Arbor, Mich., that he had been for seven years the County Physician of
Tucson, Ariz., and that he had lost his wife and his property in the San
Francisco fire.
MANAGER SHORT IN
HIS ACCOUNTS
VACAVILLE
(Solano Co.), January 17 -
W.D. REYNOLDS,
who for the past few months has been manager of the Vacaville Mercantile
Company, suddenly departed for parts unknown, and it is reported that he is
about $300 short in his accounts. Officers are on his track, and every effort
is being made to locate him and bring him back. It was at first reported that
the shortage amounted to $800 or $1000, but an investigation proved that this
sum was largely exaggerated. It is said that Reynolds had imbibed frequently in
liquor, and was probably intoxicated when he left.
CLAIMS HE ONLY
SHOT TO FRIGHTEN
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), January 17 - The preliminary examination of Charles F. DE ROSE, charged
with assault with intent to commit murder upon Robert MORRIS, was held
yesterday at Dunnigan, and the matter was taken under
advisement. The men own adjoining property. MORRIS claims while he was crossing
DE ROSE’s property the latter fired twelve shots at him. DE ROSE claims he only
shot to frighten MORRIS away.
WOODLAND WEDDING
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), January 17 -
Austin M. DAVIS,
of Williams, and Mary G, McGUIRE, of Colusa, were
married in Woodland yesterday by Rev. Thomas PICTON, of the First Christian
Church. The happy couple left on the north-bound train for Redding, where they
will spend their honeymoon.
MANY CHANGES ARE
SUGGESTED
Committee
Declares Manner of Conducting State Schools is Bad.
At the last
session of the Legislature a committee termed the Assembly Committee on
Education was appointed to look into the educational affairs of the State and
to make any recommendations for change or improvement it saw fit. The report of
this committee was presented to the Assembly this morning.
It contains many
recommendations as to the proper manner in which the educational institutions
of the State should be conducted, and is in reality a condemnation of the
present method employed by the State to run its public schools and
universities.
Many changes are
suggested, among them the raising of the salaries of the schoolteachers of
California. In order to raise the necessary funds to do this it is recommended
that the school census include all persons between the ages of 5 and 20 years,
instead of between 5 and 17. In this way a larger school tax would be derived
and the State would be called upon to make a larger appropriation. A uniformity
of text-books is also recommended.
The report
states the need of a new Board of Education that shall have increased powers.
It declares the “dominating influence of the present Board radiates from the
Higher Education” circle and that as a result little attention is given the
pupils in the universities who are the real toilers.
It is
recommended that all graduates from High Schools be allowed entrance to the
universities of the State and there permitted to take the studies they desire,
and not those prescribed by the college.
“The aim.” the report
states, “must be to make men and women who are able to enter upon the work of
life, and not merely upon the careers of scholars.”
SURGEONS QUIT
MILITIA RANKS
The resignation
of Major S.O. BEASLEY, Surgeon and First Lieutenant W.F. McNUTT,
Assistant Surgeon, of the First Infantry, N.G.C. Were received at the office of
the Adjutant-General at a late hour yesterday, and after being referred to
Governor GILLETT as Commander-In-Chief, were promptly accepted.
This is a
continuation of the trouble that has arisen among the San Francisco militia
over the fact that Companies A and H of the First Infantry Regiment were
mustered out of the service on the recommendation of the inspecting officers.
First Lieutenant A.H. WRIGHT has been placed in charge of the Hospital Corps.
NEVADA STATE
NEWS
ALL ASSESSMENTS
ON RAILWAYS RAISED
Nevada Board
Jumps Up Figures Despite Protests, Tonopah and
Goldfield Getting the Hardest Rap.
CARSON (Nev.),
January 17 -
The State Board
of Assessors, in session in this city, has raised the valuation of every
railroad in the State, despite the protests of many railroad attorneys and
officials, who attended the meeting of the Board and strongly pretested against
raising the valuation for taxable purposes.
The Tonopah
& Goldfield Railroad suffered the greatest at the hands of the Assessors of
the State. The valuation of this road was raised from $7500 per mile to $17,000
per mile.
Superintendent
J.F. HEDDEN, of the road was present and claimed that the valuation named by
the Assessors was exorbitant, but Attorney MACK, who represented Eameralda County, stated that he receips
(sic) of the road for the past year proved that this figure was far below he
(sic) actual valuation of the road.
He also stated
that the Grand Jury of Eameralda County intended to
investigate reports made by Superintendent HEDDEN and other officials of the
road and that criminal charges might be brought
against certain of these officials.
The
Nevada-California road, a branch of the Southern Pacific, was increased fro m$9000
to $15,000.
The Central
Pacific line was increased from $16,250 to $17,000 per mile.
GOLDFIELD WOULD
BE COUNTY SEAT
CARSON (Nev.),
January 17 -
One of the
hardest fights to be made in the Nevada Legislature this year will be that over
the bill which will be introduced, calling for the removal of the county seat
of Eameralda County from Hawthorne to Goldfield.
Legislators
elected by the Goldfield vote have already prepared a bill authorizing the
removal of the county seat, and claim that they will be able to carry the
measure without trouble; while those who want the county seat to be at
Hawthorne, where it is at present, state that they will be able to defeat the
measure.
A hard struggle
is looked for, and many wires are being pulled by the friends both in favor of
and opposed to the passing of the law.
The Nevada
Legislature will convene on January 21st.
WAS HELD
PRISONER IN A WRECKED CAR
RENO (Nev.),
January 17 -
Mrs. H.E.
WRIGHT, of this city, formerly of Sacramento, where her sisters Mrs. W.H. GOVAN
and Mrs. J.E. TERRY reside, had a thrilling experience in the wreck at Verdi a
few days ago, as was told in The Bee at the time. She was thrown from her berth
to the floor of the car when the derailment occurred, but luckily was not
injured. She found herself, however, with the other passengers, a prisoned, (sic) and it was necessary for men on the outside
to chop away the door before she could escape.
IMPORTANT MINING
SUITS CONCLUDED
TONOPAH (Nev.),
January 17 -
W.S. JOHNSON and
A.D. NASH, in two separate suits involving practically the same issues,
although different lands have won out in Court, and rich mining property in the
Manhattan district will go to them. The case has been before Judge Peter BREEN
since last Fall. Between six and seven acres, known as
Litigation Hill and lying near the Earl and Liberty claims, pass into the
possession of JOHNSON. NASH ousts Daniel McNAMARA and
others.
NEWSPAPER MEN OF
NEVADA WILL MEET
CARSON (Nev.),
January 17 -
Representatives
of all the newspapers in the State of Nevada will meet in this city on February
10th for the purpose of forming an organization for the promotion of Nevada’s
interests. It will be the purpose of this organization to have all newspapers
unite in any feature that will be for the good of Nevada and to advertise the
resources of Nevada at all times.
HISTORIC BRIDGE
TORN UP FOR FUEL
Timber in
Structure, Containing 200 Cords, Will Be Distributed to People In Sore Need
VIRGINIA CITY
(Nev.), January 17 -
In order to relieve
the fuel famine in this city, H.M. YERINGTON, President of the Virginia and
Truckee Railroad, has put a force of men at work destroying the historic bridge
known as the Union Bridge, and will have the timbers cut up and delivered to
those needing fuel.
This bridge was
built during the early days of the Comstock and leads to the dump of the Union
Mine. It cost more that $75,000 when constructed, and contains nearly 200 cords
of wood. Several men were hanged on this bridge during the bonanza days on the
Comstock.
The fuel
situation in this city at the present time is very critical, and Governor
SPARKS has appealed to the railroad company for coal to distribute among the
shivering residents.
The snow is four
feet deep on the street, and many families are entirely without fuel.
CAUGHT IN
BLIZZARD ON NEVADA DESERT
TONOPAH (Nev.),
January 17 -
A.H. SMITH,
Cashier of the Manhattan Bank; K. HAUER, a mining man of Pittsburg, and Mrs.
Morris B. DUDLEY, wife of the Manhattan agent of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, were caught in a blizzard on the desert between this city and
Manhattan Tuesday afternoon and were nearly frozen to death.
They had to walk
six miles through the blinding snow, and were nearly exhausted when they
reached a stage station, knows as Spanish Springs. The station was deserted,
but they battered in the door and succeeded in building a fire, which kept them
from freezing during the night.
The pary (sic) had started from Manhattan in an automobile,
which became stranded in the deep snow. They then began to walk to the stage
station and were caught in the blizzard.
Mrs. MORRIS
suffered fearfully from the cold and is threatened with pneumonia as a result
of her terrible experience.
FINDS $1000 HE
LOST ON STREET
GOLDFIELD
(Nev.), January 17 -
John OLNEY, a
guest at one of the local hotels, dropped his pocketbook containing over $1000
in paper money on the street here the other night and several hours later found
it with the contents untouched.
Early in the
evening he started to enter a store to make some purchases and not caring to
display his big roll at the counter, stopped on the outside to extract a bill
to hand to the clerk. When he reached the hotel, some time later, he discovered
that his pocket book was gone.
At first he
thought he was a victim of a sneak thief, but after thinking the matter over,
concluded to go over the ground he had trod during the evening, and it was
while so engaged he came upon the lost money.
SEEK MORE
MILLIONS
GOLDFIELD
(Nev.), January 17 -
Not satisfied
with taking nearly $4,000,000 from their lease on the famous Mohawk, HAYES and
MONETTE are out after more millions, and have transferred their plants from
their lease on Mohawk to a lease on the Goldfield Columbia, where they intend
to do extensive work and add to their fortunes. HAYES and MONETTE state that
they believe the Goldfield Columbia will prove as rich as the Mohawk, when
properly developed, and they intend to make it a big producer, if they have to
spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in opening up the property.
PLAN A NEW TOWN
ELY (Nev.),
January 17 -
There is a
movement among the Directors of the Girou*
Consolidated Copper Company to start a new town on the flats a few miles east
of city ,which will be known as the town of Giroux, and which will be the
location of the smelters of the Giroux Consolidated Copper Company’s
properties. In time, this great copper company will employ hundreds of men and
the town will have quite a large population.
HAPPENINGS
AROUND THE BAY
Patrolmen Held
for Burglary -
Harry SMITH,
alias Harry SCHAFFNER, a Morse Patrolman, who was arrested early on the morning
of December 15, in the act of robbing a cigar store, was held yesterday by
Police Judge CABANISS of San Francisco to answer in the Superior Court to
charges of burglary. His bonds in each case were fixed at $2000.
Will
Remove Debris Tracks. -
E.E. CALVIN, for
the Southern Pacific, and A.H. PAYSON, for the Santa Fe, each notified the
Board of Public Works that his road would obey the order of the Board,
requiring the tearing up of the debris tracks, which have been obstructing
traffic for months, or threatening the possession of important highways.
Will Repair
Streets -
The new Street
Repair Association’s campaign for improved thoroughfares was started at a
meeting of representatives from nearly every line of business in the city as
the offices of the Merchants’ Association yesterday afternoon. The belief that
within a short time teaming on certain streets will have to stop unless repairs
are made, inspired the merchants to enter into the
proposed plans with determination.
Court Sustains
Indictment -
United States
District Judge John J. DE HAVEN yesterday overruled the demurrer to the
indictment returned by the Federal Grand Jury, September 8, 1905, against
George W. BRACE and others for subornation of perjury in connection with public
frauds.
Welchers Try New Defense
-
Now that a
ruling has been established by Judge Edward Whitson in the U.S. Circuit Court
at San Francisco that no testimony tending to show that the April fire was
caused by the breaking of the water mains due to the earthquake shock be
admitted, the defense in the case of Thomas L. BERGIA against the Commercial
Union Assurance Company of London, is endeavoring to show that the fire was
caused by the short circuiting of electric wires.
Girl Killed at
Play -
While playing
about some heavy timbers in a vacant lot in Oakland yesterday, Dorothy Ines
WEST, the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas West, of 557 Sycamore
Street, was almost instantly killed.
Accident Drives
Man Insane -
Dan SMITH, the
teamster who was badly hurt on Tuesday through a car running into his sand
wagon at Sutter and Larkin Streets, San Francisco, knocking him to the ground,
has become insane, temporarily at least, as the result of the violent blow on
the head which he received.
Secret
Examination -
A mysterious
examination into the sanity of Louis DABNER, convicted murderer and partner of
SIESMEN, was held last night by Drs. F.W. HATCH, head of the State Insanity
Commission, and C.C. WADSWORTH and D.D. LUSTIG of the local commission. They
declined to make public the result of the examination.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
____________________________________
Sacramento Bee
January 19, 1907
ANNOUNCES RATES FOR KLAMATH RESERVE
Forest Superintendent May Issue Permits for 9750 Head
of Cattle, 4300 Sheep and 3600 Hogs.
MONTAGUE (Siskiyou Co.), January 19 -
Grazing rates for the Klamath Forest Reserve have been
announced by R.L.P. BIGELOW, Forest Supervisor in charge. The Secretary of
Agriculture has authorized him to issue permits for 9750 head of cattle, 4300
sheep and 3600 hogs.
The season for cattle and horses will be from May 1st
to October 31st, the charge being 25 cents a head for cattle and 35
cents for horses. For the longer season from April 1st to November
29th, the corresponding rates will be 30 and 50 cents. The half-rate
allowance has been discontinued.
Summer grazing for sheep will be from May 15th
to October 31st, the rates being 8 cents a head for sheep and 10
cents for goats. For the year-long permit sheep will cost 18 cents a head, with
an additional charge of 2 cents for ewes or does to be lambed within the
reserve.
Permits for grazing hogs will be issued for the
year-long permit only at 20 cents a head.
All grazing permits must be applied for before March 1st,
applications to be addressed to R.L.P. BIGELOW, Forest Supervisor, Yreka, who
will furnish blanks and give all necessary information to stockmen.
CARRIER KILLS FOUR PANTHERS
CALLAHAN (Siskiyou Co.), January 19 -
Henry MURRAY, the mail carrier from this place to Cecilville, tells of the killing of a female panther and
her three cubs by his assistant, Charles RUFF, near Rattlesnake Gulch, on the
Salmon Rivere range of mountains. RUFF, astride of
snowshoes, meets MURRAY about half-way up the mountain with the mail, and then
returns to his home near Cecilville. On his return
yesterday he discovered the tracks of a panther. After arming himself with a
rifle, and assisted by a neighbor with dogs, the trail of the beast was taken
up. The dogs treed two of the cubs, which were promptly put out of existence
with shots fired by Ruff and his friend. Further search showed another cub in a
tree close by. This also was killed. The dogs again took up the trail, and
finally succeeded in sending the mother panther to the top of a tall pine tree,
from whence it was dropped to the ground be a
well-directed shot. RUFF feels proud of the game bagged, and will be $40
richer, as the county allows $10 for each panther scalp.
In the particular locality where the animals were
killed an average of ten feet of snow is on the ground, and from the late high
winds has drifted in places to the depth of twenty-five feet.
RAILROAD BUILDING WILL SOON BEGIN
KENNETT (Shasta Co.), January 19 -
A large force of railroad builders will arrive in
Kennett on February 1st, when active work of building a railroad
from Kennett to De La Mar will begin.
F.J. DEARBORN, chief engineer of the Sacramento Valley
and Eastern Railroad Company, the corporation that is to build the railroad,
returned yesterday morning from San Francisco, where he replaced an order for
men with the various employment agencies, the men to be shipped on or about
February 1st. Every man that can he had will be given employment,
and the work of brushing out the right-of-way and grading the roadway will be
pushed as rapidly as possible, for until the railroad is completed the Bully
Hill Copper Company, the parent corporation, can not or will not start up its
smelter at De La Mar.
NO INDICTMENTS RETURNED BY JURY
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), January 19 -
The Grand Jury adjourned yesterday afternoon after
spending nearly the whole day in investigating the police cases. They failed to
find any indictments and refused to take any action in the matter. According to
a statement made by Judge GRAY when the attorney for the accused men was before
him a few days ago, upon a petition to dismiss the cases, he will dismiss all
the cases, thus closing the matter. These cases were the only ones taken up
.The Grand Jury will meet again on April 16.
FATAL ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVERTED
YUBA CITY (Sutter Co.) ,January
19 -
A fatal accident was narrowly averted yesterday
afternoon on the trestle of the Northern Electric Company over Second Street at
this place. The 1:20 o’clock car left Marysville on time, and crossed the
bridge to the Yuba City levee in safety. Just as the car crossed the levee, however,
the wheels of the rear truck climbed the rails, and began to bump over the
ties. The car was stopped not a moment too soon, as the wheels had displaced
the third rail and the car was on the verge of the trestle when it was brought
to a standstill. There were several passengers on the car, who, had the car not
been stopped, would have been carried with it to the earth, about eighteen feet
below. As it was, they escaped with a bad scare. The car was not placed on the
rails again until late yesterday afternoon. The cause of the accident is
unknown.
DUTCH FLAT FEELS THE FUEL FAMINE.
DUTCH FLAT (Placer Co.), January 19 -
The fuel question is a serious one here at present,
and many have to rely on the compassion of their more fortunate neighbors. The public
school is closed on account of no fuel. The open Winters
of the past few years has made the people careless about laying in supplies of
fuel for Winter use, and now with four feet of snow on the ground they find
fuel transportation a difficult job. No serious damage from snow has
resulted.
TO IMPROVE STREET
KENNETT (Shasta Co.), January 19 -
At the January meeting of the Supervisors it was
decided that $100 worth of improving should be done on the main street of
Kennett by the county, as the recent rains and heavy traffic have made the
street bad for teaming. D. RAGIAN, one of the property owners, has circulated a
subscription paper among the business men and succeeded in getting an
additional large amount to put the street in better condition than was the
plans of the Supervisors. A drain pipe will be laid alongside of the sidewalk,
and the entire surface of the street covered with gravel and crushed rock.
Later in the year this new surface may be treated to a coat of oil.
MODOC COUPLE TO WED A RENO
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), January 19 -
Local society is taking a great deal of interest in
the approaching marriage of Miss Mary Cecelia FORREST, of this place, to Marion
HUGHES, also of Alturas. The couple will leave the latter part of the week for
Reno, where the nuptial knot will be tied by Father Thomas HORGAN.
The bride-to-be is sister of ex-Superintendent of
Schools Nellie FORREST who was last November, just prior to the end of her term
of office, became the bride of Edward IVORY, Jr. They are both daughters of the
late Dr. J. M. FORREST, who was one of the pioneer physicians of Modoc.
The groom is a prominent ranch owner and politician.
He held the office of County Clerk for two terms.
TAKING TESTIMONY IN ASSAULT CASE.
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), January 19 -
The trial of R.S. MASON, charged with assault, is
under way. The jury is completed and the testimony is being taken.
The first witness was complainant L.S. BILLUPS, who
told the story of being attacked by MASON in the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Fort
Bidwell last Thanksgiving night. His testimony was damaging to the defendant.
The attack was made with a pistol and was preceded by MASON’s saying “This
house is not big enough for you and me,” which the prosecuting witness
interpreted to be a threat against his life.
The star witness was Justice of the Peace LEWIS, of
Bidwell, who had ordered the arrest of MASON, and had also acted as custodian
of the confiscated pistol.
Both sides are watchful and are looking for
technicalities. The defense is piling up a host of exceptions to be used in
case the trial should be against them.
CEDARVILLE MAN ADMITTED TO BAR
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), January 19 -
The admission of A.K. WYLIE to the practice of the law
by the Appellate Court at Sacramento last Monday is good news to the young
man’s friends here. WYLIE is the son of James WYLIE, of Cedarville, who is
engaged in a law practice at the local bar and also in Oregon. The young man is
an ex-college man from Stanford, and has been engaged in the study of his
profession for several years. He took an active part in the last political
campaign and had charge of the Democratic headquarters here.
Besides being a student, WYLIE has scored some
successes as an athlete and is looked upon as one of the cleverest baseball
players in this part of the State.
JEWELRY THIEF HELD TO ANSWER
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), January 19 -
Jacob SMITH, the half-breed Indian of Siskiyou County,
who was arrested some weeks ago on the charge of being the burglar who entered P.H.
SHUEY’s jewelry store and stole about $800 worth of watches, chains and other
trinkets; had his preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon in Justice LUDEMAN’s
Court.
NO TRACE FOUND OF HIGHWAYMEN
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), January 19 -
No trace has been found of the four highwaymen who
held up Nick SEAPATAS, a Greek barber, early Friday morning and robbed him of a
$500 gold note which he carried in a belt around his person. He believes they
were countrymen of his, as he had showed the note to no one but one or two
intimate friends. Sheriff CHUBBUCK and several other officers are hard at work
on the case and have arrested three men on suspicion, but there does not appear
to be the slightest evidence against them. It is the general belief that the
thieves struck out at once for the mountains and will go to some of the
railroad camps or make for Quincy, and there attempt to change the note and
divide the money.
JURYMEN DRANK; NEW TRIAL GRANTED
WILLOWS 9glenn Co.), January 19 -
The BRITTON Brothers, who were tried in Elk Creek
about a month ago for stealing a bale of barbed-wire from the Green ranch, as
stated in The Bee at that time, and sentenced to serve a term of six months in
the County jail, have been granted a new trial by the Superior Court of this
county. The grounds for the appeal was that while the jury was deliberating two
of the members of that body left the room and went across the street to a
saloon and had a drink. The hearing has been set for January 24.
SHERIFF’S BROTHER NEAR DEATH’S DOOR
AUBURN (Placer Co.), January 19 -
Daniel McAULAY, brother of
Sheriff-elect Geo. McAULAY, is lying at the point of
death at his home in Forest Hill, his affliction being heart failure, with
which he was stricken several days ago.
Sheriff McAULAY is at the
bedside of his brother, who has slight spells of improvement, but it is feared
he cannot recover. The stricken man is well known and popular throughout the
mountains, and has been engaged in business in several of the mining
communities.
Submitted
by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
______________________________
Sacramento Union
Friday May 3, 1907
Keswick
News Notes
KESWICK, May 2 -
Mrs. James LEWIS went to Redding Tuesday. She took her little son Donald to her
family physician, as he has been ill for some time.
Thomas WHALEN
came up on the train from Redding Tuesday.
Jack JONES, the
bus driver, is confined to his home on account of illness. J. PENDLETON is
driving for him.
Mrs. L.F. JONES
drove to Redding Tuesday on business.
Joseph HOCKING
came down from the Little Nellie mine Tuesday and went to his home in Redding.
C.J. SMITH, a
business man of Redding, was a visitor here Tuesday.
Mr. SMITH, the
baker, is having his building repaired. John McCOUGH is
doing the work.
Dr. J.G. GOBLE,
an optician form Bedford, Ore., arrived here Tuesday and will remain a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs.
Charles MILLER returned from Redding Wednesday morning. They will soon move to
Redding to live.
N. BRESLAUER
drove up from Redding Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J.
VIRGIE went to Redding on Tuesday night’s train. They expect to move to the
county seat soon.
Hamilton
City Notes
HAMILTON, May 2 - Mr. PRIEN, head agriculturist for the
A.C. and B.S. company, spent Monday in Chico on business.
J. McCOY WILLIAMS is away making
investigations of lime rock at Gazelle and other lime-rock districts.
Ground for the
bank building was broken today and the work will not be pushed rapidly forward.
Mr. and Mrs.
Walter CATHER and her sister, Miss SHARPLESS, arrived home last night.
TWO
EXAMINATIONS FOR TEACHER THIS YEAR
REDDING, May 2 - There will be two examinations for
teachers’ certificates in Shasta this year. One will be held in June and in all
probability the other will be in December.
Among the changes
in the school law this year is a clause providing for a semi-annual instead of
an annual examination. This is going back to the former procedure.
Up to three years
ago the examinations were held twice a year. The past two years they have been
held annually and from now on the applicants can have a chance to take
examination semi-annually.
The nest
teachers’ institute for Shasta county will be held on
the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of October.
The Northern
California Teachers’ association meets at Sacramento on October 22d to 25th.
Fined
Ten Dollars
MARYSVILLE, May 2 - Attorney J.C. THOMAS, who was
arrested for exhibiting a deadly weapon in a rude, illiterate, coarse,
quarrelsome, unrefined and threatening manner, in an attempt to intimidate one
Adolph MEYN into liquidating a debt long overdue, had a hearing in the local
justice’s court today. He was found guilty as charged in the complaint and
fined $10.
Red
Men Active
McCOULD, May 2 - On May
18th the Red Men will organize a council here and expect to start
off with a membership of at least 200. A number of great chiefs of Oregon and
California have promised to be present, and delegations from all the adjoining
counties have signified their intention to be present also. Preparations are
being made to entertain the visitors.
Too
Much Whisky
REDDING, May 2 - William REEL, a piano player on the
coast, was arrested by Officer CARPENTER Tuesday evening and landed in the city
jail. Reel had imbibed in bad whisky until he was bordering on delirium
tremens, and he was locked up in hopes that the confinement would prevent his
being taken before a lunacy commission.
HINDOOS
ORDERED OUT OF CHICO
CHICO, May 2 - The gang of Hindoos
which has been hanging around this city for some time has been ordered to leave
Chico. Yesterday fifteen of them were arrested for vagrancy, but were released
upon a promise to move on before night. This morning they were still here, and
the citizens have decided to take the matter in hand and force them to leave.
Presented
With Purse
RED BLUFF, May 2 - Grace hall was well filled with
parishioners of the Sacred Heart church Wednesday evening on the occasion of a
delightful reception which came as a complete surprise to the popular pastor,
Rev. Philip F. BRADY, who is soon to start on a well-earned vacation to the
land of his birth.
After the
parishioners had gathered together and Wilson’s orchestral band of twenty
pieces had arranged themselves on the spacious stage, Principal Con A.. DAVIS went to the parochial residence for Father BRADY,
who was informed that a few representative men of the parish wished to confer
with the pastor. When the priest and his conductor reached the hall there was
on outburst of applause as they entered. The guest of honor was escorted to a
table in the front of the auditorium. After a selection by the orchestra
Chairman T.R. WALTON of the building committee presented a rich purse to the
energetic and brilliant young priest.
Death
of Mabel Guill
REDDING, May 2 - Mabel Guill,
the seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Guill,
died at their home in this city Tuesday evening at 6 o’clock. Typhoid fever was
the cause of death. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. A
younger sister is ill with the same disease. The children had been confined to
their beds for two weeks.
Another
Fire Company
NEVADA CITY, May 2 - The “Ski-doo” fire company has been
organized in this city and will try to give fire protection to the block
bounded by Broad, Pine and Commercial streets. Arrangements have been made to
illumine the rear yards with electric lights, and hose and taps have been put
in to provide sufficient means to fight the fires.
Arm
Was Crushed
KENNETT, May 2- S.M. HIGGINS accidentally had his arm
crushed Monday at the Buick and Wengler mill while
attempting to adjust the crank-shaft. Both bones on his right forearm were
badly broken.
Death
of John E. James
OROVILLE, May 2 - Mr. John E. James died yesterday at his
home in this city, after an illness of two weeks. Mr. James was attacked by
stomach-titis, a disease attacking the mucous
membranes of the stomach. The deceased was a little over 39 years of age. He
was a native of this county, having been born in Moortown.
A little over a year ago he was married to Miss ANK, of Moortown.
The news of Mr. James’ death will be read with sincere sorrow by his many
friends. This is the second death in the family within a month, a brother dying
a short time ago as the result of an accident. Mr. James, besides his widow and
infant son, leaves his aged mother and five brothers - Edward, George, Daniel,
and Frank James, all of Oroville, and Dr. Richard James of Portland, three
sisters - Mrs. MENGLER and Mrs. TEGRUNDE of Oroville, and Miss James of Oregon
City.
Will
Plant Figs
YUBA CITY, May 2 - C.A. RAND of Yuba City and Max
ROSENBERG of San Francisco, both of whom are prominently connected with the
fruit canning industry, have purchased of Attorney M.E. SANBORN a large piece
of fine fruit land in the DAHLING tract, near here. It is their intention to
plant the entire tract to figs. The price paid was $100 per acre.
Wants
a Divorce
YUBA CITY, May 2 - Mrs. Elizabeth WALLACE brought suit
today to obtain a divorce form her husband, George M. Wallace, now a resident
of Sacramento. The grounds alleged are desertion and failure to provide. The
parties were married in 1878. Mrs. Wallace asks for the community property, a
small home in Yuba City.
A
Successful Affair
OROVILLE, May 2 - The May Day ball,
given last night by the members of the Catholic Church, was a most successful
and enjoyable affair. The music was furnished by Gern’s
orchestra, of Marysville. The hall was handsomely decorated. The ball was not
only a great success socially, but financial success as well.
Demand
for Miners
GRASS VALLEY, May
2 - About fifty miners have left this district during the past month for Nevada
camps and every miner in this district is now employed, while others could get
permanent positions if the were to come here.
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Sacramento Union
Tuesday May 7, 1907
SHASTA
TEACHERS WILL ATTEND THE MEETING
REDDING, May 6 - Shasta county
will this year take an active interest in the meeting of the National
Educational association that will be held in Los Angeles from the 8th
to the 12th of July. Miss Lulu WHITE, county superintendent, will
have charge of the Shasta county part of the meeting and it is her desire to
have the hearty co-operation of the people.
Each county is to
have an exhibit, principally of postals and scenes of
the attractive places. Miss White hopes to take along a large collection, and she is desirous of having all the postals and pictures possible for use on that occasion.
The railroads
have allowed liberal round-trip rates for the meeting. The round trip from
Redding to Los Angeles on that occasion will be but $18.10. This is unusually
low and no doubt many will take advantage of the chance to see the southland.
Miss White will
in a few days be ready to issue membership certificates to the association.
NEVADA
COUNTY MEN ENGAGE IN CONSTRUCTION
NEVADA CITY, May 6 - Word received in Nevada City says
that Jack GROSS and Bill BALL, who left here a couple of weeks ago for
Oroville, have secured a contract from the Utah Construction company to grade a
long stretch of road on the line of the Western Pacific railroad, now under
construction. The grade awarded to Gross and Ball is
in the Big Bar division in Butte county, about thirty-five miles northeast of
Oroville. Gross, who is an old resident of Nevada county,
had a contract about three years ago when the first grading work was
inaugurated, and did well at it. Ball is a Montana lad, who came here early
last winter and reopened the Oak saloon in Grass Valley with Fred HAHN some
weeks ago. He hankered for the more strenuous life,
however, and went in with Gross in railroad construction. Their many friends in
Nevada county wish them much success in their new
venture.
COLUSA, May 6 - A.B. JACKSON, the grain dealer, surprised
his Colusa friends by suddenly reappearing in this his home town. He had made a
flying trip to Europe, visiting England, Germany and France.
Lou ODER and
wife, after an absence of twenty years, are once more in the county of good
luck, enjoying the Colusa roses and renewing old acquaintances.
Dr. C.A. POAGE
has left for a short visit to his mother, who lives in Ukiah.
J.M. GOODIN of Sacramento,
representing the Fairbanks standard scale people, spent a few days in Colusa
last week.
Among those
returning from Sacramento last week were Byron de la BECKWITH and Mrs. Agnes
BAKER SEAWELL.
Mrs. Louis
SCHROEDER returned to her home in Sacramento last week ,
as did also C.D. ROE to his, and among Colusans going
to Sacramento were District Attorney Seth MILLINGTON, G.E. SHOWLER and Russ
POWELL.
Mrs. C.A. de LIGNE and daughters of Sacramento are visiting Mrs. De
Linge’s parents, Judge and Mrs. J.B. MOORE.
George C.
COMSTOCK of Williams, who has been seriously ill for several weeks and is not
able to be up and around, decided to go and spend the summer on a ranch
somewhere near Sisson. His host of friends throughout the
county hope to hear of his early recovery.
Among those who
went from here to San Francisco were M.J. BOGGS, Frank TREBEL, G.W. TIBBETTS
and Miss Carrie DALY, while Mrs. U.W. BROWN, Mrs. W.L. HARRINGTON, Mrs. M.
JEWELL BOGGS, Mrs. D.O. BAKER and daughter and Mrs. and Mrs. W.R. MERRILL came
back from that city.
WH. CROSS, the
pioneer merchant of Maxwell, who has been very ill recently, had to be taken to
a hospital in San Francisco, and his many friends are greatly worried about
him. In his absence his big store is in charge of his son and two young men
assistants.
Congressman
Duncan E. McKINLAY spent Saturday in Colusa. He
arrived Friday night and was met by E.C. BARRELL of the Colusa. County bank,
and part of the day was piloted around by George W. WHITE, one of Colusa’s staunchest
Republicans.
J.M. SANTANA, the
sheep man of San Leandro, was here last week, leaving Saturday noon.
Rev. J.R. WARD,
pastor of the Methodist church of Colusa, returned Friday from Chicago.
WEAVERVILLE, May 6 - Dr. J.A. McGOUGH,
who has been in Hayfork for the past two weeks on professional duties, returned
to Weaverville Saturday.
Volney L. FOX, proprietor of the Redding-Weaverville stage
line, was in town Saturday on business connected with the line.
Mrs. H.E. HOWARD, nee HARVEY, of Redding arrived in town Saturday
afternoon on an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. E.N. TODD.
Charles E.
GILZEAN, business man of Redding, and one of the owners of the famous
Washington mine at French Gulch, arrived in town Saturday and spent the
afternoon shaking hands with old friends.
Mrs. Z.L. SHOCK
and daughter Elsie and Miss Verna MARSHALL of Douglas City drove up to
Weaverville Saturday.
L.P. DUNKLEY,
principal of the Weaverville schools, has been taking the census for the year,
and while he has not yet the complete figures ready for publication, states
that there are only 139 school children in the Weaverville district. This is a
loss of two since last year. Weaverville is now entitled to but two teachers
instead of three, as formerly.
Rev. J.E. GILMARTIN
of Weaverville went over to Hayfork Saturday and held religious services there
on Sunday.
FOR
SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT A LICENSE
OROVILLE, May 6 - Officers Frank TOBIN and M.L. COPELAND
made a raid on the Greek coffeehouse at the corner of Bird and Hontoon streets late Saturday night and arrested the
proprietor and two waiters and charge them with selling liquor without a
license. They were immediately taken before Judge Green of the police court and
released upon a cash bail of $250. The date of trial has not been set. The
officers think they have a clear case against the men.
FINGERS
CRUSHED IN STEAM SHOVEL
OROVILLE, May 6 - J.H. WILLIS, who resides on Pomona
avenue in this city, met with an accident yesterday upon the steam shovel which
will necessitate the amputation of the fingers of his left hand. The accident
occurred upon the steam shovel operating at the Trestle camp near this city. In
some way his fingers were caught in the dipper machinery and were crushed so
that amputation will be necessary.
WOODLAND
AERIE OF EAGLES INSTITUTED
WOODLAND, May 6 - The officers of Woodland aerie of
Eagles, installed Saturday night by District Deputy John MARCH of Sacramento as
follows: Past president, Al DAVIS; president, Ed BUSH; vice-president, Charles
WALLACE; secretary, Bert CLOVER; treasurer, B. ROHMKE; conductor, A. KRAMER;
inside guard, Charles EULER; outside guard, William ELERS; chaplain, T.J. McDONALD; trustees, Chris SCHLOTZ, Emanuel SMITH and W.B.
BLACK.
The new aerie was
instituted the same evening, 130 applicants being initiated by the degree team
of Sacramento Aerie, No. 9, consisting of R.V. WOOD, J.T. RICHARDS, Ed NOBLETT,
James KEARNEY, F. CUTTING, P. PENDEGAST, A. BERGER, Jack MORLEY and J.
DOUGHERTY.
Severely
Injured
CHICO, May 6 - James MASSEY, an employe
of the Valleys Power company, met with a serious accident at the bridge, three
miles from Centerville, today. He was engaged in timbering when a mass of rock
caved upon him, striking him with considerable force about the head and
shoulders and burying him with debris. He was dug out by companions and carried
on a stretcher to Nimshew’s. County Physician
HAMILTON was summoned and dressed the sounds, and Massey was found to be
severely bruised about the neck and shoulders. He is resting easy tonight.
Sudden
Death
BUTTE CITY, May 6 - Mrs. Maud BARHAM of this city was
stricken with apoplexy this morning, the stroke proving fatal. She was the wife
of M.L. Barham and a lady universally esteemed.
Deceased was a native of Ohio, 57 years of age, and besides a husband, leaves
five children, William, Edward, Matthew, Bert and Mary, to mourn her death. Her
funeral will occur tomorrow under the auspices of the Order of Eastern Star, of
which she was a member.
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Sacramento Evening
Bee
Tuesday, October 8,
1907
Page 7
NEW EDITOR
QUINCY (Plumas Co.), October
8 - The Plumas Independent has made some important changes in its office.
Robert R. CRAWFORD, a well-known newspaper man from the State of Nevada, is now
in charge of the editorial and local column of the Independent. Mr. Crawford
has already made some very marked improvements in the journal and seems to be
the right man in the right place.
KILLS CARRIER PIGEON
NAPA (Napa Co.),
October 8 - A few days ago County Janitor George BLACK, who at the request of
the Board of Supervisors, is endeavoring to wipe out a band of vagrant pigeons
that have taken possession of one of the front corners of the Court House, shot
a carrier pigeon. Upon the bird’s legs were a number of aluminum bands, also a
tube containing a message written in lead pencil. The writing showed that the
homer was from the lofts of L.C. BYCE & Sons of Petaluma and had been
released at Sacramento no October 9, 1906. It failed to reach home, however.
REVOKE PERMIT
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), October 8 - Last night the City Council voted to rescind the power of
arrest given early in their term to Patrick BRANNAN, who holds the position of
special watchman in Chinatown. When asked for an explanation
of their action the members refused to talk on the matter.
SIX OF SEVEN CHILDREN DIE OF
CONSUMPTION
NEVADA CITY (Nevada
Co.), October 8 - Surgeons may prate all they please about consumption being or
not being hereditary, but if they will investigate the remarkable fatality
which has followed a local family of seven children, six of whom have died of
consumption, they will find something worth the attention of science. Henry J.
JEPSEN, the sixth child of seven born, died here Monday morning of the dread
disease, after suffering for many months. This morning his mother and his
remaining brother, Jacob, left with the remains for Salinas, where burial will
be made.
Henry Jepsen was
born at San Juan, this county, almost twenty-nine years ago. He followed the
life of an engineer and was widely known at Salinas, where he made his home for
years. After the disease compelled him to cease work, he came here last July -
to die. As stated before, this makes six children of the unfortunate family who
have grown to manhood and womanhood, only to perish of this disease. Can
science explain it?
FAITH DIDN’T CURE
Woman Refused to Take
Medicine and Death Results
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.),
October 8 - It was proved by the Coroner’s jury that Mrs
LAKE, who died in Hamilton City last Saturday, passed away from the effects of
malarial fever. As was told in The Bee of Saturday, Mrs. Lake separated from
her husband about two years ago. A machinist in the employ of the sugar company
by the name of J.B. GUNN had been staying in the same house as the deceased
woman. Gunn disappeared Saturday morning and all efforts to locate him by the
Coroner have proved of no avail. A telephone message to Dr. OSBORNE of that
city called him to the Lake home and upon his arrival he found the woman dead
and all alone.
An investigation showed that the woman did
not have a cent in the house and that she was probably penniless. The house
that she lived in was made of canvas, and boards and
was nothing but a shabby shack. The woman took in washing for a living, so it
is stated. Dr. Osborne had previous to her death told her that if she did not
take medicine that she would die, but she was a
believer in Christian Science and stated that the Lord would cure her. She
absolutely refused to take medicine. She was buried in the county plot, not having any relatives as far as was known and no one
to look after her.
FEMALE EXPERT
Closes Deals for Gold
Mines in Plumas County
QUINCY (Plumas Co.),
October 8 - Mrs. Stasia PENN, a woman expert on
mines, representing a Los Angeles mining company, has closed deals for the
Cleveland mine on Chipp’s Creek, and the Gansner property, near the confluence of the east branch
and north fork of the Feather River. The wagon road up the north fork is
completed past the above properties, which will permit the company which Mrs.
Penn represents to equip the mines with the latest placer mining machinery.
Outside of possessing a large amount of
mining ground, the Gansner property has a fine
orchard.
Mrs. Penn has also been
examining some mining properties near Seneca, and, providing her company
secures these claims, she will make her headquarters at the Gansner
place, as it is centrally located.
SERIOUS CHARGE
Charles Rickard in
Peculiar Predicament Over Watch
NEVADA CITY (Nevada
Co.), October 8 - Facing a grand larceny charge, Charles RICKARD occupies a
cell in the County Jail. He is accused by Harry T. RULE of the theft of a gold
watch and chain. The missing articles were found by Sheriff WALKER yesterday
afternoon, in Rickard’s residence near town. The young man declared that he was
on the point of coming to town and restoring the watch and chain to its owner
when the Sheriff made his appearance. He declined to make an attempt to secure
bonds in the sum of $1000, and waived a preliminary. Steps looking towards
bringing his case to a focus will be taken to-day. It would not be surprising
if he were discharged without trial.
NEVADA STATE NEWS
Boy Stranded
RENO (Nev.), October
8 - Eugene McKELLIGAN, a 13-year-old boy, got off the
train here yesterday morning penniless and alone. He had been sent here by his
mother from Los Angeles and was told by her that he would be met here by his
father, who is a mining man at Schurz. She told the boy that Schurz was but a
few miles from Reno, when it is in fact several hundred miles away. The boy was
taken in charge by Chief of Police LEEPER, who will care for him until he gets
word from his father.
Pioneer Dies
VERDI (Nev.), October
8 - Charles DARBY, proprietor of the Inyo Marble Works near here, and one of
the first settlers of Verdi, died at his home at Marmol
yesterday from ptomaine poisoning due to eating ripe fruit along with some
canned goods. The deceased has been a resident of the Golden West for the past
thirty years and resided for a time in San Francisco. He was a prominent member
of the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias of this
city.
The Sacramento
Evening Bee
Tuesday, October 8,
1907
Page 8
RALPH SHARP OF DAVISVILLE KILLED
Wagon Wheels Crushed
His Life Out This Morning
DAVISVILLE (Yolo CO.),
October 8 - Ralph SHARP, of this place, was run over by a wagon this morning
and died a few minutes later.
The accident occurred about two miles below
town in Solano County. Mr. Sharp was working with a hay baling crew and the
press was being moved. Sharp stood on the front of a wagon while driving over a
levee to reach the wagon bridge over the canal. When the wagon reached the
bottom a wheel struck a rut and Sharp was thrown to the ground, two wheels
passing over his body and crushing his ribs.
The
accident was witnessed by several of the men who were near at hand and by a son
of Sharp, who was employed with the crew. Quick assistance was rendered, but it
was unavailing. The injured man died within a few minutes.
Deceased was about 41 years old and had
resided here fifteen years. He leaves a wife and four children. One of his
daughters is employed in the telephone office. He was a member of Knights of Pythias and the funeral probably will be held under
auspices of that Order.
MRS. RAY DEAD
Children and
Grandchildren at Pioneer’s Bedside
LODI (San Joaquin
Co.), October 8 - The death of Mrs. Melvina RAY,
widow of the late Samuel Ray, residing seven miles northwest of Lodi, occurred
at the family home early Sunday night. Mrs. Ray had been critically ill for
some time, having suffered body injuries from a fall from which she had barely
recovered, when she contracted pneumonia, to which disease she succumbed.
Deceased was a pioneer of the county, having
come across the plains with her husband in early days, landing here in 1853,
where she has reared a large family and dwelt ever since. At her bedside were
all her children and grandchildren. Surviving the aged mother are: Mrs. Mary MOSLEY, of Seattle; Alfonzo RAY, Acampo;
Jefferson RAY, Tulare; Mrs. Emma HARNLEY, Lodi; Dave and Sam RAY, New Hope; and
Mrs. Albert PHILLIPS, Sacramento.
The funeral will be held to-morrow morning,
the remains to be interred beside those of her husband in Woodbridge Cemetery.
HOWARD ON TRIAL
Red Bluff Man Before Court in Sensational Case
RED BLUFF (Tehama
Co.), October 8 - The sensational case of The People vs. Eli HOWARD was
commenced in the Superior Court this morning and by 11 o’clock the jury had
been completed.
When the noon recess was taken Mrs. George D.
YOUNG, the complaining witness, had been placed upon the stand and was being
questioned by District Attorney FISH.
Howard is accused of rape,
and the complaining witness is his alleged victim.
MISSING FROM HOME
S.J. Blanchard of Henleyville
RED BLUFF (Tehama
Co.), October 8 - S.J. BLANCHARD, a blacksmith of Henleyville,
disappeared form Red Bluff a week ago Saturday and
has not been seen or heard from since. Last August Mr. Blanchard’s oldest
daughter died and he was very much affected. It is feared that his mind has
become deranged as a result of his deep grief.
ILLEGAL FISHING
BENICIA (Solano Co.),
October 8 - P. CONNETTI and T. SOSTENA, two Italian fishermen, were taken in
charge here yesterday afternoon by the fish patrol in charge of J. CONNELL of
Pinole. They were taken before the Justice of the Peace, where they gave bond
for their appearance before the Superior Court at Fairfield next week.
BADLY BEATEN
Colored Man Pulled
Gun But He Couldn’t Use It
RED BLUFF (Tehama
Co.), October 8 - Henry JOHNSON, a colored man, was taken into Justice
LUDEMAN’s office to-day to answer to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Johnson looked as if he had been through a
cyclone, as his face was black and blue and badly swollen. The charge was
preferred against him by the proprietor of the Palm restaurant, who is a Greek.
It seems there was some difficulty in which Johnson thought a gun might be of
assistance, but he was disarmed and very badly beaten. He was released on $50
bonds to appear later.
TARGET RECORDS
Company A Seeks Front
Rank in Militia
CHICO (Butte Co.),
October 8 - The members of Company A, Second Infantry,
N.G.C., Captain W.H. WHITE commanding, have been indulging in weekly target
practices at the ranges three miles east of this city. Sunday the best scores
made at the various ranges were : 200 yards, Private TURNER, 21; 300 yards,
Private FISKE, 20; 500 yards, Private TURNER, 19.
While other companies are being disbanded,
the Chico Company is enthusiastically working for its own improvement and
gaining the commendation of the State officers, until now it ranks as one of
the best companies in all California.
DEDICATE SCHOOL
AUBURN (Placer Co.),
October 8 - The dedication of Placer County’s new High School building was held
in the assembly room of the new structure last evening. The speaker of the
evening was Prof. OVERSTREET of the University of California, who congratulated
the people on the acquisition of the new building. The Supervisors were present
in a body. A musical program was rendered, and a large gathering of people were
present.
WEATHER OBSERVER
GRIDLEY (Butte Co.),
October 8 - F. G. MOESCH, of this place, is now the accredited Government
Observer of the weather. For the past twenty-four years Moesch
has maintained a private station, and has complete records of the rainfall
during that time. The Weather Bureau has decided to establish a station here
and Mr. Moesch has been placed in charge. The new
instruments arrived and were set up yesterday.
MACY FRANCHISE
CHICO (Butte Co.),
October 8 - Two important subjects are to come before the City Council
to-night. The application of L.D. MACY for a franchise to construct and operate
a lighting, heating and power plant in the city will
be heard and probably passed, and it is expected that the ordinance committee
will report on regulation of the slot machines of the city.
SPENCERVILLE MAN DIES
CHICO (Butte Co.),
October 8 - Luther PITTMAN, a young man of only 21 years, died at the Sister’s
Hospital last evening after a short illness. Deceased was employed in Camp 6,
at Stirling City by the Diamond Match Company. His
mother resides in Spenceville, Cal.
STRICKEN DOWN
CHICO (Butte Co.),
October 8 - While riding with Deputy Sheep Inspector E.K. MASTERSON near
Hamilton City, C. McRAMSY suffered a stroke of
paralysis and had to be brought to Chico for treatment. The right leg was
affected. He was improved somewhat last evening.
EIGHTH RIG STOLEN
CHICO (Butte Co.),
October 8 - The Chico police are baffled. The seventh or eighth carriage to be
stolen, driven west of the city and tied up to be found the next day, was
accomplished when some one unknown stole a surrey and horse from F.A. TATMAN,
who yesterday found the rig tied to the fence along Nord Avenue. No clues, no
arrests.
VISIT BUTTERS
CHICO (Butte Co.),
October 8 - President H.A. BUTTERS of the Northern Electric Company is spending
several days in this city entertaining San Francisco and Sacramento capitalists
and men of prominence interested in interurban line development. The visitors
are taken for a ride on the various lines, and also given tallyho parties.
RODE HORSE STRAIGHT DOWN A
50-FOOT BLUFF
RED BLUFF (Tehama
Co.), October 8 - A dare-devil feat that under any ordinary circumstances would
be expected to result in death to man and beast was performed here Sunday by a
man named BAILEY when he rode a beautiful bay horse over the bluff at the north
end of High Street, sliding down the face of it for fifty feet and into the
shallow water at the edge of the river. Neither was injured, and with the
assistance of a rope the horse was pulled back up the almost perpendicular wall
of the bluff. Bailey lost his job on the Cone ranch as a result of his
exhibition of nerve. He had been drinking before he took the leap.
MAY PURCHASE LAND
Cheaper to Buy Large
Piece Than Small One
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), October 8 - Levee Commissioner W.T .ELLIS, Jr., and Mayor HALL were
authorized by the City Council last night to negotiate with the estate of N.D.
RIDEOUT for four and one-half blocks of land to the north of the Fifth-Street
subway.
It was shown by Ellis that the Rideout people want $500 for a small piece of land which is
needed for widening the north wall of the subway. For $1250 or $1500 the four
blocks and a half mentioned above and including the place for which $500 is
asked, can be had, it is thought. A report will be had in the matter at the
next meeting of the Council.
MRS. BARNES DIES
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.),
October 8 - Mrs. Anna BARNES died a few minutes after 5 o’clock yesterday
afternoon, after an illness of but three or four days. She was a native of
Ireland, and 77 years, 4 months and 2 days old.
When she was 17 years of age she and three
sisters came to Boston. In 1858 two of her sisters accompanied her to
California. Both of them - Mrs. Mary MOSBACHER and Miss Della McCABE - preceded her to the grave. In November, 1861, she
was married in Sacramento to Abraham Barnes, who died in 1898.
Seven children were born to them. The
survivors are Robert J., Zach B. and Abraham Barnes of Yolo, and Mrs. Sadie
RILEY and Mrs. Susie POWERS of San Francisco. The funeral will be held
to-morrow.
WM. DE LONG DEAD
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), October 8 - Word has been received here of the death of William De LONG,
a former resident of this city, which occurred at San Mateo. His passing was
sudden. Deceased was a son of the late Charles De Long, Minister to Japan under
General Grant. He was a cousin of Charles D. WOODS of this city. The De Long
family lived in Marysville in the sixties.
BAKER GUILTY
AUBURN (Placer Co.),
October 8 - Edward BAKER, who recently attempted to burglarize the garrage of Wm. INGRAM at Lincoln, was before Judge PREWETT
yesterday, and entered a plea of attempted burglary. Baker is a young man and
was captured shortly after his crime. After a few days imprisonment he admitted
his offense to the officers. Sentence will be passed upon him his afternoon.
SNOWBALL CONTEST
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.),
October 8 - The petition for probate of will and contest in the estate of the
late Lucy Snowball came up yesterday afternoon, but for reasons not made public
all the attorneys agreed to let the mater go over for one week. There has been
some talk of a compromise, but all the parties to the contest seem as determined
as ever.
$13,500 OF RACE TRACK FUND
RAISED
Establishment Of The Fair Grounds Assured By Subscriptions
CHICO (Butte Co.),
October 8 - A meeting of the subscribers to the stock company to establish the
racetrack and fair grounds in the vicinity of Chico met last evening and
reported that $13,500 of the required $15,000 had been subscribed, and that it
is expected the remaining $1500 would be secured to-day. Thus a breeding place
for blooded horses and a place for the holding of athletic events is assured.
It is now practically settled that the J.F.
ENTLER place, two miles south of this city, at the crossing of the Butte County
Railway and the Northern Electric, will be purchased as the sixty-acre tract
desired.
Among the heavier subscribers to the project
are: W.J. MILLER, $500; J.A. BENNETT, $500; W.J. O’CONNOR, $400; J.R. ADLER,
$1000; B. CUSICK, $500, F. SOLM, $300, L.D. MACY, $500; Barnard Livery Company,
$300, and J.F. ENTLER, $1000.
AUBURN MAN HURT
Dr. J.C. Hawver Victim of Explosion Yesterday
PLACERVILLE (El
Dorado Co.), October 8 - Dr. J.C. HAWVER, a dentist of Auburn, was badly
injured yesterday afternoon in a cave near Cool as the result of an explosion.
He is now in the sanatarium here and will recover
unless blood poisoning sets in.
Dr. Hawver was
preparing to take photographs for Dr. MERIMAN, who is writing a magazine
article which he desires to have illustrated. A mistake was made in handling
the powder for light and the explosion followed, taking off the dentist’s thumb
and index finger. He was taken to Cool, a mile and a quarter distant and then
brought here. He suffered much from loss of blood.
ENDS HIS LIFE
LODI (San Joaquin
Co.), October 8 - N.H. BROZEK, a laborer employed in the vicinity, was found
yesterday hanging from a culvert about six miles out on the Lower Sacramento
road. It was at first thought the man had met with foul play, but it later
developed that suicide was the cause of his death, and he had perhaps taken his
life some time Sunday.
SEVERELY CUT
PLACERVILLE (El
Dorado Co.), October 8 - James JOHNSON, a logger of Pino
Grande, while riding a log there yesterday was severely cut in the head. He was
brought here and is now in the sanitarium.
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The Evening Bee
Sacramento,
Wednesday, October 9, 1907
PIONEER OF 1850 BREAKS LONG
SILENCE
Left California In 1856 And Local Paper Brings Back Memories
NEVADA CITY (Nevada
Co.), October 9 - Like a voice from the tomb comes
word from a pioneer of 1850, who carried the express from this place to a
number of bustling mining camps of the upper country. At the age of 81, E.A. GREEN writes to Cris MONROE from Sodus, New York, having by chance seen
Monroe’s name in a copy of a local paper sent him. Green did a “hot-foot”
express - that is, he traveled on foot. He covered a remarkable distance daily
and was known as the “long-bearded expressman.”
The letter of the pioneer of the early gold
days is interesting and yet pathetic, as he asks if certain placer claims have
been worked out, evidently unaware that every foot of placer ground has been
washed over several times since he left, and that quartz mines 4000 feet deep
have been sunk since. His letter is so interesting that it follows:
“I notice that you still reside at Washington
and that you came there in the Spring of 1850. It must
be then that you remember something about me and some of the incidents that
occurred there at an early date. Myself and Hugh
GASTON of Twenty-mile Stand, Hamilton County, Ohio, crossed the Isthmus of
Panama in January, 1850, and landed in San Francisco in April of that year. Afer working on Gold Flat, near Nevada City, with a rocker,
we went up to Washington where old man GARD and his Humboldt Indian kept a
provision store. A company at that time were working
with a yoke and oxen to turn the river. Phenas KNAPP
died from consumption in his tent in the rear of Gard’s
store, and was buried in July on the Flat, near the river, at Washington.
“Gaston, Frank RYAN and myself
went out prospecting and struck dry diggings near the lead of north fork of Poorman’s Creek. We worked there all Summer
and Fall with a Long Tom, near a spring that furnished water enough to run the
Long Tom. Late in the Fall we left the place and went
down to Washington and found the place nearly abandoned. Pay dirt in the river
bed didn’t pan out. Old man Gard and his Indian had
pulled our, ant so had everybody else. Where we worked mining in 1850 no white
man that we knew anything about was nearer than Washington, and a place now
called Eureka, and there is quite a village there.
“I notice that there is a place near
Washington called Gaston and Gaston Mine. I wonder if that place has anything
to do with the name of Hugh Gaston? I wish you would
write to me a few lines and let me know what has been going on at and around
Washington during the past fifty years.
“I left California in 1856 for my former
home, in New York State, and have not been in California since that time. I am
now 81 years old.”
Mr. Monroe believes that Hugh Gaston died in
Ohio. The Gaston mine and town was named after him, as he was the discoverer of
the vein.
POSTMASTER QUITS
ELKO (Nev), October 9 - J.C. DOUGHTY is circulating a petition
asking for the appointment as Postmaster here, to succeed Postmaster JONES, who
has resigned.
GREENHORN MINES
Oroville Men There
Inspecting Borings Made
GRASS VALLEY (Nevada
Co.), October 9 - That something of importance is
developing on Greenhorn Creek is proved by the arrival of John MYERS, W.S.
WILLIAMS, C.P. FROST and I.L. ORMSBY of Oroville. They came in last night and
are to-day visiting the Greenhorn, where a drill has been in operation for some
time past taking out cores up and down the stream, with a view of proving the
advisability of placing gold dredgers in the stream.
The washings from the cores will be carefully
inspected by the party, and as the men are all experts on gold dredging, the
outcome is likely to be of the utmost importance. It was stated recently that
results were more than pleasing, and this being so, the dredger question should
soon be settled.
The company has six miles of river bed
covered deep with tailings from the old hydraulic diggings, besides a large
tract of virgin gravel land which contains the famous Blue Lead channel. The
matter has been worked up for several months past. Berkeley capital is behind
the plan.
GIVEN THREE YEARS
NEVADA CITY (Nevada
Co.), October 9 - Herbert GIVENS will spend the next three years in San Quentin
prison having pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in the second degree
yesterday before Superior Judge NILON.
Given, aged 30 years, was brought here from
Truckee, where he burglarized the COSGROVE residence, stealing clothing ,jewelry and other things. He cached the plunder
near town and then formed a partnership with a fellow tramp named George HOMER.
Both were taken by Officer TEMPLE while dividing the plunder at the cache.
Given freely admitted his guilt and offered
no defense. He got three years. Homer will be tried on the charge of receiving
stolen goods.
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Sacramento Evening
Bee
Friday, November 8,
1907
KESWICK’S BUSINESS SECTION WIPED
OUT BY SEVERE FIRE
Shasta County Town
Suffers Second Disastrous Conflagration Within a Year
- Loss $60,000
KESWICK (Shasta Co.),
November 8 - The entire business section of Keswick and several dwellings were
wiped out of existence this morning by a disastrous fire that swept across the
town. The fire broke out shortly before 1 o’clock in the general merchandise
store of L. MAZZINI, and before it was out it had burned every business house
spared by the fire of February last.
Although all the citizens of the town were
aroused and were on the streets, they had practically nothing to fight the fire
with, and the flames kept spreading until they consumed the entire business
section of the town, and only ceased when there was nothing more for them to
burn.
Both sides of North street
from California on the west to School Street on the east were swept bare.
The origin of the fire is unknown, although
it is supposed to be of an incendiary origin. The flames were discovered on the
roof of the Mazzini building two hours after everybody in the town had retired
for the night.
The blow is a particularly severe one to
Keswick, as only last February the town suffered a severe loss by a similar
fire. Practically the only business buildings left standing by last night’s
fire were the Post Office, a butcher shop, and a baker
shop.
The total loss will foot up close to $60,000.
The losses were as follows:
Gillespie House,
three-story frame building, totally destroyed; loss $15,000, small insurance.
Europa House, owned by E. MICHAUD, hotel, lodging house and saloon,
destroyed; loss $5,000, insurance $1,000.
Hollister House, Mrs. M.A.
JONES, proprietress; loss $1,500, no insurance.
Kalamazoo House, owned by
Charles ALLEN; loss $2,500, no insurance.
L. MAZINI’s general merchandise store and
saloon and entire stock of goods; loss $7,500, small insurance.
Keswick Opera House,
two-story building owned by John MILLER and the adjoining saloon totally
destroyed; loss $7,000, no insurance.
Saloon owned by Jeff CRUM; loss $900,
insurance $500.
A.E. FOWDY’s dwelling; loss
$1,500, no insurance.
Mrs. Mary WIER, dwelling;
loss $700, no insurance.
Mrs. George THOMPSON,
dwelling; loss $500, no insurance.
Wallace COSBY, livery
stable; loss $3,000, small insurance.
Fred MARX, livery stable;
loss $500, no insurance.
Peter SORENSON, furniture
store and saloon in Gillespie House; loss $3,000, no insurance.
Patrick DONAHUE, saloon;
loss $500.
O. FRIEDMAN, dwelling; loss $1,500.
Mrs. Thomas LEWIS,
dwelling; loss $500.
The Misses MUNN, dwelling;
loss $500.
Numerous other small shops, etc., were
burned.
HAD BURIED TREASURE
Insane Man Shows
Officers Where He Hid Money
PLACERVILLE (El
Dorado Co.), November 8 - John NABOR, who was adjudged insane and ordered to
the asylum at Napa, was taken to his home near Georgetown Wednesday and showed
the officers who had him in charge the place where he had buried his treasure.
On digging, the officers found an old half-length stove pipe and removing the
rock which had been used by Nabor to close the ends
of the pipe they found $70 in United States coin and sixty-one English
sovereigns. About $1,000 in cash and gold dust was found on his person when he
was taken into custody. Nabor has some real estate
besides this, and the authorities will so administer his estate as to keep him
comfortable the rest of his few remaining days. He was taken to Napa yesterday
by Sheriff COOK.
EL DORADO SUPERVISORS LAY OVER
OTHER SALOON APPLICATIONS
PLACERVILLE (El
Dorado Co.), November 8 - At the regular monthly meeting this week, the Board
of Supervisors granted saloon licenses as follows: To Carl A. MEYERS and Andrew
WEBSTER for a saloon in Diamond Springs Hotel, and to John U. SIMAS for a
saloon at Latrobe in the Armas Building, on condition
that they file sufficient bonds.
The Board received petitions for saloon
licenses from L. GOBBI, A.W. FITCH, Alex. SALGADO,
Alex. BARLOW, J.A. RUSSI and G.E. WILLIAMS. Following
a rule governing the Board the petitions were laid over till the December
meeting.
SAD NEWS AWAITS HIM
Urban Fisher’s Wife
Dies During His Absence From home
REDDING (Shasta Co.),
November 8 - V.S. MULLEN of Yreka, Siskiyou County, is in this city trying to
find some trace of the whereabouts of Urban FISHER of Greenview,
Siskiyou County, who left his home about a week ago and has not been heard from
since. During his absence Fisher’s wife became suddenly ill and passed away,
and it is for the purpose of notifying him of his wife’s death that Mullen now
seeks him.
It is believed that Fisher came to Redding,
but so far Mullen has not been able to locate him. There were no strange
circumstances connected with Fisher’s leaving home - he simply went away to
find work and has not written to inform his family of his whereabouts.
COMMITTED NO CRIME
Court Holds That man
may Kidnap His Own Children
SANTA ROSA (Sonoma Co.), November 8 - B.F. McWILLIAMS, the man who a few weeks ago kidnaped
his two little children from his wife and fled, is free from prosecution. The
man was arrested by Sheriff Jack SMITH in another county this week, but
McWilliams procured the services of an attorney and was released on habeas
corpus. It was held that unless there was a special order of Court forbidding
him, a father charged with kidnaping his own children
could not be arrested. So the Sheriff
had to leave for home without his prisoner.
RUSE IS DISCOVERED
CHICO (Butte Co.),
November 8 - A clever attempt on the part of two women to pull the wool over
the eyes of the police and Justice STROUT was prevented here in the case of
Chester WEST, one of five men arrested on vagrancy charges. One woman declared
that West was her brother; that his mother resided at
Magalia, Butte County, and that she was in this city to secure his release and
take him back home. She declared he was a good boy, and had almost convinced
the officers when it was learned that she was his consort and that the two had
been in jail at Keswick but a few days before.
SUPERIOR CALIFORNIA PIONEER DIES
IN SUISUN
Had Lived in
Sacramento, Shasta and Butte Counties
SUISUN (Solano Co.), November 8 - Arthur
HAZELRIGG, one of the earliest of California pioneers, died here early this
week at the aged of 86 years.
He was a native of Kentucky, was reared in
Indiana and came from that State to California in 1849. For two years he
followed mining on the American River. Then he went to Shasta County, where he
organized a company and engaged in mining and mercantile pursuits on an
extensive scale. He remained in that county, with the
exception of a year spent in New York, until 1867. He then removed to Butte
County and resided here until 1880.
In that year he came to his county. For
several years he conducted a store in Vallejo, removing afterwards to Winters, Benicia and Suisun.
Deceased suffered all the vicissitudes of the
early pioneers. In the early days he accumulated a fortune, which he lost in
later years in speculation. He was an honest, upright citizen and always
enjoyed the high esteem of all his acquaintances.
Surviving him are two sons and a daughter -
H.C. and T.F. HAZELRIGG and Miss E.A. HAZELRIGG.
WILL FIGHT CASE
No Compromise Likely
in Snowball Will Contest
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.),
November 8 - Progress has been made in the SNOWBALL will contest. Leutie C. Snowball, Milten S. and
A.L. Snowball, Adlanita Ann and Carmen L. Snowball, have
filed their answer to the contest and opposition of Henry Havelock Snowball and
Norman P. Snowball in the matter of the estate of Lucy A. Snowball. There seems
to be no grounds for the report that negotiations are under way for a
compromise. Both seem as determined as ever, but neither can give any definite
idea when the actual contest will begin.
KILLED BY TRAIN
Young Man Mangled
Beneath Car Wheels
REDDING (Shasta Co.),
November 8 - Attempting to board a southbound passenger train Wednesday night
at Castle Rock, six miles south of Dunsmuir, Ross EDWARDS, a young man living
at McCloud, was thrown beneath the wheels and killed. The body was frightfully
mangled.
BODY DISAPPEARS
Coroner Unable to
Find Remains of Drowned Man
OROVILLE (Butte Co.),
November 8 - Coroner WALLACE and Deputy Coroner WARD, who went up the Feather
River the second time to get the body of Joseph SONOMI, found by a Chinaman,
returned last evening and stated that they were unable to find it.
Wednesday night the body was lodged in a
crevice of a large rock, but yesterday morning the Coroner and his deputy were
unable to find any trace of it.
Messrs. Wallace and Ward inquired among the
Italians at Island Bar about Sonomi but could learn
nothing.
ANOTHER MYSTERY IN TRINITY
COUNTY
Skeleton Found by
Surveyors on Steep Side of Mountain
WEAVERVILLE (Trinity
Co.), November 8 - A party of engineers surveying the proposed north route for
the Humboldt and Trinity County wagon route made a discovery yesterday of a
human skeleton and the Coroner is investigating the case.
The surveyors had reached an almost inaccessable spot on the precipitous sides of the canyon of
the Trinity River, three miles below the north fork and at the mouth of Logan
gulch. Beneath the branches of a spruce tree the complete skeleton of a white
man was found.
Old residents of Weaverville are satisfied
that the bones are those of a man named JONES, who went on a foolhardy
expedition down the Trinity River seventeen years ago with the intention of
acquiring fame by reaching the sea by that route. He was never seen again. He
passed the north fork safely and about a month later his boat was found tied up
at the mouth of Logan gulch, but weeks of searching failed to reveal any
further trace of the whereabouts of the man.
The theory now is that Jones became sick from
his rough ride down the river and disembarked at Logan gulch, hoping to recover
himself; that he climbed up the precipitous wall to the shelf and lay down
beneath the tree, 300 feet above the river. He was out of reach of bears of
prey and only the vultures could reach him after death. Had the surveyors not
been seeking a route for a road through the canyon the bones probably would
have continued to lie there for ages.
GIVES UP SEARCH
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.),
November 8 - M.C. KEIFER has returned from Oakland, and will make no further
attempt to recover the body of his brother, the late Robert KEIFER, until time
for it to rise to the surface. The theory of the doctors is that drowning was
due to heart failure and not to cramps.
BUYS NAPA PROPERTY
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), November 8 - Word has been received from Napa that Joseph BROWN, a former
resident of Marysville has purchased a business block in that city, paying
$10,000 for the building. He has ordered his furniture sent to Napa, intending
to live in the upper story of his building.
CONFESSES TO THEFT
Colored Man Admits He
Stole Watches
CHICO (Butte Co.),
November 8 - Budd BIRD, the colored man arrested at Redding for burglarizing
the DUPREE home in this city Monday when two watches and a revolver were
stolen, has confessed his guilt to the officers, and told of the disposal of
the stolen articles. The gold watch and revolver were sold to local
pawnbrokers, and the silver watch was thrown into a trash pile. His bail was
$500.
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Saturday Sacramento
Bee
November 9, 1907
ATWELL MAY ESCAPE
Defending Searchlight
Postmaster Will Fight Case
SEARCHLIGHT (Nev.),
November 9 - Charles A. TAIT, representing the Metropolitan Surety Company on
the bond of defaulting Postmaster W.B. ATWELL, states that the Company will
fight the case on account of a lack of precaution on the part of the
Government.
He asserts that although the shortage has
been in existence for the past ten months there has only been one Post Office
Inspector here during that period. He did not check off the cash balance, it is
said, but took Atwell’s word for the amount supposed to be on hand.
Atwell’s defense will be that he was not
properly appointed Postmaster, having been promoted to the third class by wire
at the expiration of his fourth-class term. Therefore he simply occupied a
position of trust.
EDITOR ASSAULTED
George Wingfield Throws Merrel L. Teague
From Office
RENO (Nev.), November
9 - George WINGFIELD, who with Senator NIXON controls the Consolidated Mines of
Goldfield and the majority of the stock on the Cook bank at Goldfield,
yesterday afternoon met Merrel L. TEAGUE, formerly
editor of the Nevada State Journal, and at present associated with Graham RICE,
of the Nat GOODEWIN Brokerage Company, in the publication of the Nevada Mining
News, and threw him forcibly from the office of the Andy HAMPEL Brokerage
Company .Wingfield had entered the brokerage office
with a friend, and Teague nodded to him and started to speak. The words were
never spoken, however, as Wingfield struck him and
knocked him down and then ejected him from the office. The attack was a result
of attacks made on Senator Nixon and George Wingfield
through the columns of the Nevada Mining News.
FOGLE GIVES BOND
Butte Creek Valley
Man Is Released on Bail
YREKA (Siskiyou Co.),
November 9 - William FOGLE, the old man who shot Grant SLAUGH recently at Lairds
Landing in the Butte Creek Valley, and who was held to answer in the Superior
Court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder,
as has been told in The Bee, furnished a bail bond in the sum of $1,000, the
amount required, and was yesterday morning released by the Sheriff. The
sureties on the bond are Thomas D. PRIOR, $250; James E. HAYES, $250; C.J.
LAIRD, $250, and R.L. OLIVER, $250. The bond was approved by Justice of the
Peace THOMAS.
Fogle has been
confined in the County Jail since the 12th of October. He was held
until the 2d day of November before any complaint was sworn to, Slaugh being unable to come here and swear to the complaint
until that time on account of the wounds received. It is understood that Fogle will remain at this place until the District Attorney
files the information and the arraignment of the defendant is had, after which
he will probably return to Butte Creek where he lives, until such time as he is
wanted for trial.
Fogle shot Grant Slaugh for paying too close attention to his daughter, who
is only 15 years old, he having repeatedly, so he says, warned Slaugh to cease his attention to her.
TRANSFERRED TO SISSON
REDDING (Shasta Co.),
November 9 - Miss May RILEY, clerk in the office of the Forest Supervisor at
Weaverville, was in Redding Friday evening on her way to Sisson, being
transferred to the office of the Supervisor of the Shasta Forest.
CAR STRIKES RIG
Northern Electric
Coach in a Mix-Up in Marysville
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), November 9 - An interurban car of the Northern Electric line collided
with a buggy in which Miss WINSHIP of Sutter County was seated yesterday and
caused considerable excitement on D Street, in this city. One wheel of the
vehicle was caught in the stops of the car and carried a distance of forty
feet, when the rig was caught on its other side by a wagon hitched next to the
curbing. Miss Winship bravely held on to the lines
while her frightened horse tried to pull away from the mixup.
The timely interference of bystanders prevented the horse from causing more
damage. As it was the axle of the buggy was badly wrenched and the second rig
scratched up. The car was running at the usual high rate of speed, which prevented
the motorman from stopping the coach sooner than he did.
CASE SETTLED
GREENVIEW (Plumas
Co.), November 9 - The BARR-SHELLY controversy over the SWEET Hotel has been
settled out of Court, Shelly paying the Barr Company $500 and getting a release
of all claims against the hotel and furnishings. Repairs will be instituted at
once to place the hotel in first-class condition. It has been leased by Robert
WALKER, who occupied the property at the time the litigants closed the
establishment.
FUNERAL OF MRS. MEYERS
COLUSA (Colusa Co.),
November 9 - The funeral of Mrs. Ann MYERS took place Friday morning from the
Catholic Church and was one of the largest ever held in that house of worship.
The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. With the passing of Mrs.
MYERS goes one of the most notable characters in this section of the State. She
was the pioneer of the Catholic religion in the early days of Colusa County, or
when this county extended from Tehama to Yolo. It was at her house on Grand
Island that the first religious services, of any denomination, were held. It
was she who gave the land for the erection of the celebrated “Grand Island
Cross,” that for years has been pointed as the first consecrated ground in
Northern California. It was through her efforts that the Catholic Church of
Colusa was built. The Rev. Father WALRATH officiated at the mass and funeral
services of this notable woman.
FEAR CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), November 9 - Stockmen in the vicinity of Wheatland are exercised over the
fact that three horses on the Jim MUCK farm died suddenly Thursday night
without any apparent cause. They are watching for further developments, and
propose to bring veterinarians to the place to ascertain if some contagious
disease has sprung up among the stock.
Saturday Sacramento
Bee
November 9, 1907
The Bee’s Circulation
Yesterday, 14,725 Copies
PERSONS IN CHARGE OF TRAINS WERE
RESPONSIBLE FOR WRECK
Coroner’s Jury Says
Death of Motorman Nidiffer Was Occasioned By Acts of Men in Charge of Both Cars
Chico (Butte Co.),
November 9 - The Coroner’s Jury in the case of E.O. NIDIFFER, the Northern
Electric motorman who died in this city from injuries received in the head on
collision of a freight and passenger train at Live Oak, Saturday last, returned
the following verdict at 4 o’clock last evening:
“We find that the death of deceased was caused
by a collision on the Northern Electric Railroad at Live Oak, November 2, 1907,
and the persons in charge of both trains to be the persons by whose act death
of deceased was occasioned.”
That the Northern Electric Company had some
anxiety as to the verdict was evinced by the presence of A.M. SEYMOUR,
consulting attorney for the company in Sacramento, and Superintendent DIMMICK.
District Attorney Lon BOND was present for The People. Coroner WALLACE
conducted the inquest.
The jurors were F.M. MECUM, G.H. LaFEVER, R.R. HOUSEMAN, J. SILBERSTEIN, Frank MOORE, T.J. WILBOURN.
The witnesses examined were T.J. HENTHORNE,
passenger conductor; Dr. MOULTON, the company’s physician; William REED,
freight brakeman; F.A. TAYLOR, freight motorman; J.H. HOLSHAUSER, freight
brakeman; P.H. DALY, section boss at Live Oak; B.D. McNAULTY,
Southern Pacific flagman at Live Oak; H. HENDERSON, Southern Pacific agent at
Live Oak; and Superintendent E.S. DIMMICK of the Northern Electric. Freight
Conductor DOLAN, according to Superintendent Dimmick,
was out on his run and unable to be present.
The bulk of the testimony proved that there
was a decided discrepancy of time recorded by the two train crews, and that a
number of train rules were deliberately violated by the two crews.
Passenger Conductor Henthorne
declared the wreck occurred at 5:47, and that his train reached Live Oak on
time, 5:46. Brakeman Reed said he was trying to put up the trolley pole to get
lights when the wreck occurred.
Freight Motorman Taylor testified to being
flagged across the Southern Pacific track in safety, and did not stop, as the rules
demand. He was trying to reach a switch to flag the passenger to take the spur
as his train was too long to take the spur. He was going at ten miles an hour,
and held the wreck occurred at 5:41 and that his time was the same as Motorman Hidiffer’s when compared after the wreck.
Brakeman Holshauser
said the wreck occurred at 5:45 ˝ o’clock, and he knew of no rules regarding
drifting without lights.
Section Boss Daly said the wreck occurred at
5:41.
District Attorney Lon Bond pressed
Superintendent Dimmick closely as to the capabilities
of the trainmen. When asked if it were possible to discipline the men so that
they would obey the orders Dimmick replied that it
was not, but that they obeyed the rules when he was on the cars. He further
stated that some of the men were put in service before they were examined as to
their capability, but were examined afterward. Henthorne
had not been examined.
ANOTHER HOUSE ROBBED
Gold Watch and Chain
Stolen From Woodland Home
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.),
November 9 - The police have been notified that in addition to the robbery of
the residence of W.F. MALCOLM here last Thursday night, as related in The Bee
last night, the home of Mrs. E.J. LAWSON was also burglarized. While the family
was at supper, one of the members remarked that she believed she heard somebody
at the front door. No particular attention was paid to the noise at the time,
but after the meal it was discovered that a valuable gold watch and chain given
to Mrs. Lawson by her children was missing.
No additional details as to the Malcolm
robbery besides those stated in The Bee last night have been discovered. Under
Sheriff R.M. BROWN and Constable PARKER have arrested A.J. JOYCE, a suspect.
Joyce, who is a stranger here, has been in
town about a week, and has been rooming at Mrs. CLEVENGER’s. He has been making
a house-to-house canvass, representing himself as a sewing machine repairer. He
also inquired at several different residences for rooms, among them being the
residence of Judge E.E. GADDIS and A.C. HUSTON. Miss Aileen LAUGENOUR, who is
stopping at the latter residence, was awakened about 6:30 o’clock this morning
by loud talking. She arose from her bed and looked out the window. She says
that she saw Joyce talking to a tall, smooth-faced young man. Both appeared to
be somewhat excited and in a hurry. When Joyce was arrested he denied being in
that vicinity with anybody. Miss Laugenour, however,
is positive that he was. The officers therefore decided to hold Joyce,
believing that perhaps he knows something about the robbery and that the other
man is his partner. The officers have not yet been able to find the man who
answers the description of the partner.
TRIED TO ROB PAL
Colored Man Throws
Ammonia in Another’s Eyes
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), November 9 - In an attempt to rob his pal of something like 75 cents
James WILLIAMS, a peg-legged negro, enticed William GIBSON, another colored
man, to his room in a lodging house on Oak Street and threw mustard water and
ammonia into his eyes last night. The cries emitted by Gibson attracted Officer
BURROUGHS to the scene. He found Gibson nearly overcome from the effects of the
ammonia and could not learn the facts of the case until he dragged the colored
man into the open air and revived him. By that time Williams had escaped by an
exit in another part of the building.
Gibson has been ordered to leave town, as he,
with Williams, completed a term in the County Jail yesterday. His eyesight is
not injured.
RECORD OF CUPID FOR THE PAST
WEEK
Three Marriage
Licenses Are Granted To Happy Couples In Butte County
OROVILLE (Butte Co.),
November 9 - Butte can furnish only three marriage licenses for the last six
days. these were issued to Garnet Cleve SINGLETON, age 24, of Berkeley, and
Blanche Beatrice BOLE, age 19, of Oroville; Harry Gibson QUINN, 21, and Estella
May WYNN, 20, both of Chico; Frank Newton FUGATT, 21, and Alice JACKSON, 19,
both of Oroville.
In the divorce Court, Eugene ROE has settled
his little trouble with his wife, Lottie, and has asked that the case be
dismissed.
The GILLANWATERS, who only lived together
seven days and were in the divorce Court thirty-five days after the marriage,
promise a fight. The defendant, Mrs. B.A. Gillenwater,
notified her husband of a motion for costs and $50 a month
alimony. He has been restrained from selling his property. The couple, as told in The Bee, were married at Woodland last
September.
IN NAPA COUNTY
NAPA, November 9 -
Notwithstanding the holidays Cupid has been doing a fair business in napa County, the following licenses having been granted
since the last report: Waldo E. HART, age 33, a native of Ohio, and Miss Thurza M. SCOTT, age 20, a native of Redding, both
residents of Red Bluff; George G. HAWKINS, 27, a native of Missouri, and Miss
Neva L. PINER, 25, a native of California, both residents of Middletown, Lake
County; John ZIMMERMAN, 45, a native of Switzerland, and Miss Marie TROST, 23,
a native of Germany, both residents of Napa; Samuel Harmon MILLER, 28, a native
of South Dakota, and Miss Lucy BEYERSDORF, 21, a native of Missouri, both
residents of Pope Valley.
IN SHASTA COUNTY
REDDING, November 9 -
Marriage licenses were issued this week to the following couples: George Andrew
WITT, 21, of Redding, and Pearl SMITH, 19, of Ingot; Leslie Grover FITZWATER,
23, and Lydia Elizabeth RING, 20, both of McCloud; Charles Gilbert KELLER, 37,
and Amy HARRIS, 35, both of Ingot.
A.J. AVERILL has begun a suit for divorce
from Lilly V. AVERILL, now a resident of Orange County, where the couple were
married in 1904.
IN YOLO COUNTY
WOODLAND, November 9
- The only marriage license issued since November 1st was to
Carrington A.F. SWETE, age 33, and Agnes BONIFACE, age 26, both natives of
England, but now residents of Capay Valley.
IN COLUSA COUNTY
COLUSA, November 9 -
Two marriage licenses have been issued during the last week, the first to
Leslie BAKER and Miss Emma HODGE, both of Colusa; the other to Sherman S. COBB,
of Oroville, granting him the right to wed Miss Sue KING of Colusa.
IN SOLANO COUNTY
FAIRFIELD, November 9
- The following marriage licenses have been issued during the week: Silvio POMETTA, 30, of Dutton’s Landing, and Addie POMETTA,
20, of Cordelia; William Henry TALBOT, 29, of
Benicia, and Galena Pennell DENNY, 20, of East Oakland; Albert Thomas ROSE, 32,
of Dixon, and Susie May EGGLETON, 24, of Tremont; Leonard H. PRELL, 33, of
Santa Rosa, and Hattie COLEMAN, 35, of Vallejo; James E. KENNEDY, 31, and Lettie Estelle FLINT, 28, both of Vallejo.
Angelo Tonni ESSANI
has been granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Gaetano
ESSANI on the ground of extreme cruelty. Plaintiff has also been awarded the
care and custody of the minor children.
IN SISKIYOU COUNTY
YREKA, November 9-
John HARMON, a prominent business man of Yreka and Miss Lelia
HAWKINS, daughter of a Siskiyou County pioneer, were
married in Santa Barbara on Wednesday of this week.
A wedding of a prominent Yreka couple will be
celebrated to-morrow when Miss Helen J. STAPLE will become the wife of Dr. F.J.
McNULTY, a leading physician of Yreka. Miss Staple
taught two years in the Siskiyou County High School and is a young woman of
many accomplishments.
IN TEHAMA COUNTY
RED BLUFF, November 9
- Marriage licenses were issued during the week as follows: Charles OWENS and Hazel
GRUNDY, both of Corning; Ora WILLARD, of Antelope
Valley, and Minnie Gertrude BROWN, of Red Bluff; Robert J. HALL and Miss Willie
La Villa NORRIS, both of Lyonsville; Lawrence W.
LARSON and Stella B. STENIER, both of Red Bluff; John P. FREITAS and Mrs. L.B.
NUNES, both of Red Bluff; William D. ROSS and Mary E. DRINKWATER, both of
Hayfork; John C. BARNEY, of Anderson, and Neva CRENSHAW, of Manton.
THOUSAND ACRES
Easterner Will Plant
Alfalfa on Land in Glenn County
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.),
November 9 - The Bee correspondent was informed by reliable parties yesterday
that an Easterner had come to the county and had purchased and got options on
land aggregating 1,000 acres, and that already a carload of alfalfa seed was on
the road from an Eastern State, all of which will be planted in Glenn County.
The land to be planted is all along the Sacramento River, and will be irrigated
by water from the river canal.
SHASTA SOUTHERN HAS COME TO LIFE
Has Filed
Condemnation Suits In Glenn For Rights Of Way
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.),
November 8 - The Shasta Southern Railway Company of California has filed a suit
in the Superior Court of this county to obtain a decree of condemnation for a
right of way for a railway of standard gauge against Samuel JONES, Joseph
BILLIOU, Sarah E. CHAMBERS, Mississippi Trust Company and others. It seems that
the Shasta Southern desires to build a road through the lands of the above
named people, but failed to be able to secure a right of way. Where the case
will be tried is not as yet known.
The Shasta Southern, which is to build an
electric railway from Redding south through Tehama and Glenn Counties, has been
dormant for some time, since it was sold out. It is now supposed to be owned by
the Northern Electric Company, and will connect with that company’s present
systems at Hamilton, Colusa and Red Bluff.
MARYSVILLE GIRLS WON
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), November 9 - By the score of 20 to 3 the Marysville High School basket
ball team defeated the Union High School team of Sutter City in Armory Hall
last night. The playing of Miss Calla HALE, who excelled in throwing goals, and
of Miss Ruth SMITH, both of the local team, were noteworthy features of the
game, which was a lively one throughout.
A social dance followed the playing. The
line-up for Marysville was Misses SMITH, HALE, MACE, DIETZ, HEWITT and MARDERS.
Sutter City - Misses M. LOOSE, OSTROM, R.C.
LOOSE, NEWMAN, SMITH and KIRK.
The officials were: Miss Minnie MIRSKY, W.R.
ELLINGTON, Ted WOODWARD and Bert RATHBURN.
JAIL ALMOST EMPTY
YREKA (Siskiyou Co.),
November 9 - The Siskiyou County Jail now contains but four inmates, one of
which number will have served his time and be released on the 11th.
None of the prisoners now confined in the jail are charged with felonies, all
are serving sentences on misdemeanor charges.
The county has but two criminal cases to be
tried. James LAYTON for burglary, and William FOGLE
for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. Both of the defendants
have given bail and are not confined in the jail, and neither of the cases
mentioned has been set for trial as yet.
PASSED BOGUS CHECKS
REDDING (Shasta Co.),
November 9 - Deputy Sheriff WILSON has gone to Chico, where he expects to find
and arrest a young man who worked off a $45 check on Craddock & Norton,
clothiers of this city, Thursday evening. The check proved yesterday to be
valueless. The officers refuse to reveal the young man’s name until his capture
is affected.
BURIED AT GOLD RUN
GOLD RUN (Placer
Co.), November 9 - The funeral of George DAVISON, the young man who was killed
in a wreck near Dunsmuir, took place here Thursday. Deceased
was born here, his father, the late Captain A.N. DAVISON, having been agent for
the Southern Pacific Company at this place for many years.
The remains were laid by the side of those of
his father, in the cemetery overlooking his boyhood home.
GOES TO OLD HOME
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.),
November 9 - After a residence of twenty-one years in California, C.W. STEPHENS
left for his old home in Kansas on Friday and expects to reside there
permanently.
BOYS CAPTURE DEER
Ask Game Commission
to Allow Them to Keep It.
RED BLUFF (Tehama
Co.), November 9 - Yesterday on the east side of the river, near Tehama, two boys
were hunting when their dogs started a half-grown deer, which became excited,
and to avoid the dogs, plunged into the river and was nearly drowned. The boys
took a boat and went to its rescue and succeeded in bringing it to the bank.
Now the boys want the deer as a pet and have applied to the Game Commission for
such a privilege, which, under the circumstances, they will no doubt be
granted, as the little animal would have been lost had they not saved it.
STRUCK WITH CLUB
Boy Rendered
Unconscious by Blow Over Head
YUBA CITY (Sutter
Co.), November 9 - E.J. HENMAN was arrested here yesterday, charged by Clarence
COMSTOCK with battery. He was immediately arraigned before Justice TUCKER and
pleaded guilty to the charge. The Justice continued passing sentence, owing to
the fact that yesterday was a holiday. He let the defendant go on his own
recognizance.
Henman and Comstock
are both employed in Guy McMURTRY’s levee camp north
of town and early yesterday morning became involved in a quarrel. Comstock alleges
that Henman choked him severely and then threw him
down and struck him over the head with a large club used to dump the dirt
carts. The blow from the club put Comstock out of business for a time,
rendering him unconscious.
Henman is a big
strong fellow and Comstock is but a boy. He had little chance to defend
himself.
NEW OFFICERS
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.),
November 9 - At a regular meeting of Yolo Chapter, No. 60, O.E.S., Friday
evening, the following officers were elected: Mrs. Benjamin H. STEPHENS, Worth
Matron; S.M. GRIGGS, Worthy Patron; Miss Myrtle GABLE, Associate Matron; Miss
Mary SHANNON, Conductress; Miss Lulu THORPE, Associate Conductress; Mrs. Addie
E. BAKER, Secretary; Mrs. Alice SPAULDING, Treasurer. Upon the conclusion of
the business of the meeting a banquet was served.
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
CHICO (Butte CO.),
November 9 - Severe accidents have befallen two Italians and a Portuguese of Stirling City. One fell through a board walk, breaking his
leg. Another was rolling logs, when his hand was crushed between two of them.
Amputation may be necessary. COROLLI, a Portuguese, suffered a stroke of
paralysis and was taken to Sacramento for treatment.
STAGE DRIVER ILL
PLACERVILLE (El
Dorado Co.), November 9 - James BLAKELEY,
the well-known stage driver between here and Grizzly Flat, lies ill at his home
here with dropsy, which was induced by his many years riding and which will
probably prove fatal. He was stage drive for over twenty-five years and during
the part of that time made the trip both ways over a very rough mountainous
road.
BRAKEMAN HURT
CHICO (Butte Co.),
November 9 - W.L. LEWIS, a brakeman employed by the Butte County Railroad, had
one foot crushed at Barber while engaged in switching a car. His foot slipped
under the wheels and the bones were badly crushed. It is hoped his foot may be
saved.
TO INSTALL PUMP
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.),
November 9 - B.B. GLASCOCK’s large pumping plant arrived in Willows yesterday
and will be installed to-day. It is thought that the pump will be in readiness
for operation by Monday, when the entire ranch of Glascock will be flooded. The
water will be taken from Willows Slough. Alfalfa will then be planted into his
160-acre tract.
PIONEER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
EVENT
Aged Couple Who
Married In Grass Valley Fifty Years Ago
GRASS VALLEY (Nevada
Co.), November 9 - This afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Alexander HENDERSON are
entertaining their friends and acquaintances at a public reception in honor of
their fiftieth wedding anniversary. This evening they will also receive, from 8
to 10, at their home at the corner of Henderson and Race Streets.
Fifty years ago this hale and hearty old
couple were united in marriage in a miner’s cabin in Woodpecker Ravine, near
where their present home stands. Mr. Henderson came here from Scotland in 1853
and went to mining in Woodpecker Ravine with nine others. Gradually he bought
them out until only one partner was left. They found the ground very rich and
worked by means of sluices. One day they took out a specimen worth $300.
Another day they picked up one worth $500.Finally Henderson bought out his
partner and operated alone. Having secured a competency, he settled down here
and has seldom traveled far from this place.
His wife, who was Miss Mary ACRHIBALD,
accompanied the family of John SMITH from Scotland in 1857 to this city. As may
be supposed Henderson and Miss Archibald had been sweethearts back in bonnie
Scotland, and the little winged god had something to do with her long trip out
to the wilds of California. Soon after her arrival the wedding took place at
the Smith place.
“I hope every young couple will be as happy
as we’ve been,” said the sturdy old Scot, in speaking of his long married life.
“We’ve been through considerable, and I’m proud to say we’ve never had a
quarrel. Man, when ye’re married to a girl
like that, yu’ve got a jewel.”
As may be noticed, Mr. Henderson, though
fifty-four years in America, still possesses a most delightful Scotch dialect.
Both he and his guid wife are frae
awa’ up Edinburg way. They have reared a family to be
proud of, and now in the afternoon of life are still sweethearts, esteemed by
every resident of the city.
PLEADS GUILTY
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), November 9 - Harry McGEE, who stole two hams
and a box of eggs from a dining-car on the Oregon Express train, was permitted
to plead guilty to a charge of petty larceny last evening. He will be sentenced
later.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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Sacramento
Bee
ENDED
LIFE WITH CARBOLIC ACID
Vallejo
(Solano Co.) February 11. David ROACH, a member of a well-known local family,
committed suicide early this morning by drinking carbolic acid. His body was found in the rear of the Retreat
Cottage on the Benicia road, two miles from here, and brought to town this
afternoon. So far, no reason for the
man's act has been discovered. He was about 27 years old.
FOUND
IN ASYLUM
Heir
to Reno Man's Estate in Stockton Hospital
Stockton
(San Joaquin Co.) February 11 - Harrison LIGHT, an heir to the estate of Nelson
LIGHT, who died in Reno, Nev., last June, leaving considerable property, has
been located in the Stockton State Hospital, where he has been since 1894.
Another brother, Noah O. LIGHT, living at Stoutland,
Mo., has been seeking him since the death of Nelson Light. A letter to the
Sheriff of this county from Noah Light, published in a local paper, brought the
information from the hospital authorities.
EMMONS
MAY ARGUE CASE
Ex-Senator
E.J. EMMONS, convicted of boodling and at present in
the County Jail under sentence of five years at San Quentin, is expected to
appear before the Appellate Court of the Third District to-morrow morning and
personally argue his own appeal.
TO
FORCE NYE TO ACCEPT
An
alternative writ of mandate to compel State Controller Nye to accept an
inheritance tax of $228 on the estate of Amelia BECKER of Solano, valued at $22,000,
will be heard in the Appellate Court on the 17th of this month. The heirs of
Amelia Becker refuse to pay any more that the $228 on the estate they have
inherited. Controller Nye had refused to accept.
RAILROAD
POLICEMEN NAMED
The
following railroad and steamboat policemen were appointed by governor Gilett to-day: Edward T. REILLY, O.E. HEINE, Ed DOWLING, of
Oakland, and M. COTTURRI, Chas. KELLY,
W.H. BRAY, M. CREEGAN, J.C. O'NEILL, M.J. FOLEY, Jas McEACHERAN,
M. BUCKLEY, J.M. BURKE of San Francisco, and H.A. SMITH of Tracy.
Submitted
by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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Sacramento
Bee February 12, 1908
TO
MAKE CHARGES
Klamath
Man gets Sued in Order to Make An Answer
Klamath
Falls (Ore), February 10 - The attorney for the Klamath Water Users'
Association, R.S. SMITH, has brought suit against three deliquent
members of the Association, and more suits will be brought as the papers are
made ready. This action is in accordance with a recent order of the Board of
Directors, as it is their desire to collect all back assessments.
Abel ADY, who ownes
large areas of swamp land that comes under the Project, has paid a part of the
assessment only, and it is said here that his intention is to let the
Association bring suit in order to bring the matter into Court as he wishes to
make charges against the Reclamation officials.
As the Water Users and the reclamation
officials are working in close harmony, it considered a not probable that Mr.
ADY can create any serious trouble.
CAPT.
REED DEAD
Pioneer
Boatman and Hotelkeeper Dies in Red Bluff
Red
Bluff (Tehama County) February 10 - One of the best knows men in this community
and a pioneer resident of the State, Captain Elbridge Gerry REED, died at his
home in this place Saturday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Mr. REED had been in poor
health for the past two years and his death was not unexpected.
Captain Reed was born in the Territory of
Maine, January 11, 1819, and was in his ninetieth year at his death. When he
had finished his schooling he went to sea with his father, and at the age of 18
was put in charge of a schooner. Afterward he commanded various other vessels.
When the gold excitement broke in California, Captain Reed came around the horn
to San Francisco.
There, in company with others, he built a
boat, the Kennebec, to ply on the Sacramento River. Later he was interested in
other boats, out of which he accumulated considerable wealth. His next
investment was the purchase of the United States Hotel at Sacramento, which he
conducted for two years, after which he came to Red Bluff and here he built the
first frame house in hte place. Here Mr. Reed
established a hotel which became popular
throughout this section.
Captain Reed married Susan RANDALL in 1843
and three children born of this union survive him - Mrs. E.M. BISHOP of
Oakland, Mrs. Alvira B. ADAMS of Washington and Mrs.
W.B. CABOONE of Red Bluff. Mrs. Reed
died in 1879 and later Captain Reed married Mrs. Emily A. EASTMAN, who survives
him.
DEATH
CAME SOON
Butte
County Woman Follows Child to the Grave
Woodland
(Yolo Co) February 10 - Information comes from Knights Landing
that Mrs. Mary Luoisa McGREGOR,
wife of D.E. McGREGOR died Friday night on the Beck
farm near that place. On January 28th the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McGREGOR died with an attack of croup. Two days later the family came to
Woodland to bury the child. The mother contracted a cold, which rapidly
developed into pneumonia. Deceased was a native of California, 44 years of age.
She was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. BECK. The family formerly lived
in Butte County, but during Winter have been residing
with Mr. Beck's family.
CANNIBAL
JAILED
Chewed
the Ears Off Opponents at
Klamath
Falls (Ore) February 10 - Fred LISKEY, of near Merrill, was brought to Klamath
Falls last week and lodged in the County Jail to await the convening of the
special term of the Circuit Court. Liskey is known as
a "bad man" in his neighborhood and was arrested on a charge of
mayhem.
In a fight with Ira McCALL,
he bit off his opponent's ear, and it is said that he has done the same thing
in previous fights. He had just been released from the Merrill jail, where he
served a short sentence for an attack upon some Indians.
WEDS
THE GIRL
Yreka
(Siskiyou Co.) February 10 - Manuel DIAZ, the Portuguese who was arrested at
Etna recently and taken to Martinez on a charge of rape, as has already been
told in the Bee, is no longer a prisoner. The day after he arrived in Martinez,
in the custody of the Deputy Sheriff, the father of the girl gave the consent
to their marriage. They were married be a Justice of the Peace and the charge
was dismissed by the District Attorney. It is said the couple *ignified their intention to return to Etna.
MARKETING
CATTLE
Orland
(Glenn Co) February 10 - J.A. BURROWS and Chas. L. SIMPSON, of Newville, came
to town a few days ago with a bunch of cattle. A carload of steers had been
shipped by them and the cows and young stock, enough for two more carloads, are
being held for later shipment.
FRANE
LEE DEAD
Well-known Chico resident a Victim of Pneumonia.
Chico
(Butte Co) February 10 - Frank LEE, one of the popular men of Chico, where he
spent practically all of his life, died Sunday noon of pneumonia, with which he
was stricken Wednesday of last week. He was part owner of the Cabinet Saloon
(Simms & Lee) and a popular lodgeman. His sudden
death caused much regret.
He leaves a wife, two small children, and a
step-daughter, Miss Mable PARKER; also two brothers - Edward LEE of San
Francisco, and Charles LEE, employed by the Northern Electric in the Chico car
shops, and one sister, Mrs. ESTRADO of Sacramento. He was a member of the
F.O.E.F. of A., I.O.R.M., and Engine Company No.2 of the Fire Department. He
was aged 42 years.
The
funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
CELEBRATES
BIRTHDAY
Arbuckle
(Colusa Co.) February 10 - Harry MECKFESSEL returned from Sacramento Friday,
where he attended a family reunion, the occasion being the eighty-second
anniversary of the birth of his father, Fred MECKFESSEL, of 1511 L Street,
Sacramento. Despite the old gentleman's advanced age, he is still hearty and
hale. Mr. MECKFESSEL was a pioneer of Arbuckle, for many years farming a large tract
of land a few miles north of here. For
several years past he has lived in Sacramento, the
ranch being in charge of his son Harry.
JAS. CHURCHILL DEAD
Marysville
(Yuba Co) February 10 - At 7:30 o'clock Sunday morning, James CHURCHILL, the
oldest colored resident of this city, departed this life, aged 88 years. He had
resided in California 59 years. Beside his wife, he leaves nine children. He
was born in Kentucky. His children are
Jos. A., Phil, George and Wm. E. Churchill; Mrs. A.B. DAVIS, Mrs. Maggie
HOLLAND, Mrs. Annie BREEDAN, Mrs. Ella BREEDAN and Mis
Ida CHURCHILL.
NICOLAUS
MAN DIED
Marysville
(Yuba Co) February 10 - John YOUNG, a resident of Nicolaus,
who was admitted to the Sutter County hospital Saturday, died at that institution
yesterday, aged 74. He was a native of New York and was blind nearly all his
life.
YUBA
COUNTY
Marysville,
February 10 - the marriage license bureau experienced a dull season las week, only one pair having applied for credentials to
Hymen's shrine, a Chico couple George A. BARRETT and Mrs. Mattie E. ROBB.
In the divorce suit of Emma L. ALLEN vs. Geo
W. ALLEN, the interlocutory decree has been made by Judge McDANIEL.
Red
Bluff, February 10 - Mrs. Veda MOLLEN, through her attorneys, Braynard & Kimball of Redding, has filed as action for
divorce from George MOLLEN.
Elisabeth
BOWEN has been granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Charles H.
BOWEN.
PLACER
COUNTY
Auburn,
February 10 - P.D. MORGAN was before the Superior Court last week asking a
divorce from Effie MORGAN on the grounds of desertion. Morgan lives on a stock
ranch three miles from Loomis, and on March 9, 1907, his wife left him,
assigning as her reasons that she did not like the country, and that he was
paying attentions to other women. Morgan testified that he thought his wife's
first husband was living and that she had been divorced from him. Geo. W.
HAMILTON appeared in Morgan's behalf.
NEVADA
COUNTY
Nevada
City, February 10 - In the Superior Court Wednesday two divorces were granted,
one of an interlocutory nature and the other a final decree.
Victor
GIANI asked for a divorce from his wife on the grounds of adultery. He proved
his case and was given as interlocutory decree. The case in a way is
sensational. The woman gets the children and Giani
pays fer $18 per month for their care.
Olga E. NEBS was granted her final papers
and complete separation from Johannes B. NEBS, having received her
Interlocutory decree a year ago. She charged her husband with cruelty. He left
her in 1907 and is said to be mining near Yerington, Nev.
SOLANO
COUNTY
Fairfield,
February 10 - Michael Ward has been granted interlocutory decree for a divorce
from Octavia WARD.
Addie
C. SEAMAN had been granted as interlocutory decree of divorce from Elwin SEAMAN
on the ground of extreme cruelty. She has been awarded the custody of their
minor child, $50 a month for support, $25 as expenses of the suit, $100 for
attorney's fees and the community property, consisting of household furniture,
etc.
BUYING
LAND
Teachers
Investing and Several Will Plant Vines
Arbuckle
(Colusa Co) February 10 - Several Arbuckle and College City teachers are
getting in on the ground floor in the Arbuckle land boom.
Miss
Louise LENHEART, teacher of History and English in the Pierce Joint Union High
School of College City, has invested in ten acres. She does not state whether
she will plant it to vines or hold it as a speculation.
Another
of the purchasers is Miss Gertrude HOUCHINS, primary teacher of the Arbuckle
School, and a member of the Colusa County Board of Education. She has recently
bought forty acres and will plant the land to grapes as soon as the weather
permits. The latest purchaser among the wielders of the rod is Miss Olga
GOTHRINGER, teacher of the Webster school, four miles orth
of here. She has thirty-eitht acred,
and will soon become as enthusisatic vine-yardist.
VIVIAN'S
PAROLE
Placerville
(El Dorado Co) February 10 - Albertches VIVIAN, who
has violated his parole, will be brought into Court before Judge ARNOT at 2
p.m. Tuesday, when sentence will be pronounced upon him. Vivian lacked about
three months of serving his time of parole of three years. He was convicted of
burglary in his county in 1905. Either carelessness or thoughtlessness on his
part has caused Vivian to violate his parole in several particulars. He
is
about 27 years old, and authorities here have been very lenient with him, but
when he defrauded an Innkeeper last month in Amador City out of a $20 board
bill, forbearance ceased to be a virtue, and he was locked up.
REDMEN
TRIBE
Orland
(Glenn CO) February 10 - A meeting was called Friday evening at the I.O.O.F.
Hall for the purpose of organizing a tribe of the Improved Order of red Men.
Two State officers were present, the Great Sachem, Jules S. GODDAN, of San
Francisco, and the Great Chief of Records, Porter L. BLISS, of San Francisco,
besides the organizer, who had spent some time in Orland working up the matter.
HOUSE
BURNED
Turners
Lose Home and Nearly all Contents
Loyalton (Sierra Co) February 10 - The Turner
home, which is situated about two and a half miles north of here, was destroyed
by fire Friday. The cause of the fire is unknown, but was presumably due to a
defective flue which passed through the roof.
The fire came so suddenly upon the family
that is was with diffuculty a few personal effects
were saved. Mrs. turner was severely burned in
endeavoring to reach a few silver dollars which she had put away for safe
keeping.
Notwithstanding her efforts she lost $7
which were afterwards found in the ashes, melted. The house had been put in a neat and tidy
condition at considerable expense recently, in order to welcome the newly
married son and his bride (nee OPSIL) - who were expected home soon to enjoy
the hospitality of the paternal home. The family are
now living in an improvised shed where They will remain until the weather will
permit the erection of a new home. The
loss is complete, as no insuracne was carried on the
property.
LABOR
COUNCIL OFFICERS
Vallejo
(Solano Co) February 10 - the Vallejo Trades and Labor Council had installed
the newly elected officers as follows:
President,
W. G. ROSS; Vice President, P.J.
CHRISTIANSEN; Secretary-Treasurer, D.H. LEAVITT, W.H.GREEN and James NICHOL;
Executive Committee - H. FRIEDENBERG, Paul BUTLER, Herbert WARREN, Hugh
O'NEILL, E.J. LEARY, W.H. GREEN and L.B. LEAVITT; Law and Legislative Committee
- D.H. LEAVITT, W.P. BLAKE, J.B. DALE, P.J. CHRISTIANSEN and James NICHOLS.
Union
Label Committee - J.W. LYNN, E.J. LEARY and Charles BUTLER; Statistician
Richard CAVERLY; Sergeant-at-Arms, Thomas Silas
TO
MOVE SCHOOL
Arbuckle
(Colusa Co) February 10 - Yesterday at an election in Grand Island district, it
was voted to move the school house from its present site to Grimes, a distance
of one and one-half miles. the proposition won out be
a vote of 44 to 3.
ILL
AT
College
City (Colusa Co) February 10 - George M. THIRIOT, Vice Principal of Pierce
Joint Union High School, of this place, was called from his duties last week to
San Jose to attend the bedside of his mother, who is seriously ill.
Submitted
by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento Bee
Friday, May 1, 1908
Page 6
DEAD NORWEGIAN, CALLED ANDERSON, WAS NYGAARD, HEIR TO
BIG ESTATE
One Friend Alone Knew Secret Death Notice Told and Relatives
at Last Learn Truth
REDDING (Shasta Co.), May 1 - Andrew ANDERSON, who
died in the County Hospital February 19th and was buried a few days later in
the potters’ field, was heir to an estate in Norway worth thousands. His true
name was Arndt NYGAARD. His brother, Thomas L. NYGAARD, employed by Mandel
Brothers of Chicago, had hunted in vain for him for thirty years. Thomas L.
NYGAARD, satisfied that Andrew Anderson, as he was called in Shasta County, was
his long lost brother, telegraphed yesterday to a local undertaking firm to
disinter the body, and wait for further instructions. The brothers are sons of
Andreas NYGAARD, once the leading merchant in Bergen, Norway, who left a
country place known as Altonagweardin, and worth
thousands of dollars.
Andrew Anderson, miner, had worked at his trade in
Shasta County camps for ten years. Early in February he sought admittance to
the County Hospital. In accordance with the rules when he was admitted to the
Hospital he gave his age, place of birth, and name of friend or relative who
should be notified in the event of his death. Anderson said that he was born in
Bergen, Norway, July 11, 1857. He gave the name of a Norwegian friend in Butte,
Mont., who was to be informed of his death. He died a few days later. The body
was held awaiting the pleasure of the friend in Butte, who was notified. The
Butte friend telegraphed, “Anderson’s real name is Arndt Nygaard.
Bury him there.” The body was laid away in a pauper’s grave.
It appears from a letter received from Chicago
yesterday by City Marshall WILSON that the Butte friend caused a notice of the
death to be published in a Norwegian paper having a general circulation in this
country. That notice attracted the attention of Thomas L. Nygaard,
an employe of Mandel Brothers in Chicago. He writes
that his missing brother, Arndt Nygaard, was born in
Bergen, Norway, July 11, 1857. The date is that given by Andrew Anderson when
he was admitted to the Shasta County Hospital.
Arndt Nygaard, or Andrew
Anderson, left home in Norway in 1877, and had never been heard of since. Why
he should have kept in hiding from his relatives so long is not understood, but
it was only natural, when he saw death approaching, that he should ask that the
only friend in this country who knew his true name should be informed.
Tried to Move 1900 Sheep Before
Second Dipping
COTTONWOOD (Shasta Co.), May 1 - Because he failed to
have his 1900 sheep dipped twice before he drove them out of Tehama County,
A.W. POTTER of Modoc County, and his 1900 sheep were stopped here yesterday by
orders of Dr. PAXTON, representative of the State Veterinarian’s office. Dr.
PAXTON has supervision of sheep dipping in Tehama County.
POTTER was moving his band from Fruto,
Glenn County, to the home Summer range in Modoc
County. POTTER claims that there is no sign of scabies on any of his sheep and
says that he intended to dip them anyway as soon as he got home. This promise,
however, does not satisfy the new State law requiring all sheep to be dipped
twice.
The outcome cannot be foretold, further than that the
sheep will starve to death if they are not soon taken out of quarantine to
greener pastures than can be found about Cottonwood.
TO PROSECUTE SHARP
DUNSMUIR (Siskiyou Co.), May 1 - H.A. SHARP was
arrested Thursday on a complaint alleging resisting an officer. SHARP is an employe of the Northern California Lumber Company.
Constable MALONE is the complainant. He alleges that Sharp resisted him on
March 31st, when he was serving an attachment on lumber belonging to the Nelson
Lumber Company, as told in The Bee at the time. SHARP gave bonds. His
preliminary examination will be held in Judge CLARKE’s Court on May 11th.
KILLING JUSTIFIED
Ratto’s Dog Met Deserved Fate, Says the Jury
KENNETT (Shasta Co.), May 1 - The locally famous “dog
case,” tried yesterday before a jury in Judge BROWN’s Court, resulted in the
verdict acquitting R.W. EVANS who was charged with malicious mischief in
killing G.S. RATTO’s dog.
The Court-room was crowded during the trial. Many
women were present, for both the defendant and the complainant are socially
prominent and their wives were witnesses.
The jury was not completed until 3:30. The verdict was
returned at 6. The jury was out two minutes. The defense established the fact
that EVANS killed the dog, not out of malice but because the animal was in the
habit of killing the Evans chickens.
Both the defendant and the complainant are satisfied
that the verdict is a just one in the light of the evidence, and peace and
amity are restored in a neighborhood where friendly relations had been severed
by a dog.
DEATH AT BOCA
BOCA (Nevada Co.), May 1 - Wm. BOX, who has been
manager of the Boca Mill Company stable for the past two years, died Wednesday.
His death came suddenly, and was caused by a strain which caused blood
poisoning, and he also had an attack of inflammatory rheumatism;
Mr. BOX was a native of Missouri and the body was
shipped there for burial. He leaves a wife and a son 3 years old, as well as
other relatives here to mourn her death.
INDIAN LANDS
KLAMATH FALLS (Ore.), May 1 - Special Alloting Agent Hiram F. WHITE, on the Klamath Indian
Reservation, will complete his work this Fall. He
reports about 1,000 Indians entitled to land and all have received allotments
except about 300. An engineer is expected soon to complete the survey work.
WHITE has been engaged all Winter
in compiling a record of those Indians entitled to lands and has found many
curious things. Relationships were found to be decidedly mixed. Grandfathers
had married granddaughters, brothers married sisters, mothers their
sons-in-law, and every conceivable kind of a relationship was the result.
WHITE reports an increase among the Klamath Indians,
rather than a decrease, in late years.
GRASS VALLEYAN DIES
REDDING (Shasta Co.), May 1 - William HANCOCK, miner,
died yesterday morning in the County Hospital at the age of 59. He had miners’
consumption. HANCOCK was born in Cornwall. He is well remembered by miners
living in Grass Valley, where he worked for several years before coming to
Shasta County.
SUES THE S.P.
Judge Mahon of Sutter Presides in Horse Killing Case
WOODLAND (Yolo Co., May 1 - Judge MAHON, of Sutter
County, sitting for Judge GADDIS, heard the case of E.B. MARING vs. the
Southern Pacific Company yesterday.
The complaint alleges that on October 23, 1906,
plaintiff delivered to defendant one mare of the value of $500 to be delivered
safely to Thomas HIND at Redwood City. It is charged that the company was
negligent and failed to water and feed the mare and that 46 hours were required
for transportation. The animal arrived in such a weakened condition that she
died the following day. The plaintiff sued for $500 and costs.
After all the testimony for the plaintiff was heard
defendant’s attorney A.C. HUSTON, made a motion for a non-suit, which was
denied. I.L. MORRIS testified for the defendant after which the case was
submitted on briefs.
CONSTABLE FINED
Lost Temper and Assaulted Knights Landing Man
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), May 1 - Constable George FISH, of
Knights Landing, was tried before Justice LAMPTON
yesterday on a charge of assault proferred by a young
man named Frank CHAMBERS. The Constable’s defense was the threats of the
witness and great provocation. Many witnesses testified on both sides and some
of them gave CHAMBERS an unsavory reputation, but Justice LAMPTON found FISH
guilty and fined him $20. In pronouncing sentence Justice LAMPTON complimented
FISH for having made an efficient Constable, but said in this instance he
allowed his temper to get the better of his judgment. FISH paid the fine.
WILL WED HERE
Miss Fitz Gerald of Nevada to Marry Ernest Gordon of
Martinez.
REDDING (Shasta Co.), May 1 - Miss Geraldine FITZ
GERALD, of Redding, and Ernest GORDON, of Martinez, will be married in
Sacramento on Tuesday, May 13th. The invitations state the wedding will be
celebrated at noon of that day in the home of Dr. and Mrs. G.C. SIMMONS, 1000 N
Street.
Miss Fitz Gerald is a daughter of Judge Fitz Gerald of
Eureka, Nev., and a sister of McCoy and Richard Fitz Gerald, who live on a
large farm three miles south of Redding and with whom Miss Fitz Gerald has made
her home for a few years.
Mr. GORDON is Cashier of the Mountain Copper Company.
He was stationed at Keswick until the company transferred its main works to Martinez
four years ago.
DIED AT ORLAND
Mrs. Elizabeth Clifton Victim of Lingering Illness
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), May 1 - A message conveying the
sad news of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth CLIFTON was received in Willows
yesterday morning. The death occurred at the Clifton house in Orland. Mrs.
Clifton had been ill many months and the end had been expected for some time.
Tuberculosis was the cause of death.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clifton was the daughter of E.B.
KEESELRING, the Orland hotel man and the wife of R.L. CLIFTON, ex-District
Attorney of this county. She was __ years of age and was born in this county,
which she had made her home all her life. She was one of the best known women
of the county and has a host of friends in Willows where she lived for four
years while her husband was acting as the county’s legal adviser. She leaves to
mourn her loss a husband and infant child, a father and mother and one brother.
The funeral will take place in Orland tomorrow.
Submitted
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The Sacramento
Bee
Monday May 4,
1908
Page 6
WANTED TO BURN
COURT HOUSE AND DRAW BIG CROWD
REDDING (Shasta
Co.), May 4 - Patrick HAYES of Castella, convicted of
insanity and awaiting transportation to the State Hospital at Napa, set fire to
the insane ward at the Court House Saturday evening at 9 o’clock. The wind was
blowing hard. When the alarm was sounded and the word was passed that the Court
House was on fire, there was great consternation in town. No little blaze ever
attracted such a crowd in Redding.
The fire was
confined to the mattress in the insane ward and was put out by a bucket of
water long before the firemen arrived. HAYES explained that he started the fire
to draw a crowd so that he could explain his troubles to the people. The fire
was a great success as a drawing card.
Insane patients
are always carefully searched for matches. The outside window of the insane
ward is shielded by a wire screen. When the window is up passers
by can easily pass matches through the screen. Insane persons invariably
want matches. Some thoughtless person probably passed matches to HAYES Saturday
evening.
This is the
second fire of the kind within six months.
HAYES was taken
to the Napa Hospital an hour after the fire.
EAGLES’
MEMORIAL
Honor Memory of
Brothers Called From Life
REDDING (Shasta
Co.), May 4 - Redding Aerie No. 160, Fraternal Order of Eagles, held memorial
exercises yesterday. There was a large crowd in their assembly hall, the only
vacant chairs being those of the four members who died during the past twelve
months - George T. HUME, October 10, 1907; Frank T. RILEY, December 3, 1907;
Allen McCASKILL, December 24, 1907, and William E.
WHITESIDE, March 30, 1908.
W.D. TILLOTSON
was orator for the occasion. Short addresses were made by C.F. KIMBALL, J.E.
BARBER, James E. ISAACS, D.M. BURSON and Al MEYERS. The impressive exercises
were interspersed with musical selections.
ON TO MODOC
Potter Redips 1,900 Sheep and Is Allowed to Go
COTTONWOOD
(Shasta Co.), May 4 - A.W. POTTER’s 1900 sheep were dipped Saturday at the
BARRY place near town and the band moved on to-day toward the home range in
Modoc County.
These are the
sheep that were stopped earlier in the week by the State Veterinarian because
the owner had driven them out of Tehama County without having them dipped for
scabies.
The law has
been vindicated, the sheep have been given a bath.
POTTER has paid the extra bill of costs and the 1900 head and their indignant
owner are on the way to greener pastures in Modoc County.
MANY BUILDINGS
BEING ERECTED
Growth Of Dorris Limited Only By Supply
Of Materials.
DORRIS
(Siskiyou Co.), May 4 - That some kind of a building boom has already struck
the terminal town of Dorris on the California
Northeastern Railroad, the metropolis of Butte Valley is best evidenced by the
fact that the Weed Lumber Company is making a special requisition of cars from
the South Pacific in order to supply the constantly increasing demand for lumber.
No less than
twenty business and residence structures are already contracted for, to be
built at once, and General Manager S.P. WHITE has made a trip to the company’s
mills at Weed for the purpose of securing the immediate shipment of the
necessary building materials. The auxiliary mills of the Big Basin Lumber
Company in this section are already being pushed to their utmost.
The contracting
firm of Hammond & Nelson has begun work for H.W. La FRENIERE, a San
Francisco capitalist, who is casting his lot with Dorris.
Also, they are putting up a couple of residences. George OTTO is anxious to
double the present size of the store as soon as lumber can be obtained. James
HUGHES is figuring on a large business block to be erected at once, as is also
Charles SILVERS. HAMMOND & NELSON will begin work on the drug store of
ATKINSON & TEBOE immediately. The barber shop of J.S. ESPY is fast nearing
completion M.EVANS is about to build a residence, and has begun hauling lumber
for same.
Both President
MELHASE and Cashier SCHALLOCK, of the new bank, have signified their intention
of erecting cottages in the near future. The depot will be built at once, and
it is very likely the Southern Pacific will put up an engine house and possible
car shops, as this will be the terminus of the road for at least a year.
CROP CONDITIONS
Peaches and
Almonds in good Shape; Pears Fair; Prunes Shy
LIVE OAK
(Sutter Co.), May 4 - The high price of alfalfa and the increasing demand has
stimulated the efforts to plant a large acreage. The Menaugh
ranch, that recently passed into the hands of F.C. MITCHELL
and I.N. REMSDELL, is being sown. About thirty-five acres is looking
well, and the bottom land is being cleared for planting.
The crop of
peaches will be unusually large; almonds better than last year; prunes not more
than one half the yield of last year; pears in the Rivera orchard are good
where the blight has not injured trees.
Poultry is not
as much in evidence as in the past - more turkeys and less
chickens than usual. Usually about 1,000 sacks of wheat are taken from
the warehouse for chicken feed, but it will be much less this year.
DRAGGING LOST
RIVER FOR BODY OF FARMER
KLAMATH FALLS
(Ore., May 4 - A farmer named Andrew NICHOLS left Bonanza Friday night in an
intoxicated condition with his team on a dead run and that was the last seen of
the man. His team showed up at the ranch the next morning, and a party
immediately began searching for the man. His shoes and socks were found on the
bank of Lost river. The supposition is that while he
was drunk he was thrown or fell from his wagon and made his way to the river
and attempted to ford the stream. Lost River is quite deep and has in recent
years claimed a number of lives. At last reports a searching party was dragging
the river in the hope of finding the body.
MANY WEDDINGS
FOR THE WEEK
Cupid Has Been
Busy During Spring Weather
MARYSVILLE
(Yuba Co., ) May 4 - Marriage licenses were issued in
Yuba County this week to the following couples: J. LYELLE and Katie BAXTER,
both of Chico; Harry McClellan BOWMAN and Alice Mabel CUDDY, both of
Sacramento; Thomas P. MUGILL and Miss May CROCKER, both of Sacramento, John F.
KELLY, of San Francisco and Miss Alice SWAIN, of Marysville, William SILVA and
Minnie SELENE, both of Sacramento.
For the month
of April the total of marriage licenses was twelve, which is above the average
for Yuba County.
In the divorce
case entitled Ida WHITE vs. Benjamin Lee WHITE, Judge McDANIEL has issued the interlocutory decree.
The Sheriff has
served the papers on defendant on the divorce case of Amelia D. GABRIEL vs. D.
GABRIEL, growing out of a charge of adultery.
EL DORADO
COUNTY
PLACERVILLE,
May 4 - a final decree of divorce has been granted by Judge N.D. ARNOT to
Nellie Ann HUME from Thomas J. HUME.
The interlocutory
decree of divorce in the case of Catrina KENNA
against Andrew F. KENNA was granted Tuesday by Judge ARNOT in the Superior
Court.
DIAMOND SPRINGS
(El Dorado Co.), May 4 - Suit was commenced in the Superior Court last week by
John PLIATTI to annul his marriage with Miss Dafue
HARRIS. Both are well-known young people of this town, and the bride is the
eldest daughter of Emma and the late A.G. HARRIS.
SUTTER COUNTY
YUBA CITY, May
4 - In the divorce action of Katie BARNES vs. Otis BARNES an interlocutory decree
was granted plaintiff by Judge MAHON this morning.
NEVADA COUNTY
GRASS VALLEY,
May 4 - In the Superior Court Thursday M.B. PROVINE,
of this city, was granted an interlocutory divorce from Libbie
A. PROVINE on the grounds of desertion. Both are well known here. In the
divorce case of Irene JONES vs. Allen JONES, the attorney for plaintiff was
granted five days additional time in which to prepare and file his brief.
YOLO COUNTY
WOODLAND, May 4
- The only marriage license issued since the last
report was to Charles Ray FURMAN and Gladys Ina MONTGOMERY, both of Fort Bragg,
Mendocino County.
Mrs. Genevieve
HUGHES was granted an interlocutory decree from I.B. HUGHES Monday afternoon.
HUGHES was charged with desertion. He put in no defense. HUGHES is the man who
financed the Davis baseball club there with a number of offenses. He escaped on
technicalities.
BUTTE COUNTY
OROVILLE, May 4
- Nine marriage licenses were issued here the past week as follows: Leland John
WESTWOOD and Eda May MAHLE, both residents of Honcut; Ernest MINER, over 21, of Stirling
City, and Lillian A. BAKER, over 18, of McCloud, Siskiyou County. Lewis Foster
PERRY, 24, and Matilda Merl HENDERSON, 19, both of
Magalia; George AARONSON, 22, of Oroville, and Constance A. JOHNSON, 21, of
Oregon city; Ben Melvin FRENCH, 21, and Ina Goldie YOUNG, 16, both of Chico;
Richard Michael HAGGERTY, 22, and Margaret D. WILLIAMS, 21, both of Yankee
Hill; Richmond Clayton LOGAN, 24, and Annetia Marie
WIDENER, 24, of Chico; Fred Norman BROWN, 32, and Olive SHEKELE, 27, both of
Oroville; Earl John WATNER, 34, and Helen MYERS, 18, both of Oroville.
In the divorce
Court Artie Josephine BELLWOOD has been granted a final decree of divorce from
Edward BELLWOOD. F.M. MESERVE has been granted an interlocutory decree of
divorce from Josephine MESERVE; Mary BERTRAND wishes to be freed from John
BARTRAND, who deserted her after on short year of married life; Eva GULICK has
a final decree of divorce with $23 a month alimony
from John GULICK.
COLUSA COUNTY
COLUSA, May 4 -
The County Clerk issued three marriage license last
week. The first was to George JAKOBI and Mrs. Augusta KLOPP, both of Colusa.
The second was to Ben MINES, 24, and Miss Zella M. KILGORE,
19, both of Grimes. The other was to George G. ROADS and Miss Nora Irene LEE, both of Glenn County.
Snowd earl LYON, of Richmond, Contra Costa County and Miss Mary
Myrtle KOFFNER, of Williams, Colusa County, were
granted a license last week.
SHASTA COUNTY
REDDING. May 4
- Marriage licenses were issued last week to the following couples: William T. McCOY, 36, of Viola, and Mrs
Laura TAYLOR, 32, of Redding; Clifford Samuel EATON, 23, of Redding, and Ella
Joe MILES, 20, of Copper City; Henry William BENNETT, 23, of Oakland, and Nora
Claire TULL, 21, of Anderson; Harvey S. TERBUSH, 25, of Redding, and Gertrude
Bell ROSS, 20, of Salt Lake City; Abner DRUMM, 52,
and Mrs. Rebecca GIPSON, 34, both of Balin Ferry.
Leonara Eugenia LEWIS SLOCUM has begun a suit to annul her marriage
with Robert Bruce SLOCUM, sometimes called B.A.
SLOCUM. This is the beginning of the end of the celebrated bigamy case. The
suit is not a regular action in divorce. The complaint asks for an annulment of
the marriage that was entered in this city on August 31, 1907, and alleged that
at that time SLOCUM already had a wife and there had been no divorce. SLOCUM is
still in jail in Salt Lake City being held on a charge of forgery. Miss Leonora
LEWIS, as his wife No. 2 is called, arrived at her home in this city two weeks
ago, as was told in The Bee at the time.
Mrs. Minnie
EDWARDS got an interlocutory decree of divorce Friday in record-breaking time.
The complaint was filed and answered and divorce granted inside of twenty
minutes. The husband in the case is W.F. EDWARDS, cook in the Temple Hotel for
nearly twenty years. Property interests were settled out of Court. The ground
on which the divorce was granted by Judge HEAD was extreme cruelty.
TEHAMA COUNTY
RED BLUFF, May
4 - Marriage licenses have been issued since last report as follows: Victor C.
AYALA, 57, of Tehama, and Margaritta RECORD, 61, of
Red Bluff; Albert DUBECKER, aged 36, of Rosewood, and Rosa Mary BAXTER, 20, of
Buckeye; Thovald SEHOW, 31, of Red Bluff, and Bertha
GROSLEAN, 26, of Sacramento; Peter F. CAVOROUS, 28, of Red Bluff, and Eliza C.
LARGE, 33, of Red Bluff; Henry Lanson GRAHAM, 23, and
Clara Jenny WILCOX, 18, both of Manton; Alvin A. HALL, 62, and Anna WILKINSON,
52, both of Cottonwood.
SOLANO COUNTY
FAIRFIELD, May
4 - During the week County Clerk HALLIDAY issued marriage licenses as follows:
Claude Earl GILLIS, 25, of Yreka, and Ethel Mary LOUDEN, 24, of Vallejo; Joseph
Lewis SEQUIERA, 24, of Gilroy, and Mary Lucas PERRY, 18, of Benicia; John
KRAFT, 26, and Elizabeth Cecelia COSTELLO, 22, both of Vallejo; Thomas Joseph McDONOUGH, 29, and Emma H.M. CRONAN, 22, both of Vallejo;
Ire Bankey GRIFFIN, 25, of San Luis Obispo, and Agnes
Rachael CAUGHY, 26, of Vacaville; Arthur NEIMAN, 27, Angels Camp and Lillie
LOGLE, 27, Benicia.
Mary PETERS has
been granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Manuel PETERS on the
ground of extreme cruelty. She has been awarded the custody of the two girls
and he the boy. The house and lot in Benicia and the
furniture - excepting a bed, bedding and cook stove -
has been given to Mrs. PETERS. He has also been directed to pay her $50
attorney’s fees.
Submitted
by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
___________________________________
The Sacramento Bee
Wednesday, May
6, 1908
Page 8
FRENCH CAMP
“DRY”
STOCKTON (San
Joaquin Co.), May 1 - The Supervisors have denied the petition of J.D. WALTERS
for a renewal of his saloon license at French Camp. This means that the town is
now “dry”. A short time ago there were two saloons in the place. One of them
closed voluntarily and the people then began a campaign to get rid of the
other. Two petitions were filed with the Supervisors - one containing 86 names
against the saloon and the other containing 83 signatures in the favor.
MARSHAL GOE
EXPLAINS
CHICO (Butte
Co.), May 8 - Marshal GOE was summoned before the Board of Trustees last night
to explain why he had not enforced the order of the Board to have removed
certain shacks in the rear of certain buildings in the business section. He
explained he was awaiting authorization from the City Attorney. It was brought
out that the authorization was in the hands of the Clerk, although the Marshall
did not know it.
PLAINTIFF WINS
SUIT
NAPA (Napa
Co.), May 6 - Joseph KIDD, who is known as the man figuring in more lawsuits
than any two other citizens of Napa County in the past few years, came out
second best yesterday afternoon in a legal action brought against him by the Shwarz Hardware Company of this city. KIDD was sued for
$64, the price of some gas fixtures installed in a house built by him here.
He claimed that
the contractor, who has since left the country, agreed to furnish the material.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff after a few minutes deliberation.
PIONEER WOMAN
CALLED
NAPA (Napa
Co.), May 6 - Mrs. Mary A. HEAD, for over forty years a well-known resident of
Napa, died in Berkeley Monday afternoon. Death came as a severe blow to her
relatives and friends, as she was in perfect health up to a few hours before
her demise. Deceased was a native of St. Louis, Mo., aged 68 years. She reached
Orleans Flat, Nevada County, in 1854 and soon after wedded George HEAD, Napa’s
pioneer shoe dealer. Mrs. Head is survived by her husband and six adult
children, one of whom is Mrs. Frank ATKINSON of Sacramento. The funeral will
occur here to-morrow.
COSTLY TOLL
MARYSVILLE
(Yuba Co.), May 6 - W.B. VINSARD, a well-known rancher, was fined $5 this
morning for driving across the Yuba River Bridge at too fast a pace. Bridge
Tender EDLER made the complaint and Judge MORRISSEY assessed the fine, which
was paid.
SILVEY IS HELD
Abductor of
Elmira Girl Must Answer
SUISUN (Solano
Co.), May 6 - Manuel SILVEY, of Elmira, was arraigned in Justice Court here
yesterday on a charge of abduction and rape. He pleaded not guilty, and was
held to answer in the Superior Court. He was released on bail in the sum of
$500.
Jeannette
FREUND, a 15-year-old girl of Elmira, was Silvey’s
alleged victim, whom he enticed away from her home and persuaded to go to
Sacramento with him about two weeks ago, where the girl was later rescued.
SILVEY was arrested last week in Dixon.
PIONEER OF
NORTHWEST DYING
BUTTE, May 6 - A special to the Inter-Mountain from Billings says that William
HAMILTON, believed to be the oldest of the pioneers of the Northwest, is dying
of cancer of the stomach. HAMILTON left Missouri in 1832,
and a few years later went up the Missouri River with a party of fur traders.
He lived with the Indians on Flathead Lake years before gold was discovered in
what later became known as the Territory of Montana. He learned to read Indian
sign writing displayed on the cliffs bordering the lake, and a number of years
ago interpreted the symbols of the Smithsonian Institution. In his younger days
he was in many Indian fights, and acted as scout and interpreted for the
Government.
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Sacramento
Bee
P.
HAGAN OF COLUSA COUNTY PASSES AWAY
Prominent
Agriculturist Dies at Home Near Willows
Willows (Glenn Co.) November 30 - Yesterday
afternoon the sad news reached Willows from the Hagan ranch, situated southeast
of here, in Colusa County, that P. Hagan had passed away at noon. Deceased had been ill but a short time and his death came as a
great shock to this community.
Deceased
was born in Ireland in 1854, and came to New York in 1862, residing on Long
Island seven years. In 1869 he came to California and engaged in farming,
continuing in this vocation up to the time of his death. He was one of the most extensive wheat
farmers of this section, and was considered one of the wealthiest. He was an
ardent supporter of the great Central Canal system when Honorable Will S. GREEN
first took up the matter. His ranch was one of the most beautiful in the
Sacramento Valley, and was made so by hard work. For many years he toiled in
planting a nice vineyard and orchard and now it is a sight worth seeing.
He
was married in 1867 to Miss Mary KANE, and has raised nine children, all of
whom reside in Glenn and Colusa Counties.
TO
ERECT FURNACE
Rim
Calk Concern Will Only Do Temodeling at
Chico
(Butte Co.) November 30 - Levi H. MAXWELL, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is in
Chico in connection with the operations of the Rim Calk Company, which, as told
in the Bee, filed articles of incorporation at Oroville.
No
factories will be established, but a furnace will be erected to remodel the
calks for Western use. The calks are brads used in the soles of lumbermen's
boots to keep them from slipping on legs. Dr. Maxwell ADAMS, formerly of he Chico State Normal faculty, but now of the University of
Nevada, and M.C. MAXWELL, brothers of Levi MAXWELL, are the other two men
interested in the company.
F.H.
JOHNSON DEAD
Mining
Engineer of Oakland Dies at
Auburn
(Placer Co.) November 30. Frank Hayes Johnson, a prominent mining engineer of
Oakland, who made his home in Auburn for the past two months, breathed his last
on Saturday, a sufferer from the dread disease, consumption. Johnson came here
with family a couple of months ago, hoping that the bracing foothill climate
would benefit him, but he was too far gone.
The
deceased had been all around the world, having recently returned to Oakland
form South Africa, where he was acting in the capacity of mining engineer for a
company. The remains were taken to Oakland for burial.
Deceased
leaves a wife and young daughter to mourn his loss.
HOLD-UP
MAN BUSY
Nevada
City (Nevada Co.) November 30 - While many look on the reported attempt to hold
up three girls at the point of a pistol as somewhat of a joke, there is no
denying the fact that William BALTZ was held up and separated from 50 cents,
all the change he happened to be carrying. The Baltz
robbery was kept quiet for several days after it happened.
Baltz states that he was proceeding homeward
along Boulder Street, when a hold-up man stepped from behind a telephone pole,
gun in hand, and commanded him to "come through." Billy did so, badly
frightened.
The
girls who faced an alleged hold-up man are Misses Clemitis
MARSH, Genevieve and Bernice SMITH. One of them screamed and the fellow ran.
The
Baltz robbery took place in the same neighborhood
where a cellar sneak thief has been operating.
ARE
READY TO
Los
Molinos (Tehama Co.) November 30 - The
School Trustees of the Los Molinos school held a
special meeting Saturday afternoon to confer with F.W. REID, of Berkeley, an
architect who was called on for professional advice as to the plans for the
proposed new building for this district. The plans will be sent to the County
Superintendent for approval, which being obtained, work will commence at once.
CAFE
PROPRIETOR DREW COLOR LINE
Rejected
Customer May File Damage Suit.
Marysville
(Yuba Co.) November 30 - The Lunchette Cafe on Second
Street in this city, formerly conducted under the names of "Bob's
Cafe" and "The
Rex", has seen fit to draw the color line, and for the step
the new proprietors, F.H. ALNUTT and L. NEAL, are in a fair way to be made
defendants in a damage uit at Court.
According
to Albert Brooks DAVIS, a well-known colored barber of this city, who conducts
tonsorial parlors on C Street, he went to the "Lunchette"
on closing his shop at a late hour on Saturday night, as in his wont, and
ordered of the waiter who approached his usual repast, seating himself on a stool at the
short-order counter beside two white acqauintances.
Davis
says he presently overheard Manager ALNUTT give instructions to "tell that
nigger to take one of the closed boxes, where he belonged." Then, when the
waiter delivered the message, he protested against being humiliated and left
the place, first having the satisfaction of hearing his white acquaintances
aver that his presence was not objectionable to them. Later when he returned
and talked the matter over coolly with Alnutt, he
received no satisfaction, he says.
Davis
has consulted an attorney, and if he continues in his present frame of mind, he
will institute a damage suit to sooth his wounded feelings.
Davis
is one of the Grand Officers of the colored lodge of Masons and is also an Odd
Fellow in good standing. He was born and reared in Marysville.
TWO
SAVINGS BANKS
Branch Anderson Institution to Have Opposition in Redding.
Redding
(Shasta Co.) November 30. Redding has never had a savings bank. The indications are that it will have two
before the years comes to a close. The Bank of Anderson announced over two
months ago that it would open a savings bank in Redding about December 15th.
This has spurred the Bank of Shasta County, the oldest bank in the county, to
take action. The officials of this bank have applied for a charter authorizing
them to establish a savings branch of the Bank of Shasta County.
$300
FROM TAG DAY
Chico
(Butte Co.) November 30 - Chico's "Tag Day", conducted Saturday by
the Catholic Ladies' Improvement Club to secure funds for the erection of a roof
for the new church, netted approximately #300. Young women stationed on the
business streets buttonholed the public with success and response was readily
made. Headquarters for the tags were at the home of Mrs. Thomas DOOLEY. Among
the members of the club active in the work were Mesdames DOOLEY, PERDUE, GLASS,
HORGAN, COLLINS, MALOY, BRENNAN, BIGFORD, MURPHY, O'CONNOR. One man, on Main
Street, paid $20 for a tag, while several other paid $5 and lesser amounts.
W.O.
HOMES DEAD
Chico
(Butte Co.) November 30 - Willard HOMES, aged 56 years, a resident of Chico for
eight years, died late Saturday afternoon from Bright's
disease at the home of Mrs. Emma SHAND. Willard Oliver HOMES was a native of
Iowa, and when a boy came West to California and located in Sacramento County,
where he married. He later lived in Newcastle. He leaves a brother, Samuel L.
HOMES, of Sacramento, and a daughter in San Francisco, who, however, has not
been located since the April fire. The funeral took place from the residence of
Mrs. Shand this afternoon at 2 p.m., Rev F.O.
HARTMAN, of the Broadway Methodist Church, officiating.
BANK'S
NEW HOME
Chico
(Butte Co.) November 30 - the First national Bank of Chico opened up for
business to-day in its handsome new quarters in the corner of the Auditorium
Building, Third and Main Street. The institution was formerly on Broadway,
between Third and Fourth. Approximately $6000 has been axpended
in improvements, consisting of a large re-enforced concrete cault
and handsome new fixtures.
CONFESSES
CRIME
Marysville
(Yuba Co.) November 30 - It is now the opinion of the police that only two of
the four white men arrested Friday night for the robbery of old man WALSH, told
of in Saturday's Bee, can be held. W.D. MERCHANT, colored, has confessed the
crime and he implicates R.E. FOSTER, one of the white men.
Fred MACKEY and Jame SHEEHAN he daclares innocent of any wrong-doing. The
prisoners were arraigned to-day.
EASTERN
CAPITALISTS
Great
Western Plant and Oroville Are Visited.
Oroville
(Butte Co.) November 30 - A large party of Eastern capitalists left San
Francisco Saturday night in a special Pullman car and awoke Sunday morning at
Las Plumas, the Western Pacific depot of the Great Western Power Company.
Sunday was spent in viewing the mammoth place. They returned to Oroville last
evening and took a look at the orange and olive groves and gold dredges.
Among
those in the party were L.P. DREXEL, of Drexel-Morgn
Company of New York; E.H. ROLLINS, of E.H. Rollins & Sons, the great
financial bond firm; George T. BATCHELDER, the Coast Manager of E.H. Rollins
& Sons; John NEWBOLD, H. KRUMBAAR and R.C. NORTON, capitalists of
Philadelphia; J.W. GOODWIN, of San Francisco, President of the Oro Water,
Light, and Power Company of Oroville; J.K. MOFFITT, Cashier of the First
National Bank of San Francisco, Guy C. EARL, of Oakland, Vice President of the
Great Western Power Company; C.W. WALLER, of San Francisco, Treasurer of the
Great Western Power Company; M.A. VIELE, of Viele,
Cooper & Buck, a contracting firm of engineers in New York.
S.E.
STARRETT DEAD
Mining
Man and Well Known in California and
Oroville,
November 30 - S.E. STARRETT, an early miner of California and Nevada, died suddenly
Saturday at his home near this city. He was 81 years of age. In early manhood
the deceased mined in California and then went to Nevada, where he became well
known all over the State. He was prominent in the copper development of the Ely
district. Mr. Starrett left a wife and son, who
reside in San Francisco. He returned to Butte County
about two years ago with Senator ROCKHILL, of Nevada, who became heavily
interested in this section.
FINDS
BURIED TREASURE UNDISTURBED BY TENANT
Chico
(Butte Co,) November 30 - It has developed that George DEVILBISS, formerly a
dairyman, residing on Olive between Sixth and Seventh Streets, did not put his
faith in banks during the recent stringency, but buried his money in the rear
of his home, wrapping it in a piece of linen cloth which he placed in a tin can
and covered up in the bottom of a three-for hole in the ground. He thus
deposited $1,500, and later moved to his present place of residence at Pacific
Grove. He had rented his place to Albert GORDON, but became nervous as to the
safety of the money and made a flying trip back to Chico recently. In a highly
excited state of mind, he unearthed his buried treasure and found it safe.
JOHN
SCANNEL INJURED
Marysville
(Yuba Co.) November 30 - John Scannell, a well-known
farmer of the Linda section, had a narrow escape from serious injury Sunday
while on a visit to this city. Scannell was standing
on the curb of the sidewalk holding the reins attached to his buggy horse, when
the animal became frightened at an approaching street car and backed the rig
over the track. In his efforts to force
the horse to go ahead Scannell was thrown under the
wheels of the vehicle and in close proximity to the horse's heels. By the time
bystanders took charge of the excited animal Scannell
was rolled on the street and badly bruised, but escaped without injuries of
consequence.
FREIGHT
WRECK
Sisson
(Siskiyou Co.) November 30 - Freight train No. 238 left the track about 9
o'clock yesterday morning, tearing up 176 feet of track and wrecking three
cars. Fortunately no one was hurt and traffic was resumed between Portland and
San Francisco by 9 o'clock last evening. This wreck occurred near Mott.
NO
MOTOR CAR
Woodland
(Yolo Co.) November 30 - Woodland will not have a motor car service very soon.
The railroad officials have notified the Chamber of Commerce that the only car
available at the time the application was made has since been put on the
Stockton route.
WILLOWS
BURGLAR FINALLY CAUGHT
Durand,
Found tt Elmira and Makes Confession
Woodland
(Yolo Co.) November 30 - District Attorney PERKEY arrived from Willows Sunday
morning and Sheriff BAILEY arrived on the 11 o'clock train having in custody a
man named James McBRIDE, arrested in Roseville and
wanted in Willows on a charge of having defrauded a butte City liveryman.
McBride
was locked up in the County Jail and the two officials spent some time in
procuring evidence that tends to confirm the confession made by Joseph DURAND,
now in the Glenn County Jail. Durand's mother lives in Winters
and he has been a frequent visitor in Woodland.
On May 29th last three houses in Willows were burglarized while the
occupants were attending a picnic. The first clue the officers obtained was
when a brother to Ed SCHORN recognized a pocket knife in the possession of a
neighbor that belonged to the editor. Inquiry elicited the information that Joe
DURAND had given the knife to the neighbor's little daughter. Since that time
Sheriff Bailey had been looking for DURAND. From one of the houses burglarized
$80 in money was taken. In the course of the investigation the Sheriff learned
that Durand paid $35 for a wheel in Sacramento shortly after the robbery
occurred.
Sheriff
Bailey's persistent efforts were rewarded last Friday. He located and arrested
Durand, near Elmira, and when he was taken to Willows he at first denied all
knowledge of the robbery, but when he was shown SEHORN's knife, he broke down
and made a partial confession. The District Attorney then made a bluff with a
mate to a gold bracelet supposed to have been stolen at the same time. Durand
stated that he had seen such a bracelet in the possession of two little girls
in Woodland, but he did not admit that he stole it.
District
Attorney PERKEY came to Woodland and questioned the two little girls. They very
frankly told him that Durand had given them a bracelet that looked like the one
in his possession, but that they had lost it.
Durand
is not more than 17 or 18 years of age. He was employed in a *tamal* house here for some time.
LET
CONTRACT
Yuba
City (Sutter Co.) November 30 - The contract fo build the new school house in the Barry District
has been awarded to MARDERS and BEERS, of Marysville, whose bid was $3480, the
lowest of five. Work will commence to-morrow . The
dimensions of the new structure will be 46x38 feet and there will be a belfry
to give it an imposing appearance.
NAMES
ADMINISTRATORS
Yuba
City (Sutter Co.) November 30 - Judge MAHON has named George and Thomas HOWSLEY
administrators of the estate of the late *ut* Howsley, with bonds at $13,000 each. An order has also been made by the Court authorising the sale of eighty acres of land of the
Margaret HELKEN estate.
HALEY
ILL AT BAY
Marysville
(Yuba Co.) November 30 - Word has been received from San Francisco that William
T. HALEY, who recently filled the position of City Editor on the local papers,
is a victim of appendicitis and must undergo an operation to obtain relief.
Haley was apparently in good health when he left this city for his parents'
home at the Bay ten days ago.
MINER
BUYS RANCH
Chico
(Butte Co.) November 30 - Chris METSER, of Harrison Gulch, where he is employed
at the mine in which L.A. McINTOSH and J.W. ROPER of
this city are interested, has purchased 300 acres of Bidwell estate land near
the Sacramento River. The price given as $30 per acre.
STILL
UNCONSCIOUS
Marysville
(Yuba Co.) November 30 - R WILD, the man found in an unconscious condition
between the tracks at the A Street depot last week, is
still in a serious state. He has spoken only two words since he was placed in
the hospital. The physicians predict that if he lives his mind will be
affected.
The
chances are he will die.
W.H.
TROOP DEAD
Well-know resident of Yolo Victim of Paralysis.
Woodland
(Yolo Co.) November 30 - W.H. TROOP died Saturday evening about 7 o'clock as a
result of a second stroke of paralysis within the last three years. The last
stroke occurred on Thanksgiving day, and after that
time his failure was rapid. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon.
Deceased was a native of Alleghany County, New York, and was 74 years old. He
was a graduate of Albion College, Mich., and taught in the public schools of
Michigan for a number of years. He afterwards engaged in farming and lumbering.
In
1863 he came to California, first locating in Yolo County. After a brief
residence here, he went to the mines, where he remained for three years. At the
end of that time he returned to Yolo County, and again engaged in farming. In
1888 he retired from active business, bought a home in Woodland and took up his
residence here. He has served two terms as a City Trustee.
He
was a member of the local Odd Fellows Lodge, and the funeral will be under the
auspices of that Order. In April, 1874, Mr. Troop returned to Michigan and
married Miss Phoebe E. HOAG. He returned to California the same year. His wife
and three daughters, Mrs. William VAN ZEE, Mrs. C.L. HTCH and Miss Annabel
TROOP, survive him. He also leaves a brother, G.C. TROOP, and a sister, Mrs.
Helen GRIFFIN, both of Woodland.
GOES
TO THE BAY
Mrs.
Lowry, Yuba Pioneer, Will Reside With Son.
Marysville
(Yuba Co.) November 30 - After fifty-five years of almost continuous residence
in Marysville, Mrs. J. Lowrey left this city
yesterday to take up her residence in San Francisco, where a son, John A.
Lowry, resides. Mrs. Lowry carries to her new home the hearty well wishes of
scores of friends and acquaintances made during her contact with Yuba and
Sutter County people.
She
has the distinction of being the oldest living female of pioneer days in
Marysville. Blessed with a splendid memory, Mrs. Lowry often regaled her
friends with memories of early days in Yuba County. She came to Marysville in
1853 and in the following year married John Lowry, a hotel-keeper, who died
over forty years ago. Mrs. Kate WILKINS, the well-known school teacher, of this
city, and Margaret Lowry, also a teacher, are children
of the union.
The
residence Mrs. Lowry built here a half century ago was destroyed by fire recently.
She has since been unsettled as to rebuilding or joining relatives at the bay,
and finally decided on the latter.
SENT
TO STOCKTON
Woodland
(Yolo Co.) November 30 - Judge E.E. GADDIS and Drs. BEEBE and BLEVIN examined J.D.
BECKWITH Saturday afternoon and adjudged him insane. He was committed to the
Stockton Asylum for the insane. The man is ** years of age. For twenty-five
years he was a resident of Calaveras County, but recently has been living with
his brother, J.C. Beckwith, in this city.
** aged
looks like 34 or 36, but I can not be sure.
ACCUSED
OF BATTERY
Chico
(Butte Co.) November 30 - Dee HENRY, a young man of Chico, has sworn to a
complaint charging Fred HEMMINGWAY with battery, alleged to have been committed
in a local lunch counter. Hemmingway was arrested a few weeks ago for
disturbing the peace at the home of Douglas CRUM, where he was boarding.
In
a drunken spree he tried to "rough house".......
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