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Sacramento Bee
Friday, January 15, 1909
EMMA GOLDMAN UNDER ARREST
NOTORIOUS ANARCHIST NOT PERMITTED TO HOLD MEETING IN
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, January 15 - Emma GOLDMAN, the
notorious Anarchist, and BEN L. REITMAN, who is widely known as the “King of
the Hobos,” were arrested last night as they were about to hold a meeting. They
are now in the city prison on eight charges of “conspiracy to rout.”
“Rout” is defined by the State Statutes as the
assembly of two or more persons at a meeting where measures are advocated,
which if carried out, would lead to riot. The police acted on the theory that
each of the meetings announced constituted such a conspiracy, and bail was
fixed at $1,000 cash or $2,000 bond on each count.
William BUWALDA, who was dishonorably discharged from
the Army and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on Alcatraz military prison
of this port by a Court-martial for shaking hands with the Goldman woman at a
meeting held by her some months ago, was placed under arrest also because of
his vigorous protest against the action of the police. BUWALDA was only
recently released under a pardon from President Roosevelt.
FATHER IS DEAD
ROCHESTER (N.Y.), January 15 - Abraham GOLDMAN, father
of Emma Goldman, famous for her anarchist doctrines and speeches, died here
yesterday at the age of 85. He was proprietor of a furniture store. Goldman was
a native of Russia and came to this country when Emma Goldman was a small
child. He did not share, it is said, his daughter’s belief in anarchy.
KILLED WHILE READING BIBLE
WOMAN SLAIN BY YOUNG MAN WHO JUST WANTED TO KILL
SOMEBODY
SALT LAKE CITY, January 15 - While reading her Bible,
Matilda ECKLUND, 47 years old, living just outside the city limits of Sandy,
was shot and killed shortly before midnight last night by Axel CARLSON, 20
years old. CARLSON fired at her through a window, two shots taking effect. Unsatisfied,
the murderer entered the house through the front door and fired another bullet
into his victim’s temple. Carlson then went to a nearby saloon, and after
partaking of three glasses of whisky, told of the deed.
He was immediately placed under attest. Carlson made a
long rambling statement, the purport of which was to the effect that he had
been “wronged and hounded by union men until some one
had to die”.It is believed that he is insane.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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Sacramento Bee
Tuesday April 13, 1909
WOULD FORECLOSE $20,000 MORTGAGE
Glenn Judge Presides in Brunswick Mine Suit
REDDING (Shasta Co.), April 13 - Judge FINCH, of Glenn
County, is again presiding in the Superior Court of Shasta County. Although
Shasta County has two Superior Judges, it frequently happens that both are
disqualified. Judge FINCH always responds when called upon.
The case on trial is one of considerable magnitude,
being a suit to foreclose a $20,000 mortgage on the Brunswick Mine, near French
Gulch. In June 1904, F.B. ROSSI, of French Gulch, sold the mine to H.D. LACY,
of New York, for $60,000. The sum of $40,000 was paid in cash
,and a mortgage of $20,000 was given to secure the payment of the
balance.
LACEY resists foreclosure of the mortgage, alleging
that his agents, who bought the mine for him “whip-sawed” him, or charged
$20,000 commission illegally. F.B. ROSSI brings suit to foreclose the mortgage.
He is only trustee of the mortgage. There is no taint of fraud about his part
of the transaction.
The evidence is all in. The attorneys are arguing the
case to-day.
HUSBAND-TO-BE BUSY, SO WIFE-TO-BE GETS LICENSE TO
MARRY
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), April 13 - Judge FARNHAM Sunday
united in marriage Miss Catherine Veronica O’BRIEN and Harry ROSSEK, of Elk
Creek. On last Saturday afternoon the bride came to Willows and secured the
marriage license, saying her prospective husband was at work on a farm in the
Elk Creek section and could not leave. The groom until recently was in the shoe
business and the bride was formerly of San Francisco, where she conducted a
millinery establishment. The groom related that he and his wife intended to
live in the Elk Creek country, they having purchased a ranch in that section.
VERDICT OF SUICIDE
Unknown Stepped in Front of Engine and Was Killed.
DUNSMUIR (Siskiyou Co.), April 13 - An unknown was
struck by a light engine just north of Shasta Retreat Sunday and literally
ground to pieces. Constable FISK at the inquest identified him as a stranger
who had eaten breakfast at the Birmingham Hotel that morning.
The man had acted in a peculiar manner and had taken a
newspaper forcibly from another boarder. When FISK remonstrated with him he
said he was going where no one would have anything to say to him and started up
the track.
Engineer CREASON stated that he gave the man plenty of
time to leave the track but that he stepped directly in from of the engine.
The unfortunate man was of light complexion about five
feet nine inches tall between 35 and 40 years of age, and wore overalls and a
brown coat.
The jury returned a verdict of suicide.
LIVESTOCK INSPECTOR
Glenn Supervisors Give
Appointment to M. Jensen.
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), April 13 - The Supervisors of
this county have deemed it necessary to protect the live stock from disease,
and have appointed M. JENSEN, D.V.S., as livestock inspector for Glenn County.
In the past few years things have changed, and now
instead of Glenn being one large wheat and barley field, there are thousands of
head of live stock raised yearly. On numerous occasions it has been found that
live stock were afflicted with glanders, and as this
is contagious, there must be a close lookout kept.
On last Saturday the new county inspector killed two
horses which he found to be suffering from glanders,
and yesterday he killed the third. He thinks now that he has all the diseased
animals of this immediate vicinity out of harm’s way.
WILL RECOVER
SUSANVILLE (Lassen Co.), April 13 - Mrs. George W.
WATSON, of near this place, underwent a very delicate operation last Sunday
afternoon. Dr. W.E. DESLER performed the operation, which was necessitated by
an ailment of several months’ duration. The operation was successfully
performed and the patient is getting along nicely.
HINDU PRISONER IS TRYING TO STARVE HIMSELF TO DEATH
AUBURN (Placer Co.), April 13 - Kwpr
SINGH, the burly Hindu who was recently sentenced to serve a term in San
Quentin Prison for attempted robbery of several of his countrymen on the Branstetter ranch, just east of Loomis, his motion for a
new trial having been denied by the Court, is in a very despondent frame of
mind, so it is reported, and it will probably take heroic methods on the part
of the officers to compel the prisoner to eat.
For the past eight days Kwpr
SINGH has scarcely eaten anything, and openly stated yesterday morning ,through an interpreter, that he would much prefer
to die than to serve a term in prison. It is not thought that the man is
bluffing, but that on the contrary he might attempt to starve himself, if
permitted to do so.
However, the County Jail officials will see to it that
the Hindu wrestler, who is a magnificent specimen of brawn and muscle, takes his
meals, even if a stomach pump has to be brought into requisition.
BOUNTY IS PAID ON 300 COYOTES AND 4 LIONS IN SISKIYOU
YREKA (Siskiyou CO.), April 13 - The bounty on noxious
animals is quite a little item of expense to the county, as is evidenced by the
fact that at the last meeting of the Board of Supervisors claims were allowed
for 300 coyote scalps, amounting to $600, and four panther scalps, amounting to
$40, making a total of $640 which was allowed to various citizens throughout
the county.
The claims were mostly for one or two scalps to each
person, with the exception of one party, who had forty-four scalps. The
ordinance as it now stands makes it obligatory to present the scalp within ten
days after the animal is killed, together with an affidavit stating how, when
and where the animal was killed, so that there is very little chance for market
hunters to run in a lot of scalps from some other county or state.
INQUEST NOT ENDED
Coroner to Further Investigate Train Killing Near Nord
CHICO (Butte Co.), April 13 - At 4 o’clock yesterday
afternoon Coroner John WALLACE held an inquest over the mangled body of an
unknown man, supposed to be Abraham LIKES ,a farm hand
on the Gable ranch at Nord, who, as told in The Bee yesterday, was found dead
near the track, but the testimony adduced was not sufficient, so pending a
further investigation the case went over until Saturday.
When Abraham LIKES left Nord for the Gable ranch he
carried a whisky flask and a scorched newspaper. These were found near the
remains, according to the testimony. The features of deceased were so mutilated
identification by this source was impossible. Coroner WALLACE is at Nord this
morning investigating. It is believed the man was struck and killed by one
train and a second passed over his body, which was left on the track.
MOTOR CAR FROM CHICO TO KENNETT
Southern Pacific Planning New Services to North
REDDING (Shasta Co.), April 13 - A motor car service
between Chico and Kennett will be established soon by the Southern Pacific,
according to a telegram sent from Sacramento at 5 o’clock last evening. The
message was from J.C. STONE, General Passenger Agent, was addressed to “all
agents” and was as follows:
It has been suggested that we run a motor car from
Chico to Redding or Kennett, leaving Chico at 8 a.m;
Red Bluff at 9:30 a.m.; Redding 11 a.m.; arrive at Kennett 12 noon.
“Leave Kennett 1:45 p.m.; Redding
2:30 p.m.; Red Bluff 4 p.m.; arrive at Chico at 6:30 p.m.
“Would like each of you to train-gram me immediately
with any suggestion you may have regarding this connections with other trains
and best time of departure from your station, etc. Would like answer by
Wednesday, sure.
The telegram indicated plainly that the motor car
service is to be given a trial, at least. There is little doubt that it will
create enough new business to make it pay and that it will not seriously
curtail the receipts of the local trains at present provided for.
The schedule, as announced by the General Passenger
Agent, is satisfactory in every particular so far as Shasta County points are
concerned. For instance, the motor car in connection with the regular train
will permit any one living in Cottonwood, Anderson, Coram or Kennett to make a
daylight trip to Redding, the county seat, allow a few hours for business and
return home by the supper hour. Similarly a business man of Redding can make a
daylight trip to any of the outside towns, transact business, and return home
for supper.
As it is now a Redding business man wishing to visit
Kennett must leave home at 7 a.m., and he cannot return home until 10:45 p.m.,
unless he steals a ride on a freight train, in which event the railroad of
course receives no fare.
MANTON MINER WHO DIED SUDDENLY, WAS A SWEDISH NOBLEMAN
REDDING (Shasta Co.), April 13 - John WENNER, the
miner who died suddenly last Friday morning at Manton, was the son of a Swedish
nobleman, and was himself a Duke. WENNER’s full name was John Amiel WENNERSTROM.
Those interesting facts were learned yesterday when
Mrs. WENNER arrived here from St. Helena, Napa County. She came to attend the
funeral, which was held here yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Wenner, or Wennerstrom, has been very ill for a year and has been
living in Napa County for her health. Her husband wrote to her ten days ago,
asking her to join him at Manton as soon as she could travel. She made
preparations to join him on May 1st, but the news of his sudden
death put an end to her plans.
$10,000 bonds
Oroville Man Arraigned on Revolting Charge
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), April 13 - Morton HADLEY, the
horse dealer mentioned in last night’s Bee as having improper relations with a
boy named Willie HADLEIGH, was arraigned before Police Judge MORRISSEY last
evening and placed under $10,000 bonds, pending his preliminary examination
this evening.
Hadley claims Oroville as his home. The boy, Marshall,
who rode into the country with Hadley and turned back when he made a proposal
to him, will be an important witness in the case.
J.B.KISE DEAD
REDDING (Shasta Co.), April 13 - Joseph B. Kise, pioneer of Trinity County, died in this city
yesterday afternoon at the age of **. (looks like 68?)
The active years of his life were spent in Trinity County. He moved here only a
few years ago. He leaves a widow, Angeline KISE; a daughter, Mrs. John WHITE,
and three sons - Elijah Kise, Commodore C. Kise and Albert Kise.
LODGING HOUSE FIRE
KENNETT (Shasta Co.), April 13 - A lodging house in
the tenderloin district and belonging to B.F. KIERNAN was badly damaged by fire
yesterday morning before day. The roof was burned off and most of the furniture
ruined. The Fire Department did splendid work at saving part of the building
and preventing the spread of the fire to other frame buildings in the range.
The total damage to estimated be the owner at $1,250,
fully covered by insurances. The origin of the fire is unknown. It started
between the ceiling and roof.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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Sacramento Bee
Monday May 17, 1909
COMPETITION FOR N.C.O. RAILROAD
McCLOUD ROAD AND TEAMS WILL SAVE EXPENSE.
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), May 17 -
The war between the business men and merchants of this
country on the one hand and the N.C.O. Railway on the other, over the
exorbitant freight and passenger rates on this road, now seems to be on in
earnest.
Upon the solicitation of the business men of the
country, Mr. G.M. SWOBE, Vice President and General Manager of the McCLOUD Railroad, paid Modoc County a visit, for the
purpose of making investigation as to the practicability of shipping freight
into this country via Bartle.
SWOBE interviewed the merchants of this part of the
country and then in company with S.R. BUNCH, made a trip across the mountain to
Surprise Valley to interview the merchants of that section.
It is stated that the freight rate from San Francisco
to Bartle is $1.05 per hundred. In the past, teams have delivered freight from
Bartle to Alturas for $1 per hundred. This brings the rate from San Francisco
to Alturas, via Bartle, at $2.05 per hundred, while the rate from the same
point via Reno over the N.C.O. is $2.25, making a difference of 20 cents per
hundred in favor of the Bartle route.
The business interests of this vicinity are on the
verge of taking in hand the matter of fixing up and reconstructing the road
between here and Bartle. The road can be improved and shortened sufficiently,
it is believed, to bring the rate down to 75 cents per hundred.
During the past few years much freight for this
section has been hauled via Bartle, and more would
have been shipped this way if it had not been for the poor facilities for
handling freight there and for the poor accommodations for the teamsters. It is
understood that these matters will soon be remedied.
WALKS 130 MILES TO SEE A CIRCUS
REDDING (Shasta Co.), May 17 -
Who would think of walking 130 miles to see a circus?
Frank NOBLE, of Junction City, Trinity County, did it. It is sixty-five miles
from Junction City to Redding. He left the Trinity County town at 5 o’clock
Thursday morning, walked every foot of the way, and reached this city at 9
o’clock Friday evening, in ample time to see the circus Saturday. He left for
home this morning, expecting to walk all the way. In the round-trip he will
cover 130 miles. Mr. NOBLE decided early last week that he wanted to see the
circus. Not having any private conveyance and not caring to pay stage fare, he
decided to make the journey on foot.
THUNDERBOLT PLAYS QUEER PRANKS WITH COTTAGE IN SISSON
SISSON (Siskiyou CO.), May 17
-
A terrific lightning storm struck Sisson between 9 and
10 o’clock this morning which, though of short duration, was one the severest
electrical storms ever known here.
The lightning struck the house of Fred MORLEY, on Pine
Street, and did considerable damage, wrecking a partition, destroying pictures
hanging on the wall and setting the house on fire. Mr. and Mrs. MORLEY were
within ten feet of where it struck and if they had not been prompt in putting
out the flames the building would have been destroyed.
Pictures and cardboard in frames were crumpled and
torn by the thunderbolt and yet were not even scorched. The damage was not so
much from fire as it was from the force of the lightning.
SUDDENLY INSANE
REDDING (Shasta Co.), May 17 -
William UMLAND, a farm hand employed by William LOGAN
in the Pacheco district, went insane very strangely. Nothing wrong had ever
been noticed until Friday. He came to Redding in the morning in his normal
state of mind. When he returned to the Logan farm in the evening he was all
wrong. He would not speak a word, and he wanted to be left alone. During the
shower of Saturday morning he stood motionless in the orchard for hours.
Brought to Redding and placed in the insane ward, he stood in a corner for
hours, and could not be induced to say a word. UMLAND is 35 years old. He has
worked for Mr. LOGAN on several occasions. He is a steady worker, and a man who
never drinks.
NOT PHILLIP LEO
REDDING (Shasta Co.), May 17 -
The Italian arrested last week in Willits by Constable
A.J. **** on the suspicion that he was Phillip LEO, who murdered Gregory
MARTINE near French Gulch on March 30th, proved not to be LEO. The
deputy who was sent to Kennett knew LEO well. Seeing the suspect at Willits, he
declared at once that Constable SMITH did not have the right man, though the
Mendocino County officer was justifiable in making the arrest. The description
given of LEO fitted the suspect pretty well.
THREE SMALLPOX CASES
GAZELLE (Siskiyou Co.), May
17 -
There were three cases of smallpox in this town. Frank
S. CHASTAIN, his mother and Charles H. BELL have the disease in the usual mild
form. All three are under quarantine and there is no fear of a spread of the
contagion.
AT THE KENOSHA
Work Resumed at Mine To-day, Backed by Eastern Capital
GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.),
May 17 -
This morning operations were resumed at the Kenosha
Mine, following the general improvement in mining conditions on all sides. The
property has been shut down since early last Winter
for lack of funds. Manager George W. ROOT, however, is making good in the East
and has raised sufficient finances to promise the steady operation of the
property henceforth.
The collar of the shaft will be repaired at the same
time unwatering is under way. William TORPIE has been
placed in charge as foreman. The mine is equipped with a fine electric pumping
and hoisting plant, sufficient to enable the mine to be sunk to a great depth.
At present the shaft is down only 400 feet and is full of water.
Foreman TORPIE estimates that within thirty feet the famous
“hard bar” so distinctive of Deadman’s Fist, will
have been passed, after which sinking will be easier and the ledge will come in
regular formation, instead of being badly broken up as has been the case.
ASKS COUNTY BOARDS TO MEET WITH THEM
Uniform Eight-year Course of Study to Be Arranged.
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May
17 -
The Tehama County Board of Education held a meeting
Saturday at which time several matters of importance were considered. June 1st
was the date set for the beginning of the examinations for graduation from the
ninth grade of the Public Schools. June 7th was fixed as the time
for the holding of teachers’ examinations.
The matter of disposing of the ninth grade, to comply
with the new law, with the object of trying to have a uniform course of the
different counties, was discussed, and the Board ordered that the Secretary
send invitations to the various County Boards to come to Red Bluff and hold a
joint meeting to arrange a uniform course for the Grammar schools of the
Valley.
NEW PLAYHOUSE
VALLEJO (Solano Co.), May 17
-
M. Dos REIS ,owner of the St.
Vincent Hotel of this city, is preparing to remodel the place so as to provide
the society with a modern theater. The present dining room and office will be
used for the amusement place, the grill and billiard rooms occupying the other
half of the lower floor of the building. The upper stories are to be run simply
a rooming house.
It is expected that that new theater will be one of
the finest in this city.
DIED SUDDENLY
VINA (Tehama Co.), May 17 -
Coroner DECKER was here Saturday and held an inquest
over the body of John ANDERSON, who died at the Vina
sheep ranch suddenly that morning.
ANDERSON was a native of Norway, about 70 years old.
He was engaged in dipping sheep when he fell dead. The jury rendered a verdict
of death from heart failure.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento Bee
Saturday, July 10, 1909
SUPERIOR
CALIFORNIA NEWS
RED BLUFF JUSTICE BUSY
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), July 10. The local Justice
Court showed signs of life yesterday and as a result two prisoners received
fines of $30 each with the usual alternative. They were J. ESTRATA, an Indian,
and Martin COURTNEY. Both pleaded guilty to the charge of disturbing the peace.
James MARTIN pleaded guilty to vagrancy and begging and received thirty days,
with no alternative. Richard CLAYTON, who hails from near Woodland, proved to
the satisfaction of Judge LUDEMAN that he worked occasionally and that he made
a mistake in asking a supposed acquaintance for alms, and the Judge was lenient
and gave him an hour in which to leave town.
GIVES HIMSELF UP
SANTA ROSA (Sonoma Co.), July 10 Asserting that he was
tired of wandering over the country as a fugitive from justice, Scott JOHNSON,
who claims to have murdered a man named McALLISTER on
a farm near Fort Deposit, Md., last April, gave himself up to a Deputy Sheriff
at Sonoma and was brought to the County Jail here. JOHNSON says that he thought
that by coming so far from the scene of his crime he would be able to forget,
but the pangs of conscience finally drove him to give himself up to the
authorities.
CHILD MAY LOSE SIGHT
ANDERSON (Shasta Co.), July 10. - Marjory SPANN, the
6-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles SPANN of Anderson, met with a serious
accident yesterday at noon. The little child was in the act of opening a
package, an in trying to cut the string with a knife the knife bounded back and
struck her in the eye. She was taken to the local doctor and he gave little
hope that the sight would be retained, but advised the parents to take her to a
specialist. They started on the midnight train with her to Oakland.
KICKED BY HORSE
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), July 10 - Thomas POGUE, a farm
hand employed on the LANGENOUR ranch, was kicked by a horse Thursday night.
Four teeth were knocked out, a gash two inches in length cut on the cheek and
he was unconscious for some time.
STILL MISSING
No Trace Found of Teamster Shock
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), July 10 - Sheriff BOYD went to
Hay Fork yesterday to investigate the sudden disappearance of C.L. SHOCK,
mention of which was made in The Bee at the time.
It appears that SHOCK left here a little over a week
ago with a load of freight for Hay Fork, and that the oxen he was driving
became footsore when he neared the BROWNELL place, that he decided to camp
there and sent Roy VORE, a boy who accompanied him, to the town for assistance.
The boy returned, but no trace of SHOCK could be found.
One of the oxen is dead from exhaustion and lack of
proper care and another is dying. The rest are being kept at the BROWNELL
place, awaiting the return of the owner.
No one outside the Sheriff’s office appears to be
taking any interest in the case. Relatives of the missing man have given no
aid.
POSTAL DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK INTO MAIL SERVICE
REDDING (Shasta Co.), July 10. - Assemblyman A.M. DEAN
is in receipt of a communication from Congressman W.F. ENGLEBRIGHT regarding
the mail service that Uncle Sam is providing for this section and about which
the Assemblyman became very busy when the matter was brought to his attention.
The Congressman sends a letter under date of July 1st, from Second Assistant
Postmaster General Joseph STEWART, which reads: ?Your letter of June 28th,
regarding the unsatisfactory mail service of the Shasta route, California,
north of Red Bluff, is received. The matter will be investigated, and I shall
be pleased to inform you of the result.?
TWO BARNS BURNED
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), July 10 - Fire last night at
9:30 o’clock destroyed the stable connected with the California brewery on
Chestnut Street; the stable opposite, owned by Michael REISSINGER, owner of the
brewery, and gave the brewery plant a scorching. The loss will reach $900,
covered with insurance. It is thought a tramp sleeping in the first-named barn
caused the blaze. The Fire Department reached the scene in time to save the
manufacturing department and malt room.
DOCTOR GOES SOUTH
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), July 10 - Dr. A. GIBSON, one of
the oldest and best-known physicians in this county, left here this week for
the southern part of the State, where he will look for a new location. His family
will follow in a short time.
DIED AT BIGGS
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), July 10 - Mrs. Bessie BUTLER,
who died at Biggs yesterday, was a sister of Mrs. T.E. BEVEN of this city. She
visited here frequently. Her illness was of brief duration.
GOOD YEAR FOR THE FARMERS NEAR BIGGS
BIGGS (Butte Co.), July 10 - Amongst the busiest men
in the section at the present time are the fruit growers, as all crops are
large and of good quality. The shipment of green fruit from this point is
heavy. The apple crop is extra good. All the crop has
been contracted for. The barley harvest is on and the yield is fairly good
taking into consideration the lack of late rains. The wheat crop is not up to
the average, as a large acreage had to be cut for hay, but what did mature is
good.
The grape crop is looking fine and no reason can now
be seen why a large yield of grapes will not be harvested this fall.
The sugar beet outlook at this time points to a large
yield of first-class beets, full of sugar.
The prices offered this year are not over high yet
with good weather for harvesting the crops and for drying of fruit the growers
will have a banner year. With their prosperity every line of trade feels an
improvement.
WAS PRIVATE SECRETARY TO JEFFERSON DAVIS
AUBURN (Placer Co.), July 10 - William LEFLAND, a
well-known citizen of Auburn, who has resided with his family in this city for
the past nineteen years, passed away at his home here yesterday morning, a
sufferer from gastritis. Deceased was born in Memphis, Tenn., was aged *7
years, and leaves a wife, five sons and one daughter in Auburn to mourn his
loss. Mrs. W.O. LEFLAND, his mother; Mrs. Emily ROBERSON, his sister, and other
relatives in the State are also left. For many years deceased was engaged in
the insurance business in Dallas and Galvetson,
Texas, and after the Civil Way occupied the position of Private Secretary under
Jefferson Davis, with whom he was on close terms of intimacy. The funeral will
be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o?clock
from the undertaking parlors in Auburn.
SELECT SITE FOR CARNEGIE LIBRARY
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), July 10 - The Board of
Supervisors at its meeting this morning settled the dispute of the location of
the new $10,000 Carnegie Library which Alturas is to have.
Some of Alturas’ prominent citizens, because of the
fact they owned land in the vicinity of the N.C.O. depot, which is about
three-quarters of a mile from town, desired the new library to be placed on
this sagebrush flat. The majority of the people, however, were opposed to the location
and the matter was given to the Board of Supervisors to decide. After thorough
consideration a site in the town, which will be convenient to all, was decided
upon and donated to the town by the county. Work upon the new building will
begin immediately.
WANT TO INSPECT BOOKS
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), July 10 - E.W. BULLARD, G.C.
MARTIN and A.M. EISTON, defendants in three separate suits brought by the
Alaskan Coal and Coke Company, have filed notice of a motion for an order
permitting them to inspect the books of the plaintiff.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento
Bee
Monday, July
12, 1909
Superior California News
SCARED OF AUTO;
HORSE WRECKS RIG
Man and Wife Probably Fatally Injured In
Accident
VALLEJO (Solano
Co.), July 12 - The worst automobile accident that has ever been reported in
this city or vicinity occurred last night on the Napa road. Mr. and Mrs. T.J.
MORAN were thrown out of a cart when their horse was frightened by a machine
and received injuries from which they are both now in a very critical
condition.
MORAN and his wife were out for a drive, in a
cart behind a young horse which showed considerable fear of automobiles. When
near the one-mile house on the Napa road, Dr. W.E. DOWNING passed in an
automobile. Moran’s horse became frightened, and in rearing completely
overturned the cart. Mr. and Mrs. MORAN were pinned underneath and were dragged
quite a distance.
After giving first aid Dr. DOWNING hastened
to town and sent an ambulance after the injured people. They were taken to a
sanitarium, where Dr. B.J. KLOTZ, Dr. Mary CAVANAUGH, Dr. Ed PETERSON and Dr.
DOWNING attended to their injuries. It was found necessary to operate upon MORAN
at once. His hip bone was so badly shattered that four inches of it had to be
removed. It is feared blood poisoning will set in, and the man’s recovery is
exceedingly doubtful. It is also feared that his spine is injured.
Mrs. MORAN had
two ribs broken and was otherwise severely bruised. The physicians have as yet
been unable to tell whether or not she is internally injured.
TAKE POSSESSION AT ONCE
PRINCETON
(Colusa Co.), July 12 - Since the SCHAAD place passed into the hands of the
Sacramento Valley Land Company for the consideration of $70,000, it has been
decided by the company to take possession in one month, and not have the ranch
farmed another year by Fred SCHAAD, according to first arrangement. The large
dwelling will be occupied by one or more families of the company’s officials,
and in the several large barns will be stored the company’s large hay crop.
This ranch will be the storage center for all the company’s chattels. The
company made a list of supplies needed for the different work camps, and Nelson
BUTLER, of Princeton, and the Frank Miller Company of Butte City, are bidding to furnish the needed merchandise.
NARROWLY SCAPES INJURY
LODI (San
Joaquin Co.), July 12 - James P. GALLAGHER narrowly escaped being injured here
yesterday afternoon. GALAGHER had driven into Lodi with a young horse and a
light rubber-tired buggy. He had stopped the horse and was talking to some
friends when the animal started down Sacramento Street running and kicking.
After running a short distance it collided with an iron post, separating itself
from the rig. GALLAGHER was thrown over the dashboard, but kept a tight hold on
the lines, and was dragged about fifteen feet before the horse got loose from
him. He was uninjured save for a few bruises, but the buggy was practically
demolished.
MILLVILLE WOMAN DIES IN REDDING
MILLVILLE
(Shasta Co.), July 12 - Mrs. Maria NICHOLS, who came across the Plains from the
Atlantic Coast, in the early fifties, passed away yesterday afternoon in
Redding, at the age of 70 years.
Deceased
followed to the grave, in quick succession, three of her nearest relatives. Her
husband, who was a pioneer merchant of this town, lies buried in the local city
of the dead, where the body of Mrs. NICHOLS will be interred to-day.
TAKE DEPOSITIONS IN LAND CASE
Interesting
Matter To Be Heard In Redding Soon.
RED BLUFF
(Tehama Co.), July 12 - Depositions were taken in a homestead entry case here
Saturday that are of more than usual interest. Special Agent A.O. WHITE, of the
San Francisco Land Office, and W.D. TILLITSON, representing Thomas B. WALKER,
of Minnesota, heard the depositions of C.R. FORWARD and Calvin MERCER, both of
Manton.
The case is somewhat of a mixed-up affair.
Some years ago Jesse B. CALDWELL, of Manton, made a filing on the property,
consisting of 160 acres, situated about six miles north of Manton. After making
final proofs he mortgaged the property to George STOLL, in order to pay some
notes, although he had not received his patent to the land. CALDWELL failed to
pay the note and the land was sold about two years under an execution to Thomas
B. WALKER, a large landowner of Minnesota and California, the consideration
being $600. The latter is now seeking a patent from the United States Land
Office.
Before selling
the land under execution, CALDWLL sold some of the timber to C.R. FORWARD. The
land agents stepped in and said FORWARD had no right to the timber, and rather
than have trouble Forward paid $327 for the timber cut.
Should Walker win his case it is probable that
Forward will receive his $327 with interest for the
past two years. The case will be watched with interest by people in the Manton
country, as the trial comes up this week before the Register and Receiver at
Redding.
DID NOT PAY BILL
DUTCH FLAT (Placer
Co.), July 12 - J.D. STEWART, a deputy Sheriff, of Gold Run, arrested a man who
gave the name of Horace BAKER and claims to have been a railroad clerk. BAKER
came to Gold Run about a month ago in company with a woman and claimed they
were on route East, but wanted to enjoy the mountains for a few weeks, and Gold
Run looked good to them.
They stopped at the Stewart Hotel. When asked
to pay his bill BAKER was short of funds, but said he expected a check soon. As
the check was not forthcoming he was arrested. Sheriff McAULAY,
of Auburn, thinks BAKER and the woman worked the same game in other places.
SAYS HIS LIFE WAS THREATENED
MARYSVILLE
(Yuba Co.), July 12 - A gardener named Peter HANLON complained to the authorities
last evening that Lloyd TOAL, proprietor of the Cliff House, a resort at the
west end of the Fifth-Street subway, had attempted to shoot him and would have
done so but for the interference of bystanders. HANLON visited Toal?s resort, he says, and found
him asleep. When HANLON awakened him, Toal produced a
revolver from behind the bar and held it in a threatening manner with his
finger on the trigger while he berated Hanlon for waking him from his slumbers.
Other patrons of the place took the pistol from Toal.
Manlon said he would swear to a complaint and cause Toal?s arrest.
HAD BROTHERS IN NEVADA
KENNET (Shasta
Co.), July 12 - After an illness of six months, Morton BEACHAN, a native of
Austria, aged 40 years, died Saturday. A brother was last heard of from
Tonopah, Nev., and efforts are being made to reach him. Deceased?s other relatives reside in Udbine,
Austria, where he left them about five years ago to try his fortunes in the Far
West. No arrangements have been made as to time of burial, the undertaker
awaiting advices either from Nevada or Austria.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento
Bee
Thursday, July
15, 1909
Superior California News
TO PLANT VINES ABOUT THE DEPOT
Yuba City
Women’s Club To Make Improvements
YUBA CITY
(Sutter Co.), July 15 - The Yuba City Women’s Improvement Club has agreed to
plant vines around the Northern Electric’s depot at Bridge and Second Streets,
and will plant to grass and flowers the side of the embankment approach to the
bridge facing Second and Bridge Streets. The end of Bridge Street, which lies
between Second and the levee, will be leveled off and planted to grass and
flowers. A circular driveway will be made, and in the center of the circle will
be a fountain and a bed of flowers. Rustic seats will be placed in the little
park, and that portion of the town made exceedingly attractive. The City
Trustees have agreed to lay water pipes, so that the improvement may be kept in
shape.
It was understood this week that the
Northern Electric had agreed with the club not to paint the new depot at Bridge
and Second. The women protested against the painting, because it would ruin the
rustic appearance of the new building, but the company has evidently changed
its mind, as painters are here this week to give the building either a coat of
oil or paint.
It is understood this week that the club will
ask the City Trustees to have the property owners on the east side of Second
Street fence all vacant lots with a high board fence, and shut off the
unsightly weedy lots from view.
GOT OFF EASLIY
Chinaman Fined
$10 Each for Sleeping Near Vegetables.
RED BLUFF
(Tehama Co.), July 15 - Yesterday afternoon the three Chinamen, Ah TOM, Ah NOW
and Ah LOUF, arrested on the charge of violating a State law by sleeping in the
quarters in which they kept their provisions, appeared before Justice of the
Peace LUDEMAN and each was fined $10, with an alternative of spending ten days
in jail. All pleaded guilty to the charge and the Justice was lenient. Justice
LUDEMAN made it clear to the offenders that a further violation will mean a
stiff sentence.
BUYS FARM LAND
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), July 15 - Arthur B. MILLER, local manager for the J.K. ARMSBY Company,
yesterday became owner of the J.N. BRANDSTATT place near Yuba City, paying in
the neighborhood of $11,000 for the tract, which contains fifty-four acres,
thirty of which are planted to bearing fruit trees. The remainder is low land,
adapted to the growing of alfalfa and asparagus. MILLER will not state whether
he is purchasing the place for himself or as the representative of some other
person or concern.
GETS PROMOTION
DUNSMUIR
(Siskiyou Co.), July 15 - Del LAUX, who for a long time was employed in the
store of W.H. FISHER in Red Bluff, came to Dunsmuir a short time ago to work in
the store of the Shasta Mercantile Company, and he has given such satisfaction
that he has been placed at the head of the concern as manager of the firm.
HEARS THREE CASES
Modoc Juvenile
Court Has Busy Session
ALTURAS (Modoc
Co.), July 15 - Judge John E. BAKER heard a number of cases in the Juvenile
Court Tuesday. The continual recurrence of offenses committed by a certain gang
of youths of the town provoked the Judge to make examples of a few.
Three of the
offenders were tried and convicted.
Joe WARNER, 19 years of age, was tried and
convicted of criminal assault on the person of May MURPHY, 13 years of age.
Young WARNER was sentenced to two years in the Preston Reform School, or until
21 years of age.
Thomas FRAWLEY, 17 years of age, convicted of
furnishing probation lads with whisky, was fined $280 and put on probation to
serve until 21 years of age.
May MURPHY, 13 years of age, the foster child
or Mr. and Mrs. John MURPHY, was sent to Whittier Reform School until 18 years
of age.
DREDGE MINING ON COTTONWOOD CREEK
Capitalists
Said To Have Made Important Deal.
IGO (Shasta
Co.), July 15 - If prospecting, now being undertaken, proves the values that
the owner says are there, the H.H. SHUFFLETON ranch near Gas Point,
and on a portion of Cottonwood Creek, will be dredged or mined by some device
for gold.
A.C. FULTON, of
San Francisco, and Charles PAULSEN, of Redwood City, from which place Fulton
originally came, have been on the property for some days and as they are
interested with Guy A. DuBOIS, President of the Byron
Jackson Iron Works, of San Francisco, in a dredging proposition on the San
Joaquin River, it is believed that the three with a Redding rancher have made a
bargain to work the property on a percentage basis.
Shuffleton has had the ranch since the early 50?s,
and in those times Chinamen worked it. There is only a small acreage which is
thought to go within the region of 30 cents a yard. Efforts have been made to
bond other adjoining properties, but the owners prefer to work them as farms.
Some years ago Douglas CONE, of Red Bluff,
had a bond on the ground and about 3,000 acres in the bed of Cottonwood Creek,
but the tests showed an average of less than nine cents a yard, and the gravel
shallow.
Last year Shuffleton
bonded the ground to a Redding man for $10,000, but the price was out of reason
when the extent of the mining ground was ascertained, there being not over
forty acres dredgable.
In the event that the land changes hands
there will be a restraining dam put in to keep the debris from reaching the
Sacramento River or the ranches down the course of the Cottonwood to its
confluences with the great waterway.
MOUNTAIN HOME BURNED TO GROUND
MIDDLETOWN
(Lake Co.), July 15 - The beautiful home of Mrs. M.M. HALL, situated on Cobb
Mountain only a short distance from this place, was burned to the ground Monday
night at 10 o’clock. Nothing whatever was saved except the lives of the inmates
and the clothes they were wearing. They were almost caught in a death trap.
Harry VANDEWATER, stepson of Mrs. HALL, who resides there, had occasion to go
outside to attend to a horse and on his return he saw the entire roof of the
house aflame and ready to fall in. He immediately called his wife and mother,
the only other inmates, just in time to save their lives.
How the fire started is yet a mystery and may
always be. There are a few who think this is a duplicate to the Sawtell fire here some years ago in which case the house
was robbed first, then burned.
TAKE BODY TO NAPA FOR BURIAL
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), July 15 - At the Coroners? inquest held on the
body of the late Charles RICHARDSON yesterday afternoon the jury brought in a
verdict of accidental death caused by being run over by train No. 12, which is
the Shasta Limited. Two brothers of deceased, who reside in Napa, arrived
Wednesday morning and will take the body to Napa. His wife, who was Miss
ORENDER, of this city, died four or five years ago. He leaves a son, 13 years
old and a daughter 9 years old.
MAY EXHIBIT HERD AT STATE FAIR
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), July 15 - Asa MORRIS and son have a fine herd
of Holstein dairy cows, including the famous Juliana De Kel,
who holds the world’s record as a two-year-old cow for the production of butter
fat, and they are thinking of exhibiting the pick of the herd at both the State
Fair and the Yolo County Fair.
JUVENILE COURT CAUSES EXPENSE
Yolo May Have
Fare For Delinquent Youths
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), July 15 - The Supervisors are manifesting some uneasiness about the work
of the new law relating to Juvenile Courts.
There is a
mandatory provision requiring the Board to provide and maintain a detention
home. The Probation Committee appointed and organized some time ago has been
persistent in its efforts to induce the Board to comply with this provision of
the law.
It is such a
serious problem that the Board finally requested the Committee to select a
site. The Committee was offered several locations, and the Board was out
viewing them yesterday.
The chief objection to all of them is the
expense. It will be necessary to pay a good round price if a suitable site is
secured. If there is not already a suitable building on the land it will be
necessary to construct one. Then there must be a warden and a matron and a
probation officer, all under salary.
The cost of providing and maintaining such an
establishment is certain to be heavy, and there is a
probability that the cost of maintenance will increase year by year. It is
apparent that there must be a material increase in the tax levy, and the
prospect is giving the Supervisors some worry.
After the rounds had been
made yesterday the prevailing sentiment appeared to be that the most practical
solution of the problem would be to purchase an additional twenty-one acres
adjoining the hospital farm to operate both under one management.
Negotiations looking to that end pending to-day.
BRINGS SUIT AGAINST SAVINGS BANK
MARYSVILLE
(Yuba Co.), July 15 - Neta A. HOOPER, by her
attorney, Lawrence SCHILLIG, has commenced a friendly suit in the Superior
Court of the county against the Northern California Bank of Savings to recover
$718.29.
Plaintiff
alleges that on December 24, 1907, the bank was indebted to her mother, Mary J.
BLACKMER, now deceased, in the sum of $675, on account of a savings bank
deposit; that on the same date her mother transferred verbally to her in consideration
of love and affection, the said sum of money on deposit in the bank by
delivering to plaintiff her passbook.
The bank wants a decree of the Court in lieu
of a will which Mrs. BLACKMER failed to make before she died, hence the
proceedings.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento Bee
Monday, July 19, 1909
CONDENSED
NEWS BY WIRE
Sixteen Are Drowned - Sixteen persons, five of them women,
were drowned Sunday in the waters of the vicinity of New York. Ten perished
after the capsizing of the excursion sloop, Roxana, carrying twenty-two
passengers. Six were victims of swimming accidents: Captain SAMUELSON, of the
Roxana, and twelve survivors were picked up under great difficulties in a rough
and choppy sea by the tug Lamont.
Jealously Leads to Arrest - Through the jealousy of a
woman the Seattle police have been able to capture the members of a gang of
criminals who, they believe, have been systematically robbing houses in
Seattle, Vancouver, B.C., Portland and Tacoma. H.G. MOORE, who the police say
is an ex-convict from San Francisco, is the alleged leader of the gang. The
police profess to have a complete confession from MOORE. Others arrested as
members of the gang are Claude PAYNE, Steve ADAMS and a woman giving the name
of Mrs. O.M. SLAYER.
Jeff Davis’ Daughter Dead - Margaret Howell Jefferson
HAYES, who was the only surviving child of the late Jefferson DAVIS, and the
wife of Jefferson HAYES, President of the Coast National Bank of Colorado
Springs, died yesterday of a complication of diseases. Mrs. HAYES, the last of
the family of the late President of the Confederacy, after the death of her
sister, Miss Winnie DAVIS, at Richmond, Va., made a trip South a few years ago
when she was made the “Daughter of the Confederacy” in her sister’s stead.
Killed in Saloon Row - Joseph BATY, of Tulare, was
shot and instantly killed yesterday by George WEBSTER, of Madera, following a
quarrel which occurred in Scott’s saloon. The shooting was caused by Webster’s
attempt to poke fun at Baty, who was locally known as
a ?bad man?, over another shooting affair, which
occurred a week ago.
Child Fatally Burned - While his mother was attending
the funeral of his grandmother, Alexander SPAULDING, 4 years of age, crept into
the kitchen of his home in Los Angeles, and turned on the fluid in the gasoline
stove. He applied a match to it, the stove exploded and the child was fatally
burned. The father tried to save the child, but could do nothing until every
bit of clothing had been burned from the baby’s body. The mother came home just
in time to rush to the hospital just before the baby died.
Frightened Aviator Hurt - A frightened amateur sitting
like a wooden man went up yesterday in Glenn Curtiss’ aeroplane,
which hovered a moment in midair and then crashed to the earth. The beautiful
craft which CURTISS made his remarkable flight Saturday was badly wrecked. When
Alexander WILLIAMS, the would-be aviator, was lifted from the twisted frame, he
was delirious, his left arm was broken and his body bruised. His injuries,
however, are not serious.
Boys Held as Bandits - A special from Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho, states that Marshal NEVLIN, of Los Angeles, and Horace TAYTON and Percy
THOMPSON, both prominent Spokane boys, were arrested at Coeur d’Alene, charged
with having held up and robbed Charles REYN of a trifling sum. NEVLIN was
placed in jail and is being held, the police alleging that Reyn’s
purse was found on him. Thompson and Tayton were
released on $500 bail each.
HAPPENINGS
AROUND THE BAY
Babe Killed by Train - within sight of a crowd of men
and women standing on the San Rafael station platform, Vera NELSON, aged three
and a half years, was crushed to death under the wheels of an electric train of
the Northwestern Pacific line yesterday and her mother, who dashed in front of
the moving cars, in an effort to save the child, was seriously injured.
Beauty Doctor Gets Year in Prison - W.H. SHEPPARD, the
Oakland beauty doctor, who enticed young girls to his office under a pretense
of giving them employment and then attacked them, was sentenced to one year in
the City Prison and $1,000 fine by Judge SAMUELS Saturday. The evidence
introduced against the defendant was sensational in the extreme, provoking the
censure of his own counsel who, before submitting the case, stated their belief
in the defendant’s guilt, pleading emotional insanity as an extenuating
circumstance. Sheppard’s victims told dramatically of his attempts to assault
them. The evidence was of such a nature that women were excluded from the
Court-room.
Mrs. Selka Released - Mrs.
Agnes SELKA, the unhappy young women from Astoria, O., will not be tried on the
charge of polygamy, on which she was arrested Friday on advice received by the
local police from Sheriff POMEROY, Samuel SELKS, the woman’s husband, whose
cruel treatment, she says, caused her to leave home, has decided that he would
not prosecute the woman and so informed the Astoria officers. When that was
known here Chief of Police COOK ordered the woman’s release.
Summons Lover, Girl Tries Suicide. Having summoned her
lover, Paul Zollke, by a note, Mrs. M. BEVIER, a
sewing machine demonstrator, attempted to end her own life at a Washington
Street lodging house, Oakland, by swallowing creoline.
ZOLLKE arrived shortly afterward and discovered the woman lying unconscious on
the floor.
Pioneer Merchant Dead - Henry L. DAVIS, one of the
best-known pioneer business men of San Francisco, is dead. DAVIS
was 81 years of age, and was born in Newport, R.I. While he was yet a
mere lad, the Mexican War broke out, and DAVIS enlisted as a drummer boy. After
the close of the war he came to California, arriving here in 1850. He was
engaged in mining for some time, but finally settled in this city and went into
business. He was associated with the late Joseph BRITTON in constructing the
Clay Street Cable Railway, the first of its kind in the world. He served two
terms as Sheriff of San Francisco in the early days and at different time was
offered other political offices.
Man Arrests Self - Following his release from a San
Francisco jail, Robert LECLERS paid his own way back to Hackensack, N.J., to
answer to a charge of passing worthless checks, of which he declares he is
innocent. He is now in jail there awaiting trial.
Sell Lottery Tickets to Housewives - Their traffic
among the Oriental population reduced by the police to an unprofitable basis, the
wily Chinese lottery keepers of Oakland have extended secret operations into
the residential districts of the city, with Chinese agents vending tickets on
the drawings to housewives at their kitchen doors and to patrons of barrooms
and barber shops. This condition came to the attention of the police yesterday
when Policeman James F. FLYNN and Deputy Sheriff WAGNER arrested Ah Wing, a
Chinese lottery agent, who is accused of “welching.”
Runs Over Friend’s Son - While speeding to Elmhurst to
visit a sick friend, about midnight Saturday, Eugene PHELPS, an Oakland
automobile agent, ran down and perhaps fatally injured William BEHRMANN,
13-year-old son of Phelps’ intimate friend, J.W. BEHRMANN, of Orion Street,
Melrose.
Man Robs Newsboy - For the second time within a week
8-year-old Joseph STANCIS, of San Francisco, was robbed yesterday of his
earnings by a stranger. The lad sells newspapers on the street, and at Polk
Street and Golden Gate Avenue yesterday morning a man asked him to give him
small change for money of larger denomination. The lad readily agreed, and gave
the stranger $3.25 in dimes and nickels. The stranger immediately disappeared,
while the boy ran crying for a policeman.
Corpse Thrown From Wagon - Deputy Coroner J.L. ELDER,
his assistant, Harry LESH, and Dave WOODWORTH, of Burlingame, took part in a grewsome search during the wee small hours of last night,
when they spent anxious minutes looking for a body which had disappeared from
their wagon. ELDER, aided by the other two men, was driving to San Francisco
with the body and when opposite Cypress Lawn the wagon struck an obstruction,
throwing the three men off the seat and overturning the rig. Elder, who was the
least injured of the three, grabbed the horse’s head and the wagon was righted.
Before starting it was decided to look at the body. To the surprise of the
three men the doors of the wagon were found open and the vehicle untenanted by
the dead. A hurried but thorough search of some moments finally resulted in the
finding of the remains by the side of a ditch, to which temporary resting place
it had been hurled by the overturning of the wagon.
The Sacramento Bee
Monday, July 19, 1909
AUTOMOBILES SOON TO SUPPLANT TWO STAGES
Quick Service to Chico and to N.C.O. Railroad
SUSANVILLE (Lassen Co.), July 19 - Max L. ROSENFELD,
who is interested in an auto livery company at San Francisco, and who has been
here since June 28th looking over the various stage routes terminating at this
place, has decided to establish an auto line from Susanville, connecting with
the N.C.O. Railroad at Doyle Station, about fifty miles from here. He will put
on two passenger cars and one baggage car at once, so it is stated.
There is a
stage line over the same road now, but by George B. LONG; but it will be consolidated
with the new enterprise.
This method of
transportation will enable passengers with their baggage to arrive in
Susanville several hours earlier each evening, also enabling them to leave this
place much later in the forenoon and still be able to board the train going
south.
Rosenfeld is
now inspecting the route from Susanville to Chico, with a view to establishing
a similar service.
FATHER OF
SEVEN IS TO BE TRIED FOR NEGLECTING FAMILY
SUSANVILLE (Lassen Co.), July 19 - Charles HUNTINGTON,
who was arrested in Plumas County by Sheriff EMERSON and brought here, charged
with non-support of his children, seven in number, was given his hearing before
Justice BRASHAM Friday and was bound over to the Superior Court for trial.
Those present
pronounced it rather a touching scene when the deserted wife and seven babies,
the eldest of whom is only 13 years old, came filing
into the Court-room. The hard-hearted father had not the courage to take even
one glance at his family.
PUMP
IRIGATION IN NN BUTTE CITY DISTRICT
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), July 19 - R.H. HOUGHTON, of Butte
City, manager of the California Farm Products Company of that place, which has
begun irrigating many acres of land from wells, states that five wells have
already been sunk and an abundant supply of water encountered in all. The pumps
are kept going during the day and the photographs show the streams pouring into
the ditches and the flooding of the lands. The Smyrna figs planted this year
show a remarkable growth and many of them bore fruit. The wheat and barley on
the ranch is yielding a big crop.
CONTRACT
AWARDED
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), July 19 - COTTON Bros. have been
awarded the contract to build the new dolphin for the Butte City bridge. It
will be constructed of steel and concrete, and will cost $17,375. It will
replace the one swept away by the floodwaters last Winter.
NEW TEACHER
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), July 19 - Miss Nina L. BEAUCHAMP
will succeed C.J. LATRHOP as teacher of the commercial department of the Glenn County
High School, the County Board of Education making the selection.
RAILROAD
ANNOUCNES LOWER RATE ON FRUIT
Modoc County Has Large Crop Soon to Be Harvested
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), July 19 - It is said by fruit
growers here that the fruit crop in Modoc County this year will be the largest
in fifteen years. There is an abundance of all small fruits of every variety. Plenty of apples, pears, prunes and plums. There will be
great quantities of the native wild plum, which no other county in California
enjoys the distinction of producing.
Learning that
the fruit crop will be so large and knowing that Modoc County fruit is always
in demand because of its fine flavor, the N.C.O. Railroad has made special rate
from Alturas to Reno in carload lots.
SUES STAGE
COMPANY
Power Line Will Follow Survey for Electric Railroad
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), July 19 - The case of BAXTER vs.
CROSS was commenced in the Superior Court before Judge BAKER last week. BAXTER
is asking Stage Contractor A.P. CROSS for $10,000 damages for his son, who lost
his life in a stage wreck near Alturas last Spring.
Attorney J.H. STEWART is representing the defendant and Attorney N.A. CORNISH
is representing Plaintiff BAXTER.
ORDERED TO
REMOVE FENCES FROM PUBLIC LANDS UP IN MODOC
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), July 19 - For many years a few
stockmen in this county have been in the habit of fencing thousands of acres of
Government land upon which to graze their stock. A Government Inspector arrived
here last week and has been touring the county, ordering all such fences
removed.
Some land has also been fenced under the Homestead and
desert Acts by persons who are said to have complied with the requirements of
the law. All such fences have been ordered torn away.
TRAMPLED
UNDER FEET BY FELLOW EMPLOYES WHILE LEAVING FERRY
VALLEJO (Solano Co.), July 19 - Knocked down as he was
leaving the ferry boat Vallejo on the trip from the navy Yard Saturday,
trampled upon and badly bruised before he could be rescued from under the feet
of the running workmen, was the experience of James HILSINGER, of Napa, an employe of the Yard. He was painfully, but not seriously
injured. During the months of July, August and September, the Navy Yard closes
down at 12 o’clock each Saturday, and the moment the ferry boat lands on the
Vallejo side the workmen, who are desirous of boarding the 12:30 boat for San
Francisco, or the car for Napa, as well as others who have not even this
excuse, break into a run.
TO PLEAD
GUILTY
CHICO (Butte Co.), July 19 - Edward BEST, arrested in
Marysville for the embezzlement of $4 on a complaint sworn to by Douglas CRUM
of this city, has signified his intention of pleading guilty. He will be
arraigned to-day.
YOUNG HUNTER
MEETS DEATH
Killed By Accidental Discharge Of
Gun
AUBURN (Placer Co.), July 19 - Frank MILLER, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. MILLER, who have made this city their home for several
years past, met with a distressing and fatal accident about 6 o’clock on last
Saturday evening on the outskirts of town. The boy, who was aged 13 years,
started out to spend the night at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Jerry H. SULLIVAN,
in the Rock Creek district, several miles north of Auburn, but had gone only a
short distance out of town when the shotgun which he carried, and with which he
intended to have a hunt, was discharged and the full contents of birdshot, at
close range, entered his right breast, tearing a gaping wound.
The injured
lad was found immediately after the accident and hurried out to the County
Hospital for treatment, but although everything possible was done for him by
physicians and nurses, the boy died of his frightful injuries before midnight
on Saturday night.
No one will probably ever know just how the accident
occurred, as he was alone when the gun went off and was too weak to be
questioned afterward; but the supposition is that the weapon was discharged
while the boy was getting through a fence on his way to the Sullivan place. The
deceased was employed at the Placer County Republican office in this city, and
was a manly and popular little fellow.
HUNTER DROPS
PISTOL; SHOOTS WIFE IN LEG
BLUE CANYON (Placer Co.), July 19 - While getting
ready for a camping trip last evening, Louis D. BECK, a fireman, dropped his pistol
from a belt and it exploded, shooting his wife in the leg. Dr. JOHNSTON, of
Dutch Flat, was called to attend the woman.
ROCKLIN
WOMAN SENT TO OAKLAND FRIENDS
AUBURN (Placer Co.), July 19 - Judge H.C. GESFORD, of
Napa County, and Doctors WHITE and ROONEY, of this place, were engaged last
Saturday in examining, on a charge of insanity, a single woman named Rebecca
BIGELOW, who had been acting in an eccentric manner for several days past in
the town of Rocklin. The woman is a dressmaker and housekeeper by occupation
and came to Placer County from Oakland, where she is said to have friends.
After an exhaustive examination it was decided by the Judge and physicians not
to commit her to an asylum, but to have her sent back to Oakland, where it is
understood her friends will care for her. Accordingly a ticket was bought for
her and the woman was sent back to her old home.
IS BURIED
UNDER 200 SACKS OF GRAIN
HAMILTON CITY (Glenn Co.), July 19 - Charles W. FULTZ,
of this place, was seriously injured yesterday. He, with several other men, was
hauling grain from one of the Sacramento Valley Sugar Company’s warehouses and
on nearing the last of the 3,000 sacks they had hauled FULTZ started to get one
from the bottom of the pile when the balance of 200 sacks, which were piled
fifteen high, fell on him, pinning him to the ground. The men with him took six
sacks of grain off of him before they could release him. A doctor was
immediately called from Chico to attend him. FULTZ lies in a critical condition
and it is very doubtful as to haw bad
he is injured, for the injuries are internal.
BIG MINING
PROJECT
LEWISTON (Trinity Co.), July 19 - The Trinity River
Mining Company is installing centrifugal pumps and other machinery for the
purpose of working the gravel in the river bed. As has been told in The Bee,
this company recently completed a rock tunnel two miles above this place for
the purpose of turning the Trinity River through a hill, laying bare a mile and
a half of river bed. The pumps will be used to force water through giants and
the gravel will be elevated and washed through flumes. The big tunnel carries
30,000 inches of water. It is expected that hydraulicking
of the river bed will be begun in six or eight weeks.
GIRL FIGHTS
RATTLER
DUTCH FLAT (Placer Co.), July 19 - Miss Hattie WOODS,
of Grass Valley, who is spending a few weeks at the home of her grandmother,
Mrs. J. LEVEE, ate Lowell Hill, near here had quite an experience with a huge
rattlesnake that measured four feet in length.
Miss WOODS was taking a walk and met the snake on a
trail. She struck it with a stick, but did not kill it, and the snake started
toward her. She retreated until she found a large stick when she went back and
killed the reptile.
REBUILDING
TOWN
FAIRFIELD (Solano Co.), July 19 - D.T. AMBROSE and D.
SILBERSTINE have been awarded a contract for the erection of a two-story
reinforced concrete building, 60x100 feet in size, to replace the one destroyed
by fire a few days ago. Other property owners also will erect fireproof
buildings to replace those destroyed.
R.H.
MONTGOMERY DIES
DAVIS (Yolo Co.), July 19 - Robert H. MONTGOOMERY, an
old resident of this place, died at Woodland yesterday morning at the age of 80
years. He came to this locality in 1849 and remained here until two years ago
when he went to Woodland.
He was a brother of Alex, William and Hugh MONTGOMERY,
all of whom died some years ago. He leaves a wife and daughter, who reside in
Seattle, Wash. His remains will be brought here for interment Tuesday.
ONE HELD;
TWO FREE
Dunsmuir Thief Likely to Go to Ione
YREKA (Siskiyou Co.), July 19 - Henry HANSEN, Walter
TOWER and Fred MOORE, the three young men that were brought here from Dunsmuir
on July 6th, charged with robbery at that place on the 4th, were arraigned in
the Superior Court before Judge LODGE Saturday. Henry HANSEN plead
guilty to the charge and the case was dismissed as to TOWER and MOORE. This trio of young fellows were charged with having stolen
clothing and other articles out of a room in a lodging house at Dunsmuir. It
developed, however, that HANSEN was the guilty party, he having taken the
clothing and then gone into the room occupied by TOWER and MOORE, were he was
found. All three were then arrested and charged. The District Attorney was
satisfied that the two boys had nothing to do with the matter, and asked that
the charge be dismissed. HANSEN will probably be sent to the Preston School of
Industry, as he is but a little over 17 years of age.
FINE TRUCKEE
MAN ON GAMBLING CHARGE
NEVADA CITY (Nevada Co.), July 19 - James SLATTERY,
the Truckee gambler who at his hearing decided to stand trial, has changed his
mind and paid his fine. It is stated that Peter ALBERTSON, also awaiting trial
Tuesday, will plead guilty and pay the fine if the money can be raised by his
friends over at Truckee. This will be the last of the gamblers under arrest,
the other two for whom warrants were issued having
left the county. It is stated that the county officials will vigilantly
prosecute the campaign against gambling.
DIES AT
OAKLAND
NEVADA CITY (Nevada Co.), July 19 - Word has been
received here of the death of James MOORE at Oakland. MOORE was formerly a
well-known miner of this section and for some years was foreman at the
Champion.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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Sacramento Daily Bee
Tuesday, July 20, 1909
WOULD SUICIDE IF GIVEN OPPORTUNITY
RENO (Nev.), July 20 - F. BRISSINI, an Italian who
aided in the attempted escape of Fortunate TARSITANO, who murdered Maria FAVA
in this city about ten days ago, is being held in the County Jail for use as a
witness against TARSITANO, and may also be charged with aiding and abetting in
the escape of a criminal. Tarsitano is very despondent
and has stated that he would commit suicide if he found the opportunity. A very
close watch is being kept over him.
ONLY BORROWED AUTO
Archambault, However, Doesn’t Believe Jordan’s
Story
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), July 20 - J.H. JORDAN, who
took an automobile from Henry ARCHAMBAULT at the dove stew at Tehama Sunday, as
told in The Bee, yesterday was placed under bonds in the sum of $1,000 by Judge
LUDEMAN. The young man denies that he took the auto with the intention of
stealing it, but states that he took a friend from the picnic grounds to the
train and was on his way back to the grounds when apprehended by Archambault and the auto taken from him. Archambault would not believe the statement and swore out a
warrant for the arrest. The auto was badly damaged, one wheel being smashed and
the steering gear put out of commission.
LINDIG?S DEATH
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), July 20 - Old age and natural
causes was the verdict of the Coroner’s jury in the case of Edward LINDIG,
whose body was found Saturday at Dry lake, about fifteen miles from Manton. Lindig had been working for Seth PRUDEN, herding goats, and
died suddenly. Ye was about 80 years of age, an old
resident of this county, and unmarried. He had saved considerable money and
invested it in property in this county.
HOMES BURGLARIZED
BIGGS (Butte Co.), July 20 - The residences of Frank
F. WOODS and William CATMULL were entered by burglars Sunday night. At the
Wood’s residence they stole a boy?s
purse. At the Catmull home they secured a sum of money.
During the night three unsuccessful attempts were made to enter other places.
These are the first cases of house breaking to occur here in a number of years.
MURDER OF ACCIDENT?
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), July 20 - Through the announcement
in The Bee of the finding of the blankets of John SCOTT on a sand bar below
Tehama, relatives have become solicitous of the whereabouts of the missing man.
And yesterday Sheriff BOYD received several letters asking him that he
prosecute the search until something definite is learned. The Sheriff’s office
is of the belief that the man was drowned.
REWARD FOR FORGER
Clever Bunco Man May Be in Vicinity of Marysville
AUBURN (Placer Co.), July 20 - Saturday a man who gave
his name as W.A. STONE called upon E.C. SNOWDEN, of this place, and claimed to
be a contractor and builder from Sacramento. He talked with Snowden about
building a house for him and when leaving he asked Snowden to give him his name
and address. Snowden wrote them down for him.
Later the same man presented a check on the
placer County Bank, purporting to have been signed by Snowden, and had it
cashed by an East Auburn merchant from whom purchases were made. It was for
$32.50. Snowden repudiated is as a forgery.
A reward of $20 has been offered by Sheriff McAULEY for the capture of Stone, who travels with a woman,
in a single buggy with a piano box and top, painted black. The point of the
left shaft of the buggy is sprung up. A sorrel mare weighing 950 pounds draws
the outfit.
Stone is about 44 years of age, about five
feet, eight inches tall, weights about 140 pounds, of
medium complexion and having a thin face and brown hair. The woman is about 22,
weight about 140, is about five feet, six inches tall and is round shouldered.
The Sheriff is very anxious to capture the forger. It
is thought he drove to Marysville.
TWO DEATHS
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), July 20 - A pioneer named Robert
MONTGOMERY died in the county hospital Sunday night. At one time he was one of
the wealthiest men in the vicinity of Davis. He was a native of Missouri and
about 80 years old. He came to California in 1849. He and his wife were
separated several years ago and she is living with a married daughter in
Anacortes, Wash. The whereabouts of a son, Henry, is unknown. Mr. MONTGOMERY
was buried in Davis this morning.
Harry MULL,
who was in a Sacramento hospital a few weeks with typhoid fever, died in the
county hospital Sunday. He came to Woodland from Sacramento and suffered a
relapse.
M?CLOSKEY MISSING
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), July 20 - Joseph McCLOSKEY, who has been in the employ of A.B. RODMAN, is
missing. For several days before he disappeared his movements were so eccentric
that his friends suspected he was troubled by a temporary aberration of the
mind.
FRUIT SHIPMENTS
Biggs Is Sending Large Quantities to Seattle
BIGGS (Butte Co.), July 20 - Shipments of green and
dried fruit from the fruit section adjacent to Biggs will be much larger than
was at first expected, outside of what is used by the several canners. George
E. HARVERY has 150 men, women and children employed in picking, sorting and
packing fruit, of which he has already shipped some 290 tons and before the
season he expects to ship at least 500 tons besides a large tonnage of dried
fruit.
W.E. WALKER,
who represents the Earl Fruit Company, states that by Thursday night his
shipments will amount to sixty cars of green fruit and that their shipments for
the season will reach near 200 cars, if not over that number.
It is stated that the bulk of the fruit being shipped
goes to Seattle to supply the visitors at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition,
the remainder going to Texas, Canada, Portland, Chicago, Salt lake, New York
and Boston.
BEATEN ON TRAIN
Victim of Detectives Refused Admission to County Hospital
REDDING (Shasta Co.), July 20 - C. WARICK, a miner,
who was beating his way on the south-bound passenger train last night, riding
the tender of the locomotive, was brought here and an effort was made to place
him in the County Hospital.
The man claimed that when he reached Keswick two
railroad detectives beat him over the head with a blacksnake. They then put him
back on the train to being here for surgical attention.
The man was
refused admission to the hospital when it was found how he had been injured,
and was taken on the south, to Red Bluff, Marysville, or Sacramento to be
treated.
DROWNED BOY’S FUNERAL
GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), July 20 - Yesterday
afternoon occurred the funeral of Henry ROGERS, the 17-year-old
boy who was drowned at the dam below the Rome power house, seven weeks ago and
whose body was found Sunday. A large concourse of relatives and friends
attended the funeral. An inquest will probably be held in a few days.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento Bee
Wednesday, July 21, 1909
HAPPENINGS AROUND THE BAY
Burglars Rob Altar - Sacrilegious burglars broke into
the Church of the Advent, San Francisco, yesterday by
forcing open a rear window. The burglary was reported by Rev. C.N. LATHROP, who
said a solid silver ciborium had been stolen from the altar.
Finds Her Husband Divorced - After pursuing her
husband for more than twelve years, making frequent trips to England and
Prussia, Mrs. Eva LEVY, a Polish woman, found Max LEVY in San Francisco, a
thrifty pawnbroker. When she started to embrace him he told her that he had
been divorced several years before and had married a Miss HELMS. Then Mrs. LEVY
began suit to set aside the divorce on the ground that it had been procured by
perjury and conspiracy.
Bride Goes Insane - A bride of a week, Mrs. Manuel
MORALES lies strapped to a bed in a cell at the San Francisco Detention
Hospital, a raving maniac. She was conveyed to the hospital yesterday by her
husband who is a prosperous merchant. Ten days ago Mrs. MORALES came from her
home in El Paso, Texas, to be married. Hardly had the wedding feast been
cleared away when Mrs. Morales began to act queerly.
Will Sue Ti**d Englishman for Divorce - Mrs. John
William Randolph KENNEDY, who used to be an actress, stated in San Francisco
yesterday that she would go to London to sue for a divorce. Her husband is a
son of Sir William Rann KENNEDY, and a nephew of
David Rann KENNEDY, author of “The Servant in the
House.”
Finds Smuggled Opium - Inspector HEAD found
twenty-three tins of smoking opium on the steamer Mongolia at San Francisco
yesterday afternoon, and seized them. The tins were made into several small
packages, which were intended to have been landed, but the vigilance of the
inspectors prevented the smugglers from getting it on shore.
Played Tom Lawson’s Tips - Charging his downfall to
Thomas W. LAWSON?s frenzied finance tips in copper stock, Frank W. NEWBERG, a
young Bostonian, was arrested in Oakland yesterday on advices from the East. He
is being held at the City Prison awaiting extradition. Newberg was a trusted employe of the Fox River Butter Company, of Boston. He fled
on February 6th, leaving a shortage in his accounts of $1,149.
Carried His Eye In His Hand - Holding in his hand his
right eye which had been torn from its socket by a meat hook, Andrew ANDERSON,
a butcher, walked into the San Francisco Receiving Hospital yesterday and asked
surgical aid. The injured man drove a dozen blocks after the accident to get
aid. His stoicism astonished the physicians.
Endorse Crocker for Mayor - The Executive Committee of
Twenty-five, representing the Citizens? Committee of 200, met yesterday at the
St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, and endorsed William CROCKER for Mayor and
Charles M. FICKERT for District Attorney of that city, with practically
unanimous vote. The Committee of which twenty-two
members were present, split squarely on the City Attorneyship,
giving Percy V. LONG, the incumbent, and Benjamin L. McKINLEY,
eleven votes each.
Japanese Breaks His Back - K. KARISMARU, who asserts
that he is the son of a Japanese Count, lies at the San Francisco Emergency
Hospital with a broken back, the result of a fall yesterday from the third
story of a Sacramento Street residence where he was cleaning windows.
Physicians say the boy will never walk again, but will be compelled to lie flat
until death relieves his sufferings. His father, he says, is a man of wealth
and gave him passage money, but insisted that he should earn his living while
in the United States, where he came four years ago to learn English.
Children See Mother’s Suicide - Bidding good-bye to
her four small children whom she had called around her and not heeding their
frantic pleadings not to take the poison, Mrs. Hannah JOHNSON, wife of a mate
on a Sacramento River steamboat, committed suicide at her San Francisco home
yesterday afternoon by drinking dichloride of mercury.
WOMAN CREATES SCENE IN BANK
ALAMEDA, July 21 - Mrs. Walter GALLAGHER, wife of
Attorney Walter Gallagher of San Francisco, created such a scene in the Alameda
National Bank to-day, denouncing her husband and a young woman of Alameda, whom
she accuses of being her husband’s affinity, that the
bank officials summoned Police Officer Charles KEYES and had Mrs. Gallagher
ejected from the bank.
“It is
utterly impossible for me to do anything with Mrs. Gallagher,” said her
husband, Walter Gallagher, when seen at his offices in San Francisco yesterday
afternoon. “This is the first I have
heard of her kicking up a row in the Alameda bank, and over a woman who is
supposed to be my affinity. Why, I hardly know three women in Alameda. I went
there to live two weeks ago, simply to get away from Mrs. Gallagher. She
followed me there, and carried on so terribly that she has already been ejected
from four different rooming houses.”
The attorney
stated that he has been separated from his wife for the past three years; that
he allows her $100 a month and in addition she presents herself at his office
frequently for additional sums.
The Sacramento Bee
Wednesday, July 21, 1909
Superior California News
TO EXPERIMENT IN CULTURE OF BEETS
Government Expert Visits Hamilton City
CHICO (Butte Co.), July 21 - E.C. RITTUE, head of
sugar beet investigation of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.,
and who is on a tour of inspection of conditions in the Middlewest,
Western and Southern States, left this morning for southern points after
visiting in Chico and Hamilton City.
He went to
Hamilton City to confer with Manager E.C. HAMILTON relative to establishing a
forty-acre sugar beet experimental station for the reduction of the germ
culture in beet seed. This is being taken up by the Government, which hopes
eventually to abolish the necessity of thinning best fields. Hamilton was absent
and the matter was not discussed.
In each beet seed are from five to seven growing
germs, from which a like number of plants will spring when the seed is planted.
With the germs reduced to one, only one shoot will come forth. The drawback is
that sometimes the one shoot cannot burst through to the surface of the ground
and dies. This drawback is slight, however, and in some localities the
percentage of beets growing from one-germ plants in is one-half.
The reduction
of germs is accomplished by cross-pollination. The one-germ beet is superior in
quality and saves the cost of thinning.
BIG SHIPMENT OF SHEEP MILK CHEESE
New Industry at Biggs Is Proving Successful
BIGGS (Butte Co.), July 21 - D. DAMASCUS, who has been
operating the sheep-milk cheese factory, northwest from Biggs, shipped 1,500
pounds of the cheese by express yesterday to San Francisco.
DAMASCUS
states that the climatic conditions here are of the best for making cheese, and
that the milk is the richest that he has ever used; that from every three
pounds of milk from his stock he has made two pounds of cheese, which is an
uncommonly large yield. He is so well pleased with the actual results that with
his associates he has purchased some 1,200 acres of land near the Sacramento
River, which will be planted to alfalfa, so as to have green feed for the
milking sheep which will give a much longer season for cheese-making. When the
sheep have only dry feed the milking season is of short duration, only a few
months.
ARRESTED FOR SWEARING
MIDDLETON (Lake Co.), July 21 - The case of the People
of the State vs. Charles MUNS, charged with “disturbing the peace and using
vile and profane language in the United States Post Office,” was called in the
local Justice Court Monday before a jury of seven men. MUNS was arrested Saturday, pleaded not guilty and was released on his own
recognizance. After an amount of the usual wrangle and the examining of a
number of witnesses the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
ASKS $20,000 DAMAGES
Davis Farmer Sues Autoist
Who Frightened His Team
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), July 21 - A.M. ROBSON, a farmer
of the Davis section, has filed an action in the Superior Court against F.W.
BLANCHARD, manager of the West Valley Lumber Company, for $20, 330 damages and
costs of suit.
ROBSON alleges that while he was driving
along the county road on a load of hay BLANCHARD came along in an automobile;
that he drove to one side of the road and motioned twice for Blanchard to stop
and allow him to pass, but that Blanchard ignored the signal, driving close to
Robson’s team, frightening the horses and causing them to overturn the wagon,
breaking plaintiff’s leg.
The complaint
recites that Blanchard rode on, paying no attention to Robson’s calls for help.
FORMER CARSON MAN DIES IN AUBURN
AUBURN (Placer Co.), July 21 - John Cornelius
SULLIVAN, father of Mrs. Christian HENNY of this city, breathed his last early
yesterday morning at the home of his daughter in East Auburn, being a sufferer
from Bright’s disease for a long time. Deceased was
69 years old, was a native of Massachusetts, and had resided with his wife in
Auburn for several years past, where he had recently completed a home. A
brother, Patrick J. SULLIVAN, a resident of this place, also survives him. For
nearly twenty-five years deceased was a resident of Carson, Nev., being
employed continuously for that length of time at the railroad station at Carson
by the Southern Pacific Company, but about four years ago moved to this city.
SULLIVAN was a Grand Army veteran, having served in the army during the entire
Civil War as a member of a Massachusetts regiment. The funeral will be held at
his old home in Carson City to-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock.
DIES IN SANTA CLARA
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), July 21 - In the death of
Christopher SCHOFIELD, which is reported from Campbell in Santa Clara County,
another old pioneer resident of Yuba County has been called. He worked when a
young man on the Jerry PARSON place on Bear River and finally married the niece
of his employer, at one time a teacher in the Boston Seminary here.
HELD PRISONER FOR SEVEN HOURS
Redding Man Caught Under Scales At
Red Bluff
REDDING (Shasta Co.), July 21 - W.H. COLYAR is
confined to his bed in Redding as the result of a peculiar accident that
happened to him last Wednesday while he was in Red Bluff. COLYAR is a steel
adjuster and was putting in a big pair of scales for a man named MANNING at the
outskirts of Red Bluff.
While he was
under the platform driving a pivot through a beam, the beam broke, and he was
imprisoned under the platform. Half of the weight of the structure rested on
his body. Although only 100 yards from a house, Colyar’s
calls for help were not heard.
He remained a prisoner under the platform for seven
hours, when a rig drove by close to the scales and he attracted the man’s
attention. When released from his prison he was helpless and exhausted.
A few more
hours under the scales would undoubtedly have cost him his life. He is still
suffering from the effects of the great weight upon him and it will be several
days before he is able to be out.
COOK HOUSE BURNS
LOS MOLINOS (Tehama Co.), July 21 - Another small fire
occurred here Monday night at midnight, when the cook-house owned by Mr. WOOKEY
was completely destroyed. WOOKEY has been engaged for the past three weeks in
bailing hay for the Los Molinos Land Company, and had
just moved to a new field. The fire was well under way before it was discovered
by the men who were all asleep at the time, and only a few articles were saved.
It is thought the fire started from sparks from a stove.
APPLIES FOR LETTERS ON SON?S
ESTATE
AUBURN (Placer Co.), July 21 - Mrs. Bertha HENNY, the
mother of Albert HENNY, the Ophir rancher who dropped
dead suddenly from an attack of heart disease on the night of June 26th, at the
James DUDLEY ranch, has applied for letters of administration on her son’s
estate, and petitions to be appointed administratrix.
The value of the property left is estimated to be worth something less than
$10,000, consisting of a 50-acre ranch, cash in the Newcastle and Lincoln
banks, and promissory notes. As deceased had never married, the mother, Mrs.
Bertha HENNY, is the sole heir at law, the father of deceased having passed
away several years ago. The petition will come up for hearing in the Superior
Court on Friday afternoon, July 30th, at which time a number of other Court
matters will be heard.
DRUGGIST STRICKEN
REDDING (Shasta Co.), July 21 - H. MARETT, a pioneer
druggist of Redding, who has become a sort of landmark at the Golden Eagle
Hotel corner, was stricken with paralysis yesterday morning and his condition
is considered very serious. He is helpless on his right side and is not able to
speak an audible word. Until within the past few days he has been a picture of
health. He is aged 54. He retains consciousness. His friends are greatly
alarmed about his condition.
FORMER REDDING WOMAN DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO
REDDING (Shasta Co.), July 21 - Mrs. Nathan BRESLAUER,
a former resident of this city and wife of the first merchant to do business here,
died this morning at 7:30 o’clock in San Francisco. She and her husband were
residents of this city for about thirty years. She was the mother of Samuel,
David, Louis, Stella, Edith and Nettie.BRESLAUER.
David BRESLAUER is a merchant in Redding.
SOMEONE GUILTY OF FORGERY OR PERJURY
RENO (Nev.), July 21 - As a result of a direct
conflict of evidence given in the case of B.T. and E.K. OLSON against J.H.
NEWMAN and the Wihuia Mining Company, which was begun
in Judge Pike?s Court Monday, the two plaintiffs in
the case and the defendant, Newman, may be charged with forgery or perjury.
Newman was asked to testify in regard to the genuineness of his signature to an
agreement purported to have been signed by him, and to the consternation of the
attorneys of the Olsons, denied that it was his
signature, making the assertion that it was a facsimile of his signature. The Olsons then took the stand and testified that the signature
was Newman’s and that they saw him affix it to the document. Court was
immediately adjourned and the case continued in order that the matter might be
investigated.
BOY?S NECK BROKEN
Thrown From Buggy With His
Mother and Brother
VACAVILLE (Solano Co.), July 21 - While riding in a
buggy a few miles north of here late yesterday afternoon, a woman and two boys
were thrown from the vehicle and the neck of one of the boys was broken,
causing instant death. Something beside the road caused the horse to shy and
turn, and all three were thrown to the ground. The boy whose neck was broken
was about 6 years of age and the son of Mrs. Filemeo
RAGO. Deceased was a brother of Frank RAGAN, who has attained some notoriety by
appearing as an amateur boxer before athletic clubs in this part of the State.
Deputy Coroner BRISTOW held an inquest this forenoon, the verdict of the jury
being that death was accidental.
PROMISES TO PAY FOR DAMAGES TO AUTO
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), July 21 - Upon his promise to
pay for the damage done to Henry ARCHAMBOULT’s automobile, which he took Sunday
while at the dove stew at Tehama and also pay Court costs to date, and with a
bond to insure that his promise would be kept, J.H. JORDAN was released from
jail last night. It is probable that this will end the matter as far as
prosecution is concerned, as the young man is well pleased that he got out of
his difficulty as easily as he did.
WILL ASK TO BE DECLARED BANKRUPT
GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), July 21 - In the United
States District Court in San Francisco to-day George VISCENT, of this city,
will file a petition asking that he be declared a voluntary bankrupt. His
attorneys, FORD & MULROY, expect to see the petition granted in a few days,
according to announcement made last night. VINCENT has been in the clothing
business here for thirty years. Details of his financial crash have already
appeared in The Bee. His liabilities amount to about $75,000.
SHOT AT GIRL WHO WOULDN’T MARRY HIM
NAPA (Napa Co.), July 21 - Because Miss TOMBLINSON of
Chiles Valley, a young woman not 18 years old, had refused to marry him on
account of her mother’s opposition, Fred. J. HURLBUT, a carpenter, fired two
shots from a shotgun at the girl on Monday night.
The parents
of the girl claim that he deliberately fired at her as she stood on the door of
their home. HURLBUT, who is in jail, denies this, saying he discharged the gun
in the air.
BROUGHT FROM PETALUMA
COLUSA (Colusa Co.), July 21 - Under Sheriff CARPENTER
returned today from Petaluma with R. CASEBEER, charged with defrauding a
liveryman. CASEBEER hired a rig from Tim SULLIVAN?s
stable for a month. He returned the outfit all right but failed to pay the agreed
amount and when Sullivan’s collector called at Casebeer’s
room the next day he had flown. Telegrams were send in
all directions and he was finally arrested by the Sheriff at Petaluma and the
local officers notified. Casebeer says he meant no
wrong and will fight the case.
ESTATE INCORPORATED
JACKSON (Amador Co.), July 21 - The F. Mace Estate
Company has been incorporated here to manage the estate of the late F. MACE. The company
will control 1,770 acres of timber land in the mountains, a quartz claim, 220
acres near Mount Echo, a town lot in Ione, and a town lot in Jackson.
VINA WOMAN DIES
VINA (Tehama Co.), July 21 - Mrs. Ada
May ALLEN, a well-known Vina woman, died to-day after
an illness of several months; she leaves a husband and several children. She
was 29 year of age.
ADAMS PLACE SOLD
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), July 21 - The farm known as the
Adams place, near Knights Landing, has been sold. At
one time it was the property of the late Levi ADAMS. Of late years it has
belonged to Jesse LANGENOUR of Salem, North Carolina. It comprises 5880 acres
of very fine land. Asa MORRIS is the purchaser.
GRANTED NEW TRIAL
NAPA (Napa Co.), July 21 - R.G. SHOULTS, the local
druggist, convicted several months ago by a jury in the Court of Justice N.F.
COOMBS on a charge of permitting an unlicensed pharmacist to sell drugs and
poisons, was granted a new trial by Judge GESFORD yesterday.
E.H. WILSON BONDS GOLDEN KING MINE
NEVADA CITY (Nevada C0.), July 21 - Having bonded the
Golden King mine in the heart of the Alleghany district, E.H. WILSON, who came
into fame in a single day by the wonderful strike at the Sixteen-to-One mine,
will begin operations on his latest acquired property not later than August
1st. The mine was at one time a very rich producer. It was worked through
tunnels, but only to a shallow depth. It is equipped with a ten-stamp mill and
every other facility for mining and reducing the ore.
BOY BREAKS ARM
COLUSA (Colusa Co.), July 21 - Elton DILLMAN, son of
M.C. DILLMAN of Colusa, was brought in from Cook Springs late Monday night
suffering from a broken arm.
Young DILLMAN and others were playing croquet. Dillman started to run to where his ball way lying when he
tripped over a wicket and was thrown heavily to the ground. He got up, started
again to go toward his ball when he turned faint and would have fallen had not
his friends come to his assistance. He then realized that his arm was hanging
helpless by his side.
PAPERS FOUND BUT NO MONEY
Railroad Officers TODHUNTER and DOLE this morning
found the wallet and valuable papers, minus $300, which were lost or stolen
from Perry EHERENMAN night before last at the Southern Pacific Depot. The
wallet was lying just behind the little street railway station on Second
Street, near the Southern Pacific Depot. Except for the $300 in currency, the
papers were all there, as reported by EHERENMAN - a bank draft for $1,250, a
bank check for $133.55, and a promissory note for $1,000.
Evidently the
thief was well satisfied with the $300 in bills, and did not want to cause any
more inconvenience than was necessary. The wallet was left lying where it would
be extremely likely to be found. The railroad officers stumbled on it while
they were dragging a drunken man along a path that runs by the street railway
terminal.
EHERENMAN had
all these valuable papers in his possession because he was moving. He had just
sold a farm at Napa and was heading for Igerno,
Siskiyou County.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento
Bee
Thursday, July
22, 1909
SUPERIOR CALIFORNIA NEWS
FIRE DESTROYS
ARNOLD GARAGE
Machines Saved,
But Building A Total Loss
PLACERVILLE (El
Dorado Co.), July 22 - This city was visited by one of the hottest fires in
years yesterday afternoon, when, about 6 o’clock fire like a flash broke out in
the garage at the lower end of Main Street, and in a remarkably short time the
building was a mass of smoking ruins. RUPLEY?s auto
stage company kept its machines in the building, and a workman was filling the
tank of a white steamer with distillate when the explosion occurred. The fire
spread from the end of the building in an instant.
Albert RUPLEY was at the machine,
and his shirt caught fire. He ran out, and Ben OGDEN and Bud ARNOLD assisted
him to tear of the shirt. In the pocket of the shirt was a gold watch. This was
recovered, but the chain went with the shirt.
Three autos were in the garage. A Reo was
run out by Ogden. The machine is owned by W.S. KIRK, of the Placerville
Republican and Nugget. A Truck and a White steamer were also run out and saved,
though the back of the last machine was scorched.
The building,
which was owned by R.N. DAY, proprietor of the Ohio House, was a total loss,
there being no insurance. It was valued at $500, and was 130x60 feet, and had
been used as a skating rink until recently, when Bud ARNOLD rented it for a
garage, it was the only place of the kind in the town. In it were stored all
kinds of auto supplies, all of which were a total loss to ARNOLD.
T he fire companies had water on the flames in
a very short time. The frame building was located with the Ohio House on the
east; BEECH?s box factory on the south; the brewery on
the west, and the foundry on the north. There was barely two feet of space
between the brewery and the garage. The fact that there was a sheet iron roof
on the former building, and that there was no wind, was a fortunate
circumstance, as was also the hour. All of the laboring men nearly in town were
on the street at that time, and help was at once at hand. The account books
were saved with the machines, but they were badly burned.
DISTRICT 730 CASE SETTLED
Hersheys Accept Judgment of Superior Court
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), July 22 - An unexpected step was taken yesterday afternoon in the case of
Reclamation District No. 720 vs. Ella L. HERSHEY et al., which may mean the end
of long and determined litigation. The damages awarded have finally been
accepted.
The defendants
in this case opposed the organization at every step. They did not want to be
part of the district, but a majority of the landowners contended that no plan
of reclamation could be successful unless it included the land of the defendants.
When the organization was legalized by an Act of the Legislature the defendants
resisted an attempt to levy an assessment, also an effort to secure a right of
way for a levee.
In the suit tried on June 16th, a jury
awarded defendants $3,591.46 damages and costs, amount to $75.75. They refused
to accept the amount in settlement, and it was deposited with the clerk and
also $1,230 as an indemnity against any further damages that might be awarded
by a higher Court. The defendants began appeal proceedings.
Yesterday afternoon all the attorneys in the
case signed a stipulation authorizing the clerk to pay to the defendants the
amount of the judgment and the costs upon the filing by the defendants of a satisfaction
of judgment. The appeal proceedings will be dismissed upon the reconvening of
the Superior Court in September. The clerk also returned to the District $1,200
on deposit as an indemnity.
ARM MANGLED
DORRIS
(Siskiyou Co.), July 22 - Ike SMITH, an employe of
the Wise and Maxwell sawmill, three miles from Dorris,
attempted to put a fire under an edger machine
Tuesday afternoon without first shutting off the power. His right forearm was
mangled, and was amputated by Dr. ATKINSON. The young man was very game and
rode in from the mill in a sitting position, meeting the doctor on the road.
The patient was taken to the home of Merrill EVANS, where he is resting as easy
as could be expected under the circumstances.
ARRIVES IN
PIONEER STYLE
CORNING (Tehama
Co.), July 22 - Four families, led by G.W. LOONEY, arrived in Corning a few days ago, coming overland from north Yakima,
Washington, in regular pioneer and “prairie schooner” style. LOONEY visited
California a year ago, looking over the State for a suitable location, and
decided in favor of Maywood Colony, and trekked to this place, bag and baggage,
wagons, horses and dogs. Another family arrived yesterday in a similar style,
having come overland from Los Angeles. They traversed the State as far as Redding
and returned to Corning to locate here.
WHERE IS
COVENTRY?
Electrical
Engineer Disappears in Los Angeles
GRASS VALLEY
(Nevada Co.), July 22 - Much anxiety is felt here by the friends of R.H.
COVENTRY, a young scotch electrical engineer, who has dropped out of sight in
Los Angeles under peculiar circumstances. He left this city early last Winter and soon after the first of the year was heard from
in Los Angeles. For a time he corresponded with his Grass Valley friends.
Suddenly letters ceased, and since that time all mail sent him has been
returned here by the postal officials, who state that he cannot be found.
Recently a
local resident passing through Los Angeles inquired about COVENTRY at his last
known stopping place. He was informed that the young man had gone away, leaving
part of his personal effects behind, without giving any address, and had not
been heard of since. He was in poor health when he left here. His friends fear
that he may have met with foul play. They will make a determined effort to
locate him, as he left several trunks full of effects here, in addition to
other articles of value. It is argued that if he were
alive and able he would have been heard from long ore this.
BURNED TO DEATH
Alcohol
Explodes, Covering Girl With Flames
VALLEJO (Solano
Co.), July 22 - Esther MORTON, a 15-year-old colored girl, who, with her
mother, was visiting the home of Alexander MORROW, also colored, died at 4 o?clock this morning as a result of being horribly burned
by an explosion of a gallon can of alcohol last evening.
MORROW was filling an alcohol flatiron near
the open can of the fluid. When he lighted the flatiron fumes ignited and the
alcohol in the can exploded, spray covering the girl, who was seated near.
The girl ran from the house and half a block
up the street until she was caught by Ed KAVANAGH, a passer, who extinguished
the flames. The girl’s clothing was burned off and two-thirds of her body was
burned.
MORROW and the mother of the girl were
slightly burned in trying to save the girl.
The Fire
Department saved the house from destruction.
GIANT IS
ACCUSED OF STRIKING WIFE
CHICO (Butte
Co.), July 22 - Frederick BRAUTLACH, a local butcher, was arrested last evening
for battery on his wife. His wife was planning to visit Mrs. J. BLISS, a friend
at Stirling City, and with her went to the Butte
County Railroad depot at Barber at 4 o?clock to take
the train. BRAUTLATCH appeared and objected to her going and it is alleged that
he struck her in the face. She shows bruises. Mrs. BLISS swore to a complaint,
and Constable MILLER and Officer Sam FISHER arrested BRAUTLATCH. He was
released on $250 bail and retained George L. GREER to defend him. The defendant
weighs over 200 pounds and stands over six feet in hight.
TELLS HOW
PETTUS KILLED STAFFORD
Witnesses
Describe Fight At Grizzly Flat
PLACERVILLE (El
Dorado Co.), July 22 - The prosecution in the PETTUS murder case is still
introducing testimony. Yesterday Will STAFFORD, brother of the man killed, was
on the stand until nearly noon. In the cross-examination of
the day before he became somewhat confused. Yesterday morning, however,
when the cross-examination was resumed, he had pulled himself together again,
and told a better story.
From his testimony it appears that the whole
trouble between PETTUS and STAFFORD began with the tying of a knot in a rope
belonging to the latter. PETTUS had a pocket knife while in the saloon, which
he used in his work with the rope. This he laid on a
window. When STAFFORD, in the saloon, asked PETTUS to let him have the rope,
the latter refused, and in a instant Pettus was jerked to the floor. Stafford put his left hand
on Pettus’ shoulder and jerked with his right hand on
the rope. Pettus slung to Stafford’s left leg.
Finally Stafford threatened to kick him loose if he did not let go of the rope,
and Pettus let go - and got up. This was the first
show of temper.
Pettus then got
his knife from the window, and Stafford procured two soda bottles from behind
the bar, and calling Pettus a vile name, demanded
that he put up the knife. He did so. Then the defendant going to the door, said if Stafford wants to fight he would fight him in
the street. Returning, Stafford apologized, and ordered the drinks. Directly all three left the saloon. The fight in which
Stafford lost his life followed. The witness said that Pettus,
talking to his brother, “spoke up asking to shake hands,” and that Pettus’ struck and knocked his brother back on his hands. When the latter came up he had a rock in his hand, but that he
dropped the rock and knocked Pettus down. Pettus was pummeled until he cried enough, and was let up.
This occurred the second time, Pettus being knocked
down again, pummeled, crying enough, and being let up. But this time Stafford
was found to be mortally wounded.
George KINCAID, barkeeper for Edward
STAFFORD, was sworn. His testimony did not differ materially from Will
Stafford’s. He did not see the fight in the street. He testified that Edward
Stafford had had four drinks of whisky that day, that
he was not drunk. He saw four wounds on Stafford’s body. His examination closed
at noon and the Court took a recess.
When Court
convened yesterday afternoon, Guy E. PIERCE, the County Surveyor, was put on
the stand. He had made a map showing the location of the main street in Grizzly
Flat, the Summerset Road, Stafford’s saloon, Lyon’s store and other places.
Eugene Lee STAFFORD, son of William
Stafford, and nephew of the deceased, a boy 13 years of age, an eye witness of
the affair, was sworn. He is a bright boy and made a good witness. He told the
story of the fight in the street and the death of his uncle. On
cross-examination he told of how his uncle had on his back a knapsack, which
was bout 18 inches long and 12 wide, and in his hand
a band box when the fight began in the street; how he dropped these and knocked
Pettus down. Pettus cried
“enough”, and Stafford springing back caught up a rock in his right hand. Pettus came at him again, and he
dropped the rock just as Pettus came to him. The rest
of his testimony was similar to that already offered.
Miss Lizzie LYON of Grizzly Flats, whose
mother keeps the store and Post Office there, was then called. She testified
that she saw Ed. Stafford start home about 5 in the afternoon, as she was on
the porch of the store. With him and his brother William and
the boy Lee. She went into the store, walked around the end of a
counter, to a window and then saw Ed. Stafford fall back into his brothers
arms. She carried him a drink of water, and he died in a few seconds. Upon
cross-examination by Judge GIBSON, she said: “I heard Will Stafford say, ‘Give
it to him good’.” But she did not see the fight in the street.
Dr. J.H.
FRANKLIN of Calder was sworn, and told how he was called to Grizzly Flats on
June 1st to attend Ed. Stafford, but arrived too late. He described the wounds
of the dead man in detail.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento
Bee
Friday, July
23, 1909
WEAVERVILLE AND
REDDING AUTO LINE
Company
Organized and Big Machine Ordered
WEAVERVILLE
(Trinity Co.), July 23 - The Weaverville Automobile Company was incorporated
Wednesday evening with a capital stock of $25,000, of which $3,100 was
subscribed on the spot and the cash paid into the treasury. The purpose of the
company is to establish an automobile route to Redding, as told in The Bee
early in the week.
C.H. EDWARDS, C.S. WILSON and W.A. DAY were
appointed a Committee to proceed to San Francisco at once and purchase a
seven-passenger steamer. They left for the city yesterday morning, and will
probably return in the passenger automobile that will be put on the route
before the season closes. The automobile will cost $4,000.
Stages make the
Redding-to-Weaverville trip in twelve hours. It is estimated that the steamer
can make the trip in ease and comfort in six hours. The distance is fifty-five
miles.
The main
purpose in establishing the Automobile service is to encourage travel into
Trinity County. Many mining men and tourists are deterred from coming here
because a long, tedious stage ride lies ahead of them.
The Directors of the Weaverville Automobile
Company are C.H. EDWARDS, C.S. WILSON, S.M. MILLER,
W.A. GOETZE and Ben BARNICKEL.
BEET HARVEST IS
STILL MONTH OFF
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), July 23 - The sugar beet harvest in Yolo County will not begin before the
middle of August, according to E.A. VICKROY, field agent of the Sacramento
Valley Sugar Company. The area planted is not much larger than that of last
year but the yield will be a great deal larger and the quality excellent.
MRS. COIL
INJURED
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), July 23 - Mrs. J. SHAFER, mother of Mrs. H.E. COIL, is visiting Mrs.
Ellen COIL, a former resident of Woodland, in Berkeley. Wednesday evening a horse
they were driving took fright at an auto and ran away. The buggy was wrecked.
Both the women were thrown out. Mrs. SHAFER escaped with slight bruises, but
Mrs. COIL was seriously injured.
NELSON SET FREE
BY COURT?S ORDER
Insists He Shot
Cusick In Self-Defense
MARYSVILLE
(Yuba Co.), July 23 - In the absence of the usual motion by the District
Attorney to hold the defendant, and in the face of a strong conflict in the
evidence, which District Attorney GREELY told the Court placed him in an
?unpleasant and peculiar position,? Justice of the Peace MORRISSEY, sitting as
a committing Magistrate, last evening discharged John E. NELSON, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon with intent to murder J.J. CUSICK at Indian Ranch
on July 7th, from custody. On hearing the Court?s order, Warren C. WILKINS, brother-in-law of
NELSON, who watched the proceedings closely, thanked Judge MORRISSEY for the
verdict. District Attorney GREELY said a useless expense had been saved the
county.
The witnesses for the prosecution were
CUSICK, Surveyors ENSLOW and CRAMER and attorney C.E. SWEZY. The latter was put
on the stand in rebuttal to show that Surveyors ENSLOW and CRAMER, who
accompanied CUSICK to the scene of the trouble to locate a line on a disputed
mining claim, were not interested parties, and not in the employ of CUSICK.
SWEZY, who aided District Attorney GREELY in the examination of witnesses,
explained that ENSLOW was employed by Engineer VAN WORMER, attorney in fact for
the Yuba Gold Mine Company, to procure an official survey and patent on the
Golden Age claim, the mine in dispute. This is the same ground which the Mother
Lode Company, represented in the shooting affray by NELSON, lays ownership to
under the name of the Equity. VAN WORMER is a prospective purchaser. SWEZY said
he thought his testimony material because counsel for NELSON had tried to have
it appear that ENSLOW and CRAMER had colored their story of the shooting in
CUSICK?s favor. Bo!
! th testified positively that Nelson fired the first shot,
and that Cusick was prevented from firing more than
one shot at Nelson because of a defect in the chamber of his rifle.
It was shown
that on the way to Indiana Ranch with Enslow and Cusick, Cramer learned that Cusick
had been warned over the telephone by some person unknown to him that the
“Wilkins crowd” was going to kill him and that Cramer told Cusick
that he could get a rifle at the EICH place, which was done, Cramer borrowing
the gun from one of the EICH boys. This is the rifle Cusick
used in the duel with Nelson.
Enslow testified
that he did not become concerned in any row Cusick
might have with Nelson, but when the shooting began he acted as peacemaker, and
ordered the men to put their firearms aside. He denied that he told Nelson
immediately after the shooting that Cusick fired the
first shot. Nelson tried to have him see it that way, but he could not, as he
was positive Nelson fired the first shot.
Cramer denied that he said on the way up to
the mine that he would get a gun for Cusick and help
him drive the “Mother Lode crowd” away from the place and kill them all if they
did not go.
The defendant, when placed on the stand,
said he was in charge of the outside work at the Mother Lode mines. He saw Cusick and his party enter Dobbins
Ranch on the evening preceding the trouble, but did not learn why they were in
that section. Next day while proceeding along the company’s ditch, accompanied
by Frank PAGE, he heard a noise in the brush, and on nearing the place from
which the sounds proceeded, met Cramer. He asked him who he was working for,
and, as soon as Cramer pointed toward Cusick, the
latter fired directly at him. Nelson said he found some trouble returning the
fire as his rifle came in contact with some brushes, which caused him to shoot
from his hip. He claimed that this was the shot which wounded Cusick, and that it was in self-defense. It was the only
shot he fired, he said.
Frank PAGE, the other witness for the
defense, corroborated Nelson in every detail. He thought Nelson was acting in
self-defense. It was proven on cross-examination that Nelson and Page are
partners in another mine, not far from Indiana Ranch. Page says that when he
ordered Cusick off the promises, after the shooting
was over, Cusick replied “All right, I’ll go, but it’s war to the death between us yet.”
The
eye-witnesses for the defense were just as positive that Cusick
fired the first shot, as the eye-witnesses for the prosecution were that Nelson
was the first to shoot.
VIOLATED
INJUNCTION
Manton Man
Warned by Court to Obey Orders
REDDING (Shasta
Co.), July 23 - Charles F. HUNCEKER, of Manton, appeared yesterday in the
Superior Court before Judge J.E. BARBER to show cause
why he should not be punished for contempt.
A.E. HEAD, also of Manton, has a water right
entitling him to 500 inches of water in a certain creek in his neighborhood. He
charged, nearly a year ago, that HUNCEKER was interfering with his right by
taking water to his detriment. HEAD brought suit in the Superior Court, and
Judge BUSH, who was then on the bench, permanently enjoined HUNCEKER from
taking any of the water.
It now appears that HUNCEKER has been taking
water in spite of the injunction. So HEAD had him cited for contempt of Court.
After hearing evidence, Judge BARBER yesterday admonished HUNCAKER that the
order of the Court must be obeyed. The offense so far committed was a small
one, but it was a disobedience of the injunction. Judge BARBER did not dismiss
the proceedings, but he gave HUNCEKER a warning, that could not be
misunderstood.
LOSES ALL HIS
TOES
REDDING (Shasta
Co.), July 23 - Charles DEMMING, son of Mr. and Mrs. George DEMMING, former
residents of Redding, has just had all his toes amputated in Seattle, where his
parents now reside. The younger DEMMING was mining in Alaska where he was
caught out in the cold. It took twenty days to convey him to the hospital in
Seattle. Upon his arrival there the surgeons decided that every toe should be
amputated and this was done.
$10,000 ESTATE
PRIZE AT STAKE
Wife Willed To
Niece; Husband To Trained Nurse
ALTURAS (Modoc
Co.), July 23 - An interesting case was commenced in the Superior Court
Wednesday before Judge John E. RAKER, in the settlement of the estate of Mr.
and Mrs. A.H. FERGUSON, deceased. The case is one involving the ownership of
property valued at about $10,000, with Mrs. George McKAY
of Seattle as plaintiff, and Mrs. F.L. GESFORD, defendant.
Mr. and Mrs. A.H. FERGUSON were an aged
couple who by steady toll and careful savings accumulated some little property
in the town of Alturas consisting of a rooming house, a livery stable, a
dwelling and two other business houses on Main Street.
It is said that
FERGUSON has no living heirs, while Mrs. Ferguson’s nearest relative is a
niece, Mrs. George McKAY of Seattle, Wash.
Last December Mrs. FERGUSON, realizing the
enfeebled condition of both herself and her husband, sent for Mrs. McKAY to come and live with them during their remaining
years. Soon after Mrs. McKay’s arrival the aged couple were
taken seriously ill. Mrs. McKay, finding it impossible for her to care for
them, appealed to Mrs. F.L. GESFORD, who professed to be a trained nurse, for
assistance. Mrs. FERGUSON lived but a few days. Just before her death, however,
she willed all the property to the niece, Mrs. McKAY,
providing the latter would care for FERGUSON during his lifetime. The old man
was soon informed by Mrs. GESFORD of his wife’s disposal of the property. He
became furiously indignant at his wife’s proceedings and immediately, in the
presence of witnesses, deeded the property to Mrs. F.L. GESFORD.
The old man soon died. It is said that
Ferguson, because of his extreme old age and the enfeebled condition of his
mind, will be proven an incompetent. The question is, who
is entitled to or will get the property - Mrs. McKay, Mrs. Gesford
or the State?
F.L. GESFORD is a nephew of Judge Henry
GESFORD of Napa. Attorney J.H. STEUART is representing Mrs. GESFORD and
Attorney N.A. CORNISH Mrs. McKAY.
BUILDING COSTLY
TRAIL
Forest Reserve
and Trinity County Join Hands
WEAVERVILLE
(Trinity Co.), July 23 - Twelve men, under the foremanship of J.D. DAY, are
making the dirt fly on the train that the Government or Forest Service, aided
by trinity County, is building from North Fork down Trinity River to Burnt
Ranch, a distance lf 32 1/2 miles. The trail is being built according to the
stakes set by a corps of Government engineers. The grade in no place exceeds 2
per cent. The trail is being made two feet wide in solid rock.
The sum of $6,000 will be spent on this work
- half furnished by the Forest Service and half by trinity
County. The trail will be completed some time this Fall.
According to an
understanding between the Forest Service and trinity
County, a sum practically equal to that spent this year will be expended on
this trail every year, widening it to the standard width of a wagon road. For
instance, the Forest Service will, each year expend all the money available for
road building purposes and Trinity County will do as much as the Forest
Service.
The trail will be completed this season. It
will begin to grow into a wagon road next season, and it will be only four or
five years until there will be a fine wagon road from North Fork to Burnt
Ranch, thus giving Weaverville and the northern part of Trinity County what
they have long wanted - a wagon road connecting the highway systems of Trinity
and Humboldt Counties.
SIX-YEAR-OLD
CHILD DERAILS BIG ENGINE
REDDING (Shasta
Co.), July 23 - Berwin CARSON, aged 6, played smash with
the Redding Railroad yards at 5 o’clock last evening by partially opening a
derailing switch as a big locomotive pulling a long string of freight cars was
moving by the switch on a sidetrack. The locomotive was derailed. It swung
around so as to blockade the main line. The evening passenger - the Dunsmuir
local - could not get by. Passengers got off and walked a quarter of a mile to
the depot or to the business part of the town. It was the work of an hour to
get the big locomotive back to place on the rails and thus permit the passenger
train to proceed on its way.
BURGLAR IS HELD
REDDING (Shasta
Co.), July 23 - The preliminary examination of Charles J. KELLY, a painter, on
the charge of burglarizing the McCormick-Saeltzer
Company’s store on the morning of July 15th, was held yesterday. Justice of the
Peace CARR held him to answer to the Superior Court fixing bail at $1,000.
KELLY could not furnish bail, and was taken back to jail. He was caught at
midnight on the roof of the store building with plunder in his possession.
BURGLAR INSANE
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), July 23 - Peter WILSON, awaiting examination on a charge of burglary, has
been taken to the County Jail and is confined in a padded cell, awaiting
developments. The officials do not know whether he is shamming or whether he is
flighty on account of a protracted spree. He was arrested by Nightwatchman CLARY while trying to open a rear window of
J.A. MURRAY?s store and was to have had an examination Wednesday afternoon, but
before City Recorder REHMNK he began to talk incoherently and act so erratic
that the officers began to suspect that his mind is temporarily unbalanced.
CORNING LIQUOR
SELLER MUST REMAIN IN JAIL
RED BLUFF
(Tehama Co.), July 23 - J.W. MAXFIELD, who last week pleaded guilty to selling
liquor in the “dry” town of Corning and was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or
spend fifty days in the County Jail, yesterday afternoon appeared before
Superior Judge ELLISON and demanded his release by habeas corpus proceedings,
claiming that there was no cause for action and that he had not been given an
opportunity to defend himself. Justice DANFORTH of Corning, who sentenced
MAXFIELD, proved to the satisfaction of Judge ELLISON that all rights in the
case had been granted the convicted man and that he pleaded guilty of the
charge. He was remanded to the custody of the Sheriff to finish his fifty-day
sentence.
SAYS INSANE
HUSBAND WANTED TO KILL HER
DOWNIEVILLE
(Sierra Co.), July 23 - Mrs. Frank STRANDBERG has caused the arrest of her
husband on a charge of insanity. The STRANDBERG family live
at Brandy City, where the husband was employed for the last two years as a
foreman. On account of excessive drinking he lost his position some two
months ago, since which he has drank worse than ever, until now it has affected
his brain. His wife, in her complaint, alleges that Strandberg
threatened harm to her and her daughter, and on several different occasions
when he thought her asleep he tried to choke her.
As Judge SMITH is holding Court in Susanville
and the Judges in the neighboring counties are enjoying their vacations, the
officers were compelled to take the prisoner to Marysville and have the
examination before Judge MAHON at Sutter County.
PROBABLY FROM
SHASTA
Man Drowned in
the Yuba Had Been at Lamoine
MARYSVILLE
(Yuba Co.), July 23 - An unknown man, about 36 years of age, five feet six
inches, spare of build, with auburn hair and regular features, either jumped or
fell from the D Street wagon bridge crossing the Yuba River at this point about
3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and drowned in two feet of water. He was found
by Charles MATTHEWS, an employe of the city, lying
face up in the stream, with his feet entangled in some drift that had lodged
against the pier of the bridge.
The unfortunate fellow’s bedding, which he
has been carrying through the country, was found on the floor of the bridge, on
the opposite side from the body, wrapped in a piece of burlap on which is a
shipping mark of the “L.M.L. & T. Co., Lamoine.”
The only other mark by which there is any chance of discovering the identity of
the man is a small bag of sugar purchased of D.J. PARKER of Gridley. Along with
the sugar is a sample of tea, a portion of a stale loaf of bread, a map of the
coast and valley railroad, a small piece of bacon, a match safe and cheap
knife.
In the opinion of coroner KELLY, who has
taken charge of the remains, it is a case of suicide, prompted by poverty, and
probably ill-health. A quart bottle that had only one drink of whisky remaining
in it was found alongside the roll of belongings described above.
The man was
wearing a checkered shirt and a pair of new overalls. His hat is missing,
having, no doubt, floated down stream when he struck the water. His coat and
vest are badly worn. There is nothing on the remains by which to tell the man?s name or trace his relatives.
The body was recovered this morning and was
identified as that of Frank MORRISON, a former employe
at the Reed Orchard, near Live Oak, and the Jake ONSTOTT place. He was a
strange acting young man who kept to himself. He had a close friend, Frank
ADAMS, of Wyandotte. The identification was made by Jake THARY, who worked with
the dead man in Sutter.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento
Bee
Saturday, July
24, 1909
BRISTOL IN
PLUMAS
QUINCY (Plumas
Co.), July 24 - Irving M. BRISTOL, “the man who made Fresno dry,” and who is
now campaigning against saloons in Superior California, with headquarters at
Sacramento, will speak here to-morrow night in front of the Court-House.
His appearance is awaited with interest.
Plumas County is now the center of an anti-saloon agitation of large
dimensions. An election will be held August 7th.
The Advocate, an anti-saloon paper, made its
first appearance here Wednesday.
CORNING MAN
GIVES BAIL
RED BLUFF
(Tehama Co.), July 24 - A.N. MAXFIELD, convicted of selling liquor in Corning
without a license, and who demanded release Thursday by habeas corpus proceedings
and failed, was released from custody on the deposit of a cash bond.
ELECTROCUTED ON
POLE
Young Law
Student Killed as Street Car Passes
NAPA (Napa
Co.), July 24 - Ernest MARR, a well-known young man of this county, was
electrocuted at St. Helena late yesterday afternoon.
The young man’s home is at St. Helena, but
he is a law student at Stanford. During vacation he concluded to work as a
telephone lineman. He was at the top of a pole “cutting in” a wire, when a
passing electric car caused a heavy voltage to be communicated to wires with
which he was in contact killing him instantly, the body hanging by the feet.
MARR was 23 years of age and has relatives
in St. Helena. He was prominent in prosecuting Archie WINFREY and convicting him
of bigamy after he had married Celeste MARR, sister of the deceased.
FILES DAMAGE
SUIT FOR LOSS OF SIGHT
SUISUN (Solano
Co.)l, July 24 - Joseph KISER, of Vallejo, a miner, 14 years of age, through
his guardian, William KISER, has instituted a damage suit against John Lewis
WALSH for judgment in the sum of $6,250. The complaint alleges that on March
13th last WALSH threw a quantity of slacked lime in young Kiser’s face, with
the result that the sight of the left eye was destroyed and that the right eye permanently
injured.
OAKLAND WOMAN
INJURED
TRUCKEE (Nevada
Co.), July 24 - Mrs. J. CONE, of Oakland, one of the party camping at Camp
Oakland on the Truckee River, while cutting pine boughs for her camp bed, cut a
vein in her arm which bled profusely. She was brought to the local hospital for
treatment.
BOY CUTS FLESH
FROM AROUND RATTLER?S BITE, HELP BEING MILES AWAY
CHICO (Butte
Co.), July 24 - Prompt action in a moment of terror saved the life of Thomas
WARNER, a 16-year-old youth of Nimshew, who, bitten
in the hand by a rattlesnake on a mountain trail between Magalia and Nimshew Thursday evening, cut around the wound with his
jackknife and then ran three miles home. His wounded hand is sore, but his arm
has not swollen and he will recover.
It is six miles
from Magalia to Nimshew, and WARNER, en route home by
the mountain trail, was midway. The reptile sprang and sank its fangs so deep
into the fleshy part of his right hand that he was unable to shake it loose
while it continued to make its rattles buzz. Succeeding in jerking the snake
loose, WARNER, terribly frightened, ran several yards, then took out the
jackknife and cut the bone around the poison-filled wound, allowing it to bleed
freely. Still in fear, he ran the three miles to Nimshew
and rushed into a store for aid. Ammonia was poured into the wound. It is
declared the free loss of blood in the knife-surgery and running saved his
life. The snake was not killed. WARNER lives with his parents at Nimshew.
PRESTON WILL
FIGHT
Mrs. Stafford
Says He Made Her Pose as “Poor Boy.”
CHICO (Butte
Co.), July 24 - H.M. PRESTON, arrested for battery on Mrs. Emma STAFFORD, will
make a hard fight for liberty. He has demanded a trial by jury and retained
Attorney George L. GREER. His case will be heard July 27th. Mrs. Stafford, who
has been in a local hospital, is recovering. She declares that Preston made her
dress as a boy in Stockton, while he solicited funds to care for the ?poor
boy? whom he was compelled to support.
WALKER AND
COLIAS CASES BEFORE COURT
MARYSVILLE
(Yuba Co.), July 24 - Roy WALKER, 17 years old, who was one of those concerned
in a jail break here not long ago, when he and three others escaped from the
County Jail, was this morning sent to the Preston School of Industry to remain
until he is 21 years of age. He was being held as a witness when he broke jail.
James COLIAS, who was convicted of
committing an infamous crime upon WALKER, again had his hearing on a motion for
new trial postponed this morning by Judge McDANIEL,
as the Court reporter did not have a transcript of the records of the case
completed. The motion for new trial will be heard Monday.
ALEXANDER
ESTATE
OROVILLE (Butte
Co.), July 24 - The appraisers of the estate of the late L.H. ALEXANDER have
fixed its value at $32,200, consisting principally of stock in the Alexander
store.
NERVY ENGINEER
Injured and
Clothing Aflame, He Saves Building
MARYSVILLE
(Yuba Co.), July 24 - Through the explosion of a tank of crude oil under 240 pounds pressure and aided by the heat of the sun,
Charles REUF, engineer for the Marysville Sand Cement and Block Company, was
severely burned about the face and head yesterday afternoon. The engine room
narrowly escaped destruction by fire, and it is due to Reuf’s
coolness that the consequences are not more severe all around.
Picking himself up from the floor after the
concussion from the bursting tank he smothered the fire that was burning his
flesh and then seized an old jumper and beat out the flames that threatened the
building. Reuf’s clothing was soaked with the oil
that escaped. He says the plug from the tank narrowly missed his head and
crashed through the wall of the room. REUF is a cousin of Abe REUF, of San
Francisco.
LAUNCH HULL OF
FERRY
When Gianella Bridge Is Finished, Boat May Go to Chico Landing
CHICO (Butte
Co.), July 24 - Members of the Butte and Glenn Boards of Supervisors are
considering the advisability of installing a new ferry being constructed at the
Gianella bridge site for temporary use, at the old
ferry and bridge site at Chico Landing. This would be done when the Gianella bridge is completed and
would be to accommodate traffic on both sides of the river near that point.
The hull of the new 30x60-foot ferry at the Gianella site will be launched to-day and the color
completed on the water. It will cost about $1,600 and will be in operation
about August 1st. Six men are at work on it. The old
ferry, rented of Linggi Bros., Sacramento, will be
returned.
WHO KNOWS THIS
MAN?
MARYSVILLE (Yuba
Co.), July 24 - An Eastern relative of the missing man has asked the Salvation
Army of this place to locate Albert M. TODD, aged about 45, light complexion,
black hair, dark gray eyes, 6 feet 5 inches, and one leg slightly shorter than
the other. TODD is reported to have been hereabouts recently.
DIES AT
SMARTSVILLE
MARYSVILLE
(Yuba Co.), July 24 - Eugene ROONEY, who was taken sick here recently and
removed to his former home at Smartsville, died there
this morning. He was a native of that town and __ years of age. He was a nephew
of John and Charles SANDERS of Smartsville.
BLANCHARD LOSES
HAND
Extremely
Unfortunate Accident to Roseville Man
ROSEVILLE
(Placer Co.), July 24 - J.W. BLANCHARD, an employe in
the icing and precooliing plant here, had his left
hand cut off this morning by letting it come in contact with a circular saw.
The accident is
extremely unfortunate, as BLANCHARD already has one leg off and has a wife and
children to support.
He was taken to the Railroad Hospital at
Sacramento for treatment. He is a brother to a prominent mining man, BLANCHARD,
who died at Goldfield a few months ago.
AGED MAN LOST
Spent Two Days
Wandering Among Mountains in Sierra
DOWNIEVILLE
(Sierra Co.), July 24 - E. McCORMICK, father of Hugh McCORMICK, Superintendent of the Mabel Moris
Mine, near American Hill, is living at the mine this Summer.
He went out prospecting Monday morning without saying in which direction he was
going. As he did not come home for supper a party started out to look for him
and searched all night. The following day the search continued and toward
evening the lost man was found several miles from the mine and thoroughly tired
out.
McCORMICK is over 90 years of age and the exposure and fasting for
two days and a night was very hard on him.
WANTS HIS MONEY
Telegrapher
Says Woman Got $75 of His Coin
CHICO (Butte
Co.), July 24 - ?Mike? BLAIR, a woman of the
tenderloin district, was arrested this morning on a charge of embezzlement, the
complaint being by F.H. SNYDER, a Western Union operator, who alleges that
while he was with the woman in the back room of a saloon she got $75 belonging
to him and still has it.
UNKNOWN MAN IS
KILLED BY TRAIN
DAVIS (Yolo
Co.), July 24 - An unknown man was run over by train No. 9 between Webster and
Kobe, east of here, about 10:30 o?clock this morning
and was killed. The train, which is a fast mail, stopped here to give notice of
the accident. The Coroner was summoned to investigate and may be able to
ascertain the identity of the dead man.
B.B. FRANKLIN
DIES
WOODLAND (Yolo
Co.), July 24 - Benjamin B. FRANKLIN died of Bright?s Disease Friday afternoon and will be buried Sunday
afternoon. He was the son of Benjamin FRANKLIN, an old resident of Madison,
and-_ years of age. He leaves a wife and a 3-months-old daughter.
MRS. KIDDER IN
HOSPITAL
GRASS VALLEY
(Nevada Co.), July 24 - The only woman President of a railroad in the United
States, as far as known, Mrs. S.A. KIDDER, of this city, is in the Lake
Hospital, San Francisco, where she underwent an operation yesterday. The nature
of the operation is unknown here and last night her friends expressed surprise
when informed that she had gone under the knife. She is a very popular woman
and her friends here hope for a speedy recovery.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento Bee
Monday, July 26, 1909
SUPERIOR CALIFORNIA NEWS
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE RECORD
Cupid Is Gaining Ground In
Some Places
REDDING (Shasta Co.), July 26 - Marriage licenses
issued during last week were received by the following couples: Emile BRUDER,
34, and Victorine RIMBAULT, 27, both of Keswick;
Lawrence Lillian DUTTON, 21, and Minnie May JORDAN, 20, both of Kennett, George
Smith FRASER, 26, of Redding, and Helen Alice BEATIE, 21, of Anderson; Rayon
Bert LAMB, 24, of Bakersfield, and Margaret YOUNG, 24, of Armona.
Edythe TREADWELL has sued for a divorce from Herbert
G. TREADWELL. They were married in Nevada City, August 21, 1901.
James R.
PAYNE has brought a suit in divorce against Florence E. PAYNE on the ground of
desertion They were married in San Andreas in 1906.
An
interlocutory decree of divorce from C.C. HENDRICKS, granted over a year ago to
Ethel E. HENDRICKS, was made final. This is the second time the couple has been
divorced. The wife’s maiden name was Miss Ethel HERTER.
Rowena WEST
has brought a suit in divorce against Manuel WEST. The couple
reside in Redding.
The divorce
suit of Augusta CRONE against Henry CRONE has been transferred to Tehama
County, where the defendant husband resides. He never lived in Shasta County.
BUTTE COUNTY
OROVILLE, July 26 - Marriage licenses were issued
during the past week to Walter WILTZE, 34, of Stockton, and Clara E. ROBBINS,
25, Chico; Warren BOLT, 75, and Sarah WOOD, 69, both of Gridley; Roy TORRELL,
21, Oroville, and Susie HEWSTON, 19, Chico; Oliver S. ZEIGLER, 41, and Grace M.
PRUNTY, 32, both of Chico.
Divorces have
been granted as follows: Final decree - John DOWD from Geneva Bertha DOWD,
desertion; W.R. BISBEE from Flora E. BISBEE, willful desertion. Interlocutory decree - May B. DOUGLAS from Fred DOUGLAS.
Suit dismissed - Ida RADON vs. Fritz P. RADON. Suit filed - Hattie M.
CUNNINGHAM vs. Charles A. CUNNINGHAM, failure to provide.
YOLO COUNTY
WOODLAND, July 26 - Cupid has evidently gone on a Summer vacation. But one marriage license was issued since
the last report and that was early in the week to Lawson H. HIPNER, Oregon, 23
years of age, and Miss Addie PIERCE, resident of Capay,
and 18 years of age.
SOLANO COUNTY
FAIRFIELD, July 26 - County Clerk HALLIDAY has issued
the following marriage licenses since last report: August Frederick HOPKE, 56,
Sonoma, and Marie L. BROTHIER, 35, San Francisco; Bernard SAUSA, 25, and Flora
FORTE, 17, both of Dixon; Edwin L. HAWKINS, 23, and Janet Mary KENNEDY, 21,
both of Napa.
Gussie B.
HOXIE, of Suisun, has instituted divorce proceedings against William B. HOXIE,
on a complaint charging cruelty and failure to provide. The couple married in
November 1902.
Cornelia E.
POST, of Vallejo, has filed a suit for divorce from Mac. C. POST, on the
grounds of desertion. The couple were married in
Columbus, Louisiana, in 1894.
Don E. TRIPP, of Vallejo, has petitioned the Superior
Court for discontinuance of the payment of alimony in the sum of $35 a month
which he has been paying his divorced wife, Lida
TRIPP, since the couple were legally separated a few
years ago. TRIPP alleges in his petition that he is unable financially to continue
the payment of the same.
PLACER COUNTY
AUBURN, July 26 - Since the last report there has been
one marriage license issued by County Clerk LOWELL in this county; Charles J.
ELLIOOT, aged 24, of Oakland, and Sadie DICKERSON, of Auburn.
?
YUBA COUNTY
MARYSVILLE, July 26 - Only one marriage license has
been issued in Yuba County since last report, the parties being Joseph PLOMER,
of Sacramento, and Kate CONGRAVE of Broderick.
The nuptial knot was tied Wednesday by Justice of the
Peace MORRISSEY.
LASSEN COUNTY
SUSANVILLE, July 26 - A final decree of divorce was
granted Lillian M. DOTSON from Oscar W. DOTSON by Judge BURROUGHS last Tuesday.
Custody of the minor child was awarded the plaintiff.
LODI DIVORCE CASE
LODI (San Joaquin Co.), July 26 - Mrs. Elizabeth F.
EASELSTYNE of this city has filed suit for divorce from Charles E. EASELSTYNE
through her attorney, George M. STEELE. The grounds upon which suit is brought
are not made known. Mr. EASELSTYNE left here several weeks ago, leaving his
family without means.
WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA
RENO, July 26 - Marriage licenses were issued during
the last week as follows: C.A. MADISON, over 21, and Lucy McCARTHY,
over 18, both of San Francisco; A.D. McINTOSH, of New
York, aged 31, and Edna THORNTON of St. Louis, aged 30; Charles B. MACE of
Provo, Utah, aged 23, and Florence MACK of Seattle, aged 31; Karl BECKER, over
21, and Ella ELDER, over 18, both of Reno; Herbert BAILEY of San Francisco,
aged 25, and Ida MACK, of Seattle, aged 20; Harry MONSON of Sparks, aged 27,
and Hazel CROSS of Reno, aged 17; G.W. WARMOTH of French Gulch, Cal., aged 36,
and Idabel LAMB of Seven Toughs, aged 38; Henry FLAVON, aged 31, and Jessie
ERVIN, aged 30, both of Reno; Warren PRATT, 27, and Edith PARKER, 18, both of
Reno; James McDEVITT, 31, and Mary DeMARTINI, 28, both of San Francisco; Edward HARRIS and
Elizabeth PERRY, over 21, both of Reno; Harry DEL MONTE, 21, and Beda
KINDSTROM, 26, both of Reno.
Two divorce
cases were heard during the week. A decree was granted to Jessie KING from
Benjamin KING on the grounds of cruelty. They were married at Golden, Colo., in
(not legible).
One suit for
divorce was filed, Bessie ALLEN against William ALLEN. Nonsupport is alleged.
They were married at Eugene, Or., 1in 1902.
AMADOR COUNTY
JACKSON, July 26 - A marriage license was issued to
James GHIARDI, aged 31, and Aurela BERNERO, aged 17,
both of Jackson, Thursday. Necessary consent given.
A final decree of divorce has been granted to Joseph
K. KITZEEK from Eugenia KLEMICK on the ground of desertion.
An
interlocutory decree has been granted to Agnes TEMPLETON from William J.
TEMPLETON on grounds of willful intemperance and failure to provide.
IN AMADOR COUNTY
JACKSON (Amador Co.), July 26 - The following marriage
license was granted by the County Clerk last Saturday: To William CANBIE of
Amador City, 22, to wed Susan LANGTON, of Jackson, aged 21.
MORMONS CELEBRATE
GRIDLEY (Butte Co.), July 26 - The Mormon people of
this vicinity celebrated ?Pioneer Day? last Saturday at their social hall on Gridley Colony No. 6.
July 24th is the anniversary of the arrival of the first of the Mormon people
in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, and it is celebrated each year by the people of that
faith throughout the world. The day was taken up with exercises, games, music,
and a feast at noon. In the evening a dance was given. Some four hundred people
attended the celebration.
RED BLUFF PIONEER DEAD
COTTONWOOD (Shasta Co.), July 26 - Adam SCHUMAN, for
thirty-five years a merchant in this village, died at his home Saturday. He had
been confined to his bed for nearly a year. Mr. SCHUMAN was born in Baden Baden seventy-seven years ago. Before coming to Cottonwood
he was engaged in the butcher business in Red Bluff. His wife died a year ago
last Christmas. There are no children, the only near relative surviving being a
sister, Mrs. Kate PRYOR, who had made her home with her brother for many years.
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon, burial being made in the Cottonwood
Cemetery.
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), July 26 - At 10 o’clock
Saturday night John ABRAHAM died at his home on Empire road, after a long
illness. Death was due to consumption. The funeral takes place this afternoon
at 2 o’clock. He was a native of England and had resided here for thirty years, and widely known. A wife, four children, two brothers
and a sister survive.
COLUSA WOMAN DIES
COLUSA (Colusa Co.), July 26 - Miss Flossie COOK,
daughter of the late J.W. COOK, founder of the famous Cook Mineral Springs in
western Colusa County, died at the home of her mother Sunday morning, July
25th, after months of suffering from consumption. She leaves a mother, two
brothers and several sisters to mourn her untimely loss. Deceased was a native
of Colusa, aged 23 years.
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING
CHICO (Butte Co.), July 26 - The inquest over the body
of George McLEAN, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
D.W. McLEAN, who was drowned in a pool in Little
Chico Creek Friday evening, was held late Saturday afternoon by Coroner John
WALLACE. The jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning. One little boy
testified that he saw the deceased go into the water and he then went away,
The burial
was held Sunday morning from the Catholic Church.
VICIOUS ATTACK ON ATTENDANT
Boy At Preston Uses Hatchet
In Attempt To Escape
IONE (Amador Co.), July 26 - While attempting to make
his escape from the Preston School of Industry near her, Albert JOURNEY, an
Indian boy who was recently brought here, attacked Attendant J.W. STRAWN with a
hatchet. STRAWN had charge of the boys who were working in the kitchen. JOURNEY
was working under him. The hatchet he picked up was used to cut kindling wood
with.
Journey’s
attack was unsuccessful, although he bruised Strawn considerably. Strawn is
able to be at his employment to-day, however.
The matter has
been turned over to the Sheriff of the county for action. Superintendent RANDALL
of the institution states that he considers the offense a breach of peace and
one that the county officials should handle.
JOURNEY will
probably be charged with assault with intent to commit murder.
TWO NEW TEACHERS FOR CHICO HIGH
CHICO (Butte Co.), July 26 - Two new instructors have
been selected to teach in the Chico High School during the ensuing term. They
are Lewis A. THOMAS, Jr., ‘01, Princeton, and Evangeline S. GOSSETT, ?06, Stanford. Thomas was at one time in
charge of the department of languages in the California Military Academy at
Santa Monica and later Principal of the California Institute at Coronado.
He is aged 29 and comes to Chico with his family. Miss GOSSETT formerly taught
at Huntington Beach and comes highly recommended.
The other
teachers will be Principal W.M. MACKAY, E.K. SAFFORD, C.B. WHITMOYER, Ada G. JORDAN, Olive VADNEY, Angeline STANSBURY and Mary L.
MORRIN. Thomas and Miss Gossett take the paces of P.A. KNOWLTON and Alice
BERRY, resigned.
GRASS VALLEY GIRL SEVERELY INJURED
GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), July 26 - Miss Bessie REED,
a pretty Grass Valley girl, is suffering from a badly broker
arm and severe bruises as the result of a fall when a stepladder on which she
was mounted collapsed. Miss REED was hanging pictures at her mother?s home on Race Street, when
the stepladder gave way, throwing her violently to the floor. Her left arm was
broken in two places between the wrist and elbow and the hand turned back to
the shoulder. So sever were the breaks that Dr. JAMIESON, the attending
surgeon, found it necessary to administer chloroform before he could reduce the
fractures.
RE-ELECT MISS BEDFORD
REDDING (Shasta Co.), July 26 - Miss Olive V. BEDFORD,
Principal of the Anderson schools, was re-elected President of the County Board
of Education Saturday afternoon. Other members of the Board are Miss Lulu
WHITE, Mrs. Alice TRACIE, Mrs. Alice McCARTY and Mrs.
Elizabeth McKEAN.
MORE SMALLPOX
CEDARVILLE (Modoc Co.), July 26 - Miss Hattie SCOTT of
Eagleville has smallpox. This is the second case to make its appearance in the
town. Evert BROWN was taken down with it about three weeks ago and is nearly
over it now. The malady is in a very light form and there seems to be no real
cause for alarm; nevertheless, there is much excitement all through the
community. All public gatherings have been declared off and the people are
taking every precaution against a further spread of the disease.
Many people
have been exposed to the disease in Eagleville and Dr. KENNEDY has been kept
busy vaccinating. The situation in Cedarville has greatly improved and no new
cases are reported, while those who were stricken have all entirely recovered.
HIT ON HEAD WITH ROCK
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), July 26 - An old feud between
E.V. CRENSHAW and Jim BOGGS resulted in the serious injury of the latter. He
was hit over the head by a large rock by Crenshaw. Crenshaw claims Boggs stole
$10 from him and trouble has been brewing for some time. Saturday afternoon
they met at the mouth of an alley on Pine Street and Boggs proceeded to draw a
knife. Crenshaw picked up the rock and threw it at Boggs, hitting him squarely
on the head, cutting a deep gash, which took several stitches to close.
Crenshaw went across the street to the office of the Recorder and wanted to pay
a fine, but City Recorder BRANSFORD refused to have any
thing to do with the case, inasmuch as no warrant had been sworn out for
his arrest. It is not likely that any suit will follow.
DIPHTHERIA SITUATION
YUBA CITY (Sutter Co.), July 26 - Ramona SCRIBNER, the
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. SCRIBNER, who died Saturday of diphtheria, was
buried at noon on that day in the Yuba City Cemetery. Another child of the
family is afflicted with the disease, but her condition is favorable. The three
children of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar KEEDY, who have been sick of the same malady,
are rapidly recovering.
HAS FIGHTING CHANCE
Some Hope Held Out for Recovery of James Lucas
GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), July 26 - Latest reports
from the bedside of James LUCAS, the Grass Valley man who was
dangerously injured in San Francisco last Friday, are to the effect that
he still has a chance to recover. He is suffering from a fractured skull and a
broken jaw. The injured man occupies a cot in the Fabicia
Hospital, Oakland. His mother and his brother are with him. He was working in
the elevator shaft at the City of Paris business house, San Francisco, when the
elevator weight struck him, causing his injuries. A fellow workman, Lindsey
CONNORS, with rare presence of mind, caught him by the collar and prevented him
from plunging headfirst down the elevator shaft to instant death. LUCAS is one
of the best known Grass Valley men, and served a term as Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department three years ago. His mother is a pioneer resident of this city.
CHECKS NOT HONORED
REDDING (Shasta Co.), July 26 - William W. AULT, a
miner living in Cecilville, Siskiyou County, stopped
off in Redding week before last as he was on his way to San Francisco. Being an
Eagle and a Red Man, he naturally fraternized with the members of those orders.
He was a good fellow and made a good impression. Good fellowship costs money
and when AULT ran short of cash he had no difficulty in getting money on checks
he drew on the Siskiyou County Bank. These checks are now coming back marked with
the ominous words “No funds.” He cashed checks for $20 and $60 in Redding and
one for $50 in Delta.
Ault?s brother Eagles and red Men
cannot believe that he intended to defraud them. They charitably excuse him on
the ground that he unknowingly overdrew his bank account. However, they are
anxious that he should hurry up and make good.
BOY’S FINGERS SMASHED
COLUSA (Colusa Co.), July 26 - Weldon BLACK, son of
James R. BLACK, a prominent farmer of Blacks Station, Yolo County, was severely
injured at Cook’s Springs late Saturday evening. Young
BLACK and a number of other boys about his age were amusing themselves by the
dangerous pastime of rolling rocks down the mountain side. BLACK standing fifty
yards below a number of others and was holding a rock in his hand, just about
to start it rolling, when one of the boys above started a bolder and at the
same time yelled to Black to jump out of the way. The rock had gained such a headway before the youngster yelled that when Black turned
it was upon him. Throwing up his hand, the large rock caught his fingers
between it and the rock he still held and crushed the index and middle finger
of the right hand to a pulp.
Dr. POAGE was sent for from Colusa and dressed
the wound. The boy was taken to his home at Blacks Station.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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The Sacramento Bee
Wednesday, July 28, 1909
SUPERIOR CALIFORNIA NEWS
ABONDON GREAT FAIRVIEW MINE
Ore Body Plays Out And Big
Plant Closes Forever
PAPOOSE (Trinity Co.), July 28 - The Fairview Mine at
this place, which is five miles from Minersville, has been abandoned and all
the improvements are being sold off. It is unpleasant news, but it is true.
The Fairview
five years ago was the most important quartz mine in Trinity County. One
hundred and fifty men were employed and a forty-stamp mill was kept running
night and day. But in due course the ore body became exhausted. The ledge was
broken up. Most of the men were laid off and the mill was shut down. A small
crew of men was kept at work prospecting - hunting for a new ore body or trying
to find what had become of the old one. About a year ago enough ore was found
to keep part of the mill running a few weeks. The company is said to have spent
$250,000 in fruitless prospecting.
According to
report, the company sent an expert up here a month or so ago. He examined the
mine, said it had been over prospected and recommended its abandonment. This is
being done now. All the T-rails have been taken out of the mine and sold to
L.S. PAULSEN and the Lagrange Mining Company. Mrs. PAULSEN, at Lewiston, has
bought the store. The fine large office building has been sold to Louis SILGO
and John KELL, who will tear it down and haul the lumber to Lewiston and use it
for building purposes. Nearly all the dwellings in the little settlement have
been sold.
The quartz
mill - a fine one of forty stamps - will also be sold in ten-stamp lots as fast
as purchasers can be found.
Twenty-five
men were employed in the Fairview when the orders came last week from below to
pull up stakes and quit.
MINES DOING WELL
Rich Ore Is Being Taken Out as Eastman Gulch
DEADWOOD (Trinity Co.), July 28 - The mines of
Deadwood and the adjacent district of Eastman Gulch are doing well.
In Deadwood
the Lappin Mine is working ten men. Electric power is
to be put in by the Northern California Power Company, whose surveyor yesterday
staked out the route for a pole line from the Brunswick Mine, near French
Gulch. The Lappin will be milling ore in six weeks.
At the Leas & Nichols Mine the West Point Company is building ore bins and
tramways and getting ready to ship ore to the Brown Bear mill. The company is
taking out high-grade ore. All the leasers in the Brown Bear Mine are doing
well.
Over in
Eastman Gulch, WILSON & EHRMANN are taking out ore going from $350 to $450
a ton. They have a lease on the Knob Mine, belonging to Joseph GIFFORD and are
employing three men. COLLINS, PELENSON & PAULSEN Brothers are running a
tunnel to tap the same ledge in the Knob. PAULSEN Brothers
& RICHARDS are taking out ore right along in Deerhorn
that goes close to $200 a ton. They are making regular shipments to Selby, but
expect to change soon and ship to Mammoth Smelter at Kennett.
WOMAN SAVES LIVES OF TWO CHILDREN
OROVILLE (Placer Co.), July 28 - The lives of two
children who had fallen into the Feather River and were drowning were saved
Sunday by Mrs. A. VAUGHN of Camp Enjoyment. While she was near the stream she
noticed two children wading in the stream and a few moments later saw that they
had gotten beyond their depth and were drowning. She jumped into the stream and
pulled the children out in time to save their lives.
WITNESSES FROM RENO
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), July 28 - Mr. and Mrs. George P.
ARMSTRONG and daughter Ruby, former residents of this place, but now of Reno,
Nev., arrived here last Saturday to serve as witnesses in the McKAY vs. GESFORD case, now being tried in the Superior
Court. Mrs. ARMNSTRONG is a niece of Mrs. McKAY.
TO TURN RIVER INTO BIG TUNNEL
Power To Be Generated For
Mining Gravel Bed
LEWISTON (Trinity Co.), July 28 - August 15th has been
fixed as the day when Trinity River will be turned through the big tunnel two
miles above Lewiston for the first time. Nearly all the stockholders in the
Trinity River Mining Company are expected to be present to witness the
interesting event - turning the river from its channel through the tunnel and
leaving a mile and a half of river bed bare, or nearly so.
The company
is installing electrical machinery at the outlet of the tunnel. Eighteen
hundred horse-power of electrical energy will be generated. This power will be
used, in part, to operate electric cranes for lifting big boulders from the
river bed, and for running elevators to life the auriferous gravel into the
sluice boxes.
August 15th
will be a big day in Lewiston, according to present signs.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW SCHOOL LAW
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), July 28 - The last Legislature
seems to have tinkered with the school law more than with any of the Acts on
the Statutes. One of these amendments requires that children who wish to enter
the first grade must enroll on the first day of September or wait until the
first of January, the beginning of the Spring term.
Another amendment vitally affects the old method of
segregating school taxes. Under the old law the segregation of high school and
school bond taxes was required. The amended law authorizes school districts to
levy taxes to meet current expenses without submitting the matter to a vote of the
taxpayers.
Davis and
Winters Districts are taking advantage of this provision of the law, and
Mountain, Apricot, Guinda and other districts will
probably do likewise.
The
amendments so far noted will pile up work on the Auditor until he may have to
call upon the Supervisors for help.
HEARS SAD NEWS WHILE ON VISIT
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), July 28 - To ride all the way
from Kansas to see California and the Seattle Exposition and have the pleasure
of it all rudely marred with a telegram at the end of the first day’s visit to
relatives in Marysville, announcing the sudden death of her sister, whom she
left at home in the full vigor of health, is the experience of Mrs. Lean A.
CARL, of Cawker City, Kansas. Mrs. CARL took the first train on the return trip
to Kansas yesterday without learning the details of her sister?s demise. She is of the opinion that the young
woman, only 18 years of age, was the victim of an accident, attendant on a
celebration which was on the tapis when she left
home. Several Marysville friends accompanied Mrs. CARL on the return trip.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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