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DISCUSS
FARM SUBJECTS
Program Completed for Farmers’ Week at
DAVIS (Yolo Co.), Sept. 22 - All arrangements have
been completed for the general courses in agriculture to be given free to
farmers at the University farm school during the last week in September and the
first week in October. The first week of the courses will be devoted entirely
to courses on subjects of irrigation, but the courses of the second week are of
a more general nature and will appeal to all farmers.
The program
which has been arranged for the second week is as follows:
Monday, October
3 - “Keeping Farm Accounts,” Leroy ANDERSON; “Alfalfa,” A.J. GAUMNITZ; “Soils -
How Farmed,” Professor I.P. ROBERTS,
Tuesday,
October 4 - “Use of Inventory,” Leroy ANDERSON; “Fertilizers, Needs of the
Plant,” J.S. BURD; “Alfalfa,” A.J. GAUMNITZ; “Soil in Relation to Water,”
Thomas H. MEANS; “Nature and Value of Commercial Fertilizers,” J.S. BURD.
Wednesday,
October 5 - “Keeping crop Accounts.” Leroy ANDERSON; “Improving Wheat,” A.J.
GAUMNITZ; “Soils, How Tilled,” Professor I.P. ROBERTS; “Culture of Sugar
Beets,” E.C. BURR,
Thursday,
October 6 - “How to Find Leaks on the Farm,” Leroy ANDERSON; “Use of Manures
and Fertilizers,” J.S. BURD; “Cover Crops in Reference to Grain Growing,” R.E.
MANSELL; “Soil in Relation to Plants,” Thomas H. MEANS; “Field Study of Soil
Types,” Thomas H. MEANS.
Friday, October 7 - “Relative Investment in Farm Property,” Leroy
ANDERSON; “Selection and Treatment of Seed Grain.” A.J. GAUMNITZ; “Soils , How Improved,” Professor I.P. ROBERTS; “Practical
Soil Problems and Their Solution,” Thomas H. MEANS; Study of Grain Exhibit,”
A.J. GAUMNITZ.
Known in Yuba - Marysville (Yuba Co.), Sept. 22 - W.A.
HANDCOCK, who died last Sunday in
BIGGS
SCHOOLS REOPEN
BIGGS (Butte Co.), Sept. 22 - The Biggs public schools
were opened on Monday morning with a fairly good attendance. The regular and
total number of students have not as yet enrolled on
account of the fall work being not finished. The same teachers were again
employed this year as last year, with the exception of a new school principal,
Professor J.E .WALL, of
The teachers
in the other grades are, Miss Leta LaPOINT, Miss Edith NEFF, and Mrs. C.C. SPENCE. About one
hundred and twenty-five are already entered with prospects of many more by the
beginning of next week, which may make it necessary for the school board to
consider a larger building and more teachers to accommodate the growing number
of students.
CHASE
DEER FIVE HOURS
PLACERVILLE (El Dorado Co.), Sept. 22 - A very fine
large buch was killed last Sunday by George
WILLIAMSON, Jr. on lower Webber creek, and his father, George WILLIAMSON, Sr.,
shot and severely wounded one other. The hunters followed the wounded animal
for five hours by the trail of blood, but were unable to locate it.
NATIVE
OF FRENCH CORRAL
WAS
NATIVE OF
Mrs. Sarah Herbert Dies at Her Home in Marysville
MARYSVILLE (Nevada Co.), Sept - Mrs
.Sarah HERBERT, widow of the late J.C. HERBERT, died at her home in this city
Tuesday night at the age of 75 years. The deceased was a native of
LEARNS
OF NIECE’S DEATH
GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), Sept. 22 - The news has
been received here by Mrs. W.H. MORGAN of the death of her little niece, Alva
AITKEN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John AITKEN of Nanaimo, B.C. The child was
five years of age and succumbed to spinal meningitis.
Mrs. Aitken was formerly Miss Irene THOMAS, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J.D. THOMAS, at one time residents of this city.
TEACHERS
TRCKEE (Nevada Co.), Sept. 22 - On account of the
illness of Misses MILLER and STRUCKMEYER, teachers of the Meadow Lake grammar
school, the school has been closed for two days.
TRIES
TO CATCH SAW
TO
DEVELOP ELECTRIC POWER
Manager of Cone Ranch Files Big Water Appropriation
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), Sept. 22 - T.H. RAMSEY,
manager of the Cone ranch, yesterday filed notice of appropriation of water
rights of 10,000 inches of water in Mill Creek. The water will be diverted from
the creek and carried in flumes to the Cone ranch, where it will be used for
the generation of electric power.
LAVA
DELAYS MINE WORK
Hard Formation of Ground Impedes Sinking of New Shaft
GIBSONVILLE (Sierra Co.), Sept. 22 - The lava
formation of the ground in the vicinity of the White Bee and Bunker Hill mining
claims is causing considerable delay in the sinking of the new shaft by the
Poker Flat Mining company in that district. M. DUVAL is sperintendent
of the new plant and expects to be operating within a few weeks.
POINTS
GUN AT CONTRACTOR
Allen is a
bricklayer and had built a chimney in a new house here and claimed that he had
$7 coming to him. He procured a shotgun and started out after his coin. He met
The officials
of the reclamation service saw the proceedings and telephoned for police. When
they arrived they found that Allen had compelled Bodack
to place his watch, $13 in money and his paper on the ground.
At his
preliminary hearing Allen did not care to have a lawyer and seemed indifferent
to his fate. He is believed to be mentally unbalanced.
AUBURN
WOMEN ELECT
Annual Session of Temperance Workers; Officers and
Delegates
The following
officers were elected: President, Mrs. S.E. CALLEN; first vice-president, Mrs.
M. ALLEN; second vice-president, Miss G.G. HUTCHINSON; recording secretary,
Mrs. A.C. MANNING; treasurer, Mrs. E.L. CLEVELAND; auditor, Mrs. MANNING;
superintendents of departments, evangelistic, and hospital, Mrs. E.L.
CLEVELAND; flower mission, Mrs. A.C. MANNING; Sunday school, Mrs. M.M. ALLEN;
press, Mrs. C.M. RICHMOND.
The following
were elected delegates to the convention at Loomis: Mesdames
COLUSA
COUPLE WED IN YOLO
Meyers-Watson Married in Parish House of
ARBUCKLE (Colusa Co.), Sept. 22 - F.J. MYERS and Miss
Grace WATSON, accompanied by relatives, left here this morning for
Mr. and Mrs.
MYERS are both natives of Colusa county. Mr. Myers is
the son of Charles Myers, a large land owner near Arbuckle and one of the most
successful farmers in Colusa county. The bride is the
step-daughter of W.H. KILGORE of Grimes.
The couple
will go from Woodland to San Francisco and then to Santa Cruz, spending about
two weeks before returning home.
MARRIED
AT SISTER’S HOME
BIGGS (Butte Co.), Sept. 22 - At the home of her
sister, Mrs. C.H. DEPUE of Marysville, occurred the
marriage of Miss Vida HICKS of Biggs today. W.J. BUSH, with the California
State Savings bank of San Francisco, is the groom, and holds a good position in
the city, where he has already fitted up a beautiful home for the bride.
The sisters of
the bride, Miss Fern HICKS of Biggs, Mrs. LEBORVOU of Chico, Mrs. E.H. ORR of
Oroville and Mrs. C.H. DEPUE of Marysville and a few other special friends
witnesses the ceremony.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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MAXIMUM
TAX LEVIED
WAS
WEALTHY RANCHER
Daniel H. Raymond Dies After
Twenty Years’ Residence Near
ABANDON
PLAN FOR BANK
Capitalists Canvass
Mr. THIELEN
canvassed the matter thoroughly in company with G.M. HANISCH, one of the
progressive citizens of this city, but the conclusion arrived at was to the
effect that the time has not yet arrived for a second financial institution in
the form of a state bank.
SATISFIED
WITH INVESTMENT
Railroad Manager Visits Mining Property Near
Mr. KNAPP and
L.E. ARMSTRONG, manager of the Cassidy, were boyhood friends, and it was
through Armstrong that they decided to spend two weeks in this city. They are
delighted thus far with what they have seen, and are satisfied that they have
made no mistake in investing in the
PLACER
WIDOW MARRIES
Arndt-Price Wedding Ceremonies Are Held in
Mrs. PRICE
came to
YOUTHS
DRINK IN SALOON
Siskiyou Supervisors Vote to Revoke License
YREKA (Siskiyou Co.), Sept 20 - Evidence taken before
the county board of supervisors yesterday in the hearing of John A. WHITE, a
saloonkeeper of Mr. Hebron, showed that WHITE had allowed the 14-year-old son
of Charles SHORT to enter the saloon, and also to drink and play cards within
the barroom.
Acting on this
evidence and other evidence of violations of the county ordinances under which
White’s license had been granted, the members of the board of supervisors voted
unanimously to revoke the license.
DIES
AT BROTHER’S HOME
Hospital Treatment Gave Isaac Wiley Little Relief
Mr. CUNNINGHAM
spent several weeks in the _ones Memorial hospital, where he was treated for a
malignant growth of the tongue, which left him in bad condition. He went to the
ranch of his brother, where he gradually grew weaker until death relived him.
He was about 50 years of age and was a native of
WAS
NATIVE OF
Mrs. Anna Friedell Dies in
Engagement Announced at
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), Sept 20 - Word was received here
today of the announcement in Napa last night of the engagement of Miss Maidie Louise GESFORD, daughter of Judge Henry C. GESFORD
of that city, to George F. JONES, the local attorney and Republican nominee for
district attorney. The announcement of the engagement was made at a social gathering
last night at the home of the bride-elect, and it was announced that the
wedding will take place early in November.
Miss GESFORD
is popular in social circles in Napa and San Francisco, and her father, Judge Gesford, is a past president of the Native Sons, as is also
the father of the prospective groom, Major A.S. JONES of this city.
WILL
NOT TALK OF ABSENCE
Colusa Bank Clerk Returns Home as Mysteriously as He
Disappeared
COLUSA (Colusa Co.), Sept 20 - Will YOUNG, son of Mrs.
Ida Young of this city, who mysteriously disappeared from Willows on August 19,
and was not heard from after leaving
The young man
was employed as a clerk in the Bank of Willows, and left with a month’s salary due
him. He has been at
Kill Three Deer - Colusa (Colusa Co.), Sept. 20 - Phil
POIRIER, J.J. O’ROURKE, Dr. RATHBUN, Arthur FOUCH, Roy GRENFELL and George
SCOTT, who are camped on
New Roof Put On - Colusa
(Colusa Co.), Sept. 20 - A new tin roof is being put on the Masonic temple in
this city to take the place of the old roof, which has been on the building for
many years.
Grand Matron Visits -
Dry Land Dredging to Start - Oroville (Butte Co.),
Sept. 20 - That the Bucket Gravel company, operators of the dry land dredger,
will be in a position to resume operation by the first of next week, is the
statement of C.C. JENSEN of Chico, who today said that all claims against the
company had been paid in full.
Butcher Recovers -
W.C.T.U. in Session -
Lamiman Is Elected -
Dredge Worker Burned - Colusa (Colusa Co.), Sept. 20 -
While working on a dredger twenty-eight miles from this city in district 108,
Captain MAYHEW yesterday afternoon suffered severe burns about the hands and
arms when an oil burner exploded as he was repairing the engine.
Wrist Is Broken - Rocklin (Placer Co.), Sept 20 - As a
result of having tripped on a wire in her vegetable garden late yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. Nellie Leahy HUTTON fell at her home two miles from Rocklin and suffered a
severe fracture of the bones of her left wrist.
Gambling Case Pending - Chico (Butte Co.), Sept 20 -
Robert ANDERSON and John SONTAG, charged with illegal gambling in Stirling City and arrested here Sunday night on the
complaint of 14-year-old Frank Craig, (rest cut off).
Natives to Be Hosts -
Lawlers Pay Tribute - Nevada City (Nevada Co.),
Sept. 20 - The committee appointed from the Nevada County Bar association to
prepare resolutions of respect in honor of the memory of the late Thomas S.
FORD, district attorney of the county, yesterday submitted their report, which
was ordered transcribed on the records of the superior court.
Game Warden Shot -
DOUBLES
PRICE OF RANCH
Placer Property Increases in Value $5000 Over Cost
Last Year
Mr. Gibson is
a New Yorker, but says he intends to spend the remainder of his life in
MASONS
TO BURY MARSHAL
BURGLARS
GET PURSE
Auctioneer’s House Ransacked While Family Works in
Near-by Orchard
LASSEN
HAS $2 RATE
Supervisors Fix Tax Levy and Apportionment for Ensuing
Year
SUSANVILLE (Lassen Co.), Sept. 20 - The board of
supervisors of Lassen has fixed the tax rate at a flat $2. The apportionment of
this levy is as follows: Salary, .18; hospital, .06; road, .40; school, .21;
high school, .09; cemetery, .017; contingent, .04; jail, .40; state, .353;
general, .25.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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DEATH
ENDS LONG ILLNESS
Native of
LINCOLN (Placer Co.), Sept. 29 - After an illness of
about a year, C. Marion MYERS died at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Anna
FULLER, in
When the young
man first became afflicted with the disease he went to a number of sanitariums
with the hope of checking the ravages of the disease, but without success. At
one time Mr. Myers held a responsible position with the Southern Pacific
company. He was genial and popular with his associates. The funeral will be
held Saturday from the residence of Mrs. Ann FULLER in
WAS
SON OF PIONEER FAMILY
Frank A. Atwood Dies of Typhoid Fever in
The funeral
was held this afternoon in
FORMER
YUBA RESIDENT
Mrs. Harry Dalton, Well Known in Marysville, Dies in
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), Sept. 29 - A message was
received in Marysville this morning of the death of Mrs. Harry DALTON at
The funeral
will take place in
VISITED
MINES OF
Son of Prominent Dutch Flat Banker Now Enroute to
AUBURN (Placer Co.), Sept. 29 - John NICHOLLS, a
prominent banker of Dutch Flat, was in Auburn today and accompanying him was
his son, John E. NICHOLLS, who has recently returned form the gold mines of
Africa.
ARREST
BURGLAR SUSPECT
Worker at
YUBA CITY (Sutter Co.), Sept. 29 - Suspected of being
the man who burglarized the home of Henry VAN TIGER near here, Thomas O’DONNEL
is now being held pending an investigation as to his whereabouts at the time of
the robbery. O’Donnel was arrested here yesterday
while he was engaged in unloading grapes at the freight depot.
He was in the
employ of Mark PEASE when the sheriff’s office was notified of his presence in
town, and he was immediately taken into custody by Under Sheriff Bennett
SCHILLIG. O’DONNEL claims that he was in Sacramento the day the crime was
committed, having left Yuba City September 17, and the theft was not committed
until the following Monday.
MINER’S
BACK CRUSHED
Empire Mine Worker May Have Suffered Internal Injuries
How serious
are his injuries cannot be determined as yet. The doctor fears internal
injuries.
WORKMEN
FALL FROM BRIDGE
Wrenched Wrist and Many Bruises Are Extent of Injuries
YUBA CITY (Sutter Co.), Sept. 29 - H. BANDELOW and Ed.
HOFFMAN, employed in repairing the Feather river wagon bridge between this city
and Marysville, sustained painful injuries this morning by falling from a plank
under the bridge to the ground about twenty feet below. Bandelow’s
injuries consisted of a badly wrenched wrist and several bruises, but Hoffman
was more fortunate, only being bruised and shaken up.
BRIDGE
CARPENTER INJURED
Falls Twenty-five Feet From High
Structure Over
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), Sept. 29 - Zebediah
COUSINS, a bridge carpenter in the employ of the Southern Pacific Railway
company, was brought to one of the local hospitals this afternoon suffering
from injuries received by falling off a high bridge over the Feather river
north of town. He was immediately placed aboard extra work train No. 1324 , and hurried to
He fell about
twenty-five feet and was hurt internally. Cousins is a single man and his home
is at
REMOVE
STAR OF YUBA POLICEMAN
Marysville Chief Degrades Officer Who Showed “Bravery”
in Crowd
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), Sept. 29 - Chief of Police
MABIN today took away the star of Special Policemen Charles MATTHEWS. In
chasing the runaway negro, “Red” WILLIAMS, last night,
Matthews made very free use of his gun, endangering the lives of citizens.
An hour later
Williams is said to have passed the special officer at Third and E streets,
near the postoffice corner, and Matthews made no
attempt to arrest him.
DIES
IN YOLO SANITARIUM
Victim of Accident Will Be Buried in
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), Sept. 29 - William A. FRIEND, who
was picked up unconscious on the road yesterday near Merritts
Station by Ed FISSELL and brought to the sanatarium
in this city, died at 3 a.m. today. Death was due to a fractured skull and
hemorrhage of the brain. An operation was performed by the physicians, but they
gave little hope for his recovery.
Very little is
known about FRIEND in this county, and little information about him can be
obtained. He leaves a daughter residing some place in the East, and three
cousins in
Early Morning Fire in Oroville Destroys Four Homes at
Loss of $10,000
Defective Flue Starts Blaze While Woman Milks Cow and
Family Sleep
OROVILLE (Butte CO.), Sept. 29 - An early morning fire
on
Mrs. W.C.
NELSON arose at
All the
contents of the Nelson house were destroyed, but the occupants of the other
houses had time to remove their furniture from the houses. J.F. GALVIN, editor
of the Oroville Mercury, occupied one of the houses and Minor BROWN and Mrs.
Susie MYERS the others. The Nelson, Galvin and Brown residences were owned by
Mrs. FISHER, and the fourth house by Mrs. STOVER.
The Thunene house was saved only by the hard work of the
fireman twice before in the past two years.
BIG GLENN
RANCH SOLD
Stockman Buys 1200-Acre Purkitt
Property Near Willows
WILLOWS (Glenn CO.), Sept. 29 - The PURKITT ranch of
1200 acres west of this city was today sold to Mike CAMPBELL, a well-known
stockman with heavy business interests in this section of the valley. The price
was $30,000.
FRAUD
CASES CONTINUED
On Motion of
Attorney F.C. GOLDEN of
Judge Hughes
did not take kindly to the motion and spoke his mind freely. He was inclined to
believe that due diligence had not been shown, but finally extended the date
for trial so that there could be no further ground for delay.
Red Ravine Mine, Recently in Legal Dispute, Proves to
Be Rich Producer
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), Sept. 29 - Ed PAGE, one of the
owners of the Red Ravine mine, near Dobbins, has brought to this city some
samples of ore from that recently discovered quartz claim which assays over
$5000 to the ton. The specimens are on exhibition at a local jewelry store.
This is the
mine that was recently in dispute in the courts, Superintendent WILKINS of the
Mother Lode mine claiming it was his property. He was beaten in the superior
court, Judge MATSON deciding that it was outside the boundaries of the Mother
Lode patent.
The mine shows
a large body of ore, some of it being what is termed “jewelry ore.”
PLAN
GRAFTING OPERATION
Volunteers Asked to Give Up Skin to Save Young Boy
AUBURN (Placer Co.), Sept 29 - An appeal has been made
by local doctors to friends of 6-year-old Francis KELLY, who was badly burned
by powder here a month ago, asking for volunteers to give up portions of their
skin to be used in a grafting operation which has been decided upon as the last
hope of saving the young boy’s life.
Young Kelly
was expected to recover speedily from his injuries until two weeks ago, when
his condition became more serious, and the grafting operation has now come to
be the only means of assuring the healing of the wounds.
CONFESSES
POSTAL THEFT
Youthful Robber Walked Long Distance Fearing Capture
RENO (Nev.), Sept. 29 - Confessing the robbery of the postoffice at Vinton, Plumas county, Albert H. CHRISTEN was
this morning arrested in a timbered ranch three miles west of this city after
having walked the entire distance to Reno from Vinton, fearing that he would be
captured if he sought any means of transportation. Christen had been in refuge
on the ranch for several days, and had obtained his meals at a nearby farm
house.
When charged
with the robbery of the postoffice in Plumas county, Christen broke down and confessed, and led the
officers to his cache where the plunder was hidden. In addition to the $14.50
taken from the postoffice, Christen had a sack of
plunder consisting of two pairs of gloves, a lot of neckties, two suits of
underwear, some cheap jewelry, two pounds of tobacco and other loot. Christen
says that he is only 19 years of age.
POSTAL
APPOINTMENTS
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 - Appointments of the postal
department for vacancies in California postoffices
were today made as follows: Ethel G. PACKARD, Knob, Shasta county, and George
F. BARTELL, Sequoia,
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Sunday-school
Rally - Oroville (Butte Co.), Oct. 2 - The members of the Sunday-school of the
local Methodist church observed rally day today and an elaborate program was
given in honor of the opening of the winter work of the school. Mrs. Maurice
GOFF is superintendent of the Sunday-school and was in charge of the musical
and literary program.
Attorney’s
Auto Frightens Horse - Chico (Butte Co.), Oct. 2 - Attorney Guy R. KENNEDY was
furnished with considerable excitement last night as he was returning from
Oroville in an automobile, two horses driven by Thomas SCHWEIN, a rancher,
taking fright at the machine at Mulberry and throwing SCHEWIN to the ground.
Kennedy gave the injured man such assistance as he could before continuing his
trip to this city.
Wants
Friend Arrested -
Greek
Resents Search -
Chico
Members Attend - Chico (Butte Co.), Oct. 2 - Several members of Chico canton
No. 2, Patriarchs Militant, I.O.O.F., left this morning for Sacramento, en
route for the grand encampment, which convenes at Santa Ana for a week,
beginning tomorrow. Those in the local party were as follows: R.C. BLACK, F.E.
SHEARER, E.C. CLARK, H.F. SLOAT, G.W. LARKIN, G.C. BENNETT, C.K. BENNETT, H.S.
HOSLER, L.H. HOSLER, Sam CHRISTOPHER, J.F. ENTLER, J.W. MAFFEY, J.W. BISH, W.F.
PILGRIM and J.H. ROONEY.
BANKER’S
SON MARRIED
Howard
Fassett of
REDDING
(Shasta CO.), Oct. 2 - Word was received here today of the marriage in San
Francisco last Sunday of Miss Em Lou FRISBY, daughter
of M.B. FRISBY, president of the Bank of Northern California in this city. The
groom was Howard FASSETT, a prominent business man of
The bride is well known in this city, where
she was a leader in social circles during her residence here. She is a graduate
of the
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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WHITMORE
DIES; RESULT OF FALL
Accident Proved Fatal To Shasta Pioneer
Mr. Whitmore
was warned by TERRY’s superintendent that he was too
old to tend flume, but he insisted that he could take his son Charles’ place
for a day or two. The son was going to be absent for only a few days and the
father was anious (sic) to substitute for him so that
the job would be retained.
John Whitmore
was a printer as well as a teacher and farmer. He conducted the
The decedent was a native of
SAN FRANCISCO, October 4 - Charles NASH, a miner from
Minersville, Trinity County, is said to have been muleted
out of $2,000 in a fake poolroom here yesterday. The police arrested three men
who are charged with the alleged swindle. They gave their names as William
DUFF, William HELTON and William DREW.
A search of
Duff revealed $1,896 in his possession and Nash identified a portion of the
money as being that which he had bet, as he supposed, on a horse race.
SHASTA
PIONEER DIES SUDDENLY
J.R. Fleak Lived In
INGOT (Shasta Co.), October 4 - John R. FLEAK,
familiarly known as Jack FLEAK, died suddenly here this morning. He complained
of being ill yesterday afternoon, but toward the evening appeared better and
went to work in the saloon of B. GROSSCUP.
When Grosscup went to check his place of business this morning
he found Fleak unconscious and he died before a
doctor could be summoned.
He was a
native of
Fleak leaves four step-children, J.W. HANKS, Mrs. Albert E.
WALKER, Mrs. Burtie DAVIS and Mrs. Forest STEVENS.
SCHOOL
ELECTION RETURNS
REDDING (Shasta Co.), October 4 - With only a small
district (Soldier Mountain) to hear from in the twenty districts comprising the
Fall River Union High School District, the first election of five Trustees
resulted as follows: J.R. CREIGHTON 222, A.W. GALE 219, A.W. GEISSNER 192, John
SNELL 139, W.J. ALBAUGH 134, James SNELL 111, H.B. MANNING 109, scattering 16.
As
Within twenty
days of the election, which was held a week ago Monday, the
There is no
likelihood of the Trustees agreeing unanimously, as Glenburn,
GEORGE
D. BUTLER DIES IN SISKIYOU
YREKA (Siskiyou CO.), October 4. George D. BUTLER, one
of the best known attorneys of Siskiyou County, one of the firm of O’NEILL
& BUTLER, died at his home here last evening. His death was sudden, as he
had not been ill. Natural causes are attributed to the death.
Mr. Butler was
53 years of age and a prominent member of the Knights Templar. He was formerly
The funeral
will be held Thursday.
“BLIND PIG” CASE
Defendant Makes Hard Fight; Only Eleven Jurors Secured
CORAM (Shasta Co.), October 4 - The “blind pig” case
in which Mrs. Barbara BAUMAN is the defendant is being fought stubbornly before
Justice of the Peace George J. HARDEY. The trial is before a jury. It took all
day yesterday to secure eleven jurors.
Mrs. Bauman
formerly had a saloon license in connection with her hotel business, but it was
revoked on a showing made before the Board of Supervisors. She continued in the
hotel business.
The saloonmen of Coram who pay $50 a quarter license insist
that they shall be given protection and that all “blind pigs” shall be
abolished.
CITY
MARSHAL TOLAND TO BE INVESTIGATED
Charges of Drunkenness Filed Against the Officer
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), October 4 - At a special meeting
to be held probably to-morrow evening the Trustees will investigate charges of
intoxication and neglect of duty filed against Marshal TOLAND.
The charges
were called to the attention of the Trustees last evening by Trustee
KUCHENMEISTER, of the Police Committee. Other charges of habitual intoxication
will be investigated. Pending the investigation Toland
has been given a leave of absence for two weeks and Police Officer Thomas
CASHED
CHECK HE FOUND
OIL COMPANY
FORMED
INJURIES
FATAL
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), October 4 - Harry CANTRELL, a
young man from
PROBATE
FRATES ESTATE
OROVILLE (Butte CO.), October 4 - A petition was
yesterday filed in the Superior Court for letters of administration in the
estate of E.A. WARREN, late City Treasurer of Chico. The value of the estate is
given as $10,000. Margaret WORTHINGTON, a niece residing in Oregon, was left a
legacy of $2,500. The remainder of the estate was left to the widow, who was
also appointed administratrix.
PERRY
CASE CONTINUED
DAMAGE
SUIT SETTLED
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), October 4 - An amicable
settlement has been reached in the litigation between John BESSE and the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company over impounding the waters of Kanaka Creek, in
this county. Besse has withdrawn his claim for
damages and the company has in its turn acknowledged his right to the waters of
the creek.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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Governor GILLETT has expressed the opinion to a number
of local automobile men that if the good roads are voted upon favorably, an
expert road-builder should be imported from some European country to supervise
the work.
Local good
roads enthusiasts say that the difficulty in road building in this section of
the country is that there is too much experimenting and huge amounts are sunk
in efforts to carry out the new schemes that are continually being proposed.
They declare
that road-building is a science in many European countries and are in favor of
having some professional road-builder who has demonstrated the highest degree
of skill to carry out the great undertaking which the State is looking forward
to.
H.M. FULLER,
of Red Bluff, left this city for his home last night in a 38-Overland, which
was delivered to him yesterday in this city by Meister & Sons.
The Cascade
Laundry has purchased an
A carload of
Stoddard-Dayton machines is due to arrive in this city November 10th.
Percy HOAD of
The Maxwell
garage has received The Sportsman, a 22 horsepower racing type machine.
HAPPENINGS
AROUND THE BAY
Discover Frauds - Gigantic frauds in the warehouse
districts of
Country Visitor Duped - Pablo CASTRO, of
Kicked Out by Landlord -
Evicted from her home at 2927 Wheeler Street, South Berkeley, because she was
$33 in arrears for rent, Mrs. George L. GOULD and her four children took refuge
in the police station late last night. To-day Mrs. Gould departed with her
infant daughter and left her other three children for Chief of Police VOLLMER
to care for. The woman penned a pathetic note to Vollmer stating that she would
come for the boys when she could.
Grieving Mother Ends Life - Grief over the tragic
death of her 8-year-old daughter two years ago caused Mrs. Anna MILNE,
36-year-old wife of George Milne, wealthy cattle man of
Briggs Will Filed - The will
of the late Arthur R. BRIGGS, the State publicity promoter and President of the
Western States Life Insurance Company, who died October 24th, was
filed for probate yesterday at
Seize Opium - Customs Inspectors E.E. ENLOW and G.B.
RICHARDSON seized $500 worth of contraband smoking opium yesterday, which
arrived on the
Amateur Scribe “Canned” - J.W.
Allen Gets His - James M. ALLEN, divorced husband of
Emma ALLEN, went to Judge MOGAN’s Court at
He Was Jealous - Leo H. BERNSTEIN believed that his
wife Lillian impressed all men as she impressed him at the time of their
marriage and in a divorce complaint filed yesterday in
Pilot Suspended - As a result of the investigation of
the grounding of the British steamer Damara off Fort
Point on October 8th, the Board of State Pilot Commissioners at
Steamer Ashore - The steam schooner Charles Nelson,
south bound from
Plunges Over Cliff - At
Land’s End, San Francisco, yesterday afternoon, Steven DRIVER, the
sixteen-year-old son of C.B. DRIVER of Dinuba,
Heggertys In Trouble - Michael HEGGERTY, formerly
well known in lesser city politics, appeared before Judge SHORTAIL yesterday at
San Francisco on a charge of battery preferred
by his wife, Delia HEGGERTY. According to Mrs. Heggerty,
who displayed a beautifully blued optic set off by a red gash underneath, her
husband came home Wednesday night with a friend named BEATTY, and, as both were
intoxicated, she ordered them from the house. Her husband testified that after
Beatty had been sent from the house he had gone to bed, when his wife appeared
with an ax and started to chop the bed down. She finally cut off all four legs
and Heggerty rolled to the floor. The husband further
testified that as he fled from the house his spouse hurled a lamp at him, and
in her eagerness to hit him with the ax had fallen downstairs and cut her eye
open.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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