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The Evening Bee -
ARREST CHINESE WOMAN
A Chinese woman was arrested last night on
the
AH WOE IS HELD FOR MURDER
Highbinder Captured in
Officer KYLE of the Oakland Police
Department came to
Ah WOE was arrested night before last. He protested
that he was a refugee from highbinder vengeance in
The members of the Bing Kong Tong attempted
to get WOE liberated by the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus in the Superior
Court, but the effort was blocked by the action of the
The trouble between the Hop Sing and Bing
Kong Tongs, which has resulted in many bitter conflicts between the highbinder
companies in this city and Walnut Grove, and which finally culminated in the
bloody Tong war in Oakland last week, originated out of the dispute over the
possession of Ah KEE, a slave girl who was held in bondage by the Bing Knog Tong at Walnut Grove, and was abducted last Summer by
Lee Sing, a local member of the Hop Sing Company. This trouble led to the
bitter and deadly feud which has been the cause of a number of mysterious
murders, a bloodless war of misdirected bullets in
Ah QUIE, a member of the Hop Sing Society,
swore to the warrant against Ah WOE.
Trouble is expected in the local
The Chinese are remaining inside their
buildings.
MORE PAY FOR ALL STATE WORK
Assemblyman O’BRIEN, of
Section
1. The minimum compensation to be paid for labor upon all work performed
under the direction, control, or by the authority of any officer of this state
acting his official capacity, or under the direction, control, or by the
authority of any municipal corporation within this State, or of any officer
thereof acting as such, is hereby fixed at three (3) dollars per day; and a
stipulation to that effect must be made a part of all contracts to which the
State or any municipal corporation therein, is a party; provided, however, that
this Act shall not apply to persons employed regularly in any of the public
institutions of the State, or any city, city and county, or country.”
SEIZED WITH HEART FAILURE
Dr. J.E. BURR, a stranger, was seized with
a violent attack of heart failure last night, and was taken to the Receiving
Hospital, where he remained in intense agony until late last night, when he was
taken to the Sister’s Hospital.
During the brief respites from his terrible
suffering the man was able to say that he came from Ann Arbor, Mich., that he
had been for seven years the County Physician of Tucson, Ariz., and that he had
lost his wife and his property in the San Francisco fire.
MANAGER SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS
W.D. REYNOLDS, who for the past few months
has been manager of the Vacaville Mercantile Company, suddenly departed for
parts unknown, and it is reported that he is about $300 short in his accounts.
Officers are on his track, and every effort is being made to locate him and
bring him back. It was at first reported that the shortage amounted to $800 or
$1000, but an investigation proved that this sum was largely exaggerated. It is
said that Reynolds had imbibed frequently in liquor, and was probably
intoxicated when he left.
CLAIMS HE ONLY SHOT TO FRIGHTEN
WOODLAND WEDDING
Austin M. DAVIS, of Williams, and Mary G, McGUIRE, of Colusa, were married in Woodland yesterday by
Rev. Thomas PICTON, of the First Christian Church. The happy couple left on the
north-bound train for
MANY CHANGES ARE SUGGESTED
Committee Declares Manner of Conducting
State Schools is Bad.
At the last session of the Legislature a
committee termed the Assembly Committee on Education was appointed to look into
the educational affairs of the State and to make any recommendations for change
or improvement it saw fit. The report of this committee was presented to the
Assembly this morning.
It contains many recommendations as to the
proper manner in which the educational institutions of the State should be
conducted, and is in reality a condemnation of the present method employed by
the State to run its public schools and universities.
Many changes are suggested, among them the
raising of the salaries of the schoolteachers of
The report states the need of a new Board
of Education that shall have increased powers. It declares the “dominating
influence of the present Board radiates from the Higher Education” circle and
that as a result little attention is given the pupils in the universities who
are the real toilers.
It is recommended that all graduates from
High Schools be allowed entrance to the universities of the State and there
permitted to take the studies they desire, and not those prescribed by the
college.
“The aim.” the report states, “must be to
make men and women who are able to enter upon the work of life, and not merely
upon the careers of scholars.”
SURGEONS QUIT MILITIA RANKS
The resignation of Major S.O. BEASLEY,
Surgeon and First Lieutenant W.F. McNUTT, Assistant
Surgeon, of the First Infantry, N.G.C. Were received at the office of the
Adjutant-General at a late hour yesterday, and after being referred to Governor
GILLETT as Commander-In-Chief, were promptly accepted.
This is a continuation of the trouble that
has arisen among the San Francisco militia over the fact that Companies A and H
of the First Infantry Regiment were mustered out of the service on the
recommendation of the inspecting officers. First Lieutenant A.H. WRIGHT has
been placed in charge of the Hospital Corps.
ALL ASSESSMENTS ON RAILWAYS RAISED
CARSON (
The State Board of Assessors, in session in
this city, has raised the valuation of every railroad in the State, despite the
protests of many railroad attorneys and officials, who attended the meeting of
the Board and strongly pretested against raising the
valuation for taxable purposes.
The Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad
suffered the greatest at the hands of the Assessors of the State. The valuation
of this road was raised from $7500 per mile to $17,000 per mile.
Superintendent J.F. HEDDEN, of the road was
present and claimed that the valuation named by the Assessors was exorbitant,
but Attorney MACK, who represented Eameralda County,
stated that he receips (sic) of the road for the past
year proved that this figure was far below he (sic) actual valuation of the
road.
He also stated that the Grand Jury of
The Nevada-California road, a branch of the
Southern Pacific, was increased fro m$9000 to $15,000.
The Central Pacific line was increased from
$16,250 to $17,000 per mile.
GOLDFIELD WOULD BE COUNTY SEAT
CARSON (
One of the hardest fights to be made in the
Nevada Legislature this year will be that over the bill which will be
introduced, calling for the removal of the county seat of Eameralda
County from Hawthorne to Goldfield.
Legislators elected by the Goldfield vote
have already prepared a bill authorizing the removal of the county seat, and
claim that they will be able to carry the measure without trouble; while those
who want the county seat to be at Hawthorne, where it is at present, state that
they will be able to defeat the measure.
A hard struggle is looked for, and many
wires are being pulled by the friends both in favor of and opposed to the
passing of the law.
The
WAS HELD PRISONER IN A WRECKED CAR
Mrs. H.E. WRIGHT, of this city, formerly of
Sacramento, where her sisters Mrs. W.H. GOVAN and Mrs. J.E. TERRY reside, had a
thrilling experience in the wreck at Verdi a few days ago, as was told in The
Bee at the time. She was thrown from her berth to the floor of the car when the
derailment occurred, but luckily was not injured. She found herself, however,
with the other passengers, a prisoned, (sic) and it
was necessary for men on the outside to chop away the door before she could
escape.
IMPORTANT MINING SUITS CONCLUDED
TONOPAH (
W.S. JOHNSON and A.D. NASH, in two separate
suits involving practically the same issues, although different lands have won
out in Court, and rich mining property in the Manhattan district will go to
them. The case has been before Judge Peter BREEN since last Fall.
Between six and seven acres, known as Litigation Hill and lying near the Earl
and Liberty claims, pass into the possession of JOHNSON. NASH ousts Daniel McNAMARA and others.
NEWSPAPER MEN OF
CARSON (
Representatives of all the newspapers in
the State of
HISTORIC BRIDGE TORN UP FOR FUEL
Timber in Structure, Containing 200 Cords,
Will Be Distributed to People In Sore Need
In order to relieve the fuel famine in this
city, H.M. YERINGTON, President of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, has put a
force of men at work destroying the historic bridge known as the Union Bridge,
and will have the timbers cut up and delivered to those needing fuel.
This bridge was built during the early days
of the Comstock and leads to the dump of the
The fuel situation in this city at the
present time is very critical, and Governor SPARKS has appealed to the railroad
company for coal to distribute among the shivering residents.
The snow is four feet deep on the street,
and many families are entirely without fuel.
CAUGHT IN BLIZZARD ON
TONOPAH (
A.H. SMITH, Cashier of the Manhattan Bank;
K. HAUER, a mining man of Pittsburg, and Mrs. Morris B. DUDLEY, wife of the
Manhattan agent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, were caught in a
blizzard on the desert between this city and Manhattan Tuesday afternoon and
were nearly frozen to death.
They had to walk six miles through the
blinding snow, and were nearly exhausted when they reached a stage station,
knows as Spanish Springs. The station was deserted, but they battered in the
door and succeeded in building a fire, which kept them from freezing during the
night.
The pary (sic)
had started from
Mrs. MORRIS suffered fearfully from the
cold and is threatened with pneumonia as a result of her terrible experience.
FINDS $1000 HE LOST
GOLDFIELD (
John OLNEY, a guest at one of the local
hotels, dropped his pocketbook containing over $1000 in paper money on the
street here the other night and several hours later found it with the contents
untouched.
Early in the evening he started to enter a
store to make some purchases and not caring to display his big roll at the
counter, stopped on the outside to extract a bill to hand to the clerk. When he
reached the hotel, some time later, he discovered that his pocket book was
gone.
At first he thought he was a victim of a
sneak thief, but after thinking the matter over, concluded to go over the
ground he had trod during the evening, and it was while so engaged he came upon
the lost money.
SEEK MORE MILLIONS
GOLDFIELD (
Not satisfied with taking nearly $4,000,000
from their lease on the famous Mohawk, HAYES and MONETTE are out after more
millions, and have transferred their plants from their lease on Mohawk to a
lease on the Goldfield
PLAN A NEW TOWN
ELY (
There is a movement among the Directors of
the Girou* Consolidated Copper Company to start a new
town on the flats a few miles east of city ,which will be known as the town of
Giroux, and which will be the location of the smelters of the Giroux
Consolidated Copper Company’s properties. In time, this great copper company
will employ hundreds of men and the town will have quite a large population.
HAPPENINGS AROUND THE BAY
Patrolmen Held for Burglary -
Harry SMITH, alias Harry SCHAFFNER, a Morse
Patrolman, who was arrested early on the morning of December 15, in the act of
robbing a cigar store, was held yesterday by Police Judge CABANISS of
Will
Remove Debris Tracks. -
E.E. CALVIN, for the Southern Pacific, and
A.H. PAYSON, for the Santa Fe, each notified the Board of Public Works that his
road would obey the order of the Board, requiring the tearing up of the debris
tracks, which have been obstructing traffic for months, or threatening the
possession of important highways.
Will Repair Streets -
The new Street Repair Association’s campaign
for improved thoroughfares was started at a meeting of representatives from
nearly every line of business in the city as the offices of the Merchants’
Association yesterday afternoon. The belief that within a short time teaming on
certain streets will have to stop unless repairs are made,
inspired the merchants to enter into the proposed plans with determination.
Court Sustains Indictment -
United States District Judge John J. DE
HAVEN yesterday overruled the demurrer to the indictment returned by the
Federal Grand Jury, September 8, 1905, against George W. BRACE and others for
subornation of perjury in connection with public frauds.
Welchers Try New Defense -
Now that a ruling has been established by
Judge Edward Whitson in the U.S. Circuit Court at San Francisco that no
testimony tending to show that the April fire was caused by the breaking of the
water mains due to the earthquake shock be admitted, the defense in the case of
Thomas L. BERGIA against the Commercial Union Assurance Company of London, is
endeavoring to show that the fire was caused by the short circuiting of
electric wires.
Girl Killed at Play -
While playing about some heavy timbers in a
vacant lot in
Accident Drives Man Insane -
Dan SMITH, the teamster who was badly hurt
on Tuesday through a car running into his sand wagon at Sutter and Larkin
Streets, San Francisco, knocking him to the ground, has become insane,
temporarily at least, as the result of the violent blow on the head which he
received.
Secret Examination -
A mysterious examination into the sanity of
Louis DABNER, convicted murderer and partner of SIESMEN, was held last night by
Drs. F.W. HATCH, head of the State Insanity Commission, and C.C.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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ANNOUNCES RATES FOR KLAMATH RESERVE
MONTAGUE (Siskiyou Co.), January 19 -
Grazing rates for the
The season for cattle and horses will be from
May 1st to October 31st, the charge being 25 cents a head
for cattle and 35 cents for horses. For the longer season from April 1st
to November 29th, the corresponding rates will be 30 and 50 cents.
The half-rate allowance has been discontinued.
Summer grazing for sheep will be from May 15th
to October 31st, the rates being 8 cents a head for sheep and 10
cents for goats. For the year-long permit sheep will cost 18 cents a head, with
an additional charge of 2 cents for ewes or does to be lambed within the
reserve.
Permits for grazing hogs will be issued for
the year-long permit only at 20 cents a head.
All grazing permits must be applied for
before March 1st, applications to be addressed to R.L.P. BIGELOW, Forest
Supervisor, Yreka, who will furnish blanks and give all necessary information
to stockmen.
CARRIER KILLS FOUR PANTHERS
CALLAHAN (Siskiyou Co.), January 19 -
Henry MURRAY, the mail carrier from this
place to Cecilville, tells of the killing of a female
panther and her three cubs by his assistant, Charles RUFF, near Rattlesnake
Gulch, on the Salmon Rivere range of mountains. RUFF,
astride of snowshoes, meets
In the particular locality where the animals
were killed an average of ten feet of snow is on the ground, and from the late
high winds has drifted in places to the depth of twenty-five feet.
KENNETT (Shasta Co.), January 19 -
A large force of railroad builders will
arrive in Kennett on February 1st, when active work of building a
railroad from Kennett to De La Mar will begin.
F.J. DEARBORN, chief engineer of the
Sacramento Valley and Eastern Railroad Company, the corporation that is to
build the railroad, returned yesterday morning from San Francisco, where he
replaced an order for men with the various employment agencies, the men to be
shipped on or about February 1st. Every man that can he had will be
given employment, and the work of brushing out the right-of-way and grading the
roadway will be pushed as rapidly as possible, for until the railroad is
completed the Bully Hill Copper Company, the parent corporation, can not or
will not start up its smelter at De La Mar.
NO INDICTMENTS RETURNED BY JURY
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), January 19 -
The Grand Jury adjourned yesterday afternoon
after spending nearly the whole day in investigating the police cases. They
failed to find any indictments and refused to take any action in the matter.
According to a statement made by Judge GRAY when the attorney for the accused
men was before him a few days ago, upon a petition to dismiss the cases, he
will dismiss all the cases, thus closing the matter. These cases were the only
ones taken up .The Grand Jury will meet again on April 16.
FATAL ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVERTED
A fatal accident was narrowly averted
yesterday afternoon on the trestle of the Northern Electric Company over Second
Street at this place. The
DUTCH FLAT FEELS THE FUEL FAMINE.
DUTCH FLAT (Placer Co.), January 19 -
The fuel question is a serious one here at
present, and many have to rely on the compassion of their more fortunate
neighbors. The public school is closed on account of no fuel. The open Winters of the past few years has made the people careless
about laying in supplies of fuel for Winter use, and now with four feet of snow
on the ground they find fuel transportation a difficult job. No serious damage
from snow has resulted.
TO IMPROVE STREET
KENNETT (Shasta Co.), January 19 -
At the January meeting of the Supervisors it
was decided that $100 worth of improving should be done on the main street of
Kennett by the county, as the recent rains and heavy traffic have made the
street bad for teaming. D. RAGIAN, one of the property owners, has circulated a
subscription paper among the business men and succeeded in getting an
additional large amount to put the street in better condition than was the
plans of the Supervisors. A drain pipe will be laid alongside of the sidewalk,
and the entire surface of the street covered with gravel and crushed rock.
Later in the year this new surface may be treated to a coat of oil.
MODOC COUPLE TO WED A
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), January 19 -
Local society is taking a great deal of
interest in the approaching marriage of Miss Mary Cecelia FORREST, of this place,
to Marion HUGHES, also of Alturas. The couple will leave the latter part of the
week for
The bride-to-be is sister of ex-Superintendent
of Schools Nellie FORREST who was last November, just prior to the end of her
term of office, became the bride of Edward IVORY, Jr. They are both daughters
of the late Dr. J. M. FORREST, who was one of the pioneer physicians of Modoc.
The groom is a prominent ranch owner and
politician. He held the office of
TAKING TESTIMONY IN
ASSAULT CASE.
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), January 19 -
The trial of R.S. MASON, charged with
assault, is under way. The jury is completed and the testimony is being taken.
The first witness was complainant L.S.
BILLUPS, who told the story of being attacked by MASON in the Cosmopolitan
Hotel in
The star witness was Justice of the Peace
LEWIS, of Bidwell, who had ordered the arrest of
MASON, and had also acted as custodian of the confiscated pistol.
Both sides are watchful and are looking for
technicalities. The defense is piling up a host of exceptions to be used in
case the trial should be against them.
CEDARVILLE MAN ADMITTED TO BAR
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), January 19 -
The admission of A.K. WYLIE to the practice
of the law by the Appellate Court at
Besides being a student, WYLIE has scored
some successes as an athlete and is looked upon as one of the cleverest
baseball players in this part of the State.
JEWELRY THIEF HELD TO ANSWER
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), January 19 -
Jacob SMITH, the half-breed Indian of
Siskiyou County, who was arrested some weeks ago on the charge of being the
burglar who entered P.H. SHUEY’s jewelry store and
stole about $800 worth of watches, chains and other trinkets; had his
preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon in Justice LUDEMAN’s
Court.
NO TRACE FOUND OF HIGHWAYMEN
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), January 19 -
No trace has been found of the four
highwaymen who held up Nick SEAPATAS, a Greek barber, early Friday morning and
robbed him of a $500 gold note which he carried in a belt around his person. He
believes they were countrymen of his, as he had showed the note to no one but
one or two intimate friends. Sheriff CHUBBUCK and several other officers are
hard at work on the case and have arrested three men on suspicion, but there
does not appear to be the slightest evidence against them. It is the general
belief that the thieves struck out at once for the mountains and will go to
some of the railroad camps or make for Quincy, and there attempt to change the
note and divide the money.
JURYMEN DRANK; NEW TRIAL GRANTED
WILLOWS 9glenn
The BRITTON Brothers, who were tried in Elk
Creek about a month ago for stealing a bale of barbed-wire from the Green ranch,
as stated in The Bee at that time, and sentenced to serve a term of six months
in the County jail, have been granted a new trial by the Superior Court of this
county. The grounds for the appeal was that while the jury was deliberating two
of the members of that body left the room and went across the street to a
saloon and had a drink. The hearing has been set for January 24.
SHERIFF’S BROTHER NEAR DEATH’S DOOR
Daniel McAULAY,
brother of Sheriff-elect Geo. McAULAY, is lying at
the point of death at his home in Forest Hill, his affliction being heart
failure, with which he was stricken several days ago.
Sheriff McAULAY is at the bedside of his brother, who has slight spells of improvement, but it is feared he cannot recover. The stricken man is well known and popular throughout the mountains, and has been engaged in business in several of the mining communities.
Submitted by Betty
Loose betty@unisette.com
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Keswick News Notes
KESWICK, May 2 - Mrs. James LEWIS went to
Thomas WHALEN came up on the train from
Jack JONES, the bus driver, is confined to
his home on account of illness. J. PENDLETON is driving for him.
Mrs. L.F. JONES drove to
Joseph HOCKING came down from the Little
Nellie mine Tuesday and went to his home in
C.J. SMITH, a business man of Redding, was a
visitor here Tuesday.
Mr. SMITH, the baker, is having his building
repaired. John McCOUGH is doing the work.
Dr. J.G. GOBLE, an optician form Bedford, Ore.,
arrived here Tuesday and will remain a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles MILLER returned from
N. BRESLAUER drove up from
Mr. and Mrs. J. VIRGIE went to
HAMILTON,
May 2 - Mr. PRIEN, head agriculturist for the A.C. and B.S. company, spent
Monday in
J. McCOY
WILLIAMS is away making investigations of lime rock at Gazelle and other
lime-rock districts.
Ground for the bank building was broken today
and the work will not be pushed rapidly forward.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter CATHER and her sister,
Miss SHARPLESS, arrived home last night.
TWO EXAMINATIONS FOR TEACHER THIS
YEAR
REDDING,
May 2 - There will be two examinations for teachers’ certificates in Shasta
this year. One will be held in June and in all probability the other will be in
December.
Among the changes in the school law this year
is a clause providing for a semi-annual instead of an annual examination. This
is going back to the former procedure.
Up to three years ago the examinations were
held twice a year. The past two years they have been held annually and from now
on the applicants can have a chance to take examination semi-annually.
The nest teachers’ institute for Shasta county will be held on the 21st, 22nd
and 23rd of October.
The
Fined Ten Dollars
MARYSVILLE,
May 2 - Attorney J.C. THOMAS, who was arrested for exhibiting a deadly weapon
in a rude, illiterate, coarse, quarrelsome, unrefined and threatening manner,
in an attempt to intimidate one Adolph MEYN into liquidating a debt long
overdue, had a hearing in the local justice’s court today. He was found guilty
as charged in the complaint and fined $10.
Red Men Active
McCOULD, May 2 - On May 18th the Red Men
will organize a council here and expect to start off with a membership of at
least 200. A number of great chiefs of
Too Much Whisky
REDDING,
May 2 - William REEL, a piano player on the coast, was arrested by Officer
CARPENTER Tuesday evening and landed in the city jail. Reel had imbibed in bad
whisky until he was bordering on delirium tremens, and he was locked up in
hopes that the confinement would prevent his being taken before a lunacy
commission.
HINDOOS ORDERED OUT OF
Presented With Purse
RED
BLUFF, May 2 - Grace hall was well filled with parishioners of the Sacred Heart
church Wednesday evening on the occasion of a delightful reception which came
as a complete surprise to the popular pastor, Rev. Philip F. BRADY, who is soon
to start on a well-earned vacation to the land of his birth.
After the parishioners had gathered together
and
Death of Mabel Guill
REDDING,
May 2 - Mabel Guill, the seven-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Guill, died at their home in
this city Tuesday evening at
Another Fire Company
Arm Was Crushed
KENNETT,
May 2- S.M. HIGGINS accidentally had his arm crushed Monday at the Buick and Wengler mill while attempting to adjust the crank-shaft.
Both bones on his right forearm were badly broken.
Death of John E. James
OROVILLE,
May 2 - Mr. John E. James died yesterday at his home in this city, after an
illness of two weeks. Mr. James was attacked by stomach-titis,
a disease attacking the mucous membranes of the stomach. The deceased was a
little over 39 years of age. He was a native of this county, having been born
in Moortown. A little over a year ago he was married
to Miss ANK, of Moortown. The news of Mr. James’
death will be read with sincere sorrow by his many friends. This is the second
death in the family within a month, a brother dying a short time ago as the
result of an accident. Mr. James, besides his widow and infant son, leaves his
aged mother and five brothers - Edward, George, Daniel, and Frank James, all of
Oroville, and Dr. Richard James of Portland, three sisters - Mrs. MENGLER and
Mrs. TEGRUNDE of Oroville, and Miss James of Oregon City.
Will Plant Figs
YUBA
CITY, May 2 - C.A. RAND of Yuba City and Max ROSENBERG of San Francisco, both
of whom are prominently connected with the fruit canning industry, have
purchased of Attorney M.E. SANBORN a large piece of fine fruit land in the
DAHLING tract, near here. It is their intention to plant the entire tract to
figs. The price paid was $100 per acre.
Wants a Divorce
YUBA
CITY, May 2 - Mrs. Elizabeth WALLACE brought suit today to obtain a divorce
form her husband, George M. Wallace, now a resident of
A Successful Affair
OROVILLE,
May 2 - The May Day ball, given last night by the
members of the Catholic Church, was a most successful and enjoyable affair. The
music was furnished by Gern’s orchestra, of
Marysville. The hall was handsomely decorated. The ball was not only a great
success socially, but financial success as well.
Demand for Miners
GRASS VALLEY, May 2 - About fifty miners have
left this district during the past month for Nevada camps and every miner in
this district is now employed, while others could get permanent positions if
the were to come here.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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SHASTA TEACHERS WILL ATTEND THE
MEETING
Each county is to have an exhibit,
principally of postals and scenes of the attractive
places. Miss White hopes to take along a large collection,
and she is desirous of having all the postals and
pictures possible for use on that occasion.
The railroads have allowed liberal round-trip
rates for the meeting. The round trip from
Miss White will in a few days be ready to
issue membership certificates to the association.
NEVADA
CITY, May 6 - Word received in Nevada City says that Jack GROSS and Bill BALL,
who left here a couple of weeks ago for Oroville, have secured a contract from
the Utah Construction company to grade a long stretch of road on the line of
the Western Pacific railroad, now under construction. The grade awarded to Gross and Ball is in the Big Bar division in
COLUSA,
May 6 - A.B. JACKSON, the grain dealer, surprised his Colusa friends by
suddenly reappearing in this his home town. He had made a flying trip to
Lou ODER and wife, after an absence of twenty
years, are once more in the county of good luck, enjoying the Colusa roses and
renewing old acquaintances.
Dr. C.A. POAGE has left for a short visit to
his mother, who lives in Ukiah.
J.M. GOODIN of Sacramento, representing the
Fairbanks standard scale people, spent a few days in Colusa last week.
Among those returning from
Mrs. Louis SCHROEDER returned to her home in
Sacramento last week , as did also C.D. ROE to his,
and among Colusans going to Sacramento were District
Attorney Seth MILLINGTON, G.E. SHOWLER and Russ POWELL.
Mrs. C.A. de LIGNE and
daughters of Sacramento are visiting Mrs. De Linge’s
parents, Judge and Mrs. J.B. MOORE.
George C. COMSTOCK of Williams, who has been
seriously ill for several weeks and is not able to be up and around, decided to
go and spend the summer on a ranch somewhere near Sisson. His
host of friends throughout the county hope to hear of his early recovery.
Among those who went from here to San
Francisco were M.J. BOGGS, Frank TREBEL, G.W. TIBBETTS and Miss Carrie DALY,
while Mrs. U.W. BROWN, Mrs. W.L. HARRINGTON, Mrs. M. JEWELL BOGGS, Mrs. D.O.
BAKER and daughter and Mrs. and Mrs. W.R. MERRILL came back from that city.
WH. CROSS, the pioneer merchant of Maxwell,
who has been very ill recently, had to be taken to a hospital in San Francisco,
and his many friends are greatly worried about him. In his absence his big
store is in charge of his son and two young men assistants.
Congressman Duncan E. McKINLAY
spent Saturday in Colusa. He arrived Friday night and was met by E.C. BARRELL
of the Colusa. County bank, and part of the day was piloted around by George W.
WHITE, one of Colusa’s staunchest Republicans.
J.M. SANTANA, the sheep man of San Leandro, was here last week, leaving Saturday
Rev. J.R. WARD, pastor of the Methodist
church of Colusa, returned Friday from
WEAVERVILLE,
May 6 - Dr. J.A. McGOUGH, who has been in Hayfork for
the past two weeks on professional duties, returned to Weaverville Saturday.
Volney L. FOX,
proprietor of the Redding-Weaverville stage line, was in town Saturday on
business connected with the line.
Mrs. H.E. HOWARD, nee
HARVEY, of Redding arrived in town Saturday afternoon on an extended visit to
her sister, Mrs. E.N. TODD.
Charles E. GILZEAN, business man of Redding,
and one of the owners of the famous Washington mine at French Gulch, arrived in
town Saturday and spent the afternoon shaking hands with old friends.
Mrs. Z.L. SHOCK and daughter Elsie and Miss
Verna MARSHALL of
L.P. DUNKLEY, principal of the Weaverville
schools, has been taking the census for the year, and while he has not yet the
complete figures ready for publication, states that there are only 139 school
children in the Weaverville district. This is a loss of two since last year.
Weaverville is now entitled to but two teachers instead of three, as formerly.
Rev. J.E. GILMARTIN of Weaverville went over
to Hayfork Saturday and held religious services there on Sunday.
FOR SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT A LICENSE
OROVILLE,
May 6 - Officers Frank TOBIN and M.L. COPELAND made a raid on the Greek
coffeehouse at the corner of Bird and Hontoon streets
late Saturday night and arrested the proprietor and two waiters and charge them
with selling liquor without a license. They were immediately taken before Judge
Green of the police court and released upon a cash bail of $250. The date of
trial has not been set. The officers think they have a clear case against the
men.
FINGERS CRUSHED IN STEAM SHOVEL
OROVILLE,
May 6 - J.H. WILLIS, who resides on Pomona avenue in this city, met with an
accident yesterday upon the steam shovel which will necessitate the amputation
of the fingers of his left hand. The accident occurred upon the steam shovel
operating at the Trestle camp near this city. In some way his fingers were
caught in the dipper machinery and were crushed so that amputation will be
necessary.
WOODLAND AERIE OF EAGLES INSTITUTED
WOODLAND,
May 6 - The officers of Woodland aerie of Eagles, installed Saturday night by
District Deputy John MARCH of Sacramento as follows: Past president, Al DAVIS;
president, Ed BUSH; vice-president, Charles WALLACE; secretary, Bert CLOVER;
treasurer, B. ROHMKE; conductor, A. KRAMER; inside guard, Charles EULER;
outside guard, William ELERS; chaplain, T.J. McDONALD;
trustees, Chris SCHLOTZ, Emanuel SMITH and W.B. BLACK.
The new aerie was instituted the same
evening, 130 applicants being initiated by the degree team of Sacramento Aerie,
No. 9, consisting of R.V. WOOD, J.T. RICHARDS, Ed NOBLETT, James KEARNEY, F.
CUTTING, P. PENDEGAST, A. BERGER, Jack MORLEY and J. DOUGHERTY.
Severely Injured
CHICO,
May 6 - James MASSEY, an employe of the Valleys Power
company, met with a serious accident at the bridge, three miles from
Centerville, today. He was engaged in timbering when a mass of rock caved upon
him, striking him with considerable force about the head and shoulders and
burying him with debris. He was dug out by companions and carried on a
stretcher to Nimshew’s.
Sudden Death
BUTTE
CITY, May 6 - Mrs. Maud BARHAM of this city was stricken with apoplexy this
morning, the stroke proving fatal. She was the wife of M.L. Barham
and a lady universally esteemed. Deceased was a native of
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NEW
EDITOR
QUINCY (Plumas Co.), October 8 - The Plumas
Independent has made some important changes in its office. Robert R. CRAWFORD,
a well-known newspaper man from the State of Nevada, is now in charge of the
editorial and local column of the Independent. Mr. Crawford has already made
some very marked improvements in the journal and seems to be the right man in
the right place.
KILLS
CARRIER PIGEON
NAPA (Napa Co.), October 8 - A few days ago County
Janitor George BLACK, who at the request of the Board of Supervisors, is
endeavoring to wipe out a band of vagrant pigeons that have taken possession of
one of the front corners of the Court House, shot a carrier pigeon. Upon the
bird’s legs were a number of aluminum bands, also a tube containing a message
written in lead pencil. The writing showed that the homer was from the lofts of
L.C. BYCE & Sons of
REVOKE
PERMIT
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 8 - Last night the City
Council voted to rescind the power of arrest given early in their term to
Patrick BRANNAN, who holds the position of special watchman in
SIX
OF SEVEN CHILDREN DIE OF CONSUMPTION
Henry Jepsen was born at San Juan, this county, almost
twenty-nine years ago. He followed the life of an engineer and was widely known
at
FAITH
DIDN’T CURE
Woman Refused to Take Medicine and Death Results
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), October 8 - It was proved by the
Coroner’s jury that Mrs LAKE, who died in Hamilton City
last Saturday, passed away from the effects of malarial fever. As was told in
The Bee of Saturday, Mrs. Lake separated from her husband about two years ago.
A machinist in the employ of the sugar company by the name of J.B. GUNN had
been staying in the same house as the deceased woman. Gunn disappeared Saturday
morning and all efforts to locate him by the Coroner have proved of no avail. A
telephone message to Dr. OSBORNE of that city called him to the
An
investigation showed that the woman did not have a cent in the house and that
she was probably penniless. The house that she lived in was made of canvas, and boards and was nothing but a shabby shack. The
woman took in washing for a living, so it is stated. Dr. Osborne had previous
to her death told her that if she did not take medicine that she would die, but
she was a believer in Christian Science and stated
that the Lord would cure her. She absolutely refused to take medicine. She was
buried in the county plot, not having any relatives as
far as was known and no one to look after her.
FEMALE
EXPERT
Closes Deals for Gold Mines in
QUINCY (Plumas Co.), October 8 - Mrs. Stasia PENN, a woman expert on mines, representing a Los
Angeles mining company, has closed deals for the Cleveland mine on Chipp’s Creek, and the Gansner
property, near the confluence of the east branch and north fork of the Feather
River. The wagon road up the north fork is completed past the above properties,
which will permit the company which Mrs. Penn represents to equip the mines
with the latest placer mining machinery.
Outside of
possessing a large amount of mining ground, the Gansner
property has a fine orchard.
Mrs. Penn has also been examining some mining properties near
Seneca, and, providing her company secures these claims, she will make her
headquarters at the Gansner place, as it is centrally
located.
SERIOUS
CHARGE
Charles Rickard in Peculiar Predicament Over Watch
Boy Stranded
Pioneer Dies
VERDI (
The
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RALPH
SHARP OF DAVISVILLE KILLED
Wagon Wheels Crushed His Life Out
This Morning
DAVISVILLE (Yolo CO.), October 8 - Ralph SHARP, of
this place, was run over by a wagon this morning and died a few minutes later.
The accident
occurred about two miles below town in
The accident
was witnessed by several of the men who were near at hand and by a son of
Sharp, who was employed with the crew. Quick assistance was rendered, but it
was unavailing. The injured man died within a few minutes.
Deceased was
about 41 years old and had resided here fifteen years. He leaves a wife and
four children. One of his daughters is employed in the telephone office. He was
a member of Knights of Pythias and the funeral
probably will be held under auspices of that Order.
MRS.
RAY DEAD
Children and Grandchildren at Pioneer’s Bedside
Deceased was a
pioneer of the county, having come across the plains with her husband in early
days, landing here in 1853, where she has reared a large family and dwelt ever
since. At her bedside were all her children and grandchildren. Surviving the
aged mother are: Mrs. Mary MOSLEY, of
The funeral
will be held to-morrow morning, the remains to be interred beside those of her
husband in
HOWARD
ON TRIAL
Red Bluff Man Before Court in
Sensational Case
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), October 8 - The sensational
case of The People vs. Eli HOWARD was commenced in the Superior Court this
morning and by
When the
Howard is
accused of rape, and the complaining witness is his
alleged victim.
MISSING
FROM HOME
S.J. Blanchard of Henleyville
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), October 8 - S.J. BLANCHARD, a
blacksmith of Henleyville, disappeared form Red Bluff
a week ago Saturday and has not been seen or heard from since. Last August Mr.
Blanchard’s oldest daughter died and he was very much affected. It is feared
that his mind has become deranged as a result of his deep grief.
ILLEGAL
FISHING
BADLY
BEATEN
Colored Man Pulled Gun But He
Couldn’t Use It
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), October 8 - Henry JOHNSON, a
colored man, was taken into Justice LUDEMAN’s office
to-day to answer to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Johnson looked
as if he had been through a cyclone, as his face was black and blue and badly
swollen. The charge was preferred against him by the proprietor of the Palm
restaurant, who is a Greek. It seems there was some difficulty in which Johnson
thought a gun might be of assistance, but he was disarmed and very badly
beaten. He was released on $50 bonds to appear later.
TARGET
RECORDS
Company A Seeks Front Rank in Militia
While other
companies are being disbanded, the Chico Company is enthusiastically working
for its own improvement and gaining the commendation of the State officers,
until now it ranks as one of the best companies in all
DEDICATE
SCHOOL
WEATHER
OBSERVER
GRIDLEY (Butte Co.), October 8 - F. G. MOESCH, of this
place, is now the accredited Government Observer of the weather. For the past
twenty-four years Moesch has maintained a private
station, and has complete records of the rainfall during that time. The Weather
Bureau has decided to establish a station here and Mr. Moesch
has been placed in charge. The new instruments arrived and were set up
yesterday.
MACY
FRANCHISE
SPENCERVILLE
MAN DIES
STRICKEN
DOWN
EIGHTH
RIG STOLEN
VISIT
BUTTERS
CHICO (Butte Co.), October 8 - President H.A. BUTTERS
of the Northern Electric Company is spending several days in this city
entertaining San Francisco and Sacramento capitalists and men of prominence
interested in interurban line development. The visitors are taken for a ride on
the various lines, and also given tallyho parties.
RODE
HORSE STRAIGHT DOWN A 50-FOOT BLUFF
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), October 8 - A dare-devil feat
that under any ordinary circumstances would be expected to result in death to
man and beast was performed here Sunday by a man named BAILEY when he rode a
beautiful bay horse over the bluff at the north end of High Street, sliding
down the face of it for fifty feet and into the shallow water at the edge of
the river. Neither was injured, and with the assistance of a rope the horse was
pulled back up the almost perpendicular wall of the bluff. Bailey lost his job
on the Cone ranch as a result of his exhibition of nerve. He had been drinking
before he took the leap.
MAY
Cheaper to Buy Large Piece Than
Small One
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 8 - Levee Commissioner
W.T .ELLIS, Jr., and Mayor HALL were authorized by the City Council last night
to negotiate with the estate of N.D. RIDEOUT for four and one-half blocks of
land to the north of the Fifth-Street subway.
It was shown
by Ellis that the Rideout people want $500 for a
small piece of land which is needed for widening the north wall of the subway.
For $1250 or $1500 the four blocks and a half mentioned above and including the
place for which $500 is asked, can be had, it is thought. A report will be had
in the matter at the next meeting of the Council.
MRS.
BARNES DIES
When she was
17 years of age she and three sisters came to
Seven children
were born to them. The survivors are Robert J., Zach B. and Abraham Barnes of
Yolo, and Mrs. Sadie RILEY and Mrs. Susie POWERS of
WM.
DE LONG DEAD
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 8 - Word has been
received here of the death of William De LONG, a former resident of this city,
which occurred at
BAKER
GUILTY
SNOWBALL
CONTEST
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), October 8 - The petition for
probate of will and contest in the estate of the late Lucy Snowball came up
yesterday afternoon, but for reasons not made public all the attorneys agreed
to let the mater go over for one week. There has been some talk of a
compromise, but all the parties to the contest seem as determined as ever.
$13,500
OF RACE TRACK FUND RAISED
Establishment Of The Fair
Grounds Assured By Subscriptions
It is now
practically settled that the J.F. ENTLER place, two miles south of this city,
at the crossing of the Butte County Railway and the Northern Electric, will be
purchased as the sixty-acre tract desired.
Among the
heavier subscribers to the project are: W.J. MILLER, $500; J.A. BENNETT, $500;
W.J. O’CONNOR, $400; J.R. ADLER, $1000; B. CUSICK, $500, F. SOLM, $300, L.D.
MACY, $500; Barnard Livery Company, $300, and J.F. ENTLER, $1000.
AUBURN
MAN HURT
Dr. J.C. Hawver Victim of
Explosion Yesterday
Dr. Hawver was preparing to take photographs for Dr. MERIMAN,
who is writing a magazine article which he desires to have illustrated. A
mistake was made in handling the powder for light and the explosion followed,
taking off the dentist’s thumb and index finger. He was taken to Cool, a mile
and a quarter distant and then brought here. He suffered much from loss of
blood.
ENDS
HIS LIFE
SEVERELY
CUT
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PIONEER
OF 1850 BREAKS LONG SILENCE
Left
The letter of
the pioneer of the early gold days is interesting and yet pathetic, as he asks
if certain placer claims have been worked out, evidently unaware that every
foot of placer ground has been washed over several times since he left, and
that quartz mines 4000 feet deep have been sunk since. His letter is so
interesting that it follows:
“I notice that
you still reside at
“Gaston, Frank
RYAN and myself went out prospecting and struck dry
diggings near the lead of north fork of Poorman’s
Creek. We worked there all Summer and Fall with a Long
Tom, near a spring that furnished water enough to run the Long Tom. Late in the
Fall we left the place and went down to
“I notice that
there is a place near
“I left
Mr. Monroe
believes that Hugh Gaston died in
POSTMASTER
QUITS
ELKO (
GREENHORN
MINES
Oroville Men There Inspecting Borings Made
The washings
from the cores will be carefully inspected by the party, and as the men are all
experts on gold dredging, the outcome is likely to be of the utmost importance.
It was stated recently that results were more than pleasing, and this being so,
the dredger question should soon be settled.
The company
has six miles of river bed covered deep with tailings from the old hydraulic diggings,
besides a large tract of virgin gravel land which contains the famous Blue Lead
channel. The matter has been worked up for several months past.
GIVEN
THREE YEARS
Given, aged 30
years, was brought here from
Given freely admitted his guilt and offered no defense. He got three
years. Homer will be tried on the charge of receiving stolen goods.
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KESWICK’S
BUSINESS SECTION WIPED OUT BY SEVERE FIRE
KESWICK (Shasta Co.), November 8 - The entire business
section of Keswick and several dwellings were wiped out of existence this
morning by a disastrous fire that swept across the town. The fire broke out
shortly before
Although all
the citizens of the town were aroused and were on the streets, they had
practically nothing to fight the fire with, and the flames kept spreading until
they consumed the entire business section of the town, and only ceased when
there was nothing more for them to burn.
Both sides of
The origin of
the fire is unknown, although it is supposed to be of an incendiary origin. The
flames were discovered on the roof of the Mazzini
building two hours after everybody in the town had retired for the night.
The blow is a
particularly severe one to Keswick, as only last February the town suffered a
severe loss by a similar fire. Practically the only business buildings left
standing by last night’s fire were the Post Office, a
butcher shop, and a baker shop.
The total loss
will foot up close to $60,000.
The losses
were as follows:
Gillespie House, three-story frame building, totally destroyed;
loss $15,000, small insurance.
Europa House,
owned by E. MICHAUD, hotel, lodging house and saloon, destroyed; loss $5,000,
insurance $1,000.
Hollister House, Mrs. M.A. JONES, proprietress; loss $1,500, no
insurance.
Kalamazoo House, owned by Charles ALLEN; loss $2,500, no insurance.
L. MAZINI’s general merchandise store and saloon and entire
stock of goods; loss $7,500, small insurance.
Keswick Opera House, two-story building owned by John MILLER and
the adjoining saloon totally destroyed; loss $7,000, no insurance.
Saloon owned
by Jeff CRUM; loss $900, insurance $500.
A.E. FOWDY’s dwelling; loss $1,500, no
insurance.
Mrs. Mary WIER, dwelling; loss $700, no insurance.
Mrs. George THOMPSON, dwelling; loss $500, no insurance.
Wallace COSBY, livery stable; loss $3,000, small insurance.
Fred MARX, livery stable; loss $500, no insurance.
Peter SORENSON, furniture store and saloon in Gillespie House; loss
$3,000, no insurance.
Patrick DONAHUE, saloon; loss $500.
O. FRIEDMAN,
dwelling; loss $1,500.
Mrs. Thomas LEWIS, dwelling; loss $500.
The Misses MUNN, dwelling; loss $500.
Numerous other
small shops, etc., were burned.
HAD
BURIED TREASURE
Insane Man Shows Officers Where He Hid Money
PLACERVILLE (El Dorado Co.), November 8 - John NABOR,
who was adjudged insane and ordered to the asylum at Napa, was taken to his
home near Georgetown Wednesday and showed the officers who had him in charge
the place where he had buried his treasure. On digging, the officers found an
old half-length stove pipe and removing the rock which had been used by Nabor to close the ends of the pipe they found $70 in
United States coin and sixty-one English sovereigns. About $1,000 in cash and
gold dust was found on his person when he was taken into custody. Nabor has some real estate besides this, and the
authorities will so administer his estate as to keep him comfortable the rest
of his few remaining days. He was taken to
PLACERVILLE (El Dorado Co.), November 8 - At the
regular monthly meeting this week, the Board of Supervisors granted saloon
licenses as follows: To Carl A. MEYERS and Andrew WEBSTER for a saloon in
Diamond Springs Hotel, and to John U. SIMAS for a saloon at Latrobe in the Armas Building, on condition that they file sufficient
bonds.
The Board
received petitions for saloon licenses from L. GOBBI, A.W. FITCH, Alex. SALGADO, Alex. BARLOW, J.A. RUSSI
and G.E. WILLIAMS. Following a rule governing the Board the petitions
were laid over till the December meeting.
SAD
NEWS AWAITS HIM
Urban Fisher’s Wife Dies During His Absence From home
It is believed
that Fisher came to
COMMITTED
NO CRIME
Court Holds That man may Kidnap His Own Children
Had Lived in
SUISUN (Solano
Co.), November 8 - Arthur HAZELRIGG, one of the earliest of
He was a
native of
In that year
he came to his county. For several years he conducted a store in
Deceased
suffered all the vicissitudes of the early pioneers. In the early days he
accumulated a fortune, which he lost in later years in speculation. He was an
honest, upright citizen and always enjoyed the high esteem of all his
acquaintances.
Surviving him
are two sons and a daughter - H.C. and T.F. HAZELRIGG and Miss E.A. HAZELRIGG.
WILL
FIGHT CASE
No Compromise Likely in Snowball Will Contest
KILLED
BY TRAIN
Young Man Mangled Beneath Car Wheels
REDDING (Shasta Co.), November 8 - Attempting to board
a southbound passenger train Wednesday night at Castle Rock, six miles south of
Dunsmuir, Ross EDWARDS, a young man living at McCloud, was thrown beneath the
wheels and killed. The body was frightfully mangled.
BODY
DISAPPEARS
Coroner Unable to Find Remains of Drowned Man
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), November 8 - Coroner WALLACE and
Deputy Coroner WARD, who went up the Feather River the second time to get the
body of Joseph SONOMI, found by a Chinaman, returned last evening and stated
that they were unable to find it.
Wednesday
night the body was lodged in a crevice of a large rock, but yesterday morning
the Coroner and his deputy were unable to find any trace of it.
Messrs.
Wallace and Ward inquired among the Italians at Island Bar about Sonomi but could learn nothing.
ANOTHER
MYSTERY IN
Skeleton Found by Surveyors on Steep Side of Mountain
WEAVERVILLE (Trinity Co.), November 8 - A party of
engineers surveying the proposed north route for the Humboldt and Trinity
County wagon route made a discovery yesterday of a human skeleton and the
Coroner is investigating the case.
The surveyors
had reached an almost inaccessable spot on the
precipitous sides of the canyon of the
Old residents
of Weaverville are satisfied that the bones are those of a man named JONES, who
went on a foolhardy expedition down the Trinity River seventeen years ago with
the intention of acquiring fame by reaching the sea by that route. He was never
seen again. He passed the north fork safely and about a month later his boat
was found tied up at the mouth of Logan gulch, but weeks of searching failed to
reveal any further trace of the whereabouts of the man.
The theory now
is that Jones became sick from his rough ride down the river and disembarked at
GIVES
UP SEARCH
BUYS
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), November 8 - Word has been
received from Napa that Joseph BROWN, a former resident of Marysville has
purchased a business block in that city, paying $10,000 for the building. He
has ordered his furniture sent to
CONFESSES
TO THEFT
Colored Man Admits He Stole Watches
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Saturday
ATWELL
MAY ESCAPE
Defending Searchlight Postmaster Will Fight Case
SEARCHLIGHT (
He asserts
that although the shortage has been in existence for the past ten months there
has only been one Post Office Inspector here during that period. He did not
check off the cash balance, it is said, but took Atwell’s word for the amount
supposed to be on hand.
Atwell’s defense
will be that he was not properly appointed Postmaster, having been promoted to
the third class by wire at the expiration of his fourth-class term. Therefore
he simply occupied a position of trust.
EDITOR
ASSAULTED
George Wingfield Throws Merrel L. Teague From Office
RENO (Nev.), November 9 - George WINGFIELD, who with
Senator NIXON controls the Consolidated Mines of Goldfield and the majority of
the stock on the Cook bank at Goldfield, yesterday afternoon met Merrel L. TEAGUE, formerly editor of the Nevada State
Journal, and at present associated with Graham RICE, of the Nat GOODEWIN
Brokerage Company, in the publication of the Nevada Mining News, and threw him
forcibly from the office of the Andy HAMPEL Brokerage Company .Wingfield had entered the brokerage office with a friend,
and Teague nodded to him and started to speak. The words were never spoken,
however, as Wingfield struck him and knocked him down
and then ejected him from the office. The attack was a result of attacks made
on Senator Nixon and George Wingfield through the
columns of the
FOGLE
GIVES BOND
YREKA (Siskiyou Co.), November 9 - William FOGLE, the
old man who shot Grant SLAUGH recently at Lairds Landing in the Butte Creek
Valley, and who was held to answer in the Superior Court on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder, as has been told in The Bee,
furnished a bail bond in the sum of $1,000, the amount required, and was
yesterday morning released by the Sheriff. The sureties on the bond are Thomas
D. PRIOR, $250; James E. HAYES, $250; C.J. LAIRD, $250, and R.L. OLIVER, $250.
The bond was approved by Justice of the Peace THOMAS.
Fogle has been confined in the
Fogle shot Grant Slaugh for
paying too close attention to his daughter, who is only 15 years old, he having
repeatedly, so he says, warned Slaugh to cease his
attention to her.
TRANSFERRED
TO SISSON
CAR
STRIKES RIG
Northern Electric Coach in a Mix-Up in Marysville
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), November 9 - An interurban car
of the Northern Electric line collided with a buggy in which Miss WINSHIP of
CASE
SETTLED
GREENVIEW (Plumas Co.), November 9 - The BARR-SHELLY
controversy over the SWEET Hotel has been settled out of Court, Shelly paying
the Barr Company $500 and getting a release of all claims against the hotel and
furnishings. Repairs will be instituted at once to place the hotel in
first-class condition. It has been leased by Robert WALKER, who occupied the
property at the time the litigants closed the establishment.
FUNERAL
OF MRS. MEYERS
COLUSA (Colusa Co.), November 9 - The funeral of Mrs. Ann
MYERS took place Friday morning from the Catholic Church and was one of the
largest ever held in that house of worship. The floral offerings were numerous
and beautiful. With the passing of Mrs. MYERS goes one of the most notable
characters in this section of the State. She was the pioneer of the Catholic
religion in the early days of
FEAR
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), November 9 - Stockmen in the
vicinity of Wheatland are exercised over the fact that three horses on the Jim
MUCK farm died suddenly Thursday night without any apparent cause. They are
watching for further developments, and propose to bring veterinarians to the
place to ascertain if some contagious disease has sprung up among the stock.
Saturday
The Bee’s Circulation Yesterday, 14,725 Copies
PERSONS
IN CHARGE OF TRAINS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR WRECK
Coroner’s Jury Says Death of Motorman Nidiffer Was Occasioned By Acts of
Men in Charge of Both Cars
Chico (Butte Co.), November 9 - The Coroner’s Jury in
the case of E.O. NIDIFFER, the Northern Electric motorman who died in this city
from injuries received in the head on collision of a freight and passenger
train at Live Oak, Saturday last, returned the following verdict at 4 o’clock
last evening:
“We find that
the death of deceased was caused by a collision on the Northern Electric
Railroad at Live Oak, November 2, 1907, and the persons in charge of both
trains to be the persons by whose act death of deceased was occasioned.”
That the
Northern Electric Company had some anxiety as to the verdict was evinced by the
presence of A.M.
The jurors
were F.M. MECUM, G.H. LaFEVER, R.R. HOUSEMAN, J.
SILBERSTEIN, Frank MOORE, T.J. WILBOURN.
The witnesses
examined were T.J. HENTHORNE, passenger conductor; Dr. MOULTON, the company’s
physician; William REED, freight brakeman; F.A. TAYLOR, freight motorman; J.H.
HOLSHAUSER, freight brakeman; P.H. DALY, section boss at Live Oak; B.D. McNAULTY, Southern Pacific flagman at Live Oak; H.
HENDERSON, Southern Pacific agent at Live Oak; and Superintendent E.S. DIMMICK
of the Northern Electric. Freight Conductor DOLAN, according to Superintendent Dimmick, was out on his run and unable to be present.
The bulk of
the testimony proved that there was a decided discrepancy of time recorded by
the two train crews, and that a number of train rules were deliberately
violated by the two crews.
Passenger
Conductor Henthorne declared the wreck occurred at
Freight
Motorman
Brakeman Holshauser said the wreck occurred at
Section Boss
Daly said the wreck occurred at
District
Attorney Lon Bond pressed Superintendent Dimmick
closely as to the capabilities of the trainmen. When asked if it were possible
to discipline the men so that they would obey the orders Dimmick
replied that it was not, but that they obeyed the rules when he was on the
cars. He further stated that some of the men were put in service before they
were examined as to their capability, but were examined afterward. Henthorne had not been examined.
ANOTHER
HOUSE ROBBED
Gold Watch and Chain Stolen From Woodland Home
No additional
details as to the Malcolm robbery besides those stated in The Bee last night
have been discovered. Under Sheriff R.M. BROWN and Constable PARKER have
arrested A.J. JOYCE, a suspect.
Joyce, who is
a stranger here, has been in town about a week, and has been rooming at Mrs. CLEVENGER’s. He has been making a house-to-house canvass,
representing himself as a sewing machine repairer. He also inquired at several
different residences for rooms, among them being the residence of Judge E.E.
GADDIS and A.C. HUSTON. Miss Aileen LAUGENOUR, who is stopping at the latter
residence, was awakened about
TRIED
TO ROB PAL
Colored Man Throws Ammonia in Another’s
Eyes
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), November 9 - In an attempt to
rob his pal of something like 75 cents James WILLIAMS, a peg-legged negro, enticed
William GIBSON, another colored man, to his room in a lodging house on Oak
Street and threw mustard water and ammonia into his eyes last night. The cries
emitted by Gibson attracted Officer BURROUGHS to the scene. He found Gibson
nearly overcome from the effects of the ammonia and could not learn the facts
of the case until he dragged the colored man into the open air and revived him.
By that time Williams had escaped by an exit in another part of the building.
Gibson has
been ordered to leave town, as he, with Williams, completed a term in the
RECORD
OF CUPID FOR THE PAST WEEK
Three Marriage Licenses Are Granted To Happy Couples In
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), November 9 -
In the divorce
Court, Eugene ROE has settled his little trouble with his wife, Lottie, and has asked that the case be dismissed.
The
GILLANWATERS, who only lived together seven days and were in the divorce Court
thirty-five days after the marriage, promise a fight. The defendant, Mrs. B.A. Gillenwater, notified her husband of a motion for costs and
$50 a month alimony. He has been restrained from
selling his property. The couple, as told in The Bee, were
married at
IN
NAPA, November 9 - Notwithstanding the holidays Cupid
has been doing a fair business in napa County, the
following licenses having been granted since the last report: Waldo E. HART,
age 33, a native of Ohio, and Miss Thurza M. SCOTT,
age 20, a native of Redding, both residents of Red Bluff; George G. HAWKINS,
27, a native of Missouri, and Miss Neva L. PINER, 25, a native of California,
both residents of Middletown, Lake County; John ZIMMERMAN, 45, a native of
Switzerland, and Miss Marie TROST, 23, a native of Germany, both residents of
Napa; Samuel Harmon MILLER, 28, a native of South Dakota, and Miss Lucy
BEYERSDORF, 21, a native of Missouri, both residents of Pope Valley.
IN
REDDING, November 9 - Marriage licenses were issued
this week to the following couples: George Andrew WITT, 21, of Redding, and
Pearl SMITH, 19, of Ingot; Leslie Grover FITZWATER, 23, and Lydia Elizabeth
RING, 20, both of McCloud; Charles Gilbert KELLER, 37, and Amy HARRIS, 35, both
of Ingot.
A.J. AVERILL
has begun a suit for divorce from Lilly V. AVERILL, now a resident of Orange
County, where the couple were married in 1904.
IN
IN
COLUSA, November 9 - Two marriage licenses have been
issued during the last week, the first to Leslie BAKER and Miss Emma HODGE,
both of Colusa; the other to Sherman S. COBB, of Oroville, granting him the
right to wed Miss Sue KING of Colusa.
IN
FAIRFIELD, November 9 - The following marriage
licenses have been issued during the week: Silvio
POMETTA, 30, of Dutton’s Landing, and Addie POMETTA,
20, of Cordelia; William Henry TALBOT, 29, of
Benicia, and Galena Pennell DENNY, 20, of East
Oakland; Albert Thomas ROSE, 32, of Dixon, and Susie May EGGLETON, 24, of
Tremont; Leonard H. PRELL, 33, of Santa Rosa, and Hattie COLEMAN, 35, of
Vallejo; James E. KENNEDY, 31, and Lettie Estelle
FLINT, 28, both of Vallejo.
Angelo Tonni ESSANI has been granted an interlocutory decree of
divorce from Gaetano ESSANI on the ground of extreme
cruelty. Plaintiff has also been awarded the care and custody of the minor
children.
IN
YREKA, November 9- John HARMON, a prominent business
man of Yreka and Miss Lelia HAWKINS, daughter of a
Siskiyou County pioneer, were married in
A wedding of a
prominent Yreka couple will be celebrated to-morrow when Miss Helen J. STAPLE
will become the wife of Dr. F.J. McNULTY, a leading
physician of Yreka. Miss Staple taught two years in the
IN
RED BLUFF, November 9 - Marriage licenses were issued
during the week as follows: Charles OWENS and Hazel GRUNDY, both of Corning; Ora WILLARD, of Antelope Valley, and Minnie Gertrude BROWN,
of Red Bluff; Robert J. HALL and Miss Willie La Villa NORRIS, both of Lyonsville; Lawrence W. LARSON and Stella B. STENIER, both
of Red Bluff; John P. FREITAS and Mrs. L.B. NUNES, both of Red Bluff; William
D. ROSS and Mary E. DRINKWATER, both of Hayfork; John C. BARNEY, of Anderson,
and Neva CRENSHAW, of Manton.
THOUSAND
ACRES
Easterner Will Plant Alfalfa on Land in
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), November 9 - The Bee
correspondent was informed by reliable parties yesterday that an Easterner had
come to the county and had purchased and got options on land aggregating 1,000
acres, and that already a carload of alfalfa seed was on the road from an
Eastern State, all of which will be planted in Glenn County. The land to be
planted is all along the
SHASTA
SOUTHERN HAS COME TO LIFE
Has Filed Condemnation Suits In
Glenn For Rights Of Way
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), November 8 - The Shasta Southern
Railway Company of California has filed a suit in the Superior Court of this
county to obtain a decree of condemnation for a right of way for a railway of
standard gauge against Samuel JONES, Joseph BILLIOU, Sarah E. CHAMBERS,
Mississippi Trust Company and others. It seems that the Shasta Southern desires
to build a road through the lands of the above named people, but failed to be
able to secure a right of way. Where the case will be tried is not as yet
known.
The Shasta
Southern, which is to build an electric railway from
MARYSVILLE
GIRLS WON
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), November 9 - By the score of
A social dance
followed the playing. The line-up for Marysville was Misses SMITH, HALE, MACE,
DIETZ, HEWITT and MARDERS.
The officials
were: Miss Minnie MIRSKY, W.R. ELLINGTON, Ted WOODWARD and Bert RATHBURN.
JAIL
ALMOST EMPTY
YREKA (Siskiyou Co.), November 9 - The
The county has
but two criminal cases to be tried. James LAYTON for burglary,
and William FOGLE for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit
murder. Both of the defendants have given bail and are not confined in the
jail, and neither of the cases mentioned has been set for trial as yet.
PASSED
BOGUS CHECKS
REDDING (Shasta Co.), November 9 - Deputy Sheriff
WILSON has gone to Chico, where he expects to find and arrest a young man who
worked off a $45 check on Craddock & Norton, clothiers of this city,
Thursday evening. The check proved yesterday to be valueless. The officers
refuse to reveal the young man’s name until his capture is affected.
BURIED
AT GOLD RUN
GOLD RUN (Placer Co.), November 9 - The funeral of
George DAVISON, the young man who was killed in a wreck near Dunsmuir, took
place here Thursday. Deceased was born here, his father, the
late Captain A.N. DAVISON, having been agent for the Southern Pacific Company
at this place for many years.
The remains
were laid by the side of those of his father, in the cemetery overlooking his
boyhood home.
GOES
TO OLD HOME
BOYS
CAPTURE DEER
Ask Game Commission to Allow Them to Keep It.
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), November 9 - Yesterday on the
east side of the river, near Tehama, two boys were hunting when their dogs
started a half-grown deer, which became excited, and to avoid the dogs, plunged
into the river and was nearly drowned. The boys took a boat and went to its
rescue and succeeded in bringing it to the bank. Now the boys want the deer as
a pet and have applied to the Game Commission for such a privilege, which,
under the circumstances, they will no doubt be granted, as the little animal
would have been lost had they not saved it.
STRUCK
WITH CLUB
Boy Rendered Unconscious by Blow Over
Head
Henman and Comstock are both employed in Guy McMURTRY’s levee camp north of town and early yesterday
morning became involved in a quarrel. Comstock alleges that Henman
choked him severely and then threw him down and struck him over the head with a
large club used to dump the dirt carts. The blow from the club put Comstock out
of business for a time, rendering him unconscious.
Henman is a big strong fellow and Comstock is but a boy. He
had little chance to defend himself.
NEW
OFFICERS
WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), November 9 - At a regular meeting
of Yolo Chapter, No. 60, O.E.S., Friday evening, the following officers were
elected: Mrs. Benjamin H. STEPHENS, Worth Matron; S.M. GRIGGS, Worthy Patron;
Miss Myrtle GABLE, Associate Matron; Miss Mary SHANNON, Conductress; Miss Lulu
THORPE, Associate Conductress; Mrs. Addie E. BAKER,
Secretary; Mrs. Alice SPAULDING, Treasurer. Upon the conclusion of the business
of the meeting a banquet was served.
CHAPTER
OF ACCIDENTS
STAGE
DRIVER
PLACERVILLE (El Dorado Co.), November 9 - James BLAKELEY, the well-known stage driver
between here and Grizzly Flat, lies ill at his home here with dropsy, which was
induced by his many years riding and which will probably prove fatal. He was
stage drive for over twenty-five years and during the part of that time made
the trip both ways over a very rough mountainous road.
BRAKEMAN
HURT
TO
INSTALL PUMP
WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), November 9 - B.B. GLASCOCK’s large pumping plant arrived in Willows yesterday
and will be installed to-day. It is thought that the pump will be in readiness
for operation by Monday, when the entire ranch of Glascock will be flooded. The
water will be taken from Willows
PIONEER
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY EVENT
Aged Couple Who Married In
Fifty years
ago this hale and hearty old couple were united in marriage in a miner’s cabin
in Woodpecker Ravine, near where their present home stands. Mr. Henderson came
here from
His wife, who
was Miss Mary ACRHIBALD, accompanied the family of John SMITH from
“I hope every
young couple will be as happy as we’ve been,” said the sturdy old Scot, in
speaking of his long married life. “We’ve been through considerable, and I’m
proud to say we’ve never had a quarrel. Man, when ye’re married to a girl like that, yu’ve got a jewel.”
As may be
noticed, Mr. Henderson, though fifty-four years in
PLEADS
GUILTY
MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), November 9 - Harry McGEE, who stole two hams and a box of eggs from a
dining-car on the
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