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Sacramento Union

Tuesday, January 9, 1912

New Board of Trustees Does Usual Amount Routine Work

At last night’s meeting of the city board of trustees on recommendation of the fire and police board, Firemen J.W. HOGAN and F.W. BUTLER, who have served the city continuously in the call department for more than twenty years, were made pensioners and placed on the retired list.

City Collector SPAULDING reported that collections of water taxes during the year had aggregated $156,138, and that the total collected during the year, including property taxes, amounted to $894,303.

Street Superintendent IRVINE reported that the holes in the levee in front of the Friend and Terry Lumber company’s place, had been sunk for the purpose of erecting the wharf, that they were behind the riprapping and had not injured it, and that they were more of a benefit than a detriment. A week ago complaint about the holes was made to the trustees.

Complaint was made by WHITE, MILLER & McLAUGHLIN, representing certain clients, that the owners of the WRIGHT tract on the J street road had dug a ditch so as to throw the water form the tract through a swale in the INDERKIM ranch, and that to do so would mean to send a large extra flow through McKinley Park and to destroy it for pleasure purposes.

Trustee CARRAGHAR explained that the board was not responsible for the ditch cut, that it had been ordered by the supervisors, but that the natural escape for the water from the track was by the way of McKinley Park and that the board had done nothing without the advice of the city engineer.

Trustee CARRAGHAR and Clerk DESMOND were directed to confer with County Auditor WILLIAMS with a view of having the money belonging to the annexed districts transferred from the county to the city.

The bid of the four local banks for the $75,000 river improvement bonds was accepted. Trustee CARRAGHAR reported that he had been unable to get a better one. The banks will take up the bonds at par, with accrued interest, the rate to be 4 ½ per cent.

Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com

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Sacramento Union

Monday, October 3, 1910

NEW PASTOR IN CHARGE

The Rev. M. Kent Preaches First Service at Folsom Methodist Church

FOLSOM (Sacramento Co.), Oct. 2 - At the conference recently held at Pacific Grove the Rev. Mr. KENT was appointed to preside over the M.E. church at Folsom. Mr. Kent occupied the pulpit here today for the first time.

Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com

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Sacramento Bee

Thursday Evening September 11, 1911

STOCKTON

TWO SACRAMENTO MEN ELECTED TO OFFICE BY THE ASSOCIATION.

STOCKTON (San Joaquin Co.) September 21 - After four successful sessions and a trip to

the Delta lands, the twelfth annual convention of the California Retail Grocers'

Merchants' Association was concluded here last evening with a banquet at the Stockton.

The next convention will be held at Del Monte, undeR the auspices of the Monterey-Pacific

Grove Grocers' Association.

Officers were elected yesterday as follows:

President H. HANCH, Alameda; FirsT Vice President W. J. HICKEY, Petaluma;

Second Vice President, N.E. WILSON, Los Angeles;

Third Vice President, Al W. LEHIKE, San Francisco,

Treasurer, F. SERMONET, Sacramento;

Past President, W.H. POSTON, Pomona;

Directors, C.B. PEARSON of Stockton, F.B. CONNALLY of San Francisco, George F. KING

of Santa Rosa, Joseph F. WALSH of Eureka, W. A. McDONALD of San Jose;

N. B. BURLINGAME of Pacific Grove, F.H. BRIGGS of San Diego, Rus WARDEN of

San Rafael, A.A. JOST of Sacramento and J.B. HOPKINS of Oakland.

J.R. NEWBERRY of Los Angeles spoke yesterday on "Modern Evolution of the Retail

Grocery Business." He said that commercialism is being put to a severe test. "Less that 2

per cent of the people are the middlemen," he declared. "Eighty-five percent are the

hard-working men. The balance are the producers and the consumers. You can't hold the

people up the way you are doing. I could not meet my expenses without a profit of 23 per cent.

Fourteen per cent of this was forced on the people without my consent for solicitation

and delivery." The speaker said that when he returned from the East he found 465 people on

his pay-roll, with a weekly salary of $4,600. He withdrew every solicitor and charged the

public for delivery.

"I am taking my medicine. The change will cost me $75,000. I am ashamed of myself and

the system I allowed. I feel I haven't treated the consumer honestly-the man I filched

money from. I am attepmting to rectify what mistakes might have been made by adopting a

new system."

BASEBALL HIT BOX AND TURNED IN A FALSE ALARM.

OROVILLE (Butte Co.) September 21 - A false alarm was rang in at 5 o'clock last evening

when small boys playing at the corner of Second Avenue and Montgomery Street drove

a baseball against box No.27. The central alarm rang in and the department made a run of

seven blocks.

KINDERGARTEN OPENED.

COLUSA (Colusa Co.) September 21 The Colusa Kindergarten, under the direction of

Mrs. Frances S. GILMAN, opened Tuesday, twenty little pupils being enrolled. Miss

Bertha McCUNE is pianist and assistant.

DEBATING SOCIETY.

CHICO (Butte Co.) September 21 - At the Oakdale School yesterday there was formed under

the direction of Principal S.B. ROBBINS a debating and literary society in the Eighth Grade.

The purpose is to give the children training in the line of debating and parliamentary laws.

The first question discussed will be "Women Suffrage." The following officers were elected:

President, Will NASH;

Vice President, Herbert WALKER;

Secretary, Gertrude PRICE;

Treasurer, Lela MARGASON.

LEADERS IN MOVEMENT MAKING A TOUR OF COLUSA COUNTY.

COLUSA (Colusa Co.) September 21.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lowe WATSON and Mrs. Mary PEARCE addressed a large sized audience at

an open air meeting here last night. Women's Suffrage was the subject.

The meeting eas presided over by Geprge W. MOORE, Principal of the Grammar School.

Mrs. J.A. ALBERRY, Mrs. Robert COSNER and Mrs. J.H. SHEARER occupied seats on

the platform as Vice Presidents.

The speakers scored Seator SANFORD for his opposition to the Suffrage movement and

made strong pleas for the adoption of the Suffrage Amendment.

This afternoon the speakers will be in Princeton, to-night at Maxwell and the meetings for

the rest of the week will be as follows: Williams, Friday night; Sycamore, Saturday, 12 m.,

College City, Saturday 3 p.m., Arbuckle, Saturday at 8 p.m.

HOLE IN JAIL WALL PROVES TOO SMALL FOR MAN TO ESCAPE

HAWTHORNE (Nev.) September 21.

As a result of an attempt to escape from the County jail at this place a few nights ago, J.

E. VALENTINE, awaiting trial on a charge of dynamiting, is lying in hte hospital ward of

the jaial suffering from many wounds.

Valentine managed to tear a stone from the wall of his cell and attempted to crawl through

the hole. He became wedged in the holes and was discovered by the jailer, who was aroused

by the barking of dogs. It required the combined efforts of several men to pull valentine out

of his self-made trap, and his body was fearfully lacerated.

EIKNER STILL SILENT ON CAUSE OF TRAGEDY

MASON (Nev.) September 21 - It is expected that there will be some sensational

developments when the preliminary examinations of Dr. W.T. Eikner, charged with the murder

of W.J. OTTER, is called up in the Justice Court this week.

Dr. Eikner still refuses to make any statement in connection with the affair. He is still in

custody. It is rumored that the unwritten law will figure largely in the defense made by Eikner.

The body of Otter will probably be shipped to West Detroit, Mich., for burial, as the mother

of the deceased resides at that place.

RAID TENDERLOIN AND GET PETTY CRIMINALS

GOLDFIELD (Nev.) September 21

In a raid made on Goldfield's tenderloin district, three men, who are believed to have

been responsible for many petty crimes committed of late below the dead line, were taken

in custody and charged with vagrancy.

The men are Lon BURKE, Charles FISCHER and Robert McKENZIE. All are

Notorious characters of this place. Burke entered a plea of guilty when arraigned in the

Justice Court and was given sixty days in the County Jail. Fischer asked for further time in

which to plead, and McKenzie pleaded not guilty.

BANK CASE ON AGAIN.

CARSON (Nev.) September 21

Lengthy arguments and objectives to evidence marked the resumption of the case of

receiver Frank WILDES against the Directors of the State Bank and Trust Company. The

case was re-opened before Judge LANGAN yesterday, and owing to the objections

and arguments, but little progress was made. It is thought that it will be at least another

year before the case is submitted for a decision.

COMING AND GOIINGS OF SUPERIOR CALIFORNIA PEOPLE

MARION DE VRIES, who has been spending the Summer at his ranch at Woodbridge,

San Joaquin County, has left for Washington, D.C.

CHARLES M. BLESHAW of Antioch, and Mrs. Belshaw are in San Francisco.

FREDERICK LYON, manager of the Mammoth Copper Company that has a copper smelter

at Kennett, is in San Francisco.

GEORGE A. BARTLETT of Reno, is n San Francisco.

F.J. SUTHERLAND of Antioch is in san Francisco.

REV. M.O. BRIGGS has returned from Pacific Grove to resume his pastorate of the

Methodist Church at Red Bluff for another year.

Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com

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The Sacramento Union

Wednesday Morning September 20, 1911

LOCAL BREVITIES

To Quiet Title - Clarence L.T. TRYON has sued Emma Bell TRYON to quiet the title to the east ½ of lot 2, and the west ½ of lot 3, 29th, 30th, V and W streets in this city.

The Coleman Estate Auction - Interest in this great sale increases daily. Today at 2 o'clock there will be sold the Oriental rugs, oil paintings and furniture. A magnificent collection of diamonds and jewelry will be on exhibition to be sold Thursday. W.W. MACKINDER, auctioneer.

Peters Appointment - The appraisers of the estate of the late Sarah Lillian PETERS have filed their report showing the value of the property to be $852.50. Also the appraisers of the estate of Albert STODDARD, deceased, have made their inventory fixing the value of the property at $100.

Sullivan Funeral - At 9 o'clock this morning the funeral services of the late Mrs. Emma SULLIVAN will be held at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Low mass will be sung by Rev. Father HAYES. Interment will be at the city cemetery.

Auto Catches Fire - Fire damaged an automobile belonging to Oscar M. KILBORNE of 1421 L street yesterday when he thoughtlessly struck a match close to the gasoline tank. Neighbors assisted in putting the flames out. Kilborne estimated the damages at a low figure. The fire department was called out but the fire was under control before it arrived.

Electricity Destroys Pipes - Because of electrical action on the water pipes of the Western Pacific company at Nineteenth and J streets, they are being taken up and replaced with new pipe imbedded in concrete. The pipe, laid three years ago, were almost destroyed by action of electricity from the tracks on the local street railway that runs on J street. This particular form of iron pipe disease in known as electrolysis.

BUTTE COUNTY IN BOOST BODY AGAIN

Renews Membership in Valley Development Association.

Butte county has again become a member of the Sacramento Valley Development association, after having been out for many years. A few years after the organization of the association there was a disagreement between the Butte county board of supervisors and the association officials, with the result that the supervisors withdrew their support.

Marshall DIGGS, president of the association, accompanied by Emmett PHILLIPS of this city and H.H. DUNNING of Marysville, were at the meeting of the supervisors last Monday, and, after a few minutes consideration of the request made by the visitors, unanimously approval was given. It means that about $1000 will be added to the working fund of the valley association.

MARYSVILLE MEN ARE INJURED IN RUNAWAY

Marysville (Yuba Co.) Sept. 19 - R. CLYMA and F. HELSCH were seriously injured today when a horse attached to a buggy occupied by Clyma and S.H. HOGOBOOM became frightened at a street car and bolted on Fifth street, frightening two more horses attached to two delivery wagons, belonging to C.L. BOWEN. Helsch was driving the second delivery wagon, and, prevented from turning out of his course to avoid the rushing steed by a boy on a bicycle, pulled his wagon to a standstill and waited until the speeding animal struck his wagon. In the collision Helsch and Clyma were both thrown to the ground and injured.

"HOLY LOVE SOCIETY" TOO MUCH FOR ZION CITY

Zion City (Ill.), Sept 19 - Eight members of the "Holy Love Society" were escorted to the city limits of Zion City today by a vigilance committee and placed aboard an electric car for Chicago.

Marshall John HUEFER led the party, which forced the members of the alleged "free love" cult to leave the precincts of Zion, a city founded by John Alexander DOWLE. No arrests were made. When the vigilantes reached the house, the members of the cult had retired for the night. They were routed from their beds.

TRUSTEE HOFFMAN IS LAID TO REST

City Officials Attend Funeral of Seventh Ward Representative.

The funeral of the late City Trustee Henry HOFFMAN took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence, 1506 M street. Funeral services were directed by the Rev. Charles E. FARRAR, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, who delivered a touching eulogy before the casket was taken out of the house.

The entire board of city trustees was present at the services and most of them went to East Lawn cemetery where the interment too place. D.J. MANNIX, A.J. MICHEL, and Trustees George K. RIDER and E.J. CARRAGHAR were the pallbearers.

There were numerous floral offerings, two of them being "vacant chairs" of flowers. There were fifteen carriages in the funeral procession.

SHOPLIFTER AID OF NOTED PRIZEFIGHTER

A trio of alleged notorious shoplifters, two of whom were arrested in Sacramento Monday night by Detectives BIGGS, NAGEL and KRAMER and Sergeant RYAN, the third being captured yesterday morning in Stockton, whence he had gone after learning of the arrest of his alleged confederates, are in the city jail under suspicion of having robbed several stores in this city recently. One of them has confessed, implicating the others.

The two captured in Sacramento are Tommy DEACON, who was a sparring partner of Owen MORAN, the prize fighter, and Bob NOLKE, alias "Carbolic Kid." "Kid" HORN was arrested in Stockton.

The detectives have been working on the case for several days, and Monday night captured Deacon and Nolke, keeping their arrest secret until Horn could be secured at Stockton. The trio robbed Grey's drug store, 401 K street, of a large quantity of perfume and took neckties and hosiery from the POMMERY BROS., 727 K street, according to the police.

The three would enter a store and while the clerk was waiting on one of them the others would lift the desired articles, said the confession of one of the trio.

BOYS GET WORST OF IT.

By taking the wrong suitcase in Slater's saloon Monday night, someone innocently caused Ray STUERHOFF, Glen WILSON, G. GARABALDI, J. EDWARD and E. SETON to spend the night in the city on suspicion of stealing the suitcase.

Two suitcases were left in the saloon, one of them being taken by mistake. When it was noticed that the suitcase was missing the five youths were locked up on suspicion. Yesterday the suitcases found their rightful owners and the suspects were given their freedom.

JEFFRIES COMING HOME

Seward (Alaska) Sept 19 - James J. JEFFRIES and his brother Jack reached Kenal lake at noon today, on their return to civilization.

They are expected to reach Seward tonight, and will sail south on the steamer Northwestern Saturday. Their mother is seriously ill in Los Angeles.

LABOR NEWS

By J.J. BRESLIN.

Organizer and Label Agent for American Federation of Labor.

The Federated Trades council met in regular session Tuesday night, President KUBELAR presiding.

A communication was received from the Los Angeles strike committee stating that resolutions had been adopted by the Labor council of Los Angeles requesting that all unions continue to pay the 25 cent assessment for a period of three months to bring the strike to a successful issue. The communication also states that the Gompers mass meeting was a great success 5000 persons being present to hear one of the best addresses ever delivered to organized labor in Los Angeles.

Carl BROWN will be an invited guest to the Gompers meeting.

President KUBELAR reported as chairman of the committee appointed to go to the Congregational church September 17 and hear an address to be delivered by the Rev. A.B. PATTON of the church. Brother Kubelar stated there were seventeen present out of the twenty-five appointed. The report was received and a vote of thanks tendered to the Rev. Mr. Patton.

Brother GODEGAST spoke on the union label and advised the delegates to see that the label was placed on all bread purchased.

J.O. BARTON, organizer for the council, made a lengthy report on the conditions of the different trades and has many new organizations under way.

Credentials received: Cigarmakers, J.S. MERZ; Carpenters, L.D. LEWIS.

Bakery and Confectionary Workers held a well attended meeting last Saturday evening. President C.E. NAGLER presiding. Two new members were initiated to membership, and two traveling cards were accepted.

The DEMITRAS bakery was declared fair, having complied with the rules of the Bakers' union.

State Organizer J. LARRIPA, who will be in Sacramento for some time, reported on the conditions of the trade; which were good, and advocated the agitation of the label on all bread.

J.O. BARTON, organizer for the Federated Trades council, reports that the management of the Tremont hotel has signed the Cooks' and Waiters agreement.

The management of the Sacramento hotel is also satisfied at any time to sign the agreement of the Cooks and Waiters, and stated that all they want is good help. The matter of organizing the men is up to the business agent of the Cooks and Waiters of these hostelries.

James BOOTH was elected president of the Amalgamated Carpenters last night. Booth succeeds Past President C.E. BATEMAN, who has gone to San Francisco to reside. It is reported that work is slow with this union.

Plasterers held a well-attended meeting last evening, and issued four working permits. Trade is reported fair.

The Union League held a well-attended meeting Monday evening and elected t T.B. Mills financial secretary, vice J. BOOTH, resigned. Treasurer C.E. NAGLER was directed to secure bonds from the American Federation of Labor. The proceedings of the last meeting of the Ladies' auxiliary was reported and received as progressive.

Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com

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Sacramento Union

Tuesday, January 9, 1912

New Board of Trustees Does Usual Amount Routine Work

The bid of the four local banks for the $75,000 river improvement bonds was accepted. Trustee CARRAGHAR reported that he had been unable to get a better one. The banks will take up the bonds at par, with accrued interest, the rate to be 4 ½ per cent.

Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com

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Sacramento Union Sunday January 14, 1912

FOLSOM EAGLES INSTALL.

FOLSOM (Sacramento Co.), Jan 13 –