A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > San Mateo http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=595 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=30584 Submitted by: Chris Havnar Article Title: San Mateo County Gazette Article Date: March 23 1861 Article Description: General Transcription Article Text: San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, March 23, 1861, Vol. 2 No. 51 SENTENCED – Michael Hargain, convicted in the Fourth District Court, San Francisco, of the murder of his wife, was on Saturday sentenced to be hung, on Friday, May 3d. Sole Trader Notice Be it Remembered that I, Mary Ostermann, being desirous to avail myself of the benefits of the Act of the Legislature of the State of California passed April 12th 1852 to authorize married women to transact business in their own names as sole traders, have, and do, on this Twelfth day of March A.D. 1861, make known and declare, that I am a married woman, the wife of J. Ostermann, late a resident of said County, that it is my intention from and after this date to carry on business in my own name, and on my own account, that the business so to be carried on is that of farming and stock-raising, in all its branches, and the business usually appurtenant thereto; that said business is to carried on at my farm in the said county of San Mateo; that the capital invested in said business does not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars; and that I will from this date be individually responsible in my own name for all debts contracted by me on account of my said business. In witness ! whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year first above written. MARY OSTERMANN I.B.G. Lathrop, County Recorder of the County of San Mateo, do hereby certify that Mary Ostermann, well known to me to be the person in the foregoing declaration described, made and executed the said declaration described, made and executed the said declaration in my presence, on the day and year therein named. Witness my hand and official seal, this 12th day of March, 1861. B.G. Lathrop, County Recorder ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PAINTER & CO., Practicle Printers and Dealers in Type, Presses, Printing Materials, Ink, Paper, Cards, &c. 510 Clay street, above Sansome, San Francisco J.B. Painter, J.M. Painter, T.P. Painter DAILY ACCOMMODATION STAGE LINE From Redwood City to San Francisco E. Earnest, Proprietor of the above line, respectfully informs the Public that he will hereafter run TWO FOUR-HORSE STAGES between Redwood City and San Francisco. Elias Earnest, Proprietor A.W. CHEW JAMES HILTON Chew & Hilton Blacksmiths and Wagon-Makers Main Street Redwood City All descriptions of Wagon-making and Black-smithing done in the most substantial and workmanlike manner at moderate prices and at the shortest notice. All work entrusted to them will be guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com