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=31114 Submitted by: Chris Havnar Article Title: San Mateo County Gazette Article Date: August 24 1861 Article Description: General Transcription Article Text: San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, August 24, 1861, Vol. 3 No. 21 Attention is directed to the advertisement of Messrs. STEINHEISER & Co., which appears in the present issue, by which it will be seen that they are closing out their entire stock of goods, at cost, for the purpose of quitting business. Give them a call. ROAD MASTER At the meeting of the People’s Committee on Saturday last, they completed the ticket by making nominations for these important township offices. The candidates on the People’s Ticket for these offices, are, in the First Township, W.A. RICE, Second Township, W. BUZZELL, and in the Third Township, J.O. SHAW. The first two named have been tried upon the road, and found to be energetic, efficient men. Mr. SHAW is known to be a thorough working man, and a careful manager. DISTRICT ATTORNEY It may seem a little singular to most of our readers that we should have left the first two names on the People’s Ticket until the last in our series of notices of candidates. Two years ago the present nominee for District Attorney was elected to that office without opposition. He has filled it for two years. He is again before the people, but not at his solicitation. He makes no claims to the office – and it is certain that his opponent can have none, not being a resident of the County. Whether defeated or elected, Mr. FOX has and will continue to have the consolation of knowing, that he has performed the duties of the most laborious and at the same time the most poorly paid position in the county in a manner which meets the approbation of every court before which his duties have brought him. COUNTY CLERK Mr. LATHROP was once called, in derision, in our hearing the watch dog of the treasury. There was more truth then irony in the expression. As County Auditor, he has ever been a faithful guardian of the treasury, and by reason of his watchfulness over the expenditures of the public funds, and his careful financial management in the erection of the public buildings, he has succeeded in keeping down taxation, and keeping the county from debt. As County Clerk he has no equal in the State and for such a position we defy the whole State to produce a superior, in office or out. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com