A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=319 California Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59470 Article title: The Evening Bee Article date: October 11 1906 Article description: Death of Mrs. Rueben Fitz; George H. Humphreys Dies at the Hospital; Colored Baptists Hold Annual Session; and other Miscellaneous News Article: The Evening Bee Sacramento, CA Thursday, October 11, 1906 Page 6 Mrs. Fitz Dies WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), October 11 - Mrs. Rueben FITZ died at her home in this city yesterday afternoon. She was a native of Delaware, Canada, 62 years of age, and came to California when 8 years of age with her parents. Her husband, one daughter, Miss Nina, and two sons, George, of this city, and Frank, who is in the East, survive her. The funeral services will not be announced until the son in the East is heard from. Buys Placer Timber TRUCKEE (Nevada Co.), October 11 - Mrs. Marguerette SCHAFFER has sold to the Floriston Paper Company the timber on her lands in Placer County, and it is said the company is negotiating with other land owners on the south side of the river. The SCHAFFER timber is to be cut and delivered by next Summer. DIES AT HOSPITAL OF GUNSHOT WOUND George H. Humphreys, Camper Who Accidentally Shot Himself, Passes Away At The County Hospital MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 11 - Geo. H. HUMPHREYS, the camper referred to in last night\rquote s Bee as a victim of pulling a rifle toward him muzzle forward from his wagon, died at the County Hospital at 11:30 o\rquote clock last night. Before he expired he related the details of the accident and placed all the blame on himself. The 44-caliber ball that caused Humphreys\rquote death entered the abdomen near the navel and severed the intestines in its course downward to the groin. It was removed by the physicians near the left knee. HUMPHREYS\rquote companions on his camping trip were John NELSON and R. BROOKS. The latter was in town when the accident took place and NELSON was near by. The dead man was a native of England, aged 36. He resided in the United States twenty-one years, but had no relatives in this country. He did not state his occupation. NOT VICTIMS OF SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER Dr. Kellogg and Wife Now In Los Angeles Where They Have Been Since April Earthquake and Fire LODI (San Joaquin Co.), October 11 - News reached Lodi recently that Dr. KELLOGG and wife who came to Lodi from the East the early part of April and who afterward were reported as having lost their lives during the San Francisco disaster were safely located in Los Angeles. The newcomers came here with the intention of establishing a sanitarium, and had gone to San Francisco to obtain material for such a construction when the great calamity occurred. No trace could be found of them and it was the general belief that they were killed at that place. But fortunately they took a through train to Los Angeles, where they have been since. They will return here later and establish the proposed sanitarium. Fail to Identify Victim of Train REDDING (Shasta Co.), October 11 - Coroner BASSETT was not able to determine at the investigation held yesterday the name of the man killed by the train Tuesday night in the Redding yards, as told in The Bee of Wednesday. John DOWLER and Edmon WRIGHT were passengers from Weed to Redding on the same train. They had considerable conversation with the stranger and he told then his name. Strangely enough, neither could recall his name after death. The unknown man was a cement worker on the railroad culverts and was in the employ of Erickson & Peterson, contractors on the Weed Railroad, up to Monday noon. He claimed that he was a foreman, but Erickson & Peterson had no foreman who quit work Monday. He had been drinking very heavily. The body was buried yesterday afternoon and the man\rquote s true name may never be known, though a laborer from Weed who saw the disfigured remains yesterday said he thought the man\rquote s name was WILEY. COLORED BAPTISTS HOLD ANNUAL SESSION Delegates from Many California Towns To Adopt New Constitution And Elect Officers MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), October 11 - The General Association of Colored Baptists of California is in annual session in Marysville this week, organization having been effected at the opening session yesterday. The report of the Committee on Enrollment shows the following delegates present: Woodland - Dr. J.A. DENNIS, Miss Cora HOWARD and Miss Florence GREENLEE; Esparto, Mrs. M.F. GAITHER; Pasadena - Rev. J.D. BUSHELL and Mrs. R.A. DENT; San Jose - Rev. and Mrs. A. LEWIS and son, S. TURNER, Mrs. D. PINKEY; Oakland - Rev. Dr. F.T. WALKER, Rev. C.C.X. LAWS, Mrs. J.B. WINKEY and Mrs. M.A. GILMORE; San Francisco - Miss Joy GIBSON, Mrs. K. McKEE, Mrs. E. WILLIAMS, Mrs. J.E. BROWN and Mrs. F.S. SIMPSON; Vallejo - Mrs. S.A. SMITH and Mrs. S.L. DAVIS; Bakersfield - G.L. GEARY; Stockton - J.H. BURROWS and H. MASON and wife; Fresno - Rev. J.L. ALLEN, Rev. John MORGAN, Mrs. E.G. VANDERBURG, Mrs. L. WATKINS, Mrs. E. JONES, Miss A. BERRY, Miss Bessie SPEARS and Mrs. H. BIGSBY; Hanford - Rev. G.W. AYRES and Mrs. A. ANDERSON; Sacramento - Rev. John M. COLLINS, William MATTHEWS, Miss Grace GRUBBS and Mrs. M. BRINSON and daughter. Rev. John MORGAN, of Fresno, is the presiding officer of the conference, and Rev. John M. COLLINS, of Sacramento, is acting as temporary Secretary in the place of the regular Secretary, Rev. John H. ALLEN. The address of welcome was delivered y G.W. WILSON, of the local congregation, and the response was made by Rev. LEWIS, of San Jose. "And He Prayed" was the subject of the introductory sermon by Rev. C.C.X. LAWS. There is a new constitution to be adopted, and this is being taken up section by section and debated. Last evening a special session was held, at which Mayor HALL extended the freedom of the city to the delegates. The Chair has appointed working Committees as follows: Digest of Letter; Obituaries; Time, Place and Preacher of Annual Sermon; Missions, Nominations; New Bodies, Finance, Resolution, Sunday Schools, Religious Literature. The negro Baptists of the Unites States number more than 2,000,000 with 15,000 churches and 600 students in colleges and seminaries. DASH DOWN STEEP MOUNTAIN ROAD Stage Horses Run Away With Load Of People, One Of Whom May Die, Two Are Severely Injured And Five Bruised. ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), October 11 - The entire stage load of passengers on the Madeline-Lakeview stage was thrown into the ditch Tuesday and all were injured. Three people were badly hurt, one probably fatally. Mrs. Thomas FLUKE of Lakeview is the one most severely hurt. T.C. HENDERSON and a man named McCALL, who were way billed from Alturas, are also suffering from severe injuries. The other five - Miss FLUKE, J. FLUKE, W.H. DICK, Albert OLESON and T.C. HENDERSON - are more or less bruised, but in no danger. The accident occurred about twelve miles north of Alturas, between 7 and 8 o'clock Tuesday morning. The place is known as Thomas Creek. Leading down the road is a long, steep hill, at the bottom of which is the almost dry bed of the creek. The team got out of the control of the driver and charged down this declivity at breakneck speed. The surface of the road has become worn and roughened through the long, dry Summer, and every jolt of the wheels rocked and tossed the stage, with its ever-increasing velocity. On striking the bottom the vehicle was capsized and smashed to splinters and its load scattered with the disastrous results above told. The driver, Albert HOUSTON, was an inexperienced man and was unable to stop or guide the maddened team. The practice of the present stage company in putting new men in charge of stage teams has been criticized and came near resulting in a dangerous runaway at Alturas a couple of weeks ago. Dr. COPPEDGE of Alturas was quickly summoned to the scene of the wreck and the injured were removed to nearby houses. The physician is doing all possible to alleviate the suffering of the injured. A.P. CROSS of Los An geles is proprietor of the route, having taken charge July 1st . He inaugurated the change from two to four horses on the stages from Madeline to Alturas. Aged Miner Robbed of All His Savings QUINCY (Plumas Co.), October 11 - The thief who robbed Costa, an old miner, on the East Branch of the Feather River, of $1000 in gold dust and nuggets, is still at liberty. It appears that COSTA had a young Italian working for him who decided to quit. After he had left, COSTA looked for his gold, which was secreted about the cabin in a place known only to himself and his employe, but to his surprise it was gone. He immediately reported the matter, but as yet no trace has been found of the missing man. COSTA is a hard-working miner over 60 years of age, and was anticipating a visit to his old home, intending to return and spend his old age in quiet amidst the scenes of his lifelong labors. He is one of the earliest settlers here, but until recently had little success. Transcribed by Betty Loose ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com