~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <betty@unisette.com> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:03 AM Subject: [NORCAL] Sac Bee Feb 24 1906 > The Saturday Bee > Sacramento, Cal. > February 24, 1906 > Page 6 > > BECKWITH, PLUMAS COUNTY SWEPT BY DISASTROUS FIRE > Almost Entire Business Portion of Town Destroyed - Communication Cut Off > SIERRAVILLE (Sierra Co.), February 24 - The town of Beckwith, in Plumas > County, is in flames and according to last reports will be almost entirely > destroyed. Telephone communication with outside towns is interrupted as a > result of the flames and the reports brought to Sierraville are very > meager. > It has been learned, however, that the fire started Thursday afternoon in > a saloon. A high wind was blowing and as the town has no adequate > fire-fighting apparatus the flames rapidly spread and burned everything > before them. > According to last reports from Beckwith, before communication was cut > off, > the following buildings were destroyed: Three stores, one hotel, one > blacksmith shop, nine saloons, two churches, one school house. The fire > was > then reaching out to the residence portion, which appeared to be doomed. > There is no estimate as yet of the loss. No on is reported hurt. > A later dispatch says the fire started in a lodging house over a saloon. > The loss will not reach $10,000. One residence and five business houses > were > destroyed. There was no wind blowing or the city would have been > destroyed, > as it has no fire protection. > > SPROUT GETS LONG SENTENCE > The Safe-Cracker and Jail-Breaker Sent to San Quentin For Forty-Nine Years > by Sutter County Court > YUBA CITY (Sutter Co.), February 24 - William SPROUT, the notorious > criminal, who pleaded guilty in a charge of jail-breaking, and who was > convicted upon a charge of burglary, was sentenced this morning in the > Superior Court. Sprout was given nine years' imprisonment at San Quentin > on > the charge of jail-breaking and fifty years at the same institution upon > the > burglary charge. > Sprout, in company with a boy named WHELAN, burglarized the Farmers' > Union > Bank last November. He was captured in Sacramento by Deputy Sheriff > HAGERTY. > The boy made a complete confession of the crime. Sprout was brought back > to > Yuba City, but broke jail shortly after he was landed here. He was > afterward > recaptured to Colorado, and brought back for trial. > The principal witness in the case against Sprout was young Whelan, who > told a straightforward story of the details of the robbery. Attempts were > made by the defense to breakdown the testimony, but the boy stuck to his > story. > A motion was made this morning by Sprout's attorneys for a new trial, but > it was denied by the Court. Sprout will be taken at once to San Quentin. > > Followed Wife to the Grave > MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), February 24 - News has been received from Los > Angeles > of the death of William H. MASTERMAN, a former resident of Marysville, > which > event followed the demise of his wife by only nine days. The loss of his > life-partner was a shock he could not withstand. Two daughters - Mrs. F.E. > BATCHELDER, of Oakland, and Mrs. J.P. MAGNER, of Los Angeles, and one son, > J.C. MASTERMAN, of the last-named place, are the surviving relatives. > While residing in this city, Masterman was employed in the old > Marysville > foundry. Later he worked for the Southern Pacific Company in places of > responsibility. He perfected a number of useful patents. > > Worried Himself Ill > MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), February 24 - The latest news from Fresno regarding > A.B. HOPKINS, the undertaker, who disappeared mysteriously a week ago and > wrote rambling letters to his relatives as to the disposition of his > remains, etc., is that he is home again and has recovered his mental > equilibrium. Hopkins says that worry made him ill and that he was not > accountable for the strange things he did to cause worry in his relatives > and friends. > > Will Filed > MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), February 24 - The will of the late Edward MATTHEWS, > who was reputed one of the wealthiest men in Yuba County at his death, has > been filed for probate. Charles and Thomas MATTHEWS, sons of the deceased, > are the only beneficiaries named in the document, which bears date of > April > 11, 1899. They will act as executors of the will. > > MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES > OROVILLE (Butte Co.), February 24 - In the marriage license department of > the County Clerk's office five marriage licenses were issued, as follows: > John JAMES, Oregon City, aged over 21, and Dora ANKS, of Mooretown, aged > aver 18; Hulda Ruth SHERMAN, of Magalia, aged 17 years (with mother's > consent), and Perley O. VAN DEREN, of Magalia, aged 21; John Benjamin > McGUFFIN, aged 24, and Estella Ruth BROWER, aged 21, both of Oroville; Wm. > CHAMBERLAIN, of Prattville, aged 38, and Mrs. Maggie FORD, aged 37, of > Kimshew Township; Duncan C. McCALLAN, of Oroville, aged over 21, and Leona > LANTZ, of Honcut, aged over 18. > Orders were made in the following divorce cases: Minnie A. STOKES was > granted an interlocutory decree from Isaac STOKES, on the ground of > cruelty. > James ADDINGTON was granted a final decree from Minnie ADDINGTON. Florence > DAVIS was granted an interlocutory decree from Walter DAVIS. Complaints > for > divorce were filed by Mrs. P.R. KEISTER against H.E. KEISTER on the ground > of failure to provide, and John BRAGGER filed a complaint against Mary > BRAGGER on the ground of cruelty. > IN YUBA COUNTY > MARYSVILLE, February 24 - The following marriage licenses were issued this > week: Charles J. COVILLAND and Miss Bertha MENS, both of Marysville; A.H. > LUNDQUIST and Mary BECKER, also of this city. > The engagement is announced of George B. BAKER, of this city, and Miss > May > LUYSTER, of Yuba City. > IN EL DORADO COUNTY > PLACERVILLE (El Dorado Co.), February 24 - The marriage licenses issued > during the past week were as follows: Mabel WARREN, 17, and Orren Ben > GLECK, > 29, both of Placerville; Bertha M. CULVERSON, 27, of Placerville, and W.C. > McNEIL, 30, of Butte, Mont.; Lottie May JOHNSON, 23, of Shingle Springs, > and > C.L. THORNE, 24, of Oakland; Sadie DUNCAN, 20, and David ROBERT, 27, both > of > El Dorado; Eva A. COLA, 20, of Newtown, and Ed E. STAFFORD, 25, of Grizzly > Flat; Marcella O'BRIEN, 21, and Joseph T. BEEMAN, 25, both of Nashville. > > Charge of Mayhem Was Dismissed > COLFAX (Placer Co.), February 24 - The case of the people against J.J. > JONES, or "Texas Bill," was dismissed yesterday in the Superior Court at > Auburn on motion of the District Attorney. The charge against Jones was > that > of mayhem, and was the outcome of a saloon quarrel in Colfax some three > weeks ago in which William ANDREWS, of this place, lost a chunk off one of > his ears. Andrews held that Jones, or "Texas Bill," shot him in the ear. > The > piece of the aural appendage that was shot away did not amount to much. It > was a disfigurement, however, and Andrews prosecuted. Jones was bound over > for trial in the Superior Court. It was this case that was dismissed > yesterday. The District Attorney held that there was an insufficiency of > evidence to convict. Jones maintained that the trifling bit taken from > Andrews' ear was one of the honorable scars of battle, and was only a > trifle > nipped off with the fingers. > Jones came to this region recently from Shasta County. In his hour of > tribulation Jones was backed up by Harry SHULTZ, of Redding, a friend who > came with money to employ counsel and manage the defense. > > JURY FAILED TO AGREE > Disagreement In Trial Of G.E. Wootten, Charged With Obtaining Money Under > False Pretenses > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), February 24 - The trial of G.E. WOOTTEN, formerly > a > saloonkeeper at Corning, who was charged by BURRESS & EPPERSON, local > liquor > dealers, with having obtained $40 under false pretenses, has occupied the > attention of Judge ELLISON and a jury in the Superior Court for a couple > of > days and ended last night in a mistral after the jury had been out five > hours. The jury stood ten for acquittal and two for conviction. > Two of the character witnesses for the prosecution were ministers of > Corning, who took an active part in the anti-saloon agitation in that town > last Summer, and Rev. J.U. SIMMONS, who had been the leader of the > temperance government, was rather non-committal in his testimony, while > Rev. > H.M. BISSELL swore positively that the character of the accused man was > bad > in the community. Counsel for the defense asked if his opinion was not > colored by the fact that the pastors had been fighting Wootten's saloon > and > the witness admitted that the had been opposed to the defendant being > permitted to conduct his place on the ground that it was disorderly in his > opinion. > Supervisor SAMSON stated that some people of the colony town would say > that Wootten had a good reputation for truth, veracity and morality and > others would declare that he bore a bad reputation. The case was rather > novel for the season that the alleged false pretense consisted in saying > that the accused had the money in the Post Office and that WOOTTEN had > asserted that his wife had remitted a large amount to him from Sacramento. > It is not known whether District Attorney GILL will insist that the case > be > retried or not. Wootten has been in jail nearly sixty days and admits that > both the money he borrowed and the money he claims to have received from > his > wife were lost on the gambling table. > > Golden Wedding > ETNA (Siskiyou Co.), February 24 - R.P. TAYLOR and wife of this place are > celebrating their golden wedding this week. Mr. and Mrs. TAYLOR are among > the oldest settlers of this valley. Their children have been separated for > a > number of years, and have all come home to help celebrate the golden > wedding. One of the daughters came from Alaska, one from San Francisco, > one > from Montana, and the other two daughters of the family, who live in this > valley, are present. Two sons, living in this town, are also present. > Taylor > is one of the charter members of I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 184, of this place, > also > a prominent Mason. In fact, he is looked upon by all as one of the > pioneers > of Scott Valley and held quite a prominent place among the first-comers to > the State of California. > > Dead From Pneumonia > SUSANVILLE (Lassen Co.), February 24 - Mrs. A.E. BOYD, mother of James T. > BOYD, one of the most prominent attorneys in Nevada, and of S.A. BOYD, a > Lassen County cattleman and stock dealer, is dead from pneumonia. She was > taken ill last week and her children were summoned the first of this week. > > NEW MAYOR FOR GRASS VALLEY > W.B. Van Orden Unanimously Chosen For Position By Council - W.G. Lord > Appointed Trustee > GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), February 24 - The city awoke this morning to > find > itself under a new Mayor. At last night's special meeting of the Board of > Trustees, W.B. VAN ORDEN was chosen unanimously by his colleagues for the > position. The vacancy caused by his promotion was filled by the election > of > W.G. LORD, who will assume office at the next meeting. > Van Orden is a pioneer of this city and has always s been prominently > identified with its progress. He was for years in business here. This is > his > second term as a Trustee, and the fact that gave satisfaction to his > constituents is evidenced by his return, as only two of the old Board were > re-elected. > W.G. Lord is not a stranger to the workings of the Board, having served > several years ago as a Trustee. He is a prominent business man, in the > prime > of life, and will be a valuable adjunct to the City Fathers. > At the meeting last night the Board let contracts for extending the water > system in the southern portion of the city. Local firms received all the > contracts. The work will necessitate the outlay of thousands of dollars > and > will start immediately. > > Will Be Wed > GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), February 24 - Considerable of a surprise was > caused yesterday by the announcement of M.J. BROCK, of approaching > marriage. > He has just arrived from San Francisco, and states that he will quit the > bachelor life next Tuesday. The wedding is to take place in San Francisco. > His fiancÈ is a Miss CROWE, the protege of a very wealthy aunt, and a > resident of Guatemala. Miss Crowe has been attending school in the Bay > City. > The prospective groom is a native of this place and has spent most of his > life here. For a number of years he was a teacher in the public schools of > this city, but of late has been teaching in San Francisco. > > Takes Laudanum to End His Life > CEDARVILLE (Modoc Co.), February 24 - James MILLER, who took the eight > ounces of labdanum with suicidal intent, as stated in The Bee, died early > Tuesday morning. The remains will be interred in the cemetery near Lake > City. > No reason as yet can be found that led to this rash, but determined act. > Miller was aroused a few times from the unconscious state, but each time > he declared that he would complete the act later if he was restored from > this. > He also informed the doctor that this was the third attempt within the > last five years. Each time before being prevented by medical aid. > Miller was about 62 years of and a native of Iowa. He has many relatives > in this section. > > MUST ANSWER FORGERY CHARGE > Lou B. Pankey, Superintendent Of Terry Box Factory, Charged With Forging A > Check For $586 > REDDING (Shasta Co.), February 24 - Lou B. PANKEY, who was employed as > Superintendent of J.E. TERRY's box factory in Bella Vista, was held to > answer Friday to the Superior Court on the charge of forgery. Pankey is > charged with passing a forged check in the amount of $586 on Thos. R. > LAFFOON, a Cottonwood merchant. > J.E. TERRY, the lumber man, who made his home in Sacramento, was called > as > a witness at the preliminary examination before Justice CARR. Terry was > shown the check and he declared that it was a forgery. The check was on > the > D.O. Mills Bank, drawn on Terry and in favor of Pankey. > The story as told by Laffoon was that on the night of January 20th, > Pankey > was playing in a game of "hokey" in Cottonwood. He lost heavily and then > got > Laffoon to cash the check. After Pankey had lost the $586 he went to > Laffoon > and confessed that the check was a forgery, asking for a few days in which > to make the amount good. They met several times by special appointment but > Pankey could not raise the money and the arrest followed. > Lou B. PANKEY has worked for J.E. Terry many years and held a position of > responsibility and trust. He was an inveterate gambler, and that was what > caused his undoing. He has gained his release upon furnishing $1500 cash > bonds. > J.E. Terry has stated that he will do nothing to help his Superintendent > out of the present trouble. He has kept him from going to jail on other > occasions but is determined that the law must now deal with the man. > > Alleged Burglars Under Arrest > WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), February 224 - An excess of stolen booze was > responsible for the capture of two alleged burglars near Germantown > yesterday morning. The fellows were captured in a barn belonging to Claus > BAY, a farmer residing two miles north of Germantown. > About 3 o'clock in the morning as Charles OHRT was returning to his home > from the livery stable in Germantown, he was ordered to stand still by a > voice from the darkness in front of Fred TODT's saloon. Thinking that some > of his friends were joshing him, Ohrt answered back in a jocular manner, > and > without further parley, the bandit began firing. Three shots were fired, > but > none of them hit their mark. Ohrt stood still and saw another man climb > from > the window in the saloon both hurriedly disappeared into the darkness. > Ohrt > gave the alarm and an investigation of the saloon disclosed a full outfit > of > burglar tools with nitro-glycerine and the other implements necessary in a > safe cracker's work. Nothing had been taken but several bottles of liquor. > Constable REHEE took up the chase in the morning, and following a report > brought in by linemen that Claus Rey had been ordered away from his own > barn > by two drunken men, went out there with a posse and captured the men > without > any trouble, as both were too drunk to make resistance. They had evidence > of > their trade on their persons and there is no doubt that they are the men > wanted. > > Resisted Officer > WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), February 24 - The preliminary examination of Dean > McGREW was held before Justice NORTON at Guinea Friday. He was held to > answer, his bonds being fixed at $2000, which were furnished by his > father, > I. McGREW and F.B. HAMBLETON. > McGrew, it will be remembered, got into a difficulty with Constable Byrd > HARRISON, of Guinea, last Christmas. Harrison swore to a complaint > charging > him with resisting an officer. McGrew left the country after the trouble, > but came back on the advice of his attorney to stand trial. > > > > ==== NORCAL Mailing List ==== > Visit the NORCAL Lookup Library NORCAL Library > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html >