~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <betty@unisette.com> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:13 AM Subject: [NORCAL] Sac Bee Jan 18 1906 > The Evening Bee > Sacramento, Cal. > Thursday, January 18, 1906 > Page 6 > > TOOK RAILWAY FOR COUNTY WAGON ROAD > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), January 18 - An old peddler named HOUSER started > for > his home north of this city by railroad last night, making an attempt to > drive a rig over the tracks of the Southern Pacific Company. He had > proceeded nearly to the trestle over Brewery Creek when he was observed by > Section Foreman P. GALVIN, who turned the horse around. The railroad man > unhitched the horse after drawing the wagon up on the embankment out of > the > way of trains, and took the animal to a local stable. The driver wan in no > condition to navigate and was taken to a hotel for the night. Houser was > in > great danger of being struck by a passing train in his wild ride and may > count himself fortunate that he and his team escaped injury. > > WEDS MODOC MAN > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), January 18 - The wedding of Miss Olive SISSON, a > cousin of County Treasurer Elmer L. SISSON, and Leslie A. DYKE, a > prosperous > stockman of Cedarville, was celebrated last evening at the Methodist > Church > (South), the pastor Rev. H. V. MOORE, officiating. The bride is a daughter > of J.F. SISSON, of Kahoka, Mo., and for the past year has resided with her > brothers - Hugh, Wade and Frank Sisson - who have a fine farm on Elder > Creek. A reception was held after the ceremony at the residence of Mr. and > Mrs. E.L. Sisson. Only the immediate relatives were present. Mr. and Mrs. > Dyke left at midnight for Sacramento and will later go to Cedarville where > they will reside. > > FIRE LOSSES > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), January 18 - Chief Engineer C.E. FISH has prepared > a > statement which shows that for the two years ending July 1st last, there > were sixteen fires causing an aggregate loss of $9115, on which the > insurance paid amounted to $7600. The past six months were unusually > disastrous in the way of fires, although the greatest loss came from an > entire block of residences, the nine fires figuring up a total of $11,150. > The insurance amounted to about $7000. > > DROWNED IN HONCUT CREEK > La Porte Stage Goes Off The Grade Beyond New Bridge In Darkness And Driver > And One Horse Perish > MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), January 18 - Wirt RACKERBY, son of Col W.M. > RACKERBY, > was drowned this morning in Honcut Creek, the stage he was driving going > off > the grade in the flood and darkness just after the new bridge had been > crossed. One of the horses was also drowned. > No details of the accident have yet been received here, and, in fact, > there will be little more to tell, as there were no passengers on the > stage, > which left here for La Porte, in Plumas County, at a very early hour this > morning. > The grade at the point where the stage went off is quite narrow, and > driving through the water before it was full daylight was a dangerous > undertaking even for one well acquainted with the road. > > NO TRACE OF DRIVER > HONCUT (Butte Co.), January 18 - The slight hope that Wirt RACKERBY, > driver > of the La Porte-Marysville stage, might have escaped death when the stage > overturned in the flood to-day, is about gone. His hat has been found on > the > banks of the creek, but no other trace. One of the tugs holding the team > is > cut, indicating that Rackerby, if dead, did not drown at once. > > HUMAN TARGET DIES FROM BULLET WOUND > MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), January 18 - Some three weeks ago a Smartsville > Chinaman named Won, who followed mining, was brought to the County > Hospital > suffering a bullet wound in the knee. His explanation of his injury was > that > while he was prospecting on the river bank two boys, carrying rifles, > appeared in the vicinity, and began shooting at marks. Presently a bullet > struck very close to him and a few minutes later he felt the shot in the > knee. When he made an outcry the boys hurriedly disappeared from the > scene. > The Chinaman, who was 65 years of age, died yesterday in the hospital > ward. It is the consensus of opinion that the matter be investigated > through > a Coroner's inquest and the correctness of the Chinaman's story > established. > The dead man told his physician that the boys shot eleven times at him, > presumably to see him jump. The boys make the claim that they shot but six > times at their aged target. > > PERISHED IN SNOW STORM > Truckee Friends of W.P. Stone Fear He Met Death While Endeavoring To Get > To > A Wood Camp > TRUCKEE (Nevada Co.), January 18 - William P. STONE, who left here last > Saturday to return to a wood camp where he is employed has probably been > frozen to death or buried beneath an avalanche of snow. > A man named JOHNSON, who is also employed at the same camp as a wood > chopper, arrived in town yesterday at noon and reported that Stone had not > arrived at the camp when he left that morning. > Stone left Truckee during a heavy storm, taking with him some provisions > for the camp, of which he is cook. At the time his friends here feared he > would get lost in making his way to the camp, but he declared he was too > familiar with the country to get lost. Last Thursday, however, he started > for the camp with a sack of provisions, but only went about two miles from > Truckee when he threw the sack of provisions around a limb of a tree and > returned to Truckee. He was forced to return on account of the heavy winds > and blinding snow. Yesterday afternoon Bud TEMPLE and Charles CABONA left > on > snowshoes in search of Stone. He was last seen at the ice house of the > Donner Ice Company. > > SUES FOR LOSS OF WIFE'S LOVE > Sensational Suit Filed By Fred. W. Compton Against Harry St. George Asking > For $25,000 Damages > GRASS VALLEY (Nevada CO.), January 18 - Probably the most sensational suit > ever filed in this county was begun yesterday in the Superior Court by > Fred > W. COMPTON against Harry ST. GEORGE, who is charged with alienating the > affections of Compton's wife. Compton sues for $25,000 damages to his > feelings. Papers will be served on St. George in San Francisco to-day, if > he > can be found. > The story is the old one of a false friend and dates back several years, > according to Compton's statements. He was married in this city some twelve > years ago to Miss Annie CARTER, daughter of Captain and Mrs. John R. > CARTER, > prominent people. Captain Carter is extensively engaged in mining here. > The > Comptons and St .George were intimate friends during the latter's > residence > in Grass Valley. Last Spring Mrs. Compton went to Oakland to receive > medical > treatment, having been in poor health for months. For nearly two months > husband and wife corresponded very regularly. There was no indication of > marital trouble, and Compton was expecting his wife to return in a day or > two, when a letter came from her stating that she had taken steps to > secure > a divorce. She characterized their wedding as a "mistake," and declared it > was best that they should part. > Compton hired an attorney, but did not fight the case. Accordingly his > wife obtained an interlocutory decree on August 30th in Oakland. Early in > September she was married to St. George at Winnemucca, Nevada, being > accompanied thither by her mother. The bridal pair then left for a tour of > Europe, returning only recently to California. Compton was waiting for > this, > and quietly dropped into San Francisco a few days ago, secured the > services > of a strong legal firm, and perfected arrangements to begin proceedings. > St. George has been located at Fairbanks, Alaska, for several years, and > has large mining and business interests there. He is reputed to be very > wealthy now, and will undoubtedly fight the suit bitterly. The wide > acquaintance of all the parties concerned in this city adds to the > interests > in the case. > Compton says he may yet bring criminal proceedings as he contends that > his > former wife has committed bigamy in marrying within a year after receiving > an interlocutory decree. > > WEDS HANFORD MAN > CORNING (Tehama Co.), January 18 - Miss Clara ADKINS, of this place, and > E.P. LUKENS, of Hanford, Kings County, were married at the home of Mr. and > Mrs. Adkins Tuesday, and left at once for their future home in Hanford, > where Mr. Lukens is employed as electrician. > > > ==== NORCAL Mailing List ==== > Visit the NORCAL Lookup Library NORCAL Library > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html >