~~~~~~ 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: Monday, September 26, 2005 8:39 AM Subject: [NORCAL] Sac Bee Sep 18 1905 > The Evening Bee > Sacramento, Cal. > Monday, September 18, 1905 > Page 6 > > TRAINING SHIP BOY'S TROUBLE > Manton Youth, Whose Mother Once Said She Was Not Sure He Was Her Son, > Jailed > On Serious Charge > REDDING (Shasta Co.), September 18 - Bert MELONE aged 17, a son of John > MELONE, of Manton, which is on the line that divides this county from > Tehama, is in the County Jail here, charged with having raised a check > that > called for $3.50 to $30.50 and cashed it. He was brought to this city > to-day. > The alleged crime was committed last July. Melone, who is stationed on a > training ship in San Francisco Bay, went to Manton at that time to spend a > vacation. It is said he raised the check then and got away before the act > was discovered. He returned home a few days ago and was promptly arrested. > As the alleged crime is said to have ben (sic) committed on the Shasta > side > of the line, he was brought here and placed in jail. > Melone is considered an incorrigible boy. Two years ago, while angry at > his mother, he drew a gun on her. He did not shoot, but was arrested, > nevertheless, for his conduct. > Bee readers will recall him when reminded that he is the lad whose mother > in a Court at Red Bluff about a year ago, declared that she did not know > whether or not he was her son. This remarkable statement excited much > astonishment not only upon the part of all who heard her make it, but also > upon the part of newspaper readers. > Her explanation was that she and her husband were in San Francisco when > the boy was a small boy watching a parade. The child wandered off and was > lost in the crowd. After several hours a baby was returned to them, > dressed > in the same clothing, but not in all respects, apparently, the same. Since > then, the mother said, she had been doubtful as to the child's parentage. > > SELECT EDITORS AND OFFICERS OF SOCIETY > MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), September 18 - As the result of an election held > recently, by the scholars of the Marysville High School, the following > officers will preside over the meetings of the fraternity known as the > Hermean Society for the coming term: > George McINTOSH, President; Harry BURCH, Vice-President; Clara HEDGES, > Secretary; Harold JEWETT, Treasurer; Will ENGEL, Sergeant-at-Arms. > The following staff was also elected to look after the interests of the > school's publication, the Yuba Delta: > Editor-in-chief, Allen KIMBALL; Editor at large, John ALLEN; Senior > Editor, > Mary STAFFORD; Junior Editor, Lois KLING; Sophomore Editor, Grace > DERRICKSON; Freshman Editor, Inez HEWITT; Business Manager, Everett GRAY. > An exceptionally large class is in attendance at this school this term, > there being over 100 names enrolled. > > SITE DONATED FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL > KENNETT (Shasta Co.), September 18 - A new and larger school house must > soon > be built for "Greater Kennett." The building now in use accommodates only > one teacher and thirty pupils, and is in a poor location, since the > smelter > has been erected and a spur railroad built past the school house door. > The question of changing the site and putting up a larger house has been > discussed ever since the boom struck the town. A special election was held > Saturday night to decide upon a site. The Bernhardt townsite and the > Mammoth > Copper Company offered to give ground to the district free of all cost, it > being left to the voters to decide which proposition should be accepted. > By > a vote of 21 to 1 it was decided to accept land given by the Mammoth > Copper > Company, its tract being more centrally located than the Bernhardt. The > Company offered to give a site wherever it might be selected on its > reservation. Five leading citizens were selected to make the choice. They > are Ira. S. MERRILL, James S. SMITHSON, Edgar MILLER, Joseph FITZHENRY and > V.E. WARRENS. > The next step will be to call a special election to vote bonds for > building the new school house, which will probably be of three-room > capacity. Two rooms are needed now, as the children in attendance are > numerous enough to require two teachers. > There is still a scarcity of dwellings in Kennett. As fast as new ones > are > put up they find family tenants. When homes are built, more families will > come, and the attendance in the school will increase proportionately. > > FAIL TO AGREE ON SCHOOL SITE > Union District Voters Probably Will Be Called On To Settle Question That > Committee Cannot > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), September 18 - The Board of Representatives of the > Red Bluff Union High School District met here to-day, but could not agree > upon a site for the $25,000 building for which bonds of $32,000 were > issued > several months ago. > Saturday afternoon six ballots were taken, and the Sunnyside site in the > western part of town secured five, six, seven, eight and nine votes, but > it > was impossible for the members to arrive at a unanimous decision as laid > down by the law enunciated by the District Attorney. The Blossom lots or > "plaza site," opposite the Court House, received two or three votes on > each > ballot, and the Howell tract, located south of Brickyard Creek, where a > whole block is offered free of charge by Mrs. J.C. McCOY, wife of a > wealthy > sheepman, had about three votes throughout the meeting, which lasted three > hours. > This afternoon the only question seemed to be what sites and how many > locations should be presented to the voters. Many parents favor a more > central location than any of those receiving the bulk of the votes, and an > attempt will be made at the eleventh hour to compromise on a site near the > center of population, which is on Walnut Street, about one block west of > the > railroad. > There is a grave question if the High School Trustees will ratify the > action of the Board of Representatives, should an expensive location be > selected, as the former body has the final decision and will manage the > construction of the building. > > RICHARD I. THOMAS ANSWERS LAST CALL > NEVADA CITY (Nevada Co.), September 18 - The news of the death of Richard > I. > THOMAS in San Francisco Saturday afternoon was a severe shock to the > people > of this city, where everyone knew him as "Dick" Thomas. He was a native of > Birchville, in this county. > In 1892, a few months after reaching his majority, he was plunged into > politics by E.C. PRESTON and John KIDDER, then the Republican leaders > here. > They made him an Assemblyman and he was the youngest member who ever sat > in > that body. He was re-elected as a member of the session in 1895. > Although admitted to the bar, he returned to Nevada County after a few > years residence in Sacramento and took up mining, following in the > foot-steps of this father, R.A. THOMAS, and he was of late very successful > in his efforts to promote some of his properties. Those who knew him > intimately say he was on the eve of becoming a very rich man. > > SHEEPMEN COMPLAIN OF NUMEROUS BEARS > BRIDGEPORT (Mono Co.), September 18 - A band of twenty-five shearers are > busily employed shearing flocks of sheep in Bridgeport Valley. The flocks > are being driven in out of the hills to the Point ranch, where the > shearing > is being done. > Sheepmen are complaining of the large number of bears in the hills of > this > section at present. Many sheep have been killed. It is something very > unusual for bears to be found in any number on this side of the range and > the old settlers take it as a sign of a very hard Winter coming. > CARDOZA, the sheepman who refused to pay his sheep license and had his > sheep attached by the county, has thought better of his actions and paid > the > license tax and the accrued costs. > > NEW TOLL LINE > WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), September 18 - Division Manager John KERNS, District > Manager W.C. HENDRICKS, Superintendent of Construction George TULLOCH and > Superintendent of Toll lines J. JEFFREYS, all of the Sunset Telegraph and > Telephone Company, were in Woodland Saturday. They are going as far north > as > Redding with a view of establishing a new toll line in the county north of > here. While in the city they announced that the Woodland exchange would in > all probability be made a terminal center for all the exchanges north of > here. > > RED BLUFF GIRL WILL BE BRIDE > Two Engagements Announced and a Wedding Occurs at Redding of Interest In > Three Counties > REDDING (Shasta Co.), September 18 - Cupid was busy in Redding last week. > The engagements of two couples prominent socially were announced and the > wedding of a third popular couple took place. > The first engagement announced was that of Miss Luella CORRIGAN, of Red > Bluff, and Burton L. SMITH, of this city. The wedding will take place in > Red > Bluff, Wednesday, October 18th at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. > Catherine CORRIGAN. Miss Corrigan is a cousin of Mrs. R.M. SAELTZER, and a > niece of Judge Edward SWEENEY, of this city. Mr. Smith is a son of Mr. and > Mrs. T.H. SMITH, of Redding. He is a steady young business man, and is > assistant Cashier of the Bank of Shasta County. > The second engagement made public was that of Miss Edna LARKIN, of > Centerville, and Amos MARSHALL, of Redding, the wedding being set for the > holiday week at the close of the year. Miss Larkin is daughter of Mr. and > Mrs. John LARKIN, pioneer residents of Centerville, and is as well known > in > Redding as in the community where she was born and reared. Mr. Marshall, > son > of Mr. and Mrs. A. MARSHALL, of Douglas City, Trinity County, has for six > years held a critical position with the Northern California Power Company. > The wedding of Miss Sylvia LEACH and George M. DEAN, both of Redding, was > celebrated Saturday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and > Mrs. > H.M. LEACH. > > ONLY SIX PASS > REDDING (Shasta Co.), September 18 - A supplementary examination was given > Saturday to eighth-grade graduates of the Grammar schools who sought > admission to the Shasta County High School. Twenty pupils took the > examination and six passed. They are Dorn ISAACS, Watson DOZIER, Mabel > CLAWSON, Albert WENING, Edith THOMPSON and Elsie McGRUE. These will make > the > enrollment ninety-six in the High School. > > RENFROW IS NOT IN FORGIVING MOOD > DEADWOOD (Trinity Co.), September 18 - Al BLAKEMORE regretted Saturday > morning that he had fired two shots Friday evening at A.C. RENFROW. > Fortunately Renfrew escaped all injury, but that was due to Blakemore's > poor > marksmanship, rather than to his want of intention, it would appear. > Blakemore sought out Renfrew and tried to negotiate a peace, but the > latter would listen to no explanation and accept no apology. Blakemore had > made his own bed, and he must lie in it, and the law must take its course, > was the position taken by Renfrew. Blakemore pretends now that he did not > shoot to kill; he shot only to "scare." The bullet hole in the sleeve of > Renfrew's coat looks like strong evidence that Blakemore's purpose was not > far from intent to kill. > Renfrew had planned to leave Saturday for the East on a pleasure tour. He > has abandoned the trip. He will remain on the ground and be on hand when > he > is wanted for the prosecution of Blakemore, which, he declares, will be > pushed vigorously, so far as he is concerned. > Blakemore was arrested Saturday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff TOURTELOTTE, > and taken to Weaverville, where he will be examined on the charge of > assault > with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. > > JUST ESCAPE DEATH > OROVILLE (Butte Co.), September 18 - Two workmen in the ruins of the old > Bird building, which was destroyed in the conflagration of a few weeks > ago, > had a narrow escape from instant death Sunday afternoon. A heavy north > wind > was blowing and the men had been warned to look out for the standing brick > walls, although for a week past men have been working directly under these > walls. Yesterday two men who were at work there started for the front to > get > some tools and they had barely crossed the length of the building when the > wall fell with a crash completely burying the spot where the men had been > at > work but a moment before. No doubt both would have been instantly killed > had > they remained at work. > > WHILE IN RAGE BOY ENDS LIFE > Climbs to Hayloft and There Swallows Carbolic Acid, Body Being Found by > Children at Play > ADIN (Modoc Co.), September 18 - Last evening Dr. C.M. TINSMAN, on > returning > from a professional trip to the home of Dan McCLANE, who resides on Ash > Creek, about ten miles east of Adin, brought the news of the death of an > 18-year-old son of that household, caused by a dose of carbolic acid taken > with suicidal intent. > The young man probably died early Monday morning. On that day he left the > house in a rage at an old mare belonging to a neighboring farmer, saying > that he was going to poison her. As he had an ungovernable temper, little > was thought of the threat but after a time, when he did not return, the > family became uneasy and a search was instituted. > It was continued all that day, the succeeding one, and until about 9 > o'clock Monday morning, when some of the children happened to be in a > hayloft, and there discovered the boy's body lying in the hay, partly > covered. > Though he had given no intimation of his intention to end his life, it is > now supposed that he had been contemplating the act for some days, and > that > he procured the acid while on a visit to Adin some time last week. > Coroner PERRY, of Lassen County, was summoned and an inquest was held, a > verdict being rendered in accordance with the facts as given in this > dispatch. > > > ==== NORCAL Mailing List ==== > Visit the NORCAL Lookup Library NORCAL Library > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html >