San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, January 19, 1861, Vol. 2 No. 42 PROBATE COURT, SAN MATEO COUNTY. - Monday, Jan. 12, - Estate of Patrick Martin deceased. Ordered, that letters of administration upon the estate issue to Dennis Martin, upon filing proper bond. NOTICE - Know all men that Dennis Martin is not, never has been, and will not be authorized to transact any business for me, directly or indirectly as an agent. JAMES MORRISON COUNTY COURT - In chambers, Jan. 12th - The People vs. J.W. Turner - this was an application for mandamus, but it was made to the Judge, and not to the Court; the alternative was never issued, but the judge's order, unattested, was served. Respondent refused to answer, but his reasons for such refusal were stated to the Court, and upon an examination of the law the proceedings was dismissed. Mr. John Battersby has removed his Tin Shop from A street, near the Court House to the corner of A and First streets. ERRATUM - An error occurs in our table of names of the County officers. The present Judge is Hon. B.F. Fox. The County Judge elect does not take his seat until May. We ask pardon of Judge Fox for having thus prematurely ousted him from his office. Consider yourself reinstated, Judge. OMISSION - Much to our regret, we omitted to mention the departure last week from Redwood City, of three of our much-respected citizens, Messrs, John D. Havens, J.Q.A. Thurber, and Herman Byers - the two former being accompanied by their families. Mr. Thurber and lady will probably not return to California, which is regretted by numbers of friends to whom they have, during their residence here, become endeared by their many praiseworthy acts and kindly social intercourse. Mr. Havens goes eastward on a visit to parents and friends, though for hosts of the latter he need not have left California. He will return this summer. Mr. Byer, well known as the partner of Mr. Finger, near this place, goes to Europe, to visit the scenes of his youth. He will return in about one year. We wish them all a safe voyage, a pleasant reunion with their old-time friends, and a safe return to San Mateo County. THE NEW GRIST MILL, NEAR SEARSVILLE. - Mr. Cameron, the present proprietor of this mill, which will be remembered as "Martin's old grist mill," informs us that it is now is successful operation, and that he is manufacturing flour of the best quality. As heretofore noticed by us, the mill has been almost entirely rebuilt, and the facilities of all kinds for doing business are perfect. The farmers will hereafter find it much more economical to obtain their flour at this mill than to depend on transportation to the city. SUPPOSED MURDER. - Francisco Barra, a Spaniard, living on Thomson's ranch, Santa Cruz county, has been missing for some days, and his friends fear that he has been murdered. His wife and brother-in-law were arrested and examined and discharged. FOUND DEAD - On Saturday evening, the 6th inst., Casper Baern was found dead about a mile below Drytown, Amador County, lying beside the trail leading down the creek. His murderer, a partly filled hand-keg of whisky, lay by his side. Comment is unnecessary. MAN FOUND DEAD - On the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 25th, a man by the name of Reno Baxter was found dead, near Sandy Gulch, in Calaveras county. A Coroner's inquest was held and rendered a verdict, that the deceased came to his death by drowning in a ditch. To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com

----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Jeanine McNeill <[email protected]> To: Mary Thiele Fobian <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:01:33 PM Subject: Re: [CASANMAT] Ballestracci Family Pietro Paolo Eliseo BALLESTRACCI was born 12 May 1896 in Bagone, Deo was born abt 1905 in Italy. The ship's manifest did not indicate that Deo had died on board. I don't have a death date for him either. Jeanine ----- Original Message ---- From: Mary Thiele Fobian <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:38:38 AM Subject: Re: [CASANMAT] Ballestracci Family Jeanine, It would be helpful to know the birth dates (or estimates) for the children. A Peter Paul BAL*STR*CI born Dec 22 1891 in Montelusso ITALY registered for the WWI draft in Half Moon Bay in 1917. Is this your Pietro? Note that this individual is indexed in the CADI with mother's maiden name MORI rather than ALBERICCI. Jeanine McNeill <[email protected]> wrote: Ferdinando Maria Giuseppe BALLESTRACCI b. 11 may 1872 in bagnone, Massa-Carrara, Italy, married Erminia maria Carmela ALBERICCI on 26 Jan 1895 in Bagnone. Immigrated 13 apr 1907 to San Francisco. IN the 1910 census they are living on San Pedro Road, Township 1, San Mateo county. In 1917 She is married my relative in San Diego as a widow. I cannot find a death record for Ferdinando. Not in San Mateo Co. nor in Vitalsearch. They had three children, Pietro born in Italy, Deo also born in Italy and who had the mealses on board ship and they were detained. This child died before the 1910 census. Third child Carolina born in Colma on 3 Jun 1910. Any information on this family especially death of Ferdinando and what happened to Pietro. Carolina's info I have except for her birth certificate. I have her birth date from her SS application and her stepfather's naturlization papers. Thanks, Jeanine ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ========================== Mary Thiele Fobian Genealogical & Historical Research Pacific Grove, California

Jeanine, It would be helpful to know the birth dates (or estimates) for the children. A Peter Paul BAL*STR*CI born Dec 22 1891 in Montelusso ITALY registered for the WWI draft in Half Moon Bay in 1917. Is this your Pietro? Note that this individual is indexed in the CADI with mother's maiden name MORI rather than ALBERICCI. Jeanine McNeill <[email protected]> wrote: Ferdinando Maria Giuseppe BALLESTRACCI b. 11 may 1872 in bagnone, Massa-Carrara, Italy, married Erminia maria Carmela ALBERICCI on 26 Jan 1895 in Bagnone. Immigrated 13 apr 1907 to San Francisco. IN the 1910 census they are living on San Pedro Road, Township 1, San Mateo county. In 1917 She is married my relative in San Diego as a widow. I cannot find a death record for Ferdinando. Not in San Mateo Co. nor in Vitalsearch. They had three children, Pietro born in Italy, Deo also born in Italy and who had the mealses on board ship and they were detained. This child died before the 1910 census. Third child Carolina born in Colma on 3 Jun 1910. Any information on this family especially death of Ferdinando and what happened to Pietro. Carolina's info I have except for her birth certificate. I have her birth date from her SS application and her stepfather's naturlization papers. Thanks, Jeanine ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ========================== Mary Thiele Fobian Genealogical & Historical Research Pacific Grove, California

Ferdinando Maria Giuseppe BALLESTRACCI b. 11 may 1872 in bagnone, Massa-Carrara, Italy, married Erminia maria Carmela ALBERICCI on 26 Jan 1895 in Bagnone. Immigrated 13 apr 1907 to San Francisco. IN the 1910 census they are living on San Pedro Road, Township 1, San Mateo county. In 1917 She is married my relative in San Diego as a widow. I cannot find a death record for Ferdinando. Not in San Mateo Co. nor in Vitalsearch. They had three children, Pietro born in Italy, Deo also born in Italy and who had the mealses on board ship and they were detained. This child died before the 1910 census. Third child Carolina born in Colma on 3 Jun 1910. Any information on this family especially death of Ferdinando and what happened to Pietro. Carolina's info I have except for her birth certificate. I have her birth date from her SS application and her stepfather's naturlization papers. Thanks, Jeanine

San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, January 12, 1861, Vol. 2 No. 41 DEATH - Mr. Wm. Elliott, for several years past proprietor of the Mountain View Hotel, died Thursday last, after a very short illness. WOODSIDE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION - At the regular Annual meeting of this Association, held at Greer's School house, Woodside, on the 7th inst., the following named gentlemen were elected to fill the various offices the present year: President, Robert Greer; Secretary, J.P. Ross; Librarian, G. Taylor; Treasurer, Jas. O. Shaw; Directors, A. Teague, B. A. Rankin, Daniel Ross, John Greer and C. Edwards. S. OF T. ELECTION - At the election for officers of Purissima Division No. 80, Sons of Temperance, held at Purissima schoolhouse on Sunday last, the following named gentlemen were elected to serve the ensuing term: John Johnson, W.P.; Thos. L. Boucher, W.A.; Chas. Jones, R.S.; Wm. Mapes, A.R.S.; J.D. Compton, F.S.; John Baldwin, T.; James Beckwith, C.; John Mapes, A.C.; H.S. Loveland, I.S.; Matthew Meader, O.S.; Willard Buzzel, Chaplain; H.S. Loveland, D.G.W.P. SUPERVISORS' MEETING - The Board of Supervisors convened on Monday last, for the transaction of road business. A full Board were present, Chairman R.S. Thornton, presiding. The report of the viewers appointed to locate the road running north from Crystal Springs, through San Andreas Valley, to the Buchanan House, was received, and notice ordered to be given to all parties interested to present their objections, if any, at the next regular meeting of the Board, on the first Monday in February. A petition was received from residents of Canada de Raimundo, for a road running from Maynard's residence, southerly, to the Redwoods, near Lampham's mill. C. Bolinger, John Shultz, and M. Wolfe, were appointed viewers. Killed by a Snow Slide - Albert Tober, a native of Kennebec county, Maine, aged about 35 years was crushed to death on the 27th of December, by a snow slide, in the Urisko mining district, near North San Juan, Nevada county. He was repairing a ditch at the time. Found Murdered in Nevada County - W. Marshall, who lived at Montezuma Hill, Nevada county, was found lying dead on Webber's South Yuba Bridge, on the 30th December. He had been stabbed in the breast. John Long, toll keeper, who was arrested and lodged in jail the same day, is charged with the murder. Mysterious Child Murder - The dead body of an unknown infant apparently about a day or two old, was found, on the 5th of January, in the Sacramento, opposite Cadwallader's ranch about six miles above Sacramento city. The body seemed to have been in the water several weeks. Declaration as Sole Trader Know all men by these presents that I, Elizabeth Batten, wife of Robert Patten, residing in San Mateo County, and State aforesaid, do hereby declare and make known my intention to carry on and transact business on my own account, and in my own name as Sole Trader, in pursuance of an Act of the Legislature of the State of California, entitled "An Act to authorize married women to transact business in their own name as sole traders," approved April 12th, A.D. 1852. And I further declare that said business will be the Farming and Stock Raising, and also selling and buying of Cattle, Horses and Produce and will be carried on and transacted in said county of San Mateo; and that the amount of money invested in the said business does not exceed Five Thousand Dollars. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of January, A.D. 1861, in presence of Robert S. Thornton. Elizabeth Patten John G. Cooper, Justice of the Peace. On this, 7th day of January A.D. 1861, before me, John G. Cooper, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth Patten, personally known to me to be the person described in, and who executed the above declaration as a party thereto, and that said Elizabeth Patten, wife of the said Robert Patten, having been by me first made acquainted with the contents of said instrument acknowledged to me on an examination apart from and without the hearing of her said husband; that she executed the same freely and voluntarily, without fear or compulsion, or undue influence of her said husband and that she does not wish to retract the execution of the same. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, in the county aforesaid, the day and year last above written. JOHN G. COOPER Justice of the Peace, 1st Township, San Mateo County, Redwood City, January 7, 1861 Sheriff's Sale By virtue of an execution issued out of the District Court of the 12th Judicial District, in and for the County of San Mateo, State of California, in the suit of H.E. Harrington against Dennis Martin, by which I am commanded to make the sum of One Hundred and Fifty-nine Dollars and Seventy Cents ($159 70-100) costs and disbursements, and all accruing costs I have levied on all the right title and interest of the above named defendant Dennis Martin, in and to all that certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the town of Redwood City, San Mateo county, State of California, said piece or parcel of land being known and numbered on the official map of said town (on file in the office of the County Recorder of said San Mateo county) as Lots Numbers Four (4) and Five (5) in Fractional Block 1, Range B; together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances there unto belonging or in any wise appertaining. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 5th day of February A.D. 1861 at 12 o'clock in front of the Court House doors of San Mateo County in Redwood City, I will sell the interest of the above named defendant Dennis Martin, in and to the above described lots of land at Public Auction, for cash in hand to the highest and best bidder to satisfy said Execution and all costs. SILAS HOVIOUS Sheriff of San Mateo County BY John Ames, Under Sherriff Redwood City, Jan. 10, 1861 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ New Advertisements C.H. Remington Proprietor of the San Mateo Blacksmith Shop San Mateo PLOWS REPAIRED With promptness and in a workman like manner, and warranted to suit Particular attention paid to Horseshoeing and Wagon Ironing To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com

Hello, I am new to the list and just discovered some relatives (Azores) who were naturalized in San Mateo County before 1905. I always thought their naturalization would have been in San Francisco and therefore a "lost cause". Can someone post if they know what records and indexes are available for the Superior Count Naturalizations and WHERE those records might be located. I am located in Southern Cal but do travel north several times a year. Thank you Lisa Harley La Crescenta, CA

San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, January 5, 1861, Vol. 2 No. 40 BIRTH In Redwood City, Tuesday, Jan. 1st, the wife of Chas. N. Fox, of a daughter. DIED At San Mateo, Dec. 30, Capt. Joseph Emerson, Aged 62 years, formerly of Galveston, Texas. Texas, Massachusetts, and Maine papers copy. TERRIBLE DEATH - A German by the name of Joe fell from the railroad cars in San Francisco, Wednesday morning, and the wheels severed both of his legs. He died soon afterwards in the County Hospital. The right leg was cut off at the thigh, and the left one just below the knee. MURDER - S.T. Newell, editor of the Auburn Signal, was stabbed and killed in San Francisco, on Tuesday last, by Horace Smith, formerly Mayor of Sacramento. Alleged cause, reflections in Newell's paper upon the character of Smith's wife. AMERICAN HOTEL - This well-known hotel in Redwood City, changed hands on the 1st instant, and D.W. Aldrich, Esq., late owner of the Mountain Home ranch, is now its proprietor. Mr. Aldrich was formerly proprietor of the "Metropolis" hotel in Nevada, in connection with which famous house he became widely known throughout California. He was engaged in hotel keeping from 1849 till 1857, and the future patrons of the "American" may rest assured that they will derive a benefit from his long experience by ample attention to their comfort. We are told Mr. Thurber, the late proprietor, designs leaving San Mateo, which it is hoped, however, will not be the case, as his departure and that of his estimable lady will be much regretted by their many friends. The mystery of the Lone Mountain murders is at last thought to be unraveled. On information, the police have arrested Patrick Marran alias Marion Martin, who kept a milk ranch near the scene of the murder; and also the man who worked for Marran at the time named Thomas Hinebury or Hambury. The latter was arrested near Stockton, having been paid to leave the city, as is supposed. Marran is said to have been making preparations to leave for the East. From a train of circumstances, the following theory of the matter is put forth: That Cook had been at work for one Marran, a milkman, in the neighborhood of Johnson's, at $25 per month, but Marran could not, or would not, pay him for his services; that Marran went into town (San Francisco) On the day of the murder, to get money; that he told Cook, on his return that he could not pay him; that sharp words were exchanged, and that Cook threatened to sue him, and might have raised the shovel in his hand, when Marran seized the axe lying by and killed him with it; that the daughter of Johnson saw the murder, and fled to the house to tell her mother; that the murderer followed her and killed her and her mother, and then set the house on fire to conceal his crime. It is also said that a person witnessed the murders from a clump of bushes, but was afraid to reveal what he knew. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Declaration as Sole Trader Know all men by these presents that I, Mary A. Hamm, wife of Albert N. Hamm, a resident of San Mateo County, State of California, do in compliance with an Act of the Legislature of said State, entitled "An Act to authorize married women to transact business in their own name as sole traders," approved April 12th, A.D. 1852, hereby make known publish and declare that from and after this first day of January A.D. 1861, I intend to carry on business in my own name and on my own account as a Sole Trader. Said business to be that of Farming, Raising Stock, carrying on a Dairy, and everything concerning or connected with the ordinary business of farming, ranching and raising stock in this county country. Said business to be carried on at present in the said county of San Mateo, and upon the premises or homestead of my said husband and myself and that from this date I will be personally and individually responsible in my own name of all debt contracted by me on account of my said business, and I hereby further declare that the amount of capital invested by me in the aforesaid business is less the Five Thousand Dollars. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and self this first day of January A.D. 1861. M.A. HAMM On this, 1st day of January A.D. 1861, before me, Heman A. Scofield, a Notary Public in and for said county of San Mateo, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared the within named Mary A. Hamm, wife of Albert N. Hamm, whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument as a party thereto, personally known to me to be the individual described in, and who executed the said annexed instrument, and on an examination apart from and without the hearing of her husband, being first by me made acquainted with the contents of the same, acknowledge to me that she executed the same freely and voluntarily, and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and that she did not wish to retract, the execution of the same. In witness, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, the day and year in this certificate first above written. HEMAN A. SCOFIELD Notary Public ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ AMERICAN HOTEL Main Street Redwood City David W. Aldrich, Proprietor SAN MATEO HOUSE (Twenty miles from San Francisco) San Mateo County Anthony G. Oaks, Proprietor To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hole, Centers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UW.2ADI/2238 Message Board Post: Looking for info on marriage of Benjamin V. Hole and Jacqueline Centers. Believe they were married in 1924 in San Mateo or San Francisco County. First child (my husband) was born in San Mateo County in 1925.

San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, December 29, 1860, Vol. 2 No. 39 DISTRICT COURT - The following cases were disposed of Friday and Saturday, last week: B.G. Lathrop vs. W.C. Crook, et al. - Verdict for Defendant; Leoindas Haskell vs. Viante Miramontez - Judgment for Plaintiff Robert Scott vs Robert Patten - Judgment for Plaintiff Helen E. Harrington vs. Dennis Martin - Judgment for Plaintiff D.R. Jones vs Wm. Martin - Dismissed Wm. Martin vs D.R. Jones - Judgement for Plaintiff Wm. Martin vs. J.V. Diller, et al - Continued To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com <http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/>

I have heard of a stage Robbery by Redwood Day in the area of Ukiah Ca. The time was in 1895. In 1890 he was living in Redwood City, he was 21 at that time. Would that have rated an article in a San Mateo paper of that time period?? Im not on this list but am on NORCAL. Thanks for a response. Cliff Day [email protected]

San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, December 22, 1860, Vol. 2 No. 38 DISTRICT COURT - This court, Judge Norton presiding, commenced the December term for San Mateo County on Monday last. The following cases were disposed of: Maria Luisa Greer vs. J.A. Yoell and J. Hovious - Injunction made perpetual judgment for Plaintiff; A.T. Castor vs. Fonda and Gray - Injunction made perpetual judgment for plaintiff; D.O. Mills vs J. Protter - Injunction made perpetual judgment for Plaintiff; Richard Collins vs. John Langan et al - dismiss; Basil Clark vs Jas. Mee - dismissed; C. Prior vs. J. Corrigan et al. - Tried by a Jury, judgment in favor of Corrigan and for plaintiff against the other Defendants; J. Bernal vs Hovious et al. - Tried by a Jury, verdict for Plaintiff for recovery of property on its value $737.50;H. Hawes vs. S. Hovious - Judgment for $365.17 COUNTY COURT - SAN MATEO COUNTY Hon. Benj. F. Fox, County Judge The following contested elections, on the ground of fraud, were tried this day: 1st Case - J.W. Ackerson vs. Bernard Mulligan, Sheriff 2nd Case - B.G. Lathrop vs. Robert Gray, County Clerk 3rd Case - Curtis Baird vs. Wm. Rodgers, County Treasurer. 4th Case - James Berry vs. Benjamin Fenwick, Supervisor 5th Case - S.B. Gordon vs. Charles Fair, Assessor Mr. Duer and Judge Lake appeared for the complainants, and Mr. Richards for the defendants, Rogers and Mulligan. Accident - Capt. John Ponte, of the schooner Viahiah, met with a serious accident Monday last by a fall while loading his vessel at this place. His foot slipped when in the act of stepping upon a wet board, and he fell, throwing out of place the right ankle joint, and fracturing one of the bones between the ankle and knee. Dr. A.T. McClure was called upon and rendered such assistance as the case required. MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. - Messrs. R.S. Thornton, J.P. Ames, and J.V. Diller, composing the new Board of Supervisors of San Mateo county, convened Tuesday evening last, 18th, and organized temporarily by electing R.S. Thornton, Esq., Supervisor from First Township, Chairman. RETIREMENT OF JUDGE NORTON - The present term of our District Court closes the official term of Hon. Edward Norton, its presiding Judge. The lawyers and officers of court here and in San Francisco, are taking occasion at this time to express in an appropriate manner their high appreciation of the man and the officer. For more than six years he has been constantly engaged in the hearing and determination of cases, as Judge of the Twelfth Judicial District. His duties have been more laborious than those of any other Judge in the State, the business of his court being much greater than that of any other court. GENERAL CIPRIANI. - We notice with pleasure the return to our county of our old friend and fellow citizen Gen. Lunetto Cipriani. The General, as will be remembered, has resided in this county since 1853, near Belmont, where he built his mansion, so well-known to every one. Called away in May 1859, by the war of Italian independence, he was elected to the highest and most responsible position of the States of Central Italy, as Dictator of the Romagnas, and in this position displayed talents and energy, which, to a very great extent, have been instrumental in consolidating the unity of that noble nationality and secured himself a brilliant page in history. It is therefore with pride that we claim him as one of our citizens, and welcome his return here. To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5519/UW.2ADI/2237.1 Message Board Post: Henry Frank Lutgen was the son of Nicholas Lutgen and Catherine Kinn, both of Luxembourg. Henry did die on 16 June 1955, but in San Francisco county. I do have a number of obituaries for San Mateo county, but unfortunately, I could not find one for Henry.

San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, December 15, 1860, Vol. 2 No. 37 DIED At Woodside, San Mateo County, Saturday, Dec. 8, J.D. ROSE of consumption. DEATH OF J.D. ROSE. - J.D. Rose, Esq., Assessor for this county, died at Woodside on Saturday last, of consumption. He was a young man, and was much respected by all who knew him. His popularity in the county was evidenced by the fact that at the time of his election, in September 1859, he received the highest number of votes cast for any person then a candidate for office in this county. A few years since he sustained an injury in the left lung, which was the cause of the disease of which he died. He was buried on Sunday last. WRITING SCHOOL - Mr. T.J. Phillips, late a school-teacher at Halfmoon Bay, proposes to teach writing in this place. His terms are liberal, and those who desire lessons in the accomplishment s should become his scholars, as his proposition affords them opportunities that do not frequently offer. BIDWELL's STORE. - Our friend H.C. Bidwell, of Spanishtown, has enlarged his store, and added a large quantity of new and excellent goods to the extensive supply previously on hand. He knows how to keep a store and how to stock it. The accommodation afforded by his establishment to the people of Spanishtown is appreciated, and we are glad to see it. NEW TEMPERANCE DIVISION - A Division of Sons of Temperance was organized at Spanishtown, Nov. 17th, under the name of Pilarcitos Division, No. 87. It is composed at present of members. The officers were installed by H.S. Loveland, D.G.W.P. CRYSTAL SPRINGS HOTEL - The card of L. Whittingham, Esq., present proprietor of this excellent hotel, will be found in to-day's paper. Repairs and improvements are being made in every department of the establishment, which, with the careful attention of the proprietor to his guests, and his widely known capacity as host will make the Spring the resort of all who seek pleasure and good entertainment. The visitors at this place will find a very marked change in its conduct compared to what it has been heretofore. SEWING MACHINE - Attention is particularly called to the advertisement of Wilcox & Gibbs, in another column. Their machines will compare favorably with any in the State. A.A. Brown, Agent, Montgomery street, near Pine, San Francisco. FATAL ACCIDENT. - The Sierra Democrat says that a man named Turner, while working in an incline tunnel at Queen City, near Port Wine, was almost instantly killed on the morning of Nov. 30th. The workmen had that morning attached a new rope to the car, the wind of which it is supposed twisted the hook until it broke, allowing the car to descend with great rapidity, running over the unfortunate man, and the lamentable result above chronicled was the consequence. TO BE HANGED. - Ramon Romero was tried last week before the District Court, at San Leandro, and found guilty of murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to be hanged there on the 11th of January next. Ah Poth, a Chinaman, convicted of murder in the same county, was also sentenced to be hanged, at San Leandro, on the same day. SUICIDE AT SACRAMENTO. - Joseph H. Virgo committed suicide on the night of the 6th Dec., in Sacramento, by cutting his throat with a penknife. OUR COUNTY The Canada de Raimundo, (as ordinarily written, but which we think should be Remundo, as it was intended, no doubt, in the exaggerated style of the native Californians, to mean "world's king,") signifying when rendered into English the glen or valley of the king of the world, is a portion of this county whose importance as a farming and stock locality, as well as its peculiar beauty, demands a notice in connection with the more favored precincts. It is embraced within the boundaries of a grant made by the Mexican Government, before American acquisition, to Juan Coppinger. The valley commences, properly at the north end, where a line would strike drawn from Condon's to the Harrington farm house, or thereabouts, the foot hills skirting it on the east, the Alembique creek on the south and the Sierra Morena, or Santa Cruz mountains, as they are sometimes called, on the west. Looking southward down the valley, from hight sufficient to embrace in a single view as far as the sills midway of it which obstruct a further view, the spectator is forced to admit that but few lovelier minor landscapes ever met his eye. The dense woods, formed of the invariable and abundant live oaks, madrones, firs, and the young redwood, present on all sides the refreshing and verdant appearance so necessary to beautiful scenery. Upon the smaller dales which alternate with the wood lands throughout the extent of the Canada, the sturdy farmer's thrift is seen in the well cultivated fields of grain and meadow land, the farm enclosures here and there forming a charming relief to the landscape, while the farm buildings of all kinds lend the picture additional ornament. Shining with the sun's reflection, we catch, through the foliage of the trees and shrubs, an occasional glimpse of Lake Reymundo, which also, here and there where the more open county permits it, presents itself in a broader sheet of water, where, during the present season, ducks, geese, and other water-fowl congregate in numbers. Here also are found immense flocks of beautiful quail, among which the sportsmen are now making havoc. Occasionally, the deer from the mountains to the westward pay the valley a visit, and but a short time since, and perhaps not unfrequently at present, the fierce grizzly and California lion prowl through the dense groves in search of prey. The Canada is about two miles in average width, and about six miles in length. Passing down the valley along the base of the Sierra Morena, the scenery becomes even more beautiful on a nearer view. The road winds among fragrant laurel and bay trees. On all sides also, in the wooded portions, are seen the peculiar madronas, their red trunks and beautiful foliage diversifying the prospect. Upon this western side of the valley meanders the main branch of the Rodondo creek, passing through deep and romantic canyons, the road winding along its steep banks, upon the right the towering Sierra, on the left high spurs of the same, all densely wooded, forming a luxuriant shade upon the entire road, until it debouches upon Woodside. Upon the stream just named, are the remains of several stream and water mills, nearly all now useless, giving evidence of having once been scenes of busy life while the great redwood trees were in existence, but are now in ruins, a fit remembrancer of the demolition of the beautiful groves, of which they were the means. The "Canada" is being fast settled up. New houses are seen here and there throughout its extent, put up by families newly arrived, and clearings, where needed, are also being made, the open or less wooded lands being mostly occupied, having been the first to be taken up. Some of the more opulent of the citizens have selected the most picturesque locations, and have erected fine cottage residences. The grounds of these are being beautifully ornamented. In time, not long hence, either, the valley will be populous, and those who have appreciation of the beautifies of nature, and the advantages of soil and climate, cannot fine a locality more desirable. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ New Advertisements Crystal Springs Hotel The Undersigned Has Leased The Above House and Farm For five years and will spare no endeavors to make it one of the most attractive places out of San Francisco. His friends and the public can rest assured he will leave nothing undon to make it worthy of their patronage. LEWIS WHITTINGHAM To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com

Found this in the San Jose Mercury of Monday, 6, 2006. Searsville's 'ghosts' roam lake near P.A. ROUGH, OLD WEST TOWN EMPTIED, MOVED WHEN DAM WAS BUILT IN 1891, FLOODING THE STREETS By Todd R. Brown MediaNews You know the tale of the Blue Lady, the spirit of a lovelorn woman that supposedly haunts Moss Beach Distillery. You've heard about Burlingame's Kohl Mansion, whose original owner, Freddie Kohl, is said to flick the lights on and off long after his suicide. But do you know the bone-chilling story of the ``ghosts of Searsville''? Well, it's not really a Halloween-type ghost story, but the notion of a vanished town beneath the murky waters of Searsville Lake makes for a tantalizing tale. ``My father told me not to dive too deep because I might hit my head on a chimney,'' said John G. Edmonds, 67, of San Carlos, a history author who was a lifeguard at the lake in the late '50s. ``He bought into all that nonsense.'' Legend has it that Searsville, established in 1854 during the redwood logging boom, disappeared in 1891 when San Francisquito Creek was dammed, creating a nearly milelong body of water where seedy saloons and modest houses once stood. Most of the buildings were taken apart and moved to Redwood City before the flooding, according to Edmonds' account of what happened to Searsville in his book ``Union Cemetery,'' leaving only the foundations of a Chinese laundry to be swallowed by water. The town's Eikerenkotter and Sears hotels were outside the flood plain, as were William Lloyd's blacksmith shop and the Searsville School, according to hand-drawn maps at the San Mateo County History Museum. Yet, after the Spring Valley Water Co. bought up the land by 1887 for the dam project, most of the life of Searsville disappeared. A few years later, even the higher-ground structures were gone. Beneath the waves The lake became a popular swimming destination and, over time, the story became exaggerated. People spoke of an abandoned village hidden beneath the waves. As Theron G. Cady put it in his article ``Ghosts of Searsville'' in 1946, ``According to some who believe in fairy tales, the old buildings and board walks are still discernible through the blue waters of the lake.'' Such stories did their part to capture the imagination of Edmonds, who was a competitive swimmer for Sequoia High School and crisscrossed the lake in the mid-'50s before briefly becoming a lifeguard there. ``I always looked down to see if I could see a town, but you never see anything, it's so murky,'' he said. After retiring as a sheriff's deputy whose beat included the lake, Edmonds took an interest in local history and wrote about the early courts of San Mateo County for a 1986 book. His research led him to Searsville, and he decided to get to the bottom of the myth. For Edmonds, the true history of Searsville is more compelling than the fable from his youth. First settled about 1850 to provide timber for Gold Rush housing, the town became the biggest metropolis in the county in the early 1860s, peaking at 250 residents. Charles Brown and his wife were pioneers, settling on Mountain Home Ranch, according to documents at the county history museum in Redwood City. Dennis Martin, who created Whiskey Hill Road, was another early bird. They were followed circa 1852 by John Smith. Prussian immigrant August Eikerenkotter came a year later to open his inn on Sand Hill Road. John Sears also opened a hotel on Sand Hill. His postal contract led to his name being associated with the town, according to Edmonds. He also opened a blacksmith shop in La Honda, which still stands as Apple Jacks bar. Downing booze at Cutter's Saloon and other watering holes seems to have been a central pastime for the rough-and-tumble lumberers of Searsville. `Whiskey-loving town' A 1993 article in the San Mateo Times about the town recalled it as ``a `blustering, fighting, whiskey-loving town.' Every other establishment was a thirst emporium or hotel. Glasses `clinked all day and all night, and the fires never went out.' There was perhaps more life in Searsville, mused one observer, than any community in the county.'' One of Searsville's characters was Horace Templeton, elected as the town's second judge that same year. He was an avid gambler who liked to try his luck at Moses Davis' hotel at Sand Hill and Whiskey Hill roads. ``He was very successful at anything he did, especially playing poker,'' Edmonds said. ``While he was in Redwood City, judging, I guess, the hotel burned down and they discovered why he was so successful.'' It turned out there was a system of wires rigged to the card table that communicated the hand Templeton's opponents held to the judge. He later moved his home to Phelps Road, now Middlefield, in Redwood City -- and it, too, burned down. ``But he had it ensured for three times its value,'' Edmonds said. ``He always came out smelling like a rose.'' Land owner Stanford University established the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve in 1973 and closed Searsville Lake to the public two years later. Today it is used for research by students and faculty members and is a water source for Stanford, said Philippe Cohen, the preserve's administrative director. The core of the former town is actually under Middle Lake, an offshoot just southwest of the main body. After accruing plenty of silt through the years, much of the area is marshland. Among the foliage on the northern bank of Middle Lake is one intriguing clue to the town's past: Irises that have grown there as long as can be remembered, according to Jasper's database manager, Trevor Hebert. The non-native plants may be descended from general store operator William Page's original plantings. Hebert said the town was doomed from the start because of its topography. ``It's a flood zone and always will be,'' he said. And what about the notion that phantom buildings haunt the bottom of the lake, a glimmer of Gold Rush history forever obscured by mud and the passage of time? Whither the ``ghosts of Searsville?'' ``The only ghosts around here,'' Cohen said, ``are in our computers.'' IF YOU'RE INTERESTED • Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, http://jrbp.stanford.edu/ • San Mateo County History Museum, www.sanmateocountyhistory.com/ • ``Ghosts of Searsville,'' www.sfgenealogy.com/sanmateo/history/smcady_k.htm George --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Free Uniden 5.8GHz Phone System with Packet8 Internet Phone Service

Hi, I found this info on Rootsweb and on Ancestry.com U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 about Henry Frank Lutgen Name: Henry Frank Lutgen Service Info.: SC 3C US NAVY WORLD WAR II Birth Date: 1 Feb 1899 Death Date: 16 Jun 1955 Service Start Date: 5 Sep 1942 Service End Date: 20 Nov 1942 Interment Date: 20 Jun 1955 Cemetery: Golden Gate National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 1300 Sneath Lane San Bruno, CA 94066 Buried At: Section Q Site 962 California death index Name: LUTGEN, HENRY F Social Security #: 339102129 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 1 Feb 1899 Birthplace: Illinois Death Date: 16 Jun 1955 Death Place: SAN FRANCISCO Mother's Maiden Name: KINN Father's Surname: LUTGEN Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 5:35 AM Subject: [CASANMAT] Henry F Lutgen > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UW.2ADI/2237 > > Message Board Post: > > Insearch of any Info on Henry f Lutgen , Died aprox 06/16/1955 > san mateo county , > Thank you > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fiebig, Rhyne Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UW.2ADI/2236.1 Message Board Post: FIEBIG JOHN EDWARD (JACK) FIEBIG, passed away at the Veteran Home in Menlo Park on April 27, 2001 at the age of 86 after a long illness. Jack is survived by Lillian, his wife of 58 years, daughter, Jaci Rhyne, and son Larry Fiebig. Preceded in death by his son, Ron Fiebig, he leaves 11 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren. Jack was born July 7, 1914 in Denver, Colorado. He attended San Jose High School and graduated from San Jose State University. Jack served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He was wounded twice and received the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster. After the war, he went back to school and earned a Master’s Degree in Education at Stanford University. His teaching career began at San Luis Obispo High School. An accomplished wrestler himself, he is credited with starting the wrestling programs at San Luis Obispo High School, Santa Cruz, and Capuchino High Schools. There will be no services at the request of the deceased – just memories of the good days! Donations in his memory can be made to the! Hannahs boy’s Center of charity of your choice. San Mateo County Times, Thursday, May 3, 2001, Page 2-Nation& World

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fiebig, Oakley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UW.2ADI/2236 Message Board Post: Am seeking obits for John E. Fiebig, who died on 27 Apr 2001 with a Last Residence of San Bruno according to the SSDI, and Charles L. Oakley, who died on 10 Feb 1996 with a Last Residence of San Carlos. Both taught at Santa Cruz High School in the 1950s before moving to higher-paying positions in San Mateo County. -- Bob Lemmon Jr RAOGK Santa Cruz County