San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, January 28, 1860, Vol. 1 No.43 STABBING - A Mexican named Juan Perez, on the 23d ult., in the Canada Raymundo, had an altercation with another Mexican known as Juan Largo, who he stabbed, and made his escape. Deputy Sheriff Hovious, has since been in pursuit of Purez (as spelled), and on Friday last succeeded in discovering his retreat, in Santa Clara county, below Mayfield. The prisoner was brought before Justice Mee, and on Monday last after an examination, was admitted to bail in the sum of five hundred dollars. FIRE - A small dwelling owned by Capt. Greer, at Woodside, was burned up on Monday evening last. The fire was unquestionably the work of an incendiary. A man, whose name we were unable to learn, who had occupied the house, and who was found leaving under suspicious circumstances soon after was arrested, but before an examination could be held he made his escape and has not since been heard of. Sheriff's Sale By virtue of an order of sale issued out of the Twelfth Judicial District Court, in and for the County of San Mateo, and State of California, and to me duly directed and delivered, for a final Judgment and decree of foreclosure, rendered in said Court, on the twenty-first day of December, A.D. 1859, in favor of E.W. BURR and E.F. NORTHAM, and against JOSE RAMON VALENCIA and JOHN GARDINER, for the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars and thirty-three cents, ($550. 33-100) and the costs of suit, amounting to sixty-four dollars and sixty cents, ($64. 60-100) together with five per cent per month, interest, from the date of this Judgment, until satisfied, with all accruing costs, I am commanded to sell the following described pieces or parcels of land to wit: one undivided thirteenth part of one undivided eightieth part of all that certain tract of land or rancho, known as the Buri Buri, or Sanchez Rancho, situate, lying and being in the County of San Mateo, bounded and described as in the original Grant of said Rancho, to Jose Sanchez, now in the office of the United States Surveyor General, for the State of California, also one undivided thirteenth part of one undivided fortieth part of that certain tract of land or rancho, described above as the Buri Buri or Sanchez Rancho aforesaid, and all the estate, right, title, and interest, property, possession, claim, and demand, whatsoever, which the said defendants had therein, on the day of the date of said mortgage to wit: the ninth day of February, A.D. 1858, or at any time since then, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances. Notice is hereby given, that on Thursday, the 16th day of February, A.D. 1860, between the hours of 9 o'clock, A.M., and 5 o'clock, P.M., in front of the Court-house doors, of San Mateo County, at Redwood City, I will sell the above described pieces or parcels of land, at Public Auction, for cash in hand, to the highest and best bidder, to satisfy said Judgment, interests, and all costs. SILAS HOVIOUS Sheriff San Mateo County By John Ames, Under Sheriff Redwood City, January 25, 1860 ** THE WATERS OF SAN MATEO Applications are now pending before the County Judge of this County on the part of two different Water Companies of San Francisco, for the appointment of commissioners to ascertain and assess the compensation which shall be rendered to the owners of adjoining lands, for the right to take away the waters of the San Andreas valley, and the head waters of the San Mateo, and carry them into San Francisco - and also for the necessary lands over which to carry them. These cases were up for hearing two weeks since, but the land-owners very properly resisted the application, and after considerable discussion pro and con, the further hearing was postponed until the 27th day of February next. To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php