Today in History: from the Redding Record Searchlight November 1900 21st Judge C.C. Bush of Redding introduced a resolution endorsing the California Miners Association's efforts to save big trees throughout the state at the association's yearly conference in San Francisco. 22nd William E. Smythe, vice president of the California Water and Forest Association, was on his way to Redding to speak about an irrigation movement happening throughout the state. 23rd it was reported that the Igo region was experiencing more business activity than had been seen in years. 24th he Literary Society of the Shasta County High School debated whether football produced more evil than beneficial results. It was decided football was more beneficial than evil by a 3-2 vote. 25th a head-on collision between a northbound passenger train and a light engine occurred just north of Dunsmuir. Train fireman Greene was caught in the wreckage and had his foot badly crushed, but none of the passengers was hurt. 26th it was a banner day in Shasta County Superior court for the filling of new lawsuits. Nineteen suits were filed with fees totaling $114. 27th the Squaw Creek bridge on the line of the new road to Bully Hill was formally accepted by Shasta County Supervisor Cahow in his official capacity as road commissioner. 28th total output for the recently finished logging season at Terry Mills in Round mountain was reported to be approximately 12 million board feet. 29th the Gambrinus Beer Hall in Redding, better known as Jaegel's Saloon, was burglarized in the early morning . The burglars stole $58 from the cash register. 30th the books of Shasta Oil Co. in Redding were officially opened with eight purchasers of stock in the sum of $250 each. Janie my Shasta Site http://famos.freeyellow.com/cemetery.html my card http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/22001.html Janie My Shasta Site http://famos.freeyellow.com/cemetery.html my card site http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/cardidx.html