Today in History: from the Redding Record Searchlight February 1901 11th B. B. Dorland was brought to trial, after waiting in jail since September, for obtaining $2,000 through fraudulent representation. 12th students of Redding's public schools celebrated Flag Day, as well as President Lincoln's birthday, by gathering the city's new 72-foot flagpole at the corner of Pine and North streets and singing "America" and "Our Flag." 13th after only 35 minutes, a jury found B. B. Dorland guilty of obtaining money through fraudulent representation. Dorland's sentencing was postponed to allow a motion of a new trial. 14th Constable Pleisch of Anderson arrived by train in Redding from Red Bluff with William Miller, a man charged with assault with a deadly weapon. 15th Mr. Harris, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co. office, received instructions from headquarters to move from its location, a building that had been recently vacated by the Searchlight, to the southeast corner of California and Yuba streets, inside Charles Piftschek's tailoring shop. 16th a "Hobo Horde" was rounded up by peace officers to protect residents of Redding, especially the "timid ladies" who were complaining of tramps soliciting alms in the outlying sections of town. Three arrests were made on charges of vagrancy and a dozen others were convinced to leave the area. 17th Shasta County mine owners were asked to send in statements to the U.S. mint in San Francisco to contribute to a study designed to determine actual production of gold and silver by county in the state. 18th Shasta County cattlemen fear spread of "Black Log" disease among their cattle. M. P. Hildreth, of Bald Hills county, was in town on his quest to find a vaccination to give the valuable cattle. 19th Charley Fong, a Chinese man who had wondered away from his cabin in Jones Ranch a month before, was found dead east of Clear Creek. He was described as "heap crazy" with fits of epilepsy. 20th fire destroyed the major part of the thriving mining camp at Harrison Gulch despite efforts of a volunteer "bucket brigade." Most of the houses were a loss and damages were estimated to be near $20,000. Janie my Shasta Site http://myclouds.tripod.com/shasta/shastaco.html my card http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/3b2001.html