Today in History: from the Redding Record Searchlight February 1901 1st stores in Redding closed at 8 p.m., as they would every week night from that point. Clerks from the stores paraded through the street, preceded by the Shirley Company Band, to the theater for a production of "The Ugly Duckling." 2nd Sheriff Behrens was presented with a petition to remove Cottonwood deputy sheriff D.F. Tozer from office. Citizens of Cottonwood claimed that law and order was at a "low ebb" and he was in gross negligence of his duties. 3rd surveyors, civil engineers, and businessmen gathered in Eureka to discuss possibilities of building a railroad route between Redding and Eureka. 4th the Shirley Co., a theater group, finished its week-long run of shows at the Armory Hall in Redding. It got favorable reviews, especially for its interpretation of "Little Lord Fauntleroy." 5th the Redding Water Co. reported 476 subscribers for the year and a net profit of $3,422.39, according to the Board of City Trustees. 6th the demand for lumber for building and other purposes prompted a mill from Portland, Ore., to decide to locate a lumber yard in Redding at the corner of South and Center streets. 7th "Turkish Bath," a show by F.A. Wade Co., opened at Armory Hall in Redding. 8th an explosion and fire destroyed the Red Bluff Gas & Electric Light Co. building. 9th a contract was signed to create a freight railway from Redding to Eureka. Surveyors began to study the area to make plans. 10th freight trains were delayed by a derailed oil car at Cottonwood blocking the track, a wrecked freight train four miles north of Dunsmuir, and a slide near Cow Creek canyon that was not cleared. Janie my Shasta Site http://myclouds.tripod.com/shasta/shastaco.html my card http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/32001.html