Today in History: from the Redding Record Searchlight March 1901. 11th two of Redding's most popular young folks were marred in secret. George Young and Mabel Lange were married at the bride's parents' residence and only the members of the families were allowed to attend. 12 th the Shasta Consolidated Oil Co. struck oil after drilling 300 feet into blue shale. An artificial reservoir was constructed to store water because the water supply to the plant was cut off. 13th meat markets were having difficulty securing beef to sell. Local stockmen held their cattle at high prices and forced buyers to travel on "long pilgrimages" to get cattle. 14th George Munkittrick was found guilty of cow-stealing after a daylong jury trial in Redding. He was the third man accused by Thomas Armstrong of Shingletown. 15th Reta, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Bergh, was attacked by a large, black dog on the property of W.G. Connery. She was bitten on the head and leg and left unconscious. Her condition was considered serious but not fatal. The dog was immediately "dispatched." 16th an explosion temporally delayed collar work at the Redding steam laundry facility. A gasoline leak in a pipe leading to the polisher machine caught fire and exploded. No one was injured, and work was expected to resume in a few days. 17th Big Store employees were considering organizing a baseball club. They were said to be "of a goodly number" and thoughts were that a good team would result. 18th a young man, in his sleep, jumped out his window and onto the roofed porch below, then rolled to the ground. The man cut an artery in his leg, but his brother, awakened by the noise was able to stop the bleeding. 19th the Redding Baseball Club was formed. The first game scheduled was against Anderson the next Sunday. The players were looking for sponsors from businessmen to defray the expense of securing suits. 20th the Trinity Copper Co. was making steady progress on building a smelting plant. the furnaces of the 750-ton smelter were to be fired by New Year's Day. ------- Janie my Shasta Site http://myclouds.tripod.com/shasta/shastaco.html my card http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/6b2000.html