Today in History: from the Redding Record Searchlight March 1901. 1st Harry Gans, an employee of the McCloud River Power Co., tricked his fellow employees into letting them cash their checks in Redding. After he did not return with their $200, the employees went to Redding in search for Gans, but he was gone. 2nd William F. Price, a merchant from Cottonwood, died from pneumonia, which was said to be a complication of "la grippe," a complaint given by pioneers of Shasta County and brought on by severe winter weather. 3rd a merchant who decided to open his business on Sundays provoked an informal meeting of the Redding Clerk's Club. The club sent a representative to persuade the merchant E.H. Jackson, "to adhere to the lines agreed upon" by the Merchants' Club to close businesses early daily and all day on Sundays. 4th one man was killed and another badly injured after a cave-in at Bully Hill Mine. Rudloph Ansler was killed by the 10 to 20 tons of falling rock, and Frank Forbes' leg was crushed. 5th William Millar was cleared by presiding judge R.B. Keeler in Anderson. Millar had been charged with feloniously wounding Thomas Tansey in a cabin near Shingletown. The evidence against Millar was reported to be far from conclusive. 6th the Manzanita luncheon was put on by the ladies of the Methodist Church at the residence of Mrs. Holt in west Redding. It was promised to be a "dainty affair." 7th well-known young man Ben Bennett was killed in a logging accident near the headlight mine. Bennett presumably lost his footing, fell in the path of the saw log he was guiding, and was crushed. 8th papers stolen from Potts' cigar store were returned after police officers announced that they were of no value to anyone but the rightful owner. The papers were left in a box car at the railroad yard where they were discovered by the road master. 9th the Redding Presbyterian Church hosted a social in which a room had been transformed into a lifelike woodland glade. The guests wore picnic costumes and ate their lunches from picnic baskets. Entertainment included guessing games, women fishing for their partners, and other "out-of-doors" amusement. 10th a meeting of the Redding Board of Supervisors was taken up with the trial of George Craig, who was charged with serving drugged liquor to Mrs. J.F. Shilling and Mrs. G.A. Devenpeck, both of Stella, at his Last Chance Saloon. The two ladies became "deathly ill" after having one drink each at the saloon. ------- Janie my Shasta Site http://myclouds.tripod.com/shasta/shastaco.html my card http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/5b2000.html