Today in History: from the Redding Record Searchlight May 1900 1st Millville residents J. R. Douease and his daughter Ellen met with an accident when a team they were driving became frightened and jumped suddenly to one side, causing their wagon to strike a fence. Both were thrown violently to the ground but weren't seriously injured. 2nd Alice Littlefield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Littlefield, was chosen to preside as Queen of the May at the entertainment to be given May 11 by the ladies of the St. Agnes Guild in Redding. 3rd the residence belonging to W. Morley in Oak Run was destroyed by fire at an early hour. The fire originated in a clothes closet, but the cause was unknown. 4th the complaints of the Shasta Miners Association against Mountain Copper Co. were recognized by the government. J. P. Pryor, a special agent for the general land office, was in the region to investigate the case. 5th a northbound passenger train jumped the track at LaMoine, one mile north of Slatonis in northern Shasta County. 6th Redding's junior baseball team was set to go to Red Bluff to cross bats with a team from there. The Redding team consisted of high school and other younger players. 7th the public schools of Redding closed for summer vacation after a successful eight months. 8th Edwin Owen, the 19-year-old son of Mrs. W. Ford Spencer of Balls Ferry, died from injuries suffered after falling off a horse. 9th Charles Cook was happy to be owner of the Victory Mine in Buckeye Mining District. The ore taken from the mine assayed more than $5,000 per ton. 10th several Redding businessmen secured a lease on Armory Hall in Redding for two years at a monthly rent of $50. The men were planning to turn the hall into a theater and change its name to the Orpheum. Janie my Shasta Site http://famos.freeyellow.com/cemetery.html my card - http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/9b2000.html