Today in History: from the Redding Record Searchlight April 21st search parties were out in Copper City looking for George Mills. It was feared he had drowned in the Pit River while drunk. 22nd the 27th Agricultural District, composed of Shasta and Trinity counties, had a full set of directors and money prepared for its district fair. 23rd Mr. and Mrs. Isaac McCandiss of Redding were assaulted by three "fairly well-dressed men" while returning home from a visit to Iron Mountian and Keswick. The men were later arrested , but denied the assault. 24th county clerk Blodgett felt he was "up against it" when a man appeared at the office with five live coyote pups on which he desired to collect a bounty. 25th B. Conroy, a Shasta County pioneer and owner of the Redding Hotel, received another $500 payment on the purchase price of his interest in the Balakala mines on Squaw Creek near Kennett. He intended to retire on the money made from selling his interest later that year. 26th the promising Donkey Mine copper property in Shasta County was bonded to reliable parties and was expected to be added to the list of Shasta County producers. 27th there was considerable activity at the Hart Mine in the Old Diggins district under bond to the Texas Mining Co. The mine's ore was being shipped to the Keswick smelter via Reid's Ferry. 28th a miner named Trimbath from French Gulch went suddenly insane in Redding. He rented a room at the Paragon Hotel for the night and began talking to himself and suddenly dashed outside yelling that "big Jim" was trying to kill him. 29th members of the Woodmen of the World organization were set to unveil a monument erected by them over the grave of Jacob Schuler in Redding. The public was invited to witness the ceremony. 30th a team attached to D.B. Nathon's delivery wagon got spooked and made a short sprint down Butte Street. The owner succeeded in jumping back into the wagon and brought the team to a halt before it reached Market Street. Janie my Shasta Site http://famos.freeyellow.com/cemetery.html my card - Romans br Dr Suess http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/9b2000.html