Today in History: from the Redding Record Searchlight April 1901. 1st Redding clerks announced that they would give a free dance in Armory Hall at the end of the month in celebration of their freedom from the 9 p.m. closing and Sunday work. ----- 2nd the Morning Searchlight began publishing its almost daily paper with a lino-type, a state-of-the-art machine designed for the Redding paper. It was the only one between Sacramento and Salem, Ore. ------- 3rd five men were arrested after killing a hog that belonged to the Van Bulow farm. The men were found in Palo Cedro with fresh pork in their provisions. ------ no April 4th ------ 5th a new 700-pound fire bell atop the railroad reservation tower was tested for the first time after its installation the day before. ------- 6th the engineering department of the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. ordered that new, attractive and comfortable depots be erected along all railroad lines where the older buildings existed. The new structures were to copy the old mission style of architecture. ------- 7th the fruit crops of Anderson, Happy Valley, and Churn Creek Bottom regions, the three most important fruit districts of the county, were to be a near failure for the year, according to Robert Reading of southern Shasta. A heavy frost two days before was blamed. ------- 8th an unidentified man mistakenly offered stolen goods for sale on the streets of Redding to the city's justice of the peace. The man was searched, and found to have a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and six new Eagle razors still in boxes. He was booked into Shasta County jail under the name John Doe until an investigation was completed. --------- 9th a young housewife from Dunsmuir was badly burned from the gunpowder she was using exploded prematurely in her face. She was preparing a mixture to place under her dog's nose to cure it of sucking eggs. ----- 10th B.H. Dorland, awaiting sentence for obtaining money by false pretenses, and E.C. Illingsworth, awaiting trial on rape charges, escaped the Shasta County jail and fled to the hills. A posse pursued them on horseback but was unable to capture them. A $100 reward was offered for their capture. ------- Janie my Shasta Site http://myclouds.tripod.com/shasta/shastaco.html my card http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/5b2000.html