----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <betty@unisette.com> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 11:01 AM Subject: Sac Bee May 6, 1905 > Saturday Sacramento Bee > May 6, 1905 > > MATRIMONIAL RECORD FOR WEEK JUST ENDING > Marriage Licenses Issued and Divorce Decrees Granted in Various Counties > REDDING (Shasta Co.), May 6 - There was a good deal more doing in the > divorce line this week in Shasta county than in the way of matrimony. While > only two marriage licenses were issued, three suits in divorce were begun > and one interlocutory decree of divorce was made final. > The marriage licenses went to the following couples: George SCHILLER, aged > 70, and Mrs. Anna Leonora RESTER ,aged 60, both of Redding; Elsworth HYATT, > aged 38, an Mrs. Anna LEWIS, aged 35, both of Keswick. > Ethel E. HENDRICKS, of Redding, received a final decree of divorce from > Dr. Clarence D. Hendricks. > Actions in divorce were brought as follows: Mary C. NASCIMENTO against > Manuel J. Nascimento; Christine T. LUCAS against P.G. Lucas; Mary BROWN > against William W. Brown. > IN SOLANO COUNTY > SUISUN (Solano Co.), May 6 - One marriage license was issued during the past > week. It is as follows: Harvey R. HATHWAY, 21, and Millicent E. THURBER, 18, > both of Vacaville. > Divorce suits have been filed this week as follows: Daisy L. CLARK, of > Vacaville, against Frank Clark, on the grounds of failure to provide; Minnie > M. CLEARY, of Vacaville, against her husband, Wm. F. Cleary. > > IN SISKIYOU COUNTY > YREKA (Siskiyou Co.), May 6 - A marriage license has been issued to Thomas > H. BENTON, aged 66, and Mary Emma COLBERT, aged 39. This wedding is to be > celebrated Sunday, May 7, at the M.E. Church at Fort Jones, and will be > public. This is an unique affair. Colonel Benton, as he is commonly called, > is an old resident of Scott Valley, while his wife came to Fort Jones > recently. Both are colored. > Other licenses issued were as follows: Henry C. HOWARD to Rosa BYBEE, both > of Happy Camp; Hubert William HART, aged 21, to Carrie E. GAINER, both > natives of California and residents of Little Shasta; Chas. L. WILLARD to > Anna REYNOLDS; Robert EGUN, aged 28, to Myrtle PICARD, aged 17, both of > Picard, this county; Chas. EVANS, aged 29, to Stella WADSWORTH, aged 23, > both well-known people of Butte Creek Valley, where Evans is engaged in > farming. > Interlocutory decrees of divorce have been granted to Alma De WOLF from > G.W. DeWOLF, and to William FAUST from Clemantine Faust. > Henry HAGEDORN was granted a final decree of divorce from Bertha Hagedorn. > > IN COLUSA COUNTY > COLUSA, May 6 - The following marriage licenses were issued during the past > week: Joseph FLACK, aged 32, and Miss Magdalene HIEGEL, aged 30, both > residents of Sites; Thomas Joseph BUTLER, aged 28, and Mrs. Mattie VANNANAN, > aged 26, both of Colusa; Rol REYNOLDS, aged 22, and Miss Kate SIMMONS, aged > 19, both of Colusa; Fred Grant PARKER, aged 19, and Miss Frances HOCHSTRAT, > aged 17, both of Colusa. > Rev. BAIRD, pastor of the Methodist Church of this place, was married last > Wednesday to Miss Ethel LEWIS, of Ohio. The marriage took place at the home > of the bride's parents, whither the young man journeyed of few weeks ago. > They will return to Colusa in a few days, where they will make their future > home. > > IN BUTTE COUNTY > OROVILLE (Butte Co.), May 6 -Several divorce matters were heard during the > past week. Emma M. RIGLEY has brought suit for divorce from Selkirk Rigley > on the grounds of desertion and failure to provide. > George M. HOFNER has been ordered to appear in Court on May 13th and show > cause why he should not be punished for contempt of Court in not paying > alimony to Myra HOFNER as ordered by the Court. > The case of EVANS vs. Evans was postponed till June 6th. > Delia FRISCHOIX was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from > Michael Frischoix. > > IN YOLO COUNTY > WOODLAND (Yolo CO.), May 6 - Christian ADE and Miss Johanna STORZ were > married at the German Lutheran Church in this city Thursday evening. > Charles James ALLEN and Mary Elizabeth PATTON, both of Winters, were > licensed to marry last Saturday. > > IN YUBA COUNTY > MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), May 6 - The following marriage licenses have been > issued in Yuba County since last report: James MARSHALL, of Gridley, and > Bessie F. BAUN, of Wheatland; Thomas F. COLLINS, of San Francisco, and Miss > Nellie PENDOLA, of Camptonville. > > IN TEHAMA COUNTY > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 6 - An interlocutory decree of divorce was > granted this week in the Superior Court to George T. BARNEY from his wife, > Rosa G. Barney, on the charge of desertion . The parties reside in the > Paskenta section of the county, and those who are familiar with the > circumstances say that statutory grounds would have covered the case as > well. > > IN NAPA COUNTY > NAPA (Napa Co.) May 6 - Miss Margaret BERNSDORF and Charles SCHWADERER were > married last Saturday at the German Evangelical Church in Napa. > Lewis E. BOBAN and Grace G. PHELAH, both of San Francisco, were married by > Justice McKNIGHT. > > > Child Strangles In Mother's Arms > LOYALTON (Sierra Co.), May 6 - A little nine-month-old baby boy belonging to > Mr. and Mrs. BEAUCHAMP, strangled to death yesterday morning, lying in its > mother's arms. The mother, while about her work, placed the child, which was > perfectly well, on the floor. It is supposed that it put something in its > couth, which was breathed into the lungs. A physician was called, but could > not relieve the child. The father is employed by the White Pine Company, and > was working at the logging camp beyond Beckwith. A switch engine was > dispatched to bring him home. > > Storm Interferes With Logging > LOYALTON (Sierra Co.), may 6 - The storm was followed by a severe freeze > last night, damaging fruit quite badly. The storm brought the heaviest fall > of snow seen in the valley and eighteen inches at Lewis Mills. It secures > the grain and hay crop, but is a setback to the mills, as the snow > interferes with logging. > > Death Steps in and Prevents Marriage > ALAMEDA, May 6 - William H. BARBER, son of Tax Collector Barber, died in > Alameda Thursday night. The deceased was taken to a sanitarium in Alameda > from Jackson, Amador County ,about three weeks ago to be treated for typhoid > fever. The crisis passed Sunday night, and it was believed the patient would > recover. He suffered a relapse, however, Thursday noon, and failed steadily > until death came. He was to have been married on April 15th to Miss Freda > DUNLOP, of Diamond Springs, El Dorado County. He was a mining engineer, 25 > years of age, and a graduate of Stanford University. > > COURT REPORTER WAS WELL PAID > J. BROWNLEE of Shasta County, Received.$7931.67 Last Year For Services In > Criminal Cases. > REDDING (Shasta Co.), May 6 - Fred J. BROWNLEE, official Court reporter of > Shasta County, received last year $7931.67 from the county for services > performed in criminal cases. The figures are those of the county expert, who > made his report yesterday to the Grand Jury, which appointed him. > The sum paid to Brownlee shows how favorable the law is to Court > reporters. This sum of $7931.67 by no means represents his total earnings > for the year, for he did lots of work in civil cases, for which he was paid > as liberally by the litigants as the county has by law had to pay him im > criminal matters. The amount of money coming to the Court reporter from > civil business is of course not a matter of record, but it must have been > $2000, or quite enough to pay for the extra help he has had to employ. > And then, on top of that, Brownlee has all the time been official Court > reporter of Tehama County, and has been able to fulfill the duties of both > positions. > > Owes His Life to Devoted Wife > HOWARD MANSON NURSED BY HIS WIFE, RECOVERS AFTER LONG SIEGE OF > UNCONSCIOUSNESS > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 6 - The case of Howard Manson, the employe of > the Sierra Lumber Company, who was struck on the head by a large driving > belt in the planing mill on the east side of the river six months ago, has > attracted considerable attention from the medical fraternity, and it was > generally supposed that his case was hopeless. His strong constitution and > the faithful nursing he has received from his devoted wife have proven more > than a match for a fractured skull, and yesterday Manson surprised all his > friends by walking about on the streets apparently as well as ever. > He was unconscious almost continuously since the accident, and a fortnight > since showed signs of regaining his faculties. His recovery was gradual, and > several days ago he surprised his family and friends by waking as if from a > dream with all his senses as complete as before. Aside from a little trouble > with his eyes, which is believed to be only temporary, Manson is entirely > himself again. The wife has patiently and steadfastly believed that her > husband would be restored to her, and has fought every attempt to replace > him to a sanitarium or any place where she could not be by his side. She is > more than happy over the fortunate ending of what was believed to be a fatal > accident, and her neighbors rejoice with her in this good fortune. > > Judge Declares Complaint Faulty > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 6 - Judge ELLISON yesterday handed down an > opinion in which he declared that the complaint was defective in the suit > brought by Trinity County against Mendocino County to determine the boundary > line between the two counties. > The opinion says the complaint should show by what officer or under > authority of what officer the line was run and marked on the ground; that > there is a dispute between the counties as to where the true boundary line > is; and if there is a line north of the one described in the complaint that > is claimed by the defendant as the true line between the counties, that fact > should be stated, and, if the plaintiff can, perhaps it should describe this > north line by monuments, courses and distances; and if it was marked out or > caused to be marked out by the defendant, that should be stated, thereby > making the case of a confusion of boundaries caused by the act of the > defendant. > Twenty days are given in which to file an amended or supplemental > complaint. > > Fatally Injured by Fall From Flume > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 6 - A probably fatal accident occurred about > 4:30 p.m. yesterday at the further end of the lumber yard of the Sierra > Company on the east bank of the Sacramento River, opposite this city, and > Herbert WALDENMEYER, a young man employed by the corporation sustained a > fracture of the skull by falling from the flume... > (transcribers note: rest of article cut off on my copy) > > PLACER COUNTY PIONEERS CELEBRATE AT AUBURN > Romance Develops in Which a Pioneer of 70 is to Marry Woman of 60 > AUBURN (Placer Co.), May 6 - The Pioneers of Placer County arrived here > yesterday and the occasion of their visit is being generally observed as a > holiday. > Last evening a reception was given the old residents at Snowden's Hall and > was attended by large crowds. The program to-day was a basket picnic at the > race track grounds. Over 100 of the old Placerites arrived on yesterday > afternoon's train and a large number came in conveyances from the mountain > regions. The weather was faultless, and as this is the favored time for the > shrubs and flowers, the visitors came when their old abode looks its best > and it was the most propitious gathering ever held by the early settlers of > the county. > There is a large difference in the number of Pioneers present from those > at former gatherings, as many have passed away. > The visitors were warmly welcomed at the reception last evening. Jacob H. > NEFF was Chairman of the evening and J.M. FULWELLER made the address of > welcome. > A grand ball will be given this evening in honor of the guests. > The baseball game between the county officials of El Dorado and Placer was > one of the amusements at the picnic this afternoon. > Quite a romance has developed in the Pioneers' celebration. It is the > marriage of two of the best-known visitors - W.F. NORCROSS and Ellen Jane > SHERMAN, which was to have taken place at the reception last evening, but at > the last moment the plans were changed. > The marriage was to have been a surprising feature of the reception, and > but a few were aware of the approaching nuptials. > Mr. NORCROSS, who has been at the head of all the Pioneer excursions, is > one of the most prominent of California Pioneers, and a well-known mining > operator. He is in the 70's while his intended bride is in the 60's. > He made an address to the Pioneers last evening and it was intimated that > at the conclusion of his remarks he would surprise his old friends by his > marriage, which was to have taken place on the platform in the presents of > several hundred spectators. > Rev. A.K. GLOVER has been selected to perform the ceremony, which will > probably take place at the picnic grounds. > > A Cold Deal > MONTAGUE (Siskiyou Co.), May 6 - While Norris & Rowe circus was going on > here yesterday, someone thought to be concerned with the side show, helped > himself to 1000 pounds of ice belonging to R.H. PHILLIPS, the drayman of the > town. Constable MILES was notified and followed the show to Medford, Oregon, > where he made the charge and succeeded in settling the matter for $25 and > costs. > > Kick From Horse May Prove Fatal > OROVILLE (Butte Co.), May 6 - Yesterday word was received from Hansonville > that Henry KLOSS, who was kicked yesterday by a horse, is not expected to > recover. His brother, August Kloss, of this place, was summoned there by > telephone. The injured man is a brother of Mrs. PUTMAN and Mrs. KRUGER, of > Oroville, and formerly lived here. > > Will Enforce Sanitary Laws > CHICO (Butte Co.), May 6 - The new Board of Health organized last night by > the election of Dr. D.W. WASLEY as President and O.D. TABER, Jr., Secretary. > Health Officer Dr. J.D. MENG was reappointed. It was announced that under > the law passed at the last Legislature the local Boards of Health were given > greater powers than formerly and that this Board would in the near future > institute a rigid enforcement of sanitary rules. > > Athlete's Bones Broken > CHICO (Butte Co.), May 6 - Elmer RANKER, a 16-year-old student in the Normal > Training School, last evening while practicing running the hurdles, fell on > his right arm in such a manner as to snap both bones of the right forearm > just above the wrist. >