----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <betty@unisette.com> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:26 AM Subject: Sac Bee July 16, 1917 pt 1 > Sacramento Bee > Monday July 16, 1917 > > SUPERIOR CALIFORNIA NEWS > > WILLOWS (Glenn Co.), July 16 - A detachment of fifteen soldiers from Company > D, Second United States Infantry, in charge of Sergeant John LAMB, arrived > Saturday afternoon from San Francisco, and will guard 60 miles of the West > Side Canal Company's main canal. > The men will be placed at the pumping station, Willow Creek Syphon, > Southern Pacific crossing, and Funk Slough Syphon. > > PHYSICIANS IN NAVY > DAVIS (Yolo Co.), July 16 - Dr. C.H. WEBBER, Davis dentist, has been called > into the Navy, in which he enlisted several months ago. Webber is a Naval > Lieutenant Junior. > > MADE FIRST LIEUTENANT > DAVIS (Yolo Co.), July 16, - Dr. C.E. ECHOFF, Davis physician, has > received an appointment from Washington, D.C., which will make him a First > Lieutenant in the Medical Corps. He will probably be called before the end > of the month. > > INTERNMENT ORDERED > SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 - A Presidential warrant authorizing internment of > Ernest SUMMERFIELD has been received here. > Summerfield appeared at Cloverdale, Sonoma County, and sought to > discourage army and navy enlistments. > > NEW RECRUITING OFFICER > GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), July 16 - Corporal WEIS, Company F, California > National Guard, has been assigned to the recruiting station here to aid in > securing recruits either for the National Guard or the Regular Army. > > DOCTOR DECLINES SERVICE > JACKSON (Amador Co.), July 16 - Dr. F. PETE of this city has received a > telegram from Washington asking if he desired immediate Red Cross service in > Roumania. Dr. Peter was formerly connected with the hospital service near > the Black Sea during the Balkan War. > Home duties made it impossible for him to accept the present offer. > > YOLO MEN APPLY > WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), July 16 - Emmett COOPER, Frank STEPHENS, Dickson > STEPHENS, Louis WILLIAMSON, J.D. ROBERTS and T.J. ROBERTS have made > application here to enter the Officers' training Camp at the Presidio, San > Francisco, next month. > > RELEASE SPY SUSPECT > DUNSMUIR (Siskiyou Co.), July 16 - The German arrested here on suspicion of > being a spy has been released. > > WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), July 16 - Wilhelm DOERING, a German sympathizer, is > in jail here accused of cursing the American Government, the flag and > President Wilson. > Papers found in Doering's possession indicate he may be an escape from one > of the internment camps. One document shows that certain equipment was given > by Major Ely HAWKINS to Prisoner 339. Other papers indicate he is a roving > German sea-man. > > THOMPSON ENJOYING FIGHTING IN FRANCE > AUBURN (Placer Co.), July 16 - Arthur E. Thompson of Auburn, who is now in > the trenches somewhere in France, fighting with a Canadian regiment, resided > in Auburn several years ago, attended high school here and lated worked with > the railroad surveyors. > About a year ago he returned to Canada, to visit relatives, and while > there enlisted. He writes to friends in this city that the soldiers are well > treated and that he has had several furloughs and has "seen" London and > Paris. > While in Auburn, Thompson was President of the Auburn Athletic Club and > took a prominent part in local dramatic and social affairs. > > FAIROAKS WOMEN LEARN > FAIROAKS (Sacramento Co.), July 16 - A canning and baking demonstration was > held for two days in the Carmichael Colony. > The County Farm Adviser, Carl WILLIAMS, arranged for Mrs. FOWLER of the > State University to conduct the demonstration, and it was held at the home > of Mrs. George E. FETTERS. > > WOMAN PLACES FALSE VALUE ON HUSBAND > STOCKTON (San Joaquin Co.), July 16 - An abrupt end came to the $25,000 > damage suit of Thomas E. McINERNEY, as Administrator of the estate of the > late Joel H. BRINEY, in Judge FULKERTH's Court at Modesto, when the Court > granted the motion of non-suit presented by the defense. > McInerney sued the Southern Pacific Company for $25,000 for the death of > Briney, a Stockton man, who was employed as a bridge carpenter by the > railroad company at the time he met his death. > During the trial it developed that Briney's widow married again within > twenty-seven days after his death. She testified that she was engaged about > a week before again marrying, whereupon Attorney LEVINSKY, for the Southern > Pacific, asked her: > "And you are asking this railroad company to pay you $25,000 for twenty > days of your sorrow?" > > YOUTH'S INABILITY TO SWIM COSTS HIS LIFE > Leland Bishop, Sutter County Ranch Hand, Drowns While Bathing in River at > Ramsey Bar. > MERIDIAN (Sutter Co.), July 16 - While bathing in the Sacramento River at > Ramsey Bar, five miles south of this place, yesterday afternoon, Leland > Bishop, an employe of the Hoffman ranch, 18 years old, was drowned when he > got into deep water. The young man could not swim and several foreigners who > were bathing with him were unable to give him any assistance. > Body Taken to Marysville > The accident occurred at 2 o'clock and at 7 o'clock last evening the body > was recovered and removed to Marysville. An inquest will be held later. > Deceased was a son of Mrs. A. RITCHIE of Monterey. > > FISHERMAN HEAD DIES > AUBURN (Placer Co.), July 16 - Coroner C.B. HISLOP has returned from the > lake, where he went to take charge of the body of W.H. WALKER, who died from > apoplexy. > The remains were removed to Truckee, where the deceased was President of > the Fisherman's Union. He was 65 years of age and is survived by two > daughters and a son in Denver, Colorado. > > BURIED IN CAVE > GRASS VALLEY (Nevada Co.), July 16 - Charles LOGAN, 60-year-old prospector, > whom fisherman found in a deep canyon near French Corral, was buried by the > County Coroner in a canyon cave. > > ______________________________