Hi listers: This is from the NORCAL list. Perhaps some of the Siskiyou info included will help someone. Joanne Joanne A. Smith Mello jomello@hitechnetworks.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Loose" <betty@unisette.com> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:48 AM Subject: Sac Union Jan 14, 1912 > Sacramento Union > Sunday January 14, 1912 > > WOODMEN INSTALL. > DORRIS (Siskiyou Co.), Jan 13 - > Camp No. 3503 Modern Woodmen of America, held their installation of officers > in the Knights of Pythias hall, practically all the members of the order > being present. Head Consuls C.B. FALL and John TREFREN acted as the > installing officers: the following officers being installed for the ensuing > year: F. M. DAYTON, consul; L.A. WILKINS, banker; Ortha WILKINS, clerk; > A.B.C. DAY, escort; J.D. PHILLIPS, sentry. > > > TAKES MUNDORF TO REDDING. > REDDING (Shasta Co.), Jan 13 - > Sheriff MONTGOMERY will leave this city tonight for San Francisco to bring > George W. MUNDORF of the secret service of the Southern Pacific railroad to > Redding. Mundorf was indicted yesterday with G.W. BUSH, one of the attorneys > for FLEMING and J.J. HAROLD, another member of Southern Pacific secret > service, for an alleged attempt to bribe Frank HOOPER, one of the principal > witnesses for the prosecution. > BUSH and HAROLD were arrested yesterday and released on bonds in the sum of > $1000 each. > > > FOLSOM EAGLES INSTALL. > FOLSOM (Sacramento Co.), Jan 13 - > The Folsom aerie of Eagles, No. 929, installed the following officers on > Monday night: Past president Guy BUTLER; president A. MASICH; vice-president > P. JOERGER; secretary G.H. TOWNSEND; treasurer, Andrew TURNER; chaplain, > George WHITE; trustees ,W.E. FARMER, E.L BEGAR and E.A .SHUMWAY. > > > GOOD OUTPUT. > AMADOR CITY (Amador Co.), Jan 13 - > The Bunker Hill mine at Amador City has made an exceptionally good output > for December, the yield being the heaviest of any month in the history of > the property, insuring the stockholders their regular monthly dividend, as > well as adding materially to the surplus fund. Elisha HAMPTON is the > superintendent. > > > ROBBERS MAY PLEAD GUILTY. > REDDING (Shasta Co.), Jan 13 - > Fritz KUKEN and Henry BELL, charged with robbery, have been held for trial > in the superior court and are being held in bonds of $4000 each. The men say > they will plead guilty when arraigned. The men entered the saloon of Tom > JAEGEL last Monday night and took considerable money and some revolvers. > > > TUNNEL ABOUT COMPLETED. > LAST CHANCE (Placer Co.), Jan 13 - > Under the personal direction of W.S. KEITH of San Francisco, consulting > engineer of the Frankmount Mining company, the 5000 foot tunnel of the > company through El Dorado ground into the Home Ticket mine is about > completed. The camp is quiet owing to a lack of water for operation of the > gravel properties. > > > DIRECTORS OF TAVERN CO. > SISSON (Siskiyou Co.), Jan 13 - > At the last regular meeting of the Sisson Tavern Co., the following > directors were chosen: E.W. DAVIS, Charles MORRISON, C.E. GILLIS, > J.O'SHAUGHNESSY and James A. THOMAS. The next meeting will be held on > February 19. > > > HOBSON JURY BEING DRAWN > Trial Begins Tuesday of Case Against Oro Company by Injured Lineman. > OROVILLE (Butte Co.), Jan 13 - > Names of 25 trial jurors, selected from the 600 names placed in the jury box > a few days ago, have been drawn, to appear in the superior court next > Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock and probably from their number 12 will be > chosen to sit in the case of F.A. HOBSON versus the Oro Water, Light and > Power company. > Hobson is suing for $2000 damages as the result of injuries sustained on > September 26, when an electric wire pole collapsed with him near the > vicinity of Lava Bed dredge No. 3. > The jurors are: > Oroville - D.G. GILLESPIE, G. CUMMINGS. > Chico - C.E. DORRETT, Peter SCHEER, S.T. BARRY, James A. WILLIAMS, J.F. > EATON, David ATKINS, N. BURNS, S.F. FOX, William HOLLINGSWORTH. > Nimshew - R.L. ATKINS. > Paradise - M.V. ROWE, Jess H. BURK, J.F. BLUE, J.L CHANDLER . > Wyandotte - McCoy R. BILLS. > Cherokee - S.R. VAN GOODEN > Gridley - J.F. LITTLE > Biggs - N. STAPLETON, Fred HAZELBUSCH. > Bangor - William HUGHES. > Oregon City - T.H. DAVIS. > Dayton - H. VERMETT. > Stirling City - Oscar ALIS. > > > RICH GOLD POCKETS. > PLACERVILLE (El Dorado Co.), Jan 13 - > More proof of the presence of many rich "pockets" in the mining districts of > El Dorado county has just been made by Seymour and Grant HILL of El Dorado, > who have uncovered a rich "pocket" on the "Lookout" claim, near El Dorado. > They took $10,000 from this "pocket." This property had been in litigation > for several years, the legal entanglement being unraveled recently by a > compromise outside the court. > > > APPOINTED DEPUTY. > WINTERS (Yolo Co.), Jan 13 - > J.W. LAMME of this city has been appointed deputy hortcultural (sic) > commissioner for the Winters district by County Horticultural Commissioner > G.H. HECKS in the place of O. MERCHANT, who has resigned on account of the > demand upon his time of private business. > > > MRS. WILLIAMS SUES LODI FOR DEATH OF HER HUSBAND > LODI (San Joaquin Co.), Jan 13 - > Mrs. Ethel Williams has filed a complaint against the city of Lodi to > recover $20,000 damages for the death of her husband, Henry B. Williams, who > was accidentally killed by falling from a ladder while in the employ of the > city last July. > Williams was adjusting an incandescent light in the center of the street at > the corner of Elm and School streets. The ladder on which he stood was held > in place by a guy rope fastened to a tree. The top of a buggy in which a > young woman was driving caught the guy rope, throwing down the ladder on > which Williams was standing. He fell, striking the ground on his head and > shoulders. He was not thought to be seriously injured at the time, but died > that night. > The trustees discussed the matter and decided something should be done for > the widow, but it was allowed to drop. > The name of the young woman who was in the buggy that was the cause of the > accident has never been learned. At the time she drove back to where > Williams was but, learning that he was not seriously injured, drove away > again. > W.H. CARLIN of Marysville is the attorney for Mrs. Williams, and it is said > that an effort will be made to show negligence on the part of the city > officials. > > > TWO FUNERALS YESTERDAY. > NEVADA CITY (Nevada Co.), Jan 13 - > Two funerals were held here today. In the morning the remains of the late > Mrs. A.E. HARTMAN were laid to rest with appropriate services in the > Methodist church. Interment was made in Pine Grove cemetery. > This afternoon the funeral of Ralph W. WEBBER, the well-known young shoe > man, was held. Hundreds of people from all over the county attended the > services. Mr. Weber is next to the last member of a family that had been > prominent in the affairs of this county for more that a century. > > (Note: I tripled checked the surname and it was spelled both ways in the > article - Webber and Weber. I do not know which is correct.) > > > TELEPHONE OFFICERS ELECTED. > ELY (Nev.), Jan 13 - New officers have been elected by the White Pine > Telephone company, the following being chosen for the ensuing year: > President, Charles WALKER; vice-president, Arthur SMITH; secretary and > treasurer, H.N. BYRNE; manager, H.S. BENNETT; directors ,H.N. BYRNE, Arthur > SMITH and C.A. WALKER. > > TRIED TO BUNKO TYLER. > LINCOLN (Placer Co.), Jan 13 - > Carl I. TYLER of this place is said to have been the intended victim of a > bunko game in San Francisco yesterday, but he beat the other fellow to it, > and the result is that Henry JACKSON and Arthur YOUNG have been charged with > grand larceny and are now in jail. > > > SPECIAL TRAIN FROM YOLO. > WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), Jan 13 - > Tomorrow morning a special train will leave here for San Joaquin valley > points, via Sacramento, carrying a number of excursionists from this section > who desire to get better acquainted with their state. > > CHARGES EMBEZZLEMENT. > WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), Jan 13 - > Constable BARKER returns from Colusa today with W.E. PIERCE, who is wanted > in this city on a charge of embezzlement. > Pierce was in this city about two weeks acting as solicitor for a San > Francisco weekly paper. He severed his connections with the paper to accept > a position as solicitor for H.J. PROVOST. It is alleged that Pierce failed > to make returns form money collected. > > > VISITS SICK RELATIVE. > MT. HEBRON (Siskiyou Co.), Jan 13 - > John O'NEIL of this town has been summoned to the bedside of Silas SHATTUCK, > a relative of his wife. Shattuck lives at Hornbrook and is one of he old > pioneers of Siskiyou county, crossing the plains with an ox team. His > condition is critical, but his family have hopes of his recovery. > > > LOCAL OPTION. > ANDERSON (Shasta Co.), Jan 13 - > The petition asking the board of supervisors to call an election in district > No. 5 on the local option question is receiving many signatures. It is > stated that the petition will be filed with the county clerk about February > 1. Anderson and Cottonwood are the principal towns in the district. > > > OFFICERS OF FARMERS' UNION. > AUBURN (Placer Co.), Jan 13 - > Officers have been elected by the Edgewood Farmers' union as follows: John > CLARKE, president; Geo. KELLY, vice-president; Mrs. A.B. CLARKE, secretary > and treasurer; Bernie SHANLEY, conductor; Mrs. Ella ATWOOD, chaplain. > > ______________________________