The news back then column. 150 years ago. 18 , February 1860. Saterday. 1] The telegraph announces that VANDERBILT's mail Steamer CHAMPION as arrived at San Fransicso at 11 o'clock Wednesday night, 26 days from New York. The mails will get here next Monday. 125 years ago. 15, February 1885. Saterday. 1] The new Post Office has been established at the New River Mines to be known as COEUR, just 22 miles above Francis. From the name of the office, we judge that ALEX. COEUR is the first postmaster. 2] The county safe, which for the past two years has ornamented the Post Office, has been returned by request of the Board of Supervisors to the Court House, and now forms a useful addition to the furniture in the Sheriff's Office....(in 2009, this safe can be seen, still in the Sheriff's Dept. in WWvile). 3] The Commission of Mr. ALEX. STILLER as PostMaster at Weaverville having arrived, the office was turned over to him on Monday morning 16th, February. We ask for him the same kind of treatment which has been awarded to him "WHICH WUZ. PM." (?) 100 yrs ago. 19, February 1910. Saterday. 1] The Weaverville - Redding stage made the through trip in one day, Tuesday for the first time in 4 weeks, arriving here at 11:30 P.M. . 2] Miss CELIA WEINHEIMER, will ope the Douglas City School on Monday for the Spring term. 3] This week one of the oldest subscriberss, O.L. SLACK, came in to renew his eastern subscripton. He ahs taken the JOURNAL for about 50 yrs. This is a record. 4] Thursday morning smoke rising from the rook of the WALLACE residence on Courn Street caused the fire Alarm to be sounded. The department quickly responded and in 2 minutess water was playing of the roof..The fire cause, a defective flue and the blaze was extinguished before much damage was done. end~ ~Linda~ Willow Creek, CA.