Woodland Daily Democrat (Newspaper) - August 24, 1897, Woodland, California VOL. BRIEF CITY NEWS TUESDAY AUGUST 334, 1897. Events of Interest in Woodland and Local of More or Lest Interest Picked up Here and There On the The condition of J. G. Shelton is reported to be slightly improved The coaches on the Redding train day were tilled with a crowd bound for Willows to attend the A force of painters ifl at work touch ing up the woodwork on the outside of the Farmers Watermelons seem to be very scarce and such as there are in market are quite small and of very poor The many friends of Mrs. C. Dingle will be pleased to learn that she ia much better today and will be able to be about again in a day or The Woodland W. C. T. U. will serve meals during fair week in rooms in the Dietz opposite the Michael beginning Monday H. D. the young Washington writes to the DEMOCRAT that the rumor that he will be a candidate for district attorney is entirely Ihe examination of chanted with an assault with a deadly will take place before Judge Lamp ton on Thursday next at 9 A string of harness horses belonging to C. W. of and T. G. of San arrived in this city this morning and ia quartered nt the School Superintendent is trying to ascertain the wishes of the teachers as to the time the institute should be its duration and the subjects that should be Mrs. W. H. Hooper went to San Francisco on this morning's She was accompanied by her Jeff who will go to Mendocino county to spend a week or two with Mr. This is positively the last week in which to secure goods at half price in Case An auction will be held on Friday and Saturday Bead the in another The many friends of Mr. and O. L. Duncan will learn with profound regret that one of the twin daughters born to them on Sunday died Monday The funeral will take place at Capay this afternoon at 5 In- terment in the Odd Fellows The surviving infant appears to be strong and and the indications are favorable that it will THE MASCOT But Certain Members of Company F Were Not so The members of Company F who recently returned from the encampment at Santa Cruz are with a good deal of how the unsuspecting Company fell victim to its sharp little William Henry more Before leaving for camp Scotty equipped himself with a outfit and announced that he would 'em for his comrades six timen 25 That was a fair and many were the quarters given to the thrifty youth in exchange for six bits of each good for a After pitching the soldiers called on Scotty and received their first but the other five are still Whenever the boys needed another ehine Scotty either had important ness in the commissary where he acted as or hia required a on the Ae a result Scotty obtained about for ten or fifteen but he told the boys he honor the tickets after he reached The think Scotty ia giving them the horse Already some grand silk waist in dark just the thing for fall at and a BROS. Si Headquarters for fine and latest styles in muslin underwear at Rosenberg el THEIR YOUTH SAVED Judge Lampton Gives Thoughtless Boys Wholesome Charles Autzen and Robert two Woodland had a narrow cape from being landed in jail on day Their youth was the only thing that prevented the court from passing judgment upon County Clerk Duncan sent his two little boys up town on an On the way they met the and Greenlee who stopped them and began to tease One of the larger boyn took out a knife and frightened the Duncan children with the threat that he was going to cut a toe from the foot of one of In the scramble the knife slipped and a slight wound was inflicted on the foot of one of The children ran home and told their father all about and also told him that they had been stopped and by the same Mr. Duncan hunted up Marshal son and had the Autzen and Greenlee boys put under When they were arraigned before Judge Lampton young Greenlee admitted that be had done expressed sorrow for the same and promised to do so no His companion waa Mr. Duncan relented and decided not to Judge before dis- charging the gave them some wholesome After the boys left the courtroom Autzen treated the lecture aa a He was observed by the who again took him before the This tune Judge Lampton so fully impressed the boy with the seriousness of his of- fense that he is likely to be more dis- in the ANTONE'S BODY Found Two Miles Below Where He Was Coroner Bean Will Hold an Inquest This Afternoon and the Body Will he Shipped to KNIGHTS August body ot the late Joe who wae drowned while bathing here on has been One of the trade boats going down the river this morning discovered body near Provost which is two miles below the point where the drowning The captain of the boat threw off a note to Wiseman advising him of his and Mr. Wiseman and his son went up and anchored the to await the arrival of Coroner Antone's brother is here and the body will be shipped to Sacramento as soon ae the inquest is A LOST Mrs. 0. G. Todd Unsuccessful in Re- covering a Valuable At Marysville several days ago a tramp waa endeavoring to dispose of a diamond pin for 50 which action resulted in his An account of the incident waa given in the ville papers and republished in these The article to wnich allusion is made has been the means of bringing to light the fact that numerous people have lost valuable pieces of who did not make their loss generally at the time of its Web Curtiss has reported that bis Mrs. G. G. of while visiting at bis residence in this city about six weeks misted a diamond pin valued at She supposed that she lost it in the A careful search was made for the but without A tramp who had been hanging around the premises has always been under suspicion of stealing the A photograph of the pin taken from the tramp at Marysville was shown to Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss today by a CRAT bat they said it showed no resemblance to the one that belonged to Mrs. Only three dozen waists left and as they are being sold at cost it is advisable not to should you tend buying at Rosenberg si The latest style you'll find at Rosenberg Bros. si PURELY PERSONAL Movements of Persons Prominent in Society and Social Gossip of Interest Abont People Who Dwell in Woodland and Suburban H. G. Watkins has returned from Ed Leake went to Sacramento this iea Lucy Ryan has returned from Mrs. S. Reynolds has returned from San Mrs. M. Pullan has returned from San C. W. Thomas and son have returned from San Mrs. George Armstrong has returned from Pacific C. A. Brown returned from San cisco Monday Miss Ella of Knights waa in this city T. J. Mum ma returned to on the noon train Frank was a passenger south on this afternoon's W. of is the of friends in this Rev. J. A. Schilling rame up from Sun Francisco Monday P. W. Clipp and Ike Bedell went to Stockton on this morning's John Garrette and wife have returned from an extended outing in Siskiyou nee Carrie re- turned to her home at Sacramento this A. F. Steiner and wife and Miss Maude Lounsberry returned from Sacramento last Mrs. L. W. Hilliker and children re- turned from San Francisco on the noon train Dr. W. Tufts and J. T. Martin were passengers south on this morning's Misa Ella Armstrong and Master Sam Armstrong returned from Sacramento Monday H. Lounsberry and wife and Miss Maude Lounsberry are the guests of Woodland George better known as was an arrival from Chico on this afternoon's Mrs. Mrs. M. E. Spence and and Grandma Elston were ar- on last night's Miss Mayme of an arrival on the noon train and is the guest of Miss Leona Miss Mary Lee returned from San Francisco Monday Hattie Lee will not return for another Mrs. Frank who is visiting 3er John Hollingsworth and went to Sacramento this A Groundless There was a rumor current on the this morning to the effect that a strike occurred among the em loyes at the Yolo orchard E. J. DePue is authority for the ment that there is no foundation for the In consequence of the intense a number of employes have been compelled to lay off and in consequence men are coming and going all the The almond hullers have been arily laid off until the peach crop can be cared About 200 men are em- ployed and thirty girls are engaged in utting As soon as lulling is resumed 100 more women will E. J. of the agricultural de- at the State left for Palmdale where the first of the series of tutes for the fall season were to je held yesterday and The schedule for seventy or more ngs to be held between now and ary 1, 1898, in various sections of the from Healdsburg to has teen made The dates set for Yolo are as December 1st and 2d; December 3d 4lh. A DICE Two Young Men Fight Over Half a was a hot time in the old Monday night and the police force h id its hands full for several hours About 9 o'clock there waa a ance in the Nightingale A wild rumor was at once started to the effect that Duncan and Frank Welch were again engaged in an In a few minutes the saloon and street in front were crowded Marshal Lawson was on the scene out He ascertained that a fight was going on in a aide He forced an entrance to the room and found a crowd of men who seemed to be engaged in a general Officers Irvin and Lee arrived about this time and the disturbance was soon The affair started over a dice game in which George and Ball were Both young men were under the influence of liquor and quarreled over a half a When they commenced to fight others in the room attempted to separate and the result was a free-for-all Ball was put under arrest by Con- stable but was allowed to go on hia own Lyford was arrested by Officer Lawson and locked up in the city He waa afterwards re- leased upon promising to appear in court when The affair was so badly mixed up that the officers are having a difficult matter to obtain evidence enough to and it is probable that the matter will have to be A QUARTZ Strike of a Young Han From A Quartz Ledge in Trinity County That Will Yield Twenty lars to the Dr. Gram will return on the 27th of Among those who are reported to have made a rich strike near Coffee creek is of who has been prospecting with ferent success in Trinity county for about two Two months ago he formed a ship with Tony a young man who has spent several years in the ing regions of the West and who has been prospecting for four years in Northern California and Southern On Monday they were in Trinity ter and reported a valuable quartz find made by them in the hills on the east side of Trinity two and a half miles from ihe of They report that after forming a they went to Scorpion across the a little above and found a on which they located July 5th. They have worked a long ing their and saying nothing about their success until They have been working with a spring mortar for several and it has been known that they were taking out enough to pay expenses by this which consists of a heavy mortar and a pestle suspended by a They report they have run a foot tunnel across the ledge several hundred feet below tho point of dis- and that they have an foot ledge which averages to the ton and small pieces of rock are enormously They say that they also have traces which indicate a still richer pay chute further The ledge has porphyry hard on one side and soft on the The find is close to the widely known Strode mine and the ledge and formation are The two claims which cover the ledge on either side of tho ridge are named the Lost Horse and the The young men had with them small specimens of quarts very rich in free gold and a which they said came from about ten pounds of Ten pieces of elegant colored brocaded perfect selling at 50 cents per yard at Rosenberg Bros. si Beautify your rooms with Mrs. K. G. Kingsley is prepared to fill orders for paper Samples can be seen in Pond's show A Probable Murder and Suicide at Colosa This The Daughter of a Prominent Citizen Shot by an Aged August terrible tragedy occurred near here this which has caused great and may result in the lynching of the of the crime before if death does not result from hia Mies Florine the 10-year-o daughter of an old and prominent zen was shot while on a bridge near by a Spaniard named who is about 60 years of Miss Perrier walked out to a small creek and while on the bridge was accosted by the who drew a revolver and fired two shots at the both bullets taking effect in the Pedro then pointed the weapon at himself and fired one bullet entering his side and the other striking him in the The young lady was taken to a house near by and the physicians an- recovery Pedro is now in but not expected to It is supposed that insanity caused the Spaniard to commit the J ABUSE OF District Associations Have Complaint Against a Few Race meetings cannot be successful in this State unless the district tions under whose auspices they are held and the horsemen who patronize them act harmoniously in an effort to make the sport honest and above Horsemen who have a State reputation for integrity and straightforward racing are entitled to liberal treatment at the hands of the directors of district fair Good purses should be offered and every facility afforded for the proper care of stock and dation of those in On the other horsemen who are ged in the business legitimately should be above any and all petty at- tempts to impose upon the One of the most common of these is to demand more badges than are necessary for those who are actually employed in the care of the This criticism only applies to a few The great majority of the uien now following the circuit are above asking for any favor to which they aro not and to all of these remarks have no There are a who do not scruple to resort to this method of curing admission badges which they give to parties not entitled to The officers of the associations are usually very busy men and have no time to ire into the merits of all inna n Barney has formed a few rules the issuance of badges to those ia cb ami applicants who not observe them cannot c to be accorded the same privileges courtesies that are so cheerfully extended to those who are punctilio 11. meeting all requirements of the WHEAT The Bears Having an if Only The farmers who their wheat at I 60or more are in high feather while those who held their crops for 1 60 better are decidedly There was a decided slump in the local market this a shading off of at least two dollars a Local dealers have net been to buy and but few farmers have been seen on the It has been confidently expected thai the first break in which oc cur red on waa only and was due to a reaction which lowed an attempt of the bulls to realize on the profits in Some of the more sanguine farmers still think that the general conditions are against any serious and that another rise will occur before the close of the SAN August December opened at and closed at May closed al December barley closed at 97e. NO. 68 MBS The Maccabees Obey the Order of the Superior A few months ago Mrs. Boat sued the Supreme Tent of Maccabees the amount of the policy held by her husband at the time of his Che Supreme Tent refused to on the ground that the deceased came to his death by Mrs. Rant won the case in the Superior Court of this The supreme officers declared their intention of taking an Since that time several efforts have been made to compromise the declined to accept any sum short of the foil On Monday she received a check for The supreme officers probably concluded that the Supreme Court would sustain the judgment of the lower Sold Hia A. H. of was in Woodland He sold bis crop of sacks of wheat for 1.52 clear and it goes without saying that he is in an ex- happy frame of Mr. Abele says if the farmers of Yolo county have another good crop and get fair prices in 1898, they will all be on their A Shetland The team of Shetland ponies attached to a light phaeton belonging to Col. of passed through Woodland on the way home from Santa Cruz Monday This rig at- much attention during the en- at the seaside and was noticed quite frequently by the local LITTLE GLAWSON Lands the Winner in Great Futurity The Woodland Lad Bode and tyon the Biggest Baee of the Year NEW August 24 Futurity stakes for were run for at Coney Island It is worth There was a field of equally Gibraltar and Howland were the favorites among betting the id had the mount on and rode to winning the biggest race of the year by a Young Clawson's contract with the owner of was that was to receive in event of his Becoming We are in receipt of the ment of the medical department of the Francisco College of Physicians and from which we learn that Dr. E. 8. Howard ia one of the He demonstrator of and ad- to the chair of Dr. ard is a in anatomy of his college and is also assistant surgeon at the San Francisco Receiving His Return Judge is still rusticating in San Francisco arid We are sorry to state that he is not improving in health as rapidly as hia many friends would His vacation will be longed until such a time as his ii eavs he ia able to return home and resume his business Royal food
