Woodland Daily Democrat (Newspaper) - March 2, 1903, Woodland, California WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1859 WOODLAND CALIFORNIA MONDAY EVENING MARCH 2 1903 DAILY ESTABLISHED 1911 FIRE ALARMS Blaze in Sable House Follows Destruction of Barn Neither Fire Caused by the Other and an Incendiary Must Have Been at Work It seems almost incredible that there Is or has been anybody in the commu who would wantonly or wickedly set out knowing they are likely to result in a great loss of property and possibly in an awful sacrifice of human life And yet the ces attending two fires at an early hour this morning cannot be plausibly ex upon any ether theory The prevailing opinion Is that both fires were incendiary origin and that they were started with a malicious and possibly a murderous purpose The only element of doubt in the matter Is the fact that the family has no ene mies so far as Is known and it is there fore difficult to determine the mo live of the guilty parly if the fires really started by an incendiary This morning a few minutes before 3 oclock Miss Gertrude Gable awoke There was the reflection of a bright upon the window of her bedroom aroused her brother Hayes who Goon located the in the barn at the northeast of the family residence He hurried down and when he arrived at the scene the bulk of the was still confined to the was partially filled with alfalfa hay but the flames were Just beginning to creep down the stairway A horse and a cow were stalled in the barn These Mr Gable quickly re moved from danger He then returned and pulled out of the barn the family surrey two a cart and a bicycle By that time the whole building was enveloped In flames About the same time a man named Hayes who was on hta way saw the and notified Night watchman Tobias who ran to the en gine house and aroused the stoker and engineer A few moments later Mrs 13 C Laugenour telephoned in an alarm The department responded promptly but when the engine arrived there was nothing that could be done except to protect property la this vi There was a box In the barn contained some cartridges and ns soon as the reached this box there were several explosions In an Incredibly short time it seem ed like half the population of Wood land was at the scene of the The light breath of air thai stirred moved in a northerly direction The only residence that seemed to be men aced was that of Mrs Minnie biss corner of Second and Laurel streets A shower of sparks fell up it for several minutes Ladders were raised to the eaves and ample preparation made to put out any Maze that might break out but the tion was not necessary as none of the sparks ignited After the barn debris had burned so low that there was no danger that the fire would spread the Gable family again retired nnd the company re lumed to the engine house A few mites later Miss Myrtle Gable whose frightful loss of life to chronicle There Is a possibility that the in the basement might spread discovery as to shut off from es cape members of the family who were sleeping in the upper stories Mrs Mary Gable is so aa to be unable to leave her bed except at great risk As soon as the was discovered she was carried from her room to the front porch on a couch but soon taken back again when tt was ascertained that the residence was In no danger of tion The awakening of Miss Gertrude Ga ble and the opportune discovery of the barn fire was due to a peculiar Inci dent Dr Lawhead who was passing in that vicinity at a late hour noted that the cow waa restless and contin he observed nothing else unusual about the barn It was this persistent lowing of the cow that disturbed Miss Gables slumbers Mr Gables theory is that the smoul dered in the hay for an hour or two be fore the flames broke through the roof The barn cost about and was insured for In a company repre sented hy Huston Joslyn They also carry the insurance on the house and contents The principal loss on the residence is due to smoke and is not very serious These bring to mind a circum stance which occurred 10 or 12 years ago One evening In May while the family was seated on the front porch a tramp appeared and asked for some thing to eat Mr Gable explained that there was nothing cooked in the house and that as the hour was late it would be impracticable to accommodate him at that time The tramp refused to accept the explanation and used Such PURELY PERSONAL Comings and Goings of Well Known People ASSOCIATION Adopted and Officers Chosen at Saturdays Meeting MADISON MENTION mmm AFTERNOON Social Gossip of Interest Atout Those Who Dwell in or Near the City of Woodland Jas Hare spent Sunday In Marys Grant went to this morning V Morris of Winters is in this city Judge William Sims of Winters Is In Woodland today Mrs Jennie Hunt went to San Praa cisco this morning George Thompson went to San Fran cisco this morning H Knight and wife of Elk Creek were arrivals Sunday Another meeting of the bar associa tion waa held In court room Saturday evening at 8 oclock There was a fair attendance Tiie or of the association was com The committee on bylaws consisting of Messrs Thomas Hawk ins and Huston submitted Its report a brief discussion and a few minor changes the report was adopted W H Grant was elected president O W Thomas George secretary A W North treas urer and Messrs Hawkins Hurst Clark Thomas and Huston an advisory committee The bylaws fix the time of meet ing on the last Saturday In January March June September and Novem ber The bylaws also make law stu dents eligible to honorary membership At the March meeting of the associa tion a banquet will probably After adjournment Saturday evening the members of the association accom Messrs North and Lovejoy to their bachelor quarters and were serv ed with light refreshments The Occurrences Related by Valley Tan A Meeting of the Holy Rosary Musical Club Sale of Sheep hy Q W Scott to a City fallow looking Fine MADISON March north wind has subsided Is cloudy and threaten ing this morning Grandma Helm of Cottonwood la reported to bo quite til insulting abusive and vulgar language that Mr Gable was provoked into slap ping his face and putting him off the premises An hour or two before day light the next morning the barn was discovered to be on fire and It was totally destroyed before anything could be done to check the flames All the circumstances Indicated that the fire was of Incendiary origin and the pre vailing opinion was that the tramp was the guilty party went to San morning Horace Greenwood to San Mrs W R Li Francisco n EXTREMES WILL MEET IS AN Fred P Smith a son of Mrs Sam Montgomery is engaged in the hard ware business In Davisville Among other things he handles 1s the Moline disc plow Last August he put some attachments of his own invention on one of them The company considers Mr Smiths inventions with so much favor that it has recently manufactured a plow which is equipped with them ils plow was given a trial on the Chiles farm near last week and it worked with entire satisfaction We hope Mr Smiths genius may bring him some money GLEE CLUB The California Varsity Glee Club is billed to give an entertainment Jn the opera house on Friday evening March 8th The notice is rather short but the club has a reputation that ought to Insure a crowded house even with meager advertising The press no tices wherever the has appeared indicate that the club has some excel lent talent and that the program is a fine one hedr Francisco this morning C T Bidwel and wife went to San Francisco this morning John Reith Jr returned from Sacra mento Sunday morning Nell Lewis returned to San Francisco this morning Mrs George Armstrong went to San Francisco this morning made a to Sacra mento Saturday evening D A Faulkner returned from San Francisco Sunday morning Judge Lampton returned from San Francisco Sunday evening Deputy Sheriff 15 G Griffin returned from Folsom Sunday morning Scott Rice of Dixon visited William ri Stephens a few days last week John and bride returned from their honeymoon trip Sunday ev ening Mr arid Mrs H W Laugenour re turned from San Francisco Sunday Joe Craig has been visiting his Madi son ranch to look after the almond trees Among the arrivals on the noon train were J Leathers Al Boyd and H I Pierce John was an arrival Sunday and returned this morning with his family to San Francisco Extremes certainly in one of the experiments to be performed on Friday evening March ISth at the liquid air entertainment where nn electric carbon will be burned at a temperature of over 3000 degrees above zero in a tumbler made of ice and con liquid air 312 degrees below zero yet with no Injury to the deli cate Ice receptacle This is but one many features that are prom ised our expectant public WILL START DANCING CLASSES THEY SHOOT WELL E L Clark Intends to start his danc ing classes and the first meeting will be held in new armory hall on Wed evening March 4th In addi tion to a regular class night Mr Clark will give Saturday night soirees He has engaged good music and is veady to give any afternoon For any further particulars consult the column or enquire of Mr Clark LONGER CLERK WNO LON Henry J J Simmons Is no longer dep uty county clerk He performed his last service on Saturday last He has not yet decided what he will do but will probably engage in business on his own account Mr Simmons has been faithful and efficient In the discharge of his duties and his absence from his accustomed place will cause much regret upon the part of those who do business with the office A The cold dry winds have taken much moisture from the soil Mrs William Johnson who lives near Madison is reported to bo seri 111 Tho ladles of the W C T U held a meeting in the Christian church last Saturday Two or three Inches of rain just now would much n lease the farmers and fruit growers Tho farmers have been busy svim and also plowing their orchards and vineyards Mr and Mrs J little girl who has been seriously III is re ported to be convalescent G W Scott has a force of men build ing a fence on the James Grafton farm which he purchased some two years ago William Hayes who has been 111 for some time had a relapse on Saturday and his condition is now regarded as critical Last Thursday G W Scott sold to J R a San Francisco butch er 370 head of flue sheep at the rate of per Wad E E Warren postmaster and drug gist has a badly swollen hand Last Friday he cut his hand accidentally and afterwards took cold iu it Mrs Gould of San Francisco who has been visiting J Holverstott and family In Hungry Hollow returned to San Francisco on Saturday Raymond Jeans who formerly lived on the Scott farm but Is now a res ident of Woodland was a visitor a his old homo Saturday and Was kept The Holy Rosary Musical Club met In Academy Hall last Saturday after noon The life anil works of Wagner formed the topic of the dny Miss Irma Drowning read her own compilation of the biography of the great composer and commented enter upon the merits of his com positions During the afternoon selections from Lohengrin and Die were played by Misses Eva Carroll H Thomas E and C Smith The program was Interspersed vocal selections Miss Williams singing Hindoo Chant with fine effect A duel Lifes Merry Morn was sung by Misses Blanche Cummins and E Uest o All by Molr was rendered hy Mis and Ever True by Silas E Tufts These meetings aro held every month and aro very helpful anil en The class Is splendid progress TO CURB A COUGH IN ONE DAY Use Adams Irish Moss Cough Balsam Prescribed by best physicians fo Coughs Colds Hoarseness and all throat and lung troubles BOc At all druggists d IT SAVED HIS LEO P A Danforth of LaGrange Ga literal for six months with a fright til running sore on Ms leg but hat AmUA Salve wholly tired it In five days For ulcers piles Its the best salve in the vorld Cure guaranteed Only Sold by W H Lawson Get the best coffee In town at F W Cash Store and exchange eggs butter and poultry for the best at lowest prices Head daily list In papers F W BRENDEL NEW STOCK Leonard will continue the the Racket Store and a new stock of goods will be added iu a tew days SMITHS DANDRUFF POMADE Stops Itching scalp upon one applica tion three to six remove all dandruff and will stop falling hair Price 600 at all druggists G V Martin attorney and counselor at law Armstrong building Woodland MISCELLANEOUS GO TO PINTOS MARKET for fish fruits vegetables and gro ceries Country produce bought sold Prices reasonable Goods de livered to any part of the city free ot om is on the south side the saw rays of light radiating or ventilator of the Informed her brother basement h in sr through the double cellar outside and east side of the The basement is under a kitchen The outside entrance ison a level with the ground Is mia a room used for storing wood As soon as Mr Gable threw open the floor he discovered a blaze on top of the woodpile and near the celling of the room closed the door so that no draught would be created ran back Into the building and reached the basement through an inside entrance After removing a can of coal oil he ran out Into the street and shouted lustily for help As nearly the whole town was aroused his shouts were readily heard and at a second alarm was sounded The engine horses had not yet and the com pany made double quick time in get ting back to the Gable residence The Oak Park Gun Club held a shoot In Sacramento on Sunday and many targets were pulverized A number of Davisville gun experts were present The says The Davis ville boys were a feature of the day by reason of their excellent shooting and their good fellowship and their plain everyday names of Spoonbill Poor Dill etc endeared them to the hearts of everyone John D Stephens left this afternoon for St Ignatius college after a few days his parents C W Goethe of Sacramento and G K Swingle of Swingle station were guests ot A W North Sunday Assemblyman Goodrich was the guest of A W North Saturday after noon He left for Willows Sunday night Miss May Brown George Bullock Fred Nichols Ed Prior and Vern Jos of Sacramento spent Sunday In this city oe Rosenberg of San George Newman of Vallejo who have been the guests of 1 and James Smith a laboring man who has worked for E near Blacks for the past year was arrested in this city this morning by Constable Parker who received a telephone tion from the constable of Blacks stat ing that Smith had obtained money under false pretense The amount is and 18 alleged to have been bor rowed from P T Foster King of all Brewed from SOLO EVERYWHERE The White House Among the Newest arrivals of Spring Goods we Mention a Few in Particular TO BAIL George Scully late of Washington Ifolo county who killed Julius Orsa at Rocklin was arraigned before Judge Prewett In Auburn last week anil to ball in the sum of Two Yolo county residents signed as sureties Scully Is now at liberty and ia stopping with his fam ily in Washington Hiram W John son has been engaged to defend him SCHOOL NOTES A stream of water was soon playing on the and the was quickly extinguished Considerable damage resulted from the amoke which found its way above and filled the rooms of the upper stories The was flooded with water The evidence to be conclusive sparks the burning barn did not start the in the basement In the first place the sparks all drifted toward the northeast and away from the residence In the next place the basement was closed and there does not seem to be any possible manner in which they could have found their way Into the cellar While the basement was tightly closed the doors were not locked that the were diary and were started separately it rimy be considered fortunate that the barn was burned before the ID Miss Anna Foster has recovered from her recent Illness and today resumed her position as teacher of the Capay school Mlsa Vena Haines Is still unable to discharge the duties of teacher In Fair view district Miss Brokaw be gan subbing for her today WELL AGAIR The many friends of John Blount will be pleased to learn that he has en tirely recovered from his attack of rheumatism Chamberlains cured him after the best doctors in the town Monon had failed to give relief The prompt relief from pain which this liniment affords is alone worth many times Its cost For sale by J V DR FRANCES L NEWTON Has reopened her former office over Zimmermans drug store Diphtheria relieved In twenty min utes Almost miraculous Dr Thom as Oil At any drug atore family returned to their respective homes this Miss Olive Stephens of Winters vis a few days at the residence of L D Stephens She returned on Sunday to Winters She is a member of thp hoard of education and met with that body last Saturday Mr and Mrs A Solomon of El Paso Texas who will soon make a tour of the world left for Vallejo this morn ing after 1 brief visit with I Rosen berg and Solomon and Mrs Roseibcig are sisters Mrs W H Grant Mrs W W Per Mrs J I McConnell Mrs Van Zee Mr and Mrs W Morrow Mrs E R Snavely S M Griggs Theodore Muegge and were among the arrivals of Saturday evening J n Archer son of K H Archer of Madison returned Saturday evening after two years spent in the eastern and southern states He visited rel in Wisconsin and Alabama re turning over the Northern Pacific route COURT GRAFTON MEETING H Hachmann Barney and Charles Capelle returned Sunday morn ing from Knights Landing where they attended an enthusiastic meeting of Court Grafton Fof A on lie previ evening The feature of the even ing was the conferring of the munch ers of hardtack degree upon several Refreshments consisting ot and coffee were served busy for a time shaking hands with old friends Mrs Barry wellknown in this vi died and was burled la San Francisco last week Mr George Tan dy and Miss Kate OBrien attended the funeral They returned from Sail Francisco on Sunday Early sown grain looks line and Is growing nicely Win grain does not look so well U has been kept back by tlie cold wea ther and the north wind A little and some warm sunshine will soon start it on a growth VALLEY TAN The New Embroideries Fine Laces of Every Description Handsome Appliques Chiffon AllOvers Etc THE SUPERVISORS The board of supervisors convened this afternoon The application for a change in the boundaries of Capay precinct was set for hearing on April 7th William Connors was granted a cred it of 30 days on the recommendation of Sheriff TRAGEDY AVERTED Just in the nicU of time our boy was saved writes Mrs kins of Pleasant City Ohio little W Wat nln had played sad havoc with him and the terrible cough set in besides Doctors treated him but be grew worse every day At length we tried Dr Kings New Discovery for tion and our darling was saved Hes now sound and well Everybody ought to know its the only sure cure for coughs colds and all lung diseases Guaranteed by H drug gist Price and l Trial bottles free WORKING OVER Eight hour laws are ignored by tireless little workers Tr Kinsa New Life Pills Millions are always at work night and day curing bil constipation sick headache and all stomach liver bowel trou bles Kasy pleasant sure Hives are a terrible torment to the little folks and to some older ones Easily cured Doans Ointment never fails Instant relief permanent cure At any drug store TRACTS J D R G Lawson have for sale acres In orchard and vineyard Into tracts and la on the market until March 1st Onehalf cash balance on time at 7 per cent at W H Lawsons drug store SETTLE UP Having disposed of my grocery busi ness I desire to settle up all accounts at once Persons knowing themselves indebted to me or persons having claims against me will please ill on I A few Odds and Ends of last weeks big sale still remain and will continue to go at the same low prices aa advertised previously until sold A Few More Pair Boys Mens and Misses Charles Brown R T DAV Finis sherry wne the basement developed into dangerous land apricot brandy Just received at proportions otherwise there Location 1 mile from town For a good shave haircut or sham poo gr to barber shop tf Kentucky Whiskey at the Manhattan THE CAPAY STAGE Will make trips between Woodland and Capay on and after No 1 1902 arriving at Woodland at 10 a m and leaving at 2 p m Tuesday Thursday and Saturday L A EDDY Prop A household Thomas Oil Heals burns wounds of any sort cures sore throaf croup catarrh asthma never falls Shoes at Gat Prices at the Manhattan RedTop Rye at the Manhattan From up to a pair The Store J McGutcheon MAIN BET SECOND AND THIRD HARNESS REPAIRING a specialty by J A Black also new harness from 1760 up Muslin Underwear Sale Say Mrs Housewife If you could to your husband and pay I can without question of doubt buy muslin underwear cheaper than I can make them I can in fifteen minutes show you where I can save enough to buy the days groceries I can buy skirts and gowns handsomely trimmed with lace and Insertions cheaper than I can buy the material Suppos ing we repeat you could go to your husband and say these tilings and after having said them you prove your case what would he do with you Would he encourage you Well he certainly would We are out with hottest bunch of muslin underwear you ever shook hands with We arc coming with our claws out no not Santa real We are to fetch a mob of cus tomers Our sale is simple short sharp and snappy full price value and ginger from until Saturday Are you with us for a howling success See window for prices Peoples Trade Palace Wake Dp Wake Dp now and see that your property is properly insured or some day you will wake up when it is too late With your property covered by insurance through our agency you can sleep soundly knowing if fire comes low will bs paid promptly We place insurance in the best companies BALFOUR GARRETTE BUYERS urn
