Woodland Daily Democrat (Newspaper) - August 4, 1906, Woodland, California WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1869 WOODLAND EVENING AUGUST 4 1900 ESTABLISHED 1877 PERSONAL MENTION Miss Viola went to Oakland today Henry was nn arrival Friday evening B E Burgess was an arrival Friday evening Percy Goyet was an arrival Friday evening Walter Geer was an arrival Friday evening A L of Berkeley Is In Wood land today C H Hoy returned from Bodega bay today L H Wilson of Winters Is in Wood land today D O Judy of Winters is In Wood land today Fred Dick returned to San Fran cisco today James Monroe of Capay Is In Wood land today Clyde Griffin has returned from r Sacramento G N Blackburn was an arrival Fri day evening Mrs B A Bentley went to Sacra mento today V A Peterson came down from Blacks today W P was a southbound passenger today Mrs B Neary went to San Francisco and Oakland today Miss Lucille Lowe went to Pacific Grove this morning Miss Hazel Stephens came up from Davis this morning H E Harrison returned from Altru rla Friday evening Mayor Beamer returned from Sacra mento this morning Walter Lehman and wife were ar rivals Friday evening Ed Archer returned from to Thursday evening Wm Merrill Kansas is visiting relatives In this city W M Bennett went to San Fran cisco Friday afternoon Rev C L Fisher and wife were ar rivals Friday evening W W went to Black Dia mond Friday afternoon Mrs C Knight returned from Sac Friday evening Dr F R made a trip to Knights Landing today Constable Russell came over from Washington this morning Mrs W R Laugenour returned to Friday afternoon Mrs S A Huston made a trip to Sacramento Friday afternoon Kathryn and Frances Slm imons left for Del Mar today L Hay and two children of Win ters are in Woodland today Mrs R B Blowers returned from Pacific Grove Friday evening Father Huesges returned Friday ev ening from a months vacation District Attorney Huston made a trip to Davis Friday afternoon Mrs M H Howard returned from Sacramento on the noon train Morgan Miller of Grand Island went to Sacramento Friday afternoon F E Kachles of Dunnigan attended the band dance Friday evening Father Grealy expects to leave on his annual vacation next Monday W F Chiles and M A Nurse came over from Sacramento this morning Joe Craig J S Craig and Dr J L Smith were arrivals Friday evening Mrs E G Griffin and little daugh ter went to Santa Cruz this morning Mrs J H Martin and daughter re turned from Healdsburg Friday even ing B Tadlock and daughter Mrs I A Morris made a trip to Sacramento to day D E Hughes came down from Dun nigan Friday and went to Sacramento today Mrs Joseph Cass came up tram Misses Mas Herryford nnd Seiche left for Foutz springs today They are thoroughly equipped for an outing in the mountains Miss Laura Kennedy and Thomas Kennedy of Esparto came up from Berkeley Friday evening and are guests of J A Murray and family and Mrs B C Hughes came down from Dunnigan Friday afternoon and attended the band dance in the evening They returned home today Mrs Guy Hardison of Santa Paula and her sister Miss Laura Nordyke of Willows spent Thursday night in Woodland and went on to Berkeley Friday afternoon H T Barnes left today for Wooden valley Napa county His wife and daughter will join him at Sulsun on Sunday and they will visit with Mr Barnes brother in Wooden valley Mr and Mrs W A Ashurst and children of Butte City en route to San Francisco stopped in Woodland Friday night and resumed their jour ney this morning J C Wallace of went out to Madison Friday to visit his bro ther Joseph M Wallace The latter left 40 years ago and the two have not met since Mrs J L Thompson who has been visiting Mr and Mrs T H Kitto left for her home in Butte Meadows today She was accompanied by Mrs Kitto her mother Mrs J B Nixon and her DEMOCRATS MEET Tho Democratic County Central Com met in the city hall this after noon at 2 oclock There was n good attendance both of members of the committee and prospective candidates J Craig presided and E W Armfield was at the desk The following Is the At Craig C Q Nel son E W Armfield and A C Huston of Woodland J U Griffin of Winters Woodland No T Lampton and O Kean R Briggs and R L Day W Woods and J D Barry by R W Woods proxy Montgomery and Wm King ly Sam Montgomery proxy V A Peterson and A Mor little niece Walton Mrs S C Walton Mrs Thompsons sister will remain in Woodland until after the races after which she will also go to Big Meadows gan P Summers and A RED BLUFF DEATH RED BLUFF August Lacy Masten died Thursday afternoon at the home of his son Thomas B Masten about sixteen miles west of Red Bluff Deceased had long been an Invalid and his death was due to the infirmities of old ago The funeral services were held at the Christian church Friday afternoon Rev H V Moore of the M B church officiating Mr Masten was bora November 6 1830 and had journeyed across the plains in 1849 and followed the pation of mining for the first few years later locating Yolo county where ho married a Miss Black daugh ter of a wellknown and prominent family of that section Mr and Mrs Masten moved to Sebastopol Sonoma county and were residents of that place for a number of years They later moved to Tehama county where the family have become prominent cit Mr Masten had been retired from active business for many years and though ot lato he had not been lead ing a very active life still he had over seen the management of stores and other business in various places He was highly esteemed in this county and his death will be regretted by a largo circle of friends and acquaint ances Ho Is survived by three chil O Masten Thomas D Mas ten and Mrs J J last named residing in Redding Charles Laugenour Knights V L Bourland South P Montgomery and 0 P Wilbur After some discussion it was decided to hold a convention in this city on the of August to select delegates to the state congressional and district conventions Primaries for tho selection of dele gates to this county convention were ordered for August 18th between the hours of 3 and 6 in the afternoon Cau cuses are to be held at p m an the 17th of August The test will be a Intention to vote for the nominees of the Democratic party at the next election H was decided to have a convention of 75 delegates on the basis of one delegate for every 25 votes or frac tion thereof cast for Lane On motion of C P Summers second ed by Sid Leathers it was decided unanimously to hold a county conven tion instead of the Crawford primaries The representation by precincts will therefore be as follows Woodland No i 9 Woodland No 210 Woodland Suburbs 7 Winters 6 North Winters 3 Washington 7 Davis 6 Capay B Guinda 3 Dunnigan 2 Blacks 3 3 Clarksburg 2 Knights Landing 4 Madison 4 South Total 75 It was decided to hold the conven tion for nominating candidates for county and township offices on Sep tember at 2 oclock Primaries for the election of FOR RECORDER Thomas Slaven Is seeking the Demo cratic nomination for county recorder and the announcement of his candidacy appears in the proper column Mr has never before been an as for public position but he has been a consistent and loyal worker in the ranks ever since he became old enough to participate In politics In the performance of faithful and effi cient service for party friends he has earned an enviable reputation as an influential worker and deserves rec Mr Slaven Is well Inform ed and competent and his integrity has never been questioned delegates to the county convention will be held on September IB between the hours of 1 and 5 and caucuses for the selection of delegates to bo voted for at the primaries on September 14th at p m The delegates to the second county convention are to be appointed In the same way as those to the first Tho committee was still In session at the hour of going to press OREGON TRAIN HELD The Oregon express duo here at this afternoon will be behind time but just how much we uro unable to say A train will run from Red Bluff In Its place Tho trou ble Is duo to a fire which Friday night partially destroyed tunnel No C one of the long underground cuts of tho Southern Pacific company through tho SIskiyou mountains This will seri handicap the movement of trains between here and Portland and all freight traffic on tho Sacramento di vision will bo delayed for nt least sev eral days Tho tire started from burning brush which had been carelessly loft to burn and before the men In charge of the work could check the flames had eaten well into the timbers of tho tun nel Within a short time one end of tho long artificial cavern was a mass of roaring crackling flames nnd the few men engaged in fighting the flames were practically powerless to cheek the progress of the fire with meager facilities at hand Soon the burning of tho supporting timbers al lowed tho walls of tho tunnel to cave nnd when it was found that the force of engaged was powerless to cope with the flames a telegraph call for aid was flashed to Sacramento at about oclock last night The officials there Immedi ately began gathering a force of men to send to the help of the crew at tho tunnel About 200 men were securer and were sent out on a flying train to the scene of the fire The re lief train has the right of way over al other traffic and when it pulled ou behind one of the tastes engines it was hoped that It would ar rive in time to n portion of the tunnel from collapse Tunnel No S is just a short distance below Delta and about 200 miles from Sacramento and It was expected tha the relief train would have to a record run to save even a part o the tunnel On tho special was carried a quantity of fire apparatus and a successful combat with the flames was expected Passenger traffic will bo only slight ly Impeded however Passengers am mail will bo transferred from on train over the hill through which th tunnel cuts to another train on tli opposite side INTERMENT OF The funeral of James Oldham wh died In Woodland took place day afternoon upon the arrival of th train The remains were met nt th depot by members of Camp Pap Price Confederate Veterans who acted a an escort and followed the funeral cor tege to the Colusa cemetery where HP remarks were made by Ma ior J B Sun Davis Friday evening and this morning returned THE BYRON JACKSON WORKS Extensive improvements are under way at the plant of the Byron Jackson Iron Works In West Berkeley This firm which before the fire did busi ness in San Francisco since it came to Berkeley has used a hastily con warehouse for the housing of its machine shops It now proposes to erect a commodious steel building 110 by 260 feet the plans for which have already been completed The contract for the construction ot the building will he let inside of a month Reporter MAKE HAY While the Sun Shines There Is a lesson in the work of the thrifty farm er He knows that the bright sunshine may last but a day and he prepares for the showers which are so liable to follow So It should be with every household Dysentery diarrhoea and cholera morbus may attack some mem ber of the home without warning Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diar Remedy which is the best known medicine for these diseases should always be kept at hand as im mediate treatment is necessary and delay may prove fatal For sale by J R Shelton Tho Woodland Steam Laundry unde the new management is turning ou better work than ever Leave orders for City Laundry a the Ariel Candy Store KEARNEY BEQUEST Thorn is more or less speculation as i what the state will do with the iy bequest In view of this fact tho a lecture delivered by rof K J Is of much in Tho princely bequest of tho Into M Kearney of ng nn endowment which nifty have value of something like u million for tho establishment and of agricultural on and research In tho Sail Jonquil alley gives striking emphasis to the declaration Hint to him who ath shall bo given California by n of a century of fitting generosity agriculture culminating In tho revision of the university farm bus the of n pnb c sentiment lends patriotic cll rens to assist the state toward the lore speedy attainment of that which 8 recognized as tho most potent agen y for promotion of prosperity and ucccss among our citizens during tho generations It Is not the hav ng but the conceded right to have wins tho gifts in this cnao it s the spirit which multiplies the gold ot the mere tendency of tho gold to U la bright untarnished old which accumulates iu this way ind Its future accomplishments will be H Is too soon to undertake any outline of what should be done fith this now endowment when it bo omes available That will ul consideration in connection with ho informal wishes of the It s sufficient at tho moment to say that opportunity exists for Its wise ind effective use tor the promotion ot be Industry to which the donor gave lifs most diligent ef orts and succeeded so well There la no present danger of too much money being available for research and in struction In agriculture in such i state as where vo lon may bo multiplied ten or twenty fold without approaching den sity and whose capacity and variety of production is hardly yet descried The great Sun valley where Kearney was a pioneer In undertakings which have commanded tho attention of the world and in tho development 01 products which have reversed tho ok courses of the worlds commerce has hardly entered upon the greatness o her future In that future there wll bo the fullest scope for the wisest em ploy men t of the best agencies for ag education and which his devoted gift can create a maintain ORDER MODIFIED Captain Leo held telephonic communi cation this morning with tho adjutant office as n result of which will bo a modification of tho general order Issued tn relation to the stuto shooi The general order Issued in July n part of which was pub Ished In Fridays Democrat Wednesday August as the lay 011 which tho slate shoot IB to be ln over tho range near this city The earn which will be selected Is to leave for Seagirt New Jersey the national contest will 10 held on tho 21st of August As tho contest Is to bo given on Sep tho California team will not have sufficient time for ary practice It has therefore been decided to as semble the contestants in tho state shoot In this city on Sunday August 12th instead ot tho Instant as announced After three or four days practice tho team will be selected and this team will remain Hero In practice until tho time for de parture to Seagirt This arrangement will tho team the advantage ot at lonst three days preliminary practice that it would not enjoy under tho or arrangement IN HOT WEATHER It is always cool at Lake Tahoe a mile above the sen A charming out paradise of lake pine forests and health giving pure air with its opportunities tor hunting boating fishing and mountain climbing Jusi the place to spend a few weeks Tick ets at low rates on sale ut ticket of fices of Southern Pacific BRIDGE UNSAFE Tho bridge across Sycamore slougl at Knights landing Is for travel and the public Is hereby not fled not to use the same U N TABLER Supervisor of Yolo County STOMACH and constipation No one can reason ably hope for good digestion when tho bowels uio constipated Mr Chas of III says I suffered from chronic constipation and stomach troubles for severa years but thanks to Stomach iml Liver am cured Why not got n package o these tablets nnd got well and stay well Price 25 cents Sample free For sale by J H Got your shoes at A top given away with every pair ot shoes 621 Main street Baseball News A good game ot baseball is sed tomorrow afternoon when the home team clashes with the Capital Wheelmen at Recreation Park here are men in the team are fast enough for the league clubs and Williams record of sixteen In one game Indicates that ho has but tew superiors among tho pitchers Last Sunday he ook the measure of tie heaviest stick irs In the reorganized He will bo supported by a strong team Tho team will come as far as Davis by rail and make the balance of the on their wheels In two ons They will be accompanied by a ilg crowd of friends nnd are expected o a grandstand entry into Woodland After the game they will make the run back to Davis In time to catch tho San Francisco train for Sacramento Tho home players do not seem to fear Williams If he succeeds Iu repeating his Sacramento perform ance nil tho fans In Woodland will take off their hats to him The line up will be about as follows Wheelmen Pos Woodland c Adams Williams p Hoag or Ib Jas Balrd 2b Hoag Sachs 3b Joe Balrd Reeves BS McDonald If Schluer Rico cl Hoy Brohaw rt The Intense Itching characteristic ot salt rhenm nnd eczema Is Instantly layod by applying Chamberlains Salve As a cure for skin diseases this salvo Is For sale by J R Bears tho signature of tn use for over thirty years and The kind you have always bought Leave orders for City Laundry at tho Ariel Candy Store Summer Clearance Childrens Headgear Skirts and Infant Dresses at About Half Price Mothers this Is your chance This Is your opportunity The loves to meet a loser when they tho benefit Hut It Is nn unwritten law with us never to carry over a seasons goods The styles are among the seasons best sellers nil crispy inn clean ready to wear For a good shavo haircut or sham EOo go to barber shop tf Clearance Sale of Mens High Grade Summer Clothing Mrs Theodore Fisher and Mrs W P Wommack of Winters were In Woodland Friday Miss Sophia Boggs camo up from San Francisco Friday evening and re turned this morning Wm Johnston and family and Mrs Harry and children left for this morning Miss Gladys Knight returned Friday evening from a months visit in Hop land and San Francisco George Pierce Editor Scott Eli Sni der Sam Montgomery and William came ap from Davis this morning Mr and Mrs C Q Nelson Miss Era and Miss Florence Bush from Independence Lake Fri day evening W H Wright returned to San Fran Cisco Friday afternoon Mrs W R Langenour returned to Berkeley Fri day afternoon IN SELF DEFENSE Major Hamm editor and manager of the Constitutionalist Eminence Ky when he was fiercely attacked four years ago by piles bought a box of Arnica Salve of which he saya It cured me in ten days and no trouble since Quickest healer of burns sores cuts and wounds at W H Lawsons drug store SPECIAL ROUND TRIP RATES Via Northern Pacific Railway August 7th 8th and 9th Special rate to St Paul Chicago also reduced round trip rates to St Louis Omaha and Kansas City Cool weather un surpassed equipment and fine scen ery Direct line to Yellowstone Park Stopovers allowed Write or call for literature or Information T K State ler General Agent 1114 Broadway Oakland Cal NOTICE To Young Men and Women Great opportunities are awaiting you In the business world Hundreds of young men and women wanted In and around Oakland and San Francis co to take positions as stenographers bookkeepers telegraphers office as etc at good salaries The Polytechnic Business College of Oakland the leading school of the kind in the West endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce and leading ed offers exceptional opportuni ties to those who can enter college at once and prepare for positions This school Is considered by many to be the best equipped business college In America It Is unquestionably superi or to any other similar school west of Chicago AJI expenses low Home In instruction Address Polytechnic Business Col lege Dept A Oakland Gal for free catalogue showing the elegant Interi ors and splendid facilities of the school which haa five times more money Invested in equipment than any other school In the West New build ing In perfect condition In Mens Department The economical man will buy that summer straw hat now Our and straws now The and straws now 95 15 ABSTRACTING to values to values The clearance sale will be con until all the suits are dis posed of but as quantity is not particularly large it is not a time for delay All arc of such good that be worn during the balance of summer and fall this jear and summer of next year Regular prices range from to Clearance prices and ROSENBERG CO 613615 MAIN STREET We did not forget the Panama hats one of the seasons best sellers at a big reduction The trousers department Is overflowing with good news Every pair of summer trousers has boon given notice to get out We give votes for the piano to be given away A vote with every purchase Ask for your votes Peoples Trade Palace FOR CONSULTATION Hereafter Dr Bush will be in Wood land for consultation on Sundays from 1 to 4 oclock p m at residence of C YOLO COUNTY TITLE ABSTRACT COMPANY Con and abstracting All trano posted dally over Bank of Woodbind INSURANCE THAT INSURES We are the agents for the now famous ATNA ol Hartford NORTH BRITISH MERCANTILE of London ROYAL of Liverpool ATLAS of London HOME of New York LONDON LANCASHIRE of Liverpool and many other leading Dollar for Dollar Companies Four 4 of our companies alone have assets of over Two Mil lion Dollars Conflagration proof Insurance a specialty E T of Records of Titles Second W Bush corner Lincoln avenue and north of Woodland Third street DOHT PUT H OFF DO IT HOW BALFOUR GARRETTE Inc LEADING INSURANCE WOODLAND CAL Sale Continued The sale Inaugurated last Saturday has been very successful and we have sold many garments but our stock was so large and so many people have been unable as yet to take advantage of the unprecedented offer we decided to con the sale this week our entire stock of skirts In both colored and white and the waists are in this sale The skirts In both colored and white and the waists in both long and short sleeves Never before In the history of Woodland have such choice goods all this seasons creations been offered at such a sac rifice There Is plenty of time yat to get your moneys worth out ot these swell garments and when the price la considered you can get double your moneys worth A vote in the piano contest with ev ery purchase ot 25 cents OneHalf Price on Summer Skirts and THE VOGUE