Woodland Daily Democrat (Newspaper) - January 20, 1920, Woodland, California ISSUED DAILY EXCEPT TUESDAY JANUARY 20, 1920 DAILY ESTABLISHED 1877. 200 Delegates Here Attending Mrs. S. E. M ack Presiding BY MRS. ARTHUR Representing sixteen counties in the Sacramento close on 200 of the Third District of the California Congress of Mothers and Associations met today in Woodland and listened to addresses by noted educators and from other men and women who are vitally interested in the work be- ing undertaken by the mothers and teachers of this Mrs. S. E. Mack of Fair dent of the Third District presided over today's The morning session was devoted chiefly to the hearing of committee and departmental the most important of which was the ment that twelve jiew associations have sprung up the last general district tions are Thriving at Pleasant Kinney School at Mills Rio New Pine Creek and CHORUS BEGINS The program opened at the Shaffer Mentioned Weinstock's Successor For Market Director 4> According to gossip being passed in political Fred secretary of the Yolo county board of is being 4> mentioned prominently for the position of State Market Director to succeed Colonel Harris whose resignation becomes mar school auditorium with a song chorus the members of the fourth after which and Helen The next meeting of the Willow Oak Park Farm Center will be held day January 22. This wil fui 1 Gregg entertained with a vocal be an especially interesting meeting Mrs. Mack then took charge of the meeting and the routine work waa on with Mrs. May formerly Tolo county school and now identified with state library was the chief of the In an enlightening and interesting manner Mrs. Henshall spoke of the co-operation being given by the library organizations to the ive February 1. Shaffer denies any knowledge of such rumors and is at a loss to explain how they The press report mentions Shaffer as first choice of Governor W. and also names prominently Charles G. state sealer of weights and measures; Fred secretary of the state market and Senators William Scott of San Francisco and W. E. Brown of Los The position per have made no application for the said Secretary Shaffer this when told of the newspaper reports going the rounds of the did not know there was to be a never said a word to anyone about it and no one ever mentioned to me. It is all news to me. I am She told in detail of the spread of the county library system from the time that it started in 1903 with eling Forty-three counties now have said Mrs. Eighteen hundred school dis- are supplied with reading terial the county FARMER Through the community service de- the libraries are rendering assistance to all lines of particularly to the farmer is able through his farm adviser to locate valuable reference books in the By means of the university ex- tension movement students who de- sire to follow library work or any other kind of educational are able to proceed at a minimum ex- pense and with certain The recent creation of a library de- for circulating phonograph records and stories to the various particularly in the rural is proving popular and stated Mrs. There are twenty-eight in affording to teachers to improve selves and to follow new lines of and a large attendance is looked for The following will be the Short business meeting and election of directors for the Willow Oak Park Discussion of the water situation by Mr. Shuman and Mr. Davis of Water and Power An address J. A. dent of the Sacramento County Mr. Filcher is a speaker of considerable There will be special music given by different quartets of Willow Oak Park young It is hoped that this meeting will be the best attended meeting of the Willow Oak Park Center this A. Morris and Mitchell Order Storm This Week Tr. stees A. W. Morris and R. Mitchell do not claim limbs or the but just the same they are optimistic it copious droughts of ratn the coming and ide no bones about telling the trustees so at last night's will be rain in six and lots of said Prophet am convinced that there will be a storm inside of a week and am laying plans on chimed in Father Ricard of San Jose and Weather Forecaster Taylor of Sacramento are following in the footsteps of the local solons satisfied with my job here in the best j nnd prognosticate rain galore in 1 a few county in the United Packer Balks When Dr. Christal Is Named On City Health Board May or D Musgrove and the four members of the board of tees meeting in special together with a larger assemblage of spectators than for breath for an instant last night when City Marshal M. F. Packer declared first that he was dred per cent and in the next breath vigorously stated that he would refuse to act on the newly appointed city board of health because one of the Dr. CharUs Christal of this Roman After the meeting had been officially declared to order and City Attorney John H. also city clerk of the read the of the previous ing for an acceptance which was the clerical work being well Mayor Musgrove City Health Officer Alice Thomas had conferred with him in the hope greater co-operation in the matter of looking into the health of the city of and in this suggested an advisory designated as city board of More Buildings For Landing Assured It was reported by J. D. ling cashier of the First tional Bank at the directors The afternoon Goodwin Says Valley Alive program was being carried through with but few tions from the Chico is to be the scene of a special meeting of the district next March 4. Superior California editor of the Sacramento was a business visitor in Woodland last leaving here for his home after a visit along the west where he reports best in his Orland and Woodland are the three live towns of the West Side at I this particular although the entire valley is alive and up and Arata Auto Smashed In Crash Charles Kopp's Sister Dies Suddenly in Southern Cal. Dog Fight Over Fees Aired By City Fathers LAUGENOUR SATISFIED j 4. meeting yesterday And it came to pass that after the first storm subsided and the waters began to recede at the special meeting of the city trustees last following the announcement of City Marshal M. F. Packer that he was a hundred per cent American and refused to work with a health member entertaining different religious from that the troubles of Poundmaster Gibson were Mitchell called City Trustee J. R. for an accounting of dog licenses sold and the like from Gibson and Gibson had made a return of moneys collected by but who declared that 22 licenses had been sold made no report and left the cil chamber the trustees could take the matter up Faulkner Breaks Leg When Car Balks Mitchell stated that Packer because the two of them had a disagreement over the amount to be collected from owners of dogs ing The trustee the right of the marshal to discharge a city claiming it an in- alienable right of the trustees un- der the Mitchell also de- manded a rebate to those who had paid for male dogs and for claiming the city ordinances fixed the license fees at and This the trustees practically agreed It was also agreed that who claimed he had at the time he took the and had only 25 cents of the amount left when he D. A automobile repairman of this was in- jured on Main street near Third street this morning in having one of his less broken while cranking an automobile got away from cording to eye He was removed to his home to have the broken bones He will be laid up some time as a result of the unfortunate The mayor stated that he had given the matter due City j Trustee George zealous in the j interests of the city as is every other volunteered his services as a member of the and was City Surveyor and County En- gineer Asa G. Dr. Charles Christal and City Attorney Laugenour were in turn Mayor grove stated that by reason ef his position City Marshal Packer would also be named a of the city board of MEDICO It was here that the marshal flashed 4. up like a bomb from a ship in distress and openly declared that he would not art because of the religious 4. of the young medico who has drawn to himself a large circle of friends and a mood clientele during his brief residence in M ITCH ELL AM U SE D. The embarrassing and un- usual in every particular and an in- perhaps in California in the administration of municipal nonplussed the board and who attempted to pass the matter off with a smile The that the bank committee com- posed of D. A. M. Stitt and W. O. which purchased the land for the con- struction of the Knights Landing had other ob- in view when it purchased the present site of the new and that in this connection it was through their individual efforts that Messrs. J. V. C. V. Hooper and J. F. Anderson purchased ad- joining lots in contemplation of of substantial buildings near the It was stated at the meeting that this plan was still on foot and that all three men would build substantial Contractor W. R. Fait is rushing work on the bank structure Provost Back is Hurt William Provost well known and Stanley Guest at Birthday Surprise 1 was by should be An automobile driven by Miss erine Nicolaus of crashed into a Nash roadster piloted by W. H. Arata and in which Mrs. Arata and their baby and H. K were last Sunday with damaging i suits to the Arata No one was The collision happened on the south end oi tue cicok between i and Miss and four mends who weie with her were looking at a party of picnickers alongside of the road and did not see j the Arata machine coming until too late to avoid the impact The bumper of the Arata machine probably averted more serious as none of the occupants was jolted sufficiently to suffer from the A fence post ran through the the side glass and one der were torn off and the left front was badly The a big lost one fender but otherwise was Miss Nicolaus was protected by ance and has promised to Mr. Arata in full for his Fred C. horticultural com- missioner of Sacramento was a business visitor in Woodland Charles G. Kopp of the Krellenberg left this morning for ice to attend the funeral of his remunerated for his He Mrs. Lilly who passed away denly Mrs. Finn had been ill with She leaves sons and one and was the only sister of Mr. Mrs. Stanley Duncan was hostess Saturday evening when slip save a surprise party in honor of her Card playing was i Vj i purchased a feed feature tne evening's smile name of the respected painter and decorator of this was not withdrawn nor nis taken ill yesterday resignation One of the while working on the Brown house p 4V, M to sustaining slight injuries cers of the m meeting stated to tQ be removed the board that matters religious naa h-s home was much nothing to do the conduct of the improved last His back waa city's but the matter passed until later in the evening's when City J. U. Mitchell re- lat ed the of the marshal's lo a belated citizen who had not been in on the what do you think of here in queried Mite Disc Plow Cuts Lillard On the Cheek Jolly Dinner Party At Bert Clover Home that be reimbursed for Miss Fay won l Jt V. 1 In the Pedro table first prizes at close of his wore awarded to Mrs. Robert Fisher PACKER Charles while Miss Mable Subsequently Marshal m Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Ware returned to San Francisco this afternoon after a few days visit here with Mr. and Mrs. H. D. The have recently returned home from a trip to It was a right smart dinner that Mr. and Mrs. Bert Clover gave Sunday in compliment to a number of their friends from Sacramento and in The beautiful Clover on Court street was prettily dec- orated in ferns and red setting off the dining room and re- parlors to decided Enjoying the affair were the nnd Mesdames Robert Ross Mrs. O. H. Noble daughter Mrs. Cornelia I Mrs. P. Mrs. Helen the Misses Eloise Velma Eva Halfpenny and and Messrs. John Romeo Glenn H. R. Leroy Hillhouse and Roy canines in his rare and paid the rent of an impounding It was practically settled that there should be a rebate made to all and carried away discussing the reiterated that paid more than the fees fixed by At the Hearts be was hundred per cent was not afraid lo tell the his expenditures and paid for his that the marshal should be 10- quired to make an accounting nnd Gibson will probably be retained as poundmaster at a specified per diem It is said that several refunds have already been paid to owners who paid too much for their so Johnson of Yolo has gone to Arizona to accept employment in the railroads in that County Official Takes First Cleveland Car Here county made the first purchase of a Cleveland automobile in this taking the delivery from the McBroom Motor Sales Gould is over his The McBroom concern recently accepted tho agency for the Cleveland and Chandler both of which are by tho Chandler The land roadster and touring car sells foi and Chandlers for facobs the consolation Mrs. Duncan served so an closed which at assisted bv Mrs. E. E. brought the mind of man back to the Duncan and Mrs J. R The dark when man lived in caves departed wish in sr Mr. Duncan and fought the dinosaur and many happy returns of the Those enjoying the hospitality of tho Duncans were- Mr. Mrs J. R. Fay Mr nnd Mrs. E. H Doris nnd Junior Mr. and Mrs. Robert dolyn Mr and Mrs Charles Wicks and Mr and William near the was rushed to the office's ot Drs Blevins and a on the is a result ot being run over by a disc plow he was operating on his property this The cut is deep and He was accompanied to Woodland by and a is a brother of Constable Lillard Mrs. Bates Sues H. E. Coil Estate Mother Dies in Sacramento Word conies the in Mrs. mother of Mrs. L. of this count v. was a of aged 7t> She was the wife of Adi and leaves besides Spirer children iu Angeles and Mrs. Philip Mrs j Mr nnd Mrs P. Vera Mr. and M's H. noy M nas R Mr. and njn Coil as of the amp and Joseph Hock estate of the late Herbert E for Harry S formerly of of lo be rot an- of the Sacramento Child increase and wool of a of writes Dies in Sacramento 1( Mr. and Mrs. W. Criteser Sunday for h ft Four-year-old Carrie of John and Man Valim tlye of this count fid away in was placed to rest in Joseph's etery there this Mrs. C. M. Rice of is at the local sanitarium a in a capital i member of one of the best known Nun houses of the legislature being writes from that he is but all the of the Middle ett He met the governor of Ohio and i I nnd families in Solano count v and much n a has expressed over her Mrs.
