Woodland Daily Democrat (Newspaper) - September 16, 1922, Woodland, California ISSUED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY SATURDAY SEPTEMBER ESTABLISHED 1871 Forest Fires Rage in All Directions Forest fires are partly re- sponsible for the unusual matic in this I. W. main street Is in receipt of a letter 4> from his people in Stonyford in Colusa ing a fire stretching over an 4 area thirty milea in and several miles It is acing much property in that dis- trick H IN DISTRICT Again the forest fire which has been raging since Monday on Hardin and Shepherd 40 miles west of is still sweeping on- ward toward Valley View Spring Yesterday the fire on Shepherd was brought control and this morning it is that the 100 men who are working day and night to stop the onward rush of the flames will succeed in subduing them by It was estimated that over acres of brush and timber has been Wing Yet Goes to China To Buy Has Passports Believing that the decline in the wife marketing prices in China pre- sents an unusual opportunity for Chinese cook for the C. Harold Hopkins stock left San Francisco today for his native His passports will enable him to bring back his purchased life com- Holmes Wins Balance in Litigation swept almost clean since WINTERS the fire The fire in the district is reported to be under con- not until it has swept over considerable During the early flays of the week a number of fire fighters were assembled In the Winters district to help fight the which threatened the prune end pear orchards in the Rag Valley canyon district eight miles west of This fire had much to do with the unusual and oppressive heat in this FIRES Practically every town in the valley has been called upon for fire fighters in an effort to check a number of serious fires in forests along the Sierra Nevada ranges be- to have ben started by less One forest fire in the California National Forest on the Sacramento valley slope of the coast range which has been burning for four days is etill not under according to Paul district supervisor of the United States forest The flames have already burned over it was miles in the Shasta forest have been after enormous loss and also two iu Mariposa county adjacent to ttc Redington left San Francisco late Friday with seven other forest ice officials to take charge of the fighting in the California National Two hundred men and 25 crew leaders have become exhausted and have sent out calls fur he W. B. assistant state announced that all state forest rangers would probably be retained until after October 1 unless a heavy New Kind Road Hog Causes Injury To Driver of Team Knocked into a fence by a team of James son of Mrs. Kate Miller of this was the tim of an unusual accident yesterday while working with a county bridge construction When the lad was shoved into the he came in contact with ed wire and both hands were badly The attending physician advised him him that it would be ten days or two weeks before he is able to resume He was to town for medical attention by Forest The boy was driving a team when another pair of horses crowded him into the He commented ingly about the last declaring that all road hogs are not confined to motor The boy is not inclined to blame anyone for the and explained that it was just an The lad was in the county crew by Charles Backbone Heat Wave Thought To Be Broken night was one of the hottes in the history of there be- ing Lille change the burn ing heat of the day and that of mid last It registered 104 degrees in Woodland ana Sacramento j a degree warm er than it was the day I was in Fresno 100 at Rei Bluff Forest fires have much to do witl the hot wave in this particular dis believes the of the heat wave is was promised in his report last night Fresh southerly winds today are t bring the much desired Tay lor Singularly the Capital and Woodland district proved to be hottest spot in the W i PI ri P r Released Final judgments were this morning in the litigation between C. Fred and J. T. which occupied the attention of Superior Judge W. A. Anderson last spring witen the two in a sheep raising sought to settle and adjust their financial Although both parties won in their tive Holmes is given the edge of the controversy because Dr. Royles must pay him 733.91 and interest at the rate of 7 per cent. In the first instance Holmes Royles on a promissory note and obtained judgment for Right after this Royles I- sued Holmes for an accounting as an offset and this morning h judgment entered in his vor for The difference 5- between these two sums the of the court requires Royles o pay sought by his accounting action to recover in the neighborhood of A. C. and Harry Huston sented Holmes in the dispute over the settlement of their It was the Royles contention that he expended more received out of the partnership and that Holmes obtained more than he had and that Holmes still Royles Holmes and Royles agreed on counts aggregating Holmes claimed that the amount he owed Royles would not and this contention was upheld by Judge Anderson's A. Sr. and A. C. represented Holmes in the er the settlement of their Fred Perry of who cut E. a fellow countryman in a knife duel last Monday night at Third and L was discharged from custody by Police Judge O. W. lowing a preliminary examination Testimony revealed that Kala attacked Perry and later re- turned to renew the Perry arrived here ing somewhat the worse for rejoicing over his being From a world service man whom the local Red Cross Chapter made a has come the following note to Mrs. beamier head of the Home Service Dear Enclosed you will find a office order for six dollars you loaned me so long I have in the hospital for nearly a year do not know when I will be able to leave it. I thank the Cross for tbe loan and you for the kind I don't know what some of us poor dubs would do if were not for the Rod I guess we will always look to it for any kind of help a lonely now Thank you a hundred Miners New Short Cut Effected Sept. more days and the race with death will be Death may have no days to but until he has proven hla claim the desperate struggle goes The rescue crews are drilling their way today through the last barrier that separates them from the Argonaut and the 47 men imprisoned Last night they pushed forward at the average rate of about a foot an MORE RAPIDLY The work will go more rapidly the committee is because the crews encountered some difficulties in starting the The first blast in the roof of the drift filled the tunnel with quantities of rock and dirt which had to be Today the workers will be making anywhere from one and a quarter to one and a half feet an At this they should break through Sunday night or day Just three almost to the after the miners were caught and buried the way for them to come out will be op- if no further difficulties are STRAIN ON The day for delivery has been advanced time and and the strain is telling on the who are waiting Their faces are drawn and Some of them are tormenting themselves with the tales of an old This woman claims she can see the men and eighteen of them are Six of these will die within the next few she An effort will be made to prevent tales of this sort from being carried to the Tilden Beats Johnson For Tennis Title Sept. 16. On his home court and with weather con- ditions ideal for Tilden the rain served to change conditions in the M. B. state for- is making a tour of inspection in Santa Cruz Fire in the Yosemite Valley dis- is still reported R. G. as public tor has petitioned the superior court for letters of administration upon the estate of Gus who died in this county August 27, 1922, leaving an estate in cash and sureties of the value of with no heirs or After the expenses of administration are paid the balance of the estate will choat to the state of Heat Causes Increase Number Hospital Cases Increased during tbe last few on account of the unusual hot the registration of patients at Yolo county hospital is unusually t eavy for this time of There 42 county The least of patients last summer was lit as compared to this Health leports slu w that there are no serious cases and no in the ward for contagious TRY SHORT Yesterday afternoon the official cue committee announced a decision to attempt to shorten the distance through to the men by starting at once the raise through rock to open the way into the Argonaut mine on the 3600-foot Twelve and a half feet of much re- main between the crews and the face of the Instead of tearing this the committee started the raise from that point through the roof of the Special stoping drills were put into action hewing the way through the quartz or slate SAVES Drilling from this point tho raise will be 78.7 feet long. This saves 6.4 feet in the tunnel distance to be By going up to start tho raise five tho height of the was The raise is being put in at an angle of 45 21 day retained his tennis championship of the id led States by conquering the runner-up from TiJden showed masterly Johnson offered no excuse and was i lie 10 congratulate his Cl By virtue of his of Tildon is considered the world's as both he and Johnson ave beaten Gerald the mous Australian who won the world's title at Lowe Begins Grape Dispatches 150 Tons During Week i i In Another afternoon tor Mrs. Carrol Kauffman of who is visiting here at the S. was given today by Zachariah Three tables of bridge de- votees enjoyed meeting Mrs. man and were delighted with the of the Present j Paul Leslie j Fred Ed ly Charles Paul R. One of the first of the early fall be- her high school studies Marvill W. F. mond Chester Betrothal of Loraine Henry Jr. is Told Current Events Mrs. Carrol Kauffman Section To Meet Again Is Honored With Mrs. Leithold The current events section of tho Town and Country Club will meet next Monday September at o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. V. It is the first mooting of the season and important business is to be Hence all members are urged to be The women are perfecting plans for the coming harvest Traynham to Exhibit Pigs at Goto Henry V. is was lor taking a valuable litter of Poland liina to the Colusa Counts has a litter of pigs cars are available in Yolo is evidenced by the fact that i ne week Clem Lowe has tuns of the grape crop acreages near has been shipping cars lor past six days and expects be for three or four weeks to hai a 700-1 on crop off of nearly The grapes are of high and are of big demand on tbe grape market s. Bob that ts although only a few N S Miss Virginia Hoppin to Wed Riverside Man Here Sunday that come graduated here in 1918, after which she attended the University of i Raymond Butzbach and Harry She is a favorite with the announcements around as regularly as Charistmas and hold forth as much is j younger set and undoubtedly will be that today of the engagement of Miss j the incentive for numerous social Loraine Foley of this city to wed j Henry Traynham Jr. of The The groom is a member of the eery store firm of Lillard ham With his Mr. Native Daughters Plan wedding will early be solemnized at an While the news of the betrothal has been known to a few of the most mate friends of the young the secret was not formally let out until Miss Foley has resigned from her position at the offices of Stephens which tends to further credit the report that the marriage will be ill UM near The la daughter of and Mrs. Henry Traynham he has Air Dance May be Grand Finale of Season i j Ginghams are declared to be in Milady will have an to step out in up-to-date attire On the occasion of the visit of the this for the Shadowland resided in that section for the the Woodland is announced a Harvest three The family came to Yolo After taking a year's jor of Native Daughters is planning It will also ha farming course at the University tne 26th anniversary of the founding College at Davis the younger of Committees arc Traynham went into business for tinder the of self and has been highly Resides being active in civic he is prominent in musical circles and has managed the Davis baseball club President Mm. to makt the Mrs. Fannie E. She con- through a winning The farm population of United States Is or 29.9 per cent. with jumpers and overalls quite the proper it will not be necessary for the patrons to don a barn dance costume to enjoy the Shadowland management promises some real novelties and some excellent music by San Francisco augmented by Tony Orpheum At the home of her Mr. and day they will make their departure on Mrs. H. C-H First a and after two Miss Virginia Hoppin will be will be at home to united in marriage at o'clock friends in. Sunday to Orrin is to Kellogg a young Miss Hoppin is of Southern their where the welt known in the younger set of nia by tho W. K. of the j She is a graduate of the Christian church of this land high school and later speak y is to mark tho which some time in Stanford Of will be solemnized in the presence of j recent dale Miss beea some forty close friends and relatives j sisting her county of the charming bride and her O I Miss Helen a of Miss will preside at the the wedding There will he no other Ing to the mother of the Following the nuptials there will be light served during which congratulations will be ed to the young Later Use She Is very popular brings to the new home many and a rare The is known among the friends in Woodland is a young man of at tain men with a promising In the city of his The marriage WM this moral
