Dutton Seeks Mendocino Horticultural Post
Edgar Dutton, of this place, wants appointment as Mendocino County horticultural commissioner. The state commission plans an examination for a list of eligibles on February 14, and may bypass Dutton despite him being the sole local candidate. The county supervisors face a potential clash with the state board over the vacancy left by Claude Van Dyke.
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Mendocino County
Edgar Dutton
Claude van Dyke
State Horticultural Commission
Hale Prather
Uleigh
Ven Dyke
Dutton
Weather summary from Webrk reports extreme frost
The Webrk weather service records a week of extreme frost with very cold temperatures across the state. No rainfall noted. maximum around 30s and minimum near 17 degrees, indicating persistent cold conditions and clear skies.
Death of Mrs. Lou Banks in Hopland
Mrs. Lou Banks of Hopland died last Monday from influenza. A funeral was held Wednesday. She was a member of the Vassar family, pioneer residents of the Sanel valley. She leaves many relatives and a large circle of friends.
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Lou Banks
Hopland
Vassar
Sanel Valley
Trustees May Order Masks Amid Ukiah Flu Outbreak
Officials report forty to fifty influenza cases in Ukiah with many more in surrounding areas. Firemen supplied gauze masks for a local dance. Ukiah High School closed. city physician urges mask use and possible townwide restrictions. Archives note ongoing health precautions and theatre closure by Manager Davis of the Victory.
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Ukiah
van Allen
Coast Woman Dies After Brief Illness
An older woman identified as Mrs. Lyman of Joneer Coast died after a short illness at about seventy years old. The report notes she had been in ill health for some time and mentions a center audience or location in the context of the death.
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Pops Rday
Lyman
Local Court Sees Surge of New Divorce, Foreclosure Suits
Through multiple firms, several new cases appear this week. John Campbell sues for divorce from Ethel Campbell. Gladys Valenti seeks letters of administration for Pio Valenti’s estate valued about 1540. Frank Wegner files foreclosure against A J Lowell for 2000 with 260 attorney fees. Anton Carvalho sues for nuisance abatement against Anton Coelho at Mendocino City seeking 1000 dollars for damages. C L Hensley sues Kristian Payry and wife in foreclosure on a note of 1200 dollars dated Fort Bragg 1913 with 8 percent interest.
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Peirsol & Stone
John Campbell
Ethel Irene Campbell
Gladys Valenti
Pio Valenti
Greenwood
Wm. R. Drumm
Frances Drumm
Preston &Preston
Chas
Kasch Kita Brock
Henry Brock
Preston
Anton Carvalho
Anton Coelho
Mendocino City
Carvalho
Preston & Preston
C. L. Hensley
Kristian Payry
Fort Bragg
Child of former coast guardsman dies in bay region
Fort Bragg January report says the child of Mr and Mrs Howard Brown formerly of Mendocino died in the bay region likely from influenza. The infant was born in Yosemite Valley last summer.
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Bay Region
Cold Wave Sets Coast Records at Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg reports a record cold Tuesday morning with frost all week and many outdoor water pipes frozen. Weather officials note ongoing severe chill along the coast.
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Fort Bragg
Auctioneer L. Held Sells W. T. Rock Ranch Lease
W D L Held, famed county attorney turned auctioneer, opened bids at 3000 and quickly raised to 5600 for a one year lease on the W T Rock ranch, located near Yorkville. Buyers included Fred and Austin Rawles Rowlin Hiatt John L Reetor and others. The property spans about 1800 acres with 1500 head of sheep.
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Yorkville
Fred
Austin Rawles
Rowlin Hiatt
John L. Reetor
Smith and Scott
Willits Girl Marries Camp Lewis Corporal
Emma McWaters of Willits wed Raymond Walker at the Baptist church parsonage after securing a license. Rev. Fuller officiated. The couple, long active socially in the county, plan to live in Willits after Walker returns to Camp Lewis where he serves as a corporal in the 37th field artillery.
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Emma McWaters
Willits
Thos. MccWaters
Raymond Walker
Fuller
Baptist Church Parsonage
Camp Lewis
Wash
37Th Field Artillery
Willits Party Overgrade Accident Hurts Palmer Family
Charles Palmer and family from Willits were driving toward Sonoma county when their car struck a grade near Ukiah. Palmer sustained serious injuries and the vehicle was badly wrecked. George Richardson retrieved the wreck, then ferried the Palmers onward in another vehicle.
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Charles Palmer
Willits
Sonomy County
Ukiah
Mr. Palmer
Geo. Richardson
Palmers
Sonoma County
Wili Banker Takes Over Cleland Garage
W. J. Banker, fresh from the aviation camp in Washington, has leased the Cleland garage and will run it. His brother Floyd, with the lumberjacks in France for a year, is expected home soon and will join Will in the business. Miss Neva Duncan, from San Francisco, visits at Hopland, while Mrs. Baker of Portland, Oregon, stays with her daughter, Mrs. Dimmpick, for the winter.
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W. J. Banker
Washington
Cleland
Floyd
Lumberjacks
France
Will
Dad Monte Banker
Neva Duncan
San Francisco
Hopland
Smith Sentenced for Forgery in San Quentin
Leon Smith coast woodsman was sentenced to an indefinite term in San Quentin after his probation plea was denied by Judge White. He pleaded guilty to forging James Frasier’s name on an $87.15 check stolen from Frasier’s Glen Blair cabin and cashed it in Fort Bragg. He was arrested in a Caspar beach cabin by Marshal John Bon.
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Leon Smith
San Quentin
White
Smith
James Frasier
Frasier
Glen Blair
Fort Bragg
Caspar Beach
John Bon
City Trustees Appoint Marshal and Nightwatch
City trustees last Tuesday appointed Fred Dart as city marshal and Jack Dreyer as nightwatch. Marshal salary is 75 dollars with 165 for fire marshal duties total 90 monthly. nightwatch earns 75 plus 25 from county and extras for special service. Clerk Ruby Dawson’s pay rises 15 dollars to act as secretary to the board of health replacing the former nurse.
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Fred Dart
Jack Dreyer
Joe Elledge
Marshall
Clyde Brewer
Brewer
Nightwatch
Ruby Dawson
Board of Health
Willits Boy on Torpedoed Transport Mount Vernon
Lawson and Moxley of Willits are mentioned as crew on the U S transport Mount Vernon torpedoed on September 5. Thirty seven men were killed and fourteen seriously injured. The ship, formerly the Crown Princess Cecille, 80 000 tons, 257 miles from Brest, carried 1000 crew and 7000 soldiers. Lawson was off duty at breakfast. Moxley enlisted in 1917 and has had multiple promotions and seven round trips. He had a five day Paris furlough last October.
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Lawson, Moxley
Willits
U.S
Mount Vernon
Lawson
Brest
France
Moxley
Paris
Influenza Reappears in Fort Bragg Area
Fort Bragg reports a second wave with twenty confirmed cases in ten days and likely more undetected cases. Most patients are progressing satisfactorily while health officials monitor spread and may issue precautions. Local doctors note few require hospitalization and a board of health may act if transmission continues.
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Fort Bragg
Board of Health
Gox Home Ranch Sold to McGrakken Near Largo
The Tom Cox ranch, known as the Gox Home Ranch, comprising about seven hundred acres of range and welly land, near Largo, was sold to R. E. McGrakken. The sale marks a transfer of ownership in the Largo area, with the property described as substantial agricultural and grazing land.
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T. W. Gox
R. E. McGragken
Tom Cox
Largo
Marriage Licenses Issued By County Clerk Last Week
Marriage licenses were issued the past week by the county clerk to couples including Wino Gummerus and Elmi Sipila of Willits Raymond H. Walker and Emma Mc Waters Manchester area Lowell E. Kendall and Mabel Inman of Manchester Elmer Bucknell and Freda Brush Potter Valley Andy I. Huff of Ukiah and Leonia Russe Potter Valley Albert Bonini and Mary Perry of Wendling married yesterday afternoon by Judge Hurley.
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Wino Gummerus
Elmi Sipila
Raymond H. Walker
Emma Mc Waters
Willits
Lowell E. Kendall
Mabel Inman
Manchester
Elmer Bucknell
Freda Brush
Potter Valley
Andy I. Huff
Ukiah
Leonia Russe
Albert Bonini
Mary Perry
Wendling
Hurley
Clerks Office Reports Probate Case Figures
The clerk's office releases figures on probate cases with details about numbers and status, highlighting trends in filings and outcomes for the period observed. Specific counts and case types are summarized to show activity within the probate docket.
Local Notary and Constable Face Coyote Fraud Probe
Notary Amos Dennis is accused of certifying coyote bounty claims without carcass proof, aiding Swearinger in fraud over years. Sheriff Byrnes notes possible losses to county, while Swearinger admits twelve carcasses not killed. Dennis denies misconduct beyond reliance on Swearinger's word. Swearinger jailed awaiting arraignment.
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Amos Dennis
Inger
Ranchiar
Bunco Mendocino County
Sheriff Byrnes
Swearinger
Dennis
State Reasserts Jurisdiction Over Game Laws
State fish and game commission informs that federal authorities have surrendered jurisdiction over state fish and game previously held during the food administration period. Henceforth state laws apply in all cases as before. Commercial fishing rights are notably affected, drawing interest from commercial fishers.
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Bert Miller
State Fish and Game Commission
Road work near Hel river to Gravelly Valley described
The steam shovel outfit, owned by Ericksen Petersen of San Francisco, arrives above Potter Valley to grade a new 15 mile road from the Hel river ferry to Gravelly Valley. General Graham says dam work is not planned soon. timing for dam construction remains uncertain and could be years or more.
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Ukiah
Hel River
Potter Valley
Snow Mountain
Power: CO
Ericksen
Geeral Graham
Graham
Mannon &, Manni Waitren
Isabella Countly
Willits
Ann. Jefferies
San Francisco
Warren
Mannon & Mannon
Chariton
Sarah Frances” Charton
J. O. Ogle
Ukiah High School Defeated 38 to 16 by Alumni Team
In a Friday evening game the Ukiah High School basketball team fell 38 to 16 to an alumni squad of old veterans. The high schoolers, though smaller, showed good teamwork and fight. Alumni players adjusted lineup several times, keeping the contest lively. Bill Connolly presided at the whistle. two girls teams played an engaging preliminary.
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Bill Connnolly
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