This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dispatch Democrat
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
3
The Dispatch Democrat advocates drastic discounting by Ukiah merchants to combat mail order competition. It argues wartime price highs are dropping, urging local retailers to hold sales and advertise boldly to draw shoppers from nearby towns. It notes $15,000 in outflow to city stores since November and urges a united campaign.
Mendocino County Assemblyman Charles Kasch launches a bid against the Fish and Game Commission by introducing a bill to abolish the current panel and create a new one. The plan caps the salary at 5,000 dollars for the commissioner, requires Civil Service selection for other staff, bans conflicts with gun or game clubs, and moves financing to state funds. Kasch also seeks to abolish hunting and fishing licenses and place fines in county treasuries. He argues the commission spent about 1,000 dollars daily last year and would be more restrained under state appropriations.
California grape interests suspend a statewide referendum against all dry bills until after the Legislature adjourns. H F Stoll, secretary of the California Grape Protective Association, says the move targets both state and federal measures. Theodore A Bell, attorney for the association, plans to file steps with the U S Supreme Court during a East Coast stay and return in a fortnight to organize the referendum effort. A separate fire incident near Hd Conway involved a fire truck and chemical retardants, delaying containment until water could be applied, gutting the restaurant but limiting spread due to close quarters.
Ukiah public schools opened with decent attendance but many students are absent. Influenza eroded attendance risking loss of state funding for one teacher. Citizens urged to report delinquents or persuade families to send children to school daily for the remainder of the term. Will Van Dyke, Clerk of Ukiah Grammar School Board of Trustees.
Fort Bragg patrol reports a kitchen blaze at Dad Bailey’s on Redwood Avenue between Main and Franklin. Nightwatchman Brown found the fire about 2 a.m. The fire, starting likely from the kitchen range, spread quickly and breached the roof within five hours.
The forty third session opened cautiously but the final days saw a flood of proposed laws and amendments. A total of 1,900 bills were introduced, with 1,202 in the assembly and 698 in the senate, compared to 1917.
William Barrows who escaped from the State hospital Saturday was captured near Santa Rosa by the sheriff s office and locked up to be brought back Tuesday. Tom Jamison and family visited from Redwood Valley. John Dowell and wife registered from Willits. Mrs Verda Van Dyke and her little son visited local relatives. Miss Elizabeth Preston of Oakland stayed with the Hugh Preston home.
Dr McCowen reports last week with a maximum of 68 and minimum of 25, no rainfall. January rainfall totals 7.28 inches and season-to-date rainfall 17.31 inches. Last season until present date recorded 9.64 inches.
Daniel Wigaro was arrested by Game Warden Perkins on a deer hunting charge this week.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.