January 26, 1890 (4 pages)

vy bity n Drag ear. aug, 1 ev \s80 barn ; ply of ; 100 about y; 15 @ and and . ortion free enta; table Val reise 1OUSE ifine ked;, ) 1 be 2e$ Gk Me Lb] Is iT 1} Auickly cured by Shilob's Cure ate SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1890. oe hare ITA . + ~ — SO MAKING THE BRST. OF 17, Graas Valleyan—'It is extremely embarrassing to the laundrymen and some other folks to have the’ town’s water supply cut off by the snow blockade; but 1 propose for one to oe philosophical and drink the next best thing. Here’s hoping.’” A Storm Editton,. The railroad blockade of the past fortnight bas placed the Twansogrrr in a dilemma, It hasfor a week past been printing a fifth less than its regular edition in order té make its atock of paper on hand last throngh the interruption to transportation if possible. It has three lots of paper on the way. snowed in at different pointa between Sacramento.and here. Yet-the last white sheet in the office was used for Saturday morning's issue, Jt is now driven to the necessity of using colored paper, of which it has enough for one fulledition, If some of the ‘‘news’’ en route does not show up by Monday it will printnext Tuesday morning’s number on wrapping paper of which Manager Taylor of the Teastore has u large lot that he has generously agreed to furnish. : Beye The Transcrirr must continue to come out in some shape, for the people must have the news, . For Posterity’s Benefit, reading of thése colamns, one or two casual references are made to the state of the weather past and present. Although it isa subject that has been tabooed in polite society for geome weeks past,and the papers of the county have studiously avoided touching upon it, it peeeme necessary that some recorde should be preserved in order to prevent latter-day historians from falaifyinp and exaggerating the facts as to the climatic idiosyneracies manifested in the hardest winter that California ever experienced, Maximum onthe. . According to the South Yuba measurements the heaviest precipitation of the respective months for 27 years past is as follows: September, 1882... heen 2.22 October, 18803). iiss os eben 18 05 November, 1864,...0005 17 08 . December, 1867... reves s 41 06 Jannary, 1890, to 25th... 22.44 February,1888,.. PERU 16.61 Match, 1807, 300i vet cueing 23 30 April, 1000: cis iverny esate , 22:54 May, 1883..,; Pee ee Reha. 6. June, 1875 ae Ee oe Warren Spencer and Charles Cairne arrived here Saturday fram the San Jose mine where the snow is sixteen feet deep. They traveled on their Snowshoes from the mine to the Unjon tlotel here, When they came down it was raining at the Central House, eight miles from town, and snowing aboye there. Mr, Spencer was at Washington three days ago and he says’ provisions are getting very scarce there, * Dewnleville Buried. A letter w itten Thureday faye the snow is eight feet deep at Downieville __8nd the people go from building to building under the snow, The letter saysit isthe firet experience of the kind at that town, nd Beginning to Feel I¢, i At Marysville Saturday morning the ,LOOKING BACKWARD. Weather Recera. on higher mountains, 1.45 inches, Oct. 8— .20 of 'an inch. ly after 4 p. a. Oct. 19—Fall including 17th, .90, Oct. 20— .90, rivers, Oct. 22—To 8 a. ., 3.60. . Oct. 28—To 8 a. m., 3.20. roads and city streets, ~ Oct, 25—To 8 a. m., .20. _ Oct. 26—To 8 a. m., .90. Oct.27—To 8 a. 1,30, Oct. 28—To 8 4. u., .40, Nov, 17—Began raining at noon, Nov. 19—Raining. To 10 A, a, 2. inches for season, was a lulltill night when the storm recommenced, Noy. 22— Providence Company’s pipe line across Deei creek washed out, rain com*ng in torrenta towards }noon and creek raising a fvot in an hour, 1.40 inches fell in thé forenoon, making 8.15 for the storm and 21 20 for the season. Nov, 29—Commenced raining in the afternoon, . 3 Nov. 80—To10-4; M., .40. Dec, 1—To 10 a. m., .42. Dee, 2—Fallfor-24-hours-ending—at 94,M.,.72inches. Rained all day. Dec. 3—To 10 ava, 655 Dec, 4—For 24 hours ending 9:30 A. M., .72 of aninch, : Dec. 5—For 24 hours ending at 9:30 4. M., 150. Snowed at Bloomfield, Dec, 6—For 24 hours ending at 9 4. M., Linch. Snowing on Washington ridge 7 miles above town. Dec, 724 hours to 9 a. m, 2 inches, I A. M., 2.23, ) Dec. 9—24 hours to 9 A. u., .80 of an inch, Snow 834 feet deep on the _[ road from the Wushington road tothe San Jose mine. Deer creek higher than before thia winter, 1.65. Deer creek higher’ than~-before in four years, ay Dec. 11-24 hours to 10.4. m,, 2,25 Water getting very high in Sacramento Valley. . Dec. 12—Hail and rain, .42 of ah inch for 24 hours tol0 a.m. ” Dec, 13—Sacramento, Colusa and other places in danger. «For 24 hours to10 a. u., .80. Banner Mountain white with snow, Frost in city at night, Dec. 14—-Another big cave at the to10 a.m. Deo, 17—Rain and stiow before daylight. -Surrounding’ hille white with snow. linch for 24 houra to 10 a. mu. Dec, 18—.88 of an inch for 24 houre to 10 a, m. Snowing most of the forehoon, : ‘ Dec, 19—For 24 hours to 10 4, . Dec. 20—For 24 hours to 10 a. m., 2.84. Mail carried from Bloomfield to Moore’s Flat by sleigh and from the latter place to Graniteville by men on ‘Snowshoes, 65 feet snow at Mountain House. Dec. 21—Snowing fast in afternoon. Dec. 22—3 inches of wet snow fell. Firat sleighing at: this city. Downieville road blockaded. Harmony mine had to shut down, being cut of timbers, , Dec. 28—24 hours to 10 a. u., 1.60. Dec, .24—Road to Grasa Valley hottomless, Geo, E, Turner’s store roof sank a@ little under the weight of snow. Warm rain, 24 liours’ to 10 4. M., 1,50. No telegraphic communication fortwo days. : Dec, 25—24 hours to 104. m., 1.60. Rain Jeft little snow. Froze as evening advanced and boys coasted on sidewalks, Road to Moore’s Flut closed tosleighs, 734 feet of snow at Graniteville, correspondingly deep at other pointe up country and more falling. — Dee. 80—Snowed from before daylight till near noon, . Jan, 2—Rained from midnight of let to daylight of 2d, then snowed about all day, Telegraph wires down again. river had reached the sixteen-foot mark and was going up. The Feather Was also rising slowly along its entire course, wee At tmarteville,— At Smartaville Saturday morning the Yuba was higher than it had been. fast, Butter ana ‘Sugar. . have just received at the ‘Pioneer Grocery store, 42 Broad street, by ex-. Press via Maryeville 209 rolla fancy fresh Petaluma butter and 9 barrels extra fine dry granulated sugar, which T will sell to my regular customers or Any one else, very reasonably cheap for cash, Cuas, B, Muiiwoy. Blockade Raised, — W. H. Sinith hep received by fast freight 500 pounds of butter, also @ large lot of flour, beans, onions und suger; and the next trip will receive a ‘on of spuds, Will sell butter in. any _Avantity at 80 cente per Ib. ; has alec: 50 dozen fresh eggs which will sell at 50 cents per dozen, eae . uaranten it, quarter voming up, before this winter, and it was swelling . Deep snow delayed Narrow Gauge train at Buena Vista an hour ahd a fi to Washington blocked, = © Jan, 83—Hnowslide at Sierra City killed 7 pergons. Narrow Gauge working hard-to keep road open, Snowing inches snow on level and sloppy underneath. Road to You Bet blocked, Jan, 4—8un rose clear, 2 feet anow on level, much having fallen night. of Sd. “Jan. 6—Roof of Mre. Tilley’s building on Main and Commercial broken. Jan, 6—Mail carrier McLeod frozen to death near Washington. Ice and snow on Narrow Gauge making great trouble bit trains got through. Good cousting on Broad and Main streets. dan, 10th—A little snow fell before daylight. Uxpres#Messenger Norval Douglass haa been snowed in at Downieville since New Year Eve, but road reopened this day. Coldest night of season to date, Some thermometers in town got within 7 degrees of sero. oma Jan. 12—Narrow Gatge train snow bound near Buena Vista, . Snowed furiously all day, K,Cusper's store roof caved during night. Special ‘vrend stand at Glenbrook broken Downieville road again blocked, this time by slid) on Goodyear Bur grade. Jan. 15—Demand for men at 50 cents an hour to shovel snow from roofs of buildings begins to become W. G. Lord breaks upper road to Colfix and brings back some mail. Snowing again for a change. Seven inches fell at night. Train got back to Grass Valle tain ditch blocked. Jan. 16—Express going via Marysville. Grass. Valley and Nevada busses using runners. Snow as deep as seven feet on Commercial and Broad streets where it is thrown from buildMixed snow and rain most of day. Everybody shoveling. 24 inches evel in town. Ditches getVarious ~ buildings Train left Grass Valley in the morning forColfax, —Snow -. Mountain ditch re-opened. @Jan. 17—Snow ten feet deep in places on Commercial and Broad streets. Eight inches of snow fell here. ‘Central Pacific blocked. Precipitation at this city since Jan. 6 equals 6.20 inches of rain, makin totul full for season to date 58.66 inches by the South Yuba Comp.uny’s guage the measurements of which ure givén through this Butter, eggs, potatoes and] some other supplies gettivg short at some ofthe stores, Foot more of snow A:Briet Glance at\ this Season's Oct. 7—First rainfall’ since June. Wind blowing gale, prostrating telegraph wires above. Big landslide at j 11 p.m. at Manzanita mine. Snowed Oct. 17~Commenced raining shortySnow Moun‘Oct, 21—Rain recommenced, At 4} P. M. the ci'y streets looked like Much damag> being done to country. lass Wace breaking down. Nov. 18—1.55 inches fell to 10 a. x. In evening thunder and lightning. Wild geese going south and getting be. wildered, : —~ : ~ Nov. 20—S8till raining. To /10 a! »., 2-70 inches for past 24 hours and 19.30 Nov. 21—Half an inch fell for 23 hours ending at 9 a, mu. when there an. 18—No mail from below for four days. More snow falling, Shovvlers getting $1 an hour on some roofs, Busness: demoralized, gives long list of broken buildings and estimates the county’s dumage from the storm at. half million dollars. Snow ranges from 3 to 6 feet deep in Jan. 19—-Foot of snow fell. shovelere get $1.25--unhour. __Jan, 20-—Sun shone occasionally. Gentle rain towards. snow in front of some business houses, Jan. 21—Nice weather overhead. People wonder what’s going to hapJan, 22—Pack train wiih provisions urrives from Colfax. Snowed all day, Fine sleighing all the way to OampJan. 28—Rained in afternoon, Jan, 24—-More rain, Narrow Guage ‘Vrain got to Grass Valley. Jan, 25—Soaking rainstorm. Bottom out of deep snow on roads. Bloomfield stage wentin all over 3 miles from town-wnd had to come back. Colfax express’ sleigh couldn’t ford -Bear-yriver;~—-GraseValley~bussex drawn off. Commercial street impassable to teams between Pine and Main Body found in “Steep Hollow identified as that of Jacob Tischer who left Omega firat day of snowstorm to go to Dutch = Flat, in good shape between Oolfax and Grass Valley, train having mad Dec. 8—Rained. , For 24houra to 1Q} “Dee: 16—To 16 a. «:, for A houre, . Railroad open Jan, 25—Rained all night and day, Deer Creek booming, inches has fa'len in 24 buurs, On the Narrew Gauge. — The Narrow Gauge train which left Grass Valley Saturday morning for Colfax made the round trip nearly on ‘schedule time, getting back to Grass VaHey at 11 o'clock a, M. pected the train will be able to reach this city by Monday if the weather continues favorable, To 10 a, m, 4 Manganita. .06 of an inch for 24 hours+ . A Mountain of mail. © Twenty-three pouches of letters and sixty seven sacks of papers arrived Friday evening at the postoffice here, most of the matter being from the railroad, Postmaster Olarke and his deputies were kept buay ten hours agsorting and distributing it, Water Pipe Wash ed Away. Friday night the rising waters of Deer Creek waghed away three sece tions of the pipe that conveyed water to the Merrifield mill irom the Rough pand Ready ditch on tlie south side of the creek, The supporting trestle of course went also, ‘— SEs for Over Hulfa Century. * Mrs, Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums ullays all pain, cures wind colic, and, is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for ‘‘MRS, WINSLOW’S SOOTHING SYRUP,” and take no other kind. Tw Don'r commit suicide! if you have dyspepsia ; with heaaache, heurtburn, distress in the stomach, no appetite, and are all worn out—but take Hood’s. Sarsaparilla and be cured, an appetite, and gently regnlates the digestion, Sold by druggists. faat and shoveliry off roofs begina,16)— “—“f& Wemans Miecevery “Another wonderful discovery has been made and that too by alady in this Disease fastened its clutches apon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, buther vital organs were undermined and der th seemed imminent. * For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep, She bought ofusa bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Conumption and was so much relieved . . by the firet dose that she slapt all night, one bottle havingmiraculously cured her, Hor name is. Mrs. Lather . , Luts.” Thus write W. C, Hatorick . & Co,, of Shelby, N, O.—(Get a frea bottle at Carr Broa. Wary. will you pers when Shiloh’s Cure will give immediate relief. Price 10 cta., 50 cts, and $1, Sold by Carr} Broe. The. Trawsourrt-Texas _Siftings will be withdrawn HERE AND THERE. teres of Lecal Interest. tonville continues. sist Church Sunday morning. because of the bad weather. being snowbound at Grass Valley, tiams and other ravines. ranow gets a few feet lower. noon the weattier was threatening. from Grass Valley to this city by sleigh, : Pa through. * fax ia not yet raised, The question before the house is, are the dogs that ran down and killed under the Stute game-laws? J.B. Tully, now that he can hydraulic no longer, is manufacturing snow‘pert!’ “He has made some fine ones for Fred Searls and Adolph Maller and these gentlemen are learning to ride them, Pine street from Broad to Commercial was closed to teams Saturday on account.ofthe crust of the deep snow having become so soft it cannot hol! up horses und sleighs. -Commercial street from Pine to Main is still closed for the same reason, The Western Union telégraph line and a telephone wire have for two days been crossed somewhere below Grass Valley and that prevents both from working. Every little while the whirr the telegraph office here.starvation Thursday night by raiding ‘the Baldwin’ boys’ cabin on Little isetill at large as none ef the mighty hunters are anxinus enough to, meet it 40 venture out in the deep snow. .The omnibus sleighs running -between this city and Grass Valley, which were compelled to draw off Friduy because of the impassable conSaturday with an ‘empty sled, but had such a hard time getting here he said he would not try it again for the present, 4 LATE LINE FROM HAYES. The Corrective Properties of the Juices of California's Vegetable Alteratives Almost Sensational. . A lady formerly of 1221 Mission St.; but now of 400 Hayes St., 5. F'., writes to the Edwin W. Joy Co, as follows: Mra, H. T, Beverly, of Seattle, resided with me last winter. She had long been a‘sufferer from “dyspepsia and waterbrash. Her stomach was 80 weak that for months at a time she lived principally upon milk and the white of eggs. She tried Gn6 Gf thie Miliéral sATsApariilas Only té Hid that it gave her pains in the head and weak sinking spells. Having taken Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla myself, with great benefit in stomach troubles, I induced her to discard the potash preparation and try your Vegetable compound. It began reinvigorating her stomach and in a short time helped her astonishingly. It iniproved her to that extent, that just before she left, she was beginning to return to solid food, She authorized me to write you this statement accordingly.” Butter 65 Gente, rol], at J. J, Jackaon’s, tf The National Exchange Wetet ‘ Still hasa well filled larder_notwithstanding the unprecedented—storm, and solicits the patronage of ull'at old rates, ~ 425-2 Big Steck of Leggings. dies, Missea and Children just arrived at Mus, Luster & Crawrorp’s, Main atreet. ‘ tf Buctlenm’s Arnica Salve. The’ beat Balve in the world for Guta, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt RheumFever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Ohilblaina, Corns, and all Skin Eraptions, and. positively cures Piles, or no pay required. Itis guaranteed so give perfect satisfuction, or money resala hv Carr Broan, . A Brief Record of Various matGood sleighing from here to UampWeather permitting, there will be service in the basement of the Byp-. The public schools of this city wil). re-open Monday after a week’s vacation There will be no services at the Episcopal Church Sunday, Rector Wilcox Deer Creek was very high at this city Saturday and torrents of water came down the Manzanita; Roger WilThat isquite a good idea of the Graniteville housewives, using the telegraph ‘wires for clotheslines when the Rain, mixed occasionally. with a little snow, continued to fall_here the early part of Saturday. In the afterThe train which got through Friday hight from Colfax brought all of the muil to date, -The-load -was brought Tae Bloomfield stage, which got got stuck in the snow Friday on the up trip three miles from town, and had to return, has not yet been able to get Washouts and wrecks occurring Saturday on the Central Pacific below Sacramento have stopped all trains there. The snow blockade above Colthe wild deer that strayed into Glenbrook Park the other day responsible ‘shoes at-which-business—he—is an—ex+. rainfaltat this cit y-each-year for whieh of the telephone bells can be heard in : ~The mountain lion which staved off . . Deer creek a mile and half from town, 1 dition of the road, cannot yet get through loaded, Vincent drove up Gilt-edged Butter at 65 cents per . Fine assortment of Leggings for Lafunded, rice 25 centa per box, Yor ASAD SUICIDE. . Mrs. Steckham’s Daughter Fatally Shoots Hereelf. A Tucson (Arizona) paper gives the following account of the death of one of the daughters of Mrs, Mary Stockham of this city, The deveased formerly resided. here: : On Wednesday morning (Jan. 15th) this community was startled at the announcement of the fact that Mre. Russell, wife of T, C. Russell, had met death at her own hands. Upon inquiry it was learned that her husband had leit the house at the usual hour to engage in his work. The deceased appeared in good spirits. At 10 o’clock he w.s notified of the sad fate of his wife, -The body was found lying on the floor, a large pistol was clutelied in both her hands, the muzale ¢.ose to her head, The shot musi have eaused instant death’ as the Weapon was not removed a quarter of an inch from the head of the deveased The cuuse of the act-cannot ve accounted for on any other theory than temporary infinity; as she bad put her house “in order; everything was neat and: clean. For. some months the deceased bad been in delicare health and signs of temporary insanity had been observed at intervals.She was alone when the act was committed: Mr. Rassetl’s little boy heard the shot and gave the alarm, The deceased was the daughter of Mr. Jolin D, Stuckham, who has been in the employ of the S, P. Co. in this city for be held by Justice Meyers after which the funeral will take: place. The matiy triends of Mr. Russell and the parenis ‘of the deceased will sympathize with them in this sad bereavement. er, Twenty-seven Years, The following figures show the total years for a gorrespanding period. at 9 o’clock A. M. of each day: some years. A coroner's inquest will . ” THE SNOWFALL, ‘ Over Fourteen Feet Here Since December 2ist. : M. Schramin furnishes a detailed statement of his weather observaticns for this winter,. According to it the total precipitation (rain and snow) for the season to 9 o’clock Saturday morning represents 70.42 miners’ inches of water which ‘distances all previous Of snow he finds that about 14 feet fell on the level. It gives 24.89 inches of water. He says: ‘‘A fair average of the density of the snow of the season may be considered 16 per cent. or as'one is tosix.’’ His snow record is as follows, measurements being made Date. Tnches of water, Decoy 22 vec. 1.53. . Dens.18 per ct. babe paren ge heii . ee let . Cae UG ee avis very heavy Va. oannee RIO sb au eat ae aa . erare reer oe Les . 08 rat waitesicttes Oe we eat .76. Dens, 14 perct is Bea es Sct! Srerereres very wet 0 a oe . ees ss SR a casas BYR as nee SS 1.88. Deus. TF perct. a, RK TER A: SEPSIS (. hb SOC aia Vs Ol co ee tral . SRS i ae Sea very dry 18 2. 68.260. Very heavy “16 .. .84. Dens, 16 per ct. oad. ey bs eo errnns very wet eee UA PR 3.05. Dene, 14 per ct. ge HOR svar very dry Se werk ay 1,82, . Dens, 15 per ct. gin Be eee SS ererirres very dry The Wet Year. Tho rainfall during the raemorable. wet season of 1867-68 as recorded -at. the South Yuba Company’s office. in} this city, by months was as follows: Netes Frem felix Gillet, Inside of 50 hours from the 17th to the 1%h of January; 1875, the Be Sure If you nave made up your mind to bay precipitation was 8.42 inches. Marys"0od’s Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take ville could not stand. the pressure of that warm and heavy storm and was flooded. _ In the last 18 years the coldest day was January 14th, 1888, when the thermometér stood 8 degrees above zero at Barren Hill Nursery on Nevad street, The highest wind experienced here. any other. A Boston lady, whose example is worthy imitation, tells her experience below: “To one store where Lf went to buy Hood’s Sarsaparilla the clerk tried to induce me buy their own instead of Hood’s; ho told me their's would last longer; that I might take it on ten dayy trial; that if I did not like it f need nog pay anything, etc. But he could not prevatf on me to change. I told him & had takes inthe same period was a norther on Hood's Sarsaparilla, knew what it was, was January 22d, 1871, satisfied with it, and did not want any:other, When J. began Hood’s In February, 1872, the-eun-stione £ was feeling real miserable with betéone day. It was*the gloomiest month ever recorded at this city. The biggest snowfall since 1971, until this year, was February 15th, 1887, when it was 20 inches deep: on the levelat Mr, Gillet’s place, The . South” Yuba Company’s measurements show from 8 to 10-per cent. more precipitation than Mr, Gillet’s do. Mr. Gillet’s observation’s are mate in one of themost elevated. portions of the town andthe South Yuba’s in’one of the lowest places, Eee Fuel For Everyoody. If your woodpile ia low or your wood wet use the Patent Fuel, sold by Legg & Shaw. Tux San Francisco Evening Post is the leading evening paper of San Francisco, tf and so weak that at tines I could Rardly Hood’s stand. I looked like a person In consump» Hood's Sarsaparilla did me so. much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak of it," Mus. ELLA.A. Gorr, 61 Terrace Street, Boston: Sarsaparilla Sold by alt druggists. g1; by O.1. HOOD & CO., A alx for 85, Prepared only pothecarics, Lowell, Mag, ” 100 Doses Ona Dollar * PERNANENTLY September .. 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D,, Beliot, Kana, ‘My little sister, four years of age, was so ill from bronchitis that we had Oye family physician, a skilful man and of: large experience, pronounced it useless to give her any more medicine ; baying that he had done all it was possible to do, and we must prepare for the worst. Asa last resort, we détermined to try Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, pnd I can truly say, with the most happy resuita. . SOLD BY Drugglats and Dealers, TUR CHARLES & VOORLER 60. Sartnere, 4 -H. C. MELL, , UARRIAGE WOODWORKER > AND— General SWagonmaker. having arran Ae tO CONE Wood Working Department in connection with their Wepon Making KMatabliahment, { will do everything in that line In'sthe Most Excellent Manner and Jat the Lowest Prices.! I desire to have it understood that o@ MY TERMS ARE CASH ~ “eR FOR ALL WORK. DUNE. Good patrons of my shop do not have-to pay for the debts of bad ones, iy HM, C} MELL, cluding overdra Due from banks and bankers. Furniture and fxtures mae 3,000 00 Other assets (gold bullion). . 967.13 Due depositors: 6.6.) Due banks aud bankers. , Total Liabilittem,: = , $119,010 60 ‘csouniaeeeniilatiniiis STATE OF VANROAMTA,. ume COUNTY OF NEVADA. m Hy qr OF DENNY, & HUTCHINGS ‘Somi-Aunual Report ome () Fee Weissbein Bros. & Co, ‘BANKERS. . , Showine the Condition of said Banking Firm on the Morning of January 21890. RKSOURCKS,)} Miscellaneous bonds a 2,184 3 County warrants a) Loans on real estate _, Loans on stocks, bonds and war sonal security, inPs sc RIN 56,676 85 0,289 66 803 Total Resources,..,. $119,010 50 LIABILITIES, Capital paid in coin emnly wear that we have a pevknowledge of the matters contained in the forexoing report and thay every @egation, statemen', matter and ing in contained is true, to the beet of our knowledge and belief ereJOSEPH WERIGSHEIN, JACOB WEISSBREIN, ribod and sworn to befere-me this of January, 1890, CHAS, W. KITTS, Notary Publi, NEVADA PRUG STCRE, Corner Broad and Pine Streets, NEVADA CITY, W. D.VINTON, Proprietor, ARGE STOCK O Fine Perfumery al mre ven un Hrescriptiona by @ competent Preneae inet perfect purity guaranteed, : Grand Clearance Sale ‘% Broad@Street, Nevada City, . anemone F PATENT MEDICINES, + Baney Soaps, Hrushes,. ~~ FOR THE NEXT €0 DAYS WH VWILd, After taking a few doses she seemed te ; § 1 ® breathe sinter. and, within & week, was = “ a fout of danger. We continued giving the Pevtoral antil satistied slie was ent rely in the preparation, and I recommend it ret confidently to my meee QO, Lepper, Druggist, Fort Wayne, Ind, C0 M FO RTE AS iia B LAN K ETS _ OVERcCOats . And All Other Heavy Weight Goods, PREPARED bY @rice $1 ; siz bottias, 66. Worth 66 a bottle SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT LOF THE— With its Agency at Grass Valley, Showing ita financial condition .on: the morning of January ist, 1890, a et RESOURCES, Cash on hand. .,.., § 24,811.15 Pheoks andecash itema. 2,445.48 i ué from banks . ,. 4,898.41 County warrante.., $,301. yoane on real estate. 87,275, WEES te Nac endie + 3 72,511,82 ‘uiniture and fixtures, 4,016,02 Bank premises. . 000.00 Real estate taken for GOOG ee cee cee 14,880.96 Sratn oF CaLivomnta, i OUNTY OF NevaDa\ ™ We, the undersigned, do solemnly Wear that we each have m pereeee know eof we nee sentaie So foregoing report, @ same isa true orrect re { rt of the financial Sondition of the bith ane Hank, including ita agency at Grass alle: the morul f let, 1600, scouring Jo" the beet “af our knowied 4 reln “u in the custody oithe Oltizens ta proper offivers and corre“stock, 08 appears a cali ee vere on, Bi MORGAN! Neck Cuakiter. Publie in and fists of Califor enth day ° —AaT A— GREAT SACRIFICE !!! es. EX. WEI. LszEsEe, Odd Fellows’ Building, Broad St., Nevada City fiealoatniga, tts . The Best Goods ‘and theo . Cheapest Piace _In Nevada County. It is conceded that we have the BEST LINE of DRESS GOODS ever brought to this market, All new ~~ . shades of OLD ROSE, etc. A Handsome selection of BLAOK GOODS. 40 DOZEN, SILK HANDKERCHIEFS from a5 Cents to $2.50. ate ut scent rthat, the. Call and see something handsome in that line: whether fe Thirty ; you wish to purchase or not. . eepuweicuieeesave} MRS LESTER 4 GRAWPORD, aRARLA, MAIN STREET, NEVADA CITY, . Notary Public r i

vy bity n Drag ear. aug, 1 ev \s80 barn ; ply of ; 100 about y; 15 @ and and . ortion free enta; table Val reise 1OUSE ifine ked;, ) 1 be 2e$ Gk Me Lb] Is iT 1} Auickly cured by Shilob's Cure ate SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1890. oe hare ITA . + ~ — SO MAKING THE BRST. OF 17, Graas Valleyan—'It is extremely embarrassing to the laundrymen and some other folks to have the’ town’s water supply cut off by the snow blockade; but 1 propose for one to oe philosophical and drink the next best thing. Here’s hoping.’” A Storm Editton,. The railroad blockade of the past fortnight bas placed the Twansogrrr in a dilemma, It hasfor a week past been printing a fifth less than its regular edition in order té make its atock of paper on hand last throngh the interruption to transportation if possible. It has three lots of paper on the way. snowed in at different pointa between Sacramento.and here. Yet-the last white sheet in the office was used for Saturday morning's issue, Jt is now driven to the necessity of using colored paper, of which it has enough for one fulledition, If some of the ‘‘news’’ en route does not show up by Monday it will printnext Tuesday morning’s number on wrapping paper of which Manager Taylor of the Teastore has u large lot that he has generously agreed to furnish. : Beye The Transcrirr must continue to come out in some shape, for the people must have the news, . For Posterity’s Benefit, reading of thése colamns, one or two casual references are made to the state of the weather past and present. Although it isa subject that has been tabooed in polite society for geome weeks past,and the papers of the county have studiously avoided touching upon it, it peeeme necessary that some recorde should be preserved in order to prevent latter-day historians from falaifyinp and exaggerating the facts as to the climatic idiosyneracies manifested in the hardest winter that California ever experienced, Maximum onthe. . According to the South Yuba measurements the heaviest precipitation of the respective months for 27 years past is as follows: September, 1882..... heen 2.22 October, 18803). iiss os eben 18 05 November, 1864,......0005 17 08 . December, 1867..... reves s 41 06 Jannary, 1890, to 25th..... 22.44 February,1888,.... PERU 16.61 Match, 1807, 300i vet cueing 23 30 April, 1000: cis iverny esate , 22:54 May, 1883...,; Pee ee Reha. 6. June, 1875 ae Ee oe Warren Spencer and Charles Cairne arrived here Saturday fram the San Jose mine where the snow is sixteen feet deep. They traveled on their Snowshoes from the mine to the Unjon tlotel here, When they came down it was raining at the Central House, eight miles from town, and snowing aboye there. Mr, Spencer was at Washington three days ago and he says’ provisions are getting very scarce there, * Dewnleville Buried. A letter w itten Thureday faye the snow is eight feet deep at Downieville __8nd the people go from building to building under the snow, The letter saysit isthe firet experience of the kind at that town, nd Beginning to Feel I¢, i At Marysville Saturday morning the ,LOOKING BACKWARD. Weather Recera. on higher mountains, 1.45 inches, Oct. 8— .20 of 'an inch. ly after 4 p. a. Oct. 19—Fall including 17th, .90, Oct. 20— .90, rivers, Oct. 22—To 8 a. ., 3.60. . Oct. 28—To 8 a. m., 3.20. roads and city streets, ~ Oct, 25—To 8 a. m., .20. _ Oct. 26—To 8 a. m., .90. Oct.27—To 8 a.. 1,30, Oct. 28—To 8 4. u., .40, Nov, 17—Began raining at noon, Nov. 19—Raining. To 10 A, a, 2. inches for season, was a lulltill night when the storm recommenced, Noy.. 22— Providence Company’s pipe line across Deei creek washed out, rain com*ng in torrenta towards }noon and creek raising a fvot in an hour, 1.40 inches fell in thé forenoon, making 8.15 for the storm and 21 20 for the season. Nov, 29—Commenced raining in the afternoon, . 3 Nov. 80—To10-4; M., .40. Dec, 1—To 10 a. m., .42. Dee, 2—Fallfor-24-hours-ending—at 94,M.,.72inches. Rained all day. Dec. 3—To 10 ava, 655 Dec, 4—For 24 hours ending 9:30 A. M., .72 of aninch, : Dec. 5—For 24 hours ending at 9:30 4. M., 150. Snowed at Bloomfield, Dec, 6—For 24 hours ending at 9 4. M., Linch. Snowing on Washington ridge 7 miles above town. Dec, 724 hours to 9 a. m, 2 inches, I A. M., 2.23, ) Dec. 9—24 hours to 9 A. u., .80 of an inch, Snow 834 feet deep on the _[ road from the Wushington road tothe San Jose mine. Deer creek higher than before thia winter, 1.65.. Deer creek higher’ than~-before in four years, ay Dec. 11-24 hours to 10.4. m,, 2,25 Water getting very high in Sacramento Valley. . Dec. 12—Hail and rain, .42 of ah inch for 24 hours tol0 a.m. ” Dec, 13—Sacramento, Colusa and other places in danger. «For 24 hours to10 a. u., .80. Banner Mountain white with snow, Frost in city at night, Dec. 14—-Another big cave at the to10 a.m. Deo, 17—Rain and stiow before daylight. -Surrounding’ hille white with snow. linch for 24 houra to 10 a. mu. Dec, 18—.88 of an inch for 24 houre to 10 a, m. Snowing most of the forehoon, : ‘ Dec, 19—For 24 hours to 10 4, . Dec. 20—For 24 hours to 10 a. m., 2.84. Mail carried from Bloomfield to Moore’s Flat by sleigh and from the latter place to Graniteville by men on ‘Snowshoes, 65 feet snow at Mountain House. Dec. 21—Snowing fast in afternoon. Dec. 22—3 inches of wet snow fell. Firat sleighing at: this city. Downieville road blockaded. Harmony mine had to shut down, being cut of timbers, , Dec. 28—24 hours to 10 a. u., 1.60. Dec, .24—Road to Grasa Valley hottomless, Geo, E, Turner’s store roof sank a@ little under the weight of snow. Warm rain, 24 liours’ to 10 4. M., 1,50. No telegraphic communication fortwo days. : Dec, 25—24 hours to 104. m., 1.60. Rain Jeft little snow. Froze as evening advanced and boys coasted on sidewalks, Road to Moore’s Flut closed tosleighs, 734 feet of snow at Graniteville, correspondingly deep at other pointe up country and more falling. — Dee. 80—Snowed from before daylight till near noon, . Jan, 2—Rained from midnight of let to daylight of 2d, then snowed about all day, Telegraph wires down again. river had reached the sixteen-foot mark and was going up. The Feather Was also rising slowly along its entire course, wee At tmarteville,— At Smartaville Saturday morning the Yuba was higher than it had been. fast, Butter ana ‘Sugar. . have just received at the ‘Pioneer Grocery store, 42 Broad street, by ex-. Press via Maryeville 209 rolla fancy fresh Petaluma butter and 9 barrels extra fine dry granulated sugar, which T will sell to my regular customers or Any one else, very reasonably cheap for cash, Cuas, B, Muiiwoy. Blockade Raised, — W. H. Sinith hep received by fast freight 500 pounds of butter, also @ large lot of flour, beans, onions und suger; and the next trip will receive a ‘on of spuds, Will sell butter in. any _Avantity at 80 cente per Ib. ; has alec: 50 dozen fresh eggs which will sell at 50 cents per dozen, eae . uaranten it, quarter voming up, before this winter, and it was swelling . Deep snow delayed Narrow Gauge train at Buena Vista an hour ahd a fi to Washington blocked, = © Jan, 83—Hnowslide at Sierra City killed 7 pergons. Narrow Gauge working hard-to keep road open, Snowing inches snow on level and sloppy underneath. Road to You Bet blocked, Jan, 4—8un rose clear, 2 feet anow on level, much having fallen night. of Sd. “Jan. 6—Roof of Mre. Tilley’s building on Main and Commercial broken. Jan, 6—Mail carrier McLeod frozen to death near Washington. Ice and snow on Narrow Gauge making great trouble bit trains got through. Good cousting on Broad and Main streets. dan, 10th—A little snow fell before daylight. Uxpres#Messenger Norval Douglass haa been snowed in at Downieville since New Year Eve, but road reopened this day. Coldest night of season to date, Some thermometers in town got within 7 degrees of sero. oma Jan. 12—Narrow Gatge train snow bound near Buena Vista, . Snowed furiously all day, K,Cusper's store roof caved during night. Special ‘vrend stand at Glenbrook broken Downieville road again blocked, this time by slid) on Goodyear Bur grade. Jan. 15—Demand for men at 50 cents an hour to shovel snow from roofs of buildings begins to become W. G. Lord breaks upper road to Colfix and brings back some mail. Snowing again for a change. Seven inches fell at night. Train got back to Grass Valle tain ditch blocked. Jan. 16—Express going via Marysville. Grass. Valley and Nevada busses using runners. Snow as deep as seven feet on Commercial and Broad streets where it is thrown from buildMixed snow and rain most of day. Everybody shoveling. 24 inches evel in town. Ditches getVarious ~ buildings Train left Grass Valley in the morning forColfax, —Snow -. Mountain ditch re-opened. @Jan. 17—Snow ten feet deep in places on Commercial and Broad streets. Eight inches of snow fell here. ‘Central Pacific blocked. Precipitation at this city since Jan. 6 equals 6.20 inches of rain, makin totul full for season to date 58.66 inches by the South Yuba Comp.uny’s guage the measurements of which ure givén through this Butter, eggs, potatoes and] some other supplies gettivg short at some ofthe stores, Foot more of snow A:Briet Glance at\ this Season's Oct. 7—First rainfall’ since June. Wind blowing gale, prostrating telegraph wires above. Big landslide at j 11 p.m. at Manzanita mine. Snowed Oct. 17~Commenced raining shortySnow Moun‘Oct, 21—Rain recommenced, At 4} P. M. the ci'y streets looked like Much damag> being done to country. lass Wace breaking down. Nov. 18—1.55 inches fell to 10 a. x. In evening thunder and lightning. Wild geese going south and getting be. wildered, : —~ : ~ Nov. 20—S8till raining. To /10 a! »., 2-70 inches for past 24 hours and 19.30 Nov. 21—Half an inch fell for 23 hours ending at 9 a, mu. when there an. 18—No mail from below for four days. More snow falling, Shovvlers getting $1 an hour on some roofs, Busness: demoralized, gives long list of broken buildings and estimates the county’s dumage from the storm at. half million dollars. Snow ranges from 3 to 6 feet deep in Jan. 19—-Foot of snow fell. shovelere get $1.25--unhour. __Jan, 20-—Sun shone occasionally. Gentle rain towards. snow in front of some business houses, Jan. 21—Nice weather overhead. People wonder what’s going to hapJan, 22—Pack train wiih provisions urrives from Colfax. Snowed all day, Fine sleighing all the way to OampJan. 28—Rained in afternoon, Jan, 24—-More rain, Narrow Guage ‘Vrain got to Grass Valley. Jan, 25—Soaking rainstorm. Bottom out of deep snow on roads. Bloomfield stage wentin all over 3 miles from town-wnd had to come back. Colfax express’ sleigh couldn’t ford -Bear-yriver;~—-GraseValley~bussex drawn off. Commercial street impassable to teams between Pine and Main Body found in “Steep Hollow identified as that of Jacob Tischer who left Omega firat day of snowstorm to go to Dutch = Flat, in good shape between Oolfax and Grass Valley, train having mad Dec. 8—Rained. , For 24houra to 1Q} “Dee: 16—To 16 a. «:, for A houre, . Railroad open Jan, 25—Rained all night and day, Deer Creek booming, inches has fa'len in 24 buurs, On the Narrew Gauge. — The Narrow Gauge train which left Grass Valley Saturday morning for Colfax made the round trip nearly on ‘schedule time, getting back to Grass VaHey at 11 o'clock a, M. pected the train will be able to reach this city by Monday if the weather continues favorable, To 10 a, m, 4 Manganita. .06 of an inch for 24 hours+ . A Mountain of mail. © Twenty-three pouches of letters and sixty seven sacks of papers arrived Friday evening at the postoffice here, most of the matter being from the railroad, Postmaster Olarke and his deputies were kept buay ten hours agsorting and distributing it, Water Pipe Wash ed Away. Friday night the rising waters of Deer Creek waghed away three sece tions of the pipe that conveyed water to the Merrifield mill irom the Rough pand Ready ditch on tlie south side of the creek, The supporting trestle of course went also, ‘— SEs for Over Hulfa Century. * Mrs, Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums ullays all pain, cures wind colic, and, is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for ‘‘MRS, WINSLOW’S SOOTHING SYRUP,” and take no other kind. Tw Don'r commit suicide! if you have dyspepsia ; with heaaache, heurtburn, distress in the stomach, no appetite, and are all worn out—but take Hood’s. Sarsaparilla and be cured, an appetite, and gently regnlates the digestion, Sold by druggists. faat and shoveliry off roofs begina,16)— “—“f& Wemans Miecevery “Another wonderful discovery has been made and that too by alady in this Disease fastened its clutches apon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, buther vital organs were undermined and der th seemed imminent. * For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep, She bought ofusa bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Conumption and was so much relieved . . by the firet dose that she slapt all night, one bottle havingmiraculously cured her, Hor name is. Mrs. Lather . , Luts.” Thus write W. C, Hatorick . & Co,, of Shelby, N, O.—(Get a frea bottle at Carr Broa. Wary. will you pers when Shiloh’s Cure will give immediate relief. Price 10 cta., 50 cts, and $1, Sold by Carr} Broe. The. Trawsourrt-Texas _Siftings will be withdrawn HERE AND THERE. teres of Lecal Interest. tonville continues. sist Church Sunday morning. because of the bad weather. being snowbound at Grass Valley, tiams and other ravines. ranow gets a few feet lower. noon the weattier was threatening. from Grass Valley to this city by sleigh, : Pa through. * fax ia not yet raised, The question before the house is, are the dogs that ran down and killed under the Stute game-laws? J.B. Tully, now that he can hydraulic no longer, is manufacturing snow‘pert!’ “He has made some fine ones for Fred Searls and Adolph Maller and these gentlemen are learning to ride them, Pine street from Broad to Commercial was closed to teams Saturday on account.ofthe crust of the deep snow having become so soft it cannot hol! up horses und sleighs. -Commercial street from Pine to Main is still closed for the same reason, The Western Union telégraph line and a telephone wire have for two days been crossed somewhere below Grass Valley and that prevents both from working. Every little while the whirr the telegraph office here.starvation Thursday night by raiding ‘the Baldwin’ boys’ cabin on Little isetill at large as none ef the mighty hunters are anxinus enough to, meet it 40 venture out in the deep snow. .The omnibus sleighs running -between this city and Grass Valley, which were compelled to draw off Friduy because of the impassable conSaturday with an ‘empty sled, but had such a hard time getting here he said he would not try it again for the present, 4 LATE LINE FROM HAYES. The Corrective Properties of the Juices of California's Vegetable Alteratives Almost Sensational. . A lady formerly of 1221 Mission St.; but now of 400 Hayes St., 5. F'., writes to the Edwin W. Joy Co, as follows: Mra, H. T, Beverly, of Seattle, resided with me last winter. She had long been a‘sufferer from “dyspepsia and waterbrash. Her stomach was 80 weak that for months at a time she lived principally upon milk and the white of eggs. She tried Gn6 Gf thie Miliéral sATsApariilas Only té Hid that it gave her pains in the head and weak sinking spells. Having taken Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla myself, with great benefit in stomach troubles, I induced her to discard the potash preparation and try your Vegetable compound. It began reinvigorating her stomach and in a short time helped her astonishingly. It iniproved her to that extent, that just before she left, she was beginning to return to solid food, She authorized me to write you this statement accordingly.” Butter 65 Gente, rol], at J. J, Jackaon’s, tf The National Exchange Wetet ‘ Still hasa well filled larder_notwithstanding the unprecedented—storm, and solicits the patronage of ull'at old

rates, ~ 425-2 Big Steck of Leggings. dies, Missea and Children just arrived at Mus, Luster & Crawrorp’s, Main atreet. ‘ tf Buctlenm’s Arnica Salve. The’ beat Balve in the world for Guta, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt RheumFever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Ohilblaina, Corns, and all Skin Eraptions, and. positively cures Piles, or no pay required. Itis guaranteed so give perfect satisfuction, or money resala hv Carr Broan, . A Brief Record of Various matGood sleighing from here to UampWeather permitting, there will be service in the basement of the Byp-. The public schools of this city wil). re-open Monday after a week’s vacation There will be no services at the Episcopal Church Sunday, Rector Wilcox Deer Creek was very high at this city Saturday and torrents of water came down the Manzanita; Roger WilThat isquite a good idea of the Graniteville housewives, using the telegraph ‘wires for clotheslines when the Rain, mixed occasionally. with a little snow, continued to fall_here the early part of Saturday. In the afterThe train which got through Friday hight from Colfax brought all of the muil to date, -The-load -was brought Tae Bloomfield stage, which got got stuck in the snow Friday on the up trip three miles from town, and had to return, has not yet been able to get Washouts and wrecks occurring Saturday on the Central Pacific below Sacramento have stopped all trains there. The snow blockade above Colthe wild deer that strayed into Glenbrook Park the other day responsible ‘shoes at-which-business—he—is an—ex+. rainfaltat this cit y-each-year for whieh of the telephone bells can be heard in : ~The mountain lion which staved off . . Deer creek a mile and half from town, 1 dition of the road, cannot yet get through loaded, Vincent drove up Gilt-edged Butter at 65 cents per . Fine assortment of Leggings for Lafunded, rice 25 centa per box, Yor ASAD SUICIDE. . Mrs. Steckham’s Daughter Fatally Shoots Hereelf. A Tucson (Arizona) paper gives the following account of the death of one of the daughters of Mrs, Mary Stockham of this city, The deveased formerly resided. here: : On Wednesday morning (Jan. 15th) this community was startled at the announcement of the fact that Mre. Russell, wife of T, C. Russell, had met death at her own hands.. Upon inquiry it was learned that her husband had leit the house at the usual hour to engage in his work. The deceased appeared in good spirits. At 10 o’clock he w.s notified of the sad fate of his wife, -The body was found lying on the floor, a large pistol was clutelied in both her hands, the muzale ¢.ose to her head, The shot musi have eaused instant death’ as the Weapon was not removed a quarter of an inch from the head of the deveased The cuuse of the act-cannot ve accounted for on any other theory than temporary infinity; as she bad put her house “in order; everything was neat and: clean. For. some months the deceased bad been in delicare health and signs of temporary insanity had been observed at intervals.She was alone when the act was committed: Mr. Rassetl’s little boy heard the shot and gave the alarm, The deceased was the daughter of Mr. Jolin D, Stuckham, who has been in the employ of the S, P. Co. in this city for be held by Justice Meyers after which the funeral will take: place. The matiy triends of Mr. Russell and the parenis ‘of the deceased will sympathize with them in this sad bereavement. er, Twenty-seven Years, The following figures show the total years for a gorrespanding period. at 9 o’clock A. M. of each day: some years. A coroner's inquest will . ” THE SNOWFALL, ‘ Over Fourteen Feet Here Since December 2ist. : M. Schramin furnishes a detailed statement of his weather observaticns for this winter,. According to it the total precipitation (rain and snow) for the season to 9 o’clock Saturday morning represents 70.42 miners’ inches of water which ‘distances all previous Of snow he finds that about 14 feet fell on the level. It gives 24.89 inches of water. He says: ‘‘A fair average of the density of the snow of the season may be considered 16 per cent. or as'one is tosix.’’ His snow record is as follows, measurements being made Date. Tnches of water, Decoy 22 vec. 1.53. .. Dens.18 per ct. babe paren ge heii . ee let . Cae UG ee avis very heavy Va. oannee RIO sb au eat ae aa . erare reer oe Les . 08 rat waitesicttes Oe we eat .76.. Dens, 14 perct is Bea es Sct! Srerereres very wet 0 a oe . ees ss SR a casas BYR as nee SS 1.88.. Deus. TF perct. a, RK TER A: SEPSIS (. hb SOC aia Vs Ol co ee tral . SRS i ae Sea very dry 18 2. 68.260.. Very heavy “16 ... .84.. Dens, 16 per ct. oad. ey bs eo errnns very wet eee UA PR 3.05.. Dene, 14 per ct. ge HOR svar very dry Se werk ay 1,82, .. Dens, 15 per ct. gin Be eee SS ererirres very dry The Wet Year. Tho rainfall during the raemorable. wet season of 1867-68 as recorded -at. the South Yuba Company’s office. in} this city, by months was as follows: Netes Frem felix Gillet, Inside of 50 hours from the 17th to the 1%h of January; 1875, the Be Sure If you nave made up your mind to bay precipitation was 8.42 inches. Marys"0od’s Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take ville could not stand. the pressure of that warm and heavy storm and was flooded. _ In the last 18 years the coldest day was January 14th, 1888, when the thermometér stood 8 degrees above zero at Barren Hill Nursery on Nevad street, The highest wind experienced here. any other. A Boston lady, whose example is worthy imitation, tells her experience below: “To one store where Lf went to buy Hood’s Sarsaparilla the clerk tried to induce me buy their own instead of Hood’s; ho told me their's would last longer; that I might take it on ten dayy trial; that if I did not like it f need nog pay anything, etc. But he could not prevatf on me to change. I told him & had takes inthe same period was a norther on Hood's Sarsaparilla, knew what it was, was January 22d, 1871, satisfied with it, and did not want any:other, When J. began Hood’s In February, 1872, the-eun-stione £ was feeling real miserable with betéone day. It was*the gloomiest month ever recorded at this city. The biggest snowfall since 1971, until this year, was February 15th, 1887, when it was 20 inches deep: on the levelat Mr, Gillet’s place, The . South” Yuba Company’s measurements show from 8 to 10-per cent. more precipitation than Mr, Gillet’s do. Mr. Gillet’s observation’s are mate in one of themost elevated. portions of the town andthe South Yuba’s in’one of the lowest places, Eee Fuel For Everyoody. If your woodpile ia low or your wood wet use the Patent Fuel, sold by Legg & Shaw. Tux San Francisco Evening Post is the leading evening paper of San Francisco, tf and so weak that at tines I could Rardly Hood’s stand. I looked like a person In consump» Hood's Sarsaparilla did me so. much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak of it," Mus. ELLA.A. Gorr, 61 Terrace Street, Boston: Sarsaparilla Sold by alt druggists. g1; by O.1. HOOD & CO., A alx for 85, Prepared only pothecarics, Lowell, Mag, ” 100 Doses Ona Dollar * PERNANENTLY September .... Uae LO fT Mee mncatinon ei avex ee NOVAINDON ick ck dca DU 16.41 TOOBIN OOP ep ca cae ALi ROT UROM oi sek scctins v hee Sev es 11.01 POOPOREY Sc. veka) cepa kis 6.80 March 2 ae: the records have been preserved, The measurements to 1883-84 are from the South Yaba Company, between that periodand up . to tliis year from Felix Gillet, and for the present seagon up to date from the South Yuba books: —_—_——E A ‘'Bacm in Gilead’' for you by taking Simmons Liver Regulator for. your diseased live. Surion’s Cure will immediately. re= lieve Croup, Whooping Cough and Bronchitis. Sold by Carr Bros, When Buby was sick, * When she was a Child, "She cried for Castotia When she became Migs, . She clung to Castoria, . When she had Children, : ‘Bhe gave them Castoria. Pxars’ Soar is the most elegant toilet adjunct. : -Taat beautiful glossy sheen, so much admired in hair, can be secured by the use of Ayer’s Huir Vigor. There is nothing better than this preparation for strengthening the scalp and keeping it free from dandruff and itching eruptions, hee. KINY Absolutely Pure, _ pute pownaa wrscat VARIG, A MARee economical than it with ultitude of 'ow-test, hy alum or phos gba pow ere. ola oufys is cans. ROYAL BAKING POWDER. Par heey . otpect. New ‘ork, JOHNGON-LOCKE MERCANTILE CO Bole Ag nts for thePacific Coast, Assessment Notice, NSOLIDATED ST. GOTHARD q MINte A gadlan @ evada Mounty, CallforMeena noraby given that & menting day of January, 1900,an ent (No. 1) of ive Cents ot ahare was ype : {mmediste y in Un ‘gold a, to. Com: @ atthe offic pany, No. ta Montgomery Stree ti Fran@ i Any stock upon which this ment shall re oe a on MO DAY, the inh Biile R ay 1 delin For constipation, biliousness and kidney affvctions, remember Simmons . i . . Ts effect produced by Ayer’s Cherry fee Brooklyn, N. ‘euccess was considered matvelous.”— We gave her Oastoria, : ‘almost ayveu up hope of her recovery, nt well, This has given me unbounded fait ; “For Colds and Coughs, take Ayor's Cherry Pectoral, Or. Jd. ©, Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass . CITIZENS BANK + me on bonds and Loans of other securi> tle 7,670.61 ds, an na ua toate or nay Ronee 90 personal sethe hort we Ld WMA ties $211,885.51 $211,885.51 : LIABILITIES, . Paid Up capital + £20 80,000.00 Reserve ge Undivide poate. +» 18,218.16 Due depositors... ., 147,619.88 Duebanks.,.. ..., 2 Unpaid dividends... 469,60 : een ee & 2 Ns 9211,805,51 $211,805.51 *fand belle 8 Een ba eat 7.2: eumat. Muy ... CSS eRe +. 180 RU hbase cre ee (ae 2.27 B ‘ REST REAR ANS NIEEURE AERO AS, Tan Texas cow boys take Simmone Liver Regulator when bilious;—J. EB, Pierce, Ranchero Grand, Texas, “Like Magic,” Pectoral, Colds,’ Coughs, Croup, Sore Throat are, in most cases, im2 : mediately -relieved ‘by the use of. this _wonderfulremedy, . is strengthens the vical organs, allays irritation, and pres Vente the inroads of Conaumption; in every stage of that dread disease, Ayer's Cherry Peo xe toral relieves cough ing and induces W refreshing reat. “T have used Ayor's Cherry Pectoral in my family for thirty yeara and have always found it the best remedyfor croup, to which pomplaint my cbhikiren have been and dot,’ Capt, U. Carley, and “From an experience of over thire years in the sale of proprietary medivines, T feel justified In recommending Ayer’s Cherty Pectoral. One of the best recommendations of the Pectoral is the enduring quality of its popularity, it being more salable now than it was twenty-five years ago, when its great R, 8. Drake, M. D,, Beliot, Kana, ‘My little sister, four years of age, was so ill from bronchitis that we had Oye family physician, a skilful man and of: large experience, pronounced it useless to give her any more medicine ; baying that he had done all it was possible to do, and we must prepare for the worst. Asa last resort, we détermined to try Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, pnd I can truly say, with the most happy resuita. . SOLD BY Drugglats and Dealers, TUR CHARLES & VOORLER 60. Sartnere, 4 -H. C. MELL, , UARRIAGE WOODWORKER > AND— General SWagonmaker. having arran Ae tO CONE Wood Working Department in connection with their Wepon Making KMatabliahment, { will do everything in that line In'sthe Most Excellent Manner and Jat the Lowest Prices.! I desire to have it understood that o@ MY TERMS ARE CASH ~ “eR FOR ALL WORK. DUNE. Good patrons of my shop do not have-to pay for the debts of bad ones, iy HM, C} MELL, cluding overdra Due from banks and bankers.. Furniture and fxtures mae 3,000 00 Other assets (gold bullion).. .. 967.13 Due depositors: 6.6..) Due banks aud bankers.. , Total Liabilittem,: = , $119,010 60 ‘csouniaeeeniilatiniiis STATE OF VANROAMTA,. ume COUNTY OF NEVADA. m Hy qr OF DENNY, & HUTCHINGS ‘Somi-Aunual Report ome () Fee Weissbein Bros. & Co, ‘BANKERS. . , Showine the Condition of said Banking Firm on the Morning of January 21890. RKSOURCKS,)} Miscellaneous bonds a 2,184 3 County warrants a) Loans on real estate _, Loans on stocks, bonds and war sonal security, inPs sc RIN 56,676 85 0,289 66 803 Total Resources,...,. $119,010 50 LIABILITIES, Capital paid in coin emnly wear that we have a pevknowledge of the matters contained in the forexoing report and thay every @egation, statemen', matter and ing in contained is true, to the beet of our knowledge and belief ereJOSEPH WERIGSHEIN, JACOB WEISSBREIN, ribod and sworn to befere-me this of January, 1890, CHAS, W. KITTS, Notary Publi, NEVADA PRUG STCRE, Corner Broad and Pine Streets, NEVADA CITY, W. D.VINTON, Proprietor, ARGE STOCK O Fine Perfumery al mre ven un Hrescriptiona by @ competent Preneae inet perfect purity guaranteed, : Grand Clearance Sale ‘% Broad@Street, Nevada City, . anemone F PATENT MEDICINES, + Baney Soaps, Hrushes,. ~~ FOR THE NEXT €0 DAYS WH VWILd, After taking a few doses she seemed te ; § 1 ® breathe sinter. and, within & week, was = “ a fout of danger. We continued giving the Pevtoral antil satistied slie was ent rely in the preparation, and I recommend it ret confidently to my meee QO, Lepper, Druggist, Fort Wayne, Ind, C0 M FO RTE AS iia B LAN K ETS _ OVERcCOats . And All Other Heavy Weight Goods, PREPARED bY @rice $1 ; siz bottias, 66. Worth 66 a bottle SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT LOF THE— With its Agency at Grass Valley, Showing ita financial condition .on: the morning of January ist, 1890, a et RESOURCES, Cash on hand. .,..., § 24,811.15 Pheoks andecash itema. 2,445.48 i ué from banks .. ,. 4,898.41 County warrante..., $,301. yoane on real estate.. 87,275, WEES te Nac endie + 3 72,511,82 ‘uiniture and fixtures, 4,016,02 Bank premises.. .. 000.00 Real estate taken for GOOG ee cee cee 14,880.96 Sratn oF CaLivomnta, i OUNTY OF NevaDa\ ™ We, the undersigned, do solemnly Wear that we each have m pereeee know eof we nee sentaie So foregoing report, @ same isa true orrect re { rt of the financial Sondition of the bith ane Hank, including ita agency at Grass alle: the morul f let, 1600, scouring Jo" the beet “af our knowied 4 reln “u in the custody oithe Oltizens ta proper offivers and corre“stock, 08 appears a cali ee vere on, Bi MORGAN! Neck Cuakiter. Publie in and fists of Califor enth day ° —AaT A— GREAT SACRIFICE !!! es. EX. WEI. LszEsEe, Odd Fellows’ Building, Broad St., Nevada City fiealoatniga, tts . The Best Goods ‘and theo . Cheapest Piace _In Nevada County. It is conceded that we have the BEST LINE of DRESS GOODS ever brought to this market, All new ~~ . shades of OLD ROSE, etc. A Handsome selection of BLAOK GOODS. 40 DOZEN, SILK HANDKERCHIEFS from a5 Cents to $2.50. ate ut scent rthat, the. Call and see something handsome in that line: whether fe Thirty ; you wish to purchase or not. . eepuweicuieeesave} MRS LESTER 4 GRAWPORD, aRARLA, MAIN STREET, NEVADA CITY, . Notary Public r i