Historical Clippings Book (HC-A) (49 pages)

ae —s rou gis A « me <4 cratic procession was going th the main streets and spread so quick ly that on reaching the stand every -}man, with common impulse, threw uy torch into the street and the speaket "proposed an adjournment, which met With ready response. 3 Thinks Bell Unnecessary Instead of a courthouse bell being installed we should haye improve-Ments to our jail ‘but the public think a bell necessary. Judge Searls is always on time but the jurors, the ‘litigants, the lawyers—where are they? — . Maybe one was preparing-an affidavit ‘for his client, another hunting up his . i Witnesses, a third on his last string of . ‘billiards or sawing off a gamo of . Sledge for the toddies, and every one is ready to swear that 10 o'clock has come an hour earlier than ever be. fore. exclaims one: His Honor’s watch is too fast; another came di rectly from the jeweler’s, whose chronometer lacked just ten minutes of the . hour; another waxes eloquent with ‘apologies when he is suddenly brought upstanding by an order from the bench ‘which never fails to calm the troubled waters: “Mr. Clerk, enter a fine o* $5.00 against these delinquents.” Hence a bell has 'been purchased by /Subscription to give due notice ten ‘minutes before the admonitory ‘O “YEZ!" that opens the session. There is certainly a vast difference . . of opinion regarding the necessities a2 ! ' civic equipment. a Affectionately your brother, . TALLMAN. f —— SES ae ct . NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, November 12, 1856. ‘San Bernardino, California. ‘Dear Horace: 1” (Since the tragedy of the Sheriff's: ;{ office, Hargrave, under sentence for, y;ten years for killing a man at San Juan, escaped from. jail. He broke. . through the wall into an adjoining . cell which was unlocked. Coroner) ‘Grimes, who had charge, gave the . keys to one of the deputies. Considering the enormous taxes paid here for the support of officials and for, ! . erecting courthouses and jails, it is a.; crying shame that these things are re. , lito H. Cc. Rolfe, ’ peated. : ' School Site Considered f A meeting has been called to con-' nt sider a site for a common. schoolhouse lfor the district, We now have two! private schools, both excellent, but the . recent census, taken ‘by J. S. Gregory, . shows that we have 300 children of . school age. . That is all we can draw money for, although ave have many . more in the township. An amazing . number have appeared on this mun_ dane sphere in the last four years. hough angels in all else, they are it not angels in this—they come neither, “raw nor far between. . ! Population 20,000 : eee —. she vote in the recent election . ) plnces our county among the first in The aggregate white population. male populiution ts 7302, inks} cre i to add 2000 for those not naturalized and others who did not go to the polls, A large number of Spaniards and PortJ cet Juguese out on Poorman’s Creek were . Sprang up but iby 2 o’clock it was a an the morningg the usual preeze. raging gale, increasing in violence and) — we did not abate until night shrouded the, naturalized at the last term of Court,’ but not one of them exercised his. franchise privilege. us over 9000, which, added to rae ' . make our total 20,000. . Fear of fire due to our recent ter-j rible experience is constantly with us. } J remember to have read in “The, life of Benjamin Franklin” that when he first went to Philadelphia over a century ago, the cry of FIRE filled’ the hearts of all with consternation. /There was no such thing as an organized protection from the element, and one of his earliest triumphs was. ‘the forming of a fire company. His. -reward was the consciousness of having done sométhing for the benetit of his community, and on his return, to Philadelphia some years later, instead . of beholding men, women and children: ‘fleeing in terror, he saw a well dis_. ciplined band of men with apparatus . and appliances battling against the, ; enemy. : Last Thursday we witnessed the first turnout of the Mountaineer Fire Company. Some thirty or forty handsomely uniformed men marching to Williams Hall for the benefit entertainment. Bishop Kip will be with us next . Sunday to preach at Temperance aia . . We hope for a large attendance. Jenny Poses for Picture Jenny Rowe, of whom I told you, ; is cutting capers. Probably cirous life has made her rather careless and! daring. One of the boys asked (on her daguerrotype and arranged for an_ .artist to’take it. Jenny decided she! would be more entrancing if mounted, and securing a sprightly cayuse, she: posed in front of Mrs, Rudolph’s gallery on Broad street. Evidently the animal thought the picture apparatus} ‘Was a shotgun and did not stand on the ceremony of going but went tear\ing down the road. Neulizing her). _inability to halt the horse, Jenny! threw her arms about his neck and swung off, uninjured, The horse was ‘caught, and brought back, the unadunted heroine of circus life remounted, and the picture was taken in the presence of many male admirers. ; Such is life in the Far West, among! the Indians! i TALLMAN. . LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ' December 4, 1856. ! To Tallman. Hy Rolfe, i Nevada, California, ; Dear Brother: I came down here on business yesterday and experienced the worst storm ever known here, although some say that in '45 a similar tempest occurred, it ‘being the day of the battle between the Californians and Michelloren’s forces, the Battle of Cahuenga, This would give1500 Chinamen at work on the Yupas; : and the women and children, must). } . AHUCKed down und only the most sek . ,be accommodated. carth in darkness, Dust and sand . Were lifted. from the earth and ee riled along, a continued cloud, enveloping every thing and obscuring ev. cry object from sight. At times, the . rie houses on the opposite side of the} Strect could not be seen. All trayel W4s Suspended and the dust was so thick the sun was obscured. Teamsters could not keep in the roads, all effort to guide their animals being fruitless. -aiwilugs disappeured, houses were unrootcu, sheds una stables ruthtessiy . — * ' stutial builaings weathered the storm. . rom San Pedro to the mountams < nothing was visible but sand. This . 3 sund wus deposited on pusture land depriving the cattle of what little food they were wbic lo pick off the already sul-purched dand. The amount ot! injury to the District is incaiculable. i I hope I shall never again be callea . upon to endure so disagreeable un infliction. Shall go home tomorrow: cheerfully, cculsmapiel . Six Passengers, Bight Guards An overland mail has been estabWished between San <Antonio, Texus, and San Diego, which will be convenient for us in the South. Scems to. bring Iasp and West closer together. ! The stages will run regularly in dry’ weather with no fear of Indians as each stage will be surrounded by eight men, Only six passengers car The Company advertises that on an . average, passengers can get four hours, sleep at night on the ground, and in} addition, can stretch out on the baggage while traveling and sleep com-! Tfortably. Twenty-five pounds of bagi'gage in a carpet sack will be allowed. The price, $200, includes meals, and: the trip requires from 26 to 30 days. . After More Camels i The United States storeship has again gone to the Mediterranean for: a cargo of camels and will stop for) them at Smyrna. ‘Mr. Heep is en-; gaged in selecting the best kind. of! transportation to Texas, and the Tur-/ kish Government has ordered the officials at Smyrna to furnish every racility and to give him six of the finest camels in the country to show the re: spect felt by the Sultan for the United States of America, There are rumors of a herd enroute from. Texas to San Diego, hut of course rhe-result is doubtful, They must be {transported (in dry weather because . of slippery trails latez and camels are apt to fall. Tt is suid that if such a thing does happen the animal does! not ‘rise again but continues to travel] on his knees until the muddy road is) , passed. They have great sauna! ,and will travel patiently until exthaniabe . ,ed totally, then fall and never rise . haeain. {.

ae —s rou gis A « me <4 cratic procession was going th the main streets and spread so quick ly that on reaching the stand every -}man, with common impulse, threw uy torch into the street and the speaket "proposed an adjournment, which met With ready response. 3 Thinks Bell Unnecessary Instead of a courthouse bell being installed we should haye improve-Ments to our jail ‘but the public think a bell necessary. Judge Searls is always on time but the jurors, the ‘litigants, the lawyers—where are they? — . Maybe one was preparing-an affidavit ‘for his client, another hunting up his . i Witnesses, a third on his last string of . ‘billiards or sawing off a gamo of . Sledge for the toddies, and every one is ready to swear that 10 o'clock has come an hour earlier than ever be. fore. exclaims one: His Honor’s watch is too fast; another came di rectly from the jeweler’s, whose chronometer lacked just ten minutes of the . hour; another waxes eloquent with ‘apologies when he is suddenly brought upstanding by an order from the bench ‘which never fails to calm the troubled waters: “Mr. Clerk, enter a fine o* $5.00 against these delinquents.” Hence a bell has 'been purchased by /Subscription to give due notice ten ‘minutes before the admonitory ‘O “YEZ!" that opens the session. There is certainly a vast difference . . of opinion regarding the necessities a2 ! ' civic equipment. a Affectionately your brother, . TALLMAN. f —— SES ae ct . NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, November 12, 1856. ‘San Bernardino, California. ‘Dear Horace: 1” (Since the tragedy of the Sheriff's: ;{ office, Hargrave, under sentence for, y;ten years for killing a man at San Juan, escaped from. jail. He broke. . through the wall into an adjoining . cell which was unlocked. Coroner) ‘Grimes, who had charge, gave the . keys to one of the deputies. Considering the enormous taxes paid here for the support of officials and for, ! . erecting courthouses and jails, it is a.; crying shame that these things are re. , lito H. Cc. Rolfe, ’ peated. : ' School Site Considered f A meeting has been called to con-' nt sider a site for a common. schoolhouse lfor the district, We now have two! private schools, both excellent, but the . recent census, taken ‘by J. S. Gregory, . shows that we have 300 children of . school age. . That is all we can draw money for, although ave have many . more in the township. An amazing . number have appeared on this mun_ dane sphere in the last four years. hough angels in all else, they are it not angels in this—they come neither, “raw nor far between. . ! Population 20,000 : eee —. she vote in the recent election . ) plnces our county among the first in The aggregate white population. male populiution ts 7302, inks} cre i to add 2000 for those not naturalized and others who did not go to the polls, A large number of Spaniards and PortJ cet Juguese out on Poorman’s Creek were . Sprang up but iby 2 o’clock it was a an the morningg the usual preeze. raging gale, increasing in violence and) — we did not abate until night shrouded the, naturalized at the last term of Court,’ but not one of them exercised his. franchise privilege. us over 9000, which, added to rae ' . make our total 20,000. . Fear of fire due to our recent ter-j rible experience is constantly with us. } J remember to have read in “The, life of Benjamin Franklin” that when he first went to Philadelphia over a century ago, the cry of FIRE filled’ the hearts of all with consternation. /There was no such thing as an organized protection from the element, and one of his earliest triumphs was. ‘the forming of a fire company. His. -reward was the consciousness of having done sométhing for the benetit of his community, and on his return, to Philadelphia some years later, instead .

of beholding men, women and children: ‘fleeing in terror, he saw a well dis_. ciplined band of men with apparatus . and appliances battling against the, ; enemy. : Last Thursday we witnessed the first turnout of the Mountaineer Fire Company. Some thirty or forty handsomely uniformed men marching to Williams Hall for the benefit entertainment. Bishop Kip will be with us next . Sunday to preach at Temperance aia . . We hope for a large attendance. Jenny Poses for Picture Jenny Rowe, of whom I told you, ; is cutting capers. Probably cirous life has made her rather careless and! daring. One of the boys asked (on her daguerrotype and arranged for an_ .artist to’take it. Jenny decided she! would be more entrancing if mounted, and securing a sprightly cayuse, she: posed in front of Mrs, Rudolph’s gallery on Broad street. Evidently the animal thought the picture apparatus} ‘Was a shotgun and did not stand on the ceremony of going but went tear\ing down the road. Neulizing her). _inability to halt the horse, Jenny! threw her arms about his neck and swung off, uninjured, The horse was ‘caught, and brought back, the unadunted heroine of circus life remounted, and the picture was taken in the presence of many male admirers. ; Such is life in the Far West, among! the Indians! i TALLMAN. . LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ' December 4, 1856. ! To Tallman. Hy Rolfe, i Nevada, California, ; Dear Brother: I came down here on business yesterday and experienced the worst storm ever known here, although some say that in '45 a similar tempest occurred, it ‘being the day of the battle between the Californians and Michelloren’s forces, the Battle of Cahuenga, This would give1500 Chinamen at work on the Yupas; : and the women and children, must). } . AHUCKed down und only the most sek . ,be accommodated. carth in darkness, Dust and sand . Were lifted. from the earth and ee riled along, a continued cloud, enveloping every thing and obscuring ev. cry object from sight. At times, the . rie houses on the opposite side of the} Strect could not be seen. All trayel W4s Suspended and the dust was so thick the sun was obscured. Teamsters could not keep in the roads, all effort to guide their animals being fruitless. -aiwilugs disappeured, houses were unrootcu, sheds una stables ruthtessiy . — * ' stutial builaings weathered the storm. . rom San Pedro to the mountams < nothing was visible but sand. This . 3 sund wus deposited on pusture land depriving the cattle of what little food they were wbic lo pick off the already sul-purched dand. The amount ot! injury to the District is incaiculable. i I hope I shall never again be callea . upon to endure so disagreeable un infliction. Shall go home tomorrow: cheerfully, cculsmapiel . Six Passengers, Bight Guards An overland mail has been estabWished between San <Antonio, Texus, and San Diego, which will be convenient for us in the South. Scems to. bring Iasp and West closer together. ! The stages will run regularly in dry’ weather with no fear of Indians as each stage will be surrounded by eight men, Only six passengers car The Company advertises that on an . average, passengers can get four hours, sleep at night on the ground, and in} addition, can stretch out on the baggage while traveling and sleep com-! Tfortably. Twenty-five pounds of bagi'gage in a carpet sack will be allowed. The price, $200, includes meals, and: the trip requires from 26 to 30 days. . After More Camels i The United States storeship has again gone to the Mediterranean for: a cargo of camels and will stop for) them at Smyrna. ‘Mr. Heep is en-; gaged in selecting the best kind. of! transportation to Texas, and the Tur-/ kish Government has ordered the officials at Smyrna to furnish every racility and to give him six of the finest camels in the country to show the re: spect felt by the Sultan for the United States of America, There are rumors of a herd enroute from. Texas to San Diego, hut of course rhe-result is doubtful, They must be {transported (in dry weather because . of slippery trails latez and camels are apt to fall. Tt is suid that if such a thing does happen the animal does! not ‘rise again but continues to travel] on his knees until the muddy road is) , passed. They have great sauna! ,and will travel patiently until exthaniabe . ,ed totally, then fall and never rise . haeain. {.