Historical Clippings Book - Nevada County Citizens (HC-07) (296 pages)

ON Lillian Deward of East Main St. ‘Dies in Afternoon Frances Doom at + Find of Long Life dune tt 1960 One of Grass Valley’s finer, hard-working, family-devoted residents, with time for her neighbors and her church, Mrs. William Deward of 328 East Main street, die Fat Nevada County Hospital at 3:55 o'clock Monday afternoon. Mrs. Deward had been at the Néada County Hospital only a ‘couple of days, being moved trom ‘the Jones Memorial Hospital, where she had spent three weeks, following an illness collapse at her home. Mrs. Deward was a Nevada county native, born November a 1874 at French Corral, her parents being among the early settlers and dwellers of that historic hy-! draulic mining community. Except for two short periods of residence at Hollister and Sacramento, Mrs. Deward had spent her -'full life in this county and most of it in Grass Valley. Mrs. Deward reared a_ fairly large family, divided her time among her neighbors and friends of the East Main street area and attendance at the Methodist Church. While frail and delicate, she . possessed bountiful resources of lenergy and determination and selldom asked for assistance on any ‘matter that she could handle her ‘. self. Up to the time that she was Frances Doom, mentor to more in During that éntire period Miss. age, who sat under her gentle tutelage, be estimated. Many hundreds still ‘live in these communities. Sacra. mento, Oukland, San Francisco, Los ; P 1 Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena and 4 Died in Harness other of the cities have their large The health of this veteran instruct; ‘colonies. And the veneration held for for had declined somewhat during the i her, as constantly miunifested by vislast several years, but her sturdy ‘its, letters and small gifts, equaled; spirit refused to consider ‘complete the concourse which knew her as a . retirement and up to Decenvber 23rd personal friend and preceptor. . she worked herregular shift at the { Became Tibrarian . Grass Valley Public Library. Due Following her retirement its an ed‘to an attack of flu on ‘that day she Sucator, lrances Doom beenme asremained at home for several days, ) sociated with the Grass Valley Publi: H returning to her duties on January 3d, . Library and for about 15 years served: . . Unfortunately, her recovery was) apJas the official librarian. Here her ‘parently not complete and the inconinnumerable friendships were vasion of a chill While engaged at Six months tinued and expanded, the library ‘again forced her retirei; ago she was relieved ‘by the Library . ment. *° From this second uttuek she Trustees of a portion of the duties of . no auditorium of the city would be /able to accommodate the concourse. . wag apperently recovering under ‘the care of her physician, Dr. Harry N. March, and aa nurse. Mrs, J. F. Von the position*and, given the title of librarian-emeritus. An unusual feat ure of Miss Doom’s long life is that dracek. Death ensued unexpectedly ' a she is survived by a sister, Mrs, Eliza” ! as she partook of proalfast. ‘Causey of Texas, who is three years’ Came in 1872 y t ' The lifeof Frances Doom covers ap' . her senior, proximately six of thé eight and a half decades of history of Grass Valley. ‘Her arrival here fyom the Natches ! yiver section of Eastern Texas was in : 1872, she journeying overland with Other than church affiliation, of, her sister, Helen Ridge, and brotherMrs. Deward was a member . in-law, Andrew Jackson Ridge. The of the Forest. stricken ill, she continued her nor mal pattern of life. the Companions ‘journey, which occupied several . Her surviving family includes ! months, was prompted by the prior and) d Dewar ‘three sons, Lester residence in Crass Viulley of John Other California relatives are Frank Ridge, Grass Valley, nephew; Nannie Ridge-Frick, Sacramento, a jniece; Miss Helen Nevins, San Fran-,} ; . cisco; Miss Frances Ridge and Mrs. George Von Planek, San Anselmo, grand nieces. The late Darste Ridge of Grass Valley was a nephew. Had Indian Blood Through her relationship with the Ridge families, Miss Doom was closely associated with the legends and traa daughter, Mrs. Viola Engle» who died here in 1868, four years ditions of the Cherokee peoples and r, bright, San Francisco; a brothe prior to the arrival of his Texas reltheir tribal governments. . While retwo S!sSilas Heath, Sacramento; atives. A. J. Ridge became& promticent on the subject, her sister, Helen . Mrs and Kyle ie Lott ‘ters, Mrs. Inent attorney of the county and on Doom-Ridge was wont to confide in to; Ernest Butterfield, Sacramen one occasion Incked ‘but a few votes close friends that the sisters were able n’ seve and four grandchildren of being eleeted judge of the District to trace their own ancestry to the, great grandchildren. Court. Indian princess famous in early Amarbeen have Taught 45 Years Funeral services { , June ' Tt was not many weeks after the orerican history, Pocahontas, savior of ranged for 2 p.m. Thursday Hoop rival in Gyass Valley of ‘the youns the redoubtable John Smith. 15th and will be held at the Franees Doom was born at Revelwith woman teacher (she was then 25. el, Chap uary er-Weaver Mort port, Texas, on December 25, 1847. e Ridg Elm in years of age) that a vacuncy oeccurinterment following Services in her memory will be held red in the publle schools teaching Cemetery. Wriday afternoon at Trinity Episcostaff, which she was employed to fill. 1 church, of which she was a par-! .That supposedly temporary engagewill shioner. Later announcements that. permanent “ment proved to be so be made. W. R. Jefford and Sons are . {t was not until 1917, 45 years later, the morticians, . that she was retired under the pro‘vislons of the State Teachers’ Re . Everett Deward, Grass Valley; . Rollin Ridge, ‘the famous Cherokee ; mento Sacra d; Dewar J. Robert “poet and early-day California editor, \® ' dividuats; palDIy, than any other Doom was a leader in the educational . person ever to live on the Grass Valoss. eoval life of the county, For ley townsite, came to the end of life . eps. =.‘ she devoted her annual , Tuesday morning at 7:30 at her home, ! yaéiutions to special studies. As a 214 Lioyd Street. Should the fuf Shakespearean scholar she attained . ! neral service which is being arranged 1 considerable note. . { in her memory be attended by even The number of pupils who passed “aosmall per cent of the men and wo, under the ministrations of this veterH an of the public schools cannot even -men, now grown to middle and old tirement Act. 1, 1933.

ON Lillian Deward of East Main St. ‘Dies in Afternoon Frances Doom at + Find of Long Life dune tt 1960 One of Grass Valley’s finer, hard-working, family-devoted residents, with time for her neighbors and her church, Mrs. William Deward of 328 East Main street, die Fat Nevada County Hospital at 3:55 o'clock Monday afternoon. Mrs. Deward had been at the Néada County Hospital only a ‘couple of days, being moved trom ‘the Jones Memorial Hospital, where she had spent three weeks, following an illness collapse at her home. Mrs. Deward was a Nevada county native, born November a 1874 at French Corral, her parents being among the early settlers and dwellers of that historic hy-! draulic mining community. Except for two short periods of residence at Hollister and Sacramento, Mrs. Deward had spent her -'full life in this county and most of it in Grass Valley. Mrs. Deward reared a_ fairly large family, divided her time among her neighbors and friends of the East Main street area and attendance at the Methodist Church. While frail and delicate, she . possessed bountiful resources of lenergy and determination and selldom asked for assistance on any ‘matter that she could handle her ‘. self. Up to the time that she was Frances Doom, mentor to more in During that éntire period Miss. age, who sat under her gentle tutelage, be estimated. Many hundreds still ‘live in these communities. Sacra. mento, Oukland, San Francisco, Los ; P 1 Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena and 4 Died in Harness other of the cities have their large The health of this veteran instruct; ‘colonies. And the veneration held for for had declined somewhat during the i her, as constantly miunifested by vislast several years, but her sturdy ‘its, letters and small gifts, equaled; spirit refused to consider ‘complete the concourse which knew her as a . retirement and up to Decenvber 23rd personal friend and preceptor. . she worked herregular shift at the { Became Tibrarian . Grass Valley Public Library. Due Following her retirement its an ed‘to an attack of flu on ‘that day she Sucator, lrances Doom beenme asremained at home for several days, ) sociated with the Grass Valley Publi: H returning to her duties on January 3d, . Library and for about 15 years served: . . Unfortunately, her recovery was) apJas the official librarian. Here her ‘parently not complete and the inconinnumerable friendships were vasion of a chill While engaged at Six months tinued and expanded, the library ‘again forced her retirei; ago she was relieved ‘by the Library . ment. *° From this second uttuek she Trustees of a portion of the duties of . no auditorium of the city would be /able to accommodate the concourse. . wag apperently recovering under ‘the care of her physician, Dr. Harry N. March, and aa nurse. Mrs, J. F. Von the position*and, given the title of librarian-emeritus. An unusual feat ure of Miss Doom’s long life is that dracek. Death ensued unexpectedly ' a she is survived by a sister, Mrs, Eliza” ! as she partook of proalfast. ‘Causey of Texas, who is three years’ Came in 1872 y t ' The lifeof Frances Doom covers ap' . her senior, proximately six of thé eight and a half decades of history of Grass Valley. ‘Her arrival here fyom the Natches ! yiver section of Eastern Texas was in : 1872, she journeying overland with Other than church affiliation,

of, her sister, Helen Ridge, and brotherMrs. Deward was a member . in-law, Andrew Jackson Ridge. The of the Forest. stricken ill, she continued her nor mal pattern of life. the Companions ‘journey, which occupied several . Her surviving family includes ! months, was prompted by the prior and) d Dewar ‘three sons, Lester residence in Crass Viulley of John Other California relatives are Frank Ridge, Grass Valley, nephew; Nannie Ridge-Frick, Sacramento, a jniece; Miss Helen Nevins, San Fran-,} ; . cisco; Miss Frances Ridge and Mrs. George Von Planek, San Anselmo, grand nieces. The late Darste Ridge of Grass Valley was a nephew. Had Indian Blood Through her relationship with the Ridge families, Miss Doom was closely associated with the legends and traa daughter, Mrs. Viola Engle» who died here in 1868, four years ditions of the Cherokee peoples and r, bright, San Francisco; a brothe prior to the arrival of his Texas reltheir tribal governments. . While retwo S!sSilas Heath, Sacramento; atives. A. J. Ridge became& promticent on the subject, her sister, Helen . Mrs and Kyle ie Lott ‘ters, Mrs. Inent attorney of the county and on Doom-Ridge was wont to confide in to; Ernest Butterfield, Sacramen one occasion Incked ‘but a few votes close friends that the sisters were able n’ seve and four grandchildren of being eleeted judge of the District to trace their own ancestry to the, great grandchildren. Court. Indian princess famous in early Amarbeen have Taught 45 Years Funeral services { , June ' Tt was not many weeks after the orerican history, Pocahontas, savior of ranged for 2 p.m. Thursday Hoop rival in Gyass Valley of ‘the youns the redoubtable John Smith. 15th and will be held at the Franees Doom was born at Revelwith woman teacher (she was then 25. el, Chap uary er-Weaver Mort port, Texas, on December 25, 1847. e Ridg Elm in years of age) that a vacuncy oeccurinterment following Services in her memory will be held red in the publle schools teaching Cemetery. Wriday afternoon at Trinity Episcostaff, which she was employed to fill. 1 church, of which she was a par-! .That supposedly temporary engagewill shioner. Later announcements that. permanent “ment proved to be so be made. W. R. Jefford and Sons are . {t was not until 1917, 45 years later, the morticians, . that she was retired under the pro‘vislons of the State Teachers’ Re . Everett Deward, Grass Valley; . Rollin Ridge, ‘the famous Cherokee ; mento Sacra d; Dewar J. Robert “poet and early-day California editor, \® ' dividuats; palDIy, than any other Doom was a leader in the educational . person ever to live on the Grass Valoss. eoval life of the county, For ley townsite, came to the end of life . eps.. =.‘ she devoted her annual , Tuesday morning at 7:30 at her home, ! yaéiutions to special studies. As a 214 Lioyd Street. Should the fuf Shakespearean scholar she attained . ! neral service which is being arranged 1 considerable note. . { in her memory be attended by even The number of pupils who passed “aosmall per cent of the men and wo, under the ministrations of this veterH an of the public schools cannot even -men, now grown to middle and old tirement Act. 1, 1933.