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Newspaper Notes - 1850s (NN-18.5)(1850s) (336 pages)

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oi Nevada County Indians were relocated) is located in Colusa
of) 6d NOt: 9,'554(Col. Henley's Indian Reservation (where many--or most-Vi
a County. Now holds about 1500 Indians.)
Jamestown totally destroyed by fire.
MARRIED-In G.V., Oct. 4, 1855, by Rev. Archbishop Alemany of
San Francisco, John Joseph O'Farrell, to Miss Joanna Sullivan, both GV.
__-_— Ordinance No. XIII, Village of G.V.: (Indecent exposure:-Any
female who shall dress and appear in the streets in men's clothing,
and any male who... in women's clothing, etc., etc.)
Oct. 30,'554Ordinance No. 34 {XXXIV):-(That a street be laid out,
North of Main street and parallel with it, 50 ft. wide, known
as "Richardson"Street,. All/ persons notified to remove bldgs or other
obstructions presently located in location of said street./John Day,
Pub.Surveyor, surveyed it. Declared a pub.highway.) (itiieapt.
_ Approved Oct.8, 1855, E.A.Taempkins, president, Col. S.C.Richardson,clerk,
] Oct. 30,'55-F (Over a column about J.P.Storms, Col. Henley's assistant,
removing over 150 Indians from various locations, to the new Got
Reservation. (In Colusa County). Several mentions of Mr. Storms humane
and spccessful handling of Indians.
orl, 36%*House Warming-The occasion was (last week) that "Old Block", 3H.)
having "cleaned out the Chins!" from his new Express Office, bldg on
Main St.\(Not stated whether brick or otherwise.) (wom Aarne ee,
(E.W.Roberts, R&R, Grand Worthy Patriarch of Sons of Temperance.)
Now $10,000,000 worth of water ditches in Calif.
lt SERB Ell Gonao: of "Zinc House" in Penn Valley.)
V DIED-William P, Brown, formerly a school teacher in Nevada (C),
more recently from G.V., instantly killed last Sat., by a bank cave in
his claims on PoowtMan's Creek near Washington. 27 prs of age. Formerly
from Huntingdon Co., Penn. To be buried in G.V. :
(Houses & Stores in Nevada are being numbered.)
mi Nov. 20,'55-7. Henness Pass Road survey finished. Shows Nevada to be 125
miles from the Sink of the Humbolt.
AeA Peaches selling in N.Y. for 3 bits a bushel; in S.F. 3 bits EACH.
Vil Nov.27,'557f/ John Marshall, the discoverer of gold, is poor and friendless, and hopelessly insane. ;
NEW CEMETERY laid out on hill East of Town. Contributions being ##
_taken to build fence around. (Established sometime in Oct.or Nov.??)
¥ Fatal Accident-Mr. R.H.Forbes was instantly killed at Red Dog
yesterday morning. He was formerly of Nevada. The deceased was preparlogs for a reservoir. While in the act of cutting away a bush wich
prevented the log from rolling down the hill where he wished it to go,
the log suddenly tookma start, passing directly over his body and crushing him in a shocking manner, producing instant death.
MARRIED--In GV, on the 22nd inst., by the Rev. John B.Hill, Mr.
Henry Scadden of GV, to Mrs. Mary Yendall of Nevada.
MARRIED-At Pleasant Flat,/on the 2lst inst., by Rev. C.A.Lieber,
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