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Newspaper Notes (NN-1884-1886)(1884-1886) (292 pages)
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Early yes moming Dr. E. Jamieson called to a Chinese wood camp at Barber's
Ranch about 10 mi below GV on Little Wolf creek. Temihle and sickening sight.
Two little Chinese boys, 5 and 7, bumed beyond recognition. Yet still alive no
possihility of recovery. Ah You and wife children keeping a store in camp for
some time. She awakened about 4 a.m. by crackling sound of fire and rushed into
room where boys sleeping. Room and bed ablaze, like true heraine she dashed thru
fiery element and carried boys to safety but badly burned about the face, neck and
feet. Husband also badly bumed about feet in efforts to assist. She tald Dr to
attend to boys and husband first. jTwo little girls asleep rescued no injury. Store
and contents consumed and two dwellings. Origin of fire unknown possible from
burning “oss sticks.
Plans for improving the Empire Hall Property and hid opera house in rear. Hall
be used for dancing purposes, etc. Fine stage. GV long without a theater new
one will supply long want.
SF Report explains Emma's quarrel with Mapleson of Chicago. She to rece $1000
a night in Am but he cut her to $300 in NY because she didn't draw. She content
until reached SF and saw she was an attraction. He declared she was well enuf to
sing but wouldn't and her agent ddclaring she was not well enough and couldn't she
was simply holding out for $1000. When she got she fully recovered and sang.
Public pleased to lear this.
Sam Fisher has superior brand of roller skates on sale. Truckee has two skating
udinks.
Terible accident at Rising Sun mine on Deer creek 2 mi from nc. Gearge S.
Harms 19 engineer at mine. Pumping machinery run by water his gum coat causht
in cogs of wheels and dragged him between teeth, crushing his left leg, arm and
side to a jelly and stopped machinery. Dr. Hunt said case almost hopeless,
14 April 1855 Walrath elected Pres of the Board of Directors of Agricultural
AssociationDistrict No. 17 VP Sameul Granger he withdrew his name and W.B.
Hyaford elected by acclamation. Sec voted to receive $250 per annum and George
Fletcher elected Sec by unanimous vote. ‘Tresurer F. M Preston Treasurer, more
on their resoltuions. JFiar to be held at Glenbrook Park in Sept 1885 and. put race
track in order or lease race track at Watt Park.
Great amt of improvements in and about gv xr depot. New floor in freight
house, building have new add of 20 ft length. Freight platform tu be
reconsrtructed and moved sev feet to give more room for wagon way on outside.
Tracks moved and straightened, and frogs and switches rearranged. Better
facilitation of bus and handling of ft. and more ft space.
JTwo chinese children still alive but very cuitical.
To cut expenses the Co Board of Supervisors, not pay any constable for any
services outside line of co far making arests or any expenses whatever where the
charge is a misdemeanor unless officer ar officers perform same at request or
under direc of DA. That class of cases arrested as vagrant shall not be encouraged
unavoidable shall not be paid.
-gemese George Harris died.