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Newspaper Notes (NN-1884-1886)(1884-1886) (292 pages)
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Page: of 292
armed men, one short and the other tall as me. They asked me for
money. I told them they had strick the wrong man, and that I was
just about to solicit alms from them. They went off laughing. I
tried to sell them some cologne but ehy were sweet enough."
Two high-toned Chinamen, one from S.F. interpreter in the
mining case on pee in Superior Court, and other a_ recent
arrival from Australia went into judge Moran's saloon and
politely requested permission to play billiards for their
amusement and for the entertainment of the numerous patrons.
Consent was given and they had two games both won by the
Australian. They played well and made a number of difficult
shots. Billiards and 15 ball pool were popular pastimes with
Mongols of SF and a number of large saloons there was supported
wholly by them.
Mrs. Wade, a passenger on the Washington stage when it was
"stood up" en route to NC. went to Calistoga and established a
boardhouse. She invested all her wealth that the ribbers did not
get (some $300 or $400) in furniture and gettin ghe stablishment
started. She then returned to Washingto to settle up other
business matters. She got word that boarding house and all
furniture destryed by fire and one of her little childern badly
burned. The people of vagiingtor gave a dance for the benefit of
the poor woman and raised quite a sum of money. Misfortune.
A magnificent speed programee more than 60 different horse
and nearly 100 entries.
The State Board of Equalization set the total valuation of all
the railraods of the State at $49,000,000. The Narrow Guage
values was fixed at $115,000.
Buglars went through Brandon's store at Omega tunneld under the
brick wall. Twice theafs gone in same way. Tracks left to give
impression that Chinamen did the work but might merely be a
blind.
(What the anit-debris spies weren't blamed for, Chinese were.)
General Manager Kidder returned from Arrowhead Springs to see
that trains run regularly and with sufficient frequency to
accommodate all patrons of the Tidings "telegraph" line. ???Fish
farm of M. D. Calkins & Son near Nevada City. so-called carp. he
raised true carp. He bred leather and scale carp and_ stocked
extensive ponds from progeny. Are but two or 3 establishments in
Europe where absolutely pure breeds can be obtained. Few if any
can be found in US that have not been either stunted in growth or
crossed with other varieties. The redtape and long delay
attached to governmental distribtuion fromn the US ponds on the
Potomac is annyong and tedious for individuals who apply.
Calkins & Son had leather Carp three years old that weighed 17.