April 22, 1899 (4 pages)

is an maneetion with Fr -and Tea iver and kite perfect health, tf. DAL, >» of our BoEF because there 1 as toits qualdict is one of 6 them freely ness, richness very article. tisfaction -too. DEN, . low. TS. ry swellest. e season. dsomest ay ice i kinds ure at t prices. es, shed hort notice. Re RI drift to drain the channel which was —Sentinel. THES. TRANSCRIPT, . -VOYAL VRAGUBRS, 3 SATURDAY, *, tS COUNTY — CULLINGS LOWELL HILL: Mrs. J. Levee is expected home soon, after an extended visit with friends and relatives at. Grass Valley aud Dutch Flat-——Chas, . and Placer will all have large delegaKeskeys has gone to work for B. Mur-. tions in attendance, probably aggregating over two hundred. They will be phy on the South Yuba Company’s gordéally welcomed to the great min-. Combs at the Racket store. iditch for a few weeks.—Wm. Bowen and family, of this place, will leave here soon for Dutch Flat, where they expect to make their futare~beme. Quite a number of young folks fro here visited the “Coon Dance” at Date Fla‘, Saturday night.—-Weleomesprin_ baz come-and gladdened -many hearts. The fruit'trees ate starting to bloom andshow good. prospects for a pros perous year to all._—_—Mrs. Wm. Baker of Dutch Fiat, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Wilkinson.——A. Papa came down from Fall Creek, Sunday, for a short visit with friends.——J. Woods and sons, of Grass Valley, have been visiting relatives at this place-——There arrived from Urichsville, Chio, last Tuesday, H. J. Vance, J. W. Norris and R. J. Olark. These gentlemen have come to California to try their luck at mining and will operate the claim of J. R. Vance, near this place. WASHINGTON:—The mill for the St. Patrick mine is from the old Taylor mine, near’ Greenwood, Eldorado county, and is now at Auburn depot awaiting shipment to Nevada City. Mr. Pinkston has a 90-foot ledge of low grade ore upon which to begin work when his mill is in operation which he expects will be within ninety days, _ OO Placer County Mines. The Blue Canyon Mining and Development Company have their Azalea tunnel in 1480 feet. -This tunnel is being run for an established gravel channel, Some yery promising quartz veins have been struck in the tunnel through the bed rock. Arthur L. Pearse, of London, consulting engineer of the Tarantula mine, in Tuolumne county and the Gdld Run gravel mines, of which he is also a director, arrived in San Francisco recently. After visiting the Tarantula mine he will go to Gold Run. During. the heavy. storms in March the pum peat the Herman quartz mine were not able to cope with the water and the shaft was filled. The new pumps will soon handle the water. Tunnel No. 5. cut the ledge at a distance of 1308 feet. A drift has been run south on the ledge 45 feet. Supt. Felix -Chappellet Jr. of the ‘Eureka Consolidated Drift Gravel Mining Company, is pushing the new struckin the upraise. He expects to reach the channel ina few days. The Eureka, when well opened, will: be able to employ. over300men. The company owns over six, miles of channel. oe. ~ One on Dan T. Cole. A good story is told on Dan T, Cole jn connection with the petition recently filed with the Governor for appointment to a vacancy in the board of Supervisors of Sierra county. Among the petitions was one containing some een 22, 1899, s bees Roster of Their Officers, other in making their stay one of muine p easure from a temporal as . well asa spiritual standpoint. -_ They are a Godly people who say: “We live to make our church [meaning the Methodist Episcopal, of course,] a power in the land, while we live to love every other church that exalts our Christ.” Their motto-is “Look Up, Lift Up.” It would be ont of taste for our citizens to endeavor to jbonor them as we honor secular otganizations like the Knights of Pythias, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Red Men, the’ Native Sons or the Association of Mining Engineers that delight us from time to time by their presence, for the people of these worldly societies revel in the magnificent dancing parties, spectacular parades, wine suppers and such like that are arranged for their entertainment. The tastes of the Leaguers are what some folks call more rational. A formal reception at the Methodist church on Tuesday evening and a chance to go to and down ia some of our big gold mines will be dissipation enough for them and in keeping with their professions. At Tuesday evening’s reception the addresses of welcome will be delivered by the following: The City—Hon. E. M. Preston, The Epworth League—Ray. Maurchie, President of the local League. The Junior League—Harry Tamblyn. The Church—Rev. J. W. Phelps. The response on behalf of the delegates will be by George D. Kellogg of Newcastle, Placer county, the District President. The officers of the District League re.as follows: Presiding Elder, Robt. Bentley, D. D., P. O. Box 222, Sacramento; District President, Geo. D. Kellog, Newcastle; First Vice President, Mrs. E. R. Willis, Grass: Valley; Second Vice President, Miss Donna M. Winnieg, Sutter City; Third Viee President, Miss Olare Polsley, Red Blaff; Fourth Viee President, Mrs. M. G. Powell, Marysville; Supt. Jr. League also; Rec. and Fin. Secy., Mrs. Fannie M. Poorman, 2414 G &t., Sacramento; Corresponding Secretary, Rev. G. M. Richmond, Newcastle; Treasurer, Rev. Jobn O. Hundley, Oroville. e May Start the Pilger, _ Eugene J. Hegarty arrived here last night from San Francisco and today went to American Hill, Sierra county, to examine the Pilger mine on which a company has secured an option. There is a twenty-stamp mill on the claim, ut no work has been done there for ears. Mr. Hegarty says that if the arties who bonded his Mineral Hill uartz claim above Moore’s Flat do not tart work there soon he will do so imself.three hundred names and as it was much the largest of the lot the Governor was disposed to appoint the man fm whose behalf the document was filed. Cole wanted another man and in an interview said to the Governor that the petition didn’t amount to anything, that he knew all the men and so and so should receive the appeintment. The Governor said: “Well, if you know all these people let us look over the petition together and see whether these signers are representative or no bee They proceeded with their task and lo. . and behold not far down on the list appeared the name “Dan T. Cole,” The man with the long petition got the job. eo A Fine New Stock. * he stock of spring and summer goods just received at the Grimes. clothing house, corner of Broad and ‘Pine streets, is complete in every re-spect and one of the finest ever brought .to the town. All the latest styles in (business and dress suits, hats and fur-nishing goods are included in the new importation. Customers are promised good values and satisfaction guaranteed. Stage Fares Reduced. The Downieville Stage Company has reduced fares all along its line. The fare from this city to Mountain House is now $5, to Downieville $6 50 and to Sierra City $7 50, being a reduction of ‘$1 in each instance. Fm ~ He Settled It. An amusing story is told at Stratfordou-Avon. In the smoking room of a hotel there an Englishman’ and a Scotchman engaged in a heated argument. John Bull was deolaring William Shakespeare to be the only poet of the world, and Donald McPherson was standing up for bis Robert Burns. Words ran high and blows seemed imminent when a self-iconfident littlé commercial traveler determined to > throw oil on the troubled waters. “Gentlemen,” he said, stepping be-. tween the heated disputants, “let me settle this amicably. Who is this Blood! Ycur heart beats over one hundred thousand times each day. One hundred thousand supphes of good or bad blood to your brain. Which is it? If bad, impure blood, then your brain aches. You are troubl with drowsiness yet cannot sleep. You are as tired in the morning as at night. You have no nerve wer. Your food does you but fittle good. Stimulants, tonics, headache powders, cannot cure you; but # will. It makes the liver, kidneys, skin and bowels perform their It removes all imr work. te oll from the blood. And it makes the blood rich in its lifegiving properties. To Hasten eo You will be more rapidly cured if you will take a laxative dose of Ayer’s pills each night. They arouse the sluggish liver and thus cure biliousness. Re ee eee ee escdine ot e ve seo ar pate aie ail the 4 re Six loaves bread for 25c at Homann’s, How They Enjoy Thomselves—The Local Epworth Leaguers and Obristian Endeavorers both at this city and Grass Valley are looking forward with keen interest and anticipations _ of pleasure to the coming of the Saeramento District Epworth League converition next week to the Queen City of the Sierras. The counties of Sacramento, Yuba, Sutter, Butte, Tehama . ®t Wolf's. ing county and our people vie with For Life Insurance see T. B: Gray. Shine free with shave at Wild’s, tf ‘Dr. Wagner, physician and surgeon. Sewerage rally on Broad street tonight. Frank Smith of the’ Referee has a novel display in his show window. Choice dairy butter, 40 cents a square tt Star Creamery butter, sold by Gaylord & Son, is the best. 4 tf Horn and shell hairpins and side a20tf World Poultry Cure beats all others. Gaylord & Son sole agents here. tf. English ale on draught, five cents a glass at Beckley's Grotto saloon. tf — ‘The weather observer predicts that it will be cloudy tonight and clear tomorrow, : A good many people were in town today from Grass Valley aud other parts of the county, paying their taxes. The funeral of the late L. D. Wells took place this afternoon from the Methodist church. ey ; A fine line of Covert Cloth for tailor made suits just received at Snell & Fleming’s. ; al7-tf YOUNG OAKEY NOT GULLY. An Effort Mado to Fasten Another's Crime oe Upon Him. == The Redding Searchlight of Wednesday last says that the preliminary examination of young Frank Foster for an assault to murder, in that he fired a pistol shot that came within an ace of ending “Biddy” McOandliss’ life, was concluded in Justice Thompson’s court at Keswick Tuesday afternoun and the youth was held to answer before the Superior Court in the sum of $2,500, His release was secured by his mother Mrs. Bailey, who qualified with two Redding men on the bond. The presentation of the facts were about as case at the time, the detail extracted from the several witnesses containing . nothing of import. It was clearly evi. dent from the interrogations and demeanor of the legal representatives of given in the published reports of the ! Is Not Moore's. _Moore’s dog did not return last night to Spanish Joe’s cabin, much to the disappointment of the officers who maintained a watch there in the hope of catching him. A yellow ‘dog did come around however, but Joe says he did not get this one confused with nights, as he knows them both well, Last night Sheriff Getchell and Marshal Tompkins went out to Joe’s cabin and watched there till early this morning, but Moore’s dog failed to materialthe cabin was not the brute they were looking for. After carefully considering the matter nearly all the officers today are of the opinion that this yellow dog is the one that Spanish Joe/ the lad that they intend throwing the odium of the assault upon Uskey, a son of Thomas Oakey of this city, who was arrested recently at the McGunney ranch near Smartsville and taken back to Shasta county. Young Oakey went to Iron Mountain to get work and finally found employment as a barkeeper in Mrs. Bailey’s saloon. Shortly cash grocery store, Just the thing for . picnics and lunches. te . The ball game announced to take. place tomorrow at the Rifle Grouuds . will instead be played at Glenbrook Park. Rev. John Williams will preach to-! morrow at Epworth chapel, Penn Val-’ ley, and in the evening at Pleasant . Valley. face Fred Searls was today appointed attorney for the absent heirs in the matter of the estate of the late Mrs. E.’ Chavanne. j There are at the N. O. N.G.R.R., depot in this city a compressor for the , Plumbago mine and a pump for the Oalifornia mine. * Try those delicious German and French breakfast cheeses sold by Wolf. There is nothing richer or more delitf The new barber shop of C. E. Wild is one of the finest north of Sacramento. Scrupulous cleanliness and first-class work guaranteed. Inspection invited. tf . Paul H. McCullough of Colfax has been braking on the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railway during the past week, relieving Asa Plank, who has been ill. : j There will be some good speakers at the open air mass meeting this evening. They will speak very briefly andto the point. Their main desire will be to, spread facts concerning the proposed sewerage system. YOSEMITE THIS WONDERFUL CREATION OF NATURE IS'NOW AT ITS BEST Just what that means, however, the ablest riters dnd the most talented artists have been unable to tell.us. They have written volumes and have painted the very heavens in their efforts to do the af but in despair have finally exclaimed, 4 Now: that’s good advice, You will fi there a narrow, crooked chasm seven miles long, with hae battlemented walls 10 times higher than the highest building. You will find water-falls leaping from vertical cliffs 16 times higher than Niagara. You will see mountain parks studded with every variety of forest tree and flowering shrub. You will see thundering torrents, roaring cataracts, beautiful lakes, inspiring ski brilliant rainbows, a wealth of ferns an pene beauty, and all the birds of the air ursting their very throatsin song for the pure ecstacy of living. THE TRIP HAS NO HARDSHIPS You go in a luxurious sleeping-car to within 65 miles of the Valley, and the remainder of the ay in comfortable coaches over a fine turnpike. ps Hotel rates inthe Valley are from $2.50 to $4 per day; and the charges for guide and saddle animals vary from fi for a trip on floor of Valley, to $4 for an all day trip up the difficult trails. ‘ The side trip to the famous MARIPOSA BIG TREES is $2 and should always be included, MORRIS 1L.OBNER, Colfax, Southern Pacific Agent, will tell you all about Ticket Rates and Train Movements. He will give you a folder containing other information about Yosemite. TO THOSE WHO HAVE AN _ Fan, supply a continuous day § and night current and keep ) the Fau in repair for : Six llonths . Beginning May Ist, 1899, ¢ ( At the very moderate price — oF me : Call at our office on Pine street ‘ ? and see the Fans in operation. , They do the work perfectly. NEVADA COUNTY ~ ws aaa alas ‘ Choice boneless boiled ham at Wolf's ‘after thata rival saloon was burned = VALLEY: Goand See for Yourself. . : ELECTRIC POWER CO. 4 and Ike McCandliss, the owner of it, insinuated that Oakey had a hand in starting the fire. The latter challenged his accuser to step outside and fight, and the two went into the street to begin hostilities. Atthis juncture young Foster, Mrs. Bailey’s son by her first husband, stepped up-with a pistol and blazed away at McCandliss. Quarterly Conference Tonight. This evening the M. E. quarterly conference meeting will be held at the study of Pastor Phelps at the Broad street Methodist church. Rev. Dr. Robert Bentley, presiding elder of the district, will be present. °Se Farmers Need Rain. The farmers of Penn Valley. are exceedingly anxious for a drenching raiustorm. They say it is badly needed for crops of all kinds, ENED sadhana) Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can _ possibly derive fromthem. Hall’s Catarrb Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of. the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get.the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free: Re : ‘Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bote. \ Hall’s Family Pills are the best. I is in dread that Moore will return and kill him and it is highly probable that he at first was rattled and imagined the dog belonged to his old enemy. CHURCH © SERVICES. Rev. Dr. Robert Bentley, -Presiding Elder of the Sacramento District, will preach at the Methodist church in the morning. Rev.J.W. Phelps will preach in the evening, when Dr, Bentley will go to Grass Valley. The usual services will be held tomorrow at St. Canice Catholic church. At the Congregational church the pastor, Rev. J. Sims, will preach at 11 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. Subject in the morning, “Tbe Art of Making the Most of Our Abilities.” In the evening a discourse to the skeptical. Subject, “Ingersollism or Agnosticism.” The Christian Endeavor will meet at the usual hour, led by Mrs. W. W. Waggoner. Subject, “The Holy Garments.” Sabbath school at the close of the morning service. _ ; Services will be held at Trinity Episco pal church morning and evening, Rev: W. A. Rimer officiating. Ninety Per Cent. of the people have some kind of humor in the blood, and this causes many diseases. Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures these diseases by expelling the humor. Hoop’s Puts are non-irritating and the only pills to take with Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Eastern pickled’ pork and pigs at J. J.Jackson’s. ave feet tf French Tansy Wafers. These are the genuine French Tansy Wafers, imported direct from Paris. Ladies can depend upon securing relief from and cure of irregular periods regardless of cause. In red wrappers. Beware of substitutes. LA FRANCE DRUG COMPANY, importers, San Francisco. For sale by W. D. Vinton. Commencement Days— — Spring Millinery Opening. Tuesday_and Wednesday. March 25th and 27th. Cadtdren’s Day, Saturday, April Jst. —=>t+— Everybody Most Cordially Tavited to ome. Do Yot Fait to Convince yourselves of Real Styles Before Going Elsewhere. PRICES TO SUIT ALL. ELGANOR E. HOGFT, NEVADA CITY. caisichamaniemmesaetenersemmemmmeee $$$ The Best Thing Ever Heard Of. POOL & IVEY Is the sole owner for the patent right for California of Mead, Black & Co’ i) Fire Proof Elastic Roofing Paint. I will take contracts to paint tin, iron or wood roofs—prices very low. Leave orders at FORMAN’S, Sacromento St. Sariple of it can now be seen on the Holmes’. Building. Kapp & Streets Canned 5 ight (*P, Ts —— [_are, e-. ~~~ Breakfast Goods. —>+-+— HW Fresh from the Mills. -—_—> t+ 3] H-O-Oat Meal, and Self-Rising Buckwheat. #¢) Twin Bros. Mush, Our Mother’s Mush. = Wheatine, Phoenix Flakes. ae i ; Germea, Rolled Oats, Oat Meal in bulk. Rus} Aunt Jemima’s Pan Cake Meal. 7, Morning Meal, and Flaked Rice. -—>t-+—A For a Quick Cunch--already cooked--Gry & French Red Kidney Beans, 2 cans 25 cts. F : ag} [sh (Ma) vie) Mois?! cae ay real Tomales, 2 cans 25 cts. H Heintz’s Baked Beans, Tomato Sauce, 20c per can’ é 3 CASH DID NOT RBTORN. .« The Yellow Dog Seen by Spanish Joe} Moore’s on Wednesday and Thureday . == ize. The yellowcanine that came to). thought was Moore’s. The poor fellow . . —InN— Grimes’ Clot A Spring Arrival of the Finest Goods _ And Bist Values MEN’S and BOY’sS . CLOTHING. ig Our New Line of Silk Shirts and Gent’s Furnishing Goods CAN’ BE BEAT. Low Prices coupled with Big Values is the combination that wins your trade in our Elegant Assortment of SPRING AND SUMMER NOVELTIES. Our New Stock Affords Great Attraction to the Buyer who appreciates SUPERIOR QUALITIES. Cor Broad snd Pine Sts. hing Emporium, The Latest . IN Wall Paper. A Stunning LINE OF' New Style Carpets cade, etc. All this season’s make and shapes, Broad Street, corner Pine. AALAAALLARALARAAARMAAARUAARLAARUARALARL + Is called the “Ladies’ Wall Paper.” It comes principally in stripes with blended borders and ceiling to match. It is wonderfully rich in its effects and the style is bound to be lasting, Then it is reasonable in price. ir Will arrive in a few days. They are world-beaters—th handsomest ever seen in the city. they get here. Don’t buy til! you, see them. We have a full line of Ready-made Inside and Outside Skirts in Duck, Percale, BroSnell & Fleming, (Up-to-date Merchants.) 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We also carry the STANDARD ELECTRIC CLOCKS whicb require no winding ; they are more accurate than any © clock «n the market ; have no springs to break ; no weights to fall. 4

is an maneetion with Fr -and Tea iver and kite perfect health, tf. DAL, >» of our BoEF because there 1 as toits qualdict is one of 6 them freely ness, richness very article. tisfaction -too. DEN, . low. TS. ry swellest. e season. dsomest ay ice i kinds ure at t prices. es, shed hort notice. Re RI drift to drain the channel which was —Sentinel. THES. TRANSCRIPT, . -VOYAL VRAGUBRS, 3 SATURDAY, *, tS COUNTY — CULLINGS LOWELL HILL: Mrs. J. Levee is expected home soon, after an extended visit with friends and relatives at. Grass Valley aud Dutch Flat-——Chas, . and Placer will all have large delegaKeskeys has gone to work for B. Mur-. tions in attendance, probably aggregating over two hundred. They will be phy on the South Yuba Company’s gordéally welcomed to the great min-. Combs at the Racket store. iditch for a few weeks.—Wm. Bowen and family, of this place, will leave here soon for Dutch Flat, where they expect to make their futare~beme. Quite a number of young folks fro here visited the “Coon Dance” at Date Fla‘, Saturday night.—-Weleomesprin_ baz come-and gladdened -many hearts. The fruit'trees ate starting to bloom andshow good. prospects for a pros perous year to all._—_—Mrs. Wm. Baker of Dutch Fiat, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Wilkinson.——A. Papa came down from Fall Creek, Sunday, for a short visit with friends.——J. Woods and sons, of Grass Valley, have been visiting relatives at this place-——There arrived from Urichsville, Chio, last Tuesday, H. J. Vance, J. W. Norris and R. J. Olark. These gentlemen have come to California to try their luck at mining and will operate the claim of J. R. Vance, near this place. WASHINGTON:—The mill for the St. Patrick mine is from the old Taylor mine, near’ Greenwood, Eldorado county, and is now at Auburn depot awaiting shipment to Nevada City. Mr. Pinkston has a 90-foot ledge of low grade ore upon which to begin work when his mill is in operation which he expects will be within ninety days, _ OO Placer County Mines. The Blue Canyon Mining and Development Company have their Azalea tunnel in 1480 feet. -This tunnel is being run for an established gravel channel, Some yery promising quartz veins have been struck in the tunnel through the bed rock. Arthur L. Pearse, of London, consulting engineer of the Tarantula mine, in Tuolumne county and the Gdld Run gravel mines, of which he is also a director, arrived in San Francisco recently. After visiting the Tarantula mine he will go to Gold Run. During. the heavy. storms in March the pum peat the Herman quartz mine were not able to cope with the water and the shaft was filled. The new pumps will soon handle the water. Tunnel No. 5. cut the ledge at a distance of 1308 feet. A drift has been run south on the ledge 45 feet. Supt. Felix -Chappellet Jr. of the ‘Eureka Consolidated Drift Gravel Mining Company, is pushing the new struckin the upraise. He expects to reach the channel ina few days. The Eureka, when well opened, will: be able to employ. over300men. The company owns over six, miles of channel. oe. ~ One on Dan T. Cole. A good story is told on Dan T, Cole jn connection with the petition recently filed with the Governor for appointment to a vacancy in the board of Supervisors of Sierra county. Among the petitions was one containing some een 22, 1899, s bees Roster of Their Officers, other in making their stay one of muine p easure from a temporal as . well asa spiritual standpoint. -_ They are a Godly people who say: “We live to make our church [meaning the Methodist Episcopal, of course,] a power in the land, while we live to love every other church that exalts our Christ.” Their motto-is “Look Up, Lift Up.” It would be ont of taste for our citizens to endeavor to jbonor them as we honor secular otganizations like the Knights of Pythias, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Red Men, the’ Native Sons or the Association of Mining Engineers that delight us from time to time by their presence, for the people of these worldly societies revel in the magnificent dancing parties, spectacular parades, wine suppers and such like that are arranged for their entertainment. The tastes of the Leaguers are what some folks call more rational. A formal reception at the Methodist church on Tuesday evening and a chance to go to and down ia some of our big gold mines will be dissipation enough for them and in keeping with their professions. At Tuesday evening’s reception the addresses of welcome will be delivered by the following: The City—Hon. E. M. Preston, The Epworth League—Ray. Maurchie, President of the local League. The Junior League—Harry Tamblyn. The Church—Rev. J. W. Phelps. The response on behalf of the delegates will be by George D. Kellogg of Newcastle, Placer county, the District President. The officers of the District League re.as follows: Presiding Elder, Robt. Bentley, D. D., P. O. Box 222, Sacramento; District President, Geo. D. Kellog, Newcastle; First Vice President, Mrs. E. R. Willis, Grass: Valley; Second Vice President, Miss Donna M. Winnieg, Sutter City; Third Viee President, Miss Olare Polsley, Red Blaff; Fourth Viee President, Mrs. M. G. Powell, Marysville; Supt. Jr. League also; Rec. and Fin. Secy., Mrs. Fannie M. Poorman, 2414 G &t., Sacramento; Corresponding Secretary, Rev. G. M. Richmond, Newcastle; Treasurer, Rev. Jobn O. Hundley, Oroville. e May Start the Pilger, _ Eugene J. Hegarty arrived here last night from San Francisco and today went to American Hill, Sierra county, to examine the Pilger mine on which a company has secured an option. There is a twenty-stamp mill on the claim, ut no work has been done there for ears. Mr. Hegarty says that if the arties who bonded his Mineral Hill uartz claim above Moore’s Flat do not tart work there soon he will do so imself.three hundred names and as it was much the largest of the lot the Governor was disposed to appoint the man fm whose behalf the document was filed. Cole wanted another man and in an interview said to the Governor that the petition didn’t amount to anything, that he knew all the men and so and so should receive the appeintment. The Governor said: “Well, if you know all these people let us look over the petition together and see whether these signers are representative or no bee They proceeded with their task and lo. . and behold not far down on the list appeared the name “Dan T. Cole,” The man with the long petition got the job. eo A Fine New Stock. * he stock of spring and summer goods just received at the Grimes. clothing house, corner of Broad and ‘Pine streets, is complete in every re-spect and one of the finest ever brought .to the town. All the latest styles in (business and dress suits, hats and fur-nishing goods are included in the new importation. Customers are promised good values and satisfaction guaranteed. Stage Fares Reduced. The Downieville Stage Company has reduced fares all along its line. The fare from this city to Mountain House is now $5, to Downieville $6 50 and to Sierra City $7 50, being a reduction of ‘$1 in each instance. Fm ~ He Settled It. An amusing story is told at Stratfordou-Avon. In the smoking room of a hotel there an Englishman’ and a Scotchman engaged in a heated argument. John Bull was deolaring William Shakespeare to be the only poet of the world, and Donald McPherson was standing up for bis Robert Burns. Words ran high and blows seemed imminent when a self-iconfident littlé commercial traveler determined to > throw oil on the troubled waters. “Gentlemen,” he said, stepping be-. tween the heated disputants, “let me settle this amicably. Who is this Blood! Ycur heart beats over one hundred thousand times each day. One hundred thousand supphes of good or bad blood to your brain. Which is it? If bad, impure blood, then your brain aches. You are troubl with drowsiness yet cannot sleep. You are as tired in the morning as at night. You have no nerve wer. Your food does you but fittle good. Stimulants, tonics, headache powders, cannot cure you; but # will. It makes the liver, kidneys, skin and bowels perform their It removes all imr work. te oll from the blood. And it makes the blood rich in its lifegiving properties. To Hasten eo You will be more rapidly cured if you will take a laxative dose of Ayer’s pills each night. They arouse the sluggish liver and thus cure biliousness. Re ee eee ee escdine ot e ve seo ar pate aie ail the 4 re Six loaves bread for 25c at Homann’s, How They Enjoy Thomselves—The Local Epworth Leaguers and Obristian Endeavorers both at this city and Grass Valley are looking forward with keen interest and anticipations _ of pleasure to the coming of the Saeramento District Epworth League converition next week to the Queen City of the Sierras. The counties of Sacramento, Yuba, Sutter, Butte, Tehama . ®t Wolf's. ing county and our people vie with For Life Insurance see T. B: Gray. Shine free with shave at Wild’s, tf ‘Dr. Wagner, physician and surgeon. Sewerage rally on Broad street tonight. Frank Smith of the’ Referee has a novel display in his show window. Choice dairy butter, 40 cents a square tt Star Creamery butter, sold by Gaylord & Son, is the best. 4 tf Horn and shell hairpins and side a20tf World Poultry Cure beats all others. Gaylord & Son sole agents here. tf. English ale on draught, five cents a glass at Beckley's Grotto saloon. tf — ‘The weather observer predicts that it will be cloudy tonight and clear tomorrow, : A good many people were in town today from Grass Valley aud other parts of the county, paying their taxes. The funeral of the late L. D. Wells took place this afternoon from the Methodist church. ey ; A fine line of Covert Cloth for tailor made suits just received at Snell & Fleming’s. ; al7-tf YOUNG OAKEY NOT GULLY. An Effort Mado to Fasten Another's Crime oe Upon Him. == The Redding Searchlight of Wednesday last says that the preliminary examination of young Frank Foster for an assault to murder, in that he fired a pistol shot that came within an ace of ending “Biddy” McOandliss’ life, was concluded in Justice Thompson’s court at Keswick Tuesday afternoun and the youth was held to answer before the Superior Court in the sum of $2,500, His release was secured by his mother Mrs. Bailey, who qualified with two Redding men on the bond. The presentation of the facts were about as case at the time, the detail extracted from the several witnesses containing . nothing of import. It was clearly evi. dent from the interrogations and demeanor of the legal representatives of given in the published reports of the ! Is Not Moore's. _Moore’s dog did not return last night to Spanish Joe’s cabin, much to the disappointment of the officers who maintained a watch there in the hope of catching him. A yellow ‘dog did come around however, but Joe says he did not get this one confused with nights, as he knows them both well, Last night Sheriff Getchell and Marshal Tompkins went out to Joe’s cabin and watched there till early this morning, but Moore’s dog failed to materialthe cabin was not the brute they were looking for. After carefully considering the matter nearly all the officers today are of the opinion that this yellow dog is the one that Spanish Joe/ the lad that they intend throwing the odium of the assault upon Uskey, a son of Thomas Oakey of this city, who was arrested recently at the McGunney ranch near Smartsville and taken back to Shasta county. Young Oakey went to Iron Mountain to get work and finally found employment as a barkeeper in Mrs. Bailey’s saloon. Shortly cash grocery store, Just the thing for . picnics and lunches. te . The ball game announced to take. place tomorrow at the Rifle Grouuds . will instead be played at Glenbrook Park. Rev. John Williams will preach to-! morrow at Epworth chapel, Penn Val-’

ley, and in the evening at Pleasant . Valley. face Fred Searls was today appointed attorney for the absent heirs in the matter of the estate of the late Mrs. E.’ Chavanne. j There are at the N. O. N.G.R.R., depot in this city a compressor for the , Plumbago mine and a pump for the Oalifornia mine. * Try those delicious German and French breakfast cheeses sold by Wolf. There is nothing richer or more delitf The new barber shop of C. E. Wild is one of the finest north of Sacramento. Scrupulous cleanliness and first-class work guaranteed. Inspection invited. tf . Paul H. McCullough of Colfax has been braking on the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railway during the past week, relieving Asa Plank, who has been ill. : j There will be some good speakers at the open air mass meeting this evening. They will speak very briefly andto the point. Their main desire will be to, spread facts concerning the proposed sewerage system. YOSEMITE THIS WONDERFUL CREATION OF NATURE IS'NOW AT ITS BEST Just what that means, however, the ablest riters dnd the most talented artists have been unable to tell.us. They have written volumes and have painted the very heavens in their efforts to do the af but in despair have finally exclaimed, 4 Now: that’s good advice, You will fi there a narrow, crooked chasm seven miles long, with hae battlemented walls 10 times higher than the highest building. You will find water-falls leaping from vertical cliffs 16 times higher than Niagara. You will see mountain parks studded with every variety of forest tree and flowering shrub. You will see thundering torrents, roaring cataracts, beautiful lakes, inspiring ski brilliant rainbows, a wealth of ferns an pene beauty, and all the birds of the air ursting their very throatsin song for the pure ecstacy of living. THE TRIP HAS NO HARDSHIPS You go in a luxurious sleeping-car to within 65 miles of the Valley, and the remainder of the ay in comfortable coaches over a fine turnpike. ps Hotel rates inthe Valley are from $2.50 to $4 per day; and the charges for guide and saddle animals vary from fi for a trip on floor of Valley, to $4 for an all day trip up the difficult trails. ‘ The side trip to the famous MARIPOSA BIG TREES is $2 and should always be included, MORRIS 1L.OBNER, Colfax, Southern Pacific Agent, will tell you all about Ticket Rates and Train Movements. He will give you a folder containing other information about Yosemite. TO THOSE WHO HAVE AN _ Fan, supply a continuous day § and night current and keep ) the Fau in repair for : Six llonths . Beginning May Ist, 1899, ¢ ( At the very moderate price — oF me : Call at our office on Pine street ‘ ? and see the Fans in operation. , They do the work perfectly. NEVADA COUNTY ~ ws aaa alas ‘ Choice boneless boiled ham at Wolf's ‘after thata rival saloon was burned = VALLEY: Goand See for Yourself. . : ELECTRIC POWER CO. 4 and Ike McCandliss, the owner of it, insinuated that Oakey had a hand in starting the fire. The latter challenged his accuser to step outside and fight, and the two went into the street to begin hostilities. Atthis juncture young Foster, Mrs. Bailey’s son by her first husband, stepped up-with a pistol and blazed away at McCandliss. Quarterly Conference Tonight. This evening the M. E. quarterly conference meeting will be held at the study of Pastor Phelps at the Broad street Methodist church. Rev. Dr. Robert Bentley, presiding elder of the district, will be present. °Se Farmers Need Rain. The farmers of Penn Valley. are exceedingly anxious for a drenching raiustorm. They say it is badly needed for crops of all kinds, ENED sadhana) Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can _ possibly derive fromthem. Hall’s Catarrb Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of. the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get.the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free: Re : ‘Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bote. \ Hall’s Family Pills are the best. I is in dread that Moore will return and kill him and it is highly probable that he at first was rattled and imagined the dog belonged to his old enemy. CHURCH © SERVICES. Rev. Dr. Robert Bentley, -Presiding Elder of the Sacramento District, will preach at the Methodist church in the morning. Rev.J.W. Phelps will preach in the evening, when Dr, Bentley will go to Grass Valley. The usual services will be held tomorrow at St. Canice Catholic church. At the Congregational church the pastor, Rev. J. Sims, will preach at 11 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. Subject in the morning, “Tbe Art of Making the Most of Our Abilities.” In the evening a discourse to the skeptical. Subject, “Ingersollism or Agnosticism.” The Christian Endeavor will meet at the usual hour, led by Mrs. W. W. Waggoner. Subject, “The Holy Garments.” Sabbath school at the close of the morning service. _ ; Services will be held at Trinity Episco pal church morning and evening, Rev: W. A. Rimer officiating. Ninety Per Cent. of the people have some kind of humor in the blood, and this causes many diseases. Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures these diseases by expelling the humor. Hoop’s Puts are non-irritating and the only pills to take with Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Eastern pickled’ pork and pigs at J. J.Jackson’s. ave feet tf French Tansy Wafers. These are the genuine French Tansy Wafers, imported direct from Paris. Ladies can depend upon securing relief from and cure of irregular periods regardless of cause. In red wrappers. Beware of substitutes. LA FRANCE DRUG COMPANY, importers, San Francisco. For sale by W. D. Vinton. Commencement Days— — Spring Millinery Opening. Tuesday_and Wednesday. March 25th and 27th. Cadtdren’s Day, Saturday, April Jst. —=>t+— Everybody Most Cordially Tavited to ome. Do Yot Fait to Convince yourselves of Real Styles Before Going Elsewhere. PRICES TO SUIT ALL. ELGANOR E. HOGFT, NEVADA CITY. caisichamaniemmesaetenersemmemmmeee $$$ The Best Thing Ever Heard Of. POOL & IVEY Is the sole owner for the patent right for California of Mead, Black & Co’ i) Fire Proof Elastic Roofing Paint. I will take contracts to paint tin, iron or wood roofs—prices very low. Leave orders at FORMAN’S, Sacromento St. Sariple of it can now be seen on the Holmes’. Building. Kapp & Streets Canned 5 ight (*P, Ts —— [_are, e-. ~~~ Breakfast Goods. —>+-+— HW Fresh from the Mills. -—_—> t+ 3] H-O-Oat Meal, and Self-Rising Buckwheat. #¢) Twin Bros. Mush, Our Mother’s Mush. = Wheatine, Phoenix Flakes. ae i ; Germea, Rolled Oats, Oat Meal in bulk. Rus} Aunt Jemima’s Pan Cake Meal. 7, Morning Meal, and Flaked Rice. -—>t-+—A For a Quick Cunch--already cooked--Gry & French Red Kidney Beans, 2 cans 25 cts. F : ag} [sh (Ma) vie) Mois?! cae ay real Tomales, 2 cans 25 cts. H Heintz’s Baked Beans, Tomato Sauce, 20c per can’ é 3 CASH DID NOT RBTORN. .« The Yellow Dog Seen by Spanish Joe} Moore’s on Wednesday and Thureday . == ize. The yellowcanine that came to). thought was Moore’s. The poor fellow . . —InN— Grimes’ Clot A Spring Arrival of the Finest Goods _ And Bist Values MEN’S and BOY’sS . CLOTHING. ig Our New Line of Silk Shirts and Gent’s Furnishing Goods CAN’ BE BEAT. Low Prices coupled with Big Values is the combination that wins your trade in our Elegant Assortment of SPRING AND SUMMER NOVELTIES. Our New Stock Affords Great Attraction to the Buyer who appreciates SUPERIOR QUALITIES. Cor Broad snd Pine Sts. hing Emporium, The Latest . IN Wall Paper. A Stunning LINE OF' New Style Carpets cade, etc. All this season’s make and shapes, Broad Street, corner Pine. AALAAALLARALARAAARMAAARUAARLAARUARALARL + Is called the “Ladies’ Wall Paper.” It comes principally in stripes with blended borders and ceiling to match. It is wonderfully rich in its effects and the style is bound to be lasting, Then it is reasonable in price. ir Will arrive in a few days. They are world-beaters—th handsomest ever seen in the city. they get here. Don’t buy til! you, see them. We have a full line of Ready-made Inside and Outside Skirts in Duck, Percale, BroSnell & Fleming, (Up-to-date Merchants.) 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We also carry the STANDARD ELECTRIC CLOCKS whicb require no winding ; they are more accurate than any © clock «n the market ; have no springs to break ; no weights to fall. 4