December 31, 1897 (5 pages)

yy Samana . NEVADA CITY, CAL, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1897. EST. IN 1860 BY N. P. BROWN & CO, COUNTY MINING EXHIBIT, . . To Start the Ball Rolling at Grass. Yall Wey Tomo.row., The committee appointed by the ng arrived last evening with George Shea, sendays in the county jail ; Shea has been in jail rding to the authorimed that Shea’s mother died . few years ago and left $60,‘ch, believing her son, who do ears old and a confirmed dead. Lawyers havesince meeting of the citizens of Nevada county held at the courthouse on the 21st instant for the purpose of agitating the proposition that Nevada county have a mineral display at the Golden Jubilee Fair in San Francisco, will meet Grass Valley upon the arrival of the ‘train leaving this city at 12:10 p. m. The members of this preliminary committee are: Rens 2 & Grass Valley—Charles E. Clinch, D. B. Marwick, George Mainhart, Hon. John F. Kidder, Joseph Weissbein. Nevada City—O. J. Brand, Dr. A. H. Tickell, Fred Zeitler, E. A. Wallace, L. 8. Oalkins. . ~Aovording to the suggestion of the ‘citizens meeting this committee will add twént§five more citizens representing all parts of the county to its namber, and the general committee of thirty-five will begin at once to gather a display of mining products that will our county proud. The Nevada City committee of five will go down on tomorrow noon’s tra for the Tost heir, but! to attend the meeting. ae ii till recently when they It is their intention to get or by a map who claims bout it. ho Goes Will Have a Good ‘Mme. ‘Hall is indeed a scene of jd brightness because of the @ artistic manner in which the ‘ughters of Laurel Parlor have PERSONAL POINTERS. A Daily Chronicle of the Doings of Old and Young. Miss Sadie Allen is home from San Jose. Dr. Myers A. Preston returned to San Francisco today. Charles and F. Pasheck of Chicago Park were in town today. A. J. Ross of North Bloomfield has returned from a trip below. John 8. Ott of the Champion Mining Company arrived last evening. Rev. Jobn T. Shurtleff of Auburn is bod it in preparation for the New. here on a visit to his father, Thomas mil; but it will be even more lal and bright tonight with the f of ladies and gentlemen who Bemble there to do homage at the Terpsichore. ‘The party will fashionable event of the ot only that, but it will be a of parties, and those who stay mniss {he opportunity of their bave a good time. The Reaak Mine. evening’s Telegraph says: This ming we were shown some gold f pannings taken from the Reddik mine, which claim is located int two and one half miles above Nem City. Theclaim is on the Harpy lead and is just below the Delspe. It. is 'on the Blae Tent road and § country abounding in rich gravel posits. Theshaft is now down 500 it and there is a drift on the bedrock abont: 150 feet. About two tend ng Shurtleff. County Recorder Werry went to North San Juan today to take part in the concert that Prof. Davis will give there tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown. and children of Windsor, Sonoma county, are here visiting the lady’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Joha Hamilton. The many friends of Miss Belle Miller will be pained to learn that she is suffering from blood-poisoning. The trouble started with aslight injury to one of her arms. TO RELOAD AMMUNITION, . A New Order Regarding the Refilling of N. G:C. Cartridges,” In the past all ammunition for Springfield rifles used in the State contests by the National Guard was furoished to the regiments ready for use i. AT THE CHURCHES SUNDAY. Diving Serviots to Bo Held: tn Novada ee ‘at 1la.m.and7 p.m. Morning subject: “Out of the Old Year Into the New.” Sunday school at 12:30. Junior ‘League at 4:45 p.m. Epworth League at roll call at 6 p.m.; Mrs. John Polkinghorn, leader. Class meeting at 9:45 Preaching morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. J. Sims. Sacrament,of the Lord’s Supper will be administered at the close of the morning subject. In the evening a New Year’s discourse will be given. Christian Endeavor will meet at the usual hour, led by A, 0. Turner. Subject: “How to Pray.” Sabbath school at the close of the morning servicé. Ail are cordially invited. Rev. E. J. H. Van Deerlin, rector. Second Sunday after Christmas. Sunday schoo) at 12:30. Evensong and sermon at 7 p.m. All are cordially invited to worship at this church. BRIBP MENTION Minor Notes and Comments of Local Interest. Fair weather is predicted tonight and tomorrow. Mrs. R. H. Bliss of Camptonville went to Sacramento today. Oranges are retailed at. wholesale prices by Gaylord the grocer. ~~ ~~ The Moonlight Club of: Gold ‘Fla had a housewarming last’ night at Thomas Brock’s new building near Gold Fiat trestle. Bs ees. ‘The large beef hung up at Grissel Bros.’ market in the Christmas display was weighed today ‘and tipped the beam at one thousand pounds. Sone who have been married by him and have not yet received their certificates call at the Congregational sonage. The Christmas tree exercises at the Episcopal Church ‘last evening drew a good-sized crowd. There was an. interesting program of ekercisés and a gift on the tree for cach little one of the Sunday School. i GRASS VALLBY NEWS, A Day's Record of the Doings of Oar! Neighbors. j “Eddie” Overmeyer, the ball pitcher, has returned from. the valley country. The U. BR. K. of P. ball to be given tonight by Mountain Division is eliciting &@ good deal of interest. : HRY NEVER . GBT WEARY. Rev. J. Sims requests that those per-. . Still Trying to Stave Of Dat . Tants Hanging eee sational attempt was made this morning to again get the Durrant case into the Federal courts. A remarkable document was filed in the U. S. Circuit Court and Judge Hawley was asked to grant a writ of habeas corpus in the hope of preventing the execution of Durrant one week from today. It was drawn up by Attorney Boardman, Attorneys: Deuprey and Dickinson confiaing their efforts to phases of the case yet to crop up. The motiot was denied. This was the ground work of another appeal to the United States Supreme Court. A Deep Laid Plot. Los ANGELEs, Decomber 31.—Fred Gallways, driver for the Pioneer Truck Co.,and ©, B. Turner; porter in the wholesale grocery house of Haas, Baruch & Co., were arrested today. For years they have been robbing the store and others are implicated. Large quantities of groceries and provisions were found in Turner's barn. A Sudden Death. Oaktanp, Décember 81.—Honorah Gordon, a well-khown resident of 60, dropped dead of heart disease at early mass this morning.Watchman Killed. -WaTERtoo, Ind., December 81.—Night Watchman Charles E. Cox of the De Kalb Bank was murdered after midnight by two persons unknown, who are supposed to have intended to rob the bank. The men, after binding up their wounds, cansed by Cox shooting them, stole a horse and buggy and boarded a train. One of them was heard to say that he was shot but had killed the watchman. ‘A Youth's Suicide. New York, December 31.—William Arnold, son of Lieutenant Commander AT * Sa Francisco, December 81.—A sen-. EATER. FLOOR FALLS. Miraculaus Escape of the Audi. ence From Death. ee Fiorrncr, Kansas, December 81.—At a home talent dramatic performatice at Cedar Point last night the flooring gave way beneath the audience. Fifty psrsons were precipitated a distance of twenty feet. One man’s leg was broken and another’s ribs were crushed. Thirty persons were scratched and bruised, but here were no fatalities. Sherman to Retire. WasHineton, December 31.—It is probable that Secretary Sherman will retire early in the year, being succeedA Mining Man’s Plight. San Francisco, Dee, 31.—A. B. Jackson, at one time superintendent of mines on the Comstock, and latterly of mines in El Dorado county, is very ill at the City and County_ Hdspital. He has been sick for fifteen months and was recently forced to leave the French Hospital on account of lack of funds. It is suid that he is suffering from lack of proper nourishment, and an effort is being made to locate some of his former influential friends, who would certainly place him in better quarters if they knew of his predicament. PRI T TLTTEEEI EIEy Turkey. Raffie and Lunch. There will be a turkey raffle at the Free Coinage saloon tonight. and tomorrow night. Nice New Year lunch tomorrow night. Come everybody and enjoy the festivities of this great occasion. Don’t forget it—tonight and tomorrow night. Turkey lunch—enough for five hundred guests. a31-1t J. MoInrosu, Proprietor. BORN. At Grass Valley, December 80th, to the wife of Elisha Andrews, Jr.,a son. At Grass Valley, December 80th, to the wife of Fred Frauk, a son. ; At Virginia City, December 80th, to the wife of George L. Lammon,a son. ORDINANCE NO. 141, An Ordinance Directing the Issuing of the Bonds of the City of Neva. da, California, to Pay the Cost of Acquiring Water Works, authorORDINANCE NO. 189. Au Ordinance Relating to Certain Games. HE Board of Trustees of the City of Nevabb de arena a follows : Poi = SECTION 1. Every person who deals, plays, or carries On, Opens or causes to be opened, or who conducts éither as owner, or employe, whether for hire or not, ie of Keno or round the table poker, wit in the corporate limits of the City of ada, Cal., shall be deemed ty of a misdemeanor and on conviction e' shall be fired not jess than twentylars, nor more than one hundred dolimpriso) mtin the city prison od of n: ore than ten days. SECTION 2, ; Every person who knowingly permits any of the games mentioned in the preceding Section to be played, conducted or dealt in any house owned or rented by such person, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction thereof, is punishable as provided inthe preceding Section. SECTION 3, : Noperson, otherwise competent as a witness, is disqualified from testifying as such ning the off referred to in this Ordinance,on the ground that suck testimony may criminate himself ; but no prosecution can afterward be had inst him for any offense concerning which he testified. SECTION 4. Every peace officer is hereby authorized to use all necessary force to gain entrance to any bui ding, or room, where he may have good reason to believe the provisions of this Ordinance are being violated. SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in or a finest and of Whiskies ROBIN BOO " FINEOLD WHISKEY Takes the Lead ee and is eceeinced A all to be the best -bri nd on the market. is hig] ly recommem ed for family and medical use. tg in quantities to. suit purchasers. CALL FOR IT AT ALL BARS. Soid by the Bottle or in Bulk ed in the Cabinet by Ambassador Hay, . 1898. foree from and after the 14th day of J anuary, assed this 77th day of December, 1897, by Sie ida wtine: Gauls, sacks dick es—Trusters , Ga ac’ . . N ot rr. ult, son, c J. C. RICH, President of the Board of City Trustecs cf Nevada City, Cal. Attest ; T. H. Cagr. Clerk. seal} First publication December 2th. Dr. N. E. Chapman, Dr. C. W. Chapman, DENTISTS. Office at residence, Sacramento st., Nevada City, Ca:. A. B. WOL, Sole Agent, All Orders Promptly Filled. I. C. LINDLEY, Attorney and Counselor at Law. FFICE— TILLEY BUILDING, COR. Broad and Pine streets. up Stairs. ALFRED D. "MASON, __ Attorney at Law and Notary Public. 2, 4 ial BUILDING, NEVADA ity. W. D. LONG, Attorney and Counselor +t Law, CPZIGE co. BROAD AND PINE 8TS up stairs, Nevada Citv. a Sp By = J es Be MAHER & CO. After the Holidays. upon us, SO HERE WE START. Well, we are proud of our Holiday trade. It was a grand success, must not set down and go to sleep. We must be around and stiiring; getting reidy for a new season which is about to dawn But now, we Our first clean up will be Ladies and Children’s Coats ee eke ago the edge of the channel was Sountered and the prospects from mall portion is sufficient to yield some profit. It is expected that oning 50 feet further the great vel channel will be tapped at its art and then bounteous yields are Ay:.expected. There are but few n 8 in the valuable property and by are mostly Grass Valley citizens. mpany now employs ten men in ting the mine. ized by Vote of the Electors thereof at an Election heretofore held on the 28th day of October, 1895. W BseRAS, THIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES on the 18th day of July, 189%, passed an . Ordinance determining that the public in. terests of this city demanded the acquisition / and ownership of Water Works, and WHEKEEAS. This Board of Trastees on the 18th day of September, 1895, cousidered and ordeond placed on file an official report of competent civil engineers containing plans and estimates of the cost of a water works system, aud determined that the cost of a water works system would be $00,000 ; that pated oy aunual income of the city would not exe $8u00 ; that the cost of a system of Arnold, committed suicide by shooting from the agents, bat. a new order has himself in-the right temple at his pabeen issued, and this requires that colonels of regiments shall make arrangements for the reloading of all such ammunition, and that all requisitions for materials for reloading and all communications. relative to the ammunition shall be addressed to Colonel Park Henshaw, Inspector-General of Rifle Practice, at Chico, “All regimental inspectors of mfle practice have been directed to place themselves in communication at once with Colonel J. Albert Richards and’ Miss Carrie Michell, daughter of W J. Michell, i were married last evening: rents’ residence, Montclair, N.J. He Tonight the members of Company. J . fell while skating some timesago and will hold their first. annual campfire atjinjared his head. This injury, it is their Armory in MoDonald’s Hail. thought, affected his brain and was the Wm. Hogan of the Reliance -Club of cause of his act. He was 22 years old. Oakland and William Hoskin of Grass What India’s Famine Gost. Valley will give an exhibition. spar Oatourra, December 31.—It is stated But they go. No room for them h:re. We will not carry one Coat over. If they do not sell at the prices now marked we will set fire to them. We promise you, dear ladies, you'll never see them next season, before the Athletic Olub tomorrow night. In the justice court this afternoon Respectfully, MAHER & CO. ~ Watch Night Service. will be watch night services at hodist Cburch this evening, being at 10 p. m. and continuing unMiinight, The first hour will be i to literary and musical exer§ under the direction of John Polkforn, and the last hour to devoil exercises led by Rev. Martin Henshaw to the end that a uniform system of reloading the ammuzition shall be effected.—Call. A Partial Payment Made. The City Trustees had a meeting this afternoon and paid to D. E. Morgan as representative of Mrs. Huntington Andrew Mann is suing Dun:au Gillis, a church deacon, for $115 alleged to be due for board at the rate of $25 a . . moath. Wm. Keys’ house in Boston Ravine was burned at two o'clock this morning. The piano and most. of the household furniture were destroyed: The Joss is $1800, with $1200 insurance. that the recent famine cost the treasury £800,000, while loans to agriculturists and the suspensions of taxes, mainly repayable, absorbed another £300,000, irrespective of charitable contributions, which approached £1,750,000. out of the annual. income ; that an indebtedness would have to be incurred in the sum of $60,000 and bonds issued therefor, and thereupon pas: e lan Ordinance ordering an election to be held on the z8th day of October, 1895, at which should be submitted to the qualified electors uf the city the question as to whether or not an indebtedness in the sum of $3v,000 should be incurred to pay the cost of a water works system and bonds issued therefor, and . WHEREAS, anelection was duly called ‘and water works could not therefore be paid . ’ Coat is theirs. P. S.-=Any person who wants a Coat and we have what they want the Lots of tim2. to wear a Coat yet, so do not miss held on the 28th day of October, 1895, and on the 8ist day of October, 1*%. this Board met and canvassed the votes cast at such election aud found that-more than two-thirds of the qualified voters of the city voting at such election were infavor of incurring an indebtedness in the sum of $60,000 a . issuing $i500.0i the pitbolate ites uldiieauber: this chance to get you a Coat. works. The rest will be paid soon. The Trustees also passed an ordinance authorizing a re-issue of the water bonds. i nd Bargains in Groceries. ~At Thomas Shurtleff’s Oash Grocery . All are invited. will Mine this Winter. Colorade's Twenty Millions. Denver, December 31.~A special to [. Arnhbart is interested in a im at Scarecrow ravine near Valley, and{will godown there fo get ready for working the ‘the storms set in. He wili & house at the mine to live in this ” Peacemaker’s Luck. p Freund, an employe at Colley fiers’ meat market, .was bitten iagh the hand yesterday by a dog. p animal that injured him was fightanotner dog and he tried to separbers of the Masonic fraternity eir wives are cordially invited tu a public: installation of the ofof Nevada Chapter, No.6, R.A and Nevada Lodge, No. 18, F. & A it Masonic Hall, Wednesday even. january 6, 1898, and to a banquet given at the conclusion of the nies at the National Exchange . This invitation is extended not @ to our own members but to ali journers and visitors, to whom »e arty welcome will be given. I. J. Botrs, Secy. * M. FP. McTagcarr, M. D., residence frase Valley. Surgeon, Gynecologist Physician. Office hours 1:30 to 8 F Will Not Print Tomorrow. ee The Transortet printers will celebrate the birth of of the New Year, and as a consequence will not feel like working tomorrow. Consequently the gext issue of tbis paper will make its appearance Monday evening. Ssaliailiona heeled Dea:h of **Doc’’ Allen. Charles Edward Alien, u native of England uged 63 years, died at one o’clock this morning at his cabin on Gold Flat. He had been ill about a . week. * Southern California Oranges. Twenty-five boxes fresh from Los Angeles for the New Yeur trade. Must be sold at once. tf Georas C. GayLorp. UNION :-: HOTEL, [lain Street, Nevada City. HENRY NETSHE, Mawaczr Motel Arrivals. Store on broad street, you can get better bargains in sugar, coffee and crackers than anywhere else. All sales are spot cash and that is the reason he selis goods. so cheap. See for yourself. , a81-tf Corcoran & Wivtrams, contractors and builders, do first-class work cheap. int teres Ssaiusnaseninesinminememmeneseemtan oe _Reyal makes the food pure, wholesome and doliclous. & i the Times from Washington says: ExGovernor Grant of Colorado, who, at the request of Director of the Mint ‘Preston, made an estimate of Golorado’s gold production for this year, reports that it will not be less than twenty million dollars. There is a falling off iu the gold production all over the world of at least 20 per cent, which makes the Colorado output all the more. remarkable. Se arc re rs Situation Wanted. By young woman to do light house work. Apply at this office. _ a3il-lw POR SALE IN NEVADA COUATY. As a Whole Or in Forty Acre Tracts. 9 34 of N W K and'8 W % of Sec. 18 viehni Ee * ay And 8 of Sec 11, T17 N, RSE. AT $2.50 PER ACRE, Qn five years’ credit, upon payment on the price. Interest on the ; of principal at 6 per cent. annually in advance Balance of princispal payable -at the expiration of five years. Applyto WM.H. MILLS, Land Agent C, P. R.R., San Franciagco, bonds therefor, and WHEREAS, Bonds were about to be sold and issued uant to such vote, and in accordance with :uch Ordinances, passed on the 18th day of September, 18%, when the owner of tne plant thén furnishi: water to the city brought an action in the United States Circuit Court, %th Judicial Circuit, Northern District of California, asking for an injunction restraining the city from issu. such bonds, a: 4 EREAS, such action having now been dismee ond eueh one heaving ' wurchasSaid city, an © pruceedin taken by this heey having been declared 1 regular and eval. aud WHEREAS, Two installments of the tax levied to pay principal and interest at the time such bonds were about to be issued, ae fesetind Sheen of $3000, having been colected, it is now n-cessary that bonds in the sum of but Fd 000 be issued, THEREFORE : The of Trustees of the City of Nevada, do ordain as follows : Seo.1. That the bonds of said city as heretofore authorized by vote of the electors thereof, at an election held on the 28th day ut October, 1895, be and the same are hereby i be issued pursuant to such vote and ordinance on the 18th day of September, 1895, to the amount of $57,000. Sec. 2, Said bonds shail be dated the 1st Monday of December, 1897, and sha!l mature in annual installments of '$1500 each on the 1,¢ Monday of December in each and every hereafter untiithe entire debt shall ba paid, and shall be issued to. conform in every eespest s articularly as todenomination, rate of interest, etc., with said ordinanes and vote. ‘ See. 3. Said bonds shall be signed by the T of “a ity, and saad ee reasurer of said city, counters y the Clerk of said Board of ‘irustees. Sec. 4. That a tax sufficient to pay the annnual interest on such bonds, Aue the peppdinel thereof as it matures, shall be leyeach year until the entire debt is paid. See.5. All resolutions or ordinances or parts thereof heretofore wassed or adopted since Oetober ee. in conftict herewith, hereb: ; ate chin tat day of December, 1297, by Ayes—Carr, Gault, Jackson, Rector, Rich. Noes—None. J. C. RICH, President of the Board of City Trustees. ~—) Attest: jana T. H. Ca First publication, Desember Sst, 1297. Stoves and Ranges For Coal or Wood

yy Samana . NEVADA CITY, CAL, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1897. EST. IN 1860 BY N. P. BROWN & CO, COUNTY MINING EXHIBIT, . . To Start the Ball Rolling at Grass. Yall Wey Tomo.row., The committee appointed by the ng arrived last evening with George Shea, sendays in the county jail ; Shea has been in jail rding to the authorimed that Shea’s mother died . few years ago and left $60,‘ch, believing her son, who do ears old and a confirmed dead. Lawyers havesince meeting of the citizens of Nevada county held at the courthouse on the 21st instant for the purpose of agitating the proposition that Nevada county have a mineral display at the Golden Jubilee Fair in San Francisco, will meet Grass Valley upon the arrival of the ‘train leaving this city at 12:10 p. m. The members of this preliminary committee are: Rens 2 & Grass Valley—Charles E. Clinch, D. B. Marwick, George Mainhart, Hon. John F. Kidder, Joseph Weissbein. Nevada City—O. J. Brand, Dr. A. H. Tickell, Fred Zeitler, E. A. Wallace, L. 8. Oalkins. . ~Aovording to the suggestion of the ‘citizens meeting this committee will add twént§five more citizens representing all parts of the county to its namber, and the general committee of thirty-five will begin at once to gather a display of mining products that will our county proud. The Nevada City committee of five will go down on tomorrow noon’s tra for the Tost heir, but! to attend the meeting. ae ii till recently when they It is their intention to get or by a map who claims bout it. ho Goes Will Have a Good ‘Mme. ‘Hall is indeed a scene of jd brightness because of the @ artistic manner in which the ‘ughters of Laurel Parlor have PERSONAL POINTERS. A Daily Chronicle of the Doings of Old and Young. Miss Sadie Allen is home from San Jose. Dr. Myers A. Preston returned to San Francisco today. Charles and F. Pasheck of Chicago Park were in town today. A. J. Ross of North Bloomfield has returned from a trip below. John 8. Ott of the Champion Mining Company arrived last evening. Rev. Jobn T. Shurtleff of Auburn is bod it in preparation for the New. here on a visit to his father, Thomas mil; but it will be even more lal and bright tonight with the f of ladies and gentlemen who Bemble there to do homage at the Terpsichore. ‘The party will fashionable event of the ot only that, but it will be a of parties, and those who stay mniss {he opportunity of their bave a good time. The Reaak Mine. evening’s Telegraph says: This ming we were shown some gold f pannings taken from the Reddik mine, which claim is located int two and one half miles above Nem City. Theclaim is on the Harpy lead and is just below the Delspe. It. is 'on the Blae Tent road and § country abounding in rich gravel posits. Theshaft is now down 500 it and there is a drift on the bedrock abont: 150 feet. About two tend ng Shurtleff. County Recorder Werry went to North San Juan today to take part in the concert that Prof. Davis will give there tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown. and children of Windsor, Sonoma county, are here visiting the lady’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Joha Hamilton. The many friends of Miss Belle Miller will be pained to learn that she is suffering from blood-poisoning. The trouble started with aslight injury to one of her arms. TO RELOAD AMMUNITION, . A New Order Regarding the Refilling of N. G:C. Cartridges,” In the past all ammunition for Springfield rifles used in the State contests by the National Guard was furoished to the regiments ready for use i. AT THE CHURCHES SUNDAY. Diving Serviots to Bo Held: tn Novada ee ‘at 1la.m.and7 p.m. Morning subject: “Out of the Old Year Into the New.” Sunday school at 12:30. Junior ‘League at 4:45 p.m. Epworth League at roll call at 6 p.m.; Mrs. John Polkinghorn, leader. Class meeting at 9:45 Preaching morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. J. Sims. Sacrament,of the Lord’s Supper will be administered at the close of the morning subject. In the evening a New Year’s discourse will be given. Christian Endeavor will meet at the usual hour, led by A, 0. Turner. Subject: “How to Pray.” Sabbath school at the close of the morning servicé. Ail are cordially invited. Rev. E. J. H. Van Deerlin, rector. Second Sunday after Christmas. Sunday schoo) at 12:30. Evensong and sermon at 7 p.m. All are cordially invited to worship at this church. BRIBP MENTION Minor Notes and Comments of Local Interest. Fair weather is predicted tonight and tomorrow. Mrs. R. H. Bliss of Camptonville went to Sacramento today. Oranges are retailed at. wholesale prices by Gaylord the grocer. ~~ ~~ The Moonlight Club of: Gold ‘Fla had a housewarming last’ night at Thomas Brock’s new building near Gold Fiat trestle. Bs ees. ‘The large beef hung up at Grissel Bros.’ market in the Christmas display was weighed today ‘and tipped the beam at one thousand pounds. Sone who have been married by him and have not yet received their certificates call at the Congregational sonage. The Christmas tree exercises at the Episcopal Church ‘last evening drew a good-sized crowd. There was an. interesting program of ekercisés and a gift on the tree for cach little one of the Sunday School. i GRASS VALLBY NEWS, A Day's Record of the Doings of Oar! Neighbors. j “Eddie” Overmeyer, the ball pitcher, has returned from. the valley country. The U. BR. K. of P. ball to be given tonight by Mountain Division is eliciting &@ good deal of interest. : HRY NEVER . GBT WEARY. Rev. J. Sims requests that those per-. . Still Trying to Stave Of Dat . Tants Hanging eee sational attempt was made this morning to again get the Durrant case into the Federal courts. A remarkable document was filed in the U. S. Circuit Court and Judge Hawley was asked to grant a writ of habeas corpus in the hope of preventing the execution of Durrant one week from today. It was drawn up by Attorney Boardman, Attorneys: Deuprey and Dickinson confiaing their efforts to phases of the case yet to crop up. The motiot was denied. This was the ground work of another appeal to the United States Supreme Court. A Deep Laid Plot. Los ANGELEs, Decomber 31.—Fred Gallways, driver for the Pioneer Truck Co.,and ©, B. Turner; porter in the wholesale grocery house of Haas, Baruch & Co., were arrested today. For years they have been robbing the store and others are implicated. Large quantities of groceries and provisions were found in Turner's barn. A Sudden Death. Oaktanp, Décember 81.—Honorah Gordon, a well-khown resident of 60, dropped dead of heart disease at early mass this morning.Watchman Killed. -WaTERtoo, Ind., December 81.—Night Watchman Charles E. Cox of the De Kalb Bank was murdered after midnight by two persons unknown, who are supposed to have intended to rob the bank. The men, after binding up their wounds, cansed by Cox shooting them, stole a horse and buggy and boarded a train. One of them was heard to say that he was shot but had killed the watchman. ‘A Youth's Suicide. New York, December 31.—William Arnold, son of Lieutenant Commander AT * Sa Francisco, December 81.—A sen-. EATER. FLOOR FALLS. Miraculaus Escape of the Audi. ence From Death. ee Fiorrncr, Kansas, December 81.—At a home talent dramatic performatice at Cedar Point last night the flooring gave way beneath the audience. Fifty psrsons were precipitated a distance of twenty feet. One man’s leg was broken and another’s ribs were crushed. Thirty persons were scratched and bruised, but here were no fatalities. Sherman to Retire. WasHineton, December 31.—It is probable that Secretary Sherman will retire early in the year, being succeedA Mining Man’s Plight. San Francisco, Dee, 31.—A. B. Jackson, at one time superintendent of mines on the Comstock, and latterly of mines in El Dorado county, is very ill at the City and County_ Hdspital. He has been sick for fifteen months and was recently forced to leave the French Hospital on account of lack of funds. It is suid that he is suffering from lack of proper nourishment, and an effort is being made to locate some of his former influential friends, who would certainly place him in better quarters if they knew of his predicament. PRI T TLTTEEEI EIEy Turkey. Raffie and Lunch. There will be a turkey raffle at the Free Coinage saloon tonight. and tomorrow night. Nice New Year lunch tomorrow night. Come everybody and enjoy the festivities of this great occasion. Don’t forget it—tonight and tomorrow night. Turkey lunch—enough for five hundred guests. a31-1t J. MoInrosu, Proprietor. BORN. At Grass Valley, December 80th, to the wife of Elisha Andrews, Jr.,a son. At Grass Valley, December 80th, to the wife of Fred Frauk, a son. ; At Virginia City, December 80th, to the wife of George L. Lammon,a son. ORDINANCE NO. 141, An Ordinance Directing the Issuing of the Bonds of the City of Neva. da, California, to Pay the Cost of Acquiring Water Works, authorORDINANCE NO. 189. Au Ordinance Relating to Certain Games. HE Board of Trustees of the City of Nevabb de arena a follows : Poi = SECTION 1. Every person who deals, plays, or carries On, Opens or causes to be opened, or who conducts éither as owner, or employe, whether for hire or not, ie of Keno or round the table poker, wit in the corporate limits of the City of ada, Cal., shall be deemed ty of a misdemeanor and on conviction e' shall be fired not jess than twentylars, nor more than one hundred dolimpriso) mtin the city prison od of n: ore than ten days. SECTION 2, ; Every person who knowingly permits any of the games mentioned in the preceding Section to be played, conducted or dealt in any house owned or rented by such person, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction thereof, is punishable as provided inthe preceding Section. SECTION 3, : Noperson, otherwise competent as a witness, is disqualified from testifying as such ning the off referred to in this Ordinance,on the ground that suck testimony may criminate himself ; but no prosecution can afterward be had inst him for any offense concerning which he testified. SECTION 4. Every peace officer is hereby authorized to use all necessary force to gain entrance to any bui ding, or room, where he may have good reason to believe the provisions of this Ordinance are being violated. SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in or a finest and of Whiskies ROBIN BOO " FINEOLD WHISKEY Takes the Lead ee and is eceeinced A all to be the best -bri nd on the market. is hig] ly recommem ed for family and medical use. tg in quantities to. suit purchasers. CALL FOR IT AT ALL BARS. Soid by the Bottle or in Bulk ed in the Cabinet by Ambassador Hay, . 1898. foree from and after the 14th day of J anuary,

assed this 77th day of December, 1897, by Sie ida wtine: Gauls, sacks dick es—Trusters , Ga ac’ . . N ot rr. ult, son, c J. C. RICH, President of the Board of City Trustecs cf Nevada City, Cal. Attest ; T. H. Cagr. Clerk. seal} First publication December 2th. Dr. N. E. Chapman, Dr. C. W. Chapman, DENTISTS. Office at residence, Sacramento st., Nevada City, Ca:. A. B. WOL, Sole Agent, All Orders Promptly Filled. I. C. LINDLEY, Attorney and Counselor at Law. FFICE— TILLEY BUILDING, COR. Broad and Pine streets. up Stairs. ALFRED D. "MASON, __ Attorney at Law and Notary Public. 2, 4 ial BUILDING, NEVADA ity. W. D. LONG, Attorney and Counselor +t Law, CPZIGE co. BROAD AND PINE 8TS up stairs, Nevada Citv. a Sp By = J es Be MAHER & CO. After the Holidays. upon us, SO HERE WE START. Well, we are proud of our Holiday trade. It was a grand success, must not set down and go to sleep. We must be around and stiiring; getting reidy for a new season which is about to dawn But now, we Our first clean up will be Ladies and Children’s Coats ee eke ago the edge of the channel was Sountered and the prospects from mall portion is sufficient to yield some profit. It is expected that oning 50 feet further the great vel channel will be tapped at its art and then bounteous yields are Ay:.expected. There are but few n 8 in the valuable property and by are mostly Grass Valley citizens. mpany now employs ten men in ting the mine. ized by Vote of the Electors thereof at an Election heretofore held on the 28th day of October, 1895. W BseRAS, THIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES on the 18th day of July, 189%, passed an . Ordinance determining that the public in. terests of this city demanded the acquisition / and ownership of Water Works, and WHEKEEAS. This Board of Trastees on the 18th day of September, 1895, cousidered and ordeond placed on file an official report of competent civil engineers containing plans and estimates of the cost of a water works system, aud determined that the cost of a water works system would be $00,000 ; that pated oy aunual income of the city would not exe $8u00 ; that the cost of a system of Arnold, committed suicide by shooting from the agents, bat. a new order has himself in-the right temple at his pabeen issued, and this requires that colonels of regiments shall make arrangements for the reloading of all such ammunition, and that all requisitions for materials for reloading and all communications. relative to the ammunition shall be addressed to Colonel Park Henshaw, Inspector-General of Rifle Practice, at Chico, “All regimental inspectors of mfle practice have been directed to place themselves in communication at once with Colonel J. Albert Richards and’ Miss Carrie Michell, daughter of W J. Michell, i were married last evening: rents’ residence, Montclair, N.J. He Tonight the members of Company. J . fell while skating some timesago and will hold their first. annual campfire atjinjared his head. This injury, it is their Armory in MoDonald’s Hail. thought, affected his brain and was the Wm. Hogan of the Reliance -Club of cause of his act. He was 22 years old. Oakland and William Hoskin of Grass What India’s Famine Gost. Valley will give an exhibition. spar Oatourra, December 31.—It is stated But they go. No room for them h:re. We will not carry one Coat over. If they do not sell at the prices now marked we will set fire to them. We promise you, dear ladies, you'll never see them next season, before the Athletic Olub tomorrow night. In the justice court this afternoon Respectfully, MAHER & CO. ~ Watch Night Service. will be watch night services at hodist Cburch this evening, being at 10 p. m. and continuing unMiinight, The first hour will be i to literary and musical exer§ under the direction of John Polkforn, and the last hour to devoil exercises led by Rev. Martin Henshaw to the end that a uniform system of reloading the ammuzition shall be effected.—Call. A Partial Payment Made. The City Trustees had a meeting this afternoon and paid to D. E. Morgan as representative of Mrs. Huntington Andrew Mann is suing Dun:au Gillis, a church deacon, for $115 alleged to be due for board at the rate of $25 a . . moath. Wm. Keys’ house in Boston Ravine was burned at two o'clock this morning. The piano and most. of the household furniture were destroyed: The Joss is $1800, with $1200 insurance. that the recent famine cost the treasury £800,000, while loans to agriculturists and the suspensions of taxes, mainly repayable, absorbed another £300,000, irrespective of charitable contributions, which approached £1,750,000. out of the annual. income ; that an indebtedness would have to be incurred in the sum of $60,000 and bonds issued therefor, and thereupon pas: e lan Ordinance ordering an election to be held on the z8th day of October, 1895, at which should be submitted to the qualified electors uf the city the question as to whether or not an indebtedness in the sum of $3v,000 should be incurred to pay the cost of a water works system and bonds issued therefor, and . WHEREAS, anelection was duly called ‘and water works could not therefore be paid . ’ Coat is theirs. P. S.-=Any person who wants a Coat and we have what they want the Lots of tim2. to wear a Coat yet, so do not miss held on the 28th day of October, 1895, and on the 8ist day of October, 1*%. this Board met and canvassed the votes cast at such election aud found that-more than two-thirds of the qualified voters of the city voting at such election were infavor of incurring an indebtedness in the sum of $60,000 a . issuing $i500.0i the pitbolate ites uldiieauber: this chance to get you a Coat. works. The rest will be paid soon. The Trustees also passed an ordinance authorizing a re-issue of the water bonds. i nd Bargains in Groceries. ~At Thomas Shurtleff’s Oash Grocery . All are invited. will Mine this Winter. Colorade's Twenty Millions. Denver, December 31.~A special to [. Arnhbart is interested in a im at Scarecrow ravine near Valley, and{will godown there fo get ready for working the ‘the storms set in. He wili & house at the mine to live in this ” Peacemaker’s Luck. p Freund, an employe at Colley fiers’ meat market, .was bitten iagh the hand yesterday by a dog. p animal that injured him was fightanotner dog and he tried to separbers of the Masonic fraternity eir wives are cordially invited tu a public: installation of the ofof Nevada Chapter, No.6, R.A and Nevada Lodge, No. 18, F. & A it Masonic Hall, Wednesday even. january 6, 1898, and to a banquet given at the conclusion of the nies at the National Exchange . This invitation is extended not @ to our own members but to ali journers and visitors, to whom »e arty welcome will be given. I. J. Botrs, Secy. * M. FP. McTagcarr, M. D., residence frase Valley. Surgeon, Gynecologist Physician. Office hours 1:30 to 8 F Will Not Print Tomorrow. ee The Transortet printers will celebrate the birth of of the New Year, and as a consequence will not feel like working tomorrow. Consequently the gext issue of tbis paper will make its appearance Monday evening. Ssaliailiona heeled Dea:h of **Doc’’ Allen. Charles Edward Alien, u native of England uged 63 years, died at one o’clock this morning at his cabin on Gold Flat. He had been ill about a . week. * Southern California Oranges. Twenty-five boxes fresh from Los Angeles for the New Yeur trade. Must be sold at once. tf Georas C. GayLorp. UNION :-: HOTEL, [lain Street, Nevada City. HENRY NETSHE, Mawaczr Motel Arrivals. Store on broad street, you can get better bargains in sugar, coffee and crackers than anywhere else. All sales are spot cash and that is the reason he selis goods. so cheap. See for yourself. , a81-tf Corcoran & Wivtrams, contractors and builders, do first-class work cheap. int teres Ssaiusnaseninesinminememmeneseemtan oe _Reyal makes the food pure, wholesome and doliclous. & i the Times from Washington says: ExGovernor Grant of Colorado, who, at the request of Director of the Mint ‘Preston, made an estimate of Golorado’s gold production for this year, reports that it will not be less than twenty million dollars. There is a falling off iu the gold production all over the world of at least 20 per cent, which makes the Colorado output all the more. remarkable. Se arc re rs Situation Wanted. By young woman to do light house work. Apply at this office. _ a3il-lw POR SALE IN NEVADA COUATY. As a Whole Or in Forty Acre Tracts. 9 34 of N W K and'8 W % of Sec. 18 viehni Ee * ay And 8 of Sec 11, T17 N, RSE. AT $2.50 PER ACRE, Qn five years’ credit, upon payment on the price. Interest on the ; of principal at 6 per cent. annually in advance Balance of princispal payable -at the expiration of five years. Applyto WM.H. MILLS, Land Agent C, P. R.R., San Franciagco, bonds therefor, and WHEREAS, Bonds were about to be sold and issued uant to such vote, and in accordance with :uch Ordinances, passed on the 18th day of September, 18%, when the owner of tne plant thén furnishi: water to the city brought an action in the United States Circuit Court, %th Judicial Circuit, Northern District of California, asking for an injunction restraining the city from issu. such bonds, a: 4 EREAS, such action having now been dismee ond eueh one heaving ' wurchasSaid city, an © pruceedin taken by this heey having been declared 1 regular and eval. aud WHEREAS, Two installments of the tax levied to pay principal and interest at the time such bonds were about to be issued, ae fesetind Sheen of $3000, having been colected, it is now n-cessary that bonds in the sum of but Fd 000 be issued, THEREFORE : The of Trustees of the City of Nevada, do ordain as follows : Seo.1. That the bonds of said city as heretofore authorized by vote of the electors thereof, at an election held on the 28th day ut October, 1895, be and the same are hereby i be issued pursuant to such vote and ordinance on the 18th day of September, 1895, to the amount of $57,000. Sec. 2, Said bonds shail be dated the 1st Monday of December, 1897, and sha!l mature in annual installments of '$1500 each on the 1,¢ Monday of December in each and every hereafter untiithe entire debt shall ba paid, and shall be issued to. conform in every eespest s articularly as todenomination, rate of interest, etc., with said ordinanes and vote. ‘ See. 3. Said bonds shall be signed by the T of “a ity, and saad ee reasurer of said city, counters y the Clerk of said Board of ‘irustees. Sec. 4. That a tax sufficient to pay the annnual interest on such bonds, Aue the peppdinel thereof as it matures, shall be leyeach year until the entire debt is paid. See.5. All resolutions or ordinances or parts thereof heretofore wassed or adopted since Oetober ee. in conftict herewith, hereb: ; ate chin tat day of December, 1297, by Ayes—Carr, Gault, Jackson, Rector, Rich. Noes—None. J. C. RICH, President of the Board of City Trustees. ~—) Attest: jana T. H. Ca First publication, Desember Sst, 1297. Stoves and Ranges For Coal or Wood