January 4, 1901 (4 pages)

ANCE NO. 186, Prohibiting Houses of 1) North side of Spring street eo of National Alley in the: a. SS OF jain as Sowat Section I. .on the North side o OF NR esuppo:t of an: se, let or auderies; og ‘ean n of any premises for any , Section I}, whoshall violate any of the is vie shall be gully anor and upon fined in a sum pa amt 190) Dolla “Vail ast exceeding impria tM Seetion III. e shall take effect immed. iber 8d, 1900, by the Following Gen. Peard and Hill, a s. RECTO P; 1¥Y PRARD, Cl honky resident, tion 1 ecember 5th, 1900, essment Notice. . D MINING COMPANY, Loca. ‘incipal place of busi ifornia. Locati sy pitentiae ate ee eby given at irectors,held on t. & mesg an assessment (No. 5) on ten Fsdoae atonal upop _ Capital jocates Geld Gone te sises of Sve Ocmatien ar he paid oat on ‘the “eth d. arid vertised bli cti aon: “5 less © auction; and un . before, will I'be sold on tom hth day of January, 191, to pepe cnceounent together with ng and expen the Board tof . Direetors. —— 1Z, Secreta: Jattery Sabeate San Francia, [+y7) otice to Creditors. ? MARSHAL DUMFORD, Dk. Notice is hereby given by the Administrator of the Kstate umford, deceased, to the cred: li persons having claims agains » toexhibit them with the ichers, within four months afte lication. @f this — to the trator, the Law Oltice of e, Grass Valley, Nevada county, aerege being the a for the i the busiaeus of said est f Nevada, Cal. =, T. J. TORPIE, ministrator of i hoveda county, . y, November 7, 1000. ‘ue, Attorneys tor Adm’r. ce of Proving Will. PERLOR COURT IN AND Fog? ity of Nevada, State of Cali.) ter i the Estate of ELIZABR14 sed. F ereby given that MONDAY, the Anuary, 1W0i, at 10 o’clock a. m at the Court Room of said e Court House in the City and pvada, has been appointed by me nd place for proving the Will of th Jones, deceased, and for hear. lication of Lucy Noyes and A, the issuance tothem of Letter ry when and. where any person ay appear and contest the same. 2mber zeh, 1900. L. ARBOGASI, Clerk. ing, Ave Sy Mor Petitioners. otice to Creditors. F J. RADEAU, DECEASED, No. nereby given by th undersigned or Of the estate of J. tiadeau, ae he creditors of anu all person ns against the said deceased, to m, with the nece:sary vouchers, months after th. tirst publica. . notice to the said Administra aw ottice of Jones’& Lurue, Gras sda Co., Cal., the same being the e transaction of the business d in said Cc unty 4 Nevada. . Jd. TORPIE, ministrator of Mavade County. vy, November 7, Li arue, Attorne;s for ‘Adm'r. Summons. prior Court of the County of te of California. Towle, a8 Administrator of : SABKA. BE. ‘LOWL dece 3. FRED C, MBY and ANN ‘feudanis. Action brought inth ‘ourt. of the County of Nevad lifernia, and the Complaint t e of theClerk ofsaid County of} le ae the State of California se o Fred C. Melby, Defendant: hereby required to appear ands »mplaint in an action entitled § ught against you in the Su .e County of Nevada, State of hin ten days after the service s summous—if served within i within thirty days if served che are hereby notified that uni r and answer as above requir) jdintitl will take jud ment for damages demand 3 Court ior any other relief ¢ the complaint. der my hand and the seal of Court of the County of Nevsé lifornia, this 8th day of Novembt ¥. L. ARBOGAST, Clerk {ONDS, base . for Plaintitf. Summons. JUSTICE’S COURT OF NEVA hip, County of Nevada, State " TURAER, Plaintiff, ACK; ‘EDWARD BLACK. Agent BLACK, Defendant. le of the State of California ®» : Black, Age oFred Black; K. W. jiack, defendant, hereby directed to appear be! ; Office at Nevada city, iu ,and answer the complaint 10 ‘tltled as above, brought 4 in ¢ dustice’s Court of Nevada nty of Nevada, State of Califor e days, after the service on you novs—it served within the city ywuship or city in which this ough:; or, if served out 0 or city but in this county, 5 or within twenty days if ser i-are hereby notified that uw arand answer as above regul laintift wiil take jud ager damages demanded in the arising upon contract, or be she Cour’. for the relief dem laint. a handthis 24th day of J.S, HOLBR' lee of the ne of said To Notice To Creditors. RE OF SARAH NOVIIZiY ed. Noticeis hereby giver t rity ned, Executors of beer 3 Last Wii ips pew d ame . ay Ye id all persons having claim! Jeceased, to exhibit them, wit! y vouchers, within four mon rst publication of this notice sutor atthe Bank of Messrs. s. & Uo., Main street, Grass ae ia,.that being the office oat “*4 iy © trausagtion of the pusiD JACO ne : of the will i Sarah ovitzkys ’ ‘ itts, Att’ a fee PR. Res id Bridge S ieaneal acter 5 oy license to Mio potbess tolls on tbe) 4 a: 5B, DERRICEM) ber 27, 1900. , L. ) y x iN a) ec 5) L) 3 «) (> s S ‘O gf ae. LO en) 73 2c in the cd 4 srising upon contract, or willy @ “gorn YEAR—NO, t ptt. ay NEW YERR GREETING. . The: Prosperity Oil Company, NEVADA CITY, CAL. $ The year I9OI opens auspiciously for this Company, holding out as it does ‘bright promises of large profits for the stockholders. _Only about forty days have elapsed since the date of our incorporation, -and it has been less than a month since we presented our proposition to the public for their consideration. . 4 AAS Fe. oe f= J \ ZA ber hauled out. this county.” wells are drilled. than to the north and west. NEVADA CITY, CAL FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, toor. CATT SE @ EST. IN 1860 BY N.?. BROWN & CO, a OFFICE or We have in this short time made oot progress: “as has” beer the eee “fortune of but-very-few-of the leading oil companies of California.~~ The sales of stock have been phenomenally large and are increasing steadily, showing that the company enjoys the confidence of the people. We have just completed one of the finest and most substantial derricks in the oil fields, and have everything in readiness to install machinery as soon as we have sufficient funds on hand to put down Well No.1.Our holding of 320 acres in McKittrick District has since we purchased it increased many fold in the market value by reason of recent important discoveries in its neighborhood. A letter written to the Company from the claim. on Christmas Dey by. our foreman, “Mr. Chas. W. Montague, says: “Rigs are coming into McKittrick so fast it is a to get enough teams to haul them, and they are being unloaded on the ground alongside the railroad track. I had to wait my turn three days before I could get our lumAlready there are a dozen rigs going within a mile of’the Prosperity, in fact the neighborhood of Section 8 is dotted with them. The country east and south of the station is being developed much more rapidly Three rigs are being installed in our part of the district to each one further up. It looks as though we. would soon be the center ot the most active and productive portion of the West Side Belt from Oil City in Fresno county aon to Sunset, which is a few[miles below. us in Some oi the most reliable oil 1 miners and experts pronounce our land to be surely oil-bearing, and all within the true belt. will prove among the “surest” and most productive in Kern county when our The Prosperity has indeed a brilliant future, and Lanpeiinig indicates that the year 1901 will witness its advancement to a place among the most famous atid profitable oi California’s oil properties. Yours sincerely, A ROA Dr. C, W. CHAPMAN, Secretary. SEND FOR OUR PROSPECTUS.aha, 5) on » (PP) @ ¢ « OB Sf HD o,( (O® e%i Ye — > . SOE OZ ZOD @! e\» CAKE They predict that. it ORD, President: %) eB ? — Stoves and Tinware—_ Before purchasing anything in the above lirie call and inspect the stock of There you will find the greatest variety to be found in the city, and the prices lower jan anywhere else, a great reduction having been made. The articles are too numerous to mention, but drop in and you will find just what you ant. Bargains are offered i in Boy’s Wagons, Etc. =7A Big Stock of Sporting Goods Just Received =— WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL STOCK OF LAMPS, WHICH IS UNSURPASSED. q Zs FOR STOVES AND RANGES, the stock cannot be beat in any way. G. E. TURNER, fie st Nevada City ZA SAEDOOQZ HOS CINICZ ° eo €wn we . PUNGENT PARA PARAGRAPHS. “Jane has a dna thas that draws your attention.” “Yes, it*s plain to be seen.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Briggs—“I'll bet Miss Spindle helped you out when you tried to kiss her.” Griggs—“‘No, but her father did.”— Town Topics. Take It Litera]ly.—‘Would you like to have the world at your feet?” “I ‘Hive. I’m not standing on my head, am 1?’—Philadelphia Bulletin. She—“Why is it, I wonder, that little men so often marry big women?” He— “J don’t know, unless its that the little fellows are afraid to back out of the en. gagements.”—Tit-Bits. “The diplocodus which has just beet uncovered in Wyoming,” remarked Mr. Pitt, “and which will be brought to the Pittsburgh museum, is an animal which stood 20 feet high at the hips.” “Yes, it -+-comes-high, but we must have it,” added . Mr. Penn. Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.” 7 “Why don’t you people dink your offices ‘up at auction and sell them to the highest bidder?” queried the intelligent foreigner. . ‘Because everybody . would Know what was paid forthem,” said the native American, always willing to impart information, “and-it would. have a demoralizing effect on the public mind.’—Chicago Tribune. Bobby’s Mamma—‘Now, mind, Bobby, if they pass you the cake a second, time at the party, you must say: ‘No, thanks, I’ye had plenty.’ And don’t you forget it.” Hostess (at the party)— ““Won’t Bobby have some more cake?” Bobby (who.hasn’t forgotten) —"“Nop e, thanks. I’ve had enough, an’ don’t you fergit it!”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Eminent Statesman— ‘Put these memoranda into the form of an interview. and send it to all the papers. -If it is well received I will interview myself again, and say that I am glad to sec the public agree with me.” Private Secretary—‘“‘But suppose it is not well received?” Eminent Statesman—“Then I. will say that I haven’t seen a reporter for six months.”"—Boston Transcript. For Buggy Tops “> AND Carriage Trimmings Of all kinds go to J. Gairns. At price to suit the times. A Fine Line of Robes from $2 up. Horse Blankets of all grades. Harness, Saddles, Whips, Combs and Brushes. At the prices these goods No Credit .: BAOK AT THE OLD BAKERY. Has resumed the proprietorship of the On Commercial street where he was located for alongtime. He is now prepared to supply the with the choicest pr ublic as of old ucts in his line. To order, a specialty bpésitions; rapid advancement and increase . HE IS MAKING TOPS OF ALL GRADES Curry All at Bed Rock Prices for Cash. are now offered GEORGE WM. DURST NEW YORK BAKERY WEDDING CAKES AND FANCY PASTRY. 50 CENTS. A WEEK Advertisements tite ead five lines in le inser’ under this head for 30 cents a week or $28 month additionai line to cents a week or 40 a amonth. Payable ‘tavariably in advance. ; For Sale. A fine Canover Piano, almost new. Address 553 P. 0, Box, Nevada City, di8-2w Big Christmas Discount. Buy now and get the big Xmas discount $25 allowed for any make of machine traded in for new Singers. Also big discount for parties that have no old machine. Good second-hand ones from $5 up. All kinds repaired and work guaranteed. Office—Buyey Bros. shoe store, Nevada City. GEO. N: READY FOR BUSINESS. Norra Nevaa Brewing. bo, We have one of the best breweries. in the State and are now ready to furnish the very best beer in the market. Fam ily trade solicited. All.orders promptly attended to. Giwe Us a Trial. REEKS, Agent. A Bona Fide Salary--$12 Weekly. Men and women to appoint agen's and represets us, some -to travel, others for looqpork <§12 weekly salary and expenses: Old, established house, pleasant, permanent} of wages. Write at once. Address BUTLER & ALGER, Dept. H; Dancing School. Ladies and gentleman’s dancing school every Wednesday evening, and children’s dancing school every Saturday afternoon, by Prof. Michell. “tf House and" tot For Sale. A Troom house, with both gas and electric lights; barn and carriage room. All modern improvements and a bath. Apply to GEO. A GRAY. au 31-tfi New HAVEN, Cowmn . Woodpecker Cigars Packea in Fancy Boxes, Re RarAotures and Sold by ee a ‘GIFE.” Native Son of Texas Wanted. Christian man or woman willing to qualify for permanent position of trust, here or in home county. $900 yearly, , Enclose selfaddressed stamped envelope to Secretary, care of Transeript. Paper Hanging, Etc. WM. DUNSTER is prepared to fill all orders for Paper Hanging, Painting, Frescoing, ete. on the most reasonable terias. All orders left at Dunster’s Barber Shop will be promptly attended to. n2-tf For Rent. A flat with four rooms with modern im provements. A cook-stove for sale. Inquire of J. 8. Holbrook at his office on corner Pine and Commercial streets. tf Fine Work Done. Upholstering, paper hanging and carpet laying. done in first-class style by GEORGE RussgLt. Leave your orders at Snell & Fleming’s and your work will be attended . to. tf la Their NOW: saloon MAITLAND BROS. Have moved intotheir new cuerters _» Tom mercial street and invite a lt -hci: former patrons to call and se> bum, ‘they will make ita point toserve fir est }renos of Wines, Liquors and Cigars All kinds of Mixe ‘rinks a Specialty. MAITLAND BROS. Prop.’s, C% m ¢.a $ Empire Stable, _ Nevada City, JAMES HENSRSSY, » Ths Empire ; teeuey Stable has the largest lot of HORSES, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES To be found in this part of the State.Peerless Saloon. Prop’r. L. P. FISHER __Newspaper Advertising Agency. Fy fornia street, San Francisco. N. for all newspapers published on th acific Coast, the Sandwich Islands, Poi). W. SCHIIIDT, LEADING CIGAR DBALRR, SOrees.ccccccccccces. Nevada City® Ca ZADING LADY, Best 5 Cent Cigar e —Is sroox— sat aa” J: DAVIS, -o Vocal and instrument: I Music, 5 chacot ond Oeahecteal Spiess Nevada City, Grass of Nevada county of instructing pupils at and other — ‘as to terme of salen ia Es NEW YORK HOFTEFi BROAD ST., NEVADA CI , EW MANACEMI JAS. GHINELL Lessee ouse, eee uptendate, house, ns of the Queen City. Fifty Ries rooms; ovis lights throughout, THE TABLE is is Sovenrpnseed in the county or variety, cooking and ser vice. eT i Iimr-SEANg, Bor, tes Fancy Mixed Drinks @ specMENT—A home-like in one of the FRANK’S PLACE FRED EILERMAN, Proprietor. Broad pen ch, sors Pine, NTERPRISS LAGER BEEP On dreught. Best brands of { Wines, Liquors andjCigars. “ YOU adc “PAT ENT amie a nerd "BUS LINE. make regular City and Grass Va hours: . Grass Valley and Nevada City Four round trips daily. Until further n notice the "Bus will between Nevada y atthe following the eet ifie are kept constantly on advertisers are allowed fr vauring business hours “ADVERTISING RATES: Wade know. on application. Rooms 20 and 21 Merchants’ Exchange, Cali B.— ADVERTISEMENTS SOLICITE! ponia. Vexlean. ports, Panama;Valparaiso. . fapan, China, Now Zealand, the Australien . NATIONAL, MARKET, Files of fhensly every newspaper published op hand ee access.t Havas PURGHAg W “irs POPULAR saloon from Ch algren, ." am pre,pared tofurnish to my cus@niers the. Finest Wines te Liquors and Cigars. All my old friends and all the new gnes who call will be treated ina courteous manner. HENRY W. RICH. Broad St., Opp. Citisens’ Bank. C.J. NAFFZIGER, = «= Prop’r UNION MARKET, COLLEY BROS., = = Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Etc., t the lowest rates. Prop’s. Leaving Nevada Oity at 10 a. m., 2, 5 on Bile dt Valley at 8:45 8:45 and 6:80 p. m. emda stock E ALSO , REEP ON HAND A CHOICE Popular Public Taste Hams, Bacos end Lard of Passengers called for in any part of ‘town without extra charge. Leave orders at the National Exchange Hote}. GEO. WETTERAU Prop: GEORGE A. GRAY, Funeral Director and Embalmer. The Finest of Funeral Furnishings. “. Floral Pieces supplied to order. — Nosa.: Office 281, regidence ! 'SCADDEN’S N’S SALOON 268. AVING PURCHASED HASED THE SALOON AT AT the corner of Pine and Spring Lhave had it thoroughly rem: et oak oe am } now prepared to serve my patrons with the finest brands of ‘ WINES AND LIQUORS. 2 Beer 5 Cents. tation of, ei Ww The u ces maa the restauNeavda City Transfer Co. PRAYING AND HAULING. Padieular attention for t i perth furn ture mOvInE. pia. Wake 84 id to the ba ‘ical ea. ‘THOMAS SCADDEN, Proprietor. feamarte the Mi 2° bain stage Boe Fe sus Enchiladas, Se Eggs, . mand Eggs. ls. Steffos & lis, Daan, Ava best of sa New ru and Vegetable Store _ ° YEE LEE & CO. : ‘be icopt at Cigars and To ivered free of charges. sail the ned a first-class Store adjoini mn MAIN , where w times the Rand best of Fruits Beef, Pork, Mutton Veal, Sausages, ete. Jams, Baconand Lard wholesale and retail, : And all kinds of Meats ? usually found ina first H + e@lass market. ‘oods delivered free eharce. Union ‘Livery Stable Main st., opp. Union Hotel Henry Lane, = Prop’r cape 1 bo Snes finest turn-outesin the ounty,andplep oO ge day and night ‘ Sroad Street, opp. National Exchange Hoje) } PLAZA PLANING MILL.. RICH & LEWIS, Prop’s. ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS. oul tine: Brackets. Woodwork of all Kinds, Office and Store Fixtures,: Turning, House-Trimming, Fancy Grill Workla Specialty, Plans Drawn for Neat and Modern Homes Getour stim es ou any work of this sort that you may peed. RICE & LEWIS, SacRAMENTO St., NENADA CITY, COOPER Will Furnish you All [Material for Your New HomeON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN. GIVE US A CALL. Good Lumber at reasonable rates. NO——= Smoke Soot Smell. Nevada Cc. Electric Power Co. s is tie ideal Light. C. H. HARRISON, All Kinds of Cigars and Tobacco The Finest 5-Cent,‘Cigar in Town. C. H. HARRISON, BROAD STREET. Opp. Rorenberg’B* s SOMETHING NEW! Apricot Cordial. as Oyster Cocktails The Celebrated H. B. Whiskey At “Tom’s Place.” eet . H. LIMNELL, Prop’r. Clam Juice --Semi-Centennial YearPAT EATS CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS, COPYRIGHTS AND DESICNS. Send your busines: tirect to Washington, saves time, co + hetter service. office seen to” : ~ tions m * fee See due cage aa i PERSON. _nitowte GIVEN—19 tree. E.G special ae eee INVENTIVE ACE Only $2.00 per year, THE INDEPENDENT . 180 Fulton 8t., N. Y. REG. Tee THE INDEPENDENT, or at that rate for any part of a year. Send Postal tor Free Specimen Copy. Union: Ftotel Re-opened And Now Ready for Business. . Henry Metzenbaugher, Prop’. This Favorite Hotel has been remodeled, repainted,» repapered and newly furnished throughout, thereby making it second to no Hotel in this part of the State. One Hundred Sunny Rooms, . And Large Modern Dining Room. Stopping place for all Stages and_Busses. CITIZENS BANK _ neorporated 1876.) BROAD STREBT, NEVADA CITY CAPITAL. s Authorized and subscribed, $200,000 Paid upincoin, = ‘= .50,000 Undivided profits, = = 35,000 DIRECTORS. &, M. PagsTon tome T. Monaan. K. MornGan ion. Niles Searls, Lord Housman, : ” Secreta Dr. R. M. Bunt, eo Geo, M. H ughes, BUSINESS HOURS. 10 4.M. to 4 P. M., and on igen from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M sil CORRESPONDENTS. PP New York—National Bank of North AmerSan Francisco—Birst National B * don, Paris & American nk. oun, ton peer eset Saions: Bank of D. O. Mills & Co. We issue Right Dre Drafts {te payabie ha SAN N FRANCISCO. SACRAMENTO, Also Bills of Exuhange able at the principal g¢ities o Greet Ber ri hy gedhe . uro Col! eotions en-any part of the United States a specialt, wilighest: price paid for County and State Wacia oon Silver Bul an hased Assay Office at the A aes _ ‘his Bank Maintains an he at Grass Valley. where,.a. general Banking Business is J. M. THOMAS, Resident Agent at Grass Valley, The Best Liquors, The Best Cigars. fhese are the attractions you can always find at “THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.” Beer 5 Cents a Glass, All the favorite brands of Whiskies kepton hand, such as; ‘“Kentuck Fm dae » “Jesse Moo: ihomas t lor,” “Osear ‘Pepper,’ aid “ Hood.” ga ea Wm. J. Britiand, a ee

ANCE NO. 186, Prohibiting Houses of 1) North side of Spring street eo of National Alley in the: a. SS OF jain as Sowat Section I. .on the North side o OF NR esuppo:t of an: se, let or auderies; og ‘ean n of any premises for any , Section I}, whoshall violate any of the is vie shall be gully anor and upon fined in a sum pa amt 190) Dolla “Vail ast exceeding impria tM Seetion III. e shall take effect immed. iber 8d, 1900, by the Following Gen. Peard and Hill, a s. RECTO P; 1¥Y PRARD, Cl honky resident, tion 1 ecember 5th, 1900, essment Notice. . D MINING COMPANY, Loca. ‘incipal place of busi ifornia. Locati sy pitentiae ate ee eby given at irectors,held on t. & mesg an assessment (No. 5) on ten Fsdoae atonal upop _ Capital jocates Geld Gone te sises of Sve Ocmatien ar he paid oat on ‘the “eth d. arid vertised bli cti aon: “5 less © auction; and un . before, will I'be sold on tom hth day of January, 191, to pepe cnceounent together with ng and expen the Board tof . Direetors. —— 1Z, Secreta: Jattery Sabeate San Francia, [+y7) otice to Creditors. ? MARSHAL DUMFORD, Dk. Notice is hereby given by the Administrator of the Kstate umford, deceased, to the cred: li persons having claims agains » toexhibit them with the ichers, within four months afte lication. @f this — to the trator, the Law Oltice of e, Grass Valley, Nevada county, aerege being the a for the i the busiaeus of said est f Nevada, Cal. =, T. J. TORPIE, ministrator of i hoveda county, . y, November 7, 1000. ‘ue, Attorneys tor Adm’r. ce of Proving Will. PERLOR COURT IN AND Fog? ity of Nevada, State of Cali.) ter i the Estate of ELIZABR14 sed. F ereby given that MONDAY, the Anuary, 1W0i, at 10 o’clock a. m at the Court Room of said e Court House in the City and pvada, has been appointed by me nd place for proving the Will of th Jones, deceased, and for hear. lication of Lucy Noyes and A, the issuance tothem of Letter ry when and. where any person ay appear and contest the same. 2mber zeh, 1900. L. ARBOGASI, Clerk. ing, Ave Sy Mor Petitioners. otice to Creditors. F J. RADEAU, DECEASED, No. nereby given by th undersigned or Of the estate of J. tiadeau, ae he creditors of anu all person ns against the said deceased, to m, with the nece:sary vouchers, months after th. tirst publica. . notice to the said Administra aw ottice of Jones’& Lurue, Gras sda Co., Cal., the same being the e transaction of the business d in said Cc unty 4 Nevada. . Jd. TORPIE, ministrator of Mavade County. vy, November 7, Li arue, Attorne;s for ‘Adm'r. Summons. prior Court of the County of te of California. Towle, a8 Administrator of : SABKA. BE. ‘LOWL dece 3. FRED C, MBY and ANN ‘feudanis. Action brought inth ‘ourt. of the County of Nevad lifernia, and the Complaint t e of theClerk ofsaid County of} le ae the State of California se o Fred C. Melby, Defendant: hereby required to appear ands »mplaint in an action entitled § ught against you in the Su .e County of Nevada, State of hin ten days after the service s summous—if served within i within thirty days if served che are hereby notified that uni r and answer as above requir) jdintitl will take jud ment for damages demand 3 Court ior any other relief ¢ the complaint. der my hand and the seal of Court of the County of Nevsé lifornia, this 8th day of Novembt ¥. L. ARBOGAST, Clerk {ONDS, base . for Plaintitf. Summons. JUSTICE’S COURT OF NEVA hip, County of Nevada, State " TURAER, Plaintiff, ACK; ‘EDWARD BLACK. Agent BLACK, Defendant. le of the State of California ®» : Black, Age oFred Black; K. W. jiack, defendant, hereby directed to appear be! ; Office at Nevada city, iu ,and answer the complaint 10 ‘tltled as above, brought 4 in ¢ dustice’s Court of Nevada nty of Nevada, State of Califor e days, after the service on you novs—it served within the city ywuship or city in which this ough:; or, if served out 0 or city but in this county, 5 or within twenty days if ser i-are hereby notified that uw arand answer as above regul laintift wiil take jud ager damages demanded in the arising upon contract, or be she Cour’. for the relief dem laint. a handthis 24th day of J.S, HOLBR' lee of the ne of said To Notice To Creditors. RE OF SARAH NOVIIZiY ed. Noticeis hereby giver t rity ned, Executors of beer 3 Last Wii ips pew d ame . ay Ye id all persons having claim! Jeceased, to exhibit them, wit! y vouchers, within four mon rst publication of this notice sutor atthe Bank of Messrs. s. & Uo., Main street, Grass ae ia,.that being the office oat “*4 iy © trausagtion of the pusiD JACO ne : of the will i Sarah ovitzkys ’ ‘ itts, Att’ a fee PR. Res id Bridge S ieaneal acter 5 oy license to Mio potbess tolls on tbe) 4 a: 5B, DERRICEM) ber 27, 1900. , L. ) y x iN a) ec 5) L) 3 «) (> s S ‘O gf ae. LO en) 73 2c in the cd 4 srising upon contract, or willy @ “gorn YEAR—NO, t ptt. ay NEW YERR GREETING. . The: Prosperity Oil Company, NEVADA CITY, CAL. $ The year I9OI opens auspiciously for this Company, holding out as it does ‘bright promises of large profits for the stockholders. _Only about forty days have elapsed since the date of our incorporation, -and it has been less than a month since we presented our proposition to the public for their consideration. . 4 AAS Fe. oe f= J \ ZA ber hauled out. this county.” wells are drilled. than to the north and west. NEVADA CITY, CAL FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, toor. CATT SE @ EST. IN 1860 BY N.?. BROWN & CO, a OFFICE or We have in this short time made oot progress: “as has” beer the eee “fortune of but-very-few-of the leading oil companies of California.~~ The sales of stock have been phenomenally large and are increasing steadily, showing that the company enjoys the confidence of the people. We have just completed one of the finest and most substantial derricks in the oil fields, and have everything in readiness to install machinery as soon as we have sufficient funds on hand to put down Well No.1.Our holding of 320 acres in McKittrick District has since we purchased it increased many fold in the market value by reason of recent important discoveries in its neighborhood. A letter written to the Company from the claim. on Christmas Dey by. our foreman, “Mr. Chas. W. Montague, says: “Rigs are coming into McKittrick so fast it is a to get enough teams to haul them, and they are being unloaded on the ground alongside the railroad track. I had to wait my turn three days before I could get our lumAlready there are a dozen rigs going within a mile of’the Prosperity, in fact the neighborhood of Section 8 is dotted with them. The country east and south of the station is being developed much more rapidly Three rigs are being installed in our part of the district to each one further up. It looks as though we. would soon be the center ot the most active and productive portion of the West Side Belt from Oil City in Fresno county aon to Sunset, which is a few[miles below. us in Some oi the most reliable oil 1 miners and experts pronounce our land to be surely oil-bearing, and all within the true belt. will prove among the “surest” and most productive in Kern county when our The Prosperity has indeed a brilliant future, and Lanpeiinig indicates that the year 1901 will witness its advancement to a place among the most famous atid profitable oi California’s oil properties. Yours sincerely, A ROA Dr. C, W. CHAPMAN, Secretary. SEND FOR OUR PROSPECTUS.aha, 5) on » (PP) @ ¢ « OB Sf HD o,( (O® e%i Ye — > . SOE OZ ZOD @! e\» CAKE They predict that. it ORD, President: %) eB ? — Stoves and Tinware—_ Before purchasing anything in the above lirie call and inspect the stock of There you will find the greatest variety to be found in the city, and the prices lower jan anywhere else, a great reduction having been made. The articles are too numerous to mention, but drop in and you will find just what you ant. Bargains are offered i in Boy’s Wagons, Etc. =7A Big Stock of Sporting Goods Just Received =— WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL STOCK OF LAMPS, WHICH IS UNSURPASSED. q Zs FOR STOVES AND RANGES, the stock cannot be beat in any way. G. E. TURNER, fie st Nevada City ZA SAEDOOQZ HOS CINICZ ° eo €wn we . PUNGENT PARA PARAGRAPHS. “Jane has a dna thas that draws your attention.” “Yes, it*s plain to be seen.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Briggs—“I'll bet Miss Spindle helped you out when you tried to kiss her.” Griggs—“‘No, but her father did.”— Town Topics. Take It Litera]ly.—‘Would you like to have the world at your feet?” “I ‘Hive. I’m not standing on my head, am 1?’—Philadelphia Bulletin. She—“Why is it, I wonder, that little men so often marry big women?” He— “J don’t know, unless its that the little fellows are afraid to back out of the en. gagements.”—Tit-Bits. “The diplocodus which has just beet uncovered in Wyoming,” remarked Mr. Pitt, “and which will be brought to the Pittsburgh museum, is an animal which stood 20 feet high at the hips.” “Yes, it -+-comes-high, but we must have it,” added . Mr. Penn. Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.” 7 “Why don’t you people dink your offices ‘up at auction and sell them to the highest bidder?” queried the intelligent foreigner. . ‘Because everybody . would Know what was paid forthem,” said the native American, always willing to impart information, “and-it would. have a demoralizing effect on the public mind.’—Chicago Tribune. Bobby’s Mamma—‘Now, mind, Bobby, if they pass you the cake a second, time at the party, you must say: ‘No, thanks, I’ye had plenty.’ And don’t you forget it.” Hostess (at the party)— ““Won’t Bobby have some more cake?” Bobby (who.hasn’t forgotten) —"“Nop e, thanks. I’ve had enough, an’ don’t you fergit it!”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Eminent Statesman— ‘Put these memoranda into the form of an interview. and send it to all the papers. -If it is well received I will interview myself again, and say that I am glad to sec the public agree with me.” Private Secretary—‘“‘But suppose it is not well received?” Eminent Statesman—“Then I. will say that I haven’t seen a reporter for six months.”"—Boston Transcript. For Buggy Tops “> AND Carriage Trimmings Of all kinds go to J. Gairns. At price to suit the times. A Fine Line of Robes from $2 up. Horse Blankets of all grades. Harness, Saddles, Whips, Combs and Brushes. At the prices these goods No Credit .: BAOK AT THE OLD BAKERY. Has resumed the proprietorship of the On Commercial street where he was located for alongtime. He is now prepared to supply the

with the choicest pr ublic as of old ucts in his line. To order, a specialty bpésitions; rapid advancement and increase . HE IS MAKING TOPS OF ALL GRADES Curry All at Bed Rock Prices for Cash. are now offered GEORGE WM. DURST NEW YORK BAKERY WEDDING CAKES AND FANCY PASTRY. 50 CENTS. A WEEK Advertisements tite ead five lines in le inser’ under this head for 30 cents a week or $28 month additionai line to cents a week or 40 a amonth. Payable ‘tavariably in advance. ; For Sale. A fine Canover Piano, almost new. Address 553 P. 0, Box, Nevada City, di8-2w Big Christmas Discount. Buy now and get the big Xmas discount $25 allowed for any make of machine traded in for new Singers. Also big discount for parties that have no old machine. Good second-hand ones from $5 up. All kinds repaired and work guaranteed. Office—Buyey Bros. shoe store, Nevada City. GEO. N: READY FOR BUSINESS. Norra Nevaa Brewing. bo, We have one of the best breweries. in the State and are now ready to furnish the very best beer in the market. Fam ily trade solicited. All.orders promptly attended to. Giwe Us a Trial. REEKS, Agent. A Bona Fide Salary--$12 Weekly. Men and women to appoint agen's and represets us, some -to travel, others for looqpork <§12 weekly salary and expenses: Old, established house, pleasant, permanent} of wages. Write at once. Address BUTLER & ALGER, Dept. H; Dancing School. Ladies and gentleman’s dancing school every Wednesday evening, and children’s dancing school every Saturday afternoon, by Prof. Michell. “tf House and" tot For Sale. A Troom house, with both gas and electric lights; barn and carriage room. All modern improvements and a bath. Apply to GEO. A GRAY. au 31-tfi New HAVEN, Cowmn . Woodpecker Cigars Packea in Fancy Boxes, Re RarAotures and Sold by ee a ‘GIFE.” Native Son of Texas Wanted. Christian man or woman willing to qualify for permanent position of trust, here or in home county. $900 yearly, , Enclose selfaddressed stamped envelope to Secretary, care of Transeript. Paper Hanging, Etc. WM. DUNSTER is prepared to fill all orders for Paper Hanging, Painting, Frescoing, ete. on the most reasonable terias. All orders left at Dunster’s Barber Shop will be promptly attended to. n2-tf For Rent. A flat with four rooms with modern im provements. A cook-stove for sale. Inquire of J. 8. Holbrook at his office on corner Pine and Commercial streets. tf Fine Work Done. Upholstering, paper hanging and carpet laying. done in first-class style by GEORGE RussgLt. Leave your orders at Snell & Fleming’s and your work will be attended . to. tf la Their NOW: saloon MAITLAND BROS. Have moved intotheir new cuerters _» Tom mercial street and invite a lt -hci: former patrons to call and se> bum, ‘they will make ita point toserve fir est }renos of Wines, Liquors and Cigars All kinds of Mixe ‘rinks a Specialty. MAITLAND BROS. Prop.’s, C% m ¢.a $ Empire Stable, _ Nevada City, JAMES HENSRSSY, » Ths Empire ; teeuey Stable has the largest lot of HORSES, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES To be found in this part of the State.Peerless Saloon. Prop’r. L. P. FISHER __Newspaper Advertising Agency. Fy fornia street, San Francisco. N. for all newspapers published on th acific Coast, the Sandwich Islands, Poi). W. SCHIIIDT, LEADING CIGAR DBALRR, SOrees..ccccccccccces. Nevada City® Ca ZADING LADY, Best 5 Cent Cigar e —Is sroox— sat aa” J: DAVIS, -o Vocal and instrument: I Music, 5 chacot ond Oeahecteal Spiess Nevada City, Grass of Nevada county of instructing pupils at and other — ‘as to terme of salen ia Es NEW YORK HOFTEFi BROAD ST., NEVADA CI , EW MANACEMI JAS. GHINELL Lessee ouse, eee uptendate, house, ns of the Queen City. Fifty Ries rooms; ovis lights throughout, THE TABLE is is Sovenrpnseed in the county or variety, cooking and ser vice. eT i Iimr-SEANg, Bor, tes Fancy Mixed Drinks @ specMENT—A home-like in one of the FRANK’S PLACE FRED EILERMAN, Proprietor. Broad pen ch, sors Pine, NTERPRISS LAGER BEEP On dreught. Best brands of { Wines, Liquors andjCigars. “ YOU adc “PAT ENT amie a nerd "BUS LINE. make regular City and Grass Va hours: . Grass Valley and Nevada City Four round trips daily. Until further n notice the "Bus will between Nevada y atthe following the eet ifie are kept constantly on advertisers are allowed fr vauring business hours “ADVERTISING RATES: Wade know. on application. Rooms 20 and 21 Merchants’ Exchange, Cali B.— ADVERTISEMENTS SOLICITE! ponia. Vexlean. ports, Panama;Valparaiso. . fapan, China, Now Zealand, the Australien . NATIONAL, MARKET, Files of fhensly every newspaper published op hand ee access.t Havas PURGHAg W “irs POPULAR saloon from Ch algren, ." am pre,pared tofurnish to my cus@niers the. Finest Wines te Liquors and Cigars. All my old friends and all the new gnes who call will be treated ina courteous manner. HENRY W. RICH. Broad St., Opp. Citisens’ Bank. C.J. NAFFZIGER, = «= Prop’r UNION MARKET, COLLEY BROS., = = Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Etc., t the lowest rates. Prop’s. Leaving Nevada Oity at 10 a. m., 2, 5 on Bile dt Valley at 8:45 8:45 and 6:80 p. m. emda stock E ALSO , REEP ON HAND A CHOICE Popular Public Taste Hams, Bacos end Lard of Passengers called for in any part of ‘town without extra charge. Leave orders at the National Exchange Hote}. GEO. WETTERAU Prop: GEORGE A. GRAY, Funeral Director and Embalmer. The Finest of Funeral Furnishings. “. Floral Pieces supplied to order. — Nosa.: Office 281, regidence ! 'SCADDEN’S N’S SALOON 268. AVING PURCHASED HASED THE SALOON AT AT the corner of Pine and Spring Lhave had it thoroughly rem: et oak oe am } now prepared to serve my patrons with the finest brands of ‘ WINES AND LIQUORS. 2 Beer 5 Cents. tation of, ei Ww The u ces maa the restauNeavda City Transfer Co. PRAYING AND HAULING. Padieular attention for t i perth furn ture mOvInE. pia. Wake 84 id to the ba ‘ical ea. ‘THOMAS SCADDEN, Proprietor. feamarte the Mi 2° bain stage Boe Fe sus Enchiladas, Se Eggs, . mand Eggs. ls. Steffos & lis, Daan, Ava best of sa New ru and Vegetable Store _ ° YEE LEE & CO. : ‘be icopt at Cigars and To ivered free of charges. sail the ned a first-class Store adjoini mn MAIN , where w times the Rand best of Fruits Beef, Pork, Mutton Veal, Sausages, ete. Jams, Baconand Lard wholesale and retail, : And all kinds of Meats ? usually found ina first H + e@lass market. ‘oods delivered free eharce. Union ‘Livery Stable Main st., opp. Union Hotel Henry Lane, = Prop’r cape 1 bo Snes finest turn-outesin the ounty,andplep oO ge day and night ‘ Sroad Street, opp. National Exchange Hoje) } PLAZA PLANING MILL... RICH & LEWIS, Prop’s. ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS. oul tine: Brackets. Woodwork of all Kinds, Office and Store Fixtures,: Turning, House-Trimming, Fancy Grill Workla Specialty, Plans Drawn for Neat and Modern Homes Getour stim es ou any work of this sort that you may peed. RICE & LEWIS, SacRAMENTO St., NENADA CITY, COOPER Will Furnish you All [Material for Your New HomeON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN. GIVE US A CALL. Good Lumber at reasonable rates. NO——= Smoke Soot Smell. Nevada Cc. Electric Power Co. s is tie ideal Light. C. H. HARRISON, All Kinds of Cigars and Tobacco The Finest 5-Cent,‘Cigar in Town. C. H. HARRISON, BROAD STREET. Opp. Rorenberg’B* s SOMETHING NEW! Apricot Cordial. as Oyster Cocktails The Celebrated H. B. Whiskey At “Tom’s Place.” eet . H. LIMNELL, Prop’r. Clam Juice --Semi-Centennial YearPAT EATS CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS, COPYRIGHTS AND DESICNS. Send your busines: tirect to Washington, saves time, co + hetter service. office seen to” : ~ tions m * fee See due cage aa i PERSON. _nitowte GIVEN—19 tree. E.G special ae eee INVENTIVE ACE Only $2.00 per year, THE INDEPENDENT . 180 Fulton 8t., N. Y. REG. Tee THE INDEPENDENT, or at that rate for any part of a year. Send Postal tor Free Specimen Copy. Union: Ftotel Re-opened And Now Ready for Business. . Henry Metzenbaugher, Prop’. This Favorite Hotel has been remodeled, repainted,» repapered and newly furnished throughout, thereby making it second to no Hotel in this part of the State. One Hundred Sunny Rooms, . And Large Modern Dining Room. Stopping place for all Stages and_Busses. CITIZENS BANK _ neorporated 1876.) BROAD STREBT, NEVADA CITY CAPITAL. s Authorized and subscribed, $200,000 Paid upincoin, = ‘= .50,000 Undivided profits, = = 35,000 DIRECTORS. &, M. PagsTon tome T. Monaan. K. MornGan ion. Niles Searls, Lord Housman, : ” Secreta Dr. R. M. Bunt, eo Geo, M. H ughes, BUSINESS HOURS. 10 4.M. to 4 P. M., and on igen from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M sil CORRESPONDENTS. PP New York—National Bank of North AmerSan Francisco—Birst National B * don, Paris & American nk. oun, ton peer eset Saions: Bank of D. O. Mills & Co. We issue Right Dre Drafts {te payabie ha SAN N FRANCISCO. SACRAMENTO, Also Bills of Exuhange able at the principal g¢ities o Greet Ber ri hy gedhe . uro Col! eotions en-any part of the United States a specialt, wilighest: price paid for County and State Wacia oon Silver Bul an hased Assay Office at the A aes _ ‘his Bank Maintains an he at Grass Valley. where,.a. general Banking Business is J. M. THOMAS, Resident Agent at Grass Valley, The Best Liquors, The Best Cigars. fhese are the attractions you can always find at “THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.” Beer 5 Cents a Glass, All the favorite brands of Whiskies kepton hand, such as; ‘“Kentuck Fm dae » “Jesse Moo: ihomas t lor,” “Osear ‘Pepper,’ aid “ Hood.” ga ea Wm. J. Britiand, a ee