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July 23, 1896 (4 pages)

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A gracerseed geet es am teh et eS rj : res ciasdine > 8 eS5 mE Aankhon etsnrewes 17 Om oF 2 = Agr Se eae hh Any ee ie ea RO, aaa = ° NEVADA CITY, NEVADA CO,, CALIFORNIA BROWN & CALKINS. -THURSDAY.. JULY 23, 1896, HAVE ELECTED OFFICERS. The Marysville and Nevada Water and Power Company to Begin Work. At a meeting of the stockholders and . Directors of the Marysville and Nevada Power and Water Company, held at! Smartsville, Yuba county; on Wednesday, July 22d, the following officers . were elected: President, John Spauld-) ing of Auburn; Vice Presidents, D. P.) Donohue of Marysville and R. C. Wal-. rath of Nevada City; Secretary, Louis . Conrath of Smartsville; Treasurer, Jas. . O’Brien Jr. of Marysville; Superintendent, James O’Brien of Smartsville; En. gineer, W. W. Waggoner of Nevada . City; Consulting Engineer, W. F. En-. glebrightof Nevada City; Attorneys, . W. H. Carlin of Marysville and George L. Hughes of Nevada City. The company has large water rights on the Yuba river at the Narrows and has commenced preliminary work. Surveys are being made of. the dam site . and proposed canals and next week a} tunnel will be started into the cliff at! the Narrows to put off a large powder . blast. No time willbe wasted in pusb. ing this enterprise, as it involves the) largest water power in Northern Cali. fornia which at the present time is not . being used, and its development will . be an important factor in settling up. the large section of country. between . Marysvilleand Smartsville, where there . is ample room for the use of an unlim-. . ited supply of water and power, as well as the city of Marysville, which will . reap the benefits in increased pros. perity on completion of the works of . this company. . ——+~0@e + \ Truckee Republican Notes. Supervisor Daniel McPhetres re-. turned Tuesday night from the county seat. Supervisor J. M. Buffington, . who has been in rather’ poor health . lately, accompanied Mr. McPhetres and will remain here a short time in the hope of recuperating. W. D. Vinton and wife of Nevada) City were registered at the Whitney . House this week. . Mrs. Charles Novay of Pleasant Val-. ley, this county, is here visiting her . brother, F, A. Irish. . Hon. J. M. Walling and wife of Ne. vada City are expected here this. week . on a visit to W. H. Hurd and family. Mrs. W. P. Calkins will leave for’ Grass Valley next Saturday to visit relatives for a short time. Tramp.Shot By a Brakeman. The conductor and a brakeman on the . east-bound overland train, at Roseville i Junction last night, discovered some ; tramps on the brake-beams. In order . to frighten the tramps and cause them to leave their perilous positions, the . brakeman fired a shot. The tramps . came out from under the cars and ~bebe Nam Brown & Co: ! recor The Middle Roadsters Cannot . . vention has transacted no business. . Carry Their Point.NO BUSINESS TODAY. ous aia’ } Both St. Louis Conventions Waiting For. Committees to Report. . 4 Cholera in London—Canada Prohib-. its Shipment of War Supplies to: Cuba—Carlisle’s Threat. } . —_—— . Special to the DAILY TRANSCRIPT. ThePopulists. Str. Lous, July 238.—Up to three o’clock this afternoon the Populist con. The committees on platform and credentials have not yet reported. The middle roadsters are rapidly losing ground. The rank and file appear‘not to realize this, but the leaders of that faction.do, and now that they eannot control the convention they are talking compromise. They hold out for a Populist Vice—Presidential nominee with Bryan, and a division with,the Democrats of the Presidential! . electors. . Se The Silver: Convention, Sr. Louis, July 23.—St. John is permanent chairman of the Silver convention. The day has been entirely spent, in speech-making. When the committee appointed to confer with the Populists.on the matter of joining forces makes a report the business will go! ahead. af J Carlisle Cornered. WASHINGTON, July 23.—Harry Smith, ex-Journal Olerk of the House of Representatives, is out inva card relative to his charge that Secretary Carlisle had said if the Chicago convention stood for free silver he would oppose its nominees. Carlisle denied after the convention that he had made such a remark. Smith prints a letter from exSecretary Foster wherein that gentleman says Carlisle made it to him. Sound-Money. Democrats Cuicaco, July 23—A_ local paper says: “Sound-money Democrats of the United States will be afforded an opportunity to vote this year for President and Vice President who represent the time-honored and ever-enduring Democracy. Another convention will be called to meet probably in Chicago not later than September Ist, for the purpose of nominating a national: DemA HUNDRED YEARS AGO If WAS FOUNDED. ‘The Celebration of the Centennial of Cleveland, Obio, Yesterday, Was the Grandest . Event That Has Ever Taken Place in That City, JOSEPH R, CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 22.—The celebration of the founding of Cleveland one HAWLEY, . hundred years ago began at midnight by a centennial salute of one hundred guns which was re-enforced by the screeching of steam whistles, the ringing of bells and the explosion of fireworks. There were over 40,000 strangers within its gates. The speech-making programme was elaborate. Mayor McKisson delivered an address of welcome, and after some remarks by James H. Hoyt, Senator Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut. was introdgaced. He delivered the oration of the day. Ex-Governor McKinley was one 0 e distinguished guests, and ccupied a front seat on the platform during the exercises. A Concise Chronicle of Various Folks Beat this city. afew weeks ago and were in. an throwing stones. Thereupon the Dicakseu Mees Gaetics pe aet ke ocratic ticket. It is expected that the the train was leaving the station. This °#!! for the donvention will be issued shot struck one of the tramps, passing . ata conference of sound money Demothrough the left lung, and he will prob. crats representing the Middle. Western ably die. The brakeman was arrested . States, who will meet in the Auditowhen the train arrived at Auburn. rium Hotel this evening. The commitwe pda tee has received a sufficient number of . Yeplies from the different States to . make it confident of a large attend/ ance. ‘Gypsies at Woodland. The band of gypsies which visited vited to move on by the officials, are . ae ee _ now encamped near Woodland, says the Cholera inl London. Marysville’ Democrat. A warehouse . Lonpon, Eng., July 28.—A physician near their camp was broken into anda quantity of feed and 500 new grain . reports a case of cholera in Walworth Road, South London. sacks were stolen. The same band . visited Nevada county and were by our officers politely requested to move on. . They went in the direction of Marysville. After Suspects, Ortawa, Canada, July 23.—The Cana; dian customs authorities have received . Strict:orders to give no more clearance 290-Not Impressed. An old Scotchman in a large way of +-terday.—-_—~ business in Glasgow was taken to see . the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, . the other day. He semeii to approve, . but was. evidently ~ not greatly impressed. Perhaps the reason for this . was given in a remark he made soon after he left the works, viz.: “We have 200,000 men on the Clyde building ships, } and have orders six years ahead.” A Peculiar Case. While Tommy Fisher, a well-known . character about town, was asleep in al chair the other evening, afly lighted in his ear, but Tommy slept on. As a result of the fly’s visit, Dr. Sawyer today removed fifty maggots from . Fisher’s ear. The unfortunate man! was almost crazy. ———_—4+292 + RM From the South. Nearly one-half the . ‘strength of the ' Populist convention comes from the . South, and it is the Southern delegates who kick against endorsing any Democratic nominees. . Do Nor Experiment in so important a@ matter as your health. Purify, enrich and vitalize your blood with Hood’s Sarsaparilla and thus keep yourself strong and healthy. Hoop’s P1ts are the best. after-dinner papers to ships until they have become assured that the same.are not loaded with munitions of war destined for Cuba. Several steamers have brought such cargoes to Canadian ports and reloaded them on steamers bound for Cuba. There is now one suspected steamer in the St. Lawrence river. Brief Notes. The Miners Unions of Nevada City and Grass Valley intend holding a joint picnic at Glenbrook Park on the 9th of September. J. E. Robbins, who was arrested last . : Saturday for disturbing the peace, pleaded guilty before Justice Holbrook today. He will receive his sentence . tomorrow evening at 7 o’clock. —_—_—_————s Card of Thanks. The officers and members of Nevada City Lodge, No. 52, A. O. U. W., desire to publicly express. their appreciation and thanks to all those who in any way aided or assisted in adding to the ane) cess ofthe A. O.U. W. public ‘meeting, held on the 15th instant. PERSONAL POINTERS. . Doings and Intentions. Chas. Stepp returned’to the Bay today. W. F. Lieben has returned from San Francisco. A. \W. Chadwick left.on the noon for Oregon. A.R. Lord has gone to San Francisco on business. Miss Clara Nancarrow is_ visiting friends at-Grass Valley. Miss Ethel Mulloy is confined to her home with sicknéss. Mrs. ©. Godfrey of Columbia Hill ‘visited this city yesterday. “Len Irving has gone up to the California mine near Graniteville. Superintendent Lillie came down from the Oak Tree mine today: mer of San Francisco, is in town. Robert Latta, the liveryman, went to Wheatland yesterday on business. E. J. Kimball, G. B. Reeves and T. Gilbert, of Francisco, are in town, H. B. Whiting and J. V. Bell came down from the Snow Tent saw mill today. E. C. Davis, traveling representative of a San Francisco drug firm, ‘is in town. Geo, N. Beard, representing the Encyclopedic Dictionary Company;is ‘in town. Mrs. J. G. James and grandson returned to San Francisco yesterJames McBride, the hardware drum-' GRASS VALLEY GLEANINGS, . an DR Stas . . } The News of Today as Told Over the Telephone. ‘ Mrs. C. W. Kitts, Mrs. H. 8. Spalding, . Miss Agnes Fletcher, S. ©, Thompson, Charles Krug and Leon Kitts, all of Grass Valley, are camped out near Shebley’s. ; . George Abraham, who some time ago . sold his quartz mine at Moore’s Fiat . to a San Francisco company for $25,000, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Reynolds, at . Gtass, Valley. Another case of diphtheria developed . at the convent this morning, making . eleven in all. The Board of Health has been inves-. ligating the sanitary condition of thé. town. They will recommend the use of dry earth closets all over the city. A larger engine is being put in-on the 1600 level of the Maryland mine. -+ 280 + . . . . . Funeral! Notice, The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah A. . Burns, sister of Mrs. C. W. Beedle, will . take place from the dépot at 5 o’clock . the train. Soiree Friday Night. ' PBR, os . Prof. Michell will hoid his soiree at . Ragon’s Grove Friday evening, as . usual. All are invited. j28-2t . pi tar bic EF VOW yo SRS All Recommend It.’ Ask. your Miss Alice Caldwell accompanied her father on his trip to Southern California. school. in town. terday on a two weeks’ camping trip to the mountains. to Sierra county. : Mrs. W.C. Gray and daughters returned last evening from a visit to Sacramento and Napa. W. Maltman left yesterday for Gold Valley to take charge of the reduction works at the Gold Valley mine. Miss Belle Morton arrived here last evening ffom Sacramento on a visit to her sistet, Miss M. E. G. Morton. Jas. B. Treadwell and family have returned from 4 visit to the family of John Glasson at North Bloomfield. F. J. Fletter.and son, who have been visiting the family of L. L. Myers at. Malakoff, came down today on theit way home. ; R. A. Smith, the commercial traveler and brother-in-law of A. W. Morris, arrived here last evening from San Francisco.” BE is Appointed a Member. The change of residence of Cal: R. Clarke from this city to San Francisco has led him to resign-his position as a member of the City Board of EduSigned, ane Nevapa Crry Lopez, No. 52, ; cation. The Board has appointed BF. Snell to fill the vacancy. Miss Maggie O’Connell has been re} '“Yxs,” said the Idle Women’s Inde. elected teacher of the Indian Flat pendent League for Minding Other . People’s Business, “our noble organiF. D'Avise, Geo. F. Van de Mark and zation has succeeded in
C. H. Fulweiler, of San Francisco,.are child placed in an institution.” . Frank Craig and Fred Oates left yes-' understand,” said the new member. C. M. Bonnemort and son of Oaklieve it, the poor child was wearing a . land arrived here today ontheir way green skirt with a blue waist when the : the violin.” physician, your druggist ‘and your friends~ about-—Shitoh: for Consumption. They will recom-. mend it. Sold by Dickerman & Co. “She was terribly treated at home, I “Simply heart ‘tending,” assented the president. “Why, would you beofficers took her.” . Mrs. Henpeck—My dear, you will make a great mistake if you marty Mr. . Meak. He has no beard and he wears a . wig. Daughter—What differenee does . that make? . “Huh! You try managing a husband . with no hair of his. own and you’ll find out.” Hz—I hear that small waists are go. ing out of date. _ She—I think not. Who told you? He—Laura Flagg: She—Yes; poor Laura is getting quite stout of late.“Seek safety!” yelled the St. Louis ‘Man as the fatal and familiar whir fell upon his ears. “Here comesa tornado! . “Tornado be darned!” replied his . host. “That’s my daughter practicing’on . ~In the Sear and Yellow—“Ain’t that woman a grass widow?” asked the first lounger, as Mrs. Fortypast went by. “Hay widow, I should say,” answered . the second lounger. : Speers eit ey i ‘s Cure ‘notified to meet at the Union having the . ” Don’t Bet Clothes on the Election! Betting is a poor way of getting or losing money. The Ohio Supreme Court has made a decision that will tend toward the discouragement of the practice, A tailor firm wagered a $50, suit of clothes on thé result of an election, and lost the wager. The clothes . Presswork. "W hen You Buy Job Printing ~— . . lly want to get the best for your money, : in determining the merit. of the production. We use ee only the best of these, But no t how superior —-they may be, still the Printing may prove inferior if — rd is not paid to the Composition and theeile We claim to excel in these respects also, were sent to the winner with a bill for . — their full value. He refused payment oTy] ES CHANGE and was sued, ‘The lower courts held . IN PRINTING that the tailors could not collect, but . the Supreme Court decided that election bets were illegal, and that the man ! must pay for the garments. McC.oure’s Magazine for August is . to be a mid-summer fiction number, . The same as in clothing, and the TRNSCRIPT keeps up with the deorees of Dp Fashion in the Art Preservative. We have the newest. and most compl te 3, ‘Printing plant in the county, and we have the best of workmen, Competiy; judges admit the work we are now turning out to be the best, : with stories by Octave Thanet, Stephen ' (yr Prices Are Fully as Low as Anybody’: Crane, Clinton Ross, E. W. Thomson, . and Annie» Eliot. Stephen Crane's, story will exhibit the hero of his suc: . cessful novel, “The Red Badge of Courage,” grown an old man, but still . capable of a fine act of bravery; Clinton . Ross’s will deal with Perry’s historic! See our work and get our figures. They will satisfy you. BROWN & CALKINS, Job Printers, Commercial street, NEVADA CITY, Cay, ——EEESESESESEE> fight and -victory on Lake Erie; and Take a Chance . Annie Eliot’s will depict a sprightly . love episode in a Yale and Harvard . boat race. Kidney and Liver Troubles. “Two years ago my husband suffered , terribly with kidney and liver‘troubles. He tried ‘many remedies and doctors, . but did not improve. Two or three . bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla completely cured him. About six months . ago he was troubled with dyspepsia . and indigestion, Everything he ate . cau him misery. He was so thin . tnt be thong bo wosis 27 ting ans last he thought he wo ry taking one . of Hood’s Pills after each meal. He . began to improve right away.-—Hegained twenty pounds in six weeks, and . he can now eat anything without its . distressing him.” Mrs. W. T. Duryon, . Bowman, Cal. DIED. . In this city, July 22d, Rebecca Fran. ces Marsh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. . D. Marsh, aged 20 years, 10 months and . 12 days. [The funeral will take place from ~h: family residence, Park Avenue, on Friday afternoon at 20’clock. Friends . and acquaintances are respectfully invited. to attend.] nae = naacmgaaiay Why Do people buy Hood’s Sarsaparilla in preference to any other,—in fact almost to the exclusion of all others? i Because @hey know from actual use that Hood’s is the best, 1. e., it cures when others fail. ' Hood’s Sarsaparilla is still made under the personal supervision of the educated pharmacists who originated it. { The question of best is just as positively decided in favor of Hood’s as the question of comparative sales. ' Another thing: Every advertisement of Hood’s Sarsaparilla is true, is honest. Hoods 2 Sarsaparilla . Broad street. adjoining his residence. tomorrow afternoon—on the arrival of . 18 the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. g1, See advertisement. Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. ; to take Hood’s Pills wit Hood's sarsapaniie. . Republican County . Central Committee. . : _— . The members of. the Republican . County Central Committee are Nevada City,.on Thursday, July 30th, 1896, At 2 o'clock p.m. By order NAT. P. BROWN, : hairman. ArtHur L. Fisoer, Secretary. CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCHOOL PICK Wednesday, July 29, 1896 Ragon’s Grove. GENERAL INVITATION EXTENVED Games and Amusements of All Kinds. There Will be Dancing. Good Music in Attendance, Prof.-Michell Will Prompt. ‘ICE CREAM AND OTHER REFRESHMENTS. Admission, ~ ” Five Cents . { . . in my Beautiful -SOLID SILVER SUGAR BOWL . With a Dozen Solid Sfiver Spoons A Chance for every 50 Cents’ worth of goods bought from me for Cash, ‘CAPITAL JAPAN TEA, 60 centsa pound. First-class tea. Prize with every packngy, P.G. SCADDEN, = The Grocer & COMMERCIAL STREET, NEVADA CITY. 8 ‘BEEHIVE GROCERY .. J.J. JACKSON, = Proprietor Agency For--[onogram Whiskey , Blue Label Catsup . Shasta Water, Shasta Ginger Ale Depot for Fancy Groceries eel PATE FOIS. DEVILED AND POTTED MEATS AND FISH. 3 Pepsin Battle Ax Tobacco 30 Duffy's Malt cc..) i. 0. Pickles, % gal. bottles.. 2; Gamecock Whisky fu.. “in bulk, per gal. 50 IXL Whisky 75. Olives, " af I 2 Mikado Soap, per bar, 0 Bryant’s Root Beer ,P&%. 10 ire’s ‘i “3 for 50] Everything else in proportion + + © = = = ARABIAN ROAST” Coffee : is the Best. Uive 1 a Trikes acc wa a eo. . oe 50 CENTS A WEEKI New Lumber Yard. T. P. Byrne, the contractor and builder, has opened in connection with his business a Lumber Yard on upper East. Advertisements of not to exeeed five linesit length inserted under this head for 50 cen a week or $2a month. Each additional lip hereby Hotel,’ ‘Kid Gloves j27-tf A Baby’s Life Saved. “My baby had croup and was saved by Shiloh’s Cure.” writes Mrs. J. B. Hunteville, Ala. ‘Waists— . 50 cents to $2. Latest in TIES to go with them. OME UMMER PECIALTIES Dimities, Grass Goods . Th . = 2 moms popular in the } } . Infants’ Headgear In Summer shades;from.}$1 up. 10 cents a week or 40 cents a month Pays ble invariably in advance. . Estray Notice. A light red cow, 4 or 5 years old, with whit} 8 aron forehead, branded “C,” and had t small bell on,-strayed from the premises 0l A Durbin on July 2th. Reward is offe to finder. j2%-lw Cow Wanted. A fresh cow wanted. Must be gentle D _. good milker. Part Jersey preferred. Wi pay a good price for al good cow. 323-1w R. G. MoCurcnas. Lost July 15th. An old fashioned locket, of £0 and_of the style of 60 years ago. — Find will be rewarded by returning to Mrs. M. Craig, Prospect Hill, ji-lw _ Rooms to Let. Furnished rooms to let. Enquire at C. Gaylord's grocery store. — jot For Sale Cheap. The old half-mile h barn . f sale cheap if applied for hanohece further particulars enquire of Cal. B. Cla jy9-lw : The finest, most stylish and rich lot of Hats and ' ‘ Cap for the little tots that you ever saw; Millinery . Frosh tee Of Trimmed ! ats rec : . from San Frntetene ay The residence property of the late B. ! elegant I : i : clewant ot of shapes.and Miller is offered for sale. For a? HATS FREE, enquire of M.:M, BARUH, Mrs. Lester & CrawWfOr, . 1 sae esate between Nevada City and Bear’ river— ; MAIN STREET 3 NEVADA CITY © Courtney road—Saturday, June 6th. . finder will be suitably rewarded by serd word to FRED WARTELL, Lincoln, Pls county, — ii 0 a. days, from 9 until 12 and from 1 until 4. Respir of the Nevada County Directory ° j A obtained for 50 cents. By mail 75¢ At once to our Decoy Sticky . A: FRED. E. BROWN. Transc: 0 FLY PAPER, and stay wheslenn a” rice on a they get there. Two sizes, , . regular 5 cts. double sheet; Little Decoy, 25 cents a box. Don't buy any other, Decoys {. i do the work, Also, POWDER that kills, MOT BALLS, CAMPHOR, eto. Wt { if . . i} t 1 Residence for ‘Sale . Art Studio. Se : Miss Cora Sutton will give instruction painting and drawing at her studio in Transcript Building, Wednesdays and Set a } Telegrap! rectors of . bation he holding a} ike place : pe an enjo} al would @da count psemble as ne old da any of th ind the ad ike the mce more . lew old fri lot been hi Ind many Hey would nd would ovements © county . et the re-u a Dick ‘Stephen F fickens as merican, h “The Per: ¢. Septem p. Fiske of mous nove Her Dearest Friend—Cholly—How old do you suppose Miss Furbish is? Gertrude—You: might ask mamma. pill; assist digestion, cure headache 25 cents. A. 0. U. W. I I t 0 U I a Presipent CLEVELAND has not only “ Ss aes Something New. ; been downed by the National ConvenA. WALLACE Look out for the new wholesale and tion, but he has been kicked and inVinton Where to Go. retail fruit and vegetable store which sulted after he was down. When your watch needs repairing or. will be opensd in a few days. cleaning you should take it to the old and reliable firm of Leutje & Brand, if dic want to feel positive that the work : *has been, done just right. jl0-tf at reasonable rates. Will. only keep the best and freshest which . < can be obtained direct from growers. of time to look after his harvest and j 1t . fattening hogs. He is in great luck. Perhaps she’ll remember. ee + — & Goop old Brer Boies will have plenty <9 8 Puienty of w seems to demand to run the goyernment. : {¥nd 16 tol silver, are’ at ents twice a week of the the speckled bedutics THE CORNER STORE, OOR. COYOTE AND MAIN STB., NEVADA CITY ; il ve 00 Dee Broad St: _A Fine Store Transcript Bloc 4