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November 17, 1893 (4 pages)

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nade atter eund es-: . parcoin rmaber, tore, ‘ NeiforNe2in coin nia. t of ifter fore ting wer, livney uron ) by eld it VOL. LXVI--NO. 10178 aR DCH NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1893. Established Sept. 6, 1860, by N. P. Brown & Co, in the Eastern States. W. S. Chapman writes to the Bulletin as follows: sion Last Evening. “Hard'Times, Ni THE CITY FATHERS. Vl manne / id e F ones -* bes B "y ye ener oe Why They Are Not so Hard Here as} What They Did at Their Regular SesThe Board of City Trustees held: their A BIG BLOW. Up tina Lively Manner. Wind storms are not Very common in BOLD ROBBERY. —— The Wind Last Night Shook Things. A. Footpad Cuts-Con;-Seaman’s Pants Pocket ‘Out. Last night about 11:30 e'clock, as Wil[ LOCALS IN BRIEF. Happenings. regular monthly meeting last evening, all Nevada City and vicinity, but there was a County Assessor Clark moved jnto h liam Giffin, N. E. Boyd and Con. Seaman: new house last evening. Famenacine Mention of Minor —_ : sien a : is ee, We hear complaints from every source of . the members present, D. 8. Baker ptesid~. pretty: strong blow last night. The wind hard times, and yet when we meet people . ing. from any of the Eastern States they invari-' ably say we know nothing about hard times . read and approved. ¢ that we of California have no right.to complain, and as compared with the conditions Treasurer were read and placed on file. East' we ought to be happy and rejoice that The minutes of the previous meeting were . o'clock and in a few minutes @ strong gale The reports of the City Marshal and . was a north wind and blew nearly all night, the fearful depression from which every business in the East suffers, beyond anything known to us of the Pacific coast, is scarcely felt here. Now if we accept this (and we must)as true,.the question naturally presents itself to the reflective mind as] said sum be refunded to J, W. Downing. , to what causes this difference. Our products are not as valuable as similar products East because of the vast difference in the item of freight. Our wheat mustfind its market in Europe; Our wine and raisins and hops must be sold in Eastern markets or in Europe, end we are compelled to pay tore to reach such markets than our friends of the Middle or Kastern States, Then how can we account for the difference i our condition as compared with the ‘East? There ean be no effect without adequate cause, and where shall'‘we look for the cause of this condition of our people? There can be but one source to which we ean look, and that must be our products and resources. What do we produce that gives us such advantage over our Eastern neighbors? What but gold do we produce that they do not ? Leopold Garthe appeared before the Board on behalf of John W. Downing and asked . the Board to refunu said Downing the sum of $2.80, paid by him on let 5, Block 17, which property was also assessd to Colley Bros. On motion it was ordered that the The following bills were allowed on the ‘ GENERAL FUND. R. S. Johnston, labor on streets, $6.25. H. Dougherty, labor on streets, $8.75. John Holbrook, cleaning sewers, etc., $9. : Mark Shaver, hauling rock, $7. Weber, Ramsey & Coan, rock crossings, etc., $24.86. Ey Aid ‘Hugh McCauley, labor on streets, $5. Nevada Gas Co, gas for City Hall, 2 months, $6.25. i Geo, E. Turner, merchandise and labor, $55.32. : I. W. Abbott, labor agd material, $1.80. K. Casper, electric light, $82.77. S. Andrews, labor on streets, $6.25. W. W. Waggoner, surveying, $10. _. kind are not er and are hardly came up very suddenly about hdlf-past 8 was blowing “that made things rattle. “It shifting to thé east towards morning. Loose garbage of all sorts was carried before it and piled up promiscuously here and there. It was a cold, penetrating,’ withering blast. Not a cloud was to be seen. We have not heard of any great damage being done hereaboute, slthough we suppose the wind played havoc in some quarters, Our tewn is so situated that storms of this ever attended with much damage, The flagstaff on Washington schoolhouse was blown down some time during the night. A $30-sign in front of WD, Vinton’s drug stere was blown from the hangings and demolished. ; At Judge Caldwell’s place a large tree ‘was blown over, In the woods north and west of town it is reported that many trees were laid low. The Centennial. Prospect of Striking It Rich —The San Jose Has It. were passing along Union street, a stranger joined them and soon had one of Séaman’s pants pockets cut out and ran off with it. Seaman did not notice the stranger until he saw him running away. He felt -2omething rub against him, but supposing it was Mrs.’ Looney, aged about seventy-five years, died at Allison Ranch last night. In the Superior Court today Henry Kuenzly was granted « diverce from his wife, Matelda Kuenzly, A Chance for Somesody to Go to the Midwinter Fait AT OUR EXPENSE . ! one of his compani he paid no further attention te it until Ré found what had hap. telors. : pened. The thief ran through’ the gate at Legg & Shaw's yard and made his escape. He was.a tall man, but that is about the only description that can be given of him, affair. In the:pocket which he cut eut was $4.50 in’coin, which was all he got. Seaman liad about $350 in his coat pocket. : He is Dead. Samuel Argall, after a peried of long sufa long time, ¥ with a complication of diseases and was ill for eleven weeks. He was a prominent member of several lodges in Butte City, Montana, froni which place he came to reside in Grass Valley. He was a member . attractive. _We are proud of it, and For. of K. of P., U. R. K. of P., A. O. F. of A.;. man, the painter, ought to feel proud of and the Knight of Sherweed, Forest. A it, too. wife and five children survive, three grown and two quite young. tomorrow afternoon. tends along the whole length of the building, While Janitor Ashburn was fixing the flagpole-rope on the Court House this after» . ncon he fell from the roof of the balcony to the roof of the main building, a distance of En Route to the Penitentiary, Golden West, will give a ball at Armory ee Hall on New Yeara Eve, It will be « fine} Including One Week’s Board and Lodging at any William Myers died at the Federal Loan mine this morning, after a long sickness, Deceased had been a resident of this vicinity The case of J. O. Feldkirchner, arrested . for violating the 12 o'clock ordinance, came . 925, is entitled to one Guess for every purchase he or she makes, fering, died about 7 e’clock last night at his up before Justice Mulloy this afternoon, home in Grass Valley. He was. troubled . but the trial was postponed till 2 o’clock + The Transorirr’s new sign, which exis much admired by everybody. It is quite . » We must average more than $33,000 per contract and extra work, $317, would more than double this estimate, one . etc., $30.75. ~& hand” when possible, and every able~ . bodied man who is out of employment We produce about $13,000,000 ofgold “ o : 3 ; writes as follows frem the Centennial, which Per annum. We may say that not a day L. P. Schmidt, special watchman after ° passes that we do not receive from the fires, $3. mouatains a bar, or several bars, of gold. A. D. Masen, two convictions, $30. D. B. Getchell, stove, etc., $5.60. D. B. Getchell, salary, $60. day to aggregate $13,000,000 per annum, or more than $1,000,000 per month. Now, if we stop to think what this amounts to in the vast and incalculable $149.49 amount of good that is produced by this a sats parently small inflow of money, is fond Samuel Clutter, salary, $37.50. clusion must we arrive at? qT. H. Carr, salary, $25. ; ee It is safe to calculate that every dollar wel. Pecor and Baker, lay — a have in use in active business changes hands $12.65, b) at least once every day, If this be not exWIRE FUND. *égerated, and I think the facts, if known, . Nevada Hose Co., janitor service, gas, million dollars of monthly receipts must Pay} Pennsylvania Engine Co., janitor service, every month at least $30,000,000 debts, or. gas, etc., $14.50), it must do $30.000,000 worth of business, Brown & Calkins, printing, $11.70. and to this must be added every month the Jas. Cairns, labor on carts, $1.50. new income of $1,000,000, which at the end The Street Committee was authorized of the year will aggregate a sum almost. and instructed to have a culvert put in on beyond computation, High street, .Another important element in this calAll bills hereafter must be fully itemized ‘culation is the fact, so seldom thought of in} with date, etc., to be allowed. estimating our own products, that all this is} The City Attorney was instructed to pre= new: money,’ Money that we have received pare certain ordinances for the next regular not from the sale of other products, not ship” . meeting. ped to us from any otlier State or country, received from the sale of irrigation or railroad bonds. Not the result of,farm mort. Gages or any of those business obligations Those who claim to know say it is a cerwhich weigh us down te final ruin, but it is} tain sign of @ severe winter when wild anithe product of our own labor, extracted from . mals leave the mountains and come down to our own mines by our own effort, and in. this altitude. If there is anything in this obtaining which we have given empleymen ¢ . sign then everybody should prepare for a to thousands of laborers at higher wages . hard winter, as there has been an abundance than any other industry of our State pays. . of large game in the woods near town this “ In this business we can have no competi. fall. Deer are seen every day and many tion, and do not have to seek a market of . have been killed by hunters. Wild cats ~e@oSign of a Hard Winter. barter our product for other commodities, fand other beasts of prey have been seen . but we get our gold coined, and with it buy frequently and eccasionally killed. --Last what we want, and the purchasing power of . week Jere Leveo of Lowell Hill met two gold is now far greater than before the delarge California lions back of Maguire's monetization of our silver, Tue ‘chief and. ranch. He was not anxious: te interview lasting andalways reliable resource of Cali-. the fierce-leoking brutes and gave them the fornia is, and for ages to come must be, . road. This is the first time in many years gold; and every business man of the State. that a lien has been seen in that section, should encourage gold-mining, should ‘‘lend a) Woods on Fire, should shoulder his pick and shovel and fly. A lot of brush was set on fire yesterday to the mountains, where he would find. @t Ramelli’s milk ranch. In the evening abundant work to do, or work on his own. When the wind commenced blowing the account where he has an even show to make. tire was blown around and ignited the brush an independent income, some distance away. It was not long till If Italy, now in such desperate straits. there was a raging fire in the woods in that for money, had an income of $1,000,000 in . vicinity, and people living thereabouts had gold per month from her -own industry . to get out and ‘fight fire all night to preabove her present income, she would not. vent their buildings from being destroyed. today be considering the question of dictaThe Grass Valley Union says that sbout torship. She would soon begin to breathe. midnight last night a huge fire was preeasily and seo light ahead. vailing on the Adame, Woods and Collins B. F. Black, special watchman after fires, Wm. Scott and Jerome Cook, balance on county : “As you alight « vers Seen my Pesor and Baker, macadamizing streets, addition to what we have already developed: Now shall we continue to call mining a gamble or shall we, as thoughtful men, -encourage that enterprise from which we ‘get our present and surest and best relief ? Police Court. Constable Scott last night arrested a one-armed tramp who has been hanging around town for somé time. He was taken before Justice Carr to answer to a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conducs, The magistrate allowed him to.ge on his own _ Fecognizance till 2 o’clock this afternoon It was hoped that he would leave town, but "be was found drunk on the: streets today and arrested by Marshal Getchell. He will probably be jailed this time, Minnie Lee was also arrested by Consteble Scott for drunkenness. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to ten days in the county jail. Prussians Coming. Over one hundred prefessors and mining
engineers and experts have been sent by the Government into this country to study the mining, manuficturing, transpor~ ‘tation and other industries. About fifty of them jn one party expect to visit Nevada Buvxrsauam’s Dre for the Whiskers does "ite work ‘thoroughly, coloring « uniform n or black, which, when dry, will brown ; places, west of town. The high north wind was driving the fire before it at a rapid pace. Goes Into Effect Monday. The new railroad time-table gees inte effect next Monday morning on the Narrow Gauge. The firat train will lesve here at 5 4. M. but will make mo connections with any other train. Another train will leave at 10:15 4.-m., connecting at Colfax with the west-beund overland, which arrives in San Francisco at'7:15 PF. u. Returning this train will arrive here at 4:45 pv. M., Francisco, A local train will leave here at 5:40 P, M. to connect. with the local fron Sacramento, returning at 9:35 P. M. Gone to Examine a Mine, ’ A. Maltman, returned from San Francisco last evening. This morning, in company with John Lawrence, whe has just returned from Alaska, he went to Downie~ near there, for San Francisco parties. The property is owned by George Gray of Oakland, For Rent. The large store-room in Tranacri ipt Block lately occupied by Rassak & Co. is offered Under date of the 13th instant M. Kinzle is located in Washingten township, this Jast letter, the ground in the top of the second crosscut we are running is: much softer and the gravel bed is making down into it, with bedrock and all prospects our way, in elsewhiére in the mine, The Centennial is bound to step forward in the front rank among the gravel gold mines as soon as we get to washing. As to the San Jose mine, which adjoing us on the south, our respec— tive workings are some 2,000 feet apart, the Centennial being about forty feet-“ihe’ low-] } st, or will be when we connect, They are Lhave seen, pieces of which weigh from five to eight dollars. Our coarse gold lies in that direction and we must brve it as well jas they.” PERSONAL POINTERS. . A‘Concise Chronicle of Various Folks’ Doings arid Intentiozs, F. Niedhamer of San Francisco is in town. : Miss Frances Fisher of San Francisco arrived here last evening, Miss Minnie McGagin vame down from Malokoff today to visit friends. C. P. Yore of Dewnieville arrived here last evening on his way to San Francisco. John Lawrence, who has been engaged in mining at Alaska, returned to this city last evening. doing mighty well, and taking out gold that . * here last evening from Downieville, having in custody John Williams of Geld’ Lake, after he was arrested. He was placed. in the county jail here over night, Put Up Boxes. ed, thus insuring its safety and in good conSheriff .Bush of Sierra county arrived . several feet, and was quite badly bruised. who he was taking to the State prison to. for the formal starting up tomorrow of the serve a term of eight years for robbing the . new machinery at the Champion mine. A Sierra City stage a short time since,; Wilnumber ef citizens have been invited to be liams made a full confession of the crime . present. The wintry sexson is coming on, Subthe pewder house of the Biggs Hardware Ss \ Co., situated on the Nevada road, was en-~ scribérs will confer a favor to the TRan~ : : y i, . tered and robbed by seme unknown parties scrit if they will have placed near their : ates boxes in which the paper may be plac. Wednesday night. About fifty pounds of 8 ‘giant and seventy-five pounds of blasting powder were taken. He narrowly escaped falling to the ground. Extensive preparations have been made nnn OO Union: Yesterday it was discovered that dition. The cost would be but very little T a Copyreigny 7862. Keeping Up His Reputation This is the brief but universal comment of everybody in Nevada county with respect to Foley. ltis a ~ Reputation, but Fobs raised it to its present polnt and 8 abundantly able to keep it there. He keeps Candies as well as his reputation, and they’re Just as hear perfection as any thing in con fectionery than his cannot be made, and the establishment fs now looked upon as oneof the institutions of Ne. _ Nada City It’s always time to be aweet on what you like best, andthe thing which the public are oo gph! fond of is the ever popular and palatable Joseph Schuster of San Fransisco, one of the stockholders in the Champion mine, is in town. ee Mrs. P. E. Besorin and Mrs. J. T. Rivers, of Forest City, arrived here last evening on their way to San Francisco. Geo, E. Webber, one of the owners and superintendent of the Yuba mine,came down today. Bis Bs J. 8, soadag I Sa of Sta at ite rancisco, went up to Sierra county to loo at some mining property. Eat > PALACE DRY GOODS STORE Miss Tillie Verge, the popular school—OF~ teacher of North Bloomfield, came down 2 today on her way to San Francisce to visit} * oa : 7 _ poe : EFtosenberg -:Bros. A. Derre, President of the Derbeo Mining —t— Company, arrived here teday from North Bloomeld on his way home to San Fran~ cisco. Mrs. Edgar Brown of Virginia City, acher-mother, Mrs. A. B. Gregory, who is quite sick. : Court Items. Charles Marsh swore eut a complaint this drawing a pistol on him. An officer went out to arreat the man, who is located near Marsh’s lumber yard. We have concluded to make a z Ladies and Misses Cloaks and Ca 5. companied by her two sons, is here to see prices as was savas before known here. We have the very latest styles of beeutiful Ladies’ Cloaks For Five Dollars--well worth Ten Dollars. This will be the largest and cheapest sale ever known in Nevada County, as our atock is immenge. ew femmes : afternoon charging a knife-grinder with . }¢:Sale will commence on Monday, Nov. 13th, and continue until the 25th. CALL AND BE CONVINCED AT ROSENBERG BROSs., . Two ladies’had s dispute this afternoon The Leading Dry Goods, Carpet and Fancy Goods House in the County. out a warrant for the arreat of the saucer threwer. The matter will be ventilated in Justice Carr's court. _A Badly Delayed Item. The Grass Valley Telegraph says: “A valuable mare belenging to George F. Ja~ cobs, which was being pastured at the Hall ranch between Nevada City and Grass Val-. ley, was struck by a train on the Narrow Gauge the other day and badly bart.” The Télegraph is away behind on this item. It was lest June when Mr. Jacobs’ horse:was burt, and it was vot known positively whether the animal was struck by a. . train dr received the injury in some other way. “ae . i ee Wanted to Rent. A second-hand piano, Address, sta’ odes terms, ete., “ Piano *Teansonrpr Reliable parties. al5-1w Valise Lost. A black valice was lost ay night, November 16th, between Nevada and for'reat, Apply at thin office. “ and one threw aseucer at the ether, The! CONTRY ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. one that was struck with the crockery swore ; See oe We are now receiving our Goods for the Holiday Trade and we are crowded and must have room. oe Grand Clearance Sale of. We offer the entire Stock at such aim is to do NOTHING BUT F MINGs. regret it. 7 HARTMAN & DULAC, — e=—The Princes of Tailors. Our Suit, Club is a Grand Success. Every Sult turned. out has received unqualified commendation. Our chief SAN FRANCISCO PRICES and Guarantee a GOOD.FIT as well as THE BEST OF WORKMANSHIP AND TRIM ~ We have a Full Line of the Latest Fall and Winter Samples. for Overcoatings and Suitings, which we are prepared to make up at the VERY LOWEST PRICES. Give us a trial and you'll never 3 : Commercial Street, Transcript Block. eee oe IRST-CLASS WORK AT it Insist to Get What. You Ack~ For Do Not Take a Merchants Try tu (} OUR PURE GUM SAMPSON :-: BOOTS Are Superior to Crack, Anti-Crack, or = More freight is being hauled to Forest d S City thie eeason than for five or six years! One First-class Ticket to San Francisco and Return, Laurel -Parlor, Native Daughters of the By way of Stockton or Benicia, First-class Motel in San Francisco, This is Our Proposition : Every man, woman or child making a purchase at our Store, be it 25 cents or The one guessing the nearestto the number of beans contained fn ® glass jar . will have his or her fare paid to San Francisco and return, including one week's board and lodging at any ftiret-claes hotel in San Francisco. i : The guessing contest starts in NOVEMBER 16th ana ends on FEBRUARY’ Let, 1804, at 0 otclook P. M. _ The Jar of Beans can be seen in our Show Window every day and evening untll the Ist of February, at which time the seal will be broken a nd the Beans counted by 'a committee of any three gentlemen in this city. : : Our object in doing this is to get better acquainted with the people and show them that we can and do: Nell Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hite As Cheap, If Not Cheaper Than any other House in This City. WE HAVE A BKAUTIFUL LINK OF LONER OC Be eee That we are offering for $6, $8, $10 and $12.50, that’are good values. Sizes from 35 to 44. Come and guess at the Beans and go to the Midwinter Fair at our expense, CARTER & JOHNSTON, One-Price Clothiers, Corner Pine and Commercial Streets....0.00. .. Nevada City, AUCTION !! AUCTION 1! ! In order to reduce my stock I shall commence to hold Auction ‘on . Saturday, Nov. Ith at 7:30 P. M., FOLEY'S CANDIES--Put up in 1, 2 and 3 Ib. boxes and shipped to any part of the world. EME St —— Tas, Hiss and. Chins’ Chaks"“and_ Capes And Continue the same every _M@gnday, Thursday and Saturday Evenings UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Those who attend my sales will find it very ‘profitable to themselves as my stock of. Milinery, Dey Goods, Fancy Goods, Ete, Kt. Are all fresh and of the best Gradés. Goods will be sold at private sale at the Lowest Prices, Do not miss your chance. CASPER COHN, ~ MASONIC BLOCK COMMERCIAL STREET, NEVADA CITY, — MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ae 1 2 ‘kere JO TE THEM THE BEST NOONSOCKET ) RUBBER (COMPANY. r Of all Descriptions. THE STANDARD Woonsocket ‘Brand. sell you on. Ach there is a Larger Margip and Less in Quality.