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GETT AWAY
THIS BIG ONE DIDN
40 INCHES LONG -25 POUNDS—
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HARLEY M.--LEETE, JR.
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GAS FIRE
STOPPED BY
FAST ACTION
ful little object, green glass en
cased in rattan, shaped like a drip
coffeemaker. Rey Spickelmier says
it was invented ni the 60’s or
70’s. The prospective soda water
maker inserted the gadget upside
down and presto—there he was
with fizz-water—he hoped.
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To Earl Covey, Grass Valley’s
member of the State Centennial
appointed
Commission
Advisory
> by Governor Earl Warren, goes
credit for securing the magnifi
yuri of California float for
**gurth parade. Covey also en
of
with
extenguishers,
“bde made by the Native Sons and
done.
the showing in the par
1
the
Daughters of the Golden West—
a total of seven splendid floats
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Judge James S. Snel] is known
California
in
as an “‘expediter’’
judicial circles. Whenever there is
a bad bottle-neck in Los Angeles
or other metropolitan courts, the
knowledge
legal
whose
judge,
quickly straightens' out adminisHis
called.
is
tangles,
trative
to
is bringing chapels
ability
We vada: County.
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That meticulous, modern, metmart,
merchandising
ropolitan,
Novak & Colvin Department Store,
at 127 Broad Street, has added
a new wrinkle to its window display—a suncolored plastic win_a€ow shade that rolls down by a
magic electric eye whenever direct sunlight strikes the quality
goods displayed in their window.
e F &
Mr.
Store;
and
Gat’s
in
merry-go-round
The
Toy
G.
R.
Mrs.
The Nugget
fire
Headiey’s
blaze before any
Thureday, July 22, 1948
4
estimated by the width, would be
= MONDAY NIGHT
NEVADA CITY: A brief gasoline fire yesterday at 4 P. M.
threatened to destroy a 1931 softtop Model A Ford parked at the
Plaza.
Quick
action
by Eldon
Kendricks, owner of. Nevada City
Ice Delivery and Ira Steinhauf,
co-owner
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NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Volume 21—No. 29.
In the Bottle Shop window is
wm displayed the: grandfather of the
é
modern seltzer bottle. It’s a grace
GRASS VALLEY: Robert Kerr,
cn chairman has announced
the schedule for the charter night
festivities
of the newly-formed
Junior
Chamber.
of—
Commerce,
Monday night at 7:30 P. M. in the
Veterans Memorial Building.
Garage,
put
Speaker of the evening is J.
Roger Beas, former State president of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce. Beas. is a noted professional
lecturer
who
recently
completed a nation-wide tour.
Other guests of honor include
Mayor Elmer Robinson of San
' Francisco, “George Waite, eurrent
State president of
the
Junior
Chamber, Sheriff ° Richard -Hoskins, Mayor Alison Simmons, Nevada City Mayor Arthur B. Innis.
Chamber of Commerce President
Lou Hartman, Nevada City Cham
out
damage was
ae
The
blaze
was
Started
when
the ¢ar backfired and a spark
ignited some free gasoline in the
roadway.
ND. G. W. INSTALLS
NEW OFFICERS IN
LOVELY CEREMONY
NEVADA CITY:
Marian Bates
Deputy Grand President, and her
Pet Photo
corps of twenty Grand Officers
and escort team from Sierra Pines
Parlor No.
275 of ‘Colfax,
installed the officers. of Laurel Parlor No. 6, Wednesday-night. July
21st in the Oda Fellows Hall,
Nevada City.
There was a large attendance
of members and visitors to witness» the beautiful ceremonies of
the officers induetion.
The lodge room was a profusion of flowers, making a lovely
Pictured wove are James McMahon and Richard
Knee, progressive young businessmen who operate
Nevada City Radio and Electric, at 311 Broad Street,
next to the Broadway Theater.
Many excellent steps forward have been taken
in the modern merchandising and service concern that
is Nevada City Radio and Electric under the direction
.setting for the many officers and
Burton, in Grass Valley has been their .escort teams, all of whom
of Richard Knee and James McMahon. It is a business
with three important facets: the radio and appliance
retail department, the radio repair service, and the
improved, embellished, and reconwere in formal dress.
sound truck service.
structed so aS to be a suitable
Refreshments were served in
4
.Knee purchased the business,
adornment for their brand new the beautifully decorated banquet
!
in
September,
1947,
from
McMahon
building on Neal Street. Next adhall, and a vote of thanks was
dition: musics
given to the chairman of the evenand Robert Smith. Formerly of,
eh &
ing, June Kelly, and to her coMallejo, Knee was instructor in!
‘the -apprentice -school ‘for élecOne of the nicest things about
workers.
GRASS VALLEY: Recent visiBroad Street, besides its braad
following
officers
were tricians at Mare Island (Navy Yard.
The
New and progressive, the Netors at the Bret Harte Inn in
new asphalt surface, is the brookseated:
Grass Valley; and guests of Mrs.
side garden of Gene Barbieri’s,
President,
Sarah
.Charonnat; Mada City ‘Radio Electric carries
Deer
and
F. E. Morgan are her neice, Dr.
his tavern
an
‘excellent
stock
of
nationally
between
Past President, Gladys Rockefeller
-merchandise,
including: fevelyn Keman, and friend, Miss
‘Creek. If all the odd plots of First
Vice
President,
Christine known
Hotpoint washing machines, reDorothy ‘Towne from Des Moines,
éarth here were as. beautifully Kite;
Second
Vice
‘President,
cared-for, we’d have the prettiest Beryl Granholm; Third Vice Pres‘frigerators, freezers. kitchen sinks, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs.David Jacobdisposalls,
and +water son and their children, Anne and
town in the country.
ident, Alice O’Connel;
Marshal, ranges,
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Daniel, of Palo Alto.,Mr. JacobEffie Goering; ‘Treasurer, Annie heaters, radios (Motorola, Packson was private secretary. to the
Here’s something we're pracDarke;
ard
Bell,
‘Bendix,
Sonora,
SetchelMusician,
June
Kelly;
didn’t
‘know.
tically sure you
Carlson), records, wiring supplies, late President of Stanford UniRecording
Secty.,
Nellie Clark;
versity,
Dr.
Donald
Tressider,
There’s a flock of gray karakul Financial
Secretary,
Hyacinth electrical fixtures, Wessex and
and now occupies the office of
sheep up: by Bridgeport on the Martz;
Westinghouse
heaters,
and
many
Inside
Sentinel,
Marcel
Ridge. Bert Foreman’s got several Deschwanden;
known ‘kitchen apAssociate General Secreatry for
Outside Sentinel, nationally
Stanford University.
auto robes woven from the long Annie Laurence.
pliances.
,Many Visitors For
ber
President
Paul
son, to stock the private fish pond
his
‘‘Remle’”’
Colfax
Highway.
at
Ranch
the
on
e h
Our city hall has a new look—
new
cream
the
whole
back
to
and
front
brown
paint
facade brings
its pristine,
for
it
ultra-modern
appearanc,
e he h
Sofge
F.
Harry
Councilman
reports that the next street surfacing -project for Nevada City
is Uren Street, formerly known
as
Washington
Road,
running
parallel to Nevada Street.
e & &
is being
Harris
Drug
Store
brightened,
under the watchful
eye of owner Charles Elliott, with
a paint scheme of turquoise and
lemon yellow.
ee
Jim Harding of the Sierra Nevada
Radios
and
Appliances
on
Commervial
Street,
has
completely rearranged his shop in an
extremely pleasing manner—big
thick carpet and everything.
e h &
That
40%-inch
Mackinaw
trout that Game Warden Hiscox
and Biologist Fraser netted at
Weaver Lake is enough to scare
you half to death just to look at
it. It’s got a mouth as big as your
head and fangs like big steel saw
teeth, and just as hard. It’s an
ugly gray, with big spiny fins, and
the
over-all
impression
it
gives
is one of just plain mean-ness!
It’ll soon be on display at Footes
Liquor Store, and we’ll have a pic
NEVADA
CITY:
The
Nevada
County Board of Supervisors have
completed the purchase of a large
lot at the corner of Cottage and
North
Pine
Streets
from
Mrs.
Gertrude S. Murray and Mrs, Elsie
Sharpe. The lot is to be used for
building a Nevada City Veterans
building.
The
price
paid
was
and
they received the congratulations
and good wishes of their members
and guests. This -was the final
meeting of the term, and the officers are looking forward to serving afiother happy and successful
term of office.
BASEBALL
STANDINGS
for.
Philco,
Packard
Bendix and Motorola radios.
Bell,
of
Penyrn were Sunday
' of Mrs. Mérgan’s.
visitors
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CYCLIST AT DEATH'S DOOR:
FAILED TO MAKE FAST TURN
NEVADA CITY: A New York man is in critical
condition at the County Hospital, due to a head injury,
and a second man was treated for cracked ribs, which
occurred at 7 P. M. Tuesday when the motorcycle they
were riding failed to make a turn at 40 miles per hour
one mile west of the 5 Mile House on Highway 20.
Leonard Elwyn Daniels, 22, of Whitstone, N. Y.,
driver, was pinned under the 600 lb., 1937 Harley
Davidson and Earl Stutsman, 33, of Reno was thrown
FOOTHILL AMATEUR
LEAGUE STANDINGS
ee = hes
OE,
(Northern Division)
857
Auburn
6
857
Placerville Outlaws . 6
429
Grass Valley
Brown Bombers
286
-286
Colfax
143
Nevada —City
Last Sunday’s Scores
Grass Valley 10, Colfax 3
Auburn 18,
Brown Bombers 12
Plaeerville 4. Nevada City 0
(Southern Division)
Officers of the Junior Chamber
who will be officially installed are:
President
Willard
Rose,
vicepresident Roderick H. Bost, Secretary Shirley Bratton, Treasurer
Lloyd
Decker.
Directors
are:
Kerr, Wayne Brown, Elton Williams, Vernal Roth, and the aforementioned officers.
Master of ceremonies for the
evening is Charles L.
Strohm.
Dinner will be provid
by the
American Legion Au;
ry. Instilation ceremonies a
er the
direction of the Sacramento Junior
Chamber.
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Last
Sunday’s
The concert will be similiar
to the one given. during the
.
July 4th celebrations.
ELLSWORTH SHERMAN
HEADS NATIVE SONS
Sherman,
worth
president,
vice
its
held
Sons,
visited his sister and her husband, Dr. and Mrs. Locke,
and they, together with a second cyclist, Don Pinney,
were on their way from Reno when the accident oc—
Aside from the smashed fender the cycle is in good
condition.
-667
.833
.692
.667
.462
.833
-808
.077
Scores
Auburn 6, Colfax 0
Grass Valley 7, Roseville 3
Lincoln 9, Nevada City 2
Score
Saturday
Night
Folsom 8, Placerville 5
Games Next Sunday
Placerville in Auburn
—Pert Photo
NEVADA CITY: The Nugget mistakenly gave
credit for the “Great Seal of the State of California”
NEVADA CITY: The sudden
and mysterious disappearance of
President;
Vern
1st
Gulartie:
president, Eric Bisbell;
3rd vice president, Donald Macari;
ChapDr.
secretary,
Recording
man: Financial secretary, George
Halstead.
officers
were
Bob
Installing
Kohler. and Grass Valley Native
Sons.
_:. PERSONALS
e
Miss Betty Sorenson is visiting
Jacqueline Harding of the Sierra
Nevada
Radios
and
can
war
Spanish--American
the
Appliances
store.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hilpert and
daughter, Darlene, of Torrance.
Calif., are visiting the Hilperts, Sr.
Jim Demartini of Harris Drugs
is spending one week of his vacation in San Francisco.
moved
by § mischief-makers,
or
stolen by out-of-season deer hunthas
ers,
presented
been
actually
by Goyne to Mrs. Walker W. Reed
of this city.
Goyne had formerly loaned the
long rifle to the Native Daughters
to decorate the [Iot.
NINETEEN YR. OLD
HELD FOR TRIAL
ON RAPE CHARGE
Colfax in Nevada City
Game
Saturday
Night
Lincoln in Roseville
was the 10 foot tall colonial girl in crinoline dress,
represented by Jean Ogden.
NEVADA CITY: Robert Bettis,
19, charged with rape, was held
to answer in the superior court
following
preliminary
hearing
Friday befo
Justice of the Peace
George
Mrs.
W. Gildersleeve.
Sally
-Kaltbrenner,
the
?
heavy
that
he
would
almost any tackle likely
used in Lake Weaver.
breai
to
%&®
The fish was taken to Leomis
Wednesday to be nmrounted, and
when: returned will hang on the
wall of Foote’s Liquor Store om
Broad Street.
FISH HATCHERY
The directors, unanimously
ac
cepted this as the next project of
the Chamber during a meeting
Friday night in the Nevada City
Hall. The first step toward the
the project, it was announced, wil?
be the selection of site, collectime
all the necessary data concerning:
water: conditions and other factors, for the State Fish and Gare
Commission.
other county organizations, the
plans will be submitted to the
commission, with the request that
it be included in the current pro—
gram of erecting fish hatcheries:
and rearing ponds from money set
aside by the commission for this:
I Cc. Bell was directed to se~eure the data and supervise the
initial investigations.
EORESTERS
CET SET FOR
FIRE COMBAT
NEVADA CITY: Guerdon Ellis;
supervisor
NEVADA ‘CITY:
The
State
Board of Equalization has called a
hearing to consider the case of
to be held
Jelinek
H.
William
July 29th in the county courthouse.
of
Tahoe
NationaP
Forest stated yesterday the forest
sérvice is training at White Cloud’
an. especially
expert
crew
to
fight fires. He said it has been the
lesson
of
experience
well trained
men
that \a
can
few
fight fire
more expeditiously and economi-—
cally than many half trained men.
Jelinek was convicted of selling
The crew is being trained, at
liquor
to
a
minor
about
tw9
months ago. Cited with Jelinek is, White Cloud, 12 miles east of this:
city on Highway 20. The wnit
Leo J. Gutsch.
The minor in the case of Jelinek consists of 15 men and’ they are
was
Mrs.
Lorene
Stagno
who ennipped with their camp kitchen,
was
convicted
of
drink. ! and cook. It
buying
a
Mrs. Stagno was but 18 at the
time. Judge James Snell held she
was not a minor ina legal sense,
since
women
in
California
law
attain the rights of adulthood on
marriage. Attorney General: Fred
Howser, however, recently issued
an
opinion,
holding
though
that
married
is
Mrs.
Wehe,
Donald,
charged
with
was dismissed:
the
ing for several
days.
The. crew occupies the old CCC
barracks at White Cloud and wien
not engaged in fighting fire will
make camp furniture, fire places,
build telephone lines or work on
other worthwhile projects.
NEW METHOD
A smouldering fire in a sawe
dust pile. on Alder Creek, fourm
miles from Truckee is the scene
of an experiment in a new metho®
of extinguishing fires by the Tahoe.
National Forest service.
NEVADA CITY: Mathew LaSalle and Joseph Wehe, arrested
two weeks ago for possesion of
deer meat-out of season, who had
pleaded not guilty and demanded
a_jury trial,. appeared before Justice of the Peace George W. Gildersleeve yesterday and changed
their plea to one of guilty.
Each was fined $75. A brother
of
moves in on a fire\
with enough rations to keep:fight
still a
ILLEGAL VENISON
COSTS NIMRODS
$75 APIECE
aged
17
same
offense
also
The method involves treating
the water with a detergent, re-.
ducing surface tension to almost
nothing.
Reports
inicate
that:
one gallon of treated water is as;
effective as fifty gallons of untreated water. The Tahoe Nationar
Forest office reported enough of”
this material has been shipped
to Alder Creek to treat 1,00
gallons of wey
WOMAN KILLS °
FARM MARKET ELF WITH 22 *
TO OPEN
SATURDAY
NORTH BLOOMFIELD: Mrs.
Katherine Massera, 65, apparently
despondent over ill health. took
her life here on Tuesday at 8 Py
M., by shooting herself through
the mouth.
NEVADA
CITY,
Hugh Brown,
secretary-treasurer of the Nevada
County
Farm
Produce
Market,
available
raspberries,
announces
also feature
a
A
.22
califre
rifle,
found
Her
husband,
working. in
the
Frederick,
yard
when
was
he
heard the shot.
Sheriff Richard Hoskins an®
Coroner Alvah Hooper conducte®
the investigation, together with
Deputy Coroner Larry Myers, andi
announced that all evidence indi~
cated suicide,
ou
Myers Morinery is.jn charge: af
the body.
PARA]
beans.
ance of 103 .Scout campers,
refreshment and cording to Scout RReonsiye
delicatessen stall where farm style Lmond J. Ewan.
sandwiches, coffee, salads, pies
and cakes will be served, or can
be bought, to take: home.
second week’s emia
f
Meet
near
the body inthe bedroom, was used,
will include
youngberries,
squash, eggs, poultry, rabbits, and
bunch vegetables. The market will
N. Y.
gladiclasbanked.onpink and]
so
with
copper
wih®
this big fellow wae
purpose.
complaining
witness, . said
that
Bettis entered her house, dragged
her from one room to another,
clapped his hand over her mouth
and told her that if she screamed
she would never scream again.
The
complaining witness testified that she was 26, and the
mother of two
children. Bettis’
bail was fixed at $1,000.
Esterly Goes To
‘BUZZ' COLVIN ON
RECEPTION FOR
LEGION BLDG. COMM. NEWLYWED MELIZAS
mid
Lake,
leaders, but
Folllowing the completion of
Nevada County, July 16, 1948, ‘to
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peterson of
Grass Valley, a daughter.
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s
GRAY—In Nevada City. Ne$7,000.
The motion to purchase the lot The amount requested was $9,400.
vada County, July 16, 1948, to Mr.
was made by Supervisor Jerome The board cut the figure back to
and Mrs. T. Benton Gray of Grass+
onasa wats EY . William w
Coughlan and seconded by SuperValley, a son.
$4,800, the same as last year.
NEVADA CITY: An ‘informal
GRASS VALLEY: The AmeriSe &
visor Cary Arbogast. The board
Esterly, Lions International
a
GUNNING—In Nevada City, triet Governor for district 4A
accepted deedg to the roads in
Emil J. N.Ott, Jr. and wife of can Legion post has elected six wedding reception and dance was
the Alta Vista Pines subdivision, Sacramento,
are visiting their members to serve on its building held at Lake Olympia Friday Nevada County, July 17, 1948, to
of which William evening, July 16th, for Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gunning where he will.
bringing them into the county parents here, as is their daughter committee,
Carey is chairman, ‘The ether Mrs. Alfred P. Meliza, recently}
road system. The board eccepted Mrs .Beatrice Hoge. .
of Roseville, Placer Cqunty, a natio
members are Orin Johnson, Tavio ‘married in Virginia City, Nevada. daughter. ees
x
the Knack Subdivision and its
-_
st eB
road system.
:
Mr. and Mrs: mn Livermore, Batista,» Bd-~Bawden, Merril .Col-. }sRhe. bride, wearing a white
formal,
eut
the
‘wedding
cake.
vin
and
Arnold
Thorson.
~ LUZMOOR—In re Ted
The board» declined _topene Mr.
were white and pink . :ty. July 19, 1948, to
me yar
of Woodleaf,
ond ginger Pitta, oI P“-The post has dectded to pubDecorations
the bupiget of District ade
Vernon. Stoll, .who asked for wa weekend. with Dorothy Randolph, lish a once-a-month newspaper
entitled; The Wegion-Air,
ley, a ‘son.
white tables,
fepution and clerks for each ona. of Ralston’s, and her husband,
Grass Valley in Folsom
County. He said larger treut ane
caught in Lake Tahoe and Pyrae
workable plan and assurance of
Mrs.
Alvin
Welch and little the market will open its fourth
year on Saturday, July 24th, at
daughter are visiting Mrs. W. W.
10 A. M. All farmers and backDavis, mother of Mrs. Welch, in
yard gardeners are asked to’ bring
her home on Factory Street.
a
Dr. John M. Rector of San any’amount of surplus fruits and
vegetables for the benefit of added
Francisco, is visiting.
his mother,
Mrs. Percy Carr of Nevada Street, ‘variety.
The Farm Market is located on
and his family is spending the
the Lake Olympia Road, a hunsummer with her.
Misses Helen and Nancy :Jones dred yards off the Grass ValleyNevada City Highway. Residents
of San Francisco are the guests
of the two cities are given an
of their parents, Judge and Mrs.
opportunity
to
purchase
farm
George Jones of Nevada Street.
at
farm -to-consumer
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Buck and products
prices.
their guests, Mr. and Mrs, Leon
Market Master Will Cartwright
Headley and Mrs. Ida Headley
have returned from
trip to San will handle produce of those unFrancisco; Big Basin and Santa able to stay to sell their own.
Cruz. The Headleys returned to
float to the Native Daughters of Grass Valley. This their
home in Detroit early this
lovely float was decorated by the Nevada City Native week.
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Daughters, Minerva being represented by Frances Estes.
BIRTHS
PETERSON—tIn Nevada City,
The Grass Valley Manzanita Parlor No. 29 Float
Warder
non from the Forest Service lot
at Broad Street and Union Alley
NEVADA
CITY:
-The
Sierra%
was this morning explained by
Richard R. Goyne, former owner Nevada Chamber of Commerce has:
undertaken the promotion of &
of the cannon.
The big gun, which was varicomplete fish hatchery and rearing:
ously reported as having been repond in the county.
in
vice
2nd
Daniels picked Stutsman 'up in Reno, where he
cured.
Native
CITY:
Parlor
Joseph
-was
Game
Hiscox states the tout is "tn
largest’ ever caught im Nevadm
CHAMBER
Flash ! SN
WILL SEEK—
Stagno,
Tuesday pe minor.
of ° officers
stallation
night. The new officers are: EllsHydraulic
Mr. and Mrs. John Weills and
their five children of Kent, spent
last week in Nevada City. Mrs.
Weills
is
the
former
‘Audrey
Davis.
R. J. Ronchi,
My: ana" Mrs:
sister of Mrs. John Muscardini,
is visiting her family here.
Pet,
12
at 7:30 P. M.
Luncheon followed the meeting.
PLACER-NEVADA
LEAGUE BASEBALL
STANDINGS TO DATE
Placerville
Lincoln
Auburn .-.
Folsom
Roseville W
Grass Valley
Colfax
Nevada City
NEVADA CITY: The Nevada City Band will give a
courtesy concert from the National. Hotel balcony --tonight
NEVADA
about 12 inches long.
Fraser
Assisting
CASE OF MARRIED
WOMAN, 18, WHO
BOUGHT DRINK
CONCERT
7:30 TONIGHT
from it.
Loomis
Rocklin
Placerville 49ers
Forest Hill
Newcastle
Lincoln
_
Yesterday’s Scores
Loomis 28, Forest Hill 1
Rocklin 9, Lincoln 2
Placerville 12, Newcastle
ture of it in — week’s Nugget.
+ ~ SUPERVISORS
BUY LOT FOR
VETS’ BUILDING
chairs,
BS oroiwrere
brook and rainbow trout and just
sold 1,000 to Mayor Elmer Robin
their
agent
whe
to Lou Hartman, it’s at Indian
Mountain Guest Ranch. The ranch
has several hundred thousand baby
ffil
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snelling
The firm is authorized service
aur
thriving
According
hatchery.
fish
to
py O
has a
Nevada County already
inated
Coke
his shop, to prove it. A San Francisco firm weaves and merchandises them.
~ he F
This is the second term the
president and the many officers
have been honored by being nom
Bergemann,
Sierra Nevada Chamber President
yeorge Hansen, Truckee Chamber
President
William.
Porter,
and
Chief of Police Frank Knuckey.
Mrs. Frederick Morgan
wool] of these sheep, on display in
J: C. Fraser, Verret.
CITY:
NEVADA
biologist for the Fish and Game
morning:
yesterday
Commission,
caught a 25 pound Mackinaw trout
in
Weaver
Lake
in
the
high
country east of Bowman Lake.
The trout was caught with a
gillnet. It measured 40% inches
in length. Attached to his jaw
was a Davis spinner and a leader.
Down his throat appeared the tail
which Fraser
of another trout,
open August 1 .
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