April 21, 1928 (6 pages)

nt e case MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1928 f HE NEVADA CITY NUGGET, CALIFORNIA _ Pe . e The Nugget Is Your Home Town Newspaper _ FROM ouR READERS Editor The Nugset—MR. WISKER’S GOATS Back in Salem, used, to lay the blame on some poor Massachusetts in . «the good old Puritan days of witchcraft, when things went wrong they . . turther adjustment of either eontact or delivery. : The planning of a conduit ecapahie of delivering 220 second feet, provided you have the water, special requires no orehydraulie Ss comparatively a>-simplo Vand if it were -teft practical. diteh man, ,doubtedly not engineering; it problem to-almost he any would unonly make the canal old spinster, then take her out and’), burn her at the stake. It was rath ae e enough but would see that it er hard on the old maids of ¢hat . lad grade enough to keen it from day, but it didn’t ‘matter mucir as! wee bYoeked by snows. during the long as the good people were satisfi. t rseason and-to get it to its ed in thus making an end to the “C?'22tion in the summer before éhase Of-all Hair: croubles Beerbee and evaporation took ay,large : Bae : bereentage of its bulk. In these, enlightened days.it would . i hardly do to go so far, so we have The ten miles of canal, tunnel and ee ee flume reer Jowman’s : a less fatal but annoying game ecombetween Bowman's and monly called ‘‘passing the buck,” when things go wrong and and disaster threatens—when promises are made which are impossible of fulfiliment, it is always nice as well as convenient tc have some one or to drape the mantle of gloom over. Now the Nevada Irrigation District hasn’t been functioning well for some time, in fact practically none of the rosy pictures that were conjured up to whet the enthusiasm of the farmer and land owner have materialized, it becomes ircreasingly necessary for the manager and his editorial staff to select the necessary goat to lay the blame on. There is also the MINOR item of a reported overdraft of $288,000. Up to the present time almost the entire bond issue quarter million spent or ing completed something so and a either of seven dollars. is allocated on work now and the only ones who have mace ed , any are the eontractors, the engineers and those who promoted the any money, or derivimmediate “benefit enterprise—-and they have done quite well, thank you. . The District entered into tract with the Pacifie Gas & Company in, April, 1924. This contract is published in the 1924 Bulletin of the Distr and from the tenor of the managers a conElectrie ict, “comments” inled to he‘didwere doing or serted throurhout one is lieve that the P. G. & E. n't Know what they had assumed the role of Santa Claus to the District—that the District-had put One: over on the poor old P.G. & HB. Co: In fact. it almost made tears come into your eyes to see how this old company had been stuck to pay all the future indebted either poor ‘ness of the District. This contract calls for the delivery of 108,000 acre feet of water to he delivered at Lake Spaulding for a period of months in each year at ‘a rate excess of 220 cubie feet per nine not in second. But this contract implies something more and if you will figure it out yeu will find that, in erder to make possible the delivery of this amount of water in the time specified, it will sary to have a’ constant delivery of 201 cubic feet per second. If the average delivery is less than that it is obvious that the contract cannot be fulfilled, as it is also obvious that a fairly constant flow of water is necessary both in the design and operation of an_ electric plant. In fact the contract plainly states that the Company will not be obliged to construct the plant until such time as shall be able to: deliver of water specified. be necesminimum Rim power the District the amount The P.G. & BE. Co. _knew full well,~and has known it all along, that the District would be unable to this amount of wahas make delivery of ter through its wisely made no struetion of this eonduits and toward conplant pending some move be. Spaulding has cost the District over $900,000 and one naturally Suppose that the outstanding object of the engineer would be to sea that its-sizewas ample for all would future uses. ¥ We notice in the expenditure of the bonds now budget for the $2; 600 new asked.to_be voted for an a ten per ROO 902, item for cent increase in the carrying capacity of the Bowman-Spaulding canal and yet the manager's “calliope’’. under date of March 18th. s department-_of says Lge ‘the N District comprises engineering Nevada Irrigation able engineers Well versed in such projects, and the emphatie statement is made that the canals and flumes will all “quirements and carry the maximum flow contemplated Pract: meet reunder the-conr Frankly, “it is we don’t understand why necessary to enlarge.a eonduit . whieh is already large enough, because it is going to cost a lot. of money to enlarge tunnels and eanals, while either have to another the flume will be rebuilt entirely. or jlel one eonstructed. It not only entails great expense but it means long La nd unnecessary delay in the delivery of water and in income which-is so vitally necassary -at this ‘time. Well may the landowners ask “Why was ‘t not made large enough in the first place?’”’ in order to camouflage blunders j like this—and _ thi editorial only one—the which s is Tras aid and comfort to the ecalliope, (been such an in his quite-sueccessful amto accumulate 4a nest egs for his old age, editorially that “the unwarranted opposition of a year ago to the program is manager bition now . states extension for the present financial predicament cf the District; those who. Were not swallow the set up of Pacific Electric & tract. power directly responsible”’ referring of course to eredulous to the notorious Development con(Contributed) A FURTHER WORD ABOUT IRRTGATION ELECTION LAWS The news. recently released by tho Tlevada Irrigation District shows that he signers of the landowners, bit acres they mlyvy must pperently they be the nubber of the Petition effective reading of the gives hito A cursory law by @# layman yhe impress.on that not the Petition by ja 1 landowers within district but ee may sign the Petition ‘ture would be perfectly only musta signer of che (and his valid) and is regdistrict. This is and econtragoverning he resides, istered, outside the quite inconsistent with, the even though dictory of, provisions For a finer flavor and added nelriment + 1-wse Budweiser Mult Syrup in baking bread, cakes, cookies, ete. aGeo upholding a Distributors Budweiser Real Quality RPialt Syrup a a ANHEUSER-BUSCH, St. Louis Sold by Grocers and Dealers Everywhere HALL-LUHRS & CO. is good name Sacramento, Calif. BM-80 paral: roperty qualifieation is iequired in ; Petition, and noi ¢ own collectively affects the power of ‘the Petition. That is, the signers of "7 the Petition must own collectively . a certain minimum aeveage to make, wthe qualifications tor an elector; MOUNTAIN LION STARTLES CAMPTONVILLE PEOPLE CAMPTONVILLE, April 21, (Speeial to Tie Nueget)—A ‘number of Iceal residents were starthed Thursday night about eleven o'clock by the shrill eries of a California lion. From the sound, the animal was right near the lower part of town, possibly in the oid diggins below the stage barn. Although they are seldom seen in day time, lions are prevalent in this locality, and ft is not unusual to hear them at night from any part (of town. sone § ‘teep canyons and rigged places border the town limiis, which, make 2 suitable roaming place for thece animals. MRS. F. M. GROVES HOSTESS The Groves heme on Spring strect was the setting for another delightful birthday -party last Saturday evening when Mrs. Frank M. Groves entertained a number of her friends. The evening was spent in cards and other amusement, the guests having a very neioyable evening. Refreshments were served at a_ late hour much to the delight of those attending. The following were present: ,.Mesdames Eugene H. Hays, Leonard L. Bishon, Laurel C. Ruff, M. G.,Calvin, Frank M. Groves;\Misses Lydia O. Groves, Mary M. Groves: MISS ALEXANDER ILL Miss Belle Alexander, Countv Superintendent of Schools> of Sierra County, and former loéal sehool teacher, is recovering . from an attack of pneumonia. Miss Alexander was very ill for several days, necessitating the closing of sehool. Her many friends rejoice at her speedy recovery. POLECAT NOT WANTED The Forest, at the store of tlre Meek Mercantile Con.pany, is becoming more realistic each dav. and now even the wild animals’ think it belongs.to the wildwoods. This is true heeause the other evening, Mr. Meek hearing a noise at the rear of the building investigated, his sudden surprise, ; at the back door. . a forest visitor mig mitted. but this found a skunk Any other kind of “At have been adscented . beauty of the wildwoods, was ushered, away in great haste, and made to -feel that his presence was.not wanted, and he too, probably realized that ice cream sedas.and.eandy was not to his liking, not near so as séme farmyard chicken house, PUBETC SCHOOLS WEEK Publie School Week. an annual oe easion of the state which is alwiys observed loeallv, will be-held either April 27th or May 4th., exact date to be announced later, depending up onthe weather and the eonvenience of some of the people participating. A very fine pregram is being arraneed for this oceassion, which ineludes an echtbition. of the Tumbline Team of the Marysville — union hizh school, and some fine’ musical rumbers. Mr. Elmer Stovens, a prom inent young man of Sacramento will he sneaker of the evening, and a most worth while meeting is leoked forward to. AH SONG PASSNS An Ones familiarly known as “Rat , the last of the Orientals of his nets who was recently taken j s the eounty hospital at Marysville, ed there a few days ago. The old Chinese had lived here for many years, coming in the days, no one knowing how old he was, but it being presumed . was considerable ever eighty. 'enme here when there were hundred of his race mining throughout the hills: and stayed it out until he remained the sole survvor of his kind in this section. Even though he . spent most of his life here. he could pesari: hi ttn” Hinekish.Fre was a Hao several kind hearted old. Chinaman and Jik-. o7 hy cvervone, and his absence will be notierd bv his friends. CAMPTONYVILLE PERSONALS Mr ond “Mrs; returned a few deys yvillewhere they. made an extended visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Laurel C. Ruff spent the week-end -visiting at Oroville. reorge T. Wayman was in of Pike City town Wednesday on business Jesenh Knechone of. Grass © Valley was in town Wednesday onbusiness. J. E. Strain of Marysville was in and there to . early . that he: William O. Grant , ago from Oro-. } ‘NORTH SAN JUAN ITEMS V NORTH SAN _JU. JUAN, April 21, (Special to The Nugget) — ii. Hazel Thorn and friend, Miss Josophine McLean, visited friends here Saturday night from San Jose. Mrs. Ruby Thoinpson:and Henry Huckns were co.nty seat visitors Saturday. A number of young people motored to Freeman’s Crossing Sunday on a swimming party. Among those tliat Went were; Mrs. W.: Washburn and son, Arnold, Misses Evelynand Dorothy Ellis, Nafe Thompson, Mrs. Bain Crawford, and Mrs’ Ruby Thompson. Late in the evening they all returned to their homes after a pleasant day but only rushing swimming season a few months. the Francis Proom, Luther Thompson, Nafe Thompson and Misses Evelyn and Dorothy Ellis of Sweetland . were visiting here Sunday. Among; those from Birchville who Were visiting here Sunday were: Mrs. Otto, L. Stegman and Frank O’Conhers. Raymond Fogarty is driving the high school bus between here and Nevada City. Will Lackland Were county this week. Mrs. Cook ard daughters of Berkeley were Visiting here . a few days this week. C. A. Anderson Berkeley visited . the week end. Mr. and Mrs. IF: Babb. of Sweetland were in town Wednesday night on a business trip. William Kessler and Henry Huckins paid a visit to Sweetland Wednesday night. Carl Foote of Nevada City and Leslie Coginia of Grass Valley visited here One evening Misses Eliza Thompson and Mildred Reader of Sweetland accompanied them on a visit to friends. John and Francis Bortsch came Over from Moonshine Creek on a short visit to their mother, Mrs. R. Bartsch. Mark Cross of Camptonville was a visitor here one day this week. Al Crouse and Phil Newman of Los Angeles and Frank Kale of Hollywood spent Wednesday visiting here. H. Schroeder and E. Morgan, county assessor and deputy, were in town on business one day this week. W. Washburn left one day this ‘week with a load of house hold good for Marysville. Mr. and Mrs. . Washburn intend to make that their . future home and_ expect about the first of May’ . . Harold and Billie McCullough Sacramento brought up two and J. Seat visitors F. Wilbur one day and friend of relatives here over this week and to leave of race horses to be broke for the track, Saturday. They returned Sunday evening to their home. Benj. Morris came up from SacraMento ona visit to-Mrs. Annie , Bradbury. . A. J. Lohman came down from i Pike Saturday on a visit to his sister. R. Carpenter was a visitor in our city from Pike. PERMANENT DIRECTORS NAMED BY THE UNITED this. section Wednesday visiting Ea : friends ee =o San Francisco, Apri) Permamee ! : : James Grimes was in town Wednent organization of the Board of nesday enroute to American Flag . Directors and of the Executive roster mine on business. i ar i . ; ; . . of the United Securi nk an Mr. W.H. Wayman of Pike City ft t ty Ba and woe a business visitor in town Fri. Trust Company has been completed. day. Six temporary directors filed their j Mrs. Claude Thompson and_= son spent a dev _ visiting Sweetland Thursday. Frank P. Godfrey, . Bishop and Esmond J. ' left Wriday for Brandy thev are making shakes. . Mrs. tee Bullington and_— son, ‘ Louie E. Bullington, left Friday for a short visit at Wheatland. Fred FE. Aldous, suverintendent at Rald “Tan mine, motored to Nevada Citv Saturday. Acton M. Cleveland returned Satrrdey from a short © visit: to San Ireneisen and Palo Alto. . Mr. and Mrs. Earl L, Cleveland left Sunday for their hcine at Sacra mento spending a week here Thev took their two grand daugh= ters Misses Geraldine and Eerlyne, with them. Frank P. Godfrey motored toNevada City Monday_on a brief visit. relatives at Leonard lL. City where after and the two combined put the absentee landowner, who wishes to vote in the negative, at a distinct disadvantage. . It is netrly certain that the fear of a Laud Tax is what made so many landowners sign the’ Petition ‘with such atacrity. But thev should remember that a second mortgage on a farm is a disagreeable. and-dangerous thing, and ask themselves this question, Is it likely that under the present Management the district will ° be able to pay interest on the bonds -out of revenue next year? If not, they might as well take their medicine now. : t Land Owner, Humphrey, resignations and nine permanent directors, all from. the active list of Humboldt Bank organization, were named to fill these places and other existing vacancies. The nine new directors are William H. Crocker, President of the Crocker-First ,National Bank; Herbert W. Erskine, attorney; A. G. Luchingser, real estate officer; Alexander D. Keyes, banker; George L. Payne, president Payno Boit Works; Paul A. Pflueger, banker; R. D. Robbins Jr., banker; John G. Sutton, civil engineer; Philipp Zimmerman, capitalist. Mr. Leon Bocqueraz, president of pany, Company. Mr. Alexander D. Keys, President of the Humboldt’ Bank, was elected a vice president of the United Security. ; two banks were Trust Company, with the following advancements. W. D. Duffy, Executive-Vice President of the Security, became Senior Vice-President of the United Security. The following vice president from the rosters of the two banks were made executive vicepresidents; /Robert R. Yates, Howard Whipple, . Will F. Morrish, Paul A. : Pflueger, and F. N. Belgrano -JIr.,._J. A. Falconer Jr., assistant trust officer, was elected secretary of the bank. the Security Bank and Trust Com. was elected to be president of . the United Security Bank and Trust . ‘tees elected for and:; The rosters of the adopted as the res. ter for the United Security Bank and . et al—-Alta California OR eh! DOECANNHA . _& TH OUSE RECARDS Beaks Richard Jamés Bennetts les W. Leiter—--Portion Lot 10, Block 28. City of Nevada. Henry C. Schroeder et ux to Nol+o CharNie M. Pasece-—Portion Let 3, Block 57,. Citv of Nevada. ~ ie : Ray N. Stein to Alma Stein Cohn Placer Claim, SASEY, SEYSWy NW YNWYNEY and NY I NW 14. See. 30, TI6N, R&E. Ellen Jerram to.D. T. MeDonald et. ux——real property in Nevada Trrigation District, Countv of Los Angelas. -NE144NW144SE% Sac 21, T16N, 29, excepting one mining reservation. D. T. MeDonald e+ ny to Roland Cummings——-NRE4% NWY% SH Sec 21, TI6GN, ROI. Po“BIoOtr B, Elvira M. Walert et el A. B. lyanich et ux—-Lot 10; Town of Truckee. Mary J. Wodell and Ne coe to Anna C. Tucker—Portion Lot 2,. Block 63, City of Nevada: Anna C: Tucker to Mary J dell et vire—-Portion Lot 2, 63, City of Nevada. Julia Shea to George A. et ux—Lot 1 and por. Lot 2. Block 15. Townsite of West Grass Valley. H. J. Louch to Jesenh et ux—Portion Lot 3, Bloek 49, of ‘Nevada.Army Discharee Wm. H. Zanoecrco. Lis Pendens llie M, Pas WoBloek Sheidark City Book 2 Notice Action, Joseph Slye-vs. Golden Center G. V.BMg. Co. et al: Right of Wavy C. P. Railway Co. to State.of California. Anna A. King ef:-al to Stata of California. NOTICE BE NOTICE OF ELECTION For Schools. Trustee of } ; vertisements ‘interest or } , dicated, by . Pacifie Gas Mining . . notice-in local newspapers /upon the filing of “According -to = J: Sheblev. ; Blementary . Notice is hereby given to the Plec. tors of the Nevada City Sehoal District, that the eléction of seheol Trustee will be held on April oe 1928, Cast Saturday) at the Ww ishington School House in There will be THREE schoel-trusthe term of THREE years. The polls will be open at M. and close at 6:00 P. M. 1:00 P. said di striet.4 The Officers appointed tn eonduct said election spector, Annie R. M. Neagle, are Mary Heskins Byrne judges. P. G. SCADDEN; Clerk: The California Debris Commission will hold a public hearing at’ 11:6! A. M., May 10, 1928, in Room 728 Wells Fargo Bldg., San “Francises California, to receive protests against granting the application of the Loftus Blue Lead Mines Company te mine by the hydraulic process the Howland Flat Placer Mine and the St. Louis Placer Mine located respeetively at Howland Flat and St. Louis Sierra County, California, both draining into Slate Creek, to the North Fork of the Yuba R} ver and to impound tailines behind the Bullards Bar Dam of the Yubs River Power Company miles below the mines; and granting the application of F. 3B. : dous to mine by the hydraulic process the Sierra and Silver Eagle Plac er Mining Claims located mile north of Bald Top in County draining into Car thence into Canyon Creek, Sierra Cree! into North Fork of the Yuba River, and to impound tailings belind the Bullards Bar Dam of the Yuha River Power Company about 25 mites below the mine. / Date of Pi:blieation April-23;-3.0; Mao 1; 1928. A lot of fellov-s who will follow a little white pill all over a 160 acre ‘pasture will holler their heads off if they are. obliged to park a block away firem the office. ; Home is where the keys were left, in. the other pants of the two-pants suit. and Celia thence in; BU 3a about one . atte . thence! NEWSPAPER ADS. : BRING MANY REPLIES That advertisements are read and. cause reavlers to act where the adcontain a message ofvalue to the reader is ina reeent experience of the and Eleetric Company. During the last week March Company published an average sized throughout the territory served, advising its consumers that these qualifying fo’ reduced domestic electric this reduced rate applications whieh the the new rate would receive had. been mailed to consumers. The response resulted in the return of over £0,000 of these applications during the first ten days of April. Charles Jordan, of the Company, applications continue to come in at the rate of 750 per day: Publicity Manager Fares Cut tz the East Effective AY 22 and daily thereafter until Sept. 30 Return limit, Oct. 3%. For mples, Rou ndtrips to— wr Bae. oer / tow Atlanta. Georgia . $113.60 Atl antic City N. J: . . 153.34 100 Sree, 3 L776 N vty ROTEL? Chav ston, $ Spee Godse Chattanooga, Tenn. 107.48 CcHic SAGS . g9.30 Gleveiand “T12.86 Co! 112.80 Dallas"Fesas 2.5 se) SO Denver, Colo;? 26 ss Oe Detroit Miche as Oe 2 Pitoth: Min<5 44, oes 99.00 Fort: Worth; Texas: >. = 75100 Havana, Cuba 170.70 Houston, Texas 75.60 Indianapolis, Ind. . 103.34 Jack: onville, Fla. 124.68 Kansas City, Mo. 75.60 Knoxville, ‘Tenn. ; 113.60 Louisvilles hye ik 105.88 Memphis, Tenn. ; 89.40 Minne: ipolis, Minn, Peben cents 067.9 Monizeal, Que. 148,72 Nashville, ’ Venn. 102:86 New Orleans, La. 89.40 New York City, HM. ‘Y. 151.790 Niagara Falls, N. Y. . 124.92 Oklahoma City, Okla. 75.60 Omaha, Neb. . 75.60 Philadelphia, Pa. 149.22 Pittsburgh, Pa. re 124.06 Portland, Maine naar 165.60 Providence; Rol. 187.76 Stokouis (Mos 8, ee 85.60 St. Paul, Minn. <5 O90 San Antonio, Texas 75.60 Savannah, Ga. 127.24 Toronto, Ont. . A, 125;72 Washington, D.C. 145.86 Wilmington, N.C. 138.76 A, greatrontes for transcontinental travel. Go one way, return another. For example: east via Chicago, return via New Orleans or San Francisco or vice versa. s southern P3e gre ale eA § Sw ty HO Ds 5 CHANG GE N the old days, the covered wagon or dobbin and the surrey furnished the transportation. Today, fas. trains and ships, automobiles and air transport keep pace with the fast moving world. Times and methods change. Business too has changed. Sales methods of even a decade ag could not compete in the business world of today. Modern salesmen use the telephone to keep in touch with the trade between trips and to sell customers located off the beatén path. Execuzives can no longer wait days or even hours for a reply to important guestioas. They rely on the telephone. Spced, economy and dependability have made this-personal means of communication with others nearby and in distant places, a ) THE PACIFIC: TELEPHONE . valuable asset im any business. Successful sales plais include the telephones & ; a AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY .

nt e case MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1928 f HE NEVADA CITY NUGGET, CALIFORNIA _ Pe . e The Nugget Is Your Home Town Newspaper _ FROM ouR READERS Editor The Nugset—MR. WISKER’S GOATS Back in Salem, used, to lay the blame on some poor Massachusetts in . «the good old Puritan days of witchcraft, when things went wrong they . . turther adjustment of either eontact or delivery. : The planning of a conduit ecapahie of delivering 220 second feet, provided you have the water, special requires no orehydraulie Ss comparatively a>-simplo Vand if it were -teft practical. diteh man, ,doubtedly not engineering; it problem to-almost he any would unonly make the canal old spinster, then take her out and’), burn her at the stake. It was rath ae e enough but would see that it er hard on the old maids of ¢hat . lad grade enough to keen it from day, but it didn’t ‘matter mucir as! wee bYoeked by snows. during the long as the good people were satisfi. t rseason and-to get it to its ed in thus making an end to the “C?'22tion in the summer before éhase Of-all Hair: croubles Beerbee and evaporation took ay,large : Bae : bereentage of its bulk. In these, enlightened days.it would . i hardly do to go so far, so we have The ten miles of canal, tunnel and ee ee flume reer Jowman’s : a less fatal but annoying game ecombetween Bowman's and monly called ‘‘passing the buck,” when things go wrong and and disaster threatens—when promises are made which are impossible of fulfiliment, it is always nice as well as convenient tc have some one or to drape the mantle of gloom over. Now the Nevada Irrigation District hasn’t been functioning well for some time, in fact practically none of the rosy pictures that were conjured up to whet the enthusiasm of the farmer and land owner have materialized, it becomes ircreasingly necessary for the manager and his editorial staff to select the necessary goat to lay the blame on. There is also the MINOR item of a reported overdraft of $288,000. Up to the present time almost the entire bond issue quarter million spent or ing completed something so and a either of seven dollars. is allocated on work now and the only ones who have mace ed , any are the eontractors, the engineers and those who promoted the any money, or derivimmediate “benefit enterprise—-and they have done quite well, thank you. . The District entered into tract with the Pacifie Gas & Company in, April, 1924. This contract is published in the 1924 Bulletin of the Distr and from the tenor of the managers a conElectrie ict, “comments” inled to he‘didwere doing or serted throurhout one is lieve that the P. G. & E. n't Know what they had assumed the role of Santa Claus to the District—that the District-had put One: over on the poor old P.G. & HB. Co: In fact. it almost made tears come into your eyes to see how this old company had been stuck to pay all the future indebted either poor ‘ness of the District. This contract calls for the delivery of 108,000 acre feet of water to he delivered at Lake Spaulding for a period of months in each year at ‘a rate excess of 220 cubie feet per nine not in second. But this contract implies something more and if you will figure it out yeu will find that, in erder to make possible the delivery of this amount of water in the time specified, it will sary to have a’ constant delivery of 201 cubic feet per second. If the average delivery is less than that it is obvious that the contract cannot be fulfilled, as it is also obvious that a fairly constant flow of water is necessary both in the design and operation of an_ electric plant. In fact the contract plainly states that the Company will not be obliged to construct the plant until such time as shall be able to: deliver of water specified. be necesminimum Rim power the District the amount The P.G. & BE. Co. _knew full well,~and has known it all along, that the District would be unable to this amount of wahas make delivery of ter through its wisely made no struetion of this eonduits and toward conplant pending some move be. Spaulding has cost the District over $900,000 and one naturally Suppose that the outstanding object of the engineer would be to sea that its-sizewas ample for all would future uses. ¥ We notice in the expenditure of the bonds now budget for the $2; 600 new asked.to_be voted for an a ten per ROO 902, item for cent increase in the carrying capacity of the Bowman-Spaulding canal and yet the manager's “calliope’’. under date of March 18th. s department-_of says Lge ‘the N District comprises engineering Nevada Irrigation able engineers Well versed in such projects, and the emphatie statement is made that the canals and flumes will all “quirements and carry the maximum flow contemplated Pract: meet reunder the-conr Frankly, “it is we don’t understand why necessary to enlarge.a eonduit . whieh is already large enough, because it is going to cost a lot. of money to enlarge tunnels and eanals, while either have to another the flume will be rebuilt entirely. or jlel one eonstructed. It not only entails great expense but it means long La nd unnecessary delay in the delivery of water and in income which-is so vitally necassary -at this ‘time. Well may the landowners ask “Why was ‘t not made large enough in the first place?’”’ in order to camouflage blunders j like this—and _ thi editorial only one—the which s is Tras aid and comfort to the ecalliope, (been such an in his quite-sueccessful amto accumulate 4a nest egs for his old age, editorially that “the unwarranted opposition of a year ago to the program is manager bition now . states extension for the present financial predicament cf the District; those who. Were not swallow the set up of Pacific Electric & tract. power directly responsible”’ referring of course to eredulous to the notorious Development con(Contributed) A FURTHER WORD ABOUT IRRTGATION ELECTION LAWS The news. recently released by tho Tlevada Irrigation District shows that he signers of the landowners, bit acres they mlyvy must pperently they be the nubber of the Petition effective reading of the gives hito A cursory law by @# layman yhe impress.on that not the Petition by ja 1 landowers within district but ee may sign the Petition ‘ture would be perfectly only musta signer of che (and his valid) and is regdistrict. This is and econtragoverning he resides, istered, outside the quite inconsistent with, the even though dictory of, provisions For a finer flavor and added nelriment + 1-wse Budweiser Mult Syrup in baking bread, cakes, cookies, ete. aGeo upholding a Distributors Budweiser Real Quality RPialt Syrup a a ANHEUSER-BUSCH, St. Louis Sold by Grocers and Dealers Everywhere HALL-LUHRS & CO. is good name Sacramento, Calif. BM-80 paral: roperty qualifieation is iequired in ; Petition, and noi ¢ own collectively affects the power of ‘the Petition. That is, the signers of "7 the Petition must own collectively . a certain minimum aeveage to make, wthe qualifications tor an elector; MOUNTAIN LION STARTLES CAMPTONVILLE PEOPLE CAMPTONVILLE, April 21, (Speeial to Tie Nueget)—A ‘number of Iceal residents were starthed Thursday night about eleven o'clock by the shrill eries of a California lion. From the sound, the animal was right near the lower part of town, possibly in the oid diggins below the stage barn. Although they are seldom seen in day time, lions are prevalent in this locality, and ft is not unusual to hear them at night from any part (of town. sone § ‘teep canyons and rigged places border the town limiis, which, make 2 suitable roaming place for thece animals. MRS. F. M. GROVES HOSTESS The Groves heme on Spring strect was the setting for another delightful birthday -party last Saturday evening when Mrs. Frank M. Groves entertained a number of her friends. The evening was spent in cards and other amusement, the guests having a very neioyable evening. Refreshments were served at a_ late hour much to the delight of those attending. The following were present: ,.Mesdames Eugene H. Hays, Leonard L. Bishon, Laurel C. Ruff, M. G.,Calvin, Frank M. Groves;\Misses Lydia O. Groves, Mary M. Groves: MISS ALEXANDER ILL Miss Belle Alexander, Countv Superintendent of Schools> of Sierra County, and former loéal sehool teacher, is recovering . from an attack of pneumonia. Miss Alexander was very ill for several days, necessitating the closing of sehool. Her many friends rejoice at her speedy recovery. POLECAT NOT WANTED The Forest, at the store of tlre Meek Mercantile Con.pany, is becoming more realistic each dav. and now even the wild animals’ think it belongs.to the wildwoods. This is true heeause the other evening, Mr. Meek hearing a noise at the rear of the building investigated, his sudden surprise, ; at the back door. . a forest visitor mig mitted. but this found a skunk Any other kind of “At have been adscented . beauty of the wildwoods, was ushered, away in great haste, and made to -feel that his presence was.not wanted, and he too, probably realized that ice cream sedas.and.eandy was not to his liking, not near so as séme farmyard chicken house, PUBETC SCHOOLS WEEK Publie School Week. an annual oe easion of the state which is alwiys observed loeallv, will be-held either April 27th or May 4th., exact date to be announced later, depending up onthe weather and the eonvenience of some of the people participating. A very fine pregram is being arraneed for this oceassion, which ineludes an echtbition. of the Tumbline Team of the Marysville — union hizh school, and some fine’ musical rumbers. Mr. Elmer Stovens, a prom inent young man of Sacramento will he sneaker of the evening, and a most worth while meeting is leoked forward to. AH SONG PASSNS An Ones familiarly known as “Rat , the last of the Orientals of his nets who was recently taken j s the eounty hospital at Marysville, ed there a few days ago. The old Chinese had lived here for many years, coming in the days, no one knowing how old he was, but it being presumed . was considerable ever eighty. 'enme here when there were hundred of his race mining throughout the hills: and stayed it out until he remained the sole survvor of his kind in this section. Even though he . spent most of his life here. he could pesari: hi ttn” Hinekish.Fre was a Hao several kind hearted old. Chinaman and Jik-. o7 hy cvervone, and his absence will be notierd bv his friends. CAMPTONYVILLE PERSONALS Mr ond “Mrs; returned a few deys yvillewhere they. made an extended visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Laurel C. Ruff spent the week-end -visiting at Oroville. reorge T. Wayman was in of Pike City town Wednesday on business Jesenh Knechone of. Grass © Valley was in town Wednesday onbusiness. J. E. Strain of Marysville was in and there to . early . that he: William O. Grant , ago from Oro-. } ‘NORTH SAN JUAN ITEMS V NORTH SAN _JU. JUAN, April 21, (Special to The Nugget) — ii. Hazel Thorn and friend, Miss Josophine McLean, visited friends here Saturday night from San Jose. Mrs. Ruby Thoinpson:and Henry Huckns were co.nty seat visitors Saturday. A number of young people motored to Freeman’s Crossing Sunday on a swimming party. Among those tliat

Went were; Mrs. W.: Washburn and son, Arnold, Misses Evelynand Dorothy Ellis, Nafe Thompson, Mrs. Bain Crawford, and Mrs’ Ruby Thompson. Late in the evening they all returned to their homes after a pleasant day but only rushing swimming season a few months. the Francis Proom, Luther Thompson, Nafe Thompson and Misses Evelyn and Dorothy Ellis of Sweetland . were visiting here Sunday. Among; those from Birchville who Were visiting here Sunday were: Mrs. Otto, L. Stegman and Frank O’Conhers. Raymond Fogarty is driving the high school bus between here and Nevada City. Will Lackland Were county this week. Mrs. Cook ard daughters of Berkeley were Visiting here . a few days this week. C. A. Anderson Berkeley visited . the week end. Mr. and Mrs. IF: Babb. of Sweetland were in town Wednesday night on a business trip. William Kessler and Henry Huckins paid a visit to Sweetland Wednesday night. Carl Foote of Nevada City and Leslie Coginia of Grass Valley visited here One evening Misses Eliza Thompson and Mildred Reader of Sweetland accompanied them on a visit to friends. John and Francis Bortsch came Over from Moonshine Creek on a short visit to their mother, Mrs. R. Bartsch. Mark Cross of Camptonville was a visitor here one day this week. Al Crouse and Phil Newman of Los Angeles and Frank Kale of Hollywood spent Wednesday visiting here. H. Schroeder and E. Morgan, county assessor and deputy, were in town on business one day this week. W. Washburn left one day this ‘week with a load of house hold good for Marysville. Mr. and Mrs. . Washburn intend to make that their . future home and_ expect about the first of May’ . . Harold and Billie McCullough Sacramento brought up two and J. Seat visitors F. Wilbur one day and friend of relatives here over this week and to leave of race horses to be broke for the track, Saturday. They returned Sunday evening to their home. Benj. Morris came up from SacraMento ona visit to-Mrs. Annie , Bradbury. . A. J. Lohman came down from i Pike Saturday on a visit to his sister. R. Carpenter was a visitor in our city from Pike. PERMANENT DIRECTORS NAMED BY THE UNITED this. section Wednesday visiting Ea : friends ee =o San Francisco, Apri) Permamee ! : : James Grimes was in town Wednent organization of the Board of nesday enroute to American Flag . Directors and of the Executive roster mine on business. i ar i . ; ; . . of the United Securi nk an Mr. W.H. Wayman of Pike City ft t ty Ba and woe a business visitor in town Fri. Trust Company has been completed. day. Six temporary directors filed their j Mrs. Claude Thompson and_= son spent a dev _ visiting Sweetland Thursday. Frank P. Godfrey, . Bishop and Esmond J. ' left Wriday for Brandy thev are making shakes. . Mrs. tee Bullington and_— son, ‘ Louie E. Bullington, left Friday for a short visit at Wheatland. Fred FE. Aldous, suverintendent at Rald “Tan mine, motored to Nevada Citv Saturday. Acton M. Cleveland returned Satrrdey from a short © visit: to San Ireneisen and Palo Alto. . Mr. and Mrs. Earl L, Cleveland left Sunday for their hcine at Sacra mento spending a week here Thev took their two grand daugh= ters Misses Geraldine and Eerlyne, with them. Frank P. Godfrey motored toNevada City Monday_on a brief visit. relatives at Leonard lL. City where after and the two combined put the absentee landowner, who wishes to vote in the negative, at a distinct disadvantage. . It is netrly certain that the fear of a Laud Tax is what made so many landowners sign the’ Petition ‘with such atacrity. But thev should remember that a second mortgage on a farm is a disagreeable. and-dangerous thing, and ask themselves this question, Is it likely that under the present Management the district will ° be able to pay interest on the bonds -out of revenue next year? If not, they might as well take their medicine now. : t Land Owner, Humphrey, resignations and nine permanent directors, all from. the active list of Humboldt Bank organization, were named to fill these places and other existing vacancies. The nine new directors are William H. Crocker, President of the Crocker-First ,National Bank; Herbert W. Erskine, attorney; A. G. Luchingser, real estate officer; Alexander D. Keyes, banker; George L. Payne, president Payno Boit Works; Paul A. Pflueger, banker; R. D. Robbins Jr., banker; John G. Sutton, civil engineer; Philipp Zimmerman, capitalist. Mr. Leon Bocqueraz, president of pany, Company. Mr. Alexander D. Keys, President of the Humboldt’ Bank, was elected a vice president of the United Security. ; two banks were Trust Company, with the following advancements. W. D. Duffy, Executive-Vice President of the Security, became Senior Vice-President of the United Security. The following vice president from the rosters of the two banks were made executive vicepresidents; /Robert R. Yates, Howard Whipple, . Will F. Morrish, Paul A. : Pflueger, and F. N. Belgrano -JIr.,._J. A. Falconer Jr., assistant trust officer, was elected secretary of the bank. the Security Bank and Trust Com. was elected to be president of . the United Security Bank and Trust . ‘tees elected for and:; The rosters of the adopted as the res. ter for the United Security Bank and . et al—-Alta California OR eh! DOECANNHA . _& TH OUSE RECARDS Beaks Richard Jamés Bennetts les W. Leiter—--Portion Lot 10, Block 28. City of Nevada. Henry C. Schroeder et ux to Nol+o CharNie M. Pasece-—Portion Let 3, Block 57,. Citv of Nevada. ~ ie : Ray N. Stein to Alma Stein Cohn Placer Claim, SASEY, SEYSWy NW YNWYNEY and NY I NW 14. See. 30, TI6N, R&E. Ellen Jerram to.D. T. MeDonald et. ux——real property in Nevada Trrigation District, Countv of Los Angelas. -NE144NW144SE% Sac 21, T16N, 29, excepting one mining reservation. D. T. MeDonald e+ ny to Roland Cummings——-NRE4% NWY% SH Sec 21, TI6GN, ROI. Po“BIoOtr B, Elvira M. Walert et el A. B. lyanich et ux—-Lot 10; Town of Truckee. Mary J. Wodell and Ne coe to Anna C. Tucker—Portion Lot 2,. Block 63, City of Nevada: Anna C: Tucker to Mary J dell et vire—-Portion Lot 2, 63, City of Nevada. Julia Shea to George A. et ux—Lot 1 and por. Lot 2. Block 15. Townsite of West Grass Valley. H. J. Louch to Jesenh et ux—Portion Lot 3, Bloek 49, of ‘Nevada.Army Discharee Wm. H. Zanoecrco. Lis Pendens llie M, Pas WoBloek Sheidark City Book 2 Notice Action, Joseph Slye-vs. Golden Center G. V.BMg. Co. et al: Right of Wavy C. P. Railway Co. to State.of California. Anna A. King ef:-al to Stata of California. NOTICE BE NOTICE OF ELECTION For Schools. Trustee of } ; vertisements ‘interest or } , dicated, by . Pacifie Gas Mining . . notice-in local newspapers /upon the filing of “According -to = J: Sheblev. ; Blementary . Notice is hereby given to the Plec. tors of the Nevada City Sehoal District, that the eléction of seheol Trustee will be held on April oe 1928, Cast Saturday) at the Ww ishington School House in There will be THREE schoel-trusthe term of THREE years. The polls will be open at M. and close at 6:00 P. M. 1:00 P. said di striet.4 The Officers appointed tn eonduct said election spector, Annie R. M. Neagle, are Mary Heskins Byrne judges. P. G. SCADDEN; Clerk: The California Debris Commission will hold a public hearing at’ 11:6! A. M., May 10, 1928, in Room 728 Wells Fargo Bldg., San “Francises California, to receive protests against granting the application of the Loftus Blue Lead Mines Company te mine by the hydraulic process the Howland Flat Placer Mine and the St. Louis Placer Mine located respeetively at Howland Flat and St. Louis Sierra County, California, both draining into Slate Creek, to the North Fork of the Yuba R} ver and to impound tailines behind the Bullards Bar Dam of the Yubs River Power Company miles below the mines; and granting the application of F. 3B. : dous to mine by the hydraulic process the Sierra and Silver Eagle Plac er Mining Claims located mile north of Bald Top in County draining into Car thence into Canyon Creek, Sierra Cree! into North Fork of the Yuba River, and to impound tailings belind the Bullards Bar Dam of the Yuha River Power Company about 25 mites below the mine. / Date of Pi:blieation April-23;-3.0; Mao 1; 1928. A lot of fellov-s who will follow a little white pill all over a 160 acre ‘pasture will holler their heads off if they are. obliged to park a block away firem the office. ; Home is where the keys were left, in. the other pants of the two-pants suit. and Celia thence in; BU 3a about one . atte . thence! NEWSPAPER ADS. : BRING MANY REPLIES That advertisements are read and. cause reavlers to act where the adcontain a message ofvalue to the reader is ina reeent experience of the and Eleetric Company. During the last week March Company published an average sized throughout the territory served, advising its consumers that these qualifying fo’ reduced domestic electric this reduced rate applications whieh the the new rate would receive had. been mailed to consumers. The response resulted in the return of over £0,000 of these applications during the first ten days of April. Charles Jordan, of the Company, applications continue to come in at the rate of 750 per day: Publicity Manager Fares Cut tz the East Effective AY 22 and daily thereafter until Sept. 30 Return limit, Oct. 3%. For mples, Rou ndtrips to— wr Bae. oer / tow Atlanta. Georgia . $113.60 Atl antic City N. J: . . 153.34 100 Sree, 3 L776 N vty ROTEL? Chav ston, $ Spee Godse Chattanooga, Tenn. 107.48 CcHic SAGS . g9.30 Gleveiand “T12.86 Co! 112.80 Dallas"Fesas 2.5 se) SO Denver, Colo;? 26 ss Oe Detroit Miche as Oe 2 Pitoth: Min<5 44, oes 99.00 Fort: Worth; Texas: >. = 75100 Havana, Cuba 170.70 Houston, Texas 75.60 Indianapolis, Ind. . 103.34 Jack: onville, Fla. 124.68 Kansas City, Mo. 75.60 Knoxville, ‘Tenn. ; 113.60 Louisvilles hye ik 105.88 Memphis, Tenn. ; 89.40 Minne: ipolis, Minn, Peben cents 067.9 Monizeal, Que. 148,72 Nashville, ’ Venn. 102:86 New Orleans, La. 89.40 New York City, HM. ‘Y. 151.790 Niagara Falls, N. Y. . 124.92 Oklahoma City, Okla. 75.60 Omaha, Neb. . 75.60 Philadelphia, Pa. 149.22 Pittsburgh, Pa. re 124.06 Portland, Maine naar 165.60 Providence; Rol.. 187.76 Stokouis (Mos 8, ee 85.60 St. Paul, Minn. <5 O90 San Antonio, Texas 75.60 Savannah, Ga. 127.24 Toronto, Ont. . A, 125;72 Washington, D.C. 145.86 Wilmington, N.C. 138.76 A, greatrontes for transcontinental travel. Go one way, return another. For example: east via Chicago, return via New Orleans or San Francisco or vice versa. s southern P3e gre ale eA § Sw ty HO Ds 5 CHANG GE N the old days, the covered wagon or dobbin and the surrey furnished the transportation. Today, fas. trains and ships, automobiles and air transport keep pace with the fast moving world. Times and methods change. Business too has changed. Sales methods of even a decade ag could not compete in the business world of today. Modern salesmen use the telephone to keep in touch with the trade between trips and to sell customers located off the beatén path. Execuzives can no longer wait days or even hours for a reply to important guestioas. They rely on the telephone. Spced, economy and dependability have made this-personal means of communication with others nearby and in distant places, a ) THE PACIFIC: TELEPHONE . valuable asset im any business. Successful sales plais include the telephones & ; a AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY .