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MONDAY. AUGUST 20. 1929
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THE NEVADA CITY. NUGGET, CALIFORNIA.
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THE NEVADA yA CITY NUGGET .
Published weekly on Mondays. at Nevada City, California,
and entered as mail matter of the second claés‘in the postoffice at Nevada City, under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year, any address in California, in advance ......
Outside California, in U. 5S.
Three Months
Prine, ea G 1 Circulation for Nevada City r of General Circulation for Ne
aa os cus. as defined by legal statute. Printed and
published at Nevada City. ~
Arthur A. Willoughby
Elsie P. Willoughby
COZY CORNER CHAT
WITH THE APPOINTMENT of a
new manager, the Nevada Irrigation ;
District enters its fourth phase of
activity which will doubtless determine its future life for all time.
Wiliiam Durbrow, who has had previous experience in the handling of
irrigation district matters is the
first manager to have any experierce
in such business. Fred M. Miller.
who was the second at the post
handled a hard situation in aeceptable fashion bui he has willingly
stepped aside so that fuller experience can take over the
endeavor to steer the ship into a{who wish to help us ovr get but
safe harbor. The first flush of enjlittle help in return from ths minthusiasm of the farmers is all over, ;crs and many morێ wouid rally to
the money has been spent in various jcur cause if we could be of some
directions, no doubt quite a bit. «ssistance in their own districts
foolishly, and now some one has to . when election time rolls around, We
pay the piper. It is a trying situacannot reasonably ask others to
tion in which to place a new man. help\us if we are not willing 1.0
and expect him to accomplish aj help ourelves. Jerry Seawell was @
miracle with extremely limited funds. tower of strength in our behalf,
and a land tax imminent. Mr. Dur-. standing out head and shoulders in
brow was formerly: in charge of . his initial legislative experience. <A
the Glenn-Colusa District and is. mining association back of his efsaid to be a landowner of the Wil-. forts and we will see prosperity in
lows section. He will, doubdtless. our hills once more.
have a sympathetic attitude toward
the farmers whose land is' in pawn
to guarantee the payment of the
semi-annual bond interest as well
as the enermous amount of bonds
outstanding which will start coming
due in the next few years, than
the floater. promoters, here today .
and gone tomorrow. The promoter .
is always eager to picture. the land
of milk and honey’ which
wcccucascedeteccscocccccsesccacccsesesecssonssncseeessses
Editor and Publisher
Associate
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lof Nevada county do not support it
wholeheartedly from the outset
they are but handicapping themselves in the conduct of their business, Heretofore there has had to
be too much individual effort with
the result that. much of it was
wasted. .This was but too evident
in the recent placer mining fish in
the state iegislature. A strong association ‘to have backed up the plea
of the placer miners would have
had strong weight against the antagonism of the valley farmers and
the Sutter county politicians who
have fattened these many years
leeping that antagonism alive for
THE NEW COUNTY budget is
now at the county clerk’s office for
distribution and should be given a
eareful reading by every tax payer,
interested in knowing where his tax
; es required by law to be printed before the rate is finally ~set is a
aluable feature as it discloses the
. pelt ot funds proposed to be
ae esd expended. In it will be noted tha:
metamorphose from sagebrush and ; . ;
2 . the supervisors. have provided the
rocks with a wave of his magic ge é ;
‘advertising fund with the customary
wind, always of course with some
$2006 appropriation for
year. Half of this wiil
the coming
be used on
seldom
which he is
one else’s -money, darned
with any of his own
Be a hare he Gan “put ihe state fair exhibit in connection
Be a ate megs aici ee : A with the pecial $1500 appropriation.
aa tm paek up a. ous . The supervisors have always shown
le friendly spirit toward worth-while
tures. Mr. Durbrow will have a free } : :
aes . itublieity enterprises and
hand it is hoped, to work out the!
s : % 'incunnection— with — financing 22
troubles of the district and see ee : gs Ga
i : \.anzle exnibit at the bis fair nex
thenr through to a suceessinl con. : z
. week, shews them to be generou
clusion. é : S
vith any pian which has preven et
THE PROPOSED state mining] fiezcious in putting this count;
association has mueh to commend the . forward. AAW
ideu. The only thing io .put it ove: ~-—-—--—_—-is to cement the industry solidly
behind the idea. If the mining men
oe
Manning Miller was a business vi
sitor in San Francisco recentiy.
“Y ou’re welcome”
When you call a number, I must perform
eleven separate functions accurately. Last year
my associate operators and I handled two billion telephone calls on the Paciiic Coast, and
our rate of accuracy was over 98%.
Would you like to see the big switchboards?
You are welcome at any time.
In addition to us, the operators, there are
two other parties to every #2lephone connec’ tion—the person calling and the person called.
My associate operaters and I can all serve you
better if you have an understanding of some of
the interesting details of tel s hone operation.
Just call at any central office and ask for a
peep behind the scenes.
Tre Paciric TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CoMPANY
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helm and {their own interests. The legislators:
moneys go. The segregation of items j
their work.
‘Work. Famous Adele
~ FRENCH CORRAL irom i fire take place now when we expect many visitors to hte old home
place on the 8th and 9th when we
FRENCH CORRAL, Aub. 24,; cepxct to have a big time at a re(Special to . The Wugget)+—Well,. un.: of the old Ridgites,
this has been a strenous and excitWwW.
ing week for fire fighters. Beginning in French Corral about noon
last Friday, toward evening the fire
warden was called to Hess’s Point
a palee near Sn Juan, nd next day
to a point near Columbia Hill where
a terrible forest fire raged for near-.
Clerkin and Harry Browning came down from Pike City Friday morning, just eame in handy
for fire fighting.
Ed Fournierof Downieville was
an early caller Saturday a. m.
Misses Frances and Louise Moully th aave. 0 Se 8009 . to made a trip to North Bloomee ewest tc Oriaste Canyon, ana (it saturday. Miss Louise will
ACKeS. . NEXt CO) GHaMyY. anyon, 4n¢ . soon “reume~ her school duties at
above Pike City. Wednesday eveni :
: that place.
ing a call came for men to go to 2a a
the Salmon mine, near Tyler and ee a: _ = a ee Bee
yesterday, = fire broke . “™: Huntley's sister, Miss Anna (Thursday)
out back of the O’Conner place in
Birehville and the warden and his
men were called to that place. The
iire ranges up toward Sweetland but
May Hoffman were Saturday visitors from Sacramento. Their hearts
were sad to see their old heme in
ashes. Their parents
Company's place during
equal to his task and very efficient has been visiting for the past week.
in his work and we know he has
some pretty able fire fighters from . Mr.
this place. So we .will ‘hope to hear
the fire is still under control. It
is a calamity to see our beautifuijco, with her two little sons,
woods destroyed by fire, but per-. and Billy, are visiting her
haps it is just as well to have fire, Mr. Mrs. oJ.. WwW.
destroy our pine forests as the pine} french Corral.
beetle. Too bad some one
A. Labour, and children of Sacramento ‘were Sunday visitors.
Mrs. Earl Chatty of San Francisparents,
and Culver of }
like our
Miss Clerkin is now
ease in her runabout as she used to
be on her spirited pony.
Miss Louise Moulton made a trip
to Nevada City and Grass Valley
Wednesday.
by Mrs. Laura Hardenbrook and her
daughter, Mabel.
cedar posts, also a truek and two
wegons that were stored in the barn.
The temperature has dropped and
last night was really cold.
People in Freneh Corral havenot
potten. over the excitement last Friday, for we certainly thought our : :
little town was doomed. Men, women . _ W. P. et -_ Harry Brownand children fought heroically, and ing went to Pike City Wednesdaywith the wind changing a little the abies jet
fire was carried away from the Ornest Collins and Clyde Brownmain part of the town. But it got. '7S When ieee fighting
into the woods, and no telling where . Peen busy for the past week gravelif would have ended had it not ling the road below French Corral.
been for the help of the fire warClyde Browning made a trip to
den. It originated in a rubbish pile Nevada City Wednesday evening.
below the Fred Smith place. As Freddie Browning of Nevada City
os visiting his cousins at this place
Messrs. MeGan and Brandt, who
are working onthe -riverhad business in Freneh Corral yesterday.
J. Reed,
in French
there were glass bottles in the rubbish it i thought the sun's rays focused “in a manner to start the
blaze. It spread rapidly in the dry
grass and fenees, chicken and wood
houses were burned and it swept
up through what i known as. the
Company’s Place, burning the dwell-:
ing house, an old land mark, and a
big barn. It crossed the road and
burned a barn at the’ old Madden
who has been employed
Corral for the past two
weeks left Thursday afternoon on
prospecting tour.
' M. O'Conner of Birehville made
'a trip to Nevada City yesterday te
‘meet his sister, Miss Katherine O’a
lived in the”
i their ear. abetted ea eetete te ieee detente Letenbede seater tet st ei
Jack !
Miss Millie Clerkin came down «
fire warden can not work in that] j;-om Pike City Tuesday. She was.
line, and exterminate the “bug’’. secompanied by her friend, Mrs. OsMrs, Kirkwood lost 100 new cedar} ijn, of Freeman's Cressing.
posts nd W. E, Moulton lost 206
as much at.
t
She was accompanied ;
: ic oY Ga rother PA = =
place, which now belongs to A. . Coner, and brother, Frank, who
Browning. The barn -was full of hay Shoes SS ie
= > = SNE Se
and is a big loss to Mr. Browning.
SAN. FRANCISCO
TURPIN
Mr. Browning has gone ay two .
ires in the last four: years,
end
entirely destroyed. From that oad
4t fanged up over the hill” and ;
places on the Flat were in danger, .
but they got it under control when}
above the Chas. French place. They
had to work hard
houses near the Smith place, and
the house ownde by Mrs. J. Kirkwood caught fire several times, and
the wod shed and porch were badly
burned. It is a pity to have this
both
times the house aonteuts Wali
to $3.00
A SPLENDID VALUE
to save the
17 Powell Street at Market
THIS CENTRAL
DOWNTOWN LOCATION
an important convenience to you
J. F. O'CONNOR
Civil and Mining Engineer
fmited. States. Mineral.
Licensed Land Survéyor.
over City Hall.
Valley.
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This coupon entitles hotter to FREE
Yeliow ‘Taxi—depot to Turpin Hotel.
* FREE GARAGE
T.E. FARROW W.M. SELL, Jr.
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Surveyor.
Upstairs
Main Street, Grass
Dr. W. P. SAWYER
will be at his office.
o 2 to 4 p. m.
Glasses Correctly Fitted
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office practice only
Ort Building
Main Street Nevada City
FEDERAL
CXTRA SERVICE
al TIRES
WHAT YOU
SAVE ON ONE.
FEDERAL
HELPS TO BUY
THE NEXT
FINE WATCH REPAIRING
Radic Servicing and Repairs
CLARENCE R. GRAY
320 Coyote St. Phone 152
Ww ork Called for and Delivered
Ore and Bullion
Purchased . ig
Licens®i by State of California
Bstablished 1907*
WILDBERG BROS.
SMELTING & REFINING CO.
Cfffices: 742 Market Se. oo Praise ‘
: Ter South* Can Peon
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Guarantzed Vulcanizing and Repairing
ACE TIRE SHOP
110 Main St.
Grass Valley
THE ROSE LEE
BEAUTY SHUPPE
Hair Dressing and Beauty RIZED SALES
last evening was reported _ preity : :
well wnder” control: As a strone ly life and all their children were
wind was blowing all night. Wé are HoT BOTS:
afraid of bad news this morning Mrs. E. De Prati returned from
but our fire warden seems to be. Nevada City Saturday, where she ;
t
Mrs. K. Broyles and her daughter.
.
.
.
fire have j
HOTEL
have been to Sacramento on a visit.:S. J. R. W. A. will have a pienie
The French Corral school opens and camp. stew on the olg Taber
Monday, August 26th, with Mrs.'ranch and will use every effort to
Elsie Schwartz for teacher. make the occasion a happy reunion.
Th eBirchville school also resumes Come one! — all! Will give more
on that:-date with Miss Elsa Paul. 12 detail next issue. Would like to
son of Sen Francico, for teacher. . give this affair a good writeup, but
Sweetland scliool. resumes August think that had better be left to
26th with Miss Urula Reader teach;5°meone more capable.
er. : We were pleased to read i
We learn that Miss Carmel Read-. week’s Nugget a letter from a
er who taught at Sweetland last . resident of French Corral—Lee
term will teach at Floriston this. neal of Los Gatos.
year. very well, and we know too, that
altho his residence is now far distant, the heart of his boyhood -wiil
ever remain in the dear
place of French Corral.
last
exTs
Miss Theresa O’Cnooer of Birchville will resume!~her duties at
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Pleasant Valley Monday. ol¢ home
We are looking forward toa
gala. time for September 8th and
9th. At this time a large delegaMrs. M. J. Treglown’ of San
tion of former ‘‘Ridgites” are exFranciseo visited relatives in thi
pected from San Francisco and the! City.
THE REXALL AUGUST FACTORY—TG— YOU SALE
August . to 31st has many standar‘ items in every
deparment at Tremendous Savings
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Jonteed Talcum, 25c size 2.0.0.0. ee 19¢ .
$1.00 size Toile Waters 79c ;
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25c Klenzo Tooth Paste 19c
$2 CaroNome Face Powder, $1 bot. Perfume, boh 2.00
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$2 ode Syringe, guaranteeed 2 years
25c size Sodamint Tablets
secaascecouabeneeelaess
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, 45e size 39c
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But not only that—we have the largest, most complete stock of pure, fresh groceries in town at prices
that are resaonable.
Trade with us and you will alWays get real VALUE!
We have anything you may require in the line of
foodetulle--aad always the ‘BEST of any particular %
product.
Just give us a trial.
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Leave Grass Valley .......0.... 7 65-A; 13266) A.M.. 82746: P.M.
Arrive Sacramento eS 10:40 A. M,, 2:40 P. M., 6:30 P. M.
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Arrive Nevada City . . 11:00 A. M., 3:15 P. M., 6:00 P. M.
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