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August 26, 1929 (6 pages)

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MONDAY. AUGUST 20. 1929 eee THE NEVADA CITY. NUGGET, CALIFORNIA. eee ————— —_ “. 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 mor€é 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 ~ 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 -_— 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. ¥ This coupon entitles hotter to FREE Yeliow ‘Taxi—depot to Turpin Hotel. * FREE GARAGE T.E. FARROW W.M. SELL, Jr. RN eS 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 eee . ca 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 1 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 Cr netiece. le See Jonteed Talcum, 25c size 2.0.0.0. ee 19¢ . $1.00 size Toile Waters 79c ; : : 25c Klenzo Tooth Paste 19c $2 CaroNome Face Powder, $1 bot. Perfume, boh 2.00 eee ee ee $2 ode Syringe, guaranteeed 2 years 25c size Sodamint Tablets secaascecouabeneeelaess % ha? een ? * , 45e size 39c R. E. HARRIS THE DEPARTMENT DRUG STORE fete , e 0 rity, roti deorecetestestecdeogectesteteoneatertesteotedertesteoetestetestestetestesteotedesteopetee eee ededeteteteteddebtetepeee ese Se sesloadestee sLeadesentestebenle Sede seoleseofestesforferfeafeoteotente este atestestese ste Seats obeety deateoteolbgesteobesteafecteoteofeote oY Cac +e, 7 * fe set ste ~ THE GROCERY STORE WHERE COURTESY AN® SERVICE PREVAIL 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. J.J. JACKSON . Number One We Deliver ? nt "4 a) % Wh AU TREAT Ma ye al Ag aE EOC MELA ETTONOF we oo ern ori vie Bee as tis He a a6! 2, 5 Ohe OB aosbectebe od Lecloch tee obceszeofeste seconde sv czesect oeiteoesteofefesgetesteofeteoentesteopedece esteteedeogeeafech! Beige SACRAMENTO AUBURN NEVADA CITY STAGE ee BOUND Mille: negroes . Toilet Articles. . . F E DERAL'. . Seite TIRES. Louise Martin Leave Nevada City’ ..:....223.. 14 Ac M., 11°40-A—M., 3.80 -P. M. 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. AfTfrive San francisco .23.5:2.2.5.: 215 Pow be 65 PM 1916s P.M. : EAST BOUND : Leave San Francisco ....:..... 7°40 AL Mz, 31:20-A; M. Le ‘ve DACTOMIENtO 2.5. 8:00 A. M., 12:15-P. M:, 8:00 P.M. Arrive Grass Valley .......... 10:45 A. M., 3:00 P.M.. 6245 P.M.. Arrive Nevada City . . 11:00 A. M., 3:15 P. M., 6:00 P. M. Floating te de — Rooms with private bath SINGLE OR ENSUITE ‘. Unsurpassed dining service Special advantages for automohile . _iake your hie MAKE RESERVATIONS Phone MAIN 4620 Foot or M S@#REET Res 2206 f,. SACRAMENTO cHe S << SY /CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION co. Wesknow Ley: een rear eERy