January 27, 1930 (6 pages)

Elonay. JANUARY 27. 1930 ~ ——_—_—_————E— eS THE NEVADA y —— CITY a thle 2ublished weekly on Mewhos at Nevada City, California, =e entered as mail matter of the second class in the. postof—— at Nevada’ City, under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. _ SUBSCRIPTION RATES Qne Yea>. ay address in California, in advance Outside UCaiifornia, in U. S. Three Months One Month Ddwcape spn seuyasetssoesse dese scoGessstencteegessucectessotccacacececoss A legal Newspaper of General Circufation for Nevada City and Nevada County, as defined by legal statute. Printed and published at Nevada City. Arthur A. Wiloughby Editor and Publisher . Associate Elsie P. Willoughby NEW CLASSES THE WAR IS ONt Two new. subjects, Social Pro-, By Vivian Cerro. : ~Dblems and Advanced Civics, will be! On January 21, 1930, each and started Monday, January 20. -Thej. every student of the Neyada City enrolling in these classes for the students will receive one-half credit semester. S Mr. Kjorlie will havecharge of Advanced Civies. This course is more advanced than the civics of our Freshman year and every Senior is required to take ~Advanced Civics. ‘ The new. subject ‘takes the place of Commercial Law which has been given sixth period. Advanced Civics ‘deals with ‘government problems of ytoday. Twenty-eight: ‘students have so far. enrolled. Social Problems will be taught by Mrs. Hulen and will replace EconoImfes., Social Problems takes care of society problems, such as, the care of the blind, and the deaf, the labor conditions and the legislation concerning these matters. Twentytwo students will begin work Mcnday. COURT HOUSE RECORDS Declaration of Homestead Hannah Harvey. Release if Chattel Mirtgage Federal Land Credit Bank to M. B. Church et ux. Attachment T. M. Harris and D: R. Matteson vs. Roy J. King and Bessie L. i. “King. Notice of Action Ben Woodworth et al vs. George J. Binder et al. Notice Intended Sale F. G./Stamme et ux to Neal Chalmers et ux. _ Register of Actions 5798—-Walter Waynflete vs. R. _ Landry. Oscar E. Winburn, attorney for plaintiff. 3266—-Estate Charles _ F. Othet, Mulroy, attorney. J. G. Halliday. petitioner. John Séeins to Be “No New Thing Under the Sun” \ It seenis possible to find almost any desired object in an ancient tomb. The latestdiscovery fs that of a zipper that handy device for fastening tobac co pouches and giloshes, which was unearthed tn\a Viking burial ground near Tilsit, East. Prussia. The mod. . ern age has known this contraption less than 15 yenrs. und credits it to a Swedish engineer. Sutety pins, sup posedly a modern convenience, have beep found in ancient Pompe A rub ber shoe was reported from ~~ tomb near Budapest. although the first\his torical account of rubber is in Coluin, hus’ story of his second voyage. Ur of the Chualdees yielded powder puffs and eyebrow tweezers. and the royal lipstick was found to have heen taid to rest with the widow of King Tut The preacher of the Ecclesinste@ spoke wisely when he said. “There ts Nv new thing onder the sun.” {ft would not be surprising to hear of Caliguia’s platinum-plated radio set being fished out of Lake Nemi’s mud. or Mrs. Noah's electric washing ma chine reposing in the debris of the ark, : : Backward Barbados Barbados is a British island in~ many respects. but it tacks all the étements of progress. usually found under the Union Jack, The tslana lies in the sweep of the trade winds is wonderfully fertile and is eusily one of the most healthy islands in ‘the Carribbean becanse of — the _ €quable climute. {n Bridgetown the capital of the island. the houses of the British residents are as: English as they are ip Liverpool! or Man' ehester, while the public nuildings are copied from England. The negroes in this island work harder than in the others: and, as they are plentiful, their _ pay is very low. The grinding of corn oe other farm comiodities is done _ by the old prehistoric windmill. while ‘Machinery of ant kinds is taboo. High. School gravely prepared to go into the din of the battle, led by nothing other than’ his own: consclence. At precisely 9:15, Mr: Wilson acted as drummer boy and sounded the drums of battle.The drums of battle. What an unwelcome sound. Nevertheless the studesis Ddravely filled their pens with as much ammunition. as possible, marveling at their own eouragé and marched forward ready ‘to attack their enemy —a long never ending line of BExaminations—something for which some students were quite unprepared. To mke matters worse the line of Examinations were quite strongly backed up by seven) grim, firm teachers. A peal from the drum! Students drew. nervous hands across their nale foreheads heeded with nersnirstion. With 9 shrill commend “Attention! Don't fira the whites of ine papers’’—ihe siudents once more tightly gripped their pens and began. The battle was on! Unconscious of his own pain, each student steadily forged ahead, quite unable to help .his falling comrades, much as he wished to. After two days of steady firing and reloading ef pens with ammunition; the students fnally mowed right through that line of Examinations: On January 24, nearly all fighters were rewarded by finding that they had safely passed the territory of “Flunk”’, thus winning a great viec‘ory. The others who fell behind are wartyrs to the cause. Heaven help f hem. May they safely pass the terri-ory of “‘Flunk”’ and gain victory it the next terrible battie of Exam-aations. ‘ < nF ‘til vou see Ray Whitburn motsred to Davis nd met his wife and son, who hed seen visiting in Oakland with Mre 7. T. Waldron eince the holidays Mrs. John O’Donneli has returned rom a visit with -relatives in-San Francisco and Fresno. Subscribe For The Nugget Ancient City of Paris Has Had Many Master: Upon a bit of an island shaped Uke a ship, and set in the river Seine about a half mile in length have been enacted some of the world’s most his torle scenes. Just prior to the Chris tian era a subtribe of Gauls. eallec Parisli, selected the place ag one ens lily defended. und fortified it, calting it Lutetia’ Today, walking along the “ship,” you come to 4 short and var “row street. not more thin. a bundrec feet long by six feet broud. the us de laColombe, Here traced yeross the pavement is a narrow tine of stones * showing where once stood part of th rude fortifications ot those ancien Gauls who fotght the Romuns 2 0% years ago And high above the ancient site, marking the adynnee of man ts Strung from the roofs across the street the wires of a radio Upan these an cient Gauls came the congdering Ro mans, who built a pagan temple te Jove on the site where a fewcen turfes later was to rise Notre Dame which has stvued fer 770 years in its completed grandeur. Followed the Franks from Clovis to Louls LX whe all dwelt upon the “boat.” Louis IX built Sainte Chapelle church —Unde) Charlemagne in the year 800 the island became the capital of France. Ip that same century the Northmen beat up_the Seine in their tong ships time FRED M, MILLER Consulting Engineer ‘Mines and Mining Hydraulics. Irrigation es ane Anxious Now they are telling the story of the farmer who motored to New York. thing was all right until hethe city Itself and then he . seit driving round and reund. léngth he deliberately drove @ trafie-signa! and brought ‘Examinations, Maps and Reports on Properties County Maps for Sale Office at Residence 262 South Aubum St. j Prebable Improvement of the apparatus TIE NEVADA CITY NUGGE1, CALIFORNIA es eee THE HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Edited Weekly by the Students, Nevada City High School Edftor Senior Reporter .i, Vivian Cerro -. Harrison Rundal Sophemere Reporter Nadine Neagle Freshman Reporter Florence Cerro Athletic Reporter Carl’Murchie A RILL FROM THE OLD FASHIONED BRIDGE By Evelyn Granholm “In the eyes of the people of Nevada City, I am only a_ steel strucure, merely a means. of crossing Deer Creek. But through all my. years of service I have seen people come and go, have’ watched their ways and habits. Byva downward glance I see the small stream below. It, also, I have. watehed for years. Yes,I am just’ a steel strueture on which all day and half the night men, women, andtravel. Oftentimes I am the; stopping place for those “in deep conversation. Kindly words are exchanged and sometimes secrets. I hear all but tell none. : “Tiny tots have grown men and women since I first supported my people oh, so long ago. Then I was strong and durable and had no fear of collapsing. But now with the steady movement of time, I, like all others, am becoming tirely gone and replaced by another, weak and feeble. But until I am enI will support all who endeavor to cross me”, PLACERYVILLE GAME — ‘into old Hign Schosi Nevada. City basketball ‘teams played their first games of the new year on Friday, January 17, at Redmen’s Hall. Four games were played, the first being one between two girls’ teams of the high school. The game between El Dorado C’s and Nevada City’s C’s was a very intéresting same and up to the last few minutes the final score was_in doubt. The game ended with Nevada City a8 yn the short end of: a 13—rtr0 score. The fastest and hottest game of 2vening was between the two B ‘cams. The teams were eveniy matched and had _ plenty of fight. With three minutes to play the séore was tied at 16 all. Both teams were fighting hard for the points needed to win, and Donald Macari Nevada City dropped the ball hrough the basket. A minute later f he game. thing was repeated. The tail was tossed up but the final whistle blew before another score ‘ould be inade. The final score was vevada City 20, Placerville 16. The A game Was also ve:y close ind boih teams were fairly evenly natched. The Nevada City ieam rau up big seore at the start and then illowed the’ Placerville team te ville team was tog late to win and When the final whistle blew City had 20 ponts 18. Good sportsmanship throughout the gaine referee, F. A. Zaner, of Roseville, cerformed to the satisfaction of both the eoaches and the teains. , Nevada to Placerville’s Was shown and the and fime again laid siege to the city sacked it and ruined the suburban ab beys. Then followed more pexacefu! times. HHH In 1168 the first stone of Notre Dame was laid. and still stands as chief adornment to the stern of the “ship.” At one side of Notre Paume is the oldest hospital inthe world Gcd's mansion, twin in age with Notre Dame Indeed. If one were to deal fully with the “ship,” the historic. buildings upon it. nnd the relics they honse toalay. French history. Early. Electric Light More than a century ugo a Profes-) sor Meinecke of Halle, in Germany, succeeded in producing “a brilliant fl lumination by means of electric light and with the aid of artificial air en closed In glass tubes,” it was ‘recorded in the New Monthly Magazine. pub lished in f.ondon at that: time “As the electric sparks propagate them selves to Infinity,” the articte contin. ued, “the professor thinks it will be possible to Hght ap a whole city with a single electrifying machine. and at a trififhg expense. hy the adoption ana he has already invented.’—Kunsas City Star.~ = ‘tis and Bullion. Purchased Liceased by State of California Established 1907 WILDBERG BROS, Junior Reporter Adele Deshwanden children aich up with them but the Placer-} they sveuid be writing much of . LOST HOPES MONUMENT By Margaret Rector Seated in the shadow head frame oft he old Mine, I watched the slowly stealing rays Of sunsei bathe the autumn woods in their liquid fire, and liven'. the fading foliage of-the trees with a color matching the‘r own searlet hues. Not far below, the. waters of Deer Creek, gleaming like gold, gurgle their way westward towar2 of the Providence of old, and awaitine only the hangman his victim, rear their beams on the rocky floor below. What a sad monument of departed glory, whata pathetic picture of activities now no. more,——a deserted mine. Only -a few years ago, these mines nestling — in the beautifully woodéd canyon Nevada City, ing activity. of Deer Creek, near were scenes of bustlWithin a stone’s throw alarm of the” whistle to go about thelr daily teil, burrowing into the hundreds of men awaited the shrill alarm of the whistle to go abouy depths of Mother Earth, and the woodland paths to “town” resounded with the laughter of many merry miners. Now, alas, the only which greets me is the roar of the creek purring its rocky course, and ithe miners arepo more. With good reason the lades picked this nark like spot for their aloft, and cast lengthening BhaeOwe MOMS wageccdoe inns eparmarnenipe se es Sr eeiiets ie be_ hag ing have h Vv e} ave ; 2. : £ oe ae = os Preteen mol tory school. Mrs. James Harry will extinguish its fiery might. Above ; : ; visit her.for a time. me, the crumbling. timbers of the head frame, like. some gaunt Bibel . gaptedegus a and some lost them, for recklessn cas . was common in. the “days of gold’. Perhaps’ the richest of the group was the Providénce Mine. A colony of French people came from France to examine this property and buy it. One million dollars was their offer, but the owners wanted more, so the French people did not obtain it, although they lived in Nevada City for some time, and became quite well known here. The Champion Mines Company finally aequired the group. At the height of its ‘success, its manager, a most prosperous citizen, disappeared while on a hunting trip, and was néveér seen nor heard of 2fterward. His wife mourned him for dead, and finally t Ok.another husband. Will he, like Enoch Arden, MH Hien Sern Ty 3 Sree niet ‘, "¢ nie oieneeierees Ieee yetetes some day wander back toa Gezerted Home and a deserted mine? Who knows? Will these old mines return, will these mines again be opened, and -es,_ond to the tread of many workers? As . gaze musingly over the twilight landscape, a last besim of sunlight illumines my dreary old . } heod freme, and signals it out fren: the now somber background: of iiie Page Siege it “s forest. Perhaps in this favorable omer . stant Ste fiifd my answer, GRASS VALLE LEY PERSONALS Rex Shoemaker Grass Valley tanceships. Miss Ruby Short, who underwent an cperation at the hospital ‘is rs pidly improving. Thomas J. Ahearn, who was patient at the Mare Island nav" hospital, hs returned much impro\ ed in health: Miss Marian Taylor, scohol teach er_-if Szcramenté, visited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Taylor, las! week end. Mr. and Mrs. William Argall of Auburn attended the Masonie inStallation in Grass Valley last week. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bone ané family of Sacramento are at the A! lison ranch. She is assisting in the care of her mother who is witi another daughter, Mrs. J. S. Moore Anthony Woody is in Fresne where he is employed .in a bakery that he formerly was foreman. Mrs Woody and daughter will remain i: Grass Valley for the present. of Bangor is in renewing old acquainA baby conference was held {: the Chamber of Commerece room of the Elks building, with Mis Emily Davis, county health nurse in charge. Highschool boys anc girls were. invited to attend also for checking ofover or unde: weight. THE ROSE LE& BEAUTY SHUPPE Hair Dressing and Reauty Work.\Famous Adcle Mille Toilet eae : TING & REFINING CO. Site 742 Mahe Se an, MMMM eb inet onions, %~ The Senior. Class pictures taken for the Quill, in the near William after Mrs. J. V. Hubbard and son, Jack . the yx oung man SENIOR PICTURES” have had their . fken by Mr. Tamblyn sometime . future, — of Sacramento: : to business Andrews returned Mr. and 1 Mr W. Berriman. . fone to San Franesco where . son, Louisa Roieber # annual dent, college , were called to spending the week end ‘visit-' cently operation of Mrs. Mr. entered a preparaowas the illness of Mrs. Mary Kendricks. $5 Subscribe—for The Nugget. As far as know this is the only brand that is guaranteed unbreakable fot two years. But you'll get more service than that because KANTLEEK is PERFECT ATTENDANCE Freshman. stuhas been. neither absent nor hook of the Nevada City » High tardy since the beginning of the Sehool.Wm. V. Tamblyn was the school term. This adds one more to photographer. His wark was very; the list of. ten who have been satisfactory to all the. seniors. , neither absent nor tardy making Group pictures for the anpual will! eleven in all. These students are to be complimented attendance. on their regular Carroll Thomas and son, Carlton, San Francisco reillness a Thomas Leary and Mrs. W. T. Monk and Raymond,.are home from BerThey ‘were-called there by. by the serious We Yorke feats forks Me ake este’ Ne feat oferta ote of fe stesk §19049eeeeeseenes serene rene LASTS A LIFETIME KANTLEEK Hot Water Bottle $2.50 . i> made of pure Para rubber in one piece without seams or patches. It just.can’t leak. Sod only at Rexall stores aarly miners, for msny_ wmilliens Of . & a Sold wera “rves z é lBar i gold were tae harvest of the eer i BERR Ureex oiiner. Men made roriunes, . R. EHARRIS . 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Elonay. JANUARY 27. 1930 ~ ——_—_—_————E— eS THE NEVADA y —— CITY a thle 2ublished weekly on Mewhos at Nevada City, California, =e entered as mail matter of the second class in the. postof—— at Nevada’ City, under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. _ SUBSCRIPTION RATES Qne Yea>. ay address in California, in advance Outside UCaiifornia, in U. S. Three Months One Month Ddwcape spn seuyasetssoesse dese scoGessstencteegessucectessotccacacececoss A legal Newspaper of General Circufation for Nevada City and Nevada County, as defined by legal statute. Printed and published at Nevada City. Arthur A. Wiloughby Editor and Publisher . Associate Elsie P. Willoughby NEW CLASSES THE WAR IS ONt Two new. subjects, Social Pro-, By Vivian Cerro. : ~Dblems and Advanced Civics, will be! On January 21, 1930, each and started Monday, January 20. -Thej. every student of the Neyada City enrolling in these classes for the students will receive one-half credit semester. S Mr. Kjorlie will havecharge of Advanced Civies. This course is more advanced than the civics of our Freshman year and every Senior is required to take ~Advanced Civics. ‘ The new. subject ‘takes the place of Commercial Law which has been given sixth period. Advanced Civics ‘deals with ‘government problems of ytoday. Twenty-eight: ‘students have so far. enrolled. Social Problems will be taught by Mrs. Hulen and will replace EconoImfes., Social Problems takes care of society problems, such as, the care of the blind, and the deaf, the labor conditions and the legislation concerning these matters. Twentytwo students will begin work Mcnday. COURT HOUSE RECORDS Declaration of Homestead Hannah Harvey. Release if Chattel Mirtgage Federal Land Credit Bank to M. B. Church et ux. Attachment T. M. Harris and D: R. Matteson vs. Roy J. King and Bessie L. i. “King. Notice of Action Ben Woodworth et al vs. George J. Binder et al. Notice Intended Sale F. G./Stamme et ux to Neal Chalmers et ux. _ Register of Actions 5798—-Walter Waynflete vs. R. _ Landry. Oscar E. Winburn, attorney for plaintiff. 3266—-Estate Charles _ F. Othet, Mulroy, attorney. J. G. Halliday. petitioner. John Séeins to Be “No New Thing Under the Sun” \ It seenis possible to find almost any desired object in an ancient tomb. The latestdiscovery fs that of a zipper that handy device for fastening tobac co pouches and giloshes, which was unearthed tn\a Viking burial ground near Tilsit, East. Prussia. The mod. . ern age has known this contraption less than 15 yenrs. und credits it to a Swedish engineer. Sutety pins, sup posedly a modern convenience, have beep found in ancient Pompe A rub ber shoe was reported from ~~ tomb near Budapest. although the first\his torical account of rubber is in Coluin, hus’ story of his second voyage. Ur of the Chualdees yielded powder puffs and eyebrow tweezers. and the royal lipstick was found to have heen taid to rest with the widow of King Tut The preacher of the Ecclesinste@ spoke wisely when he said. “There ts Nv new thing onder the sun.” {ft would not be surprising to hear of Caliguia’s platinum-plated radio set being fished out of Lake Nemi’s mud. or Mrs. Noah's electric washing ma chine reposing in the debris of the ark, : : Backward Barbados Barbados is a British island in~ many respects. but it tacks all the étements of progress. usually found under the Union Jack, The tslana lies in the sweep of the trade winds is wonderfully fertile and is eusily one of the most healthy islands in ‘the Carribbean becanse of — the _ €quable climute. {n Bridgetown the capital of the island. the houses of the British residents are as: English as they are ip Liverpool! or Man' ehester, while the public nuildings are copied from England. The negroes in this island work harder than in the others: and, as they are plentiful, their _ pay is very low. The grinding of corn oe other farm comiodities is done _ by the old prehistoric windmill. while ‘Machinery of ant kinds is taboo. High. School gravely prepared to go into the din of the battle, led by nothing other than’ his own: consclence. At precisely 9:15, Mr: Wilson acted as drummer boy and sounded the drums of battle.The drums of battle. What an unwelcome sound. Nevertheless the studesis Ddravely filled their pens with as much ammunition. as possible, marveling at their own eouragé and marched forward ready ‘to attack their enemy —a long never ending line of BExaminations—something for which some students were quite unprepared. To mke matters worse the line of Examinations were quite strongly backed up by seven) grim, firm teachers. A peal from the drum! Students drew. nervous hands across their nale foreheads heeded with nersnirstion. With 9 shrill commend “Attention! Don't fira the whites of ine papers’’—ihe siudents once more tightly gripped their pens and began. The battle was on! Unconscious of his own pain, each student steadily forged ahead, quite unable to help .his falling comrades, much as he wished to. After two days of steady firing and reloading ef pens with ammunition; the students fnally mowed right through that line of Examinations: On January 24, nearly all fighters were rewarded by finding that they had safely passed the territory of “Flunk”’, thus winning a great viec‘ory. The others who fell behind are wartyrs to the cause. Heaven help f hem. May they safely pass the terri-ory of “‘Flunk”’ and gain victory it the next terrible battie of Exam-aations. ‘ < nF ‘til vou see Ray Whitburn motsred to Davis nd met his wife and son, who hed seen visiting in Oakland with Mre 7. T. Waldron eince the holidays Mrs. John O’Donneli has returned rom a visit with -relatives in-San Francisco and Fresno. Subscribe For The Nugget Ancient City of Paris Has Had Many Master: Upon a bit of an island shaped Uke a ship, and set in the river Seine about a half mile in length have been enacted some of the world’s most his torle scenes. Just prior to the Chris tian era a subtribe of Gauls. eallec Parisli, selected the place ag one ens lily defended. und fortified it, calting it Lutetia’ Today, walking along the “ship,” you come to 4 short and var “row street. not more thin. a bundrec feet long by six feet broud. the us de laColombe, Here traced yeross the pavement is a narrow tine of stones * showing where once stood part of th rude fortifications ot those ancien Gauls who fotght the Romuns 2 0% years ago And high above the ancient site, marking the adynnee of man ts Strung from the roofs across the street the wires of a radio Upan these an cient Gauls came the congdering Ro mans, who built a pagan temple te Jove on the site where a fewcen turfes later was to rise Notre Dame which has stvued fer 770 years in its completed grandeur. Followed the Franks from Clovis to Louls LX whe all dwelt upon the “boat.” Louis IX built Sainte Chapelle church —Unde) Charlemagne in the year 800 the island became the capital of France. Ip that same century the Northmen beat up_the Seine in their tong ships time FRED M, MILLER Consulting Engineer ‘Mines and Mining Hydraulics. Irrigation es ane Anxious Now they are telling the story of the farmer who motored to New York. thing was all right until hethe city Itself and then he . seit driving round and reund. léngth he deliberately drove @ trafie-signa! and brought ‘Examinations, Maps and Reports on Properties County Maps for Sale Office at Residence 262 South Aubum St. j Prebable Improvement of the apparatus TIE NEVADA CITY NUGGE1, CALIFORNIA es eee THE HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Edited Weekly by the Students, Nevada City High School Edftor Senior Reporter .i, Vivian Cerro -. Harrison Rundal Sophemere Reporter Nadine Neagle Freshman Reporter Florence Cerro Athletic Reporter Carl’Murchie A RILL FROM THE OLD FASHIONED BRIDGE By Evelyn Granholm “In the eyes of the people of Nevada City, I am only a_ steel strucure, merely a means. of crossing Deer Creek. But through all my. years of service I have seen people come and go, have’ watched their ways and habits. Byva downward glance I see the small stream below. It, also, I have. watehed for years. Yes,I am just’ a steel strueture on which all day and half the night men, women, andtravel. Oftentimes I am the; stopping place for those “in deep conversation. Kindly words are exchanged and sometimes secrets. I hear all but tell none. : “Tiny tots have grown men and women since I first supported my people oh, so long ago. Then I was strong and durable and had no fear of collapsing. But now with the steady movement of time, I, like all others, am becoming tirely gone and replaced by another, weak and feeble. But until I am enI will support all who endeavor to cross me”, PLACERYVILLE GAME — ‘into old Hign Schosi Nevada. City basketball ‘teams played their first games of the new year on Friday, January 17, at Redmen’s Hall. Four games were played, the first being one between two girls’ teams of the high school. The game between El Dorado C’s and Nevada City’s C’s was a very intéresting same and up to the last few minutes the final score was_in doubt. The game ended with Nevada City a8 yn the short end of: a 13—rtr0 score. The fastest and hottest game of 2vening was between the two B ‘cams. The teams were eveniy matched and had _ plenty of fight. With three minutes to play the séore was tied at 16 all. Both teams were fighting hard for the points needed to win, and Donald Macari Nevada City dropped the ball hrough the basket. A minute later f he game. thing was repeated. The tail was tossed up but the final whistle blew before another score ‘ould be inade. The final score was vevada City 20, Placerville 16. The A game Was also ve:y close ind boih teams were fairly evenly natched. The Nevada City ieam rau up big seore at the start and then illowed the’ Placerville team te ville team was tog late to win and When the final whistle blew City had 20 ponts 18. Good sportsmanship throughout the gaine referee, F. A. Zaner, of Roseville,

cerformed to the satisfaction of both the eoaches and the teains. , Nevada to Placerville’s Was shown and the and fime again laid siege to the city sacked it and ruined the suburban ab beys. Then followed more pexacefu! times. HHH In 1168 the first stone of Notre Dame was laid. and still stands as chief adornment to the stern of the “ship.” At one side of Notre Paume is the oldest hospital inthe world Gcd's mansion, twin in age with Notre Dame Indeed. If one were to deal fully with the “ship,” the historic. buildings upon it. nnd the relics they honse toalay. French history. Early. Electric Light More than a century ugo a Profes-) sor Meinecke of Halle, in Germany, succeeded in producing “a brilliant fl lumination by means of electric light and with the aid of artificial air en closed In glass tubes,” it was ‘recorded in the New Monthly Magazine. pub lished in f.ondon at that: time “As the electric sparks propagate them selves to Infinity,” the articte contin. ued, “the professor thinks it will be possible to Hght ap a whole city with a single electrifying machine. and at a trififhg expense. hy the adoption ana he has already invented.’—Kunsas City Star.~ = ‘tis and Bullion. Purchased Liceased by State of California Established 1907 WILDBERG BROS, Junior Reporter Adele Deshwanden children aich up with them but the Placer-} they sveuid be writing much of . LOST HOPES MONUMENT By Margaret Rector Seated in the shadow head frame oft he old Mine, I watched the slowly stealing rays Of sunsei bathe the autumn woods in their liquid fire, and liven'. the fading foliage of-the trees with a color matching the‘r own searlet hues. Not far below, the. waters of Deer Creek, gleaming like gold, gurgle their way westward towar2 of the Providence of old, and awaitine only the hangman his victim, rear their beams on the rocky floor below. What a sad monument of departed glory, whata pathetic picture of activities now no. more,——a deserted mine. Only -a few years ago, these mines nestling — in the beautifully woodéd canyon Nevada City, ing activity. of Deer Creek, near were scenes of bustlWithin a stone’s throw alarm of the” whistle to go about thelr daily teil, burrowing into the hundreds of men awaited the shrill alarm of the whistle to go abouy depths of Mother Earth, and the woodland paths to “town” resounded with the laughter of many merry miners. Now, alas, the only which greets me is the roar of the creek purring its rocky course, and ithe miners arepo more. With good reason the lades picked this nark like spot for their aloft, and cast lengthening BhaeOwe MOMS wageccdoe inns eparmarnenipe se es Sr eeiiets ie be_ hag ing have h Vv e} ave ; 2. : £ oe ae = os Preteen mol tory school. Mrs. James Harry will extinguish its fiery might. Above ; : ; visit her.for a time. me, the crumbling. timbers of the head frame, like. some gaunt Bibel . gaptedegus a and some lost them, for recklessn cas . was common in. the “days of gold’. Perhaps’ the richest of the group was the Providénce Mine. A colony of French people came from France to examine this property and buy it. One million dollars was their offer, but the owners wanted more, so the French people did not obtain it, although they lived in Nevada City for some time, and became quite well known here. The Champion Mines Company finally aequired the group. At the height of its ‘success, its manager, a most prosperous citizen, disappeared while on a hunting trip, and was néveér seen nor heard of 2fterward. His wife mourned him for dead, and finally t Ok.another husband. Will he, like Enoch Arden, MH Hien Sern Ty 3 Sree niet ‘, "¢ nie oieneeierees Ieee yetetes some day wander back toa Gezerted Home and a deserted mine? Who knows? Will these old mines return, will these mines again be opened, and -es,_ond to the tread of many workers? As . gaze musingly over the twilight landscape, a last besim of sunlight illumines my dreary old . } heod freme, and signals it out fren: the now somber background: of iiie Page Siege it “s forest. Perhaps in this favorable omer . stant Ste fiifd my answer, GRASS VALLE LEY PERSONALS Rex Shoemaker Grass Valley tanceships. Miss Ruby Short, who underwent an cperation at the hospital ‘is rs pidly improving. Thomas J. Ahearn, who was patient at the Mare Island nav" hospital, hs returned much impro\ ed in health: Miss Marian Taylor, scohol teach er_-if Szcramenté, visited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Taylor, las! week end. Mr. and Mrs. William Argall of Auburn attended the Masonie inStallation in Grass Valley last week. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bone ané family of Sacramento are at the A! lison ranch. She is assisting in the care of her mother who is witi another daughter, Mrs. J. S. Moore Anthony Woody is in Fresne where he is employed .in a bakery that he formerly was foreman. Mrs Woody and daughter will remain i: Grass Valley for the present. of Bangor is in renewing old acquainA baby conference was held {: the Chamber of Commerece room of the Elks building, with Mis Emily Davis, county health nurse in charge. Highschool boys anc girls were. invited to attend also for checking ofover or unde: weight. THE ROSE LE& BEAUTY SHUPPE Hair Dressing and Reauty Work.\Famous Adcle Mille Toilet eae : TING & REFINING CO. Site 742 Mahe Se an, MMMM eb inet onions, %~ The Senior. Class pictures taken for the Quill, in the near William after Mrs. J. V. Hubbard and son, Jack . the yx oung man SENIOR PICTURES” have had their . fken by Mr. Tamblyn sometime . future, — of Sacramento: : to business Andrews returned Mr. and 1 Mr W. Berriman. . fone to San Franesco where . son, Louisa Roieber # annual dent, college , were called to spending the week end ‘visit-' cently operation of Mrs. Mr. entered a preparaowas the illness of Mrs. Mary Kendricks. $5 Subscribe—for The Nugget. As far as know this is the only brand that is guaranteed unbreakable fot two years. But you'll get more service than that because KANTLEEK is PERFECT ATTENDANCE Freshman. stuhas been. neither absent nor hook of the Nevada City » High tardy since the beginning of the Sehool.Wm. V. Tamblyn was the school term. This adds one more to photographer. His wark was very; the list of. ten who have been satisfactory to all the. seniors. , neither absent nor tardy making Group pictures for the anpual will! eleven in all. These students are to be complimented attendance. on their regular Carroll Thomas and son, Carlton, San Francisco reillness a Thomas Leary and Mrs. W. T. Monk and Raymond,.are home from BerThey ‘were-called there by. by the serious We Yorke feats forks Me ake este’ Ne feat oferta ote of fe stesk §19049eeeeeseenes serene rene LASTS A LIFETIME KANTLEEK Hot Water Bottle $2.50 . i> made of pure Para rubber in one piece without seams or patches. It just.can’t leak. Sod only at Rexall stores aarly miners, for msny_ wmilliens Of . & a Sold wera “rves z é lBar i gold were tae harvest of the eer i BERR Ureex oiiner. Men made roriunes, . R. EHARRIS . THE DEPARTMENT DRUG STORE ALL THE ODDS AND ENDS That Make The Meal a Banquet Ai this store you can obain everyhing you need for that meal in the grocery line. We have all the delicious dishes and odds end ends that change a meal into a iiable banquet. We have the best in groceries at prices you can afford to pay. Merchandise cheerfully promply delivered. V/e di-ap;oint no one. Just give us a trial and be convinced. J. J. SAC h Number One SON We Delive: : ay 3 aid s . : ° 3 a¢ Sin ge veriia! quet. ve th: i i z ¥¢ “Vea 8 & bas ee iver igeearneenenenessoretesecesssnensneesessosonsenenses 4 neni arg WEST BOUND ee SACRAMENTO AUBURN NEVADA CITY STAGE Leave Nevada City 8:10 A. M., 11:40 A. M., 3:30 P. M. Leave Grass Valley 8:25 A. M., 11:55 A. M., 3:45 Bb: M. Arrive Sacramento ....0. 11:60 A. M., 2:40 P. M., 6:30 P.M Arrive San Francisco ..... 5:55 P. M., 11:15 P. M. EAST BOUN : ~Teave San Francisco ! 7:40 A. M., 11:20 A. M. Leave Sacramento ..... 8:00 A. M. 12:15 -PM., 3:00 P. M. Artive Grae Valley. 10:45 A. M.,8:00 P. at 6:45 P.M. Arrive Nevada City <2. 11:00 A. M., 8:15 P, 6:00 P. M. Fone gL ; Pn are awe ian <2 luxe Rooms with private bath SINGLE oe i ENSUITE Unsurpassed dining service RESERVATIONS . “py Rese 4620 SACRAMENTO. . ANSPORTAT 3 “ OF M S@ReET GUARANTEED FOR TWO YEARS : . o> wey