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Page: of 6

Aad te Oli dl bn ei any at
ee aD
pia: cir NUGGET _
waef a
areia a dhel Oh
o MF
dad on his swift horse in advance of
hon, that is they fought with pistols, the stage and reaching Monterey an
immediately
both being what was
called
dead hour ahead of us he
Girl Who Came to
went ito father and told him that his
shots, killing each other instantly.
By this latter marriage there was wife had had a dream that we were
@nechild, a daughter Fidella Sanon the steamer and that he was glad
ford: The widow next married a Mr.
. Crane a lawyer of Virginia then refi siding in Monterey. She was a very
handsome woman finely formed and
a beautiful dancer. She had several
~
children by Mr. Crane, Fannie, WilEditor’s Note: This is the second and would as soon think of letting lie, and Lillie.
Mr. Crane died of
and final installment of the Diary me fly as to get married.
small pox in 1868 when that dread
We left our cards at the postofdisease raged so fatally in San Jose
written by Florence Rumsey, better
known in Nevada City by her marfice for Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Myand vicinity that one half of the
ried name, Mrs. Mike Craig,
who ers who were our fellow passengers population fell victim. to it.
to set. ) Then the lady married< again
came to California in
1858,
and of the ship and who intended
a
vividly recorded her impressions of tle at Gilroy. We had met them on man inferior to her in many ways.
the cars in November, forming their All of her husbands dying violent
California as it was at that time.
acquaintance accidentally through deaths it was a joke for people to
(Continued from Monday’s . ssue)
my brother Willie, who boy like, say that her last one should be hung
wandered over the car and sat down ‘as there were no other means of vio
~~
Californiain 1
to be'the one to bring the good news
that ‘the dream had come true and
that we were now on the stage. We
stopped at another postoffice, blacksmith shop and hotel called Salinas
where we again changed horses and
continued our journey.
As we \iraveled on I peeped out
from behind the storm curtains and
say Monterey; an irregular line of
low gloomy
looking
houses
with
a
glimmer of light occasionally through
the mist. not
very inspiring to say
the least.
It was about seven o’clock on Sat-.
urday evening. We were all very tired and very anxious to meet Pa.
The little town boasted two hotels,
lence left for his death.
the
Washington and the Bola de Oro
Willie told
and blustery. This
morning after ing about California,
Mr. Crane was a very superior
on the corner of Alvarado and Pearl
fhem
that
he
was
also
going
to
Calitraveling thirty five days
we are
person, cultivated, amiable, mild and
adtreets kept by the Finch Brothers
safely landed in California.
This fornia with his mother and sister gentlemanly and when
Mr. Myers
of New York.
morning Mr. and Mrs. Lount and and when asked his name, said Rumtold me about them I did not know
We decided on the Bola de Oro
servant Jim, my brother and I had Sey, and when Mr, Myers found tha't that I should ever meet him but such and were conducted to the small parRumsey
of was the case and as he was a friend
our luggage «sent to the Niantic his father was Judge
by some gentlemen who were talk
hotel and drove up there in a carMonterey county he got acquaintea of my fathers and Pa was consulted
riage or nice hack and we enjoyed a with Ma and was very kind to us. He in regard to his marriage with {the
nice breakfast later returning tp thy Was a great tease and ‘told me I! rich widow who had offered to cis!
public parlor to find many passengwould. have to live in a house built tle $60,000 on him if he would marry .
of mustard stalks so I plied old Mr. cher and take charge ofker ‘attatre ¢*:
ets: from the.John L. Stephens,
Mr. Lounts ‘brother’s wite and lit‘Wilson with questions “and: “asked as she thouht she should have a hustle dgughter‘ fashionably
dressed what houses were made of in Montband who was a lawyer as; she had
brate. You will never taste anything better than this
gered out of our brand mew Ice Cream and: Cold. Stor
(Continued. on Page Four)
4
,
age cabinets. Jumbe circus cups. for the kiddies with a
A half dozen new Soda and
speen, to eat anywhere!
WE HAVE A ROOM—FREE—FOR BRIDGE PARTIES
persoms.called‘to see them and gave erey. He said adobe which. was ;as been ‘insposéd upom by many
them a warm welcome and invitation mystifying as mustard stalks but I thought a husband would be apt to
to go direct to their home on Stocklater found that the adobe houses have her interests at heart and proton street. We found that the stage were very roomy and cozy, if noi tect her. My father advised against
for Monterey went ‘only tri-weekly beautiful.
the marriage but as usual in such
and that we would have an entire
After leaving San Jose, we reachcases the advice was not followed.
day in the city. Ma decided to spend ed the Mission of San Juan Baptista Mrs. Crane was a good woman but
the time visiting and we set out for. in Monterey cotinty and
had
to very jealous. She boarded her daughOakland to call on the Campbell change our large roomy swinging ter Fidella with us to learn English
family formerly
of
Madisonville, coach for a mountain stage or mud and she gave Ma.many small presgave
brother
Kentucky.
wagon. I exclaimed in astonishment ents and Mr. Crane
After bidding the Lount family at having to ride in such a lookins Willie a riding horse called Selim.
BOX 501)
an affectionate good bye we drove in vehicle and was informed that the Good. dear gentle faithful Selim, the PHONE N. C. 521
“List with us for action"
a hack to the wharf intending to road over the San Juan mountains first horse my brother had in Calinamed
for the
faithful Address: ‘Tahoe-Ukiah Highway, just
cross to Oakland but Ma made some was in such bad condition as to prefornia,
:
outside city liniits.
from traveling it. charger described by Weems in his.
W. H. DANIELS
inquiries and found that the Camp
vent a mail coach
Francis Marion, a
bells had recently moved to Stockton So we had-to be as comfortable as life of General
our
with
favorite
book
of
the times.
Selim
wagon
mud
the
go we gave up our trip across the possible in
We
served
as
a
riding
horse
for
many
‘back.
the
in
high
piled
baggage
bay and took a ride around the city
seyyears and later as a buggy horse for
instead and returned to the Niantic were the only white passengers,
ride around
hotel. Ma did not like this hotel very eral Spanish folk, but as we could my mother and I to
could
we
Monterey.
He
finally
died
of extreme
language
their
much but thought it not worth while not speak
they old age about 1880. having passed
and
them
with
converse
not
to change for one night nor did she
have our names registered as she re
yept up what seemed to us a constant
gretted going to such a poor hotel.
chattering all the way.
name of Murphy.
reading our names on the ships pasme to keep on the look out for the .
MAYONNAISE
senger list and that he searched all San Benito river on which was a
large white house in which resided
day for us without result.
very rich lady who had been mara
In the evening the
stage
clerk
ried four times and was known as
called to see how much baggage we
widow Sanchez of an immensely
the
had. Our luggage consisted of three
Spaniard, Don Sanchez. He was
rich
large leather, iron bound trunks,
Benito . River
d in the San
drowne
two of which with our valises went
on Christhome
his
of
. within sound
free but the surplus weight had io}
She afterfifties.
early
the
in
'mas
was .
The one trunk
be paid ‘for.
ward married a young American phy
Piedmont
dozen in California. Apples 25 cents
in Monterey while at home
we could get a bushel for that price.
Even empty egg shells sold at 25
apiece
convertcenits per dozen and were
ed into cascarones by being filled
with tinsel paper of gold or silver
and colors, cut up fine and used at
earnival
during
balls and parties
them
broke
season, when people’
‘over one anothers head in play—the
person who gets the last one. broken
over his head has to pay the breaker a
fine
present.
Each
«CUSTOM
Gem Nut
PORK and BEANS Lb. can. 2 for 1 lc
FORMAY Shortening.... _3 bb. tin 5c
.
The Wiljobar Corporation—The Queen Lil Mill
NEVADA oe_ CALIEQRNIA—HAL D. DRAPER, Supt.
and set out on our two days ‘trip
Jose Mai ]
Monterey. In the San
stage road.
Jose
San
old
the
by
Goach
passeng
There were several other
ers, one was a Mr. Wilson of Mont
Pa. We
rey who was acquainted with
with
who
er
Folg
F.
D.
Mr.
also saw
were our
t
ucke
Nant
from
e
brid
his
the John
fellow passengers on board
smallest
the
were
L. Stephens. They
pt Tom
exce
geen
ever
couple I had
Frankat
seen
had
I
m
who
Thumb
not
were
They
fort, Kentucky..
dwarfs but looked stat to’ ni whoe
Kentuky wher
had always lived in
the men are very tall.
but travWe were warmly dressed
eling in the stage was
FLOUR E! Grande Brand 49 lbs. $1.39
Safeway Super-B argains!l!
LIBBY’'S
_ ORANGE JUICE.. 12 oz. tin . 3c
uncomfortably
an breezes
bold until we left the oce
late in
Jose
San
hed
reac
We
behind.
CORNED BEEF
lived
in
1851
with Mrs
sion of law, in partnership
d with this
Ryland. Ma was delighte
hotel San
the
in
town. We remained
t and
Jose or St. Josephs over nigh
and
the land lady was very pleasant
s
fruit
and
ers
there were many flow
icularsurrounding uS. We were part
ly pleased with the lovely farms and
would like to have remained if it
were not for meeting Pa. Our only
other .lady passenger was a bride of
sixteen, only a year.older ‘than I and
my mother looks upon me as a child
—.
pet
BEER
ana zoe
rere eerste ea
Case of 24 bottles
Plus Bottle Deposit
12 oz. tin 18¢
= fe
. -DEVILED NEATMo.bartin. 3 for
crast ¥,
invites Nevada City and Gree
ae folks tg, bring their Clethes
P ae
CLEANING AND
et aces
the
11 MAIN eT GRABS
of all Mowe 375
Home Made Style
TOMATO JUICE
NEVADA CITY ASSAY & REFINING OFFICE
Large No. 2 Can
Practical mining tests from 25 to 1000 pounds, giving the free gold
percentage of sulphurets, value of sulphurets and tailings.
Mail order meres eare saseertl dianied to.
Agent for New York-California Underwriters, Westchester and
Delaware Underwriters Insurance Companies
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
E. J. N. OTT, Proprietor
weneeeesesseenaeae
. Granulated Soap
‘CRYSTAL WHITE SOAP 10 bars 31 :
Bar.
PALMOLIVE SOAP
my ‘father
practicing his profes
oeROY )
BRS
Quartjar 23
‘town in the
the afternoon, A lovely
Santa Clara Valley where
There’s nary a fizzle in the lot. All
true quality foods. All priced so very
low that your savings will pay for a
goodly part of your holiday trip!
If you've a yen for safe and sane
moneysaving, this sale is the one
you've been looking for. MORAL:
Do your Fourth-of-July food eho:
ping at Safeway.
x) Latige No. 244 can ]7c
os ae Box748 spare 364W
gold for '12%4 cents or two for 25
“fog
cents.
mornay
Frid
1858.
December 8,
ed,
kfast
‘brea
,
early
arose
ing, Wwe
Phone 512
SALE!
DEFECTS
Flotation
CLOAKS
Nevada City
241 Commercial Street
Van Camps
DRESSES,
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
PROPERLY
CORRECTED
MILLING..
SUFFS,
DRY CLEANED AND PRESSED
MARGARINE
cascarone
. .
ly
. teok,dpaxe ofthe old Niantic gladto
HATS,
VISUAL
Concentration
ae)
Call and Deliver
Duchess
Amalgamation
e
‘Nevada City Dry {Cleaners
SALAD DRESSING
charged for at the rate of one pas.
sician who was killed iby. an explossenger $8.00. Very exhorbitant we!
‘ion of a boat which plied between
thought but not more so ‘than all
Se
Grass Valley
:WAY
prepared a fine dinner for us after
San Francisco.
Eggs San Jose and
other things in California.
married a Mr. Sanford who was
next
three and. five cents per dozen in
Kentucky were 95 cents or $1.00 per
110 Mill Street
LIBBY ath
of July
out of our hands when we left Mont
erey.
While awaiting at a station for-. .
After leaving San Jose the country
By not registering we missed a very
the
horses to rest at Natividad we
thinly
se:good friend of my father’s’ who had became gradually more
horseback,
noticed a gentleman on
miles
wide
tled,
one
portion
twenty
been looking for us and searching all
whom
they
told
us
was
Gen.,
John
the hotel registers. He afterwards we rode through we were told beO’Neill
of
Monterey.
He
proved
to
be
wrote my father that his wife had ‘longed to a rich Irish family by the
our
Avaunt
Courier.
He
left
Nativitold
had
Mr. Myers
Sundae combinations. All flavors, all flelightful.
a
and.
A Great Big Scoop of Deliciousness when
‘Yessir!
you come to Grass Valley July 3, 4 and 5 to help us célé
=
December 2, 1858—-Weather cool
Ls
“hi
cenit
NOTICE
TO WATER. co NSUMERS:
Irrigation hours will be in res from this date. [rrigato 8 p. m.
tion hours 6 to 9 a. m.—)
No irrigation water permitted to be run outside of these,
hours, Have all leaky taps and plumbing fixtures reBY ORDER CITY COUNCIL
‘paired.
Peerrreerrr te
White or
Wheat