March 3, 1942 (4 pages)

? of married men “who have left Nethis does not mean that removals The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month . Nev ad City Nugget . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. . SS a aud m4 Vol. 16, No. 19. sleeiemaieaiea The County Seat Paper # % % e et % *% % “" » Thinking Out ~ Loud By H. M. L. How often have we read an account in the news dispatches ,of a ship that has been torpedoed by an enemy sulbbmarine, has been abandoned by all hands and the cook, and then refused to sink. After a time of rifting around in life boats,in the freezing wind and frigid water, the crew have clambered back aboard their ship and have sailed her into port under the ship’s own power. There is a lesson in this story. It'should ‘be conned by every one of.us, facing abrupt changes in our usual and accustomed ways. Let no one abandon his ship until certain it is going down. It is just so much waste motion, and away from the ship on the bounding deep, it is mighty cold and people die of exposure, or bankruptcy, as the case may be. For instance there have been workmen who have established themselves in this community, built homes here, reared .families here, who have betome a lit-tle hysterical about the good ship, Nevada County. They have yet to hear the dull thud. of explosives, they have yet _to sight a torpedo, but in some instances they have made considerable sacrifices to abandon ship and pull out over the horizon to some spot, where they fancied the going might be easier, where they thought they might find a safer ship aboard which to continue their voyage. ‘Now some of these men are returning to Nevada County. The old ship did not sink after all. In fact no submarine appeared; no lethal torpedo was fired. Their sacrifices were in vain and useless, because they found that no matter where they went, conditions were no better than right here in Nevada County. Oh, yes, they did get more money -per day for their work. But -it cost them a tremendous lot more to live, If they had their families with them they found that the margin of velvet in their wages, over that received in Nevada County was not velvet at all. It soundMining Branch of the War Pr value of strategic metals, your value of streatgic metals, your In the view of Otto Schiff. change in ‘preference’ rating irating of some kind, he said, certain, even though ‘the 1 A-1-A is no longer assigned to them. . . . production of war equipment must 1 have precedence over everything else. } . : “There is no argument,’ said Mr. lieve that the government intends to take such measures as would close down the gold and silver mines and throw a great num'ber of men out of employment. We cannot judge the effect of the new order received Tuesday until we know what preference rating has been assigned to us. “In the long view*gold and silver will undoubtedly prove af great value to the country especially in the readjustments to follow the war. “As a matter of fact, I believe. year ago, laid in supplies for a considerable period. But we still have needs in the way of replacements for broken or worn parts of equipment that we are unable to supply in our own machine shops. GOLD MINING PRIORITY A-10 Dispatches from Washington, D. ed big, but the cost of moving the sacrifices which were made in order to move, and the high cost of living in the new environment, left nothing of the velvet but some very tattered rags. AS a matter of fact, the number vada County for employment else-: where has been small. This is revealed in the comparatively small decrease in the numberof children attending school. In Nevada City, all told, the decrease in \attendance is-a little less than a\hundred in both grammar ,and high school. Single men usually are willing to take more chances than men with families but many of these, who have gone to varios war industry centers, have been glad to return to their former jobs in this county. So far as the mining industry in the county is*™.‘concerned, the monthly canvas made by the Nevaa City Nugget shows a decrease in emloyment of but approximately 400 under the peak employment of two years ago. There were employed in Nevaa County mines last month 2214 workes. Of course (Continued on Page Four) tenance rating but, high enough to iC. state -that the War Production Board officials have minimized the effect upon gold and silver mines of the recent order barring them from priority aid under the general order granting blanket priority assistance on maintenance and repair materials to producers of essential war metals, The action does not cut gold and silver mines off from all priority aid, although itdoes put them in q lower priority class than producers of copper, iron and coal, a WPB spokesman said. : The ‘board feels it should review each case individually, he continued, and make decisions based on importprobably have no immediate effect and silver mines will have a priority was rating of . a ; iIn other words. industries engaged in 22. . "‘Sthiffner, “that gold and silver minifs V, ny immediate value in the fwar effort. Hewever, I do not be-. most mines in this locality, almost a, i ing No. 1 and No. 2 and No, 3 hydro% % & % Gold and Silver Mines Get Lowered Priorities Managers of Nevada County mines have received the following telegram from Wilbur A. Nelson, chairman of the oduction Board, in Washington. “Provisions of the Preference Rating Order P-56 remove gold and silver mines from the benefits of this order. If total reclassification will be sonsiderreclassification will be considered. Procedure form is being forwarded.”’ . ver an (e) roducer, t 1S . = sw sser Ss! ROR SERVICE . ! on Nevada County mines, That goid . Another group left this city Tues-. day afternoon with the! United States armed forces. The , draftees were consigned from Nevada County Selective Board No. for service Service . Rev. David Ralston of the Meth. } odist Church, spoke to the departing men and praised them for the service ; they are to give for their country. 'Each of the men were presented with a New Testament and other gifts. The next group will leave early in April. ‘Those departing Tuesday were: . Anthony Caruso Casci, Joseph Lam-. . baye, Everett Elmer Wilkie, Donald! George Stevens, Ernest Eric Becker. leg, Joseph Beverly Barry, Thomas George Marks Matthew Leo Lampi, Francis Robert Planondon and Marion Kitts. LAKE SPAULDING IS IN ZONE PROHIBITED TO ENEMY ALIENS The public proclamation issued by , Lieutenant General J. L. DeWitt respecting prohibited and _ restricted military zones in Pacific Coast states and-in part of Arizona, includes among prohibited zones the Spauldelectric generating plants of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Ne‘wada and Placer Counties. Also in. eluded is the Spaulding dam in Nevada County. All enemy aliens are excluded from an area one mile in radius from these points. Game Warden Hiscox Nabs Another Alien Game Wardeen Earl Hiscox added another name:to his list of alien enemy arrests with the apprehension yesterday of Conrad Franz Schulz, 63, who reportedly admitted he failed to register as an alien. Schulz has been living in Nevada County for the past seven years. He was in the German navy from. 1898 to 1901. The FBI has notified Nevada ance to the war effort of the mine involved. Siar It \.was indicated mine opérators barred. under the board’s action might be eligible for assistance under the general repair and mainten. ance priority.order which carries an; A-10 preferential rating—-much lower than the mihe repair and maincommend delivery of many of the repair parts and materials essential to mine operation. Parts are still available for all makes of cars at Georg thers Parts Store. . County authorities to who is in the county jail here. Special Fish Counter t At National Market 5 Lee Michell, proprietor of the National Market here, has a special fish counter at his store, in which are on display the many varieties of fresh fish available to customers during the Lenten season. Michell said he is able to offer the large variety of fish, despite war time limitations, through a long time connection with the largest fish company on the Patcific Coast. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA e & % eek Old Slaying Discovered in Cabi & % e et tt &% CHAMBER TO BEFORE COUNCIL meeting here Tuesday night, The Gold Center HAVE DELEGATION The Chamber of Commerce, at its outTHURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1942. rig oreememere teee % % e MRS. CHARLES SCANLAN SR. AND CHARLES JR. OF BRADLEY-TURNER DEAD; .CHARLES SCANLAN SR. AND TWO EMPLOYES MISSING The bodies of Mrs. Charles Scanlan Sr., and her son Charles, were found yesterday morning on the floor of their cabin at the Bradley-Turner gravel mining property some miles above Sleigh House in Yuba County. lined plans to have a representative of every civic, fraternal and service organization in this city appear before the city council Thursday night FUNERAL HELD FOR PARSONS sons, Tuesday, were held at the Holmes Funeral Home here. : City and worked in Nevada and Sierra County mines nearly adult life. Maude Smith of Meridian, a niece and two nephews. Phil Scadden Elected Chairman Of County Probation Committee The Nevada ‘County Probation Committee met in the courthouse here Tuesday afternoon, electing P. G. Scadden of this city as chairman and Mrs. A. R, Archibald of Grass hold Shulz,: Valley as secretary. reappointment of Probation Officer A. W. McGagin. The appointment of { ly meeting to be held in June. Archibald, the memlbers of the.committee are James Colley of Nevada . City and Dan Stewart and M. Henry Argall of Grass Valley. cars, also used tires, all sizes, George Brothers Parts Store.and request steps be taken to careaker employed there. H. S. Foreman, M. A. Mrs. Dorothy Southern Bonner and Lambert Thomas the appearance of the group before the council. The possibility of organizing a woman’s auxiliary for the local chamber was discusse at the meeting, The proposal received support and be given further consideration. SUPERVISORS ORDER PURCHASE OF 20 AJR RAID SIRENS When the signal of the danger 9f an impending air raid is received in Nevada County, the county will virtually echo and reechoy with sound of sirens. wil the The board of supervisors, at tts. meeting here this week, authorized the purchase of 2 sirens to be Dlaced at various points in the suburban districts and small towns the county. In addition, Nevada City and Grass. Valley each have several sirens placed where they will do the most good. In Nevada City the sirens are at the City Hall, the Leland Smith home on Prospect Hill, Jack McLaughlin home on Piety Hill and Al Bates home on Lost Hill. The sirens will be controlled by a master switch, it is planned, and will all begin work simultaneously. in Funeral services for Mill W. Par65, who died in Downieville Parsons was a native of Nevada all his The deceased leaves a sister, Mrs. The commttee recommended the he probation officer is made by the uperior judge. The group voted to hold quartermeetings in the future, the next In addition to Scadden and Mrs. Highest prices paid for clean used improve the condition of Pioneer Park and Seaman’s Lodge and also have a was formerly known as Weyland of San Jose. Sunday at the St. Ganice~ Cotholic Church. The’ first mass will be at 8 a.m. and the second at 10:30 a. m. Father Patrick O’Reilly and’ Father ward on the cabin floor, ‘while /nowhere to be found. (Scanlan automobile was park. ed under a tree in the yard of . the cabin on the snow covered . ground and apparently had not . f 'been moved for a long time. . The car of one of the workers . << ‘on the ’ property has . burned holes were found in the floor but the fires had gone out without igniting the walls. Beans and Rossi believed that mother and son had been dead jat least a week. The altitude there is around 5,000 feet and the weather has been extremely cold, with considerable ;snow on the ground. After making the discovery of the bodies and searching in vain for Charles Scanlan Sr., and his two employes, Bean and Rossi returned to Camptonville, where they phoned the authorities of Sierra County at Downieville. Stanley McCormick, District Attorney A. J. Just, Acting Coroner C. W. Robins, Game Warden R. E. Tutts, Chester Butz, Phil Newberg, and Bean returned to the Scanlan property for an investigation and to search for the father of the boy and husband of the dead woman, and his two employes. All but Butz remained overnight at the property. Sheriff W. B. Johnson of Sierra County, Coroner A. MHolmes of Nevada County, Bill Lang of Camptonville, Owen Kessel of the State Bureau of Criminal Identification, summoned by Traffic Officer Andrew Ponta, walked the four miles from Sleigh House into the Bradley-Turner property this morning, to assist in unraveling the mystery. been standing for some time beside the road below Sleigh House. ito burn down the cabin. Three . The discovery of what is believed to be a double murder, was made by Bob Bean'and Joe Rossi two miners who had gone from Camptonville to return a dog to the Scanlan’s. While Sleigh House is in Yuba County seven miles above Camptonville, the Bradley-Turner Mine is in Sierra County. The body of Mrs. Scanlan, was found lying face downthat of her son lay near her, one Morrison, . arm outstretched with his hand near her foot. A 30-30 WinMrs. E. T. chester rifle was found on the were . } Cha BSG appointed on a committee to arrange! : h rles Scanlan Sr., and Beg men who helped operate the! // . dragline on the property were The floor in the game room. Caught im the Riftles “Don't ask me to bring back a dead Jap, I have promised too many already,” Ed Steele, manager of the U. S, employment office in Grass alley, remarked to friends Tues-. day when they bade him goodbye. Steele left yesterday to resume service in the Marines. He was called back into service last week. { { ——J Word has spread among the bird population of this district that there is always ‘“‘free eats’’ at the H. P. Davis place, on Boulder Street and Park Avenue. Davis has what he calls hot: dog stands all over his lawn and _ the birds, scores of them and of many varieties, have lost no time in making themselves at home. : Davis’ bird feeding enterprise was revealed when he was. seen by Mrs, Edna Martine walking down the Street with a sack of bread over his shoulder. Mrs. Martine told him “not to let the cat out of the bag” and, of course, Davis rather than admit he did have a “cat in the bag’”’ explained. the contents and the purpose. woman inf»rms us most of the st f used in this column is heard ray in advance in the beaty parlors. That may be, but then it Would hardly do for us men to have our hair marcelled just to get the lowdown on what's doin.’ A coyote killed nearly all of ConStable Jim Williams chickens, including a $3 prize rooster, but Williams got revenge. The coyote made another go for the few remaining chickens and Williams was ready for him, A well directed shot ended ‘the animal’s chicken killing career. ~ or T. Sigourney’s injury may be more : serious than first believed. Yesterday there was talk his back may have to be in a cast for two or three months, The date of the Lewis-Faup The Bradley-Turner Mine the Pleasant Field Mine and was largely financed by Dr. Carl —Catholic Church Two masses will be celebrated Edward Williams will conduct the services. : word comes to usé that some of th county have been se edly. because there wasn’t . materials for them weddng has been set for April 18th. The colored motion pictures shown ~ at the Grass Valley Rifle Rod and Gun Club stag affair last Saturday night were quite STUPENDOUS, we hear. Nevada County miners who signed up for defense work in Hawaii arrived there safely but none have been put to work yet. And no sooner had that been written than ay men who went to Hawaii from 7 SS pece Sea

? of married men “who have left Nethis does not mean that removals The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month . Nev ad City Nugget . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. . SS a aud m4 Vol. 16, No. 19. sleeiemaieaiea The County Seat Paper # % % e et % *% % “" » Thinking Out ~ Loud By H. M. L. How often have we read an account in the news dispatches ,of a ship that has been torpedoed by an enemy sulbbmarine, has been abandoned by all hands and the cook, and then refused to sink. After a time of rifting around in life boats,in the freezing wind and frigid water, the crew have clambered back aboard their ship and have sailed her into port under the ship’s own power. There is a lesson in this story. It'should ‘be conned by every one of.us, facing abrupt changes in our usual and accustomed ways. Let no one abandon his ship until certain it is going down. It is just so much waste motion, and away from the ship on the bounding deep, it is mighty cold and people die of exposure, or bankruptcy, as the case may be. For instance there have been workmen who have established themselves in this community, built homes here, reared .families here, who have betome a lit-tle hysterical about the good ship, Nevada County. They have yet to hear the dull thud. of explosives, they have yet _to sight a torpedo, but in some instances they have made considerable sacrifices to abandon ship and pull out over the horizon to some spot, where they fancied the going might be easier, where they thought they might find a safer ship aboard which to continue their voyage. ‘Now some of these men are returning to Nevada County. The old ship did not sink after all. In fact no submarine appeared; no lethal torpedo was fired. Their sacrifices were in vain and useless, because they found that no matter where they went, conditions were no better than right here in Nevada County. Oh, yes, they did get more money -per day for their work. But -it cost them a tremendous lot more to live, If they had their families with them they found that the margin of velvet in their wages, over that received in Nevada County was not velvet at all. It soundMining Branch of the War Pr value of strategic metals, your value of streatgic metals, your In the view of Otto Schiff. change in ‘preference’ rating irating of some kind, he said, certain, even though ‘the 1 A-1-A is no longer assigned to them. . . . production of war equipment must 1 have precedence over everything else. } . : “There is no argument,’ said Mr. lieve that the government intends to take such measures as would close down the gold and silver mines and throw a great num'ber of men out of employment. We cannot judge the effect of the new order received Tuesday until we know what preference rating has been assigned to us. “In the long view*gold and silver will undoubtedly prove af great value to the country especially in the readjustments to follow the war. “As a matter of fact, I believe. year ago, laid in supplies for a considerable period. But we still have needs in the way of replacements for broken or worn parts of equipment that we are unable to supply in our own machine shops. GOLD MINING PRIORITY A-10 Dispatches from Washington, D. ed big, but the cost of moving the sacrifices which were made in order to move, and the high cost of living in the new environment, left nothing of the velvet but some very tattered rags. AS a matter of fact, the number vada County for employment else-: where has been small. This is revealed in the comparatively small decrease in the numberof children attending school. In Nevada City, all told, the decrease in \attendance is-a little less than a\hundred in both grammar ,and high school. Single men usually are willing to take more chances than men with families but many of these, who have gone to varios war industry centers, have been glad to return to their former jobs in this county. So far as the mining industry in the county is*™.‘concerned, the monthly canvas made by the Nevaa City Nugget shows a decrease in emloyment of but approximately 400 under the peak employment of two years ago. There were employed in Nevaa County mines last month 2214 workes. Of course (Continued on Page Four) tenance rating but, high enough to iC. state -that the War Production Board officials have minimized the effect upon gold and silver mines of the recent order barring them from priority aid under the general order granting blanket priority assistance on maintenance and repair materials to producers of essential war metals, The action does not cut gold and silver mines off from all priority aid, although itdoes put them in q lower priority class than producers of copper, iron and coal, a WPB spokesman said. : The ‘board feels it should review each case individually, he continued, and make decisions based on importprobably have no immediate effect and silver mines will have a priority was rating of . a ; iIn other words. industries engaged in 22. . "‘Sthiffner, “that gold and silver minifs V, ny immediate value in the fwar effort. Hewever, I do not be-. most mines in this locality, almost a, i ing No. 1 and No. 2 and No, 3 hydro% % & % Gold and Silver Mines Get Lowered Priorities Managers of Nevada County mines have received the following telegram from Wilbur A. Nelson, chairman of the oduction Board, in Washington. “Provisions of the Preference Rating Order P-56 remove gold and silver mines from the benefits of this order. If total reclassification will be sonsiderreclassification will be considered. Procedure form is being forwarded.”’ . ver an (e) roducer, t 1S . = sw sser Ss! ROR SERVICE . ! on Nevada County mines, That goid . Another group left this city Tues-. day afternoon with the! United States armed forces. The , draftees were consigned from Nevada County Selective Board No. for service Service . Rev. David Ralston of the Meth. } odist Church, spoke to the departing men and praised them for the service ; they are to give for their country. 'Each of the men were presented with a New Testament and other gifts. The next group will leave early in April. ‘Those departing Tuesday were: . Anthony Caruso Casci, Joseph Lam-. . baye, Everett Elmer Wilkie, Donald! George Stevens, Ernest Eric Becker. leg, Joseph Beverly Barry, Thomas George Marks Matthew Leo Lampi, Francis Robert Planondon and Marion Kitts. LAKE SPAULDING IS IN ZONE PROHIBITED TO ENEMY ALIENS The public proclamation issued by , Lieutenant General J. L. DeWitt respecting prohibited and _ restricted military zones in Pacific Coast states and-in part of Arizona, includes among prohibited zones the Spauldelectric generating plants of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Ne‘wada and Placer Counties. Also in. eluded is the Spaulding dam in Nevada County. All enemy aliens are excluded from an area one mile in radius from these points. Game Warden Hiscox Nabs Another Alien Game Wardeen Earl Hiscox added another name:to his list of alien enemy arrests with the apprehension yesterday of Conrad Franz Schulz, 63, who reportedly admitted he failed to register as an alien. Schulz has been living in Nevada County for the past seven years. He was in the German navy from. 1898 to 1901. The FBI has notified Nevada ance to the war effort of the mine involved. Siar It \.was indicated mine opérators barred. under the board’s action might be eligible for assistance under the general repair and mainten. ance priority.order which carries an; A-10 preferential rating—-much lower than the mihe repair and maincommend delivery of many of the repair parts and materials essential to mine operation. Parts are still available for all makes of cars at Georg thers Parts Store. . County authorities to who is in the county jail here. Special Fish Counter t At National Market 5 Lee Michell, proprietor of the National Market here, has a special fish counter at his store, in which are on display the many varieties of fresh fish available to customers during the Lenten season. Michell said he is able to offer the large variety of fish, despite war time limitations, through a long time connection with the largest fish company on the Patcific Coast. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA e & % eek Old Slaying Discovered in Cabi

& % e et tt &% CHAMBER TO BEFORE COUNCIL meeting here Tuesday night, The Gold Center HAVE DELEGATION The Chamber of Commerce, at its outTHURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1942. rig oreememere teee % % e MRS. CHARLES SCANLAN SR. AND CHARLES JR. OF BRADLEY-TURNER DEAD; .CHARLES SCANLAN SR. AND TWO EMPLOYES MISSING The bodies of Mrs. Charles Scanlan Sr., and her son Charles, were found yesterday morning on the floor of their cabin at the Bradley-Turner gravel mining property some miles above Sleigh House in Yuba County. lined plans to have a representative of every civic, fraternal and service organization in this city appear before the city council Thursday night FUNERAL HELD FOR PARSONS sons, Tuesday, were held at the Holmes Funeral Home here. : City and worked in Nevada and Sierra County mines nearly adult life. Maude Smith of Meridian, a niece and two nephews. Phil Scadden Elected Chairman Of County Probation Committee The Nevada ‘County Probation Committee met in the courthouse here Tuesday afternoon, electing P. G. Scadden of this city as chairman and Mrs. A. R, Archibald of Grass hold Shulz,: Valley as secretary. reappointment of Probation Officer A. W. McGagin. The appointment of { ly meeting to be held in June. Archibald, the memlbers of the.committee are James Colley of Nevada . City and Dan Stewart and M. Henry Argall of Grass Valley. cars, also used tires, all sizes, George Brothers Parts Store.and request steps be taken to careaker employed there. H. S. Foreman, M. A. Mrs. Dorothy Southern Bonner and Lambert Thomas the appearance of the group before the council. The possibility of organizing a woman’s auxiliary for the local chamber was discusse at the meeting, The proposal received support and be given further consideration. SUPERVISORS ORDER PURCHASE OF 20 AJR RAID SIRENS When the signal of the danger 9f an impending air raid is received in Nevada County, the county will virtually echo and reechoy with sound of sirens. wil the The board of supervisors, at tts. meeting here this week, authorized the purchase of 2 sirens to be Dlaced at various points in the suburban districts and small towns the county. In addition, Nevada City and Grass. Valley each have several sirens placed where they will do the most good. In Nevada City the sirens are at the City Hall, the Leland Smith home on Prospect Hill, Jack McLaughlin home on Piety Hill and Al Bates home on Lost Hill. The sirens will be controlled by a master switch, it is planned, and will all begin work simultaneously. in Funeral services for Mill W. Par65, who died in Downieville Parsons was a native of Nevada all his The deceased leaves a sister, Mrs. The commttee recommended the he probation officer is made by the uperior judge. The group voted to hold quartermeetings in the future, the next In addition to Scadden and Mrs. Highest prices paid for clean used improve the condition of Pioneer Park and Seaman’s Lodge and also have a was formerly known as Weyland of San Jose. Sunday at the St. Ganice~ Cotholic Church. The’ first mass will be at 8 a.m. and the second at 10:30 a. m. Father Patrick O’Reilly and’ Father ward on the cabin floor, ‘while /nowhere to be found. (Scanlan automobile was park. ed under a tree in the yard of . the cabin on the snow covered . ground and apparently had not . f 'been moved for a long time. . The car of one of the workers . << ‘on the ’ property has . burned holes were found in the floor but the fires had gone out without igniting the walls. Beans and Rossi believed that mother and son had been dead jat least a week. The altitude there is around 5,000 feet and the weather has been extremely cold, with considerable ;snow on the ground. After making the discovery of the bodies and searching in vain for Charles Scanlan Sr., and his two employes, Bean and Rossi returned to Camptonville, where they phoned the authorities of Sierra County at Downieville. Stanley McCormick, District Attorney A. J. Just, Acting Coroner C. W. Robins, Game Warden R. E. Tutts, Chester Butz, Phil Newberg, and Bean returned to the Scanlan property for an investigation and to search for the father of the boy and husband of the dead woman, and his two employes. All but Butz remained overnight at the property. Sheriff W. B. Johnson of Sierra County, Coroner A. MHolmes of Nevada County, Bill Lang of Camptonville, Owen Kessel of the State Bureau of Criminal Identification, summoned by Traffic Officer Andrew Ponta, walked the four miles from Sleigh House into the Bradley-Turner property this morning, to assist in unraveling the mystery. been standing for some time beside the road below Sleigh House. ito burn down the cabin. Three . The discovery of what is believed to be a double murder, was made by Bob Bean'and Joe Rossi two miners who had gone from Camptonville to return a dog to the Scanlan’s. While Sleigh House is in Yuba County seven miles above Camptonville, the Bradley-Turner Mine is in Sierra County. The body of Mrs. Scanlan, was found lying face downthat of her son lay near her, one Morrison, . arm outstretched with his hand near her foot. A 30-30 WinMrs. E. T. chester rifle was found on the were . } Cha BSG appointed on a committee to arrange! : h rles Scanlan Sr., and Beg men who helped operate the! // . dragline on the property were The floor in the game room. Caught im the Riftles “Don't ask me to bring back a dead Jap, I have promised too many already,” Ed Steele, manager of the U. S, employment office in Grass alley, remarked to friends Tues-. day when they bade him goodbye. Steele left yesterday to resume service in the Marines. He was called back into service last week. { { ——J Word has spread among the bird population of this district that there is always ‘“‘free eats’’ at the H. P. Davis place, on Boulder Street and Park Avenue. Davis has what he calls hot: dog stands all over his lawn and _ the birds, scores of them and of many varieties, have lost no time in making themselves at home. : Davis’ bird feeding enterprise was revealed when he was. seen by Mrs, Edna Martine walking down the Street with a sack of bread over his shoulder. Mrs. Martine told him “not to let the cat out of the bag” and, of course, Davis rather than admit he did have a “cat in the bag’”’ explained. the contents and the purpose. woman inf»rms us most of the st f used in this column is heard ray in advance in the beaty parlors. That may be, but then it Would hardly do for us men to have our hair marcelled just to get the lowdown on what's doin.’ A coyote killed nearly all of ConStable Jim Williams chickens, including a $3 prize rooster, but Williams got revenge. The coyote made another go for the few remaining chickens and Williams was ready for him, A well directed shot ended ‘the animal’s chicken killing career. ~ or T. Sigourney’s injury may be more : serious than first believed. Yesterday there was talk his back may have to be in a cast for two or three months, The date of the Lewis-Faup The Bradley-Turner Mine the Pleasant Field Mine and was largely financed by Dr. Carl —Catholic Church Two masses will be celebrated Edward Williams will conduct the services. : word comes to usé that some of th county have been se edly. because there wasn’t . materials for them weddng has been set for April 18th. The colored motion pictures shown ~ at the Grass Valley Rifle Rod and Gun Club stag affair last Saturday night were quite STUPENDOUS, we hear. Nevada County miners who signed up for defense work in Hawaii arrived there safely but none have been put to work yet. And no sooner had that been written than ay men who went to Hawaii from 7 SS pece Sea