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“ Published i in ay Best Little City i in ‘the Mother rode District
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LIVE NEWSPAPER pus
~~ Hsied “in “a live town.
The “GOLD aed
Nevada City Citsene Will Be
at Depot When President’s
Train Arrives at6:30In answer to a. 4B wire sent by the
Nevada City Chamber of. Commerce
asking. him to greet Nevada County
‘residents at Colfax tomorrow, a
wire was sent by President, Hoover
early this morning as follows:
’ Laramie Wyoming,
* Nevada City Chamber of’
Commerce,
Nevada City, Calif.
PRESIDENTS. TRAIN WILL STOP
AT COLFAX .AT SIX THIRTY
‘TUESDAY MORNING.
LAWRENCE RICHEY,
Secretary to the President.
In order to properly greet’ the
‘president, who was at one time @
resident of this county, all Nevada.
‘County citizens are urged to get up
a little earlier tomorrow morning
‘and make the trip to Colfax.
There ‘have been several differ-. .
ent reports given out as to the time
the presidential train’ will arrive’ in
Colfax: The right time. is half past
six tomorrow morning and the phe:
a be on time.
No political demonstration is to
be made. This is to be a greeting
to the president ‘of the United States
and not to the leader of a party.
. Thirty seven years ago, Herbert
Hoover worked as a miner in two
Nevada City mines. In memory of
that time Nevada County is presenting President Hoover with a galvanized tin lunch bucket of a model
used in the 90’s. The bucket. will be
filled with gold ore specimens from
the foll@wing mines.: Empire, Pennsylvania, North Star, Golden Center,
Tdaho-Maryland, Empress, Murchie
aad Hoge. On the lid of the lunch
bucket is printed, “H. HOOVER,
Reward Mine, 1895, Nevada City,
Cal.”’
‘This meting with the president is
being sponsored by the Nevada City
Chamber of Commerce with the aid
of several prominent citizens of
Grass Valley and Nevada City.
Upon leaving Colfax, the presi_dential train will pull into Sacramento at 8: 15, where the citizens
there will welcome him. ~ Later in
the day the train will move on to
San Francisco, a parade being given
. for the president there. Before the
polls close, the chief executive’s
party will be in Palo Alto, where
--President Hoover will cast his vote.
SIERRA DEVELOPMENT
CO. TO, INSTALL MILL
Russel Haddy ty of t the Sierra Development Company from _ Forest,
has been in this city for the past
few days. He is planning a trip to
San Francisco and Oakland tomorrow or the next day with the inspection of millsas his object.
The ball mill now installed on the
company’s miné at Forest is found
to be not making the proper extraction from the ore. It is now shui
down although the company has
over a thousand tons of payingore
mined and ready to run’ through.
This ore will be held until a new
mill is installed. An electric power
line runs through the company’s mining property, so power is readily
available.
Mine prospects continue to look
good a san unlimited amount of good
pay ore is staked ready for mining,
GRASS VALLEY MINE NOW
~~ CLEARED OF LITIGATION
depo
It is repgrted from San Francisco
that the Boundary mine of Grass
Valley has been cleared of its litigation difficulties. Indications are
that the mine will be re-opened and
put on a production ‘basis at an early
date.
The mine should occupy an important place in the paying mines
of this district.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bolton and
. family; motored to Colfax yesterday.
They were accompanied by Constable
Thomas Oliver; father of Mrs. Bolton} who Has Tecently recovered from
P ssident Hoover in
~ Colfax Tuesday A. .
‘runs scored and turned in a batting
OLD TIME RESIDENTS
VISIT HERE SUNDAY
Mr. and Mrs. SBT: Rodda, . with
their daughter Norma Jean, Rodda,
a brother to’ Bill and “their neice
Helen’ Carpenter, were visitors ia
Nevada City yesterday from Berkéley. The men, uncles to Mrs. H. B.
Wright of this city, were well known
residents of Nevada County a number oy years ago.
Bill Rodda, the famous Mission
shortstop; several years ago, although sold to Minneapolis before
this season wa sover, le dthe Southern Association in runs batted in,
average of 321 for 1932. He has
Played for Tennessee for the past
two years.
Jac Rodda, born and raised in
Nevada City, is machine shop foreman of the Byron’ Jackson Pump
Company in Berekeley.
The visitors motored up Saturday
afternoon and spent Sunday in Ne-!
vada City and French Corral. They
‘plan t oreturn in about two weks
for a ‘months visit.
EDWIN SMITH PASSES
"AWAY THIS MORNING
Edwin Smith, 77-year-old resident
of Nevada City, died this morning
at. one o’clock in his home here.
Seemingly in good health, the elderly man was unable to revive from
a case of acute indigestion. He
leaves a wife and four children.
The children are Mrs. Zeta Connelly
of Oakland, Mrs. Minnie Halli of Folsom, Mrs. Edna Randall of Martinez
and Mr. Orrin E. Smith of Sacramento. He was also an uncle of
R. N. McCormack of this city, Nevada county clerk.
Living in Nevada City all his life,
Mr. Smith was for the past 27 years
janitor of the Nevada City grammar
school. Previous to that time he
had been a miner working in the local mines. ©
Mr. Smith was a devoted husband
and father and was highly esteemed
by all who knew him. His quiet,
friendly greetings in his daily comin? and going to school will be
missed by many in the section of
town where he lived.
For’ over 50 years the deceased
was a member of Oustomah Lodge
Odd Fellows of this city.
The funeral will be held from the
Holmes funeral parlors in this city
Wednesday at two o’clock under the
auspices of the I. O. O. F.
POWER FOR GOLD MINE
IN ELDORADO COUNTY
The Pacific Gas-and Blectric Com‘pany is extending a power line to
the Sleger gold mine property, near
Georgetown, El Dorado County.
The good showing of ore recently
uncovered has made the immediate
development of power necessary.
SUPERIOR COURT
The following matters will be
heard in the superior court by
Judge Reglan Tuttle:
Guardianship, James L. Shetterly:
Hearing second account Estate Adellaide Morandi, deceased: Final account and petition for distribution
ed. Final account and petition for
distribution .
Retailers Credit Association vs. T.
A. E. Corporation. Demurrer,
Slancey .vs. Beckell. Demurrer.
Coming to town from French Cor‘fal this noon time, Mr. Ernest De
Pratti of the Three Black Cat mine
tis staying over until tomorrow, when
he will vote in Grass Valley. Born
on the first day of 1845 and a civil
war veteran, De Pratti still gets
around the country in a manner ie os
belies his age.
‘ULV a Sy Se, gi ae a)
The Nugget will have direct connections’ with the Western Union
Telegraph Company tomorrow night
on the election returns. We will
post bulletins in the front windows
and also answer all phone ‘calls on
the national returns. Watch our
front windows or Phone 36 and we
will aeied give = ‘wratiable’ information: °
an. illness.
. joining the Allison Ranch on the
Estate of Catherine J. Dawe, on fo when Judge Tuttle has asked that
FORMER RESIDENT —
NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA :
SN NE NT I
The County Seat Paper _ MONDAY. NOV. 7, 1932 0 /, 1932
PASSES YESTERDAY
baviies B. Lindley, 31, a former
resident of Nevada City, passed away
early Sunday mofning in Berkeley,
after a severe attack of pneumonia.
In recent years Mr. Lindley had lived
with his mother, Mrs. Vivie R. Lindley, in Berkeley.
Young Lindley spent his boyhood
in Nevada City and received his early
education in local schools. After
the death of his. father, he moved to
Berkeley in 1919, together with his
mother and brother, where.the family has since resided. He graduated
from the University of California
with high honors and later received
his diploma from the University of
California School of Law.
In spite of years of residence away
from Nevada City Lindley has always
remained-attached to his old home,
and has made frequent visits here.
Lindley was taken ill with influenza about a week ago but continued work at his desk with the
Penn: Mutual Life Insurance Co. in
‘San Francisco until forced to go to
bed. He was later taken to the
‘Humboldt hospital in Berkeley, but
‘his heart’ proved unequal to the
strain of pneumonic symptoms and
he passed away at two a. m. Sunday,
‘November 6th.
Lindley was a patriotic enthusiast
in the welfare of his home city and
participated in many activities here.
He was a member of Nevada City
Lodge, B. P. 0. E.; Nevada Lodge
No. 13 F. & A. M:; Nevada Chapter
No. 6, Royal Arch Masons; Nevada
Commandery Knights Templars. He
is survived by his mother, Mrs. Vivie
R: Lindley, of Berkeley, Cal.; his
brother, Charles R. Lindley, of Los
Angeles, Cal.; an uncle, William O.
Lindley, of Altadena, Cal.; and his
cousins, G. J. Rector, E. M. Rector,
and Mrs. Lola Worth, of Nevada
City, and Mrs. Maude Graves a -piad
of San Francisco.
Funeral services will be held at
Trinity Episcopal church, Nevada
City, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November
&th, followed by Masonic ritual at
the grave. Friends are invited to
Ibe in attendance.
MORE MINING ACTIVITY
IN THIS TERRITORY
. A small gallows frame is being
erected on the Phoeinx Claims ad‘south. Al Adams is the mine mers:
manager.
It is reported that rock running
up to $17.00 per ton has been opened up. The Riley family owns the
claims. :
MARKHAM, FIRE SETTER,
PLEADS GUILTY TO CRIME
Last Friday Al Markham of Grass
Valley pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of unlawfully setting fire
to property other than his own without permission of the owners. He
did this before Judge Raglan Tuttle
in the superior court of Nevada Co.
Markham set 20 fires on Alta Hill
last October the 3rd in Grass Valley.
Originally Markham was ae
charged under section 447A of the
penal code calling arson a felony.
He was held on $5000 bail. Later
the charge was lessened to a misdemeanor under section 384 of the
penal code.
Through his — counselor, Kelley,
Markham pleaded guilty to the lesser
charge and asked for probation. He
1 ig being held until November 18th,
the probation officer make a report
and recommendation to the court,
ROCK THROWING HUSBAND
GIVEN 60 BAYS IN JAIL
When taken to trial‘for hitting his
wife and a man companion in the
face and head with a rock, George
‘W. Brown of Grass, Valley waived
reading of the information pertaining to the crime. Instead of going
through court trial procedure, Brown
pleaded guilty to simple assault with
a deadly weapon. :
Judge Raglan Tuttle of the superior court sentenced the man to
60 days in the county jail.
Dr. Tickell is attending Mr. A.
Anderson of Spenceville who is now
staying at the National hotel. Anderson was brought here from Spenceville by his sister, Mrs. Ella M. Austin, County ‘Superintendent ° of
Schools’ i Nevada ‘County jaa: Satices sc anda
4 Meee
CAMPTONVILLE, ‘Nov., 4.—Mr.
Thomas Jackson Byrd, renowned
pioneer of this section, passed away
Tuesday morning at the Masonic
Home at Decoto, where he-has been
a resident for the past several years.
Deceased was one of the most remarkable men of the age, having attained the 97th year, remaining both
mentally and physically active until the day he died. He was born in
Lumpkip County, Georgia, and at
the age of 17, came to California,
landing at’ Coloma, where he spent
one winter, then moving to this seéccamp, witnessing 13 fights in the
streets the first morning he was here
before breakfast.
He has the record of never having
worked for wages, but followed the
lure of the west, in quest of gold,
and during his mining career he
made from nothing a day up to as
much as $1,500, in one day.
He was a_ faithful member of
Gravel Range Lodge No. 59, F. &
A. M., of this place, being the olaest member, belonging for 59 years,
having the honor of being the first
Mason in California to receive a
fifty year service button. He never
missed a méeting when he lived here.
Could ‘fill any office of the lodge,
and many times in his eighties
would walk eight miles over rough
mountain trails to attend lodge. He
was a favorite at the Masonic Home,
being one of the few never to -complain, to enjoy life, and always have
a pleasant word with those about
ay Du AT HMSO Hone TASS Valley 1 Takes
Football Game, 60
HALLOWE'EN FUN
CAMPTONVILLE, Nov
lowe’en custom to ‘their hearts
tion, where he spent the rest of his ty. The population of this place,
life. When he arrived at Campton-. differing’ considefable “from its
ville, he found it a lively mining. neighboring ‘towns, is located in a
from the town,
ing
mos
the night with their relatives
lowe’en.
ghosts, and goblins,
weird noises which
genuine Hallowe’en. i
for the gang seemed to center at
and all
during the: evening, delightful
general good time had.
In the morning, the rest of
county road grader was parked
One of the. large Forest
AT CAMPTONVILLE
4.—The
community can boast o fthe fact that
it has a population of young people,
who can celebrate the ancient Halsire and at the samé time not do any
damage to either persons or properradius of from five to seven miles
scattered here and
there, with a small percentage livithin the ‘town limits. Hence,
‘of the young generation does
not live right in town} however, they
made it a point to come in and spend
friends in order to be where they.
could.at least have some fun on HalAnd: fun they had, with
accompany a
Headquarters
home of Miss. Dorothy Hays, where
freshments were partaken of, and a
population arose to find out what
had happened the night before. The
to the doorway of the Justice Court.
Service
deor
the
the
rethe
up
him.
Decoto, the body cremated and late
in the local Masonic cemetery.
LOS ANGELES MAN
Residents _of f northern Californi
Masonic services will be held at
the ashes interred in the family plot
FAVORS NUMBER 11
and other parts of the state would
cookers was planted in the telephone
-booth, which was not ‘discovered until a patron attempted to use the
Tl booth, the benches on the _ hotel
porch were placed on a_ peddling
truek and in the town ball ground,
a huge Standard Oil stgn was placed
across Acton M. Cleveland’s front
door so that he had to leave by way
of the back door in order to get out
of his house, and the twn was othera. wise amiss, but it was all done in
clean fun, with no damage or mean
benefit increased revenues from oil
royalties and relief to the unemployed if amendment No. 11 is passed by
‘the voters Tuesday, according to Attorney Allen Miller of Los Angeles,
tricks to anyone.
MRS. A. A ADAMS CALLED
who was a visitor in
city of Huntington ‘Beach to
tidewater lands within the
‘explained.
The chief source of revenue woul
ed by the Standard Oil Company o
poses.
dollars from such off-setting.
“Opponents
urging the people to ‘save
beach to save.
he said.
“The bill was
request of special interests opposin
the amendment.”
FOREST GOLD MINE NOW
10 drills.
At this time there are thirty me
satisfactory gold recovery.
full ‘swing.’
channel bed from the tunnel
peviten thé bed pita
.
‘urday: . ste doe : recent:
Nevada City
this week; in the interest of the bill.
The amendment empowers the
j use
city’s
boundaries for recreational and in‘dustrial purposes, Attorney Miller
be derived through oil development
by off-setting some fiften wells drilia strip of shore land where there are
no residences nor business, he said. _
“The beach at this point is hedged by a ten-foot retaining wall and
has no value for recreational purIt is estimated that the city
and state would receive millions of
of the measure are
the
beaches’ but in this case there is no
The amendment affects only Huntington Beach and can
be interpreted in no other manner,”
passed “by both
houses of legislature in 1931, but
was vetoed by the governor at the
EMPLOYS THIRTY MEN
A new 900 ecubie foot compressor
compressor is capable of operating
working on the company’s Forest
mine, under the direction of C. E.
Gilman, San Francisco mining engineer. with offices at 444 Mills
Building.
The new Huelsdonk gravel a ee
ing and concentrating machine that}
Was installed on a trial basis recently is now said to be making a very
Full produétion work is now in
It is understood that
eight upraises have been made to the
beMrs. E. M. Rector visited her sister, Mrs. C. A. epi te of Eureka,
HERE FRIDAY & SATURDAY
her brothér, E.°H. Abbott, motored
to "Nevada City last Friaday from
. Redding, where Mrs. Adams made
a political speech before the Democratic ‘Central Committee.
Mrs. Adams, at one time, Modoc
dj County high school principal, later
opened law offices in San Francisco
where she became United States Disn. trict Attorney for the Northern district of California. She was the
first and only woman in the United
States to be appointed to such a position.
The high light of her career in the
Mrs. Annette Abbott ia with}
Local Testi Meh Makes Splendid
Showing Against Heavier,
More Experienced Rivals
Grass Valley high school foobtall
team. carried too many big guns for
the local high school contingent Saturday afternoon. Scoring by inches
five seconds by the timer’s watch be.
fore the first half ended, Grass Valley had all she could do to hold her
6 to 0 lead until the end of the
game. The visiting team deserves
credit for winning a mighty)tough
game. ‘Coach Bill Wilson’s charges .
played a snapply brand of bait
throughout the game and were
heads up all the time.
Lack of thorough seasoning and 2
decided handicap in weight were the
big factors in Nevada City’s defeat.
Outweighed at least 12pounds’ per
man, the local boys played their
hearts out only to be nosed out by
a far more experienced team.
Fully 500. enthusiastic fans crowded Cashin’s field and saw Coach
Bev Barron’s team play into some
of the toughest. luck they have had
all year. Some of the breaks were
directly from lack of experience and
still others just happened.
A play-by-play description of the
game is as follows:
FIRST QUARTER
“Monk” Brown of Grass Valley
kicked off to Nevada City on the
3 yard line. Chapman carried the
ball back to the 26 yard litte. Oates
carried ball out of bounds for no
gain. Oates gained 1 yard over left
guard and then Chapmen punted to
Painter, elusive Grass Valley safety
man, who brought the ball back 6
yards to the Grass Valley 48 yard
line.
Brown going over right guard for
9 and 2 yards in two plays, put the
ball for first and ten on the Nevada
City 41 yard line. A yard over center, 2 yards over right tackle and a
pass knocked down by Chapman
forced Grass Valley to punt. The
ball went over the: goal line, so Neyada City 1st and 10 on the 20 yard
stripe.
Pierce plunged 2 yards over left
tackle, but Grass Valley was given —
a 5 yard penalty for offside. Pieree
made the first down ‘over left end
for six yards on the 31 yard line. .
Chapman swept right end for 5 yards —
and Pierce gained 3 over center. On
a left énd run Oates was spilled for
a 6 yard loss when Brock, Grass Valley tackle ‘knifed through. ‘Chapman
punted out of bounds on the Grass
Valley 48 yard line.
Painter, on a left end run advanced 5 yards and then made §&
yards over right tackle for a first
U. S. District Attorney’s office, was
her successful prosecution of the famous Hindu conspiracy case and the
German consulate trial for violation
of the neutrality laws of this country in 1916.
On account of her marked ability
shown while in San Francisco, Mrs.
Adams was called to Washington,
D. C. and appointed an assistant Attorney General of the United States.
The Attorney General has eight assistants.
Serving in Washington up until
the administration of President Harding, Mrs. Adams made an enviable
record in the capital of the United
States .
In 1921, she returned to
Francisco, where she _ entered
private practice of law.
&
San
' the
is being installed in their placer During the present political camgold mine at Forest by the Sierra] paign, Mrs.Adams is actively en,
Pacific Gold Company, Ltd. This} gaged in the cause of Roosevelt,
Garner and McAdoo.
Mrs. Adams‘and Mr. Abbott, afn{ter spending several days ~ visiting
with friends in Nevada City, motored back to San Francisco yesterday
from where they started ‘their politieal tour.
PEOPLE VS. JONES
CONTINUED . UNTIL. 28TH
Last Friday Judge Raglan Tuttle
of the Nevada county superior court
ordered the case of the ,People vs.
H. B. Jones to be continued’ until
‘the 28th of this’ month.” ‘The ‘post\ponement was given at the request
‘of Jones, the defendant.
PMT AL SEE AD
‘home near Foren © erings beac!
‘Grass Valley. st"
;
Last August Jonés‘allegedly killed j.
his wife’ witha shotgun ‘at their],
down. A lateral pass was smeared
by Nevada City for no gain. Fullback Brown of Grass Valley made 6 —
yards over center on a spin play. A.
period out. Painter pass no good and
Hawkins plunged a yard on fourth
down, failing by 3 yards of making
first down.
Nevada City first and 10 on her
own 32 yard line. Pierce gained 5
yards over right tackle. Pierce on ~
an end run made 6 yards but the
ball was brought back and Nevada —
City was penalized 15 yards for tripping. A reverse, Hoffman to Chapman lost 3. yards and ona spin
Oates made a yard. From the 20
yard striper, Chapman punted high
to Painter; who brought the ball
back to his own 49 yard line.
Grass Valley passed but Chapman
slapped it down. In two plays over —
left tackle, Halfback Younkers made —
30 yards. With fourth doWn and 7
to. go, Brown punted out of bounds
on Nevada City’s 24 yard line. :
Chapman lost. four yards on
end run. Pierce in two cracks at the
left tackle made’6 and 7 yards
peciively. “With fourth dow
one to go Nevada City elécted
kick. Painter eaught the ball on
own 44 yard line and’ was dro
in his tracks by had Tambiy
quarter ended.
SECOND.
A lateral pass,
kins, gained 3 yards for
ley. Hawkins Lana
then kitked sy
‘vada City per
plunged over . —