Volume 002-2 - March 1949 (2 pages)

March 1949 COMMITTEES FOR 1949 CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE: To plan and promote our part in the Centennial for 1949, to design a float for the July 4th parade. Jerry Brust, Chairman; E. Sampson, E. Kilroy, H. Biggs, Mary Bibbs, J. Tremewan, E. Hocking, G. Tennis, Mrs. F. Rowe, G. Ingalls. : HISTORICAL SITES COMMITTEE: John Tremewan, Chairman; Herb Nile, George Hansen, Forst Varney, I. Hefelfinger, Ann Whiting, Vere Hansen, Lorraine Keast, Warren O'Dell, Frank Rowe, Carl Tobiassen, Frank Loehr, J. Coughlin. : MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: Vere Hansen, Chairman; Alice Kohler, Wilda Steuber, Grace Clinch. ‘ SPECIAL COMMITTEE: To assist in planning social affairs and refreshment serving. Wilda Steuber, Chairman; Freida Crocker, Bessie King, Veda Meeker, Mrs. Byron Brock, Mr. and Mrs. . Gary Feagans, Mrs. F. Varney. FINANCE COMMITTEE: Gene Ingalls, Chairman; Judge James Snell, George Hallock. MUSEUM COMMITTEE: Doris Foley, Chairman; Genevieve Kent, Edward Tinloy, Maudie Shaw, Lenore Coughlin, Grace Englebright, W. H. Wayman, W. W. Kallenberger, Robert Paine, George Legg. PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Gene Ingalls, Chairman; Robert Nile, Dorothy Dyke, George Hallock, Judge Snell, Doris Foley, Gertrude Goyne, Edna Sampson, William Durbrow, Mrs. George Legg, Vere Hansen, Dr. and Mrs. Evans, John Tremewan, Forest Varney, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ingalls, Robert Paine, Helen Chapman. ‘ PUBLICITY COMMITTEE: Edmund Kinyon, Chairman; Robert Paine, W. W. Kallenberger, Eileen Mair, E. Ingalls, Axel Gravender. LIBRARY COMMITTEE: Mrs. E. Goodsell Sherman, Chairman; Mrs. Byron Eastman, Esther M Candless, Bernice Glasson, Thelma Abernathy, Olive Champie. RESEARCH COMMITTEE: Audrey Welselsky, Chairman; H. P. Davis, Mrs. C. Ludwig, Mr. and Mrs. George Legg, Olive Kallenberger, F. A. Austin. _ INDIAN RESEARCH COMMITTEE: Genevieve Kent, Marie Knight, Herbert Nile, Doris Foley, Margaret Vineyard. HISTORICAL CORRESPONDENCE: To answer questions and prepare letters for corresponding members. Eileen Mair, Nevada City and northern part of county; Genevieve Kent, Grass Valley, and southern part of county. PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMITTEE: To co-operate with the public schools in teaching local history and encouraging our youth to take an interest in the history of Nevada County. G. T. Tennis, Chairman; Walter Carlson, Marie Knight, Dorothy Dyke, Helen Chapman, P. J. Conway, Maxine Sleeper. COMMUNITY CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE: Judge Gildersleeve, Chairman; J. Paul Bergemann, QO. F. Bettcher, Jessica Carr, Dr. C. W. Chapman. BOB HUCKINS—DEPUTY SHERIFF OF tempts at escape from his custody were told THE NORTH SAN JUAN RIDGE All along the ridge, wherever people gathered, the adventures of Deputy Bob Huckins were for years a popular topic of conversation. “What has Bob been up to lately?” was one of the first questions asked, and the answer usually provoked much lavyhter. Although Bob Huckins, County Supervisor and Deputy Sheriff in the late seventies, boasted he had never lost a prisoner, two atand re-told with elaborations. He had worked out a scheme for the transportation of unruly prisoners to the county jail in Nevada City, of which he was extremely proud. Whenever he anticipated attempted escapes, Bob tied his prisoners to the seat of the buggy, and was then free to concentrate on driving over the steep river roads. On one such occasion, Deputy Sheri Huckins was going down the Edward’s Grade, when a prisoner loosened his bonds, jumped from the buggy and ran down the ad. Bob, abandoning his conveyance, pur.ed and overtaking his prisoner, tackled him just as he was about to slide down the steep slope to the Yuba. Misjudging the distance, he leaped too far, and he and his prisoner went rolling down the hill to the bank of the Yuba River. Bob's vaunted reputation for not having lost a prisoner was saved by the intervention of a stranger who fortunately happened along, and who, after recovering from his astonishment at the strange sight of two men, locked aparently in loving embrace, rolling down the hillside, assisted Bob in conveying the prisoner back to the buggy. The second dramatic attempt at escape, was that of a demented miner, in a manner which shocked the good ladies of the Ridge, but greatly amused their husbands. Investigating a report that a miner working along the Yuba, nightly prayed loudly to the moon, arrayed only in his birthday suit. Bob hid one night in the brush near the miner's cabin. He had not Jong to wait before the report as verified. He captured the miner, and covering him with a buggy robe, tied him to the seat, and proceeded toward Nevada City. At North San Juan, Bob for some reason easily guessed, but never officially confirmed, stopped at the National Hotel, and tying his horses, entered. His business in North San Juan was rudely interrupted by a commotion in the street, and rushing out, he was horrified to sce his prisoner, sans the buggy robe, running madly down the main thoroughfare, pursued by laughing men and barking dogs. It is told that, grabbing the robe, Bob out ran his prisoner, and recovering his nude form, hastily resumed his journey. Although Bob contended he was in no way to blame, it was many a day before he recovered his social standing with the ladies of North San Juan. Another story related by W. H. Wayman, is of the O'Neil Gang of robbers who werc wanted for a stage holdup on the Camptonville Ridge. The thrce men stopped at his ?ike City home for dinner. Young Bill Meck, returning to Camptonville after delivering groceries in the Pike vicinity, met the gang. He recognized them as the group who had entered his father’s store for supplies, and immediately notified Charles Weiss, a prospector living near by. The Wayman family did not know the identity of their guests, until ten minutes after their departure, when stuttering Charlie Weiss rushed in brandishing a revolver, and inquired about the three. News of the robbery had been telegraphed from Camptonville to all offices, and Deputy Sheriff Huckins awaited the trio on the road leading from Freeman’s Crossing, and about one half mile from North San Juan. He had guessed right, for after a short wait the robbers came in sight. Pink Skinner, a Celestial Valley rancher, was walking ahead of them. After passing him, they came face to face with Bob Huckins, who called to them to halt. They spurred their horses onward. Bob captured one of the three. One rushed into North San Juan, and galloped at full speed through the town. The other turned quickly, nearly running over Pink Skinner, and made his get away toward Cherokee, They were later captured at Gilroy. Although Bob Huckins made many arrests which involved true courage, the humorous ones predominate. His most humiliating adventure was an encounter in which he was bested by a woman. Instructed by his superior in Nevada City to investigate complaints that the stage station at Nigger Tent was a rendezvous for cutthroats and highwaymen, Bob boidly entered the station, secure, as he fancied, in the knowledge that he was unknown by the proprictress, a Creole woman, by the name of Mrs, LaMarge. Assuming to the best of his ability, the demeanor of a weary traveler, he asked for a drink at the bar. Mrs. LaMarge eyed him shrewdly, her black eyes snapping, as she poured him the drink. Raising the glass, Bob was repulsed at seeing a fly swimming around in the liquor. Putting it down, he said, “There is a fly in this glass!” Mrs. LaMarge whipped out a gun, and pointing it at him, coldly said, “BOB HUCKINS, YOU DRINK Tita ¢LY!" Bob, looking down the barrel of the gun, and into the determined black eyes, finished the drink, and hastily departed.

March 1949 COMMITTEES FOR 1949 CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE: To plan and promote our part in the Centennial for 1949, to design a float for the July 4th parade. Jerry Brust, Chairman; E. Sampson, E. Kilroy, H. Biggs, Mary Bibbs, J. Tremewan, E. Hocking, G. Tennis, Mrs. F. Rowe, G. Ingalls. : HISTORICAL SITES COMMITTEE: John Tremewan, Chairman; Herb Nile, George Hansen, Forst Varney, I. Hefelfinger, Ann Whiting, Vere Hansen, Lorraine Keast, Warren O'Dell, Frank Rowe, Carl Tobiassen, Frank Loehr, J. Coughlin. : MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: Vere Hansen, Chairman; Alice Kohler, Wilda Steuber, Grace Clinch. ‘ SPECIAL COMMITTEE: To assist in planning social affairs and refreshment serving. Wilda Steuber, Chairman; Freida Crocker, Bessie King, Veda Meeker, Mrs. Byron Brock, Mr. and Mrs. . Gary Feagans, Mrs. F. Varney. FINANCE COMMITTEE: Gene Ingalls, Chairman; Judge James Snell, George Hallock. MUSEUM COMMITTEE: Doris Foley, Chairman; Genevieve Kent, Edward Tinloy, Maudie Shaw, Lenore Coughlin, Grace Englebright, W. H. Wayman, W. W. Kallenberger, Robert Paine, George Legg. PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Gene Ingalls, Chairman; Robert Nile, Dorothy Dyke, George Hallock, Judge Snell, Doris Foley, Gertrude Goyne, Edna Sampson, William Durbrow, Mrs. George Legg, Vere Hansen, Dr. and Mrs. Evans, John Tremewan, Forest Varney, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ingalls, Robert Paine, Helen Chapman. ‘ PUBLICITY COMMITTEE: Edmund Kinyon, Chairman; Robert Paine, W. W. Kallenberger, Eileen Mair, E. Ingalls, Axel Gravender. LIBRARY COMMITTEE: Mrs. E. Goodsell Sherman, Chairman; Mrs. Byron Eastman, Esther M Candless, Bernice Glasson, Thelma Abernathy, Olive Champie. RESEARCH COMMITTEE: Audrey Welselsky, Chairman; H. P. Davis, Mrs. C. Ludwig, Mr. and Mrs. George Legg, Olive Kallenberger, F. A. Austin. _ INDIAN RESEARCH COMMITTEE: Genevieve Kent, Marie Knight, Herbert Nile, Doris Foley, Margaret Vineyard. HISTORICAL CORRESPONDENCE: To answer questions and prepare letters for corresponding members. Eileen Mair, Nevada City and northern part of county; Genevieve Kent, Grass Valley, and southern part of county. PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMITTEE: To co-operate with the public schools in teaching local history and encouraging our youth to take an interest in the history of Nevada County. G. T. Tennis, Chairman; Walter Carlson, Marie Knight, Dorothy Dyke, Helen Chapman, P. J. Conway, Maxine Sleeper. COMMUNITY CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE: Judge Gildersleeve, Chairman; J. Paul Bergemann, QO. F. Bettcher, Jessica Carr, Dr. C. W. Chapman. BOB HUCKINS—DEPUTY SHERIFF OF tempts at escape from his custody were told THE NORTH SAN JUAN RIDGE All along the ridge, wherever people gathered, the adventures of Deputy Bob Huckins were for years a popular topic of conversation. “What has Bob been up to lately?” was one of the first questions asked, and the answer usually provoked much lavyhter. Although Bob Huckins, County Supervisor and Deputy Sheriff in the late seventies, boasted he had never lost a prisoner, two atand re-told with elaborations. He had worked out a scheme for the transportation of unruly prisoners to the county jail in Nevada City, of which he was extremely proud. Whenever he anticipated attempted escapes, Bob tied his prisoners to the seat of the buggy, and was then free to concentrate on driving over the steep river roads. On one such occasion, Deputy Sheri Huckins was going down the Edward’s Grade, when a prisoner loosened his bonds, jumped from the buggy and ran down the ad. Bob, abandoning his conveyance, pur.ed and overtaking his prisoner, tackled him just as he was about to slide down the steep slope to the Yuba. Misjudging the distance, he leaped too far, and he and his prisoner went rolling down the hill to the bank of the Yuba River. Bob's vaunted reputation for not having lost a prisoner was saved by the intervention of a stranger who fortunately happened along, and who, after recovering from his astonishment at the strange sight of two men, locked aparently in loving embrace, rolling down the hillside, assisted Bob in conveying the prisoner back to the buggy. The second dramatic attempt at escape, was that of a demented miner, in a manner which shocked the good ladies of the Ridge, but greatly amused their husbands. Investigating a report that a miner working along the Yuba, nightly prayed loudly to the moon, arrayed only in his birthday suit. Bob hid one night in the brush near the miner's cabin.

He had not Jong to wait before the report as verified. He captured the miner, and covering him with a buggy robe, tied him to the seat, and proceeded toward Nevada City. At North San Juan, Bob for some reason easily guessed, but never officially confirmed, stopped at the National Hotel, and tying his horses, entered. His business in North San Juan was rudely interrupted by a commotion in the street, and rushing out, he was horrified to sce his prisoner, sans the buggy robe, running madly down the main thoroughfare, pursued by laughing men and barking dogs. It is told that, grabbing the robe, Bob out ran his prisoner, and recovering his nude form, hastily resumed his journey. Although Bob contended he was in no way to blame, it was many a day before he recovered his social standing with the ladies of North San Juan. Another story related by W. H. Wayman, is of the O'Neil Gang of robbers who werc wanted for a stage holdup on the Camptonville Ridge. The thrce men stopped at his ?ike City home for dinner. Young Bill Meck, returning to Camptonville after delivering groceries in the Pike vicinity, met the gang. He recognized them as the group who had entered his father’s store for supplies, and immediately notified Charles Weiss, a prospector living near by. The Wayman family did not know the identity of their guests, until ten minutes after their departure, when stuttering Charlie Weiss rushed in brandishing a revolver, and inquired about the three. News of the robbery had been telegraphed from Camptonville to all offices, and Deputy Sheriff Huckins awaited the trio on the road leading from Freeman’s Crossing, and about one half mile from North San Juan. He had guessed right, for after a short wait the robbers came in sight. Pink Skinner, a Celestial Valley rancher, was walking ahead of them. After passing him, they came face to face with Bob Huckins, who called to them to halt. They spurred their horses onward. Bob captured one of the three. One rushed into North San Juan, and galloped at full speed through the town. The other turned quickly, nearly running over Pink Skinner, and made his get away toward Cherokee, They were later captured at Gilroy. Although Bob Huckins made many arrests which involved true courage, the humorous ones predominate. His most humiliating adventure was an encounter in which he was bested by a woman. Instructed by his superior in Nevada City to investigate complaints that the stage station at Nigger Tent was a rendezvous for cutthroats and highwaymen, Bob boidly entered the station, secure, as he fancied, in the knowledge that he was unknown by the proprictress, a Creole woman, by the name of Mrs, LaMarge. Assuming to the best of his ability, the demeanor of a weary traveler, he asked for a drink at the bar. Mrs. LaMarge eyed him shrewdly, her black eyes snapping, as she poured him the drink. Raising the glass, Bob was repulsed at seeing a fly swimming around in the liquor. Putting it down, he said, “There is a fly in this glass!” Mrs. LaMarge whipped out a gun, and pointing it at him, coldly said, “BOB HUCKINS, YOU DRINK Tita ¢LY!" Bob, looking down the barrel of the gun, and into the determined black eyes, finished the drink, and hastily departed.