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GRASS VALLEY UNION JANUARY 19-21, 1871 $s)
SCHOOL MATTERS.—County Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Morse, has been on a visit to
the public schools in the lower part of the county. Mr. Morse informs us that the schools everywhere
prospering in the most satisfactory manner and that the Mooney Flat school, under charge of Mr.
Toothaker, is especially well managed and well taught.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1871
THE FIRE AT TRUCKEE.—tThe fire at Truckee on Tuesday broke out at noon on Front street, in
the Donner House, kept by James Grant, destroying that and nine other buildings on Front street,
consisting of stores and saloons; also five buildings on Back street, consisting of private dwellings
and saloons. The railroad fire-engine “Samson” and the railroad men were promptly on hand, and
succeeded in saving the town once more. Loss estimated at about $30,000.
ACCIDENT.—Yesterday forenoon Thos. Hall, a rock breaker at the Eureka Company’s mill, met
with an accident which will probably deprive him of the sight of one of his eyes. While engaged in
breaking rock a piece flew from under the hammer and struck him in the eye, inflicting a serious
wound. Dr. Manson attended the case.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTION.—In another column will be found a list of the members of
the Fire Companies entitled to vote at the election of officers, to come off on the 24th instant. Both
of our companies have their full complement of members, 25 each. but as members are required to
belong to there respective companies ninety days previous to the day of election in order to quality
them to vote, only those whose names are published will be entitled to exercise that privilege at the
coming election.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Fire Department Election
The following is the list of members of the Grass Valley Fire Association who are entitled to vote at the
Election, to be held on Tuesday Evening, 24th inst., for Chief Engineer, 1st Asst. Chief Engineer and 2nd Asst.
Chief Engineer.
P.H. Co. No. 1
A. Morehouse, D. Kendig, C. C. Smith, M. Byrne Jr., A. Hooper, J. M. Lakenan, W. H. Stephenson, H.
D. Brown, R. R. Smith, J. E. P. Williams, I. W. Hays Jr., J. T. Rose, J. W. Smith, John Seligen, Thos. Scadden,
Robt. Cryer, Frank Morse—17
E. H. Co. No. 2
Capt J. R. Crocker, Geo. Murphey [sic], Dan Collins, R. W. Sterling, S. D. Avery, E. R. West, P. Brunstetter,
Pat Callaghan, Richard Billsboro, W. H. Mitchell, Den Meagher, Wm. Bee, Jos Bonavert, W. H. Montgomery,
Geo. Wanamake, Henry Otto, Henry Stuart, D. Binkleman, Frank Huss, Wm. Reynolds, S. R. Wilder—21
Thereby certify that the above list of names of the Grass Valley Fire Association is correct, as sworn to
before me, by the Secretaries of the Companies.
C. C. SMITH, Sec. B. F. D.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1871
BORN. At Grass Valley, Jan. 19th, 1871, to JOSEPH NEWMAN and Wife, a Daughter.
SIGNS OF SPRING.—Mr. McCharles brought us a branch of the manzanita tree, yesterday,
literally covered with blossoms, which he plucked on the Ridge between Randolph and Grass
Valley. Mr. McC. is a resident of many years standing at Randolph Flat, and has never before seen
the manzanita in blossom this early in the season, and never having known it to freeze sufficient
to damage the blossoms after coming out, feels safe, he thinks, in predicting an early Spring. The
Buckeye buds beginning to swell out, is said by the weather-wise to be another indication of an