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2 JANUARY 3 & 4, 1872 GRASS VALLEY UNION
about the saloon, and at length struck him in the face, when Sale’s pistol went off, and missing Pride
accidentally struck Mr. Jacobs, inflicting a flesh wound on the shoulder.
PROF. FOWLER’S LECTURES AND PHRENOLOGICAL EX AMINATION.—The distinguished
Phrenologist and author, Prof. O. S. Fowler, lectured on “Phrenology and the Laws of Health” at
Hamilton Hall last evening and sustained his wide-spread reputation as a philosopher and thinker.
The lecture was full of such advice as can readily be reduced to practice and those who listened to it
were materially enriched. The Professor lectures on “Love, Courtship and Matrimony” this evening,
and at the close will give a public phrenological examination of persons selected by the audience. His
private examinations will be given at the Exchange Hotel till Friday afternoon, at 4 o'clock.
FIREMEN’S ELECTION.—Saturday last the Fire Department of Grass Valley had an election.
The officers chosen are as follows: George Murphy, Chief Engineer; Lyon Zacharias, first Assistant
Engineer; E. R. West, Second Assistant Engineer.
RED MEN.—The following officers were installed in Weimar Tribe, No. 30, Improved Order of
Red Men, on last Monday night: Cornelius Taylor, Sachem; John Francis, Senior Sagamore; C. Smith,
Junior Sagamore and P. H. Paynter, Prophet.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1872
FENCE QUESTION.
We have said more than once that fencing was a very expensive thing, and that under proper
regulations it is unnecessary. Why a farmer should be required to build a thousand dollars worth
of fence to prevent two hundred dollars worth of cows and calves from eating up growing grain we
never could see. The fences in the United States cost more than all other structures, as it is said, and
those fences are built to prevent the ravages of cattle far less in value than the fences. Yet some of
the farmers in this county say they prefer to fence. It is their business, and as they pay their money
they must have their choice. We think the fence system is a burden on agriculture, and the poorer an
agricultural region is the less reason there is in burdening it with an expensive fence system.
TOWN TRUSTEES.—The Board held a regular meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening.
Present a full Board. .. . The bill of W. C. Pope for $295, submitted at the last meeting [for his costs
for successfully suing the City to void its power to charge citizens for replacing planked streets in
front of their property], was taken up for consideration, and finally ordered to be laid on the table. .. .
NEAT OFFICE.—William Smith Esq., Justice of the Peace, is having his office on Mill street
neatly fitted up. He will attend to business in the same way, always neat and always correct. Justice
Smith can be found at Judge Paynter’s old office, Newman & Co’s. building a few doors below Bank
Alley.
WEATHER.—Of course there was a rainfall yesterday. The fall for 24 hours ending yesterday
morning at 9 o'clock was 0:26—inch. The thermometer during the time was at about 45 deg. which
brought the snow line close to Grass Valley. At Union Hill there was snow.
REFORMED.—We went around town yesterday afternoon and enquired of a number of friends
as to how they felt since the New Year. We found 973 men who had sworn off; they had done so
because they felt bad after New Year’s day. The saloons here have ordered extra supplies of Vichy
water, and such other light drinks. If all those Grass Valleyans who have sworn off keep their oaths
this will be the model temperance town of the State. Stand firm boys and give us an opportunity to
brag about Grass Valley.