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Title: 1872 Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Nevada County News & Advertisments # of Pages: 281 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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GRASS VALLEY UNION AUGUST 13 & 14, 1872 183 Stone entered his mule “January,” Decota entered “Kate” and Lambertine entered “Sally.” The race was a dead throw off, Greeley making the mile in something less than half an hour. The other horses were all home before Greeley had passed the half-mile pole. The Judges concluded to divide the purse of $10 (no entrance fee) among the four, which apparently satisfied all hands. THE NEXT RACE was for a purse of $10, one dollar entrance fee, to be given to the horse which was nearest to four minutes in trotting a mile. There were somewhere near forty different entries, which for the sake of our readers we will not mention. The time made was all the way from 314 to 5 minutes. The purse was won by Jas. Colley in 3 minutes, 59 2/3 seconds. THE LAST RACE of the day was a single dash of half a mile, between Wm. Bigelow’s “Nigger Baby,” Benson’s black mare and Tompkins’ sorrel mare. The race was won by Tompkins’ sorrel mare. Taking the races as a whole they were very good, and the Jockey Club must feel encouraged at the success attending their efforts. RACING NEXT SATURDAY. The Jockey Club will give a purse of $100 for a trotting race, best three in five, mile heats. Entrees are Jacob’s mare, Lancaster’s Dan, and Perrin’s Yoakum. Also, a running race for $100; entrees Snake River, Tompkins’ mare, and Hobby’s Prince—best two in three half-mile heats. A meeting of the Club will be held at the Course on Thursday next. RAIL ROAD MEETING—IMPORTANT.—This afternoon, at the hour of 4 o'clock, a meeting will be held at the office of Wm. Smith, J. P., of all who are interested in building a railroad. The place of meeting is one door above the Post Office. Every property owner in town, and every one interested in the prosperity of the town should be present. The matter is a very important one, and no failure to attend should occur. SMITH’S SAFE.—We are requested by Sheriff Perrin to state that he will open the safe of William Smith on Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, at the banking house of A. Delano. Parties interested are requested to be present. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1872 MARRIED. At Indian Springs, August 8th, 1872, by Rev. Thomas Cockson, E. R. HUGHS, to Mrs. LAWRENCE. Both of Indian Springs. RAILROAD MEETING.—Yesterday afternoon a meeting of citizens was held, the object of which was to consult in regard to a narrow-gauge railroad from Nevada city. Mr. Watt called the meeting to order and nominated John Coleman as President, who was duly elected. R. Shoemaker was elected Secretary. Mr. Magary, of San Francisco, stated a proposition to the meeting in a few concise words of a San Francisco company: The said company wants $150,000 subscribed in this county to the stock of the company. None of this is to be paid in until surveys are made, and the work is ready to be commenced. Then after a notification of 30 days ten per cent. of the subscriptions will be called in. The whole subscriptions will have to be paid in by the time the work is completed. If the work costs too much, according as the surveys and estimates to be made, then the matter will be stopped. Mr. Watt stated also his understanding of the matter, agreeing with Mr. Magary. Mr. C. Taylor made an address and called for the name of the stockholders. Mr. Magary quietly replied that all the Company wanted was to see that the people here want a road bad enough to take $150,000 worth of stock. If when the incorporation is formed, it is not satisfactory, the people here need not subscribe.