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57 MARCH 15, 1877 GRASS VALLEY UNION
Duryea and Bank of California overruled, except as to one count thereof which is taken under
advisement. Jury. Set for April 16th.
J. Naffzigger vs Manzanita Gravel Mining Co. J. M. Walling Atty for pltff, J. M Fulweiler Atty
for deft. Court. Demurrer overruled, 15 days given to answer. Set for April 14th.
Citizens Bank vs Daniel Clancy, Niles Searls Atty for pltff, Default, heretofore noted. Decree
of Foreclosure submitted and signed.
Citizens Bank vs Daniel Clancy and wife. Niles Searls Atty for plff. Default. Default heretofore
noted. Decree of Foreclosure submitted and signed.
Joseph Polkinghorn vs Martha Jennie Polkinghorn. C. Taylor Atty for Pltf. Default. Court. Set
for April 24th.
Alice Richards vs John S. Richards, E. H. Gaylord Atty for pltf. Default. Court. Set for April
24th.
Michael O’Brien et als vs Ernest Charonnat et als. Johnson & Cross Attys for pltf, A. B. Dibble
Atty for defts. By consent demurrer to be heard Monday, March 19th.
Israel T. Walker vs Wm. H. Adams, A. J. Ridge Atty for pltf, E. W. Roberts Atty for deft. Jury
demand by deft. Set for trial April 12th.
Isaiah Luke vs E. J. Stewart, J. M. Walling Atty for pltff. A. B. Dibble Atty for def’t. Demurrer
overruled by consent and nine days given to answer. Passed on Calendar.
TUESDAY, March 13th, 1877.
Hong Hi & Co. vs Nevada County N.G.R.R.Co. demurrer interposed by Byrne, overruled,
def’t excepts. Demurrer of N.C.N.G.R.R.Co. sustained. Def’t Hughes given until, and including
Saturday, to amend his answer. Byrne given 15 days to answer.
Isaiah Luke vs E. J. Stewart. Trial by Court. Set for April 25th.
Court adjourned until Saturday.
THEY WENT FOR A PRIZE.—Several days ago a man of the name of Wyman made his
appearance in the liberal and christian town of Grass Valley. He was a showman, and he billed the
town in a most liberal manner. There were posters stuck all around and every where. Wyman was a
liberal man, beside being the greatest ventriloquist of this or any other age. At least that is what he
said of himself in his bills.
He traveled around to give away things, while at the same time he entertained people. He
distributed a prize to each individual who attended his ventriloquistic seance. The advertised prizes
ranged from a splendid bed room set, mahogany or rosewood, down through hams, flour, potatoes,
diamond shirt studs to gold rings. No one could go to that show and not get a prize.
He only charged thirty-seven and a half cents for admission. How he could give away such
splendid things, for such a small amount of money never seemed to occur to any body, and so the
house was crowded. There was not even standing room in the house. Hamilton Hall never before
contained such an immense audience. Old men and women, young men and maidens and children
and Chinamen were present. The prospect of getting something for nothing tempted many of our
most pious people to put their feet inside of a theater while a show was actually going on. The chance
to get a bedroom set of furniture, or a diamond for the small sum of three bits was so tempting that
immortal souls were risked. Still they were not gambling who went to that place.
The “Professor” manipulated some wooden images and talked to them and for them for about
an hour. He then dismissed the audience stating that as each passed out of the door a prize would be
presented to him or her.
The town is now flooded with little brass rings and buttons that probably had cost the
“Professor” six bits a bushel in the eastern market. No one received a gift worth over five cents for
the metal that was in it. The show was advertised for two nights, but the Professor concluded that
one was all that the people could stand, and he lit out. We don’t know where he is at present, nor do
we know what has become of the little brass things that he left behind him. Grass Valley men being