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From the files
of The Nugget
1931
JANUARY: Martin Phelan, 98, the last of a large family
of brothers and sisters born in Ireland, died in Oakland. He
came to California as a very young man, and settled in North
Bloomfield where he lived for many years.
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FEBRUARY: The boarding’ house and several bunk houses
at River-Placer Mines, near Pike, burned to the ground just
as the cook was preparing to start an evening meal. Most of
the personal effects of the miners were lost, but some bedding
and food was saved. Some of the,crew came into Nevada City
to stay temporarily; the remainder of the men stayed at the
mine to rebuild facilities as rapidly as possible.
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MARCH: Daniel Webster Richardson died at the age of
77 years. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Richardson
was considered one of the outstanding pioneers of Nevada City.
He came to this area from Indiana in the ‘80s.
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APRIL. Sheriff C. J. Winstead of Sierra County, who had
assumed the office in January, died of acute indigestion at
his home in Downieville. Ee was born in Sierra Valley in 1875,
and had served as a deputy under Sheriff Busch, Winstead opposed Sheriff Geo. Bynon for the office he held for only a short
time prior to his death.
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MAY: Crews of men were engaged in making extensive
improvements on the Nevada City Theatre in preparation for
installation of a "modern talking machine." A line of the very
best moving pictures had been contracted for by Messers.
Tamblyn and Calanan.
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Bill Andres, prospecting on Iowa Hill, had area miners agog
over a quartz rock containing a pocket of gold valued at over
$200, The rock was about the size of a man's fist, and the find
created quite a stir in Colfax and vicinity.
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JUNE: It was reported that the City of Six Mine near
Downieville was the site of a new, rich strike. Friends were
congratulating owner Hodgkinson for sticking with the project
through thick and thin for more than 18 years.
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JULY: Leonard Sayles Calkins, born in Nevada City on
September 3, 1853, died at the age of 77 in the city he had for so
long called his own, He was for many years associated with the
Nevada City Transcript, first as a printer and later as partowner.
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AUGUST: A Junior Chamber of Commerce was organized
in Nevada City by a progressive and enterprising group of young
men. The following officers were elected to steer the new organization through its first year: Myers Mobley, president;
H. E. Kjorlie, .first vice-president; Howard Penrose, second
vice-president; Arthur Hoge, secretary; and D. Bruning, treasurer. A charter sign-up totalled 70 members.
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SEPTEMBER: Mrs. Nellie Yimmi, 62, a resident of the
Indian Campoodie near Nevada City, died and was buried in the
Colfax Indian Cemetery according to tribal rites. She was said
to be among the last of her rapidly dwindling tribe.
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OCTOBER: Grass Valley was reportedly "feeling the rise in
prosperity from the gold mines" and had 28 nice new homes under
construction. Half were for owners, and the rest had been spoken
for prior to the start of building operations.
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NOVEMBER: Judge Byron Lyons, 72, died at the home of his
cousin, Mrs, George Fortier in Nevada. City. A native of England, Judge Lyons had lived in the town of Washington for 40
years. He engaged in mining most ofthat time, and several years
prior to his death had been elected to serve as Justice of the
Peace for Washington Township.
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DECEMBER: The twenty-stamp mill at Yuba mine, eight
miles up the South Yuba River near Washington, was burned
to the ground. The fire was believed caused by parties taking
refuge in the structure during a heavy storm. The mill was
built in 1891. The mine had been inactive for several years
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The Nevada County Nugget
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Wednesday, April 12, 1972 9
Turner supervisor candidate Juan News
Thomas L. Turner has filed
to run for Nevada County Supervisor in District Il. He is one
of four persons seekingthe post.
Turner is the president of
Turner Electric Co., Inc. .He
resides with his family on Lime .
Kiln Road south of Grass Valley.
He moved to this areain 1960.
He married the former Lonnette 3
‘Winney of Grass Valley and
has four children, Mike, Cindy,
Kathy and Jim.
Turner is the past president
of Nevada County Builders Exchange and was appointed to
the Nevada County Planning
Commission in 1964. He was
chairman of that commission in
1965.
In 1971 he was chairman of
the Nevada County Grand Jury.
Turner is a member of the
Madison Lodge #23 F. & A. M.;
V. F. W. Post 2655; and amember of the Grass Valley Elks
Lodge #538.
In support of his candidacy
Turner issued the following
statement:
"My prime séason for running for supervisor in Nevada
County is motivated by a genuine
interest to help achieve better
gevernment for the citizens of
this county. I have been in business in Nevada County for the
past 10 years. This experience
as a businessman, coupled with
the knowledge I have gained
serving on various citizen's
committees, local government
commissions, and more recently
as the foreman ofthe 1971 Grand
Jury, has enabled me to gain
a real insight into a majority
of the problems facing our
County. I believe that the timc
has come for a reappraisal of
the roles of elected officials
with regard to the needs of the
people whose votes placed them
in office.
"It appears to me that we
are possibly in the process of
creating a "monster" whose appetite can only be satisified with
monies derived from additonal
tax revenue. The "monster" I
refer to is over-controlled by
county government. Every time
a°*new control is added or an
ordinance passed, tax monies
are used. Too often the next
step is the need for additional
personnel and space to administer the newly created controls.
It is my opinion that the citizens of this county are in favor of orderly growth; however,
they are not necessarily of the
opinion that this growth must
conform to the standards which
Come in for:
Interior Doors
Exterior Doors
Garage Doors
Redueod & Timbers
Hardwood & Softwood
Siding & Mouldings
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THOMAS L, TURNER
are set forth to govern the
growth of some of our larger
cities.
"T feel that a number of ordinances passed into law are
done so against the wishes of
a majority of our citizens, I
believe strongly that the people
of this county have a right to
dictate their wishes to their
supervisors and not the other
way around.
"If elected, my main objective
will be to act as the representative voice of the people who
placed their trust in me."
Math contest at
Pleasant Ridge
The student body of Pleasant
Ridge School will host a mathematics tournament April 14
at the Grass Valley Elks hall.
Each school will be asked to
send students to the tournament
which will start at 8:30 a.m.
The school teams may have
up to three students from each
grade level, sixth, seventh and
eighth, with nine the maximum
on a team from any one school.
There will be 12 test area
trophies awarded plus ribbons
to second through fifth places.
Also there will beasweepstakes §
North San
By Idabel Covert
The North San Juan fire hall
was the scene Friday night of
a surprise birthday party for
Bertie Turnbough. Her daughter,
f Chris Dabis, was the hostess.
During the course of the evening Mrs. Turnbough and her
fiancee, Steve Brehm, announced
their impending marriage. About
50 people attended the affair.
Dance music was supplied by
Gene Stuart, Jake Dabis, and
Wayne Hodges.
Edith Haverty and _ her
brother-in-law Augie Hildner,
of Van Nuys, are preparing a
delightful surprise for Edith's
mother, Cecile Wilson. On her
return from her annual winter
stay in the Los Angeles area
she will find her house completely redecorated, downtonew
carpeting. Jerri Treloar has
been helping with the new paint
and wallpaper.
Mrs. Charlotte Nelson,
mother of Phyllis Butz of Celestial Valley, died April 7, at the
age of 91. Mrs. Butz was recently widowed by the death of
her husband Fred, a well-known
and respected native of this area.
Attending the Nevada County
CDC meeting April 7from North
San Juan were Stephanie Langdon, Isabelle and Taber Whittlesey, and Idabel Covert. Several candidates for county supervisor presented their qualifications for office, including
Willie Curran, who now represents our area. This has been
brought about because of the
redistricting of the county. Also
speaking was Clarence "Buster"
Noxon of Colfax, who is running for the Assembly seat presently held by Gene Chappie.
Smokey Says:
trophy awarded at each grade R&P
level and there will be a team
award for the school accumuS
lating the greatest number of §
points.
Awards will be presented after y
the tests have been completed,
between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. on
April 14.
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