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FITTING$23 se
Men Talked Of War,
The Women Knitted
During the Civil War years the
newspapers of the Northern Mines
were more concerned with war
news than with local items, The
editors gave up printing the
rambling letters of mining camp
correspondents and concentrated
On eastern news received by
telegraph and pony express.
The Nevada Daily Transcript
and the Nevada Democrat carried
strong editorials on the progress
of the war and the area became
very much aware of copperheads
concludes that the best plan is to
advertise:
LOST, STRAYED, OR STOLEN,
an individual whom I, in an un
guarded moment of loneliness,
was thoughtless enough to adopt
as my husband, He is a goodlooking and feeble individual,
knowing enough however, to go
in when itrains, unlesssome good
looking girl offers her umbrella,
Answers tothename of Jim. Was
last seen in company with Julia
Harris, walking with his arm a
and greenbacks and the “secish" round her waist, up the plank
movement. Lists were printed of road, looking more like a foolthe young California men who if possible--than ever, Anybody
marched offtowar. The forming
of the California battalion was
a regular news item.
The men talked about the war
in bars and on street: corners and
the ladies knitted sweaters and
hid little notes of encouragement
in the toes of knitted socks.
Once in a while a story of the
real hardship came through. Most
of California's population was
made up of people from the eastern and southern United States,
T hey wanted to know what was
happening back home and somethey heard left
times the news
them heartbroken and homeless,
A story appeared in the
Transcript that told of the incoherent drama of war and loss and
love.
The Morning Transcript March
1, L861.
STRAY
who will catch the poor fellow,
and bring him carefully back, so
that I may chastise him for running away, will be asked to
Stay to tea,
Henrietta A. Smith
Bizz Johnson Asks
For Action On
Water Planning
The Committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs, of which
Congressman Harold T. (Bizz)
Johnson is a member, has filed
withthe House of Representatives
a report calling for enactment of
a Water Resources Planning Act.
Congressman Johnson, “repre
senting the Second District, has
HUSBAND ---Mrs. worked for enactment of this
Smith, having lost her husband, legislation which is based on
major recommendations of the
administration 's program for conservation of natural resources,
The legislation would put into
effect the basic concept of comprehensive river basin planning
federal, state and local
for
Sierra College has applied for
action, aconcept which has been
more than $6,000 in National
endorsed for many years,
Defense Student Loan funds to
“Water resources are critical to
match money raised and donated
Student Fund Gets
$500 Gift From
Nevada County
by local groups to the college for
such loans,
Last week the Nevada County
AAUW donated $500, largest
‘single gift received, for the stu
“AUTO MATICALLY
WITH MOIST O’MATIC~
BY
TORO
California, including the areas of
upstream origin of this precious
commodity, " Congressman Johnson said. "This legislation is
the next step in promoting
optimum development of our
water resources, It will recog
dent loans.
e federal funds
will match \ine to one local
nize, in an appropriate manner,
funds, Registrar Martin Taylor
.State and interstate interests in
reported.
the planning process and will aid
The Nevada County Association
the states in their participation
of University Women also came
through federal grants to the state
24 strong to visit the college
planning programs, “
campus, Mrs. Tyler Micoleau,
The bill would provide for a
fellowship chairman, reported,
federal w ater resources council
Host for the group was President
composed of the Secretaries of
Harold Weaver.
Agriculture, Army, Health, EduItwasthe first time many of the
cation and Welfare, and Interior
women had seen the local camand the Chairman of the Federal
pus. Weaver urged any group
Power Commission, Thebillalso
wishing to visit the campus to do
authorizes establishment of
so.
federal-state river basin planning
Taylor had high praise for the
commissions where and when half
service and other clubs which
of the states involved and the
have donated money for student counci
l agree it is desirable,
loans. Currently the school has
Grants to states to assist in planloaned of $3040 out to nine students, an average of $337 per
student,
WATER YOUR LAWN
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