September 12, 1973 (12 pages)

Wed., Sept. 12,1973 The Nevada County Nugget 7 e of Nevada County hed in 1924 1 old Southern characteristic. Their party “broke,” on September 1, and pitched their ywn as Seventh and J the principal street. walk down the line, and glancing through a ow soldier of the late Mexican War, dealing n $120. He walked into the room, and there Il kinds of money was on the table; he told lave $60 he would call it square. On his was sed a few groceries and luxuries, eggs at $1 the list was beefsteak. His wife ate a very in an extremely weakened condition from ie was made very ill. A doctor was called his fee was $20. Richardson could now see ance. He was fortunate, however, to meet him, which seemed a cuincidence. From > never low. amento for the mines he had a wonderful e turned down the opportunity of his life. A e Livermore Valley and ranged thousands him half of the lay-out if he would go there e was bent on the mines and nothing could ut for the mines and located in a mining . the Yuba River; Yuba County, where he t a miner. He and his brother, Straud 1 Store and hotel there, where they bought id stake. hers were identified with the early history da Counties. In 1852 he bought a fine ranch on Bear River, Sutter County, below len spot. He and his brother were partners 1 1856 he bought the Oak Grove Ranch at ville, Yuba County, now the Sanford place, selling milk at a fancy price to the miners, , besides having the range cattle. He sold ought another ranch on the Bear River in s remained in the stock business. on and his brother bought a very rich mine nall family to San Francisco, where they zatlan, the family remaining there. The ne. They invested $40,000 in preparatory ced to abandon their holdings, owing toa ice, making it unsafe to even live there. inch in Sutter County, but by that time the c mines was making its appearance. He al moment and bought the famous Cox and eek, Placer County, where he moved his was his last move. The house was a showthis part of the country, and also a lively rysville, Grass Valley, Auburn and ree sang and danced here, and the miners ieces at her feet. The place was always . The ranch was of very small acreage he accumulated land all around him, W.B. Lardner aggregating 6000 acres. He had a fine range in the mountains at Weber Lake and Sierra Valley, and his property line ran through the middle of Weber Lake. He built a summer cottage on his side of the lake. He also owned a ranch in Mason Valley at Yerrington, Nev., and also owned leases on cattle ranges in Oregon. He was extensively engaged in the sheep and cattle business, giving most of his attention to sheep. Robert Woodland, his brother-in-law, was his foreman. He was not engaged in business with his brother after coming on this place. Mr. Richardson had the distinction of taking the first band of sheep over the summit, breaking through the snow. Sally A. Richardson died in April, 1875, the result of a lingering illness. She was a beautiful character, loved by all who knew her. Straud Richardson, a noble man and prominent Mason, from Marysville, died in August of the same year. Perry Richardson was a Mason, a staunch Jeffersonian Democrat, a politician but not an office holder. He was a member of the State Central Committee and attended all conventions and meetings of any note, and exercised a wide influence. Senator George Hearst, father of William Randolph Hearst, was an oldtime friend, their friendship lasting to the end. They were boys together. Perry Richardson was noted for his generosity and honor; his word was as good as his bond. Characteristic Southern hospitality was always present with him. He instructed the Chinese cook never to turn any one away, and tramps were numerous in those days. He rendered many deeds of kindness and charity that no one knew of. He was always first to head a subscription with a large sum for the betterment of the community and society in general, giving liberally to the churches and ministers. He counted his friends by the score, among them many noted people. Perry Richardson died in July, 1887, and lies beside his wife in Manzanita Cemetery. whom six survived: Lucy A. Rains, Sheridan; W. J. Richardson, deceased; G. B. Richardson of Roseville; T. J. Richardson of Taft; Robert H. Richardson of Tehama; and Mattie R. Wiswell of Lincoln, who owns and conducts the old home place, being in the stock business. The original house was destroyed by fire in 1890. There are seven grandchildren: Oliver Perry and Helen, children of G. B. Richardson; Edward R. and J. W. Jr., sons of Lucy A. Rains; Walter R., Merle H., and Lucile E. Kahl, children of Mattie R. Wiswell; and five great-grandchildren: Camille, daughter of J. W. Rains, Jr.; Robert W., Mary Louise and Marie Lucile, children of Walter R. Wiswell, of Lincoln, Cal.; and Leonard Perry Kahl, son of Lucile E. Kahl, who live in Sacramento. SEIE ESET TEE _ MOUNTST. MARY’S ACADEMY The Mount St. Mary’s Academy, in Grass Valley, is the largest Catholic school in Northern California. It was founded in 1863 by the Rev. Father Thomas Dalton, and the building was erected in 1865. It is carried on by twenty-eight Sisters of Mercy, in charge of the Superior Sister Stanislaus. A boy’s school of eighty pupils located on an eight-acre lot, is separate. The girls’ department has from 150 to 200 students. The Grass Valley Orphanage is also a part of the institution, and under the supervision of the Sisters. Many men in California, now prominent in business or professional life, graduated from this academy. = Connected with the academy is a commercial course of grammar and high school grade. A syllabus of the in$truction given in the academy, as copied from a local paper; is as follows: “Instruction in Gregg Shorthand, Touch Typ writing, Twentieth Century Bookkeeping, Commercial Spelling, Commercial Arithmetic, Commercial English, Business Letterwriting, Penmanship, Rapid Calculations, Office Training for Stenographers. The Adding Machine and Mimeograph used. Comptometer Operators trained. Special secretarial dictation given. Course on Burroughs Bookkeeping Machine.” Music and painting are also taught. Orphans from all over the State are sent to the orphanage. Sister Gabrial is dean of the faculty; she was brought here from Ireland shortly after the academy was started by Father Dalton. They have their own bakery and laundry, and the Music Hall is ina separate building. The Academy for the girls occupies:grounds of four acres, which are highly ornamented with flowers, fountains and shade trees.

Wed., Sept. 12,1973 The Nevada County Nugget 7 e of Nevada County hed in 1924 1 old Southern characteristic. Their party “broke,” on September 1, and pitched their ywn as Seventh and J the principal street. walk down the line, and glancing through a ow soldier of the late Mexican War, dealing n $120. He walked into the room, and there Il kinds of money was on the table; he told lave $60 he would call it square. On his was sed a few groceries and luxuries, eggs at $1 the list was beefsteak. His wife ate a very in an extremely weakened condition from ie was made very ill. A doctor was called his fee was $20. Richardson could now see ance. He was fortunate, however, to meet him, which seemed a cuincidence. From > never low. amento for the mines he had a wonderful e turned down the opportunity of his life. A e Livermore Valley and ranged thousands him half of the lay-out if he would go there e was bent on the mines and nothing could ut for the mines and located in a mining . the Yuba River; Yuba County, where he t a miner. He and his brother, Straud 1 Store and hotel there, where they bought id stake. hers were identified with the early history da Counties. In 1852 he bought a fine ranch on Bear River, Sutter County, below len spot. He and his brother were partners 1 1856 he bought the Oak Grove Ranch at ville, Yuba County, now the Sanford place, selling milk at a fancy price to the miners, , besides having the range cattle. He sold ought another ranch on the Bear River in s remained in the stock business. on and his brother bought a very rich mine nall family to San Francisco, where they zatlan, the family remaining there. The ne. They invested $40,000 in preparatory ced to abandon their holdings, owing toa ice, making it unsafe to even live there. inch in Sutter County, but by that time the c mines was making its appearance. He al moment and bought the famous Cox and eek, Placer County, where he moved his was his last move. The house was a showthis part of the country, and also a lively rysville, Grass Valley, Auburn and ree sang and danced here, and the miners ieces at her feet. The place was always . The ranch was of very small acreage he accumulated land all around him, W.B. Lardner aggregating 6000 acres. He had a fine range in the mountains at Weber Lake and Sierra Valley, and his property line ran through the middle of Weber Lake. He built a summer cottage on his side of the lake. He also owned a ranch in Mason Valley at Yerrington, Nev., and also owned leases on cattle ranges in Oregon. He was extensively engaged in the sheep and cattle business, giving most of his attention to sheep. Robert Woodland, his brother-in-law, was his foreman. He was not engaged in business with his brother after coming on this place. Mr. Richardson had the distinction of taking the first band of sheep over the summit, breaking through the snow.

Sally A. Richardson died in April, 1875, the result of a lingering illness. She was a beautiful character, loved by all who knew her. Straud Richardson, a noble man and prominent Mason, from Marysville, died in August of the same year. Perry Richardson was a Mason, a staunch Jeffersonian Democrat, a politician but not an office holder. He was a member of the State Central Committee and attended all conventions and meetings of any note, and exercised a wide influence. Senator George Hearst, father of William Randolph Hearst, was an oldtime friend, their friendship lasting to the end. They were boys together. Perry Richardson was noted for his generosity and honor; his word was as good as his bond. Characteristic Southern hospitality was always present with him. He instructed the Chinese cook never to turn any one away, and tramps were numerous in those days. He rendered many deeds of kindness and charity that no one knew of. He was always first to head a subscription with a large sum for the betterment of the community and society in general, giving liberally to the churches and ministers. He counted his friends by the score, among them many noted people. Perry Richardson died in July, 1887, and lies beside his wife in Manzanita Cemetery. whom six survived: Lucy A. Rains, Sheridan; W. J. Richardson, deceased; G. B. Richardson of Roseville; T. J. Richardson of Taft; Robert H. Richardson of Tehama; and Mattie R. Wiswell of Lincoln, who owns and conducts the old home place, being in the stock business. The original house was destroyed by fire in 1890. There are seven grandchildren: Oliver Perry and Helen, children of G. B. Richardson; Edward R. and J. W. Jr., sons of Lucy A. Rains; Walter R., Merle H., and Lucile E. Kahl, children of Mattie R. Wiswell; and five great-grandchildren: Camille, daughter of J. W. Rains, Jr.; Robert W., Mary Louise and Marie Lucile, children of Walter R. Wiswell, of Lincoln, Cal.; and Leonard Perry Kahl, son of Lucile E. Kahl, who live in Sacramento. SEIE ESET TEE _ MOUNTST. MARY’S ACADEMY The Mount St. Mary’s Academy, in Grass Valley, is the largest Catholic school in Northern California. It was founded in 1863 by the Rev. Father Thomas Dalton, and the building was erected in 1865. It is carried on by twenty-eight Sisters of Mercy, in charge of the Superior Sister Stanislaus. A boy’s school of eighty pupils located on an eight-acre lot, is separate. The girls’ department has from 150 to 200 students. The Grass Valley Orphanage is also a part of the institution, and under the supervision of the Sisters. Many men in California, now prominent in business or professional life, graduated from this academy. = Connected with the academy is a commercial course of grammar and high school grade. A syllabus of the in$truction given in the academy, as copied from a local paper; is as follows: “Instruction in Gregg Shorthand, Touch Typ writing, Twentieth Century Bookkeeping, Commercial Spelling, Commercial Arithmetic, Commercial English, Business Letterwriting, Penmanship, Rapid Calculations, Office Training for Stenographers. The Adding Machine and Mimeograph used. Comptometer Operators trained. Special secretarial dictation given. Course on Burroughs Bookkeeping Machine.” Music and painting are also taught. Orphans from all over the State are sent to the orphanage. Sister Gabrial is dean of the faculty; she was brought here from Ireland shortly after the academy was started by Father Dalton. They have their own bakery and laundry, and the Music Hall is ina separate building. The Academy for the girls occupies:grounds of four acres, which are highly ornamented with flowers, fountains and shade trees.