Free Press Semi-Weekly from Redding, California • 3

The Free Press Estep Ends Larkin Lillian Palmer Goldie Reavis Ethel Dove Dorothy Hare Nina Keith Louis Upson and Regina Holter Wilbur Clemmons Richard Fuller Carroll Mundy Gerald Ross Wesley Templeton John Stewart Der-tha Johnson Alberta King Clara Law-son Eva Miller Bertha Schellhorn Thelma Richardson Scraphlna West-lake Goldlo Robinson Herbert Ansted John Nielsen Clara Burdick Emil Wagner Bessie Wagner Wally Kohtz Willie Bo gar Bennie Matthews Jesse Matthews Samuel Baker Ernest Baker Mildred Evans Nedween Borbeck Clinton Johnson Elmer Johnson Alfred Breslauer Jules Nathan Jesse Moss and Henry Klaukens the Third grade at the Keswick school These drawings are in colors and are the original Ideas of the pupils after having heard read some of the Mother Goose melodies The pictures are quite elaborate as to coloring and many show considerable talent In this line It has been but two years since this feature has been Introduced Into the public schols and during this time much progress has been made Vacation of Two Taken for the Pr of Christmas and Now The Redding public achoots aai the Shasta county high school will tom full two vacation during tfcs4-bolldays this year The schools will cloee oo niar ternoon December 23 1904 aad opwiW' on Monday morning January 19984 There will be no special bdllday erclaes In any of the departments of the public or high schools what Impromptu affairs are between now and the 23d by tbs echolp? an Many of the teachers will go for the holiday vacation rmm ESTATE VALUED AT ONLY 848676 TO BE DIVIDED INTO 8MALL PARCEL8 Settling 6f Bill of Exceptions In the Gallanar Matter Continued Until Saturday December 17th A decree at distribution of the residue of the estate of Nancy Holmes was made by Judge Hoad In the Superior Court Saturday morning The rest due consists of 948676 in money and there are so many heirs that each will receive a very small portion of the coin There are twelve direct heirs entitled to an equal share Then there are two children of these heirs to be looked after When -the coin is divided each heir will be handed an exceedingly small slice The settling of the bill of exceptions In the case of George Gallanar convicted and selntenced for the killing of Garmon at Keswick has been continued for one week The continuance was granted Saturday morning on consent of all Interested Lafferty was In the county seat Saturday a visitor from Sims Presents Most Useful And always appreciated at this If you doalro a good Mold Tea a port hsrb drink on the liver aad mahae tim smooth end clear Cttrea sick I aches 2 Sets and Motel -Mona funded it it do not aatiaCr yon ale at Redding Drag ft Book Plain and fancy For Trimmed Kia and it Shea Stem NO Prompt Attention ''fytA Holiday Rates The Southern Pacific Company has Inaugurated a schedule of holiday rates that will go into effect on December 24th Christmas tickets will be on sale at the Redding office on December 24 25 and 26 good for return on December 27th and for New Years tickets will be oh sale Decern-ber 31 and January 1 good for return January 3d To all points north as far as Glendale Oregon the round trip will be one fore South to San Francisco 9720 Red Bluff 91-40 Chico 93 and other points in proportion Enjoyable 8oclal The ladies of the A Zion church gave a social at the residence of Mr and Mrs Harry Isom at 219 Oregon street Friday evening Light refreshments were served during the course of the evening The proceeds of the social will be used to apply upon the salary of the pastor of the church Funeral of Mrs Beebe Saturday morning shortly before one the friends and relatives of the late Mrs Beebe started from the Beebe residence at the corner of California and Sacramento streets for Ono where the funeral services were held Saturday morning at 10 I DEATH IN ANDERSON OF MOTHER OF JUSTICE WIFE Mr Gillespie Aged 90 Years Died Saturday from the Effect of Grip and Congestion of the Lung Mrs Gillespie the aged mother of Mrs Keeler of Anderson died at her nome In that city Saturday mor- nlng at the ripe old age of ninety years The cause of death was congestion of the lungs following a severe attack of the grip Mrs Gillespie was ninety years of age and was a pioneer woman of Shasta county She was the mother of Judge Glllee-ple of Nebraska mother of Mrs Keeler wife of Justice of the Peace Keeler of Anderson and grandmother of Charles Keeler of this city The funeral will take place Sunday at Anderson the best shoesP The ther We have the best Free Dolls Redding's Exeluslvs REDDING CAL Mall Orders Given town TUESDAY DECEMBER IS 1904 Mi Rhode of Millville 1 reported eriouly 111 Logan wu up from hi Pacheco home Thursday 8 Bader of Ingot wa Friday visitor In Redding Heryford wu over from Millville Thursday afternoon BL Martin of Cottonwood was In Redding on business Friday Mrs Montgomery of Hayfork wu visiting In Redding Thursday George Julian of Stella wu called to the county seat Thursday on busi- A Neubarth of French Gulch wu one of Redding's visitors Thursday Fred Ball of Berkeley Is In Redding the guest of Martin Leach and family Hildreth came down from the Naah mine In Trinity county Wednesday Arnold Richter of Igo wu at the county aeat transacting business on Thursday Beetle of the Falrvlew mine was a business visitor In Redding Thursday Cooper and Cooper have conveyed to Eliza Marks lot 11 of block 7 of addition to South Park Mr and Mrs Hill of Pacheco spent Thursday afternoon In Redding visiting with their son Harry Hill of the Hare and Hill Company Mr and Mrs John Whitmore came In from their home at Whitmore Friday Mrs Whitmore will go to El Dorado county to visit her folks and John will return home Sunday Charles Reynolds the known mining engineer who Is Interested in the Navajo Mining Company operating the White Oak in Lower Springs district Is In San Francisco on bust- Mr and Mrs Timothy Desmond who accompanied Mr and Mrs John Desmond on their honeymoon trip left Thursday for their home in Burney Valley Mr and Mrs John Desmond have gone to their future home at Oak Bottom Mr and Mrs Rufe Brain left Friday morning for the home of Mrs Brain's father Mr Kooser three miles north of Anderson Chas Kooser Mrs brother is seriously ill and the sister wu called for They returned Friday evening Frank Thompson who Is In charge of Contractor crew of carpenters working on the Mammoth Copper buildings at Ken-nett came down Friday morning to buy a lot of rubber clothing for the men The rain will not Interfere with building operations as soon as the rubber goods arrive In camp Wo ull the greatest of blood purifiers Blood Elixir under a positive guarantee It will cure all chronic and other blood poisons If yon have eruptions or sores on your body or are pale weak or run down It la Just what you need We refund money If you are not aatlsfied BOcts and 91 For sale by Redding Drug A Book Store John Tiffin an old pioneer of this county came down from Shasta Friday to attend the funeral of Grandma Dins more He was an old friend of Mrs Dlnsmore and she had requested him in her lifetime to write a poetical obituary when she died Mr Tiffin has complied with her request and the stanzas are printed In today's Ftee Press Mrs Mary Bldwell who has a lease on the Bergh ranch at Hat Creek Is In Redding visiting with her daughter Mrs Adolph Bystle Mrs Indwell superintended the driving of 150 head of cattle that' she laced In pasture near Balls Ferry Sha ret1 to the ranch on Saturday expects to make many Improvement tte place Bill A bill of sale fllet' wlth the county recorder shows that H- and Tl Cooper have disposed their hones buggies harness and all' things per talnlng to the livery buslne conducted by them at South Park to Fred Marks The sum named as Is 9500 A Ten-Pound Boy A ten-pound son was bon In Re ding Saturday morning to the wife oi I Stanford of the Free Press Mother and babe are both doing nicely Getting Ready for Christmas Christmas music is now being rehearsed and the Sunday school scholars of the various churches are being drilled to be In readiness for the annual Christmas entertainments given by the various denominations A TAN DER NAUAJOTB BsAeel of Practical Civil Mining ind Mechanical Surveying Architecture Dtawtng and Imsylug Cyanide Chlorination Metallurgy Ul Tilton Ariel oae block woot of Gtty BaD Baa Francisco CoL Opm an year Assaying of ora Si ItaWna aad Chlorination INI Bknrptpo Aany 910 IB It KILLED IT LIVE IE WELL KNOWN WILLOWS BASEBALL PLAYER MEETS A HORRIBLE DEATH Crothers Fell Against a Live Wire Near Redlands and Was Instantly Was Well Known In Redding Rodger Crothers a young' man who lived In Willows and who when the Hunter Rye baseball team of this city was In the field occupied the box for that team met with a horrible death near Redlands Southern California Wednesday morning Crothers at various times played ball In Redding and was here once or twice and took part in football games Crothers met death while he was at work on a bridge near Redlands Hie mother Mrs Kate Crothers who lives at Willows was notified and she went to the scene of the accident The young man was working with bridge and railroad constructors While pursuing his work he In some way fell against a live wire -dying shortly after Crothers was very popular with both young and old says the Willows Journal He was a boy who naturally made friends He was ever good na-tured and had a manner which commanded admiration He was one who Was generally respected by reason of his good habits upright life and an ever willingness to do a favor for his friends News of death will be received in sorrow at many points In Northern and Central California where he was particularly well known as a star football player He was a tower of strength to the Willows team when we had one of the best elevens in the state His work as a staunch player was admired wherever he went and he was regarded as a He carried his good nature to the football field and was not one who wrangled Deceased was 23 years of age at the time of his death His mother Mrs Kate Crothers has lived In Willows many years and she Is universally respected The lad left Willows about three years ago and has been employed by the railroad Tompany ever since The remains were shipped to Willows and the funeral will take place Sunday Fi II IT EAST 8IDE 8CHOOL MAKES M08T EXCELLENT RECORD Thwe are forty scholars enrolled in the Bella Vista schools and there Is an equal division as to the sex There are twenty boys and twenty girls and there promises to be a lively rustle among the scholars during the present month to see which will have the greatest number at the close of the next term The following report Is sent In by Nellie Varnum who presides over the school: Number of boys enrolled 20 number of girls enrolled 20 total number enrolled 40 Pupils perfect In deportment during the month: Elsie Brownlee Grace Ripley Delbert Taylor Mira Bowler Ethel Redeker Josle Fite Hazel Conroy Olga Hulen Bertha West Ethel Williams Maggie Falken Daisy McCray Corabel Fite Viola Morris Grace Lofton Alma Fite Merle Bowler Roy Barnes Bessie Howell Lemmie Conroy Theresa Taylor Emil Hansen Frank Smith Tony Perry Burney Morris Herbert Haight Carroll Taylor Visitors Misses Belle Crawford Vera Lofton Merle Orr Mellle Lyle Mrs Kate A Brincard Admitted to Hospital William Richter was admitted to the County Hospital Saturday afternoon Richter la suffering from erysipelas and his face was swollen very badly when he was brought to the county physician Dr Harper Saturday Mr Richter has been working across the river from Redding for A Names who took him to the hospital The sick mn Is quite old and Is nearly deaf The Rainfall The rainfall for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 Saturday morning measured 047 This brings the total for the season up to 1483 against 1797 at even date last year At the Fair There will be a great display of fancy needlework at the church fair that will be held by the ladles iff the church In the Bush building The fair will commence Tuesday December 13 Fred Apfel was In town Saturday wm hla place on Clear Creek UGAR alb Oss Wtr to 0s Finite -T- IlMMta Lltw MOCUIH Im J- Uwiirlim wf mm I UmmS te Bm i VMtfBBB OffOBi Site brat GVJid Cm I whits I Vl dT 100 111 lbs new fancy brad Tcbl I kmc Terr ora J-S 1 10 lb pall Par 1 llbatoncy laftMjBnokfsaS 100? I UMolorcd Jiptijplj" srassssfctfs Mam ar non uol THINGS BOOMING ALONG SALT! CREEK AND ABOUT THE WHITE OAK Exceedingly Rich Ore Being Taken From the Milton Old Spanish to 8oon Start Conner Mines May Soon Have New Values Taken From the Crown Deep Mine There Is Just now great activity among the mines In Lower Springs district The extensive operations of the White Oak by the Navajo vom-pany the excellent showing made at the Crown Deep and- the development at the Milton the White Oak extension have had a tendency to revive Interest In the district and from all appearances It will speedily develop Into one of the most populous and productive gold districts in Shasta county At the Milton the extension of the White Oak Branthoover Is prosecuting development on a large scale A crew of men Is at work sinking and the shaft Is now down eighty feet At that depth some exceedingly rich ore has been encountered Five sacks were recently sent to Redding The ore Is literally plastered with gold and It Is said that the five sacks contained sufficient value to pay for the mine The purchase price Is given as 92500 Thirty tons of second class ore from the Milton has been shipped to the Keswick smelter Some of the ore assays as high as 9200 a ton Mr Branthoover has Just located the Cambridge claim adjoining the Milton The Navajo Company has a crew of five men at work on the White Oak The mine la being rapidly unwatered and as soon as this work Is done extensive development will be prosecuted The new hoist will be installed In a few days and shipping of ore to the smelter will soon be commenced It Is given out on good authority that work on the Old Spanish will be resumed at an early day Wheelock who purchased the Tom Spragglns mine the property that got into trouble over has cleaned out the shafts and tunnels and Is preparing for work There are two shafts each about fifty feet deep and a tunnel In 100 feet The tunnel had caved in Mr Wheelock is clearing It out and retimbering Out of ore taken from the face of the tunnel Mr Wheelock got assays of 965 to the ton He will sink a double compartment shaft on the property Wheelock recently purchased the New Redding claim from Conner and will develop that also At the Gypsy claim at the head of Salt Creek owned by Conner some beautiful ore Is being token out There are two fifty-foot shafts and a number of -smaller ones on the property James Conner Is running a 100-foot tunnel In on the Monte Cris to adjoining the Miller or Crown Deep mine At the surface rich ore was found and all the way down an old thirty-foot shaft good values were received The new tunnel is being run In with the intention of striking the pay chute under the old shaft Ed Brackett Is Just now doing some dead work at the Brackett mine and getting ready to open new ore bodies The Brackett mine has produced great values and it Is believed the property will continue to be a great wealth producer The Crown Deep the old Miller mine Is looking better every day About 93000 has been taken out of the shaft and It Is hardly down twenty-five feet A crew of ten men la at work Three men are at work at Conner A Salt Creek group cleaning out old shafts and tunnels and putting the mine In shape to be Investigated by eastern parties who contemplate purchasing the property Ore has been shipped to Keswick that runs from 96 to 936 a ton A large amount of ore has been blocked out In the Corinne claim of this group More than fifty men are now at work developing properties In the Lower Springs district and the at tentlon of capital Is being attracted to the section by the excellent showing from the properties In course of development Fake Story of Mins Theft The dispatches sent out from Reno Thursday and published In various newspapers to the effect that 910000 worth of ore had been stolen from the Consolidated Virginia workings is pronounced by Superintendent Mc-Klnty as entirely untrue Toward neon Thursday one of the directors of the Consolidated California and Virginia Mining Company In San Francisco who wired to Superintendent McKInty for Information concerning the reported theft of 910000 of ore tram the mine received a telegram hi reply saying: "Nothing la It It's an Work of School Children Superintendent of Public Instruction Mrs Kate A Brincard has In her office some drawings mads by children In New Oyster Grotto Nick George formerly wltfc Nick Stevens In the oyster grotto In the Free Press block has gone into business for himself and on Monday Nick can be found In charge of the oyster grotto and cafe at 404 nniirnmin street at Pete Monga's place Mr George has leased the restaurant and will fix It up as a first class place He will handle oysters In all styles steaks chops and serve up all shot orders on the shortest notice IDE GROWING FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN SCHOLARS ARE NOW ENROLLED Boys Outnumber the Girls by Seventeen-Roll of Honor Contains the Names of Many Unusually Bright Report for November There are 547 scholars in attendance In the Redding public schools This Is an Increase of Thirteen over October and an Increase of twenty-five over the number In attendance In November 1903 Principal Frank Sweeney has Just made up his report for November It shows a total enrollment of 547 There are 282 boys and 265 girls In September the attendance was 489 October 524 The number of scholars in charge'of each teacher Is as follows: Frank Sweeney principal 39 Matlock Jr vice principal 62 Miss Lulu White 50 Mrs Gertrude Forrester 53 Miss Belle Southern 60 Miss Grace Rathbun 65 Mrs Elizabeth McKean 66 Miss Crilla Shonk-wller 43 Miss Isabelle Aahfleld 41 Miss Mildred Nason 39 Miss Teresa A Carr 39 total 547 ROLL OF HONOR Ninth Grade Lottie Wickert Lena Anderllnl Frank Smith Carl Donahue Phebe Clark Allen Hanlon Ruth Klinescbmldt Pearl Lander Maud Newman and Ruby Norton Eighth Christine Bertholas Gladys Honn Ida Heaney May Reed Ethel Richardson George Smith Edith Thompson Eva Robinson and Jennie Ludwig Seventh Earl Behrens Alice Firth Mabel Gardner Minnie Hanlon William Marlch Gerald Vettal Charlotte Wagnon Maurice Trade Lola Roll-son and Ethel Anderson Sixth Bona Dozier Mary Kohle Ludle Stephens Myrtle Scrivener Hazel Webb Hazel Breslauer Beryl Johnson Alberta Durfor Horace Firth ana Hilda McKean Hale Lei a Kenney Llzetta McCoy Mae Peterson Ruby Reavis Grace Ritchie Charles Ritchie Edmund Vedder Russell Thompson and Vera Wickert Fourth Edith Richardson Ruth Burdick Nelda Briggs Fred Hare Donna Logan Edith Menzel Agnes Patterson James Gardner Wlletta Henderson and Joe Monga Wanda Conery Helen Holt Hden Mundy Horace McCoy Violet Palmer Grade Warmoth Harry Russell Eva Wheelock Alice Elbertson and Orella Maszle Elfrida Busoombe Romayn Sour Stomach No appetite Iom of strength headache conatipatlon bed breath ganeral debility sow to-tags and ostanrh at the stomach are all duo to indigestion Kodol cures Indigestion This new discovery reprosente the natural Juices of digestion ss they exist la healthy stomach combined with the greatest known tonlo and racooainictlva properties Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not only cure Indigestion and dyspepsia but this famous remedy erm all stomach troubles by rieandng purifying sweetening end strengthening the mucous membranes taring the stomach Kodol DIGESTS WHAT T0U EAT Gives If salt to tie ttek Strength to tkaWrak a SI A0 She kottac IN MOrakickraJUfar Mo IrElkVlttOfla were referred to once upon a tiuonM time by jealous compe immodest in showing our thee to the public You ticedthe reference after startjMJfl that last big run on the OBT7SA-of Shoes -We like in- DEB line oi spection and like to look a man in the face when we state thatK we believe he should wear OBU- SADEB shoes today and all the time Lime CRUSADER sayfeii is made right of California's best leather (and we make the best wearing leather on earth) Easterners cannot get enough of shoe lea- climate and men and women why shouldn't they wear' most popular Shoe wi CBUSADEB is California $350 in all styles cannot be beaten notwithstanding any and aUargu- ment to the contrary We stand back of them or any other shoe we sell for that matter Just to make it interesting and worth while for the younger folks we offer the following: JAh I-'1' To any Scholar of any public school county who will on or before the 15th day of December send us a list of the vvvM1 B1b4i Mfjf Cv AlOU vA UAJLW largest niim- 4 0 00r- 1 AtvA VHV AA1AAAA y-'-vt 'll ber of accredited words made up from word! CRUSADER We Will Pay $500 in Cash Date your list and the largest number of words wins Herman Myers won the Dining Chair for the aby Birth day Contest We seem to be as busy as any of 'em working hard for our money because of the little profits CONTEST CLOSES DECEMBER 15TH FRED Leading Grocer DUSTIN Not the Biggest bmt the Best and General Merchandise Shop in Town 7 THE NASH XXEB.