Free Press Saturday Weekly from Redding, California • 3

IT ISO III ISO MINUTES The Free Press SATURDAY AUGUST Ifi I90J' The Placer County Republican and the Placer County Leader of Auburn have been consolidated and are now Issued under the head of The Republican with Francis Milllken a eritor and proprietor 'dfcv-i'sF NARROW ESCAPE GitEAT BEYOND VafCJ GRADUATES OF 8HA8TA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WILL ENTER UNIVERSITY THAT IS ALL MRS CECIL GOT OUT OF A THOUSAND DOU LAR DEAL BRIDGE ACROSS TRINITY FALL8 WHILE PORTERS ARE ON IT Wife of Granville Cecil Claims Her Husband Took Advantage of Her and Then Deserted Her After Selling Their Home Men and Horses Hurled Twenty-Fhta Feet into the Ragtag Waters by Superhuman Efforts cape Without a Scratch Joseph IL Porter superintendent at tho Falrvlsw mine In Trinity county and bis son Morrell had'pn expert-once last Saturday that came near ending their earthly exi stenoe and it waa one that they will remember as long as tbey live A suspension! tiffin bridge over Trinity river opposite Fairvlew mine collapsed with them and they were hurled into the rag ing waters twenty-five feet below! Mr Porter and his son were taking horse across the suspension bridtfa The bridge was a light structure used solely by children going aojoagvw' the river to the schoolhousa The troubles of the Cecil temily are not yet ended and onco more the second time within a month do Granville Cecil and his wife walk along separate paths Sarah Ragsdale became the wife of Granville Cecil last May In the early part of July Mrs Cecil applied for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty and because her husband accused her falsely During the latter part of the month the' two patched up their difficulties and agreed to agree and continue to live together Now Mrs Cecil says her husband hits taken advantage of her good Intentions According to her story be PrevaeiT upon her to sign deeds to the Cecil property at the corner of Shasta and East streets and he disposed of the property to Mrs Pultz of Canada for 81050 Mrs Cecil who is now living with her mother on South Fine street says she signed the deeds under the promise of Cecil that with the money he would buy a two-chair barber shop and that he would run one chair and she the other A cigar stand was also mentioned as a prospective purchase Instead of doing as he agreed says Mrs Cecil her husband took the money and then made her get out of the house and deserted her All she got The weight of the horse caused one of the cables to part and Jnst aav Porter and his son reached the middle of the bridge the structure gave and man boy and horse were sent into the river The swift running water carried them down for several hundred and for a time Porter gave up 'all rP'-xm hope of even getting out The borse had landed against the opposite shore and succeedr scrambling up the easy bank A superhuman effort On the of Porter enabled him to grabs piece of floating timber and he saved himself from drowning by that': The boy succeeded In swimming JOHN BUICK MAKES A PHENOMENAL CATCH AT THE HOT SPRINGS Big Bend People Supplied With Speckled Beauties by the Bass Hot Springs Booming and Plenty of Deer Fish and Climate EJJ5NA August 6 Eight hundred and fifty trout in two and a half hours Is the record just made by John II Buick and that record has earned for him the title of boss fisherman of this upper country His big catch of 850 beauties in less than three hours is a record breaker Mr Buick supplied all the Hot Springs people with good fresh trout Joseph Kaiser of Wengler was- calling on friends here one' day this week II Buick accompanied by his 'sons Roy and Frank and his wife and sister-in-law Miss Kate were rusticating at the springs one day this week They seemd to enjoy the baths and dances to their delight Mr and Mrs Mathias Wengler of Wengler and little son have been sojourning at the springs for the past six weeks expect to leave In a few days for their home at Wengler Martin Conklin and Ed Laub two of our enterprising young men who have been enjoying the springs left yesterday for Algomah where they expect to secure employment with the Westover Lumber Company Mrs Densmore who has been camping here for the past week left yesterday for her home in Redding Her daughters will remain here for some time yet for the benefit of their health AMaglll our popular Nasby and genial merchant looks rather lugubrious this week Wonder what is the cause Mrs ff Williams left yesterday for her home at Wengler The Hot Springs are becoming a popular resort for invalids and pleasure-seekers There have been about 175 people here this year and are over 100 camped at the springs now More are coming daily There is plenty of good water and abundance of fish and game for those who enjoy bunting and fishing TIE BIG The famous Alexander orchard and ranch in Happy Valley has been sold to Dr Eummelen a wealthy Hollander The price paid was 313000 and the place consists of 1820 acres the most of which Is improved There is a splendid olive orchard on the place and fruit of all kinds is raised It is the intention of the purchaser to subdivide the big place acquire adjoining lands and form a colony to be settled by Hollanders Active work along these lines will be commenced at once The doctor will arrive on the place in a few days and make It his pernia-nent home Mrs Lena Vosti spent Suuday in Redding from her home at Delamar Egilbert came to Redding Mrs Roy who ashore and strange to say none t'iMxi tho victims of the accident were In- no school children on the bridge whan'M (the cable broke 1 Bright Young Men and Women Who Have Decided Upon Their Life Work Will Finish Their Educations in the Stanford University The students who graduated from Shasta High School last May who Intend to enter Stanford University will leave Redding on the 19th will pursue at tho university will take him six years to complete Ed Rico will take a course in elco-trical and mocbanical engineering A bright future is' in store for this young student His natural ability and steady persistence will undoubtedly win for him grand success In the life labors he will pursue Ed Jackson will study the law Ed was known as tho of the class He Is a thorough and hard working student and won distinction among hg classmates by his literary abilities Charles Randall will study mining and civil engineering He has a practical experience as a miner and is now pounding a drill in the Bully Hill mines He attended the High School but one year and graduated He has been honored by securing admittance to the university as a regular student without taking examinations Miss Grace Grattan will take an educational course with English as a major study' She will fit herself of this month They will arrive the university on the 20th and get settled in their quarters On the 21st the entrance examinations begin and will continue until the 25th Then on the 25th and 26th the registration of the matriculated will be held and on the following day the 27th the actual work will commence On that day they will begin the course of study selected and will pursue It for either four or six year according to the length of the course TtinsA eiltA wfll enf Ae Qlanftnl fmm Those who will enter Stanford from Redding are Orr Chenowelh ward Rice Ed Jackson Charles Randall and Miss Grace Grattan They all completed the prescribed course in Shasta county High School Tho students will enter several different courses Orr Chcnoweth will study law He is a young man eminently fitted for the profession which be has chosen to fit himself for At the High School ho distinguished himself by bis oratorical abilities and at tho graduation exercises was tbo I orator of teaching As is well known tho High School was not accredited on account of the failure of the examiner In mathematics to put in an appearance but notwithstanding this misfortune to the school Durfee has secured credit lor the students at Stanford for the studies they were examined in They will only havo to take an examination in mathematics to bo entered as regular studenLs with full credit This docs not apply to tbc Stale University however If a student wlsh- ed to enter that institution from this county High School he would be com- pellcd to take all I tic examinations! numbering about eleven In all Miss Mabel Low don will enter tbc Stale University in January She graduated from the High School with the class of in May Sho will en-! tor the college of social science Lowdnn was one of tho brightest stu-i dents in the llieb School and has a record in that institution second to none She was president of the graduating class of '03 Radium A radium phrnomoiion is reported by Al Fournier In The Elec' rician Mr Dora ea-cluiiod 20 milligra'irrios of radium linmidc in a tube of na This cni Im a I ron and 6 list Deeem-j 1 TYPHOID FEVER CAU8ES DEATH OF WELL KNOWN REDDING CITIZEN After an Illness of To Weeks Jack Wallace Is Called by Original Locator of the Mammoth Mine Funeral Monday Wallace one of the best known citizens of Redding died at his home in this city Sunday morning about 4 after an illness of about two weeks The cause of death was typhoid fever Mr Wallace was taken sick nearly three weeks ago but his Illness was not considered serious and he thought It but a alight attack of malaria He had been suffering however since December Typhoid fever developed and he grew rapidly worse until Sunday morning when death relieved blm of ail earthly suffering His wife who had been constant watcher during his sickness was at his bedside when death came Richard Andrew Jackson Wallace whs a native of Vermont aged 55 years and 4 months He was born in Barnet Village Vermont April 9 1848 He came to California In 1860 and to Redding during June Of 1886 He had been a continuous resident of this city ever' since and has been Identified In various ways with the business interests of the city On January 31' 1892 Mr: Wallace was married to Mrs Daisy Klneff daughter of 'Mrs Page Creighton They were married In this city and have made Redding their continuous home -When he was 12 years old when San Francisco was supplied with water from wells Jack Wallace owned a water route securing his supply from a well on the site how occupied by the Palace Hotel He remained in California for twenty years and then went to Nevada where at Reno he burned the first kiln of brick In the State of Nevada In the early 70s he took to mining and since that time had mined in all the counties of California and Nevada From Nevada he went to Arizona where for four years he had sole charge of the Great Contention inine In June 1886 he came to Redding and started a saloon with Reid Demis in the old Tremont hotel' building Mr Wallace was the original locator of the Mammoth mine on Backbone in and at the time of his death he owned a one-third interest in the property that is now under bond to Filius and King Mr Wallace was well known in Redding and throughout the county He was a kind-hearted generous man and in his business and social dealings with his fellow man so conducted himself that everyone with whom be came in contact became his friend The funeral took place Monday afternoon at 3 from the family residence at the corner cf Market and Trinity streets Rev Harris of the Episcopal church officiated The pall-bcarers were William McKean Patterson William Stephens A Martin A Webb and Borbeck The funeral wras largely 'attended and the remains were laid to rest in Redding cemetery Rose Washburn eame to Redding Sunday morning from her home at Keswick She spent the day here with friends Coroner Bassett has recovered sufficiently to be ablet to bo out He Is not yet however in a condition to ran footraces Miss II White returned to ber homo at Old Diggings Sunday evening She has spent the paBt few days in Redding with friends El Palmer came to Redding Sunday from the prune district He remained over in Redding with friends until Monday morning Mrs Schuler and son canto to Redding Monday morning from Sisson They will spend a few days in Redding with friends John Rose a well known young miner came to Redding Saturday morning from the Balakiala mine lie left for Kennet on the evening train State Mineralogist Iewis Aubury thinks that sufficient interest Is not taken In this State ever the St Louis Exhibition andthattbe various counties should exert themselves to secure good exhibits for the proper advertisement of California Aubury has charge of the mineral exhibit which will be JSnt 'to Et 'Louht' and in speaking 'abdut the exhibition is a lack of Interest on the pirt of meif who can and 'for their owit iutArests 'shourd td tbecommia-! Bibriefs' The commission desires to 'display Yorlnstkfice the -building kb-j the 'We want to efocf California stone and ufSrtile in fforit of Vthei California and have hsked Che owners cfktone rquhrrie3 to- donate the stone- tW6 havb offered to pay the freight I and all expehea' Of" the building inj St Louis but not one la willing to give tefefona bate boob' Offered marble from certain Southern California quarries but nohe' of the-owners of' Common 1 building atone 'to' illustrate' Inf a prao-ti'wuy the buftding material of the State" air a whole I think thkt thisr itf V'pity dud'' this lack of interest seems 'td 1)0 prevalent1 George Hall who at one time mined in Shasta county was crashed by telling rodk at the Hall mine on Grave creek Tuesday and was so badly tired that he died shortly after says the Ashland Thlbune It was about 4:30 in the afternoon and George and his tether were preparing to quit for the day but there was a little work in the cleaning out of a shaft that they wanted to do and John Hall the father went down to do it The entire mine is an old one and waa timbered several years ago The shaft in question was of but a' 12-foot depth and was bring ran to connect the tunnel below While his father worked below George sat on the ladder Just a few feet above and waited Suddenly and without warning a huge rock and its surrounding mass of loose dirt slipped out of the side of the shaft upon George He and the ladder upon which they were sitting wero thrown violently to the lottom of the shaft' John Hall was bruised to his waist i with the falling mass but fortunate-! ly escaped serious injury Tbo huge rock struck George across the breast! His left arm with which he tried to shield himself was broken Rod four -ribs of his rigbt side were crushed He was also severely injured Inter nally By a heroic effort John Hall the1 father dug shallow footholds on each side cf the shaft which enabled him! to get out and draw bis son out of the mine A telephone message whs sent to Grants Pass and George Hartman and his brother Jeff started at once for Placer arriving at the Hall mine near midnight George had been dead some four hours when they arrived! The young man though suffering torture met the end with scarcely a groan He conversed with his father and those about him until tbo last 'and death caught him with an unfinished sentence on his lips Advertising car No 1 of the Ring-ling Big Shows was in Red- ding Monday and all of the dead walla I are now adorned with flaring blazing rircuB posters Ion Leighton a Stillwater farmer and stockman was in Redding Satur-j day on a business visit He returned to his farm in the early afternoon! with a load of supplies I Charles and William Ashton drove to Redding from Bella Vista Sunday and spent the day here with friends They returned to the factory town late Sunday evening Cyrus Lanyon Jr came to Red- ding Monday morning from Old Dig-! gings He spent the day hero on short business visit He returned to his home on the evening train The stork settled down at" Bella Vista Sunday and spent the day that lively little lumbering comm ty Twin girls were left at the home 4 of Mr and Mrs Sam Houston In the-" at" morning and (a the afternoon a bouncfv ing baby boy put In an appearance' at the houm of GaDder Dr-Bryant of this city visited the new arrivals and found them healthy and doing nicely Partner Dead George Champlin one of the known veteran ranchers of Northern California and for years a bubiueER-W partner of Ltlnnd Stanford died his ranch near Tehama Monday mora-t'viji' nged 76 years He was a nincr a person of most quiet and -V -IS- kindly nature a life member of the Society or California Pioneers high Mason and a man of remarkable -Is' v-7 i out of the money was 30 cents and a pair of shoes Mrs Cecil would again apply for a divorce but cannot do so until a year has lapsed at which time she will attempt to legally free herself Mrs Burleson wife of Rev Burleson formerly located In Redding as rector of the Episcopal church but who is now stationed at Santa Rosa arrived in Redding Sunday evening She came here for the purpose of attending Dr Bolling who is very ill st the Redding Hospital Little Johnnie Graham the young son of John Graham who Is em ployed ns track walker out or Redding had a narrow escape from being crushed beneath the wheels of a freight train Saturday morning in the Redding yards Tho little! boy was playing in tbo yards and around the tracks with other boys of his siji and was scuffling near a switching freight when the train was backed up and but for the prompt a cl Ion of Harry Isom who runs the Golden Eagle bootblack stand the boy would have been rushed The boy waH endeavoring to get away from a playmate and was going backwards and directly into tho moving train Just as the huge box car struck the boy's shoulder Harry Isom bod hIm htmvlmr of life but was a miracle a horrible VAULT'D li-tsm-M were if ito Temii-'vo min-iig min kens Thu 1 in the Fn'ticu uli drdrlct Iocafod by I li'-ut locabd a watir riglr cn I Gam mi creek Ini) inches of water to It? uil'i-u from the tjon domestic and Ifouijah Benedict crook for iniga-nining purposes deeded an undi- vided imc-foiirtli interest of tho undi- virfod one--half in tho i He had never Illness until a year activity vitality experienced an ago when he was stricken with nervous trouble From that COin i plaint despite all medical skill be ftoadily grew worse until- the end -Q S-- 'r The Stork In Fall River The stork has paid several visits to homes in the Fall River country the past week On August 2d a daughter was left at the home of Air and Mrs Albert Stevens at Pitt- ville On tho 4th a daughter appeared at the home of Charles Straub of Pittville and on the Gth the Monday morning from Iron Mountain Charles Clark of Horn brook was in Redding Sunday a guest at the Western Hotel 11 Creighton returned from Anderson Sunday evening lie spent Sunday there with friends Joe Jones a son of Jones was in Redding Sunday evening from the Jones farm on Clear Creek George Hears and Vaughan of Merced worfe in Redding Monday Strict located Ly A Lliu track in Having the child's Harry was ptruc-k by tho car not hurt is little short of that iiu- boy escaped from riiuili beneath the whorlx FILLD FOR RECORD IN COUNTY Vle following location lor record in the ollfoo coin i jc-rder Monday NarhvilU- and claims the French Gulch a viv VvT- Martin home Pittville was dened by the arrival of a son Pitt-done l' -bur i npjdying had oui Muatuhod the surface tbc was jitreed by ail elect rl with an audible noise The iniy be explained by supposing that the negative elec- fog a kettle of hot water She stum-Irons bad rwaped through the walls! bled ever a piece of wood and felL end -f Ma he wanted ife Lib-' Juiit as he was a t-u i file andi vllu seems have been particularly: i a i a a S- favored The little five-year-old daughter of Mr aud Mrs George Cofer met with a painful accident neah Shingletown The Gofers were camping out neaf Fhingletown arid the cbildwaa carry ItaKIa nf tint watflF QSa afnm of the tube which were 03 mm thick and a positive chatge remained Xenativc ions would then accumulate 1 ike outer surface of the tube and thk- accumulation would bo facilitated by the ionization of the air around Since the author hold the tube in his ft hand and the file In his right the discharge was rendered possible The right side of her foce and shoulder were badly scalded and the little girl Is suffering considerable pain A doctor was called from Shin-gletuwn and bandaged the wound -He does not believe there will be txf guests at the Golden Eagfo Hotel James Itodda came to Redding Sun- day from Whitehouse Hi- spent the day here a guest at the Golden Eagle Hotel Steele of Kennct came to Redding on the Sunday morning train Hcf spent the day here with fric-nds Airs Hempstead and daughter Miss Tollie drove to Redding Saturday morning and spent the forenoon here shopping Foster of French Gulch was iu Redding Monday evening and Tuesday forenoon on a short visit He left for his home Tuesday Ked-i diug Tuesday morning for McCloud wbere they will spend a month Mrs Awbrcy aud if ton'c children passed through Tubman of Oakland spent hlon-! I gay evening and Tuesday in Redding a guest at the Western hotel I I serious results Mr Cofer is a son cf Mrs A Chase of Red Bluff John Kendall who has a coalraed at the Summit mine near KeaneA teji spending a few days la Reddint 7 -'AV Bergin sheriff of Trinity foitts started Sunday night on county and Kisc a dt-puty to! his trip to Pittsburg and other East-that office returned from Napa Sun-'em cities Potts promised bis bach-day evening They left for their home! elor friends that he would return home at Weavervllle Monday morning: single.