The Placer herald., 1874-10-17
Local and County Matters.
VIZ learn from Dutch Flat that one hydraulic
claim is still running.
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claim is still running.
TIE wood business has been quite brisk
in Auburn, for a few weeks past
LOOK out for next weeks HraAID; it will con-
tain an article of profound interest to every
taxpayer and voter in the county.
Rev. Mr.. DEAL, Of Sacramento, preached
here last Sunday to quite large and attentive
audience.
THE latest variety Of Spring chickens intro
duced in the market, are those which spring
fellows jaws to masticate them.
OrR neighbor complains Of being hard up for
room. Take out your old dead ads neighbor,
If you have anything better, then You will have
abundance of room.
IT il the opinion of the press, in som parts OF
the country, that the grain market has reached
its lowest point.
If any of Mr.. walsh's friends should wonder
why he is cooler towards them than usual, they
will find an explanation in the fact that he is
now Justice.
NEW sidewalks have recently been laid in
front of Andrews and Hollenbeck's Bank. This
makes quite an improvement to that part Of
town; but it did not come before it was needed.
The people Of Ophir say they have no OBJ
lection to receiving visits from respectable
agents, for any business but to have them come
there, get drunk, and threaten to whip every
body in town, makes them feel uneasy.
HousER advertses this week in real business
way. He has as he claims, the largest stock Of
goods ever brought to Auburn, at least to our
knowledge. Read his advertisement, and see
what inducements he offers.
THOSE boys we saw near the watering tank,
the other evening, dragging each other around
by the heels, ought to be supplied with Boston
trowsers, which are said to have copper seats,
sheet-iron knees, riveted seams. and water
proof pockets, to carry mud and eggs in.
A subscriber to an Eastern paper asks the
editor to quote the Wholesale price of soda bot
ties. He says he can't afford to pay five cents
piece for them, when the roof of his woodshed
is the head quarters of all the cats in the neigh
borhood.
We read that freightng by prarie-schooners.
is about as brisk from Marysville now, as it was
in the days before the railroads were built.
There has also been more teaming to and
through Auburn this FALL than at any time
since the railroad was completed.
Our GIR1s-A lecture was delivered on this
interesting subject last evening at the Hall, by
Matte Gaylord. After the lecture there was
some singing by Miss Ella Gaylord, and some
humorous readings by "Dr. Phunny Phellow"
whether the entertainment was good or bad we
cannot say, as it was not concluded when this
notice was printed.
WE see from the Union that the RAILROAD
Company have at last sent out q number Of Off
on the line Of the road, to assist the tr ain
employees in stopping the robbery and insulting
of passengers by the monte thieves, who have
been operating SO freely along the line through
the State Of Nevada.
WE have law on the statutes compelling the
attendance at school of all children between the
ages of eight and fourteen, whose parents are
not extremely poor, or sick, and who do not
live more than mile from the school house.
Many inquiries are made as to whose duty it is
to enforce this law. That is what is the matter.
II is made the duty of no particular person to
see that the law is complied with, but left to
anybody or everybody.
JAMES CARDwELL. one of the best hotel men
in California or any other State" This we
find in our soapy neighbor. Mr.. Cardwell is
very clever gentlemen, and keeps q hotel like he
does everything else. in frst-class style. He
can also stand considerable Aattery and deserves
it, but il this dose don't sicken him, we are mis-
taken in the man,
FIRST SoCrAL.-Smith and Fuller gave their
first social dance in Auburn, at the American,
last Wednesday evening. The attendance was
not very large, but those present had splendid
time. The music was generally well received
These socials will be held every two weeks,
thus afording the repositories of Auburn a
chance to indulge in their favorite pastime.
Down East, when man writes his name in
hotel register, with III u" after it, the land
lord knows he has guest from Harvard Uni
versity, and treats him accordingly. 1t would
not do to try that out here. A California
landlord would at once interpret those letters to
mean "hard up, and out would 60 the Uni
versity nan.
A few evenings since, we happened to be
auditor to an interesting discussion. by some
intelligent ladies', on the tendency Of California
boys to spend all they make. They seemed
unanimous in the opiniou that our younQ men