Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-08
LOCAL. INTgLLIGENCE,

LOCAL. IETBLLIGENCE.
SERIOUS RUNAwAYs.-Yesterda at the
auction sale of horses at Tenth and J
streets. J. c. TurIey, of Elk Grove, bought
an animal which the man who left ii with
the auctioner to sell said was completely
broken to drive, either single or double.
Alter the horse was sold and it brought
but small sum, the auctioneer informed
the purchaser that he did not know any
thing about the animal and advised him to
be cautious with him. In the afternoon
Mr. Turley hitched the horse to a light
buggy and accompanied by DR.. McCollum,
started from the Fountain stables for
drive The horse went along quietly for a
few blocks and then, becoming frightened
at something, became unmanageable and
started to run. AT Seventeenth and |
streets he turned the corner suddenly, throw
ing both occupants violently to the ground. |
Mr. Trrley struck upon the side of his |
head, his cheek was badly gashed and his |
ear frlghdully lacerated. Hereceived quite |
serious bruises besides. Dr. McCOllum |
struck on his left side, and received severe |
Injuries to his arm. side and leg, but luck !
lily neither men had any bones broken |
The horse was captured after running a |
few blocks further, and returned to the |
stable. The horse was not injured. but the |
buggy was considerably damaged. Tues |
day evening, While c. Schurr, who resides |
ut Nineteenth and n streets. was driving I
along N street, his buggy coliided with !
post at the corner of Sixteenth. The We |
hlcle was upset, and the occupant received !
such severe injuries to his head and face by |
the fail that he since has been confined to |
his rODnl.....James s. Painter, the plasterer, |
was injured yesterday by being thrown |
from his wagon, on Eighth street, between |
X and /. He undertook TO turn too short, |
and upset his wagon. Although consider |
ably bruised and somewhat stunned by the |
fall, he did not relinquish his hold on the |
lines, and this prevented a runaway.
Mus CoLLEGE.-Articles of incorpora- |
ton were yesterday filed of the Mills Col
lege The purposes for which it is formed |
are to receive from the corporation or body |
known as the President and Board of |
Trustees of Mills Seminary College" con-
yeyances Of all the property, rights and |
franchises belonging to or vested in said |
corporation or body, and thereafter to
\ carry on and conduct the institution of |
4 l.arIsi - commonly known as Mills Semi
nary, sJuated in Brooklyn township, Ala
media county, in accordance with the de-
signs and purposes of the founders thereof |
G. T. Mills, now deceased, and Mrs Susan |
l.. Mills, which are as follows, viz: To |
maintain an institution of learning for the |
education of girls and young women. The |
institution will be Christian in character |
and teaching, but shall not be sectarian. |
The place where said institution is to be |
conducted is Seminary Park. The number |
of its Trustees will be fifteen, as follows !
c. d. Barrows, E. G. Beckwith, /. H |
Briggs, 4. J. Bryant, L. Z. Dwinell, Fran |
els Horton, W. c. Merrill, Susan L. Mills |
NJ II. Myrick, II. A. Palmer James P. |
Pierce Robert Simson, r. L. Tabor, H. B. |
Underhill, j. II. Wythe.
WOODEN WEDDING.-A large number of |
the friends of Captain and Mrs. 7. w. |
Stevens, including the officers and mem
bers OF Company a, assembled at their |
residence, 1919 Seventh street, Tuesday |
evening to celebrate the wooden wedding |
of the Captain and his amiable wife A |
most enjoyable time was had and the |
visitors were royalty entertained by the |
host and hostess. " AS" boys secured the |
town yesterday in order to get a duplicate |
of the fat (wooden) chickens sent them to |
camp. in order to present it to their Cap |
tain, and while refreshments were being |
served the boys anXiously inquired if a |
little tripe" could be had. All who were |
present expressed the hope that they may |
meet again. when the wedding will be 4 tin |
instead OF a wooden one.
Police CoURT-There was a very short !
session of this tribunal yesterday. In the |
absence of City Attorney Anderson, who was
in attendance upon the Superior Court, J. |
NJ. Hawkins. a new member of the legal |
fraternity, officiated as prosecuting attOr- |
ney. He evidently understood all the |
points Of the business, however, was mas
ter OF the various curves shoots drops and |
stops, and succeeded in effecting the con- |
vic6on of Charles Graf, who had commit |
ted mild battery, but the sentence i'm |
posed was only So. Robert Daily, previ- |
ously convicted of vagrancy, was given 20 |
days in the County Jail
WARRANTS DRAwN.-The State Controller |
drew warrants against the State Treasury |
yesterday as follows Colonel Sheehan, |
commander First Artillery Regiment, for |
the Santa Cruz encampment, 81, 1872 Col. |
Lehe, commander of the Provisional Regi- |
ment, same, 50, 400; San Francisco Harbor |
Improvement Fund, 50, ODD; State Agricult- |
ural Society, 600; State Normal Schools, |
$i2l6; State Board of Viticulture, 81 .OS2
State Printing Office, S2,575; Fish Commits |
sioners, 1915.
ADMINISTRATIONS AUCTION SALE.-Sher- |
burn & Smith will sell at auction next
Saturday, at 1880 A. NJ, at salesroom No |
323 X street, by order of F. H Russell, ad- |
ministrator. a large lot of furniture, carpets. |
bedding, clothing, trunks, ETC. the effects |
of two estates. including a parlor set of
seven pieces, chamber furniture, walnut !
bedstead. spring beds, stoves, safes, chairs, |
tables. lounges, etc. Also, small stock of
groceries
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-The Board met
yesterday, all the members present. Min
utes read and approved. 1t was ordered
that special meeting of the Board be
held Saturday, the 18th, at . P. NJ, for the
purpose of considering plans and specifi-
cations for bridge work to be done in this
county. There being no other business
apparent the Board gave attention to claims
presented against the county.
STATE PRINTING OFFICE PAPER-The
State Board of Examiners and Superin-
tendent of State Printing have awarded
contracts for supplying paper, envelopes
and cardboard for use at the State Printing
Office during the ensuing fiscal year. Blake, |
Moffitt d Towne were the successful bid |
ders for nearly the entire supply, and Gun
ningham. Curtiss & Welch the remainder. !
THE SrATE's CoIN.-Yesterday Governor
Stoneman and Secretary of State Thomp-
son counted the money in the vaults of the !
State Treasury. They found in gold, $591,- !
$50; currency, SS1. 1926; silver, $342 %; !
$244, 397 81. Total, S910,573 IS. This is |
20 cents in excess of the amount called for |
Controllers books.
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