The record-union., 1891-07-04

the limb off between himself and the
trunk. He wasn't as sound. an Indian
afterward, but he knew great deal more
than he did before.
The nominees of the Sacramento
Union Democratic Convention that year
were: Sheriff; b. y. Bugbey; County
Judge, r. G. Clark; Senator, j. w. Coff-
roth; District Attorney: w. W. Upton;
County Clerk, Jared Irwin of Franklin;
Treasurer. G.. L. Bird; Assessor, E. b.
Ryan, Surveyor, @. W. Colby; Public
Administrator, J. j. Murphy; Coroner,
). w Reeves; superintendent of Schools,
L. w. Hatch; Jail Warden, Len Harris;
Assemblymen, K. G. Ferguson, j. c.
Goods, j. b. Saul and John III. Housman.
.........As Passmore Patchet and Miss
Margaret Sutton We're returning in a
buggy one day from q drive down in
Georgiana Township, one of the wheels
went into ditch, throwing the young
lady across the dashboard. In trying to
rescue her Patchet lost the lines, and the
horse ran off and threw thew both out,
the vehicle passing over them. They
Were, however, not seriously injured. IF
still living, doubtless they both remember
that ride of thirty years ago.
IN those days about mans moral charac-
ter The ii Dorado UHtojJ wanted a job
printer, and advertised 1or one who
neither gaAlbled. drank. liquor. non. I'm
dulged III profanity" ii is safe to say
that no job printer possessing these char
aeteristics ever showed up to claim the
place.
........ Calaveras County had a strong
man in those days. His name was Will
lam 5. Leonard. One day he was riding
a fractious horse, which threw him, and
he was dragged 100 yards by his leg be-
coming entangled in his lasso. As he
was being whisbed past tree, he grabbed
the latter and stopped the horse by main
strength.
........As Company G of the Third U.
). Artillery was coming down the river
on the steamer Victor, from Red Bluff,
en- route to San Francisco from Honey
Lake, Michael Pendegast fell overheard
fore that he saved the life of comrade
who came near falling overheard.
.....""James O'Meara, the well-known
journalist, had a difficulty at Jackson
vile, Or, with one Denlinger. The lat
ter disarmed O'Meara and shot him three
times, but the why little journalist still
Oregon paper now.
.........There We're more local candidates
for office in Sacramento in the summer of
1861 than there has been of late years.
The list of names occupied a half-column
of the UnioR-indeed, it seems as if
almost all the able bodied men in the
city wanted Office.
.........John S. Barrett and G. C. Hidden
had fight at the Democratic County
Convention. Barrett held the proxy of
Corwin of Sutterville, but Hidden op-
posed his sitting in the convention. They
had a rough-and-tumble time of it, but
were finally separated.
........In 1861 steam was employed for
the first time in this State for the running
of threshing machines. In that year Sut-
ton IL Miller introduced the first in this
county. 1t was operated at their ranch
near Sutterville.
mfrs. J. l.. Huntoon had assisted
materially in raising funds for the pur-
chase of q cannon for the Sutterville
Union Club, and the members serenaded
the lady by coming to town and firing a
salute in her honor.
1.-THE first fight of much conse-
quence between the Federal and South
ern troops was near Bonneville, Mo-,
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