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NEWS FROM NTCOLAUS.
The Work of Closing the Break Ne
That Town.

The Work of Closing the Break Near
That Town.
EDS. RECoRD-UN Having a few
leisure moments I thought it not amiss to
give through the columns of your widely
circulated paper some information on
matters and things in and about Nicolaus.
Hop-picking is just finished, and the
yield has met the expectations of the
growers. The quality is frst-class, but
as yet there have been no sales, that 1
know of, but offers are made and no
doubt before long there will be some
transactions. There is considerable of
Summer-falloW land to be seeded, and
some have already commenced.
Next in order is levee- building and re-
pairing, the more important of which is
the confining of the river below the town
of Nicolaus. 1t will be recollected this is
the point where the river broke out last
winter and did such widespread damage,
and almost destroyed the navigation of
Feather River, and ii left in that state
would in another year have completely
destroyed it. This being one of Califor-
MAS naVigabIe rivers, one would natur-
ally suppose it was the duty of the Fed
eral Government to take care of the nav
igation, but it has not been done, al
though early informed on the matter. 4
gineers at San Francisco, but were in
formed that they were not in a position
to do anything in the premises, as they
had no orders to do so.
What in the world is the use of Con-
gress appropriating money for the Cali
fOrnia rivers if it is not laid out where it
properly belongs. Are our California
Congressman deaf or dumb that they
don't call the attention of the authorities
TO these matters and not leave it to the
almost helpless landowners.
So, on the Government refusing to do
anything. the farmers take hold them
selves to do the best thing they can to
save themselves and be governed by
their judgment and means, but there is
every danger that the work will be
failure because it is not skillfully planned
and is not in harmony with river cur
rents. Such works as these should not
be undertaken except under Government
authority and SkillfuI engineers and
hence the necessity OF a State Board of
Public Works to see that no work be
done along the river banks only under
their direction and supervision. About
1000 acres of valuable land was covered
with sand from one to four feet deep, and
all the farmers about Pleasant Grove on
the east were cut off from their shipping
point and the sheepmen from their ranges
a vast interest is here involved, for it
includes not only the navigation of
Feather River, but all the vast body of
land lying between Sacramento City and
the town of NicOlaus. This is a very i'm
portant place, and the work should not
be left to few landowners located in
the immediate vicinity. OBSERVER.
Nicoiaus, Sutter Co., Sept. 9th.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
DLANS, DESCRIPTIONS, BILLS OF MA.
L teriais and specifications and estimates
tor the building of
Two Cottages for Girls and School and
Industrial Building for Girls.

To be erected at Whittier, California, for the
Whittier State School, prepared as provided
in Section one ~ of IAN Act TO regulate con-
tracts on behalf OF the State in relation 10
erections and buildings" approved March
23, 1876, are on file with MORGAN &
WALLS, Architects, Abstract Building,
northwest corner Franklin and New High
streets, Los Angeles, Cal. where the same
can be seen and will, at ali business hours be-
tween the date of this notice and the making
of the contract hereinafter referred to- be
open TO public inspection.
Notice is hereby given that the Board OF
Trustees OF the Whtl tier State School will on
the 9Th day of October, 1893, receive sealed
proposals for performing the labor and fur
nlShlng the materials necessary to the erec-
ton of said buildings, and contracts for the
erection Of such building based on such sealed
proposals will be made. Said bids will be re-
ceiVed as follows:
i. Bids tor doing the carpenter work and
furnishing the materials therefor.
2. Bids tor doing the mason work and iron
work and furnishing the materials therefor.
3. Bids for doing the plaster work, includ-
ing lathing and furnishing materials, for such
lathing and plaster work
4. Bids ior doing the plumbing and gas
fitting work and furnishing materials there
5. Bids for doing the timing and galvan-
lied iron work and metallic roofing work
and furnishing materials therefor.
g. Bids for doing the painting work and
furnishing materials therefor
z. Bids for doing the electric work and fur
nishfng the materials therefor.
s. Bios for doing the heating work and fur
nishing the materials therefor.
All bids must be sent to the Secretary of
said Board of Trustees, DR.. Walter Lindley, at
Whittier, CAL, before eleven o'clock A. M
Monday october 16, 1898.
Each bid must be accompanied by q bond
with two suretieS IL the sum of ten per cent
90 per cent? of the amount bid, to secure the
bid and conditioned as required by law
Blanks for proposals and GondS can be had
at the Office of said architects
All contractors will be required to comply
with the elght-hour law in regulating labor
upon said buildings.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Dated this 8th day of September, 1893
ANDREW MULLEN, President.
w. G. COCHRAN,
FRANCIS l.. HAYNES,
Board OF Trustees of the Whittier State
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Notice Of The Sale Of Bonds Of Anahein
Irrigation District

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN until the Sd DAY OF OCTOBER, 1898,
at z o'clock p. NJ. of that day, sealed proposals
will be received by the Board of Directors OF
the Anahelm Irrigation District, in the County
of Orange, state of California, at their once
in the city of Anaheim, county and State
aforesaid, for the purchase of two hundred
thousand dollars, or such part thereof as
satisfactory bids may De received therefor,
OF the issue of the bonds of the district. which
said bonds were issued in accordance with
the provisions of an Act of the Legislature,
known as the Wright Act, as amended by an
Act approved March 20, 1891, the entire
issue thereof consisting of eleven hundred
bonds of the par value of $500 each, dated
July i, 1898, ana payable in ten series, as
provided In SAID Act. interest and principal
payable at the Office OF the Union Trust Com
pany of San Francisco, Cal, or at the Office of
the Metropolitan Trust Company of New York
City, at the option of the holder thereof.
Said proposals should be addressed to said
board, and indorsed Proposals for purchase
of Donds,' and Will be opened by said board
on the day and hour above mentioned and
the purchase awarded 10 the highest bidder,
put the board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. said proposals to be accom-
panied by q certified check payable 10 the
order OF said board i'll the amount of 2 per
cent of each and all bids.
BY order OF said board.
Il. V. GARWOOD, Secretary.
Dated September D. 1888. Sl1-2Ot
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IRRIGATIoN. FOR SACRAMENTO.
a Company Organized to Make th'
High Lands Productive.

a Company Organized to Make the
High Lands Productive.
There has been filed in the Office of the
Secretary of State copy of the articles OF
incorporation of the Sacramento County
Irrigation Company. The capital stock
is 81, 100000. The place where the busi-
ness of the company is to be transacted is
San Francisco. The Directors for the
first year are J. A. Merrill and A. r..
Dow of Oakland, and S. K. Thomas, r.
NJ. Butler and Nj. B. Thomas of San
Francisco.
The purposes of the company are stated
only in a general way, but it is under
stood that they are the utilization of the
vast quantity of water that is now going
to waste for the irrigation of the plains
north and south of the American River.
With the electric power about to be
brought from Folsom to this city. and the
irrigation of the now dry and unproduct-
i've lands, new era of prosperity seems
about to dawn upon Sacramento.
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HOWARD HELD.
He Failed to Convince Judge Buckley
He Did Not Rob Henry Nelson.

He Failed to Convince Judge Buckley
He Did Not Rob Henry Nelson.
J. G. Howard is charged by Henry Nell
son with knocking him down and rop-
bing him of 50 near the corner of Third
and streets, and appeared in the Police
Court yesterday to try and satisfy Judge
Buckley of his innocence.
He said that Nelson took his new hat
and crushed and bent it until it was
good for nothing, and when he asked him
to make it good Nelson abused him and
he knocked him down. He acSnowl-
edged that he had gone under different
names, and it is thought that his true
name is McDonough and that he served
term in the State Prison.
He did not succeed in convincing the
court, and was held to answer and his
case continued till to-day.
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r F HOovER'S AsSAuANT

P. Haley Convicted of Battery on the
Complainant.
P. Haley appeared in the Police Court
yesterday on charge of cutting the head
of Is. f. Hoover with a stone. The oc-
currence was the result of an old quarrel,
and the whole matter was gone over in
court. Haley pleaded guilty of striking
Hoover, but claimed that he did it in self
defense.
AS Hoover was struck on the back of
the head, the court could hardly see
where the self-defense came in, and or
dered Haley to appear for sentence Fri
dow
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FIGHTING DRUNK.

Police Officers Have a Lively Time
With Stranger.
officer McManus had lively time of
it yesterday in arresting drunken man
who had undertaken to demolish the
interior of a clothing store on J street.
When the officer arrived the fellow was
doing up the place in great shape.
He then turned upon the officer, and
the latter was obliged to use cane in a
vigorous manner to subjugate him.
After the prisoner had been taken to
the police station he drew a razor and
made vicious attempt to carve Special
Officer Goods, but the latter knocked
him down before he could use the
weapon. He would not give his name.
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= s21.22-2S,28 S,28-29-3o-o5-6-7

N LOUIS GASSMAN, deceased. Notice is
hereby given by the undersigned. Admins
tratrix of the estate of Louis Gassman, de-
ceased, to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after the first publication
Of this notice, to the said Administrative, at
the Office of ]. Charles Jones, Attorney-at-
Law, corner of Seventh and 1 streets. Sacra-
mento California, the same being her place
for the transaction of the business of the said
estate in the County of Sacramento, State of
California AMELIA GASSMAN
Administrative of the estate of Louis Gass-
man. deceased.
Dated at Sacramento, California, Septem-
Der 81, 1898. s21-5tTh
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convince an ambitious young man that
you are his superior is to send him to the
land Of Nod as quickly as possible. l re-
gret 10 say that / will be unable, how
ever, to accept of the kind offer of the
Sacramento Club, as l cannot neglect my
business, which requires my entire atten-
tion.'"
Last evening Mr.. McGraw received the
following telegram on the subject
OAKLAND, September 27th.
VilIiam lfcGral0, Sacramento 4 thtetic Cfu6:
There is no truth in the alleged interview IN
this mornings CdU. JAMES Fox
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Miarellnnenua.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE
y ceived by the Board of Trustees of the
State Normal School at Los Angeles Cal,
until 10 O'Clock A. NJ. OF SATURDAY, Octo-
Der IA, 1893, for furnishing the materials for
and doing the work or erecting new build
ing Tor the State Normal School at Los An
geles CAL. as provided Tor by an Act of the
Legislature, entitled "AD Act to provide for
the construction and furnishing of an addi-
tIonaI school building for the use of the State
Normal School at Los Angeles, CAL, and 10
appropriate money therefor" approved
March 9, 1898.
Bids win also be received, as required by
law, as follows:
For the furnishing of the materials for and
doing the mason and iron work.
For the furnishing of the materials for and
Going the carpenters and plasterer's work,
And for the furnishing OF the materials for
and doing the plumbing. gasfitting and heat
And for the furnishing of the materials for
and doing the Timing. galvanized iron and
stating work,
And for furnishing the materials for and
doing the painting and gTaining work,
And for the furnishing of the materials for
and doing the electric work,
Will be separately received, and separate
contracts tor furnishing such materials and
doing such work will lie received and made as
set out IN this notice.
mo proposals shal. be considered unless
accompanied with bond of said propoSer
equal TO ten per cent of his proposal, with suf-
fcient sureties, conditioned that if said pro-
posal shall be accepted the party proposing
will duly enter into proper contract, and
faithfully perform his or their contract or con-
tracts, ID accordance with said proposal"
All bids must be sealed and be directed to
the President of the Board of Trustees OF the
State Normal School at Los Angeles, Cal,
and must be Endorsed bids for State Normal
School Building
The right to reject any and all bids is re-
served by the board.
Plans ana specifications can be seen at the
Offices OF Preston & Locke, architects, rooms
80, 10, Al, Bryson Block, Los Angeles, Cal.
No bond will be considered iii which the
sureties have not justified before a Notary
Public, or other proper officer, IN double the
penalty of said bond.
JOHN NJ MANSFIELD,
President Board of Trustees.
EDW. PIERCE Secretary. s11-td
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VERY CLOSE CALL

a Police Officer Saves a School House
From Burning.
Last night, as Policeman Enoch Dole
was coming from his beat, about IL
o'clock, he discovered blaze in pile of
rubbish alongside the Sutter Grammar
School building at Twenty first and l.
streets. He aroused some neighbors, and
with buckets of water the fire was extin-
guished and the building saved
1t seems that parties who had been
making repairs there yesterday, had
burned lot Of rubbish in the afternoon,
and supposed they had extinguished it
before going home.
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A Warm Day.

The Weather Bureau reports show the
highest and lowest temperatures yester-
day to have been 890 and so, with
light to gentle and variable winds,
mostly from the south, and clear weather
prevailing. Northerly winds prevailed
after 8 P. NJ.
The barometrical readings at A. M.
and P. M.swere 29.S2 and 9.73 inches,
respectively, showing a low barometer;
with northerly winds, which indicates
warmer weather.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were $50 and 620,
and one year ago to-day So and 55o, with
no precipitation on either day.
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Governor Mark ham, at the request of
Chief Crowley of San Francisco, has pro-
claimed reward of $1,000 for the arrest
and conviction of the persons concerned
in the recent dynamite outrage in San
Francisco, with the reservation that it
shall not be paid if the men already ar
rested be found guilty and that none shall
go to the San Francisco police.
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FAKE" IS THE WORD.
An Oakland Boxer Explodes an Al
legged Interview.

An Oakland Boxer EXpIodes an Al
legged Interview.
A San Francisco paper yesterday pub
hshed statements alleged to have been
made by Olympic and Acme Club boxers
by way of criticising the challenges of the
Sacramento Athletic Clubs men issued to
them. Among these so-called interviews
was the following:
''Fox, of the Acme Club, could hardly
realize that McGraw wanted another good
punching. Why said Fox. when ques-
TONED in regard TO the matter, I cannot
really believe that McGraw is sincere;
let him down easily at the championship
tournament, and could, without much
exertion, have put him to sleep had l de-
sired. l see now that the only way 10
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Public WORKS Secretary.

Ex-AssembIyman Jud C. Brusie was
yesterday appointed Secretary of the
State Board of Public Works, of which
A. II. Rose of Colusa is Commissioner.
The salary of the position is $50 per
month. Mr.. Brusie will no doubt make
very competent official, and his we'll
known ability as a lawyer will be OF
great value to the board.
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potitinn 40 s..lI nn Estato

Rebecca w. Her, executrix of the will
of Joseph w. Her. deceased, has peti
toned the Superior Court for an order to
sell the property of the estate, valued at
s.. SO 50, mostly covered by mortgage
The application has been set for hearing
on November Sd.
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DettttHtrBt
In the Matter Of Reclamation District No. $40.

NNHE PETITION FOR THE FORMATION
L of said district having heretofore been APP
proved by this board, and the landowners OF
said district having heretofore adopted and
recorded their bylaws;
Now on the application of JAMES S. FOS-
TER, a landowner OF said district, it is there
fore ordered
That an election be held for the purpose of
eIecting three Trustees OF said district on
FRIDAY, October 6. 1898, commencing at
10 O'Clock A. NJ. and closing al o'clock r. NJ
on that day, and that notice. thereof be pub
lished in the Sacramento ID ALLY RECORD
UNION, newspaper of general circulation in
said county, for one month, and that the
County Clerk sign said notice.
And II is further ordered thnt said election
be held on the ranch OF Archibald J. Peck, in
building thereon suitable for that purpose,
being situate in the south half OF swamp
Land Survey No. 301 of Yolo County, the
same being on Sutter Island, SacraIfento
County. Cal, and that Henry Cook be and he
IS hereby appointed Inspector, and Archibald
]. Peck ana Charles Hustler be and they are
hereby appointed judges of said election.
Attest
tsEAL.l VIM. B. HAMILTON. Clerk
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state school BOOK sales.

State Superintendent of Public In
struction Anderson states that the sale OF
school textbooks Tor this month amounts
to So, ,637-the largest amount of any
month since he came into the Office. The
total sales since January /, 1891, when he
came into the office- are S203, ,359 20.
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Real Estate at Auction.

On Saturday, the 30th, D. j. Simmons
& Co. will sell at auction at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, on the premises, 1871 P street, the
house and lot, 40 by $50 feet. The house
contains double parlor; gas, bath and
patent closet; large barn, fine lawn and
cement walks. Also, one Steinway piano
and a phaeton.
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Money for GaIgani's Creditors.

Judge Catlin has made an order declar-
ing dividend of 14.15 per cent. among
the creditors of P. 4. Galgani, an insol-
vent debtor. The assets amount to S2l3 80,
ard the proved claims l,5ll IL.
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Moro Chickens stolen.

Milton Brady informed the police yes
terday that someone had raided mis-
cbicken-coop, and Zeke Walters. who
mad already suffered from Nicholson and
Butler. lost some more fowls Friday
nirbt
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CON ED C.
TRUSTEES SALE.

DURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF A
crime a. Pearson, now of the County of Glenn
fbut formerly of the County of Colusa), State
of California. to E. G. Atkinson and L. j..
Croly of the City of sacramento, County of
Sacramento and State of California, as trus-
tees, dated October IS, 1855, and recorded
October 49, 1888, in the office of the County
Recorder of the County of Colusa, State of
California, in Book l 7 of Deeds, page 19S and
following, and on application of the holder
and owner OF the prOmissory note secured to
be paid by said deed of trust, and because de-
fault has been made in the payment OF the in
debtedness secured to be paid by said deed of
trust, the undersigned trustees will sell at
public auction to the highest and best bidder
for cash in United States gold coin, at the
front OF the Courthouse of the County of Sac
ramento, in the City of Sacramento, State of
California, on SATURDAY, the 18th day of
October, 1893, between the hours of 10 A. NJ.
and 9 NJ of that day said sale commencing
at the said hour of 10 A. NJ. of said day., the
following described real estate, with the i'm
provements thereon, situated in the County
OF Glenn, State of California. to wit: The east
one-half Of the southeast One-quarter of S c.
ton twenty-five, the west one-half of the
southwest one quarter of section twenty-three,
the east one-haf of the northeast Onequarter
of section twenty-seven, the west one-half OF
the northwest one-quarter of section twenty
six, all in township nineteen north, range six
west, NJ. D. B. and M.
E. c. ATKINSON, Trustee
f. j.. CROLY, Trustee.
September 90, 1898.
A. l.. HART Atty.
q O-faS- q
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TWO MORE TICKETS.
But Only One New Candidate for the
Mayoralty.
The Peoples Party Select A. Dittmar
and the Nom Partisans Indorse
w. f. Knox.

The Peoples party held convention
at the hall of the Federated Trades last
night for the purpose of nominating can
didates for the coming election.
The meeting was called to order by A.
Dittmar in the absence of the Chairman
of the Central Committee.
George 3. Dean was elected Temporary
Chairman and Frank J. Heintz as Secre-
tary.
The list OF delegates as published was
accepted. Committees were appointed as
follows:
On Platform and Resolutions-M. J.
Bannon, \. Il. Sanborn, William Boyne,
G. A. Lane and Martin Hook.
On Order Of Business and Permanent
Organization-A. Dittmar, J. d. Joss,
William Tibbitts, James Stewart and j.
II. Cooley.
THE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Platform and lieso-
lutions reported a platform affirming
allegiance TO the principles OF the Omaha
platform; commencing the action of the
Senators and Representatives elected by
the party in standing squarely upon the
platform of the party on the silver ques-
ton, in contrast to that of representatives
OF the other parties; affirming that the
events of the past few months have
proved the claim of the party i'll the last
campaign that the financial question was
the most important one.
1t condemns the action of President
Cleveland in nullifying the Geary
Act and the silver purchase law;
condemns the action of the City
Trustees in signing the water contract;
favors the municipal ownership Of gas
and electric works and street railways;
pledges the candidates of the party to
take steps TO bring this about and to OBJ
tain for the city complete control of its
water system.
THE CANDIDATES.
The convention proceeded to nominate
candidates as follows:
For Mayor, A. Dittmar; Auditor and
Assessor, Milo j. Aver; Treasurer, c.
Iser; Collector, Frank j. Hentz. "a. Is.
SanbOrn and William Boyne spoke in
favor Of E. III. Mckee, but Heintz got the
most votes.) City Attorney, William
Sims.
City Trustees-C. II. Rott, j. II. Cooley,
J. II. Van Bibber. j. H. Devine, William
Tibbitts and George Surgeson were nomi-
mated from the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh and Ninth Wards.
School Directors-M. j. Bannon, w. II.
Hugo, L. A. Simmonds, w. Smith, Stan
ton Myers and O. a. Wendt were nomi-
mated from the same wards.
Central Committee-J. ID. Moynahan,
W. Sheridan, Charles Schmidt, +. j.
Heintz j. T. Garrison, d. Shafer, A. b.
Sanborn and Martin Hook were nomi-
mated, none being made from the Eighth
Ward. II. NJ. Baumann was nominated
at large.
The Central Committee were given
power to fill the vacancies from the First,
Second and Eighth Wards for Trustees
and School Directors, and for a Central
Committeeman from the Eighth, provided
they fill them with Populists.