Sacramento County CA Archives News.....Sacramento Union May 12, 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kellie Crnkovich markkell95@aol.com September 24, 2005, 3:41 am Sacramento Union May 12, 1912 The Sacramento Union Sunday May 12, 1912 DEATH CLAIMS YOLO PIONEER RESIDENT Thos. W. Guthrie Succumbs to Stroke of Apoplexy After Week’s Illness. CAME TO STATE IN 1850 Funeral Services Will Be Held Today With Interment at the Winters Cemetery. WINTERS (Yolo Co.), May 11 - Thomas W. GUTHRIE, pioneer of California and well known wealthy resident of Yolo county, died late last night at the family home, five miles of this city at the age of 82 years 1 month and 4 days. He had been in good health until a week ago when he suffered a stroke of apoplexy. Thomas W. Guthrie was born in Virginia in 1830 and in his childhood the family removed to Missouri. Lured by the discovery of gold he came to California in 1850 and mined near Georgetown, El Dorado county, for two years when he removed to Yolo county, locating near Cacheville, where he engaged in mercantile business and in the buying and selling of stock. In 1859 he moved to Sutter county and in 1867 returned to Yolo county, purchasing 320 acres near Winters, which became the neucleus of the splendid farm of several hundred acres he owned at the time of his death. He leaves eight children, Dillard R. GUTHRIE, Mrs. Myrtle G. BOWSER, Oscar E. Guthrie, Lulu May Guthrie and Mrs. Ivy DEXTER of Winters; Mrs. Daisy G. HARLAN, superintendent of the training school in the city and county hospital in San Francisco; Dr. T.A. Guthrie of Woodland and Victor G. Guthrie of Portola, Plumas county. Mr. Guthrie was the first master Mason of Buckeye lodge No. 195 of Winters and took a great interest in education, serving for twenty years as school trustee. The funeral will take place tomorrow, Sunday, at 2 p.m. and the interment will be in Winters cemetery. TEHAMA PIONEER DIES RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), May 11 - The funeral of Alexander WARMOTH, a prominent resident of Tehama county for nearly thirty-five years, will take place tomorrow afternoon near this city. Alexander died yesterday at the age of 51 years. He was a native of Missouri and came to California with his parents in 1865. He leaves a wife, a daughter and two sons who are E.B. Warmoth, under sheriff of Tehama county, and A.P. Warmoth. VACAVILLE GIRLS PAINT NUMERALS ON HIGH ROOF VACAVILLE (Solano Co.), May 11 - The five senior girls, who comprise the entire senior class have put an end to further decorations of the high school barn roof by students. It has bee the ambition of each class to paint on the roof of this barn the numerals of the class, and much zest was added to the task if, in painting one set of numerals in, another set had first to be painted out. So it was that the juniors painted “13,” only to find the next day the “13" changed to “15.” Now, there being no male members of the senior class, the girls decided they must uphold the honor of the class. Late last night, when innocent freshmen were sound asleep, they climbed up on the roof and, after spilling a considerable portion of the contents of a paint bucket over their frocks, risked their precious necks long enough to paint “12" on the much abused roof. The boys have unanimously agreed that the numerals will remain there. WOULD MAKE TOLL ROAD OPEN TO ALL Shasta Supervisors Asked to Buy Only Remaining Road of the Kind in County. REDDING, (Shasta Co.), May 11- The board of supervisors have been petitioned to buy the Delta-Trinity Center highway, 15 miles in length, and the only remaining toll road in the county. A delegation appeared before the board yesterday and argued the advisability of buying the road, but the supervisors practically repected (sic) the proposition by postponing action indefinitely. In the delegation were Ed SAUNDERS, W.H. MURDOCK and William VOLMERS, all of Delta. They were backed up by several petitions liberally signed in Kennett, Casella, Lamoine, Delta and other up-canyon points. The petitions recited that Trinity county stood ready to purchase the seven miles of the toll road that lie in that county. The toll road cost originally $59,500, and it can now be bought for $150,000. Delta is anxious to keep the mail route between that town and Trinity Center. Toll makes the mail contract cost $70 more a year than it would otherwise. French Gulch has figured on getting the mail route. There is no toll to pay between French Gulch and Trinity Center. WATCH FROM TOWER FOR FOREST FIRES Supervisor Has Plan for Preventing Spread of Blaze That May Start Among Timber PLACERVILLE (El Dorado Co.), May 11 - Forest Supervisor Evan KELLY of this district has evolved a plan which he believes will materially decrease the number of big forest fires this summer and prevent the spread of small brush fire. On the summit of Bald mountain he will have a platform at the top and a man will be stationed there continuously during the fire season. Maps and compasses will be provided and Kelly believes that he can locate a fire almost immediately and that the forest ranger on watch can flash the alarm to the nearest forest ranger station. The tower has been ordered and should be erected within a month. STATE FORESTER BUSY KLAMATH FALLS (Ore.), May 11 - Plans are now being perfected by the large timber companies and by the state and government for the protection of the forests of this section. State Forester F.A. ELLIOTT is on the ground and is arranging with representatives to the timber companies to form a patrol that will make disastrous fires next to impossible. CHICO CONVENTION CHOOSES OFFICERS Department Leaders for Coming Year Named at Meeting Just Closed. CHICO (Butte Co.), May 11 - At the annual convention of the county W.C. T.U. the following departmental officers were chosen for the year: Mrs. Fanna PHELPS of Gridley, prison and jail work and evangelistic; Mrs. M.E. PEASE, Chico, social meetings and red letter days; Mrs. Lillian B. GRAY, Oroville, press superintendent; Mrs. V.B. HOWE, Oroville, union signal, ensign and literature; Mrs. GROAT, health and heredity; Mrs. S. HADLEY, Paradise, Sabbath observance; Mrs. M.E. PEASE, Chico, mothers’ meetings; Mrs. C.M. BOLT, Palermo, medical temperance; Mrs. May MASTERSON, Chico, medal contest; Mrs. M. MERRILL, Chico, song; Mrs. Lefe MORGAN, Chico, flower mission; Mrs. Minnie ABRAMS, Oroville, scientific temperance instruction; Mrs. Anna RINGLAND, purity and rescue work; Mrs. G.A. WAASA, Chico, mercy; Mrs. W.D. BURLESON, Gridley, white ribbon recruits; Mrs. A. BALLARD, Chico, Christian citizenship; Mrs. Clara BYNUM, Chico, foreign work. FOUR TRAINS PASS OVER MAN’S BODY Vallejo Man and Brakeman Meet Similar Fates in Different Localities CHICO (Butte Co.), May 11 - Falling from the brake rods of the north-bound Oregon Express, John A. NAGLE, member of the Vallejo Electrical Workers’ organization, was ground to pieces under the wheels of four trains which passed over his body before he was picked up at 4 o’clock this morning. Remains of the unfortunate man had to be placed in a basket to be brought here for embalming and interment. The pieces were picked up along the track for a distance of several hundred feet. Nagle was 30 years of age and had boarded the train with three companions at Marysville. He lost his balance at the Haggin crossing and fell before either of his companions could aid him. All four were swinging onto the brake rods at the time and the accident was reported when the train reached this city. FREIGHT TRAIN COLLISION A Freight being backed into a siding by engine No. 2567 at Barber yesterday ran into a string of box cars with the result that the caboose was demolished. The conductor and brakeman standing on the caboose platform jumped in time to save their lives. A wreck train cleared the track. BRAKEMAN KILLED PORTOLA (Plumas Co.), May 11 - Seven cars passed over the body of Chester A. POWERS, a brakeman employed by the Western Pacific, crushing him to a pulp late yesterday evening. The body was mutilated beyond recognition when picked up. Powers was coupling freight cars and slipped and fell and the train passed over him. The remains were sent to Oroville to be prepared for shipment to Cadillac, Mich., where the parents of the dead man reside. TEHAMA (Tehama Co.), May 11 - A stone placed on the track by picnickers is supposed to have caused the derailment of local freight No. 223 at Proberta yesterday afternoon. Traffic was delayed five hours, one car being derailed at the east main line switch. Additional Comments: Used with permission of Transcriber Betty e-mail address: betty@unisette.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sacramento/newspapers/sacramen6nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 9.1 Kb