Daily Alta California, Volume 1, Number 103, 29 April 1850 REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE On the Derivation and Definition of the Names of the several Counties of the State of California, &c. MONTEREY. — This name is composed of the words monte and rey, and literally means “king of forests.” The harbor of Monterey … [Read more…]
Daily Alta California, Volume 1, Number 103, 29 April 1850 REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE On the Derivation and Definition of the Names of the several Counties of the State of California, &c. SAN LUIS OBISPO.— This county takes its name from its principal town, which is the so called Mission, founded on the first … [Read more…]
Daily Alta California, Volume 1, Number 103, 29 April 1850 REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE On the Derivation and Definition of the Names of the several Counties of the State of California, &c. SANTA BARBARA. — There being a distance of more than five hundred miles between the military posts of San Diego and Monterey, … [Read more…]
Daily Alta California, Volume 1, Number 103, 29 April 1850 REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE On the Derivation and Definition of the Names of the several Counties of the State of California, &c. ANGELES. — This country derives its name from the city of Los Angeles, which was founded in the latter part of the … [Read more…]
Daily Alta California, Volume 1, Number 103, 29 April 1850 REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE On the Derivation and Definition of the Names of the several Counties of the State of California, &c. SAN DIEGO. — This county (St. James) derives its name from its present chief town, named after the harbor, which is only … [Read more…]
This editorial is a glimpse at the views of the 1950’s. You can see where some conservative values have not changed a bit in 65+ years. In 2015/16 many counties in Northern California are desperate for “affordable housing.” The free market system does not provide for affordable housing and we are back to discussing rent … [Read more…]
We open this post with a bit of normalcy. Lute L. Veirs owned a butcher shop in Santa Rosa, became a prominant citizen, ran for and was elected to the Santa Rosa City Council in 1900. He married Annie Roberts and it seems life was good, as noted in this blurb in the Press Democrat: … [Read more…]
Marin Journal, 1 January 1870 The Senate has approved a bill awarding Long Primer Hall $5,000 for the destruction of his printing office in Visalia, six years ago, by U. S. soldiers, on account of its advocacy of secession. The office was worth perhaps $1,000.
San Francisco Call, 9 March 1912 Coroner’s Jury at Lone Pine Brings In Unique Verdict BAKERSFIELD. March 8. — A coroner’s jury at Lone Pine, on the Mojave desert, has returned a unique verdict at an inquest. The dead man was a native of Greece. He and an American had an altercation, winding up in … [Read more…]
Los Angeles Herald, 2 October 1900 SANTA ROSA’S MUDDLE The City Officials May All Be Turned Out City Recorder Prindle Claims Their Election Was Illegal and Proposes to Sue Them in the Name of the State (By Associated Press.) Santa Rosa, Oct. 1. — City Recorder Henry Prindle today served notice upon members of the … [Read more…]