Sonoma Democrat, 22 October 1857 A Porcine Paragraph. — We observed several large lots of swine being driven through our streets toward Petaluma on Sunday last, from the upper part of the valley. They were in fine condition, and will furnish the bachelor portion of the population of San Francisco, with many a luscious spare-rib. … [Read more…]
Sacramento Daily Union, 2 November 1857 A Legal Curiosity. — In a complaint filed in one of the San Francisco Courts, in a suit brought to recover damages from Wells, Fargo & Co., for injury received by a parcel of merchandise in transit from New York, there occurs a rare curiosity in the shape of … [Read more…]
CITY NEWS. The Earthquake.—One of those shocks that terra firma is heir to, visited our city on Thursday evening last, Feb. 5th, in the shape of an earthquake. Having given the oscillating movement a fair trial on its previous visits, the present tremblor adopted a different system of tactics, and addressed itself to the brick … [Read more…]
Daily Alta California, 18 February 1877 The yacht “Minnie” is on the beach at the foot of Mason street cleaning. The bark “Tenby Castle” goes up to Vallejo City to-morrow, to load wheat for Cork. The schooner “Jessie Nickerson” sailed from Eureka on the 11th instant, for Tahiti. The bark “David Hoadley ” was towed … [Read more…]
Sacramento Union, 7 February 1917 Million Dollars in Gold Brought from Bay on Auto George Wittenbrock and Arthur Ryan Guard 3700 Pound Truck Load on State Highway. Trailing one million dollars in gold for 130 miles! That was the experience last Saturday of George F. Wlttenbrock, representing the Capital National bank of this city, and … [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 FRANCISCO. — The name of this County is famous throughout the Catholic world as being that of the creator of the … [Read more…]
Russian River Flag, 31 August 1876 San Francisco Letter. Ed. Flag —The annual Fair is in progress, and at present the centre of attraction, attendance being some below the average of former exhibitions. The main features of interest to some are; The magnificent and large church organ, built here ; Father Neri’s electrical displays; a … [Read more…]
California Star, 30 January 1847 An Ordinance. Whereas the local name of Yerba Buena as applied to the settlement or town of San Francisco—is unknown beyond the immediate district; and has been applied from the local name of the Cove on which the town is built.— Therefore, to prevent confusion and mistakes in public documents, … [Read more…]
Police Court— Shepheard, J. Tuesday, August 16th. The docket this morning was made up as follows: misdemeanors, 24; assault and battery, 8; drunk, 7; threats one, 1; assault, 1; assault with a deadly weapon, 1 ; using treasonable language, 1; petty larceny, 1; continued cases, 21. SENTENCES. Dennis Meagher, for a misdemeanor, came in for … [Read more…]
Healdsburg Enterprise, 26 May 1906 It will take one million brick for the main building of the Lachman & Jacobi wine vaults in East Petaluma and as many more for the smaller buildings. The McNear Company has been awarded the contract for the brick and the first lot of 100,000 is already on the ground. … [Read more…]