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YREKA DIVISION, NO. 21.
This was the pioneer temperance society in Siski- you county, and was organized in Yreka sometime in 1854, by J. Lytle Cummins. It flourished a few years and then went to decay with many others established in the county the following summer. In the summer of 1855 a grand celebration of the lodges of Sons of Temperance in the county was held in Yreka under the auspices of this lodge.
Hawkinsville Division, No. 190, Scott Valley Division, No. 191, Siwash Division, No. 193, Cotton- wood Division, No. 194, French Bar Division, No. 195, Humbug City Division, No. 196, Johnson's Bar Division, No. 197, Greenhorn Division, No. 199, Mt. Shasta Division, No. 200, were all organized by G. W. P., I. S. Diehl, in the summer of 1855. They all disbanded within five years.
MINERS' DIVISION, NO. 192.
On the fourth of June, 1855, I. S. Diehl, G. W. P., organized this division at Deadwood, with the fol- lowing officers :- Jonas W. Brown, W. P .; Thomas H. Steele, W. A .; Albert Dowd, R. S .; Joseph Ingram, A. R. S .; B. F. Harper, F. S .; J. M. Bassett, T .; Marion McCloskey, C .; Brice C. Pennington, I. S .; A. Bolt, O. S .; James Lynam, Chaplain. This was for several years the banner division in the State, and nur bered at one time as high as two hundred members, among whom were Christ Lark, Leander Quivey, D. Fellows, C. H. Pyle, Thomas Sawyer, W. H. Hendricks, J. Armstrong, J. H. Harper, F. M.
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Berry, M. F. Sharp, E. S. Merrill, Jacob Egbert, John Niel, David Dowd, W. E. Sanders, W. B. Cald- well, James F. Cleaver, C. C. Huntington, J. V. Mead, H. C. Pierce, E. T. Bailey, A. Lape, Alexander Owens, George Ripperts, and James Hamill. The division died out about the year 1861.
SCOTT BAR DIVISION, NO. 198.
This division was organized by I. S. Diehl, G. W. P., and given a charter on the second of October, 1855. The charter members were :- A. F. Farnham, H. Robinson, Thomas Ryan, William Dausky, F. Swanson, M. H. Fields, S. W. Childs, William George, M. Dixon, A. W. Randall, Robert LeCraig, W. Welch, Ichabod Newcomb, Stanford Capps, and S. R. Lewis. The members at once built a log- cabin at the lower end of the bar, which has been used as a temperance hall for a quarter of a century, and is now the meeting place for the Champions of Honor. At the time this division was formed, others were organized at French Bar and Johnson's Bar, but existed a few years only. The moving and sustaining spirit in the society was Robert LeCraig, who supported and fostered the division till his death a year ago. To his efforts is due the fact that it had an active and beneficial existence of twenty-five years, while of the ten others organized in the county at the same time not one lived ten years. In the spring of 1880 it gave place to the new order . of the Champions of Honor.
M'ADAMS CREEK DIVISION, NO. 213.
Organized by Grand Lecturer, J. A. Davidson, on McAdams Creek, August 12, 1862. Lived but a few years.
ORO FINO DIVISION, NO. 214.
Organized at Oro Fino, August 16, 1862, by J. A. Davidson. Existed but a few years.
FORT JONES DIVISION, NO. 215.
Organized at Fort Jones, August 16, 1862, by J. A. Davidson. Lived but a short time.
YREKA DIVISION, NO. 216.
Organized in Yreka, August 20, 1862, by J. A. Davidson. Lived three years.
COTTONWOOD DIVISION, NO. 217.
Organized at Cottonwood (Henly), August 22, 1862, by J. A. Davidson. Lived three years.
HAWKINSVILLE DIVISION, NO 218.
Organized at Hawkinsville, August 25, 1862, by J. A. Davidson. Existed but a few years.
MT. ETNA DIVISION, NO. 32.
Organized at Crystal Creek, May 11, 1864, by Grand Lecturer, George Bramall. Lived but a few years.
ORO FINO DIVISION, NO. -.
Organized at Oro Fino, May 22, 1870. Was in active existence several years.
FORT JONES DIVISION, NO. -.
Organized at Fort Jones in September, 1870, and lived but a few years.
MARBLE MOUNTAIN DIVISION, NO. 238.
Organized in Fort Jones, in June, 1875, and existed a short time only.
MOUNT ETNA DIVISION, NO. 38.
Pursuant to a call by a number of ladies, a public meeting was held in Etna (then Rough and Ready), early in 1870, by those interested in the cause of temperance, to see what could be done to stem the current of vice and intemperance that was sweep- ing so many before it. It was decided to organize a division of Sons of Temperance, and a charter was applied for, and was issued January 27, 1870, to Sarah H. Furber, Sarah Laird, Mary J. Vogan, Anna Doney, Geschna Behnke, Louis Fafa, J S. Beard, Henry Bridger, David Bush, Sayres Canfield, Charles A. Furber, Harry Reid, and George C. Furber. The division was organized and officers installed by R. P. Taylor, D. D. G. W. P., as fol- lows :- Daniel Davis, P. W. P .; Louis Fafa, W. P .; Mrs. Behnke, W. A .; J. S. Beard, R. S .; Mrs. Doney, A. R. S .; Thomas Ottey, C .; Mrs. Vogan, A. C .; Sayres Canfield, Chap .; Mrs. Laird, F. S .: Mrs. Furber, T .; Daniel Bush, I. S .; Henry Bridger, O. S.
The order became at once popular in Etna, and grew rapidly in numbers, and still does good work in the temperance cause, for which it has labored eleven years. It at first met in the old school house, but the next summer Dr. Furber fitted up a hall for its use, over his drug store. In 1870 a large Band of Hope was organized among the children, under the protection of the division. It ceased to exist after a life of one year, owing to the lukewarmness on the part of the older ones. The present officers are :-- R. P. Taylor, W. P .; Ida Morgan, W. A .; J. M. Single, R. S .; S. T. West, F. S .; A. Evans, T .; Daniel Davis, C .; Mary Eller, A. C .; Mrs. Ficken, Chaplain; A. A. Lanphier, I. S .; Joseph Young, O. S .; L. A. Moxley, P. W. P. A regular meeting is held every Sunday evening at the hall in Etna.
YREKA DIVISION, NO. 250.
The temperance cause was again revived in Yreka in 1873 and a new division of the Sons of Temper- ance organized, which is still in existence. It was instituted June 3, 1873, with the following officers and charter members :- E. Wadsworth, W. P .; T. A. Bantz, W. A .; S. B. Buckmaster, R. S .; Miss Rosa Barnum, A. R. S .; H. Wadsworth, F. S .; Mrs. Jerome Churchill, T .; Mrs. H. Wadsworth, A. C. ; Rev. J. T. Baldwin, C .; E. H. Autenrieth, Con. ; Mrs. F. J. King, I. S .; W. R. Oberlin, O. S .; E. H. Scho- field, Mrs. E. H. Schofield, Mrs. M. S. Buckmaster, Mrs. E. Wadsworth, Miss Nellie Heard, Miss Ida Oberlin, Miss Ella Chase, Miss Mary Hammond, Miss Jennie Schwatka, Miss Ella Cleland, Rev. Joseph Hammond, H. B. Green, W. T. Huston, George H. Peck, Gustave A. Winckler, Miss Lottie Hanford, Mrs. R. O. De Witt, Miss Hellen Stimmel, J. S. Paxton. The division is in a flourishing con- dition with thirty-three active members, and has about $200 in the treasury. A regular meeting is held every Wednesday night at Red Men Hall. The membership at one time was seventy three. Present officers are :- C. E. Burrows, W. P .; Mrs. A. H. Burrows, W. A .; Mrs. E. H. Schofield, R. S. W. H. King, A. R. S .; E. H. Schofield, F. S .; C. H. Pyle, T .; Miss Nettie King, C .; John Magoffey, Con .; Miss Julia Sleeper, A. Con. ; Miss Lena Brown, I. S .; John Hendricks, O. S .; E. H. Schofield, District Deputy.
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EDGEWOOD DIVISION, NO. 281.
This lodge was organized by W. O. Clark, June 9, 1875, in Butteville (Edgewood), with fifteen char- ter members :- H. A. Morse, G. W. Bowen, Miss Lucy A. Stone, C. H. Stone, Miss Lucy Edson (Mrs. Jerome Fay), George Miers, C. J. Eddy, Miss Lizzie Eddy, Daniel Sullivan, Frank Bigelow, William Chamberlain, Eddie Cavanaugh, Miss Mary Cava- naugh, Thomas E. Sullivan, Allen D. White. The lodge has never been a very strong one, and although it still continues to exist, meetings are held only as. often as required to hold the charter.
CRYSTAL CREEK DIVISION, NO. 285.
This division was organized December 11, 1876, by George Bramall, G. W. P. of California, who, as grand lecturer, had instituted one here in 1864. The charter members and first officers were :- E. Lee, W. P. ; Emma E. Cummins, W. A. ; M. J. McGuire, R. S .; Amanda J. White, A. R. S .; George A. Davidson, F. S .; Nora P. Davidson, T .; J. M. Cum- mins, C .; Mrs. S. A. Redding, A. C .; Mrs. J. C. Coalman, Chap .; H. S. Jones, I. S .; J. P. White, O. S .; L. S. Wilson, P. W. P .; D. L. Davidson, C. P. White. The division is still in active existence, with a membership of forty, and meets every Satur- day evening at Grange Hall, Crystal creek. The present officers are :- H. S. Jones, W. P .; Lottie Wil- son, W. A .; Lida A. Cory, R. S .; William Egli, A. R. S .; S. R. Gardner, F. S .; Ida B. Sherly, T .; Susie L. Cory, Chap .; J. A. Walker, C .; Elda E. Cory, A. C .; W. H. Sargent, I. S .; Charles Mote, O. S .; H. A. Fynn, P. W. P.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEM- PLARS.
Woman's influence in the temperance cause is pow- erful. She it is who suffers from the effects of rum more keenly than does the besotted victim ; her mar- tyrdom, for such it is, results not from any act of her own, but is thrust upon her unsought and unjustly. How many happy wives have had their loving hearts laid bleeding upon the altar of rum, and out of how many lives the light of joy and love has gone, never to return, the world will never know. To woman, then, is temperance a cause of vital interest, and she is always a moving and sus- taining spirit in its ranks. Recognizing this prin- ciple the noble order of Good Templars was formed in the State of New York in 1851. The first lodge on the coast was instituted at Santa Cruz, February 22, 1855, a propitious day to inaugurate so grand a movement, and in May, 1856, another was formed in Sacramento. At this time the Sons of Temperance had a strong hold upon the people, and the new order made but feeble progress, having no desire to conflict with the other. The other order having fallen into a decline, a grand lodge was organized May 29, 1860, and the work of organizing lodges progressed with great rapidity. The wave did not reach Siskiyou county till 1865, when some half- dozen lodges were formed, entirely supplanting the former organizations. These were active but a few years, and in 1870 gave way to the Sons of Temper- ance, which had remodeled its organization so as to admit the gentler sex within its doors. Although there is now one lodge in this county, the order in
the State is strong, and in 1879 numbered 230 lodges, with a membership of 11,189, and property valued at $55,640.44.
There is in existence at the present time but one lodge of this order in the county-the one at Calla- han's.
MT. SHASTA LODGE, NO. 172,
Organized in Yreka early in 1865, and existed some five years.
CRYSTAL CREEK LODGE, NO. 173,
Organized in Scott valley early in 1865, and existed several years.
PILOT ROCK LODGE, NO. 176,
Organized in Cottonwood (Henly) May 12, 1865. Lived only a few years.
MCDOUGALL LODGE NO -.
Organized on McAdams creek by Rev. A. C. Mc- Dougall, September 9, 1865. Existed but a short time.
YREKA LODGE, NO. -.
Organized by Miss Emery, July 18, 1870. Lived but a few years.
HENLY LODGE, NO. 118,
Organized at Cottonwood April 13, 1876. Surren- dered its charter February 27, 1881.
MT. SHASTA LODGE, NO. 142,
Organized at Little Shasta May 8, 1876, by Levi Leland. Existed till recently.
LELAND LODGE. NO. 143,
Organized at Etna in May, 1876, by Levi Leland. Lived a short time.
DELAVAN LODGE, NO. 179,
Organized at Fort Jones May 2, 1877. Is now extinct.
MT. BOLIVAR LODGE, NO. 273.
A charter was granted to this lodge of Good Tem- plars at Callahan's, August 3, 1879. The charter members and first officers were :- W. S. Con- way, W. C. T .; Miss Mary G. Eddy, W. V. T .; Fred H. Loring, W. S .; James T. Blevins, W. A. S .; Charles D. Sweet, W. F. S .; George A. Eddy, W. T .; Chester B. Sweet, W. C .; E. W. Doney, W. M., Miss Matilda E. Facey, W. D. M .; Miss Susie Facey; W. I. G .; Valentine Sweet, W. O. G .; James W. Facey, W. R. H. S .; Miss Carrie E. Eddy, P. W. C. T. The lodge meets every Saturday night at the school house, but owns a lot on which a frame hall is being erected. The membership is fifty-four. The officers for the current term are :- George H. Mitchell, W. C. T .; Mrs. L. Coggins, W. V. T .; Charles F. Loring, W. S .; Miss Hattie Chapman, W. A. S .; John F. Hayden, W. F. S .; John Swanton, W. T .; Rev. L: N. Barber, W. C .; Joseph Carter, W. M .; Victor Fader, W. D. M .; James Blevins, W. I. G .; Michael Sammon, W. O. G .: Miss Emma Murray, W. R. H. S .; Mrs. Caroline Hayden, W. L. H. S.
CHAMPIONS OF HONOR.
This is a new temperance order that has been making great progress during the past three years, and seems to be rapidly pushing the other two from their places in the estimation of workers in the tem-
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perance cause. The order embraces all classes, old and young.
VESPER COUNCIL, NO. 15.
This was the first of the order organized in this county, about the last of January, 1880. It is at Etna, and meets regularly.
MOUNT SHASTA COUNCIL, NO. 17.
Mr. John Gray organized this lodge February 5, 1880, at Butteville, with the following charter mem- bers :- Frank Griffin, Eddie Cavanaugh, J. B. Car- rick, Alpheus Bohon, George Bagley, William Dodd, Louis Gordon, S. B. Goodrich, William L. Hoff, S. E. Frame, I. L. Eddy, T. J. Keton, M. C. Lowry, W. O. Stone, C. H. Stone, A. L. Sullivan, Daniel Sullivan, W. S. Russell, L. F. Voight, Miss L. A. Stone, Miss A. C. Eddy, Miss A. G. Eddy, Mrs. George Bagley, Miss Emma Bigelow, Miss Kitty Bigelow, Miss Ella Bigelow, Miss N. S. Hazlett. Meetings were held until regalia was procured, but they have been dis- continued for several months.
LEON COUNCIL, NO. 18.
This council was organized in Cottonwood, Feb- . ruary 8, 1880, with thirty-three charter members. The officers chosen were: J. E. Niles, W. C .; B. A. Hazlitt, Lt. C .; W. B. Phelps, H .; J. Bradley, S .; E. G. Dunnell, F. S .; M. E. Niles, T .; O. Shaft, W .; H. S. Hazlitt, P .; H. H. Mckay, P. W. C .; A. Shettler, Sen .; L. R. Carson, U .; E. Niles, Mes. The council has twice reached a membership of for- ty-two, and now has thirty-seven active members on its roll. Its regalia, etc., is valued at fifty dollars, and it is now in a thriving condition, having suc- ceeded to the good work before done by the Good Templars' lodge. The officers for the present term are :- A. Shultz, W. C .; M. E. Niles, Lt. C .; A. Yeago, H .; P. Johnson, T .; K. E. Niles, F. S .; M. Johnson, P .; E. Smith, S .; George Deal, M .; S. Clawson, W .; J. Shultz, Sen .; W. Deal, U .; O. Shaft, P. W. C.
PATROL COUNCIL, NO. 19.
This council was organized on Willow creek, February 15, 1880, with thirty-two charter mem- bers. The first officers were :- C. J. Laird, W. C .; Carrie Jones, Lt. C .; W. H. Bower, S .; H. Weston, A. S .; J. E. Cooley, F. S .; J. B. Ager, T .; W. H. Laird, H .; H. T. Richardson, W .; F. G. Cooley, P. W. C. It is in good condition, with thirty mem- bers, ten less than it had at one time. The present officers are :-- F. G. Cooley, W. C. ; John Richardson, P. W. C .; Miss Sarah Cooley, Lt. C .; Miss Lou Cooley, W. S .; James B. Richardson, A. S. ; John Cooley, H .; H. F. Richardson, T .; Miss Kate Cooley, F. S .; Miss Nellie Cooley, U .; W. N. Thomas, P .; Mrs. J. Cooley and Miss Minda George, Aids to W. C .; Carlton George and John Thomason, Aids to Lt. C .; J. M. Richardson, S.
FIDELITY COUNCIL, NO. 20.
Dr. L. E. V. Coon, Grand Lecturer, organized this council at Scott Bar, March 4, 1880, with the fol- lowing officers and charter members :- W. T. Butcher, W. C .; Miss Lotta Marfield, L. C .; E. L. Maltby, H .; Miss Minnie Marfield, F. S .; T. D. Aus- tin, S .; Miss Mary Ryan, T .; J. Klosterman, W. ; A. Milne, P .; E. Bateman, M .; E. A. Morgan, G .; J.
Chapman, Sen .; W. Quirk, U .; M. A. Nesbitt and I. Robinson, A. to W. C .; J. Clyman and J. J. Ryan, A. to L. C .; C. C. Tiekner, P. W. C .; Mrs. Emma Tickner, J. W. Totten, G. Small, Joseph Ryan, C. Meamber, Mrs. E. Milne, Miss Hattie Marfield, Miss Mary Nesbitt, Miss Jessie Nesbitt, and Miss Alice Nesbitt. This took the place of the division of Sons of Temperance that had existed for a quarter of a century, and meets in the old log hall built by that society in 1855. It has twenty-four members, and meets every Saturday night. The present officers are :- L. D. Crawford, W. C .; Miss Hattie Marfield, L. C .; Miss Lottie Marfield, H .; T. D. Austin, S .; Miss Minnie Marfield, F. S .; Miss Mary Ryan, T .; George Jensen, W .; Mrs. M. Nesbitt, and I. Robin- son, A. to W. C .; W. Smith and J. Ryan, A. to L. C .; Miss Mary McCauley, A. S .; Miss Jessie Nesbitt, U .; Miss Alice Nesbitt, M .; Frank Cushing, R .; John Totten, Sen .; Miss Mary Nesbitt, P. W. C.
YREKA TURNVEREIN.
An old member gives us the following history :- Among the first settlers of Siskiyou county, the German nationality was very largely represented, and as the Germans are known to be of a social inclination, it was not to be wondered at that some of the prominent Germans in Yreka, even in the early days, made a movement to organize some kind of society, or club, for the purpose of social gather- ings of Germans of this vicinity, to meet and be happy, and glory in the memory of the far-off Fatherland.
The call for a meeting for organization was made, and the response was beyond expectation. This was on the eighteenth day of October, 1855. The society was called the Yreka Lieder Tafel (glee club), under the leadership of a musical genius, Herr Behrens, from Bremen, a former tormentor, or teacher of Mr. Charles Peters, who kindly furnished the necessary club rooms for the meetings, as well as apparatus for turning. The society received, within one year, about 150 members. A beautiful banner was procured from San Francisco, at a cost of $180. The banner is yet in the possession of the offspring of this society, the Turnverein, and to its honor it must be said it has come up to all the requirements of its ancestor, and has not dishonored the inherited banner. The first excursion the society made under this banner was on the first birthday of the Lieder Tafel, October 18, 1856, to to the Forest House, an imposing procession. One hundred and fifty young men on horseback, with flying colors, in holiday attire, and not a single girl within a hundred miles to look at them! A truly heroic band. The procession went through Yreka two abreast, and then to the Forest House, " go-as- you-please." Horses and saddles were that day in demand. All kinds were pressed into service, and consequently lots of fun for outsiders, for a pro- cession of 150 horsemen, very few of them acens- tomed to riding, was an exhibition that would throw the best circus in the shade. Accommoda- tion for horses could not have been very good at the Forest House in those days, judging of so many horses coming home without their riders. There being no record in existence of the membership in
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full, the names are given only of those still living on the coast, most of them in Yreka. They are :- C. C. Spanaus, Charles Peters, H. E. Stimmel, Louis Huseman, Adolph Winckler, Henry Scheld, Henry Fried, George Fried, E. Lauer, Henry Pape. The German society now is known under the name of Yreka Turnverein, and includes several of the members of the old Lieder Tafel. The object of the Turnverein is sociablity, and the development of the mental and physical powers of the young, and to give a yearly picnic for everybody. The Yreka Turnverein consists now of forty members ; has a very nice brick hall, and some funds on hand to keep the society alive, and will live for a long time to come, if the young, growing sons of the now old German pioneers of Yreka will learn to understand the meaning of the word turnverein. The officers for the year are :- Henry Repp, president; Herman Duenkel, vice-presi- dent; Charles Voss, recording secretary; Henry Scheld, corresponding secretary ; Maurice Renner, treasurer; Charles Munro, first turner; Theobald Young, second turner; Louis Huseman, Charles C. Peters, Robert Nixon, trustees; Christian Schock, steward; Charles Iunker, Alois Wetzel, and Hugo Miller, finance committee.
MT. SHASTA AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
In an article published in the Union in the fall of 1858, J. K. Luttrell called attention to the benefits to the county that would flow from a properly organized society for the promotion of agriculture and other industries upon which the people depended for a livelihood. This resulted in a general discussion of the subject and finally in a call for a meeting, which was held at the court house early in 1859. This was well attended, and the initiatory steps were taken, that after a number of adjourned meetings culminated in the foundation of the Siskiyou Agri- cultural, Mechanical and Mining Association, of which I. H. Harris was president; Edwin Shearer, recording secretary ; F. E. Ensign, corresponding Secretary ; B. A. Godfrey, Treasurer. A fair was held at Fort Jones, commencing on the fifth of Octo- ber, and continuing several days. It was a great financial success, but was not followed up, and the matter lay dormant several years. On the sixteenth of June, 1866, the question of a fair was revived by the organization at Fort Jones, of the Siskiyou County Agricultural Society. The officers of the year were :- E. Steele, president ; John McConaughy, vice-presi- dent; J. K. Luttrell, secretary; S. E. Stone, treas- urer; and nine directors. A fair was held at Fort Jones from the twenty-third to the twenty-seventh of October of that year, and was a success in every respect. In 1867 the officers were :- William Irwin, president; William Davidson, vice-president; H. B. Warren, secretary; E. Wadsworth, treasurer. This year the present grounds were laid out, and the fair was held in Yreka, October 22-26. The same officers served in 1868.
The officers for 1869 were :- E. St eele, president; F. Riley, secretary. At a meeting held February 20, 1869, a resolution was passed inviting the sur- rounding counties of Klamath, Trinity, and Jack-
son, to unite in the organization of a district society, but nothing was effected. The society was largely in debt, but by the careful management of its officers was again put on a sound finaneial footing. The fair was held October 14-16. When the society was organized it was under- stood that Fort Jones should enjoy the privi- lege of having the fair held at that place occasion- ally, but as after the first one there appeared no prospect of getting another, a new society was formed there called the Scott Valley Agricultural Society, of which H. J. Diggles was president, and A. J. Starlings, secretary. The fair was held from Sep- tember 30th to October 2d, and was chiefly an exhibi- tion of stock, and was not a complete success. T. T. Cabaniss was elected president for 1870; John McConaughy, vice-president; A. J. Starlings, secre- tary: A. B. Carlock, treasurer. The affairs of thesoci- ety were in such a bad condition and the outlook so unpromising, that it was decided to make no further attempt to hold a fair at Fort Jones. The officers of the Siskiyou County Agricultural Society for 1870 were :- H. L. Davis, president; A. H. Burrows, secretary; William McConnell, treasurer. On the third of August J. M. Strausser was elected secre- tary, vice A. H. Burrows, resigned. The fair was held October 11-15. In 1871 William McConnell was president; I. S. Matthews, vice-president; E. Wadsworth, treasurer; J. M. Strausser, secretary. The fair commenced October 18th and continued four days. The same officers served in 1872, and the fair was held from the ninth to the twelfth of October. In 1873, James Vance was president; David Horn, vice-president; James Quinn, secre- tary. The fair continued from the first to the fourth of October. William McConaughy was pres- ident in 1874, and James Quinn, secretary. The fair was held October 7-10. In 1875 P. G. Strickland was president; James Quinn, secretary; E. Wadsworth, treasurer. The fair occurred Oc- tober 5-9. The fair in 1876 was held from the eleventh to the fourteenth of October.
The society now found itself about a thousand dollars in debt, nearly all of which was discharged by subscriptions raised in Yreka and Little Shasta in the spring of 1877. This year P. G. Strickland was re-elected president. The fair continued from the third to the sixth of October. Mr. Strickland was again chosen president in 1878; Jesse F. Davis, vice-president.
In 1880 a district was formed for racing purposes, enbracing the counties of Siskiyou, Trinity, Shasta, and Modoc in this State, and Jackson and Lake counties in Oregon. W. S. Stone is president and J. H. Magoffey, secretary. The name was also changed to its present title.
YREKA FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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