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September 2019 Volume 1 Issue 7

A monthly community publication to help keep

residents informed ofprojects issues and events in the greater Colfax area

Inside this issueCalif Admission Day 2

Colfax Area Chamber 2

Railhead Saloon 4

Findleyrsquos 100th B-Day 5

Churches 6

Social Organizations 6

Library Events 7

International Literacy 8

Labor Day 8

Railroad Days 10

The Fire Queen 10

Colfax Pharmacy 14

Lions Car Show 15

Calendar of Events 16

SOME UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept 1 1pm Bingo Fundraiser for SVC 55 School St Sept 3 amp 4 1 - 4pm Open Art StudioSept 8 8 - 11am VFW Pancake Breakfast Colfax Veterans Memorial HallSept 11 6 - 7pm City Coucel MeetingSept 21-22 10am - 5pm Colfax Railroad Days Downtown Sept 21-22 8am - 5pm Flea Market SVC Sept 24 530 - 730pm Chamber Mixer Railhead Saloon 30 N Main StSee Page 16 for a complete calendar of events

CONTACT DIRECTORYEmergency 911Fire Department Non Emergency 530-346-6776Sheriffrsquos Office Non Emergency 530-346-225624 Hour Non Emergency 530-886-5375Colfax City Hall 530-346-2313Colfax Elementary 530-346-2202Colfax High School 530-346-2284Colfax Heritage Museum 530-346-8599Colfax Area Chamber of Commerce 530-346-8888Colfax Public Library 530-346-8211Sierra Vista Center (SVC) 530-346-8726PCWA 530-823-4850PGampE 800-743-5000Pioneer Energy 844-937-7466Waste Collection Recology 530-885-3753

Colfax Connections

Colfax Connections colfaxconnectionsgmailcomMail PO Box 702 Colfax CA 95713 bull Phone 530-346-8728

Reene Abbott Editor - Fred Abbott Layout Ted Zwerdling Copy Editor - Joe Fatula III Web Designer

Colfax Connections is a monthly publication The deadline to submit articles and events is by the 20th of the previous month

2 Colfax Connections September 2019PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OFPUBLIC MEETING TIME CHANGE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATPER RESOLUTION 32-2019

THE COLFAX CITY COUNCILREGULAR MEETINGS

WILL NOW BEGIN AT 600 PM ON THE 2nd AND 4th WEDNESDAYS

OF EACH MONTH

CALIFORNIA AD-MISSION DAY

California Admission Day is celebrated as a day of observance an-nually on September 9 to commemorate the

anniversary of the 1850 admission of California into the Union as the thirty-first state California was admitted to the Union as part of the Compromise of 1850 as a free state after being ceded to the United States by Mexico at the end of the MexicanndashAmerican War in 1848 In 1849 leaders from around the future state of California drafted Californiarsquos first constitution which was approved on November 13 that year by a vote of 12064 to 811 In January 1850 the State Legislature began its first two-year session On September 9 1850 California became the 31st entry into the Union On September 9 1924 Californiarsquos ldquoBear Flagrdquo flew over the White House to honor the date of Californiarsquos admission

wikipediaorgwwwtimeanddatecom

COLFAX AREA CHAMBER of COMMERCE

Welcome from your Col-fax Area Chamber of Com-merce We are hoping you are having a great summer and have been enjoying our many events mixers and meetings with your Col-fax Area Chamber of Com-

merce businesses organizations and associates Saturday July 20 was a great Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting at the ldquoDawg Houserdquo Scot and Linda with their staff welcomed and served quite a few local and out of town guests Everyone was greeted with excellent food and drinks A fun time was had by all and many said they will be ldquocoming back for morerdquo Thank you to Randy An-drea and Ted for helping with the event Saturday August 3rd was another fun and en-tertaining Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for ldquoThe Railhead Saloonrdquo Bridget and Gabe togeth-er with their manager Sara and staff provided an excellent event At 2pm Bridget cut the ribbon outside their business and then moved inside for introductions and acknowledgements They had so many friends to thank for helping them with the new construction and organization to reopen the ldquoRailheadrdquo after being closed for a short time Bridget and Gabe said ldquono one would take any moneyrdquo but were there to put in their time exper-tise and effort to get things going A great family and community effort Dave Brian Travis Amy Andrea Joe Mary Russ Dale Alan and Sharon were just some who attended Excellent food and music were provid-ed and continued well into the night On Wednesday August 21st everyone celebrat-ed the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for ldquoColfax Drug Companyrdquo in Historic Downtown Colfax on Depot Street Please stop by to welcome them if you were not able to attend August 27th was the date for the Chamberrsquos mix-er at the Dutch Flat Hotel on Main St in Dutch Flat Alex Ladner hosted us with food refreshments and raffle prizes This newly renovated hotel is a real showpiece for our area and it was great to get an up-close look at this wonderful building On Wednesday August 7th your Chamber held

3 Colfax Connections September 2019its first ldquoCoffee and Conversationrdquo meeting These meetings are for our business members to get to-gether and voice their ideas concerns and solu-tions to help improve promote and support our area businesses and organizations We began with introductions from our business owners Rob Ferguson with ldquoSourdough Solu-tionsrdquo started us off Anna Adam and Sloane Morton followed from ldquoThe Colfax Theatrerdquo Next was Ali Lightfoot and Melissa Seibold from KVMR Community Radio Connie Heileman with ldquoConniersquos DecorCreative Cornerrdquo was up next Eric Stauss represented the Sierra Oaks housing development Kristen Pujol introduced her busi-ness ldquoRebel Healthrdquo Joe and Mary Fatula from ldquoLumenarisrdquo were introduced next Sally Laughlin was representing her business affiliate ldquoEdward Jonesrdquo Francisco Castro represented ldquoPlacer Countyrdquo Sean Lomen and Kim Douglass Colfax councilmembers com-pleted our area being represented Richelle Clark from ldquoWandering Wardroberdquo was not able to at-tend but did submit excellent ideas and sugges-tions to keep your business going and thriving Your Colfax Area Chamber of Commerce was represented by Tim Ryan Amy Andrews Randy Eley Andrea Harrison and Rita Dolphin Our meeting was very informative and helpful for all our members Putting faces together with their business was very meaningful We all learned how important it is to work together and support each other to help our businesses grow and thrive We will be continuing our ldquoCoffee and Conver-sationrdquo meetings on a monthly basis with our next date being Wednesday September 4th 8am at the Chamber office We will look forward to seeing you there with more ideas concerns and solu-tions Please visit our web site wwwColfaxchambercom for more information and listing of events Also stop on by your Chamber officeVisitor Center at 99 S Railroad St and see what new items we have and while yoursquore there step into the Colfax Heritage Museum

CACC PresidentTim Ryan

Your Chamber supports promotes and rep-resents all of our businesses service groups and associates from Applegate to Cisco Grove and Chicago Park to Iowa Hill

COFFEE and CONVERSATIONwith YOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Please join your Chamber of Commerce Wednesday September 4 from 8am-9am at the Chamberrsquos office at 99 Railroad St for some morn-ing business networking We will be discussing your business concerns how Colfax area busi-nesses can help each other and small townbig business successes

VFW PANCAKEBREAKFAST

$700

SEPT 8th

8 to 11 am

All You Can Eat Pancakes2 Eggs Sausage Ham

Juice amp Coee

VETENS MEMORIAL HALL 22 SUNSET CIR COLFAX

4 Colfax Connections September 2019Colfax Chamber of Commerce

Sponsors Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Railhead Saloon

Settling into their newly refurbished home in the Old Pharmacy building owners Gabe and Bridget Armstrong were enthusiastically on hand for a traditional Chamber ribbon cutting ceremony Follow-ing the ribbon ceremony the community was treated to a celebratory afternoon of libation food and live music The new venue features refurbished and refinished bar shelving that was rescued from the old phar-macy The east and west walls show off the buildingrsquos beautiful original brick masonry and the antique tin ceiling tiles are truly a work of art Owner Bridget Armstrong noted that The Railhead is ldquothe longest running current business in Col-fax having been in the downtown location for 38 continuous yearsrdquo

Plaque presentation L-R areTim Ryan Chamber PresidentTed Zwerdling Cham-ber Board Director Gabe Armstrong Owner Bridget Armstrong Owner Sara Murphy Railhead staff Dave Stoeckle Business AssociateRibbon cutting L-R areDave Stoeckle Andrea Harrison Chamber Board member Kim Douglass City Council member Ted Zwerdling Chamber Board member Tim Ryan Chamber President Bridget Armstrong Owner Gabe Armstrong Owner Sara Murphy Railhead staff Amy Andrews Chamber Executive Director Sherri Peterson building owner Mayor Joe Fatula

5 Colfax Connections September 2019

[ You are invited to celebrate with us

Myrtle Findleyrsquos100th

Birthday

Colfax United Methodist Church Corner of Culver and Church Streets

Colfax CA

September 8th 2019

1130 am Presentations 1215 pm Buffet Luncheon

1245 pm Ice Cream Blessings

Birthday cards amp flowers are welcome but no individual gifts thank you More info and RSVPs call JB at (707) 496-2154 Drop by welcome If unable to attend mail cards to P O Box 1480 Colfax CA 95713

6 Colfax Connections September 2019CHURCHES

COLFAX ASSEMBLY OF GOD COMMUNITYFELLOWSHIP252 Culver St Colfax CA530-346-2822Email colfaxaoggmailcomWebsite httpswwwcolfaxagcaorg

COLFAX BAPTIST CHURCH24850 Ben Taylor Rd Colfax CA530-346-8110Email pastorgaryhowardyahoocomWebsite httpcolfaxbaptistcom

COLFAX UNITED METHODIST CHURCH59 W Church St Colfax CA530-346-2267Website httpwwwcolfaxumcorg

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH WITNESSES944 Canyon Way Colfax CA 95713530-346-2525Website httpswwwjworgen

ST DOMINICrsquoS CATHOLIC CHURCH589 E Oak St Colfax CA530-346-2286Website httpswwwscdorgparishst-dominic-par-ish-colfax

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST454 Scholtz Ave Colfax CA530-346-8844Website httpwwwcolfaxsdachurchcom

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OFLATTER-DAY SAINTS1875 S Auburn St Colfax CA 95713530-346-7702httpswwwldsorg

SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONSAMERICAN LEGION POST 19222 Sunset Dr Colfax CA 95713(530) 346-9433Website httpnorwellpost192org

COLFAX AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE99 S Railroad St Colfax CA 95713530-346-8888Website httpcolfaxchambercom

COLFAX AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETYArchives PO Box 185 Colfax CA 95713Museum99 Railroad St Colfax CA 95713530-346-8599Website httpscolfaxhistoryorg

COLFAX GARDEN CLUBPO Box 1801 Colfax CA 95713530-346-7474Website httpcaliforniagardenclubscomcontentcol-fax-garden-club

COLFAX LIONS CLUBPO Box 664 Colfax CA 95713530-477-2533Website httpswwwe-clubhouseorgsitescolfaxca

GOLD COUNTRY LIONESSESPO Box 1852 Colfax CA 95713

ILLINOISTOWN CLAY-MASON LODGE 51 OF COLFAX14 N Main St Colfax CA 95713 530-346-6627Website httplodge51freemasonorg

SALVATION ARMY SERVICE UNIT320 S Canyon Way Ste A Colfax CA 95713530-346-2722

SIERRA VISTA ARTISTS55 School St C-4 Colfax CA 95713530-320-0433

SIERRA VISTA CENTER55 School St Colfax CA 95713530-346-8726Website httpssierravistacolfaxwordpresscom

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF COLFAXPO Box 475 Colfax CA 95713530-637-4878

VFW POST 200322 Sunset Dr Colfax CA 95713530-346-7768httpswwwcolfaxveteransorgvfwhtml

The old Catholic Church on upper Oak StreetSt Thomas then later St DominicrsquosColfax Record photo


COLFAX LIBRARY EVENTS

10 Church St - 530-346-8211Open Wed Thur Fri Sat 10am - 5pmTue 10am - 6pm Closed Sun amp Mon

See accompanying flyers for other events at the Colfax Library

COMPUTER BASICS HELP30 minute or 1 hour slots available by appoint-ment Call (530) 346-8211 to reserve a spot Topics Learning the computer accessing eBooks starting social media Internet searching Microsoft Office email basics tablet help smartphone assistance Google Docs amp using a flash drive

COLFAX LIBRARYSEPTEMBER

EVENTS

STORYTIMEBaby Lapsit Wednesdays 1030Toddler Time Thursdays 1030

Preschool Storytime Fridays 1030

BREAKOUTTUESDAY

Tuesday September 24th 330-530

Marble Run Competition

ADULTBOOKCLUB

Thursday September 26th500-600

Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown

FAMILY MOVIENIGHT

Friday September 27th300-430

Monsters INC

530-346-8211 10 W CHURCH ST COLFAX

10 W Church St Colfax - (530)346-8211

Colfax Book Club

Last Thursday of Every Month

500-600

August 29th The Boston Girl

by Anita Diamant

September 26th The Boys in the Boat

by Daniel Brown

October 24th Go Set a Watchman

by Harper Lee


FUNDRAISER DINNERThursday SEPT 19th

$1200

SOCIAL HOUR 5 PMDINNER SERVEDFROM 6 UNTIL 7

Colfax Memorial Hall22 Sunset Circle Colfax

Colfax American LegionPost 192

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY In 1966 the United Nations Educational Sci-entific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) de-clared September 8th ldquoInternational Literacy Dayrdquo with the aim to highlight the importance of litera-cy to individuals communities and societies In California the California Literacy Cam-paign (CLC) is a statewide community-oriented library-based adult literacy program initiated by the California State Library in 1984 In Placer County a program called PALS Plac-er Adult Literacy Services provides functionally illiterate adults with the tools to improve their lives by giving them the reading writing and ba-sic math skills needed to earn a living stay healthy and enhance their lives Adults needing assistance are not only helped with basic reading skills but also how to write let-ters search for jobs fill out job applications search the Internet write checks and pay bills shop read prescriptions and vote Calling your local library can mean changing your life for the better Call your Colfax Library at 5303468211 or the Auburn Library at 5308664530 to be set up with a literacy tutor Classes are 1 frac12 hours once or twice a week at the Library Volunteer tutors are always needed and tu-tor training is on-going at the Auburn Library If you are interested in being given a magic wand that can enrich someonersquos life call Angela Perron Literacy Specialist at 5308864530 or e mail her at palsplacercagov Training lasts about three

hours and all necessary materials are provided to tutors free of charge

LABOR DAY Labor Day in the United States of America is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September It honors the American labor move-ment and the contributions that workers have made to the development growth endurance strength security prosperity productivity laws sustainability persistence structure and well-be-ing of the country It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend It is rec-ognized as a federal holiday Beginning in the late 19th century as the trade union and labor movements grew trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor ldquoLabor Dayrdquo was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor which organized the first parade in New York City In 1887 Oregon was the first state of the United States to make it an official public holiday By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894 thirty states in the United States officially celebrated Labor Day

wikipediaorgwikiLabor_Day


SEPTEMBER21ST amp 22ND

10 AM til 5 PMUnion Pacific Railroad Display bull Model Train Displays

Lego Train Display bull Chinese Workers Monument DispalyCraft Vendors bull Face Painters bull Balloon Artist

Music bull Food bull Refreshments1840rsquos Re-enactment CampbullBlack Flag Gang (from Old Sac) Sunday-American Legion Pancake Breakfast 8 til 10am $5

Sierra Vista Community Flea Market This is a FREE family event in Downtown Colfax

Colfax Railroad Days Inc bull Fred amp Reene Abbott bull PO Box 323 Colfax CA 95713 bull 530-346-8728


showamp

shine

Colfax is celebrating its history in the construction of the trans-continental railroad September 21st amp 22nd We would like

you to join us with a show and shine onSunday the 22nd 10 AM til 5 PM

Pancake Breakfast by the American Legion 8 AM til 10 AMCar amp Motorcycle Show

Union Pacic Railroad Display bull Model Train DisplaysMusic bull Food bull Refreshments

This is a FREE family event in Downtown Colfax

OPEN TOVEHICLES

OF ANYVINTAGE

september 22nd

For more information call Fred 530-346-8728Limited Space Available bull Pre-registration recommendedThanks for your support and have a fine time in Colfax

COLFAX RAILROAD DAYS For those of you who have heard us expound greatly about Colfax Railroad Days this is going to be more blah blah blah but for the rest of you this is going to be cool stuff Colfax Railroad Days is September 21 amp 22 this year We have some re-ally neat things for the whole family Union Pacif-ic is bringing up some of their engines and snow blower and maybe even a spreader Model train setups will be downtown in City Hall the Mar-sonrsquos building and Lego electric trains in the fruit shed and a trolley setup next door The Chinese Workers Memorial scale model statue along with a video presentation will be in the room next to the Chamber of Commerce in the old train station The Coolfax Theatre will be showing train movies both days We will have face-painting a balloon artist a dixieland band the Lyrical Locos and the Black Flag Gang from Old Sac will provide gun fights and skits all day long There will be a small people mover train available The Living History group from Coloma will have an encampment set up in the vacant lot between the fruit sheds and the old train station Cannons muskets gold panning biscuit-baking candle-making blacksmiths and much more good stuff there Saturday the Mother Lode Model T Club will be in the grass by the Schuyler Colfax statue We have filled the streets with vendors selling every-thing you wondered why you havenrsquot bought be-fore now Food from our local main street establishments plus hamburgers by Colfax Lions Club Daversquos Dawgrsquos BBQ Homie Joersquos Falafels Kettle Corn and the American Legion pancake breakfast Sun-day morning (8am-10am) Speaking of Sunday in addition to all of the above features we are going to have a Show lsquon Shine (car show) Just more cool stuff Now here is your part in this event We need your help in promoting this event Please plan on attending either or both days and please tell your friends far and wide about Colfax Railroad DaysOur hope is that the residents of Colfax will be as proud of Colfax Railroad Days as they are about 3rd of July and Winterfest Fred and Reene Abbott want to thank the en-tire community of Colfax for their support for Railroad Days Thank you everyone

THEY CALLED HER ldquoTHE FIRE QUEENrdquo J C Quire the ticket and passenger clerk for the Southern Pacific Railroad at the Colfax depot was called to his friendrsquos bedside where she asked him to take down her last will and testament She had only moved to Colfax a few years ago from Auburn but she made many friends in both plac-es Not many of those friends however knew ex-actly why she was called ldquoQueenrdquo Emily Edwards had come to California from Richmond VA in about 1850 She was a ldquoqua-droonrdquo girl about 28 years old She possessed ldquoa face and figure of striking beautyrdquo She married Hugh Casement shortly after she arrived here To-gether they opened a ldquosaloon and dance hall and place of doubtful reputerdquo on the Mission Road in San Francisco1

In 1851 one of a series of dreadful fires swept through San Francisco The fire of June 14th de-stroyed ten full blocks of the city and partially burned another six blocks Emily Casement dis-tinguished herself by running into the flames and ldquoby passing water both for quenching the flames and the intolerable thirsts of the firemen she ac-

11 Colfax Connections September 2019tually assisted the Hook and Ladder companies to tear down the burning buildingrdquo She later told the newspaper reporter that she was ldquoa better fire-man than half the kid-glove gentry who go minc-ing and a-cuttinrsquo around town with no more claim to the name fireman rdquo He wrote ldquoShe knows pesky well that she has seen more service than any of lsquoemrdquo That fire destroyed the Daily Alta news-paper building and all its back issues she found copies and replaced them all2

Emily and Hugh owned a saloon and brothel known as the Half-Way House but in early 1855 Hugh left for Australia She tried for years to claim the property under the Homestead Act at one point ldquoshe ensconced herself upon the lot and seated on a chair in the center she bid defiance to all encroachers and backed up her belligerent in-tentions with a good double-barreled gunrdquo After years in court she finally lost the property3

In November of 1855 there was an enormous fire at the Novelty Distillery It was a huge facility three stories with a basement It contained gallons and gallons of distilled liquor and hundreds of sacks of grain The newspaper account reported ldquoA woman named Emily Edwards a Creole from the West Indies and one who was badly burned in the great fire of 1851 is entitled to great credit for her exertions today She was the first person to give the alarm she had the fence torn

down and carried out a large quantity of grain and it was she who saved the four men who were scalded by dragging them from the building and covering them with her own clothing which she tore off of her personrdquo4

Another newspaper the San Francisco Alta gave a few more details ldquoThe walls were wavering and the roof begin-ning to show signs of caving in when a sudden cry rang out that several firemen were still in the building and so overcome by the heat and smoke that they were unable to find their way out A call for volunteers to go to the rescue remained unan-swered A second call and still no response At last Emily Casement sprang forward and throwing the skirts of her dress over her head rushed into the burning building A few seconds elapsed during which the spectators almost held their breath in suspense when they saw Emily returning drag-ging the form of a half -suffocated fireman Again she disappeared into the burning building return-ing almost immediately with another rescued fire-man Five or six times was this heroic deed repeat-ed but at last human endurance could accomplish no more the noble woman fell fainting in the door-way by the side of the last unconscious fireman she had saved from a horrible deathrdquo ldquoFrom that day forward she was known as the ldquoFire Queenrdquo and became the idol of the fireboys and all who knew herrdquo5 Emily was badly burned in the fire and carried the scars the rest of her life (Daily Union Novem-ber 3 1855) In 1856 she followed Hugh to Austra-lia but for unknown reasons she returned alone almost immediately 6

That she was feisty is well documented She was called to court as a witness and the defense council questioned her ability to testify as African Americans were barred from testifying in court at the time When questioned about her ethnicity she stated that her mother ldquowas as white as many in this courtrdquo but she couldnrsquot testify to the color of her father for he died when she was a small girl She proudly proclaimed she was born in Virginia and a descendant of Pocahontas She was allowed to testify7

Her life as a brothel owner seemed to move up and down in fortunes she was at one time located

continued on page 12


in an affluent neighborhood on California St but finally took a small house on Morton St known at the time as ldquobrothel alleyrdquo said to have ldquosome of the worst cribs in San Franciscordquo One reason she might have ended up here was because of her well-known generosity In 1871 she took one of her prostitutes who wanted to get out of ldquothe liferdquo to the California Rescue Mission and later paid for the expenses of other prostitutes that entered this program8

She is said to have moved back to the East Coast but other accounts place her in Chico nev-ertheless by 1880 she was living in Auburn CA She listed herself quite plainly in the census for that year as ldquomistress of house of ill famerdquo Liv-ing with her were two young prostitutes Amanda and Mary9

Later Queen moved to Colfax seemingly in re-tirement When her friend J C Quire (who would later become the County Clerk of Placer county) came to her aid in 1885 she had him record the ex-tensive list of her last bequests Much of her rather large estate was left to the children of her friends

1 John Lyon Butler-Colfax druggist-$3002 Lizzie Butler 17 child of John-a gold chain and $2503 John Butler child of John-$3004 Lincoln Hollenbeck 19 son of Auburnrsquos bank-er O W Hollenbeck-a gold watch and $2505 David Wolf-the furniture in her house in San Francisco and $5006 John Coffey-San Francisco Police Detec-tive-$5007 James A Wilson-San Francisco Police Detec-tive-$5008 Margaret Thielacker of San Francisco-$5009 William Treasure-Colfax Saloon keeper-$50010 Lillie Treasure 12 child of William-$25011 Augustus Treasurer 19 child of William-$25012 Richard Rapier-barber at the American Hotel in Auburn (she lived near him at one time)-$50013 Henry Wales-Colfax telephone operator-$50014 James Wales 16 child of Henry-$25015 Frank Kuenzly 19 son of Judge Jacob and Ma-ria Kuenzly of Colfax-$25016 Asa Plank Jr 8 orphan living in Colfax with the Ewing family-$250

17 Charles W Lamphrey 2 child of Colfaxrsquos bag-gage master-$25018 Woodburn Lamphrey 2 child of Colfaxrsquos bag-gage master-$25019 Ellen Lord 13 child of Colfaxrsquos stable keep-er-$25020 Johnnie Lord 9 child of Colfaxrsquos stable keep-er-$25021 Daniel Lord 11 child of Colfaxrsquos stable keep-er-$25022 Lottie Huntley 1 son of Auburnrsquos Sheriff Ashel Huntley-$25023 Three eldest children of Amanda DonahueGregory of Penry-House and lot in Colfax valued at $500 (this may have been the Amanda Donahue living with Emily in Auburn in 1880)24 Dr T M Todd-$250 and her body for study25 Old Ladies Home of San Francisco-$100026 Widow amp Orphans Asylum of San Francis-co-$50027 Catholic Orphans Asylum of San Francis-co-$50028 Sailors Home Society of San Francisco-$50029 County Hospital for Sick Women of San Fran-cisco-$10030 Colored Methodist Church of San Francis-co-$25031 Mayor of Richmond VA for benefit of colored schools -$1000 (This bequest was fulfilled by the City of Richmond They erected an addition for the Baker School to be called the ldquoEmily Casement Primary Buildingrdquo)10

Sources1 Daily Alta 7-27-18852 Daily Alta 5-17-18853 Sacramento Union 2-5-18674 Sacramento Union 11-3-18555 Daily Alta 7-27-18856 Sacramento Union 2-5-18677 Sacramento Union 9-13-1862 amp Marysville Daily Appeal 9-13-18628 San Francisco Chronicle 5-9-18719 Census ndash 188010 Richmond Dispatch 3-27-1888 amp Probate 226

April McDonald-Loomis with research assistance from John Knox April 2017

continued from page 11


SIERRA VISTA CENTERCERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET

Contact Market Manager Will Stockwin at 530-210-4291 346-8726 or wstockwinhughesnet for vendor applications or more infomation

Preference is given to Placer and Nevada County growers

bull OPENS MAY 29

bull 55 SCHOOL ST COLFAX

bull WEDNESDAYS 4-7 PM MAY 29- OCT 16

bull NEW VENDORS WELCOME

bull OPENS MAY 29

14 Colfax Connections September 2019DOWNTOWN COLFAX HAS A PHARMACY AGAIN

The Chamber of Commerce recently sponsored a ribbon cutting ceremony and presentation of a Cham-ber Membership Plaque to the staff at the new Colfax Drug Company Chamber members who attend-ed the Grand Opening were treated to refreshments were able to meet the new staff and visited with colleagues and City Staffers and Officials

L-R Tim Ryan Chamber President with the ceremonial ribbon scissors Chris Chance son of the Pharmacist Lita Chance wife of the Pharmacist Aeneas Chance Pharmacist Mary Coleman Pharmacy Manager Andrea Padilla Pharmacy staff member Dave Stoeckle Owner of the Pharmacy building Heather Van Matre Pharma-cy staff member

NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY National Waffle Day is celebrated August 24 which is the day Cornelius Swartwout patented a waffle iron However waffles are dated to as ear-ly as 900 AD with communion wafers flavored with honey and depicting religious imagery As Western Europe was introduced to a variety of ingredients waffles became more available and the designs on waffle makers became simpler The current grid design (believed to have originated in the 15th century) was thought to be ldquoelegant and became standard for waffles Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman used his wifersquos waffle iron to create new and improved soles for running shoes

nationaltodaycom

NOTE FROM THE EDITORWant to see your articles in ldquoColfax ConnectionsrdquoOrganizations submit your events and meetings for the calendarResidents submit articles and pictures of Colfax things near and dear to your heart Let this be a wealth of information fun facts and history of our city and surrounding areasThe deadline for submitting articles is by the 20th of the month

Colfax ConnectionsView online colfaxconnectionscom

colfaxconnectionsgmailcomColfax Area Chamber of Commerce

colfaxareachambergmailcomCity of Colfax

cityclerkcolfax-cagov

15 Colfax Connections September 2019LIONS CAR SHOW

August 17 saw the streets of Colfax lined with vintage cars of all makes and models The Colfax Lions hosted their third annual car show featuring cars made in 1975 or earlierApproximately 85 cars visited Colfaxrsquos Main Street throughout the day The morning started with coffee and donuts for early arrivals who were signed in by Rose Craig-head Chris Houck and Jana Hook Hot dogs and hamburgers were grilled for participants and vis-itors by several Lions members raffle prizes were given out throughout the day and awards were announced at 2pm Next yearrsquos car show is scheduled for August 15

Top L-R Main St lined with cars R middle cooks Bri-an Houck Josh Alpine Botton R Alan Shuttleworth Chris Houck Ted Huss Bottom L Best engine trophy winner

16 Colfax Connections September 2019September Calendar of Events

1 Bingo Fundraiser for SVC 1pm SVC Yoga SVC 4-5pm2 Badminton 9-11am SVC Good News Club 130-3pm Colfax Elementary3 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC4 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC SVC Farmers Market 4-7pm SVC6 Badminton 9-11am SVC Nevada County Food Bank SVC 10-1130am8 VFW Pancake Breakfast 8-11am Veterans Hall Yoga SVC 4-5pm9 Badminton 9-11am SVC Good News Club 130-3pm Colfax Elementary10 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC11 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC SVC Farmers Market 4-7pm SVC City Council Meeting 6pm City Hall13 Badminton 9-11am SVC Hanging Succulent Garden 7-9pm Rebel Heath15 Colfax Food Train SVC 1pm Yoga SVC 4-5pm16 Badminton 9-11am SVC Good News Club 130-3pm Colfax Elementary17 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC18 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC SVC Farmers Market 4-7pm SVC19 American Legion Dinner 530-7pm Veterans Hall20 Badminton 9-11am SVC Game Night Lumenaris 3-5pm Art Walk amp Lions Cruise In 4-8pm Main St21 Flea Market 8am-5pm SVC Railroad Days Down Town Colfax 10am-5pm Bingo 615-9pm Veterans Hall22 Flea Market 8am-5pm SVC Railroad Days Down Town Colfax 10am-5pm Yoga SVC 4-5pm23 Badminton 9-11am SVC Good News Club 130-3pm Colfax Elementary24 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC Chamber Mixer Railhead Saloon 530-730pm 30 N Main St25 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC SVC Farmers Market 4-7pm SVC City Council 6pm City Hall27 Badminton 9-11am SVC29 Yoga SVC 4-5pm30 Badminton 9-11am SVC Good News Club 130-3pm Colfax Elementary

October Calendar of Events

1 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC2 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC SVC Farmers Market 4-7pm SVC4 Badminton 9-11am SVC Nevada County Food Bank SVC 10-1130am6 Bingo Fundraiser for SVC 1pm SVC Yoga SVC 4-530pm7 Good News Club 130-3pm Colfax Elementary Badminton 6-8pm SVC8 Good News Club 130-3pm Colfax Elementary9 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC SVC Farmers Market 4-7pm SVC City Council Meeting 6pm City Hall11 Badminton 9-11am SVC12 Sink A Putt for Soroptimists 730am Auburn Valley Golf Club13 VFW Pancake Breakfast 8-11am Veterans Hall Yoga 4-530pm SVC 14 Good News Club 130-3pm Colfax Elementary Badminton 6-8pm SVC15 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC16 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC SVC Farmers Market 4-7pm SVC 17 American Legion Dinner 530-7pm Veterans Hall18 Badminton 9-11am SVC Game Night Lumenaris 3-5pm19 Flea Market 8am-2pm SVC Bingo 615-9pm Veterans Hall20 Colfax Food Train 1pm SVC Yoga SVC 4-530pm21 Good News Club 130-3pm Colfax Elementary Badminton 6-8pm SVC22 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC23 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC SVC Farmers Market 4-7pm SVC City Council Meeting 6pm City Hall25 Badminton 9-11am SVC27 Yoga SVC 4-530pm28 Badminton 6-8pm SVC29 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC30 Open Art Studio 1-4pm SVC SVC Farmers Market 4-7pm SVC

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2 Colfax Connections September 2019PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OFPUBLIC MEETING TIME CHANGE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATPER RESOLUTION 32-2019

THE COLFAX CITY COUNCILREGULAR MEETINGS

WILL NOW BEGIN AT 600 PM ON THE 2nd AND 4th WEDNESDAYS

OF EACH MONTH

CALIFORNIA AD-MISSION DAY

California Admission Day is celebrated as a day of observance an-nually on September 9 to commemorate the

anniversary of the 1850 admission of California into the Union as the thirty-first state California was admitted to the Union as part of the Compromise of 1850 as a free state after being ceded to the United States by Mexico at the end of the MexicanndashAmerican War in 1848 In 1849 leaders from around the future state of California drafted Californiarsquos first constitution which was approved on November 13 that year by a vote of 12064 to 811 In January 1850 the State Legislature began its first two-year session On September 9 1850 California became the 31st entry into the Union On September 9 1924 Californiarsquos ldquoBear Flagrdquo flew over the White House to honor the date of Californiarsquos admission

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COLFAX AREA CHAMBER of COMMERCE

Welcome from your Col-fax Area Chamber of Com-merce We are hoping you are having a great summer and have been enjoying our many events mixers and meetings with your Col-fax Area Chamber of Com-

merce businesses organizations and associates Saturday July 20 was a great Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting at the ldquoDawg Houserdquo Scot and Linda with their staff welcomed and served quite a few local and out of town guests Everyone was greeted with excellent food and drinks A fun time was had by all and many said they will be ldquocoming back for morerdquo Thank you to Randy An-drea and Ted for helping with the event Saturday August 3rd was another fun and en-tertaining Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for ldquoThe Railhead Saloonrdquo Bridget and Gabe togeth-er with their manager Sara and staff provided an excellent event At 2pm Bridget cut the ribbon outside their business and then moved inside for introductions and acknowledgements They had so many friends to thank for helping them with the new construction and organization to reopen the ldquoRailheadrdquo after being closed for a short time Bridget and Gabe said ldquono one would take any moneyrdquo but were there to put in their time exper-tise and effort to get things going A great family and community effort Dave Brian Travis Amy Andrea Joe Mary Russ Dale Alan and Sharon were just some who attended Excellent food and music were provid-ed and continued well into the night On Wednesday August 21st everyone celebrat-ed the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for ldquoColfax Drug Companyrdquo in Historic Downtown Colfax on Depot Street Please stop by to welcome them if you were not able to attend August 27th was the date for the Chamberrsquos mix-er at the Dutch Flat Hotel on Main St in Dutch Flat Alex Ladner hosted us with food refreshments and raffle prizes This newly renovated hotel is a real showpiece for our area and it was great to get an up-close look at this wonderful building On Wednesday August 7th your Chamber held







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SEPT 8th

8 to 11 am


Juice amp Coee









Birthday


Colfax CA

September 8th 2019































EVENTS



BREAKOUTTUESDAY



ADULTBOOKCLUB



FAMILY MOVIENIGHT


Monsters INC



Colfax Book Club


500-600


by Anita Diamant


by Daniel Brown


by Harper Lee



$1200




OPEN TO THE PUBLIC













showamp

shine






OPEN TOVEHICLES

OF ANYVINTAGE

september 22nd


























bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom























$700

SEPT 8th

8 to 11 am


Juice amp Coee









Birthday


Colfax CA

September 8th 2019































EVENTS



BREAKOUTTUESDAY



ADULTBOOKCLUB



FAMILY MOVIENIGHT


Monsters INC



Colfax Book Club


500-600


by Anita Diamant


by Daniel Brown


by Harper Lee



$1200




OPEN TO THE PUBLIC













showamp

shine






OPEN TOVEHICLES

OF ANYVINTAGE

september 22nd


























bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom
























Birthday


Colfax CA

September 8th 2019































EVENTS



BREAKOUTTUESDAY



ADULTBOOKCLUB



FAMILY MOVIENIGHT


Monsters INC



Colfax Book Club


500-600


by Anita Diamant


by Daniel Brown


by Harper Lee



$1200




OPEN TO THE PUBLIC













showamp

shine






OPEN TOVEHICLES

OF ANYVINTAGE

september 22nd


























bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom




















Birthday


Colfax CA

September 8th 2019































EVENTS



BREAKOUTTUESDAY



ADULTBOOKCLUB



FAMILY MOVIENIGHT


Monsters INC



Colfax Book Club


500-600


by Anita Diamant


by Daniel Brown


by Harper Lee



$1200




OPEN TO THE PUBLIC













showamp

shine






OPEN TOVEHICLES

OF ANYVINTAGE

september 22nd


























bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom












































EVENTS



BREAKOUTTUESDAY



ADULTBOOKCLUB



FAMILY MOVIENIGHT


Monsters INC



Colfax Book Club


500-600


by Anita Diamant


by Daniel Brown


by Harper Lee



$1200




OPEN TO THE PUBLIC













showamp

shine






OPEN TOVEHICLES

OF ANYVINTAGE

september 22nd


























bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom























EVENTS



BREAKOUTTUESDAY



ADULTBOOKCLUB



FAMILY MOVIENIGHT


Monsters INC



Colfax Book Club


500-600


by Anita Diamant


by Daniel Brown


by Harper Lee



$1200




OPEN TO THE PUBLIC













showamp

shine






OPEN TOVEHICLES

OF ANYVINTAGE

september 22nd


























bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom



















$1200




OPEN TO THE PUBLIC













showamp

shine






OPEN TOVEHICLES

OF ANYVINTAGE

september 22nd


























bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom

























showamp

shine






OPEN TOVEHICLES

OF ANYVINTAGE

september 22nd


























bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom


















showamp

shine






OPEN TOVEHICLES

OF ANYVINTAGE

september 22nd


























bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom






































bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom






























bull OPENS MAY 29




bull OPENS MAY 29





nationaltodaycom





















bull OPENS MAY 29




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