Compiled from the pages of The Mendocino Beacon by Debbie L. Holmer 125 Years Ago April 21, 1883 The weather which had been unsettled during the week took on the form of a storm of wind and rain on Thursday. In the afternoon and evening, a heavy sea rolled in which placed the schooners Phelps […]
Compiled from the pages of The Beacon By Debbie L. Holmer 125 Years Ago Nov. 26, 1887 The egg famine still continues. Although eggs bring 60 cents a dozen, it is almost impossible to find any in the market. Frank Caughey, of Cuffey”s Cove, was in town on Monday. He informed us that the Cuffey”s […]
Compiled from the pages of The Mendocino Beacon by Debbie L. Holmer 125 Years Ago Sept. 20, 1884 Mr. Smith, who succeeds Mr. Goin in the public schools, having recently come to the State, was required to pass the examination for a certificate and the schools were intermitted last week for that purpose. He received […]
Compiled from the pages of The Beacon By Debbie L. Holmer 125 Years Ago April 21, 1888 It is not at all unlikely that in the course of a month or two a wharf will be built at Russian Gulch, just north of this place. This is the outcome of a largely increased shipping business […]
Compiled from the pages of The Mendocino Beacon by Debbie L. Holmer 125 Years Ago June 28, 1884 The liberty poles are not only increasing in number but creeping higher. Antone Fernandez, proprietor of the Lisbon House, has installed one in front of his hotel which will have a clear height of 92 feet above […]