Miscellaneous newspaper articles about Mariposa County California
July 16,
1881
The Fresno Republican, Fresno California
Murder in Mariposa-Edward Bowers, was shot and killed at Hornitos, on the 9th inst., by his neighbor, D.K. Pitzer. Having had trouble about a line fence between their lands, Pitzer drew a gun on Bowers sometime in June. The latter knocked the gun aside and gave his assailant a severe drubbing. On the 9th the men again met on the road, when Pitzer fired a revolver at Bowers, killing him instantly. The murderer was arrested and lodged in jail amid intense excitement. Lynching was freely talked of by friends of Bowers. Both parties were farmers and old residents.
June 24, 1882
The Fresno Republican, Fresno California
Just Outside-Current Gossip from
Neighboring Hamlets
-Hornitos will celebrate.
-Wm. P. Cathey aspires to the office of sheriff of Mariposa.
-The apple crop of Mariposa county is said to be very promising.
-Mariposa has enjoyed a solid week of theatricals furnished by a traveling
troupe.
-The big mine owned by James Brown and others, of Mariposa county, has been sold
to W.S. Lyle, of San Francisco, for $40,000.
July 1, 1882
The Fresno Republican, Fresno California
Just Outside-Current Gossip from
Neighboring Hamlets
-Hornitos, Mariposa county, is reported as quite lively at present, owing to
mining operations in that neighborhood.
-Haying in Mariposa county is over, one of the best crops having been harvested
that has been secured for several years.
-A party of tourists pitched their tents in Mariposa lately, and while the
gentlemen were away from camp it was surrounded by young hoodlums who grossly
insulted the ladies.
July 8, 1882
The Fresno Republican, Fresno California
Just Outside-Current Gossip from
Neighboring Hamlets
-Mariposa and Hornitos both celebrated the 4th in fine style.
-The Mariposa Herald again has a Fresno correspondent.
July 15, 1882
The Fresno Republican, Fresno California
Just Outside-Current Gossip from
Neighboring Hamlets
-The Hornitos brass band managed the celebration at that place.
-Reynolds, of the Mariposa Gazette, has taken his son into partnership.
May 12, 1883
The Fresno Republican, Fresno California
Just Outside-Current Gossip from
Neighboring Hamlets
-We learn that last week two boys named Wm. Storne and George Marshall
discovered a "pocket" in a quartz vein near Hornitos, in which they pounded out
of the specimens something over $1,000 in gold. When last heard from the boys
were still going for more of the bonanza.-Merced Star
May 23, 1885
The Fresno Republican, Fresno California
Just Outside-Current Gossip from
Neighboring Hamlets
-There was another heavy frost in portions of Mariposa county on Tuesday night
of last week.
-The farmers are all busy cutting and hauling in their crops as fast as they
can. All the crops in the vicinity of Hornitos are being cut for hay, as the
grasshoppers are so thick it is impossible to make grain.-Mariposa Herald.
June 29, 1895
The Mountain Democrat, Placerville California
Mariposa County-A.G. Black of Hornitos has been elected Clerk of Mariposa county by the Board of Supervisors, vice Maurice Newman, deceased.
August 27, 1910
The Mountain Democrat, Placerville California
Mrs.W.T. Branson, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. F.A. Culbertson, returned to her home in Hornitos, Mariposa County, Tuesday.