Persons who patronize a paper should pay promptly, for the pecuniary prospects of the press possesses a peculiar power in pushing forward public prosperity.
Paste this piece of proverbial philosophy where all persons can perceive it.” Homer Mining Index (Lundy, California) August 28, 1880 “Jim Townsend went to Aurora a few days ago.
In consequence the saloon keepers of that burg have ordered fresh stocks of liquors and the inhabitants have imbibed a habit of holding up their hands to their ears with a pitiful gesture whenever anybody addressed them.” Homer Mining Index (Lundy, California) October 9, 1880 “A Fishy Feat.
The celebration was inaugurated early in the day by a go-as-you-please procession from one saloon to another, the man who had the most money acting as Grand Marshal.
Though knives and pistols were plentifully displayed, very few deaths occurred, and these only when a gun went off accidentally while the celebrants were running each other around stoves and such obstructions as a man could dodge behind.