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Colusa County was established in 1850 as one of the original 27 counties created by the first state legislature.
1851- First Proclamation for First Elections of County Officers.
GRIMES: A road house in 1851 • Origin of name • Population • Public improvements • List of business places • Center of sugar-beet industry • Subscriptions to Y. M. C A. war fund.
CHAPTER VI: THE ERA OF THE GRAIN-GROWER — FIRST ATTEMPTS AT GRAIN-GROWING: Wheat and barley first planted in 1851 • Squatter claims abandoned on the plains on account of drought and grasshoppers • Settlement of the plains fostered by the government • Dawning of the new era.
1852- First Grand Jury met in Monroeville, County Seat, Colusa County.
1853- First Marriage in Colusa County; A.C. St John & Miss Julia Grigsby.
1855- First Superintendent of schools - Robert Paine
1856- First sale of Public Land in the County at a Public Sale.
1859- Colusa Lodge #142, Free & Accepted Masons was Organized.
1860- Colusa County Courthouse built during the 16th President's Administration - Abraham Lincoln.
1861- Post Office was established in Colusa.
The Drought of 1864: The drought state-wide • Widespread loss of herds and flocks • Effect upon the introduction of grain-growing.
1866- First Money Order issued from the Colusa Post Office.
CHAPTER IX: IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION — RECLAMATION: District 67: Formed in 1867 • Construction of the levee across the south end of Mormon Basin • District reorganized as District 479 • Present trustees.
1868- First Board of Trustees for the City of Colusa organized.
1870- Colusa County Bank Organized Reclamation District #108 organized.
1871- First Shad put into the Sacramento River.
District 124: Formed in 1871 • Territory embraced • First trustees • The levee • Later trustees-Lapse of the district.
1873- Colusa City Fire Department organized by Johnson Grover as First Fire Chief.
1874- First Map of Colusa County drawn by J. B. DeJarnatt, Colusa County Surveyor.
1875- First Fire Truck for Colusa City Fire Department arrived.
1876- First Train to Arbuckle.
1877- Post Office was established in Maxwell.
1878- First telephone introduced into Colusa County.
MAXWELL: Laid out in 1878, and called Occident • Change of name • Population • Public improvements • List of business places.
1880- Colusa Board of Trade organized.
1881- Chinaman Hong Di was hanged by vigilantes on the turntable of the Colusa & Lake Railroad on 8th St
1887- First Parlor of Native Daughters of the Golden West organized.
In 1891, the counties of Glenn and Colusa were split.
The African M. E. Zion Church: Incorporated in 1894 • At present without pastor or regular services.
1908- First moving picture shown at the Criterion Theatre.
1910- East Park Reservoir was built.
The Methodist Episcopal Church, South: History of the Colusa congregation, prepared by J. W. Goad for the semi-centennial of Trinity Church • Preachers in charge since 1910 • The churches at Arbuckle, Williams, Maxwell, Sites, Princeton, Stonyford, and Leesville.
R. M. Liening • Water-front franchise granted, but not exclusive • Terms of the first franchise • Delays • Offer made by the railroad people in 1911 • Bonds placed with the people of the county • Articles of incorporation filed, Nov.
The Williams Enterprise: Founded, and published for a few months, in 1911, by R. R. Kingsley.
The Maxwell Tribune: Founded in 1912, by Harden & Hardwicke • Publication under George B. Harden • Now leased to L. H. Bowen, and printed at the Williams Farmer office.
THE AEROPLANE: Various flights planned • Flight at the Odd Fellows’ picnic at Grimes, 1917.
BARLEY: Decline of wheat-raising and growth of barley-raising • Barley the more profitable crop in Colusa County • Effect of seasons on yield of plains lands and tule lands • Varying yield • Crops and prices in 1917 • Inroads of other crops on the barley acreage.
1921- Jack Dunfield was the last town Marshall.
1930- First Maxwell Rodeo
1943- First Stonyford Rodeo
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