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 On Feb. 10, 1934, George Anderson entered the Holsclaw Feed Store just before closing time. When he approached the counter where young Arthur Holsclaw was working, he drew a pistol and aimed it at the young man’s stomach.
Anderson demanded money and asked for the paper bills first, which Holsclaw pulled from the cash drawer and handed over. Then Anderson demanded the silver, and Holsclaw pulled out the silver drawer and sat it down on the counter. Anderson began to scoop out the change with one hand, but with each passing microsecond, the immense pressure of time grew. He put the gun down on the counter and scooped the change with both hands.
Holsclaw snatched the gun and fired two shots into the floor. Anderson begged him not to shoot and gave up. The elder Holsclaw, alerted by the shots, quickly ran to the store from his house next door. He and a customer tied Anderson up with bailing wire. Anderson was promptly arrested and transported to the Placer County Jail. He pled guilty at his trial, and because this was his third felony, Judge Landis sentenced him to life at Folsom Prison. He would be eligible for parole in 12 years, but Anderson was already 69 years of age. He died in 1940 and is buried in the Newcastle Cemetery.
Photo from the Placer County Museums Collection: The Holsclaw Feed Store safe. It is on display at the Placer County Archives and Collections Facility located at 11526 C Avenue in North Auburn on the DeWitt Government Center campus. Learn more
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Roseville: Night Out at the Museum: California’s Native Voices, Be Well Roseville: Leap into Fitness Circuit Workout, Movie Club @ The Downtown Library
Lincoln: Valentines on the Placer Wine Trail
...and many Placer County Library and Placer County Museum events.
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Placer County Visitors' Bureau
North Tahoe Community Alliance
Tahoe City Downtown Association
The Arts Council of Placer County
Placer Valley Tourism
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Placer Wine Trail
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