SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1921
CASE SETTLED
With the payment to her, of her salary the Overton School muddle has
been settled with the teacher, Miss Jessie Reynolds, exonerated and her
position sustained by the Court. It seems that the Trustees for some
reason took a notion that they did not wasnt Miss Reynolds to teach, so
they locked the schoolhouse door on her, but she persisted in appearing
at the school each morning for work and later on she was allowed to go
into the schoolhouse, but some of the children was withdrawn from the
school and the absurd spectacle of two schools being taught in a small
district was presented, one at the schoolhouse and one in a private
residence. The Clerk of the Board refused to draw a warrant for Miss
Reynolds' salary and she resorted to the court, which upheld her position
and ordered the warrant drawn. As a result of the controversy, the
school district has lapsed and there has been no appropriation of funds
to maintain it during the coming term. This will work a hardship on some
of the families, as they will have to send their children elsewhere to
school this winter. It is to be regretted that the trustees pursued the
course they did, as the children did not receive the benefits they should
have done, and the district lapsed, for which result the teacher was in
no way to blame.
Harold Bud Coffee, who was pilot of the airplane here at the fair last
Fall was killed at Modesto last Wednesday. Something went wrong with the
machinery and the plane crashed to the earth burning him and three
passengers to death.
We understand that Harry W. Stephens has severed his connections with the
Surprise Valley Bank.
E. M. Wilson, of Medford, Oregon, accompanied by his wife and his sister,
Mrs. Nettie B. Harris, made us a short visit last Friday. Mr. Wilson is
an expert accountant and is now experting the books of the county
officials at Alturas.
Louie Valardi arrived here from Stockton last week. He says it is some
hot down in that part of the country.
Chas Page sold out his stage line contract from here to Eagleville to
Warren Slinkard, who is now running it.
Mr. E. P. Strief and sister, Mrs. G. Sweeney, returned home last week
from Illinois, where Mr. Strief went to bring back his sister, Mrs. Annie
Hoarth and son Grover. They intend making their home here with Mr.
Strief. Mr. S says we have warm weather here, but nothing compared to
that of the East. While there, they visited their old home at Watson.
Mrs. Sweeney says that there were many changes to be noticed there since
she left, over forty years ago.
Sacramento, July 12 The associated Press Frightful conditions exist
among the Indians of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta and Lassen counties,
California to the disgrace of our American civilization, it was
declared in a report submitted today to the State Board of Health by Dr.
Allen F. Gillihan, district health officer of the board, who recently
concluded a two months investigation of conditions along the Indians of
the north eastern part of the State.
About six oclock this morning the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Hobbs, about four miles above town, was destroyed by fire, together with
all its contents. It seems as though the family had arisen and were
absent from the house performing various duties when the building was
seen to be in flames. One of the strange things about it was that no
fire had been built in the house, and its origin is a mystery. The
entire community deeply regrets to hear of brother Hobbs misfortune.
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