SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1923
Mrs. Nora Street, Miss Gay Delmas, Ed Van Dorn and Grant Adams returned
last Sunday from a swing around the Sagebrush State, taking in Lake
Tahoe, Reno and Carson, and report having a splendid time.
The Federal nurse, Mrs. Bramhall, will be here next Friday and hold a
meeting in the Grammar school building for the purpose of organizing a
Parent-Teachers Association. Everyone is requested to attend.
It is reported that a man named Bennetta was shot and killed last Sunday
near Lookout, being mistaken for a deer. Also, a report is current that
a man was wounded near Alturas from the same cause.
H. F. Misener, proprietor of the Alturas Soda Factory, was over last
Thursday on a short visit. He was accompanied by his father and a
sister, Mrs. Allen, both of whom came from Missouri on a visit to him.
Leon R. Stanley, a former resident of this place, but now with the
Hutchinson Lumber Company of Oroville, accompanied by Roger Lloyd, one of
Orovilles orange growers, arrived here last Monday and will spend their
vacation with the Record family, and in exterminating all the deer and
bear in the near by mountains.
Last Wednesday evening Forest Ranger Bert Simmons was patrolling the
forest on the lookout for fires, and discovered one just starting up in
the mountains below Eagleville, and in a short time had the flames under
control. The fire had been started by lightning and had just begun to
blaze up good when Mr. Simmons arrived, being guided to the spot by the
smoke.
One day last week, Harry Warner, familiarly known as Buggs fell off the
house and landed on the ground with such force as to turn his foot
completely around and lacerating the flesh in a horrible manner. He was
rushed to Alturas and everything possible done for him, but the shock was
too great and he died last Wednesday night. He was reared in Alturas and
at the time of the sad accident he was in the service of the government
as Forest Ranger.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 1923
WANTS PAROLE
We understand that Claude Coonse, charged with the murder of Frank D.
Gooch, plead guilty to manslaughter in the Superior Court last Saturday,
and a petition is now being circulated asking that he be released on
parole. His plea of being guilty of Manslaughter is a confession that he
was the cause of the death of Frank Gooch, and as no extenuating
circumstances, so far as have been learned, to justify the rash act have
been introduced it is difficult to understand why he should be entitled
to clemency, at least to the extent of being paroled.
Mrs. Cal Kennedy arrived from Sacramento last week to remain a short time
with her father, Judge S. C. Hayes.
Mrs. J. R. Wilson, who has been on an extended visit to places on the
outside, returned home last week. She was accompanied home by her two
daughters, Mrs. Erma Misley, of Lovelock, and Mrs. Wm Evarts of Reno, who
will visit here for a time.
Thos Cummins and family of Woodland arrived here last week and will visit
his brother Charles and family for a time.
Mrs. L. A. Wheeler and daughter, Miss Lavelle left Monday morning for San
Jose, where the latter will attend the College of Pacific the ensuing
term.
Henry Harrington and family have moved to town from Davis Creek and he is
now busily engaged in tearing down and rebuilding a house in the northern
part of town.
Dr. Coates reports two accidents at Bidwell last Sunday. An Indian was
badly hurt by a horse falling on him, while coming down the Fandango
Road, where it comes into the Bidwell road. A runabout driven by Henry
Truax was overturned, catching him beneath and breaking several ribs and
badly bruising him.
Leon R. Stanley and wife and little daughter, and Roger Lloyd left for
their home in Palermo last Saturday evening, and were accompanied by Miss
Faye Stanley, who will remain there for awhile.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 1923
The Misses Mildred and Marie Street left last week for San Jose to attend
the State Normal during the winter.
Mrs. Lawrence Herrin, and sons, Boyd and Tuttle, came in from Vya this
week on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Strotts.
Dick Cook was up from his home at Eagleville last week, the first time he
has been in town since he had an auto accident, in which he had several
ribs broken.
IS VOLSTEAD TO BLAME
A recent Klamath Falls, Oregon, press dispatch says:
Tule Lake, only a few years ago a body of water covering 100 square
miles will be entirely dry before the end of this month.
This lake, by its evaporation, has exposed thousands of acres of rich
land, which rapidly is being placed under irrigation with the
accompanying drainage system, the work being done by the reclamation
service.
Tule Lake reached its maximum about twenty years ago covering at that
time the area where Malin is now located and reaching almost the town of
Merrill. Its size was increasing by the inflow of Lost River and also
part of the Klamath River during periods of high water.
The reclamation service first checked the inflow from the Klamath and
then proceeded to divert Lost River into the Klamath, thus cutting off
all but the smaller streams from the lake. Evaporation and seepage have
done the rest.
In General Fremonts expedition through here, may 1846, was only about
half the size it was at its maximum and at that time it is believed here
was an outlet through the caverns of the lava beds which later filled
with silt, thus causing the lake to grow in size.
Grant Adams fractured a couple of ribs one day last week while cutting
off a bar of iron, and while it causes him intense suffering, he is able
to be around the shop and help out with the work.
Mrs. Susan Mason, one of the pioneer ladies of Modoc, died at Chico last
week and the remains were brought to New Pine Creek for interment. She
had reached the ago of 90 years, and her many old-time friends regret to
hear of her death.
Claude Coonse was sentenced last Friday by Judge Jamison to serve a term
of ten years in the San Quentin State Prison for the murder of Frank
Gooch. Coonse changed his plea of not guilty to that of guilty and
his attorneys applied for probation, which was denied by the Court and
the prisoner was sentenced.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 1923
A. L. Page arrived here from Yuba City last week and will remain for a
time visiting relatives and friends.
WHATS THE USE
Did it ever occur to you that a mans life is full of cussedness? He
comes into this world without his consent and goes out against his will,
and the trip between is very rocky.
When he is little the big girls kiss him, and when he is big the little
girls kiss him. If he is poor, he is a bad manager, and if he is rich,
hes a crook. If he is prosperous, everybody wants to do him a favor, if
he needs credit, they hand him a lemon.
If he does politics, he is a graft, if out of politics, he is no good to
his country. If he doesnt give to charity, hes a tight wad, if he
does, its for show. If he is actively religious, hes a hypocrite, if
he takes no interest in religion, he is a heathen.
If he is affectionate, he is a soft mark, if he cares for no one, he is
cold-blooded. If he dies young, there was a great future for him, if he
lives to an old age, he missed his calling.
If you dont fight, youre yellow, if you do, you are a brute. If you
save your money, you are a miser, if you dont save it, you are a spend
thrift. If you get it, you are a grafter, if you dont get it, you are a
bum.
So, whats the use?
DIED SUDDENLY
Leonard Cook died suddenly at Reno last Wednesday. It seems that he
went to Reno on the previous day and feeling unwell in the evening a
doctor was called and gave him treatment for heart trouble. In the
morning, the doctor returned to visit his patient and found the door
locked, and on it being opened with a passkey, he was found dead.
Nothing in the bed was disturbed and it looked as though he had gone to
sleep, death being caused by heart failure. His remains were brought to
Eagleville and interred in the little cemetery there last Saturday
afternoon.
Leonard Cook was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cook, of
Eagleville, and was born and reared in this valley, where he was known as
a steady and industrious young man and his sudden death was a shock to
his many friends. He leaves to mourn his loss a father and mother, a
wife and three children and several brothers and sisters, to whom the
Record, along with many friends, extends sincere sympathy in the hour of
sorrow.
John House, who has been visiting his father and brother and sisters,
left last Saturday for his home near Modesto.
Mrs. R. F. Waggoner arrived here last Friday evening from Susanville and
joined her husband, Rev. R. F. Waggoner, who is pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of this place. The record extends a hearty welcome to
Rev. and Mrs. Waggoner and hopes that their stay among us may be
pleasant.
CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to those who so
kindly assisted us in our late bereavement, in the death of our beloved
husband, son and brother, and for the beautiful floral offerings received
from friends at Eagleville and Gerlach.
Mrs. Leonard Cook and family
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Cook and family
James Patterson arrived here from San Francisco last Friday, accompanied
by Mrs. J. H. Hawkins and Mrs. Maude Barnhardt who return home much
improved in health. On the way up Mr. Patterson made the trip from S. F.
in 18 hours running time, which speaks well for the roads, as well as for
a good machine and driver.
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