SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL.
WEDNESDAY JULY 4, 1923
Percy Harris was awarded $629 damages from Porter Heard last week by the
Superior Court.
W. H. Mayfield and family moved to town last week and are occupying the
Whittier residence, on Main St.
The preliminary hearing of Claude Coonse for the murder of Frank Gooch
has been set for next Monday. Robinett and Wylie are attorneys for the
defendant.
A report of another murder at Denio last week reached here. Mrs.
Tregaskis, 25, had been shot and killed by a man named Tompkins, 65, and
he is now in jail at Winnemucca.
Mrs. Nettie B. Harris, ex-School Supt. of Modoc and brother, Lawrence
Wilson, of Fresno, stopped here for a few minutes last Thursday, on their
way to Eagleville to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Grove.
CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our sincere thanks to the many kind
friends who assisted us during our sad bereavement in the death of Frank
D. Gooch.
Mrs. F. D. Gooch and family
O. S. Gooch and family
R. M. Brown, wife and daughter, Marie, who resided here about twenty-five
years ago, Mr. Brown being in the jewelry business, passed through here
last Tuesday on a trip thru the northern part of the State. They are now
located in Paradise, Butte County, where they are in business and doing
well.
WEDNESDAY JULY 11, 1923
MARRIED IN RENO
Miss Muriel Wilson stole a march on her friends here last Saturday,
while at Reno, was married to Wm P. Evarts, formerly of this place. The
bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wilson and is a
graduate of the High School here and is one of our most popular young
ladies. The groom is a steady and industrious young man now in the
employ of the Crescent Creamery at Reno. The many friends of the young
couple extend hearty congratulations and wishes them all the joy and
prosperity possible. Mrs. Evarts arrived here Monday evening and is
preparing to move to her new home.
Born At Lovelock, Nevada, July 2, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Misley, a
son James Robert Misley.
Mrs. L. F. Mounts and daughter, Miss Genevieve Hironymous, for many years
residents of this place but now of Marin county, arrived here last week
on a visit to relatives and friends and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Lem Toney.
William Johnstone, brother of the late T. H. Johnstone, arrived here last
week on a visit.
Miss Elaine Strotts returned last week from a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Lawrence Herren, of 49.
Claude Coonse was bound over to the Superior Court last Monday for trial
for the murder of Frank Gooch of this place.
Ed Jones and wife, former residents of this place, but now of Ashland,
Oregon, arrived here last Saturday on a short visit and report that they
are doing splendidly.
Mrs. Bramhall, the county nurse, came over last week, taking the
temperature of Surprise valley, we presume, and will no doubt determine
whether it needs an emetic or a cathartic.
John L. Wood and wife, who have been visiting friends and relatives here
for a few days, left for their home in Los Angeles this morning and were
accompanied as far as Reno by Mrs. J. H. Wood, his mother, and his
brother, Sam.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Decious and family, of Bidwell, left last Friday for a
trip thru the State, visiting different points of interest and going as
far south as Long Beach. The P. O. at Bidwell will be in charge of
Audrey and Stanley Decious, during Mrs. Decious absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stiner and family, who spent the winter in
Porterville, arrived home last week and will remain for the summer. Mr.
Stiner says that crops of all kinds are good in the lower country, but
the demand is light, which creates a tightness of money matters.
WEDNESDAY JULY 18, 1923
VISITS OLD HOME
Judge Felix Ewing, accompanied by his wife, arrived here from their home
in Ventura last Monday on a short visit to the scenes of early days and
to meet again those who were left of the old-time friends. Those,
however, were few, and while the Judge expressed great pleasure in
visiting his old home place, that pleasure was marred somewhat by the
thought of the absence of those who had passed over to the Great
Beyond. Those who were here in the late seventies and eighties will
remember Judge Ewing, who first taught school in Cedarville and later on
was elected District Attorney, which office he filled for three terms.
While here he met Miss Kemble, to whom he was married in 1877, and one of
the queer freaks of fate in their married life is that the Judge and wife
were assigned to and occupied the same room last Monday night in the
Hotel Surprise that they occupied on their wedding night, forty-six years
ago. About thirty-five years ago Judge Ewing moved to Ventura County
where for a time he practiced law successfully and his marked ability
carried him to higher honors and he was selected to serve one term as
Superior judge of Ventura County, after which he retired from the
practice of law and engaged in the banking business, in which he has been
engaged ever since and is now the principal owner and President of the
Ojai State Bank, the Home Savings Bank and the First national Bank, all
of Ventura County.
Mr. Ewing is one of the pioneer builders of the west and has been a big
factor in shaping the destinies of both Modoc and Ventura Counties, and
those who knew him in the old days were truly pleased to meet him again.
Born In Cedarville, Cal., July 10, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs. Kesner Perry,
a son
Mrs. F. Rutter is confined to her home with a case of the measles this
week.
GULLS DESTROY HOPPERS
Supervisor Ash last week informed us of a new method by which
grasshoppers are being destroyed in the Tule Lake Country. Thousands of
acres of land in that section had been seeded to wheat, and grasshoppers
came in droves this spring and had already destroyed several hundred
acres, when the sea gulls commenced to come to the fields from the lake
and now the thousands of acres were thickly covered with the gulls, which
are devouring the grasshoppers. Petitions for help had been prepared for
presenting to the different boards of Supervisors, but when the gulls
commenced destroying the hoppers, they were withdrawn, as the sea gulls
were doing the work nicely.
We understand that W. U. Scott, of Eagleville, is suffering from a severe
attack of the flu.
Born At the Dr. Coates Sanitarium in Cedarville, Cal., July 17, 1923,
to Mr. and Mrs. Harve Smith, a girl.
Mrs. Catherine Holly, of Mosier, Oregon, arrived here last week on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. W. G. Robinson, of this place. She expects to
spend the summer here.
A good many, of cases of the flu have been reported in the valley during
the past two weeks but none of them have proved fatal.
WEDNESDAY JULY 25, 1923
Mrs. Conlan, an aged and old-time resident of Fort Bidwell died at that
place last week and was buried Sunday. The family, have a host of warm
friends who extend sincere sympathy to the bereaved ones in their sorrow.
Mrs. Wm Hatfield and daughter, Miss May Wandling arrived from Palo Alto
Thursday. Miss Wandling has been teaching in the south the past year and
Mrs. Hatfield has been visiting her son, Prof. H. F. Wandling and wife,
of Palo Alto.
Dr. Kennedy reports the following births:
At the Patterson ranch, near Cedarville, Cal., July 18, 1923, to Mr. and
Mrs. D. K. Cloud, a son.
In Cedarville, Cal., July 22, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cannon, a
girl.
The United States government is building the first silo in Surprise
Valley. Its operation will no doubt be watched with interest by our
people. Silos are a necessary adjunct of the dairy business and one of
the big factors of its success.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT
Miss Bertha House had a narrow escape from death last Wednesday. While
raking hay the horses became frightened and commenced to run and in some
way her foot caught between the double-tree and rake frame and losing her
balance, she fell and was dragged quite a distance, when one of the
horses fell and landed in a ditch on its back. Her ankle was badly
crushed by being kicked by one of the horses, and one of the small bones
of the leg between the ankle and knee was also broken and she was
otherwise badly bruised. Dr. Kennedy was called and attended the
injuries and she is now doing as well as could be expected under the
circumstances.
Mrs. Jesse Strotts left for Gerlach this week, where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. Lee Leonard.
Sam Wood, Mrs. J. H. Wood and daughters, Mrs. Wm Hill and Mrs. John Games
motored in from Reno Friday and returned Sunday.
Mrs. Rose Mateer and Mrs. Antoinette Aston arrived here Sunday from
Oakland and are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Smalls.
We are informed that nearly all the Indians at Fort Bidwell are
undergoing a siege of the measles. They claim to have contracted the
disease at Alturas while attending the round up.
While several small children were playing at the Shirk Ranch last
Wednesday afternoon a 22-rifle in the hands of 13-year old Lossie Butler
was discharged, the bullet entering the face of little June Shirk,
daughter Mrs. Gussie Shirk, near the mouth and coming out below the ear,
causing a bad flesh wound. Dr. Kennedy reports the little one doing
nicely and it is hoped that the wound may soon heal.
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