SVR Jan 1931
by Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL
JANUARY 14, 1931
FOR CAUSES AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR CEDARVILLE
Monday morning, while coming from their home one mile east of town, Mrs.
Jas. F. Poore, accompanied by her daughter Alice and Freddie Hatch, small
son of Mrs. Inez Hatch, had the misfortune of having a head-on collision
with E. R. Hughes, accompanied by Andrew Jacobs, who were on their way east
to BenMac Springs, where they are drilling a well.
The fog was so dense, Hughes could not see the road plainly and happened to
be on the wrong side of the road, when they met the Studebaker driven by
Mrs. Poore. The Ford Coupe hit the Sedan on the right side, breaking the
bumper, sprung the frame and did other minor damages to the car; the Ford,
which is considerable lighter, did not escape so lucky; the right front
wheel, fender and other parts suffered considerable damage in the smash up.
The occupants of the Poore car were badly shaken up; Miss Alice received a
cut on the chin, which necessitated several stitches by Dr. Kennedy to close
the gash. Little Freddie had small cut on the chin and they were all
somewhat bruised. Andrew Jacobs, who was in the Hughes car received cuts and
bruises also. Both cars are fully covered by insurance, we are informed.
BEN HARAN PASSED AWAY JANUARY 6TH
Ben Haran pasted away on Tuesday evening, January 6, 1931, at the home of
his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Haran, in Cedarville, Cal. Though his
death was not unexpected the end came suddenly from a heart attack, having
been a sufferer for a long time from heart trouble and he often told his
friends that he knew he could not get well.
He was born at Eagleville, Cal., October 19, 1912 and died January 6, 1931,
aged 18 years, 2 months and 18 days; he leaves four brothers and other
relatives to mourn his passing. He was an orphan, his father passed away in
1918 during the flu epidemic and his mother died in 1925. He made his home
with his uncle and aunt. He attended the Cedarville Grammar School and six
of his classmates acted as pallbearers, namely Pete Espil, Leo Rea, tom
Kennedy, John Bacon, Melvin Bailey and William Gooch. His funeral was
conducted with Mass, by Father O’Driscoll, of Alturas, from the St. James
Church Friday morning
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Mrs. L. A. Wheeler is visiting at Lakeview this week with her mother, Mrs.
E. C. Coffman, and sister, Mrs. Lloyd Ogle of that place.
Lassen Peak, only active volcano in the United States, attracted attention
when what appeared to be a small irregular column of steam was seen rising
from the crater. This same action has been noted by observers in Redding and
nearby points intermittently for six weeks. It usually starts about 7 a. m.
and stops an hour or so before noon. Charles T. Dozier, mining engineer and
geologist and a former member of the faculty of the University of
California, explained that cold air drafts come up from several sides of the
mountain and on meeting at the top of the peak, form moisture or a cloud,
which continues to form as the wind carries it away and appears to be smoke
or steam rising from the crater.
MARRIED at Reno, Nevada, January 19, 1931, Jean B Igoa and Mary Ospital,
both of Eagleville, California.
VYA, NEVADA NEWS
Mrs. Ella Vernon and son, John of Paisley, Ore., spent the week with the
formers’ mother, Mrs. Sam Farmer.
Mrs. Sam Farmer, who has been seriously ill for sometime is much improved at
this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Herren and Mr. and Mrs. George Wood were visitors from
Vya, Nevada, first of the week.
Miss Irma Cummins left first of the week for Berkeley, after spending her
Holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cummins.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our sincere thanks to our friends and neighbors, who
assisted us during the illness and at the time of the death of our brother
and nephew, Ben Haran.
Mr. and Mrs. John Haran and family
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Seminario and family
Mrs. Pete Carrica
Mitchell Carrica
Jake Haran
January 21ST, 1931
Professor J. A. Metzker, former prominent educator of Modoc County, passed
away at his home in Berkeley last week, at the advanced age of 82 years.
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BRAKES ARM WHILE FEEDING
Lyle Dollarhide, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Dollarhide suffered the
injury of a broken arm last Saturday. He was deeding and started to throw a
fork full of hay off of the wagon, when he slipped and fell from the wagon
and landing on his left arm causing a compound fracture just above the
wrist.
MARRIED AT LAKEVIEW
Married at Lakeview, Saturday, January the 17th, Miss Beatrice A. Haug and
Clinton Eugene Franklin. Both are popular young people of Cedarville and we
wish them success in their journey through life.
We are informed that Mrs. Earl Hobbs, of Lake City, had her hand badly
mangled by being caught in a wringer while washing yesterday morning. She
was brought to Dr. Kennedy for treatment.
ED DAVIS HAS LEG BROKEN
As we go to press, we learn of the accident of Ed. Davis, which happened on
the Jake Richstiener ranch about two miles east of town. He was bringing a
beef animal into the corral, when the animal tried to turn and go back to
the place he had brought it from. When he tried to head it off, his horse
fell on the ice, pinning Davis under. His left leg was broken in three
places.
He was immediately brought to Dr. Kennedy, who is now treating the injured
member.
January 28, 1931
CHESTER CALVIN TAKEN BY DEPUTY LAST FRIDAY NIGHT
Chester Calvin, alleged Nevada bootlegger, was taken into custody at Lake
City last Friday night by Deputy Sheriff, Ray Tierney and Traffic Officer,
William Smith. It seems that "Slim" (the name is known by here) had hardly
reached there until he found himself in the hands of the officers. We are
informed, that a ten-gallon keg of "jackass" was confiscated by the
officers. He was taken to Alturas the same evening and next morning his
hearing was held. He was fined $200.00 on the liquor charge, but that there
is still another charge against him, that of carrying a concealed weapon. He
paid his fine on the liquor charge but we did not learn the penalty for the
later charge.
Mrs. WEST WINS CHANGE IN DECREE
Mrs. Mona West’s motion for a change in the stipulation of her interlocutory
divorce decree was granted in the Superior Court Wednesday.
She asked that her husband be restrained from visiting the children at any
hour and that his calls be confined to the hours between two to four o’clock
on Sunday. District attorney Jake Sharp appeared for Mrs. West.
West, who was represented by A. K. Wylie, agreed to the stipulation.
Mrs. West complained that her former husband’s frequent visits to the
children annoyed her. – Times
They tell of a certain Kansas editor, who was away from home on a fishing
trip and is said to have sent his wife this message: "I’ve got one, weighs
seven pounds and is a beauty." She wired back: "So have I. It weighs ten
pounds, but it’s no beauty. Looks like you; better come home."
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Harris, of this place are the happy parents of an
eight-pound girl, born last Friday, January 23rd. Mother and babe are doing
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hill of Klamath Falls, were visitors in Cedarville last
weekend. They returned to their home first of the week and were accompanied
by their son, Ervin, who has been visiting in the valley for sometime.
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Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
Modoc County, California
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