SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL.
MARCH 4TH, 1931
OBSEQUIES OF A. L. PAGE
A. L. Page passed away at Yuba City, Cal., February 28, 1931. He was born at
Leaventon, MO., May 26, 1843, being aged 87 years, 9 months and 2 days.
He was married to Sarah A. Hazlip in 1863. Came to Goose Lake Valley in 1875
and a year later came to this valley, where he resided until about nine
years ago, when he went to Yuba City and made his home with his son Charles
and family until his death.
He is survived by nine children, six of whom were present at his funeral,
which was held Tuesday P. M. from the Methodist Church and conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Virgil A. Vinyard, assisted by members of the Odd Fellows’
Lodge; the remains were interred in the Masonic cemetery.
He was engaged in stock raising and farming during his active years.
The children present at his funeral were Mrs. Mary Perry, of this place;
John Page, of Alturas, Cal.; Mrs. M. A. Fosse, of Oakland, Cal.; Charles and
Joe Page, of Yuba City and Mode Page, of Medford, Ore., besides a large
number of friends, who extend sympathy to the family in the death of their
father. (1:2)
Mrs. Harold Finmand, of Eagleville, was taken to Alturas Monday for an
appendicitis operation, which Dr. Kennedy performed and she is reported
doing nicely.
Born at the Hospital in Alturas, Cal., February 25, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Pollock, of this place, a daughter – Karen Joyce Pollock. Mother and
babe are doing nicely; but Kenneth is hardly responsible for anything he may
do these days. Congratulations.
WIDOW SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR HUSBAND
A hearing was conducted at the city hall in a proceeding in which Mrs. Sam
Bohn at Corvallis, Oregon seeks to recover compensation for the death of her
husband last spring in Modoc County from the effects of tick fever.
The facts are disclosed by the testimony were that Bohn went to work for
Jesse Parman of Surprise Valley in his sheep camp about the middle of April
and quit about a month later. That when he started to work he was in
apparent good health but that when he quit he was a very sick man.
Dr. Kennedy of Cedarville, who was called upon to treat Bohn testified that
the disease was tick fever, that he was familiar with it being called upon
to treat eight to ten cases on an average each year.
After the man quit, he was brought to Eagleville, where he spent three or
four days at the hotel. Those who were in attendance upon him there gave
evidence that ticks were taken from his body at that time.
From Eagleville Bohn proceeded to his home in Corvallis. He reached home on
May 23 and died on the 28th. Mr. Parman carried employers’ liability
insurance in the state compensation fund and recovery is sought from it. So
far, as could be judged from the questions which were asked by the attorney
representing the Fund, the defense would seem to be that Bohn aggravated his
condition by taking the trip home when seriously ill and that he was guilty
of willful negligence in doing to a sheep camp known to be infected without
taking inoculation which is given to prevent tick fever.
District Attorney sharp represented Mrs. Bohn at the hearing. – Plaindealer
Frank Lorenz and Wife returned from Davis last Friday where they had been to
attend the funeral of Frank’s father.
Samuel Darst, Sr., of Lake City left for Reno last Thursday to consult an
eye specialist.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Cramton returned last week from Rochester, Minnesota,
where Mrs. Cramton underwent medical treatment at the Mayo Bros. Hospital.
William Rinehart and wife, of Denio, Ore., were in Cedarville a few days
last week attending to business.
MARCH 11, 1931
We made a mistake in last week’s issue in the obituary of the late Mr. A. L.
Page; we should have said that Rev. Vinyard had charge of the funeral
services and Rev. J. H. Westervelt, former pastor of the M. E. Church,
preached the funeral sermon.
INDIAN PAINTING FOUND ALONG NEW HIWAY
One of the most isolated spots in Lake County is that of the country at the
base of Abert rim, east of Abert Lake and north of Poison Creek, which has
its source high on the rim and runs into Abert Lake basin. Inaccessible
except on horseback or on foot, relatively few people of the county have
ever visited the remote spot.
With the opening of the Lakeview-Burns Highway, this area will no doubt form
a most interesting point to travelers and to the people of the county as
well. Crews working on the survey report most interesting findings along the
east shore of the lake at this point. Parts of old wagons, Indian relics and
paintings are to be found in the area and with the men at work have not had
the opportunity to make a search of the area, it is thought that a careful
hunt over the ground may establish the truth or fiction of the story of the
massacre of emigrants at the top of the rim in an Indian attack following,
which the Indians are said to have pushed the wagons over the rim.
Indian paintings on rocks some two miles north of Poison Creek have aroused
some interest among the survey crews. One of these appears to be the picture
of two lizards, side by side and others are of similar nature. The great age
of these paintings is evident and might even date from a race prior to that
of the Indian. – Lakeview Examiner
L. B. Walts arrived home last Friday after spending two weeks in Reno, where
he went to take his wife for medical treatment. Mrs. Walts is reported
convalescing and will soon be able to return home.
A man who was coming in from Winnemucca last week got off the road and got
stuck in the adobe. He left the Ford roadster, saying it would be cheaper to
buy another one just like it than to have someone come from Cedarville to
rescue the machine.
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Poore are expected home from Los Angeles first of this
coming week. We are informed that Mrs. Poore is somewhat improved in health.
MARCH 18, 1931
Carolyn, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walcott is reported ill with
pneumonia this week.
MEMORIES
Girt about with rugged mountains,
A wild beauty all its own;
Frosty air and steaming hot springs;
God, not man, worked here alone.
Early morning sees the promise
Of a glorious, golden day;
Eastern sky with brilliant colors,
Across the valley, a silver ray.
Life giving air as pure as Heaven
Sweeps down from snow-clad hills;
Towering pines reach toward the sky blue,
At the feet the trickling rills.
Shadows creeping down the hillsides;
Houses stand within the gloom,
While across the narrow valley,
View, as of a lighted room.
Blue sky turns gray, the colors fade,
The tang of sage brush on the air,
Evening star poised on mountain rim;
The day is gone that was so fair.
Comes the new day, but storm king reigns;
Pines dark as night against the sky;
Snow pure and white, a gift to man,
O’er hill and vale like a mantle lie.
Storms cease – moonlight on the snow,
Brown boys haul sleds up snowy rise.
A rare beauty on a winter night,
Is the Valley of Surprise.
- Nellie Austin Shoemaker
LONG VALLEY NEWS ITEMS
Jesse Hapgood returned to Calcutta, after spending the winter in Surprise
with his family.
Merve Toney, of Board Corrals, is sowing several acres of rye.
Bert Kemble is now a stern old bachelor, as his wife and daughter, Eunice
are staying in town.
Mrs. Lester Mason returned home after spending the winter in Mosquito
Valley, where her daughter was attending school.
Mrs. Earl Rinehart and daughter, Dolores, is visiting at the Fred Hill home
for a couple of weeks.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
A Birthday Party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Sharp in the
evening of Friday, February 13th, in honor of Mrs. Fred Stanley’s birthday.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stanley and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E.
J. Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. john Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hill and daughter,
Maxine and Mrs. Earl Rinehart and daughter.
A delicious supper was served and a most delightful evening was spent in
card playing.
HARRIS GETS ASSOCIATION REWARD
True to its word in regard to the reward offered by the California Cattlemen’s
Association in the amount of $500, to be paid to anyone for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of cattle rustlers. Recently, W. N.
Harris, of Willow Ranch, has received a reward for this amount from the
association for the information leading to the arrest and conviction of
Everett Royce, who was found guilty of the crime.
AL BATY MEETS WITH ACCIDENT
Last week while taking cattle to the summer range in Nevada, A. L. Baty
narrowly escaped a tragic accident when his horse which he was riding
started to turn an animal back into the herd, jumped over a sage brush and
landed on the other side with both feet in a badger hole, causing both rider
and horse to go down. The horse rolled over on Al, crushing and pinning him
underneath for a few seconds. He was knocked unconscious for a time but soon
rallied and was able to continue with the drive, which had nearly been
reached, where the stock was to be turned out. We recall several accidents,
which have resulted fatally that happened in the same manner to some of our
cowboys. Al is one of those tough old cowboys and it takes a mighty hard
knock to down him; he is able to be around but is pretty sore and stiff but
suffered no broken bones, fortunately.
Pedro Seminario entertained a number of his friends in honor of his
birthday, which falls on St. Patrick’s Day. All present enjoyed a huge
supper prepared for the occasion by Mrs. Seminario.
Married at Lakeview, Oregon last Sunday, March the 15th, 1931, Edward
Rinehart and Miss Lucy Prewitt, of Vya, Nevada. Their many friends
congratulate them and wish them happy and prosperity.
In another column will be found a poem composed by Mrs. Nellie Austin
Shoemaker, entitled "Memories" which she says "are among the memory
pictures
I have and always shall, of the valley I learned to love during our
residence when we were the missionaries for the Reservation. Have pleasant
memories of the people of Cedarville, whom I have met in Eastern Star and
Rebekah circles."
Claude Monchamp, who has been in Concord, Contra Costa County, for the past
five months, arrived home last Sunday to take charge of his ranch, east of
town.
During the past week Alturas Grammar School has been closed due to a flu
epidemic among the children. Over one hundred and twenty-eight pupils out of
three hundred and sixteen were absent from school on account of the disease.
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Poore returned from Los Angeles last Saturday. Mrs.
Poore is reported much improved in health.
Within a short time a number of Modoc residents will make application for
their naturalization papers to become citizens of the United States. Among
those from this valley are Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dashner, of Eagleville.
Mrs. Mary Prewitt and Miss Lucy Prewitt are in from their Nevada home this
week. The former is suffering from a case of intestinal flu.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Bush left for San Jose last Thursday, where they will
visit their children, who reside there.
MARCH 25, 1931
Mrs. Carrie Wood is reported among those on the sick list this week.
MARX LAUER ANSWERS CALL
Marx Lauer, pioneer merchant of Alturas passed away at his home at that
place yesterday morning at the age of sixty-four years. He had been ill for
sometime with intestinal flu and suffered a relapse. He is well known
throughout the county, having spent fifty years of his life in this section
of the state. His many friends deeply regret to hear of his passing. (1:3)
TWO BOYS DROWN IN LASSEN LAKE NEAR WESTWOOD
Charles Sockow and Humphery Granley of Westwood were drowned in the Hamilton
Reservoir, two miles south of Westwood Thursday.
When the boys did not return in the evening, anxious friends began a search
for them. Their boat was found capsized in the center of the lake with one
ore still in the lock and the other one missing. The searchers plan to set
off explosives in an endeavor of raising the body. (4:4)
MRS JANE KERR DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
After valiantly fighting a losing battle against cancer for several months,
Mrs. Jane Thomas Kerr died at her home here in Alturas yesterday. She was 44
years of age at the time of her death.
Mrs. Kerr was born in Alturas and this city has been her home ever since her
birth. She was the second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas,
pioneer residents of Alturas.
In February 1906 she was married to LaRue Kerr, of Alturas. She is survived
by her husband, her brother, Albert Thomas and her sisters, Mrs. Ada
Ballard, Mrs. Laura Lybarger, Mrs. Florence Smith, Miss Frances Thomas and
Mrs. Rachel Asher, all of whom are residents of Alturas. (4:4)
Vern Parman, of Lake City, who has been in the Colfax hospital for the past
year is reported improving in health.
WALLS FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas Walls, former resident of Alturas and
pioneer of northern California and southern Oregon were held Monday from St.
Therese’s Church in Fresno, California.
Mrs. Walls died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.
Rantzma in Fresno, where she had made her home for the past 15 years. Mrs.
Walls was 84 years of age at the time of her death and for last ten years
had been in delicate health.
She is survived by two sons, T. A. Walls and F. O. Walls and five daughters,
Mrs. W. F. Rantzma and Mrs. J. S. McCain, both of Fresno, Mrs. J. L. Shirk,
of Klamath Falls and Mrs. M. J. Gloster and Mrs. D. A. Gloster, both of
Alturas.
Mrs. Walls was born in Ireland and came to the United States at the age of
seven years. She lived with her family in Providence, R. I. Until 1872, at
which time she came to Idaho as a bride of Thomas Walls, a western pioneer.
The couple made their home near Silver City, Idaho, for ten years and then
moved to Cedarville, California. At this time, Mr. and Mrs. Walls owned a
large ranch in Harney County, Oregon and spent a great deal of their time on
this property.
After the sale of this property, they moved to Alturas and purchased the
property known as the Bowles Meadows, thirty miles north of this city. The
couple moved to Stockton in 1912. She later made her home with her daughter
of Fresno. (4:6)
Born in Cedarville, Cal., March 20, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. Morris Rosendahl,
an ten-pound boy.
Born in Cedarville, Cal., March 21, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hunt, (nee
Eunice Kimbell) an eight-pound girl.
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Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
Modoc County, California
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