ALTURAS PLAINDEALER, AND MODOC COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1936
JOSEPH ALLMAN SUCCUMBS TO BLAST INJURY
BURIAL FROM THE VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL WITH MILITARY HONORS
Joseph Allman, fatally injured by a dynamite blast last Wednesday morning
died Friday of his injuries. He was buried Sunday afternoon, services being
at the Veterans Memorial Hall under the auspices of the Veterans of the
Foreign Wars and Clifford Harter Post, American Legion. Services were
largely attended. At the Hall the Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted the
services, their Commander, Victor Christensen, giving the eulogy. Rev. R. A.
Lundy of the Baptist Church opened and closed the service with prayer.
At the grave, the American Legion gave their impressive service including
the firing salute and taps. Mrs. Ed Knemeyer, L. B. Lewis, Mrs. Carper and
S. A. Mushen formed the choir at the hall.
The casket was draped with the American flag and banked on both sides with
beautiful flowers.
Joseph Allman was born in Turner, Michigan, June 15, 1899 and at the time of
his death, April 3, 1936 was aged 36 years, 9 months and 18 days. He
enlisted in the Navy, December 15, 1917. Served for 13 months as convoy
seaman. He was honorably discharged on February 1, 1919. He with his wife,
Gladys Allman, who survives him came to Alturas March 24, 1928 and have
resided here since. Their children are Joseph, 13; Charles, 11; Maxine, 10;
and Ralph, 5 years of age. He also leaves to mourn his tragic loss, ten
brothers and sisters. Those at the funeral were: Ernest, Guy and Henry
Allman, Mrs. Rose Dygert and Mrs. Esther Hancock and nephew, Ernest Server.
Mr. Allman had been road foreman for Supervisor W. J. Dorris for almost four
years. He was industrious, capable and trustworthy – a good man in every
sense of the word, devoted to his family and sincere in his fraternal work
and friendship.
The tragic accident, which cost Mr. Allman his life, happened at the McGarva
gravel pit near Likely, while the county workers of about 11 men were
working on a road to accommodate the ranchers west of Likely. A load of
dynamite had been set, which missed fired. He had reloaded it a second time,
we are informed and after an hour, he went to investigate. He intended
digging the load out, but before he touched it and was standing directly
over it, it exploded, throwing him six feet into the air and about twelve
feet away. However, he walked a considerable distance to the truck, which
brought him to he general hospital, Clarence Shives, Lloyd Leonard and
Maurice Bucher, fellow workers bringing him in. (1:1)
NEW PINE CREEK ITEMS
A wedding took place at Lakeview on Sunday, March 29th at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Zeek. The contracting parties were Robert L. Moore of New
Pine Creek and Mrs. Carol Haney. The writer joins friends in extending
congratulations.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maude of Forest Grove, British Columbia, are visiting at
the home of Lydia Smith. Mr. Maude is a brother of Mrs. Smith and is a great
booster for the Townsend plan.
Lynn Langfield is leaving on Thursday for the Veterans hospital at
Livermore. Lynn has been in quite a few hospitals in the state he says and
there is not one that compares in service with the Modoc County hospital and
the nurses here were wonderful to him. He wasn’t everyone to know what a
fine hospital they have here.
ED MACKAY IS INJURED IN PECULIAR ACCIDENT
Ed Mackay while working today at the gravel pit near the Spicer ranch was
hit on the head by a large rock, which had fallen about 150 feet. He
suffered a severe scalp injury but no skull fracture. A number of stitches
were required to close the wound. Dr. Stile attended him.
CONDITION OF JOHN IVORY TO BE CRITICAL
The family here of John Ivory this morning received sad news from his
bedside in San Francisco, where four doctors and his devoted wife and
sister, Mrs. Kit Huffman and Miss Mollie Ivory are battling to save his
life. While it is true that while there is life there is always hope, grave
fears were expressed that the internal injuries he received from the horse
kick last Wednesday might prove fatal. Family and friends here are anxiously
waiting better news of his condition. Encouraging news of the condition of
tom Ivory, who was operated on at Woodland, has been received. He is getting
along satisfactory toward recovery.
Mrs. Mary Ivory, pioneer mother of John and Tom is said to be holding her
own, but she is very critically ill.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Five appendectomy operations were performed at the General Hospital this
week.
The operations were performed by several of the doctors, Dr. P. W. and Paul
McKenney, Dr. John Stile and Dr. Waldo Pate. Those undergoing operations
were: Mrs. Loran Ballard, Jr. on April 3rd, Alfred Coffman early Sunday
morning, Mrs. Lois Enefer, April 4th, Mary Groome, Monday and Naomi Stewart
of Lake City yesterday. All are recovering satisfactory.
Mrs. Harold Parman, of Lake City who was so ill last week with pneumonia
that her life was almost despaired of has been making a rapid recovery the
last few days.
Mrs. William Buckham of Willow Ranch is recovering satisfactory from a major
operation performed on the 2nd of April.
Mrs. W. A. McComb of Surprise Valley and Mrs. Irvene Grove of Eagleville,
both of whom were threatened with pneumonia, are recovering rapidly.
Other patients coming in this week are: Dorene O’Larry of Lake City and
Pearl Clark, a nurse from Fort Bidwell is recovering from pneumonia.
MRS. EDITH RAKER PASSES AT RENO
Friends of Mrs. Claire Raker Bell will be sorry to hear of the death of her
mother, Mrs. Edith Raker, which occurred in Reno on April 6th.
Mrs. Raker was a sister of the late John T., George B., and Allen J. Long,
two of the brothers, John T. and Allen J. proceeded her in death by only a
few weeks. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Margaret Phillips in Arkansas. She
was a member of an old pioneer family of Plumas and Lassen Counties and
leaves to mourn her passing five daughters and three sons, twelve
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Raker was a sister-in-law
of C. A. Raker and an aunt of Mrs. Arthur Flournoy of Alturas. (1:8)
LOCAL – PERSONAL NEWS
The two little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Busch are quarantined for
scarlet fever.
Dr. W. H. Pate went to Cedarville Saturday, April 4, to attend Mrs. John
Roberts, who gave birth to a daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gibbons of Oakland are visiting here during the spring
vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Decious and friends. Mr. Charles Lederer
plans to accompany them on their return for a few days.
Miss Doris Privitt, student of Sacramento is spending the spring vacation
with her mother, Mrs. Rose Privitt.
Mrs. Gertrude Muzzy of Lake City was named last week as being awarded a
teachers retirement pension by the state board of education after 18 years
teaching.
Mr. Harold Enefer, of Oakland has been visiting for a few days in Alturas,
being called here by the illness of his wife, Mrs. Lois Enefer, who was
operated on for the removal of the appendix, in the local hospital last
Saturday.
Father O’Toole, who has been in Reno for the past several weeks for surgical
treatment is recovering satisfactory.
Among those students home from their respective schools to spend spring
vacation are Betty and West Williams, Chico, Faye Hughes, Irene Fisher,
Sacramento, Ruth French, Berkeley, Dorothy Kerr and friend of Oakland, and
Alfred Coffman of San Francisco. Alfred can consider himself lucky or
unlucky as while attending the dance at Romaro Saturday night, he was
stricken with appendicitis and was operated upon early Sunday morning. He is
fortunate to be home during his illness, he doesn’t consider it a very
pleasant way to spend his vacation.
A window of the California Public Service Company was the loser in an
argument with a car wheel. A car belonging to Willis Lingley of Dorris,
driven by Mrs. Franklin McVeigh lost the left rear wheel, while traveling
down Main Street. The wheel rolled over the curb and thru the side window
and cracking the front window, but injuring nothing else.
Smiff – There are certainly a lot of girls in our town who don’t want to get
married.
Riffle – How do you know?
Smiff – I’ve asked 17 of them already.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deep appreciation and gratitude for the many
kindnesses shown us and for the expressions of sympathy sent us during the
illness and passing of our loved one.
We especially wish to thank the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American
Legion and the Auxiliary, both for their loving help thru Joe’s illness and
for the beautiful and inspiring services conducted for him.
To all of those friends, who personally gave their time and help, when and
where needed, we also wish to express our appreciation.
Mrs. Allman and children
Ernest and Martha Allman
Henry Allman
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Allman
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Allman
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dygert
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Martinell
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fischer
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rabideau
Mrs. Agnes Littlejohn
Maude and Ernest Server
NEWSY NOTES FROM LIKELY
Mrs. William H. Flournoy has gone for several days visit to Pasadena, to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Phillips (June) Lord.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson S. Bayley of Oakland are expected up for a visit with
relatives and Mrs. Bayley’s sister, Mrs. A. T. Coffman, Sr., before the
latter departs for a trip to Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Ivie McGarva received word her mother was quite ill in Bakersfield. She
planned to go to her bedside, when word came she was improving. Mrs. McGarva
plans to go down later when lambing season is over.
James Chapman was called to Chico last weekend by the passing of his mother,
Mrs. H. E. Chapman. To him and his brothers the community extends their
sympathy. Mrs. Chapman was a resident of South Fork many years ago and only
last fall visited here. (8:2)
On Lewis respected Chinese resident of Fall River Valley died there and all
neighbors, white residents were his pallbearers. Many years ago his
daughter, a fine looking young woman taught school in Jess Valley. (8:2)
NEWSITEMS FROM ADIN
Professor Marr, principal of the High School was called to Gustine this week
by the serious illness of his other. He and his wife left Monday evening.
DAVIS CREEK NEWS ITEMS
Mr. Somer Beeson and daughter, Edna May spent several days in Susanville
last week.
Mrs. E. O. Franklin has returned from Malin, where she had been under the
doctors’ care for the past month.
Mrs. Ida Graham, who has been seriously ill at her home, is slowly
improving.
Teddy Clark who has been suffering from a nervous breakdown is improving
rapidly.
Charles T. Watkins has returned home from Chico, where he was called by the
illness and death of his wife. (8:5)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1936
JOHN IVORY FAILS TO RALLY FROM INJURY
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AT FAIRFIELD
John Ivory, prominent stockman of Centerville near Alturas, died Friday,
April 10th at St. Luke’s Hospital in San Francisco of injuries inflicted two
weeks ago when a horse kicked him in the stomach.
Funeral services were held at Fairfield, Solano County, Monday at 2:30,
after which interment was made in the cemetery there in the family plot of
Mrs. Ivory. The floral gifts were very beautiful and a number of old friends
attended the ceremony, among them being Mr. and Mrs. Warren Adams, Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Stefan, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Brown, Mrs. Bess Connerty and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Don Ivory and Mr. Ed Hemmiright and M. J. Callaghan,
all from the lower country. Ed Ivory and Mrs. Elizabeth Callaghan, brother
and sister of the deceased attended from here, and his sisters, Miss Mollie
Ivory and Mrs. Kathleen Huffman who were with him when he died.
John was born at Centerville on the 5th of February, 53 years ago and had
spent all his life here. He was married six years ago to Miss Emma Garben,
who was his nurse in a previous serious accident when he spent some months
in a San Francisco hospital undergoing plastic surgery treatment. For many
years, he was foreman for W. A. Potter and later was a ranch partner of
James M. Brown, wealthy San Francisco man, who passed away a few weeks ago.
At the time of his accident, he was operating his own ranch, but had made
all arrangements to lease the ranch to Sheldon Potter and join his wife in
San Francisco. As he went to milk the cows, he opened the gate for a horse,
which without warning kicked him a it came running through the gate.
It was a sad duty her daughters had to tell the mother, Mrs. Mary Ivory,
herself desperately ill, that John had passed away, but in true pioneer
bravery, she withstood the shock remarkably well.
Besides the wife and mother, he leaves to mourn the passing of a splendid
man and friend, four sisters and two brothers and their families and a host
of friends.
The sisters are: Miss Mollie Ivory, Mrs. Kathleen Huffman, Mrs. Elizabeth
Callaghan, Mrs. Everest Caldwell and brothers, Edward and Thomas. (1:1)
NEWSY NOTES FROM LIKELY
Word has reached us of the passing of Paul McAfee at Reno, Nevada, nephew of
Mrs. Gary Williams and Mrs. Joel A. Pierce. We did not learn particulars of
his untimely passing, which is very sad. (1:3)
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Walls Gloster of Chico came to Alturas Saturday night to spend
Easter with Walls mother.
Mrs. Leon Estes came home Saturday night after spending two weeks in Chico
with her sister, Mrs. J. B. Layton, who had a major operation and who is
improving rapidly.
SMALL CHILD SUCCUMBS TO SCARLET FEVER
Private graveside funeral services were held this morning for Ruth Linville,
two-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oakley (Buck) Linville of this place.
The little one died of Scarlet Fever. Rev. R. A. Lundy preached the services
and there were present only members of the immediate family including the
grandmother of the deceased, Mrs. Smith of Likely. The father was unable to
attend the funeral, being ill with the disease and under quarantine, as is
also his small son.
This is the second sad, bereavement in the Linville family, a child having
passed last Year of a bowel ailment. A small daughter and a small son
survive. (1:6)
LOCAL – PERSONAL NEWS
William Doss aged 70-years, pioneer of Fort Bidwell and father of a large
family of children, died suddenly at the family home at Fort Bidwell, Sunday
morning. (3:1)
Miss Elda Brust has been suffering from an infected foot, which was caused
by a blister.
Born - April 9, 1936 to Mr. and Mrs. J. A Winkle, a girl, weights 7-pounds.
Dr. Paul McKenney was in attendance.
Delbert Meyers of Adin fractured his left arm, while playing at school one
day last week. The arm was set by Dr. Pate.
Melvin Paddy, Indian patient at the government hospital at Fort Bidwell,
died at that place yesterday from tuberculosis (3:3)
From our home to yours
We wish you and yours the very best
During this Holiday Season
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Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier"
Modoc County, California
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