SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1930
JACK WHEELER MEETS WITH PAINFUL ACCIDENT
Yesterday afternoon a terrible accident happened when Jack Wheeler started
to crank his Chevrolet roadster, in front of Denehy’s store. The battery
being dead, he cranked the car by hand. It seems the car was left in low
gear and when cranked the engine started, causing the car to run forward.
Jack tried to hold the car back, but due to the fact that it was pavement,
it pushed him backwards into the corner of the door, thus catching his left
leg between the corner and the spring on the machine. His leg was laid open
from the knee to the ankle; the bones were broken in two places and badly
mashed. The car was immediately pushed into the clear by a group of men
standing near the scene of the accident and Jack was taken to Dr. Kennedy’s
office, where the fractured member was dressed. At this writing, he is
getting along as well as possible under the circumstances.
Lem Toney returned from Gerlach Monday; he spent the holidays with his
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Quirk and family.
Elmer Toney was in from Nevada yesterday spending New Years here in
Cedarville.
FORD COUPE ROLLS OVER THREE TIMES AND LANDS ON WHEELS
Last Saturday while going to Alturas, Pete Espil, accompanied by his sister,
Marie, were rounding the turns just south of the old Raymond Turner place,
the car kidded on the loose gravel, causing it to roll over three times and
the roll it lit on its wheels. The occupants were somewhat shaken, but
neither were hurt, although they display various bruises on their bodies.
The car was somewhat damaged and scratched, but was able to come back to
Cedarville on its own power.
Born at Cedarville, Cal., to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lartiroygen, a daughter
Santa Claus took "Mr. Stork’s" job away from him "Xmas" eve and left
at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Toney, twin baby girls. Each was weighing around
five pounds. Congratulations are extended to the extended to the happy
parents.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1930
LAKE CITY NEWS
Miss Violet Vaughn has been employed as nurse in the Lakeview Hospital.
Miss Charlotte Cramton, who has been visiting with relatives and friends
during the holidays, has returned to her position at the St. Helena
Sanitarium, taking her mother, Mrs. Oliver Cramton, who will stay with her
this winter.
Mrs. George Toney accompanied by Mrs. Minnie Heard went to Woodland, where
Mrs. Toney will be operated on at the Woodland Clinic. She is getting along
nicely and her many friends here hope to welcome her home soon, completely
restored to health.
Mrs. Charles Vaughn is moving to Cedarville this week in order to send Lewis
and Lavene to High School at that place. Harriett will also attend the
Grammar School there.
Born – At Cedarville, Cal., Jan 3, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Garrison, a
son
WINDSTORM PLAYS HAVOC WITH SERVICE
Poor excuses are better than none and the Record this week has a good excuse
to offer, due to the fact that we are issuing two days late; well, here are
the facts, a severe windstorm visited Surprise Valley and vicinity last week
and everything loose or movable in its path was either blown over or ripped
off its place of resting. Simon Bennett’s cottages suffered severe effects
from the storm thus tearing off one of the garages in connection with the
cottages; Several trees were blown down and small buildings being toppled
over; also the wind got underneath the roof of Jurena’s new paddle ball
court and several sheets of the metal were blown off before it could be
repaired. Now the sad part of the tale is that there was also some wind on
the mountain and as you all know it blows like the very mischief up there.
Well the electric transmission line comes to Cedarville over this pass and
the wires got tangled up with the wind and got the worst of it and were
broken in several places. Men were soon on the job, but due to the distance
to be covered, it took the linemen several days to replace the broken wires
and restore power into Cedarville. Now the current being off from Saturday
forenoon to Wednesday afternoon, we are forced to make the excuse that on
account of no current, we were in this way delayed.
Miss Aileen Atkinson id employed in the L. A. Wheeler home, during Mrs.
Wheeler’s absence and is assisting in nursing Jack, who had his leg broken
one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Somer Beeson, who have been in the valley for the past six
weeks, left for their home at Davis Creek last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stanley arrived here last weekend from Alameda, where they
had been at the bedside of Fred’s father, who has been seriously ill at that
place for sometime; they report his condition somewhat improved.
Leo Weilmunster and wife were in from Nevada last Monday; they bucked snow
for about twelve hours before arriving here.
Winfred Gooch, while chopping wood yesterday had the misfortune of cutting
his left hand. He was taken to Dr. Kennedy for treatment and about six
stitches were taken in the injured member.
Born – At Eagleville, Cal., Jan 5, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Slinkard, a
daughter, weight 11 pounds
Mrs. and Mrs. H. O. Hughes and daughter, Miss Marion Bogert, left for
Oakland Tuesday morning, where they will spend a short time visiting Mrs.
Hughes’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Smalls, of that place. They will be
absent about ten days. Miss Marion will enter the State teachers’ College at
San Jose.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1930
TOM KENNEDY SUFFERS INJURY TO HIS EYE
Last Thursday, whole playing basketball, Tom Kennedy received a painful
injury to his left eye. While trying to get the ball, it seems that Dale
Davis was there about the same time and in the melee, Davis jabbed his thumb
in Kennedy’s eye and injured the eyeball. Tom, accompanied by his brother,
Milo, immediately left for Reno, to consult a specialist and have his eye
treated. The encouraging report come that he will not lose the sight of his
eye, as was at first feared; he can now distinguish objects three to five
feet away. Milo returned Monday from Reno, but Tom will remain for sometime
under the specialist’s care.
MANY QUAIL PERISH DURING LATE STORM
Now that the quail season is over the festive birds thought they were over
for this year but from appearances, it seems as if their troubles have just
begun with the coming of the big snowstorm and cold weather that has been
prevalent during the past three weeks. The ranchers in Surprise report that
a large number of these birds have been found frozen to death during the
past week, and if the cold weather continues, most of the quail here will be
frozen to death. When a big snowstorm comes, the quail gather under logs or
brush and stay there until it is too late to get out and thus imprisoned
under the snow, freeze to death. Even though the ranchers protect the quail
from the sportsmen during the open season, a large number meet their death
in this manner.
HARD TO BELIEVE SUCH CONDITIONS EXIST IN MODOC
A family of four ragged and half starved children, one a total invalid,
fighting for very existence in all the filth and squalor of a cold,
practically bare two-room shack, with the freezing blasts of winter
whistling thru the cracks in the wall and white snow flakes sifting down
thru the leaky roof above – a picture of utter misery and wretched poverty –
could you imagine such a condition in Modoc County? Few of us can. Yet such
a situation was brought to light Tuesday morning by William Conklin, when he
appeared before the Modoc County Board of Supervisors, says the Alturas
Plaindealer.
Conklin, who operates a sawmill on the Adin Mountain, that a family of four
children, one 16-year old boy and three girls, 14, 12, and 8 years old
respectively, had been left on their own resources when their mother, Mary
A. Thomas, a month ago, left for Sacramento, where she had been in the
County hospital convalescing from an operation. The little family has been
existing for sometime on food given them by kind neighbors.
Deputy County Clerk, Ella Sloss motored out to the shack on the
Alturas-Redding road, to investigate the case.
According to Mrs. Sloss, the conditions found was, hard to imagine in Modoc
County. Of the children, one, a 12-year old girl, as the result of an attack
of spinal meningitis, which she suffered at the age of 13 months, is
entirely helpless and unable to talk. The investigators found that the three
older children has taken turns going to school and attending their little
invalid sister. The furnishings of the little hovel consisted of a stove,
two beds and a table. Part of a sack of flour and a few potatoes were the
only provisions in evidence. Supervisor Caldwell and Mrs. Sloss, returning
to Alturas, reported their findings to District Attorney, Oscar Gibbons, who
communicated with the mother in Sacramento and learned that she intended to
arrive in Alturas today. The little crippled girl has been brought to the
County hospital and the other three youngsters are being looked after by
neighbors until the return of their mother.
The youngsters, who were unable to recall much of their father, stated that
they had come from Klamath Falls last fall.
The Patterson Slough Bridge is open. Constructed under the direction of
County Engineer George A. Posey, the new structure, 44 feet wide between
curbs and giving a 4-lane traffic route, opens a clear highway to the
southern counties. Posey also announced the opening of the Niles Canyon
road, closed when the Western Pacific tunnel burned.
A steam shovel on the Carmel-San Simeon highway unearthed evidence between
Villa and Alder creeks, that many years ago, an Indian village by the sea
was obliterated by a landslide. The shovel brought to light skeletons,
tomahawks heads, pieces of buckskin thongs, a stone mortar, arrowheads,
pestles and other relics. Skeletons in prone position afforded proof that
the village was buried by a landslide for it was the Indian custom to bury
the dead in a sitting posture with knees drawn up under the chin. H. L.
Leventon, in charge of construction, is sending a description of the
articles to the department of ethnology, University of California.
Clifford (Pat) Franklin, former owner of the Ace High Barbershop and Miss
Claudine Roberts, of Portland, were married at Alturas last Saturday. On
Monday evening, a number of their friends treated them to an old fashioned
charivari. The young couple will make their home in Fort Bidwell, where Mr.
Franklin recently established a barbershop.
Willard Sweet, of this place, was suddenly stricken with appendicitis last
Thursday and was taken to Alturas for an operation. At last report he is
getting along splendidly and hopes to be out in a few days; Dr. Kennedy is
the attending physician.
Born – At Cedarville, Cal., Jan 10, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Vern Wheeler, a
girl.
Born – At Cedarville, Cal., Jan 14, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Clark, a
son
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 1930
HOME OF JOHN FRANKLIN BURNS TUESDAY NIGHT
Last Tuesday evening, John Franklin’s home, north of Lake City, the origin
of the fire has not been determined but it is thought that the soot in the
flue caught fire and burned thru the plaster and thence into the attic where
it caught to the rafters. Mr. Franklin was the only one present at the time
the fire occurred, which was about nine o’clock at night. He at one time
thought the fire under control but due to the smoke, he could not see the
blaze until it was to late to save the house. A few of his personal
belongings were saved, but other than these, the entire furnishing and the
structure were completely demolished. We understand that no insurance
carried on the property.
Tom Kennedy, who had his eye seriously injured two weeks ago and has been at
Reno receiving treatment, is expected home Friday. His sight of the injured
eye has been restored we are very glad to hear.
Phyllis hays, who was operated on at the McKenney hospital at Alturas last
week, was able to return to her home last Sunday; she is the eldest (The
statement wasn’t finished)
Mrs. Charles H. Simson and two children, of Yreka, arrived here this
morning. She is taking the place of Miss Ann Murphey in the High School
faculty. Miss Murphey resigned on account of the illness of her father.
Isaac Sanders, who recently came to this valley, died at the McCloud ranch,
south of Eagleville Monday, after a brief illness. He was born in Jefferson,
Illinois, in 1844. His remains were buried in the Cedarville cemetery today,
Rev. V. A. Vinyard conducted the services. Undertaker Lloyd Tripp directed
the interment. (8:5)
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Kennedy have gone to Arizona, where they will remain for
at least several weeks and as their plans are indefinite, they may not
return to Westwood for two or three months. Mr. Kennedy has been in very
poor health for the past several months and they hope that this trip to the
southern state will enable him to regain lost health. – Westwood Sugar Pine
Fifty-one inches of snow fell in Westwood, Lassen County, during the late
storm. Total precipitation for the year to date in that section is 16.80 –
3.77 more than last year and a little over two-thirds of normal for the
entire year.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1930
Mitchell Tillotson, editor of the Modoc Times, of Alturas, is reported on
the sick list this week. He is suffering with hemorrhages of the head.
Father O’Driscoll was over from Alturas last Sunday and conducted the
funeral of Gene Ytzaina.
Last Thursday, Pete Laxague and Pete Ytzaina arrived here from Quincy with
the body of Gene Ytzaina, who died at that place recently. Services were
held at the Catholic Church her in Cedarville last Sunday. His body was then
taken to the Eagleville cemetery where it was interred. He leaves to mourn
his death a large number of relatives in Surprise. (1:4)
NEWSY JOTS OF LOCAL INTEREST
Numerous mountain quail are reported coming into the valley since the last
snowstorm, which drove them out of the mountains.
Tommy Rea left last week for San Francisco, where he will enter Heald’s
Business College; he will take up Electrical engineering.
Born – At Bieber, Cal., January 15, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Martin of
Fort Bidwell, Cal., a son. Mrs. Martin was Miss Grace Jack, of Bieber before
her marriage.
Mrs. John W. Taylor, of Eagleville, is seriously ill with pneumonia this
week; her sister, Mrs. Charles Cummins, of this place, is at her bedside.
Oliver Cramton left yesterday morning for St. Helena, where he will spend a
short time visiting his wife, who is in the Sanitarium at that place.
Elden Dorton of Eagleville and Mrs. Alice Baty of Cedarville were married at
the Methodist Parsonage Tuesday evening January the 28th, with Reverent
Virgil A. Vinyard officiating. Frank A. Henry and Miss Ruth Bachtel acted as
witnesses of the ceremony. The couple will make their home in Surprise
Valley.
Robert Baty, father of A. L. and bob Baty of this place is seriously ill at
his home in Fort Bidwell this week.
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Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
Modoc County, California
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