BIG VALLEY GAZETTE – BIEBER, LASSEN COUNTY, CAL.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1899
Mrs. R. W. Fulcher is reported quite sick.
We learn that Miss Alice Fulcher has the Ash Valley School and not the Cedar
Run as reported last week. Miss Inez Way having been engaged to teach the
latter.
The Washington School will be presided over by W. S. Hoskins of Adin this
year, whole Clarence Studley will have charge of the school in Center
District.
Frank Sweeney, who was connected, with the Redding Searchlight, was drowned
in the Sacramento River last Friday while crossing with two other men in a
rowboat.
C. W. Anderson has severed his connection with the Alturas New Era, on
account of ill health. Mr. Anderson was connected with that paper for over
ten years and contributed no little to its success. He is succeeded by Miss
May Lighty, who is highly spoken of by all who know her. We wish both the
retiring and incoming proprietor success.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1899
Prof. Joel Snell is up from below visiting his brother, James on the swamp.
Mrs. A. Sawyer and John Vickers were called to Red Bluff Sunday by the
serious illness of their mother.
Mrs. Perry Summers left for Eagleville this morning with her children to
join her husband, who is foreman on T. J. Cummings’ big cattle ranch.
There was a quiet wedding at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bean,
east of town, Sunday; their daughter, Jessie, being untied in marriage to
Mr. Frank J. Chisholm of Adin, the Rev. DeWitt Welty officiating at the
ceremony. The young couple are both well known and highly respected and the
good wishes of their many friends follow them as they enter the matrimonial
sea. The couple will take up their residence at Adin, where Mr. Chisholm is
conducting a prosperous blacksmith business.
Miss Maggie Walsh returned last Wednesday from Tehama County, where she went
to direct the interment of the remains of her deceased father.
BORN
SMITH – Near Adin, Cal., July 31, 1899, to the wife of Wm. Smith, a daughter
CARMAN – At Susanville, Cal., July 28, 1899, to the wife of E. L. Carman, a
daughter
CARMAN – At Susanville, Cal., July 28, 1899, to the wife of S. W. Carman, a
daughter
COOK – At Susanville, Cal., July 21, 1899, to the wife of Wm. D. Cook, a son
MARRIED
CHISHOLM – BEAN – Near Bieber, Cal., Aug. 6, 1899, Frank J. Chisholm of Adin
and Miss Jessie A. Bean, Rev. A. DeWitt Welty officiating.
WALKER – KEENER – In Adin, Cal., July 30, 1899, George R. Walker and Miss
Elsie Keener.
LOOKOUT NEWS
Roy Miller was down from Stone Coal Saturday on his wheel.
Miss Jennie Myers begins a term of school today at Egg Lake.
Mrs. E. P. Miller and her daughter, Laura, of Clover Swale, visited friends
here last week.
P. Abernathy has sold his ranch to Mrs. H. S. Brown for $1350 and may buy
another further up the river.
A sister of Mrs. Clark Johnson is here from Marshalltown, Iowa, on a visit.
We did not learn the lady’s name.
Born to the wife of E. L. Carpenter, July 27th, 8-pound of daughter baby.
Erv only strikes the high places.
Will Gerig and his sister, Lena, moved down from their mountain home last
Friday. They brought down a lot of fine cheese.
John Barnes, who formerly lived here, has returned to his home in Woodland
from the Klondike country; but without the fortune he was seeking in that
land of moss, snow, and ice.
From the Fall River Tidings, we learn that the people in upper Fall River
Valley, had a hard struggle to keep the forest fires, which are raging in
that neighborhood, from encroaching on their ranches. A number of men were
constantly at work for several days fighting the fire and at last succeeded
in warding off all danger, although some fencing was burned before their
efforts were crowned with success.
LOST THEIR HOME
D. Oilar and family of Little Hot Spring Valley had the hard luck to be
burned out of house and home about 11 o’clock last Saturday forenoon. The
fire originated in the back or kitchen part of the house, presumably from
the kitchen stove pipe. From the back part of the house, nothing could be
saved, but considerable of the furniture was gotten out of the front part.
In the rear part was situated the storeroom containing seventy-five sacks of
flour and a large quantity of groceries, all of which were destroyed. The
amount of the loss had not been ascertained at the time our informant, Mrs.
A. D. Welty, was there on Sunday. Only a short time ago, Mr. Oilar lost his
barn by fire, and now this second misfortune has come upon him.
The late C. A. Forkner, was a member of the United Workmen and the first of
the week a check for the sum of two thousand dollars was received by the
lodge at this place and forwarded to the widow of the deceased, now a
resident of Chicago, Ill., the amount paid by the Workmen upon the death of
a policy holder.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1899
Nate Scholfield, who was injured in a run away accident while returning home
from Fall City last Thursday, died Sunday afternoon.
Dr. Bradshaw was called over to the Bench last night to see Henry Hardin,
Sr., who is seriously ill. It was reported that he was not expected to
survive the night but at last reports he was still alive.
A COOL SUICIDE
A STRANGER BLOWS OUT HIS BRAINS NEAR SUSANVILLE
Susanville, Aug. 12, 1899, - A party by the name of O’Connell or O’Donnell
left here yesterday on the stage for Prattville and when about twelve miles
out of town got out of the stage, walked into some willows near by and
deliberately sent a pistol ball through his head.
The coroner and sheriff went out and brought in the body. He expired just
before the officers reached him.
Nothing much is known of the man as yet.
Uncle Jimmy Crowley is visiting here today.
Greely McArthur of Fall River stopped in town Sunday night on his return
from a business trip to Alturas.
P. L. McDaniel was down from his home north of the swamp last Saturday and
transacted business with our merchants.
W. D. Morris of Lookout paid our town a brief visit last Friday.
Dr. Bradshaw was called to Dry Lake last Saturday to attend the daughter of
John Craig, who was injured by a fall.
BORN
WALSH – Near Bieber, Cal., Aug. 13, 1899, to the wife of Peter Walsh, a
daughter
PHILLIPS – At Susanville, Cal., Aug. 5, 1899, to the wife of John Phillips,
a daughter
LOOKOUT NEWS
H. H. Baker and wife have moved back to this place from Grants Pass, Oregon.
P. H. Hagerman left here a few days ago for Eagleville with the household
effects of Mrs. Perry Summers.
John Craig’s daughter, Stella, of Stobie, had a fall last Friday that
required the consultation of the Bieber doctor.
Quinn Williams, who is stopping with T. L. Talbot near Adin, was down Sunday
on a visit to his niece, Mrs. Byron Vickers. Mr. Williams says it does a
person good to come out of the sagebrush and look on the grain fields around
Lookout.
BROKE HIS LEG
Nate Scholfield of Carbon, was the victim of an unfortunate accident
Thursday afternoon. He had been in town transacting business, and about 4 o
’clock started for home. Shortly after passing the Blodgett place at the
junction of the Glenburn and Cayton Valley roads, his horse ran away,
throwing him out of the buckboard and breaking his leg about midway between
the knee and ankle. Scholfield managed to crawl back to the Blodgett place,
where the occupants, T. S. Thompson and Family took him in and after making
him as comfortable as possible, sent to town after Dr. Rowley. In the
meantime, Bert Bosworth, who was returning from Cayton Valley, came along in
a spring wagon and taking Nate into his vehicle, brought him to town. We
understand that Dr. Rowley pronounced the fracture quite a serious one. Mr.
Bosworth says he saw the buckboard as he came along and it was a total
wreck.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1899
Mrs. Thos Summers has been quite sick for several days.
Milt Watson was down from his home on Willow Creek today.
Ike Lauer, of Alturas, stopped here last night on his way to Sisson to meet
his family, who have been visiting in the City.
There was a cloud burst on the other side of Big Valley Mountain last
Thursday afternoon that rent big holes in the mountainside and covered the
ground with six inches of water.
A man by the name of Harden, hailing from Red Bluff, and who was at Gooch’s,
near Lookout, to shear sheep, died yesterday forenoon of muscular cramps.
Mrs. Mary McCoy was over here from Fall River Valley yesterday canvassing
for a book entitled “The Life and Work of Admiral Dewey.” She is meeting
with considerable success. She was accompanied by her sister, Lulu Powers.
The Fall River Tidings reports that the body of a child six or seven years
old was seen floating down Pit River, near Fall City, by some parties who
were fishing there a week ago last Monday. Efforts to recover the body were
unsuccessful.
C. C. Auble has published a pamphlet entitled “Historical Description of
Modoc County and Northeastern California.” It is a well gotten up book and
will do much to advertise Modoc County to the outside world.
This has been a week of sensation and excitement. The death of N.
Scholfield on Sunday; the row at the Indian Camp, and arrest of several
drunken Indians and their subsequent trial, the accident to Walter Burke,
the discovery of a child’s body in the river have afforded our people plenty
to talk about, and the last wedding seems to have been forgotten. – Fall
River Tidings
Last Sunday, forenoon at the Ashbough place, just south of town, a fire was
discovered and many from town went to the scene. A smokehouse at the rear
of the dwelling was swallowed up by flames and a strong wind from the west
and the heroic efforts of those who first discovered the fire saved the
residence. James Harvey and family were the occupants. – Adin Argus
DEATH OF MRS. VICKERS
Mrs. Jemima H. Vickers died at her home in this place today at 10 minutes
before 12 o’clock at the age of 82 years and one month. She was a native of
Tennessee and has been a resident of Red Bluff since 1857, having come to
this State with her husband, James Vickers, who died at the Four Mile House
in 1867.
She was highly respected and her death will be regretted by a large circle
of friends. The surviving members of her family are John R. Vickers, Mrs.
Mary Sawyer, P. H., William G., J. F., and T. B. Vickers, Mrs. Galen McCoy,
Mrs. Van Tyne and L. E. Vickers. The funeral will take place from the
Baptist Church on Thursday at 2 o’clock P.M. – Red bluff People’s Cause,
August 14th.
Peter Fitzpatrick, father of Mrs. C. H. Merrill, died at Alturas a week ago
last night.
The infant baby of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Walsh was quite sick Sunday and Dr.
Bradshaw was called into service for its relief.
SAWYER – GASSAWAY NUPTIALS
A quiet wedding took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. Sawyer,
south of town Sunday, their son, James being untied in marriage to Miss
Eliza Gassaway.
The Rev. Mr. Withrow officiated at the ceremony, which was witnessed only
by relatives and intimate friends of the contracting parties. After
congratulations had been extended to the newly married couple, the invited
guests sat down and partook of some delicious ice cream and cake to which
they did ample justice.
The couple are well known in this valley and have the hearty good wishes of
their many friends. They were also the recipients of a number of useful and
ornamental gifts and start upon the matrimonial sea under most favorable
auspices.
DEATH OF MRS. KITTY A. FULCHER
After an illness of three weeks, Mrs. Kitty A. Fulcher breathed her last
Sunday forenoon and the remains were interred in the Lookout cemetery Monday
by the side of her husband, who preceded her a few years ago; Rev. Mr.
Withrow officiating at the funeral.
Deceased was a native of Missouri and reached the ripe age of 75 years.
She moved to California in 1859, and for the last fifteen years has resided
in this valley. She was highly esteemed by all who knew her and her death
cast a gloom around a large circle of relatives and friends.
Four sons and one daughter, as well as a number of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren remain to mourn her loss.
BORN
HUBER – Near Bieber, Cal., Aug. 20, 1899, to the wife of Anton Huber, a son
JOHNSON – Near Susanville, Cal., Aug. 15, 1899, to the wife of Richard
Johnson, a son
MARRIED
SAWYER – GASSAWAY – Near Bieber, Cal., Aug. 20, 1899 James B. Sawyer and
Miss Eliza Gassaway, Rev. Mr. Withrow officiating.
DIED
FULCHER – Near Bieber, Cal., Aug. 20, 1899, Mrs. Kitty A. Fulcher, a native
of Missouri, aged 75 years, 8 months and 5 days.
BREEDING – Near Pittville, Cal., Aug. 18, 1899, James J. Breeding, a native
of Illinois, aged 63 years, 4 months and 14 days.
FITZPATRICK – Near Alturas, Cal., Aug. 15, 1899, Peter Fitzpatrick, a native
of Ireland, aged 80 years, 1 month and 22 days.
LOOKOUT NEWS
Levi brown has moved to the Joe Fulcher ranch.
Miss Laura Miller and brother, Ernest, visited here last Sunday.
Arthur Doolittle, who is a brother-in-law of John Gould, is here visiting
his relatives.
John Gould and John Marcus are building a residence in town for R. E.
Leventon. Grayson Myers has also a foundation laid for a dwelling.
Mrs. Fulcher, the mother of the Fulcher boys, died yesterday and will be
buried in the Lookout cemetery today. She will be laid by the side of her
husband, who was buried here several years ago.
Grandma Fulcher was about 75 years old and a lady of many noble virtues.
She was well liked by her neighbors as evinced by the large concourse of
sorrowing friends that followed her to the cold and dark grave in the
“Silent City” west of town. This is the final repose of home and mother.
This mother, like a soft star gleaming in a silver mist, shedding a bright
and gracious light, has been suddenly extinguished. Years may pass on
shadowy wings, until the sorrows and grief’s of parting in this life shall
forever fade away and until in the dawning of the future, there shall be a
reunion on the blessed shores, upon which the eyes of mortal man have never
yet rested, where our loved ones in the land of the leaf, be a lovely
blossom on the tree of life – the finale of all human efforts. Among the
mourners, we noticed from Bieber, Dr. Bradshaw, N. Bieber, J. Coney, Samuel
Boyd, Gus Smith and family and many others whose names we did not get.
DEATH OF PETER FITZPATRICK
From our Alturas exchange, we learn of the death of Peter Fitzpatrick, at
the home of his son, George, near Alturas, a week ago last night, at the
ripe age of 80 years. Mr. Fitzpatrick was stricken with paralysis a year
ago from which he never recovered.
Deceased was a native of Ireland, and came to California in the early days,
settling in Burney Valley, Shasta County, in 1869, where he resided until
this spring, when he went to Modoc County, to make his home with his son.
His wife preceded to the great beyond only last month and two daughters and
five sons remain to mourn his loss.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1899
Mrs. E. S. Trowbridge of Lookout visited her son, Orrin, here last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Perkiss have moved into the Gerig residence in town,
recently vacated by Mrs. Perry Summers.
Miss Maggie Trowbridge, a cousin of Orrin Trowbridge, arrived on the
Susanville stage from Chicago last Friday evening, and left for Lookout
Saturday to visit relatives there.
Drs. Cadwallader and Bradshaw performed a surgical operation on Henry
Harden, Sr., at Fall City last Friday morning, which proved quite successful
and the patient is reported getting along nicely.
A saddle horse belong to Frank Moss while tied to the hitching post by the
side of Rudee’s store, last Saturday afternoon, pulled back so hard that it
fell backward on its head and was killed almost instantly.
The little infant of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Walsh died yesterday morning at
eight o’clock. The child had been ailing almost constantly since its birth
and nothing could be done to relieve it. The remains were laid at rest in
the Bieber cemetery this morning. The sympathy of the community is extended
to the bereaved parents.
BORN
IVERSON – Near Adin, Cal., Aug. 18, 1899, to the wife of N. Iverson, a son
MARRIED
SHOFFNER – LYBARGER – In Susanville, Cal., Aug. 23, 1899, Milton Shoffner
and Grace Lybarger.
DIED
WALSH – Near Bieber, Cal., Aug. 29, 1899, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Walsh aged 16 days.
Season's Greetings
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Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
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