BIG VALLEY GAZETTE – BIEBER, LASSEN COUNTY, CAL.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1899
Mrs. May Bunselmeier has about fully recovered from her recent illness.
Miss Leila Knox went below last week and expects to spend the winter in
Chico.
Dr. Bradshaw was called to Hayden Hill Monday to see Mr. Crane, who is
suffering from a severe attack of erysipelas.
Wm Babcock and family, who have been living in Pendleton, OR. for sometime
have removed to Seattle, WA., where Billy has secured work in a wagon shop.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Summers will be pained to learn of
the death of their infant daughter, Reta, which occurred in Cedarville last
Saturday morning. We did not learn the cause of the child’s death. The
bereaved parents have the sympathy of their many friends in this valley.
TROWBRIDGE – BROWN
The residence of Mrs. H. S. Brown, near Lookout, presented a scene of
festivity last Thursday evening, the occasion being the marriage of her
daughter, Odessa, to Orrin Trowbridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Trowbridge.
About fifty invited guests had assembled and at six o’clock the bridal
couple stepped under a prettily arranged arch, when Rev. Mr. Williams
pronounced the words that made them man and wife. Congratulations followed
and then the guests were seated and partook of a sumptuous wedding supper to
which all did ample justice.
The young couple then attended the dance at Lookout and the following day
arrived here, where they are now installed in their new home. Both bride
and groom have lived in this valley for many years and are highly esteemed
by all who know them, and enter upon their married life with the hearty
congratulation and best wishes of their many friends.
WATERS – GERIG NUPTIALS
A quiet wedding took place at the residence of Mrs. Wm Gerig, north of
town, last Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock, her daughter, Millie being
joined in wedlock to Mr. Fred Waters. A few of the intimate friends of the
contracting parties had been invited and the ceremony was performed by the
Justice Schooler in an impressive manner.
They were the recipients of a number of useful presents, among them being
the following:
Mrs. Wood, table linen and cake; Miss Jennie Wood, set goblets and a cake;
Mrs. Ayers, parlor lamp; Gus McCrary, lamp; Will Kenyon, set of sauce
dishes; Miss Lou. Sawyer, mirror; Mrs. S. S. Water and daughter, Miss Flora,
one box beautiful dishes 48 pieces and one large wedding cake; Lewis Eades
and wife, one set glassware, four pieces. Mrs. S. S. Waters, beautiful
fascinator, table linen and napkins; Mrs. R. H. Benton, beautiful Abalone
shell; W. B. Wall, set of silver tablespoons; Chas. Lyons, $5; Mr.
Carmichael. $1; Wm. Gerig, one cow; Chas. Gerig, Jr., one saddle horse; and
many presents given by Mrs. Gerig not mentioned.
The young couple are quite well known here, the bride having been born and
reared in this valley and they enter the matrimonial sea with the best
wishes of their many friends.
MARRIED
HOLL – ELLIOTT – In Adin, Cal., Nov. 30, 1899, James H. Holl and Miss Lettie
L. Elliott, Rev. Mr. Williams officiating
TROWBRIDGE – BROWN – Near Lookout, Cal., Nov. 30, 1899, Orrin A. Trowbridge
and Miss Odessa Brown, Rev. Mr. Williams officiating
WATERS – GERIG – Near Bieber, Cal., Nov. 30, 1899, Fred Waters and Miss
Millie Gerig, W. R. Schooler, J. P., officiating
DIED
SUMMERS – In Cedarville, Modoc County, Cal., Dec. 2, 1899, at 7:30 AM, Reta,
infant daughter of Perry and Lillian Summers, age 7 mos. and 20 days
LOOKOUT NEWS
Jake Eades has returned to French Gulch and George Eades says he will leave
for that place tomorrow.
Mrs. D. R. Brownell and her three sons, Harold, Earl and Russell, of Bieber,
were guests of friends near town last Sunday.
HOLL AND ELLIOTT
James. H. Holl and Miss Lettie Elliott were married at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Knight in Adin last Thursday at noon, the Rev. Mr.
Williams performing the ceremony. The wedding was very private, only the
relatives of the contracting parties being present. The young couple are
both well known for their sterling qualities and have the sincere wishes of
their man friends for a long, happy and prosperous life.
Mrs. E. C. Howard received a telegram Sunday announcing the death of her
father, W. W. Scarlet, at Suisun. Mr. and Mrs. Howard started the same day
for Suisun and expect to arrive there in time for the funeral.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1899
Grandpa Jones has been failing fast the last few days and is now quite
helpless.
Mrs. T. H. Jack went to Susanville on last Saturday’s stage on a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. R. M. Rankin.
From the Cedarville Record, we learn that the death of little Reta Summers
was caused by a complication of whooping cough and pneumonia.
Charles Lyons and Miss Lena Gerig were married at the residence of the bride
’s mother last Wednesday at noon, in the presence of a few invited guests.
The ceremony was conducted by Justice Schooler and after congratulations had
been extended, an elaborate dinner was served to the guests. The bride and
groom are both well known here and have the best wishes of their many
friends in their onward journey through life.
A brother and sister of Charles Lyons arrived here from below last Wednesday
evening, just too late for the wedding.
SUDDEN DEATH
GEORGE ORBELL EXPIRES WHILE ON THE WAY TO HIS WORK
Our community was shocked at noon today to hear of the death of George
Orbell, the miller.
He had been complaining for sometime and the doctor had told him that his
heart was affected. Although but little relief could be afforded him, he
insisted on continuing his work in the mill, and this morning went to his
duties as usual. At half past eleven o’clock, he went to his dinner and
after finishing his meal started for the mill, but before he got over the
first street crossing from his house, he was seen to stop suddenly, totter
for a second or two, and fall down. Warren Packwood was the first to reach
him, but others soon came and helped carry the stricken man to the house.
Doctor Bradshaw was also soon upon the scene and on examination pronounced
him dead.
The news was a terrible shock to Mrs. Orbell, who at once received the
tender sympathies and attention of her neighbors and friends.
Deceased was a native of England and about 47 years of age and during his
short residence here, has made many friends, who will feel his loss deeply.
Deceased leaves a wife and child here and two sons by a former marriage,
who are in the lower country, to mourn his loss.
BORN
BRADSHAW – In Bieber, Cal., Dec. 12, 1899, to the wife of Dr. A. F.
Bradshaw, a son
MARRIED
LYONS – GERIG – Near Bieber, Cal., Dec. 6, 1899, Charles N. Lyons and Miss
Lena Gerig. W. R. Schooler, J. P. officiating.
HINES – STRONG – At Pacific Grove, Cal., Dec. 6, 1899, Fred Hines and Miss
Emma Strong, both of Lassen County
DIED
ORBELL – In Bieber, Cal., Dec. 13, 1899, George Orbell, a native of England
aged about 47 years.
LOOKOUT NEWS
Josh Billings said: “Laff every time you feel tickled and laff once in
awhile anyhow”. Good for your health.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox said: “Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you
weep alone.”
Roy Miller write to the Gazette from Canby and says the story that was put
in circulation here that A. N. Hulbert was in jail for stealing cattle was
false and malicious. Al’s friends are glad to hear that he is innocent of
that ugly charge. There is a law to care for such malicious falsifiers and
we believe the author could be found. He came down from Grants Pass, Mr.
Hulburt’s home, so he said, and circulated the story on the road from that
place to this. However, we are glad it is not true.
LETTER FROM MRS. J. H. WHEELER
Corning, Cal. – Dec. 9, 1899
EDITOR GAZETTE – I am in receipt of an item from your paper written by your
lookout correspondent, which I wish to correct, as it is quite an
exaggeration from actual facts.
I was afflicted with a cancer on the left mammary gland and had the breast
removed at the McLain Hospital, San Francisco, on the 18th of July, last,
after consulting six eminent physicians and two cancer specialists. After
the operation, Dr. W. A. Harvey, placed specimens of the cancer under the
microscope, which revealed cancer cells and proved beyond a question that
the trouble was cancer. In six weeks, it again returned. I consulted four
physicians as to the best course to pursue and they all advised a second
operation. I also consulted Dr. R. A. Cleveland, cancer specialist. He
wrote me it had gone too far and could do nothing for me. On the 11th of
October, my sister went to Red Bluff to consult Dr. J. A. Owen as to another
operation. After being told of the rapid growth the cancer was making and
that my health was declining so fast, he said an operation would do me no
good, as the poison had gone through the system and it was but a question of
a few months at best till I would die. In the meantime, Rev. S. T. Reeve
and wife came to see me and told me of Christ’s willingness to heal me and
taught me Divine Healing from the Bible. I accepted Christ as my Physician
and was healed. The pain, which was constant, ceased; the swelling of my
side became normal; and it was all done by the simple prayer of faith, while
entirely alone. My health is better than it has been for two years and I am
rapidly gaining in flesh and strength. To God, I give al the glory. It was
through no merits of my own that the work was done, but Christ’s, and there
are a number of people in and around here that have been healed in the same
way. Praise the Lord. Amen.
Mrs. J. H. Wheeler
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1899
E. W. Weinmann has sold out his butcher shop to James T. Summers, the latter
taking charge of the business Sunday morning.
The funeral of George Orbell took place in the Pine Grove cemetery in Fall
River Valley, last Friday. The body was conveyed over there by Gus Smith.
Mrs. Belden, sister of Mrs. Orbell, and her husband, had made the necessary
arrangements for the interment, and came over last Thursday after the
remains. Mrs. Orbell accompanied them to Fall River Valley, where her
mother lives and it is her intention to remain over there.
JAMES DECKER MARRIED
James Decker, an old resident of Chico, made a trip to Sacramento recently,
but failed to make it generally known that he was going for matrimonial
purposes. On December 4th, at the residence of Major John Bidwell in
Sacramento, he was married to Ellen F. Smith, Rev. A. B. Banks officiating.
The Sacramento Bee says that there was a touch of romance connected with
the ceremony, as fifty years ago, Decker and the lady whom he selected for a
wife, were playmates in Michigan. They were then little lovers, but time
drifted them apart and Decker was married to another. His first wife died
some years ago and since then his thoughts turned to the love of his
childhood.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gould are making arrangements to open a restaurant in
Cottonwood, Shasta County.
CARD OF THANKS
I desire to express my thanks to my friends and neighbors who came to my
assistance at the death of my husband. There comes to us all a time when
the sympathy and assistance of friends are needed and I have been nearly
overwhelmed by the hand of affliction. May all who helped me in my time of
need find true and ready friends when their time of need shall come.
Mrs. Bertha Orbell
DEATH OF MRS. KNUDSON
We regret to have to chronicle the death of Mrs. Christina Knudson, with of
Andy Knudson, an old and esteemed resident of this valley and our sympathy
goes out to the bereaved husband and orphaned children.
The Adin Argus of Dec. 14th, contains the following obituary of the
deceased:
The deceased, Christensen, maiden name, was born in Denmark, Christmas
time, 1850. She came to the United States, twenty-one years ago and was
married to Andy Knudson, Jan. 9th, 1882, at Reno, Nev., and came to Big
Valley the following March.
Their union was blessed with two children, Anna, aged 14 and Andrew, aged
8. They and Mr. Knudson are deprived of the comforting love of a devoted
mother and wife. She was a kind neighbor, a sympathizing friend, a woman
loved by all who knew her. She has gone to rest and we must hope “our loss
is her gain.” The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the
sorrowing family.
Funeral took place Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, and the remains were laid
at rest in the Adin Cemetery.
BORN
McNEMAR – near Bieber, Cal., Dec 13, 1899, to the wife of Frank McNemar, a
daughter
SHERMAN – In Bieber, Cal., Dec 14, 1899, to the wife of John Sherman, a
daughter
ROWLEY – Near Bieber, Cal., Dec 16, 1899, to the wife of Abe Rowley, a
daughter
DIED
KNUDSON – Near Adin, Cal., Dec 7, 1899, Mrs. Christina Knudson, a native of
Denmark aged 48 years, 11 months and 12 days.
LOOKOUT NEWS
Ten or twelve Lookout cavaliers went out the other evening to charivari a
young newly married couple. Of all the old bucket, skillet-lid, foghorn
music you ever heard, these venturesome, gallant young men took the cake.
You would have thought that Dewey was sinking another Spanish fleet. The
much charivaried groom rolled leisurely out of bed and picked up a five
shooting Winchester shotgun and started out to interview the boys. “I told
you I did not want to be charivaried.” The boys had not drawn straws to see
which five should be shot and they went out of the yard on all sides on the
double-quick order, “Git”. There was not respect shown for fencing, pig
pens, chicken houses, fruit trees and rose bushes. These brave boys ran,
ran, ran, like a band of wild cattle in a Texas cane brake. Too bad.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1899
Dan Ambrose was down from his home above Adin last Saturday.
There has been good skating on the river lately and our young people are not
slow to take advantage of it.
Mars. Catherine Bartle, formerly of Bartle’s, on McCloud river, was married
at Fall River Mills a week ago yesterday to Mr. Robert Austin.
Anton Gerig was laid up several days last week from a hurt caused by his
horse slipping o the ice, while he was riding in his field in the lower end
of the valley.
James Marcus arrived here Monday evening from Weaverville on a visit to his
parents. The young man has been quite successful in his ventures in Trinity
County and intends to reside in that county permanently.
Sheriff T. W. Wilson, accompanied by his wife and sister-in-law, Miss Hattie
Thompson, will go to San Francisco in a day or two to remain until after the
holidays. Miss Thompson contemplates a visit east. The Sheriff will bring
J. W. Arnett back with him from the state prison, for new trial.
Mrs. Wm Straub was taken seriously ill last Sunday morning, and during the
whole day, it was thought she would not recover. We are glad to report her
up and getting along nicely.
HALCUMB LOSES HIS PLACE
Jerry Culverhouse, through his attorneys, Reid & Bartlett, has brought an
action in foreclosure of mortgage in the Superior Court against Jonas
Halcumb of Round Mountain. The mortgage is on the Halcumb home place in the
Round Mountain region, consisting of 160 acres of land, with improvements
that constitute a road station o the Fall River stage line. The mortgage
was given December 27, 1894, to secure the payment of a promissory note of
$2696.74 of even date, bearing interest at the rate of 1 per cent per month.
The sum of $635 had been paid on the note.
MARRIED
MOLL – STRAUB – In Adin, Cal., Dec. 18, 1899, Lawrence Moll and Miss Celia
m. Straub, C. R. Harris, J. P. officiating.
LOOKOUT NEWS
Walter D. Morris has constructed a telephone line from the dwelling house to
the wood shed and it works alright. He is ten years old.
John W. Hagerman, a brother of P. H. of this place, writes from Alaska, that
he has located twenty-three mines at that place, but they are worth more to
sell than to work.
Season's Greetings
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Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
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