SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD - CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 1934
LAKE CITY NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carter and family expect to leave here shortly for a
visit with Mrs. Carter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Estes at Pasadena.
Mr. J. B. Steele received the sad news Sunday night at 10:30 of the serious
illness of his mother at Adin. He left immediately for her bedside. School
is closed for a few days until some arrangements can be made or returns.
Born in Cedarville, Cal., November 19th, 1934, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Chase,
a daughter – Della May Chase, weight 7 ½-pounds.
EAGLEVILLE SNAPS
Mrs. Louis Grove and children left for Sacramento the latter part of last
week to meet Louis who has been in a hospital in San Francisco.
Jewel H. Winnop is visiting his sister, Mrs. Lyle Barber at the barber
ranch.
Grandma Powers is up and about in a wheel chair these days, is sometimes
seen greeting her many friends in the Post office lobby. We would not be
surprised to see her carry the lock sack out to the stage some morning.
ALTURAS BRIEFS
Billy Fitzpatrick left last week for San Francisco, where he will enter the
Southern Pacific Hospital to receive medical treatment.
Katherine, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Caldwell of Canby,
is ill with scarlet fever.
NEWSY NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK
We overlooked making mention of Mrs. Eva McCrary returning to our city. We
intended to mention it on her return, but it slipped our notes some way.
Mrs. McCrary left here several months ago expecting to make her future home
in the sunny south, but no doubt found some drawback in the southern
climate, for she returned to her home recently, happy to be back and her
many friends are most certainly glad to see her back in her cozy little home
again.
DEATH OF LITTLE Gerald JOPSON IN Sacramento, CAL
A private letter from L. C. Jopson, of Sacramento, states that their little
son, Gerald, aged 4 ½ - years, passed away on November 9th, as stated in
last week’s Record. While at Susanville, Gerald and Allison both contracted
an infection of the glands of the neck; but seemed to be improving when the
family left Susanville for Sacramento November 1st. The little boys were
still under a doctor’s care, when Gerald suffered a ruptured blood vessel in
the affected area, causing a severe hemorrhage, which caused his death. The
many friends in this valley of Mr. and Mrs. Jopson deeply sympathize with
them in their sad bereavement. (4:4)
LOCAL JOTS
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Humburg and Miss Fern Humburg of San Jose are visiting
with Mrs. Humburg’s mother, Mrs. Melissa Fitzgerald and Miss Rena
Fitzgerald, of this place.
John Reynolds is spending his Sundays building a new cement sidewalk at his
residence.
Last week we had a story in the Record headed "Wanted – One Jail Door". Sure
enough the day after the paper was out, Constable Cavin was informed of the
whereabouts of the door to our city Bastille, missing since Halloween night.
FORT BIDWELL HIGHLIGHTS
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Conlan and small daughter left Friday for Ashland, Oregon,
where they were to bring back Mrs. Conlan’s father, Fulton Heard, if he is
able to return. He has been quite ill at that place.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Smith of Butte City, California, arrived in Bidwell
Sunday. They will take back Ernie’s mother, Mrs. Melvina Smith, who will
spend the winter months around Chico and Butte City.
Mrs. Ruby Hickerson entertained a number of her friends last Sunday
afternoon to a Bridge luncheon and handkerchief shower, honoring Mrs. Mary
Sessions, who is leaving shortly for Sparks, Nevada, where she will join her
husband, who is ranching there. Mr. and Mrs. Session will make their future
home in Sparks.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1934
Mrs. FLOSSIE CANTRALL SUES FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Flossie Cantrall a complaint for divorce action, in the Superior Court
of Modoc County, last Tuesday. The couple were married in November 2-, 1903.
No children; and the property settlements were made out of court; the
grounds for the divorce are desertion.
ALTURAS BRIEFS
Randolph Greiner, young son of Mr. and Mrs. George Greiner, was operated on
at the General Hospital last week for appendicitis; he is getting along
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith have moved back to their home in Alturas from Bieber,
where Roy is employed by the Mountains Valley Dairy Products, Company.
Andrew Johnson of Surprise Valley is quite ill at the hospital suffering
from pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Mayfield and son Vern, of Turlock, arrived here last
Sunday. Mrs. Mayfield came to visit her mother, Mrs. Mary Musselman, who is
seriously ill at this time. They left for their home this morning.
DODGE TRUCK MAKES DEBUTE IN POST OFFICE SATURDAY
We have heard of a "little bull" going on in the Cedarville Post Office, but
we’ve never heard of a truck going on in, perhaps for the same reason, but
such was the case last Saturday. William Parry of Nevada, parked, or tried
to park his Dodge truck in front of the Post Office, but somehow it did not
obey the mandates of the man at the wheel and forward it charged. Bill
Gooch, deputy post master, was behind the delivery window, made a dash for
the one door as the truck came in at the other. The machine was stopped as
it hit the two main doors at the entrance, breaking them both off. The
screen doors were badly bent and broken and otherwise scattered about the
Post Office lobby. However, the work of repairing the damage was soon under
way and the entrance to the Post Office has regained its normal appearance.
EAGLEVILLE SNAPS
F. A. Nolan took Mr. and Mrs. Joel Allen and Elmer Allen to Alturas
Saturday. Mr. Allen entered the Modoc County General Hospital for medical
attention.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grove and family returned last Wednesday from San
Francisco. Louis is greatly improved in health but is not strong enough yet
to take over his duties in the garage.
LOCALS
Gordon, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ash, has been quite ill with an
infected sore throat for the past two weeks, is now recovering.
1887 WEDDING BRINGS MEMORIES
the weather of the past two weeks was exactly like it was 47 years ago,
Frank Duke recalls. The reason his memory is so good on this particular part
of the year of 1887 is that he and Mrs. Duke were married then, on November
22. They celebrated their 47th anniversary Tuesday.
He said that the Sunday, of November 1887 was just like it was here ten days
ago, bright and nice as summer. The next Sunday it was stormy and snowing
like last Sunday was and before Christmas their ranch in Crooked Creek
valley was snow-bound.
Almost everyone will join with Frank is hoping that the same deep snow
condition will repeat in 1934.
SURPRISE VALLEY COUPLE WED
License to wed was issued to Phillip Peterson, 24, of Fort Bidwell and
Margaret T. Hill, 20, of Cedarville, Cal.
The marriage took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hill, the bride’s
parents, Wednesday.
GRANDPARENTS
News was received last week announcing to friends and relatives everywhere
that a 7 ½-pound baby daughter, named Ona Vine, had arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Scammon at Susanville, November 9, 1934. The mother was
formerly Miss Ona Bigelow, of Susanville and the proud father is the
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Scammon of Westwood. He is attending the
University of California and motored home Thursday night to greet his little
daughter.
After being released from serving the rest of his jail sentence because of
good behavior, Al Reynolds requested that he be allowed to remain a few days
longer to instruct the man who was to take his place. Santa Barbara’s
Sheriff James Ross hates to lose this trustee who has broken every kind of a
good behavior record, one of them being to keep the fleet of swift police
cars in perfect repair. Reynolds has been called the "most efficient
prisoner."
FORMER RESIDENT OF SURPRISE VALLEY PASSES
The Plaindealer states that Mrs. Pressley Dorris received word of the death
of her brother, Kelley Hall, which occurred at his home in Republican,
Washington on November 6th. His death was due to a stroke of apoplexy; he
was formerly a resident of this place. (2:1)
FORMER R. R. MAN PASSES
John M. Fulton, 85, former railroad man, well known in Modoc County as one
of the early engineers on the Nevada-California railway passed away in San
Francisco one day last week.
He was locomotive engineer on the N. C. O. for some years and later became
freight and passenger agent with the Southern Pacific and in that capacity
became well acquainted with the people of Modoc County. Several years ago he
retired and has since been living in San Francisco. (2:2)
HARRY Baty PASSES
As we close our form this afternoon, we learn of the passing of Harry Baty,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baty of this place. The body will be interred at
the Cedarville cemetery. We do not know the particulars as to what time of
the funeral. (4:2)
NEWSY NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK
E. G. Buhl, who has been very ill for several months, was taken to Portland,
Oregon recently and is under the care of a specialist in that city. We hope
that this specialist will find the real cause of our good citizen’s trouble
and that he may return on the road to recovery.
Mrs. Charles m. Oliver was badly scalded recently by a tea kettle of boiling
water tipping over on her; one foot was badly scalded, which caused a lot of
pain.
LAKE CITY NOTES
Mrs. Clara Steele, mother of Mr. J. B. Steele, is much improved is the
latest report here.
The trial held here in the Justice Court, People vs. Madison, on charge of
striking a minor, Hal Davis, resulted in an acquittal. It is reported one of
the jurors, a bachelor, (we mention no names) held out for a conviction,
till threatened by marriage to some of the widows or single ladies, caused
him to change his mid in a hurry. Bachelors have no business on juries.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson and Jake Wright of Alturas were over Sunday after their
mother’s (Mrs. Susan Vernon) things. Mrs. Vernon is quite ill at the
hospital in Alturas.
FORT BIDWELL HIGHLIGHTS
Last Wednesday, Margaret Hill of Cedarville and Phillip Peterson of Fort
Bidwell were united in marriage at the bride’s parent’s home near
Cedarville. After the marriage the young couple left for a visit with
friends and relatives in Berkeley and lower California. They will make their
home in Bidwell.
Dorothy Aldridge returned to school Monday after missing two weeks school
caused by the injuries she received when the car she was riding in turned
over on the grade a few miles south of Fort Bidwell.
Mrs. Etta Conlan will spend the Thanksgiving Holidays with her father who is
seriously ill in Ashland, Oregon.
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Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
Modoc County, California
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