THE NEW ERA, ALTURAS, MODOC COUNTY, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1911 WEDDING AT EAGLEVILLE On Christmas night, at 8:15 o’clock at the residence of the brides’ parents in Eagleville, occurred the wedding of Leslie V. Parman and Floyd O. Patterson. It was a quiet, simple home wedding. Thirty or more guests were present to witness the event. The atmosphere seemed charged with the true spirit of Christmas – Love, peace and good will. The bride was beautifully attired in a gown of white silk. The groom wore the conventional black. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. George W. Hall, pastor of the Eagleville M. E. Church. As soon as the congratulations were expressed, the guests sat down to a table loaded with a sumptuous supper that gave evidence of the hospitality and culinary skill of the Patterson home. Soon after supper the wedding guests were at first startled and then entranced by the irregular but vigorous music of the Tin Can Concert Company. Indeed, the melody was so moving that the father of the bride, Mr. John J. Patterson, quickly flung the doors wide open and gave the performers a hearty invitation to enter and feast upon the candy and nuts provided. The youngsters quickly disposed of their musical instruments and graciously accepted this just recognition of their skill. Mr. and Mrs. Parman received many beautiful and useful gifts. A host of friends united in wishing them joy and happiness through a long and useful life. The happy young couple will make their home in the Grandpa Vaughn house, where they will be at home after January 5th, 1911. – Cedarville Record WERE MARRIED HERE Orin C. Cray and Miss Alma Billups, both of Bidwell, were united in marriage in Alturas last Wednesday evening by Rev. Gardner. Mr. Cray is an assayer and a very popular man where he is knows the best, while his bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Billups, of Fort Bidwell and is a charming young lady with many friends. The happy couple starts in life with best wishes of their many friends. GEORGE WILLIAMS – MYRTLE FRAWLEY MARRIED IN ALTURAS LAST SUNDAY EVENING A happy wedding took place in Alturas last Sunday evening at the residence of the brides’ parents, when Miss Myrtle Frawley became the wife of George Williams. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Gardner in the presence of a very few friends and relatives. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frawley of this place and has a number of friends here. While the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Madeline and is a good cow man and rustler. The happy couple took their departure on Monday train for thier future home at Madeline. They start in life with the best wishes of their many friends and the congratulations of this paper. QUIET WEDDING A quiet wedding was solemnized at the residence of Paul D. Henderson last Sunday at noon, when Miss Elsie Cannon, daughter of Supervisor elect Ira S. Cannon, became the wife of William H. Wilson of Merrill, Oregon. In the evening the young couple held an informal reception and received the congratulations of the young lady’s many friends here. On Monday the happy couple took their departure for Merrill, Oregon, where they will make their home. We extend them our best wishes for a long and happy life. – Adin Argus HAS APPENDICITIS Charles Herring, well known here and who has been at work on the Robinson cow ranch at Bowles Meadows, came in to spend the holidays and was suddenly taken seriously ill with appendicitis. The physicians here advised him to depart at once for Sacramento and undergo an operation. Accordingly, accompanied by Sam Sargent, he took his departure last week. A telegram received by Ben Armstrong yesterday, we learn that he underwent the operation and is getting along in good shape, which we are pleased to chronicle and his friends will be pleased to learn. By telegram, we learn that a ten pound daughter was born to the wife of Dr. H. H. Stewart and wife in South Dakota. Merville Lamb, operator in the telegraph office at Susanville, came up to spend the holidays with his parents, C. H. Lamb and wife, of Cedarville. FIGHT WITH RATTLE SNAKES The correspondent to the Chronicle says that, two young boys, sons of W. S. Chambers of Clover Swale, in Modoc County, recently had a thrilling fight with rattle snakes in the Pit River Canyon and escaped safely after killing 200 of the reptiles. The boys were hunting squirrels when they noticed a number of rattlesnakes among the rocks. They attacked these and soon found the rocks fairly alive with vast numbers of the deadly snakes. For an hour, they fought with rocks and sticks slaying them by the scores. Finding the rock numbers seemed undiminished the boys finally retreated. Mr. Chambers will use dynamite in the canyon to destroy the snakes. Miss Bessie Tremble and Guy Bogart, both of Cedarville, passed a successful examination before the board of education at its last meeting. Joseph Dean was brought before Justice Armstrong yesterday on a charge of stealing a watch. He plead guilty to petty larceny and was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail. The trial of J. J. O’Neal, on the charge of forging a check, has been set for Monday, January 23rd. This will be a jury trial and the jurors will be drawn out of the new list for 1911. Several other criminal cases will be set for trial in the near future. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.

Monday, January 22, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the January 11, 2007 issue. Looking Back 113 Years Ago – 1894 PASSENGERS WHO took the Amadee Stage Tuesday got as far as the Van Loan Ranch where they had to stay for several days until a road could be broken over Horse Lake Mountain as the snow was very deep…. The Alturas School District pays $230 per month for teachers salaries, divided as follows: Principal $90, Intermediate $75, and Primary $60. Our children are worth this handsome price…. W. H. Steele of Kentucky has been awarded a bid of $990 per annum to carry the mail daily from Alturas to Cedarville. 93 Years Ago – 1914 A ROUNDTRIP ticket from Alturas to San Francisco on the NCO and Western Pacific is $20….Alturas storekeeper’s work from breakfast to bedtime, six days a week and half of the seventh. If they could be allowed by the people of Alturas to keep open from only 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. only six days a week it would be a blessing to them (C.B. Towle in a letter to editor)…. Moving pictures are planned in the new Empress Theater when the trains start arriving again….There were 92 births, 53 marriages and 44 deaths recorded in Modoc during 1913. (Ed: During 1973 there were 79 births, 43 marriages and 68 deaths.) 73 Years Ago – 1934 THE TWO-STORY home of Jim shives was destroyed by fire in Alturas Saturday….The road to Cedarville, at best, is a very winding one. The state has allocated $81,000 for taking many of the worst curves out of the road. The road will be oiled this year from the water trough to the bridge leading into Cedarville….The Alturas CCC boys are growing beards these days in preparation for their game with the bewhiskered House of David in February….The Manx Hotel in San Francisco has a new rate of $1.50 per night….It has been a warm year to date with temperatures in the 50’s In Alturas. 53 Years Ago – 1954 BOB BROOKS, Alturas Elks Exalted Ruler, has laid plans for the “best ever” Elks Stag Smoker. Entertainment this year includes the House Brothers Quartet….Rollie Robinson and Larry Cron are currently leading the Modoc Basketeballers in their successful campaigns this year….Pauline Davis, Assemblywoman representing Modoc County, has announce that she will definitely run for re-election this year. 43 Years Ago – 1964 THE CONTROVERSIAL diagonal parking question is no more. The City Council has ordered parallel parking on al streets in Alturas….125 Surprise Valley residents turned out en masse Wednesday to confront Citizen’s Utilities (phone) Company and complain about the telephone service in the Valley….Winter is in full blast in Alturas. More than one foot of snow has fallen this week containing nearly two inches of moisture….The snow pack at the Cedar Pass Snow Hill is now seven feet deep….There are 3,545 registered for the June Primaries in Modoc….Alturas Junior High teachers have formed a faculty basketball team to take on the star studded junior High Warriors . The faculty includes Don Biggers, Gordon Ash, Pete Petford, Bob Ballard and Myron Ferry. Finally got all caught up. After this Thursday the transcriptions will be current. I Hope to see you all again next week. Ron Morgan

lacyrose@msn.com ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald S. Morgan" <edron00@sbcglobal.net> To: <camodoc@rootsweb.com>; "Ca-Modoc" <camodoc-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [CAMODOC] Fw: Lacy Summers > Send me Lacy's e-mail address, Billie. I will contact her and let her know > than some of are pretty damned old. > > Ron > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds <r3346@sunset.net> > To: Ca-Modoc <camodoc-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:48:31 PM > Subject: [CAMODOC] Fw: Lacy Summers > > > I received this email from Lacy who lives in Adin and is related to many > families in the Big Valley area. As she has stated, she would like to > meet other Modoc Researchers. I hope that you will take a moment and drop > Lacy a few words. She has been a great help to me. > > Thanks, > Billie > > > ~~~~~~ > Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds > Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" > Modoc County, California > --- > Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lacy Summers > To: Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 2:41 PM > Subject: Lacy Summers > > > Hi Billie, > > I hope all is well with you and Anita. Things around here have been > good. However there is very little to do and cabin fever is setting in. > That is my reason for writing. Until recently I was unaware of the age > and health of the few dedicated people who contribute to CAMODOC. With > that said, I think it is time for the younger generations (myself > included) to step up and help where help is needed. Since I live in Modoc > County I may be able to access information that others cannot. All I need > is some direction. So please, if there is anything that I can help out > with, just let me know and I will see what I can do. > Also, I know a bit about about you and Anita and I know a little about > Tim Purdy as well, but other than that I know very little about the other > contributors to CAMODOC. One day, we too will all be a part of history, > however we live in the present and I think it would be nice to know a bit > more about the others as well. What do you think about asking them to > share a bit about themselves? > > Thanks, > Lacy Summers > > > P.S. The other day I heard that someone was killed in my house. Yikes! > The house is 104 years old so I expected it to have some sort of history > but I never expected that. Anyhow I was wondering if perhaps you may have > any information on the previous owners with the last name of Chase. > Emmerson and Buffer Chase. If you do have any information that you could > pass along that would be great, but if not than that's ok too. Thanks > Again. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAMODOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAMODOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Billie, I would like to make contact with Lacy. Do you have an email address for her? Ken T. ======= In a message dated 1/21/2007 3:49:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, r3346@sunset.net writes: I received this email from Lacy who lives in Adin and is related to many families in the Big Valley area. As she has stated, she would like to meet other Modoc Researchers. I hope that you will take a moment and drop Lacy a few words. She has been a great help to me. Thanks, Billie ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lacy Summers To: Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 2:41 PM Subject: Lacy Summers Hi Billie, I hope all is well with you and Anita. Things around here have been good. However there is very little to do and cabin fever is setting in. That is my reason for writing. Until recently I was unaware of the age and health of the few dedicated people who contribute to CAMODOC. With that said, I think it is time for the younger generations (myself included) to step up and help where help is needed. Since I live in Modoc County I may be able to access information that others cannot. All I need is some direction. So please, if there is anything that I can help out with, just let me know and I will see what I can do. Also, I know a bit about about you and Anita and I know a little about Tim Purdy as well, but other than that I know very little about the other contributors to CAMODOC. One day, we too will all be a part of history, however we live in the present and I think it would be nice to know a bit more about the others as well. What do you think about asking them to share a bit about themselves? Thanks, Lacy Summers P.S. The other day I heard that someone was killed in my house. Yikes! The house is 104 years old so I expected it to have some sort of history but I never expected that. Anyhow I was wondering if perhaps you may have any information on the previous owners with the last name of Chase. Emmerson and Buffer Chase. If you do have any information that you could pass along that would be great, but if not than that's ok too. Thanks Again. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAMODOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Send me Lacy's e-mail address, Billie. I will contact her and let her know than some of are pretty damned old. Ron ----- Original Message ---- From: Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds <r3346@sunset.net> To: Ca-Modoc <camodoc-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:48:31 PM Subject: [CAMODOC] Fw: Lacy Summers I received this email from Lacy who lives in Adin and is related to many families in the Big Valley area. As she has stated, she would like to meet other Modoc Researchers. I hope that you will take a moment and drop Lacy a few words. She has been a great help to me. Thanks, Billie ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lacy Summers To: Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 2:41 PM Subject: Lacy Summers Hi Billie, I hope all is well with you and Anita. Things around here have been good. However there is very little to do and cabin fever is setting in. That is my reason for writing. Until recently I was unaware of the age and health of the few dedicated people who contribute to CAMODOC. With that said, I think it is time for the younger generations (myself included) to step up and help where help is needed. Since I live in Modoc County I may be able to access information that others cannot. All I need is some direction. So please, if there is anything that I can help out with, just let me know and I will see what I can do. Also, I know a bit about about you and Anita and I know a little about Tim Purdy as well, but other than that I know very little about the other contributors to CAMODOC. One day, we too will all be a part of history, however we live in the present and I think it would be nice to know a bit more about the others as well. What do you think about asking them to share a bit about themselves? Thanks, Lacy Summers P.S. The other day I heard that someone was killed in my house. Yikes! The house is 104 years old so I expected it to have some sort of history but I never expected that. Anyhow I was wondering if perhaps you may have any information on the previous owners with the last name of Chase. Emmerson and Buffer Chase. If you do have any information that you could pass along that would be great, but if not than that's ok too. Thanks Again. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAMODOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I received this email from Lacy who lives in Adin and is related to many families in the Big Valley area. As she has stated, she would like to meet other Modoc Researchers. I hope that you will take a moment and drop Lacy a few words. She has been a great help to me. Thanks, Billie ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lacy Summers To: Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 2:41 PM Subject: Lacy Summers Hi Billie, I hope all is well with you and Anita. Things around here have been good. However there is very little to do and cabin fever is setting in. That is my reason for writing. Until recently I was unaware of the age and health of the few dedicated people who contribute to CAMODOC. With that said, I think it is time for the younger generations (myself included) to step up and help where help is needed. Since I live in Modoc County I may be able to access information that others cannot. All I need is some direction. So please, if there is anything that I can help out with, just let me know and I will see what I can do. Also, I know a bit about about you and Anita and I know a little about Tim Purdy as well, but other than that I know very little about the other contributors to CAMODOC. One day, we too will all be a part of history, however we live in the present and I think it would be nice to know a bit more about the others as well. What do you think about asking them to share a bit about themselves? Thanks, Lacy Summers P.S. The other day I heard that someone was killed in my house. Yikes! The house is 104 years old so I expected it to have some sort of history but I never expected that. Anyhow I was wondering if perhaps you may have any information on the previous owners with the last name of Chase. Emmerson and Buffer Chase. If you do have any information that you could pass along that would be great, but if not than that's ok too. Thanks Again.

I am looking for stories and information on Matney people ( any ) Matney people before 1900 relating anything in the Gold or any thing in Modoc Co. no matter how small. Any thing. private please to dmatney@wvi.com only thanks a million Dan M

Saturday, January 20, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the January 11, 2007 issue. Looking Back 113 Years Ago – 1894 THE FIRST goodly snows olf the season arrived this week allowing the switch from buggies to sleighs. Oliver McDowell informs us that there is good sleighing all the way from Alturas to Fall River. Also, the ice is eight inches thick at the Adin mill…. Dr. Gibson was riding around yesterday in about the knobbiest cutter we have seen in many a day…. Henry Weigert’s sleigh bells make enough noise to hear even with your eyes closed. 93 Years Ago – 1914 WHOOPING COUGH has caused the grammar school to close…. Postmaster Wilson is arranging the room north of the drug store for a post office in Cedarville….The Empress Theatre had its Grand Opening highlighted by a free dance. On the following day the floor was given over to roller skating….About two tons of mail was brought into Alturas when the train finally reached Alturas last Friday. It was great to have contact with the outside world again….College students who were home for the holidays have finally been able to return to the southland classes with the running of the trains again. 73 Years Ago – 1934 THE PICKERING Lumber Company receiver will get a refund of $5,332,592. Creditors who invested heavily in the mill in Alturas, have since lost everything, may realize some return from the decision in San Francisco. Maybe all is not lost …. It is a warm January with temperatures in the 50’s in Alturas….Bob Stevens, Phil Goulden, Cecil Baldwin and Ralph Lightner will head the annual Firemen’s Ball committee….Young Paul McKenney will take over his brother’s practice while Dr. Phillip and his family are in Illinois where Dr. Phil is completing some post graduate work….Fred Huffman reports he received 41/2 cents for beef sold in Fallon, Nevada. 53 Years Ago – 1954 GAME WARDEN Delmor Baxter made a single-handed capture of an escapee from the Davis Creek Honor Camp. Baxter and Uel Marr tracked the man to the summit of Fandango Pass, where Baxter continued on through the second day to make the arrest….Six persons died in auto mishaps in Alturas last year…. Vic Sorenson has purchased the Union Oil plant here from jay Noviack….Judge Katie Doolittle is a no-nonsense judge. Drunk drivers are receiving automatic $250 fines and their driver’s licenses (sic) Dude came through her surgery in pretty fair style. They had to make bone grafts, implant a steel rod, and place bone around the rod. Every screw in her hip was broken and a new artificial hip was re-planted. This is the third implant for that particular hip in the last 20 years. The last was just 3 years ago. She is now in a convalescent hospital for a couple of weeks before returning home. Blondie, (our Chiwawa) and I miss her and try to do the best we can. This is the longest that we have been separated in 58 years of marriage, even when I was working in the Suisun area buying fruit for Libby McNeil and Libby. At that time I always came home, if for just overnight about every three days. See you all again soon. Ron Morgan

Modoc County Record – January 18, 2007 Fran Breshears Fran Breshears passed away on Monday, January 15, 2007, at her Alturas, CA home. Mrs. Breshears was born in Columbus, Texas on September 7, 1924, and grew up in San Diego, CA. After raising her children, and a brief medical career, Fran relocated to Modoc County with her husband Paul, in the early 1960s, where they owned and operated B&W Alturas Pharmacy for 25 years. After retirement, Fran and Paul enjoyed traveling all across America. Fran's passion was her family, knitting and baking pies from scratch. She is survived by her uxorious husband Paul, her daughter and son-in-law Johnalynn and Ray O'Malley of Alturas, and her son and daughter-in-law Joe and Joyce Greer of San Diego. Fran had five grandsons that were the light of her life: Ray and Carrie O'Malley of San Diego; Tom and Julie O'Malley of Alturas; Kevin and Jennifer Greer and Michael and Diane Greer, each of Minnesota, and Brian and Kelly Greer of Salem, Oregon, as well as 10 great-grandchildren that she enjoyed knitting for. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Alturas City Volunteer Fire Department Family Emergency Fund, 103 South Howard Street, Alturas, CA 96101. The family invites friends to join them in a celebration of Fran's life and "martini memories" on January 19, 2007, at the home of Ray and Johnalynn O'Malley, 312 West Third Street, Alturas, CA, from the hours of 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Mary Jane Sheppard Mary Jane (Merritt) Sheppard, 73, passed away on January 15, 2007, surrounded by family, after struggling for many years with health issues. Viewing at Davenport's Chapel of the Good Shepherd in Klamath Falls, OR, is scheduled Friday, Jan. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A wake will follow at Assembly of God Church, Chiloquin, Oregon, from 5 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20. A memorial service commences at 10 a.m., with luncheon to follow. Burial will be at Wilson Cemetery in Chiloquin at a later time. Born October 14, 1933, at Klamath Agency, Oregon, to Fred Sankey and Hosie (George) Merritt, Mary was raised at the family ranch near Williamson River and Agency Lake, Oregon. She attended school in Chiloquin, Oregon. Mary married Vard McNair in the early-fifties, and had two children. She later married Marlyn Floyd Sheppard, June 21, 1957. They had five children together, and took in one of Mary's nieces. Mary raised her family on the same ranch where she was raised. After remarrying Marlyn, and having two children, she attended Beauty College in Denver, Colorado. When her youngest daughter entered kindergarten, Mary volunteered in class, and followed her daughter into grade school. She was then offered a job as a teacher's aide, and continued for several years. She also worked in the potatoes for the Cheyne Brothers many more years. Mary enjoyed playing board and card games and watching all kinds of sports on TV. She especially liked traveling to different casinos and playing Blackjack, and bore the honorary title Miss Kla-Mo-Ya. She attended many pow-wows with family and friends. One of the biggest joys in her life was visiting people - friends, family and strangers, alike - making people smile, laugh, and blind with the flash of her camera. Survivors include brother-in-law and sister-in-law Ben and Betty Sheppard of Gresham, OR, special sister and brother-in-law Marion and Donald Preston of Alturas, CA; daughter Neena McNair from French Corral, CA, niece and husband Milli and Randall Whiting from Klamath Falls, OR, daughter and son-in-law Tweet and Ronnie Samson, son and daughter-in-law Randy Sheppard and Joy Donahue, daughter and husband, Marylyn Sheppard-Blair and Bruce Blair, and daughter and son-in-law, Toni Sheppard and Jace Ahboah, all from Chiloquin, OR. Grandchildren: Kimberly and Matthew McNair, Randee Jo, Leticia "Tisha", Drew, Meticia "Mag", Steven "Audie", and Sankey Sheppard; great-grandchildren: Zachary and Justin Brennan, Devon and Josalyn McNair, Dymond and Tatiana Jackson, and Jordan Sheppard. Niece Cindy Neese, nephew Gary Sheppard, great-niece Marnie Whiting, great-nephew Casey Whiting, great-great niece Baylie Whiting, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mary "adopted" many children young and old throughout the years, many called her "Mom" and "Grandma." Mary, preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters, son Mike McNair and baby daughter, now joins beloved husband Marlyn Sheppard. Davenport's Chapel of the Good Shepherd, directors are in charge of the arrangements. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.

Thank you for the message, kathleen. The surgery seemed to go OK. She must stay off that leg for a minimum of 6 weeks. She may have to be placed in a recuperative center before coming home. Ron ----- Original Message ---- From: Kathleen Garner <kegatsv@cox.net> To: camodoc@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 5:28:57 PM Subject: [CAMODOC] Dude's surgery Hi Ron, You don't know me but I feel as though I know you through all your efforts to this BB. My gg/grandparents, Francis and Harriett Lanigar, were early pioneers in Lassen/Modoc area. My great grandmother, Jennie Sawtelle Lanigir, her brother Fred Sawtelle, and sister Clara Sawtelle (Mrs. C.C. Norton) came to California in the early days too. That said, please know that I will be praying for your Dude to have a complete and speedy recovery from her hip replacement surgery. You and Blondie be sure to take good care of each other.... Kathleen Garner San Diego, CA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAMODOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for the mesaage, Sue. The surgery seemed to go OK. She must stay off that leg for a minimum of 6 weeks. She may be palced in a recuperative center before coming home. Ron ----- Original Message ---- From: Bob and Susan REZEK <rezek1021@msn.com> To: camodoc@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 11:21:09 PM Subject: Re: [CAMODOC] Looking Back Dear Ron Morgan, Sorry to hear about you wife's painful ordeal. Will pray every thing goes well for her. Thank you for all the work you do for Modoc genealogical research. Since I live in Iowa, I depend a lot on the Modoc mailing list for newsy bits of Modoc history. Sue Rezek, Iowa -----

Thanks for the note, Ralph. The surgery seemd to go OK. She may have to go to a recuperative center before she returns home. She must stay off that leg for a minimum of 6 weeks. Ron ----- Original Message ---- From: Ralph Corbett <legs2@pacbell.net> To: camodoc@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:07:41 AM Subject: Re: [CAMODOC] Looking Back Hi Ron, I hope every thing goes well with wife's surgery and rehabilitation. I have had three total knee replacement and they do not get any easier as you age. Ralph Corbett ----- Original Message -----

Due to the problem of reading the Plaindealer microfilm, we are going back and finish the New Era paper. Billie ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.

Hi Ron, I hope every thing goes well with wife's surgery and rehabilitation. I have had three total knee replacement and they do not get any easier as you age. Ralph Corbett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald S. Morgan" <edron00@sbcglobal.net> To: <camodoc@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Ernest Oswald" <oscuts@aol.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 1:48 PM Subject: [CAMODOC] Looking Back Monday, January 15, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the January 4, 2007 issue. Looking Back 113 Years Ago – 1894 THE HUNTING party of Wilson, Weigert, Parker and Murphy claimed about 100 ducks at Likely. The warm springs there are producing some excellent shooting while all other water areas in the county are frozen….Many holiday dances are being held, but the most successful to date was the Willow Ranch Costume Ball where 87 maskers turned out, some from as far away as Paisley….stockmen are looking for a mild winter. Some ranchers are reported to have only now gathered their stock for winter-feeding. 93 Years Ago – 1914 HEAVY STORMS have isolated Modoc for the past two weeks. The train has not made it to Alturas since washouts on the Long Valley track occurred. The only x=communicati9on with the outside world has been the telegraph, and those lines were down for a period of three days this week….a masquerade carnival on roller skates will be given at the new Empress Theater in February….Ben Cambron, the beef buyer, started a shipment to the markets but the storm has forced him to run the cattle out again….R.R. Rice and H.R Crisler have announced that a free bus service to their Modoc Hotel will meet all incoming trains. 73 Years Ago – 1934 BIRTHS EXCEEDED deaths in Modoc in 1933 by 17. There were 68-recorded births and 36 marriages were also recorded….It6 has been extremely mild in Modoc so far this winter. The thermometer has not touched zero to this date, which is quite a record….The Alturas Rotary Club has petitioned the Board of Supervisors to raise $400 for children who desperately need work on their teeth. There is presently no program anywhere providing indigent children with dental care. 53 Years Ago – 1954 MR. AND Mrs. Fred Fick of Adin are the parents of the first baby born in Modoc this year, a girl. 43 Years Ago – 1964 IT WAS 60 above on the first day of the New Year, the warmest on record in Alturas….Retail sales in Modoc showed a 14.5 (percent?) gain during the old year….An end of year CHP report showed that nine persons died on Modoc highways during 1963. My wife is nicknamed, Dude. It came from a 1920’s cartoon called the “Doodle Bug”. Her parents thought that there was a resemblance. Dude goes into the hospital tomorrow morning for her fourth hip replacement. I took her to her orthopedic surgeon last Tuesday because of excruciating pain in her left hip area. The X-Rays showed that her hip bone has collapsed and the ball was about two inches away from the socket in her left hip. It did not take him long to get her scheduled for surgery, which he stated would be difficult but do-able. He must first graft some new bone and then replace the mechanical parts in that hip. So, Blondie, our little Chiwawa and I will have to get along with just each other for a week or more. What a way to start the New Year, 2007. Ron Morgan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAMODOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/631 - Release Date: 1/16/2007

Dear Ron Morgan, Sorry to hear about you wife's painful ordeal. Will pray every thing goes well for her. Thank you for all the work you do for Modoc genealogical research. Since I live in Iowa, I depend a lot on the Modoc mailing list for newsy bits of Modoc history. Sue Rezek, Iowa ----- Original Message ----- From: Ronald S. Morgan<mailto:edron00@sbcglobal.net> To: camodoc@rootsweb.com<mailto:camodoc@rootsweb.com> Cc: Ernest Oswald<mailto:oscuts@aol.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 3:48 PM Subject: [CAMODOC] Looking Back Monday, January 15, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the January 4, 2007 issue. Looking Back 113 Years Ago – 1894 THE HUNTING party of Wilson, Weigert, Parker and Murphy claimed about 100 ducks at Likely. The warm springs there are producing some excellent shooting while all other water areas in the county are frozen….Many holiday dances are being held, but the most successful to date was the Willow Ranch Costume Ball where 87 maskers turned out, some from as far away as Paisley….stockmen are looking for a mild winter. Some ranchers are reported to have only now gathered their stock for winter-feeding. 93 Years Ago – 1914 HEAVY STORMS have isolated Modoc for the past two weeks. The train has not made it to Alturas since washouts on the Long Valley track occurred. The only x=communicati9on with the outside world has been the telegraph, and those lines were down for a period of three days this week….a masquerade carnival on roller skates will be given at the new Empress Theater in February….Ben Cambron, the beef buyer, started a shipment to the markets but the storm has forced him to run the cattle out again….R.R. Rice and H.R Crisler have announced that a free bus service to their Modoc Hotel will meet all incoming trains. 73 Years Ago – 1934 BIRTHS EXCEEDED deaths in Modoc in 1933 by 17. There were 68-recorded births and 36 marriages were also recorded….It6 has been extremely mild in Modoc so far this winter. The thermometer has not touched zero to this date, which is quite a record….The Alturas Rotary Club has petitioned the Board of Supervisors to raise $400 for children who desperately need work on their teeth. There is presently no program anywhere providing indigent children with dental care. 53 Years Ago – 1954 MR. AND Mrs. Fred Fick of Adin are the parents of the first baby born in Modoc this year, a girl. 43 Years Ago – 1964 IT WAS 60 above on the first day of the New Year, the warmest on record in Alturas….Retail sales in Modoc showed a 14.5 (percent?) gain during the old year….An end of year CHP report showed that nine persons died on Modoc highways during 1963. My wife is nicknamed, Dude. It came from a 1920’s cartoon called the “Doodle Bug”. Her parents thought that there was a resemblance. Dude goes into the hospital tomorrow morning for her fourth hip replacement. I took her to her orthopedic surgeon last Tuesday because of excruciating pain in her left hip area. The X-Rays showed that her hip bone has collapsed and the ball was about two inches away from the socket in her left hip. It did not take him long to get her scheduled for surgery, which he stated would be difficult but do-able. He must first graft some new bone and then replace the mechanical parts in that hip. So, Blondie, our little Chiwawa and I will have to get along with just each other for a week or more. What a way to start the New Year, 2007. Ron Morgan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAMODOC-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:CAMODOC-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Regarding the Article of History, Northern California Traveler - May 2006 In a paragraph I saw where it gave a name and said Mr. Bryant.................... etc., Can you please tell me the first name of this man. Or identify him in some way. I think it is my great grandfather. I will await your reply. Thanks Ivy Fenske, formerly I lived in Arizona, and recently landed back in beautiful northern California. Colfax is the town. Now that I am closer to being able to search in Modoc County, I will be able to do just that. Hope it turns out to be my grandfather, the Mr. Bryant................... Surnames: Warren, Willis, and Baxter, Murphus, Nolen/Nolan, Sawtelle, Bryant, Hamblen/Hamlin............if any one is researching any of these surnames, would love to exchange genealogy information. Thanks. The article is just wonderful to hear this story.

Hi Ron, You don't know me but I feel as though I know you through all your efforts to this BB. My gg/grandparents, Francis and Harriett Lanigar, were early pioneers in Lassen/Modoc area. My great grandmother, Jennie Sawtelle Lanigir, her brother Fred Sawtelle, and sister Clara Sawtelle (Mrs. C.C. Norton) came to California in the early days too. That said, please know that I will be praying for your Dude to have a complete and speedy recovery from her hip replacement surgery. You and Blondie be sure to take good care of each other.... Kathleen Garner San Diego, CA

Monday, January 15, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the January 4, 2007 issue. Looking Back 113 Years Ago – 1894 THE HUNTING party of Wilson, Weigert, Parker and Murphy claimed about 100 ducks at Likely. The warm springs there are producing some excellent shooting while all other water areas in the county are frozen….Many holiday dances are being held, but the most successful to date was the Willow Ranch Costume Ball where 87 maskers turned out, some from as far away as Paisley….stockmen are looking for a mild winter. Some ranchers are reported to have only now gathered their stock for winter-feeding. 93 Years Ago – 1914 HEAVY STORMS have isolated Modoc for the past two weeks. The train has not made it to Alturas since washouts on the Long Valley track occurred. The only x=communicati9on with the outside world has been the telegraph, and those lines were down for a period of three days this week….a masquerade carnival on roller skates will be given at the new Empress Theater in February….Ben Cambron, the beef buyer, started a shipment to the markets but the storm has forced him to run the cattle out again….R.R. Rice and H.R Crisler have announced that a free bus service to their Modoc Hotel will meet all incoming trains. 73 Years Ago – 1934 BIRTHS EXCEEDED deaths in Modoc in 1933 by 17. There were 68-recorded births and 36 marriages were also recorded….It6 has been extremely mild in Modoc so far this winter. The thermometer has not touched zero to this date, which is quite a record….The Alturas Rotary Club has petitioned the Board of Supervisors to raise $400 for children who desperately need work on their teeth. There is presently no program anywhere providing indigent children with dental care. 53 Years Ago – 1954 MR. AND Mrs. Fred Fick of Adin are the parents of the first baby born in Modoc this year, a girl. 43 Years Ago – 1964 IT WAS 60 above on the first day of the New Year, the warmest on record in Alturas….Retail sales in Modoc showed a 14.5 (percent?) gain during the old year….An end of year CHP report showed that nine persons died on Modoc highways during 1963. My wife is nicknamed, Dude. It came from a 1920’s cartoon called the “Doodle Bug”. Her parents thought that there was a resemblance. Dude goes into the hospital tomorrow morning for her fourth hip replacement. I took her to her orthopedic surgeon last Tuesday because of excruciating pain in her left hip area. The X-Rays showed that her hip bone has collapsed and the ball was about two inches away from the socket in her left hip. It did not take him long to get her scheduled for surgery, which he stated would be difficult but do-able. He must first graft some new bone and then replace the mechanical parts in that hip. So, Blondie, our little Chiwawa and I will have to get along with just each other for a week or more. What a way to start the New Year, 2007. Ron Morgan

Monday, January 14, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the December 28, 2006 issue. Looking Back 98 Years Ago – 1908 THE TOWN Christmas tree lighting will be held in the opera house Christmas Eve. Santa Claus will be there with treats for all the kiddies and the soliciting committee and all others deserve much credit for their work in continuing this annual town event….It was 23 degrees below this week, the coldest night in many years. But the skating and sleighing are being enjoyed and several parties are busy getting their supplies of ice….they have revised their schedule from Cedarville to Alturas. The stage will leave Cedarville at 6:a.m. in order to be in Alturas to meet the train at 1:00 p.m. 88 Years Ago – 1918 THE WAR is over….Bounty hunters can make good money in Modoc these days trapping coyotes. Besides the high price paid for pelts, the county bnounty is $17….Temperatures ranged from five above to 47 above on this week after Christmas in Alturas. 68 Years Ago – 1938 ALL LOCAL help will be employed in the construction of the new Modoc High School this year. 48 Years Ago – 1958 JOHN AND Herman Weber, Alturas ranchers, yesterday purchased the Elmer Thomas ranch on Pine Creek. The Thomas ranch, which is immediately adjacent to the Weber home place, consists of 960 acres. One hundred head of cattle were also sold with the property….The Modoc Historical Society met in the social hall of the Federated Church with President A.K. Wylie. Dr. E.F. Auble chairman of the museum committee told of the buildings in the county being considered as possible museum sites. He was requested by the president to contact Mrs. Viva Bonacina of Alturas in regards to use of the former Nevada California-Oregon Railway administration building for museum purposes. The mission type, two story structure is built of native stone quarried near Alturas and is considered to have ample wall and floor space for proper exhibiting collectors items….The Alturas Swimming Pool fund received a timely Christmas bonus rheas week for $120 from the VFW and Auxiliary as the result of the drawing! held December 22….The second rtry art raising the tax rate in the Alturas Elementary School s\District was soundly defeated here when voters turned out inj another record breaking clip to defeat the measure 568 to 344. 43 Years Ago – 1963 THE MODOC High School band is all set to travel to the East-West Shrine game to perform at halftime…The Modoc Braves took both the varsity and junior varsity division’s seventh annual Holiday Basketball tournament….Christmas hams were on sale in Alturas for 53 cents a pound….It was a white Christmas in Modoc this year. 33 Years Ago – 1973 BUILDERS OF THE Griswold Gymnasium have been allowe an extension to February 15, 1974 to complete the $900,000 structure. Monday, January 14, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the December 28, 2006 issue. Looking Back 98 Years Ago – 1908 THE TOWN Christmas tree lighting will be held in the opera house Christmas Eve. Santa Claus will be there with treats for all the kiddies and the soliciting committee and all others deserve much credit for their work in continuing this annual town event….It was 23 degrees below this week, the coldest night in many years. But the skating and sleighing are being enjoyed and several parties are busy getting their supplies of ice….they have revised their schedule from Cedarville to Alturas. The stage will leave Cedarville at 6:a.m. in order to be in Alturas to meet the train at 1:00 p.m. 88 Years Ago – 1918 THE WAR is over….Bounty hunters can make good money in Modoc these days trapping coyotes. Besides the high price paid for pelts, the county bnounty is $17….Temperatures ranged from five above to 47 above on this week after Christmas in Alturas. 68 Years Ago – 1938 ALL LOCAL help will be employed in the construction of the new Modoc High School this year. 48 Years Ago – 1958 JOHN AND Herman Weber, Alturas ranchers, yesterday purchased the Elmer Thomas ranch on Pine Creek. The Thomas ranch, which is immediately adjacent to the Weber home place, consists of 960 acres. One hundred head of cattle were also sold with the property….The Modoc Historical Society met in the social hall of the Federated Church with President A.K. Wylie. Dr. E.F. Auble chairman of the museum committee told of the buildings in the county being considered as possible museum sites. He was requested by the president to contact Mrs. Viva Bonacina of Alturas in regards to use of the former Nevada California-Oregon Railway administration building for museum purposes. The mission type, two story structure is built of native stone quarried near Alturas and is considered to have ample wall and floor space for proper exhibiting collectors items….The Alturas Swimming Pool fund received a timely Christmas bonus rheas week for $120 from the VFW and Auxiliary as the result of the drawing! held December 22….The second rtry art raising the tax rate in the Alturas Elementary School s\District was soundly defeated here when voters turned out inj another record breaking clip to defeat the measure 568 to 344. 43 Years Ago – 1963 THE MODOC High School band is all set to travel to the East-West Shrine game to perform at halftime…The Modoc Braves took both the varsity and junior varsity division’s seventh annual Holiday Basketball tournament….Christmas hams were on sale in Alturas for 53 cents a pound….It was a white Christmas in Modoc this year. 33 Years Ago – 1973 BUILDERS OF THE Griswold Gymnasium have been allowe an extension to February 15, 1974 to complete the $900,000 structure. It has been rather chilly here in the Valley. It was 24 degrees last night. This is not very cold with the northern California or southern Oregon standards, but mighty chilly here. Ron Morgan It has been rather chilly here in the Valley. It was 24 degrees last night. This is not very cold with the northern California or southern Oregon standards, but mighty chilly here. Ron Morgan

Modoc County Record – January 11, 2007 Patricia Ann Barry Patricia Ann Barry was born on Nov. 29. 1928, in Reno, Nevada, to Laurance and Edna Russell Fee. She passed away on Jan. 2, 2007, at the Lake District Hospital in Lakeview, Ore., from cancer-related causes. She was 78 years old. Pat spent most of her youth in Surprise Valley on her parents' ranch in Fort Bidwell, Calif. The ranch was established in 1867 by Pat's pioneer great-grandparents James and Martha Fee. Pat attended high school in Reno, Nev., and, after graduating from high school, attended the University of Nevada at Reno, where she earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in history. She then spent several years in Germany, where she taught English courses to enlisted men during the Korean War. Upon returning to the United States, Pat began her career as a high school teacher. Her first teaching position was at Yuba City High School. She next taught at Tulelake High School. The majority of her teaching career and her final teaching position was at Surprise Valley High School in Cedarville, Calif. At Surprise Valley High School, Pat taught English literature and was also a student counselor. She once estimated that she had over 1,300 students in her career. Always considering how she might help her students advance their education, Pat taught not only basic English lessons, but a variety of related subjects ranging from Latin conjugation to oratory presentations. She was beloved by her students for this variety of education and her down-to-earth good humor. Many of her pupils have kept in contact with her over the years. Pat Barry was extremely well read and enjoyed many forms of art. While teaching at Surprise Valley High School, she initiated the practice of taking students to Ashland, Ore., to attend the Shakespearean Festival. Pat also directed and choreographed several student productions during her tenure, including an all-community cabaret in 1976 in commemoration of the national bicentennial. Pat was also a prolific writer. She wrote numerous articles for the Modoc County Historical Journal, for which she served as editor for many years. She also wrote numerous articles for magazines, such as Range Magazine, and for newspapers. In addition to the individual articles, Pat authored several ongoing series such as the "Echoes" series she wrote for the Modoc County Record. She was an accomplished genealogist. In addition to the genealogies she assembled for her family, she was always happy to assist anyone who might need a helping hand in historical matters from genealogy to the early settlement of Surprise Valley. In her later years, she enjoyed visiting historical places of the Great Basin with friends and explaining the history of the area. Evenings were spent at the local fishing hole. Throughout her life, Pat Barry held a deep affection for Surprise Valley and Modoc County. She loved all things related to ranching, but most of all she was drawn to horses, caring for, training, and most of all riding them. Without a doubt, Pat's greatest love was her family and friends. In recent correspondence to one of her students, Pat wrote "At the end of the day, or at least getting into the afternoon, my greatest accomplishment is having my sons to admire and love. Secondly, my friends. So be it. Life does not rewind." Over the years, Pat developed long-term friendships with a number of remarkable people who continued to assist her in her final difficult years. Her family is immensely grateful for the generosity and love bestowed upon her by these wonderful friends. Pat will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Pat is survived by her brother Jim Fee and wife Susie; her son Ernest James Givan and family Acinda, Fernando, Elizabeth and Christian; her son James L. Olmsted and son Sage Fox. Also surviving Pat are her nephews and nieces Will Cahill and wife Susie, Hugh Cahill and wife Lesa, Joe Cahill and wife Chandra, and Frank Cahill and wife Cynthia, Tom Fee and wife Alyssa, Shannon May and husband Matt, Katie Fee, Mary Gates and husband Byron; grandnephews and grandnieces including James, Jackie, Bill, Donna, Terry, Carley and Rachel Cahill, Savannah, Bailey, Jake and Grace Fee, Jackie, Jeffery, Christopher and Sam May, Taylor and Justin Ritchie, Caralina and Amanda Gates. Pat was preceded in death by her parents Laurance and Edna Fee, her sister and brother-in-law Martha and Terry Cahill and husband Nick Barry. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, at noon at the Fort Bidwell Community Church. Pallbearers are Will, Hugh, Joe, Frank, James and Bill Cahill and John Cales. Honorary pallbearers are Jim Hobbs and Terry Cahill. Donations in memory of Pat Barry may be made to Fort Bidwell Civic Club or Fort Bidwell Cemetery c/o Jane Higgins, P.O. Box 124, Fort Bidwell, CA 96112, or the Modoc County Historical Society, 600 Main St., Alturas, CA 96101. Ousley Osterman Huffstutter Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements, (541) 947-326. Susan 'Suze' Flournoy Susan 'Suze' Flournoy passed away peacefully Thursday morning, January 4, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, CA, ending a brief battle with cancer. Susan was born in Alturas, California, September 3, 1944, to Rob and Lizzette Flournoy. She was raised on the family ranch in Likely, CA, where she attended South Fork Elementary School. Suze graduate from Modoc Union High School in 1962. She was an accomplished horsewoman and a Modoc County Fair princess. She attended business school in San Francisco, CA, where she was later employed in the business office of Cleveland Wrecking Company. She went on to live and work on the Atlantic Coast in Pennsylvania, New York, Maine and New Jersey. She returned to South Fork Valley briefly before meeting Rich Hamel. She and Rich were married and Suze joined Rich's family in the operation of Oak Meadows Registered Hereford Ranch near Herald, CA. They often traveled promoting and studying agriculture and cattle production in the U.S., Australia, and Canada. Rich and Suze relocated from Oak Meadows Ranch to Modoc County on the Romero Place north of Likely. Later, Suze cooked aboard a commercial fishing vessel in the Bering Sea, which she compared to cooking for cowboys on the tailgate of a pick-up. She became an on-board liaison representing small commercial interests in exchange for fish to a Japanese processor ship. Her duties took her to Japan and all over the Bering Sea. She developed a love of puffins there and operated a photo finishing business in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, before returning to Modoc. Suze enjoyed working with friends in Likely and caring, as necessary, for beloved family members. Although she had no children of her own, she helped raise many who treasure crocheted items Suze crafted with love. Suze also enjoyed music, reading, and English language arts and skills. She leaves her parents, brother Pearce Flournoy and wife Lorraine, of Likely; brother Craig Flournoy and wife Valerie of Alturas; sister Joanne Beeson and husband Dwight of Alturas; sister Shelley Flournoy Cooper of Sacramento; Rich and Chris Hamel of Likely, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and numerous dear friends and her cat Kraken. A celebration of Suze's life is planned at the Likely Fire Hall, Saturday, Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. in conjunction with a potluck. Ardellas Poindexter Ardellas Poindexter passed away in the Canyonwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Benton Drive in Redding on November 16, 2006, at the age of 85. She was laid to rest in the Alturas Cemetery on November 22, 2006. Born Ardellas Poindexter on the XL Ranch November 1, 1921, she lost her father to the flu in 1922. She lived with her mother and stepfather in Davis Creek and then Alturas. Her first marriage in Reno was to a man in the Army, "who never came back," shared Neil Crabtree, whom she later married on May 1, 1948. Neil and Ardellas moved to Wendel, CA in 1950, then she moved to Redding for a time. She returned to Neil in Alturas on October 24, 1964, and worked as a housekeeper at the Niles Hotel and for Bill Laxague in Cedarville. Neil and Ardellas lived in Cedarville until May 1, 1974. On September 9, 1980 they moved to 1535 First Street in Anderson, CA. She is survived by Neil Crabtree of Anderson; three half-sisters Dorothy Blocker of Anderson, CA; Alice Doop of Marysville, CA and Margaret Brown of North Platte, Nebraska. She was preceded in death by one sister Marie; nephew Bruce of Sacramento; brother Perry of Alturas and brother Kerry of Idaho. Information submitted by Neil Crabtree. Gilbert D. 'Buck' Purcell Eagleville resident Gilbert D. "Buck" Purcell, 83, passed away January 8, 2007, at Surprise Valley Hospital, Cedarville, CA. Services will be held at graveside at the Eagleville Cemetery on Friday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. A gathering will follow at the Eagleville Community Hall. Mr. Purcell retired as an Industrial Engineer with the U.S. Federal Government. He had made Eagleville his home for the past 33 years. A native of California, he was born February 21, 1923 in Roseville. He is survived by his wife Dorothy of Eagleville; son Daniel Purcell of Eagleville; son Michael Purcell and wife Ann and their children Tyler and Jessica, all of Chandler, Arizona. Mr. Purcell's photograph and complete obituary will be published next week. Services are under the direction of Kerr Mortuary. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.