Land Records Book 26 Page 335 Modoc County Recorder, California THIS INDENTURE, Made the second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ten, BETWEEN Mrs. Mary GARRETT, of Lake City, Modoc County, California the party of the first part, and Mrs. Wilhemene STREIG of Lake City, Modoc County, California the party of the second part, WITNESSETH, That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand ($1000.) dollars, gold coin of the United States of America, to her in hand paid, by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does by these presents grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, and to her heirs and assigns forever; all those certain lots pieces or parcels of land situated in the said County of Modoc, State of California and bounded and particularly described as follows, to-wit: Lots numbered one (1), Two (2) and three (3) as describe don the official Map of Lake City, of said county and state and having a frontage of four hundred and sixty (460) feet on North Street, and extending North three hundred (300) feet to section line, together with all water rights, privileges and ditches belonging thereto, the above lands are further described as being the same lands deeded to E. R. WILSON by S. O. CRESSLER, by deed dated May 22nd, 1888 and July 20th, 1899, and recorded in book eight of deeds at page 182-183 184, and book four of deeds, page 31-32- TOGETHER with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, all and singular the said premises, together with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, and to her heirs and assigns forever IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said party of the first part has hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year first above written. Mrs. Mary GARRETT (Seal) State of California, County of Modoc, ss. On this 2nd day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and ten before me F. E. BUSH, a Notary Public in and for the county of Modoc, personally appeared Mrs. Mary GARRETT, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and she dully acknowledged to me that she executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed y official seal, at my office in the said county of Modoc, the day and year in this certificate first above written. F. E. BUSH, Notary Public in and for the said county of Modoc, State of California (Seal) Filed for record at the request of F. E. BUSH May 4th A.D. 1910 at 2 min. past 9 o’clock A.M. and recorded in book 26 of deeds page 335 Modoc County records, T. H. BALLARD, Recorder. Janece Carter Streig streig3@aol.com _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/) "Genealogy is life in the past lane." Family Names: Amidon, Bogue, Buffington, Carter, Chapman, Darrow, DeHart, Dodge, Eaton, Elwood, Fairbanks, Fell, Firby, Grout, Hudson, Kelsey, McCracken, Mott, Painter, Reynard, Rodabaugh, Shottenkirk, Slaughter, Smith, Spencer, Stockdill, Swan, Trafton, Wollenberg, Wollenlurge, Woodbury, Wright, Wullbrandt

Land Records Volume 22 Page 243 Modoc County Recorder, California THIS INDENTURE, Made the 29th day of April one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six BETWEEN Mrs. W. M. STREIG, a widow, of Lake City, Modoc County, California, the party of the first part, and Modoc County of the State of California, the party of the second part, WITNESSETH: That the said party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of Ten dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, to her in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt hereof is hereby acknowledged, does by these presents, grant, bargain, and sell unto the said party of the second part, and to its successor or successors and assigns forever, all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate in the County of Modoc, State of California, and bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point s 69 deg. 47’ E. and distant 790.0 feet from the northwest corner of section 38, Township 44 N. of Range 15 E.M.D.M., Thence S 8 Deg. 59’ E. a distance of 295.0 feet Thence N 83 deg. 02’ E. a distance of 149.8 feet Thence west and north along the arc of a curve as usually measured and with a radius of 116.19 feet, a distance of 138.8 feet to the end of the curve Thence N 26 deg. 10’W. a distance of 205.0 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning said tract of land containing 0.298 acres more or less. It being understood that said above described land is to be used by the party of the second part as a right of way for road purposes giving and granting unto said second party an easement to said above described land for a right of way for road purposes. TOGETHER with the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises, together with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, and to its successor or successors and assigns forever. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE SAID PARTY OF THE FIRST PART HAS HEREUNTO SET HER HAND THE DAY AND YEAR FIRST Above written. Mrs. W. M. STREIG Signed and Delivered in the Presence of I. C. BACHTEL A. N. BACHTEL State of California, County of Modoc, ss. On this 1 day of May 1936, before me John W. FRANKLIN Justice of the Peace of Lake City Township in and for the County of Modoc, State of California, duly qualified and acting personally appeared Mrs. W. M. STREIG known to me to be the person mentioned in and whose name is subscribed to the above and foregoing instrument, and she personally acknowledged to me that she executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in said County of Modoc on the day and year in this certificate first above written. John W. FRANKLIN Justice of the Peace Lake City Twp. (Seal) Recorded at the request of A. J. WYLIE May 7th 1936, at 30 min. past 2 o’ clock P.M., in Vol. 22 of Official Records page 243 Modoc County Records. T. H. BALLARD Recorder #521 A. M. BALLARD Deputy. Janece Carter Streig streig3@aol.com _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/) "Genealogy is life in the past lane." Family Names: Amidon, Bogue, Buffington, Carter, Chapman, Darrow, DeHart, Dodge, Eaton, Elwood, Fairbanks, Fell, Firby, Grout, Hudson, Kelsey, McCracken, Mott, Painter, Reynard, Rodabaugh, Shottenkirk, Slaughter, Smith, Spencer, Stockdill, Swan, Trafton, Wollenberg, Wollenlurge, Woodbury, Wright, Wullbrandt

Land Records Volume 23 Page 32 Modoc County Recorder, California This Indenture, Made the Fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Ninety Nine Between Charles STREIG of the County of Modoc State of California the party of the first part and Welhemem [sic. Wilhemina] STREIG (his wife) of County and State aforesaid the party of the second part, Witnesseth: That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the love and affection which said party of the first part has and bears unto the said party of the second part, as also for the better maintenance, support, protection and livelihood of the party of the second part, does by these presents give, grant, alien and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, does by these presents give, grant, alien and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, and to her heirs and assigns forever, all those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate, lying and being in the said County of Modoc, State of California, and bounded and described as follows, to wit:- South East quarter of North West quarter (SE ¼ of NW ¼) East half of South West quarter (E ¼ of SW ¼) and South West quarter of South East quarter (SW ¼ of SE ¼) of section one (1) Township Forty three (43) North of Range Fifteen (15) East M.D.M. Containing 160 acres. Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof. To Have and to Hold all and singular the said premises, together with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, her heirs and assigns forever. In Witness Whereof, the said party of the first part has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Chas. STREIG (Seal) State of California, County of Modoc ss On this Fifth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, before me, L. S. SMITH County Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County, personally appeared Charles STREIG known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, at my office in the County of Modoc, the day and year in this Certificate first above written. L. S. SMITH County Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of said Superior Court (Seal) Filed for Record at the request of Charles STREIG July 23 A.D. 1906 at 5 min. past 2 o’clock P.M., and recorded in Vol. 23 of Deeds Page 32 Modoc County Records. T. S. BALLARD Recorder A. M. BALLARD Deputy Janece Carter Streig streig3@aol.com _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/) "Genealogy is life in the past lane." Family Names: Amidon, Bogue, Buffington, Carter, Chapman, Darrow, DeHart, Dodge, Eaton, Elwood, Fairbanks, Fell, Firby, Grout, Hudson, Kelsey, McCracken, Mott, Painter, Reynard, Rodabaugh, Shottenkirk, Slaughter, Smith, Spencer, Stockdill, Swan, Trafton, Wollenberg, Wollenlurge, Woodbury, Wright, Wullbrandt

Land Records Volume [Missing] Pages 396-397 Modoc County Recorder, California This Indenture Made the Twenty Eighth day of January, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty Two Between Charles Streig of the County of Modoc and State of California party of the first part, and Warren B. WHITTEMORE of the same County and State the party of the second part, Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred and fifty dollars, Gold Coin of the United States of America to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has remised, released confirmed, and forever quitclaimed and by these presents does remise, release, confirm and forever quit-claim, unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns all of ? certain real property situated in the County of Modoc, and State of California to wit: The South East Quarter, of the North West quarter, and the North east Quarter, of the South West quarter, of Section No. Seven (7) in Township No. forty four (44) North of Range No fourteen East Mount Diablo Base and Meridian and containing Eighty acres. Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents issues and profits thereof and also all the Estate right, title, interest, property possession claim and demand whatsoever as well in law as in Equity of the said party of the first part of in or to the said premises, and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances. To Have and to Hold all and singular the said premises together with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever and said party of the first part hereby covenants and agrees that he will forever Warrant and Defend the title of said party of the second part in and to the premises above described In Witness Whereof the said party of the first part has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Charley STREIG (Seal) State of California County of Modoc ss. On this 30th day of January A.D. 1882 before me William WALLACE a Justice of the Peace in and for said Modoc County personally appeared Charles STREIG who is personally known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing Instrument and duly acknowledged ?? that he Executed the same In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and date first before written Wm WALLACE Justice of the Peace Recorded at the request of W. B. WHITTEMORE April 28th 1882 at 56 minutes past 3 o’clock P.M. F. S. CHAPMAN Recorder Janece Carter Streig streig3@aol.com _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/) "Genealogy is life in the past lane." Family Names: Amidon, Bogue, Buffington, Carter, Chapman, Darrow, DeHart, Dodge, Eaton, Elwood, Fairbanks, Fell, Firby, Grout, Hudson, Kelsey, McCracken, Mott, Painter, Reynard, Rodabaugh, Shottenkirk, Slaughter, Smith, Spencer, Stockdill, Swan, Trafton, Wollenberg, Wollenlurge, Woodbury, Wright, Wullbrandt

Land Records Volume [Missing] Pages 375-377 Modoc County Recorder, California This Indenture, Made the Twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighty five, Between Charles STREIG of Modoc County, State of California the party of the first part and Richard ODBERT of the same place the party of the second part, Witnesseth: That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred Dollars lawful money of the United States of America, to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do by these presents grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever all that certain lot Piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the aforesaid County of Modoc, State of California, and bounded and described as follows, to wit: The South East quarter of North West Quarter and North East quarter of South West Quarter of Section No. Seven (7) in Twp. Forty-four (44) North of Range 14 East Mt. Diablo Base and Meridian and containing 80 acres. To have and to hold the premises aforesaid, together with all and singular the rights, privileges, appurtenances and immunities thereto belonging, or in anywise appertaining unto the said party of the second part, and unto his heirs and assigns forever; the said party of the first part hereby covenanting that he is lawfully seized of all indefeasible estate in fee in the premises herein conveyed; that he has good right to convey the same; that the said premises are free and clear of any incumbrances done or suffered by him or those under whom he claims and that he will warrant and defend the title to the said premises, unto the said party of the second part, and unto his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons whomsoever. In Witness Whereof, the said party of the first part has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. Charly STREIG Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of F. S. CHAPMAN State of California County of Modoc ss. On this 25” day of May in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Eighty five before me, F. S. CHAPMAN, County Clerk and Ex-officio clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County personally appeared Charley STREIG, known to me to be the person described in and whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, the day and year in this certificate first above written. F. S. CHAPMAN County Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk of said Superior Court (Seal) Recorded at the Request of Richard ODBERT May 25” 1885 at 55 minutes past 2 P.M. F. S. CHAPMAN, Recorder Janece Carter Streig streig3@aol.com _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/) "Genealogy is life in the past lane." Family Names: Amidon, Bogue, Buffington, Carter, Chapman, Darrow, DeHart, Dodge, Eaton, Elwood, Fairbanks, Fell, Firby, Grout, Hudson, Kelsey, McCracken, Mott, Painter, Reynard, Rodabaugh, Shottenkirk, Slaughter, Smith, Spencer, Stockdill, Swan, Trafton, Wollenberg, Wollenlurge, Woodbury, Wright, Wullbrandt

I guess it seems that our message board is not gatewayed to our mailing list. I really like our mailing list because there is so much data included each week that is not located on the message board. I really would like to get this information where other family members are more likely to see it and possibly respond. So, if you don't mind, please bear with me as I submit the deeds that I have collected at Modoc County. I have seen some pretty good descriptions of lands records of various families I have seen posted via our mailing list that may be helpful. For example, in the deed below are two HEARD family members-F. S. & Porter and they are listed as Managers of the Lake City Camp of Woodman of the World. Just another piece of information about their life. Also, if anyone wants a copy of the actual deeds, let me know privately. Thank you! Land Records Book 26 Page 334 Modoc County Recorder, California THIS INDENTURE, Made the 2nd day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ten BETWEEN Lake City Camp, number 519, woodman of the world, pacific Jurisdiction, of the town of Lake city, County of Modoc, State of California, the party of the first part, and Albert STREIG and Fred STREIG, both of Lake City, Modoc County California the parties of the second part, WITNESSETH: That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and twenty-five ($225.) dollars, gold coin of the United States of America, to them in hand paid by the said parties of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does by these presents grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said parties of the second part, and to their heirs and assigns forever; all that certain lot piece or parcel of land, situated in the said county of Modoc, state of California and bounded and particularly described as follows, to-wit: Lot Number seven (7), in block “J” as per Map or plat of said town of Lake city, Modoc County California, the same being the lot upon which is situated the building known as the “Lake City Hall” TOGETHER WITH ALL AND SINGULAR the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders rents, issues and profits thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, all and singular the said premises, together with the appurtenances, unto the said parties of the second part, and to their heirs and assigns forever. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said party of the first part by its managers has hereunto set its hands and seals the day and year first above written. F. S. HEARD (Seal) Porter HEARD (Seal) Albert STREIG (Seal) Managers Lake City Camp, number 519 woodman of the world, pacific Jurisdiction. State of California, County of Modoc, ss. On this 2nd day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and ten, before me F. E. BUSH, a Notary Public in and for the county of Modoc, personally appeared F. S. HEARD, Porter HEARD and Albert STREIG, managers of Lake City Camp, number 519, woodman of the world pacific Jurisdiction all of whom are known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument and they duly acknowledged to me that they executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I Have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official seal, at my office in the said county of Modoc, the day and year in this certificate first above written. F. E. BUSH, Notary Public in and for said county of Modoc State of California (Seal) Filed for record at the request of F. E. BUSH May 4th A.D. 1910 at 2 min. past 9 o’clock A.M. and recorded in book 26 of deeds page 334 Modoc county records, T. H. BALLARD Recorder Janece Carter Streig streig3@aol.com _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/) "Genealogy is life in the past lane." Family Names: Amidon, Bogue, Buffington, Carter, Chapman, Darrow, DeHart, Dodge, Eaton, Elwood, Fairbanks, Fell, Firby, Grout, Hudson, Kelsey, McCracken, Mott, Painter, Reynard, Rodabaugh, Shottenkirk, Slaughter, Smith, Spencer, Stockdill, Swan, Trafton, Wollenberg, Wollenlurge, Woodbury, Wright, Wullbrandt

Does anyone know if the message board for Modoc County gateways to this mailing list? I cannot remember if I have ever seen one from the message board and it is not stated on the message board as some of the other message boards that I am participating in. The reason I am asking is that I have started putting out there the deeds that I have collected at Modoc County Recorder's Office and I don't want to duplicate anything already there. Also, I have put out several deeds so far and I have not seen any e-mails coming through from that message board and the other boards I am on are going strong. Thanks for your patience and help! Janece Carter Streig streig3@aol.com _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/) "Genealogy is life in the past lane."

Do you have any records on the saw mill operated by John Raymond Alexander and Hayden Henderson near Willow Ranch / New Pine Creek or on Lassen Creek about 1916-1920? Please respond to this by e-mail to: L.R. Alexander lesaca@cox.net and Lester Carr lestercarr@sbcglobal.net THANKS

Barbara McGrath was a very attractive woman, in her manner, and in her looks. She left Modoc County and came to Sacramento, as did your correspondent. My wife one day called the personal shopper at Breuners to make some purchases. When she gave her name, this lady asked if she was married to "Ronnie" Morgan from Alturas. When this fact was affirmed, she told my wife that she was Barbara McGrath and asked that my wife inform me of this. She did. I immediately called her. We talked, every once in awhile, on the telephone for years, until Breuners, downtown was closed. She was a Modoc Girl, and proud of it. She was horribly embarrassed by the story that is related in this issue. However, she held her head high and said that she did the correct thing. No remorse. Ron Morgan > SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, > CAL > > > NOVEMBER 4TH, 1931 > > AVIATOR ACQUITTED IN TRIAL THAT IS FIASCO > > The trial of Fred McKinley, San Francisco aviator, > charged with assault to > commit rape upon Miss Barbara McGrath of Alturas, > was held in Susanville > last Wednesday, developed into a plain fiasco before > it was completed. > > Miss McGrath plainly endeavored to shield the > defendant at every > opportunity. The testimony of the defendant was not > sufficiently strong to > have secured his acquittal, but when coupled with > the evident reluctance of > the prosecuting witness to say anything detrimental > about the young aviator, > the verdict of not guilty was foreseen before she > left the witness stand. > > The district attorney by a supreme effort was able > to drag from the witness > the statement while in the air the defendant tried > to kiss her, that he > caused the plane in which they were riding to tip > from side to side to > frighten her and that in reply to her question why > he was landing out in the > center of Honey Lake, he stated: "You know why." > > After they had landed she ran a short distance > before being overtaken by > McKinley, who threw her to the ground. She fought > him off and he permitted > her to arise. She again ran and McKinley caught her > and forced her into the > ship but she resisted. He released her and flew into > the air for a short > distance and then returned to the ground. He taxied > after the fleeting girl > and after he had overtaken her, persuaded her to > return with him to Alturas. > > During the scuffles on the ground, the girls’ dress > and skirt were torn and > her bloomers ripped from her body. > > McKinley under direct examination repeatedly stated > that the girl was sick > and vomited three times before she reached Alturas. > That when she walked or > ran it was in a staggering manner. He explained his > reason for landing by > stating that he noticed the girl was becoming ill > and that he was afraid she > would jump from the plane. > > Miss McGrath completely surprised and dismayed the > district attorney in her > right about face, between the time she first told > her story to him > immediately following the alleged attack and > appearance on the witness > stand. > > When asked by the prosecution if McKinley knocked > her down when she first > got out of the plane, she emphatically denied that > she ever made such a > statement. The district attorney later took the > stand himself and offered > testimony impeaching this statement. > > Miss McGrath’s testimony and her manner on the > witness stand of apparently > resenting the district attorney’s attempt to prove > she had been assaulted > did more to clear McKinley than his own evidence. > > The case was given to the jury at 5:30 and a verdict > of not guilty was > returned at 8:00 o’clock. > > >From LASSEN MAIL, Susanville’s leading paper > > AGED MAN DROWNS SELF IN PIT RIVER > > Alturas, NOVEMBER 2ND, - After several hours search, > the body of Thomas > Miller, an aged inmate of the county hospital, was > found by peace officers > in a shallow hole in Pit River. > > Missing the old man, Mrs. Amanda Pack, matron of the > hospital, instituted a > search. After the body was discovered she found a > note in which Miller > stated that he intended to commit suicide, giving as > reason that he no > longer wanted to be a public charge. > > WEIGHTED HIS BODY > > Miller, who was about 75 years of age, had made > careful preparations to end > his life. Going to the riverbank, he tied several > pieces of heavy iron to > his body and cast himself into the water, which was > only a foot in depth at > that point. Weighted as he was and crippled with > rheumatism, he was unable > to arise. > > The deceased was formerly a rancher in the Devils > Garden County. (5:1) > > LEAVES FOR LONG BEACH > > Mrs. Rose Day, who has been spending the summer in > Surprise Valley, left > last Wednesday for Long Beach, where she will visit > with her daughter, Mrs. > Carrol Gilmore of the place. She was accompanied on > her trip by Mrs. Jesse > Strotts as far as Escondido, who is enroute to > Oklahoma, where she has been > called to the bedside of her sister. > > Davie Groves Sr., and Louis have purchased the > Eagleville Garage, which was > operated by Emmett Powers. They will put in an up to > date Blacksmith shop > and will be prepared to do all kinds of mechanical > work. Powers has leased > the Hide Barber Service Station, which he will > conduct. > > Born September 16th, 1931 at San Jose, California to > Mrs. Edgar Bales (nee > Cecil Turner), a fine six-pound daughter. > > NOVEMBER 11, 1931 > > TAKEN TO STATE INSTITUTION > > Sheriff Sharp left Alturas last Thursday for Napa > taking with him Earnest > Van Riper, of Lake City, who was found to be > mentally unbalanced after an > examination, which was held November fifth and was > being committed to the > State Institution for treatment. Sheriff Sharp was > expected to return > Friday. > > Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Cummins returned last > Wednesday from a trip to the > South. They spent sometime in Berkeley, visiting > their daughter, Miss Irma, > who is attending college in that city; they also > visited relatives in > Woodland and report a splendid trip. > > A. R. Johnstone was arrested last Thursday, Nov 5th, > in Alturas on a charge > of petty larceny. His trial was held on Friday > morning in the Justice Court, > before Judge W. E. Armstrong, of Alturas. As he > pleaded guilty, the Judge > levied a sentence of ninety days in the County > Bastille. Johnstone was > arrested on the charge of taking a gun from the car > belonging to Joe Leonard > and took it to a business house in Alturas and > pawned it for a sum of money. > > George Miller, Jr., of Lake City, was stricken with > appendicitis yesterday > and taken to the Hospital at Alturas and was > operated on by Dr. Kennedy, of > this place and is reported doing very well. > > NOVEMBER 18TH, 1931 > > PET DEER IS VICTIM OF AUTO ACCIDENT > > A four-year old Mule Tail doe back of a hay stack; > Forest Ranger A. E. Noren > coming north in his Dodge Sedan; Doe jumps out from > behind rack. > > Noren slides wheels, can’t stop; hits doe’s hind > legs with bumper; breaks > them; doe has to be killed; Noren should be fined > $500.00 > === message truncated ===

LUCILE PAGE WILL WED YUBA MAN MARYSVILLE, YUBA COUNTY, NOV 23, 1931 – At a bridge party held in the home of Mrs. Emma Hutchinson, the engagement of Miss Lucile Page, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Page of Terra Buena, Yuba County and Wilburn Hamm, son of Mrs. C. R. Hamm, of District Ten, Yuba County, was announced. Place cards cleverly arranged when refreshments were served spread the news. The bride-elect is a graduate of the Yuba City High School and her finance is a graduate of the Marysville High School. SQUAW WHO SAW FIRST WHITE MEN IN MODOC DIES With the passing of Lucy Dickens, aged squaw of the Pit River Indian tribe, the back streets of Alturas will miss a colorful and familiar figure. Bowed almost double, Lucy was currently reputed to be over one hundred years old. However, officers of the Indian Bureau state she was somewhere in her eighties, since she was a young woman when the battles of the Infernal Caverns was fought here by General Crook’s command in 1867. The old woman was an expert basket weaver and pursued her occupation almost up to the hour of her death. Her basketry work has been unexcelled among Indians in this locality. Lucy Dickens saw the first white settlers come into Modoc County and well remembered the time when she had never seen a white man. (1:4) Everett and Roland Cavin and Mrs. Thelma Wilbur and son, Jimmie, were visitors at Alturas yesterday. Roland left for the city where he will enter the Legion Hospital for medical treatment. PLUSH WOMAN IS TAKEN SUDDENLY Mrs. P. S. Barry of Twelve Mile Taken During Heart Attack The sudden death of Mrs. Phillip S. Barry of Twelve Mile came as a shock to the large circle of friends in Lake County when the news of it was received here yesterday afternoon. The body was found yesterday about half a mile from the ranch on Twelve Mile Creek, death having resulted from a heart attack. On Monday morning her husband, P. S. Barry, was called to the sheep camp about three quarters of a mile away to see about the sheep, which had scattered during the storm the night before. His partner, Patrick J. Murphy, had previously gone to Plush to purchase hay. On Monday afternoon, Mrs. Barry started toward the camp to learn of conditions there but before she reached there she was stricken with a heart attack. In the meantime, her husband had gone on to Plush and returned Wednesday with Murphy but they did not worry about her absence as she had stated she was coming to Lakeview Tuesday. The fact that there was no note telling definitely where she had gone caused her husband to start for the main road in order to put in a telephone call for Lakeview. In the meantime, Murphy had started toward the camp and on noticing a black object about ten yards off the road, he investigated and on coming closer discovered that they were the rubbers, which she had worn. He then found the body face upwards, where the snow had drifted around it but with no sign of having moved after she had fallen. Word was sent to Lakeview and Coroner A. J. Ousley succeeded in reaching there at one o’clock last night after starting from Lakeview at three. The ambulance had to be pulled through the snow at Camas by the county tractor and the return trip was made by way of Albert Lake. Elizabeth McCulley was born about fifty years ago near Boston, Mass., but has spent about twenty-two years of her life in the West. She was an only child and her parents have preceded her in death. She received nurses training in both Massachusetts and California and held certificates for both states. She spent a short time in San Francisco upon coming west and then journeyed to Lakeview, where she has spent most of her time since having been married to P. S. Barry three years ago in San Francisco. She was widely known and loved throughout the county by many friends she has made during her work. Funeral services will be held Monday from St. Patrick’s Church. – Lakeview Tribune (5:3) MARRIED IN MEDFORD Miss Jacqueline Kistler and Denver Schadden surprised their many friends here when they learned of their marriage in Medford, Ore., which took place last Thursday morning. Congratulations. J. F. Allenwood was brought home from the Hospital at Alturas yesterday, where he has been for the past month receiving treatment. His condition is not greatly improved. NOVEMBER 25, 1931 "SLIM" IS PULLED OUT BY DEPUTY SHERIFF Although we do not have a definite report of just what happened last Sunday morning, rumor has it that Chester (Slim) Colvin, Nevada’s bootleg King, slipped off the grade near the old Raymond Turner ranch, in Cedar Pass. It happened that our popular Deputy Sheriff, Ray Tierney was on his way to Surprise to bag a limit of quail, was the first one by and was hailed by "Slim" to help him back on the grade. Well from appearances, guess the Sheriff did pull him back on the grade, but not only that, he arrested him for having a gallon of "jackass" in his car, also for carrying concealed weapons. Tierney missed out on a good hunt, but nevertheless lodged another "legger" in the County Bastille. ARRESTED FOR GAME VIOLATION Last Friday afternoon, Game Warden, A. A. Jordan and Deputy Sheriff, Ray Tierney arrested Ed and Chester Davis for having venison in their possession during the closed season. They were hailed before the local magistrate and given the minimum fine of $25 each, upon their plea of guilty. Payment of this fine is to be made within six months. Born at Lakeview, Oregon, Nov 10th, 1931 to Mr. and Mrs. G. Wimer, a son – Lynall Loyal Wimer, weight 7-3/4 pounds. RELIC IS FOUND OF INDIAN FIGHT IN MODOC COUNTY Alturas, NOVEMBER 18TH, While performing his duties as assistant ranger of the North Warner Districts of the Modoc National Forest, Donald M. Davison recently picked up an old fashioned cap and ball pistol near the west end of Fandango Valley. Through the years, which the pistol has lain in the woods, all of the woodwork had rotted away, leaving the iron part only. Around the spot where the pistol was found, a desperate battle was waged by the Piute Indians, in the summer of 1866. The Indian band, sweeping in from Nevada on to the newly formed settlements of Northern Surprise Valley, drove off a number of the settlers livestock and made a determined attack on the log cabin home of R. F. McConnaughy. Although McConnaughy was badly injured, he succeeded in driving off the Indians. The following morning a band of settlers, accompanied by a detachment of soldiers from Fort Bidwell, which had just been established, took up the trail of the Indians. Although there were not over a dozen citizens and a score of soldiers, the punitive expedition called themselves "The Grand Army of the Republic." Crossing the summit of the Warner range, the white force came up with the Indians, who immediately broke in to war-whoops and rushed on the white men. In the battle, which followed, several Indians were killed and an unknown number wounded. The white loss was two killed and several wounded. The marksmanship of the white men was too much for the Indians, which sullenly withdrew after several hours of fighting. Pistol found recently by the Forest Ranger must have lain where it was dropped by one of the white fighters for upwards of sixty-five years. Several relics have been picked up on the battlefield in the past, but the old pistol found by Davison is the first find of the kind in over a quarter of a century. PIONEER OF LAKE COUNTY IS CALLED BY GRIM REAPER FUNERAL SERVICES HELD TODAY FOR BELOVED PIONEER RESIDENT OF LAKE COUNTY FOR NEARLY FIFTY YEARS G. F. Arthur, for nearly fifty years, a prominent figure in the affairs of Lake County, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon following a heart attack at his home. He was aged seventy-three years at the time of his passing. Tuesday afternoon the news of his death spread through the city circles, where only a few hours before he had been a welcome caller. Mr. Arthur was a native of the state of Missouri, being one of a family of five sons and two daughters. The family came to Lake County in 1883 and over a period of fifty years have taken a leading part in the development of the valley. Mr. Arthur until recent years engaged in farming though he still retains valuable farm property at Westside and at New Pine Creek. Besides the sorrowing widow there are left to mourn his passing, his brother, C. D. Arthur, president of the Commercial Livestock Loan Company, who is now in Dakota on business, a sister, Mrs. Annie Sargent, who is a resident in the city of Oroville and two sons, Roy and Lester and two daughters, Mrs. William Woods and Mrs. Arthur Hoyt. Funeral service were held this afternoon from the Ousley Funeral Chapel, where a large concourse of friends gathered to pay their last respects to a departed friend and neighbor. The services were held under the auspices of the Odd Fellows, which Mr. Arthur was one of the oldest members of the local lodge. The Rev. W. W. Switzer delivered the eulogy. – Lakeview Examiner (5:1) MISS BARBARA McGRATH WEDS AT RENO The marriage of Miss Barbara McGrath and Gustave Steffin was performed Saturday evening at Reno, Nevada, at the Baptist Parsonage by the Rev. Brewster Adams. Sunday morning the happy couple left for Ogden, Utah. The groom business is livestock buying which will necessitate almost constant traveling for the next few months. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGrath of Alturas and educated in the public schools here. She was a popular member of the Younger set and for several years employed in the local telephone office. Friends in Alturas and Surprise Valley extend congratulations and best wishes. – Plaindealer ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users.

SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL NOVEMBER 4TH, 1931 AVIATOR ACQUITTED IN TRIAL THAT IS FIASCO The trial of Fred McKinley, San Francisco aviator, charged with assault to commit rape upon Miss Barbara McGrath of Alturas, was held in Susanville last Wednesday, developed into a plain fiasco before it was completed. Miss McGrath plainly endeavored to shield the defendant at every opportunity. The testimony of the defendant was not sufficiently strong to have secured his acquittal, but when coupled with the evident reluctance of the prosecuting witness to say anything detrimental about the young aviator, the verdict of not guilty was foreseen before she left the witness stand. The district attorney by a supreme effort was able to drag from the witness the statement while in the air the defendant tried to kiss her, that he caused the plane in which they were riding to tip from side to side to frighten her and that in reply to her question why he was landing out in the center of Honey Lake, he stated: "You know why." After they had landed she ran a short distance before being overtaken by McKinley, who threw her to the ground. She fought him off and he permitted her to arise. She again ran and McKinley caught her and forced her into the ship but she resisted. He released her and flew into the air for a short distance and then returned to the ground. He taxied after the fleeting girl and after he had overtaken her, persuaded her to return with him to Alturas. During the scuffles on the ground, the girls’ dress and skirt were torn and her bloomers ripped from her body. McKinley under direct examination repeatedly stated that the girl was sick and vomited three times before she reached Alturas. That when she walked or ran it was in a staggering manner. He explained his reason for landing by stating that he noticed the girl was becoming ill and that he was afraid she would jump from the plane. Miss McGrath completely surprised and dismayed the district attorney in her right about face, between the time she first told her story to him immediately following the alleged attack and appearance on the witness stand. When asked by the prosecution if McKinley knocked her down when she first got out of the plane, she emphatically denied that she ever made such a statement. The district attorney later took the stand himself and offered testimony impeaching this statement. Miss McGrath’s testimony and her manner on the witness stand of apparently resenting the district attorney’s attempt to prove she had been assaulted did more to clear McKinley than his own evidence. The case was given to the jury at 5:30 and a verdict of not guilty was returned at 8:00 o’clock. From LASSEN MAIL, Susanville’s leading paper AGED MAN DROWNS SELF IN PIT RIVER Alturas, NOVEMBER 2ND, - After several hours search, the body of Thomas Miller, an aged inmate of the county hospital, was found by peace officers in a shallow hole in Pit River. Missing the old man, Mrs. Amanda Pack, matron of the hospital, instituted a search. After the body was discovered she found a note in which Miller stated that he intended to commit suicide, giving as reason that he no longer wanted to be a public charge. WEIGHTED HIS BODY Miller, who was about 75 years of age, had made careful preparations to end his life. Going to the riverbank, he tied several pieces of heavy iron to his body and cast himself into the water, which was only a foot in depth at that point. Weighted as he was and crippled with rheumatism, he was unable to arise. The deceased was formerly a rancher in the Devils Garden County. (5:1) LEAVES FOR LONG BEACH Mrs. Rose Day, who has been spending the summer in Surprise Valley, left last Wednesday for Long Beach, where she will visit with her daughter, Mrs. Carrol Gilmore of the place. She was accompanied on her trip by Mrs. Jesse Strotts as far as Escondido, who is enroute to Oklahoma, where she has been called to the bedside of her sister. Davie Groves Sr., and Louis have purchased the Eagleville Garage, which was operated by Emmett Powers. They will put in an up to date Blacksmith shop and will be prepared to do all kinds of mechanical work. Powers has leased the Hide Barber Service Station, which he will conduct. Born September 16th, 1931 at San Jose, California to Mrs. Edgar Bales (nee Cecil Turner), a fine six-pound daughter. NOVEMBER 11, 1931 TAKEN TO STATE INSTITUTION Sheriff Sharp left Alturas last Thursday for Napa taking with him Earnest Van Riper, of Lake City, who was found to be mentally unbalanced after an examination, which was held November fifth and was being committed to the State Institution for treatment. Sheriff Sharp was expected to return Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Cummins returned last Wednesday from a trip to the South. They spent sometime in Berkeley, visiting their daughter, Miss Irma, who is attending college in that city; they also visited relatives in Woodland and report a splendid trip. A. R. Johnstone was arrested last Thursday, Nov 5th, in Alturas on a charge of petty larceny. His trial was held on Friday morning in the Justice Court, before Judge W. E. Armstrong, of Alturas. As he pleaded guilty, the Judge levied a sentence of ninety days in the County Bastille. Johnstone was arrested on the charge of taking a gun from the car belonging to Joe Leonard and took it to a business house in Alturas and pawned it for a sum of money. George Miller, Jr., of Lake City, was stricken with appendicitis yesterday and taken to the Hospital at Alturas and was operated on by Dr. Kennedy, of this place and is reported doing very well. NOVEMBER 18TH, 1931 PET DEER IS VICTIM OF AUTO ACCIDENT A four-year old Mule Tail doe back of a hay stack; Forest Ranger A. E. Noren coming north in his Dodge Sedan; Doe jumps out from behind rack. Noren slides wheels, can’t stop; hits doe’s hind legs with bumper; breaks them; doe has to be killed; Noren should be fined $500.00 Such is the case of what happened one day last week when Forest Ranger Noren was coming to town and accidentally hit one of the beautiful does belonging to Jesse Stiner. This particular animal has ranged outside of the corral during the entire summer, feeding in the alfalfa field nearby, but never attempting to leave for the mountains or stray away. Probably one of the most beautiful sights in Surprise Valley is the little band of deer, belonging to Jesse Stiner and kept at his place just south of town. At this time, he has ten deer, including one three-year old buck. All of these have been born and raised at his ranch and probably this is the only ranch in Northern California that can boast of having a small band of mule tail deer. EARLY HISTORY WILL REMAIN A MYSTERY The true history of the early days when Modoc was settled by hardy pioneers will probably never be known, but little if any record has been kept, that we are aware of. True, we are told of how the little band of immigrants on their way from the East to settle in the sun-kissed valleys of California arrived in this valley and called it "Surprise", as it was a real surprise to them after crossing the hot barren plains to see a valley of this size with grass almost as tall as a horse growing over it. Many of the immigrants passed on tot he Sacramento valley and some returned to Surprise. But many of their names are now unknown and the manner of their lives and death are shrouded in mysteries of the past. This was hostile ground and the hardy frontier settler, who paved the way for civilization, endured many hardships and privations, until the band of Modoc Indians were captured in their stronghold. Peace was proclaimed, but it had been obtained at the cost of human life. Nearly all of those who braved the danger of frontier life have passed away, taking with them the true history of how many of the pioneers lived and died that this fertile valley might become the peaceful homes of people then unborn. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users.

Hi Ron, and researchers, How are you? I can help you with the marriage information for O.D. Morgan. I have the first three volumes of the marriages for Lake County, OR. This includes dates up to 1920. Vol 3 Marriage Records, County of Lake, Lakeview, OR 1909-1920 Oregon Youth Conservation Corps, 1995 Summer Project, Lana J. Morrison, Historical Compiler Oliver d. Morgan and Corda Wilson married April 5, 1914 in Lake Co. OR. W: G. L. Morgan and Mrs. H.W. Morgan By: H. Smith, Minister of the Gospel Place: Frank Wilson Other Morgans who are listed in the marriage records vol 3, include: Vancil O.Z. Morgan and Myrtle Morgan. If you need this information, let me know. Oliver D. Morgan also appears in the 1917-18 Modoc Co., CA Draft Registrations. Oliver Delbert Morgan b. 4 Dec. 1886 Wichita KS, White, registered in Modoc Co., CA Other Morgans appearing in same draft information include: Benjamin Franklin Charles Henry Clay Parman Ernest Orvle Franklin Pierce Joel Raymond William S. If you need the other information for them, let me know. In Paisley Cemetery in Lake Co. OR, I find these Morgans. If you need this information (dates etc.) let me know. Archie D. Morgan Dell Ray Morgan Grover Arnold Morgan Eliza Melvin Morgan Millie Irene Tipton Morgan Orange Zachary Morgan Morgan mentions in "Growth of Lake County" by Ellen Boydstun Stephenson include: Mrs. H. W. Morgan was one of the 17 charter members of the First Presbyterian Church of Lakeview, which was officially organized in 1911. She was also mentioned as one of the first trustees for the church. Rev. O.T. Morgan served as missionary pastors of the First Presbyterian Church in July of 1912. Johnston School was a little school house on property which is "now" owned by Grover Morgan. F.N. Morgan of Lakeview Logging Co. was elected President of Intermountain Logging Conference at the annual meeting in Spokane, March 26-28, 1962. The conference represents the logging industry of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and B.C. Dell Morgan appears in a list of students in the Paisley School, Lake Co. in 1891. Zona Morgan was a graduate of the Paisley School in 1929. I found a WFT on ancestry.com which has a very good bio of Oliver and information about his second marriage. If you need that information, let me know and I will send it to you. It also lists Harry as the father of Oliver Morgan, but no information. Ruth shows a birthdate, but no death date. Hope that this has been of help to you. Let me know if you want any of the other information. I have Oren Alonzo Hamersley married to Carrie Morgan in 1896 in Lane Co., OR. Would she be one of yours? Happy Hunting, Joyce in CA http://www.geocities.com/jarmscoop

~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <betty@unisette.com> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 5:07 PM Subject: [NORCAL] Sac Bee Aug 12 1905 > The Saturday Bee > Sacramento, Cal. > August 12, 1905 > Page 6 > > CUPID'S RECORD FOR THE WEEK > Licenses to Wed Issued In Various Counties - Interlocutory and Final > Decrees > of Separation > REDDING (Shasta Co.), August 12 - Business has been livelier this week in > the matrimonial line than it was last week. Four marriage licenses were > issued, as follows: William RESTER, aged 31, and Ida COFER, aged 19, both > of > Redding; Martin G. FRAYN, aged 31, and Mrs. Nellie FOLEY, aged 26, both of > Keswick; Robert E. FAIRLEE, aged 27, of Gridley, and Mary E. DRISCOLL, > aged > 20, of Ono; Ceran St. VRAIN, aged 42, of Whitmore, and Emma E. KLIEBER, > aged > 36, of Milton, Indiana. > Mary DONALDSON has brought an action in divorce against James H. > DONALDSON; Cora GUMBLE against Eugene GUMBLE, and Elizabeth J. MATHENY > against Clemens Y. MATHENY. > BUTTE COUNTY > OROVILLE, August 12 - The following marriage license was issued here > during > the past week: Edward SOOY and Edith CRANDALL, both of Gridley. > Lena KABLE has commenced action for divorce from her husband. He left on > June 20, 1904, for Hood River, Oregon and has never returned, nor in any > way > contributed to the support of his family. > YOLO COUNTY > WOODLAND, August 12 - The following marriage license was issued by County > Clerk HACKALL this week: Hubert A. VANNINI, age 25, of Sacramento, and > Lucy > H. MARTINELLI, age 17, of Woodland; Henry F. VANNINI, aged 24, of > Sacramento, and Mary C. MARTINELLI, aged 19, of Woodland; Gilbert A. > BALLARD, aged 28, of Suisun, and Lucille P. CREBO, age 23, of Napa; Frank > J. > TRIGUERIO, age 39, and Theresa L. CANDIDA, age 21, both of Quincy; David > B. > WEBSTER, age 50, and Anna M. WEBSTER, age 47, of Plainfield, this county. > YUBA COUNTY > MARYSVILLE, August 12 - Only one marriage license was issued in Yuba > County > this week, the parties being Philip S. CHURCHILL and Mrs. Pearl A. > BREEDAN, > both of Marysville. > PLACER COUNTY > AUBURN, August 12 - Marriage licenses as follows were issued by the County > Clerk this week: Manual TOVARES, Auburn, 39, and Florinda GOMEZ, Auburn, > 23; > Edward S. RANKIN, Sacramento, 27, and Jennie C. BRACKLEY, Roseville, 21. > > AFTER 20 YEARS, HE WINS HIS FIRST LOVE > MARYSVILLE (Yuba Co.), August 12 - Twenty years ago Patrick McDONOUGH, > then > an industrious farm hand, courted Catherine KERRIGAN at the home of the > young woman's mother, near Harkey's Corner, in Sutter County. > His wooing at that time proved in vain. He finally gave up farm work and > went to San Francisco, where he engaged in business and was quite > successful, amassing a tidy fortune in ten years. He married, but about > two > years ago his wife died. > About the same time Miss Kerrigan's mother expired, and when the Sutter > County Probate Court made the distribution of the estate, the young woman > decided on San Francisco as her future home. > There Patrick and Catherine met again, and then and there he renewed the > wooing where he left off a double decade ago. > Seemingly he had become expert in the art, for in a short time all was > well understood between them. The climax to the romance came yesterday > when > the couple were married at the metropolis, proof again of fate and love > finding a way. > > AGED LAWYER TAKES DOSE OF POISON AND ENDS WEARY LIFE > Walter Ferrall Found Dying in Vacant Lot at McCloud > McCLOUD (Siskiyou Co.), August 12 - Shortly after 6 o'clock this morning > Walter FERRALL, brother of Assistant District Attorney Ferrall, of San > Francisco, was found in a vacant lot next to the Methodist Church in a > dying > condition as the result of a dose of morphine taken during the night with > suicidal intent. > A physician was summoned at once, but he arrived too late to be of > service, and the dead man was removed to a room and the body turned over > to > the undertaker to hold until the arrival of the Coroner from Yreka. > Ferrall was 60 years of age. During the past three years he made his home > here and at Sisson. By profession he was a lawyer. Despondency over > ill-health and fortune is supposed to have prompted him to end his life. > He > was seen at 9 o'clock last night, and then appeared to be in his usual > health and spirits. > > MISSING MAN RETURNS > ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), August 12 - S.O. WILLIAMS, License Collector and > Sheep > Inspector, whose long absence gave rise to the fear that he had lost his > way > in the wilds and perished, returned home a few days ago none the worse for > his experience. He says he was unavoidably delayed by business. > > LIFE IMPRISONMENT JORRELL'S SENTENCE > WEAVERVILLE (Trinity Co.), August 12 - Tears came to the eyes of Peter > JORRELL yesterday afternoon when Judge BARTLETT in the Superior Court > sentenced him to Folsom Penitentiary for the term of his natural life for > the murder of Francis HEURTEVANT on May 25th last. They were the first > show > of emotion that Jorrell had manifested since the day of his arrest. All > through the public proceedings - at the preliminary examination, > throughout > the long trial and when the verdict of guilty was returned - Jorrell did > not > make the least show of feeling. > The Court-room was crowded with spectators who came to witness the > closing > act. Judge Bartlett's address to the convicted criminal was short and > fitting. It touched the hardened heart of the murderer and when the > closing > words of the sentence were pronounced, Jorrell's whole frame was a-quiver > with emotion and tears trickled down his cheeks as he resumed his seat. > Sheriff BERGIN will leave on Sunday or Monday with the prisoner for > Folsom. > > CORONER TO INVESTIGATE DEATH OF YOUNG CHILD > REDDING (Shasta Co.), August 12 - This morning Coroner BASSETT left for > Twin > Valley to hold an inquest in the case of the death of an eight-months old > child of a man named BLODGETT. > Blodgett is a half-breed and his wife a white woman. The story which > reached here and which determined the Coroner to make an investigation is > to > the effect that the child died as the result of a severe beating. Beyond > this rumor nothing is known here of the case. > > SALOON LICENSE REFUSED > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), August 12 - The Board of Supervisors decided to > refuse the application of G.E. WOOTTEN for a renewal of his saloon license > in the town of Corning. This action is taken as a sop to the temperance > people of this county who are a growing and uncertain factor in county > politics. The evidence against the saloonkeeper who was under fire was > largely heresay and referred to incidents outside the jurisdiction of the > Board. Supervisors SANSOM, LEE and CHASE voted for turning down the > application for a license. Chairman H.C. KAUFFMAN refused to vote and > Supervisor VESTAL was absent. It is not likely that any appeal will be > taken. > > INJURED MINER SUES FOR $50,000 DAMAGES > FRENCH GULCH (Shasta Co.), August 12 - G.E. ROMERO has begun an action > against the Hazel Gold Mining Company to recover $50,000 damages because > of > injuries received in the Gladstone Mine on July 6th last. The Gladstone is > owned and operated by the defendant corporation. > Romero, a miner employed in the Gladstone, was injured by a cage being > lowered upon him while he was at work in the bottom of a shaft. His leg > was > broken and his backbone dislocated. Ever since the accident the lower part > of the body has been paralyzed and he is a cripple for life. > The complaint alleges that the engineer was incompetent and unfit and > that > the company had not provided the proper safety appliances. > > STRANGERS MUST WORK OR LEAVE OROVILLE > OROVILLE (Butte Co.), August 12 - The Board of Supervisors yesterday > considered the hobo nuisance question and as a result Oroville henceforth > will hardly be a desirable place for those who refuse to work. > It has been noted for some days that the town is pretty well filled with > idle men who refuse to labor, given opportunities to do so. The Constable > will be instructed to notify all such characters to go to work, or get out > of town. If they refuse, they will be arrested and the Sheriff will see to > it that they put in full time breaking rock. It is thought this will be > the > most effective plan to keep the town free of an undesirable class during > the > time the Western Pacific is being constructed. > > RED BLUFF WOMAN WEDS PASKENTA MAN > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), August 12 - The announcement was received here > last > night of the marriage of Miss Eva WINTER, a popular young woman of this > city, and Ruel O. SNELLING, a prosperous young merchant of Paskenta. > The ceremony was performed in Yreka, Siskiyou County, Thursday, and the > young couple will spend their honeymoon at Shasta Retreat. > The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Mary WINTER and a sister of County > Assessor Louis WINTER, she is an accomplished musician. The groom is > prominent in Odd Fellowship and has many friends throughout the county. > This > news comes as a surprise to the many acquaintances of the contracting > parties. They will reside in Paskenta. > > LOYALTON ATTORNEY LEFT STRING OF BOGUS CHECKS > RENO (Nev.), August 12 - More spurious checks issued by Attorney William > NEWTON, of Loyalton, Cal., have come to light since yesterday's Bee > dispatch. Messages to the police of Reno say that he passed bad checks at > Beckwith, Quincy and Loyalton, aggregating over $500 at the three places. > In > Reno the Arcade Hotel, Jacobs & Sons, Constable WILSON, Jack DAVIS, Martin > JOHNSON and several of the saloon and gambling houses were caught. None of > the amounts were large, the average check being for about $20. Nearly all > were drawn against the bank of Loyalton, though a few were against the > Reno > banks. > > > ==== NORCAL Mailing List ==== > Visit NORCAL Genealogy Index > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/NORCAL%20index/ >

~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <betty@unisette.com> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 5:10 PM Subject: [NORCAL] Sac Bee Aug 11 1905 > The Evening Bee > Sacramento, Cal. > August 11, 1905 > Page 6 > > RATTLER CAUGHT BY STRATEGY IS QUICKLY KILLED > OROVILLE (Butte Co.), August 11 - J.G. CURTIS, the well-known olive grower > of Rentz, a few days ago killed a rattlesnake in a novel manner. > His little daughter started to enter the cellar, but just as she got on > the steps she saw the rattler beneath her, escaping it by good fortune. > She > promptly told her father. Shortly after Mr. Curtis saw the tail of a > rattlesnake projecting from under a plank and set his foot down on it > firmly. The snake could not get out, and, as Mr. Curtis' foot was on it, > could not crawl further into the hole under the board. > Curtis called to his wife to bring him a wire. This he tied tightly to > the > snake, and to make sure it would not slip and release it he tied the other > end to it also. After capturing the snake in this manner, he worked for > some > time to get it out from under the plank, and then placed it on a block and > chopped its head off. > Rattlesnakes are said to be quite numerous in the Pentz section this > year, > more so than for some time past. > > ABOUT $35,000 A MONTH DISBURSED AT BULLY HILL > WINTHROP (Shasta Co.), August 11 - Three hundred men received their > monthly > checks yesterday from the bully Hill Copper Mining and Smelting Company. > About five-sixths of the number drew a full month's pay. The other fifty > are > what is known as "ten-day" men - a class that drift from camp to camp, > never > working but a few days at a place. > From $2.50 to $3.50 are the wages paid. The checks of the $2.50 day men, > getting in full time, will average $2.75 for thirty-one days, or $82.25 > each > a month, making a total of $21,312. About $8000 a month is paid for > hauling > coke; also a large amount for mining timbers and other supplies, making > the > total monthly disbursements of the Bully Hill Copper Mining and Smelting > Company about $35,000. > The general offices of the Company are at De La Mar (Winthrop, Post > Office). J.B. KEATING is Superintendent and J.W. SCHOONOVER accountant. > The > Company's checks bear the signatures of both. > > SHERMAN IS IN JAIL AND HIS MOTHER ILL > WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), August 11 - Earl SHERMAN, who was arrested by > Constable > PARKER Wednesday night in the act of setting fire to SPARKS' warehouse, is > locked up in jail. No charge has been placed against him yet and it is > probable his preliminary examination will not be held until next week. > C.W. > THOMAS, who is the attorney for the family, will defend the young man. > Sherman's mother is ill in a San Francisco hospital, recovering from an > operation. The news of his arrest has been kept from her, as it is feared > a > reaction would occur if she was told. > The citizens do not condemn Sherman for his alleged acts, as it is > recognized that he is irresponsible when the mania to set fires seizes > him. > He has been around Woodland for two years, but this is the first time > since > he was convicted in Sacramento that this mania has been manifested. He has > been drinking quite heavily the past few weeks and it is supposed this > fired > his mind to commit the crimes. > > PRACTICING WITH PISTOL, A GIRL SHOOTS HERSELF > DUNSMUIR (Siskiyou Co.), August 11 - Miss Clara SCHERRER, daughter of the > owner of the electric light plant at Dunsmuir, shot the big toe of her > left > foot off Wednesday while handling a pistol preparatory to practicing to > protect herself form the insults of hoboes who are infesting Dunsmuir. The > pistol was discharged accidentally and the ball took off her toe. Dunsmuir > women are arming themselves against the attacks of hoboes. Yesterday a > tramp > was caught stealing in Mrs. G.H. GRAHAM's orchard and refused to vacate. > Mrs. Graham took two shots at him and slightly wounded him. He escaped. > > SUES IN GLENN, ALSO > RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), August 11 - The Central Canal and Irrigation > Company > has also brought condemnation proceedings in Glenn County against the H. > KRAFT Company for rights of way for the big ditch it desires to build. The > Bee a few days ago told of the suit filed here against the Krafts. > > MULE'S FOOT CAUGHT HIM IN THE FACE > REDDING (Shasta Co.), August 11 - Andrew Jackson OLIVER, of the United > States Geological Survey, who arrived here from Grant's Pass, Oregon, a > few > days ago, and was preparing to leave here this morning for a trip to the > mountains, was kicked in the face by a mule about 9 o'clock and rendered > unconscious. At 1 o'clock his condition had not changed and his friends, > despite the hopeful assurances of physicians, are greatly worried. > Oliver entered the corral where the mules were kept and attempted to > hasten his departure by taking a hand in getting the animals in line. > Suddenly one of them shot out a hind leg and caught him square in the > face. > Had the mule been shod, Oliver's life would have paid the forfeit. As it > was, he was knocked head over heels, falling heavily. Assistance was close > at hand and the unfortunate man was saved from further molestation by the > mules. He was picked up unconscious and so remains. Strange to say, no > bones > of the face were broken and the skull was not injured. > > YOUTH STUMBLES ON RICH MINING CLAIM > FT. BIDWELL (Modoc Co.), August 11 - A lucky strike has been made by a > fifteen-year-old sheepherder. He broke a piece of quartz-rock, saw the > metal > in it, did not know what the metal was, but brought it to town and showed > it > to a prospector named KAFADER, who went with him to the spot where it was > found. In twenty minutes Kafader discovered the vein from which it came. > The vein is a small one running into a four-foot quartz ledge about > thirty > feet away. The ledge has been traced for a half-mile. A piece of the rock > picked up at random assayed $2552 a ton. Gold has been panned from dirt on > top of the mountain about 1000 feet above this quartz ledge. A number of > other ledges have been staked, and at the present time it looks as if a > very > important new mining district had been found. > > FELL FROM WAGON SEAT AND DEATH MAY FOLLOW > COTTONWOOD (Shasta Co.), August 11 - John DAVIDSON, one of the oldest and > best-known teamsters in Shasta County, seized with a dizzy spell, fell > yesterday afternoon from his wagon seat and received injuries that may yet > prove fatal. > He was driving towards Shingletown and was at the very spot in a the road > where, about a month ago, Perry MARK, of Redding, was crushed to death in > coupling his loaded wagons together. > Three of Davidson's ribs were broken and his face was so badly scarred up > it was at first thought that his jaw had been broken. > He is past 70 years of age, and his recovery is doubtful. His condition > is > so serious that his wife, living here, and his daughter, Mrs. Bert ELKINS > of > Red Bluff, have been called to Down's place, where he is being cared for. > > FOSTERIA'S BIG FIRE > MOKELUMNE HILL (Calaveras Co.), August 11 - The town of Fosteria was > partly > destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire originated in the Paloma Hotel, > owned > by SCHRAG & McSORLEY and leased to J. PALMER. Mrs. Palmer was opening a > refrigerator when the top struck a lamp in her hand and caused it to > explode. The following buildings were destroyed: The Paloma Hotel, the > Pitto > Saloon, the Carmelo Saloon, a blacksmith shop, Late's general merchandise > store, Stocker's saloon and Green's barber shop. The loss will amount to > about $25,000. > > ISSUED BOGUS CHECKS > LOYALTON (Sierra Co.), August 11 - This morning word reached here from > Reno > to the effect that William NEWTON, a well-known attorney of this place, > had > issued a number of fraudulent checks on people living in Nevada's > metropolis, among his victims being S. JACOBS & Sons, Constable William > WILSON and Mart JOHNSON. > > DIVORCED COUPLE REMARRY > WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), August 11 - David P. WEBSTER and Anna M. WEBSTER, > both > of Plainfield, secured a license and were married in this city Thursday. > They were married twenty-seven years ago, but afterwards divorced. Webster > is 50 years of age and his wife 47. > > SIX INCHES SAVED UREN FROM DEATH > REDDING (Shasta Co.), August 11 - How long does it take a body to fall six > inches? > In that small space of time William UREN, yesterday afternoon, slipped a > block of wood under a 2800 pound pile-driver hammer and saved his own > life. > He was at the top of a thirty-foot ladder that leaned against the gallows > frame of a pile-driver at the Turtle Bay sawmill. The hammer was resting > on > top of a pile and within six inches of the highest point it could be > raised. > Uren wanted the 1800-pound piece of iron raised so that he could slip a > two-by-four block under it. He signaled the engineer, who started the > engines. Before he could stop it, the (not legible) had been drawn up into > the schrive block, which tore lose from its fastenings in the gallows > frame > and fell upon Uren, pinning him to the ladder. > While the scrhive block was falling the six inches, Uren slipped the block > under the hammer. But for doing that the hammer, weighing over a ton, > would > have been added to the strain of the cable and Uren would have been cut > squarely in two. > He said afterwards that he thought the hammer had hit him. He fainted > away, he now believes, more from fright than from the injuries he > received. > He was pinned against the gallows frame by a weight of 150 pounds and was > rescued from the top of the ladder by two fellow laborers with > considerable > difficulty. The surgeon who examined him found that his collar bone was > broken and his back black and blue from bruises. > > FINED FOR USING WATER DURING FIRE > REDDING (Shasta Co.), August 11 - Adam HIRSCH was fined $10 yesterday by > City Recorder ISAACS for not turning off the hydrant in his lawn during > the > fire that destroyed the HERSINGER and ALPAUGH homes two weeks ago. Hirsch > himself had lost a valuable warehouse by fire only a few days before. > Hirsch paid the fine, which was the lightest that could be imposed. Of > course his failure to turn off the hydrant was due to neglect rather than > any intention of blocking the efficiency of the Fire Department. > There have been many violations in the past of the City ordinance > requiring all domestic hydrants to be closed during the progress of a > fire. > The Fire Chief had issued public warnings. It was deemed time to make a > public example. Hirsch was the first offender discovered. It was pretty > hard > lines for him to have to pay $10 fine for such an offence so soon after he > had suffered a heavy loss by fire on his own premises. > > LOOKING FOR BONDSMEN > WOODLAND (Yolo Co.), August 11 - Al SIMMONDS, the traveling salesman who > was > rearrested on the charge of robbing the Racket Store in this city, was > brought up form San Francisco last night. He was taken before Judge > LAMPTON > and his bond fixed at $1000 or $500 cash, which he was not able to raise. > Simmonds was under the surveillance of Deputy Sheriff W.H. HUSTON last > night and will be taken to San Francisco to-say where he hopes to secure > bondsmen. > > > ==== NORCAL Mailing List ==== > Do NOT post virus notices to the list. >

Can anyone of assistance? If so, please contact Cheryl at gdegner@pol.net ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gdegner@pol.net> To: <r3346@sunset.net> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 12:42 PM Subject: Re: Bachelder, soule > > I've enjoyed reading the Modoc Independent, regardless of lack of my > family names. > > These are people I'm researching: > > Helen Augusta M. Soule Batchelder 1829 Maine -1892, Waterford, CA > > her mother Lavinia Tobie Soule 1811-? Maine> WI >MN> Fort Bidwell--last > mentioned in Helen's Land Patents 1886 to 1891,as "My invalid mother" FOrt > Bidwell. Also, my grandfather Albert Carroll Bachelder rode her dog > "Grandmother Soule's dog" at Fort Bidwell. He was born 4 OCt 1885. Lavinia > may have died at Fort Bidwell or Alturas. I would like to make the > Helen-Lavinia connection as daughter-mother. Soule was often spelled in > other ways as Sowell or other creative spellings. Family left Bidwell > sometime 1890-1892 > > Cleveland Batchelder is buried at Cedarville. He died 21 Aug 1879. Records > do not note this date. It is on gravestone; the stone was half buried and > broken. White with name, date, age 50 and some carving. > > Helen and Cleveland Batchelder's son Luther Cleveland Bachelder 1852 WI to > 1918 OR. !870 Helen, Luther, Cleveland in SanJose. 1874 Luther is among > first voters of Modoc Co., Camp Bidwell. 1875-,1876, 1879 Cedarville, CA. > 19 Nov 1878 Luther and Nancy Agnes Cantrall married, Cedarville. 6 Nov > 1879 Myra Marsella born. 15 Dec 1881 Luther born, 4 Oct 1885 my > grandfather born Albert Carroll, 14, Oct 1887 John (Jack) Perez Bachelder > born, Fort Bidwell. > > Luther was a clerk, hunter for Fort Bidwell, had a freight line to Reno. > George Colbourn was his partner. Frank Conn-a partner as well. George > Colbourn and Luther registered GL cattle brand; had the Cow Head Ranch at > Bidwell. > Luther claimed to know Capt. Jack. Had lied to him about hauling munitions > to Fort Bidwell; later Capt. Jack called him a #$%@ liar" Luther would > have had to be in Camp Bidwell before 1873 for this family story to be > true. 1888 Luther on Fort Bidwell voter reg. list. > Luther, Nancy, and Helen dealing with land thru 1891 though by that time > they may have moved to Alturas, Stockton, Waterford, Modesto-places they > were found 1892+ George Colbourne died 10 Jan 1889. Apparently family was > close to him -knew him in WI, partnered in freight business and ranching. > Helen took care of him before he died. George's funeral expenses were paid > by Masons. Not sure if Luther was a Mason. > > Nancy Agnes Cantrall 1861 IL-1935WA. William and Malinda Cantrall's > daughter. > > Albert Carroll Bachelder 4 Oct 1885, my grandfather's namesake was Albert > Carroll Lowell. Luther was assc. with. > > Thank you for all of your effort. Cheryl Degner > > > > > > > >

August 11, 2005 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County Record, a weekly newspaper, published in Alturas, CA. The following is transcribed from the August 4, 2005 issue. Looking Back 96 Years Ago – 1899(sic) TO ALL THOSE in Modoc who are criminally inclined, take notice that the district Attorney, Mr. Jamison, has taken a vacation for three weeks and left the undersigned in charge of his office. That owing to such vacation and also owing to the extreme hot weather, you and each of you are earnestly requested to behave yourselves and refrain form violations of the criminal code during the month of August…. Residents of Alturas and Modoc County are forcibly reminded that the old-time exemption from the depredations of petty thieves has passed forever. 86 Years Ago – 1919 ALTURAS RIFLE Club officers are: president, Joe Gloster; vice president, William Clark; executive officer, Walter Matthews; secretary/treasurer, E.F. Auble; official gun cleaner, L.G. Renshaw. M.G. Belli, William Brown and R.A. French were appointed a committee to secure new members. 76 Years Ago – 1929 MOTORISTS traveling the new state highway between Adin and Bieber pronounce it in perfect condition but there are many motorists, we are informed, who do not know that this road, which is part of the Alturas-Redding lateral, is now completed and ope n to the traveling public. Much of the travel is still going by way of Lookout, which is a longer route and not as good a road. See you all again next week, folks. Ron Morgan

Chris C. Danuser Former Modoc resident Chris C. Danuser of Stonyford, died on June 30, 2005, in a an auto accident in Colusa County, CA. A graveside service for Mr. Danuser, 59, was held July 11 at Silveyville Cemetery in Dixon, CA. Born August 1, 1945 to Dorothy and Charlie Danuser, in Woodland, CA, Chris graduated with the Modoc High Class of 1964. He worked for Kiwit Construction for more than 30 years. Mr. Danuzer's mother resides in Maxwell, CA. Arrangements were under the direction of the McCune Garden Chapel/Milton Carpenter Funeral Home (707)678-2189 in Dixon, CA. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users.

SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL October 21ST, 1931 LOSES END OF FINGER "Doc" Sweeney, is taking an enforced lay off from work for a few days, due to missing a lathe with his hatchet and cutting off the first joint of the forefinger of his left hand. As Dr. Kennedy was away at the time of the accident Dr. Smith dressed the injured member. Sweeney was working on the new house, which P. B. Harris is erecting on Townsend St. The loss of this joint of the forefinger will be quite a handicap to Sweeney, in his work as carpenter as this is the finger that he uses most, while driving nails, etc. FALLS FROM SWING: HAS ARM BROKEN Last Thursday afternoon at the PTA meeting held in Lake City, the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harve Darst, while swinging on the rings at the schoolyard had the misfortune to fall from the rings and landing on her left arm causing a very bad break. The bones were badly shattered and protruded from the arm about three inches. The elbow cap was also broken in three places. At first it was feared that infection might set in. The child brought to Cedarville to Dr. Kennedy, but as the Dr. was having some trouble with his eyes, he told them to take her to the Alturas Hospital, where the little girl is now being treated. Josie M. Allenwood is reported quite ill this week. We hope he will soon be able to be out again. Born at the home of Mrs. Fred Hill in Cedarville, Cal., Oct 16, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Miller, a 61/2- pound girl – Lois Louise Miller Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jarman of Alturas had the misfortune of having their Ford Sedan, in which they were riding turn over last Saturday morning one mile this side of Madeline. The turnover was caused by a front tire going flat. Mrs. Jarman was badly injured having her chest crushed in and several ribs broken, along with other injuries, while Crate escape with a gash in his forehead. 95TH BIRTHDAY FETED Likely, Modoc County, Oct 17 – A party of friends and relatives gathered here to do honor Mrs. Caroline Bouchard in celebration of her ninety-fifth birthday. The party was held at the home of Mrs. Bouchard’s daughter, Mrs. W. H. Nelson, of this place. Four generations were represented at the gathering: Mrs. Bouchard, Mrs. William Nelson, Mrs. Marie Caldwell and Miss Harriet Caldwell. Mrs. Bouchard takes keen interest in current events and is fond of reading and fancywork. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Simms returned last week from the city where Martin underwent a surgical operation. They are visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Simms, of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Kennedy, newlyweds received a "fine" big load of time cans last Saturday evening, which accompanied the charivari to which they were treated by the young folks of this community. AL CAPONE FOUND GUILTY A jury in the U. S. District Court in Chicago late last Saturday evening found "Scarface" Al Capone guilty on five counts of defrauding the U. S. government by failing to pay his income tax returns. The reputed head of the gangsters in the mid-western metropolis burst into tears when the verdict was read. He announced that he would take an appeal to a higher court. Wade Williams, who had the four fingers of his left hand pulled off in a pulley at the rock crusher recently, was taken to the Woodland clinic last Saturday for treatment. It is feared that the hand will have to be amputated. Dr. Kennedy and daughter, Mrs. L. R. Adams left for Reno last weekend where the Dr. went to receive medical treatment to one of his eyes, which had been bothering him. Miss Alice Phillips, of Alturas, left last Saturday for the Woodland Clinic, where she will undergo medical treatment. October 28TH, 1931 JUSTICE COURT HEARING IS HELD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS In a complaint sworn to by Mrs. Edith Boston last Monday, charging Mrs. Jane Wallace, both of this place, with misdemeanor that of threatening to kill. An informal hearing was held at the parlor of the Hotel Surprise, before the local magistrate, Justice of the Peace, J. H. Westervelt, with District Attorney, J. T. Sharp questioning the witnesses for the plaintiff. This action arose last Saturday evening, October 24th, when it is alleged that Mrs. Wallace made these threats. The first time the threats were made is said to have been at the "Romero Lodge", a dance hall near Likely on August 22nd. In the complaint filed by Mrs. Boston, it is asserted that such threats would be put into execution on or before October the 28th. At the close of the hearing, Judge Westervelt rendered the following decision that the defendant, Mrs. Jane Wallace be placed under peace bonds to the amount of $1000.00, and that the plaintiff, Mrs. Edith Boston, comply with certain requirements were not lived up to by the plaintiff, the bonds of the defendant were to be automatically cancelled. The Court then adjourned. AMPUTATION FOLLOWS ACCIDENT Amputation of the forearm was adjudged necessary when Wade W. Williams, who recently suffered the loss of all fingers on the left hand, was taken to Reno this week. Information from there revealed that the patient was progressing well. Williams was taken to Reno the first of the week by his wife and sister, Miss Anna Williams, Librarian, his daughters, Mrs. Neva Mapes and Mrs. Clara Phillips. He will be removed here as soon as sufficiently recovered from the operation. Josie Allenwood, who has been suffering with blood poison at the hospital at this writing. His daughter, Mrs. Bert Hudspeth, of Long Beach arrived last week and is assisting in nursing her father. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Powers entertained a number of guests at dinner at their home on the Powers Ranch. The occasion being in honor of Mrs. Simon Bennetts’ birthday, Mrs. Powers’ mother. Mrs. Wanda Maxwell (nee Wanda Heard), of Mitchell, Oregon, is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Heard, of Lake City. Mrs. Maxwell was married at Portland, October 7th. Her brother, Vere Heard was married to a girl in Mitchell, Ore., October the 9th. They are both graduates of the Surprise Valley union High School and their many friends in Surprise join in extending congratulations to the newly weds and wish them happiness and prosperity. Dr. Conwell, well known Modoc Optician passed away at the hotel Modoc in Alturas last Sunday afternoon. (8:5) Supervisor James F. Poore received the sad news yesterday morning that his mother, Mrs. William Armstrong of Alturas passed away Monday evening. (8:5) THESE WERE the ONLYTWO NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM FOR October, 1931 ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users.

ALLEN BACON PASSES AT Alturas Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for Alyn Rankin Bacon, 43-year old resident of Cedarville, who died at Alturas at the Modoc General Hospital following a lengthy illness. Bacon was taken to the hospital seven months ago following an attack of flu, which left him in a weakened condition. He came to Modoc County from Boise, Idaho, at the age of five. At that time his mother and sister made their residence at the Curtis-Williams ranch near Blacks canyon. Bacon is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mabel Bacon, and three sons, John, Richard and Larry Bacon. Three sisters, Mrs. Mae Fitzgerald of Elko, Nevada, Milly Bacon also of Elko, and Mrs. Frank Williams of Oakland and a brother, Richard Bacon of Elko. The funeral services took place at the Kerr Chapel and were conducted by the Rev. Horton Colbert of the Alturas Congregational Church. Interment was in the Alturas cemetery. Music at the funeral was furnished by Miss Arletta Van Horn and Mrs. Robinson. (1:5) Mr. and Mrs. Lossie Hays, who have been living on the Oliver Cramton ranch, just east of Cedarville for the past few years, are moving to the Frank Murphy ranch, near Eagleville, this week. A fine baby girl arrived at the Cummins home to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Beeson on September 8th, 1931 in Cedarville. Both mother and babe are doing fine. Tom Smith and nephew, Carl Morse left yesterday for Oakland, where the latter will undergo medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Rice, of Reno, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harold Powers, of Eagleville, this week. Bert Simmons, who has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ton Smith of this place, returned to his Visalia home the first of the week. SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1931 MAN KILLED IN WRECK THURSDAY Last Thursday evening while on the way to Alturas about seven o’clock, the writer came upon the scene of a frightful accident, which occurred on the highway east of Alturas, about half a mile from the Popular Auto Camp. A Ford Sedan driven by Roland Hammersley and occupied by his mother, Mrs. Omar Hammersley and an uncle, Ivan Hammersley, of Goose Lake Valley, was passing a car driven by Jack Callaghan, of Alturas. It appears that both cars were traveling at a great rate of speed and the Ford driver attempted to pass the other car, when the right rear wheel of the Ford caught on the front fender of the other car causing the driver to lose control and a s the machine left the highway, it turned over several times throwing all of the occupants out. Mr. Hammersley was thrown thru the top and died instantly. Mrs. Hammersley was seriously injured having a fractured vertebra of the neck and other injuries; she is now confined to the Hospital at Alturas. Roland was severely shaken but escaped serious injury. The Ford was a total wreck and the Callaghan car had a fender bent and one wheel wrecked. (1:2) HEARING IS POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK The case of Fred McKinley of San Francisco, which was to have been heard in the Justice Court in Susanville last Thursday has been postponed, until Friday, September the 18th, owing to the illness of the prosecuting witness. McKinley is charged with criminal assault upon Miss Barbara McGrath of Alturas. The attack is alleged to have been made on the Madeline Plains, in Lassen County during an airplane ride from Reno to Alturas on the 22nd of August. ED. GHRIST GIVEN FREEDOM COUNTY JAIL Ed Ghrist, who was serving a county jail sentence of one year, was given a parole last Saturday by the Modoc County Parole Board. Ghrist was sentenced on May the 25th of this year and had 260 days more to serve. Under the terms of the parole, he must report once each month to Sheriff John C. Sharp. STIRRING DAYS ARE RECALLED AT MODOC PIONEER BANQUET Following an annual custom of many years standing, the Alturas Parlor of the Native Daughters of the golden West, entertained the pioneers at a dinner on Admission Day. Few are living in Modoc County that crossed the plains, before the advent of the Union Pacific. Several of the older pioneers were unable to make the journey from their homes to the banquet hall. Among the covered wagon pioneers present were; Mrs. Mary Ivory, Colonel William Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Flournoy of Likely, C. A. Higgins and Mrs. C. C. Auble of Adin and Mrs. Addie F. Ralston. C. A. Higgins is the only Confederate veteran of the Civil War left in Modoc County. He was in one of the last desperate battles between the North and South, when 750 comrades of his division were left dead on the field and the raged regiment of which he was a member simply marched back home rather than stack their arms in surrender. Colonel William Thompson, who is in his eighty-sixth year, crossed the plains as a small boy in the middle fifties, his family becoming prominent in Oregon political life. Thompson himself won much honor as an Indian fighter in the early days of the west and later as a newspaperman and author. In the early sixties, John D. Flournoy rose a saddle horse all the way from Missouri to the Sacramento valley driving a herd of cattle. Following the special old-timer dinner, a special program led by Mrs. Mildred Boyd, president of the local chapter, rendered for the entertainment of the old folks. BABY DAUGHTER BORN AT SAN JOSE Born September 10, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Brevod, a 7½-pound girl. – Ardis Joanne Brevod SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1931 GETS LEG BROKEN YESTERDAY Yesterday, William Cockrill, of Eagleville, met with an accident in which he sustained a broken leg. It seems that Mr. Cockrill was trying to back his car out of the garage by hand power; he put his foot in between the front bumper and the wall to brace himself. The car was backed a few feet, when it started to come forward and could not be held back. The bumper caught Mr. Cockrill’s leg between the studding on the garage and the bumper, thus fracturing the bones. Dr. Kennedy is attending to the injured member. Dr. Henry Hansen and family, who have been visiting at the Chris Hansen Ranch for the past two weeks’, returned to their home in Ukiah last Sunday. Mrs. Even Gaustad informed us that her son, Leslie, who has been undergoing treatment for sometime at a hospital in the city, is now convalescing at the home of his sister, Mrs. Christine Hartsinck, of Oakland. Mrs. SHOEMAKER DIES AT OAKLAND Sacramento, Cal., September 20, 1931 – Mrs. Nellia May Shoemaker, 63, widely known in Congregational Church circles throughout Superior California and in this city, died yesterday in Oakland after an illness of sometime. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at the Calvary Congregational Church in Oakland, of which church her husband, Rev. John R. Shoemaker, is pastor. The body will be forwarded to Sacramento for interment at the East Lawn Cemetery, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Lawrence Wilson will officiate at the graveside service. Mrs. Shoemaker, also an ordained minister, together with her husband, were missionaries tot he Modoc Indians at Fort Bidwell for a number of years. Since 1931, Rev. Shoemaker has been affiliated with a church in Oakland. (1:3) FOUND GUILTY BUT DEFEDANT GONE Frank Estes was arrested recently by George Wood, Constable of the Long Valley township, on a complaint brought against him by Tom Sufferena (unable to read first letter of last name), charging him with the theft of wire taken from his sheep corrals at Badger Flat. It seems that the wire was taken off the fence, and found in the possession of Estes. A grand larceny charge was preferred against him in the courts in Reno, but it seems that he escaped the nets of the law at this place and a second trial, before Justice of the Peace, Bert Kimbell, of Vya, Nevada, was held last Saturday. A jury trial was had and he was found guilty, but he failed to appear and at the present time the judge has not passed sentence upon him. No word has been heard of Estes’ whereabouts since the trial last Saturday. A. P. Norton, of this place, is now at the Naval Hospital at Mare Island receiving medical treatment. He is expected to return home during the coming week. Miss Roma Penland, who has been visiting here for the past few weeks, returned to her home in Roseville last Sunday. The Stork appeared at the Lakeview Hospital on September 14, 1931 and brought a baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Cressler Robinson, of Warner Valley. Mother and babe, Thelma Jeanne, are reported doing well. Mrs. Frances D. Jones was granted a divorce from Preston Jones in a decree signed this week by Judge E. C. Bonner. The wife, who sued on grounds of non-support, was awarded the custody of two minor children. SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1931 POPULAR COUPLE SURPRISE FRIENDS ED VAN DOREN AND RILLA LARKINS ARE MARRIED IN RENO THURSDAY Stealing a march on his many friends, Ed Van Doren, genial proprietor of the Western Garage, quietly got in his Dodge Sedan last Wednesday, goes to Alturas and picks up his bride-to-be and off to Reno they go and dog-gone me, they got married and we didn’t know a thing about it until the Reno papers arrived and we saw a report of the wedding. Anyway, the paper stated that Edward Van Doren, of Cedarville, Cal., and Mrs. Rilla Larkins were united in marriage Thursday, September 17th, 1931, by Rev. R. C. Ritter, Methodist minister of Sparks, Nevada. After a brief honeymoon trip they returned to Cedarville, where they will make their home. Ed is now passing out the cigars and the happy couple are receiving congratulations from their many friends, who wish them unbounded happiness as they travel life’s journey. Born at Lake City, Cal., September 24, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. Harve Darst, a daughter. Pete Heard, a former resident of Eagleville but now of Fresno was a visitor in the valley this week. He was accompanied by his daughter-in-law. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users.

SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1931 ROBERT O. FINK DROPS DEAD AT JOHNSTONE’S STORE Robert O. Fink, native of Virginia, and for the past nineteen years a resident of Surprise Valley, dropped dead in front of T. H. Johnstone Company’s store yesterday afternoon at a quarter of five. Fink has been in ill health since last may, when he was confined to his bed for a few weeks, but later he rallied and regained his health to the extent that he could walk to town from his ranch north of town, a distance of about a mile and a half. He came to town and purchased some supplies, got his mail and was sitting on a box near the scales in front of the store when his heart quit on him. Those nearby tried to revive him but to no avail, he had breathed his last. His daughter, who resides in Virginia was wired immediately and it is expected that she well arrive here Friday, when arrangements for his funeral will be made. He was aged about seventy-three years. (1:1) Blair Forward, aged 71, formerly a resident of this place, died at his home in Davis Creek, Cal., last Friday. He is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Even Gaustad, of this place. (1:1) W. E. Dalton, former postmaster and merchant of Gerlach, passed away at his home in Reno on August 30th. He leaves his wife and sons and many friends to mourn his passing. He was aged 64 years. (1:1) M. E. Simms and wife left Sunday for San Francisco to undergo medical treatment. G. T. Beebe and wife and son of Estacada, Oregon, has been here recently on a visit to relatives. Mrs. Vern Linville, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Powers, of Eagleville, for the past two weeks returned to her home in Redding this week; her son, Donald accompanied her on her return trip. SHORT LOCAL JOTS OF INTEREST COLLARBONE BROKEN Little Billy Connelly, while playing "bronco" with his brother last weekend, had the misfortune of being bucked off. He landed on his collarbone, thus causing a fracture, Dr. Kennedy set the bone. TONSIL OPERATION Lois Grove, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grove, of Eagleville, had her tonsils and adenoids removed at the Alturas Hospital last Monday. Dr. Kennedy performed the operation. TO TRAIN FOR NURSES Misses Alma and Nina Hanks left for Stockton last Thursday, where Miss Nina will enter the Stockton Hospital for a course in training. Miss Alma returned first of the week. MARY CALDERWOOD SUCCUMBS AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS Mary J. Calderwood, pioneer resident of Warner Valley, died late last Thursday evening in this city after having been seriously ill for the past two months. Funeral services were held last Saturday afternoon at fort Bidwell, the remains being placed beside those of her husband, whose passing occurred several years ago. Mary J. Foster was a native of the State of New York, born a few months more than eighty years ago. As a girl on nine years, she crossed the plains with her parents to make her home in the west, the family latter settling at Fort Bidwell. It was here she met and married James E. Calderwood and the couple made their home at that place for many years where to them was born five sons and a daughter. Of these, the daughter, Anne, died at the age of sixteen years and a son, Harry, also passed away some five years ago. Four sons, James E., Thomas F., N. E. and Frank Calderwood survive. The father passed away at Fort Bidwell in 1905 after which the sons took up homesteads in the Warner Valley and all have successfully engaged in the livestock business. The mother, until last spring, made her home with James Calderwood on Hart Mountain, where her failing health prompted her removal to Lakeview, that she might have the best of care and nursing. It was last March that she was brought to that city in her last serious illness, the advance of which could not be allayed. – Lakeview Examiner (1:6) KNOT TIED FOR ETHEL OGLESBY AND VIRGIL YOUNG The marriage of Miss Ethel Oglesby and Virgil Young was celebrated Monday at Eugene and the young couple returned here last night to make their home. The bride was engaged as English and dramatic instructor at the high school here during the past year and will resume her position on the open of school this fall. The groom is the son of Mrs. Sam Baty of Adel and has lived here for a number of years. He is engaged as a barber and is a popular member of the 60-30 club. Both young people have a host of friends who are planning many affairs in their honor. - Lakeview Tribune Tom Quirk was a business visitor from Gerlach, Nevada, last Saturday. Elmer Toney was a visitor from Vya, Nevada last Friday. NOTICE OF CREDITORS IN the SUPERIOR COURT OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF MODOC In the matter of the Estate of ENOCH Reynolds, deceased Notice is hereby given by the undersigned executrix of the estate of the above named Enoch Reynolds, deceased, tot he creditors of, and all persons having claims against said deceased, within six months after the date of the first publication of this notice, which is the date hereof, to file their said claims with necessary vouchers, in the office of the clerk of the aforesaid Superior Court, or within said time, to present their said claims with necessary vouchers, tot he undersigned executrix, at the law office of B. B. Robinson, in Cedarville, said Modoc County, said office being hereby designated by said executrix as her place for the transaction of business of said estate. Dated this 26th, day of August 1931 CANDACE IRENE REYNOLDS Executrix of said Estate B. B. Robinson & C. S. Baldwin Attorney of Executrix Aug. 26th. – 5 T. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hays and family left last weekend for Ashland. While there Charles and Phyllis will have their tonsils removed. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Heard, of Gerlach, returned to their home last Monday after visiting in Roseburg, Oregon with Thomas Heard. BABY GIRL ARRIVES Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones are the proud parents of a fine baby girl born at their home, six miles south of Cedarville, Cal., last Friday, Aug 28th. Fred Walts, brother of L. B. Walts formerly of this place but now of Bieber, was visiting with friends here last Sunday. SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1931 OBITUARY OF D. B. FORWARD Dryden Blair Forward was born at Salem, Oregon, June 26, 1860 and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joe Hess, Davis Creek, California, August 24, 1931, being 71 years, 1 month and 28 days. At the age of four years, he came to California with his parents and in 1886 he came to Modoc County, which place has been his home ever since. He has spent portions of the past few years in Butte County. In 1890, he married Miss Mary Seyferth. To this union was born five children, four of whom survive him. They are on son, Arthur Forward and three daughters, Mrs. Wilbur Phillips, Mrs. Joe Hess and Mrs. Howard Kincaid. Blair Forward was well known throughout Modoc County and his friends were Legions. Ever a kind and loving husband and father, a true and honest friend, his passing will be sadly felt. May He who doeth all things well deal by Blair Forward, as he always dealt by his fellowmen. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the bereaved family. One who loved him (1:3) OBITUARY OF ROBERT O. FINK Robert Otto Albert Fink was born near Berlin, Germany on April 16th, 1860. He received his high school and college education in that country, coming to the United States for a year of travel when twenty-one years of age. He was so impressed with the country that he decided to remain. Shortly after this, he became associated with a land office located in the northwestern Nebraska at Valentine. He was married in Omaha, Nebraska, in January 1886 to Flavilla Cushman, a teacher in the public schools of that city. She passed away at Omaha in 1905. To this union three children were born; Robert Alton, who died at the age of six, Vera Cushman, and Frederick William. Mr. Fink was a reporter on the Omaha Bee, a large daily newspaper and then for a number of years engaged actively in politics, serving for eight years as County and City Treasurer of Douglas County and the City of Omaha, where he removed to Cedarville, California in the fall of 1910, at which place he has resided since that time. He passed away at 4:30 P. M. September 1st, 1931 in his 72nd year. (1:3) Final decree of divorce was granted this morning in the Modoc Superior Court to A. K. Wylie, prominent Alturas attorney, from Mrs. Violet Wylie. The final decree was granted on the grounds of desertion. Judge F. M. Jamison presided in the divorce court. Conditions of property settlement were listed in the final decree. Mrs. L. N. Pabst left for Berkeley on last Saturday’s train for Berkeley, where she will spend a short vacation visiting with her mother, Mrs. L. N. Bonner. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Cobb arrived here last Sunday from Roanoke, Virginia. Mrs. Cobb is the daughter of the late Robert O. Fink, who passed away here last Wednesday afternoon. Born – at Washington, D. C., on September 9, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Boston, a son, weight 7 ½ pounds. Mrs. Simon Bennett and Mrs. Martha Wylie, of this place, left last Friday for a short visit to Los Angeles. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users.