SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL JANUARY 14, 1931 FOR CAUSES AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR CEDARVILLE Monday morning, while coming from their home one mile east of town, Mrs. Jas. F. Poore, accompanied by her daughter Alice and Freddie Hatch, small son of Mrs. Inez Hatch, had the misfortune of having a head-on collision with E. R. Hughes, accompanied by Andrew Jacobs, who were on their way east to BenMac Springs, where they are drilling a well. The fog was so dense, Hughes could not see the road plainly and happened to be on the wrong side of the road, when they met the Studebaker driven by Mrs. Poore. The Ford Coupe hit the Sedan on the right side, breaking the bumper, sprung the frame and did other minor damages to the car; the Ford, which is considerable lighter, did not escape so lucky; the right front wheel, fender and other parts suffered considerable damage in the smash up. The occupants of the Poore car were badly shaken up; Miss Alice received a cut on the chin, which necessitated several stitches by Dr. Kennedy to close the gash. Little Freddie had small cut on the chin and they were all somewhat bruised. Andrew Jacobs, who was in the Hughes car received cuts and bruises also. Both cars are fully covered by insurance, we are informed. BEN HARAN PASSED AWAY JANUARY 6TH Ben Haran pasted away on Tuesday evening, January 6, 1931, at the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Haran, in Cedarville, Cal. Though his death was not unexpected the end came suddenly from a heart attack, having been a sufferer for a long time from heart trouble and he often told his friends that he knew he could not get well. He was born at Eagleville, Cal., October 19, 1912 and died January 6, 1931, aged 18 years, 2 months and 18 days; he leaves four brothers and other relatives to mourn his passing. He was an orphan, his father passed away in 1918 during the flu epidemic and his mother died in 1925. He made his home with his uncle and aunt. He attended the Cedarville Grammar School and six of his classmates acted as pallbearers, namely Pete Espil, Leo Rea, tom Kennedy, John Bacon, Melvin Bailey and William Gooch. His funeral was conducted with Mass, by Father O’Driscoll, of Alturas, from the St. James Church Friday morning (1:4) Mrs. L. A. Wheeler is visiting at Lakeview this week with her mother, Mrs. E. C. Coffman, and sister, Mrs. Lloyd Ogle of that place. Lassen Peak, only active volcano in the United States, attracted attention when what appeared to be a small irregular column of steam was seen rising from the crater. This same action has been noted by observers in Redding and nearby points intermittently for six weeks. It usually starts about 7 a. m. and stops an hour or so before noon. Charles T. Dozier, mining engineer and geologist and a former member of the faculty of the University of California, explained that cold air drafts come up from several sides of the mountain and on meeting at the top of the peak, form moisture or a cloud, which continues to form as the wind carries it away and appears to be smoke or steam rising from the crater. MARRIED at Reno, Nevada, January 19, 1931, Jean B Igoa and Mary Ospital, both of Eagleville, California. VYA, NEVADA NEWS Mrs. Ella Vernon and son, John of Paisley, Ore., spent the week with the formers’ mother, Mrs. Sam Farmer. Mrs. Sam Farmer, who has been seriously ill for sometime is much improved at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Herren and Mr. and Mrs. George Wood were visitors from Vya, Nevada, first of the week. Miss Irma Cummins left first of the week for Berkeley, after spending her Holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cummins. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our sincere thanks to our friends and neighbors, who assisted us during the illness and at the time of the death of our brother and nephew, Ben Haran. Mr. and Mrs. John Haran and family Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Seminario and family Mrs. Pete Carrica Mitchell Carrica Jake Haran January 21ST, 1931 Professor J. A. Metzker, former prominent educator of Modoc County, passed away at his home in Berkeley last week, at the advanced age of 82 years. (1:1) BRAKES ARM WHILE FEEDING Lyle Dollarhide, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Dollarhide suffered the injury of a broken arm last Saturday. He was deeding and started to throw a fork full of hay off of the wagon, when he slipped and fell from the wagon and landing on his left arm causing a compound fracture just above the wrist. MARRIED AT LAKEVIEW Married at Lakeview, Saturday, January the 17th, Miss Beatrice A. Haug and Clinton Eugene Franklin. Both are popular young people of Cedarville and we wish them success in their journey through life. We are informed that Mrs. Earl Hobbs, of Lake City, had her hand badly mangled by being caught in a wringer while washing yesterday morning. She was brought to Dr. Kennedy for treatment. ED DAVIS HAS LEG BROKEN As we go to press, we learn of the accident of Ed. Davis, which happened on the Jake Richstiener ranch about two miles east of town. He was bringing a beef animal into the corral, when the animal tried to turn and go back to the place he had brought it from. When he tried to head it off, his horse fell on the ice, pinning Davis under. His left leg was broken in three places. He was immediately brought to Dr. Kennedy, who is now treating the injured member. January 28, 1931 CHESTER CALVIN TAKEN BY DEPUTY LAST FRIDAY NIGHT Chester Calvin, alleged Nevada bootlegger, was taken into custody at Lake City last Friday night by Deputy Sheriff, Ray Tierney and Traffic Officer, William Smith. It seems that "Slim" (the name is known by here) had hardly reached there until he found himself in the hands of the officers. We are informed, that a ten-gallon keg of "jackass" was confiscated by the officers. He was taken to Alturas the same evening and next morning his hearing was held. He was fined $200.00 on the liquor charge, but that there is still another charge against him, that of carrying a concealed weapon. He paid his fine on the liquor charge but we did not learn the penalty for the later charge. Mrs. WEST WINS CHANGE IN DECREE Mrs. Mona West’s motion for a change in the stipulation of her interlocutory divorce decree was granted in the Superior Court Wednesday. She asked that her husband be restrained from visiting the children at any hour and that his calls be confined to the hours between two to four o’clock on Sunday. District attorney Jake Sharp appeared for Mrs. West. West, who was represented by A. K. Wylie, agreed to the stipulation. Mrs. West complained that her former husband’s frequent visits to the children annoyed her. – Times They tell of a certain Kansas editor, who was away from home on a fishing trip and is said to have sent his wife this message: "I’ve got one, weighs seven pounds and is a beauty." She wired back: "So have I. It weighs ten pounds, but it’s no beauty. Looks like you; better come home." Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Harris, of this place are the happy parents of an eight-pound girl, born last Friday, January 23rd. Mother and babe are doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hill of Klamath Falls, were visitors in Cedarville last weekend. They returned to their home first of the week and were accompanied by their son, Ervin, who has been visiting in the valley for sometime. ~~~~~~ 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.