Monday, May 14, 2007 “Looking Back” is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the May 10, 2007 issue. Looking Back 113 Years Ago – 1894 BERT SPICER is now proprietor of the Alturas-Lakeview stage line, having taken possession last Saturday….J. M. Fisher came down from Jess Valley Monday and says the reservoir near Clear Lake gave way and tore things up considerably on Mrs. Sweeney’s ranch. Covered it with boulders and caused damage of about $5,000….Henry Weigert and Jack Parks had their buggy run away on Court Street and they drove (dove?) to safety just as the team and buggy spilled into the Pit River. This sight attracted quite a bit of excitement in the town on Monday. The buggy floated down river and was finally grappled near the China house. It was a total loss, estimated at $100. 93 Years Ago – 1914 SUPERVISORS WILL meet again this week to advertise for bids on the new courthouse. This is the third go around and it’s hoped a bidder can be found that can get the work started this spring….School has at last resumed in Cedarville following the Small Pox epidemic, Most all of the schools in the county have now closed for summer vacation….Miss Catherine Gloster will teach a private school this summer. 73 Years Ago – 1934 RAY METHVIN HAS GRADUATED FROM THE Curtis wright flying school in Los Angeles….Professor P.A. Sample of the New Pine Creed High School has been named an active member in the California Writers Club….food buys in Alturas: coffee 27 cents a pound, bananas 4 pounds for 19 cents, hamburger 13 cents a pound, 59 pound bag of flour is 49 cents. 53 Years Ago – 1954 JIM REID is the new Mayor of Alturas….Ingra ham’s Hardware is all ready for a gala Grand Opening on their new off-Main store….Temperatures soared to 85 above in Alturas this week….The VA has given an okay to Wes Judy to build 16 Veterans homes in Alturas. 44 Years Ago – 1963 THE MODOC High School trustees will give teachers a token $100 blanket pay raise in lieu of any actual increase in their pay schedule. The board noted that its’ income has continued to dwindle in recent years, largely caused by drastic reductions in the amount of forest service payments to the district….A wet spring has apparently come to an end as temperatures spared to above 70 this week and for the first time in years no moisture has been recorded. Let me refer to Miss Catherine Gloster, my first grade teacher. She was an institution in Alturas. She was a rather large woman and very busty to say the least. She ran a tight ship, and one of the things she refused to allow was left handed writing in her classroom. Since I was a lefty, she caused me to switch hands, at least in writing. Today I have poor penmanship and sometimes I cannot make up my mind whether to perform a task as a left handed person or as a right handed person. I really believe that decision of Miss Catherine, has cause me to be a little odd in many ways. My wife complains that I do most things just the opposite of the way she does them because she was born right-handed. Can you imagine what a success I might have been if Miss Catherine had let me remain a natural lefty instead of screwing my mind up for life? Ron Morgan Hope to see you all again next week. My paper delivery is qhite erratic. Some weeks I get two and some weeks none. However I transcribe them when they get here. Ron Morgan

Hello Ron, Loved your story about Miss Catherine Gloster. My non-fondest memory is getting my knuckles whacked by a Catholic nun in the first grade because I was caught talking when she had left the room for a minute. I have to think about how I can blame THAT experience on "screwing my mind up for life" Thanks for your little vignettes. Monica Schminck Museum, Lakeview ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald S. Morgan" <edron00@sbcglobal.net> To: <camodoc@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Ernest Oswald" <oscuts@aol.com> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 2:07 PM Subject: [CAMODOC] Looking back > Monday, May 14, 2007 > > “Looking Back” is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published > weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the May > 10, 2007 issue. > > Looking Back > > 113 Years Ago – 1894 > BERT SPICER is now proprietor of the Alturas-Lakeview stage line, having > taken possession last Saturday….J. M. Fisher came down from Jess Valley > Monday and says the reservoir near Clear Lake gave way and tore things up > considerably on Mrs. Sweeney’s ranch. Covered it with boulders and caused > damage of about $5,000….Henry Weigert and Jack Parks had their buggy run > away on Court Street and they drove (dove?) to safety just as the team and > buggy spilled into the Pit River. This sight attracted quite a bit of > excitement in the town on Monday. The buggy floated down river and was > finally grappled near the China house. It was a total loss, estimated at > $100. > > 93 Years Ago – 1914 > SUPERVISORS WILL meet again this week to advertise for bids on the new > courthouse. This is the third go around and it’s hoped a bidder can be > found that can get the work started this spring….School has at last > resumed in Cedarville following the Small Pox epidemic, Most all of the > schools in the county have now closed for summer vacation….Miss Catherine > Gloster will teach a private school this summer. > > 73 Years Ago – 1934 > RAY METHVIN HAS GRADUATED FROM THE Curtis wright flying school in Los > Angeles….Professor P.A. Sample of the New Pine Creed High School has been > named an active member in the California Writers Club….food buys in > Alturas: coffee 27 cents a pound, bananas 4 pounds for 19 cents, hamburger > 13 cents a pound, 59 pound bag of flour is 49 cents. > > 53 Years Ago – 1954 > JIM REID is the new Mayor of Alturas….Ingra ham’s Hardware is all ready > for a gala Grand Opening on their new off-Main store….Temperatures soared > to 85 above in Alturas this week….The VA has given an okay to Wes Judy to > build 16 Veterans homes in Alturas. > > 44 Years Ago – 1963 > THE MODOC High School trustees will give teachers a token $100 blanket pay > raise in lieu of any actual increase in their pay schedule. The board > noted that its’ income has continued to dwindle in recent years, largely > caused by drastic reductions in the amount of forest service payments to > the district….A wet spring has apparently come to an end as temperatures > spared to above 70 this week and for the first time in years no moisture > has been recorded. > > Let me refer to Miss Catherine Gloster, my first grade teacher. She was an > institution in Alturas. She was a rather large woman and very busty to say > the least. She ran a tight ship, and one of the things she refused to > allow was left handed writing in her classroom. Since I was a lefty, she > caused me to switch hands, at least in writing. Today I have poor > penmanship and sometimes I cannot make up my mind whether to perform a > task as a left handed person or as a right handed person. I really believe > that decision of Miss Catherine, has cause me to be a little odd in many > ways. My wife complains that I do most things just the opposite of the way > she does them because she was born right-handed. Can you imagine what a > success I might have been if Miss Catherine had let me remain a natural > lefty instead of screwing my mind up for life? > > Ron Morgan > > > > > Hope to see you all again next week. My paper delivery is qhite erratic. > Some weeks I get two and some weeks none. However I transcribe them when > they get here. > > Ron Morgan > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAMODOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >