Thursday, October 13, 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 October 6, 2005 issue. Looking Back) 87 Years Ago – 1918 THE FOLLOWING eight young men will leave Alturas October 15 for Spokane, WA to enter the Government Technical School for Automobiles. These young men volunteered for the call issued last week by the War Department: Warren L,. Lytle, Alturas; Wm Cantrall, Likely; Harry A. Crowl, Alturas; Bob Shelton, Adin; Everett Royce, Cedarville; Albert J. Smith, Alturas; Edward A. Chambers, Alturas; George E. Kimball, Alturas….This afternoon as young Lindauer was starting out of town with a four mule team of supplies for his ranch, the reach of the wagon broke and the mules ran away, turning the wagon over and distributing the provisions on the street. Young Lindauer, fortunately, was not injured. 67 Years Ago - 1938 EDWARD CONWELL is following the footsteps of his late father, S.D. Conwell, for many years optometrist in Alturas, when he opened his business office for the practice of optometry in Bill Mayben’s Jewelry Shop on Main Street in Alturas this week. Edward graduated last May from the University of California School of Optometry and is a licensed optometrist….Plans of the Modoc Forest call for the planting of some 450,000 trees on about 800 acres of the Sugar Hill burn during the fall and spring planting seasons….Surprise Valley suffered a severe storm on Wednesday in comparison with the storm in Alturas. There were two traveling optometrists that came to Alturas during the late 1920’s and early 30’s. One was a Dr. Goble from Eureka, and Ed’s dad. Later the Conwell’s settled in Alturas. Ed was a top notch optometrist and a great asset as a citizen in Alturas. He was small, wiry, and always a busy man. He had a great sense of humor and was one of the best all around card player in town. Ron Morgan