SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD, CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1933 FORMER ALTURAN DRINKS POISON BODY INTERRED IN ALTURAS CEMETERY SUNDAY William Meyers, Jr., Alturas young man, son of William Meyers, Sr., of Oakland, last Thursday afternoon went into the bathroom where he was rooming at Redding and later came out and told those present that he took a drink out of the wrong bottle and that he was going to lie down and take a long sleep. The bottle contained carbolic acid. It has not been determined if he took the drink with suicidal intention or accidentally; he died an agonizing death during the night. His remains were brought to Alturas Sunday by ambulance and the funeral was held from the Kerr Chapel that afternoon. (1:6) J. E. NILES HONORED AT 80TH BIRTHDAY J. E. Niles was the guest of honor at a dinner party May 28th given by his daughter, Mrs. Merle Dolezal and husband, John Dolezal at their home, commemorating Mr. Niles’ 80th birthday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Pickard, Mr. and Mrs. Vet Niles, of Adin, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Summers, Mr. and Mrs. William Frailey, Scotty Hutton, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Niles and the host and hostess. Mr. Niles is one of the best known pioneers in northeastern California, attaining prominence in the Odd Fellows’ lodge and as a hotel man, the Alturas Hotel Niles being established by him. Several years ago, Mr. Niles sold his hotel intending to retire, but work is instilled in his bones and he purchased the Alhambra theatre of which he is now proprietor and Mr. Dolezal, manager. – Plaindealer DEATH OF SURPRISE VALLEY MATRON Died in Oakland, Cal., May 30, 1933, Fannie Elizabeth Simpson-Barber, beloved wife of L. J. Barber of Eagleville, Cal.; loving mother of Mrs. Echo S. Roos of Sacramento, Mrs. Barbara Van Harlingen of Oakland and Earl Simpson of Los Angeles; sister of Mrs. Earl Clover of Sacramento and Mrs. J. B. Pyles of Pomona. She was a native of California. Funeral services were held Thursday, June 1, at 10:30 A. M. at the Fruitvale Chapel of Clarence N. Cooper, Fruitvale Ave, at E. 16th St., Oakland, Cal. (2:2) Born May 16, 1933, at Rio Vista, Cal., to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stanley, a daughter, - Nellie Louise Stanley Ival A. Barber and father, of Eagleville, returned last Friday from Oakland, where they had been to attend the funeral of Mrs. L. J. Barber, who passed away at that place on May 30th. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1933 Mrs. Emma Betts and grandson, Ralph Cavin, arrived here last week from Sterling, Kansas and will be here for a time visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cavin. Cressler Robinson, Warner valley stockman and rancher was in town today attending to business matters and visiting with his father, Attorney B. B. Robinson, of the place. Miss Marie Espil, who has been attending Armstrong Business College, in Berkeley, for the past term, returned home last week to spend the summer vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Espil, of this place. Miss Ina H. Stiner and mother, Mrs. Jessie Stiner of Porterville, accompanied by Miss Gracie Stiner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stiner, of this place, arrived here Monday to spend their summer vacation visiting relatives and friends. Miss Gracie is a student in the Fresno State College. Marjorie and Betty Stevens have returned to the south after a few days visit with their mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stevens. Mrs. George Gerald has been visiting in Cedarville with her son and family, C. E. Stevens. Mrs. A. R. Johnstone, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Joe Moosa, arrived from Winnemucca last week. Mrs. Johnstone has been visiting with her daughter for the past three weeks. EDGAR MILSAP KILLED AT SUSANVILLE SUSANVILLE YOUTH IS CRUSHED Edgar Milsap, prominent Susanville youth, was killed there instantly last Thursday, while loading logs for the Lassen Lumber and Box Company. He was 21 years old. Milsap was working at the Willard’s Camp of the Box Company and was struck by a falling log. His chest was crushed; the accident occurred shortly after 1 o’clock, p. m. (4:3) REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Transfers for the month of May. Reported by O. D. Morgan, title Service and Notary Public. Laurence McHugh to Mrs. Alice Hawkins, Lease, 240 acres North of Alturas. John J. Potter to Elmer Lorenz, Deed, Lots, town of Lookout. Avis Morrison to Herself and Family, Declaration of Homestead, Alturas Resident. Fred Reynolds et al., to Pleasant Mining Company, Deed, Willow Ranch. Lester L. Tyrell to Ralph L. Holmes, Deed, 670 acres, South of Adin. Ralph L. Holmes and wife to John C. Cummings and wife, 760 acres, south of Adin. Marie Powers to Herself and Family. Declaration of Homestead, near Eagleville. C. A. Higgins, Jr., to Himself and Family, Declaration of Homestead, Northeast of Adin. John Wall to A. E. Sweeney and wife, Deed, Alturas lots. Lake Shore Company to U. S. A., Deed, 80 acres, North of Davis Creek. U. S. A. to Walter Criss, Patent, 320 acres, North of Lookout. Rebecca Jane Derevan to Joseph Derevan, Deed West Alturas Property. Same to Mabel Pratt, Deed, West Alturas property. Same to Addie Cannon, Deed, West Alturas property. Same to Joseph Derevan, Deed, West Alturas property. Same to Mary Close, Deed, West Alturas property. Same to Anna L. Derevan, Deed, West Alturas property. Same to Phillip Derevan, Deed, West Alturas property. Same to Lenora Fisher, Deed, West Alturas property. Same to Alice Toreson, Deed, West Alturas property. Agnes Gould to Gerald Gould, Lease, 480 acres, North of Lookout. William M. Spolek, Deed, 55.2 acres, Tule Lake Section. Florence A. Mullins to Herself and Family, Declaration of Homestead, Cedarville residence. Annie E. Duke to Royal E. Williams, Assignment of Certificate of Purchase. A. E. Martin to W. T. Owens, Deed, 320 acres, Tule Lake Section. Mrs. Barbara Beyrele and daughter of Oakland is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Bush for a few weeks. Sid Street left for Oakland last Friday, where he was called to the bedside of his wife, who recently underwent a serious operation at the Peralta Hospital there. The operation was successful, but we are informed that there must be another operation and that Mrs. Street is in a critical condition. (THE OBITUARY FOR JOHN R. BONNER WAS NOT IN THE PAPER OF JUNE 7TH OR JUNE 14TH) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1933 BERT LIZEE MEETS WITH ACCIDENT GOES THROUGH AIR 33 FEET: SLIDES 90 FEET AND STOPS Yesterday afternoon, Bert Lizee, of the local quarantine station and party narrowly escaped death or serious injury when the Buick coupe Lizee was driving left the culvert in front of the F. E. Bush place, one mile south of town and skidded sideways for over seventy-five yards, then going over the embankment into Deep Creek. From where the car left the highway to the place where it landed in the creek was thirty-three feet or more and after landing, it slid to a stop some ninety feet further on in the creek bed where it came to a stop. None of the occupants of the car were injured, except for minor bruises and a shock. The front axle, head lamps and other paraphernalia about the front of the machine was badly wrecked. Eighty-four feet of fencing was taken out by the force of the coupe and it is thought by those who witnessed the wreck that the heavy wire fencing saved the occupants from being killed. A. K. Sweet and another man were there at the time of the wreck. The cause of the wreck is blamed to that of the rear tire going flat and speed. Mr. H. C. Tuttle, formerly of this place, but now located at Gilroy called on the Strotts family last Saturday. He drove over Saturday from Burney Falls where he is on vacation with friends. He returned the same day. He hopes to make a longer stay next time. MRS. ARNEL AND SON HELD TO ANSWER Mrs. J. A. Arnel and son, Oral, charged with tearing down and removing two houses in the former Arnel homestead property, southeast of Alturas to Lake City, were given a preliminary hearing Monday and held to answer in the Superior Court. Bail for two was at $500. James Porter and Attorney Oscar Gibbons signing for the same, so the two were released. – Plaindealer MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT The record is in receipt of the announcement of the marriage of Miss Melmoth Lavina Stanley and Floyd C. Emig, at Calistoga, Napa County, Cal., June 11th, 1933. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stanley, of Berkeley, Cal., and a cousin of ye editor. The RECORD extend congratulations to the newly weds and may they live long and prosper. J. P. Seminario is in San Francisco this week where he is receiving medical treatment. John Stewart, formerly of Surprise Valley, arrived last week from El Cerrito and is spending a couple of weeks here visiting his sons, Lee and Jim. Lassen Mail: Mrs. Inez Hatch went to Marysville Wednesday where she joined her mother, Mrs. Webb Spalding, sister, Miss Cora Spalding and son Freddie Hatch, who will spend a month in Los Angeles and the remainder of the summer in Cedarville. Fall River Tidings: Otho Stewart returned to his home in Cassel, Thursday morning from the bay region, where he has been for sometime, because of prolonged illness. R. F. Neasham of Manteca is here this week visiting his mother, Mrs. Ella Neasham, of this place. Edgar Harris is busy with his two big trucks this week hauling William Rinehart’s wool from Guano to the railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Adams of San Jose are spending their vacation with Mr. Adams mother, Mrs. L. R. Adams of Eagleville. Bob Sweet, who is enrolled on the Conservation work came in from Long-bell Camp for a few days last week. Sweet cut his foot with an ax while working at the camp, which accounts for his lay-off. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hudspeth of San Francisco arrived here last week and are spending a two weeks’ vacation visiting with relatives and friends at Eagleville. Mrs. Harold Powers and son, Jackie spent last Friday in Cedarville with her mother, Mrs. Simon Bennett. Jesse Latham, senior quarantine inspector of the Cedarville Quarantine Station, left last week for Watsonville, where he was called to attend the funeral of his brother, who had passed away there a short time ago. (4:6) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28TH, 1933 MRS. Sam BATY PASSES AT HOME IN ADEL, Oregon Mrs. Alice Baty, wife of Sam Baty of Adel, died at her home at that place this morning. No particulars are available nor any announcement as to the time and place of the funeral as we go to press. (1:4) MRS. PAULINE HAASE SUCCUMBS THIS MORNING Mrs. Pauline Haase, wife of A. G. Haase of Eagleville, passed away at that place this morning after a lingering illness. at this time, we have no information as to the time of the funeral. (1:4) MOVING TO Lakeview Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hill have leased the "Harvey House" in Lakeview and expect to move there shortly to take charge of the place. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bennett will be in charge of the Surprise Valley Mineral Wells after the Hills leave. T. A. SAMMIS DIES IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. T. A. Sammis, father of Mrs. Fletcher L. Walker, died last Friday at his home in Minneapolis following a lingering illness. Mr. Sammis was eighty-six years of age at the time of his death and had been in a poor state of health for sometime previous to his demise. Burial was made in Minneapolis on Monday of this week. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Fletcher L. Walker and two sons, W. D. Sammis of Minneapolis and T. A. Sammis, Jr., of Dalles, Oregon. (3:5) Rodney Deamer, who for the past three years has been a resident of Selby, Texas returned to Cedarville last Saturday, where he will visit with his father, Jim Deamer of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Tel Strief and Mr. and Mrs. Swen Brevod and children of San Jose arrived in Surprise Valley last week, where they have been visiting with their many old time friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Dwight Penland of Denio, Oregon were in Cedarville last week visiting with Mr. and Mrs. George Penland of this place. Mrs. Nannie Daniels, Mrs. Roy Hobbs and Bill Hays left for Oakland last Wednesday evening, where they went to be at the bedside of Mrs. Thelma Gross, who is seriously ill at that place. Mrs. J. H. Westervelt is reported to be critically ill at her home this week. Born at their home in Eagleville, California, June the 14th, 1933 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Minto, a son. Born at the Allen ranch, south of Cedarville, June the 19th, 1933 to Mr. and Mrs. Wylie I. Allen, a son. ~~~~~~ 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.