SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1933 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED RECENTLY MISS MARGARET HILL AND Mr. PHILIP PETERSON TO WED During a formal valentine dinner at Lambda Chapter of Phi Omega Pi, Monday February 13th, Miss Margaret T. Hill of Cedarville announced her engagement to Mr. Philip H. Peterson of Fort Bidwell. The Chapter house was decorated with spring flowers and the mode of announcement was un keeping with the occasion. Miss Hill is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hill, a Junior at the University of California at Berkeley and an officer of the Phi Omega Pi sorority. Mr. Peterson is the son of Mrs. Sadie Peterson, of Fort Bidwell, Cal. No date has been set for the wedding. GONE TO THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS Old Annie (Indian woman) died at her camp west of town last Wednesday morning. She was an old timer here and lived quietly alone, plying her vocation, that of glove-making, at which she adept. Her funeral was held Thursday afternoon at the Indian burial grounds, south of town. (1:2) DOUBLE FUNERAL FOR LASSEN COUPLE The double funeral of Willard P. Carrick and his wife, Mrs. Jessie Carrick, of Susanville, was held at that place last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Carrick died Sunday night and her husband died Monday morning, just twelve hours apart, of pneumonia. On Monday evening, Elmer Gerking, a brother of Mrs. Carrick, was taken to the hospital with the same ailment and last Tuesday night the Carrick’s oldest boy, 19, was taken to the hospital with pneumonia. (1:2) EARLY HISTORY OF SURPRISE In a recent issue of the RECORD under the caption of "Early Surprise Valley Pioneer gives data on first teacher in Valley", Mr. Felix Allen recently gave some history, which I as a pioneer, wish to correct or put Mr. Allen straight as to the subject mentioned. The first school taught in the Valley was by Miss Maria Ford in 1866 in a one room of a double log house built by Jim Kellogg and Neal Powley on what is still called the Powley place just north of the Paul Robinson ranch. In the early summer of 1867 the school house at Lake City (Spoken of as logs and poles) was built and Ebenezer Orn taught a short term in the fall of that year and another short term the following spring. Then came Leonard Coulter, who taught the first winter school. So far as I know, Mr. Allen is correct in regard to the school at Goose Creek, except the date, which was the summer of 1869, when the house was ready, Miss Sarah A. Dickenson, better known as Mrs. Angeline Shartel, was engaged as teacher. However, there were a number of schools in the valley before this one; Miss Susan Buchanan taught an early school at Bidwell, she afterwards became Mrs. W. B. Whittemore. At a spot, Gravelly Ford, not far south of the Mrs. Kate Street place, a Mr. Rickey opened a school before Cedarville had one. About the whipping of Bill Glenn; the soldiers were after three men. Glenn Johnnie Cannon and I think the third one was Tom Lang; there had been trouble between them over their gambling, a soldier or two had been shot in Lake City and hearing of a dance to be held at Goose Creek, the soldiers thought it a good chance to get even. Tom Lang did not attend the dance, Bill Glenn had gone to Lake City for more whiskey, leaving Cannon the only one in attendance. Some of the soldiers surrounded the building while others entered – when Cannon saw the soldiers at the door, he jumped out of a window, hearing the click of guns, he sprang back thru the window and hid in the crowd. The soldiers ordered every one out of the house, single file, thinking to catch him that way. Miss Maria Ford was quite a tall lady and wore a long green cloth cloak. Cannon, being a small man, slipped under her cloak and passed out without detection. He ran down into the lowlands near the lake, reaching Lake City early in the morning, where friends hid him till the trouble was over. Bill Glenn did not fare so well, a group of soldiers met him in the road and whipped him soundly; he too was cared for in Lake City until able to travel when he left the valley. Some two weeks later, Tom Lang disappeared over night and it was thought the soldiers caught and whipped him to death, killed his horse and threw both over the bluff at the foot of Neasham Hill, the lake at that time being full of water. Earlier than this, a man named Goff was hung to the cross bean of a wagon gate that led to the brown ranch near Lake City. Some of the rope hung there for years until worn out by the wind and the weather. The man killed by Bill Powers was a stranger by the name of McManus and not Hugh McManus, as stated by Mr. Allen. Hugh McManus was a resident of Fort Bidwell for many years and was there gathered to his fathers. The origin of the name of Cedarville has been questioned. In early days, Main Street ran in front of the old log cabin in the Park; at the crossing of the north fork of Cedar Creek stood a lone Cedar tree, a fine specimen and the only one so low down in the valley and from that tree the name was taken. A year or two later, a covered wagon was seen camped at the tree, the next morning the wagon and the tree were both gone, the tree to supply fuel and the vandals of the covered wagon to parts unknown. The fire charred stump stood by the roadside for many years, a reminder of the willful destruction of a thing of beauty and the pride of Cedarville. Mark Fitzgerald was the first child born at the county seat of Modoc County, then Dorris Bridge, October 28th, 1874. Mrs. M. L. Fitzgerald Pioneer of 1867 YOUTH PASSES THURSDAY AFTER ILLNESS OF SEVERAL WEEKS OBSEQUIES OF BOYD HERREN HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON After an illness of but a few weeks, Ronald Boyd Herren (Herrin), 15-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Herren passed away at the Hotel Surprise on February 24th, 1933. Being bedfast for only a very short time, his death came as a shock to his many friends, as well as the entire community. His funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the M. E. Church, Rev. Virgil A. Vinyard conducted the services, assisted by the choir Directed by undertaker Lloyd Tripp. Six of his boy friends acted as pallbearers and his remains were tenderly laid to test in the Cedarville cemetery by the side of his little brother, who passed away several years ago. Ronald Boyd Herren was born at Cedarville, November 27th, 1917 and passed to the Great Beyond February 24th, 1933, at the age of 15 years, 2 months and 27 days. He was a graduate of the elementary school and since that time has taken an active part in the work on his fathers’ ranch in Nevada, where he was stricken with the illness, which removed him from our midst. He leaves to mourn his passing his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Herren, of Vya, Nevada; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Strotts, of Cedarville; six aunts, a number of cousins and a host of friends. He was of a lovable nature that invited friendships to which he was deeply loyal. Although he is with us no longer, his memory will be cherished by all who knew him. (1:6) OBITUARY OF MRS W. L. SHIRK Funeral services were held here last Saturday afternoon for Mrs. W. H. Shirk, who passed away at her home in Berkeley last Tuesday evening. The body was shipped via Klamath Falls and arrived here Saturday afternoon and the funeral was held late that day. Several members of the Lakeview Eastern Star Chapter were present at the funeral, despite the extremely cold weather that day. Her remains were laid to rest beside her husband, whose passing occurred in Lakeview, in 1917. A number of old time friends from Lakeview were here to attend the last rites, while many who could not come dispatched floral tokens. Mrs. Shirk, whose maiden name was Anna Crow, was born in Plumas County, California, where she spent the early years of her life. She was married December 26, 1881, to William H. Shirk and then the young couple secured a large tract of land in Harney County, Oregon and engaged in the cattle business. In 1900 they disposed of the stock interests and moved to Reno and a little later to Lakeview. In 1905 Mr. Shirk with a number of Lakeview businessmen, organized the First National Bank of Lakeview, which later merged with the Commercial National Bank. After a number of years in the banking business in which he gained a wide circle of friends. Mr. Shirk died suddenly from a heart attack. After this sad loss Mrs. Shirk moved to Berkeley to make her home. A son and a daughter were born to Mr. and Mrs. Shirk, C. L. Shirk, popularly known as Roy, is a resident of Oakland, California. The daughter, Hazel, died at the age of sixteen months. Mrs. Shirk was active in fraternal and religious organizations in the community in which she made her home. She leaves relatives and a host of warm friends who deeply regret her death. (1:6) MODOC STOCKMAN NEARS EIGHTY-SIXTH BIRTHDAY Likely, Cal., February 29 – Many changes in northeastern California have been witnessed by John D. Flournoy, who celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday last Saturday, since he settled here with his young bride n 1871. During the years Flournoy has not only built up a large fortune in lands and cattle, but has found time to serve his community in many ways as well. Flournoy is living in Alturas the winter with his helpmate, who has shared his joys and sorrows for almost fifty-five years. Mrs. Flournoy herself was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Jackson, of Contra Costa County, who were among the earliest pioneers of California. Flournoy, as a lad of 17 in 1864, rode all the way on horseback from Missouri to Southern Oregon, driving a large band of cattle. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1933 Mrs. Bud Lewis is caring for mother, Mrs. Bob Young, who is slowly improving ~~~~~~ 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.