SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1933 FRACTURES RIGHT FOOT IN FALL FROM HAYSTACK While getting off a stack of hay last Monday, Glen Teller, who is working for A. L. Baty had the misfortune of fracturing his right ankle. He was brought to Dr. Kennedy, who sent him on to Alturas, where his injured ankle was X-rayed. At this time we hear that he is getting along fine. LAKE CITY NEWS Richard Largent came home from Lakeview Saturday where he had been visiting with his cousin, Miss Alta Kafayder. Raspberries are ripe in this locality. They are quite scarce and only about one-third crop is reported. Mrs. Grace Carter is suffering with a burned foot; we have not yet heard how bad. EAGLEVILLE ITEMS Dean Wilson carried a broad smile over the weekend while his mother and brother, Floyd were over from Fall River Mills to help him with the daily routine. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Parman and son, Wayne and wife, of Riverside are visiting at the Jesse Parman home. It is their first visit to the old home in nearly ten years. Last Sunday, Joe Leonard and bride motored thru town. Joe is a well known lamb and wool buyer of this section and the bride was Miss Adell Clemans, of Reno. We hear they expect to make their future home in San Francisco. We hear that Dr. Kennedy has been busy carving again and this time Miss Mary Erramouspe is the victim. Mary had her appendix removed last Friday and is reported to be getting along quite well. Mr. and Mrs. Mustizer, of Los Angeles, who were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Nolan last week are now spending a few days with the Atkinsons at Lake City. Mrs. Mustizer was formerly Miss Teddy Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown, who were old time residents of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Young are now being visited by their daughter and grandson, Mrs. Ferguson and Bobby. Mrs. Young, who fell during the winter and broke her ankle, is slowly improving and Mrs. Young who is also an invalid is now feeling quite well. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kelley and family also of Gerlach are spending several days with Mrs. Kelley’s mother, Mrs. Martha Cook. Mrs. Hurby McDaniels and family of Klamath Falls have been visiting their mother, Mrs. Jeddy Brown. Also Rex Brown and family of Stockton are visiting Mrs. Brown this week. Menta McDaniels, of Yuba City, returned home after haying a few days for R. O. Ward. He brought peaches and apricots to Wimers’ and exchanged for berries and honey. Glad we can produce something the lower country uses. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9, 1933 CEDARVILLE BOY WINS MARKSMAN MEDAL AT C.M.T.C. Cedarville had but on representative at the Citizens’ Military Training Camp at the Presidio of Monterey. The camp closes August 4th and Rodney Diemer will be returning home after thirty days of outdoor life spent on the picturesque Monterey Peninsula. Training at the C.M.T.C. stresses not only the military aspects of a soldier’s life, but every boy is required to participate in two hours of athletics each day and receives an extensive course in citizenship. During his stay at the C.M.T.C., Rodney was winner of a rifle marksman’s medal. He also was a member of the Company B Basketball team. BREAKS RIGHT ANKLE ON JUMPING FROM STACK Freddie Pickerel, of Eagleville, had the misfortune of breaking his right ankle one day last week, when he jumped off of a low stack onto a shock of hay. The hay failing to hold him up and thus let him land on the hard ground caused the fracture. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Weisendanger and daughter, Jean, of Klamath Falls spent Sunday in Cedarville visiting with their aunt, Mrs. Carrie Wood. Miss Mary Erramouspe, who was recently operated on at Alturas for appendicitis was able to return to her home at Eagleville last week and is reported doing well. Jimmie Johnson, (Indian) sustained a broken thigh last week while working at the Bear Ranch. In some manner, he was caught in the nets and was thrown from the stack. He was taken to the Hospital at Alturas for treatment. Mrs. Emma Addington, old-time resident of this place, is reported quite ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Metzker at Alturas. We hope to hear of her recovery soon. Mrs. R. D. Watson, sister of Mrs. Thomas J. Wylie, who has been visiting for a while with relatives and friends in Surprise Valley departed for her home in Trail, Oregon, last Saturday. Elliott Vernon was here last week, visiting with his sister, Mrs. Grace Stanley. LAKE CITY NEWS A number of our people took in the dedication of the M.V.D.P., Inc., Creamery at Cedarville Sunday. All report a wonderful time and a record breaking crowd. Mrs. Joshua Strief spent Sunday with Mrs. Stiner. The other members of the family going on to Cedarville to partake of the festivities there. Paul McAfee returned home last Monday from the south-land. He makes his home with his aunt, Mrs. Jane Wallace. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1933 ACCIDENT IS FATAL TO LAKE CITY WOMAN CAR GOES OVER GRADE MRS. LETTA VARBLE SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES SUSTAINED FUNERAL HELD AT LAKE CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON Last Saturday morning while on their way to Fall River Mills, W. S. Painter and Mrs. Letta Varble, of Lake City, met with an accident which resulted fatally to the latter; the front brake n the Ford Pick-up which they were in, locked on them, thus causing the car to go over the grade at the foot of the Adin Mountain. Mrs. Varble was thrown some distance and sustained injuries which caused her death a short time after. Painter, who was driving, was also thrown from the car and sustained a broken shoulder and many bruises. Mrs. Letta Varble, 59, was a native of New York and came to California about two years ago and has since made her home in Lake City. She is the mother of Mrs. Sam Streig, of that place, formerly of New York. Funeral rites were held at Lake City Monday afternoon under the auspices of the Baptist Church. Painter is in the Alturas Hospital being treated for injuries received and is reported doing well. The car was not wrecked to any great extent. (1:2) Mrs. M. L. Fitzgerald and daughter, Miss Rene were reported on the sick list during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wheeler spent Sunday afternoon in Fort Bidwell visiting friends. And come to think of it, it seems that L. A. took his fishing pole along and tried his luck in Bidwell Creek, but from what we can understand, he was somewhat "regusted" with the size of the fish and threw the minnows all back in the creek. Tom Quirk and family and Ashley Murdock and family of Gerlach, passed through Cedarville last Sunday on their way to Bittner, Nevada, where they went to visit with Lem Toney, who is working for William Rinehart at that place. Mr. Toney accompanied them back to Cedarville, where he will remain for a few days visiting. Mrs. Maude Keeney, formerly of this place, was in Cedarville Monday, visiting old time friends. On July 5th, she had the misfortune to lose her hotel property in Lookout by fire. She has not decided where she will locate. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1933 WHERE DID CEDARVILLE GET ITS NAME? Cedarville – Cedarville, Modoc County, is presumed by one historian to have been named for a giant Cedar standing near the town and from the desire of John H. Bonner, a pioneer, to keep alive the memories of Cedarville, Ohio, near which town he was reared. LOCKED BRAKES WERE NOT CAUSE OF PAINTER WRECK In the article regarding the auto accident of W. S. Painter, which appeared last week, we were misinformed as to the cause of the accident. We stated that it was caused by the front brakes locking on the Ford Pick-up, which is the case. It is now said the cause of the wreck was too much speed on a curve and we desire to correct the former statement. In fact elsewhere in this issue there appears a story giving (the rest of this article was cut off from the paper) MYSTERY CAR MAKES ITSELF AT HOME W. S. Jacobs, who lives on a ranch just east of the Lake City School House is at a loss to determine the wants of a mysterious automobile, which was occupied by a woman and two men. While Mr. Jacobs was taking a bath late one afternoon, the car entered the road side gate, drove around the barn yard through another gate into the meadow and went to the lower end of his field, near the divide fence. Mrs. Jacobs watched the car from the house, the car was stopped and the occupants packed from the car, which Mrs. Jacobs is certain was a five gallon can filled with something terrible heavy, as it seemed all the two men could do was to lift it and pack it away to the willows. This seemed queer that they would enter without permission, but yet as the heat was at its best, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs thought perhaps that some of the neighbors had gone to the meadow to enjoy a lunch. About an hour passed, when the car came back, drove out the big gate and soon disappeared up the highway. While Mr. Jacobs was busy milking early the next morning, once more the car came around the barn out of the meadow to the road at a high rate of speed and turned north towards Fort Bidwell. Such quick movements kept the owner of this farm from reaching them, but he noticed that the car did not have any license plates on the back. It still remains a mystery as to what their motive meant, and the contents of that heavy can will perhaps never be known. LAKE CITY NEWS Aunt Jane Jones is moving to Bieber to be with her son Raymond, who is employed as cheese maker in the factory of the Mountain Valley Dairy Products, Inc., at that place. We regret to have aunt Jane go on this visit, as for Lake City won’t be the same with out her genial smile and kind words to everyone. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Vernon will occupy her home this winter. Mrs. Nellie Anderson has been suffering quite badly from an attack of plant poisoning. She is reported better at this writing. Mrs. Lizzie Wimer is visiting with her son, Grover and family. The funeral of Mrs. Marie Varbles was held at the Baptist Church here last Monday afternoon. Elder Griffith assisted by Rev. Vinyard preached the funeral sermon. Mrs. Varble came here over two years ago and made many friends who regret her passing. Being of Salvation Army creed and she carried it into her daily life and was a kind friend and neighbor. May God deal with her as she dealt by her fellowmen. Mr. W. S. Painter was brought over from the General Hospital in Alturas last Friday, by Mrs. George Greiner. He is recovering from his recent auto accident. HITS THUMB WITH HAMMER Yep, Clyde Hayes can’t aim as straight with his hammer as he can with his trusty rifle, for last week, while hammering on a piece of iron, he evidently mistook his thumb for the iron and mashed it badly with the hammer against the anvil. Dog gone it, anyway, Clyde, haven’t we told you a lot of times that the hammer and the ax are the wives’ implements and you should not be using them. MAN KILLED BETWEEN CARS AT WHITEHORSE A man was killed at WhiteHorse last Saturday by being crushed between a railroad freight car and gas locomotive that he was attempting to couple together. According to report reaching here, the man was an Italian known as "Jocko", about 40 years old, a lumber company employee. The switch engine had a long drawbar and as the engine neared the freight car the drawbar, instead of meeting the car coupling, went under the car body. "Jocko" was crushed between the car and engine and lived only five minutes after he was taken out. He was said to be a single man. (2:2) L. A. Wheeler spent Sunday at Lily Lake trying to catch a limit of the finny tribe. Mrs. Kate Street, wife of S. V. Street is reported seriously ill at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester of Orland. Stewart Neasham, who has been staying with his grandmother, Mrs. Ella Neasham this summer, left for El Cerrito last week to visit his mother. In the Creamery story last week appeared the name of Elmer Thomas as manager of the Cedarville plant; his given name is Eldon and is more familiarly known as "Toots", among his friends. EAGLEVILLE NEWS Mrs. Elmore Muiri has returned from San Francisco, where she went for medical advice. Her condition is much improved. Word was received Sunday of the death of Mr. Reeder, father of Joe Reeder of the Bear Ranch. The son left immediately for Sacramento to attend the funeral. The deceased was a resident of this vicinity for over fifty years, but left about eight years ago to try and regain his health. He has been and invalid for several years. (4:4) Mr. Pete Heard is up from Fresno to enjoy a few months of cooler weather. A report has been received here recently that Gail Reed, formerly of this place, but now with the C.C.C. Camps had two bones in his back broken. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 1933 GRASS FIRE GETS AWAY While burning weeds in the Conklin field last weekend, the fire got beyond control, which caused considerable alarm to the neighborhood for a time until a trench was plowed around the burning weeds, which checked its spread. No serious damage resulted in the blaze. Roy Gooch is here this week from Los Angeles visiting with relatives and friends. George PEACOCK HELD ON INSANITY CHARGE George Peacock of Cedarville was arrested in Alturas last Saturday afternoon on an "insanity charge", which was sworn to by A. A. Rachford, constable of Alturas township. He was placed in the county jail and his hearing will come up this morning. Deputy Sheriff Ray Tierney was over Monday subpoenaing witnesses for the hearing. Little Bobbie Ogle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ogle, of Lakeview, is visiting with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wheeler, this week. MARRIED IN CEDARVILLE SATURDAY Married – At the M.E. Parsonage, Cedarville, Cal., Saturday afternoon, August 26, 1933, Leiland A. Dees, of Eagleville and Miss Leila Edna Sweeney, of Fort Bidwell, Cal.; Rev. Virgil A. Vinyard, officiating. Their many friends wish them a happy and prosperous journey through life. SURPRISE PIONEER PASSES AT SANTA CRUZ RECENTLY Joseph REEDER FORMERLY OF EAGLEVILE SUCCUMBS TO LINGERING ILLNESS Joseph Mansel Reeder for many years a resident of Eagleville, California, died in Santa Cruz, Cal., August 19, 1933. He was born in Columbus, May 3, 1853, being at the date of his death 80 years, 3 months and 16 days. He came to California in 1884. In 1898, he moved to Modoc County, where he made his home until about 3 years ago, when he went to San Jose in hopes of improving his health. The last two years of his life were spent in Santa Cruz. His wife and four daughters, Mrs. Maude Crawford of Beggs, Oklahoma, Mrs. Roxie Baty and Mrs. Naomi Avonx of Santa Cruz, and Mrs. Margaret Peterson of San Jose; and five sons, Joseph Reeder of Eagleville, William Reeder of Reno, Nevada, Albert N. Reeder of Sacramento and James Reeder of Santa Cruz. (1:5) Born near Lake City, Cal., Aug. 19, 1933 to Mr. and Mrs. Myron Quirk, a son. Fred Stanley, of Oakland, was here for a few days last week visiting his mother, Mrs. Grace Stanley, and attending to business matters. His wife has been seriously ill for some time but is now reported out of danger. FEEL DRINKS, LETS BOY DRIVE; DEATH RESULTS Bieber (LASSEN COUNTY) AUGUST 25TH Herman Swanson "was feeling the drinks all right" after he "drank a little beer", he testified at a coroners inquest here. And he permitted Lyall Morley, 15, to drive Swanson’s heavy motor truck. The truck, with the boy ran off the state highway grade in Nubieber turned upside down and killed Lyall. Swanson was not hurt much. Officer H. T. Hendricks of the State Highway Patrol told the jury that the boy did not have a drivers license and was too young to obtain one, and that it is a violation of the law to permit him to drive the truck. The jury then returned a verdict of death by an accident. Hendricks then cited Swanson to appear before Justice W. B. Philliber here on August 30th and answer a charge of illegally allowing a person to operate a motor vehicle under 16 years of age. Lyall’s funeral was held last Wednesday afternoon. He was a son of Arthur Morley of Nubieber. Swanson is a logger for the Gooch Lumber Company near Nubieber. (2:2) CHILD IS BORN WITH ONE TOOTH Bieber, (Lassen County), August 26 – the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ditmanson of Bieber claims the early teething title. He had a tooth when he was born this week. It is a lower front one. Miss Mable Goodrich, new home economics and language teacher of the Surprise Valley Union High School arrived here in Cedarville last Friday. She will take up her position Monday, when the high school starts its fall term. LAKE CITY NEWS Lake City Baptist Church Celebrates 65th Anniversary Sunday, August 27th was a jubilee day for the Lake City Baptist Church. It celebrated its 65th anniversary. We believe this to be the oldest church in Modoc County. Old members came from all over to celebrate and enjoy the day with the church here. Elder G. W. Reynolds came from his pastorate in Oregon to be with the loved church of his boyhood days. What a record of good this church has! How many ups and downs, trials and tribulations it has withstood, only the old-faithful members know. It has by far the largest Sunday attendance of any church that we have attended in Modoc County in years. Friends and neighbors brought their lunches and a day of rejoicing was enjoyed by all. (George Washington "Wash" was my great uncle. He was living in Silver Lake, Lake County, Oregon at this time. BCR) The many friends of Mrs. Joshua Strief were delighted to have her with them at the church anniversary and picnic. EAGLEVILLE NEWS LASSEN BOY KILLED William Morley, 15, of Bieber was killed near that city Tuesday, when a truck he was driving plunged over the grade. An investigation is being made by the Lassen County authorities. (4:4) ~~~~~~ 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.