Thursday, November 17, 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 November 3, 2005 issue. Looking Back 97 Years Ago 1908 THE AUTO will soon overtake the horse. H.E. Barker, manager of the Alturas-Lakeview stage line, says that his company intends on placing autos on the stage line next spring. Alturas will then be the terminus of the NCO Railroad and Mr. Barker intends to keep up with the march of improvements . The town baseball team beat the high school in a spirited game on Sunday, 12 to 8. 87 Years Ago 1918 THE Great War that will truly end all wars is over. In Alturas the celebration was minimal as the news had been expected for several days and there were many false reports concerning the cessation of the fighting. Numerous cases of influenza and fatal results of the disease served to temper the celebration . Incomplete returns show that Wm. Stephen s has been elected California Governor and C.C. Young, Lt. Governor. 42 Years Ago 1963 THE CALIFORNIA Youth Authority has tagged the Modoc jail as unfit for the confinement of prisoners and has ordered that if it isnt brought up to state standards in 60 days it will be prohibited from confining minors under 18 . The DFG has claimed a low buck kill in Modoc this year I am still having trouble receiving my Modoc County Record on time. This paper, November 3 issue, was received just a day ago. I received the November 10 issue a week ago. I guess that I should be happy to be receiving anything at all. I will be posting the Nov. 10 issue very shortly. Ron morgan