Monday, August 28, 2006 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc Record, a weekly newspaper, published in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the August 3, 2006 issue. Looking Back 97 Years Ago –1909 THE ATTENTION of the town trustees is called to the next necessity of constructing a wallk to the new high school building. That must be done; otherwise pupils will have a muddy road, as well a bard one, to travel this winter…. A report is current that the Valley Land Company will lay down rails from here to Goose lake and run auto cars over them….The Oregon Valley Land Company has taken over the contract from Cross and Barker for carrying the mail from Alturas to Lakeview. Mail and passengers will be taken to the lower end of Goose Lake by auto route and from there by boat. 95 Years Ago – 1911 WE HEAR some talk about a good road movement building construction and more. Everybody would like to see good roads. They are sadly needed in Modoc, as elsewhere. But there are other things to be desired such as low taxes. A sum of money necessary to build good roads in this county, sparsely settled as it is, would bankrupt every taxpayer in the county. In the course of time, when the wasted places are filled, when our big ranches are cut up, when property valuations and increase in population come to us, then we can talk about more bonds. A low tax rate will go far to secure these blessings. But don’t drive capital and population away with excessive tax rates. Go slow….Many tourists have passed through town this week in auto machines. In fact, it almost seems to us that more 85 Years Ago RECENT CATTLE sales are reported at bringing five and a half cents fro steers, f.o.b. ranch. First shipments of cattle in Modoc have been started with at least two ranchers reporting that they got seven cents for their steers…. John Russell of Adin has received an appointment to attend the Naval Academy…. Tony’s orchestra from Reno has been secured fro the big dance to be held at Fort Bidwell this weekend. 50 Years Ago – 1956 THE FIRST Allemander’s Square Dance jamboree, sponsored by the Alturas Merchants Association, will be held in Alturas August 18-19. the facilities at the Memorial hall will be available for the picnic supper, with dancing on the tennis courts to follow. The Sunday program will also be at the park. The Allemander’s have secured Doug Fosbury of Medford to call the “get acquainted” dance….The Alturas rural firemen, sponsors of the Alturas Rodeo dance, will hold the dance at the tennis courts at the grammar school.