May 25, 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 May 12, 2005 issue. Looking Back 111 Years Ago � 1894 A SCHOOL house that will cost $2,500 will be built at Amede (sic)�. Quite a wagon load of ladies left here last Wednesday for the World�s Fair. Among them were Mrs. L.C. Estes, Mrs. Parker. Mrs. John McGahey and Mrs. Henry Hilton. They will no doubt have a nice trip�. Surprise Valley is already growing many vegetables, proving that this is truly the garden spot Modoc County�. Canby, Cedarville, Davis Creek, and Alturas will have baseball teams and some good Sunday games are anticipated. There are those who will complain that games should not be played on the Sabbath, but we feel it�s a good form of exercise and recreation as long as participants attend church before the games. 91 Years Ago � 1914 TEMPERATURES were in the 80�s in Alturas during the first week of May�. The high school boys brought back several sacks full of trout from their three-day fishing trip to New Pine Creed on the NCO�. Two new cases of small pox have appeared in Cedarville and many homes there remain in quarantine. 71 Years Ago � 1934 HARRY Flournoy, Herman Weber, and Howard Essex will represent Modoc in the Chico track meet Saturday in �A� class. John Williams was the only �B� trackman to qualify by way of winning the 660�. Alturas grocery prices this week saw eggs at 16 cents a dozen; hamburger, 23 cents a pound; bananas four pounds for 19 cents; and coffee is 35 cents a pound. Wouldn�t it be nice to have the average salary of today with the food prices as they were in 1934? I guess everything is relative unless you live on a fixed income. Not bitching, just a statement of truth. Harry Flournoy had a tryout, as a Pitcher, with the Sacramento Solons. He did not make the cut, but he pitched for the Alturas Tigers for many years. Harry would pitch overhand until he got a little tired and then he would pitch side arm or underhand for a while. He was very versatile. John Weber became a well-known rancher and Howard Essex was the only four-letter man in Modoc High school football up to that period of time. Howard got pretty banged up in WWII and did not live overly long after his discharge. All three of these people were big, strapping young men. See you all next week, I hope. .