SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1930 LIGHTS BLIND DRIVER, CAR GOES OVER THE GRADE Last Saturday evening another serious accident occurred about half a mile this side of the summit, when Jim Davis was coming to Cedarville from the Highway Camp, near the old Baty Ranch. On coming to the point where there is an abrupt turn in the road, Davis met a car going to Alturas, with lights so bright that blinded him so that he could not see his position on the grade and when he was able to see it was too late as he was already going over the embankment. It appears that Davis was thrown clear of the car in its first turn over and landed him on the jagged rocks which are about half way down the grade to the place where the car stopped. The right side of his chest is crushed and several ribs are torn loose from his backbone and others broken; he received a bad cut over one eye and was terribly bruised and cut in other places. He managed to climb up the bank to the road in this condition and upon arriving there it happened that Messrs. Bush and Rea, who were on their way to Alturas came along at this time and picked him up and brought him to Cedarville, where he was taken to Dr. Kennedy for examination and treatment. Although Mr. Davis is in a very critical condition he has chances of recovery in no complications set in, such as pneumonia. The Star roadster he was driving was badly wrecked, the top being torn off, two wheels broken, body, hood and fenders twisted in all shapes. The driver of the car that caused the accident is not known at this time. Mr. Davis is now at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Poore, near Cedarville. EARLY PIONEER PASSES AFTER LONG ILLNESS With the passing of Mantor Joseph Monchamp, Modoc County losses one of the its earliest pioneers. Mr. Monchamp came to this valley with his parents when he was six months old from Jackson, Amador County, where he was born March 16, 1863. Most of his early life was spent in California and Oregon. He was the first conductor on a street car in Portland, Oregon and collected the first fares for the transportation of this kind. He spent part of his early manhood in San Francisco, where he followed the occupation of conductor on street car lines. For the past thirty-five years he has resided on his ranch about a mile and a half east of Cedarville, where he has engaged in the dairy business and general ranching. He died at his home last Saturday morning, November 1, 1930. He was stricken with paralysis September 30, 1929 and has been confined to his bed most of the time since then. His funeral was held from the St. James Sacred Heart Church, Monday afternoon. Father O’Driscoll, of Alturas, conducting the services. He is survived by two sons, Claude and Lewis, of this place and two sisters, Mrs. Ella Mounts and Mrs. Kitty Ruth, who reside in the bay section. The Record along with many friends extends sympathy to the bereaved family. (1:2) Little Miss Mary Rinehart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Rinehart of this place was taken to the Lakeview Hospital last Monday morning for a surgical operation. NEGRO GETS FROM ONE TO TEN YEARS James Smith, the Negro who caused our Deputy Sheriff, Ray Tierney, such thrilling experience when he arrested him about two weeks ago, appeared before Judge Jamison last Wednesday and was sentenced to indeterminate term at San Quentin State Prison not to exceed ten years and not less than one year. The charge against him was assault. Mr. and Mrs. Lossie Hays were summoned last Friday evening to the bedside of Mrs. Hays’ sister, Mrs. Inez Hatch of Susanville, who is seriously ill. Mr. Hussa returned to his home in Kansas last week after spending two months here visiting with his son, W. H. Hussa and family. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1930 Mrs. Mary Quirk, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Weilmunster, of Lake City, returned to her home in Klamath Falls last Saturday. Herbert A. Wildman and Simon Plunket left yesterday for a short trip to Connecticut. PASSING OF LITTLE MARY RINEHART FRIDAY MORNING Our community was sadly shocked on last Thursday morning, when it was learned that little Mary, ten-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Rinehart, was growing worse and would be operated on that evening; and the next morning word was wired that death had ended her suffering. On the Saturday morning before Mary’s actions showed that she was not well although she did little complaining; and that evening as she went after the cows, she skipped and sang along as was her custom. However, on Sunday night there were new developments until about midnight, Dr. Kennedy was summoned and on the next morning, with his advise, she was hurried to the Lakeview hospital. Dr. Leithead, in whose care she was left, did not consider her condition really serious until a decided change developed and on Thursday, Dr. Kennedy was wired for who operated on her upon his arrival but found her trouble to be peritonitis. She recovered consciousness, however; counted the strokes as the town clock struck and cheerfully talked to those in her room; but about one-thirty Friday morning, death claimed the body while the angels flew off to Heaven with little Mary "where the inhabitants thereof shall not say I am sick." Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon by the pastor, Virgil A. Vinyard, who spoke briefly but with great feelings from the text "She is not dead but sleepeth." The Choir sang the beautiful, fitting songs, "Jewels" and Safe in the Arms of Jesus." Six girls acted as pallbearers, Gene Benner, Katherine Gooch, Wilma Rea, Luella McCulley, Barbara Hapgood and Alice Poore. Mary leaves to mourn her loss many friends, the younger ones of whom, including her schoolmates, almost envied her because of her intellectual brightness and sunny disposition, numerous relatives and aged grandmother, Mrs. Marguerite Rinehart, her father and mother and one older sister, Beatrice. (1:2) Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hussa and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Baty left last Saturday for San Francisco, where they will spend a short time visiting. While away Mr. Hussa will have some surgery performed on his hand that he had injured while grinding meat last spring. SHERIFF SHARP TAKES MAN BELIEVED TO BE INSANE Last Wednesday Sheriff Sharp and Deputy Sheriff Tierney came over to take charge of a man who had stopped at the John Ennis ranch this side of Eagleville and who was believed to be mentally unbalanced. It appears the man came from Burns, Oregon and his car had broken down and he continued his journey on foot. He had been without food for sometime and was fagged out. The officers took him to the county jail and after being fed and he had rested up a bit he seems in good shape. An age-old tragedy of the futile flight of a prehistoric man to escape the on rushing flow of a great lava flood from Mount Lassen was believed revealed by the discovery of an ancient skeleton buried in twelve feet of lava. The bones were found twenty feet from the edge of the lava bed, indicating that if the primitive victim had been twenty feet further in his race he would have escaped his lava burial. The skull had the high cheek bones and the receding forehead of some prehistoric race. The front teeth, still in good state of preservation, instead of being placed as in the modern human being, were turned edgewise. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sullinger are here from Yuba City this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Roberts, of Alturas were visiting at the F. L. Roberts home in Cottonwood District last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pollock are at Sacramento spending their vacation. ~~~~~~ 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.