SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1935 JUDGE JAMISON LISTS JURORS Judge Jamison will officially present to the Modoc County Board of Supervisors a list of trial jurors for the year of 1935 at their meeting tomorrow. The following is a partial list given us by the Judge. There will be five more names added to this list, which were not available at the time. Following is the list given us: Homer Beeson, Arthur Flournoy, P. S. Dorris, Amy Jarman, Rebecca Johnson, John Larkin, Mabel M. Tinsman, Fred a. Ash, Ed C. McConnaughy, Ed G. Peterson, Edgar B. Pope, Fred E. Bush, James F. Poore, Guy W. Gooch, Phoebe M. Robinson, C. E. Crowder, John W. Dawson, L. J. Barber, George W. Courtright, Florence Smith, I. C. Bachtel, Alfred I. Coffman, Rufus J. Hamilton, and W. S. Fleming. Five more names will e drawn in order that the list be completed. Roy Loomis of Bieber is quite ill at the General Hospital, Alturas, with a case of pneumonia. IS APPOINTED ASSISTANT JUSTICE OF the PEACE E. C. Bonner of Alturas was appointed assistant Justice of the Peace of the Alturas township last Monday at the meeting of the Modoc County Board of Supervisors. This was necessary in order that Bonner be qualified to act in the capacity as acting superior court judge of Modoc County in the event that Judge Jamison is absent. No salary was fixed with the appointment at that time, but that the rate of pay would be determined later. EGG OF UNUSUAL SIZE WEIGHS THREE-QUARTERS OF A POUND: SOME EGG Petaluma and their poultry hasn’t nothing on George Penland’s hennry, for producing large and somewhat unusual eggs. Recently Penland found an egg that measured seven and a half inches in circumference and eight and three quarters inches in circumference the lengthways. The egg weighed ¾ of a pound. Upon breaking the monstrosity, it was found that within the enormous egg, there was another egg, fully shelled and of the usual size. A real freak, we’d call it. MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED County Clerk L. S. Smith last Monday issued the second application for a marriage license for the year 1935. Frank R. Sanchez, 48, a Philippino, and Virginia Pete, 25, an Indian woman were the applicants for the marriage license. Dan Craig, the genial clerk of the D. S. Denehy Company store is reported to be on the sick list this week. NEWSY LOCAL ITEMS Mrs. Neva Mapes is now working in the tax collector’s office as assistant to her father, W. Wade Williams, who took office Monday. Homer Beeson of New Pine Creek, was a business visitor at the county seat Monday. Lair Gentry of New Pine Creek, spent the weekend in Cedarville visiting with his sister, Mrs. Heath Stanley. Miss Marie Espil spent the weekend in Cedarville visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Espil. Marie is employed in the forestry office in Alturas. Mrs. Jane Jones (nee Jane Peterson), formerly of this place, but now of Oakland, spent several days here last week visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Al Monroe, of this place. She returned to her home last Friday. Bill Gooch, the genial assistant postmaster, has been going around lately with a first class "stogy" in his mouth. From the looks of things, it seems that Ranger A. E. Noren was the benefactor of a whole box of, was it "red dots" or "Virginia Cheerots", Bill? Mrs. Clarence Doss of Eagleville was visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tom Kennedy in Cedarville last Friday. Ira Darst, Night Watch at Alturas, is reported seriously ill at the hospital, at this writing, afflicted with stomach trouble and heart ailment. Born – In Alturas, Cal., January 6, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry French, a fine seven and a half pound boy – Robert Verle French. Mrs. W. E. St. John, who recently underwent a major operation at the General Hospital, Alturas was released the first of the week; she is now convalescing. Constable Ernest R. Server and Deputy Sheriff "Buck Daggart" (two in one) spent the weekend in New Pine Creek, attending to official duties. Reports state that Frank Kerr, Coroner and Public Administrator of Modoc County recently underwent an operation at the St. Francis hospital in San Francisco. Tom Kelly, an old timer of Alturas is reported to be at the point of death. He is well known to many Surprise Valley people. He is 86 years of age. Charles A. Russell, 27, of Alturas and Miss Flora Fern Morgan, 22, also of that place, made known their intention to wed, by leaving their application with L. S. Smith, County Clerk, on January 2nd; we understand they were married last Sunday, January 6th. Ray Tierney, Deputy Sheriff, returned last Saturday from San Rafael and Preston, where he took the Indian boys who committed a robbery at Fort Bidwell. Two went to San Quentin and one to Preston reform School. Mrs. Harold Finmand of Eagleville is reported seriously ill at this writing. NEWSY NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK Mrs. Joseph Smith is visiting her son Glenn and family at Canby, California. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Briggs have moved to Dorris, California where they expect to remain for the winter, returning here in the spring. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips of Elko, Nevada and Mr. and Mrs. Bertha Gibson of Adel were visitors at the George Perkins home over Xmas. Mr. Gibson and Mrs. Phillips are brother and sister to Mrs. Perkins. Mr. Ted McCulley and family who have been residents of New Pine Creek for several months have moved to Willow Ranch. We are sorry to lose this good family from our little city. The good old stork left a baby boy weighing 8-pounds at 2:20 A. M. Sunday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. French at Alturas, California. Grandpa Henry Cook came walking as we were writing our notes with a broad smile and stepping high. Heartiest congratulations folks. Uncle Verle Cook in speaking of the new arrival said that he had his mother’s features and his father’s fixtures. LOCAL ME Mrs. Edna Householder and Miss Wiletta Jarman slipped their automobile off the Pit River grade near Alturas Monday night, but luckily neither was injured. Several of the ski fans have been out on the slide doing didoes. The snow is not quite deep enough to make "skiing" a real pleasure as yet. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer McCulley motored to San Francisco, where they took their son, Clarence for medical treatment. Mrs. Florence Mullins is confined to her home in Alturas with a siege of lumbago. Miss Margaret Mickle has accepted a position with the state as a stenographer. George Miller had the misfortune of losing $15.00 in currency last Thursday. OBITUARY OF DWIGHT L. ROYS Dwight Roys, who was a resident of this place for several years, but for the past fifteen years has resided in Ashland and was engaged in business in that city until prevented by illness, died at his home last Friday afternoon, Dec. 28, 1934. He had been ill for seven years. He was born June 7, 1857, in Dickinson Center, New York and spent his boyhood in that place coming west to San Francisco when 19 years of age. Most of his life was spent in Surprise Valley, where he was engaged in farming, but since 1919 he has made his home in Ashland. Mr. Roys served for a few years as the president of the State Bank of Ashland. He owned and operated the Rush Service Station near the Normal School in Ashland. Besides his widow, Mrs. Etta Roys, he leaves to mourn his passing two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Stanton, Alturas, Mrs. Leona Smith, Likely, a son, Dwight L. Roys, Ashland, as well as two brothers, Dr. Feranendo Roys, Syracuse, New York, Wellington Roys, New York, and a sister, Mrs. Delilah Lamson, Dickenson Center, New York. He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Even Gaustad of Cedarville and Mrs. Mary Forward, of Davis Creek, Cal. (3:1) Dr. R. B. Smith left here last week to enter the Soldier’s Home. His many friends miss him, but wish him happiness and contentment in his new home. Dr. Smith has been a prominent hospital surgeon and physician in the bay district. He was in the government service for many years. For a number of years he was at Fort Bidwell in the Indian Service. From there he came to Alturas where he has resided until the past two weeks – Plaindealer Dr. Smith was a practicing physician in Cedarville for several years and has many friends there who wish him well in his new surroundings. TWO FORAGE PLOTS SEEDED IN SURPRISE Two forage crop plots were seeded last week by County Farm Advisor, Jack Hays, in Surprise Valley as a part of the Surprise Centers forage crop program. Crested wheat grass was seeded in each case. One plot was to test the crested wheat grass as a dry land grass. One plot is on the F. L. Robinson place and the other on the B. A. Radabaugh place. LAKE CITY NOTES The good old stork left an eight and one half-pound baby girl at Mr. and Mrs. Earl Vernon’s home on New Years night. We understand that the young ladies name is Alta Marie. Charles Carter has been quite busy renovating and cleaning up the Lake City jail, getting it ready for occupancy. Flu is prevalent in this locality and some are quite sick. Several school children have been absent due to bad colds and flu. W. E. Van Doren, District No. 2’s new supervisor made a very bad start on his first official trip to the county metropolis, when in route to attend the meeting of the board of supervisors. Van had the misfortune of having his car slip into the gutter, which caused him to be somewhat tardy at the meeting. FORT BIDWELL HIGH LIGHTS A nurse from San Francisco arrived in Fort Bidwell Saturday, to nurse Mr. Kirk Hilderbrant, who has been confined to his bed for several months with a fractured hip. Claude Mathews has been seriously ill the past week with the flu. The suit filed against Mr. Powell by the Modoc County Bank to collect a note was heard here in the Justice Court before ten jurors was decided in favor of Mr. Powell. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schadler returned home from San Francisco last Friday evening. Mrs. Schadler reports her mother very much improved. Dr. M. R. Kennedy of Cedarville was called to Bidwell to attend Miss Conti, Indian nurse, who has been seriously ill. She was later moved to the Lakeview hospital where she is slowly improving. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 1935 NEW PINE CREEK JOTS OF INTEREST January 13, 1935 – The many friends of the Dick family are grieving at this writing in the loss by death of John Dick, brother of Tom and Morris Dick of New Pine Creek, who died today at his ranch on the West Side from double pneumonia. Mr. Dick was in the dairy business on the West Side. He was an honest, upright citizen, kind husband and father. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife and four children, Georgie, 13, John, Jr., 10, Dorothy, 8, and June, 2, two sisters, Sadie Keller, New Pine Creek, Oregon; Anna Rice, Granite City, IL.; three brothers, Rhea, Granite City, IL., Thomas and Morris Dick of this place. The funeral will take place from the local Baptist Church, Tuesday , the 15th and the body will be laid to rest in the N. P. C. cemetery. (1:2) Word was also received today of the death of Albert Keller at Redmond, Washington. He was a brother of Edward E. Keller, who passed away here recently and of Mrs. Amelia Taylor, of New Pine Creek. Mr. Keller usually made his annual trips to this place and he was a man who always had a pleasant word for those he met and had many warm friends living here. The writer joins friends of the bereaved in extending sympathy. (4:1) Word reached here that Mrs. Alpha Clard, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bryan, was dangerously ill at her home at Myrtle Point, Oregon. The Bryan’s’ are well known here as the family resided here several years ago, Mrs. Bryan is the daughter of our good lady citizen, Mrs. A. H. Dorothy. JACK ASHER PASSES AT THE ALTURAS HOSPITAL Jack Asher, old time pioneer of the Alturas section, passed away at the general hospital in Alturas yesterday. Interment will take place in the Alturas cemetery Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. He leaves several sons to mourn his passing. (1:4) SAM MUSHEN OF ALTURAS SUFFERED A STROKE Sam Mushen of Alturas yesterday suffered a partial stroke of paralysis. Late reports state he is somewhat improved. LIKELY RESIDENT PASSES Robert McGarva, Sr., an old time resident of Likely and pioneer of Modoc, passed away at his home at that place, on the 13th, after a lingering illness. The deceased was a native of Scotland and at the time of his passing was aged 79 years, 10 months and 12 days. Funeral services were held from the Church at Likely yesterday, at 2 o’clock. (1:4) FORMER RESIDENT STRICKEN WIITH PARALYSIS Last week W. A. McCombs received a letter stating that Ralph Day, formerly a resident of this place and at one time foreman on the big Corporation Ranch at Likely, had suffered a stroke of paralysis about two weeks ago and had been confined to a hospital in Dunsmuir until his son, Gerald, came up from Southern California and took him to Long Beach, where his son and daughter, Mrs. Ruby Gilmore, reside. Last Sunday evening, Mrs. M. Fitzgerald suffered a severe attack of illness. she is feeling better again, we are glad to report. EDWARD D. RUST PASSES SUDDENLY AT McGILL, NEV. We received the sad news last Thursday of the sudden passing of Edward D. Rust, an uncle of the editor, at McGill, Nevada. His death occurred on the 8th inst., while on his way to his work he was suddenly stricken. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Rust. (1:5) ALTURAS BRIEFS Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Niles left last Friday for Arizona where they expect to remain until spring. Tom Kelly died at his home here last Friday morning, after a lingering illness; he was buried Sunday P. M. (1:5) Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Miller are leaving soon for San Francisco, where they will visit for a time with their daughter, Miss Maude Miller. Robert McGarva is reported quite ill at his home in Likely. FORT BIDWELL HIGHLIGHTS Jack Conlan, a sophomore of the Fort Bidwell High School, has quit school to twist broncos on his fathers’ ranch. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users.