SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD- CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1928 DR. EHLE PASSES AWAY AT SAN JOSE Just as he prophesied to a professional friend before leaving Susanville to view an estate valued at approximately $90,000, which had been willed to him by a cousin, Dr. H. B. Ehle, never rolled another pill for he died in a hospital at San Jose Monday after an illness of less than a week of facial erysipelas. Dr. Ehle was county physician and health officer for Lassen County many years except for a short period within the last two years when he was out of the county. He had planned retirement from his profession for sometime and had told friends that his greatest desire was to live in solitude where he could read and enjoy himself peacefully without interruption from the outside world. He was about to realize this life-long wish when death included him in its swath. His own will named as beneficiary the cousin who had died just two weeks before him. The only known survivors are his mother, Mrs. Mary S. Ehle, who lives in Susanville at the home of Mrs. T. L. Boatright and one cousin. Besides the $90,000 estate which had just become his, he left about $35,000 in real estate and personal property in his own name. According to the terms of his will his body will be cremated and the ashes interred in a crypt. No funeral will be held as another consideration of the doctor’s wish. Hiram B. Ehle was born in Minnesota, August 28, 1859 and died at the age of 69 years. He was a graduate of two medical colleges, Hohnemoms Medical College and Rush Medical College, both of Chicago. After graduating at the latter school in 1888, he practiced several years in Minnesota before coming west. – Advocate (1:1) EAGLEVILLE NOTES Alva Adams left this morning for Sacramento, where he will spend the winter with his folks. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many friends who so kindly assisted our recent bereavement. Mrs. F. A. Murphey and Children Lee Murphey and family Mrs. William Page and family Mrs. William Denio and family F. H. Murphey and family Mrs. F. A. Nolan and family Mrs. W. M. Cockrell and family Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hudspeth E. E. Murphey and family Mrs. Harry Morgan and family DEATH OF FRANK K. SMITH Saturday morning Frank K. Smith, of Fort Bidwell, was stricken with paralysis and passed away shortly afterwards. His funeral was held yesterday afternoon, at Bidwell, under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge, of which Order he was an honored member. He was 82 years of age at the time of his death. He came to Ft. Bidwell in 1869, in company with his brother, J. H. Smith, now of Reno. He was a native of New York. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Carrie McConnaughy, one grand daughter, Mrs. Frank Kerr, of Alturas and one grand son Robert McConnaughy. He was one of the old pioneers of this county, where he was highly esteemed by a host of friends, among whom he has lived so many years. (1:2) Bill Prewitt was in from Long Valley first of the week. Mrs. Sabra Powers was up from Eagleville last weekend visiting Mrs. John Bailey. Dr. Coates reports the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baty, of Fort Bidwell is ill with scarlet fever: it is hoped there will be no more cases. J. H. Smith, of Reno, was a caller at the Record office this morning; he was returning to Reno after attending the funeral of his brother, Frank K. Smith, of Fort Bidwell. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Denehy and their little grandson, Allan Smith, have all been quite ill the past week. Mr. and Mrs. D. are both able to be around but Allan is still confined to his bed. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1928 SERIOUS ACCIDENT Martin Simms, fireman on the N. C. O. railroad, was seriously injured and narrowly escaped death late Thursday evening when a coupe which he was driving north on Main Street was struck by an N. C. O. train at the Eighth street crossing. The train was moving slowly toward the freight depot and had just come out of the box factory siding. Jack Partridge and Brakeman Ways were on the rear of the train and both of them are said to have seen Simms approaching and to have called to him. Simms apparently did not see the train at all and following the accident, he said that he did not know that the train was approaching. When the machine was struck, Simms was thrown through the windshield. His left arm was broken and a deep gash was cut over the left eye; several stitches were required to close this cut. The machine in which the injured man was riding was knocked off the crossing and completely demolished. Most of the glass was broken and the top and the body was completely wrecked. Simms was picked up by Jack Armstrong and others, who were passing and was taken to the Wilson Sanitarium where he received medical attention. – Modoc Times Owing to sickness, we are two days late in getting out the Record this week. At least one half of the residents of this place are suffering from the prevailing epidemic of influenza or colds. Mrs. J. A. Jack, of Bieber, visited her daughter, Mrs. Grace Martin and family of Bidwell Sunday. Mrs. Paul Robinson of Warner is reported ill with the flu, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Kistler, of Eagleville. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1928 ASSAULTED & ROBBED Last Friday evening a man named Claude Griffin was assaulted and robbed of about $280, on Main Street, between the Cluck Theatre and the People’s Meet Market, at 10 o’clock p.m. Griffin was knocked behind the left ear with some kind of a weapon, which caused unconsciousness, after coming to, he discovered that his money was missing and started yelling and shouting for the police; he went about the street yelling but was finally quieted down and told his story. Saturday evening, Deputy Sheriff Frank Van Horn came over from Alturas and placed J. W. Siggins, who runs a Pool Hall at Bidwell, under arrest, who was accused by Griffin of committing the crime. Siggins was brought before Justice of the Peace, R. H. Stanley, who placed him under $500 bond to appear next Friday. BIRTHS At Eagleville, Cal., to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Slinkard, a son; weight 7 ½ pounds (no date was given) At Cedarville, Cal., November 15, 1928, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hager, a daughter; 9 ½ pounds Born – At Yerington, Nevada, Nov 15, 1928, to Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Adams, a son. The little one lived only a few days. Ernest Grove was up from Eagleville this morning. "Dad" Hayes, of this place, is reported seriously ill with influenza this week. Pete Heard purchased a new ton and half-ton truck from Jarman’s at Alturas. H. E. Powers left for Redding last Tuesday where he will spend a few days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Vern Linville. Willie Lake, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lake former residents of this place, died at Alturas last Thursday, November 13. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. He was aged three years and nine months. (8:1) Harve Lester and Kate Street while returning from Adin Tuesday in a Dodge runabout ran off the grade near the Conklin Mill on the Adin Mountains. The car dropped about twelve feet but landed right side up. Neither of the occupants were hurt nor was the car damaged. E. F. Auble and party returning from Westwood brought them to Canby and the next morning Lester went back after the car. While loading gravel at the gravel pit about nine miles south of town, Chris Hansen, Sr., got his finger caught on a cable between the pulley and the scrapper and took off his thumb, index and third finger. He was brought to town immediately and received medical treatment. It was a very painful injury and it will disable him for a long time. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1928 SOCIETY RECLAIMS CHILD Application was filed in the Superior Court on Thursday, by the Little Children’ Aid Society of San Francisco, asking that the custody and person of Gregory Mazzoni, a child of six years, be taken from Mrs. Willie Royce, who now has the child in her possession at her home near Cedarville and the boy returned to the care of the Society. The application sets forth that the child, born may 25, 1922, was given into the custody of the society the following month. Mr. and Mrs. Boydstun of San Francisco received the custody of the child, but did not adopt it and soon afterwards they were divorced and Mrs. Boydstun left the city taking the child with her. She has now been located at Cedarville, married to Willie Royce and the Society asks that they be again given charge of the child, which has not been adopted. A citation was issued, ordering Mrs. Royce to appear and show cause why the application should not be granted. – Plaindealer DEATH OF S. C. HAYES Samuel C. Hayes was born in Greenbriar County, Virginia, July 16, 1844, died at Cedarville, Cal., November 26, 1928. He joined the Southern Army in 1861 and fought through the four years of the Civil War. Mr. Hayes was married to Mary Susan Harriman, October 8, 1865; to this union ten children were born: two having passed away in infancy. Mrs. A. D. Hudspeth and Mrs. A. L. Benner later in life at their Surprise Valley homes. Mr. Hayes’ wife having passed away six years ago. "Dad" as he was familiarly known, came to California in 1889 and settled in Yolo. Later moving to Surprise Valley where he has resided for thirty years. He was Justice of the Peace of Cedarville Township, where he dealt out Justice to the best of his ability. He leaves to mourn his loss two sons and four daughters, J. G. Hayes of Gardnerville, Nevada; Tom F. Hayes of Reno; Mrs. H. B. Larison of Elko, Nevada; Mrs. J. Cal Kennedy of Westwood, Cal.; Mrs. August Albrecht of Redding and Mrs. H. W. Stephens of Cedarville, nine grand children and three great grand children. His funeral was held from the Methodist Church yesterday afternoon and was attended by a large number of friends. (1:2) PASSING OF EARLY PIONEER Old timers will learn with regret of the death at Oakland, California, the 20th of this month, of Mrs. Emma Bonner Pendleton, wife of Rev. J. H. Pendleton, the first resident Methodist pastor, of Cedarville Church. She was eighty-two years and nineteen days old at time of her death and leaves besides her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Cora Weiss, of Hollister, Cal., two nieces, Mrs. O. M. Haviside, of Oakland and Mrs. Edward H. Towler, of Berkeley and one nephew, judge E. C. Bonner, of Alturas. She was the last surviving sister of the late John H. Bonner, pioneer banker of Cedarville and her marriage in the Cedarville Methodist Church was quite an event in early pioneer days. After leaving Cedarville, they lived for several years in Paradise Valley, Nevada, north of Winnemucca, as also at Greenville, Plumas County, at both of which places her husband was resident Methodist Pastor. (1:2) ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by Norton AntiVirus.