SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD, 1929 A. L. Page, arrived here from Yuba City, first of the week and is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Mary Perry. You want to excuse Thomas Wilson for erratic actions these days and it is hoped he will soon recover to a normal condition. His predicament was brought about by the arrival at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, a little daughter, June 27th. Mother and babe are doing nicely. AUTO WRECK SOUTH OF TOWN Last Thursday morning about six o’clock in front of the old Turner ranch, the new Hudson Sport Sedan belonging to Mrs. Charles Fee and driven by Adam Rodgers crashed into the Chevrolet truck belonging to Claude Monchamp. The truck just started to slow down as Claude was intending to go in to the Vawters ranch and Rodgers not knowing their intentions was going to past but on account of the rate of speed he was going he could not turn far enough to avoid hitting the truck. The truck was hit just back of the door and was completely demolished, the two rear wheels were broken, so that nothing was left except the hubs and rims. On being hit the truck was thrown about twenty feet and was turned in the direction in which it was going. Milk cans were thrown a distance of fifty feet from the spot where the wreck occurred. The occupants of the truck were Claude Monchamp and his father, Mantor Monchamp. Claude escaped with but a few scratches while his father received a serious scalp wound, which laid his skull open to view, however, at this writing, he is improving. The occupants of the Hudson were Mr. Rodgers and Mrs. Fee, Mrs. Fulcher and niece; they all escaped injury. The Hudson had been run two weeks, and registered about fourteen hundred miles. The Hudson was damaged to some extent. M. M. Chester, died this morning, after lingering illness. He was a victim of the dread disease, cancer. (1:3) Miss Rosie Saterle passed away at the home of here sister, Mrs. Thomas Smith, in the Cottonwood District this morning. Her remains will be shipped to Sacramento for interment. (1:3) A complaint was filed in the Superior Court this week by A. K. Wylie asking for a divorce from his wife, Mrs. Violet O. Wylie. Property settlements have been agreed upon. Neal Wood was arrested yesterday, charged with stealing a horse, saddle and bridle from Mrs. Eva Vawters. This is truly a sad case as Wood is only about fifteen years of age and will probably be sent to the reform school. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Warrens and children of Long Beach, are spending their vacation at the Hanson Ranch visiting Mrs. Warren’s mother and brother, Mrs. Mary Hanson and Chris H. Hanson. Jennie Mae Streig, known here for years as Mrs. Dora Drouillard, was committed to the Napa Insane Asylum last Friday, after being examined by Drs. Gibson and Coppedge. Complaint was lodged against her by her sister, Mrs. Rose McDaniels. It is said that she has been suffering from mental disorder for several years. STRANGE LIGHT IS EXPLAINED The appearance of a strange phenomenon in the western skies last Sunday was thought at the time to be a falling airplane, a wisp of a cloud reflecting a waning sun or a gaseous formation in the atmosphere, turned out this week to be the tail of a meteor, which fell about 9 o’clock. The strange light was seen by a number of people of Modoc County and the Forest Service lookout at Happy Camp lookout station and ranger at the Buck Creek ranger station reported the phenomenon to the local forest service office. The light took varied shapes and was much in the form of the letter E, changing slowly into other outlines. A great deal of comment was caused by the trail of light here. Many cities on the coast reported having seen it and the explanation of its cause has been made by astronomers and observatories on the coast. – Modoc Times "I don’t see how a watch can keep accurate time." "Why not?" "Because it flies and a watch only runs." Mr. and Mrs. Sid Cogburn of Whittier and daughters arrived here the latter part of last week and will remain for sometime in the valley. George Beebe and wife of Oregon have been visiting Mr. Beebe’s sisters, Mrs. Nettie Jones and Mrs. Adda Simms of this place. He was formerly a resident of this valley. Horace Hobbs, who has been suffering from Neuralgia of the head is reported some better; his condition is critical. Dr. Kennedy is in attendance. Nelda Noble and girl friend arrived here today; they have motored from El Paso, Texas, on their vacation trip. They will go as far as Portland before returning home. They are girls of about the age of 16; they said they came straight thru without even any tire trouble. Those recovering from attacks of influenza are Rose Strief, Stephen Strief, Grover Hoarth and Grover Wimer. All have been very ill with heavy chest colds. Are all on the road to recovery. EAGLEVILLE NEWS NOTES Mrs. J. W. Taylor is quite ill with bronchial trouble this week. D. H. Groves and wife have moved to the P. K. Heard residence on Main Street. LONG VALLEY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Ellensburg were here visiting Mrs. Ellensburg’s parents last week. They were on their vacation, stopping for several days at Lake Tahoe before coming here and they are going on to Crater Lake and Portland before returning to their home in Oakland. They were accompanied by two sons, "Tobias" and "Billy." Mrs. Ellensburg was Bessie Sharp before her marriage. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10th, 1929 Mrs. Oscar L. Barnum departed for fro Pendleton, Oregon, Monday, where she will visit her father for a few weeks. Mrs. Worthy D. Benner arrived first of the week from Oakland to spend the summer with her husband, who is doing carpenter work here. PIONEER RESIDENT OF SURPRISE VALLEY ANSWERS CALL Death claimed Robert R. Chester, seventy-three, Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Andy Neasham. He was a rancher for several years, giving that up he took up harness making and repair work. He went out of business and made his home with his children during the last years of his life. Mr. Chester crossed the plains in ninety-three, coming part way by ox team. He stayed for two years in Oregon and then back to Modoc County, where he has been till death. He was born September 25th, 1855 and died of cancer July 3rd, 1929. He was married to Mary Ann Bradburn, August 3rd, 1876. His wife died March 22nd, 1892 leaving him with six small children. He was a kind and loving father and a true Christian. He leaves to mourn his death three sons and three daughters, Mark and Marvin Chester, of Chico, Ella Neasham and Barney Chester, of Cedarville, Martha Page of Alturas and Mary King of Orland. Besides his sons and daughters, he leaves twenty-two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Rev. Westervelt, saying the rites. Burial taking place in the Cedarville cemetery. (1:5) ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by Norton AntiVirus.