SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD, CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3, 1934 MRS. Mary WENDT LAID TO HER FINAL REST Mary Wendt, mother of Henry Wendt of New Pine Creek, passed away in Medford following two months of illness at the home of her daughter in that city. She was aged 69 years. Interment was made in the family plot in Jacksonville cemetery. Mrs. Wendt left a family of six children to mourn her passing. Her husband died several years ago. (1:1) FALL RIVER COUPLE TAKE LICENSE TO WED A marriage license has been issued to Percy E. Anders and Neva M. Whittal, both of Fall River Mills, by Mrs. Ella C. Sloss, deputy county clerk, at Alturas. Leo Crabtree, stockman of Ravendale, passed away last Saturday at the General Hospital in Alturas following a heart attack. Obsequies were held at Likely Sunday and interment was made in the Likely Cemetery. (1:1) MRS. MINNIE BROWN PASSES Mrs. Minnie Brown, 58, formerly of Surprise Valley of recent years, a resident of Orland, passed away at the home there last Saturday, December 29th, 1933, after a lingering illness. She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, C. F. Brown, a son, Kesner Brown and a daughter, Miss Lavene Brown, of Orland, Cal., Mrs. Brown was an aunt of B. H. Simson, Mrs. Lena Atkinson, Mrs. Viola Cramton and Mrs. June Harris of this valley; Mrs. Elwood Sullivan, of Lakeport, Cal., and Mrs. Belva Hughes, of Kelseyville, Cal. Obsequies for the departed was held in Chico on January 1st, 1934 and interment made in the Chico Cemetery. Her many friends in this valley deeply sympathize with the bereaved family. (1:3) POPULAR YOUNG CEDARVILLE COUPLE WED AT RENO DECEMBER 25TH Coming as a surprise to their many friends was the wedding that took place in Reno on Christmas Day. Clyde Gooch, eldest son to Mrs. Kate Gooch of this place and Miss Fern Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Jones stole a "march hare" n their many friends and journeyed to the "biggest little city" in the world and said, "I do". Congratulations and the best of success over that troubled sea of matrimony is our sincerest wish. ALTURAS BRIEFS Miss Roma Ash, bookkeeper at the Smith Auto Company garage, returned from Berkeley last Thursday, she spent her holiday vacation in the bay region. Mrs. Jennie Hironymous, of San Francisco, has been visiting her son, Ray and family in Alturas and is now in Surprise Valley where she is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. L. Roberts and family. Mrs. Hironymous was at one time a resident of Cedarville, having spent her girlhood there. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cramton returned Sunday from a weeks’ vacation trip to Livermore, which they spent with their daughter, Miss Louise, who is at a sanitarium at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Simson left last Friday for Chico where they went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Minnie Brown, Mr. Simsons’ aunt. Jesse Ballard and wife returned from the bay region Monday. They had been visiting their daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Mulligan. FORT BIDWELL HIGH – LIGHTS Clarence Decious arrived home from Pullman, Washington, last Sunday to spend the holidays with his parents. Mrs. Alice Messner, who died last Wednesday at Sacramento, was buried at fort Bidwell Sunday, services were conducted from the People’s Church. She leaves her husband, Laurence Messner and a small son, a sister, mother and brother to mourn her loss. The sympathy of this entire community is extended to the bereaved ones in this hour of sorrow. (3:2) Mr. Leon Hickerson has been confined to his home with the flu the past week. Bill Crow has been driving the Bidwell – Adel stage during Mr. Hickerson’s illness. LAST RITES ARE HELD FOR YOUNG WOMAN Funeral services were conducted in Fort Bidwell Sunday for Mrs. Virginia Dodge Messner, 24, wife of Lawrence B. Messner of Sacramento. The services were under the direction of the Kerr mortuary and the Rev. Jillson officiated. The young woman died in Sacramento December 19 of coronary embolus. She was born in Fort Collins, Colo., October 3, 1910. Her husband was a former resident of Fort Bidwell and the body was returned here for interment in the family plot at Bidwell. A son four-years old also survives. (3:2) Miss Georgie Baty is spending her vacation in Adel, Oregon with her father, Sam Baty. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cambron and family of Eagleville spent Christmas with Mrs. Cambron’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hickerson of Bidwell. (Too late for Last Week) Mrs. and Mrs. Fred Bucher left last Friday for San Francisco, where they will spend the holidays with their daughter and son, Jewell and Earl. Claude Heard and sister, Etta Conlan, were called to the bedside of their father, Fulton Heard, in Ashland. Mr. Heard is in very poor condition and it is feared he may not get better. NEWSY NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK The writer joins friends of the Longwell family of Davis Creek, in extending sympathy in the loss by death of R. H. Longwell, who was a good citizen; a man who always had a hearty handshake and a cheery word to all friends he might meet. He was a kind husband and father and one who will be missed from among us. (6:3) Walter Carlson, wife and baby daughter of Westwood, was visitors’ here X-mas day. Mrs. Carlson was formerly, Miss Bonita Dick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Dick of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Bryan and son, Dave were visitors over X-mas from Glendale, Oregon. They were accompanied by Miss Maude McGaughey, a high school teacher of Roseburg, Oregon. They returned home Thursday, with the exception of Mrs. Bryan, who will visit here for several days. Mrs. Bryan is the daughter of Mrs. A. H. Dourthy. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934 JURY PANEL DRAWN FOR HOUSEHOLDER TRIAL JANUARY 16TH The jury panel for the trial of J. H. Householder and Pete Emil of Davis Creek, which is set for January 16th, has been drawn and jury summons served and County Clerk L. S. Smith has released the names of prospective citizens who may sit on the jury unless disqualified. Householder and Emil will be tried on a charge of stealing and butchering a steer belonging to the Lake Shore Cattle Company. The jury panel is as follows: Millie P. Traugh, A. E. Essex, Ernest D. Payne, Rufus S. Carter, J. L. Ballard, W. E. Van Doren, Ernest Chandler, Joseph Allman, Maurice Dick, Ray Anklin, J. V. Burr, W. G. Rea, Mrs. Ora Greiner, James L. Russell, P. B. Harris, Thomas H. Cloud, W. E. Butler, P. W. Minto, R. C. Caddel, James P. Donnelly, Adam Rogers, John C. Rachford, J. B. Cloud, Albert L. Baty, Mrs. Loraine Morgan, Earl Hindle, T. L. Denson, T. A. Ballard, John H. Hawkins, Nelse M. Fogle, Mrs. Elizabeth Ahl. Sam Garrett, J. A. Yates, John McGarva, C. D. moffitt, Mrs. Irma Laird, Jesse E. Day, Jesse A. Chism, Marion Hines and B. F. Whitson. Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds, pioneer resident of Modoc County, passed away at her home in Oakland on December 20th. OFFICER CHARGES INDIAN THREATENED HIM WITH RIFLE Bieber, January 4 – Edmund Quinn, an Indian, is in jail awaiting a hearing on a charge of assault. Harry T. Hendricks, a highway patrol officer, says Quinn leveled a loaded rifle at him after the officer stopped Quinn’s car, which was being operated without lights. Hendricks says he disarmed Quinn and then found the forequarter of a deer in Quinn’s car. A charge of illegal possession of venison will also be preferred. A. A. Jordan of Alturas, state fish and game officer, says Quinn is a deserter from a CCC camp for Indians, where he was sent instead of jail when he was found with illegal venison in Modoc County. MARRIAGE NOTICES FILED BY FOUR County Clerk, L. S. (Bob) Smith was busy last weekend writing notices of intention to marry. Bob had them put away in drawers distant from where he usually keeps such documents. But on inquiry, he brought them out. And here they are: Blaine Martin, 21, of Willow Ranch, and Rose Mulkey, 20, also of Willow Ranch, application filed January 6. Lawrence C. Murphy, 35, of Lookout and Hattie A. Robinson, 40, of Idaho, on January 6 filed intention to wed. Some more, so "they say," will make applications in the near future. We’ll see that you read their intention to wed filing in the Record first. LAKE CITY NEWS BRIEFS Mr. and Mrs. Ed Daniels and Mrs. Gertrude Muzzy were Alturas visitors Friday. Mrs. Daniels consulted with Dr. McKenney and found a touch of tuberculosis due to flu, which will necessitate her keeping in her bed for four months. Mrs. Kenneth Jacobs was operated upon at general hospital, Alturas, last Thursday. She is reported slowly improving. Little Lois Jean Hays is reported quite ill, with Dr. Kennedy in attendance. Little Lynall Loyal Wimer is also quite sick. Mrs. George Miller, who has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Lyle Bishop, in Berkeley for the past two weeks, returned to her home in Cedarville the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Johnstone spent several days last week visiting with C. A. Johnstone, a brother of Alfred. They returned to their home in Cedarville last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hill of Lakeview spent the latter part of last week in Cedarville visiting with their daughter, Mrs. Edgar Harris and family. They returned to their home Sunday. Roy Briles is reported to have had the misfortune of having his car leave the grade at the water trough in Cedar Canyon last Sunday. We do not have any particulars as to how the accident occurred, but we are informed no one was hurt. Amble Kemble, who has been in a hospital at Reno for the past few weeks returned to his home in Vya, Nevada last Thursday. He was accompanied by his wife. Mrs. Inez Hatch of Susanville, who spent the holidays in Cedarville visiting with her sister, Mrs. Lossie Hayes and friends here, returned to her home last Saturday, where she will resume her teaching. Mrs. Mary Weigert of Alturas is seriously ill at that place. Her daughter, Mrs. Reta Edmunds and a nurse are in constant attendance at her bedside. Marion Rinehart and Vancel Beebe purchased five Hereford bulls the first of the week from Frank McArthur of the Lake Shore Cattle Company. The bulls were delivered last Monday by Edgar Harris, local truck man. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17, 1934 HUGE SKELETON DISCOVERED AT THORN LAKE Thorn Lake, widely known as the site of the sunken city in northern Lake County, again has disclosed evidence of the millions of years since huge beasts roamed over these areas. What appears to be a completely fossilized skeleton of one of the great beasts was discovered recently by an arrowhead hunting party composed of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Owens and Mr. and Mrs. Cal Francis. The find was made at the southern end of the dry lake bed. Blowing sands had uncovered a small section of the fossilized material, which was discovered by Mr. Owens and when the party had succeeded in getting it out, it was seem to be a complete rib of the huge mammal, perhaps ten feet long. The mound out on the lake bed from which it was taken, together with other small fragments on the surface, would indicate the animal was 50 to 60 feet long and that perhaps the rest of the bones lie covered in the mound there on the lake bed. News of the find is being sent to Dr. E. L. Packard, of Corvallis in an effort to get some idea of the importance of the find and the manner of continuing further investigation. ~~~~~~ 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.