LINES TO SURPRISE In casting o’er the Record At home the other day, I noticed rhymes and letters Seemed to have full sway. So, listen to my jingle And don’t turn up your nose, It isn’t poetry – It’s simple, heartfelt prose. We sing of the ‘Gem of the Ocean,’ We dream of the gems of the sea, But the Gem of the Mountains Is dearest and fairest to me. You lie snug in the mountains Like a child at his rest In peace and contentment On Nature’s fair breast. On the west, toward sunset, Is the long Warner Range In whose beauty and grandeur There ever seems change. To the eastward Are the hills brown and bare, But wonderful shadows Forever play there. Once your lakes full of water Are now dusty and dry, They, too, reflect back the shadows Of the clouds and blue sky. In the cold winters With the gleaming white snow And the moon painting pictures, No artist can show. And in the long summer days When winds softly blow The ripe grains are swaying In waves, to and fro. At dawn’s early morning In the sun’s brightest rays, The wild birds wake from slumber To loud hymns of praise. Then comes the cool of the evening When long shadows fall Like a sweet benediction Spread over all. You are a wonderful homeland This land that we prize – This land of great plenty – This land of Surprise. No gaunt wolf of hunger Waits at our door. We are neighbor to neighbor – None rich, but none poor. Surprise Valley, the Gem of the Mountains, The home of the loved and the true, We offer our heartfelt devotion – We are paying our homage to you. M. L. Fitzgerald (Dedicated to Phoebe M. Robinson on her birthday, February 8, 1934) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1934 CARD OF THANKS Words cannot express our appreciation of the words of sympathy and kind acts of our friends and to the brother Masons after the passing of our loved one, William Harold Roberts. – Mrs. Ollie Roberts, Adrian Roberts, Kathleen Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Roberts and family. JIM Hawkins WAS "REGUSTED" On taking a truck load of cattle to Alturas, Jim Hawkins was merrily on his way last Thursday when he came to the third bridge and here is where he stopped whistling, upon seeing two ruts, about 12 inches in depth, where former cars had passed and left the imprints of their crankcase, where it had drug on the high center. Thinking that he could make it, Jim shifted his five-ton dodge truck into compound low and started forward slowly. It wasn’t long, however, till he wasn’t going forward and the wheels were slowly, but cruelly, burying themselves in the mire. Well, after working a while, Jim unloaded his truckload of cattle and came back to town, more than "regusted." Nice condition for a State Highway to be in, was his comment. He didn’t whistle either. Even the State Highway "cat" couldn’t help him a bet. LAKE CITY NEWS BRIEFS Harry Toney has gone to San Francisco for medical treatment. Mrs. Joshua Strief is still reported seriously ill. "Grandma" Strief is quite sick with rheumatism and infirmities due to old age. Mrs. Carrie Garrett returned home from Ashland, where she went for medical treatment. Mrs. Garrett is still far from well and must return soon for further treatment. Mr. V. Childs has rented the Garrett grocery and will take charge about the first of March. Mr. Childs is also a very clever radio M. D. and due to his size can go tight into the smallest of ‘em and find the trouble. We bespeak for Mr. Childs the patronage of all Lake City people. Elder and Mrs. T. E. Griffith left Monday for Klamath Falls, where Mrs. Griffith goes for medical and dental treatment. Lois Jean Hays has been reported very ill again. ~~~~~~ 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.