Thursday, November 02, 2006 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the October 26, 2006 issue Looking Back 116 Years Ago – 1890 GEORGE TURNER bought George Flournoy’s cattle – 250 head, paying $15 a head with 80 calves thrown in. This is the best bargain for the buyer we have heard of in the county…. George Reynolds went as our reporter to the Susanville Fair. But he got so busy taking in all the sights that he didn’t have time to report anything. He says only that it was a first class fair. 92 Years Ago – 1914 A TRAIN OF CATTLE CARS WAS wrecked near the southern end of Goose Lake Valley Sunday. Three cars went off the track and 95 head were crippled, 13 killed. Another wreck occurred near the XL Bridge Monday, delaying passenger cars to Lakeview most of the day…. O.C. McManus took a carload of Goose Lake apples to Los Angeles to show what can be produced in Modoc County…. More and more farmers are posting land to keep hunters off their property. Many animals have been killed or maimed this year, and though we can’t b lame the property owners, it will soon be there is no place for hunters who mind the rules to hunt. 72 Years Ago – 1934 THE BUCK kill is way up in California this year and Modoc County is leading the state. Tag returns show 1,398 bucks killed compared with 955 in 1933…. Modoc has beaten Lassen in football only once, and that was in 1927. Modoc will have to wait anther year to beat the powerful Susanville team, as they were crushed 39-6 Saturday for their first loss of the season…. Earl Lee Kelly has informed the Modoc Chamber that the state plans to spend $450,000 in Modoc on roads and relief in the next two years. It was also learned that the state plans to completely finish the Alturas to Redding highway next year. 52 Years Ago – 1954 A NEW record was set for deaths on Modoc highways this past week with still two months left in the old year. Four persons were killed in four separate accidents bringing the total for the year to 16. The old record was 13 set in 1951…. Marjorie Hickerson has an unofficial lead of 174 votes over Herb Osborne for Modoc Assessor, the only locally contested race in the November election…. The Modoc Braves will be looking for their 39th successive win over Lakeview in their traditional Armistice Day game, November 11. 32 Years Ago – 1974 AN EXPLOSION apparently caused by a propane leak, totally demolished the Edna M Beauty Shop early Monday morning. A car hit the propane tank at Edna M’s approximately 45 minutes prior to the explosion. It took four fire trucks a van and approximately 30 men to contain the fire…. An Oregon resident was booked and arraigned with bail set at $1,070 for killing three does…. Modoc County will go ahead with plans for a new county jail without the assistance of the City of Alturas…. California has gone back to celebrating the traditional Veterans Day on November 11, so that day will be observed rather than the previously scheduled October 28. Not much to comment upon this week. I hope to see you all again next week. We have had a small amount of rain today in the Valley. Ron Morgan

Hi Ron, Haven't replied lately . . . how are you doing? The Schminck Museum will close for December and January. Open again in Feb. 2007. Thanks for the news you put together for us. Appreciated. Oh by the way, we've talked about "old folks" in the past. I shared about my mother playing the piano at the Schminck Museum, and that she died last December. Well, old I am also. My husband and I just celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. Now that's old! And here I am retired and working my fingers to the bone on this stupid computer!! Blessings to you, Monica Lawson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald S. Morgan" <edron00@sbcglobal.net> To: <camodoc@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Ernest Oswald" <oscuts@aol.com> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 3:38 PM Subject: [CAMODOC] Looking Back > Thursday, November 02, 2006 > > Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published > weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the > October 26, 2006 issue > Looking Back > > 116 Years Ago – 1890 > GEORGE TURNER bought George Flournoy’s cattle – 250 head, paying $15 a > head with 80 calves thrown in. This is the best bargain for the buyer we > have heard of in the county…. George Reynolds went as our reporter to the > Susanville Fair. But he got so busy taking in all the sights that he didn’t > have time to report anything. He says only that it was a first class fair. > > 92 Years Ago – 1914 > A TRAIN OF CATTLE CARS WAS wrecked near the southern end of Goose Lake > Valley Sunday. Three cars went off the track and 95 head were crippled, 13 > killed. Another wreck occurred near the XL Bridge Monday, delaying > passenger cars to Lakeview most of the day…. O.C. McManus took a carload > of Goose Lake apples to Los Angeles to show what can be produced in Modoc > County…. More and more farmers are posting land to keep hunters off their > property. Many animals have been killed or maimed this year, and though we > can’t b lame the property owners, it will soon be there is no place for > hunters who mind the rules to hunt. > > 72 Years Ago – 1934 > THE BUCK kill is way up in California this year and Modoc County is > leading the state. Tag returns show 1,398 bucks killed compared with 955 > in 1933…. Modoc has beaten Lassen in football only once, and that was in > 1927. Modoc will have to wait anther year to beat the powerful Susanville > team, as they were crushed 39-6 Saturday for their first loss of the > season…. Earl Lee Kelly has informed the Modoc Chamber that the state > plans to spend $450,000 in Modoc on roads and relief in the next two > years. It was also learned that the state plans to completely finish the > Alturas to Redding highway next year. > > 52 Years Ago – 1954 > A NEW record was set for deaths on Modoc highways this past week with > still two months left in the old year. Four persons were killed in four > separate accidents bringing the total for the year to 16. The old record > was 13 set in 1951…. Marjorie Hickerson has an unofficial lead of 174 > votes over Herb Osborne for Modoc Assessor, the only locally contested > race in the November election…. The Modoc Braves will be looking for their > 39th successive win over Lakeview in their traditional Armistice Day game, > November 11. > > 32 Years Ago – 1974 > AN EXPLOSION apparently caused by a propane leak, totally demolished the > Edna M Beauty Shop early Monday morning. A car hit the propane tank at > Edna M’s approximately 45 minutes prior to the explosion. It took four > fire trucks a van and approximately 30 men to contain the fire…. An Oregon > resident was booked and arraigned with bail set at $1,070 for killing > three does…. Modoc County will go ahead with plans for a new county jail > without the assistance of the City of Alturas…. California has gone back > to celebrating the traditional Veterans Day on November 11, so that day > will be observed rather than the previously scheduled October 28. > > Not much to comment upon this week. I hope to see you all again next week. > We have had a small amount of rain today in the Valley. > > Ron Morgan > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAMODOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >