SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD - CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1934 CAR GOES OVER GRADE IN PIT RIVER CANYON A small sport roadster occupied by Al Griffith and his wife, of Los Angeles, plunged over the grade in the Pit River Canyon, north of Alturas last Friday and the car landed some one hundred and forty feet down the canyon. This was another lucky accident for Griffith escaped with a broken shoulder and his wife with a few minor bruises. Providence was with the couple, for the car was going at a high rate of speed when it plunged over the grade, the momentum of which carried them far out into the atmosphere, thus going over the big boulders, which was in its pathway. It landed in the bottom of the canyon in a place where there were no rocks. The Jarman Garage wrecker had a hard time getting the machine back on the road. The car was not damaged to any great extent, although the body was somewhat dented in several places. GOLD EAGLE NOW IN the RAY ABRAMS ZOO That solemn looking patriot confined in a cage back of the D. S. Denehys Store, has created quite a lot of interest during the past week. It is a Golden Eagle, which was captured some six months ago by Arthur Harris on his ranch east of Eagleville. While a fledgling this monarch of the sky was caught and caged. Since being captured, the eagle has grown to an enormous size. It’s wing spread at this time is about six feet, while its height is about 18 inches and weighed about 25 pounds. The talons are over an inch and a half in length. The eyes are about the size of that of a domestic cat and noting its somber penetrating gaze, no one doubts why the Golden Eagle has been chosen as an emblem of our United States. It was last week that Arthur came in to Denehys Store and asked ray Abrams, the manager, if he wanted an eagle? "Dead or alive?" Ray asked. "A live one," was the response, and Ray accepted it and now the mighty bird of prey has a new cage and a new home. A rare bird and an interesting creature, this bird will be kept by Ray, who expects to make it a pet. FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FALLS OVER WEEKEND Four inches of snow was reported on Cedar Pass Sunday morning. This snow coming as it did with a driving rain Saturday night put to flight several hundred hunters, who were camped in the nearby hills. The storm seems to have been general and covered a large area and has proved a blessing to drought stricken sections. At the T. H. Johnstone Company’s Weather observation bureau a total of .52 of an inch of moisture fell. ALTURAS BRIEFS Mrs. Will Greiner is suffering from blood poisoning in her left hand. Norville Moyer, Betty DeCamp, marvel Woody, Miss M. McKeown, West Williams, Forest Cantrall and many others have been confined to their beds with an attack of flu that seems to be pretty well covering the town. Little Janiel Boyd, who was recently operated on for ruptured appendix will be able to be moved from the hospital to her home this week. She is doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wilson were down from their ranch at Joseph Creek Saturday; Keith recently returned from Inyon County, where he has been working with the Biological Survey. Ollie Vaughn left Monday morning for Modesto with a truckload of household furniture for the John Hawkins family, who have recently moved to that place. EAGLEVILLE SNAPS Charles Suggett of College City, a former resident of Surprise Valley is here renewing old acquaintances and hunting his buck. Weather permitting. "Pete" Young and Alva Adams were in from their wood camp in the Buffalo Hills Sunday. The cattle are coming in from the range in large numbers due to the recent storm and hunters. Eight inches of snow was reported on Snow Brush Grade Sunday morning. Mrs. Vern Linville of Redding is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Powers, this week. Leslie Dees has been employed by Ben Johnson as a packer and guide during the hunting season. Shirley May Kuegman, sister of Mrs. F. L. Gifford, arrived here recently from Monroe, Oregon and has entered the Senior Class of the Surprise Valley Union High School. NEWSY NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK The passing of J. F. Sharrard took from our midst a No. 1 good citizen, honorable and upright in every way. He was of a pleasant disposition and had a smile and a word of cheer for everyone he met. He was a loyal Granger and one that will be greatly missed in our community. Joe Smith, our butcher, is going about town on crutches. He stepped on a rusty nail and the wound has caused him a lot of trouble. We failed to learn in time for last week’s items that, two of our young folks were married, who were Martin Crawford, aged 75 and Mary A. Johnson, aged 74, who were married by Judge Frank Duke of Lakeview. Mrs. Johnson is the mother of Mrs. Patrick H. Gallagher, who is of a lovable disposition and has many friends; the writer has known the groom for many years, who also has many warm friends throughout the country. May their married life be a happy one, with nothing but happiness and contentment. The writer joins friends of this good couple in wishing them the very best in life. The writer wishes to tell his readers a little joke on himself, about two or three months ago, the Revenue Collector sent him a letter advising him that $11.60 revenue was due him on spirits. The writer wrote back and advised him that he was unable to figure out what this was for, that if it was due on liquor, they must have taken him for another fellow; so he wrote back and said that a Revenue man would call on the writer later. So last week, the revenue agent called and asked the writer’s name, his mothers name, his father’s, etc., and finally the writer asked him what it was all about and he smiled and said "Well, we must have the wrong man," and went on to explain that it was for moonshine, so he was informed that if it was for that he did have the wrong guy, as the writer never made a drop of moonshine in his life. So he explained that the man he was after had been convicted of moonshining. The government imposes a certain tax per gallon. The moonshine was made near Pendleton, Oregon and how the writer got on the list of moonshiners is a mystery to him, so being that he has a name that is not very common must have got him on the list, as the moonshiner that they were after had the same name as the writers’ FORT BIDWELL HIGHLIGHTS Mrs. Mary Manning has returned to the Robert’s Convalescent Home in Lakeview. She was critically ill when she left here and we hope to hear of her improvement soon. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Heryford accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Baty, motored to Portland, where they spent the weekend on a combined business and pleasure trip. They returned to their homes Sunday evening. F. E. Bush has a broad smile this week for he is now granddad of a fine six and a half pound boy, born to Mr. and Mrs. John Spalding, of Susanville, Cal., September 17th, 1934. Mrs. Spalding was Miss Marjorie Bush, of this place, before her marriage. ~~~~~~ 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.