SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD - CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 1934 FATHER ACCIDENTALLY SHOTS SON (Headline) Last Sunday morning about 10 o’clock another tragedy of the woods happened when Alden Weilmunster, his father, George Weilmunster and Miss Thelma Greiner were hunting in Daniels Canyon, just south of Lake City. The three were together and the father left Alden and Miss Greiner on the other side of the canyon and went around the south side of the hill in the anticipation to "jump" a buck. In the meantime, the young man and lady started down toward the creek to get a drink of water. It was about this time that the father came out on the point of the hill and thinking that the young couple were on the brow of the north hillside, he happened to see the brush moving and thinking perhaps there was a deer in the bottom of the canyon, fired his gun into the brush with the idea of scaring it out into the open, never realizing that his son was in that locality. The gun was not aimed at any particular spot but fired at random into the brush. When a scream of agony came from that spot, Mr. Weilmunster knew that the bullet had hit his son. Alden was hit in the back with a soft nose 25-35 express bullet, it struck the right shoulder blade, on a sloping angle and thence into the third rib, which was splintered, the bullet then exploded and lead and copper jacket scattered throughout the right side. Three of the largest fragments of the bullet lodged in the backbone. The father left immediately for Celia Daniel’s ranch house for help and Miss Greiner remained with the stricken young man. Dr. Kennedy was quickly summoned and the injured man was brought to Miss Daniels’ home, where he was placed in a truck and taken to the Alturas Hospital. Late reports state that his condition is very grave. RAYMOND Jones AND MISS EDNA Leonard MARRIED AT Reno, Nevada Miss Edna Leonard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Leonard residing near Bieber, became the bride of Raymond Jones in a ceremony performed by the Baptist minister at Alturas Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Don Robinson of Bieber were the other members of the wedding party. The newly married couple departed on a two-week wedding trip to Lake Almanor and other points of interest. Mr. Jones is cheesemaker at the Bieber plant of the Mountain Valleys Dairy Products, Inc. Before coming here last year, he was employed at Lake City by the same concern. He is the son of Mrs. Jane Jones, who has been making her home with his ___ at Alton Jack farmhouse a mile northeast of Bieber. The bride is one of Big Valley’s popular young people and graduated from Bieber High School in 1932. Bieber Gazette. (The groom is a Lake City boy and has many friends here who extend congratulations and wish the young couple happiness and prosperity). FIVE – YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OF Mr. AND Mrs. Chester SPALDING SEVERELY BURNED Audrey, five-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Spalding, of Gleason Creek, is in the Alturas Hospital in a very critical condition. It seems that the child was playing with matches and in some manner her clothes caught fire and her arm and body was terribly burned before the dire could be extinguished. The mother in her desperate efforts to put out the fire, placed the little girl under the pump and pumped cold water on her to put out the fire. The entire left side of her body and arm are painfully burned and the physicians give but slight hope of her recovery. FRANK ROUSE, 6 KILLED BY TEXACO TRUCK TUESDAY Little Frank Rouse, of New Pine creek, is dead by being accidentally hit by the Texaco Oil truck, which was driven by Russell Porterfield of Alturas. It so happened that little Frank and his boy friend were playing with a toy boat and running it thru a culvert, just this side of the State Line town. It happened that his little pardoner was lying flat in the roadside looking thru the culvert and Frank came up from the other side of the road, not seeing the truck approaching. The driver turned out to avoid hitting Frankie’s pardoner and Frankie not seeing the approaching truck ran into it, and it knocked him a distance of some seven feet. The verdict of the coroner’s jury and Frank Rouse met his death in a collision with a Texaco truck driven by Russell Porterfield in an unavoidable accident, the driver being exonerated of any blame. The truck was coming at the speed of twenty miles per hour, when the accident occurred. An autopsy was performed on the little body last night by Drs. At the Lakeview hospital. (1:6) EAGLEVILLE SNAPS Mrs. Lena Harkey Scott arrived from Eugene, Oregon for a short visit. Fred Street and Warren Adams each got their buck in Tuledad Saturday and went back Sunday to bring them in. Clarence McCulley, youngest son of E. M. McCulley, was another lucky hunter last week. He bagged a fine seven-point buck in Cottonwood canyon. Born – in Eagleville, Cal., Sunday, Sept. 23, 1934, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cambron, a girl – Erma May. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Sullivan, of Middletown and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hughes of Kelseyville and Miss Mary Atkinson of Lakeport, arrived here Monday morning and will spend a short time visiting and hunting the elusive buck. Albert Kennedy, with his son, Bernie and nephew, Jack Kennedy of Lower Lake, arrived here last week to spend a week hunting and visiting with Dr. and Mrs. m. R. Kennedy and family, of this place. Albert is a brother of Dr. Kennedy. LAKE CITY NOTES Wes Polander, Curtis and Marvel Vernon have gone to Malin for the "spuds" harvesting. Aunt Jane Jones is with us again. Raymond annexing a wife, Aunt Jane lost her job as housekeeper. Welcome home, Aunt Jane. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Strief and sons visited with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Heard at Standish last weekend. Marion Carter visited with her cousin, Barbara Reichsteiner at Cedarville the first of the week. Barbara came home with her and spent the balance of the week visiting here. W. N. Clark came over from Ashland Saturday after his household goods. Mr. Clark is employed in a garage at that place and expects to make his home there. The George Greiner family moved to their home at Alturas last week. The Greiner family, have been living in the Painter home the past year. Mrs. Glen Ward and Mrs. Arthur Ward were Cedarville visitors Friday. Mrs. Glen Ward was consulting Dr. Kennedy for a foot trouble. While Judge Franklin was busy skinning his kill, a forked horn, Bill Steward slipped up and tagged his deer for him. Have eyes in the back of your head after this, Judge. NEWSY NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK Henry Campbell, who has held a foreman position in Klamath County, moved his family to that section last Sunday. Mr. Campbell is one of our steady, honest, reliable young men, who can hold a good job and we wish him the best of success. Joe Wallace and family were visitors here from Bly last Saturday. Their son, Joe, Jr., had the misfortune of cutting one of his fingers badly with an ax; Dr. Leithead of Lakeview, dressed the injury. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rutto were here _____ from Portland, Ore. Mr. Rutto is in the Second hand Auto Business. Mrs. Rutto was formerly Miss Alace Amsden, daughter of Dr. E. H. Amsden. The Dr. accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Rutto on their return trip to Portland, where he expects to make his home in the future. Dr. Amsden has practiced medicine here for many years and was very successful and was known as the best physician throughout the country in cases of cases of pneumonia. The writer joins his many friends here wishing him happiness and success to his new location. News reached New Pine Creek from Westwood, California, that a 9-pound baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Carlson on September 24th. Mrs. Carlson was formerly Miss Bonita Dick, who has numerous friends throughout this part of the country. Grandpa Morris Dick has been stepping pretty high since receiving the news and wears a broader smile then ever. Grandma was at the Carlson home when the daughter was brought by the good Old Stork, but it is useless to say she is happy. The writer joins the many friends here in extending congratulations. Mrs. Earl Rinehart, who has been quite ill during the past week is now improving. FORT BIDWELL HIGHLIGHTS Mr. Fulton Heard is still very ill at his daughter’s home here in Bidwell. His sickness has been caused by a fall from a chair. Last Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hickerson and daughter Marjorie were visiting their new niece and granddaughter, the baby girl born last week to Mr. and Mrs. W. Cambron of Eagleville. Mrs. Cambron was formerly Jewell Hickerson of Fort Bidwell. Mrs. Emma Verling and daughter, Helen Morgan of Alturas were visiting relatives in Bidwell Sunday. Mr. Kirk Hilderbrandt fell while stepping off of the porch at his home last Wednesday morning and broke his right hip. He is very ill and as he is 90 years old there is small hope for him ever walking again. All of his children from different parts of the country have been called to his bedside. He is one of the oldest War veterans in the county. George Fawcett who was operated on for appendicitis at Alturas was brought home last Tuesday. He is improving rapidly. W. J. Sanford, rancher from Wheatland, was in Surprise Valley last week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Al Cox, local theatre people. Sanford is Mrs. Cox’s father. ~~~~~~ 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.