Wednesday, June 27, 2007 “Looking Back” is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the June 7, 2007 issue. Looking Back 113 Years Ago – 1894 OUR CROPS are suffering and the puny rain that fell the first of this week did little to eliminate the suffering….A match game of baseball for $200 a side between the picked nine of Alturas and Cedarville is now talked of for the 24 of June….Vern Argobast took a drummer to Cedarville last week and had quite a smash up. Going down a pitch in the canyon about three miles from Cedarville, the neck yoke leather broke and the team ran away. 100 Years Ago – 1907 SURPRISE VALLEY People are very excited over the survey being made through that place for a railroad. While we on this side of the mountain hope they get it, we should caution that one survey does not a railroad make. 93 Years Ago –1914 GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS: by the county board of education n included the following: Red – Sler Edgar Potter; Hopewell – Ernest Archer; Chance – Victor Cantrell. Gene Cantrell; Jess Valley – Laurence Cantrell, Warren Cantrell; South Fork – Anthony McGarva; Clover Swale – Amidol Kelley, Mark Kelley, Ellis Locy; Eagleville – Mable Dorton, Ethel Powers, William Brown, Leslie Thayer, Harold Powers; Mount Bidwell – Phyllis Peterson. Harold Schadler, Aaron Smith, Hazel Dronbrey, Grace Maupin, Oliver Crist, Clara Sweeney, Selma Santiago, Maryon Monroe; Adin – Frank Harbert, Hattie Nickerson Irene Harris, Henry Harvey, John Van Roper; Big Valley – Rosa Caska; Modoc – Alda Kaper; Arlington – Eleanor Caldwell; Little Valley – Renova Heryford; Nevada – Kirk Williams, Maude Wolfe; Davis Creek – Mary Longwell, Clora Easton; S. Davis Creek – Jane Henderson, State Line – Nita Northup; Cedarville – Ross Anderson, Anita Garrett, William Phillips; Washington – Leslie Dusta, Della Hobbs; Lake City – Clifton Howard, Gerald Wilson. 73 Years Ago – 1934 IT HAS been 50 years since rains as heavy as those that fell on Alturas have been deposited. This is good because it has been more than 50 years since a drought as bad as ours has visited the Alturas area….The Alturas Tigers finally won a baseball game this season when they defeated Willow Ranch 7-5 Sunday. Alturas players this year are Don Rachford, Milan Briles, Dallas Dodge, Dud McGrath, Harry Flournoy, John Flournoy, Stan Decious, Pete Blurton and Chas. Crowder. Vern Renshaw is manager. 44 Years Ago – 1954 (1963??) THE TUEDAY Election saw Paul Baker reclaim his District Attorney Job over Charles Lederer, Milicent Dubois over Bert Wardwell for County Clerk, Merville Archer over Bob Nelson for Auditor Recorder, and Katie Doolittle won by a 2-1 margin over Elmer Harris for Justice of Peace. The four-way race for Surprise Valley Supervisor saw John Laxague and Paul Robinson emerge to face each other in November. Marjorie Hickerson and H. T. Osborne will meet in November for Assessor….The opening of the Little League baseball in Modoc has been delayed until the arrival of the baseball uniforms. We have been spending time at the Sea Ranch and so I am three issues behind. I hope to get these out today. Ron Morgan