SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD, CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1936 NICKERSON GIVEN TWO YEARS IN PEN Merle Nickerson held under $10,000 bail on a charge of involuntary manslaughter as the result of the accidental death of Mrs. Con O’Keefe of Silver Lake on July 17, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary by Judge Arthur D. Hays of Lakeview Friday morning. Previously Nickerson had waived grand jury hearing and trial and Thursday pleaded guilty to the charge. At the time, Hays indicated that he would postpone sentence for a week in order to allow time to investigate Nickerson’s background. The sentence Friday came as a surprise and was pronounced according to rumor, because Nickerson’s friends had indicated that they would fight the case. Mrs. O’Keefe’s death occurred following an accident when she was struck near the Buick place at Silver Lake by a car driven by Nickerson. Frank McBrown offered to take the stricken woman to Bend and was killed when his car hit a culvert. Witnesses testified that Mrs. O’Keefe died before the second accident. Unless previous criminal record is proved, Nickerson will be eligible for parole in a year. Sheriff Carroll took Nickerson to Salem Saturday where he was dressed in to start serving his sentence. Carroll returned Sunday. (1:2) FROM CHICO Mrs. Allie King and daughters, Mrs. Dewey Conway and Mrs. Ruth Smith and three small sons, of Chico arrived here last evening on a visit to Mrs. Ella Neasham of this place. They are returning from a vacation trip to Crater Lake and other points of interest. Mrs. King is a sister of Mrs. Neasham. Born at the Bennett Mineral Wells Sanitarium, August 1, 1936 to Mr. and Mrs. Willis Warren of Eagleville, a son. NEWS NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK Mr. and Mrs. Bloomer who have both been in the hospital at Alturas, is both back in their home in New Pine Creek. Bloomer looks fairly well considering the bad spell of sickness he went through. Mrs. McCrary is still pretty ill and we hope that our two good citizens will soon be their usual selves again. George Stanley and daughter are visiting at New Pine Creek at this writing. Mr. Stanley was a former resident of New Pine Creek. He left here about 20 years ago and is now in the electric business at Anaheim, California. Mrs. William Lemon of Council, Idaho, daughter of Mrs. C. M. Taylor and her daughter, Mrs. Margie Watts of Twin Falls and her son, were visitors in new pine Creek from Tuesday of last week to Saturday. New Pine Creek, Jiggs, the old black dog owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith is dead. He was found on the street near the service station one morning. Jiggs will be missed by Mr. and Mrs. Smith who had him for 11 years. LAKE CITY ITEMS Relatives of Mrs. William Heard and a sister of Mrs. Kenneth Weidner visited here last week. They were from Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Streif are rejoicing over the arrival of a nine and a half-pound boy at the general hospital in Alturas Tuesday, July 28. Miss Barbara Hapgood of Cedarville is helping at the Joshua Streif home. Sunday as L. F. Streif and son, Bobbie, Joshua Streif and Mrs. Carrie Wimer were enroute to Alturas, Fred had a collision with another car near the old water trough. Fortunately, no one was hurt and but little damage was done to cars. The farmers electric light meeting held here last Friday night was well attended and most everyone signed up to electrify Lake City and vicinity. Mrs. Elnar Jorgenson is reported on the sick list this week. DEATH TAKES WILLIAM VAUGHN AT AGE OF SEVENTY-EIGHT William Henry Vaughn, well known College City resident and for the past years the caretaker at Pierce High School, died last night at 11:45 o’clock at the Arbuckle sanitarium after a lingering illness. A native of Missouri, born August 2, 1857, Vaughn leaves to mourn his death his widow, Mrs. Etta Betterton Vaughn of College City; a daughter, Mrs. Susie Harriet Blowers of Hanford; a son, Clyde Vaughn of Los Angeles; two brothers, Jess Vaughn of Fresno and Charles Vaughn of Fort Bidwell, Modoc County; three sisters, Lily Cummins of Cedarville, Lola Taylor and Dora Parman of Eagleville; and seven grandchildren. Charles Suggett of College City was an uncle of the deceased, who as also a cousin of Dr. E. S. Hollway of Colusa. The body was shipped today by J. D. McNary & Son to Bakersfield, where funeral services will be held at 10 A. M. Friday. Interment will be made in Bakersfield cemetery. William Vaughn came to California from Missouri when he was 3-years old. At one time, he attended the Pierce Christian College, which in later years became Pierce High School. He was united in marriage to Etta Betterton 15 years ago before settling at College City lived in Hanford, Bakersfield and Modoc County. His two children who survive are by a former wife, who died many years ago. Mr. Vaughn was known and loved by everyone in College City and he was widely known and liked throughout the Arbuckle district. The sympathy of the people of Southern Colusa County goes out to members of the family in their hour of sorrow over the passing of this good man. Colusa Sun Herald Mr. Vaughn was formerly of this valley and spent his boyhood days at the old Vaughn home at Eagleville and will be remembered by many old time friends of the family who extend sympathy to the bereaved family. (4:6) THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1936 LAKE CITY ITEMS Last week John Franklin was called to Alturas by the illness of his father, Ab Franklin. Mr. Franklin reports his father improving slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Kinkade and little sons spent Friday night with Mrs. Kinkade’s grandfather, W. S. Painter. Mr. Kinkade is a Pentecostal minister and delivered a wonderful sermon to an appreciative audience Friday night. We hope to have him here again soon for a longer period. Mr. and Mrs. Kinkade also visited with Mrs. Kinkade’s grandmother and uncle, the Streig family. GETS FISHING HOOK CAUGHT IN HER FACE While fishing on Lost Lake last Sunday, Bill Wimer, who was casting a spinner from one boat, had the misfortune of hitting his wife in the cheek with the spinner. Mrs. Wimer was on a raft some fifty feet away at the time the cast was made. The hook imbedded into the cheek so that it could not be dislodged at the time and making a very painful wound. She was brought to Cedarville, where Dr. Kennedy performed a slight operation, which necessitated the pushing of the hook thru the cheek so that the barb came to the surface. The barb was then removed from the hook and the hook was then taken from the cheek. PAISLEY MAN IS BURNED BY GAS Paisley, Oregon, August 5 – Sam Dunn was severely burned about the arms and hands last Thursday night when a blaze suddenly developing from ignited gasoline in the garage in which he was working, enveloped a portion of his clothing. The fire was quickly extinguished and Dunn was brought to the Lakeview General Hospital for emergency treatment. it is reported that no serious complications have developed. Dunn was at work in the mechanics’ room of the A. J. Dunn Chevrolet garage at about 10 P. M. and was in the act of draining gasoline from the tank of a car in preparation of repairing it. His "trouble light" dropped and broke the spark lighting the gasoline and a considerable blaze developed rapidly. The car was immediately pushed out of the garage and the fire quickly put out by use of extinguishers and chemical tanks. FINGER PRINT EXPERT IS RECOVERING NICELY Stewart Schick, fingerprint expert in the Sheriff John Sharp’s office was operated upon at the general hospital in Alturas this week. His condition is reported as satisfactory. MR. AND MRS. KUHL CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. William Kuhl of Redwood Valley recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary with reception and dinner party at their ranch home in the Valley. Their anniversary was July 22, but due to the foot injury suffered by Mrs. Kuhl, the celebration was postponed until Sunday. Relatives and friends participated in the occasion Sunday bringing to the feted couple many happy wishes and gifts. Dinner was served at a long table spread with a golden cloth. A beautiful decorated cake was the center motif on the table, bearing an appropriate inscription. Mr. and Mrs. Kuhl have made their home in Redwood Valley for a great many years and are venerated by young and old alike for their kindliness and neighborly qualities. – Redwood (Ukiah) Valley Journal. Mr. and Mrs. Kuhl were formerly residents of this place. SURPRISE PIONEER PASSES AT ALTURAS "Uncle" Abe Addington, 73, the last member of a large pioneer family of this valley, died at the general hospital at Alturas Saturday evening from a heart ailment and dropsy. His funeral was held here last Monday afternoon, rev. V. A. Vinyard officiating and his remains were interned in the Cedarville cemetery. He leaves a large number of nieces and nephews and many friends to mourn his passing. (1:5) LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ALL Jesse Hughes, proprietor of Romero Lodge, who suffered a fractured leg some days ago has so for recovered as to be able to be moved to his home. Daly Conklin of Westwood and Margaret V. Royal of Myrtle Point were married by Rev. J. Kendrick Ballou at the Congregational parsonage on August 8th. Reginald B. Taylor and Miss Eleanor Ann Nichols both of Alturas were married at the home of C. A. Fitzpatrick on Sunday. Reg is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Taylor and Miss Nichols a daughter of Lee Nichols, formally a postal clerk in Alturas. Both are graduates of the Modoc Union high school and are very popular among the younger set. Their many friends are showering them with good wishes. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1936 VINTON MILLER SUICIDE VICTIM IN LAKEVIEW Word was received in Cedarville Wednesday morning that Vinton Miller, prominent banker and businessman of Lakeview had taken his own life by gas Tuesday noon. Miller was a son of the Marius Miller, prominent in Lakeview for many years. It is reported that he had been in ill health for sometime. He attended a meeting of the roundup directors Tuesday and apparently was in the best of spirits. He went home from town about 11 o’clock Tuesday and Mrs. Charles Combs, wife of the district attorney heard a motor running in his garage and summoned Sheriff Herb Carroll. A few minutes later when Combs and Carroll arrived, Miller was in his automobile in the garage and had attached a hose from the exhaust to the exhaust, had plugged all air holes in his car with paper and was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning. Mr. Miller is well known throughout southern Oregon and northern California. He has always been a public-spirited man and has served on various committees of charity as well as having been active in business circles of Lake County. He leaves to mourn his passing, a daughter, a son and a brother. It is reported that he had been in ill health for several years and had collapsed of a heart attack during the Lakeview roundup of 1934. (1:1) CAVE LAKE IS SOLD TO HEARST Word received here this week was to the effect that William Randolph Hearst had purchased Cave Lake in the upper High-grade region. Mr. Hearst is planning to turn the property over to the United States government in exchange for some property along the Castle Crags country. Announcement was made to R. R. Baker of Alturas. Mr. Baker is under the impression that the Hearst property will immediately be deeded to the United States government and that the exchange will be in effect immediately. MARY MULLINS BECOMES BRIDE OF JOHN FAULKNER Word was received in Alturas this week of the marriage of Miss Mary Mullins, Alturas teacher to John Faulkner. The marriage was performed in Crescent City. They were married Monday. The couple have resided in Alturas for many years and are well known throughout Modoc County. The Record joins with their many friends in wishing them well in their married life. IRVIN ELLIOTT ILL Irvin E. Elliott, coach of Modoc Union high school for several years and well known in Surprise Valley, having competed with Cedarville high school with his various teams, is seriously ill at Chico. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.