Saturday, April 22, 2006 Looking back is a regular feature of the Modoc County Record, a weekly newspaper, published in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the April 20, 2006 issue. Looking Back 97 Years Ago – 1909 ROBERT HARPER and C.A. Higgins came up from Adin Wednesday. They informed us that the clean up from the Hess Mine has created considerable excitement and a number of claims are being taken up by citizens in that section. As near as could be determined, Mr. Hess cleaned up about $900 from the two weeks run, and they are confident that a large amount of gold went off with the tailings…. The NCO had an accident Saturday on the other side of Madeline. No great damage resulted. One of the passengers, a lawyer from Denver, expressed his opinion of the road and management in terms not befitting in the presence of angels. 95 Years Ago – 1911 A PITIFUL case was called to our attention this week, and one that shows the utter depravity of some men. A widow lady living back east somewhere was induced a tract of land (sic) from an out-of-state land company, the agent assuring her that the tract was level and rich agricultural land. She was also shown oranges, which the agent said were grown in the immediate vicinity of the land. When she arrived here with her children, she learned that her land lies three miles southeast of Lakeview on an almost inaccessible mountain. We have no hesitation is saying that that agent richly deserves to be shot. The lady is now in Alturas and is almost heartbroken over her loss. 90 Years Ago – 1916 THE ELECTION for school trustees for the Alturas Grammar School passed off very quietly. P.S. Dorris was the only candidate and was dully(sic) elected to succeed himself. J.D. Flournoy was the only candidate for the high school and was elected to succeed himself…. T.A. Walls, L.G. Renshaw and J.M. Jarman were elected for Alturas and will succeed O.W. Gibbons, B. Lauer and Frank Suunafrank who did not file for re-election. Other candidates were John Wall, A.K. Wylie, A.L. Ingraham and C.L. Jackson. Most of these events were way before my time. However, I did know Pres Dorris, John Flournoy, Tom Walls, Vern Renshaw, “Crate” Jarman, “Kes” Wylie, and Art Ingraham. Mr. Dorris and Mr. Flournoy were ranchers, Tom Walls had an apple orchard north of Davis Creek and was also the Tax collector, Vern Renshaw was an entrepreneur, Crate was the Ford dealer, Kes Wylie became the District Attorney and later the Superior Court Judge, and Art Ingraham ran a hardware store later taken over by his son. All of these men were very memorable in my life in Alturas. Ron Morgan