SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD - CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 1934 LAKE CITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carter and family expect to leave here shortly for a visit with Mrs. Carter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Estes at Pasadena. Mr. J. B. Steele received the sad news Sunday night at 10:30 of the serious illness of his mother at Adin. He left immediately for her bedside. School is closed for a few days until some arrangements can be made or returns. Born in Cedarville, Cal., November 19th, 1934, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Chase, a daughter – Della May Chase, weight 7 ½-pounds. EAGLEVILLE SNAPS Mrs. Louis Grove and children left for Sacramento the latter part of last week to meet Louis who has been in a hospital in San Francisco. Jewel H. Winnop is visiting his sister, Mrs. Lyle Barber at the barber ranch. Grandma Powers is up and about in a wheel chair these days, is sometimes seen greeting her many friends in the Post office lobby. We would not be surprised to see her carry the lock sack out to the stage some morning. ALTURAS BRIEFS Billy Fitzpatrick left last week for San Francisco, where he will enter the Southern Pacific Hospital to receive medical treatment. Katherine, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Caldwell of Canby, is ill with scarlet fever. NEWSY NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK We overlooked making mention of Mrs. Eva McCrary returning to our city. We intended to mention it on her return, but it slipped our notes some way. Mrs. McCrary left here several months ago expecting to make her future home in the sunny south, but no doubt found some drawback in the southern climate, for she returned to her home recently, happy to be back and her many friends are most certainly glad to see her back in her cozy little home again. DEATH OF LITTLE Gerald JOPSON IN Sacramento, CAL A private letter from L. C. Jopson, of Sacramento, states that their little son, Gerald, aged 4 ½ - years, passed away on November 9th, as stated in last week’s Record. While at Susanville, Gerald and Allison both contracted an infection of the glands of the neck; but seemed to be improving when the family left Susanville for Sacramento November 1st. The little boys were still under a doctor’s care, when Gerald suffered a ruptured blood vessel in the affected area, causing a severe hemorrhage, which caused his death. The many friends in this valley of Mr. and Mrs. Jopson deeply sympathize with them in their sad bereavement. (4:4) LOCAL JOTS Mr. and Mrs. Walter Humburg and Miss Fern Humburg of San Jose are visiting with Mrs. Humburg’s mother, Mrs. Melissa Fitzgerald and Miss Rena Fitzgerald, of this place. John Reynolds is spending his Sundays building a new cement sidewalk at his residence. Last week we had a story in the Record headed "Wanted – One Jail Door". Sure enough the day after the paper was out, Constable Cavin was informed of the whereabouts of the door to our city Bastille, missing since Halloween night. FORT BIDWELL HIGHLIGHTS Mr. and Mrs. Joe Conlan and small daughter left Friday for Ashland, Oregon, where they were to bring back Mrs. Conlan’s father, Fulton Heard, if he is able to return. He has been quite ill at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Smith of Butte City, California, arrived in Bidwell Sunday. They will take back Ernie’s mother, Mrs. Melvina Smith, who will spend the winter months around Chico and Butte City. Mrs. Ruby Hickerson entertained a number of her friends last Sunday afternoon to a Bridge luncheon and handkerchief shower, honoring Mrs. Mary Sessions, who is leaving shortly for Sparks, Nevada, where she will join her husband, who is ranching there. Mr. and Mrs. Session will make their future home in Sparks. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1934 Mrs. FLOSSIE CANTRALL SUES FOR DIVORCE Mrs. Flossie Cantrall a complaint for divorce action, in the Superior Court of Modoc County, last Tuesday. The couple were married in November 2-, 1903. No children; and the property settlements were made out of court; the grounds for the divorce are desertion. ALTURAS BRIEFS Randolph Greiner, young son of Mr. and Mrs. George Greiner, was operated on at the General Hospital last week for appendicitis; he is getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith have moved back to their home in Alturas from Bieber, where Roy is employed by the Mountains Valley Dairy Products, Company. Andrew Johnson of Surprise Valley is quite ill at the hospital suffering from pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Mayfield and son Vern, of Turlock, arrived here last Sunday. Mrs. Mayfield came to visit her mother, Mrs. Mary Musselman, who is seriously ill at this time. They left for their home this morning. DODGE TRUCK MAKES DEBUTE IN POST OFFICE SATURDAY We have heard of a "little bull" going on in the Cedarville Post Office, but we’ve never heard of a truck going on in, perhaps for the same reason, but such was the case last Saturday. William Parry of Nevada, parked, or tried to park his Dodge truck in front of the Post Office, but somehow it did not obey the mandates of the man at the wheel and forward it charged. Bill Gooch, deputy post master, was behind the delivery window, made a dash for the one door as the truck came in at the other. The machine was stopped as it hit the two main doors at the entrance, breaking them both off. The screen doors were badly bent and broken and otherwise scattered about the Post Office lobby. However, the work of repairing the damage was soon under way and the entrance to the Post Office has regained its normal appearance. EAGLEVILLE SNAPS F. A. Nolan took Mr. and Mrs. Joel Allen and Elmer Allen to Alturas Saturday. Mr. Allen entered the Modoc County General Hospital for medical attention. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grove and family returned last Wednesday from San Francisco. Louis is greatly improved in health but is not strong enough yet to take over his duties in the garage. LOCALS Gordon, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ash, has been quite ill with an infected sore throat for the past two weeks, is now recovering. 1887 WEDDING BRINGS MEMORIES the weather of the past two weeks was exactly like it was 47 years ago, Frank Duke recalls. The reason his memory is so good on this particular part of the year of 1887 is that he and Mrs. Duke were married then, on November 22. They celebrated their 47th anniversary Tuesday. He said that the Sunday, of November 1887 was just like it was here ten days ago, bright and nice as summer. The next Sunday it was stormy and snowing like last Sunday was and before Christmas their ranch in Crooked Creek valley was snow-bound. Almost everyone will join with Frank is hoping that the same deep snow condition will repeat in 1934. SURPRISE VALLEY COUPLE WED License to wed was issued to Phillip Peterson, 24, of Fort Bidwell and Margaret T. Hill, 20, of Cedarville, Cal. The marriage took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hill, the bride’s parents, Wednesday. GRANDPARENTS News was received last week announcing to friends and relatives everywhere that a 7 ½-pound baby daughter, named Ona Vine, had arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Scammon at Susanville, November 9, 1934. The mother was formerly Miss Ona Bigelow, of Susanville and the proud father is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Scammon of Westwood. He is attending the University of California and motored home Thursday night to greet his little daughter. After being released from serving the rest of his jail sentence because of good behavior, Al Reynolds requested that he be allowed to remain a few days longer to instruct the man who was to take his place. Santa Barbara’s Sheriff James Ross hates to lose this trustee who has broken every kind of a good behavior record, one of them being to keep the fleet of swift police cars in perfect repair. Reynolds has been called the "most efficient prisoner." FORMER RESIDENT OF SURPRISE VALLEY PASSES The Plaindealer states that Mrs. Pressley Dorris received word of the death of her brother, Kelley Hall, which occurred at his home in Republican, Washington on November 6th. His death was due to a stroke of apoplexy; he was formerly a resident of this place. (2:1) FORMER R. R. MAN PASSES John M. Fulton, 85, former railroad man, well known in Modoc County as one of the early engineers on the Nevada-California railway passed away in San Francisco one day last week. He was locomotive engineer on the N. C. O. for some years and later became freight and passenger agent with the Southern Pacific and in that capacity became well acquainted with the people of Modoc County. Several years ago he retired and has since been living in San Francisco. (2:2) HARRY Baty PASSES As we close our form this afternoon, we learn of the passing of Harry Baty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baty of this place. The body will be interred at the Cedarville cemetery. We do not know the particulars as to what time of the funeral. (4:2) NEWSY NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK E. G. Buhl, who has been very ill for several months, was taken to Portland, Oregon recently and is under the care of a specialist in that city. We hope that this specialist will find the real cause of our good citizen’s trouble and that he may return on the road to recovery. Mrs. Charles m. Oliver was badly scalded recently by a tea kettle of boiling water tipping over on her; one foot was badly scalded, which caused a lot of pain. LAKE CITY NOTES Mrs. Clara Steele, mother of Mr. J. B. Steele, is much improved is the latest report here. The trial held here in the Justice Court, People vs. Madison, on charge of striking a minor, Hal Davis, resulted in an acquittal. It is reported one of the jurors, a bachelor, (we mention no names) held out for a conviction, till threatened by marriage to some of the widows or single ladies, caused him to change his mid in a hurry. Bachelors have no business on juries. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson and Jake Wright of Alturas were over Sunday after their mother’s (Mrs. Susan Vernon) things. Mrs. Vernon is quite ill at the hospital in Alturas. FORT BIDWELL HIGHLIGHTS Last Wednesday, Margaret Hill of Cedarville and Phillip Peterson of Fort Bidwell were united in marriage at the bride’s parent’s home near Cedarville. After the marriage the young couple left for a visit with friends and relatives in Berkeley and lower California. They will make their home in Bidwell. Dorothy Aldridge returned to school Monday after missing two weeks school caused by the injuries she received when the car she was riding in turned over on the grade a few miles south of Fort Bidwell. Mrs. Etta Conlan will spend the Thanksgiving Holidays with her father who is seriously ill in Ashland, Oregon. ~~~~~~ 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.