Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the March 8, 2007 issue. Looking Back 113 Years Ago 1894 THE ICE broke up on Pit River on the first of March and the water threatened to flood the town. A big freeze followed, and things are back to normal The Cedarville stage driver, Dole Ballard, says that the high winds fill the trail over the mountains every night with snow and a new road has to be broken every day. Frequently with a shovel . Tom Kemble says the railroad survey runs too close to his home and hes afraid that his children will be run over by the cars .. J.S. Flournoy has returned from a cattle drive to Reno where he left 65 head of steers to wait until the market gets better. 93 Years Ago 1914 THE ALTURAS Masonic Lodge will have the honor of laying the cornerstone on the new Modoc Courthouse. The event is scheduled for the 4th of July .Candidates for elective office in Modoc are out bothering people with words of how great they will be when elected .Chas. Peterson has leased the Cedarville hall and is now giving two moving picture shows there every week, besides showing at Eagleville and Fort Bidwell .The cost of bringing a basketball team to Alturas, feed and house the players is staggering. Professor Rose at Modoc High School wants to thank all those who contributed to the arrangement for the Lakeview teams visit. 73 Years Ago 1934 TEMPERATUIRES SOARED into the 80s in Alturas this week, one of the warmest pre-spring weeks to anybodys recollection .The CCC District Office in Redding has announced that a new camp will be established at Catralls Mill as the Hackamore camp now has more men than it can handle .The Big Tree Hotel in Alturas has been purchased by the Capitol Bank and Loan Association for $15,000 53 Years Ago 1954 LEE HYDE has taken over management of the Alturas Tigers Baseball team. He succeeds Lew Wright ..Little League baseball will be added to the local sports scene this year with four teams lined up that include two from Alturas and one in Adin and Cedarville .A bill that is intended to relinquish federal responsibility of all Indian lands is being actively opposed by Erin Forrest of Alturas. Hope to see you all again real soon. Ron Morgan