Sunday, December 04, 2005 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County Record, a weekly newspaper, published in Alturas, CA. The following is transcribed from the November 24, 2005 issue. Looking Back 117 Years Ago 1888 C.C. RACHFORD has purchased the interest of M.W. Poindexter in the Calderwood Saloon n in Ft. Bidwell . E.M. Barnes, agent for Christy and Wise of San Francisco, is prepared to pay the market price for wool, hide, pelts, etc . John Murphy has our thanks for a pair of nice, fat ducks which he bagged last Sunday. John is a good shot and if there are any birds flying, he is sure to bring them down . Today, some people will have turkey, cranberry sauce and plum pudding. At our house , it will be tough beef, wild plum sauce, and any kind of pudding we can get. 67 Years Ago 1938 THE LACK of a central supply of reserve energy in Alturas has prompted the Alturas City Council to explore the possibilities of constructing a municipally owned steam power generating plant. Otherwise, the council feels, future industrial growth will be severely limited . The Mormon Church has denied any claim that they are sponsoring a colonization on the Triangle Ranch on the Devils Garden in Modoc County. The plan to colonize 300 families there is a promotional s scheme by a Los Angeles promoter. 42 Years Ago 1963 A FUROR has been raised over a plan to move the junior livestock show from Alturas to the Cedarville fairgrounds and hold it in the fall rather than in the spring . Eighteen acts have been lined up here for the second annual Kiwanis Kapers to be held here Saturday. We had a good rain the last couple of days in the Valley. We have been very dry this fall and we really needed the wet stuff. I Hope to see you all again soon. It is getting pretty chilly for the Sacramento Valley. Most daytime temperatures are in the mid 50s and the nights as low as 35. As a lad, in Modoc County, this would really be a pretty hot winter. Oh well, things were really different in those good old days Ron Morgan