BIG VALLEY GAZETTE - DECEMBER 6, 1894 Wm. Linton was found guilty of altering and defacing brands on cattle and sentenced to Folsom for one year. Wm. Allen pleaded guilty to the same charge and received the same sentence. A similar charge against Russell was dismissed. This ends the cattle stealing cases. BIG VALLEY GAZETTE - DECEMBER 13, 1894 THEY STOLE HOGS Lassen County is experiencing a boom in the criminal line. Allen and Linton have just been taken to Folsom for the period of one year for the illegal branding of cattle and now Melville Haskell and Henry Cloudhurst were detected and have plead guilty of stealing a couple of hogs belonging to Ed. Hart. They went to the Brophy farm, now the property of B. H. Leavitt, on Sunday evening last and killed two hogs, took them in a cart to Cloudhurst's cabin and dressed them. The following day evidence of the butchering remained on the ground and the cart tracks led to the cabin of Cloudhurst, who, when confronted with the charge confessed the crime and implicated Haskell with him, giving as an excuse that "they were hungry." They waved time, plead guilty yesterday in the Superior Court and Judge Masten sentenced them to Folsom for two years. - Lassen Mail, Dec. 6th. MARRIED PIERCE - DOWELL - At the residence of J. E. Niles, Adin, Cal., Nov. 29th, 1894, Samuel D. Pierce and Rosie M. Dowell, Rev. B. F. Moody officiating. BORN GIBBINS - In Alturas, Cal., Dec 5, 1894, to the wife of I. W. Gibbins, a daughter. The plans for the usual Christmas festivities at this place ate about completed. They will consist of turkey shooting during the day, and in the evening a Christmas tree in the church, after which a dance in town hall. Tickets to the dance will be 50 cents. J. D. Rose, teacher of the public school at Milford, was arrested lasted Tuesday by Constable W. H. Jennison for misdemeanor. He was brought to town, but allowed to go on his own recognizance, in the meantime the difficulty leading to his arrest will doubtless be amicably settled. - Lassen Advocate, Dec. 6th. The jury in the Hatch case, who was on trial in Woodland for train wrecking, brought in a verdict of not guilty. J. A. Crosby, who was here some time ago buying cattle, was arrested on a warrant issued in Tehama Co. charged with felony. The charge grew out of his cattle transactions. H. Winchell, charged with selling liquor to Indians, was bound over to appear before the Superior Court on the 22d inst. The trial of Appleman, who was arrested by Sheriff Parker last summer for complicity in the train wrecking during the strike, will commence in Woodland tomorrow. Arthur Jackson dropped in on us yesterday as he was starting for home and informed us that he had bought out his partner, Frank Reynolds, and will hereafter conduct the Steele Swamp ranch. - Alturas New Era. BIG VALLEY GAZETTE - DECEMBER 20, 1894 DIED HOLT - At Buntingville, Cal., Dec. 10, 1894, A. J. Holt, a native of Maine, aged 59 years. A social dance was given at the residence of A. C. Herrick last Friday evening in honor of the nineteenth birthday of his son, Charley. William Dean, an Indian, who murdered Wm. Baremare at Happy Camp, Siskiyou Co. on the 6th of this month, was taken out of the jail at Fort Jones by a mob a week ago this morning and hanged to a derrick. BATTLING WITH THE SNOW There is lots of snow between here and Sisson, and the mail carriers on that line are having a hard time of it. Mr. Hall who was due here last Saturday morning at 10 o'clock did not arrive until 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and stated when he arrived that the driver on the other end was twenty-four hours behind time in getting to Bartle's, and he waited there for him. W. E. Berry went out with the mail Monday and did not get back until last night, bringing the first mail from Sisson since Sunday. Mr. Berry says he had to leave his sleigh this side of Bartle's and make the rest of the trip on horseback, and as the other driver had not arrived Tuesday morning, he went on as far as Elk Lawn and met him. They now have a sled road from Bartle's to Elk Lawn, but from there on the mail is being carried on horseback and on snowshoes. - Fall River Mail, Dec. 14th. BIG VALLEY GAZETTE - DECEMBER 27, 1894 MARRIED BAGWELL - SWAN A quiet wedding was celebrated at the toll house, between here and Fall River on Christmas day, the contracting parties being A. C. Bagwell and Mrs. Emma Swan. Only the near relatives of the parties were present and at one o'clock in the afternoon Judge Schooler, in his usual impressive manner pronounced them man and wife. After the ceremony an excellent dinner was served to which those present did ample justice. The bride was formerly a resident of Plumas County and is highly spoken of by those who know her, while the groom is well known for his generous traits and genial disposition, possessed of those peculiar characteristics that make life one round of happy anticipation. The editor acknowledges the receipt of a bountiful supply of wedding cake and extends the heartiest congratulations to the married couple, accompanied by the best wishes for a life of uninterrupted happiness and prosperity. SNOW BLOCKADE A dispatch from Sisson, Cal. dated Dec. 22d, says: The snowfall during the last five days measures ninety-six inches. The road between this place and Dunsmuir is completely blockaded. The Methodist Church fell in yesterday morning and was followed by Bowler's livery stable, the Siskiyou Lumber and Mercantile Company's slaughter house, the Mount Shasta Manufacturing Company's warehouse and a building belonging to the Pioneer Box Factory. Numerous other small buildings have succumbed to the heavy snow. This is the heaviest snowfall since 1889. It is still snowing and a complete blockade of the railroad is the result. MARRIED BAGWELL - SWAN - Near Bieber Cal., Dec. 25, 1894, A. C. Bagwell and Mrs. Emma Swan, W. R. Schooler, Justice of the Peace, officiating. SMITH - CROWLEY - Near Lookout, Cal., Dec. 23, 1894, by Rev. Sylvester T. Reeve, Fred A. Smith and Ermina E. Crowley. WEDDING BELLS A large number of friends and relatives gathered at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Crowley, near lookout, last Sunday afternoon to witness the marriage of their daughter, Miss Mina, to Mr. Fred A. Smith, of Alturas. The bride was attired in a beautiful dress of cream colored Albatross cloth, trimmed with satin ribbon and lace of same color. It was made with a short basque and a train of graceful length. Ribbon in symmetrical loops extended from shoulder over front and back of basque down to and connecting with corresponding loops on each side of skirt and continuing the full length of skirt and train. Wide lace encircled the neck and draped in festoons over front of basque. The sleeves had full, deep puffs, reaching just below the elbow and connecting there with cream colored mitts. The head-dress consisted of a long white veil surmounted with a tiny bunch of apple blossoms, connected in front of the crown of the head, forming a complete circle. A handsome pair of black slippers completed the costume. The groom wore the usual conventional black, and the brides maid and appropriate dress of cream color. At 3 o'clock the bride and groom were ushered into the room attended by Miss Francis Smith, sister of the groom, and Mr. Robert Sloss, of Alturas, who acted as brides-maid and groomsman respectively. The ceremony was performed by Rev. S. T. Reeve in a most impressive manner, and after congratulations had been extended to the newly married couple, the guests were served with sumptuous dinner. The table was adorned with natural flowers besides the usual ornaments. Among the guests were Miss Ella Rachford of Alturas, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Trowbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Summers, Orrin Trowbridge, the Misses Nettie and Dessie Brown, Joe Leventon, Claude Brown and Harry Roberts. Of Lookout; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Gibbins, Miss Emma Summers, Tom Dunlap, the Misses Mattie and Gertrude Woodin, Bert Woodin, Andrew Summers, Willie Paulk and Harvey Paulk, of Bieber; Andrew Bennefield, George Johnson, Ernest Durkee, Mrs. Clark Jonson, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, of Potter, besides the near relatives o! f the bride. The groom is one of the proprietors of the Alturas New Era and a genial, live and energetic young man, while the bride he has won is one of the most handsome, educated and refined young ladies in this part of the country. On Tuesday the young couple departed for Alturas where they will make their future home. Their many friends in this valley wish them lots of sunshine, prosperity and happiness. ~~~~~~ Billie C. Reynolds Anita "Jean" Waters-Reynolds (Family Genealogy) http://www.rh2o.com (Modoc County Genealogy) http://www.rh2o.com/modoc/ --- Our outgoing mail is checked by Norton AntiVirus.