SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1920 Mrs. Mabel Bacon and children are here from Richmond visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. E. C. Coffman and sister, Mrs. Emma Freeland are here this week visiting Mrs. And Mrs. L. A. Wheeler. Our thanks are due to E. F. Woodson and Ben Johnson for a bountiful supply of splendid venison last week. It was highly appreciated and filled a big vacuum and long felt want. Dr. Meredith got busy this week and this is what he handed us: Born Neat Cedarville, Cal., august 28, 1920, to the wife of Jesse Hapgood, a daughter Born At Eagleville, Cal., August 28, 1920, to the wife of Harry Morgan, a daughter Born At Eagleville, Cal., August 28, 1920, to the wife of Robert Buchanan, a daughter Born at Cedarville, Cal., September 1, 1920, to the wife of Pete Dollarhide, a son. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1920 DEATH OF MRS GEO H. MORGAN Mrs. Agnes Loretta Robinson, wife of George h. Morgan, was born in Rockford, Ill., Jan. 13, 1862 and passed away at her home neat Eagleville, Saturday, September 4, 1920 at the age of 58 years. She left her home in Illinois and came to this place in early childhood. She was twice married. The first union was with Isaac Addington in 1882. He passed away in 1904, leaving eight children. She is survived by her husband, George Morgan, to whom she was married in 1907, two brothers, Walter and William Robinson, of Oregon, and seven children: Mrs. Rose Bordwell, Ole, Isaac, Pearl and Jacob Addington, Mrs. Elsie St. John and Mrs. Miriam Malitz, all of this place. In her girlhood, she joined the Christian church. She found constant comfort and strength through her faith and prayer during the great suffering, she was called upon to bear in the last few months. She passed quietly away in peace and without a pain, early Saturday morning. She was a loving wife and true and self-sacrificing mother. She will be greatly missed by her many friends and neighbors. Harry OKeefe, of Lakeview, purchased a new automobile there last Monday and started to try it out. The car turned over and he was instantly killed, and another occupant of the car was badly injured, and one escaped uninjured. Jesse Hapgood had a pretty bad accident some days ago, in which he was badly bruised by his horse falling with him, but he is alright now except that his nose isnt quite as good looking as it used to be. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1920 We understand that Elmer Hill came near having a serious accident. While drawing threshing separator behind a tractor last Friday, and when neat Vya, the separator gave a lurch forward catching him between the tractor and separator and broke on rib. It was a narrow escape. LITTLE BOY BADLY HURT One day last week the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Connelly, who lives south of town, met with an accident from which for a time his life was despaired of. The little fellow had been missing from the house only a few moments when his father started out to look for him, and found him lying in the corral unconscious, and he remained in that condition for several hours. Dr. Meredith ws called and rendered every assistance possible, and the little sufferer is reported somewhat critical condition. There was a horse loose in the corral and it is thought that it either kicked or ran over the childs head and shoulder, and fracturing the skull at the base. The little fellow is about two years old and is unable to explain what happened. Will E. Lewis, who formerly lived here and enlisted in the army from this place and was one of the boys who went overseas and saw active service, was killed at the Booth-Kelly logging camp in Washington, September 6th, being crushed to death by a log. His many friends regret to learn of his sad death. He was married only a few months ago and the future looked bright for him and his bride, but the inexorable hand of fate ordained otherwise. Auble Keeney of Adin is here on a visit to his mother, Mrs. Maude Keeney. Born Near Cedarville, Cal., Sept. 13, 1920, to the wife of Lyle Stimers, a daughter We very much regret that we could not attend the fair at Bidwell last week, owing to the illness of our little son, Heath, who is suffering from an attack of Typhoid fever. Frank Hanson arrived here from below last week. While away he, with his brother Fred, purchased a fifty-acre fruit farm near Watsonville, and he is preparing to move there in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey, of Oakland have been visiting Mrs. McConnaughy of Fort Bidwell for sometime, returning to their home last Saturday. Mrs. Dewey will be remembered here as Nina McConnaughy, and her many friends were glad to meet her. Miss Ruth Jurrell was pretty badly hurt lat Monday at High school. They were weighing the pupils on a table, at which was placed, a chair to step up and down on, and some one took the chair away, and without noticing it she stepped off the table and fell to the floor, bruising her badly. OLD PIONEER PASSES AWAY Eli Rice was born at Troy, Ohio, eighty miles from Cincinnati, August 13, 1839, moved with his fathers family from Harvey Co., Ohio to Noble County, Indiana in 1841, and from there to Davis County, Iowa in 1855, graduated from the Pella Baptist University in 1858. He taught school one year in Davis County, Iowa. He came to Surprise Valley in March 1869, bringing his mother with him. They settled at Owl Creek. He was ordained a minister of the Baptist church in San Francisco, October 13, 1869 and was the first pastor of the Baptist church in Surprise Valley. He lost a part of one hand in helping to defend Surprise Valley from the Indians and was ever ready to assist in every cause, was especially active in the temperance cause. He was married to Miss Emma Weaver in 1887, and leaves a wife and one daughter, Miss Mary Rice. He died September 5th, 1920, being 81 years and 23 days old. The funeral was held at the home five miles south of Fort Bidwell at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Elder R. Y. Blalock pastor at Lake City conducting the services. The body was laid to rest in the Fort Bidwell Cemetery to await the resurrection. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1920 Jay Allen is showing a partiality for his right foot. Some days ago, he dropped a neck-yoke on it breaking one of the toes. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY An explosion in Wall street last Thursday wrecked the office of J. P. Morgan in New York, killing thirty five people and injuring about three hundred more destroying property amounting to two million and five hundred thousand dollars. It is said that the explosion was caused by a time bomb for the purpose of destroying the entire building. This is no doubt one of the results emanating from the anarchists, and is said to be also traceable to high prices and profiteering. However, it may be, of those connected with planting the bomb can be apprehended, they should be given a short shrift. People who wantonly kill innocent men, women and children should be given the death penalty in double quick time. Mrs. Eli Rice of Bidwell was transacting business in Cedarville last week. Born Near Cedarville, Cal., September 21, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Garrett, a daughter. Born Near Fort Bidwell, Cal., Sept. 17, 1920, ot Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Saffores, a son. Miss Josephine Hartwig, a niece of Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Meredith, arrived last week from Illinois and will visit here for a time. She had been visiting for sometime in Los Angeles, previous to her visit here. Shorty Olinger received a telegram ast Monday from his home in Washington, stating that his brother had been badly injured in an automobile wreck, and also that his aged father was not expected to live, and left here Monday night to visit them. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1920 Born At Dr. Coates Sanitarium in Cedarville, Cal., Sept. 24, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Rinehart, a daughter Charley Hill lost several heads of cattle last week from an unknown disease, which is said to slightly resemble the blackleg. Mr. Humrick, father of F. E. Humrick of the Surprise Valley Garage, arrived here from the East on a visit to his son, and says that he is well pleased with the looks of this county. He will return to his home in Iowa in a few days. While driving cattle on the 19th inst. neat Summit Lake the horse ridden by Eugene McCain, foreman for Miller and Lux, familiarly called "Smoky", stumbled and fell with him, killing him instantly. The body was shipped to San Jose for interment. Thomas G. Wilson, son of Mrs. Charles Terry, and wife and son arrived here some days ago and expect to make their future home in Surprise. While on the way up they stopped over in Shasta for a few days hunting, and succeeded in killing a big buck and a panther. ________________________________ Please reply to: Billie Reynolds r3346@dcsi.net Kicked off Roots Web Again!!! ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!