SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD – CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1921 ATTACKED BY MAD DOG Henry Hawkins, of this place had rather an exciting experience for a short time last Wednesday morning. Just as he was going in to the mill, a strange dog sprang towards him with the evident purpose of biting him. He happened to have a couple of buckets in his hand and as the dog jumped for him, he hit it with the buckets, but the dog was persistent in his attack. He kept the dog away from him by repeatedly hitting it with the buckets, until he got the door unlocked and got inside, when he got a gun and killed the dog. The brain was sent to Dr. Coppedge to have it examined for rabies but up to this writing, no returns have been received. The dog had wounds and blood all over its body, showing that it had been fighting. Later it was discovered that the dog belonged to Grover Jackson, and that it had had a fight with al Howe’s dog last winter, that was proven to have the rabies. It was a narrow escape for Mr. Hawkins, and it makes the “blood chill” to think what might have happened if the dog had run amuck some of the small children, who play on the sidewalks. The people should awaken to the fact that the rabies is in the country, and that every dog should be closely watched, and it would be safer if all the dogs were muzzled. John Hawkins and Miss Marie Stevens (possibly Stephens) of this place were married at Alturas last Saturday, Rev. Gardener officiating. The popular young couple were tendered a charivari Sunday evening and their many friends extend congratulations and wish them unbounded happiness and prosperity as they travel over life’s rugged pathway. O. Ratcliffe of Lake City met with a painful accident one day last week. While throwing a belt off a pulley in the Lake City flourmill his hand caught, breaking both bones of the arm, just above the wrist. Miss Edith Minto left Saturday for Sisson where she will attend summer school. Miss Marie Phillips returned last week from Los Angeles, where she has been attending school. Thos Wentzell has accepted a position with Capt. Jones and will move out to Long Valley sometime this week. Mr. and Mrs. Errol Auble, of Adin, arrived here yesterday accompanied by Auble Keeney, who has been attending school at Los Angeles. Judging by the number of weddings at Alturas lately, our weather prophet has gone on record as stating that the coming winter is going to be a mighty hard one. Joe Parman and Jim Williams were down from Bidwell last Friday. We don’t know what devilment they were up to, but something was going on, that’s certain. Come again, boys. Miss Elma Johnson, a graduate of the Union High School here, and later graduate from Heald’s Business College now occupies a position with the Red River Lumber Company at Westwood. Miss Mary Mullins arrived home yesterday from San Jose, where she has been attending the State Normal and will spend her vacations with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mullins, of this place. Joseph Parman, for many years a prominent stockman of this valley but for the past eight or ten years a resident of Oakland, at least during the winter months, arrived here last week and went on up to Bidwell, and will spend the summer in this valley. He is looking fine and his many friends are truly glad to see him again. They were picking out some wild horses here last Sunday, which will be taken to Alturas for the 4th of July Round-up. They are going to have some of the baddest of the really bad horses over there, and Bob McCulley says that the riders will have to have their livers anchored with a trace chain if they ride the broncos. Harold Miller came over from Westwood last week, on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller. He was accompanied by Mrs. W. T. Garrett. They returned to Westwood Monday. Miss Dorothy Miller accompanied them to Westwood and will visit there for a time. It is profound regret that the record learns of the death of Mr. Charles Terry, which occurred at Berkeley on the 1st inst. We have been unable to obtain any details, other than his wife returned last Saturday. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his death and to them, the Record extends sincere sympathy in their bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Leon B. Lewis arrived here from Westwood last Saturday and will reside permanently in Cedarville. Both are musicians of ability, Mrs. Lewis on the piano and Mr. Lewis on the saxophone, flute, and other wind instruments and band music. He is an experienced piano tuner and repairer and is ready to do all kinds of work in that line and being located here is able to guarantee all work and nice the people the best of service. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1921 FUNERAL OF MR. WING The funeral of Mr. Gorham A. Wing was held in the Methodist Church, Friday, June 24th 1921, at 2 p.m. The floral offering was profuse and the Church was filled by friends and neighbors. His remains were taken by his daughter, Mrs. Rees, to Loyalton, California, to rest by the side of his wife, who passed into the great beyond many years ago. The “Stars and Stripes” that he loved and fought for in life covered the casket that held all that was mortal of him in death. He had the love and esteem of all who knew him in life. Gorham A. Wing was born Feb. 26, 1839 in Winthrop, Kennebec, County, Maine. He was married Oct. 26, 1865 to Mary S. Martin. April 20, 1877, he removed from his native place to St. Albins, Maine, the former home of his wife, where he lived until he came to California, Mar. 25, 1889. His first home in California was in Loyalton, in Sierra County, where his wife died in 1898. In 1906, he came to Modoc County, and September 5, 1907, he bought the Eugene Wood ranch a mile and a half east of Cedarville, where he lived at first with his son, John, who died in 1917, and late with his daughter, Mrs. Nellie Caldwell. There he died June 23, 1921, at the age of 82 years, 3 months and 27 days. Of his seven children, six remain to mourn his loss, Harry G., of Augusta, ME, Elmer E. of Randolph, ME, Charles M. of Boca, Cal., Mrs. George Parman, of Bidwell, Cal., Mrs. Jesse Rees, of Loyalton, Cal., and Mrs. Jason Caldwell, of Cedarville. He leaves nineteen grand children and four great – grand children. His two sisters, Mrs. Jessie H. Stiner, of Eagleville and Mrs. Alice M. Turner, of Loyalton, survive him. Mr. Wing was ill at the outbreak of the Civil war and his enlistment was not finally accepted until Feb. 2, 1864. He was a natural mechanic being accustomed to making any article of wood, iron or leather, not ready at hand and during part of his service was an addler. In Feb. 1864, four companies of cavalry were recruited in Maine to help the D. C. cavalry guard in the city of Washington. In April 1864, the officers of this regiment volunteered their service at the Front. To service they went! Mr. Wing’s company at that time numbered 106. In August of the same year, only six members of the Company were left. Because part of their regiment was from Maine, the remnants of D. C. transferred to the 1st Maine Cavalry. The Record of the 1st Maine cavalry credit this regiment with participating in three more battles than any other that helped to preserve out union. When they returned to Maine after their discharge in August 1865, they brought with them on the platform of their rear car of the train as brass cannon they captured in Virginia, with which they saluted each town of Maine, they passed through. Today that cannon, brilliantly burnished stands in front of the capitol building in Augusta, Maine. Mr. Wing received from his native state a beautifully engraved testimonial of his “patriotism fidelity, courage and suffering in the Common Cause.” His friends always enjoyed his stories of the Civil War, the events of which he was reviewing even in his last illness; and again, and again, he reiterated in his delirium the last day of his life. “Our progeny carry the Flag of Freedom from Maine to California and the great mineral wealth of California sustain and protect the Union.” Mr. Wing was a member of the George Goodwin Post, No. 36 of the Grand Army of the Republic, of the State of Maine. Born – In Cedarville, Cal., June 26, 1921, to the wife of W. D. Hill, a daughter Miss Jimmie Odbert, who has for sometime held a position in the Bank of Fort Bidwell, was married at Alturas on the 20th inst., to Joseph D. Hill, of Susanville. The newly married couple will make their home at Susanville. Mr. Gorham A. Wing expressed during his last illness a desire to thank the friends and neighbor for their kindness and in this his children join. Mrs. James Tierney and daughter, Miss Grace, left last Monday for La Junta, Colorado, where they go on a visit and expect to be absent for about three months’. We all wish them a pleasant and a safe return. Dr. Lincoln Kistler, known by many here, and a prominent physician of Reno, died at that place last Thursday morning and his brother, Sam T. Kistler, of San Francisco, who was visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johnstone, of this place immediately left of Reno to attend the last sad rites of his brother. He leaves to mourn his death a wife and three children and other relatives. Sid Street and wife returned from the lower part of the State some days ago. They have been absent for sometime visiting that in the Sunny South. Mrs. Gladys Smith has returned from Jordan Valley, Idaho, after visiting her relatives there. Mr. Gray returned from a week spent at Alturas, where he attended the preliminary hearing of the case of the person who murdered the Indian a short time ago. After two days of questioning, he was turned loose. This shows the Indian gets no more consideration in this county that the Negro does in the South. This should have gone to the Grand Jury for action. The rumor is that the stranger from Chico or his partner sold whiskey to the Indians. They wanted more and hunted up the bootleggers to get it and one of them got shot for his persistency. The testimony showed that he was unarmed. This is not the end, as the matter has been referred to the Federal authorities for action. I. W. Kistler has accepted a position as manager of the hardware department of the Red River Lumber Co., at Westwood and is now at that place. Frank Kerr is building a new barn for Chris Smith. He also secured the contract for the new stone schoolhouse at Lake City. (Side-Note: This building is still standing and is being used as a home.) George Fordyce has the contract for the stone quarrying and setting and has secured Mulkey to assist him. Mr. Fordyce and wife have resigned from the Indian service and will reside at Lake City. INDIAN GETS JAIL SENTENCE An Indian by the name of Johnnie Jim passed a fictitious check at the restaurant one day last week and then lit out for summer quarters. Deputy Sheriff Harrington started on his trail last Friday morning and captured him eight miles north of Bidwell and brought him back and landed him in the Cedarville bastile, and last Monday morning his trial came up before Judge Hayes. The Indian pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dollars or fifty days in jail. Not having the fifty “bucks” he was taken to Alturas and he is now residing in a hundred and fifty thousand dollar building and boarding at the expense of the taxpayers. Incidentally, we might remark that while he will be at Alturas during the 4th of July, he will not participate in any of the exciting events of the Round-up. ________________________________ 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!