Big Valley Gazette - Thursday January 31, 1895 The west-bound overland passenger train, via the southern route of the Southern Pacific Company, was held up by robbers near Willcox, Arizona, on the night of Jan. 30th. The express safe was blown open with dynamite and $10,000 in Mexican silver secured by the robbers, but the silver was too bulky for them to carry away, so they heaped it into a pile, put dynamite under it and scattered it to the four winds. Breckenridge of Kentucky and Heard of Missouri engaged in a disgraceful hand to hand encounter on the floor of the Lower House of Congress last Friday. They afterwards apologized to the house for their conduct. BORN RONEY - Near Bieber, Cal., Feb. 6, 1895, to the wife of W. H. Roney, a son. SCHOLL - Near Johnstonville, Cal., Jan. 29, 1895, to the wife of Chas Scholl, a daughter. TUNISON - In Susanville, Cal., Jan. 30, 1895, to the wife of A. L. Tunison, a daughter. MARRIED Miss Mary Lusser, a former resident of this valley, was married to Z. Swab, at Sisson, on the 28th of last month (January). DIED CRAIG - Near Glenburn, Cal., Jan. 26, 1895, John W. Craig, aged 29 years, 6 months and 10 days. HAYDEN - In Susanville, Cal., Jan. 30, 1895, Mrs. F. A. Hayden, aged 38 years, 11 months and 24 days. Big Valley Gazette - Thursday February 7, 1895 As it is the general desire to make our currency more e'astic what is the matter with printing it on India rubber. MARRIED Mrs. Lucinda Hutton, widow of Rev. J. S. Hutton, deceased, was married to Lewis Newcombe on Jan. 20th. DIED Last week we published notice of the death of Mrs. F. A. Hayden of Susanville. The deceased was the wife of E. W. Hayden, the senior editor of the Lassen Advocate, and was spoken of as a woman of sterling qualities both as a wife and mother. We sincerely sympathize with Mr. Hayden in his sad bereavement. PAULK - In Oakland, Cal., Jan. 28, 1895, Sara, wife of John F. Paulk, aged 42 years. DAVIE - In Susanville, Cal., Feb. 3, 1895, Bessie L., infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davie, aged 9 months, and 25 days. BORN GAMMA - Near Bieber, Cal., Feb. 10, 1895, to the wife Jas. G. Gamma, a daughter. LOOKOUT Miss Rachel Crowley is teaching the Modoc school. Snow is deep at Dry Lake and many parties who took stock there are returning with the same. There is a prospect that Lookout will get a seventy thousand dollar lay out on the industrial Indian school proposition within the next twelve months. Big Valley Gazette - Thursday, February 14, 1895 Bill Cook, the outlaw, has been sentenced to forty-five years in the penitentiary. Dr. Eugene West, who was convicted of the murder of Addie Gilmour some time ago, has been granted a new trial by the Supreme Court. Three Puyallup Indians have been arrested in Tacoma, two charged with forging checks and the other with passing a counterfeit bill. The police say that these three Indians are getting too much civilization. T. W. Wilson has been appointed deputy sheriff for this part of the county by Sheriff Ward. In the case of Walter N. Woods vs. the bondsmen of W. H. Hopping, Sheriff, the Court makes findings against Woods. Mr. Woods claimed damage to the amount of $6435 and costs of suit. - Anderson News. A number of horses in the valley are dying from some unknown disease. Will Knox and Miss Dollie Bagwell were quietly married at the toll house last Thursday, Rev. Mr. Reeve performing the ceremony. Only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties were in attendance. The editor acknowledges the receipt of a supply of wedding cake and joins their many friends in well wishes for their future happiness. MARRIED KNOX - BAGWELL - Near Bieber, Cal., Feb. 14, 1895, William Knox and Miss Dolly Bagwell, Rev. S. T. Reeves officiating. Big Valley Gazette - Thursday, February 21, 1895 E. B. Kesselring is now in the hotel business in Germantown. Pit River threatened to be on the rampage this week, but the cold nights have checked the raise and from present indications we will not have very high water this spring. The Redding papers comment favorably on the ability displayed by their School Supt., Miss Amelia Boyd, as presiding officer of the teacher's institute held in Redding last week. Fred Douglas, the great Negro orator, died at his home in Washington last week of heart failure. BORN YORK - In Susanville, Cal., Feb. 14, 1895, to the wife of M. York, a daughter. DIED McCLURE - Near Adin, Cal., Feb. 24,1895, W. A. McClure, aged 76 years, 10 months and 9 days. BOUCHARD - In Susanville, Cal., Feb. 19, 1895, Joseph Bouchard, a native of Canada, aged 46 years. LOOKOUT Wesley McClure stopped in town a few minutes yesterday on his way to Fall River to inform Mrs. Asa Hollenbeck of the death of her father, W. A. McClure of Round valley. Uncle Billy was an old-timer and has held several positions in our county with credit to himself. He died yesterday morning, Feb. 24th, '95, aged 77 years. - Thursday, February 28, 1895 ~~~~~~ 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.