WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1919 CELLAR BURGLARIZED While Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Laxague were visiting at Lakeview last week some one entered their cellar and stole a lot supplies, consisting of two sacks of sugar, two sacks of potatoes, one sack of garlic, eleven hams, some bacon, a large quantity of canned fruit and other supplies and a keg of wine. Certain parties are suspected stealing things and it may be that arrests will follow. There has also been other thefts reported recently. If the thieves could be caught, an example should be made, as almost every fall and winter, some one moves into town and things begin to disappear. Mr. and Mrs. Thos Wentzell and Mrs. Belva Coffman arrived here from Oroville last Saturday. Mrs. Wentzell is gradually recovering from her distressing accident. Last Saturday Miss Venetia Heard and Lawrence Parman, of this valley, were quietly married at Alturas. The happy young couple has the best wishes of their many friends for a long and prosperous life. W. T. Dodson, one of the old pioneer settlers of this place but now of Modesto, arrived here last week on a visit to the old home place and many old-time friends. Billy, as he is familiarly known has earned his just reward and recently sold his ranch near Modesto for $600 per acre and has moved into Modesto and is prepared to take life easy as the shadows deepen. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1919 OFF FOR THE SOUTH Joseph Parman and Henry Kober, of Bidwell, was here Sunday on their way to the lower country. Henry is going on a business visit and Joe is going to Oakland to spend the winter. We did have some hopes that Joe would either bring up or take back with him a nice little side partner, but he's so dog-gone contrary that he didn't do it. DRIFTING THAT WAY The marriage ceremony has been revised in a manner that makes the marriage vows a very simple matter. The groom don't promise to give his wife anything, and the bride don't promise to obey the groom, and we want it distinctly understood that with the latter clause eliminated, we're not going to get married any more. Pretty soon about all there will be to the marriage vow will be, "hey there, kid, you suit me, let's go to housekeeping." "All right, kiddo, I gotcha called" and the deal is completed. There were four marriages: - George M. McCoy and Mabel C. Anderson Sidney V. Harris and June Simson Fred Strong Robbins and Eula Anita Cochran Darrel W. Rachford and Ida Cornelia Sanford Elsa, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Eachus, underwent a surgical operation last week, by which her tonsils were removed. John Christian and Mrs. Pauline Lewis were married at Alturas last Sunday. Their many friends wish them unbounded happiness and prosperity as they journey through life. Joseph L. Morrow, one of the old-time settlers of this and Warner valley, died last week at his home in Warner valley. He was 86 years of age and for years was a prominent figure in the history of Warner. Married - At the Congregational Parsonage at Alturas, Cal., October 7th, 1919, Sidney Harris and Miss June Simson, both of this place. The record extends congratulations and best wishes. The young couple left for Yuba City last week, where they expect to make their home, we are informed. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1919 While working with the machinery in the sawmill at Davis Creek, one day last week, H. C. Ramser was badly injured by getting his clothes caught in the belt, and had they not been torn from him, he would have been killed. His arm was broken and he was badly bruised all over. DEATH OF PIONEER LADY The life romance of two continents spanning nearly a century came to a close last Tuesday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hawkins, when Ms. Annetta Larson Best closed her eyes in the sleep of the righteous at the ripe age of 89 years, 7 months, and 23 days. Mrs. Best, or "Grandma best," as she was lovingly called by those who knew her, lived a remarkable life. She was born in Christiana, Norway, February 22, 1830. At the tender age of 16, this slip of a girl, together with a young brother only 14 years of age, left their native land and crossed the Atlantic and came to the United States, where they made their home in the State of Wisconsin. Eighteen years after her venture, this heroic woman, then both wife and mother, crossed the plains in a prairie schooner together with her husband and children and came to this side of the Rockies to carve out of the wilderness, a home for her posterity. It was at the age of 22 when she became the wife of John Calvin Best, whose name she bore through 67 years. To them were born eleven children, eight of whom survive their mother. The living sons are J. M. and A. A. Best, of Richmond, Cal., and Woody Best, of Silver Creek. The surviving daughters are, Mrs. A. E. Rinehart, of Cedarville, Cal., Mrs. Joe Street, of Fife, Ore., Mrs. G. W. Duncan, Mrs. E. M. Brattain and Mrs. R. A. Hawkins, of Lakeview. Married - At Alturas, Cal., Oct. 18, 1919, Miss Mabel Wentzell and Lyle Stimers, both of this place. (Congratulations) Married - at Alturas, Cal., Oct. 20,, 1916 (such be 1919), Miss Erma Johnson and Lewis Sims, of Alturas, Cal. May happiness and prosperity attend them. Mrs. Lawrence Herron underwent a surgical operation last Sunday, having her tonsils removed, and is reported getting along nicely. There seems to be a severe epidemic of matrimonial fever sweeping over Modoc this fall, and we are informed that quite a number of our young people in Surprise have the disease in a very violent form and will soon apply to Doctor Bob Smith, County Clerk at Alturas for relief. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1919 A HAPPY EVENT A romance which started over two years ago, and which the war interrupted slightly, culminated this afternoon, Oct. 18th, in the marriage of Miss Elsa Scott, popular Reno girl and Mr. Hugh L. Cameron, also well known resident of Reno. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Scott with Rev. Brewster Adam officiating. Only members of the two families were present. The bride attended by her sister, Miss Franziska Scott, was charming in a gown of white georgette and carried pink rose buds. The groom was attended by his brother, Mr. Milton Cameron. The ceremony was performed under a bower of roses and smilax and the same flowers were used in decorating the other rooms of the home. Following the ceremony, a wedding dinner was served and the young couple then departed for California where they will spend a short honeymoon and return to Reno on Nov. 1 to make their home. The bride was one of Reno's prominent war workers during the war, spending eighteen months in Washington and New Jersey. She worked in a munitions plant in New Jersey and did other war work in the East. Mr. Cameron was among the first Reno man to go to France, where he spent several months in the army, On October 16, 1919, Miss May Reynolds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Reynolds, formerly of Lake City, Cal., was married at their home in Gateway, Oregon, to John O'Keefe, of Silver Lake, Oregon. They will make their home at Silver Lake. Born - At Lake City, Cal., Oct. 26, 1919, to the wife of John Largent, a daughter Born - In Cedarville, Cal., Oct. 27, 1919, to the wife of L. A. Mariette, a son - Maxwell Mariette Mrs. T. J. Smith of Spokane, Washington arrived here last week and will spend the winter with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hanson. Mr. and Mrs. Dan T. Robinson (nee Maude Matthews) of Oakland are here on a visit with the hopes this climate may benefit Mr. Robinson, who has been in poor health since serving in the Army. John Sharp hung a large chunk of beef out one night several days ago and during the night, some one appropriated it. There is some one in the community that needs a hypodermic injection of number 8 shot and projected from the muzzle of a double-barreled shotgun. There is plenty of work at good wages for anybody that will work and there is no necessity to resort to stealing in order to get along.