LAKE CITY ITEMS Deer seem to be proving a regular pest at the Arthur Ward ranch. During the moonlight nights as high as 20 could be seen near the house. The deer would fight with dogs and were a regular menace to the property. In fact the Ward people are afraid to go our after night fall, as the deer seem right on the fight. Here’s a problem for the game warden. While enroute to Lake City via horse back Saturday morning, Bill Heard’s horse fell with him in such a manner Mr. Heard struck on the back of his head rendering him unconscious for sometime. Marion Steward came along and took Mr. Heard to his home. Fortunately he was not badly hurt but is up and around the ranch, although his hip and head are somewhat painful. We always thought Mr. Heard was some bronco squeezer but he must be getting old or something. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Steward and family wish to extend their heartfelt thanks to those who were so kind during the death of their son, Harold. The flowers were beautiful and were greatly appreciated. We have been informed Mr. and Mrs. George Sweeney are taking over the Golden Meadow ranch in Nevada. They and their son, Tom, are moving there and will run the ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sweeney are taking over the Sweeney ranch near Lake City. Several of our people have been painting and fixing up their properties. Green trimmings and roofs seem the favorite color. What has become of the barn red roof that was so popular in our younger days? Cyrus Daniels of Eagleville was a visitor in Cedarville Tuesday. NEW PINE CREEK ITEMS Glen Busse, who was badly hurt sometime ago in an automobile accident was moved to his home here recently and is out on crutches. The many friends of Dan Brennan the congenial banker of Lakeview are anxiously inquiring of his condition. Mr. Brennan is dangerously ill at Lakeview. Several people are reported on the sick list in this section. Among others reported ill in this section are Henry Clark, Claude Lawson and Clifford Steward. LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ALL Jess Parman of Eagleville has been in poor health for the past week, but is again able to be up and around. Fred Delmas left for San Francisco Monday where he will receive treatments at the University Hospital. A baby daughter was born at Eagleville Wednesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Nay. The new daughter weighed 9-1/2 pounds and was named Shirlene Rose. Lee DeCamp, seven-year old son of Forest Ranger L. R. DeCamp, was operated upon at the general hospital in Alturas Tuesday for appendicitis. Sally Eades, one of Modoc County’s oldest Indians, is not expected to live. She is supposed to be in the neighborhood of 97 years of age and has lived in the county all her life. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1936 POPULAR SUSANVILLE YOUTH KILLED IN AUTO WRECK ON WESTWOOD ROAD SUNDAY SON OF CHIEF OF POLICE LANNIE LONG: IS WELL KNOWN IN MODOC (picture of Richard Long with caption of KILLED IN WRECK) Richard Long, 24, prominent Susanville young man and son of Chief of Police and Mrs. W. O. Long, was fatally injured and three companions were seriously hurt early Sunday morning when the car in which they were riding lunged off the highway, struck a tree and overturned several times west of Buckhorn Station on the Susanville – Westwood highway. Richard Long was well known in Modoc County and was a former employee of the Lassen Advocate of Susanville. He was a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Flournoy of Likely. His father formerly owned a ranch near Madeline. The driver was Arthur P. Ducasse former owner of the Bank Club and partner in the automobile firm of Roberts and Ducasse, who suffered severe bruises and lacerations. The other occupants were A. L. Roderick, who suffered possible head injuries, broken shoulder blades and a fractured left arm and John Hart, who received a broken arm and severe bruises. Ducasse is at his home, while Roderick is in the Riverside Hospital at Susanville, reportedly on the road to recovery. Hart was given treatment at the hospital and was released yesterday. Born in Susanville on December 24, 1912, Richard Ward Long was a son of William Orlando and Genevieve Long. He graduated from the Lassen Union high school, where he was prominent in athletics and other school activities. The young man was editor of the Daily News for several years and until accepting a position with the garage this fall. He was a member of the 20-30 club and last year played on the M-Men basketball team. Surviving besides the parents are three brothers, Trow Long, Ed O. Long and Glenn Long. He was a grandson of the late George Long one of Lassen County’s most prominent pioneers. Long, Roderick and Hat were all members of Roberts and Ducasse, the first named having accepted a position with the firm approximately two months ago. Definite details concerning the accident have not yet been fully determined by investigators and no official statement concerning the wreck has been made. Funeral services for the victim were held Wednesday afternoon in the Methodist Church at Susanville. (1:1) CELEBRATE 54TH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Stimers, who have lived in this community for the last twenty-two years, this week celebrated their fifty-fourth wedding anniversary in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Chaffey, 2506 Grand Vista Ave., Oakland, where Mr. and Mrs. Stimers are spending the winter. The couple were married in Montague, Michigan. They have seven children; there are thirty-four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Their many friends here extend congratulations and wish them many, many years more of life and continued happiness. LAKE CITY ITEMS Mr. Jake Wimer has been ill the past week. Dr. Kennedy is in attendance. Mr. Joshua Streif, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Streif and sons Bobbie and Donnie, left here Sunday morning for Modesto. Joshua Streif will visit with his son, Bob and daughter, Nellie for awhile. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Streif and sons will return this week. C. V. Muzzy is looking after the Streif property while they are absent. Mr. Fowler, the Lake City school teacher, is keeping bachelor’s hall during the Streif’s absence. Mrs. Harry Wimer, was called to McArthur last week to attend her daughter, Mrs. Esther Fitzwater, who is quite sick. Mrs. Walter Hussa left a few days ago to spend sometime with a sister in Santa Rosa. Mrs. A. A. Rachford, wife of Thadus Rachford of the Hussa market in Alturas is in a San Francisco hospital under observation of a specialist. EAGLEVILLE NEWS Mrs. Bill Young, who was quite ill with appendicitis for a short time this week, is improving rapidly. Mrs. Hattie Profatt, has been going to the Parman Ranch regularly to assist her folks, while her father, Jess Parman has not been as well as usual. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936 LOCAL NOTES T. Young was arrested in Alturas this week for selling whisky to Indians. He pleaded guilty and will be taken to Sacramento to be sentenced by the federal court. Miss Katherine Gloster for many years a teacher in Modoc County schools is reported quite ill with pneumonia in the general hospital in Alturas. Mrs. Mary E. Ivory, pioneer Modoc County woman celebrated her 86th birthday Saturday at the home of her son, Edward Ivory. Friends were received in the afternoon. WILLIAM OLTMAN PASSES AWAY William Oltman passed away in San Francisco, December 18, 1936. Mr. Oltman had been seriously ill for sometime. He was 28 years of age. He leaves to mourn his passing his father, Charlie Oltman of Sacramento and a half sister, Eileen Bradshaw of Bakersfield. He also leaves a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held in Sacramento December 21, 1936. (1:5) MRS. ANNIE ALLEN DIES IN ALTURAS Mrs. Annie Laurie Allen passed away at her home in Alturas of pneumonia Saturday morning. Mrs. Allen lived for many years on a ranch west of Alturas where a large family was raised. She was a native of California, 65 years of age. Funeral services were held from the Kerr Chapel Monday, December 21. Mrs. Allen is survived by three sons and one daughter. (1:6) HELTON GETS PRISON TERM FOR CRASH Clem Helton was sentenced in Susanville this week by Judge Gladys S. Burroughs in the Lassen County Superior Court to serve an indeterminate term of not more than three years in San Quentin prison on a charge of negligent homicide arising out of an automobile accident in which Mrs. Booth Elledge of Standish was killed. The jury, which returned a verdict of guilty against Helton Thursday night had recommended leniency. Under the law, Judge Burroughs had the alternative of sentencing Helton to either not more than three years in prison or not more than one year in the Lassen County jail. His minimum term in San Quentin will be fixed after he has been taken to the prison. Helton was held responsible for the death of Mrs. Elledge when a car driven by him struck the woman’s automobile and caused it to overturn near Johnstonville on the Standish road December 4. Mrs. Elledge had both of her legs crushed and her skull fractured, succumbing to the injuries on December 7. Born at Lake City, December 22, 1936, to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hays, a nine-pound son. Granville Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ward of Fort Bidwell painfully injured his hand last week, while chopping wood. (Pages 3 and 4 are missing a lot of information due to a large portion has been cut out of these pages) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1936 LOCAL PAINTER DIES IN LASSEN William Davis Nance, 63, well known Modoc County sign painter and owner of the Dixie High Grade mine the Modoc County gold fields and inventor of a machine designed to extract gold from sea water died in a Susanville hospital December 27. Although Nance’s headquarters were in Susanville for the past several years, he made several trips to Modoc County each year. The secret of Nance’s invention was believed to have died with him. He guarded his experiments jealously and always took his machine apart after working on it. Friends said that he went so far as to obtain the various parts from a dozen or more manufacturing concerns. Funds Nance obtained from his mining ventures went into the experiments which acquaintances said were successful. A member of a family said to be related to that of Vice-President John Nance Garner. Nance of Reno, Nevada, a sister, Mrs. Elaine Jackson, Los Angeles; and two brothers in Nashville, Tenn. (1:1) COUPLE IN LASSEN ARE WEDDED FIFTY YEARS Standish, Lassen County, December 28 – Nearly 100 friends and neighbors called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tucker here recently in honor of their fiftieth anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker were married in Susanville in 1886; Tucker recently observed his seventy-eighth birthday. The couple have seven children and thirteen grandchildren. The children are: V. V. and Kenneth G. Tucker of Idaho, H. E., A. C., Lester and Mrs. Herbert Davie, all of Standish and Mrs. Ray Sargent of Susanville. FORMER ALTURAS PUBLISHER DIES Luther W. Rood, 58, veteran California newspaperman and former managing editor of the Sacramento Union, died at the Veterans hospital in Livermore this week. Rood was formerly editor of the Modoc County times in Alturas and was well known throughout Modoc County. He is survived by his wife, Alice and four children. (1:3) CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY IN ALTURAS Mr. and Mrs. W. Wade Williams of Alturas celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary on December 26, 1936 by holding an open house for their friends and relatives. Mrs. Williams was formerly Miss Louisa Ann Bennett. She was born in Corinth, Miss., and came across the plains in 1873 with her mother and stepfather. The family settled in Surprise Valley, where they resided for sometime, later moving to Alturas. Mr. Williams was born in Chico and came to Modoc with his parents in 1877. The couple was married by the Rev. Griffith in Alturas on December 26, 1886. They settled at Likely where they lived for a good many years, moving to Alturas to make their home in 1911. To this union were born two daughters, who were present at the celebration. They are Mrs. Clara Phillips of Redding and Mrs. Neva Mapes of Alturas. Mr. and Mrs. Williams were very fortunate in having all the members of their family present to spend Christmas and help celebrate their Golden wedding. Those of the immediate family attending were: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lloyd and daughter, Joyce Ann and Miss Rubydell Phillips of Bakersfield, Willard Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Whitman and daughter, Norrise of Redding. Mr. and Mrs. Williams received many gifts in token of the esteem in which they are held throughout Modoc County. MISS GLOSTER IS BRIDE OF JOHN PATRICK DOLAN John Patrick Dolan and Miss Elizabeth M. Gloster were married at the Catholic church in Alturas at 9 a.m. Monday, December 28. Father Casey officiated. A wedding breakfast was served at Hotel Niles to which relatives and a few friends were invited Mr. and Mrs. Dolan left for their home in San Francisco the same day. Miss Gloster is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Gloster. She is a graduate of the Modoc Union high school and is also a graduate nurse. She has been employed in the general hospital in Alturas. Mr. Dolan is a businessman of San Francisco. Ray Hill fell this week and severely injured his leg. The P. B. Harris family are quarantine at their home in Cedarville. NEW PINE CREEK NEWS Thursday, December 24th was a day for weddings. Three took place here. Miss Veda Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Cook, was married to Romaine Methvin of Willow Ranch. Miss Irine Bunyard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bunyard of Davis Creek was married to Myrle O’Neil, son of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Neil of New Pine Creek and Miss Edith Neasham was married to Chester Morrell both were living here. The writer joins friends of the three young couples in wishing them happiness. Elder Walter Heard well known pastor who is now stationed at Mitchell, Oregon expects to open revival meetings at the local Baptist church sometime in January. Mrs. C. M. Taylor one of our lady citizens has been quite ill and we are glad to hear that she is better at this writing. Little Miss Roma Wallace has been suffering with an infection in both hands, which the physicians say was caused from handling cats and dogs and as Miss Roma is a lover of them she must have got it in that way. We are glad that her infection is about well. And we predict she will hereafter by more careful. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Vernon are at Woodland Clinic where Mr. Vernon expects to undergo an operation for rupture. We hope that he (this statement was not finished). We had a few auto mishaps in this section. One of our state line men received a knock out blow when he was hit on the temple when two autos came together on a slippery road. All of the mishaps seem to have happened on the slippery road. Riley Woods had his tonsils removed at the Lakeview hospital last week. LAKE CITY ITEMS Elder and Mrs. T. E. Griffith returned home Thursday from Klamath Falls, where Elder Griffith was called by the sickness and death of his mother. We join with the many friends of Brother Griffith in sympathy over his greatest loss, his best friend, his mother. (4:5) Friday afternoon, Elder and Mrs. T. E. Griffiths returned home from Prinesville, Oregon, where Elder Griffith has been helping with a revival. Saturday evening, Elder Griffith received a telegram saying his mother was very ill at Klamath Falls. He immediately left for the place. No particulars of her illness have been received here only she had suffered a stroke. Mrs. Harry Wimer received the sad news of the death of a nephew at Bakersfield. The young man had been in poor health for sometime. (4:5) Mrs. Fred Streif was quite sick Saturday night and Sunday due to a severe bilious attack. Mr. and Mrs. William Hays are rejoicing over the arrival of a young man at their house last Tuesday. Old Doctor Stork has sure blessed this vicvinity with boy babies the past year. John W. Franklin received word Sunday that his mother was very ill with pneumonia in Alturas. He left at once for her bedside. MRS. A. FRANKLIN PASSES IN ALTURAS Mrs. Ellen Jane Franklin passed away at her home in Alturas Monday afternoon. Mrs. Franklin was 82 years of age. She was the wife of A. B. Franklin and mother of nine children. Had Mrs. Franklin lived until February 5, she would have celebrated her 66th wedding anniversary. (4:6) LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ALL George McMullen and Mrs. Mae McMains were married Monday. They will reside in Lake City. Dutch Jacobs spent Christmas with his sister Mrs. Clarence Doss at Eagleville. Miss Ethel Freeborn will be married in San Francisco, New Years. Al Baty’s car was hit by another machine in Redding the first of the week. Mr. Baty was on his way to the bay region. He left his machine in Redding for repairs and continued his journey by bus. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.