Modoc County

Surprise Valley Record, Cedarville, Modoc County, California, February 1925 February 4, 1925 Conditions Outside Surprise R. H. Stanley, Cedarville, Cal. Dear Sir: – last week I saw a line in the Record that read like this, “Send me some news.” Now I never did send in a news item in my life and don’t suppose that I could, but for the benefit of the people who sometimes think that they live in the worst place in the world when they are in old Surprise, I will say, that they are mistaken. While I am not living in Surprise Valley at … Read more

Surprise Valley Record, Cedarville, Modoc County, California, February 1926 February 3, 1926 Rev. M. J. Williams took his wife to Alturas Tuesday morning to take the train for St. Helena, where Mrs. Williams will be a patient at the St. Helena Sanitarium for an indefinite period. Mrs. John Royce, who has been in a state of very poor health for sometime, is now at Fort Bidwell, receiving treatment from Dr. Elizabeth Bush, Chiropractor, and is reported as being somewhat, improved. We are glad to report Mrs. S. B. Strief as improving. Mrs. Joe Simms is staying with her. Mrs. Winnie … Read more

Surprise Valley Record, Cedarville, Modoc County, California, February 1922 Wednesday, February 1, 1922 A Narrow Escape Some evenings ago while Mrs. Stiner was calling on her neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. George Toney, near Lake City the gasoline lamp exploded, setting fire to the room. With rare presence of mind, Mrs. Stiner picked up the flaming lamp and hurled it out of door. In doing so her clothing caught fire and she was badly burned about the arms and body. However, the burns were not serious and she will soon recover from the accident. The case of Hutchinson vs Sweeney is … Read more

Surprise Valley Record, Cedarville, Modoc County, California, February 1923 Wednesday February 7, 1923 Wiley Allen in formed us that his brother Grover is over in London, England, where he is now engaged in the garage business and is doing well. He ordered the Record sent to him there. Mrs. J. R. Polander, one of the old and highly esteemed residents of Lake City passed away last Wednesday night, leaving a husband and several children to mourn her loss, and to whom the Record extends sympathy in their sorrow. We expect to publish her obituary as soon as it is obtainable. … Read more

In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men, (98 percent of men present in America), born between 1873 and 1900 completed draft registration cards. During these two years, three registration days were held in each district where the registrant completed the registration card. Information found on these cards generally included, among other information, birth date, birth location, father’s birthplace, and the address of next of kin. This civilian registration is often confused with induction into the military; however, only a small percentage of these men were actually called up for military service. D – F Surnames – 1917-1918 Modoc County … Read more

In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men, (98 percent of men present in America), born between 1873 and 1900 completed draft registration cards. During these two years, three registration days were held in each district where the registrant completed the registration card. Information found on these cards generally included, among other information, birth date, birth location, father’s birthplace, and the address of next of kin. This civilian registration is often confused with induction into the military; however, only a small percentage of these men were actually called up for military service. C Surnames – 1917-1918 Modoc County Civilian Draft … Read more

Surprise Valley Record, Cedarville, Modoc County, California, December 1925 December 2, 1925 Sudden Death William Ebling For many years one of the old pioneer residents of Washoe, County, Nevada, but for the past several years a resident of this place, died suddenly yesterday morning at his home in the north part of town. He was down town Monday evening and complained of feeling ill and feared that he might be taking pneumonia, and yesterday morning Thos. Jones went to his home to see how he was. He found him to be a very sick man and immediately brought his wife … Read more

Surprise Valley Record, Cedarville, Modoc County, California, December 1924 December 3, 1924 Passed Away Fred P. Cronemiller, Postmaster at Lakeview and for twelve years editor of the Lake County Examiner, passed away at his home in Lakeview last Thursday at the age of 64 years. By his death, Lake County loses one of its best and most energetic citizens, a man of high ideals and conscientiousness in all his work. Honest with all, generous in times of need and genial in his intercourse with his fellow man inspired the confidence of the people and he was chosen to positions of … Read more

Historical Materials Relating to Cedarville Methodist Church Marriage Records This congregation was organized in July, 1867, as a Methodist Church; in 1939, under a comity agreement between several Protestant denominations in California (whereby certain denominations were given responsibility for particular rural counties), it became a Congregational Church. The information herein was copied from the church record book which is now in the possession of the archives of the California Nevada Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, located at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. The first section consists of the historical record kept by the pastors of the church. … Read more

Surprise Valley Record, Cedarville, Modoc County, California, August 1925 August 5, 1925 A. P. Norton left last Sunday for Gerlach, where he met and brought back Mrs. Norton’s sister, Mrs. S. E. Kemp, and daughter, Miss Margaret, who will visit Mr. and Mrs. Norton for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Kemp is manager of the mail order department of the White House in San Francisco, and Miss Margaret Kemp is private secretary of the Standard Oil Company in the same city. C. N. Jackson Passes C. H. Jackson, of Alturas, for many years cashier of the first National Bank of … Read more