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Subject: SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD - CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL.
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:32:56 -0700


SEPTEMBER 4, 1918

RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY
The Great Ruler of the Universe has taken from our midst Henry F. Marsh,
beloved son of Mrs. A. P. Norton and brother of Denio Marsh of Vya, Nevada,
who has been fighting with A. E. F., in France and had made the supreme
sacrifice for his country.
Be it resolved that the Red Cross Auxiliary of Vya, Nevada does hereby
extend to Mrs. A. P. Norton and family its sincere and heartfelt sympathy in
their recent bereavement of a beloved son and brother, Henry F. Marsh of the
A. E. F. in France.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to Mrs. A. P.
Norton and family another be placed upon the records of our order and a
third be sent the Surprise Valley record.
Committee - Miss Alice Page, Mrs. E. J. Sharp, Mrs. Harry McLaughlin.

Jodie Abrams, Floyd Stimers, Earl Warmack, Gerald Johnson and Charley
Stephens left here yesterday on their way to Camp Kearny to take up Military
work. They are all fine boys and we sincerely hope to see them home again
after the war is over.

Mrs. Norman Buck departed for her home at Whittier some days ago after a
short visit to her daughter, Mrs. Sid Cogourn. Mr. Buck will remain here
for some time yet.

Robert Minto of Eagleville left Monday for Fort Worth, Texas, where he will
go into training for the army. Bob is all right and when he draws a bead on
a German, something is going to drop.

Mrs. L. A. Wheeler, daughter and son, Lavelle and Amandus, arrived home last
Monday evening from an extended visit in different parts of Oregon and
traveled over 2,000 miles on the trip. They visited Crater Lake and report
a most enjoyable time. They made the trip in their auto.

A SAD TRAGEDY
On Tuesday morning, a sad accident occurred in front of the G. W. Meyers
ranch house near Tule Lake when the precious life of the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Fogle was crushed out under the wheels of on automobile.
The Fogles had gone to the Meyers ranch the night before. In the morning a
tourist stopped with his car making inquiries regarding the road and while
the older folks were talking, the baby girl got around behind the car,
unknown to any one. In starting the car, the driver had to back up and
before he knew there was a child there, he had run over the little body.

SEPTEMBER 11, 1918

ILL AT KLAMATH FALLS
Wm Mickle received a telegram from Klamath Falls yesterday stating that his
father was quite ill with pneumonia and requested him to come at once, and
he and Fred Bush left for that place last night. On the way home from
Portland, grandpa Mickle was taken ill at Klamath Falls, but not thought to
be seriously so, Will placed him in a hospital there, as he had to come on
home, and expected to return for him later, when had recovered. The
telegram stated however that his case is serious. Grandpa Mickle's many
friends here will be sorry to learn of his illness.

SUDDEN DEATH OF W. H. SHIRK
The sudden death of William H. Shirk, President of the first National Bank
of Lakeview, was a shock to his many friends here. His death occurred last
Wednesday afternoon at Lost Valley while helping to fight a forest fire. He
in company with Mr. Drinkwater and little son arrived at a point on the fire
line and left the automobile about 150 years from it, and while going on
foot to the fire line, Mr. Shirk complained of a pain in his chest and was
advised to go back to the car, but he said it would soon pass away, and
picking up a rake commenced to rake some of the debris away, when he fell to
the ground, death occurred immediately. Mr. Drinkwater and son carried the
body to the car. Neither of them knew how to run the car, but the little
boy had watched Mr. Shirk on the way up and managed to start to it and get
the body out of the way of the flames that were rapidly approaching and
drove it down the hill. The remains were brought here last Sunday and
interred in Masonic Cemetery, the funeral services being conducted under the
auspices of the Masonic Order, of which he was highly honored member.
On their way here the funeral procession was met north of Cedarville by the
members of Surprise Valley Lodge, No. 235 F. and A.M. About seventy-five
friends and fraternal brothers accompanied the remains from Lakeview and
when the large number of autos joined the procession here, it was probably
one of the largest ever seen in the valley.
W. H. Shirk was born in Indiana, October 1853. December 26, 1881, he was
married to Miss Anna Crow, of Plumas co., the issue of this union being two
children, C. L. Shirk, who died at the age of 16 months, and was buried in
the Cedarville cemetery. For many years, he was engaged in the stock
business east of Cedarville, in Catlow valley, with his brother, D.L. Shirk,
afterwards removing to Lakeview, where he resided till the time of his
death.
Mr. Shirk was well known through out this northern country as a man of
sterling worth and unimpeachable integrity - one of the big hearted,
wholesouled pioneers who always left the latch string on the outside of the
door and was always ready and willing to help the unfortunate.
He was a man of broad and conservative ideas, and to know him was to
respect him for his many virtues. Besides a devoted wife, he leaves to
mourn his death a son, Roy Shirk and four brothers and two sisters, D. L.
Shirk, of this place; Joseph Shirk, of Tuscola, Ill; Andrew Shirk, of Kansas
City, MO; Albert Shirk, of Illinois. Sadie Vander Bogart, Seattle, Wash.;
Alice Skahn, Wilmington Ill.; and Mrs. White, Los Angeles, Cal., to whom the
entire community extends sincere sympathy in their sad affliction.

Mrs. John Patterson and children returned last Friday from a visit to Reno,
where their little son received medical treatment by a specialist.

Mrs. Dr. Gibson and daughter, Pearl, arrived in Alturas last night and may
remain permanently. Dr. Gibson has tendered his resignation in the Army, we
understand on account of his health. He had attained the rank of Captain.
The many friends of Mrs. Gibson and Pearl will be pleased to welcome them
home.

Willie Phillips, son of Ellery Phillips, of this place, arrived here last
week on a short furlough from Ft. McDowell, where he is in the service with
the medical corps. He says he likes the Army life fine.

Dan Gloster, of Eagleville, was at Alturas last week to meet and bring back
his wife, who has been in San Francisco the past several months for medical
treatment. She returned much improved in health.

Wm Rinehart and wife came in from Nevada last Monday, bringing their son,
Edward, who will attend school here this winter. Mr. R. said they had hard
rainstorm out that way last week, which wet up the ground in good shape.

SEPTEMBER 18, 1918

Born - Near Eagleville, Cal., Sept. 9, 1918, to the wife of John Hanks, twin
daughters

Last week Fred Littlefield of Eagleville had his leg broken by a horse
falling with him. Dr. Meredith treated the injury and he is getting along
all right.

Fulton Heard's thresher is at work between here and Lake City, but had to
lay off most of last week on account of the rain.

Mrs. John Fritz, of this place, received a letter from her sister in Germany
last week, which stated that she with her sister were helping to build
barracks for the soldiers. This shows that the manpower of Germany is short
and the women are being pressed into service to do such work.

Jesse Strotts started up his Ford truck loaded with the Eagleville mail last
Monday, but the blamed thing had not been thoroughly tamed yet and when it
saw another Ford belonging to Jack Summers of Alturas, coming down the
street it made a break for the intruder and ran into it and broke a spoke in
the visiting car's wheel.


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