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From: "Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds" <>
Subject: BVG - May 1900
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 08:18:23 -0800

BIG VALLEY GAZETTE – BIEBER, LASSEN COUNTY, CAL.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1900

L. W. Southard of Adin is again reported improving and he will probably pull
through all right.

Dr. Pierce, an old and well known resident of Burney Valley, died a week ago
yesterday at the age of 78 years.

Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson came to town on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Packwood Monday and while here, their little girl, Fay, was taken sick, the
sickness developing into a mild case of scarlet fever.

J. R. Myers, the Lookout landlord, was on our streets Monday. His mission
here was mainly to consult Dr. Bradshaw in regard to his youngest daughter,
who has been ailing for some time.

D. R. Brownell received a message last Thursday that his baby was worse and
requesting him to come down immediately. He started for Chico by way of
Sisson the same day and found the child much improved on his arrival there,
but a letter received here last evening states that the baby is worse again.

Elmer Paulk, who was in Corning, Tehama County, for several months, returned
home Sunday.

Will Kramer, who went to Oregon last fall to spend the winter, returned to
the valley last week.

We are informed that Joseph Gommer, who resides with his brother, Anton, in
the timber on the west-side of the valley, is losing his mind. He is
working at present at the Washington sawmill and imagines that somebody is
going to arrest him.

The trial of the divorce case of Nancy L. Herrick against Davis A. Herrick
took place before Judge Sweeney Thursday. The defendant failed to appear.
A decree of divorce was granted. Desertion was the cause of action. The
three children were awarded to the mother.

BORN

SUMMERS – In Bieber, Cal., April 29, 1900, to the wife of J. T. Summers, a
daughter

HARRIS – In Adin, Cal., April 24, 1900, to the wife of L. L. Harris, a son

DIED

HENSON – At Susanville, Cal., April 22, 1900, Albert Henson, a native of
Tennessee aged 75 years, 4 months and 8 days.

LOOKOUT NEWS

Orrin Trowbridge and wife visited Lookout – the principal town of the
valley – yesterday.

The remains of the late Mrs. D. Purrott were taken up today and will be
taken to woodland for interment, where her husband rests.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1900

Mrs. C. Philliber has been quite sick for several days and Dr. Bradshaw is
attending her.

The sale of the lands of the estate of Kitty A. Fulcher, deceased, has been
confirmed by the Superior Court.

D. R. Brownell returned from Chico last Friday evening and reports his
little baby much better. Mrs. Brownell and Earl are also now enjoying good
health.

Alex Schloesser, son of Dr. A. g. Schloesser, was a passenger on Sunday’s
stage on his way to Hayden Hill, where he will spend the summer.

A letter from Anton Gerig in forms us that he took the steamer La Gascogne
at New York for Havre early last week and he has no doubt by this time
landed on terra firma again.

We learn from the Searchlight the little Ellen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.
E. Hull, is lying seriously ill with a bilious attack. The family is living
at The Cedars, a few miles south of Redding.

The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dixon will learn with regret of the
death of their little infant. The bereaved parents have had more than their
share of sorrow and the sincere sympathy of the community is with them in
their hour of trial. (1:4)

TALE OF PIT RIVER
Joaquin Miller Tells How the Stream Was Named
In his autobiography, Joaquin Miller, pioneer of Shasta County, says:
“Pit River is so called from the blind pits dug out like a jug by the
Indians in places where their enemies or game are likely to pass. These
pits are dangerous traps; they are ten or fifteen feet deep, small at the
mouth, but made to diverge in descent, so that it is impossible for anything
to escape that once falls into their capacious maws. To add to their
horror, at the bottom, elk and deer antlers, that have been ground sharp at
the points are set up so as to pierce any unfortunate man or beast, they may
chance to swallow up.”
“They are dug by squaws and the earth taken from them is carried in baskets
and thrown into the river. They are covered in the most cunning manner;
even foot prints in an old beaten trail are made above the treacherous pits
and no depression, no broken earth, nothing at all indicates their presence,
except the talismanic stones or the broken twigs and other signs of a sort
of rude free-masonry which only the members of the tribe can understand.”

Louis Kramer was confined to his house several days last week with a severe
attack of la grippe.

W. A. Wood left for Redding last Thursday. He may conclude to go on to San
Francisco on a visit to his mother and sisters, who are at present in that
city.

Suit was commenced yesterday in the Superior Court against the bondsmen of
C. A. Forkner, deceased. There are about twenty bondsmen and the amount
sued for is about $5,000.

A farewell dance was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams last Wednesday
evening at their residence east of town. They departed the following
morning accompanied by Watson Adams, for Washington, where they will make
their future home.

BORN

DIXON – Near Bieber, Cal., May 6, 1900, to the wife of J. F. Dixon, a
daughter

FLYNN – In Susanville, Cal., April 30, 1900, to the wife of Charles Flynn, a
son

BORROUGHS – In Susanville, Cal., April 29, 1900, to the wife of H. D.
Borroughs, a daughter

ALEXANDER – Near Susanville, Cal., April 27, 1900, to the wife of Samuel
Alexander, Jr., a daughter

DIED

DIXON – Near Bieber, Cal., May 8, 1900, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Dixon

LOOKOUT NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Adams of Bieber and relatives of John Potter visited here last
Friday on their way to Walla Walla.

Mr. A. Ramsey and family of Susanville are here visiting the family of H. P.
Read. Mr. Ramsey is a brother of Mrs. Read.

Young Essex, son of George Essex of Clover Swale was in town last Thursday
and Friday on his way home from San Francisco. He returned from below with
Robert Leventon.

Isom Eades came near having a serious accident with a blast last week.
While tamping the charge a flint spark set it of, blowing the tamping rod,
which was the drill in this instance, to ----, so says Eades.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1900

Drs. Cadwallader and Bradshaw went to Adin yesterday afternoon and removed
the tonsils from the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Wilson. The
operation was highly successful.

B. F. Studley received a telegram yesterday that his son, Clarence, who has
been attending school at Stanford’s, was suffering with appendicitis and
that he had been removed to Lanes Hospital in San Francisco. Another
message was received today stating an operation had been performed
yesterday, Wednesday, and that the case was more serious than at first
thought. Clarence’s many friends here are anxious to hear of his speedy
recovery.

BORN

SMELCER – In Adin, Cal., May, 4, 1900, to the wife of P. J. Smelcer, a son

LOOKOUT NEWS

Doc Philliber was up yesterday and placed a tombstone at the grave of Mrs.
Fulcher. Mr. Philliber informed us that Mrs. Philliber is quite sick.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1900

A. B. F. Babcock brought his family up from Anderson Sunday to their summer
quarters on Willow Creek.

C. C. Carlton was over from Dixie Saturday to have his eyes doctored. They
were painfully blistered from grease getting into them while frying fish.

Mrs. T. H. Jack left Monday for Sacramento to undergo treatment for cancer.
Mrs. E. S. Trowbridge will accompany her on the trip and her son, Homer,
took them as far as the railroad.

Mrs. Ima Norwood returned from below Sunday evening. She went down as far
as Fresno and her son, Ray, accompanied her home.

Mrs. D. R. Brownell returned from Chico last Thursday with her sons, Earl
and Harold. The little child has fully recovered from the severe illness in
Chico.

A. Sawyer and daughter, Miss Gertie, returned from below Saturday. Mr.
Sawyer had the cancerous growth on his cheek successfully removed, and now
seems as well as ever.

BORN

HOPPER – In Bieber, Cal., May 20, 1900, to the wife of Paul J. Hopper, a
daughter

GUNTER – At Clinton, Cal., May 5, 1900, to the wife of V. E. Gunter, a
daughter

LEAVITT – At Clinton, Cal., May 5, 1900, to the wife of James B. Leavitt, a
daughter


WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1900

Mrs. George Elliott and family have moved back to their ranch, north of
town.

Mrs. Bunselmeier, mother of Henry Bunselmeier, accompanied by a grand
daughter, Miss Mabel Daugherty, arrived here from Chico on last Thursday’s
stage. Miss Daugherty will spend the summer in this valley, while Mrs.
Bunselmeier expects to reside here permanently.

Hugh Watson had a miraculous escape from serious injury and perhaps death,
at the Washington sawmill, yesterday morning. In some unexplained manner
the saw caught him on the inside of the thigh and tearing the clothes from
him, commenced entering the flesh, but for the fact that the saw was just
coming to a stand still, would have amputated his leg and perhaps cost him
his life before medical aid could reach him. As it was, he received a gash
four inches long and one-half inch deep. Dr. Bradshaw was summoned by
telephone to attend him.

Dr. Bradshaw informed us that in a letter received from Mrs. Bradshaw this
week, she stated that while out riding one day last week, an ice wagon
collided with her buggy throwing her out; but fortunately, she escaped with
some slight bruises.

OVER THE GRADE ON COW CREEK
Sid Garrison, a Fall River teamster, met with an accident Wednesday evening
on the Reed toll road, a short distance above the upper ford of Cow Creek.
He was on his way to Redding, driving six horses attached to coupled
wagons. When he reached the point mentioned one of his horses became
frightened and making a short turn threw the front wagon from the grade.
The hind wagon was drawn after and horses and entire outfit rolled down an
embankment, a distance of forty feet.
The driver jumped just as his vehicle started to turn and aside from a few
bruises escaped without injury.
The wagons were badly demolished and one of the horses injured to some
extent.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Mrs. T. W. Harvey met with a serious accident while driving with her
husband and children toward Adin Sunday. While holding the lines one of the
horses stumbled and falling on the tongue, broke it and entangled the lines
so that she lost control of them. This excited the other horse and he
plunged forward in an effort to get away. Mrs. Harvey jumped out of the
wagon and while trying to get her children out was knocked down by one of
the wheels and presumably run over, although she does not know what happened
after falling down, as she lost consciousness. Dr. Tinsman was called to
attend her and pronounced the injuries quite serious, although she was
reported somewhat better yesterday.

LOOKOUT NEWS

Muck Barnum is on the sick list again.

Pete Lorenzen and family of Day were in this place today.

Leventon Bros. have the timbers on the ground for a barn, 26x60 feet.

AN ACCIDENT BEFALLS LOU RALLS
From the Redding Searchlight, we learn the Lou Ralls, who lived here for
many years, met with quite an accident last Friday evening. He was
returning from Keswick in a buggy with Miss Nellie Poe and when near the
Middle Creek bridge, the horse became frightened at a rock suddenly rolling
into the road, and they were thrown off the grade to the creek below, a
distance of fifty feet. The horse was instantly killed and the buggy
demolished, while Lou escaped with several deep scalp wounds and other
severe bruises and Miss Poe was but slightly bruised.



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