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From: "Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds" <>
Subject: BVG July 1898
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 13:49:07 -0700

BIG VALLEY GAZETTE – BIEBER, LASSEN COUNTY, CAL.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1898

The Redding militia, known as Company H of the National Guard, was called
into service and left for their regimental encampment in Oakland last week.
J. G. Estep, a brother of Mrs. Jas. Snell and Mrs. Frank Moss, is 1st
Lieutenant of the company.

Mrs. Wm Cummings died near Pittville June 25th of diphtheria.

H. W. Meylert, cashier of the Bank of Lassen County, was thrown from his
bicycle while returning from a picnic a week ago last Friday and sustained a
fracture of one of the bones of his right arm.

Dr. Cadwallader reports two or three cases of diphtheria in John Ingram’s
family, who live on a place adjoining the one where Mrs. Cummings died last
Saturday. The cases are of mild form, however, and the children were
getting along nicely yesterday.

The Supreme Court of the United States has affirmed the judgement of the
lower court in the case of A. J. Sylvester of Fall River Valley, who was
convicted in 1896 of issuing counterfeit money. He was at that time
sentenced to ten years hard labor and to pay a fine of $1000.

BORN

GREEN – Near Adin, Cal., June 22, 1898, to the wife of A. M. Green, a son

ANDERSON – Near Susanville, Cal., June 27, 1898, to the wife of A. Anderson,
a son

LOOKOUT NEWS

Domingo Simas returned here last week from Livermore. He is not a married
man – now then.

Our old friend, Jack Myers of Alturas visited his brother J. R. Myers and
family last week at this place.

Fred Gaylord and John Depp agreed last week to disagree, hence Fred is
housed at the L. M. Greene place.

Orrin Trowbridge, who has been attending school for several months in San
Francisco, arrived home yesterday evening.

Bob Crowley and Mrs. O. G. Williams will start in a few days for Washington,
Mrs. William’s home. We are told that Bob will also remain and make his
home in that state.

R. R. Potter of Egg Lake has purchased the John Crowley ranch in that
section. Mr. Crowley, we are informed will start soon for the State of
Washington, where he will make his future home.

WEDNESDAY JULY 13, 1898

Mrs. D. R. Brownell was taken sick last night and is confined to her bed.

Mrs. Geo Thompson and daughter, Lucy, accompanied by Una and Stanley
Connell, left for the east last Saturday. The former will visit relatives
in the state of New York, while the latter go to Kansas, where they will
reside in the future. Mrs. Connell and daughter, Pearl following later.

DIED

LOWE – Near Buntingville, Cal., June 28, 1898, Sarah, wife of John Lowe,
aged 39 years, 4 months and 10 days.

LOOKOUT NEWS

A. J. Myers went to Bieber Saturday and took Mrs. Connell to Clover Swale,
where she will work a few months for Charley Essex.

It is rumored that there was a wedding last Sunday by two well-known people
of this place. This will be food for the idle gossiper, whether true or
not.

Two different parties complained to us that Postmaster Marcus paid off their
money orders in various checks. If he keeps this up, neither salt nor
Charley Auble will save his bacon.

T. J. Cummins of Woodland and daughter, May, were in Lookout last week, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Summers. Mr. Cummins has a ranch in Surprise
Valley and is numbered among our largest cattle dealers.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1898

Geo Peterson brought in a load of salt from the salt Marsh for D. R.
Brownell last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Summers will remove to Surprise Valley shortly. They
will hold an auction sale of their household effects at their home in
Lookout next Saturday.

Mrs. E. F. Harvey and Mrs. B. M. Wayman, of Adin, were visitors here last
Thursday. Mrs. Wayman has fully recovered from the serious surgical
operation, which she underwent sometime ago, and is now as well as ever.

Julius C. Cable and son arrived on the Susanville stage last evening and
left for the city this morning. Mr. Cable is a member of the firm of Cable
& Cable, attorneys-at-law, New Haven, Conn., and his mission here was in the
interest of Miss Sarah McGuinness, who is heir to a portion of the Frank
McGuinness property. Mr. Cable expressed himself as well pleased with our
valley. In fact, he stated that he came by the Canadian Pacific through
Manitoba and down through Washington and Oregon, and considers this the best
valley he has seen in all his travels.

From a Chico paper, we learn that a license has been issued for the marriage
of Louis W. Ackzien to Miss Lena Dowell.

The Supervisors of Modoc County have compromised with the bondsmen of John
Madden, the defaulting treasurer, in the sum of $15,000. This sum, it is
said, is sufficient to pay off all indebtedness of the county.

LOOKOUT NEWS

Ira Nickols and family will love at the McGreen ranch, Fred Gaylord having
returned to Bieber.

John Goyette, who has been in the lower country for several years, is here
visiting his wife and children.

Thos Summers, who has been in the Redding country for a year or so, was here
Sunday and Monday visiting his son, Perry and wife.

Perry Summers and wife will soon move to Surprise Valley, where Perry will
take a foremanship on the ranch of his uncle, T. J. Cummins.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1898

ALMOST A MURDER
J. W. ARNETT SHOOTS AND SLASHES HIS WIFE.
The little mining town of Hayden Hill was the scene of violence Monday
morning, that ended in all but murder, and that the perpetrator does not now
stand charged with that heinous crime, seems to have been the interposition
of Providence rather than his own wicked intentions.
J. W. Arnett, generally known as Bill Arnett, had been drinking heavily
Sunday evening and reached home in a quarrelsome mode. He continued
quarreling with and abusing his wife continuously and it finally culminated
at 3 o’clock, Monday morning in his getting a 32 caliber Savage rifle and
deliberately shooting at his defenseless victim. He fired three shots at
her and then tried to cut her throat with a knife, his son, Andy, reaching
the scene in time to prevent him making any further attacks upon her.
Dr. Bradshaw was sent for to dress the wounds and he found that one bullet
entered on the right side of the abdomen, but deflected under the skin and
came out four inches from where it entered, the second shot she ducked and
caught it in the right shoulder, the bullet plowing a furrow about three
inches long through the skin. The third one missed but was fired so close
that the right side of the face was powder burnt and the concussion
blackened the eye. One the left side of her throat was a cut about two
inches long just through the skin. The wounds are not serious, though quite
painful.
In the struggle with his son, Andy, which followed his arrival upon the
scene, the assassin in some manner cut his own throat, from which he bled
profusely, but whether the wound was inflicted deliberately or accidentally,
we have not learned.
After the weapons had been taken from him he was placed under surveillance,
but managed to escape and, getting upon a horse, bare-back, rode away as
fast as the horse could take him. Sheriff Church was telegraphed for and
immediately started in pursuit of the fugitive, in the meantime notifying T.
W. Wilson, his deputy at this place, to head him off in the direction of
Dixie Valley; a posse also starting in pursuit from Hayden Hill.
The fugitive was overtaken near a sheep camp in the Juniper Hills, he had
abandoned his horse and was struggling through the brush afoot. He was
returned to Hayden Hill and from there, Sheriff Church took him to
Susanville, where justice will be meted out to him.

Mrs. T. P. Ford of Adin was a passenger on the stage yesterday morning for
Sacramento, where she has secured a boarding house.

Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Goumaz and daughter, also Mrs. E. S. Talbot, mother of
Mrs. Goumaz, are now on the Geo Estill place, where Mr. Goumaz is putting up
hay.

Mrs. S. Harbert was confined to her bed several days last week with an
attack of la grippe.

Several teams from the north, loaded with wool, stopped in town last night
and as one of them pulled over the Pit River bridge this morning, the
planking on the west approach gave way and it was sometime before the wagon
could be extricated.

Between three and four o’clock yesterday morning the horrible cry of murder
aroused the town from it’s peaceful slumber. It came from little Guy Arnett
as he ran from house to house crying help! Help! Papa is killing mamma.
This brought a crowd to the rescue, Andy Arnett arriving in time to save his
mother’s throat from being cut. The fiend had already fired three shots at
his wife, two of which took effect, one near the hip and one in the
shoulder. Mrs. Arnett is still alive and chances favorable for recovery.
Sheriff Church and posse caught Arnett and brought him in this forenoon.
Insane jealousy and whiskey were the cause of all the trouble.

LOOKOUT NEWS

Farley Auble who taught school neat here last winter, has enlisted in the
army and is now on the briny deep on his way to the Philippines.

Doc Philliber was auctioneer at the Summers sale here last Saturday and
covered himself with honors except for one overt act. He knocked that
rolling pin off too soon to suit us. His son, Watt, was clerk of the sale.

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Summers departed for Surprise Valley yesterday, where
they will make their future home. They are good people and we are sorry to
have them leave us, and we can cheerfully recommend them to the people with
whom they have chosen to cast their lot.


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Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds
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