Meat Cutters Strike is Over September 24, 1950 Susanville meat cutter’s strike was settled late Friday when butchers won a $7.50 a week wage increase. After being out of their shops since last Saturday, the meat cutters started to return to their counters later in the afternoon....

Deer Hunters Crowd Lassen September 21, 1945 A record number of deer hunters, estimated to be well up in the thousands, invaded Lassen County for the opening of the season here. Rangers said no definite count was possible but unhesitatingly described it as the biggest hunt in...

Susanville Pupils May Learn Religion September 20, 1945 By agreement between the school authorities and cooperating churches, classes on religious education are to be held in Susanville this year, beginning with the second week of the school term, namely September 24. Time for the classes will...

Tax Rate Lowered in Lassen County September 19, 1943 General county taxes covering the year 1943 will be slightly down with a general tax rate eleven cents lower than in 1942, according to a Lassen County assessor’s office statement made today. Prospects for lower taxes were originally...

Emergency School for Honey Lake Valley September 18, 1942 Arrangements are being completed this week by Helen S. Hallowell county superintendent of schools for the opening September 14 of an emergency school at Hackstaff in Honey Lake Valley to serve an estimated seventy-five grammar school students. Due...

Westwood Judge Indicted for Embezzlement September 17, 1947 Lassen Grand Jury Accuses Justice On Four Counts Lassen County’s grand jury indicted a Westwood justice of the peace Monday on four counts of embezzlement and charged him with keeping false accounts of the public moneys. Sheriff Olin Johnson arrested...

Lower Outlet of Eagle Lake September 14, 1931 The long dry, hot summer just past, together with practically no run off last winter to increase the water supply for irrigation in Eagle Lake, makes it necessary to once more lower the cut leading to the tunnel. To...

School Recalls its Anniversary September 13, 1930 The twenty-first anniversary of the dedication of the Lassen County High School at Susanville was observed Tuesday afternoon in the assembly hall at the school. Student Body President Don Cook addressed the meeting. Two telegrams were read, one from...

Public Park to be Built September 12, 1929 At a public meeting of the citizens of Susanville Monday night in regard to the proposed city park, a gift of the land to the city was made by Frank P. Cady, who purchased ten acres from M.O....

Lassen Fights For Main Line September 11, 1926 With the advent of a freight stage line, operating between Susanville and Reno on a regular schedule, it is almost residents of Lassen County will continue their fight to put Susanville on the main line of the Southern...

Gas Prospectors Meet Barrier September 10, 1933 Hundreds rushed to the vicinity of Honey Lake dry bed and located claims when it was reported that natural gas had been discovered there the early part of last week when Zebnoi Johnson was having a well bored for...