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...

Work Started On Big Plant September 7, 1919 The Fruit Growers’ Supply Company has commenced work upon the four buildings which it plans to erect this fall as the first unit of its proposed big plant here. The buildings are a large warehouse, two dormitories and...

Susanville Banker Retires September 6, 1919 After more than forty years of business life in Susanville, Jules Alexander, principal owner of the Lassen Industrial Bank, has sold his stock in that institution and will retire within a shot time. The purchaser is Roy D. Mays, who...

Survey Completed On Susanville Road September 5, 1919 Division Engineer Bradford of the California highway commission has just completed the preliminary survey of the proposed state road from Susanville, Lassen County; to the Nevada state line, which, under a recent agreement, is to be built jointly...