CONTINUOUS EARTHQUAKES Seismic Earthquakes Render Susanville Anything but Terra Firma July 27th, 1889 Slight earthquake shocks have been so continuous at Susanville in the Sierra Nevadas that the people have become accustomed to the constant trembling of the earth that they pay no attention to it. Susanville lies...

Four “donkey” logging engines, valued at $5,000 each; eight Southern Pacific flat cars used for logging purposes, valued at $3,000 each; one tank care owned by the Fruit Growers Supply company, valued at $2,000; approximately 20 miles of railroad track owned by the Fruit...

Army of 1,500 Guards Town In Danger Of Fire Susanville In Momentary Peril From Flames; Four Homes Go; Stores, Mills Close July 25, 1924 An army of 1,500 men is camped about the city limits of Susanville tonight, guarding the town against destruction by forest...

Sparks Rain On Town As Blazes Rage In Timber Fire Burns Within Three Miles of Lassen County Lumber Town, 400 in Fight Mill Property, County Hospital Endangered Wingfield Ranch, Other Rich Holdings in Path of Devastating Fire July 24, 1924 Sparks from a forest fire raging...

Parallel Parking Laws Protested July 23rd, 1950 More than 500 people have signed petitions protesting the city’s council recent parallel parking ordinance, Paul T. Wemple of the group opposing the ordinance, announced this morning. Thirty-four businessmen and others attended a meeting this week and approved...

Lassen Closing Hour Unchanged July 20th, 1947 Susanville’s bars and restaurants serving liquor, nightclubs and similar businesses will continue to close at midnight it was decided unanimously at a meeting of representatives of 13 establishments. Those to observe the midnight closing hour, each day of the...

Nagel Signed as Director at Bal Bijou at Lake Tahoe July 19, 1936 Freddie Nagel, who was some pumpkin as a local musician in Reno a few years back, is now the director of a 1-piece aggregation playing the summer season at Bal Bijou on Lake...

Susanville Store Hit by Burglars July 18, 1950 Office of the Miller’s Market on lower Main Street was robbed of over $3,100 sometime Friday night. Using a ladder left by workmen the day before when they were installing coolers, the thieves entered the store by cutting...

Telephone Company To Expand Lines July 17th, 1929 Announcing an extensive construction program at Susanville yesterday, officials of the Nevada, California and Oregon Telephone and Telegraph Company, said a new copper circuit to Reno will be installed, providing a faster service and relieving the present...

Lassen County Free From Alfalfa Pest July 16th, 1924 Entomologist Enow of the United States Department of agriculture has just completed a survey of Honey Lake valley for alfalfa weevil, but he was unable to find any trace of the pest. In addition to this, the...

Notice Inviting Bids For Constructing Susanville Town Hall-Fire House July 13, 1923 Notice is hereby given that the Town of Susanville will receive sealed bids for the construction of its town hall-fire house. Said bids must be marked “Bids on New Town Hall,” and addressed...