Something a bit different but some highlights of happenings a 100 years ago during 1924.
January– After two years since the Susanville City Hall was destroyed by fire, the City of Susanville has a new quasi city/fire hall. The centennial in 2024 went ignored!
February – Great excitement was on the horizon with interested homesteaders flocking to area with the completion of Leon Bly’s Eagle Lake tunnel to supply water for irrigation to the Honey Lake Valley for reclamation.
March – Residents rejoiced when on Tuesday evening March 26, it began to snow. Up to 18 inches was recorded on Fredonyer Summit, but by Wednesday afternoon it had all melted. It had been a dry winter. It would followed by a dry summer. The next recorded precipitation would not occur until September 15.
April – News was received that the petiton for an Elks Lodge in Susanville was approved.
May – The golfing craze continues. The Susanville Country Club organized and later in the year they negotiated the purchase of the former Wingfield Ranch south of Susanville.
June – A forest fire broke out at Chester Flat, the first fire of the season. It was a harbinger of things to come as it would be the worst fire season to date in California history.
July – Work commenced on the first children’s playground and park in Susanville on the north side of Fruit Growers’ Story Club and adjacent to Riverside Drive.
August – It was announced that the Nataqua Parlor of Native Daughters will sponsor an Old Timers Day in conjunction with the Lassen County Fair. It was deemed those to be eligible to have settled here by 1866 and a luncheon held in their honor.
September – Work commenced on Red River Lumber Company’s Hat Creek power line.
October – Janesville has a bear problem. A. Degiovanni and Boyd Davis had trapped three cinnamon bears, the largest weighing 300 pounds. The bears had been feasting on the local apple orchards.
November – Lassen Electric Company made arrangements with Fruit Growers and Lassen Lumber & Box to provide it with back up power when needed.
December – For the first time ever the employees of the Susanville Post Office were given Christmas Day off.
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