The Dunsmuir News from Dunsmuir, California • 14

THE NEWS WEDNESDAY AUG 27 1969 Louis Hessig Is Sikiyou County "Cattleman of the Year" For 1969 HUGE TMNSroiMEIl woi imvtd from railroad tiding to Company substation naar and fillad with Falrvtow aail of Portland an a specially constructed Sl-whual low-boy traitor at Ibe substation Shipping weight of the transformer was 277000 pounds Fittud with accutteriot 117000 gallons of all lha unit wtlght It It 27 toot high and 36 hut tong Louis Hessig Siskiyou Cattleman of Year expected Tie 320 acres of deeded land was located on Seven Mile Creek and could run 200 head Cows grazed on file meadows and mountains In summer but were all wintered at foe home ranch where foe Hessig's raised all their own hay Three generations of practiced foe saying of keep the toed ahead of the cattle In earlier days the hay was put up with matched teams of Percherons which were raised er and young ones sooo return- jShasta County and they have three children Liz lou and Kenny and they live on a ranch Dorothy teaches In an elementary school In Yreka and lives on foe ranch She Is her as they always work the cattle together Both girls were very active In 4-H club work and In riding groups winning many prizes and awards They did foe work of men In all respects and they be beat In riding All the lived on foe ed to the Hessig Ranch where Lou spent his entire life Harold and Cecllle were brother and sister to Lou and were born later Tie one exception of leaving foe ranch was when he went to Healds Business College in Ben-keley He went to Oak Grove rammer School at Beswlck and graduated from Yreka High Sc hod The reputation of being a hard mark They had three sons and one girl The oldest was Harry Hessig who became the father of our Lou His friends called Mm Bert All of these pioneer people and their families are buried In the Evergreen Cemetery In Yreka Hessig wanted to move from the coast area so the whole family packed up and took oft on an excursion trip up the Klamath River father was about 9 years old it the time They went as tar as Lakevlew Oregon but returned to the spot that really caught their fancy and settled in Beswlck Calif which Is about 6 miles east of Copco Lake and about 45 miles northeast of Yreka The Hessig ranch had Its start with the purchase of 160 acres from Albert Rush on July 29 1884 Hessig kept buylig land from small homesteaders until 2500 acres were accumulated Cattle was the main enterprise even though the ranch was self sufficient and quite diver-silled They had peach pear and apple orchards and raised hogs and sold the side meat Produce was traded for grain with Butte Valley formers In 1888 a slaughter house was built and beef sold to the nearby logging camps and railroad crews Things dull in those days either as shown by the three graves on the Double Heart Ranch two were murdered and one wa3 a suicide Mont famous of all were the purebred Devon cattle Tils was the first Devon herd of regie tered cattle In foe area Many cows weighed 1300 pounds and bulls over a ton Correspondence was male with foe Prince of Wales Ranch In Canada and as for south as old Mexico in regards to buying and selliic breeding stock The herd remained intact qp until 1935 Commercial cattle were also raised and grazed along the Klamath River and over foe mountains to Butte Valley Harry Hessig took over foe ranch In 1900 and continued operations along foe same line In August of 1907 he married Elma Vacuum Richardson at Yr-eka Lou drove their wedding buggy In foe 1969 parade at Montague The newlyweds made their home In Beswlck on the ranch A postoffice by this name operated on foe ranch until about 1940 therefore the name was synonymous with the Hessig Ruck Elma the mother of Lou was bora on the Peach Orchard Ranch along Mo Sett Creek in Scott Valley Her parents were Louisa and Lorlng Vamum Louis Versell Hessig (our Lou) was bora a year later on Aug 8 1908 at foe home of his uncle Mr and Mrs Rule Var-num at Neck In Butte Valley A twin brother Leland passed away In 1952 Tie moth Beswlck ranch until it was sold By a NELSON Farm Advisor Louis Hessig of Montague received the honored title of Siskiyou County of the for 1369 during ceremonies at the annual Cattle Tour held Thursday August 28th In Butte Valley The announcement climaxed a day long event sponsored by the Farm Advisor's olce In cooperation with the County and State Cattlemen's MOWER SALE ft 10 OFF ON ALL MOWERS isaciitf Mount Shasta Nonnan Fiock of Montague president of the Siskiyou County Ass'n presented Hessig with a stockman hat In behalf of his follow cattlemen Selection for this tribute Is based on cattle improvement feed development and participation In civic activities Lou Hessig Is the 15th stock-man to receive the title of Siskiyou County Cattleman of the Yuarslnce Its inception In 1955 The selection committee all agreed that he well deserves the title as he has been in the cat tie business all his life right here In the county and lecends from a pioneer family that has done the same Tie Hessig Double Heart brand was first made by Tom Bowman blacksmith ofWavervillelnl854 for granftather also named Louis Hessig The two hearts were on the left hip for cattle and a one heart brand was put on the left stifle for horses Since this was made before Siskiyou was a county the brand was recorded In Shasta county This story really begins with Jacob Hessig great grandfather of Lou who was born In Switzerland and migrated to the US His son Louis Versell Hessig was born In Galesburg Mich He croswed the plains by covered wagon with his mother Rose Francis (remarried when he was about 20 years old The family settled at Hydes-ville CaHf In Humboldt Coun-to south of Eureka The first Hessig ran a pack train from Hydes ville to Redding as well as owning a store In Hydesville He married Charlotte Hansen who was horn In Den- worker come easy Lou worked hard for long hours on the ranch There were 13 miles of hand dug ditches which were also cleaned by hand In 1945 qp to 100 dairy cows were all milked by hand In spite of this he was never too busy to stop and help a neighbor In 1942 Lon took over the ranch operation by himself His parents retired to AshlandOre and later to Montague Occasionally Alice Overton of Gold Beach Ore would come to visit her father Major Oven-ton who livee near foe Hessig Ranch on the Oregon Side The Callfc-Oregon state line forms foe north boundary Lou met Alice and took her to many dances held at the Bogus and Beswlch Schools They were mantled in Reno in 1940 Alice Hessig has been a guiding hand for Lou and has achieved many honors In her own right She has been president of foe Siskiyou Cowbelles president of the county fair board president of the Shasta Valley Community Cli and also of foe Yreka Trail Riders The have two daughters Shirley Is married to Km neth Elwood of Bella Vista In in 1959 to Joe LaJbacher During this time Lou Hessig built the ranch up to 500 Hereford cows They acquired the adjoining Klamath Hot Springs property in 1954 so that they now have 4500 acres of deeded land leased 3000 additional acres plus Forest Service and Public Do main permits The Hot Springs was a famous health resort operated by Lite and Joe Edson at foe turn of the century The huge hotel of 75 rooms burned In 1915 Natural hot water baths fishing hunting and scenery attracted many notables and hundreds of guests from all over the Ovar 350 acres of meadows bordered foe shore of the Klamath River and were cut for hay and grazed by foe cattle In foe tall Tie setting is most beautiful with rock clifte to waring above foe large oaks and pines Picturesque rock fences divide the fields Unlike many California ranches water was never a problem Yearling and two year old steers were shipped to Klamath County to graze from' April 1st until sale time in foe faU Weights of 1000 pounds wre 429000 paundi Intlalltd date My Senate Bill 13 which would delete a portion of State Highway 12 from Melita Road near Santa Rosa to Route 29 from to Calif freeway and expressway system and would provide a freeway spur from Highway 101 to Sonoma County to terminate at Melita Road at Lawson Corner is now awaiting the consideration TMs measure would eliminate a controversial frea-way through the small but very beautiful Sonoma Valley Also on the desk is qy Senate Bill 360 wMch appropriates $18348647 to the Department of Public Health for purposes of hospital construction This money is to be matched by the Federal Government under the Hill-Burton Hospital Construction Program with a remaining one-third provided by eithr voluntary contributions or local government support Another Important measure awaiting final disposition Is my Senate Bill 883 wMch establishes foe funds necessary to carry out tlie duties prescribed In Assemblywoman A3 2140 Tills Assembly Bill forms a Sak mon and Steelhead Advisory Committee to develop a program for the preservation restoration and enhancement of foe salmon and steelhead resources In Calif BEAD THE WANT ADS SERVICES OFFERED TIRES and TUBES AUTO and TRUCK COMPLET TIRE RECAPPING SERVICE Lubrication Oil Batteries Accessories Dunsmuir Tire Service Phone 235-2407 Dunsmuir Avenue and Grover Street TEXACO GASOLINE '4 Vail k1 CATALOG STORES DUNSMUIR 235-2092 MOUNT SHASTA 926-4543 McCLOUD 964-2136 Siskiyou Humone Society Inc Weed M8-83M FOR fc1 Prescriptions IT'S WDjTifo SALAD OIL TOM LESISUTJI AT WORK! Senator Randolph COLLIER SAC RAM SNTO California's 78th Session of foe Legislature ended Friday August 8 1969 after extending over a period of 215 calendar days There were many reasons for its long duration (it was the second longest session In California history) Some of the most urgent Issues were pressing problems of school financing inability to sell Calif bonds disturbances on our college campuses attempting to stay within the limitations of available funds without increasing taxes and the problems of crowded cities A total of 926 legislative bills were processed through the Senate Finance Committee which chair In addition several months were spent on examining all of the 434 Items in foe 1969-70 California budget wMch totaled $62 billion I alone Introduced 108 Senate Bills and Resolutions of wMch 38 have successfully passed foe Legislature and 10 have been signed by the Governor to this of "Cattleman of foe are: Nerva Hayden Etna A Hoy Edge wood James Rother Little Shasta Clarence Dudley Etna Jess Martin Little Shasta Brice Long Little Shasta Earl Bt Fiock Montague Charles Hammond Fort Jones Leonard Shalley Little Shasta Albert Beck Mt- Hebron Fred Burton Yreka Morris Prather Montague Edsoa Foulke Gazelle and Stuart Hammond Edgawooi iciiTw Downtown Dunioiulr Door Open 7:15 pm Shaw Starts 7:30 pm Each Evening Thurs Fri Sot August 28 29 30 An apic drama of adventure and exploration! 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MIUWfllMLMTMCSlM a Sun Mon Toes August 31 Sept 1 2 jimBdiahannejulie BROWN CARROLL HARRIS vumm mm mm -JhsBtB aauKsr uanmw ihmhsm Cleeed Wsdussdsy on foe ranch Wild horses also ran throughout the are and eventually became a nuisance Tie last wild horse roundup was In 1952 when nearby ranchers joined Lou Hes-stg and tried to gather 390 head that ranged in the area A heavy snowstorm deter foe cowboys for long but did result In the swapping of many tall tales of their experiences Since selling the ranch the live on adj oining property known as foe Spannus Ranch and run their own cattle on foe shores of Copco Lake Louis Hessig has always been active In community and cou ty affairs in spite of foe distances Involved to travel to the- events It is 35 miles to Montague and 41 miles to Yreka and sometimes they are long miles especially when foe rough rocky roads are muliy or cowered with snow Lou has been a director as well as president of the Siskiyou County Ass'n for many years Cattle Industry events and problems have always been his main Interest and closest to his heart states Ms wife Alice Otoer civic activities lm elude appointment to the council of Calif Growers membership In foe Farm Bureau and Mason and iShriner since he was 21 years old He Is a member of foe Sheriffs Fosse and director of the Shasta River ter Lou always attended community club meetings and was a director of the Montague Junior Rodeo Previous honorees to foe title DRIVE-IN THEATRE Highway Junction 89 and Azalea Road AAcCloud Turnoff Slitv Slaifa at Dnk Sunday thru Saturday Aug 24-25-26-27-28-29-30 Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang Adultg 125 Students $100 Child under 12 35c Dick VonDyke Sally Ann Howes ALSO Around the World In 80 Days David Niven Cantinflas Sunday thru Saturday Aug 31 Sept 12 3 45 6 Adults $125 Students $1 Children under 12 Free The Graduate Academy Award Winner Anne Bancroft Dustin Hoffman ALSO The First Time Jacquelin Bisset ADMISSION AMts $100 Students 7Se Children Under 12 Frau Ages 6 to 12 35c fir Walt Disney Movies We Feature USD A Choice Meats CUT TO PERFECTION STiAK-A-BAKlA USDA CHOICE I-EMU mm EXCELLENT TO BARBECUE LB lb $1-29 lb $149 lb $198 lb $198 lb 59c QUARTER lb 73c YOUR SPECIFICATIONS -WE ACCEPT FOOD STAMPS Sacramento Sale 1V4 lb loaf Reg 39c WHITE BREAD 3 for $1 Cut Beans 303 A lie Broken Pitted No 1 Tall Cr Corn 303 I i olives 3 for $1 Wh Corn 303 Til Alcoa Sweet Peas -303 2 r0L King Size plus tax ci CIGARETTES $329 Tomatoes 303 ioo's $339 plus tax Seafood Cocktail 8 oz Chedar and Monterey Jock Souce CHEESE lb 98c FfiRKl FRESH TO YOU No 1 RUSSETT Potatoes 106 FREESTONE PEACHES 4 lbs S100 LARGE NECTARINES 4 lbs 5100 WHEELER SEEDLESS GRAPES 4 lbs $100 LARGE SLICER CUCUMBERS 3 for 25c AD GOOD WED AUG 27 THRU SUN AUG 31 WELL TRIMMED USDA CHOICE PORTERHOUSE STEAK USDA CHOICE BONELESS TOP SIRLOIN USDA CHOICE BONELESS FILLETS USDA CHOICE NEW YORK STEAKS USDA CHOICE Fresh -Lean BEEF LIVER HALF BEEF lb 59c HIND FREEZER CUT AND WRAPPED TO lOHAMUdtf IWSGB OSGHBBaDB BBTfltBIBitl aianeiMBB PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY PHONE 235-2304.