Volume 026-4 - October 1972 (5 pages)

near Robert’s place in SanFrancisco, Carroll comes back to the old stamping ground (the Niles Searls home in Berkeley). This is always with the understanding that you will let me know at any time when it interferes with your arrangement or convenience at home, It is Carroll’s last year in college proper, and I almost fancy that I can begin to see over the hill.” He suffered a stroke in 1915, but eventually recovered enough to resume practice with the assistance of Carroll, and appeared in court only when required. He saw Helen through the University Nursing School, before the end came, April 30, 1929. His ashes are interred in the family plot in Nevada City, = Cox oe ox =>. <= << Osx << o< ox — OD CARROLL SEARLS 1894-1970 Friends of Carroll Searls will remember the quickly executed dancestep with which he greeted them on answering their doorbells. Accompanied by a mischievous smile and twinkle in his 8. eyes, he had a boyishness that remained with him to the end of his life. There was only one Carroll Searls, a man greatly loved and admired by those who had the privilege of knowing him. Born in the Searls’ home at 545 Main Street in 1894, he enjoyed a childhood filled with happy memories. There was the big yard in which to play, a gathering spot for the young members of the neighborhood, and who could forget that comfortable hammock swaying between the trees! Best of all, an understanding mother who had the ability to encompass a whole world of children to her loving breast. His life as the youngest member of the family (for awhile): thrived and developed. Sister Helen arrived in 1897, The bedroom in which she was born, located on the main floor, was just behind the steep staircase that led to the upper rooms. On the day of her birth, while Mother Searls lay in labor, Henry and Carroll attempted this precarious climb of stairs on stilts! Their father, Fred Searls, had a special fondness and respect for the honest overly-burdened Chinese, and whenever one of them desired to visit the homeland, he would arrange a passport that assured the bearer a return passage. Gratifications of these gestures were made evident whenever Mother Searls, wheeling the newest baby, appeared in town. Scores of admiring Chinese would follow, pointing and gesticulating at the infant in the carriage, and exclaiming in such broken phrases as ‘‘Him, Fred Searls’ baby!?’ Agnes Carey, from the Carey Ranch on the Henness Pass Road near Cherokee (Tyler), worked for the Searls family while the children were small and assisted Mother Searls in bringing up her brood. ‘‘Aggie’’, as she was affectionately called, loved them as if they were her own, defending, protecting and disciplining (whichever situation warranted). After they had reached maturity, she left to work for the Charles Zinkand family (Oakland restauteur). The Searls boys kept in touch with her while at the University in Berkeley and it was a proud Aggie who attended each of their graduations. The Nevada City High School, located in the Washington School building at the corner of Main and Cottage Streets, stood next to the Searls home. Carroll’s four years here (1908-1911) proved to be a continuation of his happy childhood days. He didn’t go in for field sports. No picture can be found of him among the football and basketball teams. His forte was boxing and while in college he participated in many events at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. A High School prophecy from a 1910 Quill reads: “Next I saw little ‘Dent’ Searls. He was holding a map that contained many twirls. He’s president of Alleghany’s Special that runs From the National Annex to the ‘Sixteento-One.”’ It proved to be true in one sense, he did get around! His love for the out-of-doors was shared by his father. Together with a brother or two they built a cabin on Harmony Ridge, a favorite spot for ‘‘stag’’ gatherings. There were pack trips, fishing and hunting expeditions. Once, while in Canada, the group bagged a huge moose, and having the head mounted, sent it home to Nevada City. Patient Mother Searls asserted herself! The moosehead was not to grace any wall in the house! It wasn’t until her absence, on a trip to San Francisco that the boys hung their trophy in the back parlor, bolting it to the outside of the house. And there it remained many years until the moths took over and it had to go! Carroll graduated from the University of California in 1915, the year that his father suffered a stroke. Returning home, he studied law and passed the bar in 1917. Here he remained to practice law and assist his father until 1923. It was during this time that his marriage to Elyse Myers took place on Sept. 1919, in the Episcopal Church on Nevada Street. Someone chided Dr. Henry Searls (a brother ) about his not getting the girl and his memorable reply was ‘‘Carroll and Elyse were made for each other.’’? It was a romance that began in childhood. Even his high school horoscope noted that he was generally smiling at E----. It proved to be an ideal marriage that only death could terminate. The short time they remained in Nevada City were fun years with their many friends. Carroll, active in his favorite public service, the Volunteer Fire Department, usually arrived among the first at any fire, and vigorously assisted in distinquishing the blaze. In 1923, assured of his father’s ability to assume private practice, they moved to Los Angeles, there affiliating with Stephens & Stephens law firm and then with Hahn & Hahn in Pasadena. In 1926, they made New Rochelle, in New York State, their home where Carroll became General Council for the Newmont Mining Company. His many activities included a presidency in the Lawyer’sS Club, an arbitrator on the New York Stock Exchange and an activating Judge, without pay, for the Legal Aid Society, often assisting in its finances, The annual trips made by the couple to their old homes in Nevada City were heralded with joy by their friends, Carroll was very sentimental regarding the little law office opposite the Courthouse, and spent much time there at his grandfather’s desk. ‘‘Someday,’’ he told a friend, “TI plan to return here and practice law.’? However this dream never materialized for death took Carroll Searls in 1970. His wish that the law office would become a museum and historical library is now being carried out by the Nevada County Historical Society. ‘In the heart of a seed buried deep, so deep, A dear little plant lay fast asleep. ‘Wake,’ said the sunshine, ‘creep to the light’; ‘Waxe,’ said the voice of a raindrop bright, The little plant heard and rose to see What the wondrous outside world might be.”” She heard a rustle a little way above, and looking up saw a tree, that seemed to form a protection to the rest of the trees and flowers. It was a Laurel. She knew this was Carroll..it had his general appearance. So Carroll hadwon his Laurel at last!’’ from the Class Prophecy, The Quill, 1911 9.

near Robert’s place in SanFrancisco, Carroll comes back to the old stamping ground (the Niles Searls home in Berkeley). This is always with the understanding that you will let me know at any time when it interferes with your arrangement or convenience at home, It is Carroll’s last year in college proper, and I almost fancy that I can begin to see over the hill.” He suffered a stroke in 1915, but eventually recovered enough to resume practice with the assistance of Carroll, and appeared in court only when required. He saw Helen through the University Nursing School, before the end came, April 30, 1929. His ashes are interred in the family plot in Nevada City, = Cox oe ox =>. <= << Osx << o< ox — OD CARROLL SEARLS 1894-1970 Friends of Carroll Searls will remember the quickly executed dancestep with which he greeted them on answering their doorbells. Accompanied by a mischievous smile and twinkle in his 8. eyes, he had a boyishness that remained with him to the end of his life. There was only one Carroll Searls, a man greatly loved and admired by those who had the privilege of knowing him. Born in the Searls’ home at 545 Main Street in 1894, he enjoyed a childhood filled with happy memories. There was the big yard in which to play, a gathering spot for the young members of the neighborhood, and who could forget that comfortable hammock swaying between the trees! Best of all, an understanding mother who had the ability to encompass a whole world of children to her loving breast. His life as the youngest member of the family (for awhile): thrived and developed. Sister Helen arrived in 1897, The bedroom in which she was born, located on the main floor, was just behind the steep staircase that led to the upper rooms. On the day of her birth, while Mother Searls lay in labor, Henry and Carroll attempted this precarious climb of stairs on stilts! Their father, Fred Searls, had a special fondness and respect for the honest overly-burdened Chinese, and whenever one of them desired to visit the homeland, he would arrange a passport that assured the bearer a return passage. Gratifications of these gestures were made evident whenever Mother Searls, wheeling the newest baby, appeared in town. Scores of admiring Chinese would follow, pointing and gesticulating at the infant in the carriage, and exclaiming in such broken phrases as ‘‘Him, Fred Searls’ baby!?’ Agnes Carey, from the Carey Ranch on the Henness Pass Road near Cherokee (Tyler), worked for the Searls family while the children were small and assisted Mother Searls in bringing up her brood. ‘‘Aggie’’, as she was affectionately called, loved them as if they were her own, defending, protecting and disciplining (whichever situation warranted). After they had reached maturity, she left to work for the Charles Zinkand family (Oakland restauteur). The Searls boys kept in touch with her while at the University in Berkeley and it was a proud Aggie who attended each of their graduations. The Nevada City High School, located in the Washington School building at the corner of Main and Cottage Streets, stood next to the Searls home. Carroll’s four years here (1908-1911) proved to be a continuation of his happy childhood days. He didn’t go in for field sports. No picture can be found of him among the football and basketball teams. His forte was boxing and while in college he participated in many events at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. A High School prophecy from a 1910 Quill reads: “Next I saw little ‘Dent’ Searls. He was holding a map that contained many twirls. He’s president of Alleghany’s Special that runs

From the National Annex to the ‘Sixteento-One.”’ It proved to be true in one sense, he did get around! His love for the out-of-doors was shared by his father. Together with a brother or two they built a cabin on Harmony Ridge, a favorite spot for ‘‘stag’’ gatherings. There were pack trips, fishing and hunting expeditions. Once, while in Canada, the group bagged a huge moose, and having the head mounted, sent it home to Nevada City. Patient Mother Searls asserted herself! The moosehead was not to grace any wall in the house! It wasn’t until her absence, on a trip to San Francisco that the boys hung their trophy in the back parlor, bolting it to the outside of the house. And there it remained many years until the moths took over and it had to go! Carroll graduated from the University of California in 1915, the year that his father suffered a stroke. Returning home, he studied law and passed the bar in 1917. Here he remained to practice law and assist his father until 1923. It was during this time that his marriage to Elyse Myers took place on Sept. 1919, in the Episcopal Church on Nevada Street. Someone chided Dr. Henry Searls (a brother ) about his not getting the girl and his memorable reply was ‘‘Carroll and Elyse were made for each other.’’? It was a romance that began in childhood. Even his high school horoscope noted that he was generally smiling at E----. It proved to be an ideal marriage that only death could terminate. The short time they remained in Nevada City were fun years with their many friends. Carroll, active in his favorite public service, the Volunteer Fire Department, usually arrived among the first at any fire, and vigorously assisted in distinquishing the blaze. In 1923, assured of his father’s ability to assume private practice, they moved to Los Angeles, there affiliating with Stephens & Stephens law firm and then with Hahn & Hahn in Pasadena. In 1926, they made New Rochelle, in New York State, their home where Carroll became General Council for the Newmont Mining Company. His many activities included a presidency in the Lawyer’sS Club, an arbitrator on the New York Stock Exchange and an activating Judge, without pay, for the Legal Aid Society, often assisting in its finances, The annual trips made by the couple to their old homes in Nevada City were heralded with joy by their friends, Carroll was very sentimental regarding the little law office opposite the Courthouse, and spent much time there at his grandfather’s desk. ‘‘Someday,’’ he told a friend, “TI plan to return here and practice law.’? However this dream never materialized for death took Carroll Searls in 1970. His wish that the law office would become a museum and historical library is now being carried out by the Nevada County Historical Society. ‘In the heart of a seed buried deep, so deep, A dear little plant lay fast asleep. ‘Wake,’ said the sunshine, ‘creep to the light’; ‘Waxe,’ said the voice of a raindrop bright, The little plant heard and rose to see What the wondrous outside world might be.”” She heard a rustle a little way above, and looking up saw a tree, that seemed to form a protection to the rest of the trees and flowers. It was a Laurel. She knew this was Carroll...it had his general appearance. So Carroll hadwon his Laurel at last!’’ from the Class Prophecy, The Quill, 1911 9.