The name Alice Ostrom Price has always been a name that Patty has kept in the back of her head. She has been looking for references to the place for years to no avail.
Enter DebS, of the mad skills. She thought of looking into old deeds to see if we couldn't find The Witches Lair, off Boonville Road, between Navarro and Philo. She did a special trip to Ukiah last month and wrote Patty the following:
"I had a successful trip to Ukiah! There was only one property in the records that had Alice Ostrom Price's name. I looked on a map and it looks like it's the right property about 7 miles north of Philo.
Attached are a Grant Deed and Deed of Trust related to the property. The Grant Deed has the parcel number on it. It's the AP# 26-260-21 under the escrow number in the upper left corner box of the document. This document is from Alice selling the property in 1971 to Frances Granger. Granger sold the property in 1987 to someone named Brennen. In 2002 Brennen merged the parcel with another that they owned, AP# 26-260-30 and the two parcels together became AP# 20-260-32.
I went to the Assessors office to find out the physical address from the parcel number. I double checked the history of the parcel numbers with the lady that helped me and all that was correct. The present address of the property is, drum roll......."
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Was it on Gschwend Rd south of Floodgate?
Hmmmmmmmm. ;)
I also heard it was burnt down by the townspeople (or so the legend goes)- is that not true?
Kimchi, I spoke with Alice's widower recently. He told me that local boys did come and wreck the place a bit, threw paint around and did a little general mischief. Alice sold the home in 1971 for $6,000. I know the original home is no longer there but I don't think it is because it was burned down purposely by anyone, Alice's husband would have told me if that were so.
How did the girls come out on the prostitution charges?
They were arrested for possessing dangerous drugs, furnishing dangerous drugs to minors and Pooh Bear was placed in the custody of the welfare department.
Read the Oct. 21st post for the article on the arrest.
http://www.eviliz.com/search?updated-min=2012-10-01T00:00:00-04:00&updated-max=2012-11-01T00:00:00-04:00&max-results=31
So is the part about the prostitution charges mentioned in the first paragraph under the picture inaccurate? I didn't remember reading it before but thought I'd just forgot.
Kimchi, Mr. Patty and I were discussing you this morning, how Patty really respects your broad knowledge of the subject matter. You are one spicy little cabbage! Happy New Year from us freaks. xx
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