Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-19

sympathy of the community.
Lieutenant Governor Lemuel Allen
returned Tuesday from several week. $
stay in Carson, attending to his official
duties.
The stork visited the family OF Frank
Ferguson, Tuesday, and left a youngster
Of the feminine gender. Mother and
child are doing nicely.
During the absence OF Ed Brown ON
his vacation camping trip, A. NJ. Dildine
has charge OF the grocery and delivery
departments at Williams store
c. II. Hoover and wife desire to thank
through the columns of the Standard,
the many friends who so kindly assisted
them I'm various ways during the illness
and at the funeral of their daughter
Maud.
County Auditor George Likes return.
ed the first OF the week from Reno,
where he went Sunday to take his chill
dren. He left them comfortably locat-
ed and they will spend the balance OF
the hot weather there.
District Attorney W. G. Grimes went
to Hazen Thursday, having been called
to prosecute in the case of the State %
Nevada We. w. g. Hogan. Following
the trial he spent few days in Rene
transacting business.
VIM. Johnson, the mnlatto, who was
charged by Pedro Ayada with assault
had his hearing in Justice OF the Peace
Blacks court last Monday and was
fined $25 and costs, amounting in al
to about s75, which was paid.
The assessment rolls of the county's
property will be completed next week
1t is not likely that the County Board
of EQUALIZATION will meet before the lat
ter part of next month, when any need
ed adjustments will be equitably made.
Miss Lizzie Austin left Wednesday, in
company with her brother Hub, and
Mrs. j W, Ferguson, for Reno, where
she entered the Heppner hospital. A
short time since she was attacked with
typhoid fever symptoms which by care
ful nursing and prompt treatment may
give way. Her many friends trust 80 at
least.
=, Ill 80 II
Kent for copies OF papers furnished this
office, printed in different cities visited
+ in his travels abroad. We have received
copies OF publications from nearly every
/ city in the northwest, which would in-
/ dicate that he and his estimable wife
are making the best OF their summer
vacation 1t is reported that they will
/ be home next week
j James Russell, son-in-law Of George
+ Ernst, was in Fallon the first OF the
I week. Mr. Russell is the buyer for the
cattle firm OF Moffit & Company, Of San
+ Francisco, and confines his work to
/ Northern California and Southern Ore
gon. He reports the cattle market
sluggish with lower prices than during
the same period last year, but says that
prime beef steers are as usual in good
demand.
One of John Oats finest horses came
home the other day with long rope
tied to its neck and other unmistakable
signs OF having been in the possession
Of some light fingered person. Inquir-
les developed the fact that the rope had
been recently purchased by party at
the store of the |. II. Kent Company.
John says the owner can have the rope
by calling and submitting to a rigorous
examination,
The effect OF the Hazen cutoff on
| Reno and Carson is liable to be disas-
trons. The certain croakers at Carson
and Reno, who for years have spread
mendacious reports about the Virginia
& Truckee management, are going to re-
ceive body blow and must soon wish
that the V. & T. had retained control
OF the Carson & Colorado. There is
spent in Reno by Tonapah travellers,
bound in and out, between $500 and
81 900 daily, and an additional 800 is
spent in Carson by these travellers.
This ready money will now. be cut off
entirely and Reno will be treated as a
way station by the Tonopah express, -
Virginia Chronicle.