Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-02
OF LOCAL INTEREST

80 - Nt'R ~ ANNAA9
Senator w. W. Williams spent the
week in klko county looking after his
stock interests.
Miss Florence Kent spent the week
in Reno attending the university com
mencement exercises and renewing old
school acquaintance.
j. T. Collins left Thursday for Fair
view, where he will enter the employ ot
the firm of Douglass IL Jarvis i'll the
capacity of bookkeeper.
There will be a regular meeting OF
the odd Fellows next Tuesday evening,
nj which time the grand master will be
present. \ full attendance Is desired.
Mrs. c. c. Emerson and little
daughter Laura arrived in Fallon
Sunday evening, and will spend a
couple OF weeks visiting, after which
they will leave for Los Angeles, where
they will spend The summer
Lemon x kIobloth, late OF Reno,
have established a grill room in con
nection with the Barrel house, that is
modern in every respect. The gentle
men named have installed modern
fixtures, TIL equal Of any in the state,
and will cater to the tirst-class trade.
W. {. Grimes returned Thursday
from Reno, where he spent several days
attending the university commence
ment exercises. He stated that the
program was better than any previous
one he had eyer witnessed and that
Reno was acquiring prestige AS an
educational seat.
Thomas II. Means, soil expert and
engineer in charge Of the department
Of operation and maintenance lett Mon
day evening Tor Berkeley, where he goes
to attend to various reclamation work
matters. lie was accompanied az lar
as Hazen by PayInaster A. II. Gullick-
son.
George w. Baker, OF Eastgate, was
company with Johnny Williams.
booming in his section, and that a town
was sprinsing up rapidly. Mr.. Baker
is interested in the Eastgate townslte,
and says that lots are going fast.
A. J. Pritchett and c. K. Highly,
Reno parties, We're i'll Fallon Tuesday,
their way To Dixie Valley and La
where they will look over
mining properties. They expect to
spend a couple OF weeks in the sections
named, where several promising MIN
ing properties have been developed
The Churchill hotel has been leased
to Theodore Wetmore, OF NadsWorth,
by Mesdames Grace Ferguson and her
Abbie Hammond OF Sharon
Center, Ohio Mrs. Ferguson, who has
been conducting the hotel for a year
and a hall past. will still live IN falion,
made arrangements to buy
'esidence property.
The London, Liverpool x Globe In
surance Company, whose Churchill
county interests are looked after by
w. p. Beach, are adjusting their San
Francisco losses in full, and IN do
ing so, are meeting with the hearty APP
prevail OF the business people OF the
stricken city, and are elicltlng many
favorable comments from the press.
Sam Rosenberg of the finn OF :.
x Co. LETT Thursday for
Eastern points, where he will purchase
new stock OF goods. 1t is announced
that among the new ines To be added,
is furniture and the e~nterprlslng hrm
has rented the New River Hall build
AhII BiN
for the furniture department.
Anton Schmidt formerly OF Hazen,
but who has lately east his lortunes
with that Of the enterprislng camp OF
Falrview, spent Monday and Tuesday
Fallon, buying supplies Tor his new
resort, which he proposes To nave IN
operation within another fortnight. An
ton is an obliging and popular caterer
and meets with success wherever ne
goes.
J.. A. Danielson returned Monday
evening from Clan Alpine, Eastgate
and other mining camps. He stated
that everything was lively and moving
along nicely. Mr.. Danielson is II Oh
Churchill county's old settlers and the
new activity has not da2zied hum III the
least, but on the contrary he IS moving
about looking for business ventures,
and is finding profit as a result.
According to information reaching
this office the mine owners OF falrSleW
and the miaers are having dlll-
Guilty id adjusting the wage scale ana
unless some concessions are granted by
the mine owners, a strike is threatened.
The working men demand Il scale OF
81. 80 per day for eight hours work,
while the operators claim that they
will pay Il maximum OF 81 for the same
length OF time. Two OF the prominent
promoters are said to have threatened
10 close their properties should the
miners remain firm In their demands.
J. ]. Anderson, the Ha2en magistrate,
3eft Tor his home Sunday after spending
a week in Fallon experimenting the
work of building the Pope-Ioledo
Transit C|ompany's garage building.
The Judge stated just prior TO ms de
infested with a band OF hardened
criminals. and that some sort OF
stringent action would have to be
taken soon by the law authorities To
nrotect the town IRON their depreda-
lions. Cars and houses have been
broken into, and petty thieyery Is
rampant.