Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-01-06
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In the year Of our Lord, 19la.)

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James Richards and wife left Monday
for the international exposition at
Hong Kong. The children were left in
charge of the japanese servant.
Honorable sardine Butternuts an
nounees his candidacy for congressional
honors. The Standard would urge his
election, as he has promised us the
postoflice
The mammoth department store of
the l. II Kent Company is now em-
i ploying a regular force OF 80 clerks.
The volume Of business done there
during the past holiday season exceeds
all other like periods.
United States Senator Lemuel Allen
informs Us that the town Of st. Clair
is engaged in the work of taking CEN
sus. IL IS estimated that its present
population is somewhere in the neigh
borhood OF : 200 souls.
Robert L. Douglass, mayor of Island
City drove mp from that place yesterday
in his new l20 horsepower auto. He
states that the thriving town, of which
he IS head executive is contemplating
many civic improvements.
Eastbound Southern Pacific trains
were delayed some two hours, but the
! Western Pacific schedule was not in
terferred with by the heavy snowfall
owing to the fact that the route east OF
! Fallon trayerses a tunnel which emerges
at point near the I Utah line
A certain young man who forgot to
take his girl some candy in the year
l905 is still sparkling the same girl.
However, some get onto Yourself was
dispensed by kid brother and candy
nov finds its WAY into the girls parlor.
1t is now rumored that the voting man
stands a show Of winning the girls
affection.
The Sand Springs Mining directorate
has declared a second dividend OF 80 per
cent This is the second dividend of
like size to be presented to the stock
holders during .he fiscal year just ended
and speaks volumes for not only the
wonderful producing qualities OF the
mines, but for the business-like quail
ties Of the directorate as well.
The high school started in the year
1906, is now enjoying an attendance of
800 scholars, and the faculty COM
prises II able teachers. The building
that was built in the year mentioned is
now used as a girls dormitory. An
other $4,000 building is projected by
the authorities, to be used solely as
library and laboratory
The Fallon, sugar beet factory is
shipping five carloads of refined sugar
to eastern points daily. In the mean
time the management OF the factory
has decided to incorporate a packing
house to be run in conjunction with
the factory. The local beef market
which requires from fifty to one hun
dred animals daily will be supplied by
the company which proposes to fatten
their stock upon the waste pulp.
Senator w. ". Williams states in an
interview that the government land
leasing law, enacted and put in active
force in 1917 has proven success in
the state of Nevada, and that the land
allotments have been made to each
man with view of keeping intact the
old ranges. The sum derived from this
source is now considerable, and goes
towards defraying governmental ex
penses.
James B. Young, the great literator
has accepted a position with the
Hearst Syndicate, and has given up his
place on the Fallon skylifter. This is
taken bv the people OF this sec ton as
just recognition OF the wonderful talent
of Mr.. Young, and while the many
readers Of the Skylifter will lose his
valuable and caustic comment, his power
for the good of mankind will be en-
larged to some eX tent.
The main government ditch broke
early last Sunday morning at point
near Leetville, and the whole country
from there to saltwater i9 inundated.
Boats are used as means Of transpor
tation and owing To the hard nature of
the soil, the water will remain until re-
moved by due course OF evaporation. /
1t is figured that this proeesa will re-
quire some six years which Mil con-
stitute a. serious drawback to the sec
tion and will greatly retard the traffic
in eggs and butter.