Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28
OF LOCAL INTEREST

FallOn visitor the nrSt OF the week.
Paul LIGHTHOUSE spent this week in
Fairyiew attending to various business
matters.
c. P. Cirac, the hustling hotel man,
of Saltwater, was a fallon visitor
Thursday.
The next meeting OF the Commits
s%ioner's board will occur on Monday,
May 10Th.
c. ". Kinney, the mining man,
spent yesterday III Fallon on his way
to outside points.
Collier & Blossom are going to erect a
building on the lot adjoining the II
now occupied by them.
P. j.. Spoon and son Charley left
Wednesday for Il prospecting trip in
the saltwater mountains.
Senator W. W. Williams left Wednes-
day for Argenta, where he goes to de-
liver his 1906 wool clip to the buyers.
Joe Jarvis, the Fairview merchant and
capitalist, spent Tuesday in FalloG.
Mercantiling is fine in Fairyiew, says
Joe.
Mrs. Lothrop lett for her home at
Wadsworth the first OF the week, after
a several weeks visit with her husband
in this place.
Six thousand dollars worth OF lots
were sold in the ". W. Williams adj
dition last Saturday, and this without
solicitation or advertising.
Mrs. Harvey Burchell left Tuesday
for lone, California, in response to a
message announcing the serious illness
OF her mother at that place.
Supervising Engineer L. II. Taylor
and assistant, X. K. McGregor, spent
Friday in Fallon on an inspection trip
over this part OF the project.
f. s.. Hartman, F. NJ. Wightman
and Fred Small returned Wednesday
from Fairview, where the county COM
missioners had official matters to at
tend to.
b. B. Smith, the Fairyiew mining ex-
pert spent the first OF the week in
Fallon, "Brin" says that the camp is
improving with age, and that he is
doing well.
The county commissioners spent
1utSutS Ill CAMP lpVhlhS bNIi tlS
ground with a view OF build
ing a wagon road over which ore could
be hauled from the mines to Fallon.
An offer has been received by Sena-
tor W. W. Williams for the Eastgate
mine of 100000 spot cash. 1t is need
less to say that the offer was refused, as
the owners consider they have one OF
the finest properties in the state.
Otto Heller, the Fairview assayer,
passed through Fallon "Wednesday on
his way home from san Francisco,
where he went upon receipt OF news OF
the disaster, to find his mother and
family. All were on hand upon his ar
rival in the bay city.
Professor Gordon II. True, who has
charg e OF the department OF agriculture
at the state university, spent tins week
in Fallon the guest OF Soil Expert
Thomas II. Means. lie inspected our
project throughly and was well i'm
pressed with the possibilities OF the
country.
The heaviest rainfall for many years
progressed through last night, thorough
" soaking the farms, occaslonlng a good
zeal OI ItJOlCllS III VIC l'll u wy
farmers. The downpour also stprted
the mountain nov 10 melting, II by
tomorrow the rivers will again be run
ming bankful.
At the meeting of the county com
m~issioners held last Monday the plat OF
the Gardner addition to the town OF
Fairview was approved. The doctor
states that lots in his addition are go
ing rapidly, $l70O being sold last week.
lie is already making preparation 10 cX-
tend the addition to Accommodate the
many demands for FairyleW reality.
Mrs. Llyod Benoist, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. W. d. Cook oil this place, is
visiting her parents. Her husband,
who was the victim oil his sisters
wrath at Pyramid Lake several weeks
ago. at which time he suffered Il gun
shot wound in the head at her hands, is
getting much better, and will be able to
leave the hospital within Il few weeks.
Anne Bermond, of this place, owns
the Lucky Boy Springs, situated some
twelve miles east OF FalrvleW. There Is
Il plentiful supply OF water to be had at
these springs, and Nr. Bermond pro-
poses to lease or rent them and sur
rounding ground for cattle Strengthening
purposes. There are many other uses
To which the spring location could be
put, nov that the mining activity is SO
general. To parties who are interested
Mr.. Bermond would be glad to talk
business. He can be found at the
Spoon hotel i'll this place.
Mark Wildes, the contractor, returned
home this week, after spending several
DAYS in the stricken city, where his
parents and other relatives reside.
Mark was among those pressed into
service on the days following the earth
quake, when effort was being directed
towards ameliorating the wants OF the
inhabitants, and was found a handy
man. He assisted the coroner's de-
partmeht in handling the dead and
worked uncomplainingly until relieved.