Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-11-24
OF LOCAL INTEREST

Albert NJ. Burd, the attorney, return
ed Wednesday evening from Fairview
and Wonder.
There will be Methodist services at
the church next Sunday-Morning SER
vice at IL O'Clock, evening service at
80 p. m.
Ladies' Aid will meet at the home OF
Mrs. Jensen in the Oats Addition on
Monday afternoon at ? p. m. lmpor-
tant business.
Bert Young, a nephew OF Senator W.
W. Williams, arrived Thursday from
Pomeroy, Washington, and will spend a
week visiting his kinsman.
II. c. Shear, manager OF the Sunset
Telephone and Telegraph Company's
Washoe county business, has resigned
and will engage in business for himself.
The Ladies Union of the NJ. f. church
will meet with Mesdames Black and
Price at their residence Tuesday even
ing. A short program will be given.
All are invited.
According TO the official canvass, Nye
county gave Bartlett 81 plurality over
Smith, and Sparks 1899 over Mitchell.
The socialists polled 300 votes for con-
gresham and 1893 for governor.
The throwing Of rice at weddings is
probably the most ancient custom at
present in use. In its original form it
was undoubtedly the wish. of the we'd
ding guests that the young couple might
always have enough to eat.
\ Manhattan broker is wearing n
watch chain, the handiwork of \. A.
Raw, ieweler, that attracts the eye OF
everyone. The chain is made from Il
string OF Round Mountain nuggets and
is worth $375.-Manhattan Mail.
Clinton 4 Morris, the enterprising
painters and paperhangers, have been
awarded the contracts of papering and
plinting the Nevada Distillers Com
plny's building and the residence of
Dan Griffin.
Among the prominent mining section
r,sidents, who stopped at the hotel
Churchill Monday, were: W. c. Clark,
the newspaper man, o. A. Tibbets, the
mining engineer, and A. |. Darcy, the
Hercules promoter.
The w. w. Williams store addition
is now receiving the finishing touches
from the hands of the carpenters. A
three decked foor is being put in for
the second story. The auditorium will
make an ideal lodge room, and will like
" be utilized for this purpose.
g. w. Symmetrical, of Tonopah, and
f. A. Steuffer, OF Winnemucca, passed
through Fallon Tuesday on their way
to their respective homes, from an ex-
tended trip over the southern part OF
the county. They think very well of
our
James &. Burton, a brother of our
fellow townsman, A. c. Burton, OF the
firm OF Woodliff x Burton, spent Mon
day in Fallon, in the interests of the
holland Il George Shoe Company, of
San Francisco, and enjoying a short
visit with his brother.
c. f. Fener, whose ranch is a mile
and a half west OF town near the Bar
dara Brown ranch, has a choice lot OF
laying hens and pullets for sale. Also
some thoroughbred Leghorn roosters.
Ii yon want chickens, it will pay you
to see Mr.. Fener.
The coal situation in Ogden is said to
be serious. The journal claims that
there is plenty OF coal at the mines
and plenty of empty cars to haul it,
but the railroads prefer to haul other
freight. 1t says the Rio Grande is do
ing all it can to relieve the situation,
while the Hartman people are doing
nothing.
George Mitchell, alias Alfred NJ.
Henry, who robbed the mails at Hazen
in November, 1905, and was afterwards
apprehended and sentenced to the state
penitent airy at Carson City, escaped
from hat institution recently and has
not yet been apprehended. Mitchell is
n clever criminal and may succeed in
keeping aloof from the law.
Wood is selling OF $50 l cord in Tono-
pah, and there is little to secure even
at hat exorbitant figure. The railroad
is confiscating all the coal possible and
the dealers and are facing::a
serious crisis, from which there appears
just now no relief. A concerted effort
OH the part of the citizens to secure a
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