Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-12


Fairview, where he has mining in
t~erests.
Two weeks more will witness alfalfa
cutting, if the present warm spell con
tinues. The alfalfa shoots are now
growing at the rate OF an inch 4 day,
and the cuttings this year will be
u%nusully heavy.
G.. b. Williams left Tuesday for
Lovelocks, where he went to visit his
brother-in-law, James Say. Mr.. Say
has been quite i'll, but is reported as
being much better. Mr.. Williams
returned Thursday.
w. W. Talbot, mining editor OF the
San Francisco Bulletin, passed through
Fallon Tuesday en- route to the south
ern part OF the county, where he will
prepare an exhaustive description OF
the mining resources, to be published
later by his journal.
Dan Beard, constable of saltwater
precinct, was in Fallon yesterday from
F~airview. He stated that he had been
hauling wood into that camp from the
Saltwater mountains, and that he had
encountered no difficulty III selling the
wood at $50 per cord.
Van r. Elliott, OF the Silver Mountain
Mining Company, was Il Fallon visitor
the first OF the week. Mr.. Elliott says
that his company is pushing develop
ment work on their property, AMI that
the formations encountered are OF a
very encouraging nature.
q. w. Likes and A. F. Branch sold
this week to California parties the
Silver Glance group of quartz claims.
situated in the Fairyiew district, to a
representative of BoraX Smith. The
consideration was not made public, but
1t is understood to be Il good round sum.
The Odd Fellows lodge entertained
the wives of members OF the order at
New River hall Wednesday evening.
lee cream and cake were syered, and a
geneaal good time had. There will be
a Rebecca lodge organized in Fallon
soon, the charter membership neces-
sary having already been securec.
The Carson river is higher than at
any previous time this season. The
DR.. A. II. Heppner ran Fla is Hooded
and other ranehers down Cld river are
experiencing serious 4 disadvantage.
Should the river get much higher It Is
doubtful whether the brid ge near the
Brown ranch would withstand the
flood.
|. II. Kent and wife left Monday ior
Reno, where they spent Il part ol the
week tr%ansacting business. The San
fire and the inc. ceased local
demand for many commodities were
responsible for II shortage in
several staples, and it was to fill a
want that took them to
Reno.
Grover Hayes is spending the week
In Fallon renewing old acqu amt alnance-
with his many friends. Grove
was employed in the Western Pacific
ttices in San Francisco at the time OF
the disaster. The offices were burned,
but will be reconstructed. As soon as
this has been done he will resume his
position.
c. c. Emerson and family re now
at Fairview, Tor an indie finite
Mr.. Emerson will devot tie a
good part of his time to his interest : i'll
the live mining c'tmp. During his
absence, Percy Eyar,s, formerly of Ros-
well, New Mexico, Mr.. Emerso us
former home, will have charge OF local
work on the Herald.
The baseball boys dance, recent
postponed, will be at Aliens hall next
Friday evening, at which time the ball
tossers will exert themselves to civ
the dance-loving public the time OF
their lives. This affair will be the la 81
OF the season, and all should avail
themselves Of the opportunity 10 have
a genuine good time.
W. A. Keddie, Clyde Y. Taylor and
Dave Hayes, three OF the projects
brightest young engineers, left Tues
day for Modesto, California, where
they will spend sometime looking over
the Modesto-Turlock irrigation system.
Ii they find anything of profit they
will utilize their observations to profit
in the Truekee-Carson project,
c. B. Heller and wife LETT Thursday
Tor Fairyiew, where Mr.. Heller will be
associated with his brother, Ott F., in
the assay business Of the latter. Mr.,
Heller was one of the untortunatts who
was in the wake OF the san francisco