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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
Hayride and Surprise.

Last Friday night the u. s. R. S.
boys gave a very enjoyable hayride,
which terminated in surprise party to
the Post brothers, il being the occa-
sion Of the twentyfirth birthday of Mr..
John R. Post. The boys started with
a large hay wagon about $50 to col
lect the crowd. When ali were on, they
drove up to the home OF one of Mr..
Posts friends, where he .fad previous
ly been asked to take dinner, singing
Poor John" To say the least Mr..
Post was very much surprised. Then
all started for beautiful moonlight
drive to st. Clair, where the Post ranch
is situated, the scene of the evening s
entertainment. After bountiful
luncheon. consisting of sandwiches.
salads, cake and coffee, the ride home
was enjoyed immensely. The crowd
was entertained with songs by the well
known quartet, Messrs Smith, Post,
Carpenter and Marean.
Those present were: Misses Alma
Allen, Catherine Carpenter, Mae Gala
han, Ethel DeArmond, Georgia Mapes,
Helen Marean, Mrs. Belle Wickland,
Messrs. Burch, Burchell, Carpenter,
Hough, Marean, John and Roswell
Post, Rupprecht and Rawles.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
Patronize the Home Merchant.

Every once in awhile some one lands
IN Fsllon with stock of goods of some
kind to dispose of and then gets out OF
town, taking along and out of local cir
culstlon the money that righfully be-
longs to the local merchant. 1t makes
no difference whether what such an one
has TO sell has merit and is a better
bargain than can be obtained of the old
established dealers. There is q moral
obligation binding on all of US and =
physical obligation binding on most OF
US To patron.ze the home merchant, who
carries US over in time of need, pays
taxes to support the town and county
and Is ever ready with his money ana
support for every enterprise of local
nature. Stick together. Stand by the
man that stands by you, and in adhcr-
ing to that policy you will not only
nelp yourself, but you will make big
ger and better town of Fallon.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11

was laid out and at this time the dam
ger of futher outbreak is over. Mr..
Piper afterwards visited the Carson
Valley, where the mice were getting a
good start and If the reports from there
are true he was emnently successful IN
checking a serious epidemic which might
have destroyed many acres OF alfalfa
there.
The methods used by Mr.. Piper are
simple in the extreme and can be fol-
lowed by the farmer. 1t is thought
that he will shortly publish short
story Of his work so that all of US can
have the benefit of his experience.
The cheerful part OF this to US is
that we need have no fear that our
crops will be ruined by these mice. We
only need to watch them and if they
commence to increase we should. ut
once get busy and thin them out.
The people around the rivers and
swamps will be the first to notice the
increase of the mice and if they are dill
igent none of us need suffer. 1t there
fore is our duty to watch for the mice
and commence our campaign against
them on the first showing OF their heads.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
League Of Democratic Newspapers

Temporary organization of league
Of Democratic newspapers of the State
Of Nevada was formed at Carson City
on the I'd inst, with good attendance.
The officers elected were: II. A. Nc
Craney, president; Charles Sprague,
vice-president; J. F. Haley, secre-
tary; Fred L. White, treasurer. The
executive committee will consist of
Governor d. S. Dickerson, A. P. Bet.
tersworth, John l.. Considine, H. A.
Dunn and Frank P. Mannix.
The members of the league are as
follows; A. P. Bettersworth, Churchill
County Standard; H. A. McCraney,
Manhattan Times; D. S. Dickerson, Ely
Mining Expositor; E. D. Blake, Vir-
ginia City Chronicle; ]. F. Haley, Reno
Reveille;J. L. Considne, Reno Reveille;
Charles S. Sprague, Goldfeld News;
H. A. Dunn, Goldfield Review; George
w. Long, Goldfeld Chronicle; Fred l..
White, Reno Reveille; Frank P. Man
nix, Bullfrog Miner.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11

In our report of the play, The Dee
strick Skule," at the pavilion last week,
no mention was made of the parts
taken py several of our prominent peo-
pie. The reason was that their acting
was so far superior to that of any OF
the other candidates for histrionic hon.
ors that it would have been a sort OF
sacrilege to mention them in the same
breath, hence the delay in laying these
little bouquets on their respective al
tarsi
Mrs. Percy B. Kinney, in her little
French dress, was one of the cutest
little girls there, and she looked just
like Rose Melrose in ISIS Hopkins"
when she came out with her hair in
those tight braids.
Percy Kinney was the clown Of the
evening, and he just kept the house
screaming with his antics when he was
being punished.
Shorty" Young. as the teacher,
Was the typical gentleman Of the old
school. and the manner in which he
handled that class was one Of the
sights.
The ladies Of the 800 Club" wish Ia
thank Mr.. Young, through the columns
of the STANDARD, for relieving them Of
an ugly situation at the last moment by
accepting the position Of teacher. Hav.
Ing only two days to reheArse. he did
splendidly.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
NAIL DELIVERY ROUTE
Coppereid and Shadyrun Peti-
tioning For a Tri-Weekly
Delivery.

There is an urgent demand for a
rural free delivery route to be estab-
lished between Saltwater and the min
ing camps in the northeastern part of
Churchill county. There is sufficient
number to be served to warrant the
establishment of such route and the
petitioners should receive the support
of the people of Fallon and Churchill
county in their endeavors.
At least 100 persons would be served
with mail by such an innovation, at the
present, time. and the population of the
camps is increasing all the time. Fol-
lowing table gives the number of miles
from Saltwater to the various camps
along the proposed mail route and the
number at work at the present time at
each poinf.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11

DESTROYED
BY FLAMES
Two Buildings and Stock of
Harness Burn Tues
day Night.
Loss Is Partially Covered by
Insurance and Business
Will Resume.

Fire of unknown origin Tuesday about
midnight destroyed the building and
stock of A. Turner, saddler and harness
maker, on South Maine street, and an
adjoining two-story frame in course of
construction for B. r. McCabe.
The alarm was given by teamsters
who were sleeping back of the burned
buildings. Itwas some time before the
citizens began to gather. About fifty
revolver shots were fired to summon
the people. 1t was at once realized
that the buildings were doomed, and all
efforts were bent in the direction of
saving the furniture store, and success
fully.
The fire was the most serious that
mas ever visited Fallon. By herculean
Efforts the building and stock of the
Fallon Undertaking and Furniture Co.
we're saved. AS it was the building
vas on fire in several places from time
10 time, and SO hot were the flames that
sater-sosked blankets placed on the
building for protection were consumed
IN a moment.
The fire was q serious blow TO Mr..
Turner, who has been in business only
about a month, having come here from
Rhyolte. He lost his entire stock, in
Guiding patterns and tools. To the
editor Of the STANDARD yesterday he
said that his faith in Fsllon had not
diminished in the least, and that just
as soon as the insurance was adjusted
he proposed to put in larger stock
and begin business over at the old
stand.
Mr.. Turner has the sympathy Of the
entire community. He is = man Of ex-
cellent qualities, as expert workman in
his line and was fast building up = lu-
crative trade.
The loss sustained by Mr.. McCabe
falls hard on him, and il is TO be hoped
that he will also come through all right.
A. r. Jeffrey, the owner of the build
ing occupied by Mr.. Turner said yoster-
day that he would Immediately put up
new building on the old site for the
latter. So that it is very probable that
Mr.. Turner will be ready for business
in the course Of four or five weeks.
Mr.. Turner had $4,000 insurance on
his stock, $500 in the Queen. H. w.
Marean, agent, and $500 in the Liver
pool, London & Globe. Churchill County
Bank, agent. A. R. Jefery had the
building insured for $500 in the Con-
necticut of Hartford. C. J. Leonesio,
agent. ~
1t is to be hoped that the warning to
the business men from this fire will be
productive of results, and that FIRE ap-
paratus will be provided at once for
the protection of property.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
Dr.. Dempsey Asphyxiated.

While riding nome ahorseback from
the drug store in town, Sunday morn
ing, with two-ounce bottle of guyacol
IN his coat pocket, the stopper of which
had come out of the bottle, DR.. G. L.
Dempsey was overcome by the fumes
arising from the drug and fell from his
horse unconscious and struck on his head,
bruising the flesh badly, both knees re-
ceiving abraisions and the knuckles on
both hands being skinned more or less.
The heavy fall brought him to his sens.
es. but it was So hours before he had
fully recovered from the effects Of the
drug.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
IMPORTANT
DISCOVERY
IN RAWHIDE
Continuation of Kearns No. 2
Ledge Found on Queen
Mascot Ground.
Considerable Rock Assaying
$500 and 500 Has Been
Taken Out.

What will beyond doubt prove to be
one of the most important discoveries
yet made in the camp was the strike
on the Jordan lease on Mascot claim
No. on the east slope of Balloon hill,
says the Rawhide News. Early in the
the week rich rock plastered with free
gold was taken from a cut, and since
that time an abundance of gold and sill
yer bearing rock has been taken from
the surface. One assay of this went
800. 20 in gold and SAIL 40 in silver,
with silver valued at SO cents an ounce.
News of the find spread through the
camp, although little was said Of it by
the owners, and there has been some
very fine high-grading going on there
ever since. Men have been at work
opening up the ledge to determine the
best place to sink shaft, and in their
work. they have taken out from above
the ledge considerable Of gold and sill
yer rock which goes $500 and 500 to
the ton.
Block Z, on which is located the lease
10 opposite the Kearns No. 2. and ex-
perienced men say that there is no
doubt that the strike is continuation
Of the famous Kearns No. 2 lead. The
most remarkable feature of this is that
the ledge goes around the hill, instead
of cutting through it, forming horse
shoe. Last Friday, party, including
Gene Grutt and E. w. King, walked
from the Kearns No. 2 around the hill,
and then walked back again, and Mr..
Grutt declares that they were on the
famous ledge all the time.
There is absolutely no doubt of it, {"
said Mr.. Grutt. II will stake my rep, :
tation on it, and wager anything have
on the certainty of it. 3"
The ledge traverses the ground for
$50 feet. and has been proven up by
several cuts, and there will be a score
or more cuts run before sinking is con-
menced. The lease which was owned
by Joseph S. Jordan, r. c. Kirk and j.
S. Daveler, has been taken over by tht
Queen Mascot Mining and Leasing Co.,
the original owners holding big block
of the stock in the corporation. 1t is the
intention of the company to thoroughly
explore the ledge on the surface, before
wasting time and money in sinking in
any haphazard fashion. Interested in
the new company are such men as H.
M. Blakeslee, president of the Auto
Livery Company; Gene Grutt. the dad.
dy of Rawhide; Volney B. Leonurd,
cashier of the Merchants and Miners
Bank, and others equally well known
in the mining and financial world.
No time will be lost in opening up
the ledge, when sinking will be rushed.
and mining begun in real earnest.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
PRETTY JUNE WEDDING
Popular Young Couple of Fallon
Become Man and Wife in the
Month of Roses.

In Reno, Nevada, Tuesday, June 8,
1905, at high noon, Charles L. Wilber
and Miss Frances L. Ruggles, both of
this city, we're married at the home of
the groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
II. Wllber, 226 Elm street, Rev. Mears
of the Congregations church officiat-
ing. Miss Effie Ruggles, sister Of
the bride, acted as bridesmaid, and
Will j. Wilber, brother of the groom,
as groomsman.
Only few intimate friends of the
contracting parties were present.
c. l.. Wilber is surveyor, with Offices
in the Marean building on North Maine
street. For quite while previous to
branching out for himself he was con-
nected with the engineering depart
ment of the reclamation service.
The brides home is in Wisconsin,
but for the past two years has held the
position OF stenographer in the office of
the County Recorder and within the
past two months at the Reclamation
Service headquarters.
Both bride and groom are popular
members of the younger social set Of
Fallon. They will make their home
here, where the groom has just finished
the erection of neat cottage on Fer
guson Heights, in the southern part Of
the city.
The STANDARD joins their many
friends in wishing them good fortune
and long and happy married lie.
The BRIDE and groom returned to Fal.
lon yesterday looking as happy rs clams
in high water. They were met 1t the
train by Misses Mae Callahan and Ethel
DeArmond and Mrs. Belle Wickland,
who showered them with rice and old
shoes.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
TRUCKEE.CkRsON TALK
Items of Interest to Homestead
ers Around About Fallon.

The windy spring, which has been SC
discouraging to many settlers on new
lands, seems to be over and summer
weather is here at last. Now that the
crops are growing, the farmers are
cheerful again and a smile is on the
face of ALL
They say that misery loves company.
We have every reason to be cheerful,
for the prize irrigation valleys of the
West have suffered severely this year
from wind and sand Word comes
from Yakima and Umatilla that tn,
winds have been more severe than ever
known before and that many settlers
on new lands have had to re-seed sew
eral times. Cheer up, the Carson Sink
is not the worst place in the world by
long shot. HH
Raw land under the Umatilla cana.
is reported as selling for $500 per acr,
this year in spite OF the windy weather.
There are few places in the West where
good raw land can be purchased at
1htdp diouild onCt III CIOB
our land wIll produce just as much a.
any other land in the West, and our
markets. Say, do you know the farm
erB on the Snake River in Southern
Idaho are trying to sell hay at from So
TO 50. 30 per ton? Again IL seems there
are places not 80 good as the place we
live in. And this is not casting ''aspar-
agus' on the Southern Idaho country,
or any other good country in the West.
1t is only praising our own land the
more.
The prospects for water this year are
looking up. Both Carson and Truckee
have been holding back and there is
lot of water up in the mountains which
must come down. 1t looks as though
away beyond the middle of the summer.
The Truckee will have a great abun-
da C, FIR the water now stored in Lake
Tahoe is sufficient to supply all de-
mands.
What's the matter with the rural
free delivery route We heard of some
months ago? Can't some of our friends
in Washington jog the memory of the
post office department about the matter
and get some action? We need about
three such routes right away and should d
have this first one in working order
soon, SO we can arrange for more Of
them.
We have new postoffice on the
project at Fernley. Fernlsy is about
two miles south of Wsdsworth, at the
railroad station. There are about fifty
setter tributary 10 this new post office
and there is chance for nice little
town to build up there. As soon as the
Central Pacific graciously condescends
to sell the farms IL owns around Fern
ley there will be fifty more farmers
around there, and that should give the
little settlement quite a boost. Our
best wishes go to the new settlement.
Have you been in swimming yeti
The water is fine
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
SHIPP. ING HIGH.GRADE
Nevada Hills and Fairview Eagle
Adding to the Worlds Supply
of Money.

A 14-horse team of the l. H. Kent
Co. passed through Maine street Satur-
day morning having on board $4,000
pounds of ore from the Nevada Hills
mine at Fairview, which was unloaded
at the Kent warehouse on the railroad
in the north part of town for shipment
to the smelter at Salt Lake. 1t is ex-
pected that 5000 sacks will be shipped
from this mine this month.
Fairview now has another shipper,
the Fairview Eagle. This company ex-
poets to ship about 1000 sacks during
the month Of June, the first load hav-
ing come into Fallon last week. The
I. H. Kent Co. also has the contract
for hauling for this company.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
THAT
DESTROY
ALFALFA
Ranchers Must Not Let the
Mice Become Too Nu-
merous.
Methods of Differentiation Are
Very Simple and Yet
Effective.

The Nevada papers have made men,
tion of pest of mice which destroy
alfalfa, grain and even trees around
Lovelock and which are commencing to
destroy crops around Gardnerville
There has been some apprehension that
the same pest would invade the Carson
Sink Valley and injure crops here. Re-
Gently a scientist from the Department
of Agriculture. Mr.. s. E. Piper, visited
the valley and studied the conditions to
see if we were likely to be troubled
with field mice. Mr.. Piper found the
mice plentiful At a number of places in
the valley, but At no place were they
plentiful enough to seriously damage
crops.
The mouse is q native of this country
living naturally in the swamps and sur
rounding tracts where feed and cover
are abundant. The animal 10 . small,
almost black mouse. The natural home
Of the animal is among the tules and
grass. He is very fond Of alfalfa how
ever and when the opportunity arrives
he moves over into the fields and COM
nences to dig holes in the levees and
set up housekeeping. In such places
he finds life easier, finds food Of fine
quality and more abundant than in his
old home. He Immediately commences
to raise large families and if times are
good for him he may bring up to state
sof independence several families in a
year. These young mice move over in
to new clump of alfalfa and start to
raise families. They are generally Sue
cessful and the result is that in few
months field that was a fine alfalfa
GEMS to be alive with mice. As Ion.
as the feed in abundant no one seems
% notice the little fellows for they only
come out at night and the only evil
lence of them is the large number of
loles.
When winter weather sets in the
lafhage goes on rapidly. Feed is get
ting scarce and Mr.. Mouse commences
m alfalfa roots. They make pretty
fine feed for winter and by the time
'pring arrives often the entire field is
ruined. Around Lovelock the damage
was enormous. 1t has been stated on
good authority that the damage there
was $3.50, 900 to alfalfa alone. And
when the alfalfa was gone the mice ate
every thing in sight and were even
known to girdle large trees and kill
them. II is not to be wondered at that
the farmers were very much worried
and very busy in trying to get rid OF
the pests. All sorts of remedies were
tried but the mice continued to flourish.
At last an agent from the Agriculture
Department in Washington came along
and saw the conditions and sent Mr..
Piper to study the problem. After q
few weeks work vigorous campaign
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
The Glorious Fourth.

On this day Of all the times that stir
the heart of the thoroughbred Ameri-
cat, Fallon will celebrate. 1t has been
SO decreed by the powers that be. In
the morning baseball game will hold
the attention of the people, young and
old, and in the afternoon excitement
will run high for those who love to
witness q contest of speed between
thoroughbred race horses. Prizes will
be given to the winners Of all events.
The committee in charge have sug-
gested that prizes should be given to
lady and gentleman horseback riders,
for the best mounts and best gated
nags, ETC.. which will probably be done.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
After Natural Gas.

Articles of Incorporation of the Chur-
chill County Exploration and Develop
ment Co. were filed in the county
clerks office Monday. The incorpor-
ators are Hon. X. l.. Douglass. Hon.
N. r. Fitzpatrick and Mr.. Mcdonald of
Reno. The company has let a contrac.
with ]. X. Nash to drill for natural
gas. The contract calls for depth of
1900 feet. Tuesday Mr.. Nash came in
from the Island Ranch, where he has
been drilling well, with his drilling
outfit, and just as soon as the location
is decided upon work will begin.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
Temperance Meeting.

Monday evening Miss Gertrude
Cogan, the representative of the w. C.
T. u, gave recital at the Methodist
Church. The following program was
rendered excellently;
Opening Hymn n--------.-.C Choir
Prayer Rev. ]. F. Price
Song, Don't Go Out Tonight, Dear
Father" Florence L. DeArmond
Recitation, ''The Bear Story" James
Whitcomb Riley Miss G. Cogan
Temperance Recitation Miss G. Cogan
Song, THE Flag Without One
Stain, Mrs. j. F. Price
At the close of the meeting the Loyxl
Temperance Legion was re.organized
and the following officers were elected:
James Smith, president; Wilbur Mer-
ritt, vice-president; Miss Lyle Rushby,
corresponding secretary; Durbin VIII.
son, recording secretary; Miss Maggie
Spoon, treasurer.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
Biz Pow Wow Next Week.

The Piutes will begin 4 pow WOW
next week that will last for several
days. II will take place in the neigh.
borhood Of the slaughter house. esst Of
town. Indians will arrive from Walker
Lake. Lovelock, Pyramid Lake, Sparks,
Reno, wadsworth, and other places. to
attend. Those who have never wit.
messed anything of the kind should
avail themselves of this opportunity.
TO the tenderfoot it will be worth 70.
M miies " seti
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
Fire!

The citizens of Fallon are
requested to attend a mass
meeting to be held tonight,
Thursday, at the Court house
at 7:30 o'clock, for the pur.
pose of taking some action
to provide the town with fire
apparatus. Everybody at
tend, and don't fail.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
Took Overdose Of Morphine.

A stranger, who proved to be John
T. Clark, Of Carlsbad, New Mexico,
from papers found on his person. died
last week in Hazen from an overdose
Of morphine, taken to quiet his nerves.
He had been drinking heavily. About
$3.50 was found among his effects. DR..
Hsscall held . post mortem over the
the body and the Corner rendered q
verdict in accordance with the above.
He was buried in Haxen. Clark had
papers proving him to be q member Of
the Fraternal Order Of Eagles. and now
the local lodge Of that order are sorry
that they were not informed of the
facts so that they could have given the
body q respectable btrisl.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
Died.

Sadie NJ. .Erb. native of Pennsyl-
vania, aged 90 years.
Deceased was the wife of B. II. Erb.
She leaves besides her husband a
child six weeks old. The funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon from
the Erb ranch, about a mile south Of
town. Rev. j. F. Price officiating.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
Home For Undertaken

A building Is in course Of erection on
the corner Of Second and Carson streets
adjoining the Jones 4 Mccall Co..
which when finished will be occupied by
M. E. Hughes as an undertaking es-
tablishment. Mr.. Hughes expects
that the building will be completed and
ready for business inside Of week.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-06-11
In New Quarters.

Mrs. c. H. Kramer has moved her
millinery stock from the Rees drug
store building to the building lately
occupied by the K. c. Stage Co., next
door south of the express Office, where
she would be pleased to have the ladies'
call and inspect the fine line of sum-
mer hats, etc. she has for sale.