Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-06-06
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Thursday
F. J. Brooks of Granite was a caller
on Sunday last.
W. B. Edwards, the lumber man, was
in the city Monday.
S. w. Gregory and wife went to San
Francisco this week.
The best defense against liar is not
to be afraid of the truth.
Lee Wightman, of Fallon, was buying
cattle in this section this week.
Frank Estes and Father Molyneux
leave today for Rawhide in the auto.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lou
Trankel, who has been very i'll, is on the
improve.
VIM. Bones Simpson, has returned
to Yerington after brief visit to San
Francisco.
M. F. Ryan has a contract and is
boring we'll at the Hernleben residence
on main street.
Ed. Graham and Ed Vaughn returned
from Granite Thursday. They are work
ing on the Brooks lease.
Thomas Hall, who left his home IN
Michigan 48 years ago. is contemplating
visit to his brother at Battle Creek
Dick Randall, the genial sheriff of
Lyon county, was shaking hands with
his many Yerington friends Thursday.
George Estes, who drove the stage for
Vogler Bros. has quit and gone to Car
son City where he is in charge of a
garage.
Oswald c. Pritchard, who has been
playing the piano at the Owl saloon, left
Thursday for Carson City. He joined
the Pavilla company.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Gruber went to
Reno this week and expect to remain
there until after the 4th of July. They
rented their house furnished.
Little Miss Lola Gruber was badly
scalded on Sunday. While not serious,
the burn was very painful and it will be
some time before she is entirely recov-
ereu.
Z. J. Ross was the first man to show
his appreciation of the change in the
Times by paying years subscription in
advance. That kind of encouragement
is appreciated.
Miss Marion Mckenzie, who taught
the Meissner school, has closed the
spring term, and after visiting friends in
Yerington for week, left yesterday for
her home in Virginia City.
M. l.. Achey, who has been running
the roulette wheel at the Commercial
hotel bar, had good week, cleaned up
few thousand dollars, and left yester-
day for Reno.
The change advocated by the Times
has been made. and the Yerington mail
will not lay at Wabuska hereafter. but
will arrive here before noon. The change
could not have been secured in so short
a time but for the assistance of Post
master Feeney of Wabuska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Holland, of the
Wabuska Hotel, were visitors in Yering-
ton this week. Joe is the biggest boost
er in the country and never loses an
opportunity to say good word for the
Yerington district. Just at present he is
trying to convince the S. p. railroad
that better train service should be
given.
We met man this week that had been
working on lease at Mountain View
and was discouraged. Others are doing
we'll there and we are inclined to think
this man belongs with that class of peo-
pie who are doing nothing today but
hope to move a mountain tomorrow.
Today is the time to do things, tomor-
row the time to do nothing.
One of the greatest copper properties
in the Yerington district is the great
Bluestone. Work goes steadily on in
that mine, but Superintendent Week re-
mains silent as to the development work
already done or in contemplation. The
fact remains that a million has beer
offered and refused for this property.
G. w Kneirim is putting whim OF
the Red Top. He has shaft down 81
feet ON this property and will now run I
level. His shaft is SKI and in ore all thu
way. 1t is low-grade gold proposition
) but good one. Large bodies of low
grade are much more desirable than th'
! small stringers of high-grade. On th'
adjoining property, the Crown Point
, the shaft is down IS feet. Mr.. Kneirin
: is working three men and will push de