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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-21
TRIES TO SAVE IN VAIN.

Farmer RusheS Into Burning Build
nag TO Find Father Dead
Frank Weigel. farmer living near
the cabin occupied by his aged father
near by. went to the cabin and, en-
tering the burning building at the
risk OF his life. carried his father out.
Then it was seen that the elder Wei
gel, Joseph. aged 70 years. had smoth-
cred to death. The house was burned
to the ground
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-21
Sorry for Helen


In the days when his friend Mat
terly was paying court to the present
Mrs. Matterly and deftly leading up
to the state of domestic bliss which
the Matterlys have experienced for
fully two years, Kennison also was a
yrorshiper at the shrine, though a
oifident and unobtrusive one. 1t was
the surprise of Kennison's life when
Matterly mentioned in an offhand way
that he and Helen were going to be
married a month or so later.
Kennison had a hallucination that
Helen would have brought up the mat
ter of marriage for discussion with
him very soon had she not been trick
ed into a promise by Matterly. He at
tended the wedding as chief mourner
and then he had felt profoundly sorry
for Helen ever afterward. Indeed. he
carried it to the length of feeling a
certain delicacy about calling upon
the Matteriys-he feared Mrs. Matter
ly might be upset by the revival of old
memories,
Therefore he shied like a skittish
horse when Mstterly cornered him
downtown one day and insisted upon
his paying them visit.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
Incongruous Law.

Some Of the incongruous features of
our postal regulations have been pointed
out in circular issued by advocates of
the parcel post. The weight limit of
domestic parcel is four pounds, but a
foreigner may send to any point within
the country parcel weighing eleven
pounds. Eleven pounds of merchandise
goes to and from the United States and
Mexico in one postal parcel for $l.32;
within the United States asimilar guam
tity of merchandise has to be divided in
to thrsa parcels, paying tax of sl.76.
In 1874 the common merchandise tariff
of the Postoffice was s cents pound;
now fourthclass matter, the same thing,
is charged for at the rate of 16 cents
pound.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
Senator Douglass Upheld.

Senator R. l.. Douglass, of Churchill
County has just published an article in
which he posts a seathing denunciation
of Governor Dickerson for vetoing the
bill appropriating Sl5, 600 for an exper-
mental farm in that county, and there
in points out instances wherein Ne
pada's S chief executive has been alto
gether swayed by considerations Of a
personal nature in his official acts. At
the time he vetoed the Churchill coun-
ty appropriation, he signed bill for a
similar appropriation Of $l2, 900 for one
of his own counties in the southeastern
part of the state. There
are some good points taken in the ar
tiele, one Of which is that Mr.. Dickerson
is from the ranks, and inasmuch as he
is our executive by accident, not com
mitted to any set of men for his pres
ent position, it is but natural that we
should expect of him more considera-
tion of the people as a whole and less
consideration for the button-hole politi-
cal element. Mason Valley News.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
SUGAR BEETS
BIG RALLY HELD IN OLD COUN-
TY SEAT TOWN.
Crowd Goes Down From Fallon
and Great Deal of En-
thusiasm Shown.

The old county seat town of Still
water, was treated to a rousing sugar
beet rally Tuesday evening. A party
composed of Thos. H. Means, F. H.
Sears, Hiram Davis, DIR. c. 4. Hascall
and Messrs. Headley and Davis made
the trip TO Saltwater Tuesday after
noon and were present at the rally.
They each spoke enthusiastically of the
sugar beet prospect for the project,
and met with hearty response on the
part of the Saltwater citizens. The
Saltwater section turned out en- masse
and enough acreage was pledged for
sugar beet growing to insure the per-
formance Of the people living down
that way, of all and more than can be
asked of them.
The sugar beet development is con-
tingent upon easier means of transpor-
tation than that now obtainable and the
Southern Pacific Company has signifed
its willingness to build a net work of
railroads through the prospective sugar
beet districts, and assures rs that in
no case will it be necessary to haul the
product greater distance than four
miles.
Matters are commencing to shape
themselves in definite manner and
we should not be surprised to see early
action looking towards the erection of
a suga+ beet factory. Certainly, local
people are doing everything in their
power to aid the project.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
Former Teamster Dies.

J. A. Brady, generally known locally
as Jack Brady, died Thursday at the
county hospital, after an illness of IL
months, aged So years. For five months
the deceased had been a county charge
at the hospital, where J. II. Miller and
wife did everything, as did the county
physician, to alleviate his sufferings.
The deceased was a man sensitive of
nature and averse to receiving charity
and when his funds had become exhaust
ed, he did everything to conceal the
fact from well to do relatives who live
in Texas. County Hospital Superintend-
ent j. II. Miller tried to get word to
the deceased relatives, of his condition,
through the Texas papers, but did not
succeed in getting a reply from them
until after the deceased had passea
away.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
New Deputy Assessor.

j. w. Vannoy was deputized Monday
by County Assessor C. w. Wightman,
to assess the town of Fallon. Mr.. VAN
noy will be paid by Mr.. Wightman out
of his salary, and will make most eff
cient deputy. He expects to assess the
to IN by degrees and take his time, as
he has from now until August lst to
complete his task. Mr.. Vannoy has been
in Fallon since the town was first start
ed and knows the proper valuations
if any one does.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
VIII Build Ice House.

Division Superintendent E. c. Manson
accompanied by Roadmaster F. C.
Rowland and Master Mechanic j. (.
Tosmbs. came over to Fallon Friday
afternoon in Mr.. Manson's privite car,
cutting of No on the main line and
after making a ten minutes stay here
hurried back in time to catch passeng-
er, and continue on their way, losing
but one hours time making the II mile
trip u Failon and return and stopping
here ten minutes.
Mr.. Manson came over to arrange
with Manager l. Il. Kent, of the Kent
company. for the building Of an ice
house, directly opposite the Kent com
pany's lumber yard on the same side
OF the track. This ice house will be erect
By the Kent company and used princip-
ally for the storing of ice for the New
ada Distillers and Brewers Company,
but provisions will also be made for
cold storage, which viii be used by the
Kent Company for the storing of perish
able fruits and vegetables during the
hot months O. the coming summer.
Wors VIII Be begun upon the struct-
ure right away, contract having al
ready been awarded to Hammond and
Robinson, the carpenters.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15

The Churchill County Bank has in,
creased its paid up capital from $780,
900 to $50, 900, and In the meantime
its surplus has Increased from $4,000 I'd
s1o.0 Cashier NJ. D. Fsirchild is to
be congratulated upon the excellent
showing he has made with his institu;
tion in the face Of a financial depressi
ion. The bank management has gone
steadily forward and has succeeded
in placing its institution on basis
recognized the country over as being
as sound as good business Judgment and
honest dealings backed by ample capital
can make it. The Churchill County
Bank has been built upon foundation
enduring and the people of this county
take commendable pride in its sta
bility
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15

Al will be seen from the auditor S
and treasuref's 5 report published in this
issue, the county telephone line is on a
paying basis. the disbursements for the
quarter ending March 3lst, having been
S994.10 and the receipts s1024.o5. leav-
ing a balance on the good side of the
book of $39. 95, in naddition to giving the
county a service of inestimable value to
our business and social life.
Churchill county is the only county
in the state owning its own line, and it
is a matter of great satisfaction
that the system is paying for extensions
and operation without drawing on the
general county fund of the taxpayers.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
Cheap Rates on Cattle.

E. w. Clapp, district freight and
passenger agent, has notified local par
ties that the carload rates on milch
cows from San Francisco to Fallon are
$105 car of twenty cows, and from
Sacramento, $3.50. This rate looks
particularly inviting to local people,
who are desirous of adding to their
herds, to convert more of our
surplus hay into cream. The rates
above given include free Transports
tion both ways for one party.
1t is merely question of a short
time when local breeders of stock will
be able to furnish plenty of milch cows
to supply the demand. For the pres
ent we must draw upon California
and the rates quoted by Mr.. Clapp are
certainly reasonable and will permit
of buying cows in California.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
An Easter Display.

The l. H. Kent Company hardware
window had an easter display this week
that like all the windows prepared by
Mr.. Ham, attracted a great deal of at
tention. A Petaluma incubator, filled
with eggs and little chicks just emerg.
ing from the eggs, occupied
the center of the window, while to one
side is a coop, with a mother hen, ma
ture's brooder ready to receive the
chicks. In another corner, proudly
stalked Rhode Island Red rooster and
two female consorts, who walked
about proudly, as much as to say 1--WE
did it, with our little hatch it"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
DEVE:Ll. |: ME:NT
HAS BEEN RAPID DURING The
PRESEST SEASON.
More Acreage Put in Cultiva-
ton this Season than
Generally Known.

Those who see nothing but failure
ia store for our section should take a
trip in most any direction from Falon
for few miles and if after viewing
the new work that has been d ne and
that which is now in progress, they can
still retain their views, they should be
awarded leather medals as pessimists
1t has been authoritatively stated by
those who know that this year will
witness the cultivation of more new
acreage than any ten preceding years
in the county's history. And that the
rate Of subduing the desert will in
crease rather than diminish, as time
goes along there can be no doubt.
There is a reason for everything, so
likewise there must be a reason for the
slow development Of the several years
preceding the present one. It has been
correctly attributed to the flush eondi-
tions generally, which enabled the
farmer to make money more readily
by freighting between Fallon and the
aearby booming mining camps, or as an
employe af the government eonstrue-
tion forces, he also made ready money
easily. But the time has come for
agricultural development, and in the
end it must prove vastly more profit
able to the men who engages in il,
than the freiehting and other work,
which for several years deferred him
from making homestead improvements.
The crop Of 1909, if all indications
work out out, must be the banner pro-
duction Of this county. We will miss
our guess II it does not bring more re-
turns directly and indirectly, tbsn all
the mines in the county combined
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
New Appointments

Governor Dickerson has made the
following appointments:
Fish commissioners George T. Mills
of Carson and James Clark of Reno.
Clark succeeds Senator Coryell of this
county. E. B. Yerington of Carson is
the third member of the commission.
Board of visitors to the state univers-
ty.-Cap't. Herman Davis of Dayton;
H. A. Comins of Ely; G. F. Talbot of
EIko; VIM. G'3rien of Austin; Key
Pittman of Tonopah; H. V. Morehouse
of Goldfield; N. r. Fitzpatrick of Fallon
j. A. Ascher of Reno; John O'Kane
of Lovelock; Fred Dangberg of Minden;
c. H. Duborg of Beowawe; ]. A. Denton
of Caliente; Alfred Chartz of Carson,
and JAS Mccormack of Virginia city.
Board of control of the Lincoln coun-
ty experiment farm Prof. P. B. Ken
nedy of Reno and E. H. Syphus and
Edward Bunker of Lincoln County.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
Students go on Picnic.

Weather conditions we're ideal last
Friday afternoon and the majority OF
the high school students, accompanied
by their teachers, Grace L..
Moon and Miss Haas made
trip to Soda Lake, where after boun-
teful luncheon had been partaken of on
the grounds near the Griswold soda
works, outdoor sports were indulged
in. The piece de resistance of the
outing was the scaling Of the perpendi-
eular walls surrounding the natural
wonder. Boating was aiso indulged in
and good time had generally. The good
time had on this occasion will only be
an incentive or many similar outings
on some indefinite tomorrow.
According to the students the
lake, which was put TO CONNER
eial use by so1s manufacturers many
years ago. who took from its briny
waters many thousands Of dol
lars worth of crude soda, is grad
ually filling up from seepage from the
government canals. which run near the
rim Of the lake and before long, the
soda works which cost in the neighbor-
hood Of s50. 900 will either have to be
removed or be submerged This soda
lake Is one Of thegreat natural wonders
of this section, and Is always an object
Of great interest to the sightseers.
The students who comprised Friday S
part were:
Misses Moon and Haas, the efficient
high school teachers and the following
pupils. Lora Mills, Grace Hagleman,
Ruth Ruddel, Edith Hendricks, Lysle
Rushby. Aleesta Lowe, Lester Harri-
man, Leo Likes, Tom Kendrick and
Charley Lawrence.
Such events 60 long way in pre-
viding recreation for both students and
teachers and helps as well to arouse
interest in high school education.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
A Brutal ARRAY.

An ARRAY occurred in Fairv.ew on
Wednesday of last week between Geo.
3. Homes, superintendent of the Me-
vad, Crown Mining Company and Hen
~ LIGHTER, in which thu latter took
first money, It sssms that during the
alteration Mr., Holmes sustained a
Serious cut on the head, supposed to
have been indicted by a weapon ofsome
nature. but no evidence was brought
ont al the subsequent trial before Jus
tiee of the Peace @. L. Servoss, of
Fairview. tending to show that any
thing but fists were used in the combat.
Attorney 3. Z. McCabe was hired as
a special prosecutor and conducted the
preliminary hearing of LIGHTER, who is
charged with an assault with a deadly
weapon. Justice Servoss bound the
defendant over to await the action of
the grand jury and fixed his bail at
$1,000. LIGHTER is now in Jail in de-
fault of bail.
While LIGHTER cannot be convicted of
an assault with deadly weapon accord
ing to legal opinion, nevertheless it is
hardly likely that he can escape punish
meat for lesser charge, as his offense
was a particularly brutal one. He is a
young man while his victim is man of
advanced years and wholly unable to
cope with him in fist fight Such Of
fenses should not go unpunished.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15

volving fund comes from the sale of
public lands after the amount set aside
for education has been deducted.
When a project has been completed,
the land is sold to settlers for just
what It cost the government to reclaim
it. Settlers are allowed to pay the pur-
chase price in instalments, so that the
land literally pays for itself.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15

Milton Wallace and wife made trip
to Fairview Tuesday, returning home
yesterday. They made the trip by
auto and were accompanied on their
outward trip by John Fulton, Superin-
tendent of the Fairview Eagle mine.
This was Mrs. Wallace's first trip to
Fairview, and she was greatly inter
ested in the mines of Churchill county's
greatest camp.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
Have Pure Water

The hydraulic and jetting machin,
cases off all surface water. Capacit,
500 feet. Ed. Alworth. Leave order
at Jones & Mccall Store. 2Stf
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15

Monsel & Mat thews sold their Haz
en- branch store this week to Harvey
kohhoss, who took charge Wednesday.
Mr. Matthews returned TO Fallon tolay
and will bs associated in the future
with the local Monsell & Matthew
store.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15

Mining location notices for sale
at this office.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-04-15
DONE Buy Fla t-Iro n
Shape d Clothes

Sometimes il is a ternpta-
ton to buy clothes be-
cause of their cheapness,
but this road leads to dis
appointment. You can
buy good clothes reason
ably; that's our speciality.
But cheep clothes are
dear at any price, and
most of them are faultily
made and "doctored" up
by the flat-iron to give a
temporary front 1t
takes honest needle-work
and good materials to
make good clothes. Let
quality be the first and
price the second consider
alton. We can take good
care of you on both. Let
us take your order for a
Taylor Made Suit"
Lei Us Take Your Order for
a Tailor Made Suit
THE |. Fl. KENT co.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
INTERESTING STATEMENT OF
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Declares that No Company Pays Dividends to Its Stock
holders In Less Than Ten Years Time

Denver. Oct. 29.-State Insurance
Commissioner w. L. Clayton desires
the public to know that no insurance
company no matter how we'll organ
lied and run ever pays a dividend to
its stockholders in less than ten
years. The commissioner desired this
information made public by reason OF
the fact that at the present time there
are six companies selling stock in this
state. the proceeds of the sale to be
used for the purpose Of starting other
insurance companies.
Mr.. Clayton states that he has talk
ed with several persons that purchas-
ed stock and that these buyers got the
idea from the agent that dividends
would begin to be paid Immediately.
According to the insurance comrnis-
sioner no insurance company ever
paid a dividend under ten years and
all of them have lost money during
the first four or five years. Mr.. Clay
ton states that he has no desire to
hurt a single company that is trying
to start an insurance business In this
state but on the other hand he does
not intend that agents selling stock
on a commission shall represent TO
the purchasers that they will be Sc
curing dividends by the first Of the
year when It is L we'll known fact
that those who invest their money
will not secure a dividend OF any kind
before 1919 or 1920 Mr.. Clayton
states that during the last few months
agents sold over $4,000 worth OF In
surance stock In Weld county alone
and that every purchaser had the idea
that a dividend would accrue some
time in 1910.
During the last few weeks the de-
partment has been checking up the
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
The Miss Felter Orchestra.

Miss Felter has organized an or
chestra from among the best musical
talent OF the town. This will nll q
long felt need In Canon City. for there
are few towns OF its size that can
boast OF so much musical ability.
The orchestra already has fourteen
pieces and among the members are
some Of the best musicians OF the city.
There are seven viollns. 4 cornet,
flute. clarinet. cello. bass. trombone
and pianist They will play only high
class music. and with the musical ad-
yantages that the leader ha shad. of
hearing nearly all the world-famous
orchestras. including the Lelpsic Ge-
wandhouse and the Berlin Royal Or
chestra. their playing will do credit
even TO a much larger place. The re-
hearsals take place each Monday
evening at Miss Felter's home.
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
FRONTIER SKETCHES

ed or wounded and It took the eight
ou, of them so thoroughly that not q
rife was fired again until afternoon.
Soon after 2 O'Clock. and without the
slightest warning. the Indians charged
again and for ten minutes II was q
wild melee The soldiers nred into
the very faces OF the enemy as they
sprang upon the rocks. and OF four
warriors shot down outside the breast
works the colonel's wife took credit
for three. Even when the ight was
at its widest she was taking aim and
pulling tho trigger like tho veteran
OF half dozen battles. Her face was
as white AZ that OF q dead woman,
but she felt no fear. II was the red
mems supreme and final effort and II
was well for the party that It was 20.
When beaten on the searssnt and an
other soldier lay dead. four men were
badly wounded and the Indians had
cut the animals out OF the guich and
run them on. Had the attack been
renewed the sayages would have
bhiHra NiCDry IN no ume.
When the Indians we're drawing on
the brave little woman. who had GER
tainiy done her share OF tho fighting.
suddenly burst into tears and tainted
away. and II was = quarter OF an hour
before the boys knew that IL was hys-
terics. instead of a wound. She rail-
lied after while, however. and It was
her hands that bound up the hurts OF
the wounded and carressed tho faces
OF those who had died defending her
The soldiers held their position the
remainder OF the day and through tho
night and then. finding that tho In
dians had gone for food. made their
way back TO the fort and restored the
coloners wife to his charge. Peace
came again after about two months,
and one day over two hundred mount
cd Indians appeared In friendship and
the chief saidto the colonel: I'VE come
In peace and we have come To see the
woman who fought us on the hill BY
the two rivers. Bring her forth that
we may touch her hands and look into
her face and call her the Woman OF
Battle"
Cañon City record., 1909-11-04
Important 70 Apple Growers.

The fact that the Western Fruit
Jobbers' Association 10 TO meet In
Denver during the week of the Colo
RADIO National Apple Exposition. jan
uary 3rd to sth. 1910. ia of great i'm
portance to apple growers of the
country. The Western Fruit Jobbers'
Association holds its membership
from Ohio west to the Pacific coast.
Among the members will be found
the brightest men in the fruit busl-
ness. Men who are alive to the i'm
portance Of building up the American
apple industry. They will be looking
for chance TO purchase the finest
apples on display and the bidding
will no doubt be very sharp. This one
fact, together with the knowledge that
there will be about 400 jobbers in the
city who belong to this organization
besides the other numerous jobbing
concerns who will be represented
make 1t OF great Importance TO the
growers that they see to It that their
sections are properly represented. II
will mean much from u future busi-
ness standpoint.