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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-26
AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL GAINS.
Agricultural Area Has Been Added to by Fifty One
Hundred Acres and the 1909 Crop
sWorth $663, 900.

The midsummer agricultural census
prepared last month by Project
Engineer Thomas H. Means, shows
material advancement of project con-
ditions during the fiscal year ending
July LIST. According to the tabulated
estimates, the government bitches are
supplying water this season to 33, 100
acres of land actually in crop. This Is
an increase of 500 acres over last
season when %, 600 acres were irrigat-
ed. In 1907, $4,000 acres received
water and in 1906, 22, 900 acres. Thus
it will be seen that the biggest strides
forward were made during the present
season.
OF the 80, 100 acres receiving water,
the local project officials have ciassi-
fed the acreage as follows: Onions,
90 acres; potatoes, $50 acres; grain and
alfalfa mixed, $500 acres; grain of
various kinds, 5000 acres; garden, 230
acres; orchard, 135 acres; irrigated
pasture, 10000 acres; wild hay, 1900
acres; miscellaneous, 2,250 acres.
OF the 5000 acres of new land sub
dued, 5000 acres are given over to
grain culture and are located for the
most part in the Saltwater district,
where good crops are uniform this
year. Alfalfa and grain mixed, have
been planted on around 1875 acres of
new land and the additional acreage
planted this year on new lands, has
been devoted to potatoes, onions,
garden and orchard.
In addition to the crop growing acre
age, some 1880 acres of new land was
prepared last winter and spring that
was not planted for the growing period
of this season. Eight hundred and
twenty acres of this amount are locat-
ed on homesteads and the prepared
laad will for the most part be seeded
this fall TO alfalfa and grain. mixed,
which is the usual method pursued IN
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-26
Obituary.

DIED: Tuesday morning, at the j..
H. Miller hospital, N. G. Sandstron, a
native of Norway, aged 43 years.
Deceased came to this section a
little more than year ago from Park
City, Utah, and purchased the w. j.
Lang homestead mile west of town.
He was a hard working man and
generally liked by those who knew him.
He was first taken i'll about ten days
ago with erysipelas which later de-
veloped into pneumonia, following
which complications ensued that made
his recovery impossible.
Deceased leaves widow and three
children, whose lot without husbands
and fathers care, will be hard, indeed.
The funeral services were conducted
yesterday morning at II O'Clock by
the Masonic lodge, of which the de-
ceased was a member. lnterment was
had in the Fallon cemetery.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-26

this county, of starting alfalfa.
When the average value of the in
crement of the 33, 100 acres Of land ir-
rigated this season is figured, it must
be purely by estimate as at this season
of the year, no accurate figures of the
crop value can be had. Taking the
prices of the products of former years
and allowing a liberal deduction, it
should be we'll within the bounds of
truth to figure the average value per
acre at twenty dollars. This would
give this projects crop valuation for
the year 1909 at around 1868, 900.
OF course, there are farmers in the
project who have averaged three
times the per acre estimate for
several years past. 0. j. Leete' s
ranch at Leetville has produced
an average crop of alfalfa of seven
tons to the acre which has netted him
more than SEQ per acre. This is per-
haps the highest average alfalfa yield
of the project. but there are many
that will nearly approach it. Potatoes
have cleared 500 per acre and better,
while the poorest pasture should not be
figured at less than S. per acre. From
these figures it will be seen that a
general average of $40 is less, rather
than more than the real value of the
crop production.
In November an accurate census of
the crop valuations of the project,
based on the market prices of this fall
and the quantity of products will be
prepared, and we will then be able to
give the actual figures on the 1909 crop.
1t should be pretty close to the above
estimate, which certainly proves that
much progress has been made this year.
AS time goes along, the stride will be
more rapid and next year should wit
mss the subjugation of at least 10000
acres of new lands.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-26

County Commissioner E. P. McLane
brought crab apple limb into town
this week that is heavily laden with
the finest kind of fruit. The product
is from the Thelan orchard and proves
to the most exacting that crab apples
are well adapted to this section. Up
in the state of Washington, this fruit
is netting growers as high as $50 a
tree, as the demand for crab apples
for jelly and jam and preserves is grow
ing. A profitable industry here would
be crab apple culture.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-26

The above is interesting only insofar
as it shows to what straits the power
interests of California will go in order
to carry their point and eliminate the
competition that might arise from the
creation of new power companies,
whose purpose would be to utilize the
surplus of the Tahoe water shed on the
California side. This paper does not
believe nor has it ever believed that
the so called government deal was off
color in the remotest manner, but that
the hue and cry that has gone up is the
result of the fear of private interests
that might be jeopardized by the addi-
tion of new power companies making
bids for the coast fields.
Work has not been stopped on the
Tahoe storage dam, as would be inferred
from reading the above article from
the Call, nor is there any reason to
presume that it will be stopped. The
only characterization that can be given
the series of articles that have appeared
in the Spreckels organ is simon pure
bombast.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-26
MARRIED MEN WIN GAME
kindergartens Never Have a
Look In. They Want
Another Game.

The married men and the single kids
fought out nine innings of desperately
contested baseball on the local diamond
Sunday and as usual the married men
triumphed, the score standing at the
end of the ninth spasm something like
q to g. OF course. the general re-
suit could hardly have been otherwise,
for DR.. j. l.. Smith, a married man of
only year or so, umpired the game.
The single lads elai that the doctor
Of bad molars had mote in both eyes
and that his decisions favored the men
who have stood at the hymneal altar
with uncovered heads and quaking
knees.
At any rate the game was chiefly
featured for its rivalry. Tommy Bur-
chell, whose aspirations to get married
are well known locally, captained the
single blessedness team and his catch
ing was feature of the game. The
jokes that floated out from the grand
stand were too much for his nervous
system TO work off in one dose and he
finally suecumbed to the onslaught and
went to pieces. His pitcher, Maurice
Vannoy, took trip in Kent's airship
and failed to come down to listen to
the final decision of the umpire that
gave the palm to the fathers of num-
Der of Fallon's handsomest babies.
Tommy Burchell made elaborate
preparations for the game. He car
ried blood in his eye for week and
the blow that came from losing the
contest has made dysp ptic of him.
He is after revenge and has challenged
the married aggregation for return
game, but it will hardly be allowed
The class of ball put up by the unhar-
messed kids would hardly justify a re-
turn engagement for the local fans do
not appreciate rotten ball.
For the married men, Judge Bailey,
captain of the panhandle team, played
like forty year old stage horse He
was SO stiff that the grand stand could
hear his bones rubbing when he would
attempt TO reach for log one. Mil
ton Wallace and Ernest Freeman who
pitched for the husbands. both did
splendidly. Mr.. Wallace tried 10 kill
off several of the unattached boys of
the town, sending his benders in AMI
around their stats with wickedness
that boded no good. The features of
the game were too numerous TO allow
Of extensive mention. Only fifty err
rors were made and the cavorting of
the players of both teams gave them
a stiffness that necessitated a general
holiday Monday. Anyway they will all
know better next time, and will con-
dition themselves by playing lawn ten
mis- for week beforehand. Quite a
lot of copper and nickel coin changed
hands on the day of the game some bets
being as large as five cents. Fitz, the
real estate hustler, won a bonnet val
ued at several pesos. Billie Sanford
won a whole simoleon. Lesser bets
were made freely.
OF course in these times of reflection,
aspirations will sometimes soar, but
the kids should stay in their own class
and play in sand lot with some fourth
grade kids. They were simply swept
off their feet Sunday by the married
men, which must make them know
that to get married is the only logical
thing.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-26
Morris and LorIng Move to New
Quarters.

Morris & Loring are preparing to
move the drug stock now in DR.. G. M.
Gardner's building to the old DIR. Rees
stand in the Churchill County Bank
Building. The new business place is
being enlarged and made more attrac-
tive. The bank management will
shortly add to the space of the room
by an addition thirty feet in length. to
be built of brick, and number of
other convenient Improvements will be
made along with the addition.
Messrs. Loring and Morris are both
experienced pharmacists and their
courtesy and ability will insure them
success.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-26

Mrs. N. r. Fitzpatrick and little girl
returned home yesterday from Santa
Cruz, California, where they spent two
months, enjoying the ocean breezes and
the attendant cool weather.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-26
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
Roasts This Project. Propa-
ganda Is Inspired Be-
yond Doubt.

The United States government
has begun an investigation into the
contract entered into between the recla-
nation service and w. P. Hammon's
Truckee general electric company in
volving water rights at Lake Tahoe.
The inquiry has been set on foot by
President Taft at the instance of
William Kent of California. The con-
tract in the meantime will not be
ratified. If the president agrees with
Kent that the government is giving
away privileges of great value without
adequate return he will order the con-
tract cancelled.
Kent made his protest as soon as
he learned that the government was
about to deed away in perpetuity con-
cessions in the Tahoe forest reserve
which would give the Truckee COM
pany powerful grip on the power
rights of the region. The agreement
as drawn up by the reclamation serv-
ice and the Harmon interests, gives
to the government the outlet from
Lake Tahoe and in exchange the Ham,
sites in the Tahoe reserve. These sites
are of such nature, it is stated, that
they will enable the Truckee company
to control what is now vast public
watershed.
Kent maintains that the government
is being hoodwinked He declares that
If the reclamation service wants the
outlet from Lake Tahoe it should pro-
coed to condemn it instead of barter
ing away rich privileges in the public
domain.
The matter was taken directly to
President Taft by Kent and an inves-
tigation has now been ordered. 1t was
reported from Washington last night
that the question had also arisen as
to the legality of the private rights at
the lake. In this connection it was
said that dummies had been used IN
making filings as a part OF a conspiracy
by which these rights were to pass
eventually into the hands of Hartman
and the Guggenheims. AS far as APP
pears from the evidence now at hand
in San francisco, however, it would
appear that the question at issue con-
Germs merely the contract that has
brought forth Kent's complaint.
Kent has taken very deep interest
in the case and has made personel in
vestigations at Tahoe. He has gained
the support of a large number of in
fluential persons in his protest to Taft,
among them the colony that dwells by
the lake side.
The contract, which has become the
center of national storm, has not
been approved by either the interior
nor the agricultural departments,
which between them control the water
rights and the forests. S. F. Call.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo. Aug. "a, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that Eliza
beth TRULY OF Elco, La Plata county,
Colorado. who. on February 6. 1906,
made homestead application No. $3.50
tserial No O12s7), for the NV. u
NE. X. section II. and on October
8. 1908. additional homestead No. 1851
tserial No, 0154O). for the NE. u
NE. Y. section II, all In township 33
north. range west. N. NJ P. NJ, has
filed notice OF Intention to make final
commutation proof. to establish claim
to the land above described, before
the register and receiver of the United
States Land Office at Durango, Colo,
on the 18th day OF October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Clara
Rhodes Of Elco. Colo; Joseph o. Smith
of Elco. Colo; William TRULY Of Elco,
Colo. and Samuel N. Johnson OF Du.
range. Colo.
G. II. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Sept. 9. 1903.
Last publication Oct. IA, 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango
Colo, Aug. 23, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that William
S. Simmons of lgnacio, Colo, who, on
July 25, 1904, made homestead appli.
cation No. 1876 mew serial No. O112S)
for the Sc. u. section /, township 80
north. range west. N. NJ. P. NJ, has
filed notice of intention TO make final
Communication proof. to establish claim
to the land above described, before
the register and receiver of the United
States land Office at Durango. Colo
on the 9th day of October. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses :
John NJ. King of 1gnacio. Colo: David
NJ Simmons of Ignacio, Colo; Edward
Nj. Knous of Oxford. Colo. and ID
Stephens Potter of Ignacio, Colo.
G. IL. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Aug. 2G, 1909.
Last publication Sept. 80. 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango
Colo, Sept. ID, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Nelson
ID. Wanemaker, assignee of James L.
Fry of Kline. Colo, who, on November
10, 1906, made desert land application
No. 312 (serial No. 07O2), for the w.
" of S.W. Il of section 10, township
80 north, range 12 west, N. NJ. p. NJ,
has filed notice of intention to make
final desert land proof, to establish
claim TO the land above described, be-
fore the register and receiver OF the
united States land office, at Durango,
Colo. on the 10th day of November,
1909.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
James l.. Fry of Kline, Colo; Willis
ii. Ray of Kline. Colo; Clyde E. Wane.
maker of Durango, Colo, and Matthias
Il, Rowe of Kline, Colo.
G. II. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Sept. 16. 1909.
Last publication Oct. 81, 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango
Colo, Sept. IA. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Matthias
+. Rowe of Kline, Colo, who. on No
vember 16, 1905. made desert land ap
plication No. 313 (serial No. O703), TO
the s. " OF NE. u of section l6, town
ship 80 north. range IL west. N NJ
r. NJ, has filed notice OF intention
to make final desert land proof, to
establish claim to the land above de.
scribed. before the register and re.
ceiyer of the United States land office
at Durango, Colo, on the 11th day OF
November, 1908.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
James L. Fry. William II. Ray, Mel
son ID. Wanemaker, and Augustus A.
Rowe, all of Kline, Colo.
G. II. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Sept. 16. 1909.
Last publication Oct. 81, 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo, Sept. 8. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Frank
e. Trumble OF CASTELAR,. La Plata coun.
ty. Colorado. who. on July 80. 1906.
made desert land application No. 379,
(serial No. 01715). for the Sc. "
NE. ", NE. Y Sc. ", section IL.
township 33 north. range 10 west, and
lots and 3 and NE. " S.W. ", sec
tion Z. township 33 north, range 9
west N. NJ. p. M, has f1led notice of
intention to make final desert land
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the register
and receiver of the United States land
office at Durango. Colo. on the 22d
day OF October. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Axel
Fredlund, John X. Brice, James l..
Miller, and William A. Trumble, all
OF CASTELAR,, Colo.
G. II. CHARLTON. Register.
First publication Sept 16, 1908.
Last publication Oct. 81. 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,

United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo. Sept. 10. 1903
Notice is hereby given that James
j., Connor Of Durango, Colo. who. on
December s, 1902, made homestead ap-
plication No. 26sl tserial No. 01O21),
for the S. Y of NE. u. and the N. "
of Sc. u of section 3, township 35
north, range 10 west. ~ NJ. P NJ. has
filed notice Of intention to make final
five year proof. to establish claim to
the land above described. before the
register and receiver OF the United
States land office at Durango, Colo.
on the 25th day of October, 1903.
Claimant names as witnesses. VII.
liam Johnson, James Crowley. Charles
NJ. Jones. Miliard Green. and Henry
Rathjen, all of Durango, Colo.
G. II. CHARLTON, Register
First publication Sept l6, 1909.
Last publication Oct 81, 1909
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo. Sept. IA, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Willis
H. Ray of Kline, Colo, who, on No.
vember 18th. 1905. made desert land
application No. 81 (serial No. 070D
for the E. " of Sc. u OF section 16,
township 80 north, range I2 west, N.
NJ. p. NJ, has filed notice of intention
to make final desert land proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the register and re
ceiver of the United States land office
at Durango. Colo. on the 10th day OF
November, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses I:
James l.. Fry of Kline, Colo; Nelson
d. Wanemaker of Kline, Colo; Clyde
E. Wanemaker of Durango, Colo, and
Matthias f. Rowe of Kline, Colo.
G. Fl. CHARLTON. Register.
First publication Sept. 16, 1909
Last publication Oct. 81, 1909
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,

Department of the Interior,
Notice is hereby given that ReInigio
Mestaz, of lgnacio. Colo. who. on
Aarch %, 1906. made homestead entry
No. 1926 tnew serial No O13l6), for
the N. " Sc. u and n. u S.W. "a,
section 25, township SO north, range s
west, N. NJ. p. NJ, has filed ncuce
OF intention to make final comrnuta
tlon proof, TO establish claim 60 the
land above described. before the reg
isier. and receiver of the United States
land office at Durango. Colo, Oh me
lst day of October. 1909.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Fa-
bian Martinez OF Durango. Colo; Ro-
ques Casias of Ignacio, Colo; Adolfo
Gonsales of lgnacio, Colo, and An
tonic Salasar of Durango. Colo.
G. II. CHARLTON, Register
First publication Aug. 26, 1909.
Last publication Sept. 30, 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

United States Land Office at Durango.
Colo, Aug 27, 1909
Notice is hereby given that William
b. Sisley Of Ignacio. Colo, who, on
March 3, 1904, made homestead appli-
cation No. 1880 new serial No. 0l0SD,
for the w. n NE. 4 of section 20,
and the w. " Sc. u of section 17U,
township "a north, range west, N.
NJ. p. NJ, has filed notice of inten-
tion to make final five year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scrlDed, before the register and re-
ceiver Of the United States land office,
at Durango Colo. on the 9Th day of
October. 1909. .N6H&H
Claimant names as Witnesses: Ed
win Fl. Oliver of Oxford. Colo: John
w. Sites of Durango, Colo; William
a. Gore of oxford. Colo, and Albert
C Kern of Oxford. Colo.
G.. Fl. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication September 2, 1909.
Last publication October Z, 1903
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior,

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo, Aug. 27, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that William
T Darlington of Durango. Colo, who
on Oct. %, 1905, made desert land
entry No. 3O3 (serial No. O167D, for
) e. a section II. and on June 20.
1908, made supplemental 1903 (serial
No. OlSlS), for NE Il section 20.
township 80 north, range west. n.
NJ. p. NJ, has filed notice of intention
TO make final proof. to establish claim
TO the land above described, before
The register and receiver of the United
States Land office at Durango, Colo
on the 9Th day of October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: AL
fonse Muller of Durango, Colo; Henry
Dietrich of Arboles, Colo; Frank
Crawford of, Arboles, Colo. and Dollie
Crawford of Arboles. Colo.
G. II. CHARLTON, Register.
FIRST publication Sept. 2, 1909
Last publication ~oet--1.. 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE .-oR PUBLICATION.
Department of the interior.

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office ut Durango
Colo, Sept. IA, 1909
Notice is hereby given that Carlos
NJ. Cheney of Kline. Colo. who, or
Sept, 81, 1904, made homestead appli
cation No. 29!9 (serial No. O1I39), fnl
the w. " NE. a and the L. VI NV
Y of section "a, township so north
range IL west. n. NJ. p. NJ. has filed
notice of intention to make final five
year proof, TO establish claim to the
land above described, before the reg
lister and receiver OF the United States
land office at Durango, Colo, on the
26th day OF October. 1909
Claimant names as witnesses: Han.
ford Miller of Kline. Colo; Ray Miller
Of Kline. Colo; George Dale of Pendle.
ton. N. NJ, and William F. FIeer of
Kline, Colo.
G. II. CHARLTON. Register.
first publication Sept. 16. 1909.
LAST publication Oct. 2l. 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo. Sept. 8, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that Lezndro
Lucero Of Ignacio. Colo. who on Au-
gust 20, 1904, made homestead applica-
tion No. 1884 (serial No. O113D, for
the S.W. Y Sc. v. and the Sc. a
S,W. X of section Z, township 3S
north. range west, N. NJ. p. NJ, has
filed notice of intention to make final
hve year proof. to establish claim to
the land above described. before the
register and receiver OF the United
States land office at Durango, Colo.
on the 18th day OF October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Fa.
bian Martinez Of Durango. Colo; Ben
Martinez of Ignacio. Colo; ]. X. Ca
sillas of lgnacio. Colo, and Amador
Garcias Of Ignacio. Colo.
g. H. CHARLTON. Register.
First publication Sept. 9, 1909.
Last publication Oct. IA, 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,

United States Land Office at Durango
Colo, Sept. 2S, 1909
Notice is hereby given that Christian
Behrens, of Durango, Colo. who. on
December 20, 1902, made homestead
application No. 26S7 (new serial No,
Ol022). for the N. " NV. u. and the
S.W. u NV. 4 of section II, town
ship "a north, range . west. ~ NJ. p
NJ. has filed notice of intention to
make final Eve year proof, to estab-
lish claim to the land above described.
before the register and receiver of the
United States land office at Durango,
Colo, on the 9th day of November.
1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
Sommers, John Rohrer. William Ma
son, and Henry Hersch, all of Du-
range, Colo.
g. II. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Sept. 30. 1909.
Last publication Nov. 4. 1909.