The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-08-19
ADDITIONAL LOCAL. NEWS
Happenings of Local Interest
To Churchill County
People.

The Standard is informed that both
the high school and public school will
open next Monday. It was previously
announced that the public school open
ening would occur on the first Monday
IN September, but the directors have
set the date one week earlier and re-
quest that school patrons take notice.
A Fallon miss who was preparing to
ride a horse for the first time in her life
told friend that most of the necessary
paraphernalia was ready, including the
saddle and thing that went under it.
but THAI the business that went
around the horses ssnout" had not yet
been procured.
Little Carr Gardner was given par
ty Tuesday afternoon, that rather than
being surprise on Carr was a sur
prise on her mamma Carr in anticipa-
tion Of her seventh birthday went around
and quietly invited Q list Of guests and
then informed her mamma of what she
had done. Of course, the little ones
could not be disappointed, so Carr and
hor friends were royalty entertained
Tuesday afternoon.
The married men are scheduled to
tangle With the single men Sunday on
the baseball diamond and n. r. Fitz-
patrick and Tom Burehell are busy pre-
pairing for the event. Local baseball
enthusiasts should not fail to see this
struggle for supremacy, for it will be
wild and woody exhibition and may
result in free for all fight. For fear
that you will miss soraething, you
should be present.
Thomas II. Means, project engineer,
is advertising for eighty-two tons of
grain, either barley or oats, and will
receive sealed bids from this date on to
include the next ten days. Bids will
be opened September lst, and may be
upon the whole amount OF grain wanted
or upon any portion thereof, but not to
be less than five ton lots. Prices
quoted must include delivery at the
government warehouse near the rail
road track. 1t is also specified that
tbs grain must be steam rolled.
A number Of local parties, who have
recently returned from California
points claim that the hay market is
being controlled by a few of the
San Francisco produce merchants and
that the price to producers is being
held down to figure out Of all pro-
portion to the real market conditions
with view to big clean up for the
wholesalers. Those who have viewed
coast conditions are all agreed that hay
prices must soar within the next sixty
days and those who are able to hold
for a later market win profit from the
advance.
A. r. Jeffery and wife returned
home Sunday from their visit to the
National G. A. r. Encampment at Salt
Lake City. They were accompanied
on their homeward trip by Mike Car
ter and wife of Wadsworth, old time
friends. Mr.. Jeffrey informs US that
the old vets enjoyed themselves inn
mensely and that the good people of
Salt Lake City We're hospitable to
marked degree. The pl ettiest part of
the great parade, according to Mr..
Jeffrey, was the living flag, composed
of 1900 school children, SO dressed and
arranged in marching order that the
national flag was realistically portrayed.
/ Authority has been given by the
War Office for the leasing of certain
ground near Washington for use as
training ground for officers of the
United States army in the use of flying
machines. The first officers selected
+ for instruction will be trained by the
Wright brothers personally, and they
in turn will teach others. A level
tract of 163 acres almost free from
trees has been chosen, so that the
practice of beginners may be made at
height of twenty feet or less from
the ground, eliminating as far as pos
sible the danger Of serious accident.