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The Ladies' Aid will meet Thursday
with Mrs. Downs.
Churchill Lodge No. 26, F. & A. M.
will hold special meeting on Friday
evening, August 10Th, for work in the
3rd Degree.
w. S. Wall, secretary of the Re-
publican County Central Committee,
warns all Republicans to be sure and
register for the primaries on or before
next Saturday, August 10th, on which
date the registry books will close.
Sidney Parsons was quite severly in
jured while at work on the John Bailey
ranch Monday evening, by encountering
runaway team, which he attempted
to stop while afoot, after the driver
had lost control of them. The injuries
were dressed by physician
H. M. Blaine writes this paper from
Bakersfield, California, lauding the
Truckee-Carson project as place ir
which to live. Harry evidently thinks
Nevada has the call on the rest of the
world, as most Nevadans do after be-
coming accIimated.
With over half of the counties OF
Oregon dry" statistics show that the
sale of liquor in the state is steadily in.
creasing. Which state of affairs
prompts the Portland Oregonan to
ask what will be the ratio of increase
in the sale of liquor in Oregon if the
state should be wholly dry"
Mrs. j. j. Baker has secured the
agency for Thomas guaranteed hosiery
for all sizes and sexes, and if you
want real honest hosiery value, you
should call on Mrs. Baker and inspect
her line of samples. If you are satisfied
she is offering you the best possible
value, she will supply your wants.
We are in receipt of letter from
Ge ,rge Vileneuve, headed Lebanon,
Oregon, where he stated he and Mrs.
Villeneuve will remain for short time,
when they will return home. The Will
eneuves have concluded that Fallon is
more to their liking than any town
they have visited in their travels.
Hiram Johnson. who was nominated
Tuesday by the Republicans of Califor-
MIA for governor, waged fight in CAL
fornia, that has been likened by many
to the fight now being waged by Gov
ernor d. s. Dickerson. Johnson's sue
cess reflects in sense. so it is claimed,
the sentiment over on this side of the
Sierras.
The directors of the Nevada Sugar
Company passed resolution at the
meeting of Saturday afternoon, at the
suggestion of General Manager Fred
Hinze, calling for business meetings of
the board every other Saturday, during
the period of factory construction in
order to facilitate matters appertaining
to the factory construction.
The city council met Tuesday even
ing and discussed various matters. hav-
ing for their purpose the improvement
of the towns condition. A permit was
asked for by the Thomas Woodliff Com
pany and granted by the council for a
building permit to allow of the con-
struction of two story concrete block
business structure on the Woodliff
property on Maine street.
Negotiations are now in progress be-
tween the government and Frank In
man, whereby the former may acquire
Mr.. Inman's water right, which is util-
lied in the operation of his St. Clair
flour mill. We understand that nego-
tiations include the transfer by the
government of certain amount of
power to be developed at the big drop
in the L line canal six miles west of
Fallon. Should the deal go through
Mr. Inman may be one of company
that will supply this town with electric
ity for lighting and power purposes.