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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
MARK TWAIN'S JOB
IN THE EARLY DAYS

A few days ago Judge Norcross, of
the Supreme court, in poring over
some old statutes, ran across an act
which indicates that the State of Ne
vada took steps some years ago to
boost its resources.
The act provided for q Mineral and
Agricultural Association to advertise
and boost the state. Its headquarters
were to be in Washoe county which
was at that time about the entire state,
and the legislature is passing the bill
provided that Samuel Clemens, who
afterward became worldwide known
as Mark Twain, was to be the secretary
at salary mot to exceed three hun
dred dollars per annum."
With this munifcent amount Of
money he was supposed to proceed tc
the Worlds Fair held at Crystal Palace
at London and make an exhibit for the
State of Nevada.
1t is not on record that he ever went
and thus Nevada lost the opportunity
of making its resources known at that
world-famous event.
The act can be found on page So o1
the statutes of 1862.-Carson Appeal.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
STRANGE BUG CAUSES ALARM
He Makes His Feeding Ground
in the Sugar Beet Fields---
Being Investigated

Has parasite of the sugar beet de-
veloped in the valley or not?
That is the question that is agitating
the farmers who have put out acres to
sugar beets this season, in the hope of
doing their part in establishing a new
industry in this section and incidentally
making "killing" for themselves. For
be it known that a new and strange
bug, never before seen in this locality,
has shown up in the beet fields.
Several bottles of the new bug were
brought to this Office yesterday in the
hope that they might be identified, but
the newspaper man being no bugologist
could give no information on the sub
ject. The various parties with samples
were urged to submit them to the
entomologist at the experimental station
of the government.
The one thing certain about the new
bug is that he makes his home among
the young beets, and it is this fact that
arouses so much suspicion about his ap-
pearance. If he isn't parasite of the
beet why should he confine himself to
this particular plant? On the other
hand, no parasite of the beet is known
in other sections where the sugar beet
is extensively grown.
Mr.. Hedley, OF the experimental sta
ton, sent in to town for some samples
of the bugs Monday night, with view
to determining just what they were--if
he could do SO. Or, if they proved be-
fyond his ken, sending samples to the
state entomologist at Reno, who is an
expert in this line of work.
With regard to the bugs, q bulletin
just issued by the local experimental
station says: "A few weeks ago the alf-
alta in many parts of the project was
infected with green lice that seemed to
be doing considerable damage by suck
ing the juices from the tips of the
alfalfa stems and causing them to wilt.
These lice have practically disappeared
from the fields and they are not likely
to do further injury this year"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
THREE NEW WBU|LDINGSPLANNEO
One by the Masons, Another for
the Telephone---And a
New Theater

Fallon in no way evidences the per-
manent character of its present pros
perlty more than it does in the pro-
Jeeted public Improvements. With a
new Masonic hall to be erected, new
telephone building and a new opera
house, no one may assert for a moment
there is anything ephemeral about Fal-
Ions boom.
The county commissioners let the
contract for the new telephone build
ing Monday. Smith & Williams were
the successful bidders, their bid being
for S3432. The building is to be put up
on the lot west of the Shirley house.
1t will be remembered bond issue of
$500 for the telephone service was
authorized some time ago by the com
missioners. The remainder of The
$500 is to go for the purchase of the
lot and other improvements in the SER
vice.
". ID. Clark has let the coutract for
his new theater building, to be erected
just east of the pavilion. The suruc-
ture will be of cement blocks, it's di-
mensions 32x74 feet, and will cost
about $4,000. A ten-year lease has al
ready been taken on it by John Hol-
land. Constructions will begin at an
early date.
The local Masons are to erect buiid-
ing on the corner next the Standard
office. A deal was closed Friday with
A. X. Jeffrey, owner of the lot, for its
purchase, and it was bought for $500.
The building will be 40x100, two stories
in height and be one of the handsomest
in town. The lower floor will be de-
voted to storerooms, the upper floor
being reserved by the lodge. The ma
sonic fraternity is to be congratulated
for its enterprise.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
Mail Clerks Ride in Safety

The Southern Pacific mail clerks are
more at ease since the new order has
gone into effect.
Heretofore their lives were con-
stantly endangered by being COM
PEELED to ride in wooden cars, of ad-
mittedly flimsy construction, direct
ly behind the locomotives, with the
many hundred of tons of heavy cars
behind them to crush their vehicles
into kindling wood, and then frequent
ly apply a brand to the kindling should
the engine leave the track.
Now they are safeguarded. Their
cars are built of armored steel. Over
their heads is a rod to which they can
cling at the first intimation of a wreck
and thus save themselves from shock,
or minimize it. The construction of
the cars is such that they can roll over
and over without collapsing or being
telescoped, nor can they burn.
In the economy of railroad manage.
ment there are still number OF
wooden mail cars used, but they are
simply survival of the fittest, and
will soon be also retired. In these cars
only through mail Is carried, and the
clerks are not compelled to ride therein,
except on rare occasions, and, in. fact,
they act as buffers for the steel cars
behind.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
USING ALFALFA ROOTS
AS A TABLE DELICACY

Alfalfa now has reached such a stage
of development that it can be used for
human consumption least the roots
of IL can. c. +. Waters, an enterpris-
ing farmer residing near Spray, Ore,
has completed experiments that con-
vince him that the roots Of the ordinary
commercial alfalfa plant can be treated
SO that they will be readily edible as
well as highly nourishing and palatable
He has arranged to construct a large
building for canning alfalfa roots and
expects to offer his products to the
trade within the present year. The
roots can be taken from the ground
after the crops of several seasons have
been harvested, SO that the plant is
given an added value. Mr.. Waters de-
clares that by proper treatment the
clever housewife can convert canned
alfalfa roots into variety of tempting
dishes, which can be served either as
a vegetable or as dessert.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
HOME INDUSTRY
AND SOME FAIR PLAY

Not long ago one of our ''home"
business men brought in a column or
so of copy advertising local event
in which he happened to be interested.
He expected us to publish it without
charge, which we did-and to this day
we don't know why we did, because
the copy was written on letter paper
that had been printed outside of Las
Vegas at saving of perhaps dollar
on the 1000 sheets.
In our twenty years experience in
the newspaper business we have OBJ
served that the people who do the
least for the home printery expect the
most in return. Our largest PATRONS,
those who pay out from ten to Atty
dollars a month for advertising and
Job printing, hardly ever request IA
vor gratis; but the fellow who pays
us two dollars year subscription and
has all his printing done b Los Angel
es, is Johnnie on the job for compli-
mentary notice if he turns over In bed
without rolling the covers on the floor.
1t affords the local newspapers large
gobs of Joy to say nice things of those
who are working with it for the up
building of the community; but when
business man who uses not more
than q thousand pieces of stationery
in a year sends away for his printing
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
Depositors Get Final PAY

The Searchlight Bank, which failed
three years ago and has been in the
hands of a receiver since that time, is
making its final disbursement and pay
ment, as Receiver Macready asks for q
discharge from the duties by the court
and final settlement. The bank failed
for about $4,000 Under the care and
nursing of the receiver 1t will pay
twenty-five and half cents on the dol
lar. When it was first taken over It
was the general belief that there would
not be cent coming to the depositors
as practically everything in sight had
been cleaned ont. It 10 a very good
showing considering the assets that
were on hand.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
GAS COMPANY TO INCORPORATE
A Meeting Sunday to Promote
the Development of the
New Fields

The growing local interest in the ex.
noitation of the Carson Sink for natural
oil found elimination Sunday afternoon
in an enthusiastic meeting at the Over.
land hotel, at which some thirty of
those Interested were present.
Plans of incorporation were discussed
and there is no doubt that a corporation
will be organized in the near future,
with hotation of stock to fill the
treasury with working funds. 1t is es-
timated that something like $4,000 is
needed to sink a cased well the 1000
feet deemed necessary for development
nurposes. Ii is an axiom of the oil
men that the product is stored by Ma
ture only at sea-level.
At Sundays meeting a committee,
consisting of W. S. Wall, John Holland,
W. S. Pyle, Jim Smith and C. I. Lind
ner, was appointed to confer with the
Reclamation Service people to discover
if there was anything to prevent the
location of the ground by the oil people,
and this committee is to report at a
called meeting at an early date.
At a meeting of local subscribers to
the enterprise, held week or so ago,
temporary working organization was
formed by the election of the follow
ing: President, G. B. Willipms; vice
president, Chas. Hoover; secretary,
D. Z. Williams; treasurer, James Smith.
Mr.. Lindner recently made trip TO
Dixie valley to look for oil indications,
it being argued that since that
section was some 400 feet lower than
the Carson sink. il would afford even
more conspicuous surface showings of
oil. But the trip of Mr.. Lindner
proved the contrary. The west side of
the valley is entirely volcanic. the east
side is fanked by a granite range,
while in the center is salt marsh i'm
pregnated with borax and some inter.
This latter burning gave rise to theory
that oil was there.
The oil lands which are attracting go
much attention are II miles esst of Fal-
Ion and the located area is about 600O
acres. The town of Saltwater Is with
In four miles of the so-called oil belt,
which is nineteen miles long.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
NEW ROAO-nOUSE IS OPENED
And Causes Some Objections on
the Part of Neighbors, Who
Want 1t Abated

The old bath-house property near the
Brown ranch, west Of town, formerly
owned by DR.. Dempsey, and by him
sold to A. B. Buckley, was opened up
as road-house Saturday night under
the direction of Roy Read. OF course,
the road-house possesses the usual ad-
juncts of dance hall and bar, at
which the thirsty may libate.
1t was not without some opposition
on the part of the neighbors, however,
that the new resort opened. Mrs.
Brown made an appeal to the district
attorney to prevent the house opening.
but that official made it clear that he
could do nothing until the place was
formally opened for business and was
proved to be nuisance and an offense
to the peace of the neighborhood.
The manager, it was explained. has
been issued liquor license, and he Wa,
bound by all the restrictions that fig
ured in such cases.
Roy Read was asked about the mat
ter by the newspaper man. "You car
say for me-" he stated, that am 60
ing to conduct an entirely orderly re
sort, so far as 1t is in my power to d.
80. Of course, there may be occas
ional instances of rowdy conduct oa thu
part of young men who imbibe too
much, and may make too much nsist
on the road to town, but l can hardly
be blamed for those cases. will Ger
tainly exert every care that no one ir
the neighborhood of the place will fii,c
any legitimate cause for complaint.
At present the attitude Of the various
parties 10 one of armed neutrality
The road-house is running in full blast,
with the neighbors waiting in the back
ground for IN opportunity to step into
court and have it abated a. . nuisance.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
COUNTY DADS ARE BUSY AGAIN
New Bonds Sold to Local Bank
New Road Ordered
Other Matters

Inc county commissioners convened
IN regular monthly session on Monday,
with full board present.
Bids for $4,000 road and bridge and
$500 telephone bonds were opened.
There were two bidders-Farson. Son
d Co. of Chicago, and the Churchill
County Bank. The Eastern firm offered
to take them at par plus the expense
OF printing and legal examination, and
the latter made straight par bid.
The bank was awarded the bonds as
the lowest bidder.
The bonds of w. M. Rogers as JUS
tice Of the peace at Fairview, in the
sum of $1,000, was approved.
The contract between the county and
the Pacific Tel. q Tel. Co. was signed
by the chairman, while the existing
lease of the county line between here
and aazen, to the Utah, Nevada &
Idaho Tel. CO., was annulled.
There we're three bidders for the new
telephone building Robins, Hammond
& Wildes, $3.50; l.. A. Kaiser, $3441;
Smith q Williams, $3432 The latter
was awarded the contract.
The district attorney was instructed
to start condemnation proceedings for
a road through the Toomey ranch, as
was petitioned for.
G. M. Gardner was appointed county
health officer at s25 per month alary.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
NEW CITY BOARD AT the HELM
Assumed Reins of Government
Last Night---Some Pros
pective Appointees

The new city government of Fallon
formally assumed the toga Of Office
last night. when at the regular meet
ing of the city council the old board re-
tired from Office and the new board
elected at the late election took hold
in good shape.
This paper is printed before the meet
ing was held, but it is not difficult
matter to predict in advance some Of
the things that will be done. 1t is .
cinch that there is going to be change
all around in the personnel Of the city
government. All of the old appointive
ofiicers--the city attorney. the city
marshal and his assistant will be
relegatsd to the discard and = new
bunch installed.
Common report has it that the new
city attorney will be E. E. Winters.
Mr.. Wall, the late incumbent, was not
an aspirant for reappointment. The
pay is only $40 month, and during the
time he held the Office he was required
to render some $1,000 worth Of service
for the salary.
The new marshal, SO it goes. 10 to be
Paul Lofthcuse, succeeding Lish San
ford, and the new night man will be
L. w. Balm.
The matter of widening First street
is one Of the matters slated for dis
cussion and action at an early date,
but it may not come up At the new
councils first meeting.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
The Unit of Power.

Editor Standard What is one horse
power, and why is 1t SO called?
(Answer-A horse power is 50, 900 feet
raised one foot in one minute. This,
however. is about one-third in excess,
the real figure being 1900. The high.
er figure, however. Is the one fixed by
James Watt, the inventor Of the steam
engine, who, to induce greater uss Of
mechanical power by persusding psopls
that users were getting more power Ia
the steam engine than was really the
case, adopted it. He intended later
to change it, however. but found it i'm
possible to do 80. The false unit now
seems to be permanently estsblished.
Ed. Standard
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
Some Postal instruction

II you wish your letters held at the
Office Of delivery for more than Ave
days to give the person addressed a
chance to get around and call for them,
you should 80 express yourself on the
envelope, because the order is that
after January 1st, 1911, the postmas-
ter cannot hold them any longer than
that, but must return them to the
the writer or send them to the dead
letter Office in case the name of the
writer is not on the envelope. By the
way, you should always put your name
and address on the left hand upper cor
ner and now you should say how many
days it is to be held before being re-
turned to you.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07
AFTER BIG COMPANIES
FOR SWIPING LANDS

u. s. Attorney Platt Yesterday flied
six suits against various land and cattle
companies for illegal enclosing of gov
eminent land, the total amount of
land affected being in. the neighborhood
OF IS, 900 acres. The attorney also
made application for restraining orders
in the cases and-the Court ordered that
the defendants appear before him on
the last of the present month to show
cause why temporary injunction
should not be granted.
The attorney asks for the removal Of
the enclosures and prays for an ac-
counting of the amount due the govern
ment for the use of the land.
Among the defendants is the Col
conda Cattle Company, against whom
two suits have been brought. One in
wolves about q, 900 acres and the other
250O acres. The lands are located in
Eko, Washoe, Lander and Humboldt
counties. Other suits against other
companies are now under course Of
preparation and will be filed within the
next few days. ..+--.-s... 1870.
The Golconda Cattle Company has
troubles also in the United States land
Office as protest has been filed by C.
D. Dorsey of Midas against an applica-
ton for 40 acres of land asked for by
the company and which they allege is
non-mineral bearing land. Dorsey with
one VIM. Walker, claim that they own
mining properties on the 40 acres asked
for. The department has not yet set a
date for the hearing in the matter as
yet.
10 Year-old Pepper at the Richie
lieu.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07

Whooping cough is not dangerous
when the cough is kept loose and ex-
pectoration easy by giving Cnamoer-
iain's Cough Remedy. IL has been
used in many epidemics of this disease
with perfect success. For sale by all
druggists.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07

1t Is worse than useless to take any
medicines internally for muscular or
chronic rheumatismr All that Is need
ed is a free application of Chamber.
lain's Liniment. For sale by all drug,
gists,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07

The uniform success that has attend
ed the use of Chamberlain's Collie. Chol.
era and Diarrhoea Remedy has made
it a favorite everywhere. 1t can al
wavs be depended upon. For sale by
all druggists.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07

Near the upstream top of the dam
there is cutoff trench Is feet IN depth
having a concrete wall to feet in
thickness extending to an additional
depth Of 80 feet. Two concrete spill
ways are to be constructed, one en-
each end of the embankment, having
crest of IL feet below the top of the
dam. The length of each spillway is
$50 feet and the water flows down over
concrete steps to circular pool near
the toe of the dam. This will serve
to retard the velocity of the water
sufficiently to allow its discharge into
the old river bed without danger of
eroding the soil.
"The outlet work consists Of twain
concrete conduits of horseshoe shape,
approximately feet in diameter. The
gates are to be operated from gate at
the upper end of the conduit. The esti-
mated cost of the dam is 81, ,25O, 900 and
the estimated quantities are as follows:
Excavation, 28s, cubic yards;
embankment and back-filling, 713, 400
cubic yards; concrete. 60,375 cubic
yards; paving and riprap, 26,9OO cubic
yards; steel, 600, 900 pounds"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07

in order to save dollar and then ex-
poets the local paper to give him any
where from SO cents to five dollars
worth of complimentary notice every
time he does snything-oh, well,
what's the use? A person who is
built that way wont be feazed by q
mild roast like this.-Clark County
Review.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07

Make war on the flies-we have
the weapons. Morris & Loring Drug
Co.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-06-07

10 Year-old Pepper at the Richie
lieu.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-14

Soda crackers are
more nutritive than
any other flour food.
Uneeda Biscuit are
the perfect soda
crackers. Therefore,
Uneeda Biscuit.
Five cents spent for
a package of Uneeda
Biscuit is an invest
ment-an invest
ment in nourish-
ment, in health, in
good eating.
Though the cost
is but five cents,
Uneeda Biscuit are
too good, too nour-
ishing, too crisp,
to be bought merely
as an economy.
Buy them because
of their freshness
buy them because
of their crispness-
buy them because
of their goodness
buy them because of
their nourishment.
Always 5 cents. Al
ways fresh and crisp
in the moisture
proof package.
Never sold i'm bulk.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-14
New Telephone compaIes

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 13,-Ten new 10
cal telephone companies have been
organized in small towns in Gergia
and South Carolina during the past
month, according to reports received
at headquarters of the Bell system in
in Atlanta. These companies have a
total of 1856 subscribers and the in
dieations are that the number will be
greatly increased when the exchanges
are in active operation. They will be
connected with Southern Bell Telep-
phone Co. and will De accessible
through the long distance lines of the
Bell system.
There are now more than 1900
farmers in Georgia who have tele-
phones in their homes and the local
EXCHANGES in small towns are an i'm
portant link in the ultimate telephone
development in Georgia which con
templates that every rural home and
every small community shall be as
cessible to every other home and com
munity by telephone.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-14
Loss No. 5-Money

The strangest fact is that this premier milk
from high-bred cows, from model dairies-sterile,
rich and pure-costs less than milkman's milk.
we save you the cost Of the daily delivery.
That costs more than the milk. BY evaporating
the water save transportation. And we save
you all the waste. In the average home the use
of Van Camps cuts milk bills right in two.
Because of these facts, we are now milking
10000 cows daily to supply the armies Of people
who are using Van Camps.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-14
Unknown Man in HOSPITAL.

Atlanta, Nov. l3-An unknown
man lies in the Grady hospital, uncon-
scious since Saturday night, but
standing a pretty good chance of re
coyery after barely escaping death
under the wheels Of a street car and
being raced in the car three miles
into town in the desperate effort f
save his life, his left leg having been
cut off and his life blood fast flowing
away He has not yet been identified,
but is wen dressed man about
years old,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-14
DAYS DOING At
STATE CAPITAL
ATToRNEY-GEN. WIcKERsHAM
RETURNS TO WASHINGTON
-oTHER ATLANTA NEWS.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 13,-Attorney-
General George w. Wickersham has
returned to Washington after spend
ing day in Atlanta, during which
he inspected the federal prison here,
as a piece of formal routine work
Warden w. H. Meyer, Thomas K.
Glenn and Capt. ". G, Raoui accom-
panied the attorney general on his
inspection of the prison.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-14
After oLaok the Rlnper.N

Atlanta, Nov. 13.-The Atlanta po-
lice are on the hot trail of Jack ths
Ripper" the black fend who has
been numbering negro women for
several months by slashing their
throats. Two suspects were arrested
by the officers yesterday, and one is
still held on pretty strong suspicion
Of the latest Of the murders.