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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16
Bull Run Disputes.

There has been more irrelevant COM
ment on Bull Run than on any other
battle Of modern times. On the south
ern side both Johnston and Beaure-
gard claimed to have been in chief
command. Historians have general
" ascribed the role to Beauregard
doubtless for the reason that he had
been in charge up to the time Of john
ston's arrival Yet there is no doubt
that Johnston outranked Beauregard
and that it was his troops who won
the battle The later history of the
war also made Johnston appear the
ADLER general. Beauregard claimed to
have planned the battle, but Johnston
fatty contradicted this and asserted
that he rejected the first plan offered
by Beauregard and that the fight was
actually shaped by himself for the
south and Mcdowell for the north.
The chief controversy among the
Confederates, however, ragged over the
failure to follow up the victory. Nc
Clellan and other Union authorities
have freely admitted that if vigorous
pursuit had been made Of McDOwells
fleeing army Washington could have
been taken. AS the weeks passed by
and no move was made the southern
papers became FESTIVE and were free
in their criticisms of both Johnston
and Beauregard and even attacked
President Davis Beauregard has said
that ne had a plan to cross the Poto
mae above Washington and strike the
capital by a flank movement. John
ston boldly assumed responsibility fol
advising against a pursuit of McDow
ell, and years later publicly gave his
military reasons for believing such /
movement would have resulted in de
feat. Both generals agreed in ascrib
ing at least a part of the blame tt
President Davis. In the first plac,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16
The Sleep Of Children.

There is no physiological reason for
concluding that either the night or
full. Children are, generally, night
sleepers, nevertheless there are chill
dren who, after they reach their third
year, sleep in the morning. If child
sleeps late, there is no reason for
anxiety as long as his sleep is calm
and of adequate length.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16

GENERAL AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE, WHO
COMMANDED AT BULL RUN ONE OF THE
FIRST RHODE ISLAND REGIMENTS IN THE
FIELD.
this was carried out in a manner so
complete that the capital was never
again seriously threatened.
At about this time the terms Of the
three months men were expiring.
Many of these re-enlisted, becoming
officers in new regiments. The dis
banding of these first troops naturally
created a temporary weakness in the
northern army. which was the more in
evidence because it occurred so sotu
after Bull Run. when the army was
demoralized from its first great defeat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16
The War Fifty Years Ago

Result at Bull Run Awakens the North TO the Gravity
of the Situation--Congress Authorizes Raising Army
of Half Million Men--W ashington Seriously Men
aced by Victorious Confederates, but They Fail to
Take Advantage of Their Victory = Both Armies
Fairly Beaten" Said Sherman---McClellan Goes to
Washington and Finds mo Preparations Whatever
For Defense"--Sketch of Early Life of This Command
er---Disbanding of Three Months Men Temporarily
WeakenS Northern Army.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16

the national capital would be taken
and Jefferson Davis would occupy the
White House. The cry of con to Rich
mondr' was stilled for the moment,
and now it was ION to Washington"
The Confederate congress had met at
the Virginia capital on July 20 and
shared in the general joy. -r..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16

visited. McClellan's report was much
praised at the time. Jefferson Davis
was the secretary of war who sent the
commission abroad, yet it was during
this trip that George B. Mcclellan
gained many of the ideas which en-
abled him to fortify Washington and
organize the Army of the Potomac
against the Davis government.
On his return to America Mcclellan
was made captain of a cavalry COM
pany, but in 1857 he resigned to be-
come vice president of the Illinois
Central railroad. He was next made
president of the eastern division Of
the Ohio and Mississippi railroad,
which position he held at the out
break of the war. In 1860 he married
a daughter of General Marcy. It was
to her that many of the letters con-
tanned in his Gown Story" were ad-
dressed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16
General Patterson Criticised.

In the north the controversy was al
most as fierce. At the time it was
claimed that General Scott had not "a.
vored McDowelTs movement toward
Manassas and had been driven into 4
reluctant assent by the cry of ''On to
Richmond" The north agreed on one
thing, however With great unanimity
and vigor it pitched into General Rob
ert Patterson for his failure to hold
General Johnston in the Shenandoah
valley. Patterson's time expired with
that of the three months troops, and
he was allowed to lapse back into OBJ
security.
Out Of all this muck Of contradictions
the facts of the Bull Run fight I'M
to have been these: That both ar lies
were raw and unused to fighting, that
the battle was we'll planned, but poor
~ carried out, and that both armies
were severely hurt, these things &C
counting for the fight of the northern
forces toward Washington and the in
disposition of the southerners to fol
low. General Sherman said later that
both armies were fairly defeated in the
fight, and General Johnston has said
that the s0utherners were worse dis
organized by their victory than were
the northerners by their defeat.
One important result of the battle
was the shifting Of northern generals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16

V1gOr and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out Of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is not unconl-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16

child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet
ting, depend upon it, the cause Of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment OF
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder aid not to
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made n1ser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp=Root is soon realized. It IS sold
by druggists, i'll fifty fSg1E@=z,-
cent and one-dollar 55t Sss.:s
size bottles. You may ss II;
have a sample bottle 9z4zs 74 9s!s=zsssszsszz=s
by mail free, also a lone of swanp-Root.
pamphlet telling all about Swanlp-Root,
Including many of the thousands of testi-
nonial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
3inghanton, n. Y, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, SWamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer:s Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress B1n9bamton \ Y. on every
brti,~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16

Mcclellan, fresh from his victories in
western Virginia, was given a new de
partment, being placed over both Nc
Dowell and Mansfield. General Banks
was sent to relieve Patterson, and Gen
eral John 4. Dix took the place Of
Banks at Baltimore.
Mcclellan arrived in Washington OH
July 26 With his advent and with
that OF the magnificent army he drilled
and organized began the second phase
of the war Whatever may be the diff
ferences Of opinion as to Mcclellan.
the soldier, there are none as to Me
Clellan, the drillmaster. 1t is with his
creation of the army of the Potomac
that the remainder Of 1861 is chiefly
concerned. There were to be only q
few more battles of Importance, both
sides having been content to spend the
fall and winter in preparation before
the general fighting Of 1862.
Early Career Of Mcclellan.
George Brinton Mcclellan was born
in Philadelphia in 1926. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools of that
city and in the preparatory school OF
the University of Pennsylvania. Ir
1912 he entered the Military academy
at West Point and four years later
was graduated, being assigned to the
corps of engineers. 4 few months
later he went to Mexico and during
the war with that country was pro
noted to first lieutenant and captain
At the close Of that war he was ii!
command Of the company OF engineers
| with which he had been serving
! This he brought back to West Point
where he acted as assistant instructor
in engineering until 1851 He thel
superintendent the construction OF
Fort Delaware. after which he accom-
panied the Red river exploring expedi
ton The next TWO years he spent il
Washington and Oregon, exploring
route for the Pacific r2i.road
In 1850 Captain Mcclellan was sen
abroad as one Of commission O.
three to study the military systems o
Europe Much Of tho time was spen
in the Crimea, where war was then il
progress. Other countries were alst
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-08-16
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind
discourse es and lessons am bition; beauty,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
NEVADA SHOWS GREATEST
INCREASE IN AGRICULTURE

It remains for government statistics
taken from the crop review bulletin of
the Department of Agriculture, just
issued, 10 demonstrate with the ac-
curacy of figures the wonderful rides
taken by Nevada in agriculture Id the
last year and. in the last five years.
The figures show that Nevada leads
all the Union in last years increase in
agriculture and crops and that Mon
tana is the only other state at all ap-
preaching the record for the five-year
increase from 1905 to 1909.
Nevada's increase in crops of 1911
over 1910 is IL per cent, a very rapid
increase. while the increase is 106 per
cent over the average for the FIVE
year period of 1868 inclusive.
The wonderful and rapid growth of
crops 10 Nevada demonstrates that the
State should be the center of immigra-
tion in the next few years from the
farmin, communities of the East and
that the agricultural possibilities of
the State promise to become equal to
the mineral promise.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
THE SEARCH FOR POTASH
Progress of Work of the United
States Geological
Survey

The United States Geological Survey
has just issued short report, by Hoyt
S. Gale, on the progress of the work of
deep drilling for potash which is being
carried on in Carson Sink, Nevada.
near the town of Fallon. While no dis
eovery of potash salts is announced by
the survey, Mr.. Gales report is dis
tinct and valuable contribution to the
discussion of potash, setting forth
clearly the broad, basic reasons which
lead the geologists to the belief that
they will find, sooner or later, in come
one of these desert basins commercial
deposits of soluble potash such as con-
stitute the great Stassfurt beds iE Ger
many.
Last winter Congress appropriated
$40, 900 to enable the Geological Survey
to prosecute search for potash, the
money becoming available July l. An
appropriation of $12, 800 was also made
to the Bureau of Soils for a like pur-
pose, and it was mu tually agreed that
the two appropriations should be ad-
ministercd in the spirit of cooperation,
with an avoidance of duplication in
work and territory.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
A Large Enterprise.

DR.. A. II. Heppner, who was former
ly successful practitioner in this city,
but who retired to devote himself to
the development of n large tract of
land in Churchill county, has for the
past year or two been busted with a
new industry for this state, which prom
ises to develop on an extensive scale.
= he is up from San Francisco, where
he has been working out his project.
The doctor will leave tomorrow even
ing for the East to complete arrange
ments for the establishment of his in
dustry. Reno Gazette.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
BIDS BEING OPENED TODAY
City of FalIon Will Probably
Get Power Advertised
For Sale

Bids will be opened today for 200 kill
owatts of electricity advertised for
sale by the Reclamation officials. The
number who have submitted bids is not
known at this time, but the city Of Fal-
lon has its offer submitted and on file,
together with $500, required as testi-
monial Of good faith. Numerous ones
who originally planned to bid on this
power concluded after viewing the To-
cal situation that our municipality
should own the commodity and distrib-
ute it over a city distributing system,
owned by the people themselves, and
refrained from competing for the
award.
1t is understood that Mr.. E. G. Hop
son, supervising engineer in charge of
this project, will be here today to APP
prove bids on behalf of the reclamation
department. A representative of the
San Francisco board of underwriters
will also be here today to confer with
the city officials relative to the require
ments of the insurance companies in
order to secure the best rates for prop
erty insurance. Following this confer
ence the city officials will embody in
t proposed water system wherever
possible details recognized as essential
for the lowest rates.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
WILD GEESE PLENTIFUL
IN LOyELOCK COUNTRY

Wild goose hunting in Lovelock this
year is better than it has been for years.
There are thousands of these birds in
the lower end Of the valley, and as a
consequence almost any kind of shot
can get a goose or two. Several hun
ters have killed limit bags of these big
birds.
The hunting is done in the morning
or at night At these times the geese
pass from the lower end of the valley
and come up to the big grain fields of
the Big Five and Reservation ranches.
The hunters conceal themselves in the
tall grass and tules, over which 'the
geese pass on their journey. The big
birds fly quite close to the ground, and
if the concealed hunter is good shot
he has no difficulty in bringing down
one, and sometimes three or four.
The geese are very good eating, as
feeding on grain makes them fat, and
the meat is tender and juicy.-Love-
lock Miner
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
A RECORD DAY IN TiS-PAYlNG
Was Last Monday, When Over
$43, 900 was Paid In-Taxes
Now Delinquent.

Taxpaying extended over into yester-
day through the good graces of County
Treasurer j. W. Richards and Deputy
G. w. Foote The largest amount of
tax money handled any day occurred
Monday, in the course of which Mr.
Foote handled S43, 800 and passed it to
the county's credit. OF this sum S3s.-
600 comprised the first installment Of
taxes from the railroad company, which
pays considerably more than one-half
of all tax moneys paid into the Church
i'll county treasurer.
Mr.. Foote says there are few delln-
quents this year, and that the last few
days have been trying ones for him, for
the taxpayers generally have come in
late, creating q condition extremely
trying for the treasurer's office. Tax
payers generally who can do SO should
always pay early. BY doing this real
accommodation is extended the officials
whose duty it is to receive the taxes
and credit them to the individual.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
Advertising is Needed.

The Southern Pacific railroad has Just
issued a pamphlet setting forth the re-
sources of the state of Nevada, and at
a cost of $50, 900 has secured space at
the Chicago land show, where exhibits
of the agricultural and mining products
of the state may be shown, the COM
pany transporting free of cost any ex-
hibit that comes from the state.
There is not a single person in the
state who imagines for a minute that
the railroad company is going to all
this expense unless it can see a visible
return, which will come to it in increas-
ed passenger and freight traffic and in
the sale of its immense holdings of
land. Since the railroad is helping Ne
vada to help itself, its example should
be followed by every county in the
state.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
! CARELESS GUN WIELDER
Shows by His Act That Every
One Should Not be Allowed
To Tote Firearms

When amateur hunters in this local.
lty become so careless that thew en-.
danger human life in their pursuit OF
sport, it IS not difficult to understand
why the ranchers of this valley, almost
without exception, are canceling hunt
ing privileges on their property.
Apropos Of this Mrs. Wallace Fereu-
son had an experience Sunday morning
at her home, south Of town, which she
will not soon forget. She was securing
milk-pail in the rear of the kitchen.
about 8 o'clock, when, just as she set
the bucket down, "Ping" sounded a
bullet against the tin bucket. 1t went
on through the bucket, of course, and
lodged in the wall of the building. Mrs
Ferguson was within a couple Of feet
of the bucket when it was struck by
the rifle ball, and had the gun been
fired ten seconds sooner it is easily con-
ceivable that she might have been seri-
ously, if not fatally, wounded
1t could not be learned who fired this
careless shot, but needless to say Mr..
Ferguson Immediately gave notice to
all concerned that there would be no
more hunting in that locality.
Carelessness of this character is little
short of criminal. The man who fired
this shot certainly knew that he was
his rifle in the direction of
an occupied residence, and, knowing
this, he simply evidenced his disregard
of human life by his act. 1t was sim
ply another case Of fool with a gun.
And there are altogether too many fools
carrying guns.
The majority of the ranches of the
valley now have notices posted forbid
ding hunting on the premises. A few
more incidents like this of Sunday
and hunting viii become nigh
ty unpopular in this section. And pos
sibly better 80.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
Looks Good to him.

with eggs selling on the Fallon
market for So cents a dozen the chicken
business looks like a winner to me,
remarked resident yesterday. "a
have ordered a thousand young chicks
from Petaluma, and next year | will
either make a killing il poultry and
eggs or go broke"
The poultry industry promises to
make an exceptional growth in this
valley the coming season. A number
of people have lately expressed THEN
intention of embarking in it, and some
few others have remarked that they
intend to engage in hog-raising.
Either chicken-raising or hog-raislng
promises to be profitable vocation at
prevailing prices.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
ORE RUNS SIS PER TON.
The Nevada Wonder is Handling
Eighty Tons Per Day.

Eighty Tors Per Day.
All reports of the now mill of the
Nevada Wonder Mining Company are
to the effect that the plant is doing
splendid work.
The mill comprises ten stamps of
400 pounds each, ARD a slx-foot Chill
ian mill and one 5S22-foot tube mill.
and six No. 3 nei8ter concentrating
tables, Dorr thicSener. agitator tanks
and two Oliver filters. The plant is
operated by electricity furnished by
the Pacific Power company and convey
ed distance of 125 miles. Water for
the mill is piped by gravity l03 miles
and is dschared into storage tank
having capacity of 100, 900 gallons.
The mill is now running on ore aver
aging $l8 ton and making a recovery
of So per cent. From IS TO so tons are
treated, but another Dorr thickener is
TO be installed, and II is thought that
the capacity of the mill will eventually
be worke up to 10 tons daily. j. II.
Bug ss is general superintendent and
G. M Scibird mill superintendent.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
Former Fallon Resident Dead.

Abner B. Alexson, resident of this
valley for four years. passed away in
Phoenix, Ariz., Saturday, Dec. 2, after
long illness of tuberculosis, aged about
80 wears. Deceased located on home
stead east of town several years ago, and
formerly resided in Byron, CAL, where
interment occurred. He leaves numer-
Gus relatives besides his parents to
mourn his taking away.
A. alexson, the father, left Monday
in order to be present at the last sad
rites. The grief-stricken mother was
with her son at the time of demise.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
McNAMARAs SENTENCED.
One of Them Gets Life Sentence and
the Other Fifteen Years.

The Mcnamara brothers were sem
fenced in Los Angeles yesterday. ]. j.,
probably The more culpable of the two,
who, as secretary-treasurer of the
structural iron-workers' national organ
ization, directed the criminal operations,
receiving fifteen years, while ]. B., who
actually, by his own confession. placed
the bombs that blew up the Los An
geles Times building and destroyed
twonty-one lives, received life SEN
tence. Thus does justice miscarry.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
MORE ABOUT THE EMBARGO
California Takes Rigid Action
Against Nevada Tubers.
Will Hamper Market

As the result of conference between
President j. +. Stubs, of the Univer.
sity of Nevada, and State Horticulture
Commissioner Cook of California the
embargo on Nevada potatoes has been
raised to certain extent, and now il
will be possible to make shipments fr o n
this state after the potatoes have been
examined by the university experts and
found to be in good condition and free
from the eel worm.
Under the conditions named by the
California official no potatoes can be
shipped from districts in this state
where the eel worm is known to exist.
but on the affidavit Of the university
people shipments eon be made from the
free districts. Ali potatoes now en-
route to California found on inspection
to contain eel WORMS will be shipped
back to Nevada.
1t is now said tnat 1860 carloads of
potatoes have already been shipped
from this state to California markets,
and that they will be received without
any protest.
As regards tae situation in California
the following from the Sacramento Bee
is explanatory:
Notices to wholesale produce men,
10 shippers and 20 the Southern Pacific
that they will accept shipments of Ne
vada potatoes at their own risk were
sent cut by horticultural Commissioner
Bloomer, following the quafantine or
der issued by State Horticultural Com
missioner Cook.
Every shipment Of Nevada potatoes
which does not bear the approval of
the University OF Nevada experts will
be held up here and sent back to Neva-
ds at the expense OF the shipper, says
Bloomer.
"'Uness they nave a clean bill of
health as being free from the eel worm
| will not even take time TO examine
the carloads, but viii seud them back
to Nevada, said Bloom.r today. If
they carry the approval N the Uhiyer-
sity Of Nevada will first investigate
personally before allowing them to pass
through this city.
'"rhe local shippers have promised
Bloomer not TO haua.e Nevada tubers
Tor the time being The freightage
from Nevada here Is 500 per carload.
and If carload is cent back as infected
there will be an additional cost ofSl00.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
The Services Finances.

1t appears by the latest government
reports that the receipts and allotments
of the Reclamation Service, with re-
spect to the states in which government
irrigation work has been undertaken,
are as follows, the receipts being from
the sales of government land and the
allotments for irrigation projects more
or less under way or completed:
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-12-06
Ranchmen. Take Notice I

Before buying a tailboard scraper see
the latest improved scraper, one that
has been improved by men who use
them, and made by Beusdum G Sprey-
er. They balance, are easily adjusted
to 90 the greatest amount of work with
the least horse power, and are strong
in every part See them, one block
north of courthouse. Plows sharpened
and pointed right; shears of any size or
shape made to order.
Off GEO. 8. SPREYER, Manager.