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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16
FEARY is GONE TO The WOODS
Lett Last Week Leaving Bum
Papers With Acquaintance
AS Momentos.

7. Hookem Feary Jr.. a young
man of excellent address and an
elongated lower jaw that shonld
make him easy to catch but hard to
hold, left Fallon on Tuesday of last
week, after eashing around s275 in
checks, securing this sum from sew
en- local parties, some of whom have
already determined much to their
ehagrin that the paper is bogus and
is not backed by eassh in the sever
al different banks upon which they
were drawn.
When Feary took his departure.
ne made the announcement that he
void return last Saturday, but the
fact that he failed to keep his word.
tosether with he fact that the paper
he Issued before starting is bum.
leads his several victims to assume
that they have been "stung."
In tho meantime. following max
ing good his escape from these parts.
Feary announced from San Francis
co by wire to a local party that he
would make good on the checks and
his promise to return. but beyond an
Inquiry from a brother in Portland
as to the number OF cheeks drawn
flctitic 1sly aud the amount involved
nothing further has been heard from
r. Hookem. Jr.. who is being earn
estiy sought BY the victims of his
eaprices, who fail to see the joke
Peary came to Fallon nearly a
year ago and in addition to taking
leases on local ranches. started a
collection agency and launched out
as an enthusiastic exponent of the
doctrine OF socialism, several of his
victims being eompatriots in this
couse.
A warrant has been issued for the
apprehension Of Feary. whose inten-
tons are doubted for the time at
least. some OF his erstwhile ac-
qaaintanees and friends still main
tain he viii make good. but If moth
ing else, his business methods are
certainly TO be questioned.
Feary will also be remembered as
the young man who starred In a
moro or less aanguinary engage
ment with a local rancher with whom
he was doing business of a one sid
ed nature. in which the ranoher I'M
ished FIRST using q buggy whip to en-
compass his immediate ends. Both
the whip and Feary's anatomy show
ed the effect OF the farmers wrath.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16
THE FIRE INSURANCE RATES
Will Be Raised On Fallon Risks
Unless Fire Fighting Organ
izations Are Maintained.

A representative of one of the fire
insurance companies who lately Wis
tied Fallon stated, and reasonably
too, that If Fallon is to enjoy the re-
Gently accorded low insurance rates
for long that the fire companies win
have to awake from their somnoles-
cence and be fire companies in more
than name only II will be remem-
bered that the low rates granted
were in reality based partially upon
our water system and partially up
on the representation that the town
had an efficient fire fighting organi-
cation. We undoubtedly have the
water system, which is second to
none in the state and we owe it to
ourselves to make good on the fire
department. This is matter of
sufficient importance to the busi-
ness interests of the town that their
active espousal of the fire organiza-
ton idea should follow We have
certainly learned by experience that
once the present rates have been
superseded by higher ones that we
will have a good deal of difficulty in
getting the low rates restored.
Fire insurance companies have,
through the underwriters board
the matter of adjustment of rates
pretty much in their own hands and
we owe it to both ourselves and in
the representation that we had an
effective fire fighting organization.
Let US get busy.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16
TEACH YOUR BOYS.
Or Keep Them Home From The
Factory.

Several occurrences at the sugar
factory plant of late forces the con-
elusion that unless some of the boys
of the town correct their ways 1t Is
going to be necessary for the factory
management to exclude ali unaeeom-
panied youngsters from the factory.
During Sunday one precocions youth
was apprehended as he was about to
throw an electric light globe into
tho channel handling beets, while
two other youngsters, ascending to
tho top of the building slid down
the chute leading to the cutting
machines and only the promptest ae-
ton and quick thinking on the part
of one of the factory employees, saved
them from a horrible death.
Il would seem that the parents oil
Fallon would do we'll to either keep
children at home or else accompany
them when they go to take in what
should be to them an instructive
sight. Certainly the sugar factory
is not play ground
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16
FRESH MEXICAN
Assaults Two Fallon Ladies And
Makes Escape.

A Mexican laborer, whose name is
unknown, forcibly took hold of
two young ladies OF Fallon as they
We're returning from an excursion to
the sugar factory Sunday evening.
They were members of party, their
companions being a short distance
behind them. Meeting the Mexi-
can, the latter presumed they were
unaecompanied and forcibly took
hold of them. only to run as they
heard the balance of the party ap-
preaching. The appearance on the
scene of the companions of the young
ladies in all probability, saved them
from very rough treatment at the
hands of the Mexican.
A warrant was issued for the ar
rest of the culprit on the morning
following the incident, but search
failed to disclose his whereabouts
and it is believed that he walked
out of the country. Such incidents
tend to prove the wisdom of extreme
care on the part of the weaker sex
in moving about after dark. Time
was when molestation of articles left
unguarded or such forms of accost-
ladies' were unknown in Fallon. but
the condition no longer applies.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16
A Move To Secure Deferred Pay
ments.

At a meeting of the Truckee-Car-
son project water users association,
held in Fallon on October 18th, it
was decided that all who wished to
secure deferred payments for this
year on account of the shortness of
water during the irrigating season of
the present year, must make a state
ment in writing, setting forth the
damage caused by the shortage which
statement will be sent to the secre-
tary of the interior.
The statement must be handed in
at the next meeting of the associa-
ton, which will be held on the af-
ternoon of October 26th, 1912.
TRUCKEE-CARSON WATER U.s.
ERS' ASSOCIATION.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16
ROOSEVELT VICTIM OF CRANK
Who Wounded Him In Milwau-
kee. Monday, In Attempt
To Assasinate Him.

rbe most unfortunate incident o
,he present presidential campaign
:, any preceding presidential cam
a,on 70, that matter. occurred IL
milwaukee Monday afternoon when
r,a,mer President Theodore Roose-
.e,t who Is again candidate foi
presidential honofs, received a bni-
Il, wound in the breast, the resul
= shot fred at him point blank
:, crapk. The nation uniform.
= denloies the incident, hapeeninh
III does In the heat Of the campaign
zad many expressions of sympathy
t.,e been wired 10 The injured man
rom every part Of the country.
The following from the headline
# Yesterday mornings papers indi-
.a,a tbat MIR. Roosevelt IL In no i'm
neaiate danger and win survive hi
,.onnds. barring Of course, the ever
,resept danger In such instances o.
bloodpoisoning.
"crank uies 10 kiil Roosevelt ane
erewd follows the assassin 10 prison.
Roosevelt heroioally saves treaetef.
ans assaiIant from lynchinE by rush.
ine back the crowd that demands
revenge. Roosevelt the ninsists up
an keeping engagement to address Il
mass meeting. Later jokes with
,be surgeons while they have him
an the operating table and are prob
Ing ion the bullet in his breast
Manuscript In his inner coat pocket.
which slackened the speed OF the
revolver ballet. undoubtedly saved
his life."
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16
For Sale.

Beautifully laying so acres. No al
kali: 40 acres alfalfa; new improve
ments; nothing better under IrucNee
Carson project. Will sell below COST
Address Tamney, Fernley, New.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16
SUGAR Beet Machinery

. We carry the Bennis line OF
3 Beet Machinery. Some may be
9 as good, but none better Here
. are some OF the good points Of
the Dennis plow
II does not break the beet,
and thus lose you one-third the
weight
It does not plow the beet up
) and leave It in the sun to wither
and shrink. The beet is left
J standing in the ground just as
II was before plowing. with the
exception OF being loose SO
that the topper can raise 1t
without effort.
) with a Dennis machine the
plow can be four or five days
: ahead OF the toppers without
) loss to the beet grower.
Z They will not clog and one
: man and three horses viii ham
: die one.
; We have them in both walk
: ing and riding plows at prices
. lower than competing machines
) can be sold for.
II vou wish IN 500 n demon-
: stration OF what these machines
: will do with a ileld of beets, We
: will be pleased to take you to
9 satisfied users SO that you may
see them in operation.
: GrOb & Bingham
sssssees sssase ases asss zee
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16

If you are going to vote this elec-
ton and have not registered you
must do so on or before the Goth of
this month.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16
The old reliable, genuine
Rock Spring coal always on
hand at Burton's coal yard.

". W. Williams has the best beei
puller on market. 5l-it
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16

We have a frst-elass horseshoer Oh
the lob. Benadum & Spreyer'
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16
MISS E. r. THOMPSON
Teacher of the Piano

Will call at the home or give iinstrue-
tions at residence on Williams Avenue
one door west of w. A. Keddie's resi-
dence. Arrangements can be made by
leaving word at the Lahontan or calling
at residence on Williams Avenue
Canadian Club Whiskey at The
Bank.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-16

Budweiser Beer at The Bank.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
CELEBRATE JULY 20.

The postofice department celebrated
its Fourth Of July on July 26. 1t was
in 1891 that the progenitor Of the
present postofice was planned. when
William and Mary. by letters patent,
granted to one Thomas Eeale, master
OF the mint, constituted him the first
postmaster general of America Neale
delegated the task Of establishing
postal service In the wilderness OF
the new world to 4 versatile. energetic
scotchman. Andrew Hamilton. Ham,
ilton's first service, q weekly post,
was from Portsmouth, N. H., to Bos-
ton, Saybrook, New York, Philadel-
phia, Maryland and Virginia, though
the service was dependent to large
degree upon the weather. The rs-
ceipts OF the postofhce Of New York
city during the year 1898 we've fe1.
Then England bought It back In 17o7.
paying Neale for his grant R1.6e4.
One hundred years ago the whole
country had only 1900 postofices. as
against $3.50 in 1910. The total re-
ceipts in the earlier year were $751;
6s4. Since then they have been null
tiplied more than 400 times to reach
the 3224,12s.e57 Of 1910. And it was
on July 20, 1878. that the postofice
department was really established. al.
though 1t was then very much like II
II now.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
MILITIA TO GET REvoLvERs.

The present rate Of delivery Of au-
tomato 45-caliber pistols, model OF
1911, indicates that the ordnance de-
partment Of the army will be able to
begin to supply these pistols in guam
titles to the organized militia about
December, 1912. In the meantime the
ordnance department can supply to
each state not to exceed 20 pistols.
with extra magazines, holsters and
ammunition, charging them to the
quota OF tho state through the division
Of military affairs. or the pistol. hol-
ster and ammunition can be sold to
tho several states by the ordnance de-
partment for cash under the provision
law.
The price of the pistol Will be
STATS: holster, $1.55: ball cartridge
for automatic pistol. 32o.75 per 1000,
and the price Of the slide for carry
ing the holster on the ohlcers leather
saber belt probably 20 cents. A leath-
or pocket to carry extra magazine,
and web pockets to be worn on the
feld belt, and web field belt are being
designed by the ordnance department
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
valua Of Farm Scales,

The day for guessing on farm deals
is past. II the farmer Is to get the
greatest profit from his produce mar
keted he must have the same means
Of protecting himself that the grocer.
liveryman and hardware man has.
When the grocer sells sugar, he does
not guess at the number OF pounds
and does the weighing himself. II
you happen to be out Of feed and drive
to the liveryman or feed store, you
buy by weight and must pay for so
many pounds. The hardware man
sells wire. nails, etc., by weight
Now, the point 10 this. A great
many farmers lose enough in the run
Of few years to more than pay for
the platform scale by selling their
produce, letting the other fellow weigh
it, selling by measure, or by guessing
it of. II the farmer is to hold his own
and get what is due him, he ought to
do business in businesslike way. The
farm scales will help to do this.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
WAsHIhoTon MONUMENT BUILD
gR DEAD.

There died recently In Washington
. man whose name ought TO be known
on both continents. and yet It Is moro
than likely that his death scarcely
caused sigh from one Of the thou
sands who have viewed his handiwork
This man was Thomas c. Purcell.
builder of the Washington monu-
ment He had the distinction OF lay
Ing the second corner stone OF the
Warrington monument and every otn-
ern stone until the aluminium vas
placed on the apex. He was 81 years
old. and has long been resident OF
the District. He is said to have been
the best and most artistic stone ma
SON In the country. He was native
OF Ireland. and came 10 this country
when about 20 years OF age When
he came to Washington he worked on
the extension Of the Capitol. He SET
the second cornerstone Of the Wash
ington monument in 1880 under direc'
ton Of Col. Thomas Lincoln Casey
He personally set every stone In the
exterior walls of the monument and
supervised the setting Of all the In
terror stones. He was familiar with
Its construction in every detail, and q
few years ago published q nation
wide famous history Of the monu'
ment.
The last work which Mr.. Purcell
supervised was the construction OF the
new naval observatory building at
the reservation on Wisconsin avenue.
Under his supervision the corner
stones of the patent once, the old
postolnce building, Cabin John
Bridge, the war and navy department
building and the pedestals Of the Lin
coin and Mcpherson monuments were
laid. g.. -
Mr.. Purcell was personally acquaint.
Cd with almost every president since
the Civil war. He was a great favor.
ite with Presidents Lincoln and Grant.
He II servived by three sons and
three daughters.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Agriculture In Alaska.

Although the Eskimos know next to
nothing of agriculture, there is no rea'
son why good crops Of grain. vegeta'
bles and fruits should not be grown
in Alaska. The government has three
or four experiment stations there. and
all the evidence goes to show that far
ming can be carried on with success
to more or less limited extent A
number Of good strawberries, which
yield we'll have been developed. and
winter rye and wheat can be grown
wherever the snow fall 10 deep enough
to protect 1t from the severe winter
temperature, which means from ~ to
81 feet. Good potatoes have been
grown and herds Of cattle and sheep
are doing we'll.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
PENSION OFFICE swAMPED.

The pension ONCE Is fairly swamped
with applications. Over 426,000 have
been filed under the new act passed
May IL: hundreds are pouring in each
day. and the pension ONCE, which has
to take care Of them all. Is undergo
ing the greatest rush Of business that
1t has experienced since Its founda.
ton.
The payments on the new pensions
began July 4, and arrangements to
pay them up to date Just as fast az
possible are being rushed. But be-
cause Of the work incident to fling
the applications, and then searching
the records to determine whether
they should be allowed, 1t has been
absolutely impossible for the pension
Office to keep up with the task.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Japanese Bride,

Brides in Japan follow the Same
custom which prevails in the western
world, that Of wearing white at the
wedding ceremony, at least during q
part Of 1t. But the significance It.
tached to the choice Of this color IL
quite different on the two sides Of
the world. .% Y B .#3 h. IL f 4. X.
"A The Japanese bride IL dressed nrst
n resplendent garments Of white silk,
the sleeves Of the costume usually
icing about three feet In length, while
the sash, an important feature. meas.
nrss about eleven feet IN length. VI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
LOST WITH ALL ON BOARD
Many Ocean Liners Have Disappeared.
Leaving No Survivor 70 Tell Of
the Disaster.

A writer In Chambers Journal 70
calls the number OF vessels which
have from time to time disappeared
mysteriousiy. leaving not single sur
vivor to tell the story.
In the North Atlantic service alone
between lsA and 1890, no fewer than
- big steamers we're totally blotted
out OF human knowledge. together
with their crews and passengers. mum.
boring l,45L The President with
l36 souls on board, was the nrst OF
these 10 be lost forever In 1s41. The
City OF Glasgow disappeared In 1858
without leaving q trace, and she hAd
$50 souls on boad. In 1856 the Pa
cifc. with a living freight OF 240. sail
ed from Liverpool in June. and was
never more heard Of. The Tempest.
with $50 souls mysteriousiy disappear
ed In 1889. The City Of Boston. with
40 persons, vanished in 1870. The
Huronian, an Allan liner, disappeared
in 1909; and the British gunboat, Con-
dor. was lost in the Pacific in 1901. In
1893 a cattle steamer. the Naronic,
with n aboard, was lost
As to the possible causes Of the
catastrophes. It Is only possible to
surmise. Capsizing. damage from
within. such as explosion. breakdown
Of machinery. or fire: or damage from
without. such ~ collision with an Ice
berk or with Z dereiict hulk, have all
been suggested to explain the losses
Of vessels. The Captain capsized. and
hundreds Of lives wore lost. and 1t
is now generally assumed that the
Warathah capsized by reason Of top
heaviness. As to the damage to ma
chinery, there is the case Of the City
Of Paris, which had big smash tn
one Of her engine rooms In 1890. She
was near the Irish coast, but though
both engine rooms were filed With wa
ter In ten minutes, she was kept afloat
owing to her watertight compartments
for three days till help came to tow
her into Queenstown. In the case OF
fire. everything, probably, would be
consumed to the waters edge, and II
this happened far from land. the
chances of rescue would be remote.
Heavy weather and tidal waves with
the older vessels, at any rate. were
probably other reasons for shiDwreck.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
like FINDING MONEY
Governments Entries on Right
Side Of Ledger.
Almost Every Fire or other o'sssts'
IL Which Property 10 Destroyed
Has IL compensatlons !ss
the Nation.

The obvious fact In recalled thak
when the Titanic plunged two miles
below the surface Of the sea, the
great ship carried with her an i'm
mense amount Of wealth in various
forms, among these a good deal OF
ready money. and Of this money q
considerable sum In United states
notes, were promises TO pay on pre-
sentation and demand. which shall
not be paid, as they can never be pre-
scented. How much Of this kind OF
money, or of any other kind. went
down In that Inflated ship can never
be known.
But tho catastrophe brings to mind
the cognate fact that there IL SCARCE
ly q day in the year in which the
government does not make money BY
the destruction OF some Of the EVIL
dences OF It's liability to be asked to
pay. Where a government bill 10
mutiIated, any portion Of 1t may be
presented for redemption. Provided
three-fifths OF the note can bs identi-
fed, the full face value II returned
to the owner, but IL less than three
fifthp can be identified only half 10
paid. OF course millions OF money,
or rather evidences Of the govern
ment's obligations to pay money. are
swept out OF existence altogether. This
happens every time ship goes to
the bottom of the sea or great nre
occurs.
The treasury department issues
statistics covering these points. In
the midst of the Civil war the gov
eminent issued more than $400, 000, 900
Of legal tender notes. There are now
outstanding 100000 of these notes
in denominations Of 81 and 81. Most
of this Is undoubtedly destroyed or
held by collectors, and will never be
presented for redemption.
During the war the government Is
sued fractional currency paper money
to the extent Of $685., 100000. OF this
currency more than S15,000,000 Is
still found In tia accounts OF the
treasury and little Of 1t will ever be
presented for redemption.
For government use in the Civil war
notes bearing compound interest were
issued to the amount Of $267, 000, 900,
of which about $4,000 has never
been presented for redemption. Dur
Ing the war there were issued demand
notes amounting to $60,000,000. and
of this $4,000 has never been pre-
sented for redemption.
Besides this the government from
time to time sends out checks to meet
obligations for sums as low as dol
lar. A great many of these are never
presented for redemption. but are
kept as souvenirs by the receivers,
and furthermore a great many banks
receive checks in payment Of inter
est In bonds, and sometimes neglect
to present them for redemption, for
years. If for small amounts, forever
This is all like finding money for
the government, and with us the gov
eminent and the public are synony-
nous terms, the people are the gain
era
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-23
Tracing the DOGS Descent.

1t seems to be generally accepted by
naturalists and the world at large that
the domestic dog is In some sense a
collateral descendant Of the wolf or
jackal, says q writer in Harpers
Weekly.
A professor at the Natural History
Museum in Paris has communicated
results of his study Of various canine
skulls to the academy Of sciences. He
appears to have noticed certain per-
culiarities OF growth which have hith-
erto escaped biologists. He states that
the skull OF almost every species Of
wolf and jackal differs from the skull
of the shepherd dog to an extent that
makes 1t impossible that this dog
should belong In the same classical
ton The skull Of the Indian wolf, on
the contrary, shows some points Of
resemblance. This, indeed, IL the only
savage canine the top Of whose head
projects like that of the dog.
There are, moreover. other charac-
teristics which the Indian wolf has in
common with the dog, and which the
ordinary wolf does not share with
them, although his origin and that Of
the dog have long been supposed to
be q common one.
The conclusion OF this scientist IL
that the Indian wolf Is the progenitor
Of the shepherd dog and the blood
hound. There were two primitive races
of dogs analogous to these which were
first domesticated in central Asia,
whence they passed to Europe, and
there eeems no reason to doubt that
the bloodhound Of today ia the direct
descendant OF the dog spoken Of BY
the ancients as the dog OF the age Of
bronze"