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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
REGULATE ACTS.
piutes In Fallon Need The
Indian Police.

This paper has repeatedly called at
tention to the menace presented by the
nearby Piute village to the good health
of this community. Indians suffering
from trachoma, the dreaded eye di-
sease, intermingle freely with the
towns population, while still others of
the dissolute class, chiefly squaws,
find no trouble IN plying their nasty vo-
cations on the back streets and alleys
of the town. Whiskey is traded and
trafiicked in with often times i'll results
for innocent and well meaning Indians.
The condition complained of would seem
TO present an excellent illustration of
the delinquency of the National govern
ment, whose proper function it is to
to care for these Indians.
The blind and crippled members of
the contingent east of town. not being
able to work, find their way to town
and are fed in the rear of the restau-
rants of the town. Some of these In
dians present pitable and repugnant
sights. One buck in particular, feels
his way in and out of town with stick
horrible object and one that presents
constant menace with his diseased
optics and horrible filth.
There are many cases of poverty in
the Indian camp that would seem to de-
mand some sort of action on the part of
the proper authorities, and the Indian
bureau should be importuned to take
immediate action. On the other hand,
the matter of allowing promiscuous
Ioafing of the blind and dissolute around
the streets of Falon would seem TO be
condition rightly within the province
of the city officials for correction.
Probably Indian police would be as ef-
fective here as in Lovelock where two
uniformed aborigines serve admirably
to keep down the vices SO apparent
here.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
AFFAIRS AT THE DAM.
Good Progress Being Made BY
Government Forces.

The Carson river was diverted
through the newly constructed conduit
and flume at Lahontan for the first
time Saturday. The foundation of the
entire proposed dam is now free from
water for the first time. In the mean
time the pool below the dam is being
excavated, while the work of filling in
the dirt dam will be in progress some
time in September. The high trestle
for the great belt conveyor, the duty
of which will be to move the entire
supply of dirt that will form the big
dam when completed. is about finished.
The cement manufacturing plant IS
also about ready for operation, for
mality that will ensue in about two
weeks.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
OUR BASEBALL BOYS LOSE.
Thompson Caught Them On An Off
Day And Trounced Them.

Thompson's crack baseball team, a
husky bunch of athletes by the way,
came over from the smelter town Sun
day and walloped the Falon players in
a most decisive manner. The relative
performances of the two teams did not
show the difference indicated by the
score, which was six to one in favor of
the visitors, who pulled off two double
plays and showed other evidence of be-
ing versed in inside baseball. On the
other hand, our lads had a day off
Two palpable muffs by the local out
field, quite inexcusable, served TO put
Fallon SO badly on the wrong side CT
the ledger that nothing but good bat
ting could redeem the lost ground and
the batting was not forthcoming.
George Johnson, for Fallon, pitched an
excellent game, striking out IA smelter
workers and but for the bobbles, by the
out fielders which allowed four runners
to score. the result of the game might
have been different.
The big damage resulted in the first
inning when with two down Bateman
lifted high one to left field, which the
wind kept aloft longer than the laws
of gravitation would ordinarily allow
with the result that Schottscneider ran
in too far and then missed the chance.
Three runs resulted. Again in the
third an inield error accounted for the
fourth run and repeating, an outfield
error allowed the fifth run in the fifth
inning. The sixth run was earned in
the sixth inning.
Fallon secured its only run of the
game in its frame of the second inning
when Powell singled and scored on two
sacrifice hits and passed ball. After
that Senner, pitching for Thompson
frightened up and BANKED the locals for
seven consecutive innings. This boy
Senner is a real speed marvel and struck
out II Fallon batsmen.
Thompson amused the largest crowd
that ever witnessed ball game on the
local grounds by pulling off pretty
double play in the second inning and
repeated again in the fifth inning, SEN
ner to O'Neal to Kan; Senner to
O'Neal to Kan. The Thompsonites
also pilfered two bases to the locals
none and were credited with but one
error, while Fallon, playing out of
usual form were given nine errors by
the official score keeper, which
equaled the number of assists made by
the locals.
This, in epitome, is the relative do
| ings of the two teams. Johnson, for
Fallon, was entitled to win with proper
support. Tom Sanford, for Fallon
knocked out healthy single and sac
rificed twice, while Powell made three
healthy swats for the hit column, Shep
pard getting the other hit, the remand
er of the locals being helpless before
Senner. For Thompson, Warren, th'
alfalfa kid, got three hits the first thre
times up, but famed the remaining tw
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Framed Last Wednesday By
Party Statesmen. Aimed as
Leaven for Popular Favor.

The regular Republicans met at
Wightman hall last Wednesday and or
ganized for the coming political un-
! pleasantness. The one act featuring
the occasion was the adoption of coun-
ty platform of wondous breadth of
scope, being national and even inter-
national in its character. Popular favor,
the real leaven in politics, was the OBJ
ject sought by the platform trainers.
who doled out planks as follows:
One voicing the belief that the pres
ent county government is antiquated,
expensive and has grown whiskers that
long ago needed trimming.
One voicing the belief that offices
should be consolidated and in some
cases abolished; in other cases deputies
in the county's employ who are not oc-
cupied in swatting flies shall suffer de-
portation to other fields of activities.
Another plank commits the party
to work for the general upbuilding of
the road system.
The belief was expressed that the
monies saved by doing away with
stumpsuckers at the public crib shall
be used to educate the coming young
American In these parts.
The opinion is voiced that the
county tax rate can be lowered without
impairing the administration of the
county's affairs.
The promise is given that the pres
tige and influence of the Republican
county officials will be used to help che
homesteaders of the valley to secure a
more practical Reclamation law than is
now operative, and the platform says
maintenance charges should be return
ed to homesteaders who do not receive
their full share of government water.
The platform further states that no
workers should be allowed underground
in the mines of Nevada unless he can
read and write English with perfect
diction and intellgently discuss certain
of the classics.
The legislative nominees are pledged
to work for no-fence law. The cam
paign document is concluded with an
injunction to local folks to o.forget their
trouble in view of the stupenduousness
of the Lahontan dam.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Met Monday and Yesterday. Dam.
age Suit Transferred to Fed
eral Court.

The district court was in session
Monday morning, at which time P. K.
sheaf's damage suit against the Pa.
cifc Power Company, wherein the
plaintiff is seeking payment of $40, 900
from the defendant for injuries receiy-
ed while working on its power line near
Fairyiew, was transferred to the Federal
Court of Nevada. Curler & Martinson
represent the plaintiff and Metson,
Drew & Mackenzie, of San Francisco,
the defendant. w. S. Wall appeared
in the district court on behalf of the
defendant.
The case of DIR. G. NJ. Gardner VS..
Pacific Power Co., suit to recover
money alleged to be due for medical
services, was set for next Monday.
In the matter of H. j. Kinkead VS..
j. B. Young. August 9th was fixed as
the time for trial
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
WHEN To CUT YOUR ALFALFA
The Eureka Sentinel Offers Ex-
cellent Suggestions For
The Tyro.

Beginners in growing alfalfa are apt
to make mistakes in cutting and curing
this most valuable crop. 1t will be me-
cessary for one not familiar with this
valuable legume and the way to handle
it, to get information from those who
have studied it well enough and long
enough to know just how and when to
NOW this alfalfa in order to get the
best results out of it. OF course, it is
like all other forage crops in the fact
that there is time at which, if cut
and cured, it will make satisfactory
forage.
In the case of the clover, the COM
mon practice is to begin to NOW when
reasonable proportion-say about
one-third of the heads-have turned
brown. In cutting timothy the grass
makes the best hay If cut before the
bloom is off, though some people want
all the bloom to be off the timothy and
some of the heads beginning to shed the
seed The general opinion Is that this
is not best, as the stalks at that time
are getting somewhat woody" and in
few hot, dry days it might lose much
of its quality as hay.
In the case of alfalfa, experienced
growers of the crop say that no atten-
ton need be given to the bloom, be-
cause it does not bloom, all or pearly
all, at one time. Moreover, the state
of the bloom does not Indicate as much
as other things at what period the cut
ting should be done with reference to
the next crop it should make. And in
order to find out most definitely the
stage at which to NOW the crop, an ex-
animation must be made of the root
crowns Eureka Sentinel.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
CLOUDBURST'S AWFUL TOLL
auNBuS AWFUL TOLL LAKE TAHOE MMHl
RFs sI c o @ M aEaM Las The Eureka oaE
Seven Mazuma Residents Are
Drowned And Nine Injured.
Great Property Loss.

Mazuma, one of Humboldt county's
prosperous mining camps, was prae.
tically wiped off the map last Thursday
afternoon and Seven Troughs suffered
severely from the effects of a water
spout that sent wall of water down
the canyon in which the two camps
were located. The rush of water came
without warning. no rain having fallen
in either of the stricken camps and its
volume was so great that eye witness
es claim it formed solid wall Is feet
in heighth.
Seven residents of Mazuma were
drowned in the disaster, and nine 9TH
ers injured. OF the fatalities, three
were of people who had formerly resid-
ed in thi, county. Mrs. Edna Ruddell,
Mazuma's postmistress who lost her
life in the flood, formerly resided in
and near Fallon, and was quite well
known here. She left husband from
whom she was divorced and several
children. While in Fallon the unfor-
tunate lady resided with DR.. and Mrs
Reese, who also suffered the loss Of
everything they had in the world, but
escaped with their lives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Trenchard, form
er Fairview residents, were caught in
the swirl of waters and tossed about
g. t,ua ha,,rs huf ttnra vaoue;ta al .x.l
at last accounts, their condition seemed
to warrant the prediction that they
would recover. The Trenchards were
well known to a number of the resi-
dents of Fallon.
Perry Gillespie, l0-year old son of NJ.
Gillespie, superintendent Of the Seven
Thoughts Coltion mine, was drowned.
The bereayed father is well known in
the mining districts of this county, and
lately visited Fallon.
The property loss has been determin-
ed as being around 800. 600, confined
chiefly to the town of Mszuma, though
Seven Thoughts suffered severely. The
Coalition Mining Co., with headquart-
ers in Loyelock, is one of the heaviest
losers, 800. 600 in bullion being among
the assets lost.
On the day following the ewfpl ea.-
astrophe, Governor 0ddie issued a proc
lamation calling upon the people of the
state TO render contributions for those
who lost their property. Those who
feel able should address their communi-
cations containing donations to Hon.
Lemuel Allen, Reno, New, member of
the committee in charge of disburse-
ments
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24

fT1HE CANDIDACY OFP. A. McCARRAN for Supreme
Judge is being heartily endorsed by leading Dem
M ocrats throughout the State and many of the
papers, One of these commendatory notices, re-
Gently published in the Tonopah Bonanza Republican
paper was in the following terms of praise
THE Hon. P A. McCarran who is candidate for the
Democratic domination for the Supreme Court typical
Nevadan Starting life the of of the pioneers who
helped make Nevada what she is to-day he did not have the
advantages of wealth position but had work his way
through the public schools and from there he finished his
education in the Nevada university where he showed bril-
liant mind that quick to grasp the details of in
tricate problem.
The career of Mr.. McCarran is one that shows what
pluck and determination may accomplish From the poor
boy to the successful lawyer long, hard sep but Nc
Carran accomplished by studying and diligence and per-
severance.
From the time that he admitted to the practice Of
law until he elected district attorney of Nye County,
McCaan recognized possessing brilliant legal mind
and early in his the admiration and respect Of
his fellow practitioners" :"
The expressions made by the Republican press has
been repeated every county in the State not only by the
Democratic press but by the public in general In Churchill
County McCarrans recognized foregone
cuson and poll taken of the vote hurch County
on the candidates for the Supreme Bench safe say
that McCarran would have splendid majority over 20 ta
bined votes of all other candidates.
His life spent in this State, his and record
practicing attorney his determination when in the right
and above all his honesty of purpose has for him the
respect and admiration of those with whom he has in
contact and has made the of Pat McCaran that is
respected and held in highest esteem by the people of Nevada
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
WILSON CLUB ORGANIZED.
Meeting Saturday Evening De-
veloped Much Enthusiasm.

The Wilson and Marshall club met at
.Wightman ball Saturday evening when
a good crowd of Democrats were pres
ent. The matter of ratifying the plat
form previously put forward by the
party leaders and published in full in
this paper was up and left open until
the next meeting, which will occur al
the instance of the President in order
that no feature germane to the loca
situation shall be overlooked.
Hon. r. L. Douglass was elected
president of the organization; S. j.
Rogers and DIR. T. f. Richardson first
and second presidents and M. II.
Wallace. secretary.
The club starts off with healthy
membership and great deal of enthu-
siasm.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
BULL MOOSE MEETING.
Was Held Saturday and Routine
Business Transacted.

Are you a Bull Moose? The question
is pertinent right now for the woods
are full of Bull Moosers. In fact, if
the Churchill county sentiment pre-
vailed over the entire country, Taft
would be badly trampled in the fray
this fall. The local Roosevelt admir-
ers met at Wightman hall Saturday af-
ternoon and effected a county organi-
zation to be known as the Churchill
County Progressive League.
DIR. c A. Hascall was elected chair
man of the organization and c. Nj.
Way, secretary. The matter of franz
ing a county platform will be held in
abeyance until the results of the state
convention held in Reno yesterday are
known. The matter of placing full
county ticket in the field will be deter
mined at the meeting called for July
9th. Whether there will be endorse
ments of nominees now in the field for
the regular nomination is not known,
though several Republican aspirants
have refused to become entangled in
the Taft Roosevelt issue, and may be
highly satisfactory to both factions.
Dr. c. A. HaseaIl, E. A. Barber,
Judge A. Nj. Trolson and C. M. Way
were elected delegates TO attend the
state convention at Reno, while DR..
Haseall, C. M. Wainscott, Fred Way,
E. A. Barber and Judge Trolson conn.,
prise the committee on platform and
resolutions to be prepared at the next
meeting of the league.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
Arizona women have succeeded in b.v.

Arizona women have succeeded in hay
ing their initiative petition signed by
300 more than enough voters to make
woman suffrage one of the proposed
amendments submitted to the voters
this fall. This makes the sixth state
in which campaign for suffrage Is
now on. The Ohio election is on Sep
tember 8. Wisconsin, Michigan, Ore
gon, Kansas and Arizona will settle the
question in November.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
IN NEW ZEALAND.
How The Government Ownership OF
Railroads Works.

With the exception of several feeders
owned by mining companies, the rail-
way system of New Zealand, where pro-
gress is real and the people are not
afraid to venture into new political and
economical fields, is owned and con-
trolled by the government.
The report of the Minister of Railway
for 1901 shows that 2,761 miles of
railway were open for traffic in that
insular self-governed possession of
Great Britain. The net earnings per
average mile were S4,114, as compared
with 81, 944 the previous year.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24

In Switzerland cremation societies
have been organized. BY the pay
ment of 40 cents, one is assured OF
being burned after death.
1t is said that Colorado alfalfa grow
ers recently shipped five carloads Of
hay to Virginia tobacco men.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
THOMPsoNs

swarren called out for being hit by ball after
Double plays: senner to o'Neal to KAN Sen
ner TO OiNeal 20 Kan.
Base on Balls johnson
struck out johnson II, senner II,
Time OF game 2 u,
Men nj hat Fallon 81 Thnmpsons II,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24
GET SCHOOL MONEY.
Churchill County Gets Ever In
creasing Apportionment.

The state superintendent of public
instruction has filed with the state con-
troller his certificate showing the ap-
portionment of state school monies for
the second semi-annual term of the
year 1912. 1t is distribution totaling
$114, S54.06, of which amount Church
i'll county will receive SIS, 344.48.
This county draws money for 600
pupils and 10 teachers. More than one
third of the county's school children
reside in Fallon, and of course the ap-
pointment is correspondingly large for
this district.
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times at bat. Catcher Bateman hit
safely twice as did Senner.
Few knocked the ball out of the dia-
mond, the visiting outfield having no
putouts to their credit, while the Fall
Ion outfeld made but one.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24

Girl for general housework wanted.
Must be A No. One. Phone 29l.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-24

The celebrated Phoenix flour
at Burtons store.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-01

Frank and the former middleweight
champion.
Burns, it is understood, will appear
again in the ring in the gay capital.
One of his opponents will be L.edoux.
whom Dan McKetrick so highly touts.
Pitcher Larue Kirby, of the Ira
verse City Baseball club of the Nichi-
gan State league, has been sold to the
New York Giants. Manager Hamilton
Of the Traverse City team says the
price paid was $4,000.
Bud" Held, umpire in the Connect
cut league, has just discovered that a
baseball umpire is regarded by life
and accident insurance companies as
an extra hazardous risk. His employ
ment is as risky as that of an aviator,
he learns. Held tried nearly every
company in the country, without re-
suits until a western company, at a
special rate, agreed to take the risk.
The pitching days of little Gene
Knapp, of the Cleveland Maps. are be-
lieved to be at an end. Trainer Buhles
of the Maps thinks so, at least so far
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-01

ST, Paul, Mimi, July 31.-One year
ago Mike Gibbons scratched his head
and asked himself if there wasn't an
easier way to make a living.
He had been working for four years
at the tinsudth's trade, and at last
was able to command a salary of 81. so
a day. He was working in the Great
Northern shops in this city. He had a
wife and baby to take care of, and he
found that it took every cent he could
raise to keep the family together. This
explains why he scratched his head
and asked the question above men
toned.
A year has passed and during that
time Mike Gibbons has learned that
there is a much easier way for him to
earn a living than by sticking around
the Great Northern shops. When he
counted up his money the other day
he found that he had some $4,000.
All this he has saved up in the last
nine months.
OF course everybody knows IN gen.
e-al sort of way how Gibbons made his
money. He went into the boxing game
and found himself to be such a whirl-
wind that before he knew it he was
the undisputed welterWelglt boxing
champion of the world.
Last October in company with his
manager Eddy Reddy, Gibbons left for
New York to see if he couldn't get into
the eastern fight game. The pair car
ried in their jeans enough filthy lucre
to get them to New Y ork, and also to
get them back to St. Paul again in
case things didn't go their way in
Gotham.
Before journeying to New York Glib
Ions had participated in some little
scraps back in the West. They didn't
amount to much, though. Jimmy Clab-
by and kid" Broad, whom he met,
were easy.
Hence it was some chance the two
westerners took when they went east.
Gibbons was almost untried. He might
be good. and then again he might not.
He had an idea that he was all right.
Gibbonss notion was correct. The
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-01

eastern invasion proved a big success.
thanks to the undying determination
of Manager Reddy.
The first fight was staged and
brought about a Gibbons victory See
Ing something out of the ordinary run
of fighters in Gibbons, the promoters
offered Reddy other matches. Again
Gibbons won and then the fighting
world began to ask-who is this Glib
bons?
The st. Paul lad has beaten them all
and today he stands alone in his class
His name has been chiseled into the
Official slab in the boxers hall of fame
and the city of St. Paul has been well
advertised as q result Of his achieve
ment
Never for a minute has Mike Glib
bons allowed his success TO swell his
head. He is the same quiet, unasSatn-
ing lad Ee was before rsSigniuR his lot,
as hamn1o: wielder IN tie Great North
err saopS. sn3 II any change ~ no
ttceaele, # is 20 his credit. The cham
plon = cne of tbs many athletes Of
The present day vino I've clean lives
he mas never used tobacco in any
form and has yet 10 take his first drink
of liquor. E.
when pressed for 4 figure on his
savings since entering the eastern ring
last October, Gibbons confessed that
he had laid aside something ike $50, coo.
He is al present building a home on
Como boulevard, facing the lake thai,
when finished, will cost him SIS, 600 and
he also has purchased a Velie auto
mobile which, he asserts. was brought
iGso the family ring for the enjoyment
Of his wife and babies.
Il really enjoy the boxing game"
said Gibbons, but \ do not intend tc
give up the work until beaten. 1 hope
to accumulate about $100 0Q0, snd then
l VIII retire. If possible, I will quit
champion. but II beaten in the near
future I will not give I'D the game. for
have set my mark at .S1Ga.0OO, and.
if possible, viii set aside that amount
before retiring from the ring for all
time"