The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-26
THE LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS
Items OF Interest To Local Peo-
pie About Persons And Hap
penings OF Importance.

w. w. Williams will arrive home the
last of the week, after spending few
days visiting relatives in Wisconsin.
The w. c. 7. u. will hold their annual
election of officers Friday June 3Sth at
2:30 2. NJ in the M. Il. Church. All
members are requested to be present.
County Commissioner C. p. Cirac is
spending few days at Lodi, Nye coun-
ty, visiting his aged father, who re-
sides there.
A 19-months old child of Clark coun-
ty parents, was bitten one day last
week by rattlesnake, but is recover
ing, though it suffered great agony for
several days following the occurrence.
Prof and Mrs. r. H. Fetter and
children left yesterday for Berkeley.
CAL, where they will spend the next
few weeks enjoying the coast weather
and taking in the sights around the
bay.
Rev. G. w. Black left Saturday for
Wabuska, where owing to his efforts
/ Baptist church was recently dedicat-
ed. He is now engaged in the task of
organizing a congregation.
The work of setting the electric wire
poles in the streets of the town is pro-
ceeding with dispatch under the direc-
ton of City Electrician L. w. Crehore
who is an expert on construction as
well as operation of electrical para
phernalia.
The accounts of the Republican ma
tional convention at Chicago last week
savored of prize fight bulletins. For
instance, Watson, of the Indiana dele
cation, floor leader for the Taft forces,
entered the place for his delegation,
stopping on his way to his seat to shake
hands with Senator Guggenheim, of
Colorado"
Alfalfa hay is now quoted in the San
Francisco maket at from $l1.00 to
S14. 90, while newly cut alfalfa is COM
manding from $1,000 to $11.o0. This
is considered a good figure for this
period of the year and would seem to
indicate that Nevada hay will start off
this year at higher figure than for
several years.
L. L. Downs made sale of 100 head
of cattle recently to a coast firm for
$50 ali around. The delivery is con-
tracted for early in the fall and accord
ing to the terms OF the contract entered
into Mr.. Downs will receive $50 for
each calf that is added to the band in
the interim, which is an unusually lib
eral concession on the part of the buyer.
At the home of her mother ON South
Virginia street last evening Miss Ger
trude Pike became the bride of Randall
Brook Layman. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. 7. L. Bellum of
Sparks before large number of guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Layman left last evening
for trip through California. Thurs
days Gazette.
A local optimist recently advised folks
not to kick because of our unusual
amount of wind. 1t is good thing, he
said, to curtail the activities of mosqui-
toes and gnats and brought additional
comfort in reduced temperatures. How
ever, the alfalfa farmer wants to see
it get as hot as the place of punish
ment is reputed to be in order to get
the greatest growth out of his forage.
The National Democratic convention
convened in Baltimore yesterday. The
first days session has disclosed the fact
that the turmoil and strife that char
acterized the Republican convention at
Chicago will be lacking and that har-
mony will prevail among all faction.
Of the latter, there are plenty, for
Bryan and Wilson, Clark, Harmon,
Underwood and minor satellites, all
have their partisans in the convention.
Fallon's water and sewerage systems
are now being used by many of the
towns residents. 1t is planned to es-
tablish rates for water charges within
short time, but for the present the
city council has decided to allow the
free use of its supply and the gratis
arrangement will continue until such
time as the mains have been fully
flushed by irrigation and the supply has
come to be really fit for domestic uses.
At present the redwood pipes give
the aqua pura decided tinge of wood
ard the tar that coats the pipe has i'm
pregnated the contents more or less.