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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
County Commissioners.

The county commissioners board met
Monday and yesterday for the trans
action of the usual monthly business.
Among the business awarded was the
burial of the county's pauper dead for
the remainder of the year to Black e.
Ferguson for s26.0 for each case.
The county funds were switched
around to allow of the paying of the
monthly claims. The following trans
fers were made to the general county
fund: From the Jail bond fund, 1881. 26;
toll road bond fund, s947.52; phone
bond fund. $3.50 32; fish and game fund,
5000; road fund, $1,000.
Dr. G. NJ Gardner revoked the ap-
pointment of DIR. J. G.. Ferrill, of Fair
view as health officer, subject TO the
approval of the board
An order was made by the board that
on and after July lst the county tele-
phone rates be as follows: For one
party line, So for each phone; two
party, $3.50; four party, 50, five to ten
party (city or country $l.25.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
THE BIG DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
Was An Event That Has Added Importance Fn and Politically Represents the Best
Effort Ever Made By Any Party In The State Douglass and Lem
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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
Ninden TO Have Clubhouse.

Ground was broken at Minden Mon
day for the new building to be erected
by the Carson Valley Improvement
Club, which was but recently organ
lied. The building is to be of brick
and will be the finest club building to
be found in any rural community in the
state. Besides a complete gymnasium,
reading and billiard room, the building
will be equipped with a stage, large
enough for theatrical performances.
In the opposite end of the hall will be
a balcony with capacity of seating
$50 people. This in addition to the
main floor space will furnish seating
capacity for all requirements for some
time to come.
In the neighborhood of $4,000 has
been subscribed and enough more is in
sight TO insure success to the new ven
,ure. Work on the new building is to
be hustled right along and its compile
tion is but a question of very short
time.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
NEVADA HILLS WINS CASE
Berthune Loses Case That Has
Been On Docket For
Some Time.

Judge John S. Orr rendered a deci-
sion Friday in the case of George A.
Bethune against the Nevada Hills Min
ing Company, John Hodson and others.
Judge Orr gave judgment for the de-
PENDANTS and ordered that each side
pay its own costs Bethune sued for
quarter interest in the claims of the
Nevada Hills Mining Company and for
ceived from the sale of stock of the
Nevada Hills. He also asked that
deed he had given be declared void
He based his claim upon a written
agreement, which he claimed he enter
ed into with Hodson and others for the
prospecting of the Fairview District,
and he set forth that after the dis
covery of the claims by the other parties
to the agreement they, under false rep
reservations, secured deed from him
for his interest in the claims. He also
claimed that they then sold the proper
ties to the Nevada Hills Company,
which they organized, and that he Sc
cured no profits from the same, al
though the others became wealthy. His
contention was not sustained by the
Court.
The Nevada Hills is one of the rich
est mines in Nevada and is now owned
principally by George Wingfield.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
LOCAL ASPIRANTS
FOR COUNTY OFFICES

Co-incident with the activities shown
in state political circles, county polti-
clans are looking askance at the jobs
provided for in the county government.
In many instances, candidates now in
Office will seek denomination and cleo
ton. This decision has to do with both
Republicans and Democrats whose
names now appear in the county official
roster. Sheriff j. C. Coniff, District
Attorney w. S. Wall. and County Re-
corder F. F. FRANKIE, all Republicans,
will, if they follow present plans, seek
pnother term, while among the Demo
Gratis, County Clerk c. L. Noble, Coun-
ty Treasurer j. w. Richards, and As
SCISSOR J. w. Sitton may all seek anoth-
er term of Office.
New entrants in politics, already an
nouneed are Attorney 7. c. Hart, who
will seek the district attorneyship via
the Democratic route, and City Clerk
w. II. Reavis, Republican, has al
reaey announced his attention of try
ing for election as county clerk. Many
others are consulting friends with a
view OF ascertaining their true status
before casting their bonnets in the ring,
and indications at this time point to a
hotly contested election this fall.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
We'd And Return to Fallon.

Miss Ella Finlay, a native daughter
of Detroit, Mich. journeyed westward
last week to unite her future with that
Of Rollin II. Munger, manager of the
Kent Company's lumber department,
the wedding occurring in Reno last
Saturday. Mr.. Munger, during his
residence in Falon, has stamped him
self as a capable and straightforward
business man, and has made many
friends who know that his goodness as
a citizen and business man means that
the same goodness will be in evidence
in his married life, that he will make
the bride who has given over her future
to him, forget her former home sur
roundings, and that her adaptation to
local conditions will thus be made easy.
The L. A. Kaiser concrete residence
in the southern part of town has been
furnished by Mr.. Munger in anticlpa-
ton of what was to happen, where Mrs.
Munger and himself are at home to
their friends. This paper joins with
their many friends in extending con-
gratulations.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
The Carroll Fatality.

The funeral of William Watt was held
in Austin last Saturday afternoon from
the Masonic hall of that place. The
services were conducted by the Episco-
pal minister, Rev. r. Henriques. 1t
was one of the largest funerals ever held
in the town, not only the young man
being beloved by all who knew him for
his sterling qualities, but also on ac-
count of his sad death. On Wednesday
morning, the 22nd, Mr. Watt went to
work at the Carroll mine. 1t being a
cold morning, he wore his coat. The
man being away who attended the gas
olne hoist, he took charge of it, and
after starting the engine, he reached
over with his left arm to oil some part
he had neglected and in so doing, his
coat sleeve caught in the timer" He
tried to jerk his arm away, and that
threw his body in such manner that
the tail of his coat caught in the cog
wheels and dragged him into the ma
chinery. The weight of his body stop
ed the machine, and he told the men
near by to cut his clothes and take him
out.
They tried to do 30 but to no avail.
Then he explained how to remove the
compression and reverse the engine and
pressed the flywheel with his foot to
help his friends extricate his body.
Falling into the arms of one of the men,
named Charles Caraoll, he asked him
to bid goodbye to his mother and broth
er and every body for him and gave a
keepsake for his sister lisa, then ex-
pired with a smile on his lips. His left
arm was nearly severed from the body
his lung protruded and the large artery
of the neck was cut, causing him to
bleed to death in few minutes.
The miners all said they never knew
braver boy. and nearly 200 men, min
ers and others, walked to the cemetery
the day of his funeral and scarcely a
dry eye could be seen.
The young man was just thirty-one
years old and was soon to have been
married. He was an owner in the Car
roll mine with his mother and brothers.
His mother is Frustrated with grief
and George Watt was not told of his
brothers. death until yesterday, as he
is recovering slowly from his recent ill
ness and the amputation of his left
arm. James, who was Williams con-
stant companion, is heartbroken over
the loss of his brother.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
MEMORIAL DAY
CELEBRATED HERE

Memorial Day was celebrated in Fal-
Ion last Thursday more generally than
ever before in the towns history, the
procession that made it's way from
Maine street to the cemetery being a
mile or more in length. In this pro-
cession were the remnants of the gal
liant fighting force of '61, residing in
this section, the Spanish-American war
veterans, a large number of school
children, the Boy Scouts, civic orders
and citizens to large number. Autos,
carriages and specially equipped wag-
ons were invoked to carry those who
rever the nations dead to the ceme-
terry, where grave decorating followed
the prayer by Rev. T. j. Hudson, the
chaplain, and short but effective talk
by Rev. Price.
The afternoon services at the pavilion
were correspondingly largely attended,
and the program rendered was pleasing
and instructive. The oration by j. w.
Ferguson, though brief, was to the
point and impressive. Comrade Lam
born read Lincoln's speech at Gettys-
burg. and musical and elocutionary eff
forts comprised the remainder or the
program.
The Boy Scouts elected great deal
OF favorable comment by their manly
and military bearing and general de-
pertinent on Decoration Day. Their
organization made an excellent appear
ance in the parade, and throughout the
entire program they were useful func-
tionaries. If someone's hat got out of
reach, it was boy scout that retrieved
it; if horse became fractions, it was
boy scout that gave assistance; if thirst
had taken firm hold of the tongue, it
was assuaged from the canteen of a
uniformed youngster. In short, these
boys. by their manly and thoughtful
acts, ingratiated themselves into the
good favor of the public on Memorial
Day in a manner that will not soon be
forgotten.
All of which prompts the suggestion
that some of the unfavorable comment
from the members of the party of pro-
test is unjust and without foundation,
and that cultivation of the mar rtial
spirit is necessary if the greatness of
this country is to be perpetuated. If
the martial spirit, which is decried
by the party in question, had been
dead in colonial times, we probably
would have been an English dependence
today. But happily, the spirit is not
dead, nor will it ever be.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT DIES
John F. Durham, Who Was In
Jured at Lahontan, May
Goth, Passes Away.

John F. Durham, the carpenter on
the government dam, who sustained In
juries Monday, May goth, when he fell
from the big conduit forms, striking
piece of corrugated iron in such man.
ner that it penetrated his right lung,
passed away Monday afternoon from
the injury, after battling valiantly two
weeks for his life. He was aged thirty
one years and claimed California as his
birthplace. He left a wife and two
small children to mourn his passing
away. At Lahontan, where he had re-
sided from the establishing of the
camp, the deceased was held in high
regard and the unfortunate accident
that ended his life is uniformly deplor-
ed
Undertaker.W F. Kaiser prepared the
remains for shipment Tuesday morning
and on that date wers sent to Maxwell,
California, where interment occurred
on the following day. The remains
were accompanied by the sorrowing
wife and little children, who have been
deprived of their husband and father.
Such accidents though deplored, seem
to be unavoidable in the consummation
of great projects such as is in course of
construction at Lahontan. Every ef-
fort has been made to obviate such hap
penings, though this lie the second sc-
cidental death to occur at the govern
ment camp in the last few months.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
THE DEADLY ALFALFA WEEVIL
Will Be Forbidden Entrance In
to Nevada Though No
Law Prohibits

The recent agitation started in this
and HUMBOLDT counties, against the inn
poftation of Utah hay, through the
fear of the introduction of the alfalfa
weevil, one of the most destructive
crop pests known to farmers, has not
been without results. 1t has demonstrat-
ed one thing to nicely however, and
that Is the absence of statute on the
states lawbooks to cover the situation
Whatever is accomplished in the effort
Of the state officials TO preclude the
importation of Utah hay throught rail
road construction in this state, must
come from moral force. for there is
no legal steps that can be taken ac-
cording to Governor Oddie, who has re-
viewed the situation splendidly.
AS result of the governors activi-
ties, the Southern Pacific officials have
given promise that careful check
will be kept upon the matter and that
any attempt of the Utah Construction
Co., concern having in hand practic-
ally all of the projected railroad work
in the state, to bring hay into Nevada
from its home state will be thwarted,
which is reasonable conclusion, for
introduction of the Utah weevil into
Nevada would undoubtedly result in
wiping out the alfalfa raising industry
and would directly affect the railroad 8
traffic.
The insidio1s weevis or beetles hi
bernate during the winter months in
bales of hay, hay stacks or piles of
rubbish, leaving their places of conceal
ment along in March or April only to
Immediately seek the growing alfalfs,
in the stems of which the females COM
mence to lay their eggs. These soon
hatch into small worm like larvae,
which feed on the leaves and grow to
maturity as the season advances. In
this stage the weevil does the most
damage to the crops, the females the
while continuing to lay eggs well into
the summer. Three or four adult
weevils brought into hay section of
this state would breed unnoticed and IN
a few years the united efforts of both
the state and federal government would
be required to hold the pest in check.
Having discovered no efficacious
means for the determination of the
weevil, the fight must be fought every
year, and this is what is happening in
Utah, where it has proven positive
curse. 1t is pointed out by the govern
ment experts studying the question,
that there is not so much danger in
alfalfa seed importation as from hay,
for the reason that the weevil is larger
than the seed and easily distinguished
from il, but in this connection. they say
that in order that all danger should be
eliminated not pound of Utah seed
should be used in this state.
Governor Oddie addressed letter to
r.. l.. Douglass, president of the True
kee- Carson water users' association,
setting forth fully his efforts directed
at the protection of Nevada's hay in
duslry and considering the fact that he is
working is without statutory backing,
he is doing exceedingly well.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05

Captain w. M. Norman was in Ely
Wednesday from the Moorman ranch
at lllipath. He says that the cracks
in the earth in Jake's valley are caus-
ing almost continuous loss of stock to
himself and his sons and other stock
men. One ranch man owing small
bunch of about eighty head has already
lost five in the treacherous holes, which
have become filled with water and act
as so many death traps for the stock.
The special bill introduced by Senator
Nelwands to allow the stockmen to
fence that portion of the forest reserve
on which the cracks occur, has been
pigeon holed by the committee to which
it was referred and the Senator writes
that it may take year to get action
on it. In the meantime the losses to
stockmen go steadily oh.-Ely Record.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
SENATOR GEO. S. NIXON DYING
kilograms From Washington
State He Cannot Survive At
tack of Menengitis.

Nevada's residents were given de-
cided shock Yesterday, and in multi
tude of instances cause for poignant
grief, when the new9 was flashed from
'Uwieleston the 'nitsd States sena-
tor Ge5f,bz z-fF % jssho by reason of
his two poac% aosampaigns had come
TO be known pssonally to nearly every
resident in.ae state, was stricken with
spinaL-.snengitis and was not expected
to srvive throughout the day. The
news reached Fallon through George
Wingfield, his former business asso-
ciate, who telephoned from Reno of
the sudden affection TO Nevada : junior
senator. Mrs. Wingfield and Bert,
their son, left Immediately upon receipt
of the news.
The attack of the insidious disease
came. it is said, followed a minor op-
Grafton, TO which he submitted few
days ago.
Beyond the brief dispatches that fol-
lowed, corroborating the sad intelli-
gence, nothing was known st the time
of going to press relative to the condi-
tion of Mr.. Nixon. But business circles,
locally and over the state, are much
concerned and disturbed. Mr.. Nixon
has, since acquiring great wealth in
the development of Goldfeld, come to
be recognized as the states master
mind. Ignoring long line of prece-
dent, he elected to remain In the state
that favored him. confning his business
investments here as WELL Should his
death occur the Republican party will
have lost man who was at once its
leader and patron saint, and the busi-
ness of the state will suffer materially.
Starting life as a telegraph operator
at little desert station in the northern
part of this county. line of work that
he abandoned to enter banking circles,
Mr.. Nixon has added to his holdings by
fortunate investments and keen BUSH
ness acumen until he had come to be
recognized as a multi-milionaire. and
his prestige was extended until he was
reckoned as national figure. His loss
at this time will be a distinct loss to
Nevada, fact generally conceded by
every fair thinking Nevadan.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
For Those Who Poison Dogs.

For the benefit of those who are in
the habit of spreading poison for dogs,
we publish the Nevada law as it stands
on the new code.
Section 6775-Every person who shall
willfully and maliciously administer any
poison to, or expose any poisonous sub
stance with the intent that the same
shall be taken or swallowed by any dog,
either of the male or female kind be-
longing to another, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction, be punished by Imprisonment
in the county jail for term of not less
than two months nor exceeding six
months. or by fine of not less than
two hundred dollars nor exceeding five
hundred dollars, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
School Board Meets.

The school board met at DIR. j. l..
Smiths Offices Friday morning and
elected Miss C. G. Stumpff, of Paradise
Valley, Humboldt county, as primary
teacher during the coming school year.
The matter of connecting the public
school building with the city's sewerage
mains was also up for consideration
and the work was authorized. 1t was
pointed out that the school funds for
the coming year will be limited and
will require curtailment wherever pos
sible. This condition is attributable to
the fact that many children who re-
ceive benefits from the local school
bring no apportionment here through
one reason or another. Many of the
patrons moved away before the April
census was taken, while in still other
cases pupils have been admitted to the
local schools upon payment of tuition
fees. This practice may be stopped
owing to the already overcrowded con-
dtion of the local school buildings.
Within another year the matter of
providing additional school facilities
must be taken up, and it is proposed to
build the second public school building
in the eastern part of town, which
would be an equitable arrangement all
around. The present growth of the
town seems to be more to the east than
to the west, practically the entire resi-
dence building of the town during the
past year being confined to the Ver-
plank and Oats additions.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05

For city and ranch property, see The
Fallon Realty Co. If
Soooo-o~~o-o-@~A~
delegation as the national committee
man for Nevada
News of the impending death of
United States Senator George S. Nix
on was received in the convention just
before Key Pittman, the Democratic
candidate who opposed Mr.. Nixon for
the popular vote of Nevada in 1910, be-
gan his speech, and his manliness was
amply demonstrated by tine touching
and eloquent testimonial he paid to
Nevada's junior senator. 1t stamped
him every inch the man.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05

District Attorney c. J. McFadden of
White Pine County has commenced a
suit against the bondsmen of former
Sheriff A. j. Butler to recover $4,000.
the amount he is alleged to have en-
bezzled from the county. ]. Z. Tai
bot, w. B. Graham, w. l.. Nelson, A..
c. Cordiner, D. C. Mcdonald, Thomas
H. O'Neill, E. o. Connors and George
H. Tingley are the bopdsmen. Cordi-
ner and Tingley have left the State.
Tingley is at San Diego, Cal.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05

1t would appear that Senator Cum
minis of Iowa, who has few votes
pledged to him for the presidential
nomination, has something up his
sleeve. When asked who would place
him in nomination at Chicago he said
1T may not be necessary. We are
waiting to see how the presidential
situation turns"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
Lost, Strayed or Stolen.

From the ellison & Foorman corrals
in the eastern part of town, Monday,
May Goth. one dark bay gelding, weight
about 1850; white hind feet. And one
dark bay riding pony, weight about
1850 having wire cut on left front foot.
Notify this office or Gibson & Foorman.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
Notice To Telephone Patons.

All subscribers are hereby notified to
pay up their delinquent, charges curing
the present month, as the new scheuuie
of rates taking effect on July lst, will
otherwise create great deal OF extra
bookkeeping.
Il. r. Ruprecht, Manager.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05
Weather Bulletin.

The following weather report for the
week ending June |, 1912, was COM
piled at the Experiment Farm, u. s.
Department of Agriculture, Fallon, Me-
vada, by the observer.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05

Registered well bred, well fed Berk-
shire pigs for sale. SHoBER ROGERS.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-05

Comparative May Weather.
Summary of the weather phenomenon
for the month of May for the years
1911 and 1919.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
Opposition for New ToNn.

Sioux Falls. Opposition has arise"
10 the staring Of "A new town a q
point on the Chicago. Milwaukee anc
st Paul railwa" about midway b"
tween the towns nf Ghlil and
Springfield. II appea : ID a." ,'c
of the proposed new town ouI'
eight miles from Tyndali G"rr is
a state law which provide Nat r,'l.
way companies are not r'~lu'r'd ''
construct sidetraCks IT points where
new towns are established within =
miles Ot a town already In existence
As the proposed new town would ro'
on trade from both Tyndall .""
Springfield. it is believed steps So"l.
will be taken by the busin"ss men 81
those towns To have Il petition l''"
with .hc state board of railroad CON
missioncrs protesting aIaius' The TO-.
way company construciin: p ,''.''a''
az the site OF the propose H." '''b
II this Is successful and ~" "goutu '.'
20 ahead and persist in 's,aHil'.'n
the new town IL is likcly u viii "''.
To get along without rJi.'snI ''.'.
ties.