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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14

The Fernley valley is enjoying q
| goodly measure of real summer wealth
er. The farmers are working in their
shirt sleeves and the alfalfa has started
to show signs of life. From the stand
point of climate we have Southern CAL
ifornia beaten to a thin whisper, for
here we have delightful, sunny, win
ter weather minus those disagreeable
rains which make life burden in that
much boasted land of sunshine and
flowers.
Since last June Fernley has had but
one rain and but an inch of snow which
laid on the ground for five days.
Approximately 1000 acres will be
seeded to alfalfa in this valley this
spring. Hundreds of fruit trees will
be planted and thousands of berries
of all kinds will be set out.
The water users on this end of the
project met last Thursday night and
perfected an organization to cooper
ate with the general association at Fal-
lon and placed Mr.. Hardy at the head
Il is proposed to secure lecturers and
speakers on agricultural subjects and
to take up the study of scientific farm
ing, stock raising, fruit culture and
kindred topics.
The spirit of improvement and pro-
gress is abroad in this favored valley,
and not many years hence the good
people of the state will point with pride
to the achievement of the sturdy ranch
ers who have braved the hardships in
cident to the conquering of virgin soil
in Nevada and place this end of the
Truckee-C Carson project to the front.
LEON o. WHITsELL.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14
INSTRUCTIVE LECTURE COURSE
Members of University Faculty
Will Address Fallon Folk on
Interesting Subjects.

Through the enterprise of Prof. Fet-
ter Of the high school that portion OF
Fallon's citizenship which lays some
claim to intellectual culture will be al
forded rare treat in series of lee
lures TO be given here in the near fu-
ture by members of the university fac
ulty. The course will be as instructive
as It will prove interesting.
The first lecture will be given on the
evening of Friday, the 23rd inst, at the
high school hall, when DR.. Hill, profes-
sor of English at the University, will
speak on Dickens. !" As this is the
centenary of the great English novelist,
"master of smiles and tears" the sub
jeet is timely.
The second lecture is set for March
8th, when DIR. Adams, the Universi-
tvs professor of chemistry, will ad-
dress his audience on Civilization g
Debt to Chemistry, and on March IS
DR.. Ordahl, professor of education, viii
give his lecture on Culture and Eli
ciency," which every young man and
young woman who wants to make his
mark should hear.
The entire series will be free, and a
crowded house should greet each of the
speakers. They are well worth hear
inn
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14

at lOnOpdn IN the 4otn year
of his age. He was a native of Eng
land and came to Nevada seventeen
years ago, locating at De Lamar. He
leaves widow and four children.
D. F. Baker, who hes been in the
barber business at Lovelock for more
than twenty-five years, died there sud-
denly last week. He had been laid up
several weeks with stomach or liver
disorder.
One by one the old-timers are drop
ping off, and Saturday evening another
highly respected and loved pioneer
answered the final summons in the per-
son of Mrs. Thomas WEIGH, who passed
away at her home on Gold Hill after a
long illness. She was native of Ire
land, and came to Gold Hill when a
young woman. She leaves one daugh-
ter.-Virginia Chronicle.
Patrick Riley, whose name is associat-
ed with the early horse racing days in
California, died at the county hospital
last week. after several months illness.
He was 80 years old. Riley was an in
innate friend of John Mackay and dur
ing the days when the Haggin breeding
farm on the Rancho del Paso was the
gathering place of famous horsemen,
Riley gainad an extensive acquaintance.
Riley has made his home for the past
fifteen years with DIR. A. M. McCollum
of Sacramento. Carson News.
John Englebrecht died at his home in
Carson, where he had resided for forty
five years, last week, aged 70. He was
born in Germany, came to this country
when boy, and in 1861 came across
the plains, first settling at Silver City.
He organized the first brass band in the
state, which was then called Washoe.
He leaves awidow, son and daughter,
the latter, Mrs. VIM. Sanford, living at
! Fallon.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14
PIONEER UNDERTAKING FIRM
TO CONTINUE IN BUSINESS

Mrs. L. w. Black desires through the
Standard to thank the people of Fallon
for their patronage in the past, and an
nounees that she has associated with
her w. f Kaiser of Fallon as assistant
and Grossbeck & 0'Brien of Reno as
embalmers in the conduct of the under
taking business of the late E. w. Black,
Day or night calls left with Mrs.
Black or w. F. Kaiser will receive
prompt attention. and service charges
will be as reasonable as Reno prices,
Telephone 226.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14
A coreIess and seedless Apple.

A tree bearing coreless and seedless
apples has been accidentally discovered
in Nevada, according to a dispatch in
the New York Herald. The tree, it Is
said, is seven years old, but has been
nibbled back each year by cattle. Last
year it bore twenty-five perfect ap-
pies, all seedless and coreless. A pc
culiarity is that the withered stamens
and pistils may still be seen.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14

w. P. Beach, Fallon's pioneer shoe
maker, returned from the hospital
the first of the week, where he had
his leg welded and remained for three
months. He says if your shoes need
mending, he needs the money, so take
them along to Willie.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14
The Dolce Far Niente.

As the editors of the state are hold.
ing a session in Reno, a vacation is in
order. As there is no one handy to
leave in charge here, and no news to
print anyhow, the Office will be closed
until the return of the boss. Wonder
Mining News.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14
Central Committee to Meet.

A meeting of The Democratic state
central committee is to be held at Reno
on April 18th, Jefferson's birthday, at
which time six delegates and six alter,
mates to the national convention, name
a national committeeman, state GEN.
tral committee composed of one men,
Der from each county, and also nominate
Democratic presidential electors.
A big Democratic love feast and ban
quet will probably follow the meeting
of the committee.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14

For sprain you will find Chamber
lain's Liniment excellent. 1t allays
the pain, removes the soreness, and
soon restores the parts to a healthy
condition. 20 and so cent bottles for
sale by all dealers.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14
Nevada Neurology
The Reaper's Record for a Week

IOTHER well-known mining
man of the state passed away
last week in the person of
VIM. M. Turner, who died
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14

Evidently the pickings got too sleD-
der at Wonder for doctor. Anyway,
DR.. Roberts, who has been holding
down the lob there, has given up the
field and accepted a position as division
surgeon of the Oregon Short Line, with
headquarters at Pocatello, Id.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14

Story of the Island Ranch
is repetition of what has occurred section
where settlement has been invited Substantial deve-
with to the investor has been
rule When the of subdvdng the 1900
old first and
execution three land values about one
s s1, town. I:ss::s' s;i,:
though netting the early investors handsome profit
haveb started AS settlement continues
thcy populated
this district values will without doubt reach
where these
notso o long delayed
feveah hmef local land proptous
Island of
ormy place of approval this district where wide of
producing unsurpassed and contribute evencreas
tonnage factory only recently completed here
Hhasb etermined IA han
lin diversified and failures
When considered
in Island district and made despite
the working other than that
the Island district soil srea
of hundred hbuld who with
amiie
would heseeker list the residents the
hd
the
walks of Ie
that to the
willing learn and follow the examples OF
those who have succeeded
district write all of the
which natural
Island district destined for develop
ment
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14

II you want any hay baled, g
Clarke. Good press, good work.
Chas. E. Coe, Jeweler, Kent Block.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-02-14

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06
conslnuatIon schools EstabIIsheo.


Thirty schools in Wisconsin have
arranged for continuation schools in
which industrial education will be the
leading feature. This is the maximum
number for which state aid was pro-
vided by the Legislature of 1911; other
cities stand ready to establish such
schools as soon as future legislative
enactments shall entitle them to state
aid. There has been raised by local
taxation in the 80 cities S20o, 900, while
the total state aid is limited to S35, GEO.
and this speaks loudly of the faith OF
people in the value Of providing for
the educational needs of those whom
the regular schools do not reach.
AS tersely stated by Warren E.
Hicks. assistant superintendent of in
dustrial education, Continuation &C
tivity is to get instruction in industry,
not to get persons out of industry" In
addition to the Industrial work all con-
tinuation schools must give instruc-
ton In English, citizenship, business
practice. physiology and hygiene and
safety devices. Regulations have been
made to prevent any Interference on
the part of industrial schools with the
regular schools and vice versa. A
child must have completed at least the
fifth grade before he is permitted to
attend a continuation school. Glasses
made up OF part continuation school
pupils and part regular school pupils
are forbidden.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06
MRS. CLEVELAND TO
WE'D PROF. PRESTON
Formal Announcement of En-
gagement Is Given Out.
DATE NOT YET DETERMINED
Widow of Former President viii Be
come Wife Of Literary Scholar
and Distinguished
Linguist.

Princeton. n. J., Oct. 31.-Mrs. Gro
ser Cleveland on Tuesday announced
her engagement to Thomas Joseph
Preston. professor of archaeology and
history of arts at Wells college. Au-
rora, ~ Y.
Late last night Mrs. Cleveland gave
out the following statement:
Mrs. Grover Cleveland authorizes
the announcement of her engagement
to Thomas Jes Preston. professor OF
archaeology and history of arts at
Wells college. The date of the mar.
rage is not yet determined. but will
be announced later"
She declined to say anything furth.
er concerning tho matter.
The second romance of the woman
who. as ''the bride of the White
House." charmed nation, and whose
high character and devotion to her dis
tinguished husband have been, by ex.
ample, a national influence towards
high ideals of wifehood. is the out
come of an acquaintanceship of little
more than years duration.
Professor Preston, who is about fifty
years of age, literary scholar and a
linguist of international distinction. is
man of strong but retiring personal
ity and, although he has held a high
place among the faculty of Princeton
for years. it is said that his first meet
ing with Mrs. Cleveland took place not
many months ago. Thereafter he be-
came frequent visitor at the Cleve-
land home in Princeton.
Before her marriage to Mr.. Cleye-
land, Miss Frances Folsom was one of
the most charming personalities in
Buffalo society. She was born in Buff
falo and her father. Oscar Folsom. was
law partner of Mr. Cleveland. When
Miss Folsom returned from her school
ing at Wells college in Aurora, Mr.
Cleveland was campaigning for the
presidential chair. After he had won
the engagement was announced and
the marriage took place in the White
House. /. was the most notable so
cial event IN half century.
Five children were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland. Four are now living
They are Esther, Marion, Richard Fol
som and Frances Folsom.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06
WISCONSIN LIVE
STOCK EXHIBIT
Win Be Held in City of Madison
in February.
SHOW ALL BREEDS OF CATTLE
Breeders Association to Hold Exhibit
ton in Conjunction With Farmers
School Of College of
Agriculture.

Madison.-At a meeting in Milwau-
kee the Wisconsin Live Stock Breed
srs' association made arrangements
Tor an exhibition of Wisconsin cattle.
rhe show will be held in Madison dur
ing February in conjunction with the
farmers school of the Wisconsin Col
iege of Agriculture.
The exhibition will include all breeds
IT cattle and the finest specimens. Ad-
dresses will be made by members of
the National Breeders association on
proper care of live stock, on increas-
Ing butter and fat production, as well
as increasing revenue from sale of cat
tie.
The exhibition. from all educational
standpoint. will be one of the largest
ever held at a time when many farm
ers are attending the college. K viii
prove OF exceptional value to them. No
premiums viii be given.
Among those present at the meeting
were: ]. C. Mckenzie, Madison, sec
rotary of the state board of agricul-
ture; L. p Martin. Chippewa Falls;
George MeKerrow, superintendent OF
the Farmers institute. and Prof.
George C. Humphrey, chief of the ami
NAL husbandry department, Wisconsin
College of Agriculture.
At a combination sale of Holstein
cattle held in WATERFOWL. a Holstein
Friesian nine-yearold COW was sold
for the record price of $4,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06
FACE ALMOST COVERED WITH
PIMPLES AND BLACKHEADS

Atchison, Kan.-"F'or a number OF
years / suffered very greatly from skin
eruption. My face was very red and
irritated. being almost covered with
pimples and blackheads. The pimples
were scattered over my face. They
were a fine rash with the exception OF
a few large pimples on my forehead
and chin. My face burned and looked
red as II exposed TO either heat or
cold. 1t was not only unsightIy but
very uncomfortable. l tried several
remedies but couldn't get any relief
was recommended to use Cuticura
Soap and Cutitara Ointment.
81 applied the Cuticura Ointment in
the evening. leaving it for about five
minutes. then washing 1t off with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. ! wash,
ed with the Cutieura Soap and hot wa.
ter also several times during the day
After about -four months of this appli
cation. my face was cleared of the
pimples. | still use the Caticura
Soap" (Sgned) Miss Elsie Nelson
Dec. 20. 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free, with 32-p Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept l., Boston"
Adv
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06
Annual Meetlna 10 Madison.

The sixtieth annual meeting
of the State Historical society of
Wisconsin was held at the State His
torieal Library building The annual
report of the superintendent. Dr. Reu-
ben G. Thwaites, opened with a trib.
ute to his late colleague, Isaac S.
Bradley, assistant superintendent. 1t
showed that the several private funds
of the society now aggregate $685.
906.59, gain in twelve months of ST.
1878. The library accessions of the
year were 10,9S1 titles (books and
pamphlets together), which is about
the average for the past decade; the
| library now contains S52,1S titles.
Curators were elected for three
years as follows: Henry c. Campbell
of Milwaukee, William K. Coffin of
Eau Claire. Col. Hiram Hayes of Su-
perior, William w. Wight of Milwau-
kee, and T. E. Birmingham. DR. Rich
ard T. Ely, Lucien s. Hanks, n. p.
Haugen, Rev P. b. Knox. Major Frank
w. Oakley. Judge Arthur l.. Sanborn
and Judge E. Ray Stevens of Madison.
In opening the meeting, in the north
| hall of the museum Vice-President
Luchsinger spoke of the growth of the
society during the year. and the i'm
portance OF Its work
| The principal paper was by Prof.
( Frank II. Holder of the University of
Kansas, and a. well known specialist
| in western history Professor Hod-
! der called attention to the almost uni
versal opinion that Stephen A. Doug
las proposed the repeal of the Mis-
! sonri compromise in order tC curry
| favor with the south and secure the
| presidency As this view is set forth
/ in recent authoritative works, the
| speaker re-stated the circumstances
that brought about the Kansas-Ne-
/ braska act, In order to disclose Doug
las real motive and the precise extent
OF his political offense, as he viewed
them. He took exceptions to some of
the views expressed by other histori-
ans, and defended Douglas from such
Interior motives.
A paper by John Thomas Lee, one
Of the secretary Of states staff in the
capitol, was a strong argument for
the veraeity OF Capt. Jonathan Car
yer, one of the earliest of western
travellers, whose book Of travels has
often been alta, de1 by historians.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06
NEW wARsHlP is LAUNCHED.

6attieship New York Is Christened by
Congressman calder's Daughter.
New York, Oct 31-In the presence
of President Taft, Secretary of War
Meyer, Governor Dix, Mayor Gaynor
and thousands of other spectators, the
uperdreadnaught New York, the new
est addition to the United States
navy, slid from the ways in the new
New York navy yard on the crest Of
Wednesday forenoon's tide into the
waters of the Wallabout.
Miss Elsie F. Calder. daughter of
Congressman w NJ. Calder of New
York, christeDed the big vessel. break.
ing a bottle Of wine on its bows and
little Kathleen Fitzgerald. daughter
of Congressman Fitzgerald of Brook
lyn, was the flower girl
The New York is sister ship to
the battlr ship Texas. which was laun-
ched at newport News a few months
ago. Like the Texas she will have
an armament OF fourteen inch guns.
Ten guns of this size will be carried
in the main battery She will also
have 81 five-inch guns along her sides
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06
GIVES U. S. HARVESTER FACTS
Rodney 3. Swift, Former Mccormick
Official Proves Star Witness.

Rodney 3. Swift, Former Mccormick
Official Proves Star Witness.
Chicago, Nov 1.-The "star" wit
ness for the government in the pre-
liminary hearing of its suit 70 dis
solve the International Harvester
company, when the Chicago hearing
was resumed on Wednesday. before
Special Examiner r. S. Taylor, was
Rodney b. Swift, former head Of the
legal. patent and experimental de-
partment of the international Har-
vester company.
The former confidential man of the
McCormicks, the organizers of the al
legged harvester trust" told the sin
side" story Of the events leading up
to the formation of the International
Harvester company in September,
1902.
Mr.. Swift testified that the McCor-
mick Harvester company. despite
keen competition, earned net profits
of S16.000000 on it's capitalization of
$2,500,000 during the fiscal years of
1900, 1901 and 1902. He said the divi-
dends paid for the three years
amounted to 463 per cent
Under the interrogation of Edwin
p. Grosvenor. special assistant attor-
ney general, who had charge of the
prosecution of the alleged trust"
the witness revealed the details of
the conferences in New York and Chi.
cago which resulted in the combining
of six harvesting machine companies,
which controlled from IS to 80 per
cent of the binder and reaper bust
ness OF the world, he said.
Attorneys representing the de.
fendants in the dissolution suit made
a stubborn fight to prevent the exam,
nation of MIR. Swift at this time
Their efforts were futile. however
and at the end of a bitter series OF
tits between William D. McHugh
chief counsel for the corporation. and
Mr. Grosyenor, the examination OF
the witness by the latter was allowed
to proceed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06
ADRIANoPLE SHUT OFF
BY BULGARIAN MOVE
Turk Foe Captures Supply Train
and City Is Without
Provisions.


London, Oct. 29.-The Bulgarian
fighting line extends from AdrianopIe
nearly to the Black sea, and has sd
vanced to within eighty-fiYe miles Of
constantinople.
The same general engagement has
been raging since last Wednesday.
with fighting sometimes at one point
and at other times at another. but it
IS really all engagement extending
along a great front of more than 100
miles.
Adrianople, in desperate D ght. is
sun holding out. with operations
against it hampered by heavy rains.
The situation for the inhabitants OF
the beleagured city was rendered
more critical by the capture in the vi
entity of Eskibaba of a military train
carrying troops and supplies from Con-
stantinople TO Adrianople This move
gives the Balkan allies control of
the Oriental railroad and effectually
shuts OF Adrianople from any hope Of
relief. unless the Turks. by some mas
ter stroke. again regain possession OF
the line. The Turks. after the cap
ture of the train, reiterated in the d.
rection Of Constantinople.
Other victories of the Bulgarians
are the occupation of Hunarhissar, p
miles from Kirk-Kilisseh and Kresna,
which is situated in the valley of the
Struma
Although no official lists of the cas-
ualties has been published by any of
the parties in the great conflict. ad-
vices from various sources tend to
place the number of killed and wound
ed at more than $4,000
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06

The ladies Of the Jury
Gazed at the fair defendant,
She saw their happy faces
Her hopes took the ascendant
The witnesses were talking:
The lawyers We're obtecting;
a very pleasant verdict
The lady was expecting.
The judge advised the jury
About the testimony
The judge was rather clipper.
And dapper-lilte and tony.
The jury ane the bailiff
Went to the jury quarters.
And G1en came n bombardment
Frori all their verbal mertars.
Ibid you see her old iacket7''
"Well Such a doway bonnet
Her collarette had bargain
And 'out-of-date' upon itr'
'"Silk Petticoat? 1t wasn't
It's merely initiation
'Her cheeks are badly painted
Look like confIagration!"
"And that one ostrich feather!
Now. don't 1t look wilty2'
The twelve then said in chorus
'Of course. she must he guilty
Then back into the courtroom
They went. and then suggested
They'd like to know the charges
on which she was arrested
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-06
suffraslsts Meet November IL.

The Wisconsin Womans Suffrage
association has issued the call for its
annual meeting, to be held November
II and II at Milwaukee. The call says
In part;
AT this time of unrest and confu-
sion in the political world when party
lines are broken down and old leaders
are discredited, when the very FONDA
tons of our republic are threatened.
The Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage asso-
citation has a message to give and a
work to do. While the white slave traf-
&c fiourishes unchecked and almost
lnnoticed by our public men. while in
many states child labor prevails in it's
most revolving forms, no wide-awake
woman can afford to be idle or indif-
ferent
For 80 years the Wisconsin Won
ans Suffrage association has taught
patriotism, justice and equal rights for
ALL We have urged that Wisconsin
should be made an example of true
democracy. We have upheld our ma
tional ideals and above all we have
presented the ballot as a means of Sc
curing a higher development of man
hood and womanhood
Just what will be our line of work
and our future policy we can only de-
termine after the results of the cleo
ton OF November are known. but
whatever that decision may be the call
for unselfsh. patriotic and heroic work
will still be imperative"
The call is signed by President
Olympia Brown, Eta NJ. Gardner and
Mrs. Nellie King Donaldson.