Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-08-23
STRENUOUS TIMES FOR WA
BUSKA JUSTICE OF PEACE.
Court Business and Marriage Cere-
mony Mix the Judge Up.

Monday OF this week was busy
day for the Justice OF the Peace of
Wabuska. the railroad center OF Lyon
county He disposed of three quite
serious cases, as follows:
Spiros kostakes was arrested~by
Game Warden Hillygus Tor shooting
ducks out OF season, and was hailed be-
fore the Court and tried; was found
guilty and sentenced to pay tne OF
S25 and costs. He paid.
Harry Rogers was arrested on
charge of felony, the complaint being
sworn to by n L. Johnson, the livery
man. This was the case OF the young
man who obtained a horse and saddle
to take trip to hunt Tor work. At
torney Waggoner appeared Tor the de-
fendant and the District Attorney tor
the State. The first charge was dis
missed but the defendant was held un-
der a charge of fraud by bailee OF ami
NAL The defendant was found guilty
and sentenced to serve As days in the
county Jail, which he is now doing
On Wednesday the Judge had case
of matrimony The plaintiff i'll this.
case was Dan Panovich and the de-
fendant Mrs. Ella Voyvoditch. 1t was
the Judges first experience in this
line and in filling out the marriage
certificate he became SO excited that
he did not know whether it was lie.
ense. a warrant for arrest or a COM
mitment, and forgot to kiss the bride.
The ceremony was performed in sa-
loon at the halfway resort between
Wabuska and Thompson. The bride
was attired in her culinary garments, a.
Ia made aud n a : tba
was over hiked back to the kitchen to
prepare dinner. The groom was at
tired in his shirt sleeves and corduroy
breeches The Judge was plainly at
tired in cottonade suit-no wool in
it-and black necktie The boys at
Wabuska demurred to the necktie and
bought him white one at Feeny's
store and insisted on his wearing il.
The case was not extensively cele-
brated The plaintiff invited all hands
and the cook to take drink and the
principal beverage was beer: but the
Judge being Bryan Democrat in
sisted on drinking grape juice.
There being case OF typhoid fever
at Wabuska-that of Mr. Lovejoy-.
some of the citizens petitoned Dr..
Lcavitt the health officer, to inspect.
tl1c SdllltdlN NOllultlOilS vi rtilC tON II
and the halfway resort. The doctor
came down on Wednesday and went
the rounds with the deputy Sheriff,
but did not find much to condemn.
Everybody agreed to cleanup little.
T.. A. Dyer and family, who have
been visiting in California and other
parts of Nevada for couple of
months. returned to Wabuska Mon
well and report having had an enjoy
able time.
Mr. Oakley, who fell on headgate
last week and fractured a couple of
ribs. is able to be around again.
Heading wheat and barley has be-
gun in this part of the valley and the
grain is turning out better than usual.
Mrs. Dr. Leavitt and children were
visiting Wabuska friends Wednesday.
Warren Bros. are cutting their sec
ond crop of alfalfa.
Mrs. Stice. who is afflicted with
rheumatism, predicted the last storm
"a hours in advance of its appearance.
This section was visited by nice
rain "Wednesday afternoon and even
ing.
John Griffin and Mike Marsel. of the
half-w place had good. old-fash-
ioned fight at Wabuska Wednesday
over sanitary conditions of their re-
spective places. Both men showed
considerable science. and the scrap
was only ended when train q came
along. which Griffin had to take for
Reno.
Jim Meadows and Joe Fathergill,
with their families. had very enjoy
able camping trip to the hills near the
lew Ranch this week. Fothergill's lit
tie boy was taken sick on the way
home and is now very low with in
hammation of the bowels
Mrs. Meadows received yesterday
from California three Guinea hens.
They are beauties, and the raising of
this fowl may become quite profit