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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
TO ESTABLISH WATER RIGHTS
Special Government Counsel
Makes Statement About New
Government Suit.

The suit brought Monday in the
Federal Court by Mr.. Samuel Platt,
the United States Attorney, and my
self, on behalf of the government,
in which water right owners on the
Truekee River are made defendants
is of a friendly nature. Its purpose
is to determine the relative rights of
those who are entitled to take water
from the river.
The government has spent a vast
amount of money, more than $4,
500, 100000 already. on the Truekee-
Carson Project and is still making
large expenditures. The Lahontan
reservoir is half finished, many set
tiers are already using water under
the project, and soon doubtless, more
lands will be thrown open, and the
number of users of Truckee-Carson
water will be greatly increased. 1t
is necessary under these eircumstan-
ces for the government to know the
extent to which it is entitled to take
water for this project from the True
kee river, and what its priorities are,
and 1t cannot know these things
without also knowing the extent and
priority of the other water rights.
This suit has been brought be-
cause we believe It is the best and
only feasible way, since the rights
of the government are involved, to
accomplish this result.
The suit will finally determine not
only the water rights of the govern
ment in relation to the Truckee-
Carson Project, but those of the 9TH
er water right owners as we'll, and
so we believe will be of great benefit
to all.
The agents of the government in
this matter are desirous of making
the proceedings as inexpensive as
possible and insofar as may be con-
sistent with reasonable expedition
and a proper regard for the public
interests involved, to consult the
convenience of the other water right
owners on the river whose interests
will also be adjudieated.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
Preaching Confidence.

Frank NJ Manson of the Western
Ore Purchasing Co., with reduction
works at Hazen, Millers and Gold
field was in Fallon Monday appear
ing before the county commission
ers' board. Contrary to many, Mr..
Manson can see nothing portentious
about the future so far as bad finan-
ces are concerned. He thinks Ne
vada is destined to have one of the
best years in it's history. This is
particularly pleasing, coming as it
does from a man who is in the clos
est touch possible with our great
mineral resources.
Mr.. Manson gave as the basis of
his belief the fact that his business
has increased three fold since Janu-
airy 1st, this year, and mining con-
ditions generally we're never better.
Producing properties are being add
ed to the list so rapidly that the fact
is ceasing to arouse comment.
Mr. Manson stated tnat Hazen is
a center that attracts a large amount
of ore and that the reduction works
there are constantly busy.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
Think Well of Our Senator.

That our state senator IS held In
high esteem by his colleagues is am
ply testified to by the following ref
erence made to our local representa-
tive in a letter received by the edit
or of this paper from State Senator
Horsey, of Lincoln county, Demo-
crat and one of the acknowledged
leaders of the 1913 legislature:
atednse and once having haod the ex
My regard for your state sena-
tor from Churchill county is very
high. He stood as firm as a rock
for principle during the pendency of
the divorce bill and always stands
truly by his honest conviction of du-
ty. His constituents should be
proud of him."
Sincerely Yours,
CHAS. LEE HORSEY.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
THE OPERATION CHARGES
Have Been Held Up By Special
Order Of the interior De-
partment.

That Hon. Key Pittman, Democra-
eys choice for junior United States
senator from Nevada is on the job
back in Washington and is undis-
turbed by the inaugural festivities
is we'll evidenced by the following
telegram relative to the maintenance
and operation charges on reclama-
tion projects. From the day Mr..
Pittman assumed office he has taken
a keen interest in all affairs coming
under his Jurisdiction. He Is extra
ordinarily well equipped with know
ledge relating to the governments
irrigation undertakings having made
a study of the matter for several
years preceding his election
The telegram follows:
Washington. d. c.. Mar. 3, 1913.
Hon. r. l.. Douglass,
Fallon, Nevada.
have just received a letter from
the Interior Department stating that
an order has Just been issued as in
sisted upon by me, suspending the
collection of operation and mainten-
ance charges until after the United
States supreme court has rendered
It's decision. | will demand of the
reclamation department In the morn
ing an explanation and notify you Of
the result
KEY PITTMAN.
This message from Mr.. Pittman
came back from Washington within
a few hours of the sending of the
following dispatch by Mr.. Douglass;
Fallon, New. Mar. 3, 1913.
United States Senator Key Pittman,
Washington, d. c.
The local project engineer refuses
to turn on water until the mainten-
ance and operation charges have
been paid. Can we expect relief
Answer.
r. l.. DOUGLASS.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
DEATH oF LOCAL CITIZEN.
c. II. Hoover Passes Away After u
Short Illness of Pneumonia.


Short Illness OF Pneumonia.
Charles II. Hoover passed away
early Friday morning at the family
home north of Fallon after an ILL
ness of nine days of pneumonia, a
disease that was complicated toward
the end by heart weakness.
The deceased was a native of Illi-
nois and was aged 81 years, one
month and 16 days. At Agnew
Neb., the union that resulted so hap
PLY was entered into by the de-
ceased and the surviving widow, the
date of marriage being 1877. In
1885 a move was made to californ-
la, where they resided until 1904
when they came to Fallon. 1t was
here that the deceased built up a
home with all the buoyancy of youth
and his supreme loyalty TO this Sec
tion at all times and under all con-
ditions was one of his distinguishing
characteristics.
The deceased leaves to mourn his
demise. the widow, Mrs. Oda Hoover
three sons, VIII, Herbert and Les
ter, all residents of this community,
and one daughter, Mrs. c. II. Mer-
row, of Auburn, Calf, all of whom
were present when the end came.
The funeral services were held
from the Baptist church Sunday af-
ternoon and were very largely at
tended. The last sad rites were un-
der the auspices of the Odd Fellows
and Rebekah orders in both of which
deceased held membership. Rev.
Ira e. Hall spoke a few words eulo-
CYSTIC of the life and accomplish
ments of the deceased.
The remains were followed to the
last resting place in the Fallon cem-
etery by one of the largest funeral
eoncourses seen in Fallon. The
floral offerings were many and beau
tiful. Thus passes a good hus-
band and father and worthy citi-
zen.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
An Important Mining Discovery.

Cirac brothers made an important
discovery last week on their group of
mining claims three miles west of
Wonder that promises to place these
estimable gentlemen in the capital
ist class for all time to come. The
group, consisting of the Yellow Jack
ct, Valleyview and Sunset claims,
has been worked intermittently by
the Ciracs from the date of the To-
cations six years ago. The tunnel
has been driven for distance of 1S5
feet and blast during last week S
operations sufficed to expose ledge
II feet in width that carries an av-
erage value in free gold of around
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
SECRETARY RULES ON TAHOE
Upholds The Findings of The
Commissioners and Favors the
Reclamation Service.

WASHINGTON, February al
The report of Commissioners NJ NJ
'Shaughnessy and A. w. Maltby in
the matter of the question between
the Reclamation Service and proper
ty owners about lake Tahoe as to
the proper water level of the lake
contained recommendation as to the
low water level which were not un-
derstood in California in the absence
of the complete report.
The report recommended that the
safe limits within which the water
level of the lake should be main
tanned are between contours 6,229.S
for high water and 6,2248 for low
water
Yet II recommended that the So
called "rim" of the lake, which pro-
tects the outlet and therefore limits
the low water mark. be maintained
at 6,223, which the report states is
substantially the present elevation.
Rim Was 6,225.
AS matter of fact the rim of the
lake was almost entirely at 6,225
and over There is small opening
of ten or twelve feet in width which
is at 6,225. The Reclamation Service
was bent on cutting down the entire
rim to 6,223, and as q matter of
fact have already dredged consider
able Of the space inside the rim to
this level when operations were stop
ped by injunction from the property
owners. Californians have wired
asking why the balance of the rim
should be cut down to 6,223 under
recommendation of the Commission
ers If the Government and the Recla-
nation Service, in good faith, intend
to maintain the low water level at
6,224.S.
On this point the report itself de-
clares that it is desirable to main
tain the rim at 6,223 ito facilitate
the discharge through the outlet of
large volumes of water necessary at
times and as an additional safeguard
against flooding riparian lands"
Fisher Rejects Parts.
Secretary Fisher, in an interview,
said that he could not adopt parts of
the report and repudiate others and
that the agreement was to abide by
the decision of the Commissioners.
He explained that the Commissioners
decided that 6,229 elevation of rim
is necessary for a headway to get
water down to the dam at certain
times of the year and thus give the
Reclamation Service water needed
The Secretary added that while the
hearing showed that Spas was the
lowest safe level according TO pres
ent information, conditions might be
shown to be different in the future,
and he did not think it wise to tie
the hands of the Reclamation of
ficials.
Director Newell of the Reclama-
tion Service stated the levels of the
lake as recommended by the Com
missioners are satisfactory to the
Reclamation Service and would in no
way interfere with the success of the
Carson-Truekee reclamation project.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
THE 1913 TAX RATES FIXED
County Commissioners Arranged
At The Meeting of Last
Monday.

The county commissioners met
Monday in regular monthly session.
The bond of G. B. MeFarlin as tele-
phone manager was approved as was
the report of Sheriff J. c. Coniff for
the months of January and Febru-
airy.
Granting the petition of 80 tax
payers of Fallon, the board ordered
that a strip of ground 15 feet in
width along the east edge of the
court yard be dedicated for city pur-
poses and merged with what is now
Maine street providing, however,
that the city of Fallon must con-
struct at its own expense a cement
sidewalk of regulation width on the
ground to be dedicated, and with the
further proviso that the street shall
be widened Is feet from the inter
section of Williams avenue north TO
the railroad right-of-way.
The 1913 tax levy was fixed as in
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Met Saturday and Disposed of a
Number of Cases.

The district court convened Sat
lrday for the hearing of number
of cases which were taken care of as
follows:
In the matter OF w. r. Johnson
VS.. John McGregor ct ais judgment
was given the plaintiff in the sum
of $500, together with accrued in
terest and costs.
In the matter of the John w.
Freeman Company VS.. w. G. Orrick
CT ais, a suit to quiet title, judg-
ment was rendered the plaintiffs.
The partition suit of Anna B.
Brown, suing on behalf OF herself
and two minor children for the divis-
ion of the James Brown estate. con-
sisting principally of the fine ranch
west of town was demurred TO by
the defendant. The demurrer was
overruled by the court and the de-
PENDANTS were given 10 DAYS in
which to answer.
In the matter OF the Nevada &
California Rwy. Co. vs. John A.
Bailey and others. the suit, which is
for rightsofway. was set for trial on
March 27th.
In the matter of j. II. Johnson VS..
A. c. Renfro, a suit for damages APP
pealed from the local justices Of
fee. the court set the case for trial
on March 18th. This case arose at
the outset over the possession of a
coyote trap, which is said TO have
been worth in the neighborhood OF
one dollar and at the termination OF
the suit in the justice court, Judge
Jones rendered a verdict for the
plaintiff totaling $46.S5 and mas
much as an appeal has been taken
the end is not yet.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
Weather Bulletin.

The following weather report for the
week ending Mar. l, 1913, 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, 1913-03-05

Bills to the amount OF $3.50 for
destroying noxious animals are now
on file with County Clerk C. L. Mob
lie. Just what will become of the
demand for remedial legislation
on this subject is not known now.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
For Sale.

A Studebaker wagon, including
rack and bed; good as new, cost
$3.50; will sell for $40, O. w. Cow
erston,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
LYON-CHURCH|LL DISTRICT
The Combining of Two Counties
Is The Purpose of a Late
Bill.

The project of combining Church
i'll and Lyon counties in a judicial
district is meeting with general favor
among the residents of both coun-
ties, and has the tacit Endorsement
of all the papers in the territory that
would be affected by the change A
bill was introduced in the legisla-
ture last Thursday by the delega-
tions of both counties that would
unite the two counties in a judicial
sense This bill should become law.
1t is logical and right that these two
adjoining counties of about equal
population and similar resources
should be under the same court ad-
ministration, thus guaranteeing
Lyon and Churchill counties the very
best court service al the least cost
to the taxpayers.
The Mason News endorses the
plan but calls attention to the dan
ger of losing the Fernley district by
an amendment Of the county boun-
daries, and says that before the
court matters of the two subdivi-
sions are administered jointly an un-
derstanding should be had relating
to keeping Lyon county intact for a
long period of years.
Just why Brother Emerson Is ap-
pfehensive in regard to a possible
change in the boundaries of his
county through the proposed move
or why he imagines the retention Of
the district as constituted now Is d
safeguard against possible change
We fail to understand. Nevada's
law provides that no change can be
effected in boundaries so far as the
judiciary is concerned during the
term of judicial officer of the state,
but changes made would be effective
so far as all other purposes are con-
cerned and would become auto
matically effective In a judicial sense
upon the expiration of the term of
the judge of the district. Mr.. Emer-
son is misinformed on this subject.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05
WAS GOING SOME IN THE AIR.
Hon X. l.. Douglass Comes Near TO
Establishing Altitude Record.

Hon. r. l.. Douglass returned
home Monday morning from a brief
stay at points around the bay. Mr.
Douglass gave us some further facts
about his trip in the skies He said
he accompanied Fowler several diff
ferent times in an aeroplane built by
the latter. equipped with an So
horse power motor. Together they
ascended to an altitude of $500 feet
and the impressions a manbird has
upon his first ascension are more
or less novel. Clipping along
at a little less than 100 miles an
hour, Mr.. Douglass stated the SEN
sation was similar to travelling in a
slow moving auto, and that to dis
pei the delusion one would have to
expose his head to the atmosphere
when the impelling force of moving
at so rapid rate would be mani
fest.
Mr. Douglass speaks in highest
praise of Fowler's ability as an avi-
ator and says he will probably ar
range to have him exhibit in Fallon
at an early date.
Mr.. Douglass tells us that flying
in the air is flirting with Old Faith
er Time for fair and that having
once tiekled the tickle old man on
the chin the danger that ever turks
becomes less apparent but that fy-
ing as a steady occupation does not
appeal to him.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05

Ted Brandon, Fallon's pioneer
barber, can be found at all times
during the usual working hours at
his Hoffman barber shop.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05

Add to the above the estimated
so on each one hundred dollars of
property valuation for state taxes,
plus .04 for last years delinquen-
cy and the tax rate that will apply
in the various districts will be de-
termined
The county commissioners re-
opened the county buildings ianitor-
ship matter. George d. Gregg, the
first awardee having refused to quail
ify, and gave the award to Chas.
Spoon for $40 per month. Greggs
bid called for a monthly salary of
s64 and his refusal to qualify is said
to have been based upon an objec-
tion to giving a bond in the sum of
$1,000 TO insure faithful perform
ance of agreed tasks in connection
with the work.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05

$40 per ton, while some assays show
values of around $500 per ton in
gold.
The nature of the value carrying
rock is decomposed and necessitates
much timbering, three sets of TIM
bers having followed the tunnel to
it spresent termination.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-03-05

tnvu own Inval suppiivs eoe
front nnartnrs for O cents hv hnvinr |
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-31
Negroes BODY MUTIIATED
BY MOB in WAITING
Fingers Of Austin Serve as
Souvenirs

Hampton, S. c., May 3O.-When o.
ficers arrived here this morning with
the body of the negro, Richard Henry
Austin, who was shot and fatally
wounded in the Savannah swamps
near Savannah, two days ago, there
and boys. The people here had been
advised by the officers that they would
arrive with the negro about 2 O'Clock
a. m. The negro was alive when the
party left Savannah, but died on the
way.
No band of savages ever pounced
more eagerly upon a victim, nor
thirsted more for revenge. AS soon as
the negros body was lifted from the
baggage car of the train the mans
fingers, toes and other portions of the
body were cut off as mementoes, AMI
the body "singed" and hanged to a tree
in front of the county court house
In his dying statement Austin de-
clared that he did not insult the whire
women, as charged, and that he did
not kill the three white men. He de-
clared that the men shot each other
when they surrounded him in bay
and while they were shooting at him.
He declared his innocence to the last
and died without making a confession
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-31

the corporation tax, which is to be re-
enacted in this bill
AS it lies before the senate" he
added, the bill taxes what are mistak-
emily called dividends paid to members
Of mutual companies. 1t levies that
the tax, although our own federal
government has declared that such re-
turns under the corporation tax used
in the abatement of future premiums
are not dividends
ITO tax them is to levy tax on a
tax; to punish individuals for effectual-
ly doing the very thing the state is pre-
pairing to do when it leyies a tax"
Representative Hull, of Tennessee.
author of the income tax bill, has urg-
ed the senate finance committee to be
careful in revising the section lest
they leave any loop-hole through which
holding companies might evade tn ,
law"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-31
SAID She
WOULD FAINT
Mrs. Della Long Unable to Stand
On Her Feet More Than a Few
Minutes at a Time.

Pendergrass, Ga.--Mrs. Della Long,
OF this place. in recent letter, says
For five or six years, suffered agon'
les with womanly troubles.
Often, couldn't sit up more than a
few minutes at a time, and II l stood
on my feet long, would faint.
took Cardui, and it helped me i'm.
mediately. Now. can do my work all
the time. and don't suffer like did
Take Cardui when you feel i'll in any
way-weak, tired, miserable, or under
the weather. Cardui is a strength.
building tonic medicine for women.
1t has been found to relieve pain and
distress caused by womanly troubles,
and is an excellent medicine to have on
hand at all times.
Cardui acts on the womanly consti.
tuition, building up womanly strength.
toning up the nerves, and regulating
the womanly organs.
It's half century of success Is due to
merit. 1t has done good to thousands.
Will you try 1t? 1t may be just what
you need. Ask your druggist about
Cardui. He will recommend it.
Write 10: Ladies Advisory Dept. Chstta.
eooSa Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn for SpeetdI
Instructions, and 6$-page book. Home Treatment
nT Womsn." sent In plain wrapper. "a request
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-31
GRASSHOPPERS AGAIN
STOP RAILWAY TRAINS

Roswell, N. NJ, May 30-Owing to
the presence of a great number CT
grasshoppers in and around Elida, the
Agricultural Department at Washing
ton has advised by wire Prof A. F.
Hammar, the government entomolo-
gist located here, to investigate, and
he will make a report by wire.
The grasshoppers are so thick that
a passenger train was delayed one
hour in going a mile. The tracks got
greasy and the engineer ran out of
sand to hold the wheels on the tracf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-31
Miles of Land Eaten Bare.

Amarillo, Tex, May 30-Sections q
Eastern New Mexico between Elida
and Texico are greatly alarmed over
the presence of millions of grasshop
pers. An area five miles in width AMI
eighteen miles in length is being en-
tirely denuded of grass and crops and
even the leaves of the trees. The
course is from southwest to northeast
and it is believed that many of the
cattle ranges of Northwest Texas and
perhaps Oklahoma will receive a like
visitation.