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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15
THE STATE TAX COMMISSION.
issues Statement Regarding It's
Proposed Adjustment Policy.

The newest of all commissions,
the Tax Commission, instead of low
ering taxes, is quoted as making the
following statement:
I'VE issued this notice that there
would be a 10 per cent increase in
White Pine, IL. 1-2 percent in Elko,
and it will average about II 1-2 per
cent in Humboldt county. We have
made it 20 per cent in Lovelock val
ley and 10 per cent in other portions
of that county, so we estimate it will
average IL 1-2 percent in Humboldt
county. We have given notice of
10 per cent increase in Washoe coun-
ty and an approximate increase of 20
per cent in Lincoln and Clark coun-
ties. In Douglass county We have
notified them that there shall be an
increase of 25 per cent. The ratio
we have named seems to make an
equalization as between counties at
this time, which we are required by
law TO do, acting on behalf of the
state. You appreciate that we are
required to do this for the purpose
of state revenue and in order that th
state may be able to maintain itself
on a cash basis. 1t has been yari-
ously estimated that if the state is
required to go upon a script basis,
such as ii was approaching at the
time that extraordinary session of
the legislature was called something
over year ago the general expenses
of the state would be increased there
by 20 per cent, and we are anxious
of course, on behalf of the state, to
see that its credit is maintained. The
borrowing capacity of the state is
fixed by the commission at $500, 900
and think you fully understand that
we are now up to that limit. II would
be impossible for the state to borrow
any further without a constitution
al amendment was submitted at the
last session of the legislature to in
crease the borrowing capacity OF the
state from 100000 to $1,000,000.
Now, in making this notice, we
proceeded upon the basis of the
proper conception that the valuation
of town property is in excess of that
of outside property and that is the
reason that we have excluded town
property"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15
Bids Wanted.

Bids will be received by the clerk
of the City of Fallon up to Tuesday,
November 4th, for painting the city
water wagon. Also for the priyi-
lege of signs, three in number, two
sides and rear of wagon, said privi-
leges to be for the period of one year
from date af award.
BY ordr of the council.
w. H. REAVIS, City Clerk.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15
THE LOCAL MARKET PRICES.
What the Local Merchants are Paw
ing for the Farmers Crops.

According to local merchants the
potato market is firm. the ruling
price offered by outside produce
houses for prime Lahontan spuds be-
ing $50. Some growers have con-
tracted at this figure. while still 9TH
ers are holding for better figures.
This price is the average paid by
local merchants who handle farm
produce. Onions are the same figure
prime stuff being demanded in each
instance. Eggs are selling at the To-
cal stores at from 40 TO 4215 cents
per dozen. The hay market is be-
low normal. loose hay selling al
around $40 delivered in town, while
baled hay in large lots is being con
tracted for $11 I. o. b. the cars.
Wheat IS worth s25, according to
those who buy in Fallon, rolled bar
ley being about the same price.
This year seems to be an off seas
on for alfalfa. while spuds and on
ions promise TO form a basis for ae-
tive local trading throughout the
season. The price of eggs would
tend TO confirm the belief that this
valley should be a proper place for
poultry enterprises.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15
SENATOR NEWLANDS IN RENO
Comes West on Hurried Visit
To Look Over Constituents
Needs.
From Mondays Journal


According to news received last
night by Secretary ]. D. Finch, Sem
ator Newlands arrived in San Fran
cisco yesterday morning, having gone
through Reno on the limited Satur-
day night. After a few days there
he will come to Reno and spend
some time before going on trip
through southern Nevada, touching
at Tonopah, Goldfeld, Las Vegas
and Phoebe on his way back to Wash
ington where he expects to return in
time TO participate in the final stages
of the currency legislation now be-
ing considered by the senate COM
mittee
Just before leaving Washington
the senior senator. at the request of
President Wilson, had conference
with him concerning the details of
antitrust legislation which is to be
taken up in the regular session of
congress, which convenes in Novem-
Der.
Mr.. Newlands is chairman of the
committee on interstate commerce
which will have charge of the ad-
ministration antitrust bill this WIN
ter. This legislation is the next sub
ject to be taken up by the admins
tration following the tariff and cur
rency.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15
MAY COLONIzE FREEMAN FARM
Nebraska Party Was Here And
Thinks Well of The Local
Opportunities.

DR.. Jones, of SCOTS Bluff, Nebr.,
spent part of last week in Fallon
and vicinity looking over the project
prospects. He has been in communi-
cation with the owners of the Free
man ranch for several months and
his visit here was for the purpose
of determining the adyisability of
buying the holding. DR.. Jones is con-
nected with the Western Develop
ment Company, which is a colonizing
and land buying organization and
his observations here were of high
ly satisfactory kind.
At Sidney, Nebr., he said. there
is "a sugar factory that is being op-
Grated very successfully. When beet
acreage was desired for this season,
1t required but 10 days to get $4,000
acres signed up by the farmers, an
excess of 1000 acres over what
could be handled in single cam
paign and it was accordingly neces-
sary to cut down applications from
beet growers.
In his locality, the doctor stated,
Russian Jews have proven the sal
vation of the country, for they farm
intensively and take very kindly to
the culture of the sugar beet. Should
he and his associates conclude to
buy land in this project, it will be
for the purpose of colonizing, which
could be done without trouble mas
much as We have factory thaat will
attract the class of people that has
made of his community in Nebraska
one of the most prosperous any
where
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15

Section four of ordinance No. six
provides as follows:
That no person shall kindle or use
any fire upon any public street, al
ley or highway or anywhere within
the open air within the city limits
without first obtaining written per-
nit from the city council. The max
imum penalty for infringements may
be a fine of 500 or 80 days in the
city Jail.
Violations of this ordinance will
be prosecuted in the future and due
notice is hereby given.
BY order of the council.
w. II. REAVIS, City Clerk
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15
viii Produce 200 Tons of Salt.

9. w. Kinney established a camp
at his salt works south of Fallon
Monday, where he now has force
of three men working. 1t is his plan
to get out 200 tons of salt, than
which none is purer or better for all
kinds of uses. This salt will be sold
in the local market and exported.
The Kinney salt deposits promise to
eventually develop into a very valu-
able property, or as soon as the
transportation question has been
solved. They form one of the
real natural wonders of this state,
which enjoys so many dispensations
from nature.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15
LAKE TAHOE SUPPLY ASSURED
Authorities Complete Arrange
ments For Project Delivery of
10000 Acre Feet.

Project Engineer ID. w. Cole spent
last week at Lake Tahoe in confer
enee with Wm. Bliss, representing
The Lake Tahoe Protective Associa-
ton. This conference was at the di-
reetion of Secretary Lane, and was
held for the purpose of determining
satisfactorily to all parties concerned
the exact location of the lakes rim.
which has hitherto been a mooted
question. The views of the experts
varied as to the exact lake level
where the lake actually merged into
the rim and this was determined
last week by Messrs. Cole and Bliss
as being at a point that will allow
the control of five feet of the lakes
annual storage.
This five feet of water from the
lakes supply will actually mean the
control of a volume of water esti-
mated at 100000 acre feet, of which
a large part belongs to power COM
panies, while large part will be lost
by evaporation. 1t is figured that
something like one foot of this five
feet, or 10000 acre feet. will ac-
tually be available for uses upon this
project. The Truckee river ranch
ers have no right to this part of the
storage, and one Of the purposes Of
the friendly suit now being fot IT
out in the federal court is 70 detC~-
mine to a nicely the rights of these
farmers in order that infringements
upon Truekee-Carson project rights
can be prevented.
In the meantime, the dredging op-
erations pursued by the power COM
panies are pledged not to interfere
with the lakes flow beyond the point
agreed upon By the government. and
lake interests at last weeks con-
ference. The channel work between
the dam and the lake is still being
pursued, the dam structure having
been fully completed some weeks
ago. This impounding arrangement
Is a substantial structure, extending
across the mouth of the lake and has
Il sluices, instead of eight as for
merly. The old eofferdam. a tempor-
airy arrangement, has been removed,
and any doubt that formerly existed
regarding the water supply for the
Fernley and Hazen irrigation dis
tricts has been entirely done away
with.
The arrangement entered into be-
tween the governments agents and
the lake owners is a temporary one,
It being agreed by the government
mat no further attempts will be
made to obviate conditions existing
now until the project has been de-
veloped 10 the point where $4,000
acres are served by canals and lat
erals, and not in any event for a
Teriod of five years.
The actual control of the dam in
stalled and the fullest enjoyment of
lake privileges are being sought by
condemnation suit now on in the
federal court at San Francisco, and
the outcome of the suit will deter
mine whether the government Is to
wholly control its flow from the lake,
or whether il shall depend upon the
power company for this function.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15
TO BEGIN WORK ON
STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

The actual work of constructing
the new state industrial school at
Flko will be commenced shortly after
the first of the year. when the state
appropriation bill will be available
SAYS the Elko Free Press. Under
the law appropriating the money
the fund was not to be available un-
til January 1. 1914. The $4,000
raised In Elko by subscription Is
now in the bank here, but VIII re-
main on deposit until the state iuhd
can be used. Winnemueea star
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15
WHAT EVERY BABY KNOWS.

That a cry will bring a quicker re-
sponse than a laugh.
That baby clothes must have been
invented by the devil.
That some day IL will get even
win the garrulous ones who chuck
u under the chin.
mat the efforts to make II COM
'or'able usually have the opposite
effect.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15

Any number of good, blocky horses
weighing from 1850 pounds to 1850
pounds. Same may be seen at my
Fallon ranch. Ages from four to
six years.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15

Mrs. C. B. Ferguson returned Mon
dav from a visit to Carson City and
Reno.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15

Call at the Fallon Garage ana see
the Detroiter.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15

WEATHER BULLETIN.
For weel. ending October IL, 1913.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-10-15

w. II. REAVlS, City ClerF
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-17
Butternut Valley

c. J. Faircourt visited with his
grandpa, Louis Thorstad Sunday
afternoon.
Fl. G. Norman and brother Lee Of
Lake Crystal called on Jens John
son Sunday
Miss Mary Jones spent Friday in
Mankato in company with her sister.
Mrs John Williams of Lake Crystal.
John -Wendt is busy with his pc,
tato digger He has the job of dig
ging over fifty acres of spuds t.
season.
Of course everyone went to Lake.
Crystals street fair, Saturday. II
was a great success. Among the
honors carried off by Butternut people
we mention these: First on "small
est school, ma'am; first in 'pretties.
baby contest" and first in Largest
rural school contest. Miss Bowen of
District No, 144 won the latter and
Mrs Charles Wilson's baby girl in
the "baby contest" Congratulations.
The following were among those
who went to Mankato Friday in the
interest of the state road: Jense
Johnson, J. u. Owens, Thos. Jones
Alec Hanson. John Wendt, H. NJ.
Green, r. J. Williams, Gilbert Gilbert
son, Gunder Gilberts, Ole HANSEN,
Erick Shaw, j. C. Davis, ct al. They
were joined by large delegation
from Lincoln and Lake Crystal. The
county board reinstated the road
and work on the same will now pro-
coed in regular fashion. Grading is
completed to Butternut and it will
be graveled and cared for under the
good roads act"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-17
An1boY and VICINITY
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
T.. p. Wilder and Emil Ludtke are
building large hog houses. and corn
CRIBS
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Brown left
Wednesday for California where they
will spend the winter.
Mrs. Amy Briggs went to Mankato
Tuesday but will return to spend
some time with relatives in this To-
cality.
Marshal Briggs left Monday for
North Dakota to spend few months
with relatives and he VIII probably
stay all winter.
Ray Thompson and Lou Shonts
will leave the middle of the week fol
the northern part of the state with d
view of purchasing land.
Progress on the state road is slow
as the weather has been so rainy
that it interferes with doing good
with the grading engine.
A large crowd attended Craig's auc-
ton Thursday Most of the things
put up brought good prices and cat
tie sold exceptionally well.
Frank Briggs and Miss Fern Wild
er were chosen delegates to the
Sunday school convention which will
be held in Mankato next week.
viii Benton sold his moving pic
ture show to I. j. Meyer, who was
formerly station agent at Amboy, but
who resigned because of i'll health.
Harry Parks sold his 80 acres of
land to Fred Boesch of Amboy and
bought the Mary Latin farm. He
seems well satisfied with the fine
home. "n"
The congregation of the Christian
church was pleased to welcome back
it's pastor, and he gave an interest
ing talk on his trip and on the con,
vention which he attended in Tor
onto, Canada.
John Look of Caldwell, Idaho, who
! has been selling Idaho farms to
people in this locality, left for home
last Tuesday and was accompanied
by Hubert Kinney, the popular mail
carrier on route two out of Amboy.
Jim Reeder moved the house which
he recently purchased from Mrs
George Fox, ON Saturday. Many Of
| his neighbors turned in and helped
him and all enjoyed fine dinner al
George Buckmeister's home. Mr.
Reeder was severely bruised by the
| breaking of the chain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-17
Club At Indian Lake
Acts In Potato Deal
From Tuesdays Oa;:y.

From Tuesdays Day.
Marketing potatoes has been taken
up by the Indian Lake Farmers club
and thirty farmers attended Il meet
ing held last night to discuss the
proposition. A preliminary meeting
was held a week ago to consider
what should be done, but the bad
weather caused the attendance to be
small. At that time F. 0. True was
appointed corresponding secretary
and he Immediately opened CORE
spondence with produce houses and
other firms which buy potatoes. At
last nights meeting he reported that
several replies had been received,
and all of them requested that prices
be quoted by the farmers.
Produce Company Offer.
C. r. Shumway then read letter
from the Posi- Produce company of
Plainyiew, saying that the company
could handle all OF the potatoes if
there could be an agreement as to
price, and that it would send man
here to superintend the loading. The
letter also stated that an estimate OF
the quantity of potatoes should be
made, that the varieties should be
listed separately and that the pota-
toes should all be first class stock.
A. l.. yeigel read letter from an
Oklahoma firm asking that prices be
quoted.
Result of Roll Call.
a roll call of those present show.
ed more than $4,000 bushels of white
stock and over 1,200 bushels of Early
Ohios. There are more potatoes in
the community, but only the men
who attended the meeting gave re-
ports on their crops. Two bids for
the potatoes had been received, the
first from a. :Minneapplis firm offer
ing TO start loading 100 cars at fifty
cents a bushel, these TO be loaded al
Mankato, beginning at once. The
other bid was from Mr.. Ulrich oil
| Good Thunder who will take the en-
tire lot at SO cents a bushel, to be
| loaded either at Rapidan OF Gcod
Thunder.
Will Load at .Mankato.
The gentlemen present preferred tt
load their potatoes at Mankato be
cause of the shorter distance and the
| better condition of these roads
| Neither bid was accepted and Pro
lessor Shumway was authorized u
wire the PlafnS1ew man on behaf
of the club, giving him chance t.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-17
Kasota

Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Buell. spent Fri.
day at Mankato.
George Gray of Mankato visited
his parents Saturday.
Miss Alice Kneefe went to Oshawa
Friday to spend Sunday with her
mother.
Albert Bergquist spent a few hours
between trains with his mother here
Saturday.
Mrs "A. D. Griffin went to Rolla
North Dakota, last Friday to join her
husband.
7 a party of neighbor ladies, gave
Mrs. Ole Olson farewell surprise
Friday afternoon.
William Youatt has resigned his
position as superintendent at the
Breen Stone company.
Mrs. C. Moheer and daughter Clar
risa went to LeSueur Friday to visi
with relatives until Monday.
Mrs. Charles Olson and baby went
to NorseIand Sunday to spend a wcel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-17

an unscientific and irresponsible
method of making appropriations
The character and extent of the APP
preparations made by the last legis-
lature is an example in this point
and should force a realization of the
fact that the budget system must be
adapted in Minnesota, and that the
time for raids on the public treasury
has ceased.
I'm appointing this commission to
reorgani2e our form of government
and to present recommendations to
the legislature | have chosen men
without regard to politics or per-
sonal friendship, More than year
will elapse between now and the
next session of the legislature, and
this commission will have time to
study and investigate more thorough
ly than the legislature could do It.
self after it has convened. Their
work accordingly can furnish basis
for a scientific reorganization of our
government, which can be examined,
approved or rejected, as the people
of the state and their representatives
in the legislature may see fit.
have appointed thirty members OF
this commission because l wish to
secure as many effective men as
possible for this work. realize that
in expert work of this character
there is danger that too large COM
mittee might lessen its efficiency
through lack of organization. l would
accordingly suggest that this COM
mission meet, organize, appoint, sub
committees and start the work i'm
mediately. 1t is one OF the largest
task and most important duties that
has ever devolved upon group of
men in our state"
Those named on the commission
follow:
c. p. Craig, member state fair
board, Duluth, chairman; G.. A.
Congdon, attorney, Duluth; Theodore
Void, Minneapolis, president Scan
dinavian American bank; w. w.
Smith, Sleepy Eye, banker; F. E.
Putnam, Blue Earth City, state sena-
tor: Thomas Kneeland. Minneapolis,
member of house; Elias Jacobson,
Monteyideo, clerk of court; Ii. FL.
Dunn, Albert Lea, member of house;
f. +. MCGEE, Minneapolis, former
district judge; e. S. Durment, St.
Paul, state senator; Thomas T. Hud-
son, Duluth, attorney, formerly DEM
ocratic national committeeman from
Minnesota; George F. Author, Min
neapolis, secretary to the governor;
o. E. Nelson, Spring Grove, former
member of legislature; w. B. Par
sons, Winona, banker; Hugh j.
Hughes, Minneapolis, editor Farm,
Stock and Home; d. A. Wallace, st.
Paul, editor; Dean A. L. Woods,
State Agricultural college; Professor
J. H. Gray, Univ ersity of Minnesota,
economist; John A. Hartigan, st.
Paul. former insurance commits
sioner; L. G. Hall, Minneapolis, pres
ident State Federation of Labor; AL
fred Rustad, Wheaton, register OF
deeds; DR.. O, II. Hagen, Moorhead,
physician; A. G. Anderson, Fergus
Falls, banker; L. c. Spooner, Nor.
ris, member house; John .Moonan,
Waseca. state senator; ]. A. Stone
burg, Cambridge, merchant; j. ID.
Sullivan, st. Cloud state senator;
Joseph Chapman, Jr., Minneapolis,
banker; Frank Lycan, Bemidji, hotel,
keeper: Dr. C. ]. Holman, Mankato
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-17
raise the bid if he wanted the pota-


raise the bid il he wanted the pota-
toes.
Frank I'll. Griffin of The Good Thun.
der Herald attended the meeting and
commended the methods and : the
spirit of cooperation that is being
shown. Mr.. Ulrich, also from Good
Thunder, was an interested visitor at
the meeting.
1t is expected that the potatoes
viii begin to move in Il few days at
prices which will be satisfactory to
the growers, as a result of these
meetings of the Indian Lake Farmer
club and the friends who have been
invited to cooperate with the club
members.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-17
with Mrs. olson's mother, Mrs.

with Mrs. Olson's mother, Mrs. G.,
bertson.
Misses Ruth Buell., Marie Ostrand
er, Margaret Johnson and Leona
Moulton of the Mankato normal spent
Sunday at their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pearson and
baby came over from st. Peter
Thursday for a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. s. W. Johnson. They will soon
leave again for Panama, where Mr..
Pearson has been employed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-17
Kerns
From Tuesdays Daily.
Will Give Wiener Roa,

From Tuesdays Daily.
Will Give Wiener Roast.
There will be wiener roast at the
home of George McCarger in Kerns
on Friday night Everybody is in
,vited to the festivities.
Mr.. and Mrs. He" II Hopp and
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman ut and fam
lily of Nioollet visited at Ed Hops
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stevens Of
Hebron spent Sunday at L. P. Par
sons.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-17
Little Glover Seed on Market.
From Tuesdays Daily.

S. H. Grannis reports that no
clover seed has as yet been offered
to the local market although some
has already been hulled. Mr.. Gran
mis- says that the price for this seed
ranges from S. to 81, according to
the quality and purity of the seed.