The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-01-29
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

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c. Il. Bartlett was down from La
hontan the last of the week.
Baby Chicks-Any kind any
time-read ad in Reno papers and
write to B. w. Archibald. box 121,
Reno, Nevada.
w. A. Steele, the Fernley post
master was over Monday and yester-
day acting as witness in the home
stead final proof instance of Mrs.
Anna Pray.
The second and last conduit con-
Meeting the pool with the Lahontan
dam reservoir, and the only convey
ors of water to be used upon the
dams completion, was completed
Monday.
A strange malady affecting many
people begins by an itch of the ear
and breaks out in a scab on the
tongue. The only cure is for the
patient to keep quiet, avoid curiosi-
ty and apply himself close to his own
affairs.
Chief Engineer Arthur P Davis,
of the reclamation service, and d. c.
Henny, consulting engineer, were at
Lahontan Monday looking over the
progress of work on the dam and de-
Gliding questions relating to the in
stallation of food gates.
The total depth of snow at the
summit of the Sierras Monday was
an even nine feet, the difference be-
TWEEN this figure and the maximum of
nearly thirteen feet representing the
settling and freezing of the snow lit
lie, if any being lost in a run-off.
John Coffin and Bill Wild John,
two Walker reservation Piutes, were
arrested Monday upon complaint of
|. A. Taylor for hunting on the lat
ter's ranch south of town. The In
dians had their hearing yesterday
before Justice Jones and We're re-
leased following a lecture.
John Moe, of Fernley, came over
Monday and returned home yester-
day. He lately returned from a sur
yeying trip to the northern part of
the state. where he was a member of
ernment land surveyor. Mr.. Moe
says Fernley is a shining jewel in
Nevada's diadem and that it will
brighten as time goes along.
Citizens OF Snake Valley, long,
narrow strip adjoining the Nevada
Utah line, are circulating petitions
to ask for annexation to Nevada
The citizens represent that the geo.
graphical location of the valley
brings about conditions that make
it difficult for the communities with
in it to secure representation and
recognition from the State of Utah.
The petition is addressed to the gov
ernor and legislature of Utah.
The local project has taken over
all water right accounts in this pro-
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setting forth the payments due, in
eluding delinqueneies, together with
the last date when they can be ac-
cepted by the local office Failure TO
come within the days of grace, will
render the water rights liable to
cancellation and the various project
offices have instructions to report all
unpaid accounts to the Washington
office.
When the first public notice was
issued relating to the 90 cents per
acre water payment, through an
oversight it was made to apply only
to those who had not made their
1911 payments. BY request of the
local reclamation office, the scope of
the order was made to include every
one, with the result that those who
paid in full will receive credits that
will be carried forward on the 1912
payment. The 1912 payment was
made the basis of the concession,
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rule on this and other government
projects that payments are not paid
when due, but the latitude of the
law has been taken advantage of
and payments made in December of
the year following for which they
are charged. On December 1st, for
instance of 1912 the 1911 water pay
ments become delinquent, rendering
the water rights concerned liable to