Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-06
SOME NEWSY NOTES FROM
WABUSKA TOWN.
A Chronicle of Live Events That Hap
pened at the Railroad Center.

Mat Penrose, on the road to Mason
last Sunday, broke a spring square off
in his auto and he was only going
40 miles an hour by the Indicator, but
he was prepared for such an emerg
encN He rolled up his sleeves, put a
clamp on the broken spring and lost
but little time Culverts and chuck
holes cut no figure i'll checking his
speed Mat is live wire" and likes
to move: says he can count fence posts
and telegraph poles when he is riding
horse back
Warren Bros have a hive OF bees on
platform scales and find an average
colony win make from one to ten
pounds of honey day during the
honey flow a sunshiny day without
wind is when they make the maxi
mum.
Mr.. and Mrs Rallens took a trip to
Ycrington this week in their two
horse power auto. Rallcns says after
he makes a trip through the Panama
Canal to the old country if he has
enough left will get an up-to-date ma
chine He is waiting patiently for the
Grasshoppers have been doing con
siderable damage to alfalfa and alfalfa
seed in the lower end of the valley
Mat Penrcse is the only one the hop
pers have missed so far and will have
fine crop OF seed
Mrs. Davidson was visiting friends
last week and incidentally soliciting
contributions for the minister. When
she struck one that was little in
different she told him the following
story. the substance of which, without
died who had heard OF mansions in the
the embellishments, is that a woman
skies and as she was about to enter
the gates of ST Peter, saw mansions
of all descriptions from a hovel to a
palace. She asked St Peter where the
mansion of one of her acquaintance
(Mrs. A) was and was told 1t was a
short distance away III one OF the ho-
vels She told St. Peter she was SUR
prised. as Mrs A. was very wealthy
woman when she died and thought she
would be located in one of the palacs.
St. Peter said that was the best he
could do with the material she sent up
while living. Then She inquired OF
another acquaintance. Mrs B., and St.
Peter pointed out one of the palaces
She was again surprised. as Mrs b.
was washer woman during her life
Well. St. Peter said that is the mate
rial She sent up.
One man said he gave $40 twenty
years ago to improve the churchyard
or cemetery and neither he nor his
family had ever received any benefits
from it,
The rancherS now think of raising
turkeys to eat the grasshopper pest,
and then the turkeys will be cheap and
even country editors will be able to
have at least turkey, for Christmas.
II the editor OF the Times had a nice
fat turkey occasionally it might
change that hungry look he carries
about with him to a smile and have
the appearance OF being at peace with
the world and had made his calling
and election sure
The Chairman and Secretary of the
High School Board have requested Su-
rerintendent Bray to appoint Mr..
jules Labarthe to fill the vacancy in
the Board occasioned by the deatl OF
Mr.. G.. NJ Fraser. Mr.. I.abarthe is
man of broad views, progressive, up-
to-date and good business man. He
doubtless will be a good man for the
place
We are hoving cool nights but no
damaging frosts as yet
Wabuska has had few cases OF
assault and battery and disturbing the
peace, but none serious enough for
the Justice of the Peace to make the
fine ninety days or nothing and no
arrests have been made. The Justice
since his first experience would rather
I'LL out marriage certificates than war
rants. as II is more congenial and the
remuneration is greater.