The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-07-29
C OOPERATIOn TRIUMPHANT
Community Spirit Works
Wonders in Harmon
District.

olh6iehesS VI purpose, eHlHusl-
asm of spirit and work brittle
muscles combined to make the Har-
mon school district ground break
ing enterprise a grand success Fri
day. Likewise the spectacle of
nearly one hundred and fifty head of
work horses and third as many
men all busily engaged for a day in
harmonious, public spirited effort,
furnishes an epitome of the pro-
jects development and points the
way for the residents of other dis
tricts to lay aside small things and
unite and fraternize for the benefit
of their schools. The task of re-
ducing ten acres of desert soil from
its raw sagebrush state to a condi-
tion inviting water, which IS all that
is needed to make the deserts trans
formation complete, would be a tre-
mendous one single handed. BY
united effort the occasion was made
more one of play than work, even
though brows were mopped and
work was actual; indeed keen rival
ry between team owners added zest
to the occasion.
And while men folks were driving
horses and handling scrappers, car
rying dirt from the high spots to the
low and making the contour con-
form to the needs of gravitation, the
good women folks were not idle.
Cakes, pies. ice cream, toothsome
chicken and sandwiches and palate
tickling salads, lemonade and other
forms of eats and drinks that would
delight the most fastidious epicure
were in the making. When the
noon hour had arrived the feast at
which the workers and the guests
we're regaled was fit for the most de-
serying-and it isn't kings either,
for no king ever deserved to be fed
as roundly as were the men who
labored Friday. The Standards
editor must out of fairness say
good word for the good Harmon dis
trict cooks. and our knowledge is
first-hand for we enjoyed the de-
leetable viands Friday as a drone
mingling with the workers.
We must look with appreciation
upon the wholesome efforts of the
residents of the Harmon district to
build up a fine school ground and
civic center-a place where chill
dren from the farm can be taught
the many things, including agri-
culture and housewi1ery, which will
be so necessary to them in their ma
ture years The farm, home and in
dustrial life of the Harmon district
was exemplifed Friday by the unit
ed efforts of the citizens there, cf-
forts which were based upon a hope
that in turn the school undertaking
which they desire in the near future
will exemplify this same farm, home
and industrial life.
The land on which this transfor-
nation was performed is ten acre
tract set aside for use of the school
district through the good offices of
the Reclamation Service, acting
through Project Manager Cole. The
people of Harmon district plan to
Use this land not only for school pur-
poses, including a demonstration
farm for teaching scientific farming,
but for a general public park and
center of all social activities within
the district.
The work of the day was in charge
of committee composed of H. c.
Taylor, l.. ]. Clark, Fulton II. Sears
and H. f. Buerer, and c. w. Rem
fro and W. II. Williams were select
ed as foremen to direct the work of
leveling. The brush had previously
been broken by C. e. Glazier, whose
homestead joins the school grounds,
and this made it possible to proceed
at once with the moving of the dirt.
One of the first of the exercises
was the raising of As foot flag
pole presented to the district by |.
II. Kent Just before noon the en-
tire assemblage participated in the
raising of the flag. |. H. Kent was
given the honor of handling the
rope which hauled Old Glory aloft.
Following this ceremony the crowd
broke ranks and gathered around
the heavily laden tables, where they
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nation is to be suspicious OF the
other fellow--to question his mo-
tives and criticize his acts. Things
develop rapidly in a community like
this-we accomplish in few short