The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-09-16
From a Reporter Note Book ;.

Sunday, somewhere on the ioau
tween Fallon butte and the indian
school Finder please return TO the
county telephone exchange.
A blanket insurance policy TOT
$4,000 was written in the Royal IN
surance company Monday, covering
the exhibits in the pavilion and the
live stock on the grounds. The poll
cy was written by C. M. Way and Is
the first to be issued for the local
fair association.
Mrs r. +. Richardson, widow OF
the late DR.. T. F. Richardson, county
quarantine official, received a check
this week from the Occidental Life
Insurance Co, of Los. Angeles, Cal,
in the sum of $4,000, the amount of
insurance carried in the company
mentioned. The payment was made
promptly and in full, stamping the
Occidental as a reputable company.
which pays it's losses promptly and
without cavil.
|. II. Kent, receiver OF the Nevada
Sugar Company, made special trip
to Reno Monday returning home yes
terday. The object of his visit was
to arrange for the placing of about
1900 sacks of locally manufactured
sugar on the market at once. lnas-
much as the marketing conditions
are as related elsewhere in this issue,
in somewhat topsy turyey condi-
ton Mr.. Kent will probably sell his
sugar at around $3.50 per sack.
Mr.. end Mrs. Geo. b. Williams and
children arrived in Fallon Saturday
from their holdings in Elko county
and Immediately took possession Of
the fine Geo. w. Brown home on
Williams avenue, which they recent
ly purchased. They will go ahead
and make further improvements to
the property calculated TO make IL
one of the finest and most convenient
homes in the state. Fallon well
comes Mr.. and Mrs. Williams as To-
cal residents.
The automobile race for Friday
afternoon is exciting a great deal of
comment. The streets forming the
course, including Williams avenue,
Maine. Center and Tayolr streets will
be closed to traffic during the pro-
gress OF the race. and every effort
will be directed towards the preyen-
tion of accidents. Those who wish
to view the race from a vantage
point should get In the grand stand
at the race track where the start and
finish will occur.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. III. Kent returned
Sunday evening by auto from visit
to San Francisco and other Cali
fornia cities. They were accom-
panied on their return trip by Mrs.
Marjorie Downing. of colfex, Cal.
who is here visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. ID. w. Cole. Ira Kent who
has been doing special work for the
state university throughout the sum-
mer. formed a member of the party
from Reno to Fallon.
Agreements reached by represent
atiyes of the Good Roads Assoeia-
ton of Nevada, the Reno Commerce
ial Club and the Washoe County
Commissioners with representatives
of the Hobart and Bliss estates, in
sure right of way for a road from
Lake Tahoe direct TO Reno. The
| distance from Brockway's TO Reno Is
32 miles. and County Surveyor Up.
dixie is to begin laying out the route
at once. Placer county has already
completed its portion OF the survey.
Yesterday morning witnessed the
opening Of the game season. MINI
rods made the trip to the tules in
considerable numbers and most of
met with good success. The ducks,
geese and swan are here In greater
numbers than for many years and
local epicures should have wild
game in plenty on their tables dur
Ing the hunting season. Quail shoot
ing II the local county ordinance Is
observed, will not start until Novem-
Der 1st.. Oregon pheasants, which
were introduced into the valley sev-
eral years ago by the county COM
missioners, have multiplied in pro-
life manner and If the increase con-
tinues y will not be long until tho
man with the shotgun should have Il
chance through a limited period Of
getting some of these choice fowl
for his table.