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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-07-15
! OUR LINCOLN HIGHWAY LINK
Will Be Improved By Both Pub
lie and Private Funds
And Efforts.

The County Commissioners have
decided upon what they consider to
be the best route for the Lincoln
Highway leading out of Fallon-a
route upon which they would be
willing to expend county funds for
the purpose of keeping it in good re-
pair. The Lincoln Highway COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
has also agreed upon the same loca-
tion and only the action of the
Chamber of Commerce remains to
make the selection final.
Question as to the best route to
follow was raised only regarding the
road between Fallon and Grimes
ranch. The route selected takes the
road past the slaughter house, thence
due south past the Markwell ranch
to the east and west road that leads
directly to the Grimes ranch.
There is some talk of diverting
the highway further south in pass
ing the Grimes ranch in order to
avoid the muddy conditions that so
frequently prevail in that locality.
but this move cannot be made until
new road has been opened up and
turned over to the county, thus MAX
ing 1t possible to use county funds in
repairing it.
Ranchers residing in the vicinity
of the route selected are very en-
thusiastic about the highway, and
have contributed III man days and
and 406 horse days to be used in
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-07-15
Project ESTIMATING BOARD
Completes Its Work Here And
Forewards Recommendation :
On to Washington.

u
the orland Project. who ATTENDED
the board meeting at the project of
fee last week, departed Saturda,
Afternoon for Orland, Cal. d. C
Henny, Acting Chief Engineer, ac
eompanied by his daughter, left OF
Sunday morning for the same point
The gentleman named. together
with Project Manager ID. w. Cole
constituted the estimating board, ap
pointed by the secretary of the in.
terror to fix the approximate cost oil
the project to date and to make Ger.
tain other recommendations. The
board spent a day at Lahontan
where II found the conditions alto
gether satisfactory. Another day
was consumed in driving so miles
through the project. trip that dis.
closed much evidence of thrift on
the part OF the projects farmers
II is the opinion OF the visitors that
the governments expenditure here
viii find ample recomrense in the
ultimate.
The board delved into the records
of the project. Among the eonelu-
slons reached is that the time is at
hand when the project lands should
be open TO settlement ngain. The
proposal of the project management
to reopen those lands now served
by project canals. was sanctioned.
The price that will govern in the sale
OF future water rights is no more
ready for announcement now than
before the board meeting, the data
in the case having been forwarded
10 the reclamation commission,
which body has final powers in this
determination. The commission will
also fix the terms of public notice.
that will be issued in announcing the
restoration of project lands to set
tlement. This mandate will be
governed largely by the projected
legislation now pending in congress.
The board agreed that a revision
Of the irrigation methods here and
upon other government projects is
necessary II the maximum acreage
Is to receive the water according OF
estimates. The board claimed to
have found almost prodigal use
here OF irrigation water and figures
that our water supply will be insuf-
feient to lrrigate the projects full
acreage unless the irrigationists can
be persuaded to change their
methods. These estimates are
based upon approximately three and
one-half acre feet per season for
erth acre of land cultivated. and
af.er dedueting 80 per cent for loss
by evaporation and seepage, 1t VIII
finally be necessary II is said, to get
along with considerably less than
three actual acre feet of water each
season. But this time seems far re-
moved unless settlement OF project
lands is accelerated vastly over
that OF the past.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Mills are the
parents of new girl. which was
born yesterday. July 18th.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-07-15

Concluded on page ten)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19

I Chicago White Sox, has a reputa ION
| for his baseball noodle" and is known
by the big league managers as man
who's judgement on ball player may
| be de- ended on.
In these eight years Holland has
sent % ball players to the majors, but
this number includes five who will be
given an opportunity to make good
with the big fellows this spring. There
fore of the IS men sent up prior to
this spring eight are in the big league
now, and at least SIX and possibly
seven of them, may be classed stars
of the first magnitude. OF the remain
in5 10 who journeyed to the big
leagues nine were retained the greater
part of at least one season and several
of them lasted two sc; sons or more.
But this is not all. OF the 10 play
ers who failed to make good in the
big company and eventually were
turned back to the minors only two are
now playing in leagues below Glass A.
Undoubtedly this record will look
much better after this seaso ms SIZING
training days are' owe, for Holland
has five men, every one of them a
minor League star, trying out with the /
mayor league DdlI CluDSs anu lASTS Is !.
little doubt that at least two of them
and possibly three will show enough |
ability to make good, especially since !
the invasion of the new Federal league
gives promise of depicting the Ameri-
can and National leagues of players.
The men Holland is sending to the
majors this spring are George Boehler,
a pitcher, who goes to Detroit; Ed
ward Zwilling. outfielder, and r. L.
Crutcher pitcher, to the Boston Ma
tionals, and Joe Kelly and George Wat
son, outielders, to the Pittsburg
Pirates.
The players Holland started on their
zig league careers are Clyde Milan of
Edgar Willett of Detroit,
lanes Scott of the Chicago White Sox,
George ("ChiefT) Johnson and Eugene
Packard of Cincinnati, John Gossett
# the New York Americans, AID Bren-
ian of the Philadelphia Nationals, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19
Weekly Sport Calendar

Monday, Jan. 19.-Billiards: Chicago
at Cleveland. three cushion league.
Basketball: Minnesota at Iowa.
Tuesday, Jan 20.-Basketbafl: Chi
cago at Illinois; prep" league heavy
weights, Hyde Park at Parker, North
Division at Wendell Phillips; light
weights, Bowen at Englewood, Hyde
Park at Wendell Phillips, Lake View
at Lane, Marshall at Austin. Fight:
Battling Levinskey VS.. Soldier
Kearns, New York Billiards: Chica-
go at Indianapolis, three cushion
league.
Coulon vs. Young" Sinnet, Racine,
Wis; Mickey Sheridan VS.. Paul Siko-
ia, Windsor. Ont. Billiards: Chicago
at ST Louis, three cushion league.
Thursday. Jan. 22.-Baseban: Amer
lean association meeting, Chicago Bill
lizards: Chicago at Milwaukee, three
cushion league.
Friday. Jan. 23.-Fight: AID VOL
CAST VS.. Joe Rivers, Milwaukee, Wis:
Charley White VS.. Jimmy Duffy, Buff
falo, n. Y: Joe Mandot VS.. Johnny
Love, New York. Basketball: Mime
sofa at Illinois; Iowa at Grinnell: Ar
mour at Knox; Chicago Prep" league,
heavyweights. Parker at Bowen. Wen
dell Phillips at Lane: lightwelghts,
Hyde Park at Bowen, Englewood at
Wendell Phillips. Marshall at Lake
View, Lane at Austin. Swim: Chicago
at Northwestern. Wrestling: City
championship Irving Park Country
club.
Saturday. jan 24-Motor; Chicago
automobile show opens. Swim: Uni
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19

! Be is Baker of Philadelphia, who also
has played with Pittsburg, Bocton,
| New York and Cincinnati in the order
named.
The players now in the minors
whom Holland gave an opportunity to
make good up above are Fred Ohm
stead of Minneapolis, George Wester-
| I'll of st. Joseph, Roy Corhan of San
Francisco, Tex Jones of Des Moines,
Baker Borton of Venice, Gus Hetling
of Oakland, Ray Powell of Providence,
George Speer of Muskogee, Willis Cole
o. Lincoln and Cy Young III of the
! wide wide world.
But while Holland was selling play.
ers to the majors he was not resting
on his oars and spending the money.
He was turning out winning ball clubs,
with players whose talent was only
r-ediocre. Although he did not break
any records at winning pennants he al
ways had first division teams, with one
exception, and that time he took a
hopelessIy tail-end club and finished
sixth with it. He was so successful
that the management of the st. Louis
Browns was offered to him and was
refused because he could not obtain
a five year contract. Holland contend
ed that it would take five years to
build up tail-end major league club
aid declared no manager, who was not
given that length of time to turr out
a winner had not been given an oppor-
tunity to make good. For this reason
he declined to consider the Hedges
offer.
Holland is now working, virtually
or if he is getting help it is
passive sort, in reorganizing the West
ern league. He reorganized it once,
when he persuaded the Western mag
mates to take Wichita and Topeka in
to the circuit, and now he is trying to
get them dropped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19
SNNET TO SCRAP
AT OLYMPIC CLUB
Rock Island and Moline Ad-
mirers of Clever Fighter May
See Him in Action.

Local admirers of Young Sinnet
will be afforded an opportunity of wit
Messing that battler in action at the
Moline Olympic club quarters Jan.
%. Sinnet will return TO Moline di-
rectly after meeting Johnny Coulon in
Racine, Wis, the evening of Jan. 81
for the bantamweight championship of
the world Sinnet has been matched
to meet Johnny Sweeney OF Chicago
at the olympic club.
An all-star program has been ar
ranged for that occasion and will see
Battling Burge. the Moline scrapper;
Bobby Bylund. local grappler, and
Young Bylund. local grappler. and
City. on the bill.
One of the main bouts OF the even
ing will be between Hackenschmidt
and Bobby Bylund. Hackenschmidt is
a welterweight. and recently forfeited
a match to Bylund.
Battling Burge, Molines' most popu-
lar bantam. and who has a big string
of victories TO his credit, is scheduled
to put on ten-round boxing exhibit
ton with Young Ncrdgren of DaTen-
port. Both boys are expected to put
on a clever exhibition of the manly
art.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19

CITY LEAGUE TO
OPEN ITS SEASON
Six Teams Lined Up This Year
Will Commence Play at =
High School.

With six teams forming formidable
circuit, the Rock Island City Basket
ball league will open it's season at the
high school gymnasium tomorrow
night with three games. The teams
which make up the circuit this year
are the Independents, Centrals. So
Gals, Augustana Reserves, Black Hawks
and Woodmen. Fast lineups will be
put on the floor and good games play
ed all through the season which con-
tinues for about ten weeks.
Last year the West End Settlement
team carried off the honors by easily
capturing the pennant in close race,
but the team has not entered the
league this year.
A meeting of the league team mana
gers was held and the various bust
ness affairs of the season discussed al
though the schedule has not been ar
ranged.
Tonight a second meeting will be.
held by the managers and the sched-
ule for the season adopted. The first
games will be played at the high
school gymnasium tomorrow night.
opening the season. 80
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19
BAPTISTS LEAD
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Have Won Three Straight
Games in Sunday School
Organization.
ALSO TOP SENIOR DEPT.
Many Games at Y. NJ. C. A. Among
Sunday School Teams-contests
Close and Exciting.

That the moving picture houses
vaudeville shows and theatres are
being given some good competition by
the Y, NJ. c. A. in attracting the Sat
urday crowds who desire entertain
ment and pastime. was evident from
the number of people who gathered in
the gallery of the gymnasium at the
"Y' Saturday afternoon and evening TO
witness the Sunday school basketball
games. Every one was interested,
perhaps. because of love fer the game.
possibly because II was a son or big
brother that showed his cleverness in
the winter sport. The shrill sound OF
the referees whistle and the repeated
applause both went into the spirit of
the evening.
Much Rivalry Apparent.
Much interest was taken in the
game by the different members of the
teams upon the floor A healthy riv-
airy is already apparent in the spirit
OF play and the crowd seemed as much
enthused as the players themselves.
With the new Y. NJ. c. A. in operation
and always something new in ever bet
ter style, il has come that the ques-
ton OF the boy. who previously may
so much shall 90 to the Y tonight"
but how fast can l get there"
Saturday night the crowds gathered
to watch the Sunday school teams at
basketball literally filed the large
gallery. The women almost equaled
tie men in numbers and laughing chill
dren gave a healthy color TO the gen
eral scene. Four games were played.
Results of Games.
The junior div ision play fur
nished a number of thrills. The
Baptist boys won a. hard game from
the Broadway team. to g. after play
ing An extra minutes. Other results
were as follows
Baptists, 80; Fifteenth avenue Chris
tan, o.
Broadway, 8; Central Presby;er-
ian, 2.
Methodist, Il; South Park, 3.
Taber of the Baptists was the indi- !
yidual star in the first game against |
he Fifteenth avenue Christians, max
ng "A OF the 81 points.
The seniors furnished the evenings !
excitement. The oldmen. not to be
'utdone by their younger brothers,
played extra minutes when the Cen
raj Presbyterian men defeated the
south Park Players. IL to 9. Other
cores for the evening were as fol
ows
Baptists. Ii: Methodis.s. 10.
Broadway, 81; Memorial Chris
ian, s.
Swedish Lutheran. %; Fifteenth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19
ROCK ISLAND MAY
Get IN CENTRAL
neeting Of Local Baseball Men
Held in Harper Hotel and
Proposition Discussed.
CLINTON WANTS FRANCHISE
uoline Expresses Desire for Berth
According 20 a Burlington
Dispatch

According 70 a dispatch received
,-o-a Nuscatiue regarding the meeting
:, he Central association magnates in
prrriingfon the latter part OF las
81 Rock Island has been consid-
cred for a berth in that league and
"A Effort will be made 10 get this city
"a organize for that purpose i Is
"a. probable at present that Rock Is
I.nd will get into the Three-I league
this year owing 10 the fact hat all
~ the teams have signified their will
Inusss 20 remain in the circuit and
naxuates OF the Central association
b4lIeve thai they can get the Three-l
"a surrender frs territorial rights here
and get the city into the league
Meet in Harper.
Last night a meeting was held in
he Nex Harper hotel which was at
tended By a number OF local baseball
enthusiasts. supporters and magnates
Of the CeHtral association. The dis
eussion at hand was the question as
10 whether or not this CRY desired to
accept q berth in the league II Rock
Island and Clinton both get into the
Central. the following teams would
make I'D an unusually s-rOng circuit:
Rock Island. Clinton, Cedar Rapids.
Waterloo. Clinton. Muscatne, Ottum-
va Burlington and Keokuk-
Il is expected II Rock Island and
Clinton join the league, an effort viii
Be made next year to get Davenport
and Dubuque into the circuit and in
that case the Central association will
have assumed the proportions of q
high class league.
At present T. Is not known whether
or not Rock Island will make a deter.
mined effort 70 secure a berth in the
Central. as fans here have been
used 10 faster baseball when the
ThreeI league included this city in
It's circui-. put according to plans now
under way the Central win probably
out-lgss the Three-I within a year or
two and play faster ball than the .
opposing league. An effort IS now 4
being made by those interested to /
have he ThTee-I surrender its terri /
torial rights here and get this city /
into the league
AZ the annual meeting OF the Cen
trzl association two cities dropped out
Of the league. Monmouth and Ke-
vance. the two weak sisters OF the
circuit threw up the sponge. II being
decided BY the fans that baseball
would not pay any longer and that
the best thing TO do would be to drop
out at once.
Clinton is after a berth and a prop
osiron was given the town and
IN all probability 1t will re one
y the new members. a committee
'onDosed Of =. :. Lawrence OF Mus
iatine Belden Hi OF Cedar Rapids {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19
THREE-I CIRCUIT
TO REMAIN SAME.
According to Bloomington Dis
patch Rock Island Has No
Chance This Year.
SAME FOR THREE SEASONS
Changed Circuit Almost Every Year
Before 1e12-SprInsfieid Hard
Up Financially.

According to a dispatch from
Bloomington, ILL.,, the Three-Eys cir
cult is to remain the same this year a.
| in 1913, thus giving Rock Island no
chance to secure berth in the league.
! Following is the dispatch:
Bloomington, ILL.,, Jan. 1s-There
| will be no change in the Three-Eye
| league circuit this year. Springfield.
Peoria, Danville and Decatur, which
| have been slow in perfecting plans for
the coming season, have signified they
will remain in the league and will
send representatives to the annual
meeting. Springfield was the last to
take the necessary action. A new d.
rectorate was formed, with new off,
GERS and new financial backing.
The circuit has remained unchang-
ed for three seasons, something I'M
usual. Prior to 1912 nearly ever sea-
son saw a change. The fact that the
same eight cities have held together
for three successive seasons is regard
ed as strongly indicative of the sub
stantial character of the organization.
The comparatively small mileage, as
a result of the compact, is regarded as
an important factor in its success.
kahI to Manage Quincy.
Nick Kahl has agreed to manage then
Quincy club. He won the pennant last =
season and his reengagement was re-
garded as certain. Manager Kahl for
warded number of contracts to head
quarters, having signed Charles Fow-
Ter of st. Louis and John Hartman OF
Higbee, Mo-, catchers; Paul B. BELOW
of Chicago, inf1elder, and Howard Hen
ry and Guy Briscow of Pleasant Hill,
ILL.,, outfieiders.
Following the election Of a new
board of directors at Springfield a
manager will be chosen. 1t is regard
ed as certain that Frank Donnelly, last
years leader, will be retained
Davenport Loses First saeker.
Davenport has lost Walter Holke,
who was counted upon for first base.
He was purchased by st. Joseph from
Peoria last season and loaned to Dav-
export. A prohibitive price was plac-
ed upon him and Davenport was fore
ed TO drop negotiations for his SER
vices. He was sold to Spokane. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19
CHARLEY CUTLER WOULD
MEET BOHEMIAN GRAPPLER
Heavyweight Who Appeared Here Re-
Gently Wants Go With FristensI<y.

Chicago. Ill, Jan. 19.-For the pur-
pose of finding a possible opponent for
Gustav Fristensky. the powerful Bo-
hemian wrestler who created such a
sensation in his match here Monday
night with Americas, Charley Cutler.
who wrestled recently in Rock Island.
and Bill Hokuff. another Bohemian. are
going to battle It out to a finish to-
night at the Empire theatre on the
west side. They will wrestle the best
out of three falls. and IL the winner
Is impressive enough to the promoters
he may be offered terms 10 meet FRS
tensky within 80 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19
211laN&Qf th9&6pOrf Wofd

and President NJ z. Justice OF Keokuk
was appointed to wind up the affairs
OF the two cities and to secure new
members for the league to take the
place OF the two towns which drop
ped out.
After Rock island.
Efforts will be made to secure the
release OF Rock Island from the
ThreeI circuit and IL this can be ac-
complished it is said on good author
ity that Rock Island will make up the
eighth city in the league.
Things look optimistic in the Gen.
trail association this year. The league
will be stronger than ever before. Ke-
vance and Monmouth were the small
est towns in the league and were a
handicap to the attendance figures
during the championship race. The
town OF Kewanee with an estimated
population of 1000 and Monmouth
with 5000 will be replaced by towns
from two to three times the popula-
ton
Moline Wants Place.
Moline would also like a place m
the Central Baseball association and
is preparing TO make a strong fight
for it. according TO a Burlington dis
patch
The report printed in several out
side papers that Galesburg was dick
ering for a franchise is an error.
Galesburg. so far as known. does not
want a franchise but is planning TO
join with Monmouth and Kewanee in
forming new Illinois league OF cities
of their size.
Rock Island Largest.
The membership OF the league by
towns with Rock Island and Clinton
would have the following population:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19
FOOTBALL HEROES
ENJOY A BANQUET

The football heroes of the Rock Is
land high school enjoyed a banquet
and entertainment Saturday evening
rendered by the juniors in honor of
their good work on the gridiron the
previous season. The entertainment
was held in the high school auditor
ium and every member who tried for
a place on the team last year was in
vited. The members Of the faculty
were present and fine time reported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19

ct. Joseph. Mo-, Jan. 19.-Only eight
years ago John Holland, owner of the
St. Joseph baseball club. was plain
Jcck Holland, a good minor league ba,,
player and that was all. Today he is
the sole owner CT one of the most val
liable baseball franchises in the minor
leagues, in one of the 'dictators" of
the Western league, is a scout for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19
Natural infsrenee.


A schoolteacher was reading q story
to class of very small folks and
paused at the words lay brother" 10
explain their meaning Does any one
know what lay brother means?" she
asked.
For moment row of perplexed 1T
tie faces looked up at her Then one
face frightened suddenly. and q small
voice piped. Yes. ma'am. it's rocst-
er"-Youth's Companion.
- -
Chamberlarn's Cough Remedy IL )
very valuable medicine for throat and
lung troubles, quickly relieves ana
cures painful breathing and danger
GUS sounding cough which indicat0
congested lungs. Sold BY all dru&
Klsts.--(Adv, AS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19
Rock Island Largest.

The membership OF the league by
towns with Rock Island and Clinton
would have the following population:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19

avenue Christian, 8.
Referee-"Tod" Bleuers
Timer-Don Jones.
Standing of the Teams.
The standings OF the teams in the
two divisions are as follows:
TrNunD rINTcIONr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-19

versity High at Evanston: New Trier
at Oak Park. Wrestling: City cham
pionships. Irving Park County club.
Basketball: Wisconsin at Chicago:
Minnesota at Northwestern; Purdue at
Ohio State.
Sunday. Jan 25.-Skating: Western
championships. Chicago Hebrew instr
tute. Ski: Meet at Milwaukee,.