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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST
ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS
IN SMITH VALLEY

Billy Crews was over from Gard
nerville last week.
p +. Brady returned to Hudson last
week from a hunting and fishing trip.
Ed. Folsom has been somewhat un-
der he weather for the past few days.
Al Cummings, of Yeringon, passed
through Wellington on his way home
last Monday.
the weather for few days with that
summer complaint.
Harvesting is in full blast on the
second crop of alfalfa, the machines
starting the first of the week.
Jerre Raycraft and son. John, were
down from their mining claims near
week.
L. B. Olds left for Yerington
Thursday morning. We have not
heard whether it is boy or not, but
here's hoping.
Jim Burke, assistant fire chief of
Tonopah, was an arrival here this
week to spend couple of weeks with
his friend Billy Sinclair.
Ted frankie and Ralph Maher, of
Yerington, passed through Yelling
ington this week, returning from a
months camping and prospecting trip.
Matt Penrose and family, of Wa
buska, passed through our valley
Tuesday. returning from a camping
trip to Blue Lakes and other points
in the high Sierras.
The Schooley ranch was the scene
of pleasant lawn party last Saturday
night The affair was well attended
and the young folks had glorious
time The gate receipts went to the
church fund.
Ed Wedertz. of this valley, has filed
his nomination papers for Commits
sioner of Lyon county from the Smith
Valley district He is good bust
ness man and will receive strong sup
port in this section.
While gathering eggs last Wednes-
day evening Mrs. Dyke was met at
the door of her chicken house by a
large rattlesnake She called her hus-
band, who killed the snake The rep
tile measured over three feet in length
and had II rattles and a button.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
SLIGHT BLAZE

About noon on Monday of this
week, Mrs. Geo. Johnstone discov-
cred blaze in the roof of her home
on Main street The fire alarm was
given and the hose cart and chemical
engine were quickly on had. By that
time, however, Rev. Mr.. Summers and
his son, Matt. who live next door had
the garden hose on the roof and the
fire under control, so that a small
stream from the chemical quenched
the blaze entirely. The damage done
amounted to about $50 The fire evi-
IDENTIFY caught from spark from the
terra Gotta chimney alighting on the
dry shingles, the cracks between the
shingles being filled with cotton from
the cottonwood trees This material
is very inhammable and burns like
gunpowder. | was fortunate that the
blaze was discovered before it had
gained further headway.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
STUDENT LOAN FUND.

A number of very pleasant after
moons have been spent this summer
by the ladies of the different neigh
borhoods, with the ultimate object of
increasing the Student Loan Fund.
Last year the Woman's Club pledged
a sum to that fund and planned the
Nordyke dance to raise the money.
When the children's playground was
started they believed that Yerington
should come first, so the money was
turned over to the playground COM
mittee. In order TO carry out their
first pledge to the Student Loan Fund
Mrs West set the ball rolling by invit
ing immediate neighbors and one or
two in another neighborhood. All
came with their sewing and each
brought ten cents for the fund. Light
refreshments were served and every
body had good time The next week
the party was in another locality, and
the following week in still anoher.
The servings are looked forward to
and the box that holds the dimes
grows heavier. Only light refresh
ments and light conversation are al
lowed and the l0-cent contribution is
not drain on any woman's pocket.
So far there have been meetings at
Mrs. Vests Mrs Hulls, Mrs Elbert's
Mrs. Powers, and Mrs. Geo. Web
ster's. and all who have attended hope
there will be many more meetings.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
DINING CAR WRECKED
ON NEVADA AND CAL.
LINE NEAR WABUSKA

On Thursday morning the dining
car on train "a jumped the track at
a point about four miles west of Wa
buska and after running along some
distance on the ties tipped over as a
culvert was being crossed. The car
struck on its end with considerable
force and then rolled over onto its
side. Just what caused the accident
is not known as he engine and all of
the other cars in the train stayed on
he track. The accident occurred
shortly after a. m. and the dining
car help were all asleep in their hunks
in the car. The occupants of the car
were l.. Roland, conductor; S. Conley,
chef; Phil Smythe, cook; II. Strom
and H. Smith, walters. All of the men
were more or less bruised and shaken
up when thrown out of their cots and
Smythe received three broken ribs.
DR.. Leavitt was called IRON Yering-
ton to see how serious the injuries
were and all of the men were brought
on to Wabuska. Smythe was sent to
the hospital in Sacramento the same
day. The others were not so seriously
injured that they could not proceed
to their homes. A wrecking crew ar
rived yesterday and picked up the
damaged dining car.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
CLARENCE FREEMAN
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
WHILE OUT HUNTING

Clarence Freeman was brought to
his home in Yerington yesterday pret-
ty well peppered up with bird shot.
He and Clarence Carlisle and a cou-
pie of other young men had gone to
the Pinenut country to hunt sagehen
and doves and about 10 o'clock yes
terday morning by some misfortune
Freeman got in range of Carisle's gun
as he shot at bird The charge of
shot struck Freeman in the chest,
stomach arms and legs and was fired
at distance of about so or 60 yards
At first it was thought he was serious
vi injured and the boys bundled him
into the wagon and nearly drove the
team to death to reach Yerington.
Near the Mcleod hill the team gave
out and Chas. Johnston's automobile
coming along the injred man was
placed in it and brought to Yering
ton. DR.. Knox was summoned and
found that 81 No. 6 shot had hit Free
man. He picked many of them out
and no serious injury will result from
any of the wounds unless it may be
from one shot that penetrated the
skin under the right eye. The eye
does not seem to be injured but the
shot has not yet been extracted. The
shooting was purely accidental and
young Carlisle feels badly about the
affair. He will undoubtedly be more
careful in the future when handling
firearms.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
ALL WORKING FOR A
LYON COUNTY EXHIBIT
AT THE STATE FAIR

There was a meeting OF the Direct
ors of the Lyon County Commercial
Club on Monday evening OF this week
at which there were present Nj. J.
King, G. +. West, G. w. Willis, Geo.
Friedhoff, n. F. Bertrand, G. Z. Leav-
lit, n. w. Willis and c. ]. Guild
The following business was trans
acted and from all appearances it
looks as though Lyon county will
have the blue-ribbon exhibit at the
State Fair this year
A communication was received from
the Mason Valley Promotion Club
notifying the Commercial Club that
the former Club had appointed com
mittee to work with the Commercial
Club in securing Lyon county ex-
hibi for the State Fair. This commit
tee consists Of A. G. MacAllen. Bert
Hillygus and X. c. Boyer
The Special Committee OF the Com
mercial Club, cosntising of G. +. Viii
lis, +. J. Sullivan and Geo. Friedhoff,
reported hat it had interviewed the
Mason Promotion Club and that all
was arranged for both Clubs to work
in harmony for the SECURING of a good
big fair exhibit for Lyon county. This
committee was then discharged.
DIR. G. +. Leavitt, who was appoint
ed committee of one to interview
the Board of County Commissioners
and solicit their aid to the joint com
mittee of the two Clubs. reported that
he had taken the matter up with the
Board of County Commissioners, and
that the Board notified him that there
had already been created fund for
this very purpose. and that the Com
missioners were quite willing to have
the cooperation of the two Clubs in
the matter of procuring the exhibit;
that the Board had already secured
jars for fruit, etc, to be placed in;
that il was the desire of the Board
to have the matter of any and all ex-
pense incurred in procuring the ex-
hibit to be first reviewed by the Com
missioners. The report was accepted
and the committee discharged.
The following named members OF
the Commercial Club were appointed
to serve upon the joint committee of
the two Clubs: Geo. Friedhoff, M, X,
Penrose and N, F. Bertrand, and the
Secretary of the Commercial Club was
instructed to notify the Mason Valley
Promotion Club of the appointment OF
this committee.
After some discussion it was gen
orally conceded that it was the opinion
of the Club that competent man be
secured to help secure, arrange and
place the exhibit, and that Pat Nc
Caffrey was preferred If he could be
secured. The services of Mr.. McCaf-
frey are going to be secured if pos
sible To him is due the credit for the
splendid exhibit made by Lyon county
at the fair last year on such short no
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
WHAT THE FOREIGN
EMBRoGLIo is DOING
FOR COPPER MINING

The following statement was made
ON Tuesday of iii;s week by c. F.
Kelley, Vice President of the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company in
Montana, on the general situation:
"Curtailment has been made abso-
lutcly necessary by reason OF The gen
eral conditions which prevail. For
nearly wear the domestic copper
trade has been very bad, due to gen
eral business depression existing in
this country The copper producers
have been kept going by the Euro
pean trade, which has been fairly good,
the greater part of the copper which
has been sold having been exported.
During this time large copper stocks
have accumulated, and he producers
have on hand very large amount of
copper, for which there is no market
in sight The crisis which has develop
ed in European affairs has resulted
in practical suspension of interna-
tional trade relations, rates of ex-
change have been destroyed, and it
is impossible to carry on foreign
business. Under present conditions il
is impossible to make shipments to
Europe, and it is likewise impossible
to receive payments for copper which
is now being delivered. As result our
operations cannot be continued on a
normal scale. The Great Falls smell
ter, reduction works and refinery will
suspend operations at once. A cur
taiIment in tonnage here equivalent to
the shipments to Great Falls must
be made. Tonight he following mines
will suspend operations: Mountain
Con, High Ore, Pennsylvania, Poulin,
Badger State, Tropic and Ella. Ship
mepts will be continued to Anaconda,
and it is hoped that no further cur
tailment will be necessary
Il wish to make it very clear that
the present curtailment has no refer
ence to any local conditions, as we
all hoped until the precipitation of
the present foreign crisis that opera
tions here would not be interrupted. ,"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
BRIEF MINING news OF THE DISTRICT
FOR THE PAST WEEK

smelter President Adams is now in
Chicago on business for the company
and upon his return to Yerington
renewed activity at the mine will be
the order. Several improvements now
under way and contemplated will be
rushed to completion, which will
greatly facilitate the handling of the
ore from this promising property.
Mount Patterson-A. NJ Wishart,
lessee of the Silverado mine, has been
i'll town for several days this week
He is now taking out some very rich
ore from the property, in fact the rich
est he has encountered since taking
hold of the property. He is rapidly
getting things in shape far much
larger production of grade stuff
1t will be some time before he gets
the mill on the property overhauled
and in running order.
At the Kentuck property the com
pany is making the first cleanup after
six-weeks' mill run.
Development is being pushed on the
North Patterson property and reports
are in ciruclation that some very i'm
portant developments of rich ore have
recently been made.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.

Lem Allen and his son, Judd, were
in town several days this week inter
viewing the voters. Mr.. Allen is a
candidate for the nomination for Gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket He
is travelling over the State by automo-
bile with his son and has visited the
greater portion of the State. Mr..
Allen is one of the oldtime Nevadans
and one of the first settlers in the
Carson Sink counry. He is over 70
years of age and still as spry as a
cricket In fact he does not look nor
appear by his actions to be day older
than he was when the writer first be-
came acquainted with him, some 81
years ago. He has always been an
active Democrat and besides serving
Churchill county as District Attorney,
and Assemblyman on numerous oc-
casions, has held the honorable posi-
ton of Lieutenant-G Governor. He is
a good citizen and genuine booster
for Nevada and the people of the State
could have a whole lot worse luck be-
fall them than having Lem Allen for
Governor. You will not find his an
nouncement in the Times, as he prob
ably prefers to patronize Democratic
papers, but this little notice of his
candidacy is just for old acquaintance
sake.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
FOR SHERIFF..

Among our political announcements
this week will be found that of ID. P.
Randall. for Sheriff He is the Dem
ocratic nominee, being the only Dem
ocrat who has filed to run at the pri-
mary election for this Office. Dick
Randall has been Sheriff. and Sheriff
and Assessor of Lyon county for pref
ty close to quarter of a century and
he could not have held the Office for
such number of terms unless he had
given satisfaction to the majority of
the citizens of the county He has re-
sided in the county from infancy and
probably knows the political pulse,
factions and all, better than any man
in the county. He has not accumulat-
ed any amount of wealth during his
incumbency because he has always
been liberal liver and has assisted
many friends and made numerous in
vestments that have not as yet
brought returns While we are not of
his political faith we admire his up
rightness and fighting qualities and
recognize the fact that any person
who runs against him will know that
he has had a political struggle of no
mean proportions, even though he
might win the battle at the coming
election
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
FINE ALFALFA SEED.

George Friedhoff exhibited some
fine seed alfalfa at this Office this
week. The plants were perfectly COW
cred with seed. The crop is on the
old Baker ranch and is about 90 acres
in extent Harry Warren, the expert
on alfalfa seed, says the crop will av-
erage 800 pounds of seed to the acre.
Mr. Friedhoff was going to cut the
alfalfa for hay but has concluded to
let it grow and harvest it for seed.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
RAILROAD COMMISSION
DECIDES CASE BETWEEN
RAILROAD AND MINE CO.

An opinion and order was given on
Railroad Commission in the case of
the Mason Valley Mines Company
against the Nevada Copper Belt Rail
road Company, decided July q, last.
The case is one involving the switch
ing charges made by the Nevada Cop
per Belt railroad between Wabuska
and the Thompson smelter. Consid
cradle quantities of ore and merchan-
disc reach Wabuska over the Southern
Pacific and there is no way of get
ting this freight to the smelter ex
cept over a short portion of the line of
the Nevada Copper Belt railroad.
This is essentially switching SER
vice and its decision involved full
consideration of the rules which are
generally applied in determining
what are just and fair switching
charges.
The railroad company has fixed a
rate of $5 per car for the service. The
complainant, the Mason Valley Mines
Company, as we'll as number of other
shippers, complained of this rate as
being excessive, and alleged that the
charge should be no more than $3.50
per car. In part, the reason given for
the claim that $3.50 would be a fair
charge was hat the company and the
smelter company had some few years
ago entered into switching contract
in which that rate was agreed upon.
The Commission, not being a court,
could not undertake to enforce any
contract between the parties, and was
obliged to render its decision upon the
basis of what was deemed to be rea-
sonable charge for the service, regard
less of any contract that the parties
had made
The opinion was written by Chief
Commissioner Bartine, and covers,
quite fully, the whole subject of
switching service. The conclusion
reached is that under the conditions
existing, $250 per car would be less
than a reasonable charge. while the
SIS rate applied by the company is
clearly excessive. The Commission
reached the conclusion unanimously
that $3.50 per car would be a just
and reasonable rate for the service,
and the railroad company is ordered
to amend its schedule SO as to apply
that rate on or before the 10th of the
present month.
The decision is quite important to
those engaged in shipping ore to the
smelter as well as to the smelter itself.
1t is believed that it will very consid-
| cradle increase the tonnage of ore to
the smelter, with a consequent in
crease in shipments of other forms of
merchandise, so that while both the
shippers and the smelter will be ben
eftted by the reduced rates. the rail
road company will receive somewhere
near. if not quite, an equivalent in the
increased tonnage.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
ADRIAN VALLEY.

c. ]. Adrian was in from his home
stead in Churchill Canyon this week
and from him we iearn that he has
designated that portion O. the county
in which he has located Adrian Val
ley. His homestead is about four
miles this side of Churchill station, on
the Nevada and California branch of
). p, and consists OF about 200 acres
of land. This land is as rich as any
in the State of Nevada and grows
sagebrush as large as young cotton
wood trees Mr. Adrian has filed on
all the overflow and seepage water
from the lower end of the valley for
irrigation purposes and besides this
he has a sixteen foot well equipped
with a gasoline engine and 3-inch
centrifugal pump which gives him a
flow OF 226 gallons per minute When
pumping at this capacity the water IN
the we'll is hardly preceptably low
cred. The wagon road from here to
Fl. Churchill runs through this land
and the railorad crosses il, while the
electric power line is near by, from
which power to run pumps can be OBJ
tanned. One well and a small pump
will furnish water enough to irrigate
10 acres, therefore wells with small
pumping plants would irrigate the en-
tire 20 acres Mr. Adrian is going
to make valuable property out Of
what has, up to short time ago, lain
idle and produced nothing.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
HOTEL HOLLAND ARRIVALS.

Geo. Rose, city; Thos Casey, To
paz; H. R. Martin. Reno; Nephew
Tuskin, Reno; A. c. Sayre, Smith;
F. J. Dalrymple, Rockland; H. P.
Steele, Goldfeld; Chas. Welzet, Rock
land; ]. Sario, Wellington; B. Ante
lobo, Wellington; r. f. O'Brien, Sac
ramento VIM McCafferty. Reno; H.
G.. Futh, Reno: Lem Allen, Reno;
Fl. ], Allen, Reno; W. c. Lipette, Lud-
wig; John Anderson. Gerlach; Grant
Donlan. Gerlach; V. H. Smith, S. F.;
p B. Fenton, S, F.; f. o. Miller. Wa
buska; M. Brandt Wabuska; J. P.
Kelly, Wabuska; T. l.. Hawkins, Car
son; L. R. Hopkins, Ludwig; W. c.
Hitch, Ludwig: Geo. ]. Rodolph, S. F.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

DIR. Brown left Tuesday for trip
over the Sicrras to San Francisco by
auto. Chas Noble and wife accom-
panied him and will spend few weeks
on the coast. Mr.. and Mrs. +, 5,
Lambcrson also accompanied the
party as far as Truckce, and they will
visit Lake Tahoe for some days. The
doctor expects to remain on the coast
for couple of weeks and then bring
Mrs. Brown back with him. She has
been visiting San Francisco relatives
and friends for some weeks past. Dur
ing the doctors absence DR.. Knox
will look after his practice.
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tice that many though Lyons show
ing would be rather poor Mr.. Nc
Caffrey is a genius in this line and
knows what is fit for an exhibit and
what is not, also how to arrange the
exhibit in he most attractive manner.
Can he be secured this year Lyon
county stands chance to win the
gold medal for crops of every nature
are splendid this season, even the fruit
crop. We believe that the State ex-
hbit at the Panama Pacific fair should
be placed in charge of Mr. McCaffrey.
as there is no one in the State more
capable of making it show off to
good advantage.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08

Blue Jay-The work of driving the
tunnel on the Blue Jay to tap the shaft
at the 100-foot level was commenced
on Monday of this week This tunnel
will have to be driven some $50 feet
to reach the objective point A ship
ment of ore is out ready for hauling
to the railroad to go to the smelter
but the metal market is in such a
condition that probably no shipments
will be made Immediately S. B. Ell
bert, the mining engineer, is associated
with John Summers in the lease on
this property The old Blue Jay has
quite history and we believe it is
the making ia big mine The pres
ent leasers are practical men and it
may be looked for them to develop
the property into a larger producer
than it has ever before been.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
Smith Valley Mine-The Smith Val

Smith Valley Mine-The Smith Val
ley Mines Company's property is i'm
proving in looks. The cross-cut being
run from the shaft on the 200-foot
level entered ore last Monday. The
ore on the l00-foot level is better
than ever The fourth carload of ore
is about ready to go forward to the
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08
Automobile fer Sale.

One 1914 Hupmobile, electric lights
and starter, used but few months
and we'll cared for. Car with extra
tires and equipment cost over $1,400.
Will sell for $l,l50 Inquire of George
Pummer, Yerington, Nevada. Advt.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08

r. A. Thomas, of Cedarville, Cal,
is here on visit to Ray Hironymous
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-08

The Times for neat job work.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-13
Orofino Improvement Go.
Orofino, Idaho

engineer, whose reputation extends all
over the world.
The vast crystal dome OF the palace
Of horticulture is 1852 feet in diameter
and 1856 feet high, the greatest distance
ever stretched by any similar structure
of glass in the history of building con-
struction. Its illumination from with.
in will be effected by means Of con-
cealed electric scintilators, which will
throw the light upward into the i'm
mense dome passing through colored
screens. These screens will be con-
structed to revolve in such way as to
transform the great crystal hemisphere
into magnificent whirl Of color, ever
changing and producing an effect that
is unprecedented in the history Of
electrical illumination.
The palace of horticulture covers an
area of five acres and is being erected
at cost of $341, 600. In its compost
ton of dome and minarets the building
is suggestive of the Saracenic and re-
calls the famous mosque of Sultan
Ahmed /, renowned for its beauty Of
detail and outline.