The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-06-23

Not Implicated G. Lusk
and w. II. A. pike, Jr., midshipmen
at the United States naval academy
at Annapolis are not implicated in
the cribbing scandal which is being
Investigated by the government au-
thorities at that institution. accord
ing to telegrams received by tho
boys relatives in Reno recently.
school Bonds Soid.-Last week
the county commissioners of Douglas
county sold the first allotment of
Douglas county court house and
high schools bonds amounting to
.S25,000 The Farmers Bank of
Carson Valley, located at Minden,
was the highest bidder and secured
the first allotment.
Fire Loss Paid-The loss incurred
by the recent fire at the Storey
county hospital was adjusted last
week to the entire satisfaction of the
board of county commissioners. The
loss on the building was adjusted
ct $3.SS1.45, and on the furniture
and fixtures at S526.s5, the proofs
of loss being signed and acknowl-
edged by the commissioners
Small Delinquent fisi.-Out of
approximately 100000 due on the
second installment of taxes in Orms-
by county. all but $2,156 has been
paid, $3.50 of this amount being
held up through restraining orders
Of the court and refusal of the Wells
Fargo company to pay.--Carson Ap-
peal.
Industrial school Dedicated
Nevada School of Industry located
four miles east of Elko, was dedi-
Gated with fitting ceremony. a
large crowd was in attendance from
Eik0 and various parts of the Sta1c.
II was gala day for Elko for 1t
mnrked the dedication of the first
permanent state institution in East
ern Nevada.
Had Mishap On Road.-The Twin
six Packard which conveyed II. 3.
JOY and party to the lake last We'd
nesday met with radiator troubles
on the Kings canyon grade and de
layed the occupants long enough to
miss the steamer at Glenbrook.
As a result Mr.. Joy and his COM
panions decided to remain at the
lake overnight.
VIII BE First Candidate.-.Sam
Haas the youthful Virginia City boy
who is accused of robbing a China
man In that city o few weeks age,
Will probably be the first youth to
enter the Elko school of industry.
His case will be heard by the courts
ard then transferred to the board of
D rdons and parole. which has the
authority TO commit him to the
4 ool
Robbery Falls.-A man whose
identity is unknown failed In his at
tempt to bring home the bacon
recently after after entered a freight
car at the Southern Pacific depot IL
Reno and purioining 122 pounds of
bacon. He was observed disappear
ing over the hill with the bacon on
his shoulder. by the depot officers.
who gave chase. The unknown
dropped the bacon and made his get
away.
Fire Under controI.-The forest
FIRE which broke out on the timber
lands OF the Sierra Nevada Wood (
Lumber company between Boca and
loyalton. Cal, is under control, ae-
oording TO reports received from
these districts recently The dam
age amounts to about $500. Two
hundred men, one hundred of whom
went from Verdi, have been lighting
the flames.
Indian Gets Ford Habit.-John
Hawley. an Indian engaged in stock
raising and ranching near the Scott
ranch Ia Diamond valley last week
purchased Tony Romano's new Ford
auto, and had learned enough of its
manipulation TO bring his family into
Eureka in the car Wednesday OF this
week for a short visit lie is get
ting along nicely with the car and
expects TO soon become an expert
driver Eureka Sentinel.
Tonopah Pioneer lSilled.-Wil-
liam c. Hunter. will known in Ne
Yada, and a pioneer of the Tonopah
district. being employed for several
years with the Tonopah Extension
and Montana Tonopah companies.
was killed recently in a mine explos-
ion at Nevada City, Cal, according
to news contained in a brief tee-
gram to his daughter. who resides
at Reno. Two other men we're killed
in the explosion. of which no details
have been received.
Tourists from NehraslSa.-M ].
A. Kelleher, her SON. NJ p Kelleher.
and A. ii. Minham Of Norfolk, Neb.,
auto tourists en- route to San Fran
cisco, stopped in Winnemucca last
week. They stated that several
thousand cars are tied up in Ne
braska by the rains and that the ma
jority of them win pass through Ne
vada via the Midland Trail.--Hum-
bo,dt Star.
Building Indian Hospital. Work
has begun on the new $4,000 hos
pital for the Indians Just west of
The Stewart school south of Carson
and the contractor expects to rush
the hui ding TO completion and to
nave 1t ready for occupancy before
autumn The new hospital will be
located across the road from the
present buildings and being at some
Instance from them will be used for
tupercular and trachoma patients, 1t
is understood. The government Is
constructing seven similar hospitals
lor its wards In various parts of the