Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-11-13

home without giving his usual account
of his thriving home town, which is
/ quietly and modestly contributing a
goodly share to the mineral wealth
of Nevada
Mrs. w. D. Michigan, sister of w.
A. Chalfant OF the Inyo Register,
was summoned Monday to the bed
side of her mother, who is critically
i'll at Bishop, California. Later re-
ports say that Mrs Chalfant died Fri
day.
O. H. Some, proprietor of the
Lincoln Garage at Reno, was well
come visitor to Yerington this week.
His young son, Clifton, is sick with
scarlet fever, but the affection being
promptly discovered, the patient is
progressing favorably.
Mrs. G. A. Knox, principal of tho
grammar school, went to Reno Sun
day, accompanied by her efficient
corps of assistants, Miss Vera Rel
cheit, Miss Emma He'd, Miss J. Ora
ham and Miss Alpha Rulison, to at
tend the Teachers Institute in session
during the week past
The Eagles have announced their
Thanksgiving ball to occur on the ev-
ening of November Is. The Yering-
ton Aerie is noted for its hospitality
and from the arrangements being
made for the party it will doubtless
be up the usual standard.
The Ladies Aid Society is to give
progressive luncheon Wednesday,
November II from to 4 p. m. The
hostesses are to be as follows: Mrs.
Chris Hernleben, Mrs. A. A. Arends,
Mrs. Josie Davidson and Mrs. Fred
Burner. Proceeds to aid the ladies
in their financial pledge.
A paper recently said that man
was intending marriage and the edi-
tor was assaulted. Last week the limo
type operator OF this paper referred
to Dune Mckenzie as Dr." We have
not yet been licked, which indicates
that Duncan's is better natured than
the man who got married.
While helping to load machinery tor
his Mountain View mine recently for
mer District Attorney n. w. Willis
fractured the end OF the right clavicle.
DR.. Knox placed it in cast and the
injury is rapidly healing. 1t will be
two or three weeks before the right
arm can be used with safety.
Mr.. Edgar K. Miller, special repre-
sentative of the Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs, was in Yerington Thurs
day. Mr.. Miller is cultured gentle
man and well qualified to handle the
delicate mission which brings him
here. He is conducting the investiga-
ton OF the trouble at Schurz Indian
Agency.
]. Z. Gelder came down from the |
Rockland mine Wednesday ostensibly |
to attend to matters concerning the
Empire-Nevada estate and incident
ally to inquire for the benefit of mu
tual friends why T. ]. Schrader, the
manager of the Pittsburg-Dolores,
spends so much time in Mason, when
he is supposed to be in Yerington.
Reverend and Mrs. Bookings of
Manhattan, Kansas, parents OF Mrs
Frank Weber, were, with their daugh-
ter visitors to Yerington early this
week. Their mission was sad one, |
as they were here to attend shipment |
of the remains Of Frank Weber to /
Kansas, where the body will be in
TERED. They left for Reno Tuesday.
Irrepressible f. G. Pressle. who |
earns part OF his living selling drugs |
to the Yerington Drug Company, and /
who has acquired the habit of saying /
What" when anyone says Pickles"
was visitor Saturday and Sunday /
last. Mr. Pressle has a son who is !
skilled wireless operator, self-taught |
on apparatus which the boy himself |
constructed.
H. S. Pohe got home Tuesday from /
San Francisco. While not busy with
the object of his trip, Jack spent his !
time at the Fair and attending sun
day school with Frank Stckney, Ike
Strosnider, Will Reading, George
Reading and Matt Penrose. The
bunch were busy and especially Will
Reading, who was much interested in
Hawaiian institutions.
Mr.. Purdy. general agent for Wa
terhouse Stomach Remedy, stopped a
few hours with the distributors, the
Yerington Drug Company. He says
that the results already are bringirs
new customers every day, and if the
people suffering with serious stomach
trouble only realized the wonderful
results as obtained in all parts of the