Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-10-07

this important Office, seven.
friends. For several years chief clerk
in the State engineers office, Mr.. Nc
Kay has come in contact with many
OF the farmers of this region especial
ly those who have acqired
desert lands and secured water
rights. His pleasing personality and
accommodating manner while perform
ing his duties will not be forgotten
when the polls are opened on the 9TH
day of next November.
Charles Archer and his partners
Sam Kimmell and John Erhman, who
are leasing on the Montana Yerington
ground in Mason Pass, are shipping
about four carloads of ore per month
They intend to sink new shaft
south and east from the old shaft
and by this means expect to encount-
er the ore body at a point that will
facilitate the working of the mine.
County Commissioner Manuel ].
King arrived in Yerington Wednes-
day 20 attend the regular meeting oil
the county board which, convened on
the 5th. Mr. King is a candidate to
succeed himself this fall running
Independently His opponent is Eu-
gene +. Howard, the regular republi-
an nominee. Each contestant has
many friends in this part Of the coun-
and the fight will be close.
Charles A. Mcleod the county clerl
ssued a marriage license last Tues
lay to Henry Hanson of Yerington
md Ethel M. Bolstridge, of Ashland
Maine. Henry has been under
suspicion ever since he built that
handsome cottage on his farm south
Of town last summer. The license
record being public document the
secret was exposed, and the blushine
applicant was recipient of many hear
y congratulations.
John Sandman, the boot and shoe
nd harness merchant, writes from
,onora, California, that after securing
he services OF d Carson minister, h,
md his bride proceeded to Lake
eahoe on their honeymoon trip. AT
er a day or two at that resort they
isited Placerville, Sacramento and
stockton, thence to Sonora, where
hey will spend the next two or three
weeks visiting friends. They ex
ect to reach home about the 20tl
# this month,
F,W. Simpson, Autumn Jones, c
\. Hendel, Chas. Kinds and Alexand.
r Ransom were visitors from Smitl
ALLEY Thursday morning.
COMMISSIONS Barlow spent Thurs
lay at III, court house attending his
luties as member of the county board
t its regular session Mr.. Barlow also
5 running independently to succeed
himself. His competitors are n. +
Bertrand, independent, and James T
Nugent, the democratic nominee
vi three are Sc well known that il
superf1uous to mention the fact
hat Mr. Barlow is a merchant in
Mason, Mr.. Bertrand conducts the
lexington dairy and Jimmy sells
utos as fast as he can deliver them
they have SO many personal friends
hat some of the latter may decide
which they will vote for by tossing
1 coin.
Superintendent Cook of the Ne
vada Copper Belt visited Yerington on
business. Not forgetting the value
Of developing the mines of the dis
trict Mr.. Cook is an enthusiastic ad
yocate of advanced methods of farm
ng. The profits to be derived from
The raising of grain in Smith and
Mason Valleys has been repeatedly
discussed and is being demonstrated
n practical manner by the differ.
mt ranchers who study the benefits
If raising diversity of farm products
No region is in the country is better
ldapted for this than the farming
communities of Lyon County. Mr.
Cook says that Smith Valley vii
hip at least fifteen carloads of wheat
his fall over the Copper Belt which
will handle more freight than it has
since the smelter closed down.
THE LAND OF SUNSHINE