Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-09-09
THE YERINGTON II

quota it will make six candidates thi;
year against seven two years ago for
the two places in the legislature Both
Mr. Whitacre and Mr. Tidd have
many friends in both parties who will
vote for them regardless of conven-
| ton nominations.
The county commissioners at the
session of the board held on Tues
day made on order continuing the
closed season for quail throughout
the present year. This will make il
unlawful to kill any quail in Lyon
county before the open season Of
! 1917 All who will remember the
ruthless destruction of quail last win
ter will be glad to see the law cnforc-
ed and offenses vigorously punished
The true sportmen will be among
| the most vigiant in seeing that it j:
enforced.
Toni Rossi was driving Charlie
| Tolzi's new Ford last Monday. The
mere fact that he was driving it o.
| itself was not nearly as exciting tc
| Charles as the turning turtle" of the
machine after it got entangled with
the freighting team of Murchie &
| Kelley. In passing the team tho
Ford driver lost control of the ma
| chine which collided with the big
| wagon and turned completely over
| The only damage done was to smash
| the glass and batter the frame O.
| the windshield
The feeling of confidence and in
terest that is shown in the public
| schools of Yerington never was moro
pronounced that it is att the pres
ent time. If impressions amount t.
anything more than idle speculationa
| it will be difficult to find more eff
licient and earnest corps of teacher
than have been secured by the schoo
trustees of Yerington. Two have beer
tested and their ability is known ant
their new associates inspire confid
ence in their ability to share the re
sponsibiities they have assumed.
Mason Valley precinct will regis
ter more than four hundred voters
this year and the county commits
sioners complying with the law have
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precincts and will establish the ad
ditional polling place which will be
announced in our next issue. The
voting precincts will be known
East Mason Valley Precinct and Yves
Mason Valley Precinct The divid
ing line will be the section line run
ming north and south through The
center of Main street, in Yerington.
Clark ]. Guild announces his in
dependent candidacy for the Office o
district attorney of Lyon county, hav-
ing filed his certificate of nomination
Clark has many warm friends through.
out the county, in which he was born
not over 100 year ago. These friends
are going to do all they can to elect
him regardless whom the two par.
ties may nominate to contend with
him. For six years he has been the
efficient county recorder and audito'
and about two years ago he was ad
mitted to practice after examination
before the Supreme Court of the
state. The 9TH of November will dis
close whether he will break the other
fellow of the habit of holding Office
or not
Henry Slingerland saved the life o
little child last Saturday by his
skilled craftsmanship. The child was
left in a buggy in front of the Big
Cash Store and the horse became
frightened and ran away turning or
Littell Avenue and again on Nevada
running south Slingerland had just
hitched his riding horse at the rear o
the Morris house when he was warn.
ed by an Indian woman. Hastily
mounting he dashed after the run-a-
way and succeeded in stopping it be
fore making the third turn at Bridge
street The way the crazy brute was
running had it not been for the pres
ence of mind and courage of Mr.