Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-10-21


on the Empire-Nevada property an,
converting it into a teaching plan
which will use process that has beef
tested out in New York City. TIL,
lumber and concrete has been receiv
ed and Mr.. Friedhoff has a force O
ten men at work on the construction
Postmaster Mason Mcleod, went t.
Reno Tuesday on business trip.
Miss Florence Bowes is another O
the former faculty Of the Lyon Coun
ty High School who is gathering
laurels" as a teacher in Southern Cali
fornia. She is teaching in Holly
wood and lives with her mother a
Englewood.
Former District Attorney N. w
Willis spent several days in Yering
ton this week securing supplies fol
the Mountain View mill which they
have moved nearer the property. i
will soon be completed and ready It
run.
Nugent Brothers. on Wednesda,
last, installed a new Progressive shoe
repairing machine in their Men.
Furnishings and Shoe Store. Witt
this modern device the hustling firm,
will do any kind OF shoe repairing
while you wait The large ant
gapidly growing business of thi
popular establishment requires til,
most improved machinery to &C
comodate the trade they have bull
up.
Professor A. f. Ricksecker, former
ly one OF the Lyon County Higl
School faculty is holding down" til,
chair Of biology in the Polytechni,
High School of Los Angeles. Thi
is one of the largest, if no the larg
est, high school west of the Missis.
sippi The average attendance Of the
day school is 2300 with an attendance
upon the night school averages 1900
Professor Ricksecker has man,
friends in Yerington, where lie made
MS start in his profession in the west
Reverend Joseph Johns. father
Mrs. G. l.. Leavitt, Mrs. Fred Bur
ner and Joseph and Will Johns
has retired from the mnistr,
and is enjoying the rest t,
which long and energetic ser
vice as a minister entities him. Mr.
Johns has spent years in his profes
sion in Nevada and California havini
,ome to this State when it was yer,
young. He has an extensive acquaint
lnce throughout Nevada to whom hi
zeal and sincerity has cndcared him
His many warm friends hope an,
rust that the evening of his caree
will be the happicst period of hi
life.
Angus Mcleod, who has been crit
ally i'll at his home for the past sew
raj months, has shown slight symp
ons of Improvement the past fey
lays. His extreme age and the ma
ure OF his affection preclude hop,
or his final recovery for which h
S making a brave struggle support
d by rugged constitution and TN
Usual courage Although he has al
Ways possessed positive convictions
With the courage to express them, few
men in the western part of the Stat
rave enjoyed a larger circle O.
riends than Mr.. Mcleod and he anC
lis family have the sympathy of tn
ntire community.
Mrs. ]. I. Wilson, the republican
for member of Lyon Coun
y Board of Education was a Yering
on visitor Thursday. Mrs. Wilson
vas one of the first women, if no
he first woman, appointed to an of
icial position after the adoption o
suffrage in Nevada While the posi-
ion is honorary and draws no com
,ensation it is one the most import
ant in the county and the able man
Ter in which Mrs. Wilson has admin
stored the affairs of the office wa.
recognized when the late re
popular establishment requires the
nously nominated her to succeed her
self. Most of her life has been spent
n Lyon County and her active inter
st in public affairs as leading mem
Der of the Woman's Club has ex
ended her acquaintance over the en-
ire State
The standing of candidates of al
he Yerington Drug Company.
No. votes
z ............ 324,lS0
3 ........... 232,oS5
a ............. COOS