Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-09-02
DR.. G. E. Leavitt has disposed Of

Dr. u. T.. Leavltt has disposed OF
his auto and is enjoying French
calm" described by Mark Twain in
his Tramp Abroad" while waiting
for the new Dodge car which James
Nugent is trying to get for him. The
reason that James is not selling more
cars just at present is because the
Ford company can't turn them out
fast enough to supply his customers.
w. ]. Freeman, proprietor of the
Model Meat Market, went to Reno
Tuesday with carload of livestock
A stock train came into Hazen just
after the car containing Mr.. Free
mans shipment arrived and he en-
deavored to get his car hauled into
Reno. His request as refused and his
car detained at Hazen for twelve
hours entailing loss of thirty-two
dollars on the consignment This
is not by any means the first com
plant voiced by shippers of live
stock from Mason Valley.
Mr.. John Strunk is putting a bricl
foundation under the l.. & l.. build
ing. The brick used are pressed sand
brick manufactured by Mr.. Strunl
for which, he has a machine
that is of the latest and most i'm
proved pattern. With his equipment
Mr.. Strunk can manufacture a brick
from the material here that is the
equal of any pressed brick and is OF
a beautiful gray shade. Possessed Of
an ample equipment of molds OF
various patterns he can furnish orna-
mental designs and furnish brick al
as low or less price and equal
to any that can be purchased at
distant points. The saving of the
high freight charges is the big item
that makes imported birck very ex-
pensive material in Yerington.
Mr.. R. D. Jackson, noted min
ing engineer from San Francisco
spent Monday and Tuesday in Yer
ington. For a number of years Mr.
Jackson was a professor in the school
of mines of the University of Ne
vada and is remembered with great
respect and affection by the Older
graduates of that instituation Quit
ting that position for private work in
his profession, Mr. Jackson has
established an enviable reputation as
consulting engineer throughout the
western mining states as we'll as old
Mexico and the central American
states. Mrs. Jackson accompanied
him.
"Dixey" Randall, for ABOUT the ten
tn time has again announced his
candidacy for the nomination for the
Office of Sheriff of Lyon County. II
he is elected and lives to serve out
this term he will have served the
county in this Office continuously f.
one-ffth of a century. That sounds
bigger than twenty years" and the
latter is a long enough term for the
service to have become habit rather
than a custom. There are several who
are willing, this year to break him of
the habit or change the custom, but he
has a number of friends who are will
ing to bet that nothing but death
will cure him of the habit and that
the usual custom of electing him will
prevail. This is intended merely as
a statement of what some people
think.
James F. Barton has secured his
certificate of nomination as an
independent candidate for Coun-
ty auditor and recorder. Jim has SO
many friends that very strong
man will have to be nominated by
either of the party conventions to beat
him. Should such event happen the
victor will know that he has had :;
race for the position. Qualification o
various candidates being equal, the
personality of candidate always
plays an important part in the Sc
lection for local Office. PartisanshiI
has but little influence in inducing
voters to make their selection. First