Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-12-23

mas been greatly improved the past
few months, VS. in the .!iv the first
OF the week.
Mrs Chris Buckley, who has beer
visiting her husband at Bishop, re-
turned to her home il Wa5us&a the
first of the week.
Reports from the local merchants
indicate that the Christmas trade
shows the effect of the revival Of min
ing prosperity.
Mrs. Mary Drake, of Denver Col
orado, mother of MrsI George F
West will arrive today to spend til
holidays with her daughter.
Duncan Mckenzie has recovered
from his recent alta * % measles anC
is wondering whether he will ESCAPE
the whooping cough this winter.
Ed. Radke. head blacksmith at the
Pittsburgh Dolores mine, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Pace, spent
several days in Yerington this week
Billy Johns, the auto expert with
the Ford Garage, who has been fight.
ing off an attack of grippe for the
past week, is recovering and able to
attend to business again.
II. B. Beers is under contract to
sink thousand-foot well on the
Friedhoff ranch in upper Mason Val
ley, in which he is confident that he
will strike an artesian flow.
William English, well known miner
@1n
mine at Rockland, arrived in Yering-
ton the first of the week to spend the
holiday season with friends.
c. Z. Friedhof, father OF George
Friedhoff. visited h son the first OF
the week. Mr.. Friedhoff is senior
partner of the big contracting firm
of Friedhoff & Hoeffel OF Reno.
John b. Gallagher, Jr.. who il
spending the winter in San Francisco
is reported to have developed con-
siderable talent is society reporter
His especial talent is said to lie wed
ding romances.
Miss Marguerite Fulstone, who i
studying telegraphy in Reno, arrived
at the home of her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs George Fulstone, at Wellington
on Thursday to spend the holiday
at the family home.
Jesse Pennington, son of ID. l.. Pen
nington was operated on ~ the llom
of his father for spinal trouble of Ions
standing last Wednesday. The pa
tient is doing as well as can be ex
pected under the circumstances.
Harlan Smith, the young sor {
Mrs. lula Smith, was taken dow
with measles last Wednesday evening
While the disease itself is not neces
sarily dangerous it is the after result
that necessitate care OF the patien,
Owing TO the illness of Reverend
Henry Rogers the debate which was
to have taken place at the mems clul
last Thursday evening was postponed
for two weeks. 1t will be pulled off
at the next meeting. of the cit!b.
Harry Lewis, from Wichman, wa:
down from Rockland district last
Sunday to receive the new Ford tour
ing car which, for a valuable consid
ation, Jim Nugent induced him to buy
for a Christmas present tor himself
+. l.. Burney, who has secured the
contract to build the spur from Masol
TO the Bluestone, arrived the hrst o.
the week and set large force OF mer
to work The contract calls for the
completion of the work before the
first of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pennington are
the happy parents of baby boy who
arrived at their home last Wednes-
day. Mr.. Pennington is the son OF
ID. l.. Pennington, the well-known
mining man who is operating on the
Empire Nevada estate.
Will Penrose on Sunday last made
up his mind that he wanted Foro
car. After few conversations witt
James +. Nugent, who is not notet
for being tongue tied, Will followed
his inclination and now possesses Z
touring car of that pattern.
The drama "Hendel Wakes" wa
read to the Yerington Woman's Cluf
last Saturday by Mrs. r. l.. Wagon
err, who conducted The ineeting
The hostesses for the afternoon we
Mrs. Frank Cox and Mrs N. +. Der
trand Dainty refreshments were
served.
1t pays to advertise in the Times
Billy Mckenzie lost a valuable golc
watch and fob on Friday OF las
week. He inserted lost adj" and
on Saturday Bud Daniels, who soun
it n front OF the proposed Odd Eel
lows building, returned it to the
owner.
On Wednesday. the 10th day OF
December, 1916, a bouncing baby gir'
was born to Mr.. and hrs. l.. l.. We'd
ertz, at the home OF Mrs. Wedertz's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Fulstone
at wellington. Mrs, Wedertz was
formerly Miss Juanita Fulstone
Mother and baby are doing well.
One commission house has pur-
chased and shipped thirty tons of
turkey from Mason Valley sine
Thanksgiving The buyer stated tina
he paid the uniform price of rs cents
pound. which added the neat little
sum of $4,000 to the local Christina
exchequer through this one house.
Mr.. and Mrs R. c. Kicker, who for