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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
MADE AUTOMOBILE TRIP
THROUGH WHITE PINE CO.
Messrs. Bryant and Byrne Return
With Reports of Great Mining Ac-
tivity in Eastern County.

F. c. Bryant and William Byrne
better known as "Slim" and
peaches" of the Mission Bar re-
turned last Saturday from an auto
mobile tour that included a trip to
the tungsten mines OF White Pine
county.
The trip was made in Byrne's new
Maxwell and barring some little tire
trouble which neeessitated a day.
lay over while they sent to Ely for
new shoes for the gas wagon, was
without special incident.
They report the roads in splendid
cond 'tion as soon as one gets be
yond the Churchill county line The
first stop after leaving Fallon was
at Eureka which was made handilS
in one day They declare that
White Pine county has TIE best
roads in the State This is due
not so much TO tie care taken of
them, although the citizens are ac-
tive in this respect, as to the nature
of the soil, which lends itself to the
production of good surface in
striking contrast to that which pre-
walls In the silt formation in this
county.
They report Ely as unusually live
y with everything in the mining
Inc running at full blast and bust
ness evidently good and everyone
prosperous. The recent rise in the
price of metals has stimulated all
lines of trade and prospecting par
ties are everywhere in evidence
along the entire route.
The new camp of Tungsten lies
about fifty miles southeast of Ely
on the foothills of Wheeler Peak,
the highest mountain in Nevada, a
part of the Snake range on the
Utah-Nevada line. About 200 men
are engaged in mining for tungsten,
the principal prperties being owned
and controlled by the Wonder Min
ing Co, under the name of the
United States Tungsten Co. The
workings are confind almost exclus-
lively to the surface, few of the
ledges seeming to go more than
fifteen or twenty feet below the sur
face The ore is scheelite and hub
nerite and is being concentrated on
the ground by means of rolls, jigs
and tables.
The new camp lies somewhat like
Fairview and is difficult to approach
by team and most of the ore from
the mines or open cuts is transport
ed to the reduction plants by pack
mules.
They brought back a number of
samples of the various characters of
tungsten ores which are now on dis
play at the Mission and are attract
ing considerable attention from To-
cal prospectors who have recollec-
tions of strange lodges encountered
in their search for better known
minerals in times past.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
NO MONTHLY LIMIT NOW
SET ON POSTAL SAYINGS
Total Deposit Also Raised From
$500 to $1,000 For Each
Person.

Larger postal savings deposits
will now be accepted at the post Of
flee. This is made possible by an
important amendment to the postal
savings act just approved by. Presi-
dent Wilson. A postal savings de-
positor may now have an account
amounting to $1,000 upon which in
terest will be paid. Formerly $500
was the maximum amount he could
have to his credit. This enlarge
ment of postal savings facilities will
be very gratifying to Thousands of
depositors who have already reached
the old $500 limit and are anxious
to entrust more of their savings to
Uncle Sam Another feature of the
amendment that will avoid further
embarrassment to the public and to
postal officials in the doing away
with the limit on the amount that
could be accepted from a depositor
monthly. Under the old law only
800 could be deposited in a calen-
dar month. The amendment abol-
ishes this restriction. While the
postal savings system had already
proved a signal success as is shown
by the fact that more than malf-a-
million depositors have over eighty
million dollars standing to their
credit, still ii has fallen short of
meeting the full demands of the pub
lie because of the restrictions which
have now been eliminated.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31

The fire in the Yellow Jacket
mine at Virginia city. in which four
men lost their lives, is supposed to
have been caused by fuse blocks in
the compressor station in the main
south drift blowing out. OF the 16
men employed on the lower levels all
but four employed on the 1900 level
made their escape. One of the men
climbed the ladder for 200 feet be-
fore being overcome by the smoke.
All four died of suffocation.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
TO SET ASIDE HONESTEADS
FROM THE FOREST RESERVE
Classification of Nevada Land for
Agricultural Purposes Engages
Forest Officials.

The forest service is undertaking
a system of classification of all the
lands in the Toiyabe forest, and r.
G. Steele, deputy supervisor of the
Toiyabe national forest, with head
quarters at Austin, has been as
signed to this work. For that pur-
pose A. M. Woodbury. of the depart
ment of lands in the Ogden office
has been in Tonopah comforting
with him about the details
of the work and going over
the forest with him, pointing
out a great many problems that
have come up on other forests
in the district, with the view of
starting this work properly. The
two men were in Tonopah for few
hours last evening.
The object is to hunt out all the
lands within the forest which are
suitable for homestead purposes or
ranching, with a view to opening
them to entry. This is a very COM
plicated task since very little farm
ing has been carried on in this vi
cinity, and there are no local farm
ing conditions upon which to base
the classification of farming lands
In other parts of the dist It lands
very similar to many of c sage
brush flats and open valleys sur
rounding the mountains are produc-
ing heavy crops of dry farm pro-
ducts and if dry farming should
prove profitable in this country il is
probable that a very great agricul-
tural development would take place
in this region within the next few
years.
Ii seems that most of the farming
carried on in this region is for the
purpose of raising hay for feeding
stock in the winter months, and not
primarily for the purpose of produc-
ing farm products. Naturally, very
little attention is paid to cnltivating
lands that are not already natural
meadows. In a great many valleys
and open canyons there are large
areas of sage brush land, which.
with water for irrigation, would pro-
duce a great variety of farm crops
other than hay, and even on the
ranches that now produce hay from
the natural meadows there are
great opportunities for the produc-
ton of grain hay that could be used
for the same purpose.
The average precipitation for nine
years here in Tonopah is only 5.45
inches. which is evidently not suf-
ficient for dry farming purposes, but
the rainfall would be greatly in ex-
cess of this in some parts of the
mountains For example, at Austin
the average is lis inches, which
might be sufficient under certain
conditions. Favorably situated
places in some parts of the noun
tains would undoubtedly have suf-
ficient rainfall for dry farming. and
ii is very likely that within a few
years people who are familiar with
dry farming methods and conditions
will begin to settle in the favorable
parts of the country -Tonopah Bo-
nanza
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
CREfNHEAD CLUB BAGS 3O7
IN sundays MACP|E HUNT
Nests of Domestic Fowls as Well as
Game Birds Are Robbed BY These
Pernicious Pests.

Eleven members of the Green
head Club took part in the magpie
hunt which was scheduled for last
Sunday and which resulted in the
determination of 307 of the pests.
Following are the names of those
who participated with the number OF
birds bagged by each:
Will Powell. 81; Hy Shellard, Is;
Chas. Howser, 32; DR. Hardin, Is;
Chas. Cress, 43; Rolly Ham. 28;
Wayne Young, 81; Harry Bussert,
81; r. M Sanborne, Is; Fred
Marsh, 80; j. Richheart, 5. Total
307.
Magpies are reported as unusual
ly numerous in all sections of the
project and are doing considerable
damage to the eggs of both domestic
and wild fowls. One farmer reports
that he has lost at least seventy-five
turkeys by the ravages of these
pests, and it is known that the nests
of quail and wild ducks are being
robbed and broken up by them to
an extent that threatens TO practi-
cally wipe out the game birds OF
the valley If some means Is not TAX
en- to eradicate the evil.
II is the intention of the Green
head Club to continue these hunts
throughout the summer and 1t Is be-
lieved that with the cooperation OF
the farmers and an aggressive cam
paign their numbers can be SO re-
duced as TO render the losses from
their thieving propensities practical
ly negligible. Although magpies are
numerous in all the wooded sections
along the river bottoms and from
a standpoint of sportsman do not
make good wing shooting. as they
are slow flyers, at the same time II
is no easy task TO bag them. They
are a wise bird and seem able to
calculate to nicely the range OF a
shotgun and keep just outside the
danger zone. AS a consequence OF
this 1t is found most practicable for
the hunters to works in pairs on
either side of the streams, and thus
are enabled to bag them as they
are flushed and fly across the inter-
vening trees.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
VIII Recover from Convict's Assault

Dick Thomas, penitentiary
guard, and John Lewis, convict,
who were assaulted by the convict
Barron, are recovering slowly from
their injuries Thomas remains in
a semi-conseious state from which
he can be aroused when necessary,
but an examination has revealed
that there is no fracture of the
skull, as at first thought. He is
suffering from a bad wound on the
back of the head, severe cut on
the skull and fractured jawbone.
Lewis. the convict who was attacked
is suffering from fractured skull,
and a portion about the size of
silver dollar has been removed.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
GARAGE SHOWS TRAVEL
ON HIGHWAY COMMENCED

The Hogan garage every day this
week has been full of automobiles
stopping for repairs and at night
has been crowded with machines
laying over for the next days run.
The number of machines passing
through Austin at this time is much
larger than was anticipated at this
date and promises a fulfillment OF
the prediction that travel over the
Lincoln Highway would be greater
this year than last.-Reveille.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
New Church for Tonopah

The congregation of st. Patrick's I
church of Tonopah recently met in
the knights of Columbus hall and
resolved to consider plans for the
construction of new church on the
site of the present one. 1t will be
a frame structure of larger capacity
than the old one The details OF
the project have been placed in the
hands of building committee.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
Reports Crops Ruined

C. NJ. Carter, weather observer
for Smith, Lyon County, in a re-
port to the Reno weather office ad-
yises that frosts have ruined the
alfalfa crop and nearly all other
crops. Brisk and bitterly cold
winds have been continual, he ad-
yises. Berries, alfalfa and all 9TH
c. early crops are ruined. He says
that the alfalfa fields look as II
they had been burned out.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
Three More Take Treatment

A sheepherder and two small boys
all living near Reno, have arrived
at the State hygienic laboratory in
the past two days to take the Pasteur
treatment for rabies. The herder
was infected while marking sheep,
and the two boys were bitten by a
pet dog. Since January l there
have been 33 cases treated In the
laboratory.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
Apple Crop Gone

Ross Levers of Washoe valley
who was one of the first to raise ap.
pies in the State, states that the re-
cent heavy frosts have killed his ap-
pie crop, and that the famous Lew
ers apples will not be on the market
the coming fall.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
Coyotes Die

j. |. Cazier, a rancher at Trout
creek in Elko county, recently
counted 10 dead coyotes lying in the
sagebrush. They died of rabies and
it is said that being unable to pro-
cure the Pasteur treatment, coyotes
are dying all over the country.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
New Tahoe Resort

A new hotel is being erected on
the shore of Lake Tahoe which will
open its doors about June 15. 1t
is of attractive style and workmen
are now finishing the interior.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31

The supreme court recently de-
MED the petition of John Murray for
a writ of habeas corpus and ordered
that the proceedings be dismissed.
Murray was conyiced in the justice
court of Tonopah for taking money
as foreman of the Tonopah Exten-
sion Mining Company from miner
for continuing him in employment.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31
WEATHER REPORT

The following is the weather re-
port for the week ending May 81.
1916
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-31

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
THE WRONG-D0ERS.

Two interesting announcements
came from the police department dur
ing the past week. one was that they
would vigorously wage a warfare
against the speeders, and demon auto
mobile drivers, and the second, that
they would enforce the "anti-spitting
ordinance on the statute books of the
city government. Both are in the in
terest of the health and happiness OF
the people of the city, and the guard
ians of the citys safety can do no bet
ter work, coupled with their other du-
ties than to stop reckless driving and
speeding, and assist in keeping Amer
icus clean by enforcing the "anti-spit
ting" law.
Usually, the entire system of city,
state and nations laws are good and
sane, and working to and for the best
interests of the people. There should
be no dead" statutes. A law which is
good enough to be in effect should be
enforced, and if there is no necessity
for the measure, it should be repealed.
So, with the laws of the city as theft
duty, the police are beginning to move
in that spirit of duty which their oaths
demand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
MANY THANKS.

Our boy was at Macon, a member of
the Sumter delegation. And, lest it be
forgot, old Sumter cast its four votes
or every instance just as the county
voted in the primary When the sweep
ing tide to Luke came, Sumter stood
without the frenzy of the spectacular,
and cast her four votes for Bloodworth
and jenkins. Sumter had already put
4 votes to the George column. We wish
to add that Greene's delegates stood by
jenkins, Stephens and Bloodworth at
every Characterization Herald
Journal
No two finer men ever lived than
Uncle jim Williams and his son,
Cranston. They are always for what
they think right and their loyalty to
principle is admirable,-Forsyth Ad-
vertiser.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
GETTING SICK, TOO.

Official information is to the effect
that the migration of negro laborers
from the South to the North is I'M
precedented The situation has been
occasioned by the scarcity of immi-
grant labor and the unparalleled ac-
tivity in all lines of business in the
North and East, mad the high salaries
in those sections is proving attractive.
Augusta Chronicle.
Yes and some of the large number
which left Americas are now return
ing; others want to return, and some
are sick, according to reports, and
want the people at home to furnish
the money for their return transpor
tation. The large majority of the ne
groes leaving had their expenses paid
to the north and felt assured of at
tractive prices for their labor-and
row they find it all dream and re-
mote from a reality The South owes
them nothing for a return trip, and
should only assist those who have
kept the faith Of the people and are
prospecting here.
The following timely comment on
the movement is from the Cuthbert
Leader:
Eight or ten more Cuthbert negroes
left on Sunday for the North, lured by
the offer of plenty of work at good
wages. Cuthbert could spare some OF
her colored population but, it's said
the ones we should like to get rid 81
are still here, while the better class is
leaving this section Many negroes
have gone recently from about here to
Connecticut, New Jersey and other
Northern states.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
TRY TO COME.

We promise faithfully TO exert ev-
cry effort to so to Taylor county's big
fair this week, at the following appre-
ciated and urgent invitation of Editor
Benns, of the Butler Herald:
The editor of this paper invites
every newspaper man in this territory
to attend the fair next week as his
guest as well as that of the association.
That includes the versatile editor of
the Recorded, Editors Anderson
and Mckinney, of the Macon Telegraph
and Macon News, two of Georgia S
greatest dailies, as well as those nearer
who are becoming famous as tinan-
ciers in being able to pull through
these times of high priced paDer and
ether material
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
SGdbOdPd Air Line
The Progressive Railway Of the SOutb

Leave Americas for CordeIe, Ro-
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
Inns, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond,
Portsmouth and points East and South
1881 p m
$3.50 q m
Leave Americas for Cordele, Abbe-
vile, Helena and intermediate points
5:1l p IN
Leave Americas for Richland, At
lanta, Birmingham, HurtsborO, Mont
gomery and points West and Northwest
3:0S p m
Leave Americas for Richland, Col
umbus, Dawson, Albany and interme-
date points
10000 m
Seaboard Buffet Parlor-Sleeping Car
on Trains 10 and IA arriving Americas
from Savannah 1925 p. M, and leav-
ing Americas for Savannah 2:30 a. m.
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah at
2:3O a. M, will be open for passengers
at 11:40 p. m.
For further information apply to H.
p. Everett, Local Agent, Americas,
Ga; c. w. Small, Div. Pass, Agent,
Savannah, Ga; G. B. Ryan, G. P. A.,
Norfolk, Va.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
THE HEARST NEWS.

That is a severe blow to the Hearst
rews service-Internatio News Ser
vice. They are persona non grata" to
Great Britain, and the necessary order
to forbid them the use of the mails and
ether forms of transportation under
the control of the dominion-and there
are many, has been issued.
Of course, the 1. N. s. is putting up
their defense. The same charge ha.
been hurled at this sensational feature
OF newspaper life in America, affecting
things at home.
Newspapers should cultivate their
LIES bread in accuracy, and the New
York World has made a formidable
step in their Inauguration of a bu-
reau of accuracy. Newspapers might
Us we'll get away from the glaring
head-lines-unless they be worthy OF
prominence Manufactured copy will
soon be run to ground, and the organ
which fourishes by this unnatural
makeup will soon reach day of reck-
oning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
MAD WITH EVERYBODY.

The Manufacturers Record, strong
and influential publication in Balti-
more, usually conservative, safe and
sane, is mad with President Wilson;
strongly anti-German; against the 8
hour law, and disguised with things
generally. Always chanting a requiem
Of prosperity, they have an editorial
this week headed: what Shall 1t
Profit a Nation If 1t Gain The World of
Prosperity and Lose It's Soul?' With
this as a text, it is superlative in its
advocacy of preparedness, and strong
in its denunciation of Germany.
Another paragraph on its editorial
pages, though, we think is very much
wrong, carrying a fragrant deduction of
a mission of mercy. 1t says:
The United States Navy has this
week been used as a tender for German
submarines, assisting them to carry out
their murderous work of sinking mer-
chant boats and leaving their crews
and passengers to the danger of the
ocean in small open boats.
Though our navy was doing work
of humanity, it was nevertheless in
reality aiding the Germans in theirdia-
bolical work, in disregard of all inter
national law, of sinking steamers with
out regard to the safety of those
aboard.
1t is time for the navy of this coun-
try to be engaged in preventing such
outrages, not in aiding and abetting
them.
The state and navy department say
that the U-53 worked within the mean
ing and intent of international law,
but the esteemed Manufacturers Rec
ord says it was in disregard of all in
ternational law" Claiming to be south
ern, we think it's animosity to Wilson,
is distorting it's usual clear vision.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
COME JUST THE SAME.

On this beautiful October morning
when the air is fresh and the sun
bright, isn't it a happy thought to
think that it is the first day of the
month-but the bill collector can't
come to see you've always appre-
lated ndays.-Americus Times-Re-
corder, Oct 1st
That's all right, Cranston-but the
bill collectors just rested Sunday for
a fresh charge" on Monday-Madi-
son Madisonian
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15

This war business should run a fell
low nuts-of a hundred years ago. One
day the papers are full of news about
a submarines actiyities-under the
water the next day it's all over a
tig land battle, and 10, and behold, they
tell us next of the air contortions.
Wonderful age, yes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15
GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

Our friend, Editor Benns, of the uBt-
Ter Herald, prints one of the best week
ly papers in Georgia. It is only on
rate occasions that he comes over to
see us but we are always glad to see
him.-Americus Times-Recorder
Thank you, Cranston, we are hoping
to visit Americas oftener, for with each
visit our admiration for you and yours
grows stronger. We here and now ex-
tend you a cordial invitation to come
to our county fair next week, and be
lieve us, we can promise you the big
gest thing of the kind in the state
Butler Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15

Inasmuch as the New York Amer
lean, The San Francisco Examiner
and the Los Angeles Examiner are AS
sociated Press papers the statement
that Hearst papers will not have line
of English news does not apply as to
these three papers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15

The Manufacturers Record says I'm
Gle Sam is aiding and abetting those
German submarines in their hellish
work. Don't see it that way, brother.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15

That fellow who dynamited himself
because OF ridicule for a resemblance
to a comic character, certainly never
has seen a certain friend of ours.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15

November 4th is Editors Day at the
fair, and we are going to do our best
to be on the spot when that gathering
assemblies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15

One of Georgia's newsiest weeklies
is the Madison Madisonian. 1t is al
ways trimming full from first column,
front page-to the last line on the back
page.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15

For the first time in the annals o.
state party government Sumter is
without a member on the state exec
utive committee. But, there's a reason.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15

Those poems-"Just Ayerseaday," by
Dan c. Bickers, in the Athens Banner,
are gems. We suppose he already is
planning to put them into book form
aud Wen take one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-15

That fellow on the Columbus En-
quirer-Sun is a revival of Johnnie
Spencer on the Macon Telegraph, when
it comes to filing up long column
with good stuff.