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Pcleg Barker SpOOncr.

New RocnEtLE. Feb ?G--I'olcg lir-
kcr Spooncr. 20 years old for many
years connected with the Linen Thread
Company OF New York. died IT ;ro-
rlcyy yesterday IN his home, SS pay
view avenue, "" Is survived by one
daughter. Mr.. Spooncr was a thirty
second degree Mason.
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The State Transfer Tax APPRAISERS
report filed at White Plains shows that
William r. Harris left an estate valued
at about $s.000,0 600. The widow. Flor
ence Harris. inhcrits si+6,6+1 taxab e
property and this Is taxed at 50 7i9 ~.
Two sons and two daughters each re-
ceive sS3I.6i3ll and each heir will
have to pay a transfer tax OF $4,000.
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Charles Russell. ~ years old, con-
nocted for twcnty-siX wears with the
Commercial Union Fire Insurance Cont
pany and for several years secretary
Of the BROOKLYN branch, died Nester.
day in his home. loi Henry street, \
brother and three sisters survive him
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George ". kendrirk.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb, 26.-GeorGc W.
Kendrick. one OF tho most prominent
Masons in the United States, died nj
heart disease at his home here to-day.
lie was ~ ear OF age II Was past
grand master of the Grand Lodge Of
Masons in Pennsylvania.
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Wis, 'urttss IN We'd Nr. B~rd~lI,

Tic engagement; has been announced
o Nss Nutherine :. Cur,iss, daughter
o. Mr. ana Mrs ", ~. curtiss. and
& t-.cs Prescott Berdeil. Ir.. of his
.'' 40 date has been set for the
Wedding
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u. r. BacO0.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. &c. T. bacon.
the oldest grain dealer OF this city. died
In Florida to-day, according to word re-
cclvcd here.
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UNDERWRITERS.
~. ,:.s FRANKIE CAMPBELL ::,,s
AMBULANCE SEkk ICE.
INFORMATION WANTED.

INFORM ALTON WANTED Of the wherr,
ahouis OF ADDtE and I'm 4
SrASlEN nv their brother, u, W. STiNE,
BhklR t:5"A - Louis Ave - Louis, Mo
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Frederick r., Brandts

cage and william de- Mauriac OF Md.
d,etowu, Conn.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
RECLAMATION
OFFICIAL VISITS FALLON

Mr. Arthur p. Davis, Director and
Chief Engineer of the Reclamation
Service stopped in Fallon between
trains on Sunday, February 9th,
to consult with Acting Project Man
ager Hough on various matters re-
lating to the Truckee-Carson Pro-
jeet. Mr.. Davis went from Fallon
to Reno in response to an urgent
request from DR.. Hendrick of the
University who is interesting himself
in the development of resources in
our State.
From Reno Mr.. Davis proceeded
to Boise, Idaho, where he will con-
fer with D. w. Cole and the new
Chief of Construction, F. E. Wey-
mouth.
With regard to a permanent sue
cessor to Mr.. Cole as local project
manager, Mr. Davis stated that no
announcement will be made until he
reaches Washington toward the
end of the present month.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
INCOME TAXES ARE DUE
AND PAYABLE March lST
Returns Must BE Filed In the Reve-
nue. Office on or Before
That Date

Joseph J. Scott, collector of in
ternal revenue at San Francisco,
has sent out notices to corporations
within his district notifying them
that their income tax must be paid
on or before March 1st
For the accommodation of cor
porations in thi section, branch
office has been opened at Reno.
Scott's circular says in part:
Returns must be on file in this
Office or a branch on or before
March l, 1916, unless an extension
of time is obtained upon written
application. In this respect the
provisions of the law are manda-
tory, and penalties will automatical
ly attach for delinquency.
"It is not sufficient that a return
be mailed on or before the first day
of March; it must be filed in one of
the internal revenue Offices
Every corporation, with the ex-
ception of certain classes of corpor-
ations specifically exempted in the
language of the income tax law. is
required to make returns for the
calendar year, If it has taken the
proper steps to establish a fcal year
basis in this Office If this corpora
tion had a legal existence during
the year, it must make return, re
gardless of whether its business was
conducted at a profit or a loss, and
even though it was actively engaged
in business.
ut will not do for a corporations
officers to assume that the corpora
tion is exempt from the provisions
of the law. Inquiry should be made
"All letters of inquiry will be Civ
en- prompt attention. 1t is suggest
ed, however, that when the inquiry
is made by letter the exact situation
be presented as 1t is difficult at
times to reply definitely to hypo-
thetical questions.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
FARMERS union COOP
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
Association Shown to be I'm "a Good
Financial Condition With Increas-
creasing Membership

The annual stockholders meet
ing of the Farmers Union Cooper
alive Association was held at the
courthouse February Z. The court
room was filled to standing room
with an enthusiastic gathering of
farmers including large majority
of the paid up shareholders. The
meeting was harmonious through
out, and keen interest was evil
dent in regard to the business and
progress of the Association.
The annual report reviewed the
progress to date in organization and
business and showed very eneourag-
ing results. One hundred and
ninety-one shares of stock have been
81 being fully paid up.
The summarized report of the mer-
camille business showed a clear net
saving to purchasing members of
IA per cent on a total business of
S2400. The following directors
were elected for three years to fill
vacancies on the Board due to ex-
pired terms: Mrs. L. w. Langford,
new; g. w. Goebel, new: G. II.
Hancock. reelected. The members
of the Board of Directors whose
terms hold over are G. 7. Latin,
J. S. Gray, Fred c. San sr, w. A.
Larson, w. ID. Moody and Thomas
Williamson. The new board met
Immediately and reorganized by the
election of the following officers:
President, Thomas Williamson;
Vice President; G. w. Latin, Secre-
tary, G. w. Goebel; Treasurer, J.
S. Gray.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
{. f. GAME GIVES OFFICIAL
NOTICE OF HIS CANDIDACY
VIII Make Race for Democratic
Nomination for Congressman and
Asks Favorable Consideration

The Standard is in receipt OF a
letter from E. E. Caine, the we'll
known attorney OF Elko announcing
his candidacy at the forthcoming
primaries for the nomination of
Congressman on the Democratic
ticket.
Mr. Caine is a graduate of the
Nevada University and was for
time after his graduation principal
of the Elko high school and brought
that institution TO a high grade of
efficiency. He resigned the life OF
a pedagogue to enter the practice OF
law and for several years has been
associated with C. B. Henderson in
one of the strongest law firms of
Eastern Nevada He has also serv-
ed his county as district attorney.
Mr.. Caine is by training and ex-
perience well equipped to fill the Of
flee to the satisfaction of the people.
His extensive law practice has
brought him in touch with mercan-
tile, stock raising, agricultural
land, water and transportation in
terests. so that he can speak and
act understandingly on all vital
questions touching the interests of
the people of the State. The Stand
ard has no hesitancy in recommend
ing Mr.. Caine to the favorable con-
sideration of the voters as an ener-
getic young man who will have the
interests of his constituents at heart
and will well and ably serve them.
Read the classified advertising
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
LAND TITLES IN RAILROAD
TOWNS FINALLY CLEARED
Old Conveyances OF Real Estate on
c. =. Right-of-way Are Legalized
by Congress

The final steps toward the perfec-
tion of titles to land in this county
lying within that Central Pacific
right-of-way was perfected today
when j. Sheehan filed with County
Recorder German a certified copy
of the act of Congress legalizing the
old conyeyances made by the Central
Pacific and also a certified copy of
the railroads acceptance of the pro-
visions of the act, These documents
were sent to Mr.. Sheehan by f. E.
Caine of Elko.
For years the title to valuable
real estate in Winnemucca. Love
lock and other places was under a
cloud owing to the fact that parts
of 1t was within the right-of-way
given by the government to the old
Central Pacific company. The own
ers of this real estate purchased 1t
from the Pacific improvement COM
pany, one of the offshoot organiza-
tions of the central racine, IN good
faith, but the transfers were repud
lated a few years ago and the rail
road company asserted its ownership
of parts of the real estate which its
agents had sold to private owners.
The matter had to be taken to
Congress which passed an act about
two years ago legalizing the old
eonveyances, which act was accepted
by the railroad company.
These documents are now on rec
ord here and in other parts of the
State and there is now no cloud on
the titles of the owners of the real
estate in observation-disclosures
Star.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
PLANNING ROAD WORK IN
THIS COUNTY NEXT YEAR
Commissioners Contemplating Pur-
chase of Road Machinery Under
Certain Conditions

The question of road improve
one. As is well known we have the
unenviable distinction of having the
worst stretch of the entire Lincoln
Highway in this county, with the
possible exception of the so-called
Fish Springs fiat in Utah. This lat
ter stretch is to be boulevarded by
the expenditure of something like
100000, according to recent state
ments in the Ely papers. This is
taken here to mean that the memoir
ial section dedicated to Mr.. Pard-
ington will be built in Utah, instead
of in Churchill county as was hoped
However, il is certain that the com
by the Lincoln Highway Association
in this county, provided our people
show a sufficient interest in the
work to cooperate as outlined by
Mr.. Osterman last summer.
Local Consul |. II. Kent is now in
communication with headquarters
on the usbject and it is proposed
that the County Commissioners par
chase the necessary road making
machinery with the understanding
that the Highway Association con-
tribute an equal amount for the
purpose of keeping it in operation,
with the proyiso that the work Of
the machinery will be exclusively
upon the Lincoln Highway for the
season. As the matters now stand
the Commissioners have about So
600 available in the road fund,
necessary equipment. leaving moth
ing with which to operate 1t. II the
Highway Association should con-
tribute the machinery as originally
suggested by Mr. osterman. the
same would not continue to be the
property OF the county and would
perhaps be unavailable except for
work on the Highway aud liable to
removal to other sections at any
time. Hence, IL is advisable for the
county to own its own machinery,
that after the first year may be en-
ployed in other sections of the
county.
The commissioners have the mat
ter under advisement, and 1t is
more than likely II a favorable reply
Is received from the Highway Of
ficials that a full complement of
road making machinery, including
q combined traction engine and
road roller or a caterpillar engine
will be ordered in the near future
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
EASTER SUNDAY COMES
UNUSUALLY LATE THIS YEAR

Easter Sunday will fall on the
23rd of April this year, the latest
since 1906, and within two days of
the latest possible date, April 20.
II will not fall as late again until
194S, when 1t occurs on April 20.
Thereafter it will not come as late
again until the year 1000. Easter
cannot occur earlier than March %
or later than April 25, because 1t Is
reckoned by the moon, it always
being the first Sunday after the first
new moon following the spring equi-
nox. Ash wednesday will fall on
March 8 this year, Ascension Day
on June 1 and Pentecost on June IL.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
LOVELOCK BESTS FALLON
IN FAST BASKETBALL GAME
Score Stood 10 to 12 at End of Ex-
citing and Well Contested
Game

On Saturday evening, the Fallon
lovers of good sport we're treated to
an exhibition of unusually fast
basketball, when the strong six
from Loyelock emerged victorious
from the contest by scant three
points. The score totaled Is for the
visitors and II for the home play
ers.
The game was full of interest
from the first whistle. Fallon at
tackled with skill and vigor that
bewildered their somewhat overcon-
fident opponents and quickly OBJ
tanned lead of two points. Love-
lock steadied, tied the score, and
fought to a lead of one point at the
end of the half. The second half
was broken by the calling of eleven
fouls on Fallon and four on Love-
lock but still gave opportunity for
some excellent team work. The
score book shows that Lovelock
converted three out of 21 free tries
while F'allon scored eight times out
of 1 2 tries. The local girls out
passed and outplayed their antago-
nists on the floor, giving their for
wards twice as many chances for the
goal, but the visitors showed super
ior ability in eaging the ball when
they had a chance. This advantage
sufficed to win them the game. Both
teams showed splendid fighting
spirit throughout and won much
favorable comment for their game
ness.
played centers for Lovelock, Tires
sa Haughney and Coral Holmstrom,
guards, and Helen Fuss and Alma
Holmstrom. forwards. For Fallon
Inez Layeaga and Fay Moody were
eenters, Blanche Ferguson and
Clare Melton, guards, Margaret
Dolf and Irma Bendle, forwards.
The High School boys played
remnants of the Town Team and
Teachers Team for a preliminary
The game was close and exciting
and was won by the older players
by score of 30 to II.
gi thegei onthingu less to themhh
The record crowd for the season
was in attendance and displayed
vast enthusiasm. The Duke" and
his troupe of trained vocalists, with
their sustained roofing" added
much to the diversion of the oc-
casion.
Immediately after the games,
players and pupils proceeded to the
Oats Park School, where the pleas
ure of the evening was prolonged
with dainty refreshments and dane
ing until midnight
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
SCHOOL TAXES SHOULD
BE BASED ON BUDGET
Present System Conducive to Extrav
agance In Expenditure of School
Funds

The governmental affairs of the
State of Nevada, in all of its branch
es, is supposed to be operated on
the budget basis and the Nevada
Tax commission has, during the past
three years, met with a serious
stumbling block in its demands for
district special school budgets by
the contention of a number OF dis
trict attorneys, that section 1907 of
the revised laws of Nevada of 1912,
gave the boards of school trustees
the right to demand of the boards
of county commissioners that they
levy an arbitrary millage rate on all
property within the district, regard
less OF the actual amount of money
required or the actual assessed val
uation of the territory assessed,
says the Carson News.
Commissioner Adamson has al
ways contended that this was and err
roneous Interpretation of the law,
and recently took the matter up
with the attorney-general, citing in
support of this contention, subdiyis-
ion l3 of section 1905, revised laws
of Nevada. wherein district special
school budgets are absolutely re-
quired under parallel conditions with
levies provided for in section 1907.
The attorney-general has upheld
the contention of the commissioner 5
Interpretation In every detail, and
complete budgets will be demanded
beginning with the current year.
This will unquestionably result in a
moro equitable distribution of the
school burden than has formerly
been possible. as is shown by the
following illustration:
In the past the board of school
trustees in a certain district, which
for the preceding year had an as
sessod valued of s1,O00,000, should
decide that they required a special
levy to produce $1,000 The custom
has been to direct the board of eoun
" commissioners to make a 10-eent
millage levy. In the mean time ad-
ditional property has come into be-
ing within that particular district,
which triples the assessment value
ton. The millage levy is fixed and
then produces three times the actr-
al special requirements and If the
trustees hold themselves within. the
limits of their original estimate. the
excess OF $4,000 at the end OF the
years reverts TO the general school
fund and is disbursed by the super
intendent of public instruction in
accordance with the law, through
out the various districts of the state.
This method of final disposition
has been an open invitation to the
trustees OF the district whose prop
erty owners have paid this special
tax. 70 extravagant and unnecessary
expenditure in order to keep their
own contribution within their own
territory.
The budget system should and
will control this situation.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
WATER PROBLEM II SOLVED
FOR TWO YEARS AT LEAST

John G. Taylor, one of the big
ranchers of the Loyelock valley,
who was in town Thursday. is very
much gratified over the present
storm, and declares that for two
years at least the water problem is
solved for the ranchers on the low
er part of Humboldt river. The big
reservoir has been completed and
with a view of enlarging its eapaei-
ty they are raising the. banks by
means of dredges. Its capacity is
10000 acre feet and Mr.. Taylor is
confident that the spring run off will
I'll it.-Free Press
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
URGES COOPERATION IN
PASSAGE OF LAND BILLS
Senator Pittman Asks Constituents
to Write to Congressman Urging
Passage of Measures

The following extracts from a let
ter from Senator Pittman refer to
Senate bill No. 2519 and Senate bill
'S9S:
These bills will probably be bit
terly fought before the Public Lands
committee OF the house, and on the
floor Of the house, if they are favor
ably reported, by eastern and south
ern members who are unfamiliar
with our conditions and have as
sumed an unfortunate protectorate
over our lands.
We will be greatly aided in the
passage of these bills in the house
if the citizens of our State, knowing
congressman from other States, will
write them in support of such bills.
We are trying to work up in the
house Of representatives little
more friendly sentiment towards
the west, and it is within your pow
er to assist greatly in this matter.
Very truly yours,
KEY PITTMAN."
Senate bill S9S is a bill Author
izing the secretary Of the interior to
designate certain tracts of land. in
the State of Nevada upon which
continuous residence shall not be re-
quired under the homestead laws. >"
Senate bill 2519 is ITO encourage
the reclamation of certain arid lands
in the State of Nevada, and for 9th
er purposes"
The bills have passed the Senate
and Senator Pittman urges action
by the people to assist in their pass
age in the house.
Senator Pittman in a report from
the Public Lands committee on bill
SOS stated that "the State OF Utah
has already received the benefits of
such an act, an Senator Smoot, of
the State of Utah, represented to
your committee that a bill identical
with this bill in his own State re-
suited in placing in cultivation, un-
der dry-lanl farming processes, land
that had added 100000 bushels
of wheat to the production of his
State. If Nevada is to conduct q
State government there is little
hope of reducing taxation, as the
State government is now run abou
as economically as is possible, unless
the burdens of government through
the means of taxation can be distrib
uted among a greater number o.
people and upon a larger quantity
of taxable property. The only prac-
tical way of relieving the few peo-
pie of the State of Nevada of the
burden of maintaining q State gov
ernment is by the passage of laws
that will increase the number of
people to bear such burdens and
bring into private ownership addi-
ditional property to which such tax
es may be applied. The committee
finds from an investigation, that
such law, which is in force in
Utah, has not resulted in land grab
bing or the perpretration OF frauds
upon the government, and does moi
believe that there is any good reas-
on to believe that the law if enacted
with regard to Nevada would sub
ject the same to land braggers or
that bona hde settlers in any way
would be deprived of any opportun-
titles or privileges"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
MRS. ANNA KILLGROVE ASKS
SUPREME COURT FOR DECISION

In the Supreme court Tuesday,
Attorney c. E. Mack, of Reno, ap-
pearing for Mrs. Anna Killgrove, of
Fallon, argued a question OF juris-
diotion in a probate matter. The
case in point is suit regarding an
inheritance of Mrs. Killgrove's first
husband, deceased, on behalf of her
daughters, Deneze and Aurelia
Brown.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
w. II. MOFFAT AND
WIFE SECURE DIVORCE

w. H. Moffat of Reno. who owns
a ranch a short distance west of
Lovelock, has been divorced from
Mrs. Moffat. 1t is said that he
agreed to pay her $500 a month ali
mony, besides making d cash settle
ment of 100000. Moffat is a
member of the Moffat-Humphrey
Cattle company, and has other ex-
tensive stock and meat interests
Review.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
ALFALFA PRICE RAISING

The storm has already had It's ef-
feet on the price of hay. Alfalfa is
now quoted at $12 per ton in Carson
valley and at Lovelock is quoted at
from $40 to s14 per ton. 1t may
go even higher if the storm contin-
ues
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-09
THIS TRAIN OF STOCK
WAS WORTH S25,02O

A train consisting of twelve cars
Of livestock passed through Carson
over the Virginia and Truckee rail-
road Wednesday afternoon en- route
to San Francisco. consisting OF eight
cars of cattle valued at $40, 400 and
four cars of sheep, worth $3.50, q
total of $25,620-Appeal.