Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-10

bles for the Nevada Copper Belt, left
Tuesday morning for Carson and
Reno.
F. W. Raynor, from San Francisco
has joined the force at the Big Ca,l
Store. He is in the grocery depart
ment, where he is making friends
rapidly.
At the meeting OF the county com
missioners on the 5tb the bid of the
Mason Valley News secured the coun-
ty printing for the balance OF the pres
ent year.
Mr. ]. /. Wilson, c. F.. Wedertz
and lFs w. Simpson left Tuesday
evening for Reno. Thence they went
to Carson to spend a few days before
returning home.
p. H. Cook, the gentlemanly and
handsome superintendent of the Ne
vada Copper Belt railroad, went to
Carson City and Reno on business the
first of the week
Joe Wilson, Jr, of the Nordyke
Stock Farm, visited the city Saturday
Mr.. Wilson is one of the most pro
gressive breeders of pure bred Belk-
shire pigs in the State.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. II. Van Alstine
and children left for San Francisco
on the Southern Pacific train Tues
day afternoon. They expect to re-
turn in couple of weeks.
Tom O'Brien, deputy sheriff at Lud-
wig under ID. p. Randall, was APP
pointed constable of Ludwig township
by the county commissioners at the
regular meeting of the board.
A pleasant entertainment was given
Thursday night at the Methodist
Church in Yerington The film dis
played a dramatization of one of MARI
Twain's works and travel pictures.
The Gramm 3-ton truck, used i,
connection with the caterpillar, which
as been hauling ore from the Blue
stone. has been disabled for a few
days. Both machines will be at worl
again shortly.
w. A. Cramar has contracted t.
haul the stone to be used in the con
struction of the new $4,000 schoo
house at Fernley O. J. Olson, the
contractor, is now on the ground and
the structure will be pushed rapidly to
1t will be of stone
A commodious new hotel is being
erected in Fernley. The building will
De thoroughly modern, and will sup
ply long felt want that has evolved
tself into a demand. Situated on the
Lincoll Highway, Fernley is one o.
The most attractive spots in Nevada
The grading of the branch line o.
he Copper Belt running to the Blue
stone mine is about completed and the
-ails are laid over half the length OF
he line. The big trestle built by the
has been finished, and teams
ire now at work filling in the ap.
,roaches.
A. A. Towle of Churchill, who with
lis brother recently disposed of the
Did auckland ranch known as the
rowle ranch, has purchased farm in
he Carson Sink over the Churchill
county line Mr. Towie expects to
make Lyon County his future home
Notwithstanding.
George tombstone received long
delayed car of coal Thursday, and is
low making his customers feel happy
~ distributing it, As the blockade
ias undoubtedly been lifted, and sew
,ral other cars are EN- route, the dan
ger of further shortage is probably
past.
The very bright light that startled
assembled Carsonites when the V. &
T. train arrived Thur sday evening at
o'clock was neither a falling meteor
tie nor a bomb thrown at the u. s.
Mint 1t was only the reflection of
he moon shining on the auburn top
Of the handsomest sheriff in Nevada
rs Neil "detrained."
A party at one of Yerington's homes
was given the other night. One
young lady guest made an enviable
reputation as a musician while an
other, equally attractive, displayed