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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-17
NUMBER WELL KNOWN
CITIZENS DEAD
C.. H. BARRETT

Last Sunday morning Harry Bar
rett, one of the prominent ranchers
Of Mason Valley, whose farm lies
about five miles south of Yerington,
was found dead in bed The news OF
his sudden demise was shock to his
friends, many of whom did not know
that he was i'll, but thought he was
away on business. For several days
Immediately before his death he sui
fered a severe cold This developed
into pneumonia, and compelled HIM
to take to his bed but couple of days
before death came.
Mr.. Barrett was one OF the progress
sive and successful ranchers OF Lyon
County. Always a booster, he has
done much to bring the resources OF
the county, and especially Mason val
lev, to the attention of the public
His. stock and farm products were OF
the best and his cultivation OF po-
tatoes attracted widespread attention
A couple of years ago Harry made
shipments of fancy potatoes to east
ern points, and in the sacks in which
they were shipped he put card show
ing where they were produced. This
caused frequent inquiries from differ
ent points, and resulted in an order
from New York City for small ship
ment of specially selected regardless
of price, and secured thirty-five cents
a pound for the lot.
For quite number of years before
his death he took care of his mother,
who was very old and bedridden for
a considerable time, requiring constant
care and attention until her death
something over year ago. His de-
votion and solicitude for her every
comfort was constant and notable un-
til her demise.
Surviving him are two sisters and a
brother, Mrs Mary Mallet, who re-
sides in Oregon, George Barrett, a
resident of Mason Valley, and Mrs.
Lettie Sheldon, also residing here.
His estate consists OF a valuable
farm comprising about 4SO acres OF
the finest land in the county, well |
stocked and all under cultivation or
capable of cultivation, and other per
sonal property. The estate is worth
from $4,000 to 100000, and will go to
his sisters and brother.
A good farmer, Harry will be
he has lived many years. Born in
California in 1856, he was nearly 81
years old at the time of his death.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-17
JAMES HOUcK

lanes Houk, a we'll known pros
pector and miner, who for several
years past has lived in this vicinity
died suddenly at the county hospital
last Monday. Born in Arkansas, at
ter passing his boyhood in Redwing'
Minnesota, Houck came west ABOUT
the time of the boom in Leadville
and psent his life in the different min
ing camps of Colorado, Montana, Ida
no and Nevada. He was sixty years
old and but little is known OF his
family.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-17
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To George Forrest, co-owner, and to his heir
and assigns;
You are hereby notified that the undersigned
Mike Sava whose postofice address IS SimP
son, Nevada, has expended in annual work
required by the statute in such cases madt
and provided for the year ending Decembei
81. 1910, the sum OF three hundred dollar
upon the following described mining claim
situated in unknown mining district in tn
County of Lyon, State OF Nevada, to-wit
Heckla No /, lode mining claim; Heekla No
,, lode mining claim Heckla No. lode min
ing claim. All of said lode mining claim
living about three miles southerly from th'
town Of Ludwig, in said county.
You are further hereby notified that II yoi
fail to contribute your proportion. as suei
co-owner, OF the amount OF such expenditure
to-wit: the amount of one hundred and nit,
dollars, representing your one-halt interes
in said claims and liability for such expendi
ture for annual labor, within ninety day
after the publication OF this notice. your sac
interest in said mining claims will forfeit I,
and become the property OF the undersigned
in accordance with the provisions of sector
2524 OF the Revised Statutes OF the Unite'
States.
Dated the 10Th day of January. 1917.
MIKE SAVA.
Date of first publication. February B. 1917
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-17

teamster ...... oO.OC
S. McClosky, labor on roads. o.oo
Frank Brooks, salar vas water
works supt. ..........'..... loo'oo
E. H. Whitacre, clerical work
water works books ......... zo.ot
T..R. G. E. Co., power for water
works pump ..........'... WV
Nat Bank of Commerce, inter-
est on waterworks bonds. ,083.93
| hereby certify the foregoing to be
q true and correct list of bills allowed
bv the City Council of the City OF
Yerington, at a regular meeting held
February 18th, 1917
E H. Whitacre, City Clerk.
F.. H. WHITACRE
Citv Clerk and Clerk of the City
Council.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-17
quickly.

quickly.
An inquest was held and death was
pronounced to have resulted from nat
ural causes. While he had many
friends he was not of a communica-
tive disposition, and it is not known
whether he left any relatives or not
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-17
CREAMERY FOR SALE

The Queen Creamery and furnish
ings, in Smith Valley, will be soiu
., auction on Saturday, March 3, l9l|'
at Q o'clock, p. m.
QUEEN CREAMERY co.
RvC M. CARTER, Secretary.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-17
TIME TABLE

Train for Ludwig No E leaves Ma
son at $50 A. M Train for Wabuska
leaves Ludwig at HOO a. m.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-17
METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Morning service, ii a. m ouDJeet
"Our Life Long.
Evening service 73O ?. M. Sub
iect. "The Holy Land" by stereop-
ticon.
All are invited.
w. H. ROGERS, Pastor.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-17

John Sandman, the shoe and har
nessman, has thoroughly equipped
repairing department in his store
He is prepared to do work, and take!
pleasure in making it to your Sdvan
tage to visit him whenever you nee6
his services.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

ZONE. ALASKA. Feb. 1O.-The
M railroad now building from sew
- ard TO Fairbanks is only the be
ginning Of q system that viii eventual
" cover a great part Of Alaska
Congress has proposed the expendi-
ture Of sS5. 100000 and OF this only
SIS, 100000 are TO be spent on the
railroad now being constructed. The
government engineers have made
large number Of other surveys They
have secured full information concern
ing the country between here and the
Copper River railroad which was built
by the Guggenheims at a cost OF bout
10000 0G0. and they have surveyed a
connection between that road and the
new government line. The latter be
gins at Chitina and runs through Cop
Fer Center to the Matanuska coal fields.
reaching the main line at Matanuska
Junction In addition the Copper
River road may be extended to Fair
banks and further extension viii prob
ably be made from there to the coun-
try north Of the Yukon.
May Extend Line 10 Asia.
A very important survey is that
which has been made TO connect the
government line with Fort McGrath at
the head of navigation on the Kusko-
kwim river That line viii have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

branches to the Iditsrod and Innoko
gold fields, and also a possible con-
tinuation across the Yukon and about
Norton sound TO Nome on the Seward
peninsula
There are some who prophecy that
the Nome branch may some day be ex-
tended to Cape Prince of Wales. and
thence cross Boring strait to Asia,
and form part of a great trunk line
connecting Europe and North America
by means of the railroads of Siberia
Most of these extensions are a matter
OF the distant future. when Alaska.
having developed along the lines of
Finland, Norway and Denmark. will
have a population of one-fourth as
many millions as it now has thousands
The enthusiasts here claim that the ter
ritory will easily support 10000. 900 or
25,00O,OO0 people, and they look forward
10 1t as the great stock-breeding. agri-
cultural and industrial empire Of the
north
Is Not Impossible.
4 railroad across BerinS strait would
seem TO be the wild dream of a fan
tastic imagination. but il is not an i'm
possibility in these days of tunnels and
bridges Boring strait between Cane
Prince of Wales. Alaska. and East
Cape, Siberia, is only so miles wide.
and there are three landing places
from one coast TO the other. These
are Pathway rock. a flat-top pinnacle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

with an area of seven acres. which Is
20 miles from Cape Prince Of Wales.
Beyond that, ten miles distant. is Little
Diomede Island. and still further over
is Big Diomede Island which is about
% miles from East Cape, Siberia Ber-
ing strait is so shallow that II the
Washington monument were dropped
into IL, two-thirds Of the shaft would
SHOW above the water
The bottom OF the channel IS solid
rock covered with sand and silt. and
tunnels might be made running from
North America to Asia connecting with
the two Diomedes and Fairwav rock
he tunnel would have to be in four
sections. The first would be 20 miles
long. the second about ten miles long.
the third. between the two Diomede
Islands, comparatively short, while the
fourth. ending in Asia would be ONLY
little longer than the first
The first two tunnels would be on
American territory. Fairway rock and
Little Diomede belong to the United
states The third would unite US with
Russia, to which nation Big Diomede
belongs, and the fourth also would be-
long to the Russians
Would Bridge the Strait.
There have been those who have
talked of bridging the strait or of run
ming d railroad ferry across from con-
tlnent 10 continent It is claimed that
there are many places in the channel
where the water is not over 20 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

nation comes from Ivan PetrOff one OF
the census commissioners, who IS con-
sidered an authority on all things Alas
kan He says that the mosquitoes
sometimes torture the Indian dogs 10
death. and that the Eskimos wear nit
tens in midsummer and anoint their
bodies with rancid oil to keep them
off.
Few people have any idea of the en-
DiTe that would be opened up by the
building of this railroad. The gold
fields west of Fort McGrath are rich
and should the line be built to the Sew
are peninsula. il would have access TO
hundreds of millions OF dollars in the
gold Of the gravels of that region II
valley. Until within the last year or
50 the kuskokwim region has been
practically inaccessible. but the coast
and geodetic seurvey has recently eX-
plored the channels at the mouth of
the river and found a route up which
large ships can go to Fort NcGrath
and beyond
The Kuskokwim river is as wide As
the lower Potomac. and at its mouth il
broadens out into a great delta. form
ing a stream ten or more miles in
width. This stream tapers to a width
of three-quarteTS of a mile 4 short
distance inland. but it maintains a good
width and depth from there on up TO
Fort McGrath and beyond.
As Large As state of New York.
The KuskOkwim valley covers a
tOuALA. d AeAA - d. tAAF STATE o. new
York. great part of il is flat. out
the upper portion is rolling. and much
of il Will make good farming land. En-
sineer Mcpherson SAYS that he found
an abundance Of feed for his horses
all along the line of his survey. and
that there is no place in Alaska where
red top grows more luEuriantly "a
has also vast areas covered with carl /
bou moss and is one of the best rein !
deer pastures in Alaska.
As 70 the fertility OF the soil. there
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
Would Create Great Supply Port.

The railroad from Nome TO Siberia
would probably run along the coast.
little south of Cape Prince of Wales
That port would be the great supply
point for railway materials 1t is about
the best harbor on Bering strait 1t has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

is little farm Just opposite the post
ONCE at McG7at tn where a man has
cleared two and onehaIf acres of land
He has less than an acre in potatoes
and his crcp last year Melted him more
than six tons of these tubers He
showed Mr.. Mcpherson nine potatoes
which averaged over \ pound each. and
said mat they all came from one hill.
The farmer sells his potatoes to the
miniE camps nearby They net him
10 cents a pound. and a Z that rate his
last years crop should have paid $1,000
"A big profit from less than an acre OF
ground.
Missionaries Raise Vegetables.
The missionaries at Bethel report
that they are raising good potatoes
there. ana that they are also succeed
ing with turnips. radishess cabbage
ana caunIloWer. IneE nave been max
ing sauerkraut. Nearly every family
has its garden and raises its own veg
etab bic supply
The greater part of the valley offers
good grazing for reindeer and the
lower part of il viii support large
herds Of these animals There are i'm
mense areas of wild grass in the VAL
leys farther eastward and with the in
troducuon OF cattle acclimated to
northern conditions a dairy and meat
industry might be built up.
The great value OF the Kuskokwin
extension viii be in the opening I'D OF
the mineral territory The main road
viii pass through the Yentna gold dis
trict which has already produced sew
eral hundred thousand dollars and
where there are large areas OF gold
bearing gravel fitted for dredging. 1t
viii open up the Skwentna mineral
terri tory. and that along the south fork
OF the kuSkO6W i'm Mr.. Mcpherson
said ne found gold grains half the size
OF a pinhead in the gravel bars
Has Produced S1O.OOO,00O
rs to the InnOkO-I ditarod gold coun-
(COnti5ued on next paEe.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
Caaway Seed and Roisin Cookies.
BY CONSTANCE CLARKE.

~AKE two cups Of flour. one-halr
cup of sifted sugar one-haIt cup
4 of butter. one-half ounce of car
away seeds. three eggs. and one-half
cup of seeded raisins Beat the but
ter to a cream, stir in the flour. sugar.
raisins and caTaway seeds and when
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10

these ingredients are well mixed. add
the esss. which should be well
whisked Roll out and shape the
cookies with round cutter. and bake
them I'm a moderate oven from ten TO
10 minutes The tops Of the cookies
may he brushed over with a little milk.
or the white of an egg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-10
Alaskan Railroad May Cross to Asia;
May Build Huge Bridge Across Strait
Frank G. Carpenter
Copyright. 1916. By Frank
G. Carpenter.)

MsTveous Rich Gold Fields
Up By Government Railroads.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29
A DIVISION AND ITS EQUIPMENT
Washington.

Washington. n, g. April 2S.--Com-
piled from data not hitherto published.
the National Geographic society has
issued from IFS headquarters in Wash
inEton the following bulletin on the
units and equipment Of an Infantry
division OF the United states army As
IeorSanized in the light of the lessons
learned during the thlrty-one months
of warfare in Europe
AS reorganized for the war with
Germany. an infantry division OF the
United states army viii number 80
per cent more men than 4 division Of
the German army as now constituted.
The enemy's divisions are made up Of
1000 men and 5000 horses; the new
| nited States division at maximum
strength viii be composed of 2S.235
men. & s34 horses and 1875 mules
The average iayman has little con-
Ception Of the various units which go
to make up an infantry division or
the enormous cost of its equipment
According to estimates made two
Years ago, the cost OF fully equipping
2 division amounts to S7.636.55O. but
since that time the cost ~ materials
has advanced so greatly that a con-
sentative estimate requires the addi-
ton OF 20 per cent to this amount
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

licstior - dedicated 10 Judge John
Hosea Kerr, Of Wsrr.uIon. mem Der
81 tho first Law class organized a.
Wake Forest college and the drft
licensed iaw3 Cy from tho wake Fore ~
J.aW school 10 begin the practice OF
law In North Carolina. TEe personnel
of ne stan If The Hcvler' - as foi-
lows nr ~ NJ ro..at. faculty adj
SCR: w. w. Heather e., e Russ 7. \
lows "a a. N Pote&t. faculty eai-
}ors "a. T SbanEs. A. Il Casey and q.
=. Mitchell, junior editors; r. w.
SpeIeht and e.. l.. rlunkett art editors;
=. : Brewer. business manager. :, 5.
NeeN. assistant business manager
Under ihc auspices Of the Young
Mems christian association. DR. J.. Z.
scarborough president of tho south
orstrru Baptist THeo1oEscal seminary,
of For Worth. Tea, spoke IN W.uEatc
Memo al han, Mouaa, might Accom-
paBgtu4 President SCARBOROUGH were
tw q. other members of he faculty Of the
-eu. NARY. Professor and Mrs. REYNOLDS,
~ gtc department Of music, who rem
dored~ several selections during the
evening.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

sion is composed Of l25 officers, 49,
enlisted men and forty-eigh. ambu.
lances
II the division is equipped with
wagon trains ,009 wagons are re.
CURED, supplemented lay sixtv-sevcu
motor trucks; II equipped with motor
trains 49S wagons supple nen; the 62T
motor trucks.
The total number of riding horses
required for division ana las wagon
trains is i.6l6. toEet lcr with ..2IS
draft horses and 1875 riding. pack
ana draft mules
More than 10000 rifles are required
10 arm a division and its trains. to-
Sether with $500 pistols. The artIl-
ieFN consists OF fifty three-inch field
guns firing either high explosive shells
or shral 81 each proiecttle weighiug
hfieeh pounds; and twenty-five 3.S-
heh howitzers the SHEETS foy which
weigh thirty pounds. The number or
hdohine guns with which Il division is
10 he equipped is still an open qdes-
Non, but the number which will app
pear in army charts TO be printed is
seNenty-two for the division itself and
twenty additional guns for the wagon
trains. The number in all probability
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

making the total in excess of $4,000
600 And this takes into considers
ton the immense saving effected by
the Council Of National Defense In
providing for the purchase by the gov
eminent of munitions and equipment
at ! profit to the manufacturers not
TO exceed 10 per cent. which is far
less than the profits ordinarily realized
on materials sold in the world mar
kcts.
The new United states army diNi-
siuns Will be composed Of the follow
Ing units: Three infantry hrlgade@,
1879 officers and men,. one field ar
tllery brigade. 4,0a0 officers and men;
one regiment of cavalry, loI" officers
and men, l,541 horses, one regiment
OF engineers. .09S officers and men;
one field signal battalion, 2o' officers
and men; one aero squadron, If3 ON
GERS and men, twelve alrpiaUcs. to;a',
25 sTl officers and men, total wish
wagon trains 2S.235 officers and mer,
or total with motor trains 2N,334 1iij-
GERS and men. The number of COM
missioned officers in division IS NiI.
with ninety additional officers for The
wagon trains; niuety-tWo # the diVi-
sion is organized with motor Trans
The medical department. ot . dNi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29
OLD POINT NOTES

fespecial 10 The Richmond NirEintan)
f,,a Point Va April * There
have been a great many Distinguish"
Il visitors at old Point this week. me"
haa kept every one op tho qul we
The members of the Frtn0h COMM
4 sion. who STAYED az She Ch3Wh" 'Hh.
were greeted cordially ht iirc s1eSl9
and young officers 0f the post lhc3
attended the informal dance thai
ming. where they mingled WITH s"'
quests. They were Eolo0e! Rem"ho'
Msior Rec7tin, both 81 the French
srmy. and paymast f@ndChett". v4
the navy. one Of them being an an
ist had brought has sketch nuot ana
presented one Il the bellies 81 ''.t
Chan,ber}l WITH an #al"EFal ifN"
sketch Of Marshal JQffre drawn en- Inc
ship Will crossing.
The ogden party. which ma NeN ~
annual trip 10 She Hampton lhSli' Ht''
arrived "Wednesday, aud was met hN
q committee from the school TIE
ea.est OF honor was Hon William II.
Tar who made thc address ~ 'i.-
oDeniDg exercises lie Wa :9t guest
of Mr. II T. t'fisscII While Mere"
The largest dane, OF tro s.2s7n va.
given FRIDAY hy the uih ana "-''>
OF the rrsi rroylSlnrai s.#Ss ~ 'h"
coas1 arfflcr,. sehorI. when '@e deco
rations we're nv wn~t st3.,'".
this season Quau'.f5fr 'i
colors were DISPLAYED .I '-%r
remnants and &he EG fn-t me
stars and S,rHss l,s Hs Ha.'n
garden tho guests v,r" fs'.'..3 .F
Colonel stephen NJ t'aate L.. a..
and Mrs Foofg. ana t#e
GERS Of ire poSt s"3 tae AT
unusual feature was tHa -~ '-
eid-fssh3oY ri aEr.a. S6#E~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

will be greatly increased. perhaps 70
los. high as thirty guns for every 1000
4 rifles making total of 600 for tbs
division.
Tho length Of a division in march
ing order is more than fourteen miles.
while the wagon trains require an adj
ditional six miles, making a grand
total of twenty miles. If equipped
with motor trains instead of wagon
trains the length from the head g;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

the column to the last or tha rear
guard is nineteen miles. r
within the next tew weeks de-
tailed tables. prepared by the army
WAR college in Washington. Will be
issued from the government printing
office. showing the strength and equip
ment of each unit of the various
branches of the United States army.
The foregoing statistics are based
upon these forthcoming tables
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29
UP TO DATE AND DESIRABLE FROM EVERY
VIEWPOINT, BUT WE MUST CLOSE THEM OUT
AT ONCE, REGARDLESS OF FORMER VALUES

This n the atesst in
buck
we'll in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-04
SPILL" DUGGLESBY NAMED
DEFENDANT IN DIVORCE SUIT

ALBANY. Ca, Jan. 4.-Suit for dl-
yorce has been filed in Dougherty Su-
perior court against William J. Dug
glesbv by his wife. Mrs. Ethel Duggles-
by. Cruel treatment, drunkenness and
abuse are given as grounds for the di-
vorce.
Dugglesby was formerly big league
baseball pitcher, performing for the
Philadelphia National League club. He
has made his home IN Albany for sew
eral years, pitching for the Albany
South Atlantic team several years ago.
The Dugglesbys were married in Tor
onto, Canada September 10, 1900. They
were separated September 5, 1916.
They have two children, a boy, 10 years
old and a girl of 8. Dugglesby left AL
barry after his wife separated from him.
Mrs. Dugglesby has the children.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-04
TARLETON COLLIER CLIMBING
TOWARD FAME IN NEW YORh

ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. Another
Georgia newspaper man is climbing
rapidly TO a pedestal in the contempt
rary literary hall of fame. Tarleton
Collier, formerly reporter on one Of
the Atlanta papers. and now Wash
ington correspondent, who occasionally
sold stories to magazines while he
worked in this city, has just won a
prize in short story contest conduct
ed by the New York Evening Sun. His
story entitled Innocence" has been
pronounced by competent critics to be
very fine piece of work.
Georgia's fourth estate has been pro-
life in furnishing successful writer's
for the magazine world. among them
being the late Jacques Futrelle, Don
Marquis, Grantland Rice and others
equally we'll known.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-04
THE Y. VI. C. A. WORKS RIGHT
Up TO THE BATTLE LINES

PARIS, Jan. 4.-The Young Mems
Christian Association has pushed its
work right up to the battle lines. The
refreshment dugout, where hot drinks
are served out to the men, is now so
near the enemy that great precautions
have to be taken lest it should be
discovered. Some Of these dugouts are
i'll the debris of recently captured po-
sitions. One of them is so near a
very vital point that when the wound
ed were carried past TO the dressing
station a short time ago the Y. N. C.
A. was able to serve with tea and
cocoa.