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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-04-20
About Our Farmers.
tTonopah Times. April f0l


pendent returned from a trip to the
Walker Lake region Sunday morn
ing. He found that considerable
development work is being done on
the west side of the lake. Aaron
Peterson, located at the end of
Cottonwood canyon, mas about 80
res in cultivation and is starting
an orchard.
Michael Knopf, mile further
south, is putting in large orchard.
He has already planted 500 fruit
trees and will plant 500 mere this
spring, and is also plant ig grapes
and other smell fruit, as we'll as
forage crops. Mr.. Knopf intends
to construct large dam later and
pump water from wells near Walk
er lake, and irrigate by the gravity
process. He is one of the best
fruit growers in the west and his
farm will be valuable asset to the
Walker lake section of the country.
At the Mrs. NJ. E. Spencer ranch
at Dutch Creek,a IL room resi-
dence has been constructed, con-
siderable land clear ed, and every
available foot of land will be in
crops this spring. besides an i'm
mense garden. Mrs. Spencer is a
practical farmer and is converting
what has heretofore been consi-
dered waste, rocky land into yer.
liable garden spot. It took lot Of
nerve for woman to 20 through
the hardships encountered in the
development of the Dutch Greek
ranch, but Mrs. Spencer has made
good. and will eventually have one
of the best small farms If. thestate
AT the Rockwell ianch, two
miles south of Dutch creek, Mr..
and Mrs. Rockwell have made
number of substan ial improve
nients In the way of building and
Clearing off rocks prepaIa DRY to
planting crops. A large fsnpond
has been built on the premises and
will be stocked with fish. 1t has
been the intention of Mr.. Rockwell
to established large poultry bust
ness and, in conjunction with his
neighbors. ship poultry and eggs to
Tonopah and Goldfeld.
South of Rockwell's two miles
Mr.. Fristoe has an alfalfa ranch,
having cut about 40 tons of alfalfa
last season. He is a practical far
mer and will make substantial i'm.
provements OH the place. lie and
Mrs. Spencer are tie only hog
raisers on the west side of the lake.
Mr.. Fristoe having gone into the
poker business on an extensive
scale.
Further south, the Cat creek
ranch is we'll developed place,
and the Wallace ranch, three miles
from Hawthorne, is being put in
state of cultivation. 1t consists of
100 acres of fine, loamy soil. of
which there are many hundred
acres around Hawthorne, which
may be easily irrigated from Walk
Or Lake. Attention was cal ed in
the Times recently to the feasibility
OF an irrigation project for this
section. AID we understand Calf
ornia parties will investigate the
proposition at an early date. New.
ada needs more farmers.
Judge E. S. Harrington of the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-04-20
Daily f.souqht.

This seems to me a great truth, In
any exile or chaos whatsoever, that
sorrow was not given us for sorrows
sake, but always and infallibly as n
lesson to us from which we are to learn
somewhat; and which, the somewhat
once learned. ceases to be sorrow.-
Thomas Carlyle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-04-20

Judge E. S. Harrington of the
United States district court sus.
tanned the demurrer to the indict-
ment OF deputy sheriff AL. Shidler
OF Nye county on a charge of dis.
loyal utterances. Shidler is still
under bonds. however and his case
will be considered further by the
aext grand jury,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-04-20
Where Do You Stand?

You either for the against If you against you
ought be in Germany for ought Lbey
Bonds
Buy that Liberty Bond to-day
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-04-20
Monday, Nay 6. 1918,

Monday, Nay 6 1918.
and then opened, for the purcl e I Haw-
tAorne School District No 7 Bonds, in an
amount not to exceed Fifteen II ,ndred
lSl,5OO.O0) Dollars, and be ring interest
aot to exceed five Isl per cent per annum
said bonds 10 be .ssaed in the sum of two
hundred and fifty ts25o.00) dollars each.
Said bios should be for the whole or any
portion thereof and must be accompanied
by certified check for ten (l0) per cent OF
the amount bid, payable to the order Of
the County Treasurer, conditioned upon
the acceptance by the Board OF the amount
bid.
Checks accompanying rejected bids will
be promptly returned
Bids should be in plain, aled envel.
opes, and plainly marked, Proposals for
Bonds" and addressed to the unde signed
Clerk OF the Board at Hawthorne, Mineral
county. Nevada
The Board reserves the right TO reject
any or all bids. The State OF Neya la to
be given preference for th purchase OF
said bonds.
For further particulars address the un.
dersigned.
s. 7. KELSO, 20
Clerk OF Board Of County Commissioners.
la20-tdl
Iron County register., 1918-10-03
PERSONAL.

Miss Lena pruitt is home from st.
Louis.
J. W. Harral OF Bismarck was Il call
er Tue esday.
Mr., keiion White is spending the
week in Arcadia.
A. S. Allen OF Graniteville was q
caller last Wednesday
Geo. A. Kuhn of Hermann, Mo-,
visited in lronton last Wednesday.
{. l.. Stevenson Of Lilbourn was in
lronton Tuesday on his wayto Brunot.
&. l.. Woods OF Rolla, deputy coal
oil inspector, was in Ironton last
Thursday.
Mrs. Ina Scoggin Kowitz of st. Lou
is was the guest Of Mrs. W. d. Fletch-
er last week.
Miss Neima Sutherland of ST. Louis
! is spending her vacation with her
parents in Arcadia.
Mrs. J. T. Baldwin, Jr., and daugh-
tiers left Sunday for their home in
Laurel, Mississippi, after spending
four months with Mr.. W. Ii. Delano
| and family,
! Miss Ii'le Lewis, Of Sabula, left
Saturday for Chiliicothe, Mo, to at
! tend business college. Her father,
}. n. Lewis, accompanied her rs lar
as st. Louis.
DR., Il. ". Farrar arrived home last
I Thursday after spending several
| weeks in Barnes Hospital, st. Louis.
We are sorry 20 state there has been
no improvement in his condition.
! Arrivals at the Commercial Hotel
~, J,l Is,,t,
Lange, Ray Rutherfor, Mira. NJ Fran
els, II. G, Muakopf, st. Loais, Elmer
Pogue, Ellington, Thos. +. Duffy,
Dubuque, Iowa, j. g. Walker, Cuba.
j. NJ. Good, Pennington, Geo. Waters,
Cape Girardeau, j. II. Happy, May
field. Ky, o. l.. Munger, Piedmont,
Elizabeth Flesch, Pana, Ills.
Late arrivals at the New American
Hotel: G T. Thalgott, o. a. Wolf,
Dorothy Parker, w. l., Rich, j, T,
buchanan, II. l.. Geen, W. II. Men.
senlick, W, l.. Moss, st. Louis, L. l.
Wright and family, Quaker, Amos
Shepard, J. l.. Logan, Bei!eview, Ben
, Copeland, Poplar Bluff, Gus Funk
Annapolis, j. Il. Harris, Centervile
Chas. l.. Woods, Rolla, &. n. Mihos
, $ L. Holloman, Henry Savage, y
, Miehalon, Hogan, J. Siegrist, Chica
90, w L. Bansdue, 7. n. Sloan an(
daughter, Caledonia, Geo. w, Sloan
, Winfield. Kansas, l.. Townsend, Poto
81, Estelle Aubuchon. Lucille Aubu
2 chon, Barnard Aubuchon, Farming
ton, b. and Ruth Whtenight. Bonn,
-, Tarra ! = Snllivau Eraurh EiIlaua
Iron County register., 1918-10-03
Beileview News.

We are having fine autumn wealth
er. Quite number OF farmers are
sowing wheat, 4 large acreage will
be sown.
Mrs. Mont Edmonds of Bismarck
visited here Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Miss Irene Townsend spent Thurs.
day night with Miss Gladys Bell in
Ironton.
Prof. Houston McCoIl OF Annapolis
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Virginia McColl
Loran Townsend and George Farrar
Of the s. A. T. c., Cape Girsrdeau,
spent Saturday and Sunday with rela-
tives here.
Miss Emma Townsend, who il at
tending High School in Iropton, came
nome for Saturday and Sunday. She
was accompanied by Miss Alice Pruitt
and Helen Jones.
This community responded splen-
didly to the call for Belgian relief. as
something near 800 lbs. of clothing
was contributed
Lawrence Townsend has accepted
a position in Hunters Store, Bis
marck, and went to work Monday.
Mrs. Townsend will go as soon as
house can be procured.
The Red Cross Auction Sale and Ice
Cream Supper at the Hall on last Sat-
urday evening was success. Rev.
Chas. King of Ironton was present
and gave splendid talk on the 4th
Liberty Loan. A number OF volup-
teer subscriptions were taken. Net
proceeds from the sale and supper
were something near $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. g. Russell had a.
guests last Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Matkins, Miss Maude Dent,
Mrs. Josephine Hill and Mrs. Bessie
Light, all of Bismarck.
Steve Bell, Of Beardstown, Ills, was
business visitor the latter part Of
the week. ALPHA.
Iron County register., 1918-10-03
Our Soldier Boys.

Lieut.. NJ. Dudley Riggs writes from
Camp Lee, Va: ~ am Officer Of the
Day to-day, so have a splendid OPP
House. The guard isn't much trouble
in the day time, as they all go out to
work except one bird, who has just
been sentenced to Is years for dis.
obedience OF orders, and is awaiting
transportation to Fort Jay. have an
Italian in here against whom | pre-.
ferred charges under the same Article
of War, for refusing to put on u gas
mask. guess he would like to stick
a knife in me all right. We sent cur
last bunch of men across more than
a week ago. Lieut.. Scholl of G Co.
went with them. We had few days
of quiet until last Monday, when the
new bunch came in. They are all Il
years old aud all from West Virginia.
Half of them now have influenza, with
two or three new cases a day, which
we have to isolate and take care Of
ourselves, as they haven't room for
them in the hospital. am now wear
ing a silver bar, having been appoint
GU u i IIol IiCutUuhuL, VhCSNiNo SOP
tember 25th. Eight officers were pro-
noted in this battalion, and imagine
about the same number in the other
battalions. We were recomme nded
sons time in July, but one thing and
another seemed to make the appoint
ment slow in coming In. Marcus
Yount, Jim Newberry and myself were
all examined the same day. Marcus
has had his appointment several
weeks. / suppose Lieut.. Newberry
received his when I did mine. sin.
cerely hope the promotion will moi
mean that they will keep US In this
country longer than they would had
We not received it,"
Lawrence Aldridge writes from
Camp Grant, H.: "Last night hat
to help open up another ward. We
began making beds nj 0 o'clock ant
Mt II had "a patients and they were
all very sick too. They took the res
Of the men to open another ward ant
left me with the lrst one. The nurs,
Iron County register., 1918-10-03

G. g. S., writes from somewhere in
France on September s: ''lt ls one
year ago to-day that | left lronton
Tor Camp Funston. 1t sure does seem
longer than that, too. But | don't
think we will have to spend another
year. 1t is the opinion of most all
OF the boys that the war will be over
BY spring. 1t seems as If the Allies
are hitting the Germans hard jolt
now. You ought to see the new
equipment we have had issued us, big
furlined coats, hip boots, heavy slick
ers, fur lined shoes, leather vests and
a few other articles. Motor com.
panies are about the best equipped
branch in the service. l keep very
busy. Leave the port with my truck
at 6 A. NJ. and don't get in until 1880
p. NJ. Then by the time you wash up
and make your truck report It's near
bed time.''
Sergeant G. Andy Hiner, al6.h En-
giueers, A. Z. +. writes: "We have
been on this side for some time and
so far like it fine. We landed in an
English port but did not stay in Eng
land long. We passed through some
fine country crossing England and
some rough water crossing the Chan
mel into France. There is very little
difference in the country of France
and England. Both have good crops
and gardens and fine places. 1t IL ali
like going to school again and we have
some real good students. Our trip
was an interesting one all the way
through and | would not have missed
it for anything. have not gotten
any word from my brother yet. He
was wounded the oath day OF May.
But | have received letter from
home saying he was to be out of the
hospital soon and would be ready to
80 after Fritz and get himself some OF
them for getting him."
Water Gay Pruitt, Z. S. s. Western
Comet, care OF Post Master, N. Y,
wrote from Portland, Oregon, on
September 25th, that he had been as
signed to the Ship Comet and was
leaving that day for a trip across.
Private w. II, Yingling, Battery d,
20 Reg, Camp Funston, Kans., writes
to D. j. Mckinney, Pilot Knob: Gam
getting along fine. Hope you all are
well. Am first class private now,
get $33 instead Of $50. am in the
Artillery anda canoneer. They tell
US that our Battery does the best OF
any in the regiment. Sounds all right
II it is so. We have some new
"French seventy.fves." We haven't
used them yet but / guess we will
right away. You will have to excuse
writing 40 I haven't anything but my
bunk to write on. Well 1t doesn't
look like Germany will last much
longer. Would like to get one trial at
them with our three inch guns."
Leslie Wallis, Battery F, 81 Artillery,
G. A. G., writes: "Gilbert and | are
both we'll and feeling fine. We are
; at the front and have been lucky &c
, far. We get pretty shaky some times
! when those big shells are bursting
arouud us. But we stick 1t out and
, trust to luck. We have been doing
|, some good work with our big guns
, They shoot = shell nearly as tall 40
am, and believe me 1t makes some
, noise too. received the REGISTER
} Yesterday and read every word Ia u
{ II Ia very interesting becsussi II has al
the lsoldier boys' letters In 1t. Th'
:. Red Cross 10 doing q great work an'
Iron County register., 1918-10-03
LIBERTY LOAN PARADE.

A Liberty Loan parade will take
place Saturday evening, October 9th.
from SO O'Clock until s. The band
wagon, drawn by four horses, will
lead the parade, starting from the
courthouse. going to Pilot Knob, back
through Ironton to Arcadia. and ter
minatlng at the picture show. Every
one owning vehicle OF any kind will
please turn out with his family and
some of his ne!ghbor's family. There
will be good speaking and music.
Iron County register., 1918-10-03
School Notes.
Stand them on their heads,

Stand them on their heads,
Stand them on their feet,
Ironton High Schools hard to beat
The boys basket ball team Of Iron
ton High School will play their first
game of the season when they meet
the Fredericktown team at Frederick.
town Friday night, October llth. On
" one member of last years team is
in school this year, yet Coach Nc.
Kinney has developed a quintet that
we feel sure will continue III the good
work of bringing home the bacon to
Ironton. Remember the Frederick.
town -Ironton scores last year? Oc-
tober 20th--9 to II, favor Frederick
town. November l7th-12 to %, favor
lronton.
There may be a game with Pied.
mont, October 9th, but OF this we are
not sure.
A short program was given at the
High School Friday afternoon IN the
interest Of the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Rev. Charles King made a short and
interesting talk on the aforementioned
subject.
A great deal Of warm clothing was
turned in at the High School building
Friday, In response to the appeal
made for 1t by Professor Shoop. The
allotment was five hundred lbs, but
seven hundred lbs. were donated.
The Senior Glass Of the High School
met and elected officers last week.
President, Myrtes Lee Hammond ;
Vice. President, Florence Fisher; Sec.
retary and Treasurer, Bernice Bran
hall.
The total enrolment to date Of the
Ironton school system Is 279. The
best attendance In the grade school st
fur has been In the iifth aud sixth
Iron County register., 1918-10-03
Iron County's Quota for the Fourth Lib.
erty Loan 10 $97, 900.

ST. LOUIS, NO., Sept. q, 1918. The
quota Of Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds
to be sold by Iron County, In the CAM
paign that opens Saturday. Septem.
Der %, and closes Saturday, October
10, covering period Of threelweeks,
10 S97 900.
This couuty's quota In the Third
Liberty Loan was 943,600 and the
amount Of bonds sold totaied el22, 2,2O0.
The quota for the present campaign
is considerably larger than for former
loans, and to reach the sales allotted,
and 60 over the top and demonstrate
to the world that our county 10 100
per cent American depends upon the
prompt response Of our citisens.
Iron County register., 1918-10-03
and / worked hard all night. But

and ! worked hard all night. but l
am back in Old sixteen o-night. That
is where | feel most at home. We are
now under quarantine and when we
are on duty we have to wear a long
gown and Il mask across our NOUNS
and nose. All the patients have TO
wear mask when they are out OF
bed. Will have to close, as hear the
Officer of the Day coming, and l will
have TO go through the wards win
him.
Cal Mercer, Battery E, 339 Field
Artillery, Camp Dodge, Iowa, writes:
"My health is a lot better. hope to
have Il furlough soon, and when you
see me coming home will not be on
the drag, but will have military step.
There are about $50 of us in this bar
racks, and we represent variety OF
nations and all trades. 1t is rather
Interesting TO talk TO some of them.
Remember me to all my friends and
| be sure and send me the IRON CouN-
| ~ REGISTER"
Monte Depew is now connected
with the Base Hospital at Camp jack
son, Columbia, s. G. He says he en-
Joys the Y. Nj. &. a. very much and
teels when he Is there like he was at
home.
Kenneth Curry, Co. A, First Separ-
ate Machine Gun Battalion, L. 5. M.
C., writes that he is now camped on
the fields of France and ready for
business. Kenneth did not enlist un-
til June 7th, and is pleased that he
collId 90 across so soon.
Lionel UarlzelI, 10th +. A. Band,
4th Division, writes from France on
September 4: "We are having some
wonderful weather here now. The
days are moderate and the nights are
very cool. noticed in the last REG
lsrER that l received that "a boys had
lust left lronton for the camps. There
is great future awaiting those fel-
lows if they come over here. On
August 18th we were relieved from
active duty and sent to a rest camp.
The regiment did fine work. Fairly
surpassed our expectations. They
have been cited for bravery. On Aug
ust 23d we were 80 miles from the line,
was put on messenger duty at Com
pany Headquarters. Six OF the band
are doing messenger duty for regi-
mental headquarters, two are acting
. Color Sergeants, and the remainder
are unassigned"
Earl Calvert, Co. B, Sd Machine
Gun Battalion, writes from France on
August 25th and September 1st. lie
, says: 81 am hoping every day to get
. bunch OF mail. Have not been able
to write much for the last five months
have been in the trenches most Of
the time since first wrote you wa.
, there. hope to be able to get more
, time to write now. just received four
comics Of the REGISTER and you may
know was glad to get; them. Last
, week was in the same town that tht
Reed bows were and drilled with theil
I outfit. never knew they were there
, in the NJ. q. Co., until | received
! paper the night before they left ane
saw their name and address and thei
, II was too late to look them up. W.
4 enjoy getting,to swim whenever w
! can get to where there Is any water
4 We have some time with the coolies
q az the billets are most all aliv
/ with them; 80 we are always fightir'|
4 over here" :.
. Chas. b. pruitt, 4A3 Truck Co., 4. N
Iron County register., 1918-10-03
Ssv11Iyf1yTyvVvYywVyTISTYl

In "Stella Maris," Mary Pickford
plays two roles, the sweet and appeal
lng character of "Stella Marisn and
Unity Blake" an uncouth figure.
one OF the big scenes in this photo
play shows the terrific heating Unity
receives from the drink sodden wo-
man who has taken her from the
orphan asylum. While Miss Camille
Ankewich gives a splendid interpre-
tatlon of the brutal woman. she is a
woman OF gentle disposition and dear
ly loves little Mary. Marshall Neilan,
the director, saws that lie experienced
the greatest difficulty in getting Miss
Ankewich to beat Miss pickford in a
realistic manner, and after the scene
was over and Mary was rubbing red
spot on her injured cheek, Miss An
keWlch burst into tears ana declared
it was the hardest thing she had ever
done in her whole life. See it at
Academy Theatre, Tuesday, October
oth.
The Missouri Southern depot !,
Frank Negim's store and Ratljn 6
restaurant At Bunker, were destroy ed
By fire last Thursday night about one
or two O'Clock. The fire originated
in tbs depot, supposedly from box
OF household goods which was brought
| in on the Bunker Cutler log train late
| that evening and LEFT at the depot Tor
/ shipment over the Missouri southern
next day. Fire had been discovered
in this particular box while being
| trrA,,l,t ,,,y ~ La, 4 lnt of Ia
noon but il was thought that it had
/ been entirely extinguished, but it is
! now thought that probably some lire
remained in the box. Among the
many items o: freight burned in the
! depot was five hundred pounds ot
/ dynamite belonging to Reynolds
county, which had been purchased tol
road work. Lucky, indeed, that 1t
did no, explode. We did not learn tbs
amount OF insurance, if any, carried
Or the estimate loss. .-CenterVille out
look,
The following is reproduced from
last weeks Pennington Times. "Proi
/ b. ". Loomis, High School Inspector
for the State Department OF Publie
ScHoois, spent huNuay alttfhooii ~
specting the Pennington High School
Prof Lnomis is permanently teaching
in the Warrensburg Normal College
and just helping the State Department
OF Public Schools for a while TIN
autumn in order to finish up sons
such needed work IN that Depart
ment. Supt. Lamkin has also ex
perienced difficulty in securing me
for the work that is absolutely neces
sary. Mr.. Loomis is we'll known /
. st. Francois county. He served a
Principal of the Flat River Hig
School five years in it's formatiF
: period and did much excellent wor
there. He has also held responsible
positions at Bonne Terre and Elvins
Since giving up High School work h
has spent several years in the Uni
, versity specializing in education. IL
is now one Of the recognized authorl
ties Of the State on matters OF Publi
School education. His visit to Farm
ington was very much enjoyed by n
former school associates, especlaii
Supt, Akers and Mr.. Johns"
Iron County register., 1918-10-03
STOVES! STOVES! STOVES!

.
Just received a complete line OF the
famous "Air-Tight' Wilson Wood Heat
ers. "Ihey Hold Fret
Also have a limited supply Of that
old Family Range--the kind your
grandparents started housekeeping
with-the "Charter Oak" "There i!
None Better"
l.E. WENTWORTH, IrontOn, Mo.
Iron County register., 1918-10-03

grad.s, anu no tsrdies have yet been
recorded against these two classes.
Bernard .idolph, one of our Alum
nae, visited the school last week and
WAS accorded most enthusiastic re-
ception. We like To see them come
back.
The Ironton High School student
body will constitute October 1Ith,
"Clean-up" day. This will include a
thorough sweeping, rubbing, iasting,
serubbing, beating and whitewashing,
of the matter in hand. The matter in
hand has not been decided upon. 90
Iron County register., 1918-10-03

Had fine day Sunday. Ninety in
the Bible School with Mission Day ex-
ercises. A house full at the preach
ing service. Sixty eight present at
the night service One addition by
letter in the morning.
The Pastor went to Belleview Sat-
urday night where he made patriot.
ic address in the interest of the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
at the home of Mrs. John n. Bishop
on Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
All the women Of the church are urg-
ed to be present,
Let us pull together to make it good
day. CHARLES KING.
Iron County register., 1918-10-03
AAAA4lAAIlAlliAlAllllf<l.
IMPORTANT!

The War department has rul-
ed that We shall not mail the
REGISTER to any subscriber who
Is more than three months in
arrears On subscription, after
November ist. This practically
means that all subscriptions
must be paid in advance after
the date named, The response
from our subscribers since We
ilrst called attention to this rul-
ing has been most generous.
We hope to hear from every
delinquent subscriber before
November LIST. Please send in
your remittance TO-DAY.
Iron County register., 1918-10-03

we are proud to see old Iron County
keeping up their end OF the work. y
Letter has been received from Day
Curtis. Co. B, 13sth Machine Gun
Battalion, saying he had been in the
thick OF the fight but had escaped
unhurt He is nephew of Mrs. W,
j. Smith.
Iron County register., 1918-10-03

Stovew for Cut any length1
L. A. PAuLE, Phone Ill.,