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City. The participant who described
the event said his opponent made the
distance in just three minutes; and
as for himself. he didn't know just
what his time was. but he beat the
Oregonians.
Ralph Montgomery asked Morton IL
Drewsey (0regon) was as tough as it
used to be. Il don't know" said Nor
ton. Il have never been there. l
live at Westfall." "Oh, well, then you
are far enough away to be decent"
remarked the hotel man. Yes, We
are-but are WEI" laughed Morton.
Take il either way you like.
DOC" Rees and / have discovered
a way to lessen the number of jack
rabbits. We went out to the Indian
agency yesterday and came back
across the desert at night. The jacks
would dart out into the glare of the
headlight, become confused. whirl
around, throw a handspring, and dis
appear under the wheels. We ran
down something less han a million
didn't keep tab. We do not know
that the little animals were killed.
but feel sure they will be slowed up
in their trips to home gardens and
alfalfa fields.
The Indian school is thriving. as
usual. There are now thirty-five
pupils. F. A. Swayne is the new sup
~erintendent and Mrs. Swayne is finan-
cial clerk. Mr.. and Mrs. George A..
Simms are principal and teacher. Mr..
Simms has been in the Indian service
thirteen years. Mrs. j. T. Rees is in
structress in what at the U. of N. is
called home economics, although ]
believe hat here the scope of the
course is pretty much limited to
cooking and sewing. Miss Mary T.
Seward is field matron. and Walter
Frazier is farmer. Mrs. Frazier has
a small school of white children at
the agency.
| am sending down an interesting
paper, descriptive of McDermitt
which will be printed in the next
issue of The Silver State. 1t was
read by Mrs. j. NJ. Lyon at a meeting
of the Good Times Club. There is
,,,,ob to toll ragardipU tho actiyitiac
of this new organization, as may be
inferred from the fact that there was
an attendance of 125 persons at the
last meeting. The club was organized
April A, last. Miss Mary Hendricks.
a school teacher, vas the first presi-
dent, but she has returned to her
home at Portland because of the ill
ness of her mother, and probably will
not again teach at McDermitt. Mrs.
r. H. Wilkinson is now president.
Miss Brusso, another teacher, who has
correspondent for Winnemucca news
papers, is vice president; Mrs. lnga
Lyon is secretary-treasurer. 1t is
likely the club will adjourn over the
hot weather.
The McDermitt orchestra, composed
Of Harry Roberts, J.. d. Vargas AMI
r. L. Banks, enliven evenings at the
hotel with free music of an enjoyable
character.
Coming down from Malheur county
last Wednesday, Randall Sage. widely
known rancher, stopped over to greet
McDermitt friends. He will go on to
his property at Disaster Peak.
Jake Schass. manager of the Nc
Dermitt Mercantile Company's store,
is planning an automobile trip to
California. He will start in about
a week.
Thursday morning l visited the
beautiful little ranch of Angel
Aboitiz, twelve and a half miles over
the Oregon line. | was greatly sur
prised at the completeness of appoint
ments. Mr.. Aboitiz expressed his
appreciation of the Seccion Espahola
in The Silver State. He has been
laid up with rheumatism for some