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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
AUTHORITY ON ASTRONOMY
SAYS NO ONE KNOWS

Nm one knows what will happen
next month, when the earth will be
in closest proximity to other
planents. is the statement given out
by the Lick observatory astronomer
in response to an inquiry from this
city. The letter, which should allay
apprehension in local minds. fol-
lows:
Answering your inquiries of oc-
tober 29th:
In my opinion there is no person
living who knows what the weather
and other conditions are going to
he on and Immediately after Deeem-
Der of this year. There is no person
living, in my opinion, who knows
what these conditions are going to
be even on the 18th of this month.
This remark applies to earthquake
and other phenomena also. It is
true that the planets on December
18th will have the relative positions
which the self-appointed prophet has
Sid; this fact about the planets has
been known to astronomers for many
years. There is no known reason
why the prophet should base such
predictions about the weather upon
the described positions of the plan
cts. 1t has never been shown by any
one that the relative positions of the
planets other than the earth have
anything to do with the character of
the weather on the earth. | think
1t is a fair statement that we may
judge of the value of the prophets
prediction for December 18th by his
announcement that for the first time
i'm centuries, or words to that effect
there will be a sunspot so large that
It may be seen without the aid OF
telescope. Now, sunspots large
enough to be thus seen occur fire.
quently. am not a very old man.
and yet | have seen several snots on
the sun easily simply by looking at
the sun through a properly smoked
glass. Nv advice is not to pay any
ottention to the prophets sensation
Al predictions for December 18th. 1t
would be strange indeed II there
were not severe storms somewhere
on the earth about December Il, be-
cause there is q severe storm some-
where almost every day in tho year
Hoping | have answered your in
quiry satisfactorily, l am.
Yours truly,
w. w. CAMPBELL.
Director.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
QUARTER MILLION DOLLAR
LAND DEAL MADE THIS WEEK
Largest Land Sale Made In This
County Completed Between 4. l..
Douglass and c. ". Renfro

The largest land deal made in tbe
history of this county was comp eted
this week when r.. L. Douglass so Il
to C. ". Renfro 1860 acres of III
Island ranch. all ia cultivation a d
carrying a vested government waite
right for a sum approxim fin
$250,o00. Included in the transfs.
is the personal property used by the
former ranching firm. Douglass
Renfro. and possession has been
given. Mr.. Douglass plans to move
the members of his family b Bsrke
ley, Calf. early next year and kear
them there until the years of school
ing are past. However. he is keen
ing his fine home holding in the Is-
land district and still owns ahou.
1900 acres of the original u. 600
acres comprising the Douglass ranch
and viii spend the greater part o
his time looking after the propart
derine tho absence of lis family H.
California.
Mr. Renfro is one ef the livest
most enefgetic farmers in tbs Drt
ject aud las figured the Why and
whereiores attaching 10 Lahontar
valley farming TO a very fine point
He knows agricultural effort paws
here because he has given nearly is
years 70 il.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
PROGRESSOF HIGHWAY WORK
SATISFACTORY To OFFICIALS
state Highway Activities in Church.
III County to Include New Pro-
jects Yet Unnamed

c {. eottrell state highway engi-
neer, spent Monday In this section
looking over the highway work in
/ progress and in contemplation here.
IN company with II. Il. Horwege.
district engineer, and NJ. +. Porter
engineer Immediately in charge OF
the states road work in Churchill
county. j. M. Leonard. state high
way commissioner, will be in Falon
today to take note Of matters here
and It Is stated that the state high
way authorities plan the institution
OF much new work in this county H.
addition 10 projects already under
taken. The highway will be extend
ID from Leetville to Hazen at an
early date and further improvements
TO the Lincoln highway route in this
part of the state are to be inaugur-
ated Just as soon as the prescribed
formalities can be complied with.
The state highway authorities are
much pleased with the progress of
work being prosecuted by Arm
strong & Baker, contractors on the
r'allon-Leetville roadbuilding job
VINO are now through with the rough
grade between the two points and
are getting ready to install the gray
el surface. Mr.. Armstrong is in San
Francisco where he purchased this
week a ten-ton roller which will be
used in making a smooth road sur
face.
The Lahontan sraYel plant is sup
plying the materials for the road
surface and viii by the end Of this
week be supplying daily several car
loads of gravel to the several points
where road building activities are
under way.
NJ F. Porter, resident engineer
has stated that the building of tht
state highway across the Eight and
Four Mile Flats will be undertaken
shortly and that the principal par
Of the work incident on this tasi
will be done by means of exeavatin
machines which may be operated in
and out of season until the entire
grade has been established and made
ready for the gravel surface which
will be placed on the road at a later
date.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
HOT AR [ESIAN WATER IS AN
AUSPICIOUS CONDITION
Publicity Authority and Mining Man
Tells of His Impressions of
Oil Field

A. J. Moore was visitor in Fal-
Ion Monday and Tuesday. He az
tended the meeting of the Chambe.
of Commerce Monday evening. Nj
Moore will hereafter spend Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday of eac.l
week in Fallon in connection witt
gathering the data for his Falloa
News Bureau Bulletin.
Regarding the oil situation her.
Mr.. Moore says as follows:
II am not graduated mining en-
gineer and not qualified to talk from
chat standpoint My knowledge OF
the oil business and oil formatio
has been gained from personal Oh
servations during the past Is year.
nd gained by visiting the many oil
fields from southern California to
Wyoming. AS to the statement that
oil does not flow in commerce.
quantities | can only cite the Wyon.-
ing fields. In Wyoming there Is 8
lorthern belt extending from soutk-
east of Thermopolis to Greybull
some hundred miles or so. 1t l.
known as the thermal belt. The
town of Thermopolis takes its name
from the many hot springs surround
ing it, At some points in this belt,
as in all other oil belts, there were
some dry holes drilled, but for the
most part they are good paying
wells. Hot water is struck at about
100 feet and oil at from $50 to 500
feet. The wells are comparative, )
light producers, but this is compen-
sated for in that the oil is of much
higher gravity than that found in
the adjoining fields south. It being
of high gravity brings the highest
price in the market. Even in til
southern belt near Casper hot water
has been encountered in a few in
stances. One we'll struck hot water
at 1900 feet and at little over $500
feet struck a $500 barrel well which
later settled down to a 1000 barre
we'll
"The statement has also beer
made" continued Mr. Moore, that
the Fallon formation is volcanic and
that the oil has dried out or escaped
to other fields. This is disproven b,
the finding of oil in even small guam
titles at various points all throug
the field from north to south. The
finds have been made at depth of
about 100 feet. Any volcanic actio
that would destroy the oil body il
this field would certainly removg
that at 100 feet as we'll as at create
depth. The fact that oil can b
found at so many widely separated
points proves that no volcanic actor
could have burned out or provided q
vent through which the oil has es.
capped"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
LEFT FOR HOME AFTER Al
TENDING TO FARMING AFFAIRS

K. II. Moore, Berkeley, Calf, cap
italist. left for his home yesterda.
after spending several days her,
looking after matters concerning
the conduct OF his 70O-aere ranc
east OF taiion. As result he ha
decided 10 have geo acres planted
to alfalfa Immediately aud to pre-
pare 200 acres additional for otho
forms of crops, These aereages wi
mean that the entire tract wiz
yety largely under cultivation. NJ
Moore's ranch carries ABOUT %
acres of vested government W.T..
right and is admirably adapted
ely form of fam crop taat can
grown l. this valley During
sugar regime lie gave over aDo-
100 acres to sugar beet culture ane
has since given the place over t
general farming. The davelopmen
of the cantaloupe industry heI
gives rise to desire on the owner
part to devote a substantial part of
the place to melons, the soils being
especially adapted to the raising 0
this product.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
JIMMY WALLACE SUFFERED
BROKEN BONES IN BOTH ARMS

Jimmy Wallace, 1I-year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Wallace, suf-
fered fractures of the bones of both
arms when he fell from play equip
ment on the Oats Park school
grounds last Thursday. In the case
of the right arm a Golfers fracture
was sustained. while both bones of
the left forearm were broken. The
little fellow will be absent from
school for some time as a result of
the unfortunate occurrence and as
he carries both limbs in casts, he is
the subject of an unusual amount of
necessary attention on the part of
the other members of the household.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
TURKEY CROP HALF
THAT OF LAST YEAR

The turkey crop from Fallon a d
Mason valleys will be fifty per cen.
less than that OF last year, accord
ing to estimates made by r. l.. Eich-
elberger, agent of the Wells, Fargo
express company here His figure
call for a shipment of 5000 pound
of turkeys from Mason valley ard
10000 from Fallon. Last year the
shipment was over 10000 pound
from these districts, says the Rene
Gazette.
The farmers have had bad lucl
with their turkeys this year and
have not raised as many as usual be.
cause of the high price of feed and
lack of help to take care of the
young turkeys. The price is expect
ed to go to sixty cents a pound b
Thanksgiving and farmers are now
being offered fifty cents and refus-
ing to sell.
The greater part Of the Fallon
and Mason crops will go to San
Francisco and California markets
where the highest prices will be
found, The local crop in this vallev
amounts to about 1000 pounds and
is not sufficient to fill the Reno and
Sparks demand.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NOTES

On Friday afternoon from 2:3O to
loo the pupils from Miss Jones
and Miss Bakers room enjoyed a
party which had been deferred from
Halloween week. The TWO room
Joined to sing seasonal songs aft
which delicious refreshments were
served in each classroom. All the
children declared that they had az
enjoyable time and plenty of good
things to eat. The first schoo'
lunch was served last Monday in the
Oats Park lunch room. Ninety-nine
pupils were provided with hot
lunch. So great was the demand
for lunches that the last twelve ap-
plieants were inadequately served,
owing to exhaustion of supply 0
prepared food The menu consisted
of cocoa, salmon surprise, butter
sandwiches and cake, all served for
fifteen cents.
The advantages of warm lunches
for pupils who cannot so home to
enjoy warm lunches are:
They enable pupils to do better
school work in the afternoon; adds
interest to school work; gives prac-
teal training in domestic arts; pro-
vides a better balance to meal; en-
courages pupils to take more time to
eat; teaches cleanliness and santa
ton in cooking and serving food I;
gives opportunity to teach table
manners; aids digestion as compared
with cold lunch; eonserves the
health and energy OF pupils; pro
notes tho general efficiency of the
school.
The elementary schools were CIV
en- a holiday last Tuesday in cele-
bration of the first anniversary of
the signing of the armistice which
ended the World War.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
FERNLEY RESIDENTS BOUGHT
BAND OF SHEEP FROM LABAl

Jack Labat sod a band of 400
sheep to w. H. Austin, w. A. Hard
and Milton Pray Monday, together
with grazing rights in the Fondewa'
canyon district. for a figure given a
being s6,25O.00. The sheep will be
taken by the purchasers and fed
throughout the winter on their
Fernley farms and returned to the
range in the spring. Mr.. and Mrs.
Labat will leave Saturday for Sal
Diego. Calf, where they will sper d
the winter and then seek out a new
field for their activities.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
OIL WELL DRILLING TO BE
STARTED BY BIG COMPANY
Lahontan Oil Syndicate Standard Rig
Is on the Ground and VIII BE
Operated Soon

The big standard rig belonging to
the Lahontan Oil Syndicate, arrived
in Fallon last Friday and was un-
loaded at once and moved to the
company's ground in the Sand
Springs district where it is being in
stalled and made ready for opera
ton. 1t is thought that drilling will
be under way next Monday morning
when a 14-ineh hole will be started
and it is given out by the company's
officials that no time will be losr in
going to the necessary dapths to get
the oil, reasonably believed to exist
in that anticline district
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
Fine Ranch Sold

L. r. Buffers sold his ranch south
of town generally referred to as the
Brown tract to Joe Eason, Of Austin,
Lander county, this week. the deal
being consummated through the E.
II. Hursh real estate agency Mr..
Eason is a cousin of Joe and John
Eason, of this community. and will
actively manage the newly acquired
property. The property sold COM
prises 100 acres of which about 125
acres are in cultivation and the con-
sideration figuring is given as being
$4,000.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
AGED LADY DIED LAST SUM-.
DAY AT HOME OF MEG

Mrs. Esther y. Ferguson, aunt
Mrs. P. A. McCart, of the distri
south of Fallon, passed away at Il
home south OF town last Sunday fo
lowing short illness. The deceasC
had been a resident of this sectic
about three months, and was in h.
18th year.
The remains we're brought to Il
Fallon undertaking parlors and lat
Clipped to Oakland for cremation.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
CHURCHILL POST, AMERI-
CAN LEGION TO MI

The local Post American Legion
will meet at the Court House Wed
nesday evening, November 10. Off
GERS are to be elected and a set Of
bylaws adopted. All members
should attend this meeting and any
service men of the late war inter-
ested in the organization are invited
to attend and get an insight as to
what is being accomplished.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
FOR SALE

Several homes Tor sale on month
ly payments.
Three houses and lots to trade for
4 farm.
Lots for sale from $500 up
Have buyers for farms
w. H. CALDWELL.
AT Eagle Office. ito.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
CARD OF THANKS.

We take this means of thanking
the many friends who so kindly as
sisted during the illness and follow
ing the passing of our beloved hus-
band and lifelong friend, the late
e. j, Robinson. The many kindly
acts ard expressions of sympathy
will not be forgotten
MRS. e. J. ROBINSON.
Z HA MAIDND
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12
CHAuTAUQUA COMMENCES
TONIGHT; SPLENDID pRoGRA

The EIlieon-White ehautau1ur
Commences this evening n tie bir'
school auditorium and considerable
interest Is being manifested by Fal-
Ion people In the program offered
Miss Helen Engbere arrived her
from Ogden, Utah. yesterday and
to direct the program The program
will continue from this evening un-
an aud including next Monday eve
ing aud during this time the follow
ing attractions are 10 be offered
This evening. an oriental pageant O.
depletion of life I'm the several coun
tries Of Asia Minor, in which Coz
tunes luad at more tim $4,000
will be exhibited, worn in some in
stances by charming young lad'e
from the local high school student
body Il is said to be the best one
man show since Adam pulled his
stunt IN tie Garden OF Eden.
Thursday Evening: Sergeant Glib
bons, an extraordinary Canadian
who saw three years of active war
fare and is one Of the most effactive
speakers on the rostrum.
Friday evening: The stearns
Gregg musical Organization. aided
by Fav Ebperso1, child imperson-
ator and whistler.
saiurd evening: j e. HerbG
man. topic Americas Needs.
Mond evening; Tire Maoris
rare exposition by Australian native
Of anupoaal customs. music and for
lore.
Miss Engberg !s hopeful TIT Ie
lon people viii take adyas taee Of a7
opportunity TO secure season
summer chautauqua pfosrami whic
she assures the Fallon gnarantors is
much superior to any other offering
put forward by the Ellison-White
chautauqua organization.
Fallon Is just now experiencing
q re- estate u4tivity that approaches
boom proportions. transactions oc-
cur every DAY Ia a volume that must
seem 10 presage considerable build
i0g within a short time. Both resi-
dence ard business realty is In de
mand and sale figures are in excess
IN most instances OF any of the ear
Ifar paIas In tho touu q history
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12

Miss Grace Frysinger, of the
Washington. D. c., home economies
bureau and Mrs Catherine Smith,
state leader of home demonstration
gents, are spending the week in this
valley and are being accompanied to
the several districts by Mrs. A. S
eonant, county home demonstration
agent.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12

The drill belong to the Big -Four
Oil Company Is being taken to the
companys ground in the oil fie 'ds
and will probably be in operation
some time next week, according to
officials of the company.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-12

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n ANTED-Trouble man for. our foun-
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keep down casting losses; he will
have full support of our whole or
ganization but must know how to To-
cate and eliminate causes. Of defect
i've castings; our idea is that live,
intelligent. forceful man can, by per-
sistently patrolling the shop and in
speeding molds. eliminate large
proportion of detectives; we have
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for additional buildings to double
present capacity: give full informa-
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and salary expected. Box s05, Bir-
mingham. Ala
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SALESMAN and service man
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Ford. should have Ford car
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antee. Call Sunday, 3 to- ~;
also Monday and Tuesday. U.
& j. Carburetor Sales Co., NJ. e.
Scott, manager. 602 American
Trust and Savings Bank bldg.
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EMPLOYMENT

HELL WANTED-Sf1LE q
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competent double entry
bookkeper and general Of
flee man; must be expert
enced and able to use type
writer; position open now /;
apply in own handwriting,
stating age, experience,
whether married or sin
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assistant treasurer, Ala
bama Marble Co., Gantt's
Quarry, Ala.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
LOST

Your golden opportunity il you fail to
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our stock. ell new and fresh. Trices
always right. Faulkner Novelty Co,
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McAnally, 1920 36th ave, N, or call
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TWO FORDS FOR SALE-1917-191S;
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new tires and inner tubes; motor
just overhauled; in good mechanical
condition. can be seen at, Alabama
Garage Co., Cd Ave-, between 18th
and 1Sfh straits
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FoRD-5-passenger 1919 touring;
Hassler shock absorbers, Yale lock,
seat covers; car is as good as new;
bargain for quick sale; terms can
be arranged with responsible party.
519 S. Goth st. Main $3.50.
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PAIGE-we have a bargain In
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Sc" These cars have been put
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overhauled and repainted; to
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see them. Detroit Motor Car
Co., 619 S. goth st.
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WE start you IN business. furnishing
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FOR sALE-1s1s MITCHELL ROAD
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RAINCOAT AGENTS. will positively
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w A N T e D -MECHAN-
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your neghbors and others; no other
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ticulars. National Exchange, Box 1901.
New York
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LOST.

LOST.
SO 20 SIS il you don't buy a suit
or cvercoat at this sale; onefourth
off every suit or overcoat. Marc
Link, 1911 LIST Ave.