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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
Pahranagat Valley
andHome Produce

Prom the Pahranagat valley comes
ii. news Of fresh EsEeiahi"s ana
fipeniag fruits and 70 Phoebe has even
come a watermelon. And the Jews
comes az IN. same time th4f hsNs
cones OF the difficulty Of obtaining
vegetables rs express from 4 LhA anu
California In the FahFaH1EAt 'AAAsl
fruits and vegetables, sAg"fs N"u- ~
b those who live al mines are Ase ~
pigs and peaches are sold m the '"'H
IL seems too bad that some enter-
prisiug farmer does not advertise lhst
he Will deliver certain products OF ms
farm by parcel post 20 mos s.tdins
cash with their orders AdNrruslns
mas made many farmers rich
Advertising is not an empty printed
promise. however. but consists rather
III the satisfactory delivery OF the
goods themselves. II Is unfair 90 take
me part-the printed invitation TO
trade-and Judge advertising as
whole upon the smaller part " hen-
ever goods are marketed from the
valley an advertisement Is written.
and whether this advertise mrnt be
written directly on the minds u the
purchasers by acts. or written through
the medium Of "A notice In the press.
the fact remains that what Is SOFA Is
service and an advertisement ls nut
promise or a record Of promise I'M
Ii the Pahranagat farmers would
take some correspondence course In
business training and devote hut a
fraction Of the time invested ny the
seem reasonable to suppose that the
bulk OF his market stun could be sold
for cash at his gate.
II certainly seems a shame that dis
tant farmers can give such better ser
vice that home grown produce is
crowded from the market.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
Useful Water
Equivalents

The following equivalents Of the
terms second-foot. acre-fOOt and min
er's inch are taken from the synopsis
q the water laws OF Nevada issued
this year BY State Engineer J. c.
0as acre-foot OF water is the guam
THY tnat will cover an area OF one
acre one foot deep.
one second-foot Of water ts the
quantity that will nh the space OF one
aubic foot IN one second OF time.
one secoud-fOot equals forty miner
inches.
one second-foot equals 7-4sO5 gal
Ions per minute.
one acre-foot equals 1850 cubic
one miners inch equals O.ls6 gall
ions per second. 5s2.6e gallons per hour
or ls.l42.40 gallons per day Of twenty
four hours.
one miners inch flowing 20.l6 days
Will cover an acre Of land one foot
deep and is the equivalent of one acre
foot
one miners inch flowing $50 days
1--WE months of thirty days eachl VIII
over an acre Of land "a feet deep.
one second-foot Of water flowing $50
Gays equals 297.05 acre-feet. or enough
rater TO cover loo acres Of land 2.9lO5
feet deep.
one second-foot OF water flowing
-wenty-four hours equals $500 cubic
teet or l.sS acre-feet. or approximate
: one acre two feet deep.
one acre-foot equals 325,s5O gallons.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
Farmers Wanted
in Lake Valley

Opportunities for real farmers In the
Lake valley section Of Lincoln county
are presented b. ]. r. wambolt. who
has lived in that section during the last
twelve years and who j. now engaged
in an effort 20 coloHlze that part Of the
county The Wambolt ranch b. located
nfty-siN miles north Of Phoebe, near the
" hite Pine county line ana - reachsa
over fairly good automobile road
Mr.. Mambolt bought the ranch IN
1896 from Peter Edwards and ~ did not
take him a long time TO make up his
mind 10 purchase after he looked over
the property. AIR. Wambolt. who had
been conducting a butcher shop in
Frisco. Utah. went TO Ely twelve years
ago to purchase similar business IN
that town. Failing 10 get the business,
he remained and entered into a protita-
BILE wood contract. which Melted him
considerable real money Bringing his
family from Utah he reached Lake val
| ley one evening after 10 o'clock. Peter
Edwards. aroused from sleep, welcomed
the travellers and during the supper
hour he spoke OF selling his ranch. Mr..
Nambolt bought IL and the next morn
/ ing at 10 O'Clock had ploWed up gar
den patch
The land in that section he found as
good as any land in the valley and he
has developed "A plentiful supply OF
water for irrigation purposes. II is his
/ idea now to encourage the settlement
of the government land below his big
| ranch and TO furnish the water needed
| for the irrigation Of crops.
To put water on the adjoining land
| IL will be necessary TO make ditch
| through the Wambolt ranch, but this
| work is. already started and the ditch
| is now completed for nearly half the
| required distance and the work neces-
| sary TO be done in the future is not
| great nominal charge for the right
| to use the ditch will be made.
With good land open To settlement.
| and especially with the water availab Bile
| for irrigation purposes, II would seem
to be an opportunity for some enter
prising farmers TO build up productive
/ ranches
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
Nevada's Flies
Are Migrating
Where are all the flies?

Where are all the flies?
Is il not noticeable that Nevada has
many less flies than during other
summers? Does Henry Ford deserve
"A monument from grateful cltlZenrS
for any service rendered in freeing
this state from an ancient pestF 1t
would seem SO, for, at least in floche,
the fly has ceased from sWarming, al
though. in truth, they are yet quite
sufficiently plentiful
Walking over the back trail with
genial h. l. T he mentioned the old
a door at each side, through which, in
their season, passed myriad OF tiles.
| have "A clear recollection Of these
dies and of Aunt Jennies tolerance OF
them. The dining table was long and
ting restrained the flies until all hands,
including the hired, were piped to
mess. The netting was then whisked
oc and the men and flies battled for
the good things underneath. Musca
in those days was regarded as nut-
sance rather than an evil. but II never
occurred to anybody to screen the
The recollection of these flies and
of Aunts tolerance, borne of patient
acceptance of an unremediable tact.
remains with all, and in these sanitary
days of individual paper cups, when
the fear of germs seems greater than
the fear of God, the recollection makes
one sometimes wonder how the race
survived. Does the ny ItdilN carry
typhoid germs? What difference. \
man can die quite as dead from dis
gust and fear as from the fever, and
the suffering is longer. And so, II IT
be true that the fly is passing to re-
turn in fewer numbers and fewer
numbers until they return no more, 1t
is certainly good news-good state
news. which should be scissored by
the elect who preside over the col
yums" of the state and tested by these
suspicious people for the proper ring
of truth. The news of the unlamented
disappearance of the fly is given TO
the Record by young reporter just
starting on the trail of printers ink,
and who is prone to wander from the
trail of truth and to stroll playfully in
the fields of fancy.
Ii was from one of these excursions
that the boy brought in a grasShopper.
which seemed to him to be glorious
seventeen-year genuine locust until
the animal was tlayed by a cruel SCI
enlist of Reno, egged on, no doubt, by
one of the elect desiring truth, and
found by measurement and license
number to be common hopper,
And SO, If this please the scissors OF
those bent by struggles with battered
type (yet which none but they can see
| them), and by struggles with battered
men and With battered hopes, and who
Still struggle with unrewarded hope 10
list the mass, please take this news
and do not place IL just as ii is placed
right here-where an advertisement
should appear,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08

FOR SALE.
typewriter ribbons for all makes 81
MACHINES at the Record Office; 81 each,
mailed to any address
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08

once of the County Clerk of Lincoln
County, Nevada, Phoebe, Nevada, July
Notice is hereby given that the
Nevada, has completed the Tax List of
Assessment Roll for the year 1919, and
has duly attached his certificate there
to, and delivered il and the maps,
books and all original lists OF property
given to him TO the Clerk of the Board
Board of County Commissioners VIII
meet on Monday. July IS, 1919, as a
Board of Equalization and will hear
and determine all complaints made in
regard TO the assessed valuation of any
property within said County and viii
change and correct the valuation.
either by adding thereto or by deduct
ing therefrom, If they deem the same
fixed in the Assessment Roll either
above or below the true valuation,
whether the same was fixed by the
owner or Assessor: except that in cases
assessment has refused to give the AS
SCISSOR his list, under oath. as required
by law. In such cases no reduction
will be made by the Board of Equal
ization in the assessment made by the
Assessor,
The Assessment Roll will be kept
open for inspection at the County
Clerks ONCE until after the adjourn
ment of the Board of Equalization
The Board of Equalization will con-
tinue In session from time TO time until
the business Of equalization Is disposed
the ss ssS9nd Monday in A Eyn p ssls,
County Clerk of said County and Ex.
Olicio Clerk Of Said Board
First publication August !, 1919.
Last publication August Is. 1913.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
Crop Condition
Week of July 20

The crop bulletin for the Pacific
coast district sent out by the weather
bureau says that the long dry spell has
caused shortage Of irrigation water
in many localities in California and in
the Walker river valley in Nevada,
consequently some crops have had TO
be abandoned and others will yield
only a small portion of the quantity
expected.
Corn. milo maize and oats are max
ing excellent progress in the dry-land
section in Arizona, and irrigated bar
ley, spring wheat and oats are matur-
ing nicely in Utah, where the harvest
has begun. Wheat, oats and barley
are ripening rapidly in Nevada.
Alfalfa is making fine progress in
Arizona and the second crop in Utah
is being cut, with fair TO good yields.
The second cutting of alfalfa is pro
Ranges and stock in Arizona are
improving and in some sections they
We're never in better condition. In
Utah ranges and stock have improved
somewhat in the southern portion of
the state, but in the northern part the
ranges have become so dry that it will
neceSsitate the shipping of much stock.
In Nevada the high mountain ranges
are fair to good, but the low ranges
and pastures are exceedingly dry. The
mountain ranges in California continue
good and the valley pastures, although
dry, are holding out better than eN-
pected. In the northern districts both
the ranges and pastures need rain
badly. In Idaho some cattle and sheep
have been brought from the ranges to
be fed hay from the home lots,
From Reno il is reported continued
warm and dry. Water generally suf-
ficient for irrigation in western por-
ton. except in Walker river valley.
where some crops suffered. particular
" potatoes and alfalfa. Drought caus-
ing considerable loss to crops in Hum
holdt valley. Wheat. barley and oats
ripening rapidly. Fruit continues
good High mountain ranges continue
fair to good; low ranges and pastures
exceedingly dry.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08

New oeets, new cabbage and other
fresh vegetables on special sale TO-DAY
at the Phoebe Market
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
MAN AGER.
SUMMONS.


In tho Tenth judicial District Court OF
the state of Nevada, In and for the
County or Lincoln.
Lena CasheH. Plaintitf, VS.. John Cashen,
Defendant
The State OF Nevada Sends Greetings
to Said Defendant:
YEA are hereby summoned to appear
withir ten uays after the service upon
you ot this summons, II served in said
County, or within twenty days II serv-
ed out OF said County but within said
Judicial District. and in all other cases
within forty days exclusive OF the day
of servicel, and defend the above-ent-
tied action, This action Is brought to
recover Judgment and decree forever
dissolvinG the bonds of matrimony
heretofore and now existing between
you, the said Defendant, and the Plain
tin. upon the grounds of extreme cruel
ty, the particulars OF which more fully
appear Ia the Plaintiffs Complaint on
file In the above entitled Court,
Dated this 26th day of June, 1919.
tSeaO EVA DoLAN,
Clerk OF tho Tenth Judicial District
Court OF the State of Nevada, in and
for Lincoln County.
SARAH tMOE ERSTEG.
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Date uf First Publication, June ~,
1919
ce Fl last Publication, August s.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
NOTICE TO OWNERS OF PATENTED
MINING CLAIMS.

Under ruling of the attorney gem
erals office in 1915 owners OF patented
mining claims who seek relief from
taxes on the ground that annual work
has been performed on the claims must
file their aihdavits at the next sue
ceeding session" of either the county
or state board of equalization, or the
tax commission at its meeting Octo-
her l, Declaration of intent 10 per-
form annual labor. with necessary
bond must also be filed at the next
succeeding session" of one of the above
boards. Owners should see that their
affidayits are all filed with one of the
boards on or before October !. 1t is
safer and saves trouble ii the affidavit
is filed with the county board in July.
Each claim for which exemption is
claimed must be specified. The correct
form for ;,fndavit is set forth in the
law. chapter zoe, laws of 1915.
j. Il, WHEELER,
Assessor.
First publication July Is, 1919,
Last publication August Is, 1919,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08

mn REWARD
me undersigned will pay the following Il
and conviction of any person or persons fol
sne crime Of grand larceny for stealing III
herein named stock in Nevada and owned n
any member Of the undersigned Association
"'~H' $4,000 for stealing cattle.
$4,000 for stealing horses.
Reward to be paid upon convicnon rp|
Imprisonment in State Prison,
rms reward revocable at any time BY uiI
: niersigned by posting notice in three 81 pun
ne places In Esmeralda County, Nevada.
Dated: February 8, 1919.
SOUTHERN NEVADA CATTLE OWNERS
ASSOCIATION. Goldheld. Nsvsds.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08

Total ............ ....... S5l,l60,000
liked s20 as the average price per ton
for alfalfa hay and $40 a ton for po-
tatoes. He estimated that grass hay
would bring SIS a ton and that wheat
would bring 81 busheL
His estimate was given in response
to request from the teachers and
others attending the summer school
that they be shown how, the rural
teachers can assist in building up the
agricultural resources of the state.
and Dean Knight dwelt at length on
the work carried on by the agricul-
tural department of the university to
assist the farmers and stockgrowers
Of the state and to stimulate Interest
IN agricultural development among
The younger people. In this connec-
I'd at Wells early in the spring in CO.
operation with the Elko high school to
interest the boys in agriculture.
The young men from the farms and
ranches in Nevada are capable of max
ing the greatest agricultural develop
ment IN the state, as they are familiar
with local conditions" he said. AT
present less than 10 per cent of these
boys are receiving training in agri-
culture. either in the rural school or in
the high school and less than 3 per
cent OF Ihese BOYS attend the agricul-
turaI college. The rural school teach
ers of the state can therefore. be help
full in stimulating the interest of the
Young men when they enter the high
The agricultural course offered TO
the teachers in the summer school in
wolves chiefly the training of these
teachers TO present to their students
the elementary principles involved in
the production of crops and the rails
ing Of livestock. The various agri-
cultural exercises have been carefully
worked out and a typewriter copy
presented to each teacher, so that this
is easily given by the teacher with not
more than $40 worth of equipment
which can be used continually in that
school
1t is not necessary to introduce
regular educational classes in the ru-
raj schools. as this work can be given
as a part of other courses now offered
IN the schools. Such work will not
only increase the interest of teacher
and student in the school work. but
VIII also bring them in closer touch
with the agricultural conditions of the
community. \ class of eight students
IS taking the agricultural course dur
ing the present summer session, and
II is expected that next year this mum
Der Will be greatly increased The ru-
raj SCHOOLS and the high schools of the
state In interesting the boys from the
farms and ranches TO take up the
STUDY OF agriculture will render most
valuable service in the agriculture
development of the state"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
Stindt Family Returns From the East

Charles Stindt. who left Phoebe June
IL with his family. returned Sunday
from an automobile trip to the east,
in which they travelled 5000 miles dur
ing their absence OF hfty-three days,
The trip was made over the Lincoln
highway and the road was found TO
be in splendid condition except going
through Iowa, where they traVerSed
nearly see miles of muddy country.
In an hours travel they passed one
stretch in which fifteen cars were
stalled. After pleasant visit with
relatives in the east they returned
over the same route and made the re-
markable time of nine days in jour
neying 2,600 miles-almost SOC miles
day, On the return trip they were
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
stevens of Aurora, Ill, who intend to
spend a few months at Las Vegas.
Leaving Las Vegas at $50 in the
morning they reached Phoebe at :
o'clock of the evening of the same
day, taking less than twelve hours
for the trip. Mr.. Stindt will take up
his mining work Immediately.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
Billy Culverweu Leaves Narrow Path

The steering gear OF the automoblle
in which William Culverwen and
James Ryan We're travelling from Cali
ente TO Phoebe last Tuesday broke and
the ear plunged off the road, but fortu-
gers, as the car in going over the en-
oankment remained upright. Had the
accident occurred along the creek or
on one of the high curves IL might
have resulted in a fatality. 4. t.. Van
Ness, passing shortly after the acc'-
dent, picked the men up and brought
m
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF
EQl ALlzATlON,

First publication July Is, 1919,
Last publication August lS, 1919,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
Estimate Value of
Nevada Products

Nevada will produce s5l,l60,00o
worth of livestock and farm crops this
year. according to a statement made
hy Dean d. $. Knight of the depart
ment of agriculture at the state uni
sersity. His estimate is based on the
.rop conditions as reported to the uni
yersity up to July Is The livestock
reduction is estimated at s2s,2S5. 900
and farm crops at s2l,SI5,0OO, and is
divided as follows.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-08
Notice of Application for Permission "a
Appropriate the Public Waters of the

stare OF Nevada. Application No 5574
23rd day of June, 1919. in accordance
with Section SO, Chapter l40 of the
statutes of 1913. Clark HUI and Henry
Lincoln, and State of Nevada. made an
pieatlon TO the State Engineer of Ne
yada Tor permission TO appropriate the
puoilc waters of the State of Nevada
Such appropriation is to be ma5e froS,,
SILVER Park Spring. at a point which
pears 8 ga 2o' w. Alto feet from L. s
Mineral Monument No. /. Silver PARK
Mlnlng District, unsurveyed land nv
means OF ditch. and two-twentieths
CUBIC FOOT per second is to be conveyed
70 point which bears s. $50 w. iO06
feet from 7. s Mineral Monument No
|, silver Park Mining District IN,
means OF bitches and troughs. ana
there used for stock watering and do
n,ssus purposes. Water not to be re-
-. Y. SCRUGHAM, State Engineer.
First pub. Aug. 1: last Aug % Ia1a
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-10-02
YOUTH KILLED
Ningo Boy Loses Life by Hopping
Train Last Saturday.

Paul Tribhle. - years old the young
est son Of Mrs. Mamie Tribble died
Saturday afternoon in Riverside hOSpi-
tai at Paducah. three hours after he
had been run over by a freight train
at Wingo, Ky, and both legs horribly
crushed above the knees
Tribble left the home Of his mother
who resides one mile and half north
of Wingo. al II o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon on his way 20 WingO. He
boarded a freight train running in that
direction and rode 10 the platform at
WingO when he made an attempt TO
get off. His feet Slipped and be was
thrown under the moving train. When
picked up by persons near the station,
both legs were almost entirely sevesed-
4 speciat -traisx was made up end>he
Was rushed TO Paducah. An operatiIn
= OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l1laf IN
81 bis famrTy ffv'r- wY<N Sss Ns~esse~
and they sold their property near
Wingo and were to move 10 Texas in
the very near future 10 make their
home.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-10-02
NEWTON BADLY HURT.

Burton Newton was seriously hurt
Saturday afternoon when be fell sev-
eral feet from a scaffold while at work
I'm the reconstruction Of the Episcopal
church. Mr. Newton's nose was badly
broken and "A deep cash cut on his fore
head He is confined 10 his room at
his home on Vine street and il reported
TO be resting as well as could be ex-
pected today ay-FultOn Leader.
Mr.. Newton formerly lived at Hick-
man and il well known here.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-10-02
The H. c. 0. |.
Obion County Grand jury Reports it,
Findings at Union City.

After a careful Investigation Of liv-
ing costs. the ObiOn County Grand Jury
made lengthy report % the court last
week. Below Is short excerpt from
the report which will give an idea Of
the profits charged In our neighbOr-
ing county:
"we have made careful investiga-
tIon OF the prices of foOdstuffs. dry
goods. shoes. gents furnishings. ladies
ready -tO-wear coal and lumber we find
the following profits made by retail
npershants on the following articles /:
Ladies' hose. ~ per cent ladies shoes.
5O per cent ladies' furs. 80 per cent /:
ladies dresses. from 33 To ~ per cent +;
ladies suits ~ 70 IN per cent ladies'
waists. 33 % 80 per cent ladies' sweat
ers. 33 10 JO per cent: ladies' under
wear. - 10 40 per cent crepe de chine
and silks. 40 per cent children's shoes.
33 IL TO 80 per cent. In this connec-
tion we find from the testimony Of wit
nesses that I'm the ease Of ladies' dress
IS and ladies' suits high prices are
marked on these goods by the merchant
so that he can come down below the
price marked on the goods. the mer-
chant claiming that they do not expect
10 sell goods az the price they are mark
ed hut that they put the high price on
SO that they can come down. Thi'
would indicate that some women ars
paying more than others for their suits
dresses etc. depending on their ability
10 drive for a lower price The admis
sion along this line Of merchants ar
astonishing. There Is probably NOR
profiteering I'm ladies' goods than In an,
other line of the dry goods business"