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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Francis NJ Dwyer and Alma r. Ltus both
Of Deposit, n. y.
Richard c. Ridley and Lenora e. Brosey,
both of Pittsburgh. Pa.
Ira W. Hoopman and Mary e. Dorman, both
of'Lucas, Kan
James A. Campbell Of Maroa. ILL.,. and Lucfe
c. Miller of Nokesville, Va.
Walter G. Burianne and Marie Graul both
of Baltimore. Md.
Lawson NJ. Fuller and Adelaide A. Grillo.
Arthur J. GOeling Of Chicago. ILL.,. and Eliza
beth C. Spellbring of this city.
Charles Parker and Martha Taylor.
james Allen and Pauline Bond.
Leamon l.. Davis of New York city and
Mary l.. Herbert of this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14
In Training.
, London Tit-Bits.

From London Tit-Bits
Jack, I wish you'd give that young
brother Of mine talking to. It's
time he thought of choosing career
Judging by the hours he keeps, I
thought he was studying to be
night Waterman"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14

Admiral Sir John Jellicoe's plan for
the reorganization of the Australian
navy provides for eight modern battle
cruisers, twelve light cruisers, TWEEN
ty-four destroyers and twelve sub
marines and supply ships
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14
Neatly Put.

From the Boston Transcript.
Little Roy and his cousin were sit
ting on an armchair in rather close
quarters, when Roy said, Mary. there
would be more room for me on this
chair if one of US got off,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14

Redd-rSA doctor said he'd have me
IN my rect IN fortnight.
Greenland did he?
"Sure. I've had to sch my automo-
uIle. "-Yonkers Statesma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths were reported to the
health department in the past twenty-forr
hours:
Temperance B. Smith, e6, eo7 9th street
southeast
William ]. Mulvey, SO, 1854 C street north.
east.
james E. Gadsby, 70. 3114 street.
Walter Roster. 30. Walter Reed Hospital
James II. Cook. 60, $40 18th street south
west.
Francis A. Weaver. H. 3217 18th street.
William Fenwick. "a. 105 G street southeast
Andrew Flemming, 81. tuberculosis Hospital
Lula Thompson, 2S. 1910 street
Clarence Smith, "a, los Central avenue north.
east.
NirSie Franklin. "a, tuberculosis Hospital.
Percy Burgess, 81, Washing ton Asylum Hos.
pital.
james W. Franklin. "a, 1407 South Capitol
street.
James A. Dixon, % months. Alb street.
Employer-All we can pay is a living
wage
Applicant for Job-That suits me, and
I'd like to begin living on about SIC, 900 a
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
fALLON Department STORE
WILL HAVE new QUARlERS
Gray, Reid Company Will Have
As Large As Present Quarters

Gray, Reid & Company have an
nounced a definite determination to
have new quarters in Falion with
the opening of the 1920 spring and
summer season that will be at least
three times as large as the depart
ment store building now used. Man
ager b. G. Archer has lately been in
conference with San Francisco capi-
taiists interested in a Fallon hotel
project and 1t is asserted that they
are willing to expend in the neigh
borhood of 100000 in the under
taking. 1t is given out that should
this plan be matured Gray, Reid x
Company will occupy the ground
floor with the local department store
stock. However, should the hotel
project fail it is stated that Gray,
Reid & Company will build busi-
ness block for mercantile purposes
alone, for the growth of this firms
business has been So rapid during
the last two years that additional
quarters must be obtained at the
earliest possible date.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
GOVERNMENT P|UTE WARDS
MAKE PROGRESS ON FARMS


The Piutes of the valley who were
awarded allotments on the reserya-
ton east of Fallon are making ex-
cellent progress In the work of cre-
ating self-sustaining homes. A to-
tai of 3S3 10-acre irrigated allot-
ments were made several years ago,
and of the 1880 acres involved about
1900 acres were cultivated last year.
while more than 200 additional
acres have been made ready during
the present season for irrigation and
crop growing. Superintendent H.
M. Carters last report to Washing
ton shows that during the fiscal
year ending July 1st, the reservation
Indians produced crops of the value
of S27,335, cash sales bringing them
$12,335. During the same period
the male members of the tribe
earned moneys aggregating $11,-
490.6O, and the squaws by their lab
or earned $9,600.00.
Superintendent Carter's report
shows that the Piutes grew on their
allotments last year 1850 tons of al
falfa, 1875 tons of wheat and har-
vested barley from 10 acres, and po-
tatoes and garden truck from 80
acres.
The aboriginal population on the
reservation now numbers about 400
and in the village near Fallon
around 1875. The Indian school en-
rollment reached 81 during the last
school year and school will open
there next Monday. There are AZ
children on the reservation of school
age OF whom 10 attend the govern
ment Indian school at Carson City.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
THE STATES PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION WILL ACT
Project Farmers May Get Electrical
Service as Result of Request Made
BY Irrigation Dist. Director

Edmund Dietz, the Northam
farmer and director Of the Truckee-
Carson irrigation district, who has
from the first taken an active part
In trying to get electrical service ex-
tended throughout the farming dis
tricts of the project. returned Friday
from Carson City where he inter-
viewed the members of the state
public service commission relative
to the matter As result of Mr..
Dietz' initiative the state commits
sion will send its engineer to Fallon
within the next few days to make a
survey of the situation here and
compile data showing the need and
Justification for the investment that
would be necessary to run lateral
electrical lines to the principal farm
ing districts in this valley where the
great majority of the farmers stand
ready to accept and pay for service
whenever 1t is available.
A meeting will be held in the
court house in this city next Friday
afternoon when project farmers, a
representative of the public service
commission and officials of the Ne
vada Power Company will be in con-
ference.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
IRRIGATION DIST. BOARD MET
MONDAY; ADJOURNED TO 15ti,
Irrigation District Directors Met
Monday and Adjourned to Meet
Again on the 18th of this Month

The members of the board of di-
rectors of the Truckee-C Carson irri-
cation district met at the court house
Monday afternoon and after orga.4
izing adjourned to meet on the 18th
of this month, at which time an as
sessment levy will be fixed against
the lands incorporated within the ir-
rigation district for the purpose OF
paying the expenses of organiza-
tion, amounting to little more
than $1500.00, and for the mainte-
nance of the organization through
out the remainder of this year and
next.
At the present time the irrigation
board has no salaried officer although
it is conceded that affairs have
grown to the point where it will soon
be necessary to maintain an Office In
this city and employ salaried sec
retary to attend to the affairs to be
transacted.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03

Farming effort has been literally
rewarded In the Saltwater district
this season, alfalfa, grain, potatoes
and other money returning products
being in evidence wherever one trav-
els in the neighborhood. On the
Kent farm near saltwater between
$500 and 5000 tons of alfalfa will
he cut and In addition there are lib
eral yields of other varieties of crops.
In every direction the farmers are
putting away bumper yields and the
+, plendid prices ruling this year give
assurance of liberal reward to the
agrarian. Between Saltwater and
lrallon are large areas of public
lands and the demonstrations afford
ed on lands of similar character al
ready taken by homebuilders give
assurance of the fertile character of
the soils. saltwater residents are
unanimous in putting forward the
request for the opening of the public
lands In their district. while Project
Manager John r. Richardson has
given assurance that the tracts will
be opened to settlement by public
notice Just as soon as justifable
demand becomes manifest.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
FALLON SCHOOLS OPENED
WITH RECORD ATTENDANCE
Failon Schools Opened This Week
With Greatest Attendance In
Their History

The opening of the schools of Fal-
Ion Monday was characterized by
the greatest first-day enrollmen. ev-
er recorded In their history. Con-
sistent work by the educators in
charge of both the grammar and
high schools has sufficed to awaken
the keenest interest in the minds of
parents and scholars.
The grammar school enrolment
had reached asa last evening, divid-
ed as follows: kindergarten, "a:
B 1st grade, so; A 1st grade, Is;
B End grade, 2S; A End grade, 20;
B 3rd grade, 81; A 3rd grade 2s; B
4th grade. "a; A 4th grade, IA; B
5th grade, 35; A 9Th grade, Is; B
9Th grade, AZ; A 9th grade, 20: B
7th grade. 40; A 7th grade 20; sth
grade. 81
Mrs. r. w. Nutten. employed to
teach the kindergarten class from 8
to IL O'Clock of each day, will take
care of the overflow from the extra
ordinary B first grade class of so
from 8 to 2 o'clock of each day and
then care for the kindergarten class
members from 2 to O'Clock in the
afternoon.
In the high school the total en-
rollment had reached 101 yesterday
afternoon divided as follows; fresh
men, AZ; sophomores. As; juniors.
i6 and seniors. IA. The total en-
rollment last year was 100 and Prof
L. e. Pringle, principal of the high
school, Is certain that this figure will
be substantially exceeded before
the school year has advanced many
weeks.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
stockholders DO
NOT LIKE TRAVELLERS WAYS
Travellers Oil Go. Representatives
Are Told About Churchill Co.
Sentiment Relative to Action

The several commercial men of
Nevada who formed the Trave.ers
Oil Company, ostensibly for the pur
pose of developing promising oil To-
cations in the district east of Still
water and after building up PIE
thoric treasury for this specific OBJ
ject, announced an annuilment of the
original plan. have been made to
know that the eompany's first pro-
ject must be adberred to or those OF
its stockholders residing in this
county will force an issue and com
pell either performance or liquida-
ton.
This company has announced
stockholders meeting to be held at
its offices in Reno next Saturday for
the purpose of determining the senti-
ment of its shareholders and local
people have prepared the following
statement to be read at that time:
"The Travellers Oil & Development
Co., Reno, Nevada.
"Gentlemen-In regard to your
notification of Special Meeting to be
held September ., 1919, for the par
pose of determining the future poll
cy of your company, we, the local
shareholders, feel we have an un-
questioned right to emphatieaily
state our views and give vent to the
astonished and just indignation of
Churchill county at the vacillating
and cold-feet policy heretofore exer-
eised by your company.
Having been organized and ample
funds raised with the express pur-
pose of drilling for oil in this coun-
ty, you hemmed, hawed and hesitat-
ed and lost the golden opportunity
OF being the trst pioneer In Lhe neid.
Such unwarranfed action came very
near quashing a legitimate boom,
but thanks to others who possessed
the true Nevada spirit, are are going
ahead with real exploitation.
THE real animating motives for
taking shares In your company was
to encourage local enterprise and get
an honest run for our money.
Now, then, il IL becomes your In
tention to carry out the original
plan, we will be satisfied with our
investment and forget our choier, if
not-then we herewith notify that
we want our money refunded to us
for our stock, and we are in that
mood. In case tie situation warrants.
we will not hesitate to resort TO the
law to vindicate and uphold our de-
mands."
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
Residence Property in Demand Here

Fallon has never been as crowded
as II Is right now. The only way to
get a house is to buy II. No other
method is presented except to await
the demise Of the tenant and then
file your name with the landlord for
a drawing to be held as soon there
efter as circumstances will allow.
If you are lucky you may in due time
be accorded the right to move in. 2"
But tenancy is a highly disconcert
ing role for many. because there /
no telling when some one will raise
the ante, buy your premises from
under you and then advise you in
eonformance with the law to pack up
and move on. Unless some bunch
of capitalists decide soon to oui d
more homes for this town, living con-
ditions must become acute. Many
people have already come here to To-
cate and left because of the lack OF
an abiding place. Fallon Is actually
suffering from growing pains.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
WILL DETERMINE LEGALITY
OF THE LAND lEVELINC ACT
Land Leveling Bond Issue Measure
to be Argued Before State Su-
preme Court on the 18th

District Attorney George j. Kenny
went to Carson City last Wednesday
where on that day Chief Justice Ben
W. Coleman. of the state supreme
court, with Justice e. A. Ducker con-
curing, issued an alternative writ of
prohibition in the matter of the pro-
posed Churchill county bond issue OF
100000.
This writ is returnable on the 18th
of this month at which time argu-
ments will be made before the state
supreme court by District Attorney
Kenny and Attorney A. l.. Haight.
The suit is entirely friendly and is
put forward in order to determine
the right Of the county and state to
exercise certain prerogatives. The
real point to be determined Is
whether. under the terms of the
legislative act, the power of taxa
tion is to be exercised for public or
private uses. And around this par
ticular phase of the question rests
the constitutionality of the act.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
Island District Residents Gave
Social

Residents of the thriving Island
district gave a highly enjoyable So
,lal at the community church Satur-
day evening at which time a pro-
gram was rendered and refreshments
served. Something like 80 people
we're present and following the pro-
gram dancing was enjoyed In the
schoolhouse, terpsichorean effort be-
ing put forward to the strains of the
violin and piano. County Agent j..
L. McGinnis and Mrs. McGinnis, Mrs.
A. S. Conant, Miss Leah Barker and
Mrs. Harley Enlow were guests from
Fallon. This affair was one of a
series of entertainments TO be given
by the Island district residents for
the creation of fund for the pur-
pose OF buying a player-piano for the
Island school.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
Fruit Production IN This Valley
Will Be Ample For All Needs

It is certain that the fruit produc-
tion OF this valley will be ample this
year to serve all local demands for
the first time in project history. Ey-
cry variety of deciduous fruit tree is
laden, in most instances too heavily
to allow of the highest quality of
iruit, and wherever orchards have
been planted there will be a surfeit.
Were fruit trees given the same at
tention in this valley usual in sec
tions where horticulture is accorded
due recognition the grade of product
would be vastly improved, although
in truth it grows to wonderful excel
lence here. even with the scant at
tention accorded.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
Hazen Farmers Are Developing big
Apple Orchard

John and Albert Mall, enterpris-
ing farmers of the Hazen neighbor-
hood, each of whom have a 40-acre
unit of project farm land, are joint
ly developing a 25-acre apple ORCH
ard and the trees are uniformly
thrifty and give promise of growing
into highly lucrative commercial
enterprise. Il is said that In cer-
tain instances farmers In this pro-
ject will receive a gross return of
81 900 per acre on peaches this year,
8 cetts per pound being offered for
the fruit the per acre production of
which is frequently ten tons and
even more.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
Another Nevada oil Well

H. Charles Rawlings, president
OF the Silver State OIL and Refining
Company, announced yesterday that
the management OF the corporation
expects to receive word at any day
that oil has been struck in the Fal-
lon field, Churchill county. Nevada.
The corporation is incorporated un-
der the laws of Nevada, but several
prominent San Francisco men are in
terested In its. F. Examiner.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03

Approximately It's people left
Reno yesterday on the Fleet Spec
ial" for San Francisco. A large
number came from Carson City and
Minden on a special motor over the
Virginia & Truckee; others came
from Fallon, Yeringtoh and various
western Nevada towns. Many Of the
Nevadars will remain In the coast
city the limit given them on their
tickets, while others will return i'm
mediately after the review Of the
warships Ia San Francisco bay
Reno Jeurssl.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
Taken Into Custody and Committed
to Asylum

VIM. Cafferty. formerly of Fair
view, aged about so years, was taken
into custody last Thursday by Sheriff
c. NJ. Way and charged with insan-
ity. Saturday he was committed to
the state hospital for the insane at
Reno and was taken there for treat
ment. McCafferty imagines tha.
forces are at work for the destruc-
tion of the Irish an obsession that
formed topic for a great deal OF
conversation on his part. He had
little less than s500.00 in cash on
his person when taken into custody.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
SACRAMENTO EDITOR TOLD
SOME PERTINENT FACTS
Lincoln Highway Must BE Supported
IL Present Route Is To
Endure

The Sacramento Union Is the lat
est addition to the northern Cali
fornia press who are knocking the
Lincoln Highway The editor Of the
Union has taken exceptions to grant
ing reciprocal relations sustaining
members of the Lincoln Highway
Association who belong to the Auto
mobile Club of Southern California.
This is a typical dog in the manger'
attitude. Northern California towns
aud cities will not aid the Associa-
ton either morally or financially.
but resent any proposal to include
Southern California in any Of tho
benefits which may accrue from the
transcontinental travel.
l. II. Kent. one of the most active
road boosters In Nevada and a strong
proponent of the Lincoln Highway,
has received the following copy of
letter written by A. s. Bement, pub
licity secretary for the Lincoln High
way Association in reply to q letter
from the Sacramento editor threat
ening to open up the walls of his edi-
torial wrath and to knock the Assoc
iation into cooked hat.
Detroit, Mich. July %, 1919.
Mr.. Ben 8. Allen,
The Sacramento Union,
Sacramento, Calf
Dear Mr.. Allen:-I have your let
ter of the 9th from which ] note
with surprise that you are inclined
to criticise our action In indicating
on the back OF our membership cards
that reciprocal privileges with the
Automobile Club Of southern Cali
fornia are extended TO Sustaining
Members OF the Association.
am still more surprised to note
that you contemplate critical editori-
al comment on this fact. 1t seems
to- US the most logical thing In the
world.
You stigmatize our action In this
connection a. sectional favoritism,
which 1t may or may not be. al
though certainly no sectional favori-
tism was contemplated when We
made this arrangement with the Au-
tomobile Club of Southern Cali
fornia. However. II the fact that
this Association has always had the
thorough cooperation Of the AutOmo-
bile Club of Southern California,
and, unfortunately, has never been
able to secure any cooperation In
any of It's plans In northern Cali
fornia Ia sectional favoritism, That
is what you would have to call this
indication of the fact that the Auto
mobile Club of Southern California
has always in every way endeavored
to assist a..
Might We suggest, II you plan edi-
toriai comment In connection with
the Lincoln Highway Association
work or plans. that your editorial
take the angle of putting the ques-
ton to the people of Sacramento as
to why II is that an Association like
this, which has for six years been
working in the direct interests OF the
communities in California. promot-
ing a transcontinental highway, as
you remark. leading through the
State capital, and raising funds in
the East to provide connecting links
across that barrier which has shut
off northern California, to whose di-
rect beneft perhaps more than any
other communities between the two
coasts our work has been, the kind
of cordial cooperation and support
.-~------~-----------~--------
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
j. w. Flood StoreroOfns Nearin.
Completion

The two storerooms now being
completed for J. W. Flood on the old
New River hotel site, add greatly to
the look of substantially of the
Maine street business section. The
south storeroom will soon be occu-
pied by the B. & V. tailors, while the
other Is still open TOR lease to a ten
ant.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
More Than 5000 Acres of Public
Lands Have Been Taken on This
Project This Year

Project records snow that more
than 5000 acres of public lands
have been taken by settlers on this
project since January 1st of this
year and the entrymen have uniform
ly set about to place their selections
into cultivation with the utmost dis
patch, hopeful that all of the advant-
ages attaching to productive home
farm here may be enjoyed at the
earliest possible date. 1t is said that
the amount of land taken this seas
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03

eliminating what must always be a
troublesome stretch of thorough
fare. Despite the delay encountered
the train commander announced his
intention of continuing on into Car
son City Saturday night, the state
capitaI being reached early Sunday
morning.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03
NO CHANGE In THE
STRIKE SITUATION

Yesterday was another quiet day
In the local strike situation. No
statements were forthcoming from
either the employers or employees
Rumors were heard that certain COM
panies would grant the increase In
wages and that other companies
would not. Nothing official could
be learned. and the matter appears
no nearer a settlement than a few
days ago.-Tonopah Times.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03

on is greater than for any previous
year since the earlier days of the
project.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-09-03

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