Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-02-21
Passing Of Mrs Gn

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The people Of fIawtAorue wee
shocked and grieved 10 leara Of tae
death in Reno last Monday .ae l5.a
instant, OF Mrs. Louise Gra6 w5e
of Eugene Grutt. About taIee
months ago Mrs. Grut was taken
to Reno suffering from cancer q
the stomach. Whle IN Reno aa
operation was performed in hop
her life might be saved bal uo-
withstandiug the hest Of uedjea5
attendance anb careful nutsiaa b
skilled attendants, this hlas esl
mable lady passed away las. Mon
day.
Mr.. Grutt had been a re iaeut 81
Hawthorne about five years aud
had endeared herself 10 II wHo
knew her being always active IN
social and Charitable affairs.
Besides her grief stricken has-
band, Mrs Grutt leaves two little
children, the eldest four years old,
two sisters and two brothers IN Sol
dad, California.
She was a native of California,
aged So years. The funeral toos
place III Reno last Wednesday and
was largely attended, many friends
going from this county to pay their
last sad tribute to a dear friend
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The call for meeting Of members
of the American Legion and the hl
holders OF Nevada, which was ssded
through Colonel Scrugham, broaght
large delegation to Carson Saturday
Aside from the Legion representa-
tives some OF the largest land holders
in the State were before the hearing.
At the opening OF he session Col
scrugham stated that the purpose
was to line Up the lands in thia state
that could be available for such SET
Element He explained that while
government aid had 50 81 aiied aas
it would be proposed e.s 81 =
make tEisa stare affair iino d
from the government
w. c. Pitt, OF pershng eaa1
and w. c. Noteware stated laHas
IN that county would be afaa.s
under satisfactory conditions
Gallagher, OF Yerington, SAID that iia
would offer land for settlement ard
hoped that state and federal aid would
make it possible for him to make the
transfer.
During the discussion I. w Gre
hore and Charles Norcross addros sed
the meeting and showed what Gal'io5.
MIA has accomplished without Federal
aid That state'last year approprme
ed eleven million dollars lor aet.ie-
ment purposes. While no such #
asked for in Nevada, he insists taas
both State and Federal aid BE afa.l-
able before inviting men into tn3evei-
oped ground
During The discussion l. ~ LoJer
OF Fallon, insisted that there IS yss
plenty OF available land IL the fai.5a
district with more storage paeg II
was brought out in his d.aea o
that 2o0o cars Of hay were sa.arsa
from Fallon this winter and th %.
00otons OF alfalfa were cut last se
son. lie says that anything ender
acres in this district Will furnish more
than living Tor a soldier or SETTLER
Joe Wilson, Of Lyon County and
Frank Stiokney, both heavy land hold
ers, declared that under tie irrigation
district formed in that county there
was acreage to supply many of the
soldiers, but there mist be money 10
curry them through
]. H. Giemous yepresentng hndcd
interests assured the members oI ule
meeting, that land could he f5uaa aet
like the others said that the state or
governmental aid must be asiiable
During the afternoon resolution
was drafted which will be ford0arded
to Washington urging iunsdiate
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