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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1920-03-26

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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
Gray, Reid S Co.'s
Labor Day Picnic

The deserted appearance of the
streets of Fallon on Labor Day Is
accounted for by the fact that ev.
erybody who could get away were
at the Gray, Reid 4 Co., picnic,
which had been arranged and car
ried as scheduled 'and then some. .
Shortly before noon the crowd
began to wend its way toward the
grove at the Sagouspe ranch on Old
River and it has been variously es-
timated that from five hundred to a
thousand people enjoyed the hospi-
tality of the Gray-Reid Company,
who furnished the drinkablee and
ton or two of watermclons to wash
down the bounteous lunches
brought by the crowd and spread In
the big grove. The Fallon band
music throughout the
day and like everything else, 1t was
free.
The afternoon was spent in ath-
letie sports, for which a variety of
prizes had been provided. and
which served to amuse and enter
tain the crowd.
The affair was such a pronounc-
ed success, that it is now planned
to make of it an annual event. Ger
tainly all who attended last Mon
day will welcome an opportunity to
repeat the pleasure.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Fred Strassburg made a flying
trip TO San Francisco this week, re-
turning yesterday.
Edwin Douglass, who has been
suffering from blood poisoning in
the Fallon hospital, is reported
much improved.
Jack Aikens is spending season
home from his work in the Walker
river basin where he served the
trained engineer. He expects to
leave shortly for Schenectady, N.
Y, where he will take course in
the manufacturing plant of the
General Electric Motors Company.
Rev. e. II. Price, who has been
sojourning in San Francisco and vi
entity for the past five weeks, re-
turned yesterday and will hold SER
vices at Trinity Episcopal church as
usual next Sunday.
Miss Ann Martin, who is an inde-
pendent candidate for U. S. Sena-
tor on personal platform, spoke to
an interested crowd on the street
last Sunday evening. in ladylike
way she paid her respects TO her
opponents and announced her con
viction that she would prove the
long shot in the race
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09

In advance of the premium book,
which has Just been compiled and
Is now in the hands of the printer,
the following excerpts frcm the
rules and regulations will be of in
terest to prospective exhibitors:
Tuesday, September 21st, is set
aside for receiving and placing ex-
hibits and no exhibits will be re-
eeived after p. m. of that day. No
person, except exhibitors or their
agents will be pei mitted on the
grounds or in the building while
exhibits are being catalogued and
placed.
admission will be charged begin
ming on the morning of September
END. Single tickets. soc; family
tickets, including man, wife and
children, 81.
All residents of Nevada may COM
pete for premiums.
The secretary may require ex-
hibitors OF pure bred stock to furn-
ish affidavits of the same.
Committee will make no awards
in any class unless the exhibit Is
deemed worthy
All animals entered for exnibi-
ton shall be subject to inspection
by a competent veterinarian, and If
found diseased will be excluded
from the grounds.
The secretary will have control
of all privileges and the collections
of all moneys.
No advertising matter of any
kind can be distributed on the
grounds or in the buildings except
by permission of the secretary.
The best possible care of articles
and stock will be taken by the man.
agement, but they will not be re-
sponsible for loss or damage
Water. hay and straw for ami
mails entered for premiums will be
furnished free of charge. Grain
will be furnished at cost, except to
poultry. which will be furnished
free.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
Lack of interest
Shown In Election
Less Than One-third of Registered
Vote of the County Polled
Last Tuesday

The general apathy that seems
10 pervade things political from
president to constable was evident
in Fallon last Tuesday. when the
electorate were called upon to ex-
press their primary choice for can
dldates for u. s. Senator, Congress
man and members of the leglsla-
fure.
Apparently very few cared who
were chosen, IL the percentage Of
the. votes cast is any criterion. The
fact that there was no contest for
any county Office on the Rel ublican
ticket. and only the legislative
ticket on the Democratic side show
ed an excess of aspirants over
places. may account in some meas
ure for the general lack of interest.
Approximately one-third of the
registered vote of the county was
polled and the average prevailed in
every district.
Following Is the results as conf
piled from unofficial returns from
every precinct except White Rock
and Dixie Valley, which combined
count about forty votes, and which
cannot change the result in any
eyenf.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
BoX RENTS WILL BE AD-
yANCED OCTOBER FIRST

An evidence of the advancement
of the community Is reflected in a
new schedule of rents for postoffice
boxes which will go into effect on
October 1st. Postmaster Likes
says this advance is not another ev-
idence of profiteering, nor is due to
the h. c. of l., but is the same scale
that prevails in cities doing the
amount of postal business that is
now done at the Fallon Office.
The old prices were 45c, 60c, Use
and $1.00, according to the box
sizes. The new scale is 60c, 75c,
81 and $3.50. practically thirty
three and a third per cent increase.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
RECEIVED THE CROIX DE
GUERRE FOR BRAVERY

DR.. d. S. Kay, of this city, who
lately took homestead in the
Soda Lake district, received q
Croix de Guerre on last Fridays
mail that came as pleasant sur
prise to him from the French gov
ernment and reminded him that
during the allied drive in the Cham
payne district he saved the lives of
several wounded comrades by car
rying them out of the zone of heavy
shell fire. He was attached to the
18TH French division as an officer
of the veterinary corps of which he
was a member 16 months.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO BOR-
ROW MONEY FOR EMERGEN-

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board of School
Trustees of Consolidated B District,
held September 6, 1920, by resolu-
ton 1t was unanimously adopted
that great necessity and emergen-
cy exists and by reason thereof 1t Is
necessary to borrow money in the
sum of Four Thousand $4,000
dollars for the purpose of meeting
the transportation expenses OF said
district and that there is no tax
levy out of which to pay said ex-
penses. to which said resolution in
scribed in the minutes CT said
Board special reference is hereby
made a part hereof, and that said
Board will take sction on said reso-
luton on the 4th day of October, al
1880 D. m, at the schoolhorse.
EDNA B. CANN. Clerk.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
Week $ Happenings
Among the Oil Wells

The event Of the week in the OF
district was the spudding in of ths
Big on the r. H. Moore rancf
lease. Quite crowd lined the
road to the ranch and at the houl
of spudding In, 1880 p. m, hun
dred or more people had gathered
Among them were Mayor J. c.
Jones, Judge Winters and family,
e. P. Porter of the Overland Hotel,
Miss E. Karlson of San Francisco,
]. C. Clark, George Settle, A. ]
Moore, and many others.
The machinery had been thor
oughly tested and when everything
was hooked up at 1880 p. m. and
Driller Hart gave the word the big
drill began its pounding as though
il had been on the job for days. A
depth of 35 feet was made in the
first two hours.
The Moore ranch being SO close
TO town, not over three miles, the
work at the Big 4 rig will be one of
the sights of Fallon. Already the
Fallonites are leading visitors to
the interesting sight. The trip may
easily be made from town and back
in an hour. The work of spudding
in has been delayed three weeks or
more beyond the time set at first.
When r. IL. Moore became interest
ed in the Big 4 financially, he sug
gested that work be started with
16-inch stoyepipe casing instead of
the regular 12k Inch casing. To
secure the required casing delayed
work some three weeks. Both Ben
p. Nichols and Buell. Nichols travel
ed over California in search of
what was wanted. When found it
was shipped in by express
While drilling will be under the
direction of Driller Hart second
driller has arrived and work now
goes on three tours. When the
three crews get well broken in
rapid progress should be made and
some interesting developments may
be looked for at any day. A depth
of 60 feet had been made at hour
of writing. The company is well
now having on hand 1000
feet of 16-inch stovepipe which will
be used to as great depth as pos
sible, then dropping to IL u Inch
screw casing of which an ample
supply is ON hand.
The Lahontan Oil Syndicate is
active in erecting their derrick and
setting engine and other machin-
cry. The Fallon Pioneer still have
a fishing job ON hand. A second
fishing tool has had to be sent for
to be used in an effort to recover
the lost drill.
Harry Yetter, secretary of the
FallOn GlODeeI iS Hciuihe hAo'c
ment to get the various companies
together and subscribe sufficient
funds with which to purchase a
complete set of fishing tools, AS a
complete set costs about $4,000,
no one company at this stage can
afford 1t. The time has come when
there are several companies in the
field that are liable to meet with
such an accident at any moment
and money would be saved by hav-
ing a set in the field ready for use.
A fishing job at the best is very
expensive one and doubly So In the
Fallon field. IL is long and ex-
pensive job getting tools from Los
Angeles or other distant points to
which is added the expense of men
idle and loss OF time otherwise, to
say nothing of the irritation caused
by the delay. AS matter of fac'
the movement should go little
further and purchase other tools
for emergency cases.
%oANAnnnnnnOC
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
opponents, stoddard and Pratt, for

opponents, Stoddard and Pratt, for
Congress
The only contest for a place on
the county ticket developed on the
Democratic ticket in the race for
legislative honors. In a field of
five, Clyde Gummow and G.. W.
Coyerston came under the wire
well in the lead with Z. P. Mclean,
David Mccall and Fulton Sears
following in the order named.
With the primary contests de-
cided, the following will be the line
up for the general election.
L. s. Senator
Chas. B. Henderson, Dem.
Tasker L. oddie, Rep.
Ann Martin, Ind.
Congressman
C. r. Evans.
S. s. Arentz
assemblyman---
G. W. Coverston, Dem
clyde GummoW, Dem.
]. T. Theyer, Rep.
True Yencill, Rep
sheriff
Jim Smith, Dem.
c. NJ Way, Rep.
Clerk and Treasurer
Chas E. Howard, Rep.
No Democratic candidate
Auditor and Recorder
T. +. FRANKIE, Rep.
No Democratic candidate.
Assessor
H. A. Morton, Rep.
No Democratic candidate.
District Attorney
Geo j. Kenny. Dem.
No Republican candidate.
Commissioner tlong term)-
Shober j. Rogers, Dem.
W. II. Williams, Rep.
Commissioner tshort tcrm)-
Bert Cushman, Dem.
II. A. Clarke. Rep.
Justice of the Peace
T. A Jones. Rep.
No Democratic candidate.
Constable
j. +. Gallagher, Dem.
Herbert Hoover, Rep.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09

The results in the State are as
foreeasted by the political wise
acres. Oddie won handily from
Adams in the Republican Senatorial
race. with Miller bad third and
Summerfleld and Wharton neck and
neck contenders for the BOBBY hon
ors. Adams carried Washoe coun-
~ by plurality of 305 over Oddie,
hut the Ex-Governor carried every
other county In the State.
Arentz wrested the doubtful
prize of the Republican nomination
from Mcneil by practically a two to
one vote.
On the Democratic side of the
political fence. Henderson had no
opposition. for the u. S. Senator
ship. while Evans, incumbent. woif
by clear majority over his two
nnaDn4nnonaaan
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09

E. p. Osgood, of the U. s. r. s..
engineer in charge of water adjudi-
cation matters on the upper TRUCK
ee river spent the week end with his
family in this city.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09

Howard Young is spending
three-month period in San Fran
cisco taking special course IN
Matchmaking.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09

Piano and susping teacher. Mrs
Annette Stone. Conservatory grad
uate. Phi me Iz2.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
No HUNTING ALLOWED
ON TRUE VENCIIlL RANCH

The public is hereby notified that
hunting will not be permitted on
my lands on the Carson Sink. for
the reason that cattle cannot be
held on the pasture while shooting
is going on,
TRUE vENCILL.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
Money For County
Fair Premiums

The management Of the county fair
has made the following distribution
of funds for the various classes Of
premiums.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09

Subscribe for the Standard.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-09
TRUE VENCILIl

September ., 192b.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-08-20
SPLENDID BATON FOR FOCH
Most Costly Ever Presented Even to
the Long List of His Distin-
guished Predecessors.

Ferdinand Foch, marshal Of France,
will soon be the recipient of the most
expensive baton ever presented to a
marshal of France At the base of the
baton, which is 201k inches long, are
embossed in gold the names Of Mar
shal Foch's capital victories-Metz,
st. Gond, the second Marne, Strasburg,
etc. Above this. in gold on red copper,
appears the legend: "Terror belli, de-
Gus Pacis"-'Terrible in war, gentle in
peace. Then beyond the field of blue
and stars appears the inscription,
"Marechal Ferdinand Foch, 1914-19,"
and this is surmounted by the golden
arms Of France, the United States,
Lorraine's dual cross and the arms of
the Knights Of Columbus. The alloy
Of the metal parts Of the baton is
one from Pennsylvania.
James A. F1aherty of Philadelphia,
supreme knight of the Knights of Co.
lumbus, will present the baton to Mar.
shal Foch when the marshal unveils
the statue of Lafayette which the
Knights of Columbus will present to
France.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-08-20
Puts I VIII In You
Easv to Get Strong

Everyone wants more pep and sure
iy needs it this hot weather. Hot
weather takes away the appetite and
makes one feel listless, lifeless, miser-
able, even when you have a strong
stomach, but for those who have weak
stomachs, it is really a dangerous,
trying time.
Be on the safe side this kind of
weather and help nature all you can, by
taking an eatonic tablet about half
an hour before you eat and one or
two an hour after you eat; it will be
Of wonderful benefit. Eatonic SIM
ply takes up the excess acids, poisons
and gases, and carries them right out
Of the body. With the cause of the
trouble removed, of course you will
feel fit and fine-full of pep all the
time. Eatonic will cool feverish mouth
and stomach and give you a good
appetite, even in hot weather.
Get a big box at your druggists
for a trifing cost and let eatonic
help you for a few days; then YOU
will never be without it. Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-08-20
OATS BEST CROP
Statistics Show Advantages
Over Corn Growing.
On Comparatively Cheap Land In
Western Canada Farmers Get Rec
ord YieIds-cost Per Acre Much
Less Than Corn.

How much more does it cost to
acre of oats? To get a proper COM
parison it Is necessary to take an IL
lustration from farm on which both
crops are grown successfully. An ex-
ample has just been brought to the
writer's attention of the comparative
cost of growing corn and oats on
Minnesota farm. 1t is furnished by
Albert Inner, well-known farmer in
Cottonwood county, Mimi. in an ar
ticle which appeared in the Cotton
wood Citizen.
Mr.. Inner says: 81 had a curiosity
to know how much 1t would cost to
raise an acre of oats and corn. To
find out I kept account, during the
year, of the time required and the
cash expended to grow the above men
toned crops" His figures show that
II cost him S31 40 to grow an acre of
corn and $1s.13 1-3 to grow an acre of
oats, or a difference of $1,000 an acre
In favor of oats.
Provided the respective crop yields
are not altogether out of proportion to
the cost of growing the crop, this
seems to be a good argument in favor
of growing oats. But to grow oats
successfully II is not necessary to use
$3.50 or 5000 land. In western Canada
some of the best oat-growing land IL
the world can he bought for about sc
an acre. On this land good yields and
a high quality of grain is obtainable.
Fifty to sixty bushels to the acre
In properly prepared land is a fair
average yield for oats in western Can.
ada In normal season but yields OF
up to 100 bushels. and even more. tc
the acre lave been frequent in good
years. The quality of oats grown In
western Canada is attested by the fact
that at all the international exhibi.
tons for many years past oats grown
in western Canada have been award.
ed the leading prizes. There is on
record oats grown in western Canada
that have weighed as much as As
pounds to the measured bustel, and
] the dominion grain inspector is author
ity for the statement that IS per cent
of the oats examined by him in west
ern Canada weigh more than AZ
pounds to the measured bushel. The
standard weight for a bushel of oat:
Is 81 pounds.
Samples of these oats weighing up
ward of 45 pounds to the bushel ar'
on exhibition at the Canadian govern
ment information bureau, located IL
various cities in the United States.-
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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-08-20
RUBY IS JULY BIRTHSTONE
Gem Has Been Associated Through the
Centuries With Some Remarkably
Quaint Superstitions.

The ruby is the birthstone of July.
It was associated in ancient times with
many queer superstitions. How these
old fancies originated or how they
could have been palmed off on the pub
lie it is difficult to imagine. The fact
that the common people had implicit
faith in them proves how very much
more credu1ous the world once was
than it is today.
For instance, the ancients believed
that if a ruby were worn about the
neck it conferred the power of seeing
in the dark. One wonders what monu-
mental faker started this absurd con-
ceit and for what purpose. 1t was gen.
orally believed, however, possibly be-
cause rubies were costly and the COM
mon people could not test the matter
for themselves.
The ruby also was supposed to be a
talisman against evil spirits, the
plague and poison. By the deepening
of its color it forewarned its wearel
against impending misfortune. If tied
upon the forehead in a linen cloth il
was believed to he specific for dis
ease of the eye.-Brooklyn Eagle.