The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-11-09
DEER HUNTS STILL
VALLEY ATTRACTION
Especial Correspondence,


Since the rush of hunters from out
side has let up, local hunters are hav-
ing their turn at the deer. Several
fine bucks were brought in during
the past week. A party consisting of
Cecil and Archie Riley, Glen and
Artie Gillian, and Jim Bradshaw,
brought in two; Fred Wood got one.
and several others were as lucky.
There is much talk pro and con con-
corning the Indians paying for Ii
censes; and to be on the safe side,
Frank Crutcher, better known as Null
doom, the Indian chief, bought his and
went out and shot deer with a clear
conscience.
T. w. Dooley is making almost
daily trips to town with sagebrush
wood which the Skedaddle family are
cutting above the Dooley ranch. In
fact the whole valley is engaged In
getting in its winters wood supply.
John S. Case departed for Winnie
mucca Friday morning with load of
winter apples. This is the first trip
of the fruit truck for several weeks,
as they were busy picking the apples
before a hard frost caught them on
the trees. They are all harvested
now and will be taken to market as
fast as possible.
Joe Lewis, employed by Harvey
Brothers, and Jim and Ralph Holt, of
the Stock Farming Company, left
town Friday morning bound for the
mountains to the north to look for
stray stock belonging to these COM
panies. Fifteen hundred head are re-
ported still out.
Ranger Paul Travis was in town
Friday from the Lamance station
passing out the cigars!
Mr.. and Mrs. George Creek and the
latter's sister, of Winnemucca, were
guests at the ranch home of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. C. Griggsby last Sunday.
Martin BELOW. leaser of the Joel
Bradshaw ranch, made a trip to Win
nemucca the past week with a four
horse team, taking down spuds, chick
ems and other produce and bringing
back load of coal.
The Gillian truck hauled load of
potatoes and dressed pork from the
Dooley ranch to Winnemucca on Sun
day.
Miss Julia Victor and Miss Nora
Roberts. principal and primary teach
er, respectively. spent the weekend
vacation in Winnemucca on a shop
ping trip.
Theodore Weller was over from
Quinn River Crossing on Tuesday to
cast his vote, returning that evening.
The election night dance was quite
well attended, good many of the out
of-town voters remaining after they
had cast their vote to dance and hear
the returns.
Fay Stanley, Ralph Hanson and
Will Pasquale, vaQueros who have
been on the Quinn River side, re-
turned Tuesday with quite bunch Of
strays.
Recent letters received from the
W. w. Blakeslees, who resided here
when "Winn" was forest supervisor
state that they are still at Provo,
Utah, and have just purchased fine
house there.
Charles j. Miller is spending a few
days in Winnemucca.
Arnold Schwartz was a Winnemucca
visitor on Saturday.
The Odd Fellows have not been
holding regular meetings of late. The
reason: Several of the more promi-
nent members Of the order are taking
a post graduate course in school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton J. Kelly. Mrs
Kelly. Sr., and Baby Robert, of the
lower valley. were Winnemucca visi-
tors over Sunday.
Juan Jaca of McDermftt was here
Sunday and took over a load Of ap-
Piles from the Case orchard.
Dave Abel and party Of COW buyers
are again in the valley. Around five
hundred of cattle are for sale here
Some sales have been made, but most
Of the farmers are holding, hoping
for shade better price.
Joe Hovarth started out Monday
morning in the Case store truck fol
Winnemucca, and was hoping to gel
back Tuesday.