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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
sOMETH|N DOM BY
THE YER|NGTON HI

A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend sewing exhibit
and food sale to be given in the home
economies room OF the high school
Wednesday, the oath, from to !
o'clock. Tea will be served.
Thursday afternoon very impress
sive and enjoyable program was given
by the sophomore class. Martial mu-
sic, songs and recitations formed the
program. With Armistice Day as his
theme DR.. Leavitt gave very inter
esting talk. Many visitors also en-
ioyed the entertainment.
Basket ball practice has started in
real earnest now for both boys and
girls at the Rink Hall There seems to
be promising material for both teams
so that when we meet outside teams
at an early date Yerington High is to
be sure of victory. The first game
OF the season is to be with the Virginia
City High School. December 3rd.
Every one keep an open date for
November 10Th. Why? Biggest show
ever. At the Granada. with an all
star High School Cast. "A Case OF
Suspension" Don't miss it!
A cordial invitation is extended 20
the public to attend sewing exhibit
and iood sale to be given i'll the home
economies room of the high school
"Wednesday. the 24th, from to 4
o'clock. Tea will be served.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
BADLY BURNED

Lloyd Griffin. while soldering the
gasoline tank of his car on Saturday
with a gasoline torch, received severe
burns on his hands and face when
the tank exploded. He was rushed to
the Emergency hospital. where he re-
ceivcd treatment.
Griffin thought he had turned all
the gasoline out of the tank before he
strarted to repair it. In tipping the
tank over while repairing it, the fame
of the torch came in contact with the
gasoline in the tank causing the ex-
plosion.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
BRIDGE COMPLETED

The new bridge concrete bridge
over the Walker river at Topaz, Mono
county, has been inspected by the
board of supervisors, county surveyor,
superior judge and engineers represent
ing the county and pronounced per-
feet piece of work 1t will be accepted
by the board and opened for traffic
within } short time
The bridge was built at the expense
of the county at cost OF approXi-
mately $4,000.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
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HIGHWAY EN- TO MEET

A highly important meeting is being
planned for November % and 30 in
Reno by the Nevada Highway associa-
ton. At that time it is expected that
men from several cities in Nevada
who have shown themselves active in
highway planning and construction
will be present i'll Reno. In the call
for the meeting it is pointed out that
the legislature will meet in January
and will have for consideration many
bills pertaining to the financing and
construction ,of the state highway sys-
tenn. The Nevada Highway associa-
ton believes that much thought
should be given to those measures be-
fore they are presented to the legis-
lature. 1t is to gain the opinion of
those Interested in road matters that
this special meeting is being called.
To this meeting is invited the di-
vectors OF the Nevada State highway
department, the state highway engi-
neer and the following men: L. f.
Smith, Lss Vegas; X w Hesson, FL
ko; w II. Goodin, Lovclock; |. II
Kent, Fallon; Gale s. Hoag, Ely; W
p. Harrington, Carson City; J. A.
Cardinal, Midnen; ]. E. Gelder, Yer
ington; S. r. Moore, Tonopah; l.. A
Lemaire, Battle Mountain; and J. c.
Durham, Reno
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
GOLDFIELD MINERS
GET RAISE

A short lived strike was initiated at
the shaft of the Deep Mines Company
when the engineers and shaft men de-
msnded $3.50 per day, an advance OF 50
cents shift over the regular wage
scale. When the demand was sub
mitted, A. +. Darcy, general mana
ger replied that he would close the
mine first, rather than make and CON
cessions but receded from this posi-
ton on the following day when the
new rate was granted and work re-
sumed
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
DAMAGE SUIT

Argument in the damage suit of
Bertha Johnston and Charles Johnston
against Romeo Rosaschi and the
Nichol Land & Stock Company, i'll
which the latter are being sued for
damage to land from an overflow Of
water from ditch owned by them
near Ycrington. was held before the
state supreme court i'll Carson Monday
and the case was submitted for de-
cision.
The plaintiffs in the case claim that
approximately 10 acres of alfalfa land
became a swamp through the overflow
of water from the ditch.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
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CITY MANAGER

Mayor Mcbride of Elko announces
that the Elko City Council is consid-
ering the advisability of appointing a
city manager for the next year, as the
business of the city has grown to such
all extent in the past few years IS to
demand more time and attention than
any OF the supervisors can give There
are now more than 400 small cities i'll
the United States that have adopted
the city manager plan, and i'll every
instance they have found it advisable
and better than where each supervisor
is expected to look after his own de-
partment-Elko Free Press.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
FOREST MONEY DISTRIBUTED

The distribution OF moneys to the
counties coming within the forest re
serve funds is being made. Elko gets
off with the largest amount, $l4.247 be
ing its share.
Washoe County is enriched to the ex
tent of $25SS6.
Four counties have no acreage and
do not participate. The shares OF
the various other counties are as fol
lows
Clark, $204.40; Douglas, $l951; Es-
ncralda, $15S.35: Eureka, $342.42:
Humboldt. $3,786.49; Lander, $oSS.So:
Lincoln, SAT-; Lyon. $12953; Mineral,
S2,20S4s; Nye, $4,07S.oS; White Pine
S2356.3l.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
4 SHOWER Of SHOT
GREETS PHEASANTS

Yerington sportsmen, headed by
Chief Of Police Kelly prevailed upon
the county commissioners to hold a
special meeting of that board on Sat-
urday evening SO as to have the sea-
son of valley quail opened Monday.
Commissioners Bertrand and We'd
ertz met at the court house Saturday
evening and made an order that the
season for shooting pheasants and
quail be fixed from the 18th to the
3Oth of November, inclusive. Game
Warden Grover approved the order
Of the Board.
And I'll say the boys and girls and
old men and young women joined in
chase Monday morning. The nom
hunting portion of this community was
arounsed at peep of day by the bark
ing of about thousand guns. Auto
Mobiles Of all descriptions might be
seen speeding in all directions into
Yetington suburbs. 1t is estimated
that there were 500 sportsmen (and
wotnen) in the field within radius of
ten miles of Yerington. The birds are
reported to be very wild and hard to
get, indicating that some of our nim-
rods didn't wait for the opening day.
Chief Kelly says he bagged the limit
the first day, but Dune Mckenzie
says he's from Missouri.
George Brodigan, our genial and
usually truthful Secretary of State,
came over from Carson with his gun.
George says that the first day he didn't
have much iuck-came in with one
poor little bird-says he shot it. Next
day, however, he proudly exhibited five
fine pheasants, and was telling an ap-
preciative audience just how to get
'em-"hold about three feet ahead of
'em when they're going with the wind,
and"
"Say, Mr.. Brodigan." Big Smith, the
Piute brave, interrupted. "You forgot
to give me that SIS for them birds |
give you this morning. Come across y
And then George collapsed, borrowed
a five-spot from Orrie Dolben. and
treated the boys to cigar i'll the
midst oil tumultuous silence.
Mr. Phipps, our festive undertaken.
is no slouch when it comes to marks
manship. He doesn't claim to be any
thing extra with gun, but when it
comes to rocks. why-well. that S
different. MIR. Phipps joined the pro-
cession. AS he was driving along with
some friends he spied beautiful, fat
badger in the road. He stopped his
car. dismounted and emptied six
shooter st the rodent. but the latter
logged along at its usual gait. Mr.
Phipps picked up AN armful of rocks.
Then the badger turned on more juice,
but it was no use Every rock took
effect and the animal turned up its
toes i'll token of defeat.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17

A committee has been appointed by
the recently formed Business Mems
Association of Yerington, to wait upon
the next meeting of the City Council,
and take up with that body the mat
ter of insurance rates, it being the
additions and improvements to the
belief OF the ASSOCIATION that recent
fire appartus should entitle this city
to material reduction in rates.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
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HUNTERS, ATTENTION!

A meeting of the Lyon County
Fish and Game Association will be
held at the Justice Court rooms, Fri
day, November 10Th. Matters of i'm
portance are to be considered, and
every person interested in hunting or
fishing should be there
ELMER HANSEN
President
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
Methodist Episcopal Church.

1000 A. M. Sunday school.
11:OO A. M. Preaching.
200 P. NJ. Service at Wabuska or
Perry.
7:3O P. NJ. Service of Song and Ser
mon.
7:3O p. NJ. Wednesday, Service in the
Parsonage.
Everybody invited to attend
]. A. DIXON, Ph. d., Pastor
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17

James Boland, representing the
Singer Sewing Machine Company of
Reno, is in Yerington. Mr.. Boland
has been travelling in this territory for
nine years and has large acquant-
ance.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
READ THIS

You don't have to send to Sears q
Roebuck or Montgomery, Ward Co.,
for your wall paper. Yerington
Wallpaper & Paint Company has just
received half car load. You can't
beat it for prices.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17

One quarter Of the people on the
earth die before the age Of six, one
half before the age OF sixteen and only
about one person OF each lOO porn
lives to the age Of sixty-tive.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17

Art Meyers and son of Carson, and
George Drysdale and party OF Vir-
ginia City, were among the hunters
Monday.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
DOUGLAS COUNTY
PIONEER DEAD

II. A. n. Todd, pioneer resident of
Gardnervlle, passed away in San
Francisco Wednesday after long
illness. Mr.. Todd had long been
sufferer from stomach trouble and had
recently sought relief by moving to
a lower altitude.
He was native of St Ignace, Mich.
and came west in 1898, engaging in
the drug business i'll Gardnerville.
Mr.. Todd served two terms as mem
Der OF the Nevada legislature.
He is survived by widow and
daughter, Mrs. William Maule, OF Min
den.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17

J. I. Wilson was business visitor
to Reno yesterday.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
RENO MEN INTERESTED
IN COLUSA OIL WELLS

In one OF the wells being drilled ty
the Mountain House Standard Oil
Company operating in Colusa county
in which several Reuo men are inter-
ested, oil has been struck in the second
oil strata according to word received
by A. c. Ochs who is connected with
the company. A pump has been in
stalled at the well and is pumping OIL
This is one OF the five companies
Mr.. c. c. Young has gotten interested
in the oil fields in Colusa county,
California. This company holds under
lease 1900 acres patented land An
other company, the Commercial Pc
troleum, Oil Co., has just sub-leased
200 acres of their land to another
company and the contract calls for
drill to be installed by the first OF
January. This will make the seventh
drill to be installed by these various
companies
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-11-17
The Aoe Of Death.

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
FREE DANCE HERE MONDAY
NIGHT AT THE OPERA HOUSE

A free dance will be held Monday
night at $50 o'clock in the Opera
House, music to be furnished by a
2O-piece Coast Artillery Band. The
band is coming to Abbeville in con-
nection with the government recruit
ing campaign now being waged by
the government and has agreed to
play for the dance.
Free open air concerts will also be
held on the square Monday and Tues
day afternoons. This band is made
up of selected men from the army
and among the best in the service.
A campaign for recruits lasting
fourteen days is now on in Abbeville
ard is in charge of Corp. C. C.
Clark.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
Wood and Hoover
Are the FavOrites
In Minnesota

st. Paul, March 16.-Minnesota's Re-
publican preference primary, held last
night in rain, sleet and snow storms
and terrific gales gave Major General
Leonard Wood a plurality Of 1000
votes over Senator Hiram Johnson of
California, on the face Of available re-
turns. Herbert Hoover, not an avowed
candidate, received such strong sup
port in St. Paul and Minneapolis that
returns from $50 precincts showed him
leading Governor Frank o. Lowden, OF
Illinois, by more than 1000 votes.
The latest tabulation showed the
following vote:
Wood 1887; Johnson S,517; Hoover
4,4S6, and Lowden $50.
The totals include majority Of the
precincts in st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The returns from the rl>ral districts
were very slow coming in and late in
the night all wires were prostrated by
the high winds and snow. In most
counties the polls were open only from
1880 to $50 p. m.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
A GERMAN BLUFF
WOULD HAVE CUT
TRANSPORTATION
Admiral Sims Continues His
Criticism of Naval Actions
During the War

Washington, March ia little
bluff" on the part Of the Germans
in 1918, at the crucial point Of the
war, would have paralyzed transpor-
tation of soldiers and war materials
between this country and Europe,
Rear Admiral Sims today told the
Senate naval -cOmittee.
Information from authentic sources
indicating that the Germans were
building two heavily armored mod
ern battle cruisers for desperate
last hope raid against the troop ship
conveys, was transmitted to the Navy
| Department, Admiral Sims today told
the Senate naval subcommittee.
Information from authentic sourc-
! es, indicating that the Germans were
building two heavily armored mod
ern battle cruisers for a desperate
last hope raid against the troop ship
conveys, was transmitted to the Navy
Department, Admiral Sims said, and
Immediately he was besieged with ca
blegrams from Washington outlin.
! ng various plans Of action, all Of
which, he testified were impracticl-
! BILE, although such a contingency had
been under discussion for nearly q
year and there had been ample time
to prepare.
~ the enemy had only known"
isaii Admiral Sims, "all he need have
dcne was to make series of bluffs,
| involving little risk to himself, and
we Nou.G have done the rest. Snip
pi'ls would have been ra"lyZed."
F, pJa.;is = 552efeat ns,'rmasv. -, =,
four Lang rrtrS Sed by -. Depart
iment for defeating Germany On the
sea. They were:
A protected lane through the dan
ger zone; the blocking of German
ports by sinking ships in the en-
frances; mine barriers Of nets and
mines of types then i. use; mine
barriers of mines of new type. All
except the last we're impracticiole,
| he declared, and much time was
wasted by the insistence Of the de-
partment that they be tried.
| The Department wished to land. a
"solar plexus blow" against the sub
marine campaign, the admiral SAID,
and suggested many schemes long be-
fore rejected by the allies. Such a
plan was that of sinking old battle.
ships and cruisers in the entrances
to all German submarine base har-
bors, Admiral Sims asserted, and on
ly after he had pointed out that the
scheme would require the sinking Of
40 battleships and 43 cruisers and
six months of preparation did the
Department agree to abandon the
plan. 1t took seven months OF effort
to bring the Washington officials to
the final conclusion, he said.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
A NEW RESERVATION
TO TREATY PROPOSED

Washington, March ia new re-
servation setting forth general de-
claration of policy toward Europen
affairs was under consideration today
by Republican leaders. The reserve
ton was understood to follow in char
acter the terms of the Knox resolu-
ton which failed last session, darlar-
ing that in any case of European
disturbance threatening civilized IN
stitutions throughout the worl1 tha
United States would intervene.
1t was indicated also that although
no definite plan yet had been agreed
on the Republican leaders probably
would bring forward, if ratification
fails, a resolution declaring a state Of
peace President Wilson declared some
months ago that he would oppose any
such measure, but some Senate lead
ers now are hopeful that it may re-
celve his approval.
Asheville. n. c., March 16-"It ought
to be as easy to end war as to be-
gin a war; according to statement
by William Jennings Bryan made here
today advocating change in the con-
stltution permitting majority nf the
Senate TO ratify treaty.
His statement follows:
"The vote Yesterday on Article 10
would seem to insure ratification with
cut further delay. ! assume that the
Democrats in the Senate will join IN
ratification now that the majority has
so clearly expressed itself.
Our campaign will be farce as
we'll as failure if. after the Sena :
las so emDhatically expressed itself
i. favor CT ratifying with reservations,
our party joins the irreconcilables IN
opposing ratification in order to make
the treaty partisan issue.
"The Senate,s action in dealing with
this treaty has shown tie need Of
amendment to the constitution p:
hitting majority TO ratify treaty
onrh, 10 be as easy to end Il NJ!
rs II b~~jr war
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
FORMER ABBEVILLE
MAN IS HONORED.

The following dispatch from Green
vile will be of interest to the friends
of Lewis w. Perrin, a native of Alb
bville and a brother of Mrs. Gordon
White:
Greenville, March 16-Following
a speech of acceptance of the nomi-
nation to the office of district gov
ernor by Lewis W. Perrin, attorney of
Spartanburg, the seventh Rotary dis
trict conference came to an end this
noon. Mr.. Perrin was the unanimous
choice of the conference for district
govrnor, nor other candidates being
nominated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
Kenneth Gossett and John Gossett Are
Identified by Two Girls AS The
Right Men===Were Arrested
Wednesday Morning and
Placed in Anderson
County Jail.
GREENWOOD MEN RELEASED

Kenneth and John Gossett came to
Abbeville in a couring car Sunday
afternoon and were seen and talked
with at least one man who knew
them. Their description and the
clothes they wore tailed with the de-
scriptions of the two men as given
by the girls.
The fact that the two girls assert
ed that they were with two men IN a
touring car while Wallace and
Bourne were known to have come to
Abbeville in a Ford truck, was the
weakest link in the chain of circum'
stantial evidence which led to the I'M
fortunate arrest of the two Green
wood men.
The two young girls were taken tn
Columbia Tuesday and on seeing
Wallace and Bourne were positive in
their statements that they were not
the right men.
The following account is reprinted
from the Columbia State:
James B. Wallace and Lee Bourne,
the two young white men lodged in
the state penitentiary Monday after,
noon on the charge of criminally as
saulting two young white girls in Alb
beville on Sunday afternoon will be
released today on the statements OF
the two girls that Wallace and
Bourne were not their assailants. The
two young women were brought to
Columbia yesterday to see the pris'
oners, and are most positive in theil
declarations that the men under ar.
rest are not the guilty parties.
]. L. Perrin, veteran clerk OF
court of Abbeville county, was ir
Columbia last night attempting tc
get in touch with Mr.. Blackwell Of
Laurens to get authority for the re-
lease that the young men might take
the early train back to Greenwood
his morning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17

Kenneth Gossett and John Gossett'
brothers, of Honea Path, were placed
IN the Anderson County jail Wednes-
dav morning on warrants, charging
them with criminal assault last Sun
dav on two young white girls OF AD-
neville and James B. Wallace and
Lee Bourne, Greenwood, lodged IN
the State penitentiary, Columbia
were released at the instance OF
Solicitor H. S. Blackwell, and charg-
cd the same offense, following the
failure of the two girls of identity
the men.
The two Gossetts were arrested
early Wednesday morning at their
home in Honea Path by Deputy
Sheriff T. L. Cam and Deputy Mar
shall C. J. Bruce, assisted by Chief OF
Police Page, of Honea Path. They
were Immediately taken to Anderson
and lodged in the county Jail, from
whence they will be taken to Colum-
bia and placed in the State peninten-
tiary for safe-keeping.
The two girls were taken by Sher-
ZEE p M Rurts to Anderson Wednes-
day and positively Identified the two
Gossetts as the men wanted. But be-
fore the arrival of the girls there the
Anderson authorities state that both
men confessed that they were the
men implicated in the case.
A representative of the Press and
Banner got in touch over long dis
tance phone with Deputy Marshal
C. ]. Bruce Wednesday morning IN
Anderson and Mr.. Bruce said over
the phone that the two men had
made a statement to Sheriff Sanders
of Anderson County, admitting that
they picked up two girls on North
Main street late Sunday afternoon
and took them for a ride to point
near Long Cane creek.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
MORE TAX LEGISLATION
IS BEING PLANNED

Washington, March 16.-Additi-
onal tax legislation to provide re.
venues equal to those the govern
ment will lose as result Of the
decision of the supreme court that
stock dividends are not taxable is
planned by congress.
Chairman FOrdney, OF the House
ways and means committee. an
nOunced today that hearings
would begin Thursday and that
treasury officials would be called
upon for suggestions aS to new
he committee upon petition Of The
taxes.