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Arizona republican., 1920-02-25
ROUGH ON RATS

NEW ORLEANS - Representative of business interests, the state and city, have decided to ask clearing house banks of New Orleans for a loan of s500,000, for ratproofing wharves along the river front.
Arizona republican., 1920-02-25
SHE BRAVES CHILLING WINDS

TOLEDO-"Fresh air never hurt anyone, says news columnist here Lady on the billboard down there has been coming out of the bath tub all winter and hasn't had flu yet,r
Arizona republican., 1920-02-25
EIGHT OF FAMILY WITH FLU

RICHMOND. Va-Eight persons dying with flu in one family, six of them in one narrow bed. were found by settlement workers here. The lives of all will be saved it is thought
Arizona republican., 1920-02-25
TRUMP WINS AT BILLIARDS

BOSTON. Feb. 24.-Percy Trump of Pittsburg defeated Francis $. Appelby of New York today in the second round of the national class A. 1S-2 balk line billiard tournament at the Boston Ath- letic association. The score was 300 to 25S. The match went 50 innings.
The Washington times., 1920-01-09

bound and ioz hours Eastbound.
Burleson said.
Ths Pittsbursh- Kansas City route
sSala msAA ekkk 2kA a&ttnk fs22.
syIvania at a IN. could be delivered
in Indianapolis and Cincinnati In the
forenoon. st. Louis at noon, and Kan
sas City In the afternoon. The pres
ent railroad time Is twenty-four hours
ana nfty minutes. while the nyinS
time would be ten hours and FORTY
minutes. Mall between Kentucky,
Tennessee. Missouri Kansas and
Southwestern States would be Ad-
yaneed from twelve to twenty-four
hours.
the .irpiane would reduce the mail
time between the Twin Cities and 81
Louis from twenty hours ana thirty
ave minutes 90 seven hours and thirty
minutes, saving one business day be-
tween tho Northwest and Southwest
and sixteen hours In the delivery or
mail from Chicago.
otAer Ilne Ro1s~tiS~s-
The New York-AtlantA service
would reduce the mail time about M
teen hours and thirty minutes. while
the Mississippi river hydroplane
service would mean the delivery OF
81. Louis and New Orleans letters In
Memphis the AFTERNOON OF their mail
ing, instead OF the following morn
ing, as II done now.
aThere has suddenly Arisen.- Bur-
Lesson said, through the epoch max
ing invention of the airpiane. . mail
Transportation that will cut In half
the fastest railroad time between our
commercial centers. yet so critical
has Congress been OF the utilization
OF the airpiane for mail service that
the Postoffice Department refrains
from recommending the establish
nent of other important routes be-
cause IL is as yet impossible to show
on them a substantial saving In the
cost of railway transportation ana
distribution." Burleson said.
..The Postoffico Department has al
ways taken the position that when
American capital is ready to ente.
tho aerial transport neid. II viii be
glad 10 advertise for contracts foi
carrying mail by airplanes or airshlp
over such routes as will greatly i'm
prove the service and show a rela'
lively substantial reduction In the
transportation and distribution OF
mail by trains"
The Washington times., 1920-01-09
POSTOFF|CE ASKS
ANEW AIR ROUTES
Burieson outlines Plan to Con.
gressionaI Committee for
Aerial Service Extension.

-Four new aerial mail routes 10 link
from coast to coast will be establish
ed II Congress grants an appropria-
tion Of x3.o00.000. Postmaster Gem
eral Burisson stated today. A firth
route is under contemplation. but has
not yet been given the approval or
the Postoffice Department
The new routes, as outlined by
Burleson, In letter 20 the Congress
sional Postoffice Committee, are;
Chicago to San Francisco. thus Civ
ing aerial mali service from New
York TO the Pacific coast.
Pittsburgh to Kansas City via
Cincinnati. Indianapolis and St Louis
New York TO Atlanta. by an ex-
tension from Washington.
Minneapolis and ST. Paul to St.
Louis via Chicago.
HySropls,s Route.
The other route now being investi-
gated IL by hydroplane down the Mis-
sippi river from St. Louis TO New Or
leans. with stops at Cairo, Memphis.
and Vicksburg.
Burieson estimated that the trans
portation OF 3s2, ,000, 900 letters would
be greatly speeded up by the eIten-
sions
The new routes would reduce near
ly one-half the mail time between
the cities. and are In addition TO the
lines already In operation from WASH
ington to New York. New York TO
Cleveland, Cleveland to Chicago.
If the route from New York to the
Pacific coast Is put into operation
the mail time will be reduced from
ninety hours and thirty minutes west
The Washington times., 1920-01-09
SUGAR
An Explanation

Due to the variations in prices of sugar at this time
desire to explain the necessity of same. Any dealer
who purchase sugar at this time is in luck. There
at this present time such thing market price on
sugar We have deemed it our duty to secure sugar from
every possible source and the consequence that
have had sugar at wide range of prices to offer you
for the past few weeks.
Each lot of sugar received by us is distributed to
stores and priced to you at the usual margin of profit
above cost Hence you may find sugar at price today
in some one store and at different price in the same
store the next day. Or you may find sugar at price
in one store and at entirely different price in of
our stores few blocks away depending entirely how
much time takes to sell each lot of sugar in each store.
We using every means possible to secure sugar
to supply you constantly, and trust past repua
ton for fair dealing will be convincing argument that
any price asked by us is entirely justified.
In short time we look for the market to settle to
its proper level but in any event feel that you need
have no fear Of sugar famine although prices will un-
doubtedy be higher than they have been in recent
years.
The Washington times., 1920-01-09

This brand of pure nut oil margarine is constantly in
creang in popularity AS substitute for butter il has met
every requirement you do not feel inclined to pay present
high prices for butter you'll find MARlGOLD one of the
most satisfactory substitutes. =
Our large volume of sales enables us to ~ - l,1a
continue the very low price We have sold il as -
for so far this seaon. eOlI
One-pound Csrton-per pound. -.
The Washington times., 1920-01-09

usbetesSk
lined
considerably higher It's splendid
Men. ous FIRST Fbor
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
GEORGE B. WILLIAMS
REACHED GOTH MILESTONE

George b. Williams, president of
the Churchill County Bank, reached
the 66th milestone in his span of
years Saturday. On the evening of
that day he was very pleasantly
surprised on the initiative of Mrs.
Williams who invited in seven of
her husbands cronies to share a
wonderful birthday dinner with the
head of the family. The surprise
was genuine and the invited guests
were meticulously cautioned as to
matters of discretion, their advent
into the home coming just in ad-
vance of sitting down to repast
while Mr.. Williams was in his study
in the rear of the home. He emerg-
ed to find his friends seated about
the table awaiting his entry and
could only exclaim lets have a
drink" All drank with sincere
pleasure to the good health of Mr..
Williams after which eating and
"reminiscences were INDUCED to the
sum total of highly pleasant
evening.
Mr. williams does not look his
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09

10 and from their rural homes has
been an item involving a heavy an
nnal outlay and the local element
ary school board faces the proposi-
ton OF providing additional eouip-
pages to serve this purpose during
ls12. The student body has been
practically doubled, by the innova-
ton of consolidation, and il the dis
trict as 1t is constituted at this time
Is TO meot the school exigencies of
the next few years a building pro-
gram must be evolved and matured
during the year 1921. 1t is proposed
TO enlarge the Oats Park school
plant by building four additional
class rooms and the taking over of
the central school for high school
purposes on or about January 1st,
i922, viii make necessary still fur
ther school construction. Imminent
need must be served and the tax
payers constituting the consolidated
district must meet and take care Of
situation that is unusual to say
the least.
Churchill county has the largest
school population In the state of
Nevada in proportion to its assessed
valuation and while roadbuilding
programs can bide the time when
new values are apparent to furnish
needed revenue schools are too vital
in their character to admit of post
with the result that sacri-
fees must be made and economies
practiced in every way possible by
the men and women who occupy the
role of Fallon school patrons.
All these things were discussed at
the Joint meeting of the elementary
and high school boards Saturday
evening. There is no disposition on
the part of any of the board mem
bers to shirk responsibility or to fail
to aggressively handle the problems
that are now upon them, but they
will all welcome suggestions from
any of the local citizens that will
tend to clarity situation that is
more or less confounded at this
iuncture. II Is their firm conviction
hat we are Just now suffering from
growing palms,
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09

The Carson News editor insists
that the Sovereign State of Nevada
will pay him for the publication Of
legal matter running now on his ed
itorial page, the same being the pro-
posed constitutional amendments to
be sanctioned or rejected by the next
state legislature and that this paper
is dead wrong in accusing him of
publishing matter that is deceased.
We stand corrected and hereby ten
der our humblest apology. We have
always insisted that the Carson
News is very readable and lively
daily to be published in the state
mausoleum. And we stand ready to
eat crow with him at any and all
times.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
FIFTY-THIRD
MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY

News comes that Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. jeffrey, pioneers of Churchill
county, celebrated their 53rd mar
riage anniversary at their Long
Beach home December 1st. Fallon
was well represented, as will be
seen from the following who were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. San
ford, Mrs. ]. j. Baker, Adam F.
Jeffrey, grandson of Mr.. jeffrey;
Mrs. Henrietta Wilson, cousin of
Mrs. jeffrey Just as the party was
sitting down to dinner there was an
announcement of visitors at the
door, and in stepped Elmer jeffrey
and Ralph Fortune, who had just
arrived from Fallon.
Mr.. Jeffrey has sold the residence
property he occupied the past few
ytars, and moved into an adjoining
property he purchased about year
ago. Mr.. Jeffrey has been very for
tunate in his Long Beach invest
ments.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
SECUI rY BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION TO GIVE BALI.

One big l. was added TO the name
of s. b. A. on Saturday night, De-
cember 4th, at the regular lodge
hall when about 100 members were
taken in. The Fallon Council No.
3490, after the dedication was over
gave a fine lunch. Marvel Kaiser
furnished the music and the mem
bers spent a pleasant evening.
Plans were made by the members
to give big Christmas dance. 1t
will be known as the "big get ac-
quainted Dance" and will be given
on December 18th at the pavilion.
About twenty-five of the young wo-
men and men who are members of
this order will be formed into an
Introducing committee. Their du-
ties will be to introduce all who at
tend the dance.
The Security Benefit Association
Lodge will meet at the regular hall
over the American express Office on
the 18th and 9th of this month.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
Fatal Accident
At Fairview
Mine Foreman Lost His Life 6atur-
day When He Went Down Into .
Water Tank at Fairyiew

John J. Mcdonald, we'll known
prospector and mine worker, lost his
life early Saturday morning at
Fairview, AZ miles southeast of this
city, when he went down into =
tank of fresh water at the Drome-
dary Hump mine. presumably to ef-
feet repairs to the tank which had
been leaking for several days. Death
resulted from shock and not from
drowning. Facts brought out at
the coroner's inquest showed that
the deceased left the home of Su-
perintendent Ed w. Stratton, of the
Dromedary Hump mine, at about
7:30 O'Clock Saturday morning,
seemingly going direct to the scene
of his death several hundred yards
away. A short time afterward Mr..
Stratton heard McDonald's cries for
help and ran to his aid, being fol-
lowed by Mrs. Stratton. He found
his subordinate submerged to his
shoulders in the ice-cold water of
the tank, apparently helpless from
shock, the water depth being in the
neighborhood of five feet.
Mr.. Stratton made the descent in
to the tank and put forward every
effort possible to rescue Mcdonald
who was apparently so benumbed
as to be completely helpless. Two
ladders are affixed to the tank in
terror and Stratton finally succeed
ed in tying rope around his SUBJ
ordinate's chest, fastening the rope
to one of the ladders In such q man.
ner as to hold the head and shoul-
ders above water. At this juncture
Stratton was on the verge of COL
lapsing from his contact with the
cold water and was assisted to
safety by his wife who had arrived
on the scene. They sent word into
Fallon of the affair, first satisfying
themselves that Mcdonald was dead
and beyond any aid that they could
render. Judge T. A. Jones, DR.. F.
E. Nichols and David Erkid made
the trip to Fairview, returning to
Fallon Saturday night with the re-
mains which are now held here
awaiting advices from relatives.
So far "a known the deceased
was unmarried. He was Al years Of
age and had been employed at the
Dromedary Hump mine for about
six months. A sister and a brother
reside on Prince Edward Island,
Canada. and word is now awaited
from them relative to the disposi-
ton of the remains.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
Schools Must
Be Furthered
Taxpayers Face Situation Wherein
More School Buildings Must BE
Erected at Once

A study of local school conditions
furnishes striking evidence of the
great need of additional buildings IL
the student body of Fallon consoli-
dated District "B" is to be properly
housed, admittedly matter of
prime importance. At the present
time the enrolment in the three
elementary schools of this city is
approximately $50 with every pros
pect that the second semester will
force this number up to beyond 600.
The school authorities have been
using the central school for primary
grade work, formerly given over to
high school purposes and temporari-
ly vacated when the new high school
building was completed and occu-
pied. This property belongs to the
county high school division and
must be, according to testimony put
forward at the joint meeting of the
two local school boards. held at the
court house last Saturday evening.
used at a time In the near future,
for county high school work. At
the county high school plans are be-
Ing made at this tine to take care of
a student body at the commence
ment of the second semester of the
school year that will be consider
ably in excess of $50. the present
enrolment being about 140. With
tie admission of mid-year sth grade
graduates, the county high school
facilities will be taxed to the utmost
and IL will be necessary, think the
three members OF the county board
of education. to take over the CEN
tral school not later than IL months
hence 10 care for the new classes
that will attend the new order of
things
The county high school board
has been reluctant TO force this ex-
ira expense upon the taxpayers OF
the county. yet the conference of
Saturday evening clearly demon /
strated the fact that TO do other
wise would bear down very heavily |
on the best interests of the scholars
of the district. Schools take first
rank over every other form of pub
lie activity and Fallon people will
continue in the front rank in mat
ters of education even though the /
burden may approach the back
breaking point. This seems to be |
the disposition of those with whom
the narrator has discussed the mat
ter.
FsaA =. /
districts now constituting District
"B." has not been without extra ex-
pense. Transportation of scholars
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09

years and is in active charge of his
stock business in several Nevada
counties, one of the largest of the
kind in the west and in addition at
tends to a multitude of other busi-
ness matters. If one may judge
from his present robustness he will
survive the competitive conditions
in which he Is now a considerable
figure for many years to come.
Those present: F. M. Wightman,
G. w. Foote, Thos. Dolf, Sam Rosen-
berg, l. ii. Kent, George Ernst, A.
F. Branch and George B. Williams.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MET LAST MONDAY

The county commissioners met
Monday and transacted the usual
routine matters without anything OF
special interest coming up. Two
road petitions were granted. reports
of county officers approved and bills
were allowed
Instructions were given to the
clerk, G. e. Howard. to advertise
for bids for the several county SER
vices, including county physician,
telephone manager, janitor. care OF
indigents, burial of paupers and
furnishing of drugs and medicines
for the county hospital.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09


In the district court Tuesday
Judge Hart granted letters of ad-
ministration to Mary F. Sutherland
in the estate of VIM. ]. Luke, de-
ceased. Letters of guardianship
were issued to Mrs Jennie Freeman
in the matter of the estate of Ray
Freeman and others.
R. L. Douglass will leave this af.
ternoon for his home in San Mateo
Calf, where he will remain until
after the holidays.
Mrs. VIM. Frazee and daughter
have Joined Mr.. Frazee at this place
and the family home has been es-
tablished. They were in Reno
pending the time when Mr.. Frazee,
now one of the proprietors of the
Mocha cafe could secure suitable
quarters in this city.
Magpies are fewer in this vicinity
than for a long time, condition
due altogether to the Greenhead
club campaign carried on against
these marauding birds. A prize oi
$4,000 in cash will be given on the
31st of this month although it II
not known at this time who will gel
this coveted sum.
Alfred Jacques, owner of the
Broken Hills clubroom for men, was
in Fallon Monday attending to .busi.
less matters, which included the
purchase of needed supplies before
he hibernates for the winter in the
big new Mineral county camp.
The Odd Fellows have announced
a big Christmas dance at Clark s
pavilion for the evening of Satur.
day. the 25th of this month. Elab-
crate preparations are being made
for the event which promises to be
social affair of surprising bril-
lance and costumes for masquerade
ers are being made by many ladies'
Harold Bellinger has ready-made
costumes on display at his tailor
shop which may be rented in lieu OF
the homemade kind.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
Juveniles Point
Way to Elders
Boys and Girls Clubs In Churchill
County Under Farm
Bureau

The boys and girls clubs In this
county have done very good work
the past year, according to reports
which they have submitted to the
University office. This is one
means Of interesting the boy or girl
in the study of agriculture on the
farm, and not only the manual
labor of farming but the business
end as well. These reports show
that very interesting profit has
been made during the year, and a
profit in which many parents will
no doubt be interested. The work
may be summarized as follows:
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09

must be told within the limits laid
down by M. II. Wallace, of the Kent
Company, who has prescribed a
minimum number Of words of 500
and maximum of 1000 words.
Mrs. c. e. Gardner, d. E. Williams
and Rev. Henry A. Hoyt have been
named judges of the essays prelimi-
nary to the awarding of prizes on
Friday, December oath. The con-
test is open to all elementary school
pupils in Churchill county.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
Will Leave For Oregon

County Agricultural Agent ]. l..
in advance of the holidays for Cor
wallis, Ore, where Mrs. McGinnis
has been residing for several
months. 1t is their plan to estab-
lish the family home in that city
where Mr.. McGinnis will engage in
the retail grocery business with his
brother. already possessed of a 60
ing business. No one has been
named to succeed Mr.. McGinnis, but
a successor will in all probability be
designated shortly. Both he and
his wife made many friends here
who will regret their decision to
abandon Fallon residence.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
Ear Was Nipped--

As the early frosts get vegetable
growths hereabouts Just so did a
late visitation of Jack Frost get the
right ear of Plumber Felix, of the
Watson & Stewart shop in this city.
Returning home early Sunday morn
ing from the saltwater festivities
Felix rode in an open car and when
he arrived here his hearing append
age was on the blink, having been
assaulted by the wintry blasts to a
point that required medical treat
ment.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
Held Under Bond

Norman Craynor was arrested
Saturday afternoon by Chief of Po-
lice j. M. Smitten who charged him
with having whiskey illegally in his
possession. He was given a prelim-
mary hearing Monday afternoon by
Judge T. A. Jones who held him for
trial in the district court under a
bond of $50.
bond of $3.50. Craynor pleaded
guilty in the district court yester-
day and was given fine of S125
and 60-day jail sentence by Judge
Hart who granted a stay of execu-
ton in the matter of the Jail SEN
tence
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
Here From Reno

IbClNp
Judge l.. N. French was Fallon
visitor Monday and Tuesday from
Reno, being in attendance at the
meeting Of the board Of directors of
the Truckee-Carson irrigation dis
trict in his official capacity as legal
counsel. The Judge stated that most
legal involvements formerly sur
rounding the drainage project are
about to be removed and that the
scheme will be matured very rapid
ly from this time forward The ex-
penditure of 100000 of govern
ment moneys advanced for project
land owners is certain to bring more
than a modicum of local prosperity,
thinks Judge French.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
To Give Essay Prizes

The I. H. Kent Company has an
nounced merchandise prizes of the
values of $1,000. $500 and $500
for the three best essays submitted
between this time and Friday, De-
cember 18th, Santa Claus" being
the subject designated The story
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
80 778.77 24s6.65 17o7.SS

One of the most interesting
points in this work is that each
club member is working with his or
her personal property, which adds
materially to the interest which the
boy or girls takes in the W rk.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09

j. M. vogeli, new proprietor Of
the hotel and hot bath establishment
at Saltwater, informally opened
his place to the public Saturday
evening and greeted in whole-souled
manner record-breaking crowd
Many went from Fallon to join in
the merriment and midnight sup
per and good time was had all
around.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09

Churchill Lodge, No. "a, F. & A..
M, will hold installation ceremon-
les at the lodge hall tomorrow even
ing. Elective officers who will be
invested with their Offices are as
follows: B. c. Archer, W. M; Geo.
B. Snow, s. W; Robert A. Guire,
Sr., ]. W.; ]. w. Flood, Treas. S.
r. Marean. Sec.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09

]. E. McLain, proprietor OF the
Variety Store, says he can beat the
mail order house prices and invites
you to compare most any article. 6t2
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09

Santa Claus headquarters are at
McLain's Variety Store. Everything
ready for Xmas. Shop early.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-12-09
Here From Reno

Paul Adams, former Fallon resi-
dent and deputy under VIM. Kelly,
internal revenue collector for this
state, is in Fallon attending to in
ternal revenue matters In anticipa-
tion of being succeeded soon by Il
disciple of the z. o. d.