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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
Aged Miner
Killed in Fire
Pioneer Mining Man Died As Re
suit of Cabin Taking Fire Last
Week

Reunion with the woman of his
choice after q separation of 80 years
was denied James L. Barron,
Churchill county prospector for two
generations, who was killed when
hts cabin partially burned one day
last week at the claims in the Eagle
vile district one day last week. A
passing sheepherder found Barron's
remains as he herded his sheep on
last Thursday, the roof of the cabin
having fallen in, although death may
have occurred earlier from suffoca-
tion. Peculiarly, the cabin did not
burn to the ground and the man
who discovered the tragedy said
the collapse of the cabin had ex-
posed the dead body to view. He
sent word into Fallon and Justice of
the Peace T. A. Jones went out and
brought the remains to this city.
A coroner's jury later returned a
verdict of accidental death.
Barron's passing will recall to
many local people facts that might
properly form incentive for fiction.
He came here in the early days and
formed friendships with Churchill
county pioneers, and with him was
Mrs. Barron, who shortly tired of
the desert and returned to the home
back in Maine, after exacting
promise from her husband that he
would shortly follow. Throughout
the years that followed Mr.. Barron
continued to explore for gold and
the impelling lure always promised
an early reward. Years mounted
into decades and decades into gen.
erations and the competency was
still Just beyond the stroke of the
pick, the wife meanwhile admonish-
ing and pleading that her mate of
middle life should come back and
rub the years of prospecting out of
times ledger. Then came the
Churchill county mining rush when
claims of most any sort sold for
substantial sums and Mr.. Barron
seemed certain of his delayed re-
ward. Papers were made out and
.escrowed and then the irredescent
dig and explore, following leads"
hither and yon.
The deceased was so years of age
on the 31st of last March, according
to County Commissioner Lem Allen
II was at Mr.. Allen's& home that
Barron made his headquarters
whenever he would be away from
the claims and 1t was largely
through benefactions received from
him and his late father, Former
Lieutenant-Governo Lem Allen,
that he was enabled to pur-
sue his work throughout the years
of the past
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
NOW UP TO FEDERAL GOVERN
MEN TO BUILD RESERVOIR

A board of engineers will shortly
pass on the advisability and the
feasibility of the Spanish Springs
and Kings Canyon reservoir pro-
jects, reconnaissance work having
been completed by engineering
crews which exhaustively investi-
gated the merits of both sites. The
Spanish Springs valley would pro-
vide water storage facilities aggre-
eating 100000 acre feet while the
alternative site would allow the
storage of but 100000 acre feet of
water. Diamond drilling is still
in progress at the Spanish Springs
dam site, but will probably be COM
pleted this week 1t is asserted that
both enterprises offer ideal sites for
dam construction.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
Eagles Gave Big Dance

The New Years Eve dance given
by Fallon Aerie, F. o. E.. at
Clark's pavilion on last Friday even
ing was more than up to the usual
high standard of social affairs put
forward by this popular organiza-
tion, about 300 of the local dance
devotees being present. Splendid
music, a nicely decorated hall, we'll
polished floor and extremely court
eous floor management combined to
make the evening altogether enjoy
able. Punch was served to thirsty
folks and the dance did not break
up until well along in the morning
of Saturday. A neat sum was clear
ed by the Eagles FOR the lodge fund,
although 1t is not the aim of this
lodge to strive for a surplus in Civ
ing dances but rather to so manage
affairs as to afford guests the one
big time of the season.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
CALIFORNIA ALFALFA
MAN WITH US WEDNESDAY

A. +. Thornton, sales manager
for the Alfalfa Growers of Califor-
mia Inc. an organization of the hay
met with project hay raisers yester-
day afternoon and discussed the
subject of markets, after first frank
ly telling his audience that he was
first of all things California hay
salesman" and that he would sell
exclusion of all other hay. He gave
sound advice. however, when he ad-
monished a statewide Nevada or
ganization of alfalfa hay growers,
asserting that only herein lies the
possibility of the fullest utilization
continue to sell for varying prices,
thus Cutting and bearing down on
the hay markets of the large cities
Is to continue to fulfill a losing
role. thinks Mr.. Thornton.
II was decided by those present
all available project hay and to CO.
operate with the California organi-
cation in disposing of this hay, a
movement to be maintained In the
meanwhile that may unite all Ne
vada alfalfa growers into a single
organization and the following were
named committee to do these
things: w. A. Moody, chairman;
j. w. Crane, J. C. Mall, V. Fulker-
son, A. A. Towle, Thomas William
son, w. l.. Morehouse, A. l.. Robin
son. DR.. j. c. Ferrell, J. T. Theyer
and II. f. Buerer.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
Fallon,s First Born

Miss LaVerne Wildes, daughter
of Mrs. d. A. Wildes, was rendered
a surprise party by numerous of her
young friends on last Saturday
evening, the date, January 1st, be-
ing her 18th birthday. This event
recalls the fact that Miss Wildes'
advent in the world Is years earlier
marked the practical establishment
of Fallon as a town, as 1t fell to her
lot to be the first child born in the
budding town. The late W W
Williams recognized the fact by
naming what is now one of the
principal streets of this place La
Verne" Miss Wildes is thus truly
a Fallonite,
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
Beet Acreage
in Prospect
Fred Hinze Home From Coast ana
Is Making Plans For Factory
Operation This Year

Fred Hinze returned homo Tues
day from Burlingame, Calf, where
he spent the holidays with members
of his family. He is back to fully
mature plans to operate the Fallon
sugar factory this fall. He brings
the news that the subject of labor
has been definitely disposed of and
that skilled Mexican beetfield work
ers will be available in abundance.
These will come from the Los Ange-
les and Sacramento, Calf, districts
and project farmers need have no
further cause for worry on this
score, he said
Beet seed will also be here in
abundance within the nerr future.
said Mr.. Hinze, and with the arrival
of the seed, farmers will be enabled
10 make their spring plans without
further ado. In the meantime. Mr..
Hinze has announced, the factory
improvements will be started, this
activity to be under way not later
than April 1st.
Mr.. Hinze stated this morning
that he had never had charge of a
more promising prospective beet
sugar factory campeign and that he
is certain that the Fallon factory
will enjoy long manufacturing
period this fall that will be con-
tributed to by approximately 5000
acres of beets In different parts of
western Nevada. Over in the Wa
buska section, said, Mr.. Hinze.
1000 acres of irrigated land will
be given over to sugar beet produc-
ton this year. This will be irrigat-
ed from the Walker river. The
beet raisers in this instance will be
members of what is known as the
Great Western Land company's
colony, who are former Utahans.
Washoe and Lyon counties will con-
tribute very materially TO the beet
tonnage that will enter into the fac
tory campaign this year. according
10 Mr.. Hinze, who is kept busy dur
ing the late days in making out con-
tracts
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
FALLON RESIDENT PASSED ON
AFTER ILLNESS OF TWO YEARS

Harry Roscorla, resident of this
city for more than two years, passed
away at the family home Tues
day afternoon as result of
illness of cancer over a period of
two years, aged so years. Funeral
services were held for the deceased
Wednesday afternoon. Interment
was made in the Fallon cemetery.
Roscorla was a native of England.
coming to this country when a
young man. He resided in southern
Nevada for a number of years. COM
ing to Fallon from Calionte. He
left a widow and six children. the
eldest child being the II year old
son. Oscar, while the youngest of
the family is but one year Of age.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
Buys the New
Doris Garage
G. ID. Fraser To Put In Extensive
Machine Shop and II. Brown
To Handle Cars

An important deal was closed re-
Gently when C. L. Benadum sold the
New Dorris Garage-an extensive
business which he has been a num-
Der of years in building up.
The machine shop and repair de-
partment was purchased by G. d.
Fraser of Yerington who is adding
powerful equipment to the shop, in
cluding a 20-inch lathe 16 feet in
length, which, with other machin-
cry, will enable him to handle any
class of work that comes along. In
able to get work done at this shop
that has heretofore had to 60 to
outside points. Mr.. Fraser is now
busy installing the additional equip
ment.
The sales department and auto
supplies has been sold to Howard
Brown, formerly of California, but
recently from Yerington. Mr..
Brown has taken over the Ford ag-
ency and will handle all Ford sup
plies. as well as the usual lines that
Mr.. Benadum has carried in the
past. A car of Fords has just ar
rived for Mr.. Brown. The two de-
partments Will be handled separ-
ately.
The sale does not include the
real estate or buildings, which have
been leased to the new proprietors
Mr.. Benadum's many friends will be
pleased to know that he will remain
in Fallon and give attention to his
various property interests. aiding in
the development of the city as he
has done in the past.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
EUGENE GRISWOLD, PIONEER
DIES AT HOME IN OAKLAND

Eugene Griswold, a pioneer of
Wadsworth and Churchill county,
died in Oakland. Calf, last Tues
day, and was buried there Girls
void operated the soda works at Big
Soda Lake, nine miles northwest of
Fallon. working 1t for twenty years,
up to the time 1t was flooded by the
reclamation canal. For many years
prior TO his death he conducted A
store at Wadsworth even after NOV
ing to Oakland and making that his
home. At the time of his death he
was owner of a ranch in Churchill
county. He was 20 years of age.
His WIFE and sons we're with him
at the time of his death. A daugh-
ter in New ork also survives him.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
Large Attendance
Theatre Opening
Drew Record Crowd Last Thurs
day Evening

Tribute was rendered to the in
domitable energy and enterprise re-
sponsible for the erection of the
fine Rex theater by more than
1000 people at dedicatory ceremon-
les held at the theater last Thurs
day evening About $50 Reno resi-
dents united with Fallon people in
giving credit where credit is due, a
process that carried a distinct testi-
monial to J. w Flood, builder, and
Hurst Bros, of Reno, theatrical
managers we'll known in the moving
picture world, theater lesses. Hon.
Tasker L. Oddie, United States
Senator-Elect, Hon. Sam Arentz,
Congressman-Ele Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Maurice ]. Sullivan, Rev.
Brewster Adams, Reno's Baptist
pastor, ]. M. Fulton. district freight
and passenger agent for the South
ern Pacific at Reno and others of
the visitors spoke, marveling at the
public spirit represented by the fine
theater edifice, while l. II. Kent,
Capt II. A. Clarke and Former
State Senator w. A. Keddie, of this
city, spoke rejecting the local view
point.
Speeches were followed by the
great film production, "Humor-
esque," and a smoker at the COM
mercial clubrooms rounded out an
evening that served to bring to the
fore the friendly reciprocal rela-
tions enjoyed by Reno and Fallon as
leading towns within this state !;
towns that can hardly be said to be
eontemporaneous, but nevertheless
are distinct in their respective
spheres of influence and closely CO.
ordinate in the general forward
movement that 10 so apparent in
this state.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06

Her numerous friends in this county
will regret learning of the new ord
er of things. In the meantime, Mrs.
Catherine Smith will partially fill
the void thus occasioned. and will
have Churchill, Humboldt and Lyon
counties within district which she
will alternately visit. The decision
of the state university. extension
department to thus arrange matters
is predieated on a shortage of funds,
1t is announced.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
Town Was
Cherries
Fallon's Bright Lights Went Out as
Result of Break In
Truckee Canal

Fallon, Lovelock, Rochester and
Hazen were lightless, powerless and
cheerless for four days as result of
a break in the Truckee canal about
four miles west of Hazen, which re-
leased about 500 second feet of wa
ter at eight O'Clock last Sunday
morning when the crew in charge
of a dragline excavator standing on
the exact spot where the break oc-
CURED were away finishing up their
holiday vacation. Water rushed
through the gap which widened as
erosion occurred and torrent cut its
way down onto the fiat mile away
from whence 1t headed straight for
Hazen and the lower levels of this
valley. An early morning autoist
with Reno for his objective found
his way blocked and gave the warn
ing that resulted in shutting off the
water from the canal and a hurry
up call for corrective measures.
The damage resulting from the
break is nominal, according to Pro-
ject Engineer John F. Richardson,
although the accident moved him to
take precautionary measures against
further occurrences of the sort by
constructing about 1000 feet of new
canal few rods away from the ca
hallway to be Abandoned. 1t. will
be remembered that a break, simi.
lar to the one that put us out of
commission this week occurred at
the exact spot in 1916, when Fallon
suffered a lightless period.
Mr.. Richardson has had Sc head
of horses and about a score of men
working three shifts since the
break occurred and it is to his en-
ergy that the big Lahontan plant
will be set in motion again tomor-
row morning (Friday). Project
farmers generally, cooperated with
him in a very earnest manner to
aid in making a quick repair. Wa
ter is now running through the
newly constructed canal and is on
its way to Lahontan, although the
new construction will not be fully
effected for many days. A dragline
exeayator will be used to finish the
job and with abandonment of the
troublesome point where pervious
soils have caused constant trouble,
further interruption to electrical
service on this project win be avoid
ed. it is believed.
Considerable inconvenience re-
suited to Fallon residents as a re-
suit of the cessation of electrical
service, the Fallon Standard press
equipment remaining largely idle,
necessitating a delay in the issuing
of this weeks paper. Many others
who operate motor-driven equip
ment had to shut down, while still
others invoked auxiliary makeshift
gasoline plants. Much of the type
of this issue has been forced out of
the linotype by a wheezy, grunting
and protesting little gasoline en-
gine, which works on its back with
all four feet in the air and is the
one sorely despised office appurte-
nant, having no friend within the
personnel of the office working force
to hold brief for 1t or to speak
a single commendatory word in it's
behalf. AS a source of expense and
vent for high-prieed mechanical
effort this little engine is in a class
by itself and il any of our friends
aspire to enter the maze of trouble
for a scant return of energy they
may get one and one-half horse
power, as the explosions occur, by
calling at this office.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
President Signed Bill

President Woodrow Wilson sign
ed the mining claim assessment ex-
emption bill Thursday evening and
Churchill county miners may nov
rest easy until next June 30th. On
each June 30th thereafter, COM
mencing on June 30th, 1922, claim
holders will be expected to have
performed the evidences CT good
faith contained in the required
amount of digging ard dirt throw
ing.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
COUNTY's PHONE SYSTEM
SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION

The Churchill County CONNER
cial Clubrooms were taxed to the
limit Tuesday evening by the crowd
thai responded TO the invitation 70
participate in and listen TO the dis
oussion of the county telephone
system. State Engineer ]. &. Scrug-
ham, and +, o. Broili, engineering
expert with the states public SER
vice commission. were present upon
invitation from the club. Manager
Moore, of the Bell telephone COM
pany Offices at Reno. was also a Wis
itor and Tended his good offices to
the enterprise in hand which has to
do with solving once and for all
county telephone troubles that are
multitudinous and deyising a sweep
ing eure-all Mr.. Moore disclaim-
ed any designs on ,the eounty's
seeming white elephant and sug-
gested approved methods that might
improve the status OF the only
eounty-owned telephone system in
the country.
Many local people entered into
the discussion of telephone systems
subject in which most laymen are
smphatically weak, yet through the
ehtlfe evening ran the hope that
ihe county might retain the owner
snip or Its telephone equipment, add
10 II and operate IL upon business
oasis, all to the end that Churchill
county may benefit from a. public
ownership that would belle once
and for all the notion that this
iorm OF ownership does not phy in
lhe hnal analysis.
General condemnation of the sys-
TEN OF competitive bidding for the
position Of county telephone mana
oer was feature of the meeting, II
peing asserted by those familiar
with the matter that nothing but in
eniciency could result from service
thus secured.
a recent appraisal of the physical
value OF county telephone eouip-
ment discloses a total Value ar
cording to A. e. Wilson. approxi-
mately s42,212.71, which Mr.
broili deems low by at least 1000
II being Mr.. Wilson'S self-declared
intention of Understanding rather
than overestimating the countv,a
property in this case. Mr.. Broil
further expressed an opinion while
mere that from $4,000 to $50. 900
VIII be required to bring the system
up to date and make it possible. for
oe,ephone subscribers to have the
ausantages common in other Sec
lons. To encompass this end IL
nouiu be necessary, thinks Mr.
pfoil' TO issue county bonds and
,uose who have considered the sub
seo' wonder IL 1t will be possible
,or taxpayers to assume this added
'oau and do the other things re-
aulred of them under the head of
taxation.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
VETERAN -LEGISLATO WANTS
NEVADA CONSIDERED

Assemblyman-Elect Clyde Gum
NOV, a veteran of the world war
and an active worker of the Ameri-
can Legion, conferred with Colonel
b. G.. Scrugham. state engineer on
the occasion of Scrugham's visit to
Fallon this week, on national legis-
lative matters affecting the world
war veterans. Mr.. Gummow is in
sistent that Nevada shall be recog-
nized In the fulfillment of the SOL
diers' land settlement project that
will probably be put forward dur
ing the present session of congress-
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
MISS ABBY DANIELSON Is
LUNCHEON GUEST OF HONOR

Miss Abby Danielson, niece of
Mrs. W. A. Keddie, was the guest of
honor at a luncheon given last
Thursday by Mrs. Keddie at her
home on Williams avenue. Several
of Miss Danielson's former school
mates of Fallon were present She
left yesterday for New York City to
resume her studies, she being a
pupil of Miss Merrill's school. She
will be Joined at Hazen by the
daughter OF Mayor Rolf OF San
Francisco, who is attending the
same school.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
FALLON Is A MAGNET FOR
DAIRYMEN FAR AND NEAR

The Alfalfa Association continues
to get letters from parties desiring
to bring in dairies So far 10 let
ters have been received. They are
written by people living in Long Is
land, New York. Alabama, Illinois,
Wisconsin. and various other west
ern, intermountain and coast states.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS

The report having been circulat-
ed that new price schedule is
about to be instituted at the Palace
theater, | take this means of letting
the public know that there will be
no advance in admissions over the
rates in effect at this time. Regu-
lar programs will continue at 10
and 20 cents. while extra features
will be charged for exactly as here
tofore. c. {. EVERETT.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
Here From Berkeley

r. H, Moore, Berkeley, Calf,
capitalist, arrived here today and
will remain for a ten-day stay look
ing over his ranching property east
of this city, where he said today
that more than 100 acres of land
will be devoted to the raising of
sugar beets for the local factory
during the present season. Mr..
Moore has made very extensive i'm
proyements to his land holdings dur
ing the last six months and they
now constitute one of the big farm
ing propositions of western Ne
vada. Being located within almost
stones throw of the Fallon sugar
factory these lands form a highly
desirable subdivision proposition
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
To Elect Directors

The Churchill county commercial
club election, announced for next
Monday evening. is arousing consid-
cradle interest in the minds of the
club membership, which are keenly
alive to the Importance that at
taches to the naming of seven new
directors who in turn will have a
voice in the selection of the clubs
officials to govern the body through
out the present year Altogether
the clubs directorate numbers 21.
seven being elected annually which
means that all terms are for three
years. Another matter that will be
considered Monday evening is the
clubs campaign for new member
ship.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
Entertained Friends

Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Williams
held open house for a number of
their friends at their Williams ave-
nue. home last Saturday evening
Cards and dancing were forms of
entertainment offered and the
guests present included a number
of out-of-town visitors.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
Annul Position

The position OF home demonstra-
tion agent, filled so satisfactorily for
the last two years by Mrs. A. S. CO.
nant, will be annulled on March 1st
and Mrs. Conant will leave the
work. according to announcements
by her. She will take her departure
at about that time for Carson City
and other state points where she
will visit relatives and then will
probably return to Oakland, Calf,
where she has property interests.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06
VIII Give Operetta---

'c operetta---
upiis OF Oats Park school will
urn cast that will render the
operetta, Golden Hair and tho
aufee Bears" at the New Rex the
a.er a on the evening of Friday, Janu-
a1y l4th. Miss Irma Bendle. in
s.ructor, has been carefully training
"e ohiioren for months that a cred
ilapie production may result and To-
~ people are assured a rare treat
~ .ne rendition of this operetta
wnlch viii serve to bring out the
splendid vocal attainments of many
=, ehe little folks of the community
VINO are striving to their full power
" make the projected musical a
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-01-06

Good Brooms soc at the Variety
Store. Ten per cent off on every
thing on purchases of S100 or more
Saturday and all of next week.
Special bargain table. We want to
close out our hosiery. 10-1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-06
KAISER TO WE'D AGAIN

Berlin, Dec 6.-Accerding TO the
ZwoeIfuhrb5att, former Emperor
William has decided to uar-y
again. The lady Of his choice the
newspaper SAYS Is the widow Of
high officer from Danzig. who vas
killed n the war