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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
State Highway
Engineer Here
To Resume Road Work on Eight
and Four Mile Flats
This Spring

A. A. Horwege, engineer in charge
of state highway work in this coun-
ty was here from Reno Saturday.
He said that the state authorities
are to proceed without delay in the
fulfillment of plans for the better
ment of the Lincoln Highway that
leads across the Four and Eight
Mile flats southeast of this city. Al
ways troublesome stretches these
flats are next to impossible at times
since the original road was practi-
cally destroyed and a grade substi-
tuted which was never surface level
ed properly or made otherwise fit
just as soon as the weather settles
this spring and Mr. Hcrwege is GER
tain that the formerly despised
roadway will shortly assume an en-
tirely new category.
The generosity of the Lincoln
Highway association in extending
the date when the escrowed funds
from the highway association could
be used makes possible the utiliza-
tion of these moneys for the further
improvement of Four and Eight
Mile Flats. Originally intended for
use during the year 1920 a late
order of the directors of the Lin
coin Highway association extends
the period of expenditure to Janu
airy 1st, 1922, and $4,000 is now
on deposit in a Carson CITY bank for
Churchill county improvements.
Most of this will probably be re-
quired to complete the gravel sur
facing on the flats.
While here Mr.. Horwege request
ed local people to work individually
and through the Churchill county
commercial club for the passage of
the Selz bill now pending in con-
gress which would make the nation
al government the chief contributor
to Nevada road building Under the
terms of this proposed measure the
federal government would pay
proportionate cost of highway build
ing on the ratio of the public do
main. This would mean that ma
tional fundr would be forthcoming
for road projects within Nevada at
the rate of II or IL to one put for
ward by the state and county gov
ernments.
At the present time the federal
government pays one-half and the
state and county each one-fourth.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
NEW UNITS TO BE MADE
AVAILABLE FOR SETTLEMENT

Word is expected daily by the
reclamation Office in this city that
will sanction the opening of consid-
cradle areas of new land within the
Fallon unit. Fourteen of these
units will probably be available to
settlement within the next few days
These carry an irrigable acreage of
from 25 to 12S acres. Veterans of
the late war will be accorded a CO.
day preference in filing on these
Larger areas will follow from time
to time and considerable land set
tlement is in prospect for the pres
ent season.
Many inquiries are reaching this
city relative to homebuilding op-
portunity. People from many sec
ttons of the country are casting
their eyes toward this great irriga-
tion scheme and with the commence
ment of work on the projected
drainage enterprise vastly In
creased demand for Newlands pro-
iaet lands will rule.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
Next County
Fair Dates Set
County Fair Dates Have Been Fixed
For September f5, 10 and IL,
OF This Year

The county fair board met Satur
day and decided certain questions
relating to the fair meeting TO be
held next September. The 18th,
10th and 18th days of this month
are to be utilized for the biggest
farm and stock products exposition
ever held in this state and from this
time forward campaigns are to be
carried on that will keep these dates
alive in the minds of people here
and in all other Nevada counties.
Elko county people, initiating the
example of the progressive people
here, lately instituted a county fair
enterprise that is to be maintained
permanently and the management
of the eastern county exposition is
asked to bear in mind the dates Sc
lected here.
Churchill countys growing season
is in advance of that in any other
northern Nevada county and this
being the case we are plainly en-
titled to the earliest date, although
the local fair of last year was post
poned to suit the pleasure of the
Elkoites. A total of three people
visited both fairs which fact proves
the entire absence of contemporane-
Gus features.
Fair committees are to work from
this time forward to maintain inter
est among the farmers of this valley
who can always, with proper sup
port, be depended upon to show a
galaxy of products of surprising
quality which means surprising in
terest as well. That our farmers
have done a full share in promoting
interest In agriculture in the minds
of outside people goes without say
ing for our fairs have been visited
each year by many people from dis
tant points and these have carried
the word that a wide range of pro-
duction annually issues here that
vies with the best produced in the
world
As has been the case during late
fair meetings the next fair Is TO be
made essentially a farmers event.
He is to be modestly rewarded for
his evidences of husbandry, no mat
ter whether the exhibit comes from
the garden, the dairy, the pasture or
the household and IL is to the farm
er In a distinct sense that we must
event conditions here justify.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
FROM OUR COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL AGENT

The fact that the alfalfa growers
voted to maintain their pool is one
of the biggest steps for cooperation
that has been taken In the history
of the project. The men deciding
to keep this cooperation are practi-
cal farmers who stand to win or
lose on this hay crop and yet the
sentiment was expressed In no un-
certain terms.
The beet sugar company has
asked the farmers to relinquish their
$40 and $S minimum contracts for
a contract having 81 as the mini
mum. The new contract will be
based on the price of sugar. That
is II sugar is Sc or less per one
hundred pounds, beets win bring
81 per ton and so on up to $l2, and
IL sugar Is $12 per 100 pounds beets
bring $13 per ton.
There Is to be a conference of
county agents under the direction of
Cecil Ceel the county agent leader
at the university, this to be from
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
A NEW OIL COMPANY FORMED
FOR ACTIVITY HERR

A new oil drilling company was
incorporated last week under the
name of the Nevada Excelsior OIL
Company. This company has ar
ranged to secure some leases on
patented land as well as an oil drill
ing permit on the public domain.
1t is expected that IL will begin ac-
tive operations in the near future.
Judge John w. Threshie is the
head of the company and its presi-
dent Ernest e. Wood acted as at
torney in incorporating the COM
pany. Mr.. Wood will be the secre-
tary of the company and its attor-
ney.
This company will not have stock
to sell at Fallon nor In Nevada as
1t will be well financed by the Cali
fornia clients represented by Judge
Threshie and Mr.. Wood.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
Men
Against Tax
Commercial Club Had the Usual
Highly Interesting Meeting
Monday Evening

The meeting of the Churchill
county commercial club held at the
rooms Monday evening proved full
of interest for the so or more of the
men of the community who were in
attendance. A special effort is be-
ing made TO retain the Fallon gov
ernment experimental farm and Sec
retary w. X. Davis reported that Sen
ator Henderson has indicated his in
tention to fight for the continuance
of the farm. Senator Henderson
has called ON Secretary of the Agri-
culture Meredith and If scant ap-
preparations can be made to go
around. said he, the farm will be
maintained
were discussed and hope was ex-
pressed that a carload rate of $40
per ton on baled alfalfa can be had
In time TO make the middle western
markets available to the hay men
here.
The proposal to change the club
name to Churchill County Chamber
of Commerce." was again discussed
and the matter will be definitely
settled at the next meeting.
The subject, city park improve
ment," was introduced and Presi-
dent II. A. Clarke made it a special
order of business for next Monday
evening.
The club voted endorsement for
the Selz bill pending in congress
that enacted into law would make
highway building entirely feasible in
this state. Senator Henderson is a
member of the senate committee
dealing with national highways and
he is expected to lend his Offices to
the passage of the bill.
Congratulations were read from
the Reno chamber of commerce
anent the recent mem mbership drive.
An increase resulted from the drive
of more than 100 per cent the num-
Der of members now being 268 as
compared to 1872 when the drive
was undertaken.
Another topic discussed at the
meeting and one carrying an unusu-
al degree of interest to local minds
concerns sugar beet growing. Much
of the work attending the develop
ment of factory and farming plans
has been performed under CONNER
cial club auspices. II develops that
the factory management is short
approximately 1900 acres in signed
contracts and special efforts are TO
be made to fill this void
The club membership also de-
clared against the proposed state
tax on gasoline and the sense of the
meeting has been transmitted to the
capital with instructions to the
members of this county's delegation
TO work against the move.
The name of Fred Yager was read
as a new member in the club.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
DRAINAGE HEARING WAS
CONTINUED TO MARCH 1ST

District Judge C. ]. McFadden
abandoned the district drainage
case Friday afternoon for the pres
ent and returned to his home in Ely
to clear fhe court calendar there.
There followed an exodus of 'attor-
neys who will not return until
March 1st when Judge McFadden
will be on the job again prepared to
hold the fort until the last word has
been said. The battle of vocables
will then be resumed in earnest, yet
one may be pardoned by those who
have taken note of developments up
TO the recess period, if he should
say that the affair has already ap-
preached the burlesque stage inso-
far as the showings against district
organization and need for drainage
are concerned.
With the resumption of the case
will come expert testimony from
both sides to the controversy. For
the government Elwood Meade,
Thos. H. Means and Prof. Etche-
very. all recognized authorities on
irrigation and drainage subjects will
testify on matters related to the
questions to be settled by Judge
McFadden.
1t will be remembered that Phat
McCarran announced recently in
open meeting in this city that "he
would carry the case to the court of
last resort" If he failed of success
here. yet those who saw him hippo
drome on that occasion and listened
to his yerbosity probably suspect
that he was in reality spoofing, as
our English cousins would say.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16

the 18th to the 10 inclusive. Many
matters of Importance pertaining to
the work on state and nation wide
basis will be taken up. Ways and
means of making the local farm bu-
reau more useful in marketing and
in making the various units harmon
ious will be promoted.
Much interest is being shown by
many farmers as to the raising of
certified seed potatoes. The county
farm bureau Office Is nv trying to
get prices on the seed on the basis
of the present price of potatoes. If
enough of these certified potatoes
are put in this year so that the
growers know what can be done it
is possible that by next year suf-
ficient acreage can be planted to at
least supply the local demand and
possibly that of Nevada. If farmers
interested will send in the amount
of certified seed they would try this
year to the local farm bureau office,
a better rate can be had.
Alfalfa seed guaranteed SO per
cent pure can be obtained through
the farm bureau Office. This seed
has been raised in Modoc county.
and can be had for Is cents per
pound.
President Henderson of the north
ern California milk producers as
sociation is to talk on cooperation in
dairying and all those interested are
invited to attend. The meeting is to
be held at the chamber of commerce
at Reno, Wednesday night at s
o'clock. This Office has been re-
quested to pass the news along.
Al p EEn
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
Creamery Opening

The date when the Fallon COOP
erative creamery will be In operation
has been fixed for June 1st. G. r.
Leidy, representing the George
Wingfield interests asserts that the
stock selling campaign is about con-
cluded and that Stan c. Mitchell will
be here today to attend TO matters
incident to the perfection of the new
incorporation, following which Mr.
Leidy will leave for Idaho to get
the first shipment of dairy stock for
project farmers who have agreed to
take them on the plan of sale put
forward
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
MAUD s. MINING AND MILL
ING co. INCORPORATED

Attorney Ernest E. Wood spent
several days of last week at Carson
City incorporating the Maud s. Min
ing and Milling Company which is
composed of Fallon and California
investors. ]. p. Branley of Fallon
is the head Of this corporation and
Mr.. Wood its attorney. The home
office of the company will be Fallon
This company has taken over
some valuable mining claims on the
same lead as the main Broken Hills
mine In the Broken Hills district.
and will proceed In the near future
to develop them.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16
In Twin Falls, Ida

Hiram Hancock and two children
who left some time back for Idaho
have located at Twin Falls, where
Mr.. Haneock's mother, Mrs. V. C.
Hancock resides. His farm east of
this city Is under lease to w. L.
Dykes.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16

All ladies of st. aPtrick's Catho-
lie congregation are asked to be
present at the church at O'Clock
Saturday afternoon.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-02-16

Statutes at Large. page 437), filed
in the proper United States land Of
flee prior TO discovery or oil or gas
on the structure. but such appUea-
tions may. II otherwise regular, be
apnroved Notwithstanding the desig-
nation"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-10-08
A Days Outing

All Hawthorne school children
were treated to a picnic today. The
high school students aboard of Mr.
Boerlin's big truck, accompanied
by Mr.. Keplinger and Miss Hull 4,
with Heniy Boerlin at the wheel,
left for the mountains. and will put
i'll the day gathering aid eating
pine nuts.
AL, the grammar and primary
children were taken to the lake i'll
autos kindly provided by town
folks. Mrs. Moore and Miss Frank
lin with innumerable lunch baskets,
will see that the little people have
a merry time
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-10-08
THEIR LAST SHIPMENT

Martin Fitting and Joe Jones, who
recently sold the Mabel mine, adjoin-
ing the old Garfield. to the West End
Cons, has shipped from Nina car
load OF ore containing about 43 tons to
the West End mill at Tonopah. The lot
was mined and sacked before the deal
was closed Tor the transfer of the prop
erty and was reserved by the vendors.
Samples taking by Fitting as the ore
was sacked show values of Sl2o per
ton, chiefly in silver The West End
is assembling machinery for develop
ment OF the property.
Since the company took charge an
old winze which had been cleaned out
by the owners to depth OF so feet.
has been opened to the bottom, 10
feet below the tunnel level. where Srpt
Marsh found an eight-ft stopc of good
ore opened, ready for extraction. This
is believed to be the last work done by
the former owners. many years ago.
The winze is $50 feet from the shoot
OF high-grade on the tunnel level that
was worked by Fitting and his part
ners and from which ore was shipped
which netted them $4,000.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-10-08
WARM WEATHER FAVORS
CROP DEVELOPMENT

"The continued absence of rain in
all parts of the state has caused the
ranges to dry rapidly and cattle and
sheep are moving slowly from sum-
mer ranges to fall pastures for ship
ment OF fat cattle and lambs
Thus the weather bureaus weather
crop and range bulletin, issued this
week, sums UP range conditions for
the week. 1t says:
1.-THE warm weather has favorable
for the development of crops, which
escaped the frosts OF the preceding
week. Alfalfa made good growth,
late grain matured rapidly, and garden
truck developed well in the extreme
south, and in few other localities
where frost has not yet killed tender
vegetation.
''In Star Valley all stocks are in
good condition and there is an abun-
dance OF hay and other feed. No
threshing or fall plowing has been
done in that section and some late
grain is not harvested; weather con-
ditions have been favorable except
frost killed tender plants. The con
tinucd absence of rain in all parts OF
the state has caused ranges to dry
rapidly and cattle and sheep are NOV
Inc, e1o,y1v from summer ranges to
fall pastures.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-10-08
ARE YOU SOMEBODY,

In your latter home have you ac-
quired prominence, or are you just on
the roadl
No matter-there is place where
you are far more than just nobody
1t is in your home town. To the folks
at home you are somebody. Do them
the same honor and keep them cata-
logucd in your mind.
Your home town paper makes this
possible, 1t is a keen gatherer OF
news of vital importance in its field;
it is as metropolitan in tone and make
up as is consistent with its special
mission--the purveyeing Of leo per
cent pure news about neighbor to
neighbor; it is chock full of character
"a perfect mirror of the life OF its dis
trict--your "old stamping ground.
Subscribe for your home town paper.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-10-08
MAY LUNDY MINE is
COMING TO THE FRONT

The May Lundy mine, OF the old
producing properties of Mono county,
which has been idle for a great many
years, is again being woi ked and a
crew Of fifteen men are nov engaged
in getting things in shape and it is re-
ported that operations will continue
throughout the winter il conditions
are favorable.
At one time this was one of the
most thriving mining camps in Mono
county, and a town OF one thousand
people nestled at the foot of hhe noun
tain wherein the miners delvcd for
precious metals. The mine is ldcated
high on the MOUNTAIN side, and stand
ing OH the rim OF Crystal lake, which
is not more than three miles north
of Tioga Summit, the mine buildings
appear to hang onto the steep cliffs al
most a thousand feet in height and
above an elevation OF 10000 feet.
The old town OF L.rndy is surely a
"Ghost City and until recently not
one inhabitant remained. The owners
of he last hotel simply walked off and
lett their belongings, even to the for-
nislings. while at the Butterfeld store,
as late as year ago, shoes and other
merchandise. remained on the shelves
while documents of the postoffice were
scattered over the floor. In one OF the
abandoned homes, that in times gone
by had been elegantly furnished, re-
NAMED square piano. On all sides
could be found evidence OF the boom
days OF that thiving mining camp, and
who knows but what new lodges will
be uncovered in the May Lrndy mine
by the crew of men now working there
and the old town OF Lundy will again
rise from the decay into which it has
fallen and become a thriving mining
town.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-10-08
QUAIL SEASON~OPENS
HERE NOV. 18TH

The open season for valley quail
In Lyon county has been fixed by the
County Commissioners beginning Nov.
18th and ending Dec. 1st. Reports err
roneously published in the Reno Ca
zette recently gave the opening date
as November |, and game warden
Floyd Becker is anticipating busy
season as result of. this error,
A recent Nevada law authorizes the
commissioners OF the different coun-
ties to fix the dates of the open season
in their respective sections, and while
the boards of Washoe and some other
counties have opened the season on
November first, in Lyon county it re-
mains as set last year, November 18th.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-10-08
BANK EXAMINER HAS
BOOST FOR NEVADA


Gilbert Ross, former lieutenant
governor OF the State of Nevada and
now State Bank Examiner, came T.
San Francisco yesterday to arrange
the sale of two bond issues, ono oi
the State of Nevada and the other OF
Washoe county, says the San Fran
cisco. Chronicle. He is a guest at the
Hotel ST. Francis. Ross said he did
not believe any other state in the
Union is in such a favorable financial
condition as Nevada. He said Nevada
has a standing bonded indebtedness
of less than 81 100000 and of this
indebtedness practically all the bonds
are held by various state funds. Ross
also said that inquiries from New
York and elsewhere relative to min
ing conditions indicate that the COM
ing year will witness the greatest
mining revival that has ever taken
palce in the State.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-10-08
THE SIMON

New equipment snpplcmeuting h.
already in place, has been Installed Ia
the Kirk-Simon smelling plant at HaF-
Der City, Cal, controlled BY the Simon
SilYer-I.ead Co. says the Rcn Af.n-
ing Press. Fues have been ssgilt
furnaces replaced with other fa.sr
design and the playhouse lepattlloul
is OF the most approved type, iasnt ue.
a high recovery OF 1iac oxide q IN G
zinc concentrate that is 10 be iap 4
to this plant from the compau n ~
mill at Simons The smelter w built
and equipped during the war 81 the
manufacture OF materials used aa';-
ing ammunition. and It was secured
hy the Simon company on .cri5s T. at
are said 10 have been most ia' oralsie
Possession Of this plant insures the
Simon company a highly prohta le
outlet Tor its zinc product.
At the Simon mine preparations are
being made for regular produe on Al
the rate Of l50 tons daily, 10 begin Is
soon as electric current is available q
drive the mill machinery. The power
line has been delayed by failure to re-
oeive the cross arms Tor the poles ] al
other material IS on the ground AMI
the wires are being strung Ore no,N-
cts are being cut on Ike 400-ft level Of
the main shaft aud at the loadin
station near the surface, where a shoet
tunnel connects with the shaft
From this station ore will be tram
med through the short tunnel, over The
trestlc crossing the gulch and to tie
storage bins at the mill. above tic
crusher in this manner the ore will
be delivered 10 the mill by gravity from
the main shaft with a minimum eli cost
for tramning. With these ore-pock
cts completed, worl, will be resumed
on all main levels, where slopes and
raises will be started in preparation
for breaking ore for the mill All de-
partments of the mill and mine will be
in readiness to begin capacity produc
ton as soon as the electric current is
delivered.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-10-08
VAN DUZER AGAIN
IN 7 HE LIMELIGHT

Clarence c. Van Duzer, formerly
representative in congress from Neva-
da is charged in Baltimore with obtain
ing money under false pretenscs, ac-
cording to information received IN
Reno recently, according to the Ne
vada State Journal.
Van Duzer is in Washington. and
the case has reached the stage where
the governor of Maryland has issued
a requsiton that he be returned to
Maryland.
The Washington Star of September
9, has the following:
Justice Hoehling, acting as chief
Justice OF the district supreme court,
yesterday honored ,req,lis(tion OF
Governor Ritchie of Maryland for
the return to Baltimore of Clarence
c. Van Duzer, former representative
in congress from Nevada, who is now
charged with obtaining $3.50 from
Charles W. Winters by alleged false
pretenses. Before the marshal lad
surrendered Van Duzer to the agent
Of the State OF Maryland, Attorney
T. Morris Wampler sued out writ
OF habeas corpus in which he attacks
the indictment on which the requisi-
ton was granted Justice Hoehing
granted the writ and set the case for
hearing before Justice Stafford, Sep
tember 81. Van Duzer gave bail OF
$1,000 for his appearance on that date
and was released from custody.