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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
Alleged Bandits To
Stand Second Trial
Men Charged With Entering Ber-
mond Postofiice VIII be
Heard at Carson

The cases of the government
against George Whorton and others.
j. +. Tilton and others, K. Niche
lotti and Frank Bloomingcamp are
on the federal court calendar for
Monday, October 31st. No trial
proceedings will be had at that
time, however. Tuesday, November
1st, M. A. Kibby is to answer to a
liquor charge and an indictment
charging him with having resisted a
federal prohibition enforcement Of
ficer. The two cases against Will
liam Davis and Roy Linsea, who
were several months ago indicted on
charges of having entered and rob-
bed the postoffice at Bermond, In
Churchill county, have been set for
next Wednesday and Thursday The
jury disagreed at the end of their
first trial, says the Carson City
News. The next case on the calen-
dar names John Consolidate, T..
Tadde and George Nannini as the
defendants. The charge of conspir-
acy to violate the laws of the United
States is one of the uncommon fea-
lures of the indictment in this case.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY;
REFUSES TO GIVE MOTIVE

Wednesday afternoon at Minden
in the district court, Judge Langan
presiding J. H. Strausen entered a
plea of guilty to second degree muir
der.
Strausen was accused of the kill
ing of c. p. Peller, an automobile
tourist, the two having left that city
together. Peller was found MUIR
dered near Minden and Strausen was
later arrested and charged with the
crime.
For time an effort was made to
allow Strausen to enter plea of
manslaughter, which was rejected
by the district and state attorneys.
The plea of second degree murder
followed consultation with his at
torney, p. A. McCarran, according
to the Carson City Appeal.
Judge Langan announced that he
would pass sentence next Tuesday.
The penalty under the state law is
from ten years to life.
Since the time of his arrest
Strausen has made no public state
ment. The cause of the murder is
as much mystery today as when
Peller was found In an unconscious
condition.
Strausen is an ex-seryice man
with good record and the crime Il
among the few that seem to have
had no object in view. 1t is believed
the accused will take his sentence
with the same stolid Indifference he
has maintained during his confine.
ment in the Douglas county Jail.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
Sugar Factory To
Operate Soon
Lahontan Concern Given Good
send-on by Prominent
Nevada Men

The Lahontan Valley Sugar Com
pany will start operations either
Friday or Saturday, It was an
nounced by William Kremer, gen.
eral manager of the company, fol-
lowing the opening exercises held ON
Sugar Day last week.
According to Kremsr the start of
operations has been delayed BY slow
shipments of beets from the Honey
Lake district, but II Is thought that
sufficient beets will be on hand tha
latter part of the week to allow the
company to commence production
on large scale The Honey Lake
shippers have started loading.
The output of the factory for the
present season will be about two
million pounds of sugar or approx
mately twenty thousand hundred
pound bags. From ninety to . hun
dred men will be employed at the
factory during the remainder OF the
season. said kremer.
Successful Celebration
Fallon Sugar Day has come and
gone and all those participating state
they thoroughly enjoyed the affair.
The day itself was raw, cold, win
dy one that is often encountered
about this time of the year In west
ern Nevada.
The idea OF this gala day in cele-
brating the opening of the factory
was 80 that other communities
throughout the country would hear
of and know that the Chamber Of
Commerce Of Churchill County was
lively. lusty body taking advantage
of every opportunity to boost the old
home section. To let those uninitiat-
ed know that there was such . place
as Fallon. That also after discover
ing this startling fact, that there
was at this place beet sugar factory.
vast stretches of the finest alfalfa hay
grown and section wherein pota-
loes, cantaloupes and many other Of
natures blessings thrive and feed
sne popuiace.
10 this end. the governor Of the
state, President knight OF the Reno
Chamber OF Commerce, Dean
atewart OF the University OF Nevada
and Commissioner Dul ham came
uown 10 ne4p with the celebration.
= inch they Ger fanny did.
President Clarke OF the Churchill
chamber pres.uea over tue meeting
al an abe manner.
The first speaker called upon 70
address the $40 lown and country
loik gathel ed was President I. }.
Anight OF heno. MIR. kn4gns apvAe
N an. inspiring manner on tue ueed
oi Just such an organization as this
mat the meeting was being held In
nonor of at its opening. He also
pointed out that farmer in order
20 have his accounts balance ON the
right side of the ledger must have
more than one basket IN which to
AIRY his eggs. He cited this year as
tConIinued on page 80
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
Former Students
To Visit Campus
University of Nevada to Hold Home
coming Festival; Football
Game Big Feature

Many alumnae and former stu
dents of the University of Nevada
living in Fallon are planning on Wis
iting Reno and the university next
Saturday to be present at the second
annual Homecoming celebration to
be held on that day.
Homecoming day was inaugurated
at the university last year In order
that at least once a year the men
and women who are living near
Reno should feel the call to return
and once more get in touch with the
campus life. A special program has
been prepared for the day. The Wis
itors will be taken care of at the
dormitories and the fraternity
houses. During the forenoon they
will visit the campus, inspect the
new buildings and renew acquaint-
ances. In the afternoon the big
game Of the year will take place
when the Nevada football team
meets the eleven from the Universi-
ty of Utah. In the evening the
Block NJ society of the university
will entertain at dance.
The game Saturday promises to
be one of the best gridiron contests
seen on the Mackay athletic field in
several years. The Utah state instf-
tuition is one of the strongest con-
tenders for the Rockymountain con-
ference title and is reputed to be a
formidable aggregation of players.
From all parts of the state men
and women will flock to the Uni
versity of Nevada campus Friday
and Saturday and according to the
student committees in charge the
day will be one of the most gala
events in the history of the school.
A special edition of the Sage
brush, the University of Nevada stu
dent paper, is being edited this
week. The edition will be of twelve
pages and will contain a complete
record of the football season thus
far and the prospectus of the re-
mainder of the season. 1t will con-
tain pictures of each man on the
varsity squad.
Special notice will be given to the
game with Stanford University
which takes place at Palo Alto on
November 18th.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02

condition of fences and other equip
ment; insurance; taxes; churches
and schools; total acreage; cultiyat-
ed area; area in meadow; area in
pasture; nature of growth on re-
naming area; general topography of
land; tpe of soil; streams, wells and
springs; orchards and trees; esti-
mated income; price that is asked
per acre; terms of sale; live stock
and equipment with place; hired
help problem; water rights; mort
cages; statement of what goes with
place at price quoted and any other
facts of Importance to the property.
The matter was referred to the
colonization committee for action
next Monday night. The committee
is composed of A. j. Reed, J. r. Mil
ton and w. E. Barney.
In the absence of Presiden. Clark.
j. p. Eldredge presided at the meet
ing. Harry Clinton reported for the
committee of arrangements for Sug-
ar Day and the committee was dis
iniootd Win lOA thS odR~Cso-
full work which It had done.
A motion was made that the Fall
Ion band be given vote of thanks
for the assistance which they had
given the club Sugar Day The mo-
tion was carried unanimously The
house committee was also given a
vote of thanks for the time and lab
or that it had put in toward putting
the club rooms in shape. Eldredge
announced that the committee
rooms In the rear of the building are
now equipped and open for meetings.
A communication from Ed Walk
er, traffic manager of the Reno
chamber of commerce, was read. The
letter requested that the Churchill
club join in the concerted efforts of
two hundred other organizations in
the intermountain territory to OBJ
tain the passage of an iron clad long
and short haul clause. A letter
which had been sent to every con-
gressional representative from the
intermountain region was enclosed.
The letter urged concerted action on
the part of every representative of
people affected by the existing con-
ditions.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02


was considered to be of special ad-
vintage to the younger folks to at
tend.
A discussion of the best manner
in which to dispose of tickets was
held. 1t was decided that the mem
bers of the committee should work
in teams, II canvas was made. A
committee to oversee the sale of the
tickets was appointed, consisting of
II. A. Yates, j. j. Beatty. DR.. f. E.
Nichols and B. Laveaga.
An advertising committee, consist
ing of Rev. Hickman, Rev. Peterson.
Rev. MCGOWAN, l.. e. Cline and DR..
F. e. Nichols was also appointed.
The committee will be assisted by
two boys who are to be appointed
later.
The announcement was made that
a slight change has been made in
the program as 1t has been publish
ed. Captain T. ID. Upton who is
scheduled to lecture the second
night will appear the fourth even
ing and v. |. Shepard who was to
furnish the entertainment On the
fourth evening will give the second
lecture
The committee will meet again
next Monday noon at the Del Monte
hotel.
Those present Monday were: ]
j. Beatty, II. A. Yates, L. e. Cline
DR.. F. e. Nichols, Rev. p. e. Peter
son. G. w. Latin, w. II. Williams
Rev. C. C. Rickman, c. G. Spoon. G
B. Likes. Rev McGowan. ]. E. Nc
Lain, Phil Hursh and Earl Mott.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
Football Game
Armistice Day
Churchill Post Arranging for Big
Program In Fallon On
November 11th

The first football game ever
played in Fallon will probably take
place on the high school grounds on
Armistice Day. Friday, November
11th, If the plans now under way by
the Churchill County post No. 16 Of
the American Legion are carried
out.
The entertainment committee
charged with arranging Q program
for the day decided to call upon To-
cal talent and organize a football
team and schedule game with an
outside aggregation. There are said
to be a number of men in Fallon
that have had experience at the
game in high school and college and
1t is thought that good team can
be got together for the day. Pro-
viding there are not enough men
with previous experience to make up
a team with a large number of sub
stitutes, 1t is planned to call on sew
eral of the local high school ath-
letes and give them an intensive
course on the gridiron.
At present the committee is en-
deayoring to schedule a game with
the Stewart Indian school team at
Carson City, but If that eleven re-
fuses to play an attempt will be
made to arrange for game with the
University of Nevada freshmen OF q
state high school team.
Edgar Maupin has been appoint
ed to take charge of the organiza-
tion of the team and in order that
a large number of men may be on
hand to help out has sent a call to
all men. with or without previous
experience, who wish to play to leave
their names with Bryan Laveaga.
A parade will probably take place
before the game.
]. The local Legion post is also con-
sidering getting vaudeville troupe
from the state prison at Carson City
that have been showing in Reno and
the capital for the day.
In the evening of Armistice day
the Legion will give a grand bali.
1t is thought that all Fallon COM
mercial houses will close their doors
for the day in commemoration of
the day and in respect to the men
who lost their lives in the war and
for the men who returned.
According to Bryan Laveaga, ad-
jutant of the local post the coming
Armistice Day will be holiday long
to be remembered by the people of
Fallon. No trouble Or expense will
be spared by the committees in
charge to furnish Churchill county
with a program that will equal that
of any town in the state.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
ENTERTAINMENT OF
TEACHERS AT LOyELOCK

While the teachers are attending
institute at Lovelock, the commit
tee has made the following arrange
ment for their entertainment:
On Monday night Quo Vadis'
VIII be presented at the theater
Quo Vadis' is based ON the famed
historical novel by Henryk Sienkie-
wicz and those interested in Roman
history viii find this play of great
instructive value.
The show will be given early, af-
ter which will follow the institute
dance.
On Tuesday night The Last Of
the Mohicians' Will be run at the
theater. This play is based on the
American classic by j. Fennimore
Cooper. This play deals with early
American history.
The -Four Horsemen" will also
be played during institute week.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
Youngsters and Older
Folk Have Good Time

Although last Monday was dual
holiday only one celebration was
carried on by the people Of Fallon
to any great extent.
The banks and city, county and
state officials observed Admission
Day to the extent Of closing their
Offices. All Saints Eve, however,
was recognized by the entire COM
murfity.
While the older people were pre-
pairing for one of the best dances
ever given in Fallon the younger
generation was out with lanterns
and as a result a number of the old
er people were compelled to devote
a great deal of their time to locat-
ing their property Tuesday morn
ing. However, no serious damage
was reported as being done in any
section of the town.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
CHILDREN GIVEN EIGHTY
ACRE RANCH TO PLAY IN

In order that the growth Of his
two children might not be hampered
by a crowded environment, DR.. Fer
rell has moved to his eighty-acre
ranch east of Fallon.
Vice Principal r. A. Jones of the
high school has leased the residence
of DR.. Ferrell on saltwater avenue.
DR.. Ferrell has stated that the
change of residence Will in no way
affect his practice, that the sole pur-
pose In the move is that the twins
might have ample room In which to
play. The doctors Office in town
will be maintained as usual.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
Ernest L. Bingham, Pioneer Publisher
of Nevada Dies; Masons Hold Funeral
Editor of Falon Standard Answers Final Summons Los.
Is Mourned by All Who New Him. Had Spent
Most of Life in Sagebrush State

Ernest l.. Bingham, publisher and
editor of the Fallon Standard, died
Friday morning, October 28th, after
an illness of only few days. The
immediate cause OF his death was
erysipelas complicated with throat
trouble. DR.. w. c. Lucas was In at
tendance and was assisted In con-
sultation by DR.. G.. L. Dempsey and
DR.. st Slair. Everything possible
that medical skill or nursing care
could provide was done but without
avail He had been In poor health
for a number of years but had con-
tinued with his work until this lat
est Illness
Ernest l.. Bingham was born at
Oil City, Penn. May 81, 1866. He
came to Nevada in 1876 and resided
In Cornucopia and Tuscarora until
1900. He and his brother G. E.
Bingham learned their trade as
printers on the Tuscarora Times-Re-
view, later becoming editors and
publishers of that paper. They pur-
chased the Reno Journal in 1901
and conducted IL until 1907. He
served for five years as supervisor
of the Nevada State Hospital at
Reno during the terms of DR.. S. c.
Gibson and DR.. John A. Lewis, su-
perintendents. He purchased the
Fallon Standard in 1915 and has
conducted 1t up to the time of his
death.
The deceased leaves widow,
Mrs. Lorraine Bingham, to whom he
was married in 1902 at Virginia
City. He also leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Fred Saunders. and Miss
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02

Drnsa Bingham, one brother, c. b.
Bingham, all of Fallon, and one Sis
ter, Mrs. L. L. Moore of Los Ange-
les, Calf.
He was q member of the Masonic
fraternity and of the Order of Elks
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon under the auspices of
Churchill Lodge No. 26 f. & A. M,
of which the deceased was a mem
Der, and large number of friends
attended the services at the Fallon
cemetery to pay their last tribute of
respect and esteem.
The public and business communi-
ty has lost a good citizen and yalu-
able member to whom it will be diff
fcult to find worthy successor;
and, to the moro intimate circle of
relatives and close friends. the loss
is irreparable. In business he was
conscientious and careful, liberal
and human, the kind OF man whose
dealings bring him friends and good
will in preference TO more pecuni-
airy results. AS a citizen he was al
ways ready to do more than his
share in forwarding or assisting in
any worthy public enterprise and
this without ostentation, self-adver-
tising or expectation of reward. His
editorials reflected the dominant
characteristics OF his life, modera-
tion, fearlessness and sincerity. His
rare felicity in his domestic rela-
tions was proyerbial among his inti-
mate friends. and his steady devo-
tion as husband and father can
only be fully appreciated by those
whom his death has bereft.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
Colonization Plans
Subject of Meeting
Chamber OF Commerce Members
Consider Many Plans for
State Betterment

Plans for a state wide COLOMBIA
tion movement headed by the vari-
Gus chambers of commerce of the
state were broached to the members
of the Churchill chamber OF COM
merce Monday night in letter from
the Reno chamber of commerce.
The plan as suggested is to OBJ
tain definite information from the
outlying organizations in the state
and keep 1t on file at the Reno
chamber of commerce and also for
the purpose of sending it through
out the United States.
The following Is taken from the
bulletin sent by the Reno club:
During the past ten years Nevada
has given much publicity to the
great opportunities for homeseekers
In the various agricultural districts
of Nevada. At the same time hun
dreds of investors have visited our
districts and have been unable to
find suitable locations for the par
ticular types Of agricultural practice
in which they were Interested. II is
quite generally conceded that the
opportunities are here, but the state
has never before taken up the duty
OF properly listing available lands In
a central bureau or In the different
communities in a form that is at
tractiye TO the prospective settler.
In the first nine months of the
present year the Reno Chamber of
Commerce has received 1875 inquir-
les from prospective settlers for ag-
ricultural land in Nevada. Approx
imately three-fou this of these new
eomers made personal visits to the
Chamber of Commerce to be direct
ed to available land where water for
irrigation could be obtained The
remaining inquiries were received
through correspondence.
mo definite information has been
gathered on the lands available for
The Reno Chamber of Commerce
has therefore been compelled to re-
fer these prospective settlers to the
Newlands Project at Fallon and
county agents in various agrieultur
al districts with the idea that suit
able tracts of agricultural land
might be found available"
The bulletin also suggests that all
organizations send in information
blanks relative TO land for sale con-
taining the following information:
Name of owner; address: distance
and direction from nearest town;
distance from railroad loading sta
ton; condition of highway; kind
and condition of residence; kind and
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
FIRST SHIPMENT Is MADE
FROM NEVADA BoRAX NINE

The first shipment of borax from
the West End Chemical Company's
(Borax smith, mine was made yes
terday when forty tons of borax
was brought to Las Vegas for ship
ment to West End. San Bernardino
county, California, where the COM
pany has its refinery Daily ship
ments will be made from the mine
to Las Vegas and two carloads of
40 tons will be shipped weekly to
the California refinery.
j. w. Sherwin, general manager
and ]. r. Blair, auditor, were in Las
Vegas to watch Major w. G. Luck
hardt, mine superintendent, make
his first shipment.
The company has completed its
road to the mouth of the tunnel of
the mine. The completed road is 26
miles long from the mouth of the
tunnel to the gravel pit. The grav-
ell pit was finished this week The
capacity of this pit is $50 tons and
the pit will be kept filled at all
times. The pit is IL miles from Las
Vegas. The entire distance from
the mine to Las Vegas, however, is
only 32 miles.
The officials of the company are
elated over what has been accom-
plished in such a short period. The
work has maintained an absolute
schedule, despite the breakdown of
the new caterpillar tractor. How
ever new tractor was put into ser
vice Immediately and only a few
hours were lost. The accomplish
ment to date is characteristic Of the
operations of the famous Borax
Smith and his ssociates.--Clark
County Review.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-02
Daniels Reports on
Broken Hills Work

Bud Daniels of the Broken Hills
mining company arrived In Fallon
Tuesday In the interests of his COM
pany, He reported that the lumber
for the one-hundred ton ore bin has
arrived and that the bin is at pres
ent under construction. Lumber
for another bin of equal size has
been orderd and Is en- route now.
The Bruner mill at Phonolite will
be stamping the Broken Hills ore by
the 16 tn of the month, according
to Daniels.
The contract for hauling the ore
from the mine to the mill has been
let to Nye county firm and a feet
of trucks will be put to work short
ly making the twelve-mile haul.
The Nye county officials, 1t Is said.
have expended a large amount of
none yin putting the road In shape
and as result, Daniels said, the
trucks will have an excellent high
way to travel on.