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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
Reward Lost
Faulty System
California Murderer Was Confined
In Churchill County Jail and
Discharged

Descriptions of Henry Joseph
Mueller, wanted at San Jose, Calf,
for the murder of Williams McDon-
aid whom he confessedly held up
and killed on August 2, 1919, were
received by Sheriff Jim Smith a few
days ago and carry positive informa-
tion that Mueller is none other than
an individual giving the name of
Walter Rapp. who was discharged
from the Churchill county jail on
the 25th of February, after serving
75 days for petty larceny. Mueller
broke jail at San Jose on October
1st. 1919, and escaped apprehension
until his minor offense in this city
last winter brought him into the To-
cal courts for light county jail
sentence
Filed away in the archives of the
jail In this city was a description of
Mueller almost two years old and 1t
was to his infinite good fortune that
reference to the musty files of the
office was not made during the
period of his Incarceration.
Mueller had been discharged by
Sheriff Smith and disappeared sew
eral weeks in advance of the receipt
of the second advices from the Cali
fornia sheriff who has been advised
of his presence in this city during
the winter months. No one knows
where Mueller is at this time. He
made Fernley his headquarters for a
short time.
Criminal records give Mueller a
number of aliases and assert him to
be an exceedingly shifty and danger
Gus holdup man whose naturally
cowardly instincts make him quick
to kill a victim. He has a long
criminal record, although in his
early twenties. He will be remem-
bered by many Fallon people who
frequently saw him in the custody
of the local officers as he went to
and from his meals in local restaur-
ants. He also worked on the county
telephone system for a short time.
The fact that Mueller made no at
tempt to escape during his conf1ne-
ment in the Jail here is attributed
to his conclusions that he preferred
to take his chances in serving a
short jail sentence rather than to
renew efforts to apprehend.
No one Is held to blame for the
failure to identify Mueller who en-
joyed good fortune as a result of an
antiquated system in effect at the
Churchill county Jail where the IA
cilities for maintaining an identifi-
cation system are lacking. How
ever local officers not only let Muel-
Ter fold his tent and steal away but
they also lost the chance to collect
substantial standing reward that
will go to the one who apprehends
him.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
GREENHEAD cLuB TO AID
ALL ISAAC WAITONS

Now that the fishing season In
about To- open IT should be brought
to the attention of all those who
wish TO angle for either trout OF
catfish that the law requires a fish
ing license to be taken out by each
citizen (male or female) before at.
tempting to do any fishing. The
money so derived is used by the
county to restock the streams. and
pay the fish and game warden'f
salary.
lnasmuch as the Green Head clut
is now corresponding with eastern
hateheries regarding the price oil
channel catfish and is ready and
willing to expend five hundred dol.
lars for a good stock of these fish
TO be planted in the watercourses al
Saltwater thus making splendid
fishing for all those who love this
sport the idea Is entertained that II
is no more than right that the fish
ermen of the valley should help pro
tect this plant" by taking out
their licenses and giving the county
the financial support which is need
ed to defray the expense of an i'm.
partial game warden who Will see tc
IL that all the laws of fishing are
obeyed
These licenses can be had at the
office of the county clerk and each
license costs one dollar and fifty
cents. a very small sum for year
of pleasure. II Ia most important
that all fishermen take them out
else the county will not be able To
pay a sufficient salary to a game
warden to insure good and strict
enforcement of the laws.
Therefore remember to get your
license before taking that fishing
trip. 1t might cost you more thar
the license fee II you are caught
without the tag by our game ward
en-. Remember your interests are
protected by the strict enforcement
of the law.
GREEN HEAD HUNTING CLUB.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
WILL BRING IN JAP
FARMERS AND LEASE

A movement is on foot among a
number of the large land owners OF
this valley to bring in Jap beet
land subdivisions to them at rental
rates in excess of that paid by the
average white tenant. This seems
to be the inevitable sequel to the re-
cent controversy that waxed hot at
times over the desirability or unde-
STABILITY, which ever way you want
to term it, of Japs as neighbors. 1t
is said that proposal has been
made that alfalfa land be placed in
charge of Japs who would be expect
ed to pay $500 per acre rent aside
from current water charges or
$4,000 and the land owner deal di-
rectly with the reclamation depart
ment in settling water costs.
1t is also said that the lateness of
the season makes II imperative that
shall be introduced into the local
situation in advance of April 18th,
If they are to be effective as raisers
of beets during the present season.
Some land owners assert that the
rental rates cited means a net re-
turn to them of around $40 per
acre and that the Japanese is the
only class that can make the soil re-
spond so profitably.
1t is not believed that a clash will
occur as result of racial antipathy
but that anti-Jap feeling exists in
this valley to a considerable extent
is Altogether plain to all local minds.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
FALLON PEOPLE
VISIT LOVELOCK
(From Review-Miner)

Charles II. Cress, business man of
Fallon, was a Lovelock visitor Tues
day of this week.
w c. Rice and Edward Gott, of
Caldwell, Idaho, were in the city
this week looking over land in the
Lovelock valley, and from here
went to Fallon. Both gentlemen
were favorably impressed with Love-
lock and vicinity
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Loring of Fall
Ion were in the city Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loring are former
residents of Lovelock and have
many friends here. Mrs. Loring is
charter member of the local
Eastern Star chapter and attended
the celebration of the 18th anni-
versary here Wednesday evening.
Fred Hinze, Burlingame, Calf.
and William Kremers, of Niagara
Falls. N. Y, were in the city this
week in the interest of the sugar
beet industry, and from here went
to Fallon where they are prominent
ly identified with the concern own
ing the Fallon beet sugar factory.
An effort is being made to induce
farmers of the Loveloek valley to
plant sugar beets, but just how
many farmers have to date signed
contracts for acreage has not been
ascertained.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
Supply
IsEntirelyFit
Fal1on's Municipal Water Supply
Analysed and Found Up to
Hygienic Requirements

Fallon's municipal water supply
is pure and entirely fit for domestic
uses. The city authorities are in
receipt of returns on samples re.
Gently submitted to the state uni
versity laboratories for analyses and
these show a purity of water that
would be hard to match in the
most satisfactory of any made from
the Fallon water supply During
the year 1913 samples were submit
ted over the period of the summer
months and figures were obtained
that seemed to threaten the public
health. but no illness developed and
more detailed analyses of the local
water showed that the bacteria was
vegetable in character even though
alarmingly plentiful.
Measurements of bacteria are
made on the cubic centimeter basis
and the four samples submitted re-
Gently showed from six colonies per
cubic centimeter TO ITO. During the
summer of 1913 this figure rose TO
as high as $4,000 and was account
ed for by the high water of that
year when a record runoff from the
Carson watershed occurred, 1t being
asserted that local water supplies
come altogether from underground
percolation out of the watercourses
of this valley.
In the meantime there has been
no variation of the chemical con-
tent of the Fallon water supply over
the years since the municipal sys-
tenn was constructed, this being es-
pecially favorable in comparison
with all other supplies within Ne
vada, 1t being asserted that 1t is
more desirable even than The South
ern Pacific company's supply at
Humboldt House, in Pershing coun-
ty. which has supplied the railroad
passenger trains for many years.
The following letter shows the re-
suits obtained from the last water
samples submitted for tests
"The samples of city water sub
mitted were received and complete
meteorological analysis was made
The water contained no colon bacil-
Ii (sewage contamination and was
found to be entirely suitable for
drinking purposes. The bacteria
count of the four samples is as fol-
lows:
/. Reservoir-40 colonies per
cubic centimeter.
2. East Pump Plant-62 colonies
per cubic centimeter.
8. City Hall Tap-170 colonies
per cubic eentimeter.
4. West Pump Plant-6 colonies
per cubic centimeter.
Very truly yours.
A. L. THOMPSON, NJ. D.,
Acting Director.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
Vital Statistics
Are Flatterine
Churchill County's Birth Rate Is
Unusually High, According to
State Records

Churchill eounty's birth records
for the year 1920 maintain this
county's place as the fourth in point
or population of Neyada's quota of
counties. When II came to a new.
home grown population we were ex-
ceeded only by the counties OF
Washoe, White Pine and Elko The
vada during the year was 1928 of
which but 81 were Mongolian, 10
we're aborigines and two were
negroes. This county is accredited
with III new babies for the period,
of which 49 were males and 6S fe-
males. while "a of the late arrivals
can lay honest claim to native born
parents.
The white population of this
county contributed 110 new babies,
Mongolians. 5, Indians, 2, Blacks, l..
The percentage of native born par
ents is greatest in this county.
During the year but 81 deaths
were recorded in this county, of
which 23 were males and IA fe-
males. Fourteen of these were of
nges in excess of 60 years. In the
same period there was only one
case of scarlet fever in the county
while there were 10 cases of small
pox without deaths and six cases of
typhoid with three deaths. The
health records show II cases of
pneumonia In the county during the
year with six deaths, four cases of
tuberculosis and four deaths. four
of cancer and three deaths. Infu-
enza cases decreased materially over
those of preceding years, but 15 be-
ing recorded last year, of which
only one was fatal.
Although this county is fourth of
Nevada's countiep In point of popu-
lation, health conditions are sur
passing here for 1t is exceeded in
number of deaths by seven other
Nevada counties. The children are
especially healthy here. no deaths
having been recorded in this county
during the year 1920 of children be-
tween the ages of 10 and 20 years.
There has been a marked failure
of physicians to report all cases of
contagious diseases, according to
the published reports of the state
health officer which are necessarily
as complete as reports from attend
Ing physicians.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
SaidOilisH Here
BeyondDoubt
Owner Of Producing Oil Wells In
Canada Visited Fallon and Is
Much Impressed

]. A. Sullivan, a leading oil oper-
ator in the Athabasca oil field in
northern Alberta, Can, spent sew
eral days here last week as the
guest of local oil men and was taken
TO the many wells of the district
where he made a study of geologi-
cal conditions made plain by the
late months in this field. Mr.. Sulli-
van owns several producing wells
800 miles north of Edmonton and is
marking time awaiting the advent
of rail facilities now being con-
structed into his district. He has
one 300-barrel well. obtained at a
depth of about 400 feet and envisons
opulence when the product goes for
ward to market
Wells in his district are uniform
ly pumping propositions, he said
Monday and have been developed at
very shallow depths. This gives
rise to the belief that greater depth
will probably result In gushers
Commenting on the Fallon oil
field. Mr.. Sullivan said:
you may quote me as practi-
cal oil man and not a geologist and
say that my many years of oil field
experience conyinces me that oil
win be found In this field In large
quantities at depths of between
1000 and 5000 feet. I have never
seen better showings and can only
say that every auspicious oil sign is
present there.
Il made a study of the geology
at the Pioneer Company's we'll east
of Saltwater and you may expect
this. along with other companies in
this field. to enter the rank of pro-
ducers at an early date. I cannot
understand how doubt can be enter
tanned relative to this field. No
sign is lacking and If encourage
ment was ever Tended to oil drilling
enterprise by geology this encour-
agement is right here.
ION is a commodity that brings
frequent pay days and is about the
most desirable commodity on the
HhTktl at tuls TIME. SUOulu OIL De
developed in this field and combine
with your marvelously rich agri-
cultural resources as production you
would have the most ideal district
in the world. stimulated by the most
sought item and fed from your
farms"
Mr.. Sullivan is just one of many
who have given emphatic approval
OF the Fallon oil field, yet his
statements carry more than ordi-
nary weight with the operators in
this field by reason of the fact that
he is a successful oil man. has pro-
ducing wells at this time and has
effected proof that he knows where
and how to go after oil.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
.Fallon Men
atBroken Hills
Broken Hills Consolidated Mines
Corporation Gets Ready to
Start Work

The Broken Hills Consolidated
Mines Corporation, composed OF
Fallon men with the single excep.
tion of Arthur Duck, OF Oakland
Calf, well known banker. has
made arrangements to start active
development of its splendid holdings
in the Broken Hills district, now one
of the most active of the states min
ing districts. Others In the ineor-
poration are: DR.. W. C. Lucas, <
e. Hornberger, NJ. II. Wallace, Dr.
w. e. Harrison and c. r. Olson.
Not only does this company occupy
positions of the utmost strategic
value in the matter of mining
claims. but 1t has values in several
instances that have been disclosed
from grass root diggings.
The incorporation owns five
claims that adjoin the northern
lode belonging to the Broken Hills
Silver Corporation and three other
claims that adjoin the Brohilco
group. The Broken Hills Silver
Corporation property is the bonan-
"a that is generally referred to as
Broken Hills" and its stock is
probably the most active trader on
the San Francisco stock exchange at
this time.
A party composed of Arthur
Duck, DR.. w. c. Lucas, DR.. w. E.
Harrison. NJ. II. Wallace, E. E.
Hornberger, Paul Cirac and Jack
Redmond made the trip to Broken
Hills Sunday where the directorate
of the Broken Hills Consolidated
Mines Corporation made arrange
ments to start mine work during the
present week. In this connection
it is said that ores produced will be
treated at the Bruner custom mill
but that plans are now in the MAX
ing that will include the installation
of a mill on the property at Broken
Hills. The first work done will be
on what is denominated the Silver
Ledge group of claims and this is
to be prosecuted rapidly from this
time forward.
This company is Incorporated and
is authorized to issue 100000
shares of a par value of 10 cents
A limited amount is to be offered
for sale at five cents per share.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
Put on Your
Work Outfit
Chamber of Commerce Will Seek
General Observance of Arbor
Day Here

An interesting and withal result
full meeting of the chamber of COM
merce was held at the club rooms
Monday evening when a good sized
crowd of men of the community
were in attendance. Chief among
the topics discussed resulting in ac-
tion probably concerns the move
ment to have the entire citizenship
of this city observe Arbor Day, a
date that is designated by proclama-
tion of the governor, who has not
yet acted in this regard.
1t is planned to have the mayor
of the city of Fallon declare a local
holiday following the governors
proclamation and the chamber of
commerce is proposing that every
able bodied man of the city don his
workaday clothes and eally forth
with the gang and do his part to
make Fallon a little city beautiful.
Trees will be planted in the city
park and upon premises and streets
and alleys will be made spick and
span.
All slothfully inclined will be
rounded up and set to work for the
general community good and the
date is to be held one that must be
strictly observed in old fashioned
Puritanieal manner. Attention Is
called to the fact that many house
holders in Fallon fail to exercise
due care of their premises and abut-
ting thoroughfares and weeds and
litter are altogether too general.
Both public health and sightliness
are to be thus served.
County Agricultural Agent AL
Reed, w. E. Barney and ]. F. Mil
ton were named as a committee to
work for the introduction of white
families into this valley to fill the
void that is apparent in local labor.
Efforts are to be directed towards
getting in families from states in
the middle west where the retro
gressive movement in finance is on
and an active and versatile agent is
to be sent to other districts to preach
the gospel of greater opportunity
in the greater Newlands Project"
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
Beef Cattle
Are All Sold
Beef Cattle About Moved OF the
Newlands Project Farms After
Feeding Period

1t is asserted that but one herd
of beef cattle remains In the valley,
buyers having taken all others and
returned cash for the splendid
prime stuff that has been fed by a
substantial number of the farmers
of the valley. The sole instance
wherein sale remains to be ef-
fected has to do with Lawrence
Mori, we'll known farmer In the
Northam district who has a herd
uncontrolled for so far that Is the
envy of stockmen generally. Un-
fortunately for Mr.. Moi he did not
contract his stock In advance of a
lowering market and he now stands
to lose on his feeding operations
unless something unforeseen occurs
to stimulate the present sluggish
markets.
E. s. Hartman recently disposed
of $50 head of prime beef. L. L.
Downs about 800 head. Thos. Dolf
larger number, ]. II. Saguspe
about $50 head and others are In
cluded within those who effected
advantageous sales. Many of the
local farmers contracted previously
for 10 cents. IL being asseverated
that seven cents is now the ruling
figure for extra good beef steers on
board the cars In this city.
The Cudahy Packing Co., of Los
Angeles, Calf, is a purchaser that
has been active in the local situation
over the past few weeks and as a
result of noted activities many
thousands of dollars have been re-
turned into local channels.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
PIONEER MERCHANT OF
HAZEN DIED LAST FRIDAY

M. C. O'Donnell, a business man
OF Hasen for IS years, died there
Friday after an illness of 10 days,
aged 66 years, seven months and IL
days. Funeral services we're held
for the deceased at the Hazen Cath
Ollie church Sunday by Father Nee
han. The remains were brought to
the Fallon cemetery for interment
on the afternoon OF that day
Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Hyde, OF
Hazen, are daughters of the de-
ceased. the wife having passed away
some years ago.
The deceased was native OF
Ohio and had resided in this state
for 16 years. He was always held
In the highest esteem by his neigh
bors and took a leading part in civic
matters throughout his residence in
this county.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
SPLENDID ROAD THROUGH
BELL CANYON SAY TRAVELLERS

Walter Browder and Joe EN-
mons have returned from Bell can
yon In the southern part of the
county where they have completed
the work undertaken for the Inn
provement of the route to Broken
Hills. Parties travelling the road
during late days assert that the
county's outlay of s400 yielded an
abundant return In this instance
and that these young men did
themselves proud. What was for
merly an almost impossible road
way has been made over until il
vies with the Lincoln Highway and
appreciation is general among the
residents of the Broken Hills dis
trict for the splendid work per-
formed.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
MISS McCLUNG OF RENO
BUYS FALLON HOSPITAL

Miss Carrie McClung has bought
the Fallon Hospital of DR.. F. e.
Nichols and is to take possession
the ist of May. Mrs. Dennie Nc
.Clung, a sister-in-law, also of Reno.
will be with her in the work.
Miss McClung has been resident
of Reno for some time past. where
she has been engaged In private
nursing. She is graduate of the
Chicago POSTGRADUATE hospital
Mrs. Dennie McClung is a graduate
Of the Winnipeg general hospital
1t is Miss McClung's' intention to
put the Fallon hospital on busi-
ness basis and from her recommen
dations the public may rest assured
that the best service will be given.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
LOCAL FARMERS
TO RAISE BEETS

After a week spent In Mason Val
ley, interviewing local farmers rela-
tive to the planting of sugar beets
II. j. Small, of the Lahontan Valley
Sugar Company reports having Sc
cured fifty acres in the near vicinity
of Yerington and Is greatly encour-
aged In the outlook for securing
contracts on as lnrgo an acreage as
the Fallon company cares 10 handle
In this section. Those signed up
during the past week are: Ed
Knemeyer, John Shehady, Fred
Gushing and August Theis.
1t is the desire of tho company to
sign up only about 200 acres here
abouts this year and owing to the
fact that the farmer will know on
the day of seeding the price that he
will be paid for his crop makes the
proposition all the more acceptable
to the local farmer. more especially
this year than ever before, on ac'
count of the fact that he Is now be-
ginning to realize the suitable mar
ket prices which are apt to prevail
cgain next year as in the past year
The Great West Land CompaEy
aes contracted for 500 acres and as
they are experienced beet raisers
sill 1aeoubtedly raise q very proat
able crop-Mason Valley News.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
FALLON BANK DEPOSITS
ARE ON THE INCREASE

1t is encouraging at this juncture
to learn that substantial increases
have occurred in the deposits In
both Fallon banks. The figures ex-
ceed in a very marked manner those
prevailing during the midwinter
season. The community trade bal
ance is mounting daily. Fallon
stands out among western towns as
one place that is rock ribbed and
able to withstand a period of de-
preston incident to a journey to
President Harding's Normally
Fallon has more nearly approached
this goal than any other town OF
like size In the west.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
The Weather.

The Weather
For the week ending on last Sat
urday the Newlands project en-
joyed cloudless skies and pleasant
18th killing frosts occurred and
practically all of the earlier bloom
ing varieties of trees were robbed
of their fruit raising possibilities
for this year. None of the late va
rieties had put forth their buds
to the point where frost could do
harm. The lowest temperature re-
corded during the week was on the
14th when 29 above was recorded
The warmest day of the week was
last Friday when the mercury as
cended to 70.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23
senator Pittman Coming

Hon. Key Pittman. senior United
States senator from this state. Will
be in Fallon early next month and
will address the people of this
community on topics of the utmost
concern to them. Senator Pittman
maintains keen interest In New
lands project matters and is alive to
the needs of this valley. He has
already announced his intention to
run to succeed himself in 1922.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23

Mrs. ]. p. Lowney was In Fallon
Saturday from Luning where she
owns a hotel and garage. She is
anxious to acquire some close in
real estate In this city.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-23

We have few sacks of Early
Rose seed potatoes left; also have a
carload OF Idaho Rural and Idaho
Russets on the way. The |. II.
Kent Co.