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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-02-03
SOUND CLIMATE MAKES SOUND MEN
Still Shoots Straight AS When Shooting Indians
SEOIIM CITIZEN HUSKY AFTER HALF CENTURY

way out to the log fort.
There we're few small children IN
the district then. II fact that appears
10 Fleming very strongly now as he
onioys the company Of the little citi-
sons In Scuuim. Even grown up peo-
plc we're scarce enough for he says
n man could wander in the WOODS
along the Sound for months and never
come In contact with a white man
The settlements were all along the
shores. or near enough to them to
maintain the water transportation
Expensive transportation 1t was too
the trip from Olympia to Victoria, al
tho two extreme ends Of the Sound
costing Sa5 or about the same as the
fare from Seattle to San Francisco in
1914.
still hale and hearty, without a
wrinkle and even using the same set
OF teeth with which nature equipped
him. Mr. Fleming Is a fine example OF
the sturdy pioneer that came into
these trackless forests, giving up the
comforts of the East to adventure in
the unknown West. Mr.. Fleming suf,
fers little stiffness in one Of his legs,
otherwise he is rs nimble as when
he served his government. A sharp
shooter in those days he still uses his
rifle when he wants to get a wandering
hen to stew, although it may be that
he uses 1t more to prove to himself
that he can still see down rifle bar
rel to good purpose.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-02-03

Fine crops are grown at SeQuim
through the irrigation Of their fertile
soil and partly as result OF their Won
derful climate. but none Of the real es-
tate boosters has yet mentioned either
the climate or the irrigation as being
responsible for the length OF the stay
on this globe Of Grandpa" Matthew
Fleming who homesteaded at Sequim
in 1860 and who-if he lives until oc-
tober 9 of this year-will he e5 years
young.
Born in Ireland October ., 1896
Fleming followed the tide Of immigra.
ton to this country in lS4S and very
shortly decided 10 become acquainted
with the country as one of Uncle
Sans soldiers. AS part Of his duty
he was sent TO San Francisco where
he arrived in May, 1852. Shortly after
he was transferred to the Columbia
river country TO help suppress the
numerous Indian wars that kept that
section in constant turmoil for so
many years.
While in that work he served under
L. S. Grant, then young lieutenant
While in the Indian country the
command was constantly on the alert
as the Indians never gave them any
rest and ambushed them from every
conceivable point At one time their
cook went few rods from camp for
dry firewood and was captured by the
Indians. Fleming with a detachment
of fourteen men went looking for the
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-02-03

missing cook and found him bound ~
a tree. the living TARGET for the In
dams who were practicing with their
bows and arrows. The cook waa fair
ly riddled with the arrows and to make
sure Of their victim they stabbed him
before retreaiing when the soldiers
charged them,
These incidents are still fresh In the
minds Of the old soldier who nov
looks after his chickens and follows
other peaceful pursuits. In their
marches up into the upper Columbia
territory he and HIS fellow soldiers
were constantly coming On burned
homes and charred remains OF act.
tiers who had not escaped the raiding
red men.
Transferred to the Sound Fleming
was stationed at Fort Townsend. be
tween Port Townsend and lrondale.
There ne helped build the log build
ings that still stand as mark Of the
early military settlement, Men from
that fort were sent to Seattle 10 help
defend that place when the Yakima
Indians came over the hills TO attack
the mill town settlement.
1t was while at Fort Townsend that
Fleming drove the first wagon that
ever turned wheel in Port Towns.
end. Much different from the present
rubber-.ired, gasoline powered buggies
was the first government supply cart
that wound its way up the dirt road in
the pioneer settlement and found its
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-02-03

MADRID: Twenty-Five scholarships
for Spanish American students in engi-
neering, architectural fine arts and law
schools, are established by a royal de-
cree made public today.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-02-03
SMALL FRUIT men
meet At ANGELES
WESTERN WASHINGTON HOR-
TICULTURAL ASSN. TO
HOLD 18th ANNUAL
MEET
Berry Growing to Be Discussed
and Methods of Combating
Plant Disease Outlined.

Western Washington horticulturists
will gather at Port Angeles, February
II and IL, at the call Of President H.
r. Reid, of Belleview, to discuss the
CROWN gand marketing of small fruits
and their protection from the numer-
Gus pests that attack them. The Port
Angeles branch of the association has
arranged for handling the session and
has promised pleasant time for all OF
the members.
Tie following program has been ar
ranged:
February II, Morning Session:
Address of welcome by Mayor II. M.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-02-03
pIATT WONDER PUMPS

There are several reasons why you
should have Piatt Wonder Pump on
your premises. Volume for volume, they
cost less, use less power, need no prim-
ing, have no trouble making parts, and
they do more work. last longer and need
less attention than any other pump
There is not one single reason why you
shouldn't buy a Piatt Wonder Pump.
Full information on application.
CHRIST OLSON, 206 LIST Ave. g., Seattle
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-02-03
Finished Dece mber 10, 1925

Official Tests-Under supervision
of Washington State College and
Holstein- Friesian Association
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-02-03
Northeast NewS

OLYMPIA: The Morning Olympian
and the Evening Recorder typographical
crews here walked out on strike Satur-
day.
union printers in 1920 S45 a week for
day work of seven and a half hours and
$4S week for night work of seven
hours SO far as known these wages are
the highest paid to printers on any daily
paper published in the United States in
a city of 10000 or less population
Printers were offered the same wages
for 1921. They wanted an increase and
upon being refused walked out of the
shop A crew was at once installed in
their places and the papers published as
usual.
DAWSON, Y. T.: Veteran of the Nile
expedition of 80, the South African war
of '9S, the East African campaign ana
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-02-03
W0rId Items

DIES MONIES, Ia: Special concessions
to women Jurors was granted in the
Polk district court today. They may
wear their hats in the jury box, and will
be given time to powder their faces dur
ing court session, Judge J. d. Walling-
ford announced.
WASHINGTON: A net gain of 2,495
votes has been made by Henry Ford over
Senator Newberry when the senate
privileges and elections committee
closed it's days work in the recount of
the Michigan senatorial contest, with
LIS of the 2,232 precincts recanvassed.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
BIG FOUR DERRICK COLLAPSED
UNDER STRAIN YESTERDAY

The Big Four Oil and Gas Com
pany's standard derrick on the r. H.
Moore ranch two and one-half miles
east of Fallon fell to the ground
yesterday afternoon while the rig
was pulling on the well casing and
IL is said that a complete Job of re-
building is ahead of this company
as a result of the unfortunate acct
dent. Luckily no one was injured
by the great mass of collapsing tim
bers. 1t has been given out that the
derrick will be replaced just as soon
IS materials can be assembled on the
ground. The Big Four had passed
the 100 foot mark and was making
excellent drilling progress.
This is the second standard der
rick to go down In the Fallon field
small cyclone having leveled the
Lahontan derrick In the southern
part of the field several months
ago.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
Sugar Beets Hold
Up Farm Values
Michigan Commissioner OF Banking
Asserts That Beet Growing Lifts
Farm Mortgages

(From the Bay City, Mich, Tribune)
The following letter will be
found self-explanatory.
Lansing, March 2S, 1921.
Mr.. Louis f. Rowley
Dear Sir: In answer to your in
quiry regarding the effects of the
beet sugar industry on agricultural
aud financial conditions in Michi-
gan, | beg to state that in my opin-
ion nothing has contributed So di-
rectly and so powerfully to improve
these conditions as the industry re-
ferred to.
1t is strictly within the truth to
say that never has an agricultural
interest so consistently and unim-
peachably vindieated itself as a
promoter of scientific cultural
methods and as producer of profit
able farming returns. 1t has been
the most constant rewarder of intel
ligent tillage and individual thrift
the state has ever known. 1t has
enhanced more farm values, paid
off more mortgages, created more
community property, and helped
more effectively to establish the
general economic welfare of the
state on an unshakable foundation,
than any other modern industrial
development in Michigan.
When the full impact of the tide
of defation hit the farmer last fall,
the sugar beet crop was the only one
that brought him a substantial cash
return. 1t literally saved the day"
for him. | have no hesitation in
stating that 1t will be altogether his
safest crop while awaiting the re-
turn of the entire world to normal
and fiscal and industrial conditions,
These, then, are the salient and
indisputable facts regarding the beet
sugar industry. and they establish
conclusively the vital importance of
1t as stabilizer of agricultural
prosperity and a creator of indis-
pensable economic values.
Yours very truly,
F. W. Merrick.
Commissioner of Banking.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
CHURCHILL COUNTY OIL
AND GAS CO., IN ASPHALT

The Churchill County Oil and Gas
.Company's drill penetrated another
strata OK asphalt during drilling op-
erations last Friday. This is the
third layer of asphalt encountered
by this company in the 5S5 feet of
depth that had been attained up to
Friday evening. The last is assert
ed to be the heaviest of the several
asphalt stratums encountered and
occurred in a four foot strata Of
black sand which also carried much
oil. The oil showings of the last
few days have been more positive
than any heretofore encountered
and Driller c. II. Gregory estimated
the daily flow or seepage on Friday
and Saturday to be in excess of 15
gallons.
The constant increase in the
amount of oil flowing into the we'll
on the Williams ranch must seem to
point In no uncertain way TO a we'll
of commercial value with added
depth. Mr.. Gregory has said that
the pentration of Gaping hard
enough to retain the oil within a
pool will mean a flow heavy enough
to present oil marketing possibili-
ties
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
ONLY ONE CANDIDATE
HAS FILED CITY OFFICE

Councilman c. l.. Benadum, who
Is a candidate to succeed himself,
is the only one of the several who
will have a place on the voting tick
at for May 3rd, to flle his nominal
ing papers in due form with City
Clerk Grace Wildes. So far he is
unopposed in the first ward. In the
second ward. the fight seems to have
narrowed down TO Thomas Wood
lift and Thomas Kendrick. while the
third ward contest seems also to
have simmered down TO a two-man
affair, George Lewis and j. W.
Flood being out with nominating
papers
The mayorality contest Is 80 far
confined TO the candidates. of Capt.
II. A. Clarke and George s. Spreyer.
Both have enunciated a full plat
form and each stands committed to
certain policies.
II is understood that the last day
when nominating petitions can be
fled is next Tuesday, April 10th.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
To Counsel
With Reno
Subject of Spanish Springs Storage
VIII Be Discussed In Reno
On Next Monday

The subject of Spanish Springs
storage and alternative sites where
the food waters of the Truckee wa
tershed may be conserved through
out future years for beneficial irri-
CATION and power development uses
Will be gone into very thoroughly at
meeting that will be held in Reno
next Monday. A reclamation service
board, consisting of D. c. Henny,
consulting engineer, of Portland,
Ore, j. G. Gaylord and e. B. Deb
ler of the Denver Office of the feder-
al reclamation service, and Project
Manager John F. Richardson and F.
e. Bonestadt, of the Fallon reclama-
ton office. will confer with repre-
sentatives of the Nevada Valleys
Power Company on questions of con-
fiict of interest and IL is not unlikely
that others will enter into the con-
ference.
Reno people are especially desir-
GUS OF making early determinations
of the extent of new lands which
may be irrigated from the surplus
Truckee waters, their character and
reservoir sites will also enter into
the discussion.
The Reno chamber of commerce
has set out to harmonic conflicting
western Nevada interests and bring
about program that will be most
effective In the utilization of the po-
tentialities of western Nevada now
lying waste because of the lack of
this concert OF action.
The Reno Journal of yesterday
had the following to say of the CO.
operative efforts now under way:
THE board of directors from the
Newlands project, irrigation dis
trict of Fallon. has been working
with the irrigation committee of the
Reno chamber of commerce for the
past week with a view to making
plans for the use of the storage wa
ters of Spanish Springs and other
large water supplies.
when the two committees have
outlined their plans and agreed as
TO details their recommendations
will be submitted TO the United
States reclamation service.
According to President Knight
of the Reno chamber of commerce,
the purpose of the work is to unite
the entire state in supporting a
single plan for action and when
that plan is submitted to have 1t
supported by the entire state.
1T is hoped to have the recon-
mendations ready to submit to
Washington within ten days and the
committee feels confident that 1t
will receive favorable action at head
quarters.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
Subscription $3.50 Per Year
.Delinq1encies
Are Not Large


The April Reclamation Record.
issued by the reclamation depart
ment at Washington. D. c., pub
fishes complete figures on project
fiscal matters covering the govern
ment's land reclamation activities
throughout the West. Deficits are
recorded in every one of the nearly
80 projects and the Newlands pro-
1ect is no exception to the general
rule. The figures submitted show
that water users of this project owe
Uncle Sam $233,361 on unpaid
maintenance and operation costs.
The uncollected accruels prior to
last year amounted to $10,792, rela-
lively very small figure.
The net cost of operating this
project during the year 1920 was
$105, 383, against which Is cited ac-
cruals to the amount of $106.403.
The estimated cost to conduct the
projects affairs for 1921 is $11s,-
700 and the accruals in prospect
from the project land owners are
estimated at $120,600. The acreage
that will be irrigated In this valley
this year is given at $4,000.
At the present time the reclama-
tion service is employing about 40
persons on different kinds of work.
office and in the field and with the
commencement of anticipated drain
age work within the near future
this number will be added to very
substantially.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
GET THAT FISHING
LICENSE RIGHT NOW

County Clerk G. <. Howard has
informed US that the fishing licenses
for 1921 are now here and can be
purchased from his Office between
the hours of 8 a. m. and 5 D. m. and
for the benefit of those who perhaps
didn't read the notice published last
month in the local papers we wish
to state that every person, male or
female, who intends to do any fish,
ing this year must first take out a
fishing license. These licenses cost
but $3.50 each and the money so
collected is to be used by the county
In keeping the streams of this coun-
ty well stocked with the various
| fish that thrive here; also to help
pay the game wardens salary, there
fore II is up to every sportsman in
the valley to see to It that he. or
she, gets their license before doing
any further fishing. II this is done
we can all be assured of good fish
ing in the future as the county ofic-
ials are willing and anxious to help
the gun club get In a consignment
OF various spawn and small fish
which will be plented IN the sloughs
and streams in the different parts of
the county. Do your part towards
helping this worthy cause along by
taking out fishing license, and do
this at once.
GREEN HEAD HUNTING CLUB,
By: j. II. Yetter. c. II. Cress,
Tom Sanford, L. T. Kendrick, NJ. B.
johnson. executive committed.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
Rawhide Is
Being Revived
Rawhide to Have Custom Ore Mill
to be In Operation by Next
October 1st

Ronald A. Fraser, of the Western
Machinery and Engineering Co, OF
Reno, and J. Carlton Bray, well
known mining engineer and geolo-
gist who has been in and out OF
Churchill couty's mining ditricts for
many years, were in Fallon yester-
day on their way to Rawhide where
they are experimenting the install
lation of an ore mill of so tons
daily capacity. Work was started
this morning on the concrete foun-
dations for the mill structure and
machinery shipments will COM
mence to pass through this city
within the next few weeks. The
mill Is to be erected on the fiat be-
low the old camp of Rawhide where
the milling company, known as the
California-Nevada Milling Company,
has acquired valuable water rights.
The new mill will employ a force
Of only eight men and will be oper-
ated by rs horsepower Diesel en-
gine burning crude oil.
Among the properties that will
contribute ore tonnage from the
start of operations are the Morning
Star, the Black Eagle, the Coalition,
the Grutt group.
The men behind the move to fur
nish Rawhide mining interests with
a custom mill are said to be Kern
county. California, oil men who have
sensed opportunity In the Rawhide
district and propose to be factors in
bringing the old camp out of the
doldrums.
II is asserted that sufficient ore is
in sight in the Rawhide district at
the present time to keep the mill to
be erected going day and night for
a period OF six years and that many
new properties are to be worked as
a sequel to the construction of the
projected mill. More than a dozen
prospectors outfitted In this city dur
ing the last few days and hit for the
district.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
Total of 5000
Cows For Project
Rapid Strides Being Made In Ma
turing Creamery and Dairying
Plans

The George Wingfeld business
organization is making rapid prog
ress in maturing Mr.. Wingfield' S
plan to make of the Newlands pro-
ject one of the gerat dairylng dis
tricts of the west. This plan in
cludes the financing OF dairy herds
for the farmers of the valley and CO.
incidently the revivsng of the splen-
did creamery plant on north Maine
street. Mr.. Wingfeld's activities
are moving along in splendid con-
sonance and Manager G. r. Leidy
announced yesterday that cows will
be on farms in this valley to num-
ber on May 18th, the date set for
opening the Fallon COOPERATIVE
Creamery to its patrons, that will
mean the manufacture of a ton of
butter daily. Cow shipments will
be continued throughout the sum-
mer and by fall 1t is believed that
the butter production will have been
stimulated to a daily output of four
tons, the present capacity of the
local butter making plant.
Mr.. Leidy brought Sc head of
splendid California dairy cows up
from the Woodland district, arriv-
ing here Sunday and the entire lot
had passed into the hands of farm
ers by last evening.
Among those receiving COWS are:
L. Moiola. % head; Mr.. Groth,
10 head; Springer Bros, 10 head !;
Alexander Willard, 15 head; Dan
MCGEE, four head; NJ. Into, 25 head.
Mr. Leidy will leave tomorrow for
the Davis and Dixon districts in the
Sacramento valley where he now has
an option upon 500 head of dairy
COWS. Five hundred of these are be-
ing tested while an additional 800
head will be placed under test upon
Mr.. Leidy's arrival on the ground.
None but the best cows are being
accepted and every expedient known
to the veterinarian is being invoked
to the end that only clean, healthy
stock will be introduced into this
valley.
The next shipment will comprise
approximately 100 head of dairy
cows and these are expected 10 ar
rive in Fallon by the middle of next
week. Additional importations will
be made by Mr.. Wingfield until a
minimum of 5000 cows have been
placed on Newlands project farms
The Fallon Cooperative Cream
cry Association has elected F. A.
Griswold secretary and treasurer
and he has assumed his duties,
maintaining an Office at the cream
cry building. Other officers will be
selected at the next board meeting.
The creamery company is incorpor-
ated for s25. 1000 and of this amount
but s1400 remains unsold. This
will go at an early date and local
investors should not lose this oppor-
tunity TO share in certain profits.
The creamery company already
has an assured market for its full
production of four tons daily, this
market coming direct from large
hotels and restaurants throughout
the country.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
Masquerade Dance
For the Children
Children's Dance viii Be Given BY
Episcopal Ladies on Saturday,
April 30th

The ladies of the Episcopal guild
In this city will give a children S
masquerade dance at Clark's pavil-
ion on the night of Saturday, April
30th. The affair will be unique in
costuming, special dancing and will
be Fallon's first Juvenile dance of
the kind. The ladies of the guild
are training a number of the chill
dren of the town for the special at
fractions and these promise TO ere
ate considerable interest and merri-
ment.
Six prizes will be given children
masqueraders, Ii being understood
that none but children can take part
in the masquerade which will be
terminated at 10 o'clock and the
prizes awarded after which adults
will be privileged to join in dancing
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
WATER USERS WILL MEET
CONSIDER NJ. g. O. COSTS

A special meeting OF project wa
ter users has been called by the
Truckee-Carson district irrigation
board for next Saturday morning at
10 o'clock to consider the proposed
increases In the o. & M. charges.
The court house auditorium has
been designated as the meeting
place and large crowd will doubt
less be present to assist the irriga-
tion board in protesting the pro-
posed raises in project farming
costs
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
win Form Scout Band

Prof. L. N. Harmon and Scout
masters Beatty and Dickerson and
members of the Boy Scouts organi-
cations OF this city are cooperating 8
in the organization of a band which
will be trained and directed by
Prof Harmon who ia a very ef1c-
lent bandmaster and promises to de-
velop the talent represented into an
splendid musical organization with
velop the talent represented into a
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-04-13
DIAMOND OIL COMPANY
Is NOW DOWN $40 FEET

l.. l.. Leonard. field manager for
the Diamond Oil Company. arrived
here last evening from Reno. He
said this morning that his com
pany's drill had reached the $40
mark last evening and that a hole
l21a inches Is being sunk. Splen-
did oil indications have been en-
countered at various depths and the
officials and stockholders of the Dia-
mond are altogether sanguine of the
early bringing in of a producing
we'll.