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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
Snyder and Smith
Given Sentence
NOT Less Than One Nor More Than
Fourteen Years, Dependent
Upon Conduct

Last Saturday Judge Hart SEN
fenced Earl Snyder and Dan Tex
smith to serve not less than one year
nor more than fourteen years in the
penitentiary at Carson City after
their conviction by jury for the
crime of assault with intent to kill
Sheriff Jim Smith on the evening OF
June End. last
Up to the last the defendants
maintained their innocence of tie
charge, claiming that they were In
Idaho at the time of the shooting
and, in the case of TEX" Smith thai
he had never even been within the
confines of the State until brought
to Fallon from Nampa, Idaho, by
the officers.
But the evidence was over
whelmingly against them, resulting
IN a unanimogs verdict of guilty by
the jury after a deliberation of two
hours. However, in the case of
Smith the Jury recommended a
shorter sentence than that accorded
his more hardened associate, who
has a record of two previous prison
sentences.
In imposing sentence, Judge
Hart stated that his powers were
limited by the terms of the inde-
terminate sentence law of the Ne
Yada statutes and that as a conse-
quence the length of the term would
depend largely upon their own con-
duct. lie emphasized the fact that
the law was not designed as a pun
/ ishment for crime, but as a deter
rent for others as well as to impress
upon the wrongdoer the fact that
society must be protected from the
criminally inclined by secluding
them and affording an opportunity
for reform by making good conduct
first requisite as a proof of a de-
sire TO lead better life.
Both men. replied in the negative
when asked II they knew of any
reason why sentence should not be
passed upon them, and took their
sentence nonchalantly with head
erect and folded arms.
Both are young men of rather
pleasing personality and present no
peeuliarities of physiogomy that
would link them with the criminal
class. Especially is this the case
with Smith, who seems to be rather
the victim OF an easy disposition and
bad company than a confirmed Grim
inal. Il is said that he won the
world championship in the bucking
broneho contest at the annual Rodeo
at Pendleton, Oregon, last year.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07

estimated runofI. Let US suppose
for extreme safety that much
larger runolf may have to be hand
led The upper terrace would be
filled. eyaporating $4,000 acre feet.
Then water would be dropped from
this reservoir or discharged directly
into the. second terrace filling it and
eyaporating $1,000 acre feet Mean
while the west terrace would be
filled from marginal land runoff,
eyaporating $500 acre feet, and any
excess from either the second ter
race or the west terrace would be
dropped to the bottom area which
could eyaporate 22,500 acre feet.
The total area under such con-
troll system would be available for
evaporation surface during all seas
ons of the year. months of high
evaporation as we'll as months of
low evaporation, and would thus
dispose of a total of $4,000 acre
feet The total amount of irrigation
water supplied during 1920 to the
entire area from which this drain
age runoff would originate was 100,-
600 acre feet. So that, under pres
ent conditions of irrigation develop
ment, which for this area has near
ly reached its limit, the drainage
and waste would have to be nearly
three quarters OF the total irriga-
ton water supplied before the ca
pacity of the disposal system would
be oyertaxed Such an enormous
percentage of waste is unthinkable.
In the writer's judgment, the
probable future operation program
would be somewhat as follows: A
normal runoff of about $4,000 acre
feet, 5000 from the marginal lands
and 10000 from the upper lands;
storage of the winter runoff, and
any additional amount needed and
available from the project storage
supply, in the upper terrace and
west terrace; irrigation of pasture
in the second terrace and bottom
area to the full extent permitted by
the available water supply; reduc-
ton of the evaporation areas of the
terrace reservoirs by the exclusion
of the shallower portions in order
to save more water for pasture irri-
cation; probable full development
of $500 acres of first class irrigat-
ed pasture capable of supporting
two dairy cows or three beef steers
per acre during the grazing season.
Other details of the plan may be
taken up in subsequent article.
THOMAS WILLIAMSON.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
5. P. Would
CurtaiI Service
Tri-Weekly Trains Wanted on
sparks-Mina and Sparks
Westwood Runs

The Southern Pacific has applied
to the Public Service Commission
for permission to modify its passen-
ger train service in certain territory
as follows:
Service between Sparks and Nina,
trains 23 and "a, to be made tri-
weekly; train "a. to leave Reno
about D. M. on sundays, Tuesdays
and Thursdays, and arrive at Nina
about midnight.
Train % to leave Nina about l
p m. Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays and arrive at Sparks about
7s15 D. m. Leave Sparks about
7;35 p m. for San Francisco.
Trains 1913 and 1874, between
Hazen and Nina, TO carry local pas
sengers on three days of the week
in each direction, alternating with
the days on which passenger service
as to be operated.
Service between Sparks and West
wood, trains 81 and 2S, to be made
tri-weekly; train 2S to leave Sparks
about S:45 a. m. Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays and arrive at
Westwood about p. m.
Train p TO leave Westwood about
130 p. M Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays and arrive at Sparks
ABOUT 1870 p. m, connecting with
train 5. leaving Sparks about 1856
p. m. for san Francisco.
Trains 1S3 and 1S4, between
Eernley and susanville, to carry
local passengers three days of the
week in each direction, alternating
with the days on which passenger
service is to be operated, and trains
1877 and 19S to carry local passen-
gers between Susanyille and West
wood daily except Sundays
Service on Mound House branch.
between Mound House and Wa
buska, to be operated tri-weekly,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
on about the same schedule as at
present.
Benson Wright, secretary of the
commission, gives notice that the
application has been set for hearing
at the Offices of the commission in
Carson City September lS. at 1920
a. m. when. and where evidence may
be presented in support or opposi-
ton.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
nARMoN plsTRIcT ITEMs

Mr. and Mrs =. K. Downs and
family spent Labor Day at the pic
mic in Fernley.
Miss Helen Sears returned home
the past week from Long Beach.
Calf, where she spent the summer
as the guest of Mrs. C. C. Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Kirns and
family and Mr. and Mrs Chas. Car
miencke and family spent Labor
Day at Olinghouse visiting old
friends.
The district dance held at the
school house Saturday evening was
well attended and enjoyed by all.
The next meeting of the Har-
mony club will be with Mrs. Fred
Kirn on Tuesday, September 18th.
Mrs. Chas. Bailey has been on the
sick list the past week, but is better
now.
Mr.. and Mrs Mcclure of Reno
spent few days visiting relatives
in this district Mrs Mcguire will
be remembered as Miss Jessie Big
low, a sister of Mrs. Reed Jones.
Mr. and Mrs Reed Jones depart
ed Tuesday morning for Taylor
vile. Calf, to be absent about two
weeks.
Don't forget There viii be an
other dance at the school house
Saturday evening, September 10th,
Music by Tcny of Reno.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Grader have
gone to work at the Swingle ranch.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
WEATHER REPORT

Jack Ross. manager of tho New
Rex Theater under Hurst Bros.
since the opening Of the playhouse
eight months ago. resigned his posi-
tioh on the first of the month and
took his departure for Monterey,
Calf, where he will have charge of
a string of three moving picture
houses. During his sojourn In Fal-
Ion, IRISH" as he has come to be
best known. has endeared himself to
a large circle OF friends by his cheer
full dispoition and live wire interest
IN the affairs OF the community He
viii be missed among the younger
set and viii carry with him TO his
new field of endeayor the very best
wishes OF all with whom he has
come in contact which comprises
about the entire population of Fal-
Ion.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
WHEN THE DAY Is DONE

With the afterglow of sunset
faded and the full moon peering
above the summit pines. silyering
the hillsides and wrapping the can
yons in slumber shadows, when the
lights are on and children are at
play, when the voice of music is
heard and over all is the drone of q
distant mill, stamping out the
lessees' gold, when evening settles
upon the Queen of the Toquimas-
then comes the time when our Wis
ions of the outer world are unat-
tractive and nebulous and we know
why we have chosen Manhattan, the
little mining, camp in the forest, for
our habitation. Let the world rat
tie, let the world roar; let Mars as.
sert himself and Midas chuckle
Here we sit in the moonlight and
smoke and be at peace.--Manhat.
tan Magnet.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
MOoNSHINERs SAFE
IN THE JUMPERS

According to the Elko Free Press,
the report comes down from the
north that there is being maintained
I'm '.Fhe jumpers" "a big still. the
biggest in the United States, and the
moonshine is being made on whole
sale basis. 1t is sent out in every
direction, and much of it finds its
way into Elko and a considerable
part passes through to other points.
The Nevada officers can do moth
ing and the Idaho officers evidently
have no desire to tackle the moon
sinners ,as it Is said that it would
take a thousand men to successfully
raid the fastness of the jumpers.
The information comes from a re-
liable source, continues the Free
Press. and it is believed that this is
the source. of so much of the boot
leg booze that is coming into Elko
county. There is a section of noun
tain country just over the Nevada
Idaho line in the extreme S uthwest
corner of Idaho, known as "The
jumpers" II is similar to the Hole
in the Wall" and the Jackson Hole,
and is the mecca of law breakers,
who once in the fastness, are safe
from the officers of the law, and 1t
is a we'll known fact that the first
thing the Elko officers do when they
know a horse OF cattle thief is head
ed northward, is to get between him
and "The jumpers" as once there
he is safe for the time being.
Just to illustrate and to make this
fact impressive, a story of the ex-
perienees of a former Elko county
sheriff will be interesting. We refer
to l.. G. Clark, who was sheriff for
many years, until succeeded by Joe
Harris. Clark was afraid of moth
ing, man. beast or the devil, and he
was given a warrant to arrest a GER
tain much wanted criminal.
He knew that his man had gone
to 1.-THE jumpers" and started in
after him He was stopped by
friends who implored him to turn
back, but he laughed and went on.
He did come back. but without his
man, and had nothing to say for a
long time, but eventually he told
some of his friends that he had no
chance whatever against the outlaws
who we're waiting for him. Clark
was a fair officer and had the re-
speet of the outlaws, and as he
penetrated the fastness of the re-
treat he was held up at the point of
gun and told to go back.
"You can see" said the outlaws,
that it would be easy for us to kill
you-easier In fact than to let you
turn back, but II you will promise
us to return and give up the chase
we will let you live" And Clark
never again attempted to enter
1.-The jumpers"
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
VIRGINIA CITY PUTS ON
OLD TIME CELEBRATION

According TO Sheriff Jim Smith
and Deputy Johnson. If anybody is
possessed with the idea that Vir-
ginia City Is moribund, 1t would
have been quickly dissipated by wit
Messing the Labor Day celebration
on the three days concluding Mon
day.
The old camp shook off all appear
ances of decrepitude and blazed
forth with a celebration that We'd
with the best that was ever staged
even in the palmy days. The outside
districts responded to the invitation
and Reno and Carson turned out
enmass until the occasion took on
the appearance of an old home week.
Races and games of all sorts
varied the days doings and old c
street was thronged with visitors,
while the soft drink and ice cream
parlors did a land office business.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
Work on Many
Wells Progressing
Every Section of the District Repre-
sented in Active and Satls-
factory Operations

While the past week has been de-
void of sensational features in
the oil fields, probably more effect
I've work has been accomplished
than in any like period for several
weeks. Indeed, the hectic days of
exploitation and wild rumor seem to
have given way entirely to hard
work and a grim determination to
make hole" in every working prop
erty in the field.
The Fallon-Union still holds the
stellar role among the companies
where things are happening, and
there is good natured wish gener-
ally expresses that to this company
may fall the honor, and the emolu-
ments, following the bringing in of
of the handicaps under which its
promoters have labored and every
body likes a good sport. 1t will be
remembered that just as they had
encountered a good seepage, bit
was lost then an attempt was made
to shoot the hole with the dual pur-
pose in view of possibly opening up
the crevice through which the seep-
age came and bringing. in an ap-
preeiable flow of oil and at the same
time throw the lost bit to one side
TO enable drilling to resume. Just
as the torpedo had almost reached
the bottom the boiler blew up and
all work had to be temporarily sus-
pended until another could be
brought over from Mason. This Is
now being installed and the out
come is being awaited with consid-
cradle interest.
The Fallon Oil & Gas Extension,
drilling ON the Gummow ranch is
using core drill to penetrate the
hard formations encountered at a
depth of nearly 1000 feet Driller
Turner believes the hard Gaping
oYerlays a strata of oil sand, as an
appreciable amount of seepage and
gas has been present for some days
past
At the Fallon Pioneer work was
resumed last Sunday drilling out
the cement placed in the hole about
a month ago to shut off the water.
The hole is down 1887 feet, and on
Tuesday the concrete in the casing
had been drilled out leaving about
forty feet still in the we'll. Work
has progressed far enough to DEM
oustrate that the water has been eff
fectually shut off. Reports have
gained currency that it is the pur-
pose of the management to shoot
the hole in an attempt to bring in a
flow of oil. This, however, is de-
MED, and President Benadum is au-
thority for the statement that fu-
ture operations will be governed en-
tirely by the conditions found to ex-
ist when the we'll is dried out.
The Diamond has encountered
hard going after passing through a
streak of oil sand, carrying a dis
tinct oil showing last week. They
are working one shift and have
reached depth of about 1900 feet.
The Big Four has suspended work
temporarily awaiting the arrival of
a string of six-inch casing.
The Syndicate Oil Co., operating
the big rotary drill on the Jones &
Jewell ranch south of town, are
making splendid progress. AL
though drilling only about six weeks
they have passed the 1900 foot mark
and are going strong.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
NEW TREATMENT TO BE TRIED
FOR RECLAMATION OF
ALkALI SOIL

A deposit of aluminium sulphate
has been located by r. C. Wilson
near Lahontan dam that promises
culture or the project. Laboratory
and field experiments conducted at
the experiment farm this summer
indicate that aluminium sulphate is
the best cure for impervious alkali
soils that has yet been found. The
preliminary experiments indicate
that this salt has the effect of loos-
ening up hard. impervious soil so as
to permit the teaching out of the al
kali salts when heavy applications
of irrigation water are made.
In order to reclaim alkali land 1t
IS necessary to have the irrigation
water pass down through the soil,
dissolying the alkali salts and car
rying them into the drainage water
below. When the soil is impervious
however, as are many of the soils OF
this project, the reclamation of the
land becomes exceedingly difficult
or impossible. Dynamiting or SUBJ
soiling does not help materially in
reclaiming impervious alkal land
for the reason that a. soon as the
irrigation water is applied the soil
closes up again as tight and imperv-
ious as ever It is only b. the ad-
dition of some chemical that fioccu-
lates the soil. causing it to assume
the granular instead of tie puddled
condition, that the soil can be per-
manently benefited Gypsum and
sulphuric acid have previously been
used for this purpose. but the gyp-
sum, because of its low solubility, is
often too slow in its action and sui
phuric acid is too expensive
A contract his been placed with
Mr. Wilson for ten tons of the alum
mum sulphate for experimental pur-
poses. Some applications will be
made on the farm of j. M. Heizer
where there is small area of i'm
pervious soil suitable for a trial to
ascertain the efficiency of the treat
ment Other applications will be
made on some of the alkali plats Of
the experiment farm and it Is the
intention to secure the cooperation
of one or two more farmers having
land suitable for this experiment.
F. b. HEADLEY.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
LEGION MEETING TUESDAY
EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18TH

The local post of the American
Legion will hold It's regular meeting
In the Chamber of Commerce rooms
over the Palace theater on Tuesday
evening. September 18th.
Much publicity has been given on
the matter of the Government Con
tact Squad that Is visiting various
towns In Nevada, California and
Arizona. This squad meets all ex-
service men who have Compensa-
tion, Vocational Training, Hospital
ization and Insurance claims ana
wishes 10 adjust these claims so that
there Will be absolute satisfaction.
II is an opportunity for ex-service
men to get what is due them All
men who expect TO visit the squad
which will be In Fallon on Septem-
ber 80 and October 1, should at
tend the coming Post meeting and
receive preliminary instructions as
to what must be done before the
squad arrives. II should be clearly
understood that any ex-seryice man
who feels that he has a claim is ELI
gible TO go before the squad, wheth-
or he Is a member OF any Legion or
not
Some matters slated for the Aug
ust meeting will be taken up as the
attendance at the August meeting
was too small for the transaction OF
Post business.
The 1921 Convention Is over and
the Legion il starting on a new year
Let's stick together stronger than
ever and make the coming year
more successful than the past. At
tend all meetings.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
Highway Asso-
citation 10 Boost
Three Hundred Good-Road Enthusi-
asts Favor Scenic Road From
Truckee to Reno

Concerted efforts through organi-
zation will be used to convince the
California highway commission that
a highway along the Truckee river
is TO be preferred to the present
route over the Dog Valley grade.
says the Journal.
The 300 good roads boosters who
met at Bonner Lake Sunday formed
the Auburn-tc- Reno Highway as
ISOLATION. whose main purpose Will
be TO boost the Truckee river road.
The secondary object will be TO
keep the highway from Auburn to
Reno open for at least nine months
of the year.
Mr. Rossl of Sacramento was
elected president of the new associ-
alton and Secretary White of the
Truckee chamber of commerce, Sec
tary. Nine directors were also
elected. Charles j. sadlier of Reno
will represent this vicinity.
w. B. Gelatt of bonner Lake was
chairman OF the meeting and the
principal speaker. He told of the
plans of the California state high
way commission to spend a large
amount OF money making hard
surface road over the Dog Valley
grade, whereas the proposed river
route along the Truekee river from
Reno to Truekee would prove of
greater value and could be con-
structed with little expense.
II was declared that the river
road would benefit over 1000 per-
sons in the towns of Boca, Floris-
ton, Polaris and Iceland, while the
present route is practically unin-
habited
A representative of a California
tractor company said that his firm
has designed plow to be used In
clearing roads covered with snow
The plow will be given tryout this
winter.
People from the towns along the
Reno-Auburn route were present at
the meeting and were enthusiastic
eally in favor of the river highway.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
Old Memories
Revived in Court
Nevada Colony Corporation Sued for
Return of Property Alleged TO
Have Been Traudulently Acquired

Memories of an almost forgotten
dream We're revived in the local Dis.
trict Court last week, when hear
ing took place In a transaction in
which the Nevada Colony Corpora
tion was defendant in an action
brought by A. and Martha Baumann
to have a certain deed set aside in
which they agreed in return for
stock to surrender their farm prop
erty south of town 10 the corpora
tion. The Baumanns allege that
they were the victims of fraud and
misrepresentation on the part of the
defendant corporation and its
agents.
The case In various ramifieations
has been hanging fire in the courts
for about four years, or eyer since
the 'socialistic scheme" went on the
financial rocks following the failure
OF the believers In a modern Utopia
to subscribe the cash as fast as the
promoter and the managers could
absorb IL.
oh popti tAf A1td Hdu bDlHn1lu
possibilities. but failed To take into
account the element of the human
equation. Discussions soon began
to appear among the brethren. sus-
picion, doubt and finally outright
charges of misappropriation OF funds
were made and a reorganization of
the corporation was effected which
displaced the original promoter and
substituted a management from
within the stockholders. However,
the new pilots were no more sue
eessfnl and the beautiful dream
founded on the brotherhood of man
and conservation of effort through
community endeayor, in the pro-
ducts of which every one should
share alike, vanished as an rides
cent bubble ruthlessly pnnctured by
the inability of man TO live up to his
promises The property of the de-
funct corporation is now in the
hands of a receiver.
Judge Bartlett. sitting for Judge
Hart. heard tie testimony and has
given both parties to the present
suit until September 25th In which
to file briefs and answers. at which
time another hearing of the case
will probably take place In Reno.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
wAsHoE PIONEER DIES

Mrs. G II. Holcomb. a pioneer of
Washoe county. died at the family
home in Reno Wednesday She
crossed the plains with her husband
In 1863 and had made Reno her
home for over fifty years. -Four
sons and three daughters survive.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
NAN CIR ELECTRIc ROAD

There Is rHmor culfont in Eiko,
according to the Independent. that
eastern capital is planning the lay
ing of tracks and necessary installa-
tion of all necessary equipment for
the operation OF an electric power
transportation line from Eiko to the
old mining camp of Tnscarora The
rumor has not been aud cannot be
confirmed.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07
yaCcINATE FOR ANTHRAX

The prevalence of anthrax among
cattle in various sections of the
state makes II advisable for stock
owners to have all stock vaccinated,
as the only safe preventive. Only
guaranteed serum used.
f. A. HARDEN, ID. V. 8.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07

Paul Johnson, who will be re-
membered by old timers of the Raw
hide and Camp Terrell boom days.
has returned to Fallon from Cali
fornia and will open an assay office
In this city as soon as. his equipment
arrives and suitable location can
be found. Mr.. Johnson is a first
class assayer and believes that
enough local work of this character
is being sent away to warrant him
in making the venture.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-07

L. l.. King, superintendent Of the
Salt Lake division of the S. p Co.
accompanied by Mrs. King. spent the
first of the week in Fallon on Official
business. Mr.. King Is a cousin Of
NJ. r. Porter Of the Overland Hotel,
whose guests they were.