Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-07-26
Items Of Yattaf1d'of' Z
From Smith Valley

lllc monthly meeting OF the Smith
Valley branch of the Lyon county
Farm Bureau held Friday night at
Wellington was well attended. Con-
gresham s. S. Arentz was the prin-
cipal speaker and his explanations of
the work that has been done iii Con-
grcss during the past two years and
what is contemplated in the future
that will particularly benefit the farm
crs of the country was very much
appreciated by all present.
He stated that what is known as the
Farm Bloc" in Congress consists OF
those members who are taking vital
interest i'll the passing OF legislation
that will place the farmer on the same
basis as other business men. or in
other words. Make the marketing OF
farm produce. including cattle. sheep
or range systematic proposition the
and everything produced on the farm
same as the various Steel plants.
clothing manufacturers or any other
OF the larger interests OF tne COUNT
do to maintain uniform prices on their
products and also provide Tor i,nanc-
ING the individual farmer 50 that he
will not be forced to sell pyodlcc as
soon as harvested as the harvest comes
all at once and the market for it j,
spread out over the whole year.
County Agent. Tom Buckman and
bride were at the meeting and received
the hearty greetings OF host OF adj
;ltiring friends.
Mr.. Buchanan made a short talk on
the inroads of the alfalfa weevil in
Nevada and stated that several coun-
ties OF Nevada bad been quarantincd
from shipping alfalfa to California and
that the question OF cradicat,ng the
pest was becoming quite serious. he
had several samples OF the wccvil pre-
served in alcohol. SO far no specimens
lave been found in Smith OF Mason
Valleys.
The meeting ended with the usual
luncheon and good time visiting.
TIE epidemic of twins i'll Smith Val
lev seems To be growing stronger as
the season advances. The Storks stop
ped at the home oi Mr.. aud Mrs. Ruby
Terry on the twcnty-firSt and lett
pair Of bouncing boys. Mother ana
babies are doing fine. That's surely
one way to beat the scarcity OF farm
labor III the future.
Mrs. Guy Anderson aud sister OF
Gardnerville visited with the Frank
Manns and with the Readings last
week.
Last Tuesday Mrs. Chas. T.. Day
had the misfortune to fall and disio-
cate her elbow. DR.. Mary Fulstone
was called and the arm set and put III
splints and the patient is doing tine.
Her daughter Alpha was visiting III
Reno at the time but came home as
soon as she was notified OF the acei-
dent,
Mrs Sophia Schrcck of Smith was
t,,on il, the first of last week and Df.
Narv Fulstone was called ana pro
nounced il case OF appendicitis. Lrs.
Brown and I.eavitt of Yerington were
called and Mrs. Schreck was opcrc'sd
on on Thursday. She passed away
about twenty-four hours afte. The o.
Grafton.
Mrs. Schreck was born in Germany
scvcnty-fve years ago and caue 10
this country when she was 1"n,i,
seentccn years old She was married
in San Francisco a few years later
and about fifty years ago she and her
husband moved to aurora and lived
there during the boom days OF that
camp. She settled in smith Valley
about ten years ago and lived with
her sons. She is survived by ono
daughter. Mrs. Sophia Sayer OF Well
ington and four sons. Joe. Frank, Her
mon aud Henry who reside in Smith
Valley.
Mrs. Schreck was trained nurse
and 0ftlCEattu at tiS pi'' VI '"' .
number who now are honored citizens
.oi Nevada and all speak OF her with
loving kindness.
She was buried i'll the Odd Fellows
cemetery near Smith. the Catholic
Priest OF Ycrington officiating at the
funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Atchison and
vounpes, son OF Reno have been visit
inc the past few days with their daush-
.c,s Mrs. Bert Werner OF Wellington
and Mrs. Frank Yparraguirre.
Mr.. S. J. Swectman OF Los Angeles
we'll known throughout the valley IS
visiting with his sister, Mrs. ha'e
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