Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1922-09-20
AEWsf NOTES FROM
SMITH VALLEY

1t: However, some of the more pa
tient ones listened in for awhile
and found that the disturbance was
caused by the Western Union Office
IN Yerington trying to repeat three
hundred word telegram over the tele-
!, phone from youth i'll San Francisco
to fair maiden of the valley and
some OF the cndearing messages were
too strong for single wire to handle
safely SO the telephone line was aban-
doncd and the message sent over by
a special messenger on a truck.
i Chas Young and wife and young
4 son spent couple of days at the
/ Ycager ranch last week. Mr.. Young
is the proprietor of the Biiou sum
mcr resort on Lake Tahoe, and Mrs
Young's parents. Mr.. aud Mrs. H.W
Jones, make their home on the Yea
ger ranch.
/ George Pricllard, of Gardncrville,
has opened a barber shop at Billy
Rickcy's place and has already scrapcd
up quite a trade.
Bert Werner and J. D. Yeager made
a flying trip to Reno last week. Bert
came back with the same old b.lss.
but Ycagcr returned with a fine new
OldsmobNe of his own.
f. J. and c. i. Springer made a
buincss and pleasure trip to Ycrington
last week.
| a fire. of unknown origin, but prob
ably from cigarettes, started III the hay
stacks ON the Saroni ranch shortly
after noon last Saturday, and consumed
! five and onc-half stacks of alfalfa hay
three wagons equipped with nets andy
one derrick. About three hundred
tons OF hay was lost and it is reported
there was no insurance.
The duck season opened with the
booming OF guns along the various
sloughs at sunrise last Saturday
and several bags, nearly to the limit
were reported.
Don't forget the annual dance of tho
Rebckal,s and Odd Fellows at Reading
Hall next Monday evening. September
18th.
Mrs. Arthur c. FulStonc gave de-
lightful party for her little brother
Billy White. Saturday afternoon
Games were played, after which dainty
refreshments were served to the follow
ing: Elaine Fulstone, ernest McCallis-
ter. Marion and Gordon Werner. Bar
bara Inez Fulstonc. Ellen and Anna
Mae Wedertz and Mr. and Mrs Geo
Fulstonc.
Miss Hcnreitta Sayer. accompanied
bv her uncle Henry Schrcck. made
flying trip to Yerington Monday eve
ming, where Miss Sayer had pet tooth
extracted in jig time.
Miss Margaret Baldwin. the little
,lind girl. who has been in San Fran
.isco for the past month, is visiting
With her mother and sister i'll Smith
Valley Sc expects to give an enter
tainmcnt in Carson and another i'll Nir-
ginia City. after which she will return
to San Francisco to accept position
as typist.
The condition OF the highways IN the
mountains begins to show that the
winter season is approaching. lhe
sheep and cattle men are moving their
ilocks from one feeding ground to
| another and the roads are full oi
rock. Yparraguirrc Bros. are NOV
ing large band OF sheep up to Pickle
Meadows for fall feed I'D. Wedertz
lis also moving large band UP to Lea
witt Meadows for the same purpose,
| and Billy Blackwell and Loran We'd
| crtz arc bringing in a large bunch tc
fattcn up to make lamb chops ior those
who can afford them.
| The first meeting of the season OF
the Smith Valley Civic Club was held
at the residence of Mrs. Bert Werner,
president of the club, last Saturday.
| September 10th. There was very
large attendance. Programs and
policies for the coming year were dis
cussed and committee was appoint
cd to report on yearly program at
the next meeting, which will be held
at the home of Mrs. Ed. Fulstone.
The club expressed great enthusiasm
over the celebration to be held at
Topaz lake OH September 3Oth and
wish TO do their share OF helping to
make it success. The club prom
ises to have an interesting and help
| full year ahead of it, and it is the de-
sire of those who belong at present,
to have every woman in the valley
join as soon as possible and help to
build up an organization, that not only