The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-09
PARADISE NEWS
THAT INTERESTS
TsPEcIAL CoRREsPoNDENcE1

rendered him surprise party, in
honor of his birthday, at noon on
Friday. His birthday was Saturday,
the 9th. The pupils had each
brought something dainty in the
eating line and the noonhour was
spent very pleasantly in picnicking
and games.
The intermediate room is plan
ming on the same sort of affair for
this noon.
"Tex" Armstrong returned last
week from the desert" where he
had been looking after his bunch
of horses.
Merle Prussia was an arrival last
week from Suffer City, California,
where he has been engaged in truck
ing for the past two years.
E. J. Riddell, J. w. Wilson and
Miss Dorothy Mann, all representing
the Farm Bureau, were visiting
throughout the valley on Wednes-
day and Thursday. H. X. Harvey
accompanied them on their trip to
the various ranches.
The young folks took advantage
of the bright morning Sunday to go
on picnic to the hills. Threat
ening storm in the afternoon sent
them home earlier than they had
planned. Mrs. Chas. Washburn act
ed as chaperon.
Juan Yrieta left during the week
for Pleasant Valley, where he will
be employed by S. Siard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Williams were
Sunday visitors from Willow Point.
The Homemakers' Club met
Thursday, the 4th, with Miss Dor
othy Mann, home demonstration, at
the B. f. Stanley home. A very
pleasant afternoon was spent, Miss
Mann explaining the work and aims
of this branch of the Farm Bureau
in general and other clubs in Ne
vada in particular. Miss Mann will
be here again on June l and or
ganize the regular dressmaking and
cooking courses, and all women in
terested are urged to be present.
The next meeting of the club will
be held on Thursday, May IL, at the
D.. W. Cathcart country home.
j. C. Wilson returned during the
week from Winnemucca with the
bulls purchased for the cattle asso-
citation. They were put on pasture
at the Jack Forgnone ranch, until
Sunday, when they were drawn by
the various ranchers interested.
We forgot to mention in our last
items the new stripped awning just
put up by the j. B. Case Co. 1t is
quite "citified" looking, as well as
convenient.
The primary and intermediate
rooms are working earnestly on the
program which they will give on
Saturday evening, May 10. It
promises to be very enjoyable and
something different. All are look
ing forward to the affair. The
eighth grade will have graduation
exercises on the evening of the 26th
and are talking of a dance after
wards.
Born-To the wife of Merle Prus-
STA, on Thursday, May 4, 1922,
boy.
II. A. Bradshaw has gone to the
Joel Bradshaw ranch to work for
Chas. Recanzone Quite an acreage
is being planted to potatoes on this
ranch and Mr.. Bradshaw has a rem
utation of being very successful
potato raiser.
Work is being done on the ditch
taken out of Martin creek which
supplies the Nehls, Recanzone. Cath
cart and Harvey ranches. The grain
is now up and irrigating season at
hand.
The orchards are just beginning
to blo9m, the apricots being the first
to deck out in white. Promise of
an immense crop of apples, pears
and plums is bright; however, the
peach crop will be very light owing
to the very severe cold of the win
ter, which killed he fruit buds so
that peaches are leafing out with
out a sign of blossoming.
The familiar sight of cattle on
the low hills is seen since ranchers
turned out on the 1st. The stock
is grazing close down on account of