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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
PROF. MCKEOWN
DIES SUDDENLY
Taught Genoa School
in 1912 and Was a
Leading Educator of
Nevada

Prof. Edward l.. McKeown, super
intendent of the Carson City schools,
passed away at Morton's Hospital,
San Francisco, Sunday, following an
appendicitis operation, came as a
great shock to the late educators
many friends and cast a gloom over
the entire community, reports the
Carson City News.
Late in June Prof. McKeown and
family left Carson by automobile for
vacation tour in California and
visits with relatives. They we're
about ready to go TO the home of Mr.
McKeown's parents when he became
ILL.,
The seriousness of the attack was
not at first realized The operation
disclosed that the appendix was rup-
tured, with attendant complications.
Edward l.. McKeown was born i'll
Shualar, Monterey county, California,
March 10. 1887. He received his b.
A. degree at Stanford University in
1911. In the fall of that year he
began his career as teacher, selecting
Nevada as his field. He taught one
the school year 1912.13 he was
pricipal of the Genoa school in Doug
las county. Beginning in the fall of
1913 he served as principal of the
Fallon elementary school five years.
He then went to Goldfield, where he
was principal of the high school in
the year 191S-19. Prof. McKeown
came to Carson as superintendent of
the city school in the autumn of
1919. He gave four years of sue
cessful service in this city and was
under contract for another year.
Mr.. McKeown served as president
of the Nevada Teachers Association
two years, and at the last meeting of
the National Education Association
was named director of that organiza-
tion for Nevada.
Surviving Mr.. McKeown is his
widow, who was Miss Donalda Poirier
of Genoa, and their daughter, Ramo-
ma. The parents of the deceased re-
side in California. Death has taken
heavy toll in Mrs. McKeown's family.
In the space of four years she has
lost both parents, a brother a sister,
and now her husband. She and her
small daughter have the deep SYM
pathy of their many friends through
out Nevada
The funeral took place at San
Jose, Wednesday, under the auspices
of the Masons, deceased having been
a member of the Fallon lodge.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
SOLD IN
ELKO COUNTY

Sixteen thousand lambs, the prop
erty of the Williams Estate, and nine
thousand lambs belonging to George
B. Williams were sold at Elko Tues
day to Jack France of Twin Falls,
Idaho, by the Elko Livestock and
Wool Commission Company.
The lambs are on summer range
and are to be delivered at the Idaho
state line. The sale is the first big
one of lambs in Elko county this
season, according to Mr., Holland of
the selling agency, says the Gazette.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
help SERVICE
IS APPRECIATED
Farmers Benefited By
Establishment of the
State Employment
Bureau

The employment service for the
state OF Nevada reports its activities
for the first three weeks, the ap-
plication of 496 males and q females
for positions 1t has referred 2s6
males and IS females to positions
and a comparison between the first
week and the third indicates that the
applications for work have more than
doubled.
1t will be noted that on July 21st
there were 100 unplaeed applicants,
indicating surplus labor seeking en-
ployment
A number of applicants are tour
lists seeking new home locations and
many, after a short experience in the
industries of the State, would become
citizens and add to the permanent
population, II adyantageously placed
1t is of interest to the state and the
service that employment opportuni-
ties should be listed in the service
as inquiries to other departments of
the state government are frequently
referred to the employment service
and the employment of prospective
citizens during the interim preceding
their selection of permanent home
sites should be actively encouraged,
states Frank w. Ingram, director of
the employment bureau.
Offices are now being maintained
at 2l2 n. Virginia street, Reno, and
the Capitol Building Carson City,
and extensions are being planned as
fast as cooperative support is as
sured in other communities.
The employment service has prov
en- a real help to the farmers of Car
son Valley and the shortage of help
that was experienced during the early
days OF haying season. has cleared
and sufficient help is now obtainable
through the employment service.
County Clerk. II. r. Jepsen. is acting
as representative for the employment
service In this community.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
Examinations For
Cadet Engineers

The United States Coast Guard will
hold a competitive examination COM
mencing September 10. 1928. for APP
pointment OF cadet engineers. Cadet
engineers are trained and educated
at the Coast Guard Academy at New
London, Conn, and upon graduation
after three years at the Academy are
commissioned an Ensign Engineer
ing.) The age limit is from IS TO
20 years.
Any Nevada boy desiring further
Information may secure the same by
writing to Congressman Chas. l.,
Richards, Room 179, House Office
Building. Washington. ID. c.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27

Nobody Wants This
Alpine Co. Job

A press dispatch from Sacra
mento says the worm has turned I
. and the job really seeks the man. I
. Governor +. W. Richardson is in
the unusual. position of having
political plum which nobody ap-
parently wants. 1t is in Alpine
. county where the reluctance of I
. the inhabitants to hold office I
. has caused the governor to have
. posted in the courthouse at
Markleeville, notice calling for
. applicants for appointment as
. supervisor.
Supervisor George II. Luhrs of
. Alpine county created the va I
. cancy by resigning.
Patiently the governor waited
. for the army of deserving aspi-
. rants. None came. When he de-
. cided to advertise, he found there
was no newspaper published in
. Alpine county.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
Fallon Melons Will
Soon be Marketed

The past ten days of warm weather
over the Fallon project has been
favorable for the can,aloupe crop
which for a time threatened to below
standard owing TO the cool spring. 1t
is stated that some melons will be
on the market the first week in Aug
ust and from that time on there will
be a constant outgo from the melon
fields of that section and Fernley.
Packers are expected by the first
of August, and with an ordinary fall,
that section will be busy until frost
time, as there is inquiry for the crop
from many markets that were not
first anticipated.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
Tax on Gasoline Nets
State Large Amount

Taxes netting Nevada s14,02S.39 on
.701.419.5 gallons of gasoline and dis
tillate were paid by o. ompanies
during the month Of May, according
TO figures Just compiled
The Standard leads with ii9,aCS.7
gallons of gasoline and 21.fli.S oi
distillate. The tax beins fs,7ie.4l The
Union is next, with 40, ,t30 gallons OF
gasoline and 2,795 Of distillate the
take being s2,S645O. The Shell slight
ly led the Associate on the remain
der. the total gallons being 7o'662
and 52,012. respectfully.
The grand total of gallons is l.
967 1907, the previously reported be-
ing 65.941.2.-Journal.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
Auto Burned At
Foot of Tioga Pass

A Durant car belonging to Arthur
Holiday of Los Angeles, was buried
near the foot of Tioga pass, and
about three miles from Mono Lake.
on Tuesday of last week, reports the
Bishop Register Mr.. and Mrs. Holli-
day We're about to cross the pass,
and had freshly filled the cars gaso-
line tank. Striking a steep pitch, it
is supposed. caused the tank to over
flow, and the gasoline on the ground
and under the machine ignited from
the opened muffler. The occupants
of the car were able to save only
part of the heavy load. The car was
practically a total loss.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
EQUALIZATION
BOARD TO MEET

The Board of County Commission
ers of Douglas county will meet at
the Minden court house tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock and will sit as
Board of Equalization to hear COM
plants from property owners relative
to matter on taxation as fixed by the
assessor for the present year.
The board will continue in session
from time to time until the fourth
Monday in August, after which time
all matter relating to tax adjustment
must be taken before the state board
of equalization.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
NOTICE

1t has come to our attention that
parts have been removed from, and
castings being broken off the cars
that were destroyed by fire.
A reward of s100 will be paid for
the arrest and conviction of any per-
son or persons trespassing. tamper-
ing with or removing anything from
said cars or lot where they are now
stored, without authority.
Helberg Motor Sales Company,
BY A w Ill HEI .RERG
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

Sunday. July 29.-German services
at 10:30 a. m. There will be no sun
day School or Bible class on this
Sunday.
Wednesday. August 1.-ReguiaI
meeting of the church council.
Thursday. August 2-Monthly meet
ing of the Missionary Ladies' Aid.
Sunday. August 5.-Regular Eng
lish services and Sunday School.
Sunday, August 19.-Annual Mission
festival
Welcome,
PAUL H. FELTEN, Pastor.
The most successful men seem tc
be those who make their hobbies pay
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
HAY PRODUCTION
FOR NEVADA
IS GIVEN
DOUGLAS COUNTY
IN SIXTH PLACE
Churchill County Shows
Big Gains in Past
Few Years

Every one of Nevada's seventeen
counties is a producer of alfalfa hay,
with Churchill county in the lead for
acreage, tonnage and tons to the acre
says an estimate recently revised by
M. NJ. Justin, agricultural statistician
for the department of agriculture of
Salt Lake City. Hay is by far Ne
vada's most important crop.
For total acreage of hay and forage
crops, however, Elko county has a big
lead. Elko county's production of hay
and forage in more than double that
of any other county in Nevada, hav-
ing produced 1S3,525 tons from 1876, ,125
acres in 1928. Elko's county's al
falfa crop was 10000 tons from 49,
700 acres, about two and one-half
tons to the acre. Tame and cultiyat-
ed grasses amounted to 79,400 tons
from 42,100 acres and besides alfalfa,
included timothy and clover.
Other counties heavy in forage and
hay are: Humboldt 1920 tons, A.
060 acres; Washoe, 1885 tons, 49,
$50 acres. 1t will be noticed that
from two-thirds the acreage Washoe
boldt. Lyon county did still better
1912 tons of hay and forage from
,,435 acres, and Churchill county
did as we'll with "a 995 tons from 27,-
lis acres From 1890 acres Per-
shing county produced better than
$4,000 tons of hay and forage. These
figures including alfalfa.
In the production of alfalfa alone,
next to Churchill county, comes Lyon
where twenty thousand acres pro-
duced 74,200 tons, nearly four tons to
the acre. Churchill county farmers
in 1922 got fully four tons to the
acre with $4,000 tons from $4,000
acres. Pershing county also grew a
little less than four-ton crops-twenty
thousand acres, 81 800 tons. Washoe
county's tonnage to the acre was as
high as that of Churchill. Acres in
1922 were 1850 that yielded 49,440
tons. Elko, the largest county in Ne
vada, ranks fifth in alfalfa production.
with 30,700 tons, and Douglas sixth
with $4,000 tons. The smallest hay
crop in Nevada was from Storey, 975
tons from 375 acres. Crops range
from little better than two tons to
the acre to four, the average for Ne
yada, being 3.4 tons.
Nevada's hay crop last year is
roughly estimated to have been worth
$7,000,000. A total of 359,429 acres
produced 1853 tons. Of course, all
hay was not marketed at SO ton.
Much of it was sold for around IS.
This was shipped largely to Southern
from Churchill county, the largest
hay shipping point in Nevada, went
beyond the state. Agriculturists
place the real value of hay up to $40
ton on that fed to dairy stock.
Accordingly Nevadas hay crop value
can be estimated from various angles.
Seven million dollars is considered a
conservative estimate.
The total alfalfa crop in 1922 came
to 1867 tons, about one-fourth of
which was grown in Churchill county.
Nevada has 1,254 acres producing
alfalfa last year.
Wild grass cut for hay shows a
good yield in Nevada. This amounted
to 1851 tons from 1S0,996 acres.
The biggest yield of wild hay in Elko
county, 100000 tons. Humboldt
county grew $500 tons and Washoe
1875 tons.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
Burro Burned in Fire

The big Goldfeld fire cost the life
of a burro. The remains of the AMI
NAL have been found in the ruins IN
Center street, and it is supposed that
the flames caught the burro whiie IL
was In an abandoned house.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
HOT Dog!

About $100 worth of sausage was
cooked to a crisp last Wednesday af-
ternoon in a blaze in ID. J. Theis'
smoke house at Yerington.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27
BORN

FETTIC-At Genoa. Nevada, Sunday
July 18th, 1923, to the wife oi
Eugene Fettic, son.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27

Strange, but a snappy salesman
doesn't dare to be.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-07-27

Record Courier fer JOB printing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-10

1t is said, has proved satisfactory, resulting in saving in fuel bills. MT. Kettleson recommends, however, that a fuel oil heating system be in- --,.aiied as a means of effecting ever greater economies.
 The main building, said the report, needs new floors throughout; the interior needs painting; new shingling will soon be necessary, and all buildings comprising the institution should be painted not later than 1924. It is recommended that an appropriation be made to cover all of this work A new washing ma chine is requested for the laundry. Negotiations are pending for add- tional land for the burying plot which will have to be stripped of moss and drained and S1,500 is asked for that purpose. Repairs 10 the old quarters for the nursing staff are also recom- mended
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-10
SUMMERS LEAVING
 TODAY; ESTABLISH
 STATION AT CORDOVA

Meteorological NJ. B. Summers, of the Weather Bureau, is leaving on the Northwestern for Cordova, where he will establish a special meteoro. logical station, with MT. R. E. Elsner, formerly a member of the Territor. ial Legislature, as observer. The station will be equipped with pres. sure and wind velocity instruments, and reports will be cabed to Juneau and to the States twice daily. at 8 a. m. and D. m, Juneau time.
 Coincident with the opening of the Cordova station, the Valdez station will be discontinued MT. Summers states that with the recently estab- lished station at Anchorage, Cordova affords better distribution of tele- graphic weather data than Valdez. since the nearest stations to the east. ward from which reports are tele- graphed are Stka and Juneau A
 Mir. Summers expects to return to Juneau on the return trip of the Northwestern.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-10
BILL REQUIRING
 L|TERACY TEST
 IS INTRODUCED
Foster Seeks New Qualihca tion for Electors Simple
 Test Is Suggested.
Continued From rux~ One

to the duties of the Board of Chil- dren's Guardians; two by MT. Shep- ard. one appropriating money for the entertainment of President Harding on his visit to Alaska, and one amending the present pension law.
 Commenting on his measure, Mir. Ross said under the present law it is necessary first to arrest any child entitled to receive aid before it could come under tho care of the Board of Children's Guardians Tho bill intro duced is designed to correct this.
 New Pension Act
 The new pension act introduced by MT. Shepard, according to a state ment made by him. is intended to increase the present maximum allow ance for aged pioneers, males from $1250 to $30, and to increase the allowance for women from a maxi mum of $25 to $30 The present system of administering the pension act is not changed under the provi- sions of MT. Shepard's biil, which the author said has the support of all he IglcJs of the Pioneers of AL asfxa. It is the second of such mesISuras to be introduced in the Legislature. the first being presented in the Senate early this week by Sen ator Aldrich. The latter ibill seeks the abolition of the present system of administration of the pension sys- tenn and turning it over to a Terri torall Board Of Control which would also have charge elf the administra- ton of the Pioneers Home. It also seeks to raise the maximum allow ance for mon to $25. leaving the $25 maximum for women unchanged.
 Two concurrent resolutions were introduced by Mr Staser, one pro viding for the participation of the Legislature in the presentation of a Distinguished Service Medal to Maj. John c. Gotwals, and the other ask ing for the extensfon of franking privileges over the government tele- graph and cable lines to members of the Legislature. Both were passed under suspension eff the rules.
 Petition Ia Received
 "A petition from Igloo No. 4, cs Fairbanks, Pioneers of Alaska, ask ing that tho Legislature memorialize Congress for an increased allowance for tho indigent fund, was received in the House. It was referred to the Cor,,n if aa on Judhciary
 An invitation to visit the Territor- ial fish hatchery in tho A. B. Build ing was received from Supt. Edwin Wentworth and ? D. m. Sunday set as the time when members of the
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-10
MEMBERS OF ALASKA BAR
 IN LEGISLATURE TO BE
 IGNORED WITH BANQUET

 Complimentary to the members of the Alaska Bar. who are also mem bers of the Alaska Legislature, the local Alaska Bar Association will tender a banquet Tuesday night next. April 13, at 7:30 o'clock at the Ar cade Cafe. it was announced today. No definite plans for the program of the affair have been announced as yet.
 The honor guests w1l be Senators A. J. Dimond and John w. Dunn and Representatives Richard Decker. J. A, Murray, Frank Foster and T. O.. Price. Judge H. B. LeFevre and Grover c. Vim of the local association are in charge of the affair.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-10
STEAMER JEFFERSON
 NOW ON WAY NORTH

SEATTLE, March 10.-The steam CT Jefferson sailed for Southeastern Alaska ports at 9 o'clock this morn ing carrying AS passengers. the fol lowing for Juneau: F. Deland, Mrs. Fred Boyton. Mrs. A. Folga, Mrs. A. D. Mack. Mrs. A. c. Shoup, Will jam Shoup and Rosana Shoup.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-10
Shepard Resolution Is Passed by Senate;
 Telegraph to President

The Shepard resolution ex- tending a formal invitation from the Legislature of . Alaska to President Harding to visit the Territory this summer was unanimously passed in the Sen ate this morning and will be telegraphed to the President as soon as possible as provided in the resolution. It was intro duced several days ago in .ne House by Representative Shep- ard and passed without delay, and is the first measure to go through both Houses this ses- sion.
 In order to provide for the Presidents entertairm Mir. Shepard this morning introduced a bill in the House authorizing the appropriation of $3.000. It is similar in context to a like measure passed by the 1921 Legislature.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-10
House will go through the hatchery.
 Sneaker Names Committee

House will go through the hatchery.
 Speaker Names Committee
 Speaker Cole, under authority of MT. Staser's resolution. ramed Repre- sentatiyes Staser, Johnson and Policy on a committee to confer with the American Legion. Governor Bone and Col James G. Stecse relative to ar engagements for appropriate ceremon- tes in the presentation of the Dis tinguished Service Medal to Major Gotwals. All three members are themselves ex-servFce men and Le- zion members. The Senate is asked in the resolution to appoint a like committee.
 The order bestowing the decoration on Major Gotwals was issued late last year and the medal was re- gently received by Colonel Stees 9 with instructions to arrange for it's presentation. It dis the only one ever presented in the Territory and one eff three bestowed to to,sficers sta. toned in the Territory, the others being given to Colonel Steese and Colonel Mears. Colonel Gotwals is new in Cordova, but will arrive here on the first steamer from the West ward.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-10
PIONEERS H 0 M E AT SKACWAY FOR WOMEN PROPOSED
Bill Introduced in Senate for that Purpose-Other
 Bills Presented.

A bill provlGl.@ -or the establish ment at Skagway of a Pioneer Home for women and carrying an appropri ation for $20,000 for that purpose was introduced in the Senate this morning by Senator Aldrich. The measure, said Mir Aldrich, was pre- pared by the Womans Club of Skag way and forwarded to him with the request that he introduce 1t.
 The measure. listed as Senate Bill No. 49, is entitled: An Act to pro vide fer aged women wno have spent years in Alaska and who have be- come dependent, to create a comms sion for the government of the same and to appropriate funds for the maintenance of said Home
 In form and substance it is vir tually identical with the law estab fishing the present Pioneers Home at Sitka. except 1t is limited to wo men residents. The board of man asenent would consist of the Cover nor and two or more citizens of the Territory, at least, one of which is required to be woman. the mem bers to be appointed by the Governor as chairman.
 Three Fox Bills Introduced
 Three measures for the protection cf fox farmers were also introduced in the Senate this morning. One wac presented by MT. Aldrich, by re quest, and the other two by Mir Hunt, by request. Senate Bill No 50, entitled: An Act to protect the industry of fur farming. was pre- pared by the organization of fox farmers Inf Southeastern Alaska and introduced at it's request. said MT Aldrich. It requires individuals to arply for brands, registration of such brands and contains numerous pro visions for safeguarding the property of the fur farmers.
 Senate Bill No. 51, by Mr. Hunt seeks to amend Section 1925 Com piled Laws of Alaska, relative to alteration of earmarks or buttons and brands on animals and adds foxes to the animals already protected. Sen ate Bill No 52, also by Mir. Hunt seeks to amend Section 1923 Com piled Laws of Alaska relative to the crime of larceny for stealing horses etc, by adding foxes to the animals already enumerated in the law.
 Passes House Resolution
 House Concurrent Resolution No 1. inviting the President to visit Al. aska, was passed unanimously. Sen ate Bill No. s, one of the 47 intro duced early this week by Senator Dimond at the request of the Attor. ney General, was favorably reported out by the Committee on Roads and Transportation and placed on the daily file. This measure provides for the dedication of four roads along each section Tine for the purpose of highway construction.