The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-15
PARADISE NEWS
CORRESPONDENCE

HAY sales of considerable size have
been reported here. W. II. Aoel
purchased about 800 tons from A
w. Schwartz. This makes about
1900 tons that have already been
bought in the upper end of the val
ley by Mr.. Abel. The William Stock
Farming Company has bought about
700 tons in the eastern part of the
county and will move cattle there
to be fed. The price of hay in the
stack is 81 to So per ton.
The feeding of stock cattle start
ed here the first of the week and
from now on for the next three OF
four months this will be the princl-
pal occupation of the farmers.
Feeding at this time has become
necessary because of extremely cold
weather. While on some of the
ranches where pasture is good feed
ing is confined to young cows with
calves, yet the stockmen say it is
only a matter of short time until
all cattle will have to be fed.
Mrs. R. H. Schwartz departed
Saturday for Santa Cruz, Calf.
She was accompanied to Winnie
mucca by her son, Rudolph
Schwartz, and wife.
Miss Dorothy Van Hutton, who is
making her home with Mrs. V. Lilo
tard and attending school, slipped
on the ice and dislocated her arm,
necessitating doctors care for a
day or so.
The Paradise hotel proprietors
are preparing to lay new floor in
the culinary department of their
establishment.
Antolin Guerricca was in from
Mud Springs, 80 miles northeast of
Paradise, Monday to purchase win
ter provisions.
Last Monday night was the cold
est so far this winter, ten degrees
below zero having registered at sew
eral of the ranches in the vicinity
of town, though the temperature
was not so low in the canyons.
Mr.. Crowell, cattle buyer of
Napa, Calf, has been in the valley
recently and is offering five and
one-half cents for steers, an ad-
vance of one-quarter Of . cent over
previous prices.
W. R. Raymond, rancher of the
lower valley, butchered 16 head OF
hogs this week for Winnemucca
trade.
Frank Roth, Winnemucca poul.
tryman, was in the valley a few
days ago for a load of wheat and
pork which he purchased at the R
Hanson ranch.
Mrs. James F. Harvey, Mrs. w. C
Bradshaw and Mrs. r. Schwart,
represented the Paradise Homemak
ers' Club at the annual Farm Blu
reau conclave in Winnemucca or
last Saturday. Mrs. Harvey, wht
is president of the local organiza
ton, was elected treasurer of the
county Farm Bureau. The dele
gates will tell of their visit and i'm
pressions at this weeks meeting
which promises to be an interesting
one.
The S. d. Riley home was tn.
scene of pleasant surprise party
Thursday evening, given by the
friends of Cecil Riley in honor
of his twenty-first anniversary. A
jolly evening OF games and dancing
followed by dainty refreshments
was enjoyed by Misses Williams
Sheelah and Dollie Gillian, Ger.
trude and Helen Washburn, Lima
and Fermina Echeverria, Arlie Cath
cart, Aquilina Gastanaga, Ruby
Riley; Messrs. Cecil Riley, Glen and
Artie Gillian, Floyd Lye, Pablo
Echeverria, Archie Riley, Martin
Gastanaga.
N. and Mrs. Geronimo Erquiaga
left Monday for Reno, where Mr.
Erquiaga will undergo an operation
in hope of recovering from an i'll
ness which has made him an in
valid fer the past year.
George Cay, well known vaquero
is recovering from an attack of
blood poisoning. During his illness
he has been domiciled at the Audi
torium hotel.
Arnold Schneider, an employee of
the William Stock Farming Com
pany for many years, recently de-
parted for California points to
spend the winter. IS
Este Besette, nephew of Lorenzo
Recanzone, was a recent arrival
from Italy and will reside here in
the future.
This is the second season quail
have been protected in Humboldt
county and the effect is being shown
by the increased numbers, accord
ing to reports from numerous OBJ
servers. Last weeks snow and cold
brought the birds in closer to hui
man habitation and before winter is
over, it is predicted, they will be
eating with the chickens on every
ranch in the valley. All ranchers
report a large increase in the num-