The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-31
MOTORCYCLE RACE
BEING RUN TODAY
Racers Started Today from Reno, to
Go to Battle Mountain, Tonopah
and Return to Reno In
Period of Three Days

Poving that its title was wisely
chosen, Nevada's first Annual Motor
cycle Endurance Run is testing the
mettle of the contestants. Up to
the time of going to press only
eight riders of the fifteen entered,
had appeared at the Victory Ser
vice Station in this city, where E.
II. and F. C. Buckingham are act
| ing as official checkers and starters.
The first arrival was Joe Serpen-
tino of Reno, who checked in at
11:45 a. m. He was followed five
minutes later by Pat Speer of San
Francisco. At 1900 noon r. e.
Clay and w. Kelley, both of Reno,
registered. Milton Read and E. R.
Simmons, another Reno team,
checked in at 1910 p. m.
English ALI" Ward and "Sage-
brush Sam" Davis, though Reno en-
trants, were evidently unfamiliar
with the suburbs, as they lost their
way and detoured through Fallon in
stead of taking the road to Wads-
worth. However, the sightseeing
trip only cost them about % minutes
of lost time, their arrival here being
1917 p. m.
The contestants will spend the
night at Battle Mountain and leave
there in the morning for Austin,
spending tomorrow night in Tono-
pah. The survivors of the gruelling
pace and road conditions are ex-
pected in Reno about O'Clock Sat
urday afternoon.
The race is being run as part of
the Nevada State Industrial and
Auto Show, which opens in Reno
Saturday.
going to his home in Bishop, Calf.
John Fl. Dooley has accepted en-
ployment at the Santa Rosa orchard
for a time.
Mrs. John S. Case, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Schwartz and Ralph Han
son, were playing the part of buck
ARGOS, Sunday, riding over the forest
range in quest of cattle that may
have wandered within. But-some
one told an innocent fib. Was it
you?
Glenn Gillian came up Sunday
from Winnemucca with his truck
loaded with lumber for the Buck
skin mines. Glenn expects to try
to make the trip over the summit.
Mrs. Frank Burge, who came
from her home at Santa Barbara
recently, expects to spend the sum-
mer here with relatives. Her hus-
band will join her and they will
return to their home some time in
August.
Mrs. w. H. Holt came up Thurs
day evening from Fernley, where
she has been on an extended visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Burd.
She will remain until after Men,
orial day.
Those who attended the gradua-
ton exercises Friday evening from
the outside vicinity were, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Williams, Mrs. Bodey
and son Tom, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D.
Kilfoyle and daughter from Central
and Miss Ellen Wells from Willow
Point.
R. o. Longnecker and Mr.. Wal
ker left Friday on their way to
Amos, where they will be interested
for a short time before continuing
onward to Gerlach. The two gentle
men have spent several days here
and have had wonderful success Sc
curing policy members for the Ne
vada State Life Insurance Company.
Mrs. H. X. Harvey and daughter
Opal and Mr.. and Mrs. Will Baker
returned Friday from a business
trip to Winnemucca.
Theodore Weller is painting the
Ed Stock dwelling house this week.
Mrs. H. F. Fritchen received the
sad news of the death of her mother,
Mrs. Jacob Gribbling, which occurred
at her home on May 20, at Ithica,
Michigan. Deceased had reached
the age of eighty-three years and
leaves to mourn her loss three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Hattie Fritchen of Para
disc Valley, Mrs. Kate Driver and
Mrs. Florence Parry, both of whom
are residents Of Albany, Califor-
MIA. Mrs. Gibbing was formerly
Mrs. Melvin Seeber and was an old
time resident of Paradise.
Mrs. T. J. Bradshaw came up
from Winnemucca Sunday, where
she has spent some time with hei
mother, Mrs. Choate, who has beer
ailing. Mrs. Bradshaw is at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E. c
Lye and will remain until after
Decoration day.
| Glenn Gillian returned to Winnie
mucca Monday with his truck tt
continue hauling gravel on the high
way. Glenn discovered after he ar
rived here with the load for tn
Buckskin mines, that it was i'm
possible for him to make the tril
over the Hinkey summit on accoun
of the embankments of snow.
The /. o. o. F. lodge and Re
bekahs are practicing for singin
and exercises that will be given b.
| them and the community on Decora
ton day.
t Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Byrnes and sis
| ter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Jones o
Fernley and Mrs. Mary Byrnes 0
! Winnemucca are expected here fo
r Decoration day.
( Little Guy Abel, nephew of Mar
Muldoon Undian) who was take
| from the school at McDermitt o
$ account of sickness, lies almos
t paralyzed at his home here and
: in very precarious condition.
Weather conditions have bee