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Smyrna times., 1923-05-02
OBJECTS TO TERM MASSACRE
Author Insists That Clusters Last
Fight Must Properly Be De-
scribed as 9 Battle.

Cyrus Townsend Brady, LID, in
the preface of a volume on Indian
Fights and Fighters" makes a marked
distinction between the terms mas
sacre" and battle" He says that
every time a body Of troops engaged
in fight with Indians and the troops
were Outnumbered or caught at dis
advantage. and the battle was con-
tinued until the troops were slaugh-
tered. such an affair was popularity
called massacre, as, for instance,
"The Custer Massacre"
Mr.. Brady believes this to be an I'M
warranted use Of the term. Custer,
the author POINTS out, attacked the In
dams and fought desperately until he
and his men were all killed. He calls
It a battle" and not massacre.
When an Indian war party raided a
settlement or overwhelmed a train, or
murdered women and children, that,
he thinks, was a massacre" The au.
thor says:
Il would like to ask If anyone ever
heard of the Massacre of ThermOpy.
laeY The Greeks fought there until
all save one were killed. The results
there were exactly the same as those
Of the battle of the Little Big Horn
but have yet to read In history that
the Persians mastered the Greeks ir
that famous pass"
Smyrna times., 1923-05-02
PROVERBS WHICH ONE QUOTES
People Naturally Are Apt to Use Those
Which Relate to Their
Businesses.

Did you ever notice how provincial
and self-centered the world is? Why,
we can't hold an ordinary conversation
without some hint of our petty business
affairs entering In. The very proverbs
which we affect, the very brOmides Of
speech to which we are subject, are all
directly traceable to our particular
everyday pursuits.
Having always suspected this to be
true, one day set about to prove it.
In my daily search for Judgelets,
made the rounds of all my friends, en-
gaging them in pleasant cOllOquy.
Here's the result:
"Tm pleased to meet you" smiled
the butcher.
"Sult yourself" said the tailor.
"Thats right" agreed the traffic cop
"And so FORTH" said the dressmaker
That's dirty shame" observed the
washwOman.
EVERY little bit helps" philosophical
the carpenter.
That's the long and short Of it." re
tOrted the rural telegraph operator.
TRY to keep a stiff upper lip" ad
mOnished the barber.
Eyes, need It," protested the baker
'Tm not very we'll posted on that,
faltered the bOOkkeeper
"These words shall be my last,
averred the cObbler-Alfa Eugene Bye
IN Judge.
Smyrna times., 1923-05-02
HAD WEARIED OF OLD SINS
Cook Simply Had to Have Something
New to Confess, and She
ContriVed It.

The cook had committed a capital
OffenSe. No matter what. Let us as
sumo that she put soap in the mashed
potatoes, and let it go at that. II
was sad duty to dismiss an other
wise fine cook in these days when
there is dearth of cooks, but soap in
the mashed potatoes was going too
far. So the mistress Of the house sum
mOned her.
How came you to do such a thing,
Maggie?'
No answer
You know better. There must have
been a reason for your putting soap in
the mashed potatoes. Possibly you
were angry?'
'No, nom. I wasntmad. I just did
it,"
Il would like. to know what your
idea was. Maggie?" persisted the EN-
ployer. Il am curious to know why
you did it,"
well nom, l don't mind tellin' We
l just made up my mind I'd get a new
sin to confess. I've dug old sins, and
dug EN- up, and dug 'em up, till In
sick and tired of EN-. l was bound I'd
| get a new one. That's exactly why
did it,"
Maggie stayed on.-New York Eve
| ming Post.
Smyrna times., 1923-05-02
Asks Support of All Farmers!

DR.. Victor G. Heisler says, "All
farmers should join in a campaign
against rats. They are a menace to
health, destroy property and should be
wiped out" Get behind this cam
paign! Wipe them out everywhere.
Use Royal Guaranteed Rat Paste
Handy tubes 25c & SOC. Sold and
guaranteed by
WILLIAM NORRIS, Smyrna, Del
CLIFTON & JONES, Smyrna, Del
Smyrna times., 1923-05-02
Good Device for City Vehicles.

English inventors Of a storage-bat-
terry driven electric truck have
equipped It with poles with which 1t
can renew its charge Of electricity
from overhead wires Of street-car
lines.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
FARM LOANS IN
FALLON LARGE

The sum of s163, 400 has been ad-
vanced by the federal loan bank to
4S farmers of Churchill county, ac-
cording to w. A. Williams, secre-
tary of the local board in charge of
appraising ranches and receiving ap-
plications.
Until the first of July -145,700
had been received by farmers there.
The additional sum Of s17,700 was
received up to the first of September,
and loans for s11,3265O are pend
ing, reports the Fallon Eagle.
Churchill county farmers are max
ing principal use of money borrowed
from the government to buy dairy
stock, level land and bring additional
acreage into production. But little
borrowed capital is expended for
buildings.
Money is loaned at 51a per cent
interest and per cent must be paid
on the principal at the time loan is
taken out This leaves a total OF
61a per cent annually to be paid
semi-annually.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
BRIDGEPORT HUNTERS
MEET WITH SUCCESS

Messrs Elmer and Lorraine We'd
ertZ, Herb Carter, Miss Cora Kinds
and Mrs. Rowena Wedertz, returned
from deer hunting expedition in
the vicinity of Green Creek in Mon-
day of last week. The front of their
auto was decorated with the heads
of three fine bucks, which fell to
their shill as marksmen. One day
while hunting they came upon a
brown bear, that was looking for a
nice fat lamb out of the Wedertz
sheep flocks grazing in that locality,
and bruin little liked being disturbed
in his passtime and put up a fight.
Likewise the boy, with the result
that bruin was sent to bear-heaven.
Rather a STANCE thing happened
to the gun Herb Carter was using,
following the killing Of the bear, and
it was fortunate that the thing did
not occur when the bear attacked
the party or perhaps he would not be
alive today to tell the story. AT the
next shot Herb took, at a deer, the
empty sheel stuck in his gun and had
to be forced out with a cleaning rod
bridgeport Chronicle.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
MARRIED AT
RENO SUNDAY

Louise Huttemann became the
bride of Harley NJ. Everett at Reno
last Sunday. After a short wedding
trip the couple returned to Minden
where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Everett long being a
resident of that town.
About year ago, Mrs. Huttemann
came frcm Meriden. Conn. to visit
relatives at Minden. 1t was while
at Minden the couple met. and their
fondness for each other was soon
apparent to their friends and their
marrige is not a surprise to the peo-
pie of this community.
Mr.. Everett has engaged in paint
ing and decorating in this COM
munity for a number of years. He
is also a member of the Everett
orchestra. the leading musical organ
ization of this community The
bride has made many friends since
her residence in this community.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
OVER
LOSS OF AUTO
Machine Destroyed in the Helberg
Garage Fire Causes Bitter Legal
Battle at Reno

One of the most bitterly contested
actions that has appeared in the dis
trict court in some time is the suit
of H. .Heidtman against Margaret
and John Remington, to recover
$1050 upon the sale of an automobile.
At the time of the sale of the auto
mobile, Mrs. Remington gave check
TO Heidtman for $1050, dated June %,
for the delivery of car to Marie
Davis at Minden, it is said. On June
25 the car was destroyed when a fire
occurred at Gardnerville in the Hell
berg garage when 32 automobiles
were destroyed by the conflagation.
Payment was stopped at the bank
on the check calling for $1050, and
through his attorney Lester d. Sum-
merfield, action was started to re-
cover the amount.
The Henningtons proceeded to fight
the action in court, and their attor-
ney. NJ. b. Moore, filed cross-com-
plant claiming that the car was to
have been insured for $500, but that
plaintiff had not lived up to his
lagreement
| Heidtman contends that as state
distributor he was not bound by the
action of a sub-agent, and that no
insurance was promised, and that the
only recourse the defendant would
have would be against the sub-agent
at Minden.
Demurrer to the cross complaint
was argued before Judge Thomas F,
Moran, and the latter gave Attorney
More twenty days in which to file
an amended naswer to his cross-com-
plaint.-Reno Journal.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
HAY PRICE SET
AT So PER TON

The hay producers meeting held at
Fernley on Monday will be the initial
move on the part of committee ap-
pointed to investigate the possibility
of finding new and more profitable
markets for Nevada hay.
A delegation of Yerington and
Smith Valley hay producers were
present at this meeting and endorsed
the plan to- find this market and to
investigate the possibility of obtain
ing a reduction of the freight rates
to points in the Missouri river.
Fifty hay producers from Lyon
Washee and Pershing counties were
represented at this meeting and dis
cussed fair minimum price to be sci
on alfalfa hay this season. This
price was set at eight dollars in the
stack for Mason, Smith and Fernley
of ten dollars in the stack was sci
for Washoe county.
There was considerable discussion
on the possibility of stimulating the
Missouri river markets and of obtain
ing a reduction in the freight rates
which would make it possible for the
hay growers if this section to shiI
hay to these points on a profitable
basis 1t was brought out in the
discussion that considerable hay was
shipped from Idaho points around
Pocatello and that these points arr
some distance further than points il
western Nevada such as Lovelocl
and Fernley. The committee com
posed of w. A. Hardy, j. d. Yeager
Lyon county, Messrs Pitt and Orten
Pershing county, j. Peckham, Wa
shoe, f. Dangberg, Douglas county
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
is
TAKEN by DEATH

Miss Lille R. Corwin, who had
been resident missionary at the
Stewart Indian school for twelve
years prior to the spring of this
year, died at Berkeley, Cal, We'd
nesday night, according to word re-
ceived by Superintendent Frederic
Snyder of the school, reports the
Carson Appeal.
Miss Corwin came to Nevada fifteen
years age from New York state to
do missionary work among the In
dians. having been sent here by
the Baptist Missionary Board of New
York. After working among the In
dians for three years she located
at the school as resident missionary
and since that time she has built up
a great friendship among the
students at the school.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
STORAGE WORK
is UNDER WAY

Work Is being prosecuted regular
ly at the dams in the Humboldt
House vicinity by the Humboldt
Tcyelock Irrigation, Light and Pow
er company and is certain that the
stored supply safeguarding this dis
trict from drouth throughout the
year 1924 will exceed that of previous
years by approximately 5000 acre
feet Of water 1t is the plan OF W.
.C. Pitt, president of the company
to prosecute construction work here
after without intermission to give
storage facilities which will fully
utilize the diversion privileges grant
ed recently by the state administra-
ton, totaling 115,0OO acre feet, ac-
cording to the Lovelock Review.
New construction work will be
confined to the lower dam structure
and plans now entertained contem-
plate raising this impounding dirt
structure eight feet. The upper dam
is declared to be adequate to the
added requirements of the enlarged
water storage permit although much
riprapping will be done there to
strengthen and maintain the dam.
When completed according to plans
in mind at this time the lower dan
will be two and one-half miles across
from end to end and will be one q
the largest earthen structures of the
kind in the country.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
- 80 .
} HIGH SCHOOL FRESHIES .
ALL PAINTED UP .

In accordance with the gener-
al custom established at the
Douglas county high school
members of the freshman class
have, within the past few days
passed through the various
. stages of initiation, or hazing,
in other words.
The upper classmen have sew
eral applications of paint to the
and to them fell the rather
pleasing work of applying lib
eral APPLICATIONS of pain to the
bright faces of the freshies.
After the babies" had been
made to resemble side-show
. freaks and South Sea Islanders,
they were put on parade.
One Of the boys of the fresh
man class, declared that he en-
joyed the fun even more than
the upper classmen, excepting
dose of castor oil, which was
not at all nice.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
c. LINDQUEST
CLAIMS BRIDE

Miss Isabel Weeden, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Weeden of Menlo
park. Cal, and Carl Lindquest of
cardneryille were married at Menlo
park last Wednesday in Trinity
church. The Rev. Hugh Montgomery
of stockton, former pastor of the
church, officiated at the ceremony.
The bride was attended by Miss
Estber Paulsen while Robert Pear
son acted as bridegroom. Miss
Frances Logan was flower girl and
the two ushers were Vincent Sexton
and George Angus. cousins of the
bride.
The bride Is graduate of the
University Of California and is held
In the highest esteem by all who
know her.
The groom is formerly of Berkeley,
but for the past year has been en-
ployed by the Helberg Motor Sales
company of Gardnerville.
Mr.. Lindquest. accompanied by his
bride. returned TO Gardnervllle a few
DAYS ago and have taken up their
home at this place.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
MRS. A. GRAY
PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Anime Gray one of the pioneer
women of Western Nevada, and who
for many years resided at Genoa,
died last Thursdayf evening at the
home of her sister, Mrs. M. Rinckle
of Carson City.
After her husbands death some ten
years ago, Mrs. Gray gave up her
home in Genoa and removed to Car
son City. When Genoa was a thriv-
ing town, Mr.. Gray conducted a
blacksmith shop at that place and did
thriving business. When old age
compelled him to retire, he spent his
declining years in that town. His
joys and sorrows alike were shared
in by his beloved helpmate and
devoted wife and now she has gone
to join him in everlasting life.
By all her old friends and neigh
bors, Mrs. Gray will be ever re-
membered as typical pioneer lady,
kind and considerate to all and de-
voted to her own family.
Deceased was 70 years of age and
is survived by two sons, Morton T.
Gray of Gardneryille, William Gray,
of Madison, Cal, and one daughter,
Mrs. Fields of Grass Valley, Cal.
The funeral services were held
from the Carson Catholic church
Monday and interment took place in
the family plot at Genoa cemetery
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
Automobile Thief Captured
At Hawthorne SATURDAY.

Virgil Thomas. who stolo Er,t.
Dahgpergs automobile last week and
VINO escaped from the offieers AZ
nouie after a shower of bullets had
oeen poured into the machine as bo
urove down the street of tha, town
was captured at Hawthorne Sunday
oy Sheriff Belzar. Sheriff Park went
TO Hawthorne and returned 10 Min
den with the prisoner.
Tuesday Thomas was given a nro
iiminary hearing In the Justice
Court mad pleaded guilty as charged
lie made it known also thar he
favored early trial and wanted no
delays in receiving sentence.
Thomas is bright looking chan.
about 20 years of age. He halls from
Missouri and was headed for that
state In the stolen car, when the
sharp shooters of Bodie got busy
and changed his course which now
leads to the Nevada prison.
After escaping from the Bodie
officers under the cover of darkness
and not until they had poured sew
eral bullets into the car. Thomas
made his way into the hills. The
Following day he drifted into a
sheep herder's camp, where he was
led and cared for. For this act of
Kindness Thomas rewarded his bene-
factor by stealing a pair of boots
and some blankets. He finally reach
ed Hawthorne, tired and hungry
While rustling something to eat,
Sheriff Belzar recognized him from
the description wired to him BY the
Douglas county officers. and made
the arrest.
The young man does not seem to
take his present predicament with
any serious thought and recites
various portions Of his thrilling
ride in the Dangberg car with CON
siderable glee.
Nearing the Nate Gregory ranch,
Thomas realized that he needed gas.
He drove up to Gregory's and told
them that his father was in another
car down the road and needed gas.
He put five gallons into his car and
took two gallons in a can for his
father. Finding he had ne money he
assured Gregory that his father
would pay the bill when they return
ed He drove the car down the
road from the direction whence he
came. poured the extra two gallons
into his tank. He then passed the
Gregory place at such speed that he
was not recognized He laughs at
this bit OF tsratedgy and remarked
that he bet the fat guy would remem-
Der him for long. long while.
While various charges could be
placed against Thomas. he has been
arraigned on charge Of graud
larceny for the theft Of the Dangbers
automobile.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
IRUCKEE RIVER
ROUTE CHOSEN

The Truckee River Route has been
selected by the California Highway
Commission In preference 10 the Dog
Valley grade and the State engineer
has been ordered to prepare speeih-
cations on tive sections of the road
The decision come after a long
battle made by the proponents ai
the route and after a previous Calf
fornla commission had designated the
Dag Valley grade as the connecting
Ink between the two states
Nevada Will meet the California
America. Closely following the
road just west Of Truckee and when
the work is completed this Will be
one OF the most scenic routes in all
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
BENEFIT SHOW
GREAT SUCCESS

The benefit show staged last Fri
high school with the cooperation of
Mr. Boener, in the Rex theatre, prov
ed gratifying success from every
point of view. The returns were
sufficient to make all the parties
to the deal feel their best, something
better than $4,000 being cleared
lures. Tom Mix in up and Going"
was ON unusually good drawing card
fer the season, and can be rated as
one of the best in which the movie
favorite has so far been seen.
The receipt iron the sale of tici-
cts are to be used by the high school
for the purchase of football equip
ment This is the first year that the
Douglas county highs have under
taken this sport, and as conse-
quence the initial outlay will be
quite heavy Through the kindness
of Br. Boener the local high secured
the picture house Friday night.
pledging to canvas the town and
county with tickets. For the splend-
i'd support the high school is deeply
indebted to the entire community,
but more particularly to Mr.. Boener
for the kindly privilege of using the
Rex, his cooperation, his liberality,
and assistance in putting ever the
benefit fer the Douglas county high
school football team. This should be
but a starting point in the ever
greater achievements of ID. C. II. 5.
so let's boost. Boost for the Orange
and the Black The tiger fights, so
does Douglas county highs.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
Duck Season Opens With
Flagrant Violations of Lalu

Duck season opened in Carson Val
ley last Sunday morning with
record breaking crowd of hunters on
the marshes and favorablly located
hunting rounds. The day opened
with perfect weather, much to the
disgust of hunters who had wished
for windy and stormy weather. As
result of weather conditions, after
an hour or SO, the birds migrated to
more safety shelter than was evident
in favored haunts in this Valley.
The average number of birds secur-
ed by Carson Valley hunters was
about eight. mallards and teale pre-
dominating.
Members of the local gun clubs ad-
hered stricly to the official time of
sunrise before shooting, while free
lancers started shooting along the
river and elsewhere even before five
o'clock. AS a result of this shooting.
gun club members were deprived of
ld1r smoothing at the opening nOur,
but later the ducks returned to the
marshes and hunting was good for a
brief spell
Ducks are plentiful in Carson Val
ley and when the first stormy wealth
er appears. hunters will be delight
ed.
A game warden was out Sunday
morning to prevent game violations,
but was unsuccessful in making ar
rests. However, the names of sew
eral game violators are in the hands
of the officers of the Douglas county
sportsmens club and charges may
yet be preferred against them.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
FLOWERS ARE
MOSTGORGEOUS
Mrs. +. {. Springmeyer's Farm Home
Surrounded by Wealth Of
Beautiful Flowers

While the early season was any
thing but favorable for the cultiva-
tion Of flowers, many yards in this
community have been a mass of
bloom during the summer. In the
culture of flowers, Mrs. F. c..
Springmeyer has devoted a great
deal of time for the past number of
years and has gone to much trouble
in securing bulbs and plants of the
more hardy variety to better with
stand the colder climate. That she
has succeeded beyond expectations
is the evidence at her home and a
greater wealth of flowers probably
could not be found in western Ne
Yada Her flower garden covers a
plot 200 feet square and here may
be found giant Dahlias, zinnias,
marigolds in several varieties, phlox
hydrangas. summer lilacs, sweet
bloom but the reward oyershadows
ing in this great flower bed is alb
solutely gorgeous to say the least.
great many homes throughout
Carson Valley have been beautified
during the past few years by the
culture of flowers Yards at Minden
and Gardneryille have likewise re-
fiected greater attention in the way
of flowers IL REQUIRES constant
labor to bring yards into a mass of
bloom but the reward overshawods
the time given to the culture of
beautiful flowers.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
TO OBSERVE
PUBLICITY DAY

Throughput the Lutheran church
over the length and breadth OF the
land this week is being observed by
I.utherans as Publicity Week. The
object OF this is to acquaint non
Lntherans with the teachings and
practices OF the Lutheran church as
well as TO strengthen its constitu-
ents in the same.
In keeping with this purpose
Trinity Lutheran Church will OBJ
serve Sunday. September %. as
It's Publicity Sunday. Rev. Felten
has chosen few pertinent ques-
tlons. which he will answer in his
sermon. For inst anee: Wherein do
Luiherans differ from other denomi-
nations In doctrine? Why does the
Lutheran church decline TO partici-
pate In union services with other
churches' Why do Lutheran pastars
not take part In religious services
with ministers OF other denomina-
tions7
The Lutheran church and It's
pastors is sometimes maligned by
others because OF the stand It takes
In this respect. The reason for that
is generally ignorance. sometimes
pure malIciousness. But the average
intelligent and reasonable person,
even though not always agreeing to
the principle involved. Will at least
respect the position taken.
Believing that this principle and
position of the Lutheran church Is
also misunderstood by some In this
community and being desirous of
dispeling such misunderstanding as
much as possible. Pastor Felten ex-
tends a cordial Invitation 10 the gen
eral public to hear his discourse
Sunday. The service begins at 1890
a. m. preceded by the Sunday School
and Bible class at $50.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-09-21
GASOLINE AND GREASE
STOLEN AT GLENBR00k

A robbery at Glenbrook Wednesday
night was reported Friday, says the
Carson News. 1t is supposed that a
passing motorist availed himself of
the opportunity to replentish his fuel
and grease supply. Cans of differ
entail and cup grease We're missing
from the stock kept at the station,
and 1t is taken for granted that the
thief filed the tank of his car
with gasoline.