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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
Newlands Testing Association
Is Making Excellent Record

have been dead heads or. boarders
and some of them have been elimin-
ated. The trimming out of the
loafers on the job will come after the
annual test has been completed. In
some instances exceptional cows have
been uncovered by this testing pro-
cess, which would not have been
known to the project.
A feature of the test is that one
farmer does not know what his
neighbor is doing, as 1t is all run by
numbers and unless the farmers or
dairymen talk the matter over be-
tween themselves 1t is practically a
cryptogram as far as general dissem-
ination of results are known.
Considerable dairy journal public
ity has been given this project
through the success of the associa-
tion, especially by its economical fea-
ture. Other sections are making in
quiry into the plans and it is likely
that the economy established by this
local association will be adopted in
other sections where complaint has
been made over the costs of the de-
termination.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
Public Meeting Held
To Discuss Paving Program
Committee Named to Act With City
Council to Determine
Necessary Work

The public meeting called by Capt.
Clarke of the chamber of commerce
to discuss ways and means to provide
money for the further construction
of city highway, came to order Mon
day evening with a good representa-
tion of business men and property
holders.
While it was given out that the
meeting was called for the purpose
of discussing a bond issue to raise
money to complete Main street paw
ing with curb and drainage together
with graveled finish to the concrete
street line, that portion of the dis
cussion did not get very far, in fact
by the time the meeting was over
the graveling and ETC. had reached
such a figure that several cases of
heart failure were apparent
Submits Figures
At the request of Capt. Clarke. Mr..
Brooks, who is in charge of the ce-
ment highway, and one of the con-
tractors, submitted five different es-
Inmates on eurbs and cutters the first
being from Main street to Richards
street at cost of s10.460. The sec
ond from Main street to the high
school with an estimated cost of S14,-
100. The third was from Williams
avenue to the railroad at S11, 700.
Another estimate was east on Center
to Broadway at 1896, and from
Main west to the posoffice at 1859.
This did not include 4,400 yards
of gravel which was estimated at SO
per yard BY the time the figures
and the gravel were digested the as
semblage was willing to listen tosjust
plain road building and with estim.
ates near the purse proportions.
Names Committee
After a lot of talk resolution was
passed naming a committee to meet
with the new city council and see
what can be done and how much
money will be necessary to lay con.
crete curbs and figure the drainage
to discharge into sewer or other run
off This will all have to be done
before definite stand can be taken
on the amount necessary. 1t was
further found that under the law the
city council can issue bonds for such
improvement, and that some such
means will have to be adopted in
order to finish the streets as they
will be left following the concrete
Job, which will be in the next sixty
days.
There was a question as to &Rhe
naming of a committee, it being con-
tended that the city council was
elected for such purpose, and that
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16

the council under the law should ap-
point a city engineer who in turn
could make the plans and figure the
costs
A committee consisting OF l. II.
Kent, Carl Dodge, Phil Hursh, G. l..
Benadum and George Coverston was
named to act with the city council.
Mr.. Kent withdrew, stating that he
believed that the council was elected
to take up such matters. The others
will act in the capacity as suggested
in the resolution by Jess Eldredge
Before the meeting broke up l. H.
Kent stated that he was more than
willing to bear his share of expense
no matter what the city council de-
cided, and that Fallon must go ahead
and not back. He was going to
carry out some plans of his own and
hoped that the rest of the property
owners would help make this needed
improvement to this city.
Gathering Data
During Tuesday. Carl Dodge and
George Coverston were busy doing
figuring with some of the local en-
gineers in order to- get some of the
facts that can be laid before the city
council. Undoubtedly there will be
a cement curb and drainage line laid
and Main street will be graveled. 1t
is believed that with cooperation by
the county commissioners gravel
from Hazen can be brought in at a
far less cost than the estimate and
by the use of the city trucks and
street machinery a very good and sat-
isfactory job can be given the people.
1t is a certainty that Main street will
not be left with a ribbon of concrete
down the center. but it will be fin
ished as is Yerington and Gardner
Vile, which will practically be as SER
viceable as If entirely concreted.
Other meetings will be called by
the committee IL necessary to take
up the financial question. Neither
the city council nor the committee is
figuring on any extrayagances, but
will get all they can for the money.
To Lay Concrete
George Conversion is seeking q
permit, which is necessary under the
city charter, to lay concrete from the
street line to and along the entire
front of the Fallon Garage property
Curbs will also be set together with
proper drainage line.
1t is probable that several others
will take advantage of the cement
mixers being here and will lay ap-
proaches to the street line, all of
which is appreciated by the general
public.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16

With several moths yet to go be-
for defiite determinations of the an
nual test of cows by the Newlands
Project Testing Association, some ex-
eellent results are now showing, ac-
cording to the returns that are made
out by Mr. l.. e. Cline.
The month of April gave evidence
of a growth to the association as sew
eral have come in from Hazen and at
least two herds in the Fernley dis
trict will go onto test. By this means
not only has the cream value of the
cows been determined but it is pos
sible to keep in touch with the am
cunts that are coming to the farmers
who have added dairying to their
activities.
In the month of April the lowest
cream returns was $42.13, the pro-
duct from three COWS, while the high
est was $714.36 from 81 head. In
both cases only the value of the
butterfat is figured and to this the
calf feed, hog feed, domestic use and
poultry feed should be added.
The testing which started last Octo-
ber has gradually grown until at the
present time 20 dairies with 1000
cows are being handled by one man
who carries on the testing. This is
a record for this or any dairy testing
association in the business. In most
instances 1t would be necessary TO
hire three men to cover the same
territory, as tests are being made
from as far as Fernley to the sink,
while north and south farms are in
cluded in the work.
Mr. Cline, who fathered this work
and has seen it grow from a few to
the many, is of the opinion that by
another year practically every dairy
herd in this valley will voluntarily
be included. 1t has aready been
shown that in several instances COWS
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
LOST THE BIG ONE

Stanley Bray who has been located
at Bridgeport, Cal, has returned to
this city. He left Sunday for Austin
where he is again employed by the
Nevada Construction Company .on
one of their road contracts.
While in town Stan told of the
whoppers that he caught in the
streams of Mono, and to really APP
preeiate it you should hear him tell
of the one that got away when it
was doing the shimmy after being
y Nooked.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16

The meeting of the state agrieul-
tural board held in Fallon Monday
resulted in members of the old board
and the newly appointed ones assem-
bling at the Churchill County Bink
and a morning session was h Id
whish determined a number Of MT
ters.
Among those who came in to IL
tend the session we're Gov. Scrag-
ham, George Wingfield, Dr. Reid,
Charles Noble, Fred Branch, W a.
Hardy, E. c. Redell, l. II. Kent, IL.
j. Long and George Friedoff.
While the meeting was executive in
nature that which ie Of interest TO
the public Is that the state fan Is %
be held in Fallon and the date most
likely will be Immediately following
the Sacramento exhibit. The Eiko
fair will follow on the heels of the
Fallon fair. II is in the discretion
Uf the executive board 70 switch
dates, but owing to urgencies it Is
most likely that the above arrange
ments will follow
The question of the deed to the
fair ground of this county came up
for discussion and a committee has
been appointed to look over this fea-
tufe. which it is believed will be
Strengthened out within a short time.
Following the discussion on other
matters the question of employment
OF manager for the fair was consid-
cred. and while no definite action
has been taken on this account 1t Is
believed among those who are most
deeply interested in the success OF
the fair that 1t will be good policy to
hire someone vino knows this line OF
business and promotion and thus put
the Fallon state fair on basis that IL
can be a show that will attract from
other than local sources. This Will
be matter of local determination
within a short time.
The question OF the funds avail
able from the state appropriation was
settled. with the funds being directed
10 the Fallon exhibit, It being the In
tention of the legislature to so direct
Ine money htAG hoa bNSh oaasN
question relative to this fund, but the
action Of Mondays meeting settled
any chance for a difference in this
all important medium of the fair eN-
pense account.
The election of officers, which was
made by very representative quor-
um of the directors, resulted In the
following selection: Thomas Dolf,
president; Charles Noble, secretary;
George Wingfield, l. II. Kent and ".
A Hardy, together with the president
as a board of control.
Divisions of money resulting from
the Jockey Club meet at Reno was
discussed and this fund together with
that made available by the state ap-
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
FalIora to Snos
AT Industry
Exhibit
Resources OF County
Will be Part of june
Auto Show

Following the citizens meeting
Monday evening at which the propos-
ition of paving was discussed, {
question OF Fallon or Churchill eoun.
ty exhibiting at the Nevada State In
dustrial Exposition and Auto Show
came up.
1t was explained by Chairman
Clarke that in order for this county
to make any show of resources that
1t would be necessary to finance the
same Immediately.
L. E. Cline, who takes a keen in
terest In all agricultural and dairy
interests, explained that the manage
ment of the show had set aside a
booth space for this countyt, and that
in order to take advantage of this
generosity some means would have
to be found to put on Churchill's
end of the show
The plan calls for an exhibit of the
dairy industry in illustrative manner
with an outlined dairy cowagiving the
amounts of milk, cream, butter and
home consumption together with the
cream checks. Alfalfa and its feed
ing values together with alfalfa meal
and miniature bailed hay, while all
grades of poultry, with some idea
of the returns, will be shown. Other
items that will attract attention of
the stranger or the visitor to the
show will be part of the exhibit
The plan met with such instan-
taneous response that a sum suffic-
lent was collected among the citizens
at the meeting, which assures Chur-
chill county proper representation az
the show.
Mr.. Cline will not only assist In
the arrangement of the exhibit. but.
he will be in attendance at the show,
and IL there is anyone on the project
who is capable of handling this show
it is Mr.. Cline, who is the father of
the dairy industry here.
The show, which is to be given
at Reno from June End to 9th, is
state affair, as practically all of the
counties will have some exhibit The
Churchill exhibit will be so arranged
that it will be possible to transplant
it to the state fair and probably sec
ticns will be on display during the
summer in Fallon for the benefit of
the travelling or auto touring public.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16

Ira Kent and Milt Wallace spent
Tuesday in Virginia City. They re-
port the roads in fair condition.
Prof. j. j. Beatty and family left
Tuesday evening for their summer
vacation to be spent in Oregon. They
went by auto crossing Nevada and
going north from Winnemucca to the
Columbia Highway.
Lawyers II. r. Cook and Roy Stod-
dard were in town Wednesday on
professional business.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
New City Council Meets
And Makes Appointments
John Burnham Named Marshal; Bli
Cam City Attorney; City Clerk
Appointment Goes Over

The show houses were shy of aud
fences Tuesday evening when the
city council met and the old went out
and the new went. in. The regular
meeting was called to order by May
or Clarke and after the regular rout-
inc business and the transfer of $12,-
722.12 into the road fund the bust
ness of the old board was completed.
Thanks the People
Mayor Clarke as he turned the
Office over to Mayor Tedford made a
few remarks thanking the people for
the support that had been given him.
and the council members, and also
believed that they had conferred a
favor on him by retiring him from
the griefs that have been part of
the office.
He stated that when the retiring
council took Office that there was a
deficit of $500 which had been re
duced to S495.00. That during the
term Fallon, through its city council,
had installed a water works rating
equal to any in the state. and that
Fallon as a consequence was granted
the same fire underwriters ratings as
Reno. over 1000 feet of new sewer
age had been added and considerable
street work, together with a con-
tract for paving through the city
limits and the adjustment of the
Scott ditch matter He then intro
duced Mayor ]. n. Tedford.
Meeting Disappointing
To those who came to the meeting
expecting a lot of fire works in the
city hall there was disappointment.
as the new mayor and the council
men at once got down to business.
Attorney Haight started them on the
right road and the oath of Office was
administered by Mrs. Wildes and the
bonds filed
The first work was the granting
if a permit to George Coverston to
pave in front of the garage. This
work to be done under supervision of
city engineer and to meet the re
quirements of the highway and city
departments
Appointments Made
Mayor Tedford then suggested that
the proposed city appointments be
made and offered first the name of
Attorney Eli Cam as city attorney
Councilman Flood made the motion
which was seconded and the selee-
tion became unanimous.
The second recommendation of po-
sition was that of city clerk and the
mayor offered the name of William
Atkinson at a salary of $4,000 per
month. There was no second to the
suggested name and upon motion of
councilman Frazzini the appointment
went over until the next regular
meeting In June.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH

G. w Wilson, representing the
California quarantine service and c.
Burke, of Washoe county, who have
spent couple of days in Churchill
county on an inspection of the weeyil
situation, made a report today to the
effect that no weevil was found in
this county.
A clean bill of health has been is
sued to the farm bureau.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
WILL HAVE BIG TIME

Members of the Knights of Pythias
are planning a big time on the even
ing of June 2Sth, when Grand Chan
cellor Baker will be in this city and
visit the local local lodge.
From the plans that are being
made members of the order antici-
pate one of the events in lodge his
tory
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
BASE BALL SUNDAY

rhe next base ball game will be
played in Fallon Sunday between the
Fernley team and the local nine.
This will make a rafting good game
and should receive the same liberal
patronage that was accorded the last
game.
The Fernley boys threaten to take
home the scalp of the local boys and
will come here with a team that has
been playing excellent ball. The boys
expect everybody to be at the ball
park Sunday afternoon. The dia-
mond will be in excellent condition
for this game.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
REFORM SCHOOL SUBJECTS

The three young fellows who were
caught in the act of robbing the d. d.
Middleton place at Hazen are await
ing sentence in the Fallon jail.
At the hearing before the justice
at Hazen they were found guilty and
viii be taken care of by Judge H1ft
Il is anticipated that they will d lN
a term at the reform school at hl 30
as all three are under age. he
three gave their names as Ra ph
Wesley, Fred Miller and william
Bfener The oldest of the trio is but
It. while the youngest is To-
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
INsPECTORs ARRIVE

Two inspectors named to look
after the alfalfa weeyil work in the
figure its spread, have arrived in tie
district and will gradually work -.
ward the known infected districts.
The inspectors will make a gene al
survey of the project in an endeaHor
to determine whether the weeyil las
Increased or diminished or as
spread outside of the known bounds
OF last season. 1t will be matter OF
but short time when they will
make netting experiments over the
whole project.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
Way Resigns
BRIDGE AND TEA

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Amer
ican Legion will give a bridge and
tea afternoon at the Palace Hall on
Saturday afternoon. May 10 from
to 5 p. m. Admission will be so
cents for those wishing to play cards
25 cents for those who do not wish
to play. Five hundred tables will
also be provided.
The proceeds are to go to the
state disqualification fund for the re-
lief of disabled service men. The
table cloth of silver given by Mrs
Wingfield is to be on display. The
general public is invited to assist in
this worthy cause.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
BARBECUE AND DANCE

Sunday afternoon and evening
there is big time planned at Still
water when a barbecue and dance
will be held at the grove. Parties
wishing to picnic can bring their OWE
lunch and take advantage of the day
Good music, sports, and eats are
provided. The dancing will be held
both afternoon and evening. Make
your arrangements for this event.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16

The name of John Burnham as
city marshal was then presented.
Councilman Flood made the motion
of appointment which was seconded
by Councilman Maupin. Upon vote
Councilman Frazzini voted, no." the
other two voting yes" which placed
the appointment as suggested by the
mayor. The salary is s125.00 per
month.
T. A. Jones was then named as
police Judge with salary of S15 per
month, while Fred Strausberg was
selected as city treasurer at salary
of $40 per month. This concluded
the appointments and Mayor Tedford
announced an adjournment until the
regular meeting in June.
The question of naming a city en-
gineer did not come up but will prob
ably be acted upon at the next reg
ular meeting, it being necessary to
have an engineer on the street work
that will have to follow in the wake
of the paving program.
Some Pyrotechnics
Following the meeting there was a
display of fire works on the street
outside the hall, in which four citi-
zens, who have evidently believed
that they have a come back and can
get back into the Jess Willard class,
finished an argument with a display
of the manly art that was entirely
edifying to the large audience that
had congregated expecting the dis
play of verbal exercise within the
confines of the arena.
For a moment their promised to be
one of the most enjoyable evenings
from a sporting standpoint that has
been witnessed in many years, but
owing to a lack of ring rules, and the
Marques of Queensbury being for
gotten, the interference stopped the
display of manly art, while all parties
being shy on training the one round
was sufficient. There was a little
gore spilled and some feelings have
been ruffled and when it was all
over those who failed to remain for
the finish are still kicking them
selves. In the future it is anticipated
that training quarters will be estab-
lished and it is possible that a sport
ing column can be conducted, as
there is some real material to work
on in the county.
Way Resigns
Following the appointment of
John Burnham as city marshal,
Charles Way, for the past fifteen
months night police and watchman,
rendered his resignation and turned
over the keys to the city clerk. A
new man will be named by the mar
shall under the approval of the mayor.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
A BIRTHDAY PARTY

A most enjoyable birthday party
given to Miss Julia MCGOWAN was
held Saturday. it being the 10th an
niversary of the young lady's birth.
A dozen young people from her class
and age assembled and an afternoon
with games and eats proved one in
the history OF the lives of the little
people
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT

Judge T. A. Jones, who has been
seriously i'll at his home with threat
ened pneumonia, is rapidly improy-
ing and it is expected he will be able
to be up and around again in a few
days.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16

When you are down town shopping
look at the articles on Special Sale at
McLain's Dishes, Granite Ware and
other items closing out at cost Look
them over.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
A FEATURE

The Saturday dollar sale held at
Gray, Reid y Co.'S store was aug
mented by the introduction of free
lunch which was not only appreciated
by the many customers who came to
trade but proved one of the real fea-
lures at the sale.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-16
LEAVING FOR UTAH

N. w. Felch, one of Fallon's early
residents, left Saturday evening for
Utah where he will visit with a sis
ter. Owing to Ill health he may
make a lengthy stay in the other
state.