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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
SUGAR BEET MEN
in THIS VALLEY

Messrs. Haines and Materson, who
are representing the Cooperative
Sugar Factory of Fallon in this VAL
ley, have taken up their head quarters
at Minden and are now engaged in
interesting the farmers of Carson
Valley in the beet industry. 1t is
understood that the Fl. f. Dangberg
Land & Livestock company is among
the farmers that will give sugar be It
culture a trial.
NO effort will be made to secure
large tracts of land for sugar beets
In Carson Valley. Only small tracts
are being solicited, with the idea of
securing larger tracts after the beet
industry has proven successful.
1t is reported that $500 acres have
been signed UP by farmers On the
Newlands project, which with a small
acreage in Carson Valley Susanville
and other outside points will furnish
the required 5000 acres necessary to
opeate the Fallon factory on a pay
ing basis.
Whatever may be the financial
suferings OF those farmers who for
years have devoted their lands and
labors exclusively to wheat grow
ing there Is one extensive class of
producers and one group of com.
munitieS that are making no COM
plant regarding a lack of prosper
perity. These are the sugar beet
growers and the towss in which
sugar factories are located.
Every beet sugar plant is center
Of activity which exerts its influence
over a wide area inasmuch as 1t
purchases supplies from distant
points and sells a large part of It's
product far afleld. Its industrial eff
feet is most pronounced of course in
the immediate section in which 1t is
located and In this respect 1t so
marked that cimmercial travellers
and statesmen of all sorts seek these
localities. While this years sugar
been crop is considerably below the
tonnage of the 1920 and 1921 crops
1t value to the growers Is estimated
at $75,000,000 aside from by-products
worth $10.000,000 more which means
that on the average close to a mil
lion dollars is being distributed to
farmers in each of the localities
where factories are established.
1t is understood that should the
proper encouragement be met with
in this Valley the company now in
charge of the Fallon factory, will
erect factory In this section.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
LION HUNTER TO HUNT
WILD SHEEP IN NEVADA

An expert lion hunter and his pack
of hounds may be brought to Nevada
next summer to cut down the numb
er of mounain lions in Esmeralda,
Nye, White Pine, Lincoln and Clark
counties, according to e. r. Sans,
Nevada director of the United States
biological survey.
The reason for this is to clean out
If possible, the worst enemies Of
$50 mountain sheep, the remnant of
huge numbers which once inhabited
higher mountains of the state.
An animal census taken by feder-
al trappers shows that Esmeralda
county has approximately $50 head
Of mountain sheep, 60 in Nye. White
Pine, and Lincoln and 40 on the
western edge of Clark.
Some eight to ten head reported in
the Jackson mountain country have
been seen for several years and 1t is
believed that all have been killed.
While the law passed In Nevada
several years ago prohibiting the
shooting of of mountain sheep, has
perhaps saved them from extinction,
Sans declares that mountain lions
have been almost wholly responsible
for the lack of marked increase in
numbers.
Sans believes that noted govern
ment lion hunter, now working In
the wilds of Utah, will be available
for more wild work in Nevada early
next year.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
RICH ORE FOUND
AT BUCKSKIN

Recent discoveries of rich golt
ore in claims adjoining the ole
Buckskin ground, few miles from
Wellington have created a sensation
in Yerington and Smith Valley and
every one who is able to do so, Is
securing ground in the district, ac-
cording to the Yerington Times.
The Buckskin ground owned prin-
clpally by e. H. Whitaker, has been
optioned to r. A. Hardy of Virginia
City and Grant Crumley of Tonopah
for what is reported to have been a
substantial cash consideration.
Schulz, owning ground adjoining
the Buckskin group has sold his pro-
perty to the same people for $4,000
according to reports, and Pat Mad
den and James O'Brien have also
made sales.
The discovery that caused the stir
was made on the Schulz ground
when two-foot ledge of 5000 gold
ore was developed in a location hole
The vein has been opened by pros
pect holes for a distance of 600 feet
on the sfurace. The ore appears to
be brown hematite, occurring be-
tween lime and porphyry contact
Free gold is easily seen in samples
brought here.
A shaft being sunk to tap the vein
at depth is now down 65 feet and IL
is reported that Mr.. Hardy will
shortly put on 20 additional miners
to work.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
MRS. ANN RICKEY
TAKEN BY DEATH

Mrs. Ann Hickey. an early day
resident of Antelope Valley, died at
Orange, Cal, Tuesday morning, ac-
cording to word received in Gard
nerville Wednesday.
Had she lived, Mrs. Hickey would
have been 92 years of age next
March.
She Is survived by son, VIM.
Hickey, and several grandchildren
two of whom reside at Minden, being
Maurice and Henry Mack.
1t is understood that the remains
Will be buried In Carson City.
During the past number of years,
Mrs. Hickey made her home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Kirkwood of
Orange, Cal.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
FEDERAL GRAND JURY WILL
CONVENE At CARSON TODAY

The federal grand jury has been
called to meet in Carson today, De
cember 14th. There are number
of matters pending in the office oil
George Springmeyer, U. S, attorney
that will be submitted to the grand
Jury with a view of securing IN
dictments and among them VIII
probably be the case of Fred Littel-
ton, charged with naturalization
frauds.
The petit jury has been Instructed
to again report ford uty on Monday
December 18th, when the trial OF
criminal cases will again proceed
Carson Appeal.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
ARRESTED FOR
LAND FRAUD

James B. Glover and Thomas b.
Bradley, operating under the name
of the Mono Basin Development Co.,
were arrested recently by Deputy
United States Marshal Lessner, at
their office, room ZIG American Bank
Building, On charge of fraud in con-
nection with desert land entries In
the vicinity of Mono Lake. on a COM
plant signed by Adam Wilhelm, spe-
cial agent of the Land Office at
Washington. The bond was fixed at
$4,000 for each.
1t is asserted by the government
land officers who have investigated
the scheme that about 100000 has
been cleanedup on the enterprise,
and that more than one hundred per-
sons have been victimized out OF
various sums.
1t is charged that Glover was be-
hind an alleged irrigation district
scheme in the Mono Lake district
locating desert land entrymen on
the payment by them of fee OF
5000 on each forty acres of land
and an additional charge of $50 an
acre for alleged water rights. Forty
five thousand acres of land we're
embraced in the enterprise. The
water to be used in the irrigation
of the desert area was to come from
Rush Creek. The desert land entries
were to be made in the land office
at Independence.
All of these entries had been sus-
pended by the Commissioner Of the
General Land office on the ground
that the plan was not feasible, and
had not been developed to point
where anybody was justified in
making desert land entries. The
enterprise was dead, SO far as re-
cords at the land office go.
Bradley was an office man and
salesman in the employ of Glover.
1t is asserted by the local land Of
ficers, whose business it was to inl-
press prospective investors as to the
desirability of putting their money
down. and making the desert to
blossom and bloom as the rose"
The complaint is based on the
desert land entries sent to ]. II.
Favorite, chief Of the field division OF
the General Land Office at San Fran
cisco, and Emma Beeson and Claren-
ce A. Webb are set out as victims of
the arrangement.
The Mono Lake project, like many
Iothers in California, never became
AN actuality. according to the state
Iments of the land officers. 1t was
started but 1t did not appeal to the
Officials at Washington, and nothing
has ever been done about it. Ac-
cording to the investigation of the
Federal officers, the defendants went
right on, inducing people to invest
their money where there was no
chance to get the land and the irri-
cation scheme was In the realm of
speculative prospects.-Los Angeles
Times.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
LOWER EXPRESS RATES
ARE ORDERED FOR NEVADA

The Reno Chamber Of Commerce
has received the announcement that
the Interstate Commission ras order
ed the American Express Company
to reduce ther express rates not
later than February 81, 1924 AL
though the copy of the order has
not been officially received it was
dispatched that the amount of reduc-
ton would be 30 per cent and would
greatly affect the State of Nevada,
as nell as other intermountain stat
es..
The order rules that the rates shall
be based on three zones while now
the rates are based on five zones.
All of the states west of the Mississ-
ippi river will be based on the same
level while now three zones divide
the territory.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
CANTWELL RESIGNS AS
ASSISTANT L. s. ATTORNEY

Charles A. Cantwell, assistant
United tates attorney. today dis
patched his resignation to the at
torney general of the United States
to become effective December 81.
While the instrument itself does not
set of any reason for the move, Mr..
Cantwell asserated the volume OF
governmental work is so great that
it has required his attention day and
night, leaving little or no time to
look after his private practice, says
the Reno Gazette.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
INDIAN VILLAGE
IS DEDICATED

Last Saturday afternoon Dressler.
vile, the Indian village, two miles
from Gardneryille on the DressleI
fiat, was formally dedicated and al
the same time an American flag
a gift from the United States giyern.
ment, was raised. The ceremonies
Of dedication and flag raising was
mist impressively carried out.
A number OF officials of the Stew
art Indian School, together with the
Indian School band we're present and
assisted In the ceremony The band
played several pieces in Gardner
vile before going TO the Indian
village and was intrumental In at
tracing number of Washoe Indians
who otherwise would not have been
In attendance at the potential event.
Arrangement for the dedication and
flag raising were made by ]. w.
Scott, Indian missionary, and through
whose activity the Indian town was
established.
DICK Bender and other Indians
delivered addresses and following the
ceremony the Indian children attend
ing the school, sang America"
The establishment of the Indian
village has been marked with success
despite that a few of the first set
tiers have moved back to their form
er homes. a condition brought about
In order that they may be nearer
their place of employment.
The town is dotted with Indian
homes. the school house and church
occupying prominent place in the
center of the town.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
BUILDING CAMP
AT LAKE TAHOE

C. o. Falcke was in Carson yes
terday organizing a crew to cut the
logs TO be used in construction OF
the many buildings fer a large boys
camp to be established on the point
mort of Zephyr Cove in the east side
of Lake Tahoe says the News.
Falcke and men will first put up
a cabin or two for winter quarters
for his men. This done they will
cut logs and as rapidly as possible
will erect the buildings. which are to
be ready for use during the summer
vacation by California boys. The
main lodge will be about 40x100 feet
In width and length. Various other
buildings will be put up on the
ground purchased from the Carson
and Tahoe Lumber & Slume company.
The buildings will be on the point
which affords a good view of the lake
to the north, south and west. In
many respects the tract is consider
ed the most attractive along the
shore of the lake.
Plans, 1t is said, make provisions
for accommodation of 250 to 500
boys during the summer vacation
season.
e. w. Bently, instructor in a boys
school. will be in charge Of the camp,
which will be conducted along the
lines of military or Scout organiza-
ton. 1t will be one Of the largest
camps of the kind in the west
Mr. Falcke for several months has
been in charge of construction work
on the highway from Glenbrook to
Incline, a project that will be COM
pleted some time next summer, ac-
cording to reports.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
BOB DOUGLAS OF FALLON
SELLS 5000 TONS OF HAY

One of the largest individual hay
salesthat has taken place this fall
has been made by Bob Douglas as
some 5000 tons of alfalfa have been
sold under contract and will be
shipped to Southern California, says
that the price was better than $l4
per ton. Some other sales have
been reported and considerable hay
Is being disposed of, while shipping
at the Southern Pacific depat shows
a steady gain.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
INDIAN STUDENTS OF CARSON
AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS

Mute Christensen and Lloyd Bar
rington, Indian boys. who graduated
from the Carson City high school
last June. have been awarded Bidwell
scholarships by the Presbyterian
board of education. of which Rev.
j. L. Harvey OF this city is a men,
Der. says the Carson News Each
scholarship is worth 800 a year to
the student receiving 1t. That
amount has been set aside from the
Bidwell scholarship fund for Christ
ensen and harrington and the first
years payment has been made to the
boys by the Rev. Pendelton OF Reno.
acting for the board
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
MOUNTAIN LION KILLS STOCK
on FARM NEAR CARSON CITY

The scream of mountain lion
may soon be heard in the capital OF
the state, reports the Reno Journal.
1t is reported from the Quill ranch
at the foot of Kings Canyon grade
leading to Lake Tahoe, that a noun
tain lion has killed several colts and
calves during the past few weeks.
While tracks of the marader have
been found and its screeching roar
heard at night, no one as yet has OBJ
tanned view Of the prowler.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

Saturday, Dec. 15.-Confirmation
class at 10 a. m. Meeting of the
Sunday School for rehersal at 1880
p. m. Let all attend.
Sunday. Dec. 16.-German services
at 1890 a. m, English at 2 p. N.
Subject: "The Patriarch Isaac and
his Godgiven Promise" 1t has been
our custom to have evening services
in Advent when the morning service
is German. Having an afternoon
service Is quite a departure from
custom, but 1t is the best time for
this season of the year. Let's go.
Thursday, Dec. 20.-Regular meet
ing of Trinity Ladies' Aid.
Trinity welcomes you.
PAUL II. FELTEN, Pastor.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
STOREY ASSESSMENT ROLL
BIGGEST IN MANY YEARS

County Auditor Jerome Quinlan of
Storey county has completed footing
the tax roll of that county for the
year, 1923. and the actual total val
uation of all property assessed is,
s3.o6S. .ss6.s7, says the Virginia Chron-
icle. This includes real estate and
improvements. mining property, per-
sonal and bullion tax valuations. the
lgures exceeding the totals of recent
years by a substantial amount.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
ANNOUNCEMENT

| have taken over the VIM. d
Park blacksmith shop at Minden and
solicit the patronage Of the residents
of this community. ] have had q
years experience in blacksmithing al
Bishop, Cali and guarantee my
work
Il. +. HALLIDAY.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
BULL CORES A MAN on
RANCH NEAR FALL0N

Death was the results of a combat
with bull on the r. s. Hartman
ranch Saturday night in which
Ygnacio Ytza was the victim Ytza's
abdomen was torn when the savage
animal made a second charge upon
his victim. who was a laborer on the
ranch. and he died few hours after
receiving the injuries Eagle.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
TAX
LIST IS SMALL

What will probably the smallest
delinquent tax list in Nevada is re-
nerted by H. r. Jepsen, clerk OF
Douglas county. But six names ap-
pear on the list and all for small
amounts and each of delinquents are
not residents of this county.
County Clerk Jepsen received a
total of $67,S94.53 representing the
first installment Of taxes for the fiscal
year. Appointments were made as
fo1l0ws.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
Christmas, Garden to be
:. Staged by Minden Pupils

The Christmas Garden" delight
full cantata, will be presented by the
pupils Of the Minden grammar school
Monday evening, December 18th at
the Carson Valley Improvement Club
hall. Miss Alice O'Brien, principal.
OF the Minden school, together with
her assistant, Miss Dorothy Raycraft.
are drilling the children for this play
and with special stage setting, elobor-
ate costumes and talented children.
The Christmas Garden" bids fair to
out-rival anything in the way of
school entertainments staged in this
community In number of years.
There will be no admission charge.
Following the play the ladies of
the Minden Fortnightly club will
hold bazaar at which time dainty
handmade articles suitable for
Christmas gifts will be placed on
sale. The purpose of the bazaar is
to raise funds for purchasing play
ground equipment for the Minden
school, a program fostered by the
ladies' of the Fortnightly club. Fol-
lowing the bazaar. a social dance
will be held
Following Is the cast of characters
Of THE Christmas Garden"
M1StletOp Kafb q RIM nopoharr
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-14
COUNTY BOARD
ALLOWS CLAIMS

Following is a list Of claims al
lowed by the Board of County Com
missioners at a regular meeting held
at Minden December 9th, 1923:
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Leather goods. beads, back combs
Eear drops ut Beck's.
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Community Sllverware for Xmas.
A fine watch will carry q life-
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whiting & Davis mesh bags for
Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL,
United Press Staff Correspondent.

NEW YORK, September 10
Once prosperous and thriving, tho
fist firm Of Leiner and Carrora has
been dissolved. The parting of the
ways for the two entcrprising young
business men came in the announce
ment from Promoter Jimmy John
ston that the Leonard Dundee fight,
which he postponed from Septem-
Der 5 to September 2S, had been
called off for good.
Customers were so few in buy
ing tickets for the ninth meeting
between the ring merchants THAT
the contract had to be torn up.
New York apparently has become
fed up ON championship fights this
summer and as another Leonard
Dundee meeting Offered no novelty,
tn customers stayed away.
The Dempsey -Firpo fight prac-
tieally wound up the greatest
summer season u boxing in New
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-19
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10
Trading in most lines of fruits and
vegetables was slower. Grapes held
about steady with slow demand for
malagas and Thompson varieties.
Two ears of idaho Italian prunes
are expected shortly. Peaches are
firm and slightly higher. Receipts,
ears: Cantaloupes 2; lemons l.;
grapes 3; watermelOns g.; peaches
8; oranges 3; apples 3; grapefruit
L; mixed fruits and vegetables 3.
Potatoes and onions are both
holding firm and small advances are
not wholly unexpected. Tomatoes
were in firm demand and with mod
crate supplies the tendency in price
was higher. Summer squash sold
from 90 to 1.15 per lug on good
stock. Receipts: Tomatoes 8; sweet
potatoes 4; potatoes, Washington l.;
potatoes, Oregon l.; potatoes on
track 3, unbrokcn 3.
Trading in poultry was not very
active but prices were holding
steady.
Vegetables
Lettuce-Per crate, local 1000
1.2J.
Onions per cwt., yellow 2.OO@
2.l0; Brown 2.10@2.25; White 2.25
M2.40.
Potatoes--Rivers 2.6O@2.75, poor
CT, 2.00@2.50.
Sweet potatoes-4@4hc.
Poultry
Broilers-% to ~ lbs, 36@4o;
Do. Colored ~ to ~ lbs, 33M35.
Fryers-2S@35.
Young roosters-Colored 3h lbs.
up, 20@32; Old roosters, 15@17;
Lcghorn old roostcrs, 10@13.
Leghorn hens, 2h to 3 lbs, 1SM
20; DO. 3 lbs. over, 22@24; large
colored hens, 2S@31.
Live turkeys young-35@36.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-19
Leonardo Dundee Fight is Off;
No More Boxing in Ball Parks

York in the history of the sport and
and it is probable that there will
never be another like it.
1t is Il dead ciAch that there will
be no boxing in the ball parks here
next summer. The club owners of
the major leagues are pecvcd at
the slump in business caused by the
great interest in boxing and it is al !
most a certainty that they will de-
eide in session this winter that
baseball parks should be for base
ball alone.
The fans also hayo not taken
kindly to boxing in the ball parks.
So much disorder and confusion re-
suited during the Dcmpscy-Firpo
fight that customers in the future
will not pay fancy prices for seats
from which they cannot see the
ring. Hundreds of spectators at
the recent heavyweight fight did
mot see the battle and had to ask
when it had finished who had won.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-19
ACTIVE PLANNING
ALREADY UNDER
WAY FOR SEASON
C0ncensus of Opinion is
For One Strong Local
Team
Efficient Manager Who
Knows Ball Vital
Necessity

With the usual time for opening
Imperial Valleys baseball season a
little more than a month away, the
local ball tossers are already talk
ing plans for the present season,
and as several members Of last
years team are still residents here,
the outlook for good club is
better than it has been in sew
eral seasons.
While little more than talking
has been done so far, the ball play
ers seem to have reached two de.
cisions, one being that Ell Centro
should be represented by only one
ball club instead Of two as was the
case last year. The city is not
large enough to support two teams,
and it is argued that one strong
team is far preferable to two weak
ones. Without a doubt, if some Of
the better players on last years
"Indcpendent'' team had been
with the Scorpions the latter
would have beaten the remainder of
the teams in the Imperial Valley
League, and won the championship.
. Two ball clubs means losing ven
ture all around, causes lack of in
terest in the game, and creates the
feeling in other valley cities that
Ell Centre is trying to "hog" the
honors, say the ballplaycrs.
Harmony Is Necessary
The second decision arrived at is
that the ball team to be a success,
should be managed by some resi-
dent not an active player, but fam
iliar with the game in all its
angles. Another cause for last
years failure, pointed cut by the
players, is the lack Of harmony that
existed on the club when fellow
player was trying to manage it.
The ideal combination for manager
is man who has the confidence Of
the people and players, who can
size up good ball players, and once
having assembled a team can make
it win ball games on the diamond
and not in the club house before or
after the game. The players have
one or two such men in mind and
will seek to interest them iii the
next few weeks.
"Rube" Ellis, one of the active
members Of the team in former
years, stated today that he has not
heard from "Josh" Billings of the
ST., Louis Americans in several
weeks, therefore could not say if
the big Lacquer will return to FL
Centre after the season is over. If
"Josh' decides to winter in the
valley again, and could be persuad-
ed to take the management of the
ball team, no finer choice could be
made, for in addition to knowing
the game thoroughly, he would have
the confidence and respect of the
entire city, and it would give FL
Centre considerable prestige to
have real "big Lacquer" at the
head Of its baseball club.