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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
WEEKLY U.S..
CROP REPORT
Crops in Irrigated Districts
Are Reported to be Fair
Throughout E ntire State

The United States weather bureaus
weekly bulletin on crop and range
conditions, issued today, shows that
crops are in splendid condition in
areas where irrigation water is
vailable, especially in the Fallon dis
trict with it's bumper crop of cali
taloupes, but in some districts only
garden truck and potatoes are being
irrigated. The bulletin follows:
Moderately warm days and cool
nights prevailed until the last three
days of the week, when day temper
atures were much below normal. Dur
ing the last three days, the weather
was cloudy and threatening, and scat
tered light showers fell in the noun
tains of the west and north portions.
Forest fires in the vicinity of Verdi
were under control early in the week.
and practically extinguished at the
close of the week. The increased
moisture in the air reduced the fire
weather hazard to some extent. The
sunshine was less than normal, and
the wind movement was greater thar
the average.
"The present season to date is the
driest on record at Reno. The pre-
cipitation from September to date is
only 3.05 inches, while during the
same period in 1SSs-89, the amount
was 6.51 inches. At Winnemucea,
the precipitation for this season is
nearly double the amount for the
same period in 1SS8-89.
"The weather was favorable and
all crops made rapid delevopment
where storage water was available
for irrigation. In other agricultural
districts, streams were reported dry
and only garden truck and potatoes
were being irrigated. All crops are
maturing we'll in the Fallon district
where storage water is ample. An
excellent crop of cantaloupes is being
marketed. A large number of cattle
were being moved from mountain
ranges in Elko county for shipment,
and their condition is reported good.
There is shortage of water for
stock in some localities"
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
PURPOSE OF
DEFENSE DAY

Major General Hunter Liggett, who
commanded more than million men
in France during the world war and
who is now national president of the
Association of the Army of the Unit
ed States, today made public a state
ment on the defense test of Septem-
Der 10Th to dispel certain misun-
derstanding existing as to the pur-
pose of the defense test.
General Liggett's statement has
been sent to the national committee
for the participation of veterans and
patriotic organizations in the de-
Tense test, at Washington, d. c.,
which was organized to coordinate
the work of various societies which
have pledged their support to the
national defense test.
"The defense test is simply test
of national defense plans prepared
in accordance with the express provi-
sion of our federal law and test of
local unit plans made in accordance
with this general plan," said General
Liggett. at is designed to acquaint
our citizens and communities with ex
actly what will be demanded of them
in the event of national emergency,
and in order that the officers of the
army of the United States, especially
the national guard, and organized
reserve components, may visualize
the problems which will confront
them in such an emergency and
which must be solved. These prob
lens include recruiting, supply, shell
ter, medical care, sanitation, training,
payment and many others, all of
which require a considerable amount
of study. A proper economical solu-
ton cannot be made off ff-hand, in a
hurry, or under the sudden pressure
of war.
"The defense test will enable our
government to check the general ma
tional plan and the plans in each To-
cality, and to improve them where
necessary, so that if an emergency
occurs, we will have detailed plans
well thought out in advance and un-
derstood by all our people, thus doing
away with much of the delay ineffi-
cheney and suffering and part of
the waste of lives and treasure that
have attended all our past wars.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
OWENS VALLEY
WATER IS SOLD

The city of Los Angeles water and
power bureau has completed the pur-
chase of the remaining ranches fed
by the McNally ditch. This will Sc
riously affect all farming east of
Bishop embracing the entire Laws
district. About two weeks ago the
purchase of the Manzanar district
for S7S0,000 was consummated by
Los Angeles. This is very wealthy
fruit and farming section about ten
miles south of Independence.
These two transactions almost COM
pletes the negotiations that will turn
the well known fertile Owens valley
into uncultivated ground. Some time
ago the citizens of this valley enter
tanned thought of legal action to pre-
vent Los Angeles from diverting the
entire flow but the people failed to
get together. At that time the alter
native was suggested of constructing
a dam at the Owens valley gorge
that would store the water of that
river and hundreds of lakes that
abound in the adjacent high Sierras
This would be accomplished at a
nominal cost in comparison to the
hundreds of thousands of dollars in
bonds and interest that are being is
sued for the acuisition of land.
1t is stated on the authority of an
eminent engineer that the building of
such a dam would make the present
Long valley, about twenty-five miles
north of here, reservoir with suffi-
cient capacity to care for popula-
ton of five million for a period OF
five wears
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
QUARANTINE TO
BE MAINTAINED

The Nevada quarantine against
California stock on account of foot
and mouth disease will not be remov-
ed September | as announced Sat
urday from the office of George II.
Hecks. California agricultural direc-
tor, at Sacramento, il was stated this
week by DR.. Edward Record, Nevada
state quarantine officer.
Nevada will keep men on guard
until the federal government offici-
ally announces that foot and mouth
disease has been entirely stamped
out in California" DR.. Records said.
ut is probable, however, that the
existing regulations may be modified
from time TO time as the California
situation improves to allow stock
shipments to or across Nevada from
new California sections which may
be adjudged safe from spread of
the epizootic. No complete removal
of the quarantine regulations has
been contemplated"
Although the California situation
has improved and no new outbreaks
have been reported for some time,
DR.. Records declared that it would be
folly at this stage to entirely cease
to take precautions.
Commissioner Hecke in comment
ing on the epizootic situation said
that, while the disease could not be
completely stamped out until cattle
come from Tuolomne county this fall,
there have been no recent outbreaks
whatever and indications now are en-
couraging.-Reno Journal.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
AIRSHIP FOR
NEVADA Mine

For the first time in the history of
mining in Nevada an airship will be-
come part of the equipment of a
mine If the recommendation of Gen.
eral Manager C. l. Eastman of the
Mono Mining company of Nevada is
adopted by the directors. The COM
pany owns the Silverado silver mine,
high up in the Sweetwater range,
near the Nevada California state line.
The electric power plant Is Is miles
south Of the mine on Green creek,
Mono county, California. The rail-
road shipping point is Minden, New.
terminus of a branch of the Virginia
and Truckee railroad, about 60 miles
north of the mine by auto road. The
duties of Eastman require his fire.
quent presence at both places and he
figures that he can save lot Of
precious time by flying to and fro.
The plane would be especially handy
in the winter, when the roads are
filled with snow and at times impas-
sable to an automobile. The airship
also could be used in emergency
cases, in the event of injury to an
employe to make business trips to
San Francisco, which could be reseh-
ed by plane in an hour and hslf,
compared with half day and all Of
one night by auto and train and to
transport bullion to the mint. For
use at the mine Eastman recommends
the purchase of a standard mail
plane with Liberty motor. Eastman
learned to fly in England at the time
of the late unpleasantness and has
on his engineering staff Captain Mar
shall Boggs, a renowned flyer, whom
he purposes to employ as pilot.--To-
nopah Times.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
SILVER FOR GERMANY
RUNS INTO MILLIONS

The purchase by Germany from
American producers of four million
ounces of silver for coinage purposes
has brought out the fact that the
ultimate total sought is 24,000,000
ounces. The sellers, including the
American Refining and Smelling
company, Anaconda, and the Ameri-
can Metal company, are understood
to have been unwilling to part with
SO large an amount at prevailing
prices. 1t is believed to be Ger
many's intention, however, to obtain
the bulk of her requirements in the
American market and that the ship
ment of four million ounces in Oc-
tober will only be the first of Sc
ries of consignments which will even
tually reach the larger amount.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
MANY WILL ATTEND
PICNIC OF EAGLES

A number of Eagles of Carson Val.
lev are planning to attend the Eagles
picnic at Lake Tahoe on August oath.
The party will leave GlenbrooA at
$3.50 pm. on the steamship Meteor
and the barge and will sail around
the southern end of the lake, arriv-
ing at Emerald Bay at IL O'clock
where lunch and dancing will be en-
joyed until 2 in the afternoon. Leav-
ing Emerald Bay the next stop will
be the Tavern at a, where dancing
and other amusements will be enjoy
ed until 5:15 pm, when the large
steamer Lake Tahoe will take the
crowd to Glenbrook by way OF Cor
nelian Bay and the east shore line.
Tonys orchestra has been secured to
olay for the dancing.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
ISaeehen Hunters Haue Poor
Luck in Pine Nut Mountains
Large Number of Birds Found
in Pine Nut, But Were
Exceptionally Wary Fowls

Hunters from Reno, Carson and
Carson Valley, possibly seventy-five
in number, motored to the Pine Nut
mountains during Friday night to be
on hand at sunup on the opening
of the sagehen season. Not few
of the hunters went up to the hills
Friday afternoon to select a likely
place to bag the limit. However, in
the section where most of the hunt
ers were stationed, few sagehen were
found and many of the visiting
sportsmen met keen disappointment.
A few local hunters that were dar-
ing enough to buck their machines
up the steep and sandy grade to the
Winters mine, met with better sue
cess and report that sagehen were
plentiful in that district, although
exceedingly wild, owing to the fact
that several law violators were on
the ground the day before the season
opened, James Gallagher, who was
appointed game warden of that dis
trict heard the shooting and endeav-
ored to make arrests. However, a
man on foot has little chance of over
taking hunters on horseback, conse-
quently no arrests were made.
There are more sagehen in the
Winters mine section this year than
in recent years and hunting, accord
ing to those that spent the day
there, was exceedingly good. This is
probably accounted for by the fact
that many of the small springs
throughout the mountains have gone
dry and the sagehen in that entire
section secure water from springs in
the immediate vicinity of the Win.
ters mine.
Those planning trip to the Win
ters mine are advised to take the
road via the Buckeye placer mine
The main road is nothing short Of o
trail, and in many places the branch
es of pine trees spread into the road.
way and cannot be passed without
damage to paint on automobiles.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
WILL
HOLD ANNUAL
FESTIVAL
Service Will be Held at High
School Auditorium Sunday
Afternoon at 2:03 O'clock

An event of unusual interest will
be observed Sunday by the members
of Trinity Lutheran church of this
place, when the congregation will
celebrate its annual mission festival.
This is an old established custom in
the Lutheran church and has been
observed by Trinity church since the
days of its infancy. The church sets
aside one day in the year in which
the subject of missions receives spe-
cial attention. 1t is also perhaps the
best attended service of the year.
Speakers from outside are invited to
address the festival audiences, and
the members bring an especially
large offering for the purpose of
supporting old and establishing new
mission stations in the United States
and in heather countries.
The Lutheran Missouri Synod, of
which Trinity church is an active
member, supports 500 missionaries in
the United States and 100 mission
aries in foreign countries. New mis-
sionaries go into the fields annually
supported wholly or in part by the
church at home. Over 100 young
men graduated from the theological
seminaries of the Lutheran Missouri
synod this June and are now enter
ing upon their ministerial activities.
Most of them entered mission work.
In keeping with its time-honored
custom Trinity church will observe
its special mission day with three
festival services. The morning serv-
ice at 1920 o'clock will be held in
church. This will be German serv-
ice. Rev. VIM. Thesis, from Olive,
Cal, will preach on "The Open
Door," In the afternoon at 2:30
o'clock there will be English services
at the high school. Here the Rev.
frank A. Haedicke, state missionary
for Nevada, will give the sermon.
His subject will be: practical Chris
tianity" In the evening at o'clock
Rev Thesis will deliver an English
lecture in the church. He has chosen
for his topic: Evolution of the BIZ
BILE, Which is the Proper Basis for
Mission Work.
Both pastors are very able speak
ers and know how to hold their au-
diences. The choir will sing in the
English services, botl afternoon and
evening.
A special offering will be lifted
for missions. Trinity church is just
ly pleased with the advance it has
made in its offerings for benevo-
lences, charities and missions. Each
year has seen an advance. While
the members of the church contribute
toward these worthy causes during
the year also, yet they make spe-
cial effort on Mission Day. Here
also each year has witnessed good
progress. The Sunday school also
takes a creditable part in the special
offering, the scholars bringing a
very handsome one from their saw
ings last year.
The members of Trinity Lutheran
church extend cordial invitation
to their friends and the general pub
lie to attend these special services,
and call special attention to the very
timely topics. There will be no Sun
day school on this day.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
NELSON'S ENTERTAIN
AT ENJOYABLE PARTY

Mrs. A. p. Nelson was one OF the
delightful hostesses of this week
when she entertained twenty OF her
friends at a card party Tuesday af-
ternoon, complimenting Miss Juanita
Frey.
A prize was given Mrs. Halvor
Jacobsen for making the highest
score, and a guest prize was given
Miss Frey. Gladiolas and Dahlias
were used in profusion in decorating
which made the rooms very attrac-
tive. Luncheon was served at pref
tily appointed tables.
The hospitality of Mrs. Nelson was
greatly enjoyed by all those who
were invited to her home.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
FALLON MAN MEETS
DEATH IN ACCIDENT

]. P. Eldredge, member of the firm
of Elderdge & Hursh of Fallon, was
killed and two others were seriously
injured early Sunday morning when
high-powered automobile in which
they were riding three miles east of
town struck an irrigation ditch and
turned over twice. The three occu-
pants of the car were thrown clear
when it first capsized. The demol-
ished automobile came to a standstill
a hundred feet from the culvert in
front of the farm house belonging to
L. E. Freeman where immediate aid
was received.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22

MINDEN JAIL

Mrs. J. Wirth, sentenced to serve
a Jail sentence in the federal court
for violating the eighteenth amend
ment, was ordered held in the Min
den Jail, and had it not been for a
bond given, pending new trial she
would have been the first woman to
be received at the Douglas county
bastile. Sheriff Park reports that
three male prisoners sentenced to
short terms for violating the prohibi-
ton law, are now confined in the
Minden Jail upon orders of Judge
Harrington.
Owing to the crowded condition
of the Washoe county Jail, where
most federal prisoners are held, it
has been found necessary to distri-
butte number of federal prisoners
to county jails in Western Nevada.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
SCHOOL OPENS
ON SEPT. 8TH
List of Teachers That Are to
Have Charge of Classes at
Cardnerville Public School

After nearly three months of glor-
ious play, the children Of this COM
munity are beginning to count the
days remaining before the familiar
chime of the old bell will again call
them to their studies and the more
serious things of life. In the two
remaining weeks of vacation the old
swimming hole will be worked over
time and extra hours of play will
make grand finish to the vacation
just coming to close.
The trustees Of Consolidated dis
trict A announce that the Gardner
vile school will open for the fall
term Monday, September 9th with
the following teachers:
C. C. Menely, principal; Mrs. Ha-
Eel Worthington, intermediate grades;
Mrs. Agnes Woodworth, third and
fourth grades; Miss Josephine Hell
winkel, primary department.
Many of the other districts in
Douglas county will open on the
same date.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
MISS ANNIE MARTINS
TRIBUTE TO SAGE

The Record Courier is in receipt of
a card from Miss Annie Martin of
Carson City, bearing a photograph
of large elump of sagebrush inter-
woven over fence, such as can be
found by the roadside in many parts
of Carson Valley. Beneath the pho
tograph is the following verse:
SAGEBRUSH WIRELESS
A clump of sage beside the road;
A whiff of spice upon the breeze;
1.Ahl Mem'ry needs no other code
To call Nevada--only these.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
FIVE AUTOMOBILES
in CRASH SUNDAY

A mix-up of five cars on the Reno
Carson road Sunday night resulted
in damage to coupe driven by Max
Du Nesme which smashed into car
driven by DIR. w. E. Taylor Of Reno
and was rammed by another machine
following. No one was hurt.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
NJ. +. CHURCH NOTICE
Sunday school.

10 am, Sunday school.
II am, communion service. At
this session an offering will be re-
ceived for the support of retired min
listers. and their widows and orphans,
in this conferre.
7:30 pm, steriopticon views. Sub
iect: porto Rico. The offering goes
to our benevolences.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
LOCATE MANY CLAIMS
IN TONOPAH DISTRICT

Prospectors are keeping busy in
the western area of the Tonopah dis
trict and the best proof of this ac-
tivity is the recording of one hun
dred claims as the result of Sundays
activities, says the Gazette.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
BORN

Carson Valley, Tues
day, August II, 1924, to the wife
of VIM. Muller, q son.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22

LoST-Four purebred black face
bucks and five Merino bucks brand
ed RIB and IA. Estrayed from
Horseshoe Bend. Reward. Change
4 Aldax, Minden. Nevada.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22

For letterheads, statements, bill
heads. envelopes and various other
needed office stationery call at the
Record Courier.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-22
AUTO TRAFFIC
IS INCREASING
Traffic Census by Highway
Department Shows a Very
Substantial Increase Locally

The Nevada Highway department
has just announced the results of
the eighth annual traffic census, ta-
ken during the week of July 21st to
9th. The 1924 count proves conclu-
sively that there was considerable
increase in tourist travel over the 30
routes listed in the report, when con-
sidered from standpoint of total
volume of traffice and this increase
came in spite of the very serious eff
feet on tourist travel resulting from
the foot and mouth quarantine.
OF particularly local interest is the
report on the Minden- -Gardneryille
highway which follows:
Comparison of l923-1924 Traffice
Censtis
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Classification Of Traffic Census
Gardnerville- -Minden
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-07
BUSINESS WOMEN
PLAN VOCATIONAL
BUREAU FOR CITY

Plans for the formation of a vo-
cational bureau by the business and
professional women of this city,
were presented at the luncheon of
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
loon by the Misses Lcnore Fallon
and Laura Dickcy of the Business
and Professional Women s Club.
The young women explained the
plan for the vocational bureau,
which is esta blished for the purpose
of enabling business men to obtain
competent employees to fill positions
that may be available. Supplying
"the right girl for the right posi-
tion at the right time is the way
the bureau is expected to function.
Miss Margaret Bradbury is chair
man of the committee i'll charge OF
the bureau, and the business men
were requested to cooperate with
her in filling positions they may
have open. Through connections
with similar bureaus in other cities,
the local bureau expects to be able
20 furnish outside help, in ease none
is available here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-07
RETURNS TO YUMA
TO LIVE, AS BRIDE,
HER FORMER HOME

At Il quiet wedding which took
place yesterday at the home of the
bride's 8 parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Price Of this city, Miss Mary Price
and Claude Marris were united in
matrimony. Judge Mayfield per
formed the ceremony.
The bride was pleasingly gown
ed i'll dark blue canton crepe, and
the only witnesses were the bride s
parents and her aunt, Mrs. $. p.
Price.
Following the wedding, the young
people left for Yuma, where they
will make their home on the BRIDE
groom s ranch. Mr.. Marris and
Miss Price became acquainted while
the latter was living in Yuma with
her parents, who moved to this city
Il few months ago.
Friends Of the young couple join
in wishing them every happiness.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-07
Los Angeles Visitors Are
COmplimented by Dinner

Mrs. Robert McGovney and Mrs
Ralph Harrington were hostesses
last night at q delightful seven
O'Clock dinner at the home o. tho
former ON Hole Ave. the affair honor
ing the Misses Ruth and Edith Ives
and Harold f. Ives of Los Angeles
An elaborate color scheme Of yell
low and blue was carried out by
the candles and flowers. Novel
balloon favors created much fuH
and clever cards bore in addition
to the name of the guest for whc4n
they were intended a question 20 be
answered by the name of some
magazine.
Those making up the party were
Miss Ruth Ives, Miss Edith Ives,
Miss Agnes Ferris, Harold Ives,
Blad Powell, Mrs. Mary McGovncy
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McGovncy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington.
Following the dinner, the merry
group attended the Business We.
men $ Club ball.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-07
WEDS VALLEY GIRL
AT PARSONAGE or
REV. G. E.. FLANAGlN

The Baptist parsonage WAS the
scene yesterday of the wedding of
Miss Nellie Preston to Luther Roh-
crts, Rev. G. +. Flanagan officiat-
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Mayo ct
this city, relatives of the bride at
tended the young couple.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts are
we'll known in the valley. The bride
has lived in IIoltville, CalcXico, and
for the past year has been making
her home i'll Ell Centre. Mr.. Roberts
has been employed by the Imperial
Irrigation District at Imperial for
the past II years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roberts both have Il wide circle of
friends in the valley who extend
good wishes to them.
After the wedding, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roberts left for Los Angeles where
they Will make their home at 40y
West Third street.