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, 1924-11-12
CODY TRADING COMPANY
HOLDS ANNIVERSARY SALE

This is anniversary sale week at
the Cody Trading company and the
big store is Offering bargains in
every department. The sale will
continue until Monday night of next
week.
This sale marks the 26th birth
day of the Cody Trading company.
For that length of time it has been
the leading mercantile institution
of the town. 1t was established as
a commissary department in the
infancy of the town, to serve the
ditch crews when work was first
started on irrigation projects ill the
vicinity of Cody.
1t had not been a comn,issary
long before a young man CANT out
from Buffalo, New York, and in
troduced himself as the new man
ager of the Cody Trading COMPANY.
That young man was ]. NJ. Schwoob
and during the growth and progress
of the Big Store his has been the
guiding hand, and it has becn
under his personal management that
the store has come to be known
throughout the entire state as one
of the biggest and most successful
mercantile institutions in Wyoming.
Eleven years ago the store suf-
fered a total loss by fire. This
marked only a pause in the COM
pany's forward march. With n year
or two in rented quarters, the Cody
Trading company sooL moved into
a new and modern building oc-
cupying almost a quarter of 4 city
block and is again in the forefront
in the mercantile ranks of the
state.
A few years ago, when many large
mercantile firms faltered and failed
under the load of heavy credits.
the Cody Trading company went
onto a Gosh basis. That this was
a step in the right direction has
been proven by other present day
merchandising concerns, who, rather
than fail have been forced to fol-
low suit. The Cody Store is
handling one of the greatest vol
umes of business of any store in
the northern part of the state, and
is doing so on a cash basis. II
sells at cash prices, and that these
prices are appreciated is proven by
the popularity of the store and the
generous share of the business which
it receives.
1t is possible that many people
in and around Cody do not api're-
ciate the service which is rendered
to the public by the Cody Trading
company. With it's great volume Of
business, it's power to buy in car
load shipments. and it's most com
plete stocks of merchandise. there
is scarcely an article which Ray be
in demand hat cannot be purchased
under the roof which shelters tha'
store. The Cody Trading company
is an institution which Cody ma.
well be proud of. 1t is an insti
tuition which the town should b'
loyal to, and a great credit is du'
to j. NJ. Schwoob for the hisl. stan
dard to which he has dcvelope,
this institution.
, 1924-11-12
1.-THE CHARM SCHOOL" PLAY
POSTPONED TO DECEMBER

The Yellowstone Campfire girls
announce that the play which they
are planning to give, "The Charm
School," will not be presented until
December 5th, at which time they
hope that the epidemic which is
rampant in Cody will have been
checked. The original date for the
show was Friday evening Of this
week.
, 1924-11-12
RED CROSS ROLL CALL

Mrs. Juanita Lens will maintain a booth at the Post
Office store for the balance of the week, receiving con-
tributions to the 1924 Red Cross Roll Call. This is a ma
tional campaign held annually to raise funds for this
worthy work and Cody should do its share.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
MINDEN PLANT
Wins TROPHY

The Mlnden distribution station of
the Standard Oil company made the
largest gain during the month of
July, exceeding all stations in in
creased sales that are under the sys-
TEN Of distribution of the Reno plant.
In recognition of the increased busi-
ness, Manager Wright, of the Min
den plant, this week received a beau
tiful silver cup, which will remain in
his possession until won by some
other Standard Oil station in the dis
trict.
Truckee has won the cup three
times this year, Wells once and
Quincy, Cal, once. At the present
time Truckee leads the Minden plant
by about one per cent and Mr..
Wright feels confident that his sta
tion will overtake the lead that
Truckee has and secure permanent
possession of the cup by showing the
largest increase in total increase of
sales during the year 1924.
The cup is beautifully engraved
and is a trophy much sought by the
sales force of the various distribu-
tion plants of the Standard Oil COM
.pany. The prize is one method used
by the Standard Oil company to cre-
ate rivalry among its district manag-
ers in securing new business. Mr..
Wright reports that during July the
Minden plant distributed three times
as much gasoline and oil as during
the same month a year ago.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
NO INTEREST
IN ELECTION
Predicted That a Small Vote
Will Result at Primaries to
Be Held on Tuesday Next

Less interest is manifest in the
urinary election to be held next
Tuesday than at any election held
here in recent years.
On the local ticket bu two con-
tests. they being for Justice of the
peaee. in which J. N. Anderson seeks
10 succeed himself, while he is op-
nosed by C. NJ. Krummes, former
Justice of the Peace. Peter krummes
and Fred Settelmeyer oppose each
other for Member of the Board of
Education of Douglas county.
The Democrats will have the OPP
nortunity of choosing between Charles
Richards and Maurice ]. Sullivan as
their candidate to oppose Sam
Arentz, the Republican nominee, at
the general election to be held in
November. Hesson and Pratt oppose
each other as non-partisan candidates
for regent of the university, but
there is absolutely no interest being
shown in this contest.
II it were not for the local opposi-
tion for the office of Justice of the
Pence. it is doubtful if forty per
cent of the voters would go to the
polls next Tuesday. As the situation
stands il is doubtful if 500 of the 800
registered voters in Douglas county
will go to the polls next Tuesday.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
POHL
PASSES AWAY
Was Well Known in Carson
Valley Where He Resided
For a Great Many Years

Cornelius Pohl, well known in
Gardnerville where he conducted a
barber shop for a number of years,
died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. James Furlong at Modesto, Cal,
Monday night.
Deceased was born in Alsace-L Lor-
eaine, 96 years ago. He came to
America at early age and in 1859
located at Folsom, Cal Ten years
later he moved to Virginia City, his
family following a few months later.
They resided on the Comstock for a
number of years and then moved to
Carson City. Some ten or twelve
years ago Mr.. Pohl opened a barber
shop in Gardnerville and followed
that occupation until five years ago.
He owned a mining property near the
Mountain House and in recent years
frequently visited his holdings, and
despite his advanced age, thought
nothing of walking to and from the
mine, a distance of eighteen miles.
Deceased is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Minnie Crisler of
Carson, Mrs. II. Allen of Chico, Cal,
Mrs. Furlong of Modesto. and Mrs.
l.. Click of San Diego, Cal.
The remains were brought to Car
son Wednesday where interment took
place in Lone Mountain cemetery.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
THIRD HAY CROP
WITHOUT WATER
Good Third Crop of Alfalfa
to Be Cut on Several Farms
Without Surface Irrigation

On the Arendt Jensen ranch, just
east of Cardnerville, there is tract
of alfalfa land that has not been
irrigated since June 28th, and under
thes, adverse conditions a fair third
crop of alfalfa viii be cut. On the
adjoining ranch of NJ. Jacobsen, and
other tracts in that neighborhood a
far third crop of alfalfa is maturing,
and whether it is cut for hay or pas
tured, the yield is considered remark
able owing to the absolute lack Of
water during the past two months.
This section undoubtedly receives
sub-irrigation from the higher lands
n short distance to the east as well
as seepage from the Dangberg res
ervoir in the elevated section mile
distant. The soil on these farms is
very deep and the roots of the allal.
IA nave gone down some distance to
tie underground water table.
When q second crop was harvested Il
from these lands without a droo OF
watel, the owners were elated, be-
cause it was not deemed posslbi ~
mature a second crop of hay without
water. Now that third crop IS
growing nicely it is all the more re-
markable and has upset all farming
predictions in this section.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
HIGH PRICES FOR
FARM PRODUCTS
Hay, Grain and Other Farm
Products Are Now Selling
at Very Attractive Figure

1t is estimated that the hay and
grain crops of Carson valley this
season is equal, if not above the
yield of last year. Prices of farm
products this year are materially
higher than last year. Hay is SELL
ing from $50 to S22.50 per ton, wheat
is bringing $4S per ton at local mills
and dealers, while barley demands
$4,000 a ton in the local market.
Spring lambs now being shipped to
market by local growers are selling
for eight and nine cents, while the
price of hogs and beef are consider
ably below normal selling point.
1t is predicted that the price of hogs
and beef will advance considerably
during the fall months and reach the
peak in December and January.
All in all the farmers of Carson
valley are not facing the non-profit-
able era that was predicted last
spring when a season of water short
age was evident. Added to this ap-
parent gloom, came the foot and
mouth disease scare, and the future
looked anything but profitable. Out
of the uncertainty, however, comes
fair crops, unusually high prices for
most everything the farmer has to
sell and the season promises at this
date to shower a reasonable amount
of prosperity which will be accepted
with just appreciation by the farmers
of Carson valley.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
HOTTEST DAYS
OF THE SEASON
Thermometer Climbs Near to
One Hundred Degree Mark
During the Past Few Days

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
were three of the hottest days re-
corded this summer, the thermometer
reaching an average point of SO de-
grees. The oppressive heat is not
unsual at this time of the year when
accompanied by electrical storms, but
on Monday and Tuesday not cloud
appeared in the sky. Wednesday the
heavens were overcast, but no rain
fell here.
Leaves are already beginning to
fall from the trees and gives every
indication of early October weather
The falling of leaves at this period,
is attributed to the apparent low wa
ter table, which has fallen to a point
below that reached by the roots of
the trees. This is a theory advanced
by a number of local people. The
leaves are tumbling down at any
rate, an unusual condition for Au-
gust.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
DIVORCES ON
INCREASE HERE

The department of commerce an
nounces that, according to returns
received, there were in Nevada, for
the current year 1923, 1912 marriages
performed and 1929 divorces granted.
For the calendar year 1922, 935 mar
riages and 1926 divorces were re-
ported.
The increase in marriages for 1923
over the number reported for 1922 Is
n or So per cent. The divorces re-
ported for 1923 show an increase of
three or three -tenths of one per cent
over the number reported for 1922.
In Reno last year 734 divorces were
granted. a decrease of nine over the
number in 1922 and the number OF
marriages there also decreased, from
/ 4S5 in 1922 to 445 in 1923.
Ormsby county had fifty-four mar
riages last year and forty-eight in
] 1922 and ten divorces were granted
there in 1928 as compared with Il
the previous year.
/ The figures, furnished by the vari-
Gus county clerks, on the number OF
marriages and divorces last year are
as follows:
Churchill, thirty-four marriages and
twelve divorces; Clark, sixty-foul
marriages and sixty-two divorces
Douglas, twenty marriages and SIN
divorces; Elko, eighty-five marriages
and thirty-nine divorces; Esmeralda
thirty marriages and ten divorces
Eureka, thirteen marriages and slS
divorces; Humboldt, forty-five mar.
riages and ten divorces; LaLnder
twelve marriages and nine divorcesi
Lincoln, eighteen marriages and SLY
divorces; Lyon, seventeen marriages
and ten divorces; Mineral, four mar
riages and five divorces; Nye, forty
one marriages and thirty-nine di'
vorces; Ormsby, fifty-four marriages
and ten divorces; Pershing, twenty
marriages and twelve divorces; Sto
rey, seventeen marriages and twenty
one Divorces Washoe, 445 marriage!
and 734 divorces; White Pine, ninety
two marriages and thirty-eight di
Vorces
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
AMENDMENTS co ON
NOVEMBER BALLOTS

The following constitutional amend
ments were passed by the legislature
of 1921 and 1928, and are to be voted
upon by the people at the general
election of 1924:
Resolved, by the assembly, the sen,
ate concurring, that section s of the
constitution of the state of Nevada
be amended SO as to read as follows:
Section 8. The legislature shall
provide for the organization of cities
and towns by general laws and shall
restrict their power of taxation, as
sessment, borrowing money, contract
ing debts and loaning their credit,
except for procuring supplies for wa
ter; provided, however, that the leg
islature may by general laws, in the
manner and to the extent therein
provided, permit and authorize the
electors of any city or town to
frame, adopt and amend a charter
for its own government or to amend
any existing charter of such city or
town.
Resolved by the senate, the assem-
bly, concurring, that Article l of the
constitution of the state of Nevada
be amended by striking out section
sixteen 16) thereof.
The section to be stricken out
reads:
Foreigners who are or may here
after become bona fide residents of
this state shall enjoy the same rights
of possession, enjoyment and inherit
ance of property as native born citi-
zens.
/ The third amendment to be voted
on is an amendment to Section 3 of
Article 2 and the change that is
proposed is to insert after the words
"all fines collected under the penal
laws of the state" the words unless
otherwise ordered and directed by
law"
This section of the constitution re-
fers to the public lands of the state.
and the proceeds from the sale there
of. Under the constitution such
monies go to the state school fund
with permission of diversion to the
university.
The proposed change would permit
the state legislature to divert penal
fines to some other fund.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
Annie Peter Passes Through
WeeUil Station and Gets
Sight at Neu Kind of Lice

Annie Peters and other men,
bers of the Washoe tribe Of In
dians, made their first trip of
the season to Lake Tahoe this
week. Their camp equipment was
loaded onto a wagon and all went
well until they reached the Wee
vii station at the California state
line. The Indians were unex-
pectedly halted by the weevil
guards and made to unroll their
bedding and trappings for min
ute inspection. Not understand
ing what it all meant Annie ask
ed a woman tourist what it was
all about, and she was shown
several weeyils exhibited in a
glass case.
Returning to Carson valley An
ME felt that she had piece of
interesting news for a farmers
wife, where she is occasionally
employed. She finally got the
ear of her white friend and ven-
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
BARBER DOES HIS
STUFF; THEN
SKIPPS
Dave Cortnache lndulges in
Frenzied Finance Campaign
and Races With Setting Sun

Because of misplaced confidence, a
number of Gardnerville business men
have been flimflamed out of sums
ranging from 81 to $40, and war;
rant has been placed in the hands of
the officers for the arrest of Dave
Cortnache, barber who had been
employed at this place for the past
several months.
Cortnache, it is reported, conceived
the idea that he could clean up on
the local sporting element, but his
judgment was poor. Saturday night
he was the most busy person in the
entire state of Nevada on rampage
of borrowing and he was quite sue
cessful if one may Judge from cur
rent reports. Monday he made it
known that he intended to spend a
few days camping in the Alpine hills,
but instead he headed his Studebaker
automobile due west. When it was
ascertained that the talkative little
barber had folded his tent, lady
who had entrusted him with 81 for
several pairs of silk stockings, he
being an agent for an eastern house,
she swore to warrant charging him
with accepting money under false
pretenses. When the wire for his
arrest was sent to Placerville, it was
found that Cortnache was several
laps ahead of the officers and he has
been able to keep safe lead on the
minions of the law to date.
When he launched on his frenzied
scheme of finance, one of the local
officers pegged the little guy right
and warned few about to loan him
money. 81 could see through his
scheme as easily as l could through
the silk stockings he sold and failed
to deliver" said the officer Tuesday,
"but my judgment was not consider
ed of any great Importance, if the
number of his creditors is of any
criterion"
The last seen of Cortnache, he and
his Studebaker flashed through Pla-
cerville in high gear.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29

to the farmers of Carson valley.
That winter storms cannot be
judged by the pine nut crop, no
matter what the Indians contend,
is easily proven. Only last fall
one Of the biggest crops of pine
nuts ever known, was harvest
ed in the Pine Nut hills. A
heavy winter was predicted and
people shivered in anticipation of
an old fashioned winter. And
the result was the most open
winter ever known in this sec
ton since white men decided that
Carson valley was a good place
in which to live.
The Indian legend was abso-
lutely reversed last year and be-
fore it can again be straighten-
ed out and made to run true to
form, 1t is now predicted that the
failure of the pine nut crop this
fall is a true indication that the
approaching winter will be ev-
erything that the farmers hope
for-an old fashioned one, with
heavy storms.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
CROPS INJURED
BY HEAT WAVE

High temperatures of the last few
days have caused some damage to
potato crops of the state, the United
States weather bureau says today in
its weekly bulletin on crop and range
conditions. The cool weather of the
fore part of the week, however, was
favorable for all crops, according to
the report. 1t follows:
The first of the week was cool and
the last part was abnormally warm
High temperatures and continued dry
weather were unfavorable for vegeta-
ton. The temperature reached ninety.
nine degrees on two days at Reno
and ninety-eight at Winnemucca. II
was the warmest weather experienc.
ed since the last of June. There was
no precipitation, except showers al
scattered places in the western noun
tains. The wind movement and sun.
shine were about normal, and the
humidity was very low the last three
days.
The cool weather the first part Of
the week was favorable for the ma
turing crops. The high temepera
ture during the last week caused po
tatoes to mature too rapidly, anC
some blight was reported. 1t wa:
necessary to use more water for irri
cation because of the warm weather
and there will have to be a further
reduction in the acreage irrigated i
high temperatures continue. Canta
loupes are ripening rapidly in th'
Fallon and Fernley districts and thi:
tends to reduce the risk of loss il
case of early frost. Although cattl,
are reported to be in fair to goot
condition in northern mountain
ranges, many herds are being movet
from the range because of the severe
drought. Water holes are dry in man.
districts, and it is difficult to fin,
grazing lands with water suppl.
for stock. Large shipments of cat
tie have been made at Rocky noun
tain states, due to water shortag
and poor prospects for feed. Tn
supply of water in wells has not de
creased in the Orovada district, an,
irrigation by pumping continues.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
URGE GRADING
Of LOCAL EGGS
Step Is Necessary to Get Top
Prices and Compete With
Other Nevada Egg Centers

Grading of farm products has be-
come an important factor in success
full marketing and certain standards
have been adopted by nearly all the
farm centers of Nevada. Some see
tions, including Carson valley, have
not yet adopted grading of poultry
or farm products with detrimental
effect on the marketing end Of the
business, which for most part, is
passed up to the local stores. This
is particularly so in marketing eggs
and an announcement of the Farm
ers Cooperative Mercantile company
will be found in this issue, relating
to the necessity of grading eggs
During the past several years mer-
chants have stood a material loss in
resales to packing concerns and in
one or two big centers where the
consumption of eggs is heavy, have
been unable to sell in competition
with other sections that grade their
products and take extreme care that
nothing but fresh eggs are market
ed.
In resales to packing houses pullet
eggs, or for that matter, any eggs
below a certain size, sells at consid-
cradle under the market price of
those of standard size. Brown eggs
and others that are not clean, and
fresh, take another price and because
of lack of grading, has, il is claimed,
resulted in heavy loss to local deal
ers.
On the other hand, two or three
poultry concerns in Carson valley,
that have already undertaken the
work of marketing nothing but fresh
eggs, graded TO standard sizes, are
finding that it is impossible to sup
ply the demand. On the other hand,
eggs that are not tested and graded,
find slow sale and bring -the lowest
market price. In shipping to pack
ing houses, all eggs are tested and
those that are not fresh, or test as
spoiled, are destroyed and deductions
are made accordingly.
If the work Of grading and test
ing was conducted on the farms, 1t
would mean that Carson valley, in a
short time would gain a standing
with other Nevada sections where
this is now being done and the mat
ter of marketing would no longer be
a problem.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
MANY TO CAST
FIRST BALLOT

total of 1889 Nevadans who
nave become of age since 1920 will
be eligible to vote for president this
year for the first time, according TO
statistical report compiled by ST.
mon Mlchelet, organizer of the Ma
uonal -Out-and-Vo Club of
Washington, ID. C. OF this total of
prospective new voters, 2l3i are men
and 1855 are women.
As the basis for this estimate,
Michelet uses the 1920 census, which
SHOWS that this number of young
men and women who were at the
time II, 1s, 10 and 20 years of age
are today, if living, 81 years and
over.
-, Some of these young people, f"
Miehelet said, "may be foreign born
ana not yet naturalized, but there is
an offset in these in the foreign-born
haturalized since 1920 who will this
year cast their first presidential
vote.'
=, indeed" he says, "if we add to
,he f,0OO,O00 young people recently
peeome of age, the war veterans and
young men from the farms who in
% tezo We're old enough to vote, but
m had not yet established legal resi-
uehee in their new city location we
shaii have at least 100000 first
''me presidential voters in this cam
paign."
michelet previously had estimated
.n .na' the stay-at-homc vote in 1920
sao muse who were eligible to vote, but
aai aai'ed to exercise their right of fran
ese-was nse 25,705,063. Adding the
o,ooo'ooO new voters to this total, he
sayS r, these, more than 33,000,0 900 peo-
PIE constitute vast unorganized
"''hy OF raw political rescruits.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-08-29
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

Sunday, August 81, German serv-
ices at 1890 am. No evening serv-
ices.
Sunday school at 9:30. Will those
members and Sunday school scholars
who could not be present at the mis-
sion festival kindly send in or bring
their envelopes as soon as possible
Tuesday, September 2, choir re-
nearsal at 8 pm.
Wednesday, September B, meeting
Of church council at pm.
Thursday. September 4, regular
meeting of Missionary Ladies Aid at
2:30 pm.
PAUL II. FELTEN, Pastor.