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NUMBER 30.
MULES l MAM
JJNECILl
Word was received \on Tuesday
4kat death had summoned Charles
A. Vardy, well known mining man
erf Yerington. Mr. Vardy had been
in poor health ever since he met
with an accident at the McConnell
mine when he was caught in a
cave in and was seriously hurt.
He and his daughter. Miss Ruth
left on July 7 for the coart in the
hope that a change of climate would
improve his condition.
His death occured fat San Joge
California on Tuesday, July 16. Mrs.
Vardy left immediately to join her
daughter and attend the funeral
which was- held Thursday afternoon
rft two. The San Jose Knight lof
Pythias participated in the services
art the request of Greenfield Lodge
of which he was a member.
Mr. Vardy was born in Pennsylvania
September 15th, 1865 and came
west to Auburn and Placerville in
1684 >where he engaged in pl*c«*f
mining. He moved to Virginia City,
Nevada in 1884 and worked ^t his
trade of mouldgr in the foundry
there for many years. He was mar
ried while there to Miss Sarah
Coleman who survives Jbim. iThey
faave one daughter Miss Ruth who
w court reporter for this district.
The family has lived here for sev
eral years and Mr. Vardy was held
in the highest esteem by all who
knew him. His sterling manhood,
feia integrity, his (genial kindliness
and devotion to his family won the
admiration of all. The sympathy
of this community goes out to the
bereaved wife and daughter.
DAYTON NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Ernest Sanders left Sunday for
JUno where he has accepted a posit
ion.
Mr*. Clark Guild and little daugh
ter were visitor* in Dayton from N er
iogton.
Mr. Braun and i‘dy with Miss
Edith Harris, motor*-! to Keno ior
a day’s visiting and pleasure.
Five of Uncle y m'» soldiers ar
rived in Dayton la*t week. They bc
luwg to the Coa t Artillery, and are
helping with the ranch work on the
Cordclli Ranch down the river. It
looks line to vac -u! '.ie r*, but at the
same time it brings 1 c war nearer
to us.
Following i* a 1 it-1 of R< i Cross
garments shipped this weak.
54 Absorbent Fads, (Celluloid, i
13d Knitted Eye Bandages.
i'/t dozen Handkerchiefs.
14 T Bandages.
100 Mouth Cloth:.
Ut Kid Vests.
The new high school teachers were
I elected last week. Mr. Beatty was
■ elected principal, Miss Edith Harris
of Reno, English and History teacher,
I and Miss Helen Sterling, Commercial
teacher. Word was received yester
day that Miss Sterling will not re
turn as Dan Cupid has lured her s
wav.
There is to be a little play and ,
dance Saturday night, July 20, in the
high school auditorium. The play,
which is entitled "Maidens All For
lorn” was written by local people and
promises to be very good. The cart
is as follows;
Maiden Aunt . Rose Harris
Her Three Neices_Thelma Rraun,
Gertrude Harris, Louise Adams.
The Negro Gardener,
Raymond Johnson.
Friends.Vera Phillip1, Helen
Braun, Celia Quilici.
At the conclusion of the play there
will be a toeipl dance. The money
feceived is to go to the Red Cross
for the purchase of a Service Flap.
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Z. T. Carson shipped a forty ton
car of good copper ore from his prper
fy in Mason Pass this week.
; Governor Emmet I). Boyle was in
town Thursday and Friday on bus
iness. He was the guest of Mr. and
Mr1. H. S. Pohe.
YERINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
FACULTY.
The Fall term of High School will
begin Sept. 9th, 1918.
Prof. B. G. Bleasedale has been re
tained as principal, Mr. Mason John
ston as Physical Director and teach
er of History & Spanish, Miss Howe
was re-elected a? English Teacher,
but resigned to accept a position in
Lovelock. Miss Anna Maxwell, who
has recently graduated from Mills
College will fill Miss Howe’s posi
tion. Miss Ernestine Sweet, formerly
a teacher in Fallon High School, will
conduct the Commercial Department
and Mils June Creel, whose fatheT is
well known here in the Indian Ser
vice, will have charge of the Domes
tic Science. The High School is be
I ing thoroughly cleaned and refitted
for the work next term and much need
ed concrete walks are being laid a
round the building.
Tho’ most of the larger boys have
answered their country’s call we hope
for an increased attendance next year.
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ANNE MARTIN HOLDS
MEETIN0.
A street meeting for Anne Martin,
indt pendent candidate for the United
States Senate wa< held in Yerington
Wednesday evening.
Dr. Mat garet Long, daughter of
former Secretary of the Navy Long,
who is driving Miss Martin over the
state in her car, spoke briefly of the
importance to tht whole country of
having women in the Senate at this
time.
Miss Martin in her speech pointed
out that it had been a real handicap
to the government in its conduct of
the war not to lv>ve women in ad
ministrative position*.
"An example,” she said, is the |
Food Administration. The price of
wheat was fixed, but other commod
ities were left uncontrolled. Women,
with their* experience in household
economics would have seen that to
prevent the profiteering that resulted
in the case of corn and other wheat
substitutes, other prices. would have
U be fix -d also. Then t'orc was the
case of the shipping program which
was newly wrecked because while
! the government made all other nec
j essary arrangements, they neglected
: to provide homing facilities for the
* working men. Women would natural
! ly have thought of this. ’
’ Mis- Martin deck.ted that in her
, platform she stands for support of
the President and the government to
win the war: for the welfare of wo
nici. .:i •! children; for promotion of
the interests of labor; for public own
ership of public utilities ;.nd for the
opening up of Nevada land in the in
terest of the people as opposed to
private monopoly.
The land problem, she pointed out
could he solved by further irrigation
projects, by dividing up the big land
holdings into small farms, and giving
the small farmer equal privileges in
the public range; and by greater fed
era! aid to the nev. settle*s than has
been given in the past.
"We must also,” she declared," pre
pare for the period of demobilization
that will follow the war, and prevent
wide spread unemployment pf the men
who are set free from war industries
who are *et tree from war industries;
by providing farms for returning sol
diers."
•Miss .Martin came out Strongly iur
state and national prohibition. "Ne
vada has responded so well,’’ she said-,
"to the Red Cross, Liberty Loan and
Thrift Stamp campaigns, that I am
sure we will put through prohibition
as a patriotic measure. I believe in
it now as a means of conserving food
and man power, and as a permanent
measure after the war.”
Miss Martin has now completed
her first tour of the State in the in*
tcrests of her campaign. She has
spoken in every county seat and many
towns besides, an 1 formed committees
of men and women to boost the cam
paign in every county.
During the past week she has spo
ken in Virginia City, Mason, Blue
stone, Thompson and Carson, as well
as Yerington, and has visited with
Dr. Long, most of the ranches in
Lyon County. In Thompson Mrs.
Catherine Christians will be in charge
of work for the campaign, assisted by
Mrs. J. B. Quick and Mrs. J. W. Stew
art. In Ycrington Mrs. Bessie Mc
Kay and Mrs. Lottie Bovard head
the first and sefcomf precincts re
spectively, an^Mrs. Paul Karaus>%as
elected Secretary.
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CARD OP THANKS.
We de-.ire to express our gratitude
to the friends and neighbors who
were so kind and helpful to us in our
recent bereavement in the loss of
our father. We especially thank the
choir for their music.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brown and
family.
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Mrs. Oliver E. Smith*of Reno will
take her husbandV place as Nevada
representative, of the Henry Cowell
Lime & Cement Co. a> Mr. Smith has
joined the Signal Corps, U.S.A.
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LYON BOYS LEAVE FOR FORT
RILEY MONPAY.
FUEWELL tECEPTM fl MR NUl T0HI6HT.
COMIC OF DEFEttE Ml CUI
ZEK VIE M FIEFMMt
SEND OFF roc tort
The Lyon County quota of twenty
men leaves Monday for Fort Riley,,
Kansas. Ray Hironymous will be in
charge of the men en route.
The Council of Defense 1»s oipn
ned a farewell reception in hntJHMiif
the boys at Rink Hall VSftight. 'It is
hoped that every one will’ come and
help give them the time of their lives.
A short program at nine will precede
the dancing which ^rill be the feat
ure of the evening.
The following men are called:
Order. Name Serial.
90 Raymond R. Hironymous, 72
Yerington, Nevada.
431 Robert Del Fiorentino 658
Reno, Nevada.
454 Pietro Petroni 129
Yerington, Nevada.
467 Joe Bernardo Mendonca 627
Reno, Nevada.
490 Julian Diaz 291
Engle Mine, Cal.
492 Louts Gregg Scanavino 454
Bodie, CaL
499 Paul L<ytovico Polito 131
Yerington, Nevada.
|543 Mario Tolari 589
San Francisco, Cal.
579 Lee La Fayette Willr 347
Jerome, Idaho.
583 Giovanni Quiiici 134
Yeringtori, Nevada.
594 Highk Andonoff 369
Fresno, California.
661 Charley E. Kingsley 266
Mason, Nevada.
610 Cleveland T. Washburn 197
Fernley, Nevada.
626 Thomas Clifford Hagan 706
Atlanta, Georgia.
647 Manuel Maria Cunha 28
Yerington, Nevada.
649 Alessandro Mariconi 472
Yerington, Nevada.
687 Antonio E. Vatsakis 591
San Francisco, California.
695 Dave D^vis 495 j
Dayton, Nevada.
714 Andrew L. Mullin 120 j
Reno, Nevada.
727' Alberto Tognetti 678
Yerington, Nevada.
NEW SHALE MILL AT ELKp.
Mr. Sherman, in the employ of the
United State*. government and sent
out by Mr. Day, in charge of the
United States shale oil experimental
bureau, arrived in Elko some time ago
for the purpose of completing arrange
ments for the erection of a govern
ment test plant on a section of Elko's
shale bed:. The plant to be erect
ed tinder Mr. Sherman’s supervision
is one of a chain of test plants being
put up all over the west wherever the
shale deposits are extensive enough
to warrant the expenditure.
The plant to be installed at Elko
will be an adaptation of the Scottish
proves:. Mr. Sherman has recejrtly
competed the construction of a ro
tary screw process plant at Santa
government officials to erect a dif
Maria, Cal. It is the purpo>e of the
ferent style process at each point in
order to finally discover the method
b-.-t fitted to extract the product
in this country.
The* plant will probably be built
on a section of shale land adjoining
the Catlia interests.
The particular purpose of the gov
ernment in erecting so many differ
ent styles of plants is to discover the
best process and to encourage the
investment of private capital in the
method which is found best adapted
t» the needs of this country. Private
capital has thus far been slow to take
up the shale oil investment, and it is 1
in t^e hope that successful experi
ments by government experts will 1
tend to stimulate the p.ivate product
ion of -hale oil and its by-products
that the United States is taking the
initiative in this regard.
In th» event that matters are sat
isfactorily disposed of with reference
to the location of the plant its erect
ion wilfbegin at once and it is expect
ed that it will he in operation within
a very short time. Some SbO.tKH) will
probably be expended in the building
of the test plant.
Smith Serves the Red Cross
By T. J. EDMONDS,
Director of Civilian Relief of the Potomac Divieien
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“Well," Mid Smith as he walked
Into my office. “I've wound up all my
business Interests.”
“Wliut for?" I sajd as I rose to
greet the man I bad known in my
home city year* before.
“So I could offer myaelf If I'm worth
having. I’ve got to get Into the game.
Anything useful and human. I’m
ready for marching ordfra."
"Worth having?" I echoed. "You'vs
dropped like a God send. We’ve got
the biggest man-sised Job you ever
tlOMi You’re going straight with the
Home Service. Something useful and
human? Why, In a week this thing
will be gripping you so that you It eat
and sloop it I”
n.
The Home Service Section of a big
Red Cross chapter was in session. As
Smith and 1 arrived they wore discuss
ing the problem of n ooldler's wife and
■lx children found living In two ten*
meat rooms In a building that rad been
condemned because of a leaky roof,
mouldy door and lack of Are protection.
They had sold most of their furniture
piece by piece for current living ex
penses. The children had no change of
clothing. There was no Income and, be
cause of the mother’s condition, no pos
sibility of one, except the expected allot
meut and allowance, which even when
It came would not entirely meet the cost
of living In the city. The Home Service
worker had given a generous sum of
money to meet the argent needs, and
now the committee waa planning to
rent better quarters, move the fatal
ly, secure medical and nursing atten
tion .for the woman, outAt them all
with clothing and furniture and keep
regularly in touch with the family
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In Smith’s next case the* Rome Serv
ice Section and the tuberculosis society
pad arranged hospital care for a man
discharged because of tuberculosis
contracted “in the line of duty."
Some attorney had told him he would
get compensation for him on a Afty-Af
ty basis, but the lawyer-member of the
Home Service Section helped him All
out the proper form which the Ked
Cross office supplied and assured him
that no discharged soldier or soldier's
beneficiary should ovor pay for col
lecllng either compensation or insur
ance.
IV.
A member of the women's uniformed
corps drove us In her machine out to a
eninp where (here are tto.ouu men.
Here we met the Bed Cross Home
Service man. We dldni rake Ids lime
—we Just watched him. One moment
ha was helping a man to till out dupli
cate allotment blanks; the next he
was arguing the merits of Insuring to
the limit; the next lie was wiring a
Home Service Section to visit a man's
family; next he was going with a boy
who Jmd received a tragic telegram
from home to see the commanding «m
cer about a leave of absenae; then ha
was speediag on bla way a poor fellow
discharged because of permanent In
jury; then we eaw him talking to a
•oldier and a girl wlf«,at the hostess'
house; and aa the shadows fell lie was
closeted with a Worried chap, who was
telling him about an impending mort
gage foreclosure and an expected baby
V.
(Alter the same evening we saw bin
stajid up In the Liberty theater and.
Ids eyes glowing with the service pic
ture In hla own mind and his voice
ringing with the conviction or his own
enthusiasm, tell a thousand young fel
lows what Home Service is. He paint
ed homes made happier by Home Serv
ice—told of friends for lighters' fami
lies found by the Red Cross—pictured
devoted Home Service workers fight
ing the country's Unities this side the
trenches. When be ended some fellow
struck up “Keep the Home Fires Bunt
ing H
We were silent for ■ long while on
the way home. Smith and I. Finally
Smith broke out.
"Can I do It? The sort of thing—
caujp service, you call Itf Wliy. that's
where I want to be—at the point of
first contact with those living proh
Ictus. Pershing was right when lie
said, 'The thing most needful to the
American fighting forces overseas Is
anything and everything that will run
tribute to the morale of the men in
service.’
“Home Ser.lce—1 see It now—
means morale*. When can 1 go to
work I”
. YERINGTON BRANCH A.R.C. .
The Yerington Branch A.R.C. wish
to thank Miss Willouise Butner for
the sum of $5470 contributed from
the sale of her drawing of Gen. Wash
ington.
The Branch shipped July 1st, 1918,
the following supplies;
5 Convalescent Jackets! • ^
12 Operating Gowns;
12 Hospital Shirts’;
2 Suits Underwear;
15 Pairs Summer Pajamas;
♦5 Pillow Cases;
18 Handkerchiefs;
\y3 Dozen Wash Cloths;
5 Hospital Jackets;
12 of these operating gowns and 6 of
the bed shirt? were made by the Cen
tral Mason Valley Branch A.R.C.
At present the Yerington Branch is
working to finish what they have
started and will then fill a quota giv
en them of 100 petticoats for Belgian
girls; 100 day shirts for men, t» be
completed by Sept. 1st. There was a
good attendance last meeting, which
it is hoped will continue ro that the
quota may be completed and shipped
on time.
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TO SPEND MILLIONS ON
LINCOLN HIGHWAY.
Millions are being expended ip all
parts of the country for the Improve
ment of the Lincoln Highway, the
main road between the east and west
through the country. The need of the
nation is good roads, now more than
fin peace times, because of the huge
amount of freight being moved over
the roads for long distances in motor
trucks and the great number of pass
engers traveling every day Tn passen
ger carrying automobiles.
“The government is encouraging
the movement to improve the roads,”
says a local dealer. "Here are some
data received by us from the Lincoln
Highway Association that tell in fig
ures the amount of road work that
is being done in this country along
the big road.
"In the face of labor shortage, high
cost of material and other retarding
influences, more work is to b'e com
pleted upon the Lincoln Highway in
1918 than ever before.
"Estimates compiled by officials of
the Lincoln Highway Association in
dicate that between $5,000,000 and $6,
000.000 will be spent in improvements
upon the route from the Pennsylvan
ia-Ohio line to the Pacific Coajrt.
Roughly, these expenditures are to be
a> follows;
Ohio . $1,420,000
I ndiana . 425,000
Illinois . 1.745.000
Iowa ..' 500,000
Nebraska . 290,000
Utah .. 290,000
Nevada . i 58,000
California. 140,000
"Permanent all-weather construct
ion will absorb $3,920,000 of this a
mount. The sections of road so con
structed will be mainly brick and con
crete, with a small percentage of mac
cadam. Gravelling grading and bridge
work will take $858,IXX), while main
tenance of the dirt sections of the
Highway, sueli as draining grading
and dragging, in the mid-western
states of Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming
and Nevada, will cost $500.<XK1 in ad
dition, at a conservative estimate.
“The completion of the present
year's program will break all previous
records of Lincoln Highway improve
ment.” — Ely Record.
. A BIG MARINE.'
With the American Forces in
France, July— The biggest soldier
in any of the allied forces now serv
ing in France has been discovered.
He is a U. S. Marine! His name is
Q. M. Sergeant Pat Grealy.
Grealy has always had the reputa
tion of being a "whale of a man”,
but it wasn’t until he got to dodging
Boche shells in France that his fel
low fighters fully realized just how
big he is.
The first time an “alert” was sound
ed after his company got up front.
Grealy made a dash for a dugout and
got wedged tight in the. entrance.
,All efforts to get him out were of no
avail, tyitil six former football stars
in the company were called upon to
“rush" him through.
They had to enlarge the entrance
before they could get him out.
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CHURCH SERVICES.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Mass on first Sunday of the month
at 9:30 a. m.
All other Sundays at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at 9:30
a. m.
Week day mass at 8 a. in.
Rev. Joseph Cunha.
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday Services
10 a. m. Sunday school.'
11:00 a.m. Holy Communion with a
sermon on "The Love of God.”
8;00 p. ni. Sermon on “Life's Mas
querade.”
Everybody Invited. .
J. A. Dixotf, Ph. D,. Pastor
NEW pm FOR LYON
coumyjED GROSS.
Pacific Division Headquarters, A.R.C.
• JULY 3, 1918.
Lyon County Chapter, A.R.C.
Yerington, Nevada.
Below is the quota for your chap*
ter of Knitted Goods and Hospital
Garments which Washington asked
for September first, but which will
be accepted up to October first. The
garments and knitted article* can be
shipped as soon as fininshed, but un
less we receive an additional quota,
no other allotments will be made up
to that time.
A part of the material is on hand at
the Supply Service, the balance will
soon be there. You are asked by
the National Headquarters to buy on
ly through the Supply Service, and
garments must be made only of the
material specified and according to
the regulations specified.
If you have on hand any of tjtd
material called for by your hllot
ment, you may use that material, put
you are urged not to do any local buy
ing, nor to exceed your quota, for
Red Cross cannot undertake to skip
more than they have assigned to us.
We are anxious to hear that you
have been able to accept the allot
ment. Please mark on the invoice,
"part” or "the whole of quota" when
shipping the finished garments.
Please note change on Men's Shin,
pattern 150 from the pattern as it
stands. CORRECTION: In making
Day Shirts according to pattern 150,
extra facings will have to be put on,
as bosom is omitted. Tab meat be
left on, but the pocket is Optional.
Ship under code no. 24. v
i ne surgical dressings allotment
has been ready for several days, bat
a change in certain derssings hat
just been sent from Washington, ne
cessitating a few days' delay in get
ting it out.
Knitting, 150 Socks, Light weight
wool. 25 Sweater?, Heavy weight
wool; 50 Helmets, light weight wool.
Garments.
250 Day Shirts. Emblem. Pattern 150.
Plain or inconspicuous stripe outing
; flannel, neck 16.
j 300 Girls P^tticor.tst Pattern 103.
Dy^rk -grey or bine emting flannel.
Afee 10.
Mrs. A. L. McLcish,
Director, Bureau of Chapter Pro
duction.
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OFFICERS’ TRAINING SCHOOLS
The following information has re
cently been received from Headquar
! ters Western Department, U. S. Army.
Civilians possessing the requisite
1 qualifications as to education, char
| ; cter and physique, who desire to at
tend an Officers’ Training School,
will apply for information and neces
sary blank forms to the Army offi
I cer on duty as Professor of Military
| Science and Tactics at the educa
! tional institution nearest the residence
I of the applicant.
Civilians to he eligible must have
graduated from a high school, or have
pursued an equivalent course of in
struction.
Air persons in Nevada seeking to
receive the training indicated should'
first apply for information and for
mal application blanks to the Profess
or of Military Science & Tactics, Un
iversity of Nevada, Reno, Nevada'.
Respectfully,
.Maurice J. Sullivan,
"fhe Adjutant General.
Several new cottages will be built
in the near future for the Btuestone.
The bids are submitted Iwt the con
tracts arc not let. This company is
making very extensive improvements,
having another new building neariag
completion.
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POLICE COURT BUSY.
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Tom Ross, water commissioner on
the Hall Ditch, has been watching
the gates pretty carefully and as a
result four offenders were haled in*
to court. The first two, who were
accused of tampering with the head*
gates, were Joe and Constantino Frei*
tas who are on the McGowan ranch.
They were found guilty and fined $20
and costs. The next offenders were
Linford Riley and Oscar Stafford,
wlm came into town at the Sheriff’^
; request and hunted up JudRe Blanch*
ard. They were also fined and as*
sesred costs. i
Milton Tremble is spending ten
days in jail as a result of his attempt
to beat the Bluestone Mining and
Smelting Co. out of fare from Reno.
He accepted transportation and a job
at the mine as a mucker but refused
to go to work. This trick has become
common and the company will pros*
ecute every offender in the future.
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A neighbor lady gave a neighbor \
lady a hen and eight little chick*
The latter n. 1. had five cats. Tfo*
cats got the chicks Jttdson Smith
grit the cats. All of which account*
for the cannonading in the Soutlf
end of town the other morning.