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Yerington Times
VOLUME LXII
YERINGTON, NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1920.
NUMBER 10.
ENLARGED PLANT. ,
’ WALKER RWER GO.
The Walker River Copper Company
lias received a new Xo. 2.1 Traction
Star Drill and moved it to their prop
erty where deep drilling operations
will be carried on under the direc
tion of the General Manager, J. E.
Gelder.
Experimental leaching work has
been progressing in the mill for the
past several weeks and the manage
ment is well pleased with the results
secured. Preparations are now being
made to erect and run an experimen
tal plant treating 50 tons per day.
A branch power line from the 60,000
volt of the 'I'- R, G. E. Company’s
power line running from the Blue
stone Mine to the Mason Valley smel
ter will be installed in the near future
together with transformers to step
the current down krom 60,000 volts
to 2800. Power will he distributed
from the central transformer house
to the Red Star shaft transiormei
house for mine power and to the® mil
transformer house for milling power
An elaborate program off mine (level
opment work was recently decided
upon by Mr. R. M. Atwater, Jr-, oi
Ladenbcrg, Thalman & Co.. New
York City and Mr. W. Murray Sand
ers, Consulting Engineer for the com
pany, during their visit to the prop
erty early in January
A FAREWELL SURPRISE
A surprise party was given to tin
Misses Esther atnl Zctta Dexheimet
at the gymasium of the high sehoo
on Friday evening thf 27th, the daj
l>efore they left for Oakland, Cal.
where they go to attend school. Th<
hall was prettily decorated, for whiel
the girls deserve '"licit credit u'or its
originality. The decorations consist
ed of a line stretched across the mid
die of, the hall and from it on om
side stretched streamers of silver pa
per and on that side of the hall sage
brush was attached to the wall, hot!
representing the silver <tatc and 01
the other side of tiie line streamers o
orange and yellow paper stretched t
the wall, while large poppies were at
tached to the wall, representing Cali
fornia. In the center of the hall was a
placard attached to the line acros
the room and on the side representing
Nevada was the word "Farewell,’
and on the side representing Califor
nia was the word “W e!come." Pin
guests were presented with papei
poppies and dancing was enjoyed un
til 12 o'clock, when refreshment.
were partaken of and d mcing wits re
stinted until 1 a. m., when the ochcstra
played "Home Sweet Home." Tin
round cd good-byes were given b_\
those unable to sec the two iris a'
the train. Co immei s ochestra lurnisl
ed the music and about dO couple en
joyed the evening. The Mis-ei
Snyder, Johnston and Butler were the
girls that arranged all the events oi
the evening.
FERNLEY FARMERS MEET
The farmers of Fcrnley dislriet held
a wateruser's meeting' Smulay (or tin
purpose of discussing the possibility
of enlarging the reservoir. \ com
mittee appointed will cooler with au
thorities or Fallon. The committee
appointed were. W. A llardv. h. \\
McCulloch. 0. A. Steele, (). \\. I.e
May and AY- 11. Austin, all of whom
went to Fallow Monday.
Thomas J. Kerr has sold his ranch
about one and a half miles west o
Fcrnley. to J. 1). Oliver, Indian agent
at Pyramid reservation. Mr- Kerr
will perhaps go to Ragle l.ahe to de
velop some farm land that he own.
in that vicinity.
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A PAINFUL ACCIDENT
Last Friday C. S. Durand met with
a very painful and sermus accident
While engaged in trimming, trees ii
his yard he fell JO Jeet from a large
cottonwood, sustaining- a .fractured
pelvis and other injuries and other in
juries. Mr. Durand is attended In
Dr. Kdftt-irds and is doing as well a.
as could he hoped for, hut w ill he con
fined to the house ior some time,
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M. .1. Burr, deputy sel.1 superin
tendent for this district, was in \ ei
ingtou today on official business.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kiss motored 1c
Reno on Friday returning Tuesday
J. 0. Kaufman arriv ed oil I uesd ly
to make his permanent home in om
city.
WOMAN’S CLUB MELTING
The regular meeing of tile Woman';
Club was held last Saturday at tin.
Grammar school building. The mem
hers were delighted to have with their
.igai.ii their president, Mrs- Sad it
Plummer.
Mrs. Laurcndeau was unanimously
dected to membership.
A letter from Mr. Vanderlieth \v;if
-cad. Me states that his sister. Mist
Emma Vanderlieth, is sdill critically
ill, and he thanks the club and the
friends who have written her cheer
ing letters.
Mrs- II. S. Poke announces that tin
proceeds of the picture xshow next
Saturday evening will be given to tin
V. W. C. A. and urged all the dub
members to attend the performance
and tell everyone about it
Since the above was written Mis
Vanderlieth answered the call of tin
Angel (E Death, passing, away last
Sunday morning. The funeral was
conducted in Oakland, California.
Mis* Vanderlieth leaves many fond
friends and admirers throughout tin
state of Nevada who will deeply re
gret her untimely death.
Mrs. Maud Warren Johnson gave ?
paper on the Slavs and spoke inter
estingly on the Poles, P.ohemians ant
Russians. Her paper evinced diligen
research and was most instructive,
Mrs. \V. IT. Van Alstine then folow
ed with a book review of "My An
tonia," by James I liurden- Mrs.
Van Al-tinc was absorbed in her topic
and gave lur audience a vivid pic
ture of immigrant life as depicted b\
the author. Both Mrs. Johnson anc'
Mrs. Van Alstine were much enjoy
ed, as was Miss Ann Gordon, win
rendered two piano solos in her al
ways charming manner.
The next club meeting 'will b.
held Saturday. March 13th. when the
Yerington ladies will be the guest,
of the Mason Woman’s Club. Mem
hers will please be at the Yeringtoi
Drug store at 1:45 P- M., where auto,
will be in waiting.
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The public service commission oi
'■ e\ ada has prepared a set of regula
ions to govern the building of poll
ines for x.-e of all kinds of public
utilities with a view of increasing ef
ieieney and fixing standards much
higher than at present, and making
•special provisions for safety. Thi
has been done in following out a new
’aw, one section of which reads
"The public service commission ol
Nevada is authorized and directed P
iwescribe tile Standards for the crec
ion, maintenance, use and operatior
it" electrical poles, wires, cables and ap
dianees of all public utilities which
the state, engaged in the business o'
furnishing electric light power, and
energy in Xevada."
The commission has called a con
ercuce to be held in this city the
17th of this month, and is inv iting all
persons inerested in pole lines of any
kind to lie present, examine and dis
cuss tlic: regulations that have been
urtlined and indicate whether or not
they consider them in any-wise ob
ieetionable or impracticable.
The electrical workers of the stall
will be included in the invitations to
attend the conference. Their inter
•st in the establishment ol‘»standards.
•specially looking to increased safe
y, is naturally as great as that of tli*
nvuers of the pole lines.—Carson
Xews,
AVIATION FIELD
NEARLY READY
A crew in charge of Senator Matt
I’eurci-e is engaged in removing tin
hrnsh from the aviation field. After
the field has been cleared, arrange
ments have been made to employ tin
Walter W arren tractor and leveler t<
surface the field, after which certain
areas will be covered with gravel run
ways and proper markings to complv
with the lT. S. regulations for avia
tion fields.
It is hoped that the citizens of Yer
ingtou will have the opportunity o
seeing the first airplane to visit this
city sometime within the month.
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He sure to attend the -how at tin
Granada next Saturday evening. Vine
show and part of the proceeds are ti
aid the Young Women's Christiai
A- sociation
i
how io Display
In this morning's mail a card was!
received from Adjutant General Sulii- ;
van's office setting foith tlse genera';
rules for displaying the American j
flag. They are as follows:
“It should always he put on a staff
or pole, if possible.
"If on a rope, from luJ^e to pole
or tree in front of house, the blue
field should always be out from the
house.
"If hung in front of a building under
or between windows, but flat against
the building, the blue field must always
be hung toward tile east or north, a
follows:
"On the streets running north and
south, on the east side of such street
the blue field would be toward tin
north and would be in the upper left
hand corner as you wotdd look at the
flag from the street. On the west
„side the blue nicld would be in the up
per right-hand corner as you would
look at the flag from the street.- On
the west side the blue field would be
in the upper right hand corner.
“On streets running east and west;
the blue field would be toward the
east, so tliat on the north side of such |
a street the blue field would be in the :
upper left hand corner, and in the
the south side of such streets the blue
field would be in the upper left-hand
corner.”
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a BUDGET CF
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One ot the most delight.ill even;5
was held at the home of Mrs. J. T
Moore, when she entertained the La
lies Aid at,a Silver Tea. She was as
sisted in entertaining by Mrs. A
Wells. At the close of the afternoon
the hostesses served delicious rciresh
ments
On Wednesday afternoon the Ma
son school children end parents en
joyed an afternoon oi’ song1. Mrs
Sturgeon and Mrs- Dickson had charge
of the music. The pupils from Mis- |
Schaehl's room gave several recita -
tions.
Mrs. A- G. Sturgeon was given a
very pleasant surprise on Thursday
evening, the event being her birthday
Five hundred \v,as played until nrd
night, when the ladies pre.-cut served
a delicious two-course supper. I’te
ent were: Mr. and Mrs. I'. I! Cook
Mr. and Mrs. 1. h . Lever, el r- end
Mrs. I. S. Dickson, Mr- and Mrs. K
L„ Kidd, Mr. and Mrs. II- C. 1 l:m.-en
Mr. and Mrs. George b.llis, Mr. am
Mrs- W. L. I’rown, Mrs. M. D. Par
rish. Miss Miriam Riggs and ! t.
I )c.\rmond.
Jess \V ycoff. rcpre-eulmg Hender
son, l.ongtou Company, was calling
on the trade Monday
Mrs. Fred Sherman, who has been
quite ill at the Mason Hospital fot
some time lcJft 'for her home Fridav
afternoon.
Mr- and Mrs. A. McMillan, oi \\ a
bttska, were shopping itt Mason on
Monday.
Mr. gild Mrs. R. M. Gibson anti
laughters, of Ludwig, were Mason
visitors the past week.
Mr- and Mrs. George Kekes. of \\ a
bti.ska, were in Mason Saturday trans
acting husiuess.
A1 rs. J. W. Wilson, of Xordvke
was a guest of her daughter, Mrs
George Kllis, the past week.
J- 1,. Scatter, superintendent of the
Wilson Highway for Herney & Rosen
berg, hit Sunday for San Francisco
where he will take a rest for a lew
weeks. „
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Compton and
infant son left for their home in
Sweetwater Sunday. Mrs. I tail
mother of Mrs. Compton, accom
punted them for a visit
The regular business meeting <lf the
Mason Woman’s Club met with Mrs
<). II. I’.ott at her apartments. The
Ma.-on eluh is making plans to en
tertain the Yerington Woman's cltil
at an early date.
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Miss.Mamie Clifford. teacher ai
lieulah, in the desert wastes of upper
W ashoe county, yesterday set fire t"
the school house, which hurtled to tlu
ground and also destroyed the house
in which she had been living.
it is thought the young lady had lie
come mentally unbalanced and a fill'
investigation will he made.
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PASSING OF II
IV!iss I'jiumi Vaudcrlicth, one oi
Nevada's’ best known women, died
\ eslerdav morning in San Eranciscc
after a lingering illness.
Miss \ andcrlietli was a native oi
California, but came to Eureka, Ne
vada and remained in this state ‘.'or
3d years, or more.
.Miss Vanderlieth was one of the
leaders in woman's club work in thi
sfate. She took a prominent part in
tile activities of the state federation
the Twentieth Century Club of Reno
and the Leisure 11 our club of Carson
She was chairman of the Student
Loan fund of the state federation and
handled the entire work of that de
partment for many years. During
the war Miss Vanderlieth was one
of Nevada's most active war workers
She gave her time to Red Cross work
in Reno but found time to spend sev
eral hours daily at the Sparks can
teen where she helped to serve re
freshments to soldiers passing along
on early or late trains.
She was a member of the Episco
pal church and a faithful attendant at
• ervices as Well a> assisting in parish
work. She was a member of the
< )rder of the Eastern Star and promi
nent in social a Lairs of Masonic
circles.
Tin- proposed irrigation enlargement
in upper Carson valley by tile owner
. b land and private capital, have pit!
nnmlur of the state engineer's form
U> work making up data on flow, -ur
\ eys and general statistics of the head
t f the Carson river.
'I’lle withdrawal of the feric r 1 claims
to tlie storage' ites has made it pos
-bide for local financiers to take up
one of the largest projects in Nevada.
During the jiast ten years the farm
ers of upper Carson valley ha\i eon
strncted a number of impounding res
ervoirs which -iti>ply water during the
late season, and as a result they have
keen aide to cut a third crop of liar
■.here other district.-, have failed.
The new project, it i- claimed will
bring under irrigation some 10.TKl'
.vrc- of new land oil the benches, and
here is a possibility of some ol this
• atcr finding it.-, way to this valley
. suggested by State Engineer Serttg
!i tm in his talk to the citizens several
eeks ago.
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AN ENJOYABLE AFTERNOON
.Mrs. J. K. Odder entertained tl"
members of her card club last Tintrs
d ty afternoon. Auction bridge was
the diversion. The high score y a
made my Mrs. W. M. Edwards, t«.>
'.horn was awarded the first prize.
To .Mrs. Pohe was given the consola
tion prize
The hostess served delicious refresh
ments about half after three, aftet
which the play was continued until the.
guests from Thompson licit they must
depart. Those present were. Mes
dames Xeshit and MeXah and .Mist
Pingay, of 'i'hompson; Mrs. \V. II
Edwards, of Mason; and Mesdames
Pohe, Van Alstine, If. J. Ross, O. II
Sonne and Gelder, of Yerington
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X'l'.W CM KM ICAI. K.KOI Xlf,
W ord lias been received that the
new chemical engine ordered hy the
tity Council will be delivered within
the next fortnight, rending erection
o: the new City Hall and hire Station,
this equipment will be housed in the
Central Cnrage, without expense P
the city, ■''Through the courtsey and
hindness of the proprietors, .Messrs
ltd. Dillon and Cleye llughes.
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BLUESTONE CLOSES DOWN
The 1’luestone mine has laid off al
miner- and earpentersandthe tn tnhbl
miners and carpenters, and there is iii
activity at thebig plant today with
the exeeption of a few men who art
cleaning up.
Owing to the absence of Mr. Sum
nierhayes. manager of the mine, wt
have been unable to learn anything
(*oneerning policy of the mine.
j ROAD WORK IS
UNDER WAY
Tile Douglas county highway crew
is now at work rebuilding a stretch of
load this side of Cradlebaugh's bridgi
which has been in poor condition f(>i
the p:ot number of years. The rive:
bridge .at that point is also being
srengthened and the piles pdaced along
] he river bank at a point just this side
J of the bridge where the river ha
i threatened to cut a new channel. A■
! soon as 111 i~ work is completed, tin
j road builders will proceed with con
I teniplatcd work on other valley roads
| The contractors in charge of the
I construction work of the four milt"
J for road north of .Mindcn, which i.‘
! being done through the federal, statt
ami county co-operation, are getting
ready to resume operations and a
this time are engaged in building con
crete culverts and the like. As sooi
as weather conditions settle, a crew
of men and teams will he put to wori
again, and the road rushed to comple
tion.
When this highway is finished
Douglas county will have one of tin
best dirt roads in Western Nevada
according to the opinions of those vvhc
are familar with highway condition
in Nevada.
Now the county has secured a right
of way from the Klaubcr and othei
ranches, the new proposed road fron
Mindcn to the foot of Kingsbun
grade will probably be built in the
j spring.—Gardnerville Courier.
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Methodist Episcopal Church.
10:00 A. M. Sunday School.
11:00 A. M.1 Sermon on “ The S-uin
Old Friend."
:30 I’- M. Service at Wabuska.
7:30 I’. M. Kevnsong and lecture or
"Keep in the Middle of the Road.'
7:30 1’. M. Wednesday mid-week
-ervio in the parsonage Everybody
invited.
J. A. Dixon, Ph. D., pastor.
St Joseph's Catholic Church
Mess on lirst Sunday of the month
i .t 9:30 n. ni.
\ 11 other Sundays at 10:30 a. tn.
Sunday School every Saturday at 2
'. ni.
, Week day Mass at 8 a.in.
At Mason, Nevada
Mass on first Sunday of the month
: iO. 30 a. m.
i Ml other Sundays 9:30 a. in.
; Sunday School every Friday at 3 p.m
Rev. Joseph Cunlia
Christian Science Church.
Meetings will he held at the home
■of Mrs. Jack Sweat each Sunday at
11:00 A. M.
! Sunday school, 10.00 A. M .
Sunday • .March 7th. I he lesson
sernion is "Man.”
KI'ISCOPAI, CHURCH
(Services in I.eoitt llallt
Service—Sunday, February 15th
8.30 \. M. Holy Communion.
7:30 1’. M. Keening service.
Holy Communion service in the
Mason Church, 11 A. M.
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The managers of the Granada
Theatre are generously assisting our
local committee of women volunteers
under the leadership of Mrs- II. S
I’olic, in raising a small sum of mon
ey to assist the V. \Y. C. A. in its
j splendid work. Pack the house to the
i doors next Saturadv evening! You
will see a splendid show and will en
joy the satisfaction of knowing that
you are helping the girls
General John J. Pershing says in
his letter to Mrs. Van Xorman, dated
January 31, 1920: ‘'It gives me a
great deal o/ pleasure to endorse ii
the strongest terms, the scrvict
which the Young Woman's Christian
\ssociation rendered to the Vmerican
expeditionary Porces in the late war
It was large!) this orgaization that
made possible the sending over t
■ France of the splendid young women
j of America who did so much to sits
tain the morale of our men.’’
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\Y. I,. Caiman lias been with us -o'
the past few day- in the interest of
the San Pram isco Chronicle.
SUITE ACTIVITIES
OF WOH'S CLUB
At the last Federation held in l.lko,
tile clubs of tile state were <1 iviclt-rT
into three ilistricts, each district to
hold its convention in the Full Ibs
trict Xo. 1 comprises the club' in the
counties of Klfco, White Pine. Lure'a
Lander and lltinikoldt. District X'o
2 comprises the counties of Clark
Lincoln and Xye. District No .1 in
cludes the counties of Pershing.
Washoe, Storey, Oriiisbv, Churchill
Lyon, Douglas and Fsnicrakl
The president o- the Federation
Mrs. J- K. Church, appointed a presi
dent for each district wlnu-e duty it
will he to perfect the organization
insofar as she can before the ball
meeting.
Mrs. C. \V. Griswold. president ot
[district Xo. 1 lias appoint'-'! the fo’
. lowing officers: Mrs- C. 1! rron of
Ely. secretary: Mrs. Della Baat. oi
Wells, treasurer: Mrs Eitzgerald of
Elko has been asked to assist Mr
Frank Simpson in theEducation I de
partment. Miss Knemeyer, o'l Elko,
to serve with Mr-. George West in
[he Literature department and Mr-. A
Jurich, of Ely to serve in the Music
lepartnient under the direction of
Mrs. 11 ugh Brown. Mrs. Griswold
has appointed committee- in tin- vari
ous towns to try and organize worn
■u's clubs. Winnemueea now has no
lub and is much interested- Mrs
Griswold reports that many new club
will be formed before the end of the
vear. In -Wells, and Lamoille the
Mom. Makers clubs have been organ
zed and, Deeth, a Mother's Club,
star Valley has a club of several years
-tanding. Mrs. Gri-wold hopes to set
all these clubs join the education
in the near future. She is also work
ing on Austin, Eureka. Paradise \ el
:cy, Winnemueea. Carlin and in se\
*ral of the valleys adjoining Elko for
lew clubs. Through Mr- Barron, a
ommittee has been appointed to form
lew clubs in Ruth and McGill.
Mrs. C. !’• Squires is president of
District Xo. 1 At present there is
inly i nc federated club in tin- district
• here are several clubs which she
inpes will soon federate. I ! -r hope
its in the Parent-Teacher's associ'
ious. and she aims to get in touch
vith the teachers with the idea of
having tlim»i form Parent-Teacher's
issocintions.
Mrs. B- E. Stoker, of Lov-clock. i
iresident of District Xo. 3. She has
lppointed the following "Dicers: Mr*
D I Gn-sov' ■ y i. 1 ! bno 1 iv pre si
lent. Mrs. 1. I. Goodin, of Lovelock
iccrctarj and Mrs. I \\ . Kramer, of
Lovelock, treasurer. The eonstitu
ion and by-law.- are being drafted by
Mrs. Gassoway. and Mrs. Stoker re
lucsts each club in the district to
orvvard her its club program.
The year books arc now ready for
listribution- A copy will be sent to
acli Federation officer. Chairman oi
Department and Club Presidents.
Mrs. F. 1C. Humphrey, of Reno, has
been re-appointed Special Agent of
X'evada in the Children's Bureau, l"
S. Department of Labor. W ith tin
issistance of Mrs. J. If Church, slu
has out-lined suggestions for the de
partments of Public Health Civics
Home Economics and Social and In
lustrial conditions which, if followed
will l.eep the work of these depart
meats from ovcr-lpaping. Last year
Mrs. Humphrey made an enviable
reputation in the performance of the
duties of this office- Through her
efforts X'evada weighed more babies
in proportion to population, than any
state in the I'nion, the District of Co
lumbia, headquarters of the move
ment, being the only place outranking
our state.
Mr-. P. B. Ellis, of Carstm City, has
hcon appointed by the Board o)j Di
rectors of the General l'edoration to
serve on the committee on Buies and
Regulations for the Biennial to b>
held ill I Its Moines, Iowa, in June.
APPROPRIATE NAMES
During tin.- past week Alford I 11;i< 1 -
dor!';, Peter I Pike, Charles C
Sturgeon, and llrook- Trout were ac
cepted for i nlistim-nt in the LJ. S
Marine Corps at their recruiting st.i
Iiini in Kansas City.
This "human aounrium" was trans
ferred to the marine corps a going
do pot at Parris Island. S t\, where
they will train for life on the ocean
wave.
.1 i). Parker was a shopping xi-itoi
front Wahnsha, <>n Tuesday.