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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1920
Page
2
The Las Vegas Age in Clark County Nevada publishes weekly with editor Charles P. Squires. The Saturday paper is mailed as second class matter from Las Vegas post office. Subscription rates are one year six months and two dollars.
The jury spent four days hearing State v. Victor Lasserre with the defendant pleading guilty before trial closed depriving jurors of a verdict. The panel of twelve sat as Hewitt Conger Allured Foley Leavitt Gibert Hunt Gann Ingram Jones Palmer Sprague served.
Humoresque arrives at the Majestic next Saturday evening. The film offers a welcome change from routine pictures and appeals to finer affections, likely to endure beyond many others. All should see it.
The U S Indian Service scales to protect Moapa Reservation water rights arguing federal jurisdiction over Muddy River irrigation. State claims of waste and under cultivation clash with Indigenous claims and prior rights, with allotments charting 604.52 acres under twenty five year trusts and outsiders barred from disturbing irrigation.
In the Tenth Judicial District Court Clark County Nevada Allen G Campbell estate notice to heirs and interested parties. Administrator with the will annexed Allen George Campbell filed October 15 1920 a petition to lease sell and option patented mining claims in Yellow Pine Mining District Clark County Nevada. Hearing set November 8 1920 at 10 am in Las Vegas to show cause why order should not be granted.
The reservation superintendent's policy to bar outsiders may block the state engineer from distributing water. The issue centers on saving water for ranchers while Indians irrigate their limited lands. The conflict promises a lengthy, hard-fought course, with the Indian service opposing state water rights claims. Carson City News.
William J. Stewart Republican nominee for county commissioner appears to lead the race with strong progress in his campaign according to early reports. The item notes party affiliation and campaign trajectory as the main facts.
The schedule lists films and shows from Oct 17 to Oct 23 including Eugene O'Brien in The Figurehead, The Deep Purple with R A Walsh, May Allison in Held in Trust, Pearl White in The White Moll, Tom Mix in The Untamed, and Alma Rubens in Humoresque. A Justice of the Peace in Las Vegas issues a summons in a civil suit against Lon Groesbeck and W H Connor for $125 and costs, with multiple publication dates in Oct 1920.
The speaker states Bill is better informed on county needs than rivals from Las Vegas and has lifelong local ties. His road-knowledge and sound county judgment mark him as a valuable board member, with Stewart expected to lead competitors in the vote count.
William Ogle has sold his Fourth street residence near Fremont to O. H. Johnson through M. M. Riley. Johnsons plan to take possession on November first. The Walsh News Company at the depot is promoted as a top source for fine candies and fruits.
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