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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1910
Page
3
Town notes list Lam's toy and coat stock, Arends Hanson groceries, and Lam's shoe agents. Visitors include Dr J R Masterson, Perkins and wife from New York, and H K McCrae from Thompson. Local travels touch Carson City Reno and Angel Island. A fall injuries and illnesses among children are noted along with missing purse and Army tag found.
Reports from Wabuska detail renewed activity on the Nevada Copper Belt with carloads for the smelter daily arriving and rails laid to Nordyke. A siding began Thursday, a station in the valley may open by February 1, crews of 43 to 50 men employed, and 125 carloads of potatoes shipped with an expected 75 more. Separately a Woman’s Book Club meeting on November 26 1910 featured Puritan program and tea, plus thanks to Gurlman Judson Smith. Suit over 190000 filed in Idaho related to Ludwig mine option and Hagenbarth dispute. McDonald the local carpenter returns. Father Molyneux visits Wellington for a sick neighbor.
A haystack owned by Frank Lucas between the Creamery and Mason burned Sunday night destroying about 1000 dollars of hay. Incendiarism is suspected. The Mason Baptist church project nears plastering with a planned dedication on December 5. A minor clash on Main Street yielded moving pictures by Tomes, slated for reproduction next week.
City officials face pressure to curb large sea facing advertisements as federal authorities defer intervention. Critics cite historic sites and scenic vistas from Ephesus to Lyons where billboards mar the landscape. Proponents argue advertising fuels trade but urge mindful placement to protect views along the Atlantic City boardwalk.
School garden programs grow as a leading educational feature in large cities. The movement blends manual training with nature study, fostering curiosity about the natural world and promoting healthier, less stressful learning. Proponents see it as beneficial socially and physically, aiding balance between city life and rural roots.
A Dry Goods Economia piece argues that church groups sometimes aid mail order houses by distributing advertising that encourages consumers to cut out local shops and deal directly with distant retailers. The practice, it says, harms hometown merchants and prompts coordinated retailer resistance.
The article notes Chicago challenging Ohio cities like Columbus or Cluein-Darl for the title of most brilliantly lit city. Chicago promises to add 10,000 more arc lights and upgrade existing illumination, aiming to set a global pace despite cost, and pledges state of the art lighting overall.
Reno growth will push population and real estate values up. I offer choice lots on the car line for sale or trade for a ranch in Mason or Smith Valle. Call or address James F. O'Brien at the Times office, Verington.
400 acres farming land with 200 cultivated, 300 tons hay, 30 cows, projected net income $2,000 yearly. Water right among oldest on the river. Price reasonable. Also 160 acres with good water right partly cultivated. A bargain. Inquire HK. WH. Wuirach & Co, Yerington, Nevada.
A 2Q acre tract adjoining city limits offered for sale at a very low figure. Details via KE. HW. Warracrr & Co.
For Sale One and one half horse power gasoline engine with a 2 inch centrifugal pump. Also potatoes offered for hog feed at 4 75 per ton with empty sacks to be returned. Enquire at Wilson ranch. San Francisco cattle dealers Johnston and Clayburgh represented by L P. Clayburgh. Cattle buying activity noted in Surprise Valley and Mason Valley. Local residents Whitacre, Strosnider, Stickney, White, Hinds, Jorgensen, and Buckskin contacts appear in brief notices.
Notice lists delinquencies from 4th day of Cetoler 1910 with 9 fra amounts and undetermined full names. Reads like an itemized list of names and balances from Quinn Mull and Mining Company with several misread place names and dates.
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