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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1922
Page
1
Discussion seeks a central site for a new Smith Valley high school near highways with potential rail access and good water drainage. Directors may call a public meeting soon to examine location, while other valley projects progress and local events unfold including canal work and holiday activities.
The Nevada Review notes a Santa Fe meeting involving seven states to plan the Colorado river basin compact for equitable water division. Governors and officials including Scrugham and Hoover shape a treaty like agreement, with U S Reclamation Service advancing surveys at Boulder and Black Canyon, as Las Vegas anticipates rapid growth.
Mr and Mrs W A Day departed for the city with many friends bidding farewell. Mrs Kremer left for California after visiting her ill mother Mrs Lancaster. A Thanksgiving party at the schoolhouse featured a program, dancing, and refreshments. E P McCalla bought the Pay property and moved there. Mr and Mrs Hamilton visited the De Graws for Thanksgiving. Tone Carroll visited Cleo Payne in Yerington. Ide Johnson recovered from illness. Ladies Aid Society to hold annual sale and Silver Tea on December 8 at the church. C O De Graw bought a new brick six through Matt Penrose. The Taylors arrived from Colorado to visit J A Taylor. V V Wyatt and others visited Mason. C O De Graw and family traveled to Lidwig.
Frank Simpson purchases the Desert Creek ranch from Er C Wedertz, Lyon County Commissioner. The 1200 acre property, with orchard and 1860 water right, lies largely under irrigation and will be stocked with thoroughbred sheep under his sons guidance. Regular meeting of Hope Loder December 9 election.
Prof. Herschel Parker, physicist and alpinist, visits Reno to describe experiments at Mono Lake using an electrochemical method to recover gold from saline waters. He outlines a working plant, potential yields, and notes that patents expired for the Greenawalt process while stressing controlled amperage as key to sustained operation.
The Lyon County Farm Bureau met with 26 delegates, heard UC W Creel discuss western livestock cooperation, and reviewed 1922 progress including potato sales, cantaloupes, and a new creamery plan. Directors elected for 1023: Yeager, Mardy, Mrs Flo Reymers, Wyatt, Batchelder. officers: C. W. Hyatt president, Batchelder vice president, Mrs Fly Reymers secretary.
Representatives of the Walker River Irrigation District led by J. J. Wilson and Harry Dukes depart Yerington for Washington D C to argue over rights to a West Walker reservoir site before the Federal Powers Commission. They plan a lengthy trip via New York City and New Orleans with a Mexican stop to evade the Volstead Act, returning after more than a month. J. J. Lavelle buys the William Cargill ranch near Wellington. his bride is Miss Annette Dexheimer.
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