Langan Retains Position After Impeachment Votes
Impeachment moves against Judge Frank Langan failed in the Senate with nine for removal and eight against, leaving him in office. Assembly had approved removal by 29 to 7 earlier, while the affair links to the State Bank & Trust case and related matters. Aftermath points to potential perjury charges against State One Trust Company receiver Frank Wildes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Langan
First Judicial District Court
Langan
State Bank & Trust Company
Tor
Fulton
King
Whitacre
Fall
Tanmahill
Mack
Lockhart
Gummow
Vendl
Henderson
Smith
Hussman
Bartlett
Byers
Fairchild
Lutte
Hartley
Walters
Ward
Brown
Defenbaugh Pohl
Gentry
Arnold
Averill
Piercy
Robb
Hart
Addenbrooke
Howard
Mathews
Spellier
Hill
Cross
Royle
Meder
Senate
State Senate
Penrose Miller
Dressler
Hessen
Harrington
Kenney
Kent
Ducey
Cowles
Griffith
Rand
Chapin Macallan
Fitzgerald
Scott
Uniacke
Sheehan
Supreme Court
Frank Wildes
State One Trust Company
Assembly
Wildes
Frank P. Langan
House
Saint Patrick Night Party Hosted by Neighborhood Club
Miss Avis Lothrop hosts a St Patrick party at Mr and Mrs George F West home with 500 guests. Irish decor centers on green and white baskets of mint centers on tables. Refreshments include St Patrick salad wafers and punch. Regular members listed alongside invited guests including Mrs O Perry Riker Miss Anne Gordon and Mr Nagel Reno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avis Lothrop
St. Patrick
George F. West
Ireland
St. Patrick's
H. C. Dukes
Willis Smith
Hill
George Wharton
Ella Swanson
Esther Swanson
Francine Dardis
Bob Robinson
Judson Smith
F. Barens
O. Perry Riker
Anne Gordon
Mr. Nagel
Reno
Nevada offer spurs oil boom with $25,000 bounty
The bill provides a $25,000 bonus for the first Nevada oil well delivering oil in commercial quantities. It passed the assembly on Saturday and goes to the senate for action to promote prospecting across counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Assembly
Senate
Entertainer With Cold Delights Grana da Theater Crowd
A Saturday night performance at Grana da Theater drew a big audience. The singer, clearly ill with a severe cold, apologized with a staged Italian accent and the crowd giggled as the performer joked about doing the best as he could.
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Granada Theater
Smith Valley Farm Bureau Meeting Draws Ranchers
About 100 people attended the Wellington gathering with talks by Prof. Hill John McGowan Peter Henrichs and C C Tidd. Mrs Friedhoff and Miss Barker spoke on Home Economics. M K Toohey was elected chairman and Sam Kimmel secretary as two monthly meetings are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Wellington
Hill
John McGowan
Peter Henrichs
Mason Valley
C. C. Tidd
Smith
George Friedhoff
Yelington
Wellington Hall
Smith Valley
Kate Flannagan
San Francisco
Hudson
Plymouth Land & Cattle Company
Fulstone Brothers
Ludwig
Drainage District Progress Plans Wide Canal Network
Lyon County Drainage District directors are apportioning benefits for a 8400 acre district with 14 miles of canals. Engineer Malone cites about 17 per acre, total cost $140,000, largely from fence and canal moves. Canals run east from the Creamery, near N. F. Bertrand, and through local ranches toward Antelope Valley lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon County Drainage District
George W. Malone
Creamery
N. F. Bertrand
Flo ‘Reymers
C. W. Hyatt
John Snyder
Antelope Valley Land & Cattle Company
Walker
Tony Tamagni
Divorce suits filed in county clerk records
Suits filed during the week include Wolfe versus Wolfe and Charles Roberts versus Grice Roberts in the county clerk's office.
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County Clerk’s Office
Wolfe
Charles Roberts
Grice Roberts
Mason Items Highlight Local School Gymnastics and Socials
Mrs. Vernon Wyatt returns from Reno while Mrs. J. S. Dickson shows marked improvement after illness. Mason school gym classes under Mr. Welge expand to Indian Club swinging for pupils over ten and dumb bell practices for younger children. News of a gold strike in Mason Pass draws visitors. Elva Rector birthday party features a large guest list. Commercial Club assembly Friday and Western Nevada mine gathering at the Tatboes’ home round out the community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Wyatt
Reno
J. S. Dickson
Welge
Mason School
Mason
Mason Pass
Elva Rector
Helene
Inez Cook
Ian Bett
Donald Askins
Lee
Sophie Hensen
Cleo Payne
Irene Kidd
Ruth Barlow
Robert Taylor
J. M. Conany
A. G. Sturgeon
Mesars Cook
Guer
Kidd
Bott
DeArmond
Commercial Club
A.tatboe
Western Nevada
R. Kidder
Laura Payne
J. B. Carroll
C. Kingsley
Yerington
Nelson Mathews
Frank Barlow
Bishop
A. Barlow
Schurz Road Impassable Due to Sand Drifts East of Walker Lake
Travel on the east side of Walker Lake is blocked by heavy winter sand drifts between Nolan and Schurz. Traffic is diverted over the Luckyboy grade until the highway west of the lake is finished. Officials expect the west side to open around April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Lake
Nolan
Schurz
Hawthorne Bulletin
Henry Boerlin
Mineral County
Hawthorne
Nevada Contracting Company
Assembly Postpones Lyon County Split Amid County Line Debate
The assembly indefinitely postponed a bill to detach a large Lyon county portion and attach it to Ormsby county, ending that chapter. R. L. Waggoner to arrive late this week for the next District Court session, Mrs. Waggoner to accompany him to Susanville. Pythian Sisters plan an open meeting with Grand Chief Mrs. Miesharhal of Luning in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
Lyon County
Ormsby County
R. L. Waggoner
District Court
Mrs. Waggoner
Susanville
Miesharhal
Luning
Yerington Girl Wins First Prize In Ideal Mate Contest
Ruth Leverich a 15 year old Yerington girl won first prize in the Ideal Mate contest in the San Francisco Bulletin. The poem describes a U S Army uniformed suitor arriving by aeroplane, with vivid details of his appearance and charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Leverich
Yerington
Cottest
San Francisco Bulletin
Miss Leverich
Times
Lowder
U. S
Fines Remitted on Bonded Goods Shortages
Advices from the U S Treasury to the Southern Pacific Company state fines levied for shortages non deliveries and irregular deliveries of imported merchandise shipped in bond on entries during federal railroad control remain unpaid withdrawn The ruling notes government operation of railroads when fines were imposed means penalties must be collected from the United States Railroad Administration and borne by the U S Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Company
U.S. Treasury Department
United States Railroad Administration
United States
Will Work Big Force At Susanville Plant In 1921
The Fruit Growers Supply Company prepares its Susanville plant for operation and plans to hire about 1000 workers for the 1921 season. About 600 will work in the plant's departments and 400 in the wood division. The facility has been installed for over a year and tested for steady runs after early April. Lumbering will resume soon after. Wages and crews are being organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susanville
Leing
Yerington Council Adopts Lawn Water Rate
The Yerington City Council last Monday approved a new summer lawn rate to promote lawn beautification. The graduated plan charges $3.20 per month for up to 20 000 gallons, aimed at irrigation of the average lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerington
Bazaar Tomorrow At Rink Hall Entertains Record Crowd
The Catholic Church ladies stage a bazaar and entertainment tomorrow at Rink Hall with planned good music for an evening ball. Mrs May Adams returns Sunday from a Reno business trip.
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Rink Hall
May Adams
Reno
Yerington to Have Street Signs and House Numbers
Yerington adopts city appearance plan after police remove trees blocking Main Street. City Council orders purchase and installation of street signs and begins a survey to assign house numbers to properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerington
Kelly
Yerington Woman's Club Hosts Music Meeting
A Yerington musicale directed by Miss Mildred Whitman filled the club rooms with members and guests. The program featured piano and vocal pieces, readings, and a lecture on The Influence of Women in Music, highlighting women’s impact on the art and its great composers. Guests were served refreshments by hostesses Mrs Bertrand and Mrs Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerington Woman's Club
Mildred Whitman
Nevada Federation of Womens Clubs
Miss Whitman
George Friedhoff
Gavotte
Bach
Beethoven
Chopin
Silent Hearth
Vriedhoff
Ducet
Byo Lo” Mesdames McKay
Phipps
Geo. Wharton
Mirs. Bertrand
Cox
Weir Installations Improve Fish Passage at Walker River
In Mason Valley and Walker River communities residents complained a brush dam on the Miller Ranch blocked fish. Jay Clemons said he removed the dam and installed the only weir on Hite Walker River to let fish run upstream and debris pass downstream. Nevada fish warden C W Grover reported a ladder at Fox dam in Mason Valley with fish already moving over the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Ranch
Mason Valley
Walker Lake
Wm. D. MacNair
Jay Clemons
Union Land & Cattle Company
Clemetts
Hite Walker River
Bridgeport Valley
Fish Commission of Nevada
C. W. Grover
Nevada
Fox Dam
Grover
Bridgeport Chronicle
City Council Approves Two Municipal Tennis Courts
Judson Smith appeared before the city Council representing local players to request public courts. The Council voted to donate ground in the aviation field for two concrete courts and named George West to lead the project with mayoral support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Smith
George West
Topaz Lake ReservoirContract Bid Results
Directors of the Irrigation District review ten bids from California and Nevada firms for the Topaz Lake reservoir. Redmond & Page San Francisco offer the lowest bid $700 under rivals Nevada Contracting Co. All three top bidders will accept payment in district bonds. contract expected within ten days after firm finances are checked.
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of the Irrigation District
California
Nevada
Nevada Contracting Company
E. S. Berney
Redmond & Page
San Francisco
Armstrong & Baker
Charles Bensain Marries Charess Bensain in Reno
Charles Bensain and Charess Bensain were married last Monday in Reno. They will devote time to improving a six room lodging house on North Virginia street and invite old friends from Yerington. Bensain, known as a miner and prospector, holds copper and gold prospects near Buckskin but few expected marriage. The Times wishes them success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charess Bensain
Yerington
Mamie Kelly
Reno
North Virginia Street
Bensain
Buckskin
Yerington High School Boys Open Baseball Season
Sunday opening game featured a county wide pick up squad amid dust and wind. No score kept and player names unavailable. A bold youth offered to fund equipment, another joked about buying a coffin for the umpire. A further game is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerington High School
Shot Through Hand in Mining Claim Dispute
W. L. Hull shot A. M. Maclain in the hand at a Sweetwater district mining cabin after demanding he leave the grounds. A scuffle occurred and Hull fired as a warrant is said to be issued for Hull's arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. TL. Hull
A. M. Maclain
Sweetwater
Gardnereville
Maclain
Hull
Farmers Import High Grade Dairy Cows in Regional Purchase
G. R. Leidy of Fallon, manager for George Wingfield, bought 100 Jersey cows at Cedarville California. Cows undergo tests and Leidy plans Cedarville trip Sunday to fetch them then will visit Idaho for more stock. Cows will be sold to farmers on easy terms to supply the local creamery. L. E. Cline brings a carload of high grade milk cows from Liver Oaks California. J. R. Maben arrived from Idaho with 27 Ayrshire cows. Virs. Elmer Hanson is described as suffering from an illness.
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G. R. Leidy
Fallon
George Wingfield
Cedarville
Cal
Leidy
Idaho
L. E. Cline
Liver Oaks
California
J. R. Maben
Ayrshire
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Saint Patrick's Party
W. L. Blackwell
Jor Yeager
Charles Schum
Jess Martin
Mr. McGrath
Mr. Legon
G. T. Nicholas
George Welsh
J. Snyder
Pat O'Malley
Marshall NeilAn
Granada
Ruel E. Lothrop
Leslie Welsh
Sliver City
Council
Walker River
EL Coiriers
Charles Bensain
Elmer Hanson
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