This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
4
Senator Matt Penrose returned from Reno last week and many locals visited Reno or nearby towns. Snow, tax receipts, and travel notes fill the week, with numerous residents attending events, shopping trips, and social gatherings while gas prices rise two cents a gallon and local roads suffer bad conditions due to wind and snow.
The road along Walker river has been improved with deep sand removed and now lies in good condition. Graffan & Matthews, contractors and builders, are advertised in today’s Times offering estimates for work with concrete as a specialty.
Archie McMillian and Miss Jessie Tromblee were married at the Methodist parsonage in Yerington last Thursday with Rev. Dr. Dixon officiating. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Clay McKinley of Yerington. The groom, from Smith Valley, works in ranching after mining in Mono County. The bride came from Mason.
Johnny Conway of Sweetwater, a teamster famed for guiding a 20 mule team with a jerk line, recounted a tale from years ago when he dozed on a hay wagon, fell under the wheels, sprang up, grabbed the jerk line, and calmly ordered the horse to whoa before continuing.
A family birthday gathering was held Sunday March 14 at Mrs L E Lancaster's home. Daughters granddaughter and sons sister in law Mrs Chas Hurd Mrs C H Kremmel Mrs F S Fisher and Mrs James Johnson helped prepare a birthday dinner for Mrs L E Lancaster and her son Floyd Becker.
The gathering honored Mrs. Lancaster with a surprise at her home. Guests included Mrs. Chas Hurd, James Lancaster, Merline Lancaster, Miss Ida May Hansen, and many family friends. The celebrants wished her many happy returns on her 76th birthday observed on the 15K.
Public Service Commission grants new rates for Yerington Electric Co. effective April 1, reflecting higher material and labor costs. City residence $2.00 monthly, party lines $3.00 to $4.00, private line $5.50. rural lines at city rate plus five cents per mile.
A note explains that using a grain drill instead of a broadcast seeder reduces labor. The method promises a quick return on investment as the saved seed and labor costs pay for the drill in short order.
S A Smells a Gardnerville businessman aged 48 native of Switzerland died by suicide last Sunday in his stock yard. He leaves a widow and six children.
School elections will be held in Nevada on Saturday April 3. Notices of election have been prepared at the State printing office and delivered to the state superintendent. Office staff will hand them to district deputy superintendents for distribution to district officers. Notices must be posted at least ten days before the election.
Miss Jean Elizabeth Wier, secretary of the Nevada State Historical Society, calls for a complete record of Nevada people who served in World War I or contributed to war activities through groups like the Red Cross. School children will assist in collecting data.
Partnership sought in a manufacturing business supplying incubators and broader poultry needs. Machinery currently operating at Brainard Bros Hatchery located at P O Box 562 Yerington Nevada confirming active operations.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.