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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1920
Page
2
Official notice regarding second class mail matter at the Yerington post office. Communications should be addressed to THE YERINGTON TIMES and remittances made payable to the same publication.
Herbert Hoover publishes a letter declaring he is not a candidate for president and will not seek a nomination, though ready to serve. He positions as an Independent Progressive, opposing both Republican machine methods and Democratic radicalism, and notes broad but uncertain support. The piece also touches on wood product innovations, women’s suffrage prospects, and postwar loan policy.
The Public Service Commission approved higher rates for Yerington Electric Co with new city and rural charges effective April 1. City rates show monthly fees for Tea Party Residence at 2.00, Tea Party Business at 3.00, Two Party Business at 3.50, One Party Business or Residence at 4.00, and Private Line at 5.50, while rural lines keep present city limits plus five cents per mile. a golf note from Letchworth reports a mushroom mistaken for a ball by a beginner. The Insurance Annual Statement outlines American Alliance Insurance Co capital, surpluses, premiums, losses, and agent George Ison in Geneva.
Eureka, once the state’s busiest mining center aside from Virginia City, is seeing renewed activity as United States Smelting & Refining Company commits about 250000 dollars to preparatory work. Operations in the Holly district and Davis interests boost expectations, with J M Fulton noting restored business and the need to upgrade railroad facilities for summer traffic.
The Fallon beet sugar factory and its equipment have been transferred to the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company. The machinery will be dismantled and moved to Utah for manufacturing. The factory had operated on a lease for three years, but farmers never embraced beet growing, and beets yield lower net returns than alfalfa despite high quality sugar content.
A terse Exchange reflection notes humans fish for trouble rather than hunger. It suggests an aversion to seeing other creatures contented and happy, framing fishing as sport or provocation rather than necessity. The remark reads as a philosophical musing on nature and human impulse.
Classified ad notes White Leghorn chicks with high egg records and other poultry breeds for breeding. Also mentions hides furs and skins shipping to Nebraska Hide and Wool Co. Omaha with low rates, tents for sale in San Francisco, Kodak film developing at Golden Key Drug Store, baby chicks weekly in San Jose, brainard hatchery custom hatching and cabin sales in Thompson Nevada.
The state is equipping a sand and gravel plant at Lahontan to supply road building materials for Church Hill, Washoe, and Pershing counties. Started last Friday, the project costs about $25,000 and aims for 700 to 1200 tons daily output. Machinery is enroute to Lahontan as a permanent adjunct to the highway program.
W P Ross of Reno announces expansion of his auto freight and passenger run to Fallon. A through evening car with special return rates and tickets usable on regular cars will be introduced while the existing Reno to Fallon schedule remains. Ross says demand for railroad motor service between Fallon and Reno stems from neither city’s complaint.
Dentists using the E. R. Parker System claim to delay aging appearance through natural looking crowns bridges and artificial teeth. The method saves time for out of town patients with fewer visits and affordable pain free care. Nearest office listed as Dr George M. Smitten manager at 16 Eastnd St, Rewe, with phone 772.
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