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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1920
Page
2
Subscription price set at 3.00 dollars per year payable in advance. Post office entry at Yerington designates mail matter of second class. Communications and remittances must be made payable to The Yerington Times.
A three day potato price drop followed a Detroit boycott by the Federation of Women’s clubs and Hotel Steward’s association pushing for a $2.50 fair price after dealers set $7.30. Denver leaders echo similar actions. The piece also critiques partisan politics and notes Liberty bonds’ steady value amid market shifts.
Plaintiff seeks to quiet title to two tracts near Dayton in Lyon County Nevada. The case names J. Wingel and other defendants, requests a decree of ownership and removal of any claimed rights, with a long metes and bounds description of tract numbers 1 and 2 totaling about 29 acres, excluding a slaughter house field and public road portions. Court notices require appearance within specified days after service.
In Lyon County Nevada the Standard Oil Company sues O H Sonne James Adams R Taylor partners doing business as Sonne & Company and others for merchandise fuel and gasoline sold within the last year. The complaint seeks $588.06 plus interest from December 14 1919 at 7 percent and costs. Defendants are summoned to answer within ten to forty days depending on service.
In Lyon County Nevada the petition to change name from Joseph Gilcot to Joseph Andrew Ramsey was filed in the Eighth Judicial District Court. The hearing is set for June 1920 in Yerington. Interested parties may appear and object if they have reasons why the name should not be changed. Attorney Joseph G. Pilkington filed the petition, with publications in April and June 1920.
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