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100 Years Ago
Indian Land Allotments
W. B. Sams, the Indian allotting agent, is having great difficulty in locating the various aborigines who according to the government have land rights. For instance, a Paiute whose cognomen on the record reads “Coyote Sam” seems to think that his right name is that which he may have appropriated to himself when working for some of the old settlers and for which there is great dissimilarity. In other cases he finds Paiutes packing around the cognomen of some of their predecessors who have long since passed away. Although Mr. Sams is encountering many difficulties in making an adjustment of the Indian's affairs in this section, still he hopes to be able before he has finally completed his work to straighten out the tangles the confront him, and do justice in his allotting of lands to the few remaining members of a once flourishing tribe.
The Churchill Standard — July 15, 1909
Local Mention
• Mrs. O. F. Amber and baby returned from a months' visit with Mrs. Amber's mother in Reno. • W. G. Rawles and new bride Miss Katherine Carpenter, returned from a visit to various California cities. They are occupying the Rayles home on Williams Avenue. • The coldest July night Nevada ever experienced was recorded on the night of July 6th. Small bodies of water had a layer of ice that morning and the wheat in the northern part of the state is reported to be frozen. • An exchange has discovered that a poor girl has to be awfully good looking to be pretty and a rich girl has to be awfully homely to be ugly. It might have added that a poor man has to be awfully smart to be intelligent and a rich man almost a blockhead to be ignorant. • The Studebaker traveling agent was in Fallon this week arranging for the shipment of the Studebaker stock to Reno, which will in the future, be the only point in the state from where Studebaker goods will be sold. Harvey L. Burchell, the former Fallon manager, will have charge of the central supply house at Reno and will prove a capable manager.
The Churchill Standard — July 15, 1909
75 Years Ago
Petrified Wood is Found by Lette
Specimens of petrified wood of rare beauty were exhibited in Fallon by Oswald Leete, son of the man whose name was given to Leeteville, Me. Leete was on his way to Reno from a point south of Hawthorne at which his find is located. Several pieces of the wood were left with Cye Cox for polishing.
The Fallon Eagle — July 7, 1934
Buys Cafe
Charlie Stump of Fallon has purchased the Barrel House Café which has been operated for some months past by Councilman A. C. Birge. The new proprietor has already taken over active management of the business.
The Fallon Eagle — July 7, 1934
Power Shut-Downs Due to Miscreants
The major cause of interrupted electrical service in the town of Fallon during the past year has been due to the shooting of insulators on high voltage lines. The company is maintaining a closer watch on the lines with the view of preventing further interruptions from this cause and to prevent possible fatal accidents to miscreants who by using insulators as targets may sever lines carrying up to 33,000 volts of electricity.
The Fallon Standard — July 4, 1934
50 Years Ago
Fourth of July Fun
Fallon's Fourth of July celebration will be kicked off tomorrow evening with a rodeo and street dance and will continue through Sunday afternoon with another rodeo.
The Eagle-Standard — July 3, 1959
Larry R. Miller is Named Nevada FFA Delegate
Larry Miller, of Fallon, will be among five state officers of the Future Farmers of America to travel to Washington, D.C. this month to participate in the organization's National Leadership Training Conference.
The Eagle- Standard — July 3, 1959
Petition Signed
A petition signed by 40 persons who live or own land in Dixie Valley has been submitted to the BLM in Reno protesting the Navy's proposal to withdraw 4810 acres of land in Dixie for use as an aerial bombing range.
The Eagle-Standard — July 17, 1959.
From the Past ... Stories from the Churchill County Museum Archives, Researched and compiled by Cindy Loper, Churchill County Museum Assistant.
Indian Land Allotments
W. B. Sams, the Indian allotting agent, is having great difficulty in locating the various aborigines who according to the government have land rights. For instance, a Paiute whose cognomen on the record reads “Coyote Sam” seems to think that his right name is that which he may have appropriated to himself when working for some of the old settlers and for which there is great dissimilarity. In other cases he finds Paiutes packing around the cognomen of some of their predecessors who have long since passed away. Although Mr. Sams is encountering many difficulties in making an adjustment of the Indian's affairs in this section, still he hopes to be able before he has finally completed his work to straighten out the tangles the confront him, and do justice in his allotting of lands to the few remaining members of a once flourishing tribe.
The Churchill Standard — July 15, 1909
Local Mention
• Mrs. O. F. Amber and baby returned from a months' visit with Mrs. Amber's mother in Reno. • W. G. Rawles and new bride Miss Katherine Carpenter, returned from a visit to various California cities. They are occupying the Rayles home on Williams Avenue. • The coldest July night Nevada ever experienced was recorded on the night of July 6th. Small bodies of water had a layer of ice that morning and the wheat in the northern part of the state is reported to be frozen. • An exchange has discovered that a poor girl has to be awfully good looking to be pretty and a rich girl has to be awfully homely to be ugly. It might have added that a poor man has to be awfully smart to be intelligent and a rich man almost a blockhead to be ignorant. • The Studebaker traveling agent was in Fallon this week arranging for the shipment of the Studebaker stock to Reno, which will in the future, be the only point in the state from where Studebaker goods will be sold. Harvey L. Burchell, the former Fallon manager, will have charge of the central supply house at Reno and will prove a capable manager.
The Churchill Standard — July 15, 1909
75 Years Ago
Petrified Wood is Found by Lette
Specimens of petrified wood of rare beauty were exhibited in Fallon by Oswald Leete, son of the man whose name was given to Leeteville, Me. Leete was on his way to Reno from a point south of Hawthorne at which his find is located. Several pieces of the wood were left with Cye Cox for polishing.
The Fallon Eagle — July 7, 1934
Buys Cafe
Charlie Stump of Fallon has purchased the Barrel House Café which has been operated for some months past by Councilman A. C. Birge. The new proprietor has already taken over active management of the business.
The Fallon Eagle — July 7, 1934
Power Shut-Downs Due to Miscreants
The major cause of interrupted electrical service in the town of Fallon during the past year has been due to the shooting of insulators on high voltage lines. The company is maintaining a closer watch on the lines with the view of preventing further interruptions from this cause and to prevent possible fatal accidents to miscreants who by using insulators as targets may sever lines carrying up to 33,000 volts of electricity.
The Fallon Standard — July 4, 1934
50 Years Ago
Fourth of July Fun
Fallon's Fourth of July celebration will be kicked off tomorrow evening with a rodeo and street dance and will continue through Sunday afternoon with another rodeo.
The Eagle-Standard — July 3, 1959
Larry R. Miller is Named Nevada FFA Delegate
Larry Miller, of Fallon, will be among five state officers of the Future Farmers of America to travel to Washington, D.C. this month to participate in the organization's National Leadership Training Conference.
The Eagle- Standard — July 3, 1959
Petition Signed
A petition signed by 40 persons who live or own land in Dixie Valley has been submitted to the BLM in Reno protesting the Navy's proposal to withdraw 4810 acres of land in Dixie for use as an aerial bombing range.
The Eagle-Standard — July 17, 1959.
From the Past ... Stories from the Churchill County Museum Archives, Researched and compiled by Cindy Loper, Churchill County Museum Assistant.
