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F.B. Headley of the Experimental Farm is receiving numerous inquiries from town people about using smudge pots to protect their fruit trees from frost. He informs us that this is not practical. As a matter of protection for a very few trees, placing a sort of hood over the trees made of burlap or gunny sacks, with a lighted lantern hanging in the trees, would save the fruit from ordinary frost.
Churchill County Eagle, Saturday, February 3, 1912
Workmen excavating for the Lahontan Dam dug up a prehistoric relic in the shape of an earthenware vessel presumably made by primitive denizens of the desert. On it are inscribed hieroglyphics which resemble these mystic words “ Bychu Sucqueres.” A. Cohn, who is a noted student of Indian lore interprets the words to mean “advertising pays.” But Professor Charles Jorger, a Fellow of Freiburg, and also of infinite jest, proclaims that Mr. Cohn is on the wrong scent. The words very clearly mean “Bite, you suckers.”
Churchill County Eagle, Saturday, February 3, 1912
75 Years Ago
Louis D. Gordon, manager and principal owner of the Penelas Mine, 80 miles southeast of Fallon, stated that he is well pleased with the first few days run of the new mill. The ore bodies have been developed to a depth of 300 feet, the width of the vein being about four feet, and the ore chutes on all levels being about 250 feet long. Since Mr. Gordon makes his headquarters in Fallon, to direct operations from a distance of 80 miles would be difficult. But Mr. Gordon established a broadcasting station at the camp by Merle Smart, who took up the study of radio while a student at the University Of Nevada, and then built a pioneer broadcasting station at his home a few miles south of town. The Fallon Eagle, Saturday, February 1, 1937
The most popular tree planted on Nevada farms during the last three years, according to the University of Nevada agricultural extension, is the Siberian Elm, often called the Chinese Elm. It is a native of Asia being first brought to this country in 1908 from near Peking, China. It can be pruned into a very desirable shade tree, making a maximum growth of 50 feet. This tree is especially adapted to windbreak or shelterbelt planting with other species such as Russian Olive, Siberian pea tree, green ash or honey locust. It is remarkably free from plant diseases and insect injuries.
The Fallon Eagle, Saturday, February 1, 1937
50 Years Ago
On Friday, Robert Rasco was driving his 1959 Chevrolet on Reno Highway at 65 to 70 miles per hour, west of Fallon, when he spotted the tail lights of Carl Boren's 1957 Volkswagen in the fog. Applying his brakes, Rasco left skid marks 123 feet long before he hit Boren's automobile. Carl Boren was hospitalized and both autos were totally damaged. On Saturday, Jack Landis was driving his 1960 Oldsmobile when he spotted a herd of cattle on the road, through the fog. He unavoidably hit one, killed it, and spun into the barrow pit. A few seconds later, Robert Landis drove up from the same direction and struck the dead cow in the road. The front ends of both vehicles were damaged.
Churchill County Courier, Wednesday, February 7, 1962.
Wrestling and boxing comes to Fallon soon when on February 21, the main event at the Churchill County High School Gym is an Australian Tag Team match featuring Cowboy Don Moore and Moe Smith versus Don Duffy and Don Monakian, all professionals. Admission for ringside is three dollars, general admission two dollars, and servicemen in uniform $1 each.
Churchill County Courier, Wednesday, February 7, 1962
Monday morning, Jackie and Wayne Holcomb discovered that their bantam hen had been setting in a silage pit and hatched out five chicks. Tuesday, the hen was still setting on seven other eggs, while the Holcombs took the first five chicks, in danger of freezing, into the house. Neither sleet, nor snow, nor rain or hail ... but that's the mailman!
Churchill County Courier, Wednesday, February 7, 1962.
A View From the Past …Stories from the Churchill County Museum & Archives, researched and compiled by Margo Weldy, Churchill County Museum Assistant. You're invited to visit the museum, 1050 S. Maine Street, Fallon. Admission is free.
F.B. Headley of the Experimental Farm is receiving numerous inquiries from town people about using smudge pots to protect their fruit trees from frost. He informs us that this is not practical. As a matter of protection for a very few trees, placing a sort of hood over the trees made of burlap or gunny sacks, with a lighted lantern hanging in the trees, would save the fruit from ordinary frost.
Churchill County Eagle, Saturday, February 3, 1912
Workmen excavating for the Lahontan Dam dug up a prehistoric relic in the shape of an earthenware vessel presumably made by primitive denizens of the desert. On it are inscribed hieroglyphics which resemble these mystic words “ Bychu Sucqueres.” A. Cohn, who is a noted student of Indian lore interprets the words to mean “advertising pays.” But Professor Charles Jorger, a Fellow of Freiburg, and also of infinite jest, proclaims that Mr. Cohn is on the wrong scent. The words very clearly mean “Bite, you suckers.”
Churchill County Eagle, Saturday, February 3, 1912
75 Years Ago
Louis D. Gordon, manager and principal owner of the Penelas Mine, 80 miles southeast of Fallon, stated that he is well pleased with the first few days run of the new mill. The ore bodies have been developed to a depth of 300 feet, the width of the vein being about four feet, and the ore chutes on all levels being about 250 feet long. Since Mr. Gordon makes his headquarters in Fallon, to direct operations from a distance of 80 miles would be difficult. But Mr. Gordon established a broadcasting station at the camp by Merle Smart, who took up the study of radio while a student at the University Of Nevada, and then built a pioneer broadcasting station at his home a few miles south of town. The Fallon Eagle, Saturday, February 1, 1937
The most popular tree planted on Nevada farms during the last three years, according to the University of Nevada agricultural extension, is the Siberian Elm, often called the Chinese Elm. It is a native of Asia being first brought to this country in 1908 from near Peking, China. It can be pruned into a very desirable shade tree, making a maximum growth of 50 feet. This tree is especially adapted to windbreak or shelterbelt planting with other species such as Russian Olive, Siberian pea tree, green ash or honey locust. It is remarkably free from plant diseases and insect injuries.
The Fallon Eagle, Saturday, February 1, 1937
50 Years Ago
On Friday, Robert Rasco was driving his 1959 Chevrolet on Reno Highway at 65 to 70 miles per hour, west of Fallon, when he spotted the tail lights of Carl Boren's 1957 Volkswagen in the fog. Applying his brakes, Rasco left skid marks 123 feet long before he hit Boren's automobile. Carl Boren was hospitalized and both autos were totally damaged. On Saturday, Jack Landis was driving his 1960 Oldsmobile when he spotted a herd of cattle on the road, through the fog. He unavoidably hit one, killed it, and spun into the barrow pit. A few seconds later, Robert Landis drove up from the same direction and struck the dead cow in the road. The front ends of both vehicles were damaged.
Churchill County Courier, Wednesday, February 7, 1962.
Wrestling and boxing comes to Fallon soon when on February 21, the main event at the Churchill County High School Gym is an Australian Tag Team match featuring Cowboy Don Moore and Moe Smith versus Don Duffy and Don Monakian, all professionals. Admission for ringside is three dollars, general admission two dollars, and servicemen in uniform $1 each.
Churchill County Courier, Wednesday, February 7, 1962
Monday morning, Jackie and Wayne Holcomb discovered that their bantam hen had been setting in a silage pit and hatched out five chicks. Tuesday, the hen was still setting on seven other eggs, while the Holcombs took the first five chicks, in danger of freezing, into the house. Neither sleet, nor snow, nor rain or hail ... but that's the mailman!
Churchill County Courier, Wednesday, February 7, 1962.
A View From the Past …Stories from the Churchill County Museum & Archives, researched and compiled by Margo Weldy, Churchill County Museum Assistant. You're invited to visit the museum, 1050 S. Maine Street, Fallon. Admission is free.
