Humboldt County High School - Winnada Yearbook (Winnemucca, NV)

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+ WINNADA + n 1t Freshmen History N August 31, 1931, thirty-six members were officially enrolled in the Humbolt County High School by Miss Kern and Mr. Alegre. For a few weeks we were kept in suspense as to what our fate would be on Field Day. When the dreadful day arrived, it found a class of Freshmen dressed to look more like clowns than school children. Dressed in queer looking clothes, hair done up and faces painted, we went forward gallantly to compete against the Sophomores, but the Sophomores triumphed. During the year we joined with a will in most of the school activities. The freshmen that joined the Debating Club were Dick Morrall, Bill Brackett, Sherman Reynolds, Dan McNinch, Mae Hill and Bettye Herline. Those who went out for basketball were Bill Brackett, Herbert Bosch, John Prida, Dick Morrall, Eugene Goodwin, Frank Gavica, Eugene Quigley and Alvin Guthrie. Those who repesented our class in football were Bill Brackett, Frank Gavica, Dick Morrall, Eugene Goodwin, Leroy Leach, Henry Wells, and Eugene Quigley. We feel that after joining in all of the activities that we are full fledged members of the High School. When June comes we all hope that it will bring its reward and that we will become Sophomores. —B. Herline, ’3 5. First Semester Gertrude Polander Doris Damon Ruth Egoscue . Richard Morrall . Marian Breier . A. W. Alegre CLASS OFFICERS . President . . Vice-President . Secretary T reasurer . Yell Leader . . Class Advisor . Second Semester . Ruth Egoscue Herbert Bosch . Bettye Herline . Wm. Bording Bessie Goldsberry . A. W. Alegre t ■: : n I Page 23

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GQOqi n A Easy Gets Sore By James Gayer THE long lanky form of Easy was doubled up in the wood box. He was sharpening his beloved knife, as was his favorite pastime. Easy well fitted his name. The rest of the Bar O waddies had been trying to make him angry for two years but had never succeeded. Whatever was said Easy took it with a broad grin. All of the boys liked Easy but anyone of them would have gladly taken a beating or would have lost a month’s pay to see him fight. Big Jake, the owner of the Bar O, bellowed: Come on, Easy, we’re ready to go.” Easy stalked out of the bunk house, climbed leisurely on his sleepy roan horse. By the time Easy had squared himself around in the saddle the other boys were through the gate. Easy put his horse to a trot, and was soon riding beside the lumbering mess wagon. The whole Bar O crew was headed for Canyon Creek to fence in six thousand acres grazing land. Big Ike had secured a forty-year grazing permit on this territory. Canyon Creek was a hunting ground for the Indians. There were seventeen springs around which lived innumerable sagehens. The springs ran together, forming a creek in which big native trout throve. The banks of the creek were lined with cottonwoods, furnishing an ideal camping ground and plenty of fuel. The uppermost part of the slopes were covered with scrub mahogany, which was thickly populated with deer and quail, an Indian’s paradise. As the canyon was twenty-four miles from the home ranch, it took the greater part of the day to reach the desired spot, pitch camp, and eat the meal prepared by Sing, the Chinese cook. Right after chuck the boys sat around the fire, talking and joking about the work all cow punchers hate, that of making fence. Not long after sundown, three Indians came to their camp with fish, venison, and sagehen, to trade for sugar, bacon, coffee, or tobacco. The immobile faces of the Indians showed nothing but friendliness. However, they bent sidelong glances at the wagons loaded with axes, picks, shovels, post-hole diggers, and barbed wire. After some trading had been done the Indians took their silent leave and the tired cowboys rolled into their blankets. Shortly before sunrise the next morning everyone was rudely awakened by the cook, who was drumming on the dishpan with a iarge spoon. The aroma of coffee and bacon assailed the nostrils of the men as they dressed hastily in the crisp mountain air. After washing their faces in cold spring water they ate ravenously of bacon, eggs, and hot cakes. After eating, all of the men except Sing, set out to build fence. It would take nearly three months to fence in the six thousand acres of land. Big Ike assigned the work to different men; Easy, Sam, Long, a short, dark puncher; Bill Black, a tall, lanky fellow; and John Sims, a big blond rannie, were to dig post-holes, the hardest and most disliked part of the work. Hall Johnson, the big Swede, Bing Jones, a fat flunky, and Harvey Smith were to stretch wire; Jack Caldwell, a tenderfoot, was put to driving staples; and Big Ike himself was to drive the wagon and to help otherwise when needed. The first day they all cursed and swore a great deal for they weren’t used to that kind of labor. Bing puffed and blew so hard, and Johnson grunted so much that between the two it sounded like a hungry managerie. That night they found that they had done more work than they had expected. All hands laughed and joked in the anticipation of finishing quite soon. N lii ■ I fQmQ 1111 11111 111n mu 1=E r ■: : ■: :■ t t 1.......... |7TTr ttttt I ■ ill—ITiTI hit [ IT w Page 24