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    u 1 )r )5 i-. a- it to in (i- m m Police Chief Requests Water Conservation Police Chief George Thompson today asked city residents to re­frain from' wasting water, citing numerous complaints of exces­sive use, when water is discov­ered running off private property onto the streets. Regarding the Huntridge sec­tor, where a great many viola­tions occur, Chief Thompson ad­vised residents to dig a small ditch along the curb to carry off excess water, rather than letting it pour onto the pavement, which eventually deteriorates because of it. mil___i—i——o—•— , / ex y CAUGHT ON THE RUN el n! :e A il IS m A id V. id he' or bo ed a in ;er nd ti­ed The clerks In the financial department of the local post- office are “ behind the 8-ball,” and they don’t know why. Last week a parcel, about 36 inches in length and addressed to.the financial section, was received. When opened, one lone 8-ball rolled out. The package was postmarked from an eastern city and the clerks in the finan­cial department are having quite a time trying to deter­mine who sent the ball and why. -By "Scoop' Reno, the upstate metropolis, and the second busiest little town in Nevada, is getting sun-kissed aplenty these days, and a Reno paper admits that the mercury actually hit the 93 degree mark last Wednesday, and then con­soled its readers with: “Even higher ® temperatures were re corded over much of the United States,” adding that: “Las Vegas was once again the hottest spot on the weather map, reporting a high of 108 Wednesday.” That’s not so; it.was only 103!. laxity in water discipline a scene he saw out in Huntridge Saturday. A group of little boys was sailing toy boats on a stream of waste water running down the side of Maryland parkway. A stream large enough to sail toy boats on rep­resents many thousands of gal­lons of water being needlessly wasted. Water Waste Department: Don Bremner of the police de­partment is just as unhappy about the terrible waste of wa­ter in Las Vegas as I am. Don’s an oldtime Nevadan and he appreciates the scarcity and value of this particular com­modity. He cites as proof of ‘An Attractive Bill of Fare. The bill of fare offered for the Christmas dinner today at the City Bakery is enough to make the teeth of a buzz-saw water. Think of green turtle soup to start in on; salmon and trout, with port wine sauce; boned tur­key with truffles; leg of mutton with jelly; roast pig, with apple sauce; stewed terrapin, a la Maryland; chicken liver, saute with mushrooms; oyster patties, a la Bechamel; saddle of Rocky mountain bear, with current jel­ly; canvasback duck, with jelly; English plum /pudding, with, brandy sauce; mince pie, and all" kinds of pies , and cakes, not to speak of pork et feve a la ‘quaf- ante-neuf.’ 'Let all who want a good dinner glance over the bill of fare in other column, then go to the City Bakery.” Nope, this isn’t a local menu, but one ap­pearing in the Territorial Enter­prise in Virginia City on Decem- j ber 25, 1877. They ate "pretty good in those days, didn’t they?