Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 17

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28 1941 NEVADA STATE JOURNAL RENO NEVADA PAGE THIRTEEN Gardner amily Played Important Part in Early Days of Carson Lake Tahoe the Claire home at of Homewood Lake Tahoe 1855 still be No nails were used in the construction seen later 'S she bi SMALL JAGS of Lumber Personal We are hobby builders too so we PHONE 22804 Coming Soon the Phone 3197 a CLYDE MAST SUPPLY JACK PARSONS BOM cast bride to to in to he Pictured above Is a iew of the yard rustic style Is featured In the fence the taut sail Sil the wet by the for ac she MODERNIZING MIKE'S James Horace Gardner is shown above at his home in Antioch The picture was taken in 1988 He his cloth with The dinner service in our and Happy Homer Home Builder Read his Words of Wisdom each week in the Building Sec tion Sunday Jour nal umn for the San Jose News with which paper she has been con nected for thirteen years and through this medium promotes charitably projects including the finding of jobs for applicants and placing of infants for adoption unds are obtained through the Aloha Club whose members pay dues and these meet modest ex penditures many of the services and necessities being provided gratituously A group of Homewood folks in terested in the wild life of the region have formed the Lake Ta hotc Protective League which Claire heads Its policy is to pre serve the chipmunks squirrels and wild birds from extinction as for three years now the government had pursued the plan of poisoning them with grain in its plan to eradicate the wool ticks a disease carrier The league claims a plan should be devised to exterminate the ticks as the harmless crea tures are sacrified needlessly Present home of Claire (Doro thy Mac) and her husband Mr Jones whom she married in 3932 is Antioch California Mr parents William and Mary Jones were pioneers of California residents of Sunnyvale Clara Belle MacDonald nor died in 1931 Claire's sister in law Mrs form erly Marguerite Crotty of Love lock and daughter Marjorie Ann of Berkeley sjend their summers at Lake Tahoe It was the Crot ty's who purchased the old Gard ner home and property aft er the demise of ISlr Gardner In 1909 and Mrs Gardner at the nge of seven ty two in 1910 cially she added to her Italian repertoire Later through mutual friends she met Colonel John Ja cob Astor and he became inter ested in and financed further her voice training under John Den nis and David Bispam As expenses were heavy Claire held various positions in New York City over a period of a decade irst a clerk in an Information Bureau also assisted a musical manager then manager of Hotel des Artiste chief clerk in a news paper agency and later conducted the office of Mitchell Kennerly noted book publisher Claire was versatile as is proven when she appeared as a dancer in Maud Al troupe on her second Ameri can tour following which she was a newspaper feature writer Also conducted a novel book shop at 3 Charles Street New York Her initiative was again evi denced when she created the char acter of Edith in Prince of and she sang in that roleDuring an interval she accom panied her mother to San ran cisco in 1906 second marriage trans pired at this time 1909 in Yon kers New York the man being the brother of an internationally fa mous violinist Her first marriage was solemnized in Nevada in 1903 They accompanied the young violinist to Vienna Austria and remained there eleven months Previous to departure for Europe she gave a party for her intimate friends As the affair was conclud ing she announced that her friends were privileged to take her fur nishings and they did just that even to the chandelier but the piano and the heavy desk re mained rom written account: we were received with open arms socially The Ambassa dor the court and even Prince Litchenstein who' was more im portant in Austria than rances Joseph made us Claire sang before the royal family here as she appeared also before the Kaiser Wilhelm in Germany She was honored by a request from the Russian artist did the royal family in oils he wished her to pose for him his plan being to exhibit it in a collection of three representing his yearly out put si Or HIGH EARLY STRENGTH CEMENT Days saved are dollars earned when you qet a dense water tight concrete ready for use in 24 hours Highly plastic! No admixtures Ask you dealer was Italian and rench having been ac quired in school Expenses ran high and the allowance Claire was obtaining from her father materially assisted An outstanding event was the party of three attending a dinner to meet Sigfried Wagner the fam ous musician the chair of each guest stood a special but ler dressed in whit gold braid was of solid The party of three spent sever al months at Ebenesee Austria near th palace at Ischel Later met Carl Gold mark composer at Gumunden and the youthful violinist was given a Goldmark proved a friend Next to Rome by boat from Trieste Austria After leaving the hotel Splendide their place of abode was an apartment and here ou have been HINKING of building a home and you fail to make it come true now there is an excellent chance that you' may miss the BOAT Just think this over then investigate eastern cities and parts of Can ada amous people Claire had known due to her political social and artistic contacts are Daniel roh man Karl Goldmark Rex Beach Charles Schwab John Hays Ham mond Daniel Guggenheim ritz Kreisler Padoreweski Emma Nevada Mine Calve and Geraldine arrar Charles Dawes and Mark Twain During her singing period in Europe she was presented at Court in Berlin also before King Vidor Rome and Emperor ranz Joseph in Austria Home at Lake Tahoe Lake virgin beauty ap peals to Claire as is evidenced by the fact that she has spent many summers there She has crossed the United States twenty eight times once voyaging around the Hom The artistic surroundings she has created at her Homewood property prove her versatility She under the nom de plume of writes a daily col MONSLITH Inc Lillie Distributor 263 SIERRA STREET RENO they remained for several months Then to Paris but in haste sailed for America at Mother Clara urgent request Next move was to Ostend Bel gium the three of them Dut financial stress they returned hew York Trouble iu Europe Repercussions of troubles Europe had already struck United States of America Claire? having friends of influ ence in New York and Washing ton was sent on a secret mission to Texas That she was success ful is to be attributed to her di plomacy her vide experience in dealing with folk and incidentally her charm and tactfulness But she vrote: "Trapping even a crim inal is distasteful to An advertising agency position for a period engaged Claire and then she became a receptionist in a wholesale book publishing agency an interesting interlude for she met many famous literary folks Stopping in Carson in 1915 while returning from San rancisco aft er attending her funeral Claire visited her home the Gardner ranch but mere memories were there: its charm for her had gone The publishing house still en gaged her attention Shocking was the news that her estate had been settled and Claire re ceived a mere pittance It was this year that Claire appeared as a dancer of w'hich her husband was the leading manager Appeared in New York City at Theater and in other Remnants of the first house built at Lake Tahoe in 1851 or by John McNeil father of Harry McNeil and Matthew Gard ner may LemmonJiTivprs ELEC TRICA PA I RS All 'Xork Ciuaranh ed 4 331 Phono RAY PETERSON Manager 401 East Sixth Street DO YOU KNOW YOUR LOOR URNACES? By SIRS THURLOW DOUGLAS Sponsored by The Daughters of the American Revolution Recently the writer had occasion to visit Homewood Lake Tahoe and having been much interested in James Horace recent article in the Nevada State Jour nal concerning the early logging and number operations she sought Claire Jones niece of Mr Gardner i And what a story! It deals with dreams realized disappointments accomplishments that would have deterred timid souls and at pres ent 'the sponsoring of a plan to promote health and improved con ditions for the less fortunate home attthe lake was built by her mother and Claire has beautified the grounds and added artistic surroundings that make it unusual "Questions and answers flew thick and fast between the writer and this vivacious granddaughter of the pioneers of Carson City Matthew Culbertson Gardner and Helen Hoag (or Hoge) Gardner the latter a sister of Governor I foag of Texas and first cousin of Joe Cannon of Illinois long time Speaker of House of Rep resentatives Native of Maine Matt was bom and reared Maine and became engaged Helen Hoag of Virginia before first came West by wagon train in 1852 Passing through Nevada to California he soon returned to settle in Eagle Valley one mile south of ihe later site of Carson City Being from the state of Maine and familiar with logging and knowing its potentialities Matt had his eye on the stupend ous growth of timber on the east slope of the mountains He home steaded in the valley on two hun dred and forty acres of wikl gras producing land then turned ward to claim his promised in Virginia Acquiring cattle and sheep and giving much attention to his logging and lumbering inter ests first at Glenbrook and vicin ity and later on the mountains surrounding Tallac Lake Tahoe Mr Gardner was active eighteen hours a day and his wife was a helpmate one hundred per cent Interesting details concerning the logging is establishing the flume to float the logs down the side of the mountain to the outskirts of Carson City Gardner Senior and Rube Saxton and Mr Chubbuck built three mills and a i llroaci on the shores of Lake Tahoe from which point the logs were flumed mill processed 12000 feet of lumber a day nine logging wagons six oxen 0301 brought thj logs to the mill The first boiler Gardner brought to the lake eventually was bought by the Virginia and Truckee Railway and It is still jn use in the machine shop In Carson a When the children arrived and eleven were born to them although but six grew to maturity their services were requisitioned to as sist mother and dad mother Clara Belle was the first born daughter Matthew Junior being her elder brother who passed away when but a young man James Horace right hand man to his father and who mar ried Ida Rogers of Smith Valley and their daughter was Amylita lie passed away three years ago Helen Maria married Chace Sco ville of a family of carriage mak a of New York and who conducted a school for girls in New York City Children are: Amy unmar ried and Mrs Earl Talbot of Englewood New Jersey Dr George Gardner whose wife was Louise Adams of Eureka and is well known to folks of Reno and vicinity as he was a practic ing physician in allon and Reno and is now established in San rancisco Daughter Carr married Dr i Summerfield and she is well known in California and Nevada' for her clever horsemanship ap pearing at State airs and rodeos Percy served as guard at the Ne vada state prison and held other responsible positions He married Gertrude Beardsley and their son is Percy Jr a mining engineer in Alaska Anyone familiar with western Nevada history ha: heard of Clara Belle beauty her talent her business achievements but it was her culinary art Jhat interest ed Dr Richard Hays MacDonald son of a San rancisco banker and a relative of Rutherford Hays who was a business visitor at the Gardner ranch on which occasion Clara Belle prepared and served the meals It was a whirlwind courtship and Clara Belle was overwhelmed with attentions Dr MacDonald had attended Heidel berg University in Germany and Yale and Harvard Western Pioneer Richard Hays fath er was a pioneer of the West and a keen foresighted man When crossing the olains by team in the he found an ancient Bible which today is in use in a lodge in San rancisco He owned and conducted the first drug store in Sacramento and was County physician in Sacramento County Also he was the first one to na And Claire acquiesced Meets Wanner It was during this 'sojourn she obliged to learn German the state penitentiary on Sunday when the dominie held services there However singing to pris oners was permitted only by the soloist standing in an iron cell the preacher mingled with the in mates Claire requested that she be privileged to sing without re straint that is in the room with the prisoners the warden quiesced and then only did feel she could do her best own story of how broke her riding horse is most in teresting from the time when she lassoed him until she had conquered all of which proves the courage and indomitable will pow er of the girl Attending an Indian fandango in Wellington Nevada was a new experience and carry ing supplies by horse back to the men working her claims south of Carson was an other weekly chore Carson was and is an interest place of abode and as a legis lative session transpired that win ter and the inauguration of a new governor John Sparks was at hand Claire participated with much enjoyment ollows Career Interlude or Curtain either will do Claire departed for New York City determined to pursue a sing ing career She registered at the Murray Hill Hotel for a few days then moved to her and Dr domicile and to enjoy especially her half broth company Claire made ar rangements for vocal lessons $150 ten half hour lessons Espe really enjoy waiting on the man who wants a little bit of this and that likes our large hardware' counter where he can make own choice peterson McCaslin LUMBER CO lowering pines surrounded the old McDonald home at Tallac Lake Tahoe Shown are members of the McDonald family Daughter Of Pioneer Nevada amily Resides At Tahoe ollowing Eventful Career Little loor urnaces Are the Only ully Automatic loor urnaces On the Market Today Have you ever heard of the man who built a mouse trap so superior that everyone beat a path to his door? No doubt you have but have you heard how he was cop ied? Attempts have been made to copy every revolu tionary and successful invention this Is true of 1 1 Little irst to make possible a ully Automatic loor urnace Little made automatic heat practical in the small home Others have tried to copy this amazing floor furnace BUT be cause of patents this has been Impossible Today II Little is the only fully automatic floor furnace on the market It sells for as little as $112 a small Installation charge Now we say to you YOUR LOOR URNACES BEORE YOU because there has been no successful attempt to copy this amazing boon to home owners Remember your floor furnace Is NOT fully automatic you nave to ngne it wmi a Al A GJ 1 mm aim A Eveleth Lumber Co 802 ourth St Phone 4156 your roof I falling of your steps are caving in If your going soft Or you need a new coal bin Then call me up with out delay and come fix it right tionally advertise a product by having its virtues painted on rocks all across the continent and his advertisement concerned a panacea for all ills When the little daughter Claire golden haired and blue eyed ar rived the mother had visions of a career for her prodigy (or what first bom a prodigy to its mother?) but little did she dream that this daughter would sing be tore crowned heads in Europe! Early Memories Claire's earliest recollections of their Tallac Lake Tahoe home and of hunting wild strawberries and engaging in with her cousins and a German governess maintaining a certain degree of discipline A highlight of the day was the passage of the steamboat on its daily rounds boat of the Mac Donalds and its1 crossing of Lake Tahoe when a sudden storm near ly swamped it is a vivid recollec tion of The rocking was terrific so her mother pinioned her to the curved bottom with one foot while she managed ropes and wildly veering cntly Claire huddled in bottom not frightened storm but fascinated by the stem expression on her face Then it was she says she learned the difference between a play and a real mother Clara Belle and daughter Claire went to New York City and the latter was placed in a school where rigid discipline prevailed This irk ed the little miss and punishment did not deter her She already pos sessed initiative and she radiated with personality Her prayers at night were for baby brother dear Iler mother married again and when Claire was eight years of age her prayers were answered A son was born to Mr and Mrs Thomas an architect of Buffalo New York and who de signed the Carson City Post Office building and it was there Clara Belle met him After a splurge of speculation in real estate in Yon kers New York in which Clara Bclle'sjunds were disastrously de pleted the sought new business ventures A brief respite was furnished the daughter Claire when she was permitted to accompany her moth er and Dr O'Connor on a trip to Old Mexico Then Clara Belle trav eled in Cuba as the Cuban war had terminated and General Leon ard Wood granted her the rights of a wholesaler to place orders for soft drinks on a commission basis and this she did successfully An attack of yellow fever compelled her to return to the United States A trip to Jamaica to promote the sale of grapefruit in which? Nath aniel Hawthorne was interested was another business enterprise for Clara Belle She then bought the rights to and conducted the Pullman Auto Sales Company opening a showroom in San ran cisco and promoted sales success fully in other large cities While her mother was thus bus iiy'engagcd Claire was placed in a home with maiden ladies who failed to understand the impetuous child She traveled by train to school five days a week but one bright light shines here: her moth er sent her a beautiful new cycle Goes To Carson Iler maternal aunt Helen Scoville conducted a school girls in New York City and it was here Claire resided for some time and finished her education and be came engaged to a young lawyer Meanwhile of her own volition she had joined the Episcopal Church and having secured her graduation diploma and awarded a scholarship to enter Vassar Uni versity she was preparing to de part for Texas to spend the sum mer with her chum Then ate Destiny or whatever it may be termed intervened as Claire re ceived a telegram ordering her to go to Nevada to spend the winter in Carson with her lonely grand parents Reluctantly Claire obey ed the New York engagement be ing eventually broken Apparently at this pointan Im passe was reached the affable nar rator was recalcitrant but finally yielded and diary was fetched for the interviewer to take home and soour story continues: Carson City had no appeal to Claire at first but she gradually accepted the quiet home life of her grandparents She had recreation in riding horse back She affiliated with the Episcopal Church a was soon invited to become a mem ber of the choir It was her plea sure to sing for the prisoners at Red River Lumber Company 500 Evans Dave Jones Manager ph 4811 A bi Hw: Mr 1 jvvA '1 HVBIEBhHHHHBBBk MZXA A A aZVaBKvBBBB A BHBJbBwJs bSw I BM KThl I Mik IkVzXiBIBB BBjftaBB I for Your I A 1 I I 1.