The White Pine news. [volume], April 21, 1910, Page FOUR, Image 4

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LOCAL-PERSONAL
Happenings of
a Day in the
District
THE WEATHER.
Government Forecast: Fair and
warmer today.
ON CHAIN GANG.
Judge Bragg yesterday sentenced
Thomas Jones to serve ten days on
the chain gang for vagrancy.
ON m SI NESS.
George Hayden, a well known
rancher of Barnes, arrived yesterday
on a business visit.
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FROM THE MINE.
Joe Jordan, chief clerk with the
Ely Central, was a visitor in town
yesterday.
FROM WELLS.
H. A. Leach, of Wells, who has
large holdings in this district, arriv
ed on last night's train and will make
an indefinite business stay.
FROM VISIT.
Mrs. M. J. Hough, formerly a clerk
in the Ely postoflice, returned last
night from an extended visit with
relatives in Sacramento.
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SEXT TO JAIL.
Joe Lewin, a machinist, was found
guilty of vagrancy before Justice
Cartwright yesterday and sentenced
to serve fifteen days at labor in the
county jail.
OX VISIT.
R. P. Arnold, secretary of the Jar
bidge-Badger Mining, left yesterday
for Jarbidge to make inspection of
the company's property. Later he
will visit his old home In Coffeyville.
Kansas.
TO SHIP SOOX.
Orson Hudson and C. F. Erickson,
of the Millard lease, were in town
yesterday. Their lease continues to
show up in good shape and a carload
shipment to Salt Lake will be made
soon.
LEAVE FOR SOUTH.
Following the wedding yesterday
morning of A. G. Van Eman and Miss
May Campbell, at the home of the
bride’s parents by Rev. G. C. Hunt
ing. the couple departed for Los An
geles to attend the funeral of his
father. They will spend several
weeks there visiting his mother.
Phone Sl-K when wanting laundry
called for and work will bo satisfac
torily dono by tho Troy laundry.
BENNETT BACK.
Manager J. S. Bennett of the Tele
phone Co. returned last night from a
two weeks’ pleasure visit at Moor
man’s ranch, Jlipah. Mr. Bennett sus
tained painful injuries several weeks
ago by his horse falling with him. He
went to the ranch to recover and re
turns much improved and will soon
again be ready for work.
BOX SOCIAL.
The Epworth Leaguers of Ely M.
E. church are to hold a Box Social at
the chapel tomorrow. The ladies will
bring a box with supper for two.
With J. W. Meyers as autloneer, the
gentlemen are sure to do their part
when the boxes are sold. A musical
and literary program has been ar
ranged and a general good time is as
sured.
TRIAL TODAY.
Fred Doutre, of Aurum, will be
given a Jury trial at 10 o'clock this
morning before Justice Cartwright
on a charge of assault. He is out on
bond in the sum of $500. He is ac
cused of having recently slashed his
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brother. William, with a pocket
knife. severing several arteries and
penetrating the bone. The warrant
was sworn out by the injured man.
CHILE THAT IS CHILE.
25 cents including Beer, Coffee or
Tea, at the Veteran. 6-tf
CENTENNIAL EQUIPMENT.
The blower and air-pipe ordered
some time ago for Ely Centennial has
arrived and is being installed at the
j tunnel.
AGAINST LEASERS.
Justice Cartwright yesterday gave
judgment in favor of the plaintifT in
the action of James McCreary
against Mace Clays and Henry Nich
olson to collect $75, claimed for
cleaning a cesspool in the rear of the
Oaks saloon, Ely, under lease to the
defendants. The court also allowed
McCreary $50 attorneys’ fees and
■ assessed the costs, amounting to
about $4, against the defendants. The
(suit was brought to determine wheth
er or not E. O. Conners the owner
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Of the buUdjgg. » a#. rewootfble ipr
a part of the debt. Justice Cart
wright held to the negative.
WILL HAVE TRIAL.
Candidates for the track team of
the Ely high school to compete in
the interscholastic athletic meet at
Reno will have a try-out at East Ely
ball park Saturday.
HARRIXGTOX Ol T.
Deputy Sheriff Harrington leaves
this morning for San Francisco for i
a visit of several days. He may only
go as far as McGill. However, he
took his gum boots and bullet proof ,
coat along.
MARRIED LAST NIGHT.
Miss Estella P. Snyder and George
G. Sims, of Aurum. were married at
7 last evening at the Northern hotel
by Justice Cartwright. The cere
mony was witnessed by the father
and raothef of the bride. Mr. and
Mrs. L. Snyder. Mr. Snyder is fore
man of the McGill & Adams ranch
inear Aurum, and is operating a
tungsten property there. The happy
party will return home today, fottow
ing which the bride and groom will
visit Salt Lake City on their honey
moon.
County Funds Depleted By The
Heavy Expenditures Of
Recent Months
That county expenditures the last
several months have practically de
pleted the treasury and that It Is
without money to meet obligations
I of the present month, has become
known.
In a statement issued yesterday.
District Attorney Reeves sets forth
the facts as he finds tnem in con
nection with the county finances,
which afford strong backing for his
repeated assertions that extravagance
and needless expense were fast beg
garing the county.
In his statement, figures of dis
bursement during recent months are
set forth by the district attorney
which nre startling in their total and
in the amount per capita which
they represent. The statement as
given by Mr. Reeves, and confirma
tion of which rests with the county
books, follows:
The county funds for general coun
ty purposes are comprised in the sal
ary rand, current expense fund, gen
eral fund, contingent fund, and In
digent sick fund.
On April 20th, 1910, the funds
stood as follows: In the salary
fund. $950.82. On the same date the
current expense fund was overdrawn
$692.79, and on the same date the
general fund had $1,292.86 on hand,
the contingent fund was overdrawn
J61.ll, and the indigent sick fund
was overdrawn $827.19.
On March 31st, 1910, the treas
* urer's and auditors reports show as
follows: Salary fund on hand
; 12,035.92, received from April 1 to
April 20 $505.15, paid out $1,590.25,
leaving a balance of $950.82 on hand
on the 20th day of April.
According to the treasurer’s and
auditor's report on March 31, the
current expense fund showed $282.72
on hand, received from April 1 to j
April 20 $47.24. paid out $1,022.75.!
leaving a deficit of $692.79 on the
20th day of April.
On March 31st, 1910, the treas
urer's and auditor's report shows,
general fund on hand $936.99, re
ceived from April 1 to April 20
$866.37, transferred from road fund
$1,459.10, paid out $1,970.60 in
April, total on hand April 20 in the
general fund $1,291.86.
The treasurer s and auditor s re
port on March 31 shows in the con
tingent fund $71.61 on hand, receiv
ed in April $26.23, paid out in April
$158.95, leaving a deficit of $61.11.
The treasurer’s and auditor's re
port shows that on March 31st the
Indigent sick fund contained $198.02,
received during April $26.24, paid out
$1,046.45, leaving a deficit of
$827.19.
The funds stand on April 20tb,
1910, as follows: Salary fund on
hand $950.82; general fund
$1,291.8$, being a total of $2,142.68.
CnrTent expense fund shows a deficit
of $692.79; contingent fund shows
a deficit of $61.11; indigent sick
fund shows a deficit of $827.19, being
a total deficit of $1,581.09.
With the transfers necessary from
the salary fund, or the general fund
to the current expense fund, the con
Special Sale
Of
Alarm
Clocks
T* /;f t v.
Standard Gilbert
Qecks
Regular $1.25 Sale Price 75c
' ' 2.00 ' * • • $1.50
For limited time only
UK S LIKOSKOG
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tingent fund and the indigent sick
fund to meet the deficit in those
j funds, it leave* in the county treas
ury on April 20th. for general coun
ty purposes $561.59.
Warrants in the auditor's office for
claims allowed and not as yet called
for, or presented for payment, are
against the following funds: Gen
eral fund, $18.15; contingent fund,
$4.75; current expense fund. $58.47,
making a total of $81.37, leaving a
total of $480.22 available in the
county treasury for general county
purposes.
The total amount of funds paid out
by the county treasurer of White
Pine county for January. February
and March quarter, 1910, was $74,
855.36, being $24,951.78 2-3 per
month or $831.73 per day. Approx
imately 50 cent a day for every legal
voter in White Pine county; $104 per
hour for each of the eight hours con
stituting a day's labor; $1.73 per
minute for the eight hours consti
tuting a day’s labor in the quarter
ending March 31, 1910.
The following school districts of
White Pine county had, on the 31st.
day of March, more money to their
credit than White Pine county has
today for general county purposes;
Big Wash. Cherry Creek, Dewey. Ely,
Goshute, Gregory, Munsey. McGill,
Osceola, Preston, Seigel, Snake Val
ley. Spring Valley, Valley, White
River and Kimberly.
The tax rate for 1908 general
county purposes was .20 per hundred
! dollars valuation.
The tax rate for 1909 general
county purposes was $1.10 per hun
dred dollars valuation.
The tax rate for 1910 general pur
poses is estimated at .75 per hundred
dollars valuation.
Session laws of 1903, page 108,
sections 5 and 9 of "An Act Relating
to County Government and the Re
duction of tbe Rates of County Taxa
tion." approved March 13, 1903:
Section 5—It shall not be lawful
for the County Commissioners or tor
any county officer of the county to
authorize, allow or contract for any
expenditure unless the money for the
payment thereof Is In the treasury
and especially set aside for such pay
ment. Any commissioner or officer
violating the provisions of this sec
tion shall be removed from office In
a suit to be Instituted by the dis
trict attorney of the county wherein
said commissioners reside, upon the
request of the attorney general.
Section 9—After the fiscal year
1903 It shall be unlawful for the
commissioners of any county In this
state to contract any floating Indebt
edness or to contract any obligation
whatever, except bonds authorized by
law, or such emergency loan unless
the funds are In the treasury for the
payment thereof. Any commissioner
voting for Incurring any obligation
except a bonded indebtedness author
ized by law, or such emergency loan,
when there are not sufficient funds
In the county treasury properly ap
plicable thereto, shall be removed
from office In suit to be instituted by
the district attorney of said county
wherein said commissioners reside,
upon the request of the attorney gen
eral, acting under the authority of
the state board of revenue.
Relief from the present situation
as to lack of funds, as set forth
above, rests with the state board of
revenue. It devolves upon tbe
commissioners to place the situation
before the state board and If pos
sible secure temporary relief through
order of that body. The sections of
law quoted plainly place other re
sponsibilities, particularly with ref
erence to the office of the attorney
general.
MATTERS MADE OF RECORD.
Document* Filed and Other Business
Transacts! at the Court House.
The Ely Nevada Exploration Co.
yesterday recorded amended certifi
cates of location for the Blue Bird
Proper. Blue Bird Nos. 2, 3, 4 and
5, Tip Top and Badger claims, Ruby
Mountain district.
J. F. Brim recorded certificates of
location for the Spy Nos. 2 and 3
claims, Duck Creek district.
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THEUNK AND PIN
Notes of Rail
and Shop at
East_Ely
Shop Foreman Al Campbell has
resutiled his duties, after a brief ill
ness.
Engineer Drysdale is laying off
sick and Engineer Pace is running
in his place.
Fireman Sinnett of the main line
passenger is laying off and Fireman
Hedges in his place.
Fireman Barney Hedges has been
off doing a little location work on
one of his prospects near Lane City.
Brakeman Code is now running
regular on the day McGill suburban
in place of John Freeman, who has
left the camp.
The first section of the surveyor’s
office will be moved this morning
after the last suburban train has left
Ely. Conductor Edson will collect
the fares and Brakeman Tobe
Weaver will see that no hobos steal
a ride.
CONDITION UNCHANGED.
REDDING, April 20.—The condi
tion of Samuel L. Clemens (Mark
Twain) is reported to be practically
unchanged today.
TO Ask PltOBF OF B. It. SALE.
v .licago Hear. Congress Will He
l/rged to I nve*t igat*'
I. I. A I. H<al.
CHICAGO. April 20.—According to
an indefinite report last night an at
tempt is to be made to bring before
congress for inquiry the sale of the
Indianna, Illinois and Iowa railroad
to the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern, which is the subject of a
suit by the representatives of the es
tate of John C. Cooper for attorneys
fees.
It was claimed in the suit that in
the acqusition and sale of the road
to Theodore P. Shonts, Paul Morton,
.Joy Morton, Robert Mather, and Wil-1
liam C. Brown, a net profit of $4,
150,000 was made on practically no
investment. Otto S. Gresham, coun-!
sel for the plaintiff estate insists that
Mr. Cooper earned 1100,000 for his
: legal services.
TO HA1SK COMMODITY RATKS. .
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Conference at Chicago Will Revise
Tariff to Missouri River Point*.
CHICAGO. April 20.—Presidents
and traffic executives of the 8t. Paul.
Rock Island. Illinois Central. Santa
Fe, Chicago Great Western. Chicago
I & Northwestern and other interested
■ lines are to have a conference on
some date to be hereafter named to
(consider an upward revision of com
modity rates between Chicago and
Missouri River points.
Of the tonnage between these
points 65 per cent is cerried under a
commodity classification which the
roads claim is 25 per cent too low. i
Frank Norton, the well known
sheep man of Schellbourne, arrived
yesterday afternoon on a business
visit of several days.
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Speeding To Stop In Ely-Sewer
And Station For Central Ely
-Busy Council Session
Ely council propes to limit the
speed of automobiles in the town as
well as cut out their loud chugging.
It was so decided at a session last
night and the city attorney Instructed
to prepare ordinance covering de
cision.
Protest of Mrs. L. S. Scott agslnst
the sewer assessment of $-5 per lot,
held that her property has not been
benefited. The protest was overruled
City Engineer Colwell was instructed
to prepare estimates and get bids for
the proposed district in Central Ely.
The Water Co. called attention to
the fact that no action has been tak
en toward stopping the use of fire j
hydrants for flushing gutters and
pointed out that continual use for
such purposes would impair efficiency
in time of fire. The company sub
mitted proposal to erect a standpipe
at First and Aultman for flushing
purposes an hour twice a week, the
city to pay $10 a year for the two
standpipes there, the agreement to
run 5 years. The city attorney was
Instructed to draw up a contract for
an hour three times a week with
privilege of discontinuing at any
ume.
A. J. Stevens was voted a $1,000
city Improvement bond In payment
for 5 acres next to the severage farm.
Councilman Tels reported present
ly a petition to the N. N. signed by
about 80 residents of Central Ely
a-king that a depot be established In
that locality. General Manager Can
non replied favorably, stating that
suburban trains will now stop on sig
nal and that later a platform will l**
put in and covered with a shed. The
station will be known as “Central
Ely.”
Bill of O. A. McDonald for $45
for moving the new pest house build
ing from High street to the canyon
east of the county hospital was tabled
as excessive. Chris Thomas was
granted a retail liquor license. City
Marshal Baird reported collection of
$1,300 for 13 retail liquor licenses,
$75 for wholesale liquor license;
$100 for fines, and $428 miscellan
eous, making $1,903. The following
bills were ordered paid: Will Rees
Plumbing Co., 117.50 for supplies;
I William Mulvlhill $206 hire of team;
Arthur Hawks $6, carpenter work;
Dennis Ferrel $24.50 labor; Ely Pub
lishing Co., $13.05; Murphy Rros.,
$21.45, labor and supplies; Eacles
| Dumber Co., $17.91, supplies.
TAFT POKES AT WORK.
Ilnwy at While Mouse Desk While
Artist Much Clay Model.
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 20.—
President Taft’s office at the White
House has been an artist's studio
during the past week and official
callers have had the double ad
vantage of an interview with the
Chief Flxecutive of the natlou and a
glimpse of the sculptor's art.
Robert I. Aitken, of New York, fin
ished today the clay model of a bust
of the President, which is said to be
destined either for the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, in New York, or the
Corcoran Art Gallery, in this city.
The sculptor has worked while the
president received visitors and car
ried on the general executive work
of the day without apparent knowl
edge of the artist’s presence.
Mr. Aiken formerly resided in San
Francisco, where he did much work
for the municipality. His statue to
the American navy stood in Union
Square unharmed by the earthquake
and fire.
REPORT OF MrGILL SCHOOL.
List of perfect attendance for eight
months, closing April 15: Corona
Walker. Ruth Jensen, Arthur Sand
ers, Viola Prisk, Orlville Prisk, Mad
elane Waddell. Arthur Westenrlder,
Edith Westenrlder, Gladys Jameson,
Bernell Mathews, Lula Brooks, Anna
Hill, Esther Lowe, Ethel Berryman
Agnes McGhle, Waller Bernard, Fred
West, Grette Sheridan, Marie Welsh,
Mike Bistovltcb, Thomas Roach,
Steven Dubrowac, Selma Gllck, Ella
Garn, Stella Garn. Frank Glenn,
Edna Garn. Flora Hill, Ray Kirk
land. Glade Mathews, Frank Smith,
George O’Boyle, Mary Smith, and
Bertie Turner.
The following pupils made ex
cellent records In scholarship:
Wilburn Epllng, Julia West, Ray
Kirkland. Gladys Jameson, Ruth
Goodman. Agnes McGhle, Madelane
Wadell. Thomas Welsh, Ethel Berry
man, Arthur Sanders, Margaret Jen
kins, and Tootsie Brossolt.
GroundBreaks,
Swallowing
Cattle
In asking authority to grant stock
raisers of that section permission to
graze their cattle on the ranges of
the Nevada Forest In advance of the
opening May first of the regular graz
ing season. Ranger Robert Rurke, of
Ilipah, Informed Supervisor Mathias
yesterday by telephone that during
the last week crevices have occurred
in the lowlands of Jake's Valley, 25
miles west of Ely, and filled up with
water, resulting already in the death
by drowning of 28 head of stock.
About a week ago, Supervisor
Mathias received a letter from
Ranger Rurke mentioning at that
time that crevices bad been noticed,
and that the caves In the earth had
filled with water. Since the receipt
of the letter, more crevices have ap
peared, and cattle drinking have;
fallen into the gashes and drowned.
In view or tne condition*, supervisor
Mathias Instructed Ranger Burke to
permit cattle to graze within the for
est limits at this time.
Ranger Burke told Supervisor
Mathias that the crevices are from
two to six feet In width, and In some
Instances 20 feet deep. He made no
mention as to length nor of an earth
quake having preceded the opening
of the ground. No Iobb resulting from
occurrence of the crevices other than
the drowning of cattle has been re
ported to the supervisor, who Is un
able to olfer an explanation of the
freak of nature in causing the rents
In the earth, and Is particularly puz
zled by the fact that water has filled
up the holes. However, It Is prob
i able that the water comes from a sub
terranean flow. Investigation Is to
be made.
CITY TRANSFER
TOM MKNK1, Prop.
Express sad baggage Leave orders
at Cascade Bar. Phone 120-X.J
> unnelly block. East Ely, Nevada.
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Dally Ex cap t So ad ay—Laaraa Baxt
Ely, North Baua4, 7:26 a a. Dally
Exeapt Sunday, I**raa Cobra. Sooth
Bound, 1:20 p. a.
DAILY SUBURBAN TRAINS
iat Ely tar Bly, A m.->
12:26; 4:20; 4:4#; 7:14; 4:26;
*:60; 11:24; 11:10;—p. m . 1:14;
2:24; 4:26; 4:26; 4:26; 7:24;
8:44; 2:40; 10:16.
Murray Street, Sly, for Saat Sly,
A. a. 11:11. 4:10, 0:16. 1:11. 1»:M,
P. a. 11:01; 1:10; 1:10; 1:10; 4:40
4: IS; 4:10; 7:40; 1:10; 1:10; 10:10
MINS TRAIN.
Leave Beat Sly, a. ■.—0:40;
11:30;—p a.. 4:10.
Leave Murray Street. Sly a. a.
0:10; 11:40;—p. a. 4:10.
Returning. Leave Mlaee, A ■■—
7:86; —p a., 1:16; 0:10.
RMBLTCR TRAINS.
Leave Murray Street, Sly a. a.
4:10; 10:#*: *. a. 1:14; 4:40; 10:10
Leave fast I21y, a. a.—4:40;
10:10;—». a. 1:40; 4:00; 10:10.
RSTURNING. USA VIC MeOILL.
A. a. 7:40; 10:60;—p. a.. 1:40;
0:00; >1:40.
WANTED
To lend money on Dlamondf,
Watches, Jewelry and all articles of
value. Hargrins in unredeemed
pledges at all times.
ELY COLLATERAL LOAN OFFICE