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LOCAL-PERSONAL Happenings of a Day in the District THE WEATHER. Government Forecast: Fair today. GUILD MEETING. The Ladies’ Guild of St. Bartholo mew's church held its semi-monthly meeting yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. F. D. Baker, on High street. WANTS TO BE CITIZEN. Max Gentili, an Austrian, of Riepe town, yesterday filed with the clerk of the district court a petition for naturalization as a citizen of the United States. FILES PETITION. Mrs. Jane Griswold, of Cherry Creek, administratrix of the estate of her late husband, William J. Griswold, filed in the district court yesterday a petition for her appoint ment as guardian of her six little children, who are heirs of the estate. DISMISSES ACTION. Following the fixing of June 1st as Its date of trial by Judge Mitchell in the district court yesterday, Severin Erstad, through his attorney, Charles R. Reeves, dismissed his suit for di vorce against his wife, Almina Ers tad, in which cruelty was alleged. “HOOKED” BY PEALES. According to a deed filed yester day, Ed. M. Rutledge, publisher of the American Home Journal at Dal las, Texas, has been “hooked” to the tune of $500 by Rembrandt H. and Mayme C. Peale, the notorious “peelers” of Salt Lake City, for four lots in the Peale sagebrush farm ad dition (?) to Ely City. HEARS ARGUMENTS. Arguments were heard by Judge Mitchell In the district court yester day on the appeal from the Justice court in the case of George R. Greene, sentenced last Saturday to pay a fine of $75 and serve 30 days in jail, following his conviction on the charge of carrying concealed weapons. The hearing was continued until 4 o'clock this afternoon. Green was released on a bond of $250, pending a decision on the appeal. Phone S3-K when wanting taU7idry called tor and work will be satisfac torily done by the Troy laundry. DECISION RENDERED. Judge Mitchell, in the district court, yesterday rendered a decision in favor of the plaintiff in the action of W. E. Billings, on an assigned claim of C. E. Webber & Co., of San Erancisco, against J. E. and H. E. Schraven. to recover damages in-the sum of $1,000, alleged to have been sustained by a breach of contract for 1 furnishing the furniture and fixtures for the new courthouse building. Judge Mitchell gave the plaintiff judgment in the sum of $984.05, and costs of the action. CLASSIFIED MVEBTISEWEHTS FIRST-CLASS SOLICITOR WANTED at East Ely Gorcery. tf FOR RENT—ONE 6 ROOM HOUSE modern; one four-room house, modern. Ely Securities Co. -r --— WATCHES If you are looking for an ac curate timepiece let us show you our standard movements. glark a mm ELY :: :: EAST ELY Try Our Special Perfume Thelma Delicate and Lasting Steptoe Drug Co. UP-TO-DATE PHARMACY ELY, EAST ELY & McGILL VISITS PROPERTY. Sheriff Al. Butler, accompanied by R. H. Hastie, went to the Duck Creek district yesterday on a visit of inspection to the Butler and Truckee property. BACK HOME AGAIN. Roy Rigsby returned home last night after a month's visit to Jar bidge, where he has extensive Inter ests. OFF FOR LAKE. J. k. Marks, of the Marks-Talbott | company, will be an outgoing pas senger this morning on a business visit to Salt Lake City. STATE OFFICIALS HERE. State Auditor W. B. I.igon, of Car son City, and Bullion Tax Collector J. L. Considlne, of Reno, arrived in Ely last night on business. They ex pect to remain in the district several days. WILL VISIT WARD. Mrs. W. S. Elliott and Miss Annie F. Barry leave this morning for Ward, where they will remain until Sunday as the guests of Mrs. Lane Pearl, wife of Superintendent Pearl, of the Nevada United property. LEAVES FOR ( ARSON. City Jailer “Pink" Jackson depart ' ed yesterday morning for Carson City to appear as a witness before the i Federal grand Jury in the case of John Kiou, a Chinaman of Ely, ac I cused of selling liquor to an Indian. ■ ■ — T'ME EXTENDED. The time for the final payment of the special sewer tax of $25 per lot was extended from May 20th to June 1st by Ely city council at its regular session last night. It also authorized the city clerk to advertise for bids for the grading of Mill street a distance of 2,400 feet south from the railroad tracks on Clark street. The session, for the most part, was consumed by the transaction of routine business. RE-TRIAL ORDERED. In a decision announced yesterday. Judge Mitchell, of the district court, remanded back to the Justice court ! for re-trial the suit of Dr. A. F. Adams against R. H. Hastie to collect $155, alleged to be due for medical services. Dr. Adams was given judg ment in the justice court last Decem ber on the pleadings. The decision, sending the case back to the Justice court, was made on the ground that there are no statutory provisions for a judgment on the pleadings in the justice court. ARTICLES FILED. Attorney G. A. McElroy yesterday filed with the county clerk the ar ticles of incorporation of the Ameri can Machinery and Export company, capitalized for $50,000, divided into 500 shares of the par value of $100 [each. The principal office of the com [ pany will be in Ely, while the place I of business will be in Tientsin, China. The company will conduct a general machinery business. The Incorpora tors are: A. P. Peck, John L. Dob bins and Warren A. Seavey, all of Tientsin, China. “COMET” STRIKES. A "comet,” but not Halley’s wan derer, struck Ely at 9:30 o’clock last night. For a time, residents of the town who heard the great detonation i were very uneasy and their faces as sumed lengthy proportions. It was quickly discovered, however, that the striking of the "comet" was all a Joke, and that Billie Lawrence, M. F. Rickard, Joe Gilbert and Bill Rob erts were the perpetrators. They climbed to the topmost point on the Ely Centennial hill, north of town, and set ofT ten pounds of dynamite, an equal amount of “red fire” and a half dozen skyrockets simultaneous ly. _ NORTHERN HOTEL ARRIVALS. W. Kerans, George H. Martin, San Francisco; J. Gravelle and wife, McGill; W. B. Ligon, Carson; J. L. Considine, Reno. CNiyiE 1*01.NTS INVOLVED IN DAMAGE SI IT. (Continued From Page Three.) yards from every highway crossing until he arrives at the road, and to simultaneously check and keep checking the speed of his train, so as to stop in time should any person or thing be crossing the track on the highway. The railroad contends that the statute imposes an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce. It is said, for Instance, that It would require 12 hours for a train to run from Atlanta to Macon, Ga., a dis tance of about 100 miles, If the stat ute were obeyed strictly. Reuben R. Arnold, for Mrs. King, claims that the constitutionality of the law was not attacked properly. Furthermore, If the railroads would avoid the consequence of the law, he says, they may eliminate grade cross ings. He suggests that the law Is a valid exercise of the police power and should be applicable to an Interstate train, just as much as to a local train, because the one Is just as dan gerous to life and property In run ning over grade crossings as the other. DOING WORK IN Wild) HORSE CANYON. Two big freight outfits are slowly wending their way across the desert with the machinery for the Fresno Development company property In Seven Trough district and the hoist | will be unloaded and a large force of ! men engaged in erecting it In record time. In the two weeks that have elapsed since work was started on the J. & 15. group In Wild Horse Horse canyon a raise to surface of 40 feet has been run, a wagon road to the mine built, the excavating done and I I the foundations laid for the machin ery. According to John Mctilvney, the general manager, the pace now set will be beaten by the men in the shaft. The general outlook for Wild Horse canyon is exceptionally good. With the North Pole at work in ore just to the west of the J. & B. and Fresno company opening up their territory at a depth of 500 feet an incipient boom is likely to be created. As the J. & H. property, the Wild Bull and the Golden Horseshoe, all lie on the same vein the water prob lem w'hich has proved so vexatious to the companies operating alone, will be easily solved with all working in conjunction and the probability Is that both of the latter companies will resume operations before the middle of the year. Both the Wild Bull and the Golden Horseshoe were in ore when forced to suspend by the flow of water.—Reno Gazette. Will Not Fight Reduction in Rates — “No, there is perfect unanimity j between the railroad and the comrais I sion as to the cuts." Such were the words used by Gen eral Manager L. G. Cannon, of the | Nevada Northern railroad, upon his | return last night from Carson City, when asaed whether or not his com pany would fight the order of the Ne- j \ vada Railroad Commission for a gen era! reduction of 22% per cent in the freight rates over the line. Mr. Cannon explained that the railroad company and commission j had been corresponding for some time relative to a reduction in the freight rates. Mr. Cannon held sev eral conferences during recent j months with the members of the com- j mission, and. as an outcome, that body submitted to the railroad a proposal of a general reduction of 22% per cent. The matter was thor oughly gone into by Mr. Cannon and he informed the members of the com mission at their session in Carson Monday that he agreed with them as to the reduction. Mr. Cannon explained last night that it will be fifty or sixty days be fore the reduction of rates will go into effect, as that length of time will i be required to make the changes in the tariffs and to circulate them among the company's agents. Mr. Cannon explained that the re-1 duction will not affect the rates on the transportation of ore from the district, stating that they would re main the same as at present, which meets with the approval of the rail road commission. As an illustration of how the re duction will affect the freight rates, Mr. Cannon spoke of the first and fifth class rates from Salt Lake City I to East Ely. At present, the first- I named rate is $1.80 while the fifth (the carload rate used by merchants in shipping in their goods) is $1.17. | Under the new schedule, the former will be $1.52 and the latter will be 98 cents. Trial of Suit; Against Club Postponed At the request of District Attorney Charles R. Reeves and with the con sent of the attorneys of the defend ant and Judge Mark Averlll, of Tono pah, who will come to Ely to hear the action, Judge Mitchell, in the district court, yesterday postponed the trial of the suit of White Pine County against the University Club, to col lect $377.50 alleged to be due as ar rearages for retail liquor licenses during the last two years, from 8 o’clock tonight until 10 a. m., Friday, the 27th instant. District Attorney Reeves asked for the postponement for the reason that he has been summoned to appear be fore the Federal grand jury at Car son City tomorrow as a witness in the case of John Kiou, a Chinaman, of Ely, held at the county Jail on a charge of selling liquor to «n Indian. Reeves and Constable Dave McLean, also a witness in the case, will leave on this morning's train for Carson, inuring the absence of Mr. Reeves, Attorney Richard A. McKay will act as deputy district attorney of the county. THE UNK AND PIN MATTERS MADE OF RECORD Documents Filed and Other Business Transacted at the Court House. t ' • Dan Smilaniek yesterday recorded a deed conveying from himself to his; mother, Mrs. Ella Smilaniek, title to j a one-fourth interest in the Lucky Strike. Lucky Strike Nos. 1, 2 and 4 | claims, Robinson district, the con sideration being named at $10. J. R. Ferry recorded a certificate of j location for the Sewell Extension j claim, Regan district. B. W. Coleman recorded a certifi cate of redemption of the property of the Ely Giroux Copper company, sold to satisfy a judgment of $379.07 secured by H. R. Plate in the district court. FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS. Mr. Taft has traveled around the world and all over this country, but he was never in a railroad disaster as serious, as the smash-up of the Administration's Interstate Com merce bill.— New York World. Hell may lie full of politicians, as Dr. Parkhurst says, but doubtless there is room for one or two more.— St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Very little red fire was burned on the anniversary of the battle of Manila. It's a busy world, my mas ters.—Baltimore News. Now it is Secretary Knox, who complains of newspaper criticism. This Administration is either unduly sensitive or very uneasy in its con science.—Providence Journal. We do not care a rap how long Congress stays in session, and shall fight the attempt being made to pre cipitate an adjournment. This is the kind of congress we like. It does nothing. The next one might.—Rich mond Times-Dispatch. For a man who has done nothing wrong it takes Ballinger a long time to explain.—Charleston News and Courier. A husband complains to a magis trate that his wife treats him like a dog. If he gets the treatment that women usually give their dogs he's luckier than most husbands. New York Herald. "Is the tariff a moral issue?” asks the Baltimore Sun. Is horse-stealing? Is burglary? Is plckpocketry?— Louisville Courier-Journal. If Halley’s comet had not come so far to see us, no doubt it would turn back with hurt feelings because of the vastly larger Interest there is in the coming of Teddy. New York Press. The Federal Circuit court at Rich mond dismissed the receivership pro ceedings against the Brogan Cotton Mills, of Anderson, S. C. James Vincent, arrested at Port Arthur, Ont., on (barges of alleged connection with the white slave traf fic, was jailed at Bemldji, Minn. Notes of Rail and Shop at East Ely Engineer Hob Cunningham wilt accept a position in a millinery store to pose as a wax model. Hrakeman Roy Hood, who has been in the Nevada Northi rn employ for the past two years, has resigned his position and will go dry farming in the northern part of the stale. Under the supervision of Stone Mason Harvey, a large bay window is being cut in the drafting office, ad joining Master Mechanic Smith's of fice, to enlighten the master me chanic. Engineer King Dodo located a covey of young coyotes near High Line Junction and sometime near midnight last night chaperoned a party of fortune seekers to the spot, but the coyotes got wind of their coming and heat it. HUSBAND BRAVELY ACCUSED. Held on Charge of Trying to Make Wife ‘'White Slave." NEW YORK, May 18.—On a technical charge of vagrancy, Philip P. Gunther, who says he is a com mission broker, today was held in $500 bail for further examination. According to Detective Pltssimmons, wno made the arrest, Gunther tried to make a "white slave" of his wife. He is alleged to have caused her to be held a prisoner at Philadelphia, from where she escaped and came to this city. The detective told the magistrate that Mrs. Gunther told him that she was in a house in Callowhill street several days when a negro porter, to whom she told her story, assisted her to escape. She went to the Broad street Station and took a train for New York. Gunther emphatically denied the story. He cried during the short proceedings and Insisted that his arrest was due to spite work. Charles A. Carver, the former Yale intercollegiate strength record holder, was acquitted of wife aban donment at Chicago. K Have You Seen New Creations? from the Pickard Studios of Chicago? They are the greatest de signers and decorators of Hand-Painted China in the country. We now have on display a full line of this beautiful China at moderate prices. You are cordially Invited to come in and inspect this se lection. W. H. BISHOP JKWKLKR. KLY McCILL •‘Quality’' < > i • i; The Ely Theatre :: PROGRAM CHANGES ii < > < i JI Sunday, Tuesday aud Thursday. ] | o ——————— , . < > It II Program for Thursday, ;; ;; Friday and Saturday ;; < > . i 0 "The Ministers Daughter" a |I (Now Edison Issue) < > < > ' > "The Widow" «> 1 - o i > "Hansel and tiretchel" i > II (Famous Fairy Tale Series) |J o o '' "A Woman's Wit" <• |I (Feature) |[ i> i ► 0 - i; • , . Illustratisl songs hy ,, <| Mr. B. C. Durham! 11 "I’m Not Afraid of the Police- 11 < > man" 11 < > ii , > “Someone Knows" , , 1 > ii 1' Don’t miss the all feature 1 11 bill on Sunday. I I i > _ i i , , i | ,i ,i, |i .... ..ii ag , , 11 • Quality ” I I 11 >♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦• Many speculators think It a great hardship that they have to sit down and wait for the crops to grow.— New York Evening Post. ELY NATIONAL BANK A. B. WITCHER, Pres. ALBERT HEUSSERVice-Pres. JOHN WEBER, Cashier LSTADTEELD, Ass t Cash TINGLEY BLOCK ■ .1 ■!— , , ■ - I ■ ■ ■ -- ELY, NEVADA WHICH WILL YOU PLANT? Cheap trees, grown by unskilled nurserymen, or will you plant Stark Trees, the best trees that modern nursery science can produce and insure yourself a highly productive and profitable orchard? “Stark Trees are the Best Trees Grown” Is tbe unanimous op:nion of orchardisls in all parts of the country—the thousands ol letters in our Ales prove it. This year our stock is better than ever. Never before in our history of 84 years have we out in our packing houses such fine trees as have come to us this fall from our nine branch plants These trees are absolutely dependable, quality the very finest; in fact, we challenge comparison and competition. Stark I rees have been proven and tested for many years by orchardisls in all parts of the West and Southwest and our trade in that wondrous section is increasing each season. Stark Delicious Apple 1 Brings 50% More Than Grimes or Jonathan 1 in quality, size and color, Delicious long ago proved itself Ihe queen of all quality apple*. This year haa seen its grestatt triumph, which you will understand by reading (his letter. • H. WOODS CO., Commission Merchants, Chicago. Lost yr.r we secured one car of Delicious and sold ifirm in CbirUn end Urge Eastern t it us at 4(11 more than other varieties wc wrrr handling SI that lime. We arc selling Delicious (hit year si SOX more Ilian Jonathan, Grime. Golden, Rome Beauty, Ale lander, ru We have lound Delicious lo be iu»l what particular people want in a fine table apple, if bring neither lor, swart nor too sour, s fine looker, and has good keeping qualities. Delicious should head tne list ol all hne apples.’' Signed. C. W. Wilincroth. Treasurer Can You Afford to be Without an Apple Making Sueh a Record? If you have never seen or lasted this variety, wc will gladly send you a bo* containing ihtec specimens if you will pay the el press charges. W c make no charges for the fruit. After you have received the apples, retain the receipt you gel from the express company and we accept it ns that much cash on the first order lo' trees you send in. This offer for free specimens is also good lor such of our other leaders as, Stayman Winesap, Senator. Black Ben, Spitzenburg etc., etc., as long as the supply lasts. Other Stark Leaders for Western Planters Betides Delicious, out varieties such as King David, Senator, Stayman Winesap, Black Ben, etc., are making good everywhere and commanding highest prices. Muir, Lovell, Levy Cling, Crawford, F.lbcrta and Krummel peach are extra hne tl.is year -trees are the finest we have ever seen. In Apricot, such sorts as Royal, Blenheim and Tilton arc extra choice. Bartlett, Comice, F.aiterBeurre pea:, etc., are excellent; in fact our whole line of general nursery stock is most complete and unex celled. The prices are right too. And remember that every Stark Tree has our reputation of 84 years behind it. rim/mn KrtLm "ur nurseries at Portland. N. Y I in the very heart ol the btnous Chautauqua Grape Belt) are simply VJrrttUC V HlvS perfection tbss year. The aeason lias been Isvurslile to growth and perfect vines with unsurpassed roots n the rs r . ... . roeato. Our .lock include. .11 standard varieties •• well as Ihe 8isrk l.eadeis ss Eclipse, Mom Lilly. Wnrdaa. Wilder, Banner, Diamond, Niagatt, Lutie, Lindley, Norton, Gynthiana, etc., etc. Out Gooscl.cn> uud Uurrant arc also grown at our Portland nurseries --SKH1 will find them the best that money will buy. Here is What Your Fellow Orchardisls Say About Stark Trees j Delicious apple Is a surprise to me; the proof of tbe pudding ie the eating.' There are thousand* of acres of poor varieties act out in tki* ♦alley, and they will find it out a few years hence. "—A. R. Taeple. Chaves Co., New Meiico. The ION treee you sent roc were very fine. Jonathan, very nice, even growth; Grimes end King David, the best lot of trees I have ever plant- | Ol, without exception all are living.—Hon. Parker Earle, Es-Pres I Am. Pomologictl Society, Chives Co., New Mriico. ( received your trees in good shape, end it is the finest lot of trees I have ever seen.—Julius Wellenhausen. Cochise Co., Arisons. ! Trees obtained of you have been true lo neme, all have grown and done well — H. S Gilbert, Humboldt Co.. Nevada. Bought trees of voe lour years ago and sm well pleased I hive the best orcherd in the neighborhood. Of the 270 tree. I bought last winter three died, the rest doing fine. Were on the road 31 days and I never saw trees in better condition. -J. D. Urh.n, Stonewall Co., Teas. Yf pfH* | feg\fxfv The experience of ihe moil successful orchardisls everywhere, especially in the weal, have proven that one-year trees arc best because they are more adaptable, health ier, make quicker and stronger growth, conic into bearing younger and are fhe most prolific producers. To meet the creasing demand for one-year trees, we are clearing millions each scnsonitnd this year a finer lot of trees were never dug from the nursery row. Clean, straight, well-rooted, these trees form the best basis for the ideal commercial orchard. Send us your list of wants. We Pay Freight and Guarantee Safe Delivery We also bos and pack free and these points conpled with fhe fact that we have fast daily refrigerator freight serrio* tinirci the buyer that hia trees will reach him in the same lino condition in which they left us If you do not know Stark Trees, write today for our catalog and price lints also for our Delicious Booklet—a new booklet which is very interesting to every fruit grower. All seal free. Address, Western Department of Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo. U. S. A.