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I ""THE SILVER STATE NEWS |_ PIONEER MINING JOURNAL OF NORTHERN NEVADA—ESTABLISHED 1869 ; [ 93 7X111 ***** the selves state mews, Tuesday, September 7. 1909. nm • CMfgs [COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION The board of commissioners met in regular monthly session yesterday morning. Present, Chairman Blattner, Commissioners Stoker and McDeid. it being a legal holiday, an adjourn ment was taken until this morning. During tne forenoon the regular monthly batch of bills were allowed. Upon the report of J. F. Abel, deputy state superintendent of publie instruction, to the effect that all the teachers who bad signed a petition for a normal school, had given up the idea of attending, the order recently made by the board estblishing a county nor mal school, was revoked The state veterinarian having ex pressed a desire to address the board on matters connected with his depart ment, he was notified by wire that the board would give him a hearing tomor row. This afternoon the board is drawing 100 additional veniremen for the jury list. It is probable that the session will end tomorrow afternoon. ! -o-- ■-■■■■ GREAT MEN INDULGE IN ANCIENT PASTIME | (Special to anver mate News) SPOKANE, Waeh., Sept. 7.—“ Fly-j loo,” a game popularized by the Chi nese long before the advent of Con-! fueius and since then the pastime of the Filipinos, served to while away several hours for three members of the United 8tates senate, the head of a transcontinental railroad, his assist ant and chief of its legal department in the west at headquarters of the gov- j eminent irr»(?»t on project in Tieton canyon, near North Yakima, Wash., the other day, Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific Railway com pany, who “butted in” with coin borrowed from other players, after lo« iag his own, swept the boards and thus again added support to a superstition generaly accepted by the sporting fra ternity. 8enator Carter, of Montana, and Elliott started the game by placing lumps of sugar on the seat of a camp ebair. Each deposited a dime under the cube and waiting for the flies to pounce upon the esweets. the argument being that the first fly alighting on n cube declares its owner the winner of the pot. Carter was trimming Elliott to a frazle when Thomas Cooper, as sistant to the railway man, joined, still Carter continued to win. Elliott offer ed to bet big red apples, but the Mon tana senator declined. nenarors raynter, or iventuexy, and Chamberlain, of Oregon, then took hands and the former cleared up $1.50. \ Judge Reed, of Taeoma, also played in his loose change without as much as a look-in, when Elliott came back. Borrowing 30 cents from Senator Paynter, he won from the start and ended by taking all the money in sight. It is hinted that the secret of El liott’s success was due to soaking his cube in clover honey, also that he daubed his opponents’ lumps with ammonia; but that’s another story, l -»—«■ o—•—•—i NATIONAL LINE WILL BB IN OPERATION TUESDAY Manager H. L. Lundberg, of the, (Telephone company, announces that a force of men will be started the latter part of the week stringing the wires on the new line from Packard’s sta tion to National, a distance of about eight miles. It is expected that the line will be in working order by Tues day. The line from Winnemucca to Wil low Point is being rebuilt by stringing Vo. 12 wire which is two sizes larger than that being replaced. ADVERTISED LETTERS Remaining uncalled for in the Win nemucca postofflce for the week ending September 4, 1909: Geo. Margogos. Jim Mooney. Mr. W. C. Martin. O. D. Jones (2). Ronalda Ruoss Stone. Lawrence Dunbar. Michael Cadet. Don Angel Fore. Wm. 8. Piper. Mr. P. Norton. Albert P. Smith. Mrs. J. E. Ingals. These letters will be seat to the dead j letter ofliee Sept. 21, 1909, if not de livered before. In calling for the above, pleaae say ‘4 advertised, ’' giv ing date of liet. J, A. ROGERS, P. M. i MAY SELL BIG FIVE RANCH F. M. Lee, cashier of the Nixon National bank, Reno, was in Lovelock last week, with a party of prospective purchasers for the Big Five ranch, showing them over the property, of which he is one of the owners. The Big Five, which is one of the largest ranches of the state, is man aged by Commissioner H. Mtoker who is a one-sixth owner of the property. It contains 8,160 acres, of which 2,- ] 000 are under cultivation, grain and alfalfa being the principal crops. Wa ter for irrigation is taken from the Humboldt river, being stored in a res ervoir covering 1,100 acres, and the land has been leveled and ditched so that every acre of the entire ranch can be irrigated with little trouble. While it requires in the neighbor hood of a quarter of a million to han dle the deal, the eastern men were so faovrably impressed with the property, which was inspected in the midst of an abundant harevst, that it is prob able they will buy it. ---o NEW DELIVERY WAGONS FOR PROMINENT FIRMS Yesterday E. Reinhart & Co. receiv ed a consignment of a carload of Stude baker wagons and buggies, direct from the factory. Included in the number were two delivery wagons for the Big Store, the largest of which is the big gest wagon manufactured by the com pany, with apparently the capacity of a boxcar. The smaller one will be used for town delivery. Ebbett & Co. also recived a fine delivery wagon for their local trade. Should this firm’s busi ness continue to increase in the same proportion as for the past year, they will soon put on a duplicate of Rein hart ’s big wagon to handle their coun try trade - - o SOLDIERS GO THROUGH BN ROUTE TO MARE ISLAND Sunday’s No. 3 was in three sec tions and No. 5 two, the extra coaches containing soldiers en route from Fort Logan to ulare Island. The troops vere a portion of the regular infantry and included 774 men, 34 officers and about fifty women and children. — -o—> LOOKING UP ILLE GAL SALOONS Sheriff Ferrell, of Reno, arrived in town on No. 4 yesterday morning and left over the Western Pacific for the “front” on the morning train. The new line has now entered Washoe county, and it is reported that the Reno Sheriff is looking after persons selling liquor without license. ■■■■--o—>■■-.— NATIONAL OPERATOR MOVES FAMILY TO NEW CAMP J. A. Kirwin, a prominent National mining operator, arrived in town today from Chafey, accompanied by his family, and will leave for the north ern camp during the afternoon. Mr. Kirwin will take out a load of sup plies and will at once begin driving in 100-foot tunnel on the War Eagle group, of which he is the owner. Claims are being staged out very rap idly, the movement for the past week having been at a point about three miles west of town, along Three Mile •reek. -o rO ARGUE CASE REFORE STATE SUPREME COURT Next Saturday, the 11th, the case of P. H. Wolf against Humboldt county will be argued in the state supreme •ourt at Carson City. This is an appeal From a judgment obtained by plaintiff igainst the county in the district •ourt. L. G. Wilson, of counsel, will ippear fo rlaintiff and C. E. Robins for Humboldt county. -<1 CALLED TO TONOPAH RY ACCIDENT TO SISTER Mrs. W. G. Dwyer left for Tonopah Sunday evening, in response to a tele gram announcing an accident to her lister, Mrs. A. W. Card, in which the latter suffered a broken thigh. -o—•— The peach season will last but two sreeks longer. Ebbett & Co. are pre pared to supply their customers in any quantity with clings and freestones For canning purposes. « COMPLETE NATIONAL EX HIBIT FOR CONGRESS Consists of One Hundred Pounds of Rock Valued at Sixty Dollars Per Pound From the last shipment of high grade brought from National last week 50 pounds were reserved for the exhibit at the National Mining con gress, which will convene at Goldfield on the 27th inst. Included in the lot was one piece weighing 35 pounds. The exhibit, which will weigh about 100 pounds, is now complete, and will be shipped from the vaulth of the First National bank on the 24th or 25th, in time to be put in place before the opening day. The average value of the entire lot is estimated at $60 per pound, and it is probable that it will prove to be the richest hundred pounds of ore on exhibition. It was all taken from the Combination lease of the National Mining Company of Nevada. ALL BUT ONE GRADE TO OPEN THURSDAY The public school will be opened for the fall term on Thursday morning, all except the second grade, which will not open until next Monday morning. All the teachers, including Professor Griffin, are on hand, and it was the in tention to begin in all the grades on Thursday morning, but it has become necessary to postpone work in the sec ond grade, owing to the failure of the contractors to have the improvements in that grade’s room completed in time. ---—o FREIGHT MOVEMENTS AT SOUTHERN PACIFIC STATION Since Saturday the following var load lots have been received at the Southern Pacific station: For E. Reinhart ft Co., a car each of oeer, sugar, barley and wagons. Summerfield ft Pearce, a ear of oats. Western Pacific, 28 cars of material. Yesterday the First National bank shipped a carload of wool to Judd-Root company, Hartford, Conn. -o- - - DELIVERS 3,000 HEAD OF SHEEP AT GOLCONDA Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Harvey, who had been in town for several days, re turned to their home at Paradise Sun day. They came over from Golconda the latter part of the week, where Mr. Harvey superintended the delivery of 3,000 head of sheep, sold by his father, J. R. Harvey, to James Cotton, buyer for the Wlestem Meat company. ASSESSOR LEONARD’S REPORT FOR iRONTH OF AUGUST Today Assessor Leonard submitted his report to the county commissioners of taxes collected for the month of August, as follows: Poll tax—Winnemucca, $324; Goleon da, $24; Paradise, $63; total poll tax collected, $411. An appended report showed bullion taxes collected for the week ending September 4, as follows: Seven Troughs Mining company, $12.84, on bullion valued at $885.73; Seven Troughs Therian Gold Mines Co., $38.00, on bullion valude at $2, 536.15; National Mining Company of Nevada, $82.67, on output valued at $5,511.56; total bullion taxes collected for the week, $133.51. -o—■— RTUERN8 FROM SEATTLE IMPROVED IN HEALTH Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Muller and daughter Katherine returned Sunday from a visit to the Sound country, where they went for the benefit of Mr. Muller’s health. While in Seattle the party visited the exposition. Mr. Muller returns much improved in health. —.-o--— COMES TO OPEN GOLDEN RULE STORE SATURDAY R. Ww Stevens, manager of the Gold en Rule store, arrived from Evans ton, Wyoming, Sunday, and is busily engaged, with a force of clerks, in getting things in shape tor opening up on Saturday. ( ■ ■ o TAKES POSITION IN RIG STORE GROCERY DEPARTMENT W. M. Hardwick, of San Francisco, has taken a position in the grocery de partment of E. Reinhart & Co. «■ o - RETURNS FROM VACATION SPENT IN MISSOURI Misses Ruth Stewart and Norma Ed ion have returned from a three months’ vacation spent principally in Missouri. i OPENING OF NIXON POSTPONED Manager H. A. Williams, of the Nixon opera house, is in receipt of a letter from the Anna Cleveland com pany announcing that they will be un able to reach Winneinueca before the middle of October. In consequence^ the opening of the season has been postponed until a good show can be booked. — --o INLAND EMPIRE CANDIDATE FOB AVIATION MEET SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 7.—One hundred thousand dollars in cash prizes and adequate fields for trials are guaranteed by the Spokane cham ber of commerce to the Aero club of America to have the international avi ation meet of 1910 near Spokane or in any part of the Inland Empire, pro vided the Wrights, Curtiss, Bleriot, Paulham and birdmen of equal note are entered in the contests. L. G. Monroe, secretary of the eom ' mercial organization, who has just I submitted a proposition, embracing I the foregoing, to the board of direet iods of the Aero club, said: “The fact that New York does not appear to have a ‘cinch’ on the com ' ing meet leads ns to believe that Spo I kane’s proposition will receive careful consideration. Many of our 900 mem I hers are willing to subscribe to the $100,000 fund and we have assurances from others, so there will not be the least difficulty in raising the amount in a short time. Spokane is ready to make good.’’ — — ■ -... .... — RETURN FROM SUMMER’S TRIP TO OLD CONUTRY Yesterday morning Mrs. Mary Cor reeeo and daughters, Cecil and Charles tina, Peter Pedroli and young son re turned from Europe, where they had visited their old home in Switzerland and other points. -o REOOERVS HER REASON AND RESUMES JOURNEY Mrs. Eliza E. James, who was taken from train No. 3 a week ago last night, suffering from temporary insanity, was so much improved Sunday that she was allowed to resume her jour ney. The lady left on No. 3 Sunday evening for her original destination at Oakland. -o RETURNS FROM VACATION SPENT ON THE COAST Justin Hofman, manager of the Mor ris Hofuian & Co. store, returned Sun day from a three weeks’ vacation spent in San Prancisco and other coast points. -—o— NEW RECEPTION QUESTS TO GO ON FISH DIET The guests of the New Reception ex pect to be placed on a strictly fish diet for the balance of tne season. Today Dave Cordano toon out a fishing license. -o CHAFEY COUPLE RETURN FROM EASTERN TRIP Mr .and Mrs. G. W. Mason, who are residing at Chafey, returned last ev ening from an etxended trip to the east. -—o ‘ ■ * • - RETURNS FROM VISIT TO MORMON CAPITAL Mrs. C. E. Robins and sister. Miss Helen Wright, returned Sunday from a two weeks’ visit to Salt Lake City. -o Tokcv, Muscat and Rose of Peru grapes, in any quantity and at right prices at Ebbett & Co’s. ( COMMERCIAL CLUB NEEDED 0000000000000000 0 With the prospect of a railroad 0 0 from the north coming directly 0 0 to Winnemucca, which will tap 0 0 the rich coal and oil deposits of 0 0 southeastern Oregon, affording 0 0 cheap fuel, it will then be possi- 0 0 ble to estblish certain lines of 0 0 manufacturing here. 0 0 Winnemucca is in a command- 0 0 ing position as a distributing cen- 0 0 ter. This will be strengthened 0 0 and increased four-fold with the 0 0 completion of the Tdaho railroad, 0 0 which will be the only north and 0 0 south line between Ogden and the 0 0 coast. Newspapers, even outside 0 0 Nevada, have recently been dis- 0 0 cussing the possible future of 0 0 Winnemucca, owing to the in- 0 0 evitable approaching conditions. 0 0 Isn’t is about time for the 0 0 business men of Winnemucca to 0 0 take some action towards form- 0 0 ing a Commercial clubf 0 0 'Wake up! This is 1909. 0 00000000000000000 -- V/ ENGINE AND Si'EEL RAILS FOR MAFLOWER LEASE R. M. Edmunds left for National this morning, accompanied by F. L. Tar box, connected with the government paymaster’s department. Mr. Edmunds has a force of men working on the Mayflower lease, which adjoins the rich mine of the National company on the north, and has sent up engine and steel rails for use in the tunnel now being driven -o ■ I EXPECTED HOME FROM M. E. CONFERENCE TOMORROW Rev. J. M. Wilson,, who attended the Methodist conference at Carson City, is expected to arrive home tomorrow afternoon. The popular pastor’s con gregation and many friends learned with pleasure that he had been re turned to Winnemucea for another year. .. O’ LARGE SHIPMENT OF LAMBS FROM GOLCONDA Today Harguindeguy & Co. shipped 3,000 head of lambs from Golconda to California, where they will oe fattened .for the market. -o— SHANGHAI NEVADA PRINTER Alfred E. McCarthy, son of State Printer McCarthy, in in the city this week and has in his possession a let ter from a member of Explorer Am undsen ’s crew concerning a planned trip to the north pole and asking him to be one of the members of the crew of Amundsen ’s ship. Young McCarthy had quite a strange experience in 1907-1908 and could write a book on his adventures that would probably put many of the late novels in the shade. Going from Touopah to San Fran cisco early in 1907 he met a young man who led him on to the water front. Be ing in search of adventure he signed up to go on what he believed to be a fishing cruise, but which was in reality a whaling expedition into the Arctic ocean. He was taken on board the steam whaler Karluk under the com mand of Captain J. A. Wing. He left San Francisco harbor on March 11th, 1907, and from then until he returned to San Francisco in November, 1908, kept a log of the ship for himself and companions. According to this log, which is now in the possession of a Gazette man, nearly all hands were sea sick for the first four days out and the writer of the log, A. E. McCarthy, wished that he was with McGintv at the bottom of the sea. Finally this sea sickness pass ed. however, and all the members of the crew who had suffered began to en joy the ocean, despite the hard work they nad bargained for. The members of this crew sailed into waters above the 76th parallel and spent some time in that frozen region hunting seal and polar hears. Their experienves were certainly exciting and every exciting incident is register ed in McCarthy’s log. McCarthy states that as yet he has not decided whether he will go into the north again or not. He claims that the Nevada climate looks pretty good to him after that exciting trip into the north on a whaler.—Gazette. » BEGIN ON GERLOCK TERMINAL This morning a force of men was started excavating for the Western Pacific roundhouse and turntable at Gerlock, the first divsiion west of Win nemncca, located three miles this side of Deep Hole, the original site chosen by the company for its passenger division. It is estimated that it will require three months to finish the buildings at this point. It is reported that the owners of the Gerlock ranch donated the land needed by the company and that they have laid out a townsite on land adjoining the railroad Water for the town and railroad will be piped in from the hills a distance of nine miles. WILL ILLUMINATE CIT Y DURING GREAT GATHERING The committee,consisting of Maurice Sullivan, Ole Elliott, Arthur Weber, Charles Evans and Mike Calahan, in charge of arrangements for entertain ment to be afforded visitors in Gold field during the Mining congress week, have about completed plans as well as collecting a goodly sum to defray ex penses. It is proposed to confine the forms of entertainment to the evenings dur ing the week and afternoon of Satur day, October 2. Also on the first and second Sundays of the important period events of interest will take place. By this arrangement the com mittee feels that the work of the con gress will not be interfered with and the visitors, between sessions, be af forded a good time and see Goldfield looking its liveliest. In the first place there is going to be plenty of light on the scene when the shades of night have fallen. On Main and Columbia streets and intersecting avenues, thousands of incandescent lights will make the down town por tion look particularly gay. Several bands will be engaged to discourse music during the evenings and with the other attractions the time when the congress is not in recess will be i passed merrily. The big night will be Saturday night when one of Goldfield’s special brand of a Mardi Gras will be pulled off, con sisting of a street parade, the partici pants made up “to beat the band.” j In the afternoon of Saturday a drill ing contest will be conducted at the corner of Main and Crook streets. A j grand ball will also be one of the 1 events of the week. There will not be too much enter j tainmeut but just enough to please and not interfere with the important work of the congress.—Goldfield News. -u | PROMINENT CHATEY PEOPLE LEAVE POE HOME | Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Ostroff, who have been visiting in town since Sat urday, will leave for their home in I Ohafey on No. 3 this evening. During his brief stay, with the able assistance j of Drs. Samuels and Mangan, Dr. Os troff performed two delicate opera tions. This morning Edna, the aix year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Diess, was subjected to the sur i geon’s knife, while yesterday a son of | Fred Hummell, of Bottle Mountain, was the patient. Both rallied from i the effects of their operation and are getting along in a highly satisfactory manner. —*-o--■ . LOCAL EEXEPA O. E. Foyle, foreman of the Southern Pacific roundhouse at Imlay, was in town last evening. Trainmaster Easton, of the South ern Pacific, was seen on our streets yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Smith return ed Saturday from Seattle. M. Reinhart left for Golconda on No. 4 this morning and is expected home on No. 3 this evening. Scott Haynes, who had been in town for several days, left this morning for Barber canyon. Jack Humphries, the Mill City min ing man who had been in town for the past week for the purpose of hav ing his eye treated, returned to Mill City today. Mrs. Bert Cubos left for Barber canyon today, to join her husband, who is mining at that place. R. Barry, of the Bullhead ranch, was in towu Saturday night. Miss Bessie Stout, who has been vis iting with her sister, Mrs. W. L. Samuels, for the past several days, re turned to Lander on No. 6. ibis after noon. m