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Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
An interesting Legal Point.

The Carson News says that one OF the
most interesting cases that has engrossed
the legal minds of western Nevada in
years is one that will be tried in Genoa
in the near future.
On the 18th of March, 1888, Samuel
Singleton, of Genoa, decided to his wife,
Rebecca Singleton, in consideration OF
love and affection, all his real estate and
personal property wherever. The deed
was recorded in Douglas county, on the
2nd of December, 1888. A clause IN the
deed was as follows:
This conveyance to be of force and
effect at and upon the event Of my death
the said Rebecca Singleton. my wife,
surviving me-"
Singleton died on November 6, 1S9S'
and his wife died November 13th-one
week later.
Before his death Samuel Singleton
made will in which he gave all his es-
tate. real and personal, to his wife for
her natural life and upon her death all
of his estate was to go to his sister Mrs.
Scossa of Alpine county, California.
Mis-. Scossa was appointed the execu-
trix of the will, c. w. Dake was appoint
ed administrator of the estate of Rebecca
Singleton. The legal question involved
is whether or not this property goes
to Mrs Scossa, the legatee in the will
or to the heirs of Rebecca Singleton.
The contention of Mrs Scossa will be
F that the conveyance to Mrs. Rebecca
Singleton by her husband was testimen-
tary in its character and not deed and
being testimentary could be revoked by
Singleton and having revoked it the
property would go according to the pro-
visions of The last will
The heirs OF Mrs. Singleton contend
that the conveyance was deed and that
clause in the deed merely postponed the
full enjoyment and a present interest
vested in the grantee and that Samuel
Singleton having died before his wife,
the deed to her became absolute upon
his death and that at her decease the
property vested in her heirs. The estate
amounts to about $4,000 or $4,000.
The attorneys in the case are W. D.
Virgin for Mrs. Scossa; P. N. Packard
for the absent heirs of Samuel Singleton
NJ. Turner for administrator OF Rebecca
Singleton and Torreyson Il Summerfeld
representing the absent and nonresident
heirs Of Rebecca Singleton.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
The Newspaper Law.

l. All subscribers who do not give ex-
press notice to the contrary are consid-
cred wishing to continue their subscrip-
ton.
g. II subscribers order the discontinue
ance OF their periodical the publisher
may continue to send it until all arrear-
ages are paid.
g. If Subscribers refuse or neglect to
take their periodicals from the Office to
which they are directed, they are respon-
sible until they haYe settled their bills
and ordered them discontinued.
L. Subscribess moving to other places
without informing the publisher, and the
papers are sent to the former address,
they are held responsible.
6. The courts have decided that re-
fusing to take periodicals from the Office
or removing and leaving them uncalled
for, is prima facie evidence OF intended
fraud.
6. II subscribers pay in advance they
are bound to give notice at the end OF
the time they do not wish to continue
taking it, and the subscriber will be re-
sponsible until an express notice with all
arrearages are sent to the publisher
z. The latest postal laws are such that
newspaper publishers can arrest anyone
for fraud who takes paper and refuses
to pay for it.
Under the law the man who allows his
subscription to run along some time I'M
paid, and then orders the postmaster to
mark it srefused" and have postal card
sent notifying the publisher, leaves him
self liable to arrest and 6ne, the same as
toy theft,
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
The New Years Rail.

Anyone who enjoys dancing and failed
to attend the ball last Friday evening
missed treat. In the early hours Of the
evening the hall was uncomfortabl,
crowded. The party was composed prin-
cipally of young folk, and strange to say
but comparatively few from the East
Fork were present, though Gardnervillf
was well represented. Couples from
Markleeville, Genoa, Carson, and in fact
the whole surrounding country were
present. Prof. Taylor was at his best,
and the inspiring music gave added zest
to dancing. The supper WAS symphony
in turkey and all it's alluring assesoriee.
and called for highest praite, from the
great throng OF guests. The affair was
managed under the auspices OF the
"Gardnerville Forum" new order, and
every plan was carried out to perfection.
The prizes for the best waltzing couple
were awarded to David Fountain and
partner, and for the schottische, to L. T.
Franklin and partner. At daylight the
merry crowd departed, weary but sat
isfed
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
Fosters Forecast.

Fosters last bulletin gave forecasts o
the storm wave to cross the contineni
from the 21st TO the 25th. The next vii
reach the Pacific coast about the 26th
cross the west of the Rockies country b,
tho close of the 9th, great central val
ieys 18th, to Both, Eastern states 31st.
Warm wave will cross west OF the
Rockies country abont 26th, great cen
tral valleys 18th. Eastern states Both
Cool wave will cross west of the Rockies
country about 29th, great central valleys
2lst, Eastern states January End.
The first few days Of January will
bring general warm wave east of the
Rockies and general cool wave west
Great extremes of heat and cold will &C.
company that disturbance, and storms,
blizzards, SHOWS and rains according to
latitudes may be expected during the
first week Of the month.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03

Miss Yaw. the American vocalist,
who 10 now singing at the promenade
concerts, can boast Of possessing the
highest voice ever known. Miss Sibyl
Sanderson's 'Eiffel tower note, intro
duced with such effect In 'Esclarmonde,
10 now surpassed by nearly five full
notes. This phenomenal upper register
is. according to medical research, duo
to an abnormal arrangement of the vo-
cal chords. The list Of singers who car
sing Mozart's 'Angui d'Inferno' and
Non Sci Capace. which introduce again
and again the F In alt, Is a short one,
and this note 10 nearly an octave lower
than Miss Yaw's e in altissimo. -
London CEnsnicle.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
Contents OF a Colony.

From Texas Farm aud Ranch.
An ordinary colony OF bees contains
about $4,000 worker bees, a few hundred
drones and queen. The queen is the
mother of the entire colony. She layt
the eggs that produce them all With
out queen they would become extinct.
There is but one queen in the hive, and
her average life is but little over two
years. The average life of the worker is
said to be about forty-hve days. The
drone bees are slaughtered by the work
er bees at the close OF the swarming or
honey season. There are three kinds of
bees as above produced in the hive from
two kinds of eggs, viz: the fertile and in
fertile eggs. The eggs that produce the
queens and the worker bees are one and
the same, being the fertile eggs. Infer
tile eggs produce drones, and are laid at
will by the queen. Eggs converted into
queens hatch in sixteen days, worker
bees in twenty-one days. and drones in
twenty-four days.
In prosperous colony there are three
classes of worker bees who do different
duty to some extent. The Oldest bees
guard the hive and gather all the honey;
the middle-aged bees, say from ten to
twenty days old produce the wax and
build the comb; the younger bees pre-
pare the food and feed the young brood
in the combs. A queen when laying at
her full capacity can deposit 5000 eggs
in twenty-four hours. There is, perhaps,
about one month in the whole year that
she thus lays at her full capacity, and
that is during the honey season, except
some honey is being gathered by the
bees when she continues to lay in limit
ed way.
The old queen always comes Off with
the frat swarm and leaves several queen
cells in the parent hive. These cells
hatch out and lead out other swarms,
each swarm settling down to business
again with but one qeeen. Young
queens become fertile when about ten
days old. They leave the hive for this
purpose and meet the male bee (the
drone) in the air on the wing. They
leave the hive on fine days only, and, as
a rule, from II m. to p. m. during the
day When once fertile and laying,
they do not leave the hive again until
they come with a swarm. The fertility
Of the queen is during her life.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
The Storm.
Old Boreolis' Pranks In Gard.
ucrville.

Old Boreolis' Pranl<s In Card
nerville.
Answering the call for good snow
storm, the usual Nevada preliminary, a
gale, arrived Saturday night, and as the
morn OF the new year arrived, increased
to hurricane. 1t blew. How it blew.
Stanch houses trembled, hesitatiug
whether to fly asunder or not. The dam
age to property all over the valley was
general, though not heavy. Trees in
town were torn up by the roots. Several
minor buildings we're overturned. The
huge water tower built by Hickey and
Richford, was thrown on its beam ends,
and dashed to the ground, a complete
wreck. It was built to stand enormous
pressure, but an allowance was made sor
large tank filed with water to be
placed ON top. This had not yet been
put in place. 80 over it went. 1t was be-
tween Richford's new Hotel and the
barn. and luckily fell straight out in the
road, and missed both buildings As the
wind subsided the snow began to fall,
and the farmers are no doubt rejoicing
at the prospect OF plentiful supply OF
water for next summer.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
ORIGIN OF KALAMAZOO.
Pretty Legend That 10 Responsible
For the Towns Name.

Pretty Legend That IL Responsible
For the Towns Name.
| The name of Kalamazoo. like Oshkosh
and one or two others, has come to be
to foreigners synonym Of American
absurdity. Il is often chosen, for some
oooult reason. to illustrate that form Of
vernacular English known as Omitted
States.
But all thought of ridicule vanishes
when its romantic origin is considered,
for IL 10 the echo still lingering about
the memory of two dusky lovers, who.
In that long gone time when Michigan
was the home mainly of Indian tribes
lived and loved on the banks Of the riv.
er which now bears their names.
Kahla, the young warrior, was
straight Of limb and eagle eyed, while
to Mahzoo had been given by the Great
Spirit the many graoes and virtues for
which Indian maidens have become
noted in song and legend. Life to these
two possessed all the charm which true
affection has ever granted to lovers, and
the days. as they came and went.
brought only abounding joy.
Each summer evening. as the twilight
deepened and the time drew near for
her lovers return from the chase. the
maiden watched from her bower in the
swaying branches of q giant elm over
hanging the rivers edge for the first
sign Of his coming. As the bow Of his
canoe shot round the curve away in the
distance her clear musical voice called
TO him. "Kahla. KahIap' and from the
young warrior came In loving tones the
response, "Mahzooi"-Chioago Times
Herald.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
Illegal Contract.
The New Board Beeins Its La.

The Board of County Commissioners
met YESTERDAY, and when the minutes
were read Mr.. Rodenbah objected to
approving that part relating to certain
advertising contract let at the last meet
ing Dec. 18th. Mr.. Parks sustained the
objection, and after being stricken from
the minutes, they were approved, being
the last official act OF the old Board
Following is the law relating to such
contracts:
An act in relation to County Contracts
of March 16, 1896, Sec. !. No member
of any Board of County Commissioners
within this State, shall be allowed to
vote on any contract which extends be-
yond his term of Office.
Sec. 2. Any County Commissioners
violating Section one of this Act, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be fined a
sum not less than one hundred nor ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, or three
months in the County Jail, or both.
The Board was clearly trying to fol-
low District Attorney Nagle's advice o.
they would not it seems have had the
hardihood to run afoul of such clear
infraction of the law that this would
make. Nagle, too, must have been ig-
norant of such a statute. "Alls well
that ends well", and as the RECORD stat
ed last week week, right will prevail.
The taxpayers will no doubt be saved
considerable money, and the contract
will be let i'll such manner as to give
anyone chance to bid for the work, and
it will probably be let to the lowest bid
der.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
The EnglisA Girls Complexion.


They are saying horrible things about
the English girl and her complexion.
Il must be true. for 'lady correspond
ent" writes 1t In a column and a hall
Of large type. She says she has seen il
with her own eyes, and not only that,
but 1t 10 laid on with q trowel. And
that in high places-every duke 's
daughter Of them is devoted to powder,
rouge and hair dye. Now. if there is
one thing that the good American has
been educated to believe it is that her
English sisters. the younger ones, have
complexione Of peaches and cream, and
this revelation comes like blow. 1t is
iconoclasm. What can the American
woman believe now?
Face bleaching. steaming, rejuvenat-
ing, etc., was the cause Of 1t at first,
the lady correspondents believes Afte,
the long unpleasant process there was
need Of little cooling lotion and lit.
tie powder, then a bit of color to kill
the white effect, and so on and SO on
until the English girls Of IS and 20 and
young matrons Of 90 and 90 have be-
come modern Jezebels in general ap-
pearanoe and wear their colors openly
and are not ashamed. II they could only
see themselves as others see them, the
lady correspondent believes they would
be shamed into cold water and common
sense, but ~ 1t is they gaze at each
other complacently, and the powder aud
rouge business is fourishing. New
York Times.
Hourglasses In = London Church.
Nearly everybody is aware that at
one time it was the custom in many
churches to regulate the length OF the
sermon by an hourgiass, which stood
ON the pulpit Immediately fronting the
preacher. Quite q number of these curl
ous relios are preserved in various eccle-
siastioal edifices throughout the land,
but the British and Foreign Sailors
church, situated in what was formerly
RatcliR highway. is the only one pcs
sessing four. They are in perfect pres
ervation, and are fixed all together in
q framework Of solid brass. London
Tit BitA
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
The Poor wife.

'',Iohn Henry, it isn't any good, /
know. that keeps you down town so
late, when you ought to be at home
with me and the children :
tShrugging his shoulders Honi
SOFT qui NAL y pense, my dear"
"Thats right Swear at your wife in
Latin. "-Chicago Tribune.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
Bitten BY 81 Dog.

Little Ciona MeSwain, about three
wears OF age was bitten by watch dog
at the Blackwell ranch, last Wednesday
The child was passing by the dog, when
he suddenly turued and sunk his teeth
IN the palm of her hand then tried to
bite the arm, but did not break the skin,
The hand swelled to alarming proper
lions, but il is thought that the bite will
not result fatally. The dog was at once
shot.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03

The boys of Red Canyon Mining dis-
;rict extend many thanks TO P, c. Wilder
n Co, for a 20 pound turkey for Christ
mas dinner the only good eat the boys
have had for twenty years served up
by 4. B. Boles and John Watson.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
The Gardnervilie Poet.

The immortal bard Of Gardnerville
gets off the scene in this way:
Beneath shady tree they sat,
He held her hand,
She held his hat.
held my breath and lay right fat,
They kissed, saw them do it.
He held that kissing was no crime,
She held her head up every time,
held my peace and wrte this rhyme,
They thought that no one knew it
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
Danish DOines.

The members of the Society DANA
held an informal social at Wilder's Hall,
Tuesday evening. Singing and dancing
was indulged in and a sumptous lunch
con served to disperse all hands, with
the ties of good nature more securly
bound than ever.
Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
Emporium Premiums.

The lucky numbers at the Emporium
on Saturday Dac 3lst, and the prizes
they won. are as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-11

pastoral people and thus make their civil
izaton and education easier. In illustrat-
ing this work a large reindeer with a sled
and a lay figure OF native driver were
mounted in the most conspicuous position
in the exhibit Near it was large case
containing six lay figures clothed with typical
Alaskan costumes, made of fur, fshskin,
brdskins, buckskin, etc. Another case
showed a collection OF birds from Bering sea
mounted on an imitation of Alaskan rocks
A miscellaneous collection of chronological
specimens, consisting Of bows. arrows, har
poems, implements, carvings, masks, fish
traps, boats houses, etc, filled four other
cases and formed the body of the Alaskan
exhibit. The formal work of education
was illustrated by photographs of buildings
classes and teachers. specimens of drawing
penmanship, etc, and by statistics. These
articles were shown in wing frames
In the manner of installation, it cannot
be said that any specially new devices were
adopted. Furniture already on hand was
used for the statistical charts, the pictures
of Alaskan schools and for the photographs
of land grant colleges. Three of the cases
used for Alaskan specimens had been made
for previous exhibits and four were made
for this occasion, being designed for the
special purposes which they served.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-11
Kansas Notes and Comment.

One of the maids of honor for the Fort
Scott carnival is six feet tall.
Persimmons and pawpaws are ripe and
the lpossum season is at its best.
Hiawatha Horton and Seneca have
formed a triangular foot ball league.
Salinas new brick plant and lndepend-
ence's new cotton mill are ready to begin
operations.
Seventy-five thousand dozen eggs have
been packed in the Nortonville cold storage
plant. Nortonville has a cheese factory
that turns out 600 pounds OF cheese daily.
Judge f. G. Adams who has been secre-
tary of the State Historical society since
it's organization in 1873, is fatally i'll. He
has figured conspicuously in the state a
newspaper publisher.
The sixth trial of the celebrated John w.
Hillmon case is in progress at Leavenworth
before Judge Hook. Fifteen witnesses who
testified at the first trial, two of the judges
who tried the case, some of the attorneys
and quite number of the sixty jurymen
are dead
In a Sedgwick county church the janitor
came quietly up to the pulpit while the
minister was delivering his weekly, dis
course and informed him that the church
was on fire. II will retire" said the min
lister, land perhaps. John, YOU had better
awaken the congregation and inform them
Also
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-11
HOW SWEENEY WAS ROBBED
Unsophisticatcd Ranchman Tells the
story of How He Trusted New
Found Friends.

John Chrystall, charged with completely
in the robbery of Joseph b. Sweeney at
South Omaha last Friday afternoon, was
sent to Jail yesterday in default OF $1,000
bail to await trial in the district court.
The identity of Chrystalls alleged con-
federates is known to the police. but the
men have left the city and there seems to
be no immediate prospect of capture.
Sweeney owns q ranch near Whitman. He
came TO Omaha to see the sights. He was
robbed of $3.50 on the installment plan-s50
at one time, $500 the second. He tells the
story in characteristic ranChman style.
Sweeney is young, probably not over 25, and
his wide, soft hat and general makeup at
tracted the attention OF confidence men as
soon as he started upon his tour of sight
seeing in South Omaha. He was surprised
at the kindly attention shown him by
strangers.
They seemed to be good hearted lot of
chaps" said Sweeney, "and l couldn't help
being friendly to them. We went into
cigar store and the conversation turned to
cattle raising. / am at home on that sub
ject and they seemed to be, too, especially
one of the men, who said he would go home
with me and see about buying a herd of cat
tie. He talked such straight business that
/ trusted him. He wanted to borrow $50
just little short, temporarily, he said-and
l was afraid he'd think me stingy if didn't
let him have it. So, up went my fifty
Then l felt the need of more money!
wanted to let them know could raise cash
whenever necessary-so l got a check
cashed for $780, l didn't intend to give
that up, but the men overpowered me and
took it away from me. All of this happened
in the rear end of a South Omaha cigar
store
After had been robbed l found police
man and told him about it, He said he
would try to get my money back If would
give him half of 1t. l didn't know what TO
do but l begged the officer to arrest the
men or do something toward 1t at least,
but he didn't do it,"
When Chrystal appeared in the county
court this morning he was represented by
an attorney who argued that if guilty of
any crime at all it was light completely, as
the men who are now fugitives must have
done the heavy work OF tho robbery, he
said. On this representation the attorney
asked that his client be allowed to give a
$500 bond. The attorney for the prosecution
made vigorous speech in opposition to the
bond reduction. He declared a gang OF
vultures has for long while been preying
upon the unsophisticated in South Omaha
and he thought it time for the state to
call halt. He said $1,000 bond would be
light enough. The court compromised on
$1,000, and a deputy sheriff led Chrystal to
Jail. Chrystall will make an effort to fix the
bond. Sweeney will return to his ranch,
where he will remain until Chrystalls case
Is called in the district court, when he will
appear as a witness.