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Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-15
MEASURING THE TRUCKEE

Engineer L. H. Taylor is here in
the interest of the United States meas
uring the Of the Truckce River and it
will take him some weeks to complete
his labor. The results will be published
in the DISPATCH for the benefit Of our
selves and generations to come. They
will be if untold value as Wadsworth is
admirably situated to get the best the
Truckee can give and will soon be the
first city Of the State The fact and
figures are wanted by local farmers
and livestock owners ard inquiring east
ern manufactures, and miners every
where.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-15
Yum! Yum!

We don't care for hot weather
Short Bros, the kings Of summer stuff
dropped in here with a great sample.
Look at their new ad. today. Wouldn't t
it cork ycu1 But then they lead like
Wadsworth always does. Say, Pabst
is all right, The only. We don't
care for visitors till Sunday when this
sample will be exhausted. Save.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-15

Major D. L. Brown of the Evening
Report received the sad. news yesterday
afternoon that his brother Harry had
been caved on and killed in the Cuya-
hoga mine near Wellington, Lyon
county.
A certain thin man sent a dime in
postage stamps to an advertiser who
promised. for that sum, to impart
trustworthy information how to get fat
and received this message on a postal
card: Buy it at the butcher's!"
The Dos Palos Oil and Develop
ment Company are now down over 200
feet on their first we'll. At 81 feet a
strong seepage of high grade oil was
discovered as an index of the store of
oil that lies balow.-Pacific Oil Re-
porter.
A party Of railroad surveyors have
been at Oreana hill this week surveying
for cutoff whereby the grade will be
reduced thirty-eight feet, This reduc-
ton will enable one engine to pull the
heaviest train over the grade without
assistance or having to double over
Argus.
The coupons for the voting contest
will be counted next Monday and will
be published the following Tuesday.
AS they will be every week.
Quite a number seem to be anxious
as to whom the leading candidates will
be and how many prominent ones.
Saturday evening very large party
Of C. w. Kinney's friends serenaded
him as was predicted. 1t is the fate
which follows the popular man. Hats
were universally small for their wearers
the next morning with the exception Of
Mr. Kinney, He turned up smiling
and debonair and they turned up with
wet towels around their heads. They
heralded the morn with sighs and he
with gladness. They doff their hats to
him.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-15

nlTi;n We have we'll appointed Baths
Hnl I'm with very liberal supply ofho
UHiltN aud cold water laid on Every
thing In our bath rooms Scru-
pulonsly neat ana clean; tubg sloured
every day. Come and try one OF Or baths
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-15
CHANCE FOR DOC KISTLER

Doc Kistler has chance for job.
Trainmaster Donelin wants him for
voucher clerk per-
All concerned:
A limited number Of section men
will be given employment at the office
Of the undersigned.
T. 2. Donelln.
The notice is bona fide for all in
ouirers. Ike Lothrop has been en-
gagged for foreman. We can hear hlln'
mike lay that rail. Get a move get
a move, get a move.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-15
"Shall Wadsworth Celcbratc?7

NAA w 0oS WOl Ill SkICOIdlCS
fesl let US celebrate the glorious
Fourth by all means The Dis
PATCH asked the question and
it remains for the peo-
pie to decide. In the countrys present
state of prosperity and Wadsworth S in
creased population there certainly
should be no necessity for families to
60 to Reno or Winnemucca to have a
good time, it is also rather difficult for
railroad men to go elsewhere for
they are, in most cases, expected to
report for duty the morning Of the fifth
Let us commemorate then, at home,
the anniversary Of the birth Of our in
dependence by celebrating with bon
fires and illuminations. Call a meet
ing and give every citizen a chance to
express his views in regard to the mat
ter, and if it is decided in the affirma-
tive let US put our shoulders to the
wheel one and all in an effort to make
it day long to be remembered by
everybody; young and old, great and
small. A PATRIOT.
The DISPATCH interviewed in brief
the few business men we could see:
Ike Lothrop: I'VE should take one
day out Of the 36S away from business
and make it social, We are not on
earth entirely for sordid interests. |
favor Wadsworth celebrating the 4th
and we will entertain our friends and
enjoy the occasion ourselves. Let's
celebrate
E. D. Short. -" ***! II
OF course we will celebrate the glorious
day.
Arthur Macpherson: well, who
ever spent q better day than the one
anniversary we cslebrated3 Whoop
her up
C. A. Macpherson Ill guarantee the
S. P. Co. will give half rate to any
body from Frisco to Wells to attend
our 4th Of July jubilee. Let EN- come
by ones and hundreds. Well treat
them we'll. OF course We observe that
day.
w. T. Golding you come around
here tell you now | won't give -
- dollar for any 4th of July cele-
bration.
n. Jud Allen By all means let's
get in and have a time. We can get
into clear on expense.
John Short for Short Bros, That
fellow Patriot in today's DISPATCH has
it right. Why spend three or four days
firing people2 Well. where can they
beat Wadsworthp Let 'er go, we're
with you for fun right at home and we
can have it. Our neighbors can bunk
with US and enjoy ihe day with us.
w. S. Macpherson for the Wads-
worth Supply Co: Turn 'em loose.
J, G. Driscoll: by all means
celebrate.
L. S. Bridges What they want
they will have ! am In for a time!
John C. Day The last celebration
| had 10 block everything with buggies
and wagons and pasture the horses on
the desert. CO ahead for good time.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-15
Now Open.

]. A. Gregory has opened his ice
cream parlors and new soda fountain.
The parlor has been enlarged and is
handsomely decorated and his new
soda fountain is one of the finest in the
State. Gregory's ice cream and soda
is always first class.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-15
Froit and Vegetables.

J. G. Driscoll keeps full line OF
fruits and vegetables order promptly
attended to when given to regular wagon
or at store.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-15

lanes Larsen Is seriously Ill.
Miss Lizzie Allen is visiting here.
There are over $50 men employed
at F'loriston.
Ben Douglass is spending a few
days in town.
Sheriff w. H. Williams of Churchill
is in town today,
Miss Ivy Reynolds Of Dayton is the
guest Of Mrs Ahl.
The lawn tennis grounds are begin
ming to be we'll occupied.
Miss frankie Dorsey returned to
Sacramento last evening.
M. M. Clegg is in from Winnie
mucca to spend few days.
There will be a total eclipse Of the
sun on the 18th of this month.
Over a hundred men are employed
IA construction work at Floriston.
For SALE-A second hand % inch
bicycle in good condition. Inquire OF
Eddie Donelin.
Hon. Lem Allen passed through
last evening for Healdsburg where his
sisters husband died Sunday.
Geo. Schutz's boy swallowed a tin
whistle at school. 1t made him sick
but he has chance to pull through.
Ed Shcrt put up his tandem horses
on account Of a tandem bike just hinted
at # he didn't. Safer and built for two.
We met Ed Fealey at Reno this
morning on his way to Virginia City.
Mrs. Fealey's mother is not expected
70 live.
Ben Douglass is here and says
Churchill's S tin mines are prospective
Of riches. Several new finds have
been made.
Mrs. Dr. Hudgens arrived from
Denver Sunday night, and the DR.. and
wife have taken up their residence in
the Wetrore property.
The Gardenvlle Record says that
the farmers Of the East Fork are to
purchase Heltmans flour mill and con-
duct it on the cooperative plan.
NJ Quiiicy is here from Fl Church
lwtl barley and wheat for J. c. Dris-.
coll and next week will bring that
cutcher load Of grain fed pork.
There were five deaths in Eureka
last week and the Sentinel says there
,othing to encourage the hope that
Ine prevailing epidemic is abating.
!. Wetmore, wife and daughter left
"r San Francisco this morning. Dode
Will leave for Cape Nome the 2lst.
and Mrs. Wetmore will visit in Sac
'Anento for a month or so.
J. w, Ferguson and A. r. Jeffreys
spent several days here this week in
''e interest Of the public hall to be
constructed in Churchill Would like
. see them more frequently,
Myirlend.' said the new preacher
""' L. Dalton, ito what end has
''u' HE work been directedp' TO
'''' ends was the reply. Il have the
V'y ilrst-class hat and shoe store in
twn."
0he oil the sWellest crowds ever at
"Aded the Saturday evening socials
N evidence last Saturday night.
''' Of the features OF the evening to
= n0uced was the shining reflections
r"'ue ceiling from the trio Of shorties.
1*n' Kane and Trewick, in pronoun-
colors. Kane doomed up wonder
' out Brown out shined him and
'S'ck told how it happened.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-15
Sacramento Steam Laundry.

See D. w. Dunkle, w. F. & Co S
agent to send every Monday night re-
turned every Saturday morning.
The sun., 1900-10-20
JONES ANSWERS ROOSEVELT.
The Cotton Bale Trust u Not Q Trsst.
Repeats the Democratic Chairman.

CHICAGO. Oct 10 chairman James X. Jones
Of the Democratic National Committee has
at last spoken In reply To the references by
GOV. Roosevelt and others TO the American
Cotton Company. Of witch Senator Jones ls
An onioer. and which. II is charged. is a trust
Gov Roosevelt said some plain things about
Senator Jones in his speech az Fnrkersburg
and the Democratic chairman was moved
70 make the following statement to-day. in
reply, seriously. feel compelled TO charge
Gov. Roosevelt with mendacty. as my own
Intelligence compeis ma 70 believe that he Ia
nnt ignorant The American Cotton Com
pany, With which am competed. IL no more
a trust than any commercial house. any stock
farm. any cotton plapt1uon. any other in
dustrial enterprise in the. United States
The company. rs ] have heretofore eN-
plained operates On a patent right ~ course
IL seeks a market for IT, products and stendi
seeks 10 extend it's business Roosevelt's az
ieg"tIon that | am connected with trust Is
az mend ,ious as the Republican charge that
tho Democratic party II comI nsed Of Anar-
chists aud that Democrats contemplate an as
snult upon the Supreme Court Of the United
States Roosevelt might inst as well de-
noupce mo for growing cotton on my and a.
10 denounce me for being connacfnd with the
American Cotton ComuRny. BECAUSE the Demo-
orats oppose trusts and monoDohcs ls no reason
why Democrats should not engage In legIh-
mn te business
The sun., 1900-10-20
SCH0OLGIhL DRANK ACID
Because she'd Failed In . Test E,amins uon
for q Medal-Not Hurt mach.

Because she mad failed In a test eIGmination
at school and feared she had lost all chance
20 win q gold medal for the highest average
Ia the years work. lmoGene Wlite. IL wears
old attempted suicide by drinking oarbolio
acid yesterday afternoon She u not sem
ously in ured and Ia expected to be well nough
70 be aTraigned In the police court this MORN
ing
The girl Is a pupil at the high school at lITth
street and ST AIMS avenue and lives with
her parents az 40 Bergen avenue Her father.
William " White, was one Of the Board Of
Reeisuy tn tie Thirty seventh election DIS
trict OF tie TAIty-iourth Assembly district
al SOs Bergen avenue yesterday
A young girl screaming that lmogene had
taken poison sent policeman on run TO 'hs
hallway at $40 E7st lA7th street Yesterday The
White lhrl was lying on the ilUOr there groan-
ing Her father Was called from the regl@tra-
tlon place and accompanied ner 70 the ho- Tlt,l.
There she recovered sufficiently 10 tell the doctor
about the examination. Whom she told nor
sald they told her % see her teacher. Mis- Simp-
son, and ask for another test She returned
10 the schoolhouse with her companion. q zirl
named Brock but Mt-s simpson bad left the
building Then the two Rrls visi ed a drug
store and purchased the carbOliC acid.
II drank the acid because | was broken
hearted" the White girl toll the surgeons.
Sfhe other girls were Jealous Of me, apo II
c0uld not get that gola ne al / didn't want
10 live hat nothing % live for
Her parents say that she has studied too
much. Shs has been In the sh school a
year and is below the average age OF the stuoents
tuRTe
The sun., 1900-10-20
IrCKY AMERICAN FROM COREA.
t>ish Hunt wins All Kinds OF Bets and Sur
prises the Other Passengers.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. oct le.-Lelgh Hunt,
tho American mining magnate in Corea. was
the centre of interest on the steamship En-
press Of Japan on her last trip here de made
bets as 20 the wanderings Of seagulls. the age
OF passengers. the velocity OF the wind the
exact time Of day by the sun. do, always CIV
ing odds Of 10 10 and always winning De-
fore the ship reached port he engaged FIVE
of the crew at large wages 10 go 10 Corea with
him The ship steward will Hereafter receive
sln0 instead OF sG5 n month as at present
His most astonishing perfOrluBn' re was In n
game OF poker Hunt het eNtTavagantlv and
Won every body's money. All the players quit
he owed Hunt Is, 100 Then Hunt said:
You're only a Belgian; you don't understand
our great American game You had better
Hut the Belgian would not stop, and when
Hunt proposed TO shake die double or cult
The Religion consented They started AT tiOO
n throw and doubled until the Belgian owed
Hunt 5000. The Belgian then put his head
on his arms and sobbed. saying he was ruined:
that his losses were hi M, savings Hunt got
the ships Bible and said 10 him.
Swear TO me that you will never plav hmeri-
san poker again as long as you live
The Belgian kissed the Bible and said. Il
swear whereupon Hunt gave him back notes
and money amounting 10 S62l2 that ho had
won from him
The sun., 1900-10-20
ANTI-M'KfyLEr PRAYER WOvEN.
Nrs. Bnlcb In a Ninorit, and MIss Mcwhirter
Resigns

1NDIANAPoIIs. Ind, oct ie.-The twenty
seventh annual couy ontiou Of the Indiana Wo-
mans Christian Tenn erauCe Union is being
held az Frankfort and all tie state officers ot
the organization including Mrs. Mary +. Balch.
author Of the antiMckirlcy pray er chain move
mcnt, are present
Trouble over the PRAYER chain confronted the
delegates as soon a. they l'gLH 10 uss,nl Ia
and OF account Of itsome ol tho eoIieo 81 Frank
Tort refused 10 euter tain them Mrs BalCh
went 70 the meeting With the intention Of er-
ilga rrsu u.uton ndoTsiI Tie ray cr ohain, Int
the 7entiWeit was no strong against ~ thnt tho
Upr osc Las been abandoned Another result
of tre Vovement "a The roelgIatiuit of Miss
Luel a N"Nhir'cr President II Tie State W C.
I T., Ao has been actively idouiired with Mrs.
Balch in CIRCULATING the pray or chain
The sun., 1900-10-20
ALLEGED PLOT TO XIII JW. GATES
Man Arrested Had Revoivep-It 10 Thought
He Also intended to KIN W. ,. Brinnston.

CHICAGO. oct le.-S | Morris wns arrested
late this afternoon for an alleged attempt upon
the life of John " Gates. ex-Preadent of tho
American Steel and Wire Company. When
searched by Officers Mccarthy and Mskell OF
the Central station two rsvovsrs were found
In his pockets II is asserted that Morris also
had designs upon the life Of W J Bnmston,
general manager Of the Kansas City and Southern
Railroad whom Morris had entlced o this city
by means Of q telegram purportng 10 have
been signed by Oates. but which he himself had
sent Manager Brmston arrived at the Grand
Pacific Hotel early to-day In accordance with
the appointment made in the telegram Failing
To find Mr. Gates he called upon him In his of1oo
In the Rookery building
After u hasty consultation the two men de-
oided that Morris originated the scheme both
having received threatening letters from him.
Morris was captured hanging around tho
ONCE. Of the Illinois Steel Company In the
Rookery Building He was formerly Ia tho
employ of Oates and maintains that the latter
owes him $4,000
Tenants OF the Rookery nrs said 70 have
overheard the prisoner making threats 10 XIII
Mr. Gates
Pam, calhoun and Glennon. the attorneys
for Air Gstes with nficss In the same build
ing were NJ titled and they at once despatched
a messenger u detective headquarters and
asked aut Culeran's assistance. When taken
int the chief o! det tlys's offioe Morris oould
give no Ineligible eI planatlou Of the affair
and refused H. assign any reason for being In
possession OF the two revolyerS.
The sun., 1900-10-20
CLERGYHAN ROBBED ON 4 TRAIN.
woman who Sat In the Seat With Him
Arrs,ted, but Released at Hts ReQuost

IoCKPoRT. \ Y. Dot lo-The Rev, A. c.
Mathewson of Brockport informed Conductor
Coleman OF the Csntra trsin reaching here at
7 O'Clock last night that he had been robbed
Of an overooat containing $40 in cash Cole
man wired ahead TO Lookport for an officer
and on his complaint woman who sat In the
seat with the minister on the train was arrested.
She gave her name as Sadie Holland OF 30 Mlohi-
gan street. Buffalo. Mathewson followed her
10 the police station and urged the police 70
release her. saying be had known her ior years,
Chief Moyncux and Justice Stevens dismissed
TO keen their names from the reporters
Detective James Maswood Of the New York
Central came here to-day With the conductor
and eynressed astonishment that the woman
had been released. The detective learned
that Mathewson and the woman got on the
tr in at Buffalo last night, and behind them
sat A Young man Of sandy complexion. Com
duotor Coleman heard the woman urge the
minister 70 take OF his overooat. although
she retnined her own heavy wrap. He re-
moved his coat and at TOnawanda the man
behind them got on and the ooat went with
him After the train left North Tonawanda
the minister discovered his loss and made
comTlaint about II Coleman saw enough
10 convince him that the woman acted az an
accomuIice to the man who took the coat,
Mac wood also learned that Mathewson and
The woman went to North Tonawanda last
night and called at the police station there
and also at station No. /, Buffalo. Later
Nothewron went 70 her home with her. This
morning the minister returned TO his home
In BROCK mort
The sun., 1900-10-20
ARRESTS BY n'cULLtGH'S MEv.
s,I Prisoner. for False Negotiation on the
Lower Fast SIDE,

snpt McCulln chs deputies ATaigned thrpe
prisoners In the Essex Market police court
a sfdav on charge, ~ Illegal registration
The. sail they were Frank Williams Of 30
Henry atrnet charles Brown Of 1855 Bowery
and Frank MoAvoy OF ioS Division street
Brown re,t-tered In the Ninth election dts
,rict Of the sixth Assembly district and IL was
Liter ascert9lned that hL right name was
Charlie, A Keller. As he would not explain
why he registered under an assumed name
ho wt- held In 900 bal for trial
Williams registered Ia the Sixteenth cleo
tiou district OF the second Assembly district
after being only two months In Manhattan.
lie gave as an excuse that he thought the
Charter Ind wi ed out tho county boundary
lines. lie was parolel
McAvny. II was allsge |, had not lived at tho
address hs gave for the thirty DAYS previous
" eIe, tinE. lie was put undor 81. 900 bail.
Lorenzo Persole reg.sl"rei lnet night a. the
POLL < place OF the Eleventh. ELECTION diltrirt
OF the sixth Assembly .~tr CT as lvtng at 22
Mott street. lie waS arrest d and LOGGED M on
the complaint ut John IL. Marin. n Tammany
watcher, who proved th.t IoihiIg but a
factory but ding was Al that address
Arthur ClRvtn and Charles Neber both Of
sl7 Bower. resist red 10 the y ne,e nth cleo
ton district Of the Sixth Assem- uly dls,r ot. and
we're promptly arrested by Deputy Rlmar OF
Supt. McCullagh's stan. on the olargs that
they had not ben In the county for three
months. They were locked up too.
The sun., 1900-10-20
GODDARD Accuses TAMnANY.
saws Republican, Have to Fight Colnnization.
Intimidation and Bl,ckmstI.

Capt F Norton Goddard. Republican leader
In the Twentieth Assembly district. gave out a
statement last night commenting upon the
registration In this CITY In which he said that
the increase IN ths esistration In the Twentieth
district cannot be regarded BY Republicans a.
a favorable sign, because It mea Ms TO a certain
sxtsnt colonization Capt Goddard said that two
places in the Twentieth Assembly district had
been oolonHed and that the men who were 70
vote from them came from IS Elizabeth street
and sII Bowery Then he announced that a fund
Of $4,000 had been placed h the hands OF the
Republican campaisnsrs In the Twentieth
district 10 pay for rewards and evidence leading
10 detection Of Grimes against the franchise
and 10 paw for prosecuting cases Capt. God
dard said:
4 am 70 dispose Of this fund and hope
that | shall not have to spend any Of II or much
Of II. but 1 know now that II all the criminal
voting that Ia plsnnei Is actusny carrtsd oe
the fund will not be adequate, the preparations
for criminal voting In the twentieth district
being on such great scale.
Tho COLONIZATION IA by Iammnny, am Tam
many has another great weapon which II =
as Republicans, or Il i, becomes gem
erally known that they are going
ment. the Building Department and the Fire
Department. and al eorts II extraordinary
repairs are ordered on their house, Shop
koopars are intridated by the p,ttic.t Kid
" means To-dav two shoYkcepers thought
bv the Tammanv leaders to he Republicans
were ordered nv the police 70 take the show
ca-es N the sidewalk in front o' their places Of
business Their neighhors. whose showcases
correspond IN every way 70 those ordered ro-
IuovAd We're not molested because they are
thought 10 he Democrats
-Another wesTon is hlackman. Every POOL
room, oicy shop and evil resort : ays its tax
TO the larmany tund. some day We VIII
have Rc' uhloan saloon keeI ers IN our dis
ttct 'or rhev VIII not forever stand The taxa
tion Of 1amnAnv. They are learning that
the Republican organization In the district
IS made " ~ a fair NH ded lot Of men who
would never persecite them. and certainly
would never TAX them
The rammany leader Of the Twentieth Is
James Rclung Commissioner Of Highways
A. The Democrat" club last nsht wASn Capt
Godiard's -toto'nent was read to him, he said.
Tel him that Il any "olonllug has boen done
Il has been dors h. Shea his candidate o. the
Assembly Tell him thar said so II he saws
that II isn't 80, tell him that he Is a liar
We hardly could te tapt Goddard that he
was a liar ssd one Of several reporters. 10
cause we don't know anything about tho con-
ditIons Youll have to tell him that
I will tel him that he's liar when | soc
him." said Mr. Heating