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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

If all the land planted in corn in the
United States this year were massed,
the area would exceed the British
isles, Holland and Belgium combined,
or four-fifths of the area of France
or Germany. In spite of drought the
corn crop last year fell but little
short of a billion dollars in value.
The favorable reports from the corn
fields is good news for the country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

leopold Batres, conservator of ma
tional monuments, has been making
explorations among the ruins of
the Zapotrean cities in the state
of OaXaca, Mex. Among other dis
coveries he found the ruins of an an
cient city on Monte Alban, which
shows unmistakable indications of
having been submerged 5000 years,
for traces of extinct marine life were
discovered. Among the ruins is an
Obelisk, similar to those of Egypt,
which was found placed at the en-
trance to a tomb exactly as was the
custom in Egypt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

1t turns out that Severe, the Paris
aeronaut who met such a terrible
death by falling 1900 feet one day
last week, had spent all of his for
tune, as well as his time, in perfect
ing his airship, hoping that it would
be a grand success and would make
him rich. His family gets nothing
but a small amount of insurance,
which he took out the day before the
accident. The confidence these big
schemers have in their ideas is child.
ish and pitiful.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Double Tragedy.

A double tragedy was enacted near
Rolling Prairie, few miles west of
Horizon. William Strauss, a farmer,
fired three shots into the body of his
wife and then, apparently satisfied
that life was extinct, turned the re-
volver upon himself, dying instantly.
The trouble arose over money. Mrs.
Strauss may recover.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

A tornado struck Louisburg and ac-
cording to reports the damage was
heavy. Seeing the fury of the storm
team homeward. He was unhitching
It when the barn was blown to pieces,
a heavy timber striking him in the
forehead and crushing his skull. He
died instantly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

The one hundred and twenty-second
renewal of the English Derby at EPSON
Downs was of great interest to Amer
leans. American owners were repre-
scented in the race, American horses
ran, American jockeys rode, and an
American jockey was upon the winner.
There are other features of general
interest, aside from the race itself.
The winning owner, p. Gubbins, is
Irish, and so is the winning horse, Ard
Patrick.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

Although the late Lord Paunce-
fote received salary of $4,000 as
British ambassador at Washington,
and he had been in the service of the
British government all his life, he
left very small estate to his family.
and it is said that his unmarried
daughters expect to have to FIND
some way by which they may support
themselves on their return to Eng
land. One of them contemplates be-
coming a trained nurse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Seven Droxvned.

New York, June 9.-Seven persons
were drowned as result of the 10
mile gale which swept over New York
and vicinity Sunday afternoon, imper-
ling the lives of thousands on sum
mer excursion boats in nearby waters.
and doing some damage in the city.
Steamboats, running to pleasure re-
cnrfe were delaVed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

Almost a billion more postage
stamps of all kinds have been issued
since July last to the post offices of
the United States than were issued dur
ing the entire past fiscal year. The
total issue during the present year up
to this time is 4,028, 514,645 stamps,
against ,174,748, $50 for the entire fis-
cal year ending June 81 last.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Nearly Submerged

The north portion of Manitowoc
county was nearly submerged by a
heavy rainstorm which lasted "a hours.
The east Twin and west Twin rivers
were very high. Michicote, village
seven miles north, was completely in
undated and people were compelled to
leave their homes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Officers of the Boer army who have
been living in prison camps on the is
lands near Bermuda have been allowed
their liberty on parole.
Eight Spanish artillery officers in a
boat were run down at Gijon. Spain,
and FIVE of the officers were drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Elects officers.

The annual convention of the State
Sunday School association in Portage
decided to meet next year in Oshkosh.
The officers elected are:
President, S. B. Harding, Waukesha; vice
president Prof. c. w. Treat. Appleton; Sec
rotary. Miss Anne Kurtz Milwaukee; treas
urer Mr.. Cappen, Milwaukee; superintend-
ent primary work, Mrs. c. b. Jaeger, Port
age; superintendent home department, Rev.
w. A. McKillop, Waukesha; superintendent
evangelistic department, Rev J. I. Chyno-
weth Sheboygan; international vice pres,-
dent, Il. NJ. Hammond, Milwaukee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

Washington, June 9.-Admiral
Crowninshield protests against the
recommendation of a court of inquiry
that three officers of the cruiser Chi
cago be court-martialed for recent ac-
lions in Venice and the case will
probably be dropped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Rrnke Her Neck

Lawrence, Kan, June 9.-Mary
Coop. white woman, was killed at
her house in the lower part of town
by Charles Anderson, a negro restau-
rant employee. There were no wit
nesses to the crime. The wc-acr' S
neck was broken. Anderson was ar
rest cd
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

Another airship has taken just two
minutes to wreck the work of ten years
in its building. The inventor was hurt
in the smash-up, and, strange to say,
he says he will abandon his efforts to
fly and go back to his old work on the
railway. Airship enthusiasts are not
usually so readily cured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Wnnt the President.

Secretary John NJ. True has written
p r. Hannifin, the Milwaukee me nber
of the state board of agriculture, sug-
costing that he at once take such steps
as he may deem necessary to secure
the presence of President Roosevelt at
the state fair next fall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Killed by u Pmmp-HnmhIc.

John Lugien, president of the En-
pire mine in Platteville, was killed by
being struck by the handle of a pump
as he was leaning over the shaft. He
lived long enough to eXonerate the en-
gineer from blame.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Actor Takes Poison.

New York, June 9.-Robert Jefferson
Ferral, an actor, said to be the son of
a prominent San Francisco attorney
killed himself by taking poison here.
His friends say he had been respondent
for some time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Nnpaef worth $4,000 Found.

Seattle, Wash, June 9.-The largest
gold nugget ever found in the north
has been picked up on the j. b.
Brookside Hillside claim, beside Sol
ONION hill and Monte Cristo gulch.
Klondike. 1t weighs 800 ounces, and
contains $4,000 worth of gold. The
old record was $1.0S0.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

Charleston, S. c., June 9.-The Lib
erty Bell left here Sunday for Phila1el-
phia on a special truck attached to a
passenger train, accompanied by an es-
cort of committee of council and citi-
zens of PHILADELPHIA
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

A London dispatch says the reports
issued by the London board of trade
in regard to railroad accidents for
the year past make a remarkable
showing in that not single passen-
ger was killed, the first time in his
tory the English roads have made the
record.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
VIII Confer Degree on Choate.

VIII Confer Degree ON ChOate.
London, June 0.-OXford university,
at the Forthcoming encenia, an an
nual commemoration at Oxford, in hon
or of the founders, will confer the hon
orary degree of doctor of civil law on
Joseph H. Choate, the United States
am ha &c q dor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Instantly Killed.

Washington, Ind, June 9.-During
an electric storm William H. Spring
man, coal miner at Cannelburg, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12
Trouble Brewing.

New York. June According to a
friend in this city Gen. Manuel A.
Matos. leader of the revolutionary
forces in Venezuela, the revolutionists
are preparing 20 march on Caracas. the
capital, and Valencia, one of the inn
portant cities. with forces numbering
$4,000 men. 1t IS their plan, he says,
to capture Valencia with part of the
forces, and meet the government
troops outside Caracas in about two
weeks. 1t is the hope of the revolu-
tionists to be in the capital by July
5. the anniversary Of the independence
of Venezuela.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-12

London, June 9.-The war office has
received the following message from
Lord Kitchener. under Sundays date:
"The disarmament of the Beers is
proceeding satisfactorily, and good
spirit is displayed everywhere. Yes
terday 4,342 rifles had been surren-
dered up to date"
Dispatches received from Pretoria
confirm the statements made in Lord
Kitchener's communication to the
war office, and say that the whole
staff of the late Transvaal govern
ment, with bodyguard of so men.
surrendered last Saturday.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
THE WINTER ROUTE
To the East.

The greatest percentage OF Pacific
Coast travel passes through Salt Lake
City by way of the Rio Grande lines The
Winter climate in Utah and Colorado is
ideal the sun-lit days being as proverb-
ial IN Winter as in Summer. This fact,
together with the magnificent scenery
and the splendid tram service, tend to
make the Rio Grande lines via Denver
and Salt Lake, the most popular route
in the country. Three fast trains daily
between all points in West and the East.
Close connection at Ogden with trains
of the Southern Pacific and Oregon
Shcrt Line. Pullman palace and ordi-
nary sleepers without change to Denver,
Omaha, Kansas City, st. Louis and Chi
cago. Perfect dining car service. Per.
sonaly conducted excursions. For time
tables, rates and descriptive matter in
qulre of Geo. w. Heintz, Assistant Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
Johnson Dis
charged.

The case Of the State of Nevada vs. Ole
johnson, charged with grand larcency,
was called Immediately after the first
proceedings in the Shea cases last We'd
nesday morning, the State being repre-
sented by District Attorney A. J. Macs
tretti. and the defendant by George A.
Bartlett.
A jury was finally secured in the early
afternoon composed OF the following
named gentlemen; Joseph Eason, ST.,
NJ. j. Myles, H. r. Lemaire, VIM. Meager,
r. T. Jenkins, J. s. Smelser, w. J. Wool
cock, George Williams, James L. Day,
John J. Day, E.S. Brewer, e. E. Starrett.
The case for the State was put in dur
ing the balance of the day and the State
rested, having put in testimony tending
to connect the defendant, johnson, with
the operations OF Brown and Layton,
upon which the main issue seemed to
hinge.
The witnesses who testified for the
State were Frank Childress, owner OF the
horses stolen, Jas. Paul, A. Phillippini,
Sheriff George Watt and W. Merchant.
Those for the defendant were James
Dwyer and the defendant in his own
behalf
District Attorney Maestretti opened
with full and exhaustive resume OF the
evidence and argument for its sufficiency.
He was followed by Geo. A. Bartlett,
counsel for the defendant who made a
brief, but strong and complete argument
for the defense, aud was followed 10y the
District Attorney in reply, who earnestly
maintained that the evidence warranted
he finding of a verdict Of guilty.
The jury. after being charged by the
Court, retired for deliberition, and in a
little over half an hour, returned ver-
dict of not guilty, and the defendant,
Ole johnson, was discharged.
The verdict is generally regarded as
just one by those who attended during
the trial, the evidence being deemed in
no way sufficient to fasten the larcency
of the Childress horses on Johnson or to
connect him with the performances of
Brown and Layton.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
Valentines Day.

Tomorrow the postman is scheduled
to play the part OF Cupid. Right sorely
will he be burdened with fowery hearts,
true lovers knots and all the frill and
fancy which the mind of signing swain
can devise.
Now, few Of all these men and maidens
who delight to pay a tribute to the good
Valentine, believed to be the patron
saint of love. know just the origin Of the
day. st. Valentinus was not man who
went about the woods like Orlando, pin
ming lovesicx poetry upon the unwilling
trees. He was simple Christian mar
tyr. who lost his head for his faith in the
ysar 270 A. D., during the Claudian per-
secutiors at Rome. 1t is difficult, there
fore, to ascribe reason for the custom
of exchanging love tokens in his honor.
Some historians would have US believe
that Feb. 14th was selected because it is
the day on which the birds mate and the
fact that it is st. Valentines day is mere
ly coincidence. Others have traced
the custom to the Roman Lupercalia,
celebrated Feb. Is, at which time prac-
tices similar to the st. Valentines OBJ
servances were INDUCED in. The pagans
of northern Europe are said to have en-
gagged 10 such festivities, and il this be
true it is an additional reason for be-
lieving that st. Valentine had nothing
to do with it.
The Roman Lupercalia was celebra-
tion in honor of Lupercus, the guardian
deity who kept the wolves from the
shepherds focks. 1t was made up of
many peculiar rites, including sacrifices
of animals and cakes made from the first
fruits of the harvest preceding. AS ex-
changes of loving greetings were made
on these occasions, it is much more rea-
sonable TO suppose that st Valentines
day is modification of an ancient pagan
holiday.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
Another Cutoff.

In few days contracts will be award
ed by the Southern Pacific Company for
the construction Of the cutoff from Col
conda to Stone House. This is one Of
the most import mt pieces OF work that
has been decided upon by the company
10 carrying out its far-reaching plans for
tho reconstruction of its line in Nevada
and Utah
Contractors are now looking over the
ground along the route of the Golconda-
Stone House cut off and right-of-way
agent is at work acquiring title to the
land
This new piece OF road wnl involve the
construction of numerous bridges across
the Humboldt Two years at least will
be required for its completion and a thou
sand or more men will be employed by
the contractors 1t will be great thing
in business way for Golconda-Si.ver
State.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
School Report.

Report of the Battle Mountain public
school for the month of January 1902
No. OF boys enrolled 10. No. of girls en-
rolled 16. Per cent OF attendance 96.
Honor Roll-Lena Uren 81, Beatrice
Woolcock 81, Maggie Hinman 90, Lizzie
Norris 81, Nellie Conway SO, Mary Nc
Carthy 80, Estella Weaver 98, Lulu
Weaver 96, George Norris SO, Dan Con-
way 90, Fred Uren &C. Irma Egoff 95.
Nellie Langford "a, Ida Weaver e5, Irene
Egoff So, Mary Egoff 96, Mary Bidart SO,
Roy Hagar 80, Ralph Hagar 95, Ernest
Uren SO.
D.,...pnl
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
Amendment to
Timing Laws.

One bad feature of the bill to amend
the Ueited States mining statutes now
before Congress is this clause:
"Section l. That no person shall To-
cate mining claim whether the same
be lode or placer claim, as agent or at
torney for any other person, association
or corporation"
Tue passage OF the foregoing section
will prohibit merchants and capitalists
from "grub-staking' prospectors and
would, in great measure, retard the de-
velopment of the mining industry. There
is not one prospector in hundred who
has the means at his command to main
tain himself constantly in the field.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
TIME TABJB
OF THE
NEVADA CENTRAL
RAILROAD GO.
On and After
NOV. 10, 1901.

Trains will leave Austin on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays, as follows:
Leave Austin at. 4: :0O A. NJ.
Arrive at Battle Mountain 1900 NJ.
Connecting with West-bound train
on Southern Pacific at 1910 P. NJ.
Also connects with East. bound train
at 4:35 Pm.
Returning, will leave Battle Noun
tain on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat
urdays.
Leave Battle Mountain a: .7:30 A. NJ.
Arrive at Austin at lilo P. NJ.
s. Z. PEARSON, General Manager.
Austin, Nevada.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
ALL AROUND
THE STATE.
A Few Cleaned Paragraphs OF
Nevada News.

It was rumored 10 this city last veuing g
that Carson young lady attending the
University in Reno had been stricken
with smallpox Carson Appeal
The Riverside Touring m lis at Reno
were entirely destroyed by fire last Mon.
day night. The loss is placed at $4,000
fully covered by insurance. The mills
will be rebuilt upon another site.
Announcement has been made of the
wedding OF John Sunderland Jr. of Reno
to Miss Beulah Stubbs, daughter OF j. G.
Stubbs Of the Southern Pacific. The
wedding will take place in Chicago on
the 18th.
Tuesday evening seventeen gentlemen
left New York City for Carson, says the
News, and will arrive here in the course
of a week These gentlemen possess
capital and enterprise and their coming
may mean great deal for this State
There are five cases of smallpox in
Reno. The germs of the disease Seem
to have been well scattered as the five
cases are in different parts of the city.
All the patients are doing Licely and
everything possible is being done to
stamp out the disease.
Saturday night about midnight, fire
broke out in Patterson, New Jersey, and
before it was under control an area OF a
mile long and third of mile wide was
mass of smoking ruins. The loss is es-
timated at SS,00O000, with insurance
somewhere between S4,0O0,OOO and So.
100000 The great locomotive works
and the silk mills escaped the fire.
Col. r. d. Boyle died at Dayton at
4:15 Sunday afternoon. He was a native
of County Donegal, Ireland. He came
to the Pacific Coast in 1854 and in 1868
he arrived on the Comstock. In 1886 he
was elected State Senator from Storey
county and served one term.
The State loses one of its best and
most worthy citizens by the death ol
Col. Boyle. He leaves widow, two
sons and three brothers to mourn his
loss. His remains were shipped to San
! Francisco for burial.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
Round House Will
be Built.

Saturdays Reno Gazette says: The
plans are drawn for twenty-stall
roundhouse to be erected oy the Central
Pacific on the land recently bought Of
Mary Wall, two and one half miles south
east of Reno. A double track viii be
laid between the roundhouse and the
present depot and all the business will be
done right where it has been. The work
will be rushed; men and money will be
poured out to complete these improve
ments and other improvements on the
line in Nevada before the GUNNER rush
Of passenger and freight traffic.
Reno will be the end Of the Sacramento
division before snow flies, with all the
benefits that change will bring about.
Roundhouse work only will be done
here,
Fitzpatrick Bros, who have one of the
contracts for reducing the curves and
strengthening the track of the line in Ne
vada, have commenced operations at
Clark's Station and will do the first work
between that point and Wadsworth.
They have made one continuous town
between Clark's and Wadsworth and
white tents may be seen by the hundreds
between those points. They have
twenty-five hundred men on the ground
and five hundred horses, about as many
wagons and ten or twelve narrow -guage
engines to be used on the grade. 1t will
be readily seen that the number of men,
horses, wagons, engines and other tools
used, take up great deal of room,
making one continuous settlement be-
tween Clark's and Wadsworth. The con-
tractors will put up nine iron bridges
across the Truckee between Vista and
Saliva.
The Kilpatricks are shipping hay from
Utah. as all the Nevada product has
been sold or contracted for. They have
bought in all the potatoes along the line
Of the road and are buying their supplies
of Nevada producers when offered, in
cluding twenty head of beef per day of
John Sparks.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
NOTICE or FORFEITURE.
To L. s. Deane:..

NOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
4 that have expended during
the year 1900, OUe Hundred Dollars,
$l00.00) and during the year 1901,
One Hundred Dollars (Sl00.00) in la
Dor and Improvements upon each the
Silver Star No. 2, 20th Century No. |,
and Goth Century No. 2, lode mining
claims, and said claims being situated
at Galena, Battle Mountain Mining
District, if within ninety days you fail
or refuse to contribute your proper
ton of such expenditure rs co-oxner,
your interest in the claims viii be-
come the property of the subscriber,
your co-owner; who has made the re-
quired expenditure by terms OF Sec
tion 1924 and the amendments there
to.
WILLIAM MEAGHER.
Dated at Galena, Nevada, January
9th, 1902.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
A Shirt Drummer's Story

Last Saturday in Carson New, / fell
on the ice while carrying a heavy va
lise, and strained the cords OF my right
leg on the inside. / could hardly walk
even with the aid OF a cane; and on
Monday night on account OF the se-
we're pain could not sleep. On Tues
day | made three applications Of the
good liniment Trib. 1T took away
the pain, and to-day "Wednesday |
walk easily without stick.
]. f. HASKELL,
San Francisco, Cal.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13

SILVER STAR TEMPLE NO. 1, Rathbone
Sisters, meets in Lemaire's Hall the second and
fourth Friday evenings of each month at 30
O'Clock.
Mrs. Nettie George, NJ. 4. G..
Mrs. A. &. Lemaire. NJ. of X. &. S.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13
ii. E RANDALL, Principal.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.

No. of boys enrolled Is. No. of girls
enrolled 8. Per cent of attendance 97.
Honor Roll-Edith Kendrick 95, Juan
ita Bidart 90, Herbert Uren 80. Henry
Hood 95, Clifton Ganser 81, John Bidart
80, Rae Hancock 90, Clay Willis 81. Dean
Willis 9i. Harry Norris 94, Alfred Uren
90, Arthur Hood 95, Lizzie Starrett "a,
Edith Jenkins so. Mary Bidart "a. Allie
Ganser SO, John Lynch 95, Ernest Wise
90.
CLARA NJ. MoGoNAGLE, Teacher.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-13

When you lack energy, do not rel
ish your food, feel dull and stupid,
after eating, all you need is a dose OF
Chamberlain Stomach & Liver Tab
lets. They will make you feel like a
new man and give you an appetite
like bear. For sale by A. d. Lemaire
q Sons.