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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-04
LARGEST CIRCULATION in TONOPAH
ROTTONNEss In DENMARK.

From the known tenor OF the fofth-
coming report of the late grand
iury there comes a glimmerlng OF
utterly inefficient if not completely
rotten mismanagement of Nye county
financial affairs in the past. 1t is
stated on good authority that the
members of the grand jury, acting
in accordance with instructions OF
the presiding Judge in the matter oil
Investigating the condition OF the
county books, found such lack OF
original vouchers that no expert on
earth could tell whether apparent
results as to amounts collected or
expended are correct or not. Such
being the situation somebody is to
blame, whether from incompetence
or actual dishonesty. We see no
reason why the grand jury did not
request Judge Breen to order the
employment of professional expert,
and then remain in session, technically,
until it might be ready to report and
take action upon the findings OF such
examination. But the jury has been
discharged and 1t now remains for
another branch of the local govern
ment to show the tax-paying PEG
pie where they are at. The county
commissioners are called upon tc
employ competent accountant ano
expert for the next six months, i
necessary, in order to settle upor
the financial balances assumed II
exist when the present term officers
took charge of the work. If it II
shown that there has been defalca
ton. the fact will not be an entirel,
new episode in the history OF thi
county. Even if untoward fate doe
continue the court officials AM
records in the environment of Sena
tor Bells county seat, the people Q
Tonopah have the right to know
whence their tax money has gone
In short, If it appears that Ny
county is in arrears financially tn
people want to know why, and wi
cbeerfully indorse all expenditur
that the board may make in orde
to ascertain every truth that
thorough and systematic investiga
ton can possibly bring forth.
there be something rotten in Der
mark" let us all know it.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-04
Belmont.

A Belmont letter says that "the
grand jury is in session and by order
of the court are going over every
thing as relates to county affairs;
recorder, auditor, treasurer and
sheriff's offices are being examined
closely, and one or two expert book
keepers will be employed to examine
all books and report to the grand
jury. Much speculation and argu-
ment are INDUCED in regarding vail
dity of AN act concerning sitting Of
courts in Nye county, and not one
of the legal men here seem to care
to express an opinion as they are
afraid Of getting up no doubt"
The same authority states that
Judge Breen will visit Tonopah be,
fore returning to his home. The
good people of Belmont are doing
everything possible to make the To
nopah contingent comfortable. Ev'
erybody attended the double wedding
the court room being filed.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-04
A CORRECTION.
ToNoPAH MINING COMPANY,
Office at Mines,
Mo,,,h On 1Ql9

March 81, 1913. }
EDITOR ToNoPAH BONANZA: Dear
Sir-I notice in the Tonopah Miner
of last Saturday under Mcnamara
news the following:
"There is a rumor on the street
that the 300-ft level of the Mizpah,
which is in phenomenally rich ore, has
crossed the Mcnamara line and that
legal steps are being taken to pre-
vent further encroachment. "
Please allow me to say that this
news is entirely false, our nearest
workings to the Mcnamara line be-
ing 1850 feet from such line and that
should the ledge ontinue on its pres
ent strike it would not touch the Nc
Namara ground.
Very truly yours,
FRED J. SIEBERT,
Supt. and Engineer Tonopah NJ. Co.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-04

manner and awaiting the arrival "i q
a h n hoist. which is IN transit As
soon rs this shaft teaches the 6IZ'
foot level drift will be run through
Oldie mountain TO connect with the
Desert Queen shaft, and from TINS
main adit crosscuts will penetrate
the numerous lodges and ore chan
nels the existence of which is wen
known.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-04
DIED.

crtMJ .ER-March 20, 1909, Vincent Eisef, IN,
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mr. Harry z. Stimier, o.
Tonopah, Nye Co, Nevada AGED months
and days.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-04
EVASION OF LAW.

The cure OF crime is in its proven
ton. The resorts of law breakers
should be under the strictest surveil-
lance. If for no other purpose that
youth may be warned away. The
legislative power of Nevada pro-
vided a law intended to effect the
closing of infamous dance halls
throughout the state. Those in To-
nopah were supposed to have submit
ted to official mandate and gone out
of business March 18th. Two days
afterwards the management OF the
"Green Front, one of Tonopah' s
first crime schools, received from
the officials Of Nye county license,
purporting to authorize the conduct
of a theater. Under this, there was
at first slight form OF circumspec-
ton and pretended observance of the
law, but after a few nights of in
creasing liberty there is ssentially
the same old system The so-called
performance proceeds until the OPP
perfume time, when dancing and the
regular solicitation of drinks attain
as il did before. The painted den
nizens receive their commissions. and
the maquereaux sport fine reminent
on the Illicit returns. Another out
fit of the same original class is still
less disguised in its operations.
The question is as to whether the
law which Intended to impose a to
tally prohibitive license is so loosely
drawn as to possibly permit such
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-04

Hawthorne is about to organize a
base ball club, and newspaper report
hath it that the boys would like to
cross bats with any club in the
state. Well, Tonopah is on the map.
Let the arrangements begin.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-04
For Sale.

TWO RANCHES AND STOCK, RANe'
L situate in the Cowitch mountains AT
four hundred head OF cattle. For particu'N'
apply to or address the undersigned
LEWIS SHARP,
Al. LoNGsTREET
Tonopah New, April 4, 1893
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-04
NEW TODAY.

Palace Restaurant
u ~ - ~
Tonopah, New, Sunday, April 5, 1908.
French Dinner $i.OO
4.ao to $50 p. m.
Consisting of Soup, Fish, Boil or Roast
and Choice of Entrees, Two Vegetables
Pie or Pudding, Wine, Tea or C1nee
SOUP
Mock Turtle
FISH
Boiled Halibut, Parsley Sauce, Parisienne
Potato
BOIL
Fresh OK Tongue, Polonaise Sauce
ENTREES
Saint of Duck. a Ia Chasseur
| Sweet Breads, Glaze Financ1ere IN cases
Spaghetti Mi1anaise, French
Pancake Conjecture
ROAST
Sirloin Of Beef, au jus
stuffed Young Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Loin OF Pork with Dressing
Leg of Mutton, Current Jelly
VEGETABLES
Mashed or Steamed Potatoes String Beam
DESSERTS
Cabinet Pudding, Wine Sauce
Green Apple Pie n, hlnce ~
EXTRAS
Fried Spring Chicken TO order,
half 75c whole sib
Cold Boiled Chicken, Csc
pic1led Lamb's Tongue, 35c Garden Peas, 20
Caulif0wer. Cream Sauce
, Rhubarb Sauce, i5e
Coffee, Ice Cream and Cake, 2oc
: All Meals sent to room or outside Csc extra
No service less than 25c.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-04
MARRIED.

Tonopah, Mareh o. r"1
by ]. II. Lindsay, Justice OF the fe"0e' ~ ="
Young and Miss Hattie Craig
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a woman, but she is also a moral agent
and accountable for her conduct.
What such women need is to be
brought face to face with the moral de-
pravity Of shreWishness. Poor things
They are often sick and nervous.
Those natures are as delicately tuned
as Apollo's Tyre. The little discords
of daily life produce agony. Trif1es
are exaggerated into enormities. It's
hard. We lay our pity at their feet.
But still-they too are endowed with
personal responsibility and with free
will. They have no right to be home
wreckers and heart breakers, even if
they are women. They have con-
sciences-let their husbands appeal
to that sublime tribunal. Let such
husbands be as calm and as just, but
as stern and exacting as God himself.
! Many a woman who is now in some
lunatic asylum because she was per-
mitted to work herself into a frenzy
over the trif1es Of housekeeping might
still be sane and happy if her hus-
band had possessed the moral power
and had exercised his authority to
hold her back from that most mex
cusable of all suicides-the destruc-
ton of soul by fretfulness.
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THE MAIN CHANCE
TFIOROLY WESTERN STORY MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright by Mm
BIZ MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright, 1903, by Bobbs-Merrill Co.

their Midas ball is social event, but.
al the bottom, it's merely business
Venture. All the business men have
got to- go in for it, but it$doesn't stop
there; they must drag their families
in" A.. Il.
you don't quite grasp the. situa-
tion,'' said Saxton. 81 IF you had to get
work To- do every day you'd have diff
ferent feeling about such 4 things
They've gotsto make the town go, and
this carnival, is j one of the ways IN
which they can stir things up COM
mercially, and at the; same time give
pleasure to a whole lot of people,
We'll, the girl ough tn'tato be sacri-
feed anyhow. said Warrick, spite
fully.
Saxton bit his pipe hard and grinned.
|~~ Look here, Raridan, I'm afraid it's
the girl and not the philosophy of the
thing that's worrying you. Why didn't
you tell me twas the girl. and notthe
social fabric generally, that you want
to defend %
Both. Saxton and Raridan were a
good deal at the Porters'. He knew
that Raridan had been a playmate of
Eyelyn's in their youth, when the elder
Porters and Raridans had been friends
and neighbors. There existed between
them the lighthearted camaraderie
that young people carry. from youth to
maturity, and it had touched Saxton
with envy. AS a man having no fixed
duties, Raridan sometimes went, in
the middle of the hot morning, to the
Porter hilltop. where it was pleasant
to stand talk to a pretty girl and look
down on the seething caldron below,
when every other man of the COM
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''Your language is spirited. I must
say. I think we may classify that as
important if true.''
Its an outrage; an Internal damned
shame!'" Raridan went on.
Language unbecoming an officer
and a gentleman
There's fine girl. as charming as
any girl dare be. She has father
who doesn't appreciate her;-a good
fellow and all that, and he wouldn't
hurt her for anything on earth; but he
hasn't got any sensibility; that's the
trouble with scores of American
fathers. These western ones are worse
than any others. They break their
sons in, whenever they can, to the
same collars they've worn themselves.
Their daughters they usually don't I'M
wives SO that the poor things don't
dare call their souls their own; but the
women are the saving remnant out
here. And when a particularly fine
one turns up she ought to be protected
from the curse. of our Internal COM
mercialism.''
He threw himself into chair and
lighted cigarette.
Saxton laughed silently.
isn't this a new responsibility
you've taken on? I'm afraid you're
taking it too seriously" said Saxton:
If Miss Porter were not very sensi-
BILE young woman it would be different.
You, don't think for a moment that she
would have her head turned
No, sir; not a bit of it; but it's the
principle of the thing that I'm kicking
| about. This is one of the things that
| detest in these western towns. It's
the inability to escape from their in
! fernal business. On the face of it
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-14
CHAPTER VII.
Wary Raridan's Indignation.


Saxton came in unexpectedly on
Raridan at The Bachelors one even
ing in September. The day had been
a thunder shower had cooled the at
ly the drip, drip, of the rain which was
in the west with the luminousness so
marked in that region.
Its an Internal, hideous shame"
called Raridan fiercely thru the dark
recognizing Saxton's step.
Thanks. I'm glad L came,' said
Saxton. cheerfully.
I'D like to be a cannibal for few
hours growled Raridan, kicking a
chair toward Saxton without rising
from the couch where he lay sprawled.
Saxton went about quietly, lighting the
gas, picking up the books and news
papers which Raridan had evidently
cast from him in his rage, and MAX
ing a seat for himself by the window.
I'm not an expert in lunacy, bu.
I'll hear your trouble. Go ahead"
Raridan got up suddenly, his glasses
swinging wildly from their cord.
Put out that light" he commanded
savagely: and Saxton did as he was
hidden.
do you know what Evelyn Porter's
going to do?" demanded Raridan.
II certainly do not You seem to
want to leave me in the dark; and
that's no joke"
She's going to be queen of their in
fernal Knights, of Midas ball, that's
what"
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POSTMISTRESS DOESN'T
IL LIKE THEIR CHAPEAUX

with her, and since then, the postoffice
amt done any business to speak. If it
was a man, you can rest assured we
have asked for help and as it is
We certainly are sorry to bother you. But
we amt making war on women, including
this one which can handle her armament
quite casual and f1ippant, so we want you
to do something.
The Town Protests.
This town respectfully protests to you
against the way in which this accredited
pOstmistress is urging her views on polite
ness; this town respectfully protests that
it amt got time to leave it's hat outside
the door when getting it's mail; this town
respectfully protests that it's duly elected
mayor is important in the eyes of it's citi-
zens and that there amt no call for him
to act humble when he's getting his mail
This mayor amt felt right since he
skipped out of the postoffice last week
some undignified and frisky owing to the
fact that he forgot to take off his hat
and bow, and he is going to resign if some
thing amt done. Please attend to it for
we are getting snippish and fretful in our
tempers and are liable to do something we
might regret. Tell the inspector he'd bet
ter come to see me first. She heard he's
coming and there amt no use in his being
rash and careless
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dignitary in his friends rooms. He
had never met the bishop of Clark
son before. and he was little awe
struck at the heroic size of this man
who had just given him so masculine
a grasp of the hand and so keen a
scrutiny.
The bishop extended his vast bulk
in Raridan's easiest chair, and ac-
cepted% a cigar from the box which
Wary passed to him.
You've just come in time to save
us from fierce contentious said Rari-
dan, all amiability once more. while
the. bishop lighted his cigar. He was
very bald, and his head shone so ra-
dainty that Saxton felt that he could
still see it in the dark after Warrick
had turned down the lights. There
was an atmosphere about the man of
great physical strength, and his deep
set eyes under their shaggy brows
We're quick and penetrating. He had
deep, melodious voice, and there was
charm and magnetism in him, as
many people of many sorts and con-
ditions knew.
Whats the subject, gentlemen he
asked, smoking contentedly. I'm
sure something very serious must be
before the house, ,.
"Mr. Raridan has been abusing the
commercialism of hisqneighbors," said
SaXtOn.
Saxton's a newcomer. bishop, and
doesn't understand the situation here
as you and I do. You know that I'm
the only native that dares to hold
honest opinions. The rest all follow
the crowd
"Reformers always have a hard
time of It," said the bishop. eff
you're going to- make over your
fellow men,you'll have to get hardened
to their Indifference. But what's the
| matter with things tonight; and what
are you gentlemen doing in town, any
way? Aren't there places to go where
| its cool and where there are pretty
girls to- enchant you. .ss......:;s:ss.
| Raridan attacked the bishop about
some question 70 ritual that was agi-
! tating the English church. 1t was
worse than Greek to Saxton, but Rari-
dan seemed fully informed about it,
and turned UP the lights to read a
paragraph from an English church
paper which was, he protested, rank
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-14
But Texans Again Protest that She
Shouldn't Be Allowed to Practice
Fancy Shooting in Business Hours.

Washington, Dec. IA second APP
peal has been received at the post
office department, from a Texas town
in which the postmistress is said to
have enforced politeness at the point of
a revolver. The first came week ago
and asked that the postmistress be
turned down some and forbidden to
shoot holes thru the headgear of lead
ing, citizens when they went for their
mail. The latest communication is
from the sheriff, and relates that mat
ters have been: going from bad to
worse.
The letter follows:
tsThere amt no inspector showed up in
these parts yet and we'd like to know if
one is coming. When I wrote you last
week, things wasn't exactly calm and
peaceful and since then the situation has
sure become. acute and unsatisfactory.
This lady postmaster found out in some
way, We amt decided how, that the mayor
and me and the other leading citizens OF
the city was some vexed and annoyed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-14
muntty was sweltering at the business
of earning his daily bread.

muntty was sweltering at the business
of earning his daily bread.
"You oughtn't to get SO violent
about these things Saxton went on
to say. You will yourself be one Of
the ornaments of the show, and you
will dance before the throne and be
glad of the chance. They have king
don't they? You might get the job.
Who's going to be king, by the way ~
Wheaton, I fancy; the announce
ment hasn't been made yet
oh said Saxton, significantly. Is
this little jealousy? Are we sorry
that we're not to wear the royal robes
ourself? Well! we'll, 1 begin to un-
derstand!'
4 don't like that either, If you want
to know. 1t all gets back to- the &C
cursed commercial idea. Wheaton's
the cashier in Porter's bank. It's very
fitting that s<the presidents daughter
and the young and brilliant cashier
should be identified together in q, pub
lie function like this. No doubt Whea-
ton is fixing it up
well, why don't you fix it up?
have been deluding myself with the
idea that you were a person of con-
sequence in this town, yet you admit
that. in a mere trif1ing social matter
you are outwitted, or about to be, by
Vic VI IilSSC C1dI pei GUILD yOU
hate SO much or say you do"
He spoke tauntingly, but sRaridar
was evidently serious in his complaint
and Saxton turned the talk into other
channels. The Chinese servant came
in presently with d card for Raridan
by Jove!'' he exclaimed, |'tt's
Bishop Delafeld.'' He plunged down.
stairs and returned Immediately with
man whose great figure doomed
darkly. in the doorway.
Raridan made a light.
We've been doing the dim, relig:
ious act here" he said, after intro.
ducing Saxton. ''The lightning ou
there has been&f fine
You feel that you can't trust ms
in the dark" said the bishop; "or per.
! haps that l won't appreciate the din
religious, as you call it. Turn dowr
the gas and save my feelings
Saxton was we'll acquainted with
Warrick' s zeal in church matters anG
was not surprised to find church
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- ~, ~, 2Z inches.
LADY DOLLS WALKING COS.
TUNE, CONSISTING OF TUCKED
SHIRT WAIST AND SKIRT, COAT
AND HAT. 1899. .~.. J.
The uD-to-date doll is as carefully
dressed as is her little owner and
must have proper equipment for the
various occasions of daily life. This
very stylish costume includes one of
the latest shirt waist gowns with a
long tailored coat and 1aring hat.
AS illustrated the. coat and skirt are
made Of dark blue Sicilan 1nohair,
and the shirt waist and hat Of taffeta,
but the waist and skirt can be of one
material and the coat of another if
preferred, and various changes can
be made. In the case Of the model
the hat is trimmed with fur and q
pompon, but fancy braid or. ruching
of any sort can be made to take its
place. SO long as the style of the
garments is retained. the little moth
er will be quite sure to be content.
The shirt waist is tucked at the
front to yoke depth, with a wide box
plated effect at the center, but in
cludes a plain back. Its sleeves are
full and are tucked above the elbows
in conformity with the latest style.
The skirt is circular and is laid in
backward turning plaits, which are
stitched fiat with corticelli silk to
tiounce depth, below which point they
fall free to produce the Fashionable
flare. The coat is the accepted one
of the season, is plain and severe in
cut, but: includes the full sleeves that
can be drawn on over those of the
shirt waist without difficulty - II. IN
The quantity of material required for the me-
ai,,po ciy 10 lirt md conf. III ror1
"a yard ~ inches wide: for waist, n yard q or
"A yard q inches wide. or u yard A inches
wide. with "a yard silk for the hat. &C., .
The pattern 1890 is cut in sizes for dolls IA:
Is and % inches In heights. !:::-!i+5sts. r ):
In ordering pattern fill j.: in this
COUPON: .;s,.t.s E... "a
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WEARS HIS HEART ON THE RIGHT SIDE

''This man was exhibited to us at
the meeting and he proved to be one
of the most astounding instances of
transposition that ever came to the
notice of the physicians in this por-
ton of the country. He has been
brought to the hospital suffering from
fractured knee pan, but from where
do not know, and some hours after.
upon examination by the internes of
the hospital, his heart was found to be
located on the right side of the chest.
Upon further inquiry into the patients
condition, it was found that all the
organs of the chest and abdomen had
developed in transposed positions, con-
trary to the laws of nature, yet the
man was perfectly healthy as far as
could be learned at the time
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" heretical. The bishop smoked his
cigar calmly until, Raridan had fin

" heretical. The bishop smoked his
cigar calmly until, Raridan had fin
ished.
They tell me- he said, when Rari-
dan had concluded by finging the
whole matter upon his clerical caller
with. an air of arranging the entire
episcopate, that you're a pretty fair
lawyer, Wary only you won't work.
And I hear occasionally that you're
about to embrace the ministry. Now,
just think what time. I'd have with
you on my hands! You couldn't get
the water hot enough for me. Isn't
he ungracious turning to SaXton--
"when I came here for rest and rec
reation, to put me on trial for my
life? You ought to know, young man,
that a bishop can be tried only by his
peers"
: Raridan threw down his paper, and
rang for the Chinaman.
When I embrace the ministry I'M
der you, Bishop, you may be sure that
I'll be humble enough to be good
The Chinaman brought variety
of liquids, from which they helped
themselves.
Don't be afraid of the Scotch
Saxton," said Raridan, "the bishop has
seen the bottle before
The bishop, who was pouring
Iseltzer on his lemon juice, smiled toll
eranlly at Raridans chatter, with
whose temper and quality he had long
been familiar. and addressed himself
to Saxton. He liked young men, and
had an agreeable way Of drawing them
out and making them talk about
themselves. When it was disclosed
that Saxton had been in the cattle
business, the bishop showed an in
innate knowledge Of the range and
it's ways.
You see, the bishops ridden over
most of the cattle country in his day.
explained Raridan.
"And evidently not all in Pullman
cars said Saxton.
I'm considered a heavy load for a
COW pony said the bishop, smiling
down at his great bulk, $50 they used
| sometimes to find a mule for me-
/, How are the Porters?" he asked
presently of Raridan.
Very we'll, and staying on in the
heat with = the usual Clarkson forti-
tude."
r. "Porter's one Of the men that neves