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The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-08-14
BUILDING-GENERAL APPEARANCE
BUSINESS, ETC.

BUILDINa-GENERAL APPEARANCE
BUSINESS, ETC.
A few days ago there was some little
stir here, in the way of preparation for
building. | have noticed some eight
or ten small buildings in course of con-
struction, but some of them have been
stopped for the want of lumber.
Nearly all of the "buildings' here are
canvas; few are of rough stone, and
some of them are merely holes dug in
the hillside. and covered over with
brush and dried hides, presenting
more the appearance of an Indian wig
wan, than that of city. The three
famous cities Genoa, Carson and Vir-
ginia, all put together, would not make
a town half so large, as Placerville.
The principal business going on at
present, Is eating, drinking and gamb-
ling. There are hundreds of men here
hanging around the gambling saloons
from day to day, not doing anything at
ALL = Some are workingrip the mines
for wages, at five dollars per day; so
you will e:that after paying four dol
lars day for board and lodging, they
will have one dollar day left. There
is no demand for mechanics. Carpen-
ters get seven dollars q day when they
can get work, but there is very little
doing in that line, owing to the scarcity
Of lumber. Everything here sells for
enormous prices, not so much on the
account of the ready return for labor,
or investment, rs the cost of getting
the articles here. Lumber can be
bought at the mills for fifty dollars per
thousand and the same costs four hun
dred dollars per thousand. Flour Is
selling in Genoa for sixty dollars per
hundred-it has raised twenty-five dol
lars within the past three days. Beef,
from sixteen to twenty-five cents per
pound; potatoes, twenty-five cents;hay,
four hundred dollars per ton. These
extravagant prices cannot last long,
but they are great drawback to the
prosperity of the country at present
The foregoing is interesting to the
old timers for 1t takes them back to the
days when Carson valley was in its
infancy and our town desolate waste.
1t is instructive to the younger genera
ton. because it shows the remarkable
changes thai have taken place in our
valley in the past 40 years. If the
writer of that article could visit our
pretty little valley today, with its
thousands of tons of hay stacked, and
the.second and third crops yet to- be
accounted for; with field upon field O.
ripening grain to meet his gaze; and
with cattle such as no other valley car
produce, he would instead of calling ii
"a barren waste,n or "unmitigateo
humbug," be forced to conclude that II
is about the richest and most product
i've valley in agricultural products II
the state. He would also find more
prosperous farmers than in any valley
of equal size in the State, II not on thu
Coast, all this accomplished In the
short space of forty years.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-08-14
After the Cons.

Sheriff Kirkwood and posse, !consIst-
ing of Judge Murphy, Forest Ranger
E. A. Kirkwood, Sheep Inspector Chas.
Day Col. Ed. Wsdertz and Photograph
er A. A. Forbes left early Thursday
morning for the lake barney country to
search for the convicts. They are all
we'll mounted have four pack animals
with supplies and are well armed and
bottled. They are determined men
and should they meet the convicts 1t
will pc spirited race to see who will
arrive home first.-Bridgeport Chronl-
Gle
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-08-14
STATE
NEWS

After trying other methods in vain,
the V. Il T. Railroad Company has
purchased two dogs to exterminate the
rats at the Carson freight depot.
Miss Francis Short, formerly of the
Reno Schools, and a recent graduate OF
Stanford, passed an examination be
fore the San Francisco Board of Edu-
cation, ranking sixth In class of over
one hundred teachers.
The greatest turnip patch in Nevada
is probably on the Thorne ranch In
Kings Canyon, near this city. These
monster vegetables average several
pounds each and large number of
them tip the scales at pounds. News
The noted female character, Calam-
ity Jane, who has been known OH the
frontier since 1870, died at Terry,
eight miles from Deadwood, 8. d., on
August lst of inflammation of the bowels.
One of life's little tragedies is report
ed from Faystte, Mo-, where Mrs.
Nancy Mitchell, aged l02 has been
obliged to give up her pipe on account
of failing health. She had smoked the
same ever since she was young girl
Texas farmers, driven out of cotton
raising by the boil weevel. are turning
their attention to alfalfa raising and
are making at least four times rs much
profit rs they made out of cotton.
Some months ago the Reno city
council revoked the license under
which a man named Wallace was con-
Quoting saloon. The case was taken
to the Supreme Court which body has
handed down Ia decision, written by
Judge Talbot and concurred in by
Judges Fitzgeral aud Belknap.
Mrs. Chapman is getting along nice
ly since she confined her drinking to
"Old Grow" whisky aud milk, but
principally the former. She walks
around the house and yard and takes
spin around town every evening in a
wheeled chair.-Elko Independent,
Prohibition organ
A young lady who refused to marry
suitor until he had accumulated
SO, ,000 met him few weeks later and
on being told that he had saved S3 Of
that amount, answered family, u
guess that Is enough
Ifthe old Indian superstition holds
good this year the coming winter will
be long and bitter one. Heap pine
nuts big snow" is the REDSKINS way
ofsputting it and as the pine burs are
more plentiful on the trees surrounding
these parts now than they have been
for many years past, the chances for a
big winter looks very favorable.
Wednesday evening the telephone
line between Tallae and Bijou went
down, aud a crowd of campers from
Mason valley who were AT the latter
place were nearly scared 10 death.
They were sure the wire had been cut
by the escaping convicts, and they sat
up all night, fearing to speak above a
whisper
The State Department. has given mo-
tice that 1t has construed the naturaliz-
alton law passed by the last congress,
requiring il to reject all certificates OF
naturalization issued after July 8, 1903
that failed to set forth the fact that the
person naturalized is not opposed To all
organized governments, and likewise
is not affiliated with any organization
40 opposed; also that he does not adyo-
cate the killing of the officers of the
government.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-08-14

Water in the Carson river is very low
at Dayton and the Italians are stand
ing guard over their bitches nightly.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-08-14
An Interesting A C
count ofCarson VAL
ley's Early Appear
anCe.

The following concerning Carson
valley and vicinity appeared in the
Mountain Democrat, published at
Placerville, under date of April 8, 1860:
There are but few houses in Carson
Valley and at each house few acres
have been fenced in with sawed lum-
Der, and these seem to have been de-
signed for grazing purposes. | have
not seen All agricultural implement
since / have been in the Territory, and
only about one acre of land plowed, or
bearing any appearance of having been
placed in preliminary state osprepara-
ton for cultivation. am told however,
that there are several good farms in the
smaller valleys, back in the canyons
among the foothills, but the greatest
portion of the valley have seen, is
entirely destitute of soil, being loose,
dry, coarse sand, which with all the
irrigation and cultivation that could be
bestowed upon it, could not possibly be
made Ito sprout pea" Taken alto
gether, the whole country presents an
uninviting appearance, and | am salts
fled that so far as agriculture Is con-
cerned, Carson valley is an unmitigated
humbug. l hope, however, that a
more thorough investigation will prove
that the small valleys before alluded to,
will, when put under cultivation, pro-
duce sufficient to meet the wants OF
the people of western Utah.
sToCK-RAIsING IN CARSON VALLEY.
1t is estimated that there are 10000
head of hogs, horses and cattle in Car
son and neighboring valleys; horses
and COWS are very poor, and thousands
are to be seen lying dead all over the
valley. They evidentally died from
starvation. All the hogs | have seen
are in good order, as they have profited
much by the numerous dead carcasses
of other animals, but to think Of a fat
pork steak under such circumstances,
is by no means refreshing or consoling
to my mind, and yet we have them
served up at our restaurants, without
knowing from whence they came.
THE WEATHER.
Ever since | have been here, the
wind has been blowing continually,
day and night, with double the inten-
sity of the afternoon winds which pre-
vail most parts of the year on Tele-
graph Hill and North Beach, at San
Francisco; and | am told that these
winds prevail here nearly three-fourths
of the year. Snow has been falling
here for the past fifteen hours, and
there Is about one foot of snow on the
ground, and still showing. All out
door business is stopped.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-08-14

Silver Peak is very dull. The only
excitement we have is the bowling of
coyotes, dogs and drunken squaws, at
night 1t is the only late game and
could be dispensed with to the ad-
vantage of chickens and decent men
and omen.--Bulletin.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-08-14

IL IL rumored that Howard, one of
the Folsom escapes, has sister in
Winnemucca.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-03
Miami to Key West.

The twin-screw iron passenger
steamer Quaker City of the Pennsular
and Occidental Steamship Company,
commencing Saturday, Feb. %, 1908,
will make three daylight trips per
week each way, via the inside route"
between Miami and Key West, sailing
from Miami at $50 a. m. on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, and arriving
at Key West the same day at p. H..
returning leaving Key West at a. m.
on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays,
and arriving at Miami the same day
at $50 p. m.
The Quaker City is a modern first
class day passenger vessel. well adapt
ed for this interesting voyage through
the Florida keys.
Passengers holding through tickets
between Miami and Havana, may avail
themselves of this delightful trip, con-
Meeting with the elegantly appointed
fast mail steamships Olivette and Mas
cote at Key West for Havana at 1880
p. m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and
Mondays, arriving at Havana the next
morning at o'clock; returning leave
Havana at II noon, Thursdays, Satur-
days and Tuesdays, arriving at Key
West same day, $50 p. M, connecting
with the Quaker City for Miami the
following morning at O'clock
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-03
EX-G0V. GAMBLER
MUST COME TO SAVANNAH.
If He Wants to Consult valuable
Book of Historical Society.

If He Wants to Consult valuable
Book of Historical Society.
Ex-Governor of Georgia Allen D.
Gambler is anxious to borrow of the
Georgia Historical Society stephens
Journal of the Proceedings In Geor-
gia," an historical work that is so
rare that of the third volume but two
copies are known to exist in the coun-
try, the one owned by the historical
society and a second, owned by the Ii
brary of Harvard University.
Mr.. Gamblers request for the use of
the work was made before the March
meeting of the society, held last night
The rules of the society prevent the
lending of it's books and the secretary
was instructed to so notify MIR. Cand-
Ter but also to inform him that such
extracts as he wished to make could
be had If he or an agent would visit
Savannah for the purpose.
The society also received through a
Macon gentleman a request from a
Texas writer for a copy of Hawkins
Greeks, a brief history of the Creek
Indians, which was published by the
historical society. A copy of the work
was sent him with the compliments of
the society.
A large framed picture of insignia
of the Society of the Cincinnati and
two flags also framed. likewise two
volumes and a pamphlet bearing on
the history of the society were pre-
scented the historical society by Mr..
Thomas Savage Clay. He was given
vote of thanks for the contributions.
The remaining matters brought before
the meeting We're purely routine.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-03
POLICE IN THE DARK.
Have Learned Nothing of DisRp-
pearance of Fitzgerald.


pearance of Fitzgerald.
The disappearance of Jerome FitZ-
gerald on Feb. 81 has not yet been
explained, and the police have been
unable to obtain any clue as to the
young mans whereabouts. The Off
GERS, however, do not believe that he
has been shanghied.
Young Fitzgerald was well known
among the masters of vessels that
visit this port. and was also popular
with the boarding house runners. For
this reason the police are not inclined
to take to the shanghie theory. From
what they have been able to learn Of
Fitzgerald's habits they are inclined
to either of two theories-that he wan
dered on the wharves and in a fit of
abstraction fell overheard and was
drowned, or else suddenly decided to
take trip across the ocean with some
friendly captain.
The officers are more strongly in
clined to the latter theory. They argue
that if the young man had been
drowned his body would probably have
been recovered before this, and believe
that he will finally show up and ex-
plain away his disappearance. In the
meantime any information that might
tend to throw light on his absence will
be gladly received by the superin-
tendent of police.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-03
GOVERNMENT MUST PAY
FOR CARRIERS DEFENSE.
Whatever the Outcome of the Case,

Whatever the Outcome of the Case,
MIR. stone VIII Receive His Fee.
The taking of Testimony in the Car
ter case before Commissioner Hewlett
was finished yesterday, as forecasted in
the Morning News The days pro-
ceedings consisted in the cross and re-
direct examination of Assistant En-
gineer Bacon and of Capt. Gillette.
Both the district attorney. Mr.. Marion
Erwin, and Carter's chief counsel, Mr..
Horace Greedy Stone of Chicago. re-
turned to their homes last night.
Mr.. Stone enjoyed the trip to Savan-
nah, ii being the first time that he had
ever visited this section. He has rep
resented Carter only since the death of
Judge Wilson. By an agreement with
the government, he has made himself
secure in the matter of fees in the case,
and whether or not the government sue
ceeds in proving their right to the prop
erty tied up all over the country, Mr..
Stone win get his fee. In other words
the government may yet pay for Car
ter's defense as we'll as his proSecu-
ton.
The evidence adduced yesterday was
much the same as heretofore. In the
redirect examination. after some call
culation, the assistant engineer testi-
fed that the actual price paid for the
material in a multiple mat by Greene
and Gaynor, was s111.60, while the price
paid them for each mat by the gov
eminent was $4.69O. Mr.. Stone attach
ed no Importance to this testimony,
submitting that it was irrelevant Once
when the engineer was not quite sure
OF the result OF a Communication and
asked to run over it, Mr.. Stone said it
made little difference, just to add a few
hundred dollars to what he had.
Throw on a few hundred" said he.
Then turning to the district attorney:
You evidently think it crime on Car
ter's part for Greene and Gaynor to do
things by Wholesale"
81 do. when he required one set Of
contractors to bid on the work one way:
and another. another way" replied Mr..
Erwin.
"Ah, that's your assumption" said
Mr.. Stone. On the correctness of that
assumption depends the value of the
testimony adduced in the hearing which
mas been going on for the past week.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-03
FOOD PROTECTION.
The Circuit Court of the United
States in Favor of the In-er-seaI
Package.

The Circuit Court of the United
States in Favor of the In-er-seaI
Package.
A decision far reaching in it's effect
and of interest to all lovers of pure
food, has just been handed down by
Judge Adams in the Circuit Court of
the United States.
The suit in question was brought
against the Union Biscuit Company
for infringement on the In-er-seal
package, controlled exclusively by the
National Biscuit Company, for the pro-
lection of biscuit and crackers against
dust, moisture, odor and germs.
In deciding against the Union Bis
cult Company, Judge Adams says:
THE proof abundantly shows that
prior to the invention of the patent,
the old paper cartons or boxes, were
Inadequate to the demands of the serV-
ice required of them; that their con-
tents deteriorated rapidly in substance
and flavor; that they were subjected
to the baneful effects of the air, mois-
ture and dust. Since the introduction
of the box of the patent a radical
change has taken place. This box has
been found equal to the climatic and
other local conditions in all parts of
the country, from New Orleans to New
York, from Florida to Minnesota. and
from California to Massachusetts. The
uniform testimony from all these re-
gions is to the effect that the con-
tents of the box are preserved in their
original freshness and flavor.
The whole testimony in my opinion
clearly shows that the box of the
patent materially facilitates the distri-
button of inexpensive food products to
the consumer and at the same time
lessons the cost and enhances the in
trinsic value of such products"
Judge Adams full decision against
the infringement not only shows the
great importance of the In-er-seal
package, but is so broad and conclu-
sive as to prevent any further in
fringement or use in violation of the
rights of the National Biscuit Com
pany.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-03
OPENS NEXT MONTH
PLANS FOR FREE LIBRARY
aur AGREED UPON.
BOARD
MANAGERS
WILL BE IN FULL CHARGE OF THE
BUILDING.

Committees from City Council and
Georgia Historical Society Have
Decided Upon Plan and Hope
to Open Library Doors TO Public
on April 1-Five of the Ten Mem
hers of the Controlling Board VIII
be Named by the Mayor and the
Appointments VIII be Confirmed
by COuncII-There VIII be short
and Long Term Members.
On April / the doors of the Georgia
Historical Society will be opened to
the public and the free library scheme
will be put in operation. This was
practically agreed upon at meeting
of the special committee of City Coun-
Gil and the committee from the his
torical society held at the De Soto
last night.
The committees were in session for
more than an hour and the matter
was fully discussed. 1t was agreed
that the city will make an appropri-
alton of $1,000 a year, to be paid in
monthly installments of $3.50. 1t was
shown that the historical society
now has about 10000 Volumns and
these books the public. will have a
right to. The plan that has been
agreed upon provides for the naming
of a board of managers who will have
charge of the library.
The board will be made up OF ten
members. Five will be named by the
Mayor and confirmed by Council, and
five will be named by the historical
society. The managers will be APP
pointed on the commission plan, two
being named for one year. two for two
years. two for three years two for
flour years and two for five years. At
the end of each year two members OF
the board of managers will be named
for five years.
The board of managers Will be called
upon to say who can take books from
the library and will be in full charge.
ANY person of good standing will be
permitted to get books from the libra
rys from time to time. Now that the
plan has been agreed upon the city
attorney has been asked to draw up
the necessary papers and an effort will
be made to close up the matter at the
meeting of Council Wednesday night.
If this is accomplished it appears that
there will be no trouble in opening the
free library on the first of the coming
month.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-03
K. OF P. MEMBERSHIP
HAS INCREASED.
w. H. Leopold VIII be savannnh's
Candidate for g. Il. of II. ~ =.

Candidate for g. IA. of II. ~ :.
The records of membership of the
knights of Pythias of Georgia, just
compiled by Grand Keeper of Records
and Seal w. H. Leopold, for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1902. shows the order
to now have S,419 members, an in
crease of 646 over the preceding year.
These members are of 125 lodges
throughout the state. The new year
is beginning proptiously for the or
der, a new lodge now awaiting inStalla-
ton in Doerun, which will be admitted
within the month.
The knights are preparing for the
meeting of the Grand Lodge to be held
in Atlanta May 10 and 20. Mr.. Leo
pold received notification yesterday
from the Southeastern Passenger As
ISOLATION that a rate of one and one
third fare would be granted the rep
resentatiVeS, the tickets to be issued
on the certificate plan, % cents being
charged extra for the execution of the
return certificate. One hundred and
fifty representatives will attend the
meeting as representatives of the 125
lodges of the state. there being one
representative allowed for every 100
members in a lodge.
Besides the representatives, the
meeting is attended by the Grand
Lodge officers and all of the past grand
chancellors, now sixteen in number.
The most interesting business of the
meeting to Savannahians will be the
election of the grand keeper of records
and seal. Mr.. w. II. Leopold, who is
now filling the. uneXpired term of his
father, will be put forward for the Of
fee by Savannah's contingent and will
have its solid backing. The only other
candidate so far expected to run is
Roland c. Allston of Atlanta, belong
ing to Atlanta Lodge No. %.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-03
Sour
StOmac

No appetite, loss of strength. nervous.
ness. headache, constipation, bad breath,
general debility. sour risings, and catarrh of
the stomach are all due to indigestion. Kodol
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre-
sents the natural juices of digestion as they
exist in healthy stomach. combined with
the greatest known tonic and reconstructive
properties. kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only cure Indigestion and dyspepsia, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
by cleansing. purifying, sweetening and
strengthening the mucous membranes lining
the stomach.
, Mr.. 5. S: Ball Of Ravenswood. W. Va, says
- was troubled with sour stomach for twenty years
kodol cured me and we are now using il in mill
for baby
kodoi Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only ST 90 Size holding ~ times IN. trial
size which sells for so cents.
Prepared by {. o. Dewitt & co., CHICAGO
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-03
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GARBAGE CARS COMING.
Factory Will Have Them Ready for
Delivery by May.


Word has been received by Manager
Kidder of the Savannah Electric Com
pany, that the six garbage cars ordered
some time ago, will be shipped from
Baltimore about May 1. Yesterday
morning a force of men began putting
down the tracks on Roberts street, and
the spur from West Broad street down
Roberts street, to the Crematory site.
will be completed before the arrival of
the cars.
The garbage cars as ordered out by
the Savannah Electric Company, under
it's contract with the city. have a ca
pacity of 10000 pounds. There are six
of them, and the present plan is to
keep them all in use. A description of
these cars has already been given in
the Morning News. They are of the
latest pattern, and were specially con-
structed for use in this city. They
will be loaded at the Crematory site.
and will be moved up Roberts street
to West Broad street. The cars will
then go south to Duffy street, east TO
Whitaker street. south to the Isle of
Hope line, and out to the County Farm
The cars will be air tight, and there
viii be no offensive odor as they pass
through the streets.
About the time that the garbage cars
reach Savannah ten open cars, for use
on the inside lines, will also put in an
appearance. An order has already been
given by Manager Kidder for imme
date delivery, and the factory has
promised to ship the cars on MAY /
The new summer cars will be on dom
BILE trucks and have twelve benches
three less than are used on the subur
ban lines. They are only slightly
smaller than the large open cars in
use on the Thunderbolt line, and will
be used exclusively on the inside routes
except on special occasions. The new
cars VIII be modern in every respect.
and win be equipped with electric beIIs