The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-14
TRUE STORY OF
NEVADA LIFE
How Jack 3 ggins "Amused''
q Co, pie Cfklw York
S~ells H c. nt.y

On recent visit TO Reno and Carson
]. ID. Biggins met, In the Pullman be-
tween Winnemucca and Reno. couple of
New York ''bleeds.'' who wee incline d
to make fun Of Nevada and the r. ug
and ready Jack from this comm n
wealth. The strangers asled Mr. BE
gins how many cows cou d I've on a
quarter Of a sect on OF Ne 81
grass. Jack took a tumble ard said
to himself. Il will trot thr Sc east rn
duffers a heat and give them fill He
Informed his newly made acaualntanc 9
that 'sa't grass was the most nutrition
feed that grew on the plains except
grease wood. Those two forage plants
will put more fat on the ribs Of steer
than Nebraska corn. and the wealth OF
the ate Is largely made up OF beef ard
mutton fattened on this feed. Why
continued Jack. you can turn a bunch OF
roor spring dairy caves cut and by ia
they vi so 10 the shambes 3-year-
steers. as fat as grease. One can turn
a flock of dangley-legged lambs out ir
April and they will mature by July ard
not only make fine sp irg lambs ba, will
will weigh SIX pounds. Oh. that sal
grass and grease wood Is great stuff II
Nevada. and an acre OF 1t IS worth more
than a quarter section of the bes. Ian.
In New York state.n Az the train spe'
ola toward the setting sun Jacks friends
thought they would have a little more
they inv ted him to hive dinner wi I
them. One OF them said 20 jack af e
the three were seated In The diner NE
vada." you order tie meal r all o
U.S." ''Certa My" repi cd Jack. 'Bii
three porterhorse steaks. two and quar-,
ter inches thick. roast turkey with broNn
gravy on the side. asparagus cooled H.
cream. egg plant. oyster plant. and VIII ie
the steaks are berg b:o.1ed bring us
three dozen blue points as an appetizer.
You win also put three pints Of Mumm 5
extra dry on the Ice and ing In tw'
bottles of light wine to DIR nix with the
oysters" Jack filled up ihe menu clrd
with everything on The bill of ia e l
other words. he "began N the m,dd G ard
worked II both ways" The cas- ne
said nothing but looked at each other
as much as TO say: "Why. IN $ Nevad
~ a..
af err ALL" when 1t came to desert Jack
ordered orange meringue and small Gu $
OF black cof ee and topped of by order
Ing Imported Havanas. When the attend
ant passed the check to Mr.. Biggns for
the meal Jack said: Give 1t to The gen
tleman. please" The check call TO
was In for II and paid for the dinner
without KICK.
While all this was going on the
Mumm extra dry had be. get rg In
its deadly work and Jack bundled MS
COMPANIONS into their ber hs In the Pull
man and left them at Reno sleeping Ike
UOuSt dutc anu sHtiiht W bS"N 'Nf'
band Mr.. B.ggirs was j'st beg ming to
feel little sporty himself by this tim.
and got of the train and visited a gam
bling house in Reno He began playing
faro with the ceiling TOR Unit" and
b'ew In s.. 100. TIE next morning he wred
to f.. Reinhart q Go. to wre nm %
In few minutes the order came. Jack
got his telegram cashcd ard went back
10 try and win back what he had 'ost the
gh bef, re. He tod the deal TO give
him $500 worth of &c ks The de
said: Mr. higgins your limit viii he -
and $40 this uo 'nirg jack repl td
.'Then give me back the 200 bucks.
always knew that Reno sports were quit
ters I am from Win~emucca. where
every body is given fair ch"n0e 20 "lay
even on any wad they blow In" Beg ms
was good durirg the remaining few days
nc snent In western Nevada. but he takes
srecial delight IN tel''rr what ~ ne
gave .thcse two tenderfeet from New
york" "ru" Us Jack, -ney were
blooded. all right"