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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

BY j. P. JOHNSTON
(Author of '"Twenty Years of Hus'ling,"
what Happened to Johnston.')
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles)
The day of the old-time give-away
graft apparently will never end.
The first time ever saw this game
played l was eight years of age, and
the last time l was So. l found it to
be the same year ago as it was As
years ago, except that in the latter
instance the suckers were more plen-
tiful. Perhaps the modern CRATER
was the more clever of the two; at
any rate, he was clever enough.
He would go cut upon the streets
in a livery carriage on circus or
county fair day. after having fixed"
the chief of police. While the driver
logged the team along the main street,
the CRATER would stand up in the car
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

waiting for Pitts, with their guns load
ed and cooked.
The climax came when word was re-
ceived that Pitts still armed and raving,
had been seen at his grandfather's home
at French Creek Thither a posse of
100 men galloped without stop, while
the farmhouses in the neighborhood
were locked and barred by their frantic
inmates. At French Creek the posse
was met by the news that Pitts had
been refused shelter by his GRANDPA
Their and was then bound down the
Stony Ridge road.
The posse followed. At turn of the
road they saw him in the distance, and
they formed, ready to fire. He turned
watched the squad a moment; drew his
revolver, vaulted fence, and then,
while the posse grimly watched, he shot
himself four times and fell dead.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

can come in with the next. Don't
forget, gentlemen, the more liberal
you are with me, the more generous
can be with you. Now. then. here
are two dozen boxes Who will give
me Is cents for this box? Who Is
the first man to show me that he has
confidence in me?"
In fifty, hundred hands were up.
each holding a quarter.
When two dozen had been passed
out and the cash received for them,
he lined up two rows of IL men each,
and, exacting from each the same
promise as before, he gave back to
every buyer his Is cents and rs addi-
.tional, and allowed each to keep his
box of salve.
BY this time the crowd had in
creased and the. excitement was in
tense.
"1[ow," said the CRATER, 81 am 60
ing to drive over there on the other
corner, and l don't want you men
who have been in the last two pools
to follow me-
He then ordered his driver to take
him to the opposite corner, and, OF
course, the whole crowd, including his
pool members, followed him. Again
addressing the crowd, he said:
Gentlemen, a few moments ago l
formed a pool of 36 men across the
street for the purpose of advertising
nv firms famous corn salve, and al
though it cost me a little money, yet
the amount given away is a mere
bagatelle compared with what we will
get as a result of this advertising"
Then, opening large valise, he pro-
duced some electric Eelts, and ex-
planned that he wanted to do little
advertising for them as we'll.
"Now, gentlemen" he continued, II
am going to form one or two, or pos
sibly three pools on these belts for
the purpose of advertising them"
He then gave an excellent and con-
vincing talk on electric belts. and i'm
mediately proceeded as follows:
'Now, friends, I want to impress
upon your minds that the more liberal
you are with me the more generous l
can be with you. Who will give me
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

riage, throw silver pieces and dollar
top of his voice that he intended to
distribute $4,000 on the streets that
afternoon.
AS soon It's a large crowd lad gath
cred at the corner at which he stopped,
he began extolling the wonderful
curative properties of corn salve
which was put up in wooden boxes.
Had he been actually selling the rem
edy on it's merits, he couldn't have
made a stronger or more effective
talk.
Finally, bringing forth his big roll
of money, he said: Il have system
of advertising this salve that will
make every man who deals with me
remember it as long as he lives. Now
gentlemen, the more liberal you are
with me, the more generous l can be
with you. My purpose to-day is. first
to sell one dozen boxes of this salve,
and>I want every man who makes a
purchase to remain right here, ready
to hold up the box in plain view when
l ask aim to do so. Now then, who
will give ME ten cents for this box?
Remember, the more liberal you are
with me, the more generous I can be
with you, and shall sell but one
dozen boxes now Who will give me
ten cents for this one?"
In an instant, four dozen hands
were up. each holding a ten-cent piece
After handing out - boxes, he re-
fused to sell any more for the time
being.
When the II boxes had been deliv.-
cred aud paid for, he lined up the IL
buyers in row and said:
You have been liberal with me,
now I'll be generous with YOU"
Then, turning to the first man, he
asked him if he would be satisfied to
receive back twice the amount he had
paid, and keep the remedy, too.
When the man said he would, the
CRATER handed him 20 cents. saying:
Nov, sir, will you promise me, eth
er to use this salve yourself, or give
it to some one who WILL and not for
get the name of it,"
The man agreed and the CRATER
did the same thing and demanded the
same promise in the case of each OF
the Others SIS ~ @
Nov, gentlemen ',..sshe vent on, 81
am%going to- makeup anotherSrool 70,
advertising purposes; but remember
none Of the IL who were in this pool
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

lOTu " Sc11 sugar 81 uuCA CucdpoS
than the cheapest grocers in many in
stances paid for it several times over.
The graft was more like thieving
than grating. When selling can
of sugar for $1.25, the CRATER would
almost invariably be handed a five,
ten, or even a twenty dollar bill.
l. Having become very skillful in
palming, he would always keep
palmed in one hand a one dollar bill,
nicely folded in such way that tho
figures would not show on either side.
Should a farmer hand him larger
bill, he would begin folding it as he
had the one dollar bill, and II then
would suddenly say:
"Well, here am, short of change,
so just let this go, and pay me on my
next trip, in 30 days" s:'~2l~ Ss.zsaa@ss*ss
He would then shift the large bill
for the one dollar bill, and, handing
the latter to the farmer, would say:
Put it in your pocket and pay me
next time" .-.:1
There was not one chance in a
thousand that the farmer would TN
fold the bill, but he would lay it care
fully away in his purse, just as it had
been handed him. 'sf*z'~ .ssatt@:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13
To Spend Honeymoon in Lion Cage

To Spend Honeymoon in Lion Cage.
H. New York.-Henry Re: % years of
age, lion tanner at Coney island
amusement place, and Marie Louise
Maurel, 20, a tanner of lionesses, have
been married. Although bride and
bridegroom are accustomed to tanning
wild beasts, they were very gentle
when they appeared before the alder
man who made them one, and It was,no-
ticed that the young woman, who
thinks nothing of facing the fierce Nu-
indian, lion, trembled and was visibly
embarrassed during the ceremony A
part of the honeymoon VIII be spent in
the cage of the lions. . q.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13
GIRL LANDSEEKER RODE
(. ON: THE. COWCATCHER.
Put OF Yrain Once; ~she Was Per.
sistenH, and Now she Owns
E# st55e-1 sab ~. 4z1
S295 f| Ess farm.

/" Cass Lake, Minn.-In the rush sot
flers at the Cass Lake land office
for government tracts, Miss Edna Nc
Garry attained celebrity. -.
Miss McGarry made her settlement
upon the so-called White City land at
midnight just before the tracts were to
come into market at the Cass Lake Of
tce. She was % miles from the Office
and to secure her claim it was neces-
sary for her to be at the filing place
when the doors were opened.
The young woman hurried to The sta
ton at Walker and attempted to travel
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13
Ate Hailstones; Froze to Death.

: Denver.-A, story comes from Colo
RADIO Springs that six valuable Peking
ducks, issuing from q barn after .
hailstorm, partook 50 heartily Of the
hailstones that they died, and on being
opened were found frozen inside. Ar
other duck was saved by pouring hot
water on its .crav. - 49, So.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13
THE GIVE-AWAY GRAFT.

Corn-salve Agent Gives Away Money
Lines Up His Customers and
Deals Out Dimes and Quarters
Electric Belts at $50 Apiece-His
Clever Escape from His Dupes-
Sugar Sold at Cost Price-sugar
CRATER Caught by Angry Farmers
and Landed in Jail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

THE GIRL HELD TIGHT TO THE RODS.
by freight train to Cass Lake. She
was promptly put off under the regula-
ton that freight trains must not carry
passengers. A "quitter" would have
given up at this juncture
Miss McGarry's courage simply rose
with the emergency. Two things were
clear in her mind; she had to be in Cass
Lake to file upon the land and the
freight train must take her to Cass
Lake.
Then she skirted the long line OF
freight and logging cars until she
reached the putting and greasy engine.
Grasping the pilot, she swung herself
upon it. No one had seen her and in a
few moments the train was under way.
Soon the engine was bounding from side
to side as it rushed along, but the plucky
girl held the tighter to the rods and
braces near her perilous seat. Her fear
some sensations wore away to some ex=
tent, and the wild ride brought de-
light in its danger and risk and sent the
blood coursing merrily through her
veins.
When Wilkinson station was reached
Miss McGarry was discovered and sec
ond attempt made to keep her off the
train. But the railroad men could not
long deny the plucky girl with so worthy
purpose, and eventually she won the
day and came into Cass Lake on the
train in ample time to make her filing
on the land.
1t is said that no contest can now lie
against her claim. Sheer pluck has won
Miss McGarry farm.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02
e,cELow, CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY

Frank G. Bigelow, president of the |
First National Bank of Milwaukee,
was dismissed from his position this |
week because of the discovery that he /,
had stolen nearly two million dollars
of the banks funds. Investigation
has since shown that he also stole a
million dollars more from funds that
he held in trust as executor of deal
mems estates. etc. This three-milliOn
dollar thief. we are told. is so highly
connected sociaIly-wllich also means
hnancialiy-that he may escape prose
cution for his crime The very rich
sometimes. do not "squirm" at COM
pounding felony.
Bigelow was a captain of industry
and President of the National Bankers
Association. His work was az COOL
as his bond His check was honored
for any amount. He was a pillar Of
a church. and leader of leaders in
society He was a patron Of litera-
ture and art He loved fast horses and
women, and was, in brief, a gentlemen
Of refinement Had he been trainei
that way when young. he might have
made an expert highwayman or safe
cracker equal to Jimmy Hope, but as
such he couldn't have been respect
able nor made SO much money as he
Besides, he would, at times, have ha1
to run risks" AS captain Of in
<fustry," he only had to cause the
books to be falsified whenever in need
of funds
The directors of the bank had i'm
plicit confidence in his ability and in
tegrty. Some OF the bookkeepers
dwho faIsified accounts by his order)
knew that they were doing wrong
but theirs not to reason why" if they
wanted to sit on the lid and "hoi
down their jobs
In his distres after the exposure
OF his misdoings, he has the sympath!
u d WlUo ClTCic OI lTl0uUS
If he were president of trade-unioI
instead of bank. and embezzle.
tire hundred dollars instead of three
millions, he would be branded as {
vulgar thief. vigorously prosecute:
quickly convicted and sentenced tc
the penitentiary for long term a
hard labor.
Being so highly connected his de
falcation will probably be forgiven
and soon forgotten. He may evei
resume his position as Captain o
Industry and again become a pilla
Of the church. patron of literature
and art. a leader of society and
lover OF fast horses and women.
would never do to compel a man @
such refinement and connections to a
sociate with plebian thieves benin
prison bars-S F. Star
HiI!lliUluIHnn
A forty mile an hour Washoe Zephy
greeted the denizens of this valley We
terday and remained all day.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02
NOTICE.

Plans and Specifications Wanted.
The Board Of Capitol Commissioners
Of the State Of Nevada, Hereby invite
the submission Of plans and specifaca-
ton for the erection Of q two story
stone building with basement the
Capitol grounds in Carson City Ne
vada, suitable for Supreme Court AMI
State Library building az provided
by an Act Of the Legislature March
Is. 1905. IAN Act ENTITLED, An Act
providing for the erection of Sta. .
Library and Supreme Court Building. :
said building and total cost not to
exceed forty thousand dollars.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
For futher information address w.
r. Davis Clerk Of the Board of
Capitol Commissioners Carson City
Nevada BY order of the Board.
w. R. Davis
Clerk.
/ The above advertisement for plan:
Supreme Court Building will be con
| sidered open until June 1st. 1850. :.
which time the board will conside,
plans and specifications submitted q:
above set forthA By order of the
. Board
w r. Davis
! Cleark OF Board o
CapitOl Commissioners
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02

Capitol Commissioners.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02

ANNUAL STA,L.EEi.T
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02

The City Marshal gives waning
that III loooo stock found o. Tie
streets from this time On win - en-
sounded 4 strict attsation - thie
sart3ss owninE stock VIM take vars
city ordinance WIN b snforesa and
ing. Empounding 1nes win 10 hDos-
"a in every cose.
| wm. Kinney.
| NnssAAl
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02
Proposals Wanted.

For sinking an artesial we'll in the
Capitol Square.
Sealed proposals will be received up
to IL o'clock noon, May LIST. 1905
at the oflice Of the State Board OF
Capitol Commissioners at Carson
City Nevada for the sinking Of an
eight inch iron pipe to q depth Of
from 900 to 1900 feet in the Capitol
Square.
The State will furnish free all water
for slucing and running engine. Wood
! is $500 q cord.
Fer futher particulars enquire ~
WR. Davis.
Clerk Board Of State CaDitsl Cen
missioners.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02
Dos T&x

The tine il due Tor eolI6ss5oA Of
OK tax and the license collector Il
ready te receive the same and issne
tags. All parties having dogs viii
call at the Marshale once and secure
the necessary tags.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02

The undersigned win under On cir
cumstances be responsible for any
debts contracted BY parties represent
in the United Mining Company or
Smelter ualess BY personal order.
c. y. ROOT,
Monager
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02

w. P. Stewart, the reliable piano tu-
ner and repairer is receiving orders
at Steinmetz' drug store fer a short
time only. The very best pianos for
sale at the very lowest prices for cash,
easy terms, or exchange.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02
Cemetary Water.

Notice is hereby given that water
will be turned on at the cemetar,
May 1st. and that no person in arrears
will be allowed the use Of water unit Z
amount now due is paid.
Carson City. April 18th, 1898.
GEO w KEITH
Secretary
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02
The State Bank s. Trust CO
Carson City, Nevada.
CAPITAL fully PAID Up 100000
Agency at Ionopah Nevada
Branch at eoidked Nevata

branch at eoidheld Nevaia
oIREcvoRs
Hickey,
ard s. l. Lee Wilson sousher, Geo w. Mapes,
OFFICERS.
President George
w. Richard - Vice President; j.
o. Assistant Cashier and
Deposit DgPARtmaMr
OVER ONE HUNDRED SAFE DEPOSIT
aodn design SPECIAL
u sURoLAa AND FINE esooF, ID ole
receptacle for valuable papers, r~e'y
on application
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02

ANNUAL STAtL,tEi.T
Of The American Bending Company
Of Baltimore.
Capital (paid up ......S 100000 90
Assets " 1757,7S 70
Liabilities. exclusive OF ca0i-
tai and net surplus. S47,224 Is
Income
Premiums .. e35.120 CO
Other sources . 5000 ~
TOta income. 1894 $500. 70E. 1870 ~
Expenditures
Losses .. 31lS74 u
Dividends " 1000 20
Total expenditures. 1904 S1a.623 36
business, 1904
Risks written .. 100, te5 .662 %
Premiums thereon .... 644.1S4 "a
Losses incurred . 422.241 20
Nevada Business
Risks written .... 1900 90
| Premiums received ... II 30
Edwin W. Pal Secretary
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-02
Bids Wanted

Sealed proposals. viii re received by
the undersigned for grabbing 500
acres Of sagebrush land. Bios win be
received mp to Saturday March IS,
1906.
r. L. Wn1DR6,
6arfnerv1ale paper please copy.
Oregon Cream Cheese, smoked sal
mon, sArdines. mackerel and lots o.
other good things 70 eat at the Meyers
Mere. Co.
, Try Golden Gate Mocha and Java
coffee, and you win b pleased. 10
right
Take . look 1t the new ties that
are being shown 1T Plata
Wanted-A furnished house to rent
or q small rancl property situated
hear this city. inquire ut this once.
Stray Cow.
Came to the premises of the under.
| signed q brindle COW. Owner can re.
cover same BY proving property.
| 3. P. Davis.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
Dissolution of Partnership.

The partnership OF Crone & Stewart, con
tractors and builders, of Goldfield, Nevada,
has ceased. Mr.. Crone hereby warns the pub
lie not to sell any material to the firm OF Crone
4 Stewart. ii. ii. CRONE.
February 8. 1905. Ak
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
GOLD CENTER NOTES.

Messrs. Donovan and Grady arrived
in the new town on the 18th and at once
went to work.
The Gold Center TOWNSHIP has passed
into the hands OF Senator Geo. .. Nixon,
Messrs. Donoyan, Sinclair, Grady and
W. ID. Lawton.
There are o three general merchan-
disc stores, three liquor stores, two feed
yards and c%orrals, two restaurants, two
lodging houses and a blacksmith shop.
The Oriental No. 3 has a ledge 9 feet
wide; the quartz is bromide and exactly
like that of the Original Bullfrog; Tree
gold can be seen and it assays $1,000 a
ton.
Contracts for a five-stamp mill have
been let, which will be built in the town
on the west side of the Armagosa river.
The machinery will be hauled in via Las
Vegas.
AS Gold Center has an available water
supply in quantity sufficient to supply
mills, several of the principal mine own
ers are arranging to erect II large custom
mill at that place.
Donovan and Grady are preparing the
ground for a lodging house on a large
scale, and a very large tent 30x60 feet
will he erected for the accommodation
of the horses of the freighters from Las
Vegas and %Ivanpah. This temporary sta
BILE will be replaced by a substantial
frame stable as soon as lumber can be
had.
The townsite company own IS quartz
claims east of the river and have been
doing the assessment work on the lodges.
On the Valley View, the ledge 3 feet
across pans free gold, and it can be seen
in the quartz with the naked eye The
California claim No. 2 has a ledge I'VE
feet wide which pays ove 800 across
the ledge.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
Death alley Strike.

"Doc' O'Toole has returned from a
trip to the Grapevine mountains, where
he and others own the C~huckawala
group. He brought back with him sew
eral large specimens of ore taken from a
l2-foot ledge that has been traced the
full length of three claims. In different
places the ore differs materially. One
piece of ore carried values in gold, silver
and copper approximating $117 per ton
another assayed in gold and silver $3.50
per ton. "Doc" reports that the ledge
shows exceptional strength and that the
showing resulting from what little work
was done while he was there is more
than satisfactory. He and associates
will likely incorporate a company tc
operate the property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24

Blank forms of affidavit of annual
labor for sale at THE NEWS Office.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
Mining Men and others

who are interested in the treatment of
the gold and silver ores of the southern
gold fields are cordially invited
to write to or call upon the Progressive
C. & NJ. Co., of Reno, New, and %investi-
gate the Pohle- Tetrault system of mill
ing ores us designed by them for saving
the values from the GOldfield and TonO-
pah ores. They have erected a plant of
10 tons daily capacity and are prepared
to make test runs on lots of from l to
so tons to demonstrate the efficiency Of
their system and machinery. Address
THE PROGRESSIVE G.. & NJ. Co.
Edwin G. Pohle, Pres,
i27t4 p. O. Box 315. Reno, New.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
Bought Valuable Claims,

Herbert Gardner OF Colorado Springs
has purchased the Big Jim and Rough
Diamond groups, adjoining the Blue
Bell and Bulls and Bears properties.
Under the new management the groups
will be extensively developed and should
turn out to be big producers, as there is
a surface showing that indicates the oc-
of rich ore shoots on the prop
erty. w. w. Stretcher, who has been
representing Mr.. Gardner here, has re-
turned to Colorado Springs and expects
to interest many other capitalists Of the
Centennial state in this district.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24

Geo. F. Blakeslee & Co. have moved
into their new store in the C~ulleyford
building on Main street, between Ram
sey and Hall. The new store will have
the handsomest fixtures, not only on
the desert but in the entire State Of Ne
vada. The finest line of diamonds,
watches, fine cut glass, jewelry, solid
silver ware, optical goods and precious
stones are always carried in stock. All
fine and complicated watch repairing,
diamond setting and all work pertaining
to IA first-class jewelry establishment
promptly attended to. "Prompt, practical
ane progressive" will be their motto in
the future. The public is cordially in
vited to come and inspect the new
store.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
Notice of CO.Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
Henry NJ. Gracey and Edwin IL. Norman, both
of Goldfeld, Esmeralda County, State OF Ne
vada, have this day formed a cO-partnership
& Co.
Dated at Goldfeld. Nevada, this 4th day of
February, 1905. HENRY NJ. GRACEY.
flOt4 EDwIS III. NORMAN.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
Blizzard Mining Company.

The BLIZZARD Mining company has been
incorporated to operate the Blizzard
group of claims, situated just east of
Knickerbocker mountain. Several of
the biggest dykes in camp cross the
These will be extensively ex-
plored. H. w. Knickerbocker is heavily
in the company.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
Services.

Religious services will be held or Sun
day in the reading room at the corner of
Main and Hall streets. There will be
preaching by Rev. F. H. Robinson in
the morning at IL O'Clock and in the
evening at 1880. Sunday school will be
held at 9:45 a. IN.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
/. WOllner q Co..

Columbia street, near Crook, have for
sale residence properties in all parts of
town; business properties, good invest
ments; business mines and leases. We
buy and sell on commission, straight
business. List your properties with us
and we guarantee satisfaction. tt