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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19
BLACK HEART IS
NOT UNDERSTOOD.
Tonopah Disease May be Caused
From Impure Drinking
Water

Tonopah is still being emptied at the
rate of 200 people day, according to o. J.
Cooper, a mining man who came in from
that part of Nevada last night, says the
Salt Lake Tribune Mr.. Cooper Ia stay
ing at the Cullen hotel. having left Tono-
pah on Friday. He says that reports OF
the strange disease that is raging there
have not been exaggerated very much. as
was supposed.
An impression has been gaining ground
locally that these reports were being
manufactured for the sake of frightening
people away from the camp. Black
heart" as the new disease is called, Is
still killing an average of one and a half
persons every day.
During this month";" he said, ''the
death rate has not been less than one a
day. Sometimes two or three have died.
but not every day. The nature of the
plague still continues to puzzle the physi-
clans 1t starts by taking a man in the
head. He then gets pain through his
middle, somewher in the neighborhood
of his mioriff. After he is first struck
down it takes from six to thirty-six
hours to finish him One or two women
have died.
The cause is still a mystery. Some
people are inclined to think it Ia the
water. 1t is not unlikely. because the
water In Tonopah is none too good, not
nearly as good as it is in Goidfield. It
cannot be any adulteration, because some
of the dead persons have been people
that do not drink at all. The victims
have been fairly distributed among the
different trades, miners. dry goods clerks.
gamblers and storekeepers, saloon man
and professional men. 1t is driving peo-
pie out of the camp fast. There were
over 200 on the train that came out on"
Mr. Cooper said he would not be sur
prised to see hard times in Goldfield this
summer. There are not over 200 men
working in the mines in the camp" he
said, 'and there are from 1900 to 5000 In
the town. The transient people, who keep
coming into and leaving the camp are
the only ones that keep it up to its pres
ent pitch. Times are not nearly SO good
there now as they were a month ago. OF
course, man with some money can do
business there, but any one who is look.
ing for work had better keep away"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19

occupies gently sloping piece of ground
extending from the house down into the
valley. The ranch has 125 acres seeded
to alfalfa and b40 acres are in natural
meadow. There are about 1000 acres un-
der fence. The home is all that can be
made Of home and Mrs Guthrie will
probably spend her remaining years on
the old place, which she has worked so
hard to make. She is now past 72 years
ef age and surrounded by her children
aud grandchildren and looks back upon
her past life with the satisfaction of hav-
ing done her task well and faithfully. Her
son, Arthur Guthrie, has the general
nlanagement of the old place He is
married anu with his wife and two small
children works hard to make his moth
ers life pleasant one. The ranch sup
ports a goodly bunch of cattle, rs or 100
horses, among which are about so brood
mares that raise a colt every year. He
keeps three fine stations of the Perch
eron strain and takes much pride in the
horses he raises. This season promises to
be q little dry, but with several stacks OF
last years crop of hay still untouched he
has no fear as to the coming season.
Besides he keeps a drove of fine Berk-
shire hogs and kills and cures al the
ham, bacon and salt meat used on the
farm.
Mrs Arthur Guthrie takes much pride
IN large flock of buff Plymouth Rock
chickens turkeys and ducks. She sees to
yerything on the ranch to make one
narpy and contented, which they will be
if they are satisfied with the hand1worK
of nature assisted by the intelligence of
man Every comfort of a town house
may be seen at the Sonoma ranch.
Three miles distant is what is called
the Valley ranch. also the property o.
Mrs. Guthrie. In seasons when there is
plenty of water the Valley ranch is a
great natural grass hay producer, but
This year it will probably be devoted to
pasture
Mr.. Guthrie died fourteen years ago.
but builded better than he knew. The
Old place has a wonderful fascination for
a large family of grown children, who. in
turn, are teaching their children to love
Grandma and the old home with a love
that is quite touching to any one fond of
a big family and the gathering of the
clans on Thanksgiving day and at Christ
mastide and seeing the old as well as the
young enjoy themselves. Mrs. Guthrie
has kindly invited the editor of the Sill
yer State to come again when the fruit
is ripe We hope she meant it. for if she
die not she is quite likely to be oisap-
pointed some day in early fall.
A. G.. B.
Sonoma Ranch, April 18th.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19
THE soNoMA RANCH.

THE SONOMA RANCH.
When John B. Guthrie arc his good
wife with a family of small children fol-
lowed a weary OK team across the plains
in 1859 and struck the Humboldt and losi
several aead of their faithful oxen thai
had pulled them from the State of Ohio
they were nearly discouraged, but stilla
brave, and with youth on their sids
With pluck and endurance they pu hs1
on to the promised land of California ana
drove a stake in old Shasta. Mr.. Guthrie
remembering the Humboldt, said to him
self after all, perhaps 1t was not the
fault of the country our stock died, buI
it was more from the long distance trav-
eled that caused them to leave US jus
at time they were so much needed
believe we passed a better section than
we have come to and l am going back.
And in 1862 he started with his family and
settled in the old town of Unionvide when
that was the metropolis Of Humboldt au4
one of the biggest and best towns in the
then Territory of Nevada.
Mr. Guthrie lived at Unionville untH
1872, when one day he came TO what Is
now known as the Sanoma ranch. Ihere
was nothing at the place to mark It Is
different from the rest of the country ex-
cept a small. one-room stone house.
fine spring and short distance north OF
the stone house Sanoma creek. The
water and general lay of the land az
tracted the attention of the pioneer and
he bought a squatters right paying
therefor $500. He went back TO Union
vile and told his wife of the purchase
and said to her, I'VE will go there anu
make a home for ourselves and our dear
ones, and If we are brave and self-deny-
ing, L feel sure we can succeed" Mrs.
Guthrie readily consented and the two
young people packed their belongings and
children into a wagon and came to their
new home. They soon carved home out
of almost nothing, until toady Mrs. Guth-
rie owns one of the finest places in the
county. The old stone house still stands
at the spring. where it was built more
than forty years ago, the same spYng
and creek that attracted MIR. Guthrie
more than a generation ago still lows.
but no longer on sagebrush land, for the
sagebrush has given way 10 almost for
est of box elder, maple, cork elm. 2 lpiar
shade trees and to fourteen acres O fine
fruit trees, numbering about 1900, con-
ssting of apple, pear, peach, plum, apri-
cot, cherry, ounce and every other kind
not excepting walnut. known to the Ne
vada climate. besides raspberry, black
berry, gooseberry, grapes and current
bushes without number The orchard
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19
MUNICIPALITIES
Personal Mention of You and
Your Friends

c. M. Perry, Reno drummer. is about
town and is stopping at the Lafayette.
James Griffin of Sparks is stopping at
the Lafayette. llEs
j. b. English went out to McDermitt
this morning with a load of supplies.
Fred Noble of Clover Valley Is at the
Lafayette.
]. C. Lutes of Grant City, Mo-, is reg
istered at the Lafayette.
j. H. Nelson is up from the Humboldt
House and stopping at the Lafayette.
J. C. Lyon of San Francisco Is at the
Lafayette.
j. A. Balch of San Francisco is stop
ping at the Busch.
Phelps and Dale of Portland are In
Winnemucca and stopping at the Busch.
e. M. Rogers of New York is registered
at the Lafayette.
M. D. Smith left for the Golden Eagle
mine today. 1t is said that the mill will
start on another run soon.
Tom and Charles Mcconnell came in
from McDermitt with a bunch of SIS
steers today.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19
HAZEN CUT OFF
IN SOME DOUBT
1t is Said the V. & T. Objects
and Will Build Competing
Line

Yesterday a piece of news came to Car
son that indicates that after all the pro-
posed Hazen cutoff, which shortens the
Southern Pacific route and cuts Carson
off the map may not be built, says the
Appeal.
W. II. Mills has stepped in and proposes
to protect his own road, the little v. &
T., which is only fifty-two miles long, but
can be heightened whenever Mills takes
a notion.
The road has been one of the best pay
ing in the United States, according to its
length, and is now earning fine owl
dend for its owners d. o. Mills owns
the principal interest and has notified the
Southern Pacific people that IL they build
the Hazen cutoff he will extend his road
down to Stockton to connect with the
Santa Fe.
This would throw all the travel and
freight of the v. & T. away from the
Southern Pacific and help the Santa = e.
1t was rumored that owing to this dec
laration from Mills that work on the
Hazen cutoff had been stopped.
1t is evident the Southern Pacific will
have to buy the v & T. and pay Mas
price If they propose to build the cutoff
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19
A MISSING WIFE.

Moy, the wife of a Winnelnucca Chi
nese merchant, left her husband last
night. She was last seen at 10 o'clock
to San Francisco. A warrant is out for
her arrest and the celestialsl are quite
wrathy.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19
RETURNED FROM RENO.

Mrs III. II. McColley returned today
from Reno, where she went to attend the
funeral of her son. She is accompanied
by her grandson and will leave for Will
low Creek tomorrow morning.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19

E. ReInhart & Co. have Just received
big line of Ladies' and Children's Hose,
which is superior to anything they have
ever sold before, at prices from 12l2c to
s5c 4--ls-22
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19

f. Reinhart & Co. have Just received
big line of Ladies' and Children's Hose
which is superior TO anything they have
ever sold before, at prices from 12sc to
s5c 4--15-22
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19

Believing that Humboldt county has
many fine old ranches as well as mining
possibilities that the world knows nothing
about the editor of the Silver State has
entered upon the task of writing up the
county for publication. In company
pilgrimage south and sends In his first
letter, which will be found very interest
ing reading.
QUIZ COUNTRY OFFICE.
Monday afternoon the Silver State open
ed its office in the buggy of Assessor
J. w. Guthrie. We pulled out of Winnie
mucea headed for the Sanoma ranch the
home of Mrs. III. Guthrie, mother of lne
Assessor. We took the Grass Valley roaa
and about one mile we struck the head
of the valley. 1t is little less than
sage. so frequently seen by travellers
through Nevada, but which with water,
which may be provided by the general
government when it completes the sew
eraI irrigating systems it is working on,
will produce anything The valley is 80
miles in length and about six miles in
width The first ranch passed is in the
foot hills of the Sonoma range about five
miles from Winnemucca, and is owned by
Mrs. S. A. Thomas Mrs. Thomas owns
about 240 acres of land formerly the
holding of good o. Uncle Sam. She las
about so acres in alfaila and the rest is
used for pasture. Mrs. Thomas raises
good many chickens and turkeys, makes
little butter from the milk of a few
cows and grows some of the finest pota-
toes that Nevada produces. She runs
small bunch of stock cattle and makes
comfortable living off her ohldings. Mrs.
Thomas markets her products in Winnie
mucca, where she buys her supplies.
WILLIAM M. NELSON.
The next place passed is the home of
William M. Nelson, one mile further
south and near the center of the valley.
His ranch is mostly native grass meadow
and is on the sink of Santa Rosa creek
Mr.. Nelson raises a few cattle, has quite
a flock of chickens and a few children.
The school house for the Sanoma school
district is on his little farm and the
teacher, Miss Effie Latta of Carson ana
a sister of A. NJ. Latta of Winnemucca,
teaches about eighteen of the rising
generation how to become proficient In
shooting at the bullseye of knowledge.
Mr.. Nelson makes a comfortable living
for himself. wife and little ones on his
little place and is probably happier than
Rockefeller with his bald head and dys-
pepsia.
Coming on down the valley a white
sage fiat is the next thing seen worthy of
note The white sage grows in abund-
ance in the winter, making splendid fod-
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19

Wall Paper-The largest and finest
stock ever seen in town. at c. b. Brown
a. Co.'s. 4-10-tf
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19

II you are going to clean your lace
curtains you will save time and money
by buying a Lace Curtain Stretcher at
c. b. Brown & Co.'S. 4-lo-tr
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19

NEW DENNIS. CREToNs. etc, at
4-7-tf f. c. ROBINS & 60.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19
NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS.

The Morris Holman Co. has a fine line
of new Spring dress goods in brilllantines
Jaeaurd suitings, embroidered null, mou-
selines and all the latest fabrics They
come in waist patterns and dress pat
terms. only one OF each. See them; it is
no trouble to show goods. Read their
display ad. in tomorrow Silver State. &
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19
Humboldt County
as Seen by Editor
Silver State Presents Comprehensive Write Up
of Ranches, Mines and Industries
of Great Domain

der for sheep and cattle that find life
worth living on its nutrition.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-19

Fresh Creamery Butter and Ranch
Eggs at Il. c. ROBINS & co.
4-7-tf
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05
RAMBLB CREEK.

Special correspondence
Willie Berry visited on Rush
ing's Greek Sunday.
Miss Eta Floyd was the guest
of Miss Esther Brewer last Satur-
day,
Miss Mary Floyd visited rela-
tives on Rushing's Greek last Sat-
urday.
Bob Floyd and OtisBrewer Wis
tied near Waters School House
Sunday.
We are pleased to know that Mrs.
Dora Carpenter is some better,
after a brief spell of sickness.
Fishing parties are the fad in
this community, and the young
people are certainly enjoyingit.
Mrs. Sallie Francisco and Mrs.
Zeb Hudson of near Camden were
guests of Mrs. Estelle Hargis Sun
day.
What has become of the Liberty,
Eva and Faxon correspondents?
We are anxious to hear from them
again.
Misses Lola Frazier and Marvia
Warmack and Otis Brewer and
Durel Pierce spent last Sunday at
Sulphur Springs.
RAMBLE CREEK, May 2.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05
THOMAS A. ELLINGTON DEAD.

Thomas A. Ellington died last
Monday afternoon at the home of
his father-in-law, S. Ell. Hall. Mr..
Ellington had been in bad health
about a year, and grew suddenly
worse about week before he died.
The deceased was about So years
of age, and a member Of the Pres
byterian Church. He was known
over the State as a very successful
salesman, being considered one of
the best men on the road before
his recent illness.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. e. B. Graham, and the in
terment, which was under the au-
spices of the Masonic fraternity,
took place at Camden Cemetery
Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased is survived by a
wife and three children, to whom
The CHRONICLE extends sympathy
and coincidence.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.

Rural free delivery mail service
from Camden on route s, recently
established, will go into effect the
first of next month. Horace Pres
son is carrier and Sollie Wiseman
substitute. The new route, No. s,
lies between routes 3 and 5 of the
free delivery mail service.
Theapplicants for carrier on the
new route were somewhat surpris-
ed when it became known that Mr..
Presson had received the appoint
ment. He was on the eligible list,
however, having been examined
last year, and as he had the high
est per centage he got the plum.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05
EvART /. STEELE KILLED.
shot Down by Negro Prisoner whIle In
the Discharge of His Duty.

Eyart L. Steele, the eldest son
OF our townsman, w. A. Steele,
was shot and killed at Decatur,
Ala, last Friday morning by Will
Jackson, negro.
The deceased was a mem Der of
the police department of Decatur,
and had arrested Jackson on
charge of vagrancy. The prisoner
was a notorious law breaker from
Birmingham and feared his arrest
might reveal other offenses more
serious than the vagrancy charge.
While going to the police sta
ton jackson reached into Police
man Steele's pocket and seized
the officers revolver and shot him
just over the eye. The wounded
ficerlingered three or four hours.
jackson was arrested and placed
in Jail, but later he was carried
to birmingham to prevent being
lynched. He was returned to De-
catur this week under guard of
State militia to stand trial. Feel
ing is very strong there against
him.
The deceased was brought here
by his brothers and Inferred at
Camden Cemetery Sunday afler-
noon in the presence Of an unus-
ually large assemblage. Funeral
services were held at the family
residence, conducted by Rev. Il.
b. Graham, and the intermentwas
under the auspices of Postoak
Camp, No. AZ, Woodmen of the
World.
Evart Steele had not lived in
Camden for a number of years, but
he would have been here on visit
this summer had he not been kill
ed. In Decatur he was respected
as an honorable citizen, and his
popularity afforded him an official
position.
He was living an upright life,
moved in the best circles and had
gained a host of influential friends.
The people Of Decatur covered his
casket with banks of flowers. and
there were SO many beautiful floral
designs all of them could not be
conveniently brought to his old
home. Other handsome floral dec
were received when the
body reached Camden.
He was stricken down in the
zenith of a splendid manhood, be-
ng about Sc years of age, and he
lied a martyr to duty. The grief
family have the sympathy
If the surrounding community in
heir sudden bereavement.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05
MAsTIO MIXED PAINT.

The time to paint is when your
building needs it. The longeryou
wait the more pressing the need.
Use Mastic Mixed Paint, "The
Kind That LASTS when you paint
your building. Sold by the Fry
Drug Co., Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05
FERTILIZER.

| have made arrangements with
the Tennessee Chemical Co. of
Nashville by which we can sell the
Ok brand special Cotton and speci-
al Tobacco Guano for cash atS1.1O
per hundred. These goods are
strictly high grade, and are war
ranted to give as good results as
anything on the market. Why pay
Sl.35 for something you can get
for Sl.l0 by sending your order to
me or Fry & Hudson?
w. III. EVANS.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05
HICKORY FLAT.

Regular correspondence.
Jim McEwen visited at Postoak
Sunday.
Bum Wyatt visited his father
in-law, B. W. Melton, Sunday.
Mrs. B. w. Melton visited her
daughter, Mrs. Bum Wyatt, in
Carroll County Sunday.
Roy and Ernest McEwen visited
theirlittle cousins, Maud and Vivi-
an Greer, near Sawyers Mill Sun
day.
HICKORY FLAT, May 2.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05
GIT PAYS TO ADVERTISE"

Here is the way an advertiser
writes to The CHRONICLE when
sending remittance Saturday:
ITO say you've got good, live
paper only names it mildly, as |
got results from my advertisement
with the same mail that brought
your first paper. TT pays to adj
vertise. >"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05
THE GREEN SEAL PAINT

Will cover better than other paints.
This is because it is made from best
materials. Forsale by Fry & Hud-
son, Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. ii. Hooser on yesterday.
Congratulations are in order.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05
PERSONAL AND LOCAL NEWS

for Hot Springs, Ark.
Miss Sadie Wyatt left Tuesday
to visit at Lexington.
William Caraway of Big Sandy
visited relatives here Sunday.
Register Edward Brown was at
Whitehead's Landing last Friday.
Tom G. Rye of Paris was here
professional business this week.
Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Mathis are
visiting relatives at Gibson this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Y. Bowles spent
Sunday with relatives and friends
at Big Sandy.
Bartlett Lashlee of Nashville
was here to see friends and rela-
tives this week.
j. S. Hall and daughter, Miss
Dora, of Hollow Rock visited here
the first of the week.
Prof. B. d. johnson of Holiday
was down a few days the first of
theweek tosee friendsandrelative
Rural free delivery service was
inaugurated at Coxburg Monday
with one route. Ezra Capps is
carrier.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Steele and
A. G. Steele of Nashville and 7. M.
Steele of Memphis attended the
funeral of their brother, Evart L.
Steele, here Sunday.
Get Fry Drug Co.'s prices on
paints. They can please you in
prices as well as quality. Keep in
mind the fact that the best is the
cheapest in the end.
W. N. Rushing Of WHY, who
will soon place a valuable patent
of his own design on the market,
is here to complete details and
manufacture the articles.
Tom Menzies, colored, charged
with rape, was bound over before
Justice f. E. Cuff and committed |
to jail Wednesday. Namit Rich
ardson, colored, is complainant.
The faculty of Benton Seminary |
gave the students a half day holi-
day the first day Of May, and all
went on fishing excursion to Cy-
press Greek where they spent
most enjoyable afternoon.
W. d. Steele and sister, Mrs.
EyoraP Phillips, left Monday for De-
catur, Ala, to look after the affairs
of their deceased brother, Evart L.
Steele, and attend the trial of the
negro, Jackson, called yesterday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
M. e. Church, South, will meet
with Mrs. L. A. Wyatt next Tues
day afternoon. New officers will
be elected and other important
matters of the society will be dis
posed of at this meeting.
The fruit crop was not SO badly
damaged in the county as was first
supposed. Late apples were not
all killed; several localities report
some peaches, and there will be
fair crop of grapes. If the black
berry crop is good we believe that
we can pull through.
Hon. John P. Lashlee showed
us monstrosity last Saturday in !
the way of a chicken. The chick, ,
which was found dead in the nest
where a hen was Matching, had !
four well-developed feet and four ,
wings, two bodies and one head.
The bodies were joined near the 3
head, which had two eyes.
We are reliably informed thata !
few of our correspondents in the
seventh district have been guilty I
Of violating the rules of CORE '
5pondence. 1t is hard for us to q
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05

JUST CONSULT ANY GOOD PAINTER
In regard to the virtues of Green
Seal Liquid Paint. Their stories
will be the same. For sale by Fry
& Hudson, Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05

The Seal That Stands for Quality
Green Seal Liquid Paint. For sale
now at Fry & Hudson's, Camden,
Tenn.