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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-21
MADE STRONGER
Railway investments Improved
by Recent Big Financial
Changes.
WAIT ON MONEY MARKET
Unification of Rock Island and Frisco
Management Continues to
Progress.

Great progress has been made OF
late in the further development of the
notification and strengthening of the
investment railroad interests of the
country, according to a financier well
versed in inside railway deals. There
has been much borrowing of time mon
ey by large financial interests for tho
carrying out of very much larger plans,
covering various groups of securities,
than prudently can be permitted to
come into full public view
Merger plans involving Union Pa
cific, Northwestern and New York Cen
trail have been under consideration for
few years past. Such plans now in
clude the Illinois Central in the group
The buying of Chicago & Northwestern
shares by larger individual capital in
terests has relation to this situation,
and the buying of Union Pacilc by VIII
liam X Vanderbilt has relation to the
same. and is not for Mr. Vanderbilt
personally.
The buying of New York Central has
been intrusted TO still other interests,
in comparison with which the solidifi-
cation of the investment value in Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy will be as
the advance sample. Such far-reach
ing plans must have relation TO the in
ternational money market and their
progress will depend somewhat upon
money markets throughout the world
The departure of certain important
people eastward and of certain other
important people westward no more
means vacation in the financial world
than the grouping together of a dozen
private cars of the leading railroad and
financial interests of the country at
Palm Beach few years ago meant in
dividual recreation.
Fail TO Agree.
Eastern and western traffic officials
failed yesterday at Chicago to agree
on grain rates from the Missouri river
territory, and the two interests seem
to be farther apart than when the con
ference was called. No call las been
issued for another conference and nc
further effort at present will be made
to effect a settlement
tnltyInS ROCK Island ana Frisco.
The unification of the Rock Island
and the Frisco systems is still going
on, and it begins to look as if the pre-
diction made some months ago when
b. F. Yoalum was elected chairman Of
the board of the Rock Island that the
two roads would be combined under
one management. was in a fair way to
be fulfilled The announcement was
made yesterday that John Sebastian.
passenger traffic manager of the Rock
Island, had also been appointed to
take the same position with the Frisco
and Eastern Illinois railroads. With
this appointment the entire traffic de-
partment of the two roads will come
under the same executive officers.
Changes on Burlington.
George T. Ross, general superintend-
ent of the Iowa division of the Burling-
ton. has been appointed general super
intendent of the Missouri division, with
headquarters at st. Louis. He has
been succeeded in Iowa by w. d.
Throop, formerly superintendent at
Aurora. S. H. Utick has been moved
from Brookfield to Aurora, and J. V.
Votaw will become superintendent at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-21
Tax is Due,

Taxes for the year 1905 are now due
Parties having personal taxes and nc
real estate will make immediate pay
ment. The law in regard to the collec-
ton of personal taxes will be strictly
enforced. Payments made previous to
and annoyance to the personal proper
ty tax payer. Please bring your last
years receipt.
ADOLPH P. JOHNSON,
March 81 will save cost of collection
Township Collector.
Office with H. A. Weld, attorney-at-
law, room So, Mitchell & Lynde build
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-21
LECTURING TO CITY TEACHERS

Charles w. Seymour Opens Series of
Three at High School Auditorium.
Under the auspices of the City
Teachers association, a series of three
lectures by Charles w. Seymour, of
New York City, was opened at the
high school auditorium this afternoon.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
Conditions at New Camp Of Bald Mountain

amined John Wedekind's vast interests
in the new district and predicts a great
future for Bald Mountain. He says the
camp has merit, and all that is now
needed is capital to open the properties.
George Wingfield is expected in camp
the first of next month, and from re-
ports he will start at once to sink a
shaft On his new property.
The rich placer ground owned by the
White p ne Placer Company situated in
and around Water canyon is a Big
thing. A temporary dam has been
constructed at a cost Of several hun.
dred dollars for their preliminary work.
This will surely be a go.
Several claims in the new district
have been sold recently and many have
been bonded. Speaking of the new
camp, W. A. Moore of the Warm
Springs ranch. about 10 miles distant,
said he was convinced that there would
be at least 800 people at Bald Mountain
by June l.
There are other things which always
go to assure a good camp. The town
site of Joy. the name of Bald Noun
tain's first town, has been purchased
from John Wedekind by P. NJ. Des.
Marias and Leslie Hause of Eureka,
where the postoffice will be installed
within the next two weeks. John
Wedekind has been appointed post
master and also mining recorder of the
new camp.
Several lots have already been sold
in the new townsite, where there il
plenty of spring water to supply all
domestic demands. A merchandise
store, butcher shop and saloon have
already been installed. A week ago
there were at least so prospectors in the
camp, and many more were coming in
every day.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
FORMER RUBY HILL GIRL WEBS
Miss Grace Hambly and Mr.. Burton
Sadler Married OH May "a.

Word was received in Eureka this
week announcing the marriage OF Miss
Grace Handy of Butte, Montana. to
Mr.. Burton Sadler of Bowling Green,
Kentucky.
The wedding took place in Butte
City, Montana, ON the evening of May
"a at st. Johns Episcopal Church. the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Mr., Blackiston. Miss Emily Arthur,
formerly of Ruby Hill, was her brides
maid.
The groom is a young man now resid-
ing at Butte, and bears the reputation
of being steady. industrious and well
connected.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Althea Handy who formerly resided
with her late husband at Ruby Hill.
but who left here about three years ago
for Butte. Miss Grace is an estimable
young lady and has some warm friends
here who unite in extending them their
best wishes for a prosperous aud happy
married | fe.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
A ROYAL COUNTRY WEDDING
Popular Young Elko County Rancher
Webs Virginia City Girl.

A wedding took place in Huntington
Valley, Elko County, this week that
will long be remembered by the
the neighbors and friends Of the con-
tracing parties, as the event was
celebrated in a manner that will make
1t a memorable one in the valley.
Early Wednesday morning Rev.
Father Manion Of Eureka joined in
matrimony Mr.. Raymond Franklin
Mitchell and Miss Anna Rogers at the
Mitchell home at Sherman. HnnIing-
ton Valley. George Mitchell, brother
Of the groom. was best man. and Miss
Ina Overman Of Elko attended the
bride.
As over 100 invitations had been ex-
tended to friends of the contracting
parties in that vicinity, q large number
participated in making the occasion a
royal country wedding. The festivi-
ties concluded with a sumptuous we'd
ding feast and a ball in the evening.
Numerous wedding gifts were received.
The groom is a popular young ranch
err of Huntington Valley, and his bride
is a young lady of Virginia City who
has been teaching in Elko County for
several years.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
ORE NOW READY FOR SHIPMENT
Eureka Company Is
Raising GO Tons a Day for
the Salt Lake Shelters.

Superintendent A. P. Mayberry
of the Richmond-Eure Mining
Company informs the SENTINEL
that the Company commenced
raising its first r from the Eu-
reka Con. mine on Ruby Hill on
May IA, since which time they
have been hoisting 60 tons a day.
As soon as the Eureka d Pail
SADIE Railway Company can fur
nish the transportation, Mr.. May
berry states the Company is pre-
pared to commence shipping $50
tons daily to the United States
Mining q Smelling Company at
Salt Lake.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
BISHOP SpALDIHG's VISIT
He Delivers a Sermon of Counsel
and Encouragement to Eu-
reka Congregation.

Rev. +. s. Spalding Of Salt Lake City,
Bishop OF this diocese. paid his third
visit to Eureka this week, arriving by
Tuesdays train. Services had been
announced 4 be held at st. James
Episcopal Church in Eureka on We'd
nesday evening, but on account of the
Bishop being compelled to cut his visit
short here, a service was held Tuesday
evening. Owing to the inclemency Of
the weather and the change of date of
the service. there was only a small con
g~regation. but those who were in at
tendance listened to an able sermon by
the Bishop.
In his discourse he referred to the
universe as q great store house with all
things available for the use of nan in
his physical and spiritual life. and that
it remained for him to develop. perfect
aud make the best use possible Of all
these things. He spoke Of the gifts
that some were endowed with, and Of
the genius that are in others. He gave
as Illustrations some of the most Won
derful inventors Of the z as examples
of what could be accomplished by per.
sisitent endeavor, aud spoke Of the
great benefit these inventors had been
to the world. He appealed pathetically
to the young-especially to the young
men-to strive to live for the best that
was in them; to shoS by their every
day walk an example of genti.ity. good
aud conduct. He further ad.
vised them to choose their associates
with discretion, IS associates strongly
influence ones every action and ele-
Yates or lowers us according to the
character morally and mentally they
represent. The Bishops sermon
throughout was one of counsel and
comfort.
Wednesday morning communion ser.
vices were held at the church at 10
o'clock. The Bishop closed the ser.
vice by referring to the joy that all
should feel in the knowledge that Christ
had suffered for our sins; hal been
resurrected from the dead and had as
cended into Heaven-Ascension Thurs.
day of this week concentrating this
event-where he woull sit in judgment
at the last great day, aud where all
would be called to render a final &C.
count.
Mrs. J. W. Brown was received into
the Episcopal Church. the Rev. Bishop
administering both the rites of baptism
aud confirmation.
Annie Pearl Flavin, daughter Of Mrs.
John Flavin Of Prospect vas christened.
Edward Flavin aud Mrs. Mary Berry
man acting as Godfather and God.
mother.
Bishop Spalding departed by Wednes'
days train for Elko.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
TO PROspEcTORs AND OTHERS

The Mining Department. OF the Ne
vada University requests the publica-
ton Of the following:
Under the State law Of Nevada ap-
proved March 10. 1895. the University
of Nevada is required to receive.
examine. and report upon the mineral
content and value OF all pres sent by
citizens Of the State and taken from
within the boundaries OF the State.
Provision has been made In the Uni
versity budget for o small yearly sum
Of money to defray the expenses Of
carrying mi this work. This sun is
not sufficient to employ a man for this
work during the Summer recess Of the
University. aud consequently all speci.
mems and samples received during these
months are held over until the first
week in September, at which time the
necessary work is done and the reports
are rendered.
Notice is here with given that all the
samples received after May 20 will be
held over until September l at which
time reports will be sent out in the or
der in which the samples were received.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
JOHN DENNIS NEAR TO DEATH
The Known Journalist and
Former Eurekan Seriously
Ill at Carson.
From the Carson Appeal of May 81.

From the Carson Appeal Of May 81.
For some months past Major John
Dennis has been in very poor health in
this city. and has been cared for a. the
house of his old friend. Harry Day.
Acute bronchial catarrh is the cause
Of his present illness. and he fully under
stands that it is only a question of time,
and not many mouths either, when he
will have passed away.
A representative Of the Appeal called
upon him yesterday. He was wasted
to a shadow and weighs less than 100
pounds. But the inroads of disease has
in no way affected his vigorous intellect
or dampened his splendid courage.
He is the same John Dennis as Of
yore. his conversation Is as sprightly as
ever aud he is as game as q grey wolf in
the face of fate.
81 don't want any n coming in
here to tell me ! am looking better and
will be up all right In time to vote at
the Fall election. l know better than
that, and l know perfectly well the
end is not far off and I am quite ready
to meet it. don't want any sympathy
from any one. l like my friends to
drop in and tell some good stories, and
no n need tread lightly on the floor or
look grave. l have no troubles of CON
science for my past life, for l don't recall
any one that l have wronged and l don't
fear the future state. | have fought
the fight and finished the course and
been a good Democrat" he said with a
grim smile.
AS he lay ON his couch he reeled Off a
number of political anecdotes and re-
called the different fights of the Demo-
cratic party in Nevada.
The fusion effected by the central
committees at Reno he approved of aud
believed that the forces should be lined
up in the Fall campaign.
81 don't think I will be where there
will be any polls open in November
next. but ! will be with you people in
spirit as far ss | am able"
Drs. Berry aud Merkle are attending
the distinguished journalist, but they
give no hope of his recovery.
He has been a conspicuous figure in
politics and journalism in Nevada for
upward of 40 years, and been ranked as
among the ablest writer's on the Coast.
In politics he has long been classed as
the Warwick of the Democratic
party" He has made and unmade
many men prominent in official life.
but has never asked any official recog-
milton for himself. His trenchant pen
will be missed for the first time in
years in the Fall campaign, aud with
it the advice and sage counsel which
has always been such a valuable asset
to the party.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26

Several of the Eurekans who left here
for the new mining excitement last
week have returned. They all speak
favorably of the prospects of the new
camp, and state that the Bald Noun
tain country is a highly mineralized
section that should DON be heard from
in the way of results. The following
statement regarding present conditions
in the new mining district is given the
SENTINEL by p. NJ. DesMarias, who re-
turned from there Monday:
Iu consequence of the great and re-
cen strike of high grade copper and
gold discovered at Bald Mountain i'll
White Pine County, about 90 miles
northeast Of Eureka. we are fully JUST.
fed in laying claim to the assertion
that Bald Mountain is the coming
Butte of Nevada.
The Skaggs Bros. have a bonanza.
They have II claims, or $40 acres Of
ground with a big ledge of ore carrying
from $50 to $40 in gold and 10 per cent
copper. They have several men at
work sacking the ore from their dumps.
and contemplate a big shipment about
June !. 1t is said Oh good authority
that the Nevada Con. Mining Company
has offered the Skaggs Bros. $3.50, 600
for their property. but the offer was
refused.
believe the wild rush for the new
camp is due chiefly to the strike made
a few days ago by Mr.. Sohenck, part
ner of George Wingfeld of Gold6eld
aud Senator Nixon. He has a ledge
IL feet wide. and samples taken from
this ledge assay over $4,000 in gold to
the ton.
The country Is staked out for several
miles in every direction.
j. P. McOmie. who represents the
Guggenheim syndicate. has just ex-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
DECORATION DAY IN EUREKA.
Memorial Exercises at Odd Fellows
Hall and at the Cemeteries.

Hail ana at the cemeteries.
Next Wednesday will be Decoration
Day and Eureka will pay tribute to the
dead. w. G. Blair will be Grand Mar.
shall Of the day.
The exercises will be under the au-
spices Of Eureka Lodge No. %, l. O..
o. f., assisted by Diamond Rebekah
Lodge No. 8 aud the Star Bani. They
will commence at 10 o'clock q. IN. in the
Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall. after
which a procession headed by the baud
will march to the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Prof. A. T. Taylor will deliver the ad-
dress at the hall and at the cemetery.
After the usual ceremonies the graves
will be decorated and the procession
will disband. The other cemeteries
will then be visited aud tn, raves deco
rated by families and friends.
All the societies in Eureka, the public
and the school children especially are
invited to participate in the exercises at
the hall aud join the procession.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
Sugar War Still On.

The Salt Lake Herald of May "a says:
Local wholesale dealers are not pur-
chasing sugar to any extent At present.
In fact they are only buying enough to
keep their stocks from running out alto
gether. There has been no activity
among the competing firms on the
Coast this week. but advices received
here indicate that the war between
them is by no means settled. Local
dealers have no fear of a rise in prices.
but. on the contrary, expect that sugar
will reach rock bottom prices. and that
before long.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
Released on 800 Bonds.

Charles McCarter. arrested by Sheriff
Sweeney on May IS. and since confined
in the Eureka County Jail on a charge
Of felony committed iu Montana sew.
eral years ago. was taken before Justice
l.. w. Cromer Friday, and on the show
ing made by McCarter that no requisi.
ton had been asked from the Governor
of Nevada. and that he had not been
given a hearing. Judge Cromer placed
him under $400 bonds to appear when
wanted. The bonds were furnished
and McCarter was released.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
WhaIen's Appeal for Release from Prison
Nevada Mining Stock Manipulators Application for a Writ o.
Habeas Corpus Is Taken Under Amusement by District
Judge E. c. Hart of Sacramento, California.
From the Sacramento Bee Of May 81.

William Whalen. q mining nan who
was arrested in the State of Nevada
and brought here on a charge of having
received money by false pretenses. and
for which crime he was held in the
Court of the City Justice to answer to
the Superior Court, was before Judge
Hart. of the latter Court. to-day seeking
to secure his liberty by means of a writ
of habeaus corpus.
Whalen was a mine promoter. and
according to the testimony which was
given in the Justices Court, he had
promised to make everybody rich who
invested in his mines. Witnesses testi-
fed that he had declared he was the
representative of the United States
Mining and Smelling Company. in Eu-
reka County, Nevada, which had eight
fully developed mines. 1t was also
claimed. according to the testimony.
thas the sum of $400. 900 had been ex-
pended in the development of the
mines. and that the ore which had been
assayed showed a richness in gold run-
ming from $500 to $1,000 per ton.
WhaIen Has Money for Lawyers.
Whalen, who is a man well along in
years. IA represented in Court by e
S. Wachhorst and A. NJ. johnson,
while District Attorney A. NJ. Seymour
and his assistant, j. r. Hughes, rep.
resented The People. The defendant
had been held on four counts, there
having been six originally. The COM
plant of Julie G. Runkle, which is
practically the same as the others, was
read. 1t sets forth that Whalen made
false representations as SO the value of
the mines in Nevada which he repre-
sented, and that upon the representa-.
tions which he had made to her she
had paid to him the sum of s400. She
denied that the sum of $400, 900, as
claimed, had ever been expended in the
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
The Boom at Bald Mountain.

The White Pine News of May % says:
j. L. Wedekind and James McOmie
clme iu from Bald Mountain on Mon
day. Bald Mountain is about go miles
from Ely and Mr.. Wedekin1 says it is
a coming camp. The canyon is already
lined with tents and there are about 100
people on the ground. Joy will be the
name of the postofice. IL is "a gold
camp aud many promising properties
ara there.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
President of Rebekahs Visits Eureka

Mrs. Ella Gillian Of Paradise Val.
ley. Humboldt County. President of the
Rebekahs of Nevada. paid a visit to
Diamond Rebekah Lodge No. 8 on Tues.
day evening of this week. At the con
clusion of the Lodge meeting a banquet
was served in honor o, the President,
followed by a social time that was en-
joyed by the members and their guest
until near the midnight hour. Mrs.
Gillian left for Elko by Wednesdays
train,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-05-26
LOCAL MENTION.

Miss Mamie Lewis Of Pinto was a
visitor to Eureka on Wednesday.
Miss Grace Travers is now engaged
in taking the school census Of Eureka
District.
James Rogantini has lost a sorrel
horse. See advertisement under New
To-Day"
Rev. Father Manion will hold the
usual services at the Catholic Church
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Sunday
School at 2 p. IN.
Mrs. A. p. Mayberry Of Ruby Hill
left by Fridays train for a short visit
at Salt Lake City.
George Hagaman returned to Eureka
Monday from q short business trip to
Sacramento and San Francisco.
DIR. Z. w. O'Brien, the dentist, leaves
Saturday for Battle Mountain. He ex-
poets to return to Eureka this Fall.
T. 4. Tate this week bought two car.
loads of horses from Tony Romano Of
Diamond Valley for shipment East.
Mrs. Charles Irving of Duckwater
spent several days in Eureka this week
shopping and attending to business
matters.
Miss Jennie Tonkin, who has been
teaching the Sulphur District school ] n
Diamond Valley. finished her term last
week aud has returned to her home at
Virginia City.
g. G.. Wing and wife Of San Fran
cisco were arrivals in Eureka this
week. Mr.. Wing has rented the John
Gregovich dwelling on Monroe street
and is looking for a business opening in
Eureka.
District Attorney Lew Rogers. who
was called TO Salt Lake as a witness in
the damage suit of Mrs. Mary A. Camp
bell against the Southern Pacific Rail.
way Co returned to Eureka Tuesday.
coming home via San Francisco.
II. A. Jackson, who arrived here from
Sacramento on Friday Of last week to
attend to some business matters in En-.
reka, left again Saturday for California
but intended taking a look at the Tono-
pah country before returning home.
Miss Jessie Diamond and her mother,
Mrs. n. Diamond, left Eureka last
Saturday for Hamilton where they will
reside for the Summer. Miss Jessie
has been engaged to teach the school at
Hamilton aud goes over to assume her
duties.
Mrs. Joseph Birch of Duckwater
spent Wednesday and Thursday III Eu-
reka this week. She reports Summer
weather prevailing in that section. but
says last weeks frost nipped a lot of
the early fruit. The alfalfa crop is
doing nicely aud it is expected that
haying will commence on Duckwater
and at Currant Creek about June %.
The gnats have appeared early this
season and have already become quite q