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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1906-12-14
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD

Three petions signed by a large
numi er of citizens and Tax Payers
of Douglas county, asking that the
Board rescind the action at their
meeting held on Nov. 2sth 1906
regarding the location OF a high
school, having been filed was read
and presented to the Board and
after hearing argument for and a
gainst the petitioners and the mat
ter having been considered. 1t
was ordered the petitions be re-
iected.
Frank C. Jones and VIM. Lampe
having on the 2Sth day OF Novem-
Der beeu appointed members OF the
board of education put IN their
resignation which was accepted by
the board of commissioners. Frank
Fettic and J. IL. Dickinson were APP
pointed as members of the board
of education to fill the vacancy
and having duly qualified the
board now being complete as fol-
lows: F. Brocklis,. Frank Fettic
and J. II. Dickinson proceeded
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Everett Claypool, one of Mas
onic's enterprising mining men
was in town this week on his re-
turn from Kansas and Colorado,
where he has b. EN- soliciting capital
with the most gratifying results.
Masonic is sure to he a hummer
next spring.
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Our commissioners are very &c.
onomical. They levied an assees-
ment of 20 cents on each 500 of
taxable property for the benefit of
the Genoa high school. If the high
school had been located in Gard
nerville, and assessment of 6 or 8
cents would have been ample.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1906-12-14

An effort will be made at the
next session of the Legislature to
create two new counties, Bullfrog
county to be composed of slices
taken from Esmeralda and Nye,
with Rhyolite as the county seat,
While clark county, with seat of
government at Las Vegas, will be
hewn bodily out of Lincoln.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1906-12-14

A MASQUERADE ball will be held
in Gardnerville on New Years eve.
Those in lchsrge have been busy
this week formulating plans. Ar
rangements are also being made
with Reno parties to be in Gard
nerville on that night with com
plete line of new and novel cos
tums. 1t has been several years
since MASQUERADE ball was held
on this side of the Valley and the
one now billed to take place, will
no doubt be largely attended.
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with the board of county commits
sioners to estimate the cost of re-
pairing, furnishing and running
the high school. After duly con-
sidering the matter it was estimat-
ed that $1,000 is necessary until
such time when the regular can be
paid.
1t now appearing to the salts
faction of the board of commissions
ers that the sum of $1,000 is neces-
sary for purpose of repairing, furn-
ishing and running high school
On motion duly made seconded
and carried, it was ordered that a
special tax for county high school
purposes of 20 cents on eae one
hundred dollars of taxable Prop
erty in Douglas county according
to the last assessment roh) be and
is hereby levied and assessed and
directed to be collected aud paid
on or before the lst Monday in
June, 1907, at the time when the
second installment of taxes for
1906 are to be paid.
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Time for a lifetime--you will
have if you purchase your time
piece from Helberg, the jeweler.
A large and varied stock to select
fom at prices to satisfy all.
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Notice.

| desire to close all my accounts
by December Oath and you would
therefore greatly oblige me by set
tling as soon as possible. ] thank
you for your past patronage and
it is with regret that | will leave.
|. GOLDSTEIN.
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Ed Donovan of the Mountain
House was in town this week and
returned home with load of pow
der and mining supplies. He will
open up several promising claims
in the vicinity of the Mountain
House this winter.
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lust a Reminder.

Ii will be to your own interest to
call and inspect my stock before
ordering your Holiday goods. You
will find large assortment to
select from at prices that will
please you. A. w. II. Helberg.
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Fully 1900 laborers are needed
to cut the ice crop along the Truck
ee river, and it is estimated that
100000 tons will be put in the ice
houses if help can be obtained.
The men who have been employed
in the woods the past season re-
fuse to work unless paid S5 per
day.
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Piano Lessons.

Beginners and advanced pupils
taught. Those that desire to take
lessons will please leave word
with Mrs. G. J. Brown.
PHILIP kRALL,
Registered Prof. of Piano nj
American College of Musicians,
NY,
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Christmas cheer lasting for many
yesrs is assured to all whom Santa
Claus brings Victor talking ma
chine, now at Helberg's jewellery
store at from $40 to 100. Call and
hear them sing and play.
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1t is not too early to face the
Christmas problem-Helberg the
ieweler has already large assort-
ment on display which will solve
the question of what to give for
Christmas. =
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1906-12-14

FOR SALE-One steel kitchen
range and two heating stoves.
These stoves are practically new as
they have been in use less than a
year. |. Goldstein, Waterloo.
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Beginning the first of the year a
new department, that of veterinary
science, is to be added to the
courses at the State University.
DR.. Winfred B. Black, late of Cor
nell university, has arrived from
Ithica, N. Y, and will have charge
of the course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-01

PRIESTLEY'S FAMOUS BLACK AIL-wOOI. WOLFE;
best chiffon finish and warranted all
this high-class is MINI
lence everywhere: the standard ST. VUYN-o
ALLWOOL BLACK PANAMAS 90 INCHES WIDE;
very ustrous and fine finish: S this high
cd = . Ssi s%s 60c
one dress pattern to a buyer,
BLACK ALL-WOOI. RROADCIOTH, THE SCARCEST
and most popular of the fall fabrics
il! iii. M 5s :Sa :ssss:s SOC.
1t is great Opening special ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
INFANTS WHITE WOOL FI.ANNELS a ~
that regularly sell at 25c. yard III VIC"
quality. Opening price.
s:sss s:5 e: s@ss &c.
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center, an effort is being made now to
secure capital for a ramie manufacturing
plant. Thee chief authority on ramie in
Washington for a number OF years past
has been 8. II. Slaught who has had
number OF bills before Congress and en-
deavored to interest the government in the
manufacture of the fiber
ramie is. but few Of them have any In
innate knowledge of it. The plant belongs
to the nettle family and Is perennial
that is to say, after 1t has been cut down
to the roots or winter killed the plant
comes up the next season as strong as
ever. 1t is hardy plant and will raise
two crops a year even as far north as
Washington. 1t is better than hemp or
fax and rivals silk in fineness and almost
In length of fiber, and has the same gloss
that characterizeS silk. In fact. the fiber
Is imported into this country now and is
very largely mixed with real silk-makinK
goods that are as lasting and almost as
brilliant at a fraction of the cost.
Degumming the Fiber.
With all these advantages, there Is one
drawback to the plant. That is that the
long and valuable fibers are held together
with a gum that Is almost impossible to
remove, and till 1t Is removed the fiber
is not in condition for spinning or weaving.
This difficulty is overcome by the Chinese
who clean the fiber by hand, making about
a pound and half Of cleaned fiber per
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man per day. OF course, this cannot be
equaled by hand labor in this country
and the result is that ramie has never
been ranked here profitable crop. Also
the tarin has been against it, for there is
duty OF 10 per cent on ramie yarns of all
classes, whereas the intention of the bill
as 1t was first drawn in the Dingley act
was to assess a duty of IS per cent on the
coarse yarns graded up to SO per cent on
the finest. With this amount of tariff pro-
lection there would be q satisfactory profit
in favor of its becoming almost as valuable
a crop as the cotton crop, while it would be
adaptable over much larger area than is
comprised IN the cotton belt.
The secret of degumming ramie without
injuring the fiber. Mr.. Slaught claims to
have discovered, and 1t Is on the basis of
this, process that he wants to establish
factory here. He has approached q
number of influential capitalists, and every
body has held back. waiting for the govern
ment to appropriate money for an initial
demonstration. The promise has been given
by number of senators and representa-
tives that such a bill would be passed at the
next session of Congress. But in the mean
time some of the railroads have taken up
the matter in the belief that 1t would form
an important crop for their lines to handle.
Two OF the companies have taken up the
influence with Congress to get through a
bill for the initial demonstration, as well
as to take stock In the establishment of an
American factory. good stand of ramie
Will produce two crops a year and will
yield from 1900 to 1900 pounds of the
dried and baled fiber to the acre each sea-
son. Thus it will be seen that the yield
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the purpose. 1t makes the finest possible
quality of paper, and while 1t is too expen-
sive and the paper too valuable for common
use, 1t is unapproachable for bond and
stock paper
One other use that has been made OF It
in this country for years past Is the manu-
facture OF fishing lines. Its markable
strength allows a line not much larger than
q pin to be manufactured that will stand a
breaking strain of 200 pounds. There is one
factory that makes a speciality of these
handspun lines. The hand-spinning pro-
cess makes them costly. and a single line
is worth 80 cents. But they are almost
indestructible and waterproof.
The fact that ramie has been used so long
and successfully abroad, and 50 much Of it
imported here makes 1t seem strange that
Its culture and manufacture has not sooner
been taken up. II the enterprise can be
started in Washington, 1t will be the first
Of its kind In this country, and there Is
every prospect that it will add another and
very profitable crop to the list already at.
the disposal of the farmer. and will estab-
ltsh new and very important industry for
America.
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report, TO be accompanied by articles OF
Incorporation, and a general Invitation has
neeh extended 10 the citizens OF Riverdale
to attend the meeting
Joseph Mullen. twelve years of age OF
fiverdale. recently secured $40 belonging
TO his parents and proceeded TO enjoy MIN
SELF lie took an electric car for Washing
ton. where he purchased a new bicycle. or
dering the machine TO be shipped TO River
uaie; crate OF peaches was also purchased
In Washington with directions that IL se
shipped TO Riverdale. Deputy Sheriff RAY
bold followed the boy. and when the latter
appeared at the freight Office In Rrveriaiv
wednesday evening demanding the h,cye-e
and peaches Q was taken to his parents
home.
at meeting OF the council recently
the location OF incandescent and arc lamps
to be erected under contract with the Pcto-
mac Electric Power Company Was deter
mined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-01
Hill outwitted Hartman.

The San Francisco Call is authority for
the following:
James J. Hill has stolen a march on T..
II. Hartman. and Is getting ready TO build
into California. Not only has Hin compIet-
ed survey Of a proposed new line from
Boise City. Idaho, to San Francisco but he
has secured quietly a valuable point on the
bay shore for railroad terminals and is fig
uring on the cost Of the construction work.
with the avowed purpose of having San.
Francisco bay on his own road map inside
of the next six years.
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getting all the money needful appropriated
for larger factory.
Ramie Grown Here for Years.

Ramie Grown Here for Years.
For the present though there Is no trou-
BILE about growing ramie anywhere from
Washington southwark. the fiber used
would have to be imported. Ramie has been
growing in the botanical gardens at
Washington for over forty years. growing
wild, with no attention beyond that given
to any of the outdoor plants, and the De-
partment of Agriculture some years ago
gave Mr.. Slaught permission to use plot
of the experimental farm on the fats, where
he has raised successive crops of ramie.
showing that 1t is perfectly adapted to this
climate.
That there is no difficulty about the manu-
facture of either ramie yarn or finished
goods is shown by the immense amount of
the finer yarns that are imported annually
into this country, where they are used in
mixing with silk in the mills of Paterson,
N. j., and elsewhere. There Is one estab-
lishment at Emmendigen, Baden, Germany.
that turns out over 100000 pounds Of
ramic yarn year. All of the fiber used
there is hand cleaned, imported from China
The same Is true of two factories now op-
Grating In France. There is an immense
amount OF ramie cloth manufactured in the
orient.
Its native whiteness needs no bleaching IL
1t Is to be used uncolored. and it would
take an expert to- tell 1t from white silk
owing to this milky white tint of the fin
lshed goods. it needs no bleaching before
dyeing, and 1t takes colors just the same as
silk II it Is dyed. Although high priced for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-01

In the Notion Department to-
morrow we will present free to all
visitors sample packet of Crow
ley's Famous Gold-eye Needles, as
sorted sizes.
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$500 ee p; = s:'y . sR;@';:
will be a superb
collection Of Trimmed Hats, includ-
ing many of the most popular and
stylish shapes of the season, and
trimmed in a variety of effects;
these hats are examples from the
So and So lines. -.
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Evansville and Vicinity.
Correspondence of The Star.

HYATTSvILLE, October !, 1905
Messrs. John r. Risdon. G. A. Meyer, ].
L. MCGEE and e. A. Clark. the committee
recently appointed by the Riverdale Citi-
GEMS Association to consider the matter or
the town, will, tomorrow
evening, at a public meeting. to be
held In Library Hall, submit the draft of a
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All That's New i'm Dress Goods
Special Prices.

ALL-WOOL PANAMAS. FANCY SUITINGS AND
Plaidsthe seasons desirable
all the wanted shades black:
ings and pads in NJ VIII n UD1
checks; all yard wide " w.
&c. Special price...... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
THE LATEST FALL FABRIC-FRENCH ATWOOD
Tafeta made in France-at roc. Of
IL: in Russian Z0D~
acnth cream: 1t is 80 inches wide, II wa
itvely 81 value,
RICH AND ELEGANT ALI-WoOI, BRoADCIOTH: 80
inches wtde of the finest and finish: I'm
pearl national blue castor, garnet, ~
SO ;:sase $.I K; 100
opening
THE NEW OUTING FIANNEI.s IN <n/
blue and pink checks, assorted stripes NMuLT
plain colors selling at w /VSo
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Local Merchants Interested.

LOCAL meTCuauCS interested.
Now several of the merchants and de-
partment stores In Washington have taken
an interest in the subject, and having been
shown samples Of the fiber and the goods,
Of which Mr.. Slaught has made an ex
tensive collection, and they are seriously
considering the formation of a company to
develop the process and manufacture the
goods. There would be considerable money
involved even in the establishment OF a
demonstration factory. but 1t Is believed
that the money can be secured. Mr..
Siaught already has an option on a suit
able building on Pennsylvania avenue, not
far from the Capitol and says that all the
necessary machinery could be installed and
separate motors used for each Of the ma
chimes, so that there would be no more OBJ
lection to the plant in the heart of the city
either on the score of noise or smoke than
there would be to bakery or a printing
shop
One of the first things to be manufa ctured
in the line of wearing apparel would be
underclothes. Shirts, drawers and socks
can all be made from the fiber, and are
just as handsome. a great deal cheaper, and
more durable than silk, and can be made
better than anything that is imported It
is believed IL there was an establishment
for turning out goods of this sort that when
few congressman had been fitted out with
garments there would be no trouble about
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would be an important factor for the rail-
roads IL the industry could be established
and there would be no trouble about the
farmers raising the crop II they were as
sured Of q market for it
The daily sentinel., 1906-08-06
END CAME AS EXPECTED. .
The Lane Child dies Mt a Late Hour
Saturday Afternoon-Funera
and Intcrment Yesterday.

Clyde, the 12-year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. II. Lane, who, as an
nounced in the Sentinel Saturday.
was poisoned as result of taking
headache and fever powders contain
ing acetanilid, died Saturday after
noon about five O'Clock. after an ILL
ness of about thirty-siX hours.
As stated by the Sentinel Satur-
day the physicians had no hope for
his recovery at any time Saturday
and the end came not unexpectedly.
The funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at four o'clock at
the Methodist church conducted by
Rev. Forsyth who was assisted by
Rev. II. A. Miller of the Baptist
church. The interment took place at
Orchard Mesa cemetery, Undertaken
Gourley in charge.
The sad and most untimely death
of their child had almost prostrated
the parents with grief and the fam
lily has the sincere sympathy of many
friends.
1t was most deplorable accident
and one of the saddest deaths that
has occurred in the city this year.
The daily sentinel., 1906-08-06
A NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DROWNING

On Saturday afternoon a Mexican
by the name of Givarro. had a close
call for his life as a result of bathing
in the Grand river at point near the
round house. II seems that the MeXi-
can had walked long distance and
being warm decided 70 take a swim in
the cool waters of the turbulent
Grand He had only been in a few
minutes and was out where it was
pretty deep when he was seized with
the cramps and began to sink. His
loud calls for assistance attracted the
attention of several men and they
came to his rescue. He was pulled
out just as he was going down for the
last time. He was revived with diff
Guilty
The incident caused considerable
excitement in the neightborhood.
Bathing in the Grand is dangerous
business, time after time have men
who have attempted to swim or bathe
in the stream been seized with
cramps and in numerous cases drown
ing has resulted. Why anyone will
tempt death in the treacherous river
is almost past understanding.
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AND THERE WERE OTHERS.

Undersheriff Hardy on making in
vestigations today finds that Messrs,
Lutes, Reams and Humphries were
not the only busineSs men that suf-
fered through the operation of the
bogus money men en- Saturday night.
1t developes that one of the SO bills
was passed in the Bliss store and one
at the Cdssell grocery store and It
is reported that a second bin went
over the bar Of the, Abbey. Conse-
quently the sharpsrs cleared up about
sixty dollars in very short time and
with but little trcdble on Saturday
night.
One of the men. Lane declares to
the officers that he alone is guilty and
that Chadwick his pal. is an inno-
cent man. This won't so with the
officers. It is believed that they are
both characters of an exceedingly
tough class. The sheriff's Office has
communicated with federal author
tiles.
While no bogus money was found
on the men when the men were ar
rested lit is probable that they have
big supply hidden out somewhere
The daily sentinel., 1906-08-06
HORROR OF THE SEA;
HUNDREDS ARE LOST
Great Ship Wrecked and Loss of Life is Appal.
ling. Scenes of Bloodcurdling Agony and
Fright. Captain Suicides. Archbishop
browns. Men Fight For Possession
of Life Boats Forgetting Women.
Special to The Sentinel.

Special to The Sentinel.
Carthagena, Aug. 6.-The Italian
steamship Sirio, from Genoa, fol
south America with 500 passengers
on board was wrecked Saturday night
off Hormigas island. which lies about
two miles and a half to the eastward
of Cape Palos. Three hundred of the
emigrants. most of them Italians and
| Spaniards. We're drowned. The arch
bishop of San Pedro, Brazil also was
drowned
The remainder of the passengers
and the officers and crew of the Sirio
got away in the ships boats, or were
rescued by means of ropes thrown to
them from the shore.
number of fishermen who made
attempts at rescue were drowned.
The rescued from the vessel now at
Palos are in pitiable condition, bein
without food or clothing.
Dispatches do not give the cause of
the disaster, but inasmuch as they
say that the Sirio went down in the
stern and sank rapidly it is presumed
that the ship struck on the rocks.
All the ships books were lost. 1t
is impossible at present to ascer.
tain the full extent of the dis aster.
Nine-tenths of the passengers were
Italians and the remainder Spaniards.
The captain of the steamer commit
ted suicide.
Before committing suicide the cap
tain declared the steamer had 645|
passengers on board and that her
crew numbered 1877 men.
Many heartrending incidents are
related. Six children clambered in
to the shrouds of the Sirio while
their mothers were taken off by one
of the trawlers. The ship sank be-
fore the children could be rescued
The mothers. frantic with despair
watched their children as they were
engulfed. The children uttered pierre
ing shrieks as they were drowned
The Madrid correspondent to the
Daily Telegraph, describes the Siro
disaster as one of the worst on rec
ord. The Italian emigrants. with kniv-
es in their hands, and without regard
Cor the yemen AID children fought
with the greatest brutility for the
possession of life preservers and boats.
Eye witness gave awful pictures of
the brutal panic on board. For half
an hour the emigrants were masters |
of the situation. They completely |
overcame the crew by sheer force of
numbers and then in spite of the eff
forts of the officers who tried to save
the women and children went first.
The daily sentinel., 1906-08-06
CULLOM'S SUCCESS
1. 4. + + 1. T. + + + + 4. /. + i. .

Special to The Sentinel.
Chicago, August 6.-The primar-
les held in Illinois Saturday by all
parties in the state was an unquali
fed success. 1t was the first election
held under the new primary law. Can
didates for congress, county officers
and for many offices were chosen by
both the Democratic and Republican
parties.
The most interesting feature of
the campaign was the fight between
United States Senator Shelby NJ. Cul-
lum who wanted a denomination and
Ex- Governor Yates who wanted the
office. Returns up to this morning
indicate that Culloms plurality over
Yates Is about $4,000. The Demo-
Gratis had no candidates for the NOM
nation for United States senator.
heavy vote was polled through
out the state, especially in Chicago.