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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-27
JOHNNIE DISTRICT
RAPIDLY IMPROVES
Machinery and Material Now En-
Route to Work Mines on a
Large Scale

Johnnie, New, Oct. 23.-Contracts
for milling machinery have been let
and a carload Of lumber is now on
the way to this camp which will be
used in the mill building. The mill
will be placed in the old building on
the ground of The Johnnie Console
dated which was used in former
years for a similar purpose, a forty
horse power gasoline engine is al
ready installed, and it viii not be
long now before the drop OF the
stamps is heard.
William E. Elliott, Of the firm Of
Elliott and Drescher, well known
throughout mining circles, was in
town last Tuesday looking for the
field in connection with the erection
of the plant. Mr.. Elliott, after his
survey, said II think that the style
Of mill contemplated is the most
favorable for the ores In this section.
Four Nissen stamps will be erected,
and from the nature Of the ore
expect a savings Of from so to IS
per cent. The ore is a decomposed
quartz with free gold and viii be
easy to mill. | judge that a stamp
could work about nine and a half
tons in tw~enty-four hours. This
capacity can easily be supplied by
the various properties and leases in
the district, exclusive of the out put
Of the Johnnie Consolidated prop
erty. understand the management
contemplate the erection of a hun
dred ton plant for this mine, and
will have it installed before spring.
The Johnnie Consolidated, with its
present development, could easily
keep such a plant busy for a number
of years. | found the lodges in the
district very strong, and from the
formation in the roo level of the
Johnnie Consolidated, / should Judge
that while the formation is rather
fiat it will suddenly turn end &c
down with a straighter pitch, and
feel certain that a larger and better
body of ore is lower down than has
been exposed. Considering the cost
| should judge, that ore in this dis
trict could be milled at $500 at the
outside. The teaming and mining
win not be very expensive as the
ground is soft and easily worked
and the mill building is so situated
that it is almost an entire down hill
haul from all the mines. which
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-27
EXPERIENCES. OF
NOTED Thief

what IS an involuntary shoplift-
err" repeated a Washington lady to
a Star reporters query. MI will tell
you:
Yes she continued, ''the terms
appear homogeneous, but since | my
self might have been placed in the
exceedingly embarrassing position of
being accused of being an actual
shoplifter. you will understand their
application when | tell you the brief
but momentous particulars of the
position | found myself in when |
inyoluntarily assumed the role of the
female Fagin.
Some time ago | returned from
home after an afternoons shopping
downtown, and when / entered the
sitting-room where the rest of the
family We're assembled there was a
chorus Of feminine cries and maseu-
line jeers Of oh, what have you
got on your hat?'
Somewhat startled at this recep-
ton, | made haste to remove my top
piece and there, caught in the wings
of its feather trimmings, was an
expensive real lace lady's collar. For
a few moments | was at a loss to ac-
count for its presence there, and
then | recalled that | had purchased
a lace handkerchief at the lace coun-
ter. Being a tall woman, in rising
from the counter stool the tips of
the feathers on my hat had become
entanglel in the threads Of the collar
which w9s suspended with others
over the counter, It's fastening had
been detached, and it remained Sc
curely attached to the top of my hat.
"Of course, | returned the collar
the next day with an explanation as
to its being in my possession, which
was accepted by the manager of the
store. But suppose-and my blood
chills as think of it-suppose some
smart store detective had seen the
occurrence: to her eyes,, ever on the
lookout for tricks and subterfuges to
accomplish thefts, it would have
looked like a clever shoplifting game
skiltully enacted.
MY second experience placed me
in even a worse light, and had II
been discovered in the store | would
surely have been accused and de.
tanned, if not arrested.
Il was trying on some expensive
cloth walking skirts over my own, Of
not dissimilar material. As | was
about to leave the floor of the de,
partment store where these goods
We're sold; not finding one to my sat,
isfaction, the saleswoman ap,
preached me with another skirt
which he thought MIGHT suit my
taste and requested me to try it on
| did &C, but was still not pleased
and in a few moments removed it
returned it to her, and left the store
Upon my arrival home my daugh
tiers at once made complimentary re
marks upon my new skirt No.
having purchased a new skirt
wa mystitied until | glanced dow
upon The garment | was wearing
Then | discovered TO my horror tina
| was wearing a skirt belonging t,
the store, being the one which | hat
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-27

means cheap teaming. The site is
ideal, and there Is a wash back oil
the mill that will afford good ground
for tailings. The mill will be equip
ped, besides the stamps with amalg-
majors, and / have no doubt that
the tailings could afterwards be
cyanided at a good profit. The mill
should do good service in the district
and / look for it to be enlarged soon
as the initial capacity will be abb
sorbed by the mines producing free
gold ore. Besides these there arc d
number of properties that produce
galena and copper ore. With the
additions of concentrators much Of
this ore could be worked to adyan-
tage and would be a source of reve-
nue. to the mill that should not be
despised The free gold ore will
need no concentrators as it is sim
gularly free from base metals"
Two other visitors to the camp
during the week were r. b. Dickin-
son, a large mining operator from
Los Angeles, and Robert l.. Taylor,
of the Merchants National Bank, Of
Los Angeles, who is largely interest
ed in mining. Both these gentlemen
were taken through the district and
expressed themselves surprised at
the work done. Mr.. Dickinson pre-
dicted a great future for the carap,
and said that the showing here was
not ~excelled by any other camp he
had visited. Mr.. Taylor said that
from the activity shown here and
the improvements noted, Johnnie inn
pressed him as a young camp that
had a great future. Both of these
gentlemen were particularly impress
sed by the copper showing here.
In the Johnnie Consolidated Mine
stopping is being done on the 700
level. Work is also being pushed
on the continuation of the main shaft
from the 300 level to the surface
which is being driven through a
good ore body that is about twelve
feet wide and assays between SIS and
500. AS soon as this work is COM
pleted 1t is the intention of the CON-
pany to retimber the entire shaft
and equip it with a 40 horse power
machinery.
The lower tunnel on the Globe
property is being continued through
the good body of ore and shows a
steady average of about $50; while
here and there a "glim' Is unearth-
ed, indicating that the rich ground
is approaching.
On the Pittsburg-Johnnie a shaft is
being sunk on a ledge that shows
some lead and silver in addition tc
its gold value. Work has just beer
started on this property, but the
showing so far has been most en-.
%couraging to the management, ant
considerable ore is being e~yiractet
in anticipation of the erection of
concentrating plant,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-27

Cali at the Mizpah Cafe and Grill
for II of the best meals in Tono-
pah. This restaurant is first class
class in every particular and once
you have eaten there you will always
return for another meal.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-27
Gone to California.

Walter ]. Pike, for a time shift
boss at the Northumberland mine.
left for Southern California today.
He will take charge of the OMeara
copper property in the Needles
country.
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A 81. String o
Good Stories
y cannot tell now the truth may be,ss
cay tie tale as twas told to mo-" Y
A CHRISTMAS BATH

y - -
Women's Christian Temperance union
III Boston, Sidney Dallas Of Melbourne
told group of reporters in fremont
Temple temperance story.
Ny wife, said Mr.. Dallas, els
one of the 8, most earnest temperance
workers in Australia. In the course
of her missionary work she hears many
strange tale.
A Melbourne woman told her last
Christmas time how one night, during
the holidays, her husband stayed out
until about 8 am. We all know what
that means; especially during the holt
days, don It WEI s%'s%
Well, this man, when he got home,
thought. that he would go boldly to the
bathroom and take a bath. That would
remove from his wife's mind any sus.
picions as to his condition. It would
show her, in word, that he was all
right hs;o !, ,
was, he enjoved the bath. As he
splashed and scrubbed and pulled he
heard a slight noise, and looking up,
saw his wife in the doorway. -
|. His wife was regarding him with
an expression of unspeakable contempt.
He was rather amazed at that. But he
said nothing. He lowered his head
and went on scrubbing.
i We'll, what are you doing9' she
| "sCan't you see what T m doing9''
he answered. He rubbed up some more
lather. IN taking BATH
| She shifted and said, as she turned
to. go 9;n,,, -. > 4-, <,-.
derclothes, then7'''
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One in Each Box.

One in Each Box.
skidoo Problem Editor. q %1- ~ tes~-"
p1d YOU eyer see such strife 49,: ~. 20.
Over the millions, billions, trillions,
Oh Skidoo: f':s' n. I -
- >, -. 80 : : d Il *.
Wear sst{1 hearts al IS and brains in 49,. "
And come back to simple life,<-
II the race you would VIII.
Oh. tits very easy
Aud tits very plain to see
That the little son. mast mind his father
: And get boxes twenty three, !. -
TO store in each penny. -
Don't you see? q s..-
And then he'll be a. millionaire.
And feel so very debonnair:|
HOO Hawthorn Avenue. ~
Marc Antony Butts In.
skidoo Problem Editor. ;: -. ->: -
Friends, Romans, countrymen! Lend me you
dough. %&-:E wv
I'll return it next saturday.s
I have come, not to bury Cesar. but to tell yo
the answer to Skidoo problem,
Brutus hath said that ain ambitious.
That's no lie. because want the ten bucks.
I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts
All want is the thousand eoppers -" :
stir you up -, =" .ist1E = i ;-$E
To such a flood Of mutiny,ss;. ;s":.E -
And as it looks like rain I'll speak but .
few more words tt;a., &&i$ lIN5 :
10 tell you how foundett, my. answer to- tn,
Sktdoo problem. =, - - ~
Firstly, I, Marc Antony, found the common mn,
:. stiple of the numbers from. 2 to %. -
Then addeth l., This answer, could be exactl,
- divided by 49, ~ : !. .-.-s
Now, countrymen, listen anndfsyou shall hear
The solution to the great Skidoo problem,
II $4,000 ~. III, eo7, $50, Dol. IL "
Proceed! Bring the thousand pennies. ..-
719 Oak Lake Avenue N {. i. ~' =
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An EXCHANGE OF APOLOGIES

The night Mr.. and Mrs. Elton held
their reception at the Inside club, Mr..
Elton, whose eyesight is very Door,
bowed politely to every one he saw, in
Guiding the walters. Mrs. Elton re-
monstrated with him for. this, and so
the remainder Of the evening he was
more careful in distributing recogni-
tions. But the following unfortunate
accident occurred, nevertheless.
At 9:5O Mrs. Elton came to him with
wild look in her eye and delivered
herself OF the alarming news that the
sllverWare they had brought to be used
Tor buffet lunch was III a box down
stairs in the cloakroom. Would he
hurry down to get it, and come up the
back way9
Mr.. Elton turned to a man at his
elpoW. Follow me,v he said.
In moment the box was opened and
MI. Elton fshed out an armful Of
spoons. "Take these, he said, thrust
ing them at the man. - Fill your pock-
cts as fast as you can; somebody might
come and catch us. Il swduldn't have
this known for the world. = Here's an
other handful-tie it rp.sin your nap
"Napkinlo exclaimed the man. ssDo
you yoa suppose ! brought a napkin to this
noh, my dear SIR cried Mr.. Elton,
real1zlng his error, s'I beseech you to
PARDON me- entreat you to forgive
Newly me yer--Is took you fer "a Wait
= That's all right responded the
guest, with deprecatory gesture.
!, Don't = give the matter another
thought. I took you for q theft -
Lippincotts.
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ANIMAL ODDITIES:

When hyeras plague lions by stealing
pieces of the prey, the lion will throw
chunks Of meat toward them at shorter
and shorter distances, until they get
within reach of it's paws and are fin
ished~by blow.
Some South African balloons ostra.
cize the aged among them, refusing to
help or feed them whenever they are
unable to do anything for themselves.
In the Malay archipelago is rep
It has false ribs that extend the loose
skin and form its wings. There is
also a frog with spreading feet that
make parachute which enables it to
fit from tree to tree, and flying lemu1
that can spread out it's whole body like
an umbrella and leap and fly a hund.
red feet at a time from the top. Of one
tree to another. |'>S',
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KEEN AND QUICK

Pierce Jay, the commissioner of
banks of Massachusetts, at the Ameri-
can Bankers association s convention
in st: Louis, advocated better ae-
counting system. az -, -x.<zc
but above all" said Mr.. Jay, in
discussion, of his idea, eve want
intelligence, if embezzlement. is to be
thoroly put down. Systems are good,
but intelli gence is better, and in cash.
lers and tellers and bookkeepers and
note clerks we want the same keen,
quick, intelligence that characterized
old Captain Hiram Cack Of Gloucester.
!, HCack lay very ill. One day he got
down hearted, feeling that his case was
!, 9 4 fear, DOCTOR he said, 'there
ism It much hope for me.' . -.
'0h, yes, there is, the doctor an
swered. t.Three years ago I was in
your: condition precisely, and look at
quickly:
" What doctor did you have9'n
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A GIvE-AWAY.

Rear Admiral F. W. Dickins told in
Philadelphia the other day good story
about a very rich and very economical
fnancier.
- s,sThe old gentleman-;let us call him
Gobsa Golde-' he said, "was making
preparations for Christmas ball some
years ago, and at his wine merchants
discovered a cheap brand of cham
payne. - - :.
4 This he said, lis a good brand
OF champagne. It is quite good enough
Tor those young people who will come
to my Christmas ball. They couldn It
tell the difference, anyway
And accordingly he ordered dozen
cases of the cheap wine.
"a day or two before Christmas,
picking. up his newspaper, he noticed
that his wine merchant had "a half
page advertisement. He ran his eye
over it., and saw in big black letters
the. paragraph: ...:.'' -. .t-~.-s
=" Try our celebrated champagne at
$l.25 a quart, as ordered by the emf
nent fnancier, Gobsa Golde, Esq, for
his Forthcoming Christmas ball.'''
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ON THEIR LAST LEGS


The late Richard Tonnes. who. dv-
ing at 49,, was the. oldest Odd Fellow
IN America, used to be very proud of
his great age. At the Odd Fellows
home in philadelphia he liked to dis
cuss longevity. -. D.. - ~ -,
~ am q nonogenarian, '=he said one
day to a visitor. I'm my youth I
tuagenarian or an octogenarian.
Speaking Of octogenarians, I re-
member a conversation that T over
heard when I was young man. be.
tween two little relatives Of mine.
'"Fhe youngest, a boy, said to his
sister: - - = $3.50
* Mary, what is an octogenarians ,
=" well, I don't know Just what
they are said the little girl; but they
must be awfully sickly Creatures. You
never. hear of 'em but what they're
dying.''' -.
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With the Long BolD
Dyspepsia.
EYE natures walks, shoot folly as It nle."

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Rev. Dr. Henry Stiles Bradley who professor biology
years Emery college, Oxford Ga but
the wealthi
first began
AS advanced higher higher
time something
done It the first time he
law. - :~af..
Wheysr that point it, Dr. Bradley Eat which
can assign the rise evil simply to the difficulty the
encountered
moral law which he had only lately and gradually been able
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This is the last day Of the Skidoo
problem contest. y Answers bearing a
later, postmark than Dec. Is will not
prize winners will be published in The
correct solution and the names of the
prize winners will be published in. the
Sunday Journal Of Dec. 3d., The con.
test has been one Of the most popular
and interesting ever carried on in the
northwest. It has served to-. brush UP
arithmetic for many a rusty one and
has proved brain teaser for young
and old alike. Just few more samples
from the mail Of the day: .,..
Neatly Done in Verse.
skidoo Problem Editor. 1855
I've read the answers to ''Skidoo'' -
And laughed at some which were not true,
And wondered why, when tits so plain,
So many fail. 1t gives me pain. =. .
And lots Of ink and paper, too.
The many stiles In our land
thought I'd show thing or two.
To solve the problem called Skidoo
I'll tell you now what you must do.
First, read the question DER with care
Till you learn all conditions there.
The numbers two to twenty-five,
Divide the answer and leave one.
While twenty-three, as you must know,
Divide 1t even. Oh what fun.
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SKLDOO PROBLEM CONTEST
H.. -. BROUGHT TO AGOSE

The simplest in all creation.
Try. it with multiplication
IT'S twenty-five times twenty-one.
The result times twenty must be DONE
Then nineteen times that answer, so,
And that by eighteen you must do
You now, tbs easy to be seen,
Must multiply by seventeen.
And this times thirteen you must do,
And now you see you are all thru.
:. The numbers that you did not use
You'll find contained in those you chose
80 =: -" %'s5Gt
Now there are pennies on your hands,
Blk hundred ninety-eight million
Three hundred seventyseven Thousand
Six hundred eighty, then add one. y
.....,.s. h, 6ss,a77,6s1:s III. -.
Into this lit can't be plainer) '-'4 . y Z:
Twenty three goes with one remainder,
And numbers two to twenty two ~
All leave one when you are thru
guess: I've done this in good style,
And hope the rest are beat a. mile.i ,':~5s2
ia like to see my namspin; priht
And get the coppers from the mint ..-
- - 81 r james W. Horn.
1892 EmersonJAvenue N, .City.sEaa =
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{, THE. sKIDoo PROBLEM

Copyright, 1906, Q. G.. Kelly, Chicago.
A coin collector had an accu-
mutation Of pennies. He told his
son he would make him present
Of the entire lot If he would put
them in boxes, the same number in
each box. -, .sHt.s,5
There was an odd number Of
pennies, SO that if he put an equal
number in each Of two boxes there
would be one penny left over; in
a like manner he figured on 8, 4, 5,
6, Z, 8, 9, 10, IL, IL, 13, IA, Is, 16,
II, 10, 10, 20, 81 and 20 boxes, but
in every case if he put an equal
number In each box there would be
one (only one) penny left over.
The son gave it up and told his
father he. thought it impossible to
perform the feat.
His father replied: "sK1Doo
-23 for you
The son then put the entire lot
Of pennies In IS boxes, the same
number in each box. How many
pennies were, there? =
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At the "call Of the wild'' recently
a st. Bernard dog in a Lake Superior
lumber camp joined a. wolf pack and
married one Of their number. He used
to come into camp for food; but as his
mate would never venture within gun
shot, he carried part Of his meal out
to her. A bull terrier attacked him
near the camp, and he was getting the
worst of it when the she wolf ran to
ms assistance, and between them they
News.
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CURIOUS HUNTING INCIDENT

An incident of very curious char
acter happened at the meet of E. A.
Hardwick g Weston -super-Mare Har.
riers at North Petherton, Eng.
The hounds were in full cry, in a.
field of roots, after a hare, when a
second hare was disturbed, with the
result that, racing in an opposite :direc-
tion, she collided with the first hare:
Both. were killed on. the spot, one hav-
ing its neck dislocated, the other ap-
,parently dying of fright.
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THE EFFECT

"There's man living on our street
who s had his stomach taken out.''
Good gracious! Should you know
it to; look at him9'' u
mo. To tell you the truth, he looks
disheartened.
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;It's2Of His Mind Now.

It's%of His Mind Now.
Skidoo Problem Editor. p ts' :. E:iE--..
Ny answer to your skidott problem is ..2s and
Skldoo for you.' had to get it off my mind or
Of milk for *'4 IL P*', h's@-H r Rrnoe
Merrill, Wis. - "A ss&f -" :. ~
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-11-02
Attractions

Our attractions will include the leading
Skatorial Artists OF the United States We
are also booking the highest-cass Vaudeville
Acts obtainable
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-11-02
Instructors

Beginners, especially ladies, can now ven
ture on the surface without the slightest hes
tancy as we will have a number of instruct
ors to assist all those who wish to learn
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-11-02

Music

We guarantee the very best music every
afternoon and evening. There have been
several new pieces composed especially for
Kinks, and the publishers have our order now
for all these and standing order for future
compositions.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-11-02
Surface

This Rink will have the finest and
smoothest surface of any Rink in the South.
The surface will be on the ground floor, laid
on heavy timber which insures quiet skating
and very rigid surface
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-11-02
Circulating Library

This is something that has never before
been introduced into any place Of amusement.
The use of all the latest books and magazines
is gratis to the patrons Of the rink, who pur-
chase season tickets. This alone is worth
the price Of ticket
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-11-02
Bowling Alleys

On the second floor of our building will
be located our Bowling Alleys and Billiard
Parlor We have ordered four of the finest
regulation alleys with all their appurtenances.
Bowling is one Of the most popular games
and is very healthful, a recreation enjoyed by
both ladies and gentlemen.
We will have without doubt the finest and
best equipped Billiard Parlor in this section
of the country. We have placed an order
for two billiard and five pool tables, that will
be delivered by the opening day.
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Skates

We have placed our order for 200 pairs
Of the finest ball-bearing Skates. Every pair
is equipped with steel rollers, which will
make skating pleasure. !.
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Rules and Regulations

A complete set of Rules and Regula-
tons are being prepared, and will be pub
lished later /.