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The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21

''The san Francisco disturbances
are due 10 the slipping of the surface
rocks TO adjust themselves TO chang
ed conditions inside the earth. They
have no relationship whatever to the
eruption of Vcsuvius, The interior
OF the earth is in molten state OK
cept in the region Of volcanoes; but
II you go down distance of sixty
or seventy miles the rocks are prac-
ticalIy in n fluid state from the i'm
mense pressure ON top of them. They
act like a liquid and they flow TO ad-
Just themselves to changed condi-
lions. But whom you come nearer
tbe surface where the strata are hard
and brittle the slipping of part of
the earth's crust along the line of a
fault will give you just the condi-
tions that attended the attack in San
Francisco. The old earth. taken as a
whole. is a very uneasy body, and is
in state df constantly changing
equilibrium. When there is dip
down. LNeIt NNN w Nv dti "NJ
of the blocks 10 each other. This
is evidently just what happened on
the Pacific coast,
"The Vesuvius eruption is purely
volcanic phenomenon. but the San
Francisco earthquake is much like
that at Charlestown in 1886. that it
occurred in a district more or less
faulted and san Francisco is in a
region that has been visited by
earthquake shocks, although most Of
them we're very minute, being re
corded only on The seismograph; but
the records OF twenty years show
many of these shocks each year at
San Francisco.
"The evidence Of geological recent
faulting are extremely abundant
throughout the greater part of Cal
ifornia, and especially in the western
coast range. il not all Of the earth
ouakes which visit the region are
the result more or less, of extensive
movements along these fault planes.
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21
CAUSES or THE EARTHQUAKE
Scientists Declare There Mas No
Connection Between the Erup-
tion of Nesuvius and the
Earthqunke.

Scientists are having much to say
regarding the possible and probable
cause of the great earthquake that
brought such disaster to San Fran
cisco. None. Of the scientists in Wash
inston were willing 10 advance any
argument which would tend to Co
meet the eruption of Vesuvlus with
the earthquake. in fact the officials
of the national geological survey de
ciared that there was no relationship
whatever. both being local. Pro
fessor Ayres. director of geology Of
the survey said:
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21

That it is more blessed to give
than to receive, has been demonstrat-
ed millions of times, since it was first
given utterance and printed in the
Book of Books. The highest salts
faction human kind can have, comes
from their willingness to give TO
those who suffer.
All over Colorado and in every
state of the Union this splendid work
for humanity is now going on. Don't
let one day pass until you give toward
this magnifcent~ca
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21

Occasionally il is heard spoken Of
the liberality of the Denver press
toward every other secion OF Colo
rado. In Grand Junction last Tues
day was dedicated the handsomest
depot or Union station, save none, In
Colorado. But no allusion whatever
was made to the fact in the Denver
papers. This is tremendous liber-
ality. It is hard to see any reason
why the Denver papers should be pa
tronized in this section Of the state at
all for all they contain in reference
thereto. The necessity for them
grows less. to the high satisfaction
of the public, as the years roll by.
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21

Ii there was the semblanee of n
good road between Palisades and
Fruita. there would be more chug'
chug machines in this county and city
than YOU could shake a stick at. But
there are practically no roads. What
roads have been improved. are in
about the same condition, in the
country. they We're when first out
lined. The county might undertake
to build one decent roadway through
the county and cut off for a couple Of
years. the road overseeing graft
which it is. nothing more or less.
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21
Trees For Sale.

have just received 5000 No
annie trees. consisting of Ganos'
Missouri pipplns, Ben Davis VINE VINE
sans and Jonathans from the Glen
wood nursery at Junction city Kan
These trees are in first class condl,
tion in every particular. Are now on
sale and ready for delivery fhohe
Charles Gutter, Green 152 Palisade
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21

that influence that it has ever main
tanned for quarter century or more.
among the readers. not only the boys
and girls. but the men and women,
who have looked to The Companion
for all things which were pure in
national sentiment.
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21

Furniture repaired and mattresses
renovated. Grimth and King, Cor.
Second and Colorado
For the very best in the grocery
les 90 to Alderman & Corcorans'
200 Colorado avenue. Your orders
vim be carefully filled and promptly
delivered. Fresh goods in every
department. Meat market in eonnec-
tion. 49,, ,ba
star Ball bearing axles. We have pc
sides the finest line of high grade
buegies and carriages in the cry.
see Fred Manteys big warehouse i9li
of the choicest stock ever brought
to this city .,,,,,a.
Are YOU making your arrange
ments to attend the big May Day BAN
at the Auditorium?
There is much talk Of the May
dav ball. more so than in the prey
ious years. and there is not mueh
doubt regarding the coming ball be,
ing the biggest and most successful
ever arranged by Apple Blossom cir
Gle Women Of woodcraft.
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21

It is a shame that the other paper
could not make connection with a
first class telegraphic service dur
ing this great period of disaster. IL
has walled, like a spoiled child about
sensational reports being published
as If the newspapers in the stress OF
attempting to obtain news, when al
most all sources OF news were cutoh
for the time being. could sit down ana
weed out the exact truth about the
conditions.
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21

FROM all accounts King Carlos OF
Portugal. is about as big hog as is
contained in the family Of crowned
heads of Europe. short accent OF
his gormandizing proclivities is
enough TO turn ones stomach. with
out it is of extra strength. But then
kings are only mortals and there is
Just as much possibility OF their be-
ing rude and uncouth in their table
manners. as the every day mortal
who does not eat by divine right.
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
MESA COUNTY NATIONAL BANF

At Grand Junction, In the state OF
Colorado. at the close of business
April L, 1906;
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts S356, 6,3S9.Ol |
unsecured .H...... 742.s3
U. $. Bonds to secure cir
Premiums on u. 5. Bonds 3.234.37
Bonds, securities, etc.. 12,OSO.99
Banking house. furniture
and fixtures ......... 3.Ooo.Oo
Due from national banks
(not reserve agents. 5000 "a
Due from state banks and
bankers .-......... 4''oi'H-
Due from approved re-
serve agents ....... 252, 2,G52.93
Checks and other cash
Items ..........'.' z'SoA'9"
Notes of other national
banks ................ Ff"V'o"
Fractional paper cur
rency. nicSels and cents SS.fb
Lawful money reserve in
Specie .,..$35,4O9.GO
Legal tender
notes ... 1i,l2O.OO 49,9z9'""
Redemption fund with U.
5. treasurer % per
cent. circulation o,OOO.oo
Total ...........sS29.2sG.17
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in SlOO,OOO.OO
Surplus fund ........ 2ioVo'uO
Undivided profits, less eX-
pense and taxes paid G.o6S.z5
National bank notes out
standing .....-..... 99'5VV."u
Due to state banks and
bankers ............... o''oo''V
Individual deposits sub
iect to check ....... 4Shz9o'V'
Demand certificates oil ~
deposit ........... .'' 'i'f 80
Time certificates OF de-
posit ....... .......'' o-'oo"''"
Liabilities other than
seTye seose far aUofe taxes es",'' 10000
Total .......*S29.2SG.17
state of Colorado, County of Mesa. ss'
/. Orson Adams. Jr., cashier OF the
aboye-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement Is
true to the best of my knowledge ana
belief ,,
subscribed and sworn to before
me this 10th day of April, 1906.
(SEAL) ,
WILLIAM A. MARSH,
Notary Public.
Nv commission expires Jan. q
1909.
Correct-Attest:
ALBERT Il. SAMPLINER.
EDWIN A. WADSWohIh'
W. II. BANNlsTER.
Directors
The daily sentinel., 1906-04-21

At Grand Junction, In the state of
Colorado. at the close of business,
April u, 1906:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-08
Newspaper Change.

There is a change in the Carl
son papers. The Appeal will
shortly pass under the manage
ment of Irwin Lewis of the Los
Angeles Times and number OF
important improvements will be
made. In the meantime the APP
peal will be published as an even
ing paper. The News has ceased
publication as an evening paper
and will hereafter appear in the
morning. The Appeal says the
change has been brought about
by a mutual agreement between
it and the News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-08
THE NEWS" HOSTS
A DANGER SIGNAL
Murry Creek Could Mot be in a Worse
Sanitary Condition--.EIy's Main Water
Supply Should Receive lmme-
diate Attention

will shortly occupy the site of
the village that an nonce of pre-
ventative is worth Il pound of
cure, andIthat they get move on
and at once, and see that Murry
creek is cleaned and put in the
best possible condition. 1t is
comparatively easy to keep a
town healthful if every citizen
will do his share. Instead of
throwing the garbage from the
kitchen out the back door to rot
and becomea menace to the health
the whole community, it should
be put in cans and carted away
twice or three times a week and
destroyed by fire or put on some
piece of land as a fertilizer in
stead of being left as q fertilizer
for the breeding of disease
germs in the household of your
neighbor. If this simple pre-
caution were taken at once it
would save many thousands of
dollars, and with it the health of
your family. The only class of
people that would be hurt is the
physicians, and they are too gen.
erous to question the object or
to want to see an epidemic of
fever, as they appreciate health
more than any other class If
the News may be permitted, it
will make another suggest:
Clean your lots of all gar bage Of
whatsoever nature and build
where the impure and impreg-
mated poison will not drain into
your wells and where the wind
will not watt every impurity in
the atmosphere into town, and
poison your family causing fever
and perhaps death. There should
be much more satisfaction in
paying for a little cleaning up
than it would be to pay doctors
and undertakers. The truth of
these few words will be painfully
stamped upon the minds tablet
long before August comes, un-
less they be needed. Go to
work tomorrow and protect your
families from death, by clean
ing out Murry creek from its
source to the northeast of the
town limit. A word to the wise
should be sufficient. Don't wait
until you require the services Of
an undertaken, but now is the
accepted time to act.
While Ely is healthful at the
present time, the day is not far
distant when conditions will
change, so let us keep the town
healtnfuI. This article is not
published with an idea of scar
ing people who have lived here all
theirli lives; neither is it publish
ed for the purpose of keeping any
one out, but we think it timely
that the people now here take
hold Of the right horn and pro-
ceed now before an epidemic
starts and keep the town all
right. Sickness kept Tonopah
and Goldfeld back ten years and
cost the people of those towns
thousands of dollars that might
have been saved if the people
had not been so bent on money
| making. Let Ely profit by The
experience of other towns. We
remember of reading an article
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-08

Whlle 1T Is not the purpose oil
the News to unnecessarily alarm
the people Of Ely about the un-
sanitary conditions existing here
it Is the province of a news
paper to sound a note of warn,
ing in time to avoid running
the municipality onto rock that
may prove disastrous to the we'll
being of the town. A NEWS re-
porter was detailed to examine
Murry creek, the principal stream
of water supply for Ely at the
present time and report on its
condition. A NEWS reporter
visited the head of the source
Sunday last and followed the
stream down through town. He
found it in a most unsanitary
condition, and in his judgment
something must be done at once
to improve it's condition. There
are three things that produce
malaria and typhoid malarial
fever, commonly known as ty-
phoid fever: moisture, decompo-
tion of vegetable matter and
heat, and the com mbination pro-
duces fermentation which causes
food for malaria products. He
found at the head of the stream
conditions most foul, and it did
not look as if the stream had
ever been cleared of weeds and
decomposed matter and in many
instances down the stream was
slush mud and stagnation. The
water was foul, and not few
place were covered with a dark
brown scum, even at this cool
season in the year and what con-
ditions will it be when the heat
ed term of summer comes So
far as nature goes Ely should be
one of the healthiest towns in
the world. Along up Murry
street where the stream runs are
dams of decomposed vegetable
matter, and even now the stencil
arising is very foul and danger
GUS to the health of the com.
munity. The creek should be
we'll cleaned, and at once, from
it's source through town, and the
NEWS would respectfully suggest
that the stream be fenced so that
cattle and horses could not get
iuto it, thereby despositing death
dealing oifalls. We're the spring
provided with gravely bottom
and the stream graveled for one
or two hundred yards down its
course to act as a filter, the de-
composed matter taken away and
the stream straigtened it would
add very materially to it's whole
someness.
At one point the stream runs
through an adobe basin which
needs cleaning badly. AT the
upper end of the basin a green
scum has already formed which
is a sure indication of the pois-
onous condition of the water. In
many instances there are built
toilets close to the banks of the
stream, and the people living be-
low the points named must ne
cessarily take the poisonous
seepage from them into their
family WATERFALL. The Ntws
would suggest that as the people
Of Ely are exnecting that a city
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-08

The adjourned meeting OF lne
Chamber of Commerce was held III
Ely Hall Sunday evening to receive
the reports of the committees ap.
pointed at the regular meeting OF
the Chamber held week ago to-
day. The President and Vice
President being absent the meeting
was called to order by c. r. Reeves,
who said the first business in order
would be the selection of a Chair
man to preside over the meeting
which was an open one to- which
the whole town was invited, to con-
slider matters of great Importance to
Ely's future we'll being. Neil Mon
roe was selected to fill the chair and
the meeting at once got down to
business by receiving the report of
the committee appointed week
ago to devise ways and means for
the support of the town government.
Mr.. Reeves, secretary of the COM
| mittee presented the following re-
port:
Committee report to the Honor
able Chamber of Commerce of Ely,
! White Pine county, Nevada:
We your committee appointed for
the purpose of providing ways and
means for the support of the town
of Ely beg leave to report as fol-
q lows:
First, We recommend that All
ad valorem tax of fifty cents on
each hundred dollars valuation of
all property subject to taxation
within the town limits be levied for
town purposes and city improve
ments.
Second, We further recommend
that the County Commissioners OF
White Pine county, Nevada, cause
to be passed an ordinance for the
town of Ely, levying license tax
upon the following businesses and
occupations, and i'll the amount as
follows. That the SUM of $3.50 be
levied upon the following :.hawkers,
peddlers, public stenographers, hay
yards, tailors, clothes renovaters
and cleaners, wagon yards and cor
rails, millinery stores, boarding
houses, lunch counters and stands,
jewellers, lime dealers, general
agents, brick yards and brick deal
erS, commission merchants or
agents, contractors and builders,
opticians, surveyors, plumbers.
dance housess sand halls, ice, dealers,
dalries, laundries, artisans, artists.
assayers, bakers. BARRIERS, billiard
tables, boilermakers, boot and shoe
aid harness makers or repairers,
manufacturers of temperance
drinks, manufacturers, traders,
newspapers and publishers, ex
press companies. solicitors. wood
and coal yards Or dealers, junk
Shops, stage companies, and COM
mon carriers of passengers by stage
oI automobiles for hire, rooming
houses OF ten rooms or less, real
estate agents and brokers
hat the sum of fifteen dollars
De levied as license upon shooting
galleries., rooming houses Of over
,vh u, rooms, electric light companies,
Illuminating gas company, butchers
Ssnops' factories, freight companies,
awarding companies, bankers,
pMowllhg alleys, livery and sale sta
oles, restaurants doing $500 bust
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-08
SIINDAY'S Meeting OF The
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Meeting Disposed Of Its Business,
After Which it Listened TO the Reading
and Discussion Of a Lengthy SetOf
Hair.Liftin9 Resolutions

ness per month or over, auction
eers, houses of i'll fame.
That the sum of $50 be levied as
a license upon saloons, slot ma
chimes, water supply companies,
hotels. wholesale dealers of liquor
and merchandise, refreshment sa-
looms. bar rooms, beer gardens,
common carriers by rails. That
the sum following each of the here
matter named be levied as license:
lumber yards. $40; merchants car
rying over $Io,ooo of stock, $50;
less than $40, 900. SIS; restaurants
doing less than $500 per month
business, $3.50; undertakers, SIS;
dentists and doctors, 81. 50; games
$25 per game; tippling houses, $50;
circus, caravans, menagrles, $40
per day of "a hours; liquor Imanu-
facturers, concerts and exhibitions,
except for charitable purposes.
$3.50 per night; hurdy gurdy
houses, $50; telephone companies,
SIS, that said sums of each be
fixed at said amount per quarter of
a year. -...
1t is further recommended that
an ordinance be passed fixing a
license upon the dogs of Ely of 81
for male and SO for females per
year in advance, and that all dogs
that the license be not paid upon
the same be declared public nui-
sance and killed.
. We further recommend that the
sum of S., 900 be solicited as a
temporary loan, from some bank
or person Of the town OF Ely, tor
tie purpose of immediate use for
town Improvement, tor the reason
that the monies intended to be
raised by the ad valorem tax will
not be available for use until Dec.
1906. and that interest be paid on
said loan at the rate of 8 per cent.
We, your committee, further rec
ommend that the sheriff and his
deputies and the constable of Ely
strictly enforce the vagrant law and
that all persons convicted be put to
work upon the public roads and
streets, during the term of sentence
as provided by law. Respectfully
submitted,
O. c. NELSON, Chairman.
c. r. REEVES, Secretary.
The report as read was unani-
mously adopted.
O. c. Nelson suggested that some
attorney be employed tc draft al
ordinance in conformity with the
committee S report and it was voted
TO pay c. A. Walker $500 for
drafting and presenting the ordin-
ance to the Board of County Com
missioners for that body S approval,
On motion a committee consisting
of D, c. Mcdonald, + S. Pheby,
and H. TX. Wheeler was selected to
assist Mr.. Walker in any way pos
sible and particularly in the pre-
sentation of the matter 10 the
Board of Commissioners. 1t was
suggested that every member OF
the Chamber be considered a COM
nittee to urge upon the Board the
importance of action at the present
meeting, and it was so ordered
| After some little talk by various
members and citizens as to the besl
means to employ to secure tenn
poray loan of s. 900 pending the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-08

operation of the proposed ordi
nance, {. X. Reeves said that there
were other things that he consider
ed of great Importance ia Ely and
with the permission of the chair ht
would read set of resolutions thai
had been prepared for the consider
alton of the meeting, He read
several pages of typewriter, fools
cap of barn burning resolutions de
nouncing the attempt on the part
of several men and corporations 10
''inove Ely" The resolutions de-
manded that individuals aud cor
porations alike should at once make
public their business, aud they were
particularly pointed towards the
Nevada Northern Railroad, giving
Que the impression that the author
of the ill-advised and hastily word
ed preamble wanted the depot i'll
his front yard, and demanded it as
his right. 1t was plain to be seen
long before the reading was ended
that the document would find a
resting place in waste basket. At
the conclusion of their reading Mr..
Nelson moved that they be tabled,
and made strong talk in favor of
his motion. Several others spoke
against the resolution. Mr.. Reeves
finally withdrew them and that
ended the discussion.
O. G. Nelson then brought again
before tbs meeting the question of
how to get an immediate loan of
81, 900 for town improvement. On
motion the Chair declared a recess
of five minutes to discuss ways and
means. Several suggestions were
made at the reconvening of the
meeting, and resulted finally in the
appointment of the Chair and Hon.
Thomas Rockhill as a com mittee to
interview the business men on their
wishes in the matrer. The Chair
called upon w. K. Wheeler to give
his idea on the matter under dis
cussion and Mr.. Wheeler said in
part. "The Chairman has called
upon NE to make some remarks on
the subject. | do not see any legal
way of raising this money. The
only way I see is to have the lead
ing citizens get in and make the
loan, aud take some chances in get
ting their money back. I do not
think there is much chance i'll it
myself. After these Improvements
are started, everyone will be inclin-
ed to lend their assistance. Being
an engineer it might seem that |
was seeking this business, and
while have been City Engineer
and enjoyed the work very much,
it is rather a thankless job. 1t is
hard to serve the entire community.
A man Oh one side of the street
thinks he is getting filled too much
but an engineer must do everything
to please everybody. If / am en-
ployed to do this work and look
over grades, would be willing to
take part of my fee, and wait for
the balance of the money. ii others
are willing to assist along these
lines.
D. c. Mcdonald said that while
he agreed with everything that had
been said on the subject the most
important thing to the health OF
this community is that the Board
of Health strictly inforce the law
and rules.
1t was after IT o'clock before the
meeting adjourned to meet in regu-
lar session this evening.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-05-08

in the London Lancet, the
worlds leading medical journal,
about an epidemic of typhoid
fever that ragged in certain Sec
tion of London. The contagion
was confined to a section of the
city that was supplied with milk
from certain dairy. The Board
of Health visited the dairy farm
with view of finding out the
sanitary conditions, but it is sup
posed found everything as neat
and clean as possible. The fever
kept spreading and the Board of
Health finally paid second visit
to the farm, drained the cement
lined reservoir where the cows
drank, and found a crack in the
bottom where the seepage from
the cowsh DDS ran down and oozed
into the reservoir. thus poison
ing the water the cows drank
and impregnating the milk with
impurities, and in turn the milk
poisoned those using it, hence
the fever. This story is related
simply to show what an easy
matter it is to create sickness
and how hard it is to make an
unhealthy town healthful. Ely
can not afford to take the chance
when few dollars will prevent
it.