Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-05-05
HAD VERY HOT TIME
Hon. Dave StanntOn'S Try
ing Experience.
Popular Member Of the Nevada LegiS-
Iature Encounters H%ardShipS in
San Francisco.

hon. Dave stanton, the popular as
semblyman from Winnemucca, had an
experience in San Francisco the day fol
lowing the great earthquake, that he
will not 500 forget. He was walking
along Market street, when two husky
soldiers stopped him and told him to get
to work piling bricks. They empha-
sized their request with sharp thrusts
of their bayonets and the dignified law
maker concluded to get busy. He is a
firm believer in TIE eight-hour law but
that made no diffe. ence to the soldiers
and he put in two shifts without any
rest.
He worked faithfully and the boys in
blue took such a liking to him that they
kept him on the job for several days.
He ~fnanally managed to escape how
ever, and made for the Oakland ferry.
Arriving there considerable the worse
for wea and looking more like a tramp
or a coal HEAVIER, than anything else, he
sought and obtained free transporta-
ton across the bay.
AS the boat neared the Oakland side,
Stanton met a lady with several bundles
and a bird cage, and being gallant, vol
unteered, Happy Hooligan like, to carry
the cage to the train for her. She ac-
cepted his kind offer and gave the cage
containing her pet into his tender care.
In some manner, while leaving the
boat, S~taunton and his new found friend
became separated and he found himself
IN the train with only the feathered
bird for company. He was headed for
Mills Seminary, where his sister was,
and had no time to look for the other
bird, so continued on to the end of the
railroad at Fruitvale. Leaving the
train he started out bravely, with the
bird in the cage, OF a ive-mile walk for
the seminary. Arriving there, ex-
tremely hungry, foot-sore and leg
weary he asked for his sister. The lady
appeared and giving one glance 1t the
tough-looking customer, denounced him
as an imposter, whereupon the dogs
were set upon him and he made tracks
for the road. 1t is said he beat all
records in covering 100 yards. In fact,
he ran so fast that he nearly knocked
over a policeman, who was stand
ing at the entrance to the semi
nary grounds. The officer accused
him of stealing the bird-cage and its
live occupant and took him to the police
station. He pleaded with the blue
coated guardian Of the peace, to let him
go, but the officer was obdurate. LET
yez go! well, not on your tin type.
found the Evidence on yez and you are in
for it. Besides you are a hard looking
character, " said Mr.. Policeman.
But poor Stanton continued to plead
and he pleaded so hard that he finally
moved the tender-hearted policeman to
tears.
"Well,' he said, ''yez may not be as
as yez is painted and if yez will
give me the bird, I'll let yez GO"
Stanton accepted the proposition and
no time in getting down town.
He earned his supper by washing
in a restaurant and upon learn
ing that Tonopah had a relief COM
mittee in the City Hall park, he re-
paired there and asked for assistance.
He did not have to ask twice for the
was there to do good and he
was assured he could have anything he
wished. He accepted a suit of clothes,
a bath ticket and a railroad ticket for
Winnemucca and says he will never go
far away from home again.