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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30

" Fundamentally the basis Of this improved con.
dition Of the railway properties is financial credit.
With a few minor exceptions substantially all Of
ire enormous improvements TO these properties
and their equipments, costing hundreds OF millions
o, dollars. in the last decade have been made with
borrowed money. The basis OF the credit on which
N. money was borrowed was the increased conn
denre o, the investing public In the substantial
growth and the future prosperity OF the South. and
10 the gradually increasing earnings OF her railway
properties"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29
SHORT DAYTON LOCALS

o. A. Brooks left for Sacramento last
Sunday.
Ray Johnson returned from Sacra-
mento Sunday
Miss Hazel Davis left Wednesday for
Reno on a visit to friends.
Less Douglass and family were down
from Virginia City Tuesday.
Mrs. Gerry and children left Monday
to visit Virginia City friends.
Alex Keller came in from Goldfeld
Monday to spend the holidays.
Clarence Tailleur was an arrival Mon
day from Dawson City, Alaska.
George Johnson and family came over
from Carson Tuesday on a visit
Ed Hancock and wife were down from
Gold Hill Thursday on business.
Misses Vera and May Boston were
down from Silver Tuesday visiting friends.
Mrs. Lillian Whitten arrived from
Reno Tuesday and left Wednesday for
Tonopah.
Mrs. Clara Hannah left Sunday for
Carson on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Kirkwood
Walter Freed and wife arrived from
Sacramento Monday on visit to rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Adelaide Brewer came over from
Reno last Sunday to spend the holidays
with her mother, Mrs. Harris.
Mrs. Spurgeon and daughter, Miss
Florence, were over from Carson Mon
day to visit Mr.. aud Mrs. M. G. Cecil.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29
MOUNT GRANT N. & N. co.

The above caption is the name of a
new company recently formed of south
ern Nevada people to develop some very
promising claims, seven in number,
which have been acquired in the Mount
Grant district, on the East Walker,
about six miles east of the Latapie ranch.
The company has been incorporated for
1000, 900 shares with the par value of
the stock at 81, and A. J. Monnette, of
Goldheld, is the President; Mr.. Degan,
of the Nye County Bank, Treasurer, and
]. c. Kind, of the ]. c. Kind Co., Inc,
Secretary. Under the management of J.
A. Murphy tunnel is being run on one
of the claims to crosscut the ledge and
this tunnel is now in distance of about
65 feet. The ledge will probably be en-
countered in another 20 feet, at depth
of about rs feet from the surface. This
ledge shows width of 4 feet on the
surface and an average value of $50 in
gold, with picked samples running as
high as Sl56 per ton in gold. The COM
pany has lease on the Latapie mill on
the river and will mill its own ore when
it is encountered in the tunnel.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29
MASONIC JOLL|F|CAT|ON

Hope Lodge No. p, +. & A. NJ, held
a public installation Thursday night and
installed the following officers:
w. l.. Davidson, w. M. G. +. Leav-
lit, S. W; ]. B. Somers, ]. W.; c. l..
Martin, Treas; w. N. Aiken, Sec; W.
G. Larue, S. D.; G. l.. Ambrose, ]. D.;
b. II. Reymers, Steward; Herman
Meissner, Steward; ]. A. Carter, Tyler;
7. II. Nicholas, Chaplain.
After the installation ceremonies a
sumptuous banquet was served at the
Hotel Yerington to about $50 invited
guests. After supper the merry crowd
returned to the hall and INDUCED in
speech making, recitations, vocal and
instrumental music until a. m the
next morning. At this hour the assem-
blage dispersed for their various homes
after voting the occasion the jolliest ever
held in Masonic Hail.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29
DIED AT SUTRO RANCH

Mencieno Michel, prominent Italian
resident of the Carson River country,
died at the Sutro Ranch on the 18th
inst. of pneumonia after an illness of
only two days. The funeral took place
from the Court House in Dayton on the
Goth and was largely attended by nu-
merous friends His cousin, Seocreno
Michel, wishes to express his thanks to
his many friends for kindness and SYM
pathy shown, and especially to Joe
Quilici and the choir, which was COM
posed of Mesdames Johnson and Warren
and Messrs Melarkey and Powers.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29

A. w. Lufkin and wife left for Los
Angeles Wednesday, there to make their
home.
A. Marsal and ID. f. McPhearson left
for New York last Sunday on mining
business
Otto Taubert left for his home in Grip
pie Creek last Saturday to spend the
holidays.
Frequent showers this week have kept
the streets in a nasty condition for pc
destrians.
w. G. LOWE was an arrival from San
Francisco this week, and left yesterday
for Iona.
Report from Touopah says that Chas.
Strosnider had both feet amputated this
week, as the result of having them fro
zen about three weeks ago.
More snow and rain this week have
made rivers out of most of the roads.
There is talk of incorporating a steam
boat company to run a craft from Wa
buska to the Plummer ranch.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29
WILL INCORPORATE TOWN
Citizens of Yerington Take Action at Last
For Sanitary Conditions.

Already property owners representing
$40. 900 worth of property have signed
the petition.
The matter of sewerage has also been
investigated and it has been ascertained
that good flushing system can be con-
structed at very reasonable cost. The
law prevents the dumping of sewage into
the river and arrangements have already
been made for dumping ground for the
town sewage.
The law also fixes the maximum rate
of tax for town purposes at sl.50 on the
500 valuation. This tax will probably
be levied to begin with, as many things
need doing. With a town property val
uation of $50, 900 this tax would raise
about 81 200 per year, which would be
Immediately put into repairing and build
ing streets, etc.
1t appears that at last something has
awakened the people to the fact that it is
necessary to do something to make a
town out Of Yerington. Hope it is not
too late.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29
WILL RIVAL DOUGLAS AND BLUEST0NE
Mason Valley Copper Companys Spragg Claim Showing
Wonderful Bodies of Ore

posed to be best, has not yet been
reached. The owners of this property
are Geo. w. Gum, Capt. o. A. Tibbetts,
w. Mont. Ferry, Fred Flindt and others,
of Salt Lake, and to say they are highly
pleased with the development of their
property, but mildly expresses it. We
are informed that the stock of this COM
pany is being rapidly gobbled up by the
people of Salt Lake and New York. 1t
will surely be worth any price paid for it
up to $50 per share, and probably above
that figure within the next year or two.
When you talk about copper Mason Val
ley has the goods to show, and if she
does not prove to be the greatest copper
district in the State, or any other State,
within the next few years, we shall be
greatly surprised
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29

Last Sunday afternoon score or more
of the business men and property owners
of Yerington and women-met
and discussed the proposition of incor-
porating the town under the Act of the
Legislature providing for town incor-
poration. 1t was decided that steps be
at once taken to incorporate, and peti-
ton has been in circulation this week for
signers, which will be presented to the
Board of County Commissioners at its
next regular meeting. The tract of land
to be taken into the town begins at the
corner of the Hironymous field on North
Main street and runs south one mile and
a half, taking in all property for half
mile east and west of Main street. The
valuation Of the property embraced i'll
this townsite is about SS5, 900. The law
requires that majority of the residents
OF the district to be incorporated must
petition the Board for such action, and
this majority must represent two-thirds
OF the taxable property in the district.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29

Great as are the Bluestone and Doug
las copper properties of this district, the
Spragg ground, owned by the Mason
Valley Copper Company bids fair to
eclipse them all. The tunnel being run
on this ground, and which cut ore at a
distance of $40 feet from the portal, is
now in ore in the face, top, bottom and
sides, and has passed through 50 feet of
it. The ore is a sulphide and chalcopy-
rite and Ia or IS feet of it will run as
high as 20 per cent in the red metal,
while it will all average over 5 per cent.
The tunnel for a distance of so feet looks
like tremendous jewel box. The face
of the tunnel is still in this ore and
there is no telling how wide the vein
may be, as the point under the sur
face groupings where the ore is sup
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29
Holiday Goods.

Call at the Mason Valley Drug Store
and inspect our novel and beautiful line
of holiday goods, comprising the delicate
Wave Crest" porcelains, stag horn
novelties, aluminium, pyralin, rosewood
and ebony toilet and manicure sets, work
baskets, shaving sets, infant sets, triple
and hand mirrors, handkerchief boxes,
hand bags, fine card albums, perfumes
and atomizers, jewelry, gold and fount-
ain pens, Christmas cards and fancy
boxes of candy.
G. l. LEAvIrr & Son,
Druggists.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY.

Frank ], Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. d. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal. Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials; free.
+. ]. CHENEY, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 7Sc.
Take Halls Pills for constipation.
A Happy New Year to all.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29

1t is a mistake to use violent cathar-
tic to open the bowels. A gentle move
ment will accomplish the same results
without causing distress or serious conse-
quences later. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are recommended. Sold by G. l.
Leavit & Son.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29
Tamale Parlors.

You can get nice, hot chicken tamales
at any hour, at the parlors of Mrs. W..
R. Hayes, on Virginia street. Try them.
You can also get fresh bread and dough-
nuts, pies and cakes baked to order.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29

Pike Thomas blew into town Thursday
and the same night it showed. His wet
goods emporium on the East Walker is
still doing thriving business.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29
STRIKE IN THE LUDWIG

superintendent Sommers reports a
strike of rs feet of IA per cent. sulphide
ore in the Ludwig copper mine this
week. This ore is encountered on the
o50-foot level, or so feet below the water
level in the shaft The water is being
kept out of the drift in which the ore has
been cut. The Ludwig Company will
begin shipping again as soon as the roads
are navigable for wagons, and the ore
VIII go the Mountain Copper Co. at Mar
tinez, Cal
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-12-29

A Happy New Year to all.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-23
To the Public

Owing to the rapid increase of
nv business in the past year, and
the consequent increase OF stock
to supply the wants of my CUSTOM
ers. | have been compelled to en-
large my store. l now have
floor space of over 1000 square
feet and, l believe. one of the
most convenient drug stores in the
San Luis valley. l am now in
shape to supply all the wants of
my customers promptly. You are
all cordially invited to call and
inspect the new store whether you
wish to buy or not. My Christ
mas goods are beginning to arrive
and | will be pleased to show you
some of the many new things we
have to offer for the comiug holi-
days.
Respectfully.
H. o. ELLIS
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-23
Passed Into Rest
ALFRED ERLANDSoN

One of the most pathetic deaths
chronicled in the history of Cone
jos county. occurred in Alamosa
last Friday. when Mrs. Louis
Shook. nee Beatrice Born. passed
to her rest. She was the only child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Born. who
are among the valleys earliest
settlers.
Only few weeks ill. this girl
wife barely seventeen years old
could not be saved from the in
evitable, and thus it is that two
babies are deprived of life's most
precious gift-a mothers love.
Born and reared in Alamosa,
loved by schoolmates and other
friends alike. the premature going
out of this child's life has cast IA
deep gloom over the entire COM
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-23

to either create new precinct for
the Waverly district or to change
it from the Alamosa to the Logan
precinct, when you replied that
you would do the best you could
for them. | was also present at
the following meeting of the board
of county commissioners. or the
July meeting and heard you re-
quest the other members of the
board to grant Waverly voting
precinct, or to change the Waver-
ly precinct to Logan or the Ala
mosa precinct, and they complied
with the latter request, and gave
their reason therefore that it was
a matter of economy, and there
was nothing said at either time on
the part of anyone regarding the
political affiliations of any person
in either precinct.
Respectfully,
ALFRED ERLANDSON.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-23
ADVERTISING RATES

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two weeks without extra charge: when changes
are made weekly an additional charge of 5
certs per inch will be made.
Changes for display ADVERT isements must be
In this office before Wednesday noon to insure
a change that week.
Local Notices, 10 cents per ne for each
Insertion.
Notice. of EntertaInments. suppers or
social. where an admissiunis Is charged or which
are given to raise money, will be given half
rates. Cards Of thanks. 20 cents. Resolutions.
obituaries and obituary poetry, cents per line.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-23

Alamosa, Colo. Nov. II, 'O6.
Mr.. James ID. Pitcher,
Alamosa, Colo.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your favor of recent
date asking that | state what |
know about the change of the vot-
ing precinct of the Waverly school
district from Alamosa to the Log
an precinct: | was in your office
some time before the July meet
ing, when Oscar Fountain and
some other person with him came
into the Office and stated that the
people of the Waverly district
were required to travel too far in
coming to Alamosa to vote, and
asked that you use your efforts
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-23

ling the truth, you made the fol
lowing stetement: 1.-The indepen-
dents caught Commissioner Pill
cher stealing the franchise of the
Waverly people You knew at
the time that this was written, or
YOU have had time to learn since.
that it was without foundation,
and that it came about by Mr..
Oscar Fountain coming into my
Office sometime prior to the July
meeting of the board of county
commissioners and requesting
that / use my best efforts to secure
a voting precinct for the Waverly
people because it was too far for
them TO come to Alamosa to vote,
and if that could not be done. they
desired to be put in the Logan
voting precinct because it was
more convenient. l took it for
granted that he was speaking for
the people of Waverly school dis
trict, and l suggested to him that
he had better get up a petition,
but if he did not care to do that.
| would do the best | could for
them. At the July meeting | re-
auested the board to give the
Waverly sch aol district IL voting
precinct. and the other members
of the board finally conceded the
request to change them from the
Alamosa to the Logan precinct.
Mr.. Alfred Erlandson was pres
ent when the request was made,
by Mr.. Fountain in my office and
again at the meeting of the board
of county commissioners when l
made the request to the board,
and the statement or suggestion
or inference that it was done to
deprive any one of his or her
franchise. or for the benefit of
any party, candidates or candi-
date. is untrue and malicious.
1t might be taken for granted
that the people have no desire to
hold postmortem over the cleo
ton. and care nothing about what
You say. or think of me. or what |
may say or think of you, and had
it not been for the fact that /
wanted to give the people of Wav-
erly IA statement of the true facts
in the premises, | would have
paid no more attention to your
rawlings in the Courier than to Nc
Cullough's alleged rawlings in the
mad house, reproduced in the
phpnograph.
J. d. PITCHER.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-23
HON. ]. D. PITCHER
IS HEARD FROM
Shows Conclusively How Ter
ribly Reckless the Courier
Has Been With the Truth.


John NJ. Stuart.
Alamosa. Colorado.
In your last issue of the Cour-
ier you saw fit to call my attention
to the presidents ''muck-rake"
speech, and copied the following:
The soul of every scoundrel is
gladdencd whenever an honest
man is assailed. Gross and
reckless assaults on character. on
the stump or in the newspaper.
magazine or book. create morbid
and vicious public sentiment, and
at the same time act as profound
deterrent to able men of normal
sensitiveness and tend to prevent
them from entering the public
service at any price"
Judging from the policy of your
paper, since your recent arrival in
Alamosa, it might be taken for
granted that your soul has been
frequently gladdened, but there is
very much doubt as to whether
you have prevented any one from
entering the public service. 1t
has been your policy to malign.
scandalize and misrepresent all
who have not seen fit to accept
your vaporings for truth. The re-
production of this article in your
paper might be classed as one of
the most humorous things you
have printed.
1t is generally conceded that
people collectively and individu-
ally have a right to fairly, honest
ly and truthfully discuss the Of
fetal acts of any public officer, or
his moral conduct. and the repu-
tation of those who seek office, or
those who attempt to control pub
lie sentiment. and the same is
true of daily or week. newspapers
Tor weakly papers for that natter
but when they are so reckless with
the truth as you have been, they
exceed their license.
You refer to my vulgar and OBJ
scure" speech at the Oliver opera
house on the eve of the election.
What you intend to convey by the
word "obscure" in the sense you
have used it, | am not advised.
You say that | made ''scandalous
and lying attacks upon the leaders
of the Independent party and in
reply | will say that if you will
point ont in your paper any Lying
or scandalous" statement or sen
tence that | made at that time,
and if | fail to prove the same. |
will gladly and readily retract that
part.
You have seen fit to criticise my
stature. AS to this / can only say
that | regret very much my di-
minutive size, aud had ] had con-
troll in the making of my height. it
might have been different, as /
would very much prefer to be a
large and handsome man like your
self, or the legal Adonis who fur
nishes what brains you have for
your paper-if there be anything
else about you that would cause
envy, it has been undesirable.
In the issue of the 10th, in your
usual and reckless manner of hand
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-23

munity. To the bereaved ones
the hand of sincere sympathy is
extended in this. their hour of un.
speakable grief.
May she awaken in the dawning
of that morning beyond the stars.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-11-23
For Sale

Four brood sows. good stock.
will bring pigs in December and
January. One male hog Is months
old. good breed. Four February
shoats. twelve July pigs. Inquire
of F. w. MOORE,
Happy Home Agency,
Salida. Colo.
f. l.. REEMs. agent
G. G. Oliver & Co. have put i'll
an attractive line of notions.
Everything from ii jewsharp to IL
machine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-08
Board Of EQUALIZATION.

The Board of County Commits
sioners met at the Office of the
County Clerk Monday as a Board
of of Equalization, and made
some changes ID the assessments
as returned by the assessors of the
various townships.
The valuation Of horses in the
following townships was raised as
follows: Beaver 10 per cent;
Comanche ~ per cent; Clahin
city so per cent; Logan 10 per
cent. The average valuation re-
turned for all horses in the city
of ClaAin was $1,000.
Mules were raised in Albion Is
per.cent;;aFairview Is per cent;
Grant..2O per cent
Farm implements we're raised
in Logan township so per cent;
Walnut so per cent; Eureka rs
per cent. The average valuation
returned for farm implements in
Logan township was S4.Sl each.
Wagons were reduced in Union,
Homestead, Liberty and Wheat
land townships ten per cent.
Thrsehing machines were raised
in Fairview 30 per cent; Union so
per cent Logan'50 per cent.
The personal assessments of the
following at Hoisington were
raised: ID. o. Gray $4,000;
johnson $4,000; Geo. Scroggins
$4,000.
Personal assessments at Elm
wood were raised as follows: G.
L. Bacon $4,000; Henry Koelsch
$4,000; Otto Winkelman $4,000;
j. I. Weber $4,000; s. H. Chat.
ten 100000; NJ. X. Wolf $4,000.
Personal assessments at Great
Bend were given the following
increase: c. F. Barnett $4,000;
G. 5. Cutler $4,000; J. W. Her.
ma $4,000; H. C. Asher SlOO.OO,.
Q. X. Livingston & Co., $4,000;
N. I. Swift $4,000.
The Board adjourned to meet
Tuesday morning.
Fl. ID. Ashpole,
County Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-08
LOCAL NEWS

That organ on the carry-us-all
is certainly a ringer--an echo
ringer as it were.
Harley Miller, who is here on a
visit, has been helping the fire boys
out as ticket taker.
G. H. Mayer and two daughters
came down from Rozell Wednes-
day morning to take in the
festivities.
Miss Grace Moses returned
Tuesday evening from a visit
with friends at Topeka and Kansas
City.
Miss Elsie Wood returned Tues
day evening from Topeka where
she has been attending Washburn
college.
If you are in hurry for dinner
try one of those Merchants
Lunches at the City Bakery and
Cafe from II a. m. to - D. m.
20 cents.
Bliss Holgate and Wendell
Strong were initiated into the
Woodmen of the World at the
regular meeting Tuesday night.
Harry Ewing came over from
Ellsworth the first of the week, to
take in the street Carnival, and
make visit to his mother.
Miss Alice Brown left Tuesday
evening for a visit with relatives
at Sloan Springs, Arkansas.
She will be away for sometime.
Just to show you that some of
the people are having good time
at the carnival, there were 1912
persons rode on the big carry.us
all, Tuesday.
w. B. French, and J. D. Brady,
of Pawnee Rock. were in the city
last Tuesday evening and attended
the meetinng and banquet of the
W. O. W. lodge.
Next week the harvest hands
will begin to roll into this county.
The first corners are generally the
best, providing they are not here
for the purpose of ''panfandling"
a weeks board.
The Probate Judge Las issued
marriage licenses to lguats J. Budig.
of HOisinston, and Mollie Fl. IIaber-
man, Of Olmitz; {. Purcell NUNS, Of
Otis, and Portia Gano, of Great
Bend; Harry Johnson and Lucy D.
Kendall Of Great Bend.
Ed. Brazell, of Lamont, Ok.
writessthat crops are good in his
locality, that the ex- Bartonites are
apparently all ssprospering, and
that he. must..still get the weekly
Democrat to keep him posted on
what his friends are doing.