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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10
DEATH is GETTING
BUSY In NEVADA

Death is reaping rich harvest in the
Westean part of the state Within the
last two weeks several prominent pic
neers of the state have passed to their
reward. The latest is William M.
Bechtcl Mr. Bechtel was Il Mason of
state standing and known to every
brother Of the mystic tie from Utah to
California. He died suddenly last Sat
urday night of heart trouble. MIR. Bech
tel was also prominent in Rcnos bust
ness circles and will be greatly missed.
AT the time of the assassination of
Lincoln Mr. Bechtel was in Washing
ton, d. C., and on the night of the
tragedy had gone to the Ford theatre
to see Johh Wilkes Booth, the great
actor, in his masterpiece. He had Il
plain view of the stage and also the
box where the president sat and plainly
heard tie Latin exclamation of Booth
as he fired the fatal shot at the execu-
tive
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10
AN IMPORTANT
COURT DECISION
Judge CurIer of the Second Judicial
District, Has Handed Down
an Interesting Ruling.

Hon. B. F. Curler, Judge of the Sec
ond Judicial District Court, has handed
down a decision in the case OF "Buck"
lngals VS.. the Central Pacific Railroad
Company. The action was brought by
lngals and others to set aside the pat
ents to lands in Olinghonse Canyon,
thirty-fve miles northwest of Reno.
where lngals and associates had
group of mining claims known as the
Buster group. lngals claimed that the
lands patented to the railroad were,
mineral, and that the patents were
fraudulently obtained by the railroad
company, through its agents swearing
the land Was non-mmeral in character.
The case attracted widespread atten-
ton, for there are many other locali-
ties where the same condition obtains,
and it was hoped by many who have
mining prospects on railroad land that
the deeisibn would be in lngals' favor.
In summing up his decision Judge
Curler said that inasmuch az the Land
Department of the United States was
clothed with the power Of determining
whether or not land was mineral before
lit issued a patent, the issuance Of
patent could not be taken in any other
way than conclusive evidence that the
land was not mineral. and that that
evidence could not be attacked in any
other way than by direct proceeding
ON the part of the Government.
Ingals has caused the patents to be
attacked in case that will shortly
come up in the United States Land Of
flee in Carson.
When the railroad applied fox patent
to the lands in question, it complied
with the law and advertised the land
applied for, as the law provides, for
SIX weeks, giving full and complete
description of the land. That adver-
tisement was to give notice to the
world that patent would be taken I'M
less the character Of the land was
shown to be mineral Some time after
patent was issued Ingals discovered
mineral upon 4 section, located claims
thereon and was cstopped by the rail-
road
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10

Bartender - Experienced man from
the East here looking around, would
accept position, full shift or spare time.
Latter arrangement preferred In
quire at this office. If
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10
DANGEROUS SHOW ANIMALS
Most Tickle and Dangerous Among
Them Is the Intelligent
Elephant.

The terrible attack upon a woman
music hall recalls the fact that a still
more dangerous show animal is the
elephant. A bull elephant is one of
the most tickle creatures known. lie
is good -natured ana ST miss We one
moment, and the next his keeper is
simply a mass OF pulp!
An elephant" said an expert keep
er, is twice as dangerous as a lion,
Il tiger or a bear. These animals have
10 be WATCHED Tery carefully when one
is With them in the.r cage but the
tension OF watching lasts only a few
minutes at a time. An elephant, on
the other hand, is allowed more ffee-
dom, and as one cannot be on the alert
all day long, he gets his chance when
he wants It. He often fiercely re ents
even a mild joke.
we elephant keepers grow fantas-
tic after a few years OF the wors. We
expect TO be seized and trampied TO
death some day, but live in hopes that
il may not be soon. Tho groat IAN
ger is when an elephant Is JUS turn
ing into n rogue. All elephants turn
rogues sooner or later, and they never
recover. The female elephants turn
roGues earlier, and are more violent
than the males. and the females are
more dangerous in ordinary times, too.
A good ofaant trained can COM
mand a ~ s'ary | know one Who
has been II ing S125 a week 70: Il
years. Nero Leepers, however, are
poorly paid"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10

Place your orders for 1907 automo-
biles with William R. Miller, care The
News. Prices of all makes on appli-
cation. Jan limo
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10
PERSONAL ITEMS

J. Cook of Reno arrived last night.
F. C. Williams of Osceola is in town.
Benjamin F. Rupp of st. Louis is in
town.
Frank Adams returned to Ely on last
night IS train.
George Bell of Cripple Creek arrived
in camp asst night.
w, j. Wallace came down from
Cherry Creek last night
John Steele, who has been i'll at Mag
nuson's for some time past, was out
again yesterday.
E. Il. Gushing, Travelling Passenger
Agent of the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad, arrived here last night.
f. Pechart of Ogden leaves for home
this morning. He is greatly pleased
with Ely and believes it is the coming
city of Nevada.
F. n. Victor, business man of
Rupert, Idaho, has been sizing up the
possibilities Of Fly. He leaves for home
today or tomorrow very favorably i'm
pressed.
William T. Read Of Capitola, Cal,
and at ore time a resident of White
Pine, is here on visit. He is largely
interested in the county at the present
time and comes to take look at his
former stamping ground. He will be
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10
Pocket Book LOST.

A pocket hook has been lost contain
ing $40 in money and valuable papers.
The finder can keep the money if he
will return the boon and the papers to
this office, The book is the property
of Frank Straub, Symes building, Den
Yer, Colo. Jan. 3-tf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10
Williams Has McCOY Arrested

Frank Williams yesterday caused the
arrest Of Tom Mccoy; the saloonkeeper.
He alleges that he was playing cards
in McGoy's place when the saloon
keeper stepped behind him ard struck
him upon the head with the butt of a
revolver.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10
Tent Lodging House

Tent Lodging House. next door east
of Wilson-Bates Furniture Company.
Good clean beds and best of service.
A. w. Kelly, proprietor. 7-3t
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10
Notice OF Apppiic alton For Per
u1ission to appropriate tic
Public Waters OF the Safe
CT Ncvada.

Notice is hereby given that on the
END. day Of November. 1866, in aecor-
dance with Section %, Chapter XTVI
OF the Statutes of 1895, one LEANDER A.
RUPEE, of Lund, County of White Pine
and State of Nevada, made application
to the State Engineer Of Nevada fer
permission to appropriate the public
waters OF the State OF Nevada. Such
appropriation is to be made from springs
at points about 8 miles south of Iund
by means OF an open cut and 10 cubic
feet per second is to be conveyed 10
points S. W. Of S. T. and s. D. !
of S. W. / of Sec. l, I. ON. L. q e.
by means of ditch and there used for
irrigation.
The construction of said works shsl
begin before May LIST, 1907, and shall
be completed on or before Nav ]. 1908
The water shall be actually applied to a
1909 -
SIGNED:
HgNRY THuRTELL,
State Engineer
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10

Lester R. Child, until recently en-
ployed in the recorders office, has
opened stenographic bureau on Murry
street opposite the Northern hotel.
Mr.. Child is prepared to do all kinds of
typewriting and auditing of accounts.
Jan. 9 st.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-10
Notice 10 TreSpassers

hereby warn all trespassers upon
my land, to wit. the N. e. / of the
5. L. and the S. E. ] Of the N.
E. / Of section 3, 7. 16, N. R. 62
q. ITO pacl, their freight" at once or
they viii be prosecuted TO the limit of
law.
l bold a State of Nevada patent to
the ground and the date of my patent
Is August, 1902. took up the land for
Il stene Quarry ard have been in the
peaeeable possession Of the same since
1883.
Every trespasaer on the land is or
derea oil at once. This is the last call
and viii be published on the first page
OF the WHITE PINE NEWS for a ne
rod OF three weeks AMI after that pro-
secutions will be commenced and push
ed vigorously.
Z. A. REIPE
Ely, NeVaea, Nov 18th. 1906 fn av
Barbour County index., 1907-04-24
HGzeHon Items.

Vim. knorp is adding to his big barn
and will soon have one of the best in the
township.
Seward |. Field was a Hazelton visi-
tor one day last week. He was on
legal business.
II the reports In the newspapers are
reliable about all of Kansas is now on
the dry list but poor wet Hazelton. Still
there may be others.
We don't know much about other
people STRUT prospect but as to our own
ii is certainly good notwithstanding that
all OF the fruit has been killed by the
late frost.
Mrs. Bessie Jones and Mrs. Lille
Brdge have gone on visit to their moth
ers In Beaver county, o. T., and now
Fred and Jim are as cross as a couple of
Gagged bears.
Only one family is now kept housed
at home on account of the scarlet fever
scare. The doctor evidently took the
matter in hand and handled it on the
safest plan to keep it from spreading.
This cold weather is holding back the
corn some but it is certainly fine on
wheat. and the green bugs are not do
ing near so much damage to the wheat
crop as is beng reported. 1t is to some
extent scare.
Say. MI. Editor. when you want a
zeal good cement water tank for your
stock, just come down and let us show
you one we have built the past week
and then go and do likewise. You will
have one forever and day and it don't
cost much either.
Barbour County index., 1907-04-24
forest City Items.
BY GRANDMA" -

MIR. and Mrs. Frank Strickland Of
near Lake City visited the home folks
Sunday.
Several of our neighbors went up to
Lake cemetery Saturday to help WITH the
work Of cleaning and fixing up the graves
Of their dead.
Henry Hartley and family are back
from Washington after an absence of 81,
years. They think somewhat of making
Barber their future home.
Paris Hittle and daughters, Misses
Grace and Blanche, Of Elm Mills were
down visiting among Forest friends Sun.
day. They also attended religious ser.
vices in the afternoon and again at night
Sam Smith returned last week from
Alva, Okla. He was detained longer
than he expected, on account Of the ina.
biGty to get cars in which to ship his
cattle.
Mrs. Geo. Smith has gone to Medi.
cine Lodge to visit with her grandmoth.
er. Mrs. Garten, awhile. Her friend:
here hope that the change may prove
beneficial.
Rev. Shamberger filled his regular ap.
pointment here last Sabbath and those
who were present heard fine sermon
His health is much improved and he
thinks he will be able to preach for us
regularly at the usual hour each thiro
Sabbath.
"Itis an Ill wind that blows nobody
good" Now that the fruit is all killed,
we will not have the work of putting it
up, so we can just take the money that
we would have spent for sugar in which
to preserve the fruit, and buy a ham,
mock and proceed to take life easy.
Rev. w. B. Summers of Kentucky
will be our pastor for the coming year.
He is from the state that our former pas
tor, Rev. Spencer. lived and we hope
he will prove to be as good a man a.
Rev. Spencer, We understand tha,
Rev. Summers will not be here for a
month or so as he is in college now.
Barbour County index., 1907-04-24
Cleanup Notice.

The undersigned hereby gives official
notice that all places where filth or disease
creating matter has been allowed to col
let must be cleaned up by property
owners or tenants. For the benefit of
those who are not informed, it may be
cited that the last Legislature passed a
stringent law touching on this matter
which is as follows:
Section l. The State Board of Health and
the local boards of health shall have power
and authority to examine into all nuisances
sources of filth and causes of sickness that
may in their opinion. be injurious 10 the
bealth OF the inhabitants. within any county
or municipality III the state; and whenever
any such nuisance. source OF filth or cause of
sickness shall be found to exist on any pri-
vate property, or upon any Watercourse in
this state, the State Board of Health or local
boards of health shall have the power and
authority TO order, in writing, the owner or
occupant thereof. at his own expense. to re-
move the same within twenJy-four hours, or
Within such reasonable time thereafter as
such board may order: and if the owner or
occupant shall neglect so TO do. ne shall. on
conviction, be fined not less than ten nor more
than one hundred dollars. and each days
continuance OF such nuisance or source OF
nth or cause of sickness. after the owner or
occupant thereof shall have been notified TO
remove same. shall be separate offence.
Section >. 1t shall be the duty OF the coun-
" attorney of each county TO prosecute any
person who shall violate the provisions OF
this chapter.
This notice applies to all parts Of Bar
Der county, whether in or out of cities
and it will be Strictly enforced as per or
der Of the state board Of health and the
county board of commissioners.
c. D. UPDEGRAFF,
County Health Officer.
Barbour County index., 1907-04-24
First published in the Barber County Index
April 10th. 1907.
Notice.

Notice of Petition to expose to sale school
NOTICE is hereby given that petition has
~ been filed by j. A. Mccoy with the
of Barber county, Kansas, signed by at
least ten, 00), householders of Elm, Mills
township in Barber co.. Kansas. to expose to
sale the following described school land. tu-
ated in Elm Mills township, Barber county
Kansas, to-wit:
Northwest (nw) quarter "a. Section Thirty
six (56), Township Thirty 3d. Range Thirteen
Q3).
And that after one year from the date of the
nrst publication hereof april 10. 1901 the
to apprasement and sale as provided by law
BY order of the Board Of County Commis-
sioners of Barber county, Kansas.
Dated at Medicine Lodge, Kansas. this 2nd
day of April A. D. 1907.
By RILEY LAKE,
ISeal Chairman.
Attest: 8. W. Ireland, County Clerk.
Barbour County index., 1907-04-24
Sharon items.

Mrs. w. Wilson is not quite so well
at this writing.
George Stewart is about to complete
his new house.
Sharon expects to put in a new
switch board soon.
Frank Fisher took manure spread
er home with him Saturday.
P. D. MATHS went to Harper Sunday
to visit some of his old acquaintanceS
j. w. Luthy is nursing a sore foot
caused by stepping on nail.
About fifty young people left Shar-
on last Sunday for Danville to attend
the ball game. Sharon came out VIC
tOriOuS to 2.
Albert Rush and wife spent a few
days last week visiting relatives and
friends at Kiowa. They report crops
doing fine but needing rain.
A number of the neighbors, friends
and relatives gathered at the home of
Rey. G. 3. Sherk on Tuesday of last
week to remind him of the kindly feel
ing they held toward him by prepar-
ing dinner for him. In all there were
As people partook OF the best that
Kansas could produce. They all wish
ed him happy and prosperous future.
We regret to see Bro Sherk leave and
trust the Lord will be with him in his
new home. He intends to- make his
future home in Pond Greek, Ok.
Again death has claimed it's own by
taking away Mrs. VIM. A. Ward, more
commonly known as Grandma Ward.
who died at the home of her son. Sim
Ward, Sunday night. The principal
cluse of her death was old age. She
had reached the age of Is years. Her
husband was member of Volunteer
Infrantry, CO. F. 113 Ill. The deceas-
ed was member of the Christian
church. She leaves three sons and one
daughter to mourn her departure.
One son lives in New York state, one
in Kansas City and one in Sharon
where she died. The daughter lives
in Comanche county, Kansas. She
died a peaceful and easy death. We
extend our heartfelt sympathy to the
bereaved ones. Funeral services we're
held at 10 a. m. yesterday, conducted
by Elder L. Fl. Barnum, pastor of the
Christian church of Medicine Lodge.
Barbour County index., 1907-04-24
M0WQ Items.
From the Journal

From the Journal
Samuel Gn6n and wife who have
been visiting fnends at Guthrie, Okla
homa, for the past few days,stopped of
in our city Tuesday enroute to then
home at Medicine Lodge.
Mrs. J. N. Hen and daughter Lucille,
left Monday morning for Manhattan,
Kansas, where they will visit Mrs. Pot
ter and son, Percival, for the next two
weeks.
The county health chcer was at Haz-
elton last week and established a and
quarantine Of scarlet fever cases at that
place. 1t is astonishing that people have
to be compelled to be careful with such
dreadful disease as scarlet fever.
A. c. Smith took hold of a red-hot
handle OF a stew pan Sunday, badly
burning the first two fingers of his night
hand. He says it was just little bit
the warmest thing he ever got hold of
ond he promised never to do it again.
Clipped from the News-Review.
John Dobson has information that his
brother. Jas. w. Dobson, deputy war
den OF the state penitentiary, has recov-
cred sufficiently to be taken from the
hospital at Leavenworth city to his home
at Lansing. The many friends Of James
Dobson in these parts hope he will
recover fullv In a short time
County Commissioner Flanagan is still
IN such condition that he cannot be re-
moved from the home of Arthur SpauId-
ing IN this city to his home west Of the
city. The host Of friends of Mr.. Flana-
gan very much regret his misfortune, but
hopes are entertained that he will fully
recover In due time. Dr.. Cloud is at
tending him.
Barbour County index., 1907-04-24

Lake City will probably be without a
regular minister for or 4 weeks. Then
we are expecting a freshman from
Ashbury College Of Kentucky. Lake
seems to have a special attraction for
kentuckians.
Last Tuesday F. Nj. Shell closed his
second term Of school at Lake City. He
observed the usual custom by giving his
school splendid treat. Quite number
Of friends were present and shared free
ly Of his generosity.
1t seems as tho the green bug pest
which is invading some parts has not yet
reached this particular locality, at any
rate we have heard of no complaint,
Dry weather seems to be the only bug
spoken Of.
Just think ofit-a letter from sunny
tennessee says it is showing there to beat
the ba nd. When considering that Kan
sas is considerably north Of that state it is
natural to suppose thatwe are getting off
easy on the weather proposition.
Our bachelor brother Noah Mills was
in Lake City Saturday afternoon buying
family bacon. We honestly intended to
give Noah good sized "puf" when the
annexation came of but the Index editor
and every correspondent beat lis to it.
Lake City recently brought together
the rusty remnant Of her baseball nine
and without any preliminaries attacked
the Sun team which resulted m the ia
tality Of Lake. We have no comment
further than If you don't succeed try
again.
Eben Douglass and Gene Bullock
claim to have seen white lion in their
vicinity recently. We usually believe
part if not all we hear that comes from a
reliable source but VIII have to acknowl-
edge our lack Of faith In this particular
case. Boys. you're windy.
Some Of we brethren and sistren' -
swiped few minutes ride.on the D. K.
& G. last Friday p. m. and had an op-
portunity to scan the beautiful unbroken
(?) landscape between Sun and Belvi-
dere. The land lying next to the river
with its dress Of green alfalfa looks good,
but branching out little you can see ter-
ntory that a rabbit would not dare to
cross without being in possession Of a
staff.
The incident of Col. MscGregor and
the cigar as mentioned in last weeks In
dex reminds us Of similar circumstance
which occurred in Lake City recently.
The victims were Frank Holly and JUS
hce Stewart. Esquire Stewart was
putting at lively rate and when the
'doins" came off he removed the cigar
from his mouth, but came to the conclus-
ION that that belonged to the play and
began pumping again as though nothing
had happened.
Barbour County index., 1907-04-24
first Published in the Barber County Index
April "a, 1907.
Publication .N0kice

The State of Kansas, to Ida NJ Keenan:E t..
Meyer; Alfred N: Allen; Henry O'Brian !:
Gidley; Daniel Henderson and Z. f. Swim
ney; aud the unknown heirs and deyisees
and unknown administrators. executors
and trustees of Ida NJ. Keenan,. E. L. Meyer,
Alfred N. Allen. Henry D Brian. Loren Ed.
wards: Maria Gidley, Philip s. Gidley, Dam
iel b. Henderson and z. F. Swinney.
You and each OF you will take notice that
you have been sued by Peter Hoover in
the District Court of Barber County, Kansas,
and that unless you answer the petition filed
by the said plaintiff in the said action on or
before the 5th day of June, 1867, said peti-
ton will be taken as true and a Judgment
rendered against you and each of you accord
that the said plaintiff is the absolute owner
in fee-simple, and is In the quiet, peaceatle
open, notorious. undisturbed, exclusive and
adverse possession of. all of the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in Barber coun--
ty. Kansas. tO-wit: ~
Lots two (2) and three 81 and the southeast
quarter of the northwest quarter. and the
northeast quarter of the southwest quarter,
and the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter and the northwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of section thirty-one (3D.
and the northwest quarter and the northeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter of section
thirty (33) all in township thirty-two f32l,
south. of range thirteen O3j, west Of the 9th
p NJ.
And that neither you nor any or either of
you have any right. title, estate, interest
claim, lien or encumbrance, in. to or upon the
said real estate or any part thereof; that ali
title or claim which you any or either of you
may have had or claim to have in to said
real estate or any part thereof be fortyer
barred, foreclosed and extinguished; and that
you and each and every one of you be forever
barred. estopped and foreclosed from ever set
ting up or asserting any right. title or claim
in or TO the said real estate or any part thereof.
Judgment will also be rendered in said
action in the alternative as though each and
every one of said defendants were alive at the
commencement of the said sacrion; and
against the unknown heirs and devisees. and
the unknown administrators. executors and
trustees of each Of them, as though each and
every one of said defendants were deceased at
the commencement of the said action
Judgment will also rendered that the
mortgages recorded id lthe Office of the
register of deeds of Barber county, Kansas,
given to Loren Edwards and Daniel B. Hend-
erson on a part of said land, are paid,
discharged and satisfied and canceling the
same of record.
Witness my hand and official seal this goth
day Of April. 1867. c. d. RAcKLEY,
(Seal:) Clerk of the District Court
SEWARD 1. FIELD, Attorney for Plaintiff.