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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
. WHITE PINE COUNTY NEVADA, WEDNESDAY MAY |, 1907
M'KNIGHT Met
BY GAY CROWD
County Recorder and Bride Re.
ceive a ROuSins Welcome Home
From their Friends

County Recorder Will Mcknight
returned 10 Ely last night with his
bride, formerly Miss Grace Shells,
Alter lone neon tour along the
Pacific coast from Portland 20 san
Francisco Ar and Mrs Mcknight
were left ii Cobre Monday night and
tell graphed To ticir friends here
that they were delayed day ON their
humeward "trip.
The many friends Of The young
people We're disappointed because of
heir non-auiva at the time sched-
uled, as plans which had been brew
ing for two weeks TO make their well
come one thai would never be for
gottcn. were likely 10 be disarranged.
1t was suspected that Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcknight, 10 outwit their friends,
Eould come into Ely on freight
train. when they were not expected.
md thus defeat the plans that had
1een laid for their benefit
But to be on the safe side, the
friends assembled ri the passenger
station last night a greet them. The
moment they alighted from the train,
they We're met with shower of rice,
thrown from the hands of fully fifty
yonng people who had been in the
plot,
The blushing bride and the back
ward bridegroom were surrounded
md escorted to hack. which was
gaily decorated for the occasion.
Stfeamers of white draped the car
riage and lloated from the back of
the vehicle. The horses were deco
rated in a similar manner. The or.
ehcstra which had been prepared fol
,he guests of honor consisted Of
nolodious cow-bells, which dangled
from the aXles OF the hack
Mr.. and Mrs Mcknight were
placed in the carriage by their
friends and were started toward
heir new home. The driver had
oeen given his Instructions in adj
vance
Home. said Mcknight 10 the
driver
Sure said the driver. but Me-
Knight and his bride We're given an
other surprise Instead OF a quick
and peaceful journey to their home,
The driver gave them hairraisins
ride through Aultman and High
streets and the other principal
thoroughfares, advertising well their
return.
In the evening large crowd OF
small boys gave the bride and BRIDE
sroom a charivari Mcknight dis
Dersed the crowd By giving the ring
leader $40 bill The charivari
broke up in scramble for posses
sion Of the banknote
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
VIII Organize a Band.

\ meeting viii he held at the Of
fee of Fulmer & Ives at O'Clock
this evening for the purpose of TAX
ing initial steps looking TO the or
ganiZatiun of Il brass band for Ely.
Tha organization OF the hand is to be
in connection with the baseball club,
and the band will accompany the ball
team on all trips and will play at all
local games It is proposed to have
q band of about 20 pieces. The band
will also be available for all public
purposes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
Warming OF Quake BY Wireless.

Manila, May T. Earthquake ex-
pcrts believe lhat it is possible to be
warned by wireless telegraph eight
or twelve hours in advance of the
shock. Tests are now in progress at
Manila as the result of observations
made at the time of the last trem-
blor. At that time vibrations in the
wireless We're noted eight hours be-
fore the earthquake was felt. The
phenomena can be explained on no
other hypothesis.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
CABRERA HAS
NARROV ESCAPE
COnspiratOrS Spring a Mine as the
President of Guatemala Goes
By In Ills Carriage.

Guatemala City. Guatemala. April
.3D Estrada Cabrera, president OF
Caatemala, narrowly escaped assas-
sinatiou today He left his private
residence at 7:30 in the morning ior
h. customary diive. accompanied By
has stad While passing along
seventh avenue. IN explosion, at
first supposed 10 havel been caused
by a bomb occurred killing the
horses attached TO the presidents
carriage wonnding the eoaehman
ana iaiuring several staff officers. in
Guiding General Orillena. the chief
Of staff The president who was not
injured displayed great presence Of
mind.
Alighting from the carriage he in
5pected the surroundings and chen
returned on foot to his residence
\ careful examination showed that
the explosion had been caused by a
mine. The conspirators dug tun-
mel IRON one Of ii group of houses
rented by a man named Rafael Ro-
del, placed explosives under the
roadway and connected by wire
with a battery in Rodel's house and
from there discharged The mine.
Many suspects have been arrested
Peace prevails throughout Guate-
mala and the government officials
say they have the situation well in
hand.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
Papers throw light On Robbery.

New York, April 30 BY secur-
ing papers that had been locked in
the vaults Of the Atlantic Safe De
posit company he district attorneys
office today made material headwag
in its Investigation OF the eonspiraey
through which the Trust Company OF
America was robbed Of bonds aggfe-
eating in valuation more than a half
million dollars II was reported that
the papers in question included con
siderable correspondence but moth
ing definite in regard 10 them could
be officially learned Both oliver H.
Bennett and W 0. Douglass, who are
in custody We're questioned al
length. Following the talks with
the prisoner strong box was
brought TO the district attorneys Of
flee from The Atlantic Safe Deposit
company.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01


Washington April 0.-Rivalry
between the Hill and Hartman rail-
road lines in the northwest has cul-
minated in the presentation of The
matter To the Interstate Commerce
commission Fot several months
lumber dealers ana manufacturers in
Waahineton particularly and in the
Puget Sound territol5 generally,
have complained to the commission
that owing TO the refusal of the Hill
aud Hartman lines to make them
through rates ahd Joint rates the5
were unable 10 get their products
shipped to points east OF the Cascade
mountains Finally 1t was suggest
ed they institute proceedings under
the new rate law TO compel the rail
roade 10 make such through rates as
joint rates In compliance with the
suggestion The Pacific Coast Lumber
Manufacturers association, the
Southwestern Washington Lumber
association aud the Shinglc Mills bn-
rcau today dled complaint with
the commission against the North
eln Pacific. the Great Northern th.
Southern Pacific. the Oregon Short
Line and 4 5 other lines.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
California Universities Challenged.

Chicago. April 3O.-Stanford Uni
yersity and the University of Califor-
mia we're today invited to send track
teams to participate in Hhe seventh
annual track meet of the big nine
colleges to be held on Marshall Field.
this city. June 1st.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
Accnsed Omcers Plead

Manila May Captain r. c.
Cole of the quartermaster' depart
nent and Chief Clerk f P Thorn
son, who are accused of having pad
dcd pay rolls, pleaded not guilty In
the criminal court today No date
was fixed for trial
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
Girl Wins Al Tennis.

New York. April 30.-Rarely has
Miss May Sutton played in better
form than she showed in winning the
final of the mixed doubles this af-
.ernoon She kept the bali crossing
The net at such a lively rate that
Willis A. Larned, who was partnered
by Miss Nora lslin oil the opposite
side WAS frequently outplayed at mis-
own fayorite shots Miss sutton wRs
81 ported by T H. Pel. and the
pa" @on the contest in three straight
setG ~ score Of G-3, G-2 aud ia.
fa8 Sution's service was 50
y that LHned was wary of it,
While Miss lsin was several times
unable to do anything with it, Once
tAe bail WIS going Miss Sutton got it
into position for swift volleyins at
loSe range. Lalned and the girl
had some hotly fought exchanges.
Quick changes OF pace often caught
Larnel of his guard, although he
was able to retaliate by number of
splendidly placed passes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
Anto:st Gets Ten Days.

Yonkers. \. Y, April 3O.-Wil-
liaIe 2. Dodge of New York, son OF
the philanthropist, William Earl
Dodec. and son-in-law OF Henry l.
sloane. the millionaire carpet manu-
factuYer, was to-day sentenced by CITY
Judge Beall to serve ten days III
prison. in addition to paying me
of 500, for automobile speeding
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
Iowa Man Throws Belgian Giant.

Kansas City. April 30.-Frank
Gotch of Iowa tonight defeated Al
fonse Steurs, the Belgian giant, at
catch-as-catch-can wrestling, winning
two straight falls.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01

Lost Long, stamped Envelope
containing 4 sum of money not be
longing TO the loser q Terf lioer
reward will be paid en It's return IL
the News Office. May l-lE
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01

Trust Agreement PROLONGED.
Dusseldorf, April 30--rhe agree
meut of the German steei uast has
been prolonged Tor five ge0r
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01

II is believed that the new bail
park ut Ely City will be in shape to
play the first practice game there
next Sunday 1t Is possible that the
Railroaders will meet the new Ely
City team at that time in prac
tice game
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01
DIAMOND GOSSIP FOR
LOCAL BASEBALL FANS

Frank Welshons, manager of the
Ely baseball team, has opened nego-
cations with Tonopah and Goldfleld
in an effort to secure a game with
other team at Ely City for Decora-
ton day A strong effort is being
made By the management OF the To-
cal team TO get an outside team here
for that day, in order TO test the
strength of the local team even more
severely than ii has been tested by
the games that have been PLAYED
No reply has been received By The
Ely oall team TO the challenge re-
Gently sent TO Father Dubei5 play.
ers in Salt Lake It is not known
whether the Salt Lake players are
filed up with engagements for the
summer, or whether they dread the
trip between Salt Lake ana Ely with
the prospect of defeat waiting for
them At this end Of the line
f. Bousquet, formerly catcher in
he MisgOuri Valley league, IS now at
Ni2pah, where he has mining inter
.estg lie is planning TO come to Ely
and sign up With the Ely team to
fiji the catchera box He has a good
reputation as fast ana brainy play
a ana should ada strength 10 the
nine fia Will probably be here with
The teum Tor the opening gamc
Al effort Is being made b} Man
ager Welshons of the Ely team 10 ae
range "a game with the smelter men
nj MeGllI. TO be played ut McGill ness
Sunday. Welshons has taken up the
4attor with the smeter people. and
II a team can be picked mp there IA
time. negotiations Will then he tax
en- up With the Nevada Northern
looking toward special train foi
she game. It is believed thar 9
crowd of 800 can easily be taken
from Ely, Lane city and Ely Cits
for such a game, and it is thought
thai the railroad company Will gram
d dollar rate for such a traiu
steps are being taken TO organic
"a strictly Ely City team al the mes
townsite. the members Of which vii
be employees Of the townsile com
pang The team playing last sun
dan, while all the members are resi-
dents OF Ely City, was largely mad.
no OF the employees OF the Netad.
Northern, and would probably b.
more properly named if il ~ett
called The Railroaders. The orgaai
zation Of new team there will giF.
Ely City two teams and many goo.
practice games can be held fer th'
purpose to trying out ali the men Or
both teams.
II is believed that, the new bal
park nj Ely City will be in shape II
,Ia+- tho Grot uroctirp game fhari
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01

c. E. Chase. manager Of the KIM
berley Mercantile company Sreturned
to Kimberley last night.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01

b. G Mcbride came in from the
=. = liter last night.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-01

Charles Fl, Sellers of Denver is Al
the Northern. He arrived last night.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
BIO CEDAR NOTES.

Mrs. Ira Cox passed through this vicinity Saturday on her way 10 Black Springs.
 Mir. and Mrs. Stephen Bates were guests of Mir. md Mrs. E. C. Bates Sunday.
 c. E. Bates merchant at this place, had the misfortune to have his store broken into Friday.
 Miss Fannie Bates returned Monday from Mena where she has been staying with her aunt, Mrs. Sallie Orr.
 Mrs. Sarah Shaw of Saline county, has been visiting her parents Mir. and Mrs. Issac Bates, the'past week.
 Prof. John B. Widener was our great musician at the barbe- cue Saturday. Prof. Widener is one of our most prominent young men and now teaching school a, the Abernathy school house.
 Smiles.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
WIcKES ITEMS.

A number of the neighbers met at the cemetry Monday and cleared off the ground.
 Several people from in and around Wickes attended the baptising at Crystal Hill, Mon- day.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lewey are smil- ling over the arrival of a fine girl who came to make her home with them.
 We wonder if Mir. Nixon has not about decided to take him self cook? We see he has a nice cottage erected on his place near Wickes.
 Rev. Mosley who has been holding meeting at Wickes, closed Sunday night. There were eight additions to the church at Wickes and three at Crystal Hill.
 Mrs. Naler, aged 74, died at Hatfield Monday and was laid to rest in the Daniels cemetery Tuesday, August 20. Rev. pr. Rollins conducted the funeral services.
 Can't someone pick up courage e tough to give us the items from Cove and Hatfield. We would like to see all the correspondence from different places. The Star has never failed to publish our items unless there was something iu the way so it could not and we are glad to have the pleasure ,f writing the items from our little town.
 Last week while your writer was at Mena attending the fair, we had the privilege of visiting the Star office and it's editors, and can say that we had most pleasant visit while there. The editors are very pleasant to every one and the paper is the best paper printed in the county and we can't do without it in our home.
 Papa's daughter.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
JANSSEN JOTTINGS.

Little Mab'e Hobson is re1over- ing from her recent illness.
 Mrs. N. A. Trout of Hattou was a Janssen visitor Monday.
 The Missionary Baptists are reorganizing their Sunday School.
 Miss Bessie Cecil Is home again from summers visit at Valiant, I. T.
 The Kizer Telephone will be located hereafter an the Janssen hotel.
 Dr. c. c. Burke of Texarkana paid our city flying visit on Saturday.
 Miss Ola Hobson returned Mon- day from lengthy stay iu Sul- phur Springs, Ark.
 Mrs Sam Stevenson and chil- dren have been visiting at the home of Will Stevenson.
 MT. Thomas of Sevier county IS enjoying the delights of Polk ounty cllma te at Hatton, Ark.
 Mrs, Hastings and daughter, Jennie. have returned from a two months stay at Mt. Pleasant.
 A. Affholter is able to be about again after being confined to the house five weeks, nursing a rheu- matic knee.
 Miss Olive Horuer of South McAlester, l, T., was the guest of Mrs Zglla Hargrove Gather on Friday.
 Mrs Ed Richesop and little son a,e absentees They arc guests iu the mothers paternal home in North Missouri.
 Mrs. Reagan of Barton, Fla, after spending the summer with her s'sier, Mrs. Mamie Trout, at Halton, has gone to Cove Springs, Ga, for awhile before going hack to Florida.
 Mir. J. G. Richeson of Hunts, vile, Miss, arrived Tuesday to spend some weeks at his big
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
BOARD CAMP.

Miss Dessa Coln IS very ill, and not expected to live.
 Miss Matte Wheeler of Little River county is visiting at Board Camp,
 A number of the Board Camp people attended church at Salem sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Randolph were visitors at the home Of Mrs. Ram dolph's mother, Mrs. F.. G. Em- bry, Sunday.
 Julius Jackson of Clark county and Mir. Harper returned to their homes after au extended visit with relatives at this place.
 Mrs. l.. P. Purvis is very ok. Miss Fannie Parish of Ink vis- iicl her sister, Miss Dora, last Saturday, who IS teaching school at this place.
 Mrs. N. F. Bond aud daughter, Annie, of Ada, 1. T., who have been visiting friends and relatives at this place, have returned to their home at Ada.
 Everybody come 10 the Hilton graveyard Saturday and bring your dinner and stay all day aud help clean the yard. The work nesds doing badly.
 Evers body come to the literary Friday, September 5. The liter ary is progressing nicely and we want everybody to come aud take part and feel welcome.
 Irvan Strickland and family ol Slaiingtou visited at the home of A. J. Strickland Saturday and S@nday. J. w. Bain aud family wtre also their guests.
 Goldenhair.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29

Hardy Jones returned to their home last Tuesday. They were 10 stop of d few days at Boggy Springs enroute home.
 Mr. 5. E. Evans, who has been seriously i'll for some time much improved.
 Miss Edna Lowery and brother, Jay, visited at the home of their cousin, Miss Lula Lowery, last week.
 Miss Ozie Inman spent a few days last week at the home of her brother in Montgomery county.
 Mir. Fl. Gambell of South west City Mo-, has been visiting rela- tives at this place for the past week.
 A large number of young peo- pie of Acorn attended the sing ing at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Bra wiley Sunday afternoon.
 F. F.. Goddard, of Oklahoma, who has bee1 visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Peter Godd ird, re- turned home last Saturday, ac- coiupanied by his father. Prof. Earle is well pleased with the display made by the Acorn school at the fair. He says his pupils exhibited over two-thirds of the maps, all the school sketches, and captured over S9 in premiums.
 Prof. Earle is preparing to have parents day and basket picnic Saturday, September 14, on the campus of the Acorn school. Several prominent speakers have been invited, among whom Is Senator J. P. Logan of Granniss.
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The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
GOOD PROFIT IN ELBERTAS.
47S Trees Yield Gross Returns oI
 $3,034 for W. H. Dayey.

Siloam Springs, Aug. 26.-E.- berta peaches shipped by w. H. Davey from here sold on the Kan. sas City market at $l.sS per third bushel crate, or S5.55 per bushel, IS crates selling for $33.3O.
 Mir. Davey sold this year from 47S Elberta trees 3,351 crates of peaches to the gross amount of S3, O34,49. The expense for crates and labor was S528.94, leaving net returns of $2, 505.55, au aver age of S4.60 per tree.
 MT. Davey has 8 Elberta trees set in lS96 that netted this year S703 50.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
In Memoriam.

Little Hattie, the 3-year-old daughter of Mrs. Otto Sexton, died at the home of her grand father Nichols, near Nichols, Ark. She was born February 27, 1904. Her father died when she was but mere infant. The angel of the Lord has taken her away to better home. We will think of her as merely risen to- a higher life. Little Matte was budded. on earth to bloom in heaven; she was as bright as a child could he. She is missed in our homo but she.is with Jesus standing in the door of heaven beckoning us to her.
 Oracle Elmore, Mena, Ark, Aug. 26, 1907.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
INK DOTS.

Work on the new schoolhouse was commenced Monday.
 Prof. J. l.. Pipkin of Mena is visiting friends at this place
 E. H. Bross accidently cut one of his feet with an axe last week. Grant Brisou of near Clarks vile, Tex is visiting his brother, G. T. Blackwell.
 Mrs NJ. J. Cearley has returned from a two weeks visit with relatives in Garland county.
 k. A. Mitchell came Tuesday from Harishoru, I. T., to visit his sons, J. II. and P. J. Mitchell Misses Maudie and Frankie White of near Egger were guests a the home of William Bateman Sunday.
 Misses Ellen and Della Town send visited their brother, w. w Townsend, at Mena, a part of last week.
 J. E. Chambers returned Fri day from Little Rock, where he went after the little girls of Harris Wear.
 Boss Dickerson and wife, who moved from here to Octavia, l. T., last winter, have returned to make Arkansas their home.
 Betsy.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
Will Love Crushed to Death.

Word was received here Mon- day of the death of Will Love, who was killed at De Queen Men. terday morning. Mir. Love was brakeman on the De Queen & Eastern railroad and while un- loading logs at the mill, was accidently caught by a falliug log and instantly crushed to death. MT. Love was formerly a brakeman on the Kansas City Southern out of Mena aud was well known here m tho railroad circles. He was married in this city last fall.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-29
LIVED 56 YEARS IN POLK rnrrD
Brief Synopsis of Life of On. <
 Earliest Settlers

In connection with the ds,,s N Uncle George Bates, which s| cured on the 18th day of s,| month, at the home of his sou ,| Big Fork, there IS squite erglI, storys whica is given bria, .| follows:
 Uncle George was born or N 1920, in South Carolina. ,,| when but a mere youth uora with his parents to Geuya where he grew to manhood. NJ the year lS42 he was marrei N Miss Hortense NJ. Walker ,,ds this union were born ten chiIdn, seven boys and three pirls, M three latter dying after grosn| up, marrying and rearing Iara families. The first son did infancy. Another son died ;ts marrying and raising a Iu family. The remainder surrq their father.
 MT. Bates first wife died iriz year 1898 and two years lala was married to Mrs. AliceShga who died two years ago. Sa the death of his last wife he N been making his home with Id, lives, of which he had more lsa 65 grandchildren, 100 gnH grandchildren aud two glssl great grandchildren. h lhsH 1898 Mr. Bates had pbotcgfla made of himself in the midst five generations of his famllr'
 He had lived iu Polk cOall about 56 years, during Ea' time he has been honored two terms of county and pOa judgship of this county, a'd a number of years held the on of justice of the peace in hls 2 munlty.
 One peculiar feature in reg to his political standing Es'' he never made race iofsl' office. The last time h' elected to the office ot counlI probate judge, throug' friends he was urged to make race. He made his aun0'' ment just two weeks prior 's election and was elec'eu large majority.