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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-08-30

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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-08-30
FIFTH ANNUAL FAIR

/ Five years ago the business
men and farmers of Platte and
surrounding territory organized
the Charles Mix County Fair
Association, selling stock in the
association and buying forty
acres Of land joining the town.
site, making race track and
lerecting lot of buildings. A
successful fair has been held
each year aud with each fair the
grounds haYe been improved
and more buildings erected.
Today Platte has as good
grounds aud track as there is in
the state. with a few more
buildings and sheds none will
equal its fair grounds.
The prospects for the fair
this year, which will be held
Wednesday, Thursday a nd Fri
day, September 25, % and 81,
are very bright and it now
looks as though tho exhibits in
all departments will be far
ahead Of any previous year.
The program for the races is
out aud shows big purses and
plenty of races. There will be
bali games, foot races, bicycle
races and numerous other
attractions.
To ill the forenoons when
there Is nothing doing at the
fair grounds, the Platte fire
department has made arrange
ments to have hose races lad
der climbing contests, couple
contests and other firemen's
contests on the streets fro m 10
to II o'clock. Already several
departments in this part of the
state have signitied their desire
70 compete for purses.
The attractions aud exhibits
will be provided aud all it takes
u
70 make q big fair Is tile people.
Nobody should miss ii.
The officers this year are
+. Al. Hanna, president; Ii. K.
treasurer; Geo. FL.
Henry. secretary: r. 4. Van.
Zee. speed; Q. N. Eastman,
privileges.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-08-30

We, the teachers Of Charles
Mix county now assembled In
the annual session Of county
institute,
Resolve: That we extend to
the citizens OF Geddes. d vote OF
thanks for the kindness shown
us during our stay In the city.
That we express 10 the com
miItee on arrangements our
sincere thanks for their untir
Ing efforts In our behalf.
That we express to orr con-
dnctor and other members Of
the faculty our appreciation OF
the excellent and helpful in.
struction given rs, making this
one Of the most pleasant aud
beneficial institutes we have
ever attended.
That we as teachers express
70 our esteemed superintendent
our heartfelt gratitude for the
kind and thoughtful considera.
tion shown 10 each III Us.
Resolved: That these resolu.
lions be published Ia the news.
papers OF tho county.
Mary b. MinaLan.
Belen n. Williamson.
Helene just.
Com mitiee on resolutions.
NOTICE or TEACHERS ExAMiNA-
TiON
The next regular examination
for teachers certificates will be
held In Wagner September IL
and l3.
Olivia Heron.
County Superintendent.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-05
FEAR EARLY DISSOLUTION
OF RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT.

st. Petersburg. April 4. Large
bodies of troops. including dra goons
and cossacks. are pouring into ST
Petersburg as they did previous to
the dissolution of the first parlia-
ment.
Documentary evidence of plot ON
the part of the reactionary organ1za-
tons, supported by powerful influ-
ences at court to cause the dissoIu-
ton of the lower house of parlia-
ment was printed today in the Reich
the organ of the constitutional demo-
Gratis.
In consequence of IA speech made
by NJ. Alexinsky, social democrat
containing quotation from an ar
ticle from the London Economist, at
tributing to the Russian government
bad faith in dissolving the first par.
lament and concluding loans with
out its consent, a score of conserVa-
tive members of the house withdrew
from the hall of parliament this af-
ternoon and are drafting "A protest
which is to be sent to Premier Stoly-
pin.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-05
Scrappy Peace Makers.

Havana, April 4.-The committee
of liberal generals that recently left
Havana for a tour of the island to
sound the sentiment of the people re.
garding the rival candidates for the
presidency, Alfredo Zeyas and Jose
Miguel Gomez. and TO try to estab.
lish peace in the liberal party before
the arrival here of Secretary Taft
has broken up in discord at Santiago
AT a meeting held there recrimina-
lions were freely exchanged among
the members of the committee, the
lie was passed and the proceedings
became SO disorderly that the police
were obliged to intervene. The in.
dications are today that the liberal
party is hopelessly divided.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-05
Would Cancel S. p. Patents.

Reno, New, April 4.-The depart
ment of the interior is to sue the
Southern Pacific company at once to
cancel all patents issued to the rail-
road in the Whitehorse mining dis
trict on the claim that the land was
agricultural. 1t is now alleged that
the land for which the railroad re-
ceived patents was mineral The dis
trict has developed into great pro-
Queer. and the action Will affect land
worth millions for mining. but worth
less for anything else.
The announcement was made this
afternoon by Land Agent Cohn, at
Carson, at the conclusion of the hear
ing of the protest of Aaron ingalls,
against the Southern Pacific compa-
ny, in which a similar question was
involved.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-05
Many Attend the Hnnting Reception

Rev. DR.. G. c. Hunting rector oil
st. Bartholomew Episcopal church
aud Mrs. Hunting, were guests OF
honor at delightful informai recep-
ton given at the home of Mrs. w. n.
McGill last night. from 1870 to 10.
During the hours of the reception
more than rs persons called and met
DR.. and Mrs. Hunting.
During the evening an informal
musical program was given, Miss
Fornia sang 20, Promise Me- and
Mrs. Hoffman sang Forgotten. y
Miss Miller's number was The Mes.
sage of the Violets," whic hwas given
with excellent expression. Miss For
MIA and Miss Miller and Miss Fornia
and Mrs. V. T. Lewis sang several
pleasing duets, Mr. Center playing
the Accompaniment.
The h6stesses were Mrs. McGill,
Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs, Weber and Mrs,
Leahigh. Those whe served punch
and other refreshments We're from st.
Bartholomew Sunday school teach
ers' corps. They were Miss Hum
phrey, Miss Fornia. Miss Rumbaugh,
Miss Cupid, Mis- Jackson and Miss
Miller. The ushers were Miss Flor
ence Weber and Miss Blanche Urqu-
hart
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-05
MABEL. TO KEEP UP
BLACKHORSE RECORD

Salt Lake, April 4. = BARLEY
Smithson of Ely. who Is from the
Blackhorse district. reports interest.
ing developments in the camp of the
erty, where the Amalgamated Ne
vada Mines and Power company has
two men working, eighteen inches OF
ore running 500 a ton or better has
been opened in a twenty-foOt hole.
The vein is rapidly growind wider as
they sink upon it. and it is confie-
IDENTIFY believed that one of the great
mines of the district will be opened
there.
Foreman Steward is working three
shifts in the crosscut tunnel which is
being run to cut the contact In the
Blackhorse claim from which high
grade ore was taken at the surface.
He expects to. reach the contact
during the week. The tunnel will be
about 80 feet in length and will cut
the contact at 80 feet depth. should
the ledge at that depth maintain any
thing like the improvement in values
noted in the few feet sunk at the sur
face it will be a whale.
Mr. Smithson says that the tide of
travel has set in for the Blackhorse
district to an extent that indicates
that it's truly remarkable showing Is
beginning to be appreciated. The
stages going in are loaded with pros
pectors and prospective investors and
occasionally one turns back because
OF the lack of accommodations.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-05
Nevada Gold Placer Company Formed

Orson Hudson, who has been here
from Qsceola since Monday, will re-
turn to that camp today. He says
that articles of Incorporation for the
Nevada Gold Placer mining compa-
ny have been drawn up, ana Will be
filed within the next few days. 1he
capitalization of the company will be
100000 shares at So per snare.
The property owned by the company,
which has been recently acquired,
lies five miles east of Osceola on the
county road, in Mill canyon, near
Gregory's ranch. and also near the
Watkins place. George V. Copp and
his associates are the moving spir-
its behind the new company.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-05
May BE Starting of Club.

John G. Baylis, assistant general
manager; A. S. Price, auditor: J. NJ.
Falk, auditor, and Charles Vail, the
chief engineer of the Ely Towisite
company will move into their Lew
bungalow in Ely City. near the lTlm
residence, today.
In their new home they Will have
all the comforts of a club and II Is
probable that from this beginning IA
club will be formed which in 4 few
years will become an importan. or
ganiZation.
1t has been suggested that they
form the Nevada Club and from time
TO time add to their quarters so as to
admit desirable members.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-05
y HOURS IN
POKER GAME
Bunch of Prominent Men Get In.
terested in Poker and For.
Get Passage of Time

One of the greatest games of en-
durance poker ever played in Ely,
with the stakes running away up IN
TO the hundreds of dollars, ended at
: o'clock last night when one of the
players threw down his cards and an
nounced that he had reached the end
of his string, when the others were
almost exhausted by more than full
day OF continuous playing.
The players were men of impor-
lance in the business and political
circles of the state. When they sat
into the game at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon the. limit was fixed at
a low figure.
AS the game proceeded the players
became more and more engrossed,
and the limit was finally taken off.
1t was then that the real play started.
The dinner hour came and was pass
ed without notice Finally, late in
the evening, one of the players re-
membered between the deals that he
was hungry A messenger was call
ed and light lunch was served to
all of the players.
The night wore on, fortune smiling
men in turn Gray dawn stole over
the east and the electric lights be-
came dim and were finally extin-
guished. but still the rattle of the
chips, the swish of the cards as they
were shuffied cut and dealt, contin-
ued with monotonous regularity
Breakfast was served between the
deals. and the players refused to con.
slider the matter of ending the game
The house was represented by q
man of wide experience in this state
and through the southwest as an eX-
pert with the cards. Behind him
was a chair loaded with chips of va
rious fixed values. These were for
80 cents, 81. IS and $25. There were
thousands of dollars represented in
the heaps of worries.
From time to time he would take
stacks representing from $40 to $500
from the heap and put them before
him to be placed on the board. And
again he would rake in stacks of the
worries valued at hundreds of dollars.
After an all night session two of
the six players dropped out of the
game, either satisfied or exhausted.
But the four original players were
not content 10 let a mere all night
session tell the story. They had
made the beginning of record run
and were determined to keep the
willing TO give up until the others
had had their fill.
At noon their faces were set and
wearied. By o'clock in the after
noon lines of care and exhaustion
showed in their faces, and at 3 p. m
after "a hours of nerve testing play
one was apparently on the verge of
collapse. Still they played. At Z
o'clock last night, after 81 hours of
continuous playing, the players al
most with one accord pushed back
their chairs, threw down their cards,
counted up their chips and cashed in.
None of the players would say how
the game stood at the end. All are
well known in business circles here,
and at least two of them have poiiti-
cal prominence throughout the entire
state.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-05

A. N. Kearns Of Denver, who came
here a short time ago TO open Il min
ing brokerage office, left yesterday
morning for Denver on account of his
health. Mr.. kearns was attacked q
few days ago By heart trouble, and
has not fully recovered. He will re-
turn to Ely when his health is more
fully restored. Miss Mary Sheehan
his stenographer, accompanied him
to Denver.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
PAFFLES cow TO BUY LEG
Man Lost Limb in Accident Takes Nov
Ell Means to Get New One.

GLEN FALLS. y. Y, Feb. 26.-If
-n.ra is more than one way to skin a
.at there is certainly more than one
II, which to acquire a cork leg. The
rsnaI way is to earn mony and buy it.
The way adopted by julius Thorne, who
lives on the outskirts of town, is to let
, COW raise herself and then rattle her
off for a leg.
Thorne was hit by railroad train
about a wear ago. and when the doctors
cut off his leg. disease of the bone set
in The injured man was taken home
where. while he lay on his back wait
ing for the bone to heal, he cast about
for some means whereby he could pro-
cure cork leg. This was absolutely
necessary that he might work when
well
Being supplied with little in the way
Of this worlds goods, Thorne was fore
ed to use his ingenuity. From neigh
Dor he bought for a couple of dollars
sicklv calf then a month old. This
he raised on skinned milk provided
bv another neighbor who makes his
own butter. and in time the calf got
strong enough to be turned out to past
ure.
Grazing ground cost little, and, while
the calf was growing and fattening
Thorne made baskets that he might
have enough cash to winter the animal
By fall he had earned enough to more
than do this, and a week ago he started
y rattle All his friends took tickets
and when the drawing takes place
Thorne will celebrate by wearing his
new cork leg.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
GIRL SEEKS VENGEANCE.
Young Widow Will Testify Against
Brothers Who Slew Husband.

CULPEPPER, Va, Feb. 26.-Phillip
and James Strothers. brothers. will be
placed on trial today charged with the
murder of their brother-inlaw, Will
liam F. Bywaters. on the night of Dec.
Is, last, within a fe whours after he
had been married to their sister, Miss
Viola Strothers.
Mrs. Bywaters, the girlwidow, has
been in a critical condition since the
night her husband was killed, but it
is thought she will be able to testify
for the prosecution.
William Bywaters. the victim, was a
clubman, horseman. politician and gen.
eral good fellow about town."
One of the defendants, James Stroth-
ers, is a leading lawyer of Welch, W..
Va. and a member of the West Vir-
ginia legislature. There is much feel
ing between the friends, political and
otherwise. of the Bywaters and Stroth-
ers families, and the legal fight will be
a notable one.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
Resolution IN Behalf Of Wa||a
N|a|Ia is Voted Down
WANTED STATE REFoRMAToRY HERE
MAZE CRIMINALS BETWEEN AGES
OF IS AND 80 TO BE SENT
TO NEW PRISON.

OLYMPIA, Feb 26.-The house passed
the two railroad commission bills, one
tagging the powers of the commission
and declaring for reciprocal demur-
rage
In each instance the vote was I'M
animous. There was no debate on the
demurrage bill but several amendments
were made to the railroad commission
measure before it got through, none,
however. that married the effectiveness
originally intended, except that of Reid
doing away with an inspector of safety
appliances. The amendments direct the
commission to maintain it's office at
the state capital and one commissioner
to reside at the place of office.
The commission is empowered to
designate places for hearings on COM
plant and it is specified that all rail-
roads and express companies shall have
full opportunity to be heard on any
complaint.
The Jackson bill for state reform
atory was amended to provide that the
institution shall be located on half
section of fertile land purchased by
the board of managers.
Goldman, of Columbia, presented an
amendment to have the institution To-
Gated in Walla Walla county at some
point near the penitentiary, but it was
voted down. Further provisions of the
bill are for the appointment by the
governor of board Of three managers
who shall have the power of appoint
ing a superintendent and a corps of
employees.
Male criminals between the ages of
crime other than murder in the first
and second degree shall be committed
to the reformatOry. The board of con-
troll is to have charge of the financial
management of the institution. The
bill carries an appropriation of $4,000.
It is now in satisfactory shape and was
sent to the appropriations committee,
from which it will be reported for pass
age.
The house cOncurred in the senate's
small amendments to bill by Davis
regulating the keeping and depOsiting
of public funds and to- bill by Caches
authorizing cities and towns to erect
and maintain bikes for self protection.
1t passed a bill requiring promissory
notes and other evidences of indebted
ness for the registration of male stock
a bill for reports relative to the pro-
per ventilation of coal mines; bill
giving a superior court judge to Che
Ian, Douglas and Okanogan counties,
jointly; and superior judge for Stew
ems and Ferry counties, jointly.
The house was informed that the
senate refused to concur in the house
amendments to the bill to raise sala-
ries of the supreme and superior court
judges, and the speaker appointed on
a conference committee Reid, Goldman
and Romaine.
Speaker Falconer announced the
appointment of Mcdonald, of
Walla Walla, as member of
the appropriations committee to fill
the vacancy ocasioned by the departure
for Portland of Representative Weber.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
WE ALL OUGHT TO CHY
Poor Old Rocky Hasn't Got a S'l''on;
Its Only $500, 100000.


NEW YORK, Feb. 26-Johh T.
Rockefeller. supposedly the rlcnes'
man in toe world, has not got thou-
sand million dollars. Poor man. he
hasn't got even five hundred m1iliohs'
In fact he has not yet reached the
four- characterization mark.
And his income. That is pltiiuiis
small compared with popular estr
mates One hundred millions yeai
). far bevond the mark. 1t mas never
exceeded s2O,OO0.OOO. That is oniy d
naltrv s1,ses, 1866 month; an absurd
trifle of s416,66666 a week; oegsai's
hand out of s5s,523S1 day, countihs
Sundays and holidays.
For the first time in Mr. Rocheiei'
Lore long career an authoritative state.
nent on the subject of his person"'
wealth has been issued. 1t was nav
nv Frederick T. Gates. Mr. hocheie'
,ar,s business representative, wao saio :
"There have been great
amusing misstatements on TINS suD'e,'
Now the facts are that Mr.. Rocheiei
,er has at various times himseh "'
+bor;zed a statement that his FORTUNE
cannot exceed $25O,000,OOO to sooo'00''
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26

OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, Feb. 26
-Ihe first fruits of the Legislative
inquiry into the affairs of the office OF
Land Commissioner Ross were mani
tested by the Introduction in
the house. under suspension
of rules. of bill by the investigating
committee, making the state tax com
missioners and the fire warden, MEM
bers of the board of appraisers and
harbor line commission, as well as the
commissioner of public lands. This bill
is intended to throw further safe
guards about the handling of public
fire warden is a member of the COM
mission.
The commission in open ses-
sion again took up the Mason
county land bills and after making a
ruling that all witnesses should be
excused from the room until called,
summoned Henderson, president of the
Phoenix Lumber company of Seattle.
who produced the log scales for the
logging camps working in the timber
bought from the state by Mark Reed.
He declared the only way to learn the
actual amount logged off the Reed
section would be to cruise the stumps
1t has been repeatedly testified by the
land commissioner, his cruisers and
the logging company that there was no
first class timber on the states section
The log scale showed, however, that
praC tically all the timber taken off
was either flooring Or marketable logs
Anderson brought with him his attor-
ney. c. F. Mundy, who sat throughout
the sessions. The witness was not
crOSseXamined.
Mark Reed was called to the stand
He admitted owning 25 shares in the
Simpson Logging company to whom
he sold the land purchased from the
state at Ross reduced figures, but de-
MED that he was member OF the
directors or had a voice in the manage
ment of the company's affairs other
| than that of stoCkholder.
George Simpson, manager of the
| Phoenix Logging company gave the
most significant testimony OF the day
| He declared that he was instructed &c
begin January 1, 1906, ordering rail-
ways to reach section 16, and that the
| company spent $4,000 outside of the
cost of a locomotive getting into the
land one month before it was actually
| purchased.
Answering a question he stated that
he spent this money under ORDERS anu
presumed that the company wanted Il
get the timber off as quickly as pos
sible if the negotiations then pending
went through. The committee is mold
ing an executive session tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
PLAYS PIANO FOR IS HOURS.
Lloyd Edwards Says Feat Performed
at BeIIeviIe, H., Was Nothing.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Somewhere in
Chicago is a young man named Lloyd
Edwards. who played the piano for 20
consecutive hours and still is alive.
Edwards. who appears to be about
Fl years old, wandered into The Tri-
bune office yesterday afternoon ana
leaned over the city desk. He wanted
something corrected. He had a clip
ping of a dispatch printed by this pa
per, stating that J. H. Mohr of New
York had broken the worlds record
at Belleville, ILL.,. by playing piano
for "a hours without stopping.
This is wrong said Edwards. 81
am the man who broke the record. l
played a piano for 25 hours
What were the neighbors doing?"
he was asked.
Il don't know" he answered, without
a smile. Il was busy"
Where do you live?" was the next
question.
my home is in Keokuk," he answer
ed.
80, you're the Cultured cub from
Keokuk, lap
1t was useless. He had never heard
of the song. He faded away without
giving his address, but said he was
willing to play the piano again for 70
hours if some one would rent a nall
for him. During these endurance tests
he takes nOurisnment-milk and eggs
but does not sleep. Neither do the
neighbors.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-26
-VOIcEAORDERS DRINKS.
Spirituaiism Declared to Have Led
Mchqan Man to Make Note.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich.,, Feb. 26.-Ine
''materialized' voice of William Aber-
nathy's dead son is playing an I'M
portant part in a suit brought against
Alternately by w. G. Carmichael OF
Chicago to collect on a $4,000 note.
A. G. Baker, Abernathy's guardian, OBJ
jects to payment, but the defendant
is anxious to lquidate.
Baker declares he had warned Aper-
nathy to stay away from seances, put
that the latter replied that spirituallsts
were bringing his dead son to see
him. Once. Alternately said, the chllu
asked after his parents health. When
Alternately replied that he was not
feeling well the voice directed that
he buy drinks for the crowd. 1t cost
him S.
Baker further declares the same
scheme was used to make Aberhathy
believe his son advised the signing Oh
the note.