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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-06-20
Meeting Of Pioneers.

The regular meeting Of the Idaho
County Pioneers, which was to
have been held last Thursday was
postponed on account of the bad
weather and absence of the secre.
tary and . call has been issued by
the secretary, w. S. M. Williams,
for a meeting at the court house
on Saturday afternoon, June % al
which time it is desired that all
old pioneers and those interested
in the welfare Of an organization,
be present.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-06-20
Prosperity at Rapid River.

Sheriff Brown returned last Sat-
urday from Rapid River and vicin-
ity where he had been on business
connected with his Office. He re-
ports plenty of rain over that way
and grass in abundance. Cattle
never looked better and there is
every indication Of a mighty pros
porous year for the ranchers o.
that section. The mines are max
ing good showings and on the Hart.
wig property there is much work
being done in the way of develop.
ment which is showing beyond a
doubt that they have a mine.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-06-20

one of his trail who might be in
pursuit, as he went down the Sal
mon between the divide Of the SAL
mon and Snake until in the vicini.
ty Of White Bird. On the even.
ing OF the thirty-first he took sup
per at the Otto ranch and stated
to them he was prospecsor. He
had with him q small prospector's 8
pick and gunny sack containing
just what is not known. Before
leaving here he inquired about cer-
tain people on the Doumecq. Came
up to Rice Creek and following it
to its mouth, then worked his way
down the Salmon to Lancaster's,
arriving here perhaps June 1st.
Here it seems he received food
and shelter and information from
the outside world.
Found Friend In Lancaster.
Due to certain infor nation which
the men in pursuit had it was 6g-
ured out by the guard and Stone
that he was or had been at Lam
casters. 1t seems along about
June l Lancaster and his wife went
to Cottonwood and had secured q
young fellow by the name OF Peters
to do the chores while they we're
away. Peters went to the place
Saturday evening, June l and
found man sleeping in the brush.
The dogs barked and aroused the
stranger who stated to the young
man that he was awaiting the
arrival Of Lancaster and that Pet.
ers need not return the next morn
ing to do the work as he might
just as we'll look after things. Pet
ers went over the following morn
ing and found Gilbert sleeping in
the barn. 1t is only just to state
that Peters did not know Gilbert
and had no idea he was other than
an ordinary citizen of the law-abbi-
ding sort. Gilbert remained at
she Lancaster home just about ten
days and here received news of the
reward offered for his capture and
food and shelter. Lancaster knew
full we'll what he was doing and
that sheltering criminal was con-
tary to law and q grave crime
must have been knowledge of his.
The law is very severe in cases Of
this kind and there is no doubt
but that it will be enforced to the
letter in this instance.
Strategy of Pursuers.
The way the pursuers worked
the story and admission out Of Lam
caster cannot but help provoking
admiration for the average reader.
The guard secreted himself in the
underground near the Lancaster
home, as he is known by Lancas-
ter, and Stone visited the ranch
under the pretence of buying cattle.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-06-20
LoOseS Hand.

John Perry, who has been run
ming an edger at the Hammer saw
mill near West Lake, met with q
very serious accident Saturday and
as a result lost his right hand. 1t
seems he was running lumber
through the edger when the glove
on his hand in some manner caught
in the machinery and drew his
hand in mangling and crushing it
beyond recognition. Immediately
after the accident he was taken to
Cottonwood where DR.. Turner,
assisted by DR.. Blake, amputated
his arm below the elbow. The
victim is man of family who came
from the southwest recently and to
whom this falls as . sad blow.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-06-20
GILBERT IN COUNTY
Escaped LITER Returns the Scene His Crime Bent Upon TAX
ing the Lives of Many Otters--Is Still at Large.
is TRAILED TO CLEARWATER

Andrew Gilbert, the murdere,
sent up from this county for life
and who escaped from the state
prison at Boise a month ago, has
been tracked to his old haunts in the
Clearwater country, where he has
completely dropped out of sight
Since his escape from the prison il
has been learned from fellow pris.
oners that Gilbert's intentions were
il he ever escaped to come to Grang.
eville and vicinity and inaugurate
a carnival of murder by taking the
lives of many of the men who
gave evidence or served on the
jury which found him guilty.
Prison Authorities in Pursuit.
+ D. P. Rich, captain of the guards
OF the penitentiary, and G. S.
Stone, who had been deputized by
Rich, arrived in this city Saturday
night and left Sunday in search OF
the convict. According to the
prison authorities they have been
conducting diligent search for
Gilbert ever since his escape,
using blood hounds to track him
but on account of the prisoner
having wrapped his feet with old
rags the dogs were unable to trail
him.
Tralled from Squaw Creek.
When news was received of his
having been near Squaw creek,
Rich started to trail him and fol
lowed him through the mountains
to the Little Salmon. 1t seems
Gilbert came down the breaks oi
the Little Salmon to Race Creek
where he crossed and went into the
country known as the Craps
climbed out and came on down the
Salmon to a point opposite Lucille,
where he dropped into the rough
country known as the "Hole in the
Ground" crawling out onto the
point and made his way to Reeds
ranch, arriving there on the night
OF May 80. He stayed all night
with Reed who little knew he was
keeping an escaped convict. Before
leaving the ranch on the following
morning he told Reed he was Andy
Gilbert, the man who was doing
time for killing Smith and when
Reed expressed grave doubts regar
ding hissstatements he unbuttoneC
his shirt and exposed the scar or
his neck which he has always
claimed was the result of bullet
fired by Smith.
Claimed He Was Pardoned
To Reed he stated he had beer
pardoned from the prison and wal
going to cross the river at thu
Widow Rubies and enter the Clear
water country. He undoubtedly
made this statement to throw any
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-06-20
Delegates Return.

The following people of this city,
who were delegates to the Eastern
Star convention at Lewiston, re-
turned the last OF the week: Mes.
danes. John Corram, f. Bray.
brook, E. G. Wood and s. Day,
and Miss Bella Pearson and Al
Talkington. They report an in.
teresting meeting and are high in
their praise Of the manner in
which they were entertained by
Lewiston people.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
CIRCUS WRECK

The stock train Of the circus, was
partly wrecked, Monday night in Ton
opah, just below the depot, and three
horses killed, and several injured
Three of the cars got away from
the train before the engine was at
tached, and went down the grade be-
low the depot, going off the track
before they could be stopped. The
cars were used to carry the draught
horses, the lumber and other truck
of the show.
The circus attendants followed as
quickly as possible, but were too late
to prevent the crash. Two cars were
telescoped and smashed, the horses
being killed or injured by the collis-
ion.
The men who were in the cars
jumped before they left the track and
fortunately escaped injury.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
REAL SIGNS OF SPRING

Nevada has experienced some
rather rough weather in the lasi Jew
weeks, but spring got here in earnest
today with a cloudless sky, ba'.nN
atmosphere and the sunlight t"-Ager-
ed to a hair with the wishes 6 tle
inhabitants.
Such a day infuses new life into
everybody.
The merchants are cleaning up,
laying new sidewalks, stretching new
awnings and pulling down old ones.
Business men see prosperous
season ahead and are writing up new
advertisements and the young lei
lows (and some old ones) are making
love to all the girls in sight.
If this don't mean the coming OF
spring we are at a loss to know what
weather signs to look to in order &c
diagnose the real meteorological condr
tiops and pass If along to the nearest
newspaper to Investigate.
This sort of atmosphere ought to
be bottled up and sent east as sam
Dles of our climate.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
BAD MONEY MEN
Two are Arrested Here Today for
Operating on Main Street

This morning three strangers ar
Main street passing bad money. One
who was apparently the leader of
the gang, went into the Emporium
and bought six bit shirt, rendering
ten dollar bill in payment. Will
Muller, the clerk, gave him the
change and after the man left got
suspicious about the bill as it didn't
look exactly right. He took the bill
TO the State Bank and Trust company
and they informed him that it was
good bill some years ago during the
war but that the Georgia bank that
OF existence.
The original bill was yellow on one
side and green on the other and to
make it look like a greenback two
bills OF ten dollars each had been
pasted together, the yellow parts
back to back and silk threads put in
to further Increase the deception.
The silk threads were not introduced
into bills until after 1880 and the date
Of the issuing of the bill was older
than that.
Muller at once followed the man up
and found him near Joe Kelly's store
where he tapped him on the shoulder
and asked him to redeem the bill.
The man was quite affible and said
"Certaitly if there is any doubt about
it" and handed him ten dollar gold
piece.
Knobloch, having been informed OF
the transaction, went up the street
and succeeded IN arresting two men
who had been seen with the man who
had first passed the bad money, but
the main one had disappeared.
They were taken to the Jail and de-
clined to give their names.
Money similar to the bills passed
on the Emporium were found in their
pockets. They also had some bills
issued by the defunct bank of New
Brunswick in New Jersey. The men
men arrested refuse to talk, but the
kind of money they carry is about all
the evidence wanted to send them III
for obtaining money under false pre-
| lenses.
Knobloch secured the city on his
wheel for the main man, but coult
not reach him and men are out or
horseback hunting him but up to the
time the Appeal goes to press nc
trace of him has been found.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
ARRANGING FOR THE JUICE

Monday there were filed deeds to
the property generally known as the
Bagley lands, which embrace the
water rights held by T. B. Hickey in
the upper end of Carson Valley.
The lands comprise some $4,000
acres of land and valuable water
rights. which were the main things
coveted by the purchaser, the Califor-
nia-Nevada Electric and Power COM
pany whose object is to develop
enough power to supply the whole
country with the juice.
The exact price paid for the prop
erty could not be learned, but it is
we'll known that it is upwards of
$4,000.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
ABE RUET CONFEESSSSEES
PLEADS GUILTY IN cO,Rf THIS MORNING AND AGREES
TO MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF ALL HIS TRANsAC.
T|ONS or ROBBERY
Pleads Guilty in Court This Morninu
and Agrees to Make Clean
Breast of all his Transactions

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-THE
jury was completed in Judge Dunn's
court this morning and the state an
nounced that it was ready for trial.
Ruef was asked if he was ready. The
court room was crowded with LAWYERS
and spectators and to the astonish-
ment OF those present Ruef rose I'D
and addressing the court stated that
he desired to make a plea Of guilty
and throw himself upon the mercy of
the court. He said with tears rolling
down his cheeks that he had started
out with high ideals, but politics had
led him astray and he now desired to
make clean breast of all his trans
actions and he was guilty as charged
He sat down and buried his face in
his hands weeping.
The scene was dramatic and pa
thetic and the sentence Will be given
him in two weeks from today.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
WAR ON THE WILDCATS
A Clean Cut Article From the Man.
haitian News

Relative to the war on wild cats
the Manhattan News has the following
which strikes right from the shoulder:
The Mining and Scientific Society
Of Nevada, with headquarters at Gold
field, recently held meeting in that
city and declared war against wild
cat mining and pledged it's members,
individually and collectively to the
work of exposing all wildcat mining
companies and driving them out of
Nevada
Nevada has suffered more from the
disreputable methods employed by
some Of the mine promoters than by
all other causes combined Manhattan
to-day is suffering on account of the
wild-catting that has been done with
some Of the properties around here.
In another column we show up some
Of the methods employed. illustrating
how they operate
1t is a fact that had some of the
companies, that have been formed on
properties here in Manhattan. spent
even a small portion of the money
obtained from sale of stock that they
would have had fine producing mines
to-day and would be in clover. Rut
the money was spent in high living
by the officials of the company and in
hiring high-priced experts to come
here and make a one-dav examination
OF their proposed mine and give them
a report upon which they could sell
more OF their stock, and long before
they got ready to begin operatiOs their
treasury was depleted
Then they began sIuffiing their
own stock on the market and
down went the stock and to hell went
the mines, or what would have proven
a good mine had the money been
used honestly. We want to see the
Mining and Scientific Society OF
Nevada success and we would like
w ~ I" VI 'i'itoh VI the oluel III every
| mining camp in the State We be-
leve this society of learned men can
do world of good for the mining
industry Of Nevada and do more to
weed out lllegitimate and fake con-
Germs than any other organization.
Go to it gentlemen, we are with
! You and we believe the whole press
I of the State will be too. o.',-Manhattan
| News
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15

They Will Make he Fourth Of ,yu,v
Celebration in Carson Something
Out of the Common

The Fraternal Order OF EAGLES will
make things hum in this city on the
Fourth. They are all in line en-
Enthusiastically and last night at their
meeting decided to take hold with all
their ten claws and put the whole
thing under their broad wings.
Word from the aeries in various
parts OF the state is to the effect that
ii the three or four days entertain
ment is given here under the aus
pices OF the Eagles they will be glad
to attend. Many suggest that there
be set apart one special day for the
visiting members OF the organiza-
ton and that appropriate services and
exercises be arranged for that day
This matter viii be considered at a
later date.
The following committee was ap-
pointed last night by the lodge to
visit the business men Of the city
and ascertain what they would con-
tribute toward giving the celebra-
ton: Abe Cohn, W. B. Harbin, A.
Eseke, 7. J. Heidenreich and Andy
Todd This committee will visit the
various business men OF Carson City
today and ascertain what each is
willing to contribute toward the sup
port of the affair.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
ITALIAN EDITOR Is ARRES TED

Editor Moracco, of the Courier de
Nevada, an Italian paper published
at Sparks, was yesterday arrested for
sending Objectionable matter through
the mail.
The matter objected to was con-
tanned in an article published in a
recent edition of the paper, which
was a sort of venting of personal
wrath against some fellow country
man of San Francisco.
The order for the arrest came from
Washington to the U. S. marshal at
Carson Chief of Police Maloy made
the arrest after a days search and
Moracco was taken before the federal
authorities at Reno yesterday where
he was placed under $1,000 bonds for
his appearance.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
YERINGTON NOW A CITY.

Yerington has just passed through
an exciting municipal election and
there was tie on the Mayors fight
between Lam and Smith. 1t is
thought that when two irregular votes
are thrown out that Smith will win.
1t is quite probable that they will take
the matter into the courts as Ierlng-
ton is a growing city and to be Mayor
carries con~lderable honor. YerinS-
ton is now a full fiedged city and pro-
poses to have sewers and policemen,
street lamps and various municipal
accessories.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
FUNERAL NOTICE

The funeral of George Nuss Will
take nlace from the family residence
at 2 o'clock tomorrow.
ANOTHER STATE PIONEER GONE
Wallace Goodell died at the East
gate farm in Churchill county, last
Sunday morning, and from particulars
at hand his death was caused from
apoplexy. Deceased was one OF the
first residents of Churchill county,
and the first clerk of the county.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
THE DARK TOWN MINSTRELS

1t is quite probable that the Dark
town Minstrels will go to Virginia
Friday night and have a special train.
Arrangements are being made now to
play them at Piper's opera house, the
negotiations were partly broken be-
cause of the Dockstader Minstrels
being billed there. DOckstader's date
having been Cancelled for Virginia,
the Darktowns have a free field.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
M|NGFiElO ON The HARkET
Too Eusy Developing Their Properties
to Bother With Blackboard
Quotations

George Wingliell in AN interview
yesterday with the Reno Gazette thus
tells Of the conditions in GoldHeld
AS long as the mines are all right
the stock market will come out all
right
Many people are rather down in the
mouth over the price Of stocks. 1t
will do them lots OF good to read this
interview.
'Everything is quiet in Goldfield, so
far as labor troubles are concerned,
said George Winfield this morning,
and / believe that there will never
again be any difficulties Of the char
acter Of those we just passed through.
The mines are looking better than
ever before. Stock market? We are
TOO busy developing our properties,
getting them on a substantial, pcTma-
nent basis, to pay attention to the
quotations on the blackboards. But
no one should get frightened"
"People are rather interested in
ioldfeld Consolidated. Many wonder
about the dividend and such things, 70
suggested the newspaper man.
Consolidated is being managed in
the most careful manner that it can
he, replied Mr.. Wingfeid, We are
not trying to make a speculative stock
of it; we are making it an Investment.
What would he the sense in cur TAX
ing out a considerable quantity of ore
and paying about 40 per cent Of its
gross value to get it transported and
treated? That's what it would cost
to ship our ore, and we don't intend to
do that when we have demonstrated
that we can run it through the Com
binatiOn mill and save from 90 TO 80
per cent OF it at an entire cost OF only
about per cent Of its gross value.
We are going to make a mine out OF
Consolidated one that will pay divi-
dends regularly when we once begin.
ment that will be able to handle an
immense tonnage daily, and in the
meantime we are carefully testing the
ores, running Is to 80 tons day
through the Combination, in order tC
find what process is best suited to the
ores.
When we pay dividend we wan
to pay it because everything justities
it. We don't want to distribute a To-
of money just to help the stock mar
ket and aid few wild-eyed promo
ters 10 get rid of their pOmotlon:
easier. We would profit by dividen(
as much as anybody, for we have
few shares of Consolidated ourselves
But that is not what we are amin:
for. We are going to make out o
that property the greatest investmen
in the entire mining world, and W
are going to adhere to that plan de
spite the agitation that might be mad
in favor of other plans
Mr.. Wingfield, who is just recover
ing from a spell OF illness, brough
about by his arduous duties durin
the recent labor difficulties, will cor
tinue on his way tonight to Place
county, where he is interested i
mining property.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
A BAD MAN. KILLED

Abel Caballero, a Portuguese miner
with reputation as bad man, was
killed Monday night at Searchlight,
Lincoln county, by A. McGuin, a
bartender. Caballero was drunk and
had threatened to stab several people
during the evening. He wound up
with an attempt upon McGuin with a
dirk knife. McGuin, in self-defense
fired two shots, killing his assailant
almost instantly. McGuin was releas-
ed upon his own recognizance pend
ing the corners inquest.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
LAST NIGHTS SHOW

The show last night at the opera
house was greeted with large crowd
and every one enjoyed the perform
ance. The pictures were the best
ever seen here and the sweet con-
tralto voice of the illustrated song
singer was the hit of the evening"
The fickerless pictures cannot be
appreciated until seen. ASK your
friends about it that attended last
night and join in and follow the crowd
to the opera house tonight. Eight
o'clock is the time.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
MiSLEADING HEAD.

The Journal OF yesterday morning
announces in one of its heads:
"StrikeDTeakers at the Bay hit Girl on
Car"
A perusal of the article reveals that
the girl was hit by a brick thrown
by parties who were trying to stop
the car and the strikebreakers had
nothing to do with it.
Virginia City parties are working
the North Carson Mine and propose
to give the property fair trial
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
OOCKSTADER'S n|NSIRELS
Coming Here Dead Sure Next Wed.
nesday

This famous minstrel combination
with It's forty star performers will
fall into Carson next Wednesday and
give one of the old time minstrel
shows that SO delight the lovers of
good work in that line.
After the Darlltown troup have
done their stunts it would naturally
take something really high class to
follow them and Dockstader is about
the only thing that could really fill
the bill.
Minstrely-the kind that Lew
DOckstader serves to a constantly in
creasing clientele of people who want
TO be amused grotesquerie, soothed by
beautiful melodies and made to laugh
by jokes that are broad enough for
everybody to understand and never
too broad" to tell--haS ever been
popular. That this class of entertain
ment is more than holding its own
with its rivals in the amusement field
is evidenced by the increasing at
tendance each visit. The minstrels
come to the opera house May 22nd.,
and it is saying a great deal to make
the statement that Mr.. Dockstader
has this season by far the best min
strel entertainment he has ever given,
yet it is true, and from the opening
70 J,n Of &c, Of
one NyariSOme number.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15

John Landers, Pacific Coast agent
for the Manhattan Life insurance
Company, passed through Carson this
morning from Virginia City, where he
had been inspecting his American
Flat properties.
Landers has stuck by Nevada as a
mining state for the last thirty years
and still sticks At the last election
a few days ago he was elected di-
rector of the Manhattan Life without
opposition.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-15
INYo COUNTY PROPERTY SOLD

The control of the Wild Rose Min
ing Company property, located in the
Wild Rose district, Inyo county, Cal,
has just been purchased by strong
syndicate of Boston and Providence
operators on a basis Of 100000 for
the property.