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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22

knew more t han his father - or
thought he did. PRESENTLY father dieu
The bulk OF the estate came to the
young man. That was when he tooA
Iull control orders poured in. Bust
ness doomed. New machines were or
dered, then a new plant built. But
after a while creditors began pressing.
There was no money, ana not enough
to pay bills. The bills payable pagt
OF ms ledger tar o~verDaianced his
bills payable page. lie had made
absolutely no provision for the pay
ment OF notes and outstanding ac-
counts Energy, too, well nign I'M
paraileled. lie lacked foresight. To
Jay he IS working for $40 a week,
simply because he did not possess the
thru element of the success trinity
foresight.
foresight is that element in a man 8
nature mat enables him to Ioresee the
evil as well a s the good that is com
ing. To the sailor it is the ability
that enables him to forecast the
weather and bring the ship to her de-
sired haven. To the business man it
is that quality which, assimilated with
brains and energy, makes him q power
IN his chosen line. Where most men
fail in life is in their inability to ex-
ercise for, sight. They are unable to
read the shadows Of coming events.
+ allure is the most polite personality
that has ever come to a mans office.
1t always sends its card in advance.
1t gives warning knocks, not onc.,
but many times repeated, before it
enters an office and pulls down the
roll top desk and writes its nam on
the corrugated cover. Failure rarely
strikes men But lack of
foresight in the man prevents him
from nearing the football or readinI
the letter that failure always s.nds
on a man like an ASA ssin n tic mid
night. 1t does not come with stealthy
steps and rubbered. 1t sends :ouriers,
cards, letters, announcements, and
happy is the man who, seeluy failure
coming, exercises for .signt and gets
out Of the way Of failure. Brains.
energy, foresight. Cultivate these,
then add the fourth element. tina.
must be in every successful life---hon.
esty-and success is sure t. be yours.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22
Not Created in Vaif,

the initials III. CIVIL testify to the
fact that he had remarkable ability
to foretell the future. lie was fond
of making predictions and it was re-
markable how often they came true.
This was especially true of his editor
Ials relating to the slavery question
and his loyal supporters used to at
tribute to their lavorite editor the
gilt OF prophecy. They had reason
Tor believing hlm to De of almost SUI
perhuman intellect, for his for, sight
was wonderful. 1t took very few
years for most OF his predictions to
come true, and many have SO turned
out from time to time without any
thing being said about it. But his
production regarding. the future OF
Nevada should not pass without the
notice it deserves. Greeley certainly
had the right idea about Nevada, as
history is rapidly proving. AS he
says, the Almighty created nothing il
VAIN, least OF all the ureat American
desert.-Tonopah Sun.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22

A little paragraph has been going
the rounds of the state press during
the past two weeks which reads as
follows:
"Horace Greeley, IN his visit 10
the Pacific coast in 1859, made this
remarkable forecast of the future of
the u~ninhabited region of Nevada in
ar overland stage coach: Il na-e
come across a desolaue and terrible
country-a land seemingly worthless
forev.r-the Great American desert.
But l believe that the Almighty has
created nothing in vain, and as }
passed over this awful region The
thought fixed itself in my mind, .hat
since it is useless for ev,ry ,thar pur-
pose, it may be a land OF vast min
eral wealth. Ii hat be SO, it will take
100000 miners 100000 years to pros
pect it,
Readers Of the editorials in the New
York Tribune when Greeley was tha
active editor-of those signed with
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22
PAYMENT fer
SEVEN TROUCHS
Mines

The claims Outlook NOS. /. Q and ?
were this week sold by A. Borland
Joseph Therien and f. A. Stautt for
a cash conside ration of 100000 I,
Joseph Hill, John Harnan. Vim G
savage, IL. G.. Humphrey and w. H.
Moffat, says the Mazuma Herald
The new owners have resolved them
selves into a company called the Ma
yuma Hills Extension Mining com
pany, OF which Joseph Hin is presi-
dent, W. c. Savage Secy. and Fl. q.
Humphrey and w. II. Moffat directors
The company is capitalized for one
million shares of a par value of Al
each.
The Outlook l, 2 and 3 are frf,me,t;~
ately north and adjoining the Loak
out claims Nos. l, 2 and 3. which
constitute the Mazuma Hills Mining
company's estate. The Outlooks
were taken under option by the pres
ent purchasers about ninety DAYS
since. Payments to the e. tent of
$4,000 were made, and the balance
of $4,000 was payable on or hefcr
August 10,1907. On the 9TH inst. the
parties holding the option concluded
the purchase by making afnal paw
ment of $4,000 cash.
Nearly or all, if not all of TIE pur-
chasers of the Mazuma Hills Exten.
sion property are large owners in the
Mazuma Hills mine The fact that
they have taken up their option on
the extension exhibits their conf
dence in the ground purchased.
Pending the life of the option very
little work has been lone on the Elk.
tension. Numerous applications for
leases are on file, however, and tine
new company have already signifed
their intention of permitting ~leasers
to exploit the ground. The company
will also undertake extensive develop
ment work.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22
Qualities of Successful Men

Brains, energy, forethought. Isn't
that a splendid trinity OF wordsi
Wouldn't it be a veritabie gold min
to you if in your makeup you had
that trinity, aud arranged in exactly
that orderf Lots OF men in TINS
Of men who who have graduated al
the head OF their classes IN some hrst-
class cUll.g e working In the most hum
BILE position in lire. Inc best Latin
scholar the writer ever knew could
only make nine dollars a week on =
a "jack" in an upper leather factory
away back in an old Massachusetts
town. A Harvard valedictorian
years ago, drove mules on the old
.'bay-MlIler line = ia Cipcinnattl.
Thu Sc men had brains ana or good quail
ity too. They were like a man VINO
is fairly well nown in Greater Pitts
burg at the present time, writes J. A.
Jayne. This man reads Darwin Spen-
cen Huxley and kisk.with the ease tina
a ten year boy OF average ability
reads his primer. He will sit with
Jamse' Psychology and devour it by
the hour n rise refreshed ready
for a dip into his Caryllsle. III you
want a good astronomical exposition,
ask HIM and he can tell you all that
the world has yet discovered relative
to the movement of the heavenly
bodies.
He is a splendid good fellow. he
has never had a blot orblemish
on his character. But he has never
accomplished anything in this world
He lacks the second element in the trim
ity Of words presented above-Energy'
Couple energy to brains and you
get a combination that is frequently
found in a great manufacturing cen
tiers like New York. But energy un-
Niagara was beautiful, but it's energy
was wasted until it was controlled by
art and brains of man. Here is q
word picture Of the energetic brainy
make good. He received q good edu.
Graduated at one Of the hereby col
eyes with honors Entered the bust
ness OF his father, a bushes that was
and truth. But the young fellow
founded on industry conservatism
ken rnhhis osptekk td-shktoardoo
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22

While there is some talk in Winnie
mucca Of Incorporation, it will be of
interest to the readers of this paper
to now that the idea of incorporation
is not entirely new, as is told in the
early-day Humboldt county news pub
lished in today's issue.
The Silver State files do not e,n-
tain the reasons why the incorporation
idea was abandoned by the citizens
at their meeting in Centennial hall,
but contains only the short statement
that the idea was "knocktd out -
From old timers who attended the
meeting we are told that substantial
arguments were advanced by differ
emit citizens showing that the expense
of maintaining the city government
was greater than the good that would
follow Incorporation, would justify.
Whether that argument still holds
good is a question.
There are greater things that Win
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22

:. Total. ...... .906, sol ,9f7
1t will be seen by the foregoing
that Montana is the leading state in
the Union in the production of p D
That next to it and close to Mon
tana's figures m Arizona The last
reports from Arizona indicate that her
product is soon to be very largely in.
creased. She has more promising cop
per prospects than any other state in
the Union. We presume that in her
last years product her great bulk
was drawn from Senator Clark 8 gre at
mines. But there are other mines
coming to the front there that threat
en- to eclipse even the United Verde.
We expect that in about three years
more the Utah product will be marvel
GUS, while two or three districts in
Nevada we know are great. We know
of nc district anywhere that three
years hence will equal the Ely dis
trict in Nevada. The consumption of
copper seems to be steadily ~increas-
ing. although we anticipate that there
is going TO be a shrinkage in prices.
AS shrewd an authority as Brad
streets thinks that perhaps the mar
ket will fall down to Is cents oefore
FAC AdAi OIQcIS dIc ullcu. buL 10
cents gives a good return, and if cop
per does not fall below that figure
there will be nc abatement of the in
dustry. The way that industry has
been advancing during tho fst ten
years is something marvellous.
When the transmission of power by
electricity was discovered men
thought it one of the great miracles
OF the century, but very few dreamed
at that time hat it would result in
the creation of one of the greatest
mining industries the world ever saw.
As the demand for the transmission of
power is almost without limit nntll
some Other agent to act as transmitter
can be found, copper mining viii re-
main one of the very great indus
tries of the western states of the
Union.-Salt Lake Telegram.
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OUR FALL LINE OF SAMPLES of

custom made clothing now in. Chica-
60 and San francisco houses. Very
nobby patterns and Iall styles-the
very lat, ST.. Come around and make
your selection. We will guarantee to
save you money.
r. G. ROBINS & co.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22

Hot and cold baths, every modern
convenience, at the Robinson tonsor-
ial parlors.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22
NEVADA STATUTES FOR 1907

The Silver State News acknowledges
the receipt from Secretary OF State
Douglass a copy of the statutes OF
Nevada for 1907, passed at the 23rd
legislative session. The volume Is
substantially bound and is a credit
to the state printing Office.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22

TIL place to get a good shave 10 at
]. Robinson 'sbarber shop.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22
STORM ON GREAT SALT LAKE
Passenger Train Nearly Washed from
the Lucin Cutoff

RENO, Aug. 20.-Aceordirg to stor
les brought to this city by trainmen
one of the worst storms that ever
ragged on the Great Salt Lake occurred
last Saturday, and a passenger train
was nearly washed from the Icing
grade known as Lucin cutoff.
1t is stated that No. 5, which was
due here Sunday morning was caught
ON the grade while the storm was at
its highest, and that for a time the
pass ngers feared they would be wash.
ed into the lake. Finally the train
crew saw that it was too dangerous t.
proceed further and the train was
backed into Ogden. The train dia
not arrive in Reno until yesterday.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22
THE PROD UCTION
OF COPPER

The copper production in the Unit d
States for the year 1906 by states and
territories is as follows:
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22

TRY tn ECEDULAs 5 CENT CIGAR
Pure Havana. Sole agents.
+. c. ROBINS q co.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-22

The Eilers Music company, having
opened salesrooms in Reno, intending
purchasers OF pianos will find it to their
int, rest to address the manager, II. j.
Werner, 81 Vest Plaza street, Reno,
Nevada. Jl0-lw
Free press., 1907-06-08

This part of our Memorial day local
was over looked in making up, but so
good we must give it anyhow, as he
pleased everybody by his talk
A PLEASING ADDRESS.
1t has been long time since we have
heard such universal praise given
memorial address as that accorded the
one delivered by Col. Thos. H. Grisham
in this City last week. His old comrads
of Vance Post No. 2 and the large
audience present were entertained and
instructed, no one was offended, bat
everyone was pleased. The talk was
along the lines of Patriotism, Frater-
nifty, Charity and Loyalty to which no
American Citizen, be he native born or
naturalized, finds fault. Col. Grisham IS
home is in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
He is a prominent lawyer in Southern
Kansas and an active worker and
adviser in Grand Army affairs. He
has served the Department of Kansas
for two years last past as its Judge
Advocate General.
Free press., 1907-06-08
A RARE oPPoRTUNITY

To double your income by, making
use of the odds and ends of time,
which the busiest of us have. WE
NEED statesmen to sell our high-grade
line of nursery stock and that spare
time is worth dollars to both of us.
An opportunity to turn your entire or
spare time into dollars and many of
them, is not to be overlooked without
investigation. To enlarge our selling
organization we offer exclusive terri
tory to one good man in every locality
where we are not represented. If we
do not have an agent in your locality,
get busy and write to US at once. We
pay cash in advance for your orders.
pay your expenses while in active work
and furnish you with complete outfit
free of all charges. No experience
necessary to become business getter
and money maker in our line. WRITE
AT ONCE as there are others in your
direct locality who are seriously con-
this proposition. THE
GRIESA NURSERIES; T. E. GRIEsA,
LAWRENCE, KANSAS.
Free press., 1907-06-08
Homestead Contest Notice.
Departpent of the Interior,

Department of the Interior,
q. S. Land Office, Colby, Kansas
June 4, 1867 No. 121S7.
A sufficient affidavit having been tled
in this office by Helen Strohmier, con-
testant, against Homestead entry No.
%, ,513 made July 3, 1901. for the S4ne4,
& Net SET sec. 80, town. Is south, in
range 20 west by John S Haley,
contestee,
in which it is alleged that John s.
Haley has wholly abandoned said
claim for more than three years last past
and he never lived on said land or i'm
proved same, and that he has contin-
ually lived with his family in Missouri,
and that these failures still exists and
was not caused by claimants employ
ment in the army or navv of the U. S,
Said parties are hereby notified to ap-
pear, respond and offer eTidence touch
ing said allegation at 10 o'clock A, M
on July %, 1907 before the Clerk of the
District court Ellis county Kansas at
Hays city, Kansas, and that final hear
ing will be held at 10 a. m. on July
30 1907 before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land office
in Colby, Kansas.
The said contestant having in prop
er affidavit, filed June 4, 1907, set forth
facts which show that after due dill
gence personal service of this notice
cannot be made, it is hereby ordered &
directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
John Thomas, Register,
John Nelson, Atty.
1st pub. June 8. 1907.
Free press., 1907-06-08
Homestead Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior,
u. S. Land Office

Homestead Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior,
u. S. Land Office
Colby, Kansas No. .
June 4, 1907. 1880.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this off1ce by Joseph A.
Zimmerman, contestant against Home
stead entry No 1918, made March 80,
1905 for the N4SE4 & N15SwA of sec.
IA township 10 south, range 20 west,
by George h Lubbens :ontestee
in which it is alleged that George III
Lubbens has wholly abandoned said
claim for more than six months last
past; that he has no house or cultiva-
ton on said land and has had none
since making said entry; and that said
failures still exist and were not caused
bV claimants employment in the Army
or Navy of the United States.
Said parties are hereby notified
to appear respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
am, on July 23rd, 1907 before the
Clerk of the District court at Hays city
Kansas, and that final hearing will be
held at 10 o'clock am. July 30th, 1907
before the Register & Receiver at the
u. S. Land Office In Colby, Kansas.
The said contestant having. in a
proper affidavit, fled june 4, 1907 set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of this notice
can not be made, tits hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
JNO- THOMAS REGISTER
Free press., 1907-06-08

This week the annual meeting of the
Sunday Schools of this County was
held in Ellis with a large attendance
and interesting program and Hays was
down for the following on the program:
Tuesday Afternoon.
The Real Purpose Of the Sunday
School, Rev. Mumford.
The Responsibility of the teacher,
Leroy Light.
The Responsibility of the scholar,
Miss Abbie Westbrook.
How can we get teachers for our
School, Geo. K. Helder.
Devotional service, Mrs. Mumford.
The duty of Parents to the Sunday
School, Rev. Mathews.
How to secure punctuality, Miss
Belle Sutton.
Sabbath desecration, A. w. Wilde.
The need of Temperance teaching in
the Sunday School, C. A. Shively.
Sunday School and Missions, Miss
Annette Foster.
Free press., 1907-06-08

The Pittsburg State Normal had
their graduation exercises last Saturday
before a big crowd, and Al students
graduated The pleasure of the exer-
cises were increased by the graduates
doing something to show they had
learned something, instead of letting
some outsider be the whole thing. T"
The most novel feature of the pro
gramme was the last number. Two
young men donned jumpers and leather
aprons, built a fire on a forge and
made piece of ironwork for a self
binding harvester. Not a word was
spoken by the young machinists, one
directing the other by signs as the anvil
rang with the blows of the hammer.
Free press., 1907-06-08
THE KNIGHTS rEMPLAR.

Thursday the Knight Templar initiat-
ed the largest class in the history of
the commandery IN this city. The
visitors were shown the experiment
station in the morning. They were
taken to the Normal and the forenoon
was concluded by boat ride on Big
creek. In the afternoon the Order of
the Red Cross was conferred. A
sumptuous dinner was served at the
hotel Brunswick and in the evening the
candidates were initiated into the
order of Knights Templar. The candi-
dates were: J. J. Keraus, w, J.
Williams. F. w. King, F. D. Hastings,
Richard Owens, and Rudolph Horak of
WaKeeney; Arthur Fauteux and Frank
Phillips of Ellis; A. D. Colliver and
Fred Schwaller of this city.
Free press., 1907-06-08
Notice for Publication. No. 1915

Notice for Publication. No. 1915
Department of the Interior, us Land
Office Colby, Kansas, May 30, 1907
Notice is hereby given that CHARLES
ed notice of his ntenon to maps na mas
five year proof in support of his claim,
viz; Homestead Entry No. 26492 made
March 81. 1903, for the N4NW4 & SCI
NW4 of Section 4, Township 12 south,
range II w, and that said proof will be
made before Clerk Dist Court, at
Hays Kansas on July 90, 1907.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said la nd, viz:
Robert w Battin, Thomas Elliott,
Lee M Shelton, Samuel Haddock,
All of Hays Kansas.
JNo. THOMAS, REGISTER
Free press., 1907-06-08
Watches. CLOCKS & Jewelry.

Remember that Henry THoLEN &
Son, the Watchmakers of Victoria,
are still making their regular trips to
HAYS every Saturday. If you have
a watch, clock or any jewelry to re-
pair, leave it at the J. B. BAsGALL
Grocery store and it will be called for
and delivered every Saturday. Eyes
tested Free at our store in Victoria
by H. j. Tholen, the KC graduate
refractionist.
Free press., 1907-06-08
FLAG DAY A HOLIDAY.

Governor Hoch Issues Proclamation
Asking Observance of June IA.
Topeka, June A. Governor Hoch
to-day issued the following proclama-
ton making June IA, Flag Day.,
holiday:
1--WE are approaching another pat
riotic anniversary. 1t commentaries
not the birth of native nor the birth
of any illustrious citizen. 1t com
memorates the BIRTH of our flag, the
symbol of our liberty, known in song
as the Star Spangled Banner, but
which in our heart we call Old Glory,
Celebrating this day with appropriate
exercises has become patriotic Gus
tom with American people, a custom
which is growing in favor and to
which 1 am glad to contribute official
recognition.
Let "June IA be Flag day in deed
as well as Flag day in name. Our flag
represents all that is good in human
government 1t is the symbol of
equality, liberty and justice. 1t holds
within its sacred folds the hope of the
oppressed in all lands, and in the Ameri-
can who can look upon it at home OF
abroad without an increase of heart
beat and without pride and patriotic
emotion, is to be pitied if not despised
'tLet the day be properly observed
in Kansas. Let the flag be, displayed
from public buildings, in church anc
school and from private homes, for il
typifes alike all our national and pri
vate interests. civil and religious"
Free press., 1907-06-08
Cement & Brick.
Sidewalk.

I am prepared with my Ellis county
men to lay you a first class brick or
cement sidewalk at reasonable prices,
and guarantee all work, and live here
to make my guarantee good.
Why'give your work to non-residants
to build up other towns, when my men
spend every dollar they get to build up
your town. Give US your work. Send
me word and win quote you prices.
HENRY MCGUIRE.
Free press., 1907-06-08
Notice for Publication. No. 1905.

Department of the Interior, Land office at
Colby, Kansas, May 22, 1907,
Notice is hereby given that Anna Froelich
of Hays, Kansas, has filed notice of her in
tentionto make final five year proof in sup
port of her claim, viz: H. E. No. 2s6z5 for
the NWH of Sec IS township IzS, Range
10 west, 9th pm, and that said proof will
be made before the Clerk of the District
Court of Ellis county, Kansas, at Hays,
Kansas, on JULY Is, 1907,
She names the following witnesses to
prove her continuous residenc upon and
cultivation of the land, viz:
Roman Witt, Elkanah R. Bosom, Martin
Windholtz, Nicholas Schmidt, all of Victoria
P. O., Kans.
JNo. THOMAS, Register.
Free press., 1907-06-08
WISDOM NUGGETS FROM
SUCCESS MAGAZINE

SUCCESS MAGAZINE
In every avenue
of life great opportunities are con-
stantly confronting us. Who are ready
for them? Who will fill the position?
1t is the prepared men, those who are
equal to the places, who generally get
them.
The man of grit carries in his
presence a power which spares him the
necessity of resenting insult.
Worry and fret are fatal to the
integrity of nerve and brain. Fear can
sting like scorpion and torment like
a scourge.
Free press., 1907-06-08
Farm, for Sale.

GAO acre farm in Ellis county, Kansas.
All under fence. 400 acres in wheat.
z roomed house, new barn 40x7O. 2
granaries, milk house, smoke house,
carriage house, ice house, good well.
200 barrel tank. Price $25 an acre
with crop, or $50 an acre without the
crop. Address JOHN H. GERKEN, Ellis,
Kansas,