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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
SHOT IN SHOULDER
BY A DEMO
SALOON
man
MANAGER OF SCHUBENER
STORE IN SHOOTING SCRAPE
Charles Frank. of San Francisco. and
Dick La Pierre, Barkeeper, En-
gage in Quarrel and Fight

Two weeks ago Charles Frank ar
rived from San Francisco and went
out to DEMO, where he assumed man
agerial charge of the store that is be-
ing conducted by Mrs. Sol Schubener
at that place. Last Tuesday, with
worn and haggard countenance and an
arm tied up in a sling, he returned
from DEMO, and left on the evening
train for San Francisc, with the in
cidental remark that he had seen
enough of Nevada to satisfy him for
all time to come.
Many things happened during the
two weeks sojourn OF the San Fran
cisco mercantile man in the DEMO
country. Shortly after his arrival he
got into a quarrel with Dick Ia
Pierre, who is a barkoeper in the
Schubener saloon at DEMO, and hav-
ing acquired the latter's enmity and
anger, the trail was not smooth for
Mr.. Frank. Last Sunday afternoon
the bad blood that had been existing
between Frank and La Pierre broke
out in fight What led up to the
encounter has not been learned, al
though it is presumed that it was the
outgrowth of the quarrel.
Inc mlxup took place IN the SaiooH.
Frank apparently had the best of tn
fstic encounter, when LIE Pierre pull
ed gun and struck his opponent over
the head, flooring him.
1t is said that La Pierre then tool
a pot shot at Frank and wounded hin
in the feshy part of the shoulue'
muscles. The wounded man received
temporary medical attention at Denio.
and departed Monday morning for
Winnemucca. Arriving here Tuesday.
his wound was again dressed and
when the train came in he bid good
bye to Winnemucca and the state of
Nevada.
No warrant has been issued against
LaPierre, and it is probable he will
not. be prosecuted on charge of as
sault with a deadly weapon.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
MANY ATTRACTIONS AT
NEVADA STATE FAIR
Buckaroo, Drilling and Many Other
Contests-Automobi Race for
Trophy

The State Agricultural association
at a recent meeting transacted much
important business in connection with
the approaching fair, and decided up
portant features not heretofore men
toned in connection with the attrac-
tions to be offered visitors at the fair.
Among the innovations, all of which
are certain to be popular and attract
i've, will be drilling contest for a
liberal purse. The committee of
judges for this event will be chosen
from the various mining districts rep
resented by the entries.
The automobile race will be for a
$50 trophy, although the exact nature
of this has not yet been decided upon,
nor the day fixed for the race, both
of which will be announced in the
next few days.
Another contest which is certain
to be drawing card, and have many
entries, is the buckaroo contest. At
all fairs where this sort of a contest
has been introduced, especially in a
country where the stock raising in
dustry is as important as it is in this
state, 1t has been an unqualified sue
cess, and there is no doubt that when
the committee decided upon this and
the drilling contests, they did some
thing which will be much appreciated
by the public.
Further details concerning all the
later additions to the already long
list of attractions planned, will be
published as soon as they are finally
completed.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
UNCLE SAM TAKES
BACK HOMESTEADS
Spectators in the Carson Truckee
Irrigation Project are Ousted

FALLON, New, Sept 2.-The Unit
ed States general land office has can
celed 65 homestead entries ON the Car
son-Truckee irrigation project as a re-
suit of the claimants not doing the
necessary amount of work on the
land. The general land agent is also
examining the claims of other settlers
and it is possible that number of
Others will be cancelled.
Up to August 30 there had been 313
homesteads taken up, besides the 65
cancelled, and all are being improved.
The government Cancelled all claims
where the required amount of work
had not been performed in order to
prevent speculation by the persons
taking up the land. 1t was believed
that they intended to assign this land
over to other persons representing a
large syndicate.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
METHODIST
CHURCH OUT OF DEBT

Rev. G. A. Whippo, who for the past
twelve months has controlled the des-
TIMES of the Methodist church in
Pardise Valley, arrived yesterday by
stage and continued ON last even
ing's train for Yerington, where he
will attend the annual conference of
Nevada ministers. Under the pastor
ship of Rev. Whippo, the Paradise
Methodist church has progressed sat
isfactorily, and progress has been
made. The minister salary has been
paid in full, and all debts against the
church raised The work of the min
ister has been appreciated and he
will probably be returned to the
Valley.
Rev. Wilson of the Winnemueea
Methodist church departed Tuesday
evening for Yerington. An effort will
be made to have the next Methodist
church conference in Winnemucca.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
w. p. RIGHT OF WAY Is
GRANTED THROUGH ELKO

j. l.. Romer, right of way agent
of the Western Pacific, arrived from
Elko last evening and returned this
afternoon. At the last meeting of
the board of commissioners of Elko
county, the application Of the Western
Pacific for right of way through the
town of Elko, through Silver street,
was granted. The application at first
met with serious objection on the part
of some of the citizens of Elko living
ON the streets through which the road
was to pass, and who claimed that the
value of their property would be
deprecated because of the objectional
features connected with running the
trains. This objection, however, was
finally overcome, and the application
granted with unanimous consent
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05

The main work on the property is a
tunnel 230 feet in length, which drifts
on the ledge for that distance Dur
ing the drifting ore was taken out all
the time. Sixty feet from the mouth
of the tunnel there is a shaft which
opens to the 50-foot level and there
shows II feet of ledge matter. There
is feet of $50 rock exposed, and
there is a vein one and onehalf feet
wide of high grade ore that will run
from $3.50 to $400 a ton in steel ga
lena and brittle or black silver. The
ledge at this place contains foot of
solid spar which runs 4s ounces in
silver and s per cent lead
A contract has just been let for 100
feet more of tunnel work, which will
be an extension of the present $50,
foot tunnel The owners of the prop
erty estimate that enough ore to more
than pay for the drifting will be TAX
en- out during the work.
AT the mines there is a good place
for a townsite and the available land
has already been taken up by the com
pany for this purpose. There are two
good springs of water with steady
flow.
Mr.. Wheatley, of the Utah Nevada
Development company, was in town
yesterday, and from him was obtain
ed the facts of this big mining prop
osition. His company, he says, are
working quietly and are not operating
through the newspapers, which ac-
counts for the few published reports
concerning the big work.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
TEARS DRESS
FROM WOMAN'S BUDY

ELKO, New, Sept. 2.-While stand
ing at the telephone at her home on
the Anderson ranch, short distance
from this place, Mrs. Nose Anderson
was struck by lightning and her
house was set on fire. The woman had
stepped to the telephone and was
holding the receiver in her hand when
the bolt struck.
She was rendered unconscious and
the clothing stripped from the upper
part of her body. She lay on the
floor for few seconds, and on regain
ing consciousness discovered that the
carpet had been set afre. She man
aged to crawl to the place and beat
out the flames with her skirts.
The lightning made black mark
down her right arm and ripped her
clothing open from her shoulder to
the floor on that side
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
WEATHER REPORT

Following is the report of the local
office of the United States weather
bureau of the department of agricul-
ture for Winnemucca for the twenty.
four hours ending at a. m. Sept.
5, 1907:
Maximum temperature, rs.
Minimum temperature, So
Mean temperature, 81.
Normal temperature, 65.
Prevailing direction of the wind,
northeast.
Forecast for Winnemucca, New, and
vicinity for the twentyfour hours end
ing at p. m. September q, issued
from San Francisco; Cloudy tonight;
fair Friday.
J. g. HAYDEN,
Official in Charge.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
PATSY DWYER MAY
HAVE TRIAL
HERE
CHANGE OF VENUE WILL
BE ASKED BY ATTORNEYS
Trial will Probably be Held Before
One of the Judges Of This Ju-
dicial District Court

1t is probable that the new trial
which has been granted to Patsy
Dwyer the murderer of Conductor
Williams of the Nevada Central rail
road, and who was convicted of that
crime, and has spent the last three
months in the death cell at the Ne.
vada penitentiary under constant
guard, with the shadow of the gallows
ever before him, will take place in
this district court, before either Judge
Orr or Judge Pike. The feeling
against Dwyer in Lander county is
very strong and his attorney will ask
for change of venue. 1t is stated
that some of the jurors were prejudic-
ed at the last trial of Dwyor in Austin
and that some of these afterward de-
clared that they believed Dwyer
guilty before they were ever exam
inod. On these grounds the supreme
court granted new trial, and this
will be the basis of the argument for
a change of venue.
Sheriff Murphy of Lancer county
stopped over in Winnemucca Tues
day night en- route to Austin with
Dwyer, whom he is taking there for
the new trial which has been granted.
The sheriff had the prisoner placed in
the Jail here for the reason that the
Battle Mountain Jail, where he would
have had to remain over night had
the through trip been made, is not
considered safe.
Dwyer has grown stout since his
conviction, and when seen at the Jail
by Silver State News reporter seem
ed to be in excellent health.
Dwyer stated that he had not been
given fair trial when he was con,
victed, as the jury was prejudieed,
and no matter what evidence his at.
torneys might have offered, the yer
diet would have been guilty. ~ was
not guilty of deliberate murder,
he said, ''for / was crazy drunk at
the time of the shooting. ] think /
will be acquitted before an impartial
jury
History of the Crime.
Dwyer shot and killed Conductor
Williams and shot and seriously
wounded County Recorder Dyer of
Lander county, while they were stand,
ing on the principal street of Austin
Gambler and had threatened to kill
the gambler on sight. He had gone to
his room, secured a revolver, and
walking down the street, mistook by
er and Williams for the men he had
quarreied with. He Immediately open
ed fire on the defenseless men. ",l-
liams fell to the sidewalk. mortally
Dyer was badly wounded, but lived.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
TRY TIL ECEDULAS 5 CENT CIGAR
Pure Havana. Sole agents.
4. &. ROBINS & co.


of very moderate means; but in any
event large class of children could
he benefited, and the benefit to the
children-that' Is the thing.
To find the men and women of phil
anthropic spirit who will go about a
task suggested by this Santa Clara
scheme--that, of course, is another
thing. But of the venture this much
can be said: There can be no question
of the soundness of the investment
The Standard Oil company never re-
allied such dividend as it will return
Health, character, the awakening OF
that human sensibility which is re-
ally worth the appreciation
for what comprises the poetry of the
universe, the really significant things
in iife-what earnings expressed in
terms of dollars and cents can match
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05

Total court house Offc Is. 81, ,35S.00
For jobs that are fat, and plums
that are juicy, the peace Office is
peculiar.
Ten dollars per day is the minimum
wage, and old Humboldt is there with
the sum.
Faded mile, the sheriff, the
assessor and all the rest, by the side
of the juicy peace Office plum.
Peace, how sweet it sounds How
beautiful it is, but oh, how expensive!
Give us peace, the populace demands,
and the populace pay for peace.
For the preservation of the peace of
the townships of Lovelock, Winnie
mucca and Golconda during the swell
tering and beerinviting days of Aug
ust, the good people of Humboldt
county have paid more than they have
for their cor...ned courthouse officers.
The assessor, wl,h his assistants and
deputies, the sheriff and his deputies,
with all their arduous and responsible
labors, the treasurer, custodian of all
the county's money and under bonds
of 100000, the recorders office,
where the busy click of typewriters
resound from morn till night, the
clerk S office, the district attorney Is
Office, are not so important to the
welfare of Humboldt county as those
who keep the peace, and, therefore,
they have received $40 less in com
bined salaries and wages than the
wages and fees of the justices of the
peace and eonstables.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

The board of county commissioners
convened Tuesday, Chairman McDeld
William Blattner, District Attorney
Ducker and County Clerk Hill ueine
present. After passing upon claims
against the county the following pus
mess was transacted
Assessor Guthrie was authorized to
have the township plats backed with
muslin and to arrange with the United
States land office at Carson City for a
list of all the patented land in Hum.
boldt county.
The bond of w. II. Cooper as con
stable of Mazuma township was ap
proved.
The use of the grand jury room was
allowed to j. +. Abel, district school
superintendent, for an office.
The plans and specifications drawn
by ID. |. La Point were accepted for
the county hospital and the clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids, to be
opened Tuesday, October IS.
The board then adjourned till Sep
tember 16, to meet as board OF
equalization.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
LEDCES AT
GOLD BANK

Alfred Schell, who came in last
Monday evening from his ranch on
the Kennedy road, reports that the
camp gives evidences Of having a
boom. Many prospectors are coming
into the district and the available
ground is being rapidly located. On
the Gold Bank and New Mohawk
claims the most important develop
work has been done. An open cut
ON the former shows ledge matter for
distance of % feet and values have
been obtained running around SO in
gold and silver.
The mines are situated on the west
side of Pleasant valley in porphyry
and trachite formation.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
SHIPPING 400 OUNCE
SILVER ORE FROM MINES
NEAR HUMBOLDT HOUSE

Fourteen miles from Humboldt
tain, is a lead-silver property, of
which the outside public is 1omawhat
in ignorance, but which is neverthe-
less now takin out and shipping silver
ore that will average around 400
ounces to the ton. Quietly and un-
ostentatiously, the Utah Nevada De
velopment company, the owners of the
property, of which E. G. Wheatley
and Fred T. McGurrin Of Salt Lake
are the head men, have purchased and
developed the property and now are
making their first shipment of ore.
Nine men are working at the mines,
and the johnson freight teams at
Humboldt House are busy plying oack
and forth from the mines to the rail
road station.
the high average values are astound-
ing, and it now stands out as one of
the foremost mining properties in
Humboldt county, and bids fair to
hold that record for the entire state
of Nevada.
The values are obtained from an
ore ledge that is known to be over
2200 feet long, and that will average
four feet wide on the surface, and
the average surface values are $40 to
the ton. The ledge is contact be
tween lime and porphyry.
The property, purchased last June
from Blaine and Washburne, two well
known Humboldt county prospectors,
has been worked for nearly two years.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
THE BOYS OUTING
FARM IN CALIFORNIA
portland Oregonian.)

~ DOWN in Santa Clara, Califor
MIA, they have what is called
Boys Outing Farm. -
Eighty acres of mountain land
have been purchased by wealthy peo-
pie who are willing that their wealth
should count for something in the way
of joy-giving that is not thoroughly
selfish; and on this tract there has
been established camp at which
boys from the city of San Francisco
will be received for an annual out
ing. The camp is conducted under
semi military discipline. The mana
gers thus far are volunteers IN the
service, and the purpose of the phil
anthropy is to benefit the boy of good
character rather than the youngster
whom we include in the criminal or
semi criminal class.
Not altogether a new idea is this
California "outing farm 1t has
its prototype in the east and notably
in the vicinity of New York; though
the Santa Clara scheme seems to be
more ambitious than the rest, and as
western experiment, truly note
worthy. For the man who has dol
lars to spare and would expend them
to insure temporary enjoyment and
lasting benefit, the plan commends
itself as subject of profitable study.
To localize the matter, there are
hundreds of cnlidren in this city of
Portland, boys and girls, children Of
good, bad and Indifferent character,
who know little or nothing of the
beauty of green fields or the charm of
the woodland; children to whom the
Whit of wild flowers, the many y-fold
delights of a country summer, the en-
from the smoke and turmoil of a
great city, the brilliant sheen of the
summer sun, the fantastic dance of
the shadows of rustling leaves, and
the solemn music of the wind in the
pine tops, are all mysteries unreveal-
ed. These children lack the opportun-
ity which philanthropy of this sort
can supply.
AS for the more unfortunate young
sters, we are doing something from
year to year. We have taken him to
the beach for a few days, which is
commendable, indeed. SO far as it
goes But there is opportunity to
work in him wonderful transforma
tion if the man or woman is found
with money and constructive charity
sufficient to give him summer so
.ourn in the country.
This touch of nature is good for
any city boy or girl. Parents and 9TH
'rs responsible for children should not
forget this, if it is within their means
to make it of practical moment in the
lives of children. But for the benefit
of the girl and boy who are hopeless
ly without the means for recreation
of this sort, philanthropy must step
in. Such an outing might be made a
matter Of small expense to the famil,
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
HARTMAN SPECIAL
GOES THROUGH WINNEMUCCA

The Hartman special, having on
board +. II. Hartman, the greatest
railroad fnancier in the world, passed
through Winnemucca at 1:30 this
morning. The great transportation
magnate got off the train here and
strolled for few minutes about the
depot.
He met the captain of company
of soldiers who were enroute between
trains here and engaged in several
minutes conversation. The whistle
of his train soon warned of the start
ing and he stepped aboard, with a
farewell glance at the town of Win
nemucca and the surrounding country
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
GOLCONDA MERCANTILE AND
BANKING co. BURGLARl1ED

Last Tuesday night the store of the
Golconda Mercantile and Banking Co
was burglarized and some guns and
dry goods were stolen. The thief en-
tered the building by taking out a
pane of glass in the side door of the
store and unlatching the door on the
inside.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
GOLCONDA CONSOLIDATED
COMPANY FILE ARTICLES

The Goleonda Consolidated com
pany, composed of English and French
capitalists, and under capitalization
of 250,o00 pounds, with +. l.. Labadie
as resident agent, filed articles of in
corporation with the county clerk
yesterday.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES
REACH A LARGE AMOUNT

Tuesday Assessor j W. Guthrie
paid over to County Treasurer Hoen
stine the sum of $l,096.54, received
in August on account of personal prop
erty taxes, and 1884 for poll taxes col
lected. The former amount IN the
largest months collections from per
sonal property taxes in the history of
the assessors office.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
PERSONAL and
LOCAL ITEMS

Frank Germain drove up to Golcon
da today.
Th place to get good shave is a,
J. Robinson 'sbarber shop.
e;ermaine Savornin, the well known
sheep man, is in town today.
Dan lie Barron arrived today from
his Jackson creek ranch.
Thomas Shone was in town yester
day from the Toll House station.
Paul Scramlin and George Ruhl of
Golconda were in town yesterday.
The w 0. Baber teams departed
this morning in charge of Al Singer.
M. Anderson came down Monday
from Golconda and registered at the
Winnemucea hotel.
M. S. Bonnifield and r. Battels re
turned Tuesday from Golden Circle
the new camp near Squaw valley.
Mrs. G. +. Robins and Miss Helen
Wright returned Monday evening
from two-weeks vacation trip at
Reno.
X. l.. Edwards, superintendent of
the Golden Eagle mines at Central,
was in town yesterday and departed
last evening for the west.
@. N. Shallenbarger, wife and son
arrived this afternoon from Golconda.
On next Sunday they will depart for
Redlands, California, where they
will spend the winter.
Delevan w. Gee of Rosebud arrived
yesterday from Denver, Colo. He de
parted last evening for Rosebud,
where he will again take charge of
his business and miping interests.
Capt. j. Shay of Goldfeld, who is
interested in the Nelson copper
mines at Jackson mountain, arrived
from the west last night and departed
for the east this morning on No. A.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
BRIDE AND GROOM RETURN
FROM HONEYMOON iA.Ir

Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Hill returned
last evening from their honeymoon
trip. They have taken up their resi-
dence in Winnemucca, and Grover is
again seen behind the deputy's desk
in the county clerk IS office.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
SOL KUNKEL RECEIVES
FINAL PAYMENT ON SALE

Sol kunkel, veteran prospector and
mining man, yesterday in Winnemuc-
ca received the final payment ON the
Humboldt Chief group of mining
claims which have been purchased "
w. G. Adamson and New York asso-
ciates.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
RETURNS FROM
PARADISE VALLEY
PROFESSIONAL TRIP

DIR. Giroux, who was called to Para
disc suddenly yesterday afternoon to
attend Miss Lulu Schwartz, returned
last evening in the Smith automobile.
He reports that Miss Schwartz is very
sick of appendicitis.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
MOVING Law OFFICE

Attorneys Warren and Wilson are
today moving their law office from
their old quarters in the Wilcox bnild-
ing to the Warren residence oppos;te
the court house. A saloon. backed Nv
W. }. Bell, is to be put in the omar
ters formerly occupied by the attor-
neys.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
BOYS OLIVE COLOR AND TAN
KHAKI SUITS

Just the thing now for school.
Ages s to IA years.
L. C. ROBINS & co.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
ARTICLES OF INCOR-
PORATION OF THE LITTLE
BELL MINING COMPANY

Articles of incorporation of the
Little Bell Mining company have been
filed with the county clerk.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05

Hot and cold baths, every modern
convenience, at the Robinson tonsor-
ial parlors.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05
s CT. HAvAN CIGAk-THE
CEDULAS

Equal to any 10 cent cigar on the
maret.
+. c. ROBINS & co.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-05

Frank Germain drove up to Golcon
da today.