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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
The Exception.

"Durn YOU and your old grocery"
shouted q man who backed up against
the fresh paint
"Didnt you see that siga. Fresh
Paint?'" asked the grocer.
"Of coErse l did but I've seen SO
many signs hung out here announcing
somethilr fresh that wasn't that I
didn't lnlieve it"-Indi, Ills Jour
nal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10

While several small children were
playing in the yard of Mrs. E. E.
Wrightson, of Big Mount, Yorks coun.
ty, on Monday. while:she was engaged
in washing. her 4-year-old son Earl
fell into tub of boiling water and
was scalded to death.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
EVENING.
Evangelical Church.

7:30-Service of song devotional ex-
ercises, Rev. J. o. Biggs, Espy; ad-
dress, 1.-The Wonderful Book" Rev.
W. Fl. Fouke, Harrisburg; offering
report of committee on resolutions
music installation service; consecra-
tion service, Rev. J. K. Adams, Ber-
wick; response given at roll call of
societies; Mispah.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10

The Kelley Run mines, near Shen-
andoah, which had been idle for seven
weeks. owing to large cave-ins, resum-
ed operations on Monday morning. af-
ter being thoroughly..repaired, giving
employment to hundreds of men and
boys.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Enthusiasm.

Nothing else is so contagious as en-
thusiasm. II is the real allegory Of
the lutte Of Orpheus. 1t moves stone.
1t charms brutes. Enthusiasm Is the
genius Of sincerity, and truth accom-
plishes no victory without it-Bulwer
Lytton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Taken In One Way.

He-So you persist in breaking off
the engagement? She-Most decided
ly. What do you take me forf He
oh, about forty. Better think 1t over.
It may be your last chance.-Harper 9
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
AFTERNOON.
Evangelical Church.

2 2:00-Service of song promise meet.
ing, Miss Eunice Spear, Cabin Run,
theme, "Giving to God" address,
"Giving Time, "The Morning
Watch, - Rev. O. r. Botsford, Ber.
wick; address, "Giving Money, -
The Tenth Legion" Rev. L. B.
Bailey, Bloomsbury open parliament,
I'm What Does Your Society Fall
Short?" Leader, W. W. Evans, Blooms
burg, difficulties stated and answered
by delegates; reports of nominating
and auditing committees; election
benediction.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10

Anthony Culets, of New Castle, died
on Monday of lockjsw resulting from
tramping on rusty nail week be-
fore.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
OUTOBER IS.
Lutheran Church,

Z to 40 a. m, sunrise prayer meet
ing, Mrs. w. H. Bronoke, Bloomsbury
800 Service of song; praise meet
ing conference of junior workers.
Grant Shields, presiding; prayer for
the children and superinteuients ; our
departments, five minute reports by
superintendents, and discussion by
convention: junior. Mrs. r. f. Bonn
boy, Berwick; evangelistic, Rev. j.
E. Guy, Danville; missionary, Rev.
H. E, Harman. West Berwick good
citizenship, Prof. A. U. Lesher, Ber-
wick; correspondence Miss Sarah
Hincklev, Danville; reports of officers
and delegates; business Mispah.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
PROGRAM FOR
c. /. UNION

The following is the program of the
twentieth annual convention of the
Columbia and Montour Christian En-
deavor union to be held at Espy, Octo-
ber 18th and 18th:
OCTOBER II, EVENING.
Lutheran Church.
z :00- Meeting of the bi-county ex-
ecutive committee service of song,
leader, Rev. E. B. Bailey, Blooms
burg; devotional exercises, Rev. H.
o. Reynolds, Espy; announcements /;
address, Mr.. T. Grant Shields. Phila-
delphia, State Junior supt. Offering !;
music; benediction social hour.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
SHOULD BUILD SCHOOL
HOUSE FOR $4,000

Editor News:
Allow me space in your valuable
paper to have my say on school mat
ters. We all know that our public
school system is the very foundation
of our government and duties en-
trusted to the trustees of school
district should be on broad princi-
pies. Education is the very ,bulwark
of American independence and to the
education of our children, should be
our first duty.
I understand that the school board
has planned to construct building
on High street, that strikes me as
extravagant. In the first place, ]
think that an ordinary frame struc-
ture would answer every need as we'll
as brick and stone building. A
frame structure could be built at a
cost to not exceed $4,000, and may
be for less. What is the use of tax
ing people to death for something to
look at. Let the trustees build a
good frame school house and not
build anything to look at. If future
generations want something more
beautiful than useful, let them build
it. Your truly, A FATHER.
Ely, August 10th.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
SEVERAL VIEWS Of SCHOOL QUESTION
RANK KICKER PLEADS
FOR MORE HARMONY
Editor of the News:

Editor of the News:
There appears to be great deal
of discussion and dissension over the
school question here in Ely, and
from what | can make out of it all,
nearly everyone seems to have diff
ferent opinion from his neighbor.
What we want to do is to find some
common ground upon which we can
all stand.
There is one phase of the situation
which has been thoughtlessly over
looked, which to my mind appears of
more Importance than most of the
matters under consideration.
In my honest and humble opinion,
as a good citizen of Ely, who has the
welfare of the coming generation at
heart, | do not believe greater mis-
take could be made than to construct
the new school building at the pro-
posed site on High street. There are
several good reasons for not doing
so, but | will not take up the valu-
able space in your paper by going
into the matter exhaustively. | think
the one paramount reason will be
sufficient to settle the matter once
for all, and that is that in a very
short time the ore line of the Ne
vada Northern railroad will be rum
ming in full blast in close proximity
to that point. 1t is hardly necessary
to point out to the intelligent citi-
zens of this community the disad-
vantages attached thereto. In the
firts place, the shril blasts from the
locomotives rushing by at a thun-
derous pace will disturb the children
at their studies; secondly, on account
of the sweep of the pround in that
locality, the smoke and cinders will
swirl down the hillside, making it
necessary to keep all the windows
and ventilators closed on that side
of the building, making it unhealthy
for the children, and in addition to
all these evils, there will be more or
less danger of the little ones being
killed or manned for life during the
noon and recess hours.
l would respectfully suggest that
the school buildings be erected up
Murry street, say probably ten or a
dozen blocks off Aultman street
There are several locations in that
neighborhood that could be obtained
at nominal figure, or perhaps the
site would be donated to the school
board AS we all know High street
is more of business than resi-
dence district, while Murry street
canyon is confined to the residence
portion, where the majority of the
school children live, which fact
makes it appear as the logical place
to erect the school building.
I respectfully submit this sugges-
tion to you and your readers, having
in view only the welfare of our chill
dren and to try and bring closer to-
gether the warning factions at pres
ent so exercised over the matter
Very respectfully,
Ely, Aug. 16. A CITIZEN.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
PROPER SCHOOL HOUSE
WOULD PAY MERCHANTS

A News representative met Mich
olas Schmittroth, chairman of the
committee appointed by the CONNER
cial club to confer with the board in
regard to increasing the size of the
proposed school house, and inquired
what he thought would be the proper
way to accomplish the change in the
original plans.
"In the first place, said Mr..
Schmittroth, 1--WE want an eight-room
school house. We want such struc-
ture and we will have it, What is
the use of putting up four room
building when with the money fur
nished we can construct an eight
room structure.
without the furniture we can
build an eight-room building with
the money we now have on hand. 1t
will cost about $4,000 to furnish the
place. We can vote more bonds.
"But do you think they will car
ry?" asked the reporter.
81 don't think there is any doubt
about that" he replied.
at has been suggested said the
News man, that the present site will
be a very poor location for school
house by reason of the fact that the
ore trains will soon be running up
and down the line at all times dur
ing the day and the school house
will be filled with smoke and dust.
1t is also argued that the lives of the
children will be endangered. Some
one has suggested that because of
these reasons it would be wise to
construct the building up Murry
street.
No, that would not do" said Mr..
Schmittroth. "Such action would en-
tail too much loss. The foundation
alone costs $4,000 and work has
been begun on it. Why, in Chicago
and other big cities the trains rush
by school buildings all day long. l
don't think there would be any trou-
BILE on that score. The track is $50
feet away from the building.
81 wish all the citizens would take
an interest in this matter. 1t is GER
tainly an important affair and the
people of Ely should work in har-
mony in the matter. 1t is not of in
terest to five or six of us. but to all
the people of the city. Strangers
coming into new town base their
opinion of the town by its school
system. What have we to show
those who come here with children?
We hear of many who say they can't
send their children to school in Ely
and we know that many local people
are sending their children to school
in other sections of the state. In my
opinion there is no reason why we
should not have as fine schools as
any town in Nevada. All we need is
harmony. If we all work together
we can accomplish great deal or
course we will have to sell more
bonds. feel quite certain I can dis
pose of $500 worth of bonds. If
business were better I could take
more. We will have lots of time
during which we can pay off these
bonds.
"As means of advertising the
,town it would pay the merchants to
go down into their pockets and see
that proper school house is con-
structed."
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
The Through Train.

In certain region of Arkansas
there's "local," the only train run
ming on the branch to the southwest
of Little Rock, and the service is con-
sequently of the "up and back" or
der.
A number of people bound for the
southwestern terminus of the road
happened one day to reach small
station half way up. just as the train
paused on its northeasterly trip. The
conductor looked them over, says
Harper's Weekly.
"Al goin' to Gatesville?" he in.
quired.
The travellers replied that they
trusted to do SO, eventually.
"Then," said the conductor, "you'G
better all hop on now, and ther
mebbe We can skip this station OF
the way back"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
IRRIGATION PROGRAM
ASSUMES SHAPE
SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT
MEN OF COUNTRY WILL
ADDRESS CONGRESS-.

The program of the Fifteenth Ma
ming to assume definite shape. 1t
promises to be one of unusual
strength and interest. 1t includes
the names of many men of national
prominence. One of the star fea-
lures of the program will be an adj
dress by Vice President Fairbanks,
who can always be counted upon to
speak forcefully ON the subject of
the irrigation movement. Senator
Newlands of Nevada. author of the
national reclamation act. has con-
sented to address the congress- Other
eminent statesmen are on the list.
The inland waterways commission,
recently appointed by President
Roosevelt, will be represented by a
majority of its members. This COM
mission has in hand one of the most
important functions ever entrusted
to a national commission of the same
character. Its mission and work will
be explained and the relation Of the
resultant benefits to every national
material interest pointed out
Hon. +. II. Newell, director of the
national reclamation service, is pre-
pairing a lecture on the work of the
service. The address will be pro-
fusely illustrated with stereopticon
views of the various projects in prog
ress of construction under the aus
pices of the department of the inte-
rior.
A number of spirited and illumin-
ating debates have been arranged be-
tween prominent advocates of the
new national policies of irrigation
and forestry, and their administra
ton, and no less prominent critics of
both. This ought to prove valuable
feature of the proceedings of the con-
gress.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
Worth Trying.

d. H. Morris, ex-president of the
Automobile Club of America, was de-
scribing in New York the success of
certain willy automobile "cop."
"The mans cleverness is wonder
full" Mr.. Morris ended. ''In some
ways it reminds me of the cleverness
of old John Jates.
az thought you said you were go
ing to bring friend home to dinner
with you this EVENING" snapped Mrs.
Jates, as they seated themselves at a
beautifully-appointe table.
He couldn't come, John an
swered calmly.
"And then, with no little enjoy
ment, the clever fellow fell upon the
first decent meal he had sit down to
for some weeks. New York Trib-
une.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
REFUSED TO TESTIFY
AGAINST THE Defendant
John BebOs, Accused of Carrying
Concealed Weapon, Was
Discharged.

John Bebos, the Greek arrested on
charge of assaulting one of his fell
low countrymen and later held to
answer to the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons, was liberated yes
terday.
The officers say the Greeks had an
understanding and refused to testify
against the defendant Even the
man whose beauty was marred by a
knife slash, said to have been made
by Bebos, refused to testify. He
would not say Bebos cut him, that
Bebos carried knife; but testified to
the immaterial fact that he saw the
defendant armed with knife in his
(BebOs) room.
The prosecution having nothing to
base its case on, had to submit to a
motion for the dismissal of the case
and the defendant was allowed to re-
turn to the smelter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
WILL HAVE BOARDING
HOUSE AT THE SHELTER

Fred A. Nichol, manager OF the
American Trading company, has re-
turned to Salt Lake after remaining
here two weeks. He obtained con-
cessions for the American Trading
company from the smelter people for
opening store and boarding house
at McGill. George c. Moore will be
general manager of the boarding
house. For the present the smelter
will rent the company building to
be used as the boarding house. The
American Trading company has
boarding houses and stores in va
rious parts of the country.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
STEPTOE MINING CO.
TO COMMENCE WORK
Will Soon Regin Operations on Fa-
nous Silver Mine.

and Milling company will soon COM
mence work on its property, which
adioins the famous Champion mine.
The mine runs in silver and lead
and in the seventies 1900 ounces
were taken out and sent to Salt Lake.
The out-croppings are frequent and
there is well timbered shaft 40 feet
in depth. A boarding house is on
the property, as well as other struc-
lures. The company intends to put
a large force of men to work and is
quite certain of making a success of
the undertaking.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
SHELTER BOYS ARE
READY FOR FRAY
TO GIVE ELY TEAM AND EXCUR-
SIONISTS A GREAT TIME
TOMORROW.

Now that all arrangements have
been definitely made and the game is
sure thing, the Smelter baseball
team is working day and night to get
things into shape to take care of
their visitors on Sunday next.
Practices have been held regularly
since last Sunday and the showing
made by many of the team is said
to be remarkable. In one respect
the lineup will not be so strong on
Sunday as the bunch that went down
to defeat at Lane City a week ago,
but it is believed that the advantages
of home game will more than COM
pensate for any weakness which may
show up on account of such changes
as have been necessary.
One or two of Smelter's strongest
have been away all week and are
therefore out a weeks practice
Moreover, it is by no means certain
that they will be back by Sunday
The grounds, however, will be in
first-class shape and fast, clean
game may be confidently looked for
The grounds at Smelter have al
ways forfmed one of the drawbacks
with which that team has had to
standing in the way it is, on the
whole, remarkable that the team has
made the progress it has. AS soon as
Sundays game was definitely an
nounced, however, all hands were
put to work cleaning up the diamond
and getting the field generally into
shape, and the result is that when
the team line up they will have about
the best field for the game in this
section of the state.
Manager Reed, with the energy
which has always characterized his
actions, has been indefatigable in
his efforts to provide a days sport,
which will be sport all through. IF
we cannot best them,' is his favorite
remark, 1--WE will give them good
game and run for their money. And
we are going to try to make them
enjoy it whether they win or lose"
At latest report an engine and four
coaches will carry the local team and
its supporters out to camp, return
ing upon the conclusion of the game.
AS this is virtually the first match
for the Smelter team on home
grounds there is considerable inter
est shown in the event in local cir
cles. Early last May Smelter beat
the Ely team at Smelter, by major
ity which has had the local fans
warm under the collar every time
they think about it. The home team
now has a chance to wipe out their
one defeat by the Smelter bunch, and
it is even betting If not a little better,
that they will do it.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
SUGGEST BUILDING AN
E|GHT-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE

AT a mass meeting of the Com
mercial club held Monday night
Trustee Comins asked the club to
committee to confer with
the school trustees and to make sug-
gestions to that body. In compliance
with Mr.. Comins' request a commit
tee consisting of N. Schmittroth
chairman, and Robert Neil and A. r.
Whithead were appointed as such
committee. They met with the
board Tuesday morning and inform
ed that body that what the CONNER
cial club and the citizens of Ely
wanted was an eight-room school
building. The committee proposed
moving the present wooden structure
off its foundation to a point on the
school lots further to the east and
build an eight-room building. Mr..
Neil said that the old school build
ing could be moved at small expense
and that he would furnish team
and one man free to assist in doing
the work. Mr. Schmittroth said:
Let lis all go into our pockets to
pay this expense.
After talking over the matter at
some length Mr.. Schmittroth sug-
gested that the walls of the proposed
new building were too heavy. He
further said that all he knew about
the subject was what he had heard.
Architect Price, who was present,
asked him how thick he thought the
walls should be, and the reply was,
"24 inches for the foundation, 8 in
ches for the first story and II inches
for the second Price informed him
that was the thickness called for in
the specifications.
Mr.. Price was then asked how
much the cost of the proposed struc-
ture could be reduced by making
certain changes in the material, for
instance, the substituting of pine for
maple floors, ETC. He said that from
$1,000 to $4,000 could be taken from
the cost of the structure by substi-
tuting cheaper material. 1t seemed
to be the opinion of the committee
that no changes should be made and
some members of the committee sug-
gested that "the best was none too
good for Ely
The members of the committee
said that they had never understood
the matter before and after doing a
little more talking asked the board
when it would tell them what it
thought about calling another cleo
ton and asking the people to vote
more bonds and the construction OF
an eight-room school building in
stead of a four The board told them
it would report to them Wednesday
or Thursday and sent the committee
the letter as published in yesterday
mornings News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
MOTHER AVENGED
BY HER DAUGHTER

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-George
Wasser, after four years absence, re-
turned home today and shot and pro-
badly fatally wounded his wife. He
was shot in the head by his daughter,
who followed her father as he fled
from room to room, firing at him sew
eral times. Wasser fired several
times at his daughter, but without
effect. He finally fell in the parlor,
his wife meanwhile being PROSTATE
on the kitchen floor. Both will pro-
bably die. Wasser had upbraided his
wife, claiming that she had unjustly
caused his arrest on the charge of
attempted assault upon their young
est daughter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17

An epochal event in the religious
history of Japan was the organiza-
ton this spring of the new Methodist
church in Japan, exclusive of foreign
control. The church was created by
the consolidation of the missions of
the Northern, Southern and Cana
dian Methodist Episcopal churches.
The Rev. Yoitsu Honda, who is well
known on this side of the Atlantic,
was elected the first bishop. This
makes the third great independent
Christian church in Japan, free OF
missionary control, the Congrega-
tional and Presbyterian being the
others. 1t is freely predicted that
ere long these independent churches
will unite in one Japanese church.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
A Turk ish Wag.

Among the many anecdoles rel".-
ed of the old Turkish Joker Nasir
Eddin- -Khodja is the Iol,ow
Kbodio went one evening to the well
to draw water, and, looking down to
tho hottom. he saw the moon. Quick
Iv be ran into his house and got
ronn with a hook attached to the end
of If This he lowered into the well,
The hook caught fast on a stone.
Kbodia pulled desperately, the hook
gave way. and there was the joker.
fat on his back, staring up into the
sky. Upon my soul" he exclaimed,
nerceiying the moon, Il have had a
bad fall, but | have put the moon
back in its place.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
BEGAN HIS DUTIES
AS PURCHASING AGENT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Major
henry Hodges yesterday began his
duties as purchasing agent of the
Isthmian Canal commission, with
headquarters at Washington. At the
same time Secretary Taft's plan of re-
organization administration methods
of the Canal commission became ef-
fective. Considerable of the work
heretofore done in Washington will
be transacted on the isthmus, where
Offices of the secretary of the COM
mission will be located.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
Squelched at the Dance.

Miss Ellabelle Mae Doolittle, the
Leesville poetess, effectively squelch-
ed a young man at a dance the other
night. Miss Doolittle, when the fad
first became fashionable, was operat-
ed on for appendicitis, and the young
man knew this. In waltz she had
with him. he said:
Miss Doolittle, it seems to me you
dance better since you had your ap-
pendix cut out
''Is that so?" replied the great
poetess.
Yes" he said.
WELL" came from Miss Ellabellt
Mae, why don't you have yours Gu
out?"
Wasn't that hot one?-Denvel
Post
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-17
RICHARD MANSF|ELD'S
STAGE CAREER ENDED

LYON MOUNTAIN, N. Y, Aug. IS.
Richard Mansfield is not improv-
ing in health and those close to him
reluctantly admit their conviction
that the actor will never again be
seen on the stage. Arrangements
have been made to take Mr. Mans
field to his summer home near New
London, Conn. next Sunday if at that
time he is able to make the journey.
The trip Will be made on special
train that can be run as slowly as
need be, to avoid the discomfort of
iolting.> Sunday was chosen as it
was thought it would be quieter at
points along the way on tnat day.