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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-11
HE ExPLAiNE

There were II male passengers on
the street car and fat man passed
along the running board and said to
each one in succession:
Don't think me officious, please.
but I'm taking a straw vote for the
next presidency State your prefer.
ence. please"
"All stated II but one. He was
journeyman tailor with bundle of
cloth on his knees, and he promptly
refused.
But it's only a straw vote. you
know urged the other
Il know, but | couldn't do It,"
II don't see what you are afraid OF"
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get into any trouble
Il don't see how you can Isn't this
free country"
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We'll, should vote for myself, and
my boss might hear of It"
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utes. MY boss means to be a candi-
date himself, and he wouldn't stand
my being In opposition. Very sorry.
but I'll let the straw voting alone and
hang to my iob."--N. o. Picayune.
Yes; but" sputtered the dumb
founded clerk.
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rule demanding that leave certain
dogs or dog with the porter. Hav-
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where they can be had, felt l
couldn't qualify as a guest. and SO
l."
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tracks
Filling his pockets with stationery.
toothpicks, matches and railroad fold
ers, the ex-guest walked out the door
and soon was lost to sight up Market
street.--Judge.
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We've talked of universal peace
And no one tried to start fight.
Washington Star.
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Daughter--I want all the money
you can spare this summer, father
Father-Dear me. my daughter, are
you going to tour Europe?
Daughter--No. father; am going
to graduate and get married
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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
DOCUMENTS OF RECORD
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
of Eureka County Up to
October 9, 1907

G. b. Canepa to Antoine Tognoni-D Deed
to tract Of land four miles east of the
town OF Eureka, being lots two and
three, in township "a, section 81, also
all improvements aud personal prop
erty. Consideration $500. Recorded
Oct. s. 1907.
Location Certificates of the Connect
lug Link and Consolidated mines stu
ated in Eureka Mining District by the
Ruby Pioneer Mines Company. Re
corded Oct. 7.
Location Certificates Of the Harriet
Gartley and Grenada Mining Claims in
Unknown Mining District, about two
miles from the Duff ranch in the Cor
tez mountains. about 25 miles south
east Of Beowawe, and about II miles
southeast of Tenabo, and about IL miles
northeast from the Dean ranch by A.
j. Messer. Recorded Oct. 4.
Location Notice of the Good Cheer
mine about three miles east of Oak
Tank on the Z & P. r. r. in Diamond
valley by William Trembath. Recorded
Oct. 6.
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RUBY HILL NEWS ITEMS

John Martin received a new Cornish
organ this week from the East.
Miss Annie Mccormick Of Virginia
City is visiting here with Mrs. Angus
Gibson.
Charles Pedlar moved his family from
Eureka this week, and they are now
living on the Richmond side.
There was a few days lay off this
week at the Eureka Con. mine. while
the engine vas undergoing repairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Kelsey arrived on
Tuesday evening from Deetb, Elko
County, t visit with Mrs. f. Rosevear
They were accompanied by Estella
Rosevear, who has been visiting them.
Edwin Hicks. a miner in the EN-.
ploy of the Richmond Eureka Company
on Ruby Hill. while working on the
400 level of the Richmond mine last
Tuesday. was painfully injured by the
explosion Of a blast that hung fire. Ii
seems Mr.. Hicks was working alone at
the time. and about ~ O'Clock that day
he set off a blast. and after waiting a
reasonable time for the explosion to
occur. returned TO investigate. and upon
arriving at the place it went off. with
the result as stated above. II was an
upper hole driven in at an angle OF
about 45 degrees, aud when the blast
took place Mr.. Hicks was standing in
such a position that the full force pass
cd over his head. However, he was
struck with the smaller fragrants OF
flying rock in the face. arm and hand,
painfully bruising them, but no bones
were broken. How he escaped with
his eyesight uninjured is little short oil
a miracle.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
RAILWAY STRIKE SETTLED
Threat to Call for Federal Troops
Brings Early Settlement

Tonopah. Nevada, Oct. S-The rail.
road strike. which tied up the trains be-
tween Nina and Goldfeld and Goldheld
and Beatty, was settled here yesterday.
The first passenger train to leave here
In seven days went out last night short
ly alter 10 o'clock. j. S. Roberts, as
sistant superintendent of the railway
mail service, arrived here from San
Francisco yesterday at 2 O'Clock and
called on the strikers. He informed
them that he hal been sent by A. II.
Stevens, superintendent of the railway
mail service, with instructions to learn
the cause of the mails not going out OF
Tonopah on time. He warned the men
that the mails would have to go out, and
on time, if he had to call the Federal
troops here. This argument produced
a good effect on the strikers and they
Immediately got busy.
The strike was settled by the men re.
turning to their old positions at the
time the strike was declared. This
leaves out of the service Engineer CAL
vert, Fireman Douald and Conductor
Cowan, who had been discharged, the
latter for insubordination.
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News Notes From Hamilton

Miss Treasure Allen is visiting at
Green Springs.
Two of the Misses Matson are visit.
ing at Duckwater.
The son of Mrs. c. S. Alden is quite
sick with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Carl Muir is somewhat better
than last week, but is not yet out of
danger.
Mrs. G. s. Alden wastaken sick Tues.
day. but the doctor hopes it will not be
serious.
Last Sunday night we had a heavy
rain and it continued through Monday
forenoon.
Roy w. Schenk left for Ely last Sun
day on business connected with his
mines here.
Mr.. Shepardson, an old time miner of
this place, was taken suddenly i'll last
Monday. Weakness and old age were
the cause
DR.. H. d. Cowen of Ely was called
here Friday a week ago, aud because
of the many cases of sickness he is still
among us.
John II. Littlefair was in town this
week from Monte Cristo, about six
miles west of this place. He was pros
pecting there and found some high
grade copper rock. He also found q
vein of quartz filled with wire silver.
The vein is small but very rich. Mr..
Littlefair was so well satisfied that he
had struck it rich that he at once staked
out a townsite near his find. A tent i:
now up at the place where meals are
served for one dollar, according to the
sign board near the tent. w. H. Blair
of Bull Creek is interested with Mr.
Littlefair in the tent hotel and townsite
r. A. d.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
CONTEMPT CASES ARE CONTINUED
Judge Breen and Attorney Mae
stretti to Appear at Carson
on November IA

Upon the request Of the attorneys for
Judge Peter Breen the Supreme Cour,
at Carson on Monday continued the
hearing in the contempt and disbarment
proceedings until November IA. The
hearing of A. J. Maestretti on similar
charges was continued to the anne date.
The attorneys for the Judge urged
that he was now engaged in hearing a
lengthy case at Reno and would be com
PEELED TO remain there for some time.
and further that on October % he ex-
pected to " a term of the Lander
County District Court. The attorneys
for the Judge also stated that they were
busy and would be so for several weeks.
After hearing these things the court
decided to grant the motion for con-
tinuance. and accordingly the hearing
was set for November Ia.
District Attorney Maestretti filed an
answer several days ago in the Supreme
Court in which he states that he is
willing to appear at any time and un-
dsrgo any punishment the Supreme
Court metes to him. In his answer he
states that the theory of the Dryer case
as presented by him in the lower court
was not that given by the Supreme
Court, but that he introduced certain
evidence merely to strengthen his case.
He says that he did not talk the Sup
RENE Court decision over with Judge
Breen, and hat when they entered the
court room they had no understanding
as to a concerted attack on the supreme
tribunal. Further. that he did not
know that the remarks made in the
court that day were to be spread on the
records of the court until after they
were completed and Judge Breen or
dered them so spread. He says that the
matter is unfortunate aud regrettable
and that he is willing to do anything
that the Supreme Court may specify.
but he hopes that the body will not see
fit to disbar him.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
TAXABLE PROPERTY UNLISTED


About two weeks ago the taxpayers
Of Ballfrog add Rhyolite. In Nye
County. after the Assessor had made
his returns TO the Board Of Equalization.
set up a roar hat caused the rest Of the
people Of the State to sit up and take
notice. In that case il was found that
the property owners of those places had
the valuations Of their holdings in a
number Of instances raised eight times
more than they were the year previous.
But startling as those irregularities
appeared they are thrown completely
in the shade by the report mads by the
White Pine County Assessor to the
Board Of Equalization.
Upon investigation it was found that
ia the aggregate not less than $500, 900
worth Of taxable property in that
county was not on the assessment roll
for the year 1907. According to the
figures published in the Expositor,
when comparisons were made, it was
found that $50. $50 worth of property on
Aultman street. the main thoroughfare
of the city of Ely, had been entirely
omitted.
The Chairman Con. Copper Company.
which has $2s, 500 worth of property at
Lane City and Ely did not appear ON
the Assessors book, aud the Board of
Equalization authorized the Clerk to
place that name on the roll.
In concluding its article on the ir-
Irregularities of the Assessor the Ex-
positor says:
Perhaps the most fragrant overlooking
of a lot of property is shown by an ex-
animation of the assessment of the
Ely Townsite Company. That corpora
ton is assessed only $4,000 for improve
ments, when it is generally believed
around town that it has spent at least
a million on the townsite at George
town.
District Attorney Discharged
District Attorney C. A. Eddy of White
Pine County has been discharged by the
County Commissioners because he abb
sented himself from a meeting of the
Board when it was sitting as a Board
of Equalization and failed to give the
Board necessary legal advice in regard
to the investigation which is being
made of the affairs of County Assessor
House.
The Commissioners have employed
the law firm of Walker & Foreman to
give them the necessary legal informa-
ton and aid them in their investigations.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
Ely Miners Discharged

Following the draft Of 100 men at the
Giroux Con. Company's mines at Ely.
White Pine County, comes the an
nouucement that the Nevada Con.
Company has let out 40 miners and the
Veteran Company 90 men. Both Of
these latter companies are operating in
the same district as the former. No
definite reason was given for the dis
missal Of the miners, but it is generally
believed that the companies are a long
way ahead of their work, and that it
would be useless to continue the large
forces of men at work until the smelter
al McGill. about is miles northeast of
Ely, is ready to treat the copper ores Of
the district. The majority Of the
miners taken off the pay roll have left
Ely for Goldfeld, Tonopah. Salt Lake
and other mining towns.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Several Changes Made in ,bc
County and Eureka school
District Tax Leyies

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board OF County Commissioners wa.
held Monday. Present, Commissiopsr.
fraser, Paroni and Thomas: also the
CLERK aud the District Attorney. aud the
following business was TRANSACTED.
The Commissioners aud the Auditor
counted the money in the Treasury and
round the same to agree with the
County Treasurer's statement.
A list Of the bills allowed will be-
found in another column.
The quarterly report Of the Auditor
and Treasurer Of Eureka County appear.
In another column Of this issue.
The Board ordered the Clerk 10 for.
ward to the proper authorities at Wash.
ipgton, d. O., a claim against the es.
tate of James Williams, deceased. for
his burial aud last illness.
IL was ordered that the ad yalorem
tax OF sl.l5 Heretofore levied by the
Board on each 500 valuation for the
year 1907 be reduced to sL.05 on each
800 valuation.
1t was ordered hat the ad valorem
tax OF 20 cents heretofore levied by the
Board ON all taxable property in Eureka
County, for the year 1907, be raised to
30 cents per 800 valuation.
IL was ordered that an ad valorem tax
Of 40 cents on each 800 of taxable prop.
erty within Eureka School District be
levied for the benefit Of the Eureka
school for the year 1907, and when
collected to be paid into the Eureka
School Fund.
The Board adjourned to Monday,
Nov. 4.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
Death of G. B. Canepa

Giovanni Bap,isia Cauepa died at his
former home on Italian Creek, Eureka
County, Friday morning. October H.
1907, from dropsy. after a lingering Ill
ness.
Deceased arrived in Eureka from Italy
in ls75.and for a number of years there
after engaged in the coal burning bust
ness.
For the past Is years he conducted
the ranch, which he sold last Monuay
to Antoine Toguoni, and expected TO
leave here shortly for California In the
hope of regaining his health.
He is survived by a wife aud daugh'
ter. now living in Italy, and a son re-
siding in California,
Deeeased was a native OF uen0a'
Italy. and aged Go years.
The funeral will take place SATURDAY
Mt 10 O'Clock noon from his late resi-
dence on Italian Creek, and intermeh'
will be made in Eureka Cemetery.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
COPPER IN RAILROAD DISTRICT
New Rich Copper Ledge Found
On Mining Property Aban-
doned % Years Ago

G. W. Jacobs. a mining man. was In
Wells. Exc County. last week and stat
ed to a Herald reporter that a new strike
had been made close to the old camp OF
Bullion in Railroad district. A couple
Of months ago some railroad men began
prospecting ON Pine Mountain, abou,
five miles east OF Pine Valley in Eureka
County. and came across q splendid
lead of copper gold ore. This same
property had been located 25 years age
by +. j. Franks Of Bullion, but had
never been worked and was abandoned
years ago. On the surface the values
did not look encouraging. However,
the new owners of the claim determin
ed to do a little development work.
They commenced by sinking on the
ledge. and soon became convinced that
they had a bonanza. They sunk a shaft
to the depth of IA feet and at this poin
have a good sized vein Of ore, running
as high as 81 per cent copper and 50 in
gold per ton.
The owners are now running a tunnel
to tap the ledge at a greater depth. and
have already completed 80 feet of this
tunnel.
Thirty-seven years ago a number OF
prospectors were on Pine Mountain and
vicinity looking for gold or silver lodges
or both, copper ore being looked upon
in those days as SO much waste rock.
The gold and silver values contained in
the ore, however, were so small and the
cost of transportation to the reduction
works SO great that very few locations
were made after the assay returns of
samples of the ore were a~scertained.
In 1870 the late General p. E. Conner
OF Utah had a party of men prospect
ing on Pine Mountain. not only look
ing for gold and silver lodges, but also
coal mines.
Almost anywhere on Pine Mountain,
but more particularly IN the east side.
abundance of copper float can be seen.
and in a number of places blowouts of
copper are discernible.
There are a couple of springs in the
canyons of Pine Mountain, and nut
pine wood is there in abundance.
The recent strike is looked upon as
n of the most important ever made in
that section.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
SKAGGS DEAL is OFF AGAIN
And Copper Basin Group Will Re-
vert to Original Owner

vert W OIlS maj OWucE
Ely Expositor; The Copper Basin
Mining Company at Bald Mountlin. of
which Mrs. Ella Rawles Reader of New
York, the eminent oma financier is
the directing force, must make the
final payment to-day on the holdings
which they acquired from the Skaggs
brothers Of Elko. for $500, 900. or that
copper property will revert to the origi-
nal N
According to Frank Wolf of this city,
who returned from Bald Mountain this
week. it is extremely doubtful whether
Mrs. Reader and her associates will
turn over the last payment on the Cop
per Basin group. Several payments
have already been received by the
Skaggs brothers. but the last payment
will amount to over 500 900.
Robert Skaggs feels certain hat the
Copper Basin people will not come
through with the remainder of the
money, aud when the time is up he ex-
poets TO transfer the group to New York
capitalists, if the balance is not forth
coming.
"The Copper Basin Company has
expended over 5000. 900 at Bald Noun.
tain" said Mr.. Wolf, ''and nearly all
that money has been wasted. All they
have done in the line of development is
the driving of grass DOT tunnels, and
that doesn't open up a property.
They have even neglected to pay
their miners. aud the men at Copper
Basin have two months wages coming
to them"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
St. James Episcopal Guild

The ladies of St. James Episcopal
Child held their semi-monthly meeting
:. tho home of Mrs. ]. W. Bailey on
Spring street Wednesday afternoon
october 2. A pleasant and profitable
afternoon was passed by those present.
The hostess served delicious sandwiches
and Coffee substantial lunch to
..rancthen them in the task they had
undertaken to perfect plans aud ar
ranpements for the bazaar they are 60
ing to hold during the holiday season.
Mrs. NJ. Horner of Ruby Hill VIII en-
tartaiu the Guild at its next meeting on
Friday afternoon, October Is. at the
nome Of Mrs. l. @. O. Whitmore on NOD
Hill.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12

The wedding Of Mr.. Lew Rogers aud
Miss Nellie Scott took place Al the
home OF the brides mother. Mrs. l. 5.
Scott at Ely. Tuesday evening. October
:, 1907.
Miss Scott was born and raised In
White Pine County and is well known
in that section. For several years she
has been n teacher IN . number Of
schools Of the State.
MIR. Rogers was raised ON Ruby Hill.
and in 1904 was elected District At
torney of this county. Shortly after
his term Of Office expired he removed TO
Goldfield. Nye County. where he has
been engaged in the practice of law.
The newly welded couple will make
Goldield their future home.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
Not the Man Wanted

Word reached the Sheriff's once IN
Eureka Tuesday morning from fisn
Greek to the effect that a stranger hao
arrived at the ranch there afoot at y
o,o,ock the night before and asked Tor
something to eat. Sheriff sweeney
thinking possibly it might be G. .;
Lindsay, the prisoner who broke jan
here a few weeks ago, lett luesua'
afternoon for Fish Creek. where no
foupd the man referred to but not 'n'
escaped burglar. The sheiln say sor -
mar he met at the ranch was
footing it across the country. mA =,
for White Pine County IN searon y
work. but had been given empioy :,
At the Fish Greek ranch ana wa, ~
work there when he lett tue p''''
wednesday on his return TO EufeA''
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12

final Meeting Held SATURDAY When
the Following Was Transacted

wv Was Transacted
W. T. Griffin Of the Eureka County
BANK appeared before the Board aud
asked for a reduction on the capital
stock OF the Eureka County Bank from
s7S,4oo 20 Sls. 40l. Assessor II. G. Nc.
lerney being present stated 10 the
Board that when he assessed the shares
Of the Bank he understood Mr.. Griffin
to say that the par value Of the stock
was $50 per share. but as that gentle.
man had stated to the Board that the
par value was only 500 per share. he
thought the reduction asked for by Mr..
Grifin was reasonable.
The Beard therefore ordered that the
assessment on the capital stock Of the
Bank be reduced from s73, 400 to SIS, 400.
Mrs. +. ImObersteg asked that a
house on the Belli ranch assessed to her
and a lot in block rs in the town of
Eureka be stricken from the roll. as
there is no house at the place stated and
the said lot is of no value. 1t was so
ordered by the Board.
A communication from G.. w.
Leighton requesting that two cows now
assessed to the Nevada Central Cop
per Company be stricken from the
assessment roll. as the said company
owns no cows. 1t vas SO ordered.
The stable assessed to Eugene Rice
was ordered stricken from the roll for
the reason that Mr.. Rice claims he does
not such property.
The Board adjourned sine die.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
Canepa Ranch Changes Hands

Last Monday G.. b. Canepa sold his
ranch. horses, cattle and improvements
to Antoine Tognini. The property is
situated about three miles northeast Of
Eureka in Italian Ranch Canyon. MI.
Tognoni aud wife have already taken
possession Of the place.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
Bitten by a Rattlesnake

Joseph Meister. who came into Eure-
IRON his home al Newark Thursday
'0.enoon for a supply Of groceries. re-
s'sed word BY a messenger tent in Fri
sa' morning that his youngest daugh.
VI ohristina. had been bitten on the
numb Thursday. afternoon by q rattle
,aAxe. Mr.. Meister. accompanied by
Francis, left Immediately for his
hone ct Newark.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
!. 1 P. Railroad Bridge Burned

..6 +. Railroad Bridge Burned
A#-focs bridge on the Il. 81 p. rail-
,saa' Just this side Of the Summit, was
sa'ned last Tuesday. necessitating the
was'srring OF passengers and freight
"'anssday and Thursday. Il was ex-
p''ssd the new bridge would be finished
-"ne Tor Fridays trains to pass over 1t.