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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
MAY UNEARTH GRAFT
IN SEWER CHARGES.
Councilman Richards, Though
Accusing No One, Says Figures
Were Far from Correct.
MADE PERSONAL INSPECTION
Easy to Fleece Citizens by Charg-
ing for More Ground Than
Was Excavated.

% have nndc M direct chnrseA
asni,'si anybody iu Particular. The
facts. ns ! found them. have been pre-
citizens of AInrsl,aIi Wnri were not
Overcl,nrEcd for sewer CONNECTIONS, mn
cficlnl statement to that effect will
true. then II * the duty or the com.
mfttcc to fnsten the Euilt.v
Taking this stand. Councilman C. u.
richards has put up to the adininis-
trntlon u question which may or may
not reveal a system OF graft more de-
spicable than other Kinds for the rea-
son that the burden fell upon poor
people. who looked TO the city for pro-
tcction II the Richards allegations
arc substantiated, some official or the
Engineering Department may be forced
To walk the municipal plank. At ali
events. Mr.. Richards has given some
body an unpleasant moment.
Gave Crooked Measurements.
The specific complaint made by Mr..
Richards is that the measurements for
sewer excavations were not correct,
meaning that the public were required
tuafliy dug, and were then charged
exorbitant rates for the real amount
and the surplus.
Before ! went to the Street Com.
mittee." said Mr.; Richards. Il heard
account. With the aid OF negro,
pick-aN. a shovel and a sounding rod
( Inspected fourteen pieces of work,
and found an overcharge in each. ]
did not select these outiof a large num-
her but only looked into the fourteen
s .as, hs oyersnarsss ran In from from
mittee to go behind my returns and
] say. In other words. ! want my f!g-
ures verified or thrown out. THIS
work is done under the supervision Oh
the Engineering Department.
II want to be clearly understood, for
/ am not accusing anybody. IL tho
ments and estimates are wrong. then
my constituents will have no further
complaint II the fourteen cases were
not correctly charged. 1t is fair to as
sumo that the oyercharges are general.
Probably $50 connections were made
in my territory in the past five
MONTHS.
Water Figures Much Lower.
Mr.. Richards says that no exorbtant
price was charged for the actual pipe.
though he contends that the Water
Department figures for similar work
were about one-haif leN than for the
work done under the supervision OF
the Engineering Department.
y submitted measures TO number
of plumbers" lie said. and found
from them that the cost would run
from SCI 10 sG6 whereas the citizens
The specia! committee appointed TO
Investigate the matter. will meet to-
night. II consists of Alderman Mann
and Councilmen Lynch and Don Lessy.
Mr. Richards says that il will be nec rs.
sary for Che members to go over the
ground in person. just as he has done.
as they cannot get at the actual con-
ditions otherwisc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
.Ahollt "Flrl,,lnr EnL y

''EoW did ADMIRAL Evans got his tI,Ieee
feEeated a visitor NJ the Jefferson last
nirht He earned II honestly by whipping
every bully AT The school he attended, and
Bob II stuck, and It hts him Well When
era' nineteen years Of age he was Crippled
~ HE. In the land attack :nr Fort Fisher.
i, the core. and just keep your eyes on rim
an thai battle fleet turns into tho Golden
Gete Tor It's MarR, and ROYAL welnome,,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
An,onl. tie sic!l.

sir Philip Rogers. pf Dendron. Ya.. @n,
pperated on for appendicitis nj tile AIemo.
rial Hospital on SATURDAY,, lie was report,
~ lat night 70 he IN q very favorable con.
Bdition, and an early recovery III expected
AIRS, Celia kass. of this city, who has beey
lll IN the Virginia Hospital for some weeks
NJ. become well enough 70 return home.
# Mts! Arthur Robertson, of this city, VIII,
vat operated ON in the Virginia Hospita
on Tuesday has returned home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
CoNVICTs CONVERTED

Five Baptized in Fountain at state reniten.
liary Yesterday.
The Rev. George j. Williams preached In
ten Woman's department Mt the State pen
lthtttiy Yesterday morning At 10 ,o'clorly
Altef this service Mr., Williams baptized 1Iyo
Mel III a lars" fountpm In The courtyard
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
.tN,... ANN C.iJIglll,

'Nipe Alore CAVE ", \ Z, -
Nine ncgro cfapsshnoters wsTe ~, !" Sarth
l l Stree, by Sergeant Iloldcralt and re, re.
leemen Lehrf Gllrksen end , S s,ss a. i y.
IAN. bu, lhnre wcrr eight arms ana Inc
nine Mere subducu. f9 lsfS w
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-23
lIowitzers, Take Notice

Members ~ the HoNltaer battery
gre requested to ASSEMBLE IN full
dress uniform ut he gHrinOTy at I.
Eo'clOcx to-day In NJ tend the funer,,i
Gf IlnGler William III, COWnr.sin.
Cuptnin Meyers partIculurlya asks th,,t
employers Will nllOw their men to
SclNN for the h0urs uf the funeral.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25
STARTING WORK ON A
GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE
Will Spend Hundreds of Thousands of
Dollars in Humboldt County,
During this Year.

Quietly yet persistently, the past summer and
fall, two or three of Humboldt countys most ener-
getic citizens have been working upon enterprise
the successful conducting Of which mesns the expen-
diture of many hundreds of thousands of dollars in
this county. It was the ensting of sufficient capi-
tai to pipe the waters of Starr and other peaks whose
snowy caps feed the Beuna Vista valley, along the
foothills to be used in recovering the placer gold of
American and other canyons to the SOUTH
Many years of prospecting these canyons, both
by Cinnamon and white men, has proven that the
values are there. Though millions of dollars have
been taken from these canyons still we speak of them
as having been merely prospected because, in COM
parison with the work now being started the work
of the past will seem as such
While the values were in the ground, there has
always been shortage of water to get them out.
The flow from Coyote, Star, Cottonwood and other
creeks was too far north and had been appropriated
BY other parties. The thing then was to secure this
water and pipe it to the placer ground. 1t has re-
quired many months to measure the flow of these
streams look up titles options determine the
practicability of running such pipeline and enlist
Continued on Third page
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25
STRIKE AT SEVEN TR0UeHs.
Hill and Howard Have Two Feet
of Premium Ore in Tunnel.

The treasurers of Mount Lookout,
at Seven Troughs are becoming more
apparent every day. The latest is
that Messrs Hill and Howard have
now two foot vein of ore equal TO
that of the famous Iver, in the tun.
mel they are running on the Lookout
claims they have bonded from Messrs.
Therein, Borland and Stauts.
When they started on this tunnel
they we-e following in on a small
stringer of ore. Now it is over two
feet wide and all specimen ore.
They have made the first payment on
the bond and are taking out high
grade ore that will soon prove they
have bonanza.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25
SOLD MINES NEAR TOWN.
Hill and Stoker Boys Make Deal
on C0nundrum Claims.

Quick sales and small profits, y
was the motto followed by Sidney
Hill and Bert and George Stoker on a
deal they made this week. Abou,
two weeks ago they located some
claims at the right of the Vernon
road. eight miles west from Love-
lock. This week they sold the group
for $l750.00 and $4,000 shares of
stock in the Company to be organic
ed on these properties
The purchasers were Messrs. Kund-
son, Olsen and associates, of Utah,
who recently secured some of the
Therein Borland-Stauts claims and
the townsite of Seven Troughs.
From the surface of these claims
assays as high as $25 have been OBJ
tanned and good lodges are being de-
veloped through the ground,
George and Howard Riddle. Arthur
Bell. Robert Nurnberger and E. A.
Walda also hold promising claims in
that section.
1t is close in distaict that may
yet surprise many. Active develop.
ment will be started soon.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25
SEVEN TR0UGnS BEST OF ALL.
What Charley Myers Says Of Our
Famous District.

Chas. Myers, one of the substantial
and conservative miners of Vernon.
receatly returned from an eastern
trip and this is as given to one of
the Salt Lake papers:
When asked why it was that such
splendid surface gold showing as are
being found in the Seven Troughs
region had been neglected for 80
many years. Charles Myers, one of
the pioneers of the district. stated
that all Nevada had been neglected,
and that the enormous territory that
has to be covered by the prospector
demands that time be consumed in
the process. He states that Seven
Troughs gold ores shonld have at
tracted attention much sooner than
they did, as that particular portion
of the State has been covered during
the past years rather thoroughly by
cattle men. But it remainded for
the prospectors during 1906 to first
recognize the yellow stuff lying bare
in the sunshine.
Mr.. Myers was one of the Bullfrog
piousers - well, but he states that
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25
Ranch for Sale at a Bargain.

A ranch of 200 acres. two miles
north from I.eyelock is for sale at a
bargain. Water right in the Old Char.
mel Ditch Co.; so acres in alfalfa
5-roon house. with bathroom, pantry
and two closets well of best of drink
ing water at door; three wells on the
ranch with good pump in each-two
"non-freezing.' Two cellars. two
stables. irrigating bitches through
rauch. giving water for stock all year
Blacksmith shop, farming tools. one
4-disk Tiger pIow. 2 wogons and hay
racks, derrick. mower rake. Fresno
scraper., leveler and other impliments
For further information iLqlire at
TRIBUNE Office.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25
MiracuLously Escapes with Only
A Broken Arm.
PETE JOHNSON HAS CLOSE CALL
Accident Happened at Midnight, at
Fairvisw Mine, Last Sunday
Night Taken to Reno.

At the midnight change of shifts
at the Fairview mine near Vernon,
last Sunday night, there was most
miraculous escape from death by
Pete johnson, one OF the men en-
ployed In the mine.
II is seldom that man falls to the
bottom Of a sixty-foot shaft and lives
to tell of his experience. but such
was the occurrence Sunday night.
During the change of shifts, and
while Pete was standing near the
shaft. his foot slipped and Gown he
went; falling down, down. down to
the bottom of the shaft, sixty feet
below. One of the other miners. who
was working In the bottom Of the
shaft heard the sound OF something
falling in the shaft above and jump
ed into the drift in time to escape
being struck by the falling man. lie
says johnson struck on his left hip
and bounced up three feet when he
struck the bottom of the shaft.
The unfortunate man was taken
from the bottom Of the shaft and
brought TO Lovelock where Drs, Mar
tin and Barnes attended his Injuries.
His right arm was broken above the
elbow, and the jar seemed to paralize
his lower limbs for a time 10 re-
cure better nursing the injured man
was taken to Reno hospital Monday
night and now is reported as recover
ing rapidly.
1t ia q safe bet that he would not
want TO take the same jump again
and take chances Of getting of as
luckily.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25
GASOLINE HOIST FOR
SEVEN TR0UCHS
Friedman and hOlhrook Receive
New Machine for Fairyiew.
MEANS MORE MEN FOR MINES
Say They Will Soon Have From
1875 to $50 Men at Wort In
FalrvieW and Kindergarten.

With the advent of the Gasoline
Hoist, the first of which was received
in Lovelock this week, Vernon and
the Seven Troughs district will take
on renewed activity and life. Not
that there has been any perceptable
dullness, but the chug. chug of the
gas machine means the rapid bring.
ing of ton after ton of ri;h ore to
the surface and the employment Of
more men in the mines. more teams
on the road and more coin circulat-
ing in town.
1t is evidence that the owners Of
these properties are going in for
deep mining and that they propose
to get the rich ore out and to the
market as soon as pos sible. The
hoist just received is of the Witte
gasoline type. is of 50-horse power
strength and will be installed and
put in operation as soon as possible.
There is already a great deal of ore
sacked from the Fairview and more
blocked out, ready to break down
and sack. The shaft is now down
65 feet, and it has been slow work
with windlass.
We welcome the sound of the gas
machine to the Seven Troughs dis
trict. May their number increase
rapidly and their voices resound
throughout the district. MIR. Erie j.
man and associates expect to have
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25
Railroad Valuations Increased.

The state board of assessors at
their recent session in Carson raised
the valuations of the railroads. The
Tonopah & Goldfeld road was handed
the "baddest" package in the shape
of raise from $500 to $1,000
per mile. The Central Pacific played
a great favorite, and got off with a
raise of $3.50 per mile.
Following are the railroad valua-
tions arrived at per mile:
Central Paci6c-Main line $1,000;
side tracks $500.
v. & T.-Maln 5000; side $500.
San pedro-Main $4,000; side ST.
800.
N. C. & O.-Main So 900; side ST.
600.
N. & c. main SIS, 900; side $500
E. P.-Main ST, $50; side ST. 600.
T. & G.-Main $4,000; side 3d.
500.
Nevada Northern Main $1,000:
side $1,000.
Las Vegas & Tonopah-Main $8,-
$50; side 2,750.
Hazen & Fallon-Main $500; side
$1,000.
Beef cattle $25 per head; milk
cows, rs; stock cattle SIS, except in
Nye, Esmeralda, White Pine and
Lander where they shall be $l3;
sheep So; goats, $5; bucks SIS.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25
A DENIAL.
Tonopah. New. Jan. 10. 1907

Tonopah. New. Jan. l9, 1907.
]. R. HUNTER,
Lovelock TRIBUNE.
Dear Sir: | note In the issue of the
TRIBUNE under date January 18th
inst, under the caption Gets Tn.
pleasant Notsriety." an item in which
it is stated that W. r. LaShelle was
on recent date in Winnsmucca, re.
presenting to be Manager" Of the
Northern Nevada Telephone & Tele.
graph Company. and tentatively at
least, proposing certain things in the
name Of the above mentioned Com.
pany.
In this connection, beg to advise
you that W. F. LaShelle is not the
Manager" of the Northern Nevada
Telephone & Telegraph Company,
either locally or otherwise, that he
has no connect ton with The Company
in any executive capicity other than
as one Of its Directors and a small
shareholder. his registration as such
Director having been asked. That
he has neither power, authority nor
warrant to represent the Company
in any manner whatsoever; that any
attempt on his part to commit, bind,
contract for or make representations
on behalf of the Company was and is
an assumption of authority wholly
unauthorized and uhwarranted, and
that the Company expressly repudi-
ates any contracts. obligations or re-
presentations. of every character,
that said La Shelle may have assnm-
ed to make in its behalf.
Truly Yours,
C. H. MCINTOSH,
President of the N. N. T. T. 7. Co.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25

the Seven Troughs district has the
best of them all, the district not be-
ing rich, enormously SO. but extreme.
ly large, and a steady string OF dis
coveries is connecting the two camps
of Seven Ttoughs and Rosebud. some
forty miles apart. In both Of these
camps Salt Lakers have some Of tho
most desirable properties. and news
from each is looked for with great
interest here.
MIR. Myers was asked if he thought
such great values as grace the sur
face at Seven Troughs would de-
scend with depth, He replied in the
affirmative, for the gold is not in
streaks or assures, but Is found all
through the quartz. In his opinion
this shows thorough impregnation
with the yellow metal. and whenever
depth has been reached upon any of
the resources u decided improve
ment has been noticed. Upon the
Fairview property, ore has been
found at the depth of fifty feet that
contained wonderful values, and it
was thought at first that the surface
was too rich to be true.
The present year should give re-
suits of great significance for the
Seven Troughs operators. several Of
whom are practical enough to hope
that the district will terminate the
season with a positive demonstration
to the effect that the section |, more
Of a milling than shipping PROPOSE
ton.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25

from l25 to l5O men at work on the
Fairview and kindergarten groups
alone in short time and those two
are but very few Of the properties
now In operation in the district.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-01-25
How to Cure Chilblains

ITO enjoy freedom from chilblains,"
writes John Kemp, east Otisified. Me-. II
apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Have also
used II for Salt fheum with excellent re-
Suits" Guaranteed to cure fever sores,
indolent ulcers, piles, burns, wounds, frost
bites and skin diseases. 25c at Loyelock
Pyarwscy,
The independent., 1907-01-17

on the other, fear the colored vote.
The situation is such as to make so
called compromise most acceptable all
around, but it will not come until
after there has been good deal of
noise.
The speech of Senator Daniel was
most logical presentation of the
summary power of the commander in
chief of the army, both constitution
ally and under the articles of war and
other statutes. As in any other in
stances where he has gone up against
the senate, ii now looks as though the
president will achieve victory that
will be highly pleasing to him, al
though, as in other cases. the stu
alton looked dark for time.
The independent., 1907-01-17
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The independent., 1907-01-17
Judging by Experience

Uriah Upstate-Young Jason Gads-
by has NOR gagged his hundred acres
for $4,000 an gone tew Moo York tew
buy an autymobile.
Silas Graball (who once purchased
green goods)-Ha, hey? Well, I'll jest
bet yew good five-center cigar that
when he gifts hum agin an unpacks
the said autymobile it'll turn out 10
be nice, red wheelbarrer!-Puc
The independent., 1907-01-17
ALCOHOLISM AND CONSUMPTION

In recent address before the Amer
lean international congress on tuber-
culosis DR.. T. d. Crothers of Hart
ford, Conn, the head of an institution
in that city for the treatment of ine-
briates, took occasion to point out the
close connection that existed between
alcoholism and tuberculosis. The
principal point presented by DR..
Crothers in his address is that alco-
hol weakens the blood vessels of the
respiratory system and invites con-
sumption; that the roll of consump-
tives receives annually vast additions
from the ranks of moderate drinkers.
A reduction of our national drinking
capacity, therefore, means a reduction
in the number of victims of the great
white plague.-Philadelphia Press.
The independent., 1907-01-17

regulation of child labor, Senator Over
man of North Carolina went into an
elaborate discussion of the decline of
the states rights. His text was taken
from the constitution of his state:
"A recurrence to first principles is
absolutely necessary to the preserva-
tion of our liberties" The child labor
bills of Senators Lodge and Beveridge
were read by Mr.. Overman with the
comment that the effect of the enact
ment of either would be not only to
stretch to the breaking point the COM
merce clause of the constitution, but
would be usurpation of rights of the
states.
The independent., 1907-01-17
Of Interest to Poultry Raisers

The 1907 catalogue of the Old
Trusty Incubator and Brooder is
work of art, and evidences the pros
perity of the M M. Johnson Company
of Clay Center, Neb. The "Old Trusty
Incubators and Breeders" are in use
in nearly every neighborhood in nine
states and the demand for them con-
tinues to grow with the times. When
ever one is introduced into a neigh
.borhood, others invariably follow. the
merits OF apparatus becoming appar-
ent to all who have an opportunity to
see them in operation and note the
results. The new catalogue ssued by
the M. M. Johnson Company is pro-
fusely Illustrated with fine half tone
photos and presents a wonderful
study in the Matching and raising of
chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.
Scientific instructions are given re-
garding the management of the eggs
during incubation, and of the care
and food of the young birds.
In appreciation of the business
which the Poultry Fanciers and poul.
try raisers of the state of Nebraska
have given to the M. M. Johnson
Company. Mr.. Johnson has rented the
Auditorium at Lincoln for the week of
January IA to 19 and donated the use
of the same to the Nebraska State
Poultry Association for the associa.
uon's annual show.
The independent., 1907-01-17
John p. Irish Will Address Students

The following announcement is
sent out from the Office of the Chan
eellor of the University of Nebraska:
Hon John p Irish has selected
subject most timely and appropriate
for his address before the university
graduates at their Cid-winter COM
mencement. rs Government a Fail
ure?" is the formal title, under which
Mr.. Irish will discuss government
ownership of production and dstrbu-
ton. A prominent political figure, a
veteran newspaper man, for the last
thirteen years naval officer of customs
at the port of San Francisco, Mr..
Irish is qualified to speak with au-
thority on the subject he has chosen.
The lecture will be given at eight
o'clock on Friday evening, February
Is, in the Lincoln auditorium.
The independent., 1907-01-17
Better Than Grandfather's

What a remarkable old clock,' OK.
claimed the caller
Yes said Mrs. Long Bowe. 1--WE
think a good deal OF that timeplece.
II has been In the family fifty years.
Sometimes We forget to wind Il Mon.
day morning, but Il doesn't make any
difference. II goes rlght along for
another week. Just from force OF
habit. Chicago Tribune
The independent., 1907-01-17
MILLIONS IN HARTMAN COUP
Profit of s2,25o,ooo Seen in Transfer
of Illinois Central Stock

NewYork.-In quarters usually well
informed it was said good ground ex-
listed for the belief that of the 2S mil.
lion dollars Illinois Central stock
turned over to the Union Pacific since
July / last by the Harriman-Rockefel-
ler-Rogers pool at IT'S share at least
nine millions was purched below $50,
giving profit of not less than ST.
250,000.