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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
THE FASHION LIVERY
FEED AND SALE STABLE TE.f

Regular Express and Job Wagons Are
Run in Connection With the Stable and
All Orders Will Receive Prompt and
Careful Attention.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14
MORE SHOWS BILLED
HUMBOLDT AMUSEMENT co.
MOVING PICTURES


ILLUSTRATED SONGS
Silver State Hall Wednesday, No
vember 90.
from 8 to 10 o'clock p. m. New pic
lures each entertainment Dancing
from 10 to l o'clock, under the direc
tion of Prof. Vargas and George
Hill. Objectionable characters not
admitted to the hall.
Admission so cents.
Dance tickets, 25 cents extra.
MANAGEMENT.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-14

J., E. McKenna wanted at the office
of W. s.. Bonnifield,a Jr. Important
business.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-04
FINLEY GETS A REPLY.

st. Paul must have been startled
when, according to tradition, the new
angel asked him if he "ever got an
answer to those letters he wrote to
the Ephesians. ="
But his surprise was nothing to
that of President w. w. Finley, of
the Southern railroad, in Richmond,
on Wednesday night, when a mem
ber Of the Southern Hardware Job
bers' Association, which he was ad-
dressing, came back at him with a
speech which knocked all the under
pinning from the "discourse which
he had just delivered for the enGght-
enment and frightenment Of his hear
ers.
It was the same old speech which
Mr.. Finley has been delivering so
long. Our readers know it practi
cally by heart. It was Jeremiad of
generalities in which he pointed out
the oppression under which the rail
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-04
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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-04

Doesn't the state of Georgia own
a railroad9 What is being done with
it? Is it. being extended in length
and developed into a great state
highway and operated at cost for
the benefit and convenience of The
people who own it, or have the polii-
clans contrived to turn it over for the
enrichment of some private money
schemer?
A railway is simply and only an
improved highway. That is we'll Sc
tied in law, logic and common sense.
A locomotive is simply and only an
improved horse. A car is simply and
only an improved wagon. Strange
indeed that a certain class Of poi
ticians think they can fool the peo-
pie into the belief that there is any
necessity or excuse for giving any
private person or private corpora
tion for pecuniary profit a monopoly
of these public highways. There is
just as much logic in advocating the
granting of special privilt ges to erect
toll gates on all public streets and
common highways
How does the Hon. Hoke Smith
stand on these questions? Is he for
the people, or for the corporations?
There is no halfway ground; all pol
iticians must be for either the one or
the other. If Mr.. Smith is truly for
the people, for states rights, for To-
cal self-government, for public (not
private) state and municipal (not
Federal ownership of all public util-
tiles, franchises and rights s-of-way,
by all means let the great South
present and urge him as its truly
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency Let it be thoroughly under
stood that he stands right on these
questions, and no power can defeat
him.
Mr.. Roosevelt s proposed solution
Of the railroad question is no solu-
ton at all, although he himself is
thoroughly honest in its advocacy.
Mr.. Bryan's proposed solution is on
ly partially right. Insofar as Mr..
Bryan advocates state ownership he
is right. Insofar as he advocates
Federal or national ownership he
is wrong. Give US Southern Demo
crat who knows the rational the dem
ocratic, the constitutional and ade-
quate solution, and who is possessed
Of the manhood and courage to advo-
cate it against all opposition, and he
will win; and by placing his party
in the right position he will assure
its ascendency for at least fifty years
to come. Respectfully,
F. Q. STUART.
-
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-04

roads live and labor, because of the
shortsightedness of the people in
demanding their rights. He spoke
of the heavy expense entailed upon
the railroads because of the great
amount of traffic which they are
forced to handle, and pointed out
that this was no time for the "propa-
ganda of destruction" as he ailily
termed it. 1t was time rather, for
tolerance and good will-on the part
of the people.
And then something dropped.
Mr.. John Donnan heard him
through and then rose in his place.
We can well imagine the impatience.
the curl of the lip with which he must
have sat through that long speech on
the oppression Of railroads by the re-
morseless people.
And when he rose all the vials of his
logic were poured out. He carried
it home to Mr.. Finley that there was
not much oppression on the part
of the people 50 long as they were
powerless to defend themselves
against the delays Of the railroads in
the transportation and delivery of
freight. An adequate law, providing
for demurrage, would, he thought, be
an excellent thing when exercised in
the interest of the people as well as
when it is invoked in the interest
of the railroads, and he did not hesi-
tate to say so in words that breathed
and burned.
The sympathetic audience gave him
an ovation.
Mr.. Finley was stunned Here he
had gone all over the south making
that speech. He had learned how to
make it well. He was able to dis
card his manuscript entirely. He
knew it by heart, with all the com
mas, semi-colons and infections dis
trlbuted In the proper pace. -Wher-
ever he had delivered it, he had moth
ing to do but say his little piece and
SIT down. No one ever thought Of
answering back"
But in John Donnan he met tar
tar. Mr.. Donnan knew, as We all
know and have known all along, that
there was another side to the ques-
ton of which Mr.. Finley presented
only one elevation, and he proceeded
to hand it out right then and there.
1t is not recorded that Mr.. Finley
made any rejoinder. He wisely con-
cluded, perhaps, that joint debates
were not his long suit. He was hap
piest in discourse when he had the
floor entirely to himself. So he fold
ed his speech, like a sophomore, and
quietly stole away.
The next time he maneuvers for an
opening to deliver that justly cele-
brated speech he will have the audi
ence searched. If there is any man
present who betrays signs of having
a rejoinder concealed about his per-
son he will have the offender arrested
for constructive treason, hanged,
drawn and quartered, and then hissed
l. J.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24

H"' o"'h hAh hNhh hi-hh HIN Hhfolth,
To Mr. Walsh and he spoke 10 Mcphla-
tophclos. IL was gentle request ut
first, mild ns the milk the red devil
had imbihcd on his arrival. But Mcph-
istophelos having had something
stronger than milk since then. conclud-
ed there was "A Jest I'm the request OF
his host and failed 60 zee the urgency
OF the language I'm which Il was couch
cd. Thcreupon four stalwart rctalncrs
of the house entered into muscular no
gotlntlons with Mcphlstophclcs md cnr-
rled him bodily down 30 the dressing
room. There protest ceased on the
part Of the muskcr, ana In the presence
of the angry husband ana the nlrrontod
host he was unmnsllcd.
Not II soul In the room had ever seen
him before.
Mephlatophclca had been luggcd to
the dressing room llmp AMI crapulous
Now he sat up sober ana unabashcd.
pleasant evening" ho said "Irinc
party"
Husband ana host together dcmnnd-
ed explanation Their worla mingled
in an lnscparahlc juHllc lat there
was no mIstnkmg t'o'~ dcucnnor.
Mcphlstophelcs gn2cl "n,lN into
space for moment ,I.s Dire looked
at Mr. walsh nud '.u 80 o.' mgry
husband.
GOOD night fcntom To-" D. said
sweetly ana tho uovi -rGn there
was no trace Of l' '.ru la the
street with true MrphWoph..n ngll-
ity lie had disappeared cua"iy from
view.
The dance went morly on until
morning. the last Of thc corringc7, with
their ROrgcoualy clad occupauts pass
ing through Dupont circle In the full
light OF the New Year sun The dlsnp-
pearance OF the conspicuous Mephls-
tophclcs aroused curiosity, nnd Mr.
Walsh had many questions 10 answer
But there was no answer TO give. But
since New Years day he has learned
that on Christmas day n man formerly
well known I'm Washington society had
escaped from his attendants IN the in
sane asylum where be has been CON
fined for some time and n day or two
later came 90 Washington. That was
surely n Mephistophclian trick.
Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth. who con
templates domino party. says her
husband will meet each arriving guest
downstairs and that no one need be
afraid Of any intrudcrs nc 1901 Mnssa-
chusetts ayenuO.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24
DEVIL AT
MASK BALL
Lunatic Disguised as MephiStO
the Hit" Of Thomas f.
WalSh's Party.
ACTED HIS PART TO THE LIFE
Played the Devil With Young Husbands
Feelings by Flirting With Bride
and Was Thrown Out In
Consequence.

Mephistopheles came also 60 Thomas
Il. Wnlsh's mask ball In Washington ON
New Years eve, and. as usual, unln-
Vtcd except by himself. And. also as
usual, he Kicked up row. Mr. and
Mrs. Walsh had planned very Jolly
but quiet little affalr, sending out only
2l0 cards and taking special care In
the list. There have been affairs be-
fore in which they figured as hosts
which subsequently acquired moro or
less notoriety extremely unpleasant TO
them. This time they made prcpara-
tlons 20 escape any such misfortune.
but they reckoned without Mephistoph-
elcs
With each invitation there was In
cludod Il card OF admission To the big
Massachusetts avenue house, without
which none OF the invited could gain
entrance. IL was the natural supposi-
tion OF the hosts that these cards would
be properly protected, and the only slip
made 10y the hosts was I'm not examin-
ing them carefully ms they were pre-
sonted. After the somewhat spectacu-
lar exit OF Mephistophcles there was n
scrutiny OF cards deposited at the diff
fcrent dressing room doors, and sew
oral were found 20 bear the names OF
persons known not 10 be I'm Washing
ton that night. But then II was too
late.
Mr. and Mrs. Walsh welcomed their
guests I'm the drawing room. Mephis-
topheles came early. He was properly
built for his role and "a gorgeously Mt
tired as ever Edward do ResEko was
on the metropolitan stage. He himself
admitted, however, that he had been
somewhat hurried In making up lie
had dined rather more sparingly than
his fellow guests, and MS he greeted
his hosts he made that fact known.
could by chance" he said pleas
antly. "have such thing as glass of
milkT
That was not on the regular list OF
beverages at the Walsh mansion on
New Years eve, but Mephlstopheles
was soon supplied. 1t was good milk.
and the black whskered red devil
drank It with evident enjoyment. There
was profuse expression OF grateful
thanks, and then, emboldened by his
success I'm his first request, he prof
fered new one.
"Could borrow razOrT' he asked.
That rather startled Mr.. Walsh, but
Il did not arouse any suspicion as to
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24
RATS GNAWED
OFF BABY'S EAR
DisgraeefuI Conditions Said TO Have
Been Found by Cincinnati
Hospital Probers.

a sensational report has been made
by the Cincinnati club on the condition
OF the City hospital 1t was stated that
the institution is overrun with rats
and that recently n baby patient had
piece OF its ear gnawed away by one OF
the rodents
Another patient. an escaped jail prls-
oner, asked 10 be taken back TO the
jail, as hc feared the rats Reports
were also made that patients had con
tracted contagious diseases owing to
the msufhciency OF the isolation wards.
one case was cited OF a baby born In
the measles ward and died I'm few
days Of the disease. The mother con
tracted diphtherla and also died. Many
horrifylng details are given by the
committee and all tending TO show that
n new hospital is greatly needed. SD
perintendent John Fchrenbatch OF the
hospital said: The new CITY hospital
Is needed, but the old one Is In better
condition today than IL has been in
many years. l never heard these rat
stories and don't believe them. We
VIII welcome an official investigation.
which, think, Will show that the rats
are in the garrcts OF our accusers."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24

fee had been closed several hours
Frantic appeals for information were
being made from the dispatcher's Of
fee, but Miss Breckenridge did not
waste moment answering them.
She was several minutes at the tele.
phone before there was an answer
from the farmer, who lives almost
midway between Arlington and Turon.
The man demanded why any one
should call him up at so late an hour
Of the night in a few words Miss
Breckenridge told him OF the emer-
gency. lie dropped the receiver in
ftantly and went TO the tracks clad IN
his night clothes.
Miss Brccknrldge went from the tel
ephone 70 the telegraph instrument and
licked into the dispatcher's office the
facts Of the situation. She said moth.
Ing could be done except wait for
news Of the trains, and for bali an
hour there was suspense up and down
the Rock Island line. Not one word
In eOmmendation OF Miss Brcckn-
ridges action came from superior
until she had sent out the farmers as
surance that the trains were safe.
Then from the dispatcher came nm
enthusiastic message, and from points
ns FAR east as Chicago officials OF the
road sent their praises.
IL Is understood that the young wo-
man viii be substantially rewarded by
the company. There were about hun
dred passengers ON the train from
TurOn. and fhov o1l a1ighfcd fu ArIfDu.
ton and cheered for Miss Breckenridge
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24
SISTERS FIGHT
DUEL TO DEATH
Because Both Loved Same Man, One
of Them Gives Up
Her Life.

Reports OF duel between two sis
tiers recently reached Havana. Maria
and Carmen Hidalgues lived on farm
near Las Lajas. Not far away on an
other plantation worked a handsome
chap named Juanillo. with whom both
girls were In love. Juanlllo seems to
have been divided I'm his attentions
The sisters had the first open quarrel
about the young man a few days ago
and the next morning left the house
together at daylight. Carmen came
back alone.
Investigation showed that each sister
had taken revolver and gone TO a
lonely tobacco field, one TO live and the
other to die. Rural guards were in
formed by neighbors who. heard the
story, and search revealed the body
Of Maria Hidalgues on an adjoining cs-
tate. The sisters had previously been
devoted TO each other. Juanlllo has
disappeared.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24

couple. and her costume. chiefly gold
embroidered scarfs, anklcts. bangles
and n gold bandeau, contrastcd weH
with the scarlet OF Mephistophcles.
IL was a case, 80 evidently case
that it got on the nerves OF the com
paratlvely new husband OF the Egyp-
tlan dancer and as the evening wore
ON there was no Improvement. Cham.
pagne was served both before and after
supper. and the devotion and demon
stration OF Mephistophclcs 60 the dan
Ger became steadily warmer,
At last the disagreement reached
climax. The young husband appealed
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24
HATE REYIVES
DYING MAN
Fatally Shot He Leaps From
Deathbed TO StrangIe
His Enemy.
FIGHTS BELLEVUE SURGEONS.
Five Men With Difficulty Prevent Patient
at Point Of Death From Choking
the Foe Who Laid
Him Low.

Suffering from a fatal bullet wound
In his back. Matthew Leddy, Il machln-
ist climbed from his cot in Bellevue
hospital. New York city. and fiercely
attacked an old enemy, Patrick ulck-
ey, when the latter was brought be
fore him TO be identified as the man
who shot him. II required the efforts
of four physicians and Il policeman to
get the man back Into his cot and keep
him from again attacking Hickey.
Leddy was shot by Hickey. the police
say, while they We're I'm an argument
on hay barge In the North river.
Immediately after the shooting Hick-
ey hurried 70 the West Thirty y-scventh
street police station and told OF the
shooting and gave himself up. He was
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24
GAVE WIFE AWAY AS
CHRISTMAS PRESENT
But She Didn't Like Man Husband
Donated Her TO aud Came
Back.
ere's your wlfeT his ncighbors

"Where's your wlfeT his ncighbors
asked Ed Garrison at Mlllvllle, n. j.
"Oh, 1 gave her for Christmas
present to young Kelley" Garrison
answered indffercntly. "You have all
seen Kelley around here. / began to
think she liked Kelley better than she
did me, although we have lived togeth-
or eighteen years and never had n
quarrel. / asked her, and she said
she thought great deal OF Kelley. SO
/ gave her 90 him for Christmas. And
] gave them all our household goods,
toO-hung them all on the same tree.
rs you might say-for after eighteen
years / wanted 20 make her comforta-
bic"
Some ncighbors were about 20 CON
dole with Garrison when ne interrupt
cd languIdly:
"Oh, It's all right. / got letter
from her today saying that she has
found out she thinks n great deal more
Of me than she thought she thought OF
young Kelley She found that out I'm
three days. she wrote which isn't long
compared with eighteen years. So I
wrote her she could come back. but
that young Kelley must bring back the
furnishings. too, and tack down tho
carpets and hang the pictures ana put
up the stovepipe, Tor I'm blessed IN
I'm going 10 do all that again.
"1 don't want you 10 think I'm au
Indian giycr'" Garrison concluded.
half opologetically "Tm taking her
back because she wants to come back.
But I'll bet you I won't have TO give
lnr nwnY nRnlnn
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24

Tho theory that q. Kirby Ielnsohu.
q wealthy Munc.c undJ man. indicted
q fatal wound while. trying to shave
himself iu DIS sleep 0t Sylvester, Ga,
was advanced by mombers Of a COM
mittcc OF Elks who accompanied the
body home. 10 IS surmlscd that he
arose and went Go the bathroom half
asleep, returned 60 bed with The razor
and. The determination to shave being
on his mind. drew the razor across his
throat cItting The jugular vein. Too
weak to speak Doe wrote on n paper
that be did not know what ho was do
Ing, os he was asleep when no cut
hlmaof
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24
MAN POSED q.
AS WOMAN
Paris Reports a Case the Antith.
eSiS Of The Famous Do
Raglan Mystery.
WON ANOTHER MANS LOVE
Was BetrOthed 10 Him When Snspicions
OF Supposed Girls Sex We're
Aroused and Masquerader
Killed Himself.

A case directly antlthctlcal 10 that
OF Nicholas dc Raglan. who was found
TO be woman. at Phenlx. Arls, is that
OF young man who posed as girl In
Paris and actually became the afianc.
ed OF German schoolmaster.
The unnatural youth was OF attrac-
tive appearance ana evidently OF good
family. a slender waist, superb figure,
fine complexion and luxurlant hair
helped 70 complete the deception. He
was known In Paris ns Mile. Alma do
Parondcda, daughter OF count In tho
consular service nc Rio Jnnelro.
The Brcslau tencher while visiting
friends I'm Paris became acquainted
with "NIllc. Alma" and love at fIrst
sight ensued. Then came the betrothaI,
and some months later tho bride TO
be" came 60 Breslau 20 be introduced
60 the pedagogue's relatives. That the
couple were thoroughly devoted TO each
other was evident to all, and Il happy
union was predicted
Some OF the lady friends OF tho teach
er became suspicious on account OF
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24
SHOWER OF
SILVER COIN
Money Really Rains In New York Sky.
scrapers NOwadays-Ycry
Popular Event.

Those who toll by day IN tho Park
Row building in New York city were
treated 20 coin shower as they were
going home on a recent afternoon.
Three employees were taking $685.
600 OF tpe Interborough Transit compa-
ny collection Of nickcls, dimes, quarters
and half dollars from the Interborough
Offices on the Gfth floor. The coin was
in 100 bags, piled on truck, which had
been pushed Oh 10 tho elevator.
The extra weight caused the platform
20 fall. Tho bags Of money were spread
over the platform OF the elevator.
Two bags. containing $500 In quar-
ters fell outside the lift ana broke into
a silver shower. There was n rush OF
frcnzied Gnancicrs to the basement.
But the elevator men, armed with
brOOms and shOvels, surrounded the
pile nt the bottom OF the shaft before
the investigators could arrive.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24
RED SKIRT
SAVES TRAIN
Farmer, Wrapping the Garment
Around Lantern, AvertS
Awful Collision.
WAS WARNED BY TELEPHONE
Clear Headed Girl Operator Rectliles by
Her Presence Of Mind Mistake
Which Would Have Cost
Scores OF Lives.

Only the cool and quick action of
Miss Nora BreckInridge. telegraph
operator employed by the Rocl, Island
railroad in Arlington, Kan. prevented
head-on collision between two trains
under circumstances almost Identical
with the blunder that cost thirty Ave
lives In the recent wreck. also on the
Rock Island line, near Topeka.
BY making use OF telephone Miss
Breckinridge reused farmer. who ran
10 the tracks and with 4 red skirt of
his wife wrapped around lantern.
stood between two trains aud kept
them from crashing together at express
speed.
Miss Breckenridge IL related TO the
Brecklnrldge family OF Kentucky. Her
father is the operator In Langdon, the
next station east OF Arlington. The
young woman was on duty for the
night Near midnight westbound
fast freight pulled into Arlington.
The locomotive took water and Il
was almost ten minutes before the
train was ready 60 continue It's Jour
ney. Miss Breckenridge had received
a message that the track was clear.
She gave the signal TO the brakeman
OF the freight and he passed Il up to
the engineer.
The train slowly gained headway,
and just when It was dragging out Of
the station "A warning message began
TO tick into the office. It was 70 the
effect that passenger train had just
pulled out OF Turon. two stations 60
the eastward, and that Miss Breckln-
ridge must hold the freight. She rush
ed out and signalcd frantically, but the
train was out OF reach.
The girl took n chance Of catching
her father in Langdon. but there was
no response TO her call on the wire.
Langdon Is day station, and the Of