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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
MANY SHOWS IN KANSAS CITY.
Willis Wood and Majestic Theaters the
Only Ones to Close.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 9-Klaw &
Erlanger Sunday hight notified the
manager of the Willis Wood theater
that they would not permit their com
pany of rs persons, headed by Frank
Moulan and Maude Lillian Berri, to
present Pixley & Luler's comic opera.
The Grand Mogul, at that theater
Sunday night, as they did not wish to
subject the members of the company
to the liability of answering charge
of violating the Sunday laws that for
bid labor on Sunday.
All other theaters except the Ma
jestic, burlesque house, were open
but the performances were not alto
gether satisfactory to the patrons at
some of the houses, where the man
agement used as few actors as posi-
BILE.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
LOUISA TAFT PASSES AWAY
Mother Of Secretary of War Sue
cumbs at Home at Mill
bury. Mass.

Millbury, Mass, Dec. 9.-The death,
which had been expected almost hour
ly for a week past, was announced
Sunday morning at 1920 o'clock, of
Mrs. Louisa Maria Taft, mother of
Secretary of War William H. Taft.
Mrs. Taft was the widow of Alphonso
Taft, secretary of war and attorney
general of the United States under
President Grant, and later minister to
Austria-Hungary and Russia
Mrs. Taft was attacked last July
with acute indigestion and gradual
breakdown of her vitality soon fol-
lowed. Secretary TAFT, her son, had
visited her on Independence day and
left her apparently in normal health
to go to his summer home in Canada,
from which place he was summoned
on August Is because of the alarm at
his mothers condition. He spent a
day at her bedside and found her in
less dangerous condition than he had
supposed. The imperative duties of
his Office called him to Washington
where plans for tour of the world
had been so definitely arranged that
they could not be changed, and as his
mother was reported as rallying her
strength, he proceeded to carry out
his program.
Mrs Taft resided in the old home
stead where she lived as girl, and
which is now the home of her sister
Miss Della Torrey. Mrs. Taft was
born in Boston September II, 1927.
the daughter Of Samuel Davenport
Torrey.
Mrs. Taft is survived by four chill
dren, of whom Secretary Taft is the
eldest. The other sons are Henry w
Taft of the New York law firm of
Strong & Cadwallader, and Horace D.
Taft, founder and head of the Taft
school for boys at Waterfowl, Conn.
The daughter, Fanny L., is the wife of
DR.. W. Adams of Los Angeles. Besides
Miss Torrey, the only near relative is
her stepson, former Congressman
Charles P. Taft, editor of the Cincin-
natl Times-Star
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
BLUE" SUNDAY JARS NEW YORK
Tight Lid on Theaters, but Brisk
Drink Trade in Cafes

New York, Dec. 9.-New York Sun
day treated its millions of residents
end tens of thousands of week-en' '
visitors to the novelty of thoroughly
Blue" Sunday, the first and probably
the last in the history of the metropo-
lis. The aldermen will meet Thursday
to modify ordinances SO far as their
authority goes.
Broadway was deserted except for
those who found nothing better to do
than to walk the streets. Upon the
closed doors of the opera houses, the
aters, music halls, dancing academies.
skating Kinks and penny arcades
placards had been posted. These
bluntly announced that the places had
been closed for the day in accordance
with Justice O'Gorman's decision. At
the theaters even the box offices we're
closed, and the advance sales for the
week Interrupted.
The Blue" Sunday restraint was ap-
piled only to places of amusement, and
tonight some of the theatrical men de-
clared that from saloon standpoint
the town was unusually wide open. 1t
was not denied all places having
licenses of any description had done a
big business, but The police insisted
that they had not pei United any viola
ton of the liquor law
AS the evening grew late and the
crowds left the cafes Broadway began
to fill up, and soon a throng such as is
seen on election nights was moving
up and down the popular thorough
fares.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
KINGOf SWEDEN DIES
HE HAD YIELDED The CROWN
TO HIS SON GUSTAVE.
King Oscar Had Been III for Several
Years-FaciaI Paralysis and Insom-
nia-Statesmen Place Him High
Among Sovereigns of His Time
Powerfully Built and Handsome.

Stockholm, Dec. SKIING Oscar
died at 9:15 Sunday.
Members of the royal family and the
chief representatives of the Swedish
church in Stockholm were at the bed
side. The king has been i'll for sew
eral years. He suffered first from
facial paralysis. Then he became a
victim of insomnia Symptoms of
acute kidney trouble recently ap-
peared.
When Oscar yielded the reins of
power to his son, Crown Prince Gus
tave, as regent, week ago, it was
announced he sought only a short
rest and would soon resume the crown
Now it is believed he fully realized
his condition and had no idea he would
ever take up the scepter again.
For a monarch King Oscar has
played his part on a comparatively
small stage. Many Europenan states
men place him, however, high among
the sovereigns of his time. In per-
-sonal accomplishments he was easily
foremost He wrote well in prose and
verse, knew many languages and was
envied as a painter by professional
artists. The king was born January
Fl, 1929, the son of Oscar l.. and
grandson of Charles XIV, the famous
Marshal Bernadotte. He married
Princess Sophia of Nassau in 1857,
and succeeded to the throne of Nor
way and Sweden in 1872 His reign
was one of unbroken peace as to for
eign relations, but saw the dissolution
of Sweden and Norway, which his eff
forts retarded but could not prevent.
His majesty's Swedish subjects idol
lied him. Norway thought so well of
him that it offered it's crown, after
breaking the union, 10 one of his sons.
Through all Europe he was admired
and loved.
Physically he was powerfully built,
handsome, and until a few years ago
in robust health.
Within the palace, members of the
royal family, high ecclesiastical dig
nitaries, the premier and the minister
of foreign affairs had been assembled
for some hours in the kings study, to
which room his majesty had been re-
moved in bed at noon when still I'M
conscious. This measure was taken
to enable all the family and the Off
Gals to be present at the last moments
without undue crowding.
The physicians in attendance admin
istered stimulants, consisting of sa-
line solutions, camphor and digitalis,
which were injected at intervals, and
they relieved also as far as possible
the vascular trouble from which the
king has suffered severely all through
the illness. They, however, could ac-
complish very little more than the
bringing back of their patient to mo-
mentary consciousness. Every effort
was made to reduce the pain to a
minimum, and this apparently was
successful.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
THEY RUB THE ANANIAs BUNCH
Gridiron Club Collects Roosevelt
Strenuous Terms.

! The Gridiron club held high Jinks a
the New Willard, at Washington
d. c., Saturday night. For four hour,
the newspaper boys poked fun withou
discrimination
The president was not there, bu
several comedies were directed his
way. A huge fellow claiming to be {
Japanese wrestler who recently ex
hibited at the White House, pushed
his way into the hall When he coult
not find the president he offered tc
take fall out of Vice President Fair
banks, Senator Foraker and Senator
Knox. He had no takers.
Vice President Fairbanks got his in
melody" to the tune of ''Budweiser.'
The boys sang the Tale of the Cock
TAIL" musical commentary on his ia
nous cocktail dinner.
Fairbanks was given a glass Of but.
termilk to drink while the song was
rendered
The session of the Undesirable Citi-
zens' association was rib ticker.
Hartman was there, and so was Sen
ator Foraker and number of others.
The finale was a huge photograph,
which issued these words:
Undesirable citizens" "Mendacious
scoundrels," "Wilful falsifiers," Liar,
Liar, Liar" "Malefactors of great
wealth." Sheer invention Shorter
and uglier word" and mo swollen for
tunes
When the room became quiet the
club phonograph retired with the re-
mark Our masters voice.
class in nature taking through
questions and answers, developed a
logical connection between Octopus
and Wall street Also if it is true
money talks, President Roosevelt
must be the richest man in the world"
John Barrett amt broke re-
marked one of the class.
The story that George Washington
threw dollar across the Potomac was
declared not to be a nature fake, be-
cause Secretary Cortelyou had thrown
$20,0O0,000 to Wall street.
Why are the ships going to the
Paciiic?" was answered in many ways,
chief among which was ito seat Sec
rotary Metcalf in the senate" The new
state of Oklahoma made it's appear
ance with democratic senators and
representatives and an electoral vote
for Bryan Chairman New of the re-
publican national committee was re-
QueSted to think ii over" and then
pranced in on hobby horses a squad
of equestrian tested army officers.
I'VE will now drink to the president
of the United States" solemnly an
nounced President Blythe, after he had
got to their feet Vice President Fair
banks, Speaker Cannon, Secretary Cor
telyou and Senator Knox.
The menu souvenir was a collection
of clearing house certificates, issued
by authority of the Gridiron Club
Clearing House association.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
Hampton Roads Fleet Grows,

Norfolk. Va, Dec. 12.-Three battle
ships were added today to the number
already assembled in Hampton Roads
by the arrival Of the Kansas, Rhode
Island and Connecticut, making total
OF is ships of the fleet at the rendez-
vous.
Today thousands visited the roads to
get glimpse of the big vessels at an
Choir, and incoming trains were loaded
with visitors.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
Taft on Way Home.

misunderstanding Taft, the pic
ture of physical vigor, sailed upon the
President Grant for New York, via
Boulogne and Plymouth. He expressed
keen regret at being unable to meet
the kaiser. but said that his mothers
condition and the great volume of
work awaiting him in Washington
made immediate return imperative.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
Lumbermen at WASHINGTON.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The Washing
ton delegation of lumbermen arrived
today ready to appear as witnesses in
the case before the commission against
an increased rate on lumber shipped
east from the Pacific Northwest All
are from western cities. There are 10
Washington millmen here and the
same number from Oregon coast
towns
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
Atlantic Fleet Assembling.

The Pacific-bound Atlantic fleet I'M
ner Rear Admiral Evans is now rapidly
assembling in Hampton Roads, whence
the great fleet of 16 battleships will
start for the long voyage to San Fran
isco following review by President
Roosevelt.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
John coodnow Dies in Spain.

Minneapolis, Dec. 10.-A cablegran
has been received here by relatives an
nouncing the death at Malaga, Spain,
of John Goodnow, formerly consul gen.
eral at Shanghai.
No details were given, the message
containing only the bare announce
ment of the death.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21

The Rev. A. G. Jeffries, father of
James Jeffries, the champion heavy
weight fighter of the country, while on
q visit In the east the other day said
emphatically that his son would never
enter the ring again.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
ARREST BANKER J. D. BROWN.
Charge Officials Looted California Safe
Deposit and Trust Company.

San Francisco, Dec. 10.-J. Dalzell
Brown, prominent financier of this
city and general manager of the Cali
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust COM
pany, which closed its doors early in
November, is under arrest on the
charge of felony embezzlement
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21
Bullets Are of Army Variety.

The expert analysis Of the bullets
submitted as evidence in the Browns
vile investigation shows, 1t is under.
stood, that the bullets were of the va
riety in use by the army at the time
of the riot.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21

After man has quit that sort Of
thing for few years, he has mighty
poor opinion OF the champion two
stopper.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-21

Richard Cedargreen was killed in
stantly by the overturning of touring
car recently near Billings.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
Resigned His
Position.

II. G.. Humphrey, one of the
members of the Board of Sheep
Commissioners of this State, has
handed in his resignation to Gov
ernor John Sparks and it is stated
that John G. Taylor, one of the
wealthiest sheep-owners in the
eastern part of the State, will be
appointed to succeed him. Mr
Humphrey states that he is resign
ing in order to comply with the
law, which provides that two Com
missioners shall not be appointed
from the same county. AT the
present time Humphrey and Oliu
M. Ward are both from Washot
County and if they both continue
to hold their offices the Commits.
sion will not be legal body.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
New Postage
Stamps Issue.

Notice has been given that short
ly after the first of this month the
post Office department will begin
the issue of stamped envelopes and
newspaper wrappers bearing en-
bossed postage stamps of new de-
signs in four denominations, one,
two, four and five cents. The form
of these stamps will be an ellipse
on end. The subjects in bas relief
and the colors of their back
grounds will be: One cent, Ben
jamin franklin, green; two cent,
George Washington, red; -Four
cent, Benjamin Franklin, black;
Five cent, George Washington,
blue. Within the border in bas
relief will appear in white emboss.
ed capital letters the words "Unit-
ed States" and denominations, one
cent, two cents, etc.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
Battle Mountain In
ViteS Fire Dis
aSter.
THERE IS A GREAT NEED
OF FIRE PROTECTION
Should Be Looked Into
Without Delay-Now
is the Time.

This town needs fire protection
and needs it badly.
The NEvADAN has at different
times brought this question before
the people but no interest has been
taken in the matter, and of course
We are still without fire protection,
There is nothing to prevent the
town from being wiped off of the
map if a blaze should get any kind
of a start, especially on a windy
day. The best that we have in
the way of any organization is a
bucket brigade made up of every
body who happens to be on hand
when fire starts. This is a bad
state of affairs for town of this
size. We are growing little by
little and hope to continue to grow,
but we must have some protection
against fire. The town is now
building up principally of lumber
houses so that with every building
constructed makes it just so much
more dangerous for the entire
community.
Battle Mountain has had on sew
eral occasions a number of SER
ious confiagrations and in some in
stances no doubt the fires could
have been checked had We had the
proper facilities for fighting fires.
When a fire has to be fought by a
bucket brigade it is surely hard
proposition.
This is a question Of vital i'm
portance to the people of this town
and our citizens should get to-
gether AT ONCE and call meeting
and devise some means for tie
better protection of property
against fire.
Now wake up, and treat this
question with due consideration
and show that you have the good
OF the town at heart, for no one
knoweth at what hour We may be
visited by another serious conhag-
ration.
Who will take the lead in this
matter? Don't all speak at once,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
new MINING
LAWS.

We hear many inquiries as to the
substance of the changes made in
the mining law by the last legis-
lature. We printed the law in full
in former issue of this paper, but
inasmuch as this is a very material
question to this section, we will
again give the more important
changes, as we understand them. ),
Tho most important change in
the law is that of limiting the time
for the stalking of the claim.
Under the existing law the locat-
or is allowed 80 days in which to
stake his claim and do the location
work. Under the new law the time
is shortened to twenty days. After
locating, the locator may hold the
ground for twenty days ON the To-
cation notice; at the expiration of
this period he must have his ground
staked as required by law. The
requirements in relation to stalking
remaining the same. That is, the
stakes must be of certain dimen-
sions as required in the existing
law. He may at the expiration of
the twenty days file with the mining
district recorder, or in case of an
unorganized district, with h 9
county recorder, what may be
termed preliminary notice, set
ting forth the name given to the
lode or vein, the date of location,
the date on which tue boundaries
were completed and the name of
the locator or locators.
This is used mainly as a protcc-
tive measure and from the word
Ing OF the statute, we take it to
leave the matter discretionary with
the locator, as the word may" is
used. Then after the ninety days
.frem the date of location has elaps-
ed, another notice must be filed
with the district mining recorder
and the county recorder (or the
county recorder alone in an un-
organized district) a permanent
notice location containing all the
requirements of the existing law,
stating the location and dimen-
sions of the discovery work.
The law on the face of it ap-
pears to be very good. 1t makes
it more impossible for locators to
change their boundaries of their
claims after locating and affords
prospectors better opportunities in
new district to get a line on the To-
Gated properties in more limited
time.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
Miscellaneous
Jottings.
A Few Short Items of Interest
Around the State.

The News claims eight thousand
visitors attended the Carson carni-
val.
A bid of 81, 800 for a seat in the
Salt Lake Mining Stock Exchange
was refused.
The Fourth of July issue of the
Tonopah Sun, was printed in red
white and blue inks.
Congressman Bartlett bad each
chilo in Tonopah presented with
a flag on the Fourth.
Fire in the Valley hotel at Palis-
ade, last week, was extinguished
before serious damage resulted.
w. T. Smith, an Elko mer-
chant, sustained fracture of the
hip by falling from a bicycle on
the Fourth.
A Chinese hired in Eureka to
cook for a Duckwater mining CON-
pany, refused to ride in a freight
outfit and was taken there in a
two-horse buggy.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
The Fourth
Passed Off Very Quietly
in Town.

The 13lst anniversary of Amer
lean Independence is come and
gone. The Fourth passed off
quietly in Battle Mountain, no
celebration being held. The day
was ushered in by several heavy
saiutes which awakened the peo-
pie from their peaceful slumbers,
telling them that it was the Ma
tion's birthday.
IS There was the usual popping of
bombs and frecrackers all day by
the small boy.
Many of our people emigrated to
different places to spend the day
some going to Carlin, some to
Austin, some to Lander and others
going out in the country.
In the afternoon baseball
game, between two local hines OF
the town, was played which proved
very interesting.
In the evening a number OF
foot races were pulled off on Front
street among the small boys and
girls.
The town wore a holiday appear
ance, flags and bunting being dis
played from the business houses
and also private residences.
All those who remained at home
behaved themselves very nicely
and spent the Fourth of July, 1907
in a quiet and pleasing way.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
Collie and Diarrhoea.

81 find Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy to be the best
remedy in the world" says Mr.. @. L.
Carter OF Skirum, Ala. II am subject
to collie and diarrhoea. Last spring it
seemed as though would die, and |
think | would il / hado't taken Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. haven't been troubled with
it since until this week, when | bad a
very severe attack and took half bottle
OF the twenty five cent size Chamber
iain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, and this morning l feel like a
new man." For sale by A d Lemaire &
Sons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
The Doctor Away From Home when
Most Needed.

The Doctor Away From Home when
Most Needed.
People are often very much disap-
pointed to find that their family ply
sician is away from home when they
most need his services. Diseases like
cramp collie ana cholera morbus require
prompt treatment, and have in many in
stances proven fatal before medicine
could be procured or physician sum.
moned. The right way is to keep at
hand bottle Of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. No
physician can prescribe better medi-
cine for these diseases. BY having it in
the house you escape much pain and
suffering and all risk Buy it now; il
may save life. For sale by A d Lemaire
IL Sons.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
Eating Station at
Sparks.

The Southern Pacific will make
Sparks an eating station for all
passenger trains. A large building
is in course of construction, which
will be fully equipped for this pur-
pose. 1t will be one of the finest
and largest restaurants on the road,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11

Miss Bessie Beatty, one of the
best known newspaper women OF
Southern California, is in Gold
field as the representative of the
Los Angeles Herald. During her
stay in Nevada Miss Beatty will
cover the entire State, and is pre-
pairing book on "Who's Who in
Nevada
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
New POstmaSterS
For Nevada.

The following fourth class post
masters have been appointed for
N eva d a: Henry Hager, Cave
Creek, Elko county; vice Catherine
Flynn, resigned; Eva X. Gibson,
Lander; vice J. A. Bisnchi, resign
ed; Jacob HI, Bibb. Vernon, Hum
boldt county, vice L. A. Van Reed,
resigned.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
A Wonderful Happening.

A Wonderful Happening.
Port Byron, N. Y, has Witnessed one
OF the most remarkable cases OF healing
ever recorded. Amos F King, OF that
place says: "Bucklens Arnica Salve
cured sore on my leg with which had
suffered over 80 years. am now eighty
five" Guaranteed to cure all sores by
D Lemalre Il Sons. Price 25c.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-07-11
For Sale.

Five hundred spring chickens, 2
incubators, and two oil stoves.
L. L. Tower,
Battle Mountain, New.