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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
NEVADA ALPINE
CHANGES CONTROL
O'NIEARA BROTHERS SELL IN.
TEREST TO j. S. McCORD
AND co.

The Nevada Alpine mine, for years
controlled by the Lynch-O 'NIeara syn
dictate, has passed into the hands of
j. S. McCord & Co., of Philadelphia,
the company having taken over 391,-
900 shares. This gave the Philadel-
phia house control of the company,
and they Immediately set about a
change of management.
The control of the mine was in
the hands of w, F. and NJ ]. O'Meara
and the purchase price has not been
made public. The mine was the first
shipper in this locality, being located
at Lone Mountain, 1t is silver-lead
property, and has recently developed
some very rich ore. The deal was
made by Morgan Tillinghast, one OF
the partners in the firm of j. S. Nc
Cord & Co. S. H. Brady, superinten-
dent of the Belmont, was made vice.
president and general manager, and
H. Morris Teaf, auditor of the Bel
mont, was made a director, as was
Fred L. Berry, the attorney.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
ALWAYS WILLING
TO help NEEDY
THE SALVATION ARMY HAS A
PROPOSITION WHICH is
NIERITORIOUS.

The Salvation Army, always schem-
ing for the good and benefit of the
poor and unfortunate, have a propo-
sition in which they want the pub
lies help. At this time of year there
is always some special work set out
by the Army. In the big cities there
is always a Christmas dinner, to
which the people contribute nobly,
and of which thousands partake.o
The little army in Tonopah set
about to have a dinner this Christ
mas, but decided that instead of Civ
ing one big dinner, they would make
as many people as comfortable as
possible by providing as far as they
could the necessities of life. This
determination was arrived at after
the experience of the last month in
/ the city, during which the soldiers
of the army had occasion to see much
of the suffering that is in existence.
The Salvation Army has done good
work in this camp, and lots of it,
and now they want those of their
friends who will trust them to handle
their charity for Christmas to leave
at the hall on Mineral street, sacks
OF coal, sacks of flour, cast-off cloth
ing, anything in the way of food or
material that they have have to
spare; so that the army may start a
permanent relief fund The army
is always Investigating, and know of
the cases worthy of relief and char
ity. Anyone desiring to help in the
worthy cause may address the Saliva
ton Army, P. o. Box 96S.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
FOR SALE.

The j. G.. Crumley residence, Cali
fornia Heights; the most complete
and up-to-date residence in Tonopah;
steam heated. tub, shower and needle
bath, finished in marble and tile;
electric cooking apparatus installed
in kitchen; completely furnished in
every detail; barn and complete
block of ground goes with residence.
Will also sell Grand Hotel, including
IS feet frontage on Main street, and
building now occupied by grocery
store; also Cobweb and new saloon
in State Bank building; also 10000
shares Tonopah Sewer and Drainage
Co. stock; or any part of same. |
will also sell any of my Blair prop
erty on same conditions. This is no
bluff; don't keep your money tied up
in closed banks, but come on and get
a good, live business, and | will take
the check. Will take cash or checks
on either State Bank and Trust Co. or
Nye and Ormsby Co. Bank in pay
ment. Apply to
1917 st ]. G.. CRUMLEY.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
MILL SITE FOR
GOLDFIELD CON.

The Consolidated mill is to be
built on the west slope of Columbia
mountain, and close to the Sand
storm mine. The selection of the site
for the mill was made after all mat
tiers connected with its operation
were examined. Work on the mill
will begin soon after the first of the
year, and will be rushed to compile
ton with all possible speed. The
work will be done by contract. The
plans for the plant have not yet been
completed, but will be ready in "a
few days. When finished the mill
will have involved an outlay of fully
100000, and be the most modern
reduction plant in the world, as all
of the latest ideas will be incorpor-
ated in its construction.
The company has made elaborate
tests of its methods of handling the
ore in transit to the mill Careful
surveys have been made tp insure a
down-grade haul from the mine to
the mill. The selection .er the site
comes as a little surprise, as it was
generally supposed that it would be
close to Jumbotown, but, owing 10
economic conditions, the site two
miles north of town was selected
Goldfield Tribune
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
Enjoyment IS
FOUND AT BUTLER
FILMS ARE GOOD AND THE
ILLUSTRATED SONGS
FINE.

The Butler theater has a new bill
tonight which looks like a corker
The films are all good, one better
than the other. There is THE Ad-
ventures" French war story, and
The Wood Choppers Daughter. .
Then there is "A Comedy in Eight
Minutes THE Straw Man" and "a
Drunkard in Spite of Himself There
are besides, two illustrated songs
In Dear Old Georgia. and The
Mansion of Aching Hearts,
There will be the prize matinee to
morrow afternoon, at which ten dol
lars and five dollars will be giver
away to the holders of lucky mum
bers. The numbers, or rather the
first of them. were given out 1as
night.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
FURNISHED GIRLS
FOR DANCE HALL

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IA gang
OF vicious young Sports known
among criminals as cadets and
whose trade is that of selling young
girls to dance halls and other dives
in various cities aiong ne coast and
in the mining camps, have been run
out of Los Angeles by the police.
Evidence is in the hands of the au-
thorities that there was a regular
traffic of this kind and that a fixed
scale of prices was maintained.
Their exodus was caused by revel-
atoms made in court during the past
week James Claudius had been ar
rested for placing girl named Vesta
Grubb in dance hall at Bakersfield.
The girl escaped and turned on the
author of her ruin. The case was SO
strong against him that Claudius
pleaded guilty. Judge Wilbur SEN
fenced him to five years in San Quen-
tin, the limit of the law.
1t came out in the evidence that
the seat of the evil lies in certain
public dancing academies, to
which girls are enticed, and where
they meet members of the gang. In
stance after instance of girls, who
had been induced to leave home and
become inmates Of dives in other
towns, We're related in court.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
gentle fall Of
The BEAUTIFUL

There was a gentle fall of the
beautiful snow last night. the streets,
the house-tops and the mountains be-
ing sheeted for-'the night. The fall
began about 1880 o'clock, at which
time the wind was soughing through
the sagebrush at the rate of twenty
four miles an hour, exceeding the
speed limit, With the fall of snow
came fall in the wind to siv miles
an hour, and the night grew warmer.
1t was very pleasant for the rest of
the night and the snow storm had
lasted only an hour.
The forecast for today is cloudy.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
ARIZONA GAINS
IN Her OUTPUT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE pro-
duction of both gold and silver In
Arizona in 1906 was in excess of that
in 1905, according to the statistics
collected by the United States geo.
logical survey.
The gold production amounted to
$2,964,683, an increase of $780,
400. Somewhat less than a half OF
this production came from Yavapai
county, which includes the Prescott
mining region.
Mojave, Cochise and Yuma coun-
ties come next, none of the remaining
counties reaching the $780, 900 mark.
In Mojave and Yuma counties the
larger part of the gold is derived
from silicious ores, while in Cochise
five-sixths of the gold is derived from
copper and lead ores.
In Yavapai county somewhat more
than one-fourth is derived from sill
ceous ores, the remainder from COP
per ores. For the State as a whole
approximately the same amounts of
gold are derived from siliceous ores
and from copper ores. The placer
production approximates $4,000, de-
rived partly from dry washings. On
the whole the mining industry ex-
perienced a successful year. The min
ing of siliceous ores yielded less than
in 1905, but there was an increase
from copper ores and also from lead
ores. Unless the production of sill
ceous ores increases there is reason
to expect a small decline of the gold
production of 1907.
Silver was produced to the amount
of 3,026,43S fine ounces in Arizona,
an increase of 420,726 ounces. Co
chise county leads, closely followed
by Yavapai, both approximately 700,-
900 ounces. Next follows ella with
110,098 ounces and Graham with
107,045 ounces. The great copper
mines at Clifton and Globe furnish
large part of the silver output in
Graham and ella counties. The Co
chise county product is almost evenly
distributed between the copper ores
of Bisbee and the lead ores of Tomb
stone and other camps. Siliceous
ores contribute large amount to the
silver recovered in Yavapai county.
AS the silver of Arizona is FREEDOM
inantly derived from copper ores it
is likely that reduction of the cop-
per output for 1907 will adversely
affect the output of silver.
The production of gold and silver
in the United States in 1906 is dis
cussed by Waldemar Lindgren, geolo-
gist of the United States geological
survey, in an advance from Mineral
Resources of the United States. Cal
endar Year 1906" which will soon
be ready for distribution by the sur
vey.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
DELAYED letter
CAUSES SUICIDE

SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 17.-Disap-
pointed at not receiving a letter Sat
urday from his wife, who was in
Berkeley on visit, Alexander w.
Marquis, young architect, formerly
of San Francisco, returned to Bas-
sets ranch in the Santa Cruz noun
tains, where he had been seeking
health, and shot himself through the
head.
A few minutes after he had left
the home of his family here, the
eagerly expected missive arrived. To-
day, when John Marquis received
news of the deed, he attributed it to
dependency caused by the affliction
that followed the young mans ex-
periences in the catastrophe of April,
1906.
Before the fire young Marquis was
associated with his father in business
and their headquarters we're in San
Francisco. When the sons health
failed they came here. Several weeks
ago the young man went to Bassett's
ranch, while Mrs. Marquis went
north.
He came into town Saturday and
awaited a letter from her. He ex-
pressed keen disappointment when
it failed to appear and then left. He
seemed anxious to get back to the
ranch before nightfall.
Mrs. Marquis arrived from Berke-
ley today.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
PUBLIC SALE.


We will sell for freight and ac-
crued charges, at our yard in Tono-
pah, Nevada, at public auction, on
Monday, December 30th, 1907, at 8
a. M, the following described prop
erty: Ten cars Of lumber consisting
of 2x4s, 2x6s, 4x4s, 4x6s, 1kx6s,
1x12s, 1hx4s, 1x4s.
All of these cars consigned Horton
Hinkley Lumber Co., Tonopah, and
unclaimed. We reserve the right to
reject any or all bids.
TONOPAH AND GOLDFIELD RAIL
ROAD COMPANY,
Per F. Sewell, Agent.
12-17-1Ot
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
PERSONAL MENTION

Jack Longstreet was in the city
yesterday
Mrs DR.. Grissim will give tea
this afternoon.
Mrs. t. Lynes left yesterday morn
ing for Utah to spend the Christmas
holidays.
Governor Sparks, Attorney General
Stoddard and j. Robinson left yes
terday for Reno.
w. A. Maggie, the commission mer-
chant. will leave for Wabusco to-
morrow morning.
F. NJ. Jenifer, Nevada, agent for
the Tonopah and Tidewater road, was
in the city yesterday.
Jack Hall, who has been to the
coast, returned to Tonopah and then
went to Manhattan.
j. w. Chandler. superintendent OF
the Mcnamara mine, left for the
coast yesterday morning.
y. y. Ildl ulAiS VI lH0 SOlOIduO Nllu-
land, passed through the city yester-
day en- route to Salt Lake.
f. Y. Williams, wife and son, Don,
left yesterday morning for San Fran
cisco to spend the holidays.
Newt Crumley arrived from Reno
yesterday, and is going to locate in
Tonopah for some time to come.
F. G. Waterhouse, general manag-
er of the telephone company, came
home from Goldfield yesterday morn
ing.
w. A. Castleton, of the Silver Peak
Valcalda mine, came in from Blair
yesterday and will leave for Salt Lake
this morning, to spend Christmas
with his family
Charles E. Knox, president and
general manager of the Montana
Tonopah mine, leaves tomorrow for
his home in Berkeley, where he will
spend Christmas with his family.
Morgan Tillinghast, vice-president
and general manager of the Belmont
Mining Company, has left for Ari-
iona to look after some of his in
terests and from there he will 60
home to Philadelphia in time for
the holidays.
w. H. Blackburn, superintendent
of the Tonopah Mining Company,
went over to Goldfield last evening
to meet his mother and his little
daughter, who arrived there on the
Clark road from Salt Lake. He re-
turned with the visitors last even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Hedden and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Forster were
among the passengers who left on
yesterday mornings train for San
Francisco. Messrs. Hedden and For
ster are evidently going to see the
Southern Pacific people on freight
business.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20

To stop that pain in the back, that
stiffness of the joints and muscles,
take Pineules. They are guaranteed.
Don't suffer flor rheumatism, back
ache, kidney trouble, when you get
80 days treatment for 81. A single
dose at bedtime proves their merits.
Get them today. Sold by Tonopah
Drug Co.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20

Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough grows in favor daily. Mothers
should keep it on hand for children
1t is prompt relief to Group. 1t is
gently laxative, driving the poison
and phlegm from the system. 1t gives
immediate relief. Guaranteed. Sold
by Tonopah Drug Co.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
NOTICE.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF RE-
CEIVING SIGNATURES TO AGREE.
MENT WITH IT'S DEPOSITORS,
THE STATE BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY WILL BE OPEN DAILY
FROM . A. Nj. TO p. NJ. ALL DE-
POSITIONS ARE REQUESTED TO
CALL AT ONCE, IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE THE EARLY OPEN
ING OF THE BANK.
II. b. CUSHMAN,
11-5-tf Cashier.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
NEW POSTOFFICE.

A new postoffice has been estaD-
lished at Old Camp, at Gold Noun
tain, to be known as Gold Mountain.
Joseph Mayer has been appointed as
postmaster. Mail will be sent there
by stage from Montana Station.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20

Pinesalve CarboliZed acts like a
roultice, draws out Inflammation and
poison. Antiseptic healing. For
chapped hands, lips. cuts, burns. Sold
by Tonopah Drug Co.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
NOTICE TO sToCKHoLDERs.

The annual meeting of the Tono-
pah Midway Mining Company will be
held at the companJ's Office in Tono-
pah, on January 9Th, 1908.
(Signed) W. J. DOUGLASS,
1917 to 1.6 Secretary
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
WAS AFTER GOLD BULLION.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec 10. -
Charged with making an attempt to
rob car of the Buffalo express con
tanning over 100000 in gold bullion
William A. Hewitt was arrested al
the Reading terminal last night and
is held in heavy bail by the police
He was discovered under the car
with saw attached to a gas pipe
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
NO HUGHES ENDORSEMENT.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-By an al
most unanimous vote the Republican
committee of New York county to-
night refused to adopt a resolution
endorsing Governor Hughes for the
Republican presidential nomination.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
BRYAN ENIuLATEs CLEVELAND.

LINCOLN, Neb, Dec. Will
liam Jennings Bryan will leave this
evening for trip thorugh the South
At Galveston he will meet Governor
Campbell of Texas, with whom he
will spend several days duck hunt
ing.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20

With each 25c purchase a ticket,
which entities the holder to a chance
on a childs auto, will be given by
the Tonopah Drug Company. Some
one can take this auto home the
night of the oath of December.
12-17-6t
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
JUDGE O'BRIEN
IN GOLDFIELD

GOLDFIELD, Dec. 19. Judge j.
P. O'Brien is here from Tonopah, and
was engaged this afternoon trying the
case of Oliver VS.. Little. There is
considerable stock involved in the
suit.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
Low Holiday Rate to Los An
geleS and Return.

IONOPAH TO LOS ANGELES AND
RETURN-$28. 40.
Through Pullman, buffet service,
and reclining chair car service. Sale
Gates, December 21st to 31st; good
returning January I'd.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS

FOR RENT--Two-room house for
rent, SIS per month. Inquire X,
Bonanza Office. b-5-tf
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-20

FOR Rents room house. S25
per month. X. Y. H., Bonanza. II
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feet. The fireplace was 8 to 10 feet

20 feet. The fireplace was 8 to 10 feet
wide.
The first step in getting up a school
was for the teacher or some of his
friends to go around with 'articles"
for signatures, each patron signing the
number of scholar he would send and
pay for. From that custom was derived
the phrase "half scholar which is
heard now. Tere were no scool years
then and no eight hour days. A year
was twelve months, and the day began
as soon as the children assembled. In
the summer school began at six to seven
and closed five to six, with a play time
of two hours. In winter there were
fewer teaching hours. The teacher was
expected 60 be an expert pen-maker,
as there were no steel pens in those
days. Lead pencils were rarely seen
and the first the writer ever saw at
school were made of genuine lead, by
melting it and pouring in a small cane
or pipe stem. Although the the genu-
ile article, it was a poor excuse for a
lead pencil. The paper used for copy
books was foolscap, stitched together
with a covering of wrapping paper. In
the early part Of the century the paper
was not ruled. Ink could be bought in
some of the stores, but it was generally
made. The women of that day under
took dying cloth and they knew what
kind of barks made a fast black. They
sometimes made ink of certain banks.
The school boys made it by pressing
''ink balls" which grew on oak trees
and dropped to the ground. Whe red
ink was wanted poke berries were used
Every Friday evening match, or spell
ing across the bench, as it was called.
two of the boys would choose sides and
range themselves to each side of a long
bench. The poor spoilers would soon
drop out, but often a few of the best
would stand until "Webster'' was nerly
exhausted.
There were no holidays. 1t was a
custom to turn the teacher out a day
before Christmas. When he arrived
early in the morning he would find the
door barred, he could not get in until he
promised a Christmas holiday and a
treat. If he resisted a terrible threat
was made that he would be ducked in
spring branch. Then would begin a
race and finally he was caught, and of
course, he yielded. 1t was a gIeat in
suit to a school for anyone passing to
call out school butter" Teacher nor
scholar knew the origin Of the express
sion, but they understood that it was a
direct insult. If the offender was
caught he was either ducked in a near
by stream or handled In q very rough
manner. Studying aloud was common,
and when the teacher announced "get
the spelling!' the school house was as
noisy as a large sewing circle or a wo-
mans club when it breaks loose, The
old field scool met the needs Of those
days. They were stepping stones to
high and better things.
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THE SCHOOLS OF BY.GONE DAYS.
Capt. Charles Petty Writes Interestingly
of the %Chhanges of School Methods.

The following excellent article from
the pen of Capt. Petty, of Spartan
burg, is taken from the News and
Courier:
The opening of the schools is at hand.
Even the advertisement of school books,
school clothing and everything that a
scholar needs bring the fact before the
parents. Fitted teachers are to be
found at nearly every cross roads.
These teachers, hand made many of
them, and their scholars, equipped with
all sorts of books, states, pads, drawing
material, song books, by way of con-
trast, carry one back a hundred years
in this ~up-country. The teachers of
those days were not loaded down with
degrees. If they could write a good
hand, "cipher" through the arithmetics
of those days, and Spell every word in
"Webster's Blue Back" they were con-
sidered competent. Some of the early
teachers of the first of last century
were Revolutionary soldiers. There
vas one who taught the boys 1910 to
1926 about Gaffney, he had only one leg.
some times the preacher would turn
teacher. The teachers for this up-coun-
try were poorly equipped for their work.
In some of the Scotch settlements they
were better educated, and some of them
taught Greek and Latin. The teacher
generally boarded around" going to
one house tonight and to another the
next night. He was not troubled with
wardrobes and books. Many of the
earlier teachers had never seen an En-
glish grammar, geography or graded
reading books. But somehow the boys
and girls learned to spell well, write
legibly and they learned enough
arithmetic for business purposes. Some
Of the "old field" scholars could spell
better than many of the college gradu-
ate of today.
When the fine school houses, furnish
ed with desks, maps and toilet rooms
are contrasted with the houses used a
hundred years ago it is difficult to under
stand how children could endure the
winter months. The horses were made
of logs daubed with mud with only one
door and often no window. Dirt floors
were sometimes used. When plank
came into use they were not dressed.
The benches were made of slabs. The
writing board was a broad plank resting
on pins driven into a log on the side of
the house. A portion of the two logs
above this plank was cut out so as to
give light. All scholars brought their
dinner. Buckets and baskets were hung
IN the hooks Of hickory withes that
were twisted and tied around q pole in
the roof of the house. The spring was
generally near the house and when a
scholar wanted water he went to the
spring. The ordinary house was 10 by
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my case proved to be the only real
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