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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
cumnock School Notes

At the regular recital of the school
Wednesday afternoon the intermediate
class, expression department, presented
a program of readings, followed by a
one-act comedy, THE Gentle Jury
The Halloween party last week was a
great success. There were dancing and
old-fashioned games and in the attic
where the pumpkins shone refreshments
of apples, ginger snaps. popcorn and
cider were dispensed.
Considerable interest is awakening in
basketball and other outdoor sports un-
der the director, Miss Amelia Hogan, who
came to the school this year from New
York. A strong basketball team is form
ing and regular work done on the Cum
mock court.
Favorable reports are being received
from the director, Mrs Grigg, who is in
Arizona upon reading tour Successful
readings were given during the week at
Yuma, Tucson, Bisbee and Douglas. In
the latter city she appeared before the
convention of the Arizona Federation OF
Womens Clubs. Engagements remain at
Prescott, Flagstaff and Needles.
New oasses in elocution and physical
culture tor hildren are forming at the
school Under ih direction Of Miss Dora
a. Holmes a CN3' ock graduate, who
- paldAg a speeialt - children's work.
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OCT Of Town Society
PASADENA

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert J. Burdette he'd
their monthly salon at "Sunnycrest"
Tuesday evening. Among the guests was
Miss Alics Coleman, who has just re-
turned from her musical studies in Eu-
rope. Public Fairgrounds for children
was a subject discussed, led by DR.. ]. H.
Mcbride and DR.. E. B. Hoag. Instrument
tai music was furnished by Miss Ada
Trotter. DR.. Burdette took pride in ex-
hibiting to the guests the famous Sun
nycrest" chrysanthemums.
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Mrs. LaMotte Holmes and Mrs. VIII
liam Bishop Tompkins, 825 Madeline
drive, gave bog party at the Mason this
week to see ''The Squaw Mar Mrs.
Frederick Staines, sister of Mrs
Holmes who recently came here from
Henderson, KY, was the guest of honor
81
Miss Pearl Fisher and Ernest Batchel-
der entertained the faculty Of Throop In
stitute in Stickney Memorial hall Thurs
day afternoon. Tea was served. Follow
ing were the guests: Acting President
Arthur H. Chamberlain, Benjamin #.
Stacey, Herbert b. Perkins. Wallace X.
Gaylord, Lucien Gilmore, Joseph Grinnell,
Robert E. Ford, Paul Boehneke, Harry
c. Buskirlk, Harry T. Clifton, Walter w.
Martin, Clarence M. Quinn. Frederick L.!
Bindhammer, Mrs. Jennie Coleman, Miss
Ada ]. Miller, Miss Chita Kraft, Miss
Margaret Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Herbert Hall, los Ford
place, will entertain the New Century
club Tuesday evening.
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Miss Eta Dickinson, 400 Cypress ave-
nue., was hostess at the meeting of the
M o. f. club Thursday evening when
Miss Anna Simpson and Miss Ethel Neer
were admitted as new members. Others
present were Misses Alice Glenn, Sadie
Twinting, vergie Reynolds Eva Catten,
Mary Paulk, Callie Patten, Lena Doty,
Louise Nottmeyer, Eta Dickinson.
So
Charles Moody and Charles Urton en-
tertained the Delta Theta Cana at Hotel
Mariposa Thursday evening. Music
formed the chief pleasure of the even
ing. Following were the members pres
ent: Mrs. L. B. Morton, Misses Olive
Smith, Inez Marks, Ina Penwarden,
Winifred Marks, Ida Gray, Cecilia Chris
tiansen, Phoebe Baird, Elizabeth Baird,
Edith Gray, Beatrice Marks, Sadie
Proudfoot, May Gholz, Victoria Taylor,
Eva Burlingame, Mabel Colvin, Rather
ire Morton, Gertrude Beardsley; Messrs.
Frank Russell, George Pierson, George
Gray. Boyd Comstock, Alva Barren, Rob-
ert Proudfoot, Warren Bagby Walter
Gholz, Earle ComstocK, Charles Collins.
Miss Mary White and Patrick Lena
han of West Green street were united in
marriage Tuesday morning at st. An
drew's Catholic church, Rev. Father
Farrelly officiating. Miss Mary Proctor
attended the bride. h wedding breakfast
was served at the home of the grooms
sister. 80 Palmetto drive, where Mr.. and
Mrs. Lenahan will reside.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick l.. Roehrig, SO
Oakland avenue. announce the engage
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ment Of their daughter. Gavina Hunger
ford Roehrig. to Phtlo r.. Hoesler Of
Denver, Colo, the ceremony to take
place in the early spring. Miss Roehrig
is beautiful yung woman OF the bru-
nette type Her affienced is brother
Of Mrs. Draper of South Euclid avenue.
-
Mrs. Hampton L. Story entertained ths
Altadena club Friday afternoon The
membership consists OF about forty of
the prominent ladies of Altadena. who
hold monthly meetings to discuss current
topics A fine musical program added
to the interest Of today's meeting.
81
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Prinz, ao6 North
Madison avenue, entertained Thursday
evening in honor of Miss Myrtle Hamil-
ton and Prof f.. A. Owen, whose nup-
tials are to be soon celebrated.
81
Mrs. J. E. James, 625 South Pasadena
avenue, entertained the Philathea class OF
the First Congregational church Friday
evening. A guessing contest, with the
titles of books as the motif, was one Of
the entertaining features.
81
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cranz Perkins,
$50 waverly drive, have gone east to
spend a month or six weeks.
Mrs. w. d. McGilvray and Miss Marian
McGilvray, 2O3 Bellefontaine drive, are
home from tour of British Columbia
and the Cascade mountains.
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Wood, 118 South
Pasadena avenue. have returned from
summer visit in Maine and other places
In New England.
Miss Mary Gates, 80 waverly drive,
has returned from a, three months trip
to points in Minnesota and Wisconsin,
where she visited relatives.
s.
Lenwood Abbott and Mrs. Abbott have
returned from spending the summer sea-
son at Lake Tahoe. They are arranging
to move to Los Angeles.
81
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Gould haze
returned from a trip through Nevada
and are preparing to go to Florida to
spend the winter Mrs. Gould was
formerly Miss Viola Frank Keeney, well
known as an artist.
81
Miss Errna Johnson 452 Oakiard av-
enue, is en- route for Manila, P. l., to
spend the winter with her father, who
Is engaged in business there.
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LONG BEACH

Mrs. VIII Julian has returned after
spending the summer in the east.
Mrs. F. Weinberg, asa West Sixth
street, is entertaining her niece, Miss
Rose Wolf of Detroit Mich. Mrs. Wien
berg will move to Hollywood shortly.
DR.. W. H. Newman of this city at
tended the marriage of his niece, Miss
Alice Mailer, and Lewis Lane at San
Diego Tuesday evening.
q
Mr.. and Mrs. Risk Hook of Denver,
Colo, and Mr. and Mrs. Wristley Lightle
of Seattle, Wash, were the guests last
week of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Redburn Of
235 West Sixth street.
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The choir of St. Luke's Episcopal
church gave an enjoyable recital Thurs
day evening in the gymnasium at Fifth
street and Locust avenue.
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A Christmas club will be formed Tues
day evening by members of the Y. M.
c. A., who are interested in the making
of economical Christmas gifts.
So
Mrs. Margaret King, a returned mis-
sionary from China, is the house guest
of Miss Mary Graham of sos Atlantic
avenue.
In honor of the commander of the Mac
cabee lodge, Mrs. Adobe Stuart and the
past commander of the organization,
Mrs. H. e. Shaw, entertained a number
Of lodge friends Tuesday afternoon a.
her home on East Fourth street.
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Biera-McDevitt

A quiet wedding ceremony was
solemnized yesterday when Miss Nellie
McDevitt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas d. McDevitt, 1919 South Los
Angeles street, became the bride 81 D.
p. Biera. The ceremony took place 81
st. Josephs church, Rev. Raphael Fuhr
officiating, only few intimate friends
and relatives being present. The
young bride was prettily dressed in a
princess gown of Alice blue silk poplin,
trimmed with Irish point lace and wore
a Gainsborough hat of the same shade.
Mr. and Mrs. Biera left for a short
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several months with friends and rela
tives in the east.

several months with friends and rela-
tives in the east.
Miss Genevieve Downing of Lexington,
KY, who visited in Los Angeles two
years ago, is again to be the guest of
her aunt Mrs. w. 1. Hollingsworth of
Ills Lake street. She will stay in Los
Angeles during the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Tonkin have re-
turned from the north and have taken
apartments at the Burlington. Mrs. Ton
kin will be at home to her friends Fri
days during the winter.
Erasmus Wilson of Chester place,
who has been visiting friends in Kansas
City with his mother since last August,
is expected home this morning. Mrs.
Wilson has gone to New York and Will
not be back till the latter part of the
month.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
SCHOOL NOTES
College of Fine Arts

The College of Fine Arts at Garvanza.
now in its fifth year. has made an an
since it's inception and this year it has
been found necessary to build three class
rooms, which are now in process of con-
struction at the west side.
Professor Judson is making a speciality
of outdoor sketching and already classes
have been to Mt. Lowe, Point Firmin
and Balboa. The next trip will be to
San Gabriel
The fine art pottery the "Garvanza
ware" made by the students is a pop
ular feature of the work and the vases
and jugs meet with ready sale.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
Northern Couple Engaged

An engagement recently announced in
Oakland, and of interest to Los Angeles
society, is that of Miss Marietta Havens,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Havens
of Oakland, and Paul Dinsmore of San
Jose Miss Havens is well known in this
city, having been entertained at the
homes of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas McNab
and Mrs Sidney Irving Wales, who was
formerly Miss Adelaide Brown.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10
Golden weddIna Reception

Among the events of the week was
the reception given by Mr.. and Mrs
Charles F. Harper at their home in
Laurel canyon Tuesday last in honor
of their golden wedding anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper are the parents of
Mayor Harper. The Harper home is
one of the most hospitable in all Hoi-
lywood and family gatherings there are
frequent and most delightful.
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Mrs. sesIey Entertained

Mrs. Calvin M. Seeley of 1415 South
Burlington, avenue entertained twenty
ladies with a buffet luncheon and
bridge at her home Saturday afternoon.
This was one of series of bridge par
ties to eb given, by Mrs. Seeley this
winter. The house was prettily deco
rated with stately yellow chrysan-
themums, smilax and ferns.
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Matinee at Burbank

Mrs. John Newton Russell, jr., of 1868
Hobart boulevard entertained with a
box party at the Burbank one afternoon
this week, followed by a luncheon at
the Alexandria Mrs. Russelrs guests
were Mesdames Dom Harrison, e. w.
Peck, George Goldsmith, Stoddard Jess,
w. E. Tyler, Miss Smith and Miss Flor
ence Mo re.
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School of Art and pesinn

The class in illustrating and compost
ton is much enthused over the subject
for the coming week, 1.-THE Start" and
small groups of students have been
on practice days and many and
various are the sketches being shown.
OF the five new students registered
this week one is from Kansas and one
from Canada, showing how widely and
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:
The class of 1908, academic department.
Friday evening gave full presentation
of the play "she Stoops to Conqv j."
The pupils of the school and several
hundred friends were present and spir-
tied presentation of Goldsmiths comedy
was given The cast follows: Sir Charles
NARROW, Miss Boice; Young NARROW (his
son), Miss Smart; Hardcastle, Miss Lane;
Hastings, Miss Howey; Tony Lumpkin,
Miss Leland; Diggory Miss Harris; Mrs.
Eardcastle, Miss Hardy; Miss Hard
castle, Miss Taylor; Miss Neville, Miss
Atkinson; maid, Miss Stewart; landlord,
Miss Dunseth; servants, Miss Norris,
Miss Kreimeer, Miss Gird, Miss Wherry.
Miss Wilhelm Miss Pawley, Miss Stock
well, Miss Bower, Miss Foley.
Miss Lanes presentation of Hardcastle
was strong, forceful and dignifed. Miss
Howey as Hastings made stately lover
and Miss Atkinson as Miss Newell was
bewitching in her suit of red. Miss Har-
dy's representation of the indulgent,
doting mother was true to life, as was
also Miss Boice's Sir Charles Marlow.
Miss Smart's young NARROW was good;
Miss Harris Dggory was unique and
happy. Miss Taylor made convincing
Miss Hardcastle, pretty and dainty. Miss
Stewart and Miss Dunseth as maid and
landlord did good work, while Tony, dear,
rollicking, mischievous Tony, was joy,
nothing less, and as he led the scene at
the Three jolly Pigeons, with servants
and loafers following after, Miss Leland
had reason to be proud of the approba-
ton evinced by the audience.
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Informal Dancing Party

The Westlake Cotillion club gave
FIVE figures of the German at the Bur-
lington hotel Friday evening, followed
by an informal dancing party for the
guests of the hotel. This cotillion is to
be a weekly event during the season.
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spelling average of the commercial de-
partment for the week was over 81 per
cent. The record in the rapid addition
contest was trifle better than 100 figures
in twenty-five seconds. Paul Morein Sc
cured the gold medal in the rapid drill
contest.
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A. O. n. to Entertain

The ladies' auxiliary to the A. o. H.
will give an entertainment Tuesday even
ing, November 12, at Burbank hail. This
promises to be the best of the many en-
tertainments given by this well known
society.
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Los Angeles Business College
The students at the Los Angeles Busi-
ness college will give dance at Kra-
mer's Tuesday evening, December g.
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Society,"
from Page Two,

A. H. Koebig, F. d. Lane, M. A. Man
uel, A. l.. McAulay.
This dance is the first of series to be
given by the club.
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Brownsberser School

The weekly contests in the various de-
partments arouse much enthusiasm and
are provocative of higher grade of
work. o. Miller was awarded the prize
in the penmanship classes this week, and
Miss Cora McKirahan received the gold
medal for best spelling. The general
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wedding trip, after which they. will
make their home in this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

Lyric 5chooI OF WusIC
An orchestra of mandolin. guitar. banjo
and cornet began practice Wednesday
night in preparation for the finer COM
positions.
The ladies' violin orchestra ara studyi.-g
Mendelssohn and an orchestra of small
boys are doing good work.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

Miss Carotta Reckner, who has been
visiting in this city since last spring.
win leave fot her some in New Orleans
today. Miss Reolsner acted as maid of
honor at the wedding OF iss Lottie =.
Russell last Tuesday
Mrs GeoFse s. Denis OF this city, ,-ho
mas been in Europe Tor somo months
sailed Wednesday last for New York on
her way TO Los Angeles Mrs Denis win
visit In Washington and New Orleans
until the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. ~ p shegman and
daughter have returned 'tJfsr visit 81
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lyric School Of Music

favorably Los Angeles is known as an
art educational center.
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COMING and eolna

Mr.. and Mrs. George Beveridge of San
F~ancisco have taken a house in St.
James Park for the winter.
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These classes meet afternoons after pub
lie school hours.
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Mr. and Mrs Frederick L. Roehrig, SO
Oakland avenue, announce the engage
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-11-19

Word was received in this city this
afternoon that Dr.. Way Tong, the
we'll known Chinese physician Of
this city where he i swell known
and for many years d resident is being
held at Sumas, Washington by the
Federal authoritities and debarred
from entering this country.
DR.. Way Tong, who has practiced
medicine in this city 4 number OF
years was married TO thun kow Gum
a local Chinese woman IN this city
on the 4th of August, 1905. A year
or so later they went to China on d
visit. The pepers permitting him to
.eave and return to this country were
properly made out and filed Now up
on his return to this country he was
refused admission at Sumas Washing
ton on the ground that he was a poly
gamist. he having wife in China ant
the one with him whom he married
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-11-19
SHELTERS
ADVANCE
Prices on Reduction Of
Ore and Many Men
Are Laid Off

tSCEDFIELD, Nov lS.-- The sam
piers of the Goldfeid district have
notified the mine owners that the
smelter5 have again raised the rate
or Goldfield ores, this being the sec
ond time within ten days. The smell
ters are in no position to take ore and
pay for it, so the yare trying to re
strict shipments By making the rate
prohibitive.
The Consolidated let out all men to-
day who were working on ore in the
Mohawk as they will not pay the new
rate.
II is believed that as 500 as money
matters are adjusted the smelters will
return 10 thei rOld rate and the mines
will resume shipping. The new rate
it is thought, will work serious in
jury 10 leasers Many of them, al
though in ore. will have to close down
for want of market.
J. H. Mckenzie the newly elected
director of the Consolidated mines
Company arrived this morning anC
at a meeting of the new directory to
day was elected general manager 70,
the company.
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new COMPANY
NOW IN CONTROL
Of Pacific States Telephone Com
panyi in This City. Many Improve
mentS are Promised

Yesterday deal whereby the Ney
ada Consolidated Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. composed entirely OF
Nevada men took over the lines and
business of the Pacific State Tele-
phone and Telegraph company was
consummated in this city. the new
company Immediately assuming con
troll.
The purchasing company was or
ganized in this city some months ago
and a short while back secured a
franchise to operate telephone lines
in this city and county. They began
to make arrangement to build their
lines and the plans were all formulat
ed for the new system when the Pac
ific States people offered to sell lines
and business to the new company
| The deal was engineered through in
satisfactory manner by both sides
and Yesterday the transfer was made
| in this city.
The new company are already id
| entitled in the telephone business O
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-11-19
WAS A SUICIDE

This morning Coroner stern sum
moned 4 coroner's jury consisting OF
George Gates, Tony Frederick, Ned
Tothergill, Major Craven, H. kiesei
A j E'arrel to investigate the death
OF John Edwards who was found dead
yesterday by the posse who were
searching for him after his escape
from the state pris6n~sesterday af-
ternoon.
Dell Bath was the only witness
called in the case. Bath testified that
he saw Edwards kill himself.
Il was standing on the hill and saw
the other two prisoners Watson and
Forest run around the hill and saw
Edwards shoot, throw up his hands
and fall. | went back up the hill af-
ter the other two convicts after. saw
/ Edwards fall Not finding them
came back down and as I approached
the bunch of rocks near where l had
last seen Edwards | saw a mans body
| beside the brush. He was lying on
his left side with the gun still in his
hand
When Coroner Stern in company
with the undertaken arrived on the
scene he found the body in the exact
position as Bath had testified He
took the sun out of the dead man s
hands and upon opening it found two
/ chambers empty. The gun was a Al
I calibre Colts OF the kind used by the
guards at the prison.
Upon examination Of the body il
was found that the mans hair
was badly singed and that the whole
right side of the face was badly bur
( ed and scorched from the powder
showing that he had held the gur
shot into his brain.
The above facts were also brought
out at the inquest this morning anC
the jury brought in the following Yer
dict:
THAT John Edwards came to hi:
! death on Monday, November IS. 19o'
! from a gun shot wound above the
right temple, self inflicted with sui
cidal intent
The bullet had entered the man:
head above the right temple coming
out through the top of the skull. l
was the opinion at first that some o
: the posse who were following the
men had sent rifle ball into hi
head but the facts brought out a
the inquest today showed conclusivel
that he had taken his own life rathe
than be returned to the prison an
take his punishment for breaking on
and complete the remaine sentence Q
80. years.
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DR.. WAY TONG
4 POLYGAMIST
And Federal Authorities Refuse
to Allow Him to Return
to Home Here

in Carson City. He tooh lis case up
with the Inspector in Charge OF the
port who sustained the action OF the
landing officers. Now he has taken
his case before the Department OF
Commerce and Labor for an opinion
in the matter AS this is the first case
of it's kind ever taken before the de
partment a ruling will have to be
made to cover this case and those
that may come in the future.
1t is understood that his attorneys
claim that as h ehas only married one
wife in this country that he is no
a polySamist under cur laws and can
not be barred admission to this coun
try.
The DR.. is licensed practiOnee1
under tn claws of Nevada and is {
property holder in this county wher'
he had a good practice when h. tool
his bride on a wedding trip TO tn
Flowery Kingdom.
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Was Verdict of Coroner'S Jury
Report of General Prison Deli
very is not Given Credence.
Other Two Cons are in
Solitary CONTINENT
on Bread and
Water

AS additional facts concerning yes
terday's break come to light il is the
general opinion that no wholesale
prison delivery was intended by the
three men who made the break.
The three men were employed in
the dining room when they first start
ed on their wild dash for freedom
Watson was armed with a knife from
the kitchen which he procured as he
entered with his comrades from the
dining room. Here they met Com
to precede them. and he being unarm
ed and at great odds, was compelled
to obey. They rushed him 10 the ap-
arturo throughwhich the food is pass.
ed into the kitchen from the guard s
dining room Forest then craWled
through and the other two forced Ce-
ell after him. The other two then
went through and then into the
guards dining room. Charles Day
showed up on the scene then and he
two was compelled to throw up his
hands. From there a rush was maze
into the guard room where Dan Tier
ney was occupying the chair. The
| men rushed upon him before he could
comprehend what was doing and a
rough and tumble fight ensued. Wat
/ son freely using the butcher knife on
/ the guard in an attempt to procure
his gun. Forest finally got the weap
on and demanded the keys to the ar
SERIAL which is situated in the rear OF
the room. Tierney had failed to take
the key when he had relived Day from
the chair and through this oversight
! many lives were probably saved
| BY this time other guards had beer
/ attracted by the commotion and wher
the convicts saw that assistance was
at hand they made a dash for the
door and down the front walk OF
the prison. into the butcher waso1
i standing there and were soon on thei1
Il way to the foothills west of town.
After the convicts had worstet
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the state. owing d company in south
ern Nevada and lately purchasing the
Alpine Tel. & Tel Company formerly
owned by Alfred karse OF this city
1t is understood that this line will be
continued on to the southern camps
in the spring
The company will reconstruct the
present system in use i'll this city and
will make it a modern system. The
present bad service will he seen no
more after the contemplated impro
vements are carried into effect and
the patrons viii await w'tn pleasure
that time.
J. F. Adams is president of the
company and Jas. G.. Sweeney is one
Of the directors and heaviest stock
holders. The new changes will bt
under the personal direction of Mr.
Adams who is one of the best tele
phone men on the coast. Mr. Held
enreich. the present local manage
will be retained in his present posi-
! ton.