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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-17
RELEASED.
Not Responsible For Death

j. Il. Magofiin, the aged blind
man, of Lexington, and his cousin,
Jas. Moberly, of Harrodsburg,
who were arraigned for killing
JAS. Peel in Lexington on July g.,
were released on Wednesday by
the court. They were not regard
ed as responsible for the killing.
Moberly, it appears, was very
drunk, at the time, and Magoffin
had tussel with Peel. Both fell
and in the fight Peel's pistol drop
ped and the bullet killed him.
This is gist of the affair. Whis-
ky was, in a measure, responsible
for the crime.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-17
RESOLUTIONS
OF Mt. Sterling Tent No. as, K.
o. I. NJ. on the Death of
Sir Knight W. 7. Moore.

At called meeting of Mt. Ster-
ling Tent No. 40, Knights of the
Maccabees, July II, 1907, Com
mlttee on Resolutions, composed
of Sir Knights II. b. Kinsolving.
VI. K. Hainline and Chas. B. Sthe-
phens were appointed by the
Commander to draft resolutions
expressive of the sentiment of this
tent IN regard to the death of Sir
Knight W. T. Moore. Resolution
reported by the Committee and
unanimously adopted is as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the
Great Commander of the Universe
to remove from our earthly Tent
and fellowship our highly esteem
ed Sir Knight and brother, W. Z.
Moore, and initiated him into the
sublime Kni@hthood of our Great
Camp above, therefore, we. his
surviving brother Knights, hereby
record our deep sense of sorrow
in his loss to our Tent and here
wish to testify to his sterling worth
and splendid rectitude of conduct
as citizen and his true devotion
and loyalty to our cause and Tent
as Knight Of the Maccabees of
the World, and we hereby tender
our profound sympathy to his sor-
rowing family. That these resolu-
tons be recorded in the re-
cord book of our Tent and pub
lished in the Mt. Sterling Advocate
and Gazette.
H. B. KinsoIving, Chm.
NJ. Il. Hainline,
c. B. stephens,
Committee.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-17
HAZEL GREEN ITEMS.
From the Herald

From the Herald
John Beasley's child. 3 years
old, fell in "A spring on Laurel and
drowned.
Judge Center was in this section
stirring up the road oyerseers.
That tho Helechewa is greatly inn
proved. Thank you, Judge
Editor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwycr, Of Quin-
cy, ILL.,, +. p. Maggard and
daughter, Poplar Plains, Mrs.
Reid, of Richmond, Mrs. ID.
Hurst and children, of Millers.
Mrs. Ida Taulbee Johnson,
died July I. She leaves a hus-
band and six little children. Her
father, DR.. Jno. Taulbee, who had
moved to Oklahoma, was with her
for few weeks.
Rev. +. q. b. Mann conducted
quarterly meeting here.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-17
Big Percentage of Crop POOied.

On Wednesday j. A. Everett,
of indianapolis, President of the
American Society of Equity, spoke
to the Burley tobacco growers at
the Courthouse in Winchester.
He urged the necessity of solidi-
flying the organization of all the
districts so as to be able to form a
close pool of all the tobacco.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-17
Is the Fault With the Bar or
the Public?

1t is a familiar expression that
two lawyers will grow rich where
.jone will starve-a polite form of
expression for the harsher impli-
cation which underlies it. 1t must
be admitted there is in every com
munity class of would-be lawyers
whose sole aspiration is to encour-
age litigation, to magnify to some
aggrieved individual his supposed
wrongs for the sole purpose of
provoking lawsuit, when few
kindly words would prevent all
controversy an d leave friends
where he would leave embittered
foes. 1t must also be admitted
there is in every community a
class of lawyers who, to preserve
a semblance of responsibility, en-
ploys the acme of despicability,
the runner" the solicitor" the
Ambulance chaser" the "ghoul"
No work up suit and secure his
principals employment. Unfor-
tunately this class is increasing
rather than diminishing. While
it. is true they represent only the
lower side of the professional life,
the commercial fragment, they
serve. nevertheless, to drag down
the standing of the entire profess
sion. Against these the bar itself,
it seems to us, should wage an
unceasing war of determination.
1t is painful admission, but the
prevalence of a class of lawyers
whose practice is limited to the
arts of chicane and trickery was
never so great as it is today.
With the advent of this class of
lawyers has come, too, growing
disrespect for the time-honored
ethics of the profession, followed
by a species of practices that must
inevitably result in irreparable
mischief to the Bar of the State.
Every profession or organization,
lay as well as ecclesiastical, is
gagged more by the character and
standing of the bad than the good
elements which compose it. AS
one hypocrite in church has
more influence for mischief than
the twelve apostles would have for
good, so one crooked lawyer can
do more to break down the repu-
tati01 of bar than dozen men
of character can do to maintain it.
No mans character is safe in a
community where he operates.
No enterprise, public or private,
but is open to any predatory raid
he may care to make. No COM
munity can enjoy rest and tran
guilty where he is present. He
is fly in the ointment, Nor
decai at the gate, a drought in a
summer, pestilence.in winter, in
short, the one thing altogether not
desired. 1t ought to be made
cause of disbarment fora lawyer
to seek employment. The Asso-
citation, now in session, could do no
better than adopt resolution SIM
liar to that adopted by the Ameri-
can Bar Association at a recent
meeting. - Lexington Herald,
July -.
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Arrested for Sunday Violation.

On Thursday in Lexington Mrs.
James Stanley reported to Mayor
Combs that her husband had
bought whiskey on Sunday, July
Z, from James Burke, of the firm
Burke Bros, saloonists. She said
she had come for the purpose of
swearing out warrant of arrest.
Burke was at once arrested and
gave bond until the case could be
considered in Police Court Friday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-17
DOrmitOry Blown Down.

On Thursday heavy wind blew
down a large new dormitory nearly
completed at the Reform School
near Lexington. Nine workmen
were caught in the wreck, one of
whom was VIM. Alfrey, of this
city, who was not seriously hurt.
Only three had to be taken to hos
pital.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-17
Trains for Blue Grass Fair.

Arrangements have been COM
pleted with all the railroads in the
State of Kentucky for rate of
half fare for the round trip to the
big Blue Grass Fair at Lexington,
the week of August II to II.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-17
Cattle SALES.

Col. Gatewood sold 20 head of
cattle, average about 1900 lbs, to
G. G. Mcdonald at &c.
w. B. Greene shipped a carload
of lambs and one of cattle to Gin
cinnati last week. The lambs
brought &c.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-17

Mr.. Russell johnson left for
Gage, Oklahoma, Tuesday to visit
his daughter, Mrs. Lula Howard.
Mr.. johnson will be absent thirty
days. Charlie Eskridge will be in
charge of his business during his
absence.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-07-17

At Detroit, Mich, a night clerk
at hotel picked up a roll of money,
$40, 900, which Chas. Smith had
dropped in the bath room. Smith
rewarded him with $500.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31

AT present the construction crew
numbers about 500 men Enough are
being retained to complete the water
system under construction at 1Iazen
and to keep all construction
material unloaded as it arrives. Re
port has it that work cannot be re
sumed at least before spring
As result of this order, all work
on the new sidetracks being built in
the west end Of the Sparks yards will
De at a standstil
Engineer Lonergan stated that Law
ing off of the men at INLAY will delay
the removal of the division point from
Winnemucea to that place.
Lonergan left Wednesday for Salt
Lake, where he will be inconference
with officials to determine upon what
course to pursue in regard to con
tion work. The reason for the reduc.
tion is said to be part of the policy
of the railroad officials to determine
upon what course to pursue in regard
to construction work. The reason for
the reduction is said to be a part of
the policy of the railroad to cut down
expenses as a result of uncertain f.
naneial conditions and legislation.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31
GOOD REPORTS
FROM ROSEBUD
STRONG LEDGE STRUCK IN THE
GOLDEN ANCHOR MINE

William Lawrence, manager of the
Rosebud Nevada Mining company,
continues to receive good reports from
operations at Rosebud in spite of
comparatively quiet conditions which
prevail.
The drift from the tunnel in the
Golden Anchor property is on a strong
vein of quartz which fills the entire
drift.
Thevaluesare yet low, averaging
only about 50 ton, but with the i'm
provement noted as depth is gained
there is no doubt that something
worth while will be encountered when
the ore shoot at the discovery shaft
is tapped, about IS feet further on.
The tunnel from which the drift is
being run is in 40 feet and from the
tunnel to point directly underneath
the discovery shaft is 40 feet The
vertical depth at that point will be
about $50 feet.
A force of men is at work on the
Brown Palace and it is known that
good results are benig obtained
Al the mine are twelve tons of
sacked ore which it is believed will
return values of at least $500 a ton
in silver and gold while in storage at
Humboldt House are II tons more of
the high grade stuff.
1t is understood that shipment
will be sent to the smelter very soon.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31

persons are compelled to, they would
have an opportunity to observe some
things that would give them as much
food for thought in the interest of
women and children and poor human
ity in general, as they now have in
trying to solve the problems of long
and short hauls, determinations in
rates and the other intricacies of the
Syphus bin. =
The report also says that in many
compelled the mining companies to
make a report or pay bullion tax on
their output. White Pine county is
cited as an example.
The late auditor also scored un-
mercifully the moral conditions of
the state. He said that the govern
ment has issued over 1900 licenses for
the sale of liquor in the state of Ne
vada, while the state records showed
only about 1,100 That in every coun-
ty, probably with the exception of
Nye, there were violations of the
liquor law as the result of persons
selling it without a license The
most of this was done in the dance
halls and red light districts and was
notorious fact. Also that the gam
ing laws were winked at and that the
sheriff and other officers were taken
into partnership with the gamblers
and the license arranged He ends
the several pages devoted to the NOR
al welfare of the state with:
If, as an expert, | doctor set
of accounts, forge a paper or check or
do anything of this sort for my per-
sonal gain contrary to law / go to
jail; but it seems that the element re-
ferred to may commit unlawful acts
every day in the year, rob the state
and counties, the schools, etc, and
they are sports and good fellows and,
according to their claim, supporting
the state and county governments. -
The report is full of interest and is
one of the most comprehensive ever
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31
ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK
AT INLAY IS STOPPED
Railroad Work at HaZen Continues
Sparks Force Materially
Decreased

All construction work at Inlay,
the proposed division point on the
Southern Pacific which was to sup
plant Winnemucca, the present divi
sion point between Sparks and Carlin,
has been stopped and IS men, the
this morning,
+. j. Stinson of the s. +. stated
this morning that one of the chief
reasons for the suspension of work
was the uncertainty in regard to the
placing of division points.
The Reno Gazette has the following
in regard to the suspension of work,
not only at INLAY, but also at all
other points along the line:
All construction work was stopped
and $50 men laid off last night at
Sparks, Hazen and Inlay as a result
of an order issued from the head
railroad Offices at Salt Lake City. No
tice to this effect was received in
Sparks Tuesday by G. p. A. Lonergan,
head engineer of the construction de
partment Sparks will be the least
affected, but so men of the entire
number being laid off at the present
time. These men have been given
notices to quit work tonight.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31
WATER SUITS ARE NEAR settlement

missioner to investigate the trouble,
ascertain the rights and then make
findings. 1t required almost a year
for the state engineer to gatehr data
and ascertain the facts in the cases.
as the rights of the ranchers dated
back as early as 1860 After long.
hard work the labor was finally com
pleted, and in this week twas sub
mitted to the persons affected and all
announced that they were satisfied
with the findings IS made by Mr..
Thurtell
BY agreement a period of 90 days
was allowed Mr.. Thurtell to make
any corrections to the findings and al
so to change any parts which are af-
fected by ambiguous statements. Af-
ter this time the fildings will ne
submitted to the court and it is like
ly they will Lc. dopted without
change and the decision in the suit
rendered according to them.
The suit was one of the most far
reaching ever fled in the stateand the
ranchers generally appear to be well
satisfied with the findings of Mr..
Thurtell
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31
ANOTHER MINING
DEAL. IS MADE
BERT SMITH PURCHASES
MINING CLAIMS AT ROSEBUD

A deal of considerable Importance
was consummated Wednesday, says
the Loveloek Tribune, when Bert
Smith, of the Vernon Mining company
secured the Columbus Nos !, and 3,
and the Rosebud No mining claims
from the Farrell boys and Farley
Swensen some two years agoTAOIN
Swensen at consideration of
$21 500.
These claims are situated in the
Velvet mining district, six miles north
of Lowrey Wells and about 80 miles
west of Loveloek
They have been owned by the Far
rells and Swensens some two years
and during their holdings these gen
tlemen have done considerable surface
development work and have exposed
five lodges running through a large
porphyry dyke.
Assays from the lodges run from
$50 to $3.50 This Mr.. Farrell is the
same for whom the town Of Farrell is
named and their holdings in that camp
are such that they have plenty TO
do there.
Mr. Smith states that aggressive
development work will be started i'm.
mediately on these properties and con
tinued until the extent Of the ore
bodies is fully and definitely deter
mined.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31

at Goldbanks the merits of the camp
will be determined and the feasibility
of erecting mill at the camp, which
the promoters already have under dis
cussion, will be determined.
Some of the leasers are taking out
some high grade ore, which is being
segregated from the lower grades, the
former to be shipped and the latter
to be piled up awaiting some satifac-
tory means for it's treatment One
load of the best ore has already been
received at Winnemucca, and other
shipments out of the new camp will
shortly be made. At present, accord
ing to Mr.. Smith, thre are two car
loads of ore that will pay to ship. The
location of the mines at Goldbanks is
very favorable. The strikes are To-
Gated on low hills and it is possible
to drive to any of the dumps with
wagon.
Mr.. Smith voices himself as opposed
to stock mining, and on the side of
strict, legitimate operation, which per
haps accounts for the leasing system
instituted at Goldbanks. He has some
interesting opinions regarding the
Kennedy mining district, and he be-
lieves that camp will yet be great
producer.
The town of GoldbanKs is building
rapidly. The main drawback so far
is the shortage of lumber, and the in
ability to secure lumber.
Several new strikes have been re-
ported, one by Jackson and Ellis at
Pollard, which is situated just back
of the McDeid ranch, and four miles
west of Goldbanks.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31
LATE AUDITORS
REPORT ON
THE STATE
COMPREHENSIVE REPORT
FILED BY LATE AUDITOR
SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH
Discusses Various Situations in the
State, where Laws are Being
and the State Defrauded

Shortly before his death the late
Nate Rolf filed report of his work as
auditor of the state, and in it he
pointed out many things which speak
of his love for Nevada, and his inter
est in the welfare of the state. In
the report moral conditions of the
state are assailed, and in one instance
it is shown how the state is being de-
frauded out of license.
In part the late auditor wrote as
follows:
~ started out in my work with
the determination to prove to my own
satisfaction, at least, the value of the
position | held, to the state, and if /
could not make a showing of benefit
to the state and the respective cou-
ties, | had determined to present no
bill of expense nor draw my salary,
hence the reason that no such bill
has been filed and only one month IS
salary drawn.
- feel now that the work accom-
plished by me has been of value in
many ways. and from the standpoint
of revenue far in excess of the cost
of services including expenses.
i believe that any reasonable per-
son will admit this and bear me out
in the claim that the position has
brought about better service, prompt
closing of county books, the fling of
proper reports and a better system -
He then talks on the affairs OF each
county treating them at length and
going into details of each one.
The report also goes after the rail
roads, citing that the Eureka & Pal
isaSe, Nevada Central and Nevada
Northern charged the maximum rates
and gave the poorest service. That
insufficient number of men were en-
ployed on the trains; that the cars
were filthy and dangerous to health
and no depot facilities were provided.
He ended this reference with
''Several provisions of law govern
ing railroads within the state are, in
my judgment, grossly violated, among
which is the shipment of livestock, the
length of time they are held in trains
without food or water, the irregular
ity of trains, as provided by their
time cards, the gross criminal neglect
of sanitation, accommodations and
comforts at the majority of depots in
the state and in waiting rooms, for
women and children, who, unlike men,
are compelled to sit in these cold,
cheerless places for hours at time
at the risk of health and life, wait
ing for delayed train, unable to Sc
cure correct information from an
agent. Men can go to a saloon, where
there is fire, but women with three
or four little children cannot go to
this haven of refuge, but must sit and
shiver in a fireless waiting room and
she and her charges make the best +
it.
81 took some pains to do some hol-
lering' myself at several points, but
having no authority, little attention
was paid, except sizing me up as a
kicker.
elf the railroad commission would
ineog,' get out and take the trip that
| did and travel as other ordinary
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31
LEASERS AT G0LDBANKS
PREPARE TO GO DEEP
A. P. Smith Founder of the Camp
Gives His Opinions on the
Future of the Camp

We intend to test the merits of
the mines at Goldbanks in the begin
ming, and with this object in view,
several of the leasers will go down to
a considerable depth as soon as men
and machinery can do the work.
With these words A. p. Smith, the
original locator of the mineral depos-
it's in southern HUMBOLDT county, and
a man of considerable technical know
ledge of geology and mining, opened a
very interesting interview with a rep
resentative of the Silver State News
in Winnemucca lost evening.
Mr.. Smith has Just made a trip to
Golconda to see if arrangements
could be made to treat the ore from
Goldbanks. The managing director
of the Glasgow Western company,
owner Of the smelter at Golconda, was
absent, and for this reason no salts
factory arrangements could be made
He is expected to return from an cas-
ern trip shortly, and at that time ne
gotiations locking toward the treat
ment of Goldbanks ore at Golconda
will be renewed eff we can get our
ore treated successfully at Golconda
and as reasonably as at Salt Lake, we
would of course prefer to have tthe
ore treated at Golconda,' stated Mr..
Smith.
Some of the leasers at Goldbanks
will at once sink TO depth of -
feet or more. OF these the Blair and
Taylor lease, being operated by J. w.
Blair and John G. Taylor, new
whim has been ordered and several
men are engaged in the work With
the entering of the lower ore bodies
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31
NEVADA'S
FORTY THIRD
BIRTHDAY
PRESIDENT LINCOLN SIGNED
PROCLAMATION ADMITTING
NEVADA TO THE UNION
Of States on the 31st of October, 1864,
Almost Half Century Ago
This Day

Fortythree years ago today Presi-
dent Lincoln signed the proclamation
of statehood for the commonwealth
of Nevada, and one of the brightest
stars was added to the American ban
Der.
In celebration of this event the
state has on its holiday attire and re-
Joices at the present prosperity of the
state.
The origin of the state government
dates back to 1858, when provincial
government was established under
Isaac Roop. Reno at that time was
not on the map, and the present town
of Winnemucca consisted of a small
trading post on the Humboldt river.
Virginia City was just then in such
state as the town of Goldbanks is
today. In 1861 territory was or
ganized, and on September, 1868, del
egates to a constitutional convention
were elected The amended konstf
tuition was finally accepted in July,
1864, at a special election, and after
congressional enabling act on ccto-
Der 81, 1864, President Lincoln signed
the proclamation Of statehood for
Nevada
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-31
THE MILLER & LUX CASES TC
BE DECIDED BY THURTELL

CARSON CITY, Oct. 29.-The Mil
Ter & Lux water suits, which have
been hanging fire in the. United States
court for five years, are now nearing
settlement, all the parties to the suit
agreeing to accept the findings of
former State Engineer Thurtell az
seubmitted this week The suit was
filed in 1902 by Miller & Lux
against about 130 persons in Mason
valley and involved the question of
water rights there. There are about
130 defendants in the case and about
500 or 600 rights involved.
After Mr.. Thurtell became engineer
he consulted with the parties to the
dispute and finally got them to de-
eide upon himself as a special COM
turned in by any officer connected
with the state government, and, per-
haps, it is the first and only one
which has ever dealt with such an ex-
tended series of questions covering
the welfare of the state in every de-
partment.