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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1907-04-05
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After an illness of about three
weeks, Stoddard, the third son Of
DIR. S. Southworth passed away at
Beatty, a mining camp of southern
Nevada. The young man was
taken sick with inflammation of
the brain and 1t was known from
the first that he could not recover.
Immediately after being taken
sick, the father, who was in this
Valley was summoned to the boys
bedside and everything that kind
and loving hands could do, was
administered to tho wants OF the
young sufferer. A few hours before
the spirit of Stoddard Southworth
departed, he complained of being
very sleepy and dropped back up
on his pillow to enter upon his last
sleep and when the Angel of Death
came he was surrounded by his two
brothers and father.
Stoddard spent the greater part
of his life in Carson Valley, and
graduated from the Gardnerville
High school two years ago. He
entered the University the year
following to fit himself for the field
of journalism. About Christmas
time he concluded that the mining
field offered better opportunities
and decided to fit himself for that
vocation, and at the time of his
death he was in the southern
country gaining practical exper-
ience before taking up a mining
course at the University next year.
The deceased possessed charac-
ter very seldom found among young
men. His whole life was based
upon good for his fellow man.
He could see some good in the most
humblest human and was the last
boy in the world to offer an unkind
remark about his neighbor. He
knew no enemies because he knew
not how to make them.
When he graduated from the high
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PAID THE TOLL
WITH HIS LIFE

A few days before Stoddard
Southworth was stricken down he
wrote long letter TO his father
and among other things he told OF
the "Amargosa desert, the land OF
the llmitless sky and intimate sill
ence where the toll Of passage has
many times been paid in the form
of human lives"
When the boy penned those lines
little did he think he was one who
would pay this toll with his own
life in his ambition and desire to be
one of those to conquer the desert,
and make it give up its golden
riches. God, in his wisdom, saw
it fit to remove our dear little friend
to land where the fight for glitter
ing gold is unknown; where peace
and happiness predominant and
which gold can not buy but what
is awaiting those VIII, live a life as
did Stoddard Southworth.
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COMMISSIONERS REPORT

At a regular quarterly meeting
held by the County Commissioners
at Genoa last Monday the
following business was transacted j:
The following petitions on file
were laid over until next meeting:
Petition to establish road between
Gardnervilie and Buckskin. To
grade main street of Gardnerville
To establish a school district at
Centerville. To appoint policeman
for Gardnerville.
The bond of w. H. Button as
Justice of the Peace and bond of
Chas. w. Montague as constable of
Buckskin township were accepted
and approved by the board and
said officers being declared quail
fed to enter upon the duties Of
their respected Offices.
The board ordered that hereafter
the following scale of wages be put
in force for all county work:
For man aud team of two horses,
800 per day. For each additional
horse, so cents. For eaah man $3.50
per day.
Auditor and Treasurer's report
for quarter ending March 3lst was
examined, money in the treasury
counted and found correct. See
report published in full in another
column.
Claims on file against the county
were examined and allowed as ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue.
In accordance to an act passed
by the recent legislature, authoriz-
ing the commissioners to issue
bonds for the purpose OF creating
fund to repair the damage done to
the bridges and roads of the county
during the high water, it was order
ed that bids be advertised for in the
Record Courier in the sum of seven
thousand dollars, numbered from
one to seven for 81 900 each, with
interest cupons attached and to be
issued before the first Monday in
May.
Martin Sorrensen was appointed
Sheep Inspector for Douglas county
for the year beginning April lst.
No further business the board
adjourned to meet again on the
first Monday in May.
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school he took "Friendship" for
his theme and from his thesis we
find the following as his belief Of
the hereafter:
uDeath is but an eclipse. When
there is an eclipse of the sun it is
not blotted out of the heavens; il
only means that there is a
temporary obstruction between il
and u.s."
And now while an eclipse has
removed Stoddard from our sight,
his high ideals, his worthy charac-
ter, and his kind and gentle deed.
and words will linger with us for
all time and may his soul shine
forth in the Celestial Land with
even more brilliance than il did
while in this land of sorrow.
Had the deceased lived until
the seventh of May he would have
been q years of age.
The funeral services took place
from the Episcopal church at Car
son last Monday afternoon and
was largely attended. The remains
were inferred by the side5 of his
mother and sister in the Carson
cemetery. Six members of the T.
H. P. O., the college fraternity
acted as pallbearers and the re-
mains were escorted to the grave by
company OF cadets. At the con-
clusion of the Episcopal ceremonies
thrre volleys were fired over
the grave by the company
Of cadets of which the deceased was
a corporal. The bugler stepped
silently up to the open grave and
as the last sad notes OF taps died
away, the eyes of the assembled
students, and friends of the de.
parted one, were filled with tears
and sorrow was written on every
face.
The Southworth family has the
profoundest sympathy of the en-
tire community of Carson Valley.
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WORK IS PROGRESSING

The work of repairing the coun-
ty bridges is progressing nicely.
Three crews Of men are at work OH
the different structures.
At the big bridge near the
Lutheran church, a new span will
be constructed and as soon as
possible the river will be put back
in the old channel. 1t is under
stood that string Of piles will be
driven across the new channel
which will prevent a repetition OF
the damage as resulted from the
recent high water.
In the Boyd lane the work is
progressing as rapidly as can be
expected under the disadvantages
which exist.
A 1000 pile driver is at work on
the bridge near the old Squires
ranch and IN a short time it will
again be doing service.
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Died.

Genial John Mcguire, the vet
eran actor and promoter of theat-
rical e,.t erprises in the west, died
at Monterey, Cal, last week says
the Salt Lake Tribune, and was
laid to rest in the beautiful ceme-
tary at Carlos. John Mcguire was
not a stranger in Gardnerville
and the item of his death will come
as sad news to many.
Speaking Of his life, the Tribune
says:
John Mcguire was wholesoul-
ed generous hearted Irishman, ever
ready during his days of prosperity
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THE Mines
AT BUCKSKIN

A. NJ. Womble, who recently
visited the ne w camp of Buckskin,
in the western section OF the YER
ington district, says that section is
rapidly improving and coming to
the front as one of Nevada's great
gold and copper producing campa.
The Kennedy Consolidated owns
ten claims in the camp, and these
were the first located by W. d.
Kennedy. A shaft on one of the
claims is down a distance of SO feet
and cuts three veins from 1 to 6
feet in width. Ore from these veins
carry an avera &c value Of $25 in
gold per ton. A tunnel has also
been driven in one Of the claims a
distance'of l30, feet, cutting a vein
in the face Of the tunnel 7 feet in
width, and it is claimed the whole
7 feet will average $50 in gold per
ton.
The Bell lease on this property
has two shafts, the deepest OF which
is 10 feet, and has cut rich string
ers Of peacock copper and chal-
copyrite ore. Work has been sus-
pended in this shaft pending the
arrival Of pumping machinery,
ordered several months ago. As
soon as the pump arrives work will
be resumed, and it is expected the
main ore body will be encountered
in sinking about 30 feet deeper. A
25 h. p. electric hoist will be erect
ed as soon as the Truckee River
Power Co. gets its line completed,
which will be inside OF two months
from date.
The Frontier Exploration Co.
also has lease on the Kennedy
Con. ground. This company has
shaft down 60 feet and is working
two shifts. Some ore Of good grade
has beed encountered in the shaft,
but the sulphide zone has not been
reached.
The Champagns lease on this
same property has shaft 80 feet,
and a general sample Of the dump
shows $40 values in copper and $40
values in gold. Arrangements are
being made to ship this ore at an
early date.
The Kennedy Con. is the proper
ty which was recently sold to w.
G. LOWE and associates, OF San
Francisco, for $250,OO0 and this
price only took two-thirds inter
est in the property. The sale was
a cash proposition.
The Original Buckskin Mining
Co.'S ground, known as "the old
iron mine," has an immence iron
cropping and shaft to depth of
100 feet. A eros scut will be run to
Continued on Page Four. y
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to dip deep down into his pocket
to relieve the financial condition of
anyone who appealed to him for
assistanc. He was a goodman and
his death will be sincerely regretted
by wide circle of old time friends.
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Fitting is the name of the new cop
per camp located in the northern
part of Esmeralda county, about
twenty miles east of Hawthorne
and eight miles north of Acme
Fork on the San Pedro railroad.
The strike was made on February
II, of this year. Copper glance,
with native copper, shines on the
surface for twenty feet in width.
Part of the lodges are capped with
iron, the copper coming in with a
few feet in depth.
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Rev. Emigh will preach at Genoa
next Sunday vt. / a. m.; at Motls-
vile 2.3O p. m. at Gardnerville
7.3O D. m. There will be no services
in Gardnerville Sunday morning
except Sunday school.
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SHEEP HERDER
NEARLY PERISHES

A sheep herder employed by
Martin Sorrensen became. snow
blind recently while out in the
hills and had narrow escape
from starvation.
Before becoming totally blind.
the hearder made his way to the
cabin and waited six day for help
to arrive during which time he was
without food. There was grub in the
cabin but the unfortunate man
could not help himself. AS days
passed by the man grew weaker
and when found was unable to
speak. The rain had also found
its way through the roof of the
cabin and the hearder suffered as
much from exposure as he did
from starvation.
One of the Schultz boys passed
by the cabin and found the man
in his pitiful condition and was
not slow in getting him to Gard
nerville. At this writing he is i'm
proving and will be able to re-
sumo his work in few weeks.
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We are informed that the Cop
pernose Mining company, having
holdings in the Blue Lakes and
Hope Valley mining district has
made arrangements for the erect
ion of buildings at their mines to be
used as offices, boarding house,
stables, machine shops, etc.
The building operations will be
started as soon as the roads will
permit the hauling of lumber and
supplies.
Capt. J. B. McNardi of Reno a
prominent mine owner and capi-
talist of this state has charge of the
management of the Coppernose
mine while Geo. d. Johnstone, a
well known corporation lawyer of
Reno will watch over the legal
interests of the concern.
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CLAIMS ALLOWED

oFFIcE or BOARD OF co. COMMISSIONERS,
Genoa April |, 1877.
At IA meeting of the Honorable Board of
County Commissioners held this day, the fol-
owing bills on file against the County were ex-
aD,irad and allowed AS follows. to wit
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A Jensen, bill 800 "a laid over till
next meeting.
|, II. c. Jepsen, County Clerk and Ex
otficio Clerk of the First Judicial his
trict Court, in and for Douglas county,
Nevada, and Presiding Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners, for
said County of Douglas, do hereby certify
that the foregoing IS true and correct
copy of the original bills against the
county and allowed by the Board OF
County Commissioners, and which now
remains on file and of record, in my Off
ce in Genoa, in said county.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
---set my hand and affixed my official
Seal seal at Genoa in said county, this
- End day of April A. ID. 1907.
H.C. JEPSEN, Clerk.
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28

five months. iS home en >hort visit and Some business.
 Mrs. Pearl Mckinney who has been visiting Ill Arkansas for the past two months, returned to her home in the Territory Last Monday.
 Grandma Sanders, who has been quite sick for the last eight months, is able to be out some now.
 Arthur Sanders who had been visiting his grandparents. Mr. ana Mrs. John Sanders, near Lone Star, returned home Thurs day.
 There is singing at Colbaugh every Sunday evening conducted by Bud Lee
 Rev Harper preached at Burks Shed last Saturday and Sunday.
 Mrs. Dollie Harris who has been in poor health for some time Is able to be out some now.
 The fifth Sunday meeting of the Baptist Association will be- gin on Friday night the 2sth and "lll continue through Sun- daV.
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28
JOHNSON.

June =. Miss Ollie Great house has secured | five months term of school It Double Springs and will begin teaching about the first oi August.
 Mrs. Ina Slsk K visiting rela- ttses at Harris and Elkins this week.
 Rev Johnson Crawford con du5ted the regular monthly meet ing of the Shady Grove Baptist church Saturday and sunday.
 Rev. C r. Hanks acted aS superintendent of the Johnson Sunday school Sunday vice Jesse Horne who went away last Tuesday to spend ten days vacation with relatives in Kan SaS.
 The Grand View NJ. r.. sun day school held Children's Day exercise fast Sunday and mcn- befs of the school rendered very interesting program. Old Grand View K out west of Johnson t short distance from Stony Point aud is located near the site of tile
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28
ELM SPRINGS.

June 2. Lawrence Mckinney of Logan was q business visitor at Elm Springs Monday.
 Cleveland Webster was taken sick with fever about ten days ago, and has been dangerously i'll for the past few days. A trained nurse Is in attendance upon him.
 Mrs. Nancy Gambill and son Nelly, left few days ago for Helena, Montana, where they will spend the summer with Joe Gamblll- wie lives at that place. They were accompanied by Thomas Pursell oi Joplin, who is brother of Mrs Gambill
 George Venable arrived l,a,s. Thursday from-Sonwlxm where he haCbeen attending school sl9se~fhe first of the year.
 NoT has been received by Mr. -N Mrs. Jesse Delozier of the marriage of their son, Garland, June l2, to Miss May Stone of Fullerton, Cal. Garland Is in the hardware business It that place, and has already purchased | house where lie and his bride will go 10 housekeeping III a few days.
 Henry ShafGer and family of Alma, Ark, we're visiting at the home of Will Jackson last week. Henry will teach al Rudy the coming school year.
 Miss Myrtle Mccoy of Fay etteville, has been visiting reIa- lives and friends here the past few days.
 N E. Pearson Is spending some time at home looking after his farming interests. He las been running a saw mill at Proc tor, 1. T., for Arthur and Oliver Hodge, who formerly lived a lew miles west of here. He reports them as doing we'll.
 Fayette Pyeatt who was we'll known to older people here, died at his home near Alton, l T. June l4. He was raised in this community and his aged mother still resides here. His ald friends will regret to lear ef hi> passing away.
 Elm Springs is well supplied with Sunday schools at present. There are three. Methodist. Bap- list and Church of Christ. John (. WaSSou is superintendent at he first. Emory GhileS al the second and Tom Pollard it the third. Il you are not ill Che habit of going, take your choice and come out next Sunday and spend while i'll the study of Gods word. TEcUMsEH.
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28
 OAK GROVE

June Grandma Terry, who has been very sick with pneu- monia. K improving slowly.
 Key. Osborn from Wheeler preached 1t Oak last Sunday.
 Wheat and oat harvest k about completed ill this section.
 Key, Meeks Haley and wife at- tended church and Sunday school at this place Sunday
 John SttIrdiean says he k go. ing to begin picking straw berries again in T lew days. They are of thc Excelsior and. Tennessee pfolilie variety.
 Ne had fine rain Sunday morning.
 Bessie Nichols, Whe has been attending the Normal II Fay etteville, is at home again.
 Farmers Union mel Last lri- day ntght. They SWiil mertexerH week instead oi every two weeks. \ full attendance woald be appreciated.
 Misses lea and Blanche Sur diAan attended tHe county in- >titute held 1t BentonviIle last week.
 Yes. Blue Bell, l hope to meet you and thank you Tor your kind remembrance. haNe thought ot you great many times III the past year.
 The young Ptoplt= had ~ing= ing at Wis Mo6amey'S Sunday night
 Jennie Whinaerf went to SPriugdaIe Saturday and brought home brand new Zen fIur stW- lne machine.
 \ soodly nuabaHlram bere talk of attending the oEd time singing Il SPfiuedaIs ue3t sun day. Al4RI.
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28
LONE STAR.

June 25. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lynch and family visited Mrs. Lynch's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hammous of Spring Valley Wednesday.
 Little Miss Leta Ellis had the i'll luck of getting her foot very badly cut with all ax last week. She is getting along very we'll at this writing.
 We had quite a nice shower Of rain last week.
 Walter Donaldson and wife and Miss Clenton Speek and Riley Sanders all of Lone Star tended Children's day at Spring Valley Sunday.
 Grandpa Sanders went to Spring Valley last week on busi- ness.
 Frand Mite hell of Cottage Hill attended Sunday school and prayer meeting at Lone Star last Sunday.
 Rev. George Lynch preached at Hickory Grove last Sunday
 Miss Jewell Denny went to Sprlngdale last week on busi- ness.
 Miss Nelle Phillips, who has been at Fayetteville for the last
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28

4 big visit away back Ill North Carolina where she will probably spend several more weeks with relatives and old friends
 Now, folks, newsy items are scarce around Johnson this week and Mully serves change that will suit some folks while others may not approve of 50 many lingles but 1t suits inc. For myself have often thought
 How very much better twould be II every one of the folks that l know
 Would only agree with me, But since they will not the very best way To make this world look bright Is never 10 mind what people say
 But do what think Is right
 MULKEEPMO.
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28

morning and was needed in some localities.
 NIr. and Mrs. ]. D. Cowan of Rogers visited their parents at this place Saturday night and Sunday.
 Ross Davis spent q few hours at home Sunday. leaving for his post of duty in the evening.
 Charley Bryson. ex-editor of the once famous Lowell Leader, who has been over in Oklahoma for sometime, IS now spending vacation with friends near our city
 Mrs. NJ. ". Davis of fayette- vile came up Sunday on | visit to relatives in Lowell
 We noticed in the Rogers Dem erat clipping from the Little Rock Gazette speaking of the re- duction of the tax on the Monte Ne K. K. It stated the road run from Rogers to Monte Ne Also Ill another copy of the same paper 1t stated that the motor car on the \. .. and W k. k. from that place was the first in this section. Now the road mention ed runs from Lowell to Monte Ne and we've been enjoying the rattle ei motor car OH the same for more than d year. Come around brother and we will tell you all about II.
 The friends of Jasper Beard of Longs, N. M.. are sorry to hear ol his misfortune recently in the loss of one of his horses by 9eath.
 An excursion i+eH Afdmore. |. nnst4A-A--41olli NJ, was due to ar '-si1. nere Sunday night It l0:30 o'clock, but VI were lost iu dreamland and failed to gather tIlc pdittt ufdi
 The wheat harvest k about over and some report the crop better than expected
 These frequent rains are cauS- ing the corn to grow rapidly and the time will soon come to lay t by.
 Ne don't suppose that Albert Ogden of Alton, l. T., is ar- ranging to hunt for q living, but that fine bird dog sent him by friends ef Lowell K an indiea- ton that the birds had better hide away.
 Prof. j. \. iIanby iourneyed over OH Prairie Creek Saturday and Sunday in the interest of d music class. The people over there seem to be lovers of music.
 Elder AinSley of Buekner Gol- lege, this state, will preach at the Baptist church here on the first Sunday i'll July,
 TyRo.
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28
DON'T FORGET THE DATE. Monday, July Eth, One Day Only

J. II. Gloer, who formerly re- sided at Sonora, but who las been in California for nine years past, returned recently with his family and they have taken up their abode at the old Cloer home place at Sonora.
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28
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LOWELL.

June 24. D. l.. Wheat left Monday morning on a mission of surveying. the beginning of the thIrd week i'll establishing the lines of the Van Wrinkle old homestead east of White River.
 Another nice rain Monday
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28

Some men are as particular about haircut as If they thought II would never have to be cut again.
The Springdale news., 1907-06-28
AN OLD HORSE.
 WITH A HISTORY

On He Harvey LeWI> Ilrm on War Eagle spending the eFea- ing ot lie on pasture green is an old gray horse wffoNe record k worth nenfioning AIthanoH he is 24 years old he look likca tolt and can out travel many ol his younger companions. For ls wears, until this spring. Old Doc" wa the saddle horse ol Df. IL l.. Routh u Harrison and Ba- tatia. Ark During ali these wears Old Doc has never miss ed I day S service. He has never been sick. crippled. lnaitlefed of lame. He has neeer From arR tauee, tafied to respond to ns master $ call, and carry him on hls missions to help tle sick aud relieve the suffering Many are tl1e children Hi t:e9H5ztoantY whe would watch for the coming o4
 s0td Doe >o they could take | ride while the l9oet tor administer cd to hlS patlant.s needs. \ mathematical freud made the calculation that | the number of miles "Old Doc" has trayeled were placed Ill t row. they would eneircle the globe three times. He still belongs to Dr. Routh, but as d reward for his faithful ness and taborS well done. lie Is now spending his last days mid peace and plenty with no duty to carry the doctors grandchildren around the farm and to the post office.