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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-05
Negroes Eat
Senate Fare
CoIored Couple 90 to Upper House
Restaurant.

Washington. Dec. 22.-While
the seLate was engaged in listen
ing to President Roosevelt's
message on the trouble with the
colored soldies at Brownville, a
young colored couple went into
the Senate restaurant and seated
themselves at a table, ordered
luncheon.
Several of the white patrons
dropped their npkins, rose from
the tables and retired when they
caught sight of the colored
brother and sister. Southern
senators stalked by the pair and
went into the inner private SEN
ate restaurant, rejoicing that
there no colcred intrudet, bar
ring the waiter, could show him.
self. Knots Of people gathered
IN the Railways and watched the
negroes eating. ano they ate un-
concernedly, to all appearances.
1t was the first time in many
years that any member OF the
colored race had entered the
senatorial eating place except IN
the capacity of walters. The
senate restaurant and the house
restaurant, however, are perhaps
the only two places of entertain
ment in the United States of the
same first. class character IN
which colored people can be
served unchallenged.
There isn't the slightest doubt
that if the couple had been order
ed out by the manager he would
have lost his position, and not
only this, but he man who has
the restaurant privilege would
have lost it before nightfall
In summer it is not unusual for
colored people to en+er the house
restaurant 10 get something TO
eat. but they seem to be over
awed in the senate wing and are
unwilling to make the venture.
No colored person, however, has
ever been known to enter the
house restaurant during the ses-
sions of congress- Illinois State
Register.
This is, you see, an age of
"unprecedents.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-05
News From Petersburg

Mrs. Lulu Wade of Springfield
visited relatives here last week.
Mrs. Blanch Motley visited
friends in Decatur last week
Robert Johnson of Springfield
was the guest Of VIM. Penick
this week.
Mrs G. Motley and little sons
have returned from an extended
visit in Kansas City.
Geo. Makins departed this
week for a visit among relatives
in Hannibal, Mo.
Mrs Ida Motley is visiting
friends in Decatur this week.
Mrs. Edward Motley of Deca
tur. has returned to her home
after pleasant visit with her
parents.
Frank Penick is on the sick
list this week.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-05
To the Negro People OF Springfield.
We ask you to do this:


Take notice Of the firms who
advertise in this paper and rally
to them. BY doing thus you help
yourself and US. BY helping us
you help all Negroes. The
white people will think more of
you.
Peter Myers and others should
have your trade. Until you learn
commercial reciprocity you will
be d small part in the business
forum, There IS no denial of
this self evident fact. We should
begin 1907 righ' ana stick to-
gether for advancement.
A. J Gordon. a Negro, has a
shoe manufacturing and repair
lug shop that is novelty at s22
e. Washington street, that if
patronized as it should be woul d
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-05

necessitate the employment of a
book keeper. Other instances
can be cited where our race needs
to lend its support, and until we
give it, we cannot hope for any
material amount of commercial
prestige.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-05
A Happy
New Year
Readers and Friends
Our Greeting:

DEAR READER:-We entering into year, 1906 is
now yesteryears 1906 years passed
since Christ here and according Bible history the
years DID, Though scientists differ the Bble)
We extend to all happy New Years Greeting and ask
Him Advise to make do better each other.
We ask Thee have mercy the widows and orphans
all that heavy laden host pilgrims here
Since this time last thousands have died and of
thousands have been born. The world is increasing.
Let make vain resolutions but firm and unfadng
ones do better along material lines Do
not make any superiuous obligations.
Lye right and make your homes congenia let the
radiant rays the day give you JOY
our prayer for 1907 THE FORUM
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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
Things Are Moving Right
Ahead at Smelter and
COncentratOr.
RESULTS TELL STORY
First Unit of C0ncentratOr All Ready
for Operation as Soon As Tres.
tie Is Completed for Trains.

With the first unit of the concen-
trating plant housed in and all ma
chinery in place; the huge roaster
stack with dimensions of 250X1S feet
along to meet the requirements of
the situation, opening of the smelling
plant of the Cumberland Ely and Ne
vada Consolidated does not seem so
far off as pessimists would have ev-
eryone think. Not single detail Of
the work but is progressing well and
not one but offers encouragement to
those viewing the scene of activity.
The Gallagher Gap pipe line of ap-
proXimately nine miles length, is now
pronounced completed and ready to
turn over by the contractors, they
having concluded testing the line for
its entire length. The test has
proven the construction satisfactory
in every way This will carry a sup
ply of water from the Steptoe to the
concentrating plant, sufficient to pro-
vide for all needs.
The big roaster stack of the
smelter was completed Saturday. 1t
is a monster, being $50 feet tall by
IS feet in diameter. 1t is built of
re-enforced steel and concrete. The
reverberatory stack, 300 by 15 feet, is
about three quarters completed. This
will be the highest piece of work of
this nature in the district and one of
the highest stacks in the entire west
when finished
The trestle from the high ore line
is being rapidly put in place. The
steel work and the wooden portion
are drawing nearer together with
each day and progress is very rapid.
This is the piece of work on which
the first concentration unit, already
complete otherwise, is waiting and
with its completion the first wheel
will turn and the life of activity of
the concern begin.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
SALOON IN
HANDS
Writ of Attachment Served YeSter-
day On the Nevada and Depu.
ties Put in Charge.

Writ of attachment was yesterday
filed with District Clerk Fred Old
field against l.. w. Emley and r. E.
Bramlett by O. e. Connors, alleging
that the sum of $1.1S320 due him
for rents unpaid and the balance of
the stock of liquors and cigars in the
Nevada saloon building. The attach
ment was served and the place taken
charge of by deputies from Sheriff
Houses office.
The plea for attachment alleges
that plaintiff in December sold to En-
ley the saloon business for 81, ,933.20
and that the agreement at the time
was that the rental of the building
should be $500 a month. Defendants
at the time paid 81 ,250 of the pur-
chase price and rent for one month.
In October the rent was reduced from
$500 to $500 a month, but the
amount due for this purpose has not
been paid the landlord from that
time. He further alleges that the
items of the amount due him are:
$6S3.20 on the stock, 5000 for rent
of the month of December, and $500
for rent previous to that time.
AS the plaintiff has no bond or
mortgage on the goods to fall back
on the attachment is prayed for.
Among the documents concerning the
case is a bond for the defendants
given by the National Surety COM
pany, a Nevada corporation, for ST.
$50
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
HAS REMINDER
OF HIS LAB0RS
Constable Wilson Suffered From
Round Up With Intoxicated In.
dividuaI...AccidentaI Outcome.

One man in ely got an enforced
bath yesterday. Silva Harrington
was put in tub of water at the
county Jail and diligently made to
scrub himself while Jailer Butler
looked complacently on. The action
followed Harrington arrest on u
charge of dsorderly conduct.
The man was found in a highly
condition by Constable
Wilson yesterday on the street. The
officer started to take him home but
Harrington refused to go and in an
effort to get him started in the direc-
tion of his house Wilson and he lost
their footing and fell on the street.
Just how the officer landed is not
known but his face bears evidence
that it came violently in contact with
the earth, as one side was much
scratched and swollen. AS Harring
ton still refused to go home he was
placed under arrest and put in Jail
by the officer.
On arriving there it was found that
he needed bath badly and one was
given him. 1t is understood that no
charge was preferred against him in
court and it is not known whether
one will be made or whether he will
be allowed to go his way in peace
after SOLDERING up. At any rate it will
be safe to say that the memory of
his attempt at good Samaritanism
will remain in Mr.. Wilson's mind for
some time, as it will take his face
several days to heal properly,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
KANSAS BANKS ARE ALARMED
Want Law Guaranteeing Deposits as
Protection Against Oklahoma.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 3O.-GoV-
ernor Hoch says that unless Kansas
banks are protected in some way
from Oklahoma he will call a special
session of the legislature to pass
guarantee deposit law in Kansas to
protect banks along the south line of
the state.
When Oklahoma passed its bank
deposit law it's bankers did not think
it would hurt Kansas banks. De-
posits of small amounts might be
withdrawn from banks in the south
ern counties, they thought, but this
would not be a serious loss.
The southern Kansas bankers,
however, say they know better. Near
ly every bank along the border has
written to the governor asking him
to do something. These banks have
also brought their correspondents in
other parts of the state into the de-
mand and letters are now coming in
from banks in the central and even
northern sections of Kansas urging
the governor to convene the legisla-
ture.
The Oklahoma law does not be-
come effective until February 15, and
southern Kansas bankers want Kan
sas law to become effective at the
same time.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
FELINE IS
MISSING
Thereto Hangs StGry of Sheriffs
OffiCe--FriendS of the Animal
Wondering As to Its Fate.

Quite an unusual cat story is that
vouched for by Sheriff A. c. House,
who tells of a mother cat SO jealous
of her two kittens that after he had
petted the kittens several times in
her presence she disappeared entirely
and has not since been seen. The
kittens have IN the meantime grown
to be of considerable size.
About three years awo Mr.. House
was adopted" by a cat. She came
with him to the court house and made
her happy home in a drawer of the
desk and in these comfortable sur
roundings she raised several happy
families.
All went well with her until the
two kittens at present under discus
sion were born. Teddy" and "Bry-
an" as they are called. were of es-
pecially affectionate disposition and
liked to play with anything or any
body who would notice them. As
they grew older the apparent jeal-
ousy of the mother cat increased
Finally she would cuff and buffet her
children in a most unmotherly man
ner whenever they tried to get the
he might have. One day after she
had bitten the two little ones until
they were squaling, her owner de-
cided that he would give her a les
son and therefore applied sn all
switch with vigor. That day she ap-
peared to be broken hearted and after
moping around for several hours she
disappeared, walking sedately away
from the court house, and never re-
turning. That was the last time that
anyone saw her and nothing is known
concerning her fate. Whether she
fell a victim to a coyote or whether
she decided that change of living
quarters were desirable, or whether
she committed suicide are all un-
solved problems that are interesting
former friends.
In the meantime her two sons have
grown to maturity and are rendering
themselves valuable about the court
house, keeping it free OF mice, and
are occupying the same quarters theii
mother had before them, the middle
drawer of desk in the sheriffs Of
fee
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
ALLEGES WORTHLESS CHECK
Click Charged With Issuing Same il
Payment of Meat Bill.

Morris Click of Riepetown was ar
rested yesterday by Constable Will
son on a complaint charging him with
uttering worthless checks to John
StemDer of the Peoples Meat COM
pany, the amount being $121.64. His
preliminary hearing has not yet been
set
About three weeks ago, complain
ant states, Click came into his place
of business and purchased bill of
goods to the amount given above and
in payment rendered a check on the
Crested bank, of Crested, Colo. This
was accepted and turned into one of
the local banks for collection. 1t was
later returned by the paying bank
with the notation that it had no such
account on its books.
The check coming back to StempeI
and he being forced to make it good
the warrant was sworn out and the
mans arrest followed. 1t is probable
that the case will come up for trial
Thursday, at which time Judge Cart
wright will have chance to ascer-
tain more fully its merits.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
Banks Find Little Demand for Money
To Full Limit They are Ready to Go

Although for week the banks of
Ely have been paying every individual
who wished such an amount 500 in
cash, few indeed among the deposi-
tors of the institutions have demand
ed or even intimated that they wished
to draw out the fun limit, all SEEM
ing tG be satisfied with a small
amount of cash and the balance In
cashiers checks or exchange.
1t was expected that more people
would wish to withdraw money in
cash than has proved to be. In fact
it was hard to believe that there
were any among these people so will
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
Biggest Steer Ever Killed
In ytdte===Is a Whopper

site company. At that time its size
created comment. 1t was raised by
Jake Schallenbarger at his ranch
about six miles from Ely.
A short time ago the proprietors
of the meat market decided to put
the steer in the fattening pen for use
as beef. He was kept there for sew
eral weeks and during that time gain
ed approximately 500 pounds in
weight. He was killed Sunday after
noon at O'Clock and after being
dressed was brought in and with the
aid of two horses and block and
tackle the immense carcas was
swung upon the upright frame in
front of the shop.
The contest now on has for its OBJ
ject the raising of a fund for the
churches. Guesses will be sold at
10 cents each and the one guessing
nearest the weight of the carcass will
receive $5 as a prize. The money
accruing will be divided equally be-
tween the two churches.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
Some One Seriously Of
Tending In Giving
Liquor.
PROSECUTION BY j. S.
In Event of Detection Of Guilty
Parties...Latter Thought to Be
Chinese or LOafer.

Because Captain Joe, an Indian
buck, acquired jag in Ely it is pos
sible that trouble will be made for
the someone who sold him the liquor.
Joe on lEefg brought before Judge
Cartwright~wa sentenced to spend
10 days in the county jail, where he
is at present.
This is the first case of drunken
ness among local Indians for several
weeks and created all the more COM
ment around the court house on that
account. The sale of liquor to In
dians has not been so prevalent OF
late as it was at one time, on account
of the stringency of the watch kept
by the officers.
1t is not believed that any saloon
ist in this section would sell to In
dians. first because it is generally ac-
cepted as a proved fact that WHISKY
is not good for Indians and again be-
cause the law is to be considered.
The officers are of the opinion that
Chinese or saloon loafers are supply
ing them whenever whisky is re-
ouired and in doing so are peddllnS
a line of booze that would make the
most timid buck or squaW emulate
the rabbit which is said to have eX-
pectorated in the bulldogs counte-
nance.
While the local authorities cannot
do ANYTHING about the matter it is
very probable that, should the oHense
he repeated within the near future
and any inkling of the identity of the
nernetrator be obtained, it would go
hard with him, as the case would be
put in the hands of the federal au-
thorities. who have way, painful Tor
the wrongdoer, of pushing such
charges to the limit
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
CHANGED MIND
ABOUT HUBBY
Mrs. Shepperd Refused to Prose.
cute Alleged Brute, Who SheSaid
Had Beat Her, When Time Came

Alleging that her husband, p. H..
Snepperd, had beaten her, Mrs. Shep-
pend Saturday afternoon filed COM
plant against him charging him with
assault and battery. Yesterday aft
ernoon, after the man had been plac-
ed under arrest and was awaiting
trial, she decided that she would not
prosecute and persistently refusing to
do SO, the complaint was dismissed
by Judge Cartwright.
At the time she made the COM
plant Mrs. Shepperd alleged that her
husband had come home while in an
intoxicated condition and had beaten,
choked Ild otherwise maltreated her.
Yesterday when Deputy Sheriff
Norman took a subpoena to the
Woman's house he was unable to To-
cate her. Later she was found and
brought into court but refused to
press the charge against her hus-
band. Costs of the action were as
sessed against the plaintif by the
court and should serve as warning
TO others who may in the future have
desire to file action but later deter
mine that they made mistake.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
MEXICO DISCOVERS TOWNS.
Federal Engineers Find Populous Set
Elements i'm Mountains Hithcr-
to Unknown.

CITY OF MEXICO Dec. 30.-The
government commission of engineers
who are making explorations and
surveys of mountainous tracts of land
in remote parts of Mexico have made
report of the department of the in
terror that they have discovered a
number of towns and villages, the eX-
istence of which was not before
known to the government and are not
upon the official maps and records.
Some of these towns are of con-
siderable size, their population rang
ing from / 900 to 5000 people. They
are situated in valleys in the deep
recesses of the Sierra Madres and
have little communication with the
outside world.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31
, 'ss.s.sse........
PARTICIPATED IN .
REMARKABLE ACCIDENT &

Auditor Fuller of the Nevadr,,
No oCaIe Llpraiy, Comp
irom sriIous INJURY II not death
in the train accident near Boul- I
der. Mr.. Fuller was in one of I
the three cars of the train which I
were picked up bodily by the |
wind and turned over. In car I
Immediately behind him one I
passenger was thrown SO yio- I
lently against seat that he was .
killed. The accident was one I
of the most remarkable in west I
ern railroad history and partici- I
pants will long have something I
they can speak of as a marvel. I
Mr.. Fuller was on his way to I
Ely from his former home in I
California when the accident oc- I
Cured.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31

is just about the same as the surplus
in the corresponding period of 1906.
In the first three weeks of December,
1906, there was a surplus of $6,664,-
S64.
The less favorable condition this
year is due both to decreased receipts
and to increased expenditures, but
more especially to falling off iii re-
ceipts. The current income from all
sources in the first three weeks of
December, 1906, amounted to $40,-
7G4,S64 but this dropped to $35,-
1877 .49S in the corresponding period
this month. The expenditures thus
far in December have been SAL ,530,-
900, as against S34. 900 in the
same weeks of last year. The larg-
est increases were for the naval es-
tablishment and for public works.
The receipts from customs in the
last three weeks have been only S16,-
231, ,179.. as against $20,476,3S3 in
the like period of last year Large
invoices of goods have been sent to
warehouse and the entries have not
yet been liquidated.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31

"Whew That beef is certainly a
whopper This is an expression of
ten heard yesterday from crowd on
the sidewalk in front of the Ely Meat
cOmpany's market. 1t is doubtful,
however, whether those who saw and
wondered at the size and evident
weight of the big steer hanging from
a beam in front of the place were
aware that it was the largest animal
of its species ever killed in the state
of Nevada. This, however, is the
statement vouched for by many old
timers.
The beefs actual weight cannot Je
published at present. as a guessing
contest for the benefit of the Episco-
nal and Catholic churches is being
conducted with that point as the main
object Suffice it to say that il is
enormous.
The steer first came into notice
when it was used last summer for
various heavy work by the Ely Town
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-31

ing to trust the banks, who might at
any time have had other desire than
to have the money right on deposit.
This claim was made by most people
at the time and has since been dem
onstrated as made in the best of
faith.
Only in two or three instances, it
is stated, has demand been made for
the full amount of cash up to the
500 limit and then the money was
paid at once. The fact that people
knew they could get money up to the
stated limit. If they had it on de-
post, and their entire confidence in