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The Pensacola journal., 1908-12-20

who carried an immense quantity Of
humor, concealed under a sober, ju
dfcial countenance, overheard our CON
versation- Coming out OF his ONCE,
he admonished the boys 20 60 on to
school. That he sympathized with
them and IL they would stop at his
once On their return from school that
he world unfold a plan whereby they
might secure vacation for the ap-
proaching Christmas holidays. / was
also requested to be present
All Were Present.
At the appointed hour we were at
his office and found our new friend
and fellow conspirator awaiting us.
Closing the door, he began in q mys-
terious whisper 10 tell US that IL was
wrong for Rush &c. continue his school
when all other institutions were
closed for the holidays: that he in
tended to help us all he could. Mr..
Rush boarded at his home. and il
would appear wrong for him to take
Sides against his bGlrder..
NOW" he said, going to one of his
book cases, and bringing out pack
age. II have here means to obtain for
you your much desired vacation, but if
am to assist, you are to follow i'm
plicitly my directions.
This we all solemnly promised to
de-
He then unrolled the package and
we saw displayed before us claw
hammer, several nails of various sizes,
some of them being headless, and a
zbox of percussion caps.
Now, boys, you are to assemble az
the schoolroom tomorrow at sunrise.
With these nails you are to fasten the
doors and windows securely. You being
on the inside. will be safe from any
attack the teacher may make. But
should be manifest any disposition to
enter without your consent you are to
strike one of these headleSs nails,
which you have previously driven in
the door facing, and upon which you
have put one of the percussion caps.
Rush, bearing the exposition, will
think you have firearms and will
speedily come to terms Should he
enter the room, two OF you are to leg
him, while the other two are to seize
his arms. He Is to be carried TO the,
pump and water pumped on his head
until he comes to terms, You are
under no circumstances to do him
bodily harm. / will arrange to be in
the neighborhood, and if everything
Is not prosperous viii command the
Informed the Teacher.
We repeated our instructions in de-
tail, and Judge Reed dispersed, us. Al
learned afterward that he went
striaghtway to Rush and told him that
his scape-grace nephew had stirred
up rebellion, and that three boys
Alonzo O'Neal, George and Charley
Hooper, headed by him, would at
tempt to turn him (Rush) out the
next day That it would be an act OF
benevolence to take the conceit out of
me before I became a victim for COL
lege hazing.
OF course we knew nothing of this
treachery. and before sunrise the next |
day we four boys had securely i'm |
prisoned ourselves in the school
house. AS the time passed slowly on
many conjectures about RuShis ac-
tions were discussed. Would he be
so frightened as to run before treaty |
could be effected?'' O'Neal contribu-
The Pensacola journal., 1908-12-20
MEMORIES OF THE OLD FIELD SCHOOL
DAYS OF FIFTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

At the close of a balmy day in No
vember, wife and 1 sat on the front
torch of our humble home enjoying
the beauties OF an Indian summer {
sunset and which can be seen IN per
fection only in the Land OF Flowers.
The duties of school room and house
hold have been performed, the frugal
meal which serves for dinner and sup
per has been discussed: the little
grandson, Billie. has been sent on
an errand to a neighbor and we two
siiver-hadred pilgrims who have tray-
eled the journey OF life together for
fOrty-dve years. settle ourselves IN
our accustomed places on the front
gallery to enjoy in silence the gor-
Eeous tints as they are penciled upon
the sky by the disappearing sun.
The autumn leaves have assumed a
sombre color, and detzch themselves
from the parent stems and approach
the ground in graceful curves One
leaf. especially from its size and po
Eition. has engrossed our attention 1t
hangs Immediately in fr0nt--a culver
Ing, aspen-Iike motion prepares us for
6ts speedy fall We exclaim in unison
There goes our lear But no. 1T has
only ceased it's gyrations, To cling
more tenaciousiy to the limb Uncoas
ciously / hum the oId-time ballad, "'Tis
the last rose of summer left blooming
alone, all its lovely companions are
faded and gone.
Memory Goes Back
Memory goes back to the time when
both Of us were In the keyday of life.
Names and faces come troupfng IN
parade. We try TO locate them A few
gray4haired people Ike ourselves are
left as evidences Of Gods mercy and
providence. A large number have
the memory of our departed cosnpan-
ions lends a pleasant tfnse To revelry
we look again to see our leaf. It has
fallen and we recognize it amongst
others on the ground by its size and
color We too shall, like the leaves,
fall to the ground The spring of life
has passed. summer and autunn in
turn have been enjoyed the w1ntry
days OF life have been ushered In, and
1t is but a question Of time when we
too will exist only In memory
Children and grandchildren have
grown to maturity and have gone out
to f1eht the battles of life Save only
our litle Billie, there is no one to
cheer the quiet household I see a
tear coursing down the grand mothers
cheek My rocker gravftates towards
thar OF the good wife. Our hands are
united in sympathetic clasp essay
TO change the mournful situation by
recalling the scenes of younger days.
Enatches of old half-foryotten songs
are sung. ''Oh don't you remember
sweet Alice, Ben Bolt" brings back the
smile to her face and together we
sing in succession my Old Kentucky
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ther words, he gave me thrashins
that almost left me q sfrazzie."
When Peace Reioned.

ther words, he gave me q thrashing
When Peace Reigned-
He sat down in his chair exhausted.
Pointing first to the hammer now ly-
ing on the floor, then to the fastened
doors and windows, he patiently
awaited the execution OF his pafsto-
mimic orders. The boys in silence
withdrew the nails, hoisted the win
dows and opened the doors The box
of caps was chucked through a crack
in the floor. The discounted boys
sought the softest side of the wooden
benches and clandestineiy investigated
the number and nature Of their
wounds.
K In the meantime l had seated my
self in front of him in response TO his
index finger. and wondered whether
he would ever let me depart. Rush
went to the door and knocking on the
outside with his knife handle, an.
nounced books. The children came
in quietly. resumed their books with
furtive glances at the teacher to dis
cover his next move.
Arising before me he bade me stand.
Il am glad sto make your acquaink-
ance, Mr.. Tate Come and see us OF
ten. You win find the latch-string OF
the door always hanging on the out
side, just to the right of THAT broken
panel. Au revoir."
seized my hat. ran down the steps
to come in contact with my uncle
who had witnessed the whole AFFAIR
How long a vacation did you get?r
he asked. Il hope, Jim, you were not
too severe on the teacher, for you
know / told you
But 1 waited TO hear no more. Ny
brothers and sisters told me after
wards that / was not seen on the viii
lage street for three days.
Became Noted Divine.
This teacher became one of ths
most noted divines in the Methodist
conference, having the degrees of DID.
and LID. conferred on him by sew.
eral colleges and universities.
While attending the hast conferences
in Pensacoda it was my pleasure 10
meet the venerable doctor. men,
toned this incident OF our early days
and he laughed immoderately at ITS
remembrance.
did that licking do you any good.
Jm?"
l. answered: 81 have been a
school teacher ever since the war"
Then you and i both ought to be
satisfied replied DIR. Rush.
DR.. Rush has since died, and / shall
ever revere his memory for the good
that he did unto me.
Did you ever try TO turn out an.
other teacher, grandpa" innocentiy
asked Billie.
do you, Ike your grandma, take
me TO be a lunatic?" said /, and Billie.
yawning, was soon In the land or
dreams.
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ted the unwetcOme news that Rush
was said to be an athlete, and that
he was the champion of boxers and
wrestiers while in college. George
Hooper said ne saw him outrun Pink
Kirby, and he was the fastest runner
in Crawford. Charley Hooper replied
he did not care how fast he could
run provided he was not running to
wards aim l ns11e no comment my
self, but silently wondered if he was
built after the pattern of Morris.
The Teacher Arrives
Our hearts began TO palpitate as we
heard voices ascending the hill Fears
subsfded as we saw a few small boys
and girls advancing TO the doorstep.
"A blow of the hammer upon the can
sent them in terror to the brow OF the
hill In our eagerness to see the re-
suit of our battery, we rushed TO the
window just in time TO recognize the
teacher, and in turn TO be recognized
by him.
can now see Rush as he boldly ap-
preached the door. demanding stern
ly: What does all this mean?"
can. now hear the shaky voice of
George Hooper answering: I've want
a holiday"
Open the door,. demanded Rush,
''and we will talk about that after
wards" Seizing the door knob, ne
gave it a vigorous shake, TO be an.
swered by me with another blow on
the percussion cap.
Give us vacation, or enter at your
peril
At the explosion of the cap, Rush
turned and ran, as we thought, to a
place of safety. He got no further,
however, than the rail fence and seiz-
ing rail dle returned with a rush,
struck a panel of the door with his
battering ram, shiyered it in hun
dred splinters, and sent the demoral
lied garrison in terror to the opposite
wall.
Before parley could be made, Rush
leaped through the breach he had ef-
fected. raised aloft in his right hand
a seasoned hickory switch and ex.
claimed: Come hitheri"
A Good Whipping.
One by one, each boy came up and
toota his medicine like a man. Eacn
one said that he received the usual
,iose-twenty hslies. While all this
was going ON, had been stealthily
creeping to the breach in the door.
and as was in the act of escaping. /
felt myself grasped by the nape of the
neck, swung around in front OF the
teacher. while ne asked: "Who are
you, and what are you doing here?"
Tremblingly 1 answered: my
name is Tate, and came over to see
the fun
well, it win be mighty funny be.
fore you see all that you are going to
feel. Did you ever hear of Webster's
spelling book?"
Yes said I. in hopes of postpon-
ing his innocent amusement until my
Uncle should appear and command
the peace, II spelled through that
book before I was six years Old"
Then l. suppose you are familiar
with the fable of Old Dog Tray'?"
Yes" said I, looking anxiousfy
through the opening for the promised
peace maker.
you can therefore appreciate the
moral appended"
Before could temporize with fur
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Man comuIains Auain.

Clara-why are you always COM
planning because have other callers?
You didn't suppose would cease 10 be
attractive just because we became en-
gagged, did you?
George-No, not exactly; but ! did
not understand that was only men,
Der of an underwriting syndicate.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
Are To Have Weekly
Services-.Begin
With Today

Today will be marked by begin
ning regular Sunday church services
which will hereafter be held in Ely
{ 'ty every Sunday afternoon by Rev.
G. C. Hunting of the Episcopal
church. The Cumberland hotel office
i the place chosen Services COM
Inence promptly at 2;30.
For some time Mr. Hunting has
been contemplating starting regular
service in Ely City, but previous to
now has been prevented from doing
SO. 1t is probable from the amount
of interest expressed by everyone in
Ely City that large congregation
will greet the initial service
While for the present the Cumber-
land hotel viii be utilized for SER
vices, later a handsome church will
be erected in Ely City, w. Hinckle
Smith of New York having expressed
intention of building fine edihce
II commemoration of the fact that
that religious body was the first to
establish church in Ely.
Regular services at ST. Bartholo-
news church in Ely will be held to-
Gay, this being the Feast of the Puri.
fication; Sunday school at 3 as a
m holy communion and sermon / |
a. M. evening prayer and sermon
7:30 p. M; all are cordially invited
10 attend Guild will meet with Mrs
Jackson Wednesday at 2:30 p. m
ST Agnes Guild, Saturday. with Mrs
Hoffman Choir practice at the rec.
tory Friday at 8 p. m.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03

AS Thomas Monas, a young Greek,
al present unemployed, was going
from his home on the Ely side of the
railroad track, toward the Greek gro
Gerry near Ely City. about 7:45 last
evening, he was stopped short dis
lance from the tracks by three armed
men. one of whom drew revolver
and commanded him to throw up
his hands.
The trio proceeded to rifle the
pockets of the young man, securing
some small change, and then took
the contents of a money belt he had
around his waist. total of about
SIS. He was then commanded to
march on and not look back on pain
Of being shot. He telephoned to the
officers at once on arriving at his
destination but investigation failed
to give any clue as to the identity OF
the perpetrators of the act. Monas
himself was unable to tell anything
about them or their personal appear
ance All he knew, apparently, was
that they were three in number.
The officers are said to be quietly
working on cases reported by hve
Greeks, whose names are not obtain
aple at present. who claim to have
been held up in the vicinity of the
redlight district yesterday morning at
an early hour and relieved of all they
had with them, few dollars.
In none of the cases mentioned can
rhe perpetrators be pointed out by
the victims, as in all the instances
the holdups occurred in parts of the
town where 1t was too dark to get
even a glimpse at the features OF the
hold robbers. The officers under the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
Happenings Of
A Day in The
District
ERRONEOUS REPORT.

J. II. Hillsberry, transferman, who
caused arrest of a man who assailed
him on Thursday, was not scratched
nor damaged further than by word of
mouth in the encounter, contrary to
a printed report. His assailant, Hills
berry states. did have a gun AMI also
she backing of several friends, while
Hillsberry, who is not a man of large
stature, was alone. He did the best
possible thing under the circum-
stances. retreating decorously, to live
and fight another day. His assailant
paid fine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03

circumstances are doing. their best,
but the fact that they will have a
hard task in Identifying the men,
even should they catch them, is cas-
III. to be seen.
Brutally beaten by four assailants
f. r less than IS. James Staas, aged
about 40 years, driver of the Osceola
81. ge, is confined to his room at the
Oldfeld house in Ely as the result
of his encounter about 5 O'Clock yes
terday morning. So far as can be
ascertained there is no clue to the
identity of the men who attacked
him.
Staas returned from a trip to Os-
ceola and placed his horses in their
stable near the redlight district. An
unknown man stepped out before
him and at the same time he was
struck from behind with some blunt
instrument, several blows being
struck before he finally went to the,
ground half senseless. Then they
riaed his pockets and ran away in
the darkness.
The injured man after short time
managed to get to his feet and go
ing to Dr. Adams, had his wounds
TENDED to. le scalp wounds he
had suffered at The hands of his as
sailants were. rather bad ones and
each required several stitches in clos
ing them. He will be confined to his
room for several days from the eff
fects of his hurts, it is stated.
The matter has been reported to
the officers, and they are at present
working on slight clues they have.
Whether they will be successful in
discovering the identity of the men
remains to be seen.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
Recovered
Has Man Who Had
Terrible Fall

A sound constitution coupled with
the skilful surgery of DR.. r. L. Il.
Wallace and his associates, without
doubt saved the life OF Tom Neale,
who fell several weeks ago more than
80 feet down the interior of the huge
rooster stack at the Steptoe smelling
plant, alighting on his head and
shoulders on concrete foundation.
He was supposed to have been fatal
ly injured. Instead he is by this time
well on his way to Detroit, Mich, for
a visit with his wife and family, APP
parently as good as new He left
McGill Thursday.
On the day he fen Neale was pre-
raring to turn in his time to leave
for home the following morning. The
ccident interviewed and for two
weeks he lay between life and death
in the smelter hospital before a mend
came.
On being first taken to the hos
pital it was discovered that his In
juries consisted of fractured
skull, which had resulted in concus-
sion of the brain. and broken left
arm. 1t was decided that instant
operation for the purpose of reduc-
ing the pressure on his brain was
ne eessary. That it was successful
was shown by the manner of his re-
covery which has been slow but sure.
This is considered one of the most
remarkable cases treated here for
some time, as the chances were over
yhelmingly against the recovary of
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03

James Callahan has taken lease
ard bond on the Gray Eagle group
of claims belonging to ]. ID. Vargas,
G. o. Hill, Chris Choate and II. H.
Sheldon, the property being situat-
cd on Winnemucca mountain. The
stipulation of the bond and lease is
that so shifts of work be done on
the property each month. Mr. Gala
han is associated with eastern mining
men and it is their intention to pro-
coed with the work on the claims at
cnce. The Gray Eagle group Is sit
uated about a mile and a half north
west of Winnemueca and was re-
sponsible for considerable stir in min
ing circles when the ore was dis
covered last summer on the proper
ty The ore is an oxide of iron show
ine chiorides and assays high in gold
and silver
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
WALKER DOING NICELY.

John Walker, the smelter workman
Who fell from a scaffold about two
weeks ago while engaged in perform
ance of his work. breaking his left
leg. is reported to be getting along
v, H. The fracture has been found
difficult one to treat. being a COM
pound fracture of the ankle joint.
1t is not thought that amputation
will prove necessary.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER.

NJ Sullivan of Ely has decided to
Mrs. Laura Campbell of Steptoe for
consideration of $40, an undivided
one-fourth interest in the British
group of two claims and the Column
bia group of three. The deed was
filed for record yesterday.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
, Fss POOL DANGEROUS.

Gazing of a cess pool came near
causing the residence of John Web
Der to collapse yesterday. The build
ing was supported and work of fill
ing the old pool begun. 1t is thought
that all danger of a cave has now
ceased.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
TALBOT is RECOVERING.

C. r. Talbot. for some time bar
lender at the Crescent saloon. is
gradually recovering from an attack
CT blood poisoning caused by a bro
ken glass cutting his left hand bad
ly While some time will elapse be-
fore he can resume work, he is con-
sidered out of danger of losing the.
member, which was feared for a
tine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
DAVIS MUCH BETTER.

Despite the fact that it was con-
sidered impossible for him to get well
Deputy Constable Sam Davis. shot
several days since at the smelter, is
reported to be getting along nicely
and recovery is now considered cer-
tain. He has been able to take semi
solid nourishment for several days.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
APPOINTED OBSERVER.

Rev. G. C. Hunting yesterday re-
aeived official notification of his ap-
pointment as official weather observer
for this section. He will receive the
instruments which he will use. Th ~
have been sent to him already.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
BEAUTIFUL SUNSET.

Nature lovers were delighted yes
tel day afternoon when, after a por-
ton of the afternoon had been passed
in comparative gloom, the sun came
out and crowned the snow capped
mountains of the section with gold.
The effect was without doubt as beau
tiful a one as could be gotten any
where, and was a fitting close to
delightful day spring like in its
balminess.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
BURKHART DISMISSED.

Louis Burkhart, arrested Friday on
charge of vagrancy, before Justice
Cartwright yesterday proved that he
was attending a sick man. This was
sufficient to destroy the validity of
the charge and he was dismissed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
COMMISSIONERS MEETING.

The board of county commission
ers will meet in their regular month
ly session tomorrow morning at the
court house. At this meeting, SO far
ae can he ascertained, no new bust
moss of importance is to be taken up
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03

Mrs II. c. f. Brown entertained
the members of the Ladies Embroid-
cry club Thursday afternoon at her
home in Ely, large number of the
members being present. After pass
ing the greater part of the afternoon
in sewing, a social session was had.
Dainty refreshments were served.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
NOTED CHARACTER DEAD.

John Breckenridge, aged about 80
years, said to be a scion of the fam
Gus Kentucky Breckenridges, died
yesterday afternoon at the county
hospital. old age and general debility
being the causes. No arrangements
for interment have yet been made.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
CLAIM AGAINST ESTATE.

A claim for $500 alleged to be due
or a note given by the late w. r.
Bassett to Newton Bowd, has been
fled. The original face yaluc of the
note was $500. the rest being for
interest and costs.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
GANG OF H|CHWAYMEN DO
BOLD, DESPERATE WORK
Continued from page one.)

to the officers they held up early Thursday morning
in the neghborood Saas They also unable to
give description their assaan So far trace of any
of houp has been found 1t is considered probable
that all the Jobs done by and the gang.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
TO VISIT PARENTS.

J. C. Fitzpatrick, for some time
bookkeeper for the Mcdonald inter-
csts, left yesterday for his former
home at Chicago, where he will visit
relatives for several weeks.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
OCAL-PERSONAL

Foundation and causing a crack in the
interior, does not affect the rest of
the edifice. The rest is pronounced
entirely safe, as is this now.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
CIu-RcH TOWER sETTLINC

Considerable anxiety has been felt
for several days about the stability
of the foundations of the tower in
front of St. Bartholomew church.
This has been set aside, however, as
the tower, although settling on its
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03

Go to the Royal cafe for first
class meal. Nothing but eastern
meats handled. Best service in dis
trict N. Schmittroth, Prop.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03

Go to the Royal cafe for a first
class meal. Nothing but eastern
meats handled. Best service in dis
trict N. Schmittroth, Prop.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03

Manager Fl. X. Plate of the Con-
sclidated Copper has put men at
work running a small prospecting
tunnel on the property of the com
pany in the gulch north of the Star
Pointer shaft.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03
BOY VERY Ill.

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
c. Bradley, who has been i'll for some
time with an attack of chronic men,
nights, is reported to be no better.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-03

School children's lunch with hot
chocolate or dairy milk. 10 cents.
Union bakery, Aultman, near Fourth