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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
Nevada Indians

The Dallas, (Tex.) News thinks that
"the million heiresses in New York
who have organized society for the
education of the Indians of Nevada
have at last struck lead that may
pay dividends, such as they have not
known before. Their motives are
doubtless good, but the labor will be
lost. The Nevada Indians do not
need education. They have been edu-
Gated. They have been posted from
the first There was little Indian
war in Nevada, between the Piutes and
whites some forty eight years ago.
Captain Jim Of the Washoes was much
perturbed. He felt danger to his own
tribe. He was in Carson thhen "A ham
let of possibly 400 souls. He explain
ed to some people his tears and ex-
pressed the belief that he would be
permitted to give "big medicine "
talk that he believed that he could
allay the excitement and turn the
threatened danger aside. So dry
corner and Captain Jim was invit,
ed to make his oration. He mounted
the box and his speech was as fol
lows:
"You sabbie Injun man no LIKE
kille white men; he no Like white men
kille he, he heap LIKE plour (flour). .
Now we hold that no untutored red
man who can make speech like that
needs any further education. 1t was
filled with conciliation, fear. conf
dcnce and desire altogether, and cover
ed the whole case. None Of the pro.
lixity, none Of the diffuse use of Ian.
guage.
Again Governor Nye was governor
and Indian agent. He appointed one
ellison and Lovejoy sub-agents. Gil
son had made many promises to old
Winnemucca and had gained many con
cessions from him. A year later the
agent and the sub-agents went out to
pay the old chief o visit and IL pos
sible to resume treaty arrangements
Old Wninemucca was lying on bear
skin robe in his open tent, and would
not rise to greet his visitors. Gilsor
made speech and 80 did Lovejoy and
Governor Nye. When they had finish
ed he rose up on an elbow and point
ing to ellison, said: "You d. thief.
then to Lovejoy, "You d. lie," an,
finally pinting to Nye, held him undei
his eye for a moment and then witt
much energy said, "You BOTH" Suci
red men as these need no further edu
cation.-Salt Lake Telegram.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
sNAPPY CROWD AT
GOLD CIRCLE

From the Salt Lake Herald.
Probably nothing / can say will
illustrate the character and sentiment
OF the people who are coming into Gold
Circle, said w. F. Snyder, upon his
return from that camp yesterday,
than to relate a little incident. A
few days before / left the camp q few
OF us who realized that some place at
which visitors could be taken care Of
was needed, suggested the proposition
OF building club house. 1t was fig
ured that comfortable place that
the members might call home, or per-
manent headquarters in the district
would cost about $4,000. 1t was de-
cided to make shares worth 800 and
start a subscription. In just 33 min
utes we had just $500 of the stock
subscribed for. That was enought for
one time and the books were closed
The club house will be built at once
for some place in which the mining
men can gather and talk business is
badly needed right now The prompt
ness with which the money was offer
ed to build the club house, shows how
the camp is rated by the best men who
gather ther to operate.
Mr.. Snyder states that a rattling
fine class of people are getting into
this district at the rate Of fifty to
seventy-ive each day, and work is be-
ing started on numerous properties,
both by leasefs and owners On the
Gold Crown group, the property Sc
cured by Snyder, Loose, Wingfeld and
others, twelve leases were taken the
minute the surveyor for the syndicate
was ready to mark the ground for
them. In addition, the owners are
drifting in on the vein at one point
and sinking shaft at another.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
SOME OF NEvADA's
CAMPS HAVE CDD NAMES

Many desert mining claims have
startling names. Witness in this viv;i.-
ity these few picked at ranGcm:
Craekerjack, Skidoo, Johnnie, Dullfrog,
Seven Troughs, Mazuma, Pinhnok an.
Rawhide. These appellations are less
blood curdling that those imposed upon
mining camps in the Sierras during the
early placer days, but still they are
sufficiently odd to cause newco ners
to wonder 1T the tasts of those respon-
sible for thes. names.
Not far from Goldfield is tn, cleft
in the earth known as Death Valley.
It's surroundings boast of alngularly
lugubrious titles Here is an extract
from a. letter written by a G,d6eld
lady to friend in the east.
HMr. Coffin is in from Death Val
ley. He owns the Corpse claim IN Tn
deraken canyon, at the foot of the
Funeral range. A miner named Skull
is working on the graveyard shift. -
Goldfeld Review.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
ACTRESS Saw BAD
GUN FIGHT

RENO, March %. - Grace George,
the noted acress who has ben playing
"Divorcons, in Tonopah, was treat
ed to the sight of what appeased to
be real wild west gun fight on train
No. % between Hazen and Sparks,
Wednesday night that SO badly fright
ened Ler and her companions that for
a time panic reigned in her private
car.
Miss George stated on the tram that
she had seen a real live Nevada mining
camp, but had not had the pleasure Of
witnessing gun fight. Mining men
on the train heard her and immediate
ly planned one for her benefit, but she
probably still believes that the fight
was for blood.
Miss George was sitting in her pri-
vate car with the other women mem
bers of the company, when "Rawhide
Gillespie started to walk through the
car and was met by Humboldt Gates,
nephew of John w. Gates and several
companions At the sight of Gillespie
Gates yelled. "Now I've got you. You
will never jump another claim.
Gillespie responded as an honest Ne
vada prospector usually responds when
greeted in such manner, and Gates
Gates whipped out big revolver and
replied in an apparently angry voice:
"I'll shoot your heart out"
Gillespie reached for his gun, but
it was gone, so he turned and ran
rapidly through the car, yelling for
some one to give him gun.
In the mean time Grace George and
the other actresses were crying with
fright and trying to make themselves
as small as possible.
Friends of Gates stepped in and put
an end to what seeed to be aredltao
an end to what seemed to be real
gun fight, but which was in fact cnly
little wild west show, arranged es-
pecially for Grace George.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30

For a good man years the Eastern
press and the eastern professional pa
triots have been declaimnig about the
mistake envolevd in making Nevada
member of the union. Som eof the
more populous states and ohers that
are more favorably located protests
share in the affairs of the nation. In
way that may be true, but it is
not the whole case concerning Nevada.
1t is worth while to enquire what Me-
vada has done for this union of which
she lisa member. The following para
graph is helpful to such an inquiry.
These are the words of Abraham Lin
coin. He was gladto have Nevada
made member of the union:
.'I am glad to see you here. We
need as many loyal states as we can
get, and, in addition to that, the gold
and silver in the region you represent
have made it possible for this gov
ernment to maintain sufficient credit
to continue this war for the union
l have observed the manifestations
of the patrotisms of your reople as
assures me that the government can
rely upon your state for such sup
port as is in your power.
port as is in your power"
And that is what he said to William
M. Stewart, when the latter was Sen
ator from Nevada, arrived in Wash
ington. For much the same reason ap-
piled to the "Grand Army veterans
the nation is indebted to Nevada. The
cause of the union needed Nevada s
support at the time of Lincoln 8 ad-
ministration. The finances of the ma
tion needed the gold and silver which
Nevada produced in such magnificent
quantity. The country has been a
better union preserved, and richer for
the precious metals which Nevada has
produced.
The old states would have been
handicapped without the two votes
from Nevada to sustain President Lin
coin during the war. The state was
loyal to the union when loyalty count
ed most.
No state however old, however rich
however populous has right to resent
the presence of Nevada in the union
Salt Lake Republican.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
PLANNING TO TAKE
OVER TELEPHONE
NEW COMPANY ASSUMES
CHARGE ON APRIL FIRST
Steady Improvement Of Service win
Characterize Change In the Tele-
phone Management.

The Utah, Nevada and Idaho Tele-
phone company are making arrange
ments to take over the local system
on the first of April as heretofore
announced in the News. Hugh L.
Thomas, general manager for the COM
pany is in Winnemucca TODAY arranc-
ing for the final plans for the trans
fer.
Winnemucca is to be made the west
ern division point for the Company e
lines in Nevada, which will cover the
territory from Reno to Elko. Lumber
and other building material for the
new exchange building which will be
built here is arriving and construction
work will be started at an early date.
This building, though small, will be OF
neat architectural design. 1t will face
ON third street just south of the Nor
ris Hoffman company store building.
which is now undergoing rebuilding
and thorough renovation.
The reflection of the general pros
perity of business conditions in Win.
nemucca, and of the proposed better
ment of the telephone system, are the
orders which are now on file for the
installation of new telephones in Win
nemucca Orders have been received
for thirty new phones, which will be
installed shortly.
We do not want the telephone pa
irons to thinK that their telephones
are going to talk any better, nor that
there is going to be sudden and
great change in the telephone plant
on the first of April,' stated Superin-
tendent Thomas to Silver State News
representative this morning. "But the
changes and the betterment Of the SER
vice will be gradual and steady until
we have modern plant in excellent
working order.
superintendent Thomas will leave
in the morning for Paradise Valley
to look over the line extending to that
town and the telephone business there.
He has received several inquiries in
regard to telephone line to McDer-
mitt, and if conditions will warrant,
connections will be made with that
place.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
L. G. GRIGSBY AND MRS.
ELLA GILLIAN MARRIED

L. G. Grigsby and Mrs. Ella Gillian
were united in marriage at the Metho
dist parsonage last Saturday evening
Rev. Wilson of that church performing
the ceremony. A few friends were pres
ent.
Both Mr.. Grigsby and his bride are
among the best konwn people in Para
disc Valley. Mrs. GrigsDy is the owne
of one of the finest ranches in the
Valley, and Mr.. Grigsby has been the
manager of the ranch for number
of years.
The wedding comes as a surprise
but the contracting parties have tn,
congratulations and well wishes of 8
wide circle If friends.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
BUYS HOME IN RENO.

M. s. Hoskins of Paradise Valley.
who recently sold out his sheep in
terests here has purchased ranch in
Reno where he intends to make his
home in the future, and will move
with his family there in few davs.
This ranch is situated about eight
miles south Of Reno. 1t has a number
Of stands of bees and darying is also
carried on there. In the departure Of
Mr.. Hoskins Paradise Valley loses a
valuable citizen.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
GOLD CIRCLE PROVES
PROFITABLE rOA paradise

Paradise Valley has been reaping
some benefits from the mining excite
ment at Gold Circle. Several farmers
Of the valley have been making regu-
lar trips to the Elko county camp with
farm produce and provisions and have
found q ready sale at profit bringing
priceG Gold Circle is only so miles
from Paradise, and in the future great
ness Of Gold Circle Paradise Valley
will realize considerable benefit.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
LADIES NIGHT AT THE
NEVADA NEXT SATURDAY

Ladies night at the Nevada the
new saloon and grill rooms shortly 10
be opened by Drake and Davis, has
been postponed from next Tuesday
night, as heretofore announced, to next
Saturday night. Something that eclip-
ses anything heretofore established in
Winnemucca will be seen by the fair
sex who attend the Ladies Night
reception.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
DEFENDANTS ARRIVE TO FILE
ANSWERS IN WATER SUIT

The ranchers along the Quinn river
are arriving for the purpose of filing
answers to the Miller and Lux water
suits, which names them as defendants
Those who arrived today are F. P.
Snapp, Tom Scott, j. d. Minor, ". H.
Minor: and Mark Baker.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
WILL SHEAR SHEEP
AT wINNEMUCCA

s. Siard, the well-known sheep man
arrived from Kennedy this morning.
Mr.. Siard is preparing to begin shear
ing his sheep, consisting Of three bands
at Winnemucea, in few days.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
RECEIVING MATERIAL

A consignment of machinery con-
sisting of concrete mods and mixers
was received by the U. s. A. Con.
struction company today
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
COAL FOR SALE.

The following cars of coal will be
sold at public auction at Southern
Pacific n. r. team track, April %,
1908: Original ear B. &. O. 137074,
transferred to U. p. 67672, from Hell
per, Utah; J II. Mays. Original car
O. ;. L. 26427. transferred to u. p.
50224. from Helper. Utah; consignee,
J. H. Mays.
g. b. NUNAMAKER, Agent
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30

M. Guibbini, through his attorney.
Harry warren, has begun suit in the
district ccurt against the Smith-Green
company for wages which he allegs
to he due him.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30

M. s. Bonnifield spent several days
in town last week.
The preliminary hearing of Harry
Woodhouse who killed Casey last Fri
day week, begins today.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-30
GOING TO GOLD CIRCLE.

WO4N0 ~ 0O1<O VxHs
Charles A. Rogers, son Of Postmaster
Rogers, and Wallace Toombs. arrived
this morning from Sparks, enroute to
Gold Circle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11
FOUND DEAD ON HIS KNEES.
Worshiper in New York Church
Expires While Praying.

special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, September 11.-Kneeline
In pew. a prayerbook in his hand, an
unknown man was found dead today in
the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, 10th street and Melrose avenue For
more than An hour the body remained in
the pew, until the apparently unwonted
devotion Of the man attracted the atten-
ton of Father Berger, whose investiga-
ton revealed the fact that the man was
dead
At the close of the mass all left the
church with the exception of the priest
the sexton and the silent worshiper
AS the priest and the sexton started out
the latter noticed the aged man still
kneeling. Thinking the man was ILL.,
Father Berger went to the pew. AS he
put his hand on the aged mans shoulder
the prayerbook fell from the hand and
the mans head dropped forward.
The sexton carried the aged man into a
small room and Policeman Hortner sum-
moned DR.. Golding from the Lebanon
Hospital. When the surgeon arrived he
said that death was due to apoplexy.
Father Berger did not know the mans
name, but said he frequently attended the
Z o'clock mass.
The dead man was five feet eight inches
in height. weighed about 100 pounds and
had gray hair and mustache. He wore a
black suit, white shirt and black socks
and shoes.
was found the address 1896 East 154th
street" Father Berger went to this ad-
dress, but no one could be found who
knew the man.
In the mans pockets the police found a
gold watch and chain. gold cross watch
beads, a snuff box. several keys and 60
cents in change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11
GIRL SENT TO JAIL.
She Was Found With Knife in Re.
form School.

Gertrude Mitchell. colored girl. nine
teen years of age, for the past four years
an inmate of the girls reform school OF
the District. was arraigned in the Police
Court this morning charged with assault
ing Elizabeth c. Harloe, an attendant at
the institution, August last. The cir
entered a plea of guilty and was commit
ted 10 jail for six months.
1t was stated by the authorities that the
day of the assault the defendant was
found with knife in her hand. which she
declared she would use on one of the
other female inmates because of long
standing i'll feeling between the two and
of supposed injury done her. The
authorities of the school We're informed OF
the fact, and it was while the attendant
was attempting to take the knife away
from the girl that the assault occurred
The complainant suffered no serious in.
jury as a result of her experience.
After the adjournment Of the court the
defendant was asked if 1t had been her
intention to use the knife on any of her
custodians. She stated emphatically that
1t was not and also expressed sorrow that
the result of the trouble eliminated in the
assault charge this morning. The arrest
was made on the strength of a warrant
by Detective Grove of the seventh pre-
cinct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11
IS CHRISTIANITY DECLINING?
FRA ELBERTUS AND DIVINE TO
DEBATE QUESTION.
DR.. Albertson Will Deny the PROPOSE
ton and Hubbard Will
Maintain It.

ROCHESTER. September 11.-Elber
Hubbard has arranged to argue the af
firmative side of the question, Resolved
That Christianity Is Declining" with the
Rev c. c. Albertson. pastor Of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church, on the mega
tive.
Mr. Hubbard. after calling on DR.. AL
bertson. said:
DIR. Albertson is a brilliant man and
highly esteem him. We have been friend.
for twenty years and we differ only or
theology. He Is a Christian and l an
called an infidel."
The debates will be held in eight prin
cipal cities. the audiences to be the
judges Omaha and Kansas City will b'
the two cities west of the Mississippi Il
hear them. New York and Boston prob
ably will be selected. The first three lee
lures will be delivered before Christmas.
DR.. Albertson is a graduate of North
western University and the author o.
several widely read religious works. in
Guiding The Gospel According &c
Christ"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11
CONTENTION OVER PERMIT.
Building Inspector and Motion Pic.
ture Company Disagree.

Declaring that it is losing more than
800 day on account of the delay in the
building inspectors office in issuing a per-
nit to remodel the building at 921 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest to be used as
a motion picture theater. the Armatt Pic
ture Company Of this city has written a
letter OF protest to the Commissioners and
has requested public hearing on the sub
ject.
When the building inspector was asked
to explain the delay he said the company
had failed to properly comply with the
new building regulations pertaining to The
proper fire protection for buildings used
as places of public assembly. The build
ing inspector said the plans for the mo-
ton picture theater have since been made
to conform with the regulations, but in
view of the fact that the company has
requested hearing. he will not grant the
permit to build until after that time
1t is expected the hearing will be held
next Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11
FOR SARGENT'S SUCCESSOR
POWDERLY AND WATCHORN
URGED BY FRIENDS.
Both Prominent in Secretary Straus
Mind for Post of Commissioner
General of immigration.

Although Secretary Straus of the De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor had no
announcement to make today with refer
ence to the selection of successor to
the late Frank p Sargent as commits
sioner general OF immigration il is report
I'd that two names are prominently In
the foreground of discussion-Terence v.
PowdeTly, formerly commissioner general
and now chief of the bureau OF informa-
ton. and Robert Watchorn. the present
commissioner of immigration at Ellis
Island. n. Y.
Sotwif hSanding Mr.. Powderlys ma
two modesty. which prompts him 10
withhold any Information upon the sub
Jet, his friends In labor circles are in
sis'ing with great emphasis that he is the
Logical man for the situation at this time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11
HAVE A HARD TIME.
Two Hundred Delegates to Confer.
ence DELAYED by Mishaps.

HOUGHTON, Mich. September IL
About 200 ministers. many of them &C
companied by members of their families,
had a difficult journey in reaching this
city for the annual Detroit conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
steamer carrying fifty of them ran on the
rocks on Little Traverse Island. and an
other steamer carrying 80 of the clerical
delegates was for several hours yesterday
lost in the smoke from the upper Michi-
gan forest fires.
The steamer Conestoga ran aground
about pm. yesterday and the latest re-
ports were that she had not yet been re-
leased. She was not badly damaged, how
ever. and was not leaking. The tug He
bard was sent to her.
Considerable alarm was felt when the
steamer Russia did not arrive until sew
eral hours after she was due, and when
she came into port it was explained that
she had lost her bearings in the smoke
that hangs thick over Lake Superior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11
ACCUSED BY GIRLS.
James Clement Held in 500 Bond
bv Court.

The case of James Clement. who gave
his occupation as grocer, who was ar
rested in the early part Of the week upon
serious charge. lodged against him by
Rosabel c. Rabbit, a sixteen year-old
girl, was arraigned in the Police Court
this morning, and held in 81, 800 bond for
the action of the grand jury.
The defendant, after entering a plea of
not guilty, waived preliminary examina-
ton. During the course Of the morning
the necessary bond was furnished, and
the man was given his liberty pending
further developments in the case
The arrest of Clement was the result
Of an extended investigation by Sergts
Lehman and Lee of the first precinct of
what were termed most suspicious ac-
tons on the part of the accused. AS a
result Of these Investigations the police
say they have obtained sufficient evidence
to warrant the fling of three separate
charges of the same nature against the
man.
In addition to the Rabbit girl there are
two other girl witnesses Of about the
same age against Clement.
The details of the case of the prosecu-
ton SO far unearthed are revolving in
the extreme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11
81" TRAINS IN COLLISION
MOTORMAN KILLED AND TWEEN.
TY-FIvE INJURED.
Brooklyn Fire Had Caused First
Train to Stop and the Other Hit
It From Behind.

NEW YORK, September 11.-One man.
George Koellner, a motorman. was
killed and about twenty-five passen-
gers We're more or less seriously in
jured in a rear-end collision of two
elevated railroad trains in Myrtle ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, today.
The two trains were bound out from
the Brooklyn bridge in the direction Of
East New York. One of the trains stop
ped at some distance from station
because of fire. and the second train
which came along at high speed. could
not be stopped in time to prevent a
collision.
1t crashed into the standing train
with terrific force. Passengers in both
trains were thrown from their seats
and many were badly bruised.
Instantly there was a scene of panic
among the frightened occupants of the
cars, and 1t was not until after several
fire companies had reached the scene in
response to an alarm that order was
restored. By the aid of ladders the fire
men carried many passengers to the
street.