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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
Quite Enjoyable was
The Eagles
Smoker

Not with other than maidenly
grace was il that G.. r. Reeves gertly
but forcibly extracted Mutt the bad
ger from his place of eoneealment in
a barrel and into the jaws of Raffer
tvs waiting bull dog. From that
time on for more than two minutes
nothing but the cheers of the crowd
for Reeves. the badger, and the dog
could be heard, as the two animals
struggled for the victory, for more
than 200 people saw the contest
which will go down as the greatest
ever held in this section and was the
crowning feature of the Eagles smo-
ker. Mr.. Reeves was subject of con-
tinuous congratulation for many mo-
ments after the affair was complet-
ed, on account of the manner in
which he had handled it.
About $50 men gathered in the
lodge rooms in Graham hall immedi-
ately after the adjournment of lodge
and the festivities were Immediately
started.
First upon the program was a cock
fight, being a mere illustration of the
birds in action. as no gaffs were used.
1t was stopped after a short time.
neither of the two games receiving
any injuries.
The German quartette then rem
dered several selections.
DR.. Richardson was loudly ap-
plauded for the manner in which he
gave a recitation and song.
r Prof. Faulkenstein was repeatedly
encored. his playing on the violin be-
ing enjoyable in the extreme.
Pap Dean brought down the house
with an Irish Jig.
A three round sparring contest be-
tween Hambley and Spencer was de-
clared draw by Referee Rickard.
Stemper and Bennett mixed il at a
lively rate for four rounds, the lat
ter being declared the winner by
Referee Cunningham.
Brown and Gaherty gave an exhi-
bition of scientific sparring which
proved enjoyable.
James A. Smith save a short but
enjoyable address on THE Founda-
ton of Fraternal Orders and Their
Object" His talk was one of the
best ever heard here on the subject
and he was literally applauded.
The badger fight, preceded by
serving light refreshments, came
next. A number of good sized
amounts changed hands as the result
of this contest, the dog winning so
easily that all were astonished. Be-
fore the badger was seriously injured
it was rescued, however, and it will
be used for future fights.
Not little was added to the pleas
ure of the evening by the playing of
the orchestra. This was composed
of f. ID. Woodmansee, w. V. Skinner,
Frank Gordon, J. T. Dray and A. G.
Faulkenstein.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
YOUNG LADIES PLAN
BLACK FACED DANCE
Affair VIII he i'm Honor of Minstrel
boys and Msil Afford Novelties

A novelty in dances VIII soon Ire
given in Ely by the young women OF
the city in honor of the young men
taking part in the Good Times min
strel show to be given next Monday
and Tuesday nights. To carry out
the scheme. as now set forth. it will
be necessary for every person attend
ing TO come garbed as they please.
but with face of ethiopian hue.
A black faced" dance viii be the
way invitations. which will probably
be issued shortly, after a meeting
of the e. l.. d. club. which will give
IL, to decioe upon date, is held.
II is probable that the program
Will be interspersed with cake walks
and other amusements out of the or
binary. What the penalty for coming
as Caucasian will be has not been
ascertained. but 1t will doubtless be
T. severe one. as the young women
now discussing the affair are espe-
cially strenuous in insisting that ev-
eryone shall be a coon
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04

In an article printed In its issue of
yesterday morning the Salt Lake Her
aid says that IL is probable that the
United States smelter will not resume
operations In Salt Lake valley before
September. Continuing. the writer
of the article draws various interest
ing conclusions regarding possibility
of the removal of United States
smelling plants and operations TO Me-
GilI, as follows:
Things have been happening,
however, that at least suggest the
possibility that the company may
never attempt to smelt ores in this
valley again. and particularly II the
court does not grant its modification
petition From what has leaked out,
IL would seem that the big corpora
tion has had its engineers at work
sizing up other locations for smelters
and 1t can be stated positively that.
during the past few weeks, or since
IL was announced that the Cumber-
land Ely was after 1t, United States
company engineers have been exam
lining the Federal Ely company's wa
ter rights and sInelter site, north of
Ely across the valley from the big
works OF the Nevada Consolidated
Cumberland ELY companies at Nc
GILL
1T Is claimed that the United
States company sees in this site an
ideal place TO engage in the smelling
business forever nnmolested Il is
also claimed that this Is one OF the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04

general expression or regret that IL is
received.
When asked last evening for a
statement of his reasons aside from
those given in his written statement
to the commissioners, Mr.. Miles re-
fused to say anything further than
that he had intended for several
months taking the step. He was de-
TERED, however, by the financial
stress in the country. not wishing TO
have an inexperienced man attempt
to cope with the situation. This has
so far cleared now that he feels as
sured that any capable man can
handle IT, The worry and constant
strain has also affected his constitu-
tion to great extent and he is not
in as good health as might be.
Who will be his successor is mat
ter of conjecture. the matter coming
so suddenly upon the public, but sev-
eral persons are named as probable
for the Office II Is prob
able that the commissioners will, at
their meeting on the 18th, consider
the appointment.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
TO GIVE BALL.

The ladies of the Catholic church
will upon the evening of March IT,
Saint Patrick's day, give grand
ball at the skating ring. Several
unique features have been planned
and will be announced later.
A watch has been secured and
each person entering the hall will
be given a numbered slip. Later in
the evening drawing will take place
and the holder of the lucky number
will receive the watch. In case a
man holds the number suitable
timepiece will be given him, while a
woman, If lucky enough to win, will
be given a ladies' watch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
u. s, Smell TING co, HAS REMOVAL
T0THIS DISTRICT IN contemplation
ACCORDING TO A SALT LAKE REPORT

ming to eventually quit the Utah field
entirely and make its stand In that
portion of the country west of here
where business Is sure 10 be heavy
sible that damage can be done to
farming and ranching interests. Ii
the Deep Creek line is built 1t is not
going to be a very long haul from
Tintic and Bingham to Ely; II the
road to Phoebe is built, 1t will be
much easier to ship ores from Phoebe
to Salt Lake, as the distance, as the
crow flies, is only about 100 miles,
or 20 miles less than the distance
between here and Milford, Beaver
county. The Deep Creek country rs
full of ore; so are the ranges that
would flank the road between Phoebe
and Ely, and 1t is not impossible to
believe that the United States COM
pany will go after full share of the
business that the country mentioned
will have to offer"
As announced in the News a couple
of weeks ago, 1t is known on inside
circles that there Is probability of the
extension of the Clark line from
Phoebe to this district, and that this
extension is partly associated with
plans for the removal of U. S. smelt-
ing from Salt Lake valley, as sur
missed above is not altogether i'm
probable. II is also known on inside
circles that there has been move
ment to the end of bringing other
smelling plants to the neighborhood
of McGill and 1t is believed that such
outcome will eventually come about
with the assistance and good will of
the interests now fhere. One error in
the Herald articles quoted above is
the statement that the Cumberland
Ely had negotiations on for the prop
erty of Federal Ely. As understood
here these negotiations which came
to an end a few weeks ago, were be-
tween Federal Ely and the Ely
Witch company.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
RAILROADS
HARD HIT
BY TIMES
Conditions Declared Such
That Many Receiver
ships Have Been In
Contemplation

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Ameri-
can railways have made arrange
ments to comply with the provisions
of the mine hour law" The opera
ton of the law means the employ
ment by the railroad companies of
several thousand additional op-
orators and the closing of a large
number of small stations on the
principal systems. While discon-
tinuing of railway service at many
points, 1t is thought, will induce at
least temporary inconvenienience to
the travelling and shipping public, in
order to reduce operating expenses,
which now seems necessary, the OPP
Grating officials of the railways, be-
lieve that this is the only way that
they possibly can meet with the
situation with which they are con-
frcrted.
During the hearing of applications
for an extension of the nine hour law
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. some astonishing statements
were made by the operating officials
of important railways. A good many
lines, owing to reduction in the
revenues and their inability to COM
mand the cash necessary to meet
their payrolls, have been forced dur
ing the past four months almost to
the point of asking for receivers.
In the opinion of railway officials ex-
pressed at the hearing under oath
and in private conversation this con-
dition does not seem to have been
l,.,. q 60. Ia
laws or the incapacity of railway
management. Most of the railway
officials attribute the difficulty to the
unfortunate banking situation which
developed last September. The rail-
ways did not feel the stringency in
money until about the first of Novem-
ber. In fact, the month of October
was one of the best in the history of
the business of American railroading
Then, without the slightest warn
ing, H. u. Nudge. vice president and
general manager of the Rock Island
system, expressed II, I'VE were plung-
ed from prosperity to adversely. A
year ago our system could not handle
the traffic offered us. Today we
have IL, 900 idle cars. Five months
ago We suffered from a congestion of
freight, now we suffer from con-
gestion of empty cars.
What is true of the Rock Island is
true also of scores of other railroads
One railway official ventured. the
statement that in the country today
there were 100000 idle freight cars,
and one line which he instanced was
declared TO be hauling empty cares
backward and forward because it had
not yard room or sidings to accom-
modate them.
Not single official of single
railway line who appeared before the
commission. however, expressed the
belief that the present industrial de-
preston would be lasting
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
Council Does
Important
Business

Feature of the council meeting
last night was the general discussion
of the situation the City of Ely faces
as result of occupying the same quar-
ters as the county. But. although II
was proposed unofficially to secure
other quarters, nothing was done
about the matter. The bids for grad,
ing and excavating for the basement
of the new city building were opened
but no award was made. Other mat
ters of less Importance were acted
upon.
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Clark with all the council
men in their places. Reports OF va
rious committees We're received. moth
of especial Importance being brought
out
The city clerk and city treasurer
each submitted reports on finances of
Ely for the month of February. Both
were accepted.
The city marshal then submitted
a report which was not accepted, as
it was ascertained that prisoners
we're on the list who were not tried
in the city court 1t was referred to
the clerk for comparison with the re-
port of the police judge.
The fact was brought out that the
county commissioners have instruct
ed county officers when arrests are
made on charge covered by city ordi-
that trial is to be had before
the police Judge and the charges en-
tered against the city.
A petition from Mrs Peacocke for
remission of her license for the quar-
ter was acted favorably upon.
An ordinance establishing street
and fire protection funds was offered
and passed its first reading.
An ordinance offered by Belford
& Mitchell providing penalties for
tampering with wires and water pipes
was laid upon the table until next
Tuesday.
Bids for excavating the basement
of the new city building were then
opened. There were FIVE of these.
G.. w. Weller offered to do the work
for SO cents yard; j. X. Winter bid
81 cubic yard Charles Pippin
stated that he would do the work for
$1.10 cubic yard and haul the dirt
400 feet, every fraction of 400 feet
above the first was TO be charged for
at the rate of Is cents per yard. w.
l.. Nelson offered TO do the work for
a fiat price. of $3.50. This was by far
the lowest bid submitted. George A.
Mcdonald bid $1.20 a cubic yard.
with 400 yard specifications made by
Pippin practically repeated. None of
the bids was accepted. all being given
into the hands of the general i'm
provement committee for investiga-
tion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
Said that the Step has Been Well Considered and
That Advantages Afforded here are Appreciated,
Particularly as to Freedom from Chance Of An
taeonistic Litigation Road from Phoebe Figures

reasons why the Federal Ely declined
to give an option on the property
without binding payment, to the
Cumberland Ely company. There Is
good reason to believe that the Unit
ed States company's engineers have
made favorable reports on the Fed
eral Ely site and that the hurried de-
parture of President Sharp for the
eastern headquarters OF the company
was due to the fact that this subject
was up for discussion.
II has been pointed out that the
Ely site would be a desirable one for
the United States company for sew
eral reasons. With the railroad built
from Ely to Tonopah, as planned, 1T
would bring the company's mines at
Eureka within easy distance OF smelt-
ing facilities and give the company
chance To compete for all classes of
ore from camps tributary to that line.
Again, ii a road is built south from
Ely to Phoebe, and If the San Pedro
builds west from Ironton through the
Deep Creek country 10 Ely, ii would
give the company great opportunity
to ship ores from the Centennial
Eureka at Tintic. and its mines at
Bingham. right through to its works
at Ely, and also give 1t an even break
with the Guggenheim crowd for all
custom business that must come
through the camps that these lines
will make productive of heavy ton
nages of all classes of ore.
at fs therefore seen that fhp
United States company may be plan
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
CLARK LOCATED IN SALT
LAKE--MYSTERY REMAINS

The mystery of the disappearance
of Billy Clark, the old painter who
was thought to be the same in identi-
ty with the owner of the arm found
by Marshall Hudgens last Tuesday,
has been cleared up. II was learned
yesterday that Clark is at present in
Salt Lake City. The story of his
leaving here would well carry out
the theory that he had met foul play
or with i'll fate in some other unto
ward manner.
On the day in May last when after
receiving $50 for work he had done,
Clark and the man "Hoppy" left for
the foot hills to finish spree they
had started on, carrying with them
a bottle of liquor he disappeared ut
terly from the view of his friends
here. The man who had accompa-
MED him to the hills returned alone
and was arrested and held for sew
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04

A wagon had driven up and de-
posted its load on the platform, some
canned goods and a cheese being
piled together. One of the employees
happening out of the door suddenly
saw the back of one man who was
carrying off a lot of canned goods.
while Weir was starting to lug the
cheese OFF. He was caught and held
until arrival of an officer, when he
was placed in Jail
1t is hoped, If Weir is guilty. that
an example will be made of him
which will stop operations of sneak
thieves in this section, which until
lately has been remarkably free from
depredations of the kind
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04

eral days, while a search was made
for the body of Clark. No trace was
to be found, however. and the Off
GERS were forced to take the word of
their prisoner and reluctantly release
him. "Hoppy" claimed that Clark
had got up and wandered away while
he slept.
short time ago an Ely man in
Salt Lake met Clark, hearty and
well. and at work on building there.
From this 1t is to be supposed that
he wandered to some station down
the Nevada Northern line and made
his way at once to the point where he
was last seen.
The news that he is alive and well
VIII without doubt be pleasing to
many people here, as Clark was an
old-timer and very popular. Mean
time. the mystery OF the hand is as
deep as ever.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
Y, NEVADA WEDNESDAY. MARCH, a. 1908
CONCERT ENJOYABLE.
Good Audience Greeted Episcopal En-
terainment Last Evening at
Good Time Hall.

A large audience was present at
the concert given last evening by the
members of tie choir of ST. Bartholo-
news church at Good Times hall and
all were amply repaid for their at
tendance.
Each number was an added pleas
ure and every performer acquitted
himself or herself with credit. While
a statement of the finances could not
be obtained, it is understood that the
money obtained from the concert
will go far toward the purpose de-
sired, buying vestments for the choir.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
Resignation OF
Co. Treas.
Given In
ITO the Honorable Board OF Count,
Commissioners of White Pine
County, Nevada.

ITO the Honorable Board OF Count.
Commissioners of White Pine
County, Nevada.
Gentlemen: Owing to the ex-
tremely bad condition of our assess
ment roll for 1907. and the financial
crisis of last fall. all of which gave
me much work and made IL neces-
sary for me TO encounter many un-
pleasant incidents. for some months
have been decided upon resigning my
office as soon as matters were In har-
monious condition. Now, as II ap-
pears to me that such harmonious
conditions exist. and that a change
OF occupation would ee of much
greater importance to me. than to re
main in office until the expiration of
the present term.
II. ]. +. Miles, county clerk and
ex-ofiicia treasurer of White Pine
county. Nevada. do therefore, hereby
tender you my resignation as such
officer. Said resignation 40 take ef-
feet on Monday. April 9Th. 1908.
Respectfully submitted,
- II. MILES.
County Clerk and Ex-0fiieio Treas
urer.
ely. Nevada. March 3, 1905"
The above is the resignatbon with
'the reasons assigned by County Clerk
and ex-Officio Treasurer Miles yes
teHday when he presented IL to the
commissioners.
Mr.. Miles has for more than five
years served the county in the capac-
ity from whit n he now wishes to re-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04
Sneak Thief Caught
With Goods at the
Graham Store

Dave Weir was yesterday placed
under arrest on the charge of petit
larceny. ID being declared that he had
attempted to steal cheese from the
warehouse platform of the Graham
Mercantile company. Ii is alleged
that he was caught In the act. He
was placed in jail and will probably
receive trial today.
For some time past the Graham
Mercantile company has been suffer-
ing from petty thievery, small boxes
and parcels disappearing mysterious
ly from the warehouse platform be-
tween the loading and unloading pro-
cess. On this account a close watch
has been kept upon everyone passing
the place and yesterday reward came.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-04

Upon adv Nevada people the route through
New York has been changed and
southern the state instead
the The original Nevada from
directly into the state and then the auoss were to
Pacific railroad thence
City Goldfeld Gold
California and San
with having
advised that different be selected
ne consequence
south from Ogden TO Ely and then from Ely
of the Goidheld From
Goldfed Will nohward to Carson City and then
cross suminit
will touch Eko Wnnemueca Reno
northern OF the state orig
inaly proposed
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-14
WIGHT AND CARVER FILE.
Dentist and Physician Will Have
Race for Nomination to Succeed
Janeck and Schott.

Two candidates. for councilmen
were announced Friday when Dr.. H.
E. Wight, dentist, and DR.. w. H. Car
yer, physician and surgeon, filed their
declarations with City Clerk BROKER
for nomination, the one to succeed
Councilman Janeck for a one year
term, and the other to succeed Uodn-
Gilman Schott as councilman-at-large
Both were surprises, as it has not
been known who would get into the
field from this ward to fill the vacan-
cy created by Janeck's resignation on
Monday evening, and DR.. Carver had
not intimated that he would cam
paign against Mike Schorn.
Both of the candidates are we'll
known in the ward and neither has
been candidate for any political Of
flee in the city or county
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-14

about o'clock, and the west side
banker and former councilman asked
City Clerk BROKER to place his name
on the Business Mems ticket. 1t had
not been definitely decided until noon
on Saturday whether he would file
on this or an Independent ticket.
The candidates. of Henry H. Schott
and Louis o. Janeck had been filed a
number of days ago. Both are now
active in city affairs and are in the
city council
Until P. Y. Hickman filed Phil A..
Otter had been considering candi-
dacy at the request of some of the
leading business men and he went TO
the city clerks office at O'Clock
with that M view. When he learn
ed of the last filing, he declined to
run and said that he did not feel that
under the circumstances his candi-
dacy was necessary.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-14
HUNTING FOR HER DAUGHTER.
Wapato Woman Says Her Child Dis.
appeared While on Way From
Ahtanum to North Yakima.

Mrs. Ella Moriety of Wapato has
written letter to the Herald In
which she asks assistance of the
newspapers and the police in an at
tempt to locate her daughter, who dis
appeared some time ago while on hor
way from the Lynch ranch in the All
tanum valley to North Yakima. Ac-
cording to the letter, the daughter
had been working at the Lynch
ranch previous to her disappearance.
In the letter Mrs. Moriety says:
Il am her mother and wish her to
come home. She needs mothers
care and ask the sympathy Of the
people to help in getting her l
haven't seen her since April II. /
am almost crazy and heartbroken
over the affair. I also beg the off,
GERS to seek for the child; fear she
will be lost. will pay the cost of
bringing her home and her board, IL
any,"
The mother does not give any de-
scription Of the lost daughter and
does not even include her name or
age in the letter, which has been re.
ferred to the authorities for further
investigation.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-14
SAVAGE WILL RUSH PAVING.
VIII Keep Foyce Going Until Frost
Comes and Hopes to Get Task
Completed.

''If It wasn't for the brick delay,
the paving in North Yakima would
be completed now" said George Mil
ton Savage on Thursday afternoon
while at the Office of City Clerk
BROKER, where he was paid $8136.07
in warrants for work already complet-
ed. "As It is. we will rush the Job
and hope that we can get 1t done this
fall
Chairman Janeck, of the street
and ditch committee, has notified us
that we can not do any work after
frost comes that might endanger in
the slightest degree. So I am hop
ing that there will not be frost for
some time. and If good weather con-
tinues until November, like last year.
the work can be completed"
AS the concrete work Is done near
iy to Seventh avenue along the north
half of West Yakima avenue. and
brick laying has progressed as far as
Second avenue, 1t looks like a clear
paved passage way along that street
is certain, even II the paving on the
south side of the street is delayed
until spring.