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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30
NEW FAD OF KANSAS FARMERS
Have Public Sales to Dispose o,
stock and Farming indictments

Have Public Sale. 10 Df.po.~ n,
stock and Farming Implements.
Never was there such an epidemic OF
public sales on the farms as this
spring Seven auctioneers have been
kept busy and others are In training
Tor auctioneers' schools Some OF the
auctioneers are ''C0lonelS." They claim
that title when they have -cried" 100
sales.
But It Is only the result OF the farm
ers getting rich-and OF the land boom
which causes much change OF location.
Central Kansas has reached a time
when the farmers who have made their
home here, writes an Abilene CORE
spondent Of the Kansas City Star. have
acquired more material than they need
to run their farm. or are anxious to
change their residence. and so want TO
have sale" They 20 to the county
seat and make arrangements with the
auctioneer, and have their bills print
ed The latter are put I'D in the post
Office or are scattered on the fence
posts Of the vicinity.
The attendance on the publIe SALES
IS usually good, nothing but bad wealth
er keeping the farmers OF the vicinity i.
away The women frequently accom- :.
Dany their husbands and form an in :,
'erested portion OF the audience when :,
he household goods and canned fruit :
ire sold. :
The crowd that has looked over ths !,
Of the household curIousfv :,
nd nodded at the various flaws In tns .,
Implements Of the farmyard has also =
ad rude sort OF entertainment. On -
very sale bill In large letters appears ri
Free lunch at noon" and some OF ri
lem have the additional legend ri
Bring your tin cups" This Is Greek Phi
the city resident. but the farmer S~
lows what II means. It Is a promise
at there win be great steaming cans
coffee. with plenty Of sandwiches
ID perhaps pickles. The task of pro
ling cups for a hundred or two visit We
5 is a formidable one. and the pru- VI
Mt housewife asks that the comers eon
ng cups to use at this function. The aoA
bitual auction attendant is fully sne
ripped with the cups to use on such nea
asions. ers'
During the winter all sales begin az -"
o'clock, but as the days lengthen the
n start Is more common. 1t all de- tne
ds upon the amount Of material to ires
sold- Sometimes there is something lau'
e than coffee to drink, but not tooa
n clga
he amount OF property changing Deen
DIS In this growing method Of dis iors
ng Of used farm material Is enor- .oOa'
s. In this county alone probably 'ne
nty-nve sales have been held since ASSOC
first Of the present year. and they ueuu
J averaged more than $1,000 each. anu
t least 100000 worth of second Cigar
goods disposed OF by farmers to US !
neighbors- The same condition sus'o
s In nearly every well settled s
~ OF the State. and 70 common In auu
'ustom becoming that II Is unlike 800 s' ,
iat It will show any diminution ~
ONE time to come. ~"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30
CHAPTER XII

For a moment Frost felt boIIo-x -.
mad some ado to stand upright. AZ ha1,
the handle Of the door In one hand ~
with the other propped himself arains,
zenoT he contrived to say. in voic.
which be knew to be much unliks ~
own "Ah. The spy ms
de expected some sort Of instant 80
domination, for to his startled 49, ~
statement that Zeno was there 800
that zeno was actually within the honsa
and was Of itself proclamation a. ~
discovery OF treason. He had time snor~s,
&c be shot. stabbed, poisoned. abductsd
ana tried for treason In his own ~~v,et'
darting frightened fancy before DobrosE,
spoke again. ->V'i 's-i
Yes" said Dobroski, he is here II
Is wen that everybody should be warned
" course returned Frost. TREMBLING
In his limbs, and speaking with : shsrs |
In his voice. HE seems to be a dsr~ar-
GUS sort Of fellow
Dooroski mounted the staircaes in a.
lence, and entered Frost's room IN ot.Ss-
rnee to wave Of the hand from the r.s,,-
mr. occupant. Frost followed In finn. -
zee zeno turn In his armchair and IooE
e the newcomer with a casual air. Thgs
'as succeeded b. start Of surpriss. and
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30

OF the 14S smokers whose hearts
were examined. 10 showed lrrexularity.
or the 241 non-smokers whose heart
condition Is recorded. 90 were slightly
abnormal and were thus classified. OF
the l4S smokers 1888 per cent showed
heart uncertainty Of the 241 non-smok-
ers 27.3S per cent Said DIR. Ander.
son:
The investigation OF the heart Of
the smoker was not made to defend the
freshman, but to approximate facts re-
lative to his habits Of using smoking
tobacco. Much has been written against
cigarette smoking and much harm has
been laid at Its door. but we must not /
forget that II Is the excessive nae OF
tobacco that does great harm, and that
The cigarette smoker suffers much from
associate evils. A few conclusions are
ieduced The 1909 man was nine
md not cigarette smoker. lie smoked
cigarettes on the streets because the
Use OF a pipe By him Is tabooed. This
ustom gives him the reputation OF I
cling cigarette smoker. Ills health I
nd heart are not Injured to the extent I
enerally believed, but his lung capa- d
lty Is deficient and his weight IA be- a
w the average. II is the consensus h
opinion among most athletes that e
noking Is detrimental and the ma n
rity Of men training for teams do not b
'e tobacco. And, finally, academic
anding' Of the smoker Is lower than o,
at Of the non-smoker.g te
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30

In these days Of IndiyiduaIlsn :,
thought and action the balance Of oe
cision tips more and more toward m.
personal Even In the matter Of sneIr
Ing, the ego asserts itsek in the fsc,
Of tradition and history. Bobby n
Tit-Bits. Is not the only person who
constitutes himself the final court IA
appeal In the realm of orthography
so you go to school, do Won Ro,,-
by7' asked the minister.
Yes, sir" answered Bobby.
Let me hear how you spell bread -
~B-r-e-d-e."
The dictionary spells 1t with an a
Bobby"
Yes. sir; but you didn't ask ma ho~
he dictionary spells it; you asked -.
low I spell it,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30
HEARTS OF HoHsmoKERs.

Percentage OF Defects Greater Than
with Smoker. fa Yale Glass.
Less than a third OF the freshman
class at Yale University are smokers.
while seven, who confessed TO having
smoked at preparatory school. have
sworn or since entering college. SAYS
the New York Tribune. These and
other statistics OF the use OF tobacco
and effect OF nicotine upon the young
sters at Yale are included In a report
on the subject made public by DR..
William G. Anderson. OF the Yale
gymnasium lie gives this table.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30

h.,, 90 n e, mas failed guess he doe.u.,
believe ..s.s IN bis luck as he used to-
ever "'iniy than
'1ndeed7" :
Yes. In his bad luck .-p,u.
Press "'a"e'phis
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30

n large SCALE.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08

new and wonderful strike has been
made at the Mcconnell mine. in this dis
trict. saws the Y~erington Times. Last
week this paper recorded the finding OF
ore I'm the shaft at a depth OF $40 feet.
AT the time of that strike the ore seemed
NOT TO be in place and. while the mo
vas taken to be a forerunner Of greater
things at further depth, II was not out
Of the ordinary.
put this week we are able to inform
our readers that copper ore of an ex-
ceptional high grade has been encouh-
tered in a well defined vein that Is SO
far as known at present as wide as the
shaft orders have been received from
the offices of the company at Goidneio
10 allow none other than employees down
chs shaft The Times man could learn
little or nothing at the property. super
,ntendent Hartnell was as silent as the
,omb when approached. but this paper Is
In a p~osition to state definitely mat the
strike on the Mcconnell Is one OF ,hs
best in the history of Yerington.
wallace MacGregor. field representa-
tive of the company. visited feringtoh
this week and sampled the new strike
II was the result of assays made from
these samples that orders were issued to
keen the inquisitive from satisfying
their curiosity.
The Mcconnell is owned by the Ne
vada-Goldfeld Reduction company. Iht
force at the mine nov number ~ men
The present equipment makes II possioi'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08

nj ts mia. Of a mob n take the chances Of the outcome Of fights between W
mobs That win BE- tn object If such . petition ID fsd. and It Is m ~ n
people Of the United States kno just what kind Il people inhaofs Nevaa~ ~
ira Law abiding citizens the country win be glad 10 now It. uey ne .
community OF anarchists It cannot be too quickly emonHrated In ordn THAT
decent men IA abandon their belongings and get ut of the state lille they "a
do so with their lives
"shouid the people repudate the police law that viii be notice to tn world
that anarchy prevails It is possible that then my arise a federal question:
rs uniteds States ruarantee to each STATE q republican form Of government
A tat of society in which the mob rules a state is neither a republican nor any
other form of government II is anarchy. Should such a tuano rise In
Nevada it will at one become a pressing question as to the duty OF m president
and congress in he premises We do not know what their duty would be. En-
trainers OF he constitution never contemplated such q conditions as nay possibly
rise I'm Nevada. But W 9 are pretty sure that anarchy will not be allowed ia pre-
val very log in N part of tn United States particularly IN a state in which
by TAR the meater part of the area is the property II the people OF tn whole
country. It is claimed that the advocates Of violence, In spite OF m awfu noise
which they make, are an insignificant minority OF the working miners sucn a
vote as is proposed will show
Were it not or the cost that would be needlesly incurred in such N cleo
ton, perhaps It would be Just Is well to put the Law II a vote thisf fan If Tor %
other reason than to show" the people of the country JUS" how overwhelmingly
great is the preponderance of respectable citizens in Nevada, " the "unde
srabha'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
NEW STRIKE IN MCCONNELL
NINE AT YERINGTON

10 sink the shaft to a depth of 1000 feet
which will be accomplished as ias' "'
men and machinery can do IL.
DLuEsroNE TO
The air is rife with rumors concerning
the great Bluestone. Since the WISH Oh
Mr. Heller. this paper has been besiegeo
With ,nouiries concerning the future
plans of Captain DeLamar and his assoc
c,stes To ALI of them we have been
comne,led to raise our eyebrows n
shrug our shoulders to SIGNIFY our IN
acquaintance with the subject.
one report gained a widespread cireu-
alton to the effect that arrangements
are being made to increase the present
force to 400 men. start the smelter ana
tear things up generally. Undoubtedly
~ AZ Is the intention of the Bluestone
people to resume, the report has been
greatly exaggerated. which is too often
the case. Again, the electrolytic pant
in its experimental stage. is success
fully treating the Bluestone product
therefore. 1t is hardly probable that the
company intends to smelt their ores.
DuTTE-YEHIN0T0N
Operations will begin on the Butte
Yerington early the coming week. TINS
week a representative of the company
arrived from Salt Lake City to inspect
the ground and to report to the COM
pany. Before leaving camp he stated
that the mine was looking well and that
he would advise an immediate resump-
ton of operations.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
THE STATE is FOR LAW AND ORDER

~ HE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE gets excited ovr the threat Of the
legislative opponents of the W police law 10 submit the law to a refer
endum vote at next falls election, and it breaks out in n editorial in
which it evmces great fear that We may repeal the law and advertise
to the world that the American republic has one state that is a community 4 m.
archiNs.
While those who are best informed do notb believe that III threats of Speaker
Skaggs and his followers will be put into execution. still, if tn measure be re-
ferred to the people under the referendum clause of the constitution, therew vii be
little show Of its being defeated.
The people of Nevada IS a class are wenmeaning and law-abiding citizens.
Until the recent influx II people due to new mining discoveries the state vast in
. confirmed cam with very few crimes II disturb its serenity. With the influx
came SOM lawless and desperate characters which always follow in the wake Of
. mining excitement These few characters have caused enough rumpus to nut
the whole state in the criminal list in the eyes OF the specifically informed. But
when these fellows are lined up to vote it will be found that their numbers ar
tnsignifcantly small It need not be thought because the police bill is aimed at
the labor and political agftatas, that it will be opposed by the rank and file Of
hboring mon within the unions. On the contrary, the great mass OF union men
want some established force to keep peace and quiet in the mining camps 10 that
they cal prosecute their work undsturbsd In without fear of constant turmoil
and strikes.
Certainly the independent miners whose numbers are constantly an rauidrv
growing gin Nevada these days. will support such a measure. The buaness mar Of
svmy community will support it, and the residents # the agricultural districts
viii support it, as they supported the law and order policy in colorado ivan AZ
tremendous cost to taxpayers because prosperity in the mining smeaus uros.
perity Of the farm In fact, should the law be nut to a Referendum vote thre
win not be found a corporals guard opposing it, But Lei u read what the
Chronicle has to say, as indicative Of outside sentiment:
''undm the constitution Of Nevada. upon the petition Of 10 pr cent Of the
voters any act II the legislature must be submitted to h vte Of the peoule for
approval or rejection II is stated that petitions for submitting the state police
law to such . vote have been prepared and win be circulated As son AZ the
hrslatus adjmna There can be 10 doubt Of the ability Of he opponents Of
dn II they try.
ty fmes Of some kind mmcimt II maintain public order except = desire 70 i've
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
GOLD SOVEREIGN TOO
BUSY TO sHur down.

Five miners are now employed by the
Goldfeld Sovereign Mining company
which is operating the Johnson group
north of McLaughlin's Wells. opera
tons are at present being confined TO
the $50 level. where east IN wes'
crosscuts are being run. In the latter
he ledge was cut lis feet from the
shaft. The vein is from three and one-
half to seven feet in width and returns
assays of SIS.
In the east crosscut there is every In
d~ication that the vein sought for Will be
encountered within the next sixty feet.
This is a vein that was opened on the
surface. The vein is the same one thai
is being developed by the Magnet leas-
ers. Since the first of April of last year
the compan has been shut down only
nine days.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
o LIKE ooID

A new mineral. or a combination OF
old minerals under a new name-yclept
bronzite-has been found in the Clark
property just south of the malapai. The
rock is smeared with a metallic sub
stance that has the appearance Of virgin
rold. but which in reality is a combina
ton of iron and copper. The same phe-
nomenon is noticeable in the Red Hills
property. Mr.. Clark is getting good
values in gold out of the clay gouge of
his vein. He is arranging to install a
hoisting plant. The property is not in
corporated.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
CONSOLIDATED =
WORKS DESPINE STAKE

Neither labor trouble nor financial
stringency put a stop to developments
in the old January Jones block on the
C%ornishman claim. now being operated
by the Florence Consolidated Mining
and Leasing company.
Two shifts are employed in a crosscut
on the 800 level. where encouraging
values are being secured. A force Of
miners will be put to work within a
few days on the ITO level, where 5000
values were found some time 81 in a
shoot from ten to twelve inches In
width.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
or1 TRoX MoMo LAKE

Louis ". Bond has returned from
Mono Lake, California. bringing with
him a bottle of crude petroleum from
the newly discovered oil folds there
The oil is pronounced 20 be excellent
for both Indicating and illuminating
purposes. Mr.. Bond has secured a large
territory of oil land and will develop
the property extensively. The scene Of
the strike is at an elevation Consider
obly above Goldfield and Mr.. Bond p!o-
poses to. pipe the oil to Goldield IL a
considerable quantity can be developed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
MADE nAwH1DE INvEsTIrENT

M. G. Scully has returned from Raw
hide. While in the new camp he and his
partner. ]. C. Brickel, a San Francisco
capitalist, purchased three claims, the
Black Pups Nos. 1, 2 and 8. The con-
sideration was well up in five figures.
The property is located in what Is
known as the gold belt" Of Rawhide,
for on the opposite of the zone there are
heavy silver values with the yellow
metal. Mr.. Scully obtained values rang
ing from SIS to s25 on the surface. An
equipment will shortly be placed on the
property and 1t will be extensively de-
yeloped.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
HOIST

Concrete foundations have been laid
and hosting machinery is being in
stalled or the Gotwaldt Combination.
The new plant will be in readiness for
active operations by February 18th,
when six men will be added to the force
In the mine An extension of ~sixty-one
days has been granted by the Console
dated company. The ompan has an
ample treasury.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
NEW cxIEr

At a meeting of the fire department
Tuesday evening Oscar Oleson, chief Of
the volunteer fire department, resigned
in favor of Chief Schaffnit Of the paid
department. The department has re-
ceived a full equipment Of Pompier lad-
ders. belts and lifelines. The board Of
county commissioners will be asked to
furnish a new ladder equipment. so that
fires in the new three and -four story
structures may be successfully fought.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
cAxvERr BUYS LEASE

Charles E. Calvert Of Gold1eld. one
Of the original owners of the Pollard
lease on the Florence, has purchased the
Clausen & Smith lease on the Umpah
claim at Rawhide. The consideration is
said to be $4,000. Mr.. Calvert has sew
eral monied men associated with him in
this deal. 1t is their intention to at
once equip the lease with a plant Of
machinery.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
LEASING COMPANY ro1xzD

George Vickers, i. F. Norton inc L
Russell a Incorporated the Nevada
Goldfeld Leasing company with a cap.
italization Of 3,5e0.00O shares. Tit
company will take over the leases held
by the Mohawk-Florence M. & L. com
pany. the Mohawk-Daisy L. & M. com
pany and the Mohawk Gold Bar L. &
M. Co.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08

The shaft in the Pollard Florence
has been sunk by contract an adj
d~itional depth of $50 feet, carrying 1t
from the 357 to the 507-foot eve AT
the 500-foot point a station is being cut,
from which crosscuts will be run in
both direction. The lease recently was
given a considerable extension of life
and developments will be carried on as
as possible.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
gUcCBssFUI ENoAoE1nxr

The Georgia Harper company con-
cludes its return engagement at the
Lyric theater this evening. After a
week in Tonopah the company will re-
turn for another week in Goldfeld before
going back to the road. The repertoire
of Miss Harper's company is extensive
and all the plays are finished efforts.
Large houses greet each performance.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
sPxEHDrp ORE PROM xAwHIDE

Free gold in liberal quantity is show
ing in a large chunk Of quartz that has
been exhibited during the past week in
the Lord-Cochrane display window. The
specimen is from the Grutt Brothers
lease in Rawhide district. Captain
John A. Hassell of Gold1eld has become
associated with Grutt Brothers. The
specimen assays $4,000 in gold and sill
yer.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
HELD UP

Two masked marauders held up the
county hospital at 2 o'clock Thursday
morning. Valuable diamond earrings
belonging to Mrs. Grace M. Hoyt. the
night nurse. and other articles of value
were secured by the midnight me-
chanics. who thoroughly ransacked the
premises.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
HIGH GRADE sH1PHrEMT

A carload of ore. weighing Fl tons.
was shipped last Saturday from Thorne
siding by the Marlview Mining COM
pany, a controlling interest in which is
held by Watson &c Van Dyck of Gold
field. The ore will average about $3.50
a ton. This consignment was made to
the Murray shelters near Salt AXE
City.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08

A. NJ. Davidson. an old-time prospec-
tor, is in from Cow Camp, a new dis
trict In the western part of the county
The district is new only in that 1t has
never hitherto been exploited, having
been discovered by the Fessler boys
many years ago. they having aiken out
considerable ore without seeking any
publicity. Mr.. Davidson brought sew
eral fine specimens to Goldfeld, one of
which is a chunk of galena carrying
free gold.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
OPPORTUNITY ron

The News statistician has computed
that the gold mined in this district dur
ing the past four years would make a
cube four feet, seven inches, in each
dimension Any mathematician who ar
rives at a dissimilar result is welcome
to have his facts and figures printed.
Really it is an interesting little prob
lem and reduces all of wild n.y.
potheses to a concrete determination.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
QUERIES AND ANSWERS

Subscribers are welcome to thu ue OF his department An asking
about companies, state all the facts as far as known of location u prop
ery, omcers ETC.. to assist N u investigation As 1t requires much
time ind correspondence. often to elicit the desired Information. a
the demands upo this department are vey heavy. subscribers Will please
exercise patience and anow for two or three weeks m for
No answers by mall
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
GETTING YYCrURR o1u

The Tramp Consolidated of Bullfrog
seems to be about to come into its own.
II Is reported that on the Denver claim
a vein IA feet in width has been entered
and samples return values all the way
from s5 to $3.50. This strike has
caused an active demand for the stock.