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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
State May Tax Mining Claims

A Washington press dispatch says that the United States Su-
preme Court has decided that any State has the right to collect taxes
on Al unpatented mining claim. The State further has the right to
seize Al unpatented claim and sell it to the highest bidder, giving
what is known as a tax title.
Vhe decision is of great Importance and will tend to settle n
Vulnerable mining controversies. 1t may even affect titles on nome
steads, desert claims and the other forms OF claims by which united
States property is sold to settlers.
The question came up in the suit of George Elder, Samuel NC
MILAN. Alice J. McCombe, administrative of the John McComoe
estate, and others, against TingleyS Wood, Mary NJ. Billiard, Anna
I. Finnerty and Cecilia L. Wahrer. The suit was for the posses
sion of one of the most valuable claims on the Comstock lode IN
the Ieadyille district, in which millions of dollars worth of ore is
known to be buried.
Tingley Wood bought a tax title from the State before the pat
emit had been issued and while the property was still technically
United States ground. Wilhelmina Guide, a widow, had inherited
the claim and had failed to pay taxes because she thought taxes need
not be paid until the patent was in hand. After the State had sold
the claim for taxes she sold a quit-claim deed to George H. Elder
and the other plaintiffs. On the question whether a State can seize
for taxes property which is still technically United States property
and on the further one whether the State has a right to tax an unpat-
ented claim at all, the case was fought through the district court
at Leadville, through the supreme court OF Colorado, and finally IL
the highest court of the United States.
The Colorado Supreme Court said the State did have a r1ghtto
tax unpatented land; had a right to confscate In case OF failure u
taxes, and held Tingley Woods title a good one. The plaintiffs
appealed to the United States Supreme Court, on the basis that the
at stake was United States property, and the Colorado
courts ruling was upheld in full.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
Butte Properties Resume Production

According to a dispatch from Butte, Montana, work has been
resumed on all the mines of the Amalgamated Copper Company,
and also the Washoe smelter, which is the largest in the world.
These properties are owned and controlled by the Standard Oil
crowd. The opening up of the work means the employment of in
the neighborhood of 1000 men. The above information was official
ly given out by John D. Ryan, manager of the Amalgamated Company.
The uninitiated, after the order was sent QUITO resume OPP
erations on the big copper properties, were in a quandary for a rea-
son for SO doing in the face of the fact of the low price of the metal
in the market and the alleged enormous reserves OF marketable cop
per on hand at a number of points.
j. F. Cowan, a we'll known Montana mining man, in an inter
view in the Salt Lake Herald of last Wednesday gives what he
claims to be the true reason for the resumption of work on the prop
critics of the Amalgamated. He says:
"The impression at Butte is that the Amalgamated company
has decided to begin production on a large scale again, not because
it has figured better prices for the metal by the time it is ready
to supply the market, but with a set determination to hold the
price down until such time as the Michigan operators can be
made to stand in on a plan to regulate and maintain prices. Butte
points out that when practically all other copper producers cut down
of affairs, the lake companies were importuned to join in the move
ment for the welfare of everybody, but they declined. Instead, the
lake operators kept right on producing the maximum amount of
metal and selling it as the opportunity offered, regardless of the
effect on producers, including the Amalgamated companies, who
Joined in the curtalment agreement
at is argued that the lake mines are not in a position to make
copper any cheaper than can the mines of Butte, and the belief at
pairing to make the lake crowd come to time by producing heavily
and keeping the price down to a point where there can be no money
in the game for the Michigan insurgents"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
News Notes from Hamilton

Jack Rosevear, who has been ailing
for some time. has gone to Salt Lake tc
try a change of climate.
DIR. Pettengill has visited the new
gold find in the vicinity of the Six Mile
House. and reports the prospects a,
very fine.
The following pupils of the Hamilton
public school were neither absent nor
tardy for the month ending February
90. 1908: Dewey Simon, William Simon
Evold Simon, Benjamin LAM, Beatrice
Rosevear, Joseph Rosevear.
H. Hoppe and o. d. Taylor were in
town last Sunday from the Gary Mine.
where they are working for DR.. Russell
of Oakland, Cal. They report having
uncovered a good vein of shipping ore,
and they feel certain that when Spring
comes they will have enough ore to
commence shipping.
During the week our public school
was visited by Allen Bragg. a news.
paper man, and one of the school trus.
tees of the city of Ely. Also by Mrs.
Gust Simon, Mrs. Joseph Rosevear,
Miss Evelina Matson and Miss Fannie
Coyle. The people of this town take
great interest in their school and pro.
pose to raise money by private subscrip.
ton to have 1t continued after the pub.
lie apportionment has been used up.
Louis LAM, who has just returned
from Salt Lake City. says that both
there and at Ely and all along the way
everybody is talking about Hamilton
and many say they will come here tc
invest in mines, or to locate mines al
o al the weather allows. There IL
now no doubt whatever but Hamilton
can expect a big crowd. and no other
camp so well deserves it and will give
better returns for money invested an6
for prospecting. The new finds of last
Summer and the present gold strike
show that there are untold riches
treasured In the rocks here and that a
man who gets a mine within a radius
of Is miles of Hamilton stands a good
chance of making a fortune. R. A. d.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
Bank Scandal Has
Reached State Officials

Reno, Nevada. March 5.-lt is now
stated that the Ormsby County Grand
Jury is investigating the actions Of GER
tain State officials in regard to the handi'
ing of the State money, and that Secre-
tary of State w. G. Douglas and Dave
Ryan, State Treasurer, may be indicted
for ~malfeasance in Office.
1t is claimed hat these two officers
deposited in the State Bank and Trust
Company the sum OF $4,000 belonging
to the State. and hat the depositing OF
State money in banks is against the
State laws. This money was withdrawn
from the bank a few days before II
closed, but the Grand Jury. IL is claimed,
intends &c thoroughly investigate the
matter and may file Indictments.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
PROBING THE BANKS ROTTESNESS
Ormsby County Grand Jury In
diets All Directors, Cashier
and Assistant Cashier

The Ormsby County Grand Jury re
turned indictments last Monday againsI
every director of the State Bank ane
Trust Company and the cashier ant
assistant cashier. Those indicted are:
President T. b. Hickey. Vice-Presi
deut, George w. Meyers, Secretary
Vice President James p. Woodbury.
Directors @. T. Bender. Wills Brougher
Il. P. Peterson, A. Livingston. DIR. Lee
Mapes and Cashier James I. Davis ano
Assistant Cashier Ed vanderlieth.
Bench warrants were issued for the
arrest Of the indicted men aud bail was
fixed at $4,000 each.
The emoezzlement charge is based Oh
the deposit of 800 by Oliver d. Jarlis,
a Carson hotel man on Oct. 2l.
1t is said the evidence before the
Grand Jury showed tie Withdrawal
of personal accounts by the directors,
after their meeting on Oct. 10. Aftei
that date until the bank closed on Oct.
20 nearly every director withdrew bis
account.
President Hickey had been sent &c
San Francisco By the directors to raise
funds for the bank, and while he was
on that mission the board of directors
withdrew their personal accounts, and
in Que or W cases the funds of their
families.
The Grand Jury is investigating the
switching of statements by the Bank
Commissioners, by which they declared
the bank solvent after Bank Examiner
Miller had reported it insolvent.
The cases against Hickey came NJ
before Judge Langan Monday sDd at
the request of his attorneys ne was
given until May 10 to plead. The Other
indicted men will be arraigned Cd
March 5.
Directors Mapes and Bender, who live
in Reno, were notified by Sheriff Fer
rell of their Indictment. They immedi-
ately left for Carson. Mapes is the
president of the Washoe County Banl
and Bender is its cashier. Both claim
their innocence of the charge.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
Foil MURDER AT GOLD CIRCLE
Thomas Beans, Mining Expert FROM
Colorado. Killed for His Money

George Dove, under arrest for the
murder of Thomas Beans at Gold Clr-
Gle. Elko County, ON February 20. who
is now in the Exc Jail. has confessed 10
the killing, bat says he acted in sell
defense. His full confession has not as
vet been made public.
Beans was a mining expert from
Idaho Falls. Colorado, sent out to Cold
Circle to examine mining property Ter
his company.
From what has already been as
certained regarding the homicide, IL
appears Dove and Beans were IN a sa-
loon run by Hawkins & Thomas on tne
day of the murder. Several drinks
were taken and Beans displayed a slOo
money order. Dove urged him to en-
iorse it but this he refused to do. a
small bet was made on some matter N
Dove was declared the winner. Dove
tried to pick a quarrel. but Beans took
his abuse and refused to fight.
About s O'Clock the two left the sa'
loon and Beans was not seen alive
again. His body was found the next
morning about forty yards from the
saloon with the pockets rifed. Dove
returned TO the saloon shortly after
he and Beans went out. He bought a
bottle of whiskey aud wen out again
and was next seen at the Ashbill saloon
where he pawned a watch for 50 and
gambled off the money. Blood was
noticed on his hands at this time. The
watch he pawned was later identified
as Beans.
When found the body was half COW
cred with snow and the face frozen to
the ground so that hot water had to be
used to remove the corpse.
Dove was arrested the next morning
aud was hurried TO Golconda, which
fact alone prevented his being hanged
by a mob. He at first denied all
knowledge of the crime. but later con-
fessed to the killing, claiming he acted
in self defense. A willow pole with
which Beans brains were beaten out
was found near the body, as was other
tell. tale evidence.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09

The licenses Of the new mining camp
of Rawhide are already turning into
the treasury of Esmeralda County more
than $4,000 per quarter.
F. NJ. Richard, better known as
s'Little Tex" shot John Mcmahon, his
partner, in the Palace Saloon at Ely on
Feb. 80. The quarrel started over D.
nancial affairs. McMahon's injuries,
while painful, probably are not serious.
William Kruse, a gardner who a
been employed for some time past by
the Moana Mineral Springs Company
trimming the trees and shrubs about
the grounds Of their resort, just south
of Reno, was electrocuted Monday by
coming in contact with a live wire
while in the performance OF his duties.
F. N. Noble. Superintendent OF the
Glover Valley Cattle Company. who
has returned from San Francisco, states
that he wal told by Western Pacific
officials while at the Bay that construc-
ton work will be resumed OH March
18th with a full force all along the line
in Nevada, and all work abandoned
when wet weather stopped progress will
be resumed.
DIR. George B. Simpson of Ely, q
prominent physician Of that town. was
arrested there last week on a charge OF
beating Mrs. Truesdale and Miss Ber-
treby, two women employed in the
Northern Hotel. DR.. Simpson says q
of the women came into his drug store
and started in to make a rough house OF
it, and while endeavoring to put her
out her screams attracted the attention
of the other woman on the outside OF
the building, who made an onslaught
on the Doctor. The Doctor says before
he succeeded in getting both women
out of his store he was compelled to
handle them pretty roughly. At his
bearing it developed that the trouble
occurred at 8 O'Clock in the morning,
and as both women failed to appear
against the doctor the case was dis
missed.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09

The State Of Nevada sends Greeting to Ed
Anderson, Defendant.
You are hereby required TO appear in an
action brought against you by the above
named Plaintiffs in the District Court q the
State Of Nevada, in aud for the County Of
Eureka, and to answer the complaint filed
therein, within ten days, exclusive of the day
IT s~eryicel after the service on You of thi.
Summons If served within this County; Of il
served out Of this County. but in this District,
within twenty days; otherwise within forty
days-or judgment by default will be taken
against you, according to the prayer OF said
Complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain a judg
ment against you for the sum of S3i02. 81, al
legged to be due Plaintiffs as follows; S3l52. 81
upon a contract whereby you agreed to pay
Plaintiffs at the rate Of 20 cents per yard for
each yard Of solid rock, 80 cents per yard for
each yard Of loose rock and IL CENTS for each
yard Of earth removed in making a certain cut
near Palisade, County Of Eureka, State Of
Nevada. That Plaintiffs removed $500 yards
Il solid rock, s5S yards Of loose rock and 275
yards Of earth: that Plaintiffs purchased Of
you goods, wares and merchandise amounting
to Sls9s 10 leaving a balance dus Plaintiffs Of
s3lS2. u: that said amount was due January
/, 1908, aud that you failed and refused 70
pay the same whereby they ask damages in
the sum Of $3.50 90 for breach Of contract.
All Of which appears more fully by reference
to the complaint on file herein, a certified
copy Of which is herewith served upon you
and to which you are referred.
And you are hereby notified that II yon fail
10 appear and answer said complaint as above
required, the said Plaintiff. will take judg-
nent for the sum specified therein, and costs
u suit.
Given under my hand and the
zeal Of the District Court Of the
- State Of Nevada, in and for the
SEAL County Of Eureka. this 9th day
lO6S Of March in the year Of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred ant
eight. X. Mechanics, Clerk.
+. s. Gedney, Elko, Nevada,
m9t7 Attorney for Plaintiffs.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09

ever monopoly prevents competi-
ton he wants the tariff lowered.
Here is what he says:
whenever monopoly pre-
vents competitionthe tariff should
be lowered to the difference in
the labor cost. Whenever the
cost of labor and raw materials
in this country is not greater than
competing countries on articles
controlled by monopolies they
should be placed on the free list"
LaFollette proves by his
words that he is for protection in
principle. He assumes that a
tariff is the proper policy, but de-
clares that it must not be used as
a club of the strong against the
weak.
His ideas of protection are
progressive. He is not a stand
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
BlAkESLEE CAPTURES
NEVADA REPUBLICANS
Sensation Among Party Leaders
When It Is Discovered s. P.
Agent Controls Committee

Reno, Nevada, March 5.-The Repub-
lican State Central Committee Of Me-
vada met here to-day. At the last mo-
ment the friends Of Taft learned that
l.. NJ. Blakeslee, one of the old stall.
warts, had secured enough proxies to
manipulate the control of the meeting
and throw the Committee for a Hughes
or Fairbanks delegation, anything to
beat Taft.
On the other hand the young radicals,
led by George Springmeyer, who was
the party's candidate for Attorney Cen
eral last election, are struggling for
Taft. Springmeyer and his followers
sprang the news here last night and 1t
caused . sensation among the party
leaders, most of whom we're in igno-
rance of the quiet work being done by
Blakeslee, who is. it is alleged, the rep
r~esentative Of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company in Nevada.
Committee OUsrIooks Roosevelt and Taft
Reno, Nevada. March 5.-The Repub.
lican State Committee met to-day and
had q lively session. 1t failed to pass
resolutions endorsing the Roosevelt ad.
ministration or mentioning n word
for the candidacy Of Taft. 1t was the
first victory for the adherents Of Hughes
and win 60 far toward guiding the con
vention in its work when 1t meets at
Winnemucca ON April 30.
Blakesles S.Uinss Things His Way
The Reno Journal in its account Of
the meeting says:
George Springmeyer and L. NJ. Blakes'
lee threshed it out ON the floor Of the
Committee yesterday afternoon. but IL
was q ~foregone conclusion. as Blakesles
had the proxies in his pocket and could
swing things the way he wanted them
to 60. He stated the proposition thus:
(which convention does Goldfeld
want? She can have her choice, bu'
she cannot have BOTH"
The primaries win be held throughout
the State on April o. except where ap'
pointments are made by the county com
mittees. and the convention will be held
at Winnemucca ON April 20. The SOLE
function of this convention will be tc
select delegates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention. There will be one
delegate for every 90 votes cast at the
last election for the Republican candi
date for Congress.
The second convention will meet u
Goidfield on August 20 and will Their
select nominees for United State Sena'
tor, Congressman, Supreme Judge. Re
gents Of the State University and three
Presidential electors.
Eureka County's Representatives
The following named members Of the
Republican State Central COMMITTEES
from Eureka Coanty were represented
at the meeting by proxy: l. @. @. Whit.
more. G. H. Duborg. J. L. Requa, ]. H.
Jury, Ed Bergman. w. E. Grimm, w.
J. Schultes and F. J. Brossemer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
Stockholders Meeting

The annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Company
will be held at the Office Of the company, at
P. II. Hjul's furniture store. Eureka, Nevada,
on Monday, March 80, 1908, at two o'clock p.
M, for the purpose of elscting a Board of
Trustees, and for the transaction Of such other
business AS may come before the meeting.
G. C. II. HUI, Secretary.
Eureka, Nevada. March 9, 1908.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09

Goldfeld, Nevada, March 5.-Local 900, Western Federation
of Miners, to-day. by referendum vote of 455 to 256, decided to ac-
cspt the Tonopah scale of wages and declare the strike off as to
those properties which will pay the Tonopah scale. Some days
ago representatives of IL different leases agreed to pay the Tonopah
scale, which is so cents per day less than the former Goldfeld scale,
but so cents more than the scale recently adopted by the Mine OPP
orators Association. The Mine Operators Association stands pat
on its scale and will not grant the advance, and against it the strike
is still in effect
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
BORN.

In Tonopah. Nevada, March 3, 1908, to
the wife of Frank o. Henderson, a son.
At Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, Feb
ruary 20, 1908, to the wife of Joe Dericco. a
daughter.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09

patter who has no regard for any one but the favored insider nor is
utterly callous of the rights of the masses he is willing TO favor
benefciaries of the tariff as long as their conduct justihes 1t,
but the moment they join together in monopohes and trusts he is
for reducing the tariff or removing it as the needs of the case demand.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
NEW TO DAY.
BILLS
by THE
COMMISSIONERS
Ar THEIR
-. -- N-
MEETING ON MARcR 2, 1908

ORDERED, That the following sums Of
money be allowed the following named per.
sons, respectively, to-wit
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
NEW TO-DAY.
SUM MONS

In the District Court Of the State OF Nevada,
In and For the County Of Eureka
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09
LaFollette Favors a Just Tariff

Robert NJ LaFoIlette by his position on the tariff question: has
further proven that he is Just the man for the Presidency. When
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09

l hereby certify that the above is a correct
copy of the record.
r. McCHARLEs. Clerk.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-03-09

Albert Hogan,
Frank Nelson,
John Arvidson,
o. Anderson. Action brought In the
Fred Gustav District Court OF the state
son, Charles Of Nevada, in and for the
Nes-an, Holivar County Of Eureka, and
Newton and the complaint fled in the
Sandstorm, office Of the Clerk Of said
Plaintiffs, District Court.
Against Z
Y d Anderson,
Defendant.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-18
joyous Season 10 Be FIJI
tiRgIy Observed Sunday
SPLENDID PROGRAMS PREPARED
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Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-18
HENSON SEEKS PARDON
FoRGER TRYING TO SECURE RE
LEASE FROM THE PEN.
was Sent Up From Martinsburg
Some Time Ago For Trying to
Cash Worthless Paper.

Notice has been published that rs
Henson. who was convicted here Fast
fan On charge d attempting 70 pass
forged ret aaa sentenced q he
penisanuary f8f Two years by Judge
Faulkner win make application Tor
conditional pardon after May
IT is said thar there win be no op-
position to the pardon on the par
those WHO are Interested in convict
ms Henson. ara Us tae man 6
wifa and several small children b
destitute circumstances it believed
chat the pardon wH De granted
Last sumner Henson presented
check AZ the Merchants Farmers
bank. The check bore the signature
Il be. j. 7. Thorn but was pronmne-
al d forgery Henson made dash
for liberty but was chased by Book
keeper George = Viewer and captured
Oh West king street He was tried
at TIE September term ~ the cireait
court and admitted his guilt
It is said that EIensous wife and
children have been cared for bY rela-
tives 10 Virginia.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-18

Berkeley springs Paper Falors Him
ior Delegate ID Convention.
Col james s Thompson Of Befke
eg county IS candidate for delegate
from CHS district g the Denver con
4ention Morgan democrats ought q
momber his aadeaVora iu behalf of
this county When asked i he is j
worker and uhefe he comes from lei
your answer be ehe comes from
Berkeley county aud it's famous apple
uee Berkeley Springs News
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-18
Nntlea b nale. Taker..

Tic water rents FOR the year laos
are now in ms hands for collection
Notice SIS hereby given to all users
og city water to come forward aa3
make their payments promptly
GEORGE e sEECINDINEB
or Collector.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-18

Spring Styles ID John p stetgon 90.
Flats AT r. 81 Thompson & Bros. 6-tg.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-18

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