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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-10-08
9-24-1-S-15-Th
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
ESTATE.

ESTATE.
In the United States commissioners
Court for the Cape Nome Precinct
in the Second Division of the Dis
trict of Alaska. sitting as Pro-
bate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Cabell
Whitehead. deceased.
Notice is hereby given To all credit
ors Of the late Cabell Whitehead. de-
ceased, and To all others whom il may
concern. that the undersigned was duly
appointed by the above named court
in the above entitled matter. on the
24th DAY Of September. 1905. as the ad-
ministratOr of the estate Of said CabeIl
Whitehead. deceased. and has duly
qualified as such administrator in con-
formity with law. and is now perform
ing the duties of his said trust: and
that all persons having claims against
the estate Of said deceased are hereby
required Ia present them. with the
proper vouchers. within six months
from the date of this notice. to the un-
dersigned administrator of said estate
at the Banking House of the Alaska
Ranking & Safe Deposit Company. i'm
Nome. in said Cape Nome Precinct
under the penalty that claims not pre-
scented within six months after the first
publication of this notice cannot be
paid until the CLAIMS presented within
that period have been satisfied
Date Of this notice. September "a
1908
F. II. THATCHER.
Administrator of the Estate of
Cabell Whitehead. deceased.
9-24-1-S-15-Th
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
sIpEIdGHTs on THE FIRE.

That the women of Tonopah wers
not one whit behind the men as fire
fighters, was demonstrated Mond ~
night when Mrs. Barker and Mrs
Malin discovered a residence on
South street ON fire, which hal
caught from falling cinders. They
Immediately secured buckets and =
a very short time quencned the frg,
thus saving the city from further loss
for had tee fire gained Roadway ia
the residence portion of town, I'M.
told damage would have ensued.
Vail Pittman, while assisting ir
subduing the fire, was unfortunate
enough to lose his hip pocket ar.
senal, which has his name engraved
upon it. Any one returning tn,
weapon to the genial deputy will b.
given exemption from arrest.
The discovery was made short,
after the fire that a length of hog,
strung along in the rear of the Gold
en- Eagle hotel had been gashed witt
a knife. 1t is needless to say tina
had the miscreants been caught +
would have been the telegraph pot
for them.
Numerous cases of petty p%ilferini
were reported. Notwithstanding til.
vigilance of Captain Walsh, Detectlv
White and the efficient corps of Off
GERS, but II is presumed that tn.
sneak thieves YER successful Il
their efforts while the police wer
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16

and close touch With the situation
in Tonopah aud did no small part in
acquainting the authorities OF Gold
field of the exact progress of the
flames and the expediency Of sending
the local department to this city.
Chief Mckenzie had two fingers Of
his right hand cut by glass and was
taken to the hospital, where d..
Mapes dressed the wounds. Dick
Rainville, of the fire department, was
burned when he fell throu III the
roof Of the American saloon Gliding.
During the progress of the fire a
dispute arose on three or four occa-
sions between Chief Mckenzie and
members Of the volunteer FIRE de.
partment, It is alleged that the chief
lost his temper and deliberately
struck three men, Paul Mcclure, VIII
Grimes and Ambrose Murphy, and
threatened to disembowel Don Gil.
lies. 1t is presumed that the entire
matter will come out today befor'
the investigation by the county com
m~issioners.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
TONOpAHS DISASTROUS BLAZE
OF LAST TUESDAY, NIGHT

Fire last night, which had its origin in a rooming establish
ment over the Northumberland billiard parIors, threatened
Tonopah with destruction. Bat for the fact that the wind died
down and also to the valiant work Of citizens, this story might
not have been written.
The alarm was sounded at 1O:45 by two pistol shots ring
ing ont o. the night air, which was immediately followed by
the shafl whistles Of the Montana-Tonopah and Tonopah Ex-
tension mines. 1t was fully fifteen minutes from the time Of
the blowing of the whistles before the fire department appeared
ON the scene.
After the fire apparatus appeared good work was done by the
volunteer department and the citizens Of TonopalE. Every body
back from the fiery flames, and many we're the good people Of
Tonopah who could be named among those deserving Of special
mention for brave and sensible ronduct. Among those who We're
at the front from the beginning were Malcolm Macdonald, Dom
aid Gilics, Gilbert Ross, Harry Atkinson, a. u, Bell, Paul Tar
py, the force at the Montana ronopah, and many others, and
largely through their brave efforts was the fire confined to the
area destroyed by the lurid flames. The loss will exceed
S15O,OO0, and might have been very much greater.
AL the plate glass windows on the opposite side of the
street were broken by the heat, and it was Thought for a time
that the fire would spread to HAT section, which would have
meant the entire destruction of The southern section of the city.
Very little insurance was carried, as the rate has been al
most prohibitiye and the greatest satisfaction TO the heavy losers
is the unselfsh assistance rendered by the good citizens of
Tonopah.
This is the largest loss which has been suffered by the city
since its beginning, and though 1t will fall heavily on q large
over the future Of this city and are disposed TO pocket their
loss with a good feeling, and cater into the future with q feel
ing of confidence that has never before been given.
When the word was given out in GoIdfeld that Tonopah was
being destroyed by fire, it required only a few minutes for the
citizens Of our ncghhor city to get busy and the county commits
sioners Immediately ordered the fire department to be ASSEMBLE
ed and ready to proceed by special train to the relief of the
stricken city. In a very few minutes George Wingfelds auto
was ready to make the trip, and loaded down with the hose
equipment Of the GoldfeId fire department, accompanied by
Henry Weber and Ui Curtis, and poited by Chauffeur Mauer,
they were in Tonopah forty-three minutes after leaving Gold
field. The run was made in record time and they reached Tono-
pah in time to be Of great service in conquering the fire.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
GREAT BANK TnEFTs

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 14.-Bank
Examiner Folds, having found that
the ~defalcation Of William Montgom-
cry of the Allegheny National Bans
would reach $1,250,oo0 or more. and
Montgomery. who rs a broken-down
physical wreck, having threatened 20
commit suicide, his surety. George r
Tener, who gave bail for him when
his bond was FIRST fixed at $4,000
surrendered him into custody today,
Montgomery was released foue
hours later, his bail having been in
creased to 100000. and Richard b
Quay, son of the late Senator Mat
thew Quay, going on the bond with
Tener. Montgomery, after his sec
ond arrest, made a confession impli-
eating others Id the theft of bank
funds. Until today be had been stub
bornly uncommunicative. He vas so
weak today he could hardly stand.
He will be guarded day and night to
prevent him from taking his life,
Saturday he turned over to the
bank what was left OF his Tonopan
Extension stock. He originally bought
1876, 900 shares at IS a share. Ho
| could have sold at $l3 and been
wealthy, but held for a further rise.
Nine hundred shares were thrown on
the market yesterday and 1890 to-
day, sending the price down. Mon,-
gomery also owned many shares Of
Shoshone stock, and today 1915
shares we're thrown on the market,
causing O decline.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16

ting figures for buildings to be cole
strueted within a space of 60 days,
The flames could be seen as fl~
south as Goldfield and as far NORTH
as Coaldale. A message from Tom
pah to Goldfield conveyed the infor-
nation to the people of the southern
city that the town was threatened
with destruction, and Chief Schnaff-
nit, Claude lnman. Benny Rosenth
and others promptly got busy an
made arrangements for a speci II
train. A nat car and engine was put
in readiness and word was waiting
lonly from the train dispatcher to gu,
when word came that the fire was
under control and that the services
Iof the Goldfeld department was un.
necessary. There were fully a hun
dred volunteers, many of whom are
said to be experienced fire fighters
ready to start the moment word was
given that their services were In d..
mand. The chief OF the department
had 1000 feet OF hose and two carts
together with six MOBILES, all ready
at the depot when the word came t.
proceed no further, r. G. Wate-
house, general manager Of the tela
phone company, who was in Gold
field on business. kept in constan
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
REMOVAL OF
THE DEBRIS

Hardly had the embers resultant
upon the fire of Monday night, die
out before the citizens of Tonopah
were at work upon the debris ana
rubbish in an endeavor to remove
from the public gaze the unsightly
mass which would be a reminder of
a confiagration that came SO near
wiping out this city. Crowds Of
people gathered on the streets dur
ing the entire day. discussing the
merits of the fire fighters. the work
done by our citizens and the worK
then being performed BY the men
and teams removing the debris.
Too much credit cannot be givea
J. Grant Crumley and James j. De-
gan, who we're on the ground early
in the morning directing the move
ments of the men and teams, aud
seeing that the work was carried Oh
in a systematic so it Is mora
than likely that when the evening
shadows of this day fall nearly all
trace of the fire will have been re4
moved. An attempt to secure any
thing. but an estimate of the loss an |
thes amount of insurance carr led
would be impossible. Business maa
who are In the habit of gauging MAJ
tiers Of this kind say that the loss
will reach nearly $150.0O0, while the
amount Of insurance carried is less
than $4,000. The heaviest lose $
are G. l.. Richards, who lost his bus
ness and residence in the rear OF it;
Frank Golden, who owned the block
occupied by the Cohweb saloon and
the three adjoining stores north; r,
Goetz. who owned the Palace hotel
block; Newt Fassett. who owned til
Fasset- Mason building and billiar'
eparlors; Ed uren, owner Of the Cob
web saloon; Raymond D. Frisbie Co
National Safe Deposit Co; Langley
Trimble Co., Ed Walkers barbei
shop, Tonopah Electrical Works
Mrs. s. NJ. Richardson, T. O'Connel
& Son, Mrs. Nellie Forester, War
ren's grocery, the Tent Store. d.
Elton Davis, the Normandy roomin;
house, the st. Francis hotel. til
Grotto. Ryan & Ryan. and the Butts
theater.
On the opposite side of the stree
buildings were scorched and 1t wa
found necessary to renew plate glaf
windows In the Minors drug stor'
Blakeslee jewelry store, Orc y Plat
saloon, Southern Nevada Mercanti
Company, Kenneth Donnellan, Ton
pah-Goldfeld Meat Market, Tru'
bakery, prr's grocery store. the Sc
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16

lender building. occupied by the
Peart Mercantile Company Sollender
Company, and the Nevada-
California Power Company's office.
The safes belonging to the various
establishments passed through the
fire safely, save in one instance, that
of the National Safe Deposit Com
pany, which failed to withstand ths
heat and the contents were destroyed.
The work OF rebuilding was cota-
menced at an early hour YESTERDAY
morning, when II. Goetz, proprietor
,Qf the burned Palace hotel. started
to construct a tent building, In which,
by 4 O'Clock, he had installed a bar
and fixtures and was serving wet
goods to a large crowd of admirins
friends, who were congratulating
him on his nerve and courage. having
lost his worldly goods about twelve
hours previously. A large sign dec
GRATED the front of the tent house
on which is the following inscrip
ton: Palace Saloon. Open fo'
business. Completely burned out lei
than twenty-four hours ago
II is understood that two or tire.
former owners Of buildings in TIL
! burned district had approached Con
tractor Fenley on the matter of get
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16

acting in the capacity of tiremen, as
well as guardians OF the peace,
The various mining companies had
their men bring dynamite to the sur
face for the purpose of getting 1t
near the scene of the fire with the
intent of blowing up buildings If
necessary to stop the progress of the
fire. However, the means adopted
by the citizens of placing ropes on
buildings and pulling the structures
down, leaving a vacant space,S proved
efficient in stopping the inroads OF
the flames.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
OF FIRE CHIEF
WAS TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Commissioners Will
Hold Special Meeting This
I. Morning to Investigate Ac-
tons of Chief Mckenzie.


In response to a telegram from County Commissioner Cuddy,
his colleague on the board, Sam Lindsay, arrived from Rhyo-
lite on yesterday afternoons train. The matter which needed the
boards immediate attention was complaints from citizens on the
conduct of Chief Mckenzie of the fire department at Monday
nights FIRE. Commissioners Gu idy and Lindsay went into consul
tation last evening and issued the following notice:
There will be a meeting of the County Commissioners of Nye
county Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock in the rooms of the COM
mission at the court house, The purpose of the meeting is to
investigate various complaints of citizens concerning the FIRE de-
partment. 1t is the intention of the commissioners to thorough
E sift the charges and to give I'll parties a square deal. The
commissioners urgently requess all persons to appear before them
who have material evidence either in favor of or against the de-
partment."
The chairman Of the board, W. 7. Cuddy, last evening received
a dispatch from James J. McQnilan. the third member of the
board, which Is as follows:
San Francisco, May 12-W. r. Cuddy: Act in this matter Of
Mckenzie immediately with my approval. James j. McQuflan"
a a a a a A
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
Many CHINESE ARE DRowN.

SEATTLE, Wash, May 1.-THE
steamer Titan, just arrived from the
Orient, brings the news of a tidal
wave on the Yang-tse-kiang river ii
China, which caused the loss of ten
thousand lives at Hankow. Three
thousand Chinese who were sleeping
in small craft were drowned without
warning. The river banks for many
miles are strewn with debris.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
Great LiberdIifY of
T~OnOpdh'S People

The true Western spirit was never
more thoroughly displayed than in
Tonopah last night after the fire.
With water-soaked garments, a num-
Der Of prominent citizens, who hal
done yoeman service at the fire, re-
paired to the Nevada Club. While
giving credit to one another for work
performed, a happy idea struck Robr,
l.. Prouty, the genial druggist. Call
ing upon Malcolm Macdonald, Don
Gillies, Lewis Parkhurst, r. P. Dun
lap and George Blakeslee, he remark
ed that the debris would be an eye
sore to our citizens and that it should
be Immediately removed. Suitine
the action to the word, he said: Y
nominate Mr.. Dunlap chairman, and
will head a list with $40 for a fun
to remove the debris" Orders came
in SO fast that it about swamped the
secretary. In the space of five min.
utes enough had been raised, and the
Bonanza this morning advertises fo'
men and teams to remove the debris
The money came in SO fast that th.
books were closed at once and furth.
er subscriptions refused. Mr.. Gran.
Crumley will be on hand early thii
morning to supervise the work.
The following are the donors:
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
ARRESTED IN CALIFORNIA.

SANTA MONICA, Cal, May H..
Calvin Bell of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
was arrested today upon telegraphic
advices from the provincial chief Of
police Of the Canadian capital. He
is charged with obtaining $4,000 UNI
der false %pretenses.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
Mckenzie DepOSed
SwdSey Installed
Continued from Page ~

that the said chief engineer Of the
fire department of the town Of Tono.
pah, has been guilty of misconduct in
Office; now therefore. be it
Resolved, by the Board Of County
Commissioners Of Nye county, Ne
vada, sitting and acting on behalf Of
the town Of Tonopah, that the said
]. G. Mckenzie, be and he is hereby
removed as chief engineer of the fire
department of said town; and, be il
further
Resolved, that George B. Swasey
be and he is hereby appointed CHER
engineer Of the fire department Of
the town of Tonopah.
Done at the town of Tonopah, Nys
county, Nevada, in special meeting.
this 14th day Of May, A. D. 1908"
Mr.. Swasey was notified OF his ap-
pointment by County Clerk Land
quist, and Fire Chief Mckenzie was
served by the same official with a no
tice of his dismissal. Mr.. Swasev
had first declined to accept for the
reason that he considered himself
under obligations to Sheriff Owens
to assist in the completion of the as
sessment roll. Sheriff Owens con
sented to the resignation Of Mr..
Swasey and he was Immediately in
Quoted into Office. When seen by a
Bonanza representative. Mr.. Swassy
said.
II shall %endeavor, to the best OF
my ability, to fulfill the duties of
the Office to which | have been APP
pointed. / desire the cooperation
of all citizens and expect from them
at all times a helping hand. | shall
endeavor to systematic the work OF
the department to the end that most
good can be accomplished. Ever,
man in the volunteer department viii
have a responsible position and
shall expect him to do his duty"
Mr.. swasey, Immediately the new
OF his appointment had been spread
was the recipient of congratulation,
from his friends. and citizens gener,
ally.
George B. Swasey. the new chic
} of the fire department, wal born 1,
Lyon county in 1877. He came e
Tonopah in the spring OF 1902. an,
Immediately embarked in business
having owned the stage station a
Grows Springs. In the spring o
1903 he constructed the Turner hote
and worked In the Mizpah mine I'M
, til 1904. He was then associate
with Harry Hudson in the Forwarding
business. which handled two-third
of the freight between here and Col !
field and afterwards became stool
clerk in the firm Of Lothrop-Davis
lie was appointed deputy sheriff an
assessor under Sheriff Tom Logan
continued under T. ]. Mcmahon, an
up to the time of his appointment q
chief of the fire department. Gee.
. pied the same position under Sheri
. j. j. Owens. He has always been a
active member OF the volunteer fr
department. He is married and ha
two children.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16

Location notices in triplicate--
handiest affair for prospectors and
understandings carbon-150 no
tees in book. FOR sale at the Bon
ANA once.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
kilograms Received


= The following was received {
= by w. w. Booth from Geo. L. 4
. Alexander Of the American 4
= Type Foundry in San Fran 4
. cisco; Z
. Have you been damaged by 4
y fire? If SO what can we do to 4
= help you, Everything we have 4
= at your disposal" I
. > q
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16

The following was received =
B by r. p. Dunlap: .
b San Francisco, May u. .
b Chamber of Commerce, y
b "Tpnopah, New. .
B with kind remembrance OF y
D our pleasant visit to Tonopah, .
b the Nevada Association regrets =
B Tonopah's misfortune by fire. .
b and sympathizes with you. Com =
. mand us. =
. "HENRY r. SCOTT" .
. To which Mr.. Dunlap re- =
q sponded:
. "Tonopah. May u. =
= Henry t. Scott, =
. Nevada Association, Z
y San Francisco, Cal. Z
= ION behalf Of the citizens of Z
. Tonopah, the Board of Trade 4
. thanks the Nevada Association Z
. for its kindly expressions of 4
= sympathy and appreciates your 4
. generous offer. The loss, while 4
= quite heavy, is not as great as
. first reported and can be easily 4
. borne.
. "R. P. DUNLAP" 4
. . q .
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16

= j. H.. Monteath received the
. following telegram from Chas. I
. X. Miller, one of the officials of I
= the Tonopah Mining Company:
= New York, May IL.
. please wire this office the
= extent of the fire.
= "GHAS. r. MILLER"
= In response, Mr.. Monteath re-
. piled with the following:
. "Tonopah fire under control
= after completely destroying en-
= tire block on east side of Main
y street, opposite State Bank.
. Practically no insurance. Loss
. s150.000."
49,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
Revised List of
Contributions


= Several persons expressed a =
. desire to donate toward the =
= clearing away OF the debris and .
. Chairman ]. Grant Crumley ac- y
y cepted their checks. The fol- .
= lowing Is a revised list of the =
. donors and donations: .
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-16
Business Places
DESTROYED
N~~~N~~~N~4NN~


Q Following is a list Of the .
= business places destroyed: y
. American Saloon. .
. Shooting gallery. =
= Two vacant stores, =
= Cobweb saloon. =
. Vacant store. y
. Newt. Fassett building. =
. Raymond & Frisbie. =
y Ryan & Ryan. =
q Vacant store. y
. Palace saloon. ?
q Palace butcher shop. y
y Nat. Safe Deposit & Trust y
. Company. y
. Langley & Trimble. y
. Collins Electrical Works. y
= O'Connell grocery. .
. Mrs. Richardson's millinery =
. store. y
. The Grotto ice cream par =
. Tors. y
> Shoe store. =
= Mrs. Forrester's millinery =
. store. y
. Mrs. Clark's dining room. y
. Tent store. =
. Warren's grocery store. =
. Six residences on the west .
o side of Mineral street. .
= DR.. Davis dental parlors.
Normandie hotel. =
4 Palace hotel. =
Three lodging houses. e
.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-21

ing chair. During this iirae he
has been denied the pleasure Ct play
ing with his schoolmates, for lear Of
his arms being injured in some way,
and he has been treated much the
same as a little child, but, the letter
states, he has borne il all very man
fully and Is rejoicing that the time
is drawing near when he viii be
home to spend his summer vacation.
Johnnie is expected home the fore
part of June.
School closed here last Friday
for the summer vacation. Miss
claribel Poler viii spend her vaca-
ton with her parents at Rubens.
Miss Florence Bell will teach a
three months term in the Jackson
district south OF Dublin. Miss Alice
Williams is making preparations to
visit the coast before returning to
her home in Iowa. Miss Eta
Brown will visit with her sister at
vollmer. Miss Emma Cwin will
visit In Greer before returning to
her home in Lewiston. H. L. Peter
son goes to Troy and A. A. Alvord
will devote his time to practicing
Law. Miss Gwin has rendered her
resignation as teacher for the COM
ing term and has accepted a posi-
tion in the Murray school. Miss
Retta Costello, of Moscow, has been
selected to ill the vacancy.
A new schedule went into effect
on the vollmer-Lewiston line Mon
day. May Is. A mixed train leaves
Ivollmer-in the morning at 8 30 and
arrives at Lewiston at ] 100 p. m.,
returning the train leaves Lewiston
ut little after 100 and arrives at
vollmer at $40 in the evenings
Direct connections will be made at
Spalding with the Spokane passenger
which leaves the Falls City at 7 200
a. M, while passengers from the
orairie will make connections in
Lewiston With the afternoon Spokane
bound train. Officials also announce
a change in time on the Clearwater
branch, effective May 81 but details
OF the service are not announced. Il
lis probable that the old service will
be resumed, whereby the train viii
leave Sites in the morning, making
the run to Lewiston and returning III
the evening, twill make connections
With the Spokane-Lewiston trains.