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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
MINNESOTA GETS IN
COLUriN FOR OdIO MAN

The Minnesota State hepubliean
.annvention on last thursday clectec
four delegates at large to the Nation
"a convention at Chicago ana instruct
g them TO vote for Taft "nntil he
is selected by the convention. The
action today insares the twenty
votes of Minnesota in the National
convention will be east for the Sec
rotary Of War. as all Of the eighteen
districts are under Taft instructions.
In addition to naming delegatcs.at
large. the convention nameo four al
ternates for delegate-atlarge fal
mated eleven presidential electors, and
adopted resolution indorsing the ~
ministration of President Roosevelt
and z especially his efforts for the es-
tablishment OF sound financial sys
tenn, the enforcement of the laws and
ror revision of the tariff by A. Rep
ubliean Congress. .a+t. -
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
DARING BANK ROBBERY.

COFFEYVILLE, Kansas. April II.
Two men catered the Citizens State
bank at Chautauqua, twenty-five miles
west of this city at $50 O'Clock this
morning, and after forcing G. G
Waterhouse the cashier and Del Eas-
ley, business man to enter the vault
locked them in and secured all of the
currency in sight amounting to about
across the line in Oklahoma. Four
possess are in pursuit and as the roads
are muddy it is believed that the rob-
bers will be captured. The robbers
secured but ha.i an hours start.
The robbery was one of the most
daring ever executed in this part of
Kansas, the scene of many hold-ups
by the Daltons. Stars, and other big
gangs of outlaws who have from time
to timemade this their rendezvous in
the mountain country near by.
Cashier Waterhouse had scarcely
opened the bank this morning and had
placed the money on the counter ready
for business when the two robbers en-
tered Theonly other person in the
place was Del Easley. The robbers,
both of them well dressed made their
way leisurely to the cashiers window.
One of them was a man well known
about town and he commanded Water
house and Easley to throw up their
hands. They both complied and at the
command walked into the vault The
robbers quickly slammed the door shut
and leisurely went about their bust
ness of looting the bank.
First they drew down the window
shades facing the street and locked
the doors to prevent disturbance At
ter they had scraped up all the money
in sight they leisurely walked out the
front entrance and up Main street.
One of the men carried gunny sack
Several of the persons who saw the
man whom Waterhouse and Easley say
4 is well known Chautauqua charac-
/ ter, spoke to him in friendly manner.
| Nothing nj the appearance of the men
betrayed the part they had just play
ed. A block away they mounted two
horses which they had hitched at the
curbing and rode away. After going
rected their horses south towards the
Oklahoma state line and whipped them
! into a gallop.
The robbery was not discovered un-
/ til half an hour later when J. HI. Ed
wards, president of the bank entered
his Office After releasing Waterhouse
and Easley from the vault, President
Edwards gave the alarm. Within
another thirty minues posses had been
made up at Chautauqua, and at Elgin
and Sedan, Kansas, and Pawhuska.
Oklahoma, all contiguous to the scene
of therobberv and from them armed
men began a hot pursuit after the rob
bers
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
Republican Contention Conuenes Here Today
Delegates Republican National Cuenhon Which Meets Chicago June IS

ST<HE REPUBLICANS of the gathered in Wnnemucca
today for the purpose Of eecng delegates National
Republican conven
including Emerelda
the Section
feature
shall instructed for Taft Those
the
Roosevelt because
handh majority
tho naonle
and favor the of of the
b heard They that
tho of
Nevada Republicans will appreciation.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
MINE OWNERS GET SHELTER.

report from Helena, Montanas
gives the information that the Monta-
ma Mine Owners association has com
pleted arrangements to take over the
Pan Handle smelter, at Pen D'Orieile,
Idoho. near Sandy Point. The asso-
citation expects to be smelling ores IN
thirty days. In their determination
to secure lower rates for smelling and
refining than thos offered by the biz
American Smelling and Refining com
pany, the Independent operators de-
cided that better andF cheaper results
could be obtained by today's deal than
by waiting to construct u new smell
ter. The Pen D'Orielle smelter was
erected five years ago, bur was soon
forced to close for the lack OF ton
mage For shipping fac lities it has
the Great Northern. the Union Pa
cifc and the Spokane and Information.
al, the latter of which connects with
the Canadian Pacific. Ofis;als of these
roads promise low rates, providing The
shipments can be secured.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20

A ANY CANDIDATES are in the
lVf field to 60 as delegates to the
National convention Washoe
county has the largest number and
much wire pulling S being done by
the supporters of the respective can
didates Oscar j Smith, Sardis sum
merfeld, Robert Parry and p. L. F'lan-
nigan are in the field from Washoe
county. Candidates from other Sec
tions of the state have been pretty
we'll agreed upon Douglas Esmer-
aida. Hugh Brown of Tonopah and
Senator Nixon at large, and from the
eastern part of the state, State Sena-
tor Easton of Lander am ~ w. Rus
sci from Elko. If there is much of
contest over the offices it win be
among the candidates from Washoe.
county.
A vigorous effort will be made to
have the delegates from Nevada go
pledged for Taft TINS, however, is
meeting with much objection, but
just what action viii be taken by the
convention is uncertain
matter that has been called TO
the state convention is the need of
the introduetioss of a strong piank in
the state platform upholding the pres
ent tariff on.w.seL E0aevise the tariff
on wool viii work great injury to
the 1payamo industry. of the west.
One of the most prominent Republi-
! cans inNhe' Staks said. in. speaking OF
. this matter, 81 am as much opposed
, to y seyisten, Of the tgqg, as our Uncle
Joe Cannon. To revise the tarifI means
| in the direction OF free trade, and all
, past experiences shows us that every
period o.. lQw tariff has, been a perio
of hard fines The country has never
! been SO prosperous as under our pres
e7it tariff Why Should we 'fhakevhhste
] to change it2'' mother Republicans
leader asserts tint the present adusin-
istration. has not gone on record a.
! favofinga a reduction OF Gi4 present
tariff on wool 81 s-Af3d {" says he.
1T is my understanding that there
iss iifider copsldxasftisaf Ab t@ :Rltssevelt
and entirely adsfhmsaha spihn. TheEin-
1 tention is TO reduce the present tufi
on oaav Hhexeo; ;Aannfac soreh artines
which are conductive to large eomhiIa.
sions eofo copitala The Swsel ID .agatlstry
| is not included in this category The
wool saszanaa1s os IAN theassnds ofo in.
numerapsne:iixm.. az ..indlTiduals, not az
elements of predatory corporation. Ihs
indastrytis. tao siasge.a too important
/ too meritorions to chance any tariff
meddlng. s4ast. ..e6fTs sa- @. :.
| Whether the administration is indprs
7edlor not, the delegates pleqged. os,uH
pledged, whether they are for Hughes
or TashAor, any. sf the,rest of nthg
Republican candidates, there is. Zone
questiag .ihat they. should stand strong
A Vigorous plank should be inserted
in the platform that is against ,sany
meddhng with tkses wool tariff. y
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
A --UMBCLDT CONVICT
ESCAPES FROM. PRIsol

George ". James, IA thirteen year
convict from Humboldt county, es,
capped from the. prison yesteraay-. but
was captured and returned to the.neals
tentiary. +
The ,break .by.J james was, one of the
most daring ever made from the
state prison. His liberty, however,
was short lived.
.He, was working viii. "sather con,
eicts and also anumber Of other mer'
on the new cecil rooms and was in
front of -.the prison. vhen, q fellow by
the name of Berry, trusty. code
along onaa horses aaaaess grabbet.
Berry and gave him hard cuff and
chen leaped ito, the hanck of the. horse
and started the animal on hard ruH
away from the prison. Wandeg day
and Guard Hensilgton was within ten
feet of the man when, 1teS made the
attack on the trusty and leaped on the
back of the horse and escaped. SitE
within tew minutes after the es
cape the guards were all aroused and
were in full pursuit of the fugativs
James rode thehorse to within about
halw vbgkqjtahikw wasehisl lptaoiwyptaei
.hatf a mile, of Empire, and then aban,
doned the animal and ran into ths
sagebrush. Guard Hastett fwss' 'f.fol
!. lowing the f,aH but, when heArehehee
the place wRere the eonviet' hsf got
ten off of the horse, be left his owt
horse and took that deserted by the
fugative The animal seemed to know
what was expected OF him and be
- nto make straight dash through
the sage brush snorting and plunging
: Finally he came TO a elump and stop
ped. Haslett was unable TO see any
thing Of James but called to the mar
TO come out and the fellow did SO
He was quickly returned to the prison
and withing an hour and thirty min
utes was doing time down in the dun
geon for his little seeapade.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20

The Republican convention eonven
ed at 9 O'Clock this morning George
W. Symmetrical formerly of Winnie
mucca was unanimously elected chair
man of the convention and George w
springmeyer of Goldfield, secretary
The first business was the appoint
ment of the various committees, on
credentials, on platform and resoiu
tions and order of business.
A communication was then reao
from Senator Nixon at Washington
which received loud applause, and un
der the motion of John w. wright
of Washoe. the entire convention arose
and gave three cheers for the JUNO.
United States Senator.
The convention then adjourned unti
1880 this afternoon, during which TIM
the committees completed their re
reports
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
ADVISE IN MINE IIAnING.

The following is the substance of
an address given by Professor F. A..
Thompson of the Washington State
University at Pullman: s'Almost 90
percent of the mining enterprises are
failures through some form of incom-
potency, either in sampling driving
tunnels or the reckless expenditure of
money.
"'Do not select the best looking sam
pies and expect the re bodies to near
average up to the assays made Many
persons take a piece of ore, break it
in two and send the different pieces
to different assayers, expecting them
to check up against each other. This
is foolish and gives no necessary indi-
cation of the ORE values. In taking
samples the pick will break off the
softest, and hence, generally, the most
valuable portions, thus giving sam
pie of too high grade; while ham
mer will break off the projecting por-
tions, usually the hardest. thus Civ
in ga sample of too low grade. 1t is
better to use a hammer and moil, cut
ting a channel across the surface or
side to be sampled and breaking it
off uniformly In selecting samples
for assay do not leave it to guess work
but discriminate, taking average
pieces.
"Cross cutting while Adaptable to
some section, is not goood for all dis
triets. Any man who has followed a
stringer an dhas had difficulty in find
ing it after every shot, knows that il
is almighty foolish to go some 5000
feet away and begin to tunnel in the
barren country rock.
"Stay with your ore till YOU know
what it is, sinking wines occasionally
and, if need be. sinking short cross
cuts. But do not sart development by
an expensive cross-cut tunnel.
After you have fonn da good pro
perty do not erect expensive reduc
tion works at once. Processes adapted
to the oxidized ores of the surfac,
may be wholly unfit for the ores o.
the sulphide zones; while if YOU built
for the latter. you will surely be abl,
to get the values from the oxidizeC
ores.
4 'sWork out your treatment scheme
on a small scale, enlarging your plant
/ as you proceed, and while is is small
enough to be inexpensive, and afte1
vou are sureof your methods, extend
J it to any desired size
"Do not try to get an acreage az
\ it is said was done in portions of thu
Goldfeld district, but where most OF
the properties have terriory and vi
cinity. small fraction has room fo
large values beneath. =
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
REBECKAH LODGE rs
l'i, INSTALLED IN WINNENUcCA

A Rebekah iodge was installed in
Winnemucca Friday under the direc-
tion of theofficial organizer for that
- Ter. Mrs Della Woodruff of iiaw-
th"rne assisted by Gcend Master Shaw
Of tic |. O. o. f., and a team from the
Rebekas lodge at Paradise Valley,
composed of Miss Alta Bradshcw. Miss
Nay Schwartz, Mrs. Wilkes Bradshaw
Miss Florence Lye, Mrs. Shaw and
Lnenzo Recanzone
The new lodge started out with a
membership of twenty four charter
members. After the initatory cere-
monies Friday evening, banquet was
had at the Nevada cafe.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
LETTER LIST

List of letters remaining uncalled
FOR in the Winnemucca postoffiee for
the week ending April Is, 1908;
r. r. Bandhoefer.
Carpenter, Hall.
Datin, A. r.
Fleming +. B.
Harris, Villain, (2)
Larsen, Lillian.
McLaren, Robert.
Meniqucci, Lezandrino.
Olson, Carl
Robinson, j. j.
SayRs, Hadley.
Thomas, Albert.
Mrs Salina sernasconi. :.
Mrs S. w McLerron.
These letters win be sehN to th4
lead letter offi~c May 4th, 1908, II
less delivered before. In callinls (
he above pleafe say fadvertised
Elving date of list. ~
]. A. ROGERS, p. N.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
ANOTHER DEAL
MADE AT JESSUP

The fourth big deal for the Jessup
district was consummated the fore
part of the week, when Adolph kunze
and San Francisco associates secured
an option on the Dandy claim, locat-
ed about two miles west of the town
of Jessup says the Lovelock Tribune.
The option runs for period of %
DAYS and the price is $4,000 with a
stock consideration.
Mr.. Opperma who has been DIN the
district for the past three weeks look
ing after thep roperty and the develop
ment work was in Lovelock the fore
part of the week closing the deal fer
the crowd. He sctates that very lit
tie work has been done on the Dandy
claim as yet, but that in running the
trenches on the surface a twentyfoot
ledge had been cut, about three of the
main lodges lying close to the running
wall carving values ranging all the
way from $50 to 800 in gold to the
ton and the character of the rock is
very similar to that found on the
Hopkins property
Mr. Kunze who has Just secured the
option on the Dandy has started sew
eral miners to work and it is his in
tention to thoroughly prospect the
ground. Besides rnnu.rg trenches
throug hthe big ledges. cutting
through the claim, he viii sink a num-
her of prospect hcles
Mr. Opperman and associates have
several claim sadjoining the Dandy,
for which an offer has been made,
but the owners have decided to keep
them and are now planning to com
mence active development. On the
| Dandy No. ] j sa very strong ledge
and when suitable location is found
shaft will be sunk
/ Mr.. Opperman is very enthusiastic
over the future outlook for the new
district and says that substantial
strikes are of daily occurance. The
town is rapidly assuming metropolitan
airs and number of frame store
/ buildings and residences are being put
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
WINNEMUCCA WON IN
DEBATE WITH SPARKS

The 'Winnemucca high school team
carried off the honors in the debate
held at Sparks last Friday
The debating team from our town
ook the affirmative side of the sub
Get ResolvedS "'rhat the Govern
strt of theuU ifitafd States is superior
that Of GsEeat Britain The eeam
rom SPARKS made splenddid show
hut depended upon oral argument
sirc'y in. support OF Is contention.
the Other hand the .debaters from
re,3n addition. TO oratory, presented
'ss'-iao isec,s. thus doubiy elinehing
Z ii'.r sdea.of th iecase and carry off
sac honois. M
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
W. N.,.lR 1W~ n ~ 20
KUNHLE CONVICTED AND - -
r. J; Ia .PERH WAS OLSON ARGED

: In thR district soUta tFiTssy The Jary
in the LaPere robbery case retEled
verdict, of not. guilty, and thes sTas'
tcndant was released from custody =
A verdict Of guilty was hrqnght if
by the jury in the Fred Kuhnle bur
gulary case Saturday morning. This
is the second trial of Kuhnle, as the
jury at the February term of court dis
agreed in the case, w. s. B ,nnifield
lr. defended Kuhnle, and District At
torney Ducker represented the state.
Judge J S. Orr this morning SEN
fenced Kuhnle to years in the peni-
entiary at Carson.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
DOVE: GE IS
LIFE TERM
FOR CRIME
. 90 oooooo ooo q

Last Saturday at Elko, Geo.n,
Dove, formely of arson City, .
was found guilty of the murder o
, of Thomas Bean, a friend, and .
his punishment was fixed at q
life Imprisonment in the state Q
penitentiary at Carson City. g
Dove was the most uncon- =
cerned man in the entire court g
, room apparently when the YER 9
dict was announced. He chew q
ed gum and looked out the win 9
, dow of the court room while g
, the verdict of the court was g
being given. and when he was g
, being taken to the jail joking g
ly remarked that he would have &
, long rest and expressed the 9
J hope that he would be taken 6
to the penitentiary at once to &
begin his term. He will be &
, sentenced today along with six 8
other prisoners. &
I Tt will be remembered that
Dove, as reported in the Sill &
yer State News at the time, {
beat his friend Thomas Bean to 6
death with club at Gold Cir {
Gle several weeks ago. &
1t appears that he was drunk &
I and was impelled to the act by &
( the desire for money which :
! Bean had in his possession. :
( When ON the witness stand 8
), Dove claimed that Bean drew (
a revolver, and that he then &
struck him on the head with ].
, the club and followed the first 4
blow with others, which final {
ly resulted in the death of +
( Bean.
! . . ououuo ooou u
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
DANGEROUS.

"l-iram," exclaimed Mrs Hard
apple, as she looked at the sign out
side the door, "the sign says that
Lightning Lunches? Let us go in and
try them
No, sirree,p replied Mr. Hardapple
with much emphasis.
And why notY'
"Beeause / havn't a lightning rod
stomach, be gosh Chicago News.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
WHERE HE GOT OFF.

The street car conductor was about
to sit down TO breakfast when a mes
senger boy brought him a telegram,
announcing that a rich relative had
died and that he was the sole heir
Easy street, y cried the conductor
aching up for an imaginary bell rope
.Chieago Tribune. .a.l
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20

N additiQa 70 The above Alaska,
IA Arizona District of Columbia, Hawaii,
New, Mexico, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippires remain to be provided for. If
eaSh 81 these is given six delegates
which is customary in such cases it
viii incTedse the total TO zoos dele
Gates
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
1908 DELEGATES
TOTAL NUMBER

Today the Republicans of Nevada
will meet to select six delegates TO
the National convention ct Chicago
next June. at which time the nomina-
tion for the next Republican presi-
Dental candidates will be made. Ihe
representation of the vaiou. states
will be as follows
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
,9itTHE WEATHER,

I1o CltNdN tonight sand' Tuesday. alelreri
Ho9 D'i.s--AA-- - 4-..-C > ----A-4.1t IA q.
Krenkef and Bosch 1have 5haccived a
shipment edf very ha hrsome glazed.
cfaaa ware. ia!D9sira'i s7ssa L ~ IL
M6ifday' and Tuesday, .Aptiq efasansi
3s .hsRalsz9rna aai ! taJi .sisiiina IS
S5teIa lhaYS saa st.inStg,t a, ~
Seats, onu ssiaiIlass .sata PHaGase aaAd Case =
Estors for oTaKlqFuIpl}3a4p fttraseti9on, 9on,
Ed.5Mjss MilgaedrJ4uslIe yleturnedh
Saturday aftesndsn frs,as q6eno.swhee'.'
she hasii4@en visiting ~elatigcs.g
.IstFns giii v'iiinenibueca, NEVADA Kpf
I'll ieth, nto' tRe twifeI &c Is A. ,GiceH.
's'As' a. Abel of the Paradis Hill sta
tion. was in town Thursday. -"
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
VICIOUS. lie SPOED ABOUT
A ss@sia aTaH NEW OPERA HOUSE

p N1a 81 tl5 - !. 49,
The SEN Fra aueiseo. CHRONICLE of Sun
dav. pgipts. 3. dispatch .from Rguo that
IS false and vicious. Some scribe,
either out ,of personal enmity for the
contractor who erected, the Winnemuc-
ea opera hoiise Or ali enviotls feeling
For tIo foycT c'' s 5Sticie
30 that haperCeialapn9 that.l great
mistake has been made in the con
istreetion of ethe9 opera house by the
.s,nsractor The artielaS is "A lie from
pstart,it9 finish.i.s -.s-. NE.tffu =. :
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20

Bert Nelson of the Palace bootblack
stand says he is still in the game and
win call for and deliver your shoe
il You phone to the Palace Gents
or ladies'
Arthur McCauley is conrined to his
home with severe ease of mumps.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20

Miss Gladys Catlin and Forrest r 'i
y no have been attending the Staia
ivcrsity returned Thursday 10 spead
hc Easter vacation
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
LARGE FINE TURNED IN
TO THE COUNTY

Friday Judge Langwith turned into
the county treasury the sum of $l60
which had been collected in fines in
the Justice court at Golconda
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
INSANE WOMAN AGAIN
TAKEN TO ASYLUM

Eva Hay of Lovelock, who suffers
from temporary INSANITY is again in
trouble and was Saturdav evening
taken tc tte asylum by Sheriff Lamb.
She was but recently released from
tiat institution as curad nut this lage
attack is one of the worst ihat she
has ever had,
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20

The above represents a belief ex
sting in the minds of many Republi
cans that theodore Roosevelt will be
forced to again become a candidate for
the president of the United States.
Such. in fact. was the substance of an
interview of National Committeeman
from Nevada, p. L. Flanagan pub
lished in the Gazette after Mr.. Elani-
gan's return from Washington. where
he had been in touch with men high
in the councils of the party. A split
will occur between the Taft and
Hughes delegates, and compromise
hollot win result in the nomination of
Roosevelt
Notwithstanding the repeated de-
malls of Roosevelt that he will again
accept the nomination, it is possible
that rather than allow the great ad-
ministrative policies he has mapped
out fall into unfriendlv hands, he
viii again accept the nomination. in
which ease he will receive the larg-
est vote ever accorded presidential
candidate in the history OF the United
States.
In the Republican convention sim
pie majority viii nominate. There are
six avowed candidates who will figure
in the convention, not counting dark
horses that are likely to get into the
race between now and the time the
nomination. is made. The known can
didates are; William H. Taft of Ohio,
Joseph ! G .Capnon of Illinois Charles
~. Hughes Of New York, Charles w.
i Fairlbsanks II Of Indiana, Philander c.
,KnQY Of Pennsylvania and RADert M.
/. Lafollette of Wisconsin.
] The. candidate with the most favo-
rable chances is William n. Taft. Any
/ candidate however. who. can count on
securing 500 delegates Before the con-
yention meets is practically certain
f the. Republican nomination.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-20
A GOOD DOG.

.s%.s T------- LnG tsas.1
lpyeS-Bid yoN hnrM'a good day
ort2 sas .stp.Asuya is asac
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eyes-How did M DOG s0.dgk fes
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d WARN vl--NFprSsgfsl.lc &c sbfe .sdgs 2Eno d.
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