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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23
LONG LIFE
SPENT ON
FRONTIER
Cranston Allen Will Be 81
Years Of Age on the
18th Of July.
Cast His Fret Vote for Mar.
tin Van Buren For Pres-
ident in 1886.

Cranston Allen walked into town Sat-
urday morning from the homo Of HE
son, x-Lisut -Gov. Lem Allen, . dis
tance Of four miles. He dropped into
the STANDARD Office and said that II he
lived until next fall he would have the
pleasure Of seeing fourteen Of HE dss.
csndants cast Democratic votes In THE
county, and that he would have ssvsa.
teen descendants In the United Stasee
old enough TO vote.
Mr.. Allen win be % years Of ass the
l4th day Of July, this year. He vas
born in Otssso county, New York, July
II, 1878. His great great grandfather,
John Cranston, WAS appointed governor
Of Rhode Island 10 1880 bv the then ruiz
ing king Of England. He died aftsf
serving two years, and was supsfssded
by his son, samuel Cranston, who ocs
cupisd the position for 81 years. He 10
the eighth generation from John CsAns
ston.
Crsnston Allen cast hi1 drut vots fof
Martin Van Buren, in 1885 Id Greene
county, Illinois. In 1887 he moved from.
Illinois to Iowa, his son Lem being siA
months old IT that time. He has hvs
children, ID grandchildren aud 2e great
grandchildren, most Of whom are living
IN Churchill county.
He crossed the plains from Iowa 70
California in 1850. boon afier he ~.
turned to Iowa, where he remained un.
til 1858. when he made ths second trip
to the Golden State, whence he came
to Nevada in 1858, settling IN Churchill
county, where he has resided ever slncs.
II can truthfully be said that his entire
life has been spent on the frontier.
Last December Mr.. Allen sawed, apiis
and piled three cords Of wood. tie says
he walks a mile or two around the ranch
every day. His appetite is good and hs
always gets up from the table feeling
just the least bit hungry. 1eat to live,
while most people 1--we to eat" he re-.
marked, aud attributes his control Of
his appetite, which is 1T all times good,
in great part TO his longevity.
There seems to be no reason why THE
grand old sire of noble and numerous
race should not pass well beyond the
century mar, for he yet takes an active
interest in all things and seems in no
hurry to throw up the sponge.
He came to fsllon to spend = few
days at the home of his grandson, John
A. Bailey.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23
A BONANZA
CHANGES
OWNERSHIP
The Pedro Group in Rawhide
District Taken Over by
Eastern Men
Stamp Mill, Power Hoist and
Air Compressor Drills to
Be Installed

The Pedro group Of mines in the Raw
hide district, about four and hall
miles easterly from the town of Raw
hide, owned by j. l.. Barron and Lem
Allen, has changed hands. k. W. Wi
ley, NJ. f., from New York City, ex-
amined this property short time ago,
aud left 1t to Z. w. Kinney TO close the
deal for his people in the East. 1t il
understood that th purchase price was
something over 5000 0. and that good
and substantial payment WAS made.
This lie practically developed mine
AZ il stands Today and is in The high
grade clsss, as something over ITO tous
OF ore have been hauled distance of 80
miles and miIled, the returns showing
tree gold from t62 to t4OO per ton. The
ore ,s strictly Tree milling and the val
ues are W per cent guld. Ii is \ true
tissurs aud a contract vein between
periphery and lime. The vein shows at
depth OF 100 ieet about four feet be-
a"etb "oiief "Hu 'he hieh k'aac pay
streak is Two feet wide. Thefe are sew
eral hundreds tons OF ore IN the dump
aud several thousand tons blocked out
ready to s,ope.
IL is understood that it ID the inten-
tiun OF the new owiiefs to install pow
er hoist and air compressor drills aud
sink 800 feeI farther before 10 stamp
mill Is installed. Water has recently
been discovered 10y sinking we'll near
the nnine, 50 the ore can be worked anu
the values saved on the ground.
The erAspAKD eongratulstes Mr.. Kin
ney IN bis good fortune Ia securing this
valuable property for eastern friends,
as il has been much sought after b,
other prominent mining men, but II
had never been possible 10 find tire own
ers III a humor 10 sell before.
j. l.. barron, one Ol the owners oil
this property, lett hIs vile thirty years
ago away back in Maine to come west
aud seek his fortune III the mines. For
the past fifteen years he has toiled
alone aud lived alone on this mine, his
only companion being "lopsy." = cat,
depending upon his hand mtrtar aud pan
10 furnish tile wheresith for his grub
and powder. linus he has lived the lille
of hermit. 1his MAS beiore he took
in Lem Allen, his partner, and before
there WAS tnifyiew, Wonder OF Raw
hide. lie toiled on with bulldog tena-
city, believing and knowing that he had
a mine whether there WAS another in
the state or not.
In conversation with him the other
day he said:
Yes, have practically given away
one of the richest mines ia the state,
but am getting old aud feeble and now
have enough 10 last ine through the lew
short years that remain. / AIN going
back to my wife whom lett when 1 WAS
IN the prime OF .nanbood. l wonder
what she will think of the old man who
returns. l suppose that will tind her
Old and gray, too, No, money isn't
everything, 1t isn't worth the life We
sacrifice To get it. 1 couldn't buy back
one year of my youth il offered the
whole mine ior it. But | am lucky,
after all, compared To some prosp pectors
Thousands have done as have, but did
not hnd the mine"
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23
Sale Of Ranch Lands.

Last FRIDAY IL. W. Marean sold foI
sam krummes loo acres of land lying
just south ol Vaughan's slore. in the ST
Clair district. The purchaser WAS Dana
u. Putnam, who wi ! rent out the lshd
md hold 1t for speculative Inrposes.
III. price paid was $4,000, whirh Ia tSq
per acre and good evidence that the
land In question WAS a ysluabls tract
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23
CENTRAL
COMMITTEE
MEETING
The Democratic State Central
Committee Decides on
Two Conventions
First at Carson June / and
Second at Tonopah
August 81

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met in Reno Tuesday and decid-
ed to hold two conventions, the first t,
be held in Carson City, June l, a,
which time the delegates to the Ma
tionsl convention at Denver win b.
named and the primaries for which ar,
to be held May 20. The second conven-
ton will be held at Tonapah, Angus,
81, at which nominations cor Stat,
officers will belmade. The primaries TO.
this convention will be held Throughout,
the State on August /.
The bssis Of apportionment of dele
gates to these conventions was fixe~
upon the vote of Governor Sparks Il,
the last election, wnicn provides Tor l,o
delegates, and the Central Committee
was instructed to call primaries IN any
county that might 1Vr amy reason nes-
lect to do So II primaries should De 1eas-
lble, otherwise " select the ueies ates
from that county py appointment.
District Attorney Lem Alien, whI
returned yesterday from attendance al
the gathering, sad that all inulcationl
pointed To bryan-instructed uelega-
tlon to Denver. mat Is good news.
Money is beng spent IN Nevada To az
vance the interests vi Gov. johnson Va
Minnesota, WIN mas the backing oI jim.
..f
and ali OF the raliroaas anu trust lnnu-
ence. Johnson Is oI oweaisn parents,
a race that is mucn admired by Inn,
the Scanuinavians having puilt up tne
northwest territory through wnIcn Nj.
hlli s road runs. Inc New lork De-
mocracy, backed by henry waruersoi.
ot the Louisynie Lourier-Journal atiu
the New York Woriu, assisted py tnl
balance ot the reneg aaes VINO polleu
the ticket IN 1870 unaer the leaaersnip
VI Palmer and bucKner and later la
iyU4 wnen Parker ieau the party to d
ueIeat, are al lhe neaI Oh d iilovemen,
to sneive bry an, the man VINO maue n
possible Tor tne democratic party t.
gam anu nolu Ine ascenueney IN TINS
otate Dy ms ADVOCACY OF Dilnelallsm,
through whien many hepupAcans were
weaileu over " Inc party anu nave : re-
NAMED loyal ever slnce. Inc Memo our
nal Is the latest recruit 10 Ins RANKS oi
the political "nigher-ups, anu Is Trying
10 misleau the party oy ialsiIying the Ut
terances Oh Mr.. bryan, anu bolsterlnx
up lne canuluacy oI Johnson. lts polit.-
cal news ana opinlOns are about as re-
liable as It's recent story OF the S4l.OuI
noidup, when 1t hau the onerl1f OF this
county chasing the robbers over the
desert, when IN 1act that oflclal was
right here IN anon at the time, anc
called the Rttentlon OF the writer te
the unrehablhty OF the Journals news
service. Ii the Nevada state journal.
as it thinks, is the leading Democratic
paper OF the State, 1t will not continue
its hold long on the rank and file of the
party unless 1t comes nearer to voicinp
the sentiments OF that rank and file
No paper can serve two masters. The
convention in June will determine ius'
how strong is that papers hold on tn,
party.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23
DESPERATE
CRACkSmEN
AT WORK
Break Open Two Safes and
and Rifle Contents of
Both in a Night
Steal 4 Handcar and Make
Good Their Escape
by Hours

Some time between IL o'clock Tues
day night and daylight yesterday
SAFE breakers entered the Nevada Dis
tillers and Brewers Co.'s Office in this
city. broke the combination of Of the
big safe and carried away the small
iron money box Inside. Entrance was
effected to the BUILDING by inserting a
jimmy between the upper and lower
sashes Of the real window and breaking
Oh the cast iron window fastener. The
combination to the safe was cut off with
4 coal chisel, = blanket found inside be-
ing used to deaden the sound OF the
blovs.
From the Distillefs and Brewers' the
cracksmen went to the saloon Of Dan
Callahan, and cutting the wire screen
crswled through the transon over the
rear door. Here they found . small
safe, which they carried outside and
loaded It in = road wagon belonging 10
DR.. q. M. Gardner which was kept 1t
the Fallon Livery Stable nearby, and
hauling IL to the public school yard,
about four blocks distant, broke 1t open,
extracted the contents, about $40 in
silver and some valuable papers, and
dumped the sale in the irrigating ditch.
MIR. Paul q. Groth, manager Of the
Nevada Distillers and Brewers Co. says
that they got between $500 and t4O0 out
his safe.
Nothing was known OF these robberies
until this morning. when the places
were opened up for business. Night
Policeman Ralph dollhouse says that
he head . noise in the neighborhood OF
Of the robbery, and Thought someone
WAS stealing coal from back Of the Fal.
Ion Strengthening and Supply Co.'S, but
on investigation could discover no one.
The work was evidently done by ex-
perts. This is made plain by the fsmil-
rarity displayed with safe mechanism
and the easy manner in which they
gained entrance to the large safe with
out the use OF explosives and muffiing
OF tire sound in the une OF the coal chisel.
After completing the job the robbers
went to the handcar house near The de-
pot and ran the handcar out on the
main track and started towards Hasen.
At point about half mile Of Haxen
they abandoned the car. Telegrams
have been sent by the officers here to
all points on the main line, but ~ no
description Of the men wanted can be
given their apprehension will be diffi-
cult and a matter of pure luck.
Whoever they were. they must have
been around the town long enough to
become familiar with the lay Of the
land. The tools they used were taken
from = nsighboring blacksmith shop,
. brace and bit for which no use was
found. being left on the floor Of Calla-
hans saloon. The other tools, includ.
ing small crowbar, coal chisel and
sledge hammer were found in the bed
Of the road wagon in the
school house yard. They had sawed of
a portion Of the handle Of the sledse,
apparently for the purpose Of carrying
1t the better without detection.
Sheriff Shirley, Fred Waidley and C.
+. Cameron left by auto at one O'Clock
yesterday for Hazen and will endeavor
to obtain some clew that will lead to
the arrest Of the guilty ones.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23
Fallon Girl Wins Hohors.

On saturday afternoon, April 18th, n
pupils recital was given IN the concert
hall OF the Combs Broad Street Conser-
vaiofy Of Philadelphia. Miss Neva Coe
OF Fnllon, Nevada, played Chopin's
valse tOp. 49, In an artistic manner,
sivi ng, evidthce Of careful training
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23
An Attractive Show Window.

The |. IL. Kent Co.'S show windows
in the dry goods and gents furnishing
departments are attracting much atten-
lion. They have been decorated In the
height Of the window dresser's art, and
IN the work Of Miss Elite Woelffel, who
has charge OF the dry goods counters.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23
Making Glad the Youthful Heart

Scores oi children were made happy
by the ladies of the Episcopal Guild
saturday afternoon, when the young.
siers were turned loose in the alfalfa
field near j. W. Verplalks to hunt for
Easter eggs which had been carefully
hidden away from eager eyes in multi
tude- of nests, aud il was a treat 10 the
elders TO hear the joyful peal uf laugh
ter when some tot discovered nest of
colored eggs. 1t was pleasurable
event for all concerned.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23
Get Your Garden Seeds

The SrAYpARn this week received
about 300 packages Of garden secdsfrosA
the Department Of Agriculture At Wash.
ihgton, D. c., to be distributed free Of
any cost to anyone In Churchill county
who will call at this Office for them.
The seeds are thecompliments of United
States Senator Francis G.. Newlandu.
Come and get them.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23

81, Agnes Guild will meet 1T the sssi.
dencs Of Mrs. Belle w,ckland on friday
RI,sfneor,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23

-Four OF tnese assays gave from W IA
ler cent copper Inc ore Was taken
Irom "a s-nien lease on the surface,
which, alter sinking % feet, widenea TO
10 Inches
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23

Sehlitz celebrated Milwaukee beer on
tap at Callahans,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23

Schlitz celebrated Milwaukee beer on
tap at Callahan's.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1908-04-23

Schlitz beer on tap at Callahan's.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-13
WI TING FANG IoosENs UP.

Turns Tables on Newspaper Men by
Adro'tiv interviewing" Them.
Minister WI Ting Fang, who has re.
turned to the United States as China's
diplomatic representative after several
years Of absence, arrived in Washing
ton Saturday night.
He was escorted to the Chinese le-
cation. where he received the repre-.
sentative Of the press. AS of old, he
was the interviewer. particularly when
the questions approached the subject
Of the present trouble his country is
having with Japan over the seizure Of
the Tatsu Maru, on the charge Of snug
Cling supplies into China for the sup
posed benefit Of revolutiorists.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-13


that IL ne is vulgar ~ wou "
deed if he is
If he this he will try to be worthy
of
But will Immediately lose
influence IN
you him to refrain # you laugh
repeating
Let him honor and never "ere
inch from
DO demgod man Is endl put
do demand that he be honorable manly man
Don't lasting influence over nl
but keep steadily a should be-
Forgive him account promise 10
him until OF man YOU
would children
The girl deberaey enes upon
life Of misery failure
The girl should be deeply p
preciative the privilege
he should be apso
above suspicion should she reaches home in proper time and
he is quite
something precious
been properly IN
troduc
respect for girl who makes
introduction as ne Wod
for he who he had 10 to to
friendship formed IN that way
all all the right way OF
things.
dgned modest man WIFI
that he will well in your eyes
will that regard he must 1--we up To-
Of what should be-
is duty to make that standard high oneNew York American
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-13
IN HONOR OF DEAD CHILDREN
Flags at Cleveland, Ohio, are Half Mastsd.
Death Poll is 1914


The board of education of the city
Of Cleveland, Ohio. Thursday night,
ordered all city schools closed Friday
and that flags be half-masted on all
buildings
Twenty-four hours after the disas-
ter which swept into eternity approx
lmately one-third Of the school chill
dren Of North Collinwood, the death
roll numbered one hundred and sixty.
four. OF these one hundred and thir-
ty-seven had been identified at the
Lake Shore morgue, while twenty
seven bodies remain there in a con-
dition OF mutilation probably forever
Beyond chance Of being recognized.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-13
TO REOPEN KNIcKERBocKER.
Action Marks Evidence Of Returning Con
fideuce in Financial World.

ndeuce in Financial World.
Marking the advent of another pro
gresive period in the era Of reconstruc.
ton In the financial and industrial
world was the order granted Saturday
by Justice Clarke in the supreme court.
Staten Island, for the reopening on
March 26 next, Of the Knickerbocker
Trast company, whose suspension last
October, following a run. involving the
savings of nearly 10000 depositors,
caused the suicide of the president OF
the institution, Charles T. Barney, and
precipitated such an unsettlement OF
public confidence that the panic Of 1907
resulted.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-13
ULTIMATUM TO CHINA.
Japan Determined to Have Satisfaction in
Case Of Seizure Of the Tatsu by
Ch.nk Officials.

Case Of Seizure Of the Tatsu by
Chnk OffciaIs.
Advices from Pekin, China, state that
Japan's ultimatum in the case Of the
japanese steamship Tatsu, was pre-
sented to the head Of the Chinese for
eign board Friday, and Saturday the
board took the matter under consider
alton. The Tatsu was seized off Ma
Gao On February by Chinese customs
cruisers on the charge that her cargo
of arms and ammunition was intended
for Chinese revolutionists, although
consigned to a merchant of that place.
The steamer is now being held at
Whampoa, on the Canton river.
The irreducible minimum OF the
japanese. claims is the restoration of
the steamer as well as her cargo and
the payment of full indemnity. Ac-
tion IS demanded within reasonable
time"
In case of default or postponement
Japan, according to the terms of her
ultimatum, will take immediate &C.
ton"
Japan expects reply at once.
She will not tolerate China's offer to
investigate the case; she insists upon
an apology for hauling down of the
Japanese flag on the Tatsu Maru and
she will not accept mediation, affirm
Ing that China is in error and that
the facts are incontrovertible.
Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister to
China, in delivering the ultimatum,
made reference to Japan's sympathy
with China in the matter Of the contra.
band traffic in arms and explained that
China could not expect mediation so
long as she did not admit the partici
patton of the Portuguese
Besides the trouble over the seizure
Of the Tatsu, China's activity to recov-
err full sovereignty in Manchuria has
aroused the Japanese to opposition. ia
pan has raised the standard of her post
offices, increased the effectiveness of
her postal system. which Is one of the
Japanese governments special instruc.
lions of aggression, and is harassing
the imperial Chinese by other means.
Japan refuses China certain postal
PRIVILEGES on the south Manchurian
railways to which she is entitled, has
broken open Chinese mail bags, secret.
ly confiscating one mail bag and con-
tents and conducts a parcels post over
her railways, while refusing to carry
the parcels of the Chinese post.
A Toxic special says: There were no
developments through Sunday or Mon.
day in connection with the Tatsu at.
fair Meantime Japan is undoubtedly
preparing for eventualities. The entire
decision in the case rests with Premier
Saionji and Foreign Minister Hayashi.
There has been no indication Of the pc.
Rod of time that Japan will await Chi.
mas reply.
Some reliable figures are now to
hand showing the present strength OF
the Japanese navy as compared with Its
strength when war with Russia broke
out. Details are appended, but the to
tails may be freely stated, viz: 157 yes.
sells of all descriptions, representing a
tonnage of 1887 tons, before the war.
and 2O4 vessels and 515,OS2 tons at
the present day.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-13
NN>-pAe'ea'SIsa40pa 1sesAasV9'NN'4t
The LatO against Killing
Deep Rooted Feeling Against MUIR
der Exists in Most animals
BY Ernest Thompson Seton.


@SO$@$ deepTooted am
mails Their tell them that this is one Oh tnen own
and their instinct therefore, is not Lawful prey
Newborn ratenakes will at stranger OF
z other Species but themselves nave
4@@~~N~%A@ still blind mother cat III leo
then to kill her Though boodthirsty creature At
60W@AA~@NS would have attacked mother
Wild animals often fight mastery usually over
question of but in virtually all When one
yields The anQushed himself submission or by tight
What than seethe his conueor
ground? fight cats sat
sGed the foe fes he will yards In either
been another have followed
What the difference? Obviously reasonedout conclusion
engthe
unnecessarily killing
recorded
investigation shows the lowest
by captivity
the
Nansen although
offered to them disguised form Experience shows me that
% with a kinsmen
in disgust, absolutely famished.
them by natural established
rally excep
the among
raas. The Century.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-13
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

IRIS duty to make your men
@%4~H&o& sweetest girls IN
& ::: E: !;
you yourself that demand that he
0@coS@S~ spect you
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-01
Mrs, Cleveland Leaves.

PRINCETON, N. u, June 30.-Mrs.
Frances Cleveland left to-day for Tam
worth, N. H.. where she Will join her
children. Marion and Frances, who re !.
NAMED there during the funeral OF
there father here on Friday. With
Mrs. Cleveland were her two children.
Esther and Richard. who attended the
funeral; Mrs. Bryant. a daughter OF
DR.. Joseph r. Bryant. the family physi-
5cion, and President J ohm II. Finley.
OF the college of the City OF New York.
!Mr.s Fin1ey's farm adjoins the Cleve-
land place at Tamworth.
The party drove to Princeton juno
tion. where they boarded the Philadel-
phia and New York express at 2:4O
O'Clock. connection being made at New
York for steamer to Boston. Mrs.
Cleveland said that she preferred 70
make no announcements at present and
that she would return to Princeton,
with her children In time for the open
ing OF school in September.
The final disposition Of the death
mask, which was made by Edward
Wilson. OF Princeton University. at the
time OF Mr.. Cleveland's death. has been
source OF much inquiry. It Is de-
clared on good authority that 1t VIII
be presented to Princeton University.