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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11
BANKERS FORM
ORGANIZATION AND
WILL DRAFT BILL

The bankers of Nevada met in
Reno Saturday and organized a
R,nkers' Association with the fol-
loving officers:
President ). NJ. Lee of the Nixon
National Bank vice-president John
Henderson, president of Il e Hen
son Banking Company; secretary,
George II. Taylor of the Washoe
County Bank treasurer, Fred Grob
Of The Farmers and chants
National Bank All the officers
except Mr.. Henderson are resident s
Of Reno.
An executive council consisting
Of Mr.. Lee, Walter J. Harris of the
Farmers and Merchants National ,
and Oscar J Smith OF the First
National of Elko, was also appoint
al. with the associations admins
trative functions vested in it.
A committee consisting of Wal
ter Harris. John Henders IN, r. g..
Turrittin, ). c. Bender and Oscar
]. Smith was given the power TO
draft banking law for the consid-
eration OF the Legislature, the law
10 be one that will regulate bank
ing methods in the State.
The American National Bank of
San Francisco came IN as an asso-
cisie member in the person of
Cashier George n. O'Brien, and it
is expected that many outside in
stituiions Whose affiliations are with
N~vada's interests will become
associated. 1he Coast Banker"
was made the official organ.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11

A high school department has
been part of the studies of the
Gardnerville school for several
years past and to say the least the
teacher in charge has laborsd
under more difficulties than pos
sibly any other teacher in the
State. Not only has this teacher
had charge of the high school
studies but also the eigth grade.
The scholars of the high school
now being conducted anxiously
await the opening of the new
school where they will be offered
every advantage of educational
training that, under the conditions
which will exist, will be second to
none in Nevada.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11
Expert Declares Oil
Field Near Reno is Barren

into their present attitude, besides
fracturing them throughout with
an intricate systemIof dislocations.
Later periods have witnessed like
wise g eat amount of erosion of
the mountains and hills, the pres
ence of other lakes, and the depo-
sition OF comparatively thin
covering of sand and coarse gravel
ever most of the hill and valley
area around Reno.
If petroleum were present it
would with little question have to
be considered as originating in the
Truckee beds, and there, IF any
where, it would be stored. The
examination of these beds has re-
suited in the conclusion that no
paying quantity of petroleum, if
any at all, will be found in them,
for the following reason
No indication of the presence of
oil has been discovered in the beds
at the surface, although they are
tilted and the succession exposed
as whole in such a way that
some of the oil, If it were present,
could hardly fail to escape to the
surface and leave trace. More
over, the completely permeating
system of small fault features
would lend further avenues of
escape. The supposed indication
of oil that have been reported by
previouss observers are iron,
manganese and vegetable stains in
certain strata and occasionally on
the surface Of standing pools of
water in the vicinity.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11

During the early part of Novem-
Der, a brief examination of the oil
prospects in Nevada was made by
Robert Anderson, geologist of the
United States Geographical Survey
Several days were spent in the
field west of Reno and one day
each in the region north of the
bend of the Walker river east OF
Wabuska, in Smith Valley north
of Wellington, and in a small area
south of Paliside in northeastern
Nevada. The following is brief
statement of the conclusions
reached by Mr.. Anderson in re-
gard to the Reno oil report:
The hills west of Reno to The
north and south of the Truckee
river are composed of thick series
of unconsolidated beds of sand,
clay, diatomaceous earth, volcanic
tuff and gravel, dipping eastward
and northeastward away from the
mountains at angles of from 10 to
35 degrees. These beds have been
called the Truckee beds. They
overlie andesite lava and other
ingneous and metamorphic rocks,
such as form the mountains to the
southwest and northwest, and were
laid down upon them as sediments
in fresh water lake that covered
much of this portion of Nevada
during Middle Tertiary times,
when the region was much less
mountainous than now. Subse-
ouent to the deposition of these
beds, mountain making forces have
produced the surrounding noun
tains and have tilted the beds up
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11
Services at Genoa.

BEING the second Sunday of the
month, ! will again conduct regular
English services at the .enoa church
next Sunday evening at o'clock.
This is the last service this year, so
kindly attsnd. Also the Trinity Octet
will render number OF selections
during the course of the service.
+. II. MESZEI., Pastor
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11
CINNABAR IN
Pine nut ORE
Has Caused Some Trouble to Free
Milling Process But Ore
Will be Cyanided.

An important discovery was re-
Gently made in the Pine Nut dis
trict during a test run OF the s.
stamp mill of the Pine Nut Con-
solidated Company, and which
throws light on the failure of the
milling business that has been
carried on in that section in the
past. 1t is a fact, that on some
properties in years gone by, much
gold has been saved at one time
or another but when it came to
saving values from ores that would
pan, was another question. From
a careful study of this cause, car
ried by K. w. Emigh during the
past week, has resulted in a sue
cessful determination of the cause.
As explained to us the ore carries
large quantities of cinnabar which
prevents its successful milling and
to extract the values must be put
through the cyanide process. The
mill that is being used, formerly
stood on the Zirn property and
history shows that while the ore
that was being milled gave assay
return of paying values, yet the
mill would not save the gold.
However, the plates would start to
save the gold, when almost un-
noticably the gold would stuff off.
The work was finally stopped and
the mill shut down.
When Mr.. Emigh purchased the
mill he was told of these things
and by careful observation found
the fault. Last week he made
visit to where the tsilings of the
Virginia mines are being worked
aud while there was informed by
the superintendent of the cyanide
works that cinnabar to the extent
of from one to five hundred pounds
is extracted from the tsilings
monthly.
These are things that must be
combated in mining and only after
the most persistent efforts of Mr..
Emigh has the fact been discover
ed that the ore in the Pine Nut
district is rebellious to the plates of
a quartz mill because of the guam
titles of cinnabar contained in the
ores. Arrangements for installing
a cyanide plant at the mine will
be made as soon as possible, but in
the meantime a process of saving
the values with the mill will be
tried by the superintendent.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11
Odd Fellows Elect Officers

At a recent meeting of the Gardner
vile Lodge of Odd Fellows the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing term: Vim. Dangberg.
Noble Grand; Joseph Cardinal, Vice
Grand; A. ". H. Helberg, secretary;
w. c. Ezell, treasurer.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11

A Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen
would make an appropriate Christmas
gift. A nice presentation box free.
Price to suit all, from $3.50 and up.
Other makes from one dollar up. Sold
at Helbsrg's Jewelry Store, Gardner
vile.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11

Gifts of sterling quality for every
'her' or "him" at Helberg's Jewelry
Store, Gardnerville.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07

The paint dealer was measuring out
a quart Of naphtha for a customer.
and was giving the usual admonition
against using the stuff near a fire or
light. Being a rather talkative man.
he descanted at length upon the
dangers of such explosive fluids, and
related two or three instances of hor-
rible accidents due to them. The Gus
toner promised to be very careful,
and then, when the paint man straight
ened up from his STOPPING posture, the
open bottle before him and the un-
corked jug still in his hand, both no
ticed that he was smoking!
The customer smiled, though rather
alarmed, nevertheless, and the paint
man exclaimed as he threw his cigar
into a far corner:
"Well, I'll be darned!"
Familiarity with any kind of danger
makes us careless, I guess" hs ex-
planned, sheepishly. "But if anybody
had told me that would do such a
thing as that never should have be-
lieved it-never."
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07
TO CLEAN White WINGS,
Two Preparations That Will Do the
Work Effectively.

Wings are much more difficult to
clean than are the softer feathers,
such as ostrich and marabou.
You might cover them with cream
made from naphtha and French chalk
allowing it to dry on for a day, and
then brush off. A slight improvement
from an application of common starch
can be made with cold water and laid
on very thick
The paste should be allowed to be-
come quite dry, and perhaps this proc
ess might answer for your wings if
they are not too much soiled.
In regard to the parasol, you might
get rid of the grease spot by laying on
hot French chalk. This will dissolve
and absorb the grease. Repeat the
process if necessary. Next, the para,
sol should be opened and then thor
oughly washed with gasoline and
white soap all over its surface, more
particularly on the soiled places.
Afterward sponge off with clear
gasoline. By going over every part of
the parasol there will be no danger Of
spots or streaks, and gasoline will not
harm it. Keep away from fire or arti-
ficial heat during this process.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07

when the alderman got up to speak.
he knew what was expected of him,
and usually went with the current" :"
If he didn't, he would "go up the
spout" the next time he ran.
The business men in the different
wards had great deal more power
than they OWNED, but as "business"
was their first thought, they left pol
itics to the politicians; and thereby
hung their scalrs. But once aroused,
and maddened by the sound Of human
oratory, and they would sometimes de-
velop into a solid voting force that
would sweep the politicians of their
feet. But as a rule they were apa-
thetic about everything but the fetish
of business
Those who were business men and
politicians combined, who had a pay
ing business and a paying combination
with official life, were not an unusual
sight; and these were surely the
subtlest in the game. If their candi.
date "lost out" and they were gently
separated from the trough" they
simply smiled and went on doing bust.
ness at the old stand" II their can.
didate won, and they were retained in
Office, they won out at "the store"
and also at the "city hail." thus both
"eating their cake and having it,"
and outdoing in completeness the
southern process of catching the
'possum "a-comin' or a-gwine..
ERNEST MGAFFEY.
Copyright, 1905 by Joseph B. Bowles. }
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07

row make as many chain-stitches as
will bring the work to it's original
length.
Continue working long rows as at
first for % inches, or more if for a
stout person.
Work off the same number of
stitches for the armholes as before,
repeat the short rows and work a Sec
ond front to match the first, each
stitch of the last row to be worked off
separately like double crochet; fasten
of.
Fold the fronts over, and sew or
crochet the shoulder pieces together.
Work row of double crochet round
the armholes, taking up the back top
thread and the thread which lies i'm
mediately below it.
Last row: Work a double crochet
in the first of last row, pass one, a
treble in next, =, five chain, back into
first, another treble in same place as
last, repeat from twice more, pass
one, double crochet in next, and re-
peat all round.
Work this last row all round the
bolero, using the double crochet row
for the fronts if required.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07

business man. This was the tyne
that had no particular AK to grind
They were party men," who gem
orally held their conferences with the
down town" leaders, and who played
politics" In a genteel way. They
never contributed unless they knew
where the money was going to, and
they did not use politics as q means
to an end. Sometimes they were
chosen as aldermanic, or other candi-
dates, and when elected made good
officials.
They were often selected for posi-
tions of non-salaried prominence. and
they represented what might be
termed the passive respectability OF
the party. The active" respectable
fty of the parties was divided among
the professional men, big" mer-
chants, small tradesmen: and ward pol
itfcians, in proportions which varied
according to localities. Sometimes
one of these men would turn ire
former" and often he made a very Der.
sistent and active man behind the gun
OF reform. Reform, bad as it some.
times is, must be credited with having
accomplished much, both in local and
national politics.
About the only way the average
business man could be reached with
political argument, was either by mail,
or by personal call. You never saw
bunch" in your life so immune
from campaign oratory. Many of them
took their politics from their papers,
and voted straight the ticket which
their editor had selected for them.
They might be induced to read cam
paign circulars If they reached the
house on Saturday SO as to be on hand
for Sunday, but they "side-stepped''
the meetings, unless some bright par
ticular star of verbiage had been an
nounced to speak. Nationality cut
always a figure, sometimes more,
sometimes less. in their predictions,
but personal interest was the key
stone of the arch of their political
gateway. Occasionally a proposal to
do something which might interfere
with their ideas of right or wrong,
or entail considerable pecuniary sac.
fee upon them, would result in mass
meetings" which were largely attend.
ed, and at which much pyrotechnica]
oratory was INDUCED in. At these
mass meetings they generally had the
aldermen in thu ward attend; and
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07
IN LINEN AND PlQuE.
latter Material the Best for Summer
Costumes.

Linen jumper frocks and linen coat
and skirt suits are popular this season
and every woman wants them in her
wardrobe, but there are other things
more practical when one is cutting
down the list as much as possible.
The linen coat will get out of shape in
laundering and the linen costume of
any description looks deliciously fresh
and cool for about an hour If the wear
er has luck, then begins to look more
or less if it's wearer had slept in it.
OF course, it can be pressed out
when one reaches home, but in the
meantime it is not beautiful and the
pressing is not easy. Certain linens
crush less readily than others and
they are all as pretty as they are
fashionable, but they are unquestion-
ably annoying, especially If one passes
the summer out of touch with an ex-
pert laundress.
Pique is popular again and muses.
less easily than linen, but is not Of
fered in the beautiful colorings found
among the .Mnens:: For plain white
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07
The Figures Settled It.

Two men got into an argument dur
ing lunchtime In tho Astor house ro
tunda at New York the other day.
One was from the east, one from the
west. Each had many things to say
of the infinite inferiority of the rest
of the country. Finally the man from
the east challenged: "Come out here
an get licked, you big stit," he
begged.
"You can't lick me-" said the other,
decidedly.
"Cer'nly I en- lick you!" shouted
the man from the east. "Lookee
here"
He went to a weighing machine
near at hand and solemnly climbed
up on it. He peered at the dial for a
moment. 'There!" he said in tri.
umph. 1.-TWO hummer and forty-eight
pounds. Cer'nly en- lick YOU"
The westerner walked over to the
scales and focused one eye on the
needle. Guess that's ri'," he com:
mented. "Gissa drink, bartender"
Who can say, after that, there is
need for an international Peace so.
ciety.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07

a postal card from the pickle factory
every two weeks asking him if the
people along his route have all lost
their appetites.
mo literature for you," Steve an
swered.
"Strange," said Willie, my lady
friends are very remiss, aren't they?"
Eyes, it looks like they were out to
drop you behind the piano." said
Steve.
Willie tore of a short rabbit laugh,
and then inquired what time the next
train left for New York.
The pickle factory expects Willie
to make Pocomoke City, Squashtown
Junction and Nubbinsville before next
Sunday, so he tossed the train gag
just to show Steve that he knows
there's place called New York.
AT 7:45 over the B., L. & O." said
Steve.
whats the next?" inquired Willie.
AT $40 over the H., B. & N.,"
Steve answered.
(which gets there first?" Willie
asked.
''The engineer" sighed Steve.
"Oh, you droll chap" said the pick.
le-pusher; 'give me some tooth-picks." j."
Then Sweet William went over to
big window, burrowed into a big
chair, stuck his feet up on the brass
rail, ate toothpicks, and thought he
was IT..
When I got back to Steve he was
dealing out the cards to a lady from
Reading, Pa.
Her husband had been up in the
Alr with q bum automobile, and when
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07
1iqht-Fittinq Petticoats.

New petticoats are sold for the latest
sheath dresses and they are made on
the circular plan, so that there will
be no fullness either at hips or knees.
OF course, those who wear the sheath
dress most correctly wear no petit
coats whatsoever, but with thin
dresses such as women of America
wear, at least one petticoat is a neces-
sity, and when it is made in the tight
fitting style it does not much inter-
fere with the set of the graceful gown.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07

S~9N" w .SS q wy wv W
why, we lived a whole week in Pitts
burg for less than that"
"YOu can turn the same trick here
if you carry your own choke and sleep
in the1 park" said Steve.
Whats the name of this mint?"
asked the villain.
Steve told him.
ITO the tow-path!" said Barrett
Macready: ""We're outside the lifelines.
We thought it was the Liverwurst ho-
tel, where they throw things at your
appetite for 81 a day, double. TO
the left, wheel! Forward, march,"
l followed those two troupers out
to the dingy barroom, because the
moment 1 saw them I knew it was a
cinch they'd pull some wheezes that
that would hand me couple of CUFFS.
"The woods for ours! Isn't this a
bird of place for a show to get
stranded?" groaned the low comic, as
he gave the Reub bartender the high
sign, and the latter pushed forward
two glasses and black bottle.
1T wouldn't have been so bad If the
show had gone to pieces in some burg
where the people have insomnia in
the daytime the juvenile growled.
But here, Mike, the men go to work
in their pajamas, and the town has
MT any street cars because the con-
ductor's bell sounds too much like an
alarm-clock, and it might wake the
mayor"
I think that will hold you for to-
night, Bunch. It's enough for me,
and if I'm strong enough tomorrow
I'll hand you the balance.
Same as ever,
J. H.
Copyright, 1908. by G.. w. Dillingham; Co>
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07

00N DuuCu. ! IN UO1uS q uOC-1OOI
over the state for the insurance COM
pany I've hooked up with, and I'm
having the time of my life-believe
me not.
Say, aren't some of these Reub
beaneries the woozy limit!
blew into the Commercial house at
Spoonsbury day before yesterday, and
His Nobs. the hotel clerk, certainly
staked me to a fine bundle of home
made laughs.
Did you ever make Spoonsbury,
Bunch?
Oh! it's on the map, all right.
Spoonsbury is a railroad junction
where careless people change cars and
wait for the other train.
fell for this "change cars" gag and
went over to the Commercial house to
kill time.
l was deep in conversation with
Steve Splevin, the hotel clerk, when
an old guy with Persian rug trim
mings on the end of his chin squeezed
up and began to let a peep out of him
about the pie he had eaten for dinner.
"Calm yourself!" said Smiling Steve,
"and tell me where it bit you"
Steve has been throwing keys at
the wall for some time, and he knows
how to burn the beefers.
"Bit me! bit me!" snarled the old
guy with the tapestry chin-piece;
nothing Of the kind, sir! want you
to know, sir, that your pie isn't fit to
eat, sir!''
"Cut it QUIT" suggested Steve.
"Cut it out, sir; how can cut it out
when I've eaten it, sir? It's an out
rage, and shall leave this hotel to-
morrow" said Omar Khayaam.
with the exception of $3172, bal
ance due, that will be about all from
you," said Steve.
I'LL see the proprietor" said the old
guy, moving away with face on him
like four dollars in bad money.
1--WE get it good and plenty every
day." said Steve, and just then some
thing about six feet tall, wearing q
slouch hat and gilt mustache fell
against the counter, grabbed the regis
ter and buried stub pen In it's pages.
After looking over the result, 1 de-
cided the strangers first name must
be Skate, because it looked like one
on the register.
"Bath?" queried Steve.
"Only during hot wave," said
Skate.
Steve went to the ropes, but he
came up smiling. IS usual.
american or European" asked
Steve.
Neither" said Skate. Don't you
see I'm from Jersey City,"
"Going to be with us long?" inquired
Steve.
Say, Bub! you're hellanall on ask
ing questions, now amt you?" an
swered Skate. "You just push me into
stall and lock the gate-1m tired"
Front! show this gentleman to
49," said Steve, side-stepping to avoid
punishment.
Then Sweet William, the Boy Drum
mer, hoped into the ring for the next
round.
Willie peddles pickles for the fun
he gets out of it.
1t Is Willie's Joy and delight to
get a g1nger-ale bun on aud recite
"Osler Joe."
When trained down to 95 flat, Willie
can get up and beat the clapper off
"Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight"
When Willie gets strangle-hold on
"Sheridan's Ride you can hear horses
galloping outside.
It's the rest of the community get
ting out of harms way.
ANY mail?" inquired Willie.
All the mail that Willie ever gets is
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-07

1 in politics, speak Poltttctans-Un-
ing, electiOneering. derground Route
canvassing, and oc- oefS0ee" cstS Han
casionally casting | c".",I,e o
about for suitable Y J
candidates, togeth-
er with the more active of the
ward politicians, I often met with
the "business" men of the ward.
Men in all sorts Of lines, hardware
and soft ware" real estate men, gro
GERS, butchers, bakers, plumbers, and
other pursuits; coal dealers, printers,
jewelers., restaurant men, tailors-it
was wonderful what variety there
was in the way Of business enter
prises.
Now, no man can carry on any busi-
ness whatsoever in a ward without
finding that politics is going to cut
some kind of a figure in his chosen
line. 1t may be directly, or it may be
Indirectly, but it is sure to affect him
In some way. A good many business
men simply shrug their shoulders and
charge politics to profit and loss"
The condition of street or district
was matter of politics; the paving
and sidewalk surroundings, whether
good or bad, meant politics; the health
Of the ward depended on it; the light
ing Of the streets at night and the
sprinkling of them in summer and the
removal of the snow in winter was
politics." the schools, parks, alleys,
boulevards-why, the very air one
breathed and the water he drank was
a matter of politics.
And yet the majority of the busi-
ness men dabbled only in politics as
1t might happen to affect their particu-
lar line Of work. A paving contract
or or a sidewalk builder was sure
to be active; a grocer or a butcher