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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31
PANAMINT JOE'S
WIDOW PENSIONED
BY MONTGOMERY

also know that the heroism of war
or of city's streets pales into insig-
n~ifcance beside the heroism of that
death-like sink where all but rep
lillian life is forever stilled. Actuated
by devotion to her husband, a devo-
ton which spanned the chasm of
death itself, this woman to carry
out the contract which he had made
to pilot a party across Death valley,
forgot her own sorrow when old
Panamint Joe ~succumbed, left his
bones beside the road and brought
her charges safely through to civil
lization. 1t was an act of haroism
appreciated by but few. but, never
theless, an act that has no counter
part in the development Of this
great southwest country.
There is no reward that car prop
erly express appreciation of such an
act, but for the credit Of the white
race and for the credit Of those who
have won fortune from the desert,
something should be done to show
even this squaw that the age of
chivalry has not yet passed, and
that we appreciate the lesson she
has taught us. No concerted action
has yet been taken, but it is at least
certain that proper application will
be made for a Carnegie medal.
Meantime, to the credit of Los An
geles. and to the credit of the des-
ert mining man, be it recorded that
she has been placed beyond the
reach of actual want by n who
knows the desert as it is, by one
who knows the perils of Death val
ley, by one who knows the t~ortures
of thirst. BY his generosity Maggie
has been supplied with a pension
sufficient to keep her in the neces-
stiles of life for the rest of her days
days that will be passed in sight o.
the scenes of her heroism and under
the shadow of the Panamint range
Honor to Bob Montgomery, who
among us all, has shown his practi
cal appreciation of the heroism o
an Indian, untutored and nameless
under the desert sun.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31
NEW GRAVEL WASHER.

j. NJ. Low of Los Angeles is the
inventor of a new process for wash
ing gravel, which he claims will
handle good gravel at a cost of 3 or
4 cents a yard. and will work un-
der conditions that prevent the OPP
Grafton of either the old hydraulic
methods or of the dredge. It re-
quires but a small fraction Of the
amount of water needed for these.
The principle is that Of using less
pressure and allowing the water to
run back into the machine 10 be
used over again.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31
MERCHANTS PROMISE
TO COOPERATE WITH
RAILROAD COMPANY
Citizens Committee Meets With Success
---Goldfield Comes to the Front With
a Bid for the Shops.

Yesterday the committee appoint
ed to confer with the business mon
as regards their cooperation with
the local railroad to the end that
their goods be shipped into Tonopah
owe the northern route. worked the
best part of the day. The commit
tee, which is composed Of W.. S.
Johnson, Roger Stenson. Tom Ken
dan and Harry Epstine. reported
having met with much success.
nearly every business man along
Main street and Brougher avenue
was seen. In each instance the
committee was assured Of a desire
on the part Of the business men to
lend all the assistance in their pow
err to keep the railroad shops ia
this city.
Goldfeld has come to the front
with a bid for the shops. However.
the attentions of the southern camp
are not at this time taken seriously.
AS between the two camps, Tonopah
is he logical place for the shops.
indications point to an early con-
struction OF the plant in this city.
The Goldfeld Tribune, in the fol-
lowing article, takes up the matter
of building the shops at G%oldheld:
1T is probable that Goldfeld will
secure the shops of the Tonopah and
Goldfield railroad when the company
erects new ones to take the place of
those destroyed by fire in Tonopah
some weeks ago. While nothing
definite has been determined in the
matter by those having in charge
the selection of a site for rebuild
ing, and nothing official has been
given out 10 the incllnations of the
company's officials, yet 1t is re-
garded as a fact that they look
favorably upon Goldfeld, and stand
ready to consider any encourage.
ment offered by the citizens of this
city looking to the establishing Of
a terminal at this place.
1T has been recognized that the
company was operating under great
disadvantage, to say nothing of the
matter of dead expense, because OF
the enforced manner governing the
handling of their trains under the
present system. and the awkward
location of a terminal requiring a
detour of all trains in the very
middle of a division. However, the
matter of rebuilding and the change
in the location of the shops, will
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eventually pass into the hands Of
the board of directors of the com
Dany at Philadelphia, and at this
time nothing is known regarding
their plans. It is said to be certain
that they will consider the advant-
ages of placing the shops together
with their general offices in this
city, and that the recommendation
of superintendent Hanlin OF Tono-
pah would have largely to do with
their final decision.
MIR. Hanlin is non-commital con-
corning the situation, but Is said to
be inclined toward Millers as the
proper location, in view Of the fact
that already the company has large
buildings there, and in rebuilding #
would not be necessary to make
many material changes.
1t was said yesterday that so far
as Goldfeld was concerned the com
pany would not require any particu-
lar bonus from the city in order to
decide to rebuild here, but would
perhaps ask for sufficient ground
upon which to build. 1t was point
ed out that near the freight depot in
this city there was quite an acreage
already vacant, while In the lmmedi-
ate vicinity a number Of lots were
occupied only by small and %inexpen-
siye cabins, which could be easily
removed, and that quite enough
ground was available for any pur-
pose connected with the building Of
the shops. the value which to this
city is too apparent to call for com
ment.
The buildings destroyed in Ton
opah entailed a loss of approx
mately $150,0O0, and it may be re-
garded as certain that the new
shops viii represent an outlay of
considerably more than this, wher-
ever they are built. With the com
ing of the shops would come the
general offices, and incidentally a
great number of employees Of the
company, from the mechanical, OPP
Grating and executive departments.
1t is estimated that the shops and
train service give employment to
about 300 men, while the families
of he employees would swell he
population of this city about $50 or
500. The monthly pay roll of the
company at Tonopah is given as
about $4,000, a big portion Of
which is distributed among the mer-
chants Of the terminal town"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31

Heroism is confined not by the
bounds of country or creed, nor yet
by the limits of color. 1t is found
in times of peace as in times of war,
Frightening the world like a sun
beam in winter gloom and saving
us from the charge that in this age
unselfishness is guaged by the jingle
of the almighty dollar alone, says
the Los Angeles Mining Review.
Deeds of heroism in battle, on sea
or land, find place in verse and in
prose, magnifed a thousand fold by
the imagination, which comes to us
all, quickened and intensified by the
thrill of patriotic fervor.
But it is not Of the heroism Of
war that this little appreciation
treats. 1t is of the heroism of
peace, a heroism under the blazing
suns of Death valley, a heroism I'M
studied and unselfsh, a heroism
which saved from a horrible death
two women who braved the perils of
that God-forsaken stretch of track
less sand and who were brought
back to civilization by the devotion
of Maggie-Maggie, the squaw OF
old "Panamint joe" whose bones
now lie bleaching in the valleys
sands; Maggie. a squaw, child of
nature, with skin of bronze and
heart of gold.
This squaw, untutored and I'M
civilized as we understand the
terms, risked her life for three con
~secutive days carrying water to hei
white sisters, who, forsaken by their
men folks, lay quaking and gaspine
in that hell on earth. Five miles tc
the spring and five mites back, this
woman of the desert toiled across tht
blistering sands, under a pitilesl
sun. to save her sisters from death
None but those who have knowledge
of the consuming heat of Wealth val
ley, none but those who have ex
~perienced the tortures of burning
thirst, can imagine the extent 0
heroism displayed by this woman
but those who have such knowledg
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31
CAPT. THATCHER WAS DELE
GATE TO FTRSE CONGRESS

Captain Thatcher, one of the APP
p%ointees of the governor to the min
ing congress to be held at Goldfeld
in September, was a member Of the
first mining congress, which was
held in Denver in 1892. 1t was In
that convention that ex-senator
Woolcott of Colorado made his
memorable speech on bi-metallism.
Captain Thatcher has followed
the mining game for a great many
years and has been successful. Nye
county will be ably represented by
a gentleman who knows mining in
all its phases and one who has been
a credit to the business
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31
tFrom the Manhattan Mail
LEE-MEISSNER LEASE.

NTIOul the Alduudlldu Adll.J
LEE-MEISSNER LEASE.
Lee and Meissner, leasing on the
Toiyabe Gold Mining company's
ground, have their crosscut out from
the 175-foot level forty-five feet,
and they expect to cut the ledge
within the next thitry feet. The
ledge for which they are crosscut-
ting gave good milling values on
the surface, and If the same values
are encountered in the present
workings, they will have over 200
feet of backs.
WORK RESUMED ON MEMO.
Hugh Dolan, of P~ottsville, Penn
%sylvania, general manager of the
Memo Mining company, has arrived
in camp and has put a force of men
TO work on the company's property
at Central. The showings on this
ground are among the best in the
district and it has prospects of max
ing a big mine.
ORE EXHIBIT WILL BE GREAT.
j.. H. TAFT, the Goldield mining
engineer, was a Manhattan visitor
last Thursday, coming here in the
interests of local properties which
he represents. Mr.. TAFT is the min
eralogist in charge of the mineral
exhibit at the mining congress to
be held in Goldfeld in September,
and he stated that the ore exhibit
there this fall will be one of the
greatest ever seen in the United
States.
HOIST FOR MINERAL HILL.
On Monday, of this week, the
Wittenberg Warehouse and Transfer
company delivered a gasoline hoist
to the Mineral Hill Mining company
at East Manhattan. The main shaft
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31
r SEPARATOR.

Robert Stein of Los Angeles has
invented a dry separator, which, ac-
cording to the inventor, will separ-
ate in one operation all the different
minerals contained in dry sand and
crushed ore. The machine will be
given a tryout in extracting and
separating gold and platinum from
the dry sands of Arizona, New Mex
leo md California, where the soil is
rich in mineral. but water scarce.
1t is asserted to be capable of hand
ling 1000 to 5000 tons daily, and
the claim is made that it can be
profitably used If 5 cent value is
contained in the dirt or rock treat
ed.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31

At the Eagles pavilion last night
a goodly number of citizens assem-
bled for the purpose of uniting in
such action as would manifest the
great desire of Tonopah to hold
here the general offices Of the Tono-
pah and Goldfeld railroad company
and to have the repair shops of
that company rebuilt in this town.
Roger Stenson was elected tenn
porary chairman. giving way after a
short address to r.. p. Dunlap, who
was elected permanent chairman by
reclamation. After the election OF
w. ]. McCabe as secretary, the OBJ
ject of the meeting was outlined by
Mr.. Stenson.
Joe Ballet explained that the rail
road company was not looking fol
any subsidy or bonus to rebuild tht
shops in Tonopah, but rather look
ing to this town for substantial ap
probation in the way of routing
freight via the northern instead 0
the southern gateway.
Mr.. Fitzgerald spoke of the nee'
for immediate action and moves
that the chairman appoint a com
mittee of five for the purpose o
drawing up resolutions expressin
the wishes of the people of Tono
pah regarding the rebuilding of tn
shops and retention of the genera
Offices of the railroad company i
Tonopah. Mr.. Degan's amendmen
was added hereto. providing for tn
committee interviewing the mer
chants and getting their assuranc
that their freight would be route
via the Southern Pacific and Tone
pah and Goldheld. This amend
ment was carried unanimously afte
Mr.. Dunlap had pointed out tina
while resolutions were very mic
and all that, yet what the railroa
company really needed was the bus
mess coming to Tonopah and t
have that business routed via Min
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31

to continue the work in the shaft to
an indefinite depth. A new hoist
will be secured for that purpose.
The company has more than
100000 in the treasury, and 1t has
been proposed that this money be
spent in the development Of some
other property, rather than expend
any more in trying to find pay ore
at Greenwater.
1t is estimated that permanent
water level will not be reached short
of 21O0 feet, or 700 feet below the
bottom of the shaft.-Rhyolite Her
aid.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31

Captain w. X. Wise is confined
to his home with a carbuncle on his
neck. He was compelled to under
go an operation, Dr.. Hammond per-
forming the same.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-31

Mrs. Joe Berry Of Manhattan is
in Tonopah on her way home after
having spent several weeks visiting
in California. She IS stopping at
the Manhattan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-16
OUT-OF- ORDER KIDNEYS
Backache and Bladder Misery End
After Taking a Few Doses

The most effective and harmless
way to cure backache and regulate
out Of order kidneys or end bladder
trouble is to take several doses of
Papes Diuretic.
You will distinctly feel that your
kidneys and urinary organs are being
cleaned, healed and vitalized and all
the miserable symptoms such as back
ache, headache, mel ycusness, rheuma-
tism and darling pains, infamed or
swollen eyelds, irritability. sleepless-
ness or suppressed painful or fire.
Quent uIination especially at night)
and other distress, leaving after TAX
ing the first few doses.
The moment you suspect any kid
ney or urinary disorder. or rheuma-
tism, begin taking this harmless pre-
paration as directed with the know
ledge that there is no other medicine
at any price, made anywhere else in
the world, which will effect so thor
ough and prompt a cure as fifty
cent treatment of Papes Diuretic,
which any druggist can supply.
Your physician, pharmacist, banker
or any mercantile agency will tell you
that Pape, Thompson g. Pape of Gin
cinnati is large and responsible med
icine concern, thoroughly worthy OF
your confidence.
Don't be miserable or worried an
other moment with a lame back OF
, clogged, inactive kidneys or bladder
misery. Ali this goes after you start
taking Papes Diuretic, and in a few
days you feel and know that your
kidneys, liver and urinary system are
healthy, clean and normal. and al
| danger passed.
Accept only Pape's Diuretic-fifty
cent treatment--from any drug store
anywhere in the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-16
SENATOR RAINEs DEAD
New York State Legislature Leader
and Father of Raines Liquor Law

lNCW OtdtC LCdQCF
and Father of Raines Liquor Law
Canandaigua, Dec Estate Sena-
tor John Raines died this morning at
1:45 o'clock.
John Raines, who had been chief
Of the Republican forces on the floor
Of the New York state Senate since
his election as its president pro tenn
pore in 1902 in his walk, his facial
appearance, his manner of speech and
his political methods typified the
lion This was further heightened
by his long hair and his wavy mus
tache.
He began his legislative career in
1881 Some of the most important
corporation bills in this state were in
troduced by Senator Raines, although
in later years he turned such work
over to other senators in his conf
dence He held out for cheap gas in
this city, however, and for the bills
drawn by Governor Hughes as coun-
sci for the insurance investigating
committee. His most conspicuous
legislative work was as author OF the
election law of New York state and
of the famous liquor law known as
the "Raines law passed in 1896.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-16
BODY RECOVERED
Remains of John Fradenburg May
Reach Here Saturday


States Attorney W. ]. Meagher re
ceived a telegram about 10 o'clock
Wednesday evening from the Great
Lakes Dredging company of Port Ar
thur, Ont, stating that the body of
John Fradenburg of this town had
been recovered Wednesday afternoon
Mr.. Fradenburg was one of the six
men who lost their lives Thursday
night, December 9, by the sinking of
dredge No. of the Great Lakes
Dredging company. by whom he was
employed as an engineer.
On the arrival of the dispatch last
night the relatives of the deceased
were notified. This morning a mes
sage was sent to the company direct
ing the remains to be sent here at
once 1t is probable that the body
will arrive here Friday night or Sat
urday and will be taken to the home
of his brother, Frank Fradenburg.
The funeral will probably be held
Sunday afternoon. The deceased
was member of Stark lodge, l. o. o.
F. and the funeral will be in charge
of the odd Fellows.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-16
PEARY ACCEPTEOAS
D|SCOVERER Of
NORTH POLE
Foreign Societies Agree in Rec
Ognizing His Achievement
GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY DINNER
Fluctuations From Great Britain,
Germany, France and Italy Are
Sent to Him

Washington, Dec 15-England
Germany, Italy, and France joined
with the United States at the annual
dinner of the National Geographic
Society tonight in acclaiming Com
mander Robert e. Peary as the dis
coverer of the north pole. The fell
citations Of Italy and France came
through the medium of Mayor des
Planches, the Italian Ambassador,
and NJ Jusserand, the French Ambas-
sador, who were present and person
ally expressed their appreciation of
the achievement OF Commander Peary
and their congratulations on it.
Word from Germany and Great
Britain came in the form of cable
dispatches from the National Geo
graphical Society of Berlin and the
Royal Geographical Society in Lon
don
The expression from his own coun.
try took the form OF the special gold
medal of the National Geographic
Society. The medal as yet, bears
no inscription. but in the speech in
which he presented it to Commander
Peary, President WillisL. Moore OF
the society left no doubt as to the ac-
ceptance by the society OF Peary as
the discoverer of the pole.
The banquet was held in the New
Willard Hotel, and OF every ten words
addressed to the 500 men and women
present, eight were about the achieve
ment of Commander Robert f. Peary
in reaching the north pole, and the
other two We're on the general sub
1ect of the persistence OF Americans
In the polar quest
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-16
FISHER GETS $3.50
Verdict in Case Against Bennington
Wax Paper Company

wax Paper Company
The jury in the case of Antoine
Joseph Fisher, which has been on
trial in county court since last Fri
day, Wednesday evening returned a
verdict for the plaintiff to recover
5000 and costs of prosecution. me
case came to a close sooner than was
expected. The arguments and Judge
Buffers charge to the jury were de-
livered during the afternoon so that
the case was completed shortly be-
fore O'Clock. The jury retired with
out going to supper but it was s o.
clock before they reached an agree
ment
good sized fragment of the pop
ulation of Pownal is in town today
to attend the hearing of the SANDER
case of Rathburn VS.. Bump. Both
the plaintiff and defendant are wom-
EN- residents Of Pownal and it is ex-
pected that some of the testimony
will be sensational. The following
were chosen this morning as jury:
John Baker, b. Payson Hathaway and
A. r. Dunn Of Bennington, Norman
o. Mattison of Glastonbury, C. d. KEEL
ley of Manchester, w. H. West of
Peru, John Farrar of Rupert, Arthur
Perkins, Edward Bouplon and Frank
Fuller Of Salisbury Perley Haskins
of Sunderland and Harley Benson of
Winhall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-16
Social Gathering to Be Held at the
Methodist Church.

Social Gathering to Be Held at the
Methodist Church.
Preparations have been made to
make the reception to be held at the
Methodist church Friday evening one
of the pleasant events OF the winter
The following committees have been
appointed:
Reception. l.. Griswold Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Austin. Mr. and Mrs
Burt Waite. DR. and Mrs. Wilson,
Louis Contois, Mrs. Harry Sharpe,
Mrs. Charles Thompson, Guy Har-
bour. Florence Farnum, Mort Town.
send. Fred Martin, Anna Shufelt,
Irene White.
Flowers-Miss Gertrude Evans
Laura Van Gorder, Amy Cutler, Amy
Bentley, Gladys Evans.
Tables and Chairs-Mrs Frank Gal
legar, Walter Fay, Clarence Webster
Check Room-Robert Neal, Frances
Greenslet, Nina Clark
Cream seryice-H. l. Haskins, c.
r. Farnum
ecoration-Margare Stafford,
Guy Norton, Velma Blue, Marion Mil.
ler Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman, Helen
Fay Bessie Wright, Fred Austin,
Matte Bentley, Ruth Clifford. Claude
Gokay, Maude Holt
Fruit Punch-Millie Farnum, Jen.
ME Williams, Mrs. Lillian Wilson.
Music-E. r. Griswold, Duane Bias
sett, Ethel Cutler, Lulu Gokay.
Head waiter and waitress-Miss
Carrie Phillips, Albert Knights.
Cakes-Miss Eva Lewis.
Dishes--Mrs. Fred HOughton.
All the young people of the church
whose names are not included in the
above lists are expected to act as
serving committee in charge of the
refreshments
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-16

GEORGE 3. LAWRENCE DEAD
Well Known Resident Died at 6 o.
clock This Morning

The death of George B. Lawrence,
one of the communitys most highly
respected citizens, occurred this
morning at o'clock at his home in
the east part of the town. He suf-
fered from a shock last Friday after
noon and had been in a critical con
condition since then He did not re-
gain consciousness and his death had
been momentarily expected.
Mr. Lawrence was born at the
Lawrence homestead where he died,
on August 4, 1855 He was the son
of John and Harriet Barber Lawrence
well known residents of this section
and had always made his home in
this town. Besides his wife he is
survived by one son, Frederick Law
renee. and a sister, Mrs. E. w. Brad
ford of this town.
The deceased was a good citizen
and well liked by his many acquain-
tances. He was among the few sons
of well known farmers of the last
century, who took up farming as an
occupation and made a success of it.
Being of a genial and kindly dispos-
ition he won the lasting respect of all
with whom he was in any way assoc
lated. BY his death the community
loses one of its best citizens and the
family kind and loving member
The funeral will be held at the
house Saturday afternoon at 2 o.
clock Rev Philip Schuyler, pastor
of St Peters Episcopal church, OF
which the deceased was member
will officiate, assisted by Rev. R. NJ
Martin of the Baptist church. The
interment will be in the family lot
in the Bennington Center cemetery