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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION.
County Fathers Transact ROHthn,
Business at Yesterdays Session.

An agreement for the compilation
of the sidewalk contract across the
court house grounds was entered into
yesterday with w. e Meyers, tine
successful contractor, by the board of
county commissioners. Under the
terms of the contract, Meyers is re-
quired to complete the work within
thirty days. The hid submitted by
Meyers is as follows: Excavatirg, 60
cents a cubic yard; construction OF
sidewalk, 20 cents a square yard .
building of curbing and quit - SO
cents a linear foot.
The contract awarded to John w
Hams for the construction CT .
bridge across White river, near the
Mcqueen ranch, was signed yester
day. Hams is compelled to finish I
the job within fifteen days. The con-
tract price is $3.50. John Verzan
and l. C. Moon appear as sureties on
Hams bond for
The commissioners counted the
money On hand in the treasurer's Of
flee and found the same to be $42,-
5S2.66.
The board also met as a town
board for Cherry Greek and Riepe-
town and allowed the usual monthly
salary bills.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07

council hal his cellar was being
flooded by water coming from High
street after heavy rains, and asked
the council to have a gutter made
so as t. carry off the water and avoid
damaging his property. The city en-
gfneer was instructed to attend to
the matter.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw an ordinance protecting the
purity of the water supply.
Tine matter of using the fire hy-
drants for flushing the cutters was
discussed at length, it being calimed
by the water company that the con-
tinuaI use of the hydrants for that
purpose has the effect of damaging
them. City Engineer ColweIl stated
to the council that no damage would
result to the hydrants were they to
be turned on full force, but this can
not be done, as the force is so great
that the water will shoot into the
street and not accomplish what is
wanted. He said by turning them on
half way the hydrant will be dam
aged and also the leakage caused
Will RESULT in damaging the new
walks. The mayor and councilmen
Stated that they were willing to act
In harmony with the water company
in this matter and are willing to use
the. standpipes for the; purpose of
flushing tie cutters. The company
wilr be asked to provide a standpipe
for the south side of Au1tman street.
The council refused TO accept tha
pxAW poucrnta
4. Rev. G.. C. Hunting asked that an
brdinance which he had prepared, re
straining women from singing in sa-
Rooms, be passed by the board.
Mayor Mcdonald said that the
council could be relied upon to
handle the matter itndiciousfy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07

r. Friedling, labor ....... 1925
w. Mulyihill, labor and team 196.00
John Dunphy 5.25
Reno Constr uction CO., W
contract ...... cad. 81
John Delmore ......... rs
Steptoe. V. &c S. Co., manholes 1904
The following bills were laid over
for further considerations:
Ely Water Co. $500. $4,000
Ely Light and Power Co. -. $3.50
r. Jackson ....-...-.. w
1t was ordered that one of the
telephones in the city hall be taken
out.
City Attorney Zurich was instruct
ed to insert al "ad". in the two pa
peers to the effect that a bond issue
is to be made, the object being to
ALLOW outside investors to make
sealed bids, the same to be accom-
panied by a certified check for 5 per
cent of the amount for which the
bid will be made.
> The following applications for
liquor licenses were allowed: j., b.
Hazlett, Northern Hotel company,
Athens Mercantile company, u. Cal
Narcotic. Liquor company, H..
o. Hall & Co., Marks-Talbott COM
pany, Charles Johnson, Dugan & Co.,
Stanley Allen, Nicholson & Clays.
The application of Joe OiBrien was
taken under consideration. This Ii
cense. was not acted upon, as the.
place for which it is asked is run by
two women, and the council desires
time to look up the matter and see
if it is proper to grant Liquor licenses
to women.
The fire chief was instructed to
select two assistants to help him ex-
anime all fire apparatus and to test
the fire %hydrants.
Rev. G.. G.. Hunting informed the,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
HOMEsTEAD CONTEST HEARD.

The homestead contest of j. p.
KERN VS.. Jerome V. C. Herman was
heard yesterday before County Clerk
Oldfield. The land in dispute lies di-
rectIy west of the holdings of the
Smelterville Townsite company. J..
p. KERN, H. c. Herrick and H. w.
Fletcher we're sworn as witnesses
and gave their testimony during the
hearing. he contest was Drougn. on
the ground that Herman had aban-
doned the homestead for a period
of than q year.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
MINING DEALS CLOSED.

that the Cole-Ryan interests have
taken over the Rfckard-Ely and Vet
eran-Ely properties, the amount paid
being $4,000. The same people
recently purchased the Military group
of claims. A News representative
interviewed G.. l.. Rickard in refer
nee to the reported sales, but he
said he did not care to make a state
ment at this time. If the report con-
corning these sales is true, ard there
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
WORKING ON ELY CENTRAL.

A depth of 125 feet had been at
tanned yesterday at the Eureka shaft
of the Ely Central properties, and
more thanfi We feet a day is being
accomplished by the three shifts m
ployed. All the men possible are
being given positions in the shaft,
and arrangements are being made so
the number of men on the payroll
will be largely increased.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07

you are the one that's suffering from
a brain storm, not me-" Harp
hadn't time to finish the interview
when the buzz wagon came up, and
the last seen of Harp and his
charming bride. they were ON their
way to McGill, where they are sure
to receive a most hearty welcome.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07

Carr is principal of the White Pine
county high school and is qualified
in every way to take charge of the
football squad, having had several
years of football experience during
his undergraduate days at the Uni
versity of Michigan.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
OF Bills
Passed By
Council

At a meeting of the city council
last evening the contract submitted
by the Nevada Northern railroad for
running the tunnel through the rail-
road fill for the sewer was accepted
and signed by the mayor and Coun-
cilmen Witcher and Neyin, Council
man Teis being absent.
The matter of dividing the dis
charge water from hte proposed
sewer, between the city and Chand-
Ter and Quayle, for agricultural pur-
poses, was referred to the city attor-
ney.
A communication from the city at
torney was read, in which he claimed
that certain provisions of the water
franchise had been violated. Inc
communication was ordered filed
with the clerk.
Genera, Manager Rankin of the
Reno Construction company informed
the council that the would have his
portion of the sewer contract COM
pleted by October Is, if he could get
an immediate delivery of pipe.
The council refused to allow the
license of the Court Exchange saloon
to be transferred from the former
owners to the one now conducting
that place f business.
A warrant vas ordered drawn in
favor of the Ely National bank for
$6S1.30 for money advanced for
ru1;ol+ ~ .Dway. ninn
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
CHARGE Is DISMISSED.

Because the complaint was .defec-
tive, the charge against John Paul,
who was arrested for disturbing the
peace, Vas dismissed yesterday in the
Fiustice court, on motion of District
Attorney Reeves. The evidence ad-
duced at the hearing was moi suffi-
cient to justify a conviction.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
ASSESSMENT WORK DONE.

Affidavits of assessment work on
the Annie Burns, Portland, Silver
Cliff Nos. | and 2, Lamp Bird, White
Horse and Ruby claims in the She'll
bourne mining district were filed yes
terday in the recorders office by
Charles Fail. The claims are owned
by o. H. Pau1son; Jamse Burns and
Chris FAIL. &sA
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07

is no doubt it is, as it is stated that
the purchase price has been received
by a local bank to be distributed
among the holders of stock in the
different companies, it will mean that
the Giroux people have paid close
to 100000 for ground in the vicin-
ity of the Giroux estate. This does
not include that which was paid for
the Butte-Ely holdings.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
TO TAKE REMAINS EAST.

Ralph Godcharles, brother of the
late editor of Copper Ore, arrived on
last evenings train from Cananea,
Mexico. Mr.. Godcharles will leave
for the east with his brothers re-
mains tomorrow.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
PERFORMED FIRST CEREMONY.

Judge Fred Beck performed his
first marriage ceremony yesterday in
his office in the court house build
ing, when Edward Sheridan and Miss
Minnie Sarenka were united in mar
riage. The young couple will make
their home at McGill, where Mr..
Sheridan is employed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
r. IN TOWN.

]. F. Parks. superintendent of the
Ely Central properties, was down
from the mines yesterday on company
business.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
COMMISSION AS NOTARY.

The commission of Charles s..
Chandler as notary public was filed
for record in the recorders office
yesterday. The commission was is
sued by Governor Dickerson on June
19, 1899, and will be in effect four
years. w. B. Graham and B. L..
Quayle appear as sureties on Chand-
ler's bond in the sum of $4,000.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
HUNTING LICENSE ISSUED.

A hunting license was issued yes
terday to George H. Sharp by County
Clerk Oldfeld. Mr.. Sharp came in
yesterday from his ranch in Railroad
valley for the purpose of getting a
load of supplies.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
VISITORS FROM LANE.

l. Z. Moon, Jonn A. Steele and D..
p. Curto came down from Lane City
yesterday for the purpose of attend
ing to business matters. &
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
Is ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN.

DR.. r. E. Gerstenhow arrived last
night from Kansas City, Mo-, to ac-
cept the position of assistant physi-
clan for the Giroux Consolidated
company. He is registered at the
Northern and will enter upon his du-
ties within a few days.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
DOING ASSESSMENT WORK..

Ernest Randall came in yesterday
from across the valley, where he is
doing the annual work on a number
of claims in which he is interested.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07

Phone 63-K when wanting laundry
called for and work will be salts
factorily done by the Troy laundry.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07

Fresh crabs, Holsters, shrfmps and
oysters at the Palace. Also all kinds
of Dutch lunch. Dining room for la
dies in the rear. .73t
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
WILL DISTRIBUTE ESTATE.
An order diractino notico of hearing

III OIUCI UIlCCtkH8 HOGAOO u Inviting
of petition for distribution OF the es-
tate of Henry Bush was filed in the
county clerks office yesterday. The
date for the hearing of the petition
has been set for October. The prop
erty subject to distribution is valued
at $5,165.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
HAS MOVED.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Conner re-
moved yesterday to the home of b.
w. Coleman on Mill street.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07

We make no charge for examin-
ing your eyes. Also, charges for
glasses are extremely modest, Bishop
Jewelry Store. alt. S-4tf.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07

Eight year old Lacey Whiskey and
Veteran Bar. 21tf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
Of
a Day in the
District
DOWN FROM COPPER FLAT.

DR.. Lew E. Wallace had business
in Ely yesterday, and returned to
the mines last night.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07

CARR ELECTED CAPTAIN.
Leland w. Carr has been elected
captain of the Ely football team. Mr..
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-20
ELECTRIC LINE
WINS OVER O. Il. 3
Judge Steele Denies Application "a
lnlunctiOn.

Judge Steele Denies Application "a
Injunction.
MOSCOW, Idaho. July 2O.-Th
Spokane a Inland Empire Rallroai
company won the injunction cas-
brought by the Oregon Railway
Navigation company 70 prohibit a.
Inland from appropriating cartalf
right Of way In this city over groant
which the Oregon Railway q Navi
cation company claimed 70 own.
Judge Steele. Of the district court
handed down his decision last even
ing. IN which be denies the applica!
ton for . permanent write asked fot
By the Oregon Railway q NaYlga
ton company. This instance dis
closes that the land IN dispute would
aud does belong to tho Oregon Rails
way a Navigation company except
for one reason. which is that the
court holds II has been used for n
street and public highway LONG
enough TO bring Il under the control
OF the city By right Of prescription.
and that therefore the Inland under
its franchise from the city had legal
right to lay lie tracks alongside and
between the street proper and land
owned by the Oregon Railway A
Navigation company.
II was over this property that the
officials and construction crews Of
the two railroad companies FLASHED
about a month ago. The Inland be-
gan laying an extension OF liz tracks
to Milier's Touring mills and the
I.atah County Fruit associations
cold storage and packing plant dur
Ing the darkness OF the FIRST Night
after the city had granted IS fran
chise.
AsfeE days thereafter the Oregon
Railway 4 Navigation company
nlipped in a construction crew and,
under cover OF night. tore up that
portion OF the track claimed 70 be
on It's ground Thereupon the In
land compelled them TO cult by fore
OF numbers and relald the track. re-
sultinE in the Oregon Railway 4
Navigation company taking the case
into court.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-20
USE PHOTOGRAPHS
ON NATIONAL FORESTS.

Improved Methods OF Communica-
ton and Protection.
Experiments win be made during
the summer with the standard hello
graphs which are now used in the
war department for signaling on the
national forests. One OF these ex-
periments win be on the Kaniksu ma
tional forest in Idaho and the other
on the Stanislaus forest in Califor-
mia.
II is intended to discover whether
these instruments will be OF use on
national forests to report fires or
transmit other messages in areas
where there is no quick method Of
communication.
The conditions Of climate and atti-
tude as well as the species OF imam
mable trees in the two forests are
sufficiently different to determine
whether the instrument Is suited to
some localities and not to others.
Easy and quick communication to
all parts OF forest must be had Ii
fire is to be kept down. Any one
who knows of the fearful damage
wrought by forest fires on private
and unprotected lands each year
will easily see that through fire pa
troll, use Of telephone lines and other
means of communication, such as is
maintained on the 1876. 600 600 acres
contained In the national forests, the
losses can be reduced to a minimum.
For the administration and protec-
ton OF the l4S national forests In
nineteen states and territories and
Alaska the government spent s2,-
526, O9S.02, or about Ia cents an
acre for the calendar year 1908. or
this amount s5s2l6s.ls was spent
for permanent Improvements includ-
ing the construction OF 2.4O0 miles
of trails, 100 miles OF wagon roads.
3.200 miles OF telephone lines and
40 miles Of fire lines.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-20
SPOKANE WILL
HELP BOOST
Hotel and Business Men to Tell
True Conditions Here

stating that there was a lack Of ac-
commodations and that prices OF food
had been raised In Occur d'Alene.
and that he had promised TO make a
correction of the statement.
The committee also reported that
permission had been received from
the Occur d'Alene 4 Spokane Rail-
road company to place some person
from Occur d'Alene at the depot at
Spokane. whose mission II would be
to advise the landseekers OF the
hotel accommodations In Occur
d'Alene. and TO boost and offer gen
eral information. =. c. Copen was
appointed for the place and entered
upon his duties today.
A letter was read from the cham
Der OF commerce OF Spokane asking
the club 10 join with II and telegraph
the western representatives TO OPP
pose a duty on coal. The club. how.
ever. felt that II was a matter that
should be taken up al a general
meeting and no action Was taken.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-20
BELIEVE
TAFT SINGER
But Thinks He win Serve Par
Rather Than His
Country.

SEATTLE. Wash. July aO.-
think President Taft would IKE
keep the campaign pledges with
lation TO a revision OF the tariff
said General Sames b. Weaver. "
was twice q candidate for the ore
dency Of the United States on Il
popnlist ticket and who ID now via
Ing his daughter In this city.
think he would like to keep n
pledges" he continued, but II col
PEELED TO make a choice between (.
pledges Of the party 70 the peop
and his duty Of keeping the repu
lican party together. he viii ser
the party rather than his country.
this be will make the mistake Of Il
life. A. the people Understood Il
pledges 10 mean a revision Of Il
tariff 20 as 70 relieve them OF Il
burdens OF taxation ana free thu
from the clutches OF ordinations a.
trusts"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-20
slfRs on NOTE.

J. " Rae has commenced an ar-
lion 10 the district court against the
FARMERS Grain q Supply company
The suit Il based on q promlssory
note alleged 10 have been executed
by the defendant and afterwards a..
signed 10 the plalntla The original
amount Was $500. bat > number
Of payments have been made upon
II aud Il Is now alleged that there u
due and owinE the sum Of t3.2so.
The court IL asked 70 appoint a ~
celyer for the company. The prinei-
pal place Of business Of the dslena-
ant Is Spokane. and Spokane attor-
neys represent the pIaintlE.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-20
MIssOULA REGISTRATION
HAS REACHED $4,000.


City Is Taxed 60 Capacity 60 Care for
I4AndseekeFs.
MIsSouLA, Mont. July 2O.--The
total registration for lands In the
Flathead Indian reservation at mid
night last night was 1900. The
registration continues about the
same each day and a decrease Is not
expected. as Il is understood that q
number OF trains will start from st.
Paul today with landseekers on
board. The city Is still In a con
gested condition and hotel accom-
modations are scarce. A keen rivalry
stIH continues among the notarleE,
but the fieFceness of II. which caused
II to border on almost a riot for a
while. has Abated.
Beyond the robbery of an appli.
cant from Butte by a woman In one
OF the resorts of the city no crimes
have been committed She secured
$500.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-20
ROBBED EXPRESS
co. OF $4,000
c. T. Zimmerman Confesses to
Theft Of Big Money
Package.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Juyl POI now
fully realize that l was fool to tell
the detectives that ! had taken the
money, and also to further inform
them where they could find it, de-
clared Clayton T. Zimmerman, Jr.,
the embezzling employee of the Ad-
ans Express company, today. Zim-
norman was arrested on suspicion
of being responsible for the disap-
pearance of package belonging to
the company containing $4,000, but
it took great deal of questioning
on the part of the detectives working
on the case before confession could
be secured from him.
Finally, unable to bear up longer
under their grilling examination, he
confessed that he had taken the
money while in the employment of
the company as a clerk. He stated
in his confession that after stealing
it he secreted the package in the
bathroom of his home, and that at
midnight he would go to the room,
open the package and stuff his pock-
cts full of bills. The detectives,
after securing the confession, went
to the bathroom and there found all
of the money, except that extracted
from the package by Zimmerman
and spent by him.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-20

A special meeting was held last
evening by the Commercial club at
the organization club rooms for
the purpose of receiving the report
of a committee appointed to investi-
gate the truth of certain current re-
ports to the effect that Spokane was
indulging In a general knocking
business against the city of Occur
d'Alene
The members Of the committee
which visited Spokane and inter
viewed the business men there with
relation 10 the subject were V. W.
Sander, J. r. Sullivan and the club
president. The committee reported
that Il had carefully investigated the
situation and found that none of the
reputable business men Of that city
we're knocking Occur d'Alene. The
committee reported that Il had found
that a number OF cheap boarding
houses had advised prospective APP
plicants for registration for the Occur
d'Alene Indian reservation that hotel
accommodation could not be secured
al the Lake city. but that this was
not true as to the leading hotels. nor
the reputable business element. The
committee stated that Spokane was
nov unable to furnish aecommoda-
tons for the vast crowd. aud that
the hotel proprietorS had agreed to
inform all those coming TO Occur
d'Alene that there we're ample ae-
eommOdations here and that the
business element had promised IN
general TO boost for the Lake city.
The committee also reported that
IT had interviewed the editor Of the
spokezman-RevieE with relation to
an article appearing in its columns
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-20
SAYS MINES ARE
TAXED TOO LOW.
Edward Rutledge Timber Company
Alleges $50, OOO, 900 Is Missed.

Edward Rutledge Timber Company
Alleges $50, OOO, 900 Is Missed.
WALLACE, Idaho, July 20.-That
mining property in Shoshone county
valued at more than $50, 900 es-
capped taxation for 1909 is the claim
of the Edward Rutledge Timber COM
pany in a petition filed with the
county commissioners concerning its
timber lands, which have been sold
for delinquent taxes, the company re-
fusing TO pay because it alleged an
unreasonable valuation was placed
upon its timber.
The petition asks that "all mines
and mining claims subject to taxa
ton in the county be placed on the
assessment roll at valuation which
shall bear the same proportion to the
full cash value of such properties as
the assessment value of other prop
critics bears to their full cash val
ues."
1t also asks that a valuation OF
$4,000 placed upon the COM
pany's lands and premises be re-
dueed so that the valuation placed
thereon for the purpose of assess
ment and taxation shall bear the
same proportion to the full cash val
uation that the valuation placed on
other properties for assessment and
taxation bears to the full cash value
SO that the petitioner will be re-
Quired to pay no more than its fair
proportion of burden of taxation.