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The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-20
Work on the Capitol

Little Rock. Ark, Sept. 2o.- 1t is the man With the sledge ham mer who is now holding back the reconstruction work at the new State Capitol. The steel workers have gone as far as they can until more of the concrete is torn out so they can get at the beams to nut in heavier ones. If the inter- for of the building looked deso- late before it looks doubly so now. Every pound of concrete from the biz four foot square columns is falling away before the sledge and chisel of the convicts and about half of the columns have been stripped. Every pound of steel m
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-20
Transfer of Abode

Little Rock, Ark. Sept. 2O.- Insanity in the Arkansas peniten- tiary has taken a back seat for it no longer is abe to secure immune ity from work for the feigning con victs. Wade Beck. the convict, who educated the June bug, uueered the game. Beck was re- gently transferred to the State Hospital for the treatment oi the nervous diseases, escaping in Htt'e over a week from the time he was taken in. He was recap tured by penitentiary official at Hot Springs Junction where he was waiting for a train on the following morning. He said at the time that he had regained his req son and would rather be in the penitentiary than in the insane as ylum. He went to work on the State Capitol building this morn- ing. the officials being assured he was feigning insanity. With him went another convict who had been acting without reason about the penitentiary. He has been al lowed to stay in the hospital and when Warden Smith saw how Beck had acted ha informed the other convict that he would have to Eo to work this morning also. The man saw that he was caught up with and cast aside his efforts to appear of unsound mind and this morning cheerful.y marched out to work with the balance
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-20

the building is to be exposed. The convicts have stripped about half the big columns. The parts of floors that were left standing are now being torn out and the gal.er- ies Will come before the end of the week. Architect Walls, re- presenting Architect Gilbert will arrive before the end of the Week to look over the building and note the progress made. It will take the convicts at least a week long, CT to- get all of the old concrete out, and it Will then ba week af- ter before tthe concrete work CTS can commence to reconstruct the walls and floors. The carpen- ters during the past week put in temporary elevator to carry up material to the roof. This will be used only in the interior, the der-
 ricks being3 used to elevate the things from the outside
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-20
Worse Than Boil WeeviI

Blytheville, Sept. 20.- Cotton fields i'll the North SawDa commun ity of Mississippi county are be- ing devastated through the ray ages of a new pest which has ar rived to attack the cotton and do more damage than the boil weyi. The new worms eat the cotton from the boil before abandoning it and whole fields have been re- gently ruined in this manner. One field of 20 acres which several weeks ago looked to be sood for two bales to the acre was attack ed by the worms and will now yield about half a bale to the entire 20 acres. The same kind of worm played havoc with the corn just as it was beginning to silk in the spring.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-20

insignificant item in his paper the rural editor often incurs the last ing enmity of the people who sub ordinate public spirit to personal pique. In spite of this the rural editor lives and fills his mission but he could live much better andfill mission of vastly great CT potency t o his community if he had the Unanimous support of his people.
 There are a number of small dailies in Arkansas, newspapers do ing valiant service for the state and for the communities in which they are published and not one of them is receiving more than it deserves iD public patronage and words of encouragement. - Arkansas Gazette.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-20
Wants Sanitarium.

Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 20. = The State Tuberculosis Sanitar7 ium Commission is today meeting in the rooms of the Arkansas Rail- road Commissionto make a selec- tion of the site for the sanitar- jun Bonneville had delegation before the Commission this morn- ing Womble is also a strong con tender for the institution. Tho Fourche River Lumber Company has offered a free site at FOurche. Murfreesboro and Fordyce are al so among the applicants. Judge
 Joseph NJ. Hill and pr. J. P. Shib7 ley, two of the leading members of the commission are attending the meeting. No announcement of a selection will be made until after all the free sites offered have
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-20
WILL PROBABLY
 COME TO ARKANSAS
J. N. haIioway Riil Endeavor to Bring the N. R. F. D. (. A. to this
 State Next Year.

Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 20. - Determined to bring the next con V ntion of the National Rural Free Delivery Carriers Association to Arkansas, J. w. Hal,oway of Ross ton, one of the delegates from Arkansas, left last night for Koch ester He stopped here to get a letter from Gov Donaghey invit- ing the convention. It is practice ally certain that the convention will come to Arkansas next year as last year the convention was taken away by two votes and the different states then obliged them selves to work for Arkansas next year.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-20
Cotton Seed Soaring

Oulhrle, Okla., Sept. 2O.- Cotton seed prices are reaching the highest point ever known in the community. In this locality gin-- ners are offered S22 to 26 per ton. and in Southern Oklahoma are of fered even S2S per ton. This is an increase from $11 last season.
 Little Rock, Sept. 19- It was stated yesterday by A. D. Al.en of Little Rock who is at the head Of the cotton oil mi,lers of the United States that the prevailing price for cotton seed in Little Rock is SIS per ton. This price is above the price of last year.
 Mir Allen explained that the high price of the seed is due to the short crop of cotton this year. He said that the reported price Of $23 to 25 per ton for seed from Oklahoma is out of all proportion as the Arkansas miller cannot hope to produce more than 3S gal Ions Of oi, from a ton of seed. It
 is said that the Texas and Okla homa cotton seed will not average more than 32 gallons to the ton.
 The oib mi!lers say that they are handling the cotton seed on a narrow margin. They say that "a gross piofit of S1.5l ger, ton is most conservative estim ate.
 Some planters calm that the oil mi.lers are not paying nearly as much for cotton seed as the Saarth in the market would war rant.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
CHURCH
TO INCORPORATE
IN NYE COUNTY
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
OF MANHATTAN FILES
ARTICLES

For the first time in the history
OF Nye county, a church filed ar
ticles of Incorporation yesterday at
the county clerks Office. The name
of the new concern is the First Pres
byterian Church Corporation of
Manhattan, and the place of office
and place of business are named as
the northern placer camp.
The object of the corporation, as
embodied in tine articles. is to es-
tablish a Presbyterian church for
the purpose of public worship. ac-
cording to the rules of the Presby-
terrain church in the United States
of America, and to take charge of
the church building, estate. prop
erty and affairs thereof, and to do
and perform all such other acts as
are calculated to achieve the pur-
poses and objects OF a church. and
les societies, Sunday schools and
charitable work shall by the act be-
come members of the corporation
The names Of the original incorpor-
ators as selected for the purpose al
duly called congregational meetings
are Mrs. G. Crews, Mrs. p. Hey.
wood. Mrs, William Mott. Fred
Bath and Frank Humphrey. who
were also selected to serve as trus.
tees.
The life of the Incorporation is
named as so years. No stock viii
be issued.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
ELY=GOLDFIELD
RAILROAD SECURING
TERMINAL SITE
Officials VIII Soon Accompany Party
of Contractors Over Ground and Then
Bids Will be Submitted.

1t is evident that a recent meeting has been held by the 4
parties Interested in the Ely~Goldheld railroad project, for con- .
siderable activity is being displayed all along the line of the =
proposed route. Malcolm L. Macdonald yesterday received word Z
Alberger of the Tonopah and Tidewater, stating that both gem =
temen were in Ely arranging for terminal sites and right of =
way in Ely and White Pine county. The message stated. that z
the gentlemen were assured of having their requests granted Q
by both the city officials of Ely and the county commissioners .
of White Pine. 4
= Engineer Rasor returns he will accompany the bidders over the .
line. 1t is the intention to start work at both ends and also in .
several places where supplies can be furnished without any =
great amount of trouble. =
Mr.. Macdonald stated last evening that he was Of the cpiY =
ion that the work would be started by the first of the year.
under way. The surveyors will make one more trip over the 9
route in order to place he grading stakes, but this will not o- =
cupy more than two or three weeks. =
The road will be 2O miles in length and of this a1ouuc q
fully as per cent will be within the confines of Nye county. =
This is no small item in itself when the value is computed for =
Golfers of the county treasury. Z
The men who are furnishing the money to build the road, =
expect to have trains in operation within the next 16 months. .
Nor will the line end at Ely. 1t has long been the ambition of .
Borax smith, who heads the enterprise, to control a transcon- =
unental line, and before long a terminal may be established at .
Salt Lake. On the southern end of the road, connections will =
be made with the Tonopah and Tidewater, which insures a ter =
minal in Los Angeles. q
1t is figured that the proposition will cost 100000, in .
Guiding rolling stock, equipments, etc The actual cost of con- =
struction will be $685. 900 a mile. =
Just as many men IS can be found will be given employ q
ment in the construction and it is feared by the railroad omc- q
ials that a shortage of employees viii be experienced as it is q
the desire to rush the work to completion There will also be =
thousands OF work animals used and 1t is the idea to secure the q
latter from the districts tapped by the line. Should the supply z
tacted for. a
$3.50 - - . > . 80 :
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27

formed Matt that for the next FIVE
months he could have his mail ad-
dressed in care of the sheriff's office.
Wells was arrested on complaint
Of Sam Hopper, an Indian, who said
Wells had hit him over the head
with an axe. From the story as
told by Lo. it appears he reached
Tonopah Wednesday night with a
load Of wood, As he was coming
up from a livery yard below town.
he met Wells, who said he would
get some whiskey if he (Sam) would
cough up a dollar. Both men pro-
ceeded to Wells cabin. Sam gave
Matt the dollar and the latter, after
visiting a nearby saloon, returned
with a quart bottle wrapped up in
a newspaper. Sam Immediately be-
came happy and started out to hunt
for his friends. When he took the
first drink he found that the bottle
contained beer instead of whiskey.
When he demanded his money back
from Wells, the row started.
Wells denied that he bought the
Indian beer or whiskey, but admit
ted welding the axe.
Wells was found guilty and SEN
fenced as related above.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
ELLENDALE LOOKS GOOD
TO HEB KENDALL

From the present appearances I
believe that l have struck the ex-
tension of the Cooper-Nagle ledge, ~
said Zeb Kendall yesterday, who
came in from Glendale to spend
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Kendall and
Abraham Lincoln Kendall.
"a depth of about seven feet has
been secured in the shaft, but this
has not proved sufficient to pene-
trate the surface formation. ! have
been taking paintings constantly
since the strike was made and a
number have averaged around $40.
On my return sinking will be re-
sumed until the solid formation is
encountered and then it will be a
great deal easier to determine what
We are sinking on.
"The contract for driving a new
tunnel on the Clifford and Nay prop
erty was awarded to Joe Bricca,
Andy Piaua and associates. who will
soon start work"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27

First National constitutes the basis
for the dispute that has waged for
nine days in the district court be-
tween the two factions.
The receiver has shown, so he
claims, that the Nye and Ormsby
has simply been plundered for the
money with which to start the First
National bank, and with which to
grab off the business of the Nye
and Ormsby bank. The First Nat
ional, which is Frank Golden, claims
that the bank was a dependent or
ganization of the Nye and Ormsby
bank; but that the Nye and Ormsby
bank has only a small balance due
from the liquidation of its affairs
through the First National, and
that this balance is represented by
the 235 shares of stock proffered to
the receiver. Even this is subject
70 some adjustment Of accounts.
The 235 shares of stock were not
proffered until after the beginning
of proceedings on citation just fin
ished.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
is Ordered to Repay
Funds Of Nye and Ormsby

CARSON, Nov. 6.-Judge Langan
has ordered the receiver of the Nye
and ormsby County bank to recover
from the First National bank of
Carson City and Frank Golden all
the shares of the capital stock Of
the First National bank owned by
the Nye and 0rmsby County bank.
The receiver, through his attor-
ney, James T. Boyd, has laid claim
to every share of the capital stock
of $50, 900.
The attorney of the bank, Alfred
Chartz, had just proffered to the
receiver 235 shares of the stock,
subject to a release of the over
drafts of Frank Golden and L. l..
Patrick on the Nye and Ormsby
County bank books, and an alleged
indebtedness of the Nye and Orms-
by County bank to the First Nation
al bank of about $4,000.
The difference in the amount
claimed by the receiver and the sum
proffered by the attorney for the
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
SOCRATES WAS A DANCER
IN THE OLD DAYS

Wasn't it Shakespeare who said,
"On with the dance"-or was it
Socrates. or J%effries? Any way. we
believe in the old saving and as a
proof of our belief will be in at
tendance this evening at the
Knights of Pythias' seventh annual
ball at the Miners Exchange hall
Like affairs in the past have been
classed as events of the season"
but then you know the pape~s al
ways have to saw something. The
dance tonight will show the trippers
of the light fantastic Just how
things should be conducted. All
last night and until an early hour
this morning. the decorators were
hard at work putting the finishing
touches to the concentrations. The
work speaks for itself and we be-
lieye that the interior Of the hall
has never presented as pretty a pic
ture as Will be displayed this even
ing. 1t will certainly be a grand
affair and the deyotees of the terp-
sichorean art will receive the full
worth of their money. Come early
and stay late Is the request of the
committee in charge. The music
will be furnished by the Voss and
Tatro orchestra. What more could
the dancing public desire?
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
Nhw ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF HEARING

In the District Court OK the Firm Ju-
dicial District Of the state Of Ne
yada. III and Tor tile County Of Nye.
In the matter of the estate Of Robert
Henderson. deceased.
Notice IL hereby given, that John a.
MOffat, the administrator Of the es-
tate Of Robert Henderson, deceased,
has presented for settlement his ma
account and filed his petition for dis
tribution, OF his administration
said estate, and that Monday tht
20th day OF December, A. D.. 1903, e.
10 o'clock A. NJ. OF hat day. at ths
courtroom OF said court at the tovH
OF Tonopah, in said county Of NY
state Of Nevada, has been duly az
pointed by the judge 81 said court
for the settlement Of the final account
and the hearing OF the petition taF
distribution. al which time and place
amy person Interested in said estate
may appear and show uua why ing
nua1 account should not be appraved
and allowed and confirmed, and tf
property distributed Ia accordane
with the petition for distribution
Dated this 2Gth day OF November
a. ID. 1908.
(Scat1
ROBERT e. POLL.
Clerk Of Court
BY LOWELL DANIELS, Deputy
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
MINER SUSTAINS
FRACTURED SKULL
FROM A FALL
JACK LAMB Is TAKEN TO MIN
Frs HOSPITAL WITH LAC
GRATED SCALP

Jack Lamb, a leaser on the Jim
Butler, sustained what is feared to
be a fractured skull last evening, by
falling to the floor in the Tonopah
club. Lamb had been drinking dur
ing the evening and shortly after
10 O'Clock was in such a condition
that he could hardly walk. He was
standing opposite the bar when sew
eral observers noticed him stagger
a few steps and then he fell back
wards, his head striking the thing
floor with considerable force. When
picked up Lamb was bleeding from
the ears as well as from the wound
resulting from the impact with the
floor. -~-
He was conveyed to the Miners
hospital where the injury was
dressed, but owing to his condition
it was difficult to determine the ex-
tent of the wound,
Lamb, it is understood, is mar
ried, and his wife and three child
rem reside in this city.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
FINE DISPLAY IN
LOCAL STORE WINDOW

One of the neatest window dis
plays which has been observed in
this city for several moons, can be
seen at the Tonopah Stationery
store. The decoration is the work
Of Joe Snyder, he of the loud voice
at the Butler theatre. The color
scheme is red and white, the colors
Of the Tonopah high school, while
numerous pieces of football para
%phernalia add a tone to the win
dow. Mr.. Snyder has been en-
ployed by a number of the leading
stores of the east and is considered
one of the best decorators in that
line. On the strength of this dis
play he has been secured by a num-
Der of other merchants to decorate
the front part of their stores.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
CHARLES SANDS WELL
KNOWN IN WEST

Charles Sands, who suddenly
passed away at Goldfield Sunday
night, was one of the widest known
men in the west. He was a native
of Prussia and aged about Sc Years.
He located at Leadville in 1872 and
is well known by all the old time
Coloradoans.
Mr.. Sands came to Goldfeld in
1906 and since that date had been
prominently connected with all mat
ters that pertained to the upbuilding
of his home city. He was a member
OF the Elks and the Masonic lodge,
belonging to the Royal Arch chap
ter.
The deceased is survived by a
widow. and two brothers. One of
the brothers. Jacob Sands, is a res
ideut of Tonopah. being the mana
ger of the Toggery.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
EARTH'S SHADOW
ECLIPSES THE MOON

At 1879 this morning the man
in the moon was in ignorance as to
what was Transporting on the earth
AND several other planets. The
eclipse prognosticated by the ex.
perts with the almanac, arrived as
per schedule somewhere between
1880 and IL o'clock, and for sey-
eral hours the night hawks of the
city amused themselves in watching
the phenomenon.
The eclipse. which was a total
one, was caused by the moon enter
ing the earth's shadow. It was a
little over two hours before the
moo regained it's former lustre and
emerged from its hiding place.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
AT The HOTELS
ON FRIDAY
NIIZPAH

MIZPAH
n. w. Hutchinson, j. G. Mckay,
M. Mckay, James Mcdonald, /.
Trueman, G.. Mcdonald, G. Bourbon,
]. Hook. C. e. Overman, Nelson
Burkland, T. Richardson, Russell
Bulge, Fred Davis, Willie Fitzger-
aid, It. Rogers, r. Healy, Ben Hen
ley, V. Ruse, Charles McCallin, r.
Mccall, Zette Zachs, Shorty Vedy.
Miss Kelly, II. Lock Court, J.. G.
Thompson, |. 7. Thompson, Harry
George Jones, G%oldfeld; G. Hawk
ensen, r. J.. Highland. City; Will
liam Hague, Bisbee; l.. A. Sawyer,
J.. p. Whitney, A. S. Farrar, San
Francisco; Abe Goldman, Chicago;
e. T. Giles, Pioneer; u. Herr, Round
Mountain; Mr.. Finch, Reno; w. II.
Black and wife, Millers: C. NJ.
Stund, Reno; William Forman,
Oasis; A. Nelson, Georges Canyon.
MANHATTAN
Charles l.. Shots, Johnnie, Nev. (;
James Shorts, Phoenix, Ariz. Jack
Haley, Tucson, Ariz.; w. l.. Young,
Reno; Abe Strattan. Saeramento;
James T. Walker, Denver: Amos
Hacket. Chicago; b. NJ. Garland,
James C~larkson, Los Angeles; G. NJ.
K~imbrough, Peru, Ind. j, w. Beak-
err, j. Harrison, M. L. Allen, Gold
field; James Watson, Reno; n. Poll,
Miner, New: b. w. Waldo, Sag
Francisco; M. v, Gallup, A%lbuque,
que, N. NJ; Milo Garovich. Millers;
A. b. Meacham, Los VsSas, N. NJ;
|. M. Thornton San Diego.
PALACE
L. CRUDE, Candelaria; e. u. SUIT
Ter. Sodayille; w. II. Johnson. J. A.
Hillyer, Hot Creek; r. f. TAFT, Gold
old
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
TWILL MIN HO4
A1ddV TIIM NVKNOFf

Attorney General Stoddard has
been notified by Judge Morehouse
that an application will be made for
. ~re-hearing in the Jackman case,
which was recently decided by the
supreme court Of this state.
Albert Jackman was convicted of
killing a messenger boy in Gold
field and sentenced, to spend the
rest Of his natural life in the state
prison. He was tried October last
before Judge Langan and after be-
inS convicted the case was appealed
TO the supreme court and there af-
hrrhed. The attorneys for Jackman,
Thompson, Morehouse and Thomp-
SON. %contended that Judge Langan
had left Goldfeld before the sem
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27

tcnce was rendered and that by this
act he had adjourned that session of
court and therefore the sentence
could not be rendered. The SUI
preme court decided, however, that
there were no regular sessions OF
the district courts and that they
We're always open. The present pc
tition is based on a number of legal
technicalities.
Shortly after Jackman was con
victed Of the killing, a relative died
leaving him about 100000. and this
money is being used to carry hi.
case through the courts.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
FORMER DISTRICT
PHILIPPINE JUDGE
GUEST At DINNER
MRS. +. l.. KNOX OF NYCO CLUB
ENTERTAINS THANKSGIV-
ING AFTERNOON

One of the most elegant and en-
joyable Thanksgiving dinner. par
ties in Tonopah was that given by
Mrs. Z. L, Knox of the Nyeo club.
Ten guests were entertained and
owing to the hostess excellent and
artistic taste the table presented a
beautiful picture. Among the dis
tiuguished guests was Judge BurIit
of Reno, who entertained with most
interesting stories OF his life DURING
his term Of Office as United States
district judge Of the Philippines
His word pictures were very beau.
tiful and highly appreciated by
those fortunate enough to hear him
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-27
MANCANA is TAKEN
TO STATE PRISON

Sheriff j. J. Owens departed yes
terday morning for Carson, having
in charge Ascension Mangana, the
convicted murderer Of Byron Nelson.
Mangana win be turned over to
the warden Of the state penitentiary,
who viii place the Mexican in one
of the death cells. The execution Of
the prisoner has been set for Feb
ruary II, 1910.