Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-06
SUES The HALF
Of TONOPAH FOR
sum OF $3.50
Edit OF EVENING PAPER
SPRINGS SURPRISE ON
THE COMMUNITY

Revenge, bitter revenge" was
the cry that echoed up and down
Brougher avenue yesterday. When
caught up by the wind the "crooel
woids" went Kissing down Main
street and when last seen were sail
ing in a straight line, headed for
Sodaville The cry first emanated
from one L. C. Branson, editor of
an obscure sheet, who alleged that
he had been cheated out of $3.50.
by the citizens of Tonopah. And
thereby hangs a tale.
The aforesaid eminent journalist
printed for the TonOpah Promotion
committees publicity committee,
which was named to secure funds
with which to entertain the visiting
members of the American mining
congress when they arrived in this
city, some 5000 booklets, which de-
scribad the resources of Nye county.
IL was given the printing with in
structions as per a dummy" which
called for binding with silk cords,
which he agreed to print as per
sample, and tie with the aforesaid
silk cords, but he didn't When the
OBJ was completed it was very no.
ticea able that the cords were miss
ipg common wire stapling being
rso1, The committee was to pay
&c" he cuts and half tones used and
when the bill was presented it
amounted to $21S.50 OF this sum
s3S25 was to pay for the cuts,
which originally cost $2S.25. The
extra $40 was a commission.
TIE publicity committee could not
see the fairness of paying the extra
$40 and owing to the fact that the
specifications had not been carried
out, they reduced the bill to an
even 5000. And then the howl com
menced and a lawsuit was started.
On Monday night the Journalist
stated to a member of the publicity
committee that he had been talking
with his attorneys and owing to his
legal expenses having. been very
large of late he deemed it best tina
suit should be brought to recove
that exorbitant sum of $3.50.
Yesterday morning he filed TIL
complaint in the justice court alleg
ing that he should be paid the ful
amount of $218.50. The bank &C
counts of two of the defendant
were attached, but owing to the fac
that they would not total more thai
$40 the attachment was released.
Said plaintiff then met several o
the defendants and made profus
apologies for his actions. Person
ally he bore them no malice but h
needed that aforesaid $3.50 an
would they please forgive him TO
causing them the unnecessary incon
venience of going to court.
The complaint on file at the jus
tice court gives the following as de
PENDANTS:
The Tonopah Promotion commit
tee, an unincorporated voluntary as
ISOLATION, and John Doe and Richar
Roe, whose true names are ur
known, president and secretary. RI
spectively, of said committee, an
r. P. Dunlap, w. w. Charles, H.
Jones, w. J. Bell, w. w. Boot
Branch Smith, H. c. Schmidt, A. +
Elftman, John Doe, Richard Ro
Michael Moe and Henry Stiles.
a'l there were about Is summon
served and when the police forC
cult work last night they were sti
on the job hunting up the differel
John Does Michael Moe proved
= Harry Epstine and he was du
elected a member of the 1--we bee
summoned club The true ide
tity of Henry Styles could not
armed, but it was strongly rumort
sterday that it was Stiles, Il
lain robber of Arizona. CAPITA
Thatcher denied this assertion
saving that he was at the last NEE
ing of the Promotion committee a.
if Stiles had been in the crowd
would have noticed him. The ca
tain knew Stiles before he (Stil'
rot the captain) broke over a
started holding up trains for i
ing.
The I've Been Summoned cl
held a social session yesterday aft
noon and discussed the situati
from every point of view 1t "
finally decided to hold a meeti
this afternoon, when the answer
the complaint will be filed. Att
ney l.. A. Gibbons will look al
no case for the defendants and
~ he ably assisted by d. M. D
W. nd Hiram Johnson, who hi
h ed for. Frances ]. Hen
shr nrnsaputor of San Fri