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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
YOUNG WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
BY TAKING "A DOSE OF LAUDANUM

came i'll. She came ur town about
) 80 and visited the Miners drug
store, where she purchased the lau =
anum. She gave as reasons that it
was to be used for toothacbe. On
being asked her name By the drug
clerk, she gave the information that
she was Marion Crawford. and want
ed the poison for a Miss Jessie. ~
These entries were made I'm the poi
son register. Who Miss Jesse hap
pens to be is unknown, for there Is
no girl in the Oaks BY that name.
At this time she appeared entirely
uncoucerned and by no act did she
convey an intimati0n that she was
to use the laudanum in an attempt
at self destruction. The poison was
purchased. according 10 the regis
ter. at 5.45 O'Clock. and it appears
that the girl Immediately made Il :
way 70 the wine Don Of the Mau-
haitian. where she attempted Che
act. Scraps Of what appeared 20 bt
a torn letter were found scattered
on the floor. but when patched up
they proved to be a doctors bill.
Late last night when she bad ful.
lv ~regained her senses she refused
TO give any reason for drinking the
poison, and added that she would
make another attempt at the FIRST
/ opportunity.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
Irene Jester is Unsuccessful Last Night in Her
Attempt to Commit elf-Destruction.

work they succeeded in reviving her
from the comatose condition into
which she had fallen, and after sew
eral hours they announced that she
was out of danger.
The young woman has been I'M
Tonopah only about two months,
and has always been reticent about
giving information concerning her
past. She is about 20 years Of age,
although her appearance indicat $
that she IS much Younger. She
came here from Los Angeles.
Yesterday She announced her in
tention Of leaving for Goldfeld, ana
packed her trunks. These were re-
moved to the Wells-Fargo office and
later in the afternoon She called and
had them shipped either TO Los An
geles or Long Beach, Cal
Up until four days ago she hai
been on a big jag, which resulted in
an attack of delirium tremens. She
was confined to her bed and yes
terday was the first time she had
been out Of the house since she be-
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30

dition to keep them up. | do NOT
believe in the practice Of paying !
dividend one quarter and then skin.
ping the next payment. That is I,
very poor policy and is one Thar
reflects no credit upon the mine ~
hcials. We are in a position to nav
Il dividend at this moment, but w.
could not pay a second one. Wa
have arranged for a large amount
OF development work and If ia
treasury was depleted by a dividend
process, the work would be greatly
retarded.
The mine management win ba
continued on a conservative basis
one that VIII bring the best results
to the stockholders. The regular
development work throughout Nh
mine will not be neglected while
the sinking is in progress, although
this is one of the most important
factors in the workings"
Mr.. Parks will remain here about
a week, during which time he win
make a thorough examination OF The
workings. He viii also take a trim
TO Goldheld to look after interests
IN that district.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
JOE LANE BIDS
ADIEU TO COUNTY
CHAIN GANG
MAKES HIS GETAWAY YEsTER-
DAY WHILE AT WORK on
BALL GROUNDS

Joe Lane broke into the counts
jail about ten days ago when be
raised a rough house in the White
Front saloon because he refused b
pay for q round of drinks. Yesef.
day Joe broke out of the Jail Be.
cause he wanted a drink. His term
was for 75 days, which would have
been reduced as he was an active
member of the chain gang.
While at work on the BAN ground
Yesterday In company with three
other prisoners, Lane asked Deputy
Ed Hammer for permission to go ID
the Tonopah dairy TO secure a drink
of water. His request was granted
and that was the last Hammer saw
Of the prisoner, Lane. after secur-
ing the drink, must have decided
that the chain gang had no charms
for him. and struck out for parts
unknown. He did not even stop TO
say goodbye or leave a FORWARDING
address for his mail.
When Harmer discovered that Ne
was a man shy, he returned with
the rest of his charges 10 the shef-
IFS Office Notice vas sent ont and
ain the surrounding towns and
camps viii be watched. It IS prob
able that Lane hit the trail for Cold
field, and If so he stands an excel
lent chance OF returning to the Hoe
tel de Owens, for Mike Catalan hiss
instructed his deputies TO keep q
sharp lookout for the wanted per-
son.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
AUTO EXPERT PREPAR-
ING TO WRITE A BOOK

Every man his own chauffeur.
Or how to successfully manage a
baking automobile" will be the
title of a book soon to be issued by
j. Westley Stewart. What Mr..
Stewart doesn't know about a ma
chine isn't considered worth know
ing. Every morning for the past
six months he has been out with
one of the neighbours autos taking
spins on the country roads. Dur
ing these trips he has been absorb
ing knowledge as to the mechanism
of the intricate parts of the buzz
wagons. He became so proficient
a mahout that last Saturday he de
eided to take a trip to Rawhide,
and invited Mrs. Stewart to accom-
pany him. In case of an accident
he had w. r. Williams go along,
for an extra man comes in handy
when tires have to be pumped full
of ozone.
The trip to Rawhide was made
without incident, but on the re-
turn Mr.. Trouble was encountered.
Shortly after leaving Sodayille one
of the blamed tires blew up. This
was repaired, but hardly a hundred
feet had been traversed when pune
ture No. 2 happened. 1t was in the
same tire. And after this was fixed
a half dozen more p|unctures 81
blowouts resulted until the patience
of Mr.. Stewart was lost and he
finally gave orders to proceed IN q
fiat tire. The party arrived in To
nopah about midnight Tuesday, and
each and every one declared the
journey a success. However, they
refused the invitation of Mr.. Stew
art to make the same trip next
week.
Postmaster Stewart says that it is
easier to u a postoffice than an
automobile. [T'he editor does not
concur, having been a postmaster
just once.1
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
REAL TREAT PROMISED
At THE BUTLER

Messrs. Crosby and Goodfriend
who Will reopen the Butler theatre
next Monday, believe i'm giving their
patrons more than their moneys
worth. It will be a real surprise to
the people of Tonopah to learn that
an up-tO-dato moving picture show
is to be opened here at the small
price OF a dime. This would indeed
be enough for the money. But the
new management will do more. It
has contracted with Mr.. Earle Glenn
ems. Neyada's sweet singer, styled
othe desert tenor" by the Denver
Post, to sing every evening during
the opening week.
Mr.. Clemens has a host Of friends
I'm Tonopah who know him as a
newspaper man now they will have
an opportunity to hear him as a
singer, and according to the Gold
field papers, Clemens a do as good
a stunt as a vocalist as he can in
writing mining dope.
Tuesdays Goldheld Daily News
says Of Mr.. Clemens:
THE people of Goldfield have lis
tened to many noted singers, but no
singer has given them mor genu-
inc pleasure than has Mr.. Clemens,
the desert tenor. who opened his
second engagement at the Lyric last
evening. The large audience at the
second performance last night went
wild over Clemens, and showed their
appreciation of his work by repeated
applause. which required four en-.
cores following his first song. With
out question this demonstration is
the greatest e accorded any sing.
err in Goldfeld. His repertoire last
night comprised on. Promise Me,
There's Nobody Just Like You
The Stein Song, and Silver Threads
Among the Gold, the last song ha 2
ing been demanded by the audience
During his first week here Mr.
Clemens was compelled to sing Sill
yer Threads many times. With thil
old favorite, he has made as big
hit as the celebrated Richard Jose.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
1T LOOKS LIKE
SOMETHING BIG
IN THE WIND
Appearances Indicate that a Railroad
Deal is Pending, Although Prominent
Officials Deny Rumors.

What's in the wind? Is there
some railroad deal on? Take a
look at the Goldfeld hotel register
and then recall the fact that three
officers and directors of the Tono-
pah and Goldfield returned to the
northern camp yesterday afternoon,
after an almost secret visit. No
tice the number of railroad men
registered. Does not it look like
there might be something doing?
Approach any of them and they
just grin and declare it to be their
regular visit to the camp, on bus
mess connected with the company S
affairs. Sounds good to you?
@. O. Whittemore, vice president
and chief counsel of the Las Vegas
and Tonopah; r. NJ. Grace, general
superintendent; e. w. Gillett, gen.
eral passenger agent, and w. i.
Burnett, all Of the Clark system,
happened to be in town on their
regular" trip, and all of them hao-
pened to be in town yesterday.
j. S. Austin and M. IL. Daniels
and w. D.. Forster, all of the Tono-
pah and Goldfeld railroad, 'hap-
pened to be in Goldfield, also, yes
terday; while it was said in the Of
flee of the Tonopah and Underwater
yesterday that some of the officials
of that road were expected in Thu
city in the next day or two. Their
w. r. Alberger, general traffic man
ager of the Tonopah and Tidewater
dropped in without making himsel
conspicuous. Think it all over
What's in the wind?
The above is from Yesterdays is
sue of the Goldfeld Tribune. Fo
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
STOCKHOLDERS OF
TELEPHONE COMPANY
HOLD MEETING

At a meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Nevada 1elephone-Telegraph
company, held Thursday in the Of
flee of the company in this city, the
old board of directors was re-elect-
ed. The affairs of the concern were
carefully gone into and everything
is reported as being in splendid
shape. The directorate is as fol-
lows: George Wingfeld. Key Pitt
man, Malcolm L. Macdonald, W. I.
Douglass, L. L. Patrick, w. r. Will
liams and F. G.. Waterhouse.
At the conclusion of the stock
holders meeting, the directors met
and re-appointed the following Of
ficers: Key Pittman, president; +,
G. Waterhouse, vice president and
general manager; w. r. Williams,
secretary and treasurer; p. $.
Booth, auditor.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30

the past week it has been evident
that there was something doing. F"
but all queries were answered with
statements to the effect that there
was nothing of a sensational bear
ing under way.
President j. s. Austin, of the To-
nopah Mining company, was asked
concerning the rumor last evening
and his nswer to the various
questions were to the effect that
his visit was merely of the semi-an-
nual order that he has been pursu-
ing for a number of years.
what about that gathering Of
| railroad notables?" was asked him.
THAT may be termed as simply
a coincidence" vas the reply.
rs there a possibility Of the To-
nopah and Goldield road passing
into the control Of other parti6s?''
| i~nterrOgated the Bonanza represen-
tatiye.
THE appointment of Mr., Cutter
as president Of the road doesn't ap-
pear as il the line was to be sold.
| can assure you that there is nc
sensational deal pending
This is the way the matter nov
stands. If there is something il
the wind it will take time to devel
op it. If there is not, southern Ne.
vada will be content to pursue the
even tenor Of its ways. If the To
nopah and Goldfeld railroad build.
the shops at Goldfield every mer
chant in Tonopah will ship thetl
freight by the Santa Fe, via tn,
Tonopah and Tidewater, and thi'
IS as it should be. Tonopah TO.
Tonopah.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
MAUD SHIRLEY SECRETLY
MARRIED AT CARSON

Public announcement is now made
for the first time of the marriage
last July in Carson City of Miss
Maud Shirley and Mr.. Harry John-
son, both of this city.
Mrs. johnson has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ed Bingham, in Spo-
kane, for some time and will return
to her home in Reno in two weeks.
Mr.. Johnson is connected with the
Dalton, Clifford Wilson Drug com
pany of this city.
The couple quietly, and unknown
to any members of their families, il
is said, one fine day last July, APP
peared at the county clerks Office
in the capital city and applied for
a marriage license. Shortly after a
minister of that city made them hus-
band and wife, and they returned
home that evening, and said moth
ing"
Mrs. Johnson continued her du-
ties as bookkeeper in the Farmers
and Merchants National bank, Of
which her brother-in-law, Fred
Grob, is cashier, all of her associates
being in ignorance of the fact that
she was the wife of the young man
who was so attentive to her during
her recent illness at the Grob home
An effort upon the part of the
husband to secure a certain house
for rent for the home of the newly
marriedScouple, disclosed to the sur.
prise of their intimate friends tht
fact of the marriage in secret
Reno Gazette.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
MASKED MAN SEEN
ON TONOPAH STREETS

There was a rumor afioat yester-
day that a man wearing q mask
oye his features was seen on the
back streets of Tonopah Wednes-
day evening The police department
when interviewed stated that they
had heard nothing concerning the
story and had not been informed of
any hold-ups. II is possible, If the
rumor was true, that the mask may
have been donned by some practical
joker in an endeayor to create 4
scare. If the joker again attempts
the trick, and ms up against the
wrong person, he will stand q good
chance of occupying slab No. l IN
the morgue, while certain portions
of his anatomy will resemble per-
forations surrounded by flesh. The
"hold-up" joke has been attempted
in other communities and invariably
results in the fun maker stopping a
few chunks of lead.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
EVADING THE RESPONSE
BILITY OF DEFUNCT BANK

CARSON CITY, Oct. 27.-An in
teresting question in the fed
eral court yesterday in this city
in the case of the defunct Mer
chants and Miners bank Of Rawhide.
which bank failed about Is months
ago with liabilities Of about $780,
600, and the assets almost a minus
quantity.
The attorneys for the petitionina
creditors, Mark Walser of Rawhide
and George l.. Sanford Of this city,
secured an adjudication of bank
ruptcy in the case several months
ago on the ground that the bank
ing firm was a corporation com
posed of Volney b. Leonard, s. w
Collins, II. p. Mclaughlin, A. Frel'
man and Frank Knox, and that II
was i~nsolvent and unable to meet
its obligations. The case was con
tested in the courts for almost .
year before the final adjudication
was obtained.
Shortly after the order of the
court adjudicating the co-partner-
ship, a bankrupt was entered, Frank
Knox, one of the alleged co-part-
ners and president of the National
Bank of the Republic of Salt Lake,
one of the strongest banks in the
west, filed a petition to have the
proceeding set aside, claiming that
he had no knowledge of them until
after the adjudication, and farther,
that he was not a co-partner In the
institution. The case came up yes
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
DON PORTOIA RESEMBLES
a NEVADA MAN

a number of returned Portola
carnival visitors were congregated
in the Brokers' Exchange yesterday
and a general discussion was being
conducted on what had been seer
in San Francisco. A prominent cit
izen just returned from the bay
city when asked by a stock buyer,
Ibid you see the king, and whom
did he resemble?" replied:
You bet | did, and he was Hon
est Tom Hickey Of the Bust Trust
You company"
well. well. is that so?" interro-
gated another listener. And say,
where was Frank Golden?"
oh, he was just a color bearer,
nothing more
Then Johnny Mutt inquired, Gid
all the brass bands in the parade
simultaneously play God Save the
Queen2''
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
TONOPAH MAN ARRESTED
FOR AN ALLEGED DEBT

Roy Crosson, owner of a garage
at Tonopah, ives arrested Thurs
day afternoon Immediately upon
arrival from the south. He is
charged with having defrauded the
Montana Cafe of Tonopah of a bill
for board amounting to $28.
Crosson was highly indignant on
being informed of the telegram re-
questing his arrest, and claimed
that it was a case of malice. He
aserts that he is not indebted to
the cafe.
In company with James Gilbert
of Tonopah Crosson is bound for
Salt Lake on business. Rather than
be delayed here several days, Cros-
son paid the $2S with court costs,
and continued on his way.-White
Pine News.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
GOOD ONE

A good Joke on an editor who
went one evening to report a part"
at a home recently blessed with a
new baby. He met his hostess at
the door and after the usual salu-
tations he asked after the baby's
health. The lady, who was quite
deaf and suffering with the grippe,
thought he was asking after her
cold and answered that although
she usually had one every winter,
this was the worst she had ever
had; it kept her awake at night a
good deal and at first confined her
to her bed. Then, noticing that the
newspaper man was getting ner-
vous, she said she could tell by his
looks that he was going to have one
just like hers, and asked him to go
in and sit down.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
CALMLY SMOKES CIGARETTE
WHILE BETS ROLL UP

In Thursdays issue of the Gold
field Tribune there is a story of a
Mexican, described as sphinx
faced" who created a lot of excite
ment when he beat the faro bank
in the Northern saloon out of $500.
Throughout the game the Mexican
exhibited no emotion land when his
comparatively few cents were rap
idly mounting into dollars, he sat
there calmly putting on his cigar
ette."
Ye gods! Has it come to this?
That such notice of a play where
but $500 is at stake, is taken, Is
beyond our understanding, Why,
In Tonopah one can enter almost
any gambling house where may be
seen sphinx faced" players max
ing bets that will total several
thousands of dollars. 1t was of no
later date than last week when a
big mining man of this city was
playing with checks worth $500
apiece, and he usually placed five
or six on a single card. Talk about
sphinx faced" the appearance Of
the person bucking the tiger led the
observers to believe that the checks
were valued at about n buck per
stack. During the curse of the
play, several bets were made that
averaged several thousand.
Sphinx facedl" Why, several
years ago there was a big iron man.
ufacturer from France here and hi
started to buck the tiger. He broke
all previous records. The game Of
chance he selected was the craI
table and when he laid down $50,
600 on the line and shot a nine.
the dealer never blinked an eye.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
FOOTBALL SQUAD REPORTED
IN Splendid CONDITION

Added interest is being taken ny
the members of the football squad
of the Tonopah high school, in the
game to be played in Goldfeld on
Thanksgiving day with a team from
the southern city's high school,
Coach %Stotesbury, who is instructing
the boys, says that they have an
excellent chance to secure the scalpa
of the Goldfeld eleven. Every play
er is taking a keen interest IN he
game and no night passes without
several hours of practice.
4 was intended at first to play a
game on November 6. but The date
on Thanksgiving was substituted
There is a possibility OF the locaI
boys securing a game with tho Reno
high school team.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30

the opening week only, the man
agement has secured the services of
Mr.. Earle Clemens, the famous dea-
ert tenor. Mr.. Clemens is well
known locally and has a beautiful
tenor voice and all are assured a
treat who hear him sing. Mr.. Glenn
ems will change his songs each
evening.
Miss Longland has been secured
to play the piano and sing the II
lustrated songs. There will be
three shows each evening with mat
inees on Saturdays and Sundays.
The admission Will be 10 cents o
any part of the house. The pro-
gram will change on Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday. Evening per-
formances win start at Z o'cloc
and matinees at 2 p. m.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
WOMAN WANTS JOB
As TAXICAB DRIVER

NEW YORK, Oct. 22,-Miss Flea
nor Lorraine Beattie, who was re-
Gently e~xtradited from London on a
charge Of grand larceny, and who IS
now under bond for trial, has adj
vertised for a position as a chauf-
feur, saying that she is willing and
competent to do this kind of work.
which had been regarded as exclus.
lively mans work, and that she
needed the money.
Miss Beatty is willing to wear a
uniform and pilot a taxicab.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
TAG DAY IN CHICAGO
YIELDS S35. 600 COLLECTION

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Thirty-hye
thousand dollars in pennies, nickels'
silver and bills was paid by Chiea-
goans to the several hundred pretty
girls and women who tagged Tor
charity's sake yesterday,
The money was divided amonS
sixteen charitable associations LOT
children. The tagging" is an an
nual event.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
is SUFFERING FROM
ATTACK OF APPENDICITIS

Leslie Peterson, the 11-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Peterson
is seriously III at his home on UNI
versity street with IN attack Of APP
pendicitis. He has been confined to
his home for the past week. 1t is
thought by the attending physicians
that an operation will be necessary.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30

With the intention of committing
suicide, Irene Jester, a resident OF
the Oaks, on Corona avenue, drank
the contents of a small vial con-
tanning laudanum, last evening. and
her life was only saved by the
prompt arrival of physicians.
The attempt at self destruction
occurred in the wine room at the
Hotel Manhattan about 6 O'Clock.
Miss Jester entered the building
from the rear entrance and ordered
a drink from the bartender. On
being served she asked permission
to remain there a few minutes,
which was granted. Proprietor NJ.
ID. Madden visited the room after an
absence of about ten minutes and
was startled to find the young wo-
man with her face lying on the
table. He shook her and. receiving
no answer, hastily called Drs. Cow
hurried TO the hotel and had til,
young woman carried into n 81
the rooms. After an hour of hare
terday on his motion to set aside
the proceedings.
If Knox is held to be a co-part
ner on the final hearing Of the case
the ~depositors of the defunct banl
win no doubt receive dollar for dol
lar for the Salt Lake man is a mil
lionaire and it is planned to u in.
%diyidually the co-partners to re
cover all deficits.
Judge Harrington has a keen in
terest in the entire proceedings ant
intimated yesterday from the bencl
that as soon as the question ;
Knox's interest was settled he ex
pected to advise the attorney 70.
the trustee to bring the suits al
above stated.
Charles Levers of Reno ani
Howatt e Mcmillan of Salt Lax,
represent Mr.. Knox in the case, an
Mark Walser of Rawhide and G. l.
Sanford of this city represent tn
petitioning creditors.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-30
BUTLER WILL OPEN
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT

On next Monday evening this pop
ular theatre will be re-opened UNI
der the management of J.. Good
friend, with high class motion pic
lures and illustrated songs. 1t is
the intention of the management to
show nothing but the best. The
house has been newly re-furnishef
and will be n of the best APP
pointed theatres In the state.
AS an additional attraction for