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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-21
WAS NARROW ESCAPE.

Fire started in the floor of the
Truexell Paint and Paper shop this
morning. The fire boys we're quick
to respond and soon had it out, but
had it gotten a start it would have
made a big fire as there were guam
titles of oils stored in the building.
The town is full of grain teams.
The people of the M. E. were high
ly pleased to have Rev. Taylor remain
with them for another year.
H. L. Michealson of Bismarck is
in the city
The Schubert Symphony Co. will
give an entertainment Oct. 25, at the
opera house.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-21

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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30

They were astonished moreover, when they read in . local paper a
dispatch from Oakland saying that Weber n. Parkinson and Anna R.
|Sopp, both giving their residence a. Oakland, had taken out a mar
rage license, May IL, 1908.
Parkison returned to Goldheld . few days after and allowed his
friends to believe the stories printed about him were Q hoax. Intimate
friends knew, however, that he had actually secured = license, and
that only a few months thereafter-fve months perhaps baby boy
was born. Up to the time of the birth of the child, Paxkison was de-
voted and liberal in his allowances, but his friends noticed that .
cooling of his affection was becoming very apparent a. his visits to the
coast were less frequent. The baby died on March %, aged 5 months.
While a few intimates knew Of this. the general public had forgotten
about the marriage certificate, long ago, and it was taken for granted
that ParAson was a single man.
About 10 days ago q woman appeared at Webb Parkison's lodg-
ings at Goldheld in his Office on Main street. It was Bonita. Sew
eral Of the old timers recognized her, and shook their heads with for
bodings of trouble for Webb Parkison. She remained at the Parli-
son quarters, but the couple were rarely seen together. Frequenters
of q saloon next door say they quarreled much, and Parldson was
drinking and gambling more than his habit.
At about $50 last evening four shots were heard in the Parkinson
apartments. Street passers rushed in and found Webb Parkison dead
on the floor and Bonita his wife, PROSTATE with . bullet wound
through her lung.
Thus ends a tragedy Of deep, changeless but unrequited love on
the part Of a woman in whom, because Of her life, faithful love was
supposed to be unknown. He sent me money, lots Of it when he had
it, but a woman wants more than money; she wants love, and I was
spurned for others, y was the broken hearted sob Of this woman to q
News man only Wednesday, and it tells the whole story of the wreck
Of two Lves-Webb H. Parkinson and Bonita the dancer and
broken hearted woman.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30
AND GOLDFIELD
MAY BUILD INTO BODIE

is now in his way east, but will not
arrive in Philadelphia until af.cr
the monthly meeting, SO it will not
be settled until the latter part Of
November.
Gas 70 surveys have been mace,
/ cannot state where the starting
point of the proposed branch would
connect with the. local road.'
Mr.. Austin was then asked con-
corning the future site Of the rail-
road shops, which the company con-
templates rebuilding in a short time.
nThat is another question which
will have to be settled by the dire
tors,' said Mr.. Austin. Zone of
the main purposes in electing Mr.. Cut
ter president of the road, was to have
a man at the head who thoroughly
understood railroad work. Now that
such a person has been secured and has
made his preliminary trip of inspection,
he will make his report to the directors.
However, it is possible that the recent
visit of President Cutter will not be
sufficient to collect such data as may
be REQUIRED to determine the future
location of the shops. If this proves
true, a second trip will be made in the
near FUTURE
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30
HOW INSTALLMENT PLAN
CAUGHT THE SUCKERS

The kilograms sent out by the pres
associations in reference to the frau,
order against the Guarantee Securitie
company of Los Angeles are misleading
in that they say the fraud order place.
a ban on "selling stock on the install
ment PLAN"
The issuance Of a fraud order
against the Guarantee Securities com.
pany placed q ban upon the buying and
selling of stock on the installment plan
by brokers only, and does not prohibit
or have any bearing upon the sale Of
its treasury stock by a company, on the
plan mentioned.
The following from the Los Angeles
Times sets out what kind of business
the Guarantee Securities company was
engaged in, and which was plainly a
case of fraud on the public. The Times
Of Sunday says:
GA fraud order against the Guaran-
tee Securities company, No. sos Cham
Der of Commerce building, this city,
was yesterday issued by the p~ostofice
department at Washington, d. C. Ac-
cording to reports made by inspectors
DR.. J. Byron Sloane of this city is
the president Of the offending concern,
and is practically the "whole works."
The company is alleged to be in the
business Of buying stocks for people
who have not enough money to pur-
chase outright. Advertisements in
metropolitan papers and street cars
represented that the company bought
the stocks ordered for the customers
when the first installment was paid at
the prevailing market price. The stocks
were supposed to be held until the last
payment was made, and then turned
over without interest, commission, or
any other charges.
Postoffice inspectors reported that
when the stocks were ordered no at
tempt was made to buy them, but the
company kept the money. Delivery
was only made On the last payment, and
then only if the market decreased.
Sloane represented that he had assefs
of anywhere from $4,000 to $4,000,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30

TONOPAH, Oct. 26.-During the
past ten days there have been many
rumors afoat concerning the extension
of the Tonopah and Goldfeld railroad
into the Bodie district. Strength has
been added to the reports IN the arrival
of President Austin and Director G.
A. Daniels, of the Tonopah Mining
company. who are also interested in
the railroad. Both these gentlemen,
accompanied by President M. B. Cut
ter of the 7. & g., went on a trip into
the Bodie district, from which they re-
turned last Friday night. c. E. Knox,
president of the Montana Mining COM
IN was also a member of the party.
Mr.. Knox is interested in that district
in both mining and timber lands.
When asked concerning the rumor,
Mr.. Austin stated that the purpose OF
the recent trip was to look over the
situation from a business standpoint,
as it was the desire of the company to
tap a timber producing district.
emo definite conclusion has been
reached concerning the project"
said Mr.. Austin, "as the matter will
have to go before the board of d.
rectors of the railroad. Mr.. Cutter
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30
WEBB PARKINSON SLAIN BY WOMAN
WHO SHOOTS SELF TO END LIFE

1.-THE climax of a tragedy in which a mans scorn
.;tted against the yearnings of a woman's heart, Webb
v psrk;son. one of the best known mining stock brokers
aod6eld, was shot and instantly killed at $50 o'clock
a.radav evening by a woman who maintains that she is
=. wife of Parkison, and who after shooting Parkison,
~~,ed the revolver onto herself and sent a bullet into her
~ breast, with results that will probably be fatal.
w.bber h. Parhison, young, handsome, vigorous and genial, a
.x.t specimen Of physical manhood, a broker Of dash and Judge
- who had become wealthy within the two years he was in Gold
IA Joined the shifting crowds that swayed back and forth be-
-n the business section and the Redlight district Of Goldneld in
=. dsvs of mining madness, and became fascinated by the wichery
:. vaudeville artist who went by the stage name Of Bonita, y but
-hne real name was Anna B. sopp. She was q beautiful woman,
,Hr complexion, dark brown eyes and hair, and sinuous grace of the
sanird.
Parkinson met her and it was love on both sides almost from the
Art. genuine, deep and abiding love with Bonita, !" a love not less
dronr though feeting in time, with Parkison. She was not an habitue
AZ the red-ight; she was above the denizens who lived in the district;
de wa q professional dancer, light vaudeville artist and was jealous
Of her profession. The two became SO necessary to each others hap
piness that she gave up her career and came up town to be with her
lover at apartments he had provided on Columbia street. The nest
vs one Of unalloyed happiness. She did not forget his business posi-
hOn. however, and try to parade herself with him on the streets and
in the cafes. She was rarely seen with him, but his friends knew Of
the love affair. He made no concealment Of it. In time they remon-
drated with him that the end must be necessarily unhappy for him
and possibly tragical. He was induced to put her away by sending
her to Tacoma, where he furnished her an apartment house and she,
according to reports, conducted herself with the greatest propriety
while supporting herself from the income of her fiat.
His friends thought that Parkinson was happily out of an en-.
Rngement that was bound to handicap him; but his yearnings for
his old love were more than he could Withstand and he was frequently
from the city ION business, - but in reality making stealthy visits to
Tacoma. His ardor only seemed to be indamed by their separation,
down to Berkeley and established her in a little home between Berkeley
and Oakland, that she might be nearer him and he see her o1tener.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30
COLBURN SAYS ELY IS
GREATEST COPPER CAMP

.Dickn Colburn has returned from
a business trip to- Ely, where he is IN
terested with "Tex" Richard in the
United Ely properties, which arc now
being sought by the Cole-Ryan crowd.
He is enthusiastic over the wonderful
showing being made by the great cop
Der camp, and declares that the opera
tions and production are the greatest
thing he ever saw. "The way those
companies are taking out the ore over
there is something marvellous. Down in
the big pit on Copper Flat they load
ten Bottom ears with ore in fifteen min
utes. The Steptoe company is treating
| 5000 tons Of ore q day, and will soon
enlarge their plant to about 10000.
The Cole-Ryan crowd will have a smelter
in operation there before long, and they
are buying all the ground they can get
hold Of. The advent of these people
has made "Tex" Richard and Ole
Elliott rich, and it may be possible that
they win go through with the purchase
Of the United Ely, in which Tex AMI
I are interested. Ely is certainly go
ing ahead, and has a great future be
fore it."
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30
MCDONALD SAYS THE ELY
GOLDFIELD ROAD ASSURED

RENO, Oct. 27.-Malcolm Macdonald
has been in Reno for several days upon
some business the nature of which he
has not made Known. Knowing that he
is one Of the strong men financially
Of the southern part of the state and
closely identified with its mining ope-
rations and railroad situation as well
as Postal telegraph interests, a Gazette
man cornered the prominent visitor in
an office this morning and sought to
secure a little information from him
pertaining to the contemplated con
struction of the Tonopah and Tide
water railroad from Goldfeld to Ely,
about which SO much has been said.
Macdonald is a good fellow, but has
little to say for publication regarding
matters involving great financial de-
cisions pending throughout the state.
He is the most ignorant a for n
who knows all there is to know pertain
ing to such affairs that a newspaper
man ever rum up against. That he is
well informed about the railroad situa-
ton in the Goldfeld country. is well
known and anything he w'
carries with it a receoeu ieiia.
.lWell. will. ~ this much,'' finally
stated Mr. znacdonald, as Congressman
p.rt,e.. exclaimed, "Oh, go on tell
H.. something that has not already
published.
"The mining engineer reports
have just been finished, including the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30

but could produce for the inspectors 9
grand total of only $65.
The career Of DR.. j. Byron Sloane
in this city has been what 'sthe pro
fesh' term stormy" In February.
1908, he was arrested on a chares Of
selling worthless mining stock in Nick
igan. He was later released on habeas
corpus proceedings, and the charges
were dropped.
In August, 1908, Sloane became again
involved in trouble, and was placed
in Jail ON a felony embezzlement
charge. A mistake in book keeping
when 500 raj placed to his credit in
a bank instead of being deducted from
his account brought about difficulties.
The broker deposited a personal check
with the bank for 500, and it was
placed to his credit on the declara-
ton that it was good. Later the check
was returned from st. Louis, and the
bank there refused to honor it. In
stead of deducting it from his account
the mistake was made Of ereditiug
Sloane with the money. He soon with
drew his account of $140O, and the
bank here had him arrested for what it
alleged was a willful swindle, due 10
the fact that Sloane war supposed to
be aware that he had no such sum
coming to him.
On the preliminary examination
Sloane was released on bail and later
the case fell through, due to legal tech
nicalities.
Sloane lived until recently at No.
1880 Western avenue, where he roomed
with a private family. His present
place of abode was in doubt late last
night, but he was in the city vesterl
day, and stated to personal friends that
the fraud order was due to q misun-
derstanding, and he denied that stock
was not bought outright as representea
in the advertisements. He is also re
ported to have stated that he Will con-
Time bnsines. at his present Offices, and
will -sfy on local customers who appre-
ciate what he has been able to do for
them.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30
PARKISON ONCE RICHEST
BROKER IN GOLDFIELD

At oe period Webb Parkison vas reputed to be ne of thu weathlest
brokers in Goldfeld, and fol his age was the weathiest man In The district
and te state. At me time a prominent banker told a News representative
that Parkison could clean up 100000 o his Consolidated alone at the price
it was then selling. He had heen a large holder of Mohawk before the
merger. having loaded up IN the stock as a result of his knowledge gained
through the operations Of Wingfeid and others who were arkisons especial
friends and for whom he did a great deal of business.
Beside his Consolidated holdings, Parknon owned the control Of n
managed the following properties: Black Butte Extension, whose stock sold
as high as l6 cents; Black Butte Bonanza, 10 cents; Florence Extension, ~
cents; General Washington, 10 cents His holdings in these stocks at me m
represented nearly a half million. Parkison made a mint of money trading IN
Combination Fraction. He ws the heaviest trader n TIM security n an
the brokers, doing more than any three other brokers in this stock
But Parkinson, like many others, held 0 N too long and he sw his seeuri
ties sumn in vame. He vas a heavy borrower during the I'M he raj hoadlng
up, and the slump left him with heavy loans and deprecated STOCK 50 tnas
he has been pretty lear "an in financially for some time. He was beng
helpedt To- his feet ~ his friends, however, and vas just beginning to operate
a lease on the Booth, ne of the Wingfeld properties ground vas *
eeedingly promising and he had high hopes of making a stake from the vent
IRE He was also interested in the Daisy Lease company, whlch was pens
worked by Willard and Jones as a suitcase. He also leased OF the VelVet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30
MCCORMACK PLEASED WITH
OUTLOOK AT OLD EUREKA

lead carbonates are beginning to APP
near in the lower workings. The re-
duction plant was installed by the
Reading Construction company OF Gold
field, depending entirely upon the ex-
traction of the gold and silver con-
tents by the cyanide process, disres
~ hat lead might tne orc az
M au.us. process will not save the
lead.
The milling costs are probably
than any reduction plant in the state,
and the extraction higher. The mill
reouires the services of only three men
ON a shift, and is making an actual ex-
traction of 90 per cent of the gold and
silver contents of the ore, the total OF
these being about $40 per ton.
At the old Richmond mine an aver
aoa Of $50 tons Of ore is being produced
every day, the values being ABOUT
equally divided between gold' silver
and. lead. This property is equipped
with one Of the finest plants Of machin-
erv in the state, having three steam
boilers with a combined capacity OF
,AoO.h. D.. and the engine has SOO-h. p.
other surface improvements are fully
rn 70 the high standard Of the oie
power plant. Now that the famous old
mine is again getting into a strong
stride, with new ore reserves being
opened, preparations are being made oy
~. management to increase the work
ing force and the output.
Other properties in the vicinity o.
Eureka are taking ON new HE, q i
looks as though the camp is destined
Ito regain much Of its lost importance
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30
WORK PROGRESSING
IN GOOD SPRINGS DISTRICT

tor in the district and his many friends
will be glad to see him.
w. E. Allen has returned and gone
to work on his property four miles
north of Goodsprings. Bill is a hustler
and has a good property. The o-iy
thing against him is that he
small in size for his amh;
General Me- Notes.
coor IS loading up his pack
49, With supplies for his Orc Amigo,
twelve miles west Of here.
District election will be held Novem-
Der /, with quite a number OF eandi-
dates for recordership.
The school is progressing nicely un-
der the leadership of Miss Kindig, who
is the principal.
A Sunday school will be organized
next Sunday. This is a move in the
right direction as it will have a tend
ancy to prevent the larger boys from
irving to break wild burros on Sunday,
and keep the smaller children off the
street car tracks. So far accidents
have been few, but this will lessen the
liability.
H. j. Jorman Of the Milford Leasing
company has gone to Las Vegas Il
serve on the grand jury.
A. j. HI.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30

j. G. Mccormack has returned from
a trip to Eureka and neighboring coun
try, where he went to size up the gen
eral mining outlook. He says that Eu'
reka, which is one Of the Oldest camps
in the state, is picking up in good
shape, and is again creating consider
able of a stir in the mining world. In
the early days, about 40 years 80
Eureka had a population - 'sa
$4,000, and in far ana production 'no
eamn ron- second only to the Com
ste~a, its mines having produced not
less than $l25, 100000 since its discov-
cry in 1864. Like many other Nevada
camps, it gradually dwindled in activ.
ity and population until now it has but
700 or 800 people. Regeneration is com
ing, and the old camp viii soon be max
ing considerable Of q noise again.
MI. Mccormack, in company with W.
c. Rannells, visited the Winfall nine
which is now one Of the sensations OF
that portion of the state, and aist
inspected the famous old Richmond
mine, to which much Of the past glorie'
Of the camp were due. The Windfai
is developing into q marvel and sur
passing every expectation, according &C
Mr.. Mccormack. They re now han
ling about 22O tons q day by crushing
and the cyanide process, and are pre-
pairing to greatly increase the capacity
OF the plant. The shaft has reached ;
depth Of something over 400 feet, AM
there 10 about 1000 feet Of lateral uh
derground workings, with ore every
where. The ore carries gold, silver a"'
Lead, and considerable quantities o
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30

/ complete surveys, maps, estimates and
tonnage.
"These are now all in and await
ing the decision Of Mr.. Bernheimer,
Mr.. Zabriskie and Mr.. William Themp-
son. l believe the construction of the
road the 2l0 miles between Goldfield
and Ely is a go. If there is any delay
in the decision, and there may not be
any, it will be due to the fact that
John Ryan, the general manager, is laid
up in an Oakland hospital suffering
from a broken arm and leg, the result
of having been thrown from a car about
ten days ago while en- route from Lud-
low to Oakland.
Everything is extremely favor
able to the proposition, and the I. & 7.
is ready to start the construction work
at a moment notice. The financial
end is fully prepared for operations
Immediately, the entire bonds being
practically underwritten. already. Il
means an issue of between 100000
and S., 1000, 600.
&C. b. Zabriski~, the vice presi-
dent Of ~ road, who is general man
-. for all the Borax Smith interests,
will leave New York in a few days
and be in the state shortly. The main
thing now under consideration is the
question of traffic arrangements, which
when a conclusion is reached, will af-
feet the transcontinental rates. As %
the tonnage for the new road, there IS
a sufficient quantity insured to dispose
Of any concern in that direction. !.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-30
OPTIONS INDICATE that
RAILWAY WILL Be BUILT

Capt. w. G.. Cotter of Golden Arrow
was in Goldield yesterday to get some
repairs for his gasoline hoist, and ne
reports great mining activity in that
district. He expresses much confidence
in the building of the proposed Gold
feld-Ely railway through that section,
as Max Bernheimer of New York, one
of the foremost hackers of the new
route, and who is heavily interested in
mining at Tonopah, Ely and other Ne
vada camps, is personally taking op'
tons on properties at Golden Arrow
TYPO, Rattlesnake and other points
along the proposed railway. W. 6
Luckhardt, assistant engineer Of thu
Tonopah & Tidewater railway, has re
Gently made an examination and repor
ON the mining prospects along the sur
veyed line, and Mr.. Bernheimer's repre-
sentatives have already started de
velopment ON some properties he has Sc
Ilected at Golden Arrow.
Captain Cotter and his company ar
still sinking the main shaft on thei
property, and have attained q depth 0
400 feet ON the vein. The showing !
the shaft and in drifts 10 excellent, an
ia large amount Of good ore is bein
blocked out. James w. AcCaulin
president Of the Cotter Mines compan
and manager Of the Stokes estate, mad
an examination Of their holdings
Golden Arrow last week, and was We
pleased with the general outlook.