Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-02-13
ANCHOR OUR COURT HOUSE.

Bud Buckets Of Bud!
The Rhyolte Daily Postage Stamp in its latest issue throws
down the gauntlet to the citizens of northern Nye and Tonopah in
particular. and states in a few brel paragraphs that if the county
division bill fails to go through, the citizens of Rhyolite will come up
We thought that Bill Bryan had gall when he made his last
presidential fight, but this has Bill backed off the boards. Conf
dentaly we advise the editor of the Stamp to mix or at least change
us brand Reduce 1t somewhat, for inside of a week he will threat
en- to purloin several of our skysrapers.
Here is another dream he derived from the top bunk of his pop
by joint. Listen:
THE Bulletin can state positively that if the people of southern
Ne had known the other members were opposed to it, at least be-
fore a respectful hearing had been given, they never would have
reached seats in the legislature, And further the political future of
every one Of those members is now at stake" pause a moment.
stranger, and weep a few tears, for here the editor takes a shot at
poor Beatty.)
The injustice of the present situation. from all standpoints.
makes the people of southern Nye terribly in earnest about a dt-
holders ring, the fact will not soon be forgotten and the legislative
members from Nye county who oppose it may as well retire from poll
tics"
Oh woel Oh, woe' And then the Stamp goes Q n and says that
if the legislature refuses to grant the division a n attempt will be
made o remove the county seat. Say, Mr.. Editor of the stamn are
you going to steal the lot also?
You say that you are imposed on and it is admitted by all parties
concerned that the granting of a new county would be to the best in
terests of the taxpayers. We fear that you have failed to interogate
the residents Of Pfoneer-that is the ones who have holdings there
and who own property elsewhere in this county. Also ask the resi-
dents of Silver Bow, which lies within the limits of the nronosed q
county. That camp a S a unit is opposed to the measure, al are many
people of Pioneer. You have been making a kids talk about the a-
fair and every time anything is advanced against the matter you
start to howl about the injustice and bring up the gag about Bel
mont Just remember that when Belmont was the county seat of
this county the population of Tonopah was 5000, and that of Belmont
hardly numbered forty. Also, those who journeyed to Belmont had
70 make the trip by teams, as there was not even an automobile in
this country. The railroad was also unknown.
Bring out a few facts and STOP grumblng. And while you are
about 1t quit your knocking. In every article you state that within
the next two years that the south will have the population, and
then there will be no officers elected from the northern end of the
county. Is it not possible that the north can grow and is growing
Just as fast as the south. Carefully peruse the papers of Tonopab
and read about the camps adjacent to Tonopah and their wonders
If you can't boost, keep still.
Come, little boy, run home, IS your mama ont vor ma - 49,
future look not upon the poppy when it beckons. And if we catch
you stealing any of our court houses we're going to tell the teacher.