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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11
TO MIN.
ING CONGRESS
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Los ANGELES, Sept 11.--At the
last special meeting of the directors
of the Los Angeles Chamber of Mines,
final details covering the proposed ex-
cursion to Nevada's mining districts
were submitted by the excursion COM
mittee and approved
Necessary preliminary arrangements
have been made and the following
itinerary and details incident to the
trip completed:
Leaving Los Angeles Friday, Octo-
ber 1st, $50 p. M, via Santa Fe and
Tonopah & Tidewater, for Goldfeld.
Dinner will we served la carte after
leaving Los Angeles on the Santa Fe
diners.
Arrive Goldfield, October I'd, 7:3O
a. m. Saturday, Oct. I'd, has been des-
ignated as California day by the
American Mining congress, and the
morning after arrival will be devoted
to the sessions of the congress; the af-
ternoon to visiting the Goldfeld Con-
solidated and other properties, and to
visits to the merchants and business
men of Goldfield.
Leave Goldfeld Sunday, October
at a. m, for Tonopah.
Arrive Tonopah Sunday October 8
8 m. An informal reception to the
mining men and merchants Of Tonopah
will be held at Los Angeles headquar.
ters, which will probably be at the no.
tel where breakfast and luncheon will
be served. Visits will also be arranq-
ed for those interested, to various min
ing properties there.
The return trip to Los Angeles will
be made via the Tonopah & GoldAeld,
Tonopah & Tidewater and the Santa
Fe.
Leaving Tonopah Sunday, October 8,
l p. m, stopping at Goldfeld ON the
return trip to pick up excursionists
who may remain there. Train is due
to arrive at Goldfeld at 2:15 p. m,
and will leave at 2:2O p. m.
Arrive Rhyolite $50 p. m, where
dinner will be served and time devoted
to visiting mining men and merchants,
and trips win be arranged to mining
there. Leave Rhyolite ..
m. and arrive in Los Angeles 1880 a.
m. Monday morning, October 4, hav-
ing used but one business day for the
entire trip.
The party win leave Los Angeles by
special train with full Pullman equip
ment, and from present indications,
whole -hearted-support will be given
the Chamber of Mines in its endeavor
to make this excurion a complete sue
cess and carry into Nevada business
crowd.
The following special committees
have been appointed: Miners COM
mittee, Judge s. E. vermilyae; manu-
factnrers' committee, Herman F1atau;
merchants committee, J. v. vickers,
finance committee, Major T. J. Whel-
an; train committee, Major Geo. N.
Nolan.
In addition Boosters clubo has
been organizd, and Colonel Rol King
designated as chief booster. The re-
quirements for membershi, in the
Boosters club Of the Chamber Of
Mines are: Desert togs, megaphone
and pair of good strong lungs.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11
WILL TAKE BUSINESS
TRIP TO NEW YORK

b. c. Nelson will leave for New
York and Boston Tuesday morning, to
be absent month, on mining bust
ness. Upon his return Mr.. Nelson will
be accompanied by Mrs. Nelson, who
will make her home at Los Angeles,
while he will return to Winnemucca.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11
WILL MAKE EXTENDED
TRIP TO THE COAST

Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Stevens will
leave the first of the week on an ex.
tended trip to San Francisco and coast
points. Mr.. Stevens resigned his
position with the National Mining
Company of Nevada when the change
IN management occurred, and will
probably engage in business in Cali.
fornia.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11
RECEIVES OFFICIAL VISIT FROM
NATIONAL BANK EXAMINER

f. s. Catch, national bank exam
iner for Nevada and California, with
headquarters at Los Angeles, was in
town last Saturday to make an ex-
animation of the condition of the First
National bank
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11
10 TEACH SCHOOL
IN PARADISE VALLEY

H. W. Fuss and daughter, Miss
Florence, arrived from Lovelcck yes
'efday afternoon and left for Para
dlse on this mornings stage, where
Miss Fuss will teach school the COM
ing winter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11
DELIVERY CLERK
TO TAKE SHORT VACATION

Miss Mildred Rutherford, delivery
clerk in the postoffice, will leave for
Reno the first Oh the week on short
vacation. During her absence the po-
sition will be filed by Miss Irma
Brown.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11
LEAVE ON OVERLAND
TRIP TO GoLCoNDA

+ Reinhart and w. j. Merchant left
for Golconda this morning by private
conveyance, to spend the day attend
ing to business matters.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11

All the good things of the season
will be served at the Lafayette tomor.
row. Regular Sunday dinner only 75c
per plate.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11

The peach season will last but ten
days longer. Telephone your order to
Ebbett Co. before they are ALI gone.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11

Try the table d'hote dinner at the
LAFAYETTE tomorrow, at cost OF 7oc
per plate.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-09-11

Ounces are in the market, and Eb-
bett Co. are prepared to supply your
wants.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
The Miracle of Polite Persistency.

Says Orison SWEET Marden. writirs
In Success Magazine: When genius
has failed in what it attempted. and
talent says impossible; when every
other faculty gives up; when tact re-
tires and diplomacy has fed; when
logic and argument and influence and
pull" have all done their best and
retired from the field, gritty persist
ency, bulldog tenacity, steps in, and
by sheer force of holding on wins.
gets the order, closes the contract.
does the impossible All, what mir
acles tenacity Of purpose has perform
ed. The last to leave the field, the
last to turn back, it persists when all
other forces have surrendered and
fled. 1t has won many a battle even
after hope has left the field.
Confederate commanders in the
Civil War said that the trouble with
General Grant was that "he never
knew when he was beaten" When
Grants generals thought that his
army, with only two transports, would
be trapped at Vicksburg, they asked
him how he expected to get his men
out, urging that in case of defeat he
could get only a small part of his
army upon two Transports He told
them that two would be plenty for
all the men that he would have left
when he surrendered
1t is the man in the business world
who will not surrender, who will not
take no for an answer. and who stands
his ground with such suavity of man
ner, such politeness,, that you cannot
take offense. cannot turn him down,
that gets the order; that closes the
contract; that gets the subscription; ;
that gets the credit or the loan.
He is very fortunate. man who
combines a gracious manner, suavity.
cordiality, cheerfulness, with that
dogged persistency which never gives
up.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

The new waitress sidled up to
dapper young man at the breakfast
table, who, after glanCing at the bill,
opened his mouth, and a noise issued
forth that sounded like the ripping off
of all of the cogs on one of the wheels
in the power house, The new waitress
made her escape to the kitchen. Eel
low out there insulted me- she said.
The head waiter looked at him. III
get it," he said That's just the train
caller ordering his breakfast. "-Argo-
naut
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Mrs. Edwards is a slender, delicate.
looking woman, whose chief beauty
lies In her sweetness of expression, her
well-bred air and her lovable manners.
She looks at life through two jolly,
twinkling eyes and she has sympathy
with everybody and with everything
that lives, without regard to place or
position. Her servants adore her and
pay her the sovereign compliment Of
remaining in her service two decades
or more.
A very great-great-grandda Of
the first white man that settled in the
western part of New York, Mrs Ed
wards family, the Porters of Niagara,
n. Y, held the original grant of the
immense tract of land which included
the falls until the taking over of the
property by the State government.
Gen. Peter B. Porter, Mrs. Ed
wards grandfather, served as
secretary of war in the cabinet of
President John Quincy Adams.
Gen. and Mrs. Edwards daughter
iDCSoiC 10 a IN wy IlillC NOllldH VI ~
years, who is chum of her father and
the boon companion of her mother.
The Edwards home is reflex of the
character of its owners. Beginning
with the generals office on the first
floor photographs of familiar friends
men, women and small children-run
riot and overflow into the attractive
drawing room on the second floor gay
in its dress of summery English chintz
and filled with fine old mahogany and
interesting things picked up in the
out of the way corners of the army Of
flcers' world
The Edwardses keep open house in
and out Of season and aside from dis
pensing a hospitality as smart as the
smartest, Gen. and Mrs. Edwards
delight in having friends to lunch or
dine en- famlie
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
where They Don't Mu1sIe EN-.

standardization are half an hour
late this morning.
Letter Carrier-Yes, ma am; the sec
tions of stovepipe | have TO wear inside
my trousers legs on account of the dogs
Tou keep along this street hamper my
movements. ma'am.-Chicago Tribune.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

"Bings is afraid that he may be pros
ecuted for polygamy."
why, he is married to only one
person, amt he?"
THAT is what he thought for a
while, but now it appears that he mar
ried her whole family, and there are
seven of them ''-California Weekly.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Averages All Right.

Tenant (of fat)-One of the radiators
in that large room of mine is always
cold, winter and summer.
Janitor with a scowl) We'll, I've
heard you say that the other one is al
ways hot, winter and summer. Amt ii
a standotf?
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Merely Friendly.

Elderly Relative-Mortmer, what are
YOUR intentions in regard to Miss Dul
lion?
Scapegrace Nephew-Strictly honora
Bile and praiseworthy, uncle.
Elderly Relative am glad to hear
that, Mortimer. l was afraid you were
going to try to persuade her to marry
you-Chicago Tribune.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
IDIpIOnl acy.

isn't there some talk that Gringo is
going to enter the ministry"
The ministry? Why-O, | see. That's
what he really wants, but he intends to
try for a consulship first. Chicago
Tribune
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
Escapiur by m Techuicnlity.

Teacher-Tommy, what is an improper
fraction?
Tommy-You don't 'spect me to men
lion it fore all these people, do you?
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Before a woman has returned from
her wedding trip she has all her plans
laid for freezing out his kin, and max
ing . home for her own.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
His SpeedOmeter

Inuuistive Person-How do you tell
how fast you are going?
Chaufeur-I watch the expression of
the faces of the policemen as l whiz past
them.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Let me see-the census gives your
town about 5000 doesn't it,
NO. sir; our town gives the census
5000"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Clifford" asked the teacher. ''who
wrote the Junus letters?"
II don't know, ma am" answered
The terrified little boy. "I didn't"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

HOWARD E. BURTON = Assayer and Chemist.
IL Leadv lie. Colorado. Specimen prices; Gold,
Silver. Lead, ST. Gold, Silver, 75c; God Soc; Zinc
or Copper 81 Mailing envelopes and full price list
sent on applicat ion. Control ard Umpire work So
licited. reference: Carbonate National Bank.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothinr
Syrup the best remedy to use for their chlldre2
during the teething period.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
a I.IIe IraII.

Jones says that he always gets to
the bottom of anything he under
takes"
Don't doubt it. At school he was
always at the foot of the Glass;
Baltimore American.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
What is CaStOria.

TASTORIA harmless substitute for OIL Paregor Drops and
Soothing Spa pleasant Tt contains neither Opium Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance It's it's guarantee destroys Worms and alays
Fness It Drh@a and Wind Co relieves Ing Troubles
Constipation and Ftncy 1t asa the Food regulates the Stomach
and Bowels giving healthy and natural Sleep The drsn Panc-Ihe
Mothers Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought and which has been use for over
80 years. has borne the signature Ct Ch H. Fletcher and has been made under
All Coun limitations and Juasood" but Experiments that trde with
endnger the health ofns and Experience against Experiment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15

ant role to carry. Miss Sally Is a
dancer who has won acclaim at the
amateur dramatic productions which
have been features Of Washington
smart life for the last few years, while
her skill as a horsewoman gives her
forward place in the gay little com
pany of "paperchasers' who gallop
over the hills two or three times a
week
Mrs. Aleshire, wife of Gen. Aleshire,
Is one of the army matrons whose wit
and polse count in the proper equip
ment of an army officers wife. She Is
large and nce-looking, noticeable
chiefly for the sweetness OF her ex-
pression and her general air of eX-
treme good breeding. She Is the moth
er of a debutante daughter, who has
the distinction of being one OF Miss
Helen Taft's best chums.
Mrs. Edwards Wins LaureIs.
One of the handsome homes of the
army set established in Washington
Is presided over by Mrs. Clarence Ed
wards. wife of Gen Clarence Edwards,
chum to the President and general
good fellow. Gen. Edwards, who Is
one of the most generally liked officers
of the service, has his honors to look
TO when 1t comes to a discussion of his
wife's popularity. Everybody likes
Mrs. Edwards and her place in the fa-
vor of the community wakes as the
years increase.
In girlhood, as pretty and vivacious
Bessie Porter. she made her first ap-
pearance in Washington, coming over
to visit her great-aunt, Mrs. Saunders
Irving, widow of Washington Irving's
nephew. Mrs. Irving maintained
menage second only to the White
House in point of social importance,
its gentle mistress, who was an in
valid. being one of the few women up
on whom the wives of the Presidents
felt 1t incumbent to leave cards.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-30
Admires Many Heroes

Dear Aunt Laurie;
like the topic you have for this
week very much. For l am sure that
everybody has quite few taVorlte
heroes of the American wars.
Now, there was Abraham Lihcoih'
known better as Honest Abe, VINO
was a soldier in the Black Hawk war
One time at the risk of his own lie
he saved an Indian who had wandered
into soldiers camp He was also, as
YOU know, president at the time OF the
Civil War.
Then also there was Thomas Jeffer-
son. but he didn't take very active
part in the war. 1 don't quite remem-
Der all l have read about Thomas Jet-
ferson. but l know that he helped to
sign the declaration of independence.
Washington, of whom we all know,
was also a very brave hero. L VIII tell
my favorite story about washington
in the Revolutionary War. The Eng
lish did not like war against the Amer
leans, so the king had hired some Hes
sian soldiers to fight for him. About
thousand of these were in Trenton. n.
j. Washington was on the other side
of the Delaware, a little way off.
On Christmas night the Hessians
were celebrating the occasion. WASH
ington celebrated in his own fashion.
He took part. of his army and crossed
the Delaware in the midst OF nOdIlnS
ice There was a severe snow storm,
and two of his men were frozen to
death. He marched quickly to Tren-
son, and after a sharp fight he took
about a thousand prisoners for Christ
mas presents to his country.
Commodore Dewey, who commanded
the American fleet, sailed to Manila as
soon as he heard of the beginning of
the Spanish-American war. When he
arrived at the Philippine islands, not
finding the Spanish fleet outside the
harbor, sailed into the great bay of Ma
Mia very quietly, and at daylight gave
battle to the Spanish fleet
ut seemed" said an old soldier who
was telling me of the battle, "as if
some, if not all, of the American ships
would be sunk by the heavy guns on
shore The Spanish gunners were not
equal to those of the American ships,
who had given much attention to target
practice.
although the Spaniards fought
bravely their batteries were silenced
and their fleet destroyed by the Amer
lean fire. The American fleet did not
lose a single man in the fight"
Another brave man was also Ulysses
S. Grant who was in the great Civil
War.
Well, Aunt Laurie, I guess I have
written quite enough of a story so will
close as ever. your niece,
MARIAN ATWATER.
16S East Thirty fifth, street, Thirtieth
street school, grade A5, age Il.
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An Unsung Hero

Dear Aunt Laurie:
A short distance from the block
houses at Manila there is ditch five
feet deep and about twelve feet wide
on either side of which grow thick
shrubbery and bamboo, completely hid
ing the ditch from view
During the war with Spain two COM
panies of the U. S. infantry made
a charge upon the block-houses at
sunrise on the morning of February s.,
1899, and not noticing the ditch rushed
pell nell right into it.
One brave soldier of company I, who
is too modest to allow me to mention
his name, managed to grasp stubble
of bamboo and pull himself partly out
of the water, where he lay for seven
long hours severely wounded.
All along that ditch lay fully one
half the soldiers of both companies,
dead, dying and wounded, while con-
slant firing was going on over their
heads. Then along came member
of the hospital corps with fully twenty
canteens strapped to his back.
Giving my friend a full canteen and
taking the empty one he was about to
pass on when my friend said to him.
why don't you stoop down and pro-
tect yourself? 1t is sure death for you
to walk along in that manner.
"Ach, WE'LL" responded he, with
German accent, IF / got killed, l
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-30

got killed anyway" and on he went,
giving a drink here and exchanging
a canteen there.
Down that line of dead and wounded
fully five hundred feet in length with
a constant passing over his head of
bullets from the enemy on one SIDE
and his comrades on the other, STROBE
this hero with his refreshing water.
At least fifty shots were aimed di-
rectly at him, but he seemed to pay no
attention whatever, and when he had
passed out all the canteens he dis
appeared for awhile, but soon returned
with fresh supply.
1t is not known whether or not he
survived, but the soldiers of companies
/ and M who lay in that ditch unite
in saying that that German soldier,
with his splendid disregard for personal
safety and his beautiful charity for
his wounded comrades, was the great
est hero they had ever seen.
MAUDE EDWARDS.
9Th grade Hobart school, 1927 w. 10Th
street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-30

when helping Lee in the battle of
Fredericksburg that he lost his life.
During the whole day the battle had
ragged, and just at it's close Jackson
was hurrying toward a company of his
men, when they mistook him for
Union soldier and fired upon him. He
was terribly wounded, and the shot
that struck him disabled both branches
of the Confederate army. At first it
was thought his wounds were not
very serious, and the people thought
that jackson will not and cannot die"
but God willed it otherwise. On Sun
day afternoon he closed his eyes and
smiled at his own beautiful dream,
Let us cross over the river and rest
under the shade of the trees"
The loss of Stonewall Jackson was
death blow to Lee and the Confederate
cause.
Rev. John f. Green of Houston,
Tex, said, "The Lord had to kill Stone
wall Jackson or the war would be
going on yet"
TO Jackson's life all paid tribute,
and in this tribute there was no south,
no north
A friend coming across the sea
planted on Jackson's grave at Le%ing-
ton a sprg of laurel which he brought
from the grave of Napoleon. This was
most fitting token-a beautiful
thought, that one of the greatest gem
erals of the old world should welcome
to Immortality one of the most brill
liant soldiers of the new world.
MARIE S. CLARK.
$50 East Twenty-fifth street: Twen-
ty-eighth street school, grade BS; age
IA years.
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Historic Visions

Dear Aunt Laurie:
What delightful subject you have
given us for this week. History is
one of my favorite studies.
AS | sit here visions of my heroes
float through my mind. First comes
Washington, not the Washington who
won battles, not the Washington of
the ball room. but of Valley Forge, the
idol of his men; he who endured count
less hardships for the sake of his coun-
try and who was the best friend a man
could have if his friendship was once
won.
Next see Lake Erie, a battle is on.
Many of the British ships are sinking
and one of our vessels is wreck;
from this ship a boat is dropped with
the brave captain in it.
1 see these words in white letters
upon the flag in his hand: Don't give
up the ship" and Commodore Perry
did not. We won the battle of Lake
Erie.
Next l see Abraham Lincoln. the
savior of his country, he sits at the
bedside of dying soldier and comforts
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SAILORS ON MERRlMAc
EXHIBITED BRAVERY
(HonorabIe Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
VN HE Spanish admiral, Cervera, was
in the harbor at Santiago in CUBA,
Il and Admiral Sampson of the
Americans wanted to keep him there
Richard Hobson had plan which ne
carried out in this way;
Hobson got seven to go with MN
Together they got on board the Merrl-
mac. the ship which they meant 10
bloW up in the mouth of the harbor'
IT had on board eighty pounds OF pow
der. The men wore tights so as TO
he able to get away by swimming
Alongside the Merrimac was liteboat
to lump into when the powder was
lighted. Ar
When the Spaniards sighted the Mer-
rimac they fired. The firing Kept up
for a while and as soon as the smoke
cleared away the sailors of the United
States navy could see that the Merrl-
mac haes-eeen sunk in the mouth OF
the harAor right where Hobson had
promised to sink it. The sailors got
into rowboats and hunted for Hob-
son and his brave crew, but could not
find them as they had been taken
prisoners by the Spaniards,
In the afternoon the Spaniards sent
a man with a white flag to the Ameri-
can ships to bring a message to Samp-
son from Cervera. Cervera said that
Hobson would be kindly treated, as
such daring as theirs made even the
bitterest enemies glad that their fell
low men could be so brave. Hobson
was not exchanged until nearly the
end of the war VICTOR JONES.
POI North Michigan avenue, East
Pasadena. Seventh grade, Grant school.