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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-08

The San Pedro Los Angeles &
Salt Lake railroad has suffered an
other calamity through washouts.
While all the facts are not yet
known, advices from Caliente, and
other point down the Meadow Valley
wash indicate that the catastrophe
is much worse than the disaster 81
February 1907. when thirty or more
miles OF track were destroyed by the
flood waters; interrupting through
traffic over the Salt Lake Route
or almost three months.
1t cost the railroad appr oximately
100000 to repair the damage done
at that time; and if the stories told
about the more recent flood are halt
true, it will require a much larger
sum to restore the road to normal
condition again.
CALIENTE SUFFERS.
According to reports, Cahente had
a narrow escape from being swept
OF the face of the earth by the
roaring, seething mass of water that
poured into the town from the head
waters of Glover and Meadow val
leys. AS it was, thousands upon
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed and the lives of
citizens seriously imperilled.
1t is beyond the memory of the old
est inhabitant when such a deluge
made it's way down through Meadow
Z hri, ,criy, nd ~, a., a.
wake. The scene of devastation is
heartrending in the extreme and in
view of the fact that the railroad
company has already expended mil
lions of it's earnings to repair dam
age wrought by floods, grave doubts
er be permanently rebuilt through
Meadow Valley canyon to face a re-
cdurrance of other like disasters.
CAME NEW YEARS.
The day before New Years, the
emperature dropped and a heavy
rain set in throughout southern Ne
vada. In the upper mountain regions
In addition, snow gave way to the
breath of the warm Chinook and in
4 short while, the streams which
empty into Meadow Valley canyon
were out of their banks
TRAFFIC SUSPENDED
Traffic on the railroad was main
tanned very well until late Saturday
afternoon; since which time, not a
wheel has turned on the Salt Lake
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-08

From them, the Record ascertained
that the devastation is great. They
related many tales Of narrowing es.
capes from death
MEXICAN INJURED.
A Mexican, who had been in the
employ of the railroad company, suf
fering the loss of both eyes, arm and
leg;7 besides sustaining other injur
les through the explosion OF gian
powder which he had been thawine
out preparatory to blowing up the
Pioche railroad bridge The debris
from above the bridge had formed
dam at this point and it was
thought that by destroying it. the
water would be released without ser.
ious consequences.
ROUND HOUSE COLLAPSES.
The railroad roundhouse at Caliente
was partially undermined by water
and the east and south walls have
iaiien In The station at Rox has
been swept away, and west bound
freight caught at Boyd was prac-
t!cally wiped out of existence. This
train consisted of SO cars, all but
eight cars and the caboose, includ.
ing the engine, went into the ditch.
Out OF two car loads of horses. only
"ght were saved from drowning. The
estimated value of the merchandise
alone is placed at $4,000.
passenger train No. was marooned
at Eccles station five miles above
Cailente and the passengers held
tnere until last Wednesday, when
they were transferred to Acoma to
which point trains are now being op.
Grated out of Salt Lake.
Parties who have come over from
Modena bring information that the
railroad company has at least two
thousand men employed on repairs
the work being done from both ends
of the washout district. General Mar
ager, Wells and Superintendent Van
liousen have been at Acoma several
Gays this week.
Passengers holding trancontinenta]
tickets over the Salt Lake Route are
pelng detoured via the Southern Pa.
tjfic lines.
AT the regular meeting of the Pi-
oche Commercial club last Wednes.
day, resolution was adopted instruct
Ing the secretary to address a let
Ter OF sympathy to the railroad man
agement in behalf of the members
Of the club.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-08
REGULAR MEET
OF BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED-TWo VACANCIES FILL
EN- IN COUNTY AND CITY OFF,
cEs-REcoRD OFFICIAL NEWS
PAPER OF LINCOLN COUNTY.

Undaunted, County Commissioners
Joseph Ronnow and w. T. Stewart,
broke trail through the deep snow
and were on hand at the appointed
time to hold the regular January
meeting Of the board last Monday
Iaorning. Chairman Carmen, being a
resident of Phoebe, all members were
ready for duty when County Clerk
Orr called the roll. Practically the
whole day was put in in H.. tsna
action OF business and at the ad-
jCurned session Tuesday morning, the
jury list for the year was drawn.
The usual number Of bills were pre-
" s'nted and a list of the ones al
',wed are printed elsewhere in
tbs paper.
SMALL APPOINTED.
There were several applicants for
the position of night policeman and
Ere marshal, which place became
vacant through the death OF the for
'ner incumbent, Alex Orr Amons
the applicants were James r. Prics..
Y. A, Weston. Z. G. Galloway, w. A.
! enton and ]. G. Small. Before de-
G ding the matter, however, the COM
y ssloners took the view that owing
to the quiet conditions prevailing in
the town at this time and the limit
ed income derived to the town fund
I'm which the officer would be
maid, 1t would be good judgment to
reduce the salary of the official un-
til such time that an Improvement
i wrought Accordingly, the salary
was cut from $140 to 1920 per month.
: ne commissioners were backed up
N this proposition by the town ad-
visory board. James G. Small re-
ceiyed the appointment, filed his bond
and entered upon his duties.
RECORD OFFICIAL PAPER.
The contract for the county adver-
tising and job printing was awarded
to The Phoebe Record, which under
bid the Pioche Chronicle, the only
other bidder, by slight margin.
Therefore, the Record is again the
official paper Of Lincoln county.
IL response to the advertisement
caused to be made by the board call
ing for the submission of bids for the
furnishing of meals to the county pris
oners for the year 1910, bids were re-
cei.ed tom Bowman for the
Z ia of 20 cents le.' meal. Mrs. M. c.
tones. for 70 cents per meal; Mrs.
Mae Pitcher ~ = cents a meal;
Ong Ch.Lg Lung Tor s. cents per
meal; Mrs Wm. X. Moore for 80
cents per meal and from the Phoebe
Cafe: for 81 cents per meal All things
being equal, Mrs Jones' bid was
deemed the most favorable and the
contract was thus awarded.
THE STOCKHAM CLAIM
The claim of DR.. w. w. Stockham
for the sum of $17975, being the
ancunt of judgment and costs rem
dered in the justice court Of i1ioche
township, was laid over and reso-
luton passed authorizing the district
attorney to proceed to take an appeal
N he action, If in his Judgment, af-
ter Thorough investigation OF the
racts and the law, he deems such
a course justifiable. A claim from
Joseph Hollinger for $45, was reduc-
ed and allowed; the claim of Albert
A. Clapp for $3.50 was laid over.
NEW ADMINISTRATORS
petition from John H. Deck, ask
Ing to be appointed to the office of
public administrator, was granted
Continued on Page Eight
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-08
Returns From Salt Lake.

David Lennon, superintendent of
sne Fioche Metals Mining company s
Point nire, returned from Salt Lake
eunce1ar & III. t.. left the
I'ah capital Saturday night and the
train vas turned back at Milford.
tuesday he tried it again and came
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-08

to Modena, catching the Montgom.
"ry stage from there. The road
across from Modena, he states, is in
good condition. When Mr.. Lennon
left Salt Lake railroad officials knew
nttle about the actual conditions
as they exist in the Meadow Valley
wash. tI
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-08

the easterly side of the dividing
line aforesaid.
To the document is attached the
names OF A. H. Godbe and George E..
Learnard, presidents of the Ohio Ken
i~cky and Nevada Utah Mines &
Shelters corporation, respectively.
The agreement bears the date of Sep
tember 10, 1910.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-08
CONSOLIDATED
AGREEMENT IS
NOW OF RECORD
Def AlLS or MERGER EXPLAINED
IN DOCUMENT FILED WITH
THE COUNTY REcoRDER-WAs
EXECUTED LAST sEPTEM6ER r
BOUNDARIES DESCRIBED.

The articles of agreement through
which the consolidation of the prop
critics which had been in conflict be-
tween the Ohio Kentucky and Ne
,ada Utah Mines & Shelters cor
portation for several years was
brought about, were filed in the Of
fee of the county recorder this
week.
AS is well known, the settling Of
the foregoing named difficulties, re-
eulted in an understanding through
which the organization Of the Con-
solidated Phoebe Mining company,
With a capitalization of $1,000, 900, is
now being brought about.
1t is enumerated in the articles OF
agreement that the Ohio Kentucky
company deeds all of it's mines and
rnining claims on the westerly side
Ct dividing line taking the east
erly side of the Zero lode claim
TO point where it intersects the
easterly side of the Susan Duster
aim; thence following the easterly
rfde or the Susan Buster claim to
the Raymond & Ely, or Panaca claim
thence northerly along the east end
line of the ,Panaca to the northerly
side line; thence easterly along the
southerly boundary of what is known
the Nevada Phoebe group, consist
6 of eight claims, to the southeast
corner of the Eagle claim; thence
northerly along the easterly side of
the group indefinitely. Together with
all hosting works, buildings, machin-
cry and appurtenances situated there
on, excepting the water tanks and
pipe line constituting part of the
Phoebe Water system.
The Nevada Mines & Shelters cor
poration which is the second party
to the agreement, agrees to transfer
to the new company all of it's mines
and mining claims lying to the west
OF the said dividing line, together
with all hosting works, buildings,
situated thereon, excepting water
tanks and pipe line of the Phoebe Wa
ter company The total consid-
GRAFTON, to be paid by the Consoli-
dated Phoebe company by reason of
said conveyances is to be to each of
the parties thereto, the Ohio Ken
lucky and Nevada Utah Mines &
Shelters corporation, is $4,000, 900 of
full and paid capital stock of the new
company.
The board of directors is to con-
sist cf four members, who are to
serve for term of four years each
after which their terms shall be one
year
1t is expressly understood that all
directors meetings, all business trans
acted shall have the approval of at
least three of the members of the
board \ tota' Of 100000 of the
capital stock is to be put back in
the treasury, subjecl to be sold and
disposed of by the board of direc-
tors at such price as the members
thereof may deem fit
The remaining stock is then to be
placed in the treasury of each of
the old companies and it is agreed
that neither party will sell any of
this stock or any parcel thereof,
without the consent of the other, for
PERI, 4 CT two years
1t is still further stipulated in the
contract that the Clio Kentucky COM
rany is to convey by good and suf-
f1cient deed, or deeds, and without
additional cost, to the Nevada Utah [
Mines & Shelters corporation, all OF
It's mines and mining claims lying on |
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-08
Salt Lake Route Suffers Another
Serious W8ShOut On Main Line
MUCH DAMAGE is DONE AT CALIENTE

# b train for three months Poche is S At
ask 70 to
t in Cong by
be N the emenn
with the th will
GO h Is usual Init
to kep the mines supplied TO least
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-08

Continued on Page Eight
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-24

that of Babylon! Draw out the score,
heap high the mountains Of wrong,
but be sure that the mills of God
grind very fine, not matter how slowly
they turn"
AS Mordecai said these words,
something Of the power Of an ancient
seer crept into his bearing, his red
eyes flashed fire, his shabby cloak
seemed the robe Of prophet, and his
thin, hooked nose and Semitic fea-
lures took on the dignity of the an
cient and glorious race whose insignia
they were.
Hardy arose.. 1--WE will walk back
together, Mordecai," he said, quietly.
On his return to the store he found
awaiting him a letter from Moscow.
1t was addressed in Russian, but the
epistle itself was written in French
and bore at its head princely crest.
He trembled and his face paled as he
turned back and glanced eagerly at
the signature, "Elizabetha Ro'
manovna."
"Mordecai," said he, come early
this evening. l am going to try to
write letter in Russian, and l shall
want you to straighten it out for me!''
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-24
CHAPTER XXI.
Hardy Receives Two Letters.

Hardy Receives Two Letters.
The store at Stryetensk was a low,
rambling building, constructed in the
shape of a capital f without the mid
die bar. A high board fence, connect
ing the extremities of the two wings,
inclosed one side of a square yard
which contained Outbuildings and
sheds for horses, a droshky or two,
and several of the long boat.shaped
telegas that do duty in that country
as drays. In the clubhouse, moreover,
was kept a supply of plows and other
agricultural implements, while the
store itself was stocked with an i'm
mense and motley assortment of gen.
eral merchandise suited to the retail
demand of the region, and for whole.
sale shipments to the towns along
the Shilka river, on which stream
Stryetensk is located.
Hardy found the city itself deary
in the extreme, consisting merely of a
collection of raw, squalid houses, 10,
Gated on dusty or muddy streets. II
was as new and rough as the newest
frontier town in America and hope
lessly unattractive, despite the fact
that it was surrounded by noble hills
and that the beautiful Shilka flowed
between it and the extensive railroad
shops that are maintained at this
| point.
During his first day in the town, ht
put up at the Darnivostock hotel, bu
found the lodging so abominable, the
fare so eXecrable and the service 81
insolent that he was glad to engage
an old peasant woman of all work anC
begin housekeeping in some unOccu
pied rooms of the Trading Company
store.
Besides this old woman, his onl.
companion was young Russian clerk
who spoke little bad English. whicl
he practiced on Hardy with such pei
sistence that he became nuisance
entertaining him with such re
marks as:
Good morning, Mr.. Hardy. TIL
barn of my store is not so large as tn
barn of my uncle. Have you seen tn
barn of my uncle?" or, Good evening
Mr.. Hardy. Do you think the blac
horse is as good as the white horse
Neither the one nor the other is s
good as the horse of my aunt"
This interesting person was POI
sessed of the skin of baby, pin
cheeks, very thick, red lips, blue eye
and tin-foil hair. His name was Vasi
. Ogorodnikoff. He imagined himse
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-24

came up to him and, taking him by
the arm, inquired:
'Zakouska?'
He swallowed three glasses Of vod-
ka and ravenously devoured several
caviar sandwiches, after which he
was supplied with warm, dry clothing
and tucked away in bed.
When he awoke it was mid-after-
noon, and the old commandant had
delved into a Russian-French diction-
ary sufficiently to dig out the words,
which he pronounced many times,
with smiling face: "Sauves, mon
sieur, tous sauves!" thereby affording
the American the greatest joy and
relief and establishing his own reputa-
tion at the station as a wonderful
scholar.
Hardy remained at the station one
week, at the end of which time he
resumed his journey to Stryetensk
on horseback, escorted by a half dozen
Cossacks bound for Irkutsk on some
military mission or other.
He learned, very soon after his ar
rival at Stryetensk, that the relief
party had put in an appearance a
short time after his start down the
river on his perilous trip, and that
the princess had been rescued this
time entirely without his aid.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-24
SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy, fashionable Boston 9tl
society man, lost his wealth, was Jllted
by a girl and sent by friend to take
charge Of an American Trading Company
store in Russia. On his journey through
Japan he met Stapleton Neville, sup
posedly al Englshman. They agreed 10
80 together to Russia. Because OF sus1
piCiouS circumstances they were seVerai
times mOlested by the japanese. Hardy
was arrested and found upon his person
were papers showing maps OF Jap lorts
Hardy was proven guiitlesS ON train Tl II
he met Aisome Sano, daughter of Jap
merchant. In Neviles shoes Jap fouhu
pictures of forts, proving him to be
Russian spy. Hardy departed for nus
shortly afterward He was rescued by
Russian steamer. On reaching Nladl-
Vostok he was we'll treated. He started
for Siberia, meeting Princess Roman0Vna
on the train. Hardy boarded vessel for
Amur. Hardy showed the princess his
expeTtness as a rifle shot. The steamer
was stranded. The princess and her
maid Were attacked by Chinese Hardy
Hardy for his heroism. Manchurians
fired upon the craft. Hardy slew their
chief. Burning arrows We're hurled upon
the Pushllin's decks. An attempt was
made to board the vessel. The attacking
Chinese were repulsed. ROmanof sneered
at Hardy's soIiCitude for the princess.
Stanka, a messenger sent for help, was
nailed to a cross on the shore. To put an
end to the awful torture Hardy himself
put Stanka out of his misery, taking his
own life in his hands Forest fires men
aced the vessel. Hardy volunteered to
go for help; Refused permission ne ne
Jumped overheard and started to swim
with the princess distress message. Ro-
manotf was angry at Hardy for his brave
efforts TO rescue the princess. He wooed
her in his own savage way. He said
Hardy had made love openly to a Jap
anese girl Help came and the princess
was rescued.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-24

pleasant to me to have the society OF
a human being here in this country OF
wolves and dogs that I have not been
able to bring myself to the point. Be-
sides, need the money that you pay
me. l greatly fear that another Jew
ish persecution is about to break out
I have seen the storm brewing for
some time. If it were not for my
old mother, for whose sake I came
back to this accursed country, would
quietly leave. At any rate, there is
no need of your becoming involved in
our trouble, perhaps losing your life.
The people do not understand your as
sociating with me. 1t is even whis-
pered that you are of Jewish descent"
Hardy laughed.
my dear fellow" he said, "it is no.
bodys business whom l employ for
Russian teacher. I shall pursue the
course that seems best to me, and
shall not allow these people to inter-
fere with my private affairs. If nee
essary, we will warn the authorities
that trouble is brewing"
Baruch sprang to his feet and
looked over toward Stryetensk, his
eyes blazing with hate.
"Oh, the authorities!" he cried; do
you know that the prosecutions of the
Jews in Russia are connived at by the
authorities, and tolerated even by the
czar himself? Could not the authori-
ties, if they wished, uproot and dispel
the superstitions that make the Jews
hated and feared? The people of
Russia are mere animals, ignorant and
ferocious, and they do what they are
! told. But there will be day of reck-
oning for Unholy Russia. The God
who opened the Red sea for Israel;
who led them through the wilderness
with a pillar of cloud by day and of
| fire by night; who talked with Moses
in the burning bush; who was with
his people of old in Nineveh; the God
who has made Rothschild king of
kings; who inspired the brains of
Solomon and Heine, the souls Of
Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer, and the
heart of Montefiore-he will make
this rabble pay for the blood of his
chosen race. All the miseries of the
Pale and the Ghetto, all the degrade
tion and suffering, the starvation, the
blows, the massacre and pillage, are
they not written down in the books of
Recording Angel? The old law of an
eye for an eye, a tooth for a TOOTH
was written for you, o Unholy Russia
and when your day of judgment comes
your ruin will be more terrible than
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-24
ImpuIsiVe But Repentant Cowboy
Would Respect Last Wishes OF
the Deceased.

A young Bostonian went to Texas
and turned cowboy. He rapidly
caught the spirit of the country and
as rapidly shook off the outward SEM
blance of tender-footed eastern habit.
Rough-bearded, leather-clad, sombrero
as wide as the widest, 42-caliber Colts
on his hips, he was as wild as the
widest. Yet within his bosom still
burned the fame of Boston culture
and refinement. One day he was rid
ing with a stranger across the prairie.
Turning his head suddenly Che was
slightly ahead) he saw his companion
make suspicious motion toward his
hip-pocket. Without hesitation he
drew his revolver and shot him. The
stranger dropped like log. The cow
boy dismounted and looked at the
body of his victim. ''I wonder II he
was really going to shoot me?" he
soliloquized; "I'll see." Turning the
body over. he discovered flask of
whisky protruding from the pocket.
Poor fellow!" he said. in tone OF
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-24
KEEP BABY'S SKIN CLEAR

Few parents realize how many es-
timable lives have been embittered
and social and business success pre-
vented by serious skin affections
which SO often result from the neglect
of minor eruptions in infancy and
childhood. With but little care and
the use Of the proper emollients, baby's
skin and hair may be preserved. puri-
fed and beautified, minor eruptions
prevented from becoming chronic and
torturing, disfguring rashes, itchings'
irritations and chafings dispelled.
To this end, nothing is so pure, SO
sweet, so speedily effective as the con-
slant use of Cuticura Soap, assisted,
when necessary, by Cuticura Ointment.
Send to Potter Drug &c Chem. Corp,
sole proprietors, Boston, for their free
32-page Cuticura Book telling all about
the care and treatment Of the skin.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-24

perhaps better potatoes will be
raised in this country some day." said
a man from Europe, seated in the
Knickerbocker dining room. "At pres
ent many dinner menus are arranged
without potatoes, in fact they are not
highly priced, and believe it is be-
cause the best kinds are not cult
waited here. The soil may have some
thing to do with it, but tell you there
is nothing to compare with the blue
mouse and the red mouse raised in
the Rhine country. There are many
others kinds, with the flavor of nuts,
mealy, and-well, l am often home
sick for them."-New York Herald.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-24
Decrease Of Crime In Chile.

The official figures relative to peni-
tentiary conditions in Chile show
great decrease in the number of
crimes. During the years 1902, 1903
and 1904 the people of both sexes sent
to Jail were, respectively, 63,44S, Ca
4O3 and 6S,425. In 1906 there were
only 50,44S persons incarcerated. of
whom S,537 were women. This shows
that alcoholism has greatly decreased
in Chile. A law was put in force in
1902 which had been strictly applied
to the inebriates, waO formed E6 per
cent. of the total Of prisoners. OF that
total, in 1905. so per cent. were IL
literate individuals, 9S per cent. be-
longed to the Catholic religion and
there were S,217 foreigners. mainly
PeruVians and BoliviaAa.