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The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

s17,00o,00 in gold, and that within four
years the state will. rank No. / as a
producer of the premier metal.
NeVada's yield of silver in 1909 off,
cially computed, was s429,100 less than
in 1908. The outlook for 1910 is far the
largest production of silver since the
Comstock lode was emptying It's treas
ure vaults into the lap of an astonished
world.
The official record shows s27S,SOS. .s23
in gold and s346, ,S21,S 1853 in silver be-
wildering total of s625, 30,1SS-taken
out of Nevada mines within the span. of
human life.
No other state except California any
where near approaches it, and the
ground has not been touched in widely
separated localities. Nevada has only
that painful quarter of a century that
followed the stupendous and spectacu-
lar bonanza excitement-thes state was
dormant It's population dwindled from
100000 or more to $4,000 or less; it is
once more 100000 or better. Nevada
began to come back in 1901. and with
q ooH couple of years dullness, after the
1913 collapse, 1T has been making phe-
nomenal progress. The discovery and
opening up of the Goldfeld, Tonopah
and Rawhide districts marked the be-
besides the outpouring of gold and sill
yer, we have Ely, which is at this pres
ent moment turning out copper to the
annual value of between $1,000, 900 and
$2o,000,00O, with new reserves coming
into view which will add enormously to
the yiefd.-Goldfeld News.
Strike at National
A chunk of gold ore weighing so
pounds and valued at approximately
$4,000 was taken from the bottom Of
the shaft In the Stall brothers lease at
Natlonai few days ago. The shaft
Is 800 feet deep and it is said to be
entirely in ore. The so pound chunk
SHOWS the precious metal all the way
through, with more weight in metal
tnan In quartz. The gold is so well
disseminated that its value may be
closely rated by It's wei ght.
The character of the ore is an cleo
trum and it is the best defined and
most dependable high grade ore ever
mined in Nevada. The property has
millions of dollars worth of ore in
sight. Other properties show large
bodies of commercial ore during de-
velopment work. There is every rea-
son and Indication that with deeper
workings in conjunction with the
lower grade of ore, other high grade
deposits, just as rich as that of the
West Virginia claim, on which the Stall
lease is located, will be opened.
The deeper down the richer and
stronger these deposits become.-Gold.
The National mining company and
the Stall lease have since the first of
August sent to the mint two Shipments
of bullion, one of $4,000, the other of
S3O,00O value. Considera BILE more bull
lion is on hand and the August ship
mentS are expected to equal those of
July. which totaled $3.50, 600.-Tonopah
Miner
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

Az opportunity for investors with 1000 or
more 10 secure big returns from rich mine.
Grass Valley district: fun plant in operation:
thorough inspection invited; option block of
stock expiring soon: rich strike just made; no
other stock TO be had; control Of mine not for
sale: immediate action necessary: viii sell
limited number Of shares al option price. Call
after O'Clock today. or 10 a. m. Monday,
654 Mills building. Phone Kearnv 43l4.
OCEAN SHORE bonds bought and sold. Cali
fornia Safe Deposit accounts bought. D. Z.
BESECKER. PAS Pacific building.
s'ABBOTT buys BONDS; also CAL. SAFE DEP
accounts; money loaned. 636 Market st.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-27
Bridgeport Savings
Bank
COR. MAIN AND STATE SITS.
l36ih Consecutive
Semi Annual Dividend

The Trustees Of this Bank have this
lay declared dividend for the six
months ending Dec. 31st, 1910, at
the rate of PER CENT. per annum,
payable on and after Jan. 3rd, 1911.
Deposits made on or before JAN 9Th.
1911. will draw interest from Jan. LIST.
1911.
IT. 3 DeFOREST, Prest.
ALEXANDER HAWLEY, Treas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-27

JUDGE WALSH DEAD
Democratic Leader of DAN
bury Succumbs After
Long Illness.

Danbury. Dec. 27-Judge James z.
Walsh. formerly of the ely court, died
yesterday of heart trouble after an i'll
ness which had extended through a
year. He was one of the well known
attorneys of the Connecticut bar. had
been active in Democratic politics, a
former member of that party State
Central committee. and the holder OF
local offices. He was d native or
Pittsfield, Mass. and q graduate OF
Yale. class Of 1880. Af-er taking a
law course at Yale he began practice
here and continued until his death.
He was in his fifty-second year. A
widow survives. and brother is At
torney Walter J. Walsh Of New Ha-
ven,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-27
OF BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Letters OF Credit
II O I ICE

IVr furiy-tour years NC have been
conducting business mt the same old
streets. Hriivepor.. Conn. and our
Private hank has been estsbtisheI
there continuously. We haze recciveo
md paid out on demand without mo-
tice millions OF dollars OF money de.
posted with Ms AMI we continue 70
tcCciyc money subject to deposiiors
check ut sight. ON which we allow
10 caciI account Iron,niy. We soiicis
sho accounts of individuals. bustness
men. firms and corporations. and aii
who want - hank account where trey
cnn deposit money, chcrks or drafts
and leave it for one day. ono week."ne
month ar one year. and draw intcrcst
en-, II for any time II II LETT win us
We give to the business our carctui
,sers0uai attention "a the oldest arm
or J,rivntc bankers In this state.
+. L. WATSON & co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-27

AS every sprout that start on a
seed potato and IS broken off removes
a certain amount of vitality from it,
care should be taken in storing the
potatoes so they will not sprout The
following method will prevent them
from sprouting. Dig a pit about ten
inches deep, fill with the potatoes,
spread straw over them about eight
inches deep then layer of dirt the
same depth. and cover with Dirt. When
opened in the spring the potatoes will
be just as they We're when buried.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-27

On the 5th of January Frank
Sturges and wife will start for a win
ter in Florida.
Everett Sippely is home from a trip
in the west.
Some of the ice houses in town
were nearly filled before the big rain
and thaW came. Now the cutters will
wait for the next freeze
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-27
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Mouan'S

Tan and black highcuts, and extra
high tan h'ghcuts. are what the boys
are calling for to start on their trav-
els through the new year. Proper pro-
lection for the feet in winter is a
matter of Importance. Boys are ex-
pected to have all sorts of weather
and sometimes little attention is paid
to the condition of their footwear. It
is money saved when their shoes are
storm proof and durable and illness
and colds are avo' ded. Mollan's high
cuts at 1925 Main St., are of the best
make. and come in all sizes and diff
ferent prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-27

Knitted chenille rugs can be made
out of old chenille portiers, no mat
ter how worn they are. An old gol-
den-brown one, much stained and dill
apidated, was quickly raveled and
wound into balls. then knit on large
wooden needles to the desired SIZE.
The edge was finished with a coarse
shell-sttch in loose crochet. No stains
are visible, and the rug is much adj
nlired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-27
T. L. WATSON & co.
Peoples Savings Bank
Marble Building
9ci-926 MAIN STREET
1O1st Semi-Annual Dividend

December 2Dth, 1910.
The Trustees OF this Bank have this
>day declared the regular dividend for
the six months ending December 3tst.
191O,at the rate of FOUR PER CENT
per annum, payable on and after
January 3rd. 1911.
SAMUEL w. BALDWIN. President.
EDWARD w. MARSH, Treasurer.
Deposits made OH or before Janu-
airy 9TH, 1911, will draw interest from
January list.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
EXTEND OREGON
TRUNK LINE
ACROSS CASCADES
(By United Press Leased Wire)

PORTLAND, Aug. 10.-President
J. F. Stevens of the oregon Trunk
line, who has just returned from
st. Paul after a conference with
j. ]. Hill, has confirmed reports
frequently published that it is the
plan to extend the Orekon Trunk
line across the Cascade mountains
to Medford in the Rogue River
valley
In building into Medford the Pa
cific and Eastern, now owned by
the same interests that are build
ing the Oregon Trunk line. will be
utilized. The Pacific and Eastern
is now in operation in an esterly
direction from Medford for a dis
lance of Is miles, and an extern
zion of Is miles to Butte Falls is
rapidly nearing completion. The
Oregon Trunk is under construc-
ton from Cello. on the Columbia
river, TO Bend, in central Oregon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
PRATTTALKS Of
PRIEST LAKE

A Priest lake water supply was
mentioned by Mayor Pratt in talk
before the chamber of com
merce on the water question.
The mayor mentioned the improve
ments that have been completed or
are under way and said that at the
end of four years it would be nee
essary to again make additions to
the plant.
He thought that the citizens
should now commence to consider
what future steps they want to take
in the matter of water supply.
The mayor said that personally he
favored going to Priest lake and
that a great many of those to whom
he had talked believed the same
thing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
ODDITIES IN THE
NEWSOF TODAY

1t cost Pittsburg $4,000 for one
years spooning of employees over
the telephone, so no more spoonins
goes, Mayor Magee has ordered.
Fire any employee caught spoon
ing over the telephone" he has Or
dered. Fire anyone who can be
proved to have spooned in the past
over the phone at the city's ex-
pense'
The discovery of such wholesale
spOoning was made when the bills
for telephone tolls came in. The
mayor investigated, and then got
mad.
Make them write it or keep it
until they see each other" he in
structed the heads of departments.
I'm an old bachelor. and still have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

TO NURSE

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 1O.-Mrs. s.
J. Hollins. young and beautiful
trained nurse of Atlanta, received
$4,000 from DR.. Herbert H. Wynn
ing of Los Angeles, Cal, as an eX-
preston of gratitude for the atten-
ton the nurse showed him during
dangerous illness at Savannah.
Ca. two years ago. Accompanying
the gift of $4,000 was letter from
DR.. Wyming, in whihc he stated
that he had drawn his will and in it
had bequeathed Mrs. Hollins $4,000
additional.
Mrs. Hollins. who is only 90 years
old. has been a widow four years,
her husband dying 10 months after
marriage. Back of DR.. Wyming 5
gift is a romance which involves
the physicians son and Mrs. Hol-
Inns. Two years ago, while Mrs.
Hollins was saving the fathers life
the son fell in love with her and
urged her to marry him. Mrs. Hol-
Inns was fond of the son, but would
not marry him at that time. DR..
Winning closed his letter giving her
$4,000 with the sentence, Take
this and make my son happy
Mrs. Hollins blushingly admitted
that she would marry the son.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah.-Tim-
othy Churchill race track follower.
shot and killed by unidentified man
I'm cato hnrp
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
YOUNG MEMS
DEMOCRATIC
CLUB MEETS

Tonight the Young Mems Demo
cratic club will hold a meeting in
the municipal courtroom to dis
cuss the placing of a county ticket
in the field. John NJ. Wiley, presi-
dent of the club, has called the
meeting
There is some talk of a resolu-
ton permitting democratic candi-
dates for the legislature to sup
port the democratic nominee SO
long as there is any chance of
election, and If there is none then
TO support Poindexter, if he he the
republican nominee and there is
danger of his defeat at the hands
of the machine politicians at
Olympia Some democrats have
expressed a willingness to make
the race on platform of this
kind.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Big Toe Frightened Him,
So He Just Shot II OF.

Ordinarily Gustave Garfield, age
81. of New York, is not afraid. But
when he awOke from sound sleep
and saw an uncanny something at
the foot of the bed his heart tried
to choke him to death.
Hands up! Speak quickly" he
demanded, as he reached under his
pillow for his revolver.
There was no response, so he
fired point blank at the supposed
burglar, and realized the next in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

In a struggle with an escaped
insane patient. Officer Deweese
was thrown over fence last night
on Lincoln street The patient, +.
E. Case, escaped, but was caught
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

r. Day sold lot 67x14o on Fifth
avenue, between Browne and Di-
vision, to Henry Phillips for $1,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

"Old Sleuth,' and the first con-
stable to shoot up the tires to stop
speeding autoists, is in the Tarry-
town hospital.
An electric wire had been damag-
ing a tree in his yard, and he de-
cided to cut off the limb. His saw
cut into a live wire, and the shock
threw him to the ground. 80 feet
below.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

hopes, but | won't make love over
the phone and let someone else pay
the bills"
The new order includes married
mems conversations with their
wives. The phones are to be used
only for business, and the cen
trails" in city departments are in
structed to see to it,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Janitors to Slide Through
Fire Escapes Every Morning.

The school buildings in Newport,
KY, have new tubular fire escapes,
and to keep the spring doors from
rusting the builders have asked a
daily test
The school board has accordingly
ordered the janitOrs to slide
through the big tubes daily from
roof to ground to see that the de-
vices are in good shape. One of the
janitors weighs more than 200
pounds. and he is assured daily
crowd of spectators If he will set a
regular time for his slide for life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-The Ana
Mas club has a new member. He
is Colonel George b. NJ. Harvey,
editor of the North American Re-
view.
Harvey got in bad with his fell
low editor and colonel by making
this statement in the Review: But
recently Roosevelt, the man, de-
clared that if a national cOnven-
ton were to be held next Novem-
Der he undoubtedly would be the
Republican candidate and would
win"
When T. r. saw it. he remarked:
It's a simple lie"
half an hour later and taken back
to the Woodbine sanitarium.
Health Officer Grieve blames
the heat for the excessive death
rate during July.
Although his alleged victim lied
to save him, c. B. wilkins was
III TIE pOllSC SoulI ySo
terday, and sentenced to six
months on the rock pile. Trena E..
Toulou denied her confession, but
Judge Mann declined to believe
her. Wilkins appealed and his bob
was fixed at $4,000.
The Cannon Hill assessment roll
was confirmed last night by the
city council, only about 20 per cent
of the residents signing the pro
testing petition.
Friends believe that G. S. Sapp
casts an hypnotic spell over Miss
I.ottie Jameson. who figured in
the spectacular mystery yesterday.
They say that whenever he is out
of her sight she detests him, but
whenever he can talk to her she Is
willing to marry him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
AMERICA BUYS 100000 GOLD
(By United Press Leased Wire)

LONDON, Aug. 10.-At a price
half a cent below that Of former
transaction, America has purchased
81, OOO, 900 in the London gold mar
ket. The total available supply is
only 100000, the balance going
to India and Europe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

slant that he had hit the mark.
His cries awoke the household,
and he wa staken to Bradford
Street hospital, where it was found
that If Gustave leaves footprints on
the sands of time they will be sans
a big toe on the right foot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
KOLB AND DILL
SEPARATE
(By United Press Leased Wire)

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10
Clarence f. Kolb and Max NJ. Dill,
whose comedy combination has APP
peared in every city on the Pacific
coast, have dissolved partnership.
it is announced The contract to
90 on at Moore's theater in Seat
lie has been cancelled. and each
of the German comedians will go
his own way hereafter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
CITY NEWS
. IN BRIEF ~

There has been an increase of
140 members in the chamber of
commerce in the last three months.
A Lucknow (Qndia) paper says
that delegates will be sent from
there to the Dry Farming congress
in Spokane.
e. A. Torrance, J. 3. Snow and
wife and Fred A. Bennett are en-
gagged in three-cornered fight in
the superior court over the owner
ship of a standardization car.
John L. Wilson was here but a
little while yesterday until he
grasped that the chamber of COM
merce and Mayor Pratt were boost
/ ing a Priest lake water supply.
/ Then of course John l.. crawled on
the Priest lake band wagon.
Pat Kennedy, the prospector
killed while on a trip with Patsey
Clark and party to a copper prop
erty in northern British Columbia,
was buried at Seattle. Kennedy
! was well known around Spokane,
having followed railroad contract
ing for a number of years. The
| Clark party has returned to Spo-
kane.
Work on the addition Of three
| stories to the Hutton building
making it seven. has begun. p. L..
Peterson is doing the work and
the cost will be $4,000.
Miss Ellen Daniels, 27O2 Gard
| ner avenue, has gone to the Occur
dAlene Indian reservation to fight
forest fires. She has claim on
the reservation.
Samuel j. jackson in his divorce
complaint against Laura E. Jack
son said that he came home one
night rather Unexpectedly and
heard a gentleman visitor jump
through one of the windows and
found beer bottles on the floor.
Homer M. Daugherty, 20, a
woodsman, died yesterday at the
Deaconess hospital from injuries
received in a logging camp near
Elk. He was thought to have about
recovered when taken suddenly
worse.
- c
against Attorney Samuel T.
Crane, for calling A. ]. Shaw, an
other lawyer, liar" will be
heard Friday morning in Justice
Hydes court.
George llse, Howard street
tailor, has been made defendant
in a suit for $4,000 damages
brought by Joseph T. Koch for
alienationon of the affections of
Mrs. Koch. Use and Koch at
tended lodge together. but it is
charged that Ilse would leave the
lodge room to Mrs. Koch while
her husband was still at the meet
ing.
Three box cars were reduced to
kindling wood in switching
smashup on the Great Northern
tracks near the Union iron works.
A woman applied to the prose
cutting attorneys office yesterday
for a warrant for the arrest of a
prominent merchant on charge
that he was exercising hypnotic
powers over her. The warrant was
refused. as the prosecuting attor-
ney's office, with the approach of
the primaries, is not borrowing any
more trouble.
r. Day sold a lot 67x14o on Fifth
avenue. between Browne and Di-
vision, to Henry Phillips for $1,000.
Three Italians, r. n. Perigioni,
! Manaro Alberta, and d. Petruzzl,
were injured in a blasting accident
in construction camp near Che
ney yesterday. They were brought
to the Sacred Heart hospital,
where Perigioni died early this
morning. and the others will prob
ably lose their sight,
In a struggle with an escaped
insane patient. Officer Deweese
was thrown over fence last night
on Lincoln street The patient, h.
E. Case, escaped. but was caught
|
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Mercury at 1905 Degrees,
But Man Freezes to Death.

A Mexican froze to death at Mari.
copa, on the Arizona desert, while
the thermometer was los degrees in
the shade.
A carload of ice unloaded ON the
station platform had been covered
with a tarpaulin to escape the heat.
He went to sleep and when found
the next day was frozen stiff.
"OId Sleuth" Saws Live
Wire With Limb of Tree.
William Beekman of Glenville, N.
Y. the town constable. known as
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-06-24
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

Yielding to the solicitation OF
quite a number Of my good friends
in Meridian and Boise / desire to
announce my candidacy for the
nomination for representative
from Ada county to the next SEES
sion Of the legislature, aubject to
the wishes of the Republican
voters Of Ada county at the pri-
mary election to be held August
30, 1910. / have been a resident
of Ada county for eleven years, and
have not heretofore presented my
claims for a public Office. While
in proportional capacity / carefully
studied and familiarized myself
with the workings of our legis-
lative body Ii nominated / will
make an active canvass through.
out the county, Respectfully,
JoHN f BAIRD.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-06-24
announcements
FOR RfpRfsfNTAHve.

The time is fast approaching
when the people of Ada county
will be called upon to select candi-
dates to be voted upon at the APP
preaching primary election, and it
is most important that the very
best material within the ranks Of
the various political parties should
be selected to represent their in
terests. Yielding to the earnest
solicitations Of the writer, together
with large number Of other
friends and neighbors Of Meridian
and vicinity, we are pleased to an
nounce that Hon. d. l.. Bailey
has consented to become a candi-
date at the approaching primary
election, on the Republican ticket
for the Office Of representative.
(Signed) MANY FRIENDS.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-06-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice Of Proposed Transfer Of Water Riobt

Notice is hereby given that Jacob
p. Gleek, of Meridian, Idaho, has APP
piled to the State Engineer of the
State of Idaho for certificate author
izing him to transfer the use of 20
inches t2-Sths second feet) of the water
of Settlers canal from the land upon
which 1t is now used, e., SW4 Sec.
30, Twp. 4 N. ring E, to the follow
ing described tract: EK SW4 SEX
and VS. SEX SW4 Sec 20 Twp, 4 N.
ring W.
Aud that at Up. nj. on the 18th day
of June A. d. 1910, at Caldwell, Idaho,
at the Office of H. S. Williams before
III. S. Williams, the Water Commits
sioner of Division No. /, or his author
lied agent, the opportunity will be
given to any and all persons to appear
and present for his consideration any
reason or reasons why a certificate
should not be issued authorizing such
transfer.
Full details of the proposed transfer
may be obtained from j. L. Isenberg,
Watermastsr of said stream.
ID. G. MARTIN,
Est State Engineer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-06-24
ron me LEGISLATURE.

thereby announce my candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
member Of the state legislature for
Ada comfy.
Respectfully ask the support
OF the party on my record as a
member Of the tenth session and
in the name Of the women and
children whose interests l have
championed and who are in justice
entitled to representation.
II nominated / will stand for
the county platform to be here
after adopted by the Republican
party; IL defeated I will cheerfully
acquiesce in the will Of the people
and promise my loyal support to
the victorious candidates.
LETTIE j. McFADDEN.