davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-01-28

The United States naval photograph
ic Office publishes The following infor-
nation regarding the nautical mile and
the statute mile: In the United States
the sea or nautical mile or knot, used
for the measurement of distances in
ocean navigation, has a length of
6,0S0.2T feet; in France, Germany and
Austria the nautical or sea mile has a
length Of G076.23 feet; in England the
nautical mile. corresponding to the adj
miralty knot, is 6.0S0 feet. The geo
graphic mile. which is the length of
one minute of longitude of the equator
of the terrestrial spheroid, is COSTS
feet long The statute mile. used prin-
cipally in measurements on land. is
$3.50 feet.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27
leverich and Associates Are Making
Progress.

I.everich and associates. who are op-
Grating aminine property "A miles south
east of town, are making good progress
and the showing gives much encourage
ment
A Wine is being sunk from drift
which is l27 feet below the surface This
Wine is down 80 feet-making total
depth Of Isl feet-and crosscut at this
point shows the vein to be 81 feet wide.
An assay from a sample across the full
width shows that the vein contains aver
age values OF - 90 i'll gold and >Se7 in
lead total of Sl2.97 per ton.
A sample taken across 8 feet at point
midway between the level OF the drift
and the bottom of the Wine returned
average values of >2S. 40 per ton in gold
and lead.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27
kENTUCkiAN VISITS SUNRISE
Judge Force Greatly Pleased With
His Holdings.

Judge r NJ. Force. the president OF
the Baltimore Gold Mining and Milling
Company, returned Tuesday after spend
ing ten days looking over the property
OF the company which is in the camp
of Sunrise
Judge Force has spent the last 10
ears i'll mining and has been i'll nearly
all of the camps west of the Mississippi
river He opened up a copper property
at Globe, Arizona. and from 1901 to
1909 was general manager of the same
lie states that the Baltimore property
pleases him greatly and from the depth
OF his experience is convinced that it is
a property OF exceptional merit
The Baltimore company owns 10
claims about 260 acres-in the Sunrise
district. The ore is free fnilling and
there is plenty OF wood and water
Judge Force first came to Sunrise last
fall and made a close examination of the
Baltimore group. The proposition APP
pealed strongly to him and after having
assays made in Denver, together with
other Kentucky people. he took over
the property.
The company has now working
small force, which will be increased next
month C. G. Young also has lease
on the Denver claim, from which he is
getting good ore. 1t is the company 5
intention to soon erect a n-stamp mill
for treating the ore.
The officers are: Judge r. NJ Force,
president; ]. ID. Kaltenbacher, secre-
tary; +. C. Mcmahon. treasurer f.
Simpson is the general manager
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27
The Grand Jury.

The following have been selected as
the grand Jury and are now in DAYTON:
From erington-C. f.. Johnston, !.
c. Kaufman and Il J. Cooper Nor
dyke | Wilson. Wellington, w f..
Reading. Morningstar-S 5. Arentz.
Smith valley-Hans Peterson DAYTON
7. w. Mack, A. ]. LOTUS. Il. H. How
ard and G. d, Rammelkamp, Silver
City-R. \. Trimble, ]. W Phillips and
Oscar Woodbury.. Ramsey-Wm Fuller.
Sutro-R. NJ. Cornish. Mound House
Jas Reagan.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27
NEWS FROM SHELTER SITE.
Progress Is Being Made on the Spur
Railroad Track

Jack Welsh, superintendent of the
Mason Valley Mines Company, was
down TO Wabuska Tuesday on Smelter
business. He states that the rails. ties
and bridge timbers are arriving for the
spur track from Wabuska to the smelter
site The Southern Pacific Company is
making the crossing at its shops in
Sparks, and as soon as ii arrives, which
should not be later than the first of next
week, work can be pushed rapidly i'll
laying the rails
Three different salt Lake CITY con-
Germs had representatives on the grounds
Tuesday gathering data and figures on
which to base estimates for concrete and
brick work for the new smelter
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27
NOTES FROM WABUSKA


Last week Wabuska was of so little
importance that it was crowded out of
THE TIMES But just wait-Yerineton
will soon be but suburb of Wabuska.
Ed Dyer is kept busy surveying and
selling town lots There is big new
building going up that will be used for
store and butcher shop, and part of it
for selling corn and bug juice
The graders on the branch road To the
smelter are making good progress.
Dr. Realty was here interviewing peo-
wheels of the church, One OF our prom
inent residents refused to respond, but
il is supposed he is holding back 10 give
him sl0 fee later on.
Dr. Beatty was treated TO a plain far
mers dinner, including cucumhers. wa
termelons, squash pie and other garden
truck. He enjoyed his dinner notwith-
standing there were no yellowleg chick
ems on the bill of fare-thev seemed To
know by intuition ii was best to keep
out of sight
Jim Meadows has invited his neigh
bors to help him move a house ON Sun
day. II will take about twenty horses
Horses and cattle are diving on the
Gold Hill ranch from drinking stagnant
water The ditch is dry
! We feel highly honored to get letters
just now from prominent men through
out the state who would not recognize us
+ after Nov lst
One of our impecunious ranchers got a
ride in an auto few days ago and
felt so elated and puffed up that he did
not know whether his name was Jones',
Brown or Smith-but if called npon to
take a drink would respond to either
name.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27
SUPREME COURT DECIDES AND THEN
REVERSES ITSELF,

On Monday, the Supreme Court hand
ed down a decision regarding the ballots
to be used al the Primary election. which
i'll effect gave voter the right to write
in the name of his choice for any office
and that the designation for each of
flee must be on each ballot even though
no candidate had qualified
On a petition for rehearing the
court reversed itself OH Thursday. with
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27

Gordon Clifford Bovet, an S-pouud
youngster, was an arrival FRIDAY morn
ing at the Union hospital, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Bovet of Mason. Mrs.
Bovet was Miss Florence Biggar Mr..
Bovet holds a responsible position
with the Mason VALLEY Mines Company.
Mother and son are doing we'll.
Thad Hoppin has recovered sufficiently
to be removed from the hospital to his
home, but is still quite weak. Mr. and
Mrs. Hoppin expect'to leave before long
for California where they will make
their home.
Mrs. Lillian Webster, after spending
some weeks here with her sister, has
returned to her home on the East
Walker.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27

YOU for it is the habit OF 'rnspiked
rails and also of loose screws"-to
cause senseless. useless and irreparable
injury Neither your youth, your am
bition, nor the heat of political contro-
versy will absolve you from the respon-
sibility of your misconduct
You are no insurgent insurgency
claims TO represent au uplift and an adj
vance in political methods and ideas
You are a political renegade, and the
methods YOU employ have been III dis
favor with the American people for
many long wear. You unnecessarily
abuse the political standards of your
country and your State when Won en-
deavor to further your own cause by try
ing to tear down the character, person
ality and patriotism of an opponent Let
il be also known that in a letter over
your own signature. under date of July
II. 1910, YOU stated that If YOU did not
win the nomination at the primaries YOU
would keep up the fight against your
party's nominee until November. If
you are unsuccessful at the primaries it
is manifest that the republican nominee
will have to go into the election cam
mocracy, reinforced by YOU and by
whatsoever following you may muster.
Even so. and whatever the final outcome
may he, il will-if | am nominated
give me an opportunity to campaign this
State next October in support of my
party'S cause and my party'S nominees,
whoever they may be.
As YOU are fully advised, this was my
chief motive in conSenting To become
candidate for Office this year Like
many republicans and democrats in this
state, You know full well that it was
party LOYALTY. and nothing else, that
turned the scale of my decision to be a
and that, although ! want to
win a fight after | enter it, my defeat at
the polls would not otherwise greatly
concern me personally. nor affect the
general course and tenor of my life one
way or the other
On the other hand if YOU should win
the nomination and election Il agree
that Your present methods are calcu-
lated to compass my defeaD let me say
this to YOU: According to present ap-
praisemeut your future in this state
touches a high level. You will sell it
very cheaply if YOU barter it away for
one term of public office. won by such
devices. Because no man-for selfish
deliberately, willfully and
wrongiully assaulted another man good
name and permanently retained his own.
You have also made other false state
ments i'll your present campaign of the
state and have caused some newspapers
to repeat them. II | have occasion to
do so | will answer them from the
stump. | apply to YOU the legal maxim
with which YOU are familiar, "falsus in
uno, falsus in omnibus He who is
false in one statement is to be distrusted
in all statements.
Tonopah, Nevada, August p, 1910
HUGH II. BROWN
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27

the exception that the voters choice for
county committeeman NAV be written in,
as no provision had been made for such
nomination
As II now stands, nothing must be
written on a ballot but the choice for
county committeeman. BUT T HE
WRITTEN NAME EVEN IN THIS
INSTANCE MUST BE FOLLOWED
BY AN X
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27
CANDIDATE EXPLAINS POSITION
Mr.. Sprinemeyer Reiterates Freedom
from Corporation influence.
Goldfeld, New, August y, 1910.

boldheld, NeN., August y, 1910.
Dear Sir
have heretofore called attention to
the fact that Mr.. Brown, my opponent
for the Republican nomination for At
torney-General. is attorney for the Ton
opah * Goldfeld Railroad Company.
and as such Attorney General he would
be one of the Board which appoints the
State Railroad Commissioners. who reg
ulate the railroad freight and passenger
rates in Nevada.
| herewith respectfully submit for
your further consideration copy of letter
on record with the county clerk of Nve
county and introduced in evidence upon
the trial i'll Tonopah in the spring of
1910 of certain railroad strike breakers
upon the charge OF carrying concealed
weapons. The letter follows:
Tonopah, New. April 1st, 1910.
Mr.. II K Haulin.
Tonopah, Nevada,
Dean Mr.. Hanlin: In re CARRYING
concealed weapons i'll the State of Ne
vada.
This subject is covered by the act Of
March 18th, 1905, Statutes of Nevada,
1908, page 20S.
After specifying that the carrying of
concealed weapons is unlawful, and
after providing penalty, the statute
contains the following exemption:
Sec. This Act shall not apply TO
peace officers in the discharge OF their
duties, nor to persons acting or engaged
III the business of common carriers in
this State, or to persons travelling
through the State
The language of this clause is plain
and specific. In our opinion IT PERMITS
ALL PERSONS WHO ARE ON OUR PAY
ROLL TO CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS.
Faithfully,
CAMPBELL, METSoN & Brown,
By HUGH H. BROWN
Mr.. Hanlin, when the above letter
was written. was and still is the general
superintendent of the Tonopah < Gold
field Railroad Company A strike OF
the Union men in the EMPLOY of the
railroad against a reduction in wages.
N"N tiiSh III IloNiCSS. lht mon UlcH
were forced TO capitulate
Evidently, i'll Mr. Browns opinion
every person who is on the pay roll of q
railroad company, even if he he sec
ton hand, baggage master or a station
ageht, and whether he be on duty OF
not, NAV under the law, carry con
cealed weapon However i'll ruling
upon the matter, Tudge Averill held tc
the contrary
Mr.. Browns position illustrates IN,
point that, however upright he may be
his connection with the railroads woulC
naturally develop the habit OF safeguard
ing their interests and deprive him o
the impartial attitude necessary for the
protection of the rights aud luterests o
the People
Again emphasizing my complete free
dom from all corporation affiliations ol
influences, and the fact that am undel
obligations to no man or set OF men
and that stand sqnarely for the Peo
pies rights, | respectfully ask for YOU
suffrage at the Primaries.
Sincerely yours,
GEORGE SPRINGMEYER.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27
Fine Copper Prospect.

! have a fine copper prospect put up
to me to sell at the price of a prospect
A crackeriack mining man tells me it is
the best prospect he he has looked at
i'll years. And best of all the owner is
not asking a mine price. Better look
into this. Call on or address,
JAMES +. O'BRIEN,
At THE TIMES office.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27
Estray Notice.

Strayed to my ranch August II, 1910.
a bav mare about two years old, brand
ed 90 on left hip. Owner must pay
keep and cost of advertising
\. PERKINS.
DAYTON, New, Aug 10, 1910. tt
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27

Miss Murphy, who conducted the
Grotto cafe for some time, was here this
week from Goldield, where she is now
making her home. Her health has
greatly improved.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27

Observation-Disclosures aged lady for light
housework. Address Box l04, Yering
ton. New 4tp
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-23

PRESIDENTS Subscriber. City. May the pres
ident of the United States go outside or tne
Jurisdiction of the union during the time that he
rs in office?
There is nothing in the laws that
prevents him from so doing. While on
his recent tour President Taft called
on President Diaz in Mexico and Presi-
dent Diaz met President Taft in Texas.
CoNDOLENCE-Mourner When should cards
or notes Of coincidence be acknowledged? Should
the receipt of flowers sent for funeral be ac-
knowledged?
Cards or notes of coincidence should
be acknowledged in all cases by send
ing your visiting card in mourning
and on the face of which should be
written With grateful appreciation of
your kind sympathy" Courtesy re-
quires notes to friends who send flow-
ers
IODINE STAINS-A.. Fort Bragg. What viii
remove iodine stains from crochet lace?
1t is said that rectified spirits will
remove such stains.
CROWD-B. b. F.. city. What is the rec
ord attendance at any base ball game in the
United States?
Forty thousand. Philadelphia, October
/, 1886.
CEMENT wALK-w. H. Y. Centerville.
be laid? What proportion of cement. gravel
or broken rock and sand should be usedf
The School of Mines lays down the
following rule: After the ground has
been graded, a frame is made of 2x4 or
1x4 held in place by stakes driven out
side, the distance between these being
the width of the walk. The material
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-23
Gossip Of RailWdymen
INES in the east in connection wit

INES in the east in connection with
the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific companies have announced
very low special rates for the con-
vention of the Danish Brothers of
3. From Chicago to Los Angeles or
San Francisco the fare will be $3.50,
from ST. Louis $3.50, from ST. Paul
$3.50, from points on the Missouri
river $3.50. from Memphis $3.50.
1t is expected that more than 1000
people will attend the convention.
The same rates will also prevail for
the meeting of the American Bankers
association to be held inTLos Angeles
October Z.
The Transportation club of this city
has issued call for a special meet
ing to be held on the evening of Sep
TENDER "a, for a discussion of the new
amendments to the bylaws which are
to be submitted by the special COM
mlttee which was appointed to ia ke
charge of the matter at the last an
nual meeting The committee consists
of Colonel j. F. Burgin, ]. w. Adams.
f. f. Booth.
fornia association of traffic agents and
the Transportation club of San Fran
cisco will hold joint outing at Santa
Cruz, September 8 to s. The ANIMAL
election of officers of the traffic agents
association will be held at this meet
ing
Official announcement was made YES
terday by the Washington Sunset COM
pany that Joseph n. Harrison will take
the place of Phil X. Gordon who was
appointed general passenger agent re-
Gently OF thu Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio line.
Harrison has been district passenger
agent of the Southern railroad at lack
sonvllle prior to which he held a SINH
lar position for the same company at
Mobile. Because of his experience i'm
the southeastern and Atlantic coast ter
ritory ne was CHOSEN to succeed Gordon
e. E. Penn, general passenger agent
OF the canadian Pacific in San Fran
cisco. has left for Yellowstone park
where he will spend his vacation.
George Weston. assistant manager of
the American express company. win
headquarters at Portland was In the
city yesterday. He is working for the
establishment of agencies here for the
company.
j. +. Stanton of the local Office of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St ponI
railroad VIII leave today on a business
trip TO Sacramento. He will return a
the end of the week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-23
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

for the walk is put in two LAYERS The
hrst is of one part Portland cement and
elght parts of sand and gravel or hard
rock broken into small pieces This is
nrst thoroughly mixed dry and then
mixed with water. like ordinary mOrta~
and rammed well into place in the
frame The next layer should be placed
upon this as soon as possible II should
De one inch thick. made. up Of one part
cement and two parts of coarse sand
MIN0R-F. C. B.. Fort Bragg Does
minor become a citizen OF the United Sta+es
self eligible? "7 y nim
The naturalization laws saw. eth.
ChlIdren or persons who have beeu d71Iv
naturallzed under any law of the I-nite9
states, or who previous to the passfne
OF any law on that subject by the gov
eminent of the United States NAV have
become citizens of any one of the states
uhoer the laws thereof. being under the
age of II at the time of the natrra1izs-
tion OF their parents. shall. II dwelIine
In the United States. be considered a
citizens thereof"
NEILSoN-N. N City. Was the late Adj.
sketch Of her birth. s"'-'
different stories are told of the early
me OF the actress. According to one
authority she was born in Saraeosss
Spain, and was the daughter ~ = 49,
1sh artist and an English woman -
other story is that she was the uIeeiti
mate daughter of a Spaniard ana an
Enghsh girl of the middle class ar5
was born in the village of Yorksbira
England. in 1s4s.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-23
The Bill Germ

| know that money carries germs
For | have often seen
The evidence that full confirms
This serdid fact and mean.
Indeed, I've felt the awful ruth
And suffered from the crash
That often rises from the truth
That there be germs in cash
loved maiden sweet and fair
l loved her deeply, too;
All golden was her bonny hair
Her eyes were wondrous blue
She promised one day to be nina
My own beloved wife,
To tinge with joyousness divine
The dark ways of my life.
And then bunch of money came
Alas, that it should be-
And she I'd thought to bear INV nam
Turned chilly unto me.
And ere the summer days had sped
My heart was sorely hit
That tickle maiden skipped and we'd
The Germ that came with III
John Kendrick Bangs in puclx
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-23
R0osevelt's
Declaration for
the Progressives

the warning factions OF the republican party must be rather painful
a of his temperament
Probably this neutrality apparent than real 1t seems
probable from the known facts that he acting with
the president 1t would be difficult otherwise explain Mr. Tas
radical change of The semoical inimaons from
Beverly that Mr. Taft had decided break with the standpaers
the of drc Cannon and Banger
highly significant might indicate that this sudden and
pected change of front inspired by powerful outside
influence reasonable theory attribute this change of
policy to Roosevets advice
For the information of the people who have been specializing
concerning the colonies frame of mind may quote the brief
statement issued by himself explain the OF his
candidate temporary chairman republican
convention follows
that
would be of character that
of of
This is the explicit statement issued by Roosevelt
his and puts him the ranks of the progressives
his concerned The fact that the "old guard the
of Tom Patt machine turned him down far they
able for the Craftsmanship of the nothing
1t indicated that the recommendation of the
this regard will be made the of stiff the
of the convention which will take place September H. the
meantime Roosevelt is coming and will speak for himself
number of important public functions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-23

In the census OF this year. lar reported Atlanta shows
7 and Detroit
figures report covering fifteen ranging from St Louis
with 68 09 population Syracuse with 1 These fifteen
cities show average percentage OF increase amounting
which exceeds past record 1t appears tendency
5 uniform.
The population OF the whole country estimated
notable and very large part of this
gone the cities that the home farm
products has enormously increased 1t fact that serve
degree explain the high cost of living urban com,
1t that the notably enhanced prices of food
eventually drive people back to the farm
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-23
PERS ONS IN THE NEWS

JOHN H. MARBLE, attorney connected with
the interstate commerce commission, arrived
yesterday to investigate the work of the
special accountants Of the commission who
are going over the books OF the Southern
Pacific to see what effect the passing of new
rates would have on the tonnage Of the road
during October of 1909 and January April and
June of this year.
E. F. BLAINE. an attorney of Seattle and VII
liam Pigot. a merchant of the same city. are
guests at the Palace. They will be members
of the associated chambers Of commerce party
that will visit the orient.
HARRY L MILLER, John D. Thompson and
Alexander H. Rutherford OF New York make
up party staying at the st. Francis. Ruther-
ford is stock broker and is the stepson Of the
late George Croker.
L. K. PASSMoRE, vice president Of the William
Penn mutual insurance company is at the St.
Francis with Mrs. Passmore. They are regis
tered from Philadelphia.
J. ]. HANRAHAN Of Los Angeles. GeorS. r.
visala are among the recent arrivals at the
Manx.
W. C, de LANoY Of Short Hills. N J., Mrs. de
Lanoy and Mr.. and Mrs. John Hussey of Santa
Barbara have apartments at the ST. Francis
GEORGE PFAFF of Coalinga and n. Redman Of
OIL Center. oil operators. among the re-
cent arrivals at the Areonaut.
e. P. BoSBYsHELL. a manufacturer OF farming
implements at los Angeles is staying at the
Palace with Mrs BosbyshelI-
GEORGE AyERILL. president of the Coos Bay
railroad company. Coos bay. Is at the Dale
CAPTAIN S. sANBERG Of the steamship Korea
is among the recent arrivals at the Manx
R. c. BIRD, cattleman from MERGED, is Mt the
Stanford.