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The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
South Carolina Planters Wage a
 Perpetual Campaign.
At Least One-Quarter of Crop of State Said to Be Lost Through Ravages of Eyriads of Feathered
 Sonqsters.

New York.-'I venture to say that at least one-quarter of the rice crop of South Carolina is destroyed an nually by the rice bird," said rice planter or that state
 For years the planters have been ciamoring for some method of ridding their fields of this pest, and, having noticed that living hawk lowering in the air over rice field would cause the departure of the devastating birds, negotiations were a few years ago en- tered into by the rice planters with a man who was an expert in the train Ing of falcons. for experiments in training hawks. The effort was made but our hawks did not prove tractable and We had to give up that idea.
 Then we tried the perching of stuffed hawks here and there about the field. in poses of evident watching Tor opportunity to swoop down on the rice birds. This would have the de- sired effect for a day or so, but the little feathered pests would then dis cover that the hawks were not the real swooping-down kind and resume their raids
 Guns, drums and other implements for carrying destruction among them and making noise to frighten them off are the only means left us. The bird minders,' employees whose entire duty Is to shoot and frighten away the rice birds from the fields, are an important and expensive factor in rice produc. tion in South Carolina.
 The rice bird, which Is your bobo- link. catches us both going and com ing. It pounces upon us in the early part of April At that season its plumage Is white and black. and 1t sings merrily when at rest.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
ST. LOUIS. IRON MOUNTAIN ANn SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS, MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that srs Gial meeting of the stockholders of the SSt Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Rail. office of said Company, In Room !ne !Pnniuc,Pal hPRll Louis, In the State Of Mssour. ., oS tss Gf St; st ans tbs tnrop Q, peoruary, 1910 at nine o'clock in act upon the following propositions:
 ta) To purchase and acquire all ar anr part or the railroads and other property. ps. sets and franchises of all or any of the fol. lowing named railroad companies Arksn' sas and Louisiana Railway Company, Ar. kansas Midland Railroad Company. Arkan, Sas SouthWestern Railway Company, The Company, Coal Belt Railway Comnanvu Eldorado and Bastrop Railway Compsnyy' Earmeryille Southern Railroad Company, Garland ia a Western Railway Company, Gurdcn X Ft. Smith Railroad, Gurdon and Fort Smith Northern Railway Company, Herrin Railway, Herrln and Johnston City Railway Company, Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway Little Rock and Hot Springs West. ern Railroad Company, The Little Rock X Monroe Railway Company Little Rock Junction Jrc nd Railway, Mississippi River, Ham, Natchez & Western Railway Company, New Orleans & Northwestern Railroad Com. pany, Pine Blulf and Western Railroad Company, Springfield Southwestern Railway Company, St. Louis, Watkins and Gulf Roii. way Company, and Wabash Southern Rail. way Company.
 (b) To increase the capital stock of this Company by the amount of S60000, ,000 such Increase of the capital stock to consist of 60o,OOO shares of the par, value. of $1OO stock shall be $190,000,000.
 (c) To consent to. concur In, approve and authorize an increase of the bonded in. debtedness of St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company, by the amount of $25,000,0 900, by the issue of Gold Bonds of the Company, limited in the aggregate to the principal amount of S25 ,00O at any one time outstanding and to be secured by mortgage and deed of trust on and of the whole or part of the railroads and other property and franchises of le Company, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and to consent to, concur In and authorize the execution and delivery of such mortgage and deed of trust, and to consider and act upon the form and terms of such bonds and sale of all or any of said Gold Bonds to The Missouri Pacific Railway Company.
 (d) To ratifs the proceedings of the Board of Directors therctofore taken In and about the matters aforesaid, Including the authorization of said bonds and mortgage and deed of trust, and the use to be made of said bonds and to consider and act upon such other business as may properly be transacted at the meeting.
 The stock transfer books of the Company will be closed at 8 r. NJ. on Friday the 14th day of January 1910, and will remain closed until 10 A NJ on Thursday. the 3d day of February, 1910.
 Dated New York, November 17, 1909
 By order of the Board of Directors.
 GEORGE ]. GOULD.
 A. II. CALEF, President.
 Secretary.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
OrientaIs Eager to Learn.

Clinton, N. Y.-Dr. Frank H. Wood. professor of American history at Ham. iton college, who is making a trip around the world, has reached China. where he is studying conditions in the empire.
 Dr. Wood has recently delivered several lectures on constitutional gov ernment at the University of Pekin before large audiences of interested Chinese. The people are apt students Of governmental reform, and seem axious to hear of the methods of other countries.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
WAR ON RICE BIRDS

Tn the latter part of May, the night of the 25th being counted on with al. most dead certainty as the date, they disappear as suddenly as they come. Quite as punctual on the night of August 2l following they return to make the work of destruction as thorough as they can. Their plumage Is now sober, yellowish brown. All night on August 21 their chirp can be heard as the myriads of birds flock in from the ocean. bound for the rice fields. The flight ceases as morning dawns
 NO one ever saw rice bird coming in on the following day, but when darkness falls on the evening of Aug ust P the flight is resumed. It con- tinues during the succeeding nights until the 25th. That night ends 1t, and then millions of the birds have spread themselves over the rice fields.
 Men, women and children are post. ed with guns and abundant ammuni. tion to every five acres of rice. and each gun consumes on an average two pounds of powder with the necessary accompanying shot between daylight and dark. the period of daily effort to save the crop
 "Of course great number of the birds are killed, not only by our hired minders. but by sportsmen. From eat. ing rice they become very fat and their bones are softened. They are delicate edible morsel. being greatly improved in quality in this respect even over what they are as reed birds, as they are known farther to the north"
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
IreasurX ls Crowded

Washington.-An interesting fea. ture of the United States treasury building is the method in which ecery inch of space Is utilized, even on the roof. There an office has been erected and 1t is as busy place as any other in the building. High above the ground the engineering de- partment prepares all it's blue prints of the plans of the new government buildings. Ideal light conditions are available for this work.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
Mark Twain ChalIenoed

St Louis.-Maj. Charles Gonter of 4297 Page boulevard has issued a challenge to Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and Matthias Dougherty-the only two other surviving members of the St. Louis euchre club--to play of at his home a match game of euchre that started in 1865 and continued four consecutive years. The challenge includes an invitation to dinner.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
 TELEPHONE co.
 RATES Business. ....... Per Phone $25O Business Extcss;on. Per Phone .75 Residence. .. ....Per Phone 1.5C Residence Extension Per Phone 50 Telephones are time savers. Lei Us supply your necessities
 A. H. SMITH, Manager.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
FOR TAX ASSESSOR.

We are authorized to announce G.. R Blake as candidate for Tax As sessor of Nevada county, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
 We are authorized to announce Martin Fuller Of Parker township, as a candidate for Tax Assessor of Nevada county, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
 We are authorized to aonounce Wi ley T. lobe as a candidate for Tax Assessor of Nevada county, subject to the action of the democratic party
 We arc authorized 70 announce John Bright as candidate for re- election to the office of Tax Asses son of Nevada county, subject to the action of the democratic party
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20

We are authorized to announce Mir. D. l.. billiard of Albany township as a candidate for Sheriff of Nevada county, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
FOR STATE SENATE.

We are authorized to announce Mr.. Luke F. Monroe as candidate for the Arkansas Senate from the 2Oth district, composed of Hempstead and Nevada counties. subject to the a ction of the democratic primaries.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

We are authorized to announce j. H. Rogers as a candidate for repre- sentative from Nevada county in the next Arkansas Legislature, subject to the action of the democratic pri- mary.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
FOR SHERIFF.

We are authorized to announce Ed Hood as a candidate for re election to the office of Sheriff of Nevada county. subject to the action Of the democratic primary.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.

We are authorized to announce F. E. Murrah as a candidate for re- election to the office of Circuit Clerk of Nevada county subject 10 the ac- tion of the democratic primary.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
FOR COUNTY AND PROBATE
 lUDGE.

We are authorized to announce A. M Deuman as a candidate for re- election to the office of County anG Probate Judge of Nevada county, subject to the action of the democrat ic primary.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
FOR CONGRESS.

We are authorized to announce w.. s. Goodwin of Bradley county, as candidate for congress, from this the Eth District, subject to the acton or the democratic primary
 We are authorized to announce h. Minor Wallace as candidate for re- election to congress from the 7th Arkansas district, subject to the ac. tion of the democratic primary.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20
FOR TREASURER.

We are authorized to announce w c. Felts as a candidate for re-elect- ion to the office of Treasurer of Nc vada county, subject to the action ot tht democratic primary.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-20

Entered as second-class mail mat ter, April 15, 1907, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 8, 1S79
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20
Asks for Patent.

S@vrl weeks ap, ga give an
outline ri = V,.r' usrfn' in"s tinn
( rStame IL c'l- ructs, - ght
ont hv \. 1ei -. Al its e#sctl-
bility demoastr ,d IN the e.nnent
basement rec mt, e.'il f"f #'lm.
When the success VI 'hc inVrn-
tion wa seeu, NJ. Jensen was
urged Ia apply f"r a patent but
this he refused Ito do. However
he gave permission without con-
sidrririen, to Y. p. Jensen and
III ,ns Christens m 10 protect the
idea by securing patents. Draw
ings of the mould were made by
Lou Springmeyer and forwarded
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20
Head Of irm

until the store was one of the best in this part of
Ntvada. In January, 1900, c. H. Eaton took over
the business and when he retired few years later,
Mr. Jensen again took up the work. vast amount
of trade then started to come from Mono county and
outlying districts tributary to Carson Valley, and
the necessity of clrrying immense stock rapidly
advanced Then came the i, brick building that Is
shown above with its wilderness of merchandise,
business second to in any town in Nevada
For twenty years Mr.. Jensen has been on the Job
fourteen or eighteen 'urs day. as the case requir-
ed and has given up the best part OF his life IN
building up this business of which he be just
proud He has succeeded beyond his fondest
hope and he passes the ribbons over to those
who have served HIM well.
Earl Christensen has been directly identified
with Mr.. Jensen's enterprises for many years and
knows the busn from to 2. His associates are
also EMPLOYEES of the and well versed in the
mercantile business and will prove to be equal to the
undertaking. They well known young men,
capahlein every respect, and have the esteem and
good will of all who know them.
Mr. Jensen will devote his entire time to his
banking business and other enterprises with which he
is affiliated.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20
First Trip.

Last Saturday afternoon the
new motor car recently purchased
by the Virginia aad Truekee rail-
road company, made its initial
run over the Carson Valley branch
and pulled in to the Minden de-
pot at o'clock after a slow trip
caused by hot journal.
To witness the arrival of the car,
large crowd OF. Gardnerville,
Minden and Valley people were at
the depot.
To make the the first trip of the
motor car one to go down in history
Manager Yerington invited the
nobility of the capital city to ac-
company him on the initial run
and the following made up the
select party: Vice-Pres. Yering-
ton and wife, Governor and Mrs.
Dickerson, Railroad Commissioner
Shaughnessy and wifes Eex-Gover-
nor Colcord and wife, Justice
Sweeny and wife, Mr.. and Mrs
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20
COMMITTEES

Executive Committee - VIM.
Dangberg, E. J. Phillips.
Publicity Committee. Woods
and B. Selkirk.
Transportation Committee-H.
Meder and George Hussman.
Reception Committee-C. L.
Merriek, Fred Hussman, H. f.
Dangberg, John Dangberg, DIR.
Gerow. Chris Dangberg, Russell
Jensen, Or. Hawkins, Geo. Fay,
DR.. Sweet, VIM. Hussman Grant
Marsh and NJ. Jacobsen.
Barbecue Committee-James l..
Campbell, Geo. J. Bro sn, Ray W.
Gale, Fritz Dangberg, VIM. F.
Dressler, Fritz Heise Wm. starke
and Richard Raycraft
Entertainment Committee &C.
NJ. Henningsen, Lex Smith, Chas.
Way, Grant Merrill, H. Meder,
and J. Dangberg, VIM. Ritchford
and Wm. Nelson.
Finance Committee - William
Dangberg, Chas. Springmeyer,
Chas. Brown, K. Bassman and
II. C.. Dangberg.
Ladies' Reception Committee
Mrs. F. Hickey, Mrs. J. Cardidal,
Clara Dangberg, Mrs. Ed. Spring
meyer, Mrs. Olsen, Mrs. Wood ;,
Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Beck, Lena
Nelson, Mabel Ritchford, Mrs. Will
Ritchford, Mrs. Nielsen, Mrs. Sel-
kirk, Mrs. Phillips, Amelia Lar
SOD, Sophena Jepsen, Annie Weir
man, Minnie Jacobsen, Frieda
Lampe, Josephine Hellwinkel
Marie Henningsen, Mrs. VIM
Stodieck, Emma Hussman, Mary
Neddenreip, Bernice Merrill, Mrs
A. Dressler, Bertha Heitman, Neya
Park, Isabel Miller.
Carson Valley Day will be the
biggest celebration ever held in
Douglas county.
Boost for Carson Valley Day!
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20
EBRATON WILL BE THE BIGGEST WITHIN THE HISTORY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY
Installing Electric
Pumping Plant

w. K. Adams, who lives two
miles below Genoa, was in Carson
few days ago arranging for the
hauling of 5000 feet of pipe to his
home ranch. Mr.. Adams is in
stalling an electrical plant which
he will use for lighting and pump
ing purposes, says the Appeal.
Water will be used for power
and will be secured in Sierra can
yon in the mountains back of his
ranch. The 5000 feet of pipe will
carry the water to the generating
plant which will be situated near
the home. 1t is the intention of
Mr.. Adams to reclaim in the
neighborhood of 100 acres of barren
land which he owns and make
productive. Sufficient water il at
hand ana with the pumping plant
which he will install the question
of irrigation will be solved.
Mr.. Adams is one of the live
ranchers of the Valley, and while
the first cost will fall exceptionally
heavy on him, he will reap his re-
ward when the project proves sue
cessful of which there is no doubt.
This will be the third plant in
tailed for irrigotion purposes by
the farmers of that section since
last fall. Mr.. Dressler was the
first to grasp the advantage of the
power offered by the harnessing of
the mountain streams. Seeing the
success of this plant, P. Heitman
followed the splendid example, and
within the past two weeks, install
ed "a plant of 100 horse power
capacity. Now comes Mr.. Adams
with the third plant that will be
used to reclaim arid land in Car
son Valley. -
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20

to the patent office at Washington
through their attorneys. They
received favorable advice this
week as SO far no application has
been made for a patent on this
particular form OF cement mould
construction. The final prints
and drawings will he forwarded TO
Washington this week.
Hans Christ .nsen, who is a
cement contractor from Reno, tells
us that the invention is so simple
aud reduces the cost of cement
wall construction TO such an ex.
tent that it is sure to find popular
favor with cement contractors the
world over.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20
Gardnerville Wins
From Carson Team

Over three hundred people went
out to the bal ground last Sunday
To witness the game between Car.
son and GardnerviIle which was
the FIRST of u series of games that
will be played on the locsl diamond
this season.
The home team captured the
plum I ON the visitors, winning
with score of II 10 u. The locals
run up points in the first few in
niugs and the visitors were unable
to make much headwny against
The Ing lead.
Lille r no wrsngliug WIS in.
dulg,.d IN and both trauIS played
clean game. A lot ri good
natured roetlng was indulgrd in
hy the throng OF spectatars aud
PLAYERS ii both teams wuFr Lea rtily
clierr,pl when grand stands' were
nladr.
The Carson boys did uot play in
ilrir usual good iorm and will
pfobahly regau lo-t laurels latet in
lhe scason With u little practice
ihrv will have u strong team.
! he Gaidncrvillr lads ars show
ing up in good f"rm aud have The
making of good team. Jim Carr
j. hindiug nnt sume surprl-es from
the pitcher s box. With Smith "n
first, Frazler euardlng short stop,
aud with strong out field the boys
will Certainly uphold the reputa-
tiou of this alfalfa belt.
IN" seats at the grounds were
greatly en wed lay lie f.mtnine
population. Before the next game
takes place, cover will be placed
over the seats TO keep out the
tori RAYS ri the snn,m"r -un. II e
dl,m"ud will also r-re'vr some
minor provements.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20

Will Casson, General Freight and
Passenger Agent K. B. Yerington
and wife. James A. Yerington and
and wife, Rev. Thomas and wife,
A. M. Ardery and wife, DR.. Cavell
and wife, Mesdames F. A. Norcross,
7. r. Hofer, Jr., f. l.. Tickner, Geo.
T. Mills, r. M. Clark, Cogswell,
James F. Haley, the Misses Col
cord, Woodbury., and Bartine;
J. F. Bartine, VIM. Clark, Senator
Woodbury., G. F. Reuter-, Judge E.
S. Harrington and Geo. A. Mon
trose.
Before the car started on its
homeward journey, those who had
congregated at the depot, were Civ
en- a short ride through the gener-
osity of Manager Yerington.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20
RANCHES
in new HANDS

On Tuesday papers we're filed at
the county recorders Office at
Bridgeport conveying all the prop
erty of the Hickey Land and Cat
tie company in Mono county to
Paul NJ. Nippert of San Francisco
says the 3odie Miner. The real
estate consists of 1882 acres of
land in Bridgeport and Antelope
valleys, and the personal property
consisting of all the live stock and
machinery used in conducting the
property.
From what is believed to be an
authentic source comes the inform
alton that San Francisco trust
company is back of the deal and
that the land will be subdivided
and placed on the market and sold
in small tracts. This will be thu
greatest move in the history oi
Mono county tending to its open
ing and development and is the
kind of news that is pleasure t'
print.
The exact figures of the salt
have not been made public but the
Hickey company only recently
turned down an offer of 100000
for the same property.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20
"GdrsOn Valley Day" Viii
Have Hearty Support OF
Entire Community.

Over twenty of the leading
citizens of this Valley met at
Minden last Friday to start the
ball rolling for the big cele-
bration to be held at Minden on
June 11th and To be known as
Carson Valley Day. The suggest
ion OF setting aside a date to be
celebrated each year as Carson
Valley Day met with hearty APP
proval of those present and fol-
lowing few preliminary remarks,
a permanent organization was per-
fected and committees appointed.
June has been selected as the
most fitting time to hold the cele-
bration because it is then that
Carson Valley is clothed in her
most enchanting remanent. Her
thousands OF acres OF beautiful
fields Of green coverings wave
gently before the summers breeze /;
the deal farm homes that stud
this rich Valley and hidden a
way in the foliage of shade trees
will b. sight that our city visl-
tors will not soon forget. Automo-
mobiles and four-in- hands will
whist the visitors through the
very heart of the richest agrical-
raj district for its size in the
world they will be shown through
our creameries, to inspect the
model OF cleaness in which they
are kept and operated. They will
inspect the flour mills and other
industries.
Over a thousand dollars have
been raised to provide for free
amusement for the visitors. Three
choice steers will be baroecued
hundreds of chichens roasted, and
other wholesome food fresh from
the farms will be prepared and
served free to the people on that
day. At least 1000 visitors will
accept our hospitality on Carson
Valley Day. Minden and Gard
nerville will both be bedecked with
flags and bunting and music from
Two brass bands will keep the
crowds in good spirits. A dancing
platform 100x100 will be built al
Minden especially for the occasion
A mammoth tent will be placed
over the platform from which the
speaking will be held. Athletic
stunts, baseball games and prob
ably balloon ascention will take
place during the afternoon.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-20
LAND FRAUDS
IN NEVADA

J. Nelson Wyatt, the bunco land
steerer, from all accounts, has been
carrying thing with high hand
form his Office, 400 Mills building,
San Francisco. Aside from his
Smith Valley scheme, he has been
sending hundreds of dupes out to
Coldale where the chances of seeur-
ing water for irrigation are about
as remote as II pig having horns.
Numerous complaints have been
made against Wyatt l.y those who
have been swindled.
Wyatt had confederate in bis
Smith Valley game named Wright.
Ills part WIS to act nut the old
timer, aud show the gel-rich quick
efs over the ground. H. was we'll
drilled in answering questions but
when he piloted an auto party
down ia the Valley and could not
loeaia the right road back to Well
ington, his long residence in that
district was quickly discovered by
the band hunters to be rank fake.
The federal authorities are in.
veslivatlng the business methods
of Watt and associates.