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Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25
DISTRICT ATTORNEY is HERE TO
INVESTIGATE DISCOVERY
OF SKELETONS

i'll county officials, but nothing ev-
er came OF it, Louis Greilich, who
saw the clothes that were found at
that time, gave it as his opinion tha
they had been cast aside by emf
grants travelling through the cOun-
try.
Judge Hood investigated the mat
ter and thought it of sufficient i'm
portance to communicate with Dis
trict Attorney Callahan. 1t was
planned at first to hold an inquest,
but as additional information has
been received, indicating very much
that the skeletons are those of in
dams 1t is probable that an in
quest will not be held. However
Judge Hood plans to drive down tt
the scene of the discovery and make
thorough investigation.
District Attorney Callahan came
down from Winnemucca last even
ing and he and Judge ood will Wis
1t the scene of the discovery of the
skeletons.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25

The finding of the skeletons of
other female last week by G.
H. Cunningham while he was
doing the assessment work on his
nitre properties, is believed by
some to be connected with a foul
crime that may have been commit
ted, in Avery Canyon, twelve miles
below Lovelock number of years
ago.
The skeletons had apparently
been buried for a long time, possib-
ly for twenty years or more, and If
there was any clothing on them it
had rotted. They were wrapped III
guny sack or material of that kind
and were covered over with what
appeared to be tulies. One of the
skeletons had long hair and is be-
iieved to be that of a woman. They
were buried about six feet beneath
the surface. Jean Lydell who help
ed to uncover the skeletons states
as his belief that the skeletons
are,, without doubt, those of indians
and his belief is corrobOrated by
postmaster j. r. Hunter and Others
who have seen them.
What led to the first theory thai
the skeletons might be the remains
oi desert tragedy was the fac
that about nine years ago, John I
Reid of the Nevada United Mining
Company, whose properties are reac
ed by a road to Coppereid thai
leads by the spot where the skele.
tons were found, recalls that about
nine years ago he found set oi
women's underciothing and some
clothing of a man near the place
where the ghastly find was made
The woman's underclothing wa
blood stained. and in the pocket o.
the mans clothing there was the
card of a Reno Grocery firm. About
the same time "a span OF horses wa
found with harness on in the Car
son Sink country. No one recog
the finding of the horses with tha'
oil the bloody clothing, the theor,
was advanced that a murder hat
been committed, and the parties cor
hitting the murder had taken thy
wagon and left or lost the horses
The affair was investigated quit
thoroughly at that time by Church
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25
IMPORTANT MEETING OF WATER
APPROPRIATIONS SOON

1t Is q matter of the utmost impor-
tance, not only to Lovelock valley
irrigators as well as the upriver ap-
licants to have the rights on the
river thoroughly ajudicated.
1t has been suggested by prom
inent irrigator, that the farmers of
the Lovelock valley combine and
bring a friendly suit against the com
bined appropriations of upper part
of the river. which contest tried be-
fore board of engineers, should be
for the purpose Of determining, the
amount of water available for irri-
cation purposes, how much of that
has been appropriated at the pres
ent time, and how much of unap-
propriated water there is, and also
to determine individual water righ
more definately than at the present
time, and the rights then establish
ed settled by court decree.
This would put the matter of the
water diversion of the Humboldt in
a much more satisfactory shape and
would probably forestall endless and
expensive litigation In the future.
Ry this method, individual appro-
ori;tors will get practically the same
result as would have been secured
under the provisions of the Water
Bill ., that failed to pass at the last
session OF the legislature, Under the
provisions of that act, one, appropri
ator by sueing for water right made
every appropriation on the river
defendant In the suit.
The matter of water diversion Oh
the Humboldt. can now be said to be
approaching almost critical stage.
With the supply of water at the pres
ent time inadequate to satisfy the
demand. that condition will undoubt-
edly become heightened in the fu-
ture and those old appropriations
whose rights may be infringed upon
will possibly be called upon to de-
fend them.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25


County Commissioner II. Stoker
was called to Winnemucca last Sat-
urday to attent a special meeting OF
The board. The meeting was called
FOR the purpose of considering the
advisability Of applying for extradi-
lion papers for Powell and Williams,
the two men who were arrested In
Nampa, Idaho several days ago on
a charge of having stolen saddle
horses in Paradise Valley.
The officials of the Northern town
had refused to give up the prisoners
unless demand be made on them
by the commissioners of this coun
ty. The meeting was also held to
vote the necessary funds to enable
Sheriff Lamb to proceed to the town
OF Nampa and bring the prisoners
back.
The Commissioners passed reso-
lutions instructing the sheriff topro-
Nampa and bring the prisoners back
Word was received later, however,
stating that they had been indicted
in Idaho, and they will no doubt be
prosecuted for offences commit
ed In that state.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25
BEEF SHIPPED IN FROM
OUTSIDE POINTS
From the Humboldt Star


Humboldt county Is noted far and
wide as a great cattle country. and
every year thousands of cars OF cat
tie are shipped to the outside mar
kets. In view of this fact 1t will
strike most people as odd that beef
should be shipped in. But this Is
the fact. Nearly every pound of
beef consumed In Winnemucca and
ovelock is shipped in from the out
side.
Inquiry at local market this
morning brought out the fact that
all OF the beef used by the marke
comes from Ogden. The cattde are
shipped In by the carload from Og-
den and kept either on pasture or
On feed corralls until killed. The
meat markets of LovelOck. which 10
quite a point for feeding and fat
tening cattle, are getting their beef
cattle from San Francisco--the very
same cattle that have been shipped
from Loyelock and Winnemucca to
the coast. So the consumer pays tn
freight both ways.
Mr.. Dedman, of the Winnemucca
Market, explained that cattle were
shipped In because there was no bee
cattle to be bought at home. The
season has been backward one ant
all cattle on the ranges are poor.
There are no fat cattle in the coun-
try that can be bought for beef.
There are few ranchers who make a
business OF fattening cattle in Hum
boldt county outside of Lovelock ant
the ranchers of that valley who en-
gage In that Business have sold all
the cattle they have and are unable
10 get more at this time.
Miller and Lux are the big ship
pers of this section and they will
not sell cattle to retail markets, be-
cause they will not sell In small
numbers. This makes the local mar
kets dependent on smaller ranchers,
and the small ranchers sold all theil
cattle last fall and winter and will
not have more ready for market un-
til next fall.
Mr.. Dedman recently paid $1,000
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25

The proposed meeting of the irri-
gators of the Lovelock valley that
was scheduled to be held last
Monday, the 22nd inst was postpon-
ed at the last minute on account Of
the absence of several of the large
holders in the various canals. among
them being p. Anker of the Union
Canal. who was in San Francisco
and Judge Slack of the Roger s
ditch.
Several of the large water users
who live in ousidte districts were In
town., as we'll as State Engineer
kearney.
1t was arranged to hold the meet
ing at later date, which will be
set after the arrival of the inter-
ted parties.
The meeting was to be held for
the purpose of discussing the water
situation in the Humboldt river In
general and to take steps toward
forming an association whose duty
ii would be to determine the amount
oil water required to irrigate the
Lovelock valley lands, and to ascer-
tain If there is sufficient unappro-
priated water in the river to satisfy
the new applications that are now
pending for appropriations on the
upper Humboldt.
The applications that are now ad-
verified and pending for the appro-
priation of the waters of the Hum
boldt river aggregate nearly 1000
900 acre feet All of these are a
bove the Lovelock valley and have
an important bearing on its future.
1t is maintained by many that
there is not enough water in the
river to satisfy the new applications
with flood waters considered which
is designated as the water to be ap-
propriated by most of the new ap-
plicants, and that were these appli-
cations granted, there would be a
decided shortage of water on the
lower Humboldt. In view of this
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25
NO ALFALFA wEAVlL COULD
De FOUND IN LOVELOCk

Lovelock has been given a clean
till, In SO far as the alfalfa weayil
of which there has been SO much
in the papers is concerned. Cecil
w. Creel who is In the employ of tn
government and making an investi-
CATION of alfalfa fields in the state
for evidences of alfalfa weavil, spen
two days in the valley this week, an
after a search in a number of fields
he stated that he was unable to
find any trace of the weavil here.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25

Tim Sweeney taken to Reno.
Tim Sweeney. the well known Love
lock resident has ben adjuged in
sane. I'D was taken through to Re-
no on Number last Tuesday. His
mental collapse followed a prolong
ed drinking spell, and he was taken
to Winnemucca where an examina-
tion resulted in his being declared
insane. 1t Is thought that after
few months confinement he will
recover his reason
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25
PLEASANT VALLEY At
TRACTS ATTENTION

A stranger came from the west
few days ago and went out to
Pleasant valley to look that Sec
ton over to see what the pOssibili-
lies were for dry farming, says the
Humboldt Star.
He fell INTO conversation on the
rain with s. r. Young of Lovelock
10 whom he talked freely of his
plans. Mr. Young could not remem-
ber the strangers name but was sat
isfied from his appearance, manner
and conversation that he meant bus
iness. He told Mr.. Young that he
bad been in various places in Old
Mexico, where small farms were irr-
igated by pumping water from 100
20 ESQ feet, the power being from
gasoline engines, and that farming
under those conditions was paying
in many sections. He appeared to
be familiar with irrigating in this
manner in southern California, Col
orado, and other places. He had
leard about Grass valley being set
tied up the last year, and he had
also heard about Pleasant valley and
thought the chances for getting
water there would be as good as in
Grass valley, and he stated that If
he found the Layout" as he expec-
ted, he intended to cOlonize that
valley, and would lose no time about
IL.
Pleasant valley is q continuatis
of Grass valley and Is forty or
fifty miles south of Winnemucca.
so far as known there have been no
lands located for the purpose of dry
farming. Undoubtedly the soil is
just as good there as In Grass val
ley, and 1t is likely that water will
be found as plentiful by boring welli
and the conditions may be found
just as good In every way except
nat Ii it is furthur from town.
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Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25
Hay Cutting will be Late.

The annual hay cutting season In
Lovelock valley will be about three
weeks later than usual owing to the
cold spring Cutting Of the first
crop, usually begins about the 18th
Of June, but this year 1t will prob
ably not be until after the 4th. OF
July. Despite the cold weather the
alfalfa fields in the valley are look
ing fine.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25
3 inch RAISE in The RIVER
At STONE HOUSE

VIM. Elges returned Tuesday even
ing from trip up the Humboldt
House, and there found out that the
river had risen inches last Sum
day. He stated on his return that
there is considerable snow in the
mountains yet. the big hill back of
Battle Mountain being covered with
snow
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25
HELLO BILL" PLEASES
RECORD BREAKING
AUDIENCE

Tho Hello Bill" performance In
Young's Hall 'ast Monday night was
all that Il had been advertized to
be. Besides the neat sum Of $141.
that was secured for the benefit Of
the Lovelock Methodist Churh, the
entertainment was pronounced by
many In the densly packed house. aa
the most successful effort Of the
local dramatic club
Each individual player Is deser-
wing of special mention for the gen.
eral success of the play. R. A. Me-
Guire as the fake General Fuller,
shape. This part was an extreme
burlesque and around it was weav-
ed. the ridiculously comical situa-
tions, that kept the audience laugh
ing almost from the start to the fin
ish. Mrs. A. jain as Harriet. the
girl looking for title an inciden-
tally a husband. demonstrated that
II Is not always necessary for the
sterner sex to do the proposing. that
Is II the fair one has a little mon
- to back her up. The manner In
which she presented her part, where
In she proposed to DR.. Hastings was
most creditably done, and was the Q,
casioh of great laughter.
Attorney R. NJ. Hardy's presenta-
tion of Mr.. Cutting. was much COM
plimented by the audience. iHis ac-
tions on the stage we're EXTREMITY
natural Attorney H. J. Murrish, as
the real General Fuller. made de-
cided hit. He had generals big
broad laugh that captivated the
audience. Ed. Travernia was par
ticularly suited for the part of DR..
Hastings, and his rapid fire discuss
ion was quite typical OF the axcen-
trio English Doctor. Mrs Claude
Campbell played her part with ease
and precision. and blended serious
ness and comedy In a pleasing man
ner. Mrs. j. T. Marker. had y
small, but nevertheless an impor-
tant part and did fine. Mrs. 4.
I. Bell looked very sweet as Dore-
thy, fiance of r. l.. Gracey, the MIL
ilary cadet, who was willing to
fight for his sweetheart.
The songs by G. II. ROhr .acker.
who carried minor parts In the play
were we'll received. Although not
OF much volume his voice was true
and clear and his Sugar Moon"
Song made a hit.
Between the End. and 3rd. acts,
Rev. McAllen addressed the audi
ence, thanking them. He told OF
the receipts of the evening, and the
money was to be applied to put In
sewer connections and other improy-
on the church property.
When the minister announced that
a total of $40. had been secured
for the church, there was much
applause, but when he next announ-
ced that about $4,000 more was
needed some expected to see the
collection box passd, to make up Tor
the apparent deficiency r. A. Nc
CURE on behalf of the members OF
the cast thanked the audience for
the large turn out and for the lib
eral applause that was extended
The length Of time, 1t took the
crowd to get out OF the hall. arous-
ed the thought of what an aufui ca
tastrophe would have taken place In
case of fire, and 1t is evident that
this hall as well as others should
he provided with better exit facili-
ties, for cases of emergency.
The following is a financial state
ment of the entertainment.
Total Cash Receipts. .$l9l.6O
Mms and Parts. IS $50
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25

for thirty beef cows in Ogden and
the freight was $3.50. A buyer
from CaiiioInia recently bought a
small shipment OF cattlefromHenry
Lay OF Jackson mountain. paying
$575 80 head. A year ago these
same cattle would have brought on
ly $50 head. These instances will
give an idea of how the prices have
advanced.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-05-25

.he stage iil.e and .clcaraLh tue
OF course Went cut of business witn
I l'e advent OF The Central Pacific
into the valley In 1858.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-05
MOLINE MAYOR
CALLS MEETING
Mayors and Commissioners of Is
Cities Invited to Conference
at Peoria Thursday.

Acting upon the suggestion made
several days ago that the mayors and
commissioners OF the 15 cities in the
state which are under commission
form of government meet, Mayor M.
r. Carlson of Moline has addressed
letters to each of the officers asking
them to attend a conference to be
held Thursday of this week in the
National hotel at Peoria. Saturday,
Mayor Carlson was in Chicago and
while there had a brief conference
with Governor Deneen who stated
that he will offer no suggestion at
the session OF the legislature for the
consideration of the amendment to
the commission law. He considers
that the law was officially passed and
that it will be upheld by all courts,
regardless of contrary assertions by
politicians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-05
ARTESIAN WELLS
ARE GOING DRY
Flow at Woodmen Well Cut to
Less Than Half During
Last Two Weeks.
LOCK COURT HOUSE WELL
No Water There at AII-Mitcheu &
Lynde Well Flowing Only at
Intervals.

For nearly two weeks past the sup
ply of water at the WoOdmen artesisn
well has been falling of until # has
finally become necessary TO shut tee
water OF from the public in order that
the Wood meu building may be proper
ly supplied. The flow at present is
scarcely half OF what it ordiaarifS s
and the Woodmen authorities are al
loss TO know what is the cause Of the
diminution-
About this time last year che flow oil
minished rapidly for several days
and caused considerable worry, but
gradually ii picked up again and be
came normal and remainded so until
several weeks ago. a similar condition
seems to prevail among all the arts-
sian wells in this vicinity. The orc
at the court house has gone entirely
dry and the Mitchell & Lynde vel
is flowing only at intervals, while the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-05

Entertainment Committee-A. W
r. H. Smith, r. G. Shirley.
Hotel committee-R. G. Weld, w
B. Stout, NJ. Taxman, ]. A. Scott
P. K. Senger, W. G. Nichols.
Press and Publicity Committee
H. S. Ross, Miles Morgan, Jack Zim-
norman, ]. A. McMename, Parker P
Lewis.
Transportation Committee = Ed
Mauro. Edward G. Kruger, ]. w
Van Wrinkle, T. A. Woodward, w
w. Stuart, H. W. Eddy.
Music Committee-w. L. Berman,
J. w. Rossiter, c. A. Mathews. F. L.
Koehn, B. L. Hochschild, J. H
Foster.
Reception Committee. ]. Bar.
toll. H. I. Carnahan. Max Moratz, C.
c. Crater, W. c. Bowles, J. ]. Kear
ney, W. T. Hartz, C. D. Stone, A. R
Brundage.
Prize Committee - Otto e. Bruder
II. E. Cornish, Vance Bucker
General Social Committee-G ".
Stocking. W. c. Bowls, G. W. Mathi-
son, P. F. Brady, o. o. Huyck, DR..
Citizens. c. w. Hanford, Phil Hy-
man, W. ]. Moeller, H. P. Sanders,
DR.. H. c. Merker, Fred H. Kellett.
Local Secretary-A. J. Riess.
LOCAL RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
F. W. Bahnsen, chairman; Mayor
Harry NJ. Schriver, Commissioner r.
R Reynolds, Commissioner NJ. T.
Rudgren, B. c. Hartz and wife. I. 8.
White and wife, F. ". Bahnsen and
wife, H. z. Van DuzeF and wife, W.
A. Russ and wife. Frank Wright and
wife, c. A. Boehme and wife. B.
Friedholt and wife, J. Y. Postlewait.
E. L Beard and wife, D. A Allan
and wife. H. W. Aldrich. W. A. Ros-
enfield, HE. Casteel, Carl ]. Muel-
Ter, Lothar Harms, Fred E. Leavens,
Commissioner Jonas Bear, w. L.
Gansert and wife, F. W. Moeller and
wife, W. H. Dart, A. ]. Riess and
wife, William Ullemeyer and wife,
n. W. Steiner and wife, Gus Lind.
vail and wife, Charles Brunstrom and
wife, G. Henry Sohrbeck and wife,
George w. Sohrbeck and wife, E.
Jericho and wife, NJ. w. Battles and
wife. c. c. Coyne and wife. L. A.
Schmidt and wife. August Heimbeck
and wife. Emil Heimbeck and wife,
W. T Hartz and wife. o. Oberg and
wife, H. J. Koch and wife, Charles
Ullemeyer and wife, H. E. Rowe and
wife. F. D. G. C1endenin and wife.
H. o. Rolls, Otto Rudert, H. v. Burt,
H. Sandstrom and wife. August Sun
dine and wife, J. I. Jennisch and
wife, A. ]. Lydehn, H. Siebke and
wife, v. Dumbeck and wife, L. Ennis
and wife, W. H. Marshall and wife,
c. J. Strate, John Bengston, o. j.
Grotjan, c. A. Speidel, Mrs. S.
Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-05

ing water from the we'll continue 10
fill their wagons with the usual
amount each day. The public, howev-
er, has perforce been cut off and If
the flow gets any smaller the wagons
will have to be cut off also.
Few people realize it but it is a fact
nevertheless that the supplying of Wa
ter to the public costs the Woodmen d
pretty penny. The well ceased to have
an overflow shortly after it had been
opened and thereafter it was neces-
sary to pump the water to the third
floor of the building in order to keep
a supply of it on hand. An electric
pump is kept going almost continuous.
"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-05

Memorial Christian. - Tonight at 3
O'Clock the Christian Endeavor society
will hold business meeting in the
church.
Tomorrow evening at 8 O'Clock the
Busy Workers class will meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w Akers, 1874 Third
avenue.
Tomorrow evening the Young La
dies Missionary circle Will meet in the
church
Wednesday evening at 1880 prayer
services will be held. Following there
will be a meeting of the Sunday school
teachers.
Thursday afternoon at 4 O'Clock a
party of the local people will go 10
Galesburg TO attend the Skoyill evan
gelistic meetings. They will leave on
the 4 O'Clock Rock Island Southern.
Friday evening at S o'clock the aux
iliary of the Christian Woman's Board
Of Missions will meet in the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-05
wells in Davenport and Moline are

wells in Davenport and Moline are
showing signs of going dry.
SUSPECTED CAVE-IN.
Major c. w Halves had the well ILL
spected last week to ascertain wheth
er or not a cave in had occurred At
some point below the surface. A win
dow weight was tied to the end of a
long rope and it was dropped to a
distance of 600 feet without encount-
ering any distractions At that pOin,
the rope gave out and the quest was
given up. The we'll is 1,185 feet deep
and it is barely possible that there is
something wrong in the shaft at a
lower level than 500 feet but in view
of the condition of other artesia1
wells the authorities are inclined TO
believe that the diminution is from
natural causes.
WAGONS GETTING WATER.
BY carefully conserving the supply,
the Woodmen have found it possible
to let the company which is distri5Ur-