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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-18

insurrecto leader placed him in the
neighborhood of Madero, in the north
western part of the state of Chihuahua,
midway between Aqua Prieta and the
city of chihuahua. According to some
reports, Madero was at the head OF
an insurrecto force advancing upon
Juarez which engaged the federal
troops at Baucho last Saturday and
which has since disappeared. These re.
ports, however, received no confirma.
ton, and it Is considered more than
probable that the insurrecto chieftain
left Madero for Aqua Prieta, dis
lance of about $50 miles, when news
of the capture of the latter place
reached him. Members Of the insured
to junta here profess ignorance of Ma
dero's exact whereabouts. Whether
this move on the part of Madero is re-
sponsible for the abandonment of the
advance on Juarez is matter OF sur
mise, but the fact remains that the
rebel army that battled with the fed
erals ten miles south Of Juarez last
Saturday, has completely vanished.
There has been no relaxation of Wig
lance at Juarez, however, and strict
guard IS being maintained within and
without the city. Many Of the inhabi.
tants are spending their nights in 81
Paso and practically all the money IN
the Mexican city is now in safety de
post boxes on this side of the river
| The first unrestricted elections II
Mexico for years have just been hello
at Casas Grandes, Pearson and severa
smaller towns in the vicinity, following
~ ohapdop,o ~ fha ropi0n nv the
federals When the insurrectos took
possession, instead Of appointing Off
ciaIs~ as heretofore, they ordered al
election and confirmed the officials
elected by the people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-18
LRGAL
Ex.cutor. Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
Interested, that on the sixth day Of
April. A. D.. 1911, the undersigned was
appointed by the Clerk OF the District
Court Of Wapello County, Iowa. ex-
|ecutor of the estate OF Erastus Hunter,
deceased, late Of said county. All per-
sons indebted to said estate will make
payment to the undersigned. and those
present them, legally authenticated to
said court for allowance.
Dated April 8, 1911.
Marion Hunter chas. F. Roberts.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-18
WooLLETTs IN NEW MEXICO.
Ottumwans On An Automobile Jaunt
Have Reached Far Southern

ONV0 bNS0SVHO 81 0VOVSOsu
Point--Meet Old lowans.
In the latest letter Of George p.
Woollett to the Courier, he tells Of
meeting number OF former 1owans
on the automobile jaunt he and
Mrs. Woollett are enjoying. The let
ter was sent from East Las Vegas,
New Mexico. The tourists encount-
cred some great and near great roads
on their trip southwark, but their ma
chine with various repairs, acted
nobly on the long trial. A sand storm
Of the real Kansas variety was faced
during one day of the trip. but Mrs.
Woollett's veil was used by both
autoists to an advantage. In Tyrone,
Colo, the Ottumwans met Fred A..
Fair. a surveyor and prospector living
at Boulder, Colo. He is a nephew OF
Ell D. Fair OF Agency Other former
Iowans encountered were Mrs. Let's
Of Columbus Junction and Humphrey
Bray, formerly OF Oakland Mills, near
Mt. Pleasant.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-18

having it's effect on the right wing Of
the federal force, and these nationals
were driven back. In falling back, how.
ever, they swung around to the east
and north far enough to come into con-
tact with the rebels lying in the
trenches.
Here heavy body Of rebels was
posted to prevent the federals from
gaining the American line. As the fire
began from these instruments, the
rebel bullets sped across the line into
the southeast section Of Douglas and
into two school buildings. AS the fed.
erals fell back, the rebel commander
in-chief pushed his men, and, with 9th
ers coming up to support them, con-
tinued to engage the retiring federal
wing. The firing grew fainter as the
federals retired on this quarter.
Big Federal Force RepuIsed.
At 1920 the firing ceased with the
rebels holding every position which
they occupied at the beginning of the
battle. The rebels began digging new
trenches at once.
"Red' Lopez reported the rebel cas-
ualties in the trenches as light. Ameri-
can troops had forced Douglas resi-
dents back to Sixth street, within three
blocks of the center of the city.
Following this movement the firing
slackened to the southeast and it be-
came apparent that the first attack
of the federals had been failure. AS
far as could be learned the federals
had about 1000 men engaged, tnclud-
ing 200 cavalry under Commandante
Barran, chief of the rurales in Souora.
The rebels showed remarkable organi-
cation throughout the battle.
Every point of vantage was guarded
and every trench and building in the
outskirts Of Aqua Prieta had its squad
of men waiting to get into action.
One bullet passed through the hat
of an American trooper on the interna-
tional line U. S. cavalrymen were dis
mounted standing beside their horses.
The mounts finally moved to sheltered
positions behind the adobe buildings
along the line. The army ambulances
also were held here.
A great throng gathered at Fifth
street, i've hundred yards from the
international line, intent on witness
sing the battle. The American patrol
forced back all persons except those
carrying passports. Twenty men were
detailed to take the field on the Next
can side of the line for Red Cross work
and about hundred volunteers were
held on this side to care for the
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-18
CHESTER HUckNER TO WE'D

Former University Basketball Captain
and Bride Go to Philippines
Groom Former ottumwan
Iowa City, April 17.Chester Buck.
ner, formerly captain Of the Iowa
basketball team, and an Ottumwa
high school graduate will marry Miss
Neva Starrett, a university student,
next month. On May s, they sail for
the Philippines, where both bride and
groom will teach in the government
schools.
The groom was formerly connected
with the Clinton high school, as
teacher. He was graduated from the
university in 1909, and his bride Is q
member OF the class Of 1911. but will
not graduate.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21
MERGER PLANS ARE
Still Being DISCUSSED

1t was believed, less than a fort
night ago, that the final rounding
out of the Nevada Utah Prince Con
solidated merger would not be con-
summated In fact, reports which
reached Phoebe from the east were
most discouraging and to the effect
that negotiations had ceased; that the
deal had been declared off. Within
the past few days, however. dspatch-
es have come to local parties of a
reassuring nature and containing the
information that the principals had
again got their heads together witt
every indication that they would
come to an agreement with the bas
is Of consolidation fixed on about
that first proposed.
1t was because of the hitch in The
proceedings that activities at tht
old Meadow Valley No. ) shaft have
been delayed and it is also for the
1 same reason that the engineers sen
here several weeks ago to locate tht
proposed extension of the Phoebe Pa
cific railroad to the Prince Consoli
dated mine have not gone into tn
field.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21
EUGENE Howell IS
STATE BANK EXAMINER
Former Phoebe Man Is Governor
oddie's Choice For Thst
important Post.
is NOW A ToNoPAH RESIDENT
Where He Is Connected With One
or Senator Nxon's Banks
Close To Executive.

Governor Oddie has appointed Eu-
gene Howell of Tonopah to the POI
sition of state bank examiner, sue
ceeding A. b. Witcher of Ely, who
filled the office during the latter part
Of the administration of Governor
Dickerson,
Mr.. Howell, the new appointee, is
connected with the Tonopah Banking
corporation, which ig controlled by
Senator George S. Nixon Of Reno For
many years he has been prominent
in politics and during the last cleo
ton he rendered valient service tow
ard electing Mr., Oddie in the south
ern part of the state
Governor Oddie's appointee to the
sition of state bank examiner was
! formerly a resident of Phoebe; hav.
ing lived here between thirty and
forty years ago. His father was al
one time a part owner in the old Hill
side mine; also in the Bristol smelt
er. His son, Eugene, who has nov
been honored by the governor, work
ed out at the Bristol property
for his father and was regarded a.
that time as a good bookkeeper, He
went to Tonopah in the early days
Of that camp and has made good.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21
WRECK ON THE
PIOCHE PACIFIC LINE

Owins, to the fact that wreck oc-
aired in the yard of the Phoebe Pa
cific railroad Tuesday night, ore ship
mcnts from the Day mine at Jack
Rabbit have been lighter than usual
this week; but there has been no let
ting up in energy at the mine; both
in thc way of development and the
extraction of ore. Nevertheless the
outgoing trains this week have each
contained Day product consigned to
the Salt Lake smelters.
The Phoebe Pacific came in with
the usual train of ore Tuesday even.
ing but in some manner, the crew
let the train get from under their
eonrol and it dashed down the track
past the old ore bins and through
the old smelter flue. The engine
and an empty ore car took the leac
while In the rear were several stee
ears heavily loaded with ore. Th'
engine. in fact practically every ca
in the entire train, landed down tn,
hill; but fortunately they did no
turn turtle making it less difficul
for the wrecking crew to Alright tn
equipment; ebut which was by n
means an easy task.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21

ldonbtedly the largest reclama-
ton enterprise ever undertaken in
Nevada has been launched by the Ne
vada Land e. Irrigation company OF
Oakland, California, which has been
investigating water conditions in
Lake Valley for sometime past with
results that have been more than
satisfactory In fact, the representa-
tive of the company, w. FL. Hickey,
who put in some time liz Lake Valley
is OF the opinion that enough water
can be developed to irrigate between
derives its name from series of
lakes which are supplied by artesia.
flows, which are inexhaustible and
never vary with local weather condi-
tions. Aside from the tremendous flow
Of water which comes to the sur
face, it is the opinion of Mr., Hickey
that an inexhaustible supply of ar
tesian water can be had, which will
also be part Of the phn of deyel-
opment of the company.
The company has secured the Gey,
ser ranch owned by f. w. Wamboldt
by purchase, which controls most oi
the big springs Of the valley, and il
addition to this have located large
areas in the valley under the Care,
act, which will soon be surveyed ant
plated, and as rapidly as possible
put in condition for cultivation TIL
valley from the springs south, has a
average decline of IS feet to the mile
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21
Centennial PiOChG Viii
Install NGH Equipment

Murray C. Godbe, manager of the
Centennial Phoebe Mining company
arrived in the district in the early
part Of the week from Salt Lake with
the Information that his company viii
soon be ready to cope with the water
situation at the Centennial property
Such a flow was encountered at the
Centennial a few days ago; almost
simultaneously with the trilking of
man ganese ore in the shaft. Mr..
Godbe at once ordered 60-horse
power gasoline hoist believing that
would enable the workmen to handle
all the water without the necessity
OF pumps. This proved not to be
the case, and development was last
week ordered discontinued; whereupon
Mr. Godbe purchased large sink
ing pump. which arrived from Salt
Lake on Thursday.
At the time of ordering the pump,
arrangements were made for the pur.
chase of a steam boiler from the
owners of the Half Moon mine hence
it Is a matter of / t short time
until operations will be resumed al
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21
GoLDFIELD CON. MAKES
A SPLENDID SHOWING

Although not up to its usual per-
formance, the output of the Goldfield
Consolidated mines for the month of
December makes a most creditable
showing, In view of the fact that
the grade of the mill ore was cut
down to lower the costs and losses
in treatment, and no high grade ore
was shipped The mill handled 25,550
dry tons the total value of which
was $746,76l. Extraction was usual
ly high, being 942 per cent, giving
realized values of $703, ,422 The net
profit for the month was s4S8,70S.
This was somewhat below the
months proportion of dividend re-
quirements, but as the property Is In
condition to respond to any needs at
any time, and the cash reserve in the
treasury is now approximately ST.
! 800, 900 above what will be required
to pay the dividend of $1,779,574 due
January 81, the output for December
does not indicate any weakness II
| the physical condition of the prop
erty. .-Goidfield Tribune.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21

CARSON CITY, New, Jan. 16.-
The twenty-fifth regular session of
the legislature of Nevada was called
to order promptly at noon today
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert Ross
presided in the senate and secretary
of State Brodigan called the assem-
bly, to order. There were no minis
tiers present and consequently there
were no prayers in either house.
The senate composed of thirteen
was soon organized with Hon. Clay
Talfman, of Nye county, president
pro tenn, and James D. Finch, of
Ormsby, secretary; Sol Hip of White
Pine, assistant secretary. The other
attaches of the senate are as follows:
Nye assistant sergeant-at-arms, Jas
S. Graves, Esmeralda; minute clerk,
H. H. Sparks, OF Clark; assistant
Harry Coogan, of Esmeralda; journa
nal clerk, Adam Johnson, of Eureka;
assistant, Jessie Tanner; engrossine
Clara M. Syphus; enrolling clerk
Carrie Black assistant, Mrs. W. M
Whitman; copying clerk, Ruth Rud
dell; committee clerks, Mrs. j. d
Torreyson, M. F. Jordan, A, Wise
George w. Keith. Mildred Ruther
ford; bill clerk, j. E. Lindsay, 0
Nye; stenographer, Belle Ciancey, 0
Washoe messengers, Clarence Sad
Ter, of Ormsby; porter, Mike Farrcl
of Ormsby, pages. Fred Crow, 0
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21

the session is an increase on rail
road property of $2,601 800
70 lowing are the valuations fixed
on the railroads.
san Pedro, Los Angeles & SaltLake
$4,000 per mile; Virginia & Truckee,
main line, $3.50 per mile; side
cracks. $1,000; ~ c. o., main line,
s3, 500 per mile; side tracks, $l00;
Eureka & Palisade, left TO assessor
Neyada Central, 81 ,250 per mile; side
tracks, 500; Silver Peak $1,75(
per mile; side tracks, 500; Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe, $4,000 per mile
side tracks, $500; Western Pacific
800 per mile; side tracks, $4,000
Nevada Northern, $4,000 per mile
side tracks, $3,200; An increase O
$500 on the assessment of the main
line of the Central Pacific railwa.
making the assessment $31 500 ant
( making an increase of $4,000, o
4 nearly 100 percent in the last ire
years The Pullman company was a
50 given a rating. The valuation wa
fixed at $3.50 per mile on the Cent
raj Pacific and San Pedro, Los All
geies & Salt Lake and other roads
$l00 per mile.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21
PROSPECT OF NEW
RAILROAD FOR ELY

During the past week the San
Francisco papers have given much
! ffont page space to the formation or
| the United Properties companies with
capitalization of 5000. 900 900. says
the White Pine News. According to
reports the new company Is being
backed by the combined wealth of
James ]. Hill and "Borax" Smith.
The immense capitalization of the
new enterprise is the one thing that
will appeal to most people, but to
the citizens of this district, 1t has
significance of much greater i'm
portance' than Is seen on its face, az
there is every reason to suppose that
it means the building of road from
the Western Pacific at Shafter,
through Ely and thence to connect
with the Touopah and Tidewater
railroad at Goldfeld From the &C.
counts given of the United Proper
ties company, that company takes
over the Western Pacific, which was
supposed to have fallen into the
hands of the Hartman system, as
well as the Key Route line at Oak
land, which gives the new company
an entrance to San Francisco, which
Hill has been trying to secure for
number of years and will also make
| it possible for him to drive his line
through to San Diego, where he
wishes to be perfectly entrenched by
| d q I..r an
been completed. Should the Elm
pire Builder be successful in this
undertaking, he will also make it
possible for the "Borax King" to
make the Tonopah and Tidewater
road part Of the transconental line,
by building from Goldfield to a point
on the Western Pacific.
For several years the Tonopah and
Fidewater has been a losing PROPOSE
tion and the controlling factors have
been trying to secure the finances
70 bring II into this district with the
view OF handling the immense ore
tonnage that will come from the
properties between Goldfield and Ely
as we'll as the Giroux ores, through
, which property the proposed rout'
vas surveyed. There is no question
that Smith was to certain degres
! Influenced to become Identified witt
} the United Propertite Co., so tina
he could place his road on a dividen,
! paying basis and this will be accom-
: plished If the Hill-Smith merging q
: interests becomes tan assured fact an
t if the reports in the San Francisc
. papers are to be relied on, then tn
e people of this district can look ahea
: to building of much talked of Ely
h Ioldfield road
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21
OFFICERS CHOSEN BY
THE STATE ASSEMBLY

CARSON CITY, New. Jan. 10
Republican members of the as
sembly who caucused last Sunday
nigth settled upon slate which
went through on the opening OF the
legislature Monday. Lincoln coun-
ty failed to land any of the big plums
only one appointment for that county
having been announced; that of M.
l.. Lee of Phoebe for journal clerk:
Washoe county landed the big
prize, August Fro!ich of Reno being
selected as speaker, the speakership
going to Washoe county for the first
time in many years.
The minor and appointive offices
being fairly well distributed among
the different counties, although Orms
shy, Esmeralda and Nye captured
nearly all the big prizes
The candidates selected in caucus
are as follows;
Chief clerk, Gerald Morton of Orm
shy
Assistant Chief clerk, John F. vii
son of Nye.
Sergeant-at-arms, Chauncey /
Booth of Nye
Assistant Sergeant-at-arms, Gu
: Edwards of Storey.
Minute clerk, James Catalan of Es
meralda.
Assistant, Miss Sinchette of Lande
Lander.
Journal clerk, M. L. Lee of Lincoln
Assistant, Miss Trooper of Esm'
aida
Engrossing clerk, Miss Stewart (
Humboldt.
Assistant, Miss Harris of Lyon.
Enrolling clerk, Austin Jackson {
White Pine.
Assistant, Miss Hubner OF Eureka
Copying clerk, Miss Cohn
Washoe
Assistant, Miss Thompson Of Elko
Bill clerk, j. G. Black of Nye.
Committee clerks-Miss O'Conn
of Storey; Miss Drysdale, of Store,
Miss Stoddard, OF Storey; Miss Co
OF Clark; Miss Allen of Churchill; M
Truesdale of Humboldt
Stenographer, Mrs. Mitchell
Washoe.
Messenger. Ben Rigley of Viii
Pine.
Pages, Lewis Meder and J. Sir
erland of Ormsby.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21

the Centennial with more vigor than
ever.
MIR Godbe pins his faith in the fl
nal outcome of the development cam
paien at the Centennial to the ut
most; and has been backing his judg-
mont by putting his own money in
to the enterprise. Located as it is,
adjacaht to the domain of the Prince
Consolidated, and knowing the latter
from A to 2 he is going ahead with
tAG confidence that the Centennial
wiz Be a winner; that it will yet
ran. among the very best mines of
this great mineralized district He
bell yes that there is not the slight
est doubt but what the great ore de
posit8 of the Prince extend into
the Centennia's domains and so far
the development of the property in.
dicgtss Identical geological conditions
The fact that water has been found
at the point of striking ore was an
overt not unexpected and in the
recent financing of the corporation
such an emergency was provided for
The boiler from the Half Moon il
being moved over to the Centennia
property by the teams of the Phoebe
transportation company.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21
Lake Valley Land Is
To Be Reclaimed

affording ideal conditions for irriga-
ton from waters now flowing from
the various springs.
The White Pine county line runs
about mile and half north of the
Mambe ldt ranch. All Of the geysers
are situated in Lincoln county, but
ii is the present plan of he COM
pany to develop artesian water In
White Pine county sufficient for
the cultivation of 100000 acres of
land, which the company will reclaim
under the Carey act In the opinion
Of Mr. Hickey, the enterprise pre-
sents far greater possibilities than
the Twin Falls, Idaho, enterprise
which has been of vast Importance to
Idoho.
AS soon as preliminary arrange
ments can be made, corps OF engi-
neers will be- put into the field,and
as rapidly thereafter as possible the
big bitches and laterals will be ta-
ken out. II is the intention of the pro
moters of the enterprise to colonize
/ the valley with thrifty eastern farm
/ ers. who will bring ample means with
them to Immediately open up their
farms, and it Is the expectation OF
the management to have two thous
and families located in the valley
within two years. The Wamboid
ranch, which will be the headquar
ters of the company is fifty mile
/ from Ely and sixty-five miles from p
+, oche. Ely Record.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21
Legislature Begins Its
Grind At Carson CITY
Republicans Have Majority Of One In the Lower House,
While the Democrats Control the Senate Many
OaeS ChgGn-Ole From Lincoln County

Ormsby, Eddie Stoenburg, of Storey.
The senators were sworn in by
Chief Justice Sweeney. A commit
tee. consisting of Senators Coryel,
of Elko; Miller, of Lander; and Tan
nahill, of Storey, was appointed to
notfy the governor that the senate
wa ii session and awaited any com
munication that he might have to
submit.
Senators Carpenter, of Humboldt,
House, of White Pine, and Mack of
Douglas, were appointed to notify the
houae that the senate was ready for
business.
Senators Mills of Ormsby, Rey-
mers of Lyon, and Dolf of Churchill,
were appointed as committee to cal
upon the clergy of Carson City and
! invite them to officiate as chaplains
The rules of the twenty-fourth regu-
.ar session were adopted with little
discussion The president of the
sanGte was authorized by a vote OF
the body to appoint all standing com
mit ees.
The first bill was presented by
Senator Bergman, of Clark, relating
to senate attaches and defining the
duties. The bill was discussed il
coEmittee Of the whole and sdDse
queatly withdrawn for the reaso
thai The matter was considered to b
f,Aly covered by the rules of the las
session.