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Greene County herald., 1911-11-24
An Old Peer.

The marquis Of Abergavenny recent
ly celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday.
He owns property in about seven coun-
tics; he is a founder of the famous
Constitutional club; he is a Nevill,
ami 4 descendant of Warwick the
Kingmaker," and he holds the patron
age of twenty-four church livings In
his younger days he was considered
a great shot. and was certainly noted
in the world Of sport; while for many
years he hunted with the Fridge pack.
There is { story told that during Lord
Abergavenny's residence in Yorkshire
= traveller one day observed something
unusual on the side Of hill Pro
cedlng to Investigate, he discovered
that the object Of his curiosity was
neither more nor less than the heels
OF the viscount--as he then was-
whose body and legs were buried in
the habitaJion of a badger
Fridge has been held by the NeviHs
for nearly 600 years, and st the ola
castle Queen Elizabeth spent six days
in 1873 as the guest of. Lord Bur
geny." Lord Abergavenny's support
of Disreali at a time when the re-
probabilities of conservatism were
looking askance at the brilliant youns
member led in 1875 to Lord Aberga-
venny's advancement to a marquisate'
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24
VAIN RACE AGAINST DEATH
vanderIip's Special to Chicago Made
New Record but the Grim Reap
err Beat 1t.

Few railroad runs have proved more
thrilling than that participated in by
Frank A. vandeylip. president OF the
National City bank of New York, who
during the early part of 1900 started
from New York in a vain effort to
beat the grim reaper to Chicago.
where his aged mother lay dying, says
the Railroad Magazine.
When at the point of retiring for
the night Mr.. Vanderlip received a
telegram from his brother-in-law in
Chicago saying that his mother had
been Frustrated by a sudden and Sc
rious attack of pneumonia. Selling
the telephone, Mr.. Vanderlip notified
the New York Central authorities that
he wanted a special made up for him
at once.
The Vanderlip race against death
should live in the history of railroad
ing. 1t established the fastest time
between New York and Chicago, the
train reaching the La Sale street sta
ton at seven minutes after 3 o'clock
the next afternoon, sixteen hours and
seven minutes from New York, almost
an hour better than the previous rec
ord or seventeen hours, and two
hours faster than the schedules of the
Twentieth Century Limited and the
Pennsylvania Special. The entire run
Of 965 miles was made in exactly 907
minutes, making an average of LOG
miles a minute.
Throughout the race Mr.. Vanderlip
kept begging the engineer for more
speed. He received no messages as to
his mothers condition enroute and
lived in constant fear that death would
beat him to the bedside.
When the train reached Englewood
station he jumped into a waiting au-
tomobile and started at top speed for
his mothers home.
Mother" he asked as the door
opened
"She died at ten minutes to three,
was the reply-which was the very
time the special had pulled into the
Englewood station.
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24
What LOCOMOTIVES Earl
Expert With an Appetite for Mathe-
matcs Produces Some Inter-
esting Figures.

An engineering expert with a fine
appetite for mathematics has been fig
uring out for the Railway and Engi-
reering Review just how much rail
road locomotives are worth per day
to the railroads owning them. He
took into consideration the locomo-
tive's earring CAPACITY, making all
due allowance for financial loss
caused by detention in the repair
shop, the increased cost Of fuel, water
and men to run the locomotive
The average daily earnings of loco
motives on the Pennsylvania railroad
was figured out at $131S4, which is
slightly above the, average for all the
railroads of the country In the east
the average is $124S4, and on the
western roads $130.S4 per day. The
locomotives of the Central of New
Jersey bead the list in the east, with
an average of $14706 earned by each
locomotive per day, and the D.. L. G
w. comes next with. S140S3. In the
west the Santa Fe locomotives lead
with $14953 earn.ed per day.
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24
DEATHS ON BRITISH ROADS
Total Number of Persons Killed in
1909 Was 1852, Compared With
o71 In 1909.

An official return of the accidents
and casualties on the various rail-
roads in the United Kingdom during
1910 has been issued as parliament
tary paper. The total number of per-
sons killed and injured was 1,O62 and
S,342, respectively, as compared with
971 killed and 1892 injured in 1909
The passengers killed and injured
by accidents to trains numbered %
and LII, and by accidents from other
causes 96 and 2,210, while the number
Of employees of companies OF contrac-
tors killed or injured by accidents to
trains or rolling stock, etc, was 8 and
113, and by accidents from other
causes 374 and 4,605.
AS usual, the greater number OF
people killed in accidents on railways
we're neither passengers nor en-
ployes. Trespassers (including sui
cides) accounted for 442 deaths and
1856 injuries, while IS persons we're
killed and IS injured passing over
railways at level crossings, and Al
persons on business at stations also
lost their lives In addition to the
foregoing the railway companies have
reported to the board of trade tho fol
lowing accidents, which occurred dur
ing the year ended December 81, 1910,
upon their promises, but in which the
movement OF vehicles used exclusive
ly upon railways was not concerned,
namely:
Two passengers. 81 employees OF
companies or contractors, and 20 other
persons killed, and 759 passengers.
2O,419 employees and $50 other per-
sons injured, making a total in this
class of accident OF SO persons killed
and 21,76S injured, as against II pas
sengers. 3S employees and sixteen other
persons killed and 1872 passengers,
1857 employees and 593 other per
sons injured in 1909, a total OF G5 per
sons killed and 20,792 injured.
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24

There was a rattling volley of grav-
ell against the window pane and then
sounds of scampering footsteps dying
away in the distance.
What was that?" asked Miss Ger
rick of her startled guests.
A ripple of laughter came from the
lower end Of the table. why, Aunt
Grace-don't you know it's Hal
loween?" Kitty Gerrick's mischeve-
ously pretty face peeped around the
flowers at her handsome. digniiied
aunt
Halloween? Why-dear me, had
forgotten there was such festival"
exclaimed Miss Gerrick SO sincerely
that everybody laughed again. Il
thought the fatal rites were rather
weird and fantastic-indeed, when
was quite a little girl my old Ger
man nurse called it 'Walpurgis night,
and l recolect she impressed it up
on me that it was well to keep under
cover on that evening, for witches
and goblins were abroad
This is a twentieth century fan
tasy." remarked Mrs. Bliss cynically.
Nowadays we are convinced that
hobgoblins are delusion of the ig-
norant and superstitious. but in toll
Grant recognition of the occasion we
ring doorbells. steal gates from their
hinges and toss gravel against the win
dow panes to startle our sensible or
forgetful neighbors."
"Oh, Mrs. Bliss!" cried Kitty re-
proachfully. what a turncoat you are!
Don't you remember what delightful
Halloween party you gave us two
years ago? We did all the proper
things-worked all the old charms; we
had a perfectly lovely time
Mrs. Bliss smiled at Kitty's en-
thusiasm. Thank you, dear, know
you were all the most charming
guests-but / will confess | was dis
appointed when my young people took
1t in such a matter-of-fact way. They
seemed bored with the charms. but
perfectly happy when the dancing be-
gan. You all spoke Of it as "Jack-o'-
Lantern night, when in reality it was
the Eve of All Souls!"
DO you really believe in those old
charms?" asked Kitty rather timidly,
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24

coat. The paperhangers had also fin
ished hanging the brown finish burlap
dado and buttermilk-finish paper on
canvas on the inside walls. By five
o'clock the building was complete
with the exception of equipping it
with seats, this beng the work Of
only a few minutes.
Promptly at $50 p m. all the work
men were called to the front seats
and a service held. and in the evening
the edifice was dedicated by Rev. II.
l.. Munger. The church measures
some SO feet in width and 65 feet in
length, including the vestibule, with
seating capacity of $50. The floor
ing is raised above the level of the
ground.
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24
Mice Hamper a Railroad.

Mice are making it unpleasant fot
railroad men in the West Shore
railroad yard in Newburg, N. Y. Twice
within a month the turntable has been
put out of commission by the rodenta
and the railroad men are having their
difficulties getting the trains cut OF
the yard on time.
The turntable is operated by elec,
tricify. A little mouse got into tho
meter and upset the machinery in
such a way that it was impossible TO
move the turntable. Walking across
The machinery the little animals body
crossed the commutator bars and
short-circuited the motor This. blew
the meter out. AS a result, some Of
the engines which left the yard were
not facing in the right direction when
they were attached to the trains
Electricians worked for two days
pcfore they discovered the trouble and
the machinery was restored to nor
nal. AS a similar happening took
place recently, an arrangement viii
be made to prevent the rodents from
using the turntable as playground.
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24
TOO TICKLISH FOR ARMY

Seized with a desire to be & soldier,
Christian Johnson, an Ohio farmer Of
% years, went to Columbus to be en-
listed He looked good to the officers
and all went we'll till it came time to
measure him. Every time the officers
hand touched the young man he al
most went into Mysteries, laughing,
squirming and giggling ad infnitum.
Whats the matter?" the officer
asked.
I'm so ticklish,' was the answer,
and it proved so true that it was i'm.
possible to complete the measure
ments, and he was sent back to the
ancestral farm.
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24
osoraIa,s Profitable Ral!reae.

Seventy-five years ago the State Of
Georgia decided TO build railroad.
Today Georgia is il possession OF a
property which has paid A. moro than
100000 in cash, aud %hch would
bring approximately th@ sum upon
the market; Z proper;y t*Rt is bring
ing the state more than $4,000 IN an
nual rental, and upon whien the ;eseeo
is securing enormous retWns, with
net earnings for the fisca. leac. ended
June 80. 1910, Of s1,02a-263 %, or ST..
1912
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24
HEN THAT CHEWS ITS FOOD

Isaac Schantz of Bayonne. N. j.. has
a curiosity in a young Plymouth rock
hen, which has face resembling thar
Of a human being. The hen was pur-
chased by him for 80 cents. 1t has
several teeth and chews its food,
which is principally chopped meat.
The hen has nails on its feet like
those of human being. and it re-
fuses to mingle with Schantz's other
chickens. The hen was hatched last
spring, but its owner does not know
where. as the man from whom he pur-
chased it bought it along with sew
eral other ordinary fowls.
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24

group of railroad
gardeners to in
terest the rail
ways Of the coun-
try In the work Of
improving the ap-
pearance of sta
ton grounds and
right of way land
are meeting with
increas / n G S u c.
cess. About thir-
ty members OF
the Railway Gar
.deners' associa-
ton were pres
a
ent at the annual
convention which
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24

Mercy! Do you allow your mug
band to smoke in the house"
well, If | didn't let him sFnoks De =
tune, and that would be q good aeaA
worse"
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24
RAILWAY GARDEN PAYS
BEDS OF FLOWERS AND soDDED
BANKS ARE EFFECTIVE.
Growing Association Is Convincing
Managers That Such Improvements
Result In Better Service for
Employees and Save Money.

It is to be noted with satisfaction
that the persistent efforts Of a small
Greene County herald., 1911-11-24

Down in the Congo, over which ter
ritory in Africa the French and Ger
mans are disputirg the inhabitants
have not taken kindly to the ways
of civilization. Our illustration is a
portrait Of warrior chieftain who has
been unusually successful in following
the native custom of letting the fin
eer nails grow. These natives are
armed with modern weapons and are
desperate fighters.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
Birthday Surprise Party

About 90 of the old.time residents
laden with good things to eat assembled
at the Hotel Zadow Tuesday evening to
do honor to Mrs. II. M. Schneider of
Eureka in celebrating the anniversary
of her birthday by rendering her a
genuine old fashioned surprise party.
The large hotel dining room was the
scene of the evenings festivities. The
tables we're cleared for card playing
aud a most spirited game Of 500 was
enjoyed.
At midnight the goodly things were
spread for the feast, the birthday cake
not being forgotten. Besides being
artistically decorated it bore the in
scription "Sweet Sixteen in red letters,
and the l6 candles on it were lighted
for the honored guest. Numerous and
humorous toasts and story telling by
those present caused the time to quick
ly pass, all departing for their homes
at a late hour.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
NEW DOCUMENTS OF RECORD
Filed In the Office Of the Recorder
OF Eureka County Up to
March IL, 1911

Notices of Location Of the Nevada
Nos. 1, 2. 8 aud 4 mines in Eureka min
ing district by NJ. p. Murphy. Record
ed March 10.
Notice Of Location Of the San Juan
mine in Eureka mining district by N.
p. Murphy and John Barnardini. Re-
corded March 10.
Notices Of Location Of the Reno, Me-
vada, and Venice mines in Eureka min.
ing district by Ben Repetto. Recorded
March IS.
M. p. Murphy to John Barnardini-
Deed to one-quarter interest in the fol-
lowing mining claims: Nevada Nos.
1. 2. 3 and 4 situated on Bullwhacker
Hill in Eureka mining district. Con.
sideration 81. Recorded March 10. 1911
Notice Of Location Of the Midnight
mine in Stafford mining district by J.
w. Ebert and w. II. Sweeney. Re-
corded March Is.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
NEWS ITEMS FROM PALISADE
Collected by the SENrINEL's Cor
respondent in the North End
Of Eureka County
Palisade, Nevada, March is.

Palisade, Nevada, March 16.
Miles McKinnon was a visitor in Elkc
this week.
Ben Ferrari came in from the Hay
Ranch this week for a load Of supplies
Wednesdays Southern Pacific trains
Nos. 4 and 2 were late, it is reported on
account Of land slides.
The two scarlet fever cases are get.
ting along nicely, and there being nc
new cases. school was resumed Monday
after consulting with the County Board
of Health.
7. r. Jewell, one Of the old pioneers
Of Palisade, came to town Tuesday.
Tom now resides in Ogden and says
that city is fine, but Palisade still looks
good to him.
f. Peterson. proprietor of the Pali-
SADIE Hotel, has bought the old "Mule-
shoe" building and is having it moved
back to the same place il stood before
TUG uOou VI ihot year.
On accoun Of the temporary suspen-
sion Of traffic on the San Pedro and
Western Pacific Railroads on account
of flood conditions, passenger traffic
on the Southern Pacific is very heavy
and many special passenger trains pass
through Palisade.
II. +. Ebert returned from Reno last
week with a fine bunch of thorough.
bred milk cows. Mr.. Ebert has re-
signed his position with the S. p. 90.
and will devote his entire time to his
ranch. and We predict a grand success
for him as he is an energetic worker
and a good citizen.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
PUBLIC SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
Eureka Public School Honor Roll for
the Month of February

Excellence in Scholarship and department
together with perfect attendance are requisite
for a place on the roll of honor. The roll is
arranged according to the percentage of each
pupil.
Receiving Grade-1 Harold German, 2
Elizabeth Hooking. 8 Mary Boston, 4 Pauline
Hjul, 5 Lowell Brossemer, 6 Estella Rogan-
TIM, s James Laird.
First Grade-1 Albert Bale, 2 Victor Rat.
taxi, 3 Edward Skillman, 4 Robert McGlynn,
5 Julius Farovi nj.
Second Grade-2 Addie Merialdo, 3 Petei
Breen, 4 Robert Lucey, 5 Russell Tenvoord,
6 Abram Laird.
Third Grade-2 Florence Morrison, 5 Bea'
trice Dye, 3 Charles Hicks.
Fourth Grade-l Judson Hooper, 2 Est ella
Gianoli, 3 Clotilde Bale.
Sixth Grade-C Charlotte Laird,
Seventh Grade-1 George Dees. 2 Glady;
Hicks. 8 Elsie Hooper.
Eighth Grade-1 Grace Clark, 2 Rhoda
Dye.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18

Former Eureka merchants now en-
gagged in business at Tonopah. Nevada,
have filed articles of incorporation with
the County Clerk of Nye County, as
follows:
John G~regovicb, Inc, Wholesale and
retail grocers. Capital stock $4,000.
Iucorporators: Emma, Lena, Louis
aud John Gregovich and Jennie A.
Ourieux.
II. A. McKim Company. incorporated.
Capital stock $50. 900. Incorporators: Fl.
A. McKim, ST., II. A. McKim. Jr., and
Mrs. II. A. McKim.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18

Wonderful Samples of Moapa Products
County Assessor 8. P. Whitehead has
just returned from a visit to the Moapa
valley. He brought with him some
samples Of remarkable growth. con-
sidering the time Of year. A turnip 10
inches in circumference. and Winter
wheat 80 inches high. from the ranch Of
8. H. Wells at Logan. growing On land
which produced $3.50 per acre in canta-
loupes last Summer. are among the
stores which Mr.. Whitehead proves by
exhibiting samples Of the products.
The remarkable growth Of the Winter
wheat especially fills one with amaze
ment at the wonderful fertility Of the
soil and the mildness Of the climate
which makes possible such q growth ~
this season.-Las Vegas Age.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
MANY KILLED BY SN0WSLIDES
List of Dead in Disasters Near
Nevada California Line Last
Week Number II

A dispatch from Goldfeld says that
the list Of dead and missing in snow
slides at Jordan, Lundy and Masonic,
in western Mono County. CAL, has
reached II.
In the canyons above Masonic and
Lundy,-where there are numerous min
ing properties on the sides of the pre-.
cipitious mountains 1t is feared that
there are many more casualties. Tele.
phonic communication with these
points has been destroyed, but more
than q score Of gigantic slides have
been reported within the past "a hours.
Four men who were tring to pene.
trate the mass of debris that covers the
site of the power house of the Hydro
Electric Company at Jordan. IA miles
from Bodie. were caught by another
slide and instantly killed.
Jasper Parrot, who for years lived as
hermit in his cabin about a mile above
Lundy. is missing and his house has
been destroyed. He is probably dead.
d. @. Kuowlton was killed by one of
the Lundy slides, and Chris Christian.
son, q miner, is believed to have been
killed.
At Masonic, Sam Smith. the former
postmaster, was killed by q slide.
Rescue of Woman Buried so Hours
After being bnried for go hours in
snow where she had been carried by the
snow slide at Mono Lake Tuesday night.
Mrs. r. H. Mason, wife of the chief
engineer of the Hydro Electric Power
Company. was rescued practically nm.
hurt Friday. She was found in bed
at the side Of her husband. who was
dead.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
LOBSTER CLUB BAND BALL
A Record Crowd Turns Out to Attend
St. Patrick's Day Event

The st. Patrick's Day ball given by
the Lobster Club Band of Eureka in
the Opera House Friday evening proved
q most fattering success. The IN.
usually large number 10 attendance be-
spoke the interest of the people of Eu-
reka and vicinity in this organization.
their presence and patronage manifest
ing their friendship, encouragement
and support. The evening was pleas
ant, the hall had been brightly decorat-
ed in emerald green and red festooning
OF crepe paper. The full band and a
string orchestra alternated in playing
the programme of dances throughout
the evening. and dancing was continued
until near the break of day. The
Lobster Club Bands st. Patrick's Day
ball Of 1911 will go down on the social
calendar for the year as a memorable
event.
On Friday afternoon the members of
the Lobster Club Band dressed in gorge
Gus costumes fashioned after some Of
the burlesque models Of the carnival
turned out. aud with Willie Zadow in the
lead as drum major, paraded through
the streets, playing some of their bril-
liant marches and two-steps. Later in
the afternoon Merrill Fletcher hitched
up a fourth hand and drove the band
through the various streets of the town.
The music was greatly appreciated, a
large number turning out to listen to the
band,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
Death of Former Hamilton Resident

Died-In Berkeley, California. March
8, 1911, Celia Jane Clarken Timson, be-
loved mother of Mrs. William Quick,
Mrs. J. +. Beck, and William and Mark
Timson. a native Of Charleston. S. O.
The deceased was the wife Of the late
William Timson. Treasurer Of White
Pine County for a number of years
while the county seat was located at
Hamilton, and the family were residents
Of Hamilton for many years.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Siri were arrivals
in Eureka Friday from Diamond Val
ley.
Judge Peter Breen left on Friday
mornings stage for Reno. where he
goes on official business.
Charles RIDDEN aud Frank Kopp came
In Friday from Silverado. where they
are developing their mines.
Will Fraser aud George Halstead Jr.
were arrivals from Duckwater Thurs
day with a two.horse load of chickens,
eggs and butter for the Eureka market.
The weather during the week has
been warm and pleasant. The snow
10 fast disappearing about town and the
streets and roads are rapidly drying
up. Another week of fine weather
will put them in good shape.
John Egers. q cattle buyer Of East
Ely, White Pine County. arrived in
Eureka by private conveyance from
that place Wednesday morning. He
was accompanied by Thomas III. Hicks,
who has been working at Copper Flat,
neal Ely.
Last Sunday a mare belonging to A.
4. Porch died in his corral on Buel
street. The animal had only been in
from the range a few days. Monday
morning a mare belonging to Nick
Ratio was found dying in her stall on
North Main street. having been choked
by the rope tightening with which she
was tied.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
Ely's Big Pay Roll

The mining and smelling companies
Of Ely paid out this week to the
laborers more than $500, 600. Fifteen
hundred men received checks from the
Steptoe Smelling Company at Steptoe
and the Nevada Con solidated Company
paid off 400 more men. Besides the
pays rolls of these two big companies,
there was included in the pay day the
Nevada Northern Railroad Company,
the Boston Ely Company. the Ely Con-
solidated Company and q number OF
smaller companies.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
ARM CUT OFF BY RAILROAD TRAIN
Relative of Mrs. A. S. Henderson, Form
erly of Eureka, Badly Injured

From a letter received in Eureka re-
Gently it is learned that Assessor A. H
Norris of Lincoln County, who was 81
badly Injured by the wheels of a rail.
road train passing over his arm, is a
brother.in-law of Mrs. A. S. Henderson,
a former resident of Eureka, now liv.
ing at Las Vegas. Nevada. The Search
light Bulletin gives the following de-
tails of the accident:
A frightfnl fate overlook A. II.
Norris, County Assessor of Lincoln
County. on the afternoon of February
10. In company with a companion
he left Caliente and walked south on
the railroad track bound for some OF
the construction camps along the high
line. While crossing a high trestle the
travellers were overtaken by a freight
train. In an effort to save themselves
from injury both men laid fat on the
ties, letting the train pass over them
Norris, in his excitement in some
manner thrust his arm across the rail,
with the result that the wheels caught
aud am~putated it at the elbow. Bleed
ing terribly and each moment growing
weaker. the injured man was obliged to
suffer for several hours before receiv'
ing medical treatment. He was finally
taken to Oalieuts on No. l aud nexl
day removed to Salt Lake City. Hi
condition is said to be critical.