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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
BLAIR AND HIS BIG
ROLL OF CREENbACKS
They Are Again Prominent in
L0rimer Hearing.
Quoted as Having Said ~ Would Be
Fool to Let that Lorimer Money
Co by''-More About Bath
room Incident.

The special investigation committee
of the United States senate in Chicago
saw great deal of evidence pile up be-
fore it pointing to the guilt of William
C. Blair Of Mount Vernon, former
Democratic state representative,
charged with having received money
for his vote for Senator Lorimer.
B. F. Moore of Mount Carmel, for
merly sheriff of Wabash county, new
witness found recently by attorneys
for the investigators, testified that
Blair told him shortly after Senator
Lorimer's election that che would
have been a fool to vote for Stringer
and let all the Lorimer money go by
and not get his share" Mr.. Moore
said Mr.. Blair was intoxicated at the
time
A. c. Tanner of Mount Vernon told
of the large roll of bills which Blair,
poor man burdened by a mortgage
ano heavy additional debts, displayed
at a baseball game in Centralia in the
summer Of 1909. Mr.. Tanner said he
counted eleven 500 bills which were
separate from 1ol1 of greenbacks can
inch and a half or two inches in di-
ameter."
A part of Mr. Tanners testimony
held significant was a statement that
Blair told him he had just come from
Olney, where he got the money from
q client. Representative Thomas Tip
pitt, leader of the Tippitt faction of
house Democrats who voted for Lori
mer in a body, resides at Olney. In
his testimony Friday Mr.. Blair adj
vanced several explanations Of the
source of the money, but said nothing
about an Olney client
J. w. Gibson, formerly cashier Of
the Jefferson State bank at Mount
Vernon, testified that he had changed
as many as four 500 bills for Mr..
Blair some time during the spring or
early summer of 1909 V. E. Richard
son, assistant cashier of the same
bank, said he had changed four 500
bills for Blair.
George L. Ore of Mount Vernon,
states attorney Of Jefferson county,
related a conversation on March 10,
1909, with Charles S. Luke of Nash
vile, a Democratic representative at
the 1909 session, who is dead. He
said Mr. Luke remarked that Former
Senator Hopkins was "a short horse"
and that he would vote for somebody
who would pay him for it. The re-
mark was made in the st. Nicholas no.
tel at Springfield, the witness said,
in the presence of several persons in
addition to Mr.. Ore.
Mr.. Luke, according to Mr.. Ore, had
been drinking heavily. Luke was one
Of the Democrats named as having
been in the plot to deliver Democratic
votes to Hopkins. He voted for Sen
ator Lorimer and was seen by Charles
A. White at the famous bathroom"
conference in ST. Louis when the
spells of the 1909 session were dis
tributed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
Evolution of Clothes.

Centuries ago. as Sir Walter Scott
says in 'Ivanhoe." men wore one thick
ness of clothes. whether of wool, leath-
er or velvet The shirt was invented.
but for q long time was worn only by
the nobility and gentry. Then follow
ed the waistcoat, breeches and later on
trousers. The overcoat, which succeed
ed the medieval cloak. was rare until
the seventeenth century. - Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
lust Like Him self.

The cheerful patient needed all his
good spirits. for the severe operation
had been a failure and the doctors
were hesitating to tell him. The ply
stefan stood by his bedside in the hos
pital. and from his grave expression;
the patient suspected the truth.
"Well, doc" he said. with sad
smile, 1T must have been like this"
He fumbled under his pillow and
produced an envelope which had been
enormously delivered in another ward.
On the envelope was scrubbed in pen
Gil, Opened by mistake. New York
Sum-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
WATERWAY CONVENTION
Canal Is Declared to Be Solution of
Living Problem.

A long resolution at Chicago de-
handing a comprehensive solution of
deep waterways as a solution of high
cost of living, was adopted at the
closing session of the sixth annual
convention of the lakes-to-the-gu gulf
deep waterway convention.
A committee of ten will be chosen
from each state to obtain pledges for
state legislators, congressman and
United States senators to support wa
terway legislation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
Meteoric Matter.

In the early days of its history the
earth is believed to have grown rapid
" by the addition of meteoric matter
1t is still growing in the same manner.
though scarcely to an appreciate ex-
tent, for the mass of meteoric matter
added yearly is reckoned to be only
On OOO TONS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
Observation-Disclosures
: WISCONSIN STATE News. :


MILWAUKEE - Every Wisconsin
state legislator who has supported
charges that United States Senator
Isaac Stephenson was elected through
bribery, will be asked to produce evi-
dence at the investigation Icing made
by the United States senate commit
tee. This was made evident wten the
committee swore in as witnesses, S.
M. Marsh, Thomas Morris, now lieu
tenant governor, and Paul O. Husting,
who, as state senators, sustained in
a report charges against Stephenson.
L. Z. Dresser testified he spent ST.
300 given him OUT of the $1O7,79
Stephenson campaign fund. He used
it, he said, to pay campaign expenses
while he was member Of the state
board of control.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
MIGHTY Jupiter.

Jupiter. the largest of the planets, is
1900 times the bulk and 80 times the
mass of the earth. and accomplishes it's
rotation on it's axis in nine hours fifty
minutes. AS the equatorial circum-
ference is 275,OOO miles. the linear rota-
tional velocity of a point on the equator
is nearly eight miles second.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
Evidences of Meath.

Father seems impressed with yous
talk about coupons" said the girl
"Have you really any?"
"Sure," answered the guileful youth.
"Got 700 saved up toward the furniture
for our little fat" louisville Courier
JOurnaI
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
The Turnino Point.

Maud hear Jack turned up at your
house again last night. Ethel-Yes, and
got turned down as usual Boston
Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
His WRITINGS

Kidder-Do you write for arts sake
or for the money? Scribbler-For both.
/ write for the magazines for arts sake
and to my father for money.-Toledo
BLADE
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
The Dear Innocent.

Mother When he attempted to kiss
you. why didn't you call me? Daughter
Gnnocently)-Well. mamma, dear.
didn't know you wanted to be kissed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20
Of Course Not

Mrs. Welimeant-Are you married?
Tramp Gndignantly)-Wot Do yer
think I'd be relyin' on total strangers
for support if I had er wife?-EX-
change
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

kEE-Secretary of Agri-
culture James A. Wilson formally op-
enod the International dairy show in
the Auditorium Tuesday night Ad-
DIRE sses were made by Governor Nc
Govern, Mayor Seidel w. D. Hoard
and S. G. Courteen, president of the
association. President Taft, in the fa,.
west, pressed an electric button which
started the machinery in motion, in
augurating what is declared to be the
greatest dairy show ever staged in
this or any other country.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

whom good fortune deceived not. Ben
JonSon
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

LA CROSSE-The Wisconsin river
at Portage has risen two fees
since Wednesday, and the levees are
at the breaking point. Railways and
country roads are under water. A bis
dam on the Lemonwier river at Masus-
ton went out during the night further
flooding this district Of Wisconsin.
The Mississippi is rising slowly. Be
yond interfering with Improvement
work on the levee it is doing no great
damage in this city.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has won
the prize, $500 gold cup, offered by
the International Dairy Show associa-
ton for the best butter score amcng
Minnesota's final average was 1888.
Iowa was q close second with final
average of 1927, and Wisconsin was
third with 9276
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

KENOSHA-The Merchants and
Savings bank of this city was reor
ganized and the stock of the company
which had formerly been held among
the members of the Robinson family
was divided among prominent men OF
the city and state.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

ASHLAND-Fred Witford, sawyer
of Stems Lumber con1pany's mill at
Odanah, was struck by log and in
Ltantly killed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

RACiNE-The house of Frank K
Bull, president of the j. I. Case Thresh
ing Machine company, was burglariZed
and jewels valued at $1,000, belonging
to Mrs Benjamin Ward of New York
city, who is a guest of the family,
were stolen.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

RACINE-Papers were filed here in
a suit of Dr. George Newell of Bur
lington against the town of Rochester.
1t was supposed that the amount de-
manded would be $4,000, but instead
it is only $4,000. The physician was
badly hurt when the wheel of his bug
gy struck rock on a country road cor
ner and threw him out
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

MILWAUKEE, - The monster ele-
vator owned by the Realto Eleva-
tor company and located at South Wa
ter and Lake streets, was destroyed
by fire, the loss being estimated al
s400,0 900. partially covered by insur
ance.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

ENOSHA-Charles P. Parker, fiji
ty-three years old, Familiarity known
as Charley Parker to the travelling
public, and head of the Parker Trans
fer company, in this city, was found
dead in the bathroom of his home.
Death is thought to have resulted from
apoplexy Mr.. Parker had been in the
transfer bushes for many years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-20

FOND DU LAC-Sophia, the sixteen
months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Van Dyne, drowned by falling
head first into a milk pail The moth
er was in the kitchen preparing dinner
The child had been placed out on the
grass in the back yard of the home
and left alone. An eight-quart pail Of
milk was near by. The baby toddled
to the pail and while investigating the
contents lost her balance and fell in
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
l. the Fifth Judicial District of the
State Of Nevada, in and for the
County of Nye.
In the matter of the estate of
George A. Dondero, deceased
Notice is hereby given that The
undersigned was on the 9Th day Of
April, 1911, appointed and qualified
by the above court as administra-
trix of the estate of George A.
Dondero, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to file the
same with proper vouchers and sta
tutory affidavit attached, with the
clerk of said court, within three
CD months from the date of the
first publication of this notice.
Dated May 5th, A. D. 1911.
SABINA A. DONDERO,
Administrative.
HUGH H. BROWN,
Attorney for the Estate.
SIS to Go
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APPLICATION NO. 2O24.
Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of April 1911, in accord
ance with Section 25, Chapter XXI,
OF the statutes of 1909, Cherry
Creek Irrigation Company, a cor
poration, of Sharp, county of Nye,
and state of Nevada, made applica-
ton to the state engineer of Nevada
for permission to appropriate the
public waters of the state of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from Cherry, Cottonwood and
Pine creeks, to be diverted at their
junction in Lincoln county at points
approximately north 80 degrees 81
minutes west, 11,053.5 feet, from
one-quarter corner of sections 20
and 80, township 2 north, range SO
east, M. d. NJ, Lincoln county, by
means of dam and canal and one
hundred cubic feet per second and
all flood waters is to be conveyed
to points in townships /, 2 and 8
north, ranges SO and 60 east, and
townships l and 2 south, ranges
50 and so east, M. d. M, in what
is known as Coal Valley" in Nye
and Lincoln counties, by means of
canal and laterals and there used
for irrigation purposes. Water not
to be returned to stream.
Date of first publication May l.,
1911.
Date of last publication May 20,
1911.
(Signed) w. NJ. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
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APPLICATION NO. 2O25.
Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on
the 2Sth day of April, 1911, in ac-
cordance with Section 25, Chapter
XXI, of the statutes of 1909, one
Archie H. Jones of Millers, county
of Esmeralda, and state of Nevada,
made application to the state en-
gineer of Nevada for permission to
appropriate the public waters of the
state of Nevada Such appropria-
ton is to be made from sub-surface
or artesian stream in Big Smoky
valley, about eight miles northwest
of the town of Millers, at points
the northwest corner of section 81,
township north, range 40 east,
and at other points on the tract to
be irrigated by means of wells and
power pumps and so cubic feet per
second is to be conveyed to points
in sections 16, 81, %, 20, 80 and
SO, and the east half of section 20,
all in township north. range 40
east; and section 5 and east half
of section 6, township north,
range 40 east, M. d. B. & NJ, by
means of bitches, mains and later
ais, and there used for irrigation
and domestic purposes. Water not
to be returned to stream.
Date of first publication May /,
1911.
Date of last publication May 80,
1911
(Signed) w. NJ. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
l. of the Fifth judicial district of
the State of Nevada, in and for the
County of Nye.
In the matter of the estate of Mike
Hannigan, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was on the 10th day
of April, 1911, appointed and
qualified by the above court as adj
ministrator of the estate of Mike
Hannigan, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to file the
same with proper vouchers and sta
tutory affidavit attached, with the
clerk of said court, within three CD
months from the date of the first
publication of this notice.
Dated May 5th, A. d. 1911.
JOHN HANNTGAN,
Administrator
HUGH H. BROWN,
Attorney for the Estate
SIS to 60
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valuable water rights.

valuable water rights.
A pumping plant is also to be es-
tablished during the present sea-
son in Spring valley by Forest d.
Goody and associates for irrigating
purposes. Last year Mr.. Goody
drilled number of wells, and
found an abundance of water,
which, however, did not flow above
the surface of the ground The
pumping plant to be installed will
have capacity of 400 gallons per
minute. which will irrigate several
hundred acres of land This will
be the first pumping plant for y
rating purposes to be established in
Eastern Nevada and will therefore
be watched with keen interest by
all who are interested in agricul-
tural pursuits. Spring valley, like
most other valleys in this section of
the state, has splendid under.
ground flow of water, which can be
elevated to the surface, at a slight
cost per ere of land reclaimed
The valley is also low and we'll
adapted to general farming pur-
poses.
Several irrigating enterprises are
planned for White River valley for
the nracnnt cumnlar wbinb wba,,
carried out will reclaim several
thousand acres of land 1t is the
plan in that section to build reser-
voirs to store the waste during the
fall and winter months and draw
upon it during the crop season
The plans are entirely feasible, and
will doubtless be carried out with a
few years.
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Mexican Continues the Shipment
Of First Class Ore to the Shelters

at the C. & c. hoisting works, tear
ing down the main building over
the gallows frame and hosting ma
chinery, the work of demolition
starting just below the flag pole
on the main building The job is
a big one, and very soon little
will be left of the big building,
which has figured so largely in the
history of mining in this country
and of the world. The old wood
en- buildings will be replaced by
modern corrugated iron structures,
all free and away from the collar
of the shaft.
Superintendent Douglass of the
Chollar stated recently that work
would be started Immediately to
equip the No. l Brunswick surface
hoist, preparatory to sinking the
incline shaft from the bottom at
the 10O0-foot level of the Sutro
tunnel. An air compressor will be
installed. and arrangements made
to run an electric wire from the
Comstock- Phoenix line to No. 1
shaft, to be used in running the
electric hoist Work has already be-
gun on repairs. The shaft is said
to be in good condition for work
needing very little work.
The various shafts along the lode
are to equip the cages with safety
doors to be used in the h.
and lowering of men. The new con-
trivance has already been establish
ed at the Overman shaft and works
to perfection. When rock is being
hoisted the doors are removed, thus
causing no inconvenience. BY the
new arrangement it is impossible
for men to fall from a cage while
it is in Virginia Chronicle.
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Carey Act Is Doing Much to
Benefit White Pine COUNTY,

A little of what the Carey act
is doing for Nevada can be seen
in the following article, taken from
the Ely Record:
A. G. Pratt, civil engineer of
Carson City, left Ely Monday morn
ing for the Geyser ranch in Cave
valley, about fifty miles south of
Ely, which was purchased some
months ago by California capt.
talists, with the announced inten-
ton of retaining many thousand
acres of desert land in that sec
ton Mr. Pratt will put in some
time surveying the locations made
by the company under the Carey act
in the vicinity of the ranch, which
are to be irrigated from the water
OF the Geyser's springs and lakes,
and also by artesian water to be
developed later by bored wells.
The plans of the company as orig
inally outlined by the promoters of
the enterprise call for the most eX-
tensive irrigating enterprise yet
launched in Nevada An engineer
who examined the water supply for
the company, reported that the wa
ter was practically inexhaustible,
and that is his opinion several hun
dred thousand acres of land couli
be reclaim d. 1t was prey iously
announced that the building of re-
servoirs and the development Of
water would be commenced early in
March, which would employ a large
number of men and teams 1t is
not known at the present time just
when the company will be able to
commence active development of its
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SERIAL O5.13O

OIhAAA UOg lou
1896. Notice for Publication Coal
Entry. (Secs. 234S-52, r. 81
Land Office at Carson City, Ne
vada, April 26, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that He'-
man A. Darms of Coaldale, via Red
Itch. County of Esmeralda, State
of Nevada, who, on the Sth day OF
June, 1910, filed in this office Coal
DeclaratOry Statement for the NE
u of Section 80. Township N.
Range 81 E. NJ. d. NJ. has this day
filed in this Office Application to
Purchase said land under the pro-
visions of sections 234S to 2252,
U. S. Revised statutes.
Any and all persons claiming adj
Ve1sely the lands described, ~ de-
string to object for any reason to
the entry thereof by applicant,
should file their afidavits of protest
in this Office on or before the 9th
day of June, 1911.
LOUIS ]. COIN, Register.
4-29-56, 10, 20, q.
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Railroad Commission Has Now
Secured Better Rates for Nevada

CARSON CITY, New, May 1S.-
Sometime ago the farmers and the
creamery people made complaint to
the railroad commission regarding
the charges by the company on
handling cream and butter and
other creamery products. The mat
ter was taken up with the corpora
ton by the commission. Word has
been received by the commission
from Wells Fargo that a material
reduction in charge would be in
stituted as soon as the tariff sheet
can be adjusted.
There is but one way to handle
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-18

such matters and that is through
the railroad commission A lot of
good work is constantly being put
through by this important branch
of the state government; in fact,
1t has saved this state more money
by reductions in freights and fares
and express charges than any other
branch of the state government.
A number of other cases are pend
ing between the commission and cor
porations. Where there is a just
cause for reductions they are grant
ed or ordered and in nearly every
instance the parties ordered to make
a reduction do SO without parley.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-18

The Mexican Mining company is
continuing the shipment of first
class ore to the smelters this week,
four cars having been loaded and
dispatched last week, all being of
the same excellent grade as report
ed from the first $50 tons. An
other carload will be sent out to-
morrow. and others will follow dur
ing the week as rapidly as they
can be loaded. Reports from the
Mexican mine show that operations
are being carried on along the same
levels as last week. On the 2400-
foot level the west crosscut is be-
ing driven to determine the ex-
tent of the porphyry horse in that
direction, and also reach the foot
wall of the formation. The por-
phyry horse does not extend below
the 2400-foot level to any depth, as
has been determined by the con-
Meeting with the raise from the
2500-foot level, and it is the inten-
ton to run a north drift in the
rich ore from the top of the raise
just below the 2400-foot level. Con-
siderable timbering has been neces-
sary in the raise around the open
ing and below it at the connecting
point, but some progress will be
made for the week in this new
development work.
On the 23O0-foot level of the
mine the north and south drifts
in the ore vein are being extended
with no material changes reported
to date. On the 2200 the north
drift is being run along the for
nation with no new features re-
ported of note. Mexican is hosting
ore steadily, and the output for the
week will run into large figures
Work was started early this week
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-18
UNKNOWN SUICIDES.

An unknown man, supposed to
have been laborer, was found
dead on the hillside south of Spring
street, Caliente, Monday noon by
Switchman Frank Lovett. The re-
mains had decomposed beyond rec
ognition. A bottle of whiske-
a vial of morphine were found by
his side. After the usual legal
formalities, the body was buried
by the authorities.-Ca liente Pros
pector