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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
TELEPHONE SERVICE
FOR CHURCHILL co.

Hugh L. Thomas, superintendent of
the o., N. /. T. Co., has returned to
Winnemucca from trip through
Churchill county.
Mr.. Thomas visited Rawhide, Won
der, Fairview and several other min
ing camps of that section and reports
them to be in an unusually flourishing
condition.
In addition to the U. N. l T. system
in Churchill county, the company has
leased the county's toll lines, which
gives them connection with every
camp and town in the county. As
soon as the line from Winnemucca to
Reno, now in course of construction,
has been completed, the Churchill
county towns will be connected and
thus placed in communication with the
balance of the coast country.
Mr.. Thomas will leave for the nor
thern part of the county Monday to
make an inspection of the company Is
lines in that section.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
CONDITIONS EX-
listing IN MEXICO

Capital is proverbially conservative
and generally for stable government,
but it is also proverbially selfish and
usually tries to work governments for
it's own benefit. with little regard for
the rest of mankind. We do not know
how large American interests in Mexi-
60 are, but undoubtedly they are large
enough to exert great influence in
Mexican politics if they choose to
do so.
The rapid development of the rail
way system of Mexico has been cited
rs evidence of President Diaz s
craftsmanship, and it is also factor
in the question of American interests
in that country. That development did
not begin till long after similar de-
velopment in the United States, but it
has been equally rapid and has been
marked, as was the case in this eoun-
try, by very large subsidies and land
grants
The era of railroad building in
Mexico began under the administration
of Juarez, who Diaz helped to make
president and afterward fought
against. The first railroad charter
was granted in Mexico on October Is.
1867, for a road from the City of
Mexico to point on a navigable river,
237 miles distant There was no sub
sidy or land grant with this charter,
hut such concessions soon began and
the practice grew From 1867 to 1880
nearly 100 charters were granted for
l4263 miles of railroad, and carrying
subsidies amounting to $l70,953, 800.
Most of these charters and subsidies
were granted under administrations of
General Porfirio Diaz.
There is no report accessible of
charters granted during the last
twenty-five years. Not all of these
concessions were made to Americans
their share, and probably the lion s
share. as they have of the railroad and
mining concessions made more recent
w. Eulogists of President Diaz cite
the great increase of railway mileage
under his successive administrations
from 407 miles in 1876 to $4,000 miles
in 1910, as evidence of his progressive
craftsmanship, but they do not tell, il
they know, how much favoritism and
corruption the various land grants
and subsidies represent, or how great
an influence the foreign interests
may have had in perpetuating the Dia7
regime. 1t is to be hoped the United
States government will not permit
itself to be used by the American in
terests in Mexico to pun their chest
nuts out of the re.-lndianapoli'
News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
SUITS AFTERMATH OF
DESTRUCTIVE DAM BREAK

Two damage suits will probably be
started shortly against the Virginia
and Gold Hill Water company, as
cording to the petitions for letters Of
administration in the matter Of the
estates of Ada Belle Jones and Myrtle
M. Campbell, deceased, as a result OF
the big flood following the bursting
of the Hobart creek reservoir this
spring.
G. A. Jones, husband of Ada Belle
Jones, and A. B. Campbell, husband Of
Myrtle Campbell. have fled petitions
for letters of administration of the
estates and each petition includes an
action against the Virginia and Gold
Hill Water company for neglect and
carelessly causing the death of the de-
ceased women, who were drowned in
the flood.
Each claim will no doubt be about
$4,000. as the estate of each is
valued at that amount and the only
articles of value mentioned are the
wearing apparel and jewelry of the
flood vistims.-Reno Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
WOMAN TAKEN FROM STAGE
AT AMOS BROUGHT TO TOWN

Sheriff Lamb returned from Amos
this morning, bringing in the woman
taken from the stage at that point
yesterday, supposed to be insare
Upon her arrival she was examined by
DR.. Mangan, who found the patient in
a very nervous condition but evidently
not insane. She was taken to the
residence of Sheriff Lamb, where she
will be given complete rest for sew
eral days before any further action i,
taken in the ease. Nothing is known
of the woman, further than the fact
that she is apparently an Italian anG
was travelling from San Francisco t.
National.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
ASTOR WILL BE PRESENT
AT UNWILLING OF MONUMENT
Especial to Silver State)

SPOKANE, WASH, April John
Jacob Astor III has been invited to
unveil a monument to be erected at
the site of the Spokane house, built
by the Astor Fur company, of which
John Jacob Astor / was the head in
the fall of 1911.
Professor w. H. Gilstrap, of Tacoma,
secretary of the Washington Histori-
cial society,was in Spokane few days
ago arranging details OF the monument
F. M. Hoskins, of Walla Walla, pres
ent owner of the property, has con-
sented to dedicate a suitable piece OF
ground to the state as site.
Spokane house was built in the fall
of 1911 and for nearly 90 years it re-
mained one of the most important
posts of the company, when later it
was taken over by the Hudson Bay
company. The house was destroyed
by fire several years ago and all that
remains today is a small log cabin and
the rifle pits.
The erection of this house on the
Little Spokane river represents the
first settlement of the white man in
this portion of what was then the
Oregon territory. The Northwest COM
pany of Canada established a post at
about the same time in 1911, but its
post soon gave way before the Astor
company. Many travellers and ex-
plorers of note of the early west were
entertained at what was then known
as Spokane house.
November, 1919, the first white child
in this section was born at the post
The post was kept up and known as
the Spokane house in 1850, Governor
Stevens mentioning it in recountine
the expedition into the then wild west
The monument has not been select
ed, but will be of granite and probably
in some form symbolical of the fur
trade which led to the erection of the
post and the early opening of this see
tion of the United States to settle
ment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
s. P. Will COM
MENCE WORK SOON

Julius Kruttschnitt, vice-president
and director of maintenance of the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
systems, has announced that the work
of double-tracking the system from
the Missouri river to the Pacific would
be begun at once.
"The work will begin at a number
of places at the same time,' said
Kruttschnitt Zone stretch will be
from Benicia to Sacramento, about so
miles. About the heaviest traffic ON
the Southern Pacific goes over this
piece of track. Filling this gap will
give a double track from San Fran
cisco to Colfax. The facilities of the
ferry at eBnicia also will be doubled
to accommodate the increased traffic.
"Another stretch will be at the end
of the Salt Lake cutoff In connection
with it there will be some changes
which will improve the train loading
on the Central Pacific. We shall build
a lowgrade line up the mountain and
use the present high grade line for
down traffic.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
FAREWELL RECEPTION TO
MRS ROBERTS LAST EVENING

A pleasant farewell reception was
given in honor of Mrs. Thomas Roberts
last evening. at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Shone. About 80
guests were in attendance, the invita-.
tions having been confined principally
to the persons attending the Christian
Science services at the courthouse,
at which Mrs. Roberts has been the
principal soloist.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
playing various games and puzzles,
interspersed with both instrumental
and vocal music. At 10 o'clock an
elegant luncheon was served in the
spacious dining room, which was
greatly enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. Roberts will leave for San
Francisco this evening to join her hus-
band, and where they will make their
future home.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
OFFICER WILL GO TO
MICHIGAN FOR SUSPECT

Sheriff II. +. Harrison is making
preparations to leave for Michigan to
bring back Byron O'Hara and Victor
Clare, the suspected Southern Pacific
train robbers.
The latest development in the case
is the turning over to the authorities
of a steel pin, which was discovered in
the Pullman ear in which VIM. Davis,
the colored porter, was shot and kill
ed This pin is from the magazine of
a "pump" shotgun, and as the pin is
missing from the gun which was found
in the brush near Warren recently, the
officers are satisfied that direct con-
nection has been established between
the gun and the holdup of the Over
land Limited.
Sheriff Harrison has secured num-
Der of important affidavits which he is
convinced viii quickly settle all argu-
ments in Michigan against extraditing
the suspects under arrest in that state.
Herald Republican.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
LAFAYETTE HOTEL ARRIVALS

r. j. Craig, Boston.
!. Nebenzahl, New York.
W. b. Campbell, Denver.
j. II. Coburn and family, Laurel
Nebraska.
p. d. Creager, Oakland.
Thomas Ewing Denver.
+. T. Lampe, San Francisco.
A. N. Salisbury, Reno.
II. l.. Thomas, Salt Lake.
w. l.. Palmer, Reno.
Albert Daub, Seattle.
r. Kleesattel, Seattle.
j. McNamee, Mill Valley.
l.. A. Pmmley, San Francisco
j. b. Mcclure, Boston.
s. Hackel, San Francisco.
Frank Boskowitz, San Francesca.
ii. G. Cutler, Reno
Stuart Otto, American Canyon.
A. II. Waterman, San Francisco.
w. j. Arnmann, San Francisco
A. Law, Loomis.
Mrs. Walters, National
j. l.. 4lason, San Francisco.
+. M. West, Lovelock.
]. II. Wise, Twin Falls.
Ralph Nelson, Stone House.
w. c. Zeese, Salt Lake.
w. J. Cooper, Salt Lake.
VIM. r. McMasters, Salt Lake.
Il. II. Fox, Jackson Creek.
Jchn Shupe, Jackson Creek.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
BANK EXAMINER HOW
ELL INTERPRETS THE LAW

A Carson City dispatch states that
all lines of procedure in conformity to
the new banking law were mapped out
in satisfactory manner. Eugene
Howell, the new bank examiner, says,
in relation to taking charge of the al
ready defunct banks, such as the State
Bank and Trust company and the Nye
& Ormsby County banks that he serv-
ed written demand upon the receiv-
ers as instructed by the law; but the
parties in charge of those banks re-
fused to comply with the demand. Mr..
Howell says that the proper proceed
ings will be instituted at once, and the
matter determined as to the legality
of the new banking law, and that de-
eision should be rendered within the
next three or four weeks.
Mr.. Howell furthermore says there
is nothing in the law or any provision
to the effect that will not allow the
bank examiner to act as receiver of
these already defunct banks.
This idea, said Mr.. Howell, has been
advanced by the attorneys for the diff
ferent receivers; but this construction
Of the law is entirely in error The
law plainly says "the bank examiner
shall take possession of all banks and
their property and accounts of what
soever nature which may now be in the
custody or possession or control of any
receiver heretofore appointed under
the laws of this state, and said bank
examiner shall thereupon proceed to
administer, hquidate and settle the
same.'
Mr. Howell said the law in this par
ticular is very specific and that he in
tends to follow the plain statute just
as he finds it, and further there is no
question as to it's constitutionality
which will be determined within a
brief space of time.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
LOCAL BRIEFS

Fred Hummel, of Jackson creek, was
a Winnemucca arrival last evening.
A. l.. DeLong the Jackson creek
~ancher, arrived in town this morning
c. M. Harvey, the New Central
mining man, is spending the day in
town.
Xerxes mine at Barrett Springs, who
had spent the week in town. returned
to camp this morning.
j. j. O'Carroll the Goleonda con.
tractor, is in town today.
Frank Boskowitz, the San Francisco
cigar manufacturer, is in town today
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
SUPREME COURT HEARS
ARGUMENT ON ELECTION CASE

Yesterday in the Supreme Court
arguments were made by Spring
meyer for himself and Legate asking
the Supreme Court to dissolve the
demurrer already granted in the case
and to allow the plaintiffs to intro
duce evidence and count the ballots
east in the last election in regard to
the offices of attorney general and
clerk of the Supreme Court. The ar
guments were replied to by Attorney
Judge, representing Attorney General
Baker, and VIM. Woodburn, represent
ing Joe Josephs. The Supreme Court
took the matter under advisement and
stated that an opinion would be rem
dered Monday.
Springmeyer is contesting the cleo
tion of Baker and it is understood that
he claims that he was deprived of the
Office owing to frauds in certain pre-
cincts. So far the courts have ruled
against him and his attempt to get
the legislature to pass law that
would work for his especial benefit
was also without success.-Carson CITY
News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
NEW POSTOFF|C[S
OPENED THIS WEEK

During the week two new postoffices
have been opened in Humboldt county
that will prove of great convenience
to residents.
On April 4th the Office at Jungo, a
Western Pacific station 30 miles west
of Winnemucca, was opened, with
Mrs. Bernice Austin as postmistress.
Yesterday the Laurel Office was for
mally declared open, with G. T..
Smith, postmaster. This Office is To-
Gated at the mining camp of Barrett
Springs.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
GOLD COIN Will
BEGIN OPERATIONS

W. C. Geese and w. j. Cooper, who
will have charge of the Gold Coin
mine, arrived from Salt Lake City this
morning and left for Golconda on No
6 this afternoon.
To a Silver State representative
this afternoon, Mr.. Geese stated that
by Tuesday large force of men would
be at work on the property and would
be kept steadily employed for an in
definite period.
1t is the intention of the manage
ment to erect a fve-stamp mill to han
die the ores extracted, which are of a
free milling character, within the next
60 days.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
TOBANQUFT GRAND
MASTER CLIFFORD

Members of Humboldt Lodge, No.
16, I. o. o. F., are making arrange
ments for the entertainment of Grand
Master Clifford, of Carson City, who
will visit Winnemucca on the 21st in
slant. In addition to paying the local
lodge his occasional visit, Grand Mas
ter Clifford will confer the degrees up
on number of new members.
The exercises will conclude with a
banquet, which will either be held, in
all probability, in the lodge rooms OF
at the Hotel Lafayette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
Murder Cases Will Come Next.

After the gambling cases have been
disposd of, the trials of J. Frank
TRAINER and Nimrod Uric, indicted
for the murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Quilici
at Inlay last January, will be taken
up. Although it will not be definitely
known until the the case has com
meneed, it is considered probable that
defendants will ask for separate trials.
Judge Shields, who will represent
TRAINER, has been in town for several
days and j. III. Wise, who will act in
a similar capacity for Uric, arrived
from Twin Falls, idaho, this morning.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS AT
SOUTHERN PACIFIC STATION

During the past 4S hours the follow
ing carload lots of freight have arrived
at the Southern Pacific station:
E. Reinhart & Co., carload each of
Jackson Buck rakes, salt and Peery
Milling company's celebrated Crescent
flour.
Verdi Lumber Co., carload of lum-
ber.
This morning the Humboldt Cattle
company shipped seven loads Of cattle
to Willets, California.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
NATIONAL FUGITIVE CAP
TURED BY SHERIFF LAMB

Last Sunday, while engaged in an al
legged act of larceny at National, a
man named Burke is said to have tax
en- shot at Constable Williams, while
the latter was attempting to effect his
arrest. Yesteday Burke was arrested
in Winnemucca by Sheriff Lamb and
lodged in the county Jail.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
WEATHER REPORT

Following is the report Of the local
office of the weather bureau for the
twenty-four hours ending at s a. m.
today:
Highest temperature yesterday, 60.
Lowest temperature this morning,
33.
Mean temperature yesterday, 45.
Normal temperature yesterday, As.
Prevailing wind direction, N. E.
RAY L. FISHER,
Official in Charge.
Weather Foreeast-San Francisco,
April 8; Cloudy tonight and Sunday.
WILSON.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
EAGLES DANCE LAST NIGHT
WAS LARGELY ATTENDED

A large crowd attended the regular
Friday night dance given by the
Eagles in the Nixon opera house last
evening. Many strangers were present
and participated in the ball.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
oOTTLE CREEK RESIDENTS
GIVEN PRELIMINARY HEARING

The Bottle creek residents charged
with the larceny of personal property
er~m a house which they removed from
land the title to which was in dispute
are having their preliminary examina.
tion today in Judge Dunn's court.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
Ia ROSE FOUND
GUILTY BY JURY

Both sides rested yesteday afternoon
in the case of State of Nevada VS.. B.
J. LaRose, indicted for grand larceny,
and after being charged by the Court,
the jury retired at about $3.50 o'clock
p. m. After going to supper the jury
considered the case, arriving at con
clusion in half an hour and returning a
verdict of guilty at 8 o'clock. The
prisoner will be sentenced Monday at
10 o'clock and will be punished by i'm.
prisonment in the state penitentiary
for not less than one nor more than
fourteen years.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
Gambling Case On Trial.

This morning the case of Frank P.
Morrison and w. G. Wilson, the Love
lock men indicted for gambling, was
called. Defendants are represented by
r. NJ Hardy, of Lovelock, and the
State by District Attorney Callahan.
Considerable difficulty is being ex-
perienced in securing jury, and at a
late hour this afternoon the panel was
not complete.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
At the Western Pacific.

Freight receipts at the Western Pa.
cific during the past two days included
a carload of sugar for f. Reinhart &
Co. and $4,000 pounds of miscellaneous
merchandise for other local merchants.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
CALLED TO GERLACH
ON PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS

On Wednesday DIR. C. f. Swezy,
Western Pacific surgeon, was called to
Gerlach to attend a conductor running
between that terminal and Portola.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
Friend Case Postponed.

The case of State of Nevada vs..
Frank Friend, indicted for embezzle-
ment, which was set for yesterday, was
postponed until the 18th instant.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
ALLEGED "BOOTLEGGER"
DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY

At the preliminary examination OF
J. G. McCreary, held before United
States Commissioner Bonnifeld this
week, on charge of selling whisky to
Indians at Redhouse, defendant was
discharged on account of the prosecu.
tion failing to appear.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
AGAINST REVISION
OF SCHEDULE X

Supt. Mercer, of the local Western
Union Office, has received the follow
ing message from A. H. May, general
superintendent of the company at San
Francisco:
The secretary Of the sheep commits
sioners has requested each member and
all business men interested directly
or indirectly to send the following
message to President Taft, on April
10th, relative to revision Of tariff
schedule K:
"To the Honorable William H. Taft,
"President of the United States,
Washington, D. G..
"The wool industry of the western
states is in a deplorable condition on
account of the agitation over the re-
vision of Schedule X. We respectful
ly urge, in Justice to the woolgrowers
of the United States, that no change
be made in the schedule until report
has been made by tariff commission. -
(S1gned) .........
Day letter kilograms for this purpose
may be sent at any time between now
and the 10th, but it is desired that
the heavy fling be done prior to that
date.
sheep Men Have Ears to Ground.
Although sheep shearing has been in
progress for some time, very little wool
has started to move eastward this
spring. What little is being shipped
at present was contracted for during
the winter.
Buyers are awaiting word from the
railroads that the freight rate on wool
will be reduced and do not care to buy
in any quantities until they hear def
nitely, for fear the reduction will
cause drop in the price, causing the
dealers to lose money. The price Of the
commodity is away off just now, 90
both dealers and raisers are resting ON
their oars.
Thousands Of kilograms have already
been sent to President Taft by wool
growers, asking him to look out for
their interests during the special ses-
sion of the present congress, when ac-
tion on schedule X Of the tariff law
is taken up. Wool men say that Ne
vada has lost heavily and before Mon
day thousands more will have been
is taken up. They do not blame it en-
tirely on the tariff, but say the yellow
magazines and weeklies and dema-
gogues are to blame in great part.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-08
CATHOLICS TO OBJ
S[RYEPALM SUNDAY

The Sunday preceding the Feast of
Easter is called Palm Sunday and
ushers in Holy week or Passion tide,
the time commemorative of the sacri-
fee unto death and the Resurrection of
the Saviour
Palm Sunday is. therefore the ami
versary of Christ's triumphal entry
into Jerusalem. 1t must have been a
scene that baffled description when on
that occasion the Holy City made holi-
day in honor of the son of David But
here is the exact text of the sacred
narrative, in the quaint but terse style
of st Matthew:
And very great multitude
spread their garments in the way; and
others cut boughs from the trees, and
strewed them in the way.
And the multitude that went be-
fore and that followed cried, saying:
Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed
is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest. -
On the morrow all Christendom re-
calls this joyous and eventful story.
In every Catholic church palms or
evergreens are blessed by the sacred
ministers and carried in procession.
The palms are symbols of victory-the
victory of the Christ over sin and
death.
Mass will be celebrated in st. Paul s
Catholic church tomorrow morning at
10:30 o'clock, by Father Enright, at
which time the palms will be blessed
and distributed to the congregation.
In the evening there will be Bene-
diction of the Blessed Sacrament and
Rosary at the usual hour.
Father Meehan will conduct divine
services at Lovelock at 10:30, at which
hour palms will be blessed, and dis
tributed.
Methodist Episcopal Church Services.
The following services will be held
at the Methodist Episcopal church to-
morrow, Sunday, April 9th:
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship and sermon by the
pastor at IL a. m.
Epworth League devotional meeting
at Gas p. m.
Evening service with sermon at 7:30
lp. m.
Monthly meeting of the official
board Monday, at 7:l5 p. m.
All are cordially invited to attend
the services of this church.
F. p. BONNEFON, Pastor.