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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

Two Enjoyable y and ! Affairs.
The first was held at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lands. About
sixty-five we're presenteand II was q
very happy evening for all present.
IA st. Patrick's lunch was served and
all 81 the guests received shamrock
as souvenirs. A short program was
given which all enjoyed.
y y
The second affair was given on
Tuesday evening, March 2S, at the
w. 8. McCuIloh home. About eighty
people were present to enjoy de-
lightful evening and a delicious
lunch. This event was to celebrate
the birthday anniversaries of W. s.
McCulloh, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Wag-
ner, Mrs. P. B. Ross, Mrs. John
Lantz and e, F. Knerr. A huge
birthday cake had been prepared by
Miss McCulloh and Mrs. Ross and
Mrs. Wagner did the cutting after
which each guest received a slice and
some was sent to Mrs. Lantz who
could not be present on account Of
sickness.
A debate Resolved that the vot-
ers of Kansas should uphold the
recent action of the state legislature
with regard to Suffrage" was given;
The affirmative, Mr.. Knerr and Miss
Hazel Jones; negative Mrs. John
Taylor and Mr.. BlaGkman. Mr..
Knerr substituted for Mr.. Godfrey
who was unable to be present. The
Judges were P. B. Ross, H. A. Snider
and VIII Belts. The timekeepers
were Grin Snider and Harrison Lam
dis and Albertus McCulloh presided
The debate was quite interesting and
was won by the negative side.
All those who were present unite
in wishing those in whose honor the
affair was given, many more happy
returns of the day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
w,t.r.orks Plant Damaged.

Minneapolis, Kas., Mar Delight
ming struck the smokestack Of the
water plant here Sunday, and a ton
or SO Of bricks fell out Of the base.
The G5-foot stack is now, threatening
to fall on the building, pumping is i'm
possible and the town faces a water
famine. An expert will determine
whether the chimney must be pulled
down.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
BALLooN GOES NEXT SATURDAY
daredevil" Green VIII Make Ascen'
sion at $3.50 p. m.

! The balloon ascension scheduled
for last Saturday will be given at
$3.50 next Saturday south Of the
Union Pacific hotel. "Daredeyi
Green says he will go skyward
promptly on time If weather and
wind permit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
He Had Appendicitis.

Clifton Marks, who lives five miles
north of Abilene was operated on
for appendicitis Monday. He is rest
ing easily.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

Wanted Cattle to Pasture.
In the Hoffman pasture near Ma
varre, 80 head of cattle wanted. In
quire Of Blagg Bros, phone Navarro
exchange, 21dtIwtr
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
sevarx Had $4,000 EIre.

severy, Kas., Mar. 2s.-Fire de-
stroyed the stock Of general merchan-
disc Of T. @. Watkins. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000, with $500 insure
ance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
salina Couple Married.

Chas. o. Leisz and Mamie ]. Mel
son Of Salina were married at the
court house today, Probate Judge
Anderson officiating.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
Wednesday, April 5
commencing at 1 o'clock sharp the
following property:
FARM IMPLEMENTS, ETC.

FARM IMPLEMENTS, ETC.
Swell body sleigh and sleigh bells,
cart with canopy top, shot gun and
rifle, 2 bushel and IL bushel meas
ures, sausage grinder, 2 lawn now
ers, several hay forks, 2 hand rakes
one a wooden tooth, step ladder, milk
cans, wire stretcher, post augur, oak
barrels, hog hooks, 2 hand saws
quantity Of well pipe, pump, shovels,
whipple trees, neck yoke, grind
stone, pruning shears, saddle and bril-
die, work harness, plow, one horse
drill new, section iron harrow, cul-
tivator, rubber hose and reel new
hand corn shelter, scoop shovel, IL
foot ladder, boat, second hand lum-
Der and kindling wood, iron five
pail kettle and setting frame, 3 hand
corn hoes, tank wash tub and pals
and other articles.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
/ Two hard coal burners. 2 soft coal
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

Wanted Cattle to Pasture.
Can accommodate about 20 head.
Dahnke G. Tiff livery barn. 24dwtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at pub
lie auction at his old residence on
North East 18th street, Abilene, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

One gross of dust pans at the
Racket Saturday for &c each.
29dStw1t
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
RIOT IN ST. JOSEPH
Entire Police Force Called Out
Trouble Over Detached Street
Car Tickets.

st. Joseph. Mo, Oct 5,---The en-.
tire police force of the city was
called out tonight to quell a. riot of
Fifth and Edmonds street car juno.
tion, which occurred over an order
issued to street car conductors not
to accept tickets detached from
books
For two hours the horner was
jammed with people, who were try-
ing to ride on street cars and pay
their fare with detached tickets. The
conductors, aided by extra help.
were ejecting the patrons whenever
they refused to get off. The police
did not Interfere until fights started.
when they arrested all concerned,
both the citizens and street car en-
ployes. More than dozen arrests
were made.
One man. c. T., McPhail. of Leav-
Kan, was seriously injured
when d conductor threw him from
a car. His head struck the pave
ment
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
ktNIUCKIAN SENTENCED
Former Mayor and Democratic Chair,
man Sent to Jail For Not Pro.
duoing Ballot Boxes

Georgetown. Ky, Oct 5---R. II
Anderson, former mayor of George.
town, chairman of the Democratic
Committee and owner Of Dickwelles
and other turf stars today was sen-
fenced to "a hours in Jail because h.
failed to produce ballot boxes of the
State primary election, which wsu
held IN July.
The contents Of the missing ballot
boxes are expected TO confirm charg-
es of election frauds in Scott County
The action taken is the initial ono
in a general probe of election frauds
in the state aud especially in the
counties where Irregulari-
ties have been charged for many
years. ~''-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
GA. SW0BODA'S FUNERAL
Conducted Under Auspices Of Cairo
Lodge, X, of p --ervices at
Church OF the Redeemer.

The funeral of Gus. A. Swoboda.
who died Tuesday morning, was held
yesterday morning. Services were
conducted at the Church OF the Re-
deemer by Rev, FIR. A. DeRosset.
During the hour OF the funeral the
fire bells were tolled, deceased f,av-
ing been for many years a member
of the volunteer fire department.
The funeral was attended by n
large concourse Of friends. The
floral tributes were many. A special
train conveyed the funeral party to
Villa Ridge cemetery where inter
ment was made.
The pail bearers were. w. III. Bby-
er, Peter Lind. Frank Thomas. DR.. r.
ID. Woelfle. George @. KoehIcr. b.
Lesbey.
The funeral was conducted under
the auspices of Cairo Lodge, knights
Of Pythia, Mrs L. Il. Falconer, fu-
neral director
.N
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
BARBER FOR CONGRESSMEN
BACK FROM CAIRO, KILLED

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct 5--Charlps
StinsoH, aged SO, a well-known negro
banjo player. minstrel and official
lt1her OF the congressional Ri fct S
and Harbors Committee on the
recent trip on the Ohio river inspee-
tion to Cairo, H., died in a hospital
here yesterday from a knife wound
inflicted by his l7-year old daugh-
tor The girl stabbed him when he
returned home a week ago and abus-
ed her mother.
Notified that he could not live,
Stinson called the members of his
family to his bedside. The daughter
was brought from Jail "T was the
sinner" he said, all is forgiven.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
POOL TO
INCLUDE FACTORY
John. B. Haggiu, Largest Grower,
Will Head 10.Ycar $5,000,OO0
Corporations, Which Is to Be
Formed at Lexington, Ky.

Lexington, Ky. Oct 5.--The
formation of 1o-year Burley to-
bacoo pool, including the establish
ment OF great cooperative factory
here for. the manufacture of Burley
pooled tobacco, was assured today
when James B. Haggin. the New
York financier, signed a contract to
pool his crop and became one of the
leading stockholders IN the manu-
featuring operations. Haggiu year
ly produces the largest Burley crop
in the world and his connection with
the pool assured its success.
The enterprise is to be capitalized
$5,000,000. The deal has been
pending for several months but not
until today did Haggln conclude the
final negotiations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
DO WOMEN CHANGE
THEIR MINDS7 THE
ANSWER FOLLOWS
Wife Sends Spouse to Prison, Divor.
ces Him, Gets Him Pardoned
And Remarries Him.

Leavenworth, Kan. Oct. 5---Hav-
ing divorced her husband and caus-
ed him TO he sentenced to the peni.
tentiary for mistreating her. Mrs.
Cora Schwartz, of Hutchinson. Kan.
married him again today in the ward
ems office OF the Kansas State prls-
on
A year ago Mrs Schwartz prose-
cuted her husband After he was
sent to prison she got divorce. plac.
ed her two children in a Children's
home and returned to her birthplace
in the East. Last month she went
to Topeka and obtained a pardon for
her husband. After the wedding to-
day Mr.. and Mrs, Schwartz depart
cd for Hutchinson to get the child
ren.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
JURY Still HANGS our
Burlington Railroad Condemnation
Suit in United States District
Court Concluded Yesterday.

Up to late hour last night the
jury in the condemnation suit of the
Burlington Railroad in the United
States District court was still out
with the prospect that they would
no arrive at verdict. 1t is be-
lieved by many who heard the evil
dence that IL verdict Is reached
that 1t would be favorable to the
railroad.
The case occupied the attention
of the court all day yesterday and
was given to the jury shortly after
6 o'clock.
George Young's case in which he
was charged with a violation of the
revenue law, selling liquors without
license, was taken UP after the
disposition Of the condemnation suit
Attorney Walter B. Warder defend
ed the prisoner. The jury after be-
ing out one hour returned verdict
of not guilty
Judge Wright has not yet passed
upon the Charles Fony case which is
to determine whether or not the
Chinaman is to be sent to Knoxville,
Tenn. The prisoner, who claims to
be Harry Pang, claims his birth
place as San Francisco, Calf.
1t is believed that the white slave
case will come up for trial today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
Injunction at Louisville.

Louisville, KY, Oct. 5.--At the in
stance Of Illinois Central officers
here this afternoon. Judge Walter
Evans, of the United States District
Court granted temporary iniunc-
tion forbiddlng interference with
the business OF the company by strik-
ing employees.
This order Is similar TO those in
effect over other parts of the system,
and Includes not only the large shops
at Paducab, but the one at Louis
vile and other points.
Fifty of the strikebreakers have
returned to Pittsburgh, where they
were enlisted on contracts they said
the railroad company has broken.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
Troops Still on Duty.

McComb City, Miss, Oct o.
With the tightening of lines. both
military and union. the struggle be-
tween the Illinois Central railroad
and strikers settled down tonight to
one of endurance.
Three hundred and fifty seats
troops reinforced by q machine gun,
patroled the property of the rail
roads. Lines of sentries prevent an
entrance TO the shops except to those
with passes by the military authori-
ties.
1t was stated more troops are
coming to quell any trouble that
may ariso from the wholesale arrest
for alleged violations of a Federal
restraining order against strikers in
terfering with railroad business.
Strikers are orderly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
ACCEPTS CALL TO CAIRO
Rev. A. P, Garrett of Green Bay,
Wis. Becomes Pastor al Once
Of Baptist Church

The new minister OF the Cairo
Baptist church. corner Tenth and
Poplar streets will be Rev. A. p.
Garrett OF Green Bay. Wis, who Is
now In the city and will begin upon
his duties at once.
About two hundred members aud
friends of the church were present
at the meeting when Rev. Garrett
formally accepted the call After
the business meeting, luncheon
was served in the lower annex, and
amid eating and responding to
toasts, the new minister was made
well acquainted with his congrega-
tior.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
STEPHENSON IS
HIT HARD BLOW
After $4,000 for Beer and Cigars
Is Reported, Hepburn Says Burden
of Proof Of No Wrong-D Doing Is
on Senator

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 5.--When
United States Senator Isaac Stephen
son found that his expense for nomi-
nation at the primaries In 1908 were
running so high that the item for
beer and cigars amounted TO $30,-
900, and the aggregate was fast
approaching the final total of $lO7,-
793, he demonstrated and told his
campaign manager 81 want TO win
the nomination, but / do not want to
buy 1t"
Senator w b. Hepburn made an
announcement which was regarded
as important lie said when charges
of unlawful use of money officially
has been made in connection with
campaign expenditure OF which no
detailed account was rendered, the
presumption was that the money
was wrongfully used and the bur
den of proof was on the accused.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
F.S. HAAS MAKES
AN ASSIGNMENT
=
Commercial Avenue Clothier Turns
Over Property for Benefit of Credi-
tors-Liabilities $4,60117, and
Assets, $o,5o6.50.

+. S. Haas, the clothier. at Sew
enth street and Commercial avenue,
made an assignment TO the First
Bank and Trust Company yesterday
The following notice was posted
on the door: For the purpose of
protecting my creditors, have this
day made assignment to the First
Bank and Trust Co. of Cairo, H., as
assignee for the benefit of all nv
creditors. Oct. 5, 1911. +. S. HAAS"
Mr.. Haas liabilities are stated at
S4,601.17, while his assets. includ-
Ing the stock and fixtures. are esti-
mated at $9.50650 completely pro-
tecting the claims of all creditors.
The largest local creditors are
Dennison-Gholson Dry Goods Com
pany, Thomas Cotter, First Bank
and Trust Company. and the Weber
& Walters Dry Goods Company, Ac-
cording to officials of the trust COM
pany the foreign accounts are scat
tered and are In sums ranging 5000
and downward.
Mr. Haas has been engaged in
the clothing business for Is years or
more, succeeding A. Marx, who form
erly conducted the store. An inven-
tory of the stock is being taken by
officials Of the trust company and
arrangements will be made for the
immediate disposal of the stock as
well as the fixtures
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
RUNAWAY BOY KILLED
Left Home of His Step Father at
kennett. Mo.--Run Over by M.
60. Train.

Floyd Davis died at ST. Mary's In
Urinary Wednesday night as the re-.
suit OF being run over by a Mobile
and Chic train at Davis junction.
The boy was II years old and come
from kennett, Mo. He had run away
from home to see the world. He said
his father was dead and his step
father didn't care very much for
him
Corner McManus held an Inquest
yesterday on the remains which were
taken to II. A. Burke's Undertaking
rooms. The boys step-father VIII
liam BLAZER, was notified but up to
a late hour had not been heard from
1t is probable the boy will have to
be buried at the expense of the
county.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
MURDER AND SUICIDE MAY
CAUSE TWO OTHER DEATHS

Rock Island, H.. Oct. 5.--With
the funerals today of Miss Magda-
lene Comp and Erskine $. Walker.
who killed her and then shot himself
when she broke her engagement.
comes the word that Mrs. G. J..
Walker. mother of the dead man, Is
dying OF the shock at her home in
Lancaster, Wis, and that sister,
Estelle, is indirectly i'll from the
same cause Miss Comp was buried
at Joliet, Ill, and Walker at Lam
caster,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
Breakers on a Strike.

Strikebreakers at Mounds. to the
number Of about $50, it is said, went
on strike yesterday afternoon. They
had been quartered in Pullmans and
fed in dining cars. When it was
proposed to remove the Pullmans and
dining cars and transfer the men to
box and cattle cars. the revolt began.
II is said the strikebreakers tried
to prevent the removal Of the Pull
mans and diners.
According to a telephone message
to The Bulletin from Mounds last
night, General Manager A. r. Foley
Of the Illinois Central Railroad Com-
nany, with headquarters at Chicago,
has been telegraphed about the situa-
tion at Mounds It was further
stated that Mr.. Foley very likely will
he at Mounds today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
WOMAN TIRED OF
HUSBAND WHO IS
DUMB AS OYSTER
LIVE IN SAME HOUSE BUT HE
HAS NOT SPOKEN TO HER
IN SIX YEARS.

New York, Oct Because her
husband had not spoken to her for
more than six years, Mrs. Martin r.
Schrenkein brought suit today for
separation She said that although
he had lived in the same house with
her and her six children since May
To- 1903, and ehc had rcrnatedTy
addressed him. he never answe cred d
word. She said also that he refused
70 contribute to her support.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
FORCES ARE LANDING
ALL ALONG THE COAST
Ersa4c ca trs irri,iEg III Small fsr-
ties at f,altssNisc Military
hTia.c.l, Headed BIT Ca-.. Piazzo,
Ara Cor % 1sgis trEsy and
Navy in Africa,

Lo1tgr En,y;.. Oct. r--Tt!-, Ital-
jsn FLAG fioa's over the fort Of Trip.
oil, which is occupied by landing
parties Part of the fleet is an
ohored in the harbor and the other
warships lie a short distance from
the dismantled Notifications.
Few bodies of Turks have been
found among the ruins Of the fort
and apparently 70 great number Of
Turks were kllel by the lombard
ment.
According to Cons'antinople re
port, not yet confirmed, the battle.
shius Renghazi ard Derna have been
sunk,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
Ayiators to Trjroli.

Naples, Oct 5.-~Nine military
aviators, with eight monopIanes
and two blplanes will be sent to
Tripoli The avlators will be com
by Capt. Piazza, who won
the air race from Boulogne to Ven
ice
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
Enioined in Texas.

Houston, Tex. Oct. 5.-Judge
Walter T. Durns of the United States
Court for the Southern District of
Texas today granted a temporary
injunction against the officers and
all members of the five federated
crafts now on strike on the Harri-
man lines at Houston and Galveston
The injunction restrains the men
from entering upon companys prop
erty or inter ring with men at work
or willing Il ork.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
FugitiYes al Malta

Malta, Oct s.. Fugitives from
Tripc!i who arrived tonight say
snail parties of Italians are landing
all along the coast from Tripoli to
BegdahSi. 1t Is believed, however.
that there will be no landing In
force until tho main expedition ar
rlyea Small bodies Of Arabs skA4
mish are with the landing parties.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
|MARKHAM|S ASKED
To SETTLE STRIKE
Gov. Noel Wires Him 10 Arbitrate--- :
Riot in New Orleans military
Patrol McComb City

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 5.-Arbitra-
ton rs the means Of settling the diff
ferences between the Illinois Central
railroad and its shops and office
employees is suggested in telegram
addressed tonightlby Gov. E. F. Noel
of Mississippi to President Markham
and Vice president Park of the rail-
roas company.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
THE NEW PRICE SCHEDULE
FOR CLASSIFIED NOTICES
In TIE CAIRO BULLETIN

A new schedule Of prices
greatly reducing the rate of
classified advertising on the
want page. has been inaugu-
rated by The Bulletin.
Hereafter, the rate for ad-
vertising on that page, will
be as follows:
Four Lines, one time 10o
-Four Lines, three times. zoe
Four Lines, seven times. SOC
Under the former schedule
the rate was as follows:
One Time, per word. j. tc
Three Times, per word. 2isc
One Week, per word (. SO
One Month, per word l5c
The want advertisement,
appearing in seven consecu-
tive issues of The Bulletin
rarely fails to obtain results.
no matter what 1t calls for.
The Bulletins circulation is
extensive and 1t is composed
Of an intelligent class OF read
ers. II you want TO reach the
advertisement readers. try a
little want ad In The Bulletin
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06

but all have been accounted for ex-
cept about l50 The little town Is a
total wreck, the property loss being
about S6,000,co0. 1; will not be
rebuilt. @
An idea may be had Of The force
of the rushing waters when one un-
derstans that the two frame build-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
REGULAR TINS ARE
Sc KERS LOCALS.

The various S to which the
strikers belong receive bulletins from
the heads of the orders. Following
is a copy OF one received in st. Louis
yesterday:
Striking Headquarters Brotherhood
!. of Railway Clerks.
',... -. Bulletin No. G.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
Not to Bombard Predesa.

Carfu, Oct, 5-The ultlmatum of
Vice Admiral, the Duke of Abruzzl.
threatening TO lombard Predesa has
been withdrawn. F..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06
Attack ON Strike Breakers.

- Vt 1TICHANN1s'
New Orleans Oct 5.--The first
Hartman line strike violence here
occurred this afternoon when strike
breakers were attacked by mob Of
500 strikers ard their sympathizers
and several of them were severely
beaten.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06

ings in the middle of the picture
were torn from their foundations
and tossed like corks on the crest of
the wat 9rs and lodged some distance
from where they had been built,
The persons shown in The lllustra-
tion are searehers for the missing,
The state constabulary and state
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-06

Continued on flfth page.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-02

Fresh milk and cream at the To-
nopah Dairy. 12-12-tf
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-02
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that a
special meeting of the stockholders
of the West End Consolidated Ex-
tension Mining company, formerly
the Tonopah Pactolus Mining COM
pany, will be held at room 300 of
the building of the State Bank and
Trust company, Tonopah, Nevada,
on Tuesday, February Z, at p.
M, 1911, for the purpose of con-
sidering of a plan of consolidation
with neighboring properties, cleo
ton of officers to fill out the board
of directors. settlement of certain
obligations of the company, and for
such other purposes as may con-
Germ the welfare of the company.
L. L. BLUMENTHAL,
Secretary.
MARK r. AVERILL,
Vice-President.
LIFT
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-02
BIG DREDGER IS
TO BE SALVAGEO
FOUR SEARCHLIGHTS HAVE THE
CONTRACT GIVING THEM
40 PER CENT GROSS

Leon French, ]. w. Doran, Bert
Miser and F. B. Miller have taken
a contract to salvage the big dredger
which was wrecked by the high
water in the Colorado river in
January of last year. The ma
chine now lies in the mud at the
bottom of the river near Eldorado
Canyon. The four gentlemen men
toned will receive 20 per cent gross
of all salvage, and will leave this
week for the scene of their labors.
The dredpe was built for the
Colorado River Dredging company
in 1909 by the Byron A. Jackson
Iron Works of West Berkeley, Cal
It's factory cost was 100000, and
it cost an additional $1,000 to
transport and set it up on the
river. 1t is 100 feet long, has a
45-foot beam and draws IS inches,
and is equipped with dredging ma
chinery driven by a 100-horsepower
steam engine burning crude OIL
The dredger was launched in