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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
FINE IRRIGATION SCHEME
Smith Valley Ranchers Work
ing Out Problem.

Last fall the ranchers of Smith Valley
banded together with the idea of form
ing an irrigation company that will ben
eft the entire valley from the head
waters to the lower end of Mason valley.
1t is the first time in the history of the
section that it has been possible for the
entire community to get together on the
proposition and go at it as one
1t is proposed to build one, if not
more, large reservoirs that will furnish
plenty Of water during the dry season
In order to carry out the plans that have
been formulated during the winter it is
necessary to receive the approval of the
State Engineer.
AT the present time the State Engi-
neer has submitted a bill to the Legis-
lature that covers all such grounds and
many other items i'll connection with
such undertakings. One such plan is
being handled in Humboldt county, an
other project i'll Elko and third at Ely
1t will mean the reclamation of thous-
ands of acres of land now lying idle.
This scheme is but one of a score that
will follow under the new law should it
be adopted as framed by the State En-
gineer. In the Wellington section it is
figured that that the new land to be
placed under irrigation at least $50 fam
lilies can secure homes, which means a
considerable population in that section.
large and should result in at least an
added population of at least 10, 600 peo-
pie in the next ten years from such
sources alone. 1t is this kind of work
that is going to make Nevada the great
est state in the west.-Appeal.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
Material Arriving.

The first consignment of material for
the new power line, consisting of three
carl Dads of poles, arrived at Wabuska
last Wednesday, and from this time on
it is expected to arrive as fast as it can
be taken care of,
1t has been decided to put w. w.
Wright in charge of the construction
work, instead of Mr.. Manning as was
first announced Mr.. Wright was in
charge of the construction of the old
line and is well known in Mason valley.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
MASON VALLEY MINE.
Good Progress at Both the
Mine and Smelter.

The following is from the last issue of
the News Letter of Thompson, Towle &
Co., who represent the controlling in
terest in the Mason Valley Mines Co.:
According to the last reports from
Mason Valley the work of constructing
without interruption, the weather having
been exceptionally favorable The ware
house, carpenter shop and boarding
houses have been finished, and the ma
chine shop, blacksmith shop and boiler
house are about completed.
'On the smelter construction. the
concrete foundations have been finished
and the framing of the ore bin material
is under way Sixteen carloads of lum-
Der have already arrived. The smelter
excavation is about two-thirds finished,
IA, 900 yards having been moved Work
is now in progress on the excavation for
the power house and reservoir Grading
for the high line railway track will be
completed this month and the track laid
as far as the ore bin trestle.
As to the equipment at the mine,
surveys have been made and quotations
received for the tramway material This
line will be approximately $500 feet in
length. The upper terminal will be at
the mou tn of No. 4, and the lower ter
minal near Mason City. The railway
grade at the lower terminal has been
completed, and the contract for the track
of the tramway will probably be let with
i'll the next two weeks. Quotations are
being received for the electrical equip
ment, such as motors, electric locomo-
tivcs and switch boards, and other cleo
trical machinery has been ordered and
will be shipped in about sixty days"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
NEWS FROM F.NFREEMAN
Is Having a Strenuous Time
Searching for Bodies.

The following letters have been re-
ceived from F. n. Freeman and show
the difficulties under which he is prose
cutting the search for the bodies of his
daughter and Mrs. Campbell
HOBART CREEK. NEv., Feb 20
Mr.. 'BRIEN:-Dear Sir: Will YOU
please inform my friends at home
through your paper that we have little
party of seven in search of the body of
Mrs. Campbell and that of my daughter,
but up to this time no trace found.
Snow, ice and gravel along the creek
in places is from II to so feet deep and
weather awful cold. Virginia and Gold
Hill Water company have 26 men work
ing on fumes, but have not done a
thing to assist us in the search for the
bodies.
Our party consists of myself and two
sons,
Fred Chappell my nephew,
Roy Sprigg, of Carson,
Arthur Campbell
Fred Olmsted, of Fresno.
Yours truly,
+. ~ FREEMAN.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
SCOTTY THE MYSTERIOUS
He Has Winnemucca Citizens
Guessing Again.
From the Reno JournaD

Scotty, this Man of the Mysterious
Mine, has bobbed up in the neighbor-
hood of Winnemucca, and by his ap-
pearance and actions again given the
prospectors and storekeepers cause to
speculate on the hidden source of his
wealth,
That Scotty must have a holdout
somewhere is considered certain for
whenever he comes to town he is pro-
vided with plenty of money and he has
never been known to work Slouchy
and shabby in appearance, perennially
garbed in an old blue shirt and slouch
hat betraying faint traces of military
origin, the mysterious stranger talks
garrulously but never discloses even an
inkling of his business affairs. He has
provided his wife with a home some
where and whenever she appears she
betrays no want but that is about all
the people know.
Scotty has been hanging around the
old Humboldt range for nearly year
past, often boarding the Southern Pa
cific train far out in the desert, but Just
where his glory hole" is cannot be told
for he leaves no trace by which he can
be followed.
Years and years ago there were good
placer diggings along the slopes of the
old Humboldt range and white men
made several fortunes washing out the
gold that came down from the noun
tains After the work paid too little
the Chinese followed up on the placers
and worked them for years getting very
small amounts daily but immense sums
in the aggregate. The records of the
Wells Fargo express company during
the years the Chinese worked the placers
show fabulous amounts in total that
were shipped from this vicinity. Finally
the Chinese quit the hills and nothing
much in the placer line has been done
since.
All through the years the miners have
had tradition that away up in the
Humboldt range there is a fabulous ledge
from whence this placer gold came
Innumerable prospecting parties have
searched for it in vain, and it is now be-
lieved that Scotty has either found the
ledge. or has found placer pocket near
it that is supplying him with the money
he invariably exhibits when he comes to
town.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25

FEB. 21-Weather changed and it is
showing awful. The conditions are such
that it makes progress slow. The snow
and gravel has been wet and is now
frozen solid like a rock. Picks must be
used all the time. The search will be
kept up for week or SO longer and if
we get no good results by that time we
shall have party of four to follow up
the spring and summer thaw.
We find many pieces of clothing bed
ding, ETC., and also found a photo of
Lizzie Baker. of Yerington, driven far
down the creek by the mighty food
T. n FREEMAN.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
NEW RAILROAD PROJECT
Ely>Goldfield Project Again
Assumes Life.

A rumor is current that the Giroux
Consolidated Mining company is consid-
ering the building of railroad from
Salt Lake City to Goldfeld, via Ely.
If this new road is built the Giroux
company will concentrate the copper ore
on the ground and ship the concentrates
to Salt Lake.
The proposed new road will pass
through the copper district and open the
mines between Salt Lake City and Ely
and give more direct route for their
supplies and copper output.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
TUNNEL UNDER SIERRA is ASSURED

The proposed mile Sierra assured
according information resolved from authentic railroad
cording expected begin big
bore the disappears
The tunnel will head of to a
below Cisco 1t will reduce the elevation the
at least feet
estimated that nearly will be required
the engineering which
company will complete double tracking its effort
will be completed Pan
Pacific exposition is held
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
NOTES FROM WABUSKA



Mayor Feeney and family have re-
turned from San Francisco.
Will Young, of Virginia, was visiting
friends here last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollins, the newly
weds, returned on Tuesday. They left
on the II ult on No. p and arrived on
No. %. having made complete circle
Took in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, San Diego and Goldfield and
claim they found no climate nor other
attractions on their trip that would com
pare favorably with Mason Valley.
While in San Diego, they met Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Johnson, of Yerington,
who we're also on pleasure trip. Mrs.
Rollins and Mrs. Johnson visited
Chapter of O. +. s., accompanied by
Miss Mary West, formerly of Yerington.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Rollins
gave them a big surprise party upon
their return which was very much en-
joyed by everybody.
Rubber-neck says THE TIMES left out
the fourth line in his rhyme two weeks
agktlrough the fault of the printer or
the one who copied it.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
Henry Woods Bachelor Party.

tReceived too late for last week.
Last Friday evening (Feb. 10th) the
friends and neighbors of Henry Wood.
gathered at his house for social time
Some of the guests amused themselves
by card playing, but the main pleasure
of the evening was listening to the stor-
les of the genial host. At any rate the
guests that the writer conversed with re-
ported it the time of their lives and
showered their praises on Mr.. Wood as
jolly host.
Those present at the house warming
were: the host, Mr.. Wood, Joey Gala
CHER, Ray Hironymous, Mason Johnson
and n. j. Prariance. In the wee sma
hours the guests bade good night" CD
to their host and took their way home
ward.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
Rebekah Dance.

The numbers present at the dance
given by the Queen of the Valley Re
bekah Lodge testify to the MANY friends
the lodge has made. Over eighty coup
les enjoyed the music from an orchestra
of four pieces The lodge colors, pink
and green, made most pleasing mode
of decoration.
Upstairs a most bounteous repast was
served by the Rebekahs, leaving the
wish that the same could be procured at
every dance. 1t was not until the 1--WE
sma" hours that one of the most sue
cessful dances of the season was ended
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
SCHOOL PROGRAM,
Fine Entertainment Given by
Public Schools.

The Yerington Grammar school en-
tertained the parents and friends at
Rink Hall on the afternoon of Washing
ton s birthday with splendid program
we'll prepared and rendered. The hall
was we'll filled and the audience appre-
the honors as usual There is a charm
in their perfect freedom and unconscious
bravery that never fails to charm. Mrs
Davis is to be congratulated upon the
success of her efforts for they show care
ful training in every way
Miss Sperry's pupils presented beau
tiful little play in three acts that was a
gem, as well as several other numbers
excellently. The program follows
Mount Vernon Bells .... School
Recitation Washington Birthday
Agnes Caddy
Two part song ..........T The Swing
intermediate Girls.
4 Flag Drill. -. I'd and Low Sd Girls
5 Patriotic School .....-.. First Grade
8 Recitation. ..............I Wonder
Artie Rhymer
7 Play y......................T The Flag
Intermediate Girls and Boys
s Lincoli Song. ....-...........S School
9 Why's md Becauses ... ID Grade
10 Recitation. ..................L Lincoln
James Powers
il Recitation " AT Least I'll Try"
Sylvan Young
II Recitation . Abraham Lincoln
Chas Bowdsh
13 Recitation Lincolns Gettysburg
Address-Milton Samuel
II Recitation - Lincoln, the Great
Commoner-Katie Mcneil
Is Flag Drill ........ intermediate Bows
10 Girls Chorus. Just a Bit of Cloth
But it's Red, White and Blue
II Recitation . The American Flag
Lora Iamberson
Is Concert Recitation .... To Thee, O
Country-Gramma Grades
l9 Recitation ....... The Ship of State
Harry Davis
20 America. School and-Audience
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
BELMONT MINE BURNING
Five Miners Entombed in the
Burning Mine.

A special from Tonopah to the Reno
Journal yesterday says: Hemmed in on
one side and cut off from the main shaft
by wall of fire in the 1166 foot level of
the Belmont mine, and, on the other
side blocked by dense, choking, kill
the only avenue of escape through the
Desert Queen shaft, some 5000 feet away,
FIVE men are the center of agonized in
terest, the object of un1agging effort on
the part of thousands of miners who to-
night were still in ignorance whether
the victims were alive, dead or dying.
Five or six other men were believed
to be at the bottom of the Belmont shaft,
mangled and bruised, dead or dying as
the result of the terrific scramble to
reach the top through the new compart-
ment shaft when the first panic seized
the meu
OF the 20 men below, seven are be-
lieved to have been crushed and cast
from the crowded cage, and then there
were the shift bosses who stayed at their
posts until the men were out, and these
are still .below-conceded dead by the
management believed dead by the min
ers, but for whom superhuman exertions
are now being made.
r, o. Frank and Frank Burke are
known to be dead. Bosses Mike Hann
gan. lack Shea and Billy Murphy are
still i'll the mine.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
New Millinery Firm.

A new millinery firm will open up for
business in Yerington about March Sth,
under the firm name of Wright & Allen.
One of the members of the firm is now
up-to-d date stock of the latest styles 1t
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
Will Be Operated On.

Jack Welsh superintendent of the
Mason Valley mine, who went to San
Francisco last week to consult a special
ist i'll regard to his eye. writes that the
doctor has decided on an operation but
will not perform it for several days Mr..
Welsh has a cataract on the eye but
whether the operation is for its removal
or not the letter does not state
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
More Vegetable Seeds.

THE TIMES is in receipt of another
batch of vegetable seeds through the
courtesy of Senator Nixon. Subscribers
are welcome to package or two while
they last.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
For Sale n $500.

Lot OH Main St, 60x2l6 feet; two
houses and barn; rents pay II per cent
on investment. Will. McDoNoUGH
feb lift
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
M. E. Church.

1880 a. m.-Sunday school, ''Naboth's
Vineyard. "
1880 a. m.-Sermon by the pastor.
700 p. III. Observance of Washington S
Birthday, with appropriate
music: 'As Commander-in-
Chief, " Prof b. G. Bleasdale;
'As President" Atty f. T.,
Hull; ''As Farmer" Pastor
G. w. Beatty.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25

Is he close-6sted2 Why once he took
out his pocket book, opened it by acci-
dent and found that pair of field mice
had made nest in it.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25
Photos by American Press Association.

the city Francisco had
the harho and had risen terefro to fly dozen miles back to
declared he had
misacuaon and all the
needed Il think the trick could
be of
professional interest naval
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This 3O and about @
between its forward
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and when Ely descended
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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25

You can tell what God thinks of mon
ey when you look at some of the people
he gives il to.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-02-25

He can squeeze a cent so hard that the
little red Indian gets up and grunts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24

e. ~
Mrs. Donelan and son, Miss Anna
and Ellen Peterson of Ottumwa, were
over Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. A. Swanson.
Mr.. and Mrs W. d. Wilson and Mrs.
Annabelle Williams, attended COM
mencement at the l. W. u.
Mrs. Caroline Stokes IL visiting her
daughter at Creston.
Nora Oliver closed very successful
term OF school at No. Friday with
program and picnic.
Mrs. Fred Tunteman and baby are
quite Ill.
Clifford Davis and Lawrence Steph-
enson of Iowa City, are home for their
vacation.
Curt Sheets and Miss Maude Teeter
were married Sunday and will reside
on his farm west Of town.
Mrs. Uhint and baby Of Globe.
Okla, are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs r. o. Shenick.
Minnie Virgins and Ion Winsel OF
New Sharon are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. D. Peebler.
Miss Geneyieve Clarvitt of Kewanee,
H., is visiting her sister. Mrs. Will
Machlin.
Miss Ruth Pollock of California and
Iran Pollock of st. Louis, are visiting
at the parental home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
LRGAL

In the District Court Of the State OF
Iowa, In and for Wapello county
August term, 1911.
Francis r. Moore, plaintiff vs. Edna
Moore defendant. Original Notice
To Edna Moore. Defendant:
You are hereby notified that the Pc
tition of the plaintiff in the above en-
titled cause is now on file in the office
of the Clerk Of the District Court OF
the State of Iowa, IN and for Wapello
County, asking and claiming divorce
from you on the grounds OF willful de-
sertion from the plaintiff without just
cause or any fault or his part. for the
space Of more than two years. Also az
f1davit stating that you are non-resi.
dent Of the state of Iowa has been filed
with the Clerk of the District Court
prior to the publication Of this notice.
(For particulars see petition now on
file)
And that unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon Of the second
day of the next term. being the August
term Of said court which will COM
mence at Ottumwa Iowa, on the 2lst
day OF August, 1911. default Will be
entered against you and Judgment and
decree rendered as prayed for In said
petition.
Dated at Ottumwa, Iowa. this 9th
day Of May, 1911.
A. w. Fnoch. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
New BANK AT LEIGHTON. !
The Farmers Savings Bank Files
i Articles Of Incorporation With

The Farmers Savings Bank Files
Articles Of Incorporation With
Mahaska County Recorder.
Oskaloosa, June 22.-The Farmers
Savings Bank" at Leighton, filed arti-
cles of Incorporation with the county
recorder. The company is to be In
corporated for a term of nifty years
and for $4,000 capital stock. The
business of the bank will be cared for
by seven directors and the meeting
of these directors will occur on the
third Tuesday of each March. Until
the stockholders meet to elect d.
Irectors the following will serve:
J. e. Vanderzyl, Leighton.
NJ Van Vliet. Pella.
III. Overbergen, Leighton. III
H, Meppelink, Leighton. a
G.. H. Gosselink, Leighton.
H. Rempe, Leighton.
J. C. DeBruin, Leighton. n
The officers Of the bank will be
elected at the annual meeting, which
will occur in March, 1912, but until
this time the following will serve:
President. E. Vanderzyl.
Vice president-N. Van Vliet. r.
Cashier Samuel N. Van vliet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
BIDW ELL.

Fred Garfield visited few days last
week with relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs Emmett Shields and little
daughter, in company with her sister
Miss Lula williams. made brief visit
last week with relatives in South ot-
tumwa.
M. F. Upp and family OF near
Blakesburg, were guests at the Rolia
Lewis horne Thursday.
Albert Gosney has about recovered
from a severe attack of tonsilitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Johnston visited
Monday near Chillicothe at the Geo.
Johnston home.
Scott Johnston was pleasantly sur
prised Saturday in honor of his 38tn
hirthday anniversary The day was
very DELIGHTFULLY."- spent. Those present
we're Mr. and Mrs. omer Johnston and
two children, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. john
sion. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Johnston
and Mrs Catherine Johnston.
Geo. Oswald visited relatives In
south Ottumwa Sunday.
Arch Fiske and wife Of South OF
tumwa moved recently to Bidwell.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
ASH GROVE.

A large crowd attended the chill
dren's exercises here Sunday after
noon.
Miss sylvia Scott assisted with
household duties at the Ed Ross home
last week.
Earl Proctor spent Saturday night
in Blakesburg
Fenton Cassill and family Sundayed
at Tom Cassilps.
Services at the Christian church
Saturday night
Service at the Christian church Sat-
urday night, Sunday morning, and
Sunday evening. There will be
baptising after the II o'clock service
Sunday morning.
Misses Ada Albright, Ora Hunter,
Hazel Selman and Thurman Cassill
left Monday for Ottumwa to attend
the state convention Of the Christian
church.
Ash Grove will soon have new
automobile.
Miss Zoe Brown spent Sunday with
Hazel Selnian.
Willis McCartv and family spent
Sunday at John Wolfe's.
Walter Orman and wife were
visitors at the G. E. Roberts home
Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
FUNERALS

The funeral services over the re-
mains of Perry Bier who met death
In = fall from q horse Tuesday even
ing, were held this afternoon at the
residence of J.. r. Bier, father of the
deceased, west of the city, at 2 o'clock
conducted by Rev. Charles e. Harpe
pastor Of the Reorganized Church OF
the Latter Day Saints, Of Fairview.
Interment was made in the Burns
cemetery, west of the city. The pail
bearers were Horace Williams, M.
Whitcomb, Claude Warren, Paul
Brown, Francis Williams and Charles
Warren ts
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
BLAKEsBuRo.

Ellet Cohagan and wife left Wed.
nesday for an extended trip through
the west.
Mrs. AL Baldock and children OF
Quincy, ILL.,. are visiting at the home
Of Mrs. Baldock's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Terrence.
Leila Snow and Mrs. Jacob Huber
were business visitors in Ottumwa
Wednesday.
Mrs. Charlotte Nelson is very Ill at
her home here.
beware Terrence returned recently
from visit with relatives in Quincy,
III.
Mrs. Lee Dowthy and sister celia
Chisman attended the Christian con-
vention in Ottumwa Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed Stringe Of Pennington, N.
NJ, is here on business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
MT. ZION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Topping visited
friends near Libertyville Sunday.
Geo. Barker visited his brother, Asa,
near Kirksville, Mo-, part OF last
week.
Mary e. and ELLA HOFFMAN visited
one day last week at the Porter home
near Kilbourne.
Foss Miller and family took Sunday
dinner at the parental Ely home.
Mrs. Frank Raney of Peoria, ILL.,, is
visiting relatives here.
The ice cream social at the Webb
Barker nome Thursday evening was
we'll attended
Some of our young people attended
the band concert In Birmingham Sat
urday evening.
Dora Williams of Keosauqua visited
Thursday night with friends here.