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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-03
Mr., HUDS0N'S REPLY.
President of Telephone Com
pany says the rates here
are not excessive --- His
answer to charges made
by city councilmen.
To the People of Columbia:

10 tne PeOple OF COlumDld:
Very much to our surprise, without
even suggestion that the Council
or any member of the Council, felt
that the people of Columbia were be-
ing overcharged for telephone ser.
vice, we found in the daily press of
the city on the 10th of October the
following:
Councilman Garth last night in
troduced the following resolution at
the meeting of the city council re-
garding the charge for telephones, a
charge for installation, etc.
l. That charge for installing tele-
phones in Columbia cease immedi-
ately.
III. That for the use OF streets and
alleys the city of Columbia be fur
nished all telephones used by the city
Free
III. That the Columbia Telephone
Company at the next regular meeting
of the Council show cause for charg-
ing higher rates than any city the
size of Columbia in Missouri"
The Columbia Telephone Company
has never felt any desire to evade
public supervision. AS matter of
fact several years ago the manager
suggested to the then Mayor and one
or two Councilmen the advisability of
taking steps to examine into tele-
phone rates. We have for six or eight
years earnestly advocated commits
sion supervision of all public utilities.
and it will now afford us pleasure
to have the Council make a thorough
of the telephone situa-
ton in Columbia. To this end we
have filed with the City Clerk a pro-
position to the Mayor and Council
which is published in the newspapers
of this city.
Referring to comparisons of rates
made, we call attention to the fact
that at Webb City, where the rate"
is claimed to be $500 and $15O.
there are two plants, the Home and
The Bell. The Home rates are the |
same as Columbia, $500 and $500,
The Bell $500 and s1.5O, SO that at
Webb City the business people having |
both phones really pay $500 for
service, $500 to the Home and $500
10 the Bell, and residences having
both phones pay $500 for the Home
and s1.5O for the Bell, a total of $3.50
or residence service
At Joplin, where the rates are given /
IS $3.50 and $500 similar conditions
exist, so that practically all business
houses have both phones at a cost
Of $3.50. the Home $500 and the Bell
$3.50. Residences having both phones |
pay $3.50 per month.
At Sedalia, where the rates are
given as $500 and s1.75, there are
TWO systems the Home with 1872 tel |
ephones at $500 and $15O and the |
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
.KfARNfY DENIES
ALLEGED INTERVIEW

In a recent issue of the Metropolis
Chronicle there appeared an alleged
interview with State Engineer Kear-
ney, in which that official is quoted as
favoring the water-users of Metropo-
lis in preference to those of the Love
lock valley. The article in question
having been widely copied by the
press of the state, Mr.. Kearney has
the following to say in last weeks is
sue of the Review Miner:
''The alleged interview, published
in the Metropolis Chronicle, is without
authority. Permits to store water
were granted the Pacific Reclamation
company in the year 1909 by Engineer
Nicholas, and in 1910 by Engineer
Boyle. ! have no power to recall de-
eisions of my predecessors, and must
recognize the validity of records, un-
til decisions are reversed by courts.
A statement attributed to me that the
suit between the Pacific Reclamation
company and the farmers of Lovelock
valley was i'll advised, is without au-
thority The Office of the state engi
neer, through these permits, has al
ready committed itself regarding the
storage of the flood waters or Bishop
creek, and it is manifestly unwise, un
just, as well as illegal for the present
engineer to even attempt to recall the
decisions of this Office of two or more
years standing.
81 believe absolutely in the admin
istrative system of adjudicating water
rights, for the reason that it is more
expeditions, less expensive and as
thorough as an adjudication through
courts of law, and that this o-ice is
proceeding rapidly with the adiudica-
tion of the rights of the Humboldt riv-
er and its tributaries, irrespective of
the pending litigation.
"This Office has no desire to inject
itself into matters that are not direct
" before the office, and you will con
fer a favor upon me if you will cause
to be published my sentiments regard
ing the article that appeared in the
last isspe of the Metropolis Chron-
icle. -
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
GOLDEN RULE OPENING
DELAYED FOR FEW DAYS

Owing to a delay in receiving a por-
tion of the new stock recentlv purchas-
ed in the east by Manager Morgan, the
Grand Opening of the Golden Rule
store has been postponed from Mon
day, September 2, until Saturday,
September Z. The remodelling of the
store has been practically completed
and on the date named everything will
be in place. In the meantime business
will be conducted in the usual manner
and everything will be ON sale at the
usual low prices, with the exception of
several standard lines of goods that
have not yet arrived.
Prior to the day of the opening the
usual circular will be issued giving a
list of the principal bargains, and in
addition they will be enumerated in
the firm s display advertisement on
the fourth page of the Silver State.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
SEMI-ANNUAL MEET
OF NEVADA EDITORS

The semi annual meeting of the Ne
vada Press Association was held yes
terday afternoon in the rooms of the
Commercial club, Odd Fellows build
ing, Reno. There were present w. w.
Booth, president, Tonopah Bonanza;
James T. Green, secretary, Carson Ap-
peal E. M. Steninger, treasurer, Elko
Free Press; J. Holman Buck. West
ern Nevada Miner, Nina; l.. M.
Clark, Virginia City Chronicle; r.
Runyon, of the Reno Gazette; D. E.
Williams, Fallon Eagle, Frank Reber,
National Miner; E. r. Harroun, Sill
yer State.
Many matters of Importance TO the
profession were brought before the
meeting, in which the general public
perhaps has no great interest At a
late hour in the afternoon the meeting
adjourned until after election at
which time the legislative committee
will submit report.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
GOOD PROGRESS
ON ". P. TUNNEL

Work is proceeding on the Chilicoot
tunnel of the Western Pacific very
rapidly. There is a day and night
shift ON both the east and west ends.
The company put in ventilator on
the west end to force out the poison
Gus gases and send in pure air. There
is still $50 feet of muck in the west
end yet to be cleared out, and as quick
as one crew carries away the muck an
other crew follows and retimbers the
clearing The heading is still very hot
and the east end still has poisonous
gases that make it harder to work
steadily there. The company is plan
ming to put in ventilator also in that
end to quicken the completion of the
work. 1t is expected to have the tun-
mel reopened for traffic October 18th.
The fire occurred May 2s, so it will be
almost six months that the tunnel has
been closed.-Virginia City Enter
prise
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
PETER ANKER MAY NOT
RUN FOR STATE SENATOR

The many friends of Peter Anker, of
Lovelock, have been urging him to en-
ter the race for state senator against
Senator l.. N. Carpenter. After con-
sulting with some of his supporters,
Mr.. Anker had practically concluded
to make the run, when his attention
was called to the fact that his name
had been used by the ssBull Moose
party as candidate for regent of the
State University. Mr.. Anker went
down to Reno Sunday to see about the
matter, when he was informed at the
Bull Moose headquarters that the
petitions bearing his name for the
Office mentioned were being circulated
al over tn estate, and that there was
no way in which he could avoid run
ming. He was informed, however, that
there would be no objection to his
running for state senator as Repub
lican, but it is not probable that Mr..
Anker will do so unless some way is
discovered in which he can prevent
his name being placed on the "Bull
Moose ticket.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
MRS. JENKINS [NTERTAINS
IN HONOR OF MRS. NELSON

Mrs. w. T. Jenkins, who is charm
ing hostess, entertained at a handsome
ly appointed Chanticleer luncheon last
Wednesday afternoon, at he Battle
Mountain home, when the compliment
ed guest was Mrs. Thomas Nelson, of
Stone House, Nevada. Mrs. Jenkins
home was the setting for the delight
full affair and was artistically decorat-
ed for the occasion with masses of
sweet peas, which perfumed the rooms
with their fragrant odors. Much amuse-
1nent was afforded by the novel manner
in which the guests were required to
find their places at the table as each
place card represented one of the char
acters from Chanticleer, while the GEN.
ter of the table was occupied by a
large model of Chanticleer, which
crowed Justify at intervals during the
luncheon. Among the guests hidden
to honor Mrs. Nelson were: Mesdames
l.. A. Lemaire, William Licking. j. B.
Horton, r. A. Holcomb, A. Wise, E.
7. George, L. f. Kendrick, H. Pierce,
Jos. Dousang, w. Prince Catlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson, who have been
lifelong residents of Humboldt valley,
have recently disposed of their large
ranch holdings and will leave shortly
for a year of travel and recreation.
While their old friends feel many re-
grets in losing such kindly neighbors,
there is comfort in the knowledge that
they are to make their future home in
Reno
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
MORE CADETS
FOR WEST POINT

Senator Francis G. Newlands has
been called upon by the War depart
ment to nominate a principal and two
alternates for a cadetship at the
Military Academy at West Point. He
has concluded, in order to give an
equal opportunity to all young men Of
the state, to hold competitive ex-
animation for the nomination. Pro-
fessor Robert Levers, acting presideuf
OF the University of Nevada, has con !,
sented to conduct such an examfna-
ton on the 18th of Noveinben 1912,
and the young man obtaining The high
est average will receive the nomina-
tion as principal, and the alternates
will be selected according to the av-
erages obtained.
Senator Newlands las also been
Salled upon by the Navy department
to file the nomination of a principal
and three alternates for a cadetship
at Annapolis. The preliminary ex-
animation will be held at the Univer-
sity of Nevada on the 18th of Novem-
ber, 1912, and the official examination
win be held in Reno on the second
Tuesday in April, 1913.
Candidates must be actual residents
or the state, and are eligible for ad-
mission to the academy from the day
they are seventeen years of age until
they become twenty-one years OF age,
on which day they are Ineligible.
They must not be less than five feet
five inches in height at the age of
eighteen and upwards.
No candidate will be admitted to
the academy who is deformed or af-
flicted with any disease or infrmitv
which would render him unfit for mil
itary service, or who has, at the time
of presenting himself any disorder of
an infectious or immoral character.
Candidates must be unmarried. Each
candidate must, on reporting at the
academy present certificate showing
successful vaccination within one
tions, made at least a month apart,
within three months.
Immediately after the result of this
competitive examination of November
Is, 1912. being obtained, the nomina-
tions will be sent to the War depart
ment and to the Navy department by
Senator Newlands.
Professor Levers has in his posses
sion all the necessary information re-
garding the admission of cadets into
the academies, which may be procured
from him direct. 1t is suggested that
those who intend taking this competi-
tive examination correspond with
Professor LEVERS Immediately so that
he may know how many applicants are
to appear.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
MINING MAY BECOME
AFFECTED BY CAR SHORTAGE

Car shortage is problem which
mining men in their dealings with
railways, are certain to meet at times.
1t is not a problem that concerns the
railways alone, but is concerns all in
dustries. The logical conclusion is,
therefore, that the industries should
at all times co operate with the rail
way arrangements and heed their ad-
vice. w. A. Garrett, chairman of the
Association of Western Railways, Chi
cago, has issued a statement to indus
trial traffic managers and commercial
organizations, in which it is urged
that, so far as possible, every indus
try aside from that of agriculture
should restrain itself this year from
invading the crop-moving season with
demands for freight service.
Mr.. Garrett's statement enters into
instructive figures concerning the ear
supply and predicts with large meas
ure of assurance, on account of the
large crops of 1912, as well as other
factors, severe strain upon the rail
way equipment of the United States
Tn common with large part of the
United States, the west this year is
confronted with the necessity, or
'RhhNi tut SdtioidSbiVu, VI HdHhilH2
record breaking supply of wealth from
the farms. As the west is also the
great precious-metal mining region of
the country, the requirements of the
railway situation must appeal direct
ly to the mining industry as well as to
manufacturers and merchants. 1t fire.
quently happens that ore shipments
and shipments of mine supplies may
be made as conveniently at one time
as another, and it therefore follows
that shipments of this arbitrary ma.
ture, which must, on the other hand
be made before the end of the year
could very wisely and patriotically be
made at the earliest possible moment
before October l.
As a corollary from the preceding
considerations, this statement by the
railways is an earnest of prosperous
conditions, If not for the railways, at
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
FINE EXHIBIT FOR THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

BY far the finest exhibit of farm
products seen in town this summer
was brought in yesterday by J. d.
Bradshaw of Paradise valley. The
exhibit consists of wheat, oats and
barley, in the sheaf and threshed, the
threshed grain being held in glass
jars; large potatos and honey. The ex-
hibit has ben donated to the Chamber
of Commerce and it is attracting a
great deal of attention from passers-by
and callers at the clubs headquarters.
The collection speaks volumes for the
productiveness of Paradise valley.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
CONCERNING THE GREAT
MIZPAH MINING DISTRICT

T. F. Bannigan, one of the dis
coverers of the Mizpah district, is in
the city for a few days on business
says the Ely Expositor. He states
that while things are somewhat quiet
in the Mizpah district, the future
looks bright and some day the dis
trict will likely be as much talked of
as Ely Some of the recent visitors to
the district were couple o. mining
engineers of wide experience. One of
them represented one of the largest
banking houses in New York and the
other was a practical mine and smelt-
er manager. They agreed that the
Mizpah district is one of GREAT prom
Use both for shaft and steam shovel
mining The New Yorker made a
number of locations for himself in the
district and is having the work done
on them.
The copper belt in the Mizpah dis
trict is from quarter to one mile
wide and IA miles long, running
through the Dolly Warden district
The geological formation is very simi-
lar to that of the Ely district and
shows much intrusive monzonite and
other porphyries. The age of the
Ely.
The ores occur as fssure deposits,
which are direct smelling. as contact
deposits between limestone and por-
phyry, limestone and granite, and
granite and porphyry and while cop
per predominates, they all contain
some gold and silver. One of the most
important features of the district, in
the opinion of Mr.. Bannigan and 9th
er mining men who have examined the
district, is the bodies of disseminated
ore in porphyry. The ore occurs as
carbonates and sulphides. On the prop
erty of the old Butte and Mcintyre
groups the surface formations are
much the same as those of the Nevada
Con. and Giroux in the Ely district
and shows much disseminated iron
sulphide with evidences of extensive
teaching.
The operations of the Mlzpah Con
Copper and Gold Mining company are
in good hands, according to Mr.. Ban
nigan, and there is every encourage
ment for the company stockholders to
believe they will some day have a
great mine.
In the Victoria mine of the Dolly
Warden district, and not far from the
heart of the Mizpah district, the shaft
was sunk an additional 80 feet last
fall and winter through body of por-
phyry carrying native copper From
the bottom of the shaft drifts were
run 50 feet to the west, 40 feet to the
south and 20 feet 40 the east and all
drifts were in the ore. Samples taken
from different narts of the workings
averaged 6.S per cent copper. This
property is controlled by a Denver
man who owns the Victoria and Eu.
genia claims in the Dolly Warden dis
trict and three claims in the Kinsley
district that were formerly owned by
a Philadelphia corporation. They were
producers of considerable ore years
ago that was smelted in on old furnace
at Dolly Warden Springs on the east
side of the range.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
HUGH BRfFFLf
LOSES LEFT FOOT

AS a special fruit train pulled into
Carlin yesterday morning at 1910
O. clock, Brakeman G. H. Breffie, who
was standing on top of one of the cars,
was thrown off. He struck the side
of boxcar standing on the next track
and was thrown back under the wheels
of the moving train and his left foot
was nearly cut off.
A Carlin physician hurriedly dressed
the wound and Breffie was placed
eompanied by two of his fellow train
men. He stood the trip like hero,
conversing nationally all the way
down. Upon the arrival of the train
at Sparks, Southern Pacific Surgeon
Asher and DR.. w. l.. Samuels boarded
the Pullman and amputated the foot,
which was hanging by almost a
thread, and Breffle continued on to
San Francisco, where he was placed in
the company hospital. At Sparks
Mrs. Breffle and her sister. Mrs.
White, took the train and went
through to San Francisco.
Assistant Superintendent Easton met
the train at Sparks and did everything
in his power for Breffie, who he stated
was one of the best men in the en-
ploy of the company.
To Silver State reporter Breffle
stated he was standing on top of the
train, which was entering the Carlin
yards at a low rate of speed, when
the engine gave sudden jump, caus
ing him to lose his balance and be
thrown from the train.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
PARADISE BRIDAL COUPLE
LEAVE ON HONEYMOON TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Baker, who we're
married Sunday at the residence of
the brides father, J. B. Case, in
Paradise Valley, came TO Winnemucca
yesterday and left on No. last even
ing for California on honeymoon
trip. After the 18th of September
they will be at home at Marysville,
where the groom is engaged in busi-
ness. They were accompanied to Win
nemucca by Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. X. Har-
vey, the latter a sister of the bride,
and Seymour Case, assistant state en-
gineer, and John s. Case, editor of the
Lovelock Review Miner, brothers.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
HOTEL LAFAYETTE ARRIVALS

~ W. 'f'A''s- N>
Colorado.
L. v. Pflum, Mill City.
II. C. Stockwell, Los Angeles.
II. X. Harvey and wife, Paradise.
j. w. Baker and wife, Paradise.
James Muir, Richmond.
C. +. Wade, San Francisco.
l.. Anderson and wife, city.
Harry j. Levy, San Francisco.
J. f. Claypool, Reno.
Seymour Case. Reno.
J. r. Truitt, Mill City.
w. s. Carlisle, Mill City.
Mrs. X. Jensen, Reno.
b. O'Hara, Reno.
Theo. Fershtand, San Francisco.
J. M. Walling, Jr., Elko.
+. J. Laben, city
G. w. Wright, San Francisco.
r. G. Lambert, Salt Lake.
J. r. Mcdonald, San Francisco.
G. Anderson. Reno.
Thos. J. Casey, Reno.
i. J. Callahan, Reno.
l.. E. Gallahorn. San Francisco.
c. r. Prouth, San Francisco.
N. G. Haller, Chicago.
r. d. Jenkins, San Francisco.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
Western Pacific Personals.

F. F. Ward, general manager Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
road, passed through Winnemucca yes
terday, in his private car attached to
No. 4, en- route to San Francisco.
F. J. Laben, travelling freight
agent, is spending the day in town.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
W. N. PRELIMINARY SUR.
VFY NEARLY COMPLETED

Chief Engineer Sheldon of the Win
nemucca Northern railroad, and his
corps of assistants, will reach Nc
Dermitt tonight with his preliminary
survey of the road, Tomorrow he will
return to the Toulouse and finish up
seven miles between that point and
Paradise Valley that was skipped. 1t
is expected that the field work will
have been completed in about two
weeks
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
LONG Shots WIN ALL
THE MONEY AT M'DERM1TT

The match race at McDermitt Sun
day between Yellowhammer, own
ed by Randall Sage, and Angel Aboi-
tez- s "Chief,' resulted in victory
for the latter. The race was for $500
a side, and was witnessed by large
number of people.
Yesterday another race was run be-
tween horses owned by Martin Echave
and Segundo Achabal, known as
/" ,Iefries.' Echave's horse "also
RAM
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
Fine Mutton Sheep Shipped to Market

Today Frank Garteiz IS Shipping a
bunch Of about 5000 head of sheep
to Henry Levy, San Francisco. The
sheep were brought in from the Santa
Rosa forest reserve, where they had
been feeding during the summer, and
ar in prime condition. During the
early part of the day they were strung
out along the north bank of the Hum
boldt river, from Bridge street west.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
MINING COMPANY FILES
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Last Saturday articles of incorpora-
tion were filed with the county clerk
by the Gold Dell Mining company.
The incorporators are Wallace Cowell,
George G. Dellinger, Swan Pearson,
Charles A. Cowell, Riley Harshberger,
Ewing Smoot. The capital stock is
placed at $4,000, and Seven Troughs
is named as the principal place of
business.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT RE-
SUIT OF AUTO ACCIDENT

In the District Court today, through
his attorney, Judge Gilray. Wong
Yeng instituted suit against Vic
Gircux for $4,000 damages for person
81 i~iuries, and costs of suit. In his
complaint, plaintiff alleges that at 2
clock on the morning of April 13
dast, while he vas crossing Third street
in Winnemucca, he was run down by
defendant in his automobile, sustain
ing personal injuries in the sum
named
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
SAMPLES OF ORE FROM
PARADISE VALLEY MINE

Yesterday w. H. Holt, state sheep
inspector, brought in from the Para
disc mine of L. G. Grigsby and asso-
ciates small sackfull of samples.
While no assays have been made of
the rock, it will run very high, as in
several of the pieces the gold may be
seen with the naked eve. The sam
pies were left with the First National
bank.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-27
PIONEER WINNEMUCCA MER-
CHANT DIES AT SPARKS

After an illness lasting over Sly
months, Eugene III. Austin, OF the firm
of Austin & Mcpherson, of Sparks,
died on the afternoon of the 23d inst,
1t his home in the railroad city. Mr..
Austin was pioneer merchant of
Sparks and of Winnemucca before
Sparks was town, and enjoyed the
respect of large number of friends.