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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
GEORGE FRONHOFER
RELEASED ON BOND

At about 'clock Tuesday evening
George Fronhofer was released from
the county Jail in bonds of $4,000
1t will be remembered that during
the latter part of January Peter Laux
was shot from ambush at Kennedy,
while working at mine. He was
brought in and placed in the county
hospital and Jake Leick and George
Fronhofer were arrested, charged with
assault with intent to kill At the
February session of the grand jury
Fronhofer was indicted, whilo no true
bill fas found against Leick.
Shortly after the adjournment of
the grand jury Laux died, and the in
dictment against Fronhofer was dis
missed and new complaint issued,
charging him with murder. He was
given a preliminary hearing before
Judge Dunn, which resulted in his be-
ing bound over, with bonds fixed at
$4,000. Defendant IS attorney, Judge
Curler, almost Immediately secured
bondsmen in Reno, but the delay in
executing the bond was caused by the
fact that the sureties were required
to appear in court, and as they were
business men this was an inconvenient
matter for them to do. However, they
came up from Reno on an afternoon
train Tuesday, signed the bond and
returned home on No. the same ev-
enine.
AS the evidence against Fronhofer,
brought out at the preliminary was
very weak, it is considered improbable
that he will ever be indicted.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
POSTAL COMPANY STRING
ING NEW WIRES IN NEVADA

J. j. Lynch, superintendent of con
struction of the Postal Telegraph
Cable company today began work
with a crew of fifteen men placing two
additional heavy copper wires on the
Postal poles, to add to the service be-
tween San francisco and Salt Lake,
says yesterdays Reno Journa.
The work yesterday extended near
ly as far as Sparks to the east. At
the same time another crew is work
ing west from Salt Lake and on Sep
tember l third crew will work west
from Reno while fourth will work
east from Oakland. The work is a
rush order and must be completed by
November l. The cost may be gath
cred from the fact that the copper
wire alone used is worth $4,000
Three pair of wires are already up
on the Postal poles running through
Nevada and these afford both tele-
graph and telephone messages stimuli
taneously and in both directions, so
that each wire practically serves the
uses of four under old conditions. The
two new wires will be operated ON the
same plan.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
GOOD DEFINITION
OF bull MOOSE"

1t takes the Fort Worth Record to
properly define the Bull Moose Here
is the way it describes that now noisy
animal:
81 feel like a Bull Moose jubi
lantlv exclaimed Col. Roosevelt when
he alighted in Chicago just in time to
get in the way of the steam roller. The
pert paragraphers and the cartoonists
had found what they had been looking
fora name and an emblem for the
new party, and Bull Moose and
Bull Moose Party he and it have
been since, and by such titles they will
be known to the end of the chapter.
Without knowing very much about
the Bull Moose, or just what manner
of animal he is, we feel somehow, that
he is an appropriate emblem for the
new party. When we think of a pull
Moose we get mental picture of a
huge, hulking animal, crashing
through the underbrush, needless of it's
course, swapping off saplings and limbs
of giant trees and leaving a trail of
destruction in its wake. We get the
impression that he is dangerous, but
ligence-an animal that in it's fruy
would rush over precipice or tram
pie on its own young.
sThat g the kind of animal we have
pictured the bull moose as being. Now
appears Rev. DR.. William John Long,
the noted writer and lecturer on ami
NAL life, and the first member of the
nature faker s section of the Ananias
club, and tells us that our impressions
are correct, and that moreover. the
bull moose is an arrant coward. SAYS
DR.. Long:
" Though the bull moose is thus
instinetively retiring, he has another
side to his nature At times he ram
hles violently through the woods, ex-
alting his horn, grunting, squealing,
stamping the earth with his hoofs and
thrashing the unoffending bushes with
his antlers Meeting him now you
would think him a champion, but he
is at heart an arrant coward and brag-
CART, without spark of real-that is,
of moral-courage. If he ever attacks,
! it is in fit of blind fury, like a cor
nered cat. He will roar defiance at all
rivals and at the universe itself; but
snap a twig sharply or bark like a
small dog and all the rampant egotism
oozes out of him.
The close parallel between your
bull moose and your true politician
may be carried further. Thus, the ad
dledpated creature often lets himself
he hunted by cunning destroyers that
he might easily escape. -
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
A GREAT RUSSIAN CANAL
TO BE CONSTRUCTED

f0fty-1Our members OF the Russian
d, una have moved that the govern
ment should be charged with building
modern shipping way from Riga, on
the Baltic sea, to the port of Cherson
on lie Black sea, at the mouth tt the
Dniep river. They argue that the
closing of the Dardanelles has proved
the want of Russian exit for the
wheat of southern Russia, and that the
coal strike in England had placed the
Baltic provinces to such an inconveni-
enee that the coal of southern Russia
had become a desirable fuel in the dis
tant north. The privy council of the
Russian empire has already approved
OF this motion, but has added rider
that the whole expense ought to be de-
frayed from the ordinary budget OF the
ministry of communications. The bill
thus far on its way provides for an or
der of tracing the whole stretch from
riga to Cherson before the end of the
year 1914, and demands the whole
work done by January, 1920.
Two great economic Transformations
are expected from this large engineer
ing work by its promoters. In the first
place, the expectation OF cereals from
the south of Russia is to be dir ,cted
tfifrom the Bosphorus and the Darda-
nelles over the navigable rivers and
new canals to Riga, where the whole
home trade of Russian cereals will
then be concentrated. At the same
time it is pointed out that then such
Interruptions OF the export trade az
during the last months IN consequence
of the blockade of the Darda 1elics
could never happen again, M reover,
the route from the most fert..s rJs-
triets of southern Russia to the Eng
lisa and German markets would even
he shorter than now from Odessa via
the straits of Gibraltar to London.
The second advantage is held out to
the coal mines of southern Russia. At
present they are worked only for the
limited demand of the local market.
But with 600-ton lighters they could
easily provide the Baltic provinces at
prices not in excess of those of Eng
lish coal brought over by sea. OF
course, this new opening would en-
courage the owners of the coal mines
OF southern Russia TO modernize their
methods of production. 1t is unde-
niable that the project, if carried out,
viii greatly benefit Russian trade and
industry Correspondence.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
FIRST DESCRIPTION
OF NIAGARA FALLS

In the autumn of 1878 a franciscan
friar, Hennepin, set out alone-the
first solitary figure of the expedition,
gray priest-from the gray rock of
Qrebec, in birch canoe, carrying with
him the "furniture of a portable al
TAR. +" Along the way up the Saint
Lawrence he stopped to minister to the
inhabitants, too few and too poor to
support a priest, SAYING mass, exhort-
ING and haptsing Early in November
he arrived at the mission at Fort From
tenac, which he had two or three years
efore helped La Sale to establish in
the wilds Soon La Salle's lieutenants
appeared with most of them men, and
while some were dispatched in canoes
to axe Michigan to gather the buffalo
tleeccs against the coming of the snip
whose keel had not yet been Laid, the
rest Q4a Motto, Hennepin and sixteen
wen) embarked for the river by which
the upper lakes empty into Lake On
tario and the Saint Lawrence. that is,
the Niagara. To this priest. Henne-
pin. we owe the first description and
picture of Niagara, probably now
more familiar to the world than any
other natural feature of this conti-
ncnt. He has somewhat magnifed the
height of these falls, but they are inn
pressive enough to acquit him of falsi-
fcation and powerful enough to run
virtually all the manufacturing plants
in the United States if they could be
gathered within reach. As it is less
than per cent of the water that over.
flows from the four upper Great Lakes
into the lower lake. once known as
Lake Frontenac and now as Ontario,
is diverted for utilitarian purposes.
and vet it supplies the American and
the Canadian almost equally between
the two shores over 300 900 horse
power. What the conversion of the
strength Of this Titan, for ages en-
trely wasted and for a century after
Hennepin only a scenic wonder, means
or may mean to industry in the fu-
ture, is intimated in some statistics
furnished by n recent writer on the
Great Lakes showing the relative cost
per month Of certain unit of power
in a number of representative Ameri-
can cities.-John Finley, il Scribner.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
s. P. LAND AGENT WANT
LAND RESTORES $1,000 GEM

A $4,000 pearl pendant was kicked
about the lobby of the st. Francis ho-
tel for half an hour last night before
it was restored to it's owner s jewel
casket and again nestled among dia-
monds and other percious stones that
are valued around 100000, says Tues
days Examiner.
The pearl is the property of Mrs.
Charles Sweeney wife of the Spokane
millionaire who recently abandoned
that town for residence in San Fran
cisco, and who, week ago, obtained
a fifty years lease on the old Occi-
dental hotel site, where he purposes to
erect a half million-dollar building.
The Sweeneys have occupied apart
ments at the ST. Francis hotel, where
they have entertained lavishly.
Last night they were among Mrs.
Eleanor Martin s dinner guests. Short
ly after dressing for the affair, Mil
Gonaire Sweeney, at his wife s behest,
and asked for his wife's jewel case.
From it he made selection of jewel
decoration for his wife and then dis
played to friend a magnificent string
of diamonds frequently worn by Mrs.
sweeney. In some mysterious manner
the pearl pendant was dropped from
the jewel case and bounded noiselessly
over the red rug that covers the office
corridor floor.
Half an hour later G. E. Wantland
of the Southern Pacific land depart
ment, happened to cross the hotel
lobby toward the cashiers window
noticed the jewel lying on the floor
near the porter's desk. He had seen
Millionaire Sweeney selecting his
wife's jewelry, and PROMPTLY com.
municated with Sweeney. The pearl
was reclaimed by Sweeney and re-
turned to the jewel case.
While the pearl was vagrantly lying
on the floor at least fifty persons
passed over it, oblivious of the fact
that a $5 1000 gem was in easy reach.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
PARADISE COUPLE MARRIED
AT THE SHONE HOUSE

Last evening, at the Shone house,
Miss Florence Lye was united in mar
riage to Mearl Wesley Prussia. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J.
H. Henry and was witnessed by only
few relatives and intimate friends
of the contracting parties. Miss
Edna Stewart was bridesmaid, and
Mr. Harry Lye, brother of the bride
officiated as best man.
The bride is the charming dauohter
of Mr. and Mrs. f. J. Lye, of Para
disc Valley, and the groom is a young
man who has resided in the valley for
several years, where he is well and
favorably known.
The young couple will take short
honeymoon trip. after which they will
return to Paradise Valley, where they
will make their home.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
SALT LAKE MEN ACQUIRE
ELKO MINING PROPERTY

Out in Elko county, Nevada,
a crowd of Salt Lake people has Sc
cured group of six claims fourteen
miles from the Southern Pacific rail
road from which a carload of excel
lent copper-silver ore may be shipped
to the Salt Lake valley smelters this
season. c. O. Bloomquist was in from
there yesterday, bringing rich sam
pies, the best showing copper glance
and running well in bismuth, which is
worth pure $500 a ton. He was here
to confer with his Salt Lake asso-
ciates, B. J. Anderson and G. ID. Brown
of the Union Clothing company.
Mr.. Bloomquist had some assays
made from the samples. No. l, from
the bottom of the eighteenfoot shaft,
went 1873 ounces silver, 5.43 per cent
copper and carries good bismuth val
ues This vein is six to seven feet
wide. No went 26 ounces silver and
ga per cent copper. This vein is eight
to nine feet wide and is on the same
lead as the first, but 500 to 600 feet
along the strike of the vein to the
south. No. 3 assay went 40 cents in
gold. A silver and 45 per cent copper,
and was taken still further along the
vein. No. gives a smelter return Of
$23.s5 ton and No. 5 1880 ton.
The country rock of the district is
made up of lime. quartzite and gran
ite, with porphyry dikes cutting the
formation. Mr.. Bloomquist is of the
opinion that he has the making OF a
bio mine. Already he has sufficient
shipping ore in sight to make up a
carload, and the deepest working IS
less than twenty feet. BY running an
adit coo feet a vertical depth of 200
feet can be secured on some of the
outcroppng ore. This property is To-
ated in a new distfic which shorl't
| be heard from in the near future
| Herald Republican
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
GREAT INTEREST
in new RAILROAD

Letters are being received at the
Offices of the Winnemucca Northern
Railroad company asking as to the
route of the road, what new country it
will open to settlement, what the pos
sibilities are for the opening of new
enterprises, etc.
The wholesalers of Sacramento and
San Francisco are becoming interested
to the extent of offering both moral
and financial support in opening the
vast territory to be traversed by the
road that will be of untold benefit to
the trade of California. The whole
salers of the coast would be p in di-
rect touch with the Idaho and Oregon
retailers and could deliver their goods
ten to fften DAYS earlier than present
conditions admit
All kinds of data are now being
gathered by the company and as soon
as this part of the work is completed
a concise and comprehensive little
pamphlet will be issued, which will
answer most any inquiry that can
come from inquiring and intending
settlers.
The line has been surveyed to Me-
Dermitt. The next step will be the
securing of the rights of-way, which in
most every instance where the road
touches the property of the resident
settlers it has been promised gratis
gladly and willingly
Engineer Sheldon says he will have
the entire preliminary line to Me-
Dermitt complete in time to be home
to vote at the primaries. =
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
Ed Roberts for Congress.

In the selection of f. F.. Roberts, of
Carson City, to represent them in the
lower house of Congress, the people
of Nevada were particularly fortun-
ate. Mr.. Roberts has firm grasp on
public affairs, and during his first
term has made record that is never
exceled and seldom equalled. Going
to Washington from the most obscure
state of the Union, in point OF popula-
tion, he has occupied a prominent
place in the councils of the house and
has secured vast amount OF legisla-
tion of benefit to the state.
While there is little doubt of the
nomination and reelection of Mr..
Roberts, his friends should not be
over-confident and neglect to attend
the primaries next Tuesday and give
him their vote.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
PRODUCTION OF MINERAL
PAINT ON THE INCREASE

The production of mineral paint in
the United States is an important in
dustry. In 1911, according to the
United States Geological Survey, the
value of the paint produced from all
sources was $31, ,S22 1927. Paints are
divided by the survey into three
groups-natural mineral pigments,
pigments made directly from ores, and
chemically manufactured pigments.
OF the total production of paint in
1911 $49S,S21 is to be credited to nat
ural mineral pigments, $7,343,762 to
pigments made directly from ores and
$23, $780, PA to chemically manufactur-
ed pigments. The production of nat
ural pigments was less than in 1910;
that of pigments made from ores in
creased; that of chemically manufac-
tured pigments decreased. There was
total decrease in value, compared
with the value for 1910, of $241 ,495.
The report on mineral paints, by W..
G. Phalen of the survey has been is
sued as an advance chapter of the
volume "Mineral Resources for
1911. 1t contains tables showing i'm
ports of the pigments of different
classes, thus giving an idea of the
magnitude of their consumption in
the United States; descriptions of the
characters of the natural mineral pig
ments and brief data on the methods
of preparation of the prepared pig
ments. The report also contains a
summary of the results of paint tests
recently published by the American
oeiSety for Testing Materials.
A copy of this report may be OBJ
tanned free on application to the Di-
rector of the Survey at Washington,
d c.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
STALL AND LEONARD
TO SHOOT FOR BIG PURSE

For purse of $500 put up by Reno
and Winnemucca sportsmen Frank
Leonard of this place and Frank Stall
of Winnemucca will engage in match
blue rock shoot at the Moana Springs
traps on September 7th.
The contest is the outcome of the
recent shooting tournament held in
this city when Leonard beat Stall out
for second high gun by fraction of
a per cent. Beth men are experts with
shotgun and considerable interest is
taken in the event.
ARRANGEMENTS also are being made
for a live bird shoot between teams
representing Reno and Winnemucca-
Reno Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
P. RAISING
COIN FOR FEEDERS

That the Western Pacific railroad is
back of the survey made a year ago
from Ooroville through Wyandotte,
Bangor, Clipper Mills and on into
Sierra county is the information now
current in railroad circles. The line
for the new road has been surveyed for
some time and the grade stakes have
been in place. At the time the survey
was made every movement was yelled
in mystery, so far as the identity Of
the hackers was concerned. It is now
definitely announced that the West
ern Pacific is back of the survey.
Right-of-way agents have recently
been in the field and have secured free
rights-of-way for most of the route.
The building of the road depends upon
the success of Vice-P President G. H.
Schlacks, in Holland, where he is try
ing to float a heavy loan for the West
ern Pacific for the purpose of building
feeders in various parts of California
and Nevada.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
Probably Fatal Accident.

While Conductor Gingery's train
was switching in the uerlach yards
yesterday, there occurred an accident
that will in all probability prove ia.
tai The pilot of the engine was at
tached to the caboose and running
along at low rate Of speed, when the
brakeman gave the engineer "A sudden
stop signal. The engine was stopped
within few feet, and upon investiga-
tion the body of a Greek named
George Sulustos was found lying un-
der the front trucks of the caboose,
with the head badly crushed. He had
evidently attempted to jump on the
front of the pilot and fell, but caught
hold and was dragged along.
The injured man was brought to Win
nemucca on No. and taken to the
county hospital, where he was attend
ed to by ar. Swezy, the company sur
geon. This morning he was placed
aboard No. | and taken to the hospi-
tai at Oakland. Sulustos is native
of Crete, 25 years of age, and had
been working for the Western Pacific
on the Western division.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
County Politics.

There has been little excitement in
county politics during the week. The
principal contest for the primaries
seems to be between Commissioner j.
d. Bradshaw and his Democratic op-
ponent, f. NJ. Buckingham. Both can.
didates are in the field, in personal
command of their forces, and promise
to keep the fight up until the polls
have closed Tuesday evening. Commits
sioner Bradshaw is relying entirely
upon his record in the office for the
past two years, which is conceded to
have been above criticism, even by his
most active political adversaries.
r. NJ Hardy, of Lovelock, candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
for district attorney, arrived in town
last evening and left this noon for
National. Mr.. Hardy is making a
good, clean campaign. and is general
ly regarded as the winner.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
WILL, ATTEND SESSION OF
RAILWAY SURGEONS IN CITY

DIR. p. j. Mangan viii leave this ev-
ening for San Francisco to attend the
annual meeting of the Pacific Associa-
tion of Railway Surgeons, which will
be in session at the st. Francis Friday
and Saturday of this week A fine en-
tertainment program has been sehdul-
ed for the visiting surgeons, which
will include an automobile ride about
the city. DR. Mangan will return
home the first of the week, accompani-
ed by his family, who are at present
in the Bay citv.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
WILL LIhELY CLOSE OPTION
ON AWAKENING PkOPnRTY

W. G.. Prickett, OF Birmingham, Ala
'bama, has returned from Awakening,
where he made a further inspection
of the South Extension of the Gnat
group, embracing three claims.
Mr.. Prickett submitted favorable
repart of the property to his asso-
ciates, and is expecting to near from
them hourly in regard to closing the
option they hold on the property,
which viii expire on September l,
which was secured from Murray Scott.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
MARINES EN- ROUTE TO
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Last night IS Southern Pacific No.
3 contained two cars of marines, from
League Island, Philadelphia en- route
to San Francisco. The detachment
consisted of so men, under command
of Lieutenant Davis, and will sail
for the Philippines on September 5.
An equal number of marines is being
sent to the Islands by the government
each month, to relieve men whose term
of enlistment has expired.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
FIRST CLASS OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE MONEY

Bakery, fully equipped, half bakery
building in connection for an addition
al business. For the right party or
parties, no reason why good business
can't be established Call and investi-
gate. f. G. ROBINS,
P. O. Box 26O, Winnemucca, New.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
CONTINUE PRfL|MI.
NARY HEARINGS

In the case of Lee Wilson, on pre-
liminary examination before Judge
Dunn on a charge of having murdered
Frank F. Eggieston, the State closed
at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, af-
ter having examined about dozen
witnesses.
Defendant waived making state
ment, but called Sheriff Lamb as a
witness 1t was learned that the
sheriff was absent at Vale, Oregon, as
q witness in the case of John Hanson,
arrested here some weeks ago on the
charge of horse stealing, and the case
was continued until his return.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
CAR OF LIME FOR
VE-.DI LUMBER COMPANY

This morning carload of lime was
received at the Southern Pacific sta
tion for the Verdi Lumber company.
Yesterday the First National bank
shipped car of wool to Eisemann
Bros, Boston.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-08-29
NEW POSTAL LAW WILL
GO INTO IMMEDIATE EFFECT

The new law regulatin~ the delivery
of Sunday mail at first and second
class postofiices will be put into imme
date effect by Postmaster General
Hitchcock Although the mail will be
distributed as usual, it will only be
available to holders of lcck boxes.
The new regulation will not affect
the Winnemueca postoffiee, according
to Postmaster Rogers, as this is a
third-class office. The Sunday hours
now in force will be continued.