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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
PLANNING TO TAKE
CARE OF TEACHERS

The first work of a public nature
which has devolved upon the Hum
boldt County Chamber of Commerce is
that of canvassing the town to see if
accommodations can be secured for
the 200 or 300 school teachers who will
attend the state teachers institute, to
be held in Winnemucca in October.
The hotels and rooming- houses of the
town are nearly always full and they
cannot accommodate very great num-
Der of the visitors, so it is necessary
to look to the private houses to lodge
them. The hotels and restaurants can
feed them. The exact date is not
known, but the event will occur dur
ing October.
This will probably be the largest
crowd that ever visited Winnemucca
The institute will last five days, and
the visitors will probably be here six
or seven days, and some of them long
er. Some place the number that may
be expected to attend at fully 800,
while the lowest estimate is 200.
If accommodations can be guaran-
teed for all the teachers the institute
will be held in Winnemucca; if this
guarantee cannot be had some other
place will be chosen.
G. G. Wright, solicitor and collector
for the Chamber of Commerce, is MAX
ing a canvass of the town to determine
how many homes will help to care for
the visitors. If you are in a position
to help out and do not see Mr. Wright,
call him up at phone 613.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
SUNDAY DINNER AT
LAFAYETTE GRILL

The regular Sunday dinner will be
served at the Lafayette grill tomor-
row. Those wishing it may have wine
with their dinner The price of the
dinner with bottle of wine will be
65 cents. Without wine the usual
price of so cents will be charged. Din
ner is on from 4:30 to 8 p. m, to the
accompaniment of music. The follow
ing is the bill of fare:
SOUP
Chicken Okra.
SALAD
Combination.
FISH
Baked Catfish, Italienne.
ENTREES
potted Young Chicken with Dumping.
Spaghetti and Cheese.
VEGETABLES
Mashed Potatoes. Stewed Sugar Corn.
ROAST
Leg of Veal, Apple Sauce.
DESSERT
Creme de Menthe Punch.
Loaf Cake.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
CHAMBER Will
DO GOOD WORK

The board of directors at the meet
ing in Silver State hall Thursday
night decided to appeal to the people
of Humboldt county to come forward
and help out the Chamber of Com
made after it had become apparent
that very many were slow about com
ing in and the injustice of few bear.
ing the burden became apparent. Fol
lowing is the resolution:
Whereas, The Humboldt County
Chamber of Commerce has been or.
ganized to promote the general vel
fare of all sections of Humboldt coun.
ty. to advertise the resources, to se-
cure new industries not already rep.
resented, to attract homeseekers, get
them located and settled as pecma-
nent residents, to advance the business
and industrial interests Of the county
in every way possible; and
Whereas, Every section of Hum
boldt county will be proportionately
benefited by the efforts of this organi-
zation; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we appeal to the
business people, ranch and stockmen,
mining men and any other taxpayers
of all parts of Humboldt county to
come forward and show their public
spirit by joining the movement and
sharing in the expense.
Tt was decided to appoint a commit
tee to raise money by subscription
among the business interests of the
county, as the initiation fee of $40
would not furnish the necessary
amount. The following committee for
Winnemucca was selected:
J. p. Grandel, Nose Reinhart, Henry
w. Duncan c. 3. Brown, g. W. Sum
merfeld, J. A. Lipman and B. J..
LoinaZ.
similar committee was also ap-
pointed for Golconda. composed of
John Etehert, f. l.. Dutertre and J. A.
Comes These committees will be
asked to boost for memt ership as well
as TO solicit subscription to the public
itv fund
Boosting committees will be appoint
ed in the other towns in the county as
soon as they are sufficiently repre-
sented in the membership.
The representative of one Winnie
mucca institution said Thursday night
he would contribute 5000 in addition
to the membership fee he had paid,
and if that was not enough the COM
mittee might call on him again.
1t was the unanimous opinion of
everyone present at the meeting that
the Chamber of Commerce must labor
impartially for every section of the
county.
Considerable time was taken up in
the discussion of the best methods of
action Col f. r. Place, who has had
a wide experience in publicity work
and in boosting, was asked for his
views and he gave some very interest
ing suggestions, drawn from his ex-
perience and observations in other
places.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
MANY wINNEMUCCANs
AT GOLCoNDA DANCE

Eight autos, crowded to the limit
Of their capacity, made the trip to
Golconda last night to attend the
dance at Crockett's hall. These were
the machines of Vic Giroux, Fred
Pearce, Ed Smith, G. B. Brown, and
four of Haviland & Hoskins'. In all
there were about sixty Winnemuccans
at the dance and all enjoyed them
selves immensely. Dancing was kept
up until half past one and Smith . Or
chestra rendered excellent music.
Good time was made by all the ma
chimes on both the out and return trip.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
SERVICES At THE
LOCAL CHURCHES
Baptist Services.

The regular preaching services will
be held tomorrow at IL a. m. and 730
p. m. The pastor will speak in the
morning and Arthur L. Wadsworth, Of
Pasadena, California, will speak in the
evening on "Christian Education -
The regular Sunday school will be held
at p. m.
On Tuesday evening preaching will
be conducted at Inlay in the school
house.
FLOY T. BARKMAN, Pastor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
Christian Science.

The Christian Science society will
meet at the schoolhouse tomorrow
morning at IL O'Clock Subject, "Doc-
trine of Atonement.
To him that overcometh will l grant
to set with me in by throne, even as
also overcome and am set down with
my Father in his throne.-Rev. 1921.
Meeting at the same place Wednes-
day evening. The public is cordially
invited to attend all meetings.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20

Superintendent 7. F. Rowlands and
Assistant Superintendent Bell and
Beauman, of the Southern Pacific,
passed through Winnemucca yesterday
afternoon on the monthly supply train,
en- route to Sparks, distributing sup
plies at the various stations.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
SHIPPING WOOL TO BOSTON

Yesterday the First National bank
shipped a carload of wool to Boston,
via the Western Pacific.
Today George H. Southwark, of the
same institution, is loading six ears at
Battle Mountain with Mrs. Jenkins ,
wool, for shipment to Eisemann Bros,
Boston.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
RETURNS FROM VISITING
FORMER HOME IN OHIO

Mrs. O. H. Morgan, wife of the man
ager of the Golden Rule store, return
ed on Southern Pacific No. last even
ing from a two months visit to her
girlhood home at Athens, Ohio.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
DICK BRENNAN GOES TO
NEW CAMP OF HIGHGRADE

"Dick' Brennan, a prospector well
known in Humboldt county, returned
to Reno from Thompson. where he
spent the winter, the first of the week,
end on Thursday left for Highgrade,
the new camp situated in Modoc coun-
ty, California.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
FREIGHr RECEIPTS AT
SOUTHERN PACIFIC STATION

At the Southern Pacific freight de-
pot there were received today two
cars of hay for Haviland Hoskins
and one car of lumber for K. Rein
hart & Co.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
Methodist Services.

Tomorrow services at the Methodist
church will be held as follows: Sun
day school at 9:45 a. m. Preaching at
IL a. m. In the evening at 1880 the
Masonic Lodge will attend the SER
vice in body and a sermon will be
preached by the pastor suitable for the
occasion. A special service of song
will precede the sermon
J. H. HENRY, Pastor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
FORMER WINNEMUCCAN
LEASES FALLON HOTEL

Jimmie Stewart, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. B. Stewart, of Winnemucca,
has leased the "Churchill,' at Fallon,
one of the finest and best known hotels
of the county.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
LOCAL BRIErs

A heavy colonist train on the
Southern Pacific passed through here
yesterday.
l.. G. Campbell, the well-known local
attorney, arrived yesterday afternoon
from trip to the east.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
Episcopal Services,

Archdeacon A. Lester Hazlett will
conduct services in the Episcopal
church tomorrow as follows: Holy
communion and sermon, IL a. m.; ev-
ening prayer and sermon, 1880 p. m.
Everybody is welcome.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
THE TOCCFRY"
AUTO CONTEST

istered on or before Wednesday, May
lst, after which date color of votes
will be changed and previous colors
will be void.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
Catholic Services

Mass viii be held at 10:30 tomorrow
in st. Paul's Catholic church by
Father Meehan.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
Specials for Wednesday, April "a.

Mems On all negligee soft collar
shirts, 10000 votes.
Ladies On all mannish shirts, 10,-
900 votes.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
Frauds Are Punished.

Frauds Are Punished.
The vigor with which the admins
tration has gone after those who have
attempted frauds on the customs rev.
enue is illustrated by the fact that
more than five million dollars has
been collected in fines against dis
honest importers and attempted snug
glers. Jail sentences in numerous in
stances have been added to the fines
The result has been the creation of a
wholesome respect for the law on the
part of importers and Americans who
travel in foreign lands The entire
machinery for the collection of cus-
toms has been overhauled with the
result that valuations are made more
accurately and many channels for
frauds have been stopped One of the
special aids in this connection has
been the special agents service. which
he secretary has taken personally in
hand.
The ether collection agency. the in
,ernal revenue service. has been
brought to a high degree of efficiency
It's collections last year were the high
e.t in its history-s322. 600. .000-which
was collected at the expense of one
cent and sixty eight hundredths of a
rent for each dollar. substantial de-
crease in cost Internal revenue col
lectors are now giving the ma or por.
ion of their time to their official du-
81 g... -
the first tine through the insistence Of
the president that efficiency OF ad-
ministraticn was more to be desired
than the developing of political ma
chimes
Whcre Savings Resulted.
Savings in the method of printing
the paper money of the country have
been made to the extent OF $500, 900
mints has resulted in cutting down the
expenses annually to the extent of
s4s3 600 BY using the mails instead
of the express saving of 100000 a
year is effected in sending wornout
notes to the treasury for redemption
s>tdiif 9JV'VVV Ntdi 10 pciuS sdNcu
through improved methods in handling
the paper on which money and postage
and internal revenue stamps is print
ed similar amount Is being saved
through closer scrutiny and economy
in printing the stationery for the de-
nartment The revenue cutter service
adds to the list saving of 100000 a
wear with increased activities. so also
does he public health service
And this story is the strongest kind
OF denial OF the charge that Presi-
dent Taft has used the government
employee TO further his own political
advantage. There have been eighteen
hundred and one unnecessary places
abolished under the treasury depart
ment in the last three years. Five
hundred and fortty-two of these have
been. in the department service in
Washington None of those In Wash
neton whose places We're abolished
,ave been separated from the service
Nv that fact Secretary MacVeagh
has rigidly adhered to the policy of
aving the vacancies which occurred in
ne department by resignation and
'eath. and these places have been
alied BY those who would otherwise
save been dropped
The facts above set forth are con-
vincing proof that under the admins
tration of President Taft genuine re-
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-20
REFORMS
PRODUCE RESULTS

The treasury department has re-
Gently received the commentator Of
the Democratic appropriation commit
tee OF the house of represen .dtives
or the results achieved in bringing
ibout economy and efficiency in that
department. The general basis Of this
unusual praise Is the fact that it is
costing two and half million dollars
year less to run this big business
machine of the government than it did
three years ago when President Taft
began his administration and initiated
his campaign for governmental econ
omy by placing an experienced busi-
ness man-Secretary MacVeagh-at
the head OF the treasury department
The amount now saved each year
Is ten per cent. reduction In the pre-
vious cost. 1t tells but half the story
OF the actual economy effected; for
there has been 10 per cent increase
in the business of the department dur
In this time. making a total gain in
the interest of the taxpayer of 20 per
cent.
The eagerness that now exists to
make political capital out of criticism
makes the fact eminently striking that
through this period of investigation
and inquiry the treasury department
has been found fruitless field of op-
GRAFTON. II has not even been men
toned in connection with the alleged
money trust" for the reason that the
treasury department is now. for the
first time. wholly independent of the
big bankers of the country in it's oper.
ations- That the department should
llways be above the slightest ground
for moral criticism is. of course. one
OF the fundamentals of its administra-
ticn
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-05
SYNOPSIS.

The scene at the opening of the story Ia
lad in the library of an old WORKOUT
southern plantation. known as the Bar
ony. The place is to be sold and It's
history and that of the owners. the
Quintards, is the subject of discussion by
Jonathan Crenshaw. business man.
Yancy, a farmer, when Hannibal Wayne
Hazard. a mysterious child Of the old
southern family, makes his appearance
Yancy tells how he adopted the boy. Ma
thaniel Ferris buys the Barony. but the
Quintards deny any knowledge Of the
boy. Yancy to keep Hannibal. Captain
Murrell, friend of the Quintards, APP
pears and asks questions about the Bar
ony. Trouble at Scratch Hill. when Han
nibal is kidnapped by Dave Blount Cap
tain MurTelPs agent Yancy overtakes
the boy. Yancy appears before Squire
Balaam, and is discharged with costs for
the plaintiff. Betty Malroy. a friend Of
the Ferrises, has an encounter with Cap
tain Murrel. who forces his attentions on
Der, and ts rescued by Bruce Darlington.
Betty sets out for her Tennessee home.
Darlington takes the same stage. Yancy
and Hannibal disappear. with Murrell on
their trail Hannibal arrives at the home
OF Judge Slocum Price. The Judge recog-
nizes IN the boy. the grandson Of an old
ume friend. Murrell arrives at Judges
home. Cavendish family on raft rescue
1ancy, who is apparently dead. Price
breaks jail; Betty and Darlington arrive
al Belle Plain. HannibaTs rifle discloses
some startling things TO the Judge. Han
nibal and Betty meet again. Murrell ar
rives in Belle Plain Is playing for big
stakes. Yancy awakes from long dream
less sleep on board the raft Judge Price
makes startling discoveries In looking up
land titles. Charley Norton, young
planter, who assists the judge, Is mys-
teriously assaulted Norton informs Car
rington that Betty has promised TO marry
PIN. Norton is mysteriously shot. More
light on MurrelPs plot. He plans upris-
Ing Of negroes Judge Price, with Hanni-
bal, visits Betty, and she keeps the boy
as a companion. In q stroll Betty takes
with Hannibal they meet Bess Hicks.
laughter OF the overseer, who warns
Betty OF danger and counsels her TO
ieave Belle Plain at once. Betty. terri
fed, acts on Bess' advice. and on their
uay their carriage 1t stopped by Slosson,
the tavern keeper, and confederate, and
Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-05
ROW Work of Bureau of Standards In
Cities Has Been Extended in
Past Years.

The work of the bureau of stand
ards has been greatly extended Of
late years, says the New York Her
aid. The operations of the Office were
at first limited for the most part to
standards of length, mass, capacity
and temperature, but the rapid prog
ress of applied science created new
demands which no institution was
competent TO satisfy.
Photomet'y. or the measurement Of
light, is a case In point Thirty years
ago 1t had no great commercial i'm
portance, but the extended use of cleo
tricity for lighting purposes, the dis
covery and manufacture of acetylene
gas dsthe invention Of numerous i'm
provements in burners for ordinary Il
Illuminating gas have opened up new
field Photometric apparatus Is now
necessary In hundreds. or even thou
sands. OF factories.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-05
PQ(UHRff2NQIES

The contented and happy hen is the
laying hen.
Round pebbles will not do for rough
edges to grind the grain.
A writer recommends boiled rice
for diarrhea in young turks.
Initiate nature as closely as possible
and your turkey crop will pay out.
Little and often is one of the i'm
portant things to remember in feeding
chicks.
Eggs should always be protected
from the hot sun while being taken to
market.
Windows should now be out of the
poultry house and wire netting tackled
in their places.
A foorless brood coop on clean,
dry ground is better than one with a
board floor in it.
The average hen outlives her use
fitness in two years, and Is more prof
liable sent to market.
Whether kept for Matching or mar
ket eggs ought to be kept free from
any form of moisture.
When eggs are soft shelled the hens
are either too fat or do not get enough
mineral matter in their feed.
Don't neglect the water supply as
plenty of water helps to keep the
hens in good laying condition.
A safe rule to follow in chick feed
ing is to give them just az much as
they viii clean up nicely at each feed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-05

son, and he endeavored to share the
confidence he was feeling with Betty,
but there was something SO forced
and unnatural in the girls voice and
manner when she discussed his con-
lectures that he quickly fell into an
awed silence. At last, and it must
have been some time after midnight,
troubled slumbers claimed him. No
moment OF forgetfulness came to Bet
ty. She was waiting for what-she
did not know! The candle burnt low
er and lower and finally went out and
she was left In darkness, but again
she was conscious of sounds from the
room below. At first it was only
word or a sentence, then the guarded
speech became steady monotone
that ran deep into the night. Even
tually this ceased and Betty fancied
she heard sobs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-05
TURKEYS NEED LARGE RANGE
Small Pen in Town Is Absolutely Not
Suitable for Rearing Meat For
Christmas Dinner.

For those persons in town who are
thinking of raising a turkey or two In
their back yards there is trouble In
store. The back yard or pen is not
the place for a bird which refuses to
be domesticated, W. A. Lippincott,
head of the poultry department at the
Kansas Agricultural college, says.
The farm is the place to raise tur-
keys. They must have a good range.
During the first few months it is bet
ter to give them no grain, but let them
forage and eat bugs. If small turkeys
are cared for in this way, the fatality
will be much less.
Professor Lippincott suggests that
you let some farmer take your young
turkeys and rear them. You might ar
range to pay a little rent to a farmer
for allowing your birds to roam in his
pastures. Then, along about Thanks
giving, all you have to do is to go out
and harvest your turkey.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-05
CHAPTER Xxx.
. Murrell Shows His Hand,

MQiTClt oIto"S tbs
At length points of light began to
show through chinks In the logs. Han
nibal reused and sat up, rubbing his
eyes with the backs of his hands.
Wasn't you able to sleep none?" he
inquired. Betty shook her head He
looked at her with an expression OF
troubled concern. How soon do you
reckon the judge will known" he
asked.
Very soon now, dear" Hannibal
was greatly consoled by this opinion.
Miss Betty, he will love to find
US"
"Hark! What was that?" for Betty
had caught the distant splash of oars.
Hannibal found a chink in the logs
through which by dint Of much squfnt-
ing he secured a partial view of the
bayou.
They're fetching up a keel boat to
the shore Miss Bettv-it's a whoop-
er!" he announced. Betty's heart
sank: she never doubted the purpose
for which that boat was brought into
the bayou, or that it nearly concerned
herself.
Half an hour later Mrs. Hicks ap-
peared with their breakfast 1t was
in vain that Betty attempted to en-
gage her in conversation. Either she
cherished some personal feeling of
dislike for her prisoner, or else the
situation in which she herself was
placed had little to recommend it,
even to her dull mind, and her dis
satisfaction was expressed In her at
titude toward the girl.
Betty passed the long hours of
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beds and a stool; there was window
in the gable but piece OF heavy
plank was spiked before it.,
Miss Betty, don't you be scared"
whispered Hannibal When the judge
hears we're gone, him and Mr.. Ma
haffy will try to find us. They'll go
right off to Belle Plain-the judge is
always wanting to do that, only Mr.
Mahaffy never lets h1m-but now he
won't be able to stop him.
"Oh, Hannibal, Hannibal, what can
he do there-what can any one do
there?" And dead pallor over
spread the girls face. To speak Of
the blind cropping of her friends but
served to fix the horror Of their stu
alton in her mind.
Il don't know, Miss Betty, but the
Judge is always thinking of things to
do; seems like they was mostly things
no one else would ever think Of"
Betty had placed the candle on the
stool and seated herself on one of the
beds. There was the murmur OF
voices in the room below; she won
dered If her fate was under considera-
ton and what that fate was to be-
Hannibal, who had been examining
the window, returned to her side.
Miss Betty, if we could just get
out of this loft we could steal their
skiff and row down to the river;
reckon they got just the one boat;
the only way they could get to US
would be to swim out, and If they
! done that we could pound 'em over
tie thing sinks you when you're in
the water" But this murderous fancy
of his failed to interest Betty.
Presently they heard Sherrod and
Bunker come up from the shore with
George Slosson Joined them and
there was brief discussion, then an
interval of silence, and the sound of
moved back across the field in the
direction of the bayou. There sue
ceeded a period of utter stiffness,
both in the cabin and in the clear
ing. somber hush that plunged Bet
ty yet deeper in despair. Wild
thoughts assailed her, thoughts against
which she struggled with all the
strength Of her will
In that hour of stress Hannibal was
sustained by his faith in the judge.
He saw his patrons powerful and
picturesque intelligence applied to
solving the mystery of their disap-
pearance from Belle Plain; it was in
conceivable that this could prove
otherwise than disastrous to Mr.. Slos-