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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
WELL-KNOWN MINING MAN
COMMITTED TO ASYLUM

Tuesday evening a lunacy commits
sion committed David Payne to the
state hospital for the insane, and he
was taken to Reno on No. the same
evening by his son, George Payne who
came down from Dunsmuir, California
to look after his father.
1t was decided that Payne was suf-
fering from melancholia, no doubt
brought on by worry over failure to
finance his Winnemucca mountain
proposition, for which purpose he Wis
tied the coast several weeks ago. Mr..
Payne's many friends trust that his
detention will be but temporary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
TO USE NEVADA LAKE
FOR TRANSPORTATION

Pyramid lake, Nevada's largest
lake and the only really navigahle
body of water in the state, Is to be
used for transportation. The Utah Con
struction company intends to put a
launch on the lake Immediately to fa-
cilitate work on the construction of the
Fernley-Lassen road. From the south
ern end of the lake. distance of about
twenty miles, the Supplies for the nor
thern end of the road will be carried
across the lake on the launch.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
LOCAL BRIEFS

John Etchart, the well-known Col
conda sheepman, was in town today, re.
turning home on No. 6.
Mrs. f. G. White, of Sparks. Nevada
and Mrs. Elizabeth Flint, of Roseburg
Oregon, are visiting with Mrs. J. A.
Rogers.
L. A. Friedman, the well-known min
ing man, camo in from Loveloek yester-
day afternoon and will visit his Pleas
ant valley ranch before returning
home.
]. B. Ligon, former state auditor, is
in town today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
COST OF LIVING IS
STILL ADVANCING

Figures compiled by Bradstreet 8
show that the cost of living has ad-
vanced 10 per cent in the last year.
Will the initiative and referendum
reduce the cost of living9
Will the recall of judicial decisions
reduce the cost of livingf
Will preferential primaries reduce
the cost of livingf
Will Rooseveltism reduce the cost
of livingl
An answer from Mr.. Roosevelt would
be a valuable contribution to the liter"-
ture of the thirdterm campaign. is
he afraid to discuss the empty market
basket?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
Delay in Completing Double Tracking

Julius Kruttschnitt, vice-president
and director of the Hartman lines,
says traffic this month is running
slightly ahead of last year. The Harri-
man lines program for new work for
1913 has not been made public.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt said it is doubtful
whether the double tracking of the
Hartman main line from Omaha to
San Francisco will be completed before
the opening of the Panama exposition.
"The expenditure of millions of cap
ital on new railroad work must, to
some degree he said, 'be governed
by circumstances which affect the earn
ings of the properties.
The most important piece of con-
struction work already authorized is
the double tracking over the Sierras
from Colfax. The equipment orders
of the Hartman lines for 1923 total
100000. They include us loco
motives, 126 passenger cars, 92,049
freight cars and 46,752 tons of rails.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
HOTEL LAFAYETTE ARRIVALS

J. b. Treadwell, Nevada City.
r. Diven, city.
C. J. Hammes, Sacramento.
Samuel f. Bates, Salt Lake.
Lee Prettyman, San Francisco.
Geo. II. Davis, city.
C. r. Douglas, Chicago.
II. J. Gray, San Francisco.
M. F. Baker, Detroit.
John Welsh, Lovelock.
Geo. f. Manner, San Francisco.
HAYDEN Hill, Battle Mountain.
Reno II. Sales, Butte.
II. A. Keller, Butte.
Henry Rosenberg, Reno.
w. r. Hoover, Salt Lake.
c. d. Crandall, Salt Lake.
J. M. Craig. San Francisco.
J. Norton, Duluth.
l.. A. Friedman, Lovelock.
j. d. Leonard, Lovelock.
w. b. Ligon, Carson.
Will Cremeds, San Francisco.
j. +. Prison, Sacramento.
Geo. II. Davis, Salt Lake.
w. A. Massey, Reno.
A. A. Primeaux, Midas.
ID. f. Shinn, San Francisco.
Geo. Russell Jr,, Battle Mountain
j. Jackson, Elko.
A. A. Seitz, San Francisco.
G. r. Logan, Reno.
Geo. Martinson, Reno.
j. b. Corcoran, Stockton.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
LAUGHLIN RELEASED FROM
JAIL ON REDUCED BONDS

Yesterday Bonnifield & Brandon
brought their client, V. A. Laughlin
confined in the county jail on charge
of embezzlement, before Judge Quicker
on a writ of habeas corpus. After
hearing argument Judge Ducker re-
dueed the defendant s bonds from ST.
600 to $500, which he furnished and
was given his liberty.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
Decision in Masuda Case Saturday.

The testimony in the case Of State
of Nevada VS.. Charles Masuda, the Jap
accused of tn etheft of jewelry from
the Hill family, was finished before
Judge Dunn yesterday afternoon. The
evidence will now be transcribed and
signed by the witnesses and the Court
will render a decision Saturday. De-
fendant was represented by W. s. Bon
nifeld, Jr,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
BANKED HER MONEY IN
A TEACUP AND LOST 1T

Several days ago Miss Pauline Wuer-
tele clerk in the local postoffice, cached
500 in teacup, which she placed on a
shelf in the family kitchen. When she
went to get it, day or two after
wards, it was gone, as was also young
man who had been conducting shoe
blacking establishment in the vicinity
for the past two or three months.
Whether there is any connection be
tween the two incidents is not known
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
BOARDS Will LOOK
into ACCIDENTS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-Boards
of inquiry will hereafter be convened
to ascertain the cause and fix the re-
sponsibility, where such immediate
cause is not clearly manifest, for all ac-
cidents on the Southern Pacific, accord
ing to information made public in the
general Offices of the Southern Pacific
here today. Full publicity as to the
findings of such inquiry boards will al
so be given.
This is new move on the part of the
Southern Pacific and is in line with
its policy of full publicity for acci-
dents adopted several years ago. Fol
lowing an accident that is not of minor
consequence the ranking official on the
division on which the accident occurs,
shall convene the board, which board
shall comprise two disinterested per-
sons not connected with the railroad,
and the division officers representing
the operating, mechanical and engi-
neering departments. The board must
visit the scene of the accident and
must take testimony of employees and
eye-witnesses, persisting in the invest :
cation until the causes are determined.
Should division board of inquiry
fail to reach a conclusion second
board comprising higher officials shall
be convened and if the findings of the
second board be not conclusive the
general manager will convene a third
board.
The instructions to officers who shall
convene inquiry boards state specif-
cally that the responsibility must be
fixed regardless of individuals or in
terests affected The findings must be
and from the latter's Office to the
press. Prminent business men from
the neighhorhood in which an accident
may occur usually sit as members of
such boards and of several inquiries
already held the findings of these
boards have all been unanimous.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
MIR. AND MRS. e. M. BOSCH
WILL VISIT THE EAST

Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Bosch will leave
for Burlington, Iowa, tomorrow even
ing, via the Western Pacific, to pay
a visit to the parents of the former.
They will be absent for about six
weeks and before returning home will
visit Chicago and other cities of the
middle west.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
PERFORM DIFFICULT FEAT
IN MOVING A HOUSE

Yesterday John McCruden and J. P.
IO'Carroll moved house, 30x3S feet in
dimensions and containing five rooms,
from a point near M. b. Johnson 's
ranch, seven miles south of here into
town. The building, which stood the
trip without damage, was placed on the
lots of George Becker, in upper town.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
SMALL BLAZE AT HOTEL
LAFAYETTE THIS AFTERNOON

was turned in from the Hotel Lafay
cite. The blaze sarted from the kitchen
range, catching in the roof, and was
soon extinguished by hotel employees
with buckets OF water. The sro--2s-
partment made a quick response, the
hosecart being taken to the scene by
one of Haviland & Hoskins' autos. By
the time it arrived, however, the fire
was out
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
Taft Will Stump New Jersey.

Mr.. Taft has arranged to extend his
trip to New Jersey so that he will be
campaigning in that state until an
hour before the polls open at | o'clock
next Tuesday. On.the original sched-
ule he would have finished Monday
night. The extension was said to be
an indication that he had determined
to fight Colonel Roosevelt to the bitter
end.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
SPEND THE DAY FISHING
IN HUMBOLDT RIVER

Mesdames d. Pascal and j. W..
Davey spent the day fishing in the
Humboldt river, few miles above
town. They were taken out this morn
ing by d. Pascal, who returned to
town, going after the ladies late this
afternoon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
NEW WATER PIPE
FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Today Supt. Akin, of the Water &
Light company, with force of men, is
laying a water pape on Lay street from
Railroad to Fifth, to furnish water for
the the county high and district
schools.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
Extra Freight Goes West.

This afternoon an extra freight pull
ed out of the Winemucca yards for the
coast. 1t was made up of IL loads for
California that had been dropped off
here by regular freight trains, in or
der that they might be able to pull
over the Antelope hill. Included in the
train were loads of marble and stone
for Richmond and heavy beams for
Stockton.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
RETURNS FROM TWO MONTHS
TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO

Ed Reinhart returned Tuesday even
ing from San Francisco, where he
spent two months looking after the
business of f. Reinhart & Co.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
Steam Ditcher Being Repaired.

The Western Pacific steam ditcher is
being overhauled at the roudhouse here
and when repaired will be placed in
commission between Winnemucca and
Elko, fixing up the roadbed. The ma
chin will be worked by a crew in
charge of G. Anderson.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
DEPUTY STATE PRESIDENT
GRANDEL GOES TO ELKO

J. P. Grandel, deputy state president,
Fraternal Order Eagles, left this af-
ternoon on Southern Pacific No. 6 for
Elko, where he will consider the ad-
visibility of organizing an aerie of the
order
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
CEMENT BRICKS FOR SALE
BY JOHN M'CRUDEN

John McCruden is now prepared to
sell cement bricks of any desired color
and in any quantity, for building pur-
poses. See display advertisement on
fourth page.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
Freight Receipts.

During the past twenty-four hours
the following carload lots of freight
have been received at the Southern
Pacific station:
f. Reinhart & Co., ear of the cele-
brated Anheuser Busch Budweiser
beer.
johnson & Becker, hay
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
s. p officials Visit Winnemucca.

Assistant Superintendent 4. A. Me
Kinstry, of the Southern Pacific, was
in town for a few hours last evening,
and Assistant Superintendent C. E..
Canady is spending today here.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
new ". P. HOS
P|TAL FOR PORTOLA

DR.. T. w. Huntington, chief surgeon
for the Western Pacific, passed through
Winnemucca last evening on No. a. He
was en- route to Montreal, where he
will attend he annual session of the
American Surgical association, which
meets in the Canadian city May 29-31.
From there he will go to Atlantic City,
New Jersey, to attend the meeting of
the American Medical association,
June Al. At this meeting he will be
chairman of the Section of Surgery.
DR.. c. E. Swezy, local surgeon for
the company was at the station to meet
DR.. Huntington and was informed that
arrangements had been completed for
establishing a Western Pacific hospital
at Portola, the second division west of
Winnemucca. The building has been
finished and the institution will be
opened for the reception of patients
upon the return of DIR. Huntington
from the east.
DR.. Huntington is well known to old
residents of Winnemucca, having prac-
ticed his profession here during the
early 90's, coming from Battle Noun
tain. About the year 1898 he moved
to Sacramento and afterwards to San
Francisco. For several years he was
chief surgeon for the Southern Pacific,
resigning to accept the same position
with the Western Pacific when its
medical department. was established
some two years ago. DR.. Huntington is
at present president of the California
State Medical Society, and for a time
was member of the San Francisco
board of health.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23

Gerhard Miller and Mrs. G. w. Will
Jams came in from Willow Point today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
M'CONNFLL Quinn
RIVER Ranch SOLD

Another large deal in Humboldt
county realty was closed the first of
the week, embracing one of the larg-
est ranches in the county. Mrs. J. P.
Anderson purchased what is commonly
known as the Mcconnell estate, situat-
ed in the northern part of the county,
on Three-Mile and Eight Mile creeks
and Quinn river, consisting of about
5000 acres of land, between 1000 and
5000 of which are under water from
the streams mentioned. Only the land
was sold, all stock being reserved.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
First Settler on Three-Mile.

The Mcconnell brothers, Charles and
Thomas, came up from California in
1871, and took up land on Three Mile
creek, being the first settlers on that
stream. The following year they
bought out the holdings of Peter Flynn
on EightMile, he having bought from
man named Rose, who took up the
land and waterright in 1867. During
the same year, 1872, the extended
their holdings to the Quinn river. Be-
fore his death, which occurred in 1907,
Charles Mcconnell acquired the inter
est of his brother, Thomas Mcconnell,
and the property was inherited by Mrs.
Mcconnell, the widow, Charles and
Thomas Mcconnell, sons, and Mrs. Ben
Anderson, daughter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23

Iohn Lamerains, former clerk at the
Winnemucca hotel. win leave for Col
eonda tomorrow, to spend few days.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
PLAINTIFFS REST
IN WATER SUIT

The plaintiff in the case of Lovelock
Water Users VS.. Pacific Reclamation
company rested their case in the Dis
trict Court yesterday afternoon about
4 O'Clock. Defendants opened by plac-
ing on the stand Herbert Badt, of
Wells, whose direct examination was
comparatively short, but the cross ex-
animation was not completed at late
hour this afternoon. j. b. Crapo, of
Metropolis, will be defendants next
witness.
Defendants claim that the waters
they impound at their reservoir on the
headwaters of Bishop creek has no eff
feet on Lovelock valley, nearly 1000
miles away. 1t is expected that de-
PENDANTS will rest some time tomorrow
afternoon and that the case will be
submitted to the Court Saturday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
Shiveley Case Continued.

This morning Judge Ducker continu-
ed the hearing on the order to show
cause, in the case of Charles Baagoe vs.
B. F.Shiveley and Bonanza Mining COM
pany until June i, owing to the fact
that the Court was engaged in hearing
the Lovelock water case. At the time
the complaint was filed the Court issued
an order, returnable today, directing
defendant Shiveley to show cause why
an injunction should not issue restrain
ing him from transferring any of his
stock in the Bonanza Mining company
pending the settlement of the suit.
Plaintiff was represented in the pro-
ceedings this morning by Attorney
Hawkins, of the firm of Cheney, Down
er Price & Hawkins, of Reno, and L..
G. Campbell, of Winnemucca, and de-
fendant by Judge W. A. Massey.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
Unloading Coal for French Laundry.

Today Frank Rramdohr is unloading
ear of coal in the Western Pacific
yards for the French laundry.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
SUMMERFIELD FREIGHTING
OUTFIT LEAVES FOR NORTH

Today the SummerfeId freighting
outfit left for National, loaded with
merchandise for Defenbaugh s store.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-05-23
SENDING OUT PAPERS FOR
EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATIONS

Today Deputy Superintendent Abel is
sending out the questions for the sec
ond eighth-grade examinations, which
will be held in this district next week.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-03
RAIN AND HAIL
SATURDAY NIGHT

This section was visited Saturday
night by the heaviest and most damag-
ing wind, rain and hail storm in many
years.
Nearly four inches of rain fell dur
ing the night and the creeks were out
of their banks before morning. The
Sequoyah avenue bridge over Bull
creek went out during the night and
cut about so school children off from
the schools.
Big Cabin creek flooded all the lower
bottoms and the damage was very
great. The fine new barn at the Tom
Donnelly farm six miles north of town
was blown down and other buildings
throughout this section suffered. Six
hundred feet of Katy track washed
out between Vinita and White Oak On
the Frisco east of town several hun
dred feet near Little Cabin was dis
placed and trains were delayed nearly
whole day and night.
NJ G. Hawkins, three miles south of
town had number of cattle drowned
in his overfiowed pasture. The first
report was that fifty head had perish
ed in the waters but the exact number
has not been learned.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-03

bility be decided when the Oklahoma
agricultural and mechanical college
and state university meet on Boyd
field for series of two games this
week. Both teams are thus far unde-
feated and have made enviable rec
ords. They have bested the university
of Missouri and Southwestern uniyer-
sity of Texas by practically the same
score. For the first time this year the
two star college twirlers, Courtright of
the Sooners and Billings of the
"Aggies." will be pitted against each
other. Followers of baseball through
out the state will watch the result with
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-03

and fair conclusions felt in solving the
relations of the government and its in
stitutions.
Thomas Jefferson was right when he
said. "A government should be frugal
and simple, applying all possible saw
ing of the public revenue to the dis
charge of the national debt and not
to the multiplication of offices and
salaries" This theory was promulgat-
ed in 1901. when the expenses of the
government were s9,500,000 annually.
Last year they were over 81 900, ,000..
600.
The st. Louis & San Francisco Rail
road system. comprising about 5000
miles, has for years had an agricultural
which devotes its entire
time to the promotion of agriculture.
1t is establishing demonstration farms
along its lines, the crops to be grown
under instructions of the agricultural
department of the Frisco. The Frisco
is furnishing free to planters one hun
dred varieties of seed for grains and
vegetables, and offers cash prizes for
the best cultivated and most profitable
of these farms; also gold watch to
the girls for best production of toma-
toes We have quit the politician and
taken up the farmer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-03
Seems to Justify Superstition.

The opal associated with misfortune
by Russians of both sexes, who should
they chance to see an opal among the
goods displayed for purchase will buy
nothing more that day. and 1t is GU
rious fact that the Japanese, being un-
der the sign that this stone belongs
to, should be the nation to bring such
Ill luck to the Russians during the
disastrous war between these two
countries.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-03
rhounht Il ! Purchase.

Some good luck had come to him
in business that day and he felt as if
ne wanted to share it with others
20 when he reached her house and
dismissed the Station hack with it's
two sorry horses lie joyously handed
he driver two dollars. The driver
ociSed at the money. then at the man,
and then at his horses. and finally
said: 'All right, sir. which horse dc
fou want?"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-03
Baptized In irrigation pIteh.

Probably for the first time in the
history of irrigation new member or
the church was immersed In an irriga-
ton ditch in baptismal ceremony,
just west of Irrican, in the Canadian
Pacific railways irrigation block, AL
berta. j. s. Culp. farmer, and also
pastor OF the Church of the Brethren,
officiated at the ceremony, and Mrs.
f. Studdebaker was the member who
embraced the faith and was immersed
In the irrigation ditch.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-03
Magnificent Outdoor Theater.

Denmark has probably the finest
eatural outdoor theater in the world
II is situated in the royal deer park
9 bout six miles out of the capital
There the avenues of mighty trees
serve as wings and background to a
sage fronted by beech-encircled
slope that forms a perfect auditorium.
Eight thousand people can be ac-
ecnimodated at every performance.