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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16

County Engineer because of differ
ence of opinions between him and the
county commissioners but he hash [
quit that of county surveyor, not by
a long shot. He is the county surveyor
of Shawnee county and hopes to re-
main the same another two years.
One of Campbells first official acts
was to start a permanent road record,
survey record and records of section
corner monuments. He thinks there
ought to be some system and a few
records kept even in the county sur
veyor's office.
Jack is an enthusiastic young man,
careful, competent fellow, level
headed and well built and likes to see
everything he has any thing to do with
built as we'll Campbell has formed
some notions of his own without ask
ing anybody's consent, along the line
of road supervision. His idea is that
all road building should be superin-
tended by some one who knows his
business, likewise the construction of
bridges. There are a good many level
headed people around over the coun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16

the week, except Saturday, Mr.. Eby
is out in the country, going from
school to school, regardless of wealth
er or condition of highways. His
visit to the country school is one of
encoura cement and assistance, not of
criticism and complaint
The county enjoys the services of a
competent superintendent, an econom-
zeal officer, a fair, broad minded man.
The school officers, teachers and peo-
pie of the county are practically unan-
imous in their praise for Eby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16
MADE ONE MISTAKE.
This Is the Record of Judge of the
Probate Court.

Only once during his official ca
reer has Judge w. F. Schoch, probate
judge of Shawnee county, failed to
perform the duties of his office
promptly and properly. That one
omission was when a retiring county
official shambled into Schoch's office,
demanded license to engage in mat
rfmony and was denied.
Every few days a girl is seen on
Topeka streets, white hated. white
gowned, white slippered one white
gloved hand dafntily carrying the filmy
fullness of a beautifully embroidered
creation, boy dolled up in decorous
dark holding the other set of feminine
phalanges. Set it down right then
and there. they have met Judge Will
liam F. Schoch and they think he is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16

the settlement of financial affairs rests
with the probate judge An official
familiar with the law and proceedings
along these lines is undoubtedly de-
sirable man TO retain there. Those
who have had business before the pro
bate court. the lawyers of Topeka
and the public at large who enjoy an
acquaintance with Judge Schoch have
urged him to ask to be renominated
for the office he now holds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16
MADE GOOD JUST THE SAME
Revenge Is a Dreadful Weapon With
the Human But Must Be Met.

No man can actively prosecute any
or all classes of law violators with tut
bringing down upon him the wrath of
those punished and their sympathiz-
ing friends. Some people criticise
some actions taken by County Attor-
ney Ernest r. Simon and let me offer
my one criticism and only one: When
Simon takes hold of a case he wants
to be reasonably sure he will win be-
fore he starts it. That principle is
not bad asset for a prosecuting at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16
HE IS A BUSY JUDGE.
But Takes Pleasure in Meeting Men
and Knowing Them.

Seldom meet a man in, Shawnee
county who has not met A. w. Dana
as a barrister. as the presiding judge
of the Shawnee county district court.
as public speaker or claimed him
as personal friend. For twenty
years past, Judge Dana has been
climbing steadily in the legal profess
sion in Kansas. His services have
been solicited and utilized in every
political campaign during that time.
He has been drafted to deliver the ad
dress of welcome, the Grafton of the
day before many notable associations
and gatherings in the state and makes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16
DON'T MIND so MUCH.
Sort of Pleasure to See n Man Smile
Once i'm a While.

Ten thousand folks of Shawnee
county stood in line hours and hours.
even days and days. over in the first
floor corridor of the Shawnee county
court house last December, just be-
fore Christmas and watched the
fiickery little electric light that fur
nished illumination for the corridor,
flare and fade: watched the antiquated
elevator sigh and swerve as It slid
sheepishly up and down its shaft or
stood solemnly stationary right at the
door of the county treasurer's Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16
HOW DO YOU DO.
The Man Who Has a Good Word for
You and Wants to Shake Hands

Hello. therel Why, how do you do,
Repeat it with plenty of vim and right
out loud; put a couple of two inch
springs under your heels; now swell
out the chest full steam, about 10
pounds pressure and start off like
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16
Two Years and a Half With the Boys About
the Shawnee County Court House

m EN- % @
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16
MAN WITH THE souINr MACHINE
Doesn't Make Any Difference What
They Said He's There Yet.

Somebody said Jack Campbell has
resigned his office. He has and he
hasn't, be sure to get the last word
right. He has resigned the office of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16

make him a valuable man to the
schools of our county.
From early morning until late in
the evening and nearly every day of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16

the close of an officers term and use
fulnese.
Not so with Sans case however.
The majority of Shawnee county's vot-
ers Indicated their approval of his
work and retained him as their book
keeper if they couldn't raise his
wages
zimmerman, it is understood will
ask for the nomination for the office
of County Clerk at the August pri-
MARY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16

dfomsh f
machn 0 countysf affars
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-26

lister, and Henry Johnson with
license. 1t appears the record of
her San Francisco marriage to
Johnson was destroyed in the
earthquake.
They led Gladys Johnson from
her cell to the sheriff's office, A
committee of the Jail Reform So
ciety was there. Gladys John
son laughed a little and cried a
little, and big Henry Johnson
gulped and stammered over the
sacred words of the ceremony.
And the committee kissed the
"bride" and shook the "groom's"
hands, and together they went
out into the sunshine.
Now society has forgiven the
Johnsons because they have made
good the loss in the earthquake of
a bit of paper.
And the law has forgiven the
liars" for answering untruthful=
ly a question concerning a buried
past in which the law was in no
way concerned.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-26


She didn't lie about the acct
dent. A truthful answer to the
question could not have inhuenc-
ed the result of the suit. But she
lied.
The prosecuting attorney re-
membered state law, second
degree perjury" law, which had
been on the statute books since
1909, but had never been invoked,
1t fitted the case of Gladys John
son, who had lied because she did
not want the world to know OF
her past unhappiness.
A Judge of the superior court
sentenced Gladys Johnson to two
years in the penitentiary and
Johnson to a short term in jail,
For he lied, too-the same lie.
About the same time a motor
ious real estate swindler, who
had cheated the public out of mil
lions of dollars and in doing so
had told uncounted lies, was SEN
fenced to two and half years
imprisonment.
The Seattle Star compared
these sentences and started an
agitation in Gladys Johnson's be-
half, which reused the entire
state. Petitions were circulated,
demanding a pardon, and these
received tens of thousands of sig
natures. The Seattle Jail Reform
society took up the matter.
In the meantime the woman
had not been committed to the
penitentiary, but was held in jail.
The other day the pardon came.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
BRADY CASE
WILL BE TRIED
ON THURSDAY
NEW DATE is SET BY JUDGE AT
KINSON ON RETURN FROM
OUTSIDE TRIP

Thursday afternoon has been set
for the trial of James Brady, charg-
ed with sending out false reports as
to the conditions of the North Star
mine The trial was originally set
for last Friday but owing to the alb
sence of Justice of the Peace Fl. II.
Atkinson, a continuance was taken
and yesterday the court set Thurs
day as the time for hearing the case.
Brady has been at liberty under
500 bail. The case is somewhat
unique for it involves the practice
of certain New York brokers in hav-
ing correspondents in various Nevada
mining camps send out news OF a
certain nature, that an attempt might
be made to make the market bullish
or bearish as conditions happen tc
be- In this instance the name oi
| Brady" was attached to tele
gram, and it could be easily surmis
ed that the message came from S. H
Brady, general manager and consult
ing engineer of the North Star com
| Dany
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
RATTLE ROYAL
TERMINATES IN
POLICE COURT
VI SoLLENDER AND MRS. COR
RANklE ENGAGE IN BRIEF
DISPUTE

A, one round battle at which no
moving pictures We're taken occurred
on Main street about 1880 O'Clock
this morning. But few spectators
witnessed the bout, and the fortunate
few declared the entertainment was
very interesting. Fault was found
that the end came suddenly.
The participants were w. B. Sol
lender the pioneer business man of
this city and Mrs. Lottie Corrankie,
also a pioneer of this city James
J. Degan of the sheriff's office acted
as referee and separated the combat
ants when they engaged in a loving
clinch, thereby gaining the i'll will
of the remaining spectators who
were anxious that the bout be con-
tinued.
The trouble arose over the recent
purchase by Sollender OF the Clinton
house on Central street, adjoining
Mrs. Corrankie's home. Sollender
paid 5000 for an option on the place
and was preparing to close the deal
when Mrs. Corrankie, it is stated,
objected to Sollender living in her
neighborhood In words that we de-
scribed as not being mixed, she way
laid Sollender one day ands declared
herself Sollender, it is stated, said
that no lady would resort to such
language.
Mrs. Corrankie, it is claimed, paid
no attention to the remark and con-
tinued the TRADE.
Sollender requested that she send
some man to talk to him.
Mrs. Corrankie declined the invi-
tation and kept on talking, it is al
legged.
Later Sollender forfeited the mon
ey already paid on the place pu'
continued looking after the house
for the owner. He purchased small
building in the rear of the Clinton
house and Sunday moved 1t to new
location on upper Main street. After
removing the houss ne prepared tt
build coal she'd While engaged
in this occupation Mrs. Corrankie
it is stated, started an argument
claiming a portion OF the grount
that was to be occupied by the shed
Sollender stated that she could have
all the ground that belonged to he
and invited her to measure Off th'
parcel that she owned. She pro
CeGQGu 10 uO So, anu III tHC ihidOe "
her work, it is stated, she again ven
tured her opinion of Sollender.
This morning Sollender was in tn
Richard Mercantile store PURCHASING
several articles. Mrs. Corranki
came in the store and walking u
to Sollender, started an argumen
She claimed, according to the RI
mors of those who heard the col
versation, that she was entitled t
more land and that the coal she
would have to be moved. Sollende
attempted to reason with her, an
left the store. He started u
the street, and Mrs. Corrankie, it
alleged, took the pace in that dire
tion.
Sollender halted. So did Mrs Co
rankie.
Sollender retraced his steps an
started up the alleyway between II
Richard store and the T. & G. met
market. Mrs. Corrankie did lik
wise.
"If 1t is just the same to you MI
Corrankie. would rather not wa
with you" exclaimed Sollender.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19

: Highest temperature yesterday, o4,
a year ago, 81 lowest last night, 36;
a year ago, "a.
>SS~ss~sSs~<ese<~~
This remark was answered by Mrs.
Corrankie, according to Sollender.
when she reached beneath her cloth
ing and drew forth the stock of a
buggy whip. She made a slash at
Sollender, who declares he threw up
his arms to defend himself from the
onslaught and at the same time
showed the woman from him. She
fell to the ground and Sollender fell
on top. The woman started to hol-
Ter for assistance, and in the mean
time Sollender was sitting on her
and endeavoring to protect himself
from her fists. Degan responded to
the frantic calls for aid and Sollen
der turned the angry woman ovel
to the officer while he continued his
way to his home.
Mrs. Corrankie swore to war
rant during the forenoon, charging
Sollender with assault and battery
Scllender was arrested and brought
before Justice of the Peace II. Fl
Atkinson. He demanded a jury tria
and the case will come up in thu
Justice court at noclock this aft
ernoon. In order to prevent Sollen
der from leaving town and falling
to appear to answer the charge h
was placed under a $25 bond. whicl
was furnished.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
ROOSfvF[TS WOULD-BE-ASSASSIN
ROARD that EXAMINED into The
MENTAL CONDITION OF DEFENDANT
UNANIMOUS IN REACHING VERDICT
OBy Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov l9-John
Schrank, who attempted TO assassi-
nate Colonel Theodore Roosevelt IN
this city a few weeks before cleo
ton. will not face trial on the charge
of assault with intent to kill. The
lunacy commission appointed by the
court to examme as to his sanity
returned a report today, finding that
Schrank is insane.
The decision of the board that eX-
amined Schrank's mental condltlon
was unanimous and was arrived at
after the prisoner had been under
observation for week. Every de-
tail of Schrank's life was carefully
looked into and his acts while un'
der observation were closely watch
ed
The result of the findings of the
commission means that Schrank can
not be tried for the crime charged
against him, and he will be commit
ted to a hospital for the insane.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
JOHN MARTIN DECLARES THAT
TONOPAH CAMP WILL EVENTUALLY
PROVE TO BE A SECOND BUTTE

ger trains. Now the business has in
creased so much that freight train
comprising from 35 to 40 cars leaves
Nina every morning at 3 o'clock,
and if the existing ratio of increase
continues it is not improbable that
a double daily freight service will
be instituted.
"Tonopah pays the highest wages
in the United States and houses and
stores are at a premium. Three.
room houses of inferior standing
rent for $25 a month and tenants
don't ask any questions If they are
favored by their landlord in accept
ing their money Scores of merchants
in quest of accommodations have been
turned away for the simple reason
that Aley.- cannot find frontage on
Main street. Tonopah is gulch
town and business consequently fol
lows the lowest level without any
diversion to intersecting or side
streets. Newcomers must either buy
the ground or lease of present occu-
pants There is no other way to
gain a foothold in the business dis
trict Last week two of the largest
lllCl DOuSht lOtdtlOnC
and will occupy their own buildings
before the first of December Each
of these concerns will carry $25,
600 stock of goods and expect to
make good on their investment.
Thrift and economy are the watch
words of Tonopah in strange con
trast with the prodigality of other
mining camps. The Tonopah posta
savings bank has the greatest pei
capita deposits of any post effice ir
the United States When the cal
! to arms came from the allies ot
southern Europe over 200 Slavonians
and Montenegrins in Tonopah re
sponded to the summons. The.
dropped their drills and hammers
drew their savings out of the bank
scld their household goods and homes
and, with their wives, paid thei
own fare to the old home across
the sea for the privilege of fighting
and possibly dying, for the color
which they loved so dearly. Thes
recruits did not have to ask for
dollar from their countrymen; ther
was not a public subscription bu
the money was Forthcoming sponta
neously from those who were willin
to sacrifice lives into the caus
of libprty"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19

1T looks like old times on the
esert," said John G. Martin, pub
licity man of the Southern Pacific
land department, yesterday at the
Hotel Golden, in an interview re-
ported by the Reno Journal.
"You cannot get away from the
conviction that Tonopah is going to
be a second Butte" Martin contin-
ued 'It's in the air, under the
ground and in the banks. Money
talks all the time and no other camp
in the country is paying such dlyi-
dends on the capital invested as
they are paying in Tonopah. The
Belmont, whose stock sold for VI
share less than two years ago,
is paying 81 share annually IN
dividends, which. probably will be IN
creased to $160 before another SIX
months, owing to the success of the
new mill which is treating 500 tons
daily and saving SO per cent. This
is the greatest extraction ever reg
istered by any silver-gold mine. The
little MacNamara mine holds the
record for efficiency in mining and
milling and the results are such that
it is only a question of time when
that property will go into the divi
dend column.
Strange as it may appear" con
| tinued Martin, who is an acknowledg
ed mining authority in southern Ne
vada, "Tonopah has never had q
BOOM From the hour of it's birth
Tonopah has had nothing but hard
knocks and yet it is the most sub
stantial camp in Nevada today. This
is due to strict attention to business
Material development has brought
Tonopah to it's present excellence
/ With production approximating IL,
/ 900 tons week, a pay roll of $3.50,
600 a month and distributing ter
ritory including Manhattan, Rount
Mountain, lone, Antelope, Reese Riv
er and K1ondyke, there is no bette
4 town in the state today.
"The Tonopah and Goldfield rail
road has all the freight traffic i
can handle with regular dali
freight train of 35 to 40 cars, ther
three months ago the freight traffi
was negligible quantity. In fact
the freight business of the Tonopal
and Goldfield railroad had dwindle
to such an extent that the bulk o
it was handled last year by passer
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
STATE AUTO ASSOCIATION HAS
APPOINTED DELEGATE TO ATTEND
A. A. A. MEETING IN CHICAGO

The organization of the Nevada
State Automobile association was
perfected last night at the meeting
of that organization held at the brok'
erage office of H. E. Epstine. The
meeting was presided over by c. G.
Patrick, president, of Goldfield. In
conjunction the Tonopah Automobile
club also held a meeting.
One of the most important duties
transacted was the appointment of
c. e. Redmond of Goldfield as a
delegate to the annual meeting of
the American Automobile association
which will be held at Chicago on
December 2. On December 4 the
american Good Roads association
will meet in Cleveland and Redmond
will also be the Nevada delegate
to that convention. This will. be
the first time that Nevada has had
an official vote in both associations,
and will serve to show that the peo-
pie of this state are awake to the
opportunities that will result from
the good road movement.
With the perfecting of the organi-
zation of the state association, the
fcrmalities required for membership
in the A A. A. have been complied
with. Some time ago application
for membership was made, but it
was required that at least three To-
cal automobile clubs be formed and
have membership in the state asso
citation. These three clubs have
been formed in Goldfield, Tonopah
and Ely. The membership in the
national association is expected to
be forthcoming within a short time
as the board of directors have full
power to grant the application.
The officers of the state associa.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
OFFICERS BADGE
PROVES DOWNFALL
OF YOUNG Man
IMPERsoNATEs OFFICER WHEN
CHIEF OF POLICE SMITH
HAPPENS ALONG

Displaying Los Angeles county
deputy sheriff's badge during his
wanderings about town last night,
Carl Miller, a young man OF favor
able appearance, came across Chief
of Police Smith. Then the display
ceased for Miller was escorted to
the city jail to face charge of i'm
personating an officer. An investiga-
tion is now being made of his case
by Chief Smith.
Miller is a stranger in Tonopah
and declared last night that his
father was the president of Los
Angeles bank. Whether his state
ments are true or not will remain
| for the investigations to reveal. He
had been making the rounds fol
some time before meeting the police
chief and at the time he was placed
under arrest it was with difficult,
that he made his statements. Hit
speech was somewhat impaired b!
an over indulgence of certain spirit
uous liquors.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
TRAIN ROBBED;
BANK DYNAMITED;
RAILROAD WRECK
NORTH CAROLINA HAS BAD
WRECK, WHILE BANDITS IN
WADE OHIO AND IOWA


OTTUMWA, Ia, Nov 10. Two
masked men held up passenger
srain on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul railroad near here last night
and secured loot amounting to 5000
They robbed two passengers and
wo railroad employees and escaped
as the train was entereing the city
Bank Looted
BOWLING GREEN, O., Nov. 19--
Robbers who used nitro-glycerin tC
,low up the safe of the Mum broth
ars' bank at Potage last night, es
capped with $4,000 in cash.
Wreck Kills Six
NORLINA, N. c., Nov. 19.-Si,
men were killed and six others bad
ly injured in a head-on collision OF
the Florida-Cuba special and Sea
board Airline railway. All the kill
ed were members of the train crew
The accident is attributed to con
fusion of orders.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19

tion have issued invitations to local
clubs that may be formed in other
counties to join, and it is expected
that membership will soon be asked
by the organizations that are under
way in the eastern and northern
counties.
The American Automobile associa-
tion will play a principal part in the
distribution of the $10,000.000 con-
tributed by the leading auto manu-
facturers for the construction of a
transcontinental automobile route,
and now that Nevada has been Off
cially recognized, good per centage
of this amount can be expected to
be spent in this state In the mean
time the state and counties through
which the road will pass are also
required to spend certain amount
in improving and constructing the
road and this requirement will be
complied with by White Pine, Nye
and Esmeralda.
Discussion was had last night a-
to the placing of sign boards along
the road from Ely to California The
sign boards are of the form as
adopted by the A. A. A. and will
fully inform the travelling autoist
that he is on the right road The
Goldfield club has posted few signs.
and it is likely that Tonopah will
take up the movement The signs
will be attached to the posts already
set out by the county
Gale Hoag. secretary of the state
association, was expected to be in
attendance at the meeting. but at the
last minute word was received that
he was unavoidably detained at Ely
and was forced to give up the trip.