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Pocahontas star herald., 1912-07-19

Congressman w. $. Goodman,
one hundred dollars in cash or the
necessary expenses of weeks
visit to Washington, ID. c. Open
to Corn Club members of the
Seventh Congressiona. District.
II. G. Hastings & Company of
Atlanta, Ga, offers to all Corn
Club members three cash prizes of
$50, $50 and $40.
Arkansas Fertilizer Company will
| give a scholarship for one boy from
each county to the Enoampment
School, conducted 10y the Agricul.
tural College of the Arkansas Uni
yersity, in Little Rock, July 1913.
! Open to all Corn Club members
over II.
The railroads Of Arkansas have
practically all agreed to provide
free transportation to winners Of
the State Fair School and Eneamp-
ment School scholarships.
The State Far Association will
give cash prizes of SO, sl4, Sl3,
Sl2, Sll, $40, SO, S., 81, SO, So
and three team prizes Of $50, $50
and $50, open to members of the
Cotton Clubs.
The Little Rock Board of Trade
will pay all necessary expenses Of a
trip to Washington, d. c., and
other eastern cities. Open to all
Cotton Club members.
Arkansas Fertilizer Company
will give a scholarship for one boy
from each county to the Encamp.
ment School in Little Rock, July,
1918. Open to members of the
Cotton Clubs.
Ad Hamburg, Manager Of the
Lesser-Goldman Cotton Company,
will give a gold watch and a guar
antee of twenty-five cents pei
pound as a prize on staple cotton,
Phifer & Hagan will give a saddl,
and bride. Byrd Cotton Company,
choice Of an l.. &. Smith double,
barrel hammerless shotgun, or {
bicycle, and a guarantee Of twenty
five cents a pound. All for stapl,
cotton. (Note:-Contestants FOL
staple cotton prizes must notify I
NJ. Jeffords by July 80. Bales mus
weigh not less than 500 pounds
Staple must be not less than on,
and One.fourth inches. No restric
tion as to the number of acres, a
the award will be made solely oi
the quality and length Of the staple.
Open to members of the Cottol
Clubs.
\ The State Fair Association offer
to members of the Canning Club
eleven individual prizes, ranging
from SIS down TO s5, and thre
team prizes of $50, $50 aud $50.
J, Practically all the railroads o
the state have agreed to provid
free transportation to winners o
the State Fair School scholarships
Further information will b.
furnished club members, or lette
may be had by addressing 7. NJ
Jeffords, Old State House, Littl
Rock, Arkansas.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-07-19
BOYS AND GIRLS WILL
WIN CLUB PRIZES

A school of Agriculture for boy,
will be conducted on the Stat, Fam
grounds, the week Of the State,
November lilo, 1919. Two boy,
from each county Of the state may
attend. The State Fair Associa
tion will provide lodging, free ad,
mission TO the fair, lecture rooms,
etc. The railroads will provide
free transportation, The Agricul,
tural College Of the State uniyersi
" will provide free instructors,
Meals will cost about 20 cents each,
and must he paid for by the boy,
or BY the county sending them.
Demonstration lectures will b,
given on farm crops, live stock
farm,dmrying, fruit growing and
veterinary science. Boys will bC
trained in track aud field athletics
Practice will be gwen in corn and
live stock judging, testing milk fol
butter fat, vaccination against hog
cholera and black leg. Illustrated
lectures with moving pictur,
features will be gwen at night.
The work will be serious and
heavy. Thorough training will bC
gwen in elementary principles oJ
work and play. No trihers ol
weaklings are wanted. Strict dis
cipline will be maintained. Uuruly
Indifferent or incompetent boys will
be sent home. Only boys who vii
oheerfully submit to discipline anC
who are willing to work should Try
for these scholarships.
Boys in good standing IN tn,
Corn and Cotton Clubs, and VIII,
are Il years of age or over may At
tend this school by complying will
the conditions.
The boy in each county who win
in the Corn Club contest aud tn
boy who wins in the Cotton Clul
contest, may attend this school pro
vided they are IL years Of age o
over. Club members under l.
years Of age may compete for al
State prizes, except scholarships
However, # no boy over II make
a creditable showing in a county
the scholarship may be awarded t,
a capable boy under Il.
A girls' school in domesti
science will be conducted, to whicl
one girl from each county having
Girls Canning Club, may atten'
under thc same conditions as abov
stated for boys.
Below we give the prizes offere,
the members of the corn, cottoI
and canning clubs:
The State FAIR Association offer
individual prizes Of Sl5, sl4, $l3
$l2, $ll, tlO, SO, $s, 81, SO, S5
Team prizes of $50, $50, aud $40
The ten best exhibits from a couu
ty shall constitute the team exhIbi
for that county. The team max
ing the best exhibit at the Stat
Fair shall divide $50 among it
members. The second best tear
will divide $50, and the third hes
$50. Open to Corn Club members
The Arkansas Bankers AssocIa
tion offers to all club members owe
IA years Of age a three hundre,
dollar scholarship IN a reputable
agricultural college, payable il
monthly installments as needed 70
expenses.
Little Rock Board of Trade will
give a trip to Washington, d. g.
and other eastern cities, including
the National Corn Exposition
school at Columbia, 5. G. Oper
to all Corn Club members.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03

In The District Court Of The
Fourth Judicial District Of The
State Of The State Of Nevada,
In And For The County Of Elko.
Consolidated Wagon & Machine
Company, A Corporation. Plaintiff,
VS.
Elko Eclipse Gold Mining Com
pany, A Corporation. Defendant.
Notice Of Sheriff's Sale
Under and by virtue of an
execution issued out of the Dis
trict Court of the Fourth Judicial
District of the State of Nevada,
in and for the County of Elko, on
the 10th day of January, 1912, in
the above entitled action, wherein
the Consolidated Wagon &
Machine Company, Corporation,
plaintiff, obtained judgment and
decree against the Elko Eclipse
Gold Mining Company, a Corpora
tion, which judgment and decree
was on the 18th day of January,
1912, recorded in Judgment Book
3 of said Court. at page 241 am
commanded to sell all the right,
title and interest Of the Elko
Eclipse Gold Mining Company,
Corporation, in and to that certain
patented mining claim or premises
known as the Eclipse Lode Mining
Claim, designated by the Surveyor
General as Survey Number SIT,
embracing portion of Section
Thirty-four in Township Forty
North Of Range Fifty-nine East,
M. D. B. & M, in the Tuscarora
Mining District, Elko County, Me-
vada, and bounded and described
and plated as follows:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03
$500 REWARD $500

/. j. c. Harris. sheriff of the
County of Elko, State of Nevada.
d. hereby offer ard guarantee a
reward of Eight Hundred $500 .OO)
Dollars for the arrest and con-
viction of the person Or persons,
who burned or caused to be
burned, the hay stalks ard barn
on Ed Carville's ranch in Mound
Valley, Elko County, Nevada,
during the month of August,
1911.
j. G. Harris
Sheriff of Elt,o County.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03

In The District Court OF The
Fourth Judicial District OF The
State Of Nevada, In And For The
County OF Elko.
In The Matter Of The Esta
Of Hamilton Mccain, Deceased.
NOTICE.
Pursuant to an order CT the
Honorable E. j. L. Taber, Judge of
this Distrit Court, notice is here
by given to all persons interested
in said estate to show cause, if
any they can, on the 18th day of
February. 1912, at the hour of 10
a. m. on that day, or as soon there.
after as the same can be heard in
the Court Room of said Court in
the Town of Elko, County of Elko,
State Of Nevada, why the ex-
ecutoTs of the estate of this de-
cedent should not be authorized
by order or this Court TO mortgage
the real property Of sal d estate,
or so much thereof, as may be
necessary and advantageous for
the purposes of said estate, and to
make. execute and deliver such
mortgage and prom issory note or
notes as evidence of the indebted
ness to secure which the mortgage
is to be made.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of
Nevada, in and for the County of
Elk, this 26th day of January,
1912
(SeaD Fred G. Voight
Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03

In The District Court Of The
Fourth judicial District Of The
State OF Nevada, Ia And For The
County Of Elko.
In The Matter c.: The Estate Of
S. P. Armstrong, Deceased.
Notice To Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was by an order of the
above entitled Court, duly made
and entered on the 18th day Of
September, A. D 1911, appointed
Administrator Of the estate of S.
+. Armstrong deceased, and that
he has duly qualified as such
Administrator.
Notice is hereby given that all
persons having claims aginst the
said estate must file them with
proper vouchers attached with tn e
Clerk of the above emitted Court
within forty days from the first
publication of this notice or they
will be forever barred.
Dated at Exc. Nevada January
26th, A. d. 1912.
john Henderson,
Administrator of the estate
Of S. P. Armstrong.
Date of first publication January
26, 1912.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03
It's No Use.

He was telling her about a book he
had just read.
THE absolute sincerity and direct.
ness OF the author he said. ARE
above all praise. / don't know when
I've read book that seemed 80 help
full, so uplifting. so purely inspiring"
She had been regarding him with
a rapt countenance Now she spoke.
George" she said. 81 have Just
thought OF way to trim my winter
hiatt"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03
No Eiah Story.

You'll be a man like one OF US some
day" said the patronIzng sportsman
to lad who was throwing his line in.
to the same stream
Yes. SIR" he answered. Il pose
will some day. but | believe Id rather
stay small and ketch a few fish,
Tit-Bits
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Publisher)


(Publisher)
Department of The Interior,
U. S. Land Office at
Carson City, Nevada,
January 4, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
John Henderson, of Exc, Nevada,
who. on December 9, 1907, made
Desert land entry SIT, serial, No.
0'343, for the Sd Of, Section 81,
Township c3 North, Range 81
East, Mount Diahlo M eridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
Final Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before
Fred c. Weight. Clerk of Rako
County, Nevada, at Elko, Neva6a,
on the fourteenth day of February,
1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George Bowers, Jr., of Lamoille.
Nevada, Thomas Eager, of La
noble. Nevada. Chauncey W.
Griswold, of Elko, Nevada, Ray
Eager. of Lam bile, Nevada.
Louis J. Cohn
Register,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03
Not Much of a Cana

Il can't for the life OF me under.
stand why anybody should wish to
play chess
It's a great game-perahps the
greatest intellectual game there Is"
Yes. but 1t affords no opportunity
whatever for breaking speed records
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03
In Transit.

Men spoke Of her as passing fair
But time flies by so fast
Now some of these same men declare
She's actually past.
Catholic Standard and Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03

Whlcn the southeast corner of
Section Thirty-four in Township
Forty North of Range Fifty-one
East NJ. D. B. & M. bears South
Seventy-six degrees East One
Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy
seven and seven tenths feet dis
tant; and location monument
bears North Twenty-Five degrees
forty minutes West Six Hundred
twenty-five and ninety-seven
hundredths feet distant.
Thence, First course North three
degrees East Five Hundred
seventy-two and three tenths feet
to Cornor No. 2, a poerphyry stone
8Xl0X26 inches marked with cross
K at exact cornor point and 2-517
with mound of stone;
Thence second course North
two degrees East nine hundred
feet to Corner No. 8 a porphyry
stone 8X1nX24 inches marked
with Cross x at exact corner point
and 3-S5l7 with monument of
stone;
Thence third course South
eighty-eight degrees five minutes
West six hundred feet to cornor
No. porphyry stone 9X1OX24
inches marked with cross x at
exact corner point and 4-3517 with
monument of stone;
Thence fourth course South one
degree ffty-seven minutes West
eight hundred sixty-one and five
ienths feet to cornor No. 5 a
porphyry stone 9X9X25 inches
marked with cross X at exact
cornor point and 5-3517 with
mound IF stone.
Thence fifth course South three
degrees West Six Hundred ten and
three tenths feet to corner No. 6
a porphyry stone 10Xl3X26 inches
marked with cross x at exact
corner point and 6-3517 with
mound of stone.
Thence Sixth course North
Lightweight degrees five minutes
East six hundred feet to Corner
No. l. the place of beginning,
Survey Number 35l7 extending
one thousand four hundred
seventy-two and three tenths feet
in length along the eclipse vein
or lode; the premises herein
granted containing twenty and two
hundred fourteen thous andths
acres more or less.
Now know We that there is
therefore pursuant to the laws
aforesaid granted by the United
States unto the said garantee, the
said iEing premises herein before
described not expressly excepted
from these presents, and all that
portion of the said vein, lode or
ledge, and Of all other veins, lodes
and lodges throughout their entire
depth, the tops or apexes of which
lie inside of the surface boundary
lines of said granted premises in
said survey extended downward
vertically, although such veins,
lodes or lodges in their downward,
course may so far depart from a
perpendicular as to extend GU side
the vertical side lines of said
premises. Provided that the right
of possession to such outside parts
of said veins, lodes or Lodges, shall
be confined to such portions there
of as lie between vertical planes
drawn downward through ,he end
lines of said survey, so continued
in their own direction that such
planes will intersect such exterior
parts of said veins, lodes or
Lodges.
Notice is hereby given that on
18th day of February, 1912. be-
tween the hours of nine in the
morning and five in the afternoon,
to wit: at twelve o'clock noon of
that day, in front of the County
Court House in the Town of Elko,
of tie County of Elkn- I u.llEn
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03
NOTICE FOR PUE LEGATION
Publisher }

Serial No. 01342
Department OF The Interior,
U. S. Land Office at
Carson City, Nevada,
January 4, 10 IL.
Notice is hereby given that
Chauncey w. Griswold, of Elko,
Nevada, who on December 8, 1907,
made Desert land entry ZIG serial,
No. 01342, for the Nj. of Section
Sd, Township 33 North, Range 81
East, Mount Diablo Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
Final Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before
Fred c. Voight. Clerk of Elko
County, Nevada, at Eiko. Nevada,
on the fourteenth Gay Of Feb
ruary, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George Bowers Jr, If Le noble,
Nevada, Thomas Eager, Of La.
noble, Nevada, John Henderson,
Of Elko, Nevada, Ray Eager, of
Lamoille, Nevada.
Louis J. Cohn
Register
The Reason.
III you notice, husband ana wife
rarely make an ascensiot together"
Maybe they are afraid OF falling
cut"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-03
Looking Forward,

Looking Forward.
'"Therell be no prunet in heaven"
boarder softly siglIs,
Who dreams OF sins for given
And q mansion in the skies.
Tho Point Of Wow.
Isn't this wireless business great ?"
Il don't suppose II looks that way
to wire-walkers."
The Fashion.
He-What has become OF your trust
in me7
shs-ft has voluntarily dissolved.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-17
REED q = Z S s. or
or STA Z 2 S GROW III


Barbour county. the son OF Major n.
-. Reed. . staunch Union man. Ar
eepting what educational advantages
were onered, he TILED the soil, worked
as a carpenter. attended school when-
ever possible and later went to coll
le9e. After receiving degree at
West Virginia University he went I'd
clarksburg where he entered the field
Ct Journalism. good speaker even
early In life, he took an active inter
est IN politics and before he became
a voter he was found on the. stump
for the Republican party. To-Day he
Is recognized as one OF, the ablest
campaigners In the state and is al
ways IN demand whep political cues
lions are to be discussed. AS mem
Der OF the state senate he assisted
the first Republican legislature, after
the state had been wrested from
Democratic control, In Increasing the
public school term by TWENTY-FIVE per
cent; as a regent Of the university ne
and hislassociates soaraised the stand
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-17
TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE. OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

By virtue of a deed of trust dated
the twensy-slxth day of December
1911, made by Dorsey A. shaffer and
Minnie M. shaffer to me as trustee
and Of record in the office of the clerk
Of the County Court of Harrison
County, West Virginia, in Deed Of
Trust Book No SO, at page 2es, / will
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, or bidders, on "Wednesday the
twelfth day of June, 1912, commenc-
ing at one o'clock P. NJ, at the front
door Of the court house of Harrison
county, West Virginia, the following
described properly, to-wit: A team
of. mules consisting of a dun named
Ret" weight about / 1000 pounds and
a black named Fan" weight about
1.15o pounds, a set of double harness
used with said team of mules, one
Gelser portable saw min, including
two inserted teeth circular saws, saw
husk, carriage and ways all complete,
on mounted portable engine and
boiler with drive way of the o. B.
F4uhquer make.
Terms of Sale:-Cash on the day
Of said sale.
This the 18th day Of May, 1912.
JOHN ROSS, Jr., Trustee.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-17
In the City of Philadelphia to
Discuss Maratime
Problems.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 16-
The Twelfth International Congress
OF Navigation, which will convene in
Philadelphia May %, will bring to-
gether representatives. of more than
thirty nations, engineers who are
famed in their own countries for
feats in construction work and many
other men who have a technical
knowledge OF or are otherwise inter
ested in inland and maritime uaviga-
Ftion. Congress at Washington has
taken official notice of the coming
meeting, and President Taft as we'll
as Governor Tener, of Pennsylvania,
and Mayor Blankenburg, Of Phila-
delphia, will be among those who
will extend formal welcomes to the
delegates and members of the con-
gress.
The congress will be under the
auspices of the Permanent Interna-
tional Association OF Navigation
Congress which has It's seat at Brus-
sells, Belgium, The international
Association is governed by a COM
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ard Of the institution that the attend
ance was more than doubled In two
years.
AFR. Reed is the only candidate for
state office in the Republican primary
from the First congressional district
Ia district comprised of eight coun-
ties extending from the northern
boundary almost to the center of the
state and representing large part Of
the states assessed value.
The First is the only congressIona,
district having but one candidate for
state office in the primary. Seven of
the eight counties give substantial
Republican majorities.
1t is one Of the policies of the Re-
publican party to give all sections
representation ION the ticket.
But the territorial qualification is
the least of those possessed by Mr..
Reed. He can we'll go into the cam
paign upon his efficient record In
economically administering his office.
his ability as an official. his avaIla-
bility as campaigner, his disposition
to give to the people the best service
that is in him and his unceasing eff
forts in telling to the world the story
of West Virginia's. progress.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-17

In the line of advertising to the
world the state-her people, her
progress, her apprenticeship. Reed
has been especially active. He has
made close study of the states his
tory and development and is most en-
thusiastic in his belief that West vir-
ginia is the hest state. in the union,
The story of West virginla's greatness
the opportunities and advantages
here offered the capitalist and laborer
alike, the wealth of natural resources
undeweloped and in course of devel-
opment, the magnificent system of
public schools and other institutions,
the high standard of citizenry-has
been told to the entire civilized world
by him through the various consular
agencies. AS vice chairman of the
semi-centennial CT mmission he is at
present engaged in n publicity cam
paign to make the celebration Of West
Virginia's fifty years of progress in
June, 1913, one of the notable events
in the industrial history of the coun-
try. A former newspaper man him
self. Mr.. Reed knows the Importance
of advertising and has never missed
a chance to give his state boost at
home or abroad.
MIR. Reed was born on a farm in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-17
All the Time and Never Gets
Tired in Efforts to Boost
Native Land.

Prominent in the present campaign
is the candidacy Of the Hon. Stuart
F. Reed, Of Harrison county. for the
REPUBLICAN nomination for secretary
OF state. Mr.. Reed has a Vide ac-
quaiGtance over the state, having
campaigned for the Republican ticket
In every section, and is now engaged
in an active campaign In behalf Of
his own candidacy.
Secretary Of state Reed has made
an enviable record in that office. He
has been ever ready to serve the pub
lie and the conduct OF his office, both
in efficiency and economy, has been
all that could be desired He is on
the job every day, giving attention to
the detail work Of the office and
studying out some method by which
the state might be benefited.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-17
EXPERTS
SOON TOGATHER

mission composed of delegates ap,
pointed by the governments contrib.
uting to the support of the organi-
cation. Its membership is made UP
of these governments, anu corpora
ttons and individuals interested in
maritime matters.
The previous congresses were held
in Brussels in 1885, Vienna 1885;
Frankfort-on-the4Mafn 1855, Man
chester, eng, 1890, Paris 1899, The
Hague 1894, Dusseldorf 1902, Milan
1905, and St, Petersburg 1908.
The object Of the congress is to
promote the progress Of inland and
maritime navigation by keeping its
members informed regarding the
most recent experience in the con-
struction Of great public works for
navigation and the technical i'm
provements in these works. The
recent great sea tragedy OF the New
Grand Banks will give
the congress added interest, because
some OF the questions that have
arisen in connection with the found
ering Of the Titanic will be matter
of discussion when, the question. Of.
the safety of navigation comes up.
The safety of navigation was con-
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sidered at an international confer
ence in st. petersburg last March
and a report will be made to the
coming congress.
The subjects to be discussed at
the congress were selected two
years ago at meeting held by the
commission governing the congress.
These subjects are:
Inland Navigation.
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