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Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-27
NEW LONOON'S POLITICAL BATTLE
Republican Tidal Wave Predicted in City and Town Flee tion-Riots Large and Small Which Have Occurred Here. 1e# F-#L

The trouble in New London last Sunday night melted by the alleged violent talk of Salvation Army sol dier created a small riot.
 The disturbance commenced when the Salvation Army meeting opened in State street and it was about three hours later when the police officers re- stunned their regular beats. Those who were opposed to the methods of Mag ner and who felt insulted by his aC tions made a mistake when they dp piled the remedy without due recog- milton of law Complaint could have been made to the prosecuting authori- ties that Wagner was public nuls- ance and was melting the people to riot and the local authorities would have done the rest. The same end could have been achieved and in an orderly way. There would have been no property damage and an innocent boy would not have been hit by bull let from a policeman's revolver.
 Some local papers made deesara- ton that it was the worst riot that ever occurred in New London and perhaps some readers swallowed it hook, bait and sinker. AS a matter of fact 1t was no worse, in fact not quite as bad as the recent disturbance at the silk mill or that one that oC cured III MalH street not very lOliS ago when trolley builders were tie principals, the fight being between themselves with the police taking a hand and putting the revolver to use. The event of last Sunday night was bad enough and there is hope that such a thing will never happen again. These little later days affairs of this nature are not to be compared with those that occurred occasionally some fifty years ago in New London, then a village in comparison with the city to- day Many of the gray-haired men about town today remember well the terror that reigned when the boiler makers and the soldiers the sailors and marines and the soldiers and sailors fought each other almost upon sight. Be it known that in those times there were many soldiers, sailors and ma rines in this old town and some boiler makers, too, nearly all of them of a tough type, coming from New York, Boston and Providence. and employed at the Alberson and Douglass works in Main street. in the section known as the Hallam street ward Of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail road company.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-27

Very likely my doctrine isn't for all quadTupeds, even of the tame domestic sorts There are beasts and beasts
 just as there are men and men, There's a deal of namby pamby stuff talked and written by gentle theorists about kindness to animals. I've read of a city man turned dairy farmer who made it a rule to discharge any hired man who struck or kicked or even swore at milch cow. We'll I very rarely strike a COW. or any other ami mal. for that matter. But once I had a cross eyed old muIey-Cow who in variably and stubbornly held up her milk till she was given smart slap on the flank. Not just a pleasant pat, you understand, but q vigorous. resounding slap with the open palm used to hit her as regularly and as nonchalantly as l sat down on the milking stool The blew was part of the job, Nothing else would do the business You might rub her flank and massage her udder
 7a gently manipulate her teats and
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-27

That's an easy way to catch your horses" said passeT, one evening, as l stood at the bars of the meadow and the two horses were ,trotting towards me to get the apples I held in my hands.
 Bless you, l don't catch 'em at all: they catch themselves" was my answer.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-27

Written Specially for The Bulletin)
 You can generally catch more flies with molasses than with vinegar" say the canny politicians.
 T always find I get more work done when l say Come, boys than when ! say Go, men, remarked the Old Farmer.
 "A taste of silage is better than barking dog to bring the cows to the milking shed" writes a dairy cor respondent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
INVALID IS SUBSISTING
ON A VERY LIGHT DIET

f., NJ. Steninger, editor of the Free
Press, who for the past few years has
been possessed with the delusion that
he has been a sick man, is slowly re-
covering from the effects of the opera
tion he recently underwent in San
Francisco. For the last three days
Steninger has been visiting in Starr
valley, recovering his strength and in
cidentally trying to coax back his ap-
petite.
Reports received today from Starr
valley are to the effect that the Free
Press editor has been somewhat un.
successful in his latter quest. Owing
to his weakened stomach he has been
forced to subsist on cucumbers, frank
furters and saur kraut, beef steak,
ham and eggs, boiled potatoes, corn on
the cob, fried onions, plum pudding
cows cream and other delicaeies of
this sort.-Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
BEGIN HEARING
IN WATER SUIT

Taking of testimony in the case of
Pacific Livestock Company VS.. Ellison
Ranching Company, and others, was
commenced at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning in the District Court room.
before J. Lozano, of Reno, appointed
as commissioner for the purpose by
Judge French. The testimony is be-
ing Transcribed by Mrs. Joe Scott, of
Reno
Edward F. Treadwell, of San Fran
cisco, appears for plaintiff, and the
different defendants are represented /
by Warren & Hawkins, l.. G. Camp
bell, c. E. Robins, w. S. Bonnifeld, T..
A. Brandon and J. A. Callahan, Of
Ninnemucca, and j. d. Skeen, Salt
Lake City, and w. f.. eastman, San
Francisco
Yesterday and this morning were
taken up by Attorney Treadwell, in
establishing plaintiffs title to its
lands watered by Quinn river, for this
purpose 70 deeds and other exhibits
having been introduced. 1t is expect
ed that plaintiff will put its first wit
ness on the stand some time this af-
ternoon. This will probably be r. K
Stewart, of Reno, the eompany's en-
gineer.
When plaintiff has finished, wit
nesses for the defense will be placed
on the stand, beginning with the one
next to and adjoining plaintiff s lands,
taking them in order going up the
river.
1t is estimated that the hearing of
testimony will continue until next
spring.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
County Board Meets.

This morning the board of county
commissioners met, with all members
present.
Rose Creek School District No. 20
was abolished and Rose Creek School
District No. 26 established.
Upon receipt of request from John
Edwards Bray the board authorized
the holding of a teachers institute for
Humboldt county. As stated in re-
cent Issue of the Silver State, the in
stitute will be held at Loveloek the
last four days of the present month
Otis Storm was appointed constable
for Rochester.
The resignation of J. w. Willis as
constable at National was accepted
and Joseph M. Lyon appointed to fill
the vacancy.
The salary of DR.. J. A. Russell as
county physician and deputy health
officer at Lovelock was increased from
s25 to $50 per month.
The resignation of Dir. II. Guessing
as county physician and deputy health
officer at Paradise Valley was accepted
and DR.. l.. r. Knorr appointed to fill
the vacancy.
During the afternoon the board was
visited by the members of the Nevada
Tax Commission, when tax matters in
this county were discussed in an in
formal manner.
1t is expected that the board will
finish its labors and adjourn this ev-
ening
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
build ROADS IN
SANTA ROSA FOREST

During the present field season the
following improvement work has been
done on the Santa Rosa national for
est:
The agricultural appropriation bill
for the fiscal year 1913 carried an item
which made available for road con
struction within national forests ten
per cent of all funds received from
national forests during the fiscal year
1912. OF the funds made available
by this bill fifteen hundred dollars
were allotted and have been expended
on this forest for road construction.
With this amount and assistance rem
dered by Humboldt county and resi-
dents of Paradise Valley, approx
mately eight miles of road have been
completed.
This road was constructed from the
forest boundary on Indian creek in
northerly direction across the Indian
creek summit to the head of Martin
creek, and maximum grade of twelve
per cent was maintained. Aside from
the administrative advantages to the
forest service, the construction of this
road makes it possible for the stock
men of Paradise Valley to haul their
supplies from Paradise into the heart
of their summer range. Plans have
been made to complete this road to
National, and it is believed that suffi-
cient funds are available at the pres
ent time for this purpose, and it is the
possible in the spring.
Sixteen miles of telephone line have
also been constructed during the pres
ent season. This line connects the
Ranger station on the head of Martin
creek with the Supervisors head
quarters at Paradise Valley. Number
9 telephone wire, twelve inch, oak
painted brackets and fourteen ounce
insulators were used in construction.
The poles were cut on Cottonwood and
Dutch John creeks and are of the
Aspen species After being peeled
and seasoned they were distributed
along the line and before placing them
in the ground they We're charred to
prevent decay.
The line is of considerable benefit
to the users of the forest, as it affords
them free communication with Para
disc Valley.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
SHEEP WILL BE GROWN
TO REDUCE BEEF SHORTAGE

Sheep raising on the semi-arid lands
of the west for the next two years will
relieve the shortage in beef is the pre-
diction made by Professor ". t. Car
lysle, acting president and dean of the
University of Idaho. Mutton, Profes-
sor Carlysle believes, soon may re-
place beef on the American table, at
least until the present shortage can
be overcome. Experts have said this
could not be accomplished short of
three or four years.
"Sheep can be raised and put ON
the market in little more than a
year. he said. "And it will be done.
A present shortage of sheep in my
state viii be overcome within that
time and Tremendous number placed
ON the markets from Idaho, Nevada
and other western states
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
RAINFALL AND THE
TIMBER INDUSTRY

1t is refreshing to be able to fall
back on solid fact where there is so
much speculation concerning changing
climate. The board of water commits
sioners of st. Paul, Mimi, recently
published the records of the annual
rainfall at st. Paul for seventy FIVE
years. This goes back to 1887. At
that time not 100,000,000 feet of lum-
ber had been cut in the upper Missis
sippi valley by white men. The record
covers the rise of the lumber industry
the elimination of the white pine traf
fc in the eighties, the ravages of the
hemlock bark and pulp-wood indus
tries in the decade following, and the
removal of the center of the lumber
traffic to the south because the once
proud forests of the north had become
old slashings and cultivated farms.
If the ravages of man have any eff
feet on the climate of the Mississippi
valley, this record surely must reveal
it.
The average rainfall for the seven
ty-five years is somewhat under TWEEN
ty-eight inches. The driest single
year was 1910; but this season, with
only 1921 inches of rain, came be-
tween two seasons whose rainfall ran
far above the average. The two
driest successive years We're 1863 and
1864, long before the cutting of tim
ber had made any visible impression
on the northern forest. And with one
solitary exception-in the forties-
the wettest single year of the seven
ty-fve was 1911.
But the averages are even more i'm
pressive. The average rainfall for
the first ten years of the seventy-five
was only 81 per cent of the average
for the whole period. The average
for the first twenty-five was only 81
per cent of the average for the entire
time, while the average for the first
fifty years was but 99la per cent of
the average for the whole.
In other words, instead of progress
sively growing less during the seven
ty-five years which have seen the wan
ton destruction of the forests of the
upper Mississippi watershed, the rain
fall at ST. Paul taken by twenty FIVE
year periods, has been slowly increas-
ing.-St. Louis Republic.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
BOARD CHANGES
ASSESSED VALUES

The board of county commissioners
met yesterday as board of equaliza-
tion, with Chairman Haviland. Com
missioners Byrnes and Cooper present.
The board of equalization abrogated
the order passed at its session last
month increasing the assessment of a
large number of the county's live
stock owners. The previous order was
made in conformity with instructions
given by the State Tax Commission,
which body has since given notice
that its figures on the number of live
stock to be assessed to various owners
will not be insisted upon this year.
The following changes in assess
ments were ordered made:
Pacific Livestock company, raised
from 5000 to 200 head of sheep.
First National Bank of Winnemuc-
ca, reduced from 1927 ,495, to SILL
215.
Tom Minor, raised from none to
seven head Of cattle.
Charles Recanzone, raised from none
to ten head of cattle.
Mrs. w. T. Jenkins, assessment ON
mill at Kennedy reduced from $500
to $3.50.
w. T. Jenkins company, reduced
from $50 to $50 head of stock cattle.
ID. Gabiea, reduced from 1920 to
l,200 head of sheep.
Nevada Superior Mines company.
reduced from $5,100 to $4,000.
William Murdock, reduced from
$4,000 to $500.
Laurel Hill Gold Mining & Milling
company, reduced from $500 to $3.50.
Gerhard Miller, Sr., increased from
100 head of cattle to $50 head.
Clerk Davey wos ordered to deliver
the tax roll to the Necada Tax Com
mission at Carson City on or before
October 13.
The board adjourned sine die at a
late hour last evening.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
n. MAY BUILD
BRANCH TO DEMO

Col. f. r. Place, general manager Of
the Winnemucca Northern, returned
yesterday from trip to Denio. Asked
this morning if his visit had any rail
way significance, Col. Place was rath-
er non-committal, but stated that there
was tonnage in the DEMO country
fy branch being built from the main
line of the Winnemucca Northern at
Amos to tap Denio, Catlow valley,
White Horse and Wild Horse.
At present the nearest railroad
points to this territory are Jungo. on
the Western Pacific. distant 120 miles,
and Winnemucca, $50 miles away. Up
on the completion of the Winnemucea
Northern Crooked creek station win
be but about 40 miles from Wild
Horse
But the Oregon Short Line is build
ing road west from Vale that will
run, according to present surveys, 120
miles north of the Wild Horse coun-
try. Should the southern, or Lake
Malheur route be selected, it will run
40 miles further SOUTH bringing the
territory mentioned within so miles.
1t would thus seem that the Winnie
mucca Northern will be compelled to
get into or as near the vast tonnage
territory as possible in order to pre-
vent its going to other roads.
Col. Place stated that the survey of
his line to the Snake river will be
completed on the 18th instant. The
line strikes the river near Homedale,
and a survey has been run - miles
west from this point to the Boise val
ley. Whether the road will be built
straight across from Homedale to
Boise, which is considerably the near
est way, or will go around by way of
Boise valley, has not vet been deter
mined. BY building the longer way
a country could be served that now de-
pends on interurban roads for shipping
its fruit, vegetables, etc, to local
markets.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
LOCAL BRIEFS

DIR. G.. w. Mckenzie, of Reno, stop
ed off in Winnemucea yesterday, en-
route home from Salt Lake City, to
visit with Father p f. Meehan for a
few hours.
W. Ii. Minor, Lyle Minor and Frank
Baldez came in from McDermitt yes
terday with bunch of cattle.
j. r. Harvey, J. II. Harvey and j.
ID. Bradshaw arrived in town this
morning from Paradise Valley.
A. S. f. Rankin, of the firm of
Gorham & Rankin, owners of the
famous Double e-Square brand of
horses, returned yesterday from San
Francisco, and left last evening for
the home ranch at Willow Point.
Mrs. Alfred Wilkinson returned to
MeDermitt this morning, after having
visited for a week with Mr.. and Mrs
j. ID. Vargas.
J. ID. Minor and family, of MeDer
mitt, are spending few days in town
Miss Edith O'Neill has accepted q
position in the dry goods department
of the f. Reinhart company.
Donald c. Wheeler and wife, OF
Lovelock, are stopping at the FL
dorado.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
FALL TERM OF SUPREME
COURT OPENED YESTERDAY

With 33 cases to be set for hearing,
the Supreme Court opened its regular
fall term yesterday, full bench being
present.
1t is expected that decisions in many
important cases will be announced
this week
A number of applicants for admis-
sion to the bar appeared before the
court and are taking their examina-
tions.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
RAISE. ASSESSMENT
Il II PER CENT

At 10 O'Clock this morning the mem
bers of the Nevada Tax Commission,
comprising Chairman j. ID. Shaughnes-
sy, G. II. Colburn and Emmett ID.
Boyle, met at the courthouse As a
large crowd of local taxpayers were
present to meet the commission, and
as the courtroom was occupied with the
water suit hearing, an adjournment
was taken to the Chamber of Com
merce headquarters.
Chairman Shaughnessy opened the
meeting by stating the position of the
commission. The assessed valuation
of the real and personal property of
the state amounts this year to $780,
100000, against $101 100000 last year,
the increase having been added almost
entirely to the public utilities of the
state. To provide for the running ex-
penses of the state, however, at the
present tax rate, an assessed valuation
of approximately $114,000,O00 will be
required, and it devolves upon the
commission to provide this additional
assessed valuation of $7,5O0,000.
There were many Of the prominent
taxpayers of the county present, in
cluding w. c. Pitt, John FAINT, c..
Uniacke, Don c. Wheeler, Loveloek;
E. J. Thaeker, Mill City; ]. r. Har-
vey, J. Ii. Harvey, J. ID. Bradshaw, Ed
Stock, William Stock, William Batt-
ner, Gerhard Miller, Gerhard Miller,
Jr., Steve Ferraro, John Boggio, A.
Pasquale, Paradise Valley; f. p.
Snapp, Rebel Creek; S. Siard, Pleas
ant Valley; Adrian Bernard, Alfonso
Bernard, Golconda; J. d. Minor, Me
Dermitt; Tom Scott, Platora; j.
Sheehan, Judge J. A. Langwith, F. c.
Robins, 7. A. Brandon, Winnemucea,
and f. w. Noble, Glover Valley.
Remarks were made by most of the
taxpayers present, who generally ex-
pressed themselves as opposed to a
horizontal raise in the assessed valua-
tion of Humboldt county, unless same
applied to all counties of the state 1t
was finally proposed by the commits
sion that every assessment in Hum
boldt county shall be raised l2h per
cent, including all public utilities,
with the exception of unsecured per
sonal property, upon which taxes for
this vaar baua alraaJx. Eaau r,a,1
this proposition there seemed to be no
serious objection, and the commission
adjourned its hearing shortly before
noon.
As explained by Chairman Shaugh-
messy, the meetings now being held
by the commission throughout the
state are for the purpose only of
taking testimony and inquiring into
local conditions. and that action on
increasing valuations will be taken at
the meeting of the commission as a
state board of equalization, which will
begin at Carson City next Monday
morning.
At that time all valuations will be
adjusted for the 1913 tax. Beginning
on about November ! the commission
will start out again in an attempt to
equalize land values between taxpay
ers in different localities of the sew
eral counties, and for that purpose
meetings will be held in every valley
of Humboldt county.
D
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
MILLER B. LUX LOSE A
NUMBER OF BEEF CATTLE

Some time during Friday night the
bunch of beef cattle placed in the
Miller & Lux field stampeded, and
Sunday it was discovered that IL head
had run into the slough where they
were drowned Yesterday the animals
were pulled out of the water, their
hides removed and the carcasses haul
ed away to be burned.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
WEATHER REPORT

Following is the report of the local
weather bureau for the twenty.four
hours ending at s a m. today:
Highest temperature yesterday, 3d.
Lowest this morning, 46.
Mean temperature yesterday, 81.
Normal yesterday, 81.
Precipitation, O02 inch.
Prevailing wind direction. $. W.
RAY l.. FISHER,
Official in Charge.
Weather forecast for Winnemucea
and vicinity-San Francisco, Oct. Z:
Rain; cooler tonight and Wednesday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
UNIVERSITY FRESHMAN
SUCCUMBS TO TYPHOID

Zenas D. Wilson, Is years old a
freshman at the University of Nevada,
succumbed early Saturday morning at
the university hospital to an attack
of typhoid fever.
The student was son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. I. Wilson, of Nordvke and had
Just registered in the class of II
when he was attacked by the disease
He graduated from the Reno high
school and gave promise of brilliant
career.
Deceased was a second cousin of
Rev. p. H. Willis, of Winnemueea, and
nephew of Mrs. T. l.. Hoppin, of
Esparto, California, who formerly re-
sided in this county.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
MIR. AND MRS. BONNEY RE-
TURN FROM PARADISE VALLEY

Mr. and Mrs. G.. w. Bonney return
ed Sunady from visit to Paradise
Valley. They brought with them a
fine 5-point buck deer, shot by Mr..
Bonney last Thursday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
TAKE UP TEMPORARY
RESIDENCE IN WINNEMUCCA

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lozano and daugh-
ter, of Reno, arrived in town Sunday
and have taken up their residence at
the Eldorado, where they expect to
remain for the best part of the win
ter. Yesterday the daughter entered
Che public schools as pupil.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-07
WINGFIELD BUYS 500
FLOODED DAIRY COWS

George Wingfield has ordered pur-
chased for his Calvada dairy farm 500
thoroughbred Holstein cows. Other
farmers are arranging for the pur-
chase at Fallon of thoroughbred cows
for dairying purposes.