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The Cecil Whig., 1913-07-05

he eby announce my candidacy for
Treasurer Of Cecil County, subject to
the decision Of the Reps blican
PHILIP M GROVES,
June ?, # EIkton. Maryland.
For AssIstant County Treasurer
hereby announce my candidacy for
the nomination for Assistant County
Treasurer, subject to the lesIsIon Of the
Republican primary.
mar1-tf WALT TER y MILLER.
The Cecil Whig., 1913-07-05
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The Cecil Whig., 1913-07-05

AT HIS O'CLOCK A. NJ. all that certain
The Cecil Whig., 1913-07-05
ABERDEEN.
OXFORD.

Totals.....-........8 Is 81 II
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

'It don't ezackly hender." agreed the
old man. judgmaticaliy. as he dropped his
ivory set Of teeth quarter OF an inch
But it don't ezackly jibe."
you're getting on in years. uncle.
Maybe you're scared of the food" Brian
sighed.
Who says I'm gittin' too old TO enjoy
my vittles?" The patriarch threw out
his chest like 4 withered bird. Ther
amt young whippersnapper in this gen.
Grafton kin walk further or eat anore Wit
ties n kim
That settles it, then" said Brian.
cheerfully. "a week from Wednesday s
going to be Old Folks Day. and you're
to be the guest of honor. Presentation
ceremonies, parade, lunch
Uncle Steve hesitated. and Brian could
observe look Of miserIy cunning c. p
ing over the withered face.
Times money" he squeaked 81 got
lots o. things to tend to this week.
There's taxes to pay on my house, m
alp
fao" HuSn! asked tne LltIle
Booster promptly.
Fifty dollars wouldn't be too
much" replied the graybeard. with
equal spontaneity.
That's a lot of money, but I'll be
good for It," said Brian magnanimous-
ly. "And now, look here. II 1 hire
you, you've got to obey orders. Make
yourself mysterious-see7 Keep OF
the streets and don't show yourself
anywhere until Old Folks Day. D. y
get me, Uncle Steve?"
yep" Suddenly the old man craned
his little turkey neck over his snoul-
der with a worried look. Got to
promise one thing" he whispered.
Don't tell Betsy"
Who's Betsy?"
None o. yer business. But y won't
tell 'er, will ye
Certainly not, Archibald" agreed
Brian readily.
/ Thanks to the able stage manage
ment of Brian Boru Blaney and the
secret connivance of State Senator His
sup, Old Folks Day was epochsl. The
politician had loaned room on the
third moor of the Insolubls Life Build
ing to the purposes Of the Booster.
and it was from the window of this
ONCE that mysteriously labeled BAN
ners were let down. from time to time
during the week preceding. The first
banner. many yards long and boldly
Iettered, Haunted the question:
WHO IS THE OLDEST MAN IN THE
woRLD-AND WHY?
THE OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD
LIVES AT HEALTH VIEW
was the half-answer which soon ap-
peared.
THE OLDEST MAN-1o7 YEARS OLD
COMING TO TOWN AT 10 A NJ.
wEDNEsDAYi
announced another. And so on at
hourly intervals.
Two hours before the time set Brian
Boru. from his third-story window, be-
held the crowd gathering, and real
lied what an unexpected Importance
his celebration was assuming. Droves
Of humanity fought for places around
the gaudy cars now assembled in front
of the Insoluble Life Building. The air
vibrated with emotion, and when Stein
winder's Silver Cornet Band Ieaped
into the melting strains of Darling.
Am Growing Old" two laborers were
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
A FLIER IN
LONGEVITY

my birthday was the fifteenth O. last
March"
To-day. today prompted the Booster.
pulling his coat-tails.
my birthdays today" went on Uncle.
serenely addressing the crowd. AN !
never felt better in my life. can walk
further an eat more vittIes n and darn
whippersEapper a-goin'."
| Uncle Steve took his seat. Before the
procession proceeded Brian announced te
the throng that Uncle Steve, to prove his
digestive prowess. would eat his birthday
dinner in the -Rindow of the Saddle Rock
Restaurant
Cyprus Holloway jumped on the run.
ning-board Of Brian's car just as it was
pulling out
How does one get to this Healthy.
view-by-the-Sea?' asked the stranger.
Tomorrow at o'clock we give tes-
timonial pilgrimage and free bus ride tc
the home OF this wonderful man II you
wish. we'n provide transportation fol
you and as many of your Pilgrims as
you wish to bring"
There are hundred Of u.s." said Hal.
loway. ''we'n try and make It."
As they moved slowly toward the Sad.
die Rock Restaurant, Brian took Uncls
Steve in hand and attempted to impress
him with the importance of his once.
half Of the town viii be rubbering q,
your performance. You've got to eat like
q wolf"
Guess kinr' responded Uncle Steve
reclkIessly.
No Fifth Avenue wedding could have
blushed more fiagrantly in the public eye
than did that MONDAY banquet at the
Saddle Rock.
Uncle Steve at first threatened to be q
gsstronomic disappointment. Uncle wa,
displeased at everything. He turned NJ
his nose at soup. Jeered at sweetbreads
snubbed the salad, scorned peach Meiba
"T want vfttles!" he demanded. mo
rosely.
what do you cali vitties2' Missed tn,
Little Booster.
-Han y eggs" suggested the eente
nzrisn. 80,
FRY him doEen-Quick-before the,
mob the placer commanded Brian of 8
waiter. The spectators in the window
were beginning to see the humor of tbs
situation
During the pause Brian toasted the
guest of honor in sparkling cider from
gold-Iabel bottles. Uncle locked hungrily
toward the kitchen. At last a huge plat
ter Of ham and eggs was set before him.
And old Pottle ate-ate as never dotard
ate before, as though his life and his
knife depended upon the performance.
He never raised his hand until he had
stripped the platter clean and wiped II
carefully with a wedge of bread.
"Ain't no young whippersnapper kin
beat mer' chuckled Uncle Steve Pottle.
Before the crowd dispersed, Brian
stepped to the door and announced his
intention of rendering = testimonial pill
grimage to the home of Col Pottie on
the morrow at ). Autobus rides would be
free for all respectable persons over, fifty
years OF age.
The Little Booster and the centenarian
slipped quietly out through back door.
The old man was beginning to look sad.
Early next morning Brian teiephoned to
Senator Hissup.
your Old Folks Day looks to me like
fool proposition" said the statesman.
Fool propositions are what you hired
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19

/ Brian sat on the stump of decayed
sign. Half mile to the south his eyes
beheld spot of green. fence-inclosed
grove of trees and bushes surrounding a
weather-beaten bungalow.
"who lives there?' he asked, his eyes
hazy with unborn visions.
Uncle Steve Pottle-lived there for
years. He and the gophers have COM
, pletely qpeered the district"
Brian Boru Blaney chewed a sprig of
honey sage and concentrated. Uncle
Steve Pottle was the oldest man in the
world-all San Bruno knew that fer a
fact He claimed 107 years to his
credit. and could show abundant proof
of his extreme age; for every morning
he stood at the corner Of d and Main
Streets, exhibiting an antiquated license
stating that Steven E. Pottie, aged
twenty-nine, was married in Trenton. N.
J.. seventy-eight years ago.
"whoops! l got the straw!" cried
Brian, suddenly leaping to his feet.
straw" inquired the puzzled states
man.
"You beti Every good boosts like an
orange phosphate-it needs straw to
draw it up through and make IT taste
natural. And I've got the straw that's
going to make 'em thirst for this dealr
"StrawT' repeated Hissup.
"oh, forget the straw for a minute.
You've lived in San Bruno long enough,
1 guess, to know that most o. the land
around these parts is bought by tourists
from the East-health fans past middle
age. who think they can dodge the dread
! Reaper by nesting close TO the soil and
pulling the climate over 'em- / guess
you know, too. that Cyprus Holloway,
the Grand High Totem of the Healtho-
maniacs, is here with roll O. bills like
a China loan, cryin' like a baby to spend
it on a strip O. land that nobody else
wants? Health! Gee-what prospectus
could write on this placer' An ecstatic
flush overspread his freckles as he pulled
out his pink cuffs and quoted from the
Prospectus Beautiful: Famed by old
Pacific's life-giving breezes, mayhap the
tired business man may pause awhile
and linger-'"
But" interrupted State Senator Hisss
up. you mentioned "a certain idea
you had to make the scheme draw-a
straw, think yod called it?'
"The straw'lI be Uncle Steve Pottle,
the oldest man in the world" answered
the incurable optimist.
When Brian Boru approached Uncle
Steve Pottle next morning. the latter had
just made his regular daily appearance
at the corner Of D and Main Streets, the
observed of tourists.
"How long have you lived in SlauC%ter-
house Gulch?' shouted Brian. standing
close to the dotard's good ear. H..
Come there two year before Rex Oh
cutt shot Bill. Fry" ..-.. =
About seventeen years ago." computed
Booster, recalling the celebrated unpleas-
antness. He again funneled his hands
and shouted: Uncle, il seems to me
, you've reflected a lot O. glory on this
burg without getting much out of it You
ought to have a monument, OF some
thing" -
"Oh, shucks!" SMILED old Pottle mag
nificently, with the air of Caesar refusing
golden crowns.
How'd you like a public testimonial
lunch in honor of your hundred and sew
enth birthday?" Brian proposed suddenly.
"Huckus-pocus! My birthday was last
March"
arTbat doesn't hinder our giving vou a
birthday lunch now, does it?''
The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
Copyright, 1918, by the
MoCiare Newspapey Syhdicafs)

arrested for starting riot. so great
was the heart throb.
| Gray, white and bald heads predomi-
mated in the throng below. But the Little
Boosters nerves most tingied with ex-
citement when he noted the fact that
Mr.. Cyprus Holloway was there. close
TO the band, surrounded by his hundred
motley pilgrims.
The pathos OF .'Darling's" increasing
longevity was. thoroughly exploited by
Steinwinder's industrious trumpeters
Meanwhile Brian skunk to a side street.
cranked up Senator Hissup's white car,
and met Uncle Steve Pottle. according to
appointment. Exactly at the hour Of
ten, to the merry winding Of horn. the
big car, all broken out with red and yel-
low streamers, boiled into the Square
and took its place at center stage. I'm
mediately there Haunted from the third
fcor window a gigantic banner labeled:
The oIdest Man In the World II Here
\ Mr.. Cyprus Halloway, his owl eyes
goggling, edged closer. his faithful hun
dred following suit.
Brian Boru Blaney arose in the ton
neau and laid his hand upon his pleated
Echest. Beside him sat a small. upright
figure wearing a white vest and a silk
hat many sizes toe small for him.
"Neighbors," began the orator, In q
! T.. .uit.,., s.vu. have the author-
ity Of such eminent bac-ter-i-o-lc-gists
as DR.. Woods McCutchinson that no man
has ever lived to the age of hundred
years. DIR. McCutchinson Is doubtless
smart man-but are We good folks OF
San Bruno going to believe such state
ment? Have we not been eyewitnesses
| for a score Of years to the maturity Of
this splendid speciment of old manhood
Col. Steven E. Pottle?
Cheers, Brian. encouraged. now drag
ged in Professor Metchnikon to prove
that certain favored strips Of land grew
old men, even as certain vineyards grow
old wine. There was servia, for in
stance. brian was not quite sure it was
servia. but 1t was worth taking .
chance3
@servia Is blessed with longevity. but
need we go SO far to find the El Dorado
of old age?'' inquired the Little Booster.
| in conclusion. He looked straight al
Holloway, who now stood within six feet
of him. mo! No. repeat For We
have right here, my friends. at our very
doorstep, a tract of land SO favored.
might say. by a generous heaven that
1t has enabled our distinguished towns
man here to live to the ripe age of q
hundred and seven!"
whats the name OF the placer in
quired the chief of the Health Pilgrims.
in confidential tones.
The name of that --e is Healthy
view-by-the Scar thundered Brian pas
sionately.
Uncle Steve spoke next. His remarks
might have been more coherent had not
his false teeth insisted on slipping down
and interrupting his eloquence.
Anyways. I'm a hundred m seven
an if y don't believe it,'(pause to ad-
just teeth task the folks back to Tren-
ton. where I was born in--lemme see
eighteen"
Eighteen hundred and hver' prompted
Brian. after a lightning calculation.
TN 1906 I was born there" DENTAL
operation-) "An' IL ye don't believe that,
here's the marriage certifkit to prove it
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
LYNN DISTRICT

VIM E Barney of Lynn is in town
today. Mr. Barney reports things
in satisfactory condition in the
new camp. A company from Port
land, Oregon, has just installed a
dry wash machine for working the
immense placer deposits in Sheep
Gulch. Over $4,000 in gold was
taken out Of this Gulch last year
during the period when water was
available. These placers have be en-
worked by Mr. Barney for ak years
with varying success. Lack Of
water for sluicing has been the
only thing that has stood between
him and fortune. Now that ma
chinery has been devised that saves
a good portion Of the gold without
the water visions Of wealth con-
time to dance before his eyes and
he cherishes the ambition t. get
into the millionaire class. The
hopes his dreams may
Oe realized.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
TOUGH ON THE RUBBERNECKS

About half a dozen rubbernecks
who happen to be subscribers to
the county telephone system will
probably be surprised within the
next few days when manager Geo
B McFarlin calls with screw
driver and disconnects their
phones, Central office has laid
this number of bats for guilty
parties during the last few weeks
and positive evidence of their
culpability has been established.
Rubbernecking promises to become
less popular on the county's phone
lines if the authorities follow the
plan of summarily removing in
struments used by parties who
deviate from the rule Of answer
ing in only when they called.
Stan dard
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
STATE FINANCES Low
MUST WAIT FOR TAXES

There is a lot of talk of special
session and other matters which
will have to wait for finances. 1t
is true that the new Tax Commits
sion has raised valuations in this
state to the tune of approximately
twenty five million dollars. 1t is
also a fact that the railroad and
other large land owners will pay
in more money than formerly and
that in several instances revenue
licenses have been raised material
ly which will add to the state ex
chequer.
At the same time some addition
al expenses have been created
which must be met. The state
fund will be practically out of
ready money for the General Fund
by the middle of September or the
first of October which means that
the creditors will be compelled to
wait until after the tax collection
before they will get their money.
After the collection Of tax money
in December the treasury will have
more money on hand than in sever
al years. but there will be many
bills to meet. The talk of there
being too much money and the tax
rate being too high thus making an
overlooking treasury, is all bosh.
There will be no more money on
hand than is necessary to run the
state through until the next gener-
al Legislative meeting. Carson City
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
OLDEST PIUTE INDIAN DEAD

Captain Mawaree Jim, the last of
the Piute Indians who were oppos-
ed to the ways Of the white men,
was buried at Pyramid lake reser-
walton Sunday with the full Indian
funeral service. The procession was
led by an Indian band of 26 pieces
and followed by 900 Piutes in sim
gle file. Indian Agent Jones had
charge of the services at the grave.
Captain Jim was an excellent
orator and made a practice once a
week of delivering an oration to
his brothers denouncing the rule
of the white man. He was more
than 100 years old and had never
left the reservation since the In
dians we're subdued in the west.--
Reno Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
BRIDGE At WHITE \ OUSE

Local boosters of the Midland
trail improvements will be glad to
learn that a bridge across the Hum
boldt river at White House is
pr actically assured. Battle Noun
tain and Winnemuc, "a have about
raised their half of the fund neces-
sary to build the bridge and Elko
will supply the other part Of the
fund. The road is completed and
in good shape to White House and
from that point to Reno the work
will be rushed so that q fine road
clear across Nevada will soon be
completed and available late this
summer. After this road is fin
ished few tourists will risk the tor
lures Of the southern route.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
DRY FARMING At DEETH

j | Shepherd of Richmond, Utah
arrived in Deet1 to-day with two
car loads of horses, plows, discs.
harrows, drills, seed wheat and ne
ressary supplies for farming opera
tions. The Independent man was
in Deeth and met Mr. Shepherd
who is an experienced, intelligent,
dry farm exponent. He has been
dry farming in Idaho for the past
eighteen years with pronounced
success. He is General Manager
for the Elko Land Company who
owns eleven sections of land twelve
miles from Deeth. There is no
water on this land and it is expect
ed that Mr. Shepherd will demon
strate the certainty of dry farm
in gin Elko County. Six hundred
acres of land will be cleared and
plowed at onceready for fall seed
ing. Winter Wheat will be sown
and the size of the field to be
planted to wheat shows the faith
the owners have in dry farming in
Nevada. The project will be
watched with intense interest.
The Independent has faith in the
scheme and will render any aid in
its power to the furtherance of a
proposition so full Of possibilities
for Nevada. The owners of this
tract of land are said to be Salt
Lake capitalists.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
NEWS FROM SOUTH FORK

The 4th of July celebration pass
ed off very pleasantly here; the day
was ideal for the occasion. By $3.50
o'clock quite large crowd of peo-
pie from the surrounding country
aud Elko, had assembled in J. f.
Williams beautiful grove near the
public school building. where all
the grown ups were enjoying the
cool shade and the children Arthur
browns Merry-go-round, waiting
for the literary exercises to begin.
About 10 o'clock the program
opened with a national air by Miss
Sarah Hartell's school, then follow
ed we'll rendered patriotic recita-
tions bv the school children, at the
conclusion of which Hon. George B.
Russell of Elko introduced District
Attorney F. 2 Carville also of Elko,
as orator of the day.
The orator was received with
hearty applause and spoke review
ing the wonderful progress our
country has made socially, politi-
cally aud otherwise in the past
one hundred and thirty seven
years. The program ended, the pic
mic dinner was in order.
The base ball game in the after
noon between the South Fork and
Skelton team was won by the Skel-
ton team by thirteen points. There
was also foot race; and broncho
riding. The dance in the OG T
hall at night was largely attended.
A band from Elko furnished the
music and Mrs C H Kleckner, the
excellent supper. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs Hylton,
A Hankins and family. Mr. and
Mrs S A Merkley, MIR and Mrs A
Zunino of Mound Valley, MIR and
Mrs A r Clayton, of North Fork,
Misses Carrie Prunty and Winnifred
Shively and Messrs Eand r Prunty
of Charleston; and Mrs Green, and
W T Landon's family from Elko.
The Indians have lust finished
their big fandango here, there were
many present from all the nearby
valleys.
Gualterio
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
SAMPLE COPIES

If you receive a copy of this
weeks Independent please consider
1t special invitation to subscribe
With every subscription paid In adj
vance to the Weekly Independent
we will give free 100 seedlings
Forest trees to be delivered spring
of 1914; provided your order
reaches us before the supply is exs
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for 5000 trees and they will be
given away to first orders in the
order in which they are received.
We gave away 5000 this year and
they are doing fine. Tho deman d
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The post mistress at Deeth will
send in your order from Deeth.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
JUDGE BONNIFIELD is BETTER

DR. Mangan states that the con-
dition Of Judge M S Bonuifield to-
day shows a continued improve
ment. The aged jurist's mind is
perfectly clear and yesterday he
discussed pending cases with his
law partner 7 A Brandon. His
vitality is remarkable and the most
optimistic of the Judges friends
express faith in his ultimate recov.
ery.--Winnemucca Star
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10

Montello is developing what
promises to be one of the best hall
teams in the state. They played
a Utah team on the 4th and beat
something like 20 to 8. They are
anxious to play Elko a return
match at Montello in the near fut-
ure. They seem to think Elko is
afraid to meet them on their own
grounds.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
SAD NEWS FOR TEDDY

Should Roosevelt come to Elko
today and look over the health re-
port for June field in the Record
er's office he would likely have a
tit, or strange as it may seem there
wasn't much doing in the birth line
in Elko in the last thirty days.
There were only three babies births
recorded, while the deaths num-
bered four.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-10
Pacific May Build
Through Line To Los Angeles

The latest report about the Rail-
way Valley survey which was made
three years ago is to the effect that
It has been acquired by the West
ern Pacific and will be used as a
means Of reaching southern Cali
fornia as a direct competitor of
the Clark line via Salt Lake.
The Western Pacific is credited
with having negotiated an operat-
ing contract with the Neva la
Northern better known as the
Guggenhiem road running from
Cobre, on the Central Pacific to Ely
and surrounding mines. The West
ern Pacific crosses the Northern
at Shafter and the acquisition of
the route would give the Gould
line a sweeping advantage over all
competitors.
The Railroad Valley survey was
made originally in the interest uf
the Santa Fe and Borax Smith. The
latter owned and still controls the
Tonopah Tidewater railroad be-
ginning at Rhyolite and ending at
Ludlow where it connects with the
Santa Fe. Between Cuprite and
Rhyolite the Goldfield-Bullfrog
line owned by the Tonopah-Gold.
field railroad makes the connection
that would put the Western Pacific
into Southern California by con-
structing the gap which engineers
say could be filled in for 1,5OO,-
600.
When George Wing6eld took
over theWillow Springs mines wise
acres surmised something to be do
ing before long as it is not the
most approved policy for mining
or any other companies to pay out
a large percentage of their earnings
to freighters or transportation
companies.
Then the action of the Railway
Valley Saline company proceeding
with the expenditure of thousands
Of dollars for the purpose of devel-
oping the rich farm land under
their control led to the suspicion
that the men behind these projects
had some reason for believing there
was something more than a remote
possibility Of securing railroad
through that country.
During the recent troubles of
Borax Smith it is said that he was
found perfectly willing to let 9TH
ers share his railroad interests in
Nevada and that he acquiesced in
the plans of the Western Pacific to
take over the survey and also help
pay the bonds Of the Tide water
which are guaranteed by Smith by
furnishing traffic to pay for oper-
ating that stretch of track along
the edge Of Death Valley.-Tono-
pab Bonanza