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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
JUDGE AvfRILI SUS-
TA|NS KfARNEY

Judge Averill, of the Fifth Judicial
District, recently handed down de-
cision in the case Of E. f. Seyler VS..
State Engineer Kearney and others in
which the state engineer is sustained
in all his actions in the water matters
pertinent to the case. The plaintiffs
in the case contended that the state
engineer had no right to divest them
of water which had been flowing on
their land since 1868. Attorney p. M.
Bowler, for the plaintiff, made an at
tack on the rights of the state engi-
neer law from all points and claimed
that the state engineer has assumed
judicial functions, was an usurper of
vested rights and supreme dictator
of the use of the waters of Peavine
creek.
Judge Averill in his decision in part
said: 81 have no hesitation in de-
claring that the doctrine of riparian
rights has no application whatever to
the facts of the case, or that rules de-
rived from it have had any value in
similar situations since the passage of
the Nevada engineer act of 1907. The
true rule, ! believe to be, that the
owner of the land through which the
water runs or into which & runs pos
esses merely the right to use it bene-
icially and that only when he has a
legal appropriation. He owns not the
water but the use of it. He has no
right to waste a drop of it. The wa
ter of the state is the property of the
state. A cubic foot of water in south
ern California has a value of $4,000.
If Nevada water is worth half or a
quarter as much it is entitled to the
active guardianship of the state. To
this end has been created the office of
state engineer, in my opinion one of
the most needed administrative Offices
in the state, and becoming one of the
most important and effective But
does the state own the watere BY
declaration of the legislature it does
and that declaration is not disputed
by the mass of the people. including
many water users, whose representa-
tives made it. .''-Virginia Enterprise.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
7CAx RRIRFs

BORN-At Winnemucca, Nevada,
September 23, 1913, to the wife of j.
Z. Grandel, daughter.
j. Sheehan, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank, went down to Loveloek
on No. this morning, returning this
afternoon.
Attorney p. A. Hawkins, of Reno,
is attending to legal business in town
today.
ID. H. Dwyer, who had been in town
for the past ten days, sick most of the
time, returned to his mining camp
near Battle Mountain yesterday.
+. w. Saunders, representing the
Thomas ID. Murphy Calendar company,
of Red Oak, Iowa, is calling on his
firms Winnemucea customers tolay.
T. Harte, travelling freight agent
for the Western Pacific, is in town to-
day.
j. Jesse, of the firm of Jesse 4
Staufeldt, who are erecting new
hotel at Redhouse, was in town yester-
day.
Jimmy Olson, the well-known Seven
Troughs mining man, stopped off in
Winnemucea yesterday, en- route to
Salt Lake City, where he goes to close
deal for his property.
Jack Healy, of Elko, is in town to-
day.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
RACES FEATURE
AT FAIR YESTERDAY

Reno dav at the race track drew a
record breaking crowd for the third
day of the Nevada state fair this
afternoon, says yesterdays, Gazette.
A committee from the agricultural So
city yesterday persuaded many of the
merchants and shopkeepers to close
their stores from l to o'clock this
afternoon that their employees might
attend the races, and that persons who
might otherwise do their shopping
might be reminded to attend.
A fine card of four races, including
one light harness event was arranged,
with many of the favorites of the last
two days, besides several horses which
have not been seen yet ON the local
track, entered.
A parade of the stock exhibit at the
fair grounds was a feature of this
afternoon Is meeting, when the blooded
bulls, steers and cows which are enter
ed from various Nevada ranches were
led along the track in front of the
grandstand. Pedigreed sheep and hogs
also were driven by for the inspection
of the spectators.
Favorites won in every race yester-
day, from Ruth G., the odds-on favor
ite in the opening event, to Othello,
the topheavy choice in the last.
Wheeler, touted as sure winner in the
second, made good, and Nevada Boy,
the peoples choice in the harness
event, won both heats.
Much quiet betting was done on all
three running races and even the har-
ness event attracted wagers. Ruth q.
went to the post at even money
against the field, although Dangerous
was backed to some extent. The fav-
orite won by two lengths, with Dan.
gerous second and Sevenup third.
Those who did not get down on
Wheeler early were unable to make
wager in the second race for seven
furlongs. Wheeler romped home pull
ed up in front by two lengths, with
Ravel Dare, also heavily backed, Sec
ond, and Peria, an added starter, third.
The third race was for trotters and
PAGERS the best two heats to win, Ne
vada Boy took both, with Zella Foss
second and Bonnie third.
Othelio, who has a good record in
Montana and Juarez, and for whom
$4,000 has been refused, although he
is bu. two-year-old, romped away
in the last race, winning pulled up by
nearly three lengths from Gomum.
Earl Koenig was third.
Much interest was taken in every
event yesterday, and the starts were
made more quickly in all events but
the trotting race, when it took ages
for the judges to send the sulkies
away.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
Very Rapid Descent.

At the exhibition of post-impression-
ist paintings in New York two Boston
men were standing in front of the
much-talked-of canvas alleged to rep
resent a figure descending the stairs.
This is the worst yet" cried one.
Look at it! 1t is simply a tangled
mass of streaks and splotches.
Il think" said the other, after gaz-
ing at 1t a moment. that the fault
lies in the title. which is no~sufficient-
ly explanatory. 1t should tell us that
it is a figure descending the stairs aft
er the careless scrub woman had left
a cake of soap ON the top step"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
TAX COMMISSION
Will MEET OCT. I3

On Monday, October 13, the state
tax commission will begin its review
of the county tax rolls. In one or two
instances county officials have refused
to send the rolls to the state capital,
but it is thought this matter will be
amicably adjusted prior to the day of
meeting. 1t is said not to be the in
tention of the commission to go into
the assessments in detail, but to Sc.
lect the leading items, presumably,
land, livestock and mining interests.
The following letter has been mailed
by the clerk of the commission to the
stockmen of the state:
eve recently mailed You livestock
report to be filed out, sworn to, and
returned to this commission. We beg
to advise you that, in accordance with
the opinion of the attorney general, in
the event of a taxpayer refusing to
return sworn statement he has no
standing before the commission at
time of equalization (see Sec. 363S,
Rev. Laws New, and this commission
will proceed to assess your livestock at
that time according to the best infor-
nation on file in this Office, and it
will become the duty of the proper
county official to enforce the collection
of the tax thereon. You will therefore
recognize the Importance of the sub
mission of your statement
"This commission will receive these
statements up to and including Octob-
er 6. 1913, the date Of the conference
with livestock owners. Very truly
yours,
"NEVADA TAX COMMISSION. -
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
First TELEGRAM SENT
FROM TERRITORY OF NEVADA

The convenience of the telegraph.
telephone and all other modern and
up to- the minute Injuries that have
now become necessities to the good
people of Nevada, are all enjoyed
with but little thought of the fact
that there are many living in our
midst when such things were but
rarely dreamed of.
In looking back N our copy of
the territorial laws of Nevada for
1861 we came across the adoption of
the exact wording for the first tele-
gram to be sent across the continent,
and this was of such Importance that
it commanded a concurrent resolution
by the then territorial council and
house of representatives on October
23d of that year, and read as follows
Resolved by the Council, the
House concurring:
Whereas, The privilege OF forward
ing the first telegraphic communica-
tion across the continent has been
given the legislative assembly of Ne
vada territory; therefore be it re-
solved, That the said communication
shall consist of the following Ian
guage, viz:
"Nevada Territory, through her
first Legislative Assembly. to the
President and People of the United
States, Greeting:
Nevada for the Union ever true
and loyal. The last born of the ma
ton will be the last to desert the flag.
Our aid to the extent of our ability,
can be relied upon to crush rebellion. -
The committee which had the
drawing up of this resolution con-
tanned such historic names to we of
the present day as Thomas Hannah
and William NJ Stewart for the
house and William p. Harrington. Jr.,
and Samuel Youngs for the Council
Carson Appeal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
EXAMINATIONS
IN JUDGE DUNN'S COURT

Jess Parker, arrested at New Cen
trail Monday on charge of horse
stealing, was arraigned in Judge
Dunn's court yesterday. He waived
preliminary examination and was held
to answer to the District Court. Bonds
were fixed at $1,000, in default of
which he was remanded.
The preliminary examination of
Elmer Stokes, charged with forgery,
was commenced before Judge Dunn
yesterday and will be finished this ev-
ening. R. Gilray, counsel for defend
ant, who is mere youth, cited a
statute which provides that boys of
his age shall have guardian appoint
ed by the court to look after them.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
Abducted In Her School Days.

The mistress was leading member
of the village woman's club. and was
particularly interested in the courses
of reading and literary criticism.
which were the subjects of written
essays.
One day she had occasion to remind
her maid-of all-work of some short.
coming. This led to a weeks notice
from the latter. accompanied by the
remark: Sure, and won't take that
from the likes OF you. who hasn't fin
ished her eddycation yet. York
Evening Post.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
WEATHER REPORT

Following is the report of the local
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours ending at a. m. today:
Highest temperature yesterday, SO.
Lowest this morning, 81.
Mean temperature yesterday, "A.
Normal yesterday, 81.
Prevailing wind direction, N. E.
RAY l.. FISHER,
Official in Charge
Weather forecast for Winnemucca
nd vicinity-San Francisco, Sept. 25:
Fair tonight and Friday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
JOE VALENTINE PASSES
AWAY IN RENO HOSPITAL.

Yesterday Joe Valentine. the Ma
tional mining man, was operated on
for appendicitis in Reno hospital,
but failed to rally from the shock, and
passed away short time after the
surgeons had finished. Deceased was
about 35 years of age and was pio-
neer of National, going there when
the camp was first started. He left
year ago, but returned this spring
The funeral will be held in Reno,
where relatives of deceased make their
home
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25

WANTED-Young married man, ex-
perienced in handling cattle, wants
position on ranch. Address John
Taylor, Mokane, Mo.-lAdvertise-
ment, If.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
CRACK SHOTS WILL LEAVE
ON HUNTING TRIP TOMORROW

Tomorrow morning a party compos-
ed of Judge Dunn, Ed Stanton, Deputy
Sheriff Mont Bowling, 8. G.. Lamb and
son will leave for the Pine Forest
range on hunting trip, to ne absent
until the first of the week.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
MEETING OF PARENTS
AND TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

The regular meeting Of the Parents ,
and Teachers Cooperative associa-
tion will be held Friday afternoon,
September 26, at 3 O'Clock, at the
high school assembly hall. Every one
interested is cordially invited. The
subject is Dishonesty Among Chill
dren; It's Causes and Prevention. -
Motto of the day, "The best prepara-
tion for the future is the present well
seen to-.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
GOES TO CALIFORNIA LOOK-
ING FOR NEW LOCATION

Harry Alley, for many years con-
neeted with the Winnemucca Water &
Light company, has resigned his
position and gone to California, look
ing for a new location.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
SHIP TWO CARLOADS OF
DOUBLE E-SOUAREn HORSES

Today Gorham & Rankin shipped
two carloads of the famous "Double-
square, brand of horses to San Fran
cisco, via the Western Pacific.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25

s. H. Crittenden returned last even
ing from Gold Circle. where he survey
ed for patent the Waterwitch group of
mining claims.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
JUDGE BREAKS ARM BUT
DRIVES AUTO TO FUNERAL

Judge Thomas F. Moran returned to
Reno with his right arm in splints and
bandages but still driving his touring
car
Judge Moran broke his arm while
eranking his car on his way to En-
pire to attend a funeral. but despite
the injury drove his ear on to Empire
and attended the funeral of Nat How
ard, father of his brother-in-law. He
then had his arm dressed and drove
the car back to Reno. He was hold
ing court yesterday as usual.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25

Attorney w. II. Dial is in town to-
day from Paradise Valley.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25

and assay Office. The air hoist. hy
the way, is Nevada product, being
made in heno. and gives the utmost
satisfaction.
JAMES f. O'BRIEN.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-09-25
NEW PHARMACIST FOK
STEPHENSON DRUG C

V. NJ Huffman, of Fremont, Ne
braska, graduate in pharmacy, has
taken position with the Stephenson
Drug company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-08

sfnst. This was almost as much of 4
surprise for the dog as it was for Jim.
The roads is quite muddy in places
around here and in other places it is re-
ported almost hub deep.
Jaspar Tarbe1l while hauling load
of punlsins from his corn field to the
barn recent, had the tail gate come
outen the wagon going up Slippery Hill.
and when Jasp got to the top of the
hill he was a good cal surprised to find
that all the punkins had rolled to the
bottom of the hill and that most Of
them was busted.
Hester Jones has presented her hus-
band with a fine baby boy aged three
days, old and weighing II lbs when
horned. Mr.. Jones says he's turrible
glad it amt another girl, being as he
has six girls now and wouldn't know
what to do with another one.
VOX POPULI.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-08
Bit the Hand That Fed Hin

One day last wk a tramp called on
Mrs. Jerushy Perkins, one of our most
prominent wilder ladies, and asked her
for somethink to eat.
The tramp said he was crippled and
diddent have no father nor mother and
had lost a wife and FIVE. children and
was outen job. After Jerushy could
dry her tears she invited the tramp into
the house and cooked him a big dinner.
Jerushy even ketched pul1et and fried
it and the tramp ct everything but the
bones. Jerushy said he must of been
starved to deth to eat the meal he ct.
After the tramp had finished his din
ner Jerushy said. Poor man, you must
be awful tired walking 30 much. Won't
you lay down ON the couch and take a
rest whilst I 60 over to VISIT with Mrs,
Peters, my next door naber?"
The tramp said he would, and Je-
rushy went. When she returned 4 hour
later the tramp had went and the tramp
was not the only thing that had went
either her siiverwase had went.
also = watch and ring and $l1 and
some cts which she left upstairs ON the
bureau.
Jerushy says the next poor starved
tramp that asks her for somethink to
eat will git all the hair puld outen his
head, Il he has aqH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-08
LANDS END

Bill Henshaw's appels which he put
away in barls last month has begin t.
rot on him and Bill has desided to sell
his appels before they all rot Who de-
sires to buy some .appels before they
rot?
Mrs. Hen Jordan says she diddenl
put up as much fruit this fall as she
did last fall, but size calkilates she has
enuff with what was left over from
last ". We hope So.
Rufe Atkins who has begin to trap
fur-bearing animiles in this vieinnitty
got in too clost proximity to 4 live
skunk which he ketched in a trap last
wk and as result folks hereabouts has
been giving Rufe a wild. berth. Rufe
buried his clothes but the odor seem.
to still cling to him, and a. a result he
is almost orsercized from local sossiety
as you might say. LUCIFER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-08
AMI Had His Hair Cut

Amzi Smiley had = turrible experients
one day last wk when he made up his
mind that instid of paying Harve
Hines, our tonsorial barber, Is cts
every time he had his hair cut, to do the
job nisself and save money.
So Ami, he put q towel around his
neck and TUX comb in one hand and
his wife's shears in tother, jest like
Harve does and stood up in front Of
the lookin glass and went to work.
Amzi desided he would cut his back
hair first, but it was turrible akard do
ing 50, being as AMI stood facing his
self m the glass. his left hand seemed
to be his right hand and his right hand
vicy versy. 50 that Amzi got 50 mixed
up on which hand was which that he
axidentally slised off the edge of his
ear.
Ami give yen Of anguish and his
wife run IN from the kitchen to see
what was the matter and when she seen
what a turrible uphill job AMI was
having she offerd to cut her husbings
hair for him, so AMI set down in a
chair and Mrs. Smiley went at him with
the shears.
Then Mrs. Cookins, who lives next
door, dropped in and set down in the
room where the operashion was being
performed and her and Mrs. Smiley
begin to talk about fall styles and
Amzi's wife diddent pay much atten-
shion to what she was doing & besides
she diddent claim to be no barber.
Well after she was through AMI
TUX look at hisself in the glass, and
when he seen that his hair had been cut
short clean down to the skin almost
and looked like peeled onion, ANIL
was filled with horrer & shame and
busted forth in stronger langwidge than
Mrs. Smiley ever thort him capable of.
AMI ordered Mrs. Gookins outen the
house and told his wife that she had
made him look like a jail bird and that
he would feel disgrased for life until
his hair growed out agin.
Sinst this happend AMI has been
stickin purity clost to the house, being
as he is ashamed to be saw on the
street, and Mrs. Smiley says he keeps
his hat on all the time, even sleeps in It
at mites.
When Harve Hines heerd about
AmzIs haircut Harve nearly died latin
and the said the joke on AMI was
with more to him than the quarter
would of been for cutting his hair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-08
Personals in Their Purity
It looks like rain.

1t looks like rain.
But that amt allus a sign of rain
sometimes when it looks like rain, it
SHOWS. It's almost time for the first
snow in Bingville.
However, we persoom we WIN have .
few more days of Injun summer before
it SHOWS. At least let US hope 80.
Everybody in Bingville heerd Sim
Wilkins fling his buck saw last Thurs
day most all day, and by evg fo1lxses
teeth was all on edge. We wisht to
goodness when Sim files his buck saw
he'd 90 off somewheres in some vast
wilderness to do the job, being as it
is almost publick noosanse.
LATE Whittacre, one of our most re-
SPECIFIED townsmen, while shaving his
Ease last Sunday morning in a hurry
so as he wouldn't be late to church,
sliced off a wart on his chin which
bled so that LATE was afeard he would
gradually bleed to deth. LATE stopped
swearing and prepared to meet his end,
but finally it stopt bleeding and then
LATE begin to swear loud enuff agin
so that all the nabers heerd him. LATE
diddent 60 to church. He said after
he amputated that wart he wassent in
no spiritchool condishion to 60 to divine
worship.
We are glad to chronicle a big joke
on Bill Hepburn, our artistick black
smith. Bill went to the Co. seat last
Satterday expeclting to git fullern =
tick. as ushual. but somewhere on the
way Bill lost his pocketbook containing
every cent he had in the world and
diddent discuvver it until he got clean
to the Co. seat. By the time Bill had
drove back along the road almost to
Bingville lool<in for his lost pocketbook
& failing to find same, it was too late
in the day to return to the county seat
to git intoxicated, even if Bill had of
found his pocke.oook, and as a result
he returned to Bingville IN deep dis
gust and as soDer as Judge. Bill de-
sires whoever finds his pocketbook to
return 1t to him without delay. but IN
our opinyun it would be better to re-
turn it to his wife instid- Poor Bill
and Demon Rum have been strangers
nov for nearlH two VIA -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-08

to the fact that we couldn't indooce
ennybuddy to put a advertisement
into this wks Bugle and being as
we diddent want to 60 to press
without no advertising which
wouldn't look well, we take the lib
berty of printing below a old adj
vertisement which we happened to
find all set up into type, which we
hope you will read. BY next wk.
we hope to have some up-to-date
advertising. Advertise in the Bug
gle. Editor Bingyslle Bxgle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-08

If he had he wouldn't let the hens
do his scratchin for him.
A fool and his money is soon
parted. You might as well sub
scribe for the Bugle as to spend
your money foolish.
P. SIN CASE YOU DO
SUBSCRIBE PLEASE PAY IN
ADVANCE!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-08
EDDYrORIUL sQU1BS

A few wks agone 1--WE don't re
member which partickler wk but
what's the differents?) instid of
writing one, long & classick eddy
toriul on one subjeck, we dasht
off what we called few eddyto-
riul squibs for a change.
Sinst then we have been comply
merted good cal on these squibs
and we are glad of it. Even Hank
Dewberry who we diddent have
emmy idee had enuf hurning intel
ligence to comprehend one of our
eddytoriuls stopt us on the street
tother day and says. Them eddy
toriul squibs you wrote for the
Buggle was final! Give us more
| of same" Coming from Hank we
consider this quite a compliment.
Owing to the fackt that them
squibs received SIGH a hearty re-
lcepshion we hereby perceed to dash
off few more of the same brand.
Another reason is they be much
easier to write than a long & bril-
lyunt eddytoriul. The eddytoriu1
squibs follers as follers:
Newer 90 around behint a
h ,rses heels to say ennythink be-
l. mt its bacle-say it to its Ease.
The only ambishion some men
have in this world is three meals
per day without worl<in for en-.
What's the use to have brains in
. comm nifty like this where
brains is at premium, - you
might say.
There is three good reasons why
folks get married@love, conven-
fence and spite.
The reason you can't tell a wo-
man much is becuz she don't give
you no opportunity-two can't
talk to each other at onct.
Insomny is some times caused
becux you. amt got enuf bed
Govern.
We amt got no pashients with a
man who will lie when the truth
will do jest as well.
Them folks who allus tries to
skin the other teller in a horse
decker IS the ones who hollers loud
est when they get sleun theirselfs.
The wise man borrows ali he kin,
bat never lends if he kin pervent
Il.
The more Teller sets around on
store boxes. the less he Is liable to
hatch.
It Is turrible hard to beside these
hard times whether a new baby Is =
blessing or q burden.
There is menny a slip twixt the
tin dipper and the third drink of
hard cider.
A REGISTER amt got no manners.