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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-26

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81 IS positive n Coasailaatsa 81
sinls 0sha sad sieua Sefsaa
There s every incenuse for ooopes
aiige adtance 81 thc nonh end
Altogether .ihe Immediate future
appears Is hold out unusual posslbnl.
ties q rare promise Tor The entire
Comaoek region. am iaaf Is evidently
required being . united and cooper
alive advance all along the line. ln
this manner can the best results onlg
be attained. and with the same in
force. there is little OF no doubt q
the final restoration of the Comstook
10 a commanding position a. one q
I the leading bullion producing camps
Of the west
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-26
COMSTOCK'S
YIELD FOR
SIX MONTHS

The impression seems to have
gained considerable headway that lit
tie or no mining work is now under
way in Virginia City, due, no doubt,
to a more or less extent to the un-
fortunate condition of affairs that
has prevailed for the last six months
or so at the North End The cur
tailment of operations made neces-
sary at that point by the companies
supporting the pumping operations
has had some effect in reducing the
scope of mining at other points, but
in spite of this there has been
large activity in the Virginia Gold
Hill and Sixmile canyon districts; in
fact, there are right now something
over twenty companies operating,
either under lease or on company ac-
count, and the monthly payroll is not
far from $4,000, according to the
Virginia City Chronicle.
Another and entirely convincing
proof Of the results being obtained is
shown by the bullion tax statements
filed for the six months ending June
30th of this year, the figures being
official. and therefore authentic Foi
the period covering the first 81,
months of 1913 the various mines O
this district have shipped to the milli
and cyanide plants 60259 tons, tn,
, gross bullion yield being 1924 ,210.2s
With this average continued for tn
year, will give an output for 1918 o
! Isl ,248, APO. This is a most impressiv
|, showing under the conditions prevail
I ing since the first of the year, an
! lis an excellent demonstration of tn
! resourcefulness of the Comstock, an
! its bullion yielding powers With tn
I situation normal at all points, thes
! figures would no doubt be great
! augmented
J The bullion tax reports show this
I for the first quarter of 1913 tn
= gross production was $2S3,210, an
: for the second quarter, a considt
able increase, or S34O999.69 I'll
\ list of companies in the producin
y class numbers nine, in which II
Mexican company has the leadir
= place, milling during the periC
named 1005S tons. with gro
n yield of S246,SO653. This compa1
during part of the time has mile
ore accumulated on the dumps, al
at the present time is not operatii
it's own property, 1t has had char
of the Monte Cristo mine howevt
and the gross production of the latt
for the first six months was SIS
tons and the gross bullion yield Sc
39473 The Ophir company h
milled, both tailings and ore, 11,C
Al tons. with gross bullion yield
S1OS,06S.4S The yield for the fl
quarter was $36,S26O6 and the S
ond quarter $34.1OS.1S from the ey
ide plant, and $3713419 on secc
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-26

Certificates of iocatlen ~ sA,e a.
a. BONANZA afffea
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-26
FARES
TO TONOPAH
September 5---0CtOber 10

From other points correspondingly
low.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-26
BASEBALL
COAST LEAGUE

standing o. the clubs
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-26

Alaska rcffiferatass ibs hesi is
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-26
CONSOLIDATED AUTO COMPANY

Carrying United States mail aud
express makes daily trips from Tone
pah to Manhattan and Round Noun
tain. Cars leave Tonopah daily ou
arrival of mail and leave Mammal an
at 2:30 p. m.
w. C. HARDING. Agen
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29

The old man, in the meantime, had
reached his miserable room. He was
trembling with cold. hunger and ex-
haustion. All forenoon he had been
trotting around in vain, trying to get
work. He. had not made a single
penny. Once he had offered to carry
the suitcase of a traveller. but the
man laughed and told him he was too
slow and handed his case to a boy.
The old man groaned. Nobody had
any use for him any more. What
was he to do IL somebody did not
help him pretty soon? He was be-
hind with rent for several months
and did not even have as much as
crust to appease his gnawing hunger
He crept close to the little sheet
iron stove, though it was weeks since
there had been a fire in 1T. How diff
ferent things had been while he was
working In the country for the big
farmer. A nice light room with
plenty of wood and potatoes besides
his wages. No worry of any kind.
Then somebody had told him of the
high wages In the city, and he had
moved to Berlin with wife and child.
At first everything went well, he
FOUND work almost Immediately, but
then came months of enforced idle
ness and all the money he had saved
went. His wife had to go out as a
scrubwoman and the child was locked
up in their room all alone.
A TRAGEDY
One morning a hand organ played
in the yard, the little one crawled up
on a chair to listen. opened the win
dow and fell out. When the parents
came home their boy was dead.
Then came evil days. The mother
wept and mourned and he spent night
after night in the saloon on the cor
ner to avoid looking at the empty
place at home where the little bed
had stood.
Years passed. His wife was taken
Ill, lay in bed, suffered for months,
and then died. His last penny went
to pay for her funeral.
The old man coughed-a dry. rasp-
ing cough. His eyes stared vacantly
at the empty room whose only piece
OF furniture was the bed. Everything
else had been sold or pawned. But
he must wait. wait only little while
yet. The Charity Organization So
ciety had promised him few marks
week. He had applied at their mag
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29
Waiting
Us Boys

TN rickety, gloomy old tenement
in one of the poorest streets in the
great city one of the many doors
facing the long corridor opened. It
was dark, bitterly cold winter
morning. An old man came out and
slowly and laboriously walked down
the many stairs. At the bottom he
stood motionless for few moments
to recover his breath, then Knocked
at door on which was sign: Frau
Mierke's Laundry"
The splashing sound inside ceased
and a sturdy looking woman put out
her head through cloud of white
steam.
''Oh. 1t is only you, Herr Frohlish."
She had hoped it would be a Gus
toner.
Good morning. Frau Mierke Ex-
cuse me for disturbing you, but If
anybody should call while I am out.
or IL a letter should Gomez can not
stay at home any longer. 1 must try
to find some work"
The woman grunted an impatient
assent
Il know all about it. If anything
comes for you will take it and keep
it But, OF course, nothing will come
The door closed once more. Frau
Mierke returned to her washtub. The
old man stared at the closed door.
then turned up his coat collar. dug
his hands into his empty pockets.
coughed and went out into the cold
morning air.
1t was long past noon when he re-
turned. From Frau Mierkes kitchen
came an appetizing odor of fried
bacon and onions
Nothing has come for YOU, she
cried. His head dropped still lower
and his face took on an expression
of utter hopelessness as he slowly
began to climb the many stairs
What is it he is always expecting,
the old fool7" asked a woman neigh
Dor.
A LITTLE DAFFY
"Oh, he is a little daffy. I suppose.
He is always waiting for some offer
of work, registered letter. or God
knows what. He expects to get an
old age pension, he says, and then he
wants to board with me-"
Then you had better be careful.
Don't give him anything until you are
sure he can pay for IT."
You just trust me to look out for
number one. don't slave like a mule
to feed old buns like him."
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29
Nose and the Law

Nose Topper" said the Judge, con-
templating the prisoner over his spec
tacles. you are accused of one OF the
most serious crimes known to our
laws-to wit. the taking of a human
life. Are you properly represented
by counsel?"
NO, suh," said the darkey cheer
fully.
We'll. have your talked to any ono
about your defense since your ar
rest?".
II told the sheriff about the shootin'
when he come to my cabin to fetch
me heah." said the prisoner--"but
tha's ALL
And have you taken no steps
whatever to engage a lawyer"
NO, suh,' said Nose. II amt got
no money to be wastin' on lawyers
Day tell me lawyers is mighty
costive."
IF you have no funds insisted
the Judge, 1T lies within the power
of the court to appoint an attorney
to defend you without charge.
You needn't be botherin yose'f
jedge." answered Nose
Well. what do YOU propose to do
about this case?' demanded his honor
ledge said the negro. .ez fur ez
Ise concerned. you kin les let de mat
ter drap!''
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29
Going Cheap

Some time ago a man was awak-
ened in the night to find his wife
weeping uncontrollab1y.
My darling" he exclaimed, what
Is the matter?"
"A dream!" she gasped. Il have
had such horrible dream
Her husband begged her to tell 1t
to him in order that he might COM
fort her. After long persuasion she
was induced to say this:
II thought I was walking down the
street, and / came to a warehouse
where there was a large placard,
Husbands for Sale You could get
beautiful ones for fifteen hundred dol
lars or even for twelve hundred, and
very nice looking ones for as low as
a hundred"
The husband asked, innocently:
Did you see any that looked like
me?'
The sobs became strangling.
Dozens of them." gasped the wife,
done up in punches like asparagus,
and sold for 10 cents bunch"
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29

Sometimes the man who calls his
sweetheart cute kid" when she
plays baby before marriage will in
sist that She is acting in "ridicu-
lousy childish manner" If she tries
the same little tricks when she hap
pens to be his wife.
The woman who treats a man in
frankly friendly manner either feels
as friendly as she acts or is in love
and not necessarily with another man.
For in the hands of the woman who
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29
FiGGiHng the Crime

At breakfast restless little Tommy
began to play with the cruet stand.
His father told him not to do so.
Tommy persisted. and at last upset 1t
and spilled the pepper on the table,
cloth.
Now. Tommy" said his father.
you were disobedient and upset the
pepper caster, and 1 really ought to
make the punishment fit the crime
by putting some of the pepper on your
tongue"
Tommy looked up In a fash and
said:
Should / be punished the same
way, dad. IL upset the sugar bowI?'
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29
An Interesting Short
Story, Complete

nificent furnished Office. and had told
his miserable tale of weeks spent in
the hospital followed by others when
he could find no work. They had
asked him number of questions and
sent him away with a promise of
help.
Since then he had been waiting
every day. Every morning he felt
sure that today the letter must come
At last the landlord had reminded him
OF the rent long overdue and said
that IL he did not pay up next time
he must move. Movei- Where
should he move to? He had nowhere
to 60 He picked up courage enough
to go to the Charity organization
once more to remind them of promised
help. This time they were anything
but kind. He really must have pa
thence. What did he mean coming
there again? They had plenty OF
other cases pending and were too busy
to investigate this. 1t would be taken
up in Its regular turn.
He went home heartbroken. An
other week passed. He had got work
shoveling snow, but the first evening
he was discharged. He was much too
slow and coughed more than he
worked, they told him.
He staggered back to his miserable,
cold room. On the stairs he met Frau
M1erke carrying down a basket of
laundry from the garnet.
Excuse me-" he stammered, 'has
anything come for me?"
You make me sick with your eter-
nal question:" she growled mo,
nothing has come and nothing ever
will, am sure. You are just trying
to BLUM the landlord to let you stay
with that lying tale of yours
She turned away in disgust
The next morning and all the next
| day the old man was not seen. But
| two days later a short notice in the
| papers related that Karl Frohllsh had
been found dead in his room.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29
HmH 8m9
wright. 1913. International News Service
-copyrlght, 1els. International News Service


knows how to use 1t, frankness is as
dangerous a weapon as coauetry.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29
Snap SHOTS

The man who tells girl not to
talk about things she doesn't under
stand will use lot of ingenuity to
keep her from understanding things
he Dies not want her to talk aboht.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29

Gentleman Gin railway train)-
How did this accident happen?
Guard--Some one pulled the cord
and stopped the train. and the boat
express ran into US. 1t will take five
hours to clear the line for us to go
ahead.
Gentleman-Five hours, Great
Scott | was TO be married today
Guard Ga married man, sternlv)
Look here, are you the chap who
stopped the train7
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29

ARE made with much elegance and
leisure and repented with very inele-s
CANT haste
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29

SOME MARRIAGES
are like treaties between countries
that do not speak the same language
and the two strange countries meet,
join. become one. And does the board
of arbitration" stay on its job? Does
love remain TO keep the peace? Oh.
mol The two foreign creatures who
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29

make a spinster long to see the old
year out at suffra gette meeting. in
stead of causing her to be jealous of
the young wife who is b1issfully GER
for New Year eve
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29

float across the honeymoon into a
vinegary action from too much sugar.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29
BY LILLIAN LAUFERTY

are yoked learn to speak sign Ian
guage both can understand. learn to
combine the customs of their coun-
tries-or they suffer the horrors OF
internal war!
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-29

are like an echo of Thanksgiving
and a forerunner OF Christmas-all
peace on earth and good will to man
and woman. And. after all, those are
the only real marriages in world
that seems to lack power to tell real
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09
Water Power Company Pre-
sents Nine Acres Adjoin-
ing Present Park to In
crease It's Area
WORTH TEN THOUSAND
Will Greatly Enhance Beauty
Of Keokuk's Famous Scenic
Park When it is Prop
erly Arranged.

An addition of nine acres adjoining
Rand park has been donated to the
city of Keokuk by the Mississippi
River Power company and the deet;
will be made and fled for RECORD
sometime this week.
The addition joins the present park
on the upper river corner from about
the Keokuk monument to the old An
schulz house and from Grand avenue
and the Anschutz hill to the river. 1t
is beautiful bluff which formerly
belonged to several private owners,
until the water-power company
bought it few years ago with the
idea that they needed IT for their
work. 1t is conservatively estimated
that it is worth at least $4,000 to-
day. When it is arranged as an addi-
ton to the park by landscape
gardening, it will greatly enhance the
beauties of the park which long ago
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09
WOMAN BURNED
SELF TO DEATH
Saturated Clothing With oil, Ignited
It and Died In Five
Hours.
Especial to The Gate City.l

L SptCidl W JAS GdCC SlIy.l
NAUVOO, March Sword was
telephoned to Nauyoo last Friday
morning that Mrs. Geo. Bush who
lives with her family two miles east
of the city had attempted to burn
herself to death by saturating her
clothing with kerosene oil and repair
ed to the barn lot and setting herself
on fire, After restless night Mrs
Bush arose In the early morning be-
tween and o'clock after her hus,
band had gone into a sound sleep,
dressed and repaired to the barn lot
where she committed the terrible
deed. Mrs. James Ogden who lives
closely by, noticed bright light and
aroused her son Bernard who went
over to the Bush residence which is
Just across the road and found the
lady with every bit of her clothing
burned from her body and herself a
mass of charred flesh. He summoned
the husband who was in sound
sleep and together they carried her in
blanket to the house She begged to
be allowed to remain where she was
found DIR. Bor.z of this city was
hurriedly summoned but he found
she was beyond human aid, Asked
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09
LUMBERMEN PLAN
FOR LARGE MEETING
Announce Program for Meeting to be
Held at Hamilton on Wednes-
day, March IL.
Especial t, The Gate City.l

Especial t, The Gate City.]
HAMILTON, Ill.,, March S.-The
Western Illinois Retail Lumber Deal.
ers have announced the program OF
their meeting to be held in Hamilton
on Wednesday, March IL, at which
time a permanent organization will
be arranged.
The morning session from nine until
twelve o'clock will contain an address
| OF welcome by Mayor C. P. Daugherty,
of Hamilton, response by visitors;
address by G. P. Dadant. president OF
the Hamilton Commercial club, What
the Great Water Power Dam Means to
Our Guests by Earl w. Wood, OF
Hamilton; talk on the subject Of the
meeting and benefits of organization
by Geo. w. Angel, of Hamilton; and
talks by many prominent lumbermen.
At noon there will be luncheon and
I in the afternoon the visitors will go
ever the dam.
/ Geo. w. Angel, of Hamilton is
chairman of the meeting and w. E..
Lyon, of Carthage, secretary. The
committee on bylaws is composed of
P. V. Morris, of Herman; N. East, of
Versailles; and j. l.. Tarbox, of Clay
ton; on nominations, Fred R. Mutt, of
Mendon; J. l.. Brown, of Ferris, and
M. F. Delter, of Dallas City; on reso-
lutions, Chas. Hanan, of Macomb;
VIM. Ligget, of Camp Point; G. R.
Huston, of Blandinsville; on member
ship, C. r. HarveI of Hamilton; Frank
Dcnkle, of Plymouth; Chas. o. Foulke,
of Macomb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09
kAHokA, MO.
= = = 80 = = 80 = I

Joe Hasle sustained fracture OF
three ribs last Saturday in runaway
accident. He was breaking a colt
when the animal became frightened
and ran away, throwing Mr.. Hasle out
Of the rig and dragging him quite j
distance.
Quite few Clark county democrats
are averse to discussing Wilson's cab
met, especially the head of the list.
George Brewster died at his home
in north Clark county, Tuesday.
March 4, aged 20 years. The funeral
services were held at Acasto Thurs
day. conducted by Rev McMann o,
Pennington.
. Thomas Rice Walker died at st.
Joseph's hospital Wednesday, March
5, aged 46 years, 2 months and "a
days. The body arrived Thursday
and was taken to the home of Sam
Banks near Winchester, where serv-
ices were held. lnterment in Day
cemetery. One sister, Mrs. Nj. r..
Banks, and two brothers, Mat ano
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09
No Strings to 1t.

why she committed the terrible deed
she replied that she was sorry She
had done so. An anaesthetic was admin
istered and Mrs. Bush passed away
at IL o'clock, about five hours after
she was found.
She leaves husband and three
children to mourn, besides father
Mr.. Henry Shredder and brother Yves
ley Of Nauvoo and a sister Meta in
Colorado Numerous other relatives
live in Nauvoo. The funeral will prob
ably take place in this city Sunday
afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09

George survive. Deceased held
policy in the Modern Woodmen fol
$1,000
George w. King died at the hospital
at st. Joseph Wednesday, March 5,
aged 81 years. The body will be
brought to the home of brother John
l.. King where services will be held
Saturday. Interment in Waterloo
cemetery. Deceased was taken to the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09
ADVERTISED LETTEEs.


List Of letters remaining in the
aeokuk postoffice. uncalled for, for
week ending March 8, 1913
Ladies'.
Mrs Marie Devere.
Mrs. A. E. Forbes.
Miss Mary Handlon.
Mrs. Estelle E. MCPHERSON
Mrs. Vennen Nisse.
Mrs. VIM. Gray Quaintance.
Miss Frances Theis.
Mrs. Laura Warrick.
Gentlemen.
Chas. r. Allen.
Mr.. B. Butler.
D. NJ Bemis.
J. G. Boehe.
H. w. Barnes.
Mauris Dunn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09
hospital at st. Joseph Wednesday

last week.
Dr.. w B. sisson has been confined
to his home the past week with Sc
we're attack of grippe. and is still un-
able to be at his Office.
Kahokans are little bowed down,
but not discouraged over the news
that the visit of the Commercial
clubs representatives sent to keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09

and the report they brought back.
Kahoka expects to get in that cleo
trio power in some way, but just how
is yet to be determined.
Mrs. P. C. PECAN of Denver Colo.
RADIO who has been the guest OF her
daughter Mrs. E. 3. Gage for severat
weeks, returned to her home Thurs
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09

Do you know that more real danger
turks in a common cold tnan in any
other of the minor ailments? The
safe way is to take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, a thoroughly reliable
preparation, and rid yourself Of the
cold as quickly as possible. This rem.
edy is for sal. by Wilkinson & Co.
Pharmacy and j. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09
ROYAL SIS ROYAL SIS.
Collier Stationery Co. SIS ROYAL SIS ROYAL

WE invite everyone interested in the pur-
chase Of a new typewriter to call and
examine the Master Model Of the Royal
typewriter which we are showing. In add- .
ton to the many features giving convenience
Of use and speed and accuracy to the opera
tor it is sold at one-fourth less than the regu-
lar established price Qist) Of typewnters-$75
against 500.
We are prepared to take old machines
in part payment on these new machines and
if desired will sell on monthly payments
The sale Of the Royal machine will in
no way take place Of our rental sales on re-
built machines This part Of our typewriter
business will be carried on as heretofore. We
rent any Of our rebuilt machines allowing the
rentals paid to pay for the machine at prices
ranging from $l8 to SIS. Any kind want
ed will be furnished, if not in stock. Under
wood, L. G. Smith & Bros, OLvers, Rem
ingtons, Smith Premers, etc.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-09
RAND PARK ADDITION
DONATED TO KEOKUk
made Keokuk famous among the low
ers of natural scenic views
Cost Company Much Money.


This is entirely disconnected in
fact and in geography from the trans
fer back to the city of some river
front between the Keokuk and Ham
ilton bridge and the new lock which
was made the other day. That river
front was vacated by the city to the
company and ceded back by the COM
pany recently.
But this new park addition was
bought by the company from various
private owners with real money-and
a good deal of it-and normally would
have been sold when the company
discovered it did not need to hold 1t.
But instead of selling 1t, the dona.
ton OF the tract is made to the city
for park purposes, owing to its being
SO desirable as an extension to Rand
park, and in accordance with the per.
manent policy of the company to be.
friendly with its neighbors.
No Strings to It.
The only condition attached to the
gift is the promise of the city com
missioners to put the Anschutz hiif
into excellent condition as road this
summer-which they would be expect
ed to do anyhow.
The water-power company still
owns some real estate along the river
bank within the city, in addition to
the park addition donated to the city
and the strip cedede back to the city
above the bridge.
The lower end of the new park ad-
dition is at Fifteenth street extended
through Rand park to the river.