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terrific that certain destruction seem
ed surely to follow in its wake.
The track-walker reused himself
from his short half hour sleep and
started out to hunt trouble. But he
had hardly traversed a mile coming
this way when No. Is thundered
past him. the steel-like glare of its
headlight making the darkness seem
ominous.
The track-walker had given the
danger signal but 1t went unheeded
and 16 followed the rails without a
slackening Of speed. Something came
over the man that a tumble OF rocks
ahead meant disaster. Tremblingly
he ran forward as fast as his legs
could carry him. Hardly had he COW
cred a quarter Of a mile when he
heard the short toots OF the engine
that forecasted trouble.
Putting on speed he rushed onward
Rounding a wall OF rock he noticed
the tail lights Of the train. making a
dull glare through the Jet darkness
Almost simultaneously he met up with
the rear fagman.
MY God. is it a wreck" he whistled
out. because his breath was gone. from
his exertions.
NO. we're lucky this time. Some old
devil built a IRE and took OF his shirt
That's all that saved us from goin'
down in there" and the brakeman
pointed into the roaring stream.
A fall OF rock had come down from
above and shattered the rail. making
perfect blockade. The Old Devil"
developed to be The Magpie." He
happened along. saw the trouble. and
did the best thing possible
Singular as 1t may seem nobody
took up 4 purse for him from the
passengers. Most everyone was
asleep and were not apprised of the
danger until daylight But even II
they had been awake q wouldn't have
mattered. The Magpie" hardly wait
ed to be thanked by the train men
Indeed he didn't even nod to them
He struck out toward the west and
the veil Of night covered him.
At another time n little Canon City
boy. now grown to manhood. while in
the Gorge fingered too close to the
waters edge while seeking a drink
and fell into the surging stream. On
ly women were about and their frantic
screams could not save him
The undertow showed him into mid
stream and the ehurning waters wh;rt-
ed and twiried him and pushed him
Downstream at terrific pace.
1t seemed that he was gone. But a
hundred feet belo1 the station. where
the last switch stands. somebody
threw down a heavy bag. tore CT a
ragged coat and made jump into the
stream.
There was more twiriing and Whi;l-
ing and then n fash as two hi an
bodies were thrown into the tranquil
waters close to the eds~ A bewhisk-
cred man rose from ;hc depths haul
ing a limp youth by the coat collar. 1t
was The Magpie-"
\ few minutes in resusoltation and
the yoGtn was able 10 smile and he
did. in gratitude. to tie queer recluce
The women also thankei the man but
he signified nothing. His sateen cap
which had clung to his head through
out the incident was p1iled from its
resting place by a horny hand. That
was all.
Many OF the raachers apout Coto-
paxi and Texas Creek , that he has
kindly heart. They know from the
thoughtful ninistratious he has paid
to sickly cattle and weakiiug calves.
All that thorghtSulness and human
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Chicken Chowder.

Chicken Chowder.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E Freidinger en-
tertained at a seven O'Clock dinner
Monday evening OF the splendid
menu. chicken ehowder played a lead
ing part
The dining table was tastefully dec
GRATED with pink and white cosmos
covers being laid for fifteen.
The guest list included: Mr.. and
Mrs J. p. Mcmillan. the latter's moth
er. Mrs. Cook of Chiiiicothe. NO. Mr.
Roscoe Kneopper OF Portland. Oregon
Miss Bessie Chase and Clarence Chase.
All report the affair as one Of muen
enjoyment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
ORGANIZE STATES
FOR CONSERVATION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Through
an announcement made here today it
became known that the National Con-
servation congress has arranged to es-
tablish an organization in every state
for the first time in the history of the
conservation movement. The state or
ganizations are to be under the direc-
tion of the congress and are being
formed under policy that will give
powerful impetus to the work of the
national body. Plans have been made
for nation wide activity by the state
organizations prior to the fifth session
of the congress which is called to meet
in Washington November Is, 10 and
20.
Through the machinery thus Great
ed the congress expects to be able to
set in motion in the various states
concrete plans for putting into practi-
cal effect the conservation principles
for which the congress stands. Here
tofore the congress has contented
itself for the most part with working
up public sentiment through its annual
meetings. In this it has been highly
successful. Each of the four annual
meetings of the body has had a notice
able effect on sentiment and legisla-
tion.
The congress is already powerful in
its function as clearing house among
the state conservation commissions
and the conservation committees
of various national organizations.
Through these, and particularly the
latter, it has been able to exert great
Influence. President Charles Lathrop
Peck feels that its scope should be-
come still broader. To this end he has
caused the state organizations to be
perfected. Each state organization
will consist primarily of state vice.
president and state secretary. Con-
trary to custom these officials will not
be mere fgureheads. Active men of
known influence have been selected
and are committed 10 energetic appli-
cation to the work in hand.
The vice-president for Nevada is
Hon. Francis G. Newlands; Millard F.
Hudson, of Reno, secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MAIN
TAINS STANDING ARMY

John A. Gill, travelling freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
eifc, who is in Winnemueea today.
says business is very satisfactory on
the line. He claims that the following
statement concerning the standard
road of the west is ample reason why
everybody likes to travel on the S.
p. They are always protected and
records show not passenger killed in
four years on the Southern Pacific
road:
The Southern Pacific company main
tains standing army. Its soldiers
patrol every foot of its tracks. They
never sleep. They are never relieved.
Each soldier is made of steel and
equipped with semaphore arms. The
commanding officer is electricity.
The name of this army is Automatic
Electric Block Safety Signals, and it
affords you greater safety than you
ever have known in the history of
railroading.
Six million dollars was expended in
this direction alone for your safety, in
addition to seventy-five millions for
double tracking, rock ballasting and
steel bridging.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
EXAMINATION FOR
FOREST SERVICE

The United States civil service com
mission announces an examination for
assistant forest ranger on October 2l
and % at Austin, Ely, Gold Creek,
Lamoille and Paradise Valley. Can
didates must be able bodied men be-
tween the ages of 21 and 40, capable
of enduring all the hardships of out
door life. A medical certificate to
this effect is required. The examina-
tion consists of two parts, field test
and the answering of practical ques-
tions. The latter relate to land sur
veying, timer estimating, numbering,
land laws, mining and the livestock
business. Practical experience and
general intelligence, as shown by abil-
ity to write with reasonable clearness
of expression, are the main require
ments. Rangers must be residents of
the state In which they seek employ
ment and should be familiar with To-
cal industrial conditions and topo-
graphy.
From the list of successful candi-
dates the government selects new
men for the forest service, who are
appointed as assistant forest rangers
at $l,100 yearly salary. They are
eligible to promotion later to higher
grades, including vacancies in the
position of deputy supervisor and SUI
pervisor.
These field men-rangers and as
sistant rangers-transact the business
of the national forest under the direc-
tion of the supervisors. They conduct
the government IS grazing business,
handle small timber sales, build roads,
trails, telephone lines and cabins,
fight forest fires and estimate timber.
When necessary the ranger must
own and maintain his own saddle and
pack animals. Rangers permanently
assigned to forest are provided with
headquarters consisting of cabins,
pdlhs anu shtus ana WITH some agfl-
cultural land to grow food for their
families and domestic animals.
The government in announcing the
present examination calls attention to
the fact that appointment in the for
est service does not guarantee year
long employment, since it is necessary
to furlough number of rangers dur
ing the winter months when their SER
vices are not needed on the forests.
Preference is given, however, to fur
loughed employees whose services are
satisfactory in recruiting the force at
the beginning of the field season.
Applicants can secure information
concerning the examination from the
Z. :. civil service commission, Wash
ington d. c. or from forest super
visors at the places named
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
fFDFRAL COURT DE(IDFS
AGAINST REDUCED RATES

Movements in Nevada for lower
passenger rates are ended, at least for
the present, by the issuance of an or
der restraining the Nevada State
Railroad Commission from putting in
to effect an order reducing main and
branch fares from FIVE to four cents to
three cents per mile.
Judge harrington, of the United
States District Court, sitting at Car.
son City, rendered the decision Wed
nesday.
The commission issuel an order in
January reiaeing farss to tfree cents.
The order was issued o.er the protest
of Chairman Bartine of the commits
sion, and legal strife between the
Southern Pacific, which acted also for
the Western Pacific and Salt Lake
roads, and the commission, followed.
A motion for an injunction was
made in August by the railroad and
Judge Harrington S decision Wednes-
day is expected to tie the matter up,
possibly permantly. The railroads
claim that they would have lost about
$1,000,000 annually if the railroad
commission s order had been put into
effect.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
SUFFRAGE MEETING
We'll ATTENDED

The public meeting of the Equal
Franchise society, held last evening at
the Eldorado sample rooms, was well
attended. The audience was made up
for the greater part of members of the
local society and their lady friends,
although there were a number of gen.
tlemen present, all of whom were not
in sympathy with the movement, but
open to conviction. Judge J. A.
Langwith presided and introduced the
speakers.
Miss Anne Martin, of Reno presi-
dent of the Nevada Equal Franchise
society, was the first speaker, talking
for about 20 minutes. Miss Martin is
a forceful speaker and has her sub
ject well in hand
She was followed by Miss Gail
Laughlin, of Denver, lecturer for the
National society, who spoke for an
hour and half. She was listened to
with deep interest by all present and
presented strong argument from the
Suffrage standpoint.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
OBJECTS TO HORI.
zONTAL INCREASE
(Communicated.)
Winnemucea, October IL, 1913.

Winnemucca, October IL, 1913.
To the Taxpayers of Winnemucca:
As the assessor of Humboldt county
has and is performing his duty regard
ing assessed valuations in Winnemuc-
ca district, raising them annually for
the past few years and giving them
an extra raise this year with no com
plants, i cannot understand why this
board of state tax commissioners now
purposes to give Winnemucca property
horizontal raise of 121a per cent
This raise is unjust and unfair to the
liberal and uncomplaining taxpayers
Of Winnemucca and it is now time for
local taxpayers to wake up and see
that the portion of the deficiency in
the state revenues apportioned to
Humboldt county is placed where it
belongs.
The county should be districted and
the extra tax levied on the basis of
true valuation and revenue producing
capacity of property
This is what we should call equali-
ty in taxation. This proposed hori-
zontal raise is not according to Hoyle,
as it is unfair.
Now, Winnemuccans, what have you
to say on this subject?
TAXPAYER.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
TWO HOLIDAYS APPEAR,
NOT GENERALLY OBSERVED

There will be two holidays and non
judicial days this month. One of the
days is Columbus Day, observed in
the honor of the discovery of America
on October 18th, in most years, but
October 18th this year. The other is
Admission Day, observed on October
31st, in honor of the entrance of Neva-
da into the Union, October 81, 1864.
Columbus Day will be observed Oc-
tober 18th this year, because the ami
versary of the discovery falls on Sun
day and the observance is shifted to
the following Monday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
GASS IS TAKEN TO CAR
SON BY THE SHERIFF

William H. Gass, former cashier of
the Western Pacific depot at Elko,
who plead guilty to the embezzlement
of company funds, was taken to Car
son this afternoon in charge of Sheriff
Joe Harris. Gass was sentenced yes
terday to serve not less than 10
months nor more than Is months in
the state penitentiary by District
Judge Tabor.
The wife and two children of Gass
are in California where they have re-
sided for several months.-Thursday s
Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
"YoM KIPPUR" OBSERVED
BY ALL CLASSES OF JEWS

Today is "Yom Kippur,' the jew
ish day of atonement, practically the
equivalent of the Christian "Good
Friday The day is generally observ-
ed by Jews throughout the world, of
whatever station in life, and the day
in Winnemucca is being recognized as
holiday by citizens of that faith.
The stores of the f. Reinhart company
and 1.-The Toggery' closed their
doors at 6 O'Clock last evening, to
open again at 6 O'Clock today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
FALlON BEET SUGAR FAC.
TORY TO START NOV. |

Beet shipments of this years crop
are ready to leave Lovelock, according
to |. H. Kent, managing director of
the Nevada Sugar company, who is in
Reno on details connected with the re-
ceivership recently authorized by the
District Court, says the Gazette.
Mr.. Kent IS business here, ne said to-
day, is to complete steps for having
all bondholders sign prepared agree
ments which constitute waivers and
which are an acknowledgment that
Indebtedness incurred under the re-
ceivership is a prior claim to the
claims of the bondholders. All have
agreed to the plan and, it is expected,
all will sign at once. With this done
the $150,000 needed to turn this year s
crop of beets into sugar will be easily
obtained.
Mr.. Kent says it is desired to have
1000 tons of beets at the factory be
fore turning over a wheel and he
hopes to see the factory in active ope
ration by November l.
Those beets ready for shipment are
from 10 acres of Peter Anker's ranch
at Loveloek. Ten acres of the beets
have been topped and will be placed
on the cars for transportation Mon
day. Anker has 200 acres in beets;
the Big Five ranch at Lovelock has
40 acres and the Reservation ranch
the some number
There will be no danger, Mr.. Kent
says, of swamping the factory with
big rush of beets at any one time, the
being in getting enough
beets in to keep going continuously.
Owing to the continued rains in the
early summer, the beets this year are
not so highly stored with sugar as
they were last year, although from
now on, with warm days and cool
nights, this difficulty will probably be
remedied. 1t is said that the beets
are averaging 13 per cent sugar, while
they ought to average l6 per cent at
this time of year.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
ASSISTANT STATE ENGINEER
STEWART SURVEYING HERE

+. b. Stewart, assistant state engi-
neer, returned the first of the week
from Golconda, where he had been
surveying river lands for the past six
weeks. He is now engaged in similar
take him fully two months to finish
up the job. The surveys will be used
by State Engineer Kearney in the
adjudication of water rights along the
Humboldt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
SMALL BLAZE ON MELAKEY
STREET THIS MORNING

A small fire was discovered in a tool
box in the residence of C. f. Kennedy
situated on Melarkey, near Fourth
street, at about 1880 clock this morn
ing. An alarm was turned in, to which
the fire department responded, but be
fore the hosecart arrived the box had
been thrown out doors and the fire
was out.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
FORMER MILLER & LUX
FOREMAN ON STAND TODAY

In the water suit, testimony in
which is being taken by Commissioner
Lozano in the District courtroom, A.
w. Lindsey occupied the witness chair
yesterday and the greater part of to-
day. Witness was foreman of the
Mason ranch on Quinn river at the
time it was purchased by Miller &
Lux, remaining in the firm s employ
for several years, when he was trans
ferred to the Los Banos ranch, Merced
county, California.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
WINNEMUCCA MAN HAS
SACRAMENTO JEWELER JAILED

J. n. Phillips, ieweler, who has been
in business in this city for a number
of years, was arrested this morning
by Patrolman Pearl on a warrant
charging him with felony embezzle-
ment, says Thursdays Sacramento
Bee.
Gus Goldberg, of Winnemucca, is the
complaining witness. He says he en-
trusted a diamond ring valued at $3.50
to Phillips to be repaired some time
ago and that Phillips has failed to re-
turn the ring. Phillips is in Jail in de
fault of $4,000 bail.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
Ants Will Meet october IS.

Miss Clara Markeson, organizer for
the society opposed to equal suffrage,
arrived in town this morning, stop
ping off en- route from Elko to Reno.
This afternoon she is arranging for a
public meeting to be held in Whine
mueca on the evening of Monday, Oc-
tober 13, which will be addressed by
Miss Minnie Bronson, of Washington,
d. c., general secretary of the Nation
al Association Opposed to Equal Stuff
rage.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
Southern Pacific Notes.

Yesterday a carload of Fredericks
burg beer was received at the station
for johnson & Becker
G. Gonzalez, cashier at the freight
office, who has been laying off for sew
eral days on account of the illness of
Mrs. Gonzalez, is reported as being
down SILK today.
The carpenter gang, which left here
for Inlay about a week ago, passed
east on today's local, en- route to
Beowawe.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
QUAKERS WIN
CHAMPIONSHIP

At New York today Philadelphia
won its fourth victory and the world s
championship, by score of 3 to /.
Five games in all were played,of which
New York was but once the winner.
Batteries-Yew York, Matthewson
and Mclean; Philadelphia, Plank and
Schang.
Hits-New York, 2; Philadelphia, 6.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
GOES TO SAN FRANCISCO
ON RAILROAD BUSINESS

Col. E. r. Place, general manager of
the Winnemucca Northern railroad,
left last evening for San Francisco,
on Southern Pacific No. 10, on matters
connected with his road He will be
absent for several days.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
REPRESENTATIVE OF RI.
POLK co. HERE TO-DAY

c. ID. Hemming, with r. L. Polk
& Co., who makes our State Gazetteer
was a caller this morning, reporting
good business as usual in Winnemucca.
The State Gazetteer issues about the
beginning of the year and new firms
may get free insertion in it by sending
their cards to II. L. Polk & Co, 426
Globe block, Seattle, Wash.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11

Rev w. c. Patton, who is the Sun
day school and missionary man, under
the direction of the American Baptist
Publication Society of Philadelphia
for Nevada and eastern California,
will preach at the Ayers undertaking
chapel tomorrow evening at 1880
O'Clock. All are invited to attend these
services.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
ED REINHART SUFFERING
MILD ATTACK OF TYPHOID

Ed Reinhart, who left for San
Francisco two weeks ago, has been
taken down with mild form of
typhoid. He is at the Adler sanitar-
ium and his family and friends are not
at all alarmed over his condition.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
COWhIDES WANTED

The Nevada Hide & Junk Co. will
pay the highest price for good, butch
cred eowhides. See M. Grienstine,
near the Western Pacific depot, for
priees.-Advertisement, If.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
Christian Science Society.

Services at the sehoolhouse tomor-
row morning at IL O'Clock. Subject
of the lesson-sermon, care Sin, Dis
ease and Death Real2'' Wednesday ev-
ening meeting at 1880. The public is
invited
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
DIVORCE SUIT FILED
IN DISTRICT COURT

Through her attorneys, Salter & Rob
ins, Mary Pearl Cooper yesterday
filed suit in the District Court against
ii. C. Cooper for divorce, on statutory
grounds.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
.SSEMBLYMAN H. K. DAVIS
RETURNS HOME WITH BRIDE

Assemblyman II. X Davis returned
home Thursday evening, accompanied
by his bride, formerly Miss Abbie
Kaler, of Elmhurst, California. The
couple were married at Reno Thurs
day morning, and are now at home in
the Klueny apartments, Sixth and Lay
streets.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11

c. R. Squires, of the National Mer-
camille company, came in yesterday
by auto from National and left this
morning for Rochester, Lovelock and
Reno.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
RAILROAD LAND FOR SALE

Party holding two 160-aere railroad
land contracts will sell same at reas-
enable price; good location. Enquire
Silver State office.-Advertisement,
Oct. II.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11

GET AN EDISON AMBROLA and
there'll be no more long dreary even
ings. See US for prices.
STEPHENSON DRUG co.
"The Corner Drug Store.''
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11

Charles Garteiz has returned from
Buckskin mountain, where his sheep
are quartered on the Santa Rosa For
est reserve.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
Sugar Beet Industry.

The sugar beet industry is forging
o the front in western Nevada and
it will be only short time until this
is one of the principal industries of
the state. All of the western coun-
ties are now raising beets for the Fal-
Ion factor.-Leroy Pike, in Sacramen-
to Bee.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11

FOR SALE-One lot, 70xl00 corner
Fifth and Akin streets, newly grad
ed and ready for building. Also de
sirable residence lots in upper town.
corner Bell and Melarkey streets.
Inquire of A. C. Fishburn.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
Baptist Sunday School.

Sunday school at the Baptist church
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
TOMORROW'S SERVICES
AT THE LOCAL CHURCHES
Catholic.

Mass will be celebrated in Golconia
tomorrow morning, at 9 O'Clock, by
Father Meehan. Services in st. Paul q
at II O'Clock noon
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11

WE ARE SELLING a special marsh
mallow, 40c a pound. Fine to eat and
fine for cake.
STEPHENSON DRUG co.
"The Corner Drug Store"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11

BORN-In Winnemucca, Nevada,
October l, 1913, to the wife of T. A.
Thompson, a son.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
Methodist Episcopal.

Divine service tomorrow at IL a.
m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday school at 10
a. m. You are cordially invited to
these services.
p IT WILLIS pootor
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11

P. H. WILLIS, Pastor