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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
COUNTY TREASURER
DIES AT AGE OF 80

Daniel b. Boyd, for thirty-five
years city and county treasurer and
tax collector, and one of the oldest of
the pioneers of eastern California and
Nevada. died at this home in Reno
Sunday following an illness of several
weeks. He was so years old.
Boyd was elected eighteen consecu-
tive times treasurer of Washoe
county, serving at treasurer and tax
collector continuously since January
/. 1879. In that Office he handled
upwards of $10,O00,000.
He first came to Nevada in 1888
and crossed into California, where he
engaged in placer mining. He return
ed to Gold Hill later, and went to
Washoe. former county seat of
Washoe county. He later clerked at
a hardware store on Commercial Row
after moving to Reno.
BOYD was born at Mercer, Pa, No
yember II, 1884. He came west in
ls49. He and others walked 600
miles into Sierra county, CAL, from
Thousand Springs valley, head of the
Humboldt river, as the last stage in
the cross country trip.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
MISSOURI Girl"
COMING SATURDAY

With a rafting good story, full of
clean, honest fun, with singing and
music that is delight, an excellent
company, including Frank Farrell, the
droll comedian, the special scenic
equipment carried complete. "The
Missouri Girl' has taken its position
in the theatrical world as one Of the
best laugh producers of the century.
1t will be seen here at the Nixon
opera house on Saturday, June 18th.
The Missouri Girl played to a
crowded house at the Nixon about a
year ago, and it is probable that all
who went then will go next Saturday
evening. While the characters and
the general plot of the play remain
the same, all the songs, dances and
music are new. Seats, so, rs and 81.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
LOCAL BRIEFS

Dave Cordano, of the New Recep-
ton, has returned from Rose Creek
where he spent a few days at his
ranch.
J. Sheehan, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank, went over TO Golconda
Srnadv on Southern Pacific No. 6, re-
turning on No. 10.
n. c. Frendesen, of Unionville,
spent yesterday in town.
Francis A. Swayne, Indian agent at
McDermitt, is in town.
II. w. Duncan returned Saturday
evening from trip to DEMO.
Dave Palmer, justice of the peace
at DEMO. was in town yesterday.
j. b. Truitt, owner of mining prop
critics at Haystack, spent Sunday in
town.
Frank Boskowitz, the well known
San Franciso cigar manufacturer, was
in town yesterday.
Miss Vivienne Warren returned
home yesterday from Tonopah, where
she has been teaching school.
w. A. Brown and w. s. Bonnifeld
are in attendance at the Grand Lodge
of Masons. in session at Reno this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Watt motored
over from Austin Sunday. leaving for
the west yesterday morning.
After an absence Of five years,
spent in Ogden, Edwin Painter re-
turned to Winnemueea Sunday. For a
year or more before leaving here he
was carrier boy for the Silver State.
c. M. Harvey is in town today from
the Marietta mine, Old Central.
Raymond Lupein, of Loveloek, is
visiting his parents and friends here
for few days.
8. II. Crittenden. the civil engi-
neer, will leave this evening for MIL
City, where he will make patent sur
voys for Mrs. r. M. Hill.
II. w. Duncan left last evening for
Reno, expecting to return Friday ;,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bass, OF doi
coada, were at the Eldorado yesteer'
day.
George r. Gavin, of Inlay, is at the
Eldorado today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
PROSPECT FOR [lOR-
NOUS crops THIS YEAR

Nine hundred million bushels of
wheat, almost half of the average
worlds wheat production, and a new
record for the United States, is the
prospective total yield of the farms
of the country this year, the epait-
ment of agriculture announced yester-
day in its June bulletin.
Spring Wheat-Area, 100000
bushels more than ever was grown
before in the United States in any
one year.
There also will be large yields of
oats and barley, probably second in
size in the history of the nation.
The report shows:
Spring Wheat-Area, l7,990,O0O
acres; condition, 95.5 per cent; indi-
Gated yield, 14.6 bushels per acre; es-
timated production, 262,000,0 900.
Winter Wheat-Condition, 92.7;
yield, 1871; production, 63s,000,O00.
All Wheat--Area, 53,377,000 acres;
condition, 93.7; yield, 16.9; produc-
tion, 9O0,000,000.
Oats-Area, 3s,3s3,0O0 acres; condi-
ton, s9.5; yield, 31.7; production,
l,l26, 10000 bushels.
Barley-Area, 7,52S,000 acres; con-
dition, 95.5; yield, 27.3; production,
zee, 100000 bushels.
Rye-Condition, S3.6; yield, ia.
Hay-Condition SS.7.
characterization, 1914.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
" FOR NAPOLEON
and FRANCE >

Court life in Napoleon time with
its delightfully."- wicked environs, hand
somely-gowned and beautiful women
mingling with their escorts in uni
forms bedecked in gold lace or wear
ing the formal dress of the period
enhance the beauty and exquisite
grandeur of the stage settings in
George Kleine's intensely dramatic
photo-drama, "For Napoleon and
France" This marvellous production,
in six parts, will be the attraction at
the Nixon opera house, matinee and
night, Tuesday, June Is.
Although it is largely based on his
torical events during the time that
the rule of the Little Corsican was
supreme, it is the romanticism on
which iris latest success has won its
widespread popularity. The martial
atmosphere is intense, however, and
the fortunes of the chief characters in
the story are cleverly interviewer
with realistic spectacular battles that
were fought during the Napoleonic
wars.
Capt. Robert Larive returns from
one of these wars acclaimed hero by
France and decorated for his bravery.
The heroic soldier, who laughed at
death and was unconquerable in lead
ing an attack on the field of carnage,
met his Waterloo in the strange sur
roundings fthe Franch rt,with tis
mingled aura of iniquity, depravity
and gayety. His charmer was an al
Turing beauty Of worldwide fame.
He, the hero of many sanguinary
and hotly-contested conflict, became
SO infatuated with the adventures,
Madame De Longueville, that he was
as straw in her hands. His escape
from death through the mercy of Ma
poleon, when it seemed that the
woman of smiles, deceit and amative-
ness would collect his life as toll, is
dramatically and vividly portrayed.
Each and every one of the parts of
this romantic and spectacular photo
drama makes the spectators forget
for the time being that they are sim
ply onlookers, but makes them feel
instead that they are mingling among
the persons and scenes visualized be-
fore them.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
MINE EXPERIMENT.
STATIONS ARE PROPOSED

According to bill now before con-
gress ten thinning experiment. sta
tions'' are to be established in the
United States and Alaska under the
ocntrol of the secretary of the in
terror. Each station is to receive an
annual appropriation Of $25,000 to
buy supplies and equipment, and to
pay salaries. Each of the stations
under the direction of the bureau of
mines shall make investigations in
the mining and treatment of ores.
A serious objection to this bill is
the division of funds An annual
appropriation of $25O,000 for the bu-
reau of mines rs a matter very differ
ent from appropriations of $4,000
each for ten experiment stations. IN
der the provisions of the bill there
will not be enough money avilable for
any one station to enable it to carry
on serious investigations of any con-
sequence, and there must inevitably
be a duplication of work. In other
words, the total appropriation will be
spread out so thin as to be of little
value; it will be consumed largely m
maintenance and salaries.
Perhaps the framing of the provis-
ions of this bill is dictated to some
extent by political necessity. In order
to secure support for the expenditure
of such large sum of money the ap-
preparation is scattered over a large
area and divided among a number of
states. This may be good politics,
bue we believe it is not in the best
interests of the industry.-Metallur
gieal and Chemical Engineering.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
THE "NARRow-GUAGE"
RAILWAY FALLACY

Available statistics show that there
s in the entire world nearly 10000
miles of narrow gauge railway lines.
The great bulk IF this mileage must
eventually be converted to standard
gauge, as the narrow gauge railway
ines of the United States have been
The cost of this alteration, enormous
,s il is. is but a small fraction of the
enaneial loss which the world has suf
se~ed. through its helic in this econ
,mic and engineering fallaey. A com
,aris~n of the freight rates per tor
= lie on United St'tes railways or
the narrow gauge railway systems
,ther countries IS most instructive q
howing the iraTriency of the mar
row gauge system as a transportation
machine.
If fair estimate were made of the
cost to the world resulting from the
narrow gauge fallacy, the total would
probably reach several billions of dol
lars. The ocst in japan alone of
changing 5000 miles of narrow-gauge
railway to standard gauge is estimat-
ed at $l50,000,000. In Argentina the
net earnings of the narrow gauge rail-
ways are only about half as much on
the capital invested as the net earn
ings Of the standardgauge lines, and
this notwithstanding the fact that the
capitalization per mile of the stand
ard-gauge lines is much heavier
Engineering News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
new COPPER Dis
|COVfRY AT BULLION

A prospector by the name of Billy
Roberts has discovered big ledge of
copper ore in the basin south of the
Bullion camp, about two miles over
the divide from the Bunker Hill prop
erty and in the past three days we
understand that over 100 claims have
been located and the whole country
surrounding the strike has been taken
up, says the Elko Free Press. The
discovery was made a few days ago
in the basin lying just south of the
camp, and but little is known of the
extent of the strike, except that q
trench has been run on the ledge 60
or 20 feet. The ore is low grade, car
rying about one per cent copper, with
alittle silver and gold, but the dis
coveries that have been made in this
district in the past usually carry but
little value on the surface and the
values always increase with depth.
The extent of the ledge is what is ex-
citing the public, and as this is new
territory it is believed that the find
demonstrates that the Bullion find is
second to the Ely district in extent.
VIM. Fordham, who is working q
property in the Bullion district, came
i nthis morning and says that every
body is worked up over the find and
that the whole camp quit work in or
der to get in on the ground. A num-
be- Of our citizens left before day
light yesterday morning and sample
of the ore can be seen at the Palm
saloon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
LOCAL BR1Ers

Mrs. L. J. Urann, Of National, is
stopping at the Eldorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. d. Mccormick, Of
Gerlach, are at the Eldorado today.
Mrs. J. w. Crossen, of the Hotel
Lafayette, has returned from a visit
to Davitown.
p. Y. ellison, of Reno, state agent
for the Cadillac automobile, is spend
ing a few days in town this week.
d. M. Doolittle, of Carlin, is at the
Hotel Lafayette.
L. r. Keyser, Of Midas, is register
ed at the Hotel Lafayette.
Elmo s. Culbert, representing the
Lamber Paper company, Salt Lake
City, is in town today.
Attorney T. J. ID. Salter has return
ed from trip to Carson City, where
he visited his family who are there
temporarily.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
DEFENDANT ACQUITTED
ON CHARGE OF ROBBERY

Yesterday afternoon Frank Haus-
kins was given a preliminary hearing
before Judge Dunn on a charge Of
robbery, preferred by resident of
the redight district. This, afternoon
defendant was discharged from Gus
tody. According to complainant de-
fendant threw her down and removed
a ring from her finger, which she ad
mitted he had given her.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
SUES TO RECOVER
ON A PRoMuSSoRY NOTE

Today the First National Bank Of
Loveloek fled a suit in the District
Court against A. X Wheeler, to re-
cover the sum of $4,000 alleged 70
be due ON q promissory note, with in
terest and costs of suit. A writ Of
attachment was issued.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
TOOK TESTIMONY IN WATER
LITIGATION OVER OREGON LINE

Edward p. Treadwell returned this
afternoon from Harvey county, Ore
gon, where he represented Miller &
Lux at hearings before referees in
water litigation. Two cases were
heard at Mann Lake, in which Mr..
Treadwell's clients had but small
interest, but one was heard at Doan s
in which practically all the water
users of Trout creek are interested.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
farm PRODUCTS ABOUT
SANE PRICE AS LAST YEAR

The crop reports of the Bureau of
Statistics (crop estimates) of the de-
partment show the average prices
paid to the farmers in various states
for butter, eggs and chickens on May
1, 1914, and as compared with the
similar estimates on May l, 1913.
Apparently farmers are obtaining on
an average less for their butter and
slightly more for their eggs and
chickens.
The average price paid to the farm
er for butter on May l, 1914, was
23.S cents, or 32 cents less a pound
than the average price paid on May
/, 1918. In the New England states
farmers of New Hampshire seem to
have received on an average 33 cents,
or / cent more a pound, while in
Connecticut they were paid 80 cents,
or cents less a pouno; in Vermont
20 cents and Rhode Island 32 cents,
or cents less a pound; in Massa-
chusetts 33 cents, or 3 cents less q
pound; and in Maine 80 cent, or
cent less. In New York and Pensyl-
vania and adjoining states the aver
age price was 2S to 80 cents, or from
cents to 4 cents less. On the coast
from Maryland to South Carolina the
prices were either the same or l cent
higher, ranging from 25 to 28 cents.
Georgia farmers, receiving 26 cents,
sem to have gained l cent, while the
Florida farmers received 2 cents a
pound less, or 33 cents. In the bal
anee of the states, with a few excep-
tions where the price was stable,
farmers apparently were receiving
from l cent to cents less pound,
except that in Montana the price was
cent more, in Arizona cents less
and in Oregon 7 cents less.
Eggs.
The farm prices for eggs on May l
were 1853 cents a dozen, or about OF
cent higher on an average for the
country than on May 1, 1913. or an in
crease of about 3 per cent. In most
of the states, the price was the same,
or varied only by ] cent one way or
the other. In Montana, however,
eggs on May l, 1914, were Is cents, or
| 4 cents cheaper than the preceding
year. while in New Egland they were
23 cents, or cents higher on an av-
erage.
| Chickens.
| The price paid to farmers for chick
ems on May was 12.5 cents, or about
i OF cent a pound higher in 1914 than
in 1913, or an increase of about SO
per cent. The variation in the price of
chickens was commonly less than
cent per pound. The principal varia-
tions from this were Delaware, where
there was a decrease Of Ia cents q
pound to 14.5 cents; West Virginia,
where there was an increase of 1.2
cents a pound to 1874 cents; North
Carolina, an increase of 1.5 cents to
1875 cents; and South Carolina, an
increase of 2.3 cents to Is cents.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
Application No. 2990.
Notice Of Application for Permissio'
to Appropriate the Public Waters
Of the State of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the
LIST day of June, 1914, in accordance
with Section SO, Chapter l40, OF th'
Statutes Of 1918, one Jean EtchaFt
Loge, of Golconda. County OF Hum.
boldt. and State Of Nevada, made an
plieation to the State Engineer OF Ne
vada for permission to appropriate
the public waters OF the State OF ne
vada. Such appropriation is to DC
made from Anderson Springs, at
point in the southeast corner OF NEn,
of SEA- section IL, township 81
north, range 40 east, M. d. B. and M.
by means of reservoir and ditehes
and three cubic feet per second IS 70
be conveyed to NEA, Eh OF NWH
NEH of SWA, NJ of SEA section
IL, township 81 north, range 40 east
M. d. b. and NJ, by means of ditenes
and there used for irrigation and 40
nestle purposes. Water not to De re-
turned to stream.
Signed: w. M. kEAkNEf'
State Engineer
First publication, June o, 1914.
Last publication, July Z, 1914
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
RETURNS AFTER ABSENCE
OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

c. H. Cody, ID. & r. G. station agent
at Helper, Utah, stopped off in Win
nemucca last night, enroute home
from the coast. Mr.. Cody formerly
resided here with his parents, leaving
about 25 years ago. He states that
the only familiar landmark is the old
blacksmith shop at the corner of Sec
ond and Bridge streets.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
THOROUGHBRED SWINE FOR
PARADISE VALLEY RANCHEF

J. R. Harvey and R. NJ Taylor mot
ored down from Paradise alley yes
terday morning, returning today Mr.
Taylor came over to arrange for the
transportation of thoroughbred
Berkshire boar which arrived this
morning from the Nevada Experiment
station, via Wells Fargo express.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
WILL LEAVE TOMORROW ON
MOVING PICTURE CIRCUIT

James Fitzgerald returned Sunday
from the northern part of the county,
where he established moving pie
ture circuit at Paradise Valley, Ma
tional and McDermitt. He will leave
in the morning for Paradise Valley,
where he will show tomorrow and
Wednesday evenings.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
FREE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
AT THE ST. ELMO

The st. Elmo has made arrange
nents to furnish all kinds of help for
ranehers. Drop a line to II. X. Davis
md he will get You any kind of help
1ou want and no charge to eithe-
party.-Advertisemenf, If.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09

PROPOSED BOND ISSUE
FOR LINCOLN HIGHWAY
The Churchill County Chamber of
Commerce has appointed committee
to have a proposal for $4,000 Lin
coin Highway bond issue put ON the
November ballots.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
4OST-Between Gerlaeh q

LOST-Between Gerlach and Dom
uelly, Nevada, on Friday, April "a,
1914, one suit case, containing
clothes and books. Ten dollars re-
ward will be paid for return of
same to Donald c. Wheeler, care of
w. 3. Murdock, Gerlach, Nevada
Advertisement, IT,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
LOCAL TALENT
DRAW GOOD HOUSE

A large crowd visited the Nixon
opera house fast evening, attracted by
the local talent which gave a vaude-
vile performance after the pictures.
in order that the Parents Teachers
association may have the wherewithal
to prosecute the fly campaign. A con-
siderable sum of money was realized
for the purpose, although since the
announcement of the performance was
first made, flies have been a curiosity
in Winnemuca.
The vaudeville portion of the enter
tainment was started off by Howard
Becker, who recited "The Soul of the
Violin" This was followed by the
dancing of the "Highland Fling" by
Tessie Becker and Alice Stauffer.
The little girls were dressed in Scot.
tish kits and went through the dance
in so graceful a manner that they
we're obliged to respond to an encore.
Miss Irma DeMott then gave a reci-
tation, which was roundly applauded.
The hit of the evening was made by
the High school girls semi-chorus,
composed of Misses Alice Wagner,
Avery Davenport, Dorothy jenkins,
Beatrice Langwith, Nora Roberts, So
pranos; Misses Evelyn Sheehan,
Theckla Wright, veva Gates, Alma
Ifoskins, alsos, who sang Estudian-
tian." In response to an ecnore the
girls rendered "The Natural Spell. -
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
MISS EDNA REINHART OPER-
ATED ON FOR APPENDICITI

Miss Edna Reinhart was operated
on for appendicitis at Adler's sani-
torium, San Franciso, last Saturday
morning. A wrie received by M.
Reinhart this morning states that his
dughter is getting along nicely.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
WILL SHIP TWO CARS
HORSES TO NEBRASKA

H. H. Hopes, of the Grand Island
(Neb.) Horse & Mule company, re-
turned last evening from DEMO,
where he picked up two carloads of
horses. The stock will be shipped to
Grand Island Sunday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
CLAIMS HAS NOT SOLD
OUT SHOE SHINING STAND

Harry Yates states that the report
that he has sold out his Eldorado
shoe shinig stand is a mistake. He
is still doing business at ire old place,
ready to shine shoes or receive money
due on old accounts.-Advertisem
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09

FOR RENT-Furnished front room,
with bath and toilet, suitable Tor
one or two gentlemen CAN nPI
phono 703.-Advertissnants =
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
EPISCOPAL GUILD MEETING
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

The Ladies' Episcopal Guild will
meet at the home of Mrs. Guy Sisson
tomorrow afternoon, June 1, at 2:30
clock.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
CONTRACT FOR
NEVADA INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

The contract for the new Nevada
Industrial school at Elko has been
let to McGinty & Son of Reno at $780,
4S3.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
SUNDAYS BALL GAME
POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK

Last Sundays ball game between
Elko and Winnemuca was declared
off on account of rain. 1t will be
played next Sunday. A week from
Sunday the Lahontan club will play
here.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09

John G. Taylor, of Lovelock, was in
town yesterday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
Card of Thanks.

The Parents Teachers association
wishes to thank the young people who
so ably assisted at the entertainment
in the Nixon opera house last even.
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, for the use
of the theater, the Humboldt Star and
Silver State for advertising and all
others who gave aid, and also the pub
lie for its generol patrnage.
PARENTS S-TEACHERS ASSN.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
rha Humboldt River,

The Humboldt River.
At noon today the guage at the
bridge over the Humboldt river at
this point registered 9.6 feet.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
Western Pacific Notes.

n. Nj. ogilvie, division superintend
Lovelock.
Trainmaster M. O'Connor was IN
town Yesterday from Elko, returning
nome this morning on No. 9.
-Four cars of hogs passed through
yesterday on No. 81, en- route from
Sanpete, Utah, to San Francisco.
Twenty ears of rock arrived here
yesterday and will be sent out to
Ascalon, Ia miles this side of Gerlach.
for rip-rapping.
Freight No. 81 was sent out in two
sections today.
A daily fruit train from Sacramen-
to east will be put on the 18th inst.
Mrs. T. M. Patton, wife of the road
master at this terminal, returned YES
terday from six week Is visit to
Lincoln, Nebraska.
J. H. Berger, foreman of the water
service, is in town today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-09
lHEY RETURNS
FROM salt LAKE

= NJ. Levey, viee-president and
general manager of the Western Pa
enc passed through town yesterday.
~ ~ MS private ear, "Ai,, attached to
ro. .. tie was returning to San
rranciso from Salt Lake City, where
ne attended the convention of the
traffic men of the Gould lines held
there last week.