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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
huge SERPENT SEEN
AT ALKAII FLAT

As "'Old Man. White was Jogging
Along in the vicinity of Alkali Lake,
eighteen miles south of this city, he
got a scare that will last him the r.
uainder of his days, says the Tonopah
Bonanza. The first intimation of what
was taking place was given when his
horse reared up and then took an e,-
centric course through the brush, caus-
iLg the buggy to rock like a schooner
in a gale.
Looking over his shoulder to dis
cover the cause of the horse excite
ment, Mr.. White says he saw a huge
serpent travelling swiftly across the
fat. Instead of squirming, as a good
Christian snake should do, this monster
travelled like measuring worm, clear
ing the sagebrush and pursuing a per
fectly straight path, working vertically
instead of horizontally, as it were. Mr..
v bite originally thought the serpent
was about 40 feet long, but upon see
Oud consideration he now believes il
to have been between IS and 100 feet
IN length, which is conservative esti
mate.
George Marehmont. who has charge
of the sub-station at Alkali Springs.
beard Mr.. White narrate his story, AMI
though somewhat dubious as to the
truthfulness of the tale. he considered
the fact that Mr.. White is not only
veritahle, hut was sober at the time.
and he took a rifle and set out for the
scene. The track of the serpent was
found and it measured nine inches.
This would indicate a huge diameter
for the snake, as il was not wriggling
horizontally. but vertically. as before
mentioned In places it cleared sage.
brush FIVE feet in height and the inter
yals between the trails was about ten
or twelve feet.
This morning number of people,
armed for the fray, went out TO locate
and either capture or slav the mon
ster. Tnasmueh as this desert has never
hlthOrto hoasted Of ANYTHING larger in
the serpent line than the fve-foot dia-
mond hack rattlesnake the conclusion
Of people who have given the matter
thought is that the snake must be a
nvthon that has eseapea wears ago
from a travelling menagerie.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
Railroad oets Reduction

J. +. Sexton, general manager Of the
Eureka Nevada Railway company, dp-
peared before the state board of equal
ization yesterday and made a request
for a reduction in the assessment valu-
alton of the property Of the railroad
from $4,000 TO $4,000 After Mr.
Sexton bad presented his facts and fg.
mes in support of his argument, the
board went into executive session and
announced later in the afternoon that
the reduction would be granted as re-
onested, saws the Cavson News. Aside
from the hearing in the Eureka-Nevada
Railroad case. almost the entire dav
was consumed by the board in execu-
tive session
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
Los ANGELES CoUNCIIWoMAN
FAVoRs RESTRICTED DISTRICT

Mrs Estelle Lawtou Lindsey. mem
Der of the Los Angeles city council, fa-
vtrs segregated district in that city,
but only under these conditions:
That the men be segregated
ir the district with the women and
kept there under the same conditions
of social ostracism.
Seond- That the restricted district
he walled about. with one gate bril-
liantly illuminated in a conspicuous
part of town. and that every man en-
tering get . license from the city clerR
aud have his name printed in the news
papers.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
NEWS NOTES OF
PARADISE VALLEY
Paradise Valley, Sept. %, 1915.

Paradise Valley, Sept. p, 1915.
Mrs. Jas. Riley is recovering from
al attack Of ptomaine poisoning.
Mr.. Seymore Riley has purchased a
Ford car from Haviland company Of
Ninnemucca.
Another Ford story: Mr.. Chas.
Bvrnes has a new Ford
Mr. Albert Stock and family will
occupy the j. F. Freemonth house this
week.
Two calves, spposed to be rabid,
were killed the past week by Mr.. Jos.
Harvey. Also one was killed by Mr..
y A. Gillian on his ranch.
Harry I've and Millard Anstin each
landed their deer Sunday
Oliver Freemonth, Chester Free
E1onth, Mr. Smith the stage driver. Es-
toy Austin and Arnold Schwartz re-
turned the last Of the week bringing
FIVE deer with them. Lucky boysl
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Recanzone and
family have moved into the Case house
70 enable their children to attend
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rolfe. Mrs.
Tucker and daughter, and Miss Cecil
Correceo, of Winnemueca, visited Mrs.
J. f. Freemonth Sunday.
The following were hunter guests
last week Of Mr.. and Mrs W C. Brad
shaw in the mountains: Or. and Mrs
Hnorr, w. W Blakeslee, !. p. Bvrnes.
Truman Blakeslee. Holbert Bradshaw
Jesse Bradshaw. Geo. Bradshaw, and
Geo Ronnev. They returned bringing
three deer with them
Work is about over Threshing is all
done in Paradise Valley.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
TEMPORARY DfLAY IN
HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

Beginning work on the new High
school building has been temporarily
delayed over the failure of the county
commissioners to agree on its exact 10
cation on the tract of land purchased
for a site 1t is claimed that should the
building be located at the corner of
Fast Fourth and Beinhart streets, as
suggested by Commissioner Hoskins,
that it would be within the dead
line of the redlight district Those
who favor this location claim that
the county would save more than a
thousand dollars on extending sewer
and water pipes to the building, and
besides there would be sufficient room
ia the rear for a quarter-mile track,
and athletic field. In addition the stu
dents would be removed as far as pos
s.hle from the noise and confusion Of
the Southern Pacific railroad.
There are others who favor placing
the building near the center Of the
tIact, stating that by this means it
would be outside the redlight limits.
This faction believes that the redligat
district having been located by the
county commissioners, its owners have
q sort of vested right OF guarantee that
they will not again he disturbed.
However, so far as known, there has
been no survey made of the distance
between the two tracts. and it is pos
sible that the school grounds may be
outside the limit Competent attorneys
are Of the opinion that liberal con
struction Of the law might decide that
the 400-vard limit runs only to the
property line, and that it win make no
difference where the building is located
But in any event if is not thought
tHat the courts win compel the district
to move in case the question shall
ever arise. While the law states that
no redlight district shall be established
within 400 yards of a school, it does
not say that a school may not be Is
tatEshe1 within 400 yards Of a red
hight district.
Today a petition was circulated
about town and numerously signed b4
leading taxpayers. asking the commits
noners to locate the building at the
corner Of East Fourth and Reinhart
streets, irrespective Of what may hap
pel 10 the redlight.
Chairman Byrnes telephoned in from
Paradise Valley this noon that be would
start at once for Winnemucca, and It
is likely that the matter viii be set
tied before night, as both Commission
crs H0skins and Cooper are awaiting
lis arrival to take the matter up.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
NEW PLACER DIGGINGS
GIVE GREAT PROMISE

new placer district of much prom
ise has been added to the galaxy of
golden producers that already abound
in our vicinity The new diggings have
been christened "Placerville,' and
are situated in Maysville canyon, 20
miles east of Battle Mountain. Placer
gold has been known TO exist in the
gravel of this gulch which drains the
high grade districts of Maysville and
Kimberly, but it was only quite re-
Gently that intelligent and sustained
efforts were made to determine the val
nc of these deposits and institute the
necessary operations to extract their
goden content.
Much of this pioneer work was per-
formed bv John Nelson and John West,
and the latter's activities are respon-
sible for the advent into the district Of
Los Angeles company, headed by
Messrs. J. T. Kilgore. ]. NJ. Worten,
and Otto Gottschmidth. These gentle
men have bought into Mr.. West
ground, and shipped all required ma
chinery from the coast to prosecute
placer operations. This material arriv-
ed in Battle Mountain recently and has
been hauled out to the claims, where
work win be started at once.
The guleh is reported to have two
channels of pay dirt, one of which ear
RES fine gold and the other coarse, both
resting upon bedrock at depths vary
ing from Is to 30 feet. Each of these
ete said TO return a fair compensation
~ hand rocking and sluicing, and no
doubt such production can be greatly
augmented by systematic mining with
suitable machinery. A number of leases
have been taken lately on the guleh
claims. among which are the Sehwack-
hammer leases. Both of these have
struck the "pav." and in the latter,
on Mrs. John Nelson's ground, small
nuggets running up to ten cent valve
are being found along with the finer
eold.-SeOut
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
EVIDENTLY DID NOT
ANNUL WINNEMUCCA RAISE

From Attorney c. p. Henderson, who
returned this morning, we learn that
the Nevada State Tax commission yes.
terday reseinded its order requiring a
raise of seventy-fve per cent on all
property within the towns Of Elko,
neeth and Wells. A new order was
then made which REQUIRES an increase
cf seventv-fve per cent on all business
houses only. Residence properties are
eliminated from the raise.
Th order was made after representa-
tions by Assessor Weathers that the
former order which applied to all prop
erty was unjust
This means a saving to owners Of res
licences in the three towns of thous-
a9ds of dOllars.-Independ
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
SILAS BRANCH SELLS
BARBER CANYON CLAIMS

An important deal in Barber cany On
mining property was closed here yes
terday, when W. c. Russell and w. A.
Kent, of Arizona, purchased from Silas
Eaneh a group Of three quartz claims,
situated two miles south of Barber
canyon.
Messrs Russell and Kent, who are
Eining men, arrived in Winnemucca
by auto about two weeks ago, since
which time they have been inspecting
and sampling ore from the Barber can
yoL mine 1t is understood that a force
Cf men will be put to work developing
the property. The sale was made
through 7. J. Ryan.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
Transfer Suit to Federal Court

Tuesday the suit of Nevada Indus
ttial commission vs.. Southern Pacific
company was transferred from the Dis
triet to the Federal Court by Judge
Ducker. upon petition Of defendant.
In December, 1913, Peter f. Shade
was killed by an engine Of the defend
ant company while crossing its tracks
with a team at Loveloek, and the Ne
vada Industrial commission awarded
damages 10 widow of deceased amount
ing to 1880, with 1925 fer burial ex-
penses The Southern Pacific refused
10 pay, and suit was brought TO re-
cover. Plaintiff was represented Tues
dav by l.. O. Hawkins and defendant
hv s. W. Belford. of Reno.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE TAXPAYERS UNION

The executive committee of the
Humboldt County Taxpayers Union
is in session this afternoon in the par
lors of the First National Bank build
ing, with Chairman +. J Button, j
sheehan, J. r. Harvey, J. D. Minor and
w G. Pitt present.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23

The piano contest is becoming very
interesting at the Stephenson Drug Co.
Club number 1872 won the bracelet gold
watch for the greatest number of spa
cal service checks turned in during
September. The next bracelet gold
watch viii be given on October 10.
Special service checks are given on all
SOAPS this week. Buy a book of younr
favorite contestant and thereby MAKE
her 80, 500 votes. -advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
SUE TO QUIET TITLE
TO TOWN PROPERTY

This morning separate suits were
fled in the District Court by Kathleen
Shone and Nellie Bonnifeld against
Emily Mcbride, administrators Of the
estate of Laura Bonnifeld, deceased,
and others, to quiet plaintiffs titles to
portions of lots 10, IL and II, block J.,
town of Winnemucca. Temporary or
ders restraining defendant Mcbride
from distributing said estate are pray
ed for. and the eases were set for hear
ing on October s.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
sRoEs REPAIRED IN
TWENTY FIVE MINUTES

Wo will garantee to put new half
soles and heels on shoes, sewed or nail
ed, in 25 minutes from time work com
meneed, or job will be done free Of
charge. Additional time required for
extra work.
--advt.d.oc1 ]. /. STAR.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
PASSES AWAY BEFORE
ARRIVAL, OF BROTHER

Word has been received of the death
Of Cecil Coleman, AT the home Of his
n,other, North Yakima, Washington.
Tuesday afternoon. Deceased was a
native of Oregon, % years Of age, an !
was a brother Of Mrs. Lille c. smith
and Clifford Coleman, of Winnemueea.
The latter left for North Yakima Tues
day afternoon. at about the time his
brother passed away.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
P1a'N WHISTLE CANDIES

We have Just received fresh lot o.
this famous candy. We have il in an
the different varieties. Try a box the
text time You have never tasted bet
ter candy, because there is no better
made The price is very modrate.
EAGLE DRUG co,
Cut Rate Druggists.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
Executor Appointed

Today Mary J. Breen was appoint sd
nv Judge Quicker exeeutrix Of the es-
tate Of Edward J. Breen, deceased, and
administrator Of the estate of Joan
Roger Breen, deceased.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
DELEGATES TO STATE
CONVENTIONS BY COUNTIES

The Nevada Newsletter gives the fol
lowing number of delegates from each
county to be elected the second Tues
day of August, next year, to the state
convention of each party, based on the
cite for congressman at the last elec-
fiav.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
New Trials Denied

Yesterday Judge Dueker denied mo
items of defendants for new trials in
the cases of Warren vs. Adelaide Star
Mines Co,-and same plaintiff vs. Glas-
gov. Western Exploration Co Plaintiff
was represented by l.. o. Hawkins an
l.. G.. Wilson.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
WHAT DID FALLoN DO TO THEME

Quite a few of Carson S most prom
iuent citizens and visitors returned last
night from the Fallon fair, says the Ap.
peal II is hard TO tell what the State
air officials did to them or what their
condition was when they arrived home
last night, but this is the way the regis
ten at the Arlington looks:
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
Suit Against state Engineer

Yesterday John G. Taylor and J.
sheehan brought suit against w. NJ.
Kearney, state engineer, to have de-
clared null and void a ruling made by
that official limiting the amount of wa
ter they shall divert from the Hum
boldt river for the irrigation of their
bnds situated near Goleonda.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
WE'LL REPRESBNTEI

Senator W. C. Pitt of Lovelock is
Fallon and so far is the only exhibi
flcm Humboldt county. However, it /
always a pleasure to see 'Billy" Pitt
standard.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23

Withers and Lemaire came home ON
this morning train, but McTerney
took rooms at the water tank at Frank
town and missed the train. He is re.
ported as making his way on foot. No
serious results are expected except the
depleted poeketbooks of the visitors.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
AUTO SERVICE

viii take passengers any place, at
regular rates, using a 40 h. p, Case car
]. b. DAVIS,
-advt. Tele. .,hone 1924
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-09-23
NEW FALL MILLINERY

Mrs. A. Prince has on display the
new fall styles of millinery.-adt
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-18

Cochran. of the Presbyterian church, to
welcome home Mesdames A. d. and c. D.
Miller, Miss Elizabeth Miller and her little
brother, A. d. Jr., who has been visiting
their Old Kentucky Home, at Richmond
and in other places in that State All Of
the sojourners were in finest health. had a
good visit everywhere they went, but never
theless were really "homesick for Eustis'.
The Millers will probably move to the Ray
mond house on Grove street, al out Sep
TENDER l. Miss Elizabeth will attend
Stetson University, at Deland, taking a
classical course and perfecting her beauti-
full voice under the superb music teachers
on Stetson's long faculty roll 1t is not
too much to expect that with years Guilt
walton at Stetson, Miss MiIler's voice will
attain more than local reputation for moi
only does she process the quality and
power but the desire to achieve the limit
of her possibilities. She is studious, con.
sciencious, industrious and personally most
attractive. We predict a successful year
for her at Florida's great University, Stet.
son, in our sister county of Volusia.
Clarence f. Woods, of the Eustis Lake
Region, found time bring over big CROWD
from Eustis to the X. of p meeting on
Tuesday night. Clarence has just issued
a sixtyeight page paper for Lake County
and yet found time to come over to San.
ford. While here he was busily engaged
in drinking butter milk and buying candy
for the girls. which is the only form of
dissipation in which the genial Clarence
engages. Trainmaster NARROW says that
Clarence Woods has been known to drink
ten gallons of buttermilk at one milking.
Sanford Herald.
DeLand, Fla, August 2, 1915. Enclosed
find check for $500 for subscription of
Lake Region up to date In reporting
the District Convention at Sanford you
gave Orlando the credit for work done
Myrtle Lodge No 81 DeLand, Fla, did the
work in the midst of the cigar smoke.
Sincerely S. z. Douglas. Mr.. Douglas
is the happy husband of the beautiful
Marion Coulter that was, and is an friend
of both the editor and Manager all from
the same place Richmond, Ky. Mr.,
Douglas is the chief clerk in the fashion
able clothing. furnishing and shoe house
of Mr.. Victor Fountain al. DeLand where
he is highly esteemed popular and success
full.
Additional Personals on Page 3
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-18
ras-asas
SEEING LIFE 1U1h
JOHN HENRY
akSSSs ~ George Hobart
John Henry on Cabarets
ht. 1915. by the Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)

O---O $4,000
H. w. bowed. Hep slipped him again
and he bowed lower. Hep slipped
him another little map of the mint and
H. WIS forehead scraped the floor.
The room was a-dazzle with Gaudy
Lights. Rag-time music hurried away
from a preoccupied orchestra, hit the
ceiling, bounced of and scampered
around the tables. Laughter, both re-
fined and careless, tried to drown the
clatter of dishes-and won out.
so this is Bohemia" sighed
Peaches as the head waiter pulled out
a chair and dared her to sit down.
John, dear, do point out the celebri-
ties to me, won't you?"
They haven't come in yet" I CUR
gled, and Hep let loose laugh so
nearly like that of nervous coyote
that four walters rushed up, prepared
to take any kind of a tip.
Just as we were sinking gracefully
into our plush chairs. and the Sicilian
brigand was about to take our order,
who should float into the dry-dock but
Max Mincenstein, one of Helps friends
after A M
L uOH KNOW HOW MAX over pISSSSu
close enough to get on Helps staff.
Max has money. He'll always have
it-the same money.
Max is a lazy loosener.
When the waiter returns with the
check Max is, the busiest talker in
the bunch
Max loves money. Money loves
Max. They are inseparable.
Whenever Max passes a bank he
takes OF his hat and walks on his
toes.
1 spoke his name rapidly when 1 in
troduced Max to Peaches, but as she
was busy trying to lead a swift life
by ordering settler lemonade it
didn't make much difference what
called him.
Hep must have been sitting over. a
trapdoor, because suddenly wine-cool-
ers began to festoon themselves
around about him. Blue wine-coolers
appeared at his right, magenta wine
coolers at his left, and ice, drift ice
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-18
Luke MeLuke Saws:

Luxe mCLuke Gays.
The old fashioned pugilistic cham
pion who used to fight with his fists
now has a successor who fights with
his fountain pen and his mouth.
Ever notice that the man with the
least money is always the fellow who
has the most places to put it?
Any woman would rather be in style
and look like a soused kitchen me
chanic out for night than wear some
thing that is not stylish and look as
though she had good sense.
Go into any bedroom in any house In
town and you will find that the closet
is so jammed full of friend wife's
clothes that friend husband has to hang
his rags on the floor or on a chair.
But if you will listen around for awhile
you will hear friend wife bawling out
friend husband because she hasn't any
clothes.
When little paperweight is counting
a big corn red girl the paperweight
Will sit, on the corn feds knee and call
her his little girl" and tell her that
he will protect her. And, instead of
rapping him with the fly swatter and
sweeping him ont, the corn fed lets
him live because she. too. is in love
and believes that the paperweight is
the biggest man ever invented
You can't blame married man for
not wanting TO listen to advice when
he is downtown. He gets plenty of
it when he is at home.
And a woman can tell you that she
could have rosy cheeks. too. If she
smeared on a lot of rouge and was not
content to dab on a little invisible
pink.
Before he gets her he thinks she is
a bird of, paradise. After he gets her
he has a suspicion that she belongs a
little farther south than paradise.
The fool men never notice what the
women are wearing. So the women
compel them to pay some attention tc
what they are not wearing.
Some men waste an awful lot of
time telling other people not to waste
their time.
What has become of the old fashion
ed girl who tainted every now and
then?
1t often happens that you viii won
der why a man wears whiskers and
then he will have them shaved of
and you quit wondering why.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-18


He was the night-watchman Of an
apartment house uptown, but l gave
her an easy speech to the effect that
he was Bill Mendelssohn, grandson
of old man Mendelssohn, who once
wrote a wedding march so carelessly
that it is now used as coon song.
She gasped and gurgled with de-
light-in Bohemia and having the time
of her young life, SO 1 let her dream.
In the meantime Hep, with bucket
of wine, was busy trying to put out
the fire in the well Max used as a
neck
Every time a waiter looked at our
table Helps roll would blaze up.
Peaches presently concluded she'd
broaden out a bit on Art and the Old
Masters, so she asked Max if he liked
Rembrandt.
Max looked at her out of the cor.
ner of his eye and murmured, Much
'bliged, but Pm up to here now"
Then he pointed at his Adams
Apple and fell asleep.
Hep was beginning to see double.
Every once in a mile he'd stop hum
ming Here Comes My Daddy Now