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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
"BLOW-UP' IN THE
ELMA FORQUFR CASE

The case against Elma Forquer, on
trial in the District Court fpi allege
eomplieity in the murder of her has
hand. w. II. Forquer, collapsed this
morning.
Yesterday Detective Refs, Sheriff
Lamb and Deputy Sheriff Muller occu-
med the greater part of the day, tell.
inc of their activities in the matter
and of alleged discriminating admis-
sious made by defendant at the time
md shortly after her arrest in Red
ting California. At the conclusion of
tlis evidence, defendants counsel
moved TO strike it all out, on the
Ground that it was obtained under du-
ross This motion was sustained by
Judge Ducker, after which the State
rested, and court took recess until 10
O clock this morning.
At the opening of court this morning
defendant rested without introducing
any evidence, and Judge Robins moved
The Court to instruct the jury to return
a verdict of acquittal, which was done,
The Jury then retired for about ten
u.inutes. returning a verdict of acquit-
TAI. and defendant was discharged from
custody.
The State was represented by his
triet Attorney Powell aud Judge M. Il.
Moore. of Reno, and defendant by the
local law firm of Saiter, Robins &
Frame.
As the evidence against James
o'Donnell is practically the same as
that brought out at the trial of Mrs.
Forquer, it is probable that the ease
against O'Donnell will be dismissed
when called Monday morning.
However, the fact still remains that
Forquer was murdered, but if the per
petrators Of the crime are ever brought
10 Justice il viii be purely an accident.
There are many people who profess to
believe that the State had the guilty
parties, but they are largely composed
OF the class TO whom an arrest means
guilt and who believe that a person ar
rested should be sent to prison unless
they can prove their innocence beyond
the shadow of a doubt.
Forquer was notoriously brutal
character and by his actions made
many bitter enemies in the s'under-
world It is stated that short time
before his assassination he visited
Mexico and purchased a large quantity
of opium, making partial payment and
owing for the balance. 1t is also al
legged that he was given the money
with which TO make the trip and buy
the chop" and that he afterwards
=" double-crossed' all who had any con-
neetion with the transaction. IT rs
probable that If the truth is ever
known, it will be found that his murder
was result of this transaction.
There are times in the history
every court where il becomes necessary
TO rely on the evidence of prostitutes,
their eonsorts and amateur detective
work to secure a conviction, but almost
invariably their gossip dissolves like
thin smoke on a windy day when sub
jccted to the rules of evidence and
crOss-examination.
For the present, at least, the Forquer
incident is closed, and nobody has been
hurt-except the taxpayers, who must
foot the bin.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
JOE THORN DozEs;
THIEF SwIPEs COAT

"Some thief came up to my automo-
Lille and took my $3.50 fur coat from a
seat beside me- J. F. Thorn, president
ef the Butter Salvatore Mining compa-
Icy, told the police at the Central sta
tion yesterday, says the San Francisco
Examiner
"Why didn't you grab him9' que
ried Sergeant Richard Foley.
''Well, was DOING at the time;
otherwise, there would have been fu-
neral;' and Thorn drew an immense
"A ealibre revolver from his pocket.
"Put away the eartillery," said Fo.
ley. can alarm clock is what you
want
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
Sues to Annul Marriage

In the District Court, this morning,
Vivian d. Dull, by Susie f. Barnwell,
her guardian ad litem, brought suit for
the annulment of a marriage recently
contracted with George w. Dull. In
the complaint it is alleged that plain.
I'M was not old enough to marry and
dld not secure the consent of her mo-
thef
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
GRAMMAR SCHOOL FARCE
A HOWLINC SUCCESS

The entertainment "The Time of His
Life given at the Nixon opera house
last evening, by the students of the
financially and otherwise. crowded
house greeted the "all star" aggrega-
tion and the rollicking farce was en-
ioyed by the audience and actors as
well A tidy sum was netted, which IS
to be devoted to the Grammar school
athletic fund.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
Lotus-FIower Cigarettes.

In Siam the natives smoke ciga-
rettes made of homegrown tobacco
wrapped In dried banana leaves or
In the petals of the royal lotus flower
In the latter form they are most de.
licious. according to Carl C. Hanson,
United States consul at Bangkok.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
LOCAL FOOTBALL
TEAM OUTCLASSED

In the football game at the new
High school grounds, this afternoon,
the Winnemueca boys were outelassed
tJ the Reno eleven. Within few min
utes of the close of the game, at four
o'clock, the score stood "a to in favor
of the visitors. The result is due en-
tirely to lack of practice by the local
boys, they having only recently at
tempted the game.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
wELL-KNoWN MINING MAN
RETURNS TO NATIVE STATE

John Ross. of Sutter Creek, Amador
county, California, for many years SUI
perintendout Of the famous Wildman-
Mahoney mines, has been a visitor in
the town during the past few DAYS and
announces the fact that he has again
decided to east his fortunes with his
native state and will operate the anti
mony mines at Unionville. Mr.. Ross
served his apprenticeship at the Black
bird mine and mill at Dun Glen.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
VIEWING
LANDS IN ELKo COUNTY

]. w. Sitton and w. G. Noteware,
respectively appraisers for the Nevada
Tax commission and the Taxpayers
association, passed through town
Thursday, en- route to Elko county on
official business
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
GOOD SHOWING BY LOCAL
FINANCIAL, INSTITUTION

the Silver State appears the statement
of the Winnemueea State Bank & Trust
company. For bank less than two
years old this showing is gratifying
alike to the officers aud customers of
the institution.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
IT'S THE BETTER TONE.

particularly, where the Victor Victrola
excels all others. We have Victrolas
from SIS to 800. Better select one
row for Christmas and have us put it
aside for you. Come in and let us
demonstrate. EAGLE DRUG CO.,
Cut Rate Druggists.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
sella Sentenced

Wednesday Adolph Sella was sen.
fenced to serve term of from ten
years to life Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary He was last week con
victed in the District Court of murder
in the second degree for the killing of
Edward Marcel Ramella
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
Marriage Licenses ,ranted

Last Tuesday evening marriage Ii
eense was granted by Clerk Davey to
George w. Copley and Susie Diffen.
darfer, both of Inlay.
On Thanksgiving day marriage IL
eense VAS granted to Edward +. Hunter
and Vesta Marie Tieke, both of Love
lock.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
Morton Casa Mondav

The case Of State OF Nevada vs..
Morton is set for and win probably be
called Monday. Defendant II uuSer IN
diotment for assault with intsut to kill,
Constable Otis Storm, of Rochester,
being the complaining witness.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27

Sermons at IL a. m. and s p. m. ev-
cry Sunday by the pastor. Sunday
sc hool at 10 a. m. Epworth League
Sunday, p. m. Prayer meeting Friday
at 8 D. m. You are cordially invited to
attend. THE PASTOR.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
ST. Panl,s Catholic

Mass will be celebrated in st. Paul g
Catholic church tomorrow morning, at
l0:30 O'Clock, by Rev. Father Canning,
of Salt Lake.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
Rev. Ross thurman at Ely

Rev. Ross Turman, vicar of st.
Mary's Episcopal church, left this
morning for Ely, where he will conduct
the mission which begins tomorrow
Tie will be absent about ten days.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
PIANO INSTRUCTIONS

Mrs. J. C. Gardner, graduate Boston
Conservatory, win accept limited
number of pupils. Studio phone 973.-
advt.tf.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
AUTO SERVICE

Win take passengers any place, At
regular rates, using q 40 b. p. Case car.
J. B. DAVIS.
-advt Telephone 1724.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27

Services Sunday morning at III
clock and Wednesday evening, at the
schoolhouse. Wednesday evening SER
vice includes testimonies Of healing
through Christian Science. The public
ia invited to attend these services.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
Files Notarial Bond

Today J. p. Kennedy, of Lower Roch-
ester, filed his notarial bond with the
county clerk.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
Rantist uhurch ssrvices

Sunday school at 1890 .. m Prayer
meeting every Wednesday at p. m.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
LOCAL i0TfS AND
PERSONAL MENTION

+. w. Hanna, of Elko, is registered
at the Hotel Lafayette.
d
A. c. Hill is in town from Loveloek.
registered at the Hotel Lafayette.
a.
II. Smith is in town from Burns,
Oregon, registered at the Eldorado.
d.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emiol Snider have re.
turned from a visit to the Exposition.
d.
Mrs. w. G.. Adamson and children
have returned from a trip to San Fran
cisco.
SMOKE wINNEvA CIGARs.-ady
u
ID. H. McNinch, the well drllier, came
in from MeDermitt to spend Thanks
giving.
J. l.. Workman has returned from a
trip to Divide and is stopping at the
Eldorado.
Mrs. John NJ. Vance and Mrs. Baman
Of MeDermitt came in yesterday an
returned today.
D.
Jos. Lavoy, who has been on the sick
list and confined to the hospital, il
seen ON the streets today.
D.
Attorney l.. G. Campbell has return
ga from a short business trip to Den
Yer and other points east
c.ro1rs xr,rNrNrrTU. crpApo -
81
C. B. Elderkin, piano tuner for the
Mariner music house, of Reno, is in
town stopping at the Eldorado.
Ed. Rogers, former postmaster at
"a lphur, and at present engage in
mining at that place, came IN yest'l
day, returning today.
H.
S. E. Montgomery, superintendent of
the Jack molybdenite mine on Osgood
r,ountain. spent Thanksgiving day
with his family here.
d.
Arthur Cochran returned this morn
ing from San Jose, California, where
he spent Thanksgiving day with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Cochran.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27

silver State and S. F. Can SOC month
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-27
SMOKE wINNEvA CIGARs.-advt

A. g. Crsue and II. Howard Dunbar,
respectively president and general
manager of the Interstate Life Insur-
anee Company of Nevada, have return
ed from business trip to Elko.
D.
William Blattner came in from Para
disc Valley this afternoon, to attend
the funeral of his late colleague on the
board of county commissioners, C. w.
McDeid. He was accompanied by Ed.
Connors.
d.
c. f. Kennedy, accompanied by h,s
On, came in from Kennedy yesterday
oming, returning today. He stated
that one of the severest shocks knowA
snee the big quake of two months
ago was experienced there yesterday
morning at 9 o'clock.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
TO USE TURNER AS WITNESS
Runaway Cashier Of the chautauqua
Bank VIII Help State In Regaining
Valuable Securities.

>. N. Hawks, assistant attorney gen.
eral, went to Chautauqua recently to
welcome home Frank Turner, the run.
away cashier of the state bank there,
who is returning from Brazil volun-
tarily.
Hawks is not intending to file pro-
ceedings against Turner at the pres
ent time because of the failure of the
Dank, but he needs Turner as a wit
ness in suit to recover about $4,000
for the depositors of the failed bank.
when Turner left Kansas he left his
wife in charge of the bank. A Kansas
City banker obtained from Mrs. Tur-
ner about $4,000 worth of valuable col
lateral which the Chautauqua bank
held and which the Kansas City bank
wanted as protection for debts from
turner's bank. w. F. Benson, state
bank commissioner, has brought suit
to have this property returned to the
Chautauqua bank and this case will
be tried next week.
The Arnold Investment Company of
Kansas City, which handled about
$4,000 of forged cattle paper, has
brought suit in the federal court to
compel the bank to pay it for the
losses from the banks assets, which
would leave the depositors without a
cent. This paper was handled outside
the bank, but by Turner and Walter
house, his predecessor, and the state
will fight the claim also.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
For Love of the Work.

The Russia of today has no social
life, its women have no thought Of
dress and amusement. All are work.
ing for their country, and an excep.
tional number of the women of edu-
cation in that country are specially
qualified to be of service to the
wounded soldiers. Speaking Of her
country, the wife of Russian at
tache in London said: perhaps the
women of Russia study medicine and
nursing more generally than is the
case elsewhere, for in Russia the
poorer classes look more naturally to
those who are blessed with a larger
share of this worlds goods for care
and protection. This feeling is now
on the decline in towns. but in coun-
try places, where doctors have rounds
of hundred miles radius, the poor
Of district, in the absence of the
medical man, are looked after and
tended by the daughters of the house
on whose estate they live. Thus every
young girl goes in for medicine be-
cause she loves the work"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
Swift Horses

"Horses!" said the Yankee. Guess
you can't talk to me about the horses.
I had an old mare, Maizypop, who
once licked our best express by a
couple of miles on 90-mile run to
Chicago"
That's nothing" said the Cana
dian. 81 was out on my farm one
day, about fifty miles from the house,
when frightful storm came up.
turned the pony's head for home, and,
do you know, he raced the storm so
close for the last ten miles that
didn't feel a drop, while my old dog,
only ten yards behind, had to swim
the whole distance" = Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
On His Dignity.

Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, who
has equipped a $25OOOO field ambu-
lance for the allies, told many inter-
esting war stories during her recent
visit to America.
"The new English army is wonder
full" she said at studio tea in New
York. "The officers themselves are
surprised at the rapidity with which
the young English volunteer can be
trained into splendid soldier. OF
course, though, amusing mistakes
often happen before the military rules
are mastered. b.
IAN English officer told me Of an in
cident which occurred in his regiment.
One day the colonel had to reprimand
severely recruit. The next day this
recruit was on sentry duty when the
colonel passed by. Noticing that the
sentry failed to give him the usual
salute, the colonel intentionally passed
him a second and even a third time.
To his establishment the salute was
each time omitted.
"'Do you know who I ann the
colonel asked Indignantly.
Yes, SIR the sentry answered.
Don't you know you ought to sa-
lutte me, then?' pursued the colonel.
"'Aye, but said the sentry, the
and me fell out yesterday"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
POINT HE HAD OVERLOOKED
Wlfe's Question Made Broker Wonder
Whether He Might Not Have
Been Deceived.

Wall street broker of English par
entage and an unusual name was talk
ing to several other brokers, business
not being particularly rushing at the
moment.
If anybody in this crowd has a
gold brick for SALE" he said, 81 wish
he would try to dispose of 1t to me
at good figure. Why? Well. I'm
In the market since yesterday for
that sort of material.
1T happened this way. About q
p. m. very Incorporating man Of
the working class came into my office
and asked for me. saw him and
asked him his business. He told me
he had seen my name in the papers,
and as his name was the same as
mine he thought, the names being
SO unusual, he would call on me.
He was very Enthusiastically Eng
hsh, and the similarity Of names was
OF some interest, even though l hard
~ thought he was in my class. Still
he might have been a hard-up titled
noDleman working for his living, as
some of the best Of them do rather
than sponge it off somebody else.
He talked along about his family
and where they lived and asked me
where mine came from and said he
had been living in Canada for f1f-
teen or twenty years, where his
father had gone from England. Times
were hard and he had come to this
country, where they were no softer
and-well, it ended by his touching
me for IS. His name was good for
that I thought. whether he was
wholly deserving or not.
when I went home in the eve
ming | told my wife about it and did
she applaud my respect for my fam
lily name? Not on your parish regis
ter she didn't. She looked at me
and said: John. did the man
show you any papers to prove that
his name was the same as yours?'
Right then awoke, and If any of you
gents have a gold brick to sell will
you please pass it on to me?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
Shave Spoiled His Passport.

One of the most unusual passport
cases which has yet come to the at.
tention of the American embassy at
London arose when a well-dressed
American called to obtain a passport
which had been sent to Washington
some weeks ago to be renewed, but
during the interim the owner of the
passport had been denuded Of his
whiskers, which set of whiskers was
still attached to his person when he
sent his photographs to Washington,
and he was described in the passport
as bewhiskered.
Asked why he shaved off the whisk-
ers, he sheepishly stated that he had
his whiskers shaved once year and
forgot all about the passport regula-
tions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
Should Have Sealed Il.

Through some slight error in the use
Of the old Hebrew letters it seems that
the official seal of Yale university has
been embellished with the motto,
"Blasphemers and Farmers" instead
of Light and Truth" This may en-
phasize anew the old saying that a
little knowledge is dangerous thing,
but the fearful mistake should never
have been exposed. If the wise ones
who detected the error had only main
tanned a discreet silence there are
very few who would ever have known
the difference.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
BACK IN. HIS BANK
F. E. Turner will Help Settle
Affairs of Chautauqua
Institution.
YOUNG CASHIER WON'T TALK
Refuses to Tell of His Brazilian TriI
or What Became of Miss
Ing Funds.

Frank Ernest Turner, 28-year-olt
bank cashier, is back behind the win
dow of the bank which closed its doors
three days after he fled in the night
of January 20.
But the mystery of this town drama
only has deepened with his return.
Turner, with boyishly confused and
engaging smile that bellies his ability
to keep his lips closed, says merely
Il am back to do what | can to
straighten up the tangle."
All other questions, no matter how
trivial, are referred to his attorney,
who, as yet, knows nothing of the
story.
Fate has seldom dealt more oddly
with country boy than it has with
this tall, tow-headed, amiable and
seemingly easy going and transparent
youth, who does not look his age.
A month ago a penniless refugee in
a tropical port, and among a people
who do not speak his language, after
living his life within the narrow ra-
dius of this isolated community, he
has returned voluntarily to face GRIM
inal prosecution. And not until his
return was the information charging
him with receiving deposits after the
bank was in failing condition filed
He went through the formality of ar
rest and was released on bond over
subscribed by some of the heaviest
losers in the bank failure.
The outstanding facts, in chrome
logical order, are these: Born in
1887 in Chautauqua county, Kansas.
Father died in the boys infancy.
Mother remarked and moved to the
Pacific coast Reared by his grand
parents, who are comparatively well
to do and who idolized him. Went to
country schools and later to a bust
ness college at Wichita, his first and
practically his only time outside the
community for any period.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
FAXED A UNIVERSITY STORY
Michigan Liquor Interests Misuse
Prof. Dickenson's Name in a
Local Option Fight.

Prof. e. s. Dickinson went to the
University of Kansas about a month
ago and began teaching there. Since
then his old home town, Iron River
Mich, has gotten into a local option
fight. Someone wrote to Professor
Dickinson and asked him about the
saloons and liquor in Lawrence Ar
Iron City paper published a statement
from Professor Dickinson that all
student boarding houses and clubs are
we'll supplied with liquor and liquor
openly sold"
Governor Capper received a tele-
gram from Iron River asking about
this. The governor called Chancellor
Strong by telephone and the chancel-
Tor asked the new professor to come in
and tell how he found out SO soon that
liquor was being openly sold and that
all the university clubs and boarding
houses had full supplies. Professor
Dickinson made complete denial. He
hadn't seen any liquor and didn't know
anything about 1t and never made the
statement credited to him.
X X
Splinter Caused Boys Death.-The
4-year-old son of Frank Haba, near
Caldwell, is dead from the effects of
tetanus due to a splinter he ran into
his knee a week ago; the wound sud-
denly turned worse and the child died
before the doctor could arrive.
X X X
Cheap Irvine for kansas.-The
board of corrections has bought
enough sisal hemp to run the Irvine
plant at the state penitentiary until
July /. This will enable the plant to
manufacture 100000 pounds of Irvine,
already ordered, which will tax the ca
pacity of the plant until harvest. The
board was fortunate in getting the ST.
cal at a price which will enable it to
sell this years product at the low
figure established and will save the
farmers of Kansas thousands of dol
lars.
Oo-GNo WIN OCUdtcs - Arguing
against Philippine independence, the
coed debating team of Washburn COL
lege, led by Flora Harrington of Kan.
sas City, Kas., defeated the girls
team of the Kansas State Agricultural
College at Manhattan.
4 4
Mumps Stop Schools.-With five
OF the seven teachers of the schools
at Fomoso i'll with the mumps and
more than half the pupils confined
to their homes, the city schools have
taken an enforced vacation. The de.
lay in the school work will be made
up at the end of the school term.
Harmon to Head Kansas WESLEYAN.
DR.. John F. Harmon, president of
McKendree College at Lebanon, ILL.,,
has been elected to the presidency of
the Kansas Wesleyan University in
SalioA to succeed DR.. R. P. Smith, re-
signed.
Apple Tree Peace Memorial.-An
apple tree as memorial to the sur.
render of Gen. Robert E. Lee to Gen.
U. S. Grant under an apple tree at Ap-
pomsttox April 8, 1865, has been plant.
ed on the courthouse grounds at Otta-
wa BY the local post Of the G. A. R.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15

Farmer Killed Under Wagon.-Wil.
liam Welch, farmer, AZ years old, fell
from a load of wheat lie was taking
to Wichita the other evening and was
run over by the wagon and instantly
killed. He leaves family.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-15
Speed of ZeppeIIns.

Zeppelins vary in speed, but the
swiftest of them are not comparable
in speed to the aeroplanes. The latter,
it is safe to say. are twice as fast as
the Zeppelins.