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Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
GOLD NUGGETS IN TIE STREETS
Residents Of Grass Valley Cal. Elk.
cited over Discovery Of Work
mans Wife

Grass Valley C.l-Mrs Guy Talbot
Ct ut- y'y Made SIS in one day fol.
lowing a .u-Hy storm by mining in the
streets II Grass Valley. While her
husband was working in quartz mill
f.r - day Mrs Talbot was picking
L1 I.--a.a ia the street In front Of
Llr home Other women. many men
ana almost all the children OF Grass
Valley are now searching the streets
for gold
Tire streets OF Grass Valley were
repaired recently and "tgiiiugs" or re-
fuse ore from a quartz mine we're used
in lieu of Conues. After an unusually
heavy rain Mr., Talbot CHANGED 10 see
a bit OF sold lying exposed in the
street. She abandoned Homework for
tie day and picked up Sl5 worth.
Mrs Talbot tried 10 keep the secret,
Igt as she could not mine the streets
after dark il was not long until half the
town Was out looking fCr gold and find,
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
Give Us The News

The Mountain advocate makes
every effort to get the news OF
the county. 1t will appreciate
items written or telephoned in by
its friends in any section of the
county. People die, and marry
and no mention is made eff then
because the editor did not heal
of the occurrences. We aim tC
publish the news. All communi.
cations must reach this Office
Wednesday or they can't get ir
the current issue.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
MANY FAST rRorress ARE GONE
Thirty-elsht Died In 1914, including
Some Famous Ones.


Washington, c. r., ohio.--were II
not for the fact that there are lots of
others just as good or little better
coming on right along, the loss by
death Of 3S trotters with marks better
than 2:l7, and &c PAGERS with records
of 2:l5 or better during the rear 1914,
would appear as q startling loss to
light harness racing. OF course all
good race horses must die sooner or
later. but had such q thing as this
occurred few years ago in q single
year II would have meant much more
10 the racing game than II does today
The fastest trotter In the 1914 death
list is Colorado f, 3 (2:05%), and the
foremost PAGER was Sir r (2:03ts).
In tho list are many great race horses
one Of the most famous and popular
Of which was Effie Powers (2:0S l.s).
A lot Of fellows would 60 into the
business OF driving race horses II they
we're convinced that tey could pro.
duce as great a record as Ed. Geers
has. In the last % years from 1890
to 19l5-this veteran driver has won
S1,17S,452 In races. his greatest harvest
being In 1902, when he raked in Sl16..
$40. Last season he had to be salts
fed with only s45,Sss There are
very few Ed. Geers.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
ripIematlsts Ancers Rabbit

London, What is home without an
AGgora rabbit!' This is the motto
which vii henccforth adorn the home
OF Mr.. Franklin Mott Gmthcr and Mr.
j. II Stabler, al the American embassy
here, as r symbol Of their first expert
euce in joint housekeeping ii London
Both Mr. Gunthcr and Mr. Stabler
recently decided that club life could
not compare with the comforts Of
happy home, so together they took
a house al 81 Lower E2igraye street,
in one OF the exclusive residential sec
tlCHs. With tie house went the furni.
ture, and with the furniture went an
uneXCelled matroEly cook and an An
CORA rabbit. The rabbit was a great
pet, and the American diplOmatists
agreed 10 show it every consideration
and incidentally return il TO the owner
when the lease expired.
81 went well until Mir Guuther con
cCivej the idea OF helping out the dec.
Grafton, Of the dining room with some
unframed rare japanese prints which
lie treasured One If the prints was
II lettuce on green background He
returned home the other evening 10
End tLa print gone and the rabbit dead
The cook was b7gr,brohan and the
house owner was notified. \ cloud
nuns over the happy home" which IL
seemed nothing would dissipate.
Matters continued this way for Sey.
eral days until last evening, when IN
tic midst Of little private supper a
loud UGtcry was heard from the kitCh,
en-, followed by q crash of dishes when
the cook fell prUstrate 10 the floor
Near by doing iauuty bunny walk"
was an AneJra rabbit apparently look
ing for more paintings on the wall.
Mr., GunthCr said today that the cook
had recovered. but fully believes IN
the resurrection OF the dead Mr.
Gunthor and Mr. Stab,or believe that
AngOra rabbits, like cats, have nine
lives, but there is report az the EN-
bassy that one Of the attaches, after
the sad fate Of Tire FIRST rabbit, had
succeeded I'm getting one more like It
than the original itself and that II
was surrCptitiOus,y smugglod into the
house last night. Anyway. the rabbit
10 well and happy today end Mr.
Gunther has taken HIS japanese prints
from the dining room.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
NJ Sney To Loan

Applications received for loans
from $4,000 to SO, 100, on
improved and unimproved town
property and farm lands. Inter-
est payable annually or semi-an-
nually. Time. one TO ten years.
Applicants for loans will please
give description, location, ana
valuation OF property offered as
security for loans. State i'm
provements and value of same.
We want County representa-
tives to receive application fol
loans, appraise property, and
serve as our exclusive represen-
tive. Attorney or real estate
man preferred. Application fol
loans, and applicants for agen,
cies positively required TO fur
nish at least two character ref
erences and forward postage,
five &c stamps, for application
blanks, fnll particulars, and
prompt reply. Write Southern
Office, Southeastern Mortgage
Loan Assn, Fourth National
Bank Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.-Adv.
feb left.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
FOR SALE

am offering my farm of 81
acres for sale. twelve acres OF
bottom land, a six room house, two
good wells, a good orchard OF two
hundred trees, also a good barn.
Would exchange for house and
lot. This farm lies on tie lead
of Fighting Greek. For informa-
ton call on, Dora Hawn.
Bimble KY
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
100 FARMERS DIG SIX
DAYS 10 RESCUE DOG
Caught In fioanJain crcviee while
Chasing Rabbit Men for Miles
Around Help In Fcscue.


Birmingham. Aid. -- One hundred
farmers. friends 81 H. A. Wilson. of
this city. laid aside their farm duties
six days recently TO save the life of
one Of Wilson's hunting dogs which
was caught in a crs,asso on the noun.
tain side near Birmiu cham while chas.
iuE q rabbit.
Two friends borrowed Wilson's rab.
bit hound for a hunt The doc picked
up the trail OF q IoUhit and the chase
lei up the m,mtaiu-ije and Br'er
Rabbit jumped into the creyasse and
disappeared Tic log followed The
hole In tuc mountain vas forty feet
deep, which a.. hound didn't know
when IL went ia After i, h,d gone
two-tpirda Of Tie wy FL found itself
vrdaeI in. ILL.,. impatient hunters
,uu tied IA v..u The rabbit rested
content q few feet farther On, lis exit
CIT OF by tine t.r Tie hunters went
back To town aud told Wilson
That night t.t tu,o came back with
shuyels and set Go work O. rescue the
dog. IA electric ua,uii.nt was attach
cd 10 a long pole and iowerc dinto the
hole aDd the dos ToriieameEt was
disclosed Dynamite was Iesorted TO
10.
Farmers gathered for miles around
10 assist Ia tine rescue They labored
with picks and siaFgls AMI explosives.
The third dly had brought but little
progress aII the fourth AMI fifth DAYS
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
KILLING OF tho Race.

From the Christian era till the pres.
ent time, as statisticians and historians
tell US, there.bave been less than two
hundred and forty warless years. Up
to the middle of the nineteenth century
1t was roughly computed that nearly
seven billion men had died in battle
since the beginning ct recorded his
tory, a number equal to almost FIVE
times the present estimated popula-
lion of the globe.-Christian Herald.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
Not Interesting.

Some people never seem to realize
that II isn't matter of great general
interest, even IL true, that they toss
around night after night and never
sleep more than two hours out OF the
twenty four
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
A Wonderful Healing
Influence in Kidney
Troubles

a ycsr and a LJif ago | was
takea with a severe attact Of
Kidney trouble that panied me
to such an extent that morphine
had to I've given me. Was attend
cd by a doctor who pronounced it
as Stone in the bladder and pre-
scribed Lithia Water. | took
Lithia Water and tablets for some
time and received no relief from
them. | stopped taking medicine
for some tine, later having son e
Swamp-Root in the house &e-
cided to try it and felt much le-
LEVIED. While taking the second
bottle commenced to pass Gravel
in urine until had passed in all
at ledst a half dozen OF more and
have not suffered the slightest
since and in all have taken one
bottle and a half and feel very
grateful to Swamp-Root.
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
HAWK WOULD NOT BE A PET
Wounded Bird Chases captor and Has
To Be Killed.

To Be Killed.
Horton, Ky.-Dr, 'Heptig took Joe
Lindsay Frank Dorel and Ed. Davis
cut On hunting trip and, coming
home. Davis Shot a hawk. Gripping
one wing so the bird couldn't fly. He
brought IL 10 town with the idea OF
making a pet out Of ii, but the hawk
thought different,
IL chewed up everything II could
reach in Luebe's drug store. and when
Ed took IL out In the street It chased
him half block. The bird had a five.
foot stretch OF wing, and was 50 wild
end herce II had 10 be killed. -
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
COURT GOES BROKE AND
kipNAPER GOES FREE
Man Sentenced to Life imprisonment
Had Won New Trial In
Louisiana

Man Sentenced to Life imprisonment
Had Won New Trial In
Louisiana.
New Orleans, La.-William c. Wal.
tiers, who was sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment in connection with the fam.
Gus "Bobbie" Dunbar kidnapping case,
has been released and II is not consid.
cred likely that he will ever again be
tried
The State Supreme Court recently
granted him new trial, but the court
fund of the Parish of st. Landry,
wher he was tried, was said to have
been exhausted By the first trial and
there is no disposition to again go in
to the matter.
Walters was arrested following the
disappearance Of "Bobbie" Dunbar
from a camp of the Dunbar family,
near Opelousas. A countrywide
search was made for the child, and
eight months later Walters, who was
a travlng tinker and preacher, was
arrested at Pearl River, Miss.
Walters had with him boy the
Dunbars claimed as their child, and
he was charged with the kidnapping.
He declared the boys name was not
Dunbar, but was the illegitimate child
OF Julia Anderson, servant In the
Walters home in North Carolina.
Both the Dunbars and Julia Ander-
son claimed the child, but the court
decided in favor Of the Dunbars, who
were given custody Of the boy, and
Walters was sentenced to life I'M
prisonmept
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04

The more relatives a man has the
more be appreciates bis friepds. -
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
Kentucky Carlsbad
Springs
Something That kentucky Csisbad
Water VIII Do That No Other
Wafer Ever Discovered Has
Done

We will take the albumin out OF
your water in three days. and we
are curing all csses OF diabetes that
drink the water We will give reliet
to the most severe cases OF kidney
trouble 10 one day. and will abso.
lutely cure any case in ten days
Stomach trouble will be relieved in
twelve hours, and we will guars tee
1t TO cure any case in ten days il it
hasn't become cancerous Bladder
trouble OF any kind will be cured in
ten days 1t will cure any old sore
by bathing in it for two or three
days We guarantee it to cure any
case Of catarrh OF the head or bow.
els in ten days If you drink this
water for tsp days you will be all
solutsly tree from constipation or
any organic trouble. as it positively
will restore every internal organ OF
the body in ten days If it dosen't
the treatment won't cost you any.
thing
You can get tie same results, il
It is not convenient for you to
come to the Springs, right at your
home. as We ship the water with |
full directions. excepting rbeu,nati
cases; they must some to Springs to
get well Bs slre te write for our
free book &
Ks tuG'y r.lIsbad SuTinss, Iuc.
pav alp0e, krxYp ~ !
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04


Ex. of Justice of Peace.
Letter 10
Dr.. kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton. N. Y.
Prove what Swan p-
Root will Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. kilmer &
Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample size bottle. 1t will con-
vince anyone. You will also re-
ceive a booklet OF valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be
sure and mention the Barbour
vile Weekly Mountain Advocate.
Regulsr ffty-cents and one-dollar
size bottles for sale at all Trug
stores. adv
Mountain advocate., 1915-06-04
Yours very truly,
Ii. ". SPINKS,
Camp Hill, Ala.

Personally appeared before me
this l6th day of August, 1909, H.
". SpinEs, who subscribed the
above statement and made oath
that the same Is true in substance
and in fact
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
BUSINESS CHANGES
ARE MADE AT CLINT

Clint, Texas. May 2S-R s Travis Of
Fl Paso, has purchased the stock OF drugs
owned by Mrs H +. Lackey. and will con
unue the business at the same stand Mr..
and Will occupy apartments adjoining the
store
The entire stock OF general merchandise
belonging to the Pioneer Mercantile com
pany, OF Clint. Is being moved from this
place 70 Belen. and consolidated with the
Mueller, who ms charge OF the business
here. viii move ais family there and look
after the business as manager Of that store.
Mr.. Mueller VIII occupy the cottage recently
erected near the store for his convenience
Gus Karner. Of Bisbes, Ark. viii open
a meat market IN the Schairsr building
near the postofflce- Clint has not had a
market for several weeks.
L W Roberts and family. OF Maria, Tex.
arrived this week with his family and
moved onto the property recently purchased
Of Booker & Boyd This Is thee old Car
penter place and situated about 20 miles
east Of Clint and used only as a stock
ranch
D. y. Reid is moving his family out from
e Paso TO the Reid ranch near Fabens.
where they will spend the summer. Mr.
Reid will remain in Fl Paso. where he is
connected with the office OF county tax col
lsctor-
Joe Barta and wife. VINO have resided in
Clint for the past several months. where Mr..
Barta has been engaged m the market busi-
ness. have moved back 10 e PaEo. where
they viii make their home
Last Saturday was tag cay N Clint and
the women OF the Parents circle raised
were made in the interest Of better schools
The ssni-monthly dance at Hotel Clint
Will be given on next Saturday night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
4 MI5STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

clubs. the Ideal Keno. Cosmopolita.
Texas, Panama. Achme. Uncle John. F.
Armendariz Brewery Garden. J. Es-
trada, A Fernandez. s O. Guaderrama,
Porters. A Roman and other pool halls;
Pasadena Garden. Elks' lodge. Las
Cruces; c. Durrell. N. Arrieta. MOgollon.
y. NJ; Bob Golding, Silver City; Mecca
Pool Co, Silver City; L Hibi Pool Co..
Everybody's cafe. Fl Chato cafe. Savoy
cafe. Hidalgo. Liberty. san Jose. Cine
Mexico, and Imperial theaters, and 9TH
ers.
During the last three years, the Bill
hngs Co. has sold more instruments
than all the other FL Paso piano firms
combined Why? There must be rea-
sons. Ask Billings's customers. They
will tell you that they never found US
TO misrepresent; that we believe in
keeping our selling expense down and
in selling only the best pianos. auto
pianos, orchestrions and monographs
for the least possible price
II you are considering the purchase
OF an instrument, make It a point to
visit the Billings Co.'S artistic residen-
tial plano salesrOoms at 1929 +. BOule-
ward. out Of the high rent district. and
hear and see the instrument as II would
sound and appear I'm your own home,
and incidentally save a nice sum OF
money for your trouble Just phone 167
for our car.-Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
ELKS AND D. A. r.
PLAN FLAG DAY

Flag day will be celebrated by the
Elks lodge and the Daughters of the
American Revolution with appropriate
exercises in Cleveland square the night
of Flag day, June II.
The program viii open with short
concert, played by one OF the military
bands. through the courtesy OF zen
John J. Pershing. The Invocation viii
be given by the chaplain Of the Elks
lodge, DR.. c. H Higgins. The exalted
ruler. Roy ID. Barnum, and the officers
viii give the introduction The hymn,
Nearer Ny God, 10 Thee" viii be sung
by the audience, with a chorus OF 41lks
leading.
The record Of the flag will be given
by T. A COuzens- The band viii then
play the national air The Star Span
Sled Banner" The altar service will
be conducted by the esquire, W II.
very beautiful service in the nature OF
building the liberty bell in flowers OF
the national cOlOrs. Aud Lang
Syne VIII be sung by the audience
and chorus. The Elks' tribute to the
Tag will be given by Charles A Brann-
The song The Red, White and Blue,
viii then be sung. T. NJ Whitaker
VIII give a patriotic address The
closing feature Will be a short exercise
by the d. A. r.
About 1900 small flags viii be dis
tributed among the children Of the
audience before the program begins
and they viii fave these as they sing
A patriotic concert viii follow the
program, played by a military band on
the platform will be the officers Of
the Elks lodge and the d. - r.. Gen
John J. Pershing and other representa-
ives OF the regular army.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28

A local piano ad stated recently that
out OF u picture houses in FL Paso. 10
used that firms automatic Instruments.
The truth is that there were Is Of
these thesters, including the Liberty
theater. which failed recently
OF these Is, the following use the
worlds best automatic instruments
sold by the Billings Piano Co..
The Imperial. Hidalgo. Cine Mexico,
San Jose and Liberty theaters-
The other theaJers were sold before
the Billings Co introduced the famous
Peerless Automatic instruments. and
they were compelled TO trade in their
old instruments on new ones, or else
failed entirely TO figure with the Bill
Hngs Co. However. the following have
purchased their automatic instruments
(Which do not include player-piano GUS
tOmers) during the last two years from
the Billings Piano Co.. after looking
into the merits Of the different makes
sold in FL PasO-
FL Paso Country club. Quartermaster
club. Fort Bliss. Crystal theater. Car
rizozo, y. NJ; L P. Gooding theater,
Hurley, n. NJ: Bancroft confectionery,
Valley Inn Ysleta; Bon Ton confec-
ionery, Ysleta; Heidelberg cafe. Wig
wan club. Essex. Phoenix; Casa de
ORC and c. T. Gomez hotels. White
House Inn, Sultana. Century and Town
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
TENNIS PLAY FRIDAY
MORNING AT COUNTRY CLUB

In the open singles Friday morning
in the southwestern tennis play, HaW-
kins defeated Dodge, 90, 90. cooper
defeated Hardiker. 6-S. SIS. SCI
In the veterans singles, Neff beat
Doerr. 60. 81.
In the open doubles. Drysdale and
Smith beat Manden and Miner. Ga.
60. Gordon and Bleaclzshear beat Law
hon and Cary. 60. 60.
Browning and Browning beat Miller
and Marshall, rs. So, So.
Despite an injured hand. Miss Edna
Scotch gave Mrs. George LeBarOn a
hard match in the women's singles
Mrs LeBaron finally won by a score
Of 9-11, 7-5, 6-1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
G0V. NJ DONALD
MAKES ADDRESS
Commencement Exercises
and Anniversary Celebration
Held at State College.

State College. y. NJ, May 2s-Fea-
lures Of the 22d annual commencement.
held at the New Mexico College Of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts Thursday
morning were the addresses Of Gov. W.
c. Mcdonald and Rev. T. 1. Lallance, Of
Albuquerque.
Gov Mcdonald was present to attend
the meeting of the board Of regents
He told Of the great increase in ef-
ficiency accomplished by the college
during the period he had been intimate
" connected with the work of the col
lege as an ex-officio member Of the
board OF regents.
The commencement address was de-
livered by the Rev. T. L. Lallance, of
the Methodist church OF Albuquerque,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
WIDOW CHARGES RELATIVE
WITH FRAUD; ASKS MILLIONS

Davenport Iowa, May 2S.-Elizabeth
H. Bettendorf, widow of W. p. Betten-
dorf. inventor Of hydraulic machinery
and founder Of the BettendOrf COM
pany. has entered suit in the sum Of
$4,000. 900 against her brOtherinlaw,
". Bettendorf, and the Bettendorf com
pany as a corporation.
Misrepresentation and fraud in the
sale OF ". P. Bettendorf's stock after
his death to J. ". Bettendorf and 9TH
ers is charged.
Mrs. Bettendo-f alleges she was in
duced by reason Of her complete conf
dence in her brotherinlaW. to accept a
valuation Of S2.3S1,05O placed on the
plant. This was on Dec. 81. 1912.
Eighteen months later, when making
returns to the executive council Of
state for the purpose Of reorganization,
on by the company and state officials.
On this showing the company was au-
thorized TO isue S7,500.000 in stock.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
The War At a Glance

1.-THE capture Of il Austrian vii
lagos along the Carinthian
front by the invading Italian
forces is reported In an unofficial
dispatch from Geneva 1t is said
also that the Italians have taken
possession of three mountain
passes and are continuing their ad-
vance elsewhere along the border.
Italian troops are pushing
steadily into Austria along the line
running north Of the gulf of
Trieste.
An official statement from Rome
announces the occupation of the
Austrian town of Grade and states
that squadron Of Italian aero
planes successfully attacked the
Trieste-Nebrasina railroad, prob
ably cutting the line.
Germans COneede Russian Victory
The statement today from the
German war office comedies the
victory to the Russians in a battle
along the San river in central
Galicia.
The capture Of 5000 more pris-
Oners is announced by the German
war office, which represents the
situation in the east as favorable
The character Of the fighting in
France and Belgium has not.
changed materially.
Russians Occupy Urumiah-
Occupation Of Urumiah, north
western Persia, by Russian forces.
is announced by the Caucasian
army stan. Capture OF the city
was effected after battles near Dill
man and Bachkala.
More Ships Sunk
The German submarine campafen
which has been active during the
last week, has resulted in the
sinking Of another British vessel.
The steamer Cadeby was sunk
Thursday off the Scilly Islands bv
the shells OF a submarine. The
crew Of IS men and the four pas
sengers were saved
The British battleship Majestic
was tOrpedOed and sunk near the
Dardanelles By a German sub
marine.
The British steamer Princess
Irene was blown up at Sheerness,
Eng, Thursday, with about 400
lives lost
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
TENTH CAVALRY CAPTAIN
TO RECEIVE REPRIMAND

g Lseavenworth, Kas-. May 2S.-Capt W
L Luhn, Tenth United States cavalry,
recently tried at Fort LeavenwOrth by
cOUrtmarTial on a charge OF shipping
excess baggage on another officers
baggage allowance has been found
guilty and sentenced TO be reprimanded,
according to word received today from
department headquarters in Chicago.
orders directing that Capt Luhn,
who is here, resume his home station
at Omaha, Neb., also were received
The Tenth cavalry is at Fort Huachuca,
Ariz-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
AUTO KNOCKS ED MEBUYS
HORSE DOWN ON ALAMEDA

While Ed Mebus was driving out Alameda
avenue Thursday evening in his buggy. an
automobile going in the same direction
turned sharply 10 the right and collided
with M Mebus's horse The animal was
struck on the head and knocked down, but
was not injured
The driver OF the car was told By M
Mebus to report at the police station as he
Intended to file a complaint against him.
The man declined, Mebus says. and drove off
The car carried license number $50. Mr.
Nebus says At the county clerks office
this number was taken out IN the name OF
S J. Jojola and is given as a Cadillac
touring car.