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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-01
NEW AUTO LAW
EFFECTIVE JAN.

Following are the important feat
ures of the new automobile law,
effective the first of the year:
The owner CT every automobile.
motorcycle or other similar motor
vehicle. shall within ten days after
the acquisition of the same. file.
with the secretary CT state state-
ment of his name and address. with
brief description Of the vehicle to-
be registered, including the name of
the maker factory number, style of
vehicle and motor power. Subse-
quent filing shall be made by each
owner of any motor vehicle on oy
before the first Monday in February
of each and every year
1t is made the duty of the sheriff
in each county in the state to en-
force all of the provisions of the act
relative to the operation of motor
driven vehicles, and if he knowingly
neglects or refuses to do so fol
each offense he shall be liable tc
fine of $50.
1t is made the duty of the severa
/ dounty assessors of the state to re
port annually in writing to the secrt
tary of state, not later than the thir,
Monday in January of each ant
every year commencing in Jan
uary, .-1916. the name of each ant
every owner of motor driven We
hicla within his respective county
together with the name of tn
maker, factory number, style Q
vehicle and motor power.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-01

thousand acres of beet land subscribe
ed by the farmers of the Rogue val
ley, in Oregon, and announced that
Immediately after the holidays con-
tract would be let TO build sugar
beet factory in the Rouge river val |
ley.
After warrants were issued at Olym-
pia, Wash, charging j F, Gillies.
claim agent, Frank W Stone and
Eugene W. Kearns, a local saloonman,
with grand larceny in connection with
the passing Of false claim for $1,312
on the state industrial insurance de-
partment, Governor Ernest Lister Of
fered a reward of $500 for the arrest
OF Stone.
| Daniel Edwards, who has been
touring the state of Nevada for the
past several months buying up horses
/ for the French government, reports
/ that there is a considerable slump in
the market just at the present time
owing to the congestion of freight
traffic.
A typewriter agent named Page
who had been soliciting in Tonopah
is alleged to have left that town
without settling with his landlady for
the food he consumed during his stay
there. His trip was intercepted by an
officer and he was forced to settle.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-01
TAX COMMISSIONS
CLASSIFICATION FOR 1916

According to a resolution passed
by the members of the nevada Tax
Commission the following cl3ssifi-
cation of lands entitled Land Clas-
sification, 1916. has been forwarded
to the various assessors of the state
for use for the assessment purp ses
of 1916
l. Cultivated Land:
First class; Third class; Fourth
class.
Note-Land in vegetables shall be
assessed as first class cultivated land
as also land capable of producinstl
over ! tons of alfalfa hay per acre,
and land capable cf producing oNer,
ton of wheat or oats per acre.
Land capable Of producing 3 IL to
il, tons of alf.afa hay per acre. and
land capable of producing from l 400
to 1000 pounds of wheat or oats per
ao.e shall be assessed as second
class cultivated land.
Land capable of producing from 2
to IL TINS of cultivated hay per
acre and land capable of producing
from 500 to |, 400 pounds of wheat
Or oats per acre shall be assessed as
| bird classs cultivated land.
Land capable of producing less
Than tons of cultivated hay per
acre, and land capable of producing
! less than 500 pounds of wheat Or cats
per acre, shall be assessed as fourth
: ass cultivated land.
/ 9. Meadow Land ovid hay
land from which crops are cut) First
lass; second class.
Note-Land capable of producing
over l IL tons and under of wild
hay per acre shall be assessed as
first class meadow land.
Land capable of producing l 1-2
tons and under of wild hay per acre
shall be assessed as second class
meadow land.
8. Pasture Land: (ir1igated pas
ture only. First class; Second
class.
Segregation to be left t,
discression of assessor
A., Irrigable or Arabic Land:
Land susceptible bof irrigation but
as yet uncultivated or cleared
First class; Second class; Third
class.
ote-Segrega to be left tC
discretion of assessor.
5. Grazing land: Gland moi
susceptible to irrigation, but valu
able FIR range purposes.) Firs'
| o1o,c. Sanond o1aCs
Note--Segregation to be left tt
discretion of assessor.
6. Mountain Land: Rocky O
alkaline land unsuitable for grains
or which does not come under an!
of the foregoing classifications.) On
class only
It was also decided by the Ia,
Commission that the acreage pric'
for assessment purposes for each Q
the foregoing classifications shall b
, so per cent of the full cash value a
determined by the several assessors
such price, valuation to be subject t
, equalization by the various count
, boards Of equalization and the Stat
board of equalization.
4 Be it also resolved that land whic
t by reason of character alone woul
: Le placed in one of the foregoin
k classes but which by reason of exit
a desirable location or other cause. i
n i'm the opinion of the assessor. of
greater valuation than land in gel
g eral coming under a like charact'
f classification shall be entered on IL
It 1916 assessment roll on a separat
4 line, it's general classification give
/ preceded by the word Special al
d followed by figures giving it's es.
" mated excess value.
NEVADA TAX COMMISSION
l.. F. Adamson,
"a Commissioner Secretary
is Approved:
EMMETT d. BOYLE. Chairman.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-01

Nothing has ever given the resi-
dents of Phoebe and Lincoln county
such a prcfJund shock as did the
news last Tuesday morning tnat
Jake Johnson was dead. Many were
lotn TO believe that the old familiar
land marx had departed this lie.
Nevertheless it was reaI; his laDop
on earth was finished and he had
been Nalied to his reward.
On Christmas day he met his
friends in the usual way; yet TO a
few with wnom he had close asso-
ciati5n for many years he complain
ed, Of not feeling we'll; Sunday ne
appeared to be in good spirits; but
Mon0ay evening he called to see
j. A. N'esbitt shortly after the movie
show. After talking with Mr.. Nesbitt
for awhile he said: Jim, L am all
in. If L am not around by O'Clock
Ia the morning send down to tho
...Juse and get the keys to the Jail
an nave some one feeI me pr.sJn-
e. G." Nesbitt could see that some
thing worried Jake. but talked cheer
nay LI MIN ana tod MN 10 <.
h,.ne and get a .>ood s.eep; thal
he would fd3l all right in the morn.
ing. Jim was the last man he spoke
to up town Just before 8 o'clock
in lle morning he was found dead
in bed by c. w. Carlson and Johl-
Elwins who called to get the key J
to the Jail Mrs. Johnson had been
up with her husband during the
night and had ia ked with him;
scarcely an hour before Garrison ana
t.G.ng came.
When she left him Jake thought.
he could go to sleep--but it was thai
s!eep which knows no awakening.
petl1aIdily
JAKE Johnson came to Lincoln coun
~ many years ago and was con-
spicuous figure around the mines as
a teamstl,, He fist entered offic-
ial life by accepting the appointment
OF deputy. when II. E. Freuden-
thai was sheriff of Lincoln County
which then comprised all of what
is now Lincoln and Clark counties,
At the conclusion of Mr. Freuden-
that's term of office Jake Johnson
was elaated sheriff and succeeded
himself three more terms. The
fifth time he ran he was defeated by
Phil X. Smith, who appointed him
as his deputy. johnson retained the
deputyship under SheriffO. III.
Smith; filled the unexpired term OF
tna later as sheriff and when Dart
j. Ronnow was elected was again ap-
dpointed deputy and served in that
capacity up to the time OF mis- deaun.
Will Jake Johnson had his faults,
AS every man has, he possessed many
sterling qualities. He was fearless
and faithful in the performance CT
uuLJ. His 1r ends were many and
his enemies few He will be missed
particular a.ound the court room
where he had been conspicuous fig
ure for all the Years of his official
career.
The funeral was conducted from
the Union Sunday School building
Thursday afternoon under the direc
tion of Rev. Smith CT the Episcopal
Mission During the services. a
the request of members of the fam
lily, the Mormon hymn. ''Oh, My
Father was sung by the choir. Thi'
hymn was favorite of the deceased
Judge Harsey delivered an eloquen
eulogistic address.
Interment took place in the l. o
.. F. cemetry.
The Record joins with the friends
of the bereaved family in extendin.
heartfelt sympathy.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-01
Prince Ore Shipments

Ore shipments form the Prince
consolidated mine this week amount
cd to "A cars, which is lighter than
usual due to the Christmas holidays
vacation when the mine was shut
down. The company is shipping q
larger tonnage per day however
than for some time. averaging about
ten cars or 500 tons per day.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-01
Odd Fellows Election

The members of Phoebe Lodge No.
% L. o. 0. F., at recent meeting
elected the following officers: A. l..
Stewart, noble grand; e. c. D. Mar
riage, vice grand; A. A. Carman, sec
retary; w. M. Christian, treasurer,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-01
NEW DISPLAY ADSD TO-DAY

Leader Clothing Store-The Sea.
sons Greetings.
Macs Drug Store-Hot Water
Bottles.
Beckers Brewing Co.-Choice Beers
Phoebe Meat Company-All kinds o
meats
r. J. Reynolds Co.-Prin'ce Albert
Tobacco. I1
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-01
Some SeasonahIs Weather

This part of Nevada has been ex-
periend'ng real winter weather for
several days past The temperature
has been down to zero which has
beecl accompanied by a heavy fall
of snow
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-01

3. l.. Smith, secretary of the Yuba
company, has been confined to his
home this week by illness.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
Varied Activities of Women.

Women wearing trousers are becom-
ING more and more numerous in Eng
land.
Miss Flora Sanders, an Irish girl. is
a sergeant in the Serbian army.
Women conductors in Great Britain
have to work the same hours as the
men.
The wives of British travelling
statesmen are taking " their hus-
bands rounds.
Women employed iii the Porto Rico
%canmeries are paid as law as ? ID
cents an hour.
Mrs. Charles p. Hughes is a com
noisseur in old e]ngravlngs and has a
taste for music.
American women in England pay
$500. 900 900 a year of the war fund
in that country.
The czarina of Russia is the least
luxurious of all the royal consorts in
the matter of dress.
All women who have shown BRAY
cry under fire are to be awarded a
military medal by the British GOV
eminent.
The Russian duma has under con
sideration a bill which provides for
the appointment of women as factory
inspectors.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
nta<nu<
WOMEN IN
THE WEEKS NEWS

Mary Stewart, former Dean of
Women at the University of Mon
tana, is at present a patient in a
sa@nitarium in California, suffering
from a nervous breakdown. Besides
being n of the leading educators of
the state, she was an active worker
IN the suffrage campaign and in re-
ply to greetings sent her by a COM
mlttee of her co-workers at the last
meeting of the Good Government or
CARNATIONS, she responded in her
happy manner:
"And something more intimate
and affectionate if it were consistent
with this 'official acknowledgement
of your happy and kindly remem-
brance of me.
81 thought Of you all at your an
nual meeting, of your happy and
busy activity and longed to be with
you and it was good to know that you,
too, thought of me. Some things are
too deep for fclictious phrases, and
perhaps what I would say to you is
II Of them: but you will believe me
always loyalty and lovingly one of
Montana's citizens.
"May whatever you do prosper and
may ! sometime be so happy as to
again be able to help the good work
on its way to Il good end.'
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
ONE WIBAUX FARMER
WHO MADE FORTUNE

of Wibaux. The railroad man who
had told him that Montana was a
land of milk and honey was sure one
''guid tellar.' Hans decided to To-
cate at Wibaux.
He found a nice piece of prairie
land Il few miles out of town. There
was there for twenty farms. He
was not long in arriving at an under
standing of his rights. He and his
two o n and two daughters filed on
homesteads.
For the first few years his pro-
grcss was slow, but he was possessed
of the logged spirit of the ancient
vikings of his native land. He stuck.
He and his sons fought the wild
land tanned it. The girls worked
in the fields with their brothers.
When they had reclaimed their home
stead holdings they bought more
land.
Their start was only seven years
ago. Now the Wortgens own one of
the largest and most productive
farms in eastern Montana. They have
been offered 100000 cash for it.
They do not owe a cent, and will har-
vest enough grain this year to pay a
railroad president salary. They are
of the opinion that Montana is the
greatest place in the world and they
are right about it.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
Commission Appointed.

Governor Stewart has appointed a
commission which will confer with a
national committee relative to the
standardization of child labor laws
throughout the various states. The
chairman of the committee is Senator
Walsh and other members are Miss
Belle Fligelman, Mrs. Lester Noble,
p. D. Phelan and DR.. Maria Dean, all
Of Helena; Mrs. Margaret Rozza of
Butte; Mrs. T. B. Story of Bozeman;
Mrs. S. M. Saunders of Red Lodge
and Mrs. l.. 0. Edmunds of Absaro-
kee.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
NAKED AND LIVE TO
BE 1000 YEARS OLD

Philadelphia.-''If you want to live
a thousand years, go naked.' This
bit of advice was distributed in cir
cular form by Richard Gilbert. The
police. for reason or other, did not
approve of Gilbert's theory Of longe-
witty and arrested him.
When arrested Gilbert was dis
tributing his back-to-nature circu-
lars in the neighborhood of Fifty
fourth street and Baltimore avenue.
Later Gilbert was given a hearing
before Magistrate Harris.
Although fully attired, the pris-
oner declared it was unmanly to wear
clothes and altogether against the
principle of health. He was SEN
fenced to five days in the county Jail.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
FIFTY-YEAR ROMANCE OVER,
OLD MAN E DED HIS LIFE

Los Angeles.-A half century is a
mighty long time for a youthful love
affair to endure, city ambulance at
tendanccs agreed, responding to a
call that "an old man had suicided.'
Beside the body Of William Fl.
White. 6s, was the wedding gown
and tiny satin shoes Of an 1865 bride;
also a miniature of a beautiful 1G-
year-old girl. The mans wife died
shortly after their golden wedding
celebration, and a brief note explain
ed that he could not remain away
from his sweetheart any longer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
$50 DESCENDANTS CREDIT
TO THIS KENTUCKY COUPLE

Berea, Ky.-Berea College, which
annually trains about 1000 young
men of the southern mountain sec
ton, boasts of doing its work amone
the most prolific people within the
borders Of the country. In support
Of this assertion, Mrs. James Barrett,
a mountain neighbor Of Berea Col
lege, has furnished the authorities
with data relative to her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben David
o This couple are now enjoying
good health and in their seventies and
have immediate descendants to the
number Of $50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson have eleven
children, 100 grandchildren and thir-
ty-two Observation-Disclosures.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

Wibaux, Mont.-Does farming pay
in Montana?
The best answer hereabout is
Hans Wortgen. late of North Dakota.
Seven years ago Hans decided to
locate in Montana. He sold his effects
in North aDkota, loaded his two
mares, his two daughters, his muscu-
lar wife, and his two sons, together
with a COW, some farm implements
and himself onto a Northern Pacific
box car, and like Americas Vespucci,
sailed away into the west.
Notwithstanding this Noah's Ark
kind of shipment there was room in
n end of the car for about half a
carload of potatoes, which had been
plentiful in North Dakota that year,
and were of but little value. But
Hans did not know just how he would
make a living in Montana and he fig
ured that if worst came to worst,
he could keep his family alive on po-
tatoes.
Thus came hardfisted Hans into
Montana. The box car stopped at
Wibaux. Hans was not slow in dis
covering it. He peddled his potatoes
out in a borrowed wagon and the
process netted him something like
81 900.
This gave Hans a good impression
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
Meet in Red Lodge.

The State Federation of Women's
Clubs is divided into six districts
throughout the state in order to ex-
pedite the work and sociability of the
organization. District number -Four,
of which Mrs. Seidletz Of Bozeman
is president, will hold a district meet
ing in Red Lodge sometime in Octo-
Der. Mrs. S. M. Souders of Red Lodge
is in charge of arrangements. These
columns will always be open to the
club ONE and we would like to hear
from the various districts if they hold
meetings this year.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
'SWEETCRASS DEPOT
HAS TO TAKE WALK
Discovered That Surveyors Got it Too
Far South as Result Of Fourth
July Jubilee.

Sweetgrass. = When the Great
Northern railroad linked up with the
Canadian Pacific at this point, the
surveyors fixed a point, supposed to
be exactly on the border line. where
a union station for the two railroads
was to be erected. The station was
built. half Of it being on the United
States side and half on the Canadian
side, according to the calculations
made.
Since Alberta went dry the first Of
July. the station has marked the di-
viding line where saloons begin and
leave off. A saloon stood near the
station on the Montana side, whose
sign frightened the visages of dry
passengers from dry Alberta. coming
south out of the war zone.
But considerable excitement was
caused recently when a citizen Of the
United States made application on
Uncle Sans side for a license to erect
a saloon on the Canadian side of the
line, alleging that the boundary survey
was wrong and that the station was
fully 100 feet south of the line.
An investigation followed and it
developed that the applicant for a Ii
cense was right in his statement of
the case. After new surveys had been
made, the railroad people began max
ing plans to o the station north
ward a considerable distance.
The explanation offered for the en-
ror by one Of the old timers is to the
effect that when the pegs were first
placed for the station site by the
surveyors, a Fourth of July was about
due. The morning after the celebra-
ito the engineers saw things as
through a glass, darkly, and got
slightly twisted, with the result that
the mistake as described above was
made.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
BADEN GIRLS ARE WIDOWS
WHEN frances DIE IN WAR

Geneva, Switzcrland.-Manv young
women in the Duchy Of Baden, be-
trothed to Officers and soldiers killed
in the war, have taken advantage Of
a recent decree of the minister Of
Justice that gives them virtually the
status of widows.
They have adopted the names of
their dead fianccs and call themselves
"Mrs.' Frau). They wear mourn
ing and wedding rings and are known
as war widows.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
Washington Woman Wins

Seattle. Mrs. Francis G.. Axtell,
who was nominated for congress in
the Second Washington district on the
democratic and progressive tickets.
vas a member of the legislature Of
1913, being the only republican rep
resentative from Whatcomb county.
Her campaign for the legislature
was managed by Mrs. Ella Iligginson,
the poet and novelist. Mrs. Axtell is
so years old, the wife of a p~racticing
physician of Bellingham.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

spection in the schools, to take such
charge as may be possible Of the
cases of children needing special care,
as shown by the medical inspection.
1t will be the duty of the nurse to
take up with the parents Of any chill
dren needing medical or surgical
treatment, the reasons for such aid,
and to seek to induce the parents to
permit such treatment, and to cor
rect any unhygienic conditions in the
home. The position not only demands
a good knowledge of nursing, but a
tactful personality, for In most of her
work the nurs will be dealing with
the public and with the homes of the
community.v
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29

Miss Mary A. Rust, a graduate of
the Washington State Normal School,
will fill a unique position in the city
schools of Bozeman. She will go on
the pay roll as school nurse. Miss
Rust has been a successful teacher in
the public schools Of Tacoma, Wash
ington, and Boise, Idaho, but left
the profession to prepare herself for
the work Of public nurse. She spent
the summer taking graduate work in
a school Of nursing in Chicago.
The Helena Independent says:
"The duty of the school nurse in the
public school system will be to fol-
low up the work of the medical in
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
War department officials said ii
must be taken into consideration that

War department officials said ii
must be taken into consideration that
the eastern department furnishes 60
per cent of the national guard. Even
with this big enrolment the east had
more men discharged in proportion to
numbers than the west.
The large number of mel dis
charged for physical disability in the
eastern and southern departments. o.
$50, as compared with siNty-four in
the western and central departments.
permitted the west to make the best
showing.
Analysing the disability figures.
army officers could come to no other
conclusion than that the west raises
a harder soldier than the east. All
guardsmen before they were mustered
into the federal service took the pre-
scribed physical examination. All
we're on equal footing, apparently.
when placed on patrol duty. Yet.
practically one-tenth Of the men in
the eastern department were unable
to stand up under the strain, while
only eight men among the thousands
sent from the middle west proved to
be weaklings.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-29
The New Velvet Coat.

Paris.-The latest edict of Dame
Fashion is that the waist-line shall be
high. Designers will insist upon slim
satin skirts that fall almost to the
floor and the small Empress Josephine
bodice. The outstanding fur-belowed
skirt is a thing Of the past.
These fashions will not be in vogue
in the United States until after
Thanksgiving.
High wasted black top coats. belt
ed, with fasteners. will be
worm. Velvet will be the favorite ma
terial for these garments. Sweaters
will also be favored.