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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-10

like a film through her head, Helen
was dashing out of the office when the
scream of a whistle signal bore down
on her ears. Confused as she was, it
meant nothing to her. A chance, a
hope, had flashed across her mind and
her resolve had been taken-to reach
the passing track switch and side
track the fatal runaway before it
should strike and scatter to d~estruc-
ton the helpless passenger train.
Rocket, without a thought other
than of alfalfa and undisturbed repose
in his dropping head, stood at hand in
the sunshine. To his amazement his
mistress running to him, headlong,
vaulted upon his back. In her fear,
she cried to him. The horse heard-it
seemed as if he understood. He woke,
quivering, at the impact of her body.
Whirling with his charge, at the touch
of the rein, so quick he almost bolted
from under his mistress, who was try
ing to seat herself, the brute galloped
with Helen down the main track for
the river bridge.
She painted at great drafts of sun
ny mountain air as Rockets wiry legs
stretched and bounded under her.
With every stride her mind cleared.
With this, her courage mounted. 1t
was, after all, no more than a smart
dash for her to attain for everyone
safety. The bridge was a difficulty,
but Rocket, who could thread a lava
bed without bruising a fetlock, or
cross a prairie-dog town at full speed
and hold his mistress as steady as if
she were sitting a rocking horse, was
not likely to balk at galloping over
mere ties-besides, she would give
him his time. At the worst, any
bridge, she said to herself, must be
reached before it can be crossed, and
her eyes were already fixed hard on
the IN she must cross, when she
thought she saw the great jack-knife
span ahead moving mysteriously on
its balanced bed. Urging her horse
to his best, centering all of her facul-
ties on mastering the ticklish task
ahead, Helen's eyes set in a stare on
the jack-knife, to determine whether
1t was moving or trucking her strain
ing senses. In almost an instant her
doubt was resolved; to her consterna-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-10

getting away from them. The train
crew tumbled forward, for a confer
ence, to the cab. The conductor. com
pairing watches with the engineer,
looked serious-within ten minutes
they would be running on No. eos
time; they might even meet her at the
bottom of the hill before they reached
Signal.
The conductor acted quickly. Pick
ing up a lump of coal he scratched a
message on a white signal flag and
wrapped it around a wrench. Cedar
Grove station was hardly a mile ahead.
AS the engine dashed past it, the con-
ductor, in the gangway, hurled the
message through the Office window.
Picking it up and hastily reading the
rough scrawl, the startled operator
wired the tidings instantly to the next
station. That station was Signal.
In the bouncing engine cab there
were grave faces. what are you CO.
ing to do?" shouted the engineer.
Without hesitation the conductor
cried: "Cut off the caboose and stop
it-let the train go!" The engineer
agreed: We've only got one life
apiece. No time to lose George!" he
yelled to his fireman, make for the
caboose."
The fireman, perhaps the youngest
man in the two crews, without answer
ing, continued to hunt for a wrench.
wake up, George" shouted the con-
ductor, come on!"
Searching the tool box, the fireman
shook his head. what do you mean?"
demanded the engineer, catching in
excitement at his companions arm,
aren't you coming?"
The fireman did not hurry his an
swer. mo. I'll stay here" he said,
turning simply. He was a stubborn,
well-set fellow, really a big, clean
looking boy-with a heavy head of
dark hair pushed under his grimy CAP
and a slow, clear eye matching his
deliberate way of speaking.
Stay here!" Numbered the conduc-
tor in surprise. Are you crazy?"
He caught the fireman's other arm
and with the engineer talked to the
obstinate fellow. The two, who liked
him, pulled the boy toward the tender.
He shook loose. The brakeman joined
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-10
NOVELzED FROM THE MOVING PICTURE PLAY
OF THE SAME NAME. PRODUCED BY THE SIGNAL
COPYRIGHT. 1918 BY FRANK H spzAu1An

Where did that dog go?" quivered
Helen, not answering.
Gee! l didn't see. You pretty near
got killed. That dog wasn't any good"
declared the boy sc%ornfully. Some
day" he stopped the blood on her
knee once more with his handker-
chief, and then added firmly: 81 am
going to drive a big engine sometime
myself, like my father"
A frantic governess, followed by an
open-mouthed chauffeur, came running
at that moment toward them.
The child parted reluctantly from
her new-found friend. Are you 60
ing to be a really-truly engineer and
smokyed up?" she asked.
George faced her unabashed. you
better believe I am"
Il don't care,' declared Helen,
gulping solemnly while the %governess
tried to hurry her away, 81 won't ever
forget you-no matter what you are"
At eighteen, Helen had lost none of
the characteristics of her childhood.
They were held in deeper reserve but
they were just as persistent. Re-
strained by convention, she was still
adventurous in spirit and her fathers
one anxiety, old soldier though he
was, vas that a spirited horse or an
e undertow would some day be his
daughters undoing. At that, he was
forced to admit, the reckless girl could
get more out of a horse than he himself
could.
Closest among her fathers friends,
was Amos Rhinelander, a New York
man of large means, and General
Holmes, returning on Helen's eight
zenith birthday with Rhinelander and
R~hinelander's nephew-Robert Sea-
grue, himself a young and ambitious
railroad promoter-from a trip of in
spection of the tidewater terminals of
Holmes road, was eagerly awaited
by his daughter at their country home
among the San Pablo foothills. A
message sent up to her from Signal,
the suburban station of the country
seat, had asked her to meet her father
that day on No. 20, the through
eastern passenger train.
The motor car had gone ahead and
Helen, taking Rocket, one of her ia
vorite hunting horses, rode down at
her leisure to the station.
While far from being a spoiled child,
Helen felt very much at home any.
where on the Copper Range and Tide
water railroad. Reared at home, un-
der a discipline almost military, and
under teachers held sternly to account
for her education by her only living
parent, the growing girl had still pre-
served an innate simplicity-some-
thing almost naive-which was re.
fiected in her friendship for the en-
ployees, high and low, of the entire
Tidewater line, of which her father
was president and in which he owned
a substantial interest.
On the day that Helen cantered lazi-
ly down through the -foothills toward
Signal, a long west-bound freight train,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-10

ton she saw the huge knife draw
moving Enthusiastically upward. Her
Eyes sought the bridge tower-the
bridge tender was standing at the
open window. Her glance swept the
stretch of river; then she renem-
bered, then she understood, then she
knew, ala river tug was bearing
rapidly downstream; she could see the
pilot and the captain in the wheel
house; the bridge was lifting for the
boats passage. She had heard it's
loud whistle at the moment she rushed
from the station.
The baked girl drove her little
spurs into Rocket. The horse sprung,
Infatuated, to greater effort. If she
could make the draw in time she
would jump it-a slight rise-noth-
ing should keep her back. She wildly
waved her free hand at the bridge
tender. He was watching the boat and
the span was slowly rising; but a
few strides closer and she would have
risked making the jack-knife-she
realized now she was too late.
Without swerving for an instant
from her purpose; without shrinking
from her single alternative, and only
praying for time still to make good
her %endeavor, Helen headed Rocket
straight for the open draw. His feet
struck the pier. She gave the horse
his head. The wiry beast saw what
yawned ahead. He heard his mis-
tress' quick word. AS his feet touched
the brink of the abutment the horse
coiled like a spring, and for an in
slant %quivered. His mistress with a
sharp cry of command rose in her
stirrups; then launching himself and
his burden, like an arrow far out, the
hunter sprang with Helen clearly into
the river. There was a great splash
and the parted water closed over their
heads.
A pilot, captain and bridgetender
stood as men dazed, looking on. The
river captain, yelling the crew to quar-
tiers, hurried forward to throw out
lines as soon as the tug should come
within reach of the imperiled girl.
The bridgetender, in the window,
glued to the scene, watched the cir
cling bubbles where horse and rider
had plunged down, waiting for them
to reappear. For an interminable in
slant the onlookers waited. It seemed
as if the two would never come up.
Then a girlish head of soaked curls
rose among the ripples, a young face
emerged from the troubled pool, and
Helen, throwing herself free from
Rocket, shook the water from her
eyes and nose with a swimmers quick
certain puff and struck out for shore.
Rocket was not far away. With a few
powerful strokes his mistress caught
his mane and recovered him. The
tide, running heavily through the
channel, carried the two together be-
low the pier on the opposite bank.
Bat Rocket, scrambling in a moment
from the water, bore his charge un-
hurt up the steep bank, and under
her urging ran up the track to the
tower.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-10

climbing the grade east of a big hill
known on the division as Blackbird
pass, found itself in trouble. The air
pump, after baking all morning, had
quit, and the conductor going forward
found the engineer, after repeated eff
forts with the big machine, helpless.
Without losing much time, the con-
ductor rugged up his emergency tele-
phone and asked for instructions from
his dispatcher. The answer to his
request was curt: Bring in No. 145
by hand brakes" The crew spread
to their posts on the decks and the
numbering string of heavily laden cars
painfully got under way up the hill. 1t
was a struggle all the way to the sum-
nit; then, dropping over the hill, the
long string began rapidly to pick up.
1t picked up, indeed, too rapidly.
The crew vainly strove to hold back
the unwieldly train. Clubs in hand
and with the brakes hard damned,
they saw their monster resistlessly
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-10

in the struggle. Again the fireman
wrenched away. That's all right
you fellows go ahead"
ITS suicide for you, man." pro-
tested the engineer.
mo, Dan,' retorted the fireman.
TITS every man for himself" he re-
peated, backing across the footplate.
"I1l stay with the cab"
Stay and be-hanged," shouted the
conductor, with a fiery expletive. Let
him alone, boys" he cried, angrily.
He's dippy. Comet" And with his
companions hustling close after, he
started over the coal on the tender.
The train had attained a frightful
pace. Already glimpses of it's long,
curving roll on the distant hill might
be seen from the window of Signal
station, where the disturbed operator
had taken the message of the runaway
from Cedar Grove and was reading
it to Helen Holmes, b%reathless beside
his table:
lair BRAKES BROKEN DOWN.
RUNNING AWAY. SIDETRACK NO.
20. NO. 145."
1t was the import of the last SEN
tence which for an instant froze her
senses. Her father! The passenger
train facing that runaway on the sim
gle track below Signal. More than
once she had heard her father declare
that the stretch between Signal and
the next station, Beaman, must be
double-tracked only, money was SO
hard to get. If the lack of it should
now cost him his life, the lives of per-
haps half a hundred others!
While she was thinking, the opera
tor was working furiously at his key
with a message for Beaman station.
His one hope of avoiding the head-on
collision was to catch the passenger
train beyond Beaman.
STOP NO. 20. RUNAWAY ON
MAIN LINE"
He told Helen, closely watching the
dots and dashes, what he had sent.
Il should have an answer in a minute"
It came almost at once. Signal sta
JlOu OpcThLOI urSL LIlOu W WiiIO ~,
then threw down his pen and repeated
its words ~unsteadily to the frightened
girl.
mo. 20 LEFT ON TIME. BE-
TWEEN HERE AND THE RIVER"
With wide-open yes she looked in
tently toward the mountains. At the
moment, the rolling hills now hid the
runaway, but the situation was chart
ing itself, like lightning, in her mind.
Between where she stood and where
the passenger train was coming, the
line crossed San Pablo river, a navi-
gable tidewater stream and a water
way that fed a considerable traffic to
the railroad. Her father had put
across the San Pablo a huge jack
knife drawbridge-the best an hon
est engineer and an honest railroad
directorate could build. Just over the
river from Signal station he had al
ready put in, as a start towards dou-
ble-tracking, a long passing track.
With everything of this speeding
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-10
THE GIQL ~
THE ~ANE HfT1
I'LL UArIL INV
ASUORYO OF MOUNUA0N RAILROAD a05E
6rFDANK II. SpEARMAN

AUTHOR OF WHISPERING SMITH, THE MOUNTAIN
DIVIDE" STRATEGY OF GREAT RAlLROADJ' ETC
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

Social dance at Minden tomorrow
night.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
POST OFFICE
CLOSES At SIX

r. W. Gale, postmaster of the
Gardnerville Office, received notifica-
tion from the Postal Department at
Washington. d. c. giving him author
ity to close his Office at 6 p. m. The
new order was received Tuesday and
no time was lost in putting it into
execution.
This order is in conformity with
orders issued to other offices in towns
the size of Gardnerville and was most
joyously received by Mr.. Gale. Here
tofore. the window at the local Office
was kept open until O'Clock. The
new ruling allows the closing of the
window at o'clock, but the door of
the Office will not close until o.
clock and those having lock boxes
may call and get their mail up 10
that hour.
The new ruling will not inconven-
fence any of the patrons of the local
officeand at the same time will give
the postmaster chance to ejoy some
of the privileges Of other business
houses. 1t is known fact, however,
that II the Office was kept open till 3
at night, at $3.50 someone would call
to get their mail and kick because
the Office was not open.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
MATTHIAS HANSEN is
CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER

In this issue of the Record Courier
will be found the political announce
ment of Matthias Hansen, who seeks
the office of County Commissioner.
1t is a pleasure to announce a man for
office when he is backed up by the
splendid reputation for honesty and
integrity as marks the life of M.
Hansen. Living in this Valley since
very young man, he has always
been known as possessing those
qualities that go to make up good
citizenship. In his personal business
affairs he has been quite successful
and is one of the leading farmers OF
Carson Valley.
This is the first time that he has
aspired to an Office within the gift
OF the voters of Douglas county. He
Is well qualified to a seat on the
Board of County Commissioners and
we recommend this candidate to the
voters.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
100 AUTO|STS
COMING HERE

An auto party consisting of about
35 machines and carrying $50 people,
will leave Oakland, Cal, Saturday,
September End on trip over the
famed Tioga Pass to Yosemite Val
ley. The first day the party will
journey to Lake Tahoe and spend the
night at Tahoe Tavern They will
leave the Lake Sunday morning,
travelling by the way of Emerald
Bay. and over the Alpine Highway,
arriving in Gardnerville Sunday
night. They will remain at his
place over night. leaving Monday
morning for Yosemite Valley.
The trip of the Oakland people
has been thoroughly arranged and
the route laid out by path finding
car which passed through Gardner
vile few days ago. About forty of
the party. it is understood, will
spend the night at Woodfords,
tho others putting up at the hotels at
Gardnerville and Minden. 1t is the
intention of the party to get an early
start from Gardnerville and drive
to the Yosemite Valley in one day.
The people of Gardneryille have al
ready started a plan of entertain
ment for the visitors and 1t is quite
likely reception and social dance
will be given in their honor
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
Students

The total student enrolment for
19l5-l6. included those registrinG
as special students. In the short
courses and the Summer School, ag-
gregated Gil.
About one-fourth of the students
registered last year were from states
other than Nevada. 1t is advantaseous
to encourage such attendance from
variety of reasons. The cApendi-
lures of such students in the state is
an economic offset to the cost of tut
tion. On the other hand the student
body becomes cosmopolitan in char
acter and the student life is enriched
by the general association of students
from many states as conf pared with
. restricted registration to Nevada
alone. Many of these oustide
students. after graduation remain
here as permanent citizens, while all
tend 10 give Nevada good advertising
in the locality from whence they
come.
The goal of the University Of Ne
vada is 1000 students by 1920. and
with the cordial support of the people
and press of the state, this enroll
ment can be reached
Nevada is the place to educate Ne
vada boys and girls. More and more
OF our people are finding this out. Il
Is almost the rule that students from
this state who are sent to outside
colleges and universities. become
permanently divorced from their fam
lilies. friends and associations here
The majority, perhaps. after gradua-
ton. take up their residence else
where. On the other hand. those who
return to Nevada find that the train
ing they have received. in most in
stances. is less adapted as prepara-
tion to success in Nevada that what
they would have received ut our own
rnivedsity
This college year the various de-
partments of the University have
been more or less improved and
number of applications for admission
has been received. indicating large
increased attendance over last year.
which was the banner year In the his
tory of the institution.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

c. A. NOrcross, director of Agricul-
tural Extension, at Reno has received
the following letter from L. A. Clin-
ton. acting chief of the Farm Loan
Board:
The Federal Farm Loan Board Is
planning to hold q hearing in Reno
on September 18th, and the members
of the Board are anxious to have a
large representation of Nevada farm
ers and business men as can be Sc
cured for this hearing. They will
discuss such matters as the need for
credit for various sections of the
country, and matters relating to the
location of the twelve banks. They
will also investigate such matters as
prevailing rates of interest. land val
nes, the merits of the various cities
which are candidates for the location
of the banks, the need for service, etc.
The Board has made special request
of our Office that we should try and
enlist the aid OF the various county
agents in the states where they will
hold hearings. Copies of the Rural
Credits Act are being sent to every
county agent. May we ask, If this
meet with your approval, that you
will notify the county agents of Ne
vada of the prososed hearing to be
held by the Federal Farm Loan Board
at Reno, on September 18th and ask
them to give in their counties as
wide publicity as possible to this
fact. Just where the meeting will be
held am not informed but there will
be no difficulty in learning of that
through local sources.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
HUNTERS REPORTED KILLING
WILD DUCKS OFT OF SEASON

Reports from different parts of the
Valley indicate that Indians or whites
are violating the game law and are
already shooting ducks. On differ
ent ranches In the vic,lity of the
feeding grounds. shooting has been
heard at different times. and later
ducks areyAeen on the wing. which
Indicate that the game law is being
violated.
Every effort should be made to ap-
prchond these wilfnl yiolators of the
game law.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT
HIGER THAN YEAR AGO

A comparison of the prices of food
stuffs with those Of year ago show
an increase Of 25 per cent in the
cost of living. Pork is now the high
est since 1865. Beans have advanced
cents apound, vegetable 10 cents
and canned goods have doubled on
the Chicago market. Coal advances
have been SO cents q ton.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

The Reno Commercial Club has
offered prize 120 for the best
slogan to be used In connection with
the Industrial development of Neva-
da and eastern California. The con-
test Is open to residents of Nevada
and eastern California. Communica-
tions should be addressed to the con-
test committe of the Reno Commercial
Club. The club Is also Offering $40
for the best trademark to be used on
home-manufactured articles. The
contests close September 1st.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

Next Sunday English services will
be conducted at the Lutheran Church.
The pastor of the Church will base
his discourse on Yuke 10. 1920 The
theme of discourse will be Lord
Strengthen Our Faith" Everybody
Is cordially invited to attend these
services
The Gardnerville Lutheran Sunday
School gathers at the church at $3.50
II. IN. next Sunday
Sunday afternoon Lutheran serv-
ices vii be held at the Presbyterian
Church at Carson City Waldemar
Menzel will deliver the sermon. Ser
vices begin at 2 ocock
Social dance at Minden tomorrow
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
Three Threshing Machines at Work

Three large threshing outfits are
now at work on the grain crops of
Car son Valley and it Il: estimated
that ii will require about seventy
days for the three machines to COM
plete the work. -
Tbs threshing outfit of ] ]. Brock
lisS, as well as of N. Morrison, and
Dangberg & Park are running full
time.
Social dance at Minden tomorrow
night.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

The tax rate of White Pine county
has been reduced this year from $2.i6
to s1.16. And all due from the fact
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
GREAT WESTERN TENT
SHOWS COMING TO TOWN

The Great Western Tent Shows
will exhibit In Gardnerville for five
days commencing Tuesday August
10Th, under the auspices of the
Gardnerville Band
As the name implies, this is strict
ly western amusement company,
carrying clean, moral shows and con-
cessions, catering especially to
ladies and children
The feature attractions are
Mnrphy's Animal Circus, auto mer-
ry-go-round, miniature railroad, etc.
In addition to the above three
shows and twenty concessions are
carried.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
ATTENDANCE
INCREASING

The University of Nevada opens
Monday, August 2S, with all indica-
tions pointing to large increased at
tendance over last year. The total
college registration for 1867 will
probably pass the 500 mark.
The growth of the University dur
ing the past nine years is a mater Of
public interest and state congratula-
ton. as shown by the following table:
Students
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

At the istance of the commissioner
of In1isn affairs, suit has been start
ed in the U. S. Court to ejec twelve
settlers from the Pyramid reservation
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-04
CONGRESS WILL Be
ASKED FOR BIG sum
FOR ARMY AND NAVY
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