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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19
INCONSISTENCY OF
SENATOR PITTMAN
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world that this state is the outcast
commonwealth, bristling with repel-
lent features, an area of desert and
unresponsive land where settlers
will venture only on the penalty of
failure.
Which Of the foregoing statements
is the more acceptable or the more
probable?
Every Nevada voter Knows the in
terests are backing the 100000 acre
land bill. If anyone is skeptieal, take
the other side. That is the argument
of Sam Plat, who is making his cam
paign OF the principle THAI the bulk
of Nevada acreage may be reclaimed
by government aid and that without
government aid nothing can be trust
ed to private corporations whose
chief interest is in keeping out set
tiers.
Fifty per cent of this government
land can be reclaimed through gov-
eminent aid. This course is perfect
ly feasible. according to Senator
Newlands, who says the Reclamation
koci fiCC 10 pldn1lliS W It's
energies in four states, one of which
is Nevada. For the past ten years,
Senator Newlands says, the money
and energies of the Reclamation SER
vice bureau have been dissipated
ove fifteen states, nut beginning
with 1917, the Reclamation service
will come closer to the people of Ne
vada. Through experience and
greater efficiency, engineers say, the
cost of watering the arid lands will
not exceed 80 per cent of the cost of
the Truckee-Carson reclamation pro-
ject.
The new Elephant Butte dam dedi-
Gated this week by the joint people
Of New Mexico and Texas, is an IL
lustration of the growing efficiency
OF the Reclamation service. This pro-
ject contains over 1888, 900 acre feet
of water, or sufficient to cover the
entire state of Delaware two feet
deep. and the cost of the land to the
settler in deferred payments will not
exceed $40 an acre.
Nevada is next in line, providing
those 1000, 900 acres are not taken
out of the public domain.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19

FOR SALE-Residence and two cot
tages, located at the corner Of West
Second and Akin streets. For partic-
ulars, apply to Simon Reinhart.-
adYttf.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19

For picture framing, 60 to Winnie
mucca Novelty Works, AS Baud street
-advt.tf.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19
NOTICE OF CLOSING REGISTRA-
TI0N OF ELECTORS.

State of Nevada, County Of Hum
boldt-ss.
Notice is hereby given that the
time for registration of the names
of the qualified electors of Winnie
mucca election precinct of Union
township, county of Humboldt, State
Of Nevada, prior to the general cleo
ton, to be held on the seventh 9TH
day of November. A. d. 1916. for the
county OF Humboldt. State OF Nevada,
will expire at six (6) o'clock D. M,
on the twentieth (20th) day of Octo-
Der, A. d. 1916.
J. T. DUNN,
Registry Agent Of said Precinct
-adyttd. 2
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19

FOR SALE-Two fine stations. Ad-
dress p. o. Box 8, Paradise Valley, Ne
vada. -adyt.tf
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19

LOST-Between the Hockenbrock res
idence and home of T. j. d. Salter
c~lover-leaf stickpin, with three dia
monds. Return to this office and re
ceiye suitable reward. -advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19

FOR SALE-400 Shropshire Rams,
yearlings and up; 300 half-breed Cots
void Rams. yearlings and up; 300
Merino Rams, yearlings and up. John
G. Taylor. Lovelock. New. dbl
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19
LUTHERAN SERVICES TO
BE HELD on OCTOBER 80

Rev. Martens. of the Reno Lutheran
church, will be unable to hold SER
vices in Winnemucca until October
Goth. He had expected to be here
next week.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19
WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC.

FOR RENT-Furnished room. with
bath, in private house, with day
board if desired. Address forenoons.
Mrs. S. S. Jacobs, 232 Garrison street.
-advt.tf.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19
Daily Thouaht.

The acknowledgment Of our weak
ness is the first step toward repairing
our loss.-Thomas a Kempis.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-19
LOST.

S@CSNt - 0eh AoCb III =
-adyt.tf.
LOST.
Black and brown Persian cat. Return
to 416 Bridge Street and receive re-
ward. -advt.1t.
FOR SALE-Residence and two cot
tages. located at the corner of West
Second and Akin streets. For partic-
ulars, apply to Simon Reinhart.-
adYt.tf.
LOST-Between the Hockenbrock res
idence and home of T. j. D. Salter,
clover-leaf stickpin, with three dia-
monds. Return to this office and re-
celye suitable reward. -advt.
FOR SALE-Fine thoroughbred,
Scotch Collie pups, perfectly marked.
Eight weeks old. Eligible for regis
try. Information at Silver State Of
fee. -adyt.tf.
DRESSMAKING - At reasonable
prices. Mrs. Mary Tenney. Shone
House. -adyt.tf.
FOR SALE-On easy terms, the
Montgomery house, situated on Shep-
hard street, in upper town. Inquire
Winnemucea State Bank & Trust Co.
-advt.tf.
FOR SALE-Eighty acres of state
contract land at Happy Creek. Inquire
this office. -advt. II.
FOR SALE-400 Shropshire Rams,
yearlings and up; 300 %half-breed Cots
void Rams, yearlings and up; 300
Merino Rams, yearlings and up. John
G. Taylor. Lovelock. New. dbl
IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR
new models we are sacrificing the
following cars; make your offer.
1917 Overland Touring, slightly used;
1915 Overland Touring electric
starter; 1914 Hupmobile Touring
electric starter); 1913 Buick Tour
ing. Terms If desired. Mack Bros.
Co, 104 E. End St, Reno, New. p. o.
Box 635. -advt-tf.
For picture framing, 60 to Winnie
mueca Novelty Works, AS Baud street.
-advt.tf.
FOR SALE-Two fine stations. Ad-
dress p. o. Box 8, Paradise Valley, Ne
vada. -advt.tf
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05
CALOMEL
is SELDOM SOLD NOW
Caome SaNaes Makes You Sick and You Lose Days SW-DOdSons
Liver Tone Acts Better Than CaIOmeI and Is Harmless for
Men, Women Chiden-Read Guarantee!

Every druggist here, yes your druggist and
everybody's druggist has noticed a great falling
off in the sale of caomel They all give the
same reason. Dodsons Liver Tone is taking its
place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people know it while
Dodson's Liver Tone is safe and gives better re-
suits" said prominent local druggist Dodson's
Liver Tone is personally guaranteed by every
druggist. A large family-szed bottle costs only so
cents and if you find it doesn't take the place of
dangerous, salivating calomel you have only to ask
for your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is pleasanttasting, pure
ly vegetable remedy, harmless to both children
and adults. Take spoonful at night and wake up
feeling fine, no sick headache, biliousness, ague,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

sour stomach or cIogged bowels Dodson's Liver
Tone doesn't gripe orcause inconvenience all next
day like calonel
Take dose of calomel tonight and tomorrow
you will feel sick, weak and nauseated Don't lose
a days work.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine
You'll know it next morning because you Will
wake UP with your head clear your liver active
bowels clean, breath sweet and stomach regulated
You will feel cheerful and full of vgor and ready
for hard days work.
You can eat anything afterwards without risk
of salivatng yourself or your children
Get bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone and try it
on my guarantee. You'll never again put dose
of nasty, dangerous calomel into your stomach.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Tax Ferret Unpopular Oklahoma
tax ferret law has about repealed it.
self. In other words, it has proved
an obnoxious statute and the public
sentiment that condemns it prevents
county officials who might make con.
tracts with tax ferrets under u from
doing so. Only one or two counties
of the State have continued this
year the employment of tax ferrets
under the law enacted in 1909 that al
first seemed likely to be popular in
all the counties with all but the ta1
dodgers.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05
Carter 70 InvestIaate Situation


Congressman Carter has indicated
that he will not recommend to the
President any applicant for the Du-
rant postoffice until he shall have
had opportunity of visiting the city
and ascertining whom the partons of
the office really favor for the job.
He has advised applicants to this
effect, we are Informed. Tuesday a
telegram bearing the signatures of
about two dozen of the representa-.
tive men of the city was sent Mr.
Carter asking that he come to the
city at once and investigate the mat
ter.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05
IF YOU WANT
VOTE, REGISTER

Failure TO Register Means Virtually
Dlsfranchisement-Many Are Com
Ing up and Many are Laying Down.
If every Democratic voter Of this
county could be made to realize that
his failure to register this week or
the first four days of next week
means literally his disfranchisement,
there would probably be one grand
rush to the places designated where
resignation certificates may be OBJ
tanned. Better get busy-don't wait
till tomorrow 1t today. Be we'll
assured that your Republican oppon-
ents are registering, as well as the
Socialists. Registration officers for
the the county are as follows:
Bennington Township.
South Bennington Precinct, w. Pope.
North Bennington, Eugene Tsrter.
Lake West Precinct, M. s. Jaquess.
Jackson Precinct, w. 70. Elliott.
Risner School House Precinct, Embry
Risner.
Matoy Township
Matoy Precinct, w. H. Cummings.
Cade Precinct, w. II. Fink.
Banty Precinct, w. c. Smith.
1okchito Township
Bokchito Precinct, A. G. Calvert.
Prichard Precinct, Roy Hawks.
Blue Precinct, ]. l. Gossett.
caddo Township
West Caddo Precinct, M. A. Linch.
East Caddo Precinct, c. A. Bilbo.
Kenefick Precinct, ]. ]. Nixon.
Pleasant Hill Precinct, d. E. Seagoe
speairs Township
Risner Precinct, Sam B. Ross.
Armstrong Precinct, w. L. Rambo.
Sealy Precinct, H. c. Campbell.
Goodman Precinct, G.. w. Leverett.
Shannon Precinct, w. o. Shannon.
Pirtle Precinct, Will Risner.
bIONNU ioWHoHlP
Star Precinct, ]. H. Brown.
Silo Precinct, w. F. Talley.
Mead Precinct, T. A. Adcock.
Colbert Township
Colbert Precinct, c. w. Colbert
Platter Precinct, j. A. Venable.
Achille Precinct, Lee Smith.
Mulberry Precinct, ]. T. Williams.
Kemp Township
Kemp Precinct, r. l.. Adams.
Yarnaby Precinct, w. T. Hightower
Hendrix Precinct, S. w. Johnson.
calera Township
Calera Precinct, John King.
Roberta Precinct, John H. Conditt
Allison Precinct, ]. w. McCalib.
Bushnell Precinct, S. s. Park.
Albany Township
Albany Precinct, VIM. Martin.
Wade Precinct, Jas. league.
Utica Precinct, w. J. ODonley.
Durant Township
Ward One, ]. H. Newman.
Ward Two, ]. A. Simmons.
Ward Three, Tom Benson.
Ward Four, f. w. Matthews.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05
CLARENCE EARLY SERVING
ON BORROWED TIL

Postmaster Clarence Early is now
serving on borrowed time, so to
speak. His commission expired at
midnight Monday night, but in as
much as the same commission auth
orizes him to serve until his success
sor has been appointed, confirmed
and qualified, he still remains at the
post.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05
NORMAL TOOK TEN POINTS

In the state Normal track and field
meet held at Norman last week, the
Weatherford Normal won the meet
with forty-seven and half points,
while the Central at Edmand and
Southeastern of Durant took ten
points each.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05
GENERAL NEWS NOTES

Family Slain. At Holland, Texas,
near Temple, Saturday night, john
wychopen killed his wife and five
children and then shot himself thru
the head and gashed his wrist, death
ensuing some time later. The day
before the tragedy wychopen was
seen working in his cotton patch, and
Just before supper talked with a
neighbor. Sunday morning neigh
bors going to the house, discovered
the human slaughter No reason for
the fathers rash act can be found.
Seven caslkets were delivered to the
place Sunday. The community was
dazed by the unexpected affair.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Federal Lands. A bill to give the
State of Oklahoma 10000 acres of
Federal land which the State failed
to get under the acts of 1862 and
1865 was introduced in Congress by
Representative Jim McClintic. The
land was to have been given for
support of educational institutions
and terms of the old acts were ac.
cepted by the Oklahoma Legislature
in 1910 The ratio was 10000 acres
for each Senator and Representative.
Oklahoma's application has been be-
fore the Land Office number of
times since Statehood, but It was
ruled that legislation was necessary
before the old laws could be com
piled with, there being insufficient
land in Oklahoma TO meet require
ments of the laws. The State would
obtain scrip in the amount due, and
it is believed this could and would
bring cash fund to the State of
more than a million dollars.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

the State and that they will be re-
strained by injunctions which prom
inent Democrats are contemplating
resorting to.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

terian College had planned for Mon
day. Some thirty auto loads of girls
were to have gone to Woodlake near
Denison Monday on an outing.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

No Contest. G. w. Briies, deposed
president of the Ada Normal School
has said through his attorney that he
will not contest the action of the
Board of Education in removing him
from the position. He has indicated
that he may interest himself in OPP
posing the confirmation of members
of the State Board of Education be-
fore the State Senate at the next
Legislature.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Killed by Officers. Joe and Dave
Smith, fugitives from justice, were
shot and killed by a posse OF Mus
kogee county officers in the rock
hills eight miles northeast Of Gore
Saturday. Joe Smith had been want
ed by officers for three years. Dave
Smith was convicted in February,
1915, of holding up and robbing a
store at Porum and on April 12 of
the same year he escaped from the
Muskogee county jail with Cole
Shoemake, agter knocking down the
jailer with flat iron. On the bodies
of the men was found paraphernalia,
including fuse and caps used by safe
glowers.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Crop Condition. Report of the
state Board of Agriculture for the
growing condition of crops for April
is as follows: Wheat Is per cent,
corn IA per cent, oats 81, Potatoes
SO, Alfalfa 80. Damage to late crops
by late frosts are estimated as fol
lows: What 9 per cent, Corn 16 per
cent. Oats Z, Alfalfa G, Potatoes rs,
Garden Truck 29. Damage to fruits
by frosts estimated as follows:
Peaches 6S per cent, Apples A per
cent, Pears "a. Apricots II, Plums
81. Cherries so, Small Fruits 46.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05
RAIN SPOILED PICNIC

The rain Sunday night spoiled a
picnic that the girls OF the Presby-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Prominent Suicide. William G.
Newly, prominent Fort Worth bank
er, took his own life at his home in
Fort Worth Saturday by placing the
muzzle of a shotgun in his mouth
and pulling the trigger. Ill health
is assigned as the cause of the act
Nemby leaves an estate estimated to
be worth net about $25O,O0O.OO. He
was one of the most prominent bank
ers in Texas, and had many outside
interests.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Gross Production. The gross pro-
duction tax on the oil business OF
Oklahoma has come to be a big
thing for the State. For 1916, Creek
county alone will contribute in this
way $1,697 $50 to the State treasury
one-third of which reverts back to
the county. The States entire reve-
nue. from oil will be, it is estimated
$2,S2S,75O for 1916.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Injunction. It is very likely that
no Socialist arguments against the
operation of the literacy test will be
permitted to be circulated through
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Dallas Bank Second. OF the eight
Regional Reserve Banks, the Dallas
Bank, in which B. A. Mckinney of
Durant is director, came second in
profits for the first quarter OF this
year. earning 4.35 per cent. Rich
mond csme first. The st. Louis and
San Francisco banks lost money.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

British Surrender. A British army
of ten thousand. under General
Townsend, surrendered to the Turk
ish forces Saturday at Kut-Bl-Amara,
after withstanding a free lombard
ment for five months. The British
were out-numbered ten-to-one, were
compltely surrounded, so that re-
Inducements and provisions could
not be gotten to them, and they faced
the ultimate fate of starvation or
surrender.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Branch Released. H. M. Branch,
charged with the killing of j. Nj. Leg
gett of Idabel, who had formerly kill
ed Hiram Strawn, a relative of Mr.
Branch, was released on bond OF
$4,000 following habeas corpus pro
ceedings at Antlers Saturday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Department Shake Up. The state
school land commission has removed
ID. w. Peer as a result of an investi-
cation started by Mrs. Florence
Hemsley. The investigation was con-
busted by President Gault of the
board of agriculture and Secretary of
State Lyon. These commissioners
found from the testimony that Mrs.
Hemsley and Mr.. Peer had been in
partnership and Mr.. Peer admitted
that he was to have an interest in
school lands purchased by Mrs. Hem
sley. 1t was further developed that
powers of the attorney used by Mrs.
Hemsley with which to purchase
school lands were given without con-
sideration by parties who had no in
terest in the purchase of tho land.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Owens Candidacy. The candidacy of
.U. S. Senator Robert L. owen for
vise-presidency of the United States
is meeting with great favor among
national democratic politicians ao-
cording to Mr.. John Flenner, Wash
ington correspondent, who says that
If it is possible to persuade Vice
President Marshall to be candidate
for U. S. Senate to succeed Senator
Thomas Taggart, there is little Gues-
tion that Senator owen will be the
running mate of President Wilson.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Record Gasser A record gas well
is thought TO have been brought in at
Tulsa last week when the McMann
company completed well with an
estimated production Of 1OO,OOO,OOO
feet every twenty-four hours.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Cotton Futures Bill. The Lever
Cotton Future Bill was adopted by
the House of Representatives by an
overwhelming vote as an amendment
to the pending agricultural bill. I'm
der its provisions a tax of &c pound
would be levied on all cotton sold
for future delivery in any exchange,
board of trade, or similar institu-
tion or place of business"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

Drilling curtalled. Oil well drill
ing has been curtailed in the Heald-
ton oil fields owing to the inability
of the pipe line companies to carry
off the production of the field.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-05-05

School Land Money. The state Of
Oklahoma had on April 1st, whish
should be credited to it's school land
loan fund. $1,223,668 that the
law provides, shall be loaned to farm
ers on Oklahoma farms at five per
cent interest. This money is deposit
ed by the state treasurer in the banks
of the state and drawing three per
cent interest. Consequently the
school fund is losing over $4,000 a
month by not having this fund
loaned.
The Lambertville record., 1916-01-27
Rural Carrier Examination.

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination for the County of Bucks, Pa,
to be held at Sellersville, Doyles-
town, Bristol, on February S, 1916,
to fill the position of rural carrier at
New Hope, and vacancies that may
later occur on rural routes from other
post offices in the above mentioned
county.
The examination will be open only
to male citizens who are actually
domiciled in the territory of a post
office in the county and who meet
the other requirements set forth in
Form No. 1877.
This form and application blanks
may be obtained from the offices
mentioned above or from the United
States Civil Service Commission at
Washington, D. C. Applications
should be forwarded to the Commits
sion at Washington at the earliest
practicable date.
The Lambertville record., 1916-01-27
ADVERTISING RATES.
PRICE PER INCH.
The Battle of Coryell's Ferry.

Just at the present time when a
whole bunch of writer's, who evident
ly need the money, are compiling
tales of woe concerning the pros
pective licking" of the United
States by some foreign power, usually
Germany, they seldom fail to have
the army of invasion cross the Della
ware at Lambertville- New Hope.
The unframed, poorly equipped
and ignorant Americans" always
make heroic stand, losing ten times
as many as the enemy, after which
they flee across Pennsylvania, bent
upon reaching the Pacific Coast in
the shortest possible time. After
years of training and virtual exhaust
ion of the country, struggling few
are rallied somewhere in the Wah-
satch Canyon, in Utah, where they
actually lick an advance guard of
the enemy. None of the stories
have gone further than this, so we
cannot tell whether Nevada was
finally saved from invasion or not.
About the only thing they seem to
be sure of is the military Importance
of the crossing of the Delaware,
which is at least technically correct.
While we think the chances of a
foreign invading our country and
reaching the Coryell's Ferry Com
munity is about as remote as the
millennium, still it has been consider
ed by the war department and a
remarkably complete record of all
the conditions prevailing in this vi
cinity is said to be on file there.
What would you do if such thing
actually happened ? Suppose an
enemy invaded the country and were
marching toward Lambertville-
would youimmediately march toward
New Hope, and then some? Or
would you get busy and do some
thing to stem the onward march of
the invaders?
Did you ever think of it that the
people on the New Hope side of the
Delaware could, if they so minded,
protect their shores from invasion
for an indefinite period without
firing a gun? A few thousand men
with hundred machine guns could
hold back an enemy for weeks, pro-
badly, supplementing the other bar
rier, which includes neither water
nor powder.
We would like to hear from some
of the people as what this defense
would consist of, and how it could
be used.