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The border vidette., 1916-04-29
E. P. A. Larrieu, secretary-

E. P. A. Larrieu, secretary treasurer of the Two Peaks Min ing Company was among the visitors in the county seat today, having come here on business connected with his company. He stated that development work still continues on the main tun- mel of the property. and that work is being done in the main shaft also. pending the installa- tion of the new air compressor and other machinery which re- gently arrived.-Prospector.
 The Sasco smelter, leased by by the American Smelling and Refining Co.,, commenced opera tions Tuesday with the blowing in of one furnace. The second furace will be blOwn-in at once. A force of 25O men are employ ed at the plant and with the rail road running between Red Rock, Sasco and Silver Bell, the old smelter site has taken on busy aspect. Many shippers have di- verted their ore to SaScO and the bins promise to be well filled.
 Complaint against the rates charged by the government own ed railroad in the Yuma valley has been filed with the Arizona corpora tion commission by the Gadsden Vegetables association. The vegetable growers allege that they were promised a rate of p cents hundred pounds on vegetables from Gadsden to Yu- ma, @ distance of p miles, and later assured this would be re- duced to fifteen cents per 100 lbs. When they attempted to ship vegetables this spring they were informed that they must be shipped by express at a rate of four cents a pound.-Repub- lican.
The border vidette., 1916-04-29
Sid Simpson Is Appointed Ranger

Sid Simpson, slayer of the Mexican bandit Noriega at Mo- gales, Arizona, recently, has been appointed county ranger by Sheriff Forbes. His appoint ment was confirmed by the coun- ty board of supervisors at their meeting this morning.
 Simpson has been a deputy in Santa Cruz county for some time, and is widely known along the border. Some time ago, while in the Altar district in Mexico, he with two other Americans were taken prisoners by a gang of bandits led by Noriega. His companions were held as hostages by members of the gang, while Noriega and Simp- son proceeded to Nogales, Ariz- ona, where Simpson was to pro- cure money for the ransom of the men, Instead of obtaining the money, Simpson procured a gun and returning shot the Mex ican to death. empying his gun into the bandits body. He was eXonerated by coroner's jury.
 Simpson, it is said, was recon mended as county ranger by Pima cattlemen, who have been losing much of their stock re- gently. In the vicinity of Ari- vaca, many horseS disap- 5; :;:;:::' :$:;;; :;::: 2; ;;i Ili;
The border vidette., 1916-04-29
PATAGONIA.
Interesting News Items Clipped From
 the Patagonian.

Col. R. R. Richardson and Ed. F. Bohlinger were in Tucson several days the latter part of last week and the first of this, on mining business. -'
 Three shifts are being worked at the Rupert, just below the old Mansfield camp. A small oil Notation mill is being plan ned for this property.
 E. G. Yoas and associates have been bonded group of 12 claims, adjoining the Isabel and Black Diamond, on the west slope of the Santa Ritas, in the Tyndall mining.
 "Reddy" Miller sent down some beautiful specimens of lead silver ore from the Cornu- copia claims, in the Wrightson district, this week, which he is working under bond from the o. F. Ashburn.
 Louis Roller and Pete Moran do are sending down ore this week from their property near Mowry, preparatory for ship ment to the smelter. The ore is copper, with lead silver contents, and looks like it will run very high.
 The Sheehy brothers are re- ported to be making good pro- gross with their property at Sheehy Camp in the Santa Ritas, and are preparing to make an other shipment from Tubac. The ore from this property is lead zinc.
 A. J. Lenox, who has been in the Patagonia country for the past few weeks, left Tuesday morning for the west side of the county, to look at different prop critics. He was driven to Ari- from there will go in the Qciotas.
 Pete Etchell. the popular hoist man, is visiting in Kansas City, and incidentally telling the people who reside on the banks of the Kaw what a wonderful mining country the great Pata gonia district is It is rumOred Pete will be married before re- turning from the East.
 Machinery arrived in Pata- gonia. this week for the Du- quesne company, to be used in changing the present mill to an electrical operated plant. The big ore truck and the freight wagon of c. B. Wilson, built es- pecially for extra heavy loads, were used in hauling the ma chinery back to the mine from this station.
 James Cunningham, familiarly known to his many friends as "Muldoon," was in town this week from the Conquest group of claims on the west slope of the Santa Ritas, which he and c. B. Wilson of Patagonia bond ed short time ago to Tucson men. He reports that Engineer Kempher, now in charge of the property, is sinking a vertical shaft and preparing to put in a steam hoist.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-05
ASSESSMENT NOTICE NO s
CASH BOY CONSOLIDATED MIN.
ING COMPANY

Location of principal place of bust
ness. Carson City, Nevada. Location
of mine and works. Tonopah. Nye
County, Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board of Directors,
held on the 18th day of July, 1916.
an assessment of one cent per share
was levied upon the capital stock Of
the corporation, payable Immediately,
in United States gold coin, to the
Secretary, at the branch office of the
company. Tonopah. Nevada.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the 1st
day Of September. 1916. will be de-
linquent and advertised for sale at
public auction. and unless payment
is made before. will be. sold on Mon
day, October 10th, 1916, to pay the
delinquent assessment, together with
the cost of advertising and expenses
of sale
By order of Board of Directors.
e. II. MEAD, Secretary.
Tonopah. Nevada.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-05

more difficult, and Branaman states
that most of the traffic is going by
way of Indiana Summit, where the
road is in good shape. Hammond's,
near Mono postoffice, offers accom-
for the second night.
Describing the climb to the top of
Tioga pass, Branaman said: "At the
bottom of Leyining creek grade the
elevation Is 1000 feet In six miles
OF steady climbing over the most
wonderful mountain road in America,
the Buick reached the elevation of
9941 feet, AS we climbed the final
height the snow covered peaks which
had seemed low In the distance
doomed up like gigantic walls. 1t
was difficult to see how any engineer
ing ingenuity could get a road over
that frozen barrier. But the Buick
climbed on till II reached the wind
swept summit and then scooted down
to Tuoumne meadows"
From the top OF the divide to the
Yosemite valley the grades are
nearly all in favor of the motorist
bound for Yosemite and the road has
been put in good condition by the
park authorities. Distances between
the principal points along the road
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-05
into YOSEMITE
FROM T0N0PAH
EXCELLENT WORK OF A BUICK
IN A GREAT HILL CLIMBING
EXPLOIT

CAMP CURRY, Yosemite Valley,
August 5.--After driving from Los
Angeles to Tioga pass without a
motor stop, C. A. Branaman has just
hrouoht TO the touring bureau at
camp curry the report that the road
40 owens and Mono lakes is in very
GOOD condition. Branamans running
ina from Los Angeles to the pass
IS twenty hours and eighteen min
mes The motor OF his Buick little
Civ ran all night under guard when
tha marty stopped for a rest at
pishop. bringing up the running time
co. he motor to thirty-three hours
and eighteen minutes.
pranaman had previously made the
,rin over the Midland trail through
coIdfeld and Tonopah, and states
maj the road Is in good condition
and has been well signed by the
Automobile Club Of Southern Cali
fornia. At Big Pine the Nevada
motorist bound for Yosemite turns to
the right, leaving the Midland trail
for I'll Canine Sierra Nevada par
ties una biahop CONVENIENT stop
ping place for the first night. The
new road around the Sherman grade
is not yet open and cars are still
obliged to make the climb over the
hill, Branaman said. The roads
through Round valley and Long val.
ley are in very good ondition. AT
Eaton's ranch the motorist may turn
TO the left. taking the Casa Diablo
road. or he may continue toward
Mono lake via Indiana Summit The
Casa Diablo route is shorted, but
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-05
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Free Public library has re-
Gently received these new books of
fiction; Mr.. and Mrs Pierce, by
Mackenzie; Man Of Music Mountain,
by Spearman; The Seed of the Right
eous, by Tompkins; Trust David, by
Porter; Bars of Iron, by Dell.
The librarian requests the return
OF England and the English" by Col
lier, and Idols" by Gayley.
The Saturday story hour has been
discontinued until September 1G.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-05
LOUIS D. cIRAc RETURNS
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Louis d. Cirac, the discover of
Copper Matte, the new copper dis
trict northeast of Nina, returned
yesterday from San Francisco, where
he underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis and adhesions. He passed
through the ordeal successfully and
feels better than for many years
He will now enter upon strenuous
campaign of development of his
promising property.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-05
Application No. 1850
Notice of Application for Permission
10 Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada

Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day OF July 1916. in accordance
with Section SO, Chapter 140, of the
Statutes of 1913, one Mrs. Mary A.
Rogers, of Ash Meadows, County of
Nye, and state of Nevada. made appli-
cation to the State Engineer of Nevada
for permission to appropriate the
public waters OF the State of Nevada.
Such appropriation is to be made from
Cold Spring. at a point in the NWh of
SEA Of Sec. 81 T, II s., X. SO e..
NJ. y, y. x NJ, by means Of ditch.
and Y Of one cubic feet per second Is
to be conveyed to the SEA of SWh
of See, 81, T. II s.. r. so f., NJ y. u.
a. NJ, by means of a ditch, and there
used irrigation and domestic purposes
from January until December of each
year. Water not to be returned to
stream
(SIgned) w NJ KEARNEY.
state Engineer.
Date Of first publication, July p. 1916.
Date of last publication, Aug. 10. 1916.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-05

are: Tonopah to Goldfield, 81 miles;
Goldfield to Big Pine, So miles; Big
Pine to Bishop, IS miles; Bishop to
Mono Lake, GA miles; Mono Lake to
Sequoia tCrocker's), 20 miles! Sc
quota to Camp Curry, rs miles; total
from Tonopah, 291 miles; total from
Goldfeld, 264 miles.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-05

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
THREE SCHOOL NURSES NAMED AT MEETING
 OF BOARD OF HEALTH

At special meeting of the board of health called by Mayor Wilson Satur- day night three appointments were made to the staff of that department The new appointees are:
 Miss Mary V. Sullivan, 82 Winter street, school nurse, salary $500.
 Miss Lena Kelly, 716 Park avenue school nurse, salary $500.
 Benjamin Thorp, 2869 Main street, sanitary inspector, salary $936.
 The meeting was not heralded and as one commissioner expressed it to- day it. twas merely get-together meeting to get these appointments out of the way" The presence of the mayor was required to bring the meeting to 9, conclusion.
 All other appointments in the board of health were renewed for the com ing year. Preliminary discussion of the plans for expending the large ap- propriation for new quarters was had and it is expected that a decision will be reached at the next meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
CLOAK MAKERS STRIKE
 MAY AFFECT BRIDGEPORT

Because of the likelihood of New York cloak manufacturers farming out" work in Connecticut as result of the big garment workers strike, a branch of the Cloak Makers union was established here today.
 Bridgeport will be headquarters for all Connecticut It is planned to frus- trate attempts of the manufacturers to have their work done in Conneett- cut factories while awaiting a settle ment of the strike.
 John Pierce, organizer of the Inter- national Ladies Garment workers, ar- rived here today and he is making preparations to establish Headquarters in the Warner building
 "One of the first things they'll try to do in New York; said MT. Pierce today, s'is to have their cloak making contracts carried out in Connecticut shops. With Bridgeport as headquar- ters, we'll send out ernissaries all over the state and block this move.
 'It means strikes if they persist
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
IMMEDIATE AND GENERAL COMPULSORY ARMY
 SERVICE IS PLANNED BY BRITISH PARLIAMENT
HUNDRED STRIKE
 WHEN ONE GIRL
 FLOUTS. UNIONS

One hundred girl workers of the Crown Corset Go. quit their jobs yes- terday because young woman re- fused to join their union.
 The girls work in the stripping de- partment of the Crown Corset Co.,, and everyone in the department has joined the union since the strike last summer, except one young woman. Exceptional efforts were made to get her into the organization during the last few weeks, and an ultimatum was given her this week. According to the girls, she has been sneering at the union and dared the members to ''do something
 When she hadn't Joined by yester- day morning, the other shippers quit work. They left the factory peacea- lbly.
 A conference was held yesterday afternoon between the officials of the plant and the union committee. The. officials were asked if the 100 girls or the-one seemed more important in their eyes. No definite reply was re- ceived.
 A call was sent to New York for John Pierce, organizer of the Inter- national Ladies Garment Workers. Mr. Pierce arrived here this morning and this afternoon is conferring on plans for a course of action.
 There is no reason why this strike should spread just now" said an of fcer of the union today. We shall await developments. Of course, if the girl continues to work there with out Npoining the union. the rest of the foctory workers in the Crown will quit.
 .swe struck last summer and through our }efforts better wages, shorter hours and better working con-. ditfons are in force.
 This girl is enjoying the things we obtained and sneering at the ones that obtained them for her. V 'FWe are not asking more money or anything but that this. girl ojin the union-or quit
 The young woman involved is Miss Sadie Guilty. daughter of Michael J. Guilty, policeman. The other girls in the shop think her animosity to- ward the union may be the result of the fact that her father was hit OF a knee with a brick last summer dur ing a labor disturbance at the Crane Co.,
 A meeting of the girls will be held at o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02


 All members of the common coun- ci1 had been invited to the launch ing, but it was agreed among the members of the streets and sidewalks cornInittee that because a petition to close the streets mentioned still in committee unreported that the com mtttee would stay away. All the members did stay away except Alder man Andrew R. Roswell He went to the launching but did not go on the stand, mingling in the crowd in the yard instead. Not so with the other aldermen.
 After the launching, Aldermen Jos- eph H. Stagg. Henry A. Lewis, John Renchy, William Cannon. Robert N Blakeslee, Thomas J. Tierney, Albert w. Grossarth, Harry M. Clark, Chas. H. Rodef' and Hiram S. Wipterburn led by Alderman Cole. went to the company's office under the guidance of Christopher J. Lake, father of Simon Lake, the president of the company. There they met Commander Richard M. Robinson, general manager of the company
 Alderman Cole explained to Com
 CContinued on page 4)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
JITNEY OWNERS SEEK
 TO MINIMIZE DANGER

The Bridgeport Jitney Owners Pro tective Association met yesterday af- ternoon in lRakoczy hall and decided to take steps for<the purpose of rnak- ing jitney travel safef in Bridge port. ..9 .5.. .---
 The appointment of a vigilance com rnittee a closer examination of appli- cants for licenses to drive jitneys and a few minor steps were approved. For mer Senator M. J. Quinn, counsel for the jitney owners of New Haven. told what had been done there to eliminate danger.
 The vigilance committee will seek to enforce observance of city ordin- ances and other regulations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
LOVE REJECTED,
 HE KILLS PRETTY
 GIRL AND FAHTER

Thompson, Conn.,, May 2.-George A. Pettfs, a welI-to-do farmer about 56 years old, and his daughter, Sybil, 8 school teacher, aged 23. were shot and nilled at their home here today by John Elliott, a man of about 45, who is said to have been infatuated with Miss Pettis. Elliott escaped and is being sought by a posse of about 50 men who are scoruing the woods to the eastward to the Rhode Island line, in which direction Elliott is believed to have gone.
 [ Elliott, armed with two revo1vers, appeared at the Pettis home today and while the farmer slept outside the kitchen door, opened ire on him., FL 1iott, it was said, had previously cut the telephone wires to prevent a call for help being sent out.
 Pettis dashed back into the house, Elliott firing several shots after him, through the kitchen door, and through 9 window. Pettis rushed upstairs to Pettis- Elliott had followed him into the house, still firing after him and fatally wounding him.
 As the shooting was going on, Miss Pettis came from her room into the hallway and was wounded in the ab- domen. She ran into her room crying, John shot me, I am dying and few minutes later died. Her father. who had gone to her assistance, was found dead beside her.
 Mrs. Pettis confronted Elliott as he stood with smoking revoIyers, and asked him not to shoot her as she wished to bury the others already dead. Elliott, according to Mrs. Pettis, told her she had nerve, and added that he did not mean to shoot the girl and then disappeared.
 Outside the house was found a trav- cling bag containing two revoIvers, two large dirk knives. a pair of brass knuck1es and two sticks of dynamite.
 The country eastward is thick1y wooded and it Is believed Elliott took that course in the hope of finding a hiding place. An alarm was sent out by telephone through the whole dis trict and the posse was so organized, and in pursuit of him
 Elliott was employed at a horse shed near the trolley station here where people driving in from the outlying districts are accustomed to leave their horses when taking the trolley line. Miss Pettis had been in the habit of leaving her horse there when on her way to her school a North Grosvenor- dale and Elliott who, it is said, had given indications Of degeneracy, had attempted to pay her attentions but had been repulsed. He is said to have been drinking heavily last night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
RIKER TRUCK IS REVOL LUTIONARY
 MOTOR DEVICE

What is probably the first instance of automobile trucks doing service on railroad lines was recorded Sunday when a motor truck invented by A. L.. Riker of this city and made at the plant of the Locomobile Co., here sur prised Generals Scott and Funston by its efficiency in their chase of Villa From Columbus, N. M., to Ell Paso, Tex. 93 miles, the truck ran over the rails of the El Paso & Southwestern system. Twenty soldiers Of the Twen- t1eth infantry, a machine gun and fequipment were on board. An average speed of IS miles hour was main tafned.
 On arrival at Fl Paso the truck, car rying its armed escort, was driven off the rails and over the road to Gen. Scotts hotel, where tfe army officers made a. careful inspection of it. They and the engineers declared the test most satisfactory
 The truck left Fl Paso the same day and travelled, without incident, to Co- lumbu
 The, trucks will be used by the D. s. army in Mexico, below Casas Grandes, where Gen. Pershing controls the rail- road.
 .aa They have been equipped with Hanged steel rims, fitted over the wheels. which take the rails the same as a locomotive wheel The advantage of these hanged rims is that they can be carried On the truck while on reg u1ar road service, and when desirable to run the truck over the railway lines they can be fitted over the tires of the truck wheels, in less than an hour and the truck is ready to take the rails un- der it's own power. The device was Invented and developed by A. l.. Rf- ker, vice president and chief engineer of the Locornobile Co., Of America
 Where the roads are unfavorable, or are not the shortest distance, between two points. it may be necessary, in an emergency, to transport supplies, and materials of all sorts, by motor truck over the railroad. This is particularly true of the present situation in. Mex sr~ where the roads are almost lost in the desert sand.
 The inability of the U. S. forces to use the railroads, with regular Ioco-
 motive equipment and rolling stock. in Mexico, has caused untold, hard ship and deprivation on the part of the American forces at present en- gagged in the punitive expedition at Mexico.
 This latest achievement Of A. L. Ri ker, opens up a new and important field of endeavor for the gas motor truck. MT Riker is chairman of the copmittee on internal combustion mo- tors of the U. s. Naval Advisory board.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
COOKS ASK COURT TO
 NAME THEM BALLARD

George K. Cook and Ernest M. Cook of this city today filed petitions in the superior court asking to be allowed to take the name of Ballard. George Cook says he was born in this state in 1891 and for the last 20 years has lived in this city. He holds a, respon- sible position at the Crane Go. All his business correspondence Is carried on under the name of Ballard, which was his mothers maiden name, and Cook says he Is known in business cir cles as Ballard. In order to avoid con- fusion he wants to be legally known by that name.
 Ernest Cook was born in Darien in 1890 He is also employed in this city. He gives practically the same reasons for desiring to change his name. The petitions are returnable to the May term of court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
ALDERMEN GUESTS OF LAKE C0..
 WIND UP DAYS SPORI BY VAIN
 EFFORT TO GIVE AWAY STREETS

What threatened to be the first seri- ous split in the solid Republican pha- lanx in the common council occurred last night when Alderman Oliver C. Cole of the Eleventh district, attemp pt- ed to lead a flibuster to force resoIu- tion granting the Lake Torpedo Boat Go. permission to close portions of Adams and Jefferson street.
 The row developed after an all day party of a number of aldermen whose festivities began in the forenoon with the launching of the Lake submarine Lr5, and whose merriment during the afternoon eliminated at night with determination to jam through the common council the legislation neces- sary to give the Lake interests the public streets they want for the ex- tension of their plant.
 Had the supporters of Alderman Cole stood fast his fIibuster would have been successful Alderman Mac Fayden, however. was incensed at what he deemed the usurpation of the prerogative of mem beTs of the streets and sidewalks committee and the may or frowningIy overawed the insur- gents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
SECOND OPERATOR AT
 POLICE HEADQUARTERS
 HANDS IN RESIGNATION

Lack of harmony in the clerks ofice at police headquarters is today given as a reason for the sudden resignation of Grace Drew. telephone operator in the department.
 Upon arriving at headquarters today she immediately got in telephone cosn- munication with. Commissioner Jehn C. Stanley and communicated her res- ignation, which will take effect on Saturday night. laer reasons as conn munlcated over the wire are refused for publication today by the retiring operator.
 It is likely that in future operatora employed by the department will shift about on the same schedule as now iu force for the patrol platoons.