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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

Messrs. r. T. Anderson, Hanks
Flanagan and Otto Dacias, who motor
ed to Memphis Sunday to attend the
Fair returned last night. They were
accompanied on the return trip by
Chancery Clerk A. R. Bew. No troub-
lie was experienced on the return trir
until leaving Clarksdale last night
when rain set in.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

For your Saturday and Sunday Dinner
FRESH VEGETABLES
Northern Lettuce : Mich. Celery
Cal and Home tomatoes = Beans
Bell Peppers : Egg Plants
FRUITS
Tokay and Muscatt Grapes, Peaches,
Pears, Apples Oranges, Bananas,
STEIN GROCERY COMPANY
F ones 96-97-804
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

FRST-CLASS DRESSMAKER.-
VIII work by the day in your home
Tor short time only. Phone $500. Can
furnish best of references as to work
or character.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Church and yM
ty little daughter, Mary Ruth; Mnl
P. Joiner and Mrs. r. A. Joiner Nd
in the city from Sunny Side today ;
business.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

The above is a good picture of the 100000, fourstory, eighty 6ve-room
hotelo uloing' OF which the work of construction of the walls is nearing COM
pletion' at the corner of Howard and Washington streets, in Greenwood. for
doe Stein. to be completed and opened for business O or before February 1st,
wi: Architect X. II. Hunt, Of Chattanooga, Tenn; superintendent and
building inspectors for owner, HUMPHREYS & McGinnis, Greenwood. Miss :
building contractor, l. c. CARRIER, of Jackson, MISS; plumbing and heating
contractor e M. Harris, of Greenwood, Miss; roofing and sheet metal con.
tractor !. +: Bobbitt & Co., Greenwood. Miss; electrical contractor. !. l..
Fatherree, of Jackson, Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

Mr.. R. L. Hardy, of S%hellmound,
was in the city yesterday several
hours shopping. .
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

Mr.. Frank Maury, advance agent
for the well-known and popular W. l
Swain Show, was in the city Wednes-
day and Thursday, arranging for {
weeks engagement here beginning
Monday, Oct. 9th. We acknowledge
a pleasant call from MI. Maury.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

Mr.. J. L. Mcmillan, one of our clever
Carroll county friends, was in the city
on business today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

FOR RENT.-Furnished or umu
nished rooms; electric lights ~
baths; suitable for light house-A''r
ing; apply Dantone's barber snop'
406 Williamson street. ]. J. Jonl
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

WANTED.-Room and board ~
pie with one 7-year-old school -
Address "K53," this Office.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29
FOR SALE.-One 5-passengef NV
Overland car. Cheap. In first-c''
condition. Address P. 0. Box ZOO

FOR RENT.-Furnished room ="
gentleman; has running hot ana y.
water. Apply 312 Walthall Strees "
phone 615.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

Mrs. S. F. Jones from Race Track,
vas in the city a few hours yester-
day shopping.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

Mrs. Joe Baird, Of Inverness, was
among the many out Of town ladies
in the city yesterday shopping.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

Mrs. May Webb is visiting hel
daughter, Mrs. H. B. Perry, at Tren,
ton, Tenn.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
GROCERY COMPANY Is
IN HANDS OF SHERIFF

DuPratt Brothers, engaged in the
grocery business on Columbia
street, were last night attached ty
the Nevada Wholesale Grocery COM
pany, Cremer and Erikson, the Ne
ada Packing company and the Me-
bus and Drescher company, Sac
ramento wholesale grocers, and suit
has been brought in the Justice
court by these companies, John F.
Kunz representing the Packing com
pany and the Sacramento firm, and
Thompson and Thompson, the Ne
vada Whole Grocery company and
Cremer and Erikson.
Suit was also commenced this
morning in the district court by
the Nevada Wholesale Grocery com
pany, Harry Peterson, president.
through its attorneys, Thompson
and Thompson, against DuPratt
brothers for the sum Of $8O5.4&,
a balance alleged to be due for
merchandise and an assigned claim
from Cremer and Erikson for 1897
IL for merchandise. Thompson aud
thompson represent the plaintiff.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16

WOMAN IS
SUICIDE
LOCAL WOMAN DIES IN CONVUI-
SIONS AFTER TAKING
DEADLY POISON

Mrs. William Covert. wife of an
employee Of the Florence mine, in
a tit of dependency, ooh strych-
nine with suicidal intent at noon
today at her home at liz south Eu-
cid street and died at 2:3O this
afternoon as a result.
She had been melancholy for a,
long time and on several occa-
sions is said to have threatened
% take her life.
Some minutes after taking the
poison she old one of her little
daughters what she had done and
the child later told her other sister
who asked her mother if it was true.
The mother denied that she had tax
en- the ~strychnine, but some time lat
er admitted it and DR.. Turner was
sent for. He reached the house
about 1880 and shortly after his
arrival the unfortunate woman fell
into the first CONFUSION.
After recovering from it she told
the doctor that he could do moth
ing for her and showed no desire
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to live. She gave no reason for
the act and zone is known, except
that her repeated threats to end
her life. made as the result of her
melancholy condition. eliminated
when she became particularly
respondent and drank the strych-
nine.
DR.. Turner's arrival at the home
a half hour after the poison hao
been taken, owing to the woman's
secrecy regarding her act, allowed
too great a length of time to elapse
before first-aid methods were re-
sorted to, as strychnine is rapidly
absorbed by the system and he
could do nothing to save her.
Mrs. Covert is survived by three
daughters, two of them small and
a son, who is in California.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
GOLD FOUND
IN TAILINGS

Among the politicians who came
to Reno to attend the conventions
this week was Ben ID. Luce of
Tonopah who enjoys the distinction
OF having created a new industry
in that camp which has grown to
considerable proportions.
Five years ago Mr.. Luce learned
that the white coating on the slime
ponds of the big cyanide mills on
tanned good values in gold and sill
yer, which could be removed with
heavy brooms. He secured the
rights to the Midway and Montana
Tonopah ponds and went to work.
Luce for the past four years has
had the big Belmont ponds, which
every year are increasing in area
and employees from 20 to 40 e
At intervals after scraping the
surface he floods it and the sun
and air bring out a fresh crop of
dollars. Last year he mined" 1900
tons and this year expects to secure
about 1000 tons. averaging $40 per
ton. Formerly the stuff was ship
ped to the SeDy smelter, but this
year the Belmont company built
a small mill which is especially do
signed to extract the values. Luce
takes complete charge of the ponds,
building dams to hold the failing,
and pays the company a royalty
on his product.-GaZette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16

flagship of Rear Admiral Charles
f. Pond, commanding the cruiser
force on duty in the Caribbean.
She was formerly the Tennessee, her
name having been changed May
% last. She had 1880 tons dis
placement and a complement of 800
men. The accident in the harbor
of Santo Domingo was not the
Memphis first mishap. In 1908, then
the Tennessee, she had a boiler eS-
plosion off Port Hueneme, Cal.
Seven men were killed in that acct
dent. The cruiser at the outset Of
the war carried $5,S67, 600 to Eu-
rope for the relief of American re-
fugees who were stranded in the
war stricken country. Later she
transported American refugees from
Farve, France, and English ports.
She was commanded by Captain
Beach.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
NEVADA CON.
BIG DIVIDEND

For the third quarter of 1916
the Nevada Consolidated has declar-
ed a regular dividend of SO cents
per share and an extra of SO cents,
amounting to 81, 999,456.98. This
il an increase of rs cents per share
over the dividend for the second
quarter and of so cents per share
over the first quarter. The total
for the first, second and third quar-
ters is 1928 per share which
"wounted to $4,49S,77S.21. Earn
ings are largely in excess of the 81
rate and the company is carrying
a large cash surplus.
Dividends by four other copper
companies were announced today.
The Utah Copper company declar-
ed an extra dividend of $3.50 in
addition to it's regular quarterly
.y,dend of $50 a share. The
Butte and Superior Copper COM
pany declared s. extra in addition
to the regular $1.25 and the Chino
company also declared 81 extra
in addition to it's regular $1.25
quarterly and Ray Consolidated 25
GOV g in additions to the so cents
C~ular.-Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
II

TIE following is a list of letters
~uncalled for in the Gold
field post office up to and including
the week ending September 10th,
1916. When calling for same please
saw advertised"
Mr.. Matt Burke.
Mr.. Albert Corkill.
Desert View Mining & Milling Co.
Mrs. Dena Fitzgerald.
p. G.. Gavin.
Mr.. Jack Hill.
!. p. Kelly.
r. G.. Morehardt & Co.
George Miller.
Mr., Ben Moya.
Ira MacFarlapd. Mgr. Western
Core Drilling Co,
Morris Soulayes.
Fannie TAFT.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
To Cut Railroad Rate

For some time past the rail
road commission has had under con-
s%ideration rates applicable to we'll
boring outfits moving in carload
lots between points in Nevada. AT
the present time class A rate is
applicable IN shipments Of this
character and in taking the matter
up informally with the railroads
operating in Nevada the commission
urged the adoption of the class d
rate, which is approximately so per
cent less than the class A rate. The
recommendation was made because
the commission believed that by
the establishment of a lower rate
on the oudfits material aid would be
given to residents of the state in
developing their lands and the out
fits could be shipped from point
to point for this purpose.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
DECISION Is ANNULLED
IN OTTO DRUCKS CASE

In the case of Otto Drucks, pc
titioner, against the Justices court
of Goldrield township and Marvin
Arnold, the justice thereof. Judge
j. Emmett Walsh yesterday in the
district court annulled the judgment
of the Justices court on the ground
OF the insufficiency of the COM
plant, in that it was not a concise
statement of the facts constituting
the plaintiffs cause of action or a
copy of the count on which the
action was based. E. Carter Ed
wards is attorney for Drucks and
Thompson and Thompson represent
the respondent. Various phases of
this case have been in court for a
long time. The amount involved
in the original action OF of which
the case against the justices court
has grown is SOS.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
the operations will proceed at tn
usual vigorous rate.

the operations will proceed at the
usual vigorous rate.
Gratifying developments, through
the energy of Superintendent Lowe,
have lately been made in the North
Star mine. Last Friday, the cross
cut on the 95O-foot level cut the
downward extension of the rich
S-O-foot level. At the point where
cut, on the lower level, the vein
Is about 2 feet wide, and the sam
ping which has been done on the
vein show it to contain very good
grade ore.
Charles e. Knox spent several
days in Tonopah this week, leaving
for his home on the coast Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. Knox states that
he is well pleased with the pro-
gress that is being made in ex-
tending the drift that is being run
from the south cross-cut in the
Tonopah Merger to the Afterall pro-
perty.
At the Cash Boy Consolidated
Mining company's property, opera
tons were continued in the west
drift on the bottom level. The con-
ditions remain practically unchang-
ed from the previous reports issued
regarding this development work,
and the same heavy naturalization
being shown.
Development operations at the
Mizpah Extension Mining company.
proceeded as usual during the past
week.
The nature of operations at the
Great Western is such that there is
little change to report. The I'M
watering of the shaft continues to
occupy the attention of the manage
ment.-Tonopah Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
9RMORED CRUISER MEMPHIS an j
H9RBOR or SPN7O DOMINGO cry '

The terrific pounding she received
after being cast on the rocks IN
Santo Domingo harbor has prac-
tically made the cruiser Memphis
a total wreck. Fouling on the rocks
during a ground swell she quickly
became disabled, her engines fill
ing Immediately with water, which
made the rescue of her crew an Y
IRENE difficulty. The drowning of
twenty of her men while returning
in a motor launch from shore leave
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
TUNGSTEN TO
BE- TREATED

Salt Lake parties who are inter
ested in tungsten claims at Tung-
stOnia, have secured a lease from
Doutre brothers on their Mike
Springs about three miles south of
the camp of Tungstonia, where they
will Immediately begin the erection
of a milling plant for treatment
of ores.
A part Of the plant has already
arrived at Currie station and will
be hauled from there to the new
camp by wagon and team.
1t is expected that the plant will
be completed and running within a
couple of months.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16

VII go down in history as one of
the most tragic incidents in our
navy in recent years. The heavy
swell caught the craft in it's grasp
and practically hoisted it in the
air and turned it upside down, Civ
ing the men no chance to save them
selves. The Memphis has been On
duty in Dominican waters ever
since the recent revolutionary DIS
turbances in Santo Domingo and
Haiti started. The cruiser was the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL
is TO OPEN AT TONOPAH

A letter received from John Ed
wards Bray, state superintendent of
public instruction, states that a
county normal training school has
been established at TonOpah for the
present school year and will open
Tuesday, eptS. IL. Any high school
graduate living in Goldfeld may at
tend the schO | in Tonopah without
charge.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
Gasoline EXplOdes

William Brunn, a Carson man,
met with an accident a few days
ago while cleaning a coat with
ing two severely burned hands. He
was washing the coat in a tub of
gasoline and when he lifted the
garment from the tub, the gaso-
line exploded from friction and The
entire contents ven off with a
great roar. The injuries to his
hands are serious and it will be
several weeks before they are heal
ed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
EXAMINATION l., COMPLETED

The examination of f. j.. Chase
for admission to the bar was cons
Guided yesterday in the district
court before a committee consisting
of Judge Walsh, /. s. Thompson, M.
A. Diskin and Augustus Tilden.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
DIVORCE is GRANTED

In the district court yesterday
afternoon Judge j. f. Walsh gran
ted a divorce to August Tilden from
Irma L. Tilden. The decree grants
to Mrs. Tilden 500 per month ali
mony and 800 per month for the
support of the two children.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
Heavy Pine Nut Crop

The pine-nut crop in the northern
unusually heavy this year and the
Indians are now in the hills laying
il their w'n-e~'s supply.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16

LOCATION NOTICES IN booE
form at the Tribune Book and Sta
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-21
HUGHES SPENDS HARD
DAY AT LOS ANGELES
Goes To Church, Holds Reception,
Takes Motor Drive and Visits
Museum.

Los ANGELES Calf. Aug. al
Charles +. Hughes spent a strenu-
Gus day Of rest in Los Angeles Sun
day. He reached the city shortly be
fore 10 o'clock from San Francisco,
went TO church. held a public recep-
tion at his hotel. took a motor drive,
visiting Pasadena and Long Beach.
stopped at the Los Angeles museum
on the way back and did not reach
his hotel Sunday night until more
than an hour after he had expected
10 do so.
At Long Beach, Mr.. Hughes spent
half an hour in the hotel at which
Gov. Johnson was visiting but did
not meet him.. Gov. Johnson remain
ed in his room while Mr.. Hughes
was at the hotel
Mr.. Hughes told callers Sunday
that ne did not care to inject him.
self into the situation arising from
the difficulties between republican
and progressive leaders in California
because he felt that the issues be-
tween theme were local and should
he decided locally.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-21
DROPS DEAD WHILE
INSTRUCTING CLASS
DT. Edward KerSchneT, Retired L. ).
Navy Man, Dies of Para ylsis
the Heart.

HAGERSTOwN. Md, Aug. 21.-
While instructing a Sunday school
class at Zion Reformed church, DR..
Edward Kershner, United States
navy, retired, was stricken with par
alysis of the brain and died IN 10
minutes.
Dr. Kershner was a graduate of
the University Of New York. 1861.
He entered the navy as assistant
surgeon He was serving on the
sloop of war Cumberland when that
vessel was sunk by the Merrimac in
Hampton Roads in 1862 When the
Cum berland sank, the doctor went
down with her but was rescued. He
carried 70 the war department the
first news Of the naval action. He
was on the old IrOnsides in the first
attack on Charleston.
In 1890 DR.. Kershner was made a
medical inspector. He was retired
with the rank OF commander.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-21
BELIEVE PLAGUE WAVES
Lowest Death Figures in Weeks Re
ported i'm New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Another
substantial decrease in the number
of deaths from infantile paralysis
and in the number of new cases
Sunday strengthened the belief Of
the health authorities that the epi-
demic is on the wane. There were
only 20 deaths here Sunday and los
new cases, the lowest figures for
several weeks. Total fatalities TO
date are 1.167. and the total cases
7.11O. Cases now in the hospitals
number 3.740.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-21
TELLS WHAT CONGRESS
HAS DONE FOR FARMER
Prcs't Wilson i'm Letter To Rep. Lever
Points to Various Appropriation
and Cooperative Bills.

WASHINGTON. Aug. q. - What
congress and the administration have
done for the farmer is outlined at
length in a letter from Pres't VIII
son 10 Rep. Lever Of South Carolina.
chairman OF the house committee on
agriculture. made public Sunday
night by the white house The presi-
dent formally announces the sign
ing Of the agricultural appropria-
tion bill marking "the practical
completion OF an important part Of
the program for the betterment OF
rural life which was mapped out
az the beginning Of the a5ministra-
ton
Summing up the record. ne men
ions increased appropriations for the
support OF agriculture; efforts TO
foster production. the cooperative
agricultural extension act, creation
OF the office of markets and rura.
organization. the cotton futures act.
the grain standards act. the federal
warehouse act, the good roads law
and the federal reserve and farm
loan acts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-21
Na0aL Rockies Become Real
Sailors Within One Week and
Swear They Enjoy Hard Work

OK BOARD L. 5. 5. VIRGINIA.
SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF NEW
PORT, Aug. 21.-The first week Of
the John Paul Jones cruise for CT
villains on the reserve ships Of the
subsiding into work. At least its
that way on the Virginia which
carries 800 odd recruits who shipped
at Boston.
At noon Tuesday the ships steam
ed into Newport greeted three other
battleships assembled there with sa-
lutes and music, and after a stay Of
scarcely more than an hour headed
down the coast towards Long
Island.
Tuesday evening the Virginia cast
anchor at the rendezvous in Gardi-
ner's bay and the whole crew cele-
brated when the word was passed
that the ship was the first of the
reserve fleet TO arrive The Penn
sylvania was already at anchor for
short stay.
Wednesday morning the real
work began squads were detailed
70 man the big guns. Later there
was boat drill and in the afternoon
classes were formed for practical
and theoretical instruction.
fun crew from among the civil
ians reported for each gun.
Efficiency demands that under
war conditions they fire three shots
a minute. IL took the civilian crew
just five minutes from hoist away
TO fire" Yet a trained crew goes
through il all i'm 20 seconds, shell
after shell 10 the end.
1t is a scientifis job. this one of
being a modern fighter. and requires
the proper coordination Of brain
and hand and eye-and nerve. That
is what the training cruise is for,
TO get men ready so that precious
months need not he spent in teach
ing men 70 shoot.
For boat drill the men are divid-
ed into regular full crews, they man
the davits and lower away, and man
the oars and row away.
Wednesday afternoon. classes
were formed in navigation. engi-
neering, signalling. seamanship and
a half dozen other subjects. Each