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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28
HAY DEMANDS
HIGH FIGURE
Several Sheep Owners Feeding
Baled Hay to Flocks-NO
Loose Hay to be Bought

Last fall when the bumper hay crop
of Carson Valley was harvested and
stacked, many believed that there
would be a large surplus carried over
and prices went to very low mark.
However, early in the season, prices
became firm and steadily advanced
until today, when $40 ton in the
stack is being offered while the farm
ers have no surplus for sale, their en-
tire crops being contracted for at
good prices. There is really a
scarcity of hay at this time. judging
from the fact that "A number of sheep
men have been forced to buy baled
hay to feed their fiocks. This con-
dition, of course, is largely due to the
heavy fall of snow on the winter
ranges. something that has not oc-
Cured in many years.
The farmers have nothing to COM
plain of as regard prices received for
both hay and grain this year. and with
prospects for bountiful crop next
season, owing to the heavy snowfall
In them ountains. insuring ample
water for irrigation purposes.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

Saturday and Sunday regular Luth-
eran Church work will again be taken
up. since the general scarlet fever
quarantine in the community will be
raised in few days.
Saturday tomorrow Confirmation
instruction will take place at 1000
o'clock. All catechuments will. please,
not overlook this item.
Saturday afternoon at 1870 the Sat
urday School will meet for religious
instruction.
Sunday morning the German Luth-
Grams will gather for divine worship.
The pastor will base his morning dis
course on John 4 LA. The theme
will be; die Liebe, nit der Jesus
auf unserm I.ebenswege uns begegent''
Sunday evening English services
will be conducted, Sunday being the
5th Sunday in the mnoth. The even
ing meditation will have as it's basis
Luke 13: 1920. Topic; "Christ's
amonition; Strive to enter in at the
Strait Gate" Everybody is cordially
invited to attend all services on Sun
day.
The Gardnerville Lutheran Sunday
School will assemble for instruction
Sunday $3.50 a. m. No Sunday School
at yenoa, Sheridan and Fredericks-
burg.
Next Thursday February Srd) the
Lutheran Juvenile Choir will again
resume song rehearsals.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28
ARENDT JENSEN co.
ADVERTISE BIG SALE
Will Start February Is and Con-
tinue for Twelve DAYS

The Arendt Jensen company has
full page announcement of big
Mid-Winter Sale in this issue and
our readers will do well to study the
prices quoted therein, as we feel
certain that they will have an oppor-
tunity to make saving on most every
line of merchandise listed by the firm.
II is seldom that local concerns give
prices, but following the example of
the large city stores, the Jensen COM
pany has quoted prices right and left
and great reductions have been made
on all goods. The large stock that is
to be sold during the sale, is not old
stock but consists of the best goods
in the store.
The sale will start February 1st and
continue for II days.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28
TO ENLARGE
POWER PLANT
Douglas Milling and Power Com
pand Decide on Extensive
Enlargement of Plant

The Douglas Milling and Power
of the power house has been granted
plant on the Carson river and work
will start the first thing in the spring.
For some time past the plant has
been running to its utmost capacity,
and in fact. at times carrying a 20
per cent overlod In order to meet the
local demands for power and lights.
in order to care for the new business
being offered, the improvements have
been decided on.
Permission to change the location
being followed. The headgates on the
by the State Engineer, the usual
course of law governing such matters
being followed. The headgates on the
river will be the same as at this time,
but instead of dropping down at the
present power house, theditch will be
extended around the hill above the
Sarman house, and dropped into the
creek. This will give the company
a fall Of about 35 feet and by INSTALL
ing a Pelton water wheel, the present
horse power will be doubled. A new
generator is to be installed and will
be controlled by an automatic COVER
nor.
1t is a source of qualification to
announce the enlargement or improve
ment of local enterprises and there
fore the fact that the home power
company has been forced to plan a
bigger plant to care for additional
business being accorded them, is note
worthy and their success in the local
field is good news to those who be-
lieve in home industries.
The company has exerted every
reasonable effort to give good service
to its patrons and the fact that new
business Is coming in, is an evident
fact that they have succeeded in CIV
ing what the people want.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28
SAM P[ATT
ENTERS FIGHT
Will Again Be Candidate for
United States Senator From
Nevada

Samuel Platt, two years ago stand
ard bearer of the Republican party
of Nevada for United States Senator
will make the race for nomination
again this year, and, of nominated,
will lead the Republicans against the
Democratic candidate.
In announcing his candidacy. Mr..
Plat said:
usage and practice. notified the Re-
publican National committman for
this state of my candidacy for the
United States Senate before the next
republican nominating convention |
am entering into this campaign with
heart full of gratitude to the good
people of Nevada who have been so
universally kind to me. Their splen-
did vote of confidence at the last
election has not only filled me with
encouragement. but it has proven
that to victor or yanquished there is
something stronger to be cherished
than mere election to office.
1T Is early to discuss the pos
sible issues of the next campaign.
The nominees must first be chosen
before the real partisan controversy
begins There is every indication
that no bitter factional differences
will rend the republican convention
in Nevada and that personal disap-
pointments will soon be forgotten in
the common desire to speed the
cause. This is as 1t should be; and
regardless of the conventions choice,
there will be a united party behind
thee andidate.
While the convention is some
months away, | expect to enter at
once upon an active campaign II
shall be my purpose to interest the
electorate of Nevada, regardless of
party. in the political principles
which make for the good of the state
and nation. The cordial good will
of the progressives towards me in the
last campaign and the outspoken
manner in which republicans and
progressives are meeting upon COM
mon ground, both locally and nation
ally. are splendid indications OF the
magnificent fight to be wagsd at the
November election"
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28
THE COMING
PRIMARIES
A List Showing Appointments
From Each County for
August Primaries

On the first Tuesday in September
following the August primaries, the
state party conventions will meet to
select their candidates for the COM
ing election. This will be the first
conventions held under the new law
Under the allotment of delegates to
the separate party conventions the
counties are entitled to representa-
tion as follows: One delegate for
each one hundred votes or major frac-
tion thereof cast at the last general
election fro congressman.
Churchill Democrat. 4; republican
- socialist 3.
Clark-Democrat, 3; republican. 4 ::
socialist l.
Donglas--Demoeia &; republican
8; socialist |.
meralda-pemocrat. Z; republi-
can > socialist 4.
Eureka-Democrat 1; republican 3;
socialist 6.
Humboldt Democrat s; republican
8; socialist ).
l.ander-Democrat 2; republican ?;
socialist l.
l.incoln-Democrat , republican 2;
socialist l.
yon--Democrat I: republican 5;
socialist =.
Democrat 3 republican 3:
socialist :.
Democrat s; republican s; so
cialist 8.
ormsby y--Democrat , republican 4;
socialist l.
storey Democrat 3: republican &;
socialist
Washoe-Democra le. republican
10; socialist 1.
White Democrat 6: republi-
can !: socialist T.
Total--Democrats 81; republican
30: socialists l6.
Delegates 10 these conventions rs
we'll as to the county conventions to
be held en- the third Tuesday in Sep
iember. will be selected nj the primary
election To he held on the second
Tncsdty in August This day falls on
the Sth OF August this year.
The announcement OF the meetir 2
places OF the state central committees
for the purpose OF selecting delegates
to the national convention is expected
within short time II Is expected
that the democrats and republicans
will announce the place OF meeting
before the end OF this month.
Inasmnch as the apportlonment is
one delegate for each one hundred
Votes or major fraction thereof east
at the last general election for cong
sressman. the above figures compiled
for Douglas county are wrong We
ilnd ihae vote OF Douglas county at
tie last general election obe as fol
lows:
l.. B. Fowler, Demorcat l62
pahntgf Dant,II;..n a
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28
SESSION OF DISTRICT COURT
HELD AT MINDEN MONDAY

Judge Langan held short session
of the district court at Minden Mon
day at which time the final account
of the administrator in the estate of
Walter Richards, was approved and
the residue ordered distributed to the
heirs.
In the Manfrina estate, the Judge
approved the sale of the property
made on the 3rd of January for
$19,30
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28

desire to extend my heartfelt
thanks to those loving and kind people
OF Minden and Gardnerville who
assisted during my recent bereave-
ment Although perfect strangers to
me. your words of kindness and SYM
pathy. bespeak the human kindness
that beats in your breasts for one
who has lost his beloved wife.
A. s. GIBSON.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28
BIG STORM RACES ALL DAY
WITHOUT SIGNS OF ABATEMENT

Wednesday night snow began fall
ing and Thursday one of the heaviest
storms of the winter ragged all day.
As We go to press this Thursday
evening Is inches of new snow is on
the ground and the storm continues
withous signs of abatement.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28
BIG SHIPMENTS OF LIVE
STOCK MADE FROM THIS POINT

Twelve cars of livestock were
shipped from this Valley Tuesday. The
consignment consisted of eight cars
of beef steers and four cars of mutton
of stock were shipped form Minden.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28

The Rabid Coyote plague now
spreads into eastern Washington.
Idaho. Nevada and Northern Cali
fornia, and threatens to go further
east and south. The territory in
which rabies is known to prevail is
more than 400 miles long, north and
south. and more than 200 miles across,
east and west.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28
EASTERN CAPITALISTS TAKE
BAND ON RUBY HILL NINE

Raymond Walker has bonded the
Ruby Hill mine to company of
eastern capitalists and it is expected
that extensive development work will
be done this spring.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-28

NJ. j. Scanlan, Socialist -z-- 9
This would give the Democrats .
republicans =, Socialist L.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-05
GERMANS HOLD TERRITORY IN
ROUMANIA-ADVANCE

NOTWITHSTANDING
MISUNDERSTANDING now holds
$4,000 square miles of Rumanian
territory double that amount in
Northern France, according to esti-
mates by Vossische Zeitung.
Berlin, via SayViIle.-Russians at
tempted unsuccessfully to advance
south of the railroad from TarnopoI
to Krasne, near AUgUstoVka.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
army has crossed railroad from Blu
charest to Taryvisto and Petrosita
eastward and the Danube army has
gained foothold in lower Argesul
valley.
Serbian advance near Bahovo and
Monte on Moglona front failed.
Repulse of British attacks on road
from Albert to Warlencourt an
nounced.
London. - Failure of enemy raid
south of LoOs after heavy lombard
ment announced.
Sofia--Sanguinary repuIse of at
tacks in Dobrudja and capture of Sa-
tiskoUi claimed.
Paris. - Sub-Lieutenant Munges-
ser, one of crack "aces" of French
aviation corps, downed two German
aeroplanes, making his total twenty.
Allied forces out of Monastir con-
tinue progress against Teutons. East
of CeTna Serbians are continuing
progress, having arrived at the out
skirts of Slardina.
Petrograd. - Under constant at
tacks by superior Teutonic forces
Rumanians are retiring around Blu
charest. Heavy artillery fire destroy
ing Russian trenches in the heights
south of Voroneshka, forced retire
ment of Russian forces in wooded
Carpathians.
LLOYD-GEORGE RESIGNS POST
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-05

after he received an intimation that
Asquith was unwilling to agree to
the plan for a war council of which
the premier would not be a member.
In announcing that Lloyd George
had decided to resign, the Exchange
Telegraph Co. added that formal an
nouncement of his severance of re-
latiOns with the cabinet would be an
nOUnced tomorrow.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-05

latiOns with the cabinet would be an
nOUnced tomorrow.
1000
STRAPHANGERS GET EXPENSIVE
ADVICE TO THINK OVER
Chicago straphangers get $25O,OOO
worth of advice to think over while
straphanging. That's the cost of the
tractiOn.subway report yesterday on
a nine-year program of subway and
street railway construction and the
spending of $1OO,OOO,OOO. These are
some recommendations:
Unified operation under one man
agement of all lines on top or under
ground.
Control to be vested in city coun-
Gil, but giving ''brOadest possible
powers" to a board of supervising en-
gineers. .(This recommendation will
come IN for much discussion because
of the arbitrary methods of the pres
ent board of supervising engineers.)
Build Ill single track miles of
double track subway; 64.5 single
track miles of elevated; $50 miles of
new surface lines; Ill miles of re-
habilitated surface track.
All traction companies now doing
business in Chicago to surrender
their present franchise and issuance
of new franchise, ''terminable at any
time by purchase by the city by am
irritation or by forfeiture if the cor
pOratiOn fails to comply with the pro-
visions Of the ordinance"
Transfers to cost 2 cents for every
body changing from surface to rapid
transit lines.
Use city traction fund to pay for
subways, the subways to be rented
to the one big traction corporation.
-O-O
Washington. - Abduction of Ger
man Consul VogeI of Matamoras by
bandits, said to be Yillistas, reported,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-07
very thorough.

very tnOrOugn.
The company that started all this
got but comparatively few of the
dimes. At first the promoters called
every other day, the postal authori-
ties say, and got several hundred let
ters. Then the investigation fright
ened them away.
On the day this issue went to press
the dead letter Office here received
47,O0O, each contaiping ten cents in
answer to the "petticoat for a dime
lure. These letters bring the total
received in this one campaign to
above the 100000 mark.
The dead letter Office receipts on
this scheme are now 10000 letters
larger than the receipts when they
first began coming in. Which, ac-
cording to the authorities, shows the
chain letter mail order is spreading.
Rural carriers could "pick up a
bit and put the ladies on their routes
wise. There does not seem to be any
question at this date, that the scheme
is nationwide and ranges from
Washington State to Florida.-Pee
Dee Advocate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-07
ENDLESS CHAIN EXPOSED.
Scheme Assumed Vast Proportions
and is Burdening Department.

The following anonymous letter,
in a woman's or child's handwriting,
postmarked Jordan, S. c., October
"a, 1916, has been received by a
lady teacher at Clio and turned over
to the Advocate:
Dear Friend: To introduce and
advertise our ready-to-wear goods in
the least possible time we will give
to anyone complying with the condl-
tions herein stated our model 191 6
silk petticoat which retails at $3.50
State size and color wanted. Size
means length.
make five copies of this letter and
send to five friends, then mail their
names and addresses to the National
Mail Order Brokerage Exchange, No.
$40 Globe Building, Minneapolis
Minn., with ten cents in silver and
receive silk skirt without further eX-
pense to you.
This offer is good for anyone
complying with the above request.
All skirts guaranteed. These letters
must be written the day after you
receive this letter."
The R. F. D. News, published at
Washington, D. c., says in its issue
of November 5:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-07
If you receive an endless chain let.

II you receive an endless cnaln leL-
ter offering you guaranteed S4.5O
petticoat for 10 cents-this for the
ladies particularly-view it with sus-
picion and don't fall an easy victim.
This is on the advice of the chief in
spector's office of the postofflce de-
partment.
Many women all over the country
have been victimized by this petit
coat game" and are still waiting for
Uncle Sans parcel post carriers to
deliver the goods.
But it is Uncle Sam who has suf-
fered most.
More than a half million letters
have already been received at the
Minneapolis postoffice, all containing
dimes, and the work of the office has
been congested.
The dead letter office here in
Washington had up to a few days
ago received fourteen sacks of these
letters, each of which contained a
dime
There are 5000 letters in each
sack, making a total of 10000 let
ters thus far returned to the dead
letter office. This makes $1,000 in
dimes in this stack, that must re-
ceive the attention of extra clerks in
the dead letter office.
Here is what this little scheme has
cost the government, according to a
report made the middle of the week
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-07

The stipulations were that the Wo-
man should write five copies of the
letter which she received and place
them in the hands of other women.
A number of Washington women did
this and some others placed the let
ter in the hands of the postal author
tiles.
Complaints have been coming in
thick and fast to the postofflce in
spection department. The matter is
being thoroughly investigated in
Minneapolis, and warning has been
issued to the public by the postoffice
department.
The Offices of the National Mail
Order Exchange have been deserted.
In fact, the postal officials say there
is no room number $40 Globe Build
ing, Minneapolis.
Only one thing could give the
postoffice authorities more work, and
that could be for the concern to mail
out the more than half million petit
coats ordered. 1t is estimated that
this would take more than 3,76S,54O
yards of silk and give China, Patter-
son, n. j., undreamed of prosperity.
The letters have come from all
quarters of the country. There are
huge bales of them from Tuscon,
Ariz; Tampa, Fla; Lexington, Va:
from Montana, Delaware, Washing
ton and Tennessee. The circular let
ter campaign seems to have been
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-07

and the letters are still coming at
the rate of 10000 a day.
More than $4,000 dime letters re-
ceived
Approximately 60 per cent. bear
return addresses, and it costs the
government two cents each to return
them. Something like $4,000 has al
ready been spent for this purpose.
About 40 per cent. do not bear re-
turn addresses and have to be sent
in bags to the dead letter office here.
They are opened and sent back to
the writer's when their names are as
certained. This costs the government
10 cents each, or more than $4,000
thus far.
Handling all this mail in Mime
apolis is now costing the govern
ment more than $50 a day for extra
clerk hire.
The petticoat chain letter mail or
der scheme seems to have been the
product of some fertile brain in Min
neapolis. 1t first came to the atten-
tion of the women in this section of
the East when a number of them re-
ceived letters, sometimes through the
mail, but most frequently delivered
anonymously, saying in substance
that if they would comply with di-
rections inclosed they would receive
from the National Mail Order EX-
change, $40 Globe Building, Mime
apolis, new model 1917 petticoat. )"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-07
The Frugal Bystander.

Il feel like gambling" said the
close-fsted party. Jack, suppose
YOU and Bob shake the bones to see
who buys the CIGARS
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-07
Foresight.

..'Father, what is foresight"
Foresight, my son, consists of re-
GREETING what you do before you do
it."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-19


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The Detroit times., 1916-01-19

II Is known that in at least one
case an albairn.s flcw 3t1o milo.
IN eight days a bird captured
near the coast of chile on Doc. 2o
fsa7. had about its Ieck vial
with n note dated near The coast
~ New Zealand on tbe 18th of tb.
same month
The Detroit times., 1916-01-19
NEW SHADE
ISDRAWING
ATTENTION
OrifOrd Lake Is What
the Chalmers Co.
Calls 1t
NEW SIX-30
is POPULAR
Latest Chalmers Mod
els Have Safety
First Features

IA - - AAN ~ D..
Popular fancy Ha erIed uou
nep favorIts color u 1896 models
me oriford Lake nad,-and lh
display OF Chalmers motor CARS ~
the Detroit auto show are exhibit
ing no less than three ta~1semy
cars finished iu the ure -tst, o.
maroon. wa~ one of ,he eau.ers ~
attraction on opening uiEar
Conceutratng ON -.N.ovunder rro-
ductlon for he remlra year rae
Chalmers company rNbf5rre rao
six.cylindcr lines of different hor-.
power al its exhibit Tho Chalmers
six-30 Announced 90 .ae public b
month AGO. ls shown touring.
roadster and o7upale, models and
the Six-40 limo is represented by
touring car IN addition t0 the
car models. polished SN31 and Six
40 chasses are prominent feature
OF the exhibit The SIx.30 chassis
has been cut away and it- "ort.1g
parts placed under glass no afford
show visitors with mechanical
bent, The advanced feature of con.
struetiOn.
New sS.30 Model
The Chalmers Six-31 touring car
is the lowest priced machine ever
turned out by the Chalmers COM
pany and admirably illustrates The
big difference In values OF tie pres
ent auto show over that OF a year
ago. II Is a five passenger model
with Il5-inch wheel base, and has
all the features OF equipment thai
appeal 10 feminine and masculine
tastes alike Recognizing the fact
that show visitors are exhibiting in-
creased interest IN mechanical fra-
lures, Chalmers statesmen are eW-
phasizlng The points OF the Slx-3o
motor. This motor IS OF the high
speed type, with 3 l-4-inch bore and
4 1.2-,nch stroke, developing 45-
horsepower al $3.50 revolutions
In finish. the newest Chalmers
compares fayorably with the high
est priced cars at the show. The
body Is OF dle-moldeI steel. with
Chalmers coach finish and equipped
with luxurious upholstery. Color
options include the new Oritord
Lake shade and Chalmers meteor
blue.
The Wos,nslouse starting and
lehtiug sy.,au. Vil be standard on
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