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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30
PROHIBITION WILL Be
STATE ISSUE IN 1918

According to reports received from
the western portion of the State, the
petitions which have recently been
in circulation with the view of having
the prohibition question submitted
to the lawmakers at the next session
of the State Legislature. now contain
between sever and eight thousand
names. Under the law about 1900
names would have been sufficient to
bring up the question. and more than
double the number of signatures re-
quired have now been procured.
This means that the question will
be submitted to the voters at the
election which will be held in 1918 as
under the law In the event of the
failure of the Legislature to pass the
measure, it automatically goes on
the ballot.
The signatures have been procured
in a remarkably short space of time
and practically without any real or
ganization work behind the move
ment. 1t is said that practically all
the work so far done has been volun-
tary and no money worthy of men,
ton has been employed. The pro-
hibition question will undoubtedly
be the paramount issue in this State
two years hence.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30
B6OWaWe Track Walker Killed

The man reported to have been
killed by a Western Pacific train near
Beowawe last week is now learned to
have been Michael Donnelly, a track
walker employed by that company.
He vas patrolling his section when
struck by train Extra "a. engineer
Haggbloom and conductor BEEN. and
instantly killed. the body being badly
mangled.
He was noticed walking on the
track by engineer Haggbloom, who
blew his whistle and tried in every
way to warn Donnelly, but he did
not appear to hear the whistle.
Haggbloom thought Donnelly had
heard him and would step off the
track in time to avoid being injured.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30
Test Spring Valley
For ArttGSSian Water

Ely Record: The county well drill
ing equipment has been removed
from White River valley, and the
churn drill is now being repaired at
Copper Flat. The board under the
advice of engineers connected with
the State University, has decided to
make no further attempt to secure
artesian water in that section. The
last well was sunk to a depth of 1900
Feet without encouraging results. 1t
Is probable that the next attempt by
the county to secure an artesian flow
Will be made at some point in Spring
Wiley, provided residents of that Sec
ton will deed the county 40 acres of
land upon which to make the test. If
the test is not successful the land will
be decided back to the donor, as the
county would have no use for it UNI
less water was secured. The county
will be reimbursed by the State for
the amount of money it spends on
the last experiment, which is in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30
Nevada State News

Although the price of shoes has adj
vanced 40 per cent or more, it is not
likely that the purchaser will find
much increase in the annual cost of
shoes. Most people will wear their
shoes longer. have them patched and
h~alf-soled, and thereby nearly make
up the increased original cost.
The Rochester Mines Company at
Rochester has followed the example
set by the Tonopah companies and
given notice that all the miners in
the employ of the company will re-
ceive an additional so cents per day.
The raise will remain in effect as
long as the price of silver is above
70 cents.
Thomas w. Brady. a well-known
miner, was instantly killed Tuesday
at National by a slab of rock falling
upon him while he was at work in
the shaft on the property of the Ma
tional Mines Company. There were
two other men in the shaft with
Brady at the time, but neither were
injured.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30
Picture Films Admitted To Mails

Motion picture films are admitted
to the mails by an order of the post
office department effective January
l.. Films will go under regular par
eel post rates. but stringent regula-
tons governing packing have been
adopted. They must be shipped out
side of mail bags, inclosed in metal
cases and spark proof boxes bearing
a label with a warning to keep fire
and lights away. Motion picture
companies have sought admission to
the mails for several years.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30
PUMPING FOR IRRIGATION
FOUND PROFITABLE

Ely Record: Peter Lauritzen, a
progressive rancher of Preston, who
spent a few days in the city during
the week, states that George Terry
has during the past Summer given
the pumping of sub-surface water a
fair try out and finds that it can be
done very economically and at good
profit. Last Spring Mr.. Terry in
stalled a small pumping plant at his
new ranch a few miles west Of Lund
for the purpose of testing the under
ground flow, which was found prac-
tically inexhaustible. The water is
found at from IL to Is feet beneath
the surface of the ground. hence the
cost of lifting it to the surface is but
a slight expense. From this source
of water good crops were grown
during the past year on several acres
of reclaimed land. Mr.. Terry is of
the opinion that his present plant
will be able to supply ample water
for so acres of land, which he will
have in cultivation during the pres
ent year.
Mr.. Terry's success in using this
underground flow of water at COM
paratively small cost of equipment
is expected to encourage others to
engage in the same line of endeavor.
There is a large amount of good land
in that section which no doubt could
be reclaimed by similar methods.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30
WOMAN ELscTOR RUNS
A BIG COLORADO FARM

Denver, Colo, Dec 24.-Mrs. Ger
trude Lee, first woman elector of
Colorado and former chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
finds it is just about as hard to man.
age a 33-horsepower tractor as a
party steamroller.
For Mrs. Lee has taken over the
management of a l,28O-acre farm,
which includes the direction of the
farm hands, the control of sixty head
of stock, and the tillage of 200 acres
of wheat. She is engaging in this
active service because her husband is
detained with the Colorado troops on
the Mexican border.
when | get on the farm | forget
politics altogether" said Mrs. Lee.
"One can't very well think of any,
thing else when one tries to manage
a farm of that size. My hobby is
Sudan grass.
Il get up in the morning at five
o'clock and by the time | cook and
wash and make beds and churn and
sweep and clean and supervise the
work. | am ready for bed.
Eyes. l expect to spend the rest of
nv life on the farm. 1t was the
ideal of my husband and myself to
have a farm.
you see, my men don't know /
manage them and consequently we
get along beautifully"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30
OLD NEVADA PAPER STOPS

The recent death of the old Terri
torial Enterprise at Virginia City,
the first newspaper published in Ne
vada and one of the most famous
journals of the West in its wild days,
now merged with the Virginia City
Chronicle, recalls a deal of history of
the great days of the Comstock, says
the San Francisco Chronicle.
Into it comes Mark Twain. who
first assumed that pen name as a To-
cal writer on the Enterprise. w. l..
Jernegan and Alfred James were the
original publishers of the Enterprise.
which first appeared at Genoa, in
Douglas County, December Is. 1858.
later removing to Carson and in 1860
to Virginia City.
1t was in 1862 that Samuel l.. Glenn
ems went to the Enterprise as a re-
porter. Before that time he had
written a number of letters to it
from Aurora, in Esmeralda County,
signing them simply Josh. He
had not then thought of his name
mark Twain" When he first en-
tered the Enterprise Office all hands
called him Josh" He did not like
the name and in casting about for a
better one, hit upon the s~obriquet
Mark Twain. digging that up from
his old days on the Mississippi river,
where the soundings were called by
the marks on the lead line.
Mark Twain's fellow reporter on
the enterprise was Dan de guile.
otherwise William Wright. who re-
NAMED for many years as local editor
of the paper and whose humor was
familiar to magazine readers of a
generation ago.
Rol.in nj. Dagget did not come to
the paper until 1874, when William
Sharon. as a part of his campaign to
represent Nevada in the United SEN
ate, furnished the capital to buy out
the Enterprise. at that time bitterly
opposed to him. Dagget was a
strange genius. whose character is
illustrated by an aneciote told by
himself. In his boyhood he had a
pet pig. which he loved. he said.
better than a brother" when il
came time to butcher him Iimpiored
my father to spare him. But my
father would not and added hatred
to grief by compelling me to kill my
pet. Do you know how it impressed
me? When my father died did not
shed a tear. not a -- tear"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30

DIR. Mabel X. Young and her assistant. Miss
Alma Woods. are here prepared to do all kinds
of Dental Work. Office Bailey House on
Spring street. All work guaranteed.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30
Bananas Cause Death

After suffering for two days from
the effects of being poisoned by eat
ing bananas that were not in proper
state for food, Robert Biddle, a IA
year-old colored boy of Elko. died at
his home Sunday morning. 1t is pre-
sumed the bananas had deteriorated
from being frosted in transit.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-12-30

Legal blanks and mining locations for
sale At this Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
GERMANS INVENT HAND;
IT IS ALMOST HUMAN

Berlin (via London), Feb. 11.--At
the convention Of the German Ortiz
opedic Society, which is now in session
here, many inventions of methods for
repairing the wastes of war have
been exhibited or discussed.
DR.. Ferdinand Sauerbruch, profess
sor Of surgery at Zurich University,
showed the delegates an artificial
hand which was able to grasp objects
Of all forms and to lift weights up 20
two hundred pounds. An entirely
novel feature Of the hand is that it
and the fingers are controlled by
muscular action in the upper arm,
which is prepared for such work by
two operations. The muscular power
afterwards is transmitted to the hand
through system of wires and pull
leys to which all the fingers respond.
DR.. Karl Ludloff, professor Of sur
gerry at Breslau University, described
method for uniting severed nerves
and reviving the muscular action of
nerveless limbs. Doctor Ludloff
pointed out hat the natural tendency
Of severed ends of nerves to reunite
is hindered by the fact that the cic-
atrized new flesh between them is
impervious to growing nerve fibers.
Professor Ludloff said he restores
the connection by piece Of an artery
Of an OK filed with gelatin, through
which nerves readily grow, even
bridging gaps Of several inches. Az
ter several weeks crippled limbs re-
gain their motor activity. The pro-
fessor said that many cases already
had been successfully treated where
permanent lameness would otherwise
have followed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
LEPERs RUN RUN WILD IN
THE U. S. THEY SAY
Five Hundred Persons at Large Who
Suffer With Terrible Disease
Say the Experts.
SENATE COM. HEARS REPORT
Spread Of the Disease in This Country
is Growing Menace and Should
Be Checked.

Washington, Feb. 16.-More than
five hundred lepers at large in the
United States constitute a menace cf
serious possibilities unless proper
steps for segregation are taken, in the
opinion of physicians, nurses and 9TH
ers who testified before the Senate
health committee today in support Of
bill to establish a national leprosar-
ium.
The witnesses, all Of whom had
made extensive personal researches on
the subject, agreed that the three hun
dred persons under treatment in the
country's three state or municipal
leper asylums included less than one
third of the total of those afflicted.
They declared that the disease was
rapidly spreading, that the danger Of
a serious epidemic was real and that
segregation was the first demand in
the campaign against Il.
1t was the consensus Of opinion a.
mong those who testified that about
fifty lepers were at large in New York
City, eighty in Chicago and at least
one or two in each Of the large cities
throughout the country. They de-
clared, in arguing for national asy-
lum, that individual victims were
treated in many instances with great
inhumanity by local authorities inter-
ested chiefly in shifting the burdens
of care to some other community.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
PHILIPPINES NOT READY
FOR SELF.GovERNMENT

The plan to give the Philippine Is
lands freedom from the jurisdiction Of
the United States government is a
mistake according to Father Joseph
Casey, Of St. Brendans Church, this
city. Father Casey spent two years
in the Philippine Islands as chaplain
Of the First United States infantry,
George Washington's regiment,and is
very familiar with conditions there.
II returned from the Philippines in
1905" stated Father Casey" and had
visited all of them except Mindanao.
Being in touch with the ecclesiastical
authorities as well as the army was
in position to know general conditions
there unusually well.
"The educated Philippines is an ex-
ceptionally bright man and as most
Of the inhabitants Of the Island are
more or less ignorant there could be
but one outcome Of giving them free
dom from the United States--the edu-
Gated, many of who are shrewed pol
iticians, would assume charge and
democracy would shortly be farce.
The conditions there are unlike those
in old Mexico.
Il believe the government will
change its mind about freeing these
islands before the time comes to do so.
1t would be great mistake. The
politicians among the Philippines are
only waiting for such an opportunity
to establish themselves and thwart the
purpose of such fredom."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
LA PLATA BEATEN BY
MCMILLAN 6s TO a
(By Fred Layender.)

The Mcmillan Crimson and gray
basketeers continues to take double
bitches on the basketball champion-
ship Of the interscholastic league every
week. Saturday night ttey defeated
La Plata High School, champions Of
North Missouri by score Of 6s to Il.
1t is beginning to look like the gods
of destiny are with the Mcmillan bas-
ketball team. Even when the captain
and one or two star men are not able
to play, the team continues to win
just the same. This was the case
Saturday night when the La Plata
FIVE was met. This school holds the
championship for north Missouri. but
the crimson and gray boys more than
trebled the score on them, the final
being 6s to 21.
Cunningham, the star elongated
center, and Keath, the lighting for
ward, were not able to play at all, and
Rodes had to retire in the middle Of
the last half. But this made no diff
ference other than to cause a few
long faces before the game started.
Sam Locke distinguished himself as
center and Loyal Wonneman, Or
vile Austin, and Harper Shoush ably
filled the vacancies in the forward
field. Joy Kistler the fast running
guard, played his usual great game
at right guard and shot eleven
goals. Morris Keatb loaned his
fight" to Locke and he used il in
great style throughout the game.
Coach Rich is strong advocate of
team work, and he certainly has de-
veloped his squad along this line. In
every game Of the year his team has
far surpassed their opponents in team
work.
Mcmillan has played nine games
this year. and won all Of them. many
by a large majority. Her team has
scored 374 points while her opponents
have only scored 1866 points. The
team has three more games to play
Hannibal, there, Feb. ~; Ferguson,
here, Feb. "a. and jefferson City,
there, Feb. rs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
Mps rERRIs wINNER.

The Better Housekeeping Club, O.
the st. Louis Republic, awarded on
Of its prizes this week to Mrs. L. Ro!
Ferris, of this city. The purpose O
the club is to solve housekeeping prob
lens. Mrs. Ferris reply was to
query regarding economy and was a
follows:
The Better Housekeeping Club.
in family where home sewing
is done for little children the
greatest economy in time, as well
as money, is to select becoming
dress pattern for the little girl
and model all her seasons dresses
by it, differentiating them by the
trimmings and material. By do
ing this we know exactly how
much cloth to buy, after the first
dress, therefore eliminating
waste.
A touch of handwork on the
collar, cuffs or belt of these little
dresses gives distinction and
saves the expense of buying trim
mings. MRS. L. ROY FERRIS.
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
LnCAL CADETS SHOOTING.

The Missouri Military Academy is
competing in the military school
shooting matches of the National
Rife Association this year. The plan
for the contests is that on certain
days the students shoot here while
their competitors shoot in their home
range. The two scores are then sent
to Washington for comparison and the
results announced.
The local cadets will start their
matches within short time. The re-
suits in this class for last week were
as follows: st. Johns Delafeld, Wis,
led with 9SS. Other scores were;
New Mexico, 97O; Bordentown, 955;
Miami, O., 949; Wentworth, 94s; St.
Johns, New York, $50; Tennessee,
919; Kemper, 900; and Harvard, Los
Angeles, 1914.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
$4,000 BEING SPENT FOR
FOUR SMALL BUILDI


Four brick structures eighteen feet
high and thirty-two feet in diameter
are being built on the property Of the
A. P. Green Fire Brick Co., in the
eastern suburbs Of the city, at a cost
Of $4,000. Properly classified these
buildings are kilns for burning the
product of the plant. When they are
completed the institution will have
sixteen kilns and will have increased
its 'firing' capacity one-third.
Each Of the new kilns will cost
$4,000. They will have a capacity Of
turning out $4,000 finished products
every eight days. Ten brick masons
are at work on the kilns and the fifty
five foot stack which aids them in
firing.
The plant is also adding number
of other improvements. Several new
presses, drying pans, and clay con-
veyors are being installed. This plant
has been called "the finest independ-
ent plant in the country" and Mr..
Green is making it better all the time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
Louis POst-pispatch editoriallys says:

Louis POST Dispatch editoriallys says:
"Mr. W. D. vandiver challenges his
half-dozen rivals for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination to make an
old-fashioned joint canvass Of the
State with him, SO that the voters can
look them all over at once and take
their pick. This would save the voters
time, which is one reason Mr.. Vandivet
favors It. Further, II insures one br
well-attended meeting in each import
ant place, instead Of a series Of poor
ly attended individual rallies. 1t null
tiplfes the inducements to the voter
to attend and simplifies the campaign
from his point Of view. The old
fashioned joint canvass was an order
ly husiness-llke arrangement looking
to the convenience of the voter, and
especially it promised a dramatic IN
terest and attraction that individual
rallies lack. In the old days the voter
had better information of the candi-
dates and keener sense of partici-
patton in choosing them than he has
now. Nowadays most mems i'm
pressions of candidates are formed
secondhand or on hearsay. A revival
of the old custom would add vitality to
the primaries and conduce to more in
telligent voting
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEET.

Fifty members or more Of the
Knights of Columbus attended the
meeting at the Odd Fellows Hall Sun
day afternoon. Three out-of-town
speakers addressed the assembly. They
were: VIM. Smart, of Moberly; Grand
Knight of the Moberly Council
Freeland; and Mr.. Newman, of St
Louis. Plans to increase the mem
bership of the order were formulated
and will be put under way at once.
On March the fifth the Mexico lodge
and the Moberiy council will hold a
joint meeting in Moberly at which
time the new members of each lodge
will be initiated. The Mexico council
Of the Knights of Columbus is one Of
the strongest councils in the state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17

THE A. P. Green Brick Company
is making some substantial improve
ments at the local plant, erecting sew
eraI new kilns and employing more
labor than ever before. On account
of the scarcity of home labor, Mr..
Green last week had to employ
eighteen laborers from another town.
We hear the complaints from time to
time about people not being able to
get employment. On looking into the
matter you will probably find that
everybody in Mexico that wants 70
work can find something to do before
night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
JOINT CANVASS FOR
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR.

HON. w. D. vandiver, Of st. Louis,
who is candidate for Governor, in
vites all Of the candidates for that Of
fee to meet him in an old-fashioned
joint canvass of the state, so that the
voters can see and hear all who ask to
be the chief executive Of the great
state Of Missouri
Referring to this invitation, the 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
MILDLY APRONS
COUNCIL WILL ASK BOND

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A bond issue that will enable the
city to build two septic tanks to take
care Of the cities refuse, will be sub
mitted to the voters in short time.
The council ordered City Attorney
David H. Robertson to start work on
the proposition, at the council meeting
Monday night. These two tanks it is
estimated will cost the city about
$4,000. This matter has long been
discussed and something must be done
soon.
Councilman Atkinson, chairman of
the finance committee, submitted n
report that showed $3,921.1S remain
ing in the treasury. The warrents
during January amounted to 81, ,156.09.
The special funds were represented
as follows: in the cemetery fund,
$351.30; in the library fund, $481; in
1.-The sewer fund 1862; and in the light
fund $1,000.
Some time ago at the instigation Of
the Commercial Club the council took
up the matter of passing a new ordin-
ance in reference to hawkers and ven
ders. Monday night this new ordin-
ance was given its first and second
reading. The text of the ordinance
follows:
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful
for any hawker or peddler whether
licensed or not, either on foot or using
any kind of vehicle or cart, to occupy
any portion of the street or sidewalk
in any block in the City for a period
of time longer than ten consecutive
minutes, nor shall such person occupy
the same block more than once in
every two hours, nor shall any such
person maintain his stand, cart or We
hicIe within fifty feet Of any street
intersection, nor shall any such per-
son hinder, block or obstruct traffic on
any street, alley, sidewalk or public
place anywhere in the City, and when.
ever ordered to do so anywhere in the
City by any police officer, it shall be
the duty Of such person to move on.
! SECTION 2. Any person violating
any of the provisions Of the foregoing
section shall be deemed guilty Of 9
misdemeanor and upon conviction be
punished by fine of not more thar
One Hundred Dollars or by imprison
ment not exceeding thirty days or BY
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Judge Lewis, chairman Of the claimt
committee, reported bills to the
amount Of 81, ,4S6.51. These the coun
ell allowed. The sections report fol
the month showed ten burials were
made in Elmwood cemetery. Two ot
these buriaIs were negroes. The In
ternational Shoe Factory promised
the council that trap would be PLACED
in the Liberty street sewer.
A short time ago an ordinance tC
amend Section III of the present or.
dinance No. 25 was passed by tht
council. This ordinance is in regard
to gambling houses, games and punch
boards. Owing to some irregularity
in the procedure the passage Of the
bill was illegal. The matter was taker
up again Monday night and the ordiu'
lance was given its first and second
reading.
Councilman johnson and Atkinson
will report to the council the cost Of
the proposed light for the dome of the
Court House. They will also confer
with the County Court again on the
matter. A street was ordered opened
up near the A. P. Green Brick Com
panies plant.