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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-06

Splashing water against the metal
sides of the tank was missing. 1t was
customary each evening for the diners
as they passed into the fountain room
to stop at the fountain, gaze for mo-
ment at the Japanese goldfish SWIM
ming about and wish the head waiter
good evening. They stopped and
looked, but they saw no goldfish, and
m their desire to know why and where
they had gone they forgot to wish the
head waiter the usual good evening.
A hurrio1 invocti 90 tiOn whiSnara0
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-06


father arrived at the Ansona re-
New Orleans Jackie VINO
those stopped moment the night
the fish
in the
with
emo of a string and
ace" the hustle and
of vainy catch
which had refused to be ed
family wriggng and mapping
by
6sh dand"Jac notified
of the fish by the hotel management
Williams The fountain
was family might be captured and
new assortment ordered:
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-06

angered Fates was his presence in u
cell of the West One Hundredth street
station.
Carly, who lives at SIS West One
Hundred and Thirty-second street, was
the motorman of a southbound Broad
way trolley car. He had reached Nine
ty-ninth street on the trip downtown
and, being INHALED by passengers at
the crossing, bore along ut a good
speed. What appeared to be an ice
berg brought him to a stop. The ice.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-06
"Human Fly" Has Crowd Gaspng; Just Wants "Che~' .

OIUMBUS excitement People collected
side of the building
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-06
Centuries of Bad Luck Await This Unhappy Man

NEW superstition regarding seven years
three of mirrors last night in upper
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-06
CHECKERS VERY MUCH IN FASHION.

A
WILD happy idea
installed half dozen small tables
"fend' five
his pocketbook stand It, In adoiuon 10 tne
admng gallery
abo tables when games are OH
place OK
suburban
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-06


stood STILL Then
wayng the words of the
high above
What a bated voice. the youth drew
Nohn' there wants m to send
a
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-06

one below. In his voice there was
startling note of eagerness. He was
pointing to a rope upon the end OF
which, just leaving the ground, was
can of paint. AS it rose, foot by foot,
the voice of the man above grew more
distressed. People passing stopped to
look. A little crowd began to collect.
Were they to witness some great
tragedy whiA the newspaper would
plaster all over the first page? 1t was
sickening to think of how hard is con-
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-06

height with
of 1872 Amsterdam avenue The driver
the They met the
ngeve it contained n.,,
Samuel Cohen and Richard
hurled pavement
Morgan several feet
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-07
PROFITS IN ZINC
SHOW UP STRONG

DENVER. Colo, Apr The extra.
ordinary profitableness of the zinc in
dustry in 1915 land even more so
now is shown by the reports of the
Lanyon Starr Smelling company which
registered net profits last year OF
s373.64l. or more than 100 per cent
on the value of the company's Gus
tom smelling plant AT Bartlesville.
Okla, which has smelling capacity
OF $4,000 tons of concentrates per an
mum. In 1914 and 1913 this company
had difficulty in meeting dividends on
s250.000 Of per cent preferred stock
and had to "fall down" completely
on payments in late 1914. The COM
pany is subsidiary of the American
Geseelschaft of Frankfurt.am- Main
and Of Henry Merton company OF
London. perhaps the worlds foremost
zinc ore and metal dealers. The
Lanyon-Star plant is inyentoried by
the company at about 100000. or only
SO per cent OF the net profits OF the
single year 1915.
And speaking Of repaying an entire
zinc.plant investment by only few
months operation. I. s Smelling 4
Refining company earned this record
las, year as did American Zinc, Lead
a. Smelling. whose twelve months mel
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-07

II is case of give up the electriquet-
ties or the pigeons, unless some means
of frightening them is adopted
The French government display at
the Panama California international
exposition was dedicated few days
before the formal opening of the ex-
position, March Is. Consul General,
Jules Neither. of San Francisco was
present to represent the French gov
eminent. France has installed in the
permanent California building at the
exposition the same wonderful exhi-
bits that were shown in the repro
duction of the Palais de Legion dillon
neur at San Francisco.
The $4,000 persons on the grounds
of the Panama California Internation-
al exposition, Dedication day, March
Is, were given hint of the feeling
that must be experienced by Euro
peans when a company of hostile
aeroplanes fly overhead. Six govern
ment aeroplanes. piloted by aviation
record holders appeared over the ex-
position grounds during the afternoon
in military formation and after circl-
ing the grounds several times, drop.
ped baskets of small American flags.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-07
ANNUAL STATEMENT

Annual statement OF the Water Com
pany Of Tonopah. for the year ended
December 81, 1915,
Dyerdraft, Dec. 81, 1914 ...$ 2362.35
Receipts during the year in
Guiding proceeds OF notes
amounting to $4,000. ....$143,2i2. 80
~
sif0,ss0.04
Disbursements during year
including partial payment
Of Loan ................,.S1 1iSt3
oyerdraft, Dec. 81. 1915 ..s 26sO9
Apr 4-Gt Asst Sec,v
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-07
COST OF EDUCATION
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

In 1915 there was nearly $600,000
expended for the public schools; of
this sum 1892 .924OS was contributed
by the state and 1862. 36l.50 by the
counties. The university, according
TO State Controller Coles report, re-
ceiyed from the state 1924, 153.50 for
its support and maintenance, or a
grand total of nearly $4,000 for
educational purposes in the state of
Nevada.
The number of pupils enrolled ac-
cording to official reports received,
was approximately 1891 in the
public schools and $40 in the state
university, and the amount Of money
contributed by each county, indepen-
dent OF the amount contributed by the
state and the number of pupils en-
rolled in each OF the counties was as
follows.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-07
NOTICE or HEARING OF PETITION
ron DIsTKIBtTIO\

IN THE DISTRICT COURT or THE
tlfth Judicial District Of the state
Of Nevada In and for the County OF
Nye- In the matter OF the estate OF
William Potts, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that VIM j.
Potts, the Administrators Of the Estate
OF william Potts, deceased has filed
and presented for hearing and deter
mination his Petition for Distribution
OF said estate, and that Monday. the LIST
day OF May 1916, at ten o'clock a. NJ.
Of that day, at the courtroom of said
court, IN the court house, Town of
Tonopah, county of Nye. state of Ne
Nada, has been set by the Court for the
hearing of the Petition for Distribution
OF said estate, at which time and place
any person Interested In said estate
may appear and file his exceptions in
writing to said Petition and contest
the same.
Dated Friday, April Z, 1916.
ROBERT q. POHL.
tSeal of CourD Clerk OF Court.
A. j. MAESTRETTI,
Attorney for Administrators.
A .
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-07

profits since March. 1915 exceed the
entire cash investment in all the com
pany's extensive mines, mills and
smelters, Along the same lines, Ana
conda is practically assured OF 81 1000
600 profits in the next year on the out
put OF its 25 tons OF electro spelter per
day plant at Washoe. This plant costs
less than s750,00O and is exclusive of
the bigger s2.00O,0oo, 35.00O-tons per
annum plan at Great Falls.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-07
INSURANCE. ANIMAL STATEMENT

Advertise in the Bonanza.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-07
SALE NOTICE.
TONoPAH Gypsy QUEEN MINING
COMPANY

Location Of Principal Place Of Bust
ness. and Location OF Works. Tonopah,
Nyc County, Nevada.
NOTICE-Tbere are delinquent upon
the following described stock. on ac-
count Of Assessment No 5. levied on
the 10Th day Of February. 1916. the
several amounts set opposite the names
Of the respective shareholders, as fol-
lows.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-07
SAN DIEGO OFFERS
RARE PLEASURE

The list of come backs" has been
increased. Make way for the Panama
California International Exposition.
Dedication Day of this Southern Cali
LORNA exposition was Saturday, March
Is. and the days attendance was 45,-
226. which is 35 % greater than the
attendance of it's opening day. Jan
uary /, 1915. which held the record for
1915.
The California expositons faced al
most every difficulty possible during
1915 and both came out with flying
eolors. Tie San Diego exposition,
not content with offering the worlds
first year around exposition, decided
upon a second year. Participation of
twenty nations and scores of new fea
lures were added. The Mexican situa
ton and developments in the Euro
pean war were not able to brighten
the exposition builders and the Dedi.
cation day SUCCESS augues well for the
exposition year
How to make tame pigeons wild. is
the subject that officials of the Pana-
ma California International exposi
ton are considering. For more than
IA year the thousands of tame pigeons
that swarm through the exposition
plazas, sit on the heads If visitors
and search the pockets for grains of
wheat, have been one of the interest.
ing attractions at the San Diego ex-
position. Recently the very tameness
OF these pigeons has brought trouble
Exposition electriquettes, that make
as much as five miles an hour in high
gear. fall 20 brighten the pigeons and
tragedies are being enacted daily by
the refusal Of the pigeons to be scared
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE

In the Mason Circuit Court yester-
day, Clarence l.. Purdon filed suit for
divorce against his wife, Stella Purdon
of Cincinnati.
The plaintiff stated that he and the
defendant were married on December
"a, 1904, and that they had lived to-
gether as man and wife from the time
Of marriage. excepting two or three
voluntary abandonments on the part
Of the defendant without fault on his
part, until March 10, 1916, when she
finally abandoned him without cause
and without his knowledge and has
not lived with the plaintiff since. He
says that during the time they lived
together as man and wife he always
treated the defendant in a kind and
affectionate manner and provided not
only comfortably for her support, but,
for hard working man, even extrava-
gantly to satisfy her every within. The
plaintiff asks for absolute divorce. Mr..
f. P. o'Donnell represents the plain
tiff.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
THE "OLD RELIABLE"
Germantown Fair Begins Today and
WIN Continue Until Saturday
Night-Many Win Attend.

Today is the first day Of the "Old
Reliable" Germantown Fair being held
at the fair grounds at Germantown
this week. The fair will last until
Saturday night.
The "Old Reliable" is one of the best
known fairs in the State of Kentucky
this being the sixty-second annual ex-
hibition. 1t is conducted by the Ger
mantown Fair Company of Mason and
Bracken counties, which has always
made great effort to insure the sue
cess of the exhibition and have in all
cases succeeded. Expert judges have
been selected in every department and
absolutely no favorltism will be shown
to any person having any animal or
article on display.
The Company is very DESTROYS OF
getting a great number of entries in
the events and therefore are Offering
special inducement to persons wishing
to exhibit. They offer free stalls to
animals and free bedding to the train
ers. There will be no charge whatso-
ever in any event and the competition
is open to the world.
The company will use every legiti-
mate means to prevent the vending Of
ardent spirits, gaming and every other
species of vicious procedure on their
grounds during the exhibition. In
view thereof they earnestly solicit the
presence and support of all good peo-
rle.
There will be a number Of trucks
making the trip to and from the
grounds several times day and it is
expected that large crowd will go
from Maysville for each day. A large
crowd went out this morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
FILES SUIT FOR DAMAGES

In the Mason Circuit Court yester-
day through his attorney F. P. o'Don-
nell Alfred V. Travis filed wo petit
lions against the Bate & Rogers Con-
,struction Co. for damages for injuries
received while in their employ. He
states that through the negligence Of
the employees of the company superior
to him large quantities of concrete fell
on him eating through his skin and
poisoning his entire system. He asks
for $500 damages.
In the second petition he states that
he was required each month to make
a deposit for hospital services in case
of accident. This amount to seventy
five cents per month. He says that he
did not receive proper attention from
the company's doctor. He asks for
$500 damages in this case, the total
damages in the two suits amounting
to 5000.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
WILL MEET


The Seventh tuberculosis Sanitar-
inm district meeting will convene in
the Covington city hall this morning
at 10 o'clock. The meeting is being
held under the auspices of the Ken
lucky Board of tuberculosis commits
sioners.
The morning session will convene at
10 o'clock this morning and lasts until
1880 The presiding officer will APP
point organizing committees at the
opening of the meeting. The address
OF welcome will be delivered by Coun-
ty Judge Read of Kenton county. Gov
ernor Stanley is scheduled to deliver
an address following the welcoming
speech. Addresses will then be deliv-
cred by county delegates and members
OF the tuberculosis commission. A
buffet lunch will be served in the
committee room of the city hall from
1890 to 1880 o'clock. The afternoon
session will open at 1880 and last I'M
til 4:30 when an automobile trip
through he county for proposed SAM
forum sites will be taken.
Delegates from thirteen counties
are present at the meeting the follow
ing being represented: Boone, Brack-
en-, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant,
Harrison, Kenton, Mason, Owen, Pen
dleton, Robertson and Trimble.
The Committee on Arrangements
consist of County Judges Read and
Boltz of Kenton and Campbell coun-
les, Attorney Mclaughlin, County At
torney Hanlon and DR.. ]. Rick Meek
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
PUT ON EXTRA COACH

On account of the popularity OF c.
& o. train No. which arrives here at
1:19 a. m, an extra coach has been
placed on the train for the accommo-
lation of the many who use It, This
rain has proved very popular from
to Cincinnati, as one does
not have to arise so early to catch 1t
rs they did for the earlier train.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23

Col L. M. Maus Of the State Tubercu-
losis commission will be in attend
ance. 1t is expected the delegaes will
select a site for the sanatorium in
Kenton county. which will be the
headquarters for the seventh sanato-
rum district.
County Judge w. II. Rice, County
Attorney W. II. Rees and County
Health officer ]. s. Narrower are at
tending the meeting from this county.
There will be over seventy-fve dele
gates from the thirteen counties pres
ent at the meeting.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
DAM PUMPED OUT

The work of pumping out the Golfer
dam. which was flooded during the
recent rise of the river. was completed
late Monday afternoon and the con-
tractors are now working regular time.
II is hoped that they will have no more
bad luck from now ON.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
BRIDEGROOM Is SOUGHT

Cincinnati, August 22-Mrs. Nora
Spencer of Ripley, Ohio, yesterday
asked assistance in this city in an eff
fort to locate her husband, Francis
Ray Spencer, 20 years old, who. she
says disappeared from Ripley the day
after he married her.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
UNDERWENT SERIOUS OPERATION
IN CINCINNATI

Mrs. stephen II. Harrison Of East
Second street underwent serious sur
sioal operation at the Jewish Hospital
In Cincinnati Monday morning she
e reported as doing nicely
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
DANCE WILL BE HELD IN AUGUST

The Germantown Fair dance will be
held in Augusta this year. This popu-
lar event always draws a large num-
Der Of the younger set. The dance will
be held on Thursday night.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
WAGON CAUGHT IN TRACKS

An ice wagon was caught in the car
tracks in front of Chenoweth's Drug
Store this morning. Part of the bricks
in the track had to be taken up to al
low the wagon wheel to be moved.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ~ Brubaker Of
East Third street have moved to the
Rains property on Walnut street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
CARRIER BOY WANTED

Wanted boy to carry newspapers
Steady job. Good pay. Apply DE
NUZIE. a23-3t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23

The local Creamery is paying sic a
pound for butter fat this week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23
RAILWAY HEADS

Draft Reply to Plan Of WilsOn-Em'
plOyes Grow Restless at Delay
No Revolt Expected Unless
Conference Drags-Trafiic
Executives in Long
Session - Cabinet
Discusses Sit
uatlOn.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23

The local Creamery is paying Sic a
pound for butter fat this week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-23

e of the tickets given away by us. The tick,
!. Some one is SURE to get this machine. IT
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-31
New Job Printing
Supplies

Large shipment of printing material just received Let
us have your orders for printing. It matters not what
you want we are position to get the work out for you
promptly and in satisfactory manner In fact we guar
antee satisfaction on every job delivered.
Let us have your orders for all classes of printing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-12
AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied Will
Thedford's Black-DrauSht

McDuff Val suffered for sever;
Jcars," says Mrs. J. B. Whitaker, {
his piace, "witll sick headache, aud
stomach trouble.
Ten wears ago a friend told me to tr!
,'hediofd,s BIack-DraugtH, which I cia
md / found it to be- the best family med'
line for young and old.
! keen Black-praught on hand all tfK
time now, and wien my children Zee! 2
little bad they ask me for dose, and i
does then, rore good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell OF slcV,-
sess in our family, since we commences!
ssing Black-Draugh.
Thedford's Black Drsught IS ph'saa'
pceetable ,aad has been found to reg''
ate weak stomac1s, aid digestion, re.
lieve indigestion, collc,, VINO, nausea,
headache. sick stomach, and similar
symptoms.
II has been in constant use Tor more
han 10 wears, and has benefited more
ham, milton people.
Your druggist sells and recommend.
Black-Drauetit. Prise onli. pc. Lett Jet
,Rckage to-day. I -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-12
WASHINGTON MAN
SAYS, ''HIs MUSCLES
were TIED IN KNOT"
That is exactly the Way My Rheu-
matism Acted, Says W. +.
kitcr

"This is really the first medicine
I've ever taken that does just what
is claimed for it" said Mr.. W. r.
Kiter, of 1104 E. Street southwest,
the we'll known contractor. 81 am "a
years old and have suffered many
years with rheumatism. The doctors
said it was muscular rheumatism and
nv muscles seemed like they were
tied in a knot. In addition to the
rheumatism | had headaches, was BIZ
lious and appetite poor. Someone
persuaded me to take Dreco so | got
a bottle and it is certainly making d
new man Of men. eat and sleep as
havn't in years. Headaches bother me
no more and the rheumatism is vast
Nv better. Am now on my second bot
tie and | am anticipating a complete
recovery from it.
Dreco, the combination root anc
herb medicine is sold in Alexandra
by Aliens Drug store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-12
PDaIaoN OF {
THE PRO GRESSIVES.

. ! , ?. u, J.
The nomination Of Mr. Hughes bg
the Republican Convention and Cole
mel Rooseyelt''s conditional daciination
of the Progressive nomination seem
to leave the Held free for straight
out fight between The t#o old parties
AS a .contempo suggests, If the
ProgFessipes should ,acquiesce in the
situation that has been created by
the stale, fiat and impotent conclu-
sion of. their attempt to secure reun-
ion with a big R, it by no means fol
lows that they win manifest any
gceat enthusiasm and activity in the
campaign. 1t seems more than prom
able that a very considerable proper
ton of them, at least, will decline to
cooperate with their old Republican
associates, and that. some of them
may prove 'irreconcilables" whom
The Colonel himself cannot control.
In fact, Mr.. Roosevelt cannot lay the
spirit which he called into existence
in 1912, and to which he has been
giving fresh fire and strength during
The last six months. He has created
new party and he cannot uncreatc
it by a word. If he will not lead it,
another man may be found who will.
He was possibly not conscious in 1912
how far-reaching would be the effect
of the movement which he organized
against the Republican machine. lie
may not see even now how impossi-
HE it is for him to recall the forces
to which his candidacy then gave
birth. They are, IN truth, irrevocatle,
and if he does not go with them. trey
will continue their development un-
der other auspices. They cannot
merge, with the Republican party,
because the Republican party does
not represent the ideals and purposes
If the Progressives Whatever they
dc in this campaign, whether .hey
,ulk in their tents, or whether they
finally determine to make an 'orer:
ight for the purpose of preserving
their organization and vindicsting
their principles, they have come to
stay.