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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
MANHATTAN MAN Is
FROZEN TO DEATH

C. J.. Gilbert was frozen to death
last Friday. when he and Charles
Tarash attempted to walk from the
pebble quarry of the American Onyx
company in Ralston valley, where
they we're employed, to Manhattan.
Tarash's hands and feet were frozen
and he is in a serious condition at
Manhattan. says the Tonopah Times.
Tarash staggered into camp in an
almost exhausted condition and as
soon as he was able to talk sufficient
" we'll to be understood, it was
learned that he and his companion
had left the quarry on Friday even
ing. determined to walk the eight
miles to Manhattan. From the quar-
~ they took what is known as the
BALD Mountain trai and after a ter
rife struggle in the snow, managed
to get within three-quarters of a
mile of East Manhattan, where Gil
bert fell exhausted.
According to Tarash, who himself
was in a weakened condition, he
made a fire for Gilbert and left him,
Gilbert urging him to keep on n
try to reach Manhattan. When East
Manhattan. which consists of a few
deserted houses, was reached, Tarash
was too far gone to proceed farther.
and entered a cabin. In some way
he had wrenched his back and was
suffering considerable pain, in addi-
ton to his frosted feet and hands.
Here he remained without food until
the next morning when he set out
for Manhattan, three miles a way.
He reached the camp some hours
later and told his story.
Percival Nash and j. F. kryder
set out for the east side on snow
shoes, followed b yBen Bianchi with
a wood seld. The men found Gil
bert's body in the snow a few feet
from where Tarash had left him, n
brought the remains to Manhattan.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06

and no one was supposed to be in
that part of the mine at that hour
of the day. everyone within hearing
distance was startled.
John Murray was lowered to the
bottom of the shaft with all possible
sneed. where he found a very much
frightened man, who had no idea
where he was and had no light. After
being brought to the surface, he re-
covered sufficiently to be able to ex-
plain in broken English how he came
to be in that p~redicament. He gave
his name as Mike Rokovich and said
he had been working for the Tonopah
Mining company only a few days.
When the shift went of Wednes-
day afternoon he became separated
from his companions and lost his
way.
The two mines are about half a
mile apart and it is believed that
the lost man walked several miles
in the dark through the network of
underground workings before he H.
nally found the Extension shaft
Tonopah Times.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
RACE TRACK LEASE Is
RENEWED FOR ONE YEAR

The lease held last year by the
Reno Fair and Racing Association
on the state fair grounds at Reno
was renewed for a period of one year
fast Thursday by the Nevada State
Agricultural Society. ]. A. Schass,
of the leasing company,
came up from Tia Juana several days
e and completed the arrangements
for the lease. Schas will nave charge
of the race meets to be conducted by
the association this year.
1t is understood that the associa-
ton has the assurance from the state
racing commission that permits will
be given for race meets to be on
Quoted in Reno in the early summer
and fall. The meets will be 10
to 90 days duration and pari-mutual
betting machines will be used.
According to present plans the
commission intends conducting the
first meet in June and the SECOND
meet in SEPTEMBER or early In Octo-
Der. Schas says that he has assur-
ances that horses will be shipped to
Reno from Tia Juana, New Orleans,
Juarez and other sections of the
country and predicts two of the most
successful racing meets in the history
of the turf.
Announcement was made at San
Francisco by James Coffroth, who is
conducting the Tia Juana race meet,
that the meet will be closed. The re-
cent flood in that section of the
country left the track under several
feet of water.
The Juarez meet, scheduled for 100
days, Is Owe half completed and the
New Orleans meet has about so days
to run.-Reno Gazette.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06

depth with nothing but the tallest
black sage showing above the snow
When they left to come to Eureka all
men with sheep were engaged in cut
ting down and hauling cedar trees to
the punches of last spring lambs that
had been separated out and were be-
coming weak. At least another foot
of snow has fallen since the men 'ar-
rived in Eureka, and unless Thurs
day nights heavy wind blew enough
snow away to expose the black sage,
the condition of these bands is des-
perate.
Several tons of hay and a quantity
of oats we're obtained here by the
men and it was hoped to get this
feed started towards Pancake Friday,
but the heavy wind and snowstorm of
Thursday afternoon and night made
10th the Pinto and Newark SUBMITS
impossible for loaded teams. Isadore
Sara with six big horses and a bob
sleigh loaded with supplies succeeded
in getting over Pinto summit Friday
afternoon.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
THE MEMORY OF "BIG
SIM" WILL NEVER DIE

Many stories of interest are 'o'u
of the good oldtimers and the nap
penings here during the early days
hut II is seldom that these stories
go the rounds of the world. Wheh
these stories are being related, the
nj of J. b. Simpson tBig SIM Is
frequently heard, but the following
story told to the world in the jan
uary number of Case n Com-
ment." the Lawyers magazine Is one
oft referred to here, where there are
doubtless many oldtimers who can
not only safely vouch for the story.
but add much to its details:
..Big Sim. A Salt Lake City mar
tells this story of n big Sim,' a
deputy sheriff of Eureka, from whom
no criminal could get away by the
cross country method. Sim was ia
miliar with every foot of ground In
eastern Nevada, and could outrun a
coyote.
AS deputy sheriff he engaged In
several long chases. always with sue
cess. His capture of a horse tnief
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OFIHE SI4IE

known as Spanish Abe was the
toast of Eureka for a long time.
This Spanish Abe was a bad ac-
tor who made 1t his business to APP
propriate stray cattle and the blood
ed mares of the neighborhood. With
a companion he was finally rounded
nm and i~ncarcerated in the Eureka
iail. The next night, however, the
criminals forced a windo W of their
cell and took to the brush, mounted
on the leetest animals they could
steal. Big Sim. hours later, hit the
trail in pursuit. Spanish Abe turned
toward Utah, and was changing
horses along the road. Big Sim, re-
newing his mount likewise. and cut
ting cross country, gained on the fu-
pi,iyes in the desert. Pursued and
pnrsuer had been riding continuous
" and the horses were giving away
under the strain. But Big Sim kept
on and II is said he was well into
Utah when he brought Spanish ABE
and his companion upon a level with
his gun and clapped on the hand
cuffs:
"'You have no right to take us.
SIM the Mexican whined. We are
in Utah.
He'll Big Sim replied. I amt
no surveyor. Come on.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
STATE RABIES COMMISSION
NAMED BY GOV. BOYLE

Gov. Boyle has appointed as mem
bers of the state rabies commission
Jay Clemmons of Reno. W. n. McGill
of Ely and George Russell, Jr., of
Elko. all republicans and all inter
ested in the livestock industry. The
appointment was made last week.
The commission will supervise and
represent the different counties of
the state in the work of exterminat-
ing coyotes and eradicating rabies in
Nevada. They will work under the
cooperative agreement resulting
from the conference at Winnemueea
between state and government Off
Gals.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
EXHIBITS AT UNIVERSITY

All Nevada exhibits which were
recently on exhibition in the Nevada
booths at the San Francisco and San
Diego expositions have been shipped
to Reno and are now stored at the
University. Over 600 packages were
shipped to Reno from both exposi-
lions. The mineral exhibit will be
placed at the Mackay school of mines
and is reputed to be the finest collec-
ton of minerals in the world.
This collection was awarded the
grand prize at the San Francisco ex-
position.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
LEG BROKEN IN A
COAsTING ACCIDENT

A most unfortunate mishap oc-
CURED Tuesday evening to mar the
pleasure of the ooasting on Brougher
avenue. Thirteen people. several of
whom we're children, we're occupants
of a bob sled that plunged down the
CLASSY thoroughfare. The man at
the steering gear planned to continue
in a straight line up the grade be-
yond Main street, but an auto that
disregarded the Instructions of a
traffic officer to continue across
Brougher, hesitated as the steersman
on the sled swerved down Main
stree, but his momentum was so great
and the street so icy that the turn
coud not be made and the sled col
lided with a telephone pole in front
of the Tonopah Banking Corporation.
The occupants we're thrown yio-
lently to the sidewalk or the street
and nearly all sustained bruises and
Commissions. Little Geraldine, the
ten-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. F. NJ. Fitzgerald of the Bel
mont, was the most seriously hurt.
Her left leg was broken in two
places. The little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Monahan was also quite
seriously bruised and will be confined
to the house for some time.-Tono-
pah Bonanza.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
ELKO SHEEP ARE
SUFFERING NEAR EUREKA

Two Basque sheepmen, interested
and in charge of several bands of
sheep owned by John Quintana and
Pete Urrutia of Elko county, came
into Eureka Thursday to report to
headquarters and to try to arrange
for getting some hay and grain out to
their sheep in the section of country
from Pancake to Pogues, says the
Sentinel.
These bands of sheep and a num-
Der of bands belonging to other sheep
men in this strip of about 25 miles
were all in snow one to two feet in
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
MINER Is LOST IN
TONOPAH WORKINGS

About 4:3O O'Clock Wednesday af-
ternoon Alex Smith, mine superin-
tendent of the Tonopah Elk, and John
Murray, mine foreman of the same
property, were in the hoist room of
the No. 1 shaft when suddeny the
signal bell rang for the cage and
then sounded the distress signal. As
the day shift had come off at $3.50
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-06
he Ideal Location for Residences

ELY is the central point of this district and here the general
II. Offices and shops of the Nevada Northern railroad are located. All
trains to and from all parts of the district arrive at and leave East Ely,
giving it unexceAed suburban service.
O The homes r equipped with all of the modern conveniences to be had
in any city-taephones, electric light, modern plumbing and water as pure
IS my in the world. m
q Those who desire to buy will be given the privilege Of securing one Of
these homes O. very easy terms, O you a rent at very reasonable prices
We have good hotel accommodations, with dining room in the building and
all the conveniences including steam heat, electric light, hot and cold water
and modern plumbing. - smsa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
{sCAPE Is DOCS BY
JUMP ING ON CAR.
LANDS ON FENDER AND
THUS MAKES GETAWAY FROM
PuRsUERs.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 4.-"Tony,"
a tramp dog, who wished himself on
Owen Atkinson, son of John M. Atkin-
son, democratic candidate for COVER
nor, exhibited thinking ability when
he escaped several other big, fierce
dogs who were chasing him. He
leaped upon the fender of big auto
mobile which was passing and rode
away from his pursuers in safety.
"Tony" has had much practice rid
ing q car fender. For weeks he has
been a familiar object on the fender
of the Atkinson car. Since the cam.
paign opened up he has been down
town quite little.
Yesterday while going about attend
ing to such business as dog may
have, he was assailed unexpectedly by
several dogs. They were pressing him
closely when big car came along at
a rapid rate. Tony nimbly leaped to
the fender and gave his pursuers the
slip, also the dog laugh. After he had
ridden about block he jumped on.
He is fox terrier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
LIBERTYVILLE.

Mrs Druse and daughter Catherine
Of Mt. Rose visited over Sunday at the
Gus Riniker home.
p Mrs. Ray Loehr and daughter and
Miss Margaret MoGaw Of Fairfield
spent a few days last week with their
sister Mrs. c. Vaught.
Miss Lola wier Of Ottumwa is spend
ing the week here with relatives.
Mrs. Gus Riniker entertained her
Sunday school class Of the M. FL church
last Saturday at her home in Liberty
Vile in the form Of flower party. A
pleasant afternoon was spent in games
and music. Refreshments were served
by the hostess on the lawn and all en-
joyed the occasion.
Mrs. Wallace Davis and son Lou left
Sunday for visit with relatives in Mo-
line. Ill.
The ladies Of the Rebekah Embroid-
cry club will entertain their husbands
at the o. A. Swanson home Tuesday
evening Aug. 2.
Miss Gladys McCleary is visiting rel
atives near Eldon.
Len Lewis and sister Mrs. Noble were
called to Agency Thursday by the ILL.,
mess Of their father.
Miss MARGARET Clapper Of Moline, ILL.,,
returned home Sunday after spending
the summer at the Wallace Davis
homo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
OLIVER

A. J. Bogard of Perry was in town
field with r. Williams.
Farmers tell us that the hot weather
is making their corn ripe too soon.
A. B. Van Zuk took two carloads of
stock to Chicago this week
John Thompson returned on Mon
day from visit with his son, A. D.
Thompson, at Hardy.
Mrs. George McCombs spent We'd
nesday in Oskaloosa shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. v. Clark spent
Thursday in Knoxville with relatives
and friends.
The Rock Island tore up the old
track this week. running to the mines
that were shut down eighteen years
ago.
Threshing commenced in this local
ity on Saturday, July 20, at the S.
Bartlema place, west of town.
Laurence Robertson of Cedar
Rapids spent week in town at the
parental R. D. Robertson home
Mrs. A. G. Durham left on Saturday
for visit with relatives and friends
in Pella.
r. D. Robertson has a force of men
at work remodeling his home in front
of the Rock Island station this week.
He will put in furnace and electric
lights in addition to remodeling.
]. A. Newman of Pekin, Illinois,
was in town on Friday calling on his
old friend. R. Williams.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
TREASURY OF STATE
HAS SIX MILLIONS

Jefferson City, Aug. .s-Missouri still
has nearly $6,OO0,000 in her treasury.
The balance on hand at the close OF
business today, as reported by State
Treasurer Edwin P. Deal to Governor
Major, was $5,8S2,74S.27.
The balance on hand at the close OF
business June II was $6,054,74O.16;
the receipts during July were $685.
685.23. and the disbursements for the
month were $S05,677.17 There is a
balance in the general revenue fund
of $340,725.79. The balance In the
general road fund is 1901, 534.47, de-
rived from the following sources: Reg
istration Of automobile owners and
drivers, $347,60642; sale of option
stamps, $34,316.26; general road fund,
$15,61909, and from the registration
of corporations, $103,992.70.
There will be nearly 100000 for
the public schools for the annual ap-
portionment to be made during the
month of August. This is made OF
s1,465,3S9.53 that has already been
set aside for the apportionment and
$4,000 that is due the fund.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
ALBA.

In the case of l.. r. Richmond vs.. AL
bia Interurban Railway co. receivers
report was approved and distribution
will be made to the local bOndholders.
It will be paid from the proceeds of the
sale. The bond holders will receive
about fifty dollars for every one hun
dred dollar bond.
In the case of the Abba State bank
VS.. The Creation Coal Co. receivers re-
port was approved. Both Of these cases
were settled by Judge Anderson in the
distritc court here in vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs Riley E. Moss of
Jamestown, N. D., were in Abba Satur-
day enroute from Mr.. Moss old home
at Frederic to Lovilia where they will
VISIT a short time before returning to
their home. Mr.. Moss has been at Fred
eric for the purpose of attending the
funeral of his mother who died at his
home last Friday. Mr.. Moss was form
erly Of Abba but is now in the jewelry
business at Jamestown.
Mrs Jane Porter who has been quite
i'll the past few weeks is greatly i'm
proved in health. Mrs. Porter is an old
and respected citizen of Abba and has
lived on the lot where she now resides
for sixty consecutive years.
Chester A. Momyer of AlgOna is Wis.,
iting relatives and friends here
Little Miss Helen Hays, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. d. Hays is reported
as convalescing after her recent illness
Frank Hickenlooper arrived Satur-
day for an over Sunday visit with his
mother Mrs. Margaret Hickenlooper on
South Clinton st.
Basil Wise is visiting friends and rel
atives in Creston for few days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
BATAVIA.

Mrs Henry Clark and Mrs. John
Swenson visited in New London one
day last week.
E. Nehre and family went to Man.
haitian Sunday.
Carl Pickerel and Orvflle Wills mo-
tored to Richland Friday.
Misses Ruth Freed and Edith Free
man are visiting Miss Florence Sven
son this week.
%. M. wyckoff and family were in
Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mrs. F. A. Heilman and sons left on
Tuesday for visit in Canada.
The new garage is being completed
this week and big booster meeting
will dedicate it before long.
D. w. Worsw1ck left Tuesday night
for Oak Park, Ill.,. where he has job
as city mail. carrier.
Milt Bradshaw Of Bloomfield was
calling on old friends the last OF the
week.
Lyle Kramer Of Sergeny is visiting
his grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. George
Walker.
Mrs Margaret Holman departed on
Monday for trip In Colorado.
tumwa this week.
v. D. Rooms left for vacation trip
Thursday in the north part of the state
Mrs. RatcIiffe of Muscatine came on
Tuesday for visit at the Henry
Rooms home.
Charles Spayde who Is a travelling
salesman visited his family here the
first Of the week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
EIGHTH GRADERS
TO Be GRADUATED
PLANS BEING MADE NOW At CEN.
TERvlLLE FOR COMMENCE
MENT OF RURAL STUDENTS.

Centerville, Aug. 4.-Plans are now
being made for rural eighth grade
commencement for the pupils OF the
schools throughout the county. This
commencement will be held in Center
vile and will follow directly after the
last eighth grade examination sched-
ued for Thursday and Friday, August
IL and 10.
Forty-six scholars In the county
have already passed the eighth grade
examinations and have received GER
tifcates of admission to the high
school. This other examination which
will be the last one of the term, will
be held on August II and IS, and will
probably add several more to the list
of successful ones. After this exam
nation, the commencement exercises
will be held, although the exact date
and location have not yet been de-
c1ded upon. 1t will consist of a pro-
gram. however, and the presentation
of diplomas to the graduates and the
exercises will be held in Centerville.
Final plans are now being made and
will be announced as soon as complet-
ed. The students from the country
schools are looking eagerly forward
to the event for it will be the first
time there has ever been rural eighth
grade commencement in the county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
EDDYVlILE,

Jake vanderpol of Fl Dodge spent
Sunday here, visiting at the parental
Vanderpol home. He is in the employ
of the International Harvester Co.
and will leave Wednesday for South
America on business trip.
Ernest Watkins, who has been visit
ing his parents here for the past week,
returned to Waterloo Monday.
Mrs. e. R. Reed and little son of Ell.
dora are guests this week of Mrs.
Reeds mother, Mrs J. R. Roberts,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Ward and baby
have returned to their home at Rus
sell after short visit with Mrs.
Wards parents, MFR. and Mrs. William
Gallagher.
Mrs. G. Reeves of Des Moines Is
visiting relatives and friends here
this week.
]. Emanuel of Bloomfield visited the
first Of the week with relatives and
friends here.
Ora Dodson Of Marshalltown spent
Monday in the city visiting friends.
@. Core spent Sunday visiting with
his family in New Sharon:
DOlpn hussart, VINO Is employed as
night engineer at the electric light
plant, caught his hand in the engine
Sunday evening and it was cut so bad
" that several stitches were required
Mr.. Kussart will be unable to work
for few days.
The Southwestern Carnival Co. ar.
rived in Eddyville Monday from Pella
and tents are being placed on the
Wylie lots on the the street south of
Main street. The company will be
here one week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
FAMILY REUNION
is HELD AT LUCAS

Charlton, Aug. 3.-A most enjoyable
family reunion was held at the home
of John J. Watkins in Lucas yester-
day, the occasion being his sixty-sixth
birthday anniversary. The affair was
somewhat in the nature of surprise
to him but was very pleasing and was
thoroughly enjoyed by the large crowd
present, which included many friends
as we'll as relatives. Among those
present were his daughters, Mrs. John
X. Cochran and Mrs. Charles Will
liams, and his sons, Evan and Alma
Watkins. of Charlton; Mr.. and Mrs. r.
J. Watkins and son. John, Of indie
pendence, Mo-: D. H. Watkins and
family and Mrs. Harry Ribbons Of
Hiteman; T. H. Lewis and family of
near Lucas; Mrs. John Lewis Of
Springfield, Ill; Mesdames Dan Smith,
Howell Jones, J. A. Evans, Josie Belt
ell, Morgan Lewis, Ernest Watts, Rob-
ert Zimmerman, Griff Thomas, Farley
Baton, Evan Jenkins, Ed Wishart,
Victor Engblom, Robert McNulty,
John T. Evans, John Judd and family,
Mrs. John Laurie and daughter, Mrs.
Robert Williams, and daughter, Miss
Mary Davidson, all of Charlton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
EDDYVlLLE.

Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Strange Of Des
Moines were guests Wednesday Of Mr..
and Mrs Frank Kussart.
Mrs. Annie Blackwood left Wednes-
day for Nelson, Nebr., for a weeks visit
with relatives.
A crowd Of sixteen young people
drove down from Oskaloosa Tuesday
and spent the evening here.
The members of the Dutch Reformed
church and thier families held their
annual picnic and bazaar on Wednes-
day afternoon at the park here. A
large crowd was present. Many useful
and beautiful articles made by the
ladies Of the church were sold at auc-
ton and a good sum was realized which
will be used for missionary purposes.
r. H. Walker left Wednesday for
Chicago on a business trip.
Rev. Wesslink and family, F. Van
corp, D. Hoedt and Mrs. Paul Zylstra
and daughters Bertha and Nellie OF
Pella attended the picnic given by the
Ladies' Aid society of the Dutch Re-
formed church Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Lena Crossier and daughter
Helen have returned to Des Moines aft
er two weeks visit at the Ed Shields
home.
Miss Alta Free and John Durham
surprised their many friends by being
quietly married in Grundy Center on
Friday. The bride Is the only daughter
Of VIM. Free and grew to wOmanhood
in Eddyville where she has made many
friends who extend congratulations to
this popular couple.
Mrs. Clynton Roberts and Mrs. c. P.
Miller were Ottumwa callers Wednes-
day.