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Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16

city goes to Los Angeles, on an ex- tended trip. to visit with relatives and
 enjoy an outing.
 Inspection Trip.
 ] J. s. Douglas. president of the Unit ed Verde Extension, was an arrival
 Sunday from Douglas. and left yes
 terday for the camp near Jerome, to
 remain for several days on 3 general inspection trip.
 Mining Man Returns.
 Jules Baumann, president of the
 Baumann Mines O., returned Sun
 day from New York City after an ab- sence of several months on business
 pertaining to his interests. He reports satisfactory trip.
 Country Visitors.
 Mir. and Mrs. ]. V. Dickson, of Skull valley, are in the city visiting with friends The former states the range cattle business is beginning to shape up in its old-time form after a long and severe Winter. Visitor From Mine.
 L. R. Hebb, with the De Soto as a mechanical engineer, IS in the city for two weeks visit with his wife and family. He gives good report oi the showing of that copper, which | continues shipping to Humboldt a large tonnage daily.
 Range Redeemed.
 Mir and Mrs. Henry Ritter are visitors from the Hillside country, the former reporting a marked inn provement in range feed during the past week, while cattle are getting in fine condition again. The past Win ter was very severe on livestock, but now the situation is gratifying. Mining Business.
 NJ. J. Maloney, who has valuable mining interests near Walker, is a visitor to the city, reporting his prop erty as in action and the showing satisfactory. The country at large, he says, is wheeling into the active class again and many properties are resuming.
 Lively Place.
 Judge A. K. Lee. who equitably dis penses legal business in Humboldt, was brief visitor yesterday, report ing smelter doings as lively, while the judicial mill was grinding slowly. He says there are too many people for the accommodations and building boom is necessity. Eastern Visitor.
 R. R. Rhode. of Washington. D. C., $ a recent arrival and will remain foi I few months to enjoy an outing on the range of the Rio Verde Cattle Co.,, of which his son-in-law, ]. K. Campbell, is manager. Mir. Rhode and , daughter are visiting the city for a few days. coming from the ranch, and while here are the guests of Mrs. Daniel Campbell. Goes to Phoenix. [
 F. w. Stephens resigned on Satur- S lay as deputy assessor of this coun- q ", and now is in Phoenix to begin f lis duties as secretary of the live f stock sanitary board. Assessor Gen I ny stated yesterday the vacancy will not be filled for the present, the off ,ial business for the year being we'll n hand and the force employed suffi- ,ient for official purposes. Patriotic Woman.
 Mrs. F. O. Smith, wife of Superior fudge Smith, left yesterday for San I Francisco, 10 join her husband and | ake a special training in Red Cross luties. She stated that her efforts will be centered toward succoring hose who may be stricken down by var, and her absence from Prescott will be for an indefinite period. Judge smith, she stated, has started to take is training at the Presidio camp for .. commission in the army.
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 preparing to ship. There is quite 3 number in this city who are interested
 (From Sundays Daily) Comes to Visit.
 Mrs. Ward H. Wheeler, of Mayer, was a visitor yesterday with friends in the city.
 To New Home
 Mrs. Margaret Davenport and chill dren left yesterday for Bouse, where they will reside. joining Mir. Daven- port.
 Visiting Friends.
 Mrs. w. s. Jones of Humboldt, and daughterin-law, Mrs. A. R. Jones, of Mayer, were weekend visitors with Prescott friends yesterday.
 Yuma Visitors. James and Erwin Chadwick, miners of Yuma county, were arrivals Fri day. driving their pack of six burros, and will remain in this locality during the Summer. Warm weather coming and water being scare is the occasion for the change.
 Good Range Report.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. s. Johnson, of Walnut creek, were visitors yesterday, the former stating that the range was in first class condition, and farmers also were well pleased with the out look for big prices during the food scare.
 From the Mines.
 Richard Hoskins. of the firm of Hoskins, Larkin & Hogan, which is developing mines in Copper Basin near the Commercial, arrived yester- day from the camp, and reported their holdings in good condition. They will continue work and not ship for the present.
 Buying Supplies.
 Price Fuller, recent arrival from Oatman, who made locations in Has sayampa district, near the Climax, was visitor yesterday to buy sup plies and material for his camp. He will ship in via Kirkland. owing to the bad condition of the road out of this city.
 From Mexico.
 Peter Garside, miner of this sec ton many years ago, arrived during the week from Sonora, and will again locate. He reports the country tran quil, as there is nothing left for loot ing among Americans. Garside was a hoisting engineer at the United Verde in 1892, and is going back to the Jerome field. Mines Are Active.
 George Paulsen who is in the city from the Stoddard section, gives an excellent report of mining from general standpoint, which has been materially stimulated since the big strike in the Binghamton. Old prop critics are shaping up and many new locations are being made, in conse- quence.
 Rural Visitors.
 Ernest Marlowe of Williamson val lev. and R. w. Coughran, of Skull valley, were in the city yesterday, both stating that ranch and range conditions were in excellent shape in their communities. Farmers were 1uite active in getting in line on the anticipated food boom, and the acre. age planted would be doubled. Visiting Rangeman.
 Harry ]. Gray, one of the large sheep growers of the north, was visitor yesterday from Jerome June ion, where his focks are moving to coconino county. He reports satis- factory Winter, while from wool standpoint is well satisfied with 55 ,ents a pound. May Locate. T. P. Purcell a recent arrival from Ark, has formed a favor .ble impression of this section, and rill probably remain. His wife and wo daughters will arrive in few l weeks, while later his brotherin-law, [ -alvin Andrews, will come to engage T n business. Mir. Purcell has made 1 rips to several points adjacent to r Prescott and believes Prescott has a : resourceful country to Iraw on.
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president of the Dixie, which is equip
 ped with an operating plant and is preparing to ship. There is quite a number in this city who are interested.
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(From Tuesdays Dsily.) Mining Business.

AilOhh oNSudJ , bohgJ Mining Business.
 Ed. Block left yesterday for Bisbee where he is called by mining oper, ators on a mission in which certain interests in this section are to be con- sidered.
 Fraternal Trip.
 Judge Geo. w. Hance, of Camp Verde, arrived Sunday and yesterday afternoon left for Tucson, to attend the Scottish Rite degree of Masons, which convenes in State session later in the week
 Coast Visitors.
 John w. Dougherty and son-in-law, R. J. Russell. are recent arrivals from San Diego, Cal, coming to remain for the Summer, Mir Dougherty having varied interests to look after, prin- cipally mining
 Visiting Mrs. Campbell
 Mrs. w. V. De Camy, wife of the superintendent of the Blue Bell. left Sunday for Phoenix to visit at the home of Governor and Mrs. T. F. Campbell, driving her own car by the Black Canyon route. Outing Trip.
 Miss Gladys Pryor, of Jerome June ton, visitor for a few days, left yesterday for Tucson, and from that
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Mining Man Here.

Henry K Behn, of Phoenix, is il the city in connection with his mining interests. A deal is pending, he says but the details are not to be made public vet.
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(From Saturdays Daily) Mining business.

Colonel ]. C. Rankin was an arrival yesterday from Chicago to remain for several days to look after his varied mining interests
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Visited Old Home.

Mrs F. w. Carroll concluded a few days visit with relatives and friends in the city yesterday and returned home to Jerome.
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Returns Home.

Mrs. (. w. Anderson and daughter concluded a weeks visit yesterday with friends in the city, and left for Ray. They return later to remain for the Summer.
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Visiting Friends.

Mrs. E. C. Koepke, wife of the man. ager of the company operating the New Year mine in Chaparral, is in the city to remain for few days visit with friends.
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From the Mines.

From the Mines.
 Richard Hoskins. of the firm of Hoskins, Larkin & Hogan, which is developing mines in Copper Basin near the Commercial, arrived yester- day from the camp, and reported their holdings in good condition. They will continue work and not ship for the
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present.
Buying Supplies.

Price Fuller, recent arrival from Oatman, who made locations in Has, sayampa district, near the Climax, was a visitor yesterday to buy sup plies and material for his camp. He will ship in via Kirkland. owing to the bad condition of the road out of this city.
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Eastern Visitor.

R. R. Rhode. of Washington, D. C. $ recent arrival and will remain 10, I few months to enjoy an outing or the range of the Rio Verde Cattle Co., of which his son-in-law, ]. K Campbell, is manager Mir. Rhode and daughter are visiting the city for a few days, coming from the ranch, and while here are the guests of Mrs Daniel Campbell.
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Goes to Phoenix.

F. w. Stephens resigned on Satur- lay as a deputy assessor of this coun- ", and now is in Phoenix to begin his duties as secretary of the live stock sanitary board. Assessor Gen try stated yesterday the vacancy will not be filled for the present. the off cial business for the year being well in hand and the force employed suffi- cient for official purposes.
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From Mexico.

r EIOlll NC1iNo.
 Peter Garside, miner of this sec ton many years ago, arrived during the week from Sonora, and will again locate. He reports the country tran quil, as there is nothing left for loot ing among Americans. Garside was hoisting engineer at the United Verde in 1892, and is going back to the Jerome field
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Mining Men Leave.
 F. L. Brayton and Thomas Sedg wick, mining operators who arrived last week from Colorado, left yester. day for Phoenix via Black canyon En route they will investigate condi tions in the Mayer country. Mir Sedgwick expects to return north during June. Their destination is the Superior country, where they have ar option on a copper.
 Old-Timer Returns.
 Lincoln Gavin, resident of this county many years ago, arrived dur ing the week from Nevada, and has gone into the Turkey Creek country 10 look over the field near the old Pine Spring silver mine, where he worked when his uncle, William Ga win, was operating that bonanza. Mrs. Gavin and children arrive in a few weeks to make this city their home. Mining Man Arrives.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Mathews, the former a director of the Arizona Dixie Mining Co.,, which is active in Maricopa county, are recent arrivals from the camp. Mir. Mathews will consult with resident shareholders on plans to be formulated for the future, remaining for several days. Robert Shultz, of Hillside, is the
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Mir. and Mrs. w. s. Johnson, of Walnut creek, were visitors yesterday the former stating that the range was in first class condition. and farmers also were well pleased with the out look for big prices during the food scare
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Lively Place.

Judge A. K. Lee, who equitably di penses legal business in Humbold was a brief visitor yesterday, repor ing smelter doings as lively, while Il judicial mill was grinding slowly. + says there are too many people fc the accommodation and a buildin boom is a necessity.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-18
BOILER EXPLOSION IN AUSTIN
RESULTS IN THREE DEATHS

Three lives were lost when the
boiler at the Austin Dakota mine ax-
ploded Wednesday morning. The
dead are Louis Dyer, Fred Burchfield
and Wallace Mcintyre.
Rev. Ross Turman, rector of the
Episcopal church in Winemucca, left
for Austin this morning where he will
conduct the funeral services.
Aside from the loss of life there
swas property damage Of $4,000, and
operations will be temporarily sus-
pended. c. f. Dittrell treasurer OF
Lander county and superintendent OF
the mine. is conducting an investiga-
ton as to the cause of the trouble
but as yet nothing definite has been
ascertained.
On the day preceding the explosion
Louis Dyer buried his mother, who
was a resident of Austin lie was
killed his first morning in the mine
after his brief lay-off. Dyer was torn
to pieces by the force of the explosion.
Burchfield and Mcintyre were taken
out of the wreck before they died.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-18
AMERICAN THEATRE Will
REOPEN NEXT WEDNESDAY

1t is safe to say that all Winnie
mucca will be glad to see the an
nouncement of the reopening of the
American theatre, which appears at
the bottom Of the first page of to
days Silver State. The event takes
place next Wednesday, August 22.
Manager oastler, looking fatter and
fairer than of yore, returned Wedne3-
day from San Francisco, where he
spent great part of his time in max
ing himself familiar with all newest
developments in the motion-picture
world His patrons scarcely need 20
be told that he has selected the best
for their ediheation the coming sea-
son. Some of the feature pictures TO
be shown soon are: "Pasquale," with
George Beban; Snow White" with
Marguerite Clark; LESS Than Dust, -
with Mary Pickford and all the new
Fairbanks pictures. Fatty" Arbuckle
will be seen in Rough House" IN
August 20. Charlie Chaplin vii appear
soon thereafter in Easy Street; w.
S. Hart in THE Desert Man; Bessie
Barriscale in THE Snarl." All of the
best Triangle and Paramount pictures
will be shown at the American. Vita
graph Blue Ribbon" releases will
be shown each Wednesday night
Patrons will appreciate more than
ever the pretty and entieing local pic
ture house. The short summer yaca-
tion has demonstrated the principle
that you never miss the water till
the well runs dry" Mr. Oastler also
made few advance bookings of road
shows to appear at the Nixon Opera
House. These are Max Figman $
company in Nothing But the Truth; !;
Anna Held, with her large musical
comedy company, in Follow Me" "
which has just concluded a successful
New York season; and the comedies
Fair and Warmer" and "Chin-Chin. "
Want ads cure any wants times, soc
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-18
PINSON Has
JOINED MAJORITY

Once of the earliest settlers iii
Humboldt county, Paul A. Pinson,
who had braved the hardships of pio-
neer days before the Southern Pacific
railroad was built across the State,
passed away at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
morning at his home near Preble,
after a short illness of pneumonia.
He was rs years old and a native of
France The funeral services VIII
be conducted by Humboldt Lodge No.
16, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
at its meeting place in Winneva hall,
Winnemucca, tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock All friends are invited to
attend.
A widow, FIVE daughters and two
sons survive Mr.. Pinson. All are now
at the family home, and all, with the
exception of one daughter, were at
are Misses Josie, Ella, Camille and
Gertrude and Mrs. Walter Wilkinson; /;
the sons, Clovis and Victor Pinson.
Paul A. Pinson left his native land
with his parents when he was about
nine years old For many years the
family resided in California, where
Pinson pere was engaged in business
in San Francisco. Along about the
year 1867 Paul arrived in Nevada and
was a resident of Winnemucca when
the settlement was known by the
name French Bridge" then a station
on the road to California. In later
years he resided at different places in
Humboldt county, and finally settled
down on his ranch a few miles north
east of Golconda, where he spent the
remainder of his days. During his
long residence in the county he had
mostly followed the vocations of min
ing, ranching and stock raising, and
was generally successful.
He was man of generous impulses
and had a host of friends over the
county; in fact, wherever he was
known. He always took an active
part in State and county affairs and
at the last general election was an
independent candidate for long-term
commissioner of Humboldt county.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-18
STATE EQUALIZATION BOARD
WILL HOLD ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the State
Board of Equalization viii be held
in Carson City, beginning Monday,
August 20. The chairman of the tax
commission, Governor Boyle, viii
preside during the sessions. which
will be held daily for possibly week
or ten days.
The State Board of Equalization as
now constituted is composed of the
tax commission, consisting of Cover
nor Boyle, J. F. Shaughnessy of the
railroad commission. w. n. McGill of
Ely, Moses Reinhart of Winnemucca,
p. Y. ellison of Reno, F. w. Lockman
of Rhyolite and George Henningsen
of Minden; and the county assessors
of the different counties of the State.
The meetings of the board will be
held in the Senate chamber. The
desks and seats used by Senators dur
ing the legislative session have been
moved back into the room for the use
of the State equalizers,
Mr.. Fletcher, secretary of the tax
commission, is ex-offieio secretary o!
the Board of Equalization.-[Ca Carson
City News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-18
NO LIBERTY BOND
ISSUE ANNOUNCED
by International News Service)

(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, August 18.- Be
cause number Of totally unauthorized
stories have been circulated regard
ing the launching of a second Liberty
Loan campaign, Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo has seen fit to issue
the following statement:
Some time ago l warned the pub
lie against recurring unreliable re-
ports with regard to the next Liberty
Loan These reports, purporting TO
give information as TO the date,
amount, and other details relative 10
the next issue, continue to appear. l
take occasion again to state that these
publications are unauthorized and un-
true. They are merely speculative
and the public should not be misled
by them. These matters have not
been determined. AS soon as they
are / shall make official announce
ment of the plans. Reports in the
meantime may be regarded as un-
founded"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-18
WESTERN PACIFIC PRESIDENT
SERVES ON NATIONAL DEFENSE

C. NJ. Levey president of the West
ern Pacific railroad, and L. C. Gilman,
president of the Spokane, Portland g.
Seattle railroad. at Portland, have
been named as additional members
of the Western department committse
of the American Railway Association S
special committee ON national defense,
according to an announcement by De-
partment Chairman William Sprou,e.
This committee, popularity termed the
railroads war board" is the joint
organization that directs the activities
of all roads with respect to military
movements and their services in con-
nection with the special problems pre-
sented by the war.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-18
LOCAL NOTES AND
PERSONAL MENTION

Miss Pauline Wuertele, the popular
postal clerk, will begin her vacation
on Monday. During her absence Miss
Mary Langwith will act as substitute.
Fred Abel, University regent, ar
rived in town yesterday from his
mothers home at Paradise Hill.
J. L. Workman, Father of Ma
tional" and one of the finest and most
successful prospectors of the West,
left on a trip Yesterday.
Phil Blume. Jr.. accompanied by
Mrs. Phil Blume. Sr., leaves for Bel
mont California. Monday, where the
young man will attend school.
Mrs. S. 8. Edwards left yesterday
for a visit to relatives and friends in
Eureka, Nevada.
Superintendent Forrest Bell of the
Buckskin National mine and It. J.
Defenbaugh of the Halcyon company
left last Thursday for the Buckskin
section of the National camp, accom-
panied by Phil Blume, Jr.
@
Frank and George Stall, the WE'LL
known former National mining men,
were arrivals Thursday from Masonic,
California, where they are operating
mining property on large scale.
Mrs. Ross Sellars and her daughter
Euphemie left last Wednesday for
Boulder, Colorado, where Mr.. Sellars
has been for some time visiting with
his mother and other relatives. They
expect to be away for a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Merchant, who
have recently resided at Goldfield, ana
have been on recreation trip to
California points of interest, arrived
Thursday evening from Lovelock,
where they stopped over for a week
TO visit with friends.
Q
The Winnemucca Mercantile Com
pany yesterday unloaded a carload OF
fruit and vegetables, including a let
of fine watermelons.
9
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Oastler and M.
and Mrs. A. L. Bracket returned last
Thursday from a motor trip to San
Francisco and Santa Cruz.
o
County Clerk and Mrs. ]. w. Davey
and son Gordon returned Thursday
from trip to Bishop. California,
where they had visited with relatives
for a couple of weeks.
Gordon Kimball Chapman. repre-
senting the California branch of the
American committee for Armenian
and Syrian relief, was in town yes
terday. q
Constable Joe Lyons is a Winnie
mucca visitor from the town of Ma
tional q
C. R. Giller, cashier at the Western
Pacific freight depot, has gone to Lake
Tahoe to spend Sunday with his sis
ter, Miss Eleanor, who is summering
at the popular resort.