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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
HAS A SUMMER HERD

s. A. Buzenbark has herd Of 125
of his own cattle on the desert and
about 275 belonging to other people,
He says they are doing we'll and he
will take them to the mountains
when the snow goes off. He has de-
cided to increase the herd to about
500 head If he can. Mr.. Buzenbark
reports that the water on the desert
is very scarce this spring and he
thinks it will all be soaked away
early in May.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30

tanned. Manure is Of the greatest value
In this connection, but in the cotton
belt at the present time SO few ami
mails are kept upon the majority Of
farms that the supply Of manure is in
considerable.
Another factor Of great Importance
In charging the capacity Of the soil for
moisture is the depth to which the land
Is plowed. The most advantageous
depth, it has been found, is from 8
to 10 inches. If the land Is in poor
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30

disk harrow as soon as 1t is dry, the
period for efficient work with the pillow
may be greatly extended.
Types of plows well adapted to the
soils Of the South Atlantic States are
shown In Figs. and 2. Fig. illus
trates disk pillow that reverses so
that the burrows may all be turned
in one direction. 1t is especially valu-
able on steep hillsides and In places
where it is necessary to avoid open fur
rows.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30

brushed out with washing powder and
water and then rinsed. After washing
! they may be steamed by spray of
steam.
Some Of the largest machines are
fitted with powerful pumps, the cans
in an inverted position being run
through the machine and sprays of
soap and water, rinse water, hot wa
ter, and steam successfully forced into
them under considerable pressure.
They are then dried in the same ma
chine. . ...
Drying Is Important.
The drying Of the cans is an import
ant factor, for 1t not only leaves them
in a much better condition, but it tends
to prevent rust. The cover also must
not be neglected. 1t is as important
that it be as thoroughly cleansed and
sterilized as the can itself. 1t can I'M
til the latter is quite dry. In the in
terval the can should be kept in a
clean place where there is no dust or
contamination.
On the farm, cans, pals, and other
utensils may be sterilized very efficient
ly with an inexpensive sterilizer which
is fully described in Farmers Bulletin
748. This bulletin may be obtained up
on application to the department.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-30
HOME GARDEN HINTS

(From Washington News Letter.
Department of Agricultural
Seed for Family of Four
The following amounts of seed, the
garden specialists of the United
States department of agriculture say
are needed to plant approximately
100 feet of row, or enough to supply
vegetables for family of four:
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
FIRE DESTROYS
ASSAY OFFICE
NO INSURANCE CARRIED AND
OWNER SUFFERS HEAVY
LOSS

Fire at 1890 today completely
destroyed the assay office of c. H.
Ellsworth on Columbia street, one
OF the pioneer offices of the town.
All machinery and the building were
converted into practically a total
loss. Some of the balances we're
taken from the building, but it is
believed they were damaged badly
by heat before being rescued.
No insurance vas carried. Ellis
worth stated that he could not esti-
mate his loss, but it is believed to
have been considerable as the assay
office was we'll equipped with high
priced machinery of various kinds.
The origin of the fire is not
known. Ellsworth was not in the
building when the fire started and
believes it was caused by a blow
back" of the gasoline burner heat
ing the assay furnace. Chief Muir
ply says the fire started at or near
the furnace.
An unoccupied and unfinished
dwelling house north of the assay
office was damaged to a considerable
extent by fire and water, but the
Central rooming house, south of
the burned building, escaped with
q few broken windows. A curtain
in one of the rooms caught fire, but
was pulled from the window in time
to prevent the fire spreading.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
I'D CHAFEY IS SKIPPING
FROM CANDALERIA MINE

L'asers OF the Lucky Hill proper
ty in the Candelaria district, %
miles from Nina, in Mineral county,
this week began shipping ore under
terms of a contract signed last week
with the United States Smelling COM
pany at Kennel, Cal, which calls for
the delivery of SO tons of ore daily.
Ed Chafey, who is the leaser on the
Lucky Hill, reports good showings
of ore on the property and has pro-
cured trucks and put them in service
hauling from the property to the Ne
vada and California railroad, a mar
row gauge line in that district. The
ore being hauled is silver bearing
and Chafey reports good shipping
ore values.-Humboldt Star.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
LA TOSKA NINE TO
ENLARGE OPERATIONS

A policy of operation during the
months between now and the spring
of next year, which will govern at
the Humboldt Consolidated'9 La
Toska mine, in Humboldt county,
was announced today by Superin-
tendent John B.. Newman, who is in
Reno on business. This policy in
cludes employing e larger force of
miners, keeping them busy blocking
out and extracting ore to be put on
the dumps during the winter, with
the plan of putting up a mill for
handling their own ores at that
time.
Newman reports 4 we'll defined
vein beyond the black lime contact,
on the 130-foot level. and says the
assays show 4 very good grade of
milling rock, with occasional streaks
of high grade in some of the string
ers out in the formation which lies
between the main vein and the
black lime dyke Eastern officials
of the company are expected to ar
live at the property within the next
week or 10 days to discuss details
of a mill TO be built in the spring
Silver State.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Jockey Ruled OFF Track

After winning with a 100 to one
shot a few days ago at the Reno
track, Jockey Norman Taylor pur-
chased a marriage license for him
self and Miss Nadine Kelley. The
mother of the intended bride later
stated that her daughter had not
consented to marry Taylor and the
latter narrowly escaped prosecution
for perjury because in obtaining the
license he stated that Miss Kelley
was 10 years old, while her parents
say she is only IS. To add to his
other troubles Taylor was ruled off
the track for life for conduct I'M
becoming a gentleman.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Witness Refutes Officers Story

A woman who states that he was
within a few feet of the men when
H. p. Larsen, a Reno policeman,
shot and killed Joe Simmons, an
escaping prisoner, testified at an
inquest into the shooting that Sim
mons stopped when ordered to do
so by the officer and that the pris-
oner had no rock in his hand, as
stated by Larson. She also testi-
fled that the two men were close to-
gether when the shot was fired and
not 60 feet apart as Larsen stated
they were. A physician testified
thai Simmons shirt bore marks hat
Indicated powder burns. The case
may be presented to a grand jury.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
COMPANY WILL REOPEN
OLD JACK POT LEDGE

Steps for the incorporation of the
Nevada Jack Pot Mining company, to
operate on the old Jack Pot ledge, a
mile southwest of Austin, in Lander
county, are announced in the Austin
Rcveille, which chronicles the pur-
chase of the Woodbridge group of
patented claims from j. Phelps
Stokes of New York, and three
claims and a fraction adjoining for
merly owned by the Austin Gold
Mining company. A shift of six men
is now being employed cleaning out
the tunnels and preparing for 4 per-
iod of active work. The Jack Pot
ledge is reported being traced on the
property for 200 feet, and good
showings are made in several parts
which were opened under former de-
velopment.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
WELL-KNOMNM MINE
OPERATOR IS
ARRESTED
MANAGER OF ORIZABA PROP
ERTY TAKEN BACK TO
PITTSBURGH

p. V. Rovnianek, widely known
throughout Nye and Esmeralda
counties, and for the last four years
operating the Orizaba mine, 40
miles northwest of Tonopah, was
taken into custody last night by
Detective John NJ. Burke, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and lodged in the coun-
ty Jail, says the Tonopah Times.
Rovnianek is wanted in Pitts
burgh upon the charge of receiving
deposits when he knew the bank, of
which he was the head, to be insol-
vent. Deputy District Attorney R.
N. Gibson, of Pittsburgh, who ac-
companied Detective Burke to Tono-
pah, stated last night hat the de-
falcations of the prisoner exceeded
100000
The Arrest of Rovnianek was
made in the lobby of the MiZpah
hotel at 6 o'clock last evening in
the presence of his wife, who had
accompanied her husband to this
city in the morning, the couple
registering at the Mizpah, as has
been their custom during recent
years. Mrs. Rovnianek was ap-
~parently unaffected and took the
whole proceedings quite calmly.
Deputy District Attorney Gibson
stated that the arrest of Rovnianek
was brought about Unexpectedly and
was purely accidental. The bank
in Pittsburgh, which is alleged to
have been wrecked by the prisoner,
was known as the p. V. Rovnianek
& Brother bank, which did the larg-
est business of any private institu-
ton in Pittsburgh, the depositors
being largely of foreign extraction.
Rovnianek declared that he knew
nothing whatever about the charges
placed against him. He stated that
he believes that he is being made
tie victim of spite work on the part
of someone in Pittsburgh.
1.-The fact that l have never left
the country nor used an assumed
name, nor in any way attempted to
hide, shows plainly that l was not
a fugitive" he said.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
|OIL and BY-PRODUCTS TO Be
PRODUCED FROM NEVADA SHALE

A. G. Crane, who was accompanied
to Washington by Banker j. T. Good
in of Lovelock to perfect and patent
title to the Crane shale oil and by
products extraction process, return
ed to Winnemucca from the east this
morning, accompanied by his son,
Burnett. Crane brings with him pat
ents for his process of treating shale.
This process will extract oil, paraf-
fin, wax, ammonia, and produces a
fertilizer and harnesses the gas con
tanned in the vast shale beds of Ne
vada, affording a cheap power and
service for the development of Neva-
da now dormant and I'M
profitable.
The scientific end of the depart
ment of the interior of the govern
ment verifies the success of the
Crane shale refining process. Crane
has with him these authentic ere
dentials.
This process ean untold new
wealth production for Nevada and
for the world as a whole. The pos
sibilities Of this process, as verified
by government agents, are so far
reaching that the imagination is
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Looking For Stolen Money

1t is rumored in Elko that Will
liam McGraw, who recently was re-
leased from custody at Elko, where
he had been held for completely in
the Jarbidge murder case, has gone
TO Jarbidge with deputy sheriffs to
endeavor to recover $4,000 stolen at
the time of the robbery and which
never has been recovered. Nc
Graw claims to have had nothing to
do with the hiding of the money,
hut he believes he can recover ii
from information he say he gained
through listening to a conversation
between Kuhl and Beck, who recent
ly were found guilty of murder.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Sells Car and Steals 1t

Some time ago a man who gave
his name as l.. NJ. Walker appeared
il Carson with a new automobile
and gained the confidence of sew
eral business men, including a
garage keeper. He then sold the
car to an Italian, who placed it in
the garage. A short time after
Walker went into the garage, en-
tered the car. and coolly drove it
out, the garage keeper supposing
he still owned it. Walker has not
been seen since and the Italian is
out the purchase price of the auto
mobile.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
To Celebrate Liberty Loan

To celebrate the successful flo
tation of the second Liberty Loan
the government is going to stage a
big bonfire on the capitol grounds
at Washington after the subscription
lists are closed. Nevada, in COM
mon with other states, will contri-
butte a log or piece of timber for
the fire. 1t is believed members
of the Nevada Liberty Loan COM
mittee will select a piece of timber
from the underground workings of
the Comstock mines.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
NEW LAW tXEMPIS
CLAIMS ONLY
IN 1917
TO ENJOY LAWS
BENEFITS

The printed text of the bill ex-
empting mining claims from the
annual assessment work require
ment, which was passed by the
house of representatives and senate
in July and is now said to have
become a law, has been received
here by Attorney l. S. Thompson.
II is noted that the pro-
vides for eliminating the annual
work requirement only for the year
1917 and that notice of intention
to take advantage of the law must
be filed with the district recorder
before the expiration of the current
year.
The bill is entitled: Joint resolu-
ton to suspend the requirements
of annual assessment work on min
ing claims during the year nineteen
hundred and seventeen" and the
text is as follows:
Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of
the United States of America,
in Congress assembled,
That in order that labor may
be most effectively used in rails
ing and producing those things
needed in the prosecution of
the present war with Germany,
that the provision of Section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, which re-
quires on each mining claim
located, and until a patent has
been issued therefore, not less
than 500 worth Of labor to be
performed or improvements t.
be made during each year, be,
and the same is hereby. sus-
pended during the year 1917:
Provided, That every claim
ant of any such mining claim.
in order to obtain the benefits
of this act, shall file or cause
to be filed in the office where
the location notice or certifi-
cate is recorded, on or before
December 81, 1917, a notice
of his desire to hold said min
ing claim under this act.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
'BL|GH1Y CORNER
IS POPULAR
RESORT
TAVORITE GATHERING PLACE
OF TONNES VISITED BY
AMERICANS

PARIS, Oct. 23.-One place which
many American soldiers visit in
Paris is the British "Blighty Cor
ner," officially known as the Foyer
du Soldat Anglais." 1t is conducted
by a group of English and Ameci-
can women as a place where Cana
dian, Australian and New Zealand
soldiers who cannot go home for
their 10 days leave may find q
welcome.
1t has all the facilities of ar up
t0-date club, with perhaps a little
more of the air of home" than an
ordinary club. Tea is served every
afternoon to all corners by the wives
of British officers, and there is every
afternoon and evening a program of
music and entertainment.
my visit has given me much
pleasure" wrote the Prince of Wales
in the visitors book, Ditto wrote
the Duke of Connaught.
On the occasion of the Duke Of
Connaught's visit, the cheers of the
Canadian soldiers were so lusty as
to offend the ears of some of the
residents of a fashionable hotel in
the Place Vendome nearby. They
flied a complaint with the police,
but the police replied: "They are
authorized to make as much noise
as they please. The British soldiers
were not told to make less noise
when they blew up the mines at
Messines!"
Twice a week the men at 'Blighty
Corner" are taken to visit the old
of Paris. An interesting in
cident occurred this week when a
party visited the church of Jeanne
dare. The priest presented them
with souvenir medals representing
Joan of Arc. But there are only
three Catholics among Them" he
was told. 1T does not matter" re-
piled the broad-minded priest.
They all serve the same Master and
General"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
School BOYS Patriotic

Boys of the state industrial school
have organized the Republic of the
State Industrial School," have
adopted rules and bylaws and
elected officers. The boys have
been showing a patriotic spirit in
the war and have pledged them
selves to the country in the new or
%ganization. The board of trustees
has authorized Manager Hoag to
secure two paroled boys from the
Preston school in California, who
will have charge of the boys and it
is believed that under their influ-
ence they can be more easily hand
led.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Brick Yard for Ely

A large deposit of clay for the
manufacture of bricks has been
found neal Ely and local men who
control the deposits will soon erect
kilns and start manufacturing. Lack
of suitable material for making
bricks has hampered building oper-
ations in Ely for many years and has
led to the erection of frame struc-
lures throughout the business sec
ton, as 1t has been necessary to
bring bricks from Salt Lake at an
almost prohibitive price.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Board BUYS Bonds

Bonds in the sum of $4,000 for
the purpose of paying October bills
incurred in the construction of an
agricultural building at the state
university, which was authorized by
the last legislature, were ordered is
sued a few days ago by the
commission in charge of the work
of construction. The board of in
vestments also met and authorized
the purchase of the bonds from the
permanent school fund.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Fraudulent Transactions Alleged

State Auditor Sullivan has report
e0 the result of his examinations
OF books of Lincoln county officials
and states there have been a num-
Der of fraudulent transactions in the
issuance of warrants to school
teachers. He also says there will
be criminal prosecutions. The war
rants were endorsed and cashed by
a former official and the matter
will be brought to the attention of
a grand jury.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27

baked in perceiving the utility valud
contained therein.
Here is what the Crane process
will do by actual tests made in the
government laboratories at Washing
ton: The Nevada shale yields ron
the ton 90 gallons of oil, 25 pounds
of p~araffin wax, IS to % pounds of
ammonia, large quantities of fert'liz-
err, and harnessed gas for heat and
power. Each ton of shale reduced
yields from $500 to 5000 cubic feet
of gas.
What does the success of this pro-
cess convey to Nevada-to the world?
Calculate and figure it, and a revo-
lutionary process is at the threshold
OF home energy and enterprise What
Goes hat mean? The answer comes
With the query. Mills will be erect
cd in Nevada and other shale points
III America to reclaim and make use
full the shale products. In the Ian
g1age of DR.. Day, the foremost scien-
fist of the government laboratory:
"One of the great benefits of the
Crane process will be that cheap
fuel is now in sight for Nevada, for
there is no state in the union that
has such an abundance of shale
with higher utility quality thar Ne
vada has"
This cheap power applied to lift
the u~ndercurrent water of Nevada,
to give moisture to the millions of
unused acres means greater wealth
for the state than all the wealth.
producing forces now at work in the
mountain states. This cheap power
means reclamation, crops and con-
tented homes over plains and val
leys and mountain sides now out of
useful reach.
When Crane and Goodin left the
United States laboratory, in bidding
goodbye to Director Manning of the
interior department, Manning said:
with all the oil now flowing, the
world must seek an additional AGO.
OOO, 900 barrels annually to meet re-
quirements." And he added that
from tests made with the Crane pro-
cess, he looked to that method for a
larger supply of oil. Not only this,
but that the United States must fur
nish oil to Europe for 40 years to
come.
In generalizing, Manning remark
ed that the shale rock of Nevada was
free from asphaltum and that the
oil extracted from it is, for that rea4
son, the best oil for a~eroplanes, beNV
cause it best meets all the varied
climatic conditions which are en-
countered in flying.
Among those associated with
Crane in the perfection of his enter
prise are United States Attorneys
WOODBURY. and Bartlett, j. T. Good
in and Harry Hunter, besides eastern
capitalists. While in Washington
Crane and Goodin were greeted with
every courtesy hat the officials
could bestow. Senator Pittman is
enthusiastic over the possibilities of
the Crane process. The mining bu-
reau of the department of the inter
ior gave them open house and every
thing claimed for the process was
verified by government scientists
Silver State.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Jockey Injured i'm Fall

AS a result Of one of the worst
falls ever seen on the Reno track
Jockey M. Mathews is now in a
Reno hospital with a fractured
skull and many scalp wounds and
which the accident occurred is not
known, but two horses fell at the
same time and after the field had
passed on Mathews remained lying
bleeding on the track.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Many to Ask Pardon

Preparations are being made for
the next regular meeting of the
state board of pardons, to be held
Nov. -. Homer Mooney. who as
secretary to the governor is clerk of
the board. states that practically
everyone in the prison will apply for
pardon or parole.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Fire at Indian School

The Indian school at Stewart was
damaged to the extent of $500 by a
fire that started in the laundry and
which was caused by a defective
flue. The Carson fire department
responded to the alarm, but on ar
rival the boys at the school already
had the fire under control.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
Making Regular Capitol

Marble for w~ainscoting in the
main corridors of the state capitol
is now being placed in position by
contractors and the building is be-
ginning to take on the appearance
of a place devoted to the business
for which 1t was intended.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
SHIPS RICH ORE

The sum of $7517.51 is reported
by n. B. Price, president of the Red
Streak Mining company, operating in
Clark county, as the price received
for one car of copper ore shipped
from their property. The two men
have a big force of men at work and
every other day.-GaZette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27
New Tonopah Recruiting Officer

Corporal P. Rasmussen has ar
rived in Tonopah to relieve Cor.
poral J.. A. Freeman, who has been
in charge for several weeks. Cor
poral Freeman has been ordered to
report to the department head
quarters in San Francisco.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-27

John Chapman was we'll known
here during the boom days as a
miner and lease superintendent. He
came here from Cripple Creek in
the early days of Goldfield and left
for Richmond, Cal, four or five
years ago. During their residence
on Fifth avenue near Miner street.
Mrs. Chapman was active in Eastern
Star circles and became matron of
Gold Nugget chapter.