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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
POWDER LICENSES
IN ACTIVE DEMAND

The applications and blanks for
powder licenses were received by
County Clerk Davey this morning and
the necessary blanks will be mailed
out to a large list of waiting appli-
cants. The instructions state that all
applicants must appear personally be-
fore the licensing officer. Realizing
that it would be great hardship on
people living in remote sections of
Humboldt county to have to make a
trip to the county seat especially to
appear before the county clerk, tie
department was asked by Mr.. Davey
to appoint all justices of the peace in
the county as license officers. Mr.
Dayey has not yet been advised as TO
whether this will be done, and a query
was today wired to Washington to as
certain if such action would probably
be taken. All powder users in Love-
lock, Seven Troughs, Rochester, Pack
ard, Sulphur and other remote dis
tricts are waiting for their licenses,
and it will be much more convenient
if they can obtain the licenses from
the nearest justice of the peace
Murder in the first degree, with
penalty of life Imprisonment, is the
verdict returned by the jury in the
Yee Toy case last night about half
past eight o'clock.
The case of The State VS.. Peter
Stephens was called in court this
morning and a jury was soon secured.
Taking of evidence was promptly be-
gun. The jurors in the case are: I. NJ.
Springer, Joseph Litch, Mrs. Edna T.
Eddy, H. T. Brink. James Edmunds,
James Nickerson, r. S. Bolam, ]. Z.
Truitt, G. B. Welshons, Charles F.
Brown, ]. H. Hart and Irwin A. Han
son.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
LAST FIGURES MAKE Y.M.C.A.
FUND IN EXCESS OF $4,000, 900

NEW YORK, November 26-Final
figures put the total contribution to
the war work fund of the Young Mems
Christian Association at $50, 163.054.
The revision of the authorized total
made public last week was caused by
returns received late at the national
headquarters. This carries the amount
over the original mark. $35,000.000. by
$15,153,054.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
LOCAL NOTES AND
PERSONAL MENTION

L. G. Grigsby of Paradise is in from
his ranch, driving his new car.
Assessor A. E. Organ has gone to
King River valley on official business.
@
A. G. & o. Graetz, mining men, are
here from Lovelock, guests at the
Overland hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. A Bernard of Col
conda spent Sunday with their daugn-
ter, Mrs. Lundy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Merchant have
gone to Lovelock. where they expect
to spend the winter.
r. E. Gaycr, who has been in the
city for the past few days, left for
National this morning.
@
w. E. Moore has accepted position
in the clothing department of the e.
Reinhart Company's store.
10. II. w. Wulle, JdTDluge, r.. j.
Waters and ]. e. Webb, Kentfeld,
are arrivals at the Overland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Cooper were auto
arrivals from Pleasant Valley and
spent the weekend in this city.
o. L. Lay. special agent for the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
was an arrival in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Byrnes, who
have been visiting here and in Para
disc Valley, have returned to their
home In Fernley.
e. ]. Smith, chief operator at Fresno
California, is giving a two weeks
course in the local telegraph office on
high-speed repeaters.
O
Ex-County Commissioner William
Blattner left for Richardson's Hot
Springs, in California. where he will
remain several weeks.
Emiol Snider, manager for the u N.
/. Telephone office, returned last Sat
urady from trip through Lander,
Nye and Humboldt counties, inspect
ing and checking up business.
%
w. o. Baber Sr. of McDermitt left
this morning for his home, accom-
panied by his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
W. o. Baber Jr., who was an arrival
from Carson City yesterday.
Verne Johnson is an arrival from
Goldbanks. O
Albert Lowry was an arrival in
town from Paradise Hill last Satur-
day. @
Thomas Major, mining man of Col
conda, is in from the Adelaide mines
on jury duty. @
Ed Perez, one of the proprietors of
the Pleasant Grove meat market, is
in from Lovelock on a business mis-
sion. @
Lee Case departed on No. 19 last
evening for San Francisco. having
joined the aviation corps of the U. s.
army. @
Mrs. W. R. Taylor, wife of w. r.
Taylor. superintendent of the Ade-
laide mines, accompanied by Frank
Bowen, foreman, is a visitor in the
city today. @
The big team of the Ellison Ranch
ing Company, driven by Douglas Kill
foyle, came in today to take out tele-
phone wire to be used in constructing
a private line from the Ellison ranch
via Thacker pass to King River valley.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
sHALE FLANT FOR UNIVERSITY

A full unit of the Crane process for
removing oil from shale will be in
stalled at the State University within
the next month to carry on extensive
tests on shale from all parts of this
State. The plant is to be installed by
the Crane Shale Oil Company.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27

Get an Edison Phonograph. the one
that recreates music, and there will be
no more long, dreary evenings. The
Stephenson Drug Co. will sell you one
on easy payments.-(Advt. 52tf
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27

Kings County Electric Light 4
Power Company has declared usual
quarterly dividend of 50 share. pay
able Dec. I TO stock of record Nov. 20.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

State of Nevada Executive Department
A proclamation by the Governor:
Whereas The President
tabshed custom the
ninth day of this special
giving to Almighty
throughout the
Whereas 1t is fitting that the officially dedicated
to the purpose
spirit and between
of the Nation;
Therefore Emmett Boyle State
by authority designate Thursday,
Der 29 1917, THANKSGIVING DAY. people
Nevada to from their wonted
order
to God in their places worship
public assembly.
Beyond prosperity security.
to be grateful blessing that
establishment of it's all
Divine interposion Nevada gratitude
of righteousness and fall into boasthl spirit but that hu
mlity, render due homage.
1t is fitting and that the
performing quicken the furnish
be done for the common welfare
Given under and the Great Seal
[sEAL] Nevada
day of November
nine hundred and seventeen EMMETT D. BOYLE,
BY the Governor Governor
GEORGE BRoDIGAN Secretary of State
q % q Is "a "a & "a Z. "a z. a & "a "a, a "a a "a
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27

General Asphalt has declared the
usual quarterly dividend of IA per
cent on preferred stock, payable Dec.
l to stock of record November 13.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
wINNEMUCCA ANNOUNCEMENTS


churches will will held Marys Episcopal
Thursday November 20. 030 Rev. p H. Willis
local church. will will
furnish music cordial invitation
Christian Society
Bible
Fourth. Everybody lovingly welcomed
No edition of The Silver State will be issued Thursday
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
IT'S FREE

Ask for that Book, USE WATER
FOR HEALTH" 1t contains One
Hundred and One Health Suggestions.
It's free. EAGLE DRUG co.
The Rexall Store.
63tf- advertisement.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27

Tuesday Farnum Bringing Home Father
a which for the blues When the
Wednesday November
of incidents
Also special tworeel Fox comedy THE House
Scandals"
An
ing story of
Friday November Argyle
hut the blind Home Travelogue.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
BRAKEMAN BADLY HURT

Word reached here Sunday evening
from Elko that Brakeman Mann, EN-
ployed on the Western Pacific, was
Seriously Injured that afternoon. From
what could be learned. Mann was on
a freight train and was caught De-
tween the cars and crushed.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27

A wantad three times for four bits.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27

Want ads cure any wants times. SOC
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
CLUB II YEARS OLD.

The Courier Junior has many new
readers, SO we will tell them some
thing of the club:
The Courier Junior was the first
Stocking club in Iowa, or any of the
nearby states, and was planned right
here in this Office December. 1906. It's
purpose is to make little children very
happy at Christmas time. Then again
il we wish to give presents at Christ
mas time and do not want our friends
TO know from whom the gifts come
Santa Claus will deliver them for us
IL we ask him. You all know that
Santa Claus does not always give
useful presents, such as stockings and
mittens. However. Santa Claus will
be glad to distribute these useful and
warm gifts il the members of the
Christmas Stocking club give them.
All one has to do to become a mem
Der Of the club is to give nice pair
of well-filled stockings.
The growth OF The Courier Junior
Stocking club since its start is shown
in the following figures taken from
the files:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07

feast of ingathering--a day Of Thanks
giving. They invited the friendly Mass
asoit to join them. He and his braves.
ninety strong. came with venison and
wild turkeys. The surrounding woods
yielded the housewives. wild fruit and
the water supplied fish and CLAIMS. No
room or home in the colony was large
enough. The children gathered wood.
fires were built out of doors. The
housewives united their efforts. They
boiled and baker pastries, corn bread,
and buildings in the kettles. Wild tur-
keys, geese, ducks and venison were
hung on poles and roasted over open
beds of Goals. Clam chowder was made
kissing hot for the first course. Tables
were set under the pine trees. What
was lacking by way Of plates was made
up by wooden trenches. If they did not
not have silver spoons, they had wood
en- ones. There were knives enough. All
sorts counted and they did without
forks. The children ate by themselves
or waited for the second table. What
with preaching, feasting, talking and
games the exercises lasted three days
Fifty five English speaking people were
present. Sickness had told heavily on
the colony Over forty OF the people
were dead. OF the fifty live three were
only four women. These with the
young girls and one servant, prepared
for all that large company and ninety
Indians besides.
Felicia Zenor, age Is,
$40 N, Miner St, Ottumwa. Il
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
Felicia ZenOr-Tells How
The Plymouth Colony
Celebrated.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
wrote last month about Halloween
and received a box of candy and
thank you very much for it. This time
/ will write about Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving day, in the United
States, is day set apart on which 20
give thanks for the blessings Of the
year. 1t was suggested by the English
Harvest Home, an old fashioned fes-
tival held to celebrate the completion
Of harvest. similar festival in Scot
land is known as Nell Supper.
The first American Thanksgiving
day was observed by Plymouth colony
November rs, 1851. The observance of
the day became general throughout the
New England states. After the revolu-
tionary war the usage spread to the
middle states and over the west. max
ing progress more slowly southwark
The governors of most states. issue
Thanksgiving proclamations. Since
Lincoln set the example in 1863 sue
cessive presidents have issued procla-
nations. BY common consent the last
Thursday in November is the date set
Business is suspended customarily
Union services are held in some church
Family reunions are held. The ira
ditional articles without which a
THANKSGIVING dinner is incomplete are
roast turkey, cranberry sauce and
pumpkin pie. After dinner coasting and
skating are in order. but a religious
feeling prevades the day. A Thanks
giving dance seems out of keeping. The
colonies of America resident in various
cities of the old world. usually hold re-
unions on Thanksgiving Gay.
The original Plymouth Thanksgiving
was held under peculiar circum-
stances After the first corn crop had
been gathered, Governor Bradford and
the Pilgrim fathers decided to have a
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
Hildred Browns Ancestor
Story, A Most Inter-
esting One.

land"
| They left Ohio October Is and land.
ed at Brighton, Iowa, the Is Of
November in 1854, and had only one
!, sprinkle of rain on the trip.
J When, Ahey left Ohio there was
! three different wagons and families.
/ Messrs. Scott, Spencer and Bell. and;
at different times along the route
there were as many as thirty wagons
in a row that would overtake them
and they would travel together for
many miles. AS they were going west
to locate also when they got tired Of
riding they would get out and walk
for miles. y
AS they went through Wooster, o.,
Mr.. Bell, my great-grandfather, sat on
a horse behind the wagon and played
"a violin while Uncle Dave Spencer,
my great grandmother's brother,
danced in one Of the feed boxes. This
attracted aNgreat deal of attention.
As have heard my great grandfath-
er say that the windows and side
walks were full OF people watching
him dance.
When they stopped for the night
there was doctor came along and
told them that they had better not
camp there as it was robbers camp
and that they wouldn't all get out
alive II they did. But instead of
them leaving they took their wagons
and placed them in a circle and put
the horses in the center and each was
armed ready for fight if the robbers
CHANGED to come. but thew did not
show up but guess no one slept
that night for watching them.
All that are living of the three
wagon loads are my Crest Grand
ma Bell and Grandma Davidson, both
of Fairfield, Iowa, and my Great Aunt
Kate Spencer Of Muscatine, Iowa.
; l would like to see my letter in
print soon because my grandmas
and Aunt Kate Spencer will be glad
to read it.
Hildred Brown, Age 13.
Douds, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
CHRISTMAS STORIES.

This year we want all the Juniors
to write a Christmas story. The
subjects follow:
THE PLEASURE OF GIVING.
THE MISSION OF THE CHRIST
MAS STOCKING CLUB.
WHY THE CHRISTIAN WORLD
CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS.
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS.
THE MAGi.
The prize will be either doll, 4
pair of skates. a book. a beautiful pic
ture. a box of candy or Christmas
tree.
The contest closes Tuesday Deem
Der IS.
We will not have room to publish
all the letters, compositions and sto-
ries recently received until after
Christmas However. we want all the
Juniors to work in the Christmas con-
test
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07

of mittens, an apple and the other
stocking. Many of the Juniors fill
both stockings. On the card with
the donors name put the age of the
child for whom the stockings are in
tended
We do not want the stockings until
the week before Christmas, but we
will be glad to have the names Of the
children and grownups who care to
belong to the club right away. Jul
niors and grownups living at dis
lance, can send pair of stockings
also a sum of money sufficient to buy
the candy, fruit, toys and mittens:
The stockings will be left just as
the donors bring them in and will be
distributed Christmas eve direct from
this Office. among little children
whose parents are unable, to provide
any Christmas cheer and to little ones
bereft of their parents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
Mildred Bennett-Pilgrims
Came Over In the
MayflOwer.

The Pilgrims came over the ocean in
1920 They came in the Maylower and
landed in Massa chusetts. 1t was cold
and gloomy. The ground was frozen
and the trees were bare. They had
come from England.
The men and big boys built log
houses. S'hey used oiled paper for win
dow glasses. But yet the wind got
through the cracks. Some of the people
got i'll and some died Some died OF
starvation.
When spring came they planted corn
and pumpkins. 1t grew fine and the
people had plenty to eat. And the sick
got well.
In the fall after the corn and pump
kins were gathered they asked the
Indians to come and thank God for the
good harvest, and for the people wbn
got well. The feast lasted for days.
Ever after that there has been Il
Thanksgivine day.
Mildred Bennett. age 10.
1914 West ain ST. Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
Inez Greiner-A New Jun
Tor Tells of Her School.

Dear Juniors:
This is the first time ! have ever
written to the Junior. Papa has been
a subscriber to The Ottumwa Courier
for some time and i certainly enjoy the
Junior page. SO thought | would
write about my school house.
My school house is painted white. II
is good size. There is large belfry on
it. in which a large bell swings. And 1t
rings very loud when the rope is pull
ed.
And inside the school house we have
an organ. large recitation seat. teach
er's desk and chair, library, many pic
lures and maps, also a large map box.
There is a stove in the CEN
ter of the school house. There are
seventeen seats in the school house and
thirty eight pupils. The name of the
school is Pleasant View. My teacher c
name is Olive McReynolds. Well, as my
letter is getting long | viii close.
Inez ,;roiner. age IL.
Eloris. Ia, r. /.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
jamie Burnett-Tells of Her
Trim to AledO. I'LL.

1t was seven o'clock when we
started from home Mrs. Nina Hig
gems went with us. We made the
trip in a large Buick car We went
through many beautiful cities.
There was little town on the Other
side of the Mississippi river, called
Oakville. And one on the other side
called New Boston. This is where
we crossed 1t is about sixteen miles
from Aledo, ILL., At first when we
got on the ferry boat I thought
| would fall off was SO dizzy. It is
pleasant ride across. The ground
surrounding it is quite low and sandy
When we got to Aledo it was twelve
, twelve o'clock. I thought we made
good time. Aunt Mary did not know
we were coming and she was so sur
prised to see us. She heard cal
drive up in front and came out to see
| who it was. She was so glad to sec
U.S. Then mamma and auntie go,
dinner, for we were hungry and tired
Papa lay down on the sofa and went
to sleep.
In the afternoon we went down
town and visited the greenhouses
They had most of the flowers out in
| the garden then.
Aledo is a pretty, city, think. Papa
has cousin living there and on Sun
day we went down to her house fol
dinner. She has a girl named Edna
who is nice girl. When we started
for home Monday didn't want to &C
at all would like to live in Aledo
1t was about one o'clock when we got
home. Our dog, Carlo, was awfully
glad to see us.
/ am ten years of age. / have one
brother and one sister. who are twins
Their names are Floyd and Florence
They are nine years old.
Well, I will close, for my story lis
getting long. This is the first time
have written to The Junior. | like
to read the other girls and boys let
tiers.
Janice l. Burnett. age 10,
Bonaparte, Iowa,
r. F. D. No.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
Lillian Jones-A Compost,
tiOn-"Alice's Dream"
Dear Juniors /:


| AS | have never written to the
! Courier Juniors before. thought
would write composition. The
name fof my story is "Alice's Dream.
Alice was lying on the floor read.
ing a book Suddenly she saw some
thing moving near her. 1t was a
mouse but what a strange mouse III
deed it was not at all afrSid.
| He sat up on his launches and
locked about then he began to
squeak. Squeak, did I say, should
+ nave said speak for Alice understood
every word he said.
Dear Alice he began have
come to talk with you.
! You have set these traps to catch
all our family.
| Of course | and my husband know
better than to go near them but my
children take no heed to what | say
and always get caught.
| Come and will show you my little
home. But how am ] to get in the
door she exclaimed.
! You shall see was the answer
Wien they got to the doorway the
mouse said few magic words and
}Aice became SO HUE that the iHousS
could carry her.
| When she saw the nice cozy home
she said. Il will promise you that TN
| set the food by the well and you will
mot have to go near the traps"
q The mouse agreed and said good
Ne and Alice found herself standing
the fireplace. 1t was only a dream.
Lillian Jones. Age TO-
1905 East Second street
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
Alma Josephine Malone
Writes of Her New Home
Near Deer Lodge.

| Dear Courier Junior:
AS l have not written since | left
Iowa, | thought would write about
the country out here.
The school where Paul and go is
one-room log, building. There are
! fifteen pupils and the teacher is Miss
Irene Sifert. 1t is mile and half
| to the school, but we ride back and
| and forth
We are in the pine forest and
Rocky mountains. We are about
three miles from the continental di.
vide We are $3.50 feet above sea
level.
We have four-room log house with
big trees all around us. We are in
! side the forest reserve. The forests
are fir, pine and spruce, with quaken-
aspen, willow and elder around the
creeks and springs.
From our ranch we can see Mt.
Powell and snow on it all the year
around. 1t is about fourteen miles
away.
One morning in July Grandpa.
Grandma, Mamma, my three brothers
| and | went up on mountain near
here. Mamma found some ripe straw.
berries, but they were very small. A
little farther up we sat down to rest.
The boys went on to the top in few
moments and came running back with
some snowballs. We had snow bat.
tie.
We reached home again My. how
hungry we were. 1t didn't take long
to get to the table and get busy!
We have some wild animals. such
as deer. mountain lion, bear, bob
cat, lynx, elk, coyote and wolves, and
there are also badgers.
The season is too short and the
nights too cold to raise corn here.
But We raise all kinds of small grain,
also clover, timothy and alfalfa, and
the finest of potatoes and cabbage
and small garden, but no tomatoes.
We had dry summer, with some
hot days, but not so warm as in Iowa..
The nights are nice and cool. We
had one week of winter. beginning
October "a, but it was soon gone and
we had good weather all the rest Of
the fall. Just now it is fine We do
not have the cold rains. and damp air
here. as You do ip Iowa.
/ haven't any girls close, so I get
lonesome sometimes. But we have
lots of work to do and keep busy
most of the time. when I'm not in
school.
watch for the Courier Junior every
week and like to read it very much.
Alma Josephine Malone, age 10.
Deer Lodge, Mont
Box 555,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
ANCESTOR STORIES.

We want the Juniors to write about
some of their ancestors (Which means
your parents, grandparents. great
grandparents. etc. We will ask the
Juniors to write nice short stories
telling something remarkable or un-
usual about their ancestors
We want the Juniors who write in
contest to tell us the names of their
remarkable ancestors.
The writer's can select their prizes
from among the following: A box of
candy. skates. book.
Hildred Brown is awarded prize
today for her interesting ancestor
story.