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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-06-27
NATIONAL
WAR SAVINGS DAY
SET BY PRESIDENT WILSON FOR
FRIDAY, JUNE 28th

This is of Nations of armies and all of
one hundred million people must be economically industrial
B adjusted to conditions If this nation play its full part
in the conflict The problem before is not primarily finan
cal problem but rather problem of increased production OF
essentials and the saving of the materials and the labor
for the support and equipment of and
Thoughess expenditure money noneenta the
labor of men, the products the mines and factories and
overburdens transportation of which must be used to the ut
most and at their best for purposes.
"The great results which seek be obtained only by the
participation member Of the nation, young and DID,
national concerted Thrift therefore urge that
people everywhere pledge themselves suggested by the
Secretary of the Treasury the practice of Thrift the
Government their in increasing production in all
fields the winning the food and
fuel and useful materials of kind to devote their labor
only the most tasks and buy only those things
which individual health efficiency, that
the people evidence of loyalty all that they
in Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps The securities
by Treasury Department many within
the reach of every Of opportunity in this
matter wide open all of To practice Thrift in
times virtue and brings great benefit to the individual at all
times; with the desperate the civilized world today for
materials and labor with which end the the practice of
individual Thrift is patriotic duty and necessity
Il appeal to all who either Liberty Bonds War
Savings Stamps to continue to practice and thrift and
to appeal to all who do not Government Securities to do
likewise purchase them the extent their The
who buys Government Securities the purchasing
Of his the United States Government until after
this and to that degree does not buy competition
with the Government
81 earnestly appeal and child to pledge
themselves before the twenyeghh of June
sant and buy regularly possible the securities of the
to far
ship in War Savings Societies The 2Sth of June ends this
special period of enlistment the volunteer of
production and savings May there
listed on chat day.
WOODROW WILSON"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-28
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Marthy, l~ow-browed, un-
combed, harsh of voice and speech and
nature, with her shiftless husband Jase,
journey over desert trail, driving four
oxen and are the pioneers whose lurching
wagon first fords the Wolverine stream.
Jase is ready to stop at the first green
spot, but Marthy insists or plodding along
another full days journey. hat night,
through natural instinct, two of the oxen
stray into a narrow gorge and feast on
the rich grasses of the Cove. where they
are found by Marthy who recognizes the
little. hidden Eden as the place OF her
dreams and the pioneers at once take pos
session. Later they are Joined by an
other couple who are impressed with the
Wolverine and also establish a home. To
them is born a daughter. christened Billy
Louise.
CHAPTER II-After a visit to Marthy.
Billy Louise on her horse Blue reaches
home late. In a snow storm, having met
q stranger riding over the same trail he
Is invited to stop for the night and is well
coined by Billy Louise's mother. Intro
duces himself as Ward Warren who has
a claim on Mil Creek.
CHAPTER III-Marthy is Mortified to
find that Jase has died during the night.
Digging a grave in a level place above
on the homemade wheelbarrow and
buries her dead. Charlie Fox, her nephew
arrives.
CHAPTER IV-Fox rides TO Billy
Louise's ranch TO Inquire IL she has seen
anything of four OF their calves which
disappeared; theft is discussed. am ally
louise starts In search.
CHAPTER V-Spring has conn. out
Billy Louise is not affected by the beau
ties of Wolverine canyon. for she is brood
ing over her discouragements and is on
the brink of nervous reakdown when
she fnds one of her finest cows dead,
and she has a machinery note due. Two
men approach on horses looking about for
missing stock. She rides to Wards cabin.
but he is not there.
CHAPTER Winding along a fiat-bot-
toned canyon she sees a horseman resem-
bling Ward disappear in the hills and later
discovers a hidden corral such as she re-
members being told about by her father.
She is late in arriving home and finds
her mother I'll, and a physician is called.
CHAPTER VII-Billy Louise does not
hold changeless her broken faith In Ward,
although she has learned TO love him.
Ward NETS her on the trail and is puzzled
at her apparent GOODNESS toward him.
Ward writes her offering any assistance
he can give.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-28
By B. M. BOWER

Copyright by Little, Brown and Company
nlng iron" He was honest, whatever
men might say of him. But he knew
how to tie down an animal. and he
sacrificed part of his lariat to get the
short rope he needed to tie their feet
together. He worked fast-no telling
what minute some one might come and
catch him-and he did his work well,
far better and heater than had his
predecessors.
When he left that corral he smiled.
Before he had ridden very far up the
bluff ne stopped, looked down at the
long suffering cattle and smiled again
sardonically. One could read their
brands easily from where he sat on his
horse. They were not b%lotched; they
were very distinct. But they were not
Yes within that corral. There were
other brands which might be made of
a Y6 monogram by the judicious adj
dition of a mark here and q mark
there.
There, hang yuh, chew on that
awhiler' he apostrophized the absent
three. He turned away and rode back
once more toward home.
Rather turned naturally into the trail
which ran up the creek to the ranch,
but Ward Immediately turned him out
of 1t. 1--WE aren't going to overlook
any bets, old timer" he said grimly
and crossed the creek at a point where
IL was too rocky to leave any hoof
nrfnfo h0hfnA fhnm HI rndn mn fhn
lower point of the ridge beyond and
followed the crest Of Ii on the side
away from the valley. When he reach
ed a point nearly opposite his cabin he
dismounted. unbuckled his spurs and
slipped their chains over the saddle
horn. Then he went forward afoot to
reconnoiter. He was careful to avoid
rock or grayelly patches and to walk
always on the soft grass, which muf-
fled his steps.
In this wise he made his way to the
top of the ridge, where he could look
down Upon the cabin and stable and
corrals and see also the creek trail for
a good quarter Of a mile. The little
valley lay quiet. His team fed undis-
turbed by the creek not far from the
corral, which treasured Ward more
than anything. Still, he waited until
he had made reasonably sure that the
bluf held no watcher concealed before
he went back to where Rather waited
patiently.
II guess they didn't plan to stir
things up till they got those critters
planted where they wanted them" he
unused while he rode down the bluff to
his cabin. But when they visit hat
bunch of stock again / reckon things
viii begin to tighten!
He was wary Of exposing himself
too much to view from the bluff while
he did his chores that night, and he
kept Rather in the stable; also he slept
very little. and before daybreak he
was up and away.
(To Be Continued)
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-28
United States Senator
NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR FUR
NISHING FIRE APPARATUS TO
THE CITY OF WINNEMUCCA.

The City Council of the City of VIM
nemucca, State of Nevada, will receive
until 500 pm, Monday, the 4th day OF
March, 1918, sealed bids for furnishing
the City of Winnemucca with a COM
bination Chemical and Hose Truck or
Car.
All bids must be accompanied with
full specifications of the Truck or Car
offered.
The successful bidder will be re-
quested to enter into a contract with
the City OF W~innemucca, for the due
execution of the contract, and shall
be required to furnish a bond in a
sum equal to the amount of the bid
to insure the City of Winnemucca that
the contract will be executed on the
part of the bidder.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
c. E. HAVILAND,
Attest: Mayor.
CARL SCHMIDT,
City Clerk. j15fI1
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-28

finger from crOoking on the trigger.
The man had his back turned squarely
toward the gun. Ward waited. The
man did not move He waited another
minute, and then he opened his lips to
shout. And when his lips parted for
the call that would bring the fellow
facing him Wards tricky brain snap
ped before his eyes the face Of Billy
Louise.
He lowered the gun. He could not
shoot when he knew that the bullet
would split a gulf between himself
and the girl-a gulf that would sep
arate him forever from that future
where stood his air castles
He let down the hammer with his
thumb, slid the gun back into its hol-
ster and dismounted, with a glance to-
ward the place where the lookout was
stationed. He was sure he had not
been seen, and so he crouched behind
a splinter of rock and watched. He
had no plan, but his instinct impelled
him to closely watch Buck Olney.
Another man came into view down
there in the corral. He also stood
plainly revealed, and Ward gave a
little snort of contemptuous surprise
when he recognized him. After that
he studied the situation with scowling
his conclusions or complicated his
manner Of dealing with Buck Olney.
Ward would not have hesitated one
second about putting the sheriff on
the trail of Buck, but If the second
man were implicated he could not be-
tray one without b~etraying the other.
And IL the business down there in the
corral were lawful, then he must think
of some other means. At any rate, the
thing to do now was to make sure.
The two in the corral came out and
closed the gate behind them, and the
first man kicked apart the embers OF
a small fire and afterward busted him
self with the ground, either looking for
tracks or covering them up. They
came a little way along the side of the
bluff, mounted and rode up toward
where the lookout waited. And one of
them rode a dark bay and was slim
and tall and wore a gray hat.
Ward glanced at Rather standing
half asleep with reins dropped to the
ground. He reached out, tool the
reins and led the horse farther down
under the shelter of the ledge. Rat
tier pricked up his ears at the sound
Of those other riders, but he did not
show enough interest to nicker a greet
ing. He was always a self centered
beast and was content to go his way
alone, like his master.
Ward stood up, where he could see
the rim of the bluff over the ledge of
lava rock. He might get a closer view
and see who was the lookout, and he
might be seen. For that contingency
he kept his fingers close to his gun.
He heard their scrambling progress.
Now and then one of the horses sent
a little rock bounding down into the
canyon, whereat the cattle in the corral
moved restlessly around the small in
closure.
They came closer after they had
gained the top. Ward, leaning against
the duh gray rock before him, heard
the murmur of their voices. Once he
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-28
CHAPTER VIII.
"You Won't Get Me Again"

NNE day late in the fall Ward was
~ riding the hills off to the north
and west Of his claim. looking at
the condition Of she range there and
keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle. He
had bought another dozen head OF
mixed stock over toward Hardup. and
they were not yet past the point or
straying off their new range. So, hav-
ing keen eyes and the incentive to use
them, he paid attention to stock tracks
In the soft places, and he saw every
thing within the sweep Of his vision,
and, since the day was clear and fine,
his range of vision when he reached a
high point extended to the Three Buttes
away out in the desert.
By sheer accident he rode up to the
canyon where the little corral lay hid
den at the end and looked down. And
since he rode up at an angle different
from the one Billy Louise had taken
the corral was directly beneath him
so directly, in fact, that half of 1t was
hidden from sight. He saw that there
were cattle within it, however, and
two men at work there. And by
chance he lifted his eyes and saw the
nose of a horse beyond a jutting ledge
sixty yards CT so away and the crown
of a hat showing just above the ledge.
A lookout, he judged instantly and
pulled Rather behind the ock he had
been at some pains to ride around.
Ward was a cowpuncher. He knew
the tricks Of the trade so well that be
did not wonder what was going on
down there. He knew. He was tempt
ed to do as Billy Louise had done
ride on and pass up knowledge which
might be disagreeable. for Ward vas
not one to spy upon his fellows, and
the man whom he would betray into
the hands Of a sheriff must be guilty
of a most heinous crime. That was
his code-to let every fellow have a
chance to work out his OWL salvation
or damnation as he might choose. 1
don't suppose there was anything he
hated worse than an informer.
He got behind the rock, since he had
no great desire to be shot, and he dis
covered that his view of the corral
was much palmer than from where
he had first seen it. He looked behind
him for an easy retreat to the sky
line, and then before he turned to ride
away he glanced down again ~curiously.
A man walked out into the center of
the corral and stood there In the re-
vealing sunlight. Wards eyes bored
like gimlets through the space that di-
vided them. Instinctively his hand
went to the gun on his hip. 1t was a
long pistol shot. and be was afraid he
might miss, for Ward was not a wiz
ard with u gun. much as | should like
to misrepresent him as a dead shot.
He was human. just like yourself. He
could shoot pretty well. a great deal
better than lots of men who do more
boasting than he ever did, but he fire.
quently missed. He measured the dis
lance with his mind while the man
stood there talking to some one IN
seen. To look at Wards face you
would have sworn that the man was
aQamad hut sQwething held w"-
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-28

caught the unmistakable tones OF the
man he would like to kill. I'm keep
cases and git him" Plotting against
some poor devil, as usual, Ward
thought and wondered If the man knew
he lived in this part of the country. IL
he did, it might easily be-
"IH keep cases some myself. you
reptile" he muttered under his breath.
you won't get me again, if that's
what you've got in mind"
They went on, and presently Ward
was looking at their backs as they
rode over the ridge. He stood for
some time staring after them with
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-28
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
ALKALI MINES COMPANY
Ito Be C~ontinued)

The Alkali Mines Company. a cor
poration. organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Illinois, and
doing business in the State of Ne
vada. in Eureka county, in compli-
ance with the laws of the State of
Nevada, makes the following state
ment of its business for the year 1917.
to-wit:
Total Revenue earned during
the said year----..S316.52
Total Expenses sustained dur
ing said
In witness whereof. the said COM
pany has caused this report to be
made in its name by its officers here
unto duly authorized. this goth day of
February, 1918.
ALKALI MINES COMPANY,
BY SAM C. SOFTEN,
Treasurer.
Date of first publication. Feb. 26. 1918.
Date of last publication. Mar. ~. 1918.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-28

Secretary Lane has recommended a
bill for the further protection of men
engaged in the present war who prior
to entering the service had initiated
claims on public lands.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-28

Date of first publication. Feb. 26, 1918.
Date of last publication. Mar. ~. 1918.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-02-28
Winnemucca Is Years Ago Today
From The Daily Silver State

y Yesterdays Journal says: mfr. John Reed of Lovelock and Mrs. 9
. Minnie Rodfer. a sbter-in-law of ex-DBtrict Attorney Williams of .
. Humboldt, were united in the bonds of wedlock Tuesday by the Rev. .
9 Brady. Q
9 Miss Fannie Muller left for Carson last evening on s p No. A. 9
9 An important mining deal a concluded here yesterday by the sale Q
. of the Backbird mine, in the Central mining district, to Detroit par .
9 ties The consideration is reported to be $4,000 This is Of the 9
9 best developed and richest gold mines in the county. The purchasers .
. may be looked for N a short time. 9
9 w. G. wilkinson writes from Kennedy that the camp never looked .
9 81 well and all they need is reduction works to make it n of the best 9
@ in the state. 9
o 9
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-05-03
NURSES DOING NOBLE WORK
Bright Spot in savagery of War To-
day Is the Effort Toward Re-
lief of Suffering.

What a flood of light Sir Evelyn
Wood throws on pre-Nightingale days
In his story of being savagely beaten
on the face during Crimean days.
while lying in hospital with both hip
bones through the skin. Sarah Camp
found her way to the Crimean front
In spite of the Lady of the Lamp, and
into Sir Evelyn's dormitory. She was
the highest yet" before Florence
Nightingale took matters in hand. Lady
Palmerston thought the Sarah Camps
good, and if they did drink well, so
did the ladies' nurses, and nothing
could be better for them poor people"
War is more terrible now than in Sir
Evelyn's day, but mercy and science
march hand in hand to the relief OF
suffering and he may well be an Opti-
mist. The Crimea established the Brit
ish as leaders of the world In medi-
cine, surgery, nursing and hygiene.
Out of this modern agony new ameli-
orative triumphs emerge. And ,splen-
did girls of gentle blood who toll I'M
noted all day in military hospitals or
nobly stand and wait throughout the
liyelong night ministering to the COM
fort of travelling soldiers mad sailors,
will have as fine lessons to teach as
their sisters behind the firing line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-05-03

Well, you've overplayed your hand,
old-timer. let you fellows down easy,
last time. / don't reckon Foxy object
ed much to those few turned back to
him, and don't reckon you did any
kicking when you found I'd cut the
rope SO it wouldn't hold your rotten
carcass. You can't let well enough
alone, though. You thought yoI'd raise
me, did you? You thought you'd come
back and try another whack at me be-
hind my back. You knew hanged we'll
I wasn't the kind of man that would
jump the country. You knew you'd
find me right here, attending to my
business like I've always done.
but you've overplayed your hand.
This time I'm going to get you-and
Foxy and the breed along with you. 1t
was rotten trick, running Yes over
Seabeck's brand II / hadn't caught
you in the act, you'd have planted
them cattle where all hi couldn't
have saved me when they were found.
If hadn't caught you at it and run
NIX monograms over the whole cheese,
I'D have been up against it for fair
So now you're going to get what's COM
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-05-03

ing to yuh.l won't take any chances
on your not trying it again. I'm going
to protect myself right.
"You throw that gun on the bed
Chilly Louise did SO, her eyes still
upon Wards flushed face.) sNow, get
down that tablet from the shelf.
Here's pencil" He drew one from
under his pillow and tossed it toward
her. snow you write the truth about
all this rustling. It's bigger thing
than shows right in this neighborhood.
/ know that And I know, too, that
Foxy has been pulling down some on
the side. He never paid for all the
stock that's running around vented
and rebranded NIX. I've got that sized
up. Pretty smooth trick, too; heap
better than working brands. He ought
to have been satisfied with that-but q
crook never is satisfied. I knew he
wasn't the tenderfoot he tried to make
out, and when saw some of his stock
and that gate fixed to ring bell when
it was opened, / knew he was crook.
But he made a big mistake when he
threw in with you, you
81 want you to write down the
truth about that Hardup deal; who
was in with you. know, all right, but
/ want 1t down on paper. And want
to know how long Foxy's been in with
you, and who's working the game on
the outside. Get busy; write 1t all
down. TIL give you all the time you
need; don't leave out anything. Dates
and all, want the whole graft. Don't
try to get away. I've got this gun
loaded to the guards, and you know
I'm aching for an excuse He
stopped and coughed again, hoarsely,
rackingly. Then he lay quiet, except
for his rasping breath and watched.
Billy Louise, with the tablet on her
trembling knees, pretended to write.
From under her lashes she watched
Ward curiously. She saw his attention
waver, saw his eyes wander aimlessiy
about the room. She sat very still
and waited, making scrawly marks
that had no meaning at all. She saw
Wards fingers loosen on the revolver,
saw his head turn YEARLY on the pill
low He was staring out through the
window at the brilliant blue OF the
sky with the dazzling white clouds
drifting like bits Of cotton to the north
ward. He had forgotten her.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-05-03

lard in a small bucket and melted hall
undershirt she found hanging on 9
nail and bore relentlessly down upon
him.
.You gotta be creased all over your
lungs" she announced with q matter
of-factness that cost her something
for Billy Louise's innate modesty was
only just topped by her good sense.
Ward submitted without protest
while she barred his chest and applied
the warm mixture with a smoothly Wig
orous palm. ''That'll fix the hookin
cough" she salt, as she spread tbs
warm layers of wooden cloth smoothly
from shoulder to shoulder. 'How does
it feel?"
and wisely omitted any love making
"Will your game leg let you turn
over? Because there's some dope left
and 1t ought to go between your shout
ders."
1.-THE game leg ought to stand more
than that he told her, turning slowly
Eff / hadn't got this cold tackled onto
me, I'd have been trying to walk on /!
by now"
Better give 1t time since you've
been game enough to lie here all this
while and take care OF it. I don't be-
lieve I'd have had nerve enough FOL
that. Ward" She poured rurpentinl
and lard into her palm, reached inside
his collar and rubbed 1t on his shout
ders. "Good thing you had plenty OF
grub handy. But 1t must have beer
awfulw
sit was pretty lonesome" he admit,
ted laconically, and that was as fal
as MS complainings went.
Billy Louise then poured the water
off the sage leaves she had been brew.
Ing in tin basin. carefully hshed out
a stem or two, and made Ward drink
every bitter drop. Then she covered
him to the eyes and hardened her heart
against his discomfort, while she kept
the handkerchief cool on his head and
between times swept the floor with a
carefully dampened broom and wiped
the dust off things and restored the
room to it's most cheerful atmosphere
Of liyableness.
(TO BE CONTINUED)