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Cheyenne record., 1918-05-09

fashion before smudge with muley
shotgun across his knees.
'This amt no country for checha-
koes to be wandering around without
a keeper" the cook continued. Looks
like your folks would have better
sense than to let their rah-rah boy"
He got no farther. Elliot dropped to
one knee and his strong fingers closed
on the gullet Of the man so tightly that
not even q groan could escape him.
The old miner, waiting with every
muscle ready and every nerve under
tension, flung aside his blanket and
hurled himself at the guard. It took
him less time than 1t takes to tell to
wrest the gun from the cook.
He got to his feet Just a. Big Bill.
his eyes and brain still logged with
sleep, sat up and began to take notice
Of the disturbance.
Don't move" warned Holt sharply.
Better throw your hands up. No
monkey business. do you hearf I'd an
lief blow a hole through you as not. "
Big Bill turned bitterly to Elliot
$50 you were taking all the time.
young fellow. We save your life and
you round ON N. You're pretty slick
proposition as q double-crosssr."
sAnd that amt ALL" chirped up Hoas
blithely. "Iet me introduce our friend
to you, Mr.. Big Bill Macy. This h
Gordon Elliot, the land agent ap-
pointed to look over the Kamatlah
claims. Selfridge gave you lads this
penitentiary job 70 rs wouldn't meet
Elliot when he reached the camp. II
he hadn't been % darned anxious
about It, our young friend would have
died here on the divide. But Mr.. Self
ridge kindly outfttsd q party and sent
Ms q hundred miles into the hills to
rescue the perishing. ~ the old sayin'
goes. Consequence II, Elliot and me
meet up and have that nice conflden-
tial talk after all. The ways Of Prov
idence In strange. - you might say.
Mr.. Macy"
~Your trick" conceded Big Bin sui
lenly. sNow what are you going to
do with usr'
sNot q thing going to leave you
risht here to prospect Wild Gooss
creek" answered Holt blandly. Dur
den says there's gold up here-Aeaps
RI II"
BIN Macy condemned Durdsa In Ian
guass profane and energetic. He
didn't stop at Durdsn. Holt came IN
for share of u also 1ll1ot aa1 9saf-
ridgs. ---
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-09

seems TO me had somewhere
that he was away. Seems to me ]
heard he went prospecting"
'He did. Up Wild Goose .reek,
with Big Bill Macy and two other men.
But / asked him to come back with
me-and he did"
Feebly wally groped for the clue
without fin, ing 1t. Had Big Bill sold
him outi And how had Elliot got into
touch with himi
aJust so, Mr.. Elliot. But really, you
know, Rowland can make You great
deal more comfortable than Holt. His
wife is a famous cook. I'll have .
man go get your traps"
.Tt's very good Of you, but thAnk
I won't move"
.Oh, but you must. Holt's nutty-
nobody at home. you know. Every
body knows that"
'Ts he? The old man struck me as
being remarkably clear-headed. Bye
the way, want to thank you for send
ing a relief party out to find me. Mr..
Selfridge. Except for your help !
would have died in the hills"
This was another facer for Wally.
What the devil did the fellow meanf
The deuce Of It was that he knew all
the facts and Wally did not. One
thing stood out to Selfridge like sore
thumb. His plans had come tumbling
down like a house Of cards. Either
Big Bill had blundered amazingly, or
he had played traitor. In either case
Wally could guess pretty shrewdly
whose hide Macdonald would tan for
the failure. The chief wanted results.
He did not ask Of his subordinates how
they got them. And this was the sec
ond time In succession that Selfridge
had come to grief.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-09
A Man STAGGERED DrunssnIy Into View


had . good sleep. But right now he's
sure some Exhibit A. Look at the
bsoss sticking through his cheeks. =
Big BIZ commented.
'@Come, Old-Timer. Get down In
your collar to 1t. Once more now.
Don't lie down on the job. An together,
DSw.s The stranger clucksd to an
lnaginary horse and made Q motion
q lifting with his hands.
LOOKS Ike hiD hawss = begged
Aswn in Fifty Me swamp" suggested
Holt
'Looks ike,s agreed Dud
The old miner said NO moro. But his
syss narrowed to ahining slitA n this
Ian had come through 1ff0 NILE
swamn - must have started iron -
Eavse. That psueably meant that -
- esaa mem KuGlak. He was .
gUqg ann, talking the jargou a Q
0na0 1ssGhan Slayer. Wlthese Asase
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-09
CHATTER x.
Gordon Invites Himself TO Dinner
and Does Not Enjoy II.

Gordon Invites Himself 70 Dinner
and Does Not Enjoy u.
Big Bill and his companions reached
Kamatlah early next day. They re-
ported at once to Selfridge. It had
been the intention Of Wally to vent
upon them the bad temper that had
been gathering ever since his talk with
Elliot. But his first sarcastic ques-
ton drew such a snarl Of anger that
he reconsidered. The men were both
sullen and furious.
The little man became alarmed. In
stead Of reproaches he gave them soft
words and promises. The company
would see them through. 1t would pro-
tect them against criminal procedure.
But above all they must stand pat In
denial. A conviction would be impos-
sible even IL the states attorney filed
an Indictment against them. Mean
while they would remain on the COM ,
pany pay roll.
Gordon Elliot was trained investi-
gator. Even without Holt at his side
he would probably have unearthed the
truth about the Kamatlah situation.
But with the little miner by his side
to tell him the facts, he found his task
an easy one.
Selfridge followed orders and let
him talk with the men freely. All Of
them had been drilled till they knew
their story like parrots. They were
suspicious Of the approaches Of FL
lot, but they had been warned that
they must appear to talk candidly.
The result was that some talked too
much and some not enough. They let
slip admissions under skillful exami-
nation that could be explained ON NO
other basis than that Of company
ownership.
Both Selff1dge and Rowland outdid
themselves in efforts to establish close
social relations. But Gordon was care
full to put himself under no obligations.
Within two weeks Elliot had nm
ished his work at Kamatlah.
.Oh for KuSiak tomorrow" be told
Holt that night.
The old miner went with him - Q
guide to the big bend. Gordon had
no desire to attempt again Fifty Nile
swamp without the help Of someone
who knew every foot Of the trail. With
Holt to show the way the swamp be-
came merely q hard, grueling nush
through boggy lowlands.
Weary with the trail, they reached
the river at the end Of q long day.
An Indian village lay sprawled along
the bank, and through this the two
men tramped to the roadhouse where
they were to put up for the night.
Holt called to the younger man, who
was at the time in the lead.
''Wait q minute. Elliot"
Gordon turned. The old ALASKAN
was Offering q quarter to little half
naked Indian hoy. Shyiy the four
year-old came forward, q step at Q
time, his finger In his mouth.
"What's your name, hdr Holt
flashed look at Elliot that warned
him to pay attention.
"Colmac," the boy answered besA-
fully.
HIS nst closed on the quarter, hs
turned, and like . startled caribou he
ned to . comely ycung Indian woman
standing near the tran.
With cleaning eyes Holt turned to
Eliot Take q good look at the
sQuaw," he said In Q low volce.
ss m
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-09

derstand, 20 O. course 1t was natural
Mac would put up at his camp. O'Neill
had q partner and they had located
together. Fellow named Strong"
mot Hanford Strong. little. heavy
set man somewhere around fiftyr
"You'ye tagged the right man.
Know himr
tive met him"
sWell. I never heard anything
against Han Strong. Anyway, he was
ioff that night packing grub up while
Farrell held down the claim. Mac had
a ing Of booze with him. He got Far
'rel1 thanked up.. You know Mac-how
he can put 1t across when he's mind
to. He's q forceful devil, and he can
be mighty likable one. But when he
is friendliest you want to watch out
he don't slip an uppercut at you that1l
put you out Of biz. he done that to
Farrell-and done 1t a-plenty."
"How9"
"O'Neill got mellowed up till he
thought Mac was his best friend. He
was ready to eat out of his hand. So
Mac works him up to sign contract
before witnesses too: trust Mac for
that-exchanging his half interest In
the claim for I'VE hundred dollars in
cash and Macs no-'count lease on
Frenchman creek. Inside Of week
Mac and Strong struck big pay
streak. They took over two hundred
thousand from the spring cleanup"
1T was nothing better than rob-
berry"
"Can 1t what you want to. Anyhow
1t stuck. O'Neill kicked, and that's all
the good 1t did him. He consulted law
yers at Dawson. Finally he got so
discouraged that he plumb went to
pieces-got on a long bat and stayed
there till his money ran out. Then
one bitter night he starts up to Bo-
nanza to have 1t out with Mac. The
mercury was so low 1t had run into
the ground a foot. Farrell slept in
. deserted cabin without a fire and
not enough bedding. He caught pneu-
mony. By the time he reached the
claim he was a mighty sick man. Next
week he died. That's all Mac done
to O'Neill. Not q thing that wasn't
legal, either"
Gordon thought Of Sheba O'Neill as
she sat listening to the tales Of Mac
donald In Danes parlor and his gorge
rose at the man.
'But Mac had fell on his feet all
right" continued Holt. "He got his
start OF that claim. Now he's a mill
lionaire two or three times over,
reckon"
They reached the outskirts Of Ka-
matlah about noon Of the third day.
Gordon left Holt at his cabin after
they had eaten and went in alone to
look the ground over. he met Self
ridge at the post Office. That gentle
man was effusive in bis greeting.
"This Is a pleasant surprise, Mr.. FL
liot. When did you get int I'm down
on business, Of course. No need to tell
you that-nobody would come to this
hole for any other reason. Rowland
and his wife are the only possible
people here. OF course you'n stop
with u.s."
Elliot answered senially. pleasant
time we had ON the river, didn't wet
Thanks awfully for your invitation,
but I've already made arrangements
for putting up"
"Wheref There's no decent place
in camp except at Howland's."
II couldn't think Of troubling him."
countered Gordon.
mo trouble at all. Wen send for
your things. Where are theyr
The land agent let him have II be-
tween the eyes. "At Gideon Holt's.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-09

Gordon Elliot ia
Alaska investigate coal claims On the boat he meets
interested Sheba
ONs also goins In" Colby Macdonald Of the land
grabbing syndicate under investigation aboard Macdonald
active
Of Elliot probably life Elliot and Macdonald
friendly though latter that
mission which threatens Macdonald
unlawful exploitation Of
mensely
occupied wany sedge Macdonalds ghthand who
to he States where had effort to
the authorities that there nothing
Kusiak Miot that old friends Mr.
the whom Sheba visit MIRA
pagst Macdonald
object coming antagonshc
Of sheba Macdonald
Elliot Sedge
matters Elliot will deceived the
true
ts sefdge
Macdonalds activities.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-09

I'm staying with him on his elaim..
Wally had struck q match to Light
cigarette. bu. this simple statement
petrified him. His Jaw dropped and
his eyes bulged Not TN The Aame
burned - fingers did hs come 10 life.
did yo1 ~ y0a wsre stnylng-
with GID HoltI~ he A0undefo6
Yea He s6efed TO board ne. -
swesed IL yo1ng nan blanoly.
sDue-1 AAnt n0v - ~ 1egO-
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-09

Macdonald and EIllst drop
prstsnse Of friendship and start
bst1sr serve0ls fer 9leba's hand.
fho noxt Installmsnt tsllo how
aaaeaeaald OaIRsd the Asst ~
va1taOe.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-09

00 m ouanguDo
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20
NEW FOOD REGULATIONS FOR HOUSEHOLDERS

All householders who can entirely
eliminate the use OF wheat until the
next harvest, about September lst,
should do So
Householders who are obliged sto
use wheat should not use more than
a total OF | 13 pounds OF wheat flour
or prepared wheat, in any form, per
person per week. including the wheat
flour or prepared wheat i'll crackers,
pastry, macaroni, breakfast and other
foods.
In estimating flour consumption
every ia pounds of Victory Bread,
which is bread manufactured by bak
ers under the regulations OF the Unit
ed States Food Administration, may
be considered equal to | pound OF
wheat flour
This rationing requires more re-
stricted use OF wheat than that asked
for by the observance OF wheatiess
DAYS and meals, which are no longer
| obligatory. hut in practice it will be
found that an even wider and more
strict observance OF wheatless days
and meals will greatly aid in limiting
the household consumption of wheat
flour and other prepared wheat to
" pounds per person per week.
Meat of any kind may be eaten on
any day in moderation until May lst.
In buying wheat flour an equal
weight of other cereals as substitutes
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20
PLACE COAL ORDERS AT ONCE
FOR NEXT WINTER

Every householder is earnestly ad-
vised and urged to place without de
lay their order for coal to cover their
needs for the II months beginning
April 1, 1918.
During the past II months there
has been suffering among consumers,
through inability to obtain necessary
fuel after the beginning of winter.
A year ago consumers were led to
believe that they might safely with
hold their orders until later in the
year. This advice and its acceptance
by consumers waki one of the contrib
uting causes OF the coal shortage with
its consequent suffering among the
domestic consumers and lessening in
production OF commodities needed in
our war activities.
Order sufficient coal to meet your
requirements but no more.
Place your order at once. if you
have not sufficient storage space, en-
large your bin.
Owing to more favorable wealth
er conditions greater quantity OF
coal can be transported each day dur
ing the spring and summer. than is
possible each day during the fall
and winter
Conditions adverse to coal transpor
tation are sure to exist every win
ter.
Fill out the consumer report NJ
once and assist the Local Fuel Com
mittee in calculating the tonnage
needed for the year.
Inconvenience OF paying for coal
in the spring or summer, when II Will
not be needed until autumn and win
ter. should not influence any consum-
er to delay placing his order and Sc
curing his supply 1t is far wiser to
borrow money in the spring to pay
for one coal than to wait until lat
er. when. ii the coal has not been
and shipped. money cannot
procure it.
Ii this course is followed the sui
fering and loss of the past winter will
not lie repeated. If it is not done the
consumers will have themselves to
blame
II. $. Pohe
Chairman Local Fuel
Committee
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20
LAW CLUTCHES TWO
OFFENDERS.

On Monday Helnick the tailor was
ND hefcre Judge Blanchard for a pre-
liminary hearing on the charge OF tel
ony for non-support lie is aiieSeu
to have spent his money freely up
town and failed to support his family.
The hearing was rather racy az the
wife in vigorous language told OF her
trials aad hunger. The accused was
bound over.
On Wednesday, Jack Diamond, one
OF Alascns men about town, weni
through a similar hearing but on a
different charge. lie was accused OF
burglary in the first degree During
Wednesday afternoon some time he
slipped mp to tie window in Ricketts,
saloon and loosened the catch on the
window. He was seen and the plan
was made to lay for him. This was
done and about o'clock i'll. the morn
inc OF Thursday le crept into the
saloon and went to the cash register.
Here Mr.. Ricketts, presented a gun
and otherwise interfered with the ev-
i. ent intention to steal. The hearing
was on Thursday afternoon before
Justice Bonner and the culprit was
hound over,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20
FERNLEY SOLVING
DRAINAGE PROBLEM

There was no watchful waiting by
the Fernley farmers for the alkalis
and salts to creep to the surface of
their soils and destroy their crops.
Whcn the first few acres Of their land
became soggy and turned white with
alka)i they got together and secured
the aid of Uncle Sam to help drain
their land. 1t took Tut ten years from
the time that the Fernley people first
began to irrigate for the necessity of
drainage to appear. 1t has taken but
one year for these progressive farm
ers to inauguratc the drainage move
mcnt ana complete the system.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20
Prominent NEVADAh
GOES TO HIS reward

Ioe Lafayette Blackburn. one OF the
hest known cattlemen and ranchers IN
the west died after an operation Ill a
Reno hospital. following treatment
in San Francisco.
Mr.. Blackburn. who was oo years
of age, had lived in Nevada for near
lv quarter Of a century and during
an active life was intimately connect
ed with the cattle industry OF the
West. He was native OF Arkansas
but came west in early life settling
in Modesto. California. where he Nv
ed for several yeas. While i'll Mo-
desto he became Il cattle buyer for an
Oakland firm and spent the greater
part OF his time travelling through
California. Oregon and Nevada. lie
went into business for himself III
1895 and became interested iii Walk
er River andh Elko County ranch
lands.
He was a member of Reno lodge
No Ia |. O. O. f., and Reno lodge
No. 597 Il. p. O. +. Funeral servic-
es we're held in Reno under the aus
pices of the L. O. o. f. order, the
Rev. Brewster Adams acting as chap
lain.
His widow. Mrs. Catherine Black
burn. and a daughter, Mrs. Grace
\eidt, survive.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20

for wheat flour must be bought pound
for pound In buying grahann.
whole wheat or mixed flours the sub
stitutes in them may be counted SO
that a smaller proportion of suhsti-
tutes may be bought with these Hours
than with wheat flour. This is the
$3.50 rule.
Wheat flour substitutes are hominy,
corn grits, cornmeals. corn Hour, ed
ible corn starch, barley flour. rolled
oats, oatmeal. rice, rice flour. buck
wheat flour, potato flour. sweet pota-
to flour, soya bean flour and feterita
flours and meals.
Householders in towns and cities
may not buy more than Is OF a bar
rel OF flour at any one time. House
holders IN the country may not buy
more than Il OF barrel OF flour AT
any one time. In no event shall any
purchaser have more than 80 day,
supply on hand.
MI kinds OF food, especially wheat
meats, fats and sugar, should be &c
onomically used.
Grow and use local supplies; this
saves transportation.
These regulations are necessarily
subject te change at any time as the
needs OF the Allies and our owl
needs demand.
Washington. d. c.
\,,,,l iOiS
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20
D|SLOYAL CHARGES ARE
GROUNDLESS

Walter Anderson, principal of the
Dayton High School, has been fully
exonerated of all charges or suspicion
of disloyalty. A resolution to that
effect was adopted by unanimous
vote of the members Of the board hay
ing charge of that school, upon the
conclusion OF an exhaustive nvesti-
CATION. The board, consisting OF
three local members in addition TO
Governor Boyle, President Clark OF
the University OF Nevada. and State
Superintendent Bray, investigated the
matter at hearing which lasted about
four hours. Due notice OF the time
and place of the investigation had
been given; the entire session was o.
pen to- the public, and everyone in
any way interested and in possession
OF any information thought to be OF
Importance or TO have any bearing
on the case was granted opportunity
to Re present and be heard The
newly elected members OF the board,
which. after the first OF July will have
charge OF the school and replace the
board as now constituted were pres
ent and asked permission to be allow
ed to concur in the findings OF the
case. Mr.. Anderson has made an en-.
vrable record a. instructor during the
two years he has been at Dayton. and
at Tonopah He was highly thought
of as both student and instructor at
the state university
The charges grew out OF a state
ment made by Manuel King, County
Commissioner. without any thought
or intention that the charge should or
reach the ears OF one c. c. Emerson
who published the matter as the act
OF one of the male teachers OF the
county. As a result OF this attack each
OF the five teachers was accused ex-
cept Mason Johnston. When the !
male tcaehers' called upon Mr.. Emer-
son lie blandly infcrmed them that
the reason he gave no name was that |
he did not want TO bavc to prove IT. |
He also refused to give the name OF
the good authority un which the |
charge was originality published.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20
MASON BRANCH A. R. C.
NOTES

The regular business meeting was
held at Mrs. Cooks residence Mon
day night, but owing to The change of
nights the attendance was small. Mrs..
Moore repored % new hospital suits,
? jerseys and 26 socks completed
This work was accomplished at Odd
times as the ladies are devoting their
time just now to their house cleaning
and family sewing. The costume
dance netted the branch $34.
The Civilian Relief work was Gsr
cussed and the committee is to he
urged start the financing OF TINS
work. No report was made on the
appointment of nurse because no
information has been received from
headquarters relative. to the matter,
although inquiry was made Of the
proper authority some time back.
The choice of Mrs. Taboo as cira,T-
man OF the Junior Branch for the Bel
gian relief garments was confirmed
The young people are working WITH
great interest and zeal.
Mrs. Barrett was appointed codu-
mittee of one for the department
which remodels clothing for the des'-
titute in Belgium and other parts.
Cast-off clothing is solicited which
will be turned into new looking httse
and big garments. What cannot Dc
used will be sold for the benefit OF
this department
Advance announcement is made OF
a comedy which will be given by To-
cal talent in the interest OF the Red
Cross early in May.
A splendid concert for Red Cross
funds was given Tuesday evening in
the school room by Mrs. Howe and
Mrs. Yerington. Owing to insuffici-
ent advertising and previous engage
ments, the many absent ones missed
an unusual treat 1t is hoped that
this can be repeated when tickets wdt
re obtainabPe beforehand.
Clark Guild has been on the sick list
or a couple OF days La Grippe.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20
LAURENCE LAM STILL IN
CUBA

The 7lst company OF L. S Marines
stationed at Santiago de Cuba has
launched a weekly papc- and the
Times is indebted to Laurence for a
copy that has afforded some laughs.
We are reproducing the Woman ;
page 50 that all may have an idea OF
:i,e high class product that enanates
from the pens OF these soldiers OF
the SCI" in their idle moments.
Laurence is still enamcred OF the
life and i. making good.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20

bottom and from twenty-f five to thir-
ty feet at the top. In the picture the
canal is cutting through ridge which
causes it to be about twelve feet deep
here AMI over fifty feet wide a. the
top. The slope is two to one.
The canal is being dug with
cragline which is operated by two.
The line is operated along the side of
the canal, removing The earth from
the proposed site and dumping it
on either side. They have now COM
plcted bout two and onc-half miles
Of the system ard have about another
mile to finish. 1t is expected that
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-20
NEEDLE CRAFT.
w MDE.. i. l.. Walden

Lesson S2l- How to Sew Buttons
.Thi> stitch is ole waich requires
mucl. practice and no small amount
oe patience and natural adcptness'
The first and most necessary part oi
TIE operation is to secure button
have found by experience that tne
result is safer ii the button is small
Continued next week