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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19

went direct to Virginia City from
san Francisco and became a reporter
on the Virginia City Chronicle under
Dennis Mccarthy, where he remain
ed for four years.
Enters the Silver Party
On November l, 1879, he became
editor of the Morning Appeal in Car.
son City. and in 1880 he married Mrs.
Nellie Y. Mighels, widow of Harry !
Mighels, former owner of the Appeal
and famous in Nevada politics, and
assumed complete management of the
paper.
When the silver question was at its
height Davis threw the support of the
Appeal TO the Silver party and in 1898
he was elected state controller on the
straight silver ticket defeating G. NJ.
| Humphreys, the democratic candidate
! by il9 votes in n five-cornered race in
| which George +. Turrttin, the repub-
/ lIcan candidate, ran third. He was
reelected on the SilverDemocratic
ticket in 1902, defeating NJ. c. Nc
MILAN. republican, by 422 votes.
Wrote History of Nevada
Before, during and after his term
as state controller Sam Davis took an
active part in politics in Nevada as
a silver democrat and his writings on
political issues were circulated eX-
cnsiyely.
He not only did reportorial and edi-
toriaI work on newspapers but lie
wrote poetry ami tlien ,drS d his at
70 tention to writing a history OF Ne
r yada. which was published in 1913.
5 His life on the Comstock gave him
/ basis for writing much of historical
I interest about Virginia City as well
$ as other sections of the state and his
70 history has been widely circulated
70 and contains great amount of valu
D able information.
j Last August he was stricken will
n paralysis while on the coast and il
n order TO prolong his life his leg wa
|. amputated. lie was taken to Carson
S City a few weeks after the success
r ml operation and remained at hi
n ranch home near the capital sine
a that time.
His widow. Mrs. Nellie V. Davi:
two step sons, Roy and Hal Mighel'
10 and three daughters, Mrs. Lucy Grow
N ell. Mrs. Ethel Roy and Mrs. Irwin
-c Lewis. were at his bedside when I'll
OF end came. Two brothers, Bob ID
to Wis. editor of the Munsey publication
he and Will Davis, city editor of the Sa
co ramrnto Bee, also survive him.
ry Angels Tribute
~ Myron Angel, in his history Of N
III yada journalism published in 1881
an a time when Sam Davis was condu'
'se ing the Carson Appeal, had the f
10. lowing TO say about him:
m. "He Is constituted Of a stran
of combination of extremes that perm
at him to take no middle course in II
the ordinary paths of men being Il
diff. nolonous routes that he travels o'
rol when forced into them: an event I
lim Of tho ordinary or gigantic exccpti'
the are his clysian fields to travel II
few where tho mind is always build
he strong contrasts Of strange fol
IA. that makes him natural humor
lie "He builds strange and formida
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
MAY INCREASE SALARY
POSTAL EMPLOYEES

WASHINGTON, March l9.-The
senate postoffice subcommittee has
recommended that the flat pay of all
employees in the postal service be in
creased fifteen per cent.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
CHICAGO WORKERS STRIKE
FOR MORE WAGES Q

CHICAGO, March 19.-Oyer four
thousand members of the United
Garment workers struck here today
when their request for a ten per cent
increase in wages was refused.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
/. {, ARTILLERY
WRECKS BATTERY
MINE THROWERS
,oe Previously Hit Trench 0c-
cupied by American SOL
diers. Principally of Irish
Descent

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. March is (By Associated
pressl-It is now permissible to
orrounce that the American artillery
&, the Luncvillc sector has located
and blown up, battery of mine
,hrovers. one of which few days
,so obtained a direct hit on a dug
on, in which were a number of Amer
lean soldiers. Most Of this patrol
we're OF Irish descent.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19

Pete Jauregui has just had his car
rcpaintcd by the Elko Paint shop and
II certainly is a credit to the new eS-
tablishmcnt. The car Is credit to
a San Francisco shop.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19

A big send-off is being planned for
the ten young men who will leave
here on April 1st as members Of Elko
county's quota of the new draft. 1t
will probably take the form of ball
for which the largest and best orches-
ira ever heard in Elko will furnish
the music. Everyone ought to work
hard to make this affair a huge sus-
cess both from a social and patriotic
standpoint.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
SAM DAVIS
ROMANTIC CAREER
Veteran Nevada Journalist
Died Suddenly; Life Reads
Like Novel of Adventure;
Conceded Leading Writer

Conceded Leading Writer
The Reno Evening Gazette prints
the following excellent review OF the
life OF Sam +. Davis, who died at his |
home in Carson Sunday evening:
The death of Sam p. Davis, which /
occurred at his ranch near Carson !
City at six o'clock last night, has re- !
another prominent pioneer
hewspaperman OF Nevada and though |
hardly unexpected his death came as
a shock to hundreds of friends all
over Nevada and in California.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock
from the Carson City Episcopal
church under the auspices of the Car
son City lodge, Knights OF Pythias,
of which he had been prominent
member for many years.
Widely Known Man
As a newspaper editor, poet and
historian. Sam Davis was one Of the
best known men on the Pacific slope
during the later days Of the Comstock
boom, and he came into national
prominence when, in his second term
as state controller, he refused 10 al.
low the New York Life Insurance
company to operate in Nevada, be
cause it was said that its president,
John Mccall, contributed a quarter
Of a million dollars Of stockholders
money to the republican campaign
fund.
Sam Davis was born in Branford,
Conn, on April {. 1850. He attended
Racine College in Wisconsin for three
years and then entered the newspaper
! field as reporter on the Omaha
Herald.
Came West in 1872
The Pacific coast and especially
the Comstock mines were attracting
great attention at this time, but it
was not until 1872 that Davis decided
TO come west. In the meantime he
had held positions on the Omaha
I Herald. Brownsville. Neb., Democrat
Brownsville Advertiser. Nebraska
City News. St Louis Republican and
Chicago Times and had been editor
!. Of the Lincoln Statesman.
: His first position on the Pacific
!. coast was with the old Vallejo inde
!. pendent where ne was managin
!. editor during the political campaig
j. OF 1872. From the Independent n
!. went to the News Letter as CORES
!. pondcnt and then became roporte
!. on the San Francisco Chronicle. Ill
!; ability as a versatile newspaper ma
+ and writer was fast becoming know
!. on the coast and h" held numero"
I. other positions with Northern Callio
{ MIA papers, being editor oi the Mary
T Vile Appeal for snort tiul"' Ih'
I. editor of the Colusa independent "i'
: the editor and part owner oi the OP'
:! Letter humorous p"O'''"','
i which Woodwork owens ana
+ MCCrosson were ms P'''h''s' y
!: paper was maintained AT Na'leJo y
Z time and was later move" " -
= Francisco where II continue" 'o'
: year and finally suSpenu'u'
! Comes to Nevada
= At this time the great '.E"' ''' u
i and San Francisco newspapers we
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19

Attorney Edwin E. Caine will leave
tomorrow afternoon for Carson on
legal business. He will return about
Friday.
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-18
Local Brevities


 Rev. Vabre returned Tuesday from a trip to Prescott.
 It is reported that the snow is IS inches deep at Saginaw camp 13.
 E. V. Williams, formerly with the Navajo Copper Co.,, is now located at Casper, Wyo.
 Lewis Kelly has accepted position as motor truck driver for the Navajo Copper company.
 Gus Jakle, who recently returned from Phoenix, has been laid up with the grip for a few days.
 Billy" Borum and little son, "Billie", are in Phoenix for a few days, having made the trip down in MT. Borum's car.
 Miss Elizabeth Ryan, of the Nor nal faculty, is in Tucson this week attending the Farmers and House. keepers short course.
 Mrs. Fred Cramer and two small sons departed Tuesday for Clarkdale to join Mir. Cramer, who is down there doing carpenter work.
 J. H. Needham, one of the Santa Fe shop men at Albuquerque, was a visitor in town Tuesday, having been called there on legal business.
 Ed. I. Parker writes from Los An geles that the Coconino Sun is a well come visitor in their home and that it penetrates the fog of Sunny Cal ifornia."
 w. N. Staley, one of the oldest of the aged residents of Flagstaff, has gone to San Francisco, where he in tends spending the greater part of the winter with relatives.
 George Alder, night watchman at Babbitt's is wearing an unusually large smile since the return yester- day of Mrs. Alder, who has been on an extended visit in the east.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. A. Black, of King man, left the first of the week for a business trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mrs. John Chisholm will remain in Kingman for a time enjoy ing the mild weather.
 Lewis Benedict arrived in town Mon. day from his sheep ranch in the Grand Canyon section. He reports the snow only three inches deep out that way but that the fall was encouraging tc stockmen, even if it didn't amount tc much.
 Joe Farley, a youth of fourteen years, who has been stopping in towr with friends the past two weeks, lef Tuesday for his home in Chicago, hay ing received word that his mother ha, fallen while ice skating and was SC riously injured.
 On Sunday at p. m. death callet from the home of Mir. and Mrs. Wm Swanner their darling baby, Loreine aged one year and twenty-one days Death came after three weeks i'll ness with pneumonia. The funera services were conducted Monday b! Rev. Baum, and interment was mad in the Citizens cemetery.
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-18

Cnarles H. spencer was In Phoenix on business the first of. the week.
 Joseph Stills, stockman of Gila county, was in town Wednesday. Mrs. Luther Swanner, of Anita, is in town to visit relatives for short time.
 Attorney Joseph E. Morrison was a visitor from Phoenix couple of days this week.
 J. J. Costigan and little son return ed Tuesday from a several days visit on the coast.
 Al Smith, cowman of Ash Fork, ar- rived in town yesterday for a brief business visit.
 Miss Rosie Silas has accepted po- sition as saleslady in the J. c. Penney store at this place.
 Mrs. Ollie Owens, a professional nurse of Toledo, Ohio, is a recent ar |
 rival in town and may locate here.
 James Allen, rancher of Garland Prairie, was in town Tuesday on busi- ness before the local draft officials.
 Miss Della Deliphant, of Ash Fork, was visitor in town yesterday, mak- ing the trip here to obtain legal ad- vice.
 Uncle" John Sullivan, (no relation to John L., the pugilist) has gone to the southern part of the state for the winter.
 Ed Collins arrived in town yester. day from his cattle range in the Can yon Diablo country. He drove up ir his car.
 M. I. Powers left Saturday for Salt Lake City where he is attending the meeting of the National Live Stocl Association.
 Geo. F. Byus, who has been manag. ing editor of the Snowflake Herald has leased the paper from R. c Smith, the owner.
 Charles Weddle, who is in charg, of railroad construction work on tn, Clarkdale road, is here for a few day. visit with his family.
 Gene Campbell, the young sheel grower, of Ash Fork, left Sunday fo, his sheep range, after a brief visi here with relatives and friends.
 William Babbitt and M. I. Power are among the stockmen of this sec tion attending the National Livestocl Convention at Salt Lake City thi week.
 A large shipment of bobcat an, coyote bounty hides were receives yesterday by the board of supervis ors from trapper in the Ash Forl section.
 The Southwest Club is now Tn Mansion House and is under the man agement of T. F. Bolger, who promis es to serve patrons of the place in way that will please them. Miss Sarah Clickner, who was call , ed to'her old home at Decatur, H., O. , account of the sickness of her mother returned Tuesday and has resume her studies at the Normal. Mir. and Mrs. Wid Raudebaugh re : turned Wednesday night from thei honeymoon trip in southern Californi and have gene to housekeeping in l cottage on south Beaver street. W. c. Harvey, father of c. c. liar vey, of the Arizona Central Banl who has been visiting his son, depart , ed yesterday for Glendale, Calif., t reside the balance of the winter. Alexander ("Jack") Chisholm, wh !, resigned his job here as deputy sher if to enter the U. s. service, write to have the Sun sent to him at Cam Meade, Maryland, where he is station ed. He is in the Recruiting Detach ment of the 23rd Engineering Corps
The Coconino sun., 1918-01-18

Constable George (Scotty) McDou- gall, of Williams, was in town Mon- day.
 MT. and Mrs. Rennau, restaurant people of Holbrook, were visitors in town Monday.
 A big baile is announced for to- morrow night to be given by Paul Rodriguez in his hall in the west part of town.
 Judge X. N. Sleeves was here from Williams the first of the week look ing after legal matters for some of his clients.
 Craig Pottinger, formerly editor of the Northern Arizona Leader, arrived here yesterday from the east and may again take up his residence in Flag staff.
 Mrs. Herman Stroeble, of Detroit Mich., is here for several weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. William Babbitt Mrs. Stroeble formerly resided ir Flagstaff.
 Mrs. Claude Mack returned Tuesday from Colorado, where she has been for few weeks visiting relatives Claude is now wearing his most pleas. ing smile.
 Joe Isbell, the we'll known bronchc twister, who has been out at the Grand Canyon for some time, arrived in town Saturday. He was here or army draft business. J. P. Harmon, painter of Wichita Kansas, stopped off here for a few hours Saturday. He left the sam. day for Yavapai county and is think ing of locating at Cottonwood.
 H. H. Moore, formerly engaged 1T the real estate business in Denver Colo, was in town Saturday and Sun day, and while here visited several O. the scenic points in this vicinity. Clerk Charles Adams issued a mar riage license yesterday to Rober Thompson and Gaudie Busby. Th' groom is employed in Falder & Chas tain's Aspen avenue barber shop.
 John H. Orthel and Marie Curtis both of Prescott, were united in mar riage in that city Saturday afternoon The groom is a brother of o. F. Or thel, formerly a well known citizel of Flagstaff.
 "Billie" Newton, the well know tonsorial artist, who operates bar Der shop in the front part of the Hote 1 Weatherford pool hall, was in Jerom couple of days this week, returninl home Wednesday.
 Last week the Sun mentioned tha Fred Grim, Santa Fe station agent a Grand Canyon had been transferre to Albuquerque, but we failed t state that he had been promoted t transportation inspector.
 MT. and Mrs. William Rollins an little daughter left yesterday fo Berkeley, Calif., where they will mak their future home. Mir. Rollins is tonsorial artist and has been holdin position for several months in tn Falder & Chastain barber shop on As pen avenue.
 John Pulliam, brother of our towns man, T. E. Pulliam, is candidate bt fore the democratic primaries for cil cult clerk of Carroll County, Arkar sas. John is printer and an a around newspaper man, and reside for a short time in Flagstaff abou twenty years ago.
 The Sullivan & Taylor furnitur store has received large shipment c Navajo rugs from the reservation an are placing the same on sale to reduc the line. MT. Sullivan, the expert In dian rugman, says this is the bes shipment of rugs that has arrived i Flagstaff for some time and that the l ara horrospc with nt7f a YadIlcad nric.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Masters LETT
Wednesday for Walnut Grove, Mimi.
to visit their daughter, Mrs. c., w.
Bulen.
e. M. Reed went to DEBORAH Thurs
day and purchased two Jersey heif-
|ers of j. McMullen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Oxley and son
Aulden and Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Reed
|of DEBORAH were guests Sunday ut
the Steve Pierce home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Headington
and sons and Mr.. and Mrs. e. M.
Reed motored to Highlandville Sun
day.
Paul Ward and Paul Reed attend
ed a show in DEBORAH Tuesday ev.
Mrs. Claude Headington returned
Friday from Lacrosse where she
spent few days with her father.
Sam Rice who is in the hospital
there.
Mrs. Earl Pierce and sons from
Lenora were shopping here Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Ray Palmer of Lanesboro
spent last week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. +. N. Reed.
Mrs. Fred Koenig spent last week
with friends at Waukon.
f. e. Potter returned Thursday
from a ten days visit with relatives
lat Renwick, Iowa.
Rev. Supplee and wife and Miss
Jennie Sanaker we're Mable visitors
Saturday.
The A. c. minister, Rev, Sizemore
and wife arrived from Kansas City
Friday and are staying at the c.. C..
Ward home until their household
goods arrive.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-25
BURR OAK.
Sept. 23. 1873.

Sept. 20, 1915. 81
Mr. and Mrs. /. N. Reed, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. M. Reed and C. A. Reed and
son Earl were DEBORAH visitors on
Monday afternoon of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Ferris attend
ed the carnival at Lansing last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Bandle were
up from Ossian doing some shopping
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Perry was a guest
Wednesday at the home of her sister,
Mrs. E. NJ. Reed
Harold and Glen Reed worked last
week for Lloyd Knowltpn at Prosper
helping gather his large crop OF
beans.
Miss Minnie McMullen began teach
ing last week in school near High
llandville,
Miss Elizabeth WEIGH attended Tho
dedication of the new Catholic
church at DEBORAH Thursday.
Fred Schoonmaker OF Gull Lake,
Canada arrived last week for short
visit with relatives and friends here.
His mother-in-law, Mrs. Maria Pea
cock will accompany him home to
spend the winter.
Fred Rost OF Hesper was calling
on friends here Saturday
Miss Myrtle Wade Went to Fayette
Monday where she will resume her
studies OF music and dramatic art.
DR.. Enmons and Mr.. Murphy spent
"wednesday and Thursday at Ia
Crosse
Corporal Harold Cox returned to
Camp Dodge Monday after a fen
days VISIT ct hene,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-25

ladies of the community served sup
per in the church basement at o.
clock which was followed by pro-
gram in the evening. A solo by
Ruth Bollman was enjoyed by all.
Miss Aiken of Ames,. Mr.. Watrud
and E. j. Hook of DEBORAH, r. HI.
Waters of Waukon all gave interest
ing talks in agriculture. Miss
|Christianson gave short talk on the
work being done in the county. At
the close of the program the crowd
adjourned to the hall where a sale
was held of the numerous articles
which had been on display. G.. H.
land Fl. III. Waters acted as auction
|eers. everything sold well. A
watermelon raised by Max Waters
brought $3.50. The proceeds from
the sale amounted to $42.5O and the
sum realized from the supper amour
ted to $4,000 making a total of $685.
|50.
DR.. Kresau and family of Postville
were callers in town Sunday.
Earl Livingood has commenced
work with his sorghum mill again.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Peck autoed to
Waukon Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. ID. Bollman AMI
son Curtis attended the Community
fair here Saturday
Geo. Allen of Centennial was a
caller in town Sunday morning.
Robbie Waters and family made
an auto trip to New Albin Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Birdsell, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Pilgrim and daugh-
tiers were WaSkon callers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schutta
came over from Postville Sunday to
spend the day with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Waters and
daughter Esther of DEBORAH visited
at the, Sam Waters home Sunday.
Henry Sebastian and crew of car
penters came over from Postville
Monday to build barn for Sherman
Bollman.
Mrs. X. v. Ferris of Waukon visit
ed her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Paddin
Saturday.
Roy Kneeskern made business
"trip to Ossian Monday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-25

"Remember Liberty Loan Day,
Saturday the 28th.' "Subscribe to
the Limit
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-25

"Remember Liberty Loan Day,
Saturday the 2Sth.'' Subscribe to
the Limit
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-25

Moved. Seconded and carried TO nd
journ till 1880 p. M Monday, october
18th. A91S.
OSCAR WINGER.
J. S. WIf.hIAMs.
Chairman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-10-04
BRITISH AND BELelANs OCCUPY
FAMOUS HoURHoLsT FOREST
AFTER HARD FIGHTING.
GERMAN NAVAL BASE BOMBED
ostend and zeezrusge, TWO German
Naval Bases on the Belgian Coast,
Are Heavily sheIled by the
Entente's Warships.

London.-The British and Belgians
in their new offensive in Flanders
have advanced four miles on a 20-mile
front, and have taken four thousand
prisoners, according to the latest dis
patches from the northern area.
Poelcapelle has been occupied and
the famous Passchaendale ridge is out
thanked. The British are driving to-
ward the important German base Of
Roullers. Virtually all the Hourholst
forest, between Ypres and Dixmude, is
reported in British hands
King Albert of the Belgians person
ally led the drive, which is under his
immediate command
Ostend and Zeebrugge, German ma
val bases on the Belgian coast. were
heavily bombarded by entente war
ships between 2:30 and 4 o'clock in
the morning. according to dispatch
from Amsterdam to the Central News
Agency. The German batteries on the
Belgian coast replied vigorously.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-10-04
LEAKEsvILLE MISS. FRIDAY OCTOBER 8,
BANKS ARE URGED TO HELP
Governor Harding Calls On Institu-
tions For Stricter Measure On
War Plan.

Washington National banks were
called on by Gov. Harding of the fed.
eral reserve board, in an address be-
fore the American Bankers associa-
tion to adopt stricter measures -
carry out government policies of con
servation Of credit for the most essen
tial war purposes.
"Your attention is directed said
Gov Harding, ito the importance Of
increasing our supply of foodstuffs.
cotton, wool, coal and all the manufac-
tured articles of an essential charac-
ter and 1t is hoped that you will ex-
tend your credit lines with this object
in view as far as may be consistent
with the principles of sound banking
and business prudence. While it is de.
sirable that you should remain free 10
exercise your own discretion as %.
CARDS the security of loans and the dc.
tails of Sour business, it is necessary
nevertheless that we should all work
together in carrying out general pol
icy"
Mr.. Harding said reports to Wash
ington indicate that rumors are being
spread among ignorant classes thai
the government contemplates confisca-
ton of bank deposits and suggested
that banks inform the public that this
report is absurd.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-10-04
HEAVY LOSSES ARE
INFLICTED ON HUNS
BOTH THE BRITISH AND FRENCH
LINES ARE OBJECTS OF BIG
couNTER-THRusTs.
GERMANS REPULsED BY HAIG
One Thousand Prisoners Captured In
Day-British Continue To Close
In On st. Quentin and In the
Selency Region.

London.-German troops counter-at'
tackled the British lines above Cri-
court, northwest of st. Quentin, where
advances have recently been scored by
Field Marshal Haig's troops The Brit
ish commander in his official report,
announces that these attacks were re-
pulsed.
Heavy losses were inflicted on the
Germans, who delivered several az
tacks. British posts in the regions to
the east of Arras, near Sauchy- -Chau-
chy, also were attacked and here like
wise the enemy was driven off. The
process of closing in on st. Quentin
was continued by the British, who
made progress in the Gricourt neigh
borhood and also in the Selency re-
gion, west of st. Quentin.
One thousand prisoners were. cap
tured in the days operation, particu-
larly around St Quentin.