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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-07

soning, for instance. and broken bones
DO not set themselves. So. sweating
and swearing with the agony Of it, he
set his leg and bound the splints in
place and thanked the Lord it was a
straight, clean break and that the flesh
was not torn.
Then he dropped back upon the bed
and didn't care whether he lived or not.
Followed days Of sever, through which
Ward lived crafty and lost count of the
hours as they passed. Days when he
needed good nursing and did not get
so much as a drink of water except
through pain and effort. Hours when
he cursed Buck Olney and thought he
had him bound to the chair in the cab
in. Hours when he watched for him,
gun in hand, through the window be-
side the bunk.
He had made a final trip to Hardup
two weeks before and had brought back
supplies for the winter. And because
his pay streak of gravel bank had yield
ed a fair harvest he had not stinted
himself on the things he liked to eat.
He lay looking over the piled boxes
against the farther wall and wondered
IL he could reach the box Of crackers
and drag it up beside the bunk. He
was weak, and to nov his leg was
agony. Well, there was a dish of prunes
II the window sill.
Ward ate a dozen or so, but he want
ed the crackers. lie leaned as far as
he could from the bed. and the box was
still two feet from his outstretched fin
gers. He lay and considered how he
might bring the box within reach.
At the head of the bunk stood the
case of peaches and beneath that the
case Of canned tomatoes, the two form
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-07
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
ELKO MINING COMPANY

The Elko Mining Company, a cor
poration, organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Illinois, and
doing business in Elko county, Ne
vada. in compliance with the laws OF
the State of Nevada, makes the fol-
lowing statement of its business for
the yea 1917. to-wit:
Received from all sources
during said year.-----$210.00
Discussed during said year---s2S7.72
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 18th day OF
February, 1918.
ELKO MINING COMPANY,
BY A. NJ. MURPHY,
Secretary.
Date of first publication. Feb. PC. 1918.
Date of last publication, Mar. Il. 1913
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-07
TO "EMPEY,- AUTHOR OF THE
GREAT STORY, "OvER THE Top

(By John Luther Long, the Vigilantes)
Empey, your grammar is bad
Empey, your are sad
But your spirit is right,
And your valor shines bright,
And we like you because you can fight!
Empey, with jaw shot away
Empey, still happy and gay
With your ribs caved In
And a ball through your chin
And we like you because you can grin!
For. courage is smiling always
Endurance is one with gay days
And you've got 'em, young man,
And, say, Empey, you can
Take it from me you're a mani
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-07

Ing a stand for his lantern. He eyed
them thoughtfully, chewing a orner Of
his underlip. He did not want peaches
or tomatoes just then-he wanted those
soda crackers.
He took Buck Olney's knife-he was
finding it a most useful souvenir of the
encounter-and pried off a board from
the peach box. Two nails stuck out
through each end Of the board. He
leaned again from the bed, reached out
with the board and caught the nails in
a crack on the upper edge of the crack
err box. He dragged the box toward
him until it caught against a ridge in
the rough board floor, when the nails
bent outward and slipped away from
the crack. Ward lay back, exhausted
with the effort he had made and tor
mented with the pain in his leg.
After awhile he took the piece Of
board and managed to slide it under
the box, lifting a corner of it over the
ridge. That was hard work, harder
than you would believe unless you tried
it yourself after lying three days fast
ing with a broken leg and a fever. He
had to rest again before he took the
other end of the board that had the
good nails and pulled the box up be-
side the bunk.
In a few minutes he made another
effort and pried part of the cover off
the cracker box with the knife. Then
he pulled out half a dozen crackers and
ate them, drank half a dipper of water
and felt better.
He had held himself aloof from the
men of the country. He knew the Sea-
beck riders by sight; he had talked a
little with Floyd Carson two or three
times and had met Seabeck himself.
He knew Charlie Fox in a purely cas-
ual way, as has been related, and Peter
Howling Dog the same.
None of these men were likely to ride
out of their way to see him. And now
that his mind worked nationally he had
no fear of Buck Olney's vengeful re-
turn. Buck Olney, he guessed shrewd-
ly, was extremely busy just now put
ting as many miles as possible between
himself and that part of Idaho. Unless
Billy Louise would come or send for
him he would in all probability lie alone
there until he was able to walk. Ward
did not try to comfort himself with any
decisions of hope.
AS the days passed he settled himself
grimly to the business of getting through
the ordeal as comfortably as possible.
He had food within his reach and a
scant supply of water. He worked out
the question of diet and of using his
resources 10 the best advantage. He
had nothing else to do and his alert
mind seized upon the situation aud
brought il down to a fine system.
For instance, he did not open a can
Of fruit until the prunes were gone.
Then he emptied a can of tomatoes into
the bowl as a safeguard against pto-
maine poisoning from the tin, and set
The empty can ON the floor. During the
warm part of each.day he slid open the
window by his bunk and lay with the
fresh air tanning his face and lifting
the hair from his aching temples.
He tried to eat regularly and TO make
the fruit juice ave his water supply.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-07
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
ALKALI MINES COMPANY

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-
anc 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 year.-$551.66
In witness whereof, the said COM
pany has caused this report to be
made in its name by its officers here
INTO duly authorized, this goth day of
February, 1918.
ALKALI MINES COMPANY,
BY SAM C. SCOTTEN,
Treasurer.
Date of first publication, Feb. &c. 1918.
Date of last publication, Mar. II, 1918.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-07
Winnemucca Is Years Ago Today
From The Daily Silver State

@ An excellent bill has just passed the California Legislature and be- 9
. come a law. 1t rs intended to prevent the fleeing of candidates for Q
> political Offices. The law fixes the limit of expenses that may be paid =
. and provides that candidates and committees shall make public sworn .
. statements of moneys expended. The penalty for bribery, direct or Q
: indirect is forfeiture of office. This will go fan toward putting an end .
: to the class of vile bummersc called political workers in the Golden Q
I. State and such a bill would be a wholesome measure for Nevada. Such .
Q a bill was introduced early this session by Senator {. A. Lagrave, but .
3 the Lord only knows what became of it, 1t is a measure designed to Q
. purify elections and should become a law. .
o 9
|. Q . Q . Q Q Q 9 Q {
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-12-19

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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

County auditor Halden not only ia
autocrat of tn courthouse, but he
has had sinister influence there
ever since he escaped the peniten-
tiary FL long, weary years ago, after
being indicted and tried for malfea-
sance of office.
The Rip-saw's readers received
with deep interest and mingled emo
tons the story of petty grating
door mat thieVery-in the marble
lined courthouse, under Halden con-
troll and domination. That story was
not an inspiring one. The only ones
who ignored it were a few who be-
lieye that right makes right; that the
j king can do no harm; that those who
hold office should have great freedom
as to the pickings; or those fellows
who expect some substantial favor
that is not given the smaller, CON-
mon run of citizens.
Not SO very many moons ago, a
janitor employed on the third floor
OF the marble-lined courthouse Sc
cured duplicate keys to the cigar
stand on the first floor. Morning
after morning, for many weeks. it
was noticed that cigars were missing,
invariably the higher priced brands.
Despite great care and effort, 1t
proved impossible to catch the thief.
The value of the goods stolen reached
a sum close to $500. The disappear
ance of the high-priced smokes al
most seemed due to some occult
agency or influence.
Finally, in a moment of inspira-
ton, chief engineer Adams and Jake
Thorson marked a lot of the 25-
centers by slipping off the bands, put
ting Identifying marks on the inside
and then slipping the bands back in
place.
The next morning, ten of those fine
smokes were found in the private
locker of that third-f1oor janitor. He
was brought onto the carpet but
swore by all the patron saints of the
Republican party, including Mark
Hanna, that he never stole the
cigars. Put to it to account for their
possession, he declared that his
brother-in-law gave them to him.
County attorney Greene was called
into the case. With that impressive
manner, which ought to prove most
effective in the Judge advocates
service, the county attorney so
worked on the fears Of the janitor
with stories of what awful punish
ment could be melted out to perjurers,
as well as thieves, that the fellow
confessed.
Mr.. Greene wished to prosecute the
kings favored turnkey but Halden
would not stand for it. The matter
was adjusted by the janitor paying
for the cigars, $50 or 800 in cash
and the remainder in monthly install
ments.
Odin Halden's sympathies not only
seem to be with those who can get
away with the property of others,
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
BANK CHANGES AT TOWER.

H. c. Kemp of Minneapolis, un-
til recently cashier Of the Twin
City State Bank, st. Paul, will sue.
coed Roy Quimby as head Of the
Merchants & Miners State Bank
at Tower. Other officers recently
elected were: Alfred Wadman,
first vice-president; A. Weinzierl,
second vice.president; w. j. Rick,
cashier; 3. M. Rick, assistant cash.
Ter; Anton Gornick and Jacob
Skala, directors.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
SAWDUST
AND
SHAVINGS

It looks now as if Victor Power
has decided not to run for gov
ernor this year.
Why not have a night school
class in chawing Peerless and the
polite art of copious expectora-
ton?
Now's the time to place your
bets on the Cheadle.Adams con-
test in the Fifty-seventh legisla-
tive district.
Bemidjian humor refers to
Charles s. Mitchell as the sex
cess war prophet of the News
Tribune. Get it9
The people Of Proctor are open
to congratulation on the elimina-
ton Of destructive Grubbs from
their school system:
An, inquiring public wonders
who has succeeded citizen Cullum
on the payrolls of the U. s. Steel
Corporation subsidiary.
=
It will add greatly to the gaiety
Of nations if Col. Minnie Jones
runs against director Davis for
the school board next July.
When it comes to this neck o
the woods, no municipal hog ranch
is required for the breeding and
multiplication Of blind pigs.
Col. Minnie may have copied off
the best military titles, but Madam
Richards seems to be holding the
chief musical intrenchments.
It's too bad that Rev. FIR. Iciek
is priest, for it spoils the posi-
bility of a rip-roaring Red Cross
romance in this dear old city.
The Rip-saw still comes out.
Can it be that Senator Adams is q
false prophet He assured Kong
Odin that the sheet would not last
long.
Some people delight in q resi-.
dence in the state of Matrimony.
Others favor Minnesota. Claw.
renee B. Miller seems to prefer
Washington.
Many are wondering if the
Father and Son movement in the
marble-lined courthouse includes
the district judges and the proba.
ton officer.
Now who's back Of this scheme
to replace the police matron with
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

The above smile Of written Miller Eighth
MIR wenkn he
received yellow paint for anything
jest
BxnsorH
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

are there many flies on the au-
tumn days in these parts.
The state board of education
does not consider it au fait, which
is French for "the proper caper,"
to take MILDLY blouses off young
girls when testing their wind and
taking their bust measurements.
Onkel Bernard is represented as
saying that he proposes to keep
an eye on Iron River. He is being
paid $4,000 a year to keep an eye
on the lawless, dirty spots in Du-
luth, but he seems afflicted with
long-sightedness.
\ e.
The people of Bayview Heights
feel cheerful over their prospects
for a new school building UP there.
The board Of education evidently
made no mistake in listening to
the voice of the people who seek
that sweet boon.
Col. Ben Stickney has cause for
great rejoicing. The action of the
state board Of education has re-
leved him Of all danger of having
to spend every dollar he has to
secure justice for the great expert
in physical examinations.
When the board of education
decided to charge for teaching
basketry, mud moulding and art
jewelry work in night schools, it
was hard blow against the prog
ressive principle Of municipal
maintenance of Public Futilities.
Old King Canute failed to stop
the rolling of the ocean waves by
his autocratic command. Kong
Odin will fail just as miserably in
keeping the tide of the peoples
choice from sweeping Walter H.
Bergen into the auditorial office.
Both railway officials and en-
ployes up at Proctor are bunch
of olive and let live" men. They
thresh out their problems and then
get together for a season of per-
feet team work. Other railway
centers might profit by their ex-
ample.
Halden went to Hibbing to try
to put stripes on some of the lead
ing citizens up there. They now
propose to put double crosses on
their ballots when it comes to Hal
den's name on election day.
Curses, like chickens, come home
to roost.
In that wild race to catch the
poor kid that held up Fitger's
bevo shop, chief McKercher was
fourth at the finish, although he
left police headquarters Sin a
cloud Of dust" as a local reporter
said. That mammoth old Mormon
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

a trained nurse? Perhaps DR..
Klein hopes to land the job for
Mrs. Whitaker?
Congressman Miller has come
back from Washington in an auto
mobile with which he will try to
bump the Proctor Carss off the
congressional track.
Like an Indian warrior after a
raid on the war-path, the News
Tribune has decided to get back
onto the reservation and support
dear old congressman Miller.
If dear old McKercher puts
Magic across for sheriff, we won
der if Halden's county commits
sioners will vote him a Pierce
Arrow car to replace the Mormon?
If Prof. Noyes and Supt. .Hoke
are allowed leave of absence for
the purpose of engaging in wa h
wo Ink, why should principals and
grade teachers be denied that
privilege?
West Duluth spewed out
Schultz; Proctor dug the Grubbs
out of the public schools; Duluth s
marble-lined courthouse still shell
tiers q probation officer "Made in
Germany"
If the policy Of undressing
young girls in the sqperinten-
dents office in the Proctor schools
is continued, the D. M. & N. might
do worse than to provide a neat
natatorium.
While the Duluth boys are try.
ing to make the world safe for
democracy by dying and getting
manned in France, the Food Hogs
in this kindly old burg still soak
it to the folks at home.
Z -
Sheriff Meining seems to be hit.
ting a pretty good campaign pace,
even if King Odin did refuse to
permit the county commissioners
to buy the sheriff's office a sub
stantial new automobile.
Some time ago, vocational guild
ance Noyes prepared place to
fall by getting a leave Of absence
to engage in war work. Now
there's a strong rumor that Supt.
Hoke will follow his example:
If Odin Halden had read his
bible as faithfully as he faced the
Hartlege mahogany in the days of
excess moisture, he might have
seen something about a pitcher
going to the well once too often.
=
The melon collie days, the sad
dest Of the year, do not trouble st.
Louis county very much. Ruta-
bsgas are the chief field fruit in
this zone Of human .endeavor.
Neither literally nor figuratively
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

car certainly. is getting stiff in the
joints.
The Park Pointers do not pro-
pose to let the board of education
forget it's assurances Of a central
school building for 1919. There
are too many "For Rent" and
"For Sale" signs down there now.
Now that expensive rugs have
been provided for the feet of the
departmental supervisors in the
public schools, why not provide a
magnolia tree, in a big green tub,
with a hooking bird in the
branches, for the delectation Of
Supt. Hoke?
Auditor Halden, in love letter
to the voters, declares that he is
too busy at war work to shake
each of his vassals by the hand
this campaign? Can you beat the
old king when it comes to bum
combe and camoufagef You can
not, dear old citizen.
Now that the departmental SUI
pervisors in the public schools
have been provided costly, rugs
for their shivering feet, the board
Of eduction should insist on wrist
watches and big tortoise shell
glawsses to camouflage their clas-
sic countenances.
-
Commissioner Silberstein's as
saults on Oliver, the wettest lit
tie oasis in this very arid desert,
are not half so funny as his scram-
bling around the time that ST..
Croix garden of delight caught on
fire, considerably more than a
quarter OF a century ago.
At last We are feeling the pinch
Of war. This year, night school
pupils desiring to study the fabri-
cation of art jewelry, basket weav-
ing or the making of clay cupids,
must pay the cost of materials
and instruction. Taxpayers are
correspondingly thankful for the
crumbs Of economy.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

Many are wondering if thu
Father and Son movement in thu
marble-lined courthouse includes
the district judges and the proba
ton officer.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

After reading an item about SOL
der boys in France mailing 7,000,-
600 love letters to their American
sweethearts, q sweet giggly little
thing in Moose Lake asserts she
has received her share.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
AGED COURTHOUSE KING
FLIES into ROYAL RAGE
TO SMASH FACE OF CRIPPLE
IN OFFICE ON PUBLIC BUSINESS.

Helmer johnson Is Asked to Await Convenience of
Dilatory Prime Minister Walker-Auditor Hal
~, den Brutally Abuses Citizen and Orders Him
Out of Auditorial Chamber-Curses Former
Flunkey and Threatens to Smash His Face.
johnson is Sick Cripple, Now at Nopeming
Sanat0rium.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

Some people delight in q resi-.
dence in the state Of Matrimony.
Others favor Minnesota. Claw.
renee B. Miller seems to prefer
Washington.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
KONG 0DDN'S INFLUENCE
HAS BEEN MOST SINISTER
EMBEZZLERS AMONG COURTHOUSE FOL-
LOWERS HAVE SERVED SENTENCES.

Third Floor Janitor Steals Expensive Cigars in
Marble-Lned Courthouse Blocks the
Prosecution by County Attorney-Imitators Of
Courthouse Autocrat Go Wrong From Wine,
Women and Song-HOw Halden Formerly
Juggled Salary Warrants STORY of Indictment
for Malfeasance Twenty-one Years Ago.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

In that wild race to catch the
poor kid that held up Fitger's
bevo shop, chief McKercher was
fourth at the finish, although he
left police headquarters Sin a
cloud Of dust, as a local reporter
said. That mammoth old Mormon
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

Now who's back Of this scheme
to replace the police matron with
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

Halden went to Hibbing to try
to put stripes on some of the lead.
ing citizens up there. They now
propose to put double crosses on
their ballots when it comes to Hal,
den's name on election day.
Curses, like chickens, come home
to roost.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-10
: ! r : :: s
STANDARD MAKES

Goods clipped to all points c. o. D.
Money refunded on goods returned
intact within one week.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-10
LOS ANGELES MARKET

Los ANGELES, Feb. 9.-Butter,
creamery extras, produce exchange
closing price soc per pound: price to
retail merchants in 1-pound squares,
81 q SAC per pound; price to retail
merchants, in 7-pound cartons, 500
SIC per pound.
Eggs - Extras produce exchange
closing price, 40c; price to retail mer-
chants, 42044c: case count, closing,
see; price to retail merchants, 40@
Ale; pullets, closing. CSC; price to re-
tail merchants, 40m42c.
Receipts - Eggs, 2S3 cases; butter,
$4,000.
Sonora Wheaton, carlet. Bright
feed barley, $2.S0Gz .S21a..
Alfalfa Hay-s20.0OQ26
Cattle-Good steers, $3.50; medium
steers, $500; grass fed steers, SO;
good refers, s7.50@S00; fair heifers,
$1,000 $50; good to fair cows, $500
$50; bulls and stays, s6.O0@6.50;
calves, $3.50; light calves, $3.50.
Sheep = Ewes, $1,000; sucking
lambs, s1450.
Hogs-125 to $50 pounds, $4,000
t4.5o; hogs, $50 to t75 popnds, $500;
hogs. IFS to 225 pounds, $3.50
Poultry-Boilers, sac; flyers. 2T@
Csc; roasters. SIC: old cscks, 15c;
hens, 22@24c; turkey hens, Use;
urkey toms, 29c; ducklings. 23@2sc;
young geese, 19c.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-10

ing embraced issued popularity desig-
mated as specialties. Shippfngs, mo-
tors, coils and railroad equipments Of
the more obscure variety made variable
gains. but public interest was lacking,
except in the first named, whose poten
tial value is receiving wider recogni-
ton. HardshinS of money was eX-
pected to result from the treasury de-
partments proposed financing, but
short time loans eased. The bond
market was apathetic. Foreign war
floatings reacted with domestic issues.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-10
CHEMICAL DEcARBoNlzER

The following is a chemical decarbo-
nicer that will help in cases where the
carbon formations are not too hard:
Alcohol. thirty parts, eighteen parts Of
ether; and fifty-two parts Of three per
cent ammonia solution. About half an
ounce of this compound should be
poured into each cylinder when the en-
CINE is hot at the end of the days run
and should be allowed to stay over
night The mixture should be sprayed
AZ axsAAnd tbs co<sbustjon cAanahoA
Arizona republican., 1918-02-10
CLEARING HOUSE BANKS

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Actual condi-
tons of clearing house banks and trust
companies for the week show that they
hold $50 sos, $50 reserve in excess Of
legal requirements This is an in
crease Of SIG, 1921, $3.50 from last week $.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9. - Mercantile
PAPER 514Q%; sterling 60-day bills,
SAP: commercial 60-day bills on banks
S47112; commercial 60-day bills
SAID; demand $4.75 SIC; cables
S4.76 3-16.
Bar silver S5%c.
Mexican dollars CSC.
Government bonds easy; railroad
bonds irregular.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-10
Local Produce Market

Another carload Of bananas was
received on the local market yester-
day. The demand for bananas has
been unusually large this winter.
The last of the local oranges and
grape fruit will be brought on the
market Monday The crop was fairly
large this year and met with a large
demand.