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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
NEW STRIKE is REPORTED
AT TWIN RIVER, NYE COUNTY

w. F. Stefanac is in Tonopah from
the TWIN River district jim the north
western part of Nye county with the
report of a strike in that quarter
that may start a rush of some pro-
portions. As soon as the news reached
Tonopah eight machines loaded with
prospectors left that place for the
scene, according to the Reno Gazette
The find was made eighty miles from
Tonopah where a sixteen-foot ledge
carrying gold and silver values was
uncovered and traced for a distance
of four miles.
Two miles further north a six foot
gold ledge was also staked by Stef-
anac. associated with Fred Greenwald
Charles Grand, Dick Bingham, C..
Carlson and Charles Wedenhof Green
valid. Abraham and Aubrey are also
interested in galena find on the
north fork of the Twin river where
they have ten men working. The
property has been bonded to a Min
neapolis concern and a high pow
cred motor truck has began to haul
ore to Millers. where it is loaded for
shipment to Salt Lake.
Stefanac acquired a reputation for
generosity three months ago when he
was arrested by two game wardens
whom he did not recognize as afficers
of the forest reserve and insisted on
them coming to his cabin and joining
him in a fine breakfast of venison
The killing was out of season and
the prospector was repaid for his
kindness by being placed under ar
rest. dragged OFF to Tonopah and
fined $40. From every indication
Stefenac will be in the money before
long as he has already optioned two
of his groups and leaves today with
a party of engineers to report on
the prospect of making a mine.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
LIVE STOCK CARS ARE In
DEMAND ON v. & Il. RAILROAD

A special dispatch from Carson City
to the Reno Gazette say that either
the cattle and sheep men are figuring
on hard winter or taking advantage
Of the high prices of stock, as the de-
mand for cattle and sheep cars over
the V. & T. road. exceeds the supply.
An order for fifty-five cars for cattle
came in a few days ago. and the train
could not be supplied. The result is
that both sheep and cattle are being
moved in what cars the railroad can
furnish.
The movement of cattle and sheep
from Carson Valley and points south
of Carson City is six weeks earlier
than usual. Dry feed on the range
caused some removals. but it is stated
that fearing a drop in prices of beef
and mutton has been the incentive
for the rapid removal of much stock
from that end of Nevada.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
GIRLS PUT
THROUGH INITIATION

A gathering of the senior, junior,
sophmore and freshman girls took
place in the high school auditorium
last Saturday evening for the purpose
of initiating the freshmen into the
mysteries of high school life.
OF course, the first thing to be
done was to place the green badge on
the freshmen and then down came
their hair, which was carefully
braided into small pig-tails and tied
with green ribbon by their admiring
fellow students. Some of the girls
said they were color blind. so for
their benefit "freshie. "boob." green
lie" and the like names were put on
the freshmens' foreheads in red paint.
All in all. the "freshies" looked quite
artistic.
Games then became the leading
feature and they were greatly en-
joyed. The first game was guessing
contest in which La Verne Richard
son, Irene Backus and Bertha Pierce
came out winners. The prize was
lump of sugar, which made them
sweet for the evening. Many other
games were played, among the, You
have a face" II say bend" and
musical chairs.
Refreshments were served in the
form of ice-cream. The remaining
part of the evening was spent in
dancing, which was interrupted once
or twice by the Freshmen trying to
put up their hair. M. L. '21
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
GIRLS BASKETBALL
At SCHOOL TONIGHT

This evening at eight o'clock at
eignt ....~ -. the high school au-
ditorium the first basketball game of
the season will be played.
The high school girls will play the
alumni girls and fast game may
be expected, as many of the old
stars will be on the alumni lineup.
Avery Davenport, one of the star
guards of 1917, will captain the
alumni team and she will keep the
high school forwards moving to
score on her.
Mrs. Hazel Rollins, another former
star, will play with Avery and the
- goals for the high school
should get a good try-out with these
two strong players to guard them.
Louise Ruckteschler and Clairice
Becker will play the center positions
and will make the high school girls
work to get the ball away from
center.
Margaret Ruckteschler. Beth War
rem and Mrs. Rowena Smart will play
goals for the alumni and should
make a number of baskets against
the inexperienced guards of the
high school team.
The high school team which win
play tonight has not been definitely
selected but will be taken from the
following: Helen Rose, PHYLLIS
Poulin, La Verne Richardson, Blanche
Guthrie, Doris Cooney. Marie Lamb
Basha Callahan, Vera Haviland.
The public is invited to attend thl
game, which will be called prompt!
at eight o'clock No admission vii
be charged
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
MAYORS PROCLAMATION

THAT Winnemucca may be fully in
harmony and sympathy with the other
communities of the state, herewith
take pleasure in proclaiming the
week of September 20 to October 6,
1919, Salvation Army Week, during
which week it is hoped that Winnie
mucca's quota will be easily raised
for supplying the Salvation Army
with financial means with which to
carry on and complete the great work
so thoroughly and efficiently under
taken by this organization during the
war. The Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks has charge Of the col
lection of the funds and it is hoped
that the orders appeal will meet
with the ready response and approval
of the people of the city.
LET all respond literally. lest we
forget.
THOMAS A. BRANDON, Mayor"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
CONTRACTS FOR ALL
OPEN STATE LANDS

All of the open lands in the state.
amounting to slightly in excess of
14.O00 acres, have been contracted for
by R. H. Peale Of Salt Lake City, for
himself and as agent for numerous
other parties Several years ago
Peale made a similar contract for all
the open land in Nevada at that time,
and after disposing of considerable of
it to other parties. turned the bal
ance back to the state.
Practically -<all of the land con-
tracted for by Peale comes under the
latest O00OO0-acre grant from the
government, but few hundred acres
is included in the original railroad
grant. The railroad land is con-
tracted for at $3.50 per acre. while
the other is obtainable on contracts
to pay $125 per acre. OF this amount
fifty cents per acre is paid on the
$3.50 contracts and twenty-five cents
on the $1.25 contracts. The con-
tracts expire at the end of fifty years,
full payments to be made within that
time or at its expiration. interest on
the contracts to be paid during the
interim.-[Reno Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
INLAY NEWS ITEMS

INLAY, September 29.-Anothel
sand storm swept over Inlay on Sat
day, causing much CONSERVATION
among housewives though their Gus
tomary cheerfulness is revived today
Monday. by gentle fall of rain
the first in many months.
Mrs. F. w. Ingram and childrer
and Mrs. A. Welch of Sparks spen
the weekend with the latter'i
daughter Mrs. C. P. Devine, return
ing home Sunday.
A party consisting of Misses verds
Springer. Stella Nelson. Claude Mer
Ger and Reuben Conner motored II
Winnemucca Friday evening to attent
the dance. They returned early th'
next morning.
P. o. Peterson and family havs
moved to Sparks to reside. They hav,
bought nice home on the Reserve.
Herman Wagner, fireman, met will
a painful accident last week when ht
fell through the window of the engine
cutting his arm severely, just missing
the arteries. He is reported as get
ting along nicely. Mrs. Charles
Wagner. his mother, is visiting at his
home from Sacramento.
DIR. Lgget of Winnemucca wen
through here Saturday night on his
way to Unionville. where he was
called to attend Mrs. John Ross. He
was met by Henry Talcott of Union
vile.
Mrs. G. w. Walters went to Carlir
Saturday to stay over Sunday. On hel
return she expects to stay few day.
in Winnemucca.
Mrs. Charles Wuertel was a depart
ure Sunday for San Francisco for q
visit of several weeks.
Mrs. j. T. Beale was a Lovelocl
visitor one day last week.
The Salvation Army drive is on a
Inlay. Those appointed on the ladies
committee are: Miss Clara B. Adrian
Mrs. D. L. Joyce, Mrs. ]. o. Beatty
Mrs. j. H. Harre and Mrs. c. p
Devine.
E. p. Dougherty represents the b
p. 0. E
A dance is advertised for Saturday
night. October 4th, the proceeds to &c
to this noble cause
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
FINAL RATES SET
FOR LANDS, STOCK

With the adjournment of the state
board Of assessors the different Sec
tions of the state can figure just what
they are expected to raise to help the
state over the hump. The attempt
to break down the land-raise valua-
tion failed during the last day Of the
session and an eigky.en per cent in
crease the state over will be the re-
sult should the assessors follow the
program as outlined
The following was the final classi-
fication of cattle and stock for the
year 1920:
Cattle, including calves of 1919, $36
per head; bulls, 500; milch cows,
dairy. SIS; work horses. 100 pounds
and up. $50; work horses. 1000 pounds
or less, SIS; saddle horses, $55;
stock horses, left to individual asses
sors; stations, 5000 and up; brood
mares. $50 and up; work mules. $50
and up; stock mules, $50 and up;
jacks, 5000 an up; jennies, SIC; bur-
ros. $40; sheep. So; bucks, $12; goats,
$3.50 and up; hogs. eight months or
over. SIS; hogs. under eight months,
IS.
Poultry-Chickens, so cents: tur-
keys. 81; ducks. so cents; geese, 81.
Bees. per stand. IS.
Land valuations-First class culti-
waited, $11s per acre and up; second
class cultivated. $S3; third-class culti-
waited, SAC.
Meadow lands-First-class, $39;
second-class, $24.
Pasture-First class. $50; second
class. $14; third class, So; fourth
class. $4.
Grazing-First class, $40; second
class, $13; third class. 81; fourth
class. 81; fifth class, SO; mountain
lands. barren, ~; unclassified, $40.
1t was recommended that Eureka
county be given special consideration
as to the average values as returned
by the assessor, as it appears to be
much higher that the remaining
county assessments.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
MORE Of ALLEGED
U.S.ARMY CRUE[T|ES

NGTON-Scathing denun-
citation of those In authority In the
army in voiced by Representative
Charles ]. Thompson. of Ohio, in urg-
ing charges that they have destroyed
the national guard, reduced officers to
ranks by so-called inefficiency boards,
sent youths to prison for life for
trivial offenses, unnecessarily exc
cuted soldiers before mitigating pa
pers reached the judge advocate gen.
eral, permitted the brutal beating of
home-sick and shell-shocked soldiers,
locked up sane white soldiers in
wards and metal cages with insane
negroes, caused arbitrary delay in
discharging enlisted and drafted men,
failed to give proper promotions and
otherwise comported themselves with
"favoritism, inefiiciency. brutality
and pusillanimity."
"If the crimes committed against
the soldiers of the United States.
both in America and abroad, by the
autocratic military authorities" he
says, in a statement issued today
could be chronicled, a library of con-
siderable dimensions would be re-
quired to hold them. Now that men
are being discharged the truth Is
be devised by Congress to rectify.
il possible, some of the wrongs in
flicted upon soldiers, and empty every
prison in the United States of every
prisoner not criminal under civil
law. I could be arrested for what
think of the present military cabal
which, in my opinion, could give Sa-
tan pointers on how to run Hades. .
The ire of Thompson has been
reused by witnesses introduced bv
him as the result of his resolution
to investigate the Walter Reed an'
Saint Elizabeth's hospitals here and
interrogated during the past wee,
by Representative Roscoe c. McCu'-
loch, of Canton, member of the
House committee investigating the
war department.
AT Savenay, in hospital 214," said
one witness. "some of the mental
cases were really insane, but most of
them were just worrying simply
about home affairs. Yet they were
locked up behind heavy screen wired
windows. If they did not do just
what they were told in exactly the
way it was told them. the boys were
jumped on and beaten up. There
was one man named Mooney. He had
gone crazy over religion. He never
bothered anyone and Just sat on his
bed all day, saying his Hail Mary
and counting his beads. The side of
his face was skinned where couple
of men had jumped on him and beaten
him. He is just one / remember"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
HONEY BEE PROPERTY AT
LORING LOOKS PROMISING

T. ]. d. Salter. general manager
of the Honey Bee Mines Company at
Loring, with headquarters at Love
lock, was an arrival here from the
Pershing county seat yesterday and
left last night for New York where
he expects to spend month on
business connected with the COM
pany's holdings in the Loring dis
trict.
Before his departure. Mr.. Salter
stated that the present outlook at
Loring was very promising, with
steady development. work being done
The shaft on the Honey Bee property
has been sunk to depth of 130 feet
and on the Finland No. / claim. the
formation is of such an encouraging
nature that more men have been put
to work to further explore the vein
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
TONOPAH LADY WAS
HER own DETECTIVE

Mrs. Mary Harrington of Tonopah
does her own detective work without
consulting any of the local limbs of
the law. according to a special dis
patch from Tonopah to the Reno Ga
zette. Mrs. Harrington conducts the
greatest miners boarding house in
Nevada, or did before the strike,
when she had 300 boarders. each pay
ing $45 a month.
Consequently the big Ship" as the
boys call 1t, was a profitable institu-
ton and it was not surprising for any
one to learn that the lady. had been
robbed of over $1,000 In the course of
a few weeks. She got back $50 of II
last evening in a most dramatic way.
Waiting concealed behind curtain
of dark room looking out on the
Office safe, she espied Freddy Rowe, a
Wells Fargo driver. enter and take a
seat close to the safe. Then she al
leges that he gradually opened the
door and extracted $50 in marked cur
rency, which she had deposited there
for bait The bills were held down
by three silver dollars, all marked.
Gradually the door of the safe.
which was unlocked, was opened and
the contents transferred to the pocket
of the express driver. There is where
a movie man would have registered
emotion. for Mrs. Harrington emerged
from hiding and. throwing down 49,
caliber revolver on the lad, demanded
that he return the money. The boy
protested that he had not taken any
thing and the irate landlady> threat
ened to blow out his brains on the
spot unless he produced. The gun was
brought in direct contact with the
drivers forehead before his bluff col
lapsed and the $93 was deposited on n
table in the presence Of one of the
boarders.
Then the sheriffs Office was called
begged off. saying that he was sup
porting a widowed mother and sister,
but Mrs. Harrington would not be
placated. The complaining witness
states that on August 10, she went to
the bank to deposit $1,000. leaving $3.50
in the safe. The combination was
never turned. as the lady suffers from
defective eyesight and had frequent
occasion to open the safe to cash
checks. so she adopted the simple way
of turning the night lock and leaving
tho combination unset Another time
she had saved out two 800 bills to
place in the safe deposit. and both
were taken.
After losing another bank-roll Mrs.
Harrington ordered a hardware firm
to send up gun ready loaded. and
since then she has been waiting for
the theft to appear. Last Thursday
she left $50 in the safe and was away
only fifteen minutes, when the money
was extracted.
Il don't know why / didn't kill that
kid" the lady remarked after the ex-
citement passed away. about five
O'Clock Thursday evening. 'for ! sure
felt like it; but / am glad that I
didn't"
The accused suffered the loss of
three fingers from one hand several
years ago when he and others were
playing with Illuminating caps on the
slope OF Mount Brougher.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30

School supplies are the students
tools. The better the tools, the
better the work wrought. Buy the
best at the Corner Drug Store.-[Ad.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30

Destroy disease germs and have
your house in sanitary condition
before indoor living begins. Re-
member Stephenson's carries a full
line of disinfectants and germicides.
-[Advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30

A hot water bottle will provide a
world of comfort during these first
cold nights. Stephenson's carry the
best at all times.-[Advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30

Because of a leak which
developed at noon today in
the gasoline pipe feeding The
Silver State linotype machine,
it was impossible to put into
type much local news secured
for today's issue.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended
at s am. today:
Highest temperature yesterday, 66.
Lowest this morning. A.
Mean temperature yesterday. 81.
Normal temperature yesterday, 55.
Precipitation, 0.16 inches.
Prevailing wind direction. SW.
Rel humidity pm. yesterday, 70
Rel. humidity 6 am. today. go.
Weather forecast for the twenty
four hours ending pm. tomorrow:
Fair and warmer tonight and
Wednesday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
NOTICE

The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
in Parish Hall Thursday afternoon at
2:30 O'Clock.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30

Four-line wantads published in three
issues, so cents.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30

Meet opportunity half way and
drive a car of your own. The Silver
Stats makes this possible.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30
PATRONIzE HOME INDUSTRY

Excellent homemade liver sausage
and head cheese. Chickens dressed
to order at any time. Fresh tripe.
Il Advt. Winnemucca Market.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-30

The Silver State for a month-4oc
The Topeka state journal., 1919-02-28
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

The Friday evening program at the Rail-
road '-E' is in charge of Mrs. L. H. Wood
this week The numbers to be given are
as follows: Instrumental trio. There's a
Lump of Sugar Down in Dixie the Misses
May; reading, ''The Inventors Wife, Mrs.
L. H. Wood; piano sole, THE Shepherds 5
Evening Song" Miss Virginia Ritchie !;
reading, "Hullo.' Miss Marguerite Whit
aker;; violin solo, Miss Avery Cam pbell !;
vocal solo. Miss Ethel May; Humaphone
trio, the Misses May; reading, Naughty
Zell,'' Mrs. Wood; piano duet, ION PATROL
Miss Leita Casson and Miss Delta Dark ::
reading, Samantha Has Nothing To Do.'
Mrs. G. Kline; vocal duet, Miss Ethel and
Miss Eva May and farce, "A Modern
Dishwasher."
Guy Bradford. switch engine foreman,
is off duty Mr.. Bradford is visiting rela-
tives in Tulsa, Okla
Mr., Wade Jones has resigned his posi-
ton in the freight auditors office and will
go to Kansas City where he has interests
in an oil company.
John Sandifer of the car sheds, accom-
panied by Mrs. Sandifer and family, has
gone to Arkansas to be the guest of rela-
tiVes
The Topeka state journal., 1919-02-28

as the guest of Miss Mabel Upper, East
Crane street. Miss Ross will leave next
week for Washington to make her home.
The Philathea class of the East Side
Methodist church will meet Monday even
ing at the home of Miss Ethel Sloan, 515
East Eighth avenue.
The Fleur-d Lis Art club was entertain
Highland Park. The guests of the after
noon included: Mrs. LIE Roy Enochs, Mrs.
Paul Adams Mrs. A. Bradfield, Mrs. Z. +.
Purdy, Mrs. Charles Lyons, Mrs. Fred
Skidmore. Mrs. ALA Chaplin. Mrs. William
Eckert, Mrs. Frank slusher. The next
Mrs. Paul Adams, los West Twelfth ave-
nue..
Mrs Jennie Merryman, assistant prin-
cipal at the Parkdale school, is absent
from her work because of the illness of
her little daughter Jessie.
Mrs. X. NJ. burning, SO Garfield avenue,
spent Thursday as the guest of Mrs. Frank
Morris of Reno avenue.
The Olive club met Thursday evening
with Miss Edna Cox, Freeman avenue. The
eeYening was enjoyed by Miss Mona Bell.
Hazel Robbins, Miss Faye Rush, Miss Mae
Cremer, Miss Myrta Haight, Miss Eleanor
Shaffer, Miss Berniee Peterson, Miss Anna
johnson and Miss Frances Jones.
Mrs. Wilbur Marsh. 517 Lake street, en-
tertained at dinner Thursday for Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Allensdorf, Mrs; Q. d; Clifford.
Faye, Mrs. H. 3. Newell, Mrs. Oscar Olson
and daughter Maxine, Mrs. Ed Clifford
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Vickland Of west To-
peka were dinner guests Thursday of Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Welch. 1923 East Twelfth
street.
Miss Nettie Peterson, Grattan street, who
is in New York City on a business trip
is expected to return within a short time.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-02-28
OAKLAND NOTES
Notes and personals from, Oakland
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

The Epworth League society of the Oak
land Methodist church will have a tacky
party Friday evening at the parsonage
Each of the guests will bring picture
taken when they were small either a baby
picture or one taken when they were small
children.
Mrs. Charles Suit of North Topeka spent
Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Harold Lep-
per-
Mrs. Paul Pease and little son Paul jr,
We're dinner guests Thursday of Mrs. c. J.
Dorei ana family.
Mr.. ana Mrs. H. s. Sawyer will change
their residence soon from 800 Wabash ave
nue. to their new home which they have
purchased on the corner of Iowa and Win
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Lepper have arrivede
from Los Angeles, Calf, and will make
their home here. They will be with their
son Harold Lepper and Mrs Lepper for n
short time before moving into their home
at 3G5 Wabash ayeuue.
Mrs. Ben Kelsey of oxford, Kan. who
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T.
Kelsey since tie first Of the week has
left for Kansas City, Mo. to visit.
Charles. the small son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ash Arter avenue. is suffering
with burns on his chest and arms as the
result of an accident happening Thursday
| The little boy pulled pot of hot tea off
| on himself. the hot liquid scalaing him
sevPrssv.
Mrs. Hattie Clark of Philadelphia Pa