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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-30
Heart Problems
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 have

Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 have a |
friend whom I like very much. I !
have known him for several years
About a year ago started going with
this boy. l have always liked him as
a friend, but when Istarted going with
him I loved him all the more. He was
always such a gentleman and he was a
favorite among the teachers and girls
and boys at school, but he wasn't one
of those sissy kind of boys. He was
Just good all-around sport
He told me he loved me more than
any girl and he asked me to promise
I would wait for him, but I didn't
promise because I thought he was
only teasing. Did I do the right thing?
Now we don't go together and l
miss him more than any one I have
ever gone with. l have gone with
several other boys just to try to for
get, but it seems an impossibility.
Several have told me of the different
girls who like him, but they all seem
so much older than he. Do you think
he goes with them because he likes
them or just to pass away the time?
Their fathers have cars and have con.
siderable money.
| am going to attend house party
soon and do you think it would be all
right to send this boy a card with the
address where I am visiting? Do you
think he would think I was trying to
get him to go with me again? Do you
think he would answer it?
WORRIED BLUE EYES.
His request that you wait for him
was of no importance. He wasn't real
ly serious or he would have proved
faithful to you. Be thankful that you
did not promise.
Several have told me OF the differ
ent girls who like him. you say. Do
not imagine that this is a one-sided
attraction. When the young man goes
with a girl he enjoys her company
, 1t is pleasant for you to believe that
he is true to you and passing his time
with some one else. Do not deceive
yourself in this way, however, because
as long as you do you will not be in
a frame of mind to give him up. 1t is
useless to hope for him, and the soon.
er you forget him the happier you will
be-
Do not send him the post card. TIC
do so would be running after him, and
you do not want to do that. He might
answer and again he might not.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am fifteen
years old and live in this city. AT
my aunt's there are two boys board
ing. One boy is always asking aboGt
me. He wants to call, but I have
never asked him. He is very bashfu
and only talks to me little. Woult
it be right for me to ask him to call
MILDRED.
You might, sometime when you ar,
leaving, ask your aunt to come to SET
YOU soon. Then turn to the youn.
man and say you would like to have
him come over sometime, too. Thi!
would not give the impression tina
YOU are running after him. If re doe:
not ask him to come after your in
formal information, let the mattel
drop.
Dear Mrs. Thompson:
How long should girl. little owe
IA years old and about five feet fou
inches tall, wear her dresses?
You should wear your dresses tel
y inches from the floor.
II To enable one-armed persons to- ca
an Enolishman has invented
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-30

McQuiston. John Harrison. Claude
Alexander, Virgil Spencer, Paul Pur-
Vance. Sanford Baker. Glen Williams.
-. Miss Edna Rich is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Rich.
Mrs. Ed Reynolds and children of
Newcastle are visiting Mrs. Ona
Boren. -. Misses Olive Harrison and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-30

Since the United States assumed
control of the Philippine islands the
number of lighthouses has been in
creased from % to Isl.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-30

Dorothy Williams spent Wednesday
and Thursday with j. C. Dougherty
and family of near Cambridge City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-30

To- enable one-armed persons to- eat
I eggs an Englishman has invented
wooden cup with rubber feet that
keep it from slipping.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-30

Here are a few members of
the big and constantly grow
ing family of Edgemont Sweet
Goods, Cakes and Confec-
tons.
You are asked to try "Edgemont''
Cakes and Connections, expecting
them to be the best you have ever
eaten. Serve them with absolute
confidence in their providing the
right introduction, or the exquisite
conclusion, to the most elaborate
banquet, or ordinary, everyday
meals.
''Edgemont' Sweet Goods, Cakes
and CONNECTIONS are sold by the
pound, also in alright cartons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-30

Dear Mrs. Thompson:
How long should girl, little over
Il years old and about five feet four
inches tall, wear her dresses?
You should wear your dresses ten
Inches from the floor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-30

DAYTON CREAM. A rich vanilla
cake with current jelly, and marsh
ma11ow icing. which is topped with
shredded cocoanut, pleasing both to
the eye and the palate.
VANILLA WAFER. A rich little
sugar cake, made with good butter
and eggs, favored with vanilla and
baked golden brown, delightful with
ices and fruit. ..- S..
PANAMA COOKIE. A large south
ern sugar cookie, homemade style,
nutmeg flavor. A cake for the Kid
dies.
LEMON BON BON. A beautiful lit
tie cake confection, lemon favor, COW
cred all over with white marshmal-
low, and a crystal icing. Its COM
panion piece, CHERRY BLOSSOM,
is the same size, but iced with Pink
Marshmallow, favored with Wild
Cherry. Both are dainty luncheon
cakes
LULA. Large Honey favored
cookie, soft and mellow, iced on top
with smooth crystal icing, assorted
colors, pink and white
AVIO. English style chocolate flaw
ored biscuit, sandwiched with rich
cream center, delightful conlbina-
ton Of havors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-30

cOCOANUT TAFFY. A crisp south
ern molasses bar with a combination
of macaroon cocoanut, a childs
favorite.
PRINCESS. A wonderful combina-
ton of the Vanilla Wafer, Jelly, and
Marsh1nallow in an attractive design
and covered with soft milk choco-
late coating. A cake that will truly
melt in your mouth"
MAcAROON WAFER. A sugar
cookie combined with macaroon CO.
ooanut and baked a golden brown. A
cake preferred by most men.
HIGH SCHOOL. Honey favored
cake, iced all over with delightful
cream colored marshmallow, favored
with lemon, especially favored by
High School girls and boys. It's COM
panion, SNOW CREAM, is the same
size but iced with pure white marsh
mallow, vanilla favored.
EDGEMONT SUGAR WAFER. A
fairy wafer sandwich with a rich
cream center, assorted favors, the
perfection of the bakers art. Can be
served on any occasion or function
where a dainty CONNECTION is needed.
GRAHAM WAFER. A hea1thful bis
cult made of whole wheat -four, slight
ly sweetened with southern cane
sugar and baked to a golden brown
crispness, good food for old and
young, ESPECIALLY for that between
meal lunch or just before retiring. A
bowl of cold milk and Edgemont Ora
ham Waters is an ideal summer lunch.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
SPARKS EXPECTS RAILROAD
TRANSFER EARLY IN YEAR 1920

The railroad companies are pro-
ceeding on the theory that the. rail-
roads will be returned to private own
ership on the first of the year, just
as the President promised last May.
Accordingly the various store depart
ments are now engaged in taking
complete inventories of all the roll
ing stock and equipment and other
supplies of the various railroads.
The work is now under way at
Sparks under the general direction
of Division Storekeeper McGraef. HI,
p. Buchenery has charge of the local
work. Employees of the store depart
ment at Sparks are working overtime
to finish the work by the first of the
year. They are taking a complete
inventory of all the physical property
in the local terminal, and the same
character of inventory is being taken
all along the line.-[Sparks Tribune.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
TO UTILIZE
ASH HEAPS OF CITY

Editor The Silver State:
There are large dumps at public
places in Winnemucca, as well as at
residences, of ash piles, about one
third of which is coke (coal partly
consumed). Why not. some one who.
has a team or idle truck, borrow
large gravel screen and go after this
coke? Anyone would be willing to
give an ash pile away to get rid OF
it. Anyone with head not smaller
than a peanut can see there is money
in it, This coke could be sold for
one-half or one-third the price OF
coal during these coal-famine times:
Coke is a big seller in the cities.
Someone get busy.
CITIZEN.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
WEATHER MAN SAYS
THINGS ARE NORMAL

Contrary to oft-heard expressions
of opinion that the coldest weather is
due in Winnemucca in December. the
weather records at this point show
the time Of lowest temperatures to
be in January, here as at all other
stations. Average temperature for
December at this station is in the
neighborhood of 80, while the normal
for January is approximately 28 de-
grees. This is according to a state
ment made by Ray L. Fisher. the local
observer.
Asked about the end of the world,
or something, which didn't material
ize yesterday, the Winnemucca wea-
ther man declared he was "agin" that
sort of catastrophe, as were other
weather bureau officers. He says the
national weather service takes no
particular stock in sun spots, and he
is surprised that apparently so large
a part of the population was inter-
ested. in differing degrees, over pre-
dictions of dire calamity on the 18th.
It's cold, the weather bureau ad-
mits--some six degrees below nor
mal-and liable to remain so. But
weather or climatic conditions are
not at all abnormal. Even extreme
fluctuations of temperature, or the
appearance of unusual storms occa-
sionally. has little to do with the
average weather, taken year by year
over considerable period of time.
The following is the weather report
for the twenty-four hours ended at
8 am. today:
Hihgest temperature yesterday. 80.
Lowest this morning, 6.
Mean temperature yesterday. a.
Normal temperature yesterday. 80.
Precipitation, none.
Prevailing wind direction, north
cast.
Weather forecast for the twenty-four
hours ending 5 pm. tomorrow:
Fair tonight and Friday; not so
cold.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
WERE KIDDING NEVADA ABOUT
ANNIVERSARY OF DRYNESS

Well, the seventeenth of December
has come and gone, and the world
didn't freeze up and crack as predict
ed by end-of-the-world. prophets. At
least that's the Illuminating statement
repeated many times to a searcher
for news this morning. One man went
so far as to point out that yesterday
was the anniversary of Nevada's first
anti-liquor day and said perhaps the
forecasters figured as he did. that
with Nevada dry the world might just
as well explode. Guess his cellar
must be celebrating dryness.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
OLD SOL SH|MM|ED
TANGOED ANDJAzzED

The sun did a sun dance Monday
evening. just as it tucked its golden
rim to rest beneath the shadow-kissed
western hills. says the Elko Inde-
pendent Nothing to it. old Sol, all
lit up and going strong. shivered and
shook like the foremost exponent of
the shimmy, and the fellow who
drives the Lamoille stage saw it.
There was big black hole in the
sun, according to other sources; the
Lamoillc man thinks it was veil and
that our old molten satellite was get
ting his musical accompaniment from
the well known jazz melody "She Had
Seven Wells" But the way the old
fellow tangoed and jazzed and shim-
mied back and forth on the rim of the
mountains unfortunate to be selected
for his heated gyrations was a eau
ton. so says the gentleman who han
dies the ribbons on the Lamoille
stage
1t seems as though December sew
enteenth can't get away from being
historical. There were a good many
who saw the moon do the shimmy on
December seventeenth, 1918, but in
the words of Prof. Lucien Larkin, who
exposes the December seventeenth
bunk, old Soils cayorting on Decem-
ber 18th of this year is the Limit of
Limits" 1t is difficult to account for
the phenomena discerned by our mar
rator. Memories of December seven
teenth past and future possibly fur
nished technical bobbing about of
our old heat producer; on the other
hand, the stage man swears by the
story, so there is nothing to do but to
insist that Sol had struck particu-
larly enticing piece of heavenly syn
copation and was hard at the business
of showing this old world a real
fshimmy.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
NEW WATER SYSTEM .
ALMOST COMPLETE

Winnemucca's new high-pressure
water system is just about ready to
be put in service. The new piping is
all in the trenches, and on Bridge
street the main taps for individual
service have all been put in. Work of
connecting copper wire for thawing
taps connected with the redwood main
laid in Bridge street was completed
yesterday and work of testing is next
in order.
Water was turned into the big new
main leading from the reservoirs, yes
terday, as far as the Southern Pacific
tracks. and no difficulty developed. A
few leaks at joints were found and
plugged. More care will be taken,
however. before water is turned into
the main in the business center, be-
cause of danger of freezing and
breaking, thus causing inconvenience
and expense. Each foot of the work
is being inspected minutely. Earth is
being thrown over the center of each
length of pipe so that it will not be
thrown out by the sudden rush of
water.
After testing has been completed
not a great deal of time will be con-
sumed in connecting up residences
and business houses. Then when a
little thawing weather comes along,
so that filing may be handled, the
trench on Bridge street will be closed
up. The old water mains are to be
disconnected and left in the ground
The new reservoir, built to hold
water for fire purposes only. has been
completed and when new pumps are
installed in the wells near the river
water will be pumped to fill it. The
springs above the reservoir have been
frozen for several days.
When the work is completed a
touch of an electric button in the hose
house will release sufficient water
into the mains, and make same imme-
diately available at fire hydrants. it
was said by Engineer Broili. in charge
of installation, to adequately combat
any fire which may occur.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
LAMOILLE CANYON WATERFALL
PRESENTS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT

Manager B. G. Mcbride. who was
called to the Lamoille canyon by the
recent break in the power lines, says
that the waterfall in the canyon just
opposite the intake at the big falls.
is now a beautiful sight and worth
going to see. The water comes over
the edge of the cliff on the north side
and falls a thousand feet to the floor
of the canyon. During the cold wea-
ther the water freezes as 1t falls and
forms an immense sheet of icicles,
that several times day fall to the
ground with a mighty roar.-lElko
Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
ANOTHER WESTERN PACIFIC
TRAIN TAKES TO THE DITCH

The Western Pacific is having more
than its share of train wrecks during
the past month. caused by the cold
weather, remarks the Elko Free Press.
Tuesday a wreck occurred at Pardo,
four cars going into the ditch. the
accident being caused by broken
arch bar that caught in a switch. No
one was injured, and the wrecking
crew, on its arrival. made short work
of clearing the track.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
SAND BEING HAULED TO SITE
FOR NEW HUMBOLDT HOTEL

One of the things accomplished by
Architect DeLongchamps during his
recent visit here was arranging pre-
liminary work for the new Humboldt
hotel. work on which is to be COM
menced as early next year as weather
conditions permit. Today teams are
hauling sand to the site of the Ell
Dorado hotel. destroyed by fire two
years ago. 1t is necessary to haul the
sand now because when spring comes
it can not be obtained because of the
overfiowing of the Humboldt river,
along the banks of which the sand is
obtained.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
AUSTIN WOMAN WAS
VICTIM OF GASOLINE

Last morning Candido Mestraitua,
who keeps small furnishing goods
store at Austin, got up and built a
fire in the kitchen stove and went
about his mornings duties, cleaning
up and getting ready for the days
business, says the Austin Reveille.
He heard a cry of distress and
rushed back to find the kitchen lit
orally filled with flames and his wife
struggling frantically to get out of
the room. Her clothing was in flames
and she was blinded from burns, her
entire head being in the midst of
mass of fire. Her clothing was sat
urated with gasoline and burning.
fiercely.
Mestraitua rushed her out of doors,
throwing her down and rolling her in
the snow. He rushed back to the
rescue of his little daughter, Candida,
who was still in bed. The bed cover
ings were saturated with gasoline and
were burning furiously He managed
to get her out with no further injury
than singed hair. He then attacked
the fire and put it out.
A doctor was called, but from the
first there was no hope for Mrs.
Mestraitua's recovery, two-thirds of
her body being severely burned. She
died shortly after noon Thursday.
1t appears that the fire which her
husband had built was not burning
satisfactorily when she arose and in
order to hurry it up she drew small
quantity of gasoline from partly
filled five-gallon can into a cup. and
threw it on the smouldering embers.
A quantity of gas was formed and
this gas exploded, the fire of the ex-
plosion communicating with the gas
in the partly empty can. scattering
the gasoline all over the kitchen and
adjoining bedroom.
The little girl. being under the bed
covers, escaped injury.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
WHY WOOL BROUGHT
EARLY FANCY PRICE

Why was wool buying started so
early this year and at a price averag-
ing fifty cents pound? is a question
many have asked since the story of
wool buyers activity was printed in
The Silver State about two weeks ago
AT that time the reason could not be
learned, even by those watching de-
velopments from the inside, as wit
ness the fiocking here of numerous
wool buyers from all over the coun-
try to find out what was going on.
Then came the amazing statement
OF DR.. w. s. Mcclure, secretary of the
National Wool Growers Association.
that 1t was his opinion wool will be
sold for rs cents a pound in 1920.
1t had been learned that quantities of
Australian wool would be auctioned
at Boston, duty free, had led to the
conclusion that wool would not COM
mand as high price as last year
some growers not expecting much
more than thirty cents a pound.
But the truth will out when it's
gone after. A big Boston wool buying
firm secured an order for 1.50o 900
pounds of fine wool, to be purchased
in districts where early clipping is
possible, 1t is learned from good au-
thority. kilograms started resident
men contracting and the rest trailed
along. The mill order filed, the wool
company withdrew the buyers and as
the story got out other buyers COM
menced going home for Christmas un-
til now most of them have left.
1t is. said that there is now more
wool stored in the United States than
at any time in history, but because
government specifications call for use
of fine" wool scarcity of that grade
was created, which accounts for the
rush order for early delivery. To
bear out the statement it is declared
that no wool was contracted for in
states where coarser grades are
grown, such as Oregon and Wyoming.
At any rate, the sudden buying of
fine wool has done Nevada much good,
unless 1t develops that the seventy
five cent price becomes a reality, for
the reason that about half of Nevada's 8
production of seven million pounds
has been contracted for at prices av-
eraging fifty cents. The rest will be
sold at the prevailing price when the
buyers return as in other years, about
the middle of March.
Another interesting point learned
in connection with the increased price
OF wool has to do with the natural
assumption of persons not familiar
with conditions that any increase in
wool prices will have direct and
disastrous effect in further increasing
the high cost of living. 1t was
learned from men supposed to know
that in the very best suiting materials
not more than three pounds of wool
is used in quantity of cloth sufficient
to make a mans suit of clothes. So
that even If wool went to $1.00 a
pound the increase in a suit would
be negligible.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-18
TWO DIVORCE SUITS
RECORD FOR TODAY

Two divorces were granted in dis
trict court, one by Judge Taber after
the regular session yesterday after
noon, and one by Judge Callahan, who
has returned from Elko. this morn
ing. The sheep trespass case of Coo
per & Uniacke vs.. Siard continues to
occupy regular sessions of the court.
Many witness are present who have
not yet testified.
Last evening Judge Taber heard
and granted the plea for divorce of
Sarah ]. Holloway against Homer NJ.
Holloway. Non-support was alleged.
The couple was married at Ely in
November 1912.
Judge Callahan this morning lis
tened to the complaint of Minor C.
Eastman against his wife Mary l..
Eastman. Desertion was charged.
Mrs. Eastman is alleged to be now
travelling in Europe. The two were
married at Binghamton, New York,
July 8. 1890. Decree was granted.
An unusual probate case also ad-
Indicated by Judge Callahan this
morning was one in which no petit
ton, no notice posted or published,
no bond, and no notice to creditors.
was required 1t was in the matter
of the estate of Manuel Joseph, de-
ceased, which estate has become a
beneficiary under the will of German
Gonzales, deceased. The bequest
amounts to less than $500. and is all
of Joseph's estate. The estate was
ordered set aside to the widow.
County Clerk Davey has a letter
from the firm which purchased the
Humboldt county court house bonds,
inquiring what is the present popu-
lation of the county, since division,
and what the population was before
that event. The clerk will reply that
according to his information ard be-
lief (no enumeration having been
made since 1910. old Humboldt coun-
ty had a population of approximately
5000, and the county as at present
constituted contains between 450o
and 5000 people.
Clerk Davey says he is expecting
two or three filings this afternoon
under the so-called Pittman law.
Two parties have called the clerks
Office by telephone. asking the pro-
cedure for obtaining marriage IL
censes. Considerable mystery seems
to surround this coincidence. No one
has appeared to take out a license.