White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-26
~BSERTATION
OH PESSIMIST

when the story Of the two robberies
in Ely became known last Tuesday
morning ore sleuth Immediately said.
take the hnger prints on kneeAt's
safe icaned-ately.'
suppose they used their feet Sus-
&c ted another.
Ard that reaasnis ne. remarked
The third Interested party. when the
Bertsliion system was FIRST Installed "a
the courthouse A Ratier. then sheriff.
invited q 1unsber OF his friends int
TIE Office 10 explain 10 them the great
.ala. OF taking ringer prints Ind the
insal,afsllity of the system
II vn leave the room said the sher-
II and some " you fellows put your
thumbs on this piece 81 paper. When
I return I win have you all PIT yoss
on another piece Of paper anil
then tell yea which ons had his thano
en- fhi..'
Lets ga. Unmarked Fred clark.
ami the sheriff left the room The
county contnissionsr-sleet Immediately
removed his shoe and stamped siS
sreattos on the paper left by Butler.
Gene ahead was IN. signal foe
Al TO return. and thsn al placed taeff
- - AA1N-E 49, ~ -
Shsrih. after a most critical eNaziEa-
ton. decided that IL would b Eeess-
sary - send for Al expert on ths
BsrtiIiier system. oeca1se his eomp1ri
.on was anything but satisfzeterT
--
When ! was up IN Alaska" sad Old
Clyde Sausrreau. rsuinlsesntly. I u<ei
10 60 out hunting occasionally: game
was plentiful and where we were bears
were quite numerous. bat ny bear
hunts were not very successful as ]
never esnsd able 10 get within shoot
Ing distance. There Was Al oh
FrereAman living near Us who claimed
70 Be a mighty hunter. ard % hear
him talk yeE would thiak that he was
intimately familiar with the habits
AID ~prorensities 81 all manner q
eeast Ari fowl
- ore lay / get this bird 70 -
with ne On 4 bear hurt. fesiins Goa
hdent thar ~ifA The aid Of his valuable
advice l couldn't fail TO bring home
tie bacon. We rad Travelled several
niles ard were going through 4 dep
earye7. wksr vs suddenly sFisa >
hAlf-grcwn cub leissreIy uossTIns
along tn ridge nov u. Al least tes
#Hr See yards away We teok tSa OF
three shots but never faxed him final
y he climbed up en a large boulder sna
stuoa SrITlag tie air q al aireef8ons
trsinS 70 get The scsrt. N = nairete az
nc he sid ct the boulder onto ths
sh1la 81 sid -rcck WITH whlee
The mountaInSi1. Vas covered. ard
rolled thirty Or fratrv feet This
xeezas. 1o - great sport. Ter affrr
ezfin= = few service berries he would
reach another r.rs spot an3 repeat -.
performance ZACH time coming a little
nearer u zhsre ~ %eTe. ] aid 81
FrenehT We'll lie down heaind that
brush. an1 maybe he'll go close
enough for 4 shot
We lid there al aaiet - could
hesr hIrr every now sad uhen soins
through The brush. bit al Al me-
Frszchy got M ard began u travel
ID the hIE oser hat zhAis. natsag
noise CROUCH 70 wake the cad I call
ed to hi1a IN a iew tone % lie Iow 4
or we would ioss tnr chance Tor ?
shot. cEt ne kept On going and the orIy
sn<xer I got vas Mas Nor. Hon-
sseur. J know 20 Yea ze say sen must
approach II bear. n bar ~ approach
roa.
Ia his instance he MAS correct fel
tie bear DID rot approach him bai
Immediately departed iE great haste
am after holding communion with IT,
Freedman for \ brief sezsoz ! ike
wise took nay departure. Fer hin
"a. Il great disgust GiTaxnazzsrink-
I John.