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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

Show who would rather be right than Presdent!-t Washington Post) h tf
 With apologies Tom Reed, we will undertake 10 name quite number who will be either
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
Strange

Strange!
 There's anothera thing l cans un derstand," said the cheerful idiot, What is?" asked> the wise guy Why is it thasfthe man with a bad temper isn'tasany more amiabie when he loses it?' asked the cheer full idiot
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

Owning the hen that lays 25O edible eggs the solden goose may honk high for all care-(St Louis Globe Democrat WY
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

One reason why Americans do want war with have war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

This sugar shortage would have been serious tning pack Tn the days of the long toddy.- Column ba State.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

we dont exactly fear with Mexico but how we dread 10 nave the Senate make peace afterwards -( Brooklyn Eagle) ~
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
Oh!

While they do not dress and ac' like COW punchers, it is a fact that Grange & Western run the McGee hotel in Huntsville, Ala.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

Since the action of South Dakota many C. O. p lesiue.al asplrahts probably will quit saving wood and go to knocking on Wood-(Arkansas Cazetto |
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

New York reports shortage of small change. but it is hard why she complains of it. What can you do with small change in New York?
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
Where It Started.

Where 1t Started.
 Ball Crank ayers that it begal when an Australian aboriginal wal throwing a boomerang at his son b, way of reinstatement, and remarked: My son. this will hurt me more than it will you"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
Paw Knows Evervthino.

Willie-Paw. what is discretion? Paw-Oh, that's only another name for lack of nerve, my son
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

Children are spanked for telling fasehoods but after awhile they learn that grown people are not
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
Quick. Doc, the hYpoi

A lot of Improvements are coming to
 me,
 I'll make some today, if it's fair; l think l will buy new cap for my
 knee
 And key for. lock of my hair.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

Sometimes if We prevent our acquaintances from learning of bad luck we are content to do without their sympathy. That's pride W
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

Gosh! We wonder what it was that Min nie Heard in Sylvia, Tenn?
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

WisH there were more paragraphers so there would De more funny remarks about the men's clothes instead of so many about the women's
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
APR0P0S OF MOTH ING IN PARTICULAR

est. Louis Globe -DemocraO .tt Work is the for unrest-and play is the cure for worry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
Where's the War?

Where's the War? "Jacsk" Pershing's home, so are our
 boys, And, though I'm no logician; Where do they get that war time
 noise In war time" prohibition?
 The Wise Fool. Knowledge is power" observed the sage.
 "Oh, l don't know" commented the fool. "A low-browed pugilist can make more in one fight than an edu- cator can in year"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

Men who drink wood alconoI have trouble in letting it alone forever after.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

IL Is easier to be good than to make good One is a negative virtue the other a positive
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

Drunken men see double except when they are spending money. 0' "
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

Wood and Coolidge sounds we'll but what abou Coolidge and Wood?-(Wall Street JournaD
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
Fact.

Fact Said old Uncle Ben, To young MT. Tabors: Some mighty small men Look down on their neighbors."
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03

Things to Worry About A sneeze is the only thing that is born full grown
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
A Sure Thinu

Tt is fact" said MT. Act, That there are no sure things a
 all" "Oh, yes there are" said Mr Barr, ''I know that winter follows fall"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-03
Alta Boy! !

Alta Boy! Fresh Fish Daily.
 Jim Bass, Summers and Kanawha Streets,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
REPUBLICANS LINE
UP S0[|DLY IN NYE

AT the first campaign meeting of the
Nye county Republicans a good at
tendance turned out and the senti-
ment was expressed that this was the
time when every member of the party
and those who had become alienated
should join in making common cause,
according to the Tonopah Bonanza.
Among those present were a few
voters who were not members of the
committee, but the sentiment was ex-
pressed that it is the desire of the
members to have all voters desirous
of taking an active part in the cam
paign to come forward as they will
receive warm welcome at all meet
ings. The committee further declared
that there would not be anything
about the management of the Re-
publican party in Nye county to con-
ceal as the dealing viii be from the
top of the table.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
FARMERS ORGANIZE
TO GET CO. AGENT

A majority of the farmers of Rebe
Creek and vicinity met Saturday i
the Oravada Mercantile Compan
store in Quinn River Valley and or
ganized the Oravada Community Cen
ter of the Humboldt County Farr
Bureau. Oravada is the new posi-
office name for l. j. Studebaker'
ranch, five miles from Rebel Creek
where lively settlement has sprunf
up because of many homesteaders
who have filed on Quinn River Vale
land.
The purpose of the organization
to work in cooperation with farmer
for agricultural extension, unde
supervision of the State Farm Bureal
and Agricultural Extension depart
ment of the University of Nevada
Great interest was manifested in sci
entific farming.
l. J. Studebaker was elected chair
man of the Community Center. S. w
Collins, vice president, and Herman
Loest. ecretary-treasurer. Commit
tees were appointed to take charge Of
rabbit control, securing seed, mem.
bership and irrigation. Other com.
mittees are to be appointed to assist
in carrying on extension work. Meet
ings are to be held the last Saturday
of each month.
1t is hoped the organization will
include as members all farmers OF
north-center Humboldt county and a
membership of one hundred is con.
fidently expected.
The annual meeting is to be held in
Winnemucca next December, wher
a budget will be prepared for 1921
which will include application for g
county agent or agricultural adviser
to be provided by direction of the
State Farm Bureau.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
BATTLES WITH RAB|D
WILDCAT HALF HOUR

Another thrilling fight with sup
posedly rabid wild cat was staged at
Kennedy Sunday morning when John
Anderson stepped out of his house
and large wild cat, which had been
lying beneath the porch, jumped on
Anderson's back. Having no weapon
with which to fight the animal An
derson had to battle with his hands
He thinks it was fully half an hour
after the cat attacked him before he
finally succeeded in stamping it to
death with his heal.
Anderson was brought in from Ken
nedy today by w. H. Cooper and was
taken to the hospital in serious con-
dition this morning. His left hand
and wrist are terribly chewed and
he has numerous painful scratches
and bites. Infection has started in
the hand.
The head of the wild cat has been
shipped to the university at Reno for
rabies test. Anderson will take the
Pasteur treatment against hydropho-
bia here.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
BETTING HALF FsM|L[|ON ON
. FALLON'S OLE PROSPECTS
Nevada Capital Takes Big Plunge in Oil
Properties and Feels Confident as to
Outcome--Many Wells Sinking.

Company, an Eastern outfit. 1t has
bangs of men on the field and has al
ready established a camp.
1 OF course, with drilling actually in
progress, you will see that our propo-
sition is one for quick return. Need
less to say, if a well of commercial
size in struck anywhere in the field,
there will be no more stock for sale
at par.
If you should want us to do so, we
can, of course, send you newspaper
clippings from week to week regard
ing the Fallon oil field, together with
what information comes to us here of
progress made. for advertising pur-
poses.
1t is estimated to cost, in this
country. anywhere from $4,000 to
$4,000 to get drilling rig to the Fal-
Ion field and put down a 3,0O0-foot
hole. The very fact that four COM
panies have undertaken this expense
simultaneously, and as quickly as
rigs could be secured, shows beyond
doubt what confidence a considerable
number of oil men have in the pros
poets at Fallon. Other companies
are known 70 be at least negotiating
for rights.
OF course, as you understand full
well, it is all a gamble this week.
Next week may tell different story.
We believe it a wonderful chance. We
cannot, of course, say too much about
the necessity for speed at this stage
of development.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
Information AS to
Pittnan Land Bill

The Elko land Office is in re- Z.
@ ceipt of blanks and descriptive I.
@ literature on the so-called Pitt 6
I" man reclamation act, known as {.
Z. the act of October %, 1919 The /.
Z. act provides for the development =.
Q of underground waters, setting 9
. aside a certain amount of land .
+. on application, and If water is :.
@ found and sufficient developed to g
(. irrigate twenty acres, certain (.
I. amount of that set aside is deed {.
@ ed to the applicant. The land G
Q Office at Elko will be glad to fur "
o nish any information on this 9
I. subject, interesting in Humboldt z
@ county for the reason that much
@ land is available here with water .
@ at shallow depth.
9 @ o g @ !" /" @ @ I" o o @ @ o @ +.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
SHERIFF REFUSES
TO GIVE UP BOOZE

In the case of Jesus Aranguena
versus Tom Pickett, in which the
plaintiff was sueing for possession of
ten-gallon keg and 504 bottles of
whisky, Aranguena had secured a
writ of replevin and the court had
ordered Sheriff Springer to deliver
the liquor to Aranguena, upon the
giving of a certain bond. The sheriff
went into court yesterday morning
with his return and stated that he
could not obey the order of the court
for various reasons, some of which
are technical. the principal reason
being that Tom Pickett and his
predecessor in office had taken away
some of the whisky to Carson City
and that Springer did not have it all
in his possession.
The matter will be argued on writ
ten briefs. the plaintiff being given
ten days in which to file his opening
brief, Sheriff Springer ten days from
that date in which to file his answer
ing brief. and the plaintiff ten days
from that time in which to file his
closing brief. District ATTORNEY
Powell is handling the case for
Sheriff Springer, while Campbell
Robins & Salter appear for Aran
guena.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
RECENT ARRIVAL HERE DIES
AFTER FEW DAYS ILLNESS

Joe Urzanqui. who recently arrived
In this city from Spain. died Sunday
morning about three o'clock. De-
ceased was about twenty-one years OF
age and had been i'll since his arrival
In this city. He leaves to mourn his
loss. father and mother. residing in
Spain. three brothers. Sebastian and
Frank UrzanQui, residing at Stockton
Cal. and Fernando Urzanqui, residing
at Reno. and sister. living at Los
Angeles. CAL The funeral was held
today under the direction of Under,
taker Carlson.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
MINE OWNERSHIP
DECIDED BY COURT

The supreme court has rendered
decision in the action brought by
William Austin Kenworth against the
Nevada Packard Mines Company for
the recovery vi a ore-fourth interest
in the mining claims known as the
Packard No. l. Packard No. and the
Packard Fraction and located in the
Rochester district. The Judgment of
the lower court in favor of the de-
fendant corporation was affirmed.
The opinion was written by Chief
Justice Coleman. Justice Sanders
concurred. Justice Ducker, who con-
Quoted the trial in the district court
did not participate.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
QUINN RIVER WILL
Be CALLED 0RAvADA
Especial Correspondence


ORAVADA, New, February 2.-The
center of Quinn River Valley interests
will be Oravada from now on as Mr..
/. J. Studebaker has secured permis-
sion to adopt that name for the valley
post office. Henceforth Quinn River
Valley items will be known as Ora
vada Items.
The Ladies' Social and Improve
ment club met at Oravada (Mrs. /. j.
Studebaker's) last Wednesday. The
club will meet regularly the first and
third Thursdays of each month. 1t
was decided that the first object to be
attained will be the moving and i'm
proving of the school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris were quite sur
prised last Thursday evening when
some of their neighbors gathered to
remind them of their wedding day
nine years ago. The evening was
spent in real visiting which was en-
joyed by all. Refreshments were
served during the evening. the center
of the table displaying a brides cake
adorned with the original wedding
decorations. Everyone extends to the
couple many well wishes for success
and happiness in the future.
Mr.. Voight is in receipt of some
white English rabbits. We all hope
tr coo hin, v,,,La a raaI hhit ronob
as the rabbit industry is being
recognized as profit-making bust
ness these days.
Sam Collins, who has just returned
from California, states that Califor-
mia is very dry and dead and there
is nothing there to live for and he
is glad to get back to Nevada as Ne
vada has future. "a boost for
Quinn River valley)
A letter received from r. C. Van
deberg says that he has had the mis-
fortune to fracture one of his knee
caps and is in hospital in Oakland.
He Is getting along nicely though and
expects to return to Quinn River Val
ley soon.
Under the guidance of |. ]. Stude-
baker. the first meeting was called at
Oravada for the organizing of com
munity center to be under the Nevada
state farm bureau. Mr.. Studebaker
was elected president and c. X. Nor
ris. secretary. One of fhe first tasks
to be accomplished is to rid the valley
OF as many squirrels and rabbits as
possible. Everyone who wishes to
secure poison for the same will see
Sam Collins. Chauncey Smith spoke
a rev words to arouse the interest of
everyone to cooperate for the pro
lection OF the forest reserve and wild
game, and to stock the creeks with
fish.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
JUDGE HART DISCHARGED
O'DONNELL ESTATE GUARDIAN

Judge T. c. Hart of Fallon held a
brief session of court here yesterday
for Judge Callahan, who is at Love-
lock. Chris Wolf was discharged as
guardian of the estate of Ellen c.
O'Donnell and she was adjudged men
tally competent and allowed to take
charge of her own affairs.
In the estate of Thomas C. O'Don-
nell, deceased, Ellen c. O'Donnell, his
mother, had her final account ap-
proved and obtained a decree of dis
tribution, the residue of the estate
having been left to herself.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
Miner in Tonopah
Made Rich by Oil

4. From machine operator in the
:. Tonopah Extension at six dol
2 lars per day to a gentleman of
!. leasure. If he so desires, with an
:. income Of $500 day. is the lot
Z. that has befallen Joseph w. Hall,
I. who has been a resident of Tono-
g pah for the last three months.
Z" says the Tonopah Times. Hall
{" received word that he had better
Z. return to La Grande. California,
I. where oil has been struck on
/" land owned by him that makes
Z. his royalties amount to $500 a
Q day, or $4,000 a month, which
o means total of 1922, 900 year.
O The oil was discovered in sec
@ ton far away from any proven
9 oil district.
@ o o o !. Z. 9 Z. o o @ 9 @ @ 9 o 4
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended at
am. today:
Highest temperature yesterday, 53
Lowest this morning, %.
Mean temperature yesterday, 40.
Normal temperature yesterday, 81
Prevailing wind direction, NE.
Weather forecast for the twenty
four hours ending pm. tomorrow:
Fair tonight and Wednesday,
RAY L. FISHER, Observer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
FEED LOOKING GOOD
IN PARADISE HILLS
Especial correspondence)


PARADISE VALLEY, February g.
DR.. Webster reports several cases OF
influenza at the local Indian camps.
Mrs. ]. Roy Bradshaw went to Win
nemucca on Saturday and drove home
Sunday in Ford, purchased in VIM
nemucca.
Mrs. James p. Riley is under the
doctors care with mild case of in
fiuenza. Mrs. Floyd Brush is also on
the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Nehls were din
ner guests Sunday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkes Brad
shaw.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge, No. s, an
nounces a meeting for Wednesday
evening, February A, for initiation
which will be followed by a social
meeting and refreshments to which
all husbands of Rebekah's and Odd
Fellows and their wives are cordially
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Kelly drove
up from Willow Point Sunday in their
new Ford, purchased a week or so
ago.
Hilarion Uriarte is sick at the Re-
pcanzone mill.
Paul L. Travis departed for Win
nemucca the last of the week.
The William Stock Farming Com
pany sold several head of good look
ing short horn bulls, offspring Of
thoroughbred stock, purchased in the
East, to local ranchers last week.
Observers who have been in the
hills, report the grass to be an inch
or two high and green as in summer.
Unless we get some more winter
weather soon, will think spring is
really here.
o. S. Hoffman was back again Sun
day from Winnemucca and departed
early Monday morning. It's "off
again-on again-gone again" with
"Hoff;;" nobody seems to be able to
keep track of him.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
Especial Correspondence

RENO, Nevada, February 4.-Ne-
vada has been talking in a half
hearted sort of way for quite some
time now about the possibility of oil
being Struck" in this State. That
is, the average citizen has been prone
to speak of oil as something at least
as problematical.
The fact is undeniable, however,
that a considerable number of good
hard headed men are putting their
money in the gamble for oil right
now-and that is the way oil wells
and gold mines are made. Every new
business proposition is looked upon
as gamble by the average man
and a gamble it is, in one sense.
Nevada, however, is scheduled to
get action" right quickly on this oil
natter. Men with money and ex-
perience are putting great big 12iz
least half a dozen points in this
State, and it is not at all out of rea-
son to anticipate that something of
great value will be coming out of
some of these holes within the next
month or SO.
Your correspondent is inclosing a
business letter written in Reno this
week 1t may be considered as news,
because il will give the average read
n an insight into oil matters just as
hey stand in Nevada today. Oil is
IN important matter here right now,
because anything is important in a
commercial sense when ii has pro-
crossed far enough to have half mill
ion dollars invested in it. That sum
represents about the amount already
promised. and being expended, in oil
prospecting.
The following letter mentions a
few of the active concerns. 1t was
written to a Texas broker by the
president of the Telegraph Oil Com
pany. The Telegraph has good ground
in the Fallon field, but is not yet pre-
pared for work:
Dear Sir: Replying to your favor
of the cath. we are enclosing here
with copy of the report of A. f.
Wiley. geologist, regarding the Fal-
Ion oil field in Nevada. We believe
this to be as convincing testimony as
may be found regarding chances for
oil in this field, unless we might also
mention the fact that it has for years
been found on surface waters.
Regarding actual progress in the
Fallon field today, we might say the
Fallon Oil & Gas Company, composed
of Fallon business men. is now down
425 feet with standard rig.
The Big Four Oil & Gas Company
formed by business men of Fallon and
Reno. is down $50 feet and has en-
countered a two-foot vein of coal.
The Lahontan Oil Syndicate is drill
ing standard 12la-inch hole; are
down about loo feet.
The Pioneer Oil Company. an East
ern concern with ground two and a
half miles south of the Telegraph
Company, received a standard rig last
Wednesday, and will begin operations
at once. An experienced geologist
named Osgood is supervising this
work. He is located at Fallon.
Another concern which appears to
be important is the Carson Sink Oil
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
OLD-TIME PRINTER FRIEND
DROPS IN TO SAVE THE DAY

Walter L. Sweet, old-time printer
friend of the publishers of this news
paper when all were working "on'
Memphis. Tennessee. newspapers ten
years ago, stopped off in Winnemucca
Sunday to say hello. He was greeted
as long-lost brother, told how we're
up against it for assistance in getting
out the sheet and agreed to work
few days. He's on his way to the
warmer California cline.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
ELKO BRAKEMAN DIES AT
PORTOLA RAILROAD HOSPITAL

A man by the name of Watkins,
who had been employed by the West
ern Pacific Company as brakeman,
running out of Elko, was taken sick
last week and was removed to the
hospital at Portola. A telegram was
received in Elko yesterday that he
died, and that the remains will be
shipped East for burial.-[ Elko Free
Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
ASKS FOR REHEARING

Moses Reinhart, as administrator of
the Bengoa estate, has petitioned to
the state supreme court for a rehear-
ing is the case recently decided in
favor of Martin Echave. Echave's
liability on a $4,000 note, alleged to
have been gotten from him through
fraud was involved.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
GOING TO ORAVADA

James B. Griffin. wealthy farmer
Winters. California. filed on a deser
claim in the Quinn River Valley yes
terday. He also selected land fo
eight friends who will come here :
mediately to likewise file.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
NO COUNCIL MEETING

The meeting of the city council
scheduled to be held last night had
to be postponed because of lack of
quorum. Councilmen Hoskins and
Sites are i'll and could not attend. A
Special meeting is to be held as soon
as possible.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
DOHERTY WILL FILED

The will of John Doherty was filed
yesterday with the County Clerk. a
petition for letters of administration
was filed by r. H. Aiken. j. A. Lang.
with is attorney for petitioner.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-02-03
LADIES AID SOCIETY

Meetings of the Ladies Aid Society
of the NJ. E. church have been post
poned indefinitely.