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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
FOUND MOONSH|NE
IN STOVE ASH PAN

Tuesday afternoon information
reached the Office of the district at
torney at Elko that liquor was being
sold at the Nevada saloon, opposite
the Western Pacific depot, and a
search warrant was sworn out by
District Attorney Castle, who, with
Under Sheriff Lamon, proceeded to
make thorough search of the build
the room when the officers entered
but no opposition was offered. The
building was thoroughly searched,
from basement to garret, but not
drop of liquor of any sort was dis
covered and the officers had about
given up the search when District At
torney Castle approached the big
heating stove in the center of the
main room.
George Economy, who has the place
leased and who has been conducting
a soft-drink parlor, and who had
heretofore offered no assistance said:
You will find nothing there; here
let me show you." and opening up the
stove door stirred up the ashes in
the stove until all had sifted through
the CRATE into the ash pit beneath.
The officers suspicious were at once
aroused, and opening up the lower
door found buried in the ashes a bot
tie, partly filled with moonshine
whiskey. Economy was placed under
arrest and is now in the county Jail,
his bonds being placed at S2500, which
he has been unable to furnish.-[ Elko
Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
COMMITTEES NAMED
FOR CAAUTAUQUA

A meeting of the Chautauqua COM
mittee was held in Winneva hall last
night, more than half of the contract
signers being in attendance. After
election of officers, the main business
was to discuss ways and means of
selling tickets for the Chautauqua, in
order to raise the $500 guaranteed by
the fifty signers of the contract. 1t
developed that five of the signers have
left the city and that the forty-five re-
naming will be responsible jointly for
any deficit if the $500 worth of
tickets are not sold. Also all of these
tickets must be sold before noon of
the opening day, all money taken in
at the tent going to the Chautauqua
company and not to be applied on the
contract.
Several plans for disposing of the
tickets were discussed, but the one
that was most favored is that the
ticket committee secure a list of
voters, check off the names of those
who have alrady purchasd tickets, and
divide up the remaining names among
the signers of the contract. so that
their efforts may be utilized without
waste of time asking persons to buy
who have already purchased tickets.
An attempt will also be made to can
vass such towns as Inlay, Golconda,
Paradise and McDermitt.
So many people have told commit
teemen they didn't care TO buy season
tickets because they intend only to at
tend a few of the attractions offered
by the Chautauqua, and for this rea-
son it was deemed advisable to bring
out the fact that to attend any three
of the fourteen attractions will cost
an amount equal to the cost of sea-
son ticket. Ways and means of COM
batting stories that have gained cir
culation that the Chautauqua is sort
of church institution, standing only
for prohibition and reforms, were dis
cussed.
Another committee meeting is to be
called as soon as subcommittee are
able to work out details.
Officers elected and committees
named are as follows:
President, J. ID. Scott; secretary,
c. c. Turney; treasurer. W. II. Ayres.
Advertising committee, Messrs.
Springer, Nofsinger and Tremble.
Grounds committee. Messrs. Shone,
Organ and Davey.
Ticket committee, Mrs. Phil Roberts,
w. p. Stevenson and c. r. Squires.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
REORGANIZATION Of
BIG DIVIDE JUNE |

Reorganization of the Tonopah DL-
vide Mining Company under new
management has been completed and
will become effective June /, accord
ing to L. A. Julian, general manager
of the company, who retires on that
date, says the Reno Gazette William
l.. Waters, former superintendent,
will resume charge of operations at
the mine and +. j. Erickson, secre-
tary of the company. will act as man
ager.
There is to be no change in the ex-
ecutive officers of the company, ae-
cording to the report. Mr.. Brougher
remains as president and George
Wingfield as vice-president.
According TO Mr.. Julian, develop
ment work is necessary to make big
mine of the property. The shaft is
down 500 feet now and lateral de-
velopment has been progressing at
the rate of about 400 feet month.
The new hoist has been installed and
is ready for operations. 1t will per-
nit sinking to the 1200-foot level and
Mr. Julian expressed the opinion that
sinking should be continued at once
in hope of uncovering greater ore
bodies at the lower depths.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
o Q Q Q o o o 9 @ @ Q o 9 9 Q o
NOT ONLY A SPECIAL CAR,
But A SPECIAL TRAIN

s. Concerning a story printed in
9 The Silver State last Tuesday, in
s. effect that w. w. Percival of Elko {
Z" said he would guarantee spe-
9 cial car of Elko people would
q come here on July Fourth if
3. Winnemuccans would stage a
q celebration, it now develops that 4
@ Mr.. Percival is willing and has 4
+. gone further than that Not only (
q would special carload of sixty
:. Elko people come here ON that 4
o day, according to Percival, but (
o a special TRAINLOAD would ac- Z
p company the Elko baseball team
I: to watch them play against Win
@ nemucca's star aggregation of
@ ball tossers.
. If that's the way Elko people
q really feel about that 13-to-0
@ goose-egg handed their team last
{. Sunday, and the newspapers
/. there are willing to take it up in
{. as enthusiastic manner as Mr..
o Percival has, it might not be
9 bad scheme to show them that
i. Winnemucca knows how to do
Z. more things than play baseball.
+. That there's no joke about the
+. matter is proven by the fact that
Z. the matter of chartering a spe-
!. cial train was taken up Tuesday
/. night with the traffic department
{. of the Western Pacific railroad.
8. All that is needed is for some
9, person or organization to take
Z. the matter in hand. 1t would not
Z. necessarily have to be an elabo-
{. rate celebration.
o 9 @ @ o o @ @ @ o o @ O @ O
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
CONGRESSMAN EVANS RETURNS HOME;
EXPLAINS LEAGUE Of NATIONS STAND
CONGRESSMAN HAS HIS BACK BOWED AND ANNOUNCES INTENTION
on RIGHT OF NATIONAL QUESTIONS WHETHER
NEVADA DEMOCRATS SAYS HE WENT TO CAPE
TAI WITHOUT CONSENT OF BACK

dependent and free. We ask Europe
to respect the Monroe doctrine and
then it is proposed the United States
interfere with European affairs. Com
mon decency and sense should keep
us out of European entanglements."
Here's a hot one for Nevada Demo-
Gratis who have been saying unkind
things about Evans. Asked if he
would be a candidate for reelection,
he said he will be. Il went to Wash
ington," he said, without the consent
of the politicians (meaning the Ne
vada machine), and have managed to
stay there without much enthusiasm
on their part. I'll go back the same
way unless a Republican beats me-
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
TO MINE COMSTOCK
WITH STEAM SHOVEL

The famous Comstock mining prop
erty at Virginia City, Nevada. is to be
quarried and its face dug into with
powerful steam shovels to a depth of
400 feet, and also tunneled from the
side, in order to reach 100000 of
ore which mining engineers in the
employ of Alexander Wise of San
Francisco have located there for Wise
and Bulkeley Wells of New York and
Denver and II. G.. Humphrey OF Reno.
says the San Francisco Bulletin.
This important decision is the re-
suit of secret business conferences
which have been going on for week
past at the st. Francis and Palace
hotels, in San Francisco. among these
men and several others.
Wells. who has been stopping at the
Pacific Union club, is one of the big
silver and gold mining operators of
the United States. Humphrey, who
has been ST. Francis hotel guest.
has made a fortune in sheep, cattle
and wool, and has nov turned his at
tention to the Coms;ock for another
fortune
The Wells-Humphrey select coterie,
as the story is being told in mining
and banking circles, has decided it is
more profitable to develop new ore
bodies to a depth of 40G feet than to
seek them far down by unwatering the
lower levels of the Comstock
To quarry, steam shovel and tunnel
from the side the new ore body men
toned, it is estimated will cost $2,500,
900. So if the experts report is re-
| liable as to the wealth to be found in
the ore body. the profits of the big un-
dertaking will be between 800 and 400
| per cent on the investment No out
siders are to be let in on the deal
Wells, who is now taking out much
gold and silver in the Nevada county
mines in California, owned by his big
merger corporation, the Gold Point
Consolidated Mines, was asked at the
Pacific Union club to speak about his
new deal with Humphrey and Wise on
the Comstock. While admitting he
had been in conference with Hum
phrey and others for several days,
Wells said he could not make a pub
lie statement about their business.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
FIRST AUTO To CROSS OVER
SIERRAS ARRIVE in RENO

Six automobiles, the first to cross
the Sierra this season by way of Au-
burn, Coalfax and Truckee, have ar
rived in Reno, says the Gazette. Five
of the machines were from California
points and one from Washington.
They met at the summit and formed
a procession into Reno where they
reported at the Office of the Nevada
Highway Association.
They said the road over the summit
was passable and in very good condi-
tion. except in spots and none re-
ported any difficulty in making the
trip.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27

Representative Charles r. Evans,
vada, Arrived in Winnemucca this
morning and stayed here three hours
between trains. 1t is his first trip
back to his home state in fifteen
months, and he is apparently learning
some things about his coming candi-
dacy for reelection that are not en-
tirely pleasant. He stopped off at
Wells for a short time yesterday and
came on here today, no one knowing
he was coming, apparently, because
his return had not been heralded in
any way.
This trip, Mr.. Evans said, was be-
cause of the serious illness of his
mother at York, Nebraska And here
he brought out a point in his family
history not noticed in print before
In 1872 his father and mother home
steaded at York and have constantly
lived there since. There are nine
III NilV ldiiily anu Until w
years ago, when the father died, q
period of sixty years had elapsed
without death In the family. The
mother is now failing rapidly.
From here Evans will go to Reno.
He has to be in Goldfield by June
because of law suit. He says he viii
return TO Washington Immediately the
case is completed, unless there is too
great delay. His present intention is
not to attend the Democrat conven-
ton in San Francisco unless he is held
at Goldfeld until it convenes.
In connection with the party con-
yentions, Evans says it is not improb-
able that President Wilson will re-
fuse to permit adjournment of con-
gress for the occasions, in which event
three-day recesses would be resorted
70 during convention time.
Politically, Evans may find himself
IN even hotter water with his Demo-
crat brothers in Nevada if he con-
tinues his present attitude, as ex-
pressed in an interview with The Sill
yer State this morning. IT might be
well to add that everything here said
was explained to Mr. Evans and he
agreed it represented his stand and
has his sanction for publication.
He did not want to come right out
with a statement on the league of ma
tions nor prohibition. He said he had
bucked the administration at Wash
ington and gone against the wishes of
Nevada Democrats more than once,
and is willing to do it again. He is
reputed to have told the lawmakers
It Washington some unpleasant truths
end says he's going to tell them some
more, or rather that there is a good
deal more to tell them that he'd like
he satisfaction of telling. even if he
does trod on Democrat toes.
Evans found time. about here, to re-
quest publication of the fact that he
invites correspondence on any sub
.ect at any time concerning the well
fare of his constituents, and If any
Nevadans visit Washington he'll ride
hem around in his automobile if
.hey'll call on him-proving that he's
learning his political lessons.
He wouldn't say the league of ma
ions is all wrong, but explained his
attitude in the following language,
from which it should not be hard to
draw correct Inference:
"The country will be protected"
said Evans, "and will not get tangled
~. It is far better for us to be in
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
JUDGE TABER OF ELkO HERE
TO-DAY TO HEAR LAW SUITS

Judge f. j. L. Taber came here from
Elko today to hear some court mat
ters in which Judge Callahan is dis
qualified. The matters heard are: A
motion and demurrer in the case of
Lulu Burch versus Frank Eaton; petit
tion in the case of N. p. r. Hatch ver-
sus Hatch Mining Company; and mo
ton to retax cost bill in the case of
Cooper & Uniacke versus Slyvain
Siard.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended at
s am. today:
Highest temperature yesterday. rs.
Lowest this morning, &c.
Mean temperature yesterday, 54.
Normal temperature yesterday, 81.
Rel. humidity pm. yesterday. 10.
Rel. humidity 5 am. today, SO.
Prevailing wind direction, s.. w.
Weather forecast for the twenty
four hours ending 5 pm. tomorrow:
Fair tonight and Friday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
bEOWAWE OPERATOR
STRUCK BY FREIGHT
INLAY PHYSICIAN CALLED TO AT
TEND TELEGRAPHER HIT WHEN
HANDING UP TRAIN ORDERS;
INLAY GIVES FAREWELL PARTY
Especial Correspondence

was called to Beowawe this morning
to attend NJ. l.. House, a Southern
Pacific operator, who was seriously
injured when an engine struck him
as he was in the act of handing the
engineer the orders. DR.. Beale ac-
companied House to Sparks, and re-
ports that the injured man has con-
cussion of the brain. He was sent
to the Southern Pacific hospital in
San Francisco.
Many carloads of automobiles have
passed through here of late, bound
for California. There were fifty-five
car loads in one train Sunday morn
ing and forty-three tonight. Most
Nevada people will conclude that
California hot air" will run the ma
chimes, since gasoline is limited.
On Thursday evening a farewell
party was rendered Mr.. and Mrs. J.
II. Harre. at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. ii. Copley. The rooms were
decorated with sweet peas,
iris and brightly blooming house
plants. Several games of 500 were
played, after which refreshments were
served. Mrs. Ray Stevens and Mr..
G. III. Copley won the prizes. AS
token of regard a beautiful picture
nd ~ re nf
or by their friends with fitting re-
marks by Mrs. +. } Thackef. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. B. c.
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. l.. Joyce,
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Corbierre, ,sMr. and
Mrs. J. III. Harre, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Copley, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Walten-
spiel, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. NJ l.. Peter
son, Mrs. G. +. Barnes, Mrs. +. j.
Thacker, Mrs. c. p. Devine, Mrs. Ray
Stevens, Mrs. l.. L. Kaiser. Mrs. Carl
Lehnert, Miss Mabel Diffendarfer. Miss
Clara Adrian, Dr. j. 7. Beale and w.
Wear.
Mrs. j. H. Harre went to Fernley
Friday to assist with the music at
the dance there Saturday night. She
returned on No. 6 Sunday.
Mrs. P. o. Maraska and daughter
Ethel, went to Reno Friday and re-
turned Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Chapel Sr and son Harry,
have gone to. Ogden after several
months spent in Inlay.
b. ]. Sears is back on the job as
first trick yardmaster, after vaca-
tion of two weeks.
j. r. Tullis, second trick yard
master, is now taking his allotted
two weeks off. His place will be
filled by j. H. Harre.
d. F. Hobart is on the sick list.
Mrs. ]. t. Beale spent part of the
week in Lovelock.
Announcements have been received
of the arrival on May 10th. of seven
and one-half pound daughter at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Copley,
lOliICiis VI luio pluSCs loW iifihS a.
Inspiration, Arizona.
c. p. Devine, Southern Pacific
engineer, has been confined to his
home for several days on account of
illness.
Mrs. G. H. Copley was departure
on No. 19 Sunday, for Reno
Chauncey w. Smith, deputy super
intendent of public instruction, is in
town attending to his duties.
Joe Chapel. wife and baby, are VIM
nemucca visitors today.
The construction of the Overland
Trail is under way short distance
south of Inlay.
The gardens of this vicinity were
visited by slight frost last night.
1t is possible that the thrifty peo-
pie of INLAY will enter the sugar beet
industry ere long.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
LOCAL EX.SERVICE MEN MAY
NOW OBTAIN VICTORY BUTTON

Ex-service men wishing to secure
information regarding war risk in
surance, additional mileage and Vic
tory buttons may do so by interview
ing Sergeant Walter E. Smith, U.S.A.,
who is stopping at the Overland ho-
tel until May 20.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
NO BALL GAME SUNDAY

played in this city next Sunday, be-
tween Battle Mountain and Winnie
mucca has been called off and the
local nine will go to Lovelock to meet
the champions of Pershing county.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
CATTLE HARD TO GET

j. F. Ast left last night for Reno
and western Nevada points in quest of
beef cattle. He had just returned
from an unsuccessful trip to Salt Lake
City and Ogden for the same purpose.
He was accompanied to Ogden by his
brother, Herman Asst of San Francisco,
who will visit here for a time.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS REWARD

E. Reinhart Company, Golconda,
Nevada. will pay twenty-five dollars
reward for information leading to ar
rest of person knocking down road
signs between Winnemucca and Battle
Mountain. upon which our advertise
ment appears. Advt. My27t3
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
SUMNER SPECIALS

meats. Try some Chorizia or Spanish
sausage, made by our sausage expert.
Adv. WINNEMUCCA MARKET.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
PROMPT SERVICE AND
FIRST-CLASS WORK

in Kodak developing and printing
All work done at our stole No moro
long tiresome waits for your pictures.
-lAdvt. EAGLE DRUG co.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27

Genuine Red Cedar posts will last
lifetime. Buy them at Moline Tractor
and Implement Company, Winnie
mucca. AdvM20t3.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
A BARGAIN

A $68 Edison Ambro Phonograph
and $108 worth of records, all new,
for s125. See Stephenson Drug Com
pany.-Advt. IT,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27
DIVORCE SUIT FILED

Suit for divorce was filed in district
court today by Delmos Hoxey against
Tess A. Hoxey. L. G. Wilson is attor-
ney for plaintiff.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-27

Yes, The Silver State can meet or
beat Coast job printing prices.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-04-13
CAMELS ROLLING
UP MEMBERSHIP

Ogauizer MURPHY. who is here to
enlist members in the new order OF
Camels, reports that he is meeting
with most gratifying success and
promises to have several hundred
names to be passed upon when the
first meeting is held Friday evening.
Tonopah has always been famous for
the liberal views of its citizens and
the present canvass shows that there
has not been any change since the
coming of the dry law. Mr.. Murphy
says that he has several applications
from men who never took drink
in their lives, but hate TO be told
they cannot act rs they see fit with
out any fracturing Of the moral law
Those who have not been inter
viewed by the organizer should make
it their business to see him al the
Mizpah hotel
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-04-13
RAILWAY LABOR
BOARD NAMED
BY PRESIDENT
IN, Auociated I.resay

INV Associated PPeaaJ
WASHINGTON, April 13-The
railway labor board was appointed
as follows today by president vii
son: George Hangar, Washington
D. C., Henry Hunt, Cincinnati, and
R. Barton, Tennessee, to represent
the public; Horace Baker, J. Elliot
and William Park, to represent the
railroads, Albert Phillips A Whar.
ton and James Forester to repre-.
sent employees
The railroad board will be authori,
zed to meet in Washington at once
10 take up grievances Of railroad
employees now on strike. The nomin-
atoms we're sent to the senate at
noon today and prompt action by
that body is expected
The nominations were considered
later by the senate interstate com
merce committee which decided to
withhold action for twenty-four hours
to enable it to obtain information
regarding especially the members Of
the public group.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-04-13
Juo COLLINS FATHER
DIES IN CALIFORNIA

GeorEe Collins, father of judi COT
uu,. we'll known cattlemau ot south
eru Nevada. died april s. in Glen.
dale. Cal The deceased was born
jn Is 6. and was under Is years OF
age when the Civu War started he
soon after enlisted. az bloomfield
md. ln The lttb Indiana volunteer
infantry and on the expiration OF
that enlistment be went into the
18th Indiana artillery HH bravery
and resaurcrtulness ln various ea.
parltiss won for hIm a recommends
toa tar appointment 90 West Point
ile trs.shttd aa lbs pIalas ei
Nebraska and ulaa durns che son
stfartiaa % the uulaa Pacific rail
road ana .a isss seat GO owgBs
valley
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-04-13
PROTECTION FOR
GAME AND FISH

A number of active sportsmen are
organizing the Nye County Fish and
Game Protective Association under
the auspices of the Forest Reserve.
A meeting will be held next Monday
evening at which the permanent
organization will be effected. Last
evening a few men fond of the
great outdoor life met and formed
temporary organization with Jack
D. Thompson, temporary president
and DR.. T. A Musante temporary
secretary The objects Of the assoc
iation is to assist the federal Off
GERS in conservation OF game and
fish and to advise regarding the
best methods of restocking streams
and protecting game bird life. Dur
ing the meeting it was learned that
the variety of fish planted in the
mountain streams of Nye County
were not suited to the climate or
waters as they were OF the breed
that spawn in the fall instead of
spring which is the proper season
for this altitude. The destruction
of quail in Pahrump valley was
touched upon and the members will
bring their influence to bear on
the government that part of the
fund OF $4,000 allotted to Nevada
will be diverted to this county
where it was said that thousands
Of quail died last fall around Pan
n,mp for want Of suitable food
4 resolution adressed to L. 4
Glass county clerk. was adopted
recommending the stocking Of The
following streams in Nye County
psavine. Meadow Canyon, Pine
Greek Barley Greek. Iott Canyon
Twin River. Mosquito Greek. Moore
creek Cblatoylch NcNett and CT
F1uv
every lover % fishing and hunt
ina Is invited 90 attend the meeiins
nsst Monday evening AZ $50 a' ih'
afFrs e j q Thompson
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-04-13
CAL BROUGHER AT
HOME in BERKELEY

&C. O. Bfougher. president Of the
Tauomb Divide Mlulng Company
arrived a his home in Berkeley
gal, ysterday after spending eight
weeks under the care ot the Nave
brothers Il Rochester Mlnn Mr.
graueher shows considerable I'm
avmeut but Il viii be several
ahs before he Is fully recovered
#ha uews Is gratltiue 20 hundreds
al ttsada and acquaintance m Ton
n aaa vlelaity wha have sym
afaltha wtth him ia bic n'natt
"a wha are relieved % learn iha.
&C. pallant has resebst the uganl
pant sasFs eomplete ragosaFy ap
sAr Be- - onlY . maitar e time