White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-08
EARLY.DAY
HISTORY OF CHERRY

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Cannon and Clarence Fillmore. all
hanging in age from 10 to Il years
were leaders of the boys and their
| escapades at times were the talk oil
the town. The writer remembers
when young Riley made a bet with
Austin Cannon. | believe, h a the lat
ter could not shoot a hole through
! Riley's hat at a distance OF thirty
wards. Riley to hold the hat in his
hand while Cannon performed the
feat. Cannon won the bet, putting
a bullet through the crown of the
hat and incidentally tearing on one
of young Riley's fingers with the bull
let. The wounded boy was taken by
the writer on his stage to Ely. where
medical aid was given and the boy 8
wound, which was later tended TO by
lis sister. MIS-. Joe Callahan, soon
healed.
This accident came hear being the
cause of a tragedy, as young Riley,
as soon as he was able to be about,
tried to duplicate the feat after
making a bet with Max Frank. Riley
offered to put a bullet through young
Franks hat at a distance OF thirty
yards, but unfortunately his aim was
POOR and the bullet went clear
through the body OF the Frank boy,
taking a piece of lung with 1t. A
special messenger was Immediately
sem 10 Ely for DIR. NJ. j. Davis, the
only doctor in the county at this time,
who responded promptly and by good
work was able to save the boys life
After spending a day with his patient
the doctor returned to Ely and there
after sent instructions as to the lads
care by the stage. which was operated
three times a week between the two
towns. Had the bullet passed a frac-
ton of an inch either way from the
course it took IL would have meant
instant death for the boy. according
to the doctors statement. However,
with excellent care the lad was able
to be around in two weeks, apparent
ly none the worse for the accident.
The lack of churches at Cherry
Creek was not generally felt, In spite
of the fact that young boys seemed
wild, but at least one told-timer was
forced TO leave the country because
his wife wanted better religious n
vironment for her rather numerous
offspring. This resident was T. y.
ICrosthwaite, who came with his fam
lily from Texas in the early Dos. at
first engaging in the furniture bust
ness but later. with D.. c. Kennedy,
another old-timer, buying from the
writer the stage line operating be-
tween Cherry Creek and Wells. Mr..
.Crosthwaite drove the stage as far
as Deep Wells. in the valley opposite
Spruce mountain. while Kennedy
lA.41o1 - elnt raa-F aR4
Wells. Both Dan and Newt, as they
were popularity known, had many
friends along the line as well as in
the towns where they made their
homes. Nr. Kennedy later settled at
Cherry and engaged in the saloon
business. while Mr.. Crosthwaite re-
turned to Texas and later moved TO
Oklahoma.
Newt" certainly mated to leave
Nevada. but Mrs. Crosthwaite. who
twas a niece of the writer. was a de-
yout Methodist and could not recon
cile herself to the idea Of having her
children miss Sunday school or hav-
ing to send them to Salt Lake City,
400 miles away, the nearest point of
worship. On this account the family
moved south and Mr.. C~rosthwaite N
now operating a shoe repair factory
at Ardmore, Okla, a town which has
been much In the public print of late
owing to the rottan-egging of United
States Senator Jim Read while he
was attacking the Wilson Peace
league, and more lately noted as the
scene OF the Hamon murder trial.
The fact that Mr.. Crosthwaite has
rad his ups ahd downs is patent from
an advertisement recently appearing
in al Oklahoma paper and reading
as follows.
The fact that Mr.. Crosthwaite has
his ups and downs is patent from an
advertisement recently appearing In
ali Oklahoma paper and reading az
follows:
81 have been bawled out, balleL up,
held up and held down; have been
bulldozed, blackjacked, walked on,
cheated, squeezed and mooched;
stuck for war tax, excess profits tax,
per capita tax, state tax, dog tax and
syntax; stuck for Liberty bonds, baby
bonds, bonds OF matrimony. Red
Cross, Green Cross and double cross
asked to help the Society of st. John
the Baptist C. W. A., Woman's Relief
corps, mems relief and stomach re
lief.
Il have worked like hell and beer
worked like hell; have been drunk
and gotten others drunk, lost all
had and part of my furniture, ant
because l won't spend or lend all o.
the little 1 earn and go beg, borrow
and steal | have been cussed and dis
cussed, ~boycotted, talked to an,
talked about, tantalized, criticise,
and hooverized until nearly par
alyzed; lied to and lied about; hell
up, hung up, robbed and damn nea
ruined, and the only reason ! an
fsticking around now is to see wha
I'm the hell is coming next.
If you feel that / am entitled I
your patronage call at T. n. eros
thwaite's Electric Shoe Shop, 3