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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
FORGOTTEN WATCH
CAUSE EXCITEMENT

Local officers, a young man giving
the name of Mr.. Poor, and Fred
Pearce. proprietor of the Diehl ROOM
ing house. were much exercised last
night over the supposed loss Of q
watch belonging to Mr.. Poor, q
roomer at said rooming house. Mr.
Poor. who Is third trick operator at
the Western Pacific depot. came home
and went to bed, leaving his door and
pants pocket unlocked. Upon arising
last night he found that he was minus
his watch. which he reports to be a
good one. He Immediately notified
the proprietor and together the two
rushed to the sheriff's office and
turned in the alarm that the place
had been frisked. Officers were about
ready to give suspect, being held in
the jail for an offense similar to this
one. the third degree. when Poor
phoned from his office stating that
the watch had been found where be
had left II, and that he was not so
poor as he thought he was.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
NEVADA MINING MAN
GIVES BOOM REASON
TORPEY IN TOUCH WITH NEVADA
AND ARIZONA, PREDICTS
MINING BOOM

Frank T. Torpey. president of the
Eureka Uncle Sam Mining company
of Eureka. New. and of the Katherine
Mohawk Mining company of Arizona
and with Offices in San Francisco
stopped off two days in Reno on his
way from Eureka to San Francisco
He had previously spent some time In
the Katherine district, Arizona. From
his journeyings Mr.. Torpey is well
qualified to pass an opinion on busi-
ness conditions, particularly the min
ing outlook. He said: Not in a long
time have conditions been so favor.
able for a mining boom. There are
many reasons for it. First the pros
pector is back on his job. All through
out Arizona and in the neighborhood
of every camp In Nevada prospectors
are swarming through the hills. Such
thorough prospecting as is now 60
ing on cannot help but result in the
discovery of new mines"
I'm every mining camp. new or old"
continued Mr.. Torpey. "a much
greater activity prevails than has for
several years. One cannot name q
mining camp. except one tied up by
labor strikes, that Is not working
more men and making more thor.
ough hunt for new ore bodies than in
many years. This Is true at Pioneer.
Goldfeld, Silverhorn. and In fact all
over the state. At Eureka the de-
yelopment work of the past six
months Is resulting in new ore bodies
The Croesus will soon install a 175
horsepower d;stilate engine and hoist
This means much greater hosting ca
pacity. On tie Uncle Sam property
we have run into quite large body
of shipping ore and have some high
grade. Our latest development shows
assays of $34 ton. We have been
looking for what we term the Ham
burg run. tbs Is the extension into
our property of the old Hamburg ore
body that yielded about s3,000,000 dur
Ing the early days of Eureka and
helped to give the old camp great and
worldwide fame as a shipper of high
grade ore. We will have about 600
feet in length from which We have
every reason to believe will carry ore
that will class along with anything
that has ever been taken out of the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
SEEKS TO ENFORCE
SOLDIER LABOR LAW

Frank W. Ingram. state commits
sioner of labor, is calling the attention
of contractors and officials to the
amended labor law which provides
that only citizens or wards OF the
United States or persons who have
been honorably discharged from the
military service of this country shall
be employed by any officer or any
political subdivision of the state in
the construction of public works.
The report that aliens are in some
cases employed by contractors will be
Investigated.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
MINING PICKING UP

Frank b. Evans returned today
from trip to Battle Mountain. He
reports the placer mines at Copper
Canyon looking fine and an increase
in mining activities there. He states
that George Cole, state controller
and Ed Malley. state treasurer, both
stockholders, are spending few days
at Copper Canyon, and that Attorney
George Thatcher of Reno. one of the
trustees. is expected there tomorrow.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
START WORK TODAY
ON POWER BUILDING

Rapid progress is beirg nlade at the
site of the new power neuse. actual
building being started today Mate
rial is being hauled to The ground
daily, and machinery. including three
large engines. are expe ,..i III, week.
concrete foundations for which are
now in place.
Anderson & McShee are contractors
for the building. and are working
large crew OF men. Superintendent
Gilman of the Water & Light Com
pany states that an effort will be
made to complete the plant by the
first of September. but that just az
soon as one of the large engines can
be installed the city will be supplied
with complete electrical service. He
hopes to accomplish this before the
plant Is completed.
A new well Is being dug at the
pumping plant at the river. and will
greatly increase the supply OF water
when completed. =
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
DIAMOND NINE MAY
Be IN ELKO COUNTY

A strange find by Bob Skaggs, well
known Eiko county mining man and
prospector. is battling mining men In
Elko. Skaggs himself, who is well
versed In minerals and various meth
ods for testing them. cannot classify
picked up In the Ruby mountains.
The material is as clear as a crys-
tai and much harder than rock. It
cuts glass with greater ease than a
diamond. 1t has some of the charac-
teristics of a water crystal but is not
brittle and does not respond to the
acid test evolved for a topaz. which
Skaggs first thought was its classifi-
cation.
Acid has utterly no effect upon the
new find.
Skaggs has sent samples of his dis
covery to Denver for identification. In
the meantime he is of the belief that
he has made discovery Of diamond
field. He states that the extent of his
discovery is great and that IL the ma
terial does prove Of value tnat there
is great supply of it.. He intends to
experiment with the stone to discover
whether or not 1t will polish satisfac-
torily. In the meantime he is reticent
concerning the location of the find.
The new stone has the appearance
Of very clear quartz. Where 1t shows
the effect of erosion 1t indicates
cubical construction, being cut of
squarely. There are two grades OF
the stuff. the second grade being
milky in color and evidently not of as
high a grade.-Elko Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
BEFRIENDED COUNTRYMAN
AND LOST HIS TIMEPIECE

That 1t does not always pay to be
hospitable Is the belief of cne G.
Lopez. Mexican residing in the Mexi-
can settlemen south of this city. who
after giving lodging to Ernesto Perez,
fellow countryman. found that his
guest had taken his watch. He dis
covered his loss Immediately and no
tilted his neighbors. who held the
culprit until the sheriff's Office had
been notified. Perez was taken into
custody. but Investigation has not 30
far uncovered the whereabouts OF the
watch. II Is expected that a charge
of yagrancy will be placed against
the man.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
MAKES APPOINTMENT

Governor Boyle IA; appointed
Charles Fulstone of Douglas county
as a member of the state tax commits
sion. Mr.. Fulstone wa, IA former COM
missioner of Douglas county and is a
large landholder He takes the place
made vacant by the e5iynaiicl of
Shober ]. Rogers. It is ulls.stcol
that another vacancy IL 20 b, soor
filled upon the expirat'ol OF the term
of William McGill.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
CHAMPIONSHIP STAGED

What might have been an interest
ing scrap to spectators. II more had
been present. took place at the West
ern Pacific depot this morning when
two men came to blows over a differ
ence Of opinion which had been brew
ing for several hours between them.
1t is reported that several blows were
struck and that one of the two re-
ceived some pretty stiff wallops, being
counted out in about the first round.
Whether or not truce has been de-
clared and the hatchet buried has not
been learned.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
HEARING POSTPONED

The preliminary hearing of W. Mar
tin and b. Behrenes. two men being
held at the county jail on charge Of
violating the state prohibition law. 1t
being alleged by Sheriff Brady that
they were making moonshine In the
hills near Central. has been post
poned until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. The hearing will be held be-
fore Justice Richie.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
STIFF SENTENCES
FOR NET FISHING

c. Giacamo. an Italian, was brought
to this city last night by S. ID. Riley
of Paradise Valley and lodged in the
county Jail to serve sentence of
sixty days for fishing in one of the
creeks in Paradise Valley without a
license. He was arrested Sunday by
Constable Riley after having been
caught catching fish with a barley
sacks. using II as net, and fishing
without license. Benito Yrigurren,
a Basque, was also arrested, being a
partner in crime. but was fined only
$25 and allowed to go. Giacamo was
fined 5000 in addition to his Jail sem
tence, the fine being paid.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
Of PEOPLE
WHO COME AND CO

Ben Vollman Is In town today from
Sulphur.
!. P. Simpson of Reno Is a recent
arrival here.
W. A. SEWN of Fresno was an ar
rival here yesterday.
Chas. S. Levy of San Francisco is a
business visitor here.
II. T. Jacobs of Cincinnati was an
arrival here yesterday.
James Coleman of Topeka. Kan ,as.
Is visitor In this city.
Lyle Minor has rel mel from a
business trip to McDelmitt
W. F. Twist is In town today from
his ranch in Paradise Valley.
T. J. Giddings is in town in the in
tsrests of packing concern.
Mrs. Georgia Rutherford is confined
to her home on account of illness.
George Stall is in town today from
the Stall Brothers ranch at Golconda.
J. w. Planck and Ed Bailey. b.tn
mining men, came in trcm Stone
House today.
J. ID. Vargas returned to McDermitt
this morning after attending to busi-
ness matters here.
Albert Lay returned to Jackson
Mountain last night after attending to
business matters here.
Curtis True OF the Pacific Livestock
Companys ranch near Amos is trans
acting business in town.
George Lewis, formerly employed
al the Z. Reinhart store, has accepted
a position in Morrall's grocery.
Don Frasier. packing house repre-
sentative of Sacramento, is attending
to business matters in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Al. HcwiaEd and
children arrived in this cits Yesterday
from Quinn River Valley, returning
home today.
George Balm drove in from Col
conda this afternoon. He was accom-
panied by Justice of the Peace Rob
erts of that place.
George Hoskins returned home yes
terday morning from San Francisco.
where he has been spending vaca-
ton of a couple of weeks.
Joe Granvogl, second trick operator
at the Western Pacific, has taken the
place of v. H. Carson. agent. while
the latter is ON his vacation.
C. r. Squires returned home yester-
day from Reno. He was accompanied
by his wife and family, who have been
in that city for several months.
Ross Kenner, driver for MOrralfs
grocery store, expects to leave Sun
day for Texas, where he will make his
future home. He will be accompanied
by Mrs. Kenner
Aaron Brown returned home yes
terday from Sacramento. San Fran
cisco and other coast cities, where he
has been visiting and attending to
business matters.
DR.. NJ. f. Morrison and family. ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. r.
Edwards and son, returned home last
night from camping and hunting
trip In northern Humboldt county.
The Edwards family continued on to
the coast.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended at
8 am. today: Highest temperature
yesterday, 92; lowest this morning.
sc; mean temperature yesterday, II;
normal temperature yesterday, 70;
relative humidity pm. yesterday.
10; relative humidity am. today. "a;
prevailing wind direction, southwest.
Weather forecast for the twenty-four
hours ending pm. tomorrow: Un-
settled weather; probably showers in
the mountains tonight and Friday:
cooler tonight
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
MEETING SET FOR esD

In an account of the county COM
missioners' meeting held here August
5, mistake was made In this paper
making the date for the adjourned
meeting to be held by the county tax
commission on equalization, the goth
instead of the 22d, the latter being the
correct date, or the fourth Monday in
August.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
DRUNK FINED $40

A drunk giving the name of VIM.
Murry was arrested Tuesday evening
by Night Watchman Perry Boyd. He
was held in the county Jail over night
and yesterday was fined $40 by Police
Judge Shone. He was released after
he had paid the fine.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
SURVEYING PARTY HERE

Felix Erringer, William Bell. Lee
Harrington. James Shine and Homer
Harrison, government surveyors, ar
rived in this city last night, having
completed a survey of the Esparza
ranch. near Kennedy. They expect to
leave for the Summit Lake territory
within a few days, where they will
be similarly engaged
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
FELL FROM ROOF

Chris Wolf had the misfortune to
fall from a ladder while engaged In
painting the roof of his carpenter
shop at his home in Bridge street the
other day. and is suffering from a
badly sprained wrist.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
TO ATTEND FUNERAL

Mr. and Mrs. II. Erskine left last
night for San Francisco to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Erskine's brother.
d. H. Mckenzie, who was accidentally
killed in that city. No details are
known. but deceased had been work
ing In shipyard there and 1t is sup
posed that Is where he met his death
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
RIVER WAY DOWN

The measuring gauge at the river
this morning Indicated three feet of
water. The lowering of the Humboldt
can almost be seen from day to day.
and islands and dry sand can be seen
where only few weeks ago the water
was rushing at treacherous depths.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
ELKO COPS BUSY

Seven vags faced Judge Doughty
this morning. Three were given float
ers. The other four will come up for
sentence this afternoon and two of
them will likely be retained to as
sist with the city's public improve
nts.--Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
OPERATED UPON

Word has been received here that
Joseph Lorentz. one OF The Silver
State carrier boys. is getting along
nicely following an operation In San
Francisco for appendicitis. His
mother, Mrs. J. A. Lorentz, Is with
the boy.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
RANCH OWNER ILL

A message received by George Bliss
of the Bliss Brothers ranch, tells OF
the serious illness OF Pete Carat. an
owner of ranch land in this county,
Carat Is reported to be in a most pre-
carious condition in San Francisco
and is not expected to live. He is sale
to have been sick for several months
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
ZIMMERMAN In ELKO

w. d. Holgate, who is spending his
vacation here, and w. A Zimmerman
of Winnemucca. passed through In
an auto yesterday en- route to Contact
and other Elko county mining dis
tricts.-Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
WILL VISIT IN M'DERMITT

Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Fuller, who have
In this city. left for McDermitt today
to visit with friends and relatives for
several days before returning here.
After visiting a short time In this city
they will return to their home In Los
Angeles.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
BASEBALL HERE SUNDAY

The Winnemucca baseball team and
a picked team from the Western Pa
cific are practicing for game to take
place at the high school grounds next
Sunday afternoon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
DROPS OF RAIN TO-DAY

Smiles were very much in evidence
this afternoon for few minutes
when drops of rain commenced to
fall. But the number was so limited
that within a few moments the smiles
were turned to scowls Of disappoint-
ment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO

p. Mesterton expects to leave for
San Francisco this evening on a busi-
ness trip In the interests Of the Silver
State Chemical Company. He will
make a brief visit In Reno on his way
to the CITY
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
TERRITORY EXTENDED

G. w. Curtis, trainmaster Of the
Western Pacific at this point, has had
his territory extended to include Ger
ZACH and Wendover.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
FILES ON HOMESTEAD

Albert b. Byrne Of California yes
terday filed on homestead in the
Quinn River valley.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
ETAOINi SHRDLU!

OF all mean words of tongue and
press.
Our opinion Of a gasoline engine none
can express.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11

A four-line wantad-50 cents for
three times-will accomplish results.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-11
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING

Have your kodak work done In
Winnemucca. Leave films at resi-
dence. 215 Aiken street. or mail them
to me.
Adv Jy 80 t3 RAY L. FISHER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-15

Drainage Association, with the OBJ
ject in view of ditching and drain
ing about fifty-seven thousand acres
of land in the Obion River bottoms.
The expense of these land holdings,
undeveIoped, was one source of bur-
den to his milling and private en-
terprises.
Mr.. Dahnke was connected with
various fraternal and local public
enterprises He was a man of
abundant energy and natural re-
sources and took much interest in
commercial activities. He was head
of commercial organizations and 9TH
er public enterprises for some years.
He was a Democrat but rather de-
ferred political matters to other lead
ers. In religious belief he was Luz
theran.
Mr.. Dahnke was married Novem-
Der Is, 1891, to Miss Eleanor Hoff-
man, of Nashville, Ill. OF the union
there are eight children as follows:
Catherine, Louise, Mary, Helen,
Nellie, Ruth, Marjorie and George,
Jr. Mr.. Dahnke is also survived by
two brothers-Fred and John-who
are residents of Union City.
The collapse of the Dahnke-Wa
er milling enterprises was indeed
catastrophe, by far the greatest of
the recent local misfortunes which
have followed in the wake of the gem
eral business depression, but the
death of the well known citizen is
more generally distressing and comes
with greater sorrow to his family.
He was above all else man of do
nestle habits, singularly and tru ny
devoted to his wife and children. He
loved them above all the rest of the
things in life. He had in business
and public affairs numbers of good
friends, but also like most all posi-
tive and aggressive characters he
found contending elements in many
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-15
Death of George Dahnke.

The. people of Union City were
startled Wednesday evening over the
news of the sudden illness and col
lapse of George Dahnke, whose mis-
fortunes have recently been disclosed
in connection with the failure of the
Dahnke-Walker Milling Co. Mr..
Dahnke died Wednesday night, April
Is, 1921. at 10 o'clock. after few
hours Illness, surrounded by his fam
lily and friends.
Mr.. Dahnke was a native of Nash
vile, Ill. He was born September 20,
1866, the son of H. P. and Katherine
(Benner) Dahnke. He located in I'm
ion City in 1887 and in three months
time bought out the bakery estab-
lishment of his employer. Soon af-
forwards he added to this business a
stock of CONNECTIONS, and for many
years the place of business was
known as Dahnke's Cafe, with res
taurant and fountain beverages, one
of the most popular and one of the
very few of its kind in West Tennes-
see.
The Dannke- Walker Milling Co.
was organized in 1900 with Mr..
Dahnke as general manager. In the
course of years this plant grew to
the proportions of large shipping
business, with -four, meal, and feed
products, and capacity of 400 bar
rels daily, and Mr.. Dahnke was for
many years president and general
manager. He was also connected
with the Union City Ice & Coal Com
pany. After time he withdrew
from active participation in the op-
Grafton of the ice plant and his
brother, Mr.. Fred Dahnke, took
charge of that business.
Some years ago Mr.. Geo. Dahnke as
one of the leading spirits in the
movement organized the Obion River
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-15
Death of Mrs. Henry Caliison.

On last Monday morning about s
o'clock the death angel visited the
home of Mr. Henry Callison and
called away his beloved companion,
Mrs. Jettye Callison. She had been
sick for some time. She was born in
Obion County near Union City, aged
"a years, months and IL days She
was a consistent member of the
Methodist Church at Stanley's Chap
ell and lived a good, devoted christian
life. She leaves behind a husband,
little daughter and mother. She was
laid to rest in the Stanley's Cemetery
under a mound beautifully covered
with flowers.
Dearest Jettye, how we miss you;
Since from us you've gone away,
And our hearts are sad and lonely
As we think of thee to-day.
You are gone but not forgotten,
nor shall we ever forget you. AS long
as life and memory last we shall al
ways think of thee.-A Friend.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-15
HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mrs. Mary Bard was operated on
Tuesday morning for fibroid tumor.
Mrs. Bard is doing nicely since the
operation.
Mr. Hubert Hicks is recovering
from recent operation for gangre-
nous appendicitis.
Miss Lynn Dunbar has recovered
sufficiently from a recent operation
to return to her home at Troy to-
day. 4
David Lee Huey, having recovered
from a recent operation for appendi-
citis, returned to his home in Troy
this week.
Mr.. Chas. Sedberry is recovering
nicely from a recent operation for
goitre and can return home Satur-
day.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-15
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

Cordia Holman VS.. Henry Holman.
Petition for divorce, pending in
the Circuit Court of Obion County,
Tenn.
To Henry Holman:
The. bill filed against you in this
cause, which is duly sworn to, AYERS
that you are nonresident OF the
State of Tennessee, or that your place
of residence is unknown to the pc
titioner and that, on diligent inquiry
made she cannot ascertain the same,
SO that the ordinary process of law
cannot be served upon you, you are
therefore hereby notified to appear
before the Circuit Court of Obion
County, Tennessee, on or before the
first Monday in May, 1921, and
make defense to said bill filed
against you or the same will be
taken as confessed and proceeded
with ex-parte as to you.
This March %, 1921. LAT
J. N. RUDOLF, Clerk.
]. P. waddlll, Atty. for Pitt.