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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26
STATE AND GENERAL NEWS
CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS

lit RRIED READCIeO
Crawford, Oberlin; J. NJ. Houston,
&c. C. Lefleur, Kinder; w. NJ. Fen
ton, Fenton; NJ. A. Sharp, Wood
lawn; Milo SpauldinS, Iowa; b.
NJ. Musser, Floyd Hamilton, Lake
! Charles: r. F. Brown, f. f. Mich
OILS, Oakdale; DR.. T. R. SOrter and
RI. G. Corkern, OberIin.
Lake Charles campaign
for selection of mayor and COM
missiOnerS is warming up.
Kansas City, Mo- Uncle
Sam Oil Company, a corporation
with $4,000 stockholders, is pre-
pairing a suit against the Standard
Oil Co., for one billion dollars,
involving 100000 acres Of oil
leases in Oklahoma.
New York City-Another big
snow storm enveloped New York
State Tuesday.
Chicago, Ill-AS a test for, anna
teur wireless stations throughout
the United States to see if they
would be able to handle his inau-
guraI message, President Harding
sent out the following message
Monday night: May the spirit OF
Washington be our guide in all
our national inspiration and
may the current year mark the
return of tranq"i'jiT, stability,
care and progress for the entire
world"
Washington, d. c. "A bill has
passed the senate and is before
the house TO appropriate $1,000,
900 to buy seed grain for farmers
in the drought stricken areas OF
| the west.
Chicago, lIl.--Wheat, corn, and
oats all opened higher on the ex-
change Monday morning and con-
tinued steady.
| Water Valley, Miss, William
H. Hughes produced the past
season on one and a quarter acre
of land 70 IL bushels of corn, 70
bushels of velvet beans, 80 bush
els of sweet potatoes, and 8 bush
els of Irish potatoes.
I Beaumont, Texas, George A.
Smith, who has charge of the rice
growing district of Texas in the
! Extension work of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College,
says the rice farmers in the state
are figuring on a 40 per cent re-
duction for the present season.
| Waco, Texas Seven persons
: were reported killed and thirty
injured when a passenger train
on the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as line was derailed six miles
north of Waco Tuesday.
| Suit Yourself New York and
1.-THE east was in the grip of biz
lizard Sunday, seventeen lives be-
ing lost. The same day at Palm
Beach, Florida, the thermometer
Registered Is at n-too hot
they said. Here in Welsh it was IS
Just right.
.
A Correction
The Welsh basket ball girls
wish to corret the statement in
1.-The Elton notes of the last weeks
, issue of the Rice Belt Journal
about the unfair time keepers at
/ 1.-The Welsh VS. Elton game on the
l11th. 1t was a mistake and the
Elton girls wish to state that it
\ was published without their
! knowledge, they say.
---t3---------
: Henry Mckay went to DeQula-
/ cy Wednesday to see about 81
-lting some incubators for his son,
: George, who is engaging in the
!. chicken business extensively. He
has already hatched about 700
chickens and has eight incubators
working. George has some
|. thoroughbred baby chicks for sale
}, now as will be noted by his adj
:, vertisement in this issue of the
J
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

Select your suit from our VI
to-date line, have your measure
taken by an expert. Mr.. E. c. Red
dock, representing the Storrs,Sch,
aefer Co., of CINCINNATI, will be at
our store, Saturday, March, 5th,-
Martins.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26
Presbyterian Church

10 100 Sunday School.
11:0O Morning Worship.
7:3O Evening Devotion.
1880 Wednesday evening. Prayer
meeting.
F. w. A. BOSCH, Pastor
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26
A Correction

The Welsh basket ball girls
wish to corret the statement in
the Elton notes of the last weeks
issue of the Rice Belt Journal
about the unfair time keepers at
the Welsh VS. Elton game on the
fifth. 1t was mistake and the
Elton girls wish to state that II
was published without their
knowledge, they say.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26
DON'T FOGET

DON'T FOGET
DR.. John G. Wooley's lecture
"When Good Men and Good
Women Rule" Methodist
church Friday night at 1880
D. IN. Admission free,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

Water Valley, Miss, William
H. Hughes produced the past
season on one and a quarter acre
of land 70 l-2 bushels of corn, 20
bushels of velvet beans, 80 bush
els of sweet potatoes, and 8 bush
els of Irish potatoes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

Jennings, Lathe Rotary club
is examining into the rates charg-
ed by the Public Service Com
pany for gas and electricity. The
present electric rate is 26 cents
per kilowatt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

Washington, D. c. "A bill has
passed the senate and is before
the house TO appropriate $1,000,
600 to buy seed grain for farmers
in the drought stricken areas OF
the west.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

Lake Arthur, La.-Election on
a proposition to issue $4,000
bonds for installation of a new
electric light plant carried. The
popular vote was &c for the bond
issue and 81 against, while the
property vote was $l48,150 for
and $99,350 against.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

Chicago, Ill.--Wheat, corn, and
oats all opened higher on the ex-
change Monday morning and con-
tinued steady.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

Jennings, lathe primary
election Friday resulted in the
selection of A. F. Derouen. pre-
sent incumbent, for mayor, S. F.
Moses was elected commissioner
of finance. George Maund was de-
feated for the office of Commits
Sioner of streets and Parks by F.
J. Marshall.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

De Ridder, La.-Mrs. ]. /, Pie
witt, wife of a night watchman
was beaten into unconSciouSness
at Carson Sunday night by rob-
Der who entered her home. She
lis in the Sanitarium suffering
from Scull fracture.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

Lake Charles-The Philadel-
phia Athletics, headed by mana
ger Connie Mack began to arrive
in Lake Charles Sunday night
and have already begun training
for the big base ball season.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

Lake Charles-The Lake Charl-
eS Lions Club recently sent $50
Junkin bags of rice to the Lions
Clubs in the United States outside
of the rice growing area in order
to introduce rice among many
who have not eaten it before as a
vegetable.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-02-26

Baton Rouge, La.-Engineer c.
White was killed, fireman w. T.
Dunn, and baggageman L. F.
CouviIlon badly bruised when T.
& p. passenger train No. y was
derailed at Maringouin. Spread
ing rails caused the wreck.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-01-27
A V IL

Societatea Romina de Ajutor
81 cultura. L. S. 'Desteapta-te
Romlne--IIora Unirii' din De-
troit. Mich. Avizeaza pc fieste-
care membru apartinator Socic-
tatll mai sus nlmite, cumca sd
alba in vedere 81 care inca nu
Sl-au achitat Cotele lunare sa 81
le achite eel multi pima in 6 Fe-
bruarie 1921 ca sd poata Fl tri-
mesi la I'niune Gu conspectll pc
luna lui lanuarie 81 care nu-Si
yor achita rcstantele pima la zina
mai sus numita M sc vor trimete
in Conspectul anului 1921.
Presidiul Soc. aNind in vedere
cumca din calNa departarii
multi dintre membrii Soc. ramIn
in restanta numai din cauza Cd
nu vim la sodinta, asa sau hotarIt
ca dl Vasile Mat, Secretarll fl
nanciar, tot doua Dumineca
din luna va fl la dispozitie pentru
a Sncasa Cotele lunare la oficiul
DR.. Lapner. No. $3.50 Russell Str.
(la car shop) intre orele 8 81 II
a. IN. 81 Dumineca din urma din
luna va colecta Cotele lunare la
localitatea d-lpi Jacob Tudor, No,
1852 Orleans Str. la (Padure)
tot la orele 8, 81 Il a. M.
Gu parere de rau aceler membri
carl nu sc yor conforma acestui
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-01-27

Aviz 81 nu-si vor achita Cotele
lunare pima la ziua mai sus nu.
mita nu Sc vor mai numi mem.
bri a Societatii noastre 81 la oaz
"a vor avea ceva nenorocire, nu
Sc vor bucura de nici un fel de
benefieiu.
Am ramas in speranta ca ne
yeti asculta Awful nostru salu.
tindu-va Gu adevarata iubire
fratiasca. In numele Soc. u. s
'Desteapta-te Rom1ne = Hora
'lInirii' din Detroit, Mich.
P. Gabrean, Presedinte.
loan Nemeth Neamtn, Seer.
COPY.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-01-27
Rege|e 81
partide|e

Stunt teri in care atitudinea par
tidelor fata de Coroana poate Fl
socotita ca nefiind hotarItoare pen
tru dinsele.
Aceasta Sc mtimpla in acele teri,
unde Suveranul inseamna asa de
mutt incit ell este tot ce trebue pen
1ru interejele Statului char daca
lumea politica intreaga nu destul
de loiala fata de d1nsul. Ori, la
rdsi, seful Statului define numai
vaga autoritate de caracter tradi-
tional 81, simpla figura representa-
tiva, el influenteaza foarte putin
asupra vietii politice.
In Romania, in noua Romanie
intregita prin rasboiu, nu Insa
t3a.
In adevar, in ce priveste vechiul
Regat, aici, nu numai Dinastia,
dar insusi sentimental dinastic, de
mutt nnnicit in forma veche prin
schimbarile de lanterna magica
Domnilor numiti della Poarta, da-
teaza in forma lui moderna numai
della 1866. ST, cum fantasie re-
,publicana ar aduce GU siguranta
dar1marea in anarhie a Statului
insusi, datoria tuturor sd inta-
reasca din rasputeri singurul ele-
nent de permanenta 81 de relativ;l
impartialitate pc care-l avem. CO.
roana are inca nevoie de particle.
Pc de alta parte, Tinuturile ali
pite .au adcs 0 legatura seculara ell
Eleia insasi a unei stapiniri monar-
hice Gu caracter de dinastie. A Sc
;ltinge cineva de acest principiu
traditional lnseamna a scadea co.
hesiunea Romaniei Mari, al .pri-
mejdui viitorul, a da liber ours
tcndintelor de desfacere, manifes-
tate 81 pima acum sau aflatoarc in
stare latenta. Suveranul care a
avut 81 va mai avea prilejul sd 81
dea seama de acest fapt are deci o
putere mai mare deceit aceia pc ca
re 10 da Constitutia, cum, prin
vointa realization mai tare decit
orice prescriptii conventionale, el
are o misiune mai mare decit cea
atribuita de actul fundamental.
Partidele care vor Intelege ace
ste lucruri vor sti sd faca, in le-
gatura GU Coroana, in opositie o
politica de asa fel incit sd MI 50
compromita pc dinscle, lar la Gu
vern vor avea astfel de atitudinc
incit sd nu compromita Coroana.
Trilnetind pc cetitori la destai-
anirile din ziarele necensurate. vol
spune ca id. Averescu, Argctoia-
nu 81 Compania au facut in ambelc
situatii toe'nai,, colftrariul.
! Mean. Rominesc) N. IORGA.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
.GALLAUDET HASCONTEST
Meets Camp Humphreys Nine in
Lone College Game Tomorrow.
G. U. Beats Dartmouth.

Kendall Green will be the scene of
the only college base ball game sched-
uled here tomorrow. The Gallaudet
nine will entertain the Camp Hum
phreys team. the contest starting at
8 O'CLOCK. Georgetown, 9-to-4 winner
over Dartmouth at the Hilltop yes
terday. will idle until Thursday, when
W illiams is to be encountered Cath
olic University is slated to face the
University of Pennsylvania in Phila-
delphia tomorrow, and has no home
game until next Tuesday, when Cor
nell will visit Brookland.
Sheedy,s heavy hitting and Hy-
mans effective pitching were main
ly resonsible for Georgetown's sue
cess. The first sacker made two hits
in his four times at bat, and both
circuit drive off Ross with two on in
the NTH. sending over the Hilltop
perS first trio of tallies. Later in
this session. after Kenyon had dou-
bled and Reynolds was safe on an
error. Bissonette hit for the limit
Georgetown in front.
With two runners on the paths in
the seventh, Sheedy clinched the
game with another four-base smack
These extra runs were not needed, for
Hyman. who had relieved Mccarthy
with two on. two out and two runs
home, in the fourth, ended that in
ming with a strike-out and famed ten
more Dartmouth batters during the
remainder of the game Mccarthy
yielded only three hits to Dartmouth
in his stay on the mound. three of
the four runs made off him being due
to errors.
Maryland, in Baltimore this after
noon for game with Dartmouth. will
start it's southern tour tomorrow,
meeting North Carolina State at
Raleigh. The College Park nine will
play three other games before return
ing to its home field for an engage
ment,
Evening star., 1921-04-05
Pillows Break Up Game.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April 5.-The
eame between the New York Yanke es
and the Brooklyn Robins was broken
up by the fans yesterday in the ninth
inning. with New York leading. to 5.
With two out in the frst half of the
ninth. wheat of Brooklyn took a
break" shot at one Of Ferguson's
groove balls. driving it into the over,
6oW crowd in right field. BY ground
rules Umpire George Moriarty
ruled it a two-base hit. The stands
Apparently did not understand. and
when Wheat was sent back to second
a pillow barrage was lald down. 10y
iovinp which a battle between those
on the ground and those in the bleach
ers broke out.
Policemen figuring that there was
no law against cushion throwing
watchfully waited. while Umpire MO-
rfarty got peeved when one Of the
cushions caught him on the jaw and
called the game.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
With Sandlot Mines

hanAle Athletic Club will open it's
season sunday afternoon in TwininE
CIty with a game against the Inde-
penoent Athletic Club. Play will be
USAfteo At z:30 o'clock. Manager
harry Beach of the Randles has xafh-
efed 2 number of experienced players
FOR his team.
,y e:ssry DeDartnsnts team will
PIactlce on the north diamond Of the
Elhpse tomorrow and on the south
diamond Thursday. The drills viii
begin at o'clock
ReA Men of the Fraterna1 ,fI>a~u.
are to report for practice at @:30
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at JJnfon
Fark Teams desiring games with
the Indians should communicate with
Manager Charles J. Benner, 1927 18th
street.
Lan8don MiAGets are casting abo,t
for games with teams In the eleven to
twelve year class. For engageme t.
North 1857. 'e"'
Mohawk Juniors are eager to meet
teams In the eighteen-year-old diyi-
sion. Send challenges to Manager
Lincoln SsSs.
n Street Miasets desire action in
the tweive-year-sld class For Eames
address T. McQueeney. 436 Rhode Is
hand avenue.
BenAfng Athletic Club Juniors. IL.
to-s winners over the Marathon Ju.
niors, are ready to play sixteen year.
old teams. For games write Manager
William Lovelace. 3o0e Foote street
northeast.
Pipetovn Athletes are out to beat
the world: that Is. the fifteen year
old portion of it. For engaRements
with this ambitious nine write H b.
Cheseldine. 1909 18th street south
east.
Abbet schoolboys defeated the Gales
School Aggregation, IL to 2. Corkin,
pitching for the winners, famed
twelve batters.
CanAiAatee fer the Columbia 101
Printers' nine are to report to Man
ager Sam Wood ats o'clock tomor-
row afternoon on the south diamond
Of the Ellipse. Practice will be held.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
New Scandal Promised.

CHICAGO. April 5.-Promises of a
new expose in the base ball scandal
has come from an unexpected quar-
ter. Attorneys defending the eight
Chicago White Sox players indicted
with ten others for conspiracy in
the alleged throwing of the 1919
world series have announced they had
uncovered q real scandal" in which
men hitherto not mentioned In the
case had won more than 100000 on
the series. They refused to give any
details.
Judge Mcdonald has reduced the
bail for Eddie Cicotte. Claude viii
liams, Buck Weaver. Swede Risberg.
Oxcar FeIsch. Fred McMullin and Joe
jackson, white sox players. from,
S24, 900 each to $500. but announced
he would permit no reduction in the
cases of the alleged gamblers.
Defense counsel told the court that
the bonds would be furnished within
n week. The men are not under ar
rest.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
COLLEGE BASE BALL.

At Raleigh-state College. 3; Wake Forest,
12 innings).
~ Tx ton, Va-Eorth CArolina K. Wa sh
and Lee, :. iAK
At -..,..,. Ga.-Furman, 4; Mercer 2
At New YOrk-Vermont, 8; Columbia, 5.
At Davidson, n. C.r-Davidson. II; WofYord,
At Biacksburg, va.-virginia Poly, z;
Florida, 4.
At Salem, va.-Lynchburs College. 4; Roa-
noke College, 8.
At Jefferson City, Tenn.-Carson Newman.
Z; Cumberland Varsity, 4.
At Auburn. Ala.-Alabama Poly. 10; In.
diana Varsity, 4.
2; Mississippi Aggies. s.
At Bathesburg, Miss.--Mississippi, 4; Nor.
NAL College, 1.
At Columbia, 8. C.-south Carolina. S: Pres.
byterian College, 4.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
HIGH SCHOOL MINES PLAY
IN TWO GAMES TOMORROW

will have their mines in action tomor-
row. Central and Business being slated
to open the annual base ball champion
ship series in Central stadium, while
Tech will play st. Johns College. The
titular battle originally was scheduled
for this afternoon, but was postponed
because of conflict with the annual re-
view and parade of the High School
Cadet Corps
Tech is playing at St Alban's this
afternoon. Eastern was to go to Alex
andria for match with the George
Mason High School
Evening star., 1921-04-05
Moran Peeved at Holdouts.
one game in two years.

CINCINNATI Ohio, April s. The
Cincinnati Nationals will start the
champi onship season next week with
the same lineup used in the exhibi-
ton games. according to word re-
ceived from Joplin. Mo-. where the
team played yesterday.
Manager Moran said that with the
exception of Jake Daubert. who has
promised to join the Reds at Indian
apolis, he had no idea what the hold
outs intended to do. They have
treated the club and the loyal fans
very unfairly" he declared. and it
is going to take them all some time
to break into the lineup If they
should finally succeed in doing so"
Directors of the Cincinnati club held
a melting yesterday and announced
they had not changed their minds con-
cerning the holdouts.
Evening star., 1921-04-05

ball over Burns head in left for
three bases and could have completed
the circuit had he kept his head up
and seen Rapp tumble Burns return.
Lewis held third when Harris bounced
home on Foss' line single to left.
Stan and Deeby were left when
ORourke and Charity dotted.
Barnes opened the last half of the
third with q single to center. and
after Burns famed. Barnes stole sec
ond. Gharrity's peg to Harris being
high. Erickson uncorked wild
pitch at this juncture. Barnes going to
third. With the count on Monroe
two and three. Erick let loose an
other wild pitch on the fourth ball to
Monroe, and when Brennan ruled
Monroe was entitled to two bases the
row was precipitated. The actual
score when the bust-up came was
Washington, 2; New York, /.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
PRESIDENT GETS PASS
TO BASE BALL GAMES

President Harding today was
presented with = gold engraved
senso,a's pass to all base ball
games i'm the American League.
Secretary Edward b. Eynon of
the Warrington club took the
pass to the White House, where
1t was received by George
Christian, secretary to the pres.
fdent. Mr.. Harding has accept
ed an Invitation to throw out
the hrst ball at the opening
game OF the season here, Apr.l
Is, between the Nationals and
Red SOx.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
WILL NOTLET BRENNAN
i UMPIRE, GRIFF ASSERTS
McGraw Saws There Will Be No Game Unless
Arbiter, Who Forfeited Jackson Fray
to His Club, Works.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

" NOXVLE April 5Wheher the exhibition series be-
n Giants will materaze hzze
petey Jackson yesterday when Umpire
with George Mcbride
orfeng the Giants the third inning probably
That
trouble
Southern official who MGraws
exhibition
when the
Griffith stipulated should
oete offering National League umpire
Evening star., 1921-04-05
Sunday Ball Fight On.

BALTIMORE. Md, April 5.-The
grand jury has refused to indict
James Dunn. manager of the Balti-
more 1nternationals. on charges of
working on Sunday. in a base ball
game at Oriole Park on April s. Eff
forts are being made by various Sun
day observance organizations to sup
press ball playing here on that day.
but thus far without success
Evening star., 1921-04-05
SAYS RACING LEADERS
WILL BE PROSECUTED

NEW ORLEANS. April 5.-The
Louisiana supreme court has dissolved
an injunction granted two months
ago restraining Judge HUMPHREYS Of
the criminal district court from try
ing five directors Of the Business
Mems Racing Association on chares
of violating state anti-gambling
laws. District Attorney MARI an
nounced he would at once start in the
prosecution of the officials,
Evening star., 1921-04-05
BAKERS CASE HAS NOT
BEEN GIVEN A HEARING

CHICAGO, April 5The application of Franklin formerly
with the New York Americans for reinstatement
base ball still is waiting hearing Leslie NJ OConno secretary
the ball headed by Lands
made denying reports that Baker had
There other which precede Bakers
lei explained, and his will the regular order
Evening star., 1921-04-05
Red Sox Play Rochester.

BAMBERG, S. c.. April 5.-The Bos-
ton Americans will play the Roches-
ter Internationals here today. The
Red Sox are to play six more games
before the opening of the American
League season, three of which will be
with the Rochester team.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
Sold Out in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. April 5.-All reserv-
ed seats for the opening game of the
American League season here. April
2l. and for the first Sunday game
April "A. have been sold. St Louis
Will be the champions opponents on
both dates.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
Braves Play Tie Game.

TUSCALOOSA. Ala. April 5.-Uni-
versity of Alabama will be the op-
ponents of the Boston Nationals to-
day. Yesterday. at Brewton. Ala, the
Braves first and second teams played
a ten-inning tie. 2-2. The mayor of
Brewton, who umpired. called the
game because of darkness
Evening star., 1921-04-05
Rov May End Series Contest at Knox 7enn Today
WAMBY OF INDIANS HURT:
|LUNTE TO PLAY SECOND

OB1LE Ala April 5darry utility nhelder.
wv ond base for the Cleveland Indians
Wambganss. Up yesterday Wambganss but
WambsganSs who it has been discovered sustained fractured
ball by
Sunday will leave for his home Cleveland today He will
the lineup month
Evening star., 1921-04-05
Play for Checker Title.

Thirteen masters of the squared
board are playing for the Distric,
checker championship. The first
round was played last night at the
Service Club. The second will be con-
tested at the Central Y. M. c. A. next
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1921-04-05
Cubs Are on Way East,

CHICAGO, April 5.-Manager Evers
is on the way east from the Cali
fornia training grounds with the
Evening star., 1921-04-05

roster of the Chicago Clubs, carrying
nearly all those who went TO Pasa-
dena
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-03
BOB MUST HAVE
Misunderstood

Mayor Bob Hesson of Elko re-
turned to his home from Reno a
short time ago with the enthusiastic
statement that he had secured a
fine Pierce-Arrow truck from the
state highway department for moth
ing. All the city was supposed to
do was to ship the truck here. This
was the proposal made to Bob by
the department, according to the
Elko Independent.
The other morning the city of
Elko received a bill for $425
claimed as the cost of the truck
which Bob was to get for nothing.
The bill is accompanied by a re-
quest to send the check to the state
highway department. Maybe Bob
can't speak the highway department
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-03
CHURCHILL COUNTY MAN
LAST PONY EXPRESS RIDER

In the person Of W. E. Van
Blaricom Of Saltwater, Churchill
county has the distinction Of claim
ing the last Of the famous pony ex-
pref. riders renowned in the early
sixties for their courage and endur-
ance in carrying mail from the Mis-
sissippi river to the coast by relays
on horseback. Mr.. Van Blaricom
has passed the allotted three score
and ten. bot IL still hale and hearty
and in full possession Of his facul-
ties, mental and physical. His run
In the famous relay route was from
Unionville to Westgate and 1t. fell
to his lot to ride ITS miles in six
teen hours when the news Of Lin
coins assassination was carried
westward.