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White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09

Former Commissioners John Weber
and W. L. Meyers appeared before the
board aud explained hat the former
hoard OF county commissioners had
neglected &c make a minute record OF
the formal acceptance Of the new ceun
~ hospital and presented an affidavit.
under OATH. To explain thai the hos
pifal had actually been accepted. but
through an oversight the minute order
had been neglected. This Affidavit was
accepted by the present county board
and ordered spread upon The minutes
Of the meeting
The question of the appointment II
a county physician and "A registrar OF
vital statistics was next taken up by
the board and Drs. \. +. Adams and
r. =. owens were requested TO appear
before the board. The unanimous
opinion of the board was that the
county physician and the registrar OF
vital statistics should be separate md
distinct officers and that the duties or
each we're such that few physicians de-
sired to accept the position under the
present salary. Tho former experience
with epidemics in the county was dis
eussed by the board and Il was decided
that In the past tie practice Of IA
ploying extra physicians had anleunted
to more in money than the outlay NC
essary 4 retain n physician for aeeh
office would be. DR.. \. L. Adams a
therefore appointed county physician
for the next six months at a salary OF
$3.50 per month and Or. +. +. Owens
was assigned to til position Of reg
istrar of vital statistics Tor the period
of one year. as required by law. With
the SALARY Of sle0 per month.
Before adjournment Thursday the
beard determined TO call a public meet
ing for business men and citizens To
discuss proposed legislation beneficial
TO White Pine county which would be
submitted to the legislators before the
local representatives leave fer the leg
~islaftye session at Carson.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09
EXTRA SESSION OF BOARD
HELD Till RsDAN MORNING.

At 5 o'clock IN the afternoon the
board took a recess until 10 a. n.
Thursday. when the allowances made
to residents of the county for mothers
pensions and indigen- sick were hives.
figated.
The nam OF Mrs. Emma Reilly was
ordered stricken from the mothers
pension list upon the request Of Mrs.
Reilly. who is new einpioyed as a clerk
in the Office of Sheriff Nicholson.
The allowance Of Mrs. f. Jordan was
also ordered discontinued as she is
employed a. a 1eaoiler In the caerry
Creek school Mrs. I. L. Holloway was
granted an allowance OF So oer month
and her name was placed on the In
diEent sick list.
At the afternoon session of the board
W. +. Joslin. contractor for the heating
plant at the new county hospital. ap-
peared with IL. w. Haw1ey OF the firm
of IIawley, Richardson & Williams.
engineers Of salt Lake. who drew up
the plans and specifications for the
general heating system. and the beard
again took up the matter of extras
charged by the contractor on the heat
ing system. After considerable dis
cussion il was finally determined that
extras charged fer Were not called tor
in the specifications. but were ordered
by the former board Of commissioners
and were necessary In order to make
a rapid connection with the old hos.
pitaf. owing N i've sudden cold spell
which came along right after tho heat.
ing plant mad been removed from
tho old hospital These connections
necessitated a great mount of extra
work and some Of the work had to be
removed In order to properly connect
up the system when the contract was
completed. The commissioners agreed
that the work Was necessary. but cx-
pressed their opinion that the work
should have been charged for In n
separate account instead of being sub
mitted under the original contract.
which had made the investigation nee
essary.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09
PRESENT
FROM LAD IN NAVY

one OF tie most artistic a. We as
valuable and novel gifts 10 arrive IN
this district for a long time was h
received last Wednesday By Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Kirkham Of East Ely from,
Lloyd J.. Hurst, Of the United States
navy and son OF Mrs. kirkhan,
The gift IS that OF an electric lamp
made by Mr.. Hurst d1fing his spare
time N the service or his country.
| showing not only great skill but a high
appreciation OF art on me part Of Mr..
Hurst. 1t is made from "A - milimeter
| French shell which had hrst been
polished to such an extent that the
brass Of the shell presents the appear
ancc Of dne gold as compared 10 the
bullet. which by great care las been
made To appear rs a beautiful silver
top.
The brass shell has been perfectly
carved aud shows the American eagle
with wings outstreatched over which
three stars rise as In tn heaven. On
the opposite side Is an anchor and tue
liberty bell. showing The crack as plain
" as it appears in the historic piece OF
metal which rang ont the Independence
Of the nation and just as II swings to-
day in Independence hall in philaiel
phfa. rho carving OF the she'll cause
the eagle. stars. anchor and bell To
stand out fully one-sixteenth Of an
inch. while the remainder OF tie shell
mas been worked with a fine punch.
presenting a filigree which sets on the
remainder OF the work In a most pleas
Ing manner
Mr.. Hurst was che Of the hrst t. On
list in the service Cf mis- country ~
the outbreak of the war aud served in
practically all the waters of the world.
Most of his time was spent on sub
marine chasers and he was in active
service from tue beginning TO the Close
of the war. After peace was declared
Mr.. Hurst received an honorable dis
charge and was released from service
with an excellent record. In December.
1919. he came &c this district for a visit
with Nj. ard Mrs. kirkham. remaining
here about Tour months during which
time he was employed hy the Nevada
Consolidated Copper Company st Mc-
Gill. Love of country was always up
permost with him and carly last May
he persuaded a number Of his fellow
workman In this district to join the
nav lie reenlisted and Is now on the
United states torpedo testing barge
Nc. 4. stationed az Alexandria, VA
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
DisPOsEs or APPOINTMENTS

The commissioners were IN session
again Friday afternoon aud continued
the work of administrative adjustment.
Mrs. Charles I,agby called at the Of
flee and Informed the commissioners
that Mr.. Bagby had been granted an
additional pension from the government
for his services in the civil war and
requested the board 10 discontinue the
allowance which had been made to Atr.
Bagby from the INDECENT sick fund.
Mrs. Bagby thanked the commissioners
and the taxpayers for the assistance
rendered. She told OF the uutiying ef
fort which had been made by +. G.
Hair and Senator Henderson 10 secure
the pension for Mr.. Ragby. who Is nov
a helpless invalid.
c. L. Soaring. the present janitar az
the courthouse. was reappointed To nh
the same position aud Dick Millick was
retained ia the service a. -aperiu,sn-
dent Of courthouse grounds and county
machine shops. The salary of Mr.. MIL
lick was reduced until furthur orders
by the commissioners TO s12i per month.
These last appointments closed the
business for the day and the board
took a recess until Monday afternoon.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09
WHITE PINE sOLONs
DO MUCH BUSINESS

CONTINUED FROM FACE oNE.)
term Of office. which was so, 990. Mr..
Faith presented a bond with sureties
who had qualified for the sum of $500
600, which was approved by the board.
The surefies on the bond of the county
treasurer are as follows: G.. a. Weiss.
SIC. GOT James Doutre, $4,000. Steve
Doutre, $4,000, Anthony Zurich, si0.-
600 II. W. Edwards. $4,000 John Mu-
guira. $1,000: John A. Smith. 5000.
Tony y. smith. $1,000. CIR. S~aldubebere.
$4,000; John Uhalde. $4,000. @. Clan.
opuios, 10000; o. @. Bates. $4,000: u.
O. Demetrakapulos. 5000. Arthur
Smith. $4,000. Tom Kopas. $1,000.
Louis ~cononulos. s.. 300: Richard Z.
SwalleT. 5000. J. a Wallace. $4,000
W. y. McGill. $4,000. Andrew Hexem.
5000 Joseph '. Murphy. $1,000; Arthur
h.necht. $4,000: Charles Johnson, a.
00e, W. b Bergman. 5000: Hugh vii
sou. ss.oeO. +. A. Stephens. 81 900.
sheriff Nicholson appeared before
the board and asked that his appoint.
merit of deputy sherins at McGill be
approved, al once as he wished to put
the men on duty
The appointment Of George Newman
and Stanley Reed was then presented
TO the board. with the result that the
lizard approved the appointments made
~ the sherif and fixed the salaries Of
the deputies at McGill at $3.50 per
month.
MOI ris Roberts was the next deputy
appointed ly Sheriff Nicholson to act
at Ruth, which was approved by the
BOARD ard the salary fixed at $50 per
month.
At the hour OF noon the board de-
clared a recess until $50 o'clock In the
afternoon.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09
nobi..on snn . Faithful Democrat

Ed Robinson came In from his sprfug.
valley ranch last Thursday and spent
a few DAYS In town. lie brought In
some grain and potatoes which ho had
previously contracted for on the mar
ket and also brought with him a fine
beef. Il do not md the market brisk. .
said Mr.. Robinson. and In fact haze
difficulty in d%isposine OF my beef which
a few months ago would have found
ready sale. This may he due 10 the
great wave OF prosperity we were told
so much about Just prior Ia election.
but | am still a democrat"
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED At
AFTERNOON SESSION OF BOARD

When the afternoon meeting was
formally called to order by Chairman
Tucker the board proceeded to act on
the further appointments of deputies
made by the sheriff. which were ap-
proved as follows: Ed Smith, as under
sheriff, at a salary or si75: Dave Nc
Lean, Office deputy and day jailor. at
q salary Of $3.50; John Berry, jailor and
night man. at a salary of $50: Mrs.
Emma Reilly. deputy and clerk. at a
salary of 1925. and George c.. Robinson,
deputy and driver of the sherif's car,
at a salary OF s165.
In presenting the name Of George
Robinson. Sheriff Nicholson said he
thought this position belonged to an ex-
service man and hat he had asked the
local post of the American Legion to
indorse one of its members. and that
Nr. Robinson was the young a
selected.
District Attorney Walker presented
the name of V. II. Vargas as his ap-
pointment 10 the position OF deputy
district attorney. which was approved
by the board. Mr.. Vargas Is an at
torney-at-law from California who has
been for some tine past in the employ
of Attorneys Chandler & Quayle. This
is the first appointment of a deputy In
tho Office of district attorney. L the
past the district attorney has appoint
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09
/ ,..A After Proper, In arrow head

q. II. Paulson Will leave early this
week for the Arrowhead section. whore
he Is heavily interested and where he
will spend considerable time looking
| after his proDertIes.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09

subserlbe for The White Pine News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-03-31
NAME is IMPORTANT THING
Writer Of Boys Stories Must Select
Those Of His Hero and VII.
lain With Care.

1t Is wonderful how much depends
upon getting effective names for both
hero and villain in boys stories, writes
literary correspondent. Certain
names, and particularly certain COM
binations of names, make subtle ap-
peal to the writer and actually help
him in his work. Jim, Joe, Bill, Dick,
Tom, and Harry are names still as
much in common use as ever they
were. Yet II the writer of a boys
story is going to use one Of them he
must be careful to combine 1t with a
surname that is Of less common or
der. For instance, you could call your
hero Dick Sterne, but Harry jenkins
would be simply unthlnkable. The
youth of the present day have the crit
ical faculty highly developed and, to
the best Of my belief, prefer names
that are a little out Of the common.
Personally / generally call my hero
Roger, Basil, Owen, Digby. Roy, Boyd,
or by some name of similar type. It
is worth remembering that the hero's
name should, IL possible, be short. Al
so his nationality should always be
indicated by his name. Desmond, for
instance, for an Irish boy; Douglas
for Scot; while Bud or Hank will
indicate an American.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-03-31
PEACOCK A IDENTIFIED LOVER
Elaborate Showing orr a TrIhe Alb
surd, but Nature Gives Him
Wonderful Adornment.

During the breeding season it is DIFF
ncult to find two male ruffs identical
IN coloring, individuals differing to an
extraordinary degree, the ruff" from
Which the bird gets its name itself
varying astonishingly from speckled
Whlte to brown or golden chestnut.
The elaborate showing-off of the male
before his charmer appears comically
absurd, less digntAed even than the
counting antics Of the fiddler crab
VINO frantically waves aloft his enor.
mously developed right claw to attract
the attention of the female OF his
choice. AS dignified lover the pea
COCK ranks high. At first glance II
would appear that the colorIng of the
bird has defeated by its splendor it's
real purpose. But the jungle is the
peacock's home; the jungle is green
and SO is the main coloring of the pea
COCK The peahen has learned to look
Tor and approve Of magnificent deco
rations In her mate. The "eyes" Of
the tail have in this way through gen.
erations become evolved, probably in
the first place from mere spots of
formless color.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-03-31
ENGLISH FIRST TO CHEW GUM
In the Year 1885 a Recipe for Its Man.
ufacture Was Published In
That Country.

Chewing gum isn't new, and 1t isn't
American In origin, despite the fact
that our English cousins keep telling
us that gum-chewing is an American
habit. In fact, they originated it them
selves. John Bate, an English writer,
gave recipe for chewing in 1886.
He called it mouth glew." Here's
the recipe:
take Isinglasse and steep 1t in wa
ter until such time as you may easily
pull 1t to pieces, put 1t into a glass or
pot well loaded and set 1t in balneo;
that is, In a pot of water on the fire.
There let-it remain until all, or most
part Of 1t, is dissolved; then strain 1t
thorow wide haire seive; while 1t
is hot, upon another course and close
haire seive, and when 1t is cold It
will be like thick jelly. If you would
have it Of dainty smell and aro-
NAUTICAL taste, put into it little cinna-
mon bruised, and a little marjerom,
and rosemary flowers, while It is dis
solving, and If you please a small
quantity of brown sugar candy to give
1t sweetlsh SNATCH"
This recipe is taken from a book
called Mysteries of Nature and Art"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-03-31
POPULAR SPORT IN PANAMA
Duel to the Death Between Bull and
Jaguar lie Considered Height
of Entertainment.

The Panamaniac who Is real sport
delights in nothing so much as fight
between a jaguar and bull. One must
visit the lsthmus to see this particular
kind Of sport.
An enormous cage, strongly built Of
scantlings and iron bars, Is placed in
the center Of the ring ordinarily used
for bull fights. A bull is placed In
side of it and presently one of the
huge South American cats is wheeled
UP in smaller cage and introduced
into the barred inclosure The latter
is about ten feet high, with twice that
length and breadth.
In the fight which then ensues the
bull is victorious usually. Not more
than once in ten such contests does.
the Jaguar prove the victor. This
would not be the case If the animals
were not restricted to so narrow a.
space; but the big cat, being obliged
to rely mainly upon its activity, does
not have fair chance.
Nevertheless, the duel greatly de-
lights the spectators. The fair Pana-
mNnicures shrek with excitement, and
the little Panamanlkins rend the air
with yells.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-03-31

difference to me. But it's true, just
the same"
"Wait here for me, Philip" said the
doctor, In a low Tone "Ill be back
in q moment.
Then he took Tony by the hand and
they went out together.
For several tense moments silence
too dreadful to describe settled down
upon the dining room. Katherine
twisted her fork sulkily and Mrs. Cur
tbs still shifted in her handkerchief.
Philip looked from one to the other,
wishing with all his heart he could
say something that would clear the
atmosphere.
"I'm sorry, Cousin Sarah," he said
abruptly, trying to smile. ut certainly
was awkward, wasn't it?"
"AwkwardT' repeated Mrs. Curtis,
wrinkling her face. Awkward isn't
the word, Philip. 1t was disgusting"
The gorge rose again in his throat.
'"TOnnibel Devon is the best girl l
hAVW1 AS doSSAlSu. OOI llLIlO IuluB,
I pity her with all my heart"
"Pity is akin to love, my dear Phil
ip," sneered Mrs. Curtis.
Mother" cried Katherine. "Philip
wouldn't so far forget himself and his
friends and position as to lOve-weIl-
If you can't keep your tongue still, go
upstairs"
This was shock for Philip. That
any girl could speak to her own mother
in such way was beyond his COM
prchenslOn. The door opened just then
and DIR. John walked in.
"She came down to tell me that
Paul wanted me and forgot It," he said
in low tone. 1.-THE poor child is quite
overcome"
Mrs. Curtis tossed her head and
rose from the table, and Katherine,
rising also, followed her mother out
of the room.
There was very little said between
the young man and his older friend
after the ladies had taken their de-
parture. but when Captain MacCauIey
vas ready to leave, he looked anxiOusly |
ut his companion. J
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-03-31

doctor. I'VE don't know the truth of
this thing but know very we'll that
Tony Devon is not bad girl"
"That she is not" interjected Philip.
"NOw I'll tell you all about it."
AS John Pendlehaven raised her to
her feet, Tonnibel lifted her head and
fixed her fearful eyes on Captain Mac
Cauley.
"YOu promised you'd never tell any
body" she murmured. Her mind was
with the dead Edith Devon, and the
words of her own serious reverent
oath given in the presence Of her Wild
eyed mother would not allow her to
consent that Philip should lift the
stigma heaped upon her by the Curtis
women,
$50 I did" admitted Philip, soberly,
'but you see now this has happened.
You must release me from that prom
iSe."
81 capt" sighed Tony. Then turn
ed heFface to Pendlehaven.
You'll trust us" she pleaded, wav-
Ing her hand toward Philip. "Please
trust him and me-"
Hal" shrieked Mrs Curtis. "TruOt
you"
"Shut up, Cousin Sarah" snapped
Philip at the angry woman. Then he
addressed himself to the DOCTOR 81
did promise her l wouldn't tell how
we met. And / won't! In fact it isn't
any ones business. Is it, Cousin
John?"
mot that can see," came in rather
drawing answer.
"Tll repeat what / said before"
Philip took up hastily. II didn't know
she lived here"
Were ready to believe that-nit,"
cried Katherine
Captain MacCauEey stared at her.
Was this frowning angry girl the smIl-
ing, yielding Katherine he had known
or thought he had known?
"You can believe 1t or not, Kathle,"
he told her savagely. ut makes no
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-03-31
PERIODS IN AGE OF EARTH
Figures Compiled by GeoIo0Ist Are
Certainly Interesting Though Per.
haps a Little Startling.

A geologist describes by means of a
graphic chart the comparative lengths
of the different periods of the age of
the earth. He places the age of the
earth arbitrarily at 100000 years,
represented by a clock dial of "a hours
100000 years to each hour.
On the above basis the first six
hours of the clock represent Azoic
time, the earliest conjectural period
of the earth's formation-1S,0OOOO0
years; the next six hours Eozoic and
the next eight Paleozoic time-18,0OO-
900 and 24,000O00 years, respectively
periods Of mineral and vegetable
formations. In the next three hours
animal life developed-M esozoic time,
100000 years-that is, from the
twentieth to the twenty-third hour.
Thus the last hour of the 24-3,00O,OOO
years Of geologic time-represents
Neozolc time, which includes the ap-
pearance of human life in the Quater-
nary period.
This last division Of the "a hours,
the Quaternary period, is shown as
only ten mlnutes-in other words $780,
600 years. The existence Of human
life on the earth, therefore, bears the
same relation to the age of the earth
as ten minutes does to twenty-four
hours. But since the period of writ
ten history is estimated roughly at
only 5000 years, this last division is
not shown on the chart, since it would
only be IL seconds In DURATION
Scientific American.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-03-31
HOkRDER CHAsTIsED IN 1777
"coffse Party" Composed Of Boston
Women, conhseated His Goods,
According to Old Letter. 3,

Females" of ye- Olde Boston, staging
a "coffee party" in TIT which rivaled
In small way the famous "Tea Party"
In 1913, personally .chasused
prOfteer hOarder Of foodstuffs and
conhScated some of his stock. accord
Ing to letter from Abigail Adams to
her distinguished husband, later sec
ond President Of the United States.
Writing at Boston, under date Of
July 81, 1777, Abigail wrote to John,
then attending the Continental CON
gress at Philadelphia:
There is great scarcity of sugar
and coffee, articles which the female
part OF the state is very loath to give
up, especially whilst they consider the
great scarcity occasioned by the mer-
chants having secreted a large guam
tlty. 1t Is rumOred that an eminent
sungy merchant, who is q bachelor.
mad hogshead of coffee in his store.
which he refused to sell under SIX
shillings per pound.
"A number Of females, some say a
hundred, some say more, assembled
with a cart and trunk. marched down
to the warehouse and demanded the
keys.
Upon his finding no quarter, he de-
liVered the keys, and they then opened
the warehouse, hOisted out the coffee
themselves, put 1t into a trunk and
drove off. A large concourse Of men
stood amazed, silent spectators of the
whole transaction"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-03-31
REVOLVING Door Etiquette.

The etiquette Of the revolving door
has yet to be standardized. At pres.
ent there are two schools of opinion
on the subject. One holds that when
a man and a woman approach re
volving door 1t is the mans place to
go first, pushing the door slowly so
as to allow his partner to follow In
the next compartment without any eff
fort on her part. The other contends
that ladies' first stIll holds sway. 1t is
good manners, these theorists say, for
the man to step aside, let the woman
start the door revolving, and then
jump into the compartment behind
her. In this way, it is contended, the
man may assume control of the door
and guide 1t until the woman ahead
Of him is safely out. The bitterest
rivalry prevails between the two
choGls.-ArgOnaut