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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
ENGINEERING HAS NO
LURE FOR YOUTH

Chicago.-Whlch Is 10 blame--th,
boy or the Joby The boy OF few
years back always Went through the
engineering stage of his ambitions
That was Just before the military 90
reer hit him, and years before hS
yearned for the life of the big game
hunter
The boy OF 1921 seems TO have
strayed Oft the track, lie displays Sc
little enthusiasm In the life of the eD
gneer that It's becoming Il momeutou'
problem. Members Of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers are
worried over the question Where are
our mechanics 10 come fromI
Apprenticeship no longer appeals 10
the youth of today Trade schools are
all right, but there are not enough OF
them.
The solution appears TO the society
10 be happy medium between the
school and the Shup--Some of each, not
all ont of hooks, nor an hard, physical
work. When middle course Is per
fected the engineers believe that the
boys interest In the science viii re.
viye.
Seventy per cent of the youth OF
the United States lack the natural abil.
ity To go through high school, accord
Ing Ia II. T.. Miles Of the National As.
ISOLATION of Manufacturers.
Mr.. Miles made the statement in
plea for better cooperation Of the In.
duStries and the schools, He said that
OF the 30 per cent that are able %
graduate from high school less than
half have ability enough 10 20 through
college
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
Make a WRITING Pad.

A writing pad to be successful,
must be solid and of good size. 4
board half an inch thick. nine by
twelve inches, makes the best pad.
Buy half a yard of black elastic, half
an inch wide, the strongest you can
get, overlap the ends and sew firmly
together into the form OF a belt. Slip
this over the end Of the board. 1t
Will keep In place both plotting and
writing paper and can be moved up
and down the board as you need it. On
a windy day it is invaluable, setting
both hands free.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
No Real Education.

Half of the children of the country
leave school forever without any real
education he declared. we should
make equal provision for those who
cannot 20 to college 10y setting up for
wage earnerS and others IN connection
with their employment or otherwise
the equivalent Of high school and col.
lege education adapted to their clrcum.
stances.
An authoritative investigation Of o.
0i5 high schools indicates that only
1000 of those investigated profess to
teach civics, and only 1876, less than
8 per cent Of the total, use accredited
texts, and these are used in the third
year Of high school, therefore avail
able mostly TO students destined for
college. In the remainder OF the high
schools, social studies mean talks on
current events with Indifferent mate.
rial as basis"
Mr.. Miles, who has been conducting
survey of the nations educational re-
sources and needs said that proper op-
portunity for education has been de-
prived 3S,0Oo,0O persons. and that the
national intelligence of the nation
stands indicted for that reason. He
praised the former German empire for
its educational system, and declared
that, despite its apparent disregard for
society as q whole il has shown the
way toward real education.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
Flowers That sleer at Minht-

There are many wild flowers that
close their petals and drovp their
heads with the coming Of each days
dusk, and it is unreasonable to regard
this as other than the sober fact which
IT obviously is--thut the flowers have
fallen asleep with the approach Of
night.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
Books In Our Time,

Of books in our time the variety is
so voluminouS, and they follow 50 fast
from the press, that one must be a
swift reader to acquaint himself even
with their titles, and wise TO discern
what are worth reading. 1t IS a wise
book that is good from title page to
the eni.--A. Bronson Alcott.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
Compulsory Schools.

by a survey Of 100 Of Germany's
leading industries, e. per cent of the
men in foremost places in managerial
and technical departments were little
working boys who quit school al
fourteen" added Mr.. Miller. They
grew up with the right sort of com
pulsory continuation schools and later
selectively had special technical train.
Ing with the assistance of their EN-
plOyers and otherwise. Most of the
graduates Of GermanyS technical col
leges served under the leaders from
work schools and higher vocational
institutions Of which there are prac.
tically none in democratic America"
Future leaders of American indus.
try will be recruited from colleges and
workshops linked together by Co
operative educational system accord
ing to Prof Dugald C. Jackson of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
who supported the theory of Mr..
Miles.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
Farther Than That.

A writer ON "Censoring the Movies"
SAYS that n kiss is chaste for ten
feet" IN Pennsylvania, 81 have often
sprintcd much further for one" writes
]. II. in Boston Transcript
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
LuciditY Is Not sinnlfcitn.

Lucidity Is good everywhere, for all
time and in all things, in a letter. in "A
speech in q book, in Il poem Lucidity
is not simplicity. \ lucid poem is not
necessarily an easy one.-AuguStine
Birrell.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
EuIlfrod Stuck to Machine.

4 big bullfrog, although unlimited,
took ride in an airplane in the Phil.
ippines, ana the pilot was unable TO
spill him out into the atmosphere even
though he performed all the stunts of
an aerial circus.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
Extensive Canadian Province.

An area equal to three times the
area Of France, which is 215.S95
square miles, could be cut out of the
province of Quebec and there would
remain an area twice that Of Hun
gary.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-02
Lines to be Remembered.

With all women gcnteness is the
most persuasive and powerful argu.
ment. .-Theophile Gautier.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
LIST OF WINNERS AT
SUNDAYS SWIM EVENTS

Gene Percival won the swimming
contest held at the community pool
fourteen points. Tom Smythe took
second place and Ronald La Vote
third place with totals of ten and
seven points respectively,
Following is a list OF winners OF
the various events:
Spot diving-Giroux, Ayres.
One hundred foot free for all swim
-Percival, Smythe.
Fifty foot swim for boys--So Relic
Nelson.
Distance diving-Allison, Giroux.
Fifty-foot ladies' swim = Myrtle
Trousdale, Ada Moore.
Overland back stroke = Smythe
Percival.
200-foot relay race-Smythe, Watt
Lewis and Percival; Rose. Sykes, La
Vote and Allison.
200-foot relay for boys-Gingery
Rutherford, SoRelle and King; Moore
Nelson, German and Diehl
Three-legged race-La Vote ant
Percival; Smythe and Watt
Barrel race-La Vote and Percival
Sykes and Rose.
Follow the leader-Murray, Rose.
Fancy diving-Murray. Watt
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
Contest No. $40
NOTICE OF CONTEST

Department of the Interior. United
States Land Office. Carson City,
Nevada. August 18th. 1921.
To Thomas b. Adams Of lis Taylor
street. San Francisco, California. con-
testee.
You are hereby notified that James
La White who gives Lee, Elko
County, Nevada, as his postoffice ad-
dress. did on July 2Sth, I921. file in
this office his duly corroborated APP
plication to contest and secure the
cancellation of your Homestead,
Entry No. 0124O6. Serial No. 012406
made July 26. 1920, for SEA Section
IA. Township As ~. Range 81 E., NJ.
d. B. 4 Meridian. and as grounds for
his contest he alleges that the said
Thomas b. Adams. has never lived
on the land or improved same and Is
not engaged in either the military or
naval service of the United States.
You are. therefore. further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
by this Office as having been con-
fessed by YOU, and your said entry
will be Cancelled Hereunder without
your further right to be heard there
in, either before this Office or on APP
peal. If you fail to file in this Office
within twenty days after the
FOURTH publication of this notice
as shown below. your answer. under
oath, specifically meeting and re-
spending to these allegations of con-
test. or IL you fail within that time to
file in this Office due proof that you
have served a copy of your answer on
the said contestant either in person
or by registered mail. II this service
is made by the delivery Of copy OF
your answer to the contestant in per-
son, proof of such service must be
either the said contestants written
acknowledgment of his receipt OF the
copy. showing the date of its receipt
or the affidavit of the person by whom
the delivery was made stating when
and where the copy was delivered;
If made by registered mail. proof OF
such service must consist of the affi-
davit of the person by whom the copy
was mailed stating when and the
postoffice to which 1t was mailed. and
this affidavit must be accompanied by
the postmaster's receipt for the letter.
You should state In your answer
the name of the postoffice to which
YOU desire future notices to be sent
to you.
MINNIE l.. BRAY. Register.
HARRY r. GREER. Receiver.
First publication, Aug. 30. 1921.
Second publication, Sept. s, 1921.
Third publication. Sept IL. 1921.
Fourth publication, Sept. 20. 192l.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
INDIANS IN FUNDS
.SIT M BIG GAME

The laws of the white man have no
effect on thier red brethren, who have
gambling games peculiarly their own,
and now that the hay harvest has
been on for a couple of months the
Indians are flush and indulge in their
own favorite game, says the Elko Free
Press. A crowd, usually from a dozen
to rs bucks, gather about a blanket
spread on the ground. the money
wagered being thrown on the blanket.
Each side takes a given number of
pointed sticks, which are stuck into
the ground in front of the game
keeper on each side. The game con-
sists of guessing whether marked
object is held in the hands of one of
the opposite side, a stick passing
from one side to the other on the
guess being right. and the side win
ming all the sticks wins the pot. 1t
looks childish and must be seen to be
appreciated. Large sums change
hands and the players sit in the game
from morning until night-or go
broke.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
ILLIPAH PETROLEUM co.
PUTS ON TWO SHIFTS

Manager Amenda of the Illipah Pc
troleum Company states that from
now on the drilling at the companys
we'll at Illipah will be carried on by
two shifts. f. " Gamble and Z. H.
Snyder, both experienced drillers,
went on duty at the well yesterday.
The mark which Manager Amenda
and the drilling crews have set for
themselves is to put the we'll down a
thousand feet in less than sixty days.
A derrick is being erected at the IL
lipah Petroleum Company's well and
the rig is being standardized. With
two thoroughly experienced crews
and a standardized rig the prospect
for speedy. efficient work at the prop
erty was never better.-Ely Record
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
H00T-0NL DISRUPFS
ELECTRIC LIGHT SERVICE

f. Tagtmeir br. ught to Plaeeryille
today the body OF large hoot-owl
of the Western States Gas & Electric
Company on the Irving ranch not far
from Canine on Tuesday evening.
The bird settled down ON the wires
and kicked off the current running
into Canine. thus leaving the people
there without either light or power.
The bird measures about four feet
from tip to tip of the WINS. Placer
vile Republican.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
AREN'T WANTS HELP
ON NEW MINE LAWS

At the request of the chairman of
the House committee on Mines and
Mining. Representative Samuel S.
Arentz introduced II. r. 1885, to
the United States This bill. as intro
duced. was a report made by a coal-
mittee of mining engineers appointed
by the director of the United States
Bureau of Mines in 1917 to eodify and
revise the mining laws.
Representative AREN'T urges that
this bill receive the careful attention
of every citizen of Nevada Interested
in mining. II must not pass in its
present form Representative AREN'T
introduced 1t for the purpose of Civ
ing it extensive publicity. He respect
fully requests that all those inter
ested read the bill carefully. study
it, and then write him in detail re
garding all objections. so that when
the time comes battery of proof can
be presented, from those this legisla-
ton would affect. that much of the
legislation proposed by the bill Is not
only unnecessary, but may be mimi
cal to the interests of mining men.
Address communications to Room
179 House Office Building. Washing
ton, ID. c.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
FIRST BIG PAY DAY BRINGS
JOY TO TONOPAH RESIDENTS

Thursday brought joy to a multi
tude of people in Tonopah. Payday
in the mines and mills of the district
witnessed the distribution of the larg-
est sum of money that has occurred
In Tonopah in over four months, or
since the walkout of miners on April
10th last, says the Bonanza. While
the great bulk of miners and nlillmen
who were forced to idleness through
the activities of few agitators, had
only been back on their jobs for per-
iods not exceeding fifteen days, it
was nevertheless a fact that better
feeling was found prevailing than at
any time in long period.
Business conditions will not be-
come normal for another month, but
there is general improvement TAX
ing place in all lines of human en-
deavor The average miner is imbued
with honesty and although he suffered
financially as result of the closing
of many of the mines of the district.
and the further fact that other prop
critics continued operations. he is OPP
tomistic and will square outstanding
accounts in due course of time. The
business man was wearing a smile
throughout the day: the wives, chill
dren, mothers and sweethearts were
happy and contented The masses
feel that wonderful season of pros
perity is now dawning for the Tono-
pah, Divide and all surrounding dis
tricts, and a little effort on the part
of everyone will bring a startling
change for the good of the communi-
ties in question within compare
lively short space of time.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
NO Such THING As
DROP IN M0ONSHINE

A Tonopah hootch hound. hearing
that competition had forced the price
shot in Goldfleld. lily ,vnETAOINHRD
of moonshine down to two-bits a
shot in Goldield journeyed there the
other day on the stage to get some
first-hand information. likewise a
sample of the brand dispensed insthat
camp. He's back in Tonopah. He
says he wishes to inform the universe
that although the quality of the am
favorably with the Tonopah brand
there is no cut in price. Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended at
3 am. today: Highest temperature
yesterday, 80; lowest this morning.
so; mean temperature yesterday. 10:
normal temperature yesterday. 81;
relative humidity pm. yesterday.
30: relative humidity am. today. 80;
prevailing wind direction. southwest.
Weather forecast for the twenty-four
hours ending pm. tomorrow. Fair
tonight and Wednesday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
NEWS NOTES FROM
OROvADA DISTRICT
ESPECIAL coRKksroN pENcEl


0ROVADA, August 27.-Friends of
DR.. and Mrs. Harlan gathered at their
home here to say farewell to the fam.
| lily. who leave for their California
home next Sunday. The evening was
pleasantlyt spent at cards. with de-
lightful and appropriate refresh -
ments. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Norris. Mr.. and Mrs. S. Collins
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Scott, Frank Scott.
Frank Lamb, Mrs. Bassett, Mrs. Law
renee, Miss Mary Hurtado. Lucy Hur-
tado. Harry Brectel Roy Swangger.
Mrs. Eichwaldt, Dr. Harlan and
family.
AL. Shol, who is a forest guard In
the Santa Rosa forest and is at Para
disc most of the time. was visitor
here Monday evening.
being moved to Orovada. land for the
same being donated by l. j. Stude-
baker.
G. Maxwell. who has been to Par
adise few days, returned to his
home at Maxwell ranch Saturday
night.
After successful move of the
Platora school hdnse to within one
quarter mile of the new site, one of
the timbers broke, causing a delay of
few hours, but now everything is
as ok. as sugar. and the children who
had to go four miles to school last
year are tickled as they will not have
to go over one mile this year
Mr.. and Mrs. McMillin are visitors
to the Wolworth home this week
B. Rowland has returned from
Winnemucca with a load of supplies
and will continue to work on their
new house and store. 1t is said that
there will be another dance at their
place soon.
Ed. Jump is visitor in the valley
from his home on Crowley creek.
Mrs. Eichwaldt seems to be great
favorite with certain people in a
financial way. So ie time ago the
SOME one took all her gasoline that
she thought would last her two years.
so gallons, and as the SOME one
wasn't caught said SOME one trie
again, this time taking all the money
she had, and all her jewelry. among
which was a diamond brooch. cost
ing several hundred dollars, two we'd
ding rings, watch and numerous
other trinkets valued highly by Mrs.
Eichwaldt as a great many happy
memories were attached to them. II
is not learned at the present writing
IL the SOME one is cornered or not.
but the scent is getting stronger.
This valley may not be different
from other places, but just the same
there is a great deal of slippery
fingers here, and more than dozen
have felt the loss from the contact OF
said fingers.
Mrs. Gabril, Mr. and Mrs. McMil-
lin, Mr.. and Mrs. Walworth. F. Lamb
and T. Minor called at the store here
this week.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
MENTION Of PEOPLE
WHO COME AND GO

]. d. Seaman of Lovelock S in town
today.
C. B. Burnett of Ogden is an arrival
in this city.
Joe Daugherty I. in town from Bat
tie Mountain.
Mrs. VIM, Pope of Battle Mountain
is visitor here
e. L. Baird of Golconda was an ar
rival here yesterday.
George Stall came In from his ranch
at Golconda yesterday.
Virgil Pasquale spent yesterday in
town from Eden Valley.
George Balm is spending few days
in town from Golconda
Mathew ]. Reb of Los Angeles was
an arrival here yesterday
B. w. Rowland of Platora was a re-
cent business visitor here.
Thomas w. Dooley was an arrival
here Sunday from Paradise.
w. B. Westlake of San Francisco is
business visitor in this city.
L. P. Riley was an arrival in town
this morning from Paradise.
Mrs. A. T. Orr returned yesterday
from Grafton, West Virginia.
r. L. Norris was an arrival here
yesterday from Battle Mountain.
Charles Mccormick is a business
visitor in this city from McDermitt
Mrs. G. B. Austin and children were
arrivals here yesterday from Jungo.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. M. Griffith were ar
rivals here yesterday from Los An
geles.
Gerhard Miller ST. and Gerhard
Tholen came in from Willow Point
Sunday.
T. J. Defenbaugh and Tom Murphy
came in yesterday from the camp at
National.
J. Ryburn and H. C. Lewis of Lin
den, California, are business visitors
in this city.
VIM. DeVoe and G. Saundry were
arrivals in this city Saturday from
their mining lease at Iron Point, go
ing back out Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Crowley, AL.
fred and Mark Stritch and Ben Voll-
man of Sulphur were weekend guests
at the Langwith home in this city
P. Mestsrton returned to this city
from San Francisco Sunday. where he
has been for couple of days. He
was accompanied home by his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Evalyn De Cabe-
zas. who has been spending several
weeks in the city.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
ROAD MEETING TONIGHT

good roads meeting will be hello
tonight at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms. with the subject for discus
sion being THE Victory Highway
It's Aims and Purposes" Speakers
are to be Ben Blow, manager of the
Victory Highway Association; C. C.
Cottrell. Nevada state highway en-
gineer. and w. H. Goodin of Lovelock
president of the Overland Trail Club
The meeting is to be public and a
large attendance is requested.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30

What is the worlds most dangerous
SPORTY Mountain climbing takes many
victims. but descending into the era.
ters Of volcanoes beats 1t. The pres
ent activity OF vesuvIus calls atten-
ton to It. The descent must be made
In fireproof clothes and gas mask. The
air IL full of sitting fumes and there
Is always the sporting chance that the
volcano may start erupting The door
of an active volcano IL usually semi
liquid. Parts are solid enough to
stand upon. others are IiQuified rock
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
MINING MAN BATTLES WITH
RATTLESNAkES IN A WE'LL

This appears to be the open sea-
son for snake stories. Col. Bill Ellis
of Austin, started 1t off with at tale
of blacksnake that keeps the Reese
River Reveille office clear of mice.
And here is another from yesterdays
Reno Gazette
T. j. Murphy, mining man, went
through narrowing experience near
his claims on the old Nixon-Nevada
property north of Reno, few days
ago when attacked by two large rat
tlesnakes in well which he de
scended for the purpose of skimming
the water, according to his story to
Attorney w. NJ. Gardiner and othel
friends here.
The water which Murphy had
drawn from the well contahed signs
of contamination and with pail he
descended the pit to bale out parti-
cles on the surface. He found some
dead fish and couple of dead snakes,
but to his surprise and CONSERVATION
he also discovered the presence of
two live rattlers coiled on the ledge
above the surface of the water.
The serpents struck at him several
times and he used his bucket as a
shield, warding off the blows until
his partner arrived with a shovel
which was passed down to him. With
this weapon, Murphy opened an Of
fensive and the snakes were quickly
dispatched.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
SIARD RECOVERING

S. Siard, who has been seriously i'll
for several days as result of drink
ing contaminated water from a
mountain spring, is now much i'm
proved and able to be up again.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
HAD TUNNEL CONTRACT

Martin Minacci of Lane City re-
turned to the district last week after
four months absence in Winnie
mucca. Mr.. Minacci had contract
to drive a tunnel for the Winnemucca
Water Company and did very well
during his absence, but is glad to re-
turn 10 the Ely district. where heFex-
poets to Remarkably Record.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30
Where Peanuts Come From.

Alabama. Texas and Virginia fur
nislied more than one-haf of the pea
nuts; Wisconsin and Illinois Al per
cent OF the clover seed
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30

FOR RENT Sewing machines for
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30

LOST Octagon shaped gold wrist
watch. Return to Silver State: re
ward. A1S3tp
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-30

FOR RENT-Ful nished 3-roon apart
ment, In heart of city; nice and
clean. Apply 425 Baud St A1st3p