White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-31
NEVADA STATE IN THE MAKING;
WHITE RIVERS EARLY ACTIVITIES

TO back their fayorite ponies. At this
meet there was an unusually large
number of good horses entered
Among those present we're Bill
Sweeney of Eureka with his mars,
Emma Skaggs. Mike Wcich OF New
ark with Cheyenne. Jim Johnson of
Duckwater with Wake Up Jake, Tom
Stewart of Phoebe with Mark More,
Senator Joe Williams of Hot Greek
/ with Dan Rice, Dutch Henry 81 Tybu
with Indian, D. NJ. Converse of Bull
Greek with Red Jacket, Bob Lanter
with Sooner and Dandy, Lou Carpen-
ter with Selkirk, George t'reeland CT
Green Springs with Dave and Classy
Lewis with horse called Frenchy.
Dutch Henrys Indian had never
been beaten at 500 yards and had an
impressive string of victories to his
| credit at that distance, being eA-
tremely fast. When the 600-yard
race was called there was only one
entry against Indian, all OF the other
owners being afraid OF the pony. II
took three horses to start, and just
about this time Jot Travis and John
my Green, who was working for Ira.
Wis at tho time, drove up. Jot finally
offered TO enter one of his buggy
horses 10 fill out the required mum
ber for the race and the pool selling
began.
The odds were two to one on In.
dian against the field and Johnny
Green took the short end of this bet
las often as he could find a bctto-.
When the riders were up Travis told
Dutch Henry he didn't think Indian
could run little bit Henry came
hack with flat offer to bet $1,000
that Indian would win the race. This
was Just what Jot had come for, SO
be called Henry's bet. The Travis
u atry easily defeated the field and en-.
riched its owner 10 the extent of
aoout sl,50e. while Dutch Henry
dropped sl.2o0 on the race Henry,
who had a big gambling house at
Tyho. was a good loser and told Jot
To be sure and call on him when he
next paid visit TO Tybo.
Harvey Carpenter OF Hamilton
handled the pools at all the races
and his percentage at this meet-l0
per cent of all pool sales-netted
him over $4,000. Tybo, Eureka. Eb-
lerhardt. Phoebe and Ward were all
booming at this time and furnished
D
that everybody was enjoying a good.
ly measure OF prosperity.
The grand dance was held the sec.
cnd night OF the race meet. with John
Ellison playing the fiddle and Bob
Lanter calling the dances and acting
as floor manager. Harvey Carpenter
before leaving Hamilton, while nav
ing the pools printed by the White
Tine News, also had a hundred pro.
grams for the dance struck of, think
ing that the occasion would warrant
IL. Lanter. however who could
neither read nor write, promptly We.
toed any 'sieh doin s. saying. "Whar
l came from n man didn't have to
know reedin or pen writin to call 4
dance
Doc Ellison wife Eva had sent to
Montgomery Ward & Co. and pur.
chased "A white shirt for Lanter to
wear in honor OF the occasion. To
her great surprise. just as the dance
was about to begin. Eva noticed that
Isanter was wearing his shirt with the
lack part in front. She made her
way TO his side as soon as possible
ana whispered the news TO him, ask.
ing him To change IT, BE CAD. Ian.
- Nhohbta hOAnih LTdH 1O D2TIs
ners for the Virginia reel. replied
bob. and the dancing started. The
waltz, polka. yarsouyian. schottischs
quadrille, Virginia reel and cotilliou
were the dances in those days. None
of the terpsichorean interpretations
such as shimmy-she-wabble. buzzard
lope. chicken switch. rabbit hop
cheek-to-cheek. Philadelphia twist or
iurntable gallop were practiced in
Dob Lanters day
Just after supper Lanter made the
announcement that the ladies and
gentlemen would be favored with a
good oil Nauf Carolina" song By Mr
jawn' Ellison. entitled When the
Boys and Gals Went Sailing on Tar
River. With Sails All Made of a Wag.
on Kivyer
Tom Ellison was candidate for
sheriff in 1856 on the democratic
ticket but was defeated by Ross Hum
phrey OF Taylor. The Ellisons and
Lanter moved to Idaho along in the
SOS and | understand later went
from there to Oklahoma.