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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
OWNER OF ASHDOWN MINE
SUED BY FIRST NATIONAL

Suit was entered in the Humboldt
county district court yesterday by
the First National Bank of this city
through its attorney, T. A. Brandon,
against Ney Wolfskill, owner of the
Ashdown mine, in the northern part
of the county, judgment being re-
quested against the defendant in
the sum of $1410.76, together with
interest accruing from July /, 1920,
and costs of the pending action.
The complaint on file recites that
the defendant acquired title to the
Ashdown mine as a result Of pro-
ceedings in the federal court at
Carson City and that he previously
acknowledged the correctness of the
account, represented by the note
and gave his pledge that the sum
involved would be taken care of by
him as a personal matter. Subse-
quently, it is alleged, he has refused
to admit the claim. The note was
executed by E. A. Douthitt and T.
S. O'Brien, officers of the original
Ashdown Mining Company.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
FATHER MESIEKOTHEN
HOME FROM SACRAMENTO

r FIR. Hugo Meisekothen returned
yesterday from attending the cere-
monials in Sacramento Cathedral in
which the Rt. Rev. P. j. Keane
was installed as bishop of the Sacra-
mento diocese, which includes Ne
vada. While in Sacramento FIR.
Meisekothen conferred with Bishop
Keane relative to the Catholic
building enterprise in this city and
out of the conference came con-
clusions to build larger and better
church edifice than was first an
nounced, the work to be undertaken
about one year hence. FIR. Meise-
kothen is partial to the mission
style of architecture and the build
ing design is to be very handsome
while the building will be as SUBJ
stantial as it can be made.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
man BOUND, SLAIN
BURIED At GERLACH
Instrument Filed in Reno Court
Sheds Light on Murder Mys-
terry Previously Reported
In This Newspaper

The commission of an atrocious
crime in northern Washoe county,
battling to the authorities and
guarded by them in an effort to ap-
prehend its perpetrators before the
news became general, was brought
to light in Reno yesterday with the
filing by the public administrator
Of a petition for letters of admins
tration on the estate of Vincente
Martinez, a section hand, whose
body had been buried in shallow
grave on the outskirts of the town
of Gerlach after he had been bru-
tally slain, says the Reno Gazette.
A formal report of the murder
never has been filed with the Washoe
county authorities at Reno, except
transcript of the proceedings at
the coroner's inquest, but Sheriff
Hillhouse, it was learned today, has
been quietly conducting a search
for certain persons who are sus-
pected of the crime.
The body was discovered by J. A.
Hambly, resident of Gerlach, ten
days ago. His attention was directed
to some freshly turned earth at a
spot a quarter of a mile northwest
of the Western Pacific stockyards at
Gerlach May 8. AS he told Coroner
Hutchison, he suspected there might
be some loot buried there and start
ed to dig. When he brought an
overshoe to the surface he sum-
moned the Gerlach officers and a
few minutes later the body was ex-
humed. The victims hands had
been secured by a rope and sack
was tied over the head, with the en-
tire body encased in a blanket. The
man evidently had been beaten to
death, as there were marks on the
head indicating that he had been
struck by some blunt instrument.
Robbery was not the motive. In
the dead mans pockets were found
$40 in money and a certificate of
deposit issued by a Portola, Calf,
bank for $50. The victim was iden-
titled by a California alien poll tax
receipt and later the man was rec
ognized as having been employed
on a Western Pacific section gang.
The condition of the body indicated
that the crime had been committed
several weeks before the discovery.
Railroad detectives have been re-
quested to cooperate with the sher-
iff in his investigation.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
SAVAL FLOCKS ARE
ONE HALF-SHEARED

Joe Saval, well known Buffalo
valley sheepman, was in town yes
terday. He stated that one-half of
his sheep holdings is now sheared
and that the remainder will be de-
nuded of their fleeces at shearing
places in Elko county.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
MAE MURRAY IN HER
LATEST, PEACOCK ALLEY

With Mae Murray in the stellar
role of Peacock Alley" which
comes to the American theatre next
Tuesday and Wednesday, motion
picture fans will have the oppor-
tunity to see this beautiful star OF
stage and screen in one of the most
elaborate of productions.
"Peacock Alley" presented by
Robert z. Leonard, is by Edmund
Goulding, based on a story by Ouida
Bergere. The story is of Partisan
dancer who falls in love with a
small-town American youth and
finds her husbands people scandal
lied when she goes back to his
home, resulting in the couple seek
ing their fortunes in New York, and
is one which gives Miss Murray un-
usual opportunity to appear in many
gorgeous and artistic costumes
among elaborate settings.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
WILL TAKE APPLICATION
FOR LOANS TO THE COAST

Senator ]. Sheehan will leave
this evening on train No. 10 for
San Francisco where he will take a
number of loans he has in hand
from northern Nevada stockmen to
be presented before the committee
that will meet in the coast metrop-
lis on Monday. He expects to be
home next Tuesday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
FALLON'S INDEPENDENT
CANTELOUPE GROWER

Henry Osgood, son of E. P.
Osgood, the older man being one Of
the best known irrigation engineers
now employed by the federal gov
ernment in making determinations
along the Truckee river, is one of
the Fallon track team in competition
in this city this afternoon. Henry
is now employed on the twenty
five acre melon ranch belonging to
w. T. Chamberlain, independent
grower of canteloupes at Fallon.
He said that the recent frosts did
some damage to the melons over
Fallon way, but that the growers
have replaced the losses and that the
melon crop will be enormous. Cham
berlain raises the finest canteloupes
produced anywhere and his product
reaches this market each year. He
is energetic, good advertiser and
has a growing enterprise and re-
mains aloof from the cooperative
marketers among his neighbors, pre-
ferring to deal direct with his own
trade.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
VICTORY HIGHWAY
BEING INSPECTED
Data Which Will Form Companions
With Lincoln Highway Is Being
Gathered By Federal and
State Road Officials

F. E. Kittredge, of the federal
bureau of roads, and s. C. Durkee,
state highway division engineer
maintaining headquarters in Elko,
visited this city yesterday on their
way over the Victory Highway. The
entire project will be covered, map
ped and extensive notes made, pre-
liminaries necessary for successful
comparison of advantages with those
attaching to the Lincoln highway
crossing the central part of the
state. The trip over the Lincoln
highway will be attempted just rs
soon as the present trip is termi-
mated and the same subjects covered
in order that federal officials at
Washington may have ample basis
for passing judgement upon the
routes and make selection Of the
states primary road.
The investigations now being con-
Quoted were brought about by vocif-
erious appeals from the Nevada
partisans of the Lincoln highway
route which traverses isolated por-
tions of the state, ascends to inn
practicable heights in crossing noun
tain ranges and lacks strategic
value. Neither is it within access
to transcontinental railroad which
must be taken to mean that it can
not have great value as a govern
ment road of the first magnitude.
Seemingly, the federal authorities
are willing to make the outlay of
money involved in the investigations
of the moment, merely to appease
a crowd of clamorers who live along
the Lincoln highway and are ex-
cused for their noise on that score.
1t will be several weeks following
the present investigation before an
nouncements will be made and the
coupe de grace is administered to
the Lincoln highway project.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20

to renew itself year by year.
know of one man, and one man
only a resident of Colorado who has
increased his forest reserve allotment
substantially each year by the in
telligent handling of his forage,
giving due recognition to the grass
and the seasons of the year and to
his credit it must be stated that
each year his two-year old cattle
come from the ranges weighing
from 100 to $50 pounds more per
head than any of the cattle owned
by other people"
Continuing, he said: "Grass is
panacea for all of the ills of the
soil, but how little have the people
of the world done to give grass its
due. l hope to be able to visit you
again at later date and give you
longer talk upon a subject which
is distinctly of importance to north
ern Nevada because northern Ne
vada is distinctly a range country
The time for each speaker was
necessarily short, and talks were
circumscribed to the point that is
not pleasing to the speaker, yet the
big crowd present got considerable
satisfaction, and added information,
from the talks that were given.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
SNOW DRIFT REMAINS ON
WINNEMUCCA MOUNTAIN

Some of the older residents have
remarked that the drift Of snow
that still defies the rays Of the sun
as it rests near the top Of Winnie
mucca mountain is the latest
snow to be seen on the peak
within the period of settlement of
this county. Today is May Goth
and the snow drift is still there but
rapidly diminishing and it cannot
last out many days. However, It
managed to create what is held to
be a record for its locality and
that fact alone is worthy of men,
tion.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
MEET RETURNS TUESDAY

. Because of the fact that it
o will be late this evening when
Q the boys and girls of the high
i" schools of the state finish their
Q athletic competition, and the
Q further fact that the members
o of this papers staff desire to
o take note Of the contests that
Q impend, this issue of The Silver
:" State is published at noon to-
Q day. That there will be many
o thrillers this afternoon goes
o without saying; the heavy
o downpour of last night, rather
@ than dampening ardor, has
o added to the good qualities of
Q the track and the ambitions of
Q the contestants, and none
@ should fail to attend.
q O @ o o @ @ @ @ @ @ o
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
HOTEL MATERIAL ON WAY I

o Contractor C. R. Hill of 4
o Reno, who has the job in hand
o of building the projected Hotel (
@ Humboldt, is loading brick at Z
Q the yards in Reno and consign- (
Q ments will commence to reach (
@ this city Monday, according to {
@ word received by Senator J. (
@ Sheehan. He also has crane I
Q of the type used in erecting
@ large buildings on the way
O from the coast and this is ex- Z
Q pected to reach here some
@ time next week. The crane is 4
@ needed to lift the structural
o steel into place and raise other
@ heavy articles that will enter (
9 into the construction of the (
o building. 4
o g @ @ O @ o @ @ @ @ @ G
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
COUNTY POLITICS
BECOME DEFINITE
Candidates Will Be in Field for All
Offices and Contests Will Occur
in All But Very Few In
stances in This County

1t becomes more evident with the
passing of each day that the 1922
political campaign is to be featured
by strenuous opposition in Humboldt
county. Interest centers very large
ly around the impending contests to
be waged for county commissioner
ships. w. J. Bell, chairman of the
board, is not fully determined to
seek his position again. The county
seat commissioner, he believes, has
more work to perform than he is
paid for, and when the tasks come
too thick and fast, he falters in the
conclusion to run and entertains
doubt in regard to the expediency
of such move. Just now Mr.. Bell
is engaged in overseeing extensive
improvements to the court house
premises. Several names are spoken
of in connection with the opposition
against which Mr.. Bell will be pitted
in the event he puts forward his
candidacy. Among them are Walter
Wilkinson and VIM. Blattner. A. F.
Trousdale, former member and
chairman of the board, is also re-
ferred to as likely person to act
as one of the county's executives.
For short term commissioner to
succeed ]. I. Peterson of Golconda,
friends assert that Mr.. Peterson has
private business affairs in hand
which prevent him from seeking the
place again. George Balm of Col
conda is discussed as a hard-headed
and prudent business man of the
Golconda district who would make
good county commissioner. w. L.
Bracket, also of Golconda and a
former county commissioner, is
mentioned as a possible candidate.
Mr.. Peterson has not issued formal
statement denying that he-will run
again.
District Judge J. A. Callahan, al
though not a county officer, nor
does he enjoy an office that is par
tisan, finds himself in the position
where he must vary from his official
duties to again ask the peoples
favor. 1t is proper to remark that
no one can do this with greater ap-
propriateness than Judge Callahan,
who easily leads the states judiciary
as trial judge. His enviable char
acter is too we'll known to require
comment and it is sufficient to say
that cases are now pending in his
court, carried there at the mutual
instance of opposing counsel who
desire his eminently fair and able
rulings in the determinations of is
sues that are of tremendous impor-
tance. He is an outstanding instance
of a jurist that is both respected
and loved and will undoubtedly be
without opposition in his district,
comprising Humboldt and Pershing
counties.
Mrs. Cora Hoenstne, treasurer,
will again seek her position and her
admirable conduct of the office has
created a situation that does not
seem to admit of an election con-
test. Nominally democratic, Mrs.
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20
FARMING EXPERTS
INFORMED PEOPLE
Short Meeting Held in This CITY
Last Evening Proved To Be
Very Enlightening to the
Many Who Heard

Vice-President E. o. Mccormick,
of the Southern Pacific railroad
company, maintaining headquarters
in San Francisco, came to town
last evening with two charges in
the persons of Eugene Grubb, of
Greeley, Colorado, and Hardy Camp
bell, of North Platte, Nebraska, both
of whom and Mr.. Mccormick talked
to the crowd at the chautauqua tent
in this city in advance of the re-
gular program of the evening.
Mr.. Mccormick talked on the
needs of northern Nevada and ended
his remarks with the statement, "the
Southern Pacific, the railroad
serve and the one you work for,
wants to aid you in your enter
prises for upbuilding your section"
He was followed by Mr.. Campbell
who told in clever way Of the
developments that have occurred in
dry farming practices and how So
ciety is being enriched through
broader and more comprehensive
knowledge of the soil needs.
Formerly" he said, "it was
thought necessary that a country
should have from 15 to 20 inches
of rainfall annually if it was to be
successfully settled without irri-
cation facilities, while now we find
we can grow a broad range Of crops
and get maximum yields with a
rainfall Of from to 10 inches"
Referring to two illustrations af-
forded by Nebraska farmers few
years ago he told how one followed
his instructions in blowing and cul-
tivating and with a seeding of 25
pounds of wheat raised forty-one
bushels to the acre while alongside
was a wiseacre from the Dakotas
who would not heed advice, sowed
80 pounds of seed and gave i'm
proper care to his soil and received
but nine and one-half bushels of
wheat in returns at harvest time.
Eugene Grubb, of Greeley. Colo
RADIO afforded the real attraction of
the evening, however, when he
launched forth in a discussion of
grasses. "How few of you," he
said, understand that grass and
not corn, nor wheat nor potatoes
constitutes the king of crops. 1t
fertilizes. cultivates, aerates and
does all of the needful soil re-
juvenation functions and cannot be
disregarded as the crop Of all crops
having a status of prime import
ance? But these are the facts
nevertheless. Sun, water and grass,
what benign and potential things
they are, leading to actualities which
mankind must have above all things.
We should reverence and nurture
grass to the last degree for there
can be no soil health without it.
But your range men, dare say,
disregard the most elemental re-
quirements in the growth of grass.
Neither do they move to properly
conserve it. In this latitude your
grasses are ANNALS, dare say, yet
the crown of the plant is killed by
overstocking and improper ranging
practices with the result that no
opportunity is offered for the plant
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-05-20

Jess Bradshaw of Paradise Valley
is here today to see his boy, Buddie,
a member of the Reno high school
track team, engage in the events
for which he is entered.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-06-01
Mls..d a ca.h sale.

A clerk, Who also delivers goods, ID
coming In for q lot Of kidding about
the foilowsyx experience he had one
afternoon recently.
A woman. customer. not very hefty
~ to pay. called up and asked that q
suit Of underwear be sent to her house
forthwith. The clerk did up the pack
age, but before he left he received In
structions from the boss to get the cash
for the goods. Arriving at the home,
he handed In the package and told the
woman the amount Of cash he re-
Quired.
III l have to pay cash I'll know
that they At" she snapped hack. then
went into = room adjoining.
-And would you believe IT," the
clerk said. that woman kept me wait
Ing in the hot sun for half an hour.
Then she came back and said CURLY,
I don't want them. They are too
short and clingy.' Smith County
(Kan.) Pioneer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-06-01
WANT WILD HORSES KILLED
Settler In state Of Washington Offer
sport" to Those Who Ars
Inclined to II.

Youths who like adventure and
heaps Of excitement are advised to
try hunting wild horses In the Okan.
oga hills near the Canadian border OF
Washington. There are several thou
sand untamable cayuses In this unsE-
veyed region OF steep hills and deep
valleys, against which settlers on agri-
cultural land have begun a war Of ex-
termination.
The wild steeds are troublesome,
deInolishing fences to eat and trample
haystacks. The stations entice away
domesticated. mares, and often large
herds Of horses chase cows and sheep
to death. Once domesticated horses
are mingled with these wild ones they
quickly become outlaws.
Before the present plan of shooting
was adopted by ranchers, they tried
corraling and shipping the captured
steeds to Eastern horse markets. The
expense and danger OF catching alive
was found above possible profits.
These Wild broncos are vicious, and
often, rather than submit to capture,
dash their brains out by running pell-
nell into rocky lodges.
One expedition during a month Of
wild horse stalking shot 120 animals.
Only the skins were taken. Some of
he wild stations proved to be excel
ent specimens, one brown and sorrel
estimated at l 200 pounds weight. The
mares seldom average more than 800
pounds.
Where these horses range is a
aulty, bad-land region between the
cascade and Rocky mountains; a nat
ral grass country, arid in summer,
ut the winters are mild, with light
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-06-01
NEWS OF GEM COUNTY
- TIE Indsx6 CerrMpondsnts

Flakes parents, who are leaving sool
for California.
Mrs. William Perkins went to EN-
NETT last week to visit with Mrs. Johr
Pratt.
Mr.. Smead went to Nampa Satur.
day, returning Monday evening accom-
panied by his daughters, Miss Ethel
and her friend, Miss Ruth Hamilton
who have been attending high school
David Jackson of Emmett is visit
ing friends in Ola.
Edward Perron returned after a
months visit In the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Allen went to
Nampa Saturday, where Mr.. Allen
will be under a Doctors care. He
has been in i'll health for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. s. Park and nephew
Ralph Bailey left for Boise Wednes-
day morning TO be ut the bedside Of
Mrs. Parks mother, Mrs. j. II. Bailey,
who is very i'll.
j. E. Chandler is a business visitor
in Garden Valley and Emmett this
week
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-06-01
HAW CREEK

E. Tennyson and family returne
Saturday afternoon from Crane creel
where they had visited since Wed
| nesday.
Mrs. Ayers called on Mrs. Sprat
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nephi Yergenson mot
ored to Nampa Friday where they met
Mrs. Yergenson's mother, Mrs. Gil
lette, who will make them an extend.
ed visit.
Mrs. Catalan called on Mrs. Tenny-
son Monday afternoon.
Ora Ayers called at the Francis
home Monday morning.
{. NJ. Buster and family, former
residents Of the Bench, spent Tuesday
evening on Haw creek.
Mrs. Freeman and Mrs. L. A. White
spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Ira White.
Mrs Coyington and Leo and
Stephen were auto guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bilbrey on Decoration day.
Wayne Smith, Albert Tennyson
and the Francis boys spent Wednes-
day afternoon with Eugene Freeman
Mrs. Tenpyson and children called
at the Hall and Catalan homes Sun
dav evening.
Mrs. Freeman. and Mrs. Francis are
auto guests this afternoon Thursday
IF Mrs. Tennyson. They are attend
ng U. A, club at Mrs. James Titles
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-06-01
BRAMWELL

Mrs. Francis went to Homedale
this week TO visit her home folks and
from there she will go to Boise to
attend summer school.
Miss Aida Rose is over on the
bench staying a while with the Ed
Nelson family.
Miss Ted Landers was down from
Emmett Tuesday and stayed all night
at the Payne home.
Ralph Hillery took team TO Cald-
well Saturday and sold them.
Henry Lucht and the boys went
over TO Star Tuesday to spend De-
eoration day.
MIR. Weaver, living on the former
Dave Tappen ranch, is having deep
well dug this week.
Bishop Rose will take load Of peo-
pie from here to attend the l.. ID. S.
conference IN Boise Saturday.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-06-01
OLA

Edward Holbrook and wife came W
from Sweet to visit few days with
relatives and friends.
Miss VelmA Bechtel returned from
Portland, Ore, where she has been at
tendiug high school.
Alvin Fulton Of Emmett passed
thru here Sunday with his pack string
enroute TO the Cascade and Knox
country to pack for the forest service.
Joseph Cousens went to Star Mon
day after his daughter Fern, who 10
Eolng 10 spend her vacation with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Flake motored
TO Boise Monday to visit with Mr..