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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25

OUTFITS ON ROAD
Roads Sufficiently Dry to Permit
Ellison Ranching Company
Freight Team to Come to
This City for Load

Probably the best piece of news
that has broken in Winnemucca
during recent days is that freight
ing teams are able to come to
this city from the northern Hum
boldt county ranching sections. Ev-
cry year commencing with jan
uary the roads north become i'm
passable for heavy hauling because
of snow and later mud, until about
this time, and in the meantime all
business men mark time. The out
fits coming in now mean an end
of the hiatus thus caused and the
real commencement of the years
activities.
The first big freighting team
to come in is that of the Ellison
Ranching Company, now being load
ed with supplies for the Quinn
River valley ranches belonging to
that company. The driver reports
the upper road from Willow Point
to Toll House to be in excellent
condition for travel, though the
lower and middle roads are next
to impossible. From there on
the roads are fairly dry. There
is still snow close to the upper
road, however, and when it COM
mences to melt faster another road
will have to be, taken.
j. H. Wolgamatt is loading sup
plies today for the Orovada dis
trict and expects to make the re-
turn trip within a day or SO. In
the Quinn River valley, he reports
the extreme upper road is still
covered with snow, but the first
road south of the upper road is
in good condition. The road known
as the middle" road is bad, as are
the two other "lower" roads. Mr..
Wolgamatt suggests that man
with a shovel could keep these
roads open at this time of year by
opening trenches along them to per-
nit the water to run off.
Claude Tolson of Orovada yes
terday hauled out load of h .ise-
hold goods and supplies for one
of the new settlers in the Orvoada
district.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25
DEMOCRATIC RAILROAD MEN
FORM CAMPAIGN CLUB

Railroad men of this city leaning
to the Democratic side of the fence
met in the courthouse Wednesday
night with a Mr.. Stapp of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, who is travelling about the
state forming clubs to take part in
the political campaign this fall.
The result of the meeting was the
formation of Non-Partisan Club,
with George Cananaugf as chair
man, but why the club should be
designated non-partisan is not made
clear. The avowed purpose is to
further the candidacy of Key Pitt
man for senator, Charles B. Hender-
son of Elko, former senator, for
governor, and William G. McAdoo
for President. All of these men
are Democrats and for that reason
it would seem rather than being
non-partisan in character the club
is purely a Democratic institution
fostered for the purpose of securing
railroad mems votes for Democratic
candidates, even though it may be
necessary to resort to the subter-
fuge of "non-partisan" to do So.
This conclusion is made more pos
tive when it is remembered that
one of the most deadly arguments
against the candidacy of Charles
B. Henderson for senator at the
last election was concerning his
hostility. to railroad mems interests
in years gone by.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25
COURT PLANS<HLLx1H6ET MN
FOR sEss,e NwEfk.

AOv N
IndicatiAps tSdax>AyeT Ttba<aM
the contempt ofSeeMt R<esMHfs
against George H.. WaQaS |,Aeoulo
be heard in district eQ<ff here
next week, anA JudgsTa of
Elko will come hAgstfor that pur-
pose. Five cases were to be heard
next week, but one by one they
have been stricken from the cal
endar. First the case of Reber VS..
Caveney was settled out of court +;
today it develops that witnesses and
principals in the Reed VS.. Dufurrena
sheep trespass case cannot come in
next week from the Denio district
because of snow and bad roads.
1t is probable that the case of
Mary Orr VS.. Miguel Cobeaga will
be settled out of court, according
to attorneys for the litigants. One
other case which may be heard
is that of Mrs. Christine Cobeaga
against Miguel Cobeaga, set for
Wednesday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25
KNOXVILLE MAN
RECALLS HISTORY
General Buckner Predicted in 1877
Montezuma Mine Would Pay Big
if Sunk 80 Feet Deeper and
Prediction Now True
fsprcrAI CosarsronnEncEl

KNOXVILLE, New, March 21.-
We may now safely say that spring
has come. The discontents are now
wondering if summer is ever coming.
Truly, man is never satisfied.
An unusual spectacle this spring
is the appearance of ground squir-
rels sitting on the snow banks
surveying their surroundings with
wonderment. Many of them have
dug their way up through a foot
or more of snow. Evidently their
winter supplies have run short
A determined warfare will have
to be waged against these rodents
during the next few weeks, else
there will be much damage done
to crops this summer. The cold
winter seems not to have reduced
their number in the least. One
of our farmers trapped and pois-
oned in one neighborhood, over
five hundred of them last summer
on a small corner of his field
still there are as many as ever.
1t is hoped that every one having
field or garden will lend a
hand in trying to exterminate the
pesky varmints before their young
come into existence.
Bids for carrying the mail to
and from Inlay three times a
week are being asked for a second
time. 1t appears that there were
no competitive bidders in January.
During the cold stormy weather
of midwinter the job did not look
very desirable, but now things look
different and we are informed
that several bids have been made.
Mail carriers are surely worthy
of all they get.
Several miles of the road be-
tween here and the railroad are
still in bad condition, it being next
to impossible to get through with
a loaded car. Last trip the auto
stage got stuck and Fred had
to "hoof it" back four or five
miles to get team to pull him
through the mud which was more
than hub deep. Harry Mead also
experienced some difficulty in get
ting through with his big team
last trip, he having had to drop
one wagon. This condition ought
not to last long, as we are having
such drying weather.
Since our last communication
there have been a few cases of
influenza in Unionville, but it didn't
last long except in one or two
instances. There have been no
new cases for two weeks.
F. A. McCarty who has been con-
fined to his house for some time
with the "flu," is convalescing and
expects soon to be working as
hard as ever, trying to show up a
body of ore that will justify the
Unionville Mining Company in re-
suming active operations. Success
to him.
Mrs. S. Menchini was hurried to
Reno last week with an attack OF
appendicitis. 1t is quite probable
that she will submit to an operation.
She has had poor health for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerrans returned
to Sparks last week after spending
the fall and winter with j. E.
Thornton and family, parents and
brother and sister of Mrs. Gerrans
Reports of the discovery of a
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25
To ASK REHEAR|NG
SALARY CASE.
Another Appeal to Supreme Court
to Be made in An Endeavor
to Get Constable Moore's
Salary Increased

1t was announced today by
Campbell & Robins, attorneys for
N. P. Moore, constable of Union
township, which includes Winnie
mucca, that a petition is to be pre-
pared asking that the supreme court
of Nevada rehear Moore's case
against the county commissioners
of this county for pay alleged to
be due. The supreme court re-
Gently ruled adversely to Moore.
The petition to be prepared for
a rehearing will contend that the
supreme court has not decided the
main point in controversy, accord
ing to c. E. Robins of the law
firm. Robins says that the con-
stitution of the state provides that
there shall be a uniform system
of township and county government
in Nevada, and it will be the con-
tention that the system in Humboldt
county is not uniform with that
prevailing in other counties of this
state. 1t will be contended that
the supreme courts decision that
the state legislature has the power
to abolish the office of constable
here is incorrect, in that if the
office is abolished here it must be
in all other counties.
The question of uniformity of
government in Nevada counties
came up when the case was tried
before District Judge j. A. Gala
han, and he ruled that the con-
stitutional provision for uniformity
had not been impaired il. the Moore
case, because Humboldt county will
have a constable, even though he
should receive a salary of only
five dollars year.
1t has not been definately de-
cided when the petition for re-
hearing will be sent forward to the
supreme court.
The cause for this litigation or
iginated Immediately following the
murder of the late Constable Jack
Nelson. After his death the county
commissioners appointed Moore as
constable, but in the meantime the
city council of Winnemucca de-
cided the city government should
have control of the city police
functioning, and appointed X. G..
Lamb as chief of police. Prior to
that time Nelson had acted both
as constable and chief of police.
With the appointment Of Lamb it
was seen that the constable's duties
would be slight, requiring official
action only at very rare times, the
new city government superceding
the functioning of the old town
government by county officials.
A bill was passed in the legislature
reducing the pay of constable to
SIS per year, and Moore's suit
was based on the contention that
he was entitled to the difference
between $5 per year and the old
salary of $3.50 per month.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25
Trustee. File

Trustees File
The petitions of L. G. Campbell
and A. D. Dern, incumbent gram
mar school trustees, were filed
today with the county clerk for
reelection. Time for filing such
petitions expires this afternoon with
the closing of Clerk Davey's office
and it becomes apparent there will
be no contest for the places. Three
trustees are to be named, and if
no more file it will be the duty of
the superintendent of public in
struction to name the third member
by appointment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25

DIR. TAYLOR, opttometrist, will be
in Winnemucca at the Overland
Hotel, Thursday and Friday, March
30th and 31st. Two days only.
Eyes examined. Glasses properly
fitted. Adv. M. 25 t3
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25

ters of interest, instruction and
pleasure and scores of thousands
of auditors are listening in at their
own homes.
"The whole thing is so amazing,
SO stupendous in the development it
has reached overnight, that no one
can tell what it will reach. 1t
would appear to be literally true
that "the sky is the limit" in the
marvellous possibilities of this in
vention. When one ranges over the
things it may do in the realm of
things heard it seems easier to list
those that may not be accomplished
rather than those that can be
achieved.
"ln addition to its possible achieve
ments the radio phone may bring in
its train long list of effects. What
may not be it's influence on the
home, on habits, on customs and
from these what secondary conse-
quences may not flow, to business,
to transportation, to amusements?
1t too early to prophecy, but
the extension of radiotelephony on
SO vast a scale in so short a time
infallibly creates feeling that it
may have implications far beyond
our present imagining.-Letson Bal
liet in Tonapah Bonanza.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25

Weather Report
Weather report for the twenty
four hours ending 8 a. m. today
Highest temperature yesterday, 40;
lowest this morning, "a; mean tenn
rerature yesterday, 38; normal tenn
perature yesterday, Al; prevailing
wind direction, NE. Weather fore
cast for the twenty-four hours end
ing p. m. tomorrow: Fair tonight
and Sunday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25

Wedding Maybe
Rumor has it today that a GER
tain employe of the telephone
company is to take unto himself a
bride this evening, though no lie
ense had been granted at the
clerks office up to press time. It
favorite plan to wait until the
Silver State goes to press on Sat
urday before applying for a lie
ense, thus giving the contracting
people a two-day start on their
friends.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25
Picture of Chicago Fire

A picture displayed in one of
the windows of Oliverius & Minors
store today, showing a scene from
the recent fire which destroyed a
portion of the Chicago business
district, is attracting considerable
attention from passers by. 1t
shows an enormous building in
flames, thought to have been start
ed by an incendiary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25
Elko Cases Postponed

EIko Cases PostPoned-
District Judge Callahan received
word today that his presence in
Elko will not be required until
April II, the trials of Deputy
Sheriff Harbin and Constable Co
tant of Elko, charged with dere-
liction of duty in not apprehending
prohibition law violators, having
been postponed until that date.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25

Now is the time to have mat
tresses cleaned and made over. Call
J. F. Otis Jr., rear Of ]. F. Otis
Saddlery. Phone 165. AdvM2 1t3
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25

Buttons Car Not Found
No definite trace of the auto
mobile stolen from F. ]. Button
Wednesday night has been discover
ed by officers, it was said at the
sheriff's office today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25
Can Perform Weddings-

Can Perform Weddings-
Sterling J. Talbot was this morn
ing authorized by district court
order to solemnize marriages in
Nevada upon showing that he is
an ordained minister of the Epis-
copal church.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25
ROCHESTER MINER HURT

George Nenzel was injured while
working on the Rochester Silver
Corporation mine, and was placed in
the Lovelock hospital. Mr.. Nenzel
was standing on a plank in one OF
the Slopes when the plank broke
and he fell about fifteen feet, sus.
tanning several broken ribs and a
few scratches.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25
Executor Appointed

Executor Appointed
The will of Etiene Bernard, de-
ceased, was admitted to probate
in district court this morning and
James Corbeil named to act as
executor. By the terms of the
will he is to act without bonds.
The estate consists Of about $4,-
500 cash in banks.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-03-25

Exasperated? Use the wantads.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-15
WILL USE WARSIIPS AS TARGETS

once the pride Of the seven seas. are
all doomed. Costing more than $751;
100000 originally. junk dealers have
offered the government only $4,000
apiece for them.
The navy now Is engaged In n series
OF target tests on the famous battle
ships Agamemnon and Superb. which.
like their sister ships. are 60 find their
graves in the ocean at the hands Of
the gunners and jack tars that on-e
manned them. The Admiralty Is trying
by these tests 10 determine how a di.
rect hit can be prevented from passing
from the turret down the ammunition
tube.
In the battle Of Juiland. 1nvincible.
interchangeable and Queen Mary blew up
because Of a fash passing from the
ammunition tube TO the magazine be-
low. SO Superb Is now In the English
channel and is being shelled at pun
Ishlng ranges To see whether or not
the fash Of explosion passes down 70
the powder and shell magazines under
given cOndltiOns
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-15
Explorers for Field Museum Find
Place That Was Once a
World Center.
ITS POPULATION WAS IMMENSE
Inhabitants Were Expert Builders Of
Houses and Roads and Were Skill
full In Making Gold
Ornaments.

Chicago.-ltuins of an ancient city
Of great size, hitherto unknown, have
been uncovered In Colombia by the
South American archaeological eXpedi-
ton of the Field Museum of Natural
History, working under the Leadership
OF DR.. j. A. Mason. The ruins of the
city. or collection Of villages, are in
q portion of Colombia now uninhabit-
ed and almost unknown to science.
1t Is evident, the museum announced
today, that this was once one of the
great centers Of population of the
world. but today even Its name Is un-
known.
The finds to date indicate that I'm an
Client times the country was densely in
habited by settled agricultural tribes
who were semiclvilized. They were ex-
pert builders and possessed great skill
In the working of gold and precious
stones.
Ancient Population Tremendous.
Mr.. Mason sent the following mes
sage regarding the discoveries he has
made thus far:
There must have been a tremendous
population here at one time, as the
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-15
l0c Wakes 9:,: Old Waist: Xix: New
NO DOUBT ABOUT GRATITUDE
Any Younester VIII Understand That
Poor Boy Was Deeply ApprseL
ativs Of Tommy's Gift.

For some time Mrs. Caraway hat
been endenvoring TO instill Into the
heart OF ier youngster. Tommy. aged
ten. the sentiment of generosity. which
II seemed TO her. was not naturally
present. In this relation she had been
especially careful to commend to
Tommy's consideration the son Of n
poor family In the neighborhood.
One day Tommy cnme home radiant.
"Well.' he said 10 his mother. II
give that poor boy half Of the box of
cundy you bought for me-"
The mother also beamed. You are
II dear little boy" she said. "wns
the poor boy gratefulf"
"les, ma'nm." said Tommy; "he
wns grateful, all right. lie cnme
round 10 the school yard and let me
lick him where everybody was looking
on"-llarper's Magazine.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-15
Uncover Ancient
Colombian CITY

country Is covered with house sites.
The region is very mountainous. and
the houses. which were Of wood. were
built on terraces made with retaining
walls. In the center OF each terrace
there are entering steps OF beautifully
cut stone. and, II the main path is far
below. other steps are built to con-
meet the terrace with IL.
THE principal place where / have
been working has long staircase of
Is steps. all made of nicely cut quad
rangular stone slabs. Instead OF the
Indian road Of which l have heard.
there are thousands Of - them all
through the mountains. There are ap-
parently wide roads connecting the
main sites.
Roads sklIIfuIIy Built.
"All are paved with fiat waterworn
rocks of more or less uniform size, the
small paths being a single line OF suclf
stones, while the more important roads
are four feet or more wide and edged
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-15
LIVED MORE THAN 100 YEARS
Tennesseean Told at Nineteen That
He Would Die OF tuberculosis
In Two Years.

Nashville. Tenn.-John II. MIrrey
Of Franklin. Tenn. a farmer. war told
at the age of nineteen years he would
die within two years Of tuberculosis.
Iiut he has celebrated his one hun.
dredth birthday. Ills grandchr dren
and great-grandchildren together with
n great part OF the population of VII
hanson county. Joined in honorIns the
centenarian ut q monster birthday
picnic.
Murrey declares he has never gam
bled, danced or attended a theater.
lie never drinks Intoxicating liquors
except for medicinal purposes. and
says that altogether he has never
drunk more than half n gallon. lie
smoked cigars for while 10 cure
neuralgia. he snys. but they made bin
so nervous he had g. quit.
Murrey was kinsman Of President
James Buchanan. ard was acquainted
with james X. Polk. Andrew jackson,
Grover Cleveland and Andrew John
son.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-15
JuIita vasquez Attracts Immense
Throngs to San Lorenzo
Every Week.
CaIPPLES CROWD THE ROADS
Healing Waters Come From q Spring
but They Don't Work | ntil the
Woman Has Blessed
Them.

San Juan. Porto Rico.-Extra DO.
licemen have been detailed for duty nj
San Lorenzo TO help handle the
crowds drawn there from Wednesday
night to late Friday each week by the
stories Of apparent cures by Julia Vas.
quez, the "healer OF San Lorenzo"
Hundreds, II not thousands. of auto.
mobiles carrying the sick. lame and
curious have been visiting San Lo-
renZo, and so great have been the
traffic jams that there have been COM
plants to the police that the San Lo-
renzo road was impossible. On re-
cent Thursday there was line of mo-
tors two miles long on each side OF the
roadway waiting for people who are
rapidly wearing into broad trail the
COW path that leads up the steep hills
to the spring from which the sup
posedly healing waters come.
Thousands 20 by motor TO the heal
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-15

with upright srones. When the WAY
ascends or descends the stones are SCI
as steps.
ION the side Of almost every house
there can still be found the metate. on
grinding slab, on which the family
ground its corn. In all the villages we
have found quantities of broken pot.
terry. mostly fragments Of large I'M
decorated Jars. Some were decorated
with relief ornaments and there Is one
sort OF very fine black pottery which
is incised or carved"
The ancient inhabitants or this coun
try decorated themselves with gold or
naments and buried these with their
dead. The early Spaniards are known
to have taken fabulous quantities OF
gold from the ancient graves and the
further work of the expedition should
bring TO light many objects OF value
and interest. II was said.
Specimens already received Mt the
museum include gold bells. small beau
tifully made gold figures and orna'
ments of shell. carnellan and agate.
The most valuable acquisition IL
complete set OF ornaments worn by a
native priest In the performance OF his
religious duties. The expedition Is
supported by the endowment of re-
search given 10 the museum by Capt.
Marshall Field.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-15
In dig e S tion and
Dyspepsia
Overcome

Victims Of stomach trouble. indiges
ton. dyspepsia and their allied com
plants find Tanlac an ever-ready
source OF relief and comfort. Thou.
sands OF people have rebound the joys
Of health by its use after everything
else they tried had failed.
''Tanlac helped me wonderfully
said Mrs. w. III. Hooker, 81 Rose Ave.
Clifton Forge, Va. 'For over a year
I suffered tortures from Indigestion,
and had TO live on the simplest foods.
I became almost a nervous wreck.
Tanlac restored me to the best Of
health"
Tanlac helps the stomach digest
the food properly and eliminate waste.
Soon the whole system is built up. the
blood Is purified and the entire body
takes on new tone. vitality and en-
ergy. Gesa bottle today and start on
the road 10 health. For sale by all
good ts.-Advertlsement
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-15

Agamemnon. too. may soon need y
successor. She n moving target
more difficult to hi' than superb. VIII eli
Is stationary. She Is propelled by oil.
The supply Of oil II turned on. Ter
engines are started and the engineers
flee from her before she gathers too
much headwny. IIer speed IS well ~
her steering apparatus are CONTROLLED
by wireless In another ship.
The most exciting part Of these
tests Is that played ~ the sIoop Snap
dragon. She Is responsible for taking
accurate motion pictures % what hap
pens 60 the target as the result % the
shots. At times she runs the risk CT
being hit by the monster srmor .pIercins
as well as being ramrnssi
by the 2OoOO-ton Acamemnon.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-09-15
MERE MATTER OF AMUSEMENT
Arkansan Could Easily Afford to Treat
Such Amateur Shooting With
the Contempt Deserved.

"Whnt's thatf" cried a tourist Is
whom resident OF Straddle Ridge.
Ark. was showing the scenery Of the
region.
Jaw. just Tug Bald or his brother
in-lnw taking n shot at me from over
across the holler." was the noncha-
liant reply. ''Them fellers have BEEN
cutting that caper on and on for si1
weeks or such natter"
Great grief What do you do
about M"
"Nuthrg in partlckler. They're the
poorest shots on the Ridge ana never
come higher To- me than ten feet or 20.
II sorter amuses me To see grown men
doing such childish tricks and never
'complIsllng anything ut it"-kansas
City Stur.