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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
AME RIGA LEADS IN
TELEPHONE USE

("Telephones"-From the Daily
Oklahoma.)
In the annual report of the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany, President II. B. Thayer says,
"forty-fve years after the inven-
ton of the telephone Europe has
only one telephone to each 100 in
population, while the United States
with only one-sixteenth of the popu-
lation of the world, has two-thirds
Of the worlds telephones"
In American communities, the
telephone has come to occupy a po-
sition that is regarded as essential.
Without telephone in its home,
or nearby in another home or a
store, the average American family
in cities and towns would feel lost.
The telephone is needed to call the
doctor, the ambulance, the police
or the fire department, to order
medicines, groceries, fuel and mer-
chandise, to get information about
trains and business engagements
and to talk to ones friends.
To business, also, the telephone
is indispensable. Merchants and
other business men would make few
er sales If there were no telephones.
Without telephone the municipal,
county, state and national officials
would be hampered in carrying on
their duties.
Newspapers would be crippled in
gathering news if there were no
telephones. The transmission of
important items to the newspaper
offices would be delayed and the
people would receive many news
items hours later than now.
The average American probably
has not considered the great depen-
dence of the American cities and
towns upon the telephone and the
dependence Of many rural commun-
tiles upon it. 1t would be brought
home to him forcibly if all the
American telephones should sudden
ly and simultaneously cease to func-
ton. He would then know some
thing about the difference between
conditions which make for American
progress and those which are partly
responsible for the backwardness of
foreign people.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
WILLIE WRITES

Oppyrashuns, pa says, is what
makes the dokturs the cut-ups what
they are. When peepul are sick
and don't kno what ales them there's
no way for the doktur to find owt
except to LUX in and SO he oppy-
rates. There are telegraf oppy-
raters and tlefone oppyraters but
they don't draw the salary the dok-
turs do.
Pa sed he had a unkle what was
doktur, a physician oppyreater,
and that his unkle (Pa's unkle) TUX
cat and dorg and changed there
hides. The next day the naybors
say they saw a cat chase a dorp
three times arownd the howes and
that the dorg finally climbed a
tree while the cat stayed donw be-
low and barked. He sed that when
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
GET 1T
FIRST

Most worry through which
quite a few Winnemucca citizens
pass comes from spending their in
comes before they get it. You buy
this article and that, feeling sure
that within a short time you will
have the money to pay for it, and
perhaps you might be able to pay
if the money comes when and as
you figure it. But there are I'M
pleasant expenses you sometimes do
not figure on ahead. The worry
you may have at present is the re-
suit of creditors pressing their just
claims, and it might have been
avoided if you had used better
judgment in waiting until you had
the money to pay before you
bought. Also, you would not make
so many needless expenditures if
you followed the plan of having
the cash before you spend. Think
it over, you who have been accus-
toned to buy before you have the
money to pay, and answer yourself
whether you got enough enjoyment
to repay you out of the things you
went in debt for and had to worry
along to pay for.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
ORDINANCE NO. 10

AN ORDNANCE REGULATING AND
P T &, 4 TING THE MANuEA &C;
SON or KEEPING 21isasiil FOR FOR SALE 7f Or
IcATING LIQUORS OR NARCOTIC
R MfNSEMG TaEhlN p HEs Gbn1 os
rHEEhhIE:9aFf , ASp oT E1h si MATTERs
THE CITY couNcIL or THE CITY
OF WINNEMUccA. DO oRDAIN:
SECTION l. For the purpose Of this
auors' shall i mean, al all liquors contain
ing more than one-half ga of one per
cent q pct2 Of alcohol by volume which
purposes 9 se The phrase i narcotic druss
shall mean the following drugs: Cam
nabis indica. Cocaine, opium .yenshee,
or oi any R Of the s salts, Derivatives or com
pounds of the foregoing drugs contain
ing more than Fifty per cent $50 pct.)
4 The any Word d gsha
Citations. corporations and co-partner-
ships, whether acting by themselves or
by servant, agent or employee.
SECTION 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to manufacture. keep, store,
sell or otherwise dispose of any intoxi-
eating liquors within the meaning OF
this ordinance, in the City of Winnie
mucca, PROVIDED, that nothing in
facture, SALE keeping or storing of said
liquors where the same is permitted by
the laws of the State of Nevada or of
the United States of America.
SECTION 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person To have upon his person or
in any vehicle, any intoxicating liquor,
or In any public street or alley, or in
any public place within the City OF
Winnemucca.
SECTION 4. 1t shall be unlawful for
any licensee of the City Of Winnemucca
to construct, maintain. or permit TO be
constructed or maintained on the prem
ises where his business. Is conducted
any trap. trap door. chute or other
continuance which is or may be used
for the purpose OF selling or disposlng
OF. any liquors the sale of which is pro-
of destroying the evidence of the pos
session or sale Of such liquor.
SECTION 3 It shall be unlawful for
dispose Of or offer for sale or to have
nj his or her possession within the City
OF Winnemucca. any cannabis indica,
codeine, heroin. anhalonius, or any of
the salts, derivatives or compounds of
the foregoing drugs containing more
Of any Of Of the the foregoing Substances, ex-
cepting upon the written order of
physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterin-
airy surgeon licensed to practice In this
state. which order or prescription shall
be dated and shall contain the name of
the person for whom the prescription is
written, and shall be signed by the per-
son writing said prescription or II
ordered by veterinary surgeon, II
shall state the kind of animal for whom
ordered, and shall be signed by the
person giving the said prescription;
PROVIDED that this ordinance shall
not apply to sales at wholesale, by Job
bers, wholesalers and manufacturers, to
pharmacies regularly licensed to dc
business within the State of Nevada. or
to physicians or surgeons, or to the
sale at retail by manufacturers to ply
sicians surgeons and veterinary sur
geons duly licensed to practice In this
state, or by pharmacists to persons
having prescription calling for the
same, duly signed by any person duly
authorized under the laws OF this State
to write said prescription.
SECTION 6. 1t shall be unlawful for
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
WE HAVE KEPT
THE FAITH

The New York World, published
in America and supported by good
American coin, prints a cartoon
which represents Uncle Sam as
"still sulking in his tent" Sulking,
Ell? The only sulking we did was
during the period when the world
was helping Woodrow Wilson gain
reelection on the plea that he kept
US out of war" The election over,
we soon entered the conflict, sent
100000 men overseas and trained
2,000,0 more ready to go. We
raised $4,000, 100000 by bond is
sues and taxation, ate corn meal
in order to send wheat flour to
Europeans who refused to eat corn
meal, stinted ourselves on sugar,
wore our old clothes, loaned ten
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
REFUSING DUE
CREDIT

In those good old days. when
the Democratic party was in power
and the purse strings of the ma
tional treasury hung loose, there
was nothing too good for a desery-
ing Democrat. Put him on the
payroll" was the easiest solution of
the problem of caring for Demo-
crat in search of an easy way of
living, and if the Democrat had such
radical theories as to identify him
with the soeialistc program, SO much
the better. Anyone in the govern
ment service who wanted something
in his office either went out anc
bought it and had the bill sent to
the government department, or he
put in a requisition" which went
through in due course and produced
the goods. The Democratic admin
istration let contracts on the "cost-
plus plan, which invited every man
connected directly or indirectly with
the contract to make his costs as
high as possible. At the front door
of the treasury department the slo-
gan was Subscribe until it hurts"
while at the side door, where the
money was paid out, they adopted
the motto of st. Vitus, "On with
the dance, let joy be unconfined."
After eight years of that sort of
wanton wastefulness, the people re-
volted and put the Republican party
in power, and that party has cut
expenditures, reduced taxes, dis
missed needless employees, adopted
a budget system, consolidated buy
ing agencies, and put the govern
ment service on a business basis.
Nevertheless, the party that former
ly betrayed the people by extrava-
gance is now trying to betray them
by misrepresentation-declaring that
the Republicans have not accom-
plished the reforms above stated
They are now as prolific in the
spreading of false accusations as
they formerly were profligate in the
spending of public money. They
were dishonest with the people when
in power-they are equally dis
honest when out of power. They
proved themselves unworthy of trust
and now seek restoration to trust
by demonstrating more unworthi-
ness. They misjudge the intelli-
gence and temper of the people now
as they did during eight years CT
rule.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
WHY is

Why do many railroad compan-
les advertise in all of the towns
through which the road runs? Why
does the Ford automobile company
advertise so extensively? Why does
the Standard Oil company keep adj
vertising its wares? Are not these
three lines of business well known
to the public?
If the population of this country
did not grow any older and the
young people were not continually
filling the places left by their ED
ers, then there would be no need
in spending a cent for advertising
things that are already pretty wide
ly known. But those with some
thing to sell realize that they must
meet the ever-changing and the
newer minds of the younger men,
bers of the country and create the
impression among them also that
has been created among their par
ents.
There is no standing still in bus
mess, and the Winnemucca man who
hasn't realized this is on the wrong
road to success. You are either adj
vancing, or you are sliding back
ward; the current of the public
mind is changing with the glide of
time.
How many people can you carry
your merchandising message to by
word of mouth? How many can
you speak to through print with
just one sheet of copy? The object
of all advertising is to speak to as
many people as possible at as little
expense as possible. And it has
been proven beyond all question
that newspaper space is the best
advertising medium in the world,
when actual cost is considered.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
A Mothers Grief

Because her only son died, a wild
owed mother gave herself up to q
selfish grief, became a recluse and
after several years was found dead
in her self-assigned prison one
beautiful June morning. In the
basement of her once spacious anG
beautiful home, this woman dice
mid squalor of seven years of ex
cessive indulgence in grief, during
which time she refused to see
friends, neighbors or relatives. She
had inflicted upon herself the bod
lily discomfort of dirt, and the tor.
ture of starvation by the slow pro-
cess of just enough bread and milk
to keep her poor, shriveled soul in
her frail body.
Insane, you say? At the end
yes; but at the beginning, just a
victim of her selfish indulgence OF
grief. Her miserable end revealed
her pitiable lack of faith. Deaf to
the weary worlds cry for help
blind to the needs of her neighbors,
Indifferent to the suffering of the
bodily wounds and the anguish of
other peoples hurts, this woman
nursed selfish grief-while all
about her was the means to help
help materially, generously, with
money, if not by personal aid-for
this woman was wealthy.
The doors were broken down and
the authorities took charge. She
was buried, unwept, unhonored and
unsung. The distant relatives d.
vided her property and the old
world moved on. The pitiful tale
is true because the broken-hearted
mother, left alone through the death
of her idolized son, did not know
that the only cure for grief is
action, that grief is the, agony of
the instant, and then should come
the Christening influence of forti-
tude, finding solace in forgetting
self in service to others less FORUM
ate or more heavily burdened.
The poor mothers excessive grief
created species of idleness. An
idle life is useless life and use
less life is wasted life-a crime
against God and man.
What's the Hurry?
Did you ever sit in the window
of the top story of big city hotel
and look down at your fellow NOR
tails, drilling like ants in the street
below? Fascinating to watch the
hurrying throng on the crowded
city street, isn't it? See them as
they are swept along-calloused
hands and corn-sore feet, there goes
grandeur with its wise grimace and
there goes poverty with its fawn-
ing face. Rushing, gushing, speed
ing, spending, paying and playing.
Over there on one corner is a little
band of people that are actually
praying.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
kIssinu In China

women In China never kiss. ana
wnen Chinese woman wishes to show
ner affection she gently touches the
hand Of her beloved.
the dorg with the cats skin saw It's
refieckshun in the mirror II orowlad
and jumped at it SO hard that Il
died of the bump and that when tho
othur creetshure saw its refieckshun
It ran SO hard that it hasn't stopped
yet. ffe1
l think pa came in like March. n
lyin.-Exchange. :
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17

Many of US can remember when
woman could have worn a pair of
short hose without the whole world
knowing about it.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17

1t has about gotten so that one
half of the world doesn't know how
to jump when the other half autos.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17

Many Winnemucca man has
lost his chances on a sure thing
simply because he was afraid to
take chances.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17

The Winnemucca man who says
he owes everything to his wife
never settles up.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17

Congress has appropriated $780,
900 to catch war grafters. That's
about ten cents per CRATER.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
THE PARADE

Watch the stream of humanity as
it Gibbs and flows in the street be-
low. That bobbing sea of hats re-
sembles a mob mad with the desire
TO get somewhere. They are sacri-
ficing health for the satisfaction OF
some unquenchable desire. Others
are FORGETTING friends for money.
Some are cheating, others beating,
and the morning paper will tell you
of some man that was murdered for
money.
| And as you sit there, perched
high on the hotel window sill and
watch the mad scramble below, the
scene inspires another picture that
fits everyone on the street-fits you
and fits me-hits you and hits me.
Some day they will take you
away forever. Some day they will
cart your cold clay to quiet nook,
some lonely spot where arches of
green form a silken roof; and there,
under the evening stars that shine,
mourned by the voice of lonely
pine, you'll rest.
And the thought that comes to
you is this: do you want more
wealth, or is health the most inn
portant thing? Ask the millionaire
who has just heard the doctor de-
clare that he is suffering from an
incurable disease. He will tell you
quickly to take all his money and
give him back his health. He will
offer to change places with the man
who sweeps the streets.
Did you ever stop to think that
Saint Peter will not cash certified
checks? Do you realize that the
tin god of money is no kin to the
great God of Mercy? Do you realize
that grave worms are no respectors
of the rich?
Then, what's the hurry?
This IL Your Town
What kind of town would this
be if every citizen was like you? The
people who live in towns cannot get
away from the fact that reputation
comes to a town or city in proper
ton to the chraeter of its inhabi-
tants. If the merchants here rob
and cheat, the town will reap the
reward. If the merchants are fair,
liberal and wise, the reward will
also come, and in pleasing
manner.
We hear folks saying that the
newspaper ought to do this and do
that. Most of the time the news
paper ought to do as they say, but
let the citizens generally turn their
artillery upon the selfish citizen, the
narrow-minded dweller who de-
mands profits before he will move
a peg. Better the conditions of our
town, improve the chances for liv-
ing in our midst, and help others
to help themselves.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17

Every June bride knows that cut
glass makes a fine wedding present,
but poor engagement ring.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-17
EAGLE MEETING DATES

EAGLE MEETING DATES
Regular meetings Of Winnemucce
Aerie No. 487, EraternsI Order Of
Eagles, are held on the md and
fourth Monday evenin. 4 each
month, in Winneva hah. Visiting
Eagles are cordially invited to At
tend all sessions.
A. A. WENDE.r,, W.P..
G. B. SMITH, Secretary. Advs
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-20
HUGE SMOKE STACK
CRASHES At SOUTH
SIDE SAND WORKS
COLLAPSE Oe CHIMNEY FOLLOWS
ACCIDENT TO BOOM ON LARGE
Observation-Disclosures LOSS is
$4,000.

A 1l5-foot section of a new steel
smokestack being erected at the OF
tawa Silica company crashed to the
ground at Ais o'clock yesterday after.
noon when boom on derrick broke,
causing property damage in the
neighbOrhood of $4,000 All of the
high tension wires of the company
We're torn down, although fortunately
sixty employees of the contracting firm
and the plant who were working in
close proximity to the wreck escaped
entirely uninjured.
The loss was sustained by the Lake
side Bridge and Steel Company of Nil.
Waukee, who have the contract for
the erection of the new company
bower plant being built on the pro,
erty of the Ottawa Silica COMPANY.
The steel stack is twenty-one feet in
circumference. The boom which was
raising a section gave way, causing
the heavy steel stack to fall. The
pipe was crushed and was broken in
two.
The erection or the new power plant
was not far enough along to cause
any great damage except to the stack
and tension wires.
The stack fell across the switch
| tracks, penning an engine in on the
company grounds. 1t was necessary
| to tear away a section from the iron
: to get the en"ine back on the main
line of the railroad.
| WOrtmcn scattered in every direc-
| tion when they saw the derrick break
and knew that the stack would fall.
! One man looked up and saw the steel
/ coming in his direction. He ran not
to the left nor the right, but directly
! ahead, not stopping until he had put
! the waters of the canal between him
and the pipe Afterward he said he
did not feel the water at all as he ran
through the canal.
Yesterdays accident was the third
one which caused the stack to be
lowered. Twice before minor acci
dents occurred as the work was being
/ nut in place. Both times. however
4 the stack was lowered by the derrick
without any damage to the pipe.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-20
BATTERY STATION
FIRM STARTS WORK.
ON NEW BUILDING
JAUCH & DlCUS TO HAVE MOD
ERN PLACE OF BUSINESS ON
NEW SITE AT LA FAYETTE AND
LA SALLE STREETS.

Ottawa will be soon able to justly
claim the title of the City of Com
forts for the Motorists" Numerous
garages, service stations of all kinds,
splendid hotels, auto accessory shops
and free camp grounds and many 9th
er comforts are found here for the
tired motorist.
When the firm OF Jauch & Dicus
completes the erection of its new
battery and electrical service station
on La Fayette street this list of com
forts will be nearly complete. Work
was started Tuesday at the rear end
of the Gowen lot, corner of La Sale
and La Fayette streets, just west of
the Central Oil Company's new serv-
ice station.
The new building win be modern
and up to date in every detail 1t
will be four times the size of the
present location, PIT West Main
street. and will contain 1,600 feet of
ftooT space. When completed it will
he the only modern up to date battery
and service station in La Sale coun-
ty The building will be built Of ce.
ment blocks, giving it a very neat ap,
pearance and making it fire proof in
every way.
The battery and electrical service
station has been located in ottawa
for the past four years at PIT West
Main street. 1t has always been the
service station for the Willard bat
terry and will continue in that capacity
at the new location. The new build
ing 1t expected to be completed by
December !, and at that time they
Will move to their new quarters, their
old location going to the Atlantic &
Pacific Tea company, a chain store
corporation.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-20
20 LA SALLE BOYS
MAKE DAYTON TRIP

Twenty students of La Salle-Peru
high school members of the football
squad of that institution passed thru
here early this morning en- route for
Dayton, O., where they win meet Steel
high school in a game of football Sat
urday Those making the trip be-
sides the coach are:
Captain Hasse, Baker, Johns, Wal
lace, Billiard, Stroat, Noon, Hosutt,
Condron, Childers, Baxter, Hanson,
Toms, Weaver, Williams. Fazio, Rein
hard. Jagelski and White.
At Chicago the team will transfer
to the Pennsylvania and viii continue
on to Dayton arriving there this eve
ming, Saturday morning a trip is
planned thru the National Cash Reg.
lister factory or out to the Wright
aeroplane field. During their stay in
Dayton the team will put up at the
Gibson hotel.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-20
DRIVER IS KNOCKED
UNCONSCIOUS By
RUNAWAY HORSES
TEAM, FRIGHTENED BY AUTOMO.
BILE, MAKES WILD DASH,
THROWING OWNER OUT OF RIG
AND FRAcTUR!NG HIP.

Thomas Maynard, cement CON
tractor, was seriously injured yester-
day afternoon about Ais when a team
of horses he was driving became
frightened and ran away. Maynard,
who resides at 1929 Sycamore street,
here, was returning from Wedron and
was on the stretch of road between
the aqueduct bridge on Superior street
and the old white bridge crossing the
canal.
About 100 yards west Of the white
bridge an automobile passed and
swung sharply in front of the team
causing them to run away. Mr. May
nard had them we'll in control until
the rough stretch of road imm ediately
east of the aqueduct was reached
With speed undiminished, the team
raced over the rough stretch, and
when but few hundred feet east of
the bridge there was a sudden jolt
The seat of the buggy broke lose, and
with the driver in it, was thrown to
the ditch. Mr.. Maynard was thrown
with such force that his left hip was
broken and he was severely bruised
about the head and body. He may be
internally injured.
After throwing their master and
wrecking the buggy the team came to
a "top a hundred feet east of the
bridge The unfortunate man was
knocked unconscious and it was sew
eral minutes before passing motorists
brought him to. Gladfelter's ambn-
lance removed the injured man 70
the hospital. Drs. Telford and Edg-
comb, after an X-ray, declared his left
hi0 to be fractured.
Maynard, who is 81 years old, left
his home Monday morning and had
been working on the Floyd Gibson
farm near Wedron. Yesterday he fin
ished his work and was returning
home when the accident happened