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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
HIGH SCHOOL B. B.
TEAM VICTORIOUS
Won Game Last Night From Fas,
"Town Team" Showing Marked
Improvement in Playing
Over Game Last Week

The drubbing administered to
the Humboldt county high school
boys basketball team last Friday
night, by the Battle Mountain high
school boys, apparently acted as a
tonic for .over-confidence, for the
high school boys last night reversed
their basketball form and defeated
the Winnemucca "town" team by a
score of II to 10. One spectator
said of the game: "If the Winnie
mucca high school boys had played
the Battle Mountain team as hard
as they played last night the Battle
Mountain team wouldn't have had a
look-in." 1t was fact that the
tables were turned last night, the
high school team getting all the
breaks of the game and the town
team doing the fumbling and miss
ing of baskets by inches. Added
interest in the game last night was
caused by the fact that both local
teams are to play in Battle Noun
tain next Friday and Saturday
nights. AS a result of the game last
night the dope" leads to conviction
that the two Battle Mountain teams
will be victorious, but if hard prac-
tice during the days intervening
will make a difference the local lads
do not intend to let such a result
come about. The high school used
the regular lineup last night and
some subs, while the town team was
made up of Leroy Murray Captain }
and George Hoskins, forwards; Dor
Rose, center; Kenneth Watt, Or.
monde Bell and Ray Rowan, guards
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
CARELESS HUNTER
CAUSES HAY Loss
Seven Hundred Dollar Loss in Hay
Fire Results in Order Which
Forbids Trespass Favorite
Duck-Hunting Ground

Hunters, it is said, were directly
responsible for the destruction of
about rs tons of hay at the Bliss
river ranch, sometimes called the
C. s. ranch, eight miles east of
Winnemucca on the Golconda road,
last Sunday Afternoon. In addi-
ton, considerable pasture land was
burned over, bringing the estimated
loss to the owners to something
over 800, with no insurance, ac-
cording to F. j. Button of this city,
general manager of the Bliss
ranches.
Word was phoned to Mr.. But
ton at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon
that the hay stack was burning,
and the ranch foreman, George F.
Rice, expressed the opinion that
some hunters, who appeared to him
to be intoxicated, were undoubtedly
responsible. The fire had started
on dried pasture land one-half mile
below the haystack, and rapidly
communicated. Help was asked for
to prevent further communication
of the fire, which could easily
have destroyed great quantity of
other property. Sheriff Geo. w.
Brady, Chief of Police K. G.
Lamb and Don Cooper responded
to this appeal and took a number
of men to the fire. Nothing could
be done to stop the fire in the
stack, but the men kept the fire
from spreading. Two men were left
on the scene all during Sunday
night to watch the fire, which con-
tinued burning for many hours.
Because of the incident it will
be necessary to post "No Trespass"
signs on the Bliss ranches. Mr..
Button says he dislikes to issue the
order, because the river ranch has
always been favorite outing place
for hunters and fishermen, as we'll
as for families out for. a Sundays
pleasure in the open, but the oc-
currence makes the issuance inn
perative.
No action is to be taken against
those suspected of perhaps care
lessly starting the fire, for the
probable reason that it is not def
nitely known by anyone connected
with the ranch exactly how the fire
started or who started it. One
theory advanced was that a lighted
cigarette dropped in the dry pas
ture stubble may have been the
cause.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
Father Seriously Ill

Father Seriously Ill
A. V. De Borba, one of Cali
fornia's early settlers, is critically
ill at his home in Novata, Marin
county, according to his son, DR.
F. ]. De Borba of Reno, who came
to San Francisco recently, says the
Chronicle. DR.. De Borba says lit
tie hope for his fathers recovery
is given.
DR.. De Borba practiced dentristry
in Winnemucca until about a year
ago and is consequently well known
here. Word coming from Reno is
that he has discontinued practice
there and has gone to California
to permanently reside, probably
because of his fathers illness.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21

To Sunny Italy
j. Costa of this city and A.
Pasquale of Paradise Valley, have
made application for passports that
will permit of them making a trip
to their former homeland, Italy,
and Immediately upon receipt of the
government permits they will start
on their journey to the land of their
nativity, where an army of rela-
tives will greet their arrival in the
affectionate manner characteristic
of the peoples of Latin countries.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
Administrative Appointed

Administrative Appointed
The widow of the late L. D. Hub
bard has made application for au-
thority to serve as the administrat-
rix of the property of her deceased
husband, who died without having
made a will or any disposition of
his estate in any maner whatso-
ever. The widow, her three chill
dren, and three children by the de-
ceased's first wife, constitute the
heirs.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21

Hearing Postponed
Upon motion being made by
Judge ]. A. Langwith, counsel for
the defendant, that the preliminary
hearing of his client, Alexander
Lewis, charged by the station agent
at Pronto, F. C. Kell, with making
an assault upon HIM with a deadly
weapon, Justice of the Peace w
I. Roberts continued the case to
December 6, due to the fact that
Judge Langwith is busy as counsel
in the Stanley murder trial.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
MURDER TRIAL IS
FAIRLY STARTED
Court Drama In Which Man L. Be.
ing Tried for Killing His Fell
bowman Doesn't Attract
Very Much Attention

At the hour of adjournment of
district court, Saturday afternoon,
Wade Snyder, a sheep grower
who lives about one mile
east of the homestead ranch
home Of the Stanley family
and about a mile and half from
the scene of the affray that culmi-
mated with the death of Bonofacio
Yragui, as the result of rifle shot
fired by Newton Stanley, Jr., and
for which the latter is now on trial,
charged with murder-was on the
witness stand, called by counsel for
whom the prosecution expects to
prove, beyond a reasonable doubt,
to the minds of the jurors, that
Newton Stanley was without justi-
fication in the killing of Bonofacio
Yragui.
Promptly following the convening
of court, yesterday morning, Wade
Snyder was called to take the wit
ness stand and complete the testi-
mony that he started in giving Sat-
urday, with Attorney Brandon con-
Quoting the direct examination of
the witness, in behalf of the state.
Mr.. Snyder, in response to quer-
les propounded by states counsel,
said that he is engaged in raising
pk in, azfa ~ af
the county, where he has lived for
the past two years. He said that
he has know Charles Rusow and
Newton Stanley "for good many
years and | have known Newton
Stanley all Of his life." Mr.. Sny-
der said that Charles Rusow and
Newton Stanley came over to his
sheep camp at about 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, Sunday, September
II tthe day of the tragic happen
ing) and had dinner with him, and
remained until about 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, when they left, TAX
ing with them a mutton which they
had got from him, and which had
been killed after they arrived in the
forenoon.
While Rusow and Stanley were at
his place, Snyder said, 81 told him
(Stanley) | had seen the dust Of a
band of sheep back on the ridge.
think he answered. is there?'"
From the time that Newton STAN
ley left his place that afternoon,
until the day of the preliminary
hearing, the witness said that he
did not see the defendant; but he
had seen Rusow.
81 saw Rusow that evening""
tthe day of the killing) said the
witness, "about dark, at my place,
at the burro camp, about two miles
from the main camp, at the head of
Pole canyon. We (Rusow and Sny-
der) rounded the sheep up for the
night, and we then went to look for
the sheepherder. We heard two
dogs barking and went where they
were, about mile and half in a
westerly direction, and found the
body of man, face downwards,
with his head in westerly direc-
tion and feet to the east. Found a
pistol that those who examined it
said was a .25-automatic. 1t was
dark when we arrived and we made
a light by setting some sagebrush
aafre."
Question-"How did you know
the body was dead?"
Answer-T felt of right wrist
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
a blot upon his escutcheon.

a blot upon his escutcheon.
The next witness called, Uvaldo
Ligarraga, could not speak, nor
understand English and John de Ar
RATA was sworn in as an interpreter.
The introduction of testimony by
this witness was objected to by the
counsel for the defense and the
jury was given a vacation while
the attorneys presented arguments,
pro and con, to the court, relative
to the admission of the testimony
of the witness, the court ruling
that the witness would be limited to
telling conversations held between
witness and the defendant, while
the latter was engaged in herding
sheep in Alkali canyon-a ruling to
which counsel for the defense regis
tered objections.
The testimony Of the witness
neither added to, nor detracted
from any evidence bearing upon the
guilt or innocence of the man on
trial. He was followed by Tom
Etulain, partner of Joe Yragui in
the sheep business, and his testi-
mony had so little bearing upon
the case that the attorneys for the
defense wasted no time in cross
examination.
The next person called was Jose
Gonzalez. Gonzalez told of having
herded sheep for Joe Yragui, three
years ago, in the Alkali canyon
country and he related a story
about a conversation that he had
with Newton Stanley at that time.
He said that Newton came out to
him one day and said "'Get them
sheep away and keep them away.
He insulted me! and said if
didn't he would fix me-"
Jose said that Newton was armed
with six-shooter and had it in a
scabbard. Jose was not honored
with any cross-examination; but
from the demeanor of Jose, while
on the stand, it was quite clear that
if Newton Stanley had ever held
any chat with him, Newton had
talked real hateful, and Jose had
not forgotten the episode.
The state then called one of its
star Witnesses. e., one of two
or three witnesses with whom New
ton Stanley is alleged to have car
ried on lengthy conversation rela-
tive to the killing-in the person of
Rev. E. A. Bruce, aged 81, resi-
dent of Washoe county, located
at Butcher Flat, which is Is or 90
miles southwest of Alkali canyon,
according to the witness.
Rev. Bruce testified that on the
night of the 18th of September, he
and his wife, Fred Phillips and
wife, John and Bevel Perry and
John Van Ripper were camped on
the Little Cottonwood, the party be-
ing there for the purpose of gath
ering chokecherries.
Rev. Bruce testified that Mrs
Bruce and Newton Stanley are
first cousins. That he has known
Newton since year ago last Sep.
tember 18th, and saw him the night
of the 18th of this last September
about 8 o'clock at night, when New
ton and Pat Heard rode into theil
camp horseback for the purpose Of
getting one of the Perry boys te
drive Newton to Cedarville in &
car, Stanley having wounded hant
that he wanted to have doctor
dress.
Rev. Bruce said that when tn,
men on horseback got to the CAM
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
Lost

On road between Elko and Reno,
Eastman Autographic No. 3A Ko-
dak and case. Please return to
M. H. Potter, $50 Mills Bldg, S. F.
Reward. N16t2
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21

lnanksgiving entertainment
The Women's Benefit Association
of the Maccabees is arranging for a
fitting observation of Thanksgiving
Day at the Nixon opera house that
night. A splendid program is being
worked out, with dancing to be the
paramount feature, for which most
excellent music will be provided.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
Trainload of Cattle

By Southern Pacific, yesterday,
Miller & Lux sent out thirty-five
carloads of cattle to their feeding
yards at Firebaugh, Calf, where
the beeves will be fattened for
slaughter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21

Express Company Agent
Alfred Uren, recently resigned
as American Railway Express COM
pany agent at this point, has been
relieved of duty, L. D. Taylor,
formerly of Elko, having arrived to
take over the work of the position.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21

No Trespassing-
Positively no hunting or trap
ping, and no permits issued, on any
of the C. d. and R. o. Bliss ranches.
Trespassers will be prosecuted.
Adv.N21t2. G. d. and R. o BLISS.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
Photo Finishing

Photo Finishing
Send me your films for prompt
and careful finishing. Films should
be mailed to me or left at Weather
Bureau office, as l am not doing
this work for either drug store.
RAY L. FISHER, Box 167. Mott
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-21
Bigger and Better

It was promised that
The Silver State would
be made bigger and bet
ter. Observant folk will
recognize fulfillment.
, 1922-04-22

Concident with the payment of m y sixth cash dividend in six months toaHng los
per cent the press of the country herhdsm as THE CASH PROFITPAYING METEOR
OF TEXAS OIL.
In all humility 1 accept this title Ny accomplishment of paying los per cetc cash
dividends in a half a year is perhaps unrvaled in the industrial history of the United
State.
To my mind it is not difficult to make money in the oil business, NORM any other bust
ant energy of man to turn it into dividends I'M wealth.
Of n-thats the remarkable feature, because ] believe that once the bite of our No. 1
well now drilling IN 2000 acres in San aba County reaches the oil horizon, ts dWi-
demo record Will be smashed.
Then out on a vertable empire of acre in Crane COUNTY, Texas or &c 100 acres
to be exact an going to drill bur scondw well.
The material is all asembed-pml all ready to goa and If it weren o for the fact
the strike of the steel workers dehyedt the deliver of m Important parts of our
brook ne delays.
Evidences obtained from the logs Of wells surrounding our Crane County acreage
by the engineers of the I. S. Geological Survey that a fourfotc commercial vein of pot
hwould bee equal in value to all of the gold produced in the United States.
Out in Kaufman County, in the area where Col Humphreys is planning his next
miionlmaking killing" will drlla welf for the TexasMeM Drilling Syndicate on
5000 top structure cres.
Meanwhile, our Oklahoma WELL should be drilling and within the next two weeks
should have m impotant announcement to make regarding Oklahoma. h proper
ties L have secured therep ractcaly assure Uninterrupted dividends
Not only should our Oklahoma holdings insure dividends for years to IN but
within a very. brf time ! believe the income from this source aone will fore the price
1 am playing safe in Oklahoma, acquiring developed properties that make for a
steady income, juta as am doing in San Saba County Texas Here ar drilling on
practically proven acreage motif gusher production at great development cost, but for
shallow production of high grade smiTefned oil; pumper wells that will yield oil and
Ill and Ill for generations to come.
, 1922-04-22

Sir B. NJ. Hatfield,
Petroleum GeciogisL
Meua, Texas
Dear Sir.
We b undersigned drflers ana oil
worker who are anxious to form a
drilling Organization OF old and expert
cnced oil men. hereby earnestly re-
guest you 10 become head OF our or
eSlization in its entirety, KNOWING
that yen are thoroughly competent
n capable Of directing its affairs
during operations in the great Mexia
and other Texas oil fields. Trusting
that you viii accept and that we will
get some Of the well known Hatfield
action, We remain
Yours sincerely.
Signed;
H p Fields. oil drirer,
f. B. Brown, oil driIer;
J. j. Long. oil wei machinist
Andy @. CASTOR. tool dresser.
T. u, Duffy. oil drilicr.
v H Fry. oil driller-
James Brisha. oil driilcr:
w T.. Bryant. tool dresser.
q. 4. Jones. oil drilcr:
T.iNN. Williams. oil drillcr.
MARCH Is, 1919.
OItGANIZATION.
, 1922-04-22

In Crane County, on 10000 acres will make bold stroke for millions for my shareholders
and myself and in ~ mndu here is mott eaghht shadow of Doubt tlw will achieve my end.
Fore overt thirty ears have been active in the hfes of three continents ndI wills say here
andn wthntih all this mel have nwrs seen an unppvena areas rich in the promise ftenen-
dousp petroleum poducton as Crane County, Texas
of our No. well in Crne County is squek over the core of nat poo of Ill. and will hazard
the prediction hat this one gmp of leases alone will near million to the NxmMexa Drilling
Syndicate
For tx months now have been gatherings acreage assembling eqmpmen and rounding out
unnhodeB
Imagine nyu can what dividends should be able to pay wheno rp present development pro-
months have come rom income derived from tn Syndcaesw water plant at Meia and from acre
age deals
r OUR NO. / WELL is NOW DOWN OVER 200 FEET
" are drIng On 1000 acre. in San SaaC untEm and once that our Crane County and Kauf
Bgc ompamesh keH he Texas the uf heS and the Magnolia, ever anaonste get pro
lection acreage around drilling wells; in fact so great is my faith in hsso source ofhometm tI lar
say the sale of small blocks of acreage around these test wells wnn otony pay for the first weHsI
will drill but will leave a surplus fore er substantial dN1dndst
Now that heM success of hh,m my Texas project seem assured, / could no. doubt gets all the
capital wln edm big sums rom few wealthy men, butt do wish to dots
lam ambitious ton make this AN rganzatono little. fellows want the mai woc can put in
of smaHh investors e.4H#t
The ums N my syndsae that are now avanabea at 200 will mott as long and must I%e
advance
i'll could butt meet you fae to face and call you Friend" NOW you would want to be with
If yuc Md but come with med to Sans abaC County, or way u weto Crane County or
over north of MMa into the mfmanC County field, or up into Oklahoma; if you could ramp over
this state Oft Texas as have know nohng would prevent youh rom locking hand with mel nths
enterprise. .t
Oem man working aone can dc but little in dvaopngh the lttr aoucsof a gat state Me
Texas 1t is only through the cooperation of then many that we can fully avalo ourselves of the
great chances for wealth that Nature holds out to but weanns not an
If wealth and ease and comfort were all that sought couda attain these things wHhout ask
mga single man or woman in America tot invest dollar within
Thek knowledge and experience 1 have gained noyrth y years of work nd stud and have
Hioughoutm most oft the wordsg great oil fields puts me in position where need not be- concerned
bout money. d
lam AMBITIOUS T ACHIEVE. I have pledged every atom Of my being to the eos of
corner this dvatnemen is working out the letter and auhortis on economics tnn me tht
with usp nI have solved the problem apha dhbor "anded the eynoeof ia new and COM
pteh harmony in their INDUSTRIAL relations of men,
oma in every city and amet in America join me in wedthboun project
If you send me more than $4,000 I wouldn't accept try ands ee;b if you should send
me $50 or$5o or 500 d welcome you int thef d-Pdt ndy ony soul With hoops of steel"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06

Hurry mother" Even a sick child loves
the ''fruity" taste Of California Fig
Syrup" and it never fails to open the
bowels. a teaspoonful today may pre-
vent a sick child tomorrow. If con-
stipated, bilious, feverish, fretful. has
cold, collie, OF if stomach Is sour, tongue
coated, breath bad, remember a >good
cleansing Of the little bowels is often
all that is necessary.
Ask your druggist for genuine Cali
fornia Fig Syrup" which has directions
for babies and children of all ages
printed on bottle. Mother! You must
say California" or you may get an iml-
tation fig yrup-Advertisement
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
TRIES To KILL GoRKr.

HELSINGFORS, Finland, Jan. GA
Russian woman, whose family had been
destroyed by Bolshevists, fired two shots
at Maxim Cork, the Russian author,
when he arrived here to negotiate some
loans for the BoIshevist government. Both
shots missed. The woman was arrested.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
BRITISH ECONOMY.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-The ministry OF
pensions was asked to send three rubber
stamps to Brighton. The ministry sent
an investigator to Brighton to ascertain
the need for the stamps. The investiga-
ton cost 600 times what the stamps
would have cost. They were sent after
three months delay.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
Submarine Still Issue
Before Arms PdrIey
Advisory Committee Is ShOUered With Re-
quests for Abolition of Undersea Craft.

hudreds Of thousands favoring the Rbo-
lition Of submarines as a weapon of war
fare.
The criticism has been augmented be-
cause Of the failure to give out those
fgures.-Copyright 1922, by Public
Ledger Company.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-09-28
SUPPLY NOW
UP TO RAILROADS
GREAT NORTHERN TOWNS ARE
BEING SUPPLIED-SHORT-
AGE OF CARS FEARED

That Montana territories which
heretofore have received Bear Greek
coal will this fall and winter receive
normal shipments from that field if
transportation is available was the as
sertion Friday of w. B. Innes, dis
trict manager of the Crocker-Pearce
Coal company, and M. w. Cook, re-
presenting the George Blinn Coal
company.
Demand from eastern coal markets
carrying an offer of a premium for
the Bear Greek product will not be
permitted to bring about neglect of
the Montana dealers, Innes declared.
"While it is true" he said, ''that
owing to the strike, it naturally fol-
lows that we are somewhat behind
with our orders, nevertheless we are
now getting shipments through TO
Great Northern territory with regul-
arity, and we feel that of
Bear Creek coal in that portion of
the state should not be alarmed by
statements of persons who evidently
are not informed of the true situa-
tion as it exists at the present time.
"Since the ~reopening of the mines
there has been shipped to Great
Northern points approximately 200
cars of Bear Greek coal, nearly all
consignments being lump and egg,
end so long as we get the cars we
feel that the demand in this territory
will be well taken care of. I would
say that the only thing that can pre-
vent normal shipments of Bear Creek
coal would be a shortage of cars.
"This should not be interpreted as
meaning that there is mo need of
early stocking of the bins in homes
and industrial plants. Sharp weather
and heavy snow in the early winter
inevitably would so retard ~transpor
that an acute shortage might
be brought about with all brands of
coal"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-09-28
Standard Time Zones.

The United States standard eastern
time zone is from the Atlantic ocean
TO a line through Sandusky and Mans
field, and between Columbus and
GAINESVILLE, o.; thence through Hunt.
ington, w. Va; Norton, Va; Johnson
City, Tenn; A~shevilie, n. c.; Atlanta
and Macon, Ga, and Apalachicola,
Fla.
Standard central zone is from thi-
first line to a line through Mandan,
Nc D.. Pierre, s.. D.; McCook, Neb.
Dodge City, Kan, and along the west
ern boundary of Oklahoma and Texas.
Standard mountain zone is from
the second line to a line that forms
the western boundary of Montana, and
thence passes through Pocatello,
Idaho; Ogden and Salt Lake City.
Utah; Parker and Yuma, Ariz.