davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-08

ct suppose the treating custom has
disappeared" mot entirely" said Uncle
Blu Bottletop. Il have noticed that
when anybody buys a flask of alleged
liquor from stranger he always likes
TO let friend take the first drink while
he stands by and watches the effect"
Washington Star
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29

vision is aimed particularly at the
community tax laws of Texas
Washington, Arizona, Idaho, New
Mexico, louisiana, Nevada and Cali
fornia under which married couples
have been pooling income from
property jointly owned for the pur-
pose of taking advantage of q
lower surtax rate.
Other developments in the tax
situation included:
The announcement by Mr.. Gar
ner that he would formulate q tax
revision program, differing in many
essentials from the Mellon plan, for
presentation to the ways and means
committee.
Mr.. Garner predicted that "some
way" would be found to tax stock
dividends. A conference of republi-
can house members on the bonus
question would be held January 10
under the plan of a group Of war
veterans who are insisting that the
ways and means committee be in
structed to report a bonus bill.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29
GERALD COUCHLIN AND MISS
BERTHA WOLF MARRIED HERE

Every possible effort to thwart
the aims Of their friends was put
forward by Gerald B. Coughlin and
Miss Bertha H. Wolf, who were
married at the home of the brides
parents by Rev. S. ]. Talbot last
Thursday afternoon, and it cannot
be said that the strategy utilized
was not without success. In spite
of efforts to keep the affair a
secret, friends of the bride made
her the recipient of an informal
shower on the night previous and
somehow word got out that the
wedding was to occur on Thursday.
1t was the plan of friends to make
the newlyweds pay for their secrecy
AS they boarded west-bound train,
it being known that they intended
going to California. They were
fooled, however, when the Cough
Inns boarded an east-bound train,
rode as far as Golconda and there
boarded the west-bound train which
carried them away. As their
friends awaited their arrival at the
depot when the train pulled in
they must have had a good laugh,
for they were already on it, and
the friends looked for them in
vain.
Such was the happy ending of
a romance which has been budding
for some time. with the only ele-
ment Of dissatisfaction being, as
one friend put it, that "Coughlin
is taking away one of the finest of
Winnemucca's girls" for after
spending several days in San Fran
cisco the Coughlins are to take up
their residence in Reward, Cali
fornia, where Mr.. Coughlin has
charge of an oil well being drilled
for C. ]. Berry.
The former Miss Wolf is well
known to Winnemuccans, being the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Wolf, and has been following the
vocation of music teacher since
completing her schooling in this city
and San Francisco. Mr.. Coughlin
is likewise well-known mining
engineer, having been superintend-
ent of the c. ]. Berry mine at Gold
Circle at the time it was sold to
The Red Hill Florence company.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29
TO Be PUBLISHED
TWICE EACH WEEK
The Silver State to Continue Pub
lishing ON Tuesdays and Satur-
day; Subscription Price In
creased to - per Year

After considerable mental debate
it has been decided that the publica-
ton schedule upon which The Silver
State is now being issued, namely
Tuesday and Saturday afternoons,
is to be maintained, and If circum-
stances which may arise in the
future make It appear advisable
the only other change to be made
will be in even more frequent publi-
cation. It has also been decided to
increase the subscription price to
$4.00 per year, $1.00 for three
months or 35 cents per month.
Until few days ago the temp
tation to publish three times . week
was almost too strong to resist,
but cold study of the situation
leads to the belief that the semi
weekly plan will be more satisfac-
tory all around, permitting the CIV
ing of greater newspaper value
than under the tri-weekly plan
even though the subscription price
is less. This conclusion is reached
because Of the opinion that business
in prospect does not justify the ex-
pense of an Office force sufficient
to properly issue a three-times-a-
week newspaper, and to issue three
times a week without a proper
number of employees results in q
greatly inferior newspaper from a
news standpoint.
In the publishing Of every issue
of q newspaper there is q great
amount of mechanical work re-
quired which is not at all apparent
in the news columns. For instance,
time required in setting type and
making up the forms, putting them
on the press, and running, : the
papers through-after that the
mailing, q tedious job requiring q
great number Of papers to be
wrapped and addressed. We figure
that if this time is diverted to the
preparation of news-and it re-
quires a great deal Of time to in
UP. a newspaper with original writ
ings-then greater reader value will
be apparent, even though this news
paper may not pursue the old-time
plan of three times week, a plan
of publication which has generally
come to be detested by newspaper
men of experience because it re-
quires an expenditure Of energy
equal to that required to issue q
daily without producing equal
revenue.
There will be no issue of The
Silver State next Tuesday for the
reason that that day will be a
holiday, with most sources Of news
closed. We're this newspaper to be
published then it would have to be
put to press the day before, allow
ing one scant day for work thereon
and surely resulting in a product
not worth the effort when it would
reah the readers hands.
Happy New Year to everybody.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29
W.P. ROUNDHoUSE WORKER
SUSTAlNS PAINFUL BURNS

Roy Lomas, 20 years old, en-
ployed in the round house of the
Western Pacific company here, was
painfully burned last Monday night
when he fell into pit. His in
juries consist of second-degree
burns on the right forearm and
thighs. After receiving emergency
treatment at the local hospital he
was taken to the Portola hospital
Of the company. It is expected
that he will recover within a few
days.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29

the whole story, for he was good
citizen in every sense of the word
Never was he heard to cast un.
kind reflections upon the characters
of his neighbers and always was
ready to lend helping hand. In
times of trouble for others it was
always "Oh, forget it" with Gilman
and many times his CHEEKY words
brought those with whom he came
in contact from the depths of i'm
aginary despair. In civic matters he
was a real leader and worked con-
stantly that the city might be rec
ognized as progressive. This was
principally through the Chamber OF
Commerce, of which he was a mem
Der, and when there was committee
work requiring the actual sacrifice
of time Gilman was always the
one who pushed indefatigably to a
successful end. An instance of this
was provided in his activity as q
member of the entertainment COM
mittee which handled the livestock
mems convention, and many a night
did Gilman give up pouring over
accounts and plans that few others
in the city knew anything about.
He was likewise active in lodge af-
fairs, being past noble grand of
the local /. o. @. F. lodge. His
one ambition was to work his way
through the chairs of the grand
lodge of that organization. He
was a real credit not only to these
organizations but to his adopted
city as a whole.
There are perhaps none who SO
thoroughly regret Mr.. Gilman IS
passing as those who came in con-
slant daily association with him, the
Remnants through their connection
with the Water & Light company,
and Chester B. Smith, his office
manager. Here keen sorrow is ap-
parent, of the most genuine
character. Speaking of Gilman, E.
Reinhart, secretary of the company
and his employer, paid him the ut
most honor by saying that not only
was Gilman a good citizen, but a
loyal worker, honest and faithful,
and a man with a real heart within
his bosom-a home-building man,
home-city-loving man, and true
friend. What more could any man
leave as a memory to his name?
1t was through the efforts of E.
H. Gilman that the Winnemucca
power and water <.systems were
brought to their present state of
efficiency during the last few years.
When he took the position which
he held until the time of his death
he found what was practically a
dilapidated assembly of worthless
equipment and he went at it from
the first day to gradually bring it
to something to be proud OLA
result which he lived to see MATER
ialized.
Funeral services are to be con-
Quoted by the Odd Fellows lodge
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
ittingly in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms in the Winneva build
ing, E. T. Butler being in charge of
preliminary arrangements. Burial
is to occur in the Odd Fellows
plot of the Winnemucca cemetary.
Joining with many people of this
community, The Silver State ex-
tends sympathy to Mrs. Gilman,
herself an ardent worker in behalf
of the welfare of this city, in this
her greatest bereavement. May
God strengthen her in passing
through the ordeal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29

Officers and members OF Silver
State Chapter, No. 6. o. E. s., who
had planned to go by auto to
Lovelock tonight to participate in
degree work there have been ad-
vised that the trip has been post
poned, owing to the death of E. H.
Gilman. The officers of the lodge
had been invited by the Lovelock
Eastern Star organization to ex-
emplify the degree work Of the
lodge at an initiation which is to be
held there tonight.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29
ZUICK'S LIQUOR CASE
DISMISSED BY COURT

Liquor charges pending against
Frank Lippi of Carson City and w.
d. Zuick of Winnemucca were dis
missed yesterday in the federal
court at the request of United
States Attorney Springmeyer.
Zuick had been jointly accused
with A. R. Tobey last May. Tobey
pleaded guilty. Lippi had been
charged with possession of Illicit
liquor-Reno Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29

Although it looked this morning
that the ice harvesting season would
be short for johnson & Becker, To-
cal dealers, with an inch of water
over the ice in the ponds of the
Humboldt river, colder weather is
apparent this afternoon and it may
be that this will yet prove banner
ice year. For several days the firm
has been storing excellent ice in
its icehouses, fully a foot thick and
clear as a crystal. Work is con-
tinuing today, with even greater
speed than before.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29

Orovada Teacher Resigns-
Miss F. Merrill has resigned her
position as teacher at Orovada and
has gone to Oakland, California, on
account of her mothers i'll health.
No selection has yet been made to
fill her place.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29

Commandery Breakfast-
The usual Christmas breakfast
was served to members of the local
commandery. Knights Templar, last
Tuesday morning, the affair taking
place in the lodge hall Of the order.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12

Belt Proud of Citizen s Success

Geo. w. Merkle, prominent Belt
coal operator, was born under a lucky
star, for the lease which he and John
Dawson bought has so far proved the
best eighty in the field.
The tract is being developed under
an agreement with the Northern
who have drilled four wells, Howling
No. /, Howling No. 2, Howling No. 8
and Howling No. 8. The rig is now
being set up to drill No. 4, $50 feet
from No. 3, which is the best well in
the Kevin- -Sunburst field.
Numbers 1 and 2 are producing
wells and are rated at from $50 bar
rels to $50 barrels day, but Howling
No, 3 has never had perfect test.
Six $50 barrel tanks were set up re-
Gently and the oil turned in but the
gusher filled these tanks in five hours
and had to be shut down again as
there was no more storage for the oil.
estimates place the ca
pacity of this well at 5000 barrels.
According to "Pinky" Holderby of
the Sweetgrass Advocate, the oil from
his we'll shot over the top Of the 80
loot derrick in an eight inch stream
when the sand was tapped spd the OPP
".. y
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12
BELT altAkS A. G. LOSE TO
nonII Alb 4E66ebNEN

The force of the hit threw the Wow
shortstop off balance for his heave to
tia initial ssek but the heldi3g was
big time stuff.
Macrse opened the scoring in the
Wow share of the sixth with awallop
for two bags, which he cracked clear
to the fence between center and right.
Watson; Belts new highlands, then
walked Butler. Duckett cracked
groundar to the box, which was played
to nab Macrae arriving at third. Sam
uelson then poked one down shortstop
way, and the play was to second tn
retire Duckett coming down. The bah
was then hesved wild to the hot cor
ner to get Butler, who kept on going
for ascore. Samuelson went to SEC
ond on wild peg to the plae after
the retrieve Ditto kicked one at tie
box and Samueason scored wh4n Gull
yer failed to hold the throw at the
initial sack. al
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12

orators experienced no little difficulty
in getting the oil shut off.
Six hundred and sixty feet from
here on the second forty of the lease
is the No. 5, where the sand was
tapped at the time Of the ball game
Sunday afternoon. According to re-
ports the oil was rising at the rate of
100 feet an hour and the estimated
production is $50 to 200 barrels.
The sand was drilled into only eight
feet. Whenever the oil is tapped there
is an immediate cave in of the oil
sand and this must be cleaned out be-
fore the production can be determined.
This well is an offset to the Western
Pet.-X-Swears No. 2, a 126 barrel
producer.
No. will be half way between
wells three and five and should be
gusher.
IL the remaining 20 wells on the
tract produce as well on an average
as the first four, the daily production
will be approximately $4,000 barrels
per day which is more oil than any
sne can imagine without taking few
breaths. There appears to be no
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12
Wednesday Game-Wows 8; Belt 0

Wednesday Gsme-Wows 3; Belt 0
Great Falls Tribune)
Letting the Belters down with but q
trio Of scattered bingles, and receiv-
ing excellent support In the field Han
sen pitched the Woodmen to q pretty
3 to win Wednesday night over the
Valley nine. The Wow slabman also
retired seven Of the visitors by the
strikeout route, sending five back to
the bench In this manner in the last
two frames.
The only earned run of the game
was the Woodmen tally in the second,
the pair which were scored in the
sixth both resulting from errors In the
Belt field.
The last half of the game was
nlayed under the shadow Of an ap-
proaching storm, wind swirling dust
cross the diamond and into the stands
18th such vigor that Umpire O'HA8ly
I'd his arbftins AshinA the pIsts wbsp4
sver possible, 4. ssdeFs 70 get any sort
q a real view of the slants as they
1faveled for the plate
Butler Of the Vows got the first
4it of the game, opening the last of
second frame with q clean two
Engger which went banging th blithss
1bme way between the left and center
uhrden - Dpskstts groundsf a.!
vanceA ~ third and he scored
when nkto pt1 u ~ stzgis M
% ~ ut ~ <srss}n.
Ditto, Whose fielding Of the hot ones
n the list few games has been sem
,.tion, gr.bbs1 of pisudtts = plcntyi
n the sixth wfsen Ne made a bare
handed stab for slashing grounder
which Fluhr drove into deep short ;
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12

Afsuss"e hNNVWns " N~ EtM1y
Montans Powers grabbed off m 8
to win from Belt Friday night in the
county league and recouped Leadership
in the circuit. 1t was = see saw gause
and belonged to anybody until tie
Electricians walloped over = quartet
Of tallies in the last Of the sixth. This
spelled curtains and eliminated the
evening, so far NJ the Valley teamh
chances were concerned.
The starting time, $3.50, found just
half q dozen valleyites on the field
ready to play. During the next quar-
ter hour the rest Of the squad strolIsd
leisurely into the park, while the fans
urged Umps McNab to action. Speak
ing Of Mistsr McNsb, that arbiter in
Cured the violent disfavor Of Belt
with early inning decisions. Manager
Bill Fluhr was filing official protests
with a vehemence which knew no
bounds, and George Merkle kept leap
ing off the Belt bench, holding his
straw kelly in place with one hand
and brandishing the other wing st
McNab to indicate displeasure.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12

Sundays game between the A. C.
M. and Belt teams was a thriller, the
only score being made by Belt in the
last half of the ninth inning with one
out. thus winning the game for the
locals by a score Of ! to o. f,. ~
Both Remneas and Morrow pitched
airtight ball until the ninth inning
when Wade replaced Remneas and was
soon in trouble. After Culver popped
out, Fluhr was hit and went to first.
Donovan followed with smashing
clout to center field, putting Fluhr on
third and Donovan took second on the
throw to head off Bill. The opposing
pitcher was evidently afraid of Weir
and gave him a pass, filling the bags.
Morrow up. After he had fouled one,
as the pitcher wound up Fluhr start
ed for home. After the dust had
cleared away 1t was found that he was
safe. The decision was vigorously
protested by the visitors and many Of
the fans would have preferred to, see
the game end with clean hit. The
umpire was in position to see the play
and those sitting in the grand stand
could not see In front of the battsr
and catcher. ~ tFf.i |
The only time that Morrow was in
difficulties was in the ninth, inning al |
so. He was nervous. After striking
out Grady, the next batter. Houek,
got nice single. Lenihsn worked
Morrow for pass. Porter went out,
Morrow to Culver, Houck going to
third on the play Things looked bad
for Belt bat Morrow tightened up
and struck out Beck thus putting an
end to- the hopes at the VISITORS. s@as.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12

doubt but that some of the choicest
territory in this field lies in this tract
and that Dawson and Merkle are due
to receive wealth in no small measure
from their good fortune.
Mr.. Merkle has lived In Belt for at
least 25 years, formerly being cashier
for the A. C. M. company properties
in Belt. When the A. C. M. discon-
tinuedt active working Of the Belt
coal field Mr. Merkle saw an oppor-
tunity to go into business for himself
and leased the big mine.
As a coal operator he has been sue
cessful, his mine giving employment
to more than hundred men the year
round, thus adding a substantial sum
to the ready money in circulation and
helping considerably in making Belt
one of the best towns in the state dur
ing the financial stringency Of the
past few years.
No more enthusiastic supporter OF
the Belt Valley can be found and
while many of US would like to stand
in his shoes, yet all are rejoicing in
his good fortune and admire the en-
srgy and daring which has made him
one of the oil magnates Of Montana.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12

house in that city and 10 doing every
thing possible to prepare a home for
his sister. This home would have
been ready before this except for the
unfortunate predicameDt in which the
father found himself year ago and
which required all the young mans
earnings.
Considering all things there is no
reason why the care of this young
woman should not be intrusted to the
Odd Fellows about whose intentions
and altruism there can be no question
il the authorities of the Boulder school
thl9sk her not quite strong enough yet
to be allowed the freedom Of private
home.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12
MA1lOCK CASE
IS DEVELOPING

The case Of Alma Matlock has TAX
en- a new angle, for on Monday Dep
uty Sheriff ]. w. Leland received
word from the authorities of the
Boulder school saying that her vaca-
ton had ended some days before and
that she had not been returned to that
place. On inquiry Mr.. Leland re-
ceived the information that Mrs. Man
and she were away on a vacation.
The article which appeared in The
Miss Matlock was committed to this
school through the clinic. There was
no criticism Of the action Of the clinie
in that article nor was any intended.
We consider that they did just right
but conditions at the present time,
are different. The girl has regained
her faculties. She is appareHtly PER-
fectly normal but is of a peculiarly
sensitive disposition snd the BEST way
to cause a relapse is to keep her long
under present conditions in the state
school.
The Odd Fellows have interested
themselves in the case and are anxi-
Gus to care for her in the Orphans
home of that society. Mrs. Man is
Just as anxious to care for her and
under the circumstances we fail TO
see the use in keeping her in the de-
partrnent Of the feeble minded at
Boulder xf state expense when others
are willing to care for her until she
Is able to care for herseh. We under
ytxn6 f1lxt hef brUthsr m Missouri
who is . steady, hard working young
fellow. has begun the purchase of
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12
BL9!MQUlST RE-
CENER| At BANK


Walter C. Blomquist has been ap
pointed receiver of the State Bank OF
Belt which closed its doors last Oc.
tober.
The selection of Mr.. Blonquist for
this position is popular with the de-
posItors since a great majority of
them petitioned for his appointment
and outsiders are in perfect agree
ment that no better selection could
have been made. Fifteen. years ago
Walter Biomquist entered the service
of this same bank as clerk while the
cashier was c. II. Provin, By strict
attention to business he was pro-
moted until after Mr.. Provin left for
the extreme west he became cashier
and the actual managing head of the
bank This position he held until Oc-
tober, 1924, when he retired after L.
B. LockhArt had gained control.
Shortly afterwards he was elected
yeoident of the Stockman's National
&ank Of Rayssesford and assumed the
aanagemant Of that institution at a
me VIXEN It's Affairs were in an un-
satisfactory cos6dition. In the past
two years he hiss so conducted that
BUSINESS Is b gain the approval of
everyone int1rested in it and by his
nanagemeAt has brought renewed
confidence to the institution.
When the receiver of bank is
aoqpughly cenyerdhnt with the af-
- of a eolrnusIty and personally
- inted wiz eA<h and every one
~ In patrma of the bank, it must
useesserily inspire confidence in the
sdeYssitors tAat their affairs are in
1ood hands, while at the same time
~ aubnres the borrowers that they
win b granted every leniency which
justjcs and regard for the rights of
Others viii allow.
Mr. Blomquist took charge last
Friday and has spent much time in
acquainting himself with the transac-
tions of the bank which had devel-
oped during the Lockhart regime.
He is optimistic as to the final
result yet is not prepared to state
just what this will be lest adverse
conditions prove him at fault.
Good crops and the tightening of
the financial stringency over the land
will hasten the solution of the prob
lem. Until that time we can rest as
sured that the affairs of this insti-
tuition are in good hands and that the
who has grown to manhood
as will put forth every effort
to bring prompt and equitable Ii
quidation of this business which be-
fore Lockhart's time was accounted
one of the most substantial and solid
In the community.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-07-12

The writer distinctly remembers
attending school where the teacher
had club feet and he remembers the
misery Of the recitations where he
had to sit directly in front Of tbe
teacher and was powerless to keep his
eyes from straying continually back
to those horrible deformities. How
much more horrible to a sensitive soul
must be the continual association with
human beings devoid of every SEM
blance Of human intelligence To
keep sane person in such an envl-
roment is crime. This matter should
b1 afaSnxDN u settiemert without
court action and we trust that i may
be.