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White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
STORES
SAFE ~BURCLAR|zED

The safe of the Wilson-Bates fur
niture store was robbed of STA
Tuesday night. The burglar either
had slowed away in the store before
it closed or entered by some means
as yet unknown, for the only sign he
left was a back door being left un-
barred. Employees declare the door
was barred that night as usual.
The outer safe door was not locked.
Only the light metal door to the cash
box had to be broken open, which
was done with Ease. Nothing else
was disturbed.
AS a rule not over S25 is loft In
the safe, but this time a customer
had paid a bill after 6 o'clock. He
paid $50 in cash and quite a sum in
checks. None of the checks was
taken. The cash register was un-
locked but the burglar noticed
it, for it contained about 81 in sill
yer. which was untouched.
Since two Or three similar robber-
les occurred at Tooele only a few
nights before, it is possible that thu
burglar is touring the country by
automobile, committing stable rob-
berries at towns on his route.
Several burglaries have also been
reported at Reno lately.
o. G. Bates says the appearances
are that the burglar had an excep-
tional knowledge of the store and its
ways. He suspects that the man who
paid the bill stopped either going or
coming at a soft drink place or two
and in the presence of strangers OF
! others mentioned paying it, giving
an opportunity to note the time OF
day that it was done.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
WHITE PINE PLACED IN
UTAH's LIQUOR FIELD

White Pine and Elko counties have
been transferred from the jurisdic-
ton of Nevada to the Utah prohibit
tion enforcement district. In the re-
Washington, an effort was made to
reduce the territory of the Nevada
district, it being too large in area.
In so doing Lincoln and Clark coun-
ties have been transferred to the Ari-
IONA jurisdiction and there is a plan
on the way to transfer Esmeralda
and Nye counties to the Los Angeles
district. Several eastern California
counties have been in the Nevada
district for a long time and these
have been added to Nevada county
California.
From appearances II would sup.
pose that in the east of Lincoln and
Clark counties, Nevada, and of Ne
vada county, California, efficiency
has been destroyed by the change,
the mileage to reach the populou!
portions being greatly increased. II
looks like the work of a map-gazel
who never heard of such barriers as
the Colorado river and the Sierra
mountains, with their hundreds o.
miles in distance to go around them
But for White Pine and Elko It !.
different, as every person concerned
will say. Developments will b.
awaited
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
ANYTHING BETTER THAN HIKE
Fat Youth Would Welcome Pneumonia,
If Only II Could Be Served
With Promptness.

Harold MacGrath %(novelist) tells
this story in the New York Herald :
zone dark, chill April morning, some
years ago, Billy Muldoon announced
that we should go hiking instead Of
riding. This would can eight or ten
miles Of heel-and-toe work. Among
those present were Kid Mccoy, Charles
B. Dillingham; and myself. There ar
rived the night before a fat young
chap, who weighed 260 pounds. He
went along all right for a mile, but
as we took a long, muddy hill he be-
gan to puff. When we reached the
top he sat down on a big cold bowlder
and began to wipe the sweat from his
face.
"tHey, you big fat slob'" yelled
the professor. What the blankety-
blank do you mean by sitting down on
that wet stone when you're all a.
sweat? Do you want pneumonia"
"Said the victim promptly: Yes. and
I want it right now!'"
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
CROPS AND WEATHER
FOR WEEK OF JULY IS

Observer H. F. Alps of the Reno
weather bureau of the department of
agriculture has issued the following
weather and crop report for the week
ending July is;
The week opened with high tenn
peratures and closed with moderate
day temperatures and cool nights.
local thundershowers fell in the north
portion Saturday night. The rainfall
at Winnemucca was Cpl inch. There
was ample sunshine and the wind
movement was light.
Rapid advancement was made in
haying because of the excellent wea-
Their. The first crop of alfalfa is
mostly in the stack. A light yield is
reported and the quality is only fair.
Wild hay and timothy are yielding
we'll. The warm weather favored the
rapid advancement of all crops and
wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, canta
loupes, berries and garden truck are
in a thriving condition, although they
are still behind the seasonal average.
The first crop OF strawberries zinc
the severe freeze in June is being
! marketed. Tomatoes are backward
but making good growth. Range
forage is still plentiful except in the
south and locally in the north, where
rain is much needed. Cattle are re.
ported to be in poor condition in the
south on account OF scarcity of feed
on the range and a shortage of water
is reported in some localities. Cattle
and sheep are in good condition in
the central, west and north portions.
Water for irrigation is holding out
we'll, although a scarcity is reported
in a few localities. The highest ele-
walton Of Lake Tahoe this season was
6,227.30 feet on July 10.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
Fish cal,

Experiments with fish meal as a
food for domestic animals have been
made abroad, and it has been found
that pigs and cattle eat it with relish.
In Norway the meal Is made from
cod and herring. The Goldfish are dried
first in the air and then in an oven,
and afterward ground into meal. They
make a highly nutritious food. Her
ring are boiled and placed under pres
sure before being ground.
In England and Scotland fish meal
is made from the waste parts Of all
kinds of fish, first steamed and then
dried and ground. This meal usually
contains from 55 to IS per cent Of
albuminoids, 8 to 6 per cen OF fats
and IA to 18 per cent Of calcium phos-
phate.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
SELF.|NFL|CTED WOUND
IS VERDICT OF JURY

That the deceased came to her
death as the result o a self-inficted
gunshot wound was the verdict Of
the coroner's jury rendered after the
inquest Wednesday in the case Of
Mrs. Opal Quinn Lawrence, who shot
herself Tuesday forenoon i'll her
room at the lower end of the re-
stricted district.
No witnesses were called, the facts
being obvious. The jurors were Ru-
fus Settlers, Russell B. Moyle and j.
E. Norris.
The woman had been to the post
office that morning and received a
letter that appeared to distress her.
She tore the letter into bits, threw
them away and entered the Campton
Commercial Company store, asking
Hardware Salesman H. H. Stevenson
for a box Of cartridges for a gun
which she had with her. Mr.. Steven
son gave it no thought, as most of
have guns and are frequent buyers
of cartridges. The gun was Il new
32-caliber Smith & Wesson. She ex-
planned that it had been sent to her
and she did not know how to use it.
She was shown how to load and use
it, leaving the chamber under the
hammer empty for safety.
Inside of an hour the woman had
shot herself through the heart, the
bullet passing out at her back. She
was found on her bed about an hour
later by her husband. DR.. F. F.
Owens, county physician, Sheriff
Nicholson and Coroner Mcdonald
were called and soon after the jury,
which did not hold an inquest until
the next day, was called and viewed
the remains.
William F. Lawrence, who last
week was granted a soft drink IL
cense ON High street, is the husband
last December and came a week and
a half ago from Tonopah. 1t is said
that they were separated for several
months subsequent to their mar
riage. She was "a years old.
The gan was taken by the woman
from the prizes of a new punch
board that Lawrence was to have
used in his resort. By reason of the
suicide the gun fell into the hands
of the sheriff, where it will remain,
and the punchboard is minus that
one prize.
1t is reported that Mrs. Lawrence's
mother runs a r%oadhouse in the vi
entity of Reno and it was suspected
that the letter that she destroyed
was from her or contained informa-
ton relative to the mother.
Judge Mcdonald undertook to
patch the bits of the letter together
to get at least a clew, but was una
BILE tC do SC.
The body was shipped to the moth
cr at Reno for burial.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
By ]. L. MARTIN

A lot of us fellows didn't quite un-
derstand Cicero Perkins when he got
OF the statement that ''Too many
friends are often a liability" at Bud
ThompsOn's woodcutting the other
day; but he 500 showed us that he
had spoken some real philosophy by
further saying that Eli Witherspoon
will have enemies yet before he dies,
because Ell has so many friends that
should he attempt to help all of them
he would soon go broke.
FRIEND: A person whom you have
tried and are willing to try him again.
Bill Sans Dictionary, page 4S9.
ENEMY: A person whom you have
tried once and are afraid to try him
again. Bill Sans dictionary, page
449.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
O,NeiN to Put Up !.
Road Signs in Red

Road signs giving the distance to
Ely and telling the place to buy Ford
parts and automobile accessories
generally, as well as to have reliable
repairing done, have been painted in
red under a large order just finished
for Thomas H. O'Naill, manager of
the Ely garage. The highways in
every direction have borne the signs
of the Plaza garage for a few years,
giving this same line OF information,
these being painted in white. They
are to be supplemented and extended
by use of the new ones
These signs are of substantial ad-
vantage to Ely, quite as much so as
to Mr.. O'Neill.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
Taken TOGETHER.

1t always struck me as a singular
proof of good taste, good sense and
liberal thinking in an old friend, who
had Paine's Rights of Man" and
Burke's Reflections OF the French
Revolution" bound up in one volume,
and who said. that. both together, they
made a very good bOok.-HaZlitt.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22

The News is delivered by mail or
by carrier at SO per year.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
Morality and Reliuion.

Morality without religion is only a
kind of dead reckoning-ap endeavor
TO find our place Oh a cloudy sea by
measuring the distance we have run.
but without any observation Of the
heavenly bodies.-Longfellow.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22

Preston Creamery Increases Plant
The Preston rceamery, which COM
menced operations in May, has in
creased it's capacity by installing a
700-gallon churn. 1t started with a
th~irty-gallon machine, which has
been outgrown. The business of the
creamery has been surprisingly
large.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
Stray Bits of Wisdom.

Men are April when they WOO. De
cember when they wed maids are May
when they are maids, but the sky
changes when they are wives.-Shake-
speare.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
Just a SUGGESTION.

Atlanta. Ga, Is building a bachelor
hall where no woman will be admitted.
Instead Of a watchdog they should get
q watch mouse.-Exchange.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22

WinnemuccGn Retires from Paper
A. L. Bracket has sold his inter-
est in the Humboldt Star and Battle
Mountain Scout to his partner, R. c..
Stitser. Mr.. Bracket says he has
teen in the printing business steadily
for thirty-three years and has earned
a rest. He went to Winnemucca
from Sacramento in 1908, entering
into partnership with r. E. l.. Win.
die and George NJ. Rose in the pub.
LEGATION of the Star.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
Unclaimed Letters in Ely Postoficc

Unclaimed Letters in Ely Postoficc
The following letters remain un-
called for at the Ely p~ostofice for
the week ending July 20:
Byron Brown, John Donnelly, c.
l.. Lawson, Juan Lopez, Joe Miller,
Gilbert A. McElroy, v. c. Morton, Os.
car Pekkar, E. Peterson, A. Poulas,
C. w. Poole, H. Rubens, Walter
Spracker, II. L. Thomas. Carl ]. Wad-
dell, Earl Wise, G. A. Whitney, Man
ual Vargas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
PH07OGRA9XS BY LhHHE

Gently Del Rio took IN golf and con-
structed one of the sportiest nine-hole
courses in the state. Leading Iama-
teurs and professionals who have
played over this course have declared
it to be among the best in the coun-
try. A building formerly used as an
officers club has been converted into
a country club. In recent months, the
country club has become the social
center of Del Rio. II has been the
scene Of many brilliant social func-
tons.
Face Bright Future.
Del Rio has two live newspapers,
the West Texas News and the Val
Verde Herald, both of which work in
harmony for the upbuilding of Del
Rio. Both have the undivided sup
port of all Del Rio citizens.
With diplomatic relations between
the United States and Mexico resum-
ed, Del Rio should experience
period of great growth in the next
several years, especially If the direct
railroad line project between Mexico
City and Kansas City, by way of Del
Rio, materalizes. as citizens OF Del
Rio have all the assurances it will.
No description of Del Rio would
be complete without some mention
being made OF the cattleman who is
an integral part of the section. Cat
tie raising is second in Importance
to that of the wool and mohair in
dustry and every year sees more
cattle shipped out OF Del Rio. Neat
ly attired rcnchmen in broad sombre-
ros are familiar sight on the streets
of the Val Verde metropolis. Many of
the leading citizens of Del Rio are
men who have made fortunes in
cattle and who have returned TO the
beautiful little Val Verde city to en-
joy the fruits of their efforts.
Del Rio is located on the main line
of the Southern Pacific. 16S miles
west of San Antonio. incidentally,
with the exception of one other city,
it is the nearest border point to San
Antonio. fact not generally known.
Many New Buildings.
Much street and construction work
has taken place in Del Rio in the
last several years. until today the city
has one of the most attractive sky
lines of any place of its size in the
state. Streets in the downtown sec
ton have been paved for some time
and plans are now being made TO ex-
tend this paving to the residence sec
ton. Many new buildings and resi-
dences have been erected in recent
months. These include a new city
hall and fire station and a new high
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16

I Rio Ice and Electric company is
making rapid strides. 1t has the good
wishes of every citizen in Del Rio.
Streets Well Lighted.
Del Rio has the distinction OF hav-
| ing the best lighted main street in
| the state, not even barring such
large cities as San Antonio and Dali
las. In the last six months the cleo
| trio lights on Main street of Del
Rio have been increased from 5000
watts to 10000 watts and new lights
are being installed continually. The
result is, Main street at night has
almost the appearance of day.
Del Rio citizens also point with
particular pride to their public school
system. In the last few months. a
handsome new high school building
has been completed at cost of $685.
600. which will compare favorably
with any of its size in the country.
This building has home economics
plant which is recognized by the
state department of education as one
of the best equipped to be found
anywhere. Domestic science and
manual training departments are
housed in buildings separate from the
main building, an innovation in Tex
! as school circles.
, More than 5000 students are en-
rolled in the public schools of Del
Rio. These students are unusually
bright and are making records in
their studies. Graduates Of Del Rio
| schools are to be found holding re-
sponsible positions in many lines of
endeavor and are making ideal citi-
zens in every instance.
The public school system OF Del
Rio includes one high school and five
ward schools. The teaching faculty
numbers 40, who are under the ca
pable direction ofsW. d. Motley,
superintendent. Under the admins
tration Of Phil Foster, president of
the school board. the number of class
rooms in the Del Rio schools has
been doubled making it possible for
all children to go to school full time,
record of which not many cities
can boast.
Live Civic Clubs.
Del Rio has one of the livest
Rotary clubs in the state. The same
can be said of the Kiwanis Club.
Both organizations are made up of
'HS ASoulhS uuolutSo anu prOIeSSlOHdl
men of Del Rio who are always on
the alert to wor,; for the upbuilding
OF their city. TIL, Chamber of Com
merce is well organized and functions
at all times for the best interests of
Del Rio.
Eminent biologists have declared
Del Rio to have wonderful oil pos
sibilities. Several test wells are now
drilling in different directions from
! Del Rio and it is held not unlikely
that a good producer will be brought
in at any time. Perhaps not many
know that the most wonderful oil
sand in the world is to be found in
Del Rio, and within the city limits
at that. Near the city water works.
an oil sand has been encountered
which produces almost pure refined
petroleum from n depth of sixteen
feet. The oil is so near refined that
II can. be used successfully as a gaso-
line substitute in automobile engines
or in place of kerosene in lamps.
Citizens of Del Rio are great
lovers of athletics. In fact. this bor-
der city is the home OF some of the
best baseball teams in the state. Re
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16

WA the installation of electrical
Equipment BY the Del Rio Ice and
Electric company on the Wheeler
ranch for the purpose Of drawing
waters from the Rio Grande for
irrigation, the dreams Of Val Verde
pioneers Of q rich agricultural sec
ton on the border are on tho way
10 realization. Sufficient equipment
"a being erected on the Wheeler place
by this enterprising border power con-
Germ to irrigate 107 acres and TINS
Is only q beginning. Within a Few
years, It is safe to predict, the Use
Of electric power will permit the IT.
rigation of many more thousands OF
acres. with the result that the Del
Rio section shall take a place with
the leading agricultural sections cf
the country. NJ
What is now known as Del Rio
was first settled about one-haif CEN
tury ago BY hardy stock who saw
great possibilities in the then new
country. OF course, Indian bands
had made their home on this spot
hut mn to about so years ago, no
whita man had ever set his foot there
Then came the white settlers who
hnilt homes and engaged in farming
on a small scale. Next 1t was per
ceiyed that the section was ideally
adapted to goat and sheep raising
This industry soon was established
on a firm basis and today Del Rio
is perhaps the greatest wool and
mohair center in the country.
Population Of 10000.
Twenty years ago, Del Rio did not
boast of more than two or three
Thousand souls. Even ten years age
the population was not much greater
Then period Of unprecedented
growth and development set in with
the result that, when the 1920 census
was taken, Del Rio showed popula'
ton Of 10000 people. The popula,
ton today is conservatively estimated
at from 1900 to 10000. Enthu
siastic Del Rio citizens predict
city of $4,000 in 1880.
Del Rio is perhaps best known as
a wool and mohair center although
II is certain this thriving little border
city soon will be equally we'll known
as the center of great farming
region. Del Rio annually ships be
tween five and six millions of pounds
of wool and almost half that much
mohair. 1t is believed that no Other
city in the country can boast OF such
a record. Il,
A powerful factor In the growth
and advancement has been the De
Rio Ice and Electric company. q
strongly organized concern the Off.
cials Of which have the good OF Del
Rio as their first consideration. In
the last six months. this company
states that it has spent approximate
" $4,000 in improving and ex.
banding its facilities at Del Rio. II
now has machinery capable of supply.
ing sufficient current for city OF
$4,000. Recent additions to the pow.
er plant include a Busch-Sulzer en-
CINE Of 365 horsepower and much
new fee machinery. The Snow en-
CINE has been rebuilt while the build
ings housing this equipment have
been remodeled and enlarged. Under
the management of Sam ii. Walk. a
man who is acquainted with every
phase of the power business, the Del
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
NEW
HUT/C/PAL
gull D/HG

school building. New store buildings
are springing up all over the down
town section.
Every other year or so. Del Rio
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16

| for which Del Rio is famous, are
held Stockmen from all over the
country attend these sales. Bidding
is always keen and it frequently hap
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
AHeoSA GoA75 RAISED NEAR DEL H!o

mems that goats and sheep sell for
rs hirh as $1,000 and $1,000. The
1923 convention Of the Sheep and
Goat Raisers' Association was held
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16

plays host to the goat and sheep rails
ers Of the Southwest during their an
nual convention. 1t is on such oc-
casions that the goat and sheep sales,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
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EXTERIOR. or DEL RIO ELECTRIC AND ICE
CO/ZRAN/ PLANT

Val Verde Metropolis Faces Bright Fu-|
ture as Center of Agricultural, Live
stock and Oil Industries on Border.
Growth Rapid and Population To-
day Estimated at '12,0O0-Fine
Homes and Good Schools-ls Ideal
Residence City-Power Company
Big Factor in Development.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-11-02

er bed-a friendly spot in its setting
Of stern rocks; plucked away an OBJ.
trusive weed or two; let her sobered
eyes stray back to the red-roofed cot
tage, across a small orchard that lay
spread at her feet, and out over the
rather pretentious farmstead to which
the orchard belonged.
Pretentious-just that; promise of
comfort and aff1uence never fulfilled.
There was every evidence that the
farmstead had been laid out on scale
much more elaborate than was usual
In the Flatwoods, but nothing had
been fnished-an attempt that failed ;
a dream that never came true.
Outlined among the weeds and en-
croaching brambles lay the extensive
foundation Of the farmhouse, but it
had been carried little beyond the
foundation. A few sills-huge squared
logs, cut and hewed in the upland
woods-had been laid. OF the few
/, timbers Of the superstructure, some
had fallen entirely, others had fallen
at one end and hung straining. while
even the firmest canted far out Of
plumb.
Back Of this creaking skeleton Of
time-blackened timbers, and nearer the
cliff, stood mite Of log cabin, rude
ly constructed, where doubtless man
had housed while dreaming his un-
finished dream Of house and barns and
happy homestead. Rooted beside the
door and almost completely covering
the cabin, a crimson rambler Of many
years growth-a far wanderer that no
surroundings can degrade-offered q
fragrant suggestion that a woman had
shared the dreams Of the man.
Three horses grazed in the barn lot
down near a big elm that stood at the
road gate; some geese squatted along
the dimlnutive rivulet leading from
the spring; out In the feed lot lolled
a bunch Of cattle, fine and thrifty as
could have been seen the length Of
the Wabash.
The eyes OF the girl suddenly walked
from brooding; darted to a point a
short distance up the cliff; livened.
The slouch hat and drab corduroy