The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-22

Will Reopen Store
reporter d. E. Quilici gave out the
information that within the next
week or two he would have things
in shape for the opening up of a
general merchandise store in the
building on main street that was
occupied last summer by the Sugar
Bowl Bakery. He has also sent a
telegraph order for a carload of
lumber, and upon its arrival work
will be started on the rebuilding
of the brick half of the store build
ing that was last week destroyed by
fre.-Wells Herald.
Had a Very Close Call
Foster, the snowshoe man, who
loves the mountains, and is happier |
in a blizzard than any other way,
had a narrow escape in his cabin |
at Lake Tahoe last Monday MORN
ing, when the big wind was blowing |
its very best.
Foster had Just risen from his
bed, built fire in his stove, and,
dressed in his underclothes, had
stepped over to the wash stand in
the end of his cabin opposite the
bed, when a big tree, blown over
by the gale fell on the cabin, across
the bed, smashing things generally,
and fastening his clothes to the
bed, where he had placed them
preparatory to- dressing himself.
Mr.. Foster had a great time, in his
undressed costume, digging under
the tree and debris to get his
clothes, but finally succeeded in
getting them out and dressing HIM
self. Had he not been an early
riser, and lain in bed for fifteen
longer, the tree would
have crushed him to
death.-Carson News.
Enforce Law Ask Wells People
That moonshine is being sold to
young boys and girls, as well as
older residents of Wells, in open
and fragrant violation of the law,
and with apparent impunity is the
text of protest sent to Governor
with an appeal for action,
by group of prominent citizens of
hat city, according to word received
n Elko.
Included in the petition is a state
nent that there seems to be no eff
'ort made, either on the part of the
Wells officials, or those of the coun- |
y of Elko, to enforce the provisions
# the prohibition law, and immedi- 4
tie action is beseached on the part |,
# the state officials to put an end 3
o this practice.-Elko Free Press.
70 More Fooling-
"Look out for the traffic cop" t
hould be your slogan, if you have t
lot paid your automobile license. 6
|. T. French, the new traffic cop i
vas around town today tagging b
ii derelict cars with a blue paste |
,oard. The printing on the card
cad: eff you don't make applica- +,
ion for your license number within {
he next 48 hours you will be fined 8
EN- big bucks" or words to that {
fleet. If you get fined $40 just
blame yourself, not the officer of
he court.-Tonopah Bonanza.
some Hammer
The Independent has received its
lew Mergenthaler Linotype machine
md will install it on Saturday,
having it ready for operation for
is Tuesday edition. Following i
he lead of the Free Press" the
Independent is throwing out a ma
chine of the same make as the new
one recently purchased by that
paper because it was inefficient and /
was rapidly deteriorating after only
six years of service. The Mergen-
.haler people paid the Independent
$3.50 more for its machine than the
market price of the equipment when
t was purchased in order to place
t on their sales floor to demonstrate
he inferiority of the Inatrtype in
with the efficiency and
mechanical perfection of the Mer-
yenthaler. That is an argument
hat speaks for itself on the subject
If printing office efficiency and SER
,ice.-Elko Independent.
Death Valley Loses Two Victims
Theodore Manhire and his son,
John, are back after a remarkable
escape from Death valley. Both
we're saved from certain death by
]. B. Herman, of Beatty, who was
making yearly trip into the valley.
Herman was returning to Beatty
when he found the Manhires at
Chloride cliff, both in a nearly help
ess condition.
The Manhires left here in an
auto for RandBburg, California.
Their car broke down at Emigrant
bass, nearly due west across the
yalley from Chloride cliff, and they
started to walk back. They lost
he road and wandered 20 miles
iouth and Is miles north in the
yalley looking for the road. They
we're without food or water from
he start and from the time they
eft the auto until they were found
~ Herman was four days and three
nights.
Theodore Manhire was stout when
lie left here. He returned about
10 pounds lighter and with sunken
,heeks. His son was in even worse
as he had less weight to
ose than his father. The young