davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08
STANDARD OIL TO
DRILL ELk0 FIELD
Decision of Big Company to Drill
for Oil Indicates Good Chance
for Production; Would
Mean Statewide Boom

Announcement in the Elko news
papers to the effect that the Prairie
Oil & Gas Company will enter the
field to commence drilling of a new
well the latter part of this month
perhaps means more to Nevada than
appears on the surface, for the rea-
son that although the Prairie COM
pany disclaims all connection with
the Standard Oil Company, men in
the know on oil drilling subjects
invariably connect that compar
with the great Standard Oil Com
pany, believing them to be one and
the same, and everyone knows that
the Standard Oil seldoms drills
where oil is unlikely to be found.
In fact, quite the reverse is true.
Such being the case it must appear
that the oil formations in Elko are
very good and if it should happen
that a producing well is brought in
there it would surely result in great
oil drilling activities in all parts of
Nevada, a state in which geologsts
have said oil could not exist. In ad-
dition to drilling now going on in
Elko, Ely and the Tonopah dis
tricts, another promising field is
in the Sulphur district in this vi
cinity, and if oil should be struck
in Elko natural consequence
would be extensive drilling in all
of these and other fields of the
state, including Fallon, and every
one knows what great wealth can
pour into state through the agency
of real oil boom.
The Elko Free Press of yesterday
says that the location of the well
which will be put down in the Elko
field by the Prairie Oil & Gas Com
pany of Fort Worth, Texas, has
been found to be on the section ad-
joining the well of the Elko Oil De-
velopment & Improvement Cor
pany's test well now being drilled
A wire was received by the drilling
crew which proceeded the rig to
Elko telling them to obtain team
and trucks for a three mile haul,
which is the distance from Elko to
section five, adjoining the present
well.
The announcement of the inten-
tion of the Prairie company to drill
in the Elko field was received with
great joy by the citizens of Elko.
The company is the largest operator
in the midcontinent and has large
holdings in Texas, Oklahoma and
Kansas.
1t is predicted by those who fol-
low oil doings closely that before
the first of the year other big COM
panies will be drilling in the Elko
field and that before spring a de-
cision will have been reached either
proving or disproving the Elko field.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08
THE HOTTENTOT"
NEXT TUESDAY

Laughter, thrills and love are
combined in "The Hottentot,'
Thomas H. Ince's new comedy
drama special, which comes to the
American Theatre next Tuesday and
Wednesday. Ince, for his latest
picture, has chosen the stage play
In which Willie Collier scored a
tremendous success. That its sue
cess on the screen will be even
more far reaching is assured by the
expert development of story, al
ready popular, as it has been filmed
under Ince's personal direction.
The witty lines Of the play have
been retained in titles; there is a
strong love interest to capture the
romantic Imagination while the
background of the picture presents
a fashionable hunting community.
The picture is a novel combination
Of hilarious comedy and tense
drama, with a marvellous steeple-
chase sequence that can not fail to
go.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08
HIGH GRADE STRIKE
REPORTED NEAR DENlC

Travellers arriving in Winnemucca
from the extreme northern town of
DEMO, on the Oregon boundary o.
this county. report a mining strikr
which has occasioned considerab'
excitement thereabouts and has re
suited in great numbers of Orego
residents journeying to the scene
of excitement and locating GROUND
thereabouts. The strike was made
near the McDade ranch, better
known as the Trout Creek ranch, or
a mountain west of Trout Creek. II
is said that everything so far found
is high grade gold, extending from
the grass roots down. Who the
original locator was or to what ex-
tent the ore has been uncovered
has not yet been learned.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

Reno-Silver King mine ships out
5O-ton carloads of selected gold
silver-copper ore.
Reno-Plans being rapidly COM
pleted for organization of Ameri-
can Silver Producers Association.
Goldfield-Goldfield Comeback
Mining Company organized for de-
velopment Of Luetiens property.
Carson City-Shell Oil Co. to
operate substation and construct
spur track to plants.
Reno-Concrete work on road
leading to Chism's ranch to he
widened.
Tonopah-Bullion cleanup for
first half of October aggregated
$145,0O0.
Yerington-Highway on west side
of Walker Lake to Lyon county
line near Scharz to be completed.
Carson City-Reduced Livestock
freight rates to San Francisco Bay
points, Stockton, Sacramento, Salt
Lake City and Ogden to become
effective November 20.
Landis-American Clay Com
pany making steady shipments Of
high grade china clay.
Goldfeld-Reorgaized West Di-
vide Mining Co. acquires lease on
Jumbo Extension.
Metroplis-Biggest crop of Silver
Nugget potatoes ever raised in dis
trict being harvested.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

An increase in arrests for pocket
picking during the period when re-
cent partial eclipse of the sun was
visible in New York City was re-
ported by the police of that city.
A smooth, unbroken highway now
stretches from Vancouver to Los
Angeles, linking two nations and
joining three states to Canada. The
last of the cement completing the
highway from Vancouver to the
border town of Cloverdale, British
Columbia, was poured in the pres
ence of thousands of motorists who
met there to attend the opening
ceremony.
H. E. Benito Mussolini, prime
minister of Italy, in a recent inter
view, said: "No nation can call itself
well organized and prosperous which
has within its borders any large
number of people who are INSULT
ciently provided with the necessities
of life. There is nothing the mat
ter with the logic of socialism OF
communism; but life does not fiji
in with that logic, and look at what
disaster has been brought about in
Russia by blindly insisting upon a
logic that does not fit life! We
live in world of people,"
Hotels and refuge huts in the
mountains of Alpine Switzerland
are to be fitted with wireless tele.
nhones
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08
PARADISE NEWS
CORRESP PONDENCE

PARADISE, Nov. 6.-Prof.
Walker of the county high school
faculty came up from Winnemncca
to attend the school meeting Fri
day night.
Miss Ellen Wells, teacher at Will
low Point, was up for the meeting
Friday evening and remained over
the weekend guest of Miss
Theresa Pasquale.
William and Art Abel and Will
liam Ellis drove a band of cattle up
from the Grayson ranch Friday.
The animals will be fed at G. Per-
aldo's ranch, Abel & Curtner having
purchased quantity of hay and
pasture there.
Glen Gillian, local truckman, is
now hauling supplies for the Cali
fornia-Nevada Mines Company to its
mine at Buckskin. He is making
trips up the Quinn river side, where
the company is building road over
the summit. The route is longer
but the grade much easier than that
over Hinkey summit.
A. L. Hackney, fur buyer of Cald-
well, Idaho, spent Saturday in the
valley transacting business with the
local trappers.
Consideration of establishing a
high school in Paradise valley was
given here at a well attended mass
meeting Friday night. A committee
composed of H. X. Harvey, Steve
Boggio, F. B. Stewart, J. S. Webster
and John Case was appointed to re-
port on the cost of the building
addition it would mean to taxes, etc.
and to make a report at another
mass meeting to be called by the
committee.
Speakers at the mass meeting
were w. j. Hunting, superintendent
of schools of Nevada; Deputy Sup
erintendent Chapman and H. C
Scranton of the local school. Fol
lowing the addresses the meeting
was opened to public discussion
which ended in the suggestion fol
a committee to further investigate
the matters.
Mrs. R. H. Schwartz, pioneer
of the valley, was the honor guest
at a surprise party Sunday, the oc
casion being her sixty-ninth birth
day. The affair was at the ole
home of the family, now occupied
by a daughter, Mrs. B. F. Stanley
Those participating, beside tn,
guest of honor, We're Mr. and Mrs
]. F. Harvey and daughter, Lola
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Stanley, Mr.
and Mrs. A. V. Schwartz, Mr.. ano
Mrs. R. H. Schwartz Jr., and Mrs
George Stanley.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08
MOE ERM|TT NEWS
Correspondence

McDERMITT, Nov. 6.-Miss
Sanders, teacher Of the Nevada
school and Miss Wright, teacher
at the Post, returned Saturday from
Winnemucca where they attended
Teachers Institute.
Will Baber spent several days in
Winnemucca last week, returning
Saturday.
Joe Lyon Jr. spent the week of
vacation at home leaving for Win
nemucca Sunday.
Mrs. J. M. Lyon and Glenn and
Eloise spent last week in Winnie
mucca attending Teachers Institute
and Chautauqua and visiting friends.
Bob Wilkinson left Sunday with
several carloads of broke saddle
horses for the California market.
The Halloween Dance held in
McDermitt Hall last Wednesday
evening was a very enjoyable affair.
The women brought lunch which
was served at midnight in the hall.
F. B. Glenn, deputy sheriff from
Vale, Oregon arrived in McDermitt
yesterday, with the ballot box to
hold a special election on the ques-
ton of levying a special income tax.
Tex Brennan, fur buyer for a
New York house, was here last
week buying furs.
A. L. Hackney, fur buyer of
Boise passed through McDermitt
after several days spent in the
vicinity.
Coyote furs are bringing SO
straight with the price looking up
and the trappers in upper Quinn
River Valley are taking large num-
bers of coyotes and other fur bear
ing animals.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

The call S o S, used by ships at
sea as a distress call, is purely ar
bitrary in its grouping of letters
and was chosen because of the un-
usual combination of dots and
dashes which make it distinctive
above all other calls. 1t consists
of three dots, space, three dashes,
space and three more dots.
Elko-Work of carving roadbed
for new state highway started.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08
Infant Died at Carlin-

Infant Died at Carlin-
An item contained in the Carlin
correspondence. printed in the Elko
Free Press says that Cecilia Mareski
daughter of Mrs. Pearl Mareski
passed away Monday, the remain
being taken to Winnemucca for
burial. The child was one of twins
born to Mrs. Mareski shortly after
her husbands death, he having been
a lineman in Winnemucca and came
in contact with live wire, being
instantly killed.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08
Correcting an Error

Correcting an Error
In printing card of thanks for
G. J. and A. j. Wiedman in the last
issue of this newspaper, special
thanks to the ladies of the Altar So
ciety, for their many kindnesses
during the last illness of Mrs. Wied-
man, was inadvertently omitted.
1t was the desire of the Messrs,
Wiedman that these ladies be given
especial thanks and the error of
omission occurred within this office,
for which due apologies are ex-
tended.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

Dancing Girls Return
The Misses Estelle Petinovich and
Bernice Rossier, well known young
ladies Of this city who are rapidly
forging to the front as fancy
dancers of promising future, ac-
companied by Mrs. H. C. Oastler,
their instructor, have returned from
Reno and Lovelock, where they de-
lighted theatre audiences with their
act. Arrangements have been made
whereby the young ladies will play
a return engagement of a weeks
duration in one OF the Reno thea
tres during the Christmas holidays
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08
Gard of Thanks

Card of Thanks
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to the many friends for their
sympathy, kindly assistance and
floral offerings on the occasion of
the passing and funeral of our
loving daughter and sister Rose.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. ERRINGER,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. ASBURY,
JOAN and FELIX ERRINGER,
Mr.. and Mrs. OTIS MILLER.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

Parent T eachers Meeting
There will be a meeting of the
Parent-Teachers' Association on
Friday afternoon at three o'clock
in the Eighth Grade room at the
Grammar School. Everyone is
welcome.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08
Attorney Appointed

Attorney Appointed
C. E. Robins has been appointed
by Judge J. A. Callahan to defend
Pat Mullen, charged with murder,
whose trial is to be held shortly.
Mullen acted as his own attorney in
the preliminary hearing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

Notice to Public
No hunting and fishing allowed on
any of Bliss Brothers ranches.
CLOVIS A. PINSON,
Advt.S27t5c Superintendent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

At Winnemucca Steam Launary-
Curtains converted from dingihess
to the original bright, pretty eolors.
Blankets washed and renovated.
Other special work given special at
tention. General laundry orders 90
licited. Just phone us. Je7tfc
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

B. ]. Olmstead Of Orovada is at
tending to land business in this
city today.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

Elko-2O carloads of steers
shipped from Sewell ranches to
San Diego market.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Scott are in
town today from Quinn River.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

Our Commercial Printing
New machinery, type
and equipment put The
Silver State in an envi-
able position to take care
of your printing needs.
Palisadian., 1923-06-01

If man of great reserve has ne
mystery" it isn't long before one is
invented.
Palisadian., 1923-06-01
the task of entertaining his guests

the tdSh OI entertaining Ills RueSS6s
1t was In reality only about ten
minutes before the party broke up, but
to Polly, sitting alone in an obscure
corner of the porch, ignored by the
girls and snubbed by Don, each moment
seemed an interminable age. AS the
four crowded into the roadster, ready
to leave, one of the girls--the one, sit
ting on Don's lap-turned to Polly and
said sweetly, too sweetly. II hope we
may see you at the house party next
week. You must try to get Don to take
you. You shouldn't allow him to neg
lect you SO, my DEAR
To which Polly gathered up spirit
enough to reply, "Yes, indeed, shall
be there. Don and l have already made
our plans"
And had she not been 30 busy noting
the pleased grin which oyerspread
| Don's face, she might have observed a
certain twinkle in the eye of the three
girls.
When Don alighted from the train
the following Sunday afternoon Polly
greeted him in brand new dress-yes.
the one she couldn't afford but to Don
her happy face and shining eyes quite
eclipsed the splendor of the new frock.
Selling his arm in a most proprietary
manner, she led the waJ to the coupe
waiting at the curb. She was bubbling
with excitement and could hardly wait
| until they reached home and were be-
hind closed doors before she revealed
her secret.
Don, I've got the most wonderful
news for you. I've been arranging
party to announce our engagement and
then we can be married right away
that is, of course" blushing divinely,
'if you still want me-"
/ But Grandfather White?" he ques-
toned, meanly.
Hes delighted He says he has
| been stagnating; what he needs Is q
little youth and excitement. Why.
Don," noting his sober countenance ard
sheepish expression, don't you want
me, after all?'
mo, not this way" he groaned. II
thought did thought II didn't make
any difference how got you so long as
won you. But Polly, can't take you
this way, after all. Don't you see.
dear, 1t was all trick to make you
jealous--those girls the other night.
They're married women, all of them.
called them up on the telephone while
you were with your grandfather and
persuaded them to hide their wedding
rings and deliberately vamp me In
front of you, just to make you Jealous
and scare you into marrying me-"
And don't you suppose l knew it?"
brightly. "Oh, not at first. I'll admit"
as he looked at her lncredulously.
"You fooled me that night, all right,
but 1t has been dawning on me by de-
grees ever since-and that is why I'm
ready to be married now" she finished
brightly.
Her feminine logic proved too deep,
for the puzzled lines deepened on his
brow.
"Oh, don't you see. silly? A man
who really loves girl and wants to
marry her can't be patient and long
suffering for six years It's not nat
ural. He's got to do something silly.
or desperate. or foolish, to prove it."
And, smoothing the hair from his
brow, she kissed his lips into their Gus
tomary grin. a
Palisadian., 1923-06-01
Moral In This Writer'S Story That
viii Be Apparent to Even the
Casual Reader.

Once upon time there was man
and a woman who were married to
each other. After bit the man, who
believed that the plain speech COM
mon to the great world of CONNER
cial affairs could be successfully in
stalled in the home, treated his wife
TO course in constructive criticism.
with himself as the instructor. He
enlightened her In many ways. n.
W. H." writes in lie. He told her
where to get off in regard to her
clothes, her dancing, her house, her
industry and other narrowing tales
too painful to mention.
The wife listened carefully for a
wear until all the faults had been tab
ulated and catalogued. At the end Of
that time she had vision. Otherwise,
the course might have gone on for
ever.
After she had the vision she dried
her eyes and powdered her nose and
Palisadian., 1923-06-01
CRITICISM WITH A REAL PURPOSE

without giving any hint to her hus-
band she set about secretly to remove
all cause for criticism. She worked
hard and faithfully. Finally, every
reason for complaint was eliminated.
Then she sprang the hard-won perfec-
ton upon her husband, item by item
AS the vision had foretold. he took
1t like a charge Of buckshot at close
range. He stopped, staggered and fell
backwards, and having. had high
pressure anyway passed right out Of
the picture.
And then the extremely attractive
young widow, thousand per cent
wiser in the ways of wedlock. had
nothing more to do but pick out ber
next spouse and live happily ever
after.
Palisadian., 1923-06-01
Horse and Cow.

The native country of the horse
seems to have been central Asia. 1t
became early domesticated in Egypt.
It Is mentioned throughout the Bible.
The people of Thessaly were excel
lent equestrians, and probably first
among the Greeks who broke horses in
for service in war, whence probably
arose the fable that Thessaly was orig
inally inhabited by Centaurs. "Solo-
mon had 10000 stalls Of horses for his
charots, and $4,000 horsemen," 1014
B. G. U Kings 4:26.) The Greeks and
Romans had some covering to secure
their horses hoofs from injury. In
the Ninth century horses were only
shod in time of frost. Shoeing was
introduced into England by William
in 1906. The COW, like all other men,
bers of the bovine family. has been
known from remote antiquity, and in
the East possessed, and in India still
possesses, a sacred character. The
domestic COW consists of a great num-
Der of different breeds.
Palisadian., 1923-06-01

Thought for the Day.
If some people can't run an organi-
zation, they will not be run by it.
Palisadian., 1923-06-01
EXPECT BIG CROPS
Conditions in Western Canada
Please Farmers.
Seeding Has Been Begun Earlier Than
for Many Years, and Soil 10
in Perfect Shape.

With weather conditions highly "a
vorabie, the farmers Of Western Can
ada, with the exception probably Of
portion of Manitoba, have completed
seeding from ten to fifteen days earlier
than for some years past. In some
parts of Manitoba there were floods
which delayed seeding, but they have
abated, and left the land in good shape
for quick work and speedy germina-
tion. In Saskatchewan soil conditions
for seeding were never better. With a
generous quantity of snow, which after
melting left needed moisture, and an
other snowstorm after seeding was
finished, there was an Ideal condition
created. From all parts Of Alberta
there came the best of reports as to
rainfall and snow moisture, leaving the
ground in the condition required for
the prospects Of a good crop.
Spring, as in most other parts of the
continent, was backward, but notwith-
standing this, as has been said, farmers
were able to get on the land earlier
than for some years. In fact, seeding
was practically commenced about the
18th of April, which to many readers
may seem remarkable, when it Is
known that several hundred miles far
ther south 1t was not possible to do
spring seeding for several days later.
Reports to hand on the 18th Of May
state that wheat Is up above the
ground in great many places, oats
are being sown, and cora planted.
Farm labor was scarce for awhile, but
the demand has fallen off. One fea-
ture Of the demand for farm help is
that farmers are now employing help
Dy the year, at of course smaller wages
than those paid for special work. The
increasing tendency to employ help by
the year is evidence that farmers are
not relying solely upon wheat growing,
but are going out into other branches,
such as dairying, stock raising, etc.
The prospects in all portions Of West
ern Canada were never brighter than
at present. Information regarding the
condition Of the crops at any time will
be sent on request made to any Cana
dian government agent.-Advertise
ment.
Palisadian., 1923-06-01
Some People
Are Always Tired

They allow themselves to get run
down in health and go on from day
to day without realizing the serious
ness of their condition. And they won.
der why they are so weak and listless.
If you are run down, start to take
a food medicine Immediately. Father
Johns Medicine will help you to build
new strength and energy.
For over 68 years Father Johns
Medicine has been building new health
for those who are run down. All pure
food. Start taking it today.
Palisadian., 1923-06-01
Wife Must Shield Husband.

Under the English law the wife of
a criminal is legally justified in doing
all she can, short of committing an
other crime, to shield her husband
from justice; although any other per-
son doing so would be liable to be
charged as an accessory after the
fact. But a husband is forbidden to
shield his wife who is criminal. His
duty is to hand her over to the officers
of justice.
Palisadian., 1923-06-01
HeartIess,

Mrs. Goodsole-I haven't seen you at
church for some time. Don't you like
the rector?
Mrs. Dogophile-No, I don't. I'll
never forgive him for refusing to read
the funeral service over my poor little
dead doggums.
Palisadian., 1923-06-01
Cave Man.

"He is great ladies' man, isn't he p"
"Yes, he makes love to eight girls a
week, approximately"
"What do you mean, approxi.
mately?'
"Oh, roughly"
Palisadian., 1923-06-01
Had to Do somethIno

"Ma, can 1 go over and play with
Billy Kelly?"
mo. You know we have nothing to
do with the Kellys."
'Then let me go over and knock the
stuffin' out of him."-Philadelphia
Ledger.