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The Nome nugget., 1923-11-17
LOCAL NEWS
aL. WINkI4ER RECEIVES
 FRACTURES IN AUTO WRECK

Al Winkler one of Nome's very capable transfer men received some very serious injuries last Wednes- day while driving his car over a bridge at Rocker creek on the Nome Ft. Davis road.
 The front wheels of the car in which Al was driving, struck a high place on one side of the bridge which caused the wheels to be thrown at an angle and run off the side of the bridge. The car turned completely over in it's downward descent from the bridge. and Al was on the bottom when the car struck, native boy who was riding with Al at the time of the accident was uEinjured and when Al regained consciousness the Native was en- deavoring to drag him from beneath the wreck by the hair. upon realiz- ing that Al was still alive the Native was heard to remark "Ah you no speak for long time, think sure you dead"
 Al sustained a fractured and dis located arm at the right elbow and what is said by the Doctor to be q slight fracture of the scull over the right ear.
 After the accident Al walked back toward the center of town and was picked up by R. B. Julian's auto and taken to Doctor Welch's office in the M. & M. Bank Building from where he was later taken to the hospital. Al is yerv optimistic in regards to the accident. he stated that he disliked very much to be confined to bed during this fine weather but if it was storming it would not be so bad.
 Al's many friends wish him a speedy recovery, from the injuries which are no doubt of a very pain ful nature. and hope to see the con- genial transfer man back on the job again soon.
The Nome nugget., 1923-11-17
NOME COMMON COUNCIL MEETS
 IN, SPECIAL SESSION

The Nome Common Council mat n special session for the purpose of transacting general business; on Tuesday November 18th, the reason for special meeting being called was to dispense with matters per. taining to city business. the Council not having had meeting on the regular date of assembly.
 All members answered to the roll call with the exception of Council man Bud Lehmann. Matters of r-inor detail were dispensed with and the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the City of Nome to sell certain lots and blocks of property and the vacating of certain alley ways and streets. to the Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields was heard by members of the Council.
 The matter of the City of Nome contributing yearly sum to the maintenance of the harBor was brought before the Council by May or Geo. s. Maynard and telegram from Colonel .Steese. who is the head of the Alaska Road Commits sion was read. the telegram from Steese asked that the City Council give definite assurance that the. sum of $500 for redredging which is the annual sum required from the city of Nome by an Act of Congress of August Sth. 1911. will be forth coming.
 After discussion on the subject Mayor Maynard and City Clerk Grimm were authorized to take the matter up by wire with Delegate Dan Sutherland. requesting the Delegate to introduce Bill to Con- gress amending the Act which was approved August Sth. 1917. in order that Nome will not have to pay the S2500 annually for harbor main tenance.
 A second telegram was authoriz- ed to Colonel Steese informing that dignitary of the action of the City Council. Both te!egrams were later framed and sent as authorized by the Council
 A report from the Clerk Of the Nome School Board. ". F. Baldwin, was read and ordered placed on file
 Councilman Julian reported that the City had received the new fire boxes and were being installed.
 Councilman Cavey .of the Health Committee reported the removal of an obnoxious supply of fish stored in the Son of North building to other sections than that of First Avenue.
 A new Hue was ordered by the council, to be put in the City Hall.
The Nome nugget., 1923-11-17
iiumHsr of tickets !,

fiumiifr of tn.ketsA
 ThH drawing for the doc ry- prize will take plssce at 1G M., the doors will be open at S:S1 sAarp andsdanc- ing will staus at nine. The Nome Orchestra is.-now prartioing tor this event and will furnish some real snappy music for the entertainment. Ie is q neal charitable cause and every dollar spent ip having good time will lie turnedi to good pur. pose in purchasing the necessities of life for the little ones at the Hot Springs OephansSe,
The Nome nugget., 1923-11-17

councilman Wm. Sinhuld will have the hue in working order shortly.
 There being no further business the Council adjourned to meet again, in regular session November 26th,, 1923 at the City Hall.
The Nome nugget., 1923-11-17

JUNEAU, Alaska, day issued the following of
 
 days and held sacred throughout Thursday ana With this designation of ka therefore to this Thanksgiving have marred the Alaska 1reedom and conrite offer ngs and bountes and church of the Cody Given under Juneau the Capitol. this the 18th November. 1923
 Signed: BONE Governor
 By the
 ExOmcio Secretary O
 [. L. HARDING,
The Nome nugget., 1923-11-17
RED CROSS TO ELECT OFFICERS

It is announced that the annual meeting of the American Red Cross for the purpose of eiecting officers for the ensuing year will be held in room 10 of the Bank Building at P. M. Tuesday. Nov. 27th. and all members are invited to attend.
The Nome nugget., 1923-11-17
FIRST OVERLAND MAIL.
 WILL CLOSE TUESDAY

The first Overland mail of tho season for the Outside, will close Tuesday evening. Nov goth. Reg istered mail will close, at P. NJ and ordinary mail at j; P. M
 The local P>,stoffice, officials aG- vises the Nugget that the first Over :. land mail fram the Outside bound for Meme p@ssed Nttlato. on the Yu- kcn &iyer. Thursday.
The Nome nugget., 1923-11-17
MAIL NOTICE

First Overland Mail of the season foA the 0iitstie will close Tuesday evening Nov. 20. Registry at four p. m., ordinary mail at p. m.
The Nome nugget., 1923-11-17
FRS. VIOLET DAVIS VICTIM TRAFFIC oFFTCERs Bu1IEr

SEATTLE. victim of bullets from four shots crowd in aernosn asainst $53.ooo.
The Nome nugget., 1923-11-17

Fe)k S.ALE-5 room house and large cache in connection, inquire at Nsss-t Office.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
CIVIC CLUB NOTES SHOW
KEEN INTEREST BEING TAKEN

Members of the Civic Club will
participate in the Arbor Day exer-
cises to be held at the grammar
school at 2 o'clock next Friday after
noon and will plant tree on the
school grounds to be dedicated to
Mrs. j. E. Church, a prominent
club worker of the state who passed
to her reward during the past year.
The fiction department of the
public library is now open to the
public, who may have access to the
goodly selection of books every
morning and Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons and evenings. Miss
Grace Sheehan will act as librarian
during the morning hours and MEM
bers of the club will be present on
Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2
to and z to 8 o'clock. A bookcase
is now being built to care for the
volumes in the history department,
which will also be opened as room as
arrangements can be completed.
The five members of the club who
were selected to act as judges in
the essay contest on Fire Proven
tier" held in the schools by the
Winnemucca V,.unteer Fire Depart
ment, met with Mrs. M. E. Nor
rison last week and selections were
nade fro'a III, MAJ. .s,i pts sub
mitted.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
MAY FILE ON
LAND UP TO APRIL n

Further details concerning the
opening of lands on the Newlands
project to ex-service men were made
public in a circular sent out by the
United States reclamation service.
"On April 81 six public land farm
units will be opened to homestead
on the Newlands irrigation project"
says the circular. "These units
range in total area from eighty to
100 acres and in irrigable arear
from fifty-five to seventy-six acres.
A number of units are also avail
able for entry from previous OPEN
ings.
"The construction charge is $50
per irrigable acre, payable five per
cent down or 81 per irrigable acre,
1t the time Of making water-right
application. No further payments
on account Of construction are re-
Iuired for five years, when the set
tier will be required to pay the re-
naming charge in fifteen annual in
stallments. In addition there will
be an annual operation and mainte-
nance charge to cover the actual
cost from year to year.
"Ex-service men Of the world
war will be given ninety days
preference right in filing on these
lands, after which time civilians
may file on any units which may
remain unentered.-Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
SURVEY WORK STARTS ON
SPANISH SPRINGS PROJECT

Ferdinand Bonstedt, government
engineer with headquarters at Dem
yer, but now reporting to j. F..
Richardson, engineer in charge of
the Newlands project at Fallon, has
arrived in this section and has al
ready started the preliminary work
on the Spanish Springs project says
the Sparks Tribune.
A survey party is beng plac I'd in
the field that will definitely loo ate
the path of the canal that will carry
the waters from the Truckee into
the new reservoir to be constructed
in Spanish Springs Valley.
The location of this canal will be
followed by the necessary steps to
acquire title to all of the ground
that is needed and that is at present
in private hands. 1t is not expected
that this will require any great
length of time, for so far as known
everyone in this section is interested
in assisting the government to the
fullest extent and there will be no
trouble about acquiring title.
Mr.. Richardson, who has charge
OF the vast undertaking will be in
Sparks shortly and at that time will
confer with local people regarding
assistance that Sparks may render in
the big work.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
FIRE PREVENTION
DAY IS POSTPONED
Inability of Jay Stevens to Attend
Puts At Nought Elaborate Plans
of Fire Department to
Properly Observe Day

Fire Chief G. S. Asbury has an
nounced that the Fire Prevention
Day observances which were to have
been held next Saturday, April Ia,
in this city, have been indefinitely
postponed, word having been re-
ceived from j. w. Stevens chief OF
the Fire Prevention Bureau of the
Pacific coast, who was to have been
in attendance, to the effect that
urgent business calls him elsewhere
on that date.
Although a future date has not
been decided upon for Mr.. Stevens
visit, Chief Asbury hopes to make
definite announcement within the
very near future, and in the interim
will get in communication with Mr..
Stevens and Governor Scrugham
and date will be set which will
meet the convenience of all con-
cerned.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
DINNER is RENDERED TO
SENATOR ODDIE AT PANAMA

The "Star and Herald" of Panama
contains a society item of interest
to Nevadans under date of March
81, describing dinner rendered by
Major w. w. Griffin, formerly of
Carson City and now stationed at
Gatun, Canal Zone, to Senator
Oddie of Nevada and Senator Ken
Grick of Wyoming, then visiting the
Canal Zone The lem follows:
"One of the nandsomcst AMI
most enjoyabls of the 1riners at
thr Union ciuo I'D Sunday evening
refore the TertnliA was that given
there by MAJOR Griffin of Gatun,
who entertained in honor of two OF
the visiting senators, Senator Oddie
of Nevada AMI Senator kendrick Of
Wyoming. M+j,r ',riffin had as
his other guests that evening Ma
jor General %, AZ & lionel and
Mrs. Hearn, Major and Mrs. Nc
earthly, Lieutenant and Mrs. Tall
madge, Mrs. Young, Miss Abbot,
Miss Schimp and Miss Beall."-
Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
CONTEMPT JURY ACT
is INSTITUTIONAL

CARSON.-In dismissing proceed
ngs brought by John M. Legarza,
w. o. Baber Jr., |. B. English and
Joseph Giacomento to review judg-
ment of District Judge 7. c. Hart
holding the petitioners guilty of
contempt through violation of an in
junction in the Quinn river water
case the state supreme court held
that the law providing for juries
IN contempt cases is unconstitutional.
The court ordered the certlorari
proceedings and not the contempt
action dismissed, as originally re-
ported. Judge TIC. Hart is thereby
sustained.
After finding that the affidavit
Upon which the proceedings in the
over court were instituted was
sufficient and that the power of
district courts to declare an act of
The legislature unconstitutional has
ong been recognized in courts of
record, the supreme court says that
legislative act to provide jury
trials in contempt cases is a sub
;tantial abridgment of the powers
granted the courts of this state by
The constitution.
"The legislature did not give to
the courts power to punish for con-
;empt, the legislature cannot take it
away nor abridge or diminish it,"
the opinion states. ave repeat the
conclusion that the provisions of
the statute of 1918 providing for
the Intervention of jury in trials
IF certain contempts is substan-
tial abridgment of the inherent
power of the court to punish for
contempt, and in attempting to so
provide the legislature exceeded its
powers, and consequently the said
act insofar as it relates to a jury
trial is unconstitutional and void"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
MOTHERS CLUB MEETING
HELD THIS AFTERNOON

A meeting of the mothers and
others interested in the welfare OF
the children of the community was
held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
at the chamber of commerce, with
view to recognizing the Mothers
Club and putting forth future eff
forts toward the advancement of
the schools, sponsoring athletics and
literary issues and other activities
Of the student body.
This is fast becoming one of the
strongest organizations of the state
and it is hoped that local interest
will be such as to permit of the
Winnemucca club assuming pro-
portions by the beginning of the
coming school term that it may de-
rive the benefits of utilization with
the larger clubs of the state.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
RED HILL FLORENCE
BUYS BERRY MIDAS MINE

A mining deal of considerable i'm
portance was closed few days ago
when the holdings of Clarence Berry
in the Gold Circle district, in west
ern Elko county, were transferred
to the Red Hill Florence Mining
Company, Of Goldfield.
The property, which is located
near the Elko Prince mine, consists
of the General Jackson, General
Grant, Regal, Gold Circle Run, St.
Paul and Missing Link groups, run
ming high in gold and silver values,
and which have been successfully
worked by previous owners and
leasers in the past.
1t is reported by members of the
Red Hill Florence company that ad-
ditional machinery will be added to
the equipment of the property and
that mill will be erected to treat
the ore.
j. Coughlin, who has been located
at Midas for several years past, in
charge of the Berry interests, will
continue to superintend the prop
erty.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
FALLS SIXTY FEET
INTO MINE SHAT I
ONLY INJURIES ARE BROKEN
ANKLE AND BADLY
BRUISED BACK

After falling go feet to the bot
tom of a mine shaft at Beatty, Mon
day afternoon, Hayden Shamel, a
17-year-old student of the River
side High school and Junior College
at Riverside, CAL, is in the As
ISOLATION hospital in Goldfield with
probably no worse injuries than a
broken ankle and a badly bruised
back, says the Goldfield Tribune.
Young Shamel and five other stu
dents were spending their Easter va.
cation in the Beatty vicinity, in
charge of Edmund C. Jaeger, pro-
lessor of zoology in the college. This
was a field trip in connection with
their class work. Shamel and anoth-
err student took the lead when the
party left Beatty for the Death Val.
ley country, and, although they had
been warned not to take any risks
not to do anything unusual unless
the professor was present-they
could not resist the temptation to
enter an abandoned tunnel. Shamel
entered in the lead and walked
into the shaft his companion stop
ping at the edge of the shaft when
ne heard the noise of the fall. They
lad walked into the tunnel without
light of any kind.
The accident was at o'clock and
Shamel lay in the bottom of the hole
until $3.50, when he was removed
liter men at Beatty had made lad
ders and entered the shaft. Tive
of ShamePs boy companions were
lowered to him on a rope and re
naming with him while preparations
for the rescue were being made.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
Additional Personals

III. X. Harvey is in this city today
from Paradise Valley.
d. H. Walworth and Hewitt
Bangs Of Ell Dorado district were
visitors here yesterday.
H. Akers of the Willow Vista
Land q Cattle Company, near Col
conda, was in this city yesterday.
William Wagner, plumbing con-
tractor of the Hotel Humboldt build
ing, is spending the day here from
Reno.
Mrs. Whitcomb was here from Ell
Dorado yesterday, continuing to
Battle Mountain, where her husband
is employed on highway work.
Mrs. Grace E. Collins, Mrs. Her.
man Loest, Miss Merrill and H. E.
Walworth returned to Orovada this
afternoon after spending the day
here on business.
John Dooley and Paul L. Travis
of Paradise Valley are in town to-
day. While here Mr.. Travis, who
is a forest ranger, purchased a
new Chevrolet touring car from C.
E. Haviland of the Winnemucca
Garage.
Mrs. Joseph Spencer left today
for Salt Lake City, where she will
spend few days before returning
here to make a home for her family
and husband, Joseph Spencer,
gravel truck contractor on Victory
highway construction work.
DIR. N. H. Croker announces that
Frank Courtney, recently taken to
the hospital suffering from a pre-
vailing illness, will be enabled to
leave the hospital next Monday, if
no unforeseen developments occur.
Mrs. Courtney, who was seriously
stricken with typhoid while residing
in a tent at the scene Of Victory
highway construction, is showing
vast improvement, while the two
Courtney children similarly i'll are
out Of danger and well on the road
to recovery.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
GRAMMAR SCHOOL TEACHERS
ELECTED FOR NEW TERM

At a meeting of the Winnemucca
grammar school board, last Saturday
evening, the following corps OF
teachers were appointed for the
1923-1924 school term:
L. G. Olinder, principal; Howard
Westervelt, Carrie Bulls, Ethel
Kibbe, Minnie Bradshaw, Susie
Leach, Vivienne Pike, Cora Watt,
Jennie Smith, Annie Card and E.
Redding.
With the exception of the prin-
cipal all appointments were made
from the present members of the
faculty. Mr.. Olinder, who will sue.
coed Principal McFadden, is trans
ferring to this city from Lovelock,
where he holds a similar position at
the present time. Mr.. McFadden
did not make application for re-
appointment to his present position
and it is presumed will move to
some other locality in the state.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
ELECTRIC EMPLOYE
INSTANTLY KILLED

While standing on the ground re-
pairing a switch box at the corner
of Bridge and Second streets, last
Saturday morning, Octavius Mer-
eschi, an employee of the Winnie
mucca Water & Light Company
received a shock of electricity into
his body and was instantly killed
First aid was rendered and a ply
stefan Immediately summoned, but
all efforts to revive the unfortunate
man proved futile.
Deceased, who was veteran OF
the world war and member OF
Vernon Robins post American Lee
gion, was thirty-three years of age
and is survived by widow and two
children. He was held in general
esteem by all who knew him here
and was known as an industrious
and honorable man, an in conse.
quence his passing is greatly re.
GREETED, creating as it did one OF
the tragedies of this community.
Funeral services were held at, St
Paul's Catholic church Tuesday
morning and interment took place
in the Catholic cemetary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
NOTICE TO ILLIPAH
PETROLEUM STOCKHOLDERS

You are hereby notified that stock.
holders must, on or before April
18th exchange stock in the Illipah
Petroleum company for new stock in
Illipah Petroleum Syndicate.
All the assets of the old company
have been taken over by the new
Syndicate company, so it is vitality
important for the stockholders not
to fail to send in the old stock fol-
transfer on or before April IL. This
is necessary to protect their hold
ings.
ILLIPAH PETROLEUM SYNDI
CATE, Ely Nevada. B TIT adv. IL
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
M FADDEN CASE
ECHO HEARD At ELY

That the McFadden-Jurich feud
at Ely was not modified by the re-
cent trial of the jurist before the
state legislature is indicated in thu
following from the White Pine News.
At the afternoon session of the
county commissioners there were
some fireworks over the expense
bill of $94.08 for a recent trip of
Prosecuting Attorney Edwards to
Carson City. The regular bills had
been audited and allowed in the
forenoon but this one was laid
aside for the time. In the mean
time Mr.. Edwards was busy in the
justice court. Two messages were
sent to his office to come up to
the commissioners room before he
learned of it and he then came i'm
mediately and hastily asked if he
could not be excused for about
twenty minutes.
Eyes, we have waited two hours
for you, so l guess twenty minutes
more won't make much difference
answered Commissioner Robert A,
Baird.
After Mr.. Edwards return Mr..
Baird asked him to explain the ma
ture of the county business upon
which he went to Carson.
The district attorney replied that
he went to confer with the at
torney-general in the matter of
proceedings for the collection of
$4,000 bullion tax from the Nevada
Consolidated Copper Company, to
discuss with Mr.. Diskin the question
of whether or not the county board
could go above the SO tax rate, and
that while there he had drafted a
bill definitely limiting the rate for
all purposes to $500.
Asked if this could not have been
done by correspondence, Mr.. Ed
wards said he had had some cor
respondence with the attorney-een-
eral but that it had not been salts
factory and he concluded that il
would be better at that time, when
Mr.. Diskin was SO busy with the
legislative session, to go in person
and get at the facts directly by per-
sonal conference. He reminded Mr..
Baird that he had asked him pri-
lvately about the trip and that the
commissioner had not objected and
said he thought 1t was understood
or that it was all right.
us there any truth in the rumor
that you received telegram to go
to Carson and furnish additional
information to be used in the trial
of Judge McFadden and that you
went in response to that?" asked
Mr.. Braid.
at is absolutely false" replied
Mr.. Edwards with some heat. my
trip there had nothing whatever to
do with Judge McFadden. Before
saw Mr.. Diskin he had learned
through the White Pine News of
the obscene language used by Mr..
Vargas in the Dawn Margaret Will
liams trial and asked me to testify
to it. | told him No. that the
county clerk could testify to that
and tried to keep out Of it. When
| was there the next trip and testi-
fled to that | was not on the stand
over about thirty seconds"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12

In Norway the shark is caught
and utilized. His head is made into
glue, his teeth into ivory" orna-
ments, his flesh into fertilizer, his
liver into "cod-liver" oil and his
hide into leather of the finest quality.
With millions of sharks in North
Pacific waters there is no reason
why marketable and needful prod
ucts could not be made from them
by the cities of that coast.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
Sister L. Ill

Sister L. Ill
Mrs. P. B. Roberts and Mrs. W.
S. Bonnifield of this place received
word from relatives in San Fran
cisco, that their sister, Mrs. Mary
Guerena, well known here, was
very ill and was to undergo an
operation at one of the hospitals in
that city on Tuesday. Mrs. Rob-
erts Immediately left on the West
ern Pacific last Sunday evening, to
be at the bedside of her sister.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
More Sheep Sold

r. B. Stewart, Elko county stock
man, has purchased 1000 ewes from
the flocks of Peter Egoscue, well
known sheep man of this section,
and will take delivery of the sheep
in this city next week, transferring
them to his ranching properties in
the neighboring county.