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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-12-07
G. OBER MEETS
SUDDEN DEATH

q FATAL accident occurred at the
4 Aired Cook ranch. three miles
north of Genoa last Friday morning
when Glen Ober fell from the loft
in the barn, striking his head on a
cement curbing, resulting In a
fractured skull and other injuries.
When Mr. Ober did not come in
for dinner. 1t was at first thought he
was down in the field with the herd
Of dairy cows unde. his charge. II
was noticed however, that his saddle
hor.e was in the corral, and one OF
Mr.. Cooks boys instituted search
Going into the barn he was Mortified
to find Mr.. Ober lying on the floor
with a deep cash in his head and
blood running from his mouth and
ears. He rushed to his mother tell
ing her of the accident. Mr.. Cook.
who was In Carson was notified and
other men employed on the ranch
brought the injured man to the
hospital.
DR.. William L. Howell and DIR.
Huffaker, the latter Of Carson, were
summoned. Mr.. Aber's injuries were
found to be Of fatal nature and he
passed away few hours after the
accident occurred.
Mr.. Cook In speaking of the deceas-
ed. states that he was the most
conscientious man ever to enter his
employ. They felt a deep interest in
his welfare and treated him as one
of their own family.
The mother of the unfortunate
man, who resides In San Diego, was
notified Of the accident, and ac-
companied by her daughter came
to Nevada, only to arrive after her
son had passed away.
Deceased was about 40 years of
age and was one of ten children.
seven of which survive him.. Mr..
Cook states that the young man
idolized his mother and sent her
all of his earnings. excepting that
necessary for incidental expenses.
All of the men employed on the
Cook ranch are protected by in
dustrial insurance and the mother
in due time, will undoubtedly be
awarded monthly sum by the state
Industrial commission.
The remains were shipped to San
Diego, Cal. for burial Monday eve
ming.
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PARTY AT FRANK
SETTELMEYER'S

KTR. and Mrs. Frank Settelmeyer
Ava were host and hostess to, about
sixty of their friends at a party at
their farm home near Genoa Satur-
day evening.
Whist was played for several hours
at the conclusion of which Mrs. E.
Dressler and George Selby were an
nounced winner of high scores while
Lawrence Settelmeyer was awarded
the consolation prize.
was served at prettily appointed
tables after which dancing was en-
joyed until the wee small hours of
morning. Mrs. ]. l.. Campbell and
II. Marquat were the center of at
traction in a specially dance and de-
lighted the guests with their new,
yet old interpretations Of the mod
ern dance.
Mrs. Settelmeyer provided special
amusement for the small folks who
were present, making the evening as
enjoyable for them as it was for their
elders.
Those that enjoyed the hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. Settelmeyer, were:
Messrs. and Mesdames ]. Hickey
VIM. Rabe, T.. Dressler, F. Fricke, Jr.,
Chas. Anderson, H. Wehrman. Joe
Campbell, c. Christensen, G. Heidt-
man, II. Behrman, d. Winkelman,
H. Marquat, A. Settelmeyer, Mrs. d.
Wennhold, Mrs. E. Selby, Mrs. J. l..
Campbell, Mrs. L. Finnegan, the
Misses Dorothy Wennhold. Katie
Behrman, Frieda Sarman, Mary and
Christine Wilslef, Richard Wennhold,
Fred, Lawrence and Arthur Settel-
meyer, George Selby. Carl Syll, And
rev Christensen, Harry and Ewald
Winkelman
Among the younger set present
were Alice Wennhold, Anna Wilslef,
Lois Rabe, Arlie Anderson, Marga-
ret and Ellen Campbell, Ethel
Graunke, Zelda Jarvis. Harlan Frfcke.
Willie and Henry Andersen. Emery
Graunke, Marvin Sc tt e mey r,
Augustus, Billie and Jimmie Camp
bell.
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STORES ARE in
HOLIDAY DRESS

CHRISTMAS is approaching with
astonishing rapidity while the
stores at Minden and Gardneryille
have taken on holiday attire as If by
magic and this week big stocks of
new Christmas goods have been plae-
ed on display. In keeping with the
general demand, goods being dis
played lean toward the more prac-
tical side and the displays are most
attractive.
Howard Bros. in this issue have
a page ad. Electrical goods, dainty
wearing apparel. Brunswick phono-
graphs, cut glass and last but not
least, splendid line Of substantial
toys make up only a partial list of
the good being displayed
The Minden Dry Goods Store In
big display ad calls attention TO the
fact that $4,000 worth of seasonable
merchandise Will be placed on spec
ial Christmas sale today and quote
prices on mems and boys suits,
ladies' and misses suits and coats.
millinery and the like. A big dis
play of Christmas novelties just re-
ceived will be included In the big
sale
The Arendt Jensen company has
assembled their holiday goods in the
new department of the store and the
line Is exceedingly attractive. The
dry goods department is also in hoi-
day attire and a nice line of Christ
mas novelties are on display
'Becks" jewelry shop is store
house of precious and attractive
gifts. new stock of jewelry and
the like having just been received.
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BAZAAR TO BE.
HELD AT MINDEN

THE pupils of Minden school will
stage a Christmas operetta on
Monday evening. December 18th at
the Carson Valley Improvement
Club Hall in that town, to which the
people of Carson falley are invited.
There will be no admission fee.
After the entertainment. the ladies
Of the Minden Fortnightly Literary
Club, will hold a bazaar and dance.
A charge will be made for admission
to the dance and refreshments will
be served.
The ladies of Minden are giving
this bazaar to aid in raising funds
for school ground equipment and it
is hoped that the attendance will be
large AS one of the club members
expressed herself, This is not to be
a Jesse James affair, but people will
be given their moneys worth of fun.
besides making it possible to buy
dainty handmade Christmas gifts.
The entertainments in the past,
given by the pupils of the Minden
school have reflected a great deal
of credit upon the teachers, Misses
Alice O'Brien and Dorothy Raycraft.
Much attention has been given to
special costuming for the coming
operetta, which promises to be bet
ter than ever
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HOG INDUSTRY
ON INCREASE

LOGS are a source of good revenue
>on many farms in Carson Valley
and In recent years more attention
mas been given to breeding and
proper housing condition that ever
before. Among those that are ex-
tensively engaged in the hog in
dustry is F. Schacht. AT his farm
In this Valley substantial new
building of considerable size has re-
cently Deen erected LscialY
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breadth of the land drive Is
being conducted for the relief OF
starving children. Starving chill
dren. Can one conceive of anything
worse? Starvation Is bad enough
when an adult must suffer 1t, but
when 1t is a child, helpless, unable
to provide for itself in any way
then it must indeed be a heart of
stone that refuses to still the gnaw-
ing and the pangs of hunger. And
hunger and famine is stalking in
Germany. and its chief victims are
children, innocent little girls and
boys like our own.
Realizing this desperate situation,
Major General Allen, who command
ed the army of occupation on the
Rhine, has taken hold. An organi-
zation has been effected and a
nationwide drive for funds is be-
ing conducted in order to save at
least the lives of Germany's little
children. We quote a recent mess
age of his:
Altogether seven million chill
dren are in urgent need of food.
Most of them do not get any
warm meals and bread at all.
They are so badly undernourish-
ed that they are in great danger
of contracting tuberculosis. In
Dresden, one-sixth of the school
children suffer from famine.
The shortage of foodstuffs
for children is increasing stead
lily owing to augmented unem-
ployment and to the rapidly ris-
ing cost of materials. Five mil
lion people are without work and
an additional one and a half
million are working short time.
The index of the government for
the cost OF living In October was
234 times higher than before the
war. In September the prices of
foodstuffs equalled 200Po Of the
gold prices in peace times. The
wages approximate 500 Of peace
time wages, according to reports
of the various municipalities.
THE providing of milk for
babies and small children is en-
tirely unsatisfactory since the
various towns obtain only one
tenth of tho milk which they re-
eeiyed in peace times They get
coffee and saccharine instead.
As a result the mortality rate of
babies during the last three
months was 21ao higher than last
year. although the birth-rate in
Berlin declined by 1870. Half of
the newly-born children have
been transferred TO orphan as
ylums since the parents cannot
provide for them.
THE shortage of clothing for
children during the coming
winter will affect their state OF
health very much. Approx
mately three million people are
without underelothing and
shoe. Babies are without swad-
ding clothes and In many in
stances bedclothing is entirely
missing
This speaks for itself. Add to
hat the testimony of the returned
senator's, whose first words to
America were an exhortation to help
The poor children of Germany, and
he testimony of returning travellers
who say the misery with their own
eyes, and there can be no question
but that the situation is desperate in
he extreme.
Suicides, practically unheard of
IN Germany before, are a daily oc-
,urance. Over 10000 took their own
ives during the last year out of
sheer desperation, driven mad by
he pangs of hunger and cold.
Parents are reported to have killed
heir own children. rather than see
hem slowly starve to death by
inches. Truly. if misery ever stalk
I'd through a land it is stalking
through Germany today. And the
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HURT IN NINE ACCIDENT

AT Masonic last Friday William
MILLER and T. Frazer, were SER
icusly injured in an accident at the
Chemung claim when they picked in
to a missed hole. Just how serious
ly the men were injured has not
been ascertained.
A round of holes had been put in
and after they were set off Miller
and Frazier went to work taking out
ore. In picking into the rock the
dynamite that failed to explode was
discharged.
Mr.. Miller is brother-in-law Of
James Currie of this place.
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TURKEY SHOOT
NEXT SUNDAY

IAyING the idea that there are
! large number of good shots In
this community that might want
turkey or fat goose for Christ
mas. the Kit Carson Rifle Club VIII
hold shoot at their range on the
Dressler fiat next Sunday afternoon.
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CHURCH SERVICES

Sunday School Sunday morning al
10 a. m.
Preaching at II a. m.
Epworth League at 1880 p. m.
All are cO daily invited.
Z. V. BRONSON, Pastor.
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A senior play will be held at the
Douglas county high school, De-
cember 81.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
PERoLIO SHOT BY WIFE

Louis Perolio, well known through out the Bessemer district. Is critically III at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital from the effect of pistol wound, and his wife has been arrested by coun- ty officials, charged with the crime. Officials state that the shooting of Perolio took place at the home of the couple near Piney Woods Satur- day morning. Mrs. Perolio came to the sheriff's office before noon to give herself up.
 Officials state that Mrs. Peroho claims her husband was abusing her at the time of the affray, and that she shot in self-defense. The bullet took effect in Perolios stomach and abdomen, and little hope Is held out for his recovery.
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 to make some myself. While she was skilfully fashioning a lovely big flat basket for cut flowers, we talked of things of interest to women, and she told me how, some years ago, she learned about Cardui, the woman's tonic, and what wonderful help it's use had been to her. She looks the picture of health now, and says she can make twelve baskets, like the one she made for me, in q day. She can make eight sbugle' baskets, or two market baskets 3 day, she added. We make baskets in al our odd tmes,' she remarked. My hus- band farms, but during the winter months the whole family works at. basket and up here Ny husband Md Oar turns U"a all pifSs tSe rounds for the chairs and he cuts the oak the splints.
 Another basket-maker met was Miss Eula Mayo, of near Daylight, Tenn, an expert maker of the little 'bugle' baskets, the common use of which is to hold cut flowers on wall. This young woman learned basketry from her sister who is recognized as one of the most proficient in Middle Tennessee. Miss Mayo told me she had gotten into rundown con- dition some months ago, so her mother insisted that she take Cardui, with the result that her health has greatly im- proved.
 "I met Mrs. Caroline Murphy, inc wife of Frank Murphy, busy Cannon county farmer. She told me that basketry had been a very profitable spare-time oc- cupation for her, and that she could make a large bushel basket in the spare time she finds in day, without neglecting her children and household duties. I have been doing this ever since married five years ago, and l like to do it, she said."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
BRIGHTON ASSOCIATION MEETS

The ParentTeachers' association of the Brighton school held the first meeting of the year Friday afternoon in the school auditorium. The meet ing was largely attended. and the program interesting In view of the large number of projects tho or ganization proposes to work out,
 Officers were elected for the com ing year. and are as follows: Mrs. s. P. Bruce, president; Mrs, R. IT Smith. vice president; Mrs. c. R. Brewer. secretary; Mrs. L. P. Ed mundson, treasurer. It was decided to change the time of meeting from the first to the second Fridays of the month. The room of Mrs. Win for this meeting.
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of foreign health experts, who will be here Thursday as the guests of the civic clubs. w. E. suratt and E. L. Huey have been appointed to ar- range for automobiles, J. L. Vance will arrange the musical program for the luncheon. while the luncheon pro- gram is under the direction of pr. E. P. Lacey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
PERsONALs

W. c. Baty was the recent xuest of his son at the University of Alabama.
 MT. and Mrs. Sol kartus and family and Miss Paulyne Powell will motor to Tuscaloosa Sunday. where they will visit friends.
 Riggs Stephenson will be the guest of his brother. s. c. Stephenson, dur ing next week.
 owen Wilson. who has oeeu con- fined to his bed for several weeks, is improving.
 Mrs. A. J. Boynton returned Sat- urday from visit with relatives at Chattanooga.
 Robert Berry of Tuscaloosa was the weekend guest of his sitter.
 Norman LefkoSits and F. U. Harris motored to Atlanta Friday to attend the Tech-V. NJ. I. game.
 Young Vann will return to the uni- versity Sunday after 8 visit with his parents, MT. and Mrs. L. L. Vann.
 Mrs. c. R. Kutchins returned Fri day from New York. where she was the guest of friends.
 Mrs. Clyde Galloway has been re- moved to her homo from the hospital, much improved.
 Mrs. J. H. Edwards and daughter, Nellie, will leave Sunday morning for Denver, Col, to spend the winter.
 Cornwall Kennedy. who has been the guest of friends here for the past three weeks. will return to his home In Denver Sunday.
 Miss Virginia Tyler, daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. E. Tyler, continues i'll at their home on Nineteenth street,
 MT. and Mrs. J. W. Rarden are spending some time at Hot Springs, ArkAnsas.
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 1t takes a whoie day to make one after the frame Is put together by tho men. The ''bugle" baskets arc sold to the peddler at B cents apiece. The average basket maker can finish four of them In day. The regular half-bushel store baskets, made of white oak splints, bring 50 cents each, and ono person can make two ot them a day.
 Preparafioa et the materials takes con- bsske. are s wovsa sEs Psss Peess 0i x s oak, called .'splints," although some of the mora ornamental shapes are woven of willow reeds and honeysuckle vines which have been properly peeled and cured. These are soaked in water before weaving, to make them pliable. For the oak spiints, second-Rrowth white oak saplings, of about six or eight inches in diameter at the ground, are cut. One old man told me that he easily could tell by looking at a tree whether or not It would split readily. After bringing home load of these small logs, the man will split them up into pieces which they call ''the gross" These the women take and di- vide into splints. When thoroughly dried, the splints arc tied up in punches and hung under shelter, ready for use. The ribs and stays of the baskets are specially shaped out ot the gross and finished with a knife.
 My guide," says the lady visitor, ''first directed me to the home of Mir. and Mrs. John L. Elkins, near Woodbury. Hound they had an extensive plant under two big shady walnut trees, and the family of five sat under the trees, making baskets. Mir. Elkins was splitting small white. oak logs into the gross, and Mrs. Elkins was making splints with rapidity that con- nianded my admiration when l attempted
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worth company had leased this prop erty for long term of years, the lease to become effective on January 1, 1925. Bessemer people have been interested for some time In a report that this company would locate one of its stores in this city. It is under stood that the building they are to occupy will be added to and inn proved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
WILL GIVE MINSTREL

The young peoples class of the Brighton Methodist church will pre- sent minstrel the last week in Oc- tober and the members are greatly interested in the formation of the cast. which is being done at this time; The affair will be one of the most elaborate entertainments given there in some time, and the proceeds are to be applied to fitting up the class rooms. The minstrel will be given at the school auditorium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

The monthly report of Coroner J. J. Grove shows that there were four homicides in the Bessemer cutoff during the past 30 days. This IS greatly In excess of the average for the year, and has been widely com mented on. Other features of the re- port shows: Deaths investigated, IS, white 2, colored II; natural deaths, g. accidental, 4; homicides, 4.
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sumed this week, when the first will be held Thursday evening at o'clock. There will be a number of interesting talks. The directors meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
 All details have been completed for the entertainment of the delegation
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ficers of the organization for the coming year. and Mrs. George H. Stevenson will act as director.
 A short musical program was car- ried out and most of the afternoon was spent In discussion of the year work, which is outlined in the year books, distributed at this time. Four new members were admitted to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
REX CLUB OPENS YEAR

The first meeting of the Rex club will be held at the club rooms on Second avenue Wednesday evening An interesting program has been pre- pared by the entertainment commit tee, under the direction of Mrs Nor ris Green. The club will entertain the members with a bridge party at this time. Sol Kartus heads this or ganization, which Is planning reg winter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
MOVES TO REssEMER

Dr. Lucius Batson of Shelby has moved to Bessemer. where he has purchased a home and will locate. He bought the Barner residence on Dartmouth avenue and his family will arrive in a few days
 Dr. Batson Is a nephew of T. J. Batson. and started the practice of medicine here more than 20 years with the offices of pr. T. F. Robin son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
WEDNESDAY CLUa ,sEurs

The Wednesday Music club will meet this week with Mrs. Joe Little instead of Mrs. E. L. Huey, as an nounced. Mrs. Macon Williams will be the director for the afternoon and the program will be as follows:
 Paper. "Ronda and Minuet," Mrs. George Ross "Gipsy Rondo" (Hay- den). Mrs. N. E. Thompson; Lullaby Wiengenlieb" (Mozart), Miss Phyllis Waites; My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair" (Hayden). Mrs. Macon Will Hams; "Minuet. Sextet, Op. 20" (Bee- thoven): "Knowest Thou the Land. op. 20" (Beethoven). Mrs. T. c. John ston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
WILL GIVE RECTTAL

The Halloween recital of the Grove School of Music will take place at the high school auditorium on the eve- ming of October 26. There will be a large number of pupils on the pro gram, and the affair promises to be most interesting event. This recital will be given largely in costume, and several of the numbers are to be un- uRual
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
BETH-nL s1srERHooD mUprs

El Sisterhood will be held Thurs day, October Il. at the home of Mrs. Joe Dannis on Clarendon. This will be the first meeting of the year, and IS to be held at o'clock in the aft ernoon. Plans for the next years work will be outlined at that time.
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church at s:45 o'clock, when Marvin Pharr will render a number of solos. MT. Pharr has been conducting the singing at the South Highlands Bap- tist church and has won wide att tention.
 RESUME FORUM MEETING
 The regular forum meetings of the Chamber of Commerce are to be re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
woOLwoRTH GETS LOCATION

A Bessemer location for tho Wool worth chaine,of stores was secured the past week. when that firm se- cured a lease on the building on Sec ond avenue now occupied by tho Goldberg Dry Goods company. A let ter from the owner of the Nuilding Dr. William Waldrop, formerly of Bessemer, confirms a report that this company had secured a store in this city.
 The letter from pr. Waldrop from Lakeland, Fla. stated that the Wool
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
MRS. WILSON IS HOSTESS

Mrs. Guy Wilson entertained the Quest club at her home on Claren- don avenue Friday afternoon. The house was attractive in fall flowers, and there was good attendance The study for the afternoon was "Journalism" and several interesting papers were contributed by Mrs. Rev Ledbetter, Mrs. George Cochran, Mrs Clay Ragsdale and others. At this meeting Miss Mabel Moore was elected delegate to the second dis trict convention of the federation.
 Those present were: Mrs. Clay Ragsdale, Mrs. Mac Clay. Mrs. Julian Erlick, Mrs. Roy Ledbetter. Mrs. H. IT. PendletGn. Mrs. F. s. Fitz- gerald. Mrs. J. E. Naftal. Mrs. T. J. McCollum, Miss Jessie Pringle and Miss Mable Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
MUSIC CLUB MEETS

The Junior Mcdowell Music club held It's first meeting of the year Wednesday afternoon at the home of Miss Dorothy farmer, when there was 8 large attendance. Miss Helen Vietch, Miss Clustie McTyeire and Miss Clara Mae Loveless are the or-
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ENTERTArNs WooDwARn c,.,7.

Mrs. Rogers Hamil was the charm- Ing hostess of the Woodward Bridge club and a few other friends Thurs gay afternoon at the homo of Mrs. J R. Pow. The rooms in which tb. four tables were set for the games were beautifully arranged In roses zennias and fall flowers.
 Mrs. T. J. Cuniff won the score prize. bridge set, while the con solation, hand made handkerchief. was drawn by Mrs. NJ J. Lee and the guest prize, a Japanese lamp shade was presented to Mrs. Hennessy. Al the conclusion of the games de- licious salad and ice course was served to the following: Mrs Haden Childers, Mrs. Steele, Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Mac Batson' Mrs. Hennessy' Mrs. q. J. Cuniff, Mrs. J. R. Pow Mrs. w. J. Hulsey' Mrs M j. Lee. Mrs Herbert Smith. Mrs. R. B. Hitchcock. Mrs. Horace Van de Voort