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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13
UNCLE EZRA
OBSERVES
BY La Monte WaldrOn.
" HE early worm sometimes
get onto the fish hook.

Folks that made the greatest
hullabaloo bout the heroes when
they went off to the war seem
60 have pretty near forgot 'em
by now.
\ Sim Twinkum got himself mar
ried spell ago an took his bride
right home to live. Now the
house amt big enough to hold
the hull family. Looks to me
like relytives in most cases ought
to keep apart 'cept for visitin'
purposes.
Browns pesl1y dog set up a
barlkin t'other night and kept on
till night mornin'. Bet he wouldn't
let out a single zap II there was
Q burglar round.
Some ROSTERS makes more fuss
than anybody else in the barn
yard when q hen lays q egg.
I got q bantam reminds me Of
one Of them there boxin' fellers.
Don't make no difference how
many times he gifts knocked
down, he comes up smilin'.
Little Eph Hicks is savin' up
20 go out West an make a few
Indians bite the dust. tell him
he'd better keep on at school, blu:
he thinks I'm a poor OIL Teller
what don't know nothin'.
Hank Perkins is one Of the
most ambitionest men in the
county. He don't know a note Of
music but he's bought him a
silver horn an keeps on BLOWN .
on 1t from mornin' to night. Elk.
poets to git to join the band.
Polly Pelkins is wearin' a pair
Of queer lookin red shoes with
sparlSlin' buckles on 'em that
looks mighty costly. Deacon
Epriggins' daughter Marthy
preached a sermon right at Polly
for SIGH wicked display.
Seems to me that Europe better
be turnin' a whole lot Of them
swords into plowshares or chasin'
them standin' armies into the
fields and on to the farms.
Simmons barn ketched fire
t'other night. Corners Volunteers
would Of put it out if they hadn't
been so deep interested in a game
Of cards.
New singin' club is bein' organ.
lied down to the village. Only
trouble is that most Of the or
ganizers can't sing worth a cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13
OVER THE
BUMPS
By La Monte WaIdron.

T SN'T It astonishing how the
elevator service improves as
n the holidays draw nearer?
The football season is over, but
those who love exhibitions of VIC.
lence may still hang around and
watch the rushes Of the holiday
shopping crowds.
The man who habitually over.
eats is more than likely to blame
the changes in the weather for
his truobles.
The cynic declares that civilt-
zation is known by tho superiority
Of it's jails
II Aladdin should appear with
that wonderful lamp someone
would probably knock him on the
head with a piece Of lead pipe and
ride away with it in a high-pow.
cred car.
Everything has its uses; glass
in the road is good for the garage
man.
A pessimist is an optimist
wrongside out.
After a man has made his for
tune he generally finds that he
has lost his digestion.
F.. With some people reform BE-
comes quite a pastime.
The original speeder probably
drove the juggernaut.
How about an efficiency ex-
pert to look over a lot Of those
statesmen?
When you find a married WON.
an that sings at her homework
nowadays she is regarded as a
hopeless back number by the rank
and file Of her sex.
The chaps who can tell how to
do it are much more numerous
than the ones who can do it.
People like to see shows with a
happy ending because they know
there's really no such thing.
The person who makes the
most fuss at a fire is the one
who doesn't live there, doesn't
own anything there and doesn't
know anybody there.
Many of those who jeer at
divorce secretly wish that they
could take advantage Of It.
WHICH T. S1rI declares Aer In
dependence she usually has a
man in mind to whom she IL
ready to surrender it.
A hick town is one where the
mudhole in front Of the post
office is nearly as bad as that
opposite the bank.
In the Indian snake dance
there are many things that re-
mind US Of politics as 1t is cur
rently performed.
The wife is very careful to
make him put on his rubbers-
especially if he hasn't an insur.
ance policy.
The one who wins a race is
bound to be unpopular with those
who lose it.
HAVE A SMIL,E|
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

New singin' club is bein' organ
lied down to the village. Only
trouble is that most Of the or
ganizers can't sing worth a cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

The wife is very careful to
make him put on his rubbers-
especially if he hasn't an insur.
ance policy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

A hick town is one where the
mudhole in front Of the post
office is nearly as bad as that
opposite the bank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

The chaps who can tell how to
do it are much more numerous
than the ones who can do it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

In the Indian snake dance
there are many things that re-
mind US of politics as it is cur
rently performed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

People like to see shows with a
happy ending because they know
there's really no such thing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13
GRINS AND
GROWLS
By Lisle Bell.

Is ever accused of
IN carrying water on both
\ hips.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

Why worry about the modern
Notting problem when it could be
abolished easily simply by killing
OF either one sex or the other.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

When a girl declares her in
dependence she usually has a
man in mind to whom she IL
ready to surrender it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

The person who makes the
most fuss at a fire is the one
who doesn't live there, doesn't
own anything there and doesn't
know anybody there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

The one who wins a race is
bound to be unpopular with those
who lose it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

Folks that made the greatest
hullabaloo bout the heroes when
they went off to the war seem
60 have pretty near forgot 'em
by now.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

The hardest thing in the world
is to get a fellow suffering w;.a
the hives to get interested IN q
descriptive novel Of ThraaN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

Many of those who jeer at
divorce secretly wish that they
could take advantage Of it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

Little Eph Hicks is savin' up
20 go out West an make a few
Indians bite the dust. I tell him
he'd better keep on at school, but
he thinks I'm a poor OIL Teller
what don't know nothin'.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

When you find a married WON.
an that sings at her housework
nowadays she is regarded as a
hopeless back number by the rank
and file Of her sex.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

People with old-fashioned ideas
are the kind that have the same
doctor for whatever is the matter
with them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

Simmons barn ketched fire
t'other night. Corners Volunteers
would Of put it out if they hadn't
been so deep interested in a game
Of cards.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

How about an efficiency ex-
pert to look over a lot Of those
statesmen?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

It's getting so that the only
time you can get peek at the
real face of a girl is Just before
she goes to bed when she washes
up-if she does.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

I got q bantam reminds me Of
one Of them there boxin' fellers.
Don't make no difference how
many times he gifts knocked
down, he comes up smilin'.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

Some ROSTERS makes more fuss
than anybody else in the barn
yard when q hen lays q egg.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

No one who has ever watched
o dairy maid milk half dozen
cows before breakfast can call
The country girl slow.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
ANNIVERSARY
IS CELEBRATED
MIR. and Mrs. F. Gansberg Gel
ebrate 18th Wedding An
niversary at their Home

A very happy social event on last
weeks calendar was the gathering of
many friends to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fritz Gansberg in Alpine county,
to offer congratulations in honor of
their seventeenth wedding anniver-
sary. Seventeen years ago Mr.. Cans
berg went back to Nebraska and
claimed his bride and with him she
came to Fredericksburg where they
have beautiful country home. With
their three manly boys it is happy
family.
After an hour in conversation cards
were enjoyed for the remainder of the
evening. High scores were made by
Vernita Bruins and A. o. Taylor. The
lowest score was made by Lawrence
Robinson.
While cards were played Mr.. Cans
berg brought out two large baskets
of his big luscious apples which won
prizes at the Douglas county high
school fair and the recent Reno fair.
The apples were a rare treat, and a
supper was also served at midnight.
The guests departed after wishing
Mr.. and Mrs. Gansberg many returns
for many more happy anniversaries.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
PARTY
ATA.0. TAYL0RS

A surprise party was rendered Mrs.
A. o. Taylor Saturday evening. 900"
was the evenings entertainment and
favors were awarded to Mrs. Ernest
Dressler and Carl Thran. The conso-
lation honors went to Richard Bass
man, Jr.
Following the games refreshments
were served to Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Thran, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Robinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Dressler, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Bruins, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Bassman, Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz
Gansberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dress
Ire, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Taylor, Mrs.
E. Hamilton, the Misses Mabel Melin
Helen Perry, Vernita Bruins, Marie
Thran, Maryemma Taylor, Lucille
Robinson, Messrs. Chris Gansberg,
Ernhart Bassman, Erwin Elges, HUI
bert Bruins, Walter Gansberg, Richard
Bassman, Jr., Fred Gansberg, Rich
ard Thran, Elvin Bassman, Carl
Thran, Lawrence Robinson and Buddie
Dressler.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
SALVATION ARMY
DRIVE IS NOW ON

The Salvation Army of the state of
Nevada is staging this week drive
for funds to carry on the good work
throughout the state during the COM
ing year.
The drive is under the management
of the state advisory board, of which
Governor Scrugham is the chairman.
He has appointed Geo. A. Montrose of
Gardnerville as the chairman for
Douglas county and has placed the
sum of $175 as the quota for this
county. Mr.. Montrose has appointed
the following committees to supervise
the work of collecting Douglas quota:
Gardnerville, Mrs. N. p. Anderson,
Mrs. Chris Neddenriep, Raymond Bor-
da and Grover L. Krick. Genoa: Mrs.
Ruth Mason and Mrs. Finnegan. Min
den: Mrs. Robert Thorne, Mrs. H. r.
Jepsen, VIM. Dangberg and Henry
Maytell.
1t is hoped that the sum requested
will be received in the drive which will
be completed on Saturday.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
REBUKES RANGE
POLICY ATTACK
Senator Oddie Replies to Gov.
Scrugham; Local Stockman
Upholds the Range Policy

In a public address at San Francis
co last week, Governor Scrugham took
occasion to criticise the range policy
of the federal government, pointing
out that instead of real benefit to
live stock interests, the forest depart
ment, through high grazing fees, were
exacting a toll in an amount that
seemed to be in line with policy of
vast revenue for the government.
United States Senator Oddie takes
exceptions to the remarks made by
Nevada's governor, and in a letter to
the Reno Gazette, has the following
to say:
"Gov. Scrugham's statements be-
fore the California Wool Growers as
sociation at San Francisco a few days
ago show that he is either misinform-
ed regarding the range situation, or
has drawn upon his imagination.
"If he would inquire he would find
out about the efforts that Western
Republican senators are making to
have the grazing fees reduced. Sena-
tor Phipp's bill providing for this, will
probably pass very soon. Further
more, his broad attacks upon the ad-
ministration along other lines are dis
tinctly unfair and uncalled for.
"He failed to state what he has
been trying to do to the Western
sheep and cattle industries recently,
in working for and supporting those
who have been trying to remove the
tariff from the live stock, wool, beef
and mutton. Had this effort been
successful these industries would have
died completely in our Western coun-
try.
Consistency is a valuable thing
now and then. l believe the Western
live stock men will appreciate what
it is"
George G. Hussman, prominent live
stock owner of Carson Valley, and
who uses the forest ranges to consid-
cradle extent, declares that the pres
ent range fees are not unreasonable
and that livestock owners, as rule
have no complaints to make relative
to the present range policies of the
federal government. He believes that
opposition being advanced is purely
political propaganda, and not from
any legitimate objections from the
greater number of livestock owners
who in his opinion, are perfectly sat.
isfied with the range policy of the
federal government.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
Creamery Wins
Blue Ribbon
Makes Highest Score at Ag-
ricultural Fair Held Recent
" at University of Nevada

At the agricultural fair held at
University of Nevada recently
the Minden Butter Manufacturing
company was awarded the blue
ribbon and as a result the direc-
tors, manager and stockholders of
the local creamery are extremely
delighted.
Numerous other butter manu.
featuring plants operated in this
state had exhibits at the fair and
in winning the first prize, the
Minden Creamery has maintained
the splendid reputation for manu.
featuring a superior product,
which was first won at the Mid
winter fair held in San Francisco
In 1908.
At the agricultural fair held in
Reno, Minden butter scored 93H,
the highest percentage of any
butter placed on exhibition.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
MRS. E. MACUIRE
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Bakers Mother Born in
Covered Wagon When lrn-
migrant Train Came West

Mrs. F. II. Baker, who was called
to Salinas, Cal, on Wednesday of last
week. by the critical illness of her
mother, arrived there a short time be-
fore the end came. The following ta-
ken from the Salinas Journal VIII be
of interest to everyone here and who
sympathize with Mrs. Baker in her
bereavement:
Mrs. Eliza L. Mcguire, resident OF
Salinas for forty years, passed away
Saturday at her home on Harvest
street after an illness of three weeks,
Deceased was born on an emigrant
train passing through Nevada in 1904.
Her parents first settled in Sonoma
county, where they engaged IN farm
ing, and moved to the Salinas valley
in the early eighties. Mrs. Mcguire
was the widow of the late John Ma
guire, a prominent business man mere
n generation ago. She was the moth
er of five children, the only survivor
being Mrs. Ida Baker of Gardnerville,
Nevada. who arrived here two days
before her mothers death.
She is also survived by three sisters
Mrs. Jesse Bardin of Salinas, Mrs.
Mary Foster of Arroyo Seco, and Mrs.
Hattie Ballard of Oakland and by the
following grandchildren: Franklin and
Jack Baker of Nevada, Nadine, Ar
thur and Alfred Mcguire, and Walter
White, Jr., of Salinas.
The funeral was held Monday at z
pm. from the parlors of the Salinas
Undertaking company; interment IN
/. o. o. +. cemetery.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
LITERARY CLUB MEET
AT CARMAN HOME

Mrs. NJ. E. Carman was hostess,
Monday evening to the members of
the Gardnerville Woman's Literary
Club.
The COMMITTEES made their reports
concerning the benefit play, which
was given November first, and after
all obligations were met, something
over 5000 was made. A committee
was appointed to make selection of
playground equipment, best suited to
the needs of the children of the gram
mar school.
After the business meeting pa
triotic program of unusual interest
was given in keeping with Armistice
Day. Mrs. Claire Morrison's paper,
on "Our National Capital and Gov
ernment" was most interesting. Mrs.
Todd played melody of American
airs while Mrs. J. ]. Brockliss read
a most interesting outline of their
origin. The national hymns of all the
foreign nations were played by Mrs.
Todd, which added much to the even
ing's entertainment. The program
was concluded by the singing Of
america, The Beautiful" the Ma
tional Federation song.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
LEGION DANCE
TOMORROW EVE
Music for This Event Will be
Furnished by the Famous
Big ~" Orchestra of Reno

An Armistice Day dance will be
given at Carson Valley Improvement
der the auspices of Carson Valley
Post of the American Legion. Men,
bers of the local post had first planned
to give the dance on Thursday night,
Club hall, Minden, tomorrow night un-
but from the fact that mid-week
dances are not, as a rule, very well
attended, it was deemed advisable to
hold the dance on Saturday night.
The Legion boys have always made
a success of their dances and the af-
fair tomorrow night will be no ex-
ception to that rule. The Big Four
orchestra of Reno has been engaged
to furnish music for the dance, and a
supper will be served by le-
gion members, assisted by the Wom-
ans Auxiliary of that organization.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14

One cool November morning the
jailor opened the door of Sharp's cell
to find that he had no prisoner. Dur
ing the night Sharp had removed the
/ lossened bricks and made his getaway
At once the hue and cry was raised
and deputies on prancing steeds were
soon on his trail. Sharp had been
playing a lone hand and depended on
his knowledge of the country to aid
him in his getaway; but he had to
have supplies befor he could take to
the hills. He made his way to a
ranch on the Walker river, where he
thought he would be able to outfit
himself and here he was found by one
of the searching parties who had dis
covered his trail.
Back of the red brick courthouse at
Aurora he was taken. Gone were the
days of his favors in the Jail. He had
broken faith once and he was to be
trusted no more. Into his cell was
brought the village blacksmith and
soon a fire. -blackened chain was Sc
curely stapled to the plank floor of
the cell and the other end was at
tached to a shackle riveted around
Sharp's left leg.
Three feet of iron chain held him
in his cell. Night and day he was Sc
curely fastened to the floor and his
dream of liberty was gone. He was
tried and in due time found guilty and
/ served his time in the state prison at
Carson City. What his end was l
never learned.
Early in October of this year l Wis
tied Aurora once again after an ab-
senoe of over twenty years. Back to
the scenes of early youth. No, not the
scenes, only the memories of the
scenes. Gone were the faces l once
knew. Gone the men and the women
who gave to the old camp life, and a
happy life it was, too.
Only two grizzled old men left amid
the early day pride of old Esmeralda
the camp famed in song and story
the camp where Mark Twain lost his
first fortune when he failed to do the
holding work on the Wide West min
ing claim-the camp tells of so vivid
ly in "Roughing It."
| stood in the center of the old
Main street, and facing the mountains
of the East, gazed upward along the
line of deserted stores-with the iron
shutters rusting on their hinges, the
old saloons with the wooden awnings,
which once shaded the tipplers of a
by-gone day, rotting away, past the
old courthouse, past Twain's famed
cabin, to the upper forks of the once
lively street, where the old home of
Governor Colcord sits, growing gray
er and grayer, never again to witness
crowded street below.
The gray sage had encroached upon
the street. The old brick k-arched sewer
had given away and left gaping
hole where once the flower, the beau
Continued on last page, column 81
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
Geo. A. Montrose Writes
Graphic Story ofOd Aurora

1t was in September, 1880, that De.
tective Lees of the San Francisco DO.
lice force and Detective Hume of tn
Wells Fargo company, captured Lin.
coin Anthony Sharp, the famous stage
robber of that time.
Sharp was Missourian, about thir.
ty-four years of age, and one who had
been trained in the hard school of the
West. He was gallant, daring fel.
low who made raids into the noun.
tain sections and then returned to the
bright lights of San Francisco to en-
joy his ill-gotten wealth.
For several years prior to his cap
ture, Sharp, generally working alone
but once in a while with a partner,
made miserable the lives of the stage
drivers and shotgun messengers OF
the day. He had a special liking for
the stage road which ran through
Smith Valley in Lyon county, Nevada,
along which the heavily laden stages
wended their way to Aurora and the
Bodie section.
On his last foray he was accompa-
MED by man by the name of Frank
Keith, young fellow he had met in
San Francisco. They held up the stage
on "Stagerobber Hill," which lies be-
tween Wellington in Lyon county and
Sweetwater in Mineral county.
Messenger Tobey was on the box
tpbap fhn poy,p,aVd tpau nipan to
Halt" and he Immediately went into
action with his Sawed off shotgun"
with the result that when the battle
was over, Keith was found lying be-
side the road, subject for the under
taker, and Sharp was hiking for pas
lures new.
The search of keith's body revealed
a laundry mark on his underclothes
which Detective H"-ne was quick to
accept as a clue, and proceeded to run
down the marking. This laundry mark
was the undoing of Sharp, as it was
shown that it was the mark of San
Francisco laundry, and that the laun-
dry had been delivered to a rooming
mousse on MlilId street.. n ClOSe WdtCH
was kept on the room and it was not
many days until Mr.. Sharp returned
to his room and was arrested.
Sharp was brought back to Aurora,
Nevada, to stand trial as Aurora was
at that time the county seat of Es-
meralda county, and his last robbery
had been committed in that county.
He was given the best room in the lit
tie jail and was treated as somewhat
of a noted prisoner. He was a jolly
good fellow with many a good story
to tell and to while away the weary
hours, he was allowed to keep his
pocket knife to whittle out toys for
the children of the jailer. The knife
was a small one but large enough to
dig the mortar from between the
bricks of the wall of his cell, and
during the long dark hours of the
night he busted himself in this occu-
patton.