The Pioche Record from Pioche, Nevada • 1

Wist, 0r'c ft. All The News OF THE GREAT PIOCHE MINING DISTRICT All The Time THE PIOCHE RECORD ESTABLISHED SEPT 17th 1870. Commissioners Rate For SUU Fund, General County, Indigent fund, 8 Contingent fund, Currant Expense fund, Jury Fund Bond Interest Fund, 2 County High School 80 i 30 I 10 30 48 7 Gen. Ceuntv School 60 ToUl Levy 84.08 The board of county conimlasloners met at the court house last Monday In regular session and transacted an unusual volume of business most Important of which was the fixing of the foregoing stated tax rata for the year, 1911. After the usual routine of auditing bills and hearing petitions, the bids far the county hospital, boarding the county prisoner and printing were opened and awarded.

The hospital contract went to Dr. J. W. Smith of Callente, who agrees to care for a minimum of three patients per month for the sum of $0, and for each ad: dltlonal patient, the charge for keeping will be 11 per day; which care Includes food, clothing, medical and surgical attention. The only other hospital bid received was from Dr.

-W. W. Btockham of Ploche who had Ve contract for the care of county county Indigents the greater part of last year. The cost of transporting the patients to the -Plothe hospital to Callente la to be borne equal'y by the county and Dr. Smith.

Mrs. Hattle Walker of Ploche put In a bid of it cent per meal to feed the county prisoners. Her bid being the lowest, the contract was awarded the contract. The other bidders were: airs. M.

C. Jones, at SO cents per meal; Oag Chong Lung, at It cents; McDowell A Farrow, at 33 1-3 cents; Mrs. Alex Orr.at 37 1-1 cent and Mrs L. M. Bruno, at 37 1-3 cents.

The Prospector of Callente was successful In landing the printing contracts, notwithstanding that the publication does not possess the equipment to do the- work at home and Is therefore obliged to tend out of the state to have it executed. That the Prospector man flyuree his time to be valued absolutely nothing la conclusive. The Record submitted bids which leKwbut a narrow margin of profit to How the Prospector flgure.Jbe la going buy ham and bacon oa what he will get out of the county printing It Is dlffl cult to understand for In numerous Instance prices were named which are below actual cost of production. The Prospector publisher was requlr ed to furnish a bond of (500. INTER8T WITHDRAWN At the January meeting, the board passed a resolution auhtorlxlng the county auditor to add to all salary certificates a aum sufficient to pay Interest.

This matter was reconsidered and the action taken at the previous meeting annulled. The county clerk was Instructed to notify the sheriff that In the future officials connected wlht his office will be required to take receipts for any monies paid out for the county while In the of their duties. The commissioners believed that by so doing there would be less occasion for disputes to arise over such bills against the county. It was oredred that the fire commts sloners of Ploche be given authority to offer a reward of (5 to owners or horses to expedite the hauling of the firs apeatus to any fire which may occur la the future. CALIENTE iiRC BOARD It appeared to Iks members of the board, after hearing statements from 2L C.

Dranga and Robert Graham, Vt the firs commissioners of the Un of Calient have not been com plying: with the ordinances of that town, approved November 4th, 1.S0T, In which part of section chapter 1, wherein they hare failed to port each moath to the board ef coun ty commissioners; and also failing to comply with eectioa 1. chapter approved by said board November 1th, 1807. Upon, motion of Commit loner Owing, which was. teconded by Commissioner Ryaa aa oredr was duly entered to the effect that the Oaassts Rra eoommfcsloBSrs be re Fix Tax Hie Year 1911 quired to make an ccounting. The county board of educations ap peared at the meeting with the Information that It is impossible to secure suitable rooms In the public school building for the conduct of the high school at Panaca during the com Ing year and asked that a levy of 50 cents on each 1100 of assessable prop erty be made; that the same be col lected and paid Into the county treasurer, to be known as the county high school fund.

It is proposed to raise $10,100, the proceeds from which are to applied in erecting a building f-jr luc scl.ool. A potition was received from a ra in of residents of Panaca asking fir the removal from office of the supervisor of the Pause's road dlatrlc.t and the appointment in his place of Wlllam Keele. In the absence of more specific charges against the prei ent incumbent, the matter was laid j.re until next meeting. Holllnger wan appoint ed tu the office of supervsior of the fpriug Valley road distric t. The reslgnltlon of John H.

Deck, public administrator, was received an! accpeted. NYE COUNT! REQUEST A bl.l was received from Nye coun ty fr taxes alleged to be due that county, but collected by Lincoln coun ty, on 5000 head of sheep belonging to W. B. Cutler and which ranged In Nyo county tor nine mouths during tnnu euros eir no ouie JB4 ber if sheep and tor tha same length of tune, belonging to W. J.

Schcfleld. Tha matter was laid over for investl- g.tno I. iVn engineer's license was granted to W. 3. Town upon tha payment of Old tMual fee.

A petition from the residents of Oes.r praying for the creation of tlu lieyeer school district was re ceded and granted. District Attorney McNamee In formed the members of the board that Francisco Galllndo, wanted for tut murder of a fellow countryman in thy Meadow Valley Wash last De cerning, had been apprehended at Green River, Wyo. The board author ize I the sheriff to go after the prisoner and charge the expense of the trip to the county. Th board ordered transfers made ti tha several funds, as follows: From state school to general coun ty, I1.027.1S; from Caliente fire to Callente special town, from general county to salary. fron general county to current 1178.75; from general count to Indigent, 1707.71.

"lie next meeting of the board wll. I ht-ld March CD-7IME PIOCHE MAN DIES IN LOS ANGELES David Werthelmer of this city, say the Sal. Lake Tribune, received word 'rum Los Angeles that his father. Leopold Werthelmer. who well known here, had died at Los Angeles at the age of 87 years.

Mr. Wert- lirlmer left Monday afternoon for Ban riant isco, where the funeral will be held Wednesday, and burial will be hsiT beside the wife of the late Mr. Werthelmer, who died eighteen months ago. At the time of Mrs. vverthelmer's death the couple had lived together nearly sixty years.

uavld Werthelmer was born In rser. meny and came to the United States about 65 years ago. He went to Cal ifornia In 1850 and came to this state sb3 twenty years later. He had own engaged in mining and general Tehandlse business for a number yearr. here.

He was also well known In Nevada, having had business in terests In both Ploche and Delamar. Eight children survive. These are David Werthelmer and Mrs Ernest L. Godbe of this city; Louis recently of Delamar, Nev.j but now of this city; Charles Wert helmer of San Francisco; Samuel Werthelmer of Portland, Mrs. Lata of Portland.

Mrs. Hamilton and Miss Susan Werthelmer of Los anzeles. Ccok Glris Improve. The Utile daus-hters of Mr. and Mrs.

John R. Cook, who have been 111 with scarlet fever are reported to be oa- the rapid road to recovery PIOCHE, NEVADA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1911. lP-? Bill ft ii I i ill Aim i ft Mute, "mm Islll i ill! I ii i ..1 ImmSL-- Photo by American Press Association. THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE, YHAT? A Democrat, an ex-Coiifederiite and a Itoman Cut nolle at the head of the supreme court of the United Btntes! That Is the query some iieraona may make, but what's the use? Chief Justice White, whom Republlran President Taft has promoted from an associate Justiceship of slmwu years' standing, a Jurist who lets neither politics, sectionullwm nor reiiirlon Influence his decisions. A southron of southrons, in Ills tender boyhood ht enter ail the Confederate army with the troops of hit) native state, Louislaun, iind after having acquired experience and yearn he entered the legislature.

At nn alinoHt tender age he ascended the supreme bench of Louisiana, but the members of the legislature picked hinf for United States HeniitorHhlp. Kor three years he sat In the body which has lint conllrn.ed him as hief Justice. Grover Cleveland had the appointment of an UKSiotale Justice on his hands In 1SIM. He imnicd Wheeler H. Peckhamtif New York.

Senator David B. Hill blocked the coiiflrination. Chen the president named William B. Hornhlower of New York. Again Hill checkmated.

Mr Cleveland then surprised and routed Mr Hill by uamlnir the Louisiana senator. i DEAL HADE FOR THE GERLACH GYPSUM MIKE One of the biggest cash deals lias been consummated In Washoe county In many years past wa. "en- eluded last evenlna in the office of James B. Jones in this city, when a sum of money. In real cash, that is Known to be absolutely somewhere between $50,000 and 1100,000 was paid for the big gypsum deposit In tha MlPthm V.

me tuuiiij, li the Reno Gaxette. The purchasers are helipved tn 1a. long to the gypsum or plaster trust and this Is their first venture in the west The property sold consists of a deposit of gypsum said to measure oetween 50,000,000 and 0,000,000 tons. It is located ten miles smith usnacn ana may be seen for Miitw, ii. nrisw iiko a Clin of marble, to Which tha rienoslt closely related.

A railway is to be om.i ai once rrom Uerlach to the de-posiC Cass Dismissed. The lock-ttep, which has been prac- The case against J. A. Nesbitt, ac-. ticed In the prison at Carson since fused of conducting a liquor bust- it was first used, has been abolished ness within three miles of a rail- l-i most prisons of the country, road grading camp In the Meadow, Many -other improvements and Valley wash, which came up before changes are being made by the now Justice Maynard at Callente last I warden, who is determined on hav-Wednesday, has been dismissed.

ing an ideal orderly prison. EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE. NOW COMES DAILY BY STAGE Daliy ma" "ervlc" Dy cltlZt'1" ot naa Deen 0Dllea 1 nPe' de to Senator George 8. Nixon by the floche Commercial club. th ocha branch out of commission; nce the regular transmission of the mails by train on Mondays and Thursdays was lnterfn-red with.

I ine commercial ciud wired Mena- tor Nixon reurdlnz th itnmn mnA ui. tu Ma a. nilDU II IUU PfDLUIUV department to have the stage I service augmented too seven times a week. When traffic is resumed on the railroad doubtless the. old order of inn ABOLISH THE LOCK-STEP AT THE 8TATE PRISON An edict abolishing the lock-step at the tsate's prison has been Issued hv WirHon Daw Doings Of Legislature CARSON CITV, Feb.

8 The at-tompt to repeal the gambling law will; soon make its appearance. Fitzgerald I of Nye isthought to be the man who' will Introduce It Into the assembly for it Wt well known that he is In fav-. or of a change in the present law. Quite a number of people Interested in having the gambling law repealed are now in Carson and many secret conferences are being held. I Just what the plans of the pro-gam- bling element are is not known but' uiy are prepared to make a bitter flKht to re-opou the state, failing in galnlg a repeal of the law an attempt will bemade to obtain iocal option ou the question, fall-ins in thut, a strenuous effort will be made to got the penalty for the violation of the law reduced to a Just what the result will be is at this time impossHile to foretell, but at all events it is thought that there Willi be a fight waged which will rival that of two years ago when the bill was passed.

COXE ANTI-CIGARETTE BILL Assemblyman Coxe of Lincoln county has Introduced a bill to prohibit the sale of or giving of clsarettes or cigarette papers to It was referred to the commute on public morals. Coppernoll has Introduced a bill Designed to regulate passenger rates on intra-state lines and between Intrastate points. Jiils bill has been referred to the committee on railroads and incorporations. Price of Esmeralda has introduced a bill providing for the abolishment ot the death penalty tn this state. The Judiciary committee has asked for an additional ten days in whic to consider and report on the apportionment bill.

The committee has wired Senator Nixon for the certified census returns and will render a report on the bill as soon as the data Is received and considered. Campbell of Washoe offered a bill prohibiting any barber shop being kept open Sundays in this state. The codified form of the civil practice has been received In the assembly. It consists of two large volumes and will require much work before If Is finally disposed of as it requires reading section by scelon. Notwltstnndlng all the rumors and predictions that there would be A bitter fight over the Esmeralda county division measure, the bill passed the assembly Mouday with only one dissenting vote.

THE STATE PRISON The Joint committee consisting' of Senators Tallman and lleffernan and Assemblymen Coxe, White and Booth Is evidently taking the work of investigating the state prison with all seriousness for meetings are being held behind cjosed doors and it is thought that the report of this com- NEW INTERE8T TAKEN IN CAMP OF CONTACT Following official information that the railroad which has been surveyed from Twin Falls, to Cobre, passing through Contact, the new copper camp, is to be built next summer, a general rush has started at Contact according to recent advices, says the White Pine News. A. H. White of 8alt Lake, says a large number of new men have arrived in camp during the last week and they are locating the district for miles around the townsite of Contact. It Is said additional staee facilities l.nv.) been required to accommodate the incoming mining men.

The camp, Mr. White says, has assumed a lively aspect, work be ing under way in a large number of the properties, and indications are that the development will continue. SMALL FORCE ON DAY MINE PAYROLL The Nevada Utah company has retained about a half dozen men at the Dav mine at Rnhhit.Mn. Ing the resumption of traffic on the railroad. A shut down, as far as ore extraction is concerned, became necessary for the reason that theM s-o ne facilities to get ore to n.arkei until the Salt Lak repairs the damage done by the wasnout on the Ploche branch.

VOLUME XLI; NUMBER 12. In Session At Carson mlttee will be very comprehensive and to the point The gambling bill will undoubtedly be clarified tn the near future for the amendment of which Kemm, of Lander has given notice Is one which will allow. If paaaed, social games and remove the objectionable features of the present law. Saturday Governor Oddie visited the state prison and inspected the In- stitution. After the inspection ha gave tho prisoners a talk which seemed to be much appreciated by them.

Senator Syphus appeared before the commltte of the whole of the as-sombly and talked tn behalf of the appropriation for the Clark county experimental farm and with such goood effect that the bill was passed without a dissenting vote. There are two bills concerning the state police to amend and the omer to repeal. It is thought that the one to repeal will meet an uiri death in the committee. The weight and measure bill waa up Monday and nostiumerf ond time and was made special oruer for Friday. It is rumored that a substitute for the Copemoll high license bill will be introduced.

REFORM SCHOOL BILL Before long a bill providing for a state refoorm school will be Introduced; but who the author willbe has not been ascertained. The first skirmish In the assembly over the amendment to the divorce law was offered Tuesday morning. The entire morning waa occupied Is a sharp debate over the acceptance o( the report ot the Judiciary commit, tee on the amendment Assemblyman Denton has Introduced several bills this session. One of his latest is a bill to provide a fire proot structure for the preservation or the effects of the Nevada Historical society, 4 PIOGHE MERGER DEAL HOT YET COMPLETED The Salt Lake Tribune of last Monday says: "Anthony H. Godbe, one of tho officials of the Prince Consolidated and other properties mentioned In connection with the merger witn me Nevada Utah, loft Friday noon for the east, armed acnnniino to rumor, with documents calculated to grease the wheels of the deal.

Definite word that the dHMl rli has len consummated, therefore, may uu peeled some time during the coming week. Ernest R. Woolley, president of the Nevada Utah company has Issued snnthor statement in which he expresses re gret over the false reports circulated broadcast recently to the effect that the deal had been rounded out, stating that when the details had been perfected and tha nl.n ri agreed to, all stockholders Interested De notitiea authoratlvely and not by market maninulatlnn ih. Issues Involved." That the deal is rrarinhV hut ly being worked out, was evidenced this week! by a message received by William Lloyd instructing him to forward abstacts to certain parcels of property Involved In the transaction without delay. Rebekahs Entertain.

The members ot Miriam Behekah lodge entertained the members of Ploche Lodge No. 23, I. o. 0. 'and visiting Odd Fellows last Tuesday sv- enlng.

Following the rendition of a HteraTy program, an Inviting repast t. was served and all In all most enjoyable time was had. Begin Next Monday. A message from railroad headquarters contains the Information tht a force of men will be put work repairing the Ploehs branch Monday. It is resousbiy certain, then, that the line will be In shaps for ths operation of trains again by ths sad of next week.

B. Kshn Is expected to arrive horns from the coast this afWrsoon. 2, 7.