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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-07
Death ~ Former Resident.

John TiumpsOn received n dip.
patch last evening from Davenport.
Washington. informing him Of the
death Of hi mother. Mrs. Laura T..
Thompson. Mrs. Thompscn wie All
old resident of Elku county. having
settled in Ruby Valley III lfGi. In
1880 she left the county aud took up
her residence in villa, In now tho
State of Washington.
The deceased would hnvc been 81
years 81 age had she lived unit the
2lst lay Of the coming "lay. Ripe in
years che laid down the burden OF
lifr tn rest until summoned before
the great Judge on the resurrection
morn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-07
cold standard pro.,.,,,,,

To the honest. loyhl or consciep.
tious man u public Office il a position
Of trust and u sacrifice Ia any ordi.
nary business. That Ia. no man who
has a fair business or II goo situa
Gcp car afford Ia No, umo the duties 81
q public Office without making a sac.
riiice. II must DO tho tia, the conn
try IL not overflow ing with prosperity
when there In such a maddcning rush
for public tents to suck as there IL Mt
the present time. Tho President had
the appointing Of 10i second l~ieutcn.
ants under the new army bill and in
less than three weeks .ime there.
wore over 22.C00 applicants Tor the
1"l ",oba." II was not patriotism
but want, caused by gold standard
prosperity, that was the cause ot this
great scrsmbling for public pic
Utah State Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-07
\ Bad Piece Of Machinery.

The following letter sent US by Il
correspondent was addressed by an
Australian sQuatteT to a Melhonrne
firm Of agricultural implement
agents:
what do you send a man to repare
my reaper and binder that nows
nothin aDont il the n peaceS he
put on broke the fust time i usa the
machine and the seat har snapt and
dam neer killed me iii had j wonld
have sude your fern for damages.
the Man told me the METAL he mt in
wRs unhrakcahle but it is hrit,ler
nor glass now i have tu employ mer
cutting the crops with settles. come
and take your rotten ola machine
ava and refnn1 me the - pound de-
p"sit j paid orr will go to law. do
yau think ime going To gee tore tn
peeces Il every bone in my bOdie
broke with your oil ramshakre hur.
dygerdv and paw y0ur man 1 ponnds
every time he comes up for r-pares.
IL you are wiling to send your man at
onct and ticks il proper j will pay
yOu baIans Int i want want il INT
so it wont brakt. again for i never
Tern how to txcks a MYSTERY like
That. > ynn may think my
language nngentlemany brt il you'd
fallen III the malhine and hadn't n
sound spot on y III body and tore all
y"nr close into the bargain i reckon
You'd he priiy mad Ia and had l." pay
IL pounds for curtin the crop after nIl
no, to spoke OF the mems tuker.---
London Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-07
How Did IL Happen:

The shocking death Of Fred Nun
son Saturday morning is the subiec'
OF a good deal 81 speculation around
town as to how, when and where h"
was killed. In our refori Saturday
ue stated that Fred vas on the braSe
beam and lost his lie il, trying TO get
from under the car. Oar report was
founded upon information obtained
from Coroner Morgan and was tn,
result at his Investigation Of the hor
nble affair. Further investigation
has convinced Us that he Was killed
in attempting To jump from the out
eide OF the train. either from the
steps OF a passenger coach or from Il
freight car. When thus occ irred is
shrouded IN mystery and will prob
ably never be known. The special
passenger tram on which he is sup
posed TO have Leen passed through
town at the rate Of twenty-five miles
a hour. AS the train passed the
iSDIfENDhSl oluCcs hhI- "IlOiCOUlI.
who was standing on the Sidewalk,
noticed 4 man standing on the rear
steps Of the rear baggage coach
This man was baTeheaded and
seemed to act as il he wanted to get
of. Mr.. Holcomb told the ISDEPEx.
DESr this afternoon that he was yos-
itiy" that the man he saw was not
Fred Munson. Mr.. Sherwood stood
at the railroad crossing just west Of
the f:eighi depot and watched the
train as Is passed. He saw a man
stPuding on the front steps ~ The rear
passenger coach holding to the guards
This man seemed to recognize Mr..
Sherwood, but he was unable TO rec
ognize him. MI. Sherwood is posi-
tive that nothing was dragged by the
train as it passed him. Mr.. Flaherty
the telegraph operator. was standing
in front Of the telegraph Office when
the train p ssed. Tie also saw a man
or the platform and is positive that
nothing was dragged by the train MS
1t passed him. Blood and hair were
found west OF the crossing where MIR.
Sherwood stood WhIch would inii-
cate that the b ,dy was dragged pa :
him il the blood and hair we're those
Of the deceased. If this is so,,hen the
msu Mr.. Flaherty and Mr.. Sherwood
saw was not the deceased. The body
when found was yet warm which in
dicates that death had occurred
bnt a short time before. Still DR..
Mcdowell, who did not examine the
b'dy, thinks that the man had been
dead fiI or eight hnura, and that he
was cut to pieces sometime after |
death occurred.
There is adherence Of opir ion M to
whether the special train STONED
near the cattle corall where the rph, !
arm was found. From what we can
learn we are IT the opinion that the
train stopped four or five seconds
Was the arm thrown from the train
by the !raiDmenY The INDEPENDENT
In unable to get any evidence on thus
question further than tho report
made by Conductor Mcmillan to the
superintendent nj Ogden. Tint
uaa that no Que on the train knew
anything about q man beng killed mt
Eiko or anywhere else On the road
that morning. 10 the conductors re-.
port vas true, the arm was not
thrown from the train. How It got
where 1t was found ia a mystery
that may neve be solved.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-07
To Whom it May Concern.
A LASp OFFICE,

CARSON CRY. Nevada, March "a. 1902.
Notice Is hereby given that the State OF
Nevada, under the Act Of Congress sprr ".
81 Juuc 10, issJ ~ Stats. 2sO. has nlcd In
IN" United ~tntcs Land ONCE ~ Carson
City, Nevada. List No. 2i2 OF lands selected
uude- said Act. ard has applied for n Pat.
Ont for 81 d lands: that u part Of said list ia
open TO the public for INSPECTION. aud -
COPY thereof. by descriptive subdivisions,
has p"cn pysiCd Ia q convenient placs ia
said Unitpd states Land once for the In.
spcotion OF all persons interested and tho
public gcucr Ills.
withtu the next sixty days following tho
date Of this notice protest or contests
against the claim OF said State II Nevada
20 any ( net or sub division described Ia tho
list. on the ground ihli tho same IL moro
valuable for mineral than agricultural pur.
poses. will bc received and noted hy too
Register aud Receiver of Tho United States
Land ono az Cars m Ciiy. Nevada, for 70.
port 20 the General Land once at wash.
iDRtGu. ID. e.
The .foilowins aro the subdivisions do.
SERTED. 10 wit!
". HotS W. q. and 8. r. Z Of :. W. Y
Sec. AZ: ". u Of 4. T. y SCC. -; lot 2 OF s.
u. :, SEE. IL; :. g. :. o! =. w. = Sec. 2: : 81.
~ 4 OF y. " q. ~ =. ". = Of W =
Sec 81: * q. <. T. =. and y. o. = OF =. W.
Z SOC at Is II. Il. @E. NJ u. a. L ~
iih:.SS acres.
E.D KELLEY.
state Land Register ri the State Of Nevada.
Date Of nrst Insertion. March al, 1872.
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Death of II Glorious Morning.

As long as the race continues, as
long rs the moon pnrSues her silvery
course through the heavens. rs lOng
as the stars glisfeu in the ditlem OF
night. so ! M wil + tster 'nor1ing I've
unlike ANY other morning Of the year.
II Is a brilal day which. greets Us
with the assurance of eternal love
The worlds great heart no longer re-
semhles a muii"d dr"In, but heats
with div nelly Inspired hopes. With
moist cy-s we ! ok at the mOunj
where rests the love | one. Int with
grateful hands we scatter flowers
thereon.
-fIc is Risen aud we too shall rise.
The years may come md 60 rs they
will hcnr"forth They NAV bring
Whatever fortune he thinks best-nnr
%soionrn is short,nnd then the heavens
will open.
The grave is no ones home-it is
only the resting spot from which the
sonl takes its flight to other climes
Tears for the departed will keep
the grass OF the cemetery green. but
behind the tears at separation is the
hope OF reunion.
Even earthly love may he eternal
Tor God will not part for long the
souls that really belong to each
other.
First "A toilsome and a burdensome
day. Then cometh the night I'D
which no man can work. After that
the new I'fe in the presence OF God
George III. Hepworth.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-07
A STRIKING coz rRAsr

Ar Chariz in the Genoa COURIER
contrasts the action OF Governor Sad
Ter in signing the bills raising the
salaries Of officials during the term
for which they were elected or APP
pointed, with that OF Governor Gage
o; California on the same class Of
steals. Had Governor Sadier been ~
mindful OF the interests OF the tax
payers as Governor Gage he would
have saved the people of the State
nearly $1,000 a year by ve,oing the
steals Of the Lieutenant Governor
and Deputy State Treasurer. Here is
the picture drawn by Mr.. Char,z:
The California Legislature passed a
bill raising the sal Try n' the Superior
Judge OF Tuolomme county. Govern
or Gage vetoed the bill and gave as
his reason that when tie Judge 81
Tuolomne county ran for the Office
he knew what the salary was going
to be, and he entered into a contract
with the people to fill the Office ror
tho amount named. For that reason
his salary should not be raised. Jiu
Judge. Attorney General for Nevada,
got his salary raisel s1.s00 n year b!
lobbying through a bill for mis- own
beneti.. and Governor SAdler has APP
proved the bill. do not blame the
Governor as much as / blame the ie:.
islature, and / do not blame either
the Governor or the legislature rs
blame the people themselves. The
people should hold their officers to Il
strict accountability FOR their 4 c =
They bold :hem to no accountability!
whatever.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-07

Tho latest decision on surveys Of
mining claims upon which npplira.
ton Tor a Unitcd States patent has
hecn made. is tia, u survc, or may
change his survey as marked on tho
land ut my time before the return to
the land OH e. But when nm owner
accepts a patent issued IN conformity
with the surveyors return he wsiycI
al right 10 dispute the correctness o,
th, boundaries IA fixed 10y such re.
turn and the warrant.
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o5O-e6l. In these cases the
u held that it woulh not look be
yund the enrolled bill IN the office of
the Secretary OF Stat. in order to in
form itself OF the existence or terms
OF a law.
From the following letter to tn"
editor Of the ISr PENDENT, il would
seem that the Governor hangs Il 8
veto on tie fact that this measure
was defeated in the Assembly on
March Sth. WIS sent Ia the Senate nn
the same day and recalled ~ the As
sembly on the 9:h Of March aud
passed;
CAR,uS tITT. New. March 81. lS?e.
". W. IooHER. Esq. EpiToR Is
DEPENDENT. ELKo. NEVADA; Ny Dear
Sir:-In ,cnr letter nf the 18th ~
st mt tn the Honr-4b!r. the Secretary
II State, you say:
Yours u. March 2Sth. enclo ing
history nf Senate Bill No T6 is at
h md, accept thanks for am F.Um
The history sent 10y you [ cannot see
IN what the Governor based his veto
as it appears to he all straight
TIE Deputy Secretary of State.
who Informs me that he replied to
your communication Of the 25th
inst. ga, S that he did not Incorporate
in his answer NJ 29ih instant the fol-
lowing message from the Assembly
tn the Senate relative to Senate Bill
No. IS
Assembly Chamber,
Siate III Nevada. :
LARSON Cry. March S. 1899.
TO THE HoN0RABLE, THE SFNArE:
Il have the honor herewith to re.
turn to y"uI Honorable body. Senate
Bill No T6 which was lost 10y the fol-
lowing vute-yeas II; nays II; absent
3.
ALSO Senate Bill No. 10. which
Passed this House this day. 10y the
following votc-yras II; nays 3; alb
sent }.
Also Assembly Bill No. lbs winch
passed this House this day 10y the fol-
lowin. v,te-yeas 2l;nays3 3: absent 3.
"R"spectfully.
-W.T VIRGIS.
assistant Clerk, Assembly
rs | mfr that you are disposed t"
treat TITS matter imptTti ,lly. [ ask IL
ynu carno'. III the light Of this mes
sage. the original II which is on
tile in the Office az the Secretary Of
State, see III the history OF the bill
II Of the grounds upon which the
Governor based his veto:
R"spe fully.
REINHoLD SADLER
Does the mere fact that this bill
WIS once beaten IN the Assembly. re-
,nrnei to the Senat" and then re-
called by the Assembly aud recon-
sidercd aud passed invalidatc it?
No with-tandmg the way this meas
urs was handled abput between the
two branches Of the legislature the
fact remains that II vas finally pissed
d. II cnnst u innll mujor,tE in each
housc, was properly signed by the
prc-id ~ officers and Otli"i IL 81 zach
house aud only needed the 6 yer
nor's signature to lie one IL vaiil
law. The INDEPENDENT is. thcr, fore.
unable to Sc III the history Of thus
measur" -un" ~ the grounds upon
which the Governor b used his vcru.-
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1t will prove worth your while
to see our NEW SILKS, consist
ing Of all the latest French
novelties and effects. We
have an elegant line of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-09-22
Are You Going TO See Dewey?

If anybody in Augusta or in this sec
ton wants to take in the great welcome
which New York is to give Admira!
Dewey. Sept. % and 80, or wants to sea
the first race between the Columbia and
Shamrock, the following week. a fine op
portunity is presented by the Maine Cen
trail Railroad.
To accommodate the large number OF
Maine people who wish to witness these
interesting events, two low rate person
ally conducted excursions have been ar
ranged to New York and return Via the
Maine Central Railroad to Portland,
thence by the new and elegant steamship
Horatio Hall of the Maine Steamship
Company. These parties will leave Port
land on Tuesday, September 26lh ami
Saturday, September 3oth. The Horatio
Hail will leave Portland on each Of these
dates at =. NJ. arriving in New Yorl:
early the following afternoon. thus af-
fording Il delightful daylight sail through
Long Island Sound.
The fare from Augusta for the round
trip will be $40. Rooms may be secured
in Brooklyn, near the bridge ana ferries
for 5Oc ana 75c. a day, good rooms ana
good location.
Full information regarding any feature
of these excursions will be cheerfuny
| furnished on application by Edward w
| Wheeler excursion agent, Brunswick,
Me
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-09-22
Hon. G. E. Macomber a Busy Man,

Hon. George f. Macomber is one of
the busy men Of the city His special
W, Just now is electric RAILWAYS He
IS interested in an electric railway on
one OF the principal streets Of Seattle.
Wash, and is looking after it for the
bondhulderS. A deal is on foot to con-
soiidate it with the other electric roads
OF the place. and Mr.. Macomber has
recently been in consultation with
prominent Boston capitalists in regard
y the matter. He. with DR.. J. F. Hill
and Hon. J. Manchester Haynes of Au-
gusta. is heavy owner in the gas.
electric light and railroad system of
Quincy, Ills. a city about the size of
Portland, the lighting and street rail-
"ay being all owned by the company,
Mr.. Macomber being the treasurer
Mr. Macomber has been building an
extension to an electric road at Sara
toga, n. ". for the owners Their
road extended a short distance into
the country and was a decidedly un-
profitable investment. They consult
ed Mr.. Macomber and he advised ex-
tension to Balston Spar. seven miles
from Saratoga. He took the contract
TO construct, the extension and COM
mencing late in April, had it completed
in June. The extension is now in oper-
alton and more money was taken in
August than the total in July. August
and September of 1S9S and from being
a defunct road not paying expenses,
it is now good piece of property
In this State Mr.. Macomber is man
aging the Norway & Paris electric
railroad and is prominent in the man
agement Of the Rockland and Camden
road. He also stands high in fire in
surance circles. being an owner in a
strong local agency; and an adjuster
for several fire insurance companies,
the duties of which require much of
his MISUNDERSTANDING Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-09-22
Special AIderman's Meetino.

a special meeting OF the aldermen
was held, Thursday evening. at the
cal Of Mayor Lane to decide upon the
case Of Annie NJ. Coro, who Was finally
adjudged insane ana ordered commit
ted TO the insane hospital. The first
petition for her commitment to the in
sane hospital was about year ago. but
at the request Of friends it was thought
best to let her stay at home. Later.
some time the first of this sum v har
husband, John Coro. asked be
committed to the hospital am .e
decided he could care for her .. me
for time longer, but she beca.. ...
care that Mr.. Coro could not .l..u,
to his work. that Of a public carriage
driver, and it became necessa ary To have
her committed. Her condition was Ger
titled to by Dr. J. F. Tuell q 4 Dr.. o. c.
:. Davies.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-09-22
FOR A PLEASURE PARK.
A Member Of the City Government Has an
Idea to Present.

Il shall favor asking the next Legisla
ture to allow Augusta pleasure ground
said member Of the city government
yesterday, that will in measure set
lie our Monument park question and STOP
the talk concerning the band stand foy
the proper place for the stand will then
be clear thing for everyone to under.
stand.
AT the present time there is not a
place in the whole city where the chill
dren can play, where the women can
wheel the baby carriage and where people
can go an stroll for an evening. We all
of us have to be right out in the street.
Tor Monument park is too small for any.
thing of the sort. As Councilman Hich
born says, ii is for a beauty spot rather
than for play ground
The children have not n place, and
they have no show. If they play ball in
the street in front of my house, | am
mad. In case they go in front OF another
mans house the other man is mad, so
they don't have a chance.
My idea which is supported by several
other Of the members of the city govern
ment IS 10 ask the Legislature 20 allow
the city the use of some of the State
grounds in front Of the State House
or 10 let us use the grounds south of the
State House They are now practically
nothing but farm fields that are kept for
the hay that is cut on them. when they
are intended for pleasure parks, though
they cannot he supported as such on ac-
count of the inability Of the State to fur
nish funds for such a purpose
If the city would only appropriate 4
sum Tor the purpose of supporting a
park. it would take but a few hundred
dollars to have a modest one. We could
have nice place for the children to play.
the people to stroll and for band stand
whore we could have band concerts with.
out having to stand in the street to hear
them. | do not know whether the Legis-
laturc would vote to allow US to have the
grounds or not, but | cannot see why
they should not as the park would be one
conducted as though il was conducted by
the State and the people who come to see
the State House would have as much the
use Of the place rs the people Of the city
IL would in measure be 4 combination
State ana city park"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-09-22
A QUARTErrE OF OFFENDERS.
Peter Romeo Got 80 Days-Ths Others Fined
or Discharged.

Three men. two of them Togus vet.
Grams, and one woman. made up the
quartette of offenders who were
marched from the cells to the prison
ers' bench in the municipal court
rooms, Thursday morning, and who
looked inquiringly at Judge Andrews
to see what was in store for them.
Marshal Morse merely read over the
names of each and told that the
offence was the one common one. that
of being drunk. The Judge simplv
asked what each had to saw for him
self and herself, and the plea of each
was the same, guilty, though each. as
usual, asked for clemency, and prom
ised it should not happen again.
For Peter Romeo, an old offender the
first sentence was pronounced. and if
was that of 80 days in the county Jail.
so Peter was led away with the
thoughts of that day on the 21st of
December, when the snow will be on
the ground and Christmas will be
within call, when he will again march
forth a free man, to remain that wav
Tor time, If he can keep sober He
might also have been thinking of the
days that will elapse between this
une and that 2lst day of December,
but that couldn't be helped now that
he had sinned and had been condemned
to punishment.
John Clark of Co. b, Togus. was
told that he might go. but never to do
it again. G. Fl. Shumway of 60. A.
mas been in court before, 50 he did not
get off 50 easily. ana had to leave s. Of
mis- pension money with the court to
assist in running the affairs of the
county. The fourth and last of the
group was the woman. Mrs. Lucy
Kicker Of Gardiner, who disgraced her
self by being associated with one Of the 1
four men. Wednesday. ana getting u
drunk that when tipped from a car |
'''7' '"' VII 'iie i"SuS Ipdd Sne could /
not arise. and laid there until Marshal |
Morse went out and brought her to the /
station. She was not looking very |
fresh and rosy. Thursday morning. .
She had little to say for herself. and
seemed relieved when the Judge inn
posed a fine of s. which she paid.
This was the first morning this week
when there have been any drunks be-
fore the court.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-09-22
COBBOSSsECONTEE's DEPTH.
Commissioner Carleton Has Taken Soundincs S
All About the Lake.

Commissioner l.. T. Carleton has been
sounding Lake Cobbosscecontec To ascer
tam It's depth. In the southcrly half al
the lake there was once a small island
known rs Two Tree" island. n nam,
which originated from two lone pine trees
which stood upon il. With the raising Of
the surface of the lake by the water DOW
er company, the trees died ana were
washed away ana the island covered.
Mr.. Carleton was told by a Monmouth
citlzen thdt Just north Of this island was
a deep hole at least 100 feet in depth. He
resolved to test it for himself and with a
man and boat ana a long line with a ten
pound weight attached spent half a day
N sounding at this locality He covered
a section Of more than 40 acres nj rea
sonable distances. What was his surpris .
% md at one point Il depth Of over ST.
feet. The deepest place was Just north
of the island from which a hedge extend |.
cd out some distance when at its ex-
tremily the depth suddenly dropped t.
BE feet. lie says he found grass upon
much OF the bottom.
II would appear that the lower part Of
the lake Is not 50 deep as the upper
where soundngs between Lady's Delight
Island and the east shore have been tax
en- to depth OF 10 feet. 1t is reported
that big trout estimated to weigh from
three to six pounds are congregating jus {
above the screen at the outlet of the lake
1t is said that 80 of them have been
counted there. 1t is supposed they are
moving up from deep water to finl
spawning beds The streams which flow
| into the lake furnish poor beds. Two Of
them on the east shore with an ordinary
rainfall furnish a good flow of water
But one of them is now entirely dry and
the other but Il mere rivulet which Il
mother trout could not positively ascend
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-09-22
Use Aliens Foot Ease in Your Cloves

A lady writes: II shake Aliens Foot
Ease into my. gloves and rub a little on
my hands. 1t saves my. gloves by alb
toilet powder" Aliens Foot-Ease makes
tight or new shoes easy. Always use !.
to break in new shoes. 1t keeps the feet
cool and comfortable. We invite The A.
tention of physicians and nurses ia he
absolute purity OF Aliens Foot Ease XII
drug and shoe stores sell II, 25c. sam
LIE Roy, n. y. '