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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-03-01
Coal is scarce in osr cisy.

Fred Tainter was IN town this
week. -
The snow plow is expected to-
night. M
Ed Otto was in town Friday and
Saturday,,
For children's hats see Mrs.
Wehrle's stock. .,
Business was dull in Meade the
first of the week.
Inspect Mrs. Williams line of
spring millinery.
DR.. ]. Flory, an optician, is at
the National Hotel.
A. J. Byrns returned from Okla
homa Saturday evening.
Shoveling snow was. the principal
occupation Wednesday, morning.
-
Jay Ellis was snowbound in Sand
Creek the first of the week.
For novelties, lace, ETC., Mrs.
Wehrle can show you a complete
line.
Wednesday the weather moderat-
ed and at present the snow is going
fast.
Woodward captured the next
meeting of the Oklahoma Live Stock
Association.
The Woodmen Forresters of this
Camp are drilling for their trip to
Beaver shortly.
A number of our Correspondents
did not arrive on account of the
non-arrival of trains.
Our advertising columns are be-
coming so crowded, We expect to
have to build an addition soon.
Mrs. Wehrle has received her
spring stock of millinery, where you
can find complete line of ladies'
and children's hats, etc.
We send few sample copies of
the NEwsIto parties Aot subscribers
and no charge will be made, so you
can take the paper out.of the post
Office. We do not expect any one
to pay who has not ordered it sent
to them.
Subscribers who do not receive
their News regularly will confer a
favor upon us by notifying US al
once, or call at the office and get a
copy.
F. P. Marshall left Monday as a
delegate to the A. o. U. w. Grand
Lodge, which meets at Topeka this
week.
Mrs. E. H. Stivers is under the
doctors care at Hutchinson, at the
home of her son. She is suffering
from congestion of the lungs.
1 have on sale a line of ladies
ready made wrappers and shir,
waists. Don't bother to make them
when you can buy them so cheap al
Mrs. Judd's.
have new lot of Percale rem
nants, only 1000 yds., SO come
early and get your choice. You all
know what these are, so don't wait
until they are picked over.
MRS. R. M. JUDD.
District Court at Ashland was
adjourned to June 26. At that time
the Otto case will be tried. Ii
went over to that date owing to a
technical error in drawing the jury.
Judge Wall is defending Otto and he
is now out on $1,000 bail.
The county commissioners were
in special session last week. The
Cimarron river bridge was consider
ed and advertised, to be again con-
sidered at the April meeting. The
interest on the refunding bonds
judgment was compromised.
In, another column we publish a
notice of an examinations of appli-
cants for common school diplomas
March 81. The graduate receiving
the highest grade to receive free q
years tuition at college. This is q
good offer and we hope a number oi
scholars desiring some additional
schooling will avail themselves Of
the opportunity.
We have received the proceedings
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23
The stone Of Gratitude.

The topaz il called the stone OF
gratitude, and the old Roman books
record the following legend from
which the stone derives this atiributo
Tho blind Emperor Theodosius
used to hang brazen gong before
his palace gatea and cit beside it on
certain days, hearing aud putting to
rights the grievances Of any OF his
subjects. Those who wished for his
advice and help had but to sound the
gong. and Immediately admission
into the presence OF Caesar was OBJ
tnined.
One day great snake crcpt up to
tho gate and struck the brazen gong
with her coils, and Thoodosius gave
orders that no one should molest the
creature aud bade her tell him her
wish. Tho snake bent her cres,
lowly i'll homage aud siraightaway
told the following tale:
Her nest WIS nt the base OF the
gateway tower, and while she had
gono to find food Tor hor young brood
n strange boBst covered with sharp
needles Ind invaded her home. killed
the ncstlings aud now held possession
OF the little dwelling. Would C,rsar
grant her justiceY
Tho emperor gave orders for the
porcupInc to DO slain md tho mother
to bo restored to her desolate nest.
Night fell. and the sleeping world
had forgotten tho omperor's kindly
deed, but with the enrly dawn a great
serpent glidod into the palace, up the
steps aud into the royal chamber and
had laid upon each OF tho cmpcror's
closed eyclids cleaning topaz
When Emperor T'hcodosius awoke
ho found ho was no longer blind, for
tho mother snake Ind paid her debt
OF gratitude. change.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23

ENprcsS trains pass each other at n
velocity Of % yards a second.
iorks hire il the county in England
which has the greatest railway mile
age. The nest is Lancashire.
Four hundred and scvcnty-two miles
AZ new lines were opened in Japan
during the year ended March 81. There
nr" now 2,Gj3 miles of railroad in op-
CraiiOn.
Hence forth hundred working
hours in ten days is To he the maxi
mum cXactcd Of any railway employc
il FrarCc. and no consecutive stretch
Of more than IL hours is to he tol.
Grated.
Fingers are valued at high price
IN Australia. y Melbourne boy of
EIGHT had his fingers crushed in n gate
"t level crossing, and one had To be
GrirLiHird. I'm action on his behalf
MAS brought against the state railway
department.. The jury awarded the
fr'li H-r.~,.--I -i-;-... - "nn
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23
E1ko, Nevada, Friday, March %. 1900


Elko's smallpox cnse is now u thing
OF the past. The nurse left the pest
house Saturday evening and took
the train for home. Before leaving
the pesthouse he thoroughly fumi-
gated the place and burned all the
old clothing and other property Of
but little value. The pesthouse il
now vacant and will ,emain so until
another case OF smallpox comes along
ln the management OF Lewellen's
case Constable Triplett, DR.. Hood,
Sheriff Campbell and Commissioner
Clark deserve the thanks not only OF
the people OF Elko. but OF the whole
county. Lewcllcn was sent here by
the people OF Wells without any
warning whatever. He arrived about
midnight and was at once taken in
charge by Constable Triplett. He
soon had DIR. Hood and Sheriff
Campbell assisting him, and together
they provided him with tent, bed
ding and other neccssuries to make
him comfortable until pcsthousc
could be built. The next morning
Commissioner Clark put carpenters
tc work and pesthouse WIS built
Lcwcllen WIS removed To it that
night and nurse WAS hired at 50
per day To remain with him and care
for him. He received the best OF
care md left town very grateful for
the treatment he had received.
The expense Of taking care OF Le.
wellen will reach the neighborhood
OF $500. fhis includes building and
furnishing the pe'thousc. provisions
for Lcwcllcn and nurse, Il suit Of
clothes for each hud the amount paid
the nurse. This sum ia triiling com.
pared to what it would have cost the
county had Lewellen not been prop.
erly cared for when he landed here
that night.
The INDEPENDENT congratulntes
those who had charge OF the matter
on the success they achieved at such
II small expense to the taxpayers Of
the county.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23
EFFECTS OF TRUSTS.
How the Farmer IL MHdsto Help En-
rich the Zig CombInea.

rich the Zig CombInea.
The moro light thrown upon the
pernicious effects Of trust operations
the more clearly appears the necess.
ity for their abolition. Taylor Rid.
die, chairman OF the Populist State
committee OF Kansas thus removes
the benevolent underbrush which
conccals the uglincss OF trusts:
The trusts alone have increased
the annual expenses OF the farmer
and tho workIngman about 30 per
cent i'll the last two years. Almost
everything in human life and death
from the nursing bottle to the 90 lin,
is now in the control Of the trusts.
The farmer has received no benc-
tit o. tho trusts AMI the wnrkinGman
Inns been greatly injured by the loss
OF employment or 10y reduced wages,
owing to the closing down OF many Of
the establishments that have been
gathered in by the trusts. Tho pro.
'NNNp VI 'ii' lllCl W tlhN ,
oats, cotton. cattle, sheep and hogs-
cannot well form the subjects Of the
trusts. The farmer must sell in the
markets OF the world for whatever
price he can get. Temporary plenty
or scarcity II particular products will
lessen or increase their value, but
lnk 20. '
prices are not better than two years
ago-in fact they ARE lower now than
year ago.
The abundant crops OF the two
years past have helped the Kansas
farmer amazingly, otwithisanding
the low prices OF grain, for he has fed
grcat many cattle and hogs and
they have brought good price, but
the farmers cannot properly base
their calculations on the good crops
OF the past two years. They must re.
member that in the 20 ycars-lS7G to
1879, inclusive our average corn
crop was less than 20 bushels nh acre
which is about live bushels more than
the average III tho whole United
States. Anybody car see that Mt 20
or . cents bushcl there IL very lit.
tie il any profit in the production Of
corn even i'll Kansas. But the farmer
must sell at world market, gold stand.
nrd prices, while he must purchase
most OF tho articles hc uses at prices
fixed by tho trusts. lie il even mndc
the victim Of trusts rs to commodities
for which he produces the raw ma
teTinl, IL he wants pound OF crack
cra he must contribute To the profits
OF the American biscuit company,
IL ball Of twine or coil OF rope. the
price is fixed by the cordagc trust, nj
though he may hnve produced the
wheat, tho flax and the hemp rcspec-
lively from which they were made.
Tho farmer in pluckcd on every
hand
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23

United States Marshal Emmitt
wns hero Thursday aud cited tho tol.
lowing persons 10 appear before
Judge Ilawlcy in Carson, Wednesday
March 2lst, nnd show cause why tbcy
should not 10 punished for contempt
of court IN using the water oi the
Humboldt river in violation OF mn or.
der OF tn court That it 10 turned
over 10 the Rodgers ranch.
W. q. Pat, John q. Taylor, w. q.
IIatton, Chas. Bigga, WIN. Elgena, j.
Mortinborg, Hans Damn, Emil
IIolstrom, VIM. Loorzo, lI. S.okcr.
Chns. Stokcr, Gco. l.. Pitt, james
Statute, james Lindsay Lovclocl,
Tri ibunc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23

IL in not we'll known. yot n fact.
TINT Uncle Snm is paying n higher
rate OF intcrcst To his soldiers than on
the last bond issue, per cent. Tho
pRst ycar this interest amounted to
over s50,00o, most Of II coming to tho
Philippines.
This interest 10 paid on deposits,
and only to enlisted mon. Gays the
Manila Tribune. Officers with stripes
arc excluded. Any soldier not retir.
cd, may deposit his savings with any
paymastnr III sums not lcsa than s5.
This lao may do at nny time, but once
deposited there II must remain until
discharge or expiration Of enlistment
Each dopositOr is furnished with u
book in which each deposit with the
namo Of the dopositor, date. place and
amount IN form OF certificate. il cn
tered ut the time OF the deposit hhd
signed by the paymastcr and COM
pnny commander. Company COM
mandors arc required to keep rcc-
ord Of every deposit aud on tho Same
day deposit is made muet report tho
eamo 10 the Office Of tho Paymastcr
General mt Washington. Tho pay
master caoli month sends to tho pdmo
Office nh abstract Of deposits, where
comparisons aro made nnd dscropnn-
cics arc corrected.
This privilege OF dcposittug hns
proved II vorirablc boon TO the col.
dier boys. Tor II no, only provided m
admirable means Of security for their
Hurplus, but In profitable. Bosidcs. il
encourages thom to save their earn,
inga.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23

John Dir, poacyvillc. Ind. aays
al never tscd anything ms good ns
Ono Minute Cough Cure. Wo nro
never without IT," Quickly breaks
up c0ughs and colds. Curca MI throat
and lung troubles. its use will pro.
vent consumption. Pleasant 10 tako.
Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23

II had dyspepsia for yenrs. No
medicine wns 30 effective as Kodol
Dyspepsin Cure. IL gave immediate
rolicf. Two bottles produced mar.
volous results" writes l.. II. Warren,
Albany. Wis. II digosts what you
cat and cannot fail to cure. Elko
Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23
Ranch For Sale

a fine hay ranch situated on Smith
creek about twenty two miles south
OF Elko, together with 80 head moro
or less Of steers and stock cattle and
n lot Of horses. There Is Il good house
we'll furnished, good stable, corrals
md other buildings on the ranch.
The ranch and stock will bc sold TO-.
gcthcr at bargain. Terms reason.
able. For further particulars enquire
OF or address,
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
Elko, Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23

The above balance stands to the
credit OF the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
January |, 1900.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23

Horny Tabcr has cold five lots.ncar
the high school building, TO Myron
PiSley for ESQ apiece.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23
JOINT STATEMENT
OF THE
Auditor and Treasurer of
ElkO County
For Quarter Ending Dec. 81. 1909.
STATE OF NEVADA,
COUNTY OF ELKo. 3D.
,IrnITnD,S, nnnIrn

sTAdE GdExTH OF ~ SEEvADA' EVA }ss.
AUDITORS OFFICE,
ELRo, Jan. l, 1900.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners Of Eko county, New. ;
GENTLEMES:-We herewith submit
our Qarterly Report Of the Finances
OF the county for the quarter ending
December 81, 1899.
Respectfully submitted,
&. 4. WATKINS. Auditor.
\. G.. DAwLEY, Treasurer.
RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES.
Balance i'll Treasury Sept.
General licenses. D.. 1868 80
Per Prop tax 1899. G33 0G
Fees corted by Co
officers ...... 703 40
Gaming licenses. 975 90
Irregular sources. lG2 80
Poll tax, lSy9(as'or) 300 90
Property tax, 1898. 9.G9,2j9 10
Poll tax, 1899, (tax
recciver) ...... 1912 co
Total. ...... s75,702 G3
Total Receipts. S90,lSl 80
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
William FramptOn Caught.

Ip district court Tuesday was filed
the case OF State VS. William Tramp
ton, one of the men charged with sell
;ng liquor here on X. Il. day. Tramp
ton skipped before the papers could
be served on him at the time-May l6,
1900. sheriff Hobart heard of him at
Williamsburg and had the sheriff of
Franklin county try to grab him but
failed Last week Frampton wandered
backto Allen county and was arrested.
He gave bond for 5000 and was
released.
A s.tte case against Augustus Gaze
sar Boxer was also filed, the charge
beiug assault and threats to kill his
step daughter, Leda Fitzgerald. Mrs.
Baker went on his bond for $500 and
he was released from Jail
The Bank of Allen county brought
foreclosure suit against Miss Lydia
i. Penber for $400.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
learel The Right of Way.

As told previously in the REGISTER
the land over which the Missouri
Pacific wished to build its switch to the
cement plant was all freely given and
the switch was begun, when Mrs. d..
H. Scott who held mortgage for
hall the purchase price of the land be-
came worried for fear the building of
tn road would injure 1.-The land. She
got Uut an injunction and work stop
ped on that portion. After viewing
the matter in every light the cement
company decided to pay the rest of the
price by paying off the mortgage for
$4,000 which Mrs. Scott held, land this
was done and so the switch can
proceed without interruption. The
pile driver is here waiting the word to
beglu pounding and the switch will
go right ahead and be finished as soon
as possible.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
Democrat Makes a Change.

The result of negotiations which
have been in progress for some wee ks
seems to have been reached in the af-
fairs of the Allen County Democrat.
Allen county refuses to be reformed.
1t is reported that Messrs Purcell and
McCaugnehay will go with the main
part of the plant to Cherryvale and
engage in the newspaper business.
Mr. French has arranged his interest
in the plant so that he retains the
local Weekly, the good win and sub
scription list and some type. BY ar
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
PAPERIoF ALLEN COUNTY
Methodist Church Contract,

AS has been noted in the REGISTER
the contract for the Methodist church
was not let at the time the bids adver-
tised for were opened. The bids aver.
aged over 81, 200 and the architect
bad assured the church people that
the building could be erected accord
inc to his plans for $4,000. They
found that he was full of prunes and
the truth was not in him, so held off
and readjusted their plans.
). The new bids have been opened and
the contract was let Saturday to Har-
ris & Roberts, providing they give the
required bond of sixty per cent in
some surety company or with good To-
cal backing. The next closest bidder
Was MacAfTee, of Garnet. The bids
were about 80, 600 and do not include
the windows, heating plant or seats.
u change in the foundation specii-
cations resulted in the saving of some
$1,000. Instead of cut stone a rough
solid wall will be erected and the
cement company has agreed to finish
the exterior with cement, blocked off
like stone. The exterior will thus pre-
sent the same handsome appearance,
be equally strong and cost less.
BY their delaying the building com
mittee has saved about $4,000 and now
things are getting in shape for work
and the new structure which will be a
credit TO the town will be erected next
SprinU.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
CAPTAIN Clarke Talks.

Another chapter has been added to
the story of the part played by the
Twentieth Kansas in the Philippine
campaign. Captain Adna G. Clarke
is the author of the latest contribution
to current war literature. He arrays
himself on both sides of the fence.
He argues with Captain Hardy of
Salina that General Funston did not
swim the Marilao river, but on the other
hand holds that Funston never laid
claim to this leaffromHardy' S laurels.
He cites Funston's account of the en-
gagement included in the commanding
generals report, found on page 1856,
volume l, part 5, thereof. In this re-
port Funston. gives due credit to Cap
tain Hardy and those who swan the
river with him as follows: 81 called
or volunteers and number offered
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
Why Not Crack Rock?

There are many towns in thecountry
which compel prisoners to crack rock
and thus work out their fines, thus
helping the streets while the city pays
the board bill. lola needs work on
the streets and boards a lot of prison
ers without getting anything out of
them. Why would it not be a good
investment to buy few balls and
chains and instead of fning a man 1--WE
dollars and costs when everybody
knows he will never pay it but will go
to jail in the coniidenteXpectation that
the authorities will weary of paying
his board and turn him loose, fine him
given number of perch of cracked
rock. In the Jail yard he could get
this desirable exercise and il he really
wanted his liberty he could hustle and
get out. The present system is the
veriest farce.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
Has Doubled its Business.

Everybody in lola is interested in
the enterprises here and feels "a just
pride in their growth and prosperity.
The lola Wholesale Grocery, which
removed here from Humboldt some
thing over a year ago is an example.
At the time of the removal new part
ners were taken in. thecapital doubled
additional travelling men put on the
road and an energetic hustling for
business began. The result has more
than met the expectations of the firm
They have captured the loyal and
daily increasing business here and
have extended their territory, so that
at the end of "a years experiment they
find that their business has more than
doubled.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
Cnlhertson,s Ad. Scheme.

= Claude Culbertson is certainly
hustling for business and trying to
keep something going on all the time.
He is now planning to offer "a hand
some piece of furniture to the ladies of
Allen county as prize for the best
ad. written for the Culbertson furni-
ture company. The ads. would be re-
tanned by the company and a jury of
newspaper men selected to Judge the
ads. submitted and these would be
used by the company in years to come
to advertise their business. The piece
of furniture offered would be some
thing valued at about $50 to $40 and
would naturally he well worth the
careful consideration OF the ladies.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
TO Prison for Debt.

Ordinarily man cannot be sent to
prison in this country because he fails
to pay his bills, but two instances of
that kind occurred in lola Tuesday.
Len Martin and Gus Emery, both able
bodied colored young men, are now
in the county Jail because they owe the
police Judge. Both were arrested last
August, Martin for loud and profane
language on the streets. He promised
to work and earn the 50 fine and:pay
it if he were allowed his liberty. The
Judge let him go and he has never
liquidated, and so he was recaptu: ed
and locked up. Emory had similar
charge in August and fine of s. and
on top of it another charge of striking
a. H, Davis, with its resulting fine of
s.. Emory has paid in small
amount but still owes $l2 and the
court became weary of the long wait
between installments.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
olnred Bows Bound Over.

In Judge Jacob Cards court last
Tuesday the two colored boys, Cliff
Caro- 1nd Monroe Sanders were
bouna over to the district court under
bond OF $500 each, which they could
not gire-on short notice. These are
the boys who did little highway
robbery saturday night. AT the trial
both bows wanted 30 turn States evil
dence against the other. Each swore
under oath that the other stole he
money and gave him twenty cents as
his share. And each swore that the
other opened away out of the Gala
boose and compelled him to follow.
The boys are certainly up against a
stern reality now.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07

No one can reasonably hope for
good health unless his bowels move
onceseach day. When this is not at
tended to, disorders of the stomach
arise, biliousness, headache, dyspepsia
and piles soon follow. If you wish to
avoid these ailments keep your bowels
regular by taking Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets when re-
quired. They are so easy to take and
mild and gentle in effect. For sale by
lola druggists.
The Iola register., 1900-12-07
themselves, from whom selected Sec

themselves, from whom | selected Sec
ond Lieutenant f.. j. Hardy of com
pany H, Chief Trumpeter Barshield
and Corporal Drysdale and Privates
Huntsman and Wiley of company H.
Disrobing and leaving their arms be-
hind, they plunged into the streamand
swan to bamboo raft on theopposite
side, which, after much difficulty, they
succeeded in showing to the south side
of the river"