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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25
Death OF Bcn Crnighend.

Ben Craighead. a native Of this
town, died at l:35 this afternoon of
pneumonia. Ben first saw the light
of day and grew to manhood here.
He had many good qualities that
made him many warm friends. As n
schoolboy, he tretted at restraint. but
when his better nature was touched
he was kind and obedieDt. His life
from boyhood 10 manhood i. known
to our people, That he had man.
good qualities none will deny. Lot
us remember those and bury his
frailties with his corpse.
His death came rs IA shock to many
Of our people. Though sick for
some time, the serious nature OF his
illness was not known to many until
this morning. During his illness he
had the attention Of DIR. Hood who
did all in his power to stay the
! disease.
So far as we know at this y riting
the only relative OF the deceased on
this coast is his sister, Miss Lou
Craigheah, now living ". Sup Fran.
cisco. Sue was notifies this morn.
ing Of Ben's serious Illness a.ld will
arrive tomorrow evening.
May Cod, who alone Il heal the
broken heart, comfort and console
the bcreaved sister in her deep dir
tress.
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QUEEN DEAD.

Queen Victoria died at
.6:55 (London time) this,
Tuesday, afternoon.
She was born May I'd,
1919, proclaimed Queen of
Great Britain June 81, 1887,
and crowned at Westmin-
ster June 20, 1888.
Her son, the Prince of
Wales, will succeed her OH
the throne under the title Of
King Edward VII.
Queen Victoria was 10y,
ally loved by the English
people and her death will be
sincerely mourncd all over
the world.
The Queen is dead, but
she still lives III the heart.
Of the English people.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25
The Weekly independent.
FRIDAY. JANUARY Is. 1901
smallpox at wells.

aHLH
The Wells Herald is still denying
that small pox exists at Wells and &C
cuses the INDEPENDENT of trying to
get up a smallpox sca:s. In it's last
issue 1t says.
aThere has not been a case OF small
pox in Wells since last spring, and we
do not believe there was u case here
then. II there we're one a OF
smallpox in the town the Herald
would acknowledge it, but cold sores
nj pimples are not smallpox any
more than a spade is a scoop shovel"
A few days ago the Silver State
stated on reliable authority that there
were seven cases OF smallpox nj
Wells and called upon the State
Board OF Health 10 take some action
TO prevent the spread OF .he disease
along the line OF the railroad. Since
the item above referred to was pub
lished in the Silver State, DR.. Han
SOD, q member OF the State Board OF
Health. residing in Winnemucca, in
forms it that the board has taken all
possible precautions to prevent the
spread OF smallpox in this State,
DR.. Olmstead Of Wells has regularly
reported to DR.. Hanson the condition
OF his patients and all new cases
The State Board has invested DR.,
Olmstead with all the authority OF a
quarantine officer and he is now act.
ing i'll that capacity.
Perhaps the Herald wants the
people to believe that cold sores and
pimples" are contagious and Tint DR..
Olmstead has been commissioned as
a quarantine officer To prevent their
spread. Or it may be that its Edit
or's thinking machinery was so BADLY
knocked ont OF e last fall that he ia
unable to tell the truth even under
favorable circumstances.
The INDEPENDENT has no desire
to create a scare and has moi at
tempted TO do so. What it has pub.
ished regarding the smallpox at
Wells has been upon the best of
authority md every word OF it il
truo.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25
4 GOOD SIGN.

The twentieth session of the New
ada Legislature has started off we'll.
The election OF Mr.. Van DuZer us
Speaker is IN evidence that new men
and new methods are coming to the
front in this State. In this the INDIE
PENDENT sees much hope for the fu-
ture.
For years the State has been dom
mated by an influence that controlled
legislatures, retarded the develop.
meEt Of her and made her
name u synonym OF corruption.
Weighed jown by this load and the
hostility of the National administra
ton to one OF her chief industries,
she has been outstripped i'll the race
10y her less favored sisters. While
they have advanced in wealth and
population and all that goes to make
a happy, contented and prosperous
people, Nevada's mines have remain
ed undevelopel, her magnificent agri.
cultural possibilities have lain dor.
mant and her population has de
creased.
Guided by honest motives aud cor.
rect principles, the present legisla
ture a do much to raise Nevada
from the slough into which she has
fallen. 4 thorough revision OF tie
revenue laws OF the State will he &
long step on this road. With an hon
est valuation OF property for the pur
poses OF taxation, the tax rate could
be reduced to one.halt OF what it is
now aud outside capital would flow
into the State, developing her minet
and agricultural
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25
TIKI STANFORD CRISIS.

In a recent address given in San
Francisco, President David Starr
Jordan, OF Stanford University, is
quoted rs saying:
there is no other association where
there is such freedom Of thought and
such freedom Of speech as umopg the
professors Of a university. The pro-
lessor is perfectly free to form an
opinion as the result OF his scientific
researches, aud equally free to eI-
press that opinion
Virtually all that may be. probably
is. quite true. Every professor Is
perfectly free to think and form an
opinion, but when it to cI'
pressing it, recent events in Presi
dent Jordan's neighborhood suggest
he had better express it to some
polar point where it is not liable to
tbaw.
The discharge of Professor Ross
followed by that Of Professor How
erd, has hurt neither Of these gentle
men, but has done in%calculable injury
to Stanford University.
This nation Is ouilded, not on uni
versities, but on freedom-fre,
thought, free speech, and Il free press
A splendid educational institution
which virtually declares that it pro
poses to erect a Great Wall Of Chin
around the brains OF its teachers will
become II cuIse to tho State il til
evil is not seen in time and checked
The Bee says this sorrowfully as
devoted friend OF Mrs. Leland Stan
ford.-Sacramento Bee.
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Syracuse Post. Standard.

One OF the "a used by tho Re.
publicans 10 carry the State OF Suutll
Dakota, Inns been made public
property by the arrival in Washington,
Of John Eastman. u full blovded In.
dian. who acted ms Mr.. Hanna's
agent in inducing the Dakota In.
dams to become American citizens
and vote eolidIy iur @GKmiey. i'hc
consideration was a promise OF the re.
newaI OF the annual subsidies, Gus.
pended IN 1868, 10 che tribes and tho
approval by Congress OF certain
elaine held 10y them. Eastman hav.
ing fulfilled his pnrt Of the contract
IN now insisting that Mr.. Hanna
deliver his goods. The Indians claims
are now before the Senate committee
on Indian affairs. They amount Ia
the sur OF s~l,0OO,0Oo, and despite tho
efforts Of Mr.. Hanna to for 90 the
committee to mako a favorable 70.
port, a majority refuse to be bullied
and are against tho schomc,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25
SEALED PROPOSALS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
poSalS will he received At the ONlcc OF the
County Clerk UP 10 and iuCludiug saturday.
March >, 1901, from practiCing PHI siCianS.
for "a physician To- act as County I MUSICIAN
for the ensuing TWO years iIum tnG itn .i.y
OF March, lgOl. Services t. include attend.
ing all patients At hospital. Jan and pest
house. Bios 10 state 10. monthly cumpcu-
shtiOn for the services required, toth with
and without medicines furnished.
Bios 10 be opened on March 1901. The
Board Of commissioners reserves the right
to reject any aud AL bids.
By order of the IIOIri.
ATTEST:
49, a.. G. DAWLEY,
SEAL. County Clerk.
s0-g ElkO County, Nevada.
Elko, January .. 1901.
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Initiating i'nDn.

the small boys idea OF politeness
Is unique ut times. This particular
boy was going out to a party, and his
mother Impressed up N him that he
was u 10 account to touch plum
pudding, because she was positive it
wouid make him i'll.
But, mother" objected the small
boy, iii they bring me some?"
"fou must say. no, thank YOU"
"And il they bring it to me again."
"Yon must still say, no, thank you'"
But they won't do that. 1t would
be rude"
The small boy went to the party.
and in duo course returned, some
what subdued in
~Wcll," said his mother. al hope
you were n good boy, md remem
bercd what | told you."
ayes, mother; but they WAS awful
rude to me-"
~Why, what did they do?"
1lhey brought me plum pudding
three times"
VERY rude indeed, darling. And
OF course you said, mo, thank your"
a said, mo, thank you twice, but /
didn't know what TO say the next
time"
"And what did y0u eay?"
Il said Just like papa docs at din.
ner when he's cross. Take this
durued thing away Now York
Mail and Express.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25

Tho bennigl reports Of theSurvcy0r.
General md General gre on
our desk. The report OF the Survey
Or.GGncral is full OF interesting mat.
tor concerning tho public lands "
she State, II also contains statistics
furnished by the Asscssore Of the
different counties. These statistics,
Suryeyor-Geueral Kelley says. are Of
little value as a general rule, ms com
pliers evidently do not exercise carc
or judgment i'll filling out the blanks
furnished them. In proof of his as.
scrtioD no cites the following in.
%stancca: One Assessor reports q 1900
COWS and li,l00 calves in 1900, and
another reports $4,000 tons OF ore as
producing Sl00,O0O.000 worth Of bul
lion.' The Surveyor General bug.
goats Legislative action requiring As
scssOrs to swear to their reports, or to
discontinue tho compilation Of stat.
istics for tho Land Office. There IL a
whole lot Of interesting matter in
General Kellcy's report. Tho report
Of the Attorney. General contains the
decisions made by hin during 1899
and 1901.
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SEALED

Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
poSals for doing the County Printing for the
ensuing two years, from the 18th day of
March, 1901, will bc received at tue ONCE OF
the County Clerk up To and Including Satur-
day. March =. 1901. The said printing TO IN
clude all printing paid for out of County
fluids. such AS publishing proceeding, OF
Board OF commissioners, ADVERTISING No.
tircs. county blanks and letter heads for
use OF county officers, etc.
Bids TO state I q mOnihly compensation
for the services required.
Bids 20 be oncncd on March I. 1901.
The bard Of commissioners reserves the
right to reject any and all bids. by order
of the Board.
- ATTEST:
SEAL a. q. DAWLEY,
49,! Clerk.
Elko, January Q, 1901.
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NOTICE To C~EEDITOIIS.

Notice Is hereby gwen hat the under.
sighed has been Guly appointed and quail.
He'd 10y tho District curt OF the Fourth Ju.
dicial District OF the State OF Ncvnd, IN and
for the = Ounty OF ElkO, hS administrator OF
the estate Of John II McDcrmOtt, lat Of
said county. deceased. All creditors hly.
ing claims against said estate are required
TO tlc the same, with proper vouchers ut.
tachcd, with the clerk OF the Court, within
forty days after the FIRST publication OF this
notice.
Dated, ELKO, New. December 81. AID. 1870.
OSWALD l.. MCDERMOTT,
AdministratO OF the Estate of JOIN IL
MCDcTmOtt, Deceased.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25

Lust ThuredRy Ruby Jack. nm
Indian. killed himself ncar the Over
land Station in Ruby Valley. Jack
went ont 10 run horses and took a pis
tol with him. Coming to a fence he
threw the pistol over, whom it
exploded and The bullet went through
his body. This il JACKIE version OF
the affair, but opinion is divided in
Ruby Valley as To whether the shoot.
ing wa accidental or n case Of
suicide
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Tho Wind.

l am the Wind
just plain, ordinary Wind
L have plenty Of other names.
The smart reporter
Calls me SOld Boreas;"
When | waltz through the pines
i am the @soughIng wind"
When I agitate the honeysuckle
l am the gentle zephyr
When / cool OIL the SHIRT waist man
l am the welcome breeze"
When l pick up houses in Kansas
And deposit them III tho next county
l am the @howlinR cyclone"
When l upset the pleasure yacht
/ am he"treacherous ,choppy wind
When make the skippers
Chase for shore
am the gale OF great velocity
All the same, my name il Wand.
And don't You forget this,
i am useful, yes, indeed.
Why, what would a rmo
Amnnnt &c without me?
Could You pump up your tire,
Mental or rubber, without me?
/ don't think.
l am in the stock
or all the trusts.
l elect Presidents
And Governors;
Like wise Congressman,
Also members Of Assembly,
l was in evidence TINS fall
From the real car,
Also from the PLATFORM.
Bryan used a lot Of me,
/ also did some business
With Marcus and Teddy.
The tenor and the suprano
Could not commit murder
On tho high C's
Without mo!
l squeal in the bagpipe.
1 chortle III the cornet,
l p~rofundc in tho bass horn,
1 wall in the flute,
"poom.puom" in the trombone.
IL il wero not for mo
How could tho sweet girl graduate
And tho sappy senior
Torture the audience
With their essays?
just tell me that.
About the fret Of December
l go to Washington;
am in great demand there
All Winter
In Congress.
Cont turn up your nose at me!
] am the Wind, useful, busy
Wind.
Syracuse Post STANDARD,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25
IN THE DiSTRICT COURT or THE
n Fourth Judicial District Of the state of
Nevada, In and fer tho COUNTY OF I:lk1.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT or THE
Il Fourth Judicial District of the state OF
NcvndH, In and fer tho County OF ElkI.
Maud GOsclinc, Plaintiff. against F'rrtIur.
lex Abraham GOSClinG, Defendant Action
brought iu the District Court Of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State Of Nevada. in
and for the County OF ElKO. AMI the com.
plant hlcd In the onlcc of lho Clerk OF the
said District Court.
Tho state Of Nevada sends grcctlpp To
Frederick Abraham Gasoline, Dgfcuduut:
YOu arC hereby required to npp ar Iu mr.
action brought against you By the above
named Plaintiff In thI district Court OF tho
! Ourth judicial District OF tho State Of Ne.
vadh' IN 'nd for tho County Of ElkO. aud TO
an'wcT the Complaint HlCd therein, Within
ten days, exclusive OF the day Ut SrryiccI,
inter the service On you OF MS -uurnpus--
II served wilton this CUun ): or if a,rvCd
out OF this County. but In this district,
within twenty days; Otherwise within forty
days--Or Judgment by default viii bG taIcn
nHninst you, according to the prayer Of said
Complaint.
The action IL brought 10 obtain n iuJy.
WcnthHhihst you the said defendant dlssrIy.
luz the bonds Of mltrimDpy between plain.
til and you tho said defendant and for gen.
cral relief on tho ground Of tho extreme
cruelty with which you tho said defendant
nTo alleged 10 have trrntCd the pIaintun ana
which ~ moro particularly set iOrtn Ia tho
complaint hoTCin, reference to which Is
hereby made, aud you are hereby notified
that u you fail 10 appear aud answer said
complaint Hs ab We required. tho sniipliin.
mandCd therein.
Giycu under my hnni aud the seal of tho
District q nrt Of the Fourth judicial Dis.
iiifict OF tho state Of Nevada, In ami for tho
County OF lk1. this 2sth day Uf November,
ia the year Of our Lord, one thousand niue
hundred.
-.
SEAL 40 DAwLEY.
drown & Henderson. Attorneys tor Plaintiff,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25

Pcpsin preparations often fail to
relieve indigestion because they can
digest only albummuus foods. There
~ one preparation that digcais all
classes of food. aud that ~ Kudol
DyspcpRia euro. II curcs the wnrat
cnscs Of indigestion nmd gives inoiant
relief, for II diRCsts what you cat.
Elko Drug Company.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25

Much interest il being displayed
particularly III Italy, in wireless tele
graphy md some recent experiments
10y Signor Guarini have shown that
tie ordinary telephone receiver can be
used in certain cases TO receive wire
less telegraph messages. which it in
terprets as singing sounds. His or.
periments seem TO poiut to tho pcesi.
bility Of devising simple and strong
military instruments Of this type that
may DO carried about In u rough
country without much danger
Of being put out Of order or broken
From present indications it seems M
il these simple instruments might 10
mnde to work satisfactorily from ten
to twenty miles.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25

n. L. Guldaggot, at JoDcs' old
stand, is prepared to do blncke NTH.
my III all Of tie branches ut prices Ia
SUIT the times. Horse slIOong aud
wagon work a s]pccinlty. Al work
guaranteed. Take your work Ia Mr..
G%uldaggcr's shop IL you want IL done
we'll and at reasonable prices. =
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25

Quality aud not quantity makcs
De Wits LittlS Early Risen such
valuable littlo liver pile. Elko Drug
Company.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25

BRING your Job Work TO the lrDF.
PENDENT office. Low prioes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-12
COMMERCIAL MORTALITY.
Record of Business Failures for
june, as Reported by Dun & Co.

Record of Business Failures for
June, as Reported by Dun & Co.
NEW YORK, July .L.-Classifed fail
ure returns as reported to r. G. Dun &
Co., for the month of June, show fail
ures somewhat heavier than in the three
preceding months and the same month
in the two preceding years, but prior to
1899 last months liabilities would have
been considered extremely light In
manufacturing the total was $ll5S,8l7
larger than last year, but a few I'M
usual disasters account for the increase
Depression of the cotton manufacture,
prices of raw material, had almost passed
away without bring ng any serious fail
ures and the fact had been mentioned
as remarkable in connection with earlier
reports One large concern, however,
proved unable to bear the strain quite
long enough and it's debts account for
practically all Of the June figures, which
exceed the same month of any recent
year. In other textile lines also the
months record is not pleasing, but since
the new fiscal year has brought definite
improvement in these branches of manu-
facture, there is every reason to expect
no further large assignments. Few fail
ures occurred among liquor and cigar
makers, but two large breweries furnish
ed liabilities of about $3.50, 0000 title
alteration appears in the trading losses
as compared with the two previous
good years, but defaults were much
lighter than in any June prior to 1898.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-12
END THE RATE WAR
SANTA FE ANNOUNCES WITH
DRAWAL OF CUT
RATES
MANY ROADS CONCERNED
Great Western May Possibly Remain
on an Independent Basis, but
Others Will Fall
Into Line.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe Railway company to-
day officially announced that the cut
rates scheduled to go into effect on the
Chicago Missouri river division of it's
system has been Withdrawn. Regular
rates were restored and notices to this
effect were telegraphed to the principal
agents in the territory affected. Printed
instructions also will be sent out by the
company.
This is the first definite move to end
the Western freight rate war, which has
been a fierce one while it lasted. The
rating disturbance threatened the earn
ings of twenty-six roads, and brought
forth a. strong remonstrance from East
ern financial and banking interests. At
the meeting of the Western Trunk line
committee tomorrow it is expected that
an agreement TO maintain rates will be
made, and a working plan for ply
steal division Of traffic at all competitive
points laid out.
The only road in doubt is the Chicago
Great Western, and the indications are
that it will continue to operate on an in
dependent basis. At a conference of Of
ficials Of Western lines today little atten-
ton was paid to the Chicago Great
Western. 1t was conceded that it would
be desirable to have the road in the
proposed agreement to divide the freight
business in the Missouri river territory,
but there was little disposition TO make
any great concession. The road, ac-
cording to traffic officials, is entitled to
per cent of all business at full rates,
while it asks 8 per cent. Just now it Is
getting 16 per cent of the business at
cut rates.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-12
LINE TO BOUNDARY
WORK ON GREAT NORTHERN
BRANCH FROM KALISPELL
HAS BEGUN
ALONG THE K00TENAI RIVER
Thirty Miles of the Road Has
ReeR Surveyed and the Re
matnder Is Being
Located.

Contractors have started active work
on the line which is to connect the
Great Northern with the rich coal fields
of the Crows Nest Pass country and
large numbers of outfits have already
been sent West TO Kalispell, whence they
go north as required. Surveyors and
field men are travelling in advance Of
the men and locating the grade. Several
st. Paul contractors have secured SUBJ
contracts and the indications are that
work is to be pushed on the new line.
on the Canadian side the company re-
Gently Incorporated in British Columbia
has also started work, and it is expected
that the grade to the boundary will be
completed some time this year. Accord
ing to the terms of the articles of in
corporation, it is allowed two years 10
complete the stretch of fifty miles to the
boundary, but there is no doubt that
both lines will be finished and RAINING
before next summer The owners of the
mines, who were instrumental IN indIc ng
the Great Northern to build up to Their
proposed spur have undertaken to sur
ply enough coal and coke to meet t e
local smelter demand. This was done
because it was feared that the opening
Of a profitable market in the United
States might induce the mine owners 10
sell their entire output on this side OF
the boundary line
Thirty miles of the new line which
the Great Northern is building has been
surveyed, and the route has been filed
in the land Office at Kalispel. It runs
along the banks Of the KoOtenai river.