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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-09-05
PRACTICAL EDUCATION,

Editor OF lsDEPESDEST:-'rhe schooI
season viii soon be upon us and M
have learned thgi yo:i are from the ped /.
agogic ranks | seek space in your val
liable paper for Il few remarks for the
welfare OF the children to whom we
must look Tor tho future welf,r, Of onr
country.
This If practical age aid bids fair
that the future will not be less 80; the re-
fore our common schools should be as
practical RS possible. The only way to
secure practi nj education il to secure
practical teachers and the teacher who
depends upon his textbook solely IL a
teacher OF the textbook aud not teach.
er OF the subject under conside ration.
schoolrOom should be we'll supplied
with blackboards and the practical
teacher will make copiou5 Use Of them
by way OF original problems and
examples suited to needs OF hia classes.
II il this lack oi the practical part which
accounts for the failure OF 50 many
college graduates when they come in
contact with the practical world,
For an example: In the late examina.
tiOn Oi teachers in EllSo county the
following problem was given. "What
will the shingles cost to shIngle roof
containing 40 square feet tho shingles
! inches wide and inches to the
weather? The shingles costing $500 per
NJ" Mr.. Barnes said no received full
credit Tor solving i'll tbs manner: IL
the shngle IL i'll. vile and in. to the
weather, one >hIngle will cover Is
square inches. Then rs many times rs
lU is contained III the number of squire
inches in the roof will no tho numher OF
shingles required. Now, this Is not true
Tor the tirst row Of shingles Is double.
Since we do not know how wide the
nor how long the rows are, hence we
cannot tell hoW many to double yet Mr..
Barnes made no nIl 'wRnco Tor dunhliup.
There il only Ona way Tint the cstiuR!c
can be made aud lad the e4aniuer bnd
II practical education D." Tor shrJ v"ui.i
not have iecn n,:s' 'cI, i"f most II uur
prGc.j nj arithmr - tell us init iOl'
shinRhs vii co"cr l0t iuarr o..
supp" g ii he e :: nuei -.nVh! l.. il 'icd
now man bee II 4 inch Il orin. wi ! hs
required 'n lay floor IA - rour lrxi2
fent no wouIsl say l20 fec! unsvqucnlly
be would nCk abont - isai lya:n il
ne boHght board II in ,hcs wife and
II foct long and = iuch 'bick ho would
be surprised il the lunILermnD charged
him with II square feet Of lumber.
havo not been able TO learn how
other problems were solved for which
The candidates received full credit Give
onr boys and girlR II practical education
80 they may be lifted Tor practical life.
la all the other branches ! could cite
instances but will defer to the future.
Yours resp;.
NJ. s, KENSY.
Aug %. 1907.
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Wnshnr Republican, Ticket.
VI s, KENNY.
Aug %, 1907.

The Washoc county Republican con.
vention nominated the following ticket
Saturday: Senator, u. l. Flanagan;
ARscmblymen, NJ. f.. Ward. David
Leishman, Louis Berrum, S. J. IIodg-
klhsnn, John W. Wright. Geo. Thomp.
son and II, II. Cowlesi Sheriff, Il, 9.
Looper; County Clerk. W. A. Fogg;
Auditor and Recorder. j. II. Reid;
Treasurer, A. q. Woltyj District At
torney, A. G.. Ayres; Commissioner, +,
y, llymers aud Henry Stovenr; Coroner
j. V. Peers, Constable, Dick Nash.
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balance IN trotsury ......... tO2.627 81 |
Tho above balance stanis TO the
credit OF the various iunds AZ per
Treasuror's Balance Sheet, dated April
], 1909.
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RECEIPTS FROM ALL soURCEs.
Balance in Treasury Dec.
ol' lSOl .......... S7I,32i 7S
General licenses. q l,li9 10
Per Prop tax, 1902. 1882 Ga
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Allow n cough to run until IL gets
beyond the reach OF medicine. 1'hUy
oftcn sny, sob, IL will wear away but
III noat caacs il woars them away. Could
they be induced to try tho successful
medicine cnlIol Kemp's Baleam, which
js sold on positive guarantee to cure,
ihry would immediately SEQ tho excel.
@nt effect after taking tho first dose.
Pricc De. and zoe. Trial sizc iroo, For
sale by ilko Drug Go.
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a Conductors iteWRrd,

Joseph Holland. passenger conductor
IN the employ Of the Southern Pacific
Company. will receive $500 reward from
that company within day or two for
hia bravery and good judgment in arrest.
ing two men near Carlia Tor throwing
stones at moving trims. Holland was
conductor on train which recently had
several car Windows broken noar Vivian.
Whom he reached Carlin, the end ot his
ruu, no took special back to the place
and succeeded in locating md ur resting
tho culprits, who proved 10 bo two
Indians employed on Tho grade. w nds
worth diepntch.
An account 0f this affair was publish.
cd in the ispEPENDEST a few days after
ito occurrence. According 10 thrt ac
count the afrogt Of the Indians was
made 10y Deputy Constable Nichols
who accompanied Conductor Holland
from CnrliD 10 Yivinn and scar chcd the
hills Tor the parties who committed the
oncnso. Mr.. Nicholls will doubtless
sharo IN the reward. The lnhians arc
now serving n six mOntbt' sentence in
tho county Jail,
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The Panaca girls are practioinR Tor
'he game of bail to bc played with the
~ George girle on the 18th oi Scptem.
Dor u IL said tnat the prize money
together with tho gate reccipis will net
'''e winners $500. Tho editor had Il
on"nce 10 ace tho Panaca girls practice
"ednc' day and tho 81. George cOntin.
gent will know that when tho game is
through TINT they have been In roal
o"iI game, Lincoln County Record.
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II ynn want a tine dress shoe 60 to Il.
Oscll.
Why? Because Ia carries a complete
line " the crlehrated ScIZ .hoes which
are the best On the market.
Also the best grade II men working
shoes. and tine line Of ladies, inisses'
and children'a shoes nf all kinds.
licing u practical shoemaker |
understand how to bay only the best Of
goods and guarantee all shoes purchns
cd from mo. also carry complete
limo OF furnishing goods.
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Elko, Nevada. Friday, September 5. 1902.
JOINT STATEMENT
Auditor and Treasurer of
ElkO County
STATE OF NEVADA.
COUNTY oP ELKo. 80
AUDITORS OFFICE

aODlIOtS OFFlCE.
ELKo, April l, 1902.
TO the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners Of Eiko county, Nev.;
GENTLEMEs:-We herewith submit our
Qarterly Report Of the Finances Of the
county for the quarter ending March 81,
1902. .......
Respectfully submitted,
Q. w. GRovER. Auditor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
CRUSHED BY STREET CAR
JAMES JOHNSON PROBABLY FATALLY
HURT NEAR RIVER BRIDGE.
1t Is Thought He Attempted Suicide
story of Two Men Who Were
with Him.

James Johnson, white, who has been
rooming at 511 South West street, was
probably fatally injured last night at 11:3O
o'clock by a street car on West Washing
ton street, near the bridge over White
river. Johnson was ground under the car
and dragged sixty-five feet When he was
picked up the left leg at the knee had been
cut off and he had received a number of
severe gashes on the head and body. He
was taken to the City Hospital, where ev-
cry effort was made to save his life.
John and William Swain, who were with
Johnson. said they were positive that he
had attempted to kill himself by falling in
front of the car. They said they were with
when they started to their homes. They
stood in front of the saloon for half an
hour, and suddenly Johnson said he
thought he would go home John Swain
offered to accompany him, but the latter
said he did not desire any company. While
they were discussing the question a West
Washington-street car came rapidly down
the street. AS Johnson saw the car APP
preaching he ran from his companions to-
ward the middle of the street, saying as he
ran: This Is the car that will take me
home" AS the car came near Johnson he
threw himself in front of 1t. The motor
man began at once to reverse the current
and stop the car. This could not be done
street, sixty-five feet away. When john
son was pulled from beneath the car he was
covered with dust and dirt and unrecog-
nizable. He has no relatives in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
CAREY G. COwGILL, OF WABASH,
SEES NEW CONDITIONS.
Labor Day Parade Different from For
mer Observation-Disclosures at
Local HosteIries.

Carey c. Cowgirl, Of Wabash, VINO was
one of the contestants in the famous Wa
bash convention for the nomination for
Congress from the Eleventh district, was in
town yesterday. Mr.. Cowgirl was defeated,
but was not vanquished, and he expects
to take part in the Republican campaign
this fall. In fact, part of mis- business to
the city yesterday was to consult with the
officers at Republican state committee
headquarters as to what part they desire
him to take in the approaching campaign.
Things are well with u.s." Mr.. Cowgirl
remarked in talking of political conditions
in his part of the State. I'VE had a fine
Labor day parade in Wabash yesterday,
and / think there must have been 10000
people In town. watched the parade with
considerable interest, and while the column
was passing along 1 could not help but
contrast ii with another parade of labor
Ing men and women / saw six or seven
years ago. Yesterday the men were well
dressed and they looked prosperous and
happy. They looked contented and no
doubt were. These men are in position
to-day where they can put their requests
to their employers in the form of demand.
The parade i saw a few years ago was
different. Instead of being in a position
to demand anything those men and women
were compelled to take what they could
get. i allude to the parades that used to
file up to the food markets and take what
was given by the hand of charity. / re-
member during those days / used to go TO
Anderson to attend court The relief sta
ton was In sight of the ccurthou"e, and
their rations. Those parades were different
from the one j saw yesterday"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
G. A. HI. SHIDELER TALKS.
He IL Interested I'm Several of Ma
riop's Industries.

George A. II. Shideler, former warden Of
the state prison. who was in town yester-
day, is not dealing in "hot air." but he is
having a good deal to do with hot water.
He is at the head Of the Marion Light and
Heating Company, which undertakes to
light houses with electricity and heat them
with water. The company has $4,000 feet
of radiation In Marion. Mr.. Shideler is as
ISOLATED with r. l.. Breed and b. +. Burke
in three important enterprises. Besides the
heating and lighting plant they are at the
head of the Marion Flint Bottle Company
and the Marion Window Glass Company.
Mr.. Breed manages the flint bottle works
and Mr.. Burke takes care of the window
glass establishment. The flint bottle works
yesterday started for the season with about
three hundred employees. The fires will
be started In the window glass works about
Oct. 10. Mr.. Shideler says the greater part
or the product of the bottle works for this
season is already sold.
Notwithstanding the former warden is too
busy to think much about politics, he will
do his share in the coming campaign.
There has been good deal of gossip con-
corning Mr.. Shideler and the gubernatorial
nomination two years hence, and some OF
his friends insist that he be a candidate
On this point, however, Mr.. Shideler is do
ing no talking. He is a stanch friend OF
c. c. Lyons, of Paramount, the Republican
candidate for senator from Grant county.
Mr.. Lyons Is also fond of Shideler. The
two men were together yesterday for a
short time. II went over to visit Lyons
the other day. said Shideler, aand I've
reached the conclusion that he lives in
country. contend that there are more
pretty cottages, more large yards and more
all-around attractive homes in Paramount
than any town in the State"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
HANDBOOK OF INDIANAPOLIS
RICH IN ILLUSTRATION, CAREFULLY
EDITED AND CONTAINING MUCH
IMPORTATION.
Text and Illustrations Together Make
n Volume of Interest and Use
to Everybody.

The Journals Handbook OF Indianapolis,
which, as announced in the advertising
columns, has been in course Of preparation
for some time, is now complete and ready
for distribution. 1t is volume which not
only fulfills but exceeds all the promises
made in its behalf, and is offered to the
public with the confidence that 1t will meet
all requirements and supply what has been
a real want-that of a manual containing
all essential facts relating to the city's
history, growth and commercial develop
ment. 1t has been so many years since
anything in this line has been published
that all such books have long been out OF
date; none, In fact, of such wide scope as
the Journals handbook has ever been at
tempted. The book contains over three
hundred half-tone illustrations which are of
themselves a complete picture store Of In
dianapolis from the earliest times to the
present. A special edition in paper covers
substantially bound, for so cents per copy;
cents extra by mail and is for sale by
booksellers, newsdealers and at the Journal
counting room.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
CONFER With GOVERNOR
REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF AFFAIRS
AT THE MEETING.
1t Is Understood the Question of
Prison Contract Labor Was the
Subject Discussed.

In order to obtain expressions on the con-
Wet labor question Governor Durbin had
a number of men of affairs meet with him
yesterday afternoon in his private office.
There were present B. F. Schmid, manager
of the Indianapolis Chair Company; John
G. Williams, representing the Reformatory;
Charles M. Kimbrough, representing the
State Prison; Captain Thomas Madden, a
manufacturer, and George A H. Shideler
formerly warden of the Michigan City
Prison. The Governor, as well as the other
parties to the conference, was reticent as
to the details of discussion. but 1t is un-
derstood that the results of the recent trip
of investigation, made by the Governor and
prominent labor men TO the prison and re-
formatory, formed one of the topics.
1t will be the duty of the next Legislature
to enact a new law dealing with convict Ia
Dor and contracts made for it's use. The
present statute expires in 1904, and even if
no reforms were to be secured a new law
would have to be made. 1t is the belief,
not only Of the Governor, who is greatly
interested in the question, but also of labor
leaders and manufacturers, that better
statute can be put on the book than the
present one. That there is room for abuses
under the present system is recognized.
Labor unions have long complained of COM
petition of convict labor and have been
urgent in their demands that some action
be taken by the lawmaking authorities.
During the preliminary meetings of the
Republican state convention Governor Dur
bin brought up the question before the
party leaders and announced at that time
that it was his purpose to call representa-
tives of labor organizations and manufac-
turers into conference with him to obtain
views. There was room for reform, he
thought. Since that time the Governor
has devoted much of his time to sitting
facts. BY the time the Legislature meets
work for a statute, which, it is believed,
will do away with the evils of the present
system.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
COUNTY council MEETING
COL. ORAN PERRY SUCCEEDS THE
LATE NORMAN 8. BYRAM.
Appropriation VIII Cover Some De-
fciencies - Township Advisory
Board Not en- Time.

The County Council did not meet at 10
o'clock yesterday morning as scheduled.
because there were not enough members
present to make a quorum. w. c. Hoff-
man, A. II. Nordyke and Fred c. Gardner
came in a half hour late. County Auditor
Smith was waiting for them. They held
consultation and then Colonel Smith
telephoned for W. S. Johnson, d. L. Daw-
son and Samuel p. Pfendler 1t was learned
that Mr.. Johnson had gone to Ohio, Mr..
Dawson to California and Mr.. Pfendler to
Acton with load of corn.
In the afternoon, however, Mr.. Pfendler
appeared and the Council elected Colonel
Oran Perry to succeed the late Norman
S. Byram. A H. Nordyke was elected
president of the Council and Fred C.. Gard
ner vice president. The Council then re-
viewed the appropriations asked to cover
deficiencies in the appropriations for this
year, but did not pass on them, as an
ordinance cannot be passed the same day
ii Is presented. The additional appropria-
tons call for about $4,000 for incidental
expenses to cover matters overlooked or
underestimated at the former meeting of
the Council The expenses were principal
ly for repairing and improving the county
institutions and caring for the poor.
The Council to-day will take up the big
ordinance containing the estimates of all
the county officers 1t will likely finish
its work tomorrow when the annual appro-
priations will be made and the tax levy
fixed
One of the items in the additional appro-
priation asked is for interest on the school
fund due the State. The county has con-
siderable money belonging to the State
upon which it is taxed per cent. interest
AS money is easy the county has been
unable to. loan the fund at the rate asked
nv the State. and hence there is a deficiency
in the interest. The Council did not an
nounce any reductions in the deficiencies
reported. and there will likely be no change
in the ordinance when it is passed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
NAMED BY THE GOVERNOR
INDIANA DELEGATES TO GREAT
PRISON REFORM MEETING.
This State Well Represented I'm Ma
tfonai Associations List of on
ks cers-Butler's Report.

Governor Durbin has appointed the Indi-
ana delegates who will represent Indiana
at the annual meeting of the National
Prison Association, which will be held In
Philadelphia Sept. Is to IS. They are
Thomas E. Spafford, j. E. Mccartney, A
d. Shaw, John G. Williams, Mrs. Charles
z. Coffin and w. c. Van Arsdel. of Indi-
annapolis: Fred Heuk, of Evansville; Daniel
Fasig. Of Terre Haute; c. H. Reeve. of
Plymouth; Charles E. McCarty, of South
Bend. and Charles II. Bundy, of Marion.
Indiana, which is known as OF the
most progressive States in the matter Of
prison reforms and in associated charities,
Is well and ably represented in the admin
istration Of the National Prison Associa-
ton The list OF honorary vice presidents
includes the names OF Il. III. Nebeker, of
Coyington: George A. III. Shideler, of Ma
rion. and James ID. Reid, of Michigan City.
On the board of directors are Alvin T. Hert,
Of Jeffersonville, and Thomas +. Ellison,
of Fort Wayne. The president OF the as
ISOLATION Is Indiana man, Charles r.
Henderson, OF the University of Chicago,
formerly from Fountain county, and at one
time Baptist preacher in Terre Haute.
In addition Amos w. Butler Is assistant
Secretary of the organization and chairman
OF the committee on discharged prisoners.
one OF the most important committees of
the association.
At the next meeting i'm Philadelphia the
following general topics affecting prisons
will be discussed Prison construction, pris-
or sanitation, prison diet, prison labor.
discipline, criminal laws, prevention of
crime. reform laws, probation laws, police
work In cities, supervision OF discharged
prisoners, reformatory work in prisons, and
other subjects OF interest to State officers
end- philanthropists. Secretary Amos w.
Butler OF the Board of State Charities,
will read a paper and make a report on the
question of discharged prisoners. 1t will
include a report OF the workings of the pa
role system from statistics gathered from
every State I'm the Union In Indiana, Mr..
Butler says. the parole system has worked
satisfactorily, and has proved to be re-
form OF fneStimable value.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
EXPECTS TO BE ELECTED.
NJ. e. Newhouse, Of Greensburg, q Cam
didate for Joint Senator.

NJ E. Newhouse, of Greensburg, Repub-
lican candidate for joint senator from the
counties of Decatur and Bartholomew
was in Indianapolis yesterday. Although
he Is candidate in a district that is con-
sidered close, he believes this is to be an
other winning year for the Republicans and
he expects to be elected. Mr.. Newhouse
will not be a new man in the Legislature,
as he has served in the House two terms
in 1893 and 1895. In the latter year he was
chairman of the apportionment committee.
In 1898 he introduced the resolution that
brought about an Investigation of the
Southern Prison, a proceeding that finally
resulted in changing the institution to a
reformatory. There was no opposition to
Mr. Newhouses candidacy for the Joint
senatorial nomination and he received ii by
unanimous vote. There is plenty of pros
perity down our way and We have the big
gest corn crop We ever had" he said. I'VE
think these things will make Republican
votes for u.s." With his former experience
chairman of the apportionment commit
tee Mr. Newhouse will prove a valuable
man in the Legislature this winter, as there
is new apportionment to be made. He
says IL he is elected he will give the matter
some special study.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-03
Painting Depicting AsheviIIe.

Clarence A. Worrall, an artist who has
executed a painting giving a panoramic
view of Asheville and surrounding country
from Overlook Park. is staying at the Hotel
English. 1t is his purpose to place the
painting on exhibition in this city If suit
able arrangements can be made. In size
the painting Is nine by eighteen feet. Two
years ago Mr.. Worrall went to Asheville to
recuperate from overwork and heat pros
tration. While taking the years rest or
dered by his physician he absorbed the
beauties of the country and determined to
show the outside world the grandeur and
extent of that wonderful scenery