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FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

Mrs. W. II. O'Nell left for her home at
Tonopah last night.
II IL estimated that the building IN.
tracts in Reno this sensom will exceed
one million dollars.
The Woman Guild are making prep-
arations To gave an entertainment short.
ly after Faster. Nor" extended notice
will appear later.
In Carson News saye the entire frog
family were out Thursday night singing
ahont the weather. They nave not
showed themselves yet III this Direction.
Sheriff Hayes Of Wushoc county has
gone Ia III Pasn, Texas, after "a man
named Bentley. who escaped from the
Reno Jail last November. Bentley in
making his cssape shot Sheriff Hay ~ in
the shoulder and beat him on the head
trnil ever since.
The school trustees 81 this district
have called ii special election Oh Apnl
18th Tor the pnrpoI e 81 Voting upon the
question Of bonding this school district
far a sum not la exceed $4,000 To build
and equip an additional school.rcon
Read the notice and mako up !our mind
To vote Yes un the proposition.
\ ST. Luuis woman has just been
given IL verdict tint would have made
Shylock's lost jewels seem like real
rhinestoncs To him. She WA injured in
street car accident which caused her
to loose 81 pounds 81 flesh. and was
awarded 800 a pound damage.
Governor Sparks has vetoed the bill
compelling physician Ia pay II tax, aud
requiring them la pass an examination
III Nevada after having been granted u
diploma III some other State. There
was considerable effort directed toward
securing the signature 81 the Chief tx.
cCutivc, but il WAS unuvailing.
The subway thief IL ugain at work and
there seems To he no cicw la Iis identity
Lust night the electric light globes
were again taken from the sockets. and
the box That he thief 1t Dol on white
III tcrewng them was all that WAS left to
tell the tai. -R,no Gazette
Mrs. j. -. Gardner entertained about
fifteen young people last night and u
very enjoy able evening WIS spent. Tie
party was II surprise Ia Miss Rose Gard.
ner. The tim" wIg plcasadily spent
with interesting and amusing games nm
til delicinu. refrrshmcnts were ser we'd.
The jolly party did not break up until
midnight and even then the guee:s were
ioath To leave.
Iher III a report going the round that
the young men ~ South Dakota are 80
eager la get wives that almost every
marriagcabiC Young woman who goes to
the state il Immediately snapped up.
and The q la grcRt difficulty in getting
girls enough to teach school. Getting
down la details, the report goes on to
cay that u traveller IN the State recently
found an empty school house with a
card tucked on the door saying; Teach.
ar wnntcd. " single must be old and
unattrnctive, as wealthy bachelor in the
nsighhnriIoOd threatens To marry the
next teacher 81 tins school."
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Erbcn.Aunuf,

Kuehnhacuscr, Adolph gob. am %.
Sept. 1890 ist M dem Nachlasso der ON
II. Dez. 1901 in MAJ kclsheim o n Mer.
gcntlieim X. wucrtt. lcdig verstorbcnou
Marguerite Kuehnhaeuser crbberechtigi
nnd wird dcrsclbe oder desgon Mach.
kommcn oder irgcnd einc Person wclchc
u"her denselbcn Auskunit e~rtcilcn kann
aufgcrOrdcrt sioh ~ mcldcn bel:
kSAUru. NACuoD ~ KuruNE,
IL William Street. Now York City
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ment for the State and Hon. NJ. s. vii.
son made Il strong plea for the defend
ant. The our then took a recess till
Q o'clock this morning.
when Court convened this morning
District Attorney Henderson began the
closing argument Tor the State. He
made II forcibte argument, after which
Judge Bro vn charged The jury Impair
tally and they retired Ia consider their
verdict.
The jury was still out when our re-
port closed.
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Examination For MidsJ'ipmnn At Nh"
' United states Naval Academy.
Annapolis.

United states Naval Academy,
.A~nnnp"It-.
Senator WIN. NJ. Stewart, Senuto,
Francis G.. Newlaude. and Congressman
{. ID. Van DuZer have been notified b,
tile Secretary Of tine Navy that they mr.,
each entitled tn name a midshipman al
the United States Naval Academy. An
napolis. They desire, therefore. to sub.
init the appointment to "a competitive
examination. The iinal examination by
the Naval Academy will be held at Reno
on April DIST under the direction Of the
Civil Service Commission.
10 comply with the request of the two
Senators and the Congressman "a com
p~etitive examination will he held at the
University, Reno, Nevada, and mt the
County High School, Elko. Nevada. al
9:'O O'Clock, Friday. April 18th and Sat.
urday. April 18th. From this
ton we will appoint three principals and
niue alternates tn take the final examin.
alton oil pril DIST.
Candidates for examination must be
between the ages Of fifteen and twenty
years. y candidate il eligible for an
poIntment On the day he becomes tit.
teen and is ineligible ON the day he be,
comes twenty years Of age.
II is recommends that every canIi
date for examination be examined phys.
ically by his family physician. in us
much as no physical examination is
made except at Annapolis, Maryland
Five feet is the minimum height.
Candidates will be examined mentally
III reading, writing, punctuation. spell,
ing, arithmetic, geography. English
grammar, United States History,
worlds history, algebra through quad.
ratio equations. and plane geometry
say live books of C%hauveni's geometry.
or its equivalent.
a sound body and constit u.ion, suit
able preparation. good natural capacity
an aptitude for study, industrious hab
its; perseverance, an obedicut and or
DERBY disposition, and Il correct mora
department are the essential qualiiica.
lions. The use Of tobacco in any
form by midshipmen is prohibited in the
Academy.
All young men who are going to take
the examination either at ltlko OF al
Reno, will notify, by letter, president
j. f.. Stubs, Reno. Nevada, on or be
Tore the l9th Of April, 1904.
by order Of the Board.
SENATOR NATE RoFF.
PRINCIPAL INo. f. BGAY.
PRINCIPAL T.. f.. CAME,
President, j. T.. STUBus.
Reno. Nevada, April lst. 1903.
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SOInr FoniIah pnnpIn.

Allow II cough to run until i, cote
beyond the reach OF medicine, They
often shy, "Oh, IL will wear away" but
III most cases il wears them away. Could
they be induced TO try tho successful
medicine called Kemr's Balsam. which
is sold on Il positive guarantee to cure.
they would Immediately sec the excel.
ont effect after taking the first dose.
Price DC. and SOC Trial size free. For
sale Ivy Elko Drug Co.
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STATE ~ ONO. City or TOLEDO

STATE az ONO. CITY or TOLEDO
Lucas COUSrY
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
IL Ii senior partner Of the firm Of +. j.
CHENEY Il Co. doing business in the City
Of Toledo. Comfy and State Aforesaid.
and TINT said trim will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the uscof HALLS CATAREH
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY,
Sworn Ia before me and subscribed
in my presence. this 9th day of Deccm-
Der, \. D.. 1886.
,r,, \. W. Clemson.
10y Notary Public.
Halls Cararrh Cure is taken in
t%ernally and acts directly on die blood
and ucnu surfaces OF til. system.
Send for Testimonials free.
Sold 10y Druggists TIC.
Halls Family Pills ara the beet
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Printing the new statutes ilas been
completed at the State "fi - will, the
exception Of the index. The bnh,i,mp
will he done in San Francisco.
The lR.lies OF Elko rho are interested
III giving u Ladies Part, in the near IN
ture are requested to meet at the re-i
dence of Mrs. Major Miller tomorrow
afternoon at 2.30.
Hon. Elwood Meade. Chief OF the Ma,
tional Irrigation Bureau. will arrive
from the west tonight. lie will address
the Farmers Institute un the subject of
irrigation.
DR.. Jacobs. Government Stock In.
spector at Reno, Ind the misfortune a
few days ago Ia inoculuie himself with
virus from a diseased animal. His
physician would not permit him 10
come to Elko to take purt in the In
stit
Professors Wilson, Kennedy, Frand-
sen, Ooten. True and Ba]rdeuwerper OF
the Experiment Station Staff, K, J.
Sanders, manager Of the Bradley Com.
pany's Creamery, and Miss Beth Stubs
arrived FROM Reno this morning to at
tend the Farmers Institute.
On Thursday evening, Sheriff Cush-
ing closed all the dance halls in Tono-
pah. The bill closing the same became
a law some days ago., but the sheriff had
not been aware Of the same. All of the
projectors OF the dance halls recognized
that the law must be obeyed and closed
Tonopah Bonanza.
From private information it is learned
TINT Governor Sparks has made the ap-
p~ointmente of the ST. Louis Commits
sion, j. YerinRton Of Carson City be.
INC chairman OF the Board. The Board
is tn re, To work at once and begin the
collection OF the exhibits for the ex-
p7sitiou.-Humboldt Standard.
Yesterday Governor Sparks sold a
bull. That is not very remarkable.
II main thing about il Was the price,
Two thoueand dollars Is not paid every
day for Il bull but that Is what Douglas
A. Gone, Of Red Bluff. Cal. gave for one
Of the HEREFORD band observation-disclosures
al.
Trainmastrr W. A.. McGovern states
that the passenyc ger divisions WILDE cut on
the 10th OF this month, after winch date
tue crews will run from Carliu to Ogden
and from Culip to Reno. The freight
runs are not to he disturbed for the
present. Manager .Agler is the author
ity for the statement to the grievance
COMMITTEES that Reno would witness the
running of freight trains into that city
from WInnemucca about the middle OF
May.-Humboldt STANDARD.
The railroad from Rhodes Marsh to
Tonoeah is o an almost assured fact,
Surveyors completed their preliminary
last Saturday, aud encountered a few
grades rDG up Ug:=e: that are toe sharp
for epeed and ease oi construction,
President Braun Of the Mlzpah com.
pany informs the journal that he is
gathering statistics that will be pre-
sented to the hackers Of the enter prise
and will serve Ia show then how easily
the line may Inc constructed and how
great tnnrmg" can he expected tn 90
ovcr the ne = line.
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WARMING.

All persons ARE hereby warned no, Ia
disohnrgc firearms Of any kind or dce.
cription whatever within the limits of
II circle whose radius liz one mile from
the pustoflice Of the town Of ElkO. Any.
one firing II gnn or piatol within the
limiie oi aaid circle will be arrested mud
prosecuted 10 tho fullest extent Of the
law.
CHARLES u. iTENDERsoS,
District Attorney of Elko Comfy, Ne.
vada.
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fnrncrs' Institute Reception,

The citizens Of ElKo will give a re.
ception to the Farmers Institute Satur.
dHy night at the Depot Hotel. Al.
mission will be 10y tickets which will he
distributed by the committee OF arrange.
me"ts, composed OF the following citi.
zens: John Henderson. George Russell
Edgar R%ainhart, j. *. Mcbride, Thop.
Hunter, a. W. Hesson. r.. Il. Game and
w. w. Booher. II the committee fails
to give You Il ticket, do not hesitate to
ask my ono OF the above named com
m~itteemen, The COMMITTEES earne silly
hopes that no visiting frmer or his
family will I've overlooked.
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The FarmPra' Institute.

Owing TO the closing argument in the
Stone murder case being made this fore
noon, the Farmers Institute was not
called to order until | o'clock, after the
murder case was given to the jury.
There was a fair attendance Of farmers
and citizens Of the town present. when
the editor Of the INDEPENDENT ripped
Tor order aud introduced Rev. Geo. II.
Greenfield who invoked the Divine
blessing Oh the work of the Institute.
Hon. Otto /. Williams was then intro.
duced and made a short address wei
coming the Station Stall aud the far.
mcrs To Elko. lie spoke Of the good re-.
suits that were sure TO result from the
Institute il the farmers would cooperate
with the Station Stall and make il the
medium for m change Of opinions
upon subjects TINT directly interested
them. His address was to the point and
ut its close he received a hearty round
OF applause. ..
The next thing in order Was the elec,
ton 81 u permanent chairman
OF the Institute. Nominations were
called for and Hon. James Russell WIS
placed in nomination by Mr.. Roinharl,
There being no further nominations Mr..
Russell was unanimously elected. Ito
took the chair aud thanked the Institute
for the honor conferred. Prof. r.. r..
Caiuo was unanimously elected Score.
tary 81 the Institute.
Aftcr several announcements were
mnde regarding the work of the Iusii.
tute mn adjournment was taken until |
o'c'ock.
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Tho partnership heretofore existing
between j. G. Harbinson and Ill. Gar.
recht under the firm name OF The Elko
Steam Laundry ia this day dissolved by
mutual consent. j. &. HARRISON will
hereafter conduct the business, pay all
debts contracted by the firm and collect
all bill due the firm.
John Garrecht.
j. Z. HARRISON.
Elko, Nevada, March 6. 1907.
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\ startling DrnUucncnt.

n colOred preacher wanted to de-
liver II startling sermon. He had heard
Of sensational methods and determined
to give his congregation u surprise. a
small boy was taken into his confidence
aud stationed Oh the roof just above
the pulpit. In the lads keeping WA
entrusted II pigeon, which was to DO let
loose in the church from a convenient
hole at the proper moment. Tho church
WIS packed and the preacher having
stormed announcement raised his voice
and cried, And tho Holy Ghost do.
scended III the form Of q dove" but no
dove appeared. lie repeated his sem
tence. Still no dove. At his third ont.
cry u Olnck face appeared ut the hole in
the roof and the query came, ~Pa'son, a
cate done ont dc Holy Ghost, hut Ice
got lie cat. Shall I throu'm DOWN.
Fix.
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MARRIED.

NJ ERRITr-SwEATLAND-At the Presby-
terian Mnnsc In Elko, Nevada, March
30, 1908, by Rev. George II. GtccnHcld,
Mr.. james Merritt OF Duluth, MINI ,
aud MiRs Lola Swaziland. oi Flko.
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THURSDAY. APRIL ..

In the District Court this morniug,
the case Of tho State W. james Carney
VIA called md continued until after tho
case Of the State We. Fred Stone goes to
tho jury.
The trial Of the Stone cnsc was then
resumed. Tho following witnesses have
been examined since the Ins, report:
Pete Gcnnetti, Ed. Car riIlc, A. l.. Clay.
ton, Ed. Whitcomb. W. a. Moody. Mrs.
Geo. Hanna, J. f.. Triplrti, Mrs. $. 4.
Merkeley, j. +. Rcardon. q. W. Moody,
G.. W. Kennedy. W. j. Wood, l.. g.
Davis, Henry Peters. =. a. Merkclcy. ..
w. Hanna, Will Toyne. Arthur Toynr.
John ltcnrdon.
Tho evidence in The case iias nearly
all been taken and il may possibly go 10
the jury tonight
FRIDAY. APRIL
The evidence IN the Stone murder
caee cloeed last night. District At,or
ncy Henderson made the opening nrgu.
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UHcduccd itntcs 10 riko.

On account %; Farmers Institute on
April 3rd and Itb, tickets will be cold to
EIko on the receipt Certificate plan ut
rate 0f fare and ome.fiith for round tnp
he sure mud ask agent for receipt Ger.
tiiicatc when purchasing tickets.
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WEDNESDAY. Il |.

The Stone murder case is still occupy.
ing the attention OF the District Court.
Since yesterdays report the following
witnesses have been examined by the
State: Harry Webb, n. =, Guldagger.
Miss Laura Bailey, Mrs. G.. Is. Connolly.
G.. w. Hanna, A Capriola, DIR, j K. Eli,
and DR.. g. j, Hood.
The State rested and defendant NOV.
ed the Court to instruct the jury /" re-.
tire and bring in n verdict Of not guilty.
The Court overruled the motion
The defense then called and examined
Thos Mcpherson, Miss Laura Baily.
Chas Town, Sr. and MH. Cbas Toyn.
Tie indications are that the case will 20
to the jury some time tomorrow night.
The trinl attracts a large crowd.
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xSEA The EIko AGric oi Eagles
&$n will give a grand ball ni the
Depot Hotel ON Nay lst. AZ
this will lie the las. dance which will
take place in the old Depot Hotel none
should fail 10 attend
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Mrs. W. II. OiNelI left for her home at
rOnopah last night.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13

IN 1891 Kansas broke her OWE rec
ord In the matter Of wheat crops and
led the list or all the states. with
more than 80 os-0 oga husheis. This
Mss i,fAfna" raore bushels Than we're
RAISED Ia tha siare og Minnesota, al.
hoaeh the scresEs Of wheat sown In
Ninnsapia sas greater than that of
Kansas b. s53 .s6s acre.
To ihe eastern farmer. who is con
tent 20 farm bis eighty The farming
operations ia Kansas seem 100 sigan.
tic for ordinary credibilhy wheat
farm nf thousand acres is a very
common sight In the suuaower state
IN Parnee county. in fact. the average
ia about Loco acres. although there
are many larger ones To harvest the
eropf II M such isrgas ol course re
quires te nEe Uf the most modern
harresilIs machinery upon a large
scale hul a wheat raiser may own
several ihoGuand acres and not pos
sess = plow or harvester lie con
tracts for ail The work from the time
The grognd Is piuwed until rhe grain is
ieiiyefe8 at the elevator
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, Land Of
flee at Durango. Colorado, August /,
1908.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
Of his intention to make final proof in
support OF his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Regis
Ter and Receiver at Durango, Colo, on
September IS, 1903, viz. Fred R.
Bonnell who made Homestead Entry
No. 2409 for the w. z n. Z. 4 and E.
z y. w. 4 Sec. %, TIP. 80 n, h. 6
W. y. NJ p. VI.
He names the following witnesses
o prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation OF said land, viz;
John JUDY. George Black Lewis 5.
Cole-and Fred Tycksen, all OF Bayfield,,
Colo.
F. c. PERKINS, Register.
First Publication, Aug. 6.
Last Publication, September 10.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
sioners.

Department of the Interior. Land Of
fee at Durango, Colo, July 8, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Regis
ter and Receiver of U. S. land office at
Durango, Colorado, on August 22nd,
1903, viz, Nancy Carroll, widow of
Peter Carroll, Jr., who made H. e.
No. 1.403 for the n e. 4 OF Section
33, Township 30 North of Range 10
w, n. NJ. p. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
TO prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation OF said land, viz:
Peter Carroll, Sr., of Porter, Colo:
John Carroll, of Porter Colo; Joseph
Powell, of Porter. Colo. Joseph
Schwiethale, of Porter, colo.
f. c. PERKINS, Register.
First Publication, July lG
Last Publication, August 90
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
REPUBLICAN HARMONY.

In another column we reprint an ed.
.tnriai from tho Denver Republican IN
regard to harmony So faf as ii fpcs
It u gnod advice We nnd iu b this
eutoucr
Republicans must get together and
stick together ike band Of broth
era"
This ~ splendid advice. bnt why
vas nui this advice forthcoming dur
ing the election tor members Of the
harior convention? u it hnd beon
gwen aHi foliosct. Republicans
sould have achieved notable Vic
ur3 Again rho following
Let tyEozs= be bysones. and let the
vii Of the majority be respected and
sbsyed BY all true Republicans hence
iorth.~
NHw the above ls lpe We can aay
lmeu to the expression and trust tho
Fufis VIII nnd d lodging place aud
3riur forth good ssisd Republicans
nave had tou many differences and
now lCt all msmtefs of he party pre-.
pare 10 hght the common enemy thc
Democratic Instead Of themselves
The Herald may have iis preferences
.of leadership and who shall bold
he high positions but We think the
majority should control Aud Hopub
leans must get together and pull TO-
gether Il Judge Campbell is 20 be re-.
alectei This fail and tho state cast lts
slcctufal vote fof Theodore .tooEesult
aeSi year We do not feel that the
United States srhstursbiP should hg
are Ia the premises ii Be- three years
before successor ia tn bc elected io
Patterson lt viii be year before
boldovor senators como np for oloc
ton and ehy should Republicans en-.
langcr success bY lighting among
themselves at this time.
Gentlemen iet us have our differ
sncos and opinious but not to AN eS
cent that causes raucpr and disgnsts
be rank and Me vi voters
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
INCREASE IN rHE RAre OF

The prevalent notion that the in
crease in percentage of insanity that
Ia revealed by the lnnacy statistics oi
nearly all countries may be- aitrlbu.
led to the physical stress and mental
wear aud year Of modern life IS not
confirmed by the annual report ol the
unacy commissioners Of England aud
Wales
The statistics themselves are start
ling iu the revelation Of steady In
eroasr in numbers of insane In pro
portion 20 population In 1859. The
number Of insane Wus - 762. which
was one 10 every 53s nf tho popuia.
iion. In January, lsng. The proportion
bad Increased 10 one insane person
20 293 oi the population In The mat
ler Of Increase the high water mark
was reached in 1902. when the number
" insane was Increased by 3251.
rhe total number OF persons who be
came insane In 1902 was 2s5sl. which
was almost 300 weekly
OF equal public interest with these
statistics OF increase is the table ot
causes OF Insanity. Tho list is headed
by drink 10 which 20 per cent OF male
insanity and 90 per cent Of female
insanity is aHcrihed In the matter oil
Somcn lunatics the chief cause Is
horedity. the proportion being as high
As 2iG per cent Heredity comes
second however. IN the case OF men,
accounting for iSS per cent other
'auses assigned are adverse circum-
stances. mental worry and uycrwprk
and love Affairs the percentages OF
these however. being small
According TO Mulhail the average
returns from England. France Den.
mark and the United States showed
The causes OF insanity In lsS0st tao he
as follows
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, Land or
hce at Durango, Colorado, August
7th, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has hled notice
of his intention 10 make final proof
IN support OF his claim and that said
proof viii be maae before tne Register
and Receiver L. s. Land Office at Du-
range. Colo. on "Wednesday, Septem-
Der %, 1903, viz: Louis Robert,
Homestead Application No. $3.50 for
he f. Y 5. h. = Sec. IA. n E. 4 of
\. e. 4 Sec. %, and " X n W. "A
sec. "a. Tsp. IS n, Kg w, n. NJ. z.
NJ
He names the following Witnesses
D prove his continuous residence
ipon and cultivation OF said land. viz:
Alfred l.. Pierce, Charles A. McLaugn-
in, Gabriel G. Love. Mike Nary. all of
lockwood. Colorado.
F. c. PERKINS, Register.
First Publication, August 13.
Last Publication, September II.