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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03
Elko. Nevada, Friday, July 3. 1908.


Engineer Marsh expects to have the
! Ogden-Lucin cutoff completed within
the next two months, so far as the
trest!e york is concerned, SAYS the Og-
den Standard. or course fnr some
months yet the filling in will continue.
| until the engineers become thoroughly
! satisfied that Il firm ruadbe is secured.
The sinks on ;his side ~ ~" Tromou-
! tory are causing practically no trouble
at present, and it il bcli..cd fiiat at last
the ih"usluds of carlORds Ot di-ihtegrat.
ed rock that have h"..n tumpcd into the
: lake have penetrated the soft covering
on the bottom "f the lake and reached
lardpan. spreading nut until Il sym.
metrical and solid r"aGhDd hGs been sc-
, cured. Th"r" Is u"w only one sink thni
I Ia hnthcring the engineers at all. and
that they expect tn overcome as they
have overcome IA" Others. /: is Il
stretch of about 100 feet on the west
side Of the promontory.
InC iil.in on the west SIDE IT the
prom"ntOry over the wes; shore "f the
''l'N' - iiD'il lllt TyEN bToNENl
from near Lucin, where the company
has three steam shovcls. The till in on
tne balance Of the line Is beng made
from Promontnry Point.
There now remains only stretch or
five miles Of trcstlr work io br cumpIct-
cd. and the eighteen pile drivers that
nrc at work have madc their last NOV"
t0 this point, and are now working on
the last stretch. All other gap in the
trcstlr work have been closed up.
The entire work, with the exception
of the iill-in, will he completed within
two months, so that the work trains will
bc able t" ruu clear across from Ogden
t" Lucin. II Is not probable that the
road Will be cut in FOR passenger ser
wee for s"me months yet. There are
now l2O) men employed on the work.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03

The sultan of Turkey insists that
every ruler or person of high political
importance should die natural death.
Tie Stampa, of Turin, says that othe T
manners uf death are not officially rec
ogni2'd hy Nischnn ETcndi, the cen.
sOr.
When King lIumbcrt was assassi.
mated at Monzn, tho Turkish news E
papers announced tho sad event in this
way.
"K'ng Humbert left tho Hall amid
the frantic cheers of the people. The
king. much affected. bowed several
times. md to all appearances was i'm.
mcdiatcly dcad."
When the Shah ~ Persia WAS assass
mated, the Turkish papers said: sin
the afternoon tlIc shah drove to his
summer palace, md there complained
Of illness. Ills corpse wns sent 10 Tc.
hcran.'
One paper cXcellcd all others by this
absurd piece of cuphemistic aimpliIicn
ton: Tho shah fclt u little III ,but finally
his corpse returned to the palace"
rms was too much even for tho
Turks, who kept tho phrase no one oi
their proverbs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03
CAEELEssSEss OR WORSE.

There must have been something rad
lcally wrong with the enrolling clerks
Of the last legislature us the charge has
been openly made That mt least two Of
the iiIls passed by that body were Jug
glcd with before they reached the Gov
crnur. In the Act funding the indebt.
.incss Of Lincoln county, it is charged
thai the amount Of bonds to he issued
/ by the county commissioners WIS ching.
! ed from seven hundred Thousand dollars,
to Elk hundred thuusHnd dollars. there
by making the Act mil and VOID. Tins
Act effects only the people OF Liuco In
county ana the change III the amount of
bon;.s to he issued may have been III
nocenily made by the enrolling clerk,
and overlooked by the enrolling commit
tee that certified to its beng correctly
enrolled.
But what shall be said regarding the
charge that the Asscssor'- bill was Jug
glcd with hld that shr Law now on the
Statute looks is not tn, Law as passed
by the legislature? This charge is made
, in the following. evidently written by
Controller Davis and published in the
Carson Appeal
Tie Assessors BIll rs nov upon the
Statute Books is moi the bill Passed by
the last legislature. The Appeal asserts
and Is ready t" prove that the bill was
twice jugglcd with between its passage
in the Senate and ii final presentation
tn the Governor for his signature.
Tho hll rs it passed the Senate pro-
vidcd that ciGht assessors should con.
stitutc quorum and that Il majority Of
those present should bc sufficient to
transact business, This bill went from
the Senate in tiint condition and went
to the House where it WIS accepted and
passed without amendments and now
when il reaches the public 10y way Of
the Statute book it IL not the bill which
passed the Srnrt' uud is not the bill
signed hy 'i.' Governor.
Aitcr !:iu' : have Ia en- male which re-
quircs maj ,ri;y "f the entire Board to
| transact bu sim IS instead nf a majority
! MINORITY II the quorum trans.
act business WAS bitterly fought 10y the
| tax dodgers but they were beaten in the
Senate and after the Till left the Senate
the will n' the people was defeated
somewhere along the line and the bill
as pissed hy thc legislature never reach .
| ed the Statute books in it's original
form. The bill MS 1t uow stands is just
as the tax dodgers want il. The same
| gIrg fought revenue reform at the pre-.
| vious session ana was smoked out Of
their ambush and defeated. They we're
| sIuar"ly beaten i'll the last session and
had to resort tu undcThanded work to
carry their point,
The Appeal makes this charge after
Il careful investigation Of tho records
| aud can substantiatc every allegation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03

| Churchill county seems to he the CEN
ter Of attraction in the mining wny at
present. Everyone who arrives from
! that section states that new discoveries
| on. there have excited great deal of
| interest and men md prospec'ors are
focking in the new iirIds.
At Eagleville the creates; excitement
pr0vaiis. Tho copper properties that
were discovered some weeks ago are
being developed and from what assa,s
| that have been made it is Of surprising
| richness. The assays 60 all the way
from - to 10 per cent copper, beside
carrying cunsidc rHbIc silver and gold
The ledge has been traced Tor several
thousand feet and should it go to any
depth the now mines will be among the
richest i'll tho State. At the present
time over 100 men are i'll the section ana
the ground is being rapidly taken
up.
few days ago Il very rich specimen
was brought INTO Fallon that came from
the Eaylcvillc section. Upon assay it
went over $4,000 ton in gold. Parties
Immediately left for the section to make
n search for the ledge that tho piece Of
rock came from.
Half dozen Ilaccs in Churchill
county are attracting the attention Of
the prospcctore, the values so far I'M
covered have been exceedingly high
and everyone who has been in the new
district is convinced that Churchill will
be the new scene OF mining uctiv.
| ity.
The section that is mincrnlizcd is u
great deal like the Tonoplh country.
II is bare aud the lack Of water and
fuel confronis the prospcctor. This
seems to be no mndcrancc. us hus been
demonstrated in every camp that has
been found. Gold and water with
| plenty Of fuel sCcm to bc strangers but
where the values are the miners will bo
found to take tho bullion from the Garth.
| Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03
IsOCKEFELIER'S PRAYER,

y reader of the Commoncr sends III a
clipping dispatch from New York
reporting II speech made by John ID.
Rockefeller. Jr.. to his bible class. The
dispatch stated that Rockefeller -practi.
cnlly stated today that the Standard Oil
company WIS under divine guidance
In the quotation from the speech youug
Rockefeller is represented ns saying:
TN one important matter involving
big money ! !raycd every night aud
morning to- Col la direct me. Tho mat.
ter wah SO big il seemed hey md me
Suddenly one day light came, and SAW
the proper path clrur. God answered
my prayer. The consciousness TINT we
are divlncly directed gives comfort,
courage, strength. and then the way
hrigh,cns-
Mr.. Rockefeller is to bc commended
Tor his trust in God, and he is right also
III saying that there il comfort and
courage III faith. But the fact TIA. hc
prays IL not III il self conclusive evidence.
that his business is under divine guid.
ancc. 1t is not mcrcas Iry that all Chris
iian people shall sanction t..r RDckrfcl.
Ter method "t making money merely
because Rockefeller prnys. lu every
great war III which Christinns hnv..
been cngngcu u both side, pray cr has
been offered nn both sidcs. and men OF
both sides have believed thrms, Ives
Justified III appealing "a the God of
Battles In every persecution that has
been carried un in thr name nf religion
both those who prosecuted and those
who were victima, liftcd up their voices
/" God and pra! ed for help. Mothers
havc sacrificed their children To appcnsc
or Ia propitiatc iduIs, and mothers have
protected their children To please God
There must bc intelligence as well ms
z"nl. and the zeal must he directed tu
righteous ends hc'uIr II can hc com
Inendcd. Lincoln drew the proper dis
tinctiou; when asked il he WIS not any
Ions to have God on hi4 side. hc said that
he was RnTious rather Ia bu on Gnu's
side. Mr.. Rockefeller must make the
same distinction. lie may think TINT he
IL doing hiI full duty when h" prays
that thc Lur I will nclp the Standard
DiI 60 upany /" max" an enormous prof.
1t lay the practice " rxtnriIcn. hut mil
lions of people believe that his prayer
would hc NOR" ~ kceplnI with the holy
writ il he prayed fnr strength lo resist
the temptation /" use trust methods
methods which differ III form, but not
III principle, from the mcthnds Of the
robbers upon the highway Com.
mOncr
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would Itrnnnn Eycrbotiy,

One ~ the numerous call era nt tho
White li0usc the other dny wns II "mnu
with muddy mind" na the secret acr.
wee guards have dubbed the cranks.
su,en Washington epccinl to the New
York World, This man had II plan for
rcrhrisirniuR every person IN the couu
try so that their business or profession
woUIl be indicated 10y their nnmcn. IIc
wanted the President I" approve il,
"rhinl of coal dealer namad Wood,
h. enid la the guard who headed him
of. "IIis name ought la bo CunI. Poo.
rlc named Wood ehould sell no'hiug
hut wood. Every undertaken should bc
onmOi coiliN, and grOrcra should hc
called Sugar, Butter. bnrd or something
. ~ the sort. III 'nd. Calico, silk. l'ui.
ton or & Cru,bric wOuld til dry goods mer.
chants. The mnn vino ~ running TINT
steam roller nlOuld bc called Roller"
iIc sni1 he had come all the way from,
Chicago Ia submit his idea and that hc
wanted nn iorliahncea about il
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MMkimg an ImnrrsAInm.

\ Virginia senator wHs>tnlkiug of ne
'Intcs aud their love 81 making impress.
siuna. Ii" called attention 10 the well
known fact hat negroes, us rule, when
paying for II ten cent purchase, will dc
Iibrratcly iuWblc through u large mum.
bcr ~ billa. though they have the ten
cent piece in another pocket. Tho sem
nior then told the story nf n negro who
saw nn advertisement winch read, Trunk
exactly lik" cut, $G7j," On the irunl,
appeared ~ large figures "56T5.- IA the
negro contemplated II trip through the
north Ec forwarded the money for a
trunk. When III" iruuK arrived the col.
'orcd nnn wnE very Indignant. Tho iig
nrCs were missIng from its side. lie re.
turned the trunk, demanding his money
back b"raugc ~ the important omission
Tho trunk firm saw the point. admitted
liza error and 10y way of making amends
agreed to paint m additional figure
When the trunk arrived the second time
tho negro wna satisfied. On ita eide. in
glnring colors. were the figurcs"2lG75
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03
TiIE POSTAL SCANDALS.

Tho storm center Of the postal scand-
, ais. just now. seems tn be in the New
York pOstpflicr.'' as to which cn"unh las
already been revealed tn make interest.
ing reading. The air is 'ulD ni predicted
revelations. duplicating prominent roll
ticinns. and there are many evidences of
desire to -cut and cover
IN other directions, however, there is
plenty Of food Tor 2, ssip and eurnise.
The New York Herald quotes II friend
and defender Of George W. beavers, late
| superintendent Of salaries and allow.
! anccs. us asserting that when the time
| came for Mr.. beavers to talk. some po-
litical mountains will tremblr and some
politicians characters will become the
verIest dust, and that, whatever acts 81
MIR. Beavers were open To criticism. il
| would he found that he had only FOL
lowed the instructions Of postal officials
higher W"
Like other .cccnt develn:ments. nll
this goes tn confirm the wisdom Of the
course suggested toy The Argus-thnt il
is not so much a matter OF "Going to the
bottom ms Of "gomg To the top Let
us hear not so much about the little
fellows and Il good deal more about the
big fellows III tie back ground. who put
them UP to it and pro;ited 10y what they
| did.
Ii is already well known that the ru.
| raj free delivery service WAS sys:cmati-
| caliy used for tie profit aud advantage
| of Republican Congressman and district
bosses. 1t Is believed that in the same
way and for the same purpose, the whole
department has been rendered hope
lessly corrupt No stunning over. no
sacrifice OF 1t few Fcape goats, will suf-
flee. Ii one department is in such a
condition probably other departments
need such an overhar ling, in the peo.
pies interest. as they will never get
without II change Of the party i'll power.
Wholesale reform is needed IN the
federal administration at Washington.
Albany, n. y, Argus.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03

"Now.' said tho professor, Suppose
you had :ricd everything which yont
knowledge OF medicine suggcMcd, what
would then bc your cOurseY"
"Supposing the patient to tuil?"
"Ccrtuiuly.-
"Aftcr having presented and collected
MY till would advise the patient to
take Il trip to Europe"
"But erpppsc you did nnt succeed IN
collecting your hiIl upon It's pccecn,a.
tiou?-
Then would stuy right with mm
and depend upon ilg gratitude ~ his
heirs" - Houston Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03

There is no state in the Union winch
ia moro inviting to lUmcsc"kcrs and
agriculturists than our own greatly
maligncd commonwealth ~ Nevada,
says the Stntr journal. There arc
thousands oi acres of land which will
produce in Abundance everything that
is adapted i0 the temperature ~ the
temperate 2onr, hcsidca mnny ~ thosu
which flourish only in the snil aud
climate of tho scmi.tropirnI regions.
There are thousands upon thousands ~
acrcs which can bc purchased at govern.
meat price thnt will produce moro
abundant crops ihnn land in some parts
oi California which Yield mn nnnunl
rental exceeding the purchase price ~
that which invites the homCecchcr be-.
tween the eastern slope 81 the Sierra
NrvHdus aud the western boundary 81
Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03

Carson City,Junc. 29, 1903.
For the week ending Junr Doth. 1903.
Go1G growing weather prevailed
throughout the State during the past
week and crops of all kinds made rapid
and satisfactory progress. Tho daly
mean temperature ranged from to >
degrees above normal. Toward the close
of th" week the weather was generally
cloudy, with scattered showers in some
of the western distriC un the morning
ot the 10Th. Streams have fallen con
II !"rably during the week. bnt yet carry
fairly good volume 0f water.
The weather conditions Of the past
week were all that could have been de.
sired for the growth mn advancement 81
crops and for harvesting operations.
Tho harvesting Of alfalfa will become
general over the State during the COM
lnG week; the crop promises to bc hcar.
icr than usual in most distTct-. In the
heading. aud alfalfa is beginning tn
bloom IN the northeastern portion. In
the extreme south portion the second
cutting nf alfalfa is nearing completion
and the thrcsbing ui grain has begun.
Rnugc stock is dong fairly well gem
orally, although the rc is eome COM
plain, of a scarcity " iced III II few Of
the northeastern districts.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03

short time ngo one " two twin bro.
thcts became dcmC p'rd and wRs Ordered
10y the court sent in nu asylum Tho
other accompanied l,m to the institution
Shortly after the iwiu brothers had ar
rived at ihc nGylum The sheriff received
u Telegram ftom The superintendent
Say ing: "rw" lnml; just alike here from
your county. nrc tor commitment. Onc
"a tnltiugnf building railroad to The
moun aud ihc thcr says that the Rcpnb
lirHn party IL opposed Ia trusts. Which
In the crPzy mnu?"-Ey.
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\ Cnwnrdiy Assn--InntInu.

Il. NJ. Love, Sintc Cuntrollrr ~ Tex.
ns, wac agsassinntCh Tuesday forenoon
in his office IN the state Capitol by ".
q. Hill, nm cy.rmployc ~ the Control.
lcr's department. Hin presented Love
n lcitcr recommending him for II posi-.
tiou. While Love WA rCHding the letter
llill. without II word of warning, pulled
u revolver and shot Love just below The
left nipple III tho region of the heart.
Love sank Io the lloor aud while hc wns
falling lIill shot him ~ the hach.
J. W. Stephens, m cmployo Of the
department who was nj work near Lpvc's
private office, rushed IN and madc M
attempt to take the pistol away from
Hin. In the F'ruHgl" tho pjatol wns dia.
charged and IIIll was shot in the breast
He will die love graIullly ennk and
died mn hour after being shot. lIll
said The tragedy wns th" result ~ n
grievance hc had against Love for dis.
! charging him about ycnr ago.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03
Returned from rruTu I'iIN.

George Watt. Alex t. Dron and Con
Cummings returned tn Austin Thurs day
evening after spending several wcclsf nt
the new u.Ining camp III Churchill coun.
" recently discovered 10y one of Senator
Williams sheep hcrdors. and named
after the discovcrrr az Pedro City. Ped.
r" City IL located II miles south.cnst Of
FHlTvicw mountains ana about six miles
Fast Uf Erglcvillr. The hoys spent
three lays III looking for tho mines and
meeting Joan Williams he escorted thcm
la the digEings which ARE III II rough md
rugged country barren ot timber and
vegetation nnd the nearest water u dis
tnncc of cigh, milcs. Tho boys located
six claims. in which Mr.. Dron owns n.
Mr.. Watt i and MIR. Cummings and j.
\. GanduIfo i. Tho lodges have been
traced for over one mile and the whole
country has been stali"d oil. There are
twelve lcdgcr running parallel with each
other covering about 100 feet in width
and two 0f the lodges nrc shout 20 tCct
wide and the others averaging from Ia
ten fcct. u IL hard tO tell the correct
value ~ the ore, but nssays running ns
high M II per cent in copper. s:s2 in
gold md sl2 IN silver hnvc been Ind.
prospGctors going into the now dis.
trct should he well supplied with pro
viHons aud means for hauling water.
There il to feed Tor horsca. .--Rcvcillr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-03

Advicca from Mackny, Idaho. report
nh Immense gold strike on Beaver Crock.
10 miles above Mncliay. IN Custer coun-
ty. Tie vein is about Il rcr loot ,hicl,
and development 80 far shows ,hni il
cx'cnds a"vcral hundred feet Tho ore
runs from aiOO to sl50 per ton aud inli
cations are Tint it will dcvclopc in extent
~ work progresses. II ~ estimated That
several thnnsaud people from Thunder
Mountain nnd surrounding districts will
go into The new discovery within The
next few days. Tho most authentic rc.
ports nro that the ncw camp bids fair ia
equal the famoua Occur ~ Alcnca.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-10-30
",t Goes Right to the spot"

When pain or irritation exists
on any part Of the body, the appli-
cation of Billiards. Snow Liniment
will give prompt relief. ut goes
right to the spot said an old man
who was rubbing it in, to cure his
rheumatism. G. R. Smith, Propr.
Smith House, Tenaha, Texas.
writes: Il have used Ballard's
Snow Liniment in my family for
several years, and have found it 10
be Il fine remedy. for all aches aud
pains, and | recommend it for
pains in the throat aud chest"
Csc, SOC and $l.00 at Ikelman
Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-10-30
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an al
most fatal attack of whooping
cough and bronchitis" writes Mrs
w. X. Haviland. of Armonk. n.
y, 'but, when all other remedies
failed, we saved her life with DIR.
Kings New Discovery. Our niece,
who had consumption in an ad-
vanced stage, also used this Won
derful medicine and today she is
perfectly WELL Desperate throat
and lung diseases yield to DIR.
Kings New Discovery as to no
other medicine on earth. Infalli-
bic for coughs and colds. 50c and
Sl.O0 bottle guaranteed at Ikel-.
mans drug store. Trial bottles
free.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-10-30
Amity Items.

Frank McGrath has sold his
interest in the drug store TO
Elliott & Son.
Thos. Loynd, our beet agricul-
turist, is the happy father of a
large boy. Mother and father
both doing we'll.
Consul Mrs. Booth Tucker is
still with the large number of
souls saved al her meetings
Tuesday night a reception was
held at Cherry Tree Home. Sup
per and speech making was the
program.
Ed Wadner had his team run
away Monday. Except few
broken pieces of harness no other
damage was done.
Geo. II. Thomas has bought a
new computing butcher scale.
It's a dandy, but then that's the
way George does things.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-10-30
Married.

Mr.. Zack Taylor and Miss MAY
johnson drove to Lamar Monday
morning and were married by Jus.
tice George Feast of that place.
Returning in the evening. they
stopped ut Granada. where Mr.
Tsylor's parents live. and were
surprised to find an elegant supper
awaiting them and "A large crowd
of friends gathered to extend con
gratulations.
Tuesday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor returned to Holly. In the
evening their many friends gath
cred and gave them an old fashion
ed charivari. After gaining ad-
mission they proceeded to have a
first class social time which con
tinued for two hours or more.
Many beautiful and useful pres
ents were brought by the callers.
The Chieftain joins the many
friends of the happy couple in
wishing them happy and prosper
GUS life.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-10-30
Do Good 1t Pays.

A Chicago man has observed
that, -"Good deeds are better than
real estate deeds. Some of the lat
ter are worthless. Act kindly and
gently, show sympathy and lend a
helping hand You cannot posi-
bly, lose by H. Most men appre-
ciate kind wo,d and encourage
ment more than substantial help.
There are persons in this commh-
nifty who might tlnthfully say:
My good friend, cheer up. A
few doses of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will rid you of your cold,
and there is no danger whatever
from pneumonia when you use
that medicine. Tt always cures.
| know it for it has helped me out
many time Sold by Ikelman
Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-10-30

and great depression? These
symptoms may be followed by vio-
lent headache. high fever, extreme
nervousness, a condition known as
malaria. Herbine cures it. Take
it bef.re the disease gets fair
hold, though it will work cure IN
any stage. JA. Hopkins, Man
chester, Kan, writes: Il have used
your great medicine, Herbine. for
several yelrs. There is nothing
better for malaria, chills and fever
headache, biliousness, and for a
blood purifying tonic, there is
nothing as good" 50cat Ikelman
Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-10-30
Ran A Ten Penny NaiLThrough His
Hand.

While opening a box, J. G.
Mount, of three Mile Bay. N. Y,
ran a ten penny nail through the
fieshy part of his hand. Il
thought at once of all the pain and
soreness this would cause me-" he
says, "and Immediately applied
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and oc-
casionally afterwards. To my sur
prise it removed all pain and sore
ness and the injured part, were
soon healed" For sale by lkel-
man Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-10-30
Broke into HIS House.

S. LIE Quinn of Cavendish, VT,
was robbed of his customary health
by invasion of chronic constipa-
ton. When DR., Kings New Life
Pills broke into his house, his
trouble was arrested and now he
is entirely cured They're guaran-
teed to cure. 25c at Ikelmans'
drug store.