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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-31

Tho organs now strive TO explain.
Since Tulloch told his tale.
y worried look is worn by Payne.
Since Tulloch told his tale.
The very dickens is to pay,
And Perry llacth has sailed away:
There's trouble now at Oy stcr bay.
Since Tulluch told his tale.
G. o. 7. organs ave the blues,
Since Tulloch told his tale.
They're bowling like the very deuce,
Since Tulloch told his tale.
They gaze in fear upon the rocks,
And fear to meet some awful shocks
That will remove their army sox.
Since Tulloch t0Id hIs tale.
The once proud ship has sprung new
leaks,
Since Tull0ck told his tale.
lta captain now in whispers speaks.
Since Tulloch told his tale.
She's drifting nearcr tn the beach.
The hclmsman shutters IN his speech,
And grnftcrs have begun to "pcacb."
Since Tulloch told his tale.
-cummOncr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-31
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Carson City. New. July 81.
Following is the report Of the Weekly
Crop Bulletin, for the week ending July
9th.
Tho weather Of the past week WINS
generally clear and moderately cool,
with light frost in u few elevated local..
tics on the morning Of the oath. In the
western part Of the State the average
!aily deficiency Of temperature was
about o degrees. Brisk winds prcvnilcd
nearly every afternoon mnkinghny hhul.
ing and stacking dinlcrlt. Lisnt thun
der showers occurred IN EIko and White
Pine counties the early part Of the week.
Tho weather conditions were favorable
tn the grain crops aud Tor work IN the
hay aud grain iiclda, but the niphta
were u little too cool for corn and our.
den vegetables.
Having confines with ntIsiactory
results, the !icId being average nr
above in most localities. Barley and
wheat arc ripcninp rapidly aud will
soon be rcndy Tor the arvester. Re.
ports indicuto that range stock nre do.
ing we'll, although the iced in getting
short IL II few localities. There In COM.
plant TINT worns, crickcts md grass
hoppcre arc doing some damage To gar.
den and field crops in various parts Of
tho state. Rnspbcrriee II carly apples
arc ripe and being marketed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-31
JOINT STATEMENT
-oF THH-
Auditor and Treasurer of
ElkO County

For IN. Quarter Ending March 81. 1908.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-31
rr"i'"'or or Astronomy a,
"rd figure" Ont tho Ani,ua.
OF cratsrs on the srtrIiI,.

m,Iinn Henry Pickering. nssi,,or,
professor OF astronomy nj Tnryn,J
nns maze n discovery interesting ~
astronomers DIR. Franz. tho German
aa'ron"mcr published two y,or, o.a
an exhaustive treatise ON "1;bc NJ
Jams u Cratcrs Of the Moon &" H.
"hich The latitude and Longitude -,
each mountain and crater were no,n
fully worked out. '"'e'
frof. Pickering has bee, =,
G'n.'y %" q new atlns of the moon,
anu nc ms discovered that no n%ccouni
nus Dceh taken heretofore Of tho nI,i.
."ue OF 'hc crniers. lie has discovered
sn"' 'he 'ati'ndinal and Longitudinal
measure OF each are greatly affected
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-31
Tho Orpiinns' Home.

Tho bids for building tho Orphan's
Home were opened at Carson yesterday
and the contract awarded Ia George T..
Ilolesw0rth mud II. *. Fowler oi Reno
for S3G,0jj The mex closest bid WINS 10y
Ex.Govcruor Sndlcr who bid e37, 600.
Tho News says the appropriation made
hy the legislature will he practically
consumed 10y the conirac'; and The III.
surHncr money viii hr nscd IN nov fnr
niahinRe.
IN addition to The money Tor the con.
tract, IN" State furnishes the stone.
dressed nnd ready for tho entire sttuct.
ugr. Which should result in tho hand.
soonest 0f oil UP STATE buildings eavo
the Capitol itself,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-31
An old Pioneer Gone.

John Gibbons, one OF the pioneer
stage drivers OF Nevada, died about S
O'Clock last evening at the county hos
pital. Mr.. Gibbons cane 10 Nevada in
its early days aud dill his part toward
building up the we tith. lie was
n OF the Overland stage drivers ont Of
Austin. In lSCS he drove tie stage be-
tween Austin and Belmont and after
ward hell the ribbons over the horses
that drew thestaGes between Austin and
Battle Mountain. lie afterward drove
between Battle Mountsin aud Tusca-
rora and when that line WAS gwen up he
drove between EIko and Tuscarora.
While driving on this route in the early
eighties he became disabled by rheu.
matIsm and was SO crippled 10y the dis
ease that ho was unable To follow his
occupation. His hands were so swollen
and c]ontortei 10y the disease that he
could scarcely Use them and he was
Compelled to 20 To the comfy hospital.
During tie wears that have elapsed he
has been Il great su iTcrer and death was
douticss Il relief to him.
John Gibbons was an honorable, up.
right man. He did ms work well and
always held the confidence and esteem
Of his ump.o! ers. Now that his work Is
ended, may the God that deals tcnderly
with all deal tende rly with him.
The funeral took place from the Tn.
dcrtalsing parlors at 3:3O this after.
noon.
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Ep,,aph. In the Cemetery Of Failure.

EpItaphs In the Cemetery Of TnIiurr,
He lncKed tact.
Worry killed him.
He was too sensitive.
lie couldn't cay "No,"
iie did moi find his place.
a little SUCCESS parllyzed him.
Tie did not care how he looks.
fIe did not guard his weak point.
lie was too proud to take advice.
lie did not fall in love with his
work.
He got into n rut and couldn't get
out.
IIe did not learn to do things 10 II
finch.
ie loved ease. he didn't like to strug.
gle,
lie wns the victim Of tho last man g
advice.
lie wa9 loaded down with useless
baggage.
IIe lacked the faculty Of getting along
with others.
lie tried to pick the flowers ont oi his
occupation.
iIs knew n good dcul. but could not
make Il practical.-ES.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-31
The Grading Proposition.

The INDEPENDENT scribe was asked
this morning what the proposition WAS
that the Townsite Company would sub
NIT to the commissioners at their next
meeting in regard to the grading Of
Third and Court streets. Not being
able to answer the question, he hunted
up District Attorney Henderson, the
resident agent OF the company. and in
ter viewcd hin;. According to Mr.. Hen.
dcrsOn, the proposition he is authorized
to submit to :hc commissioners is az FOL.
lows: The Townsite Company will send
an experienced grader here Mt the ex-
peRse OF the company to take charge OF
the work and put i'll the proper grades
and will deed to the commissioners Tor
use as "a public cemetery nearly n block
Of land north aud west 81 the present
cemetery and enough at the south to
square the public cemetery with the
Knights OF Pytbias cemetery, providing
the commissioners will turn the cham.
gang yer to the grader and furnish the
teams and scrapers to do the proposed
grading.
The proposition seems to be a fair one.
The pubic cemetery is now crowded and
the county is now using ground for the
burial Of indigents that belongs to
the TOWNSHIP Company. lf the tropo-
sitiou is accepted the county will get
sufficient ground for cemetery purposes
Tor many years tn come. Beside this
Third and Court streets will he open
cd on an easy Crude. All tho town
would he out wonl be the money ex-
pended for teams aud scrapers to do the
necessary work, il the INDEPENDENT
underst ands the proposition correctly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-31

On tho Carson River, IN Churchill
county, mt a point called Red Hills, the
government has made Il location for II
dam cite. The dam eitc viii bc 100 fee!
high and 200 feet wide at the top. It
will make a reservoir several miles long
and frow twenty 10 100 feet deep 30.
eides its agricultural resources, Church.
III has many oScejlGut mining pros.
pecta
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STATE OF NEVADA.
COUNTY OF ELKo.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
ELHo. Apnl 6. 1909.
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners of Exc county, New;
GESrLEMkS:-we herewith submit our
Qarterly Report Of the Finances OF the
county for the quarter ending Mar. 81,
1903.
Respectfully submitted.
&. w. GROVER. Auditor.
\. g. pASTEY. Treasurer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-31

According To the New York Herald.
shocs, flour and other American manu-.
features are being sold abroad ut fig
urcs very much below the price chnrg.
cd for The samc nj home, although the
entire cost Of long distance t]ransportu.
ton has to bo added. Whcrcupon the
Hartford C"urani, Republican remarks.
TINS is enough to make "A public spirit.
ed citizen mad clear through. It il all
right for the manufacturer 10 throw
dust IN your eyes and say it is necessary
TO get rid Of tho surplus, int you n n
not make an intelligent American be.
licvc it pays to sell goods at Il loss or
that il n eacriiicc ia made Mt my time il
II right tU make it ia favor of foreign
era and Pgainai ores " country.
Goods cold nj u loss abroad require TINT
gOoG= be- cold ut home at u piuii sui.
licicnily excessive to make up out Of Ne
for win! was given away there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-19
MOVES TO MISSOURI.
Kansas City Stock Yards Conn
pany to Dodge Kansas Law.

The Kansas City Stock Yards com
pany is preparing to move over into
Missouri tomorrow to get out from un-
der the new Kansas stock yards law.
It's yards are partly in each state. and
it is preparing to do most of its busi-
ness hereafter in the Missouri end of the
yards. and viii reserve the Kansas
yards for quarantined cattle and specu-
lators. The quarantine pens will be the
same as those now in use for that pur-
pose, and extra charges viii be made for
"cuarantining.
The ohices of the company will pe
maintained over in Missouri. all the
business of the company viii be trans
acted there. and the ordinary run nj
live stock will be handled there The
present yardage charges viii be main
tanned. notwithstanding the new Kan
sas law, and it looks as though the only
way to reach the company viii be to get
a law through the Missouri legislature
similar to the one Just passed in kan
sas.
The new Kansas law reduces the
yardage charges for cattle from % to 10
cents per head for calves from 10 to S
cents. leaves the charge for hogs at 8
cents, and reduces the charge for sheep
from cents to 4 cents per head. This
law will affect the stock yards at Wich-
ita and all other public stock yards IN
the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-19
IT IS WORRYING THEM.
Atchison's Non Partisan Plan
Finds Opponents.

A municipal contest over at Atchison
has broken into the supreme court-or
an attempt was made to get it in but
the supreme court turned it down.
J. T. Auensworth came over from
Atchison Wednesday and asked the su-
preme court for peremptory writ of
mandamus to compel the city clerk Of
Atchison to put him on the official bal
lot as the Republican candidate for
judge of the city court and Alex Denny
as Republican candidate for marshal of
the city court. The supreme court re-
fused the writ
Mr. Allensworth says that both the
Republican and Democratic city central
committees got together early in Janu-
ary and decided not to put partisan
tickets in the field but to call a mass
convention and nominate municipal
ticket" which was done. and all the
present city officials, from Mayor James
Orr down, We're renominated.
There are both Republicans and Dem
ocrats on the ticket Mayor Orr is a
Democrat but there are a considerable
number of Republicans running with
Orr. Mr. Allensworth says these Re
publicans entered into the scheme in or
der to insure their reelection, because
he SAYS they could not have been re
nominated on d straight Republican
ticket.
But a faction of the Republicans
wanted a straight party ticket nomina-
ted A Republican mass meeting was
called, and this in turn called Re
publican delegate convention, which
nominated a city ticket as Republican
ticket, headed by J. 6. Thayer for may
or. and with Denny and Allensworth as
two of the nominees The present of1-
cials decided that the ticket was not a
regularly nominated Republican ticket,
inasmuch as the regular party ma
chinery had not called the convention
which named it. and the city clerk
therefore refused to put it on the bal
lot under the Republican heading and
the Republican emblem.
Mr.. Alensworth still thinks that he
Will get ms ueket on the hepupllcals
ballot in the shape he wants it, even il
the supreme court refused to grant him
his writ of nandarnus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-19
BURTON SCORES.
Offers an Amendment to the
Cuban Treaty.
The Committee Shows Inclina.
tiOn to Accept 1t.

Washington March 1s-When the
senate met today it was agreed to
authorize the committee on territories
to sit during the recess to consider pro
posed bills relative to the district of
Alaska and to meet at such time and
place or places as the chairman may
designate
Mr.. Morgan introduced a resolution
which recites that it is the duty of the
United states to take action that will
cause the abuses of the powers of taxa
tion to cease; that there should be free
trade between the United States and In
sular possessions; that the interest
bearing debt of the country should be
extinguished. that corporations employ
ed for the purpose of monopoly are sub
ject to the control of congress. and that
congress should make vigorous use of
such powers.
At HOS the senate went into execu-
tive session.
Senator Foster .(La.) took the floor on
the Cuban reciprocity treaty immedi-
ately after the senate went into execu-
tive session and began the delivery of a
carefully prepared speech in opposition
to the treaty. He contended that the
erect OF the proposed reduction in the
duty on Cuban sugar would be to en-
nance the profits OF the manufacturers
and consumers would not be benefited
in the least by it.
Senator Burton fKan.) has offered an
amendment giving corn. corn meal and
wheat -four the benefit Of the so per cent
reduction on American goods imported
into Cuba. and the committee on for
eign relations has indicated its intention
of accepting the amendment.
All the committee amendments were
adopted. including the Burton amend
ment for -four, corn and corn meal,
but the last amendment was compro-
missed 50 as to place these articles in
the 80 pc rcent list There was but one
roll call and on that the result was an
nounced to be A to %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-19
SAY 1T IS ABSURD.
Argument of Railroad Attorney
in the Merger Case.

St Louis. March 19-Argument for
the Northern Securities company in the
merger case was resumed by Judge
Young in the United States court for
the district of Minnesota sitting here
at 10 o'clock this morning Attorney
Young took up reasons why the Bur
lngton system was purchased by the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
system. He stated he would occupy the
entire forenoon session.
Judge Young pointed out that it was
essential to the transc0ntinentaI roads
that they should have some opening to
the manufacturing districts and the coal
fields of the middle west; how this pur-
chase would lead to greater trade and
the settling of the past unCccupied lands
of the DakOtaS and Montana He then
pleted long before the idea Of a common
holding of the stock of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern by single
company; that at the time as was
shown by the testimony of Messrs. Nor
gan. Hill and their associates. the pur-
chase of the shares of the Northern Pa
cifc was such colossal underta king
that it did not appear possible. How
ever the raid of the Union Pacific in
rerests to gain possession of the North
ern Pacific stock on May ?, 1900, show
ed that some action was necessary to
prevent its reOccurrenCe. Immediately
subsequent to this there was a meeting
of the representatives of the money in
terests which included the representa-
tives of the Northern Pacific and the
Union Pacific and others, whereby it
was agreed that a holding company
should be formed to hold the stock Of
the Northern Pacific company.
Judge Young pointed out that the
purchase of stock OF the Great Northern
was neither suggested nor conten-
plated, and that this conclusively re
flutes the statement Of Assistant Attor-
ney General Beck that at that time
there was an agreement made to create
a common ownership of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific and
thus violate the Sherman antitrust act
He then went to shOsv that the forma-
ton of the securitiefs company had not
restrained or mOndFciized commerce.
as each railway is managed, as required
by law by a wholly different board of
directors from that of the other. He
showed that only rs of the traffic in
the Great Northern and only :. SO of the
traffic on the Northern Pacific could
in any degree be called competitive.
that the Burlington purchase the total
traffic on the road would be immense
" increased and that the continuance
of this increase could only be insured
by a harmonious action of both roads
lington, and this could be Uest secured
by the common ownership of the stock
To show the absurdity of the govern
ments claim that this holding of the
stock by the Northern Securities COM
pany was to raise the rates, he said. it
should be noted that even if the profits
should be increased 10 per cent on traf-
fic between competitive points, that the
net gain to Mr.. Hill. Mr.. Morgan and
their associates collectively would be q
annum, to gain which the Northern Sc
curities company was formed
The court then took a recess until ,
o'clock this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-19
ARE WELL OFF.
J. ". Going Talks About Kansas to
Washington Reporter.

The Washington Post says: 1.-THE fnan-
cial condition Of the people of Kansas is
excellent in fact. [ do not believe cur
people ever had 50 much money as they
possess at this time" said Mr.. J W Co
ing. one of the leading business men of To-
peka. at the Raleigh.
The farmers of Kansas also are in the
finest humor for the reason that they
have promise of one of the best crop
years in the history Of the state # our
present prosperity continues we will be
in a position to lend money to all the
rest of mankind and the financial CEN
ter may be shifted from Manhattan IS
land to the prairies of the west.
Mr. Going is secretary of a big fire in
surance company. and Is in Washington
to attend the convention of western insur-
ance men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-19
A BAR OF COLD.
One Valued at $23, 900 Stolen in
Transit.
Disappeared from a Truck at
the Detroit Station.
BILLED TO BUFFALO.
Had Been Shipped from Some
Western Mine.
Treasure Was in Charge of Pa
cific Express Co.

Detroit. Mich, March ia bar of
gold said to be valued at $50, 900 to $23,-
600 disappeared from the express car
of Wabash train No. which arrived
at the union station from the west at
s o'clock and left for Buffalo at mid
night
The property was in charge of the
Pacific Express company and was con-
signed to Buffalo. Just as soon as the
messenger missed the gold he notified
the local express agent of the company,
who in turn asked the police to assist
in the search for the missing treasure.
Every available detective of the staff
Of Chief Of Detectives Mcdonnell was
assigned to the case and private detec-
tives were also retained to assist.
It is supposed that the gold was ship
ped from a western mine. The bar was
missed just before the train pulled out
for the east.
Local officials say there is a bare
possibility that the bar of gold has
been misplaced and will turn up in
Buffalo.
We are impatiently awaiting for
news from Buffalo" said the man
ager of the local branch of the Pacific
Express company.
At 1870 o'clock Captain Mcdonnell,
chief of detectives. said that his men
had discovered no clew to the where
abouts of the missing gold. The prec-
ious bar was checked out by the in
coming messenger in the customary
manner and receipted for at the COM
pany's office in the union depot. The
outgoing messenger then checked il
and Beceipted for it. His train was
an hour and a half late and while
awaiting its arrival the bar of gold
the detectives learn, was loaded on a
truck in the office where several per
sons not employed by the company
saw it and examined it. When the truck
was unloaded after the arrival of the
train the bar was found to be missing
Captain Mcdonnell says he found that
at least three persons not connected
with the Pacific EXPRESS company were
in the office and examined the bullion
and discussed it. The value of the bar
as given to the police is $23, 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-19
THEY PUT HIM OUT.
A Mormon Elder Invades Meth-
odist Women's Meeting.

Philadelphia March 19.-One OF the
meetings incidental to the annual ses-
sion of the Philadelphia Methodist
Episcopal conference today was dis
turbed by the appearance of q Norman
elder who asked the privilege Of
speaking but who was elected amid
storm of Kisses. The meeting was the
annual gathering of the Woman $
Home Missionary society in the Thir-
teenth Street church.
DR. Sarah j. Elliott. formerly a medi-
cal missionary among the Mormons.
was in the act of delivering an address
denouncing Mormonism and polysany
when a middle aged man edged his way
to the front and handed DR.. Elliott d
card bearing the inscription N F.
Simpson, Salt Lake. Utah" The re-
verse side bore the Mormon declaration
of principle The card was passed to
Mrs. F. W. Buckley, president of the
society. who announced the presence Of
a Mormon elder who desired to speak.
Immediately the church was in an up
roar and there were cries of Put him
out"
Il only wish to say a word shouted
Simpson, but the sexton was called and
he escorted the intruder to the street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-19
LOOKING AFTER THE STATE
Harry Bone Has Recovered sufic-
ientIy to Resume His Duties.

H. J. Bone. secretary to Governor
Bailey, is at his desk again today. all
though he has not yet fully recovered
from the. grip. The business was ac-
cumulating in the governors Office to
such an extent that he thought it was
necessary for him to clean it up wheth-
er he was sick or not.
Mr. Bone expects Governor Bailey
home from Washington next Monday.
The governor has wired him to postpone
some appointments which he had made
until that date. Judge West executive
and law clerk in the governors office,
has also returned from Fort Scott, where
he was called by the serious illness Of
his mother. who is now better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-19

Mr.. Blood was we'll known in Topeka.
He had been city food inspector one
term under Mayor Cofran and was a
prominent Mason. In Masonic circles
he was known as one of the best in
formed men in the state and he was ap-
pointed. because of his knowledge, to
the position of assistant lecturer. Mr..
Blood was a member and a past master
of Sloan lodge No. 225 and that lodge
viii conduct the funeral services at the
Masonic hall Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Blood was born in Elizabethtown.
N. Y. and was 60 years of age. He
went to California in the early sixties
and engaged in mining. In 1883 he
moved to Topeka He was with the
Wells Fargo Express company Tor some
time and then in the store house of the
Santa Fe He was an express messen-
ger on the Rock Island for a time and
was engaged in the real estate business
Up to a year or two ago he was weigh
master for the Santa Fe in Topeka and
had been a guard for the United States
Express company running out of To
peka.
Mr. Blood lived at TO Adams street
and owned several cottages there. He
leaves besides his widow. two daugh-
ters, Lucy and Lillian and one son. Will
lis Blood. He had three brothers living
Leander Blood, of Wakarusa, Alba Blood
of New York and Emmett Blood of Wy
oming.