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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-13

From all acnouDtR the fight over tho
Inv to prohibit ahccp being grnzcd or
driven within two miles of tho rcsidcucc
of my ranChcr was ono ~ tho hottest
TINT over took pnco IN Ncyndu's Aescm.
bly,. Tho opponents of tho bill prac.
ticcd all sorts of skulduvgcry and came
very near Defeating IT, Speaker wileon
worked like Trojin aud finally cue.
ccadcd in getting lus bill pnpscd. Mr..
Poguo md othcrs wore taken from their
sick bcds tp vote Tor the bill. II ia snid
TINT the chances are good for the bill to
pnas the Senate.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-13
Chinese Grave, ,ard SuperstitIon.

Tho probable resumption Of develop
ment work on the Bruuewich lode
through shaft No. |. recalls strange
supererstit,un entertained by some OF
the men employed there before work
was suspended. One Of these whcr on
the 3 o'clock shift would remain at the
shnit from ! until daylight, rather than
pass by the Chinese burying ground on
the road Leading to town. Another al.
ways carried two handled club when
leaving the works at night, asserting
that il hc went by the place unarmed
two Chinumcn ~ enormous stature
walked on either size Of him until tho
graveyard wac passed. The fact that
night watchman Ecklcy u!ways ar.
ranges tc pass there by daylight ind,
Gates that he IL mildly tainted with tue
prevailing superstition of the presence
Of ghosts in that locality after nightfall.
-Virginn Report.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-13
JOINT STATEMENT
Auditor and Treasurer Of
ElkO County
For Quarter Ending Dee. 81, 1869.

STATE OF NEVADA.
COUNTY OF ELKo. iSS
AUDITORS OFFICE.
ELKo. Jan. l, 1903.
To the Honorable BOdrd of COUNTY
Commissioners of Elko county, New.
GENTLEMEN:-We herewith submit our
Q"rterly Report OF the Finances OF the
county for the quarter ending Dec. 81,
1902.
Respectfully submitted.
g. W. GROVER. Auditor.
A. G. DAwLEY. Treasurer
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-13
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the undcrsIcpoI
las been duly appointed and qualified by the
District Court Of tho Fourth judicial District
u tho State OF Nevada, In and for the
County OF Elko, rs r!ninis,ratrix OF the estate
OF NJ, Mulcahy, lato OF said County
dccoascd, All creditors having claims
against said estate nro required 10 ric the
same, with the proper vouchers attached, with
tho Clerk OF tho Court. withiu threo months
from tho first publication Of this notice.
Dated January 4. 1905.
MARY MARTIN.
u,,,. , Administrators.
Attorney FOR Estate.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04

The Ohio Valley Electric Rail
road company cannot be legally or
ganlzed until the 18TH of this
month, as notices have to be pub
lshed for 80 days under our State
law In three newspapers before a
railroad company can organize.
The gentlemen who are to furnish
the capital tor this road are so anx-
ious to get to work, that the stock.
holders have all signed writing
appointing a committee to organize
a surveying corps and put them to
work at once A representative
from the Fast was In Parkersburg
yesterday and in day or two a
surveying corps will start at vii
Jamestown to survey route for an
Electric railroad from that town to
S stersville This corps will be
followed by party to secure the
rights of way and then work will
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04
MRS. WATSON PASSES AWAY

At ten minutes Of 7 o'clock this
morning Mrs. George D. Watson,
nee Miss Amiee Catherine Bren-
neman passed peacefully away at
the home of her pareEts,who reside
on the South Side, of typhoid
fever. Deceased was 22 years and
Z months old and was a member OF
the Church of the Holy Rosary and
also a member of the L. o. 7. M.
Her illness was of short duration,
having only been confued to her
bed eleven days.
Mrs. Watson was the SECOND
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. James Fl.
Brerpemap, and was united IN
marriage to Mr.. Watson about
three years ago. Having been In
delicate health previous to having
beer stricken with fever she soon
succumbed to the disease, Being
possessed OF a lovely o;sposlt on
.aad moving Wha; constitutes the
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04
TWO. .CONVEN- !. i. IL. ~. !.
1 TONS TONIGHT 7
sISTERSVILLE, w. VA.
STATE BANK-INcORPORATED 1892

supporters and the contest Is not
yet decided. Nothing but count.
Ing the votes will decide which Of
Ii ese two gentlemen will win to-
night. % .....1 ..'
For city clerk, Capt. ]. H. Pine,
the present incumbent has no oppo-
sition and will be dominated By
acclamation.
For collector there Is hot fight
on between L. Belford and J. E.
Magner. Both have a host of
friends and they are working hard.
The vote will probably be close
with the odds In favor Of Magner.
The Democrats have one an
nounced candidate for assessor For
councilmen they have one candidate
In the First ward, w. {. Ryan. He
will be nominated and elected as the
First ward Is strong democratic.
We hope the best men will be
nominated. We need good city
officers and especially good council.
men.
It Is generally understood the
Republicans will nominate for City
Clerk Mr., Lynn Kirkland, one of
the most competent men In the city
for that position. 1.-The IS nominated
and his party stands by him he
will be the next City Clerk beyond
all question. He Is hne penmar,
accurate, painstasiugs, loyal to his
friends and party and will make a
clerk that will do the work with
credit to himself and friends. He
will be strong candidate and will
be elected If nominated.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04
FOUL MURDER SUS-
PECTED AT MARIETTA

doing some shopping. He was seen
to come out of a saloon between
the hours of 5 and 6 o'clock and 60
towards the railroad. Within a few
hours his remains were found.
Every indication points to his
having been killed, A man was
standing at the c. & M. platform
early In the night when two men
approached him. having come from
the direction In which the body
afterwards found He was ques.
toned by one of the men when the
FIRST train would leave for this city
,aud told that no more would leave
until II o'clock. This seemed to
excite them and they started up
the track In hurry. They have
not been there since.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04
OHIO VALLEY >......r L. +. !.
s.7a ARAAROAD NEWS

BEGIN on the road. ...... Il
fine leading gentlemen In this
pre- iects writes us as follows: L
hop the project of Mr. Miller will
go through. We do not wish to
art4gonize the cons ruction of this
line, one particle. In fact, 1t will
help as very materially to have an
electric line built at Sistersville.
Our object Is to fill this blank space
between Sistersvtlle and Williams,
town and to this erd it would as
sist US very materially to have
somebody construct line at Sis
tersville."
Mr. Miller Is expected here today
or tomorrow. He has telegraphed
and telephoned that hi road would
be built, but what the plans are we
cannot say at his time We ONLY
hope he IS coming prepared to go to
work to grading the road bed We
have had a good many rosy prom
! ises and we are now ready for the
pick aud shovel.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04
BIG WRECK. ON
|. " THE C. & O,

given the clearing report for the
freight, making the block free for
the flyer. Upon the reception OF
this report; the operator at
Ashland gave the fast train
q free track, and on 1t sped On It's
mission of obstruction About
midway between Ashland and Rus
SELF it ran into the rear of the
frels ht train, causing one OF the
worst wrecks the road has had for
years; Three trainmen who were
IN the caboose of the freight, were
killed. The number of wounded
bad not received t this hour
IRE wreck trains were speedily on
the scene, physicians attending the
wounded, aud soon the trains were
running as usual. 4 ,.E -
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04

We will have two conventions
tonight. The Republicans, will
hold forth In the City Building
while the Democrats will meet In
the Citizens Hose House.
The Republicans will re'nomi'
nate DR.. H. G. Meek for mayor, as
he has no opposition. The contest
for collector will be between
Thomas Flnlayson and Lee L.
Frantz, who have been wagering
good humored but hot contest for
the past week or two. Hopors are
about even, with the odds In favor
of Mr.. FrantZ
There will be another contest In
the Republican convention for as
SCISSOR between G. o Cutler and
William H. MervilIe. The chances
are strong for Mr.. Cutler winning
No candidates for city clerk OF
for councilmen have announced
themselves on the Republican tick
ct.
The Democrats seem to be full oi
fight this year, notwithstanding the
fact they lost almost everything al
the last election. But you can
kill the enthusiasm of a Democrat
and they always stick closer to
gether when they are getting licked
right along They don't seem tt
be able to stard prosperity.
For mayor we will have before
the Democratic convention E. o
Bower and Thomas H. King, botf
good men, both have many warn
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04

There is every reason to believe
that Harvey Martina, Of Barlow,
Ohio was murdered last evening at
Marietta and his body placed on
the track of the Pennsylvania rail
road. When found his body was
cut In two, across the abdomen and
one of his arms, was severed. The
presumption Is that he was
knocked in the head by thugs,
robbed of $40 and placed on the
track where he was struck by a
passenger train and his body horri.
bly, mapgled.
Martina owned saw mill at
Barlow end had been In Marietta
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04

typical woman, she always sought
to show her amiability by cherish
Ing with manifestations of love, the
associations of friends. Ever pleas
ant In the extreme and kind with
out measure, she had endeared her
self to all those who knew
her in life In an excess of
Tenderness, and while all that Is
mortal of this noble lady Is gone
her Immortality and her friends
remembrance of her, live on. De-
cassed Is survived BY husband
and eighteen months old daughter;
her parents, two sissers-M!sses
L'llian aud Ruth; four brothers.
Messrs Csrle, Lou, William and
Albert, ai of whom have the heart
telt sympathies of the community in
general in, their sad hour of
Bereavement. The remains will be
taken Sa urday to Brady's Bend,
Pa. for intermeut.
he date of the obs, qaies has
GGt ilsen hxedi tJH -fi al
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04
HEROIC DEED

D. NJ. White6eld, who resides at
Millers Run, Ohio, was hero of q
deed last evening about six O'Clock
that saved a child from a watery
grave. The child In question Is a
little boy about 7 years old and the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Traskas,
also of Miller's Run. The little
fellow, In company with some COM
panions, was padding about the
backwater In a frail craft. and In a
play ful mood he grasped a wire
power line and swung himself from
the boat, which at once drifted
away from him. His playmates
became so frightened they were
unable 10 rescue the lad, and his
little arms soon gave out and he
dropped into the WateF. Just al
this moment Mr.. Whitefeld ao
peared upon the scene, and withou
hesitation plunged into the water
and brought the child safely TO lana.
The hero of this noble act Is well
known iu this city, having been
engaged IN the grocery business
here a few years ago. Few men
would have risked their lives In
order to save thai yOt a, ehild as Mr.-
f'hfte6D1d ID .TAkd' NJ canno, b.
gvM o. much yTaloe. - =
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04
Special to the Review.

Special to the Review.
HUNTINGTON W.VA.-MAR,4 -
A bad wreck occurred on the main
line of the c. & o. this morning
about four o'clock this morning
between Ashland aud Russell, KY
The G. & o No. 3, known ali over
the country to travelling men a.
the F. F. V, one OF the very finest
trains In the United States, with a
very rapid sch duley, which runs
solid from New York to Cincinnati,
was a, Ashland junction going
west A Short time before, a freight
train had passed going in the same
| objection: The operator at the
juhction claims that the operator
at Russell, the end o. the block, had
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04
GLYCERIN OUTFIT SOLD

factory. The Marietta company Is
shooting wells at the usual price
bat 1t pays for wells spoiled In
shooting. Old torpedo men say
the company will not be able to
stand this kind OF a guarantee very
long.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04

J. H. Hanka was In Marietta,
Ohio, yesterday and while there
sold his glycerln out fiat Cameron,
West Virginia, to the Marietta Tor.
pedo company. The consideration
Is private bat was entirely salts
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. W.. J. Warner, who
have resided just north Of the city
for some five years, left the city this
morning for California where they
will make their futu:e home. Mr..
Warner will take charge Of a pump
station in the oil aeld near Los
Angeles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
A GREAT WORRY CURE.
Common Sense Is the Best Remedy
That Can he Prescribed,

S.-e.
once asked physician what cure
he could suggest for the worrying hab-
1t. 81 would prescribe common sense"
he said, "and if man or woman
hasn't got stock on hand and cannot
cultivate one the medical man is pow
erless." This worrying nonsense grows.
The best means to cure 1t lies in the
hands Of the woman herself.
If she will just call a little horse
sense to her aid, resolve not to borrow
trouble, to be cheerful and think upon
the right side Of things, she will live
longer and be able to retain her beauty.
Every woman has the strongest desire
to keep her good looks. Why, then,
does she take the course which is sure
to make her yellow skinned, dull eyed
and thoroughly unlovely?
The Englishwoman is greatly adj
mired for her utter refusal to worry or
to be worried. Consequently she looks
young Mt fifty. Undertaking no more
than she can comfortably carry out
and firmly believing in the coming of
another day, she does not procrasti-
nate, but simply will not let the domes-
tic machinery grind her down to Ill
health and an early old age.
She is frequent bather and regards
health as the prime factor of life, to be
looked after before everything else.
She sleeps nine hours and also takes q
nap during the day, arranging her
work in the most systematic manner.
Her little memorandum slip always
shows two vacant hours-they are for
rest. She eats heartily, but Of the most
digestible food, and would rather have
a mouthful of good food and 20 partly
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
JoKEs BY CoLLEGE MEM.


Some of Them Are Handed Down
From Generation to Generation.
There are some college jeux d'esprit
which time and the absence of their
own sustaining atmosphere have not
wholly desiccated, says William Math-
ews in the Saturday Evening Post--as,
for example, the reply of senior,
whose class was studying mental phi
losophy, when asked, Does an effect
ever go before cause?' Yes, sir;
sometimes" Give an example" "a
man wheeling barrow" That student
would certainly have distinguished him.
self at special pleading IL he had be-
come lawyer who, when asked by his
professor one Monday morning If he
had attended church the day before
replied, Yes, sir; attended the First
church" and to the question, Are you
not aware, sir, that there was no serv-
Ice at the First church yesterday" re-
piled, Il meant, professor, the first
church came to-
We doubt il Tom Hood or Horace
Smith, quick witted as they We're, could
have made happier reply than that
made by wit in Waterville college
now Colby Of the class Of rs to Pro
fessor Martin B. Anderson, afterward
the famed president of Rochester uni
yersity. One morning he read in the
classroom n sparkling essay, and the
professor, knowing or suspecting it to
have been cribbed from some public
nrinf nSl.aI 90 IN
''Is that essay original, Mr.. Jones?"
'Why, yes, sir" said Jones with imper-
turbable GOODNESS and that pasteboard
look which he always wore, II suppose
it Is. 1t had original over it in the
newspaper took it from"
1t was Brown university student
who had the front to ask Professor
Caswell whether his name would not be
as well without the C.
1t was Brown graduate who at the
age of sixty led to the hymeneal altar a
bride of twenty-five and who, being
asked by a college classmate how he
contrived at his frosty time of life to
win the affections of so young n woman,
replied: "Oh, it was easy enough. 1
just addressed to her two lines of poe
try. / wrote:
"If love is flame that is kindled by fire,
Then an old stick is best because It's
drier."
1t was Harvard student who many
years ago had the courage at the sud-
den apparition Of Professor p. at n
bonfire which the youth with other stu
dents had kindled in the college yard
to stand and confront him when, as in
the case of Casabianca on the burning
deck, 'all but him had fed" 81 am
surprised, Thomson, to find you in such
companyw exclaimed the professor. 81
see nobody here but you and me, pro-
fessor," was the reply.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

had Just returned In such circum-
stances, sir, you can understand that
this telegram. coming into mans
home. might create q very natural
misunderstanding"
Il regret this most deeply" said /.
Ibid Mrs. Severn accompany you to
Tunbridge?"
"She was so good as to volunteer to
assist me in my Investigations" he re-
piled. "She is now Mt the station, ask
ing some further questions of the op-
orator."
glanced out of the window and saw
tall woman walking rapidly up the
path in the field Even at that dis
lance perceived the tirmness of her
aspect. certain masterful manner as
of one who is rarely contradicted.
"Have no uneasiness, Professor Sew
ern. said | This is remarkable
affair. but II is susceptible of per-
fectly clear explanation"
Indeed. Mt the conclusion of the in
terview which followed all questions
except one had been satisfactorily
answered Tie unanswerable question
concerned the motive which had led
to the imposture that had been prac-
ticed upon us. Granting that any per.
son wished to pry into our affairs.
there was nothing strange in his per
sonating college professor who had
an actual existence and especially one
| who had written n book ON teiepathy
But why It should have been worth
| while to do the thing at all was q
riddle too deep for my comprehen-
| sion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
A QUEER PICTURE THING.
The Way One Art Treasure Wa. Res
cued From oblivion.

The Way One Art Treasure Was Res-
cued From Oblivion.
Fe,, chapters In the worlds history
are more curious and interesting than
that which deals with the fortunes Of
Its art treasures. In the cathedral at
Montreal is, or was n few years ago,
large piece of tapestry which had
been discovered in back street of a
New England town. The story is told
in Mrs Silsbees Half Century Of
Salem.'
One day certain Mr.. Miller passing
through Derby street saw woman
beating clouds of dust from carpet.
Something peculiar in its appearance
made him stop and look closely at it,
when he discovered, to his astonish-
ment, that it was II splendid piece of
tapestry, with life sized figures
wrought from Raphaei's cartoon,
Feed My Lambs"
The woman was quite willing to
tell how she obtained it. 1t was, in
fact, q standing grievance to her. Her
husband was sailor, and when he
went out on one of his voyages she
had begged him to bring her a carpet
for her best room. AS 1t happened, he
did not visit port where he could
buy carpet, but rolled up in little
shop on the quay at Malta he had
found the tapestry and purchased it,
thinking it might answer the purpose.
1t was too large for the room, and the
woman had to turn Il big piece under.
She folded the piece back, revealing
part Of the superb border of fruit and
flowers, wrought in silk and gold
thread, as fresh us when 1t was first
worked. But the owner eyed it with
contempt. She never did like the
queer picture thing, she declared.
1t was the opportunity Of lifetime.
Mr.. Miller promptly offered her the
choice of any carpet in the stores in
exchange for her queer picture
thing" and the woman as promptly
accepted the offer, They went down
town together, and she selected, with
unbounded delight, n hideous pattern
of glowing reds and green's. Her face
was full Of triumph when she re-
turned The best room at last was to
have carpet that was carpet!
1t is safe to say that no bargain ever
gave more complete satisfaction to
both parties than the one made that
morning in Derby street, Salem.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18

ruffied by Carts banter for the first
time in my observation. For instance,
have no idea what | shall do this
afternoon. but know what Professor
Severn will do"
'"rhat's all settled. | believe" said
the professor. II am going upon
drive with Mr.. Harrington. who has
been SO kind as to invite me-"
"fou speak in general terms, SIR"
said Donald. II think can supply
something more specific"
He took card from my desk and
wrote rapidly upon it. Then he put 1t
into an envelope, which he sealed.
Suppose we let Mr.. Bum hold this
until you return from the drive" said
he. and rs no one raised an objection
Bum took the envelope.
This looks like n put up job, Uncle
John" said Archer. I'm afraid that
you and Donald have arranged the
route of this drive"
! treated this Jest with the scorn
which 1t deserved, but | am sorry to
say that our guest seemed to regard it
seriously. The look which he flashed
upon me was plainly one of suspicion.
However. the laws of hospitality pre-
vented me from giving him piece of
my mind.
About half past u we went up to
the house for luncheon, and an hour
later returned to the office, having an
appointment there. 1t was a matter
which could be concluded in few
minutes, and my Intention was to be
home again by quarter past 2, when
the carriage would be ready for Pro-
fessor Severn and myself. About that
time, however, the professor came has,
tily into the office, carrying his travel
ing bag.
II have had a telegram which calls
2:30 train. | can make connections for
Newark and proceed from there to
Princeton"
expressed the hope that it was not
bad news which recalled him so hastily,
and he replied that 1t had to do with a
business matter requiring immediate
attention. His manner indicated that
nc lclt AuAiStS. hSSSAA
panied him to the train. and. while
returning, met Donald in the path
across the field. He seemed to be in
bad spirits.
"The professor has gone" said l, TAX
ing him by the arm. II suppose you
knew that he was going. Is it on the
| card?"
"Jim Bum will show it to you, un.
cle," said he gloomily
| AS soon as we reached the office
sent for Bum and demanded the en-
velope. He gave it to me. and opened
it and read aloud what was written or
the card. as follows:
Professor Severn will receive mes.
sage that will call him away. He will
| take the $3.50 train and go to New York"
NOW, that's marvellous, marveiuus
isn't itT said Bum. And he repeated
the word to himself in silent fashion
which is characteristic of him.
Like many other nervous people
Bum talks to himself, but not audibly
His lips move, though no sound pro
ceeds out Of them. have seen him
hold this silent discourse with himself
for ten minutes at stretch.
"To New York; said l, addressing
Donald. You're mistaken there He's
going back to Princeton"
Donald drummed on the wooden
arms of the chair in which he was sit
ting and looked dreamily out of win
dow.
did he tell you that he was going tt
Princeton?" asked Bum of me. THAT