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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01
COUNTY ASSESSOR
Ksarnsy New Era-standard Gives Excel
lent Abstract ana Criticism 81
New Revenue Law

The Kearney New Era-Standard of
September Is contains a review and
criticism of the new revenue law
doubtless prepared by Judge w. l..
Hand, which deserves a careful study
by every taxpayer. The Independent
reprints it in full:
Chapter 3S of the laws of 1903, pro-
vides for the election of county as
SCISSOR in 1903, and every fourth year
thereafter.
Chapter 70, known as the revenue
law, contains many provisions regard
ing the duties and compensation OF the
county assessor and regulations III re-
gard to the assessment of property.
Section 20 provides that in counties
having from 10000 to 10000 popula-
ton, the salary shall be $500 per an
mum, and the deputies shall receive
IS per day.
Section IL provides that property
and assessed for taxation at 20 per
cent of it's value.
Section 20 requires the county as
SCISSOR to appoint deputy assessors in
January Of each year. He determines
the number to be appointed and as
signs to each one the territory he shall
work in. His appointees shall be ap-
proved by the county board. The
county assessor does no work in as
sessing property, only to supervise the
work of the deputies, who must make
assessments from actual view.
Sections 4S to So provide for sche-
dule or list of property to be made by
each taxpayer. This is made full and
complete, SO that no property can es-
cape, unless the taxpayer swears false
ly.
Sections 81 to 104 provide for the
listing Of all property Of railroad and
car companies, and sleeping car COM
Danies, with the state board of equali-
zatiOn and assessment, which consists
Of the governor, state treasurer, audi
tor, secretary of state and commission
er of public lands and buildings. Then
this board is required to assess all the
property of the railroads and sleeping
car companies in the state, except that
railroad shops and Offices and other
property not on the right of way is re-
quired to be assessed locally where
situated.
Some genuine friends OF the people
In the legislature tried hard to fix the
law SO that the state board would be
required to value railroad property at
its full value (the assessment to be
20 per cent as in other cases), but they
were defeated by the friends of the
railroads. AS the law now stands the
state board may include the franchise
value of the railroads or not as they
please. As the present members of
the board owe their election to the
railroads they will, of course, make the
assessment to please their masters.
That good republican, E. Rosewater,
says the roads in Nebraska are worth
about $3.50 100000; but this year they
were assessed at less than S27 900, 900,
or only lib of their value Other
property in the state is understood to
be assessed at one-fifth of it's value.
So the railroads will pay only about
S. in taxes where other property will
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-01
Farmers, Attention!

Do you wish to sell your farm? IL
SO, send full description, lowest price
and best terms. Or, if you wish to
buy a farm, ranch or Lincoln home,
write to or call on Williams & Brattx
HOS 0 ST., Lincoln, Neb.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14
SherIn Hayes Posse.

\ telephone message was received
yesterday from g. p. Ferret, after Il 81.
lencc OF several days on the pnrt Of tho
man hunting party.
"FtunkT Int the wire mt W%oodtordp,
Alpine county, a place within cannon
ball shot Of the Nevada line. IIe said
ho needed help and wanted Sheriff Hayes
to send him more volunteers.
Tho sheriff immediately started out
to round up his eager posse. but they
were not "on the bit" The members
approached inquired what they would
DO paid. THIS caused the wires TO be
worked between Reno md Woodford de.
Fcrrel replied that volunteers would re.
ceivo the rewards offered IL the conyicts
we're killed or captured.
On receipt Of this notification Sheriff
Hayes discovered that he had no more
pussc than II jack rabbit Reno Jour.
nal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14
hone>SfT~ made
Levi Strauss Coos
CoPPer-riveted
OVeTallS
l& N az

The case Of the State ve. f. Dotta,
charged with drawing md exhibiting IA
deadly weapon, was before Justice
Morgan this morning. Tho defendent
demanded II jury and eighteen citizens
were examined. All but three OF them
had opin ons about tho case that pre-.
vented them from qualifying MS jurors.
THIS showing made it seem impossible
tn get a jury and the case was dismissed
on motion Of the dis: rict attorney.
The General Land Office mt Wash
ingtoD has issued a peremptory order
providing Tor the tearing down Of the
fences d stockmen who have illegally
strung their wires across the public do.
main, and for tho throwing Of euch
lands open to the public, Any further
evasion of the law will bring the Offend
ers before the federal Courts. 1t Ii stat
ed that the law will be enforced by the
government officials to the very letter.
ben Trembley, an ineane man, was
taken into custody Mt Carson Tuesday.
lie WINS discharged from the Napa asy.
lum only two days before. 1t is not be.
lieved that Trembley will be received in
the Nevada asylum, rs he was OF un-
sound mine when sent here from Cali
fornia. 1t is likely TINT he will be re.
turned to the asylum ON the other side of
the mountains. Trembly was raised
IN Carson aud some years ago fought
several prize fights there.
Ii seems probable TINT before long the
dogs rs well as the daughters OF rich
and fashionable folk will be sent to Par
Id to finish their education. A school
for dogs has been established there.
Many society women already employ a
man or maid to tram aud accompany
their pampered pets. But it is now
possible to send them to a school where
they can he taught to bark properly, to
bow in greeting and farewell, to pick up
n fan dropped by the mistress and pre-
sent it gracefully. and to walk with
proud and prancirg steps.
Esmeralda county claims tn have the
largest alum deposit in the world. A..
d. Montgomery and S. K. Wassnn are
opening up what 10 believed to be one OF
the largest alum deposits ever discov.
cred about IL miles north OF Silver
Peak. They have proved it to be over
100 feet wide, and the indications are
that they are not more than one-half or
one third through the ledge, and the ma.
iority OF it is pure crystnlized alum,
They claim there can be a carload pro-
duced every day for many years to come
already in sight, and it is % miles from
the Carson & Colorado Railroad. This
Office has received a box full of samples
from the mine and has placed them on
exhibit mt the Chamber OF Commerce.
Those interested in minerals will enjoy
looking at the eamples.-Reno Ledger.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14

More han three thousand Cripple
N'"ek miucrs went on IA etriko yceter.
day tn enforce the demand for an eight
hour day at the smelters aud reduction
works operated by the United States
Refining and Reduction Company and
the American Smelling aud Refining
Company.
Within the past two years moro than
a thousand million dollars Of imaginary
wealth has gone out OF existence, IN
Wall street; without affecting the actual
wealth OF the country ut all. Even the
Wall street gamblers lost only IL very
small part OF the thousand million. a
Few "f them, or their clients. brought
securities dear and sold tho cheap.
They, III course lost by the deal, But
hy far the largest part OF these aecuri
ties wer" no loss to anybody except in
HE mind. They cost nothing Ia begin
with, theS were never sold to ANYBODY.
ami when they were finally withdrawn
rs unsninhle nothing was lost hut an
empty HrtttW--- Mail.
Their" was quite u r~urtiop yesterday
afternoon III the street opposite Mrs.
heith's residence. While Mr.. f. Dotta
was hauling dirt from the cellar Of his
new building, Peter Antoine, an old
Italian w~Oodsawyer. came along and the
two got into a tight. Dotta soon had
Peter on the ground and was doing him
up III good style, when Dan KING, Il
strangers, ran ont aud kicked Dotta in
the neck and struck him in the face. Dot
Ia let Peter go md staggered to ii tele-
phone pole in u daZ al condition. when
he recovered himself somewhat he want.
ed to know who it was that kicked him
II King told him he WIS the man.
Mr.. Dotta then took his pocket knife
from his pocket and opened it md King
pulled his coat. After It short scrim-
mage. Duita put up his knife and the
tight euded. DOtia aud King made
complaints before Justice Morgan and
both were arrested. Kings case was
tried this afternoon.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
SaImagundi.

Charley Brosscmrr returned from
Eureka last night. His health il not
very good.
Rev. L. I. Meredith left for Clover
valley tins morn M la assist Bishop
l."unard III holding confirmation SER
vices tom"rrOw.
y lay and night telegraph office has
been established at the junction Of the
old aud ncw lines east Of WadswortL.
\ regular scmGphorr has been placed
at the station.
One 10y one the escaped couvicts are
being gathered III. Sravis, the culorcd
man, IL the latest to bc taken into camp.
Tie ""s captured at Auburn after a
sharp hight in which lac was shot in the
legs.
All he h 'nds IL the railroad shops at
Whds worth wer" put u ninc.hour
shifts Tues lay. The Dispatch SAYS the
cause Tor the decrease III the hours IL
moi know us the shops are crowded
with WORK.
y pcti ION signed 10y everybody in
O%!tnci"usc Can! on asks far the re.es.
ta~hliShmeut Of a post"ti =. there. The
pus.uilirc was iii Discontinued because no.
body would serve as postmaster. Hon.
j. +. Crosby has consented tO act as
postmaster.
Miss Lille i:oscn-tnrk arrived from
Chlcag" last night "u a visit 10 her
ElKo relatives aud frirude. Miss Lilies
health has been poor for some time and
she comes To Nevada III the hope that
III. change Of climHt" will benefit her.
The l~SpErENDEHr truly hopes that her
health may be- fully restored.
The Supreme Couri issued II wri, Of
habens corpus Thur,day in the case 81
WIN. Boyce, convicted at Silver City for
writ WIS made r]cturnablc at 10 o'clock
today. This will bring the case fairly
before the Supreme Cont and test tie
constit utionulitv Of the law.
hc failure 81 an airbrakc To work
unused II rear end collision yesterday at
Dnrand, Michigan. hetwccn two sec.
tons nf the Wallace Bros. circus train.
Twenty three people were killed and
thirty Injured. -Four Of the injured died
at the hospital within II few h"urs. An
elephant and Iwo camcls were also kill
ed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

Clarence Ernst arrived from Church.
Ill county Saturday night.
judge N issry came mp from Winnie.
muccn Saturday night and spent Sun.
day in town. lie left for Reno This NJ.
ter noon.
Tie grand jury Of Douglrss county
rrs rcvoks the license 81 Joseph Brock
liss, ~ Sheridan. who IL suspected Of
selling whnskoy Ia Indians.
DR.. ". u. Hood wnE in town ycstcr.
day aud assisted his brothers in taking
"iT the end ~ one al Mr.. Cuucy's fling.
era The lHpTrINDENr is sorry Ia learn
tliHi the upcratrnu rauscd Mr.. Cnpcy Il
Ercat deal ~ pain and that hc has SUI.
fcrrd Il cnrl deal ,incr.
That Ei.O ia not u mass Of shoulder
ing ruins to-day III due almost entirely to
the nh wncr ~ amy wind during the lire
Saturday night Had the wind blown
~ II docs somctimcS the greater part OF
the north Il L. - the irnch would be in
ashrs. Elko IL about the luckicst -
nn cntth. O..
Mr.. and Mrs. james Ru acll will dc.
pnr; for San i'ranciHco tonight Ia he
I~,rrEcni at tho national cncnmpmcnt Of
the Grand Army 81 tue Republic. That
it IL n matter " hut n fcw years nj
most. until The lnst member nf TINT dis
,inguishcd organization shall hive mn
sworch the great roll call. and lett the
q. \. r.. la live only in the memory ~ II
grateful nniinu. ia fully realized when
We note that Mr.. Russell in the only reel.
dem member left III orr city. MIR.
Russell aud VITO will visit Los Angelica
bciDfc returning. We wish them a
pleasant trip.
II %rrquirca 1000 chccks each month
10 pay or tho employees 81 .hc Southern
Pacific q, stem. mud III, 90 checks repre-.
cent IN round numbers 81 ,Gjn,OW or
SIG, 300. Don u year. In addition, t35O.'
600 u month Ia being paid To conetrnc'
ton gangs Ou the tCntrnt Pacific IN No
vadn aud Utah. These gangs are most
~ mndo up ~ G,ccks mud hustrians,
who can neither rcnd or write English,
On that nurount IL lns been found i'm
practicable Ia pay them 10y check, st
they are TO be paid 10 cnsh Tor merly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14

Charley Brosscmrr returned from
Eureka last night. EIIs health is not
very good.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14

Reno did considerable bOasting when
Rhc became the proud posacesor OF nn
automobile. Elko, moro modcst. VIVA
very matter. Of Tact and did no Donating
when she too was graccd 10y the presence
Of Nh auto We're II not that IL might
he lukcn Tor vanity in us by some Of the
sister towns VIC would mako mention
Of the fact TINT lInlleck Mayer, u Of
our yOuEg townsmen, became the pos.
scssor ~ u fine motorcycle yesterday
which with Jos Carroll's auto will
give our city quito a metropolitan air.
Such mention however, would look too
much like vanity so VI will not even
mention II.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14
Beware or OIntments for CRtnrrh thnt
COntaIn Mercury.

Beware or OIntments for CRtRrrh TINT
Contain Mercury,
rs mercury will surel, destroy the sense
Of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptions from reputable physicians, M
the damage they will do il ten fold to
the good yon Can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
turci by i. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo b..
contains no mercury, and is taken in
te:nnlly, acting directly upon the blood
md mucous surfaces OF the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure yon
get the genuine. 1t ia taken internally,
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by f. j..
Cheney Il Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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X

Elko, Nevada,
August. o, 1909, by l.. f. Morgan.
Justice Of the Peace, Mr.. John "
IuchGr to Miss Marie Sautcr, both OF
Denver, Colorado,
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FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
SalmaHuudi.
T.. Elliott is in from Bullion.

S,n,,,- r..
~ E,L,, y" ""''
District Attorney Henderson left for
Carson this afternoon.
.. jacobs, ore OF Renn's prominent
merchants, IL III "
IL UyI.,p 10 :, ,o,, N
! n. r.norts hi, h,, ,L.,
morrow i, IN. ,,,,n ~ a.. nE".
10, merly us.d t,r ,ho ,,,,,h ,.
,,' .S'>""''' ~ "own from North
VI" ""' "'" "'"i"I lnncline. lie
" ''""'r"''n h"- received II tele.
e ~" 1"n I rh' lsc' stating that I'M
"'' "er "ohlh be here to-
San. Bnchmau came in from R,hy
''' Se""'""y anu returned this morn
% ~ ''F"'''' "Ncr! o"hE well and
"''p' '" '""' He''"'-
wv AhotI lllu NlT. y. lSllitn, salesman
for Langley & Michacle, the San Frnp.
cisco druggists, were busy TODAY m,kir,
ont Il list Of drugs for Jo,'s uow stocL
'"' WI" oe " """pPer'
There WIS quite a { demand this norm.
ing for extra COPIES OF lasts piph,.s mn.
per. In order to meet the d,manu nm
extra edition WI run of this forenoon
4 few copies are still on hand.
c.uor.I
Of President Of the Thomas Jaf.rsop
Memorial Association. and the ussor,a.
ton announces that his election is for
the remainder Of its existence,
,'p III mas o'"".htl SIX
,"a NO." ""'S Piouuc' Oh
"'' 'hree 'seFehths Tor every man. "o-
itan' ch''"' babe III arms and Indian.
taxed or not taxed IN the country.
Think Of poor John RorkefaIIer H..
is reported to haye recently lbs, ten
million dollars in q Wall ST rec, snecuIo
ton. But cheer ur. he bu. rour undre
million left and will proc,,j ,o hov :.
Won pay his recent lcsses nv ,,is;r, tLo
y M'tsohrl paper If responsible for
'io SLOT! ''at "a Eirl III Trenton was
S'uc" III the SHE with II needle II year
"E"' III" "'her uhN 'h" needle worried
III Why ont tI tHp sITtn ~ "A Nnunp mun |
WI" ha' "'t'n called on her. IL looks
HIKE 'ile day "f miracles WIS no, past.
An Italian miner near Ely. Nevada.
brought samplcs 81 ore IA a IocoI ossoy.
and the man seemed puzzled. but finally
said to the nssayer, no sayee traces.
Make him dollara.r-Pacific Const
Miner.
y Reno policeman arrested John
Crer"s Sunday morning and took him to
Jail. Creres was very much intoxicated
aid not inclined to 20 and the officer
used lis hca"y club freely, while taxi
AFTER being plhced III Jail Creres was
iouhd dead III his cell. Coroner Updike
ID n'hH'hg an investigation oil the case.
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''""S wv! "N '""'"H y" wi
t "" "'''S "'u au's
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Atkinson's
Nevada Business Institute,
Reno.

A thorough, up-to. date, reli-
able school. Endorsed by lead
ing men Of Pacific Coast.
More positions offered than
we can fill.
Apply for catalogue.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14

Schilling's Best systematic
supply aud dealing puts money
back
tea tnkinr powder spics
sanss haVSIias sEuasts soda
at your groccr's-if he is a
good one, of course.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-26
NEWS OF THE
NAVAL SERVICE
CAPTAIN sEBREE TO COMMAND
THE WISCONSIN -LIEUTENANT
RODMAN UP FOR PROMOTION.

Lieutenant Hugh Rodman, the COM
mander of the United States ship Iro-
quois, will shortly be promoted to be a
Lieutenlnt Commander. He is now the
first on the list of lieutenants anG al
ready orders have been received by
Captain Whiting, the commandaEt oil
the local naval station, to examine
Lieutenant Rodman for promotion to
the higher grade. The promotion VIII
probably occur in a month or so.
A survey of naval slip number : is
being made. The slip has filled up con-
siderably. In fact there is not so much
water in the slip as the naval people
had supposed and 1t is not unlikely that
more dredging will have to be made.
1t is not Improbable that when the slip
was dredged out originally the bank
along the Ala Moana road was under
mined and portion of the wall has
fallen into ;the slip. A surface sewer
also drains1nto the slips and this prob
ably helped fill up the slip. No survey
of slip number has been made yet.
Lieutenant Rodman has received a
letter of thanks from the photographic
Bureau office and the Light House
Board of the Treasury Department for
his sailing directions and information
supplied of the lights in the Hawaiian
Islands, and lights that are needed in
addition to those now in use. The sail
ing directions will be issued shortly in
connection with a report made by the
Albatross of the various shoals and
rocks of the ocean to the northwest of
the Hawaiian group.
The Albatross has been ordered to go
to Alaska this spring with a party of
scientists aboard. The party will be
under the direction of President David
Starr Jordan and will study the propo-
cation and culture of salmon.
Following the recent decision of the
| Navy Department, all of the battle
ships of the United States are being
gathered into two immense squadrons
as rapidly as possible. These squad
rons are to be located at the North
Atlantic and Asiatic stations. The Ore
! gon and Kentucky are now in the ORR
ent and the battleship Wisconsin is to
| join them shortly. Captain Sebree, the
! former governor of American Samoa,
| has been relieved from that duty and
promoted to be captain of the Wiscon-
sin. The vessel is expected here within
six weeks time from San Francisco.
| Captain Sebree was succeeded as gov
ernor of Samoa by Commander F. B,
! Underwood
The battleship Ohio is to follow the
Wisconsin to the Asiatic station, but it
will be we'll onto year before the Ohio
passes through this port unless an un-
expected emergency should arise The
Ohio has not yet had her trial trip nor
has she been accepted by the govern
ment.
Admiral Cooper. who is now a pas
senger on the Korea, bound for the
Asiatic station to relieve Admiral Will
des, the second in command of that
station. Admiral Wildes was expected
to come through here on. the Hong
Hong Maru last week. The fact thai
he did not do so is taken as indicative
of the fact that he was probably toe
| i'll to make the trip home
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-26
CARRIERS
TO BEAR FLAGS
RURAL DELIVERY SERVICE WILL
WARN FARMERS OF THE STATE
OF THE WEATHER.

SAN JOSE, January 19.--Arranse-
ments are completed for further DIS
seminating the information regarding
the weather among the rural sections
of this country. The fruit-growers of
this country have come to regard as
almost indispensable the predictions OF
the Weather Bureau in guarding
against frosts, protecting their fruit
while drying from sudden showers and
regulating their programme of work.
The only difficulty lies in obtaining
promptly the information sent out by
the bureau.
Hereafter the rural mail carriers, of
whom there are many, will display the
flags of the signal service from their
wagons. Postmaster Hawley has al
ready received a supply for the pur-
pose. The predictions will be promptly
forwarded 10 Postmaster Hawley by
Forecast Official McAdie, and posted
for the benefit of the carrier, who will
set the proper signal on his wagon be-
fore starting out in the morning, and
change whenever the prediction indi-
Gates. So far as known, this is the
first time this method of promulgating
the weather predictions has ever been
| practiced.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-26
THEY DREW POLICE
COURT PRIZES
WHAT ALLEGED LOTTERY TICK
ETS BROUGHT TO HOLDERS
ONE PLEADED GUILTY.

The police think they have very
strong evidence against j. Rothenberg
the barber on the S. S. Alameda and
Joaquin Silva the Punchbowl street
store keeper who are charged with
assisting in maintaining and conduct
ing a lottery Both of the defendants
were arraigned before Judge Wilcox
this morning on two of these charges.
w. l.. Disney was also arraigned on
the same charge. Disney pleaded
guilty but sentence was continued I'M
til tomorrow.
The other defendants did not plead
guilty but were represented by counsel,
Rothenberg by T. l. Dillon and Silva
by Creighton and Correa. All of the
cases were continued until tomorrow
for trial. The defendants are out on
bail.
Some we'll known individual will
probably appear as witnesses tomorrow
Subpoenas have been issued for them
and the police are serving the summons
today. Those who will be subpoenoed
are Dr. NJ. f. Grossman, William Luz
cas-, f. Fogarty, Sam Kubey, A. G..
Correa, Fitzgerald, W. L. Disney w.
c. Vida, II. W. Kinney c. F. Chilling
worth and c. A. Doyle
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-26
ALAMEDA,s FINE SHOWING.

The S. S. Alameda arrived Saturday
shortly before noon from San Francisco
on her first trip as an oil burner. The
vessel made a splendid showing. In
fact she exceeded the ant, 'ipatlons of
her owners and the oil people and also
performed better than any other boat
on the first trip under new fuel. She
came down in days and Is hours. The
vessel carried 4,024 barrels of oil. She
will load more fuel at Honolulu for
her return trip. Fifteen men We're let
out of the engineers department as the
result of the installation of the new
system of fuel. 1t is expected that the
vessel will be able to make better time
after the new system gets into working
order. f. w. Hardin came down as
the representative of the Risdon Iron
Works, which converted the Alameda
from a coal to an oil burner. f. W.
Tucker came as the representative of
the patentee of the new fuel system.
The elder Tucker patented the new
system. The best days run of the
vessel was $50 miles.