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rushed back into the apartment where
I heard some women screaming. When
I got to the kitchen where the women
were I found Lloyd East, Mrs. Butte's
sixteen-year-old nephew, trying to get
his old mother and her other daughter.
Mrs. Herran, to go down the fire escape.
which was just outside the kitchen
window. Old Mrs. East was very
frightened. but she was calm enough
to start down the escape with her SON.
Come on" I said 20 Mrs. Herran,
who was standing in the middle of the
room crying. The black, sticky smoke
was pouring in from the door and
shooting up the dumbwaiter shaft I
was choking and I knew we'd both be
killed if I didn't get her out. SO pulled
her toward the window. Then she
seemed to be able to move. but instead
of making for the steps she started TO
jump down the hole in the middle of
the fire escape. I caught her lust in
time. Then. for the first time. I IN
derstood what she was screaming
about.
Phyllis, my darling" she cried, It
won't leave you. Where are you, dearie?
My babyH be killed she sobbed.
Tell me where the kid is and I'll get
it" 1 shouted.
"In her little crib, two rooms from
here" she managed to say, although
she was choking.
IAN right" l answered. It's easy
money" All this time was pulling her
to the fire escape. When I got her a
few stories down we met Lloyd East
who had come back to save her. I left
her in his arms, climbed up again and
dashed back into the smoke. BY this
time flames were shooting out of the
dumbwaiter shaft, so 1 had TO drop on
my hands and knees and crawl under
the fire.
Then 1 got up and hurried down the
/ hall to the bedroom. spotted the kid
/ in the dark by hearing it squeaL 1
grabbed Up the poor little thing and ran
10 the window. Gee. but the air felt
good.
I saw the kids poor ma wy down on
] the ground, so 1 held il up and shouted.
She's all right. VIII be down in a
minute"
The carpenters working in the next
! building showed a plank over TO the
window and started to tell me how to
| walk across.
ITS einchp' I called to them. My
ma taught me how TO walk before 7
was any older than this young one"
! / started across. I'm glad the kid
kept me so busy by its sqUirming that
didn't have time to look down. The
first thing I knew a carpenter had hold
OF us and had taken Phyllis out OF my
| arms. He ran down with her to poor
Mrs. Herran, who had tainted.
The smoke affected my head by this
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NE of the most interesting
features of the exhibit the
Z National Museum is preparing
- for the ST. Louis Exposition is
a replica of a large whale. the
cast of which was made at a whaling
station at BaIena, on the south coast OF
newfoundland, last June. by F. A.
Lucas, J. w. Scollick and William Pal
mer, officials of the museum. who made
the trip for the special purpose Of OBJ
tanning the mold.
The whale from which the cast was
made was what is known as a sulphur
bottom" or. more properly, the blue
whale" the largest species known.
over all he measured more than IS feet.
His body at the largest part was 80
feet in circumference and II feet
inches in diameter, his tail was II feet
across and his fins 10 feet long.
He weighed SO tons, Of which there
were 40 tons Of flesh. 8 tons of blubber.
tons of blood and viscera and 1900
pounds Of whalebone in the jaw, accord
ing to the estimates of the whaling COM
pany.
The work upon the mold, the castings
for which were made in sections, as
soon as the whale was dragged out of
the water, is progressing satisfactorily,
but there are several problems TO be
solved before the gigantic replica is
landed safely at St Louis.
In the nrst place, it is believed that
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this is the largest cast of an animal
ever made. The whale is the largest
animal ever known, and the blue whale
replicas of whales at the British Mu~
scum, but they were made from meas
urements and not from plaster casts, as
was this one.
The question of making the replica
strong enough to bear its own weight
which is, roughly. three tons; of how to
paint it the proper color and transport
it safely to St. Louis are all very i'm
portant The story that Curator Lucas
tells of his trip to New Foundland and
the method by which he and his CO.
workers accomplished their mission is
very interesting.
Three Whales a Day.
I'VE arrived at Balena." says Mr.
Lucas, about the middle of May, but
it was the middle of June before we
could make our cast. Balena is on the
south coast of New Foundland, two
hundred miles from anywhere. and is
so named because "balena" is the scien-
tific name for whale.
There are two companies established
there. the Cabot Steam Whaling Com
pany, of St. Johns. and the Colonial
Manufacturing Company. One catches
the whales and takes the oil. and the
other makes fertilizers out Of the skele-
ton and the flesh.
I'VE wanted a big whale of the sui
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4 dinner parry.
Phyllis. Phyllis I cried. and started
to rush for my darling; but Lloyd held
me back, and said he would get the
baby. I became terrified at the delay,
and do not remember anything clearly
just a tumble of smoke, strange boy
in a uniform who promised to get
Phyllis, and fear, paralyzinS fear for
nv darling-until I was on the ground,
looking up at my baby IN the arms OF
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easy money. Bert Potter.

window. I just hung out Of it without
sense or strength enough to go down
the escape. 1 heard people shouting
after me, and saw Mrs. Butte and the
whole family down there, so after a bit
l climbed down the escape.
Mrs Herran, Mrs. Butte and grandma
all started to hug and kiss me.
thought I was a matinee hero. And
then the kid looked so happy in it's
mas arms, talking gibberish TO her and
patting her on the cheek.
AS soon as I got out on the sidewalk
and was looking for my auto again a
big man with a black SLOUGH hat
stepped Up and praised me. When he
went away a policeman told me that he
was Chief Croker.
l didn't do any more than any one
else would have done.
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Whale Ever Made to Be Shown at ST. Louis Exposition

out getting thrown out or shape, ana IL
was necessary for US te make a COM
plete cast of one side. and third. because
the gas which forms inside whale
after death distends him so rapidly
that within twenty-four hours after he
is killed ne viii be considerably larger
than his natural size
by the time the tide had turned. We
had our whale covered with plaster. laid
on IN sections, from the tail TO the
corner of the mouth. We had studied
other whales during our stay at the sta
ton and knew Just what we were to do.
Then it was a race with the water to
get our plaster of before the whale
was submerged. We won, and then our
gigantic subject was slid back into the
water.
The Artificial Whale.
THE next day the head, tail and fms
wre cut off and we made casts of them
at our leisure. Although the head
weighed about five tons, it was COM
paratively easy matter for the whaling
company's men to cut it OF the body.
The tail weighed about 1900 pounds.
The fms, which looked very light and
graceful, were the most deceptive things
ever saw, for they weighed 500 pounds
1T was due to the courtesy of the
Cabot Company that we were permitted
with the assistance of their men. TO
make this cast We also got a good
which allowed US to bring it away with
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HOW SAVED THEM z
By BERT POTTER.
.: :5;";:7':;1';1t";'';.:1:' -

by DERL FO4 LEX.
q HAD left my automobile delivery
wagon in front Of the house $50 Cen
trail Park West and had taken some
parcels up TO Mrs. Butte's apart
ment on the seventh floor. We were
standing in the parlor counting the
checks for her parcels when I smelled
smoke. So did she. and screamed thar
the house was on fire.
With that she ran out or the parlor,
down the hallway and out the door.
When she opened if a hood Of black
smoke came pouring in. started after
her. but in a minute She had beaten on
Mr.. Nlonkhouse's apartment door at the
end OF the hall. heard a mans voice
say. "Au right, I've got you! I'll save
them
I couldn't see to follow her. so ]
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POTTER ISA HERO Z

By MRS. A. N. HERRAN.
HE first thing I knew of the fire
was sisters CAIrs. Butte's)
shrek, and Lloyd rushing into
the kitchen. where mother and
l were arranging the menu for
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Daring Deed Of COOl=Head=
ed Young Messenger Who
RiSked His Life to Deliver
Through Smoke and Flame
the Most Precious Package
lie Had Ever Carried D.
% the courage, cool judgment and
decision of nineteen-year-old
Bert Potter, a uniformed par

eel deliyerer for Hearn's dry goods
store, five persons owe their escape
from death in a recent fire at ss3 Cen
trail Park West.
Bewildered by the smoke and dan
ger, Mrs. a. N. Herran was found by
the lad helpless to save her child
and unwilling to seek safety for her
self. Potter, cool and masterful,
wrung from the half-crazed mother an
ineligible direction to the room where
her child lay, forced her to descend the
FIRE escape, promising to find the child,
and then went back into the smoke,
found little Phyllis Herran and carried
her in his arms twenty feet TO the next
building on a narrow plank seven
stories above the ground.
-Four times Bert Potter, the boy
hero, risked his life to pilot members
of the Herran family out Of fearful
danger, displaying GOODNESS and in
trepidity that would have been cred
liable to the experienced life savers
of the Fire Department.
Such bravery does not come from
training or familiarity with danger.
It is born in some, and it goes with a
stout heart, strong human sympathy
and efficient brain. He who possesses
those qualities is blessed above TIE
common run Of mankind.
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: Flames were shooting out Of !
!. the dumbwaiter shaft, so I had !
!. to drop on my knees and crawl !:
{. under them.-Bert Potter. j
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the strange. boy at the window
When I looked up seven stories and
saw him start to carry her across the
twenty-foOt courtyard on plank that
appeared about wide as a thread, I
tainted.
The next thing I remember was hav-
ling my darling in my arms again.
OH I never can fully express my
gratitude to Potter. If il had not been
for his cooI-headed herOism beth my
baby and I would have been suffOcated.
His two attempts 10 save my sister
were just as heroic. although they were
useless. She had come down from Ern-
est Aonkhouse's apartment.
think the Fire Department ought to
reward Potter's heroism. OF course, my
husband and my brother-in-law, W. W.
Butte. will reward Potter generously.
But there ought to be something more
than that. some public acknowledge
ment Of his heroism. for in all ray life
have never heard of a Drawer boy
than Bert Potter.
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3 "TeIl me where the kid is and
Z I'II get it," shouted.
z "In her little crib, two rooms
= from here" she managed to say,
z although she was choking.
z "All right" 1 answered, "It's
z easy money. Bert Potter.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-08-05
Volume 80.
one Df the "ExhibIta"

More than a million dollars was eypen- =
ded IN transporting To the fair and ar.
ranging the Philippine exhibit. Eleven
hundred native representatives oi forty
tribes are Oh exhibition, living in villages
Of their own. and here the life. habits ,ag.
ricultural methods and other character
istlcs Of the people may be studied. 4
building devoted entirely to Philippine
products will DO found OF interest to-
those who visit this department Of the
great exposition. In this building are
seen not only many Of the food articles
Of the islands, but miniature reproduc-
tions Of their houses, means OF transpor-
tstiuD, methods Of cuItivatmg the ground.
manuf ,cturing 81 the various articles OF
commerce, and many strange and novel
features Of the island lie that carries IL
very great interest To the thousands who
SEQ them for the first, and more than
likely Tor the last and only time The
people, OF themselves, are Of great inter
e6t to the stuliou4ly inclined
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-08-05
Eureka County p"Iitir..

The Silver Party central committee of
22nd aud appointed full delegation Ia
the Stat, convention and on the day
named III the call o. the State committee
Tor hol ling primaries Governor Sndlcr
put out ticket aud held primaries and
elected n tull delegation headed 10y him {.
self. lie also sent Il sworn RETURN to
the chairman md secretary of the Silver
Party State COMMITTEE.
iSoiors the county committee appoint.
cd the delegation, it paascd resolution
oust ing Mr.. Sadler from the county
committee on the ground TINT he
hap lost his rrsdencc in Eureka
county 10y reason nf his registering and
voting in Carson IN lg2 before his
appointment ms II member Oi the Silver
Party committee oi Eureka county.
Tho Sentinel III discussing the matter
snys:
Without taking ISSUE with either the
COMMITTEES or Mr.. Sadler ON the com
plicatiOus which the foregoing presents
tho Sentinel will state merely M mnt
ter oi general IDiOrmatiCn that II MIR.
Sadlcr coca to the Silver Party State
Convention with tho five delegates lac
claims were duly elected in opposition
Ia the five delegates appointed 10y the
County Central Committc" I" represent
Eureka Comfy, II very lively contest
4 Al. L.. D.
come, ~ which. at this llm" can only bc
cUnJ"ciurrd.
III" ,".hppcal enye that II privnt" dis
patch receive IN Carson from Eur"k0
sHys TINT tho entire Drmocrati dele
CATION and four on, ~ tivo II the Sil
vcr delegation favor Battinc for Su
prCme Judge.
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4 Summer Cola

y summer cold is not only annoy ing
but il not relieved Pneumonia will be
the probable result by Fan, One Min.
mute Cough Cure clears the phlegm
draws ont the inil imatioD, heals ,soothee
and strengthens the lungs and bronchial
tubes. One Minute Cough Cure is nm
ideal remedy for the children. 1t ia
pleasant to the taste and perfectly harm
iess. 4 certain Cure for Croup, Cough
and Cold. Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-08-05

Pursuant TO call of the Chairman of
the Democratic Central Committee of EIko
county, meeting was held at Elko, at
S o'cIocl p. ~, Wednesday, July 20, 1904.
The meeting was called to order by John
Henderson, chairman.
On motion the following resolution was
adopted:
Rcs0iTrd, That a primary election be
held on the 50th Day Of July, 1904, at the
places hereinafter mentioned between the
hours Of 2 and 6 p. ~. Of said day for the
purpose of elceting fourteen delegates to the
Democratic State Convention to be held
at Winnemucca, on Monday, August %,
1901, at the hour Of one o'clocit p. ~, for
the purpose Of nominating a State ticket
to be voted for ut the next general election
to I've held on Tuesday, the Sth day of No
vcmbcr, 1901, consisting Of three Prcsl.
Dental Electors, one member of Congress,
one Justice Of the Supreme Court, one Re.
gent Of the State University, (Long Term)
and one Regent of the State University,
(Short Term.) Also for the appointment
Of a State Central Committee and the
transaction of other important business
that may properly come before the conven-
ton. That the persons hereinafter named
shall constitute the election boards of the
respective precincts.
Tie qualifications necessary for voters
Il the primcries irc the same as required
by the election laws Of the State, together
with the following party test: 81 am a
Democrat.
In all cases returns Of each precinct shall
I've forwarded to the secretary Of the COun.
ty Central Committee, which committee
shall act rs board Of cdnvaSsers Of the
votes cast at said primaries and shall issue
certificates Of election to the delegates hav-
Ing the highest number Of votes cast.
II for any cause there be a vacancy or
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-08-05

Sheriff Clark lcn Elko last Monday
afternoon i'll search 0f Bob Strutton, 4,
wanted tor stealing horse belonging to
Jake Reed at Columbia. Iic struck his
trail at Mountain City and followed it
tn Ira Brackctt's ranch on Cedar Creek,
Idaho. where he found Stratton at work
on the ranch. The sheriff arrested him
and brought him to ElSo Saturday on
NO3. StrRt,on has mania Tor stealing
lie has been III trouble before aud serv.
cd term i'll jail here last year for
stealing from Mr.. Badt Il Go. OF Wells
Stratton remarked To Sheriff. Clark
while riding along i'll the buggy that he
believed he ought TO he examined rs to
his sanity instead Of FOR horse stcaling
lie will probably do time III the pen
this TINA.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-08-05
rhe North Western Line Rssian -Jau.
pan Atlos.

a hussio.Japanese War Atlas has
been issued by the Chicago ~ North
Western Railway. Three fine, colored
maps, each lix20, bound in convenient
form for reference. The Eastern situa
tion shown in detail. with tables show.
inE relative military and naval strength
and the financial resources OF Russia
and Japan.
Copy mailed to my address on re.
ceipt Of ten tl0l cents in postage, by
&. A. WALKER,
Gen. Agent, G. ~ n. W. Ry.,
DOC South Main ST.,
Sal Lake City. Utah
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Rival for Locomotive.
Guy T.. MITCiIELL.

There in nov being constructed IN the
shops ~ the Burlington road III Aurora
tho most powerful automobile ever de-
signed. Tn" new mn hinc will be 0f 300
horsepower. and will Lc capable oi haul.
ing ut lcast three loadcd passenger cars
and cigh; or ten freight cars.
This in the iirst time any Of tho big rail.
roads ~ the country hns taken up the
automobile M II power. Several months
ago u leading autOIuhiic manufacturer
called upon General Manager Dclauo Of
tho burlington III Chicago md assured
him TINT M automobile for railroad pur.
uosCs could be built. Mr.. Dclano oi the
burlington began Ia iiturc nn the prop.
ogition. and came la the cuncluainn TINT
HE company coul build railroad uu.
lomObilc Accordingly hc hns plans pre-,
parcd Tor nm automobile that would hau
nt lcnat two passenger cars and abort
freight train.
Engineers oi the company wore put tC
work on the plans, with tho rcsult that IN
shout werk there will bc turno ont o
thc Aurora shops Of tho company u gaS
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4 DlsRstrOiI- Wreck.

y letter from Tonopah. winch was de-
lnycd by wreck on the Tonopah rail-
road ,sayG:
This Sntur layl morning, shortly after
leaving Tonopab. the train for Sodaville
freight and passenger met with a
very serious accident while going down
the stcsp grade bilo and "A hall below
the town. The air brakes failed to 90
train went down the grade ut the rate
OF sixty miles an hour, and failing to
make "A sharp curve was ditcbed. The
engineer and fireman jumped from their
cab il time to save their lives. The en-
gine was completely stripped Of its sheet
covering, the cab badly emRscd, tender
overturned, Hat car with two large tanks
bndly wrecked and the passenger coach
had both doors stove in and seats scat'
tered all over tho cnr. There wore sev
eral passengers aboard who were badly
shaken uP, but luckily escaped with II
few bruises. Taken all in all it was u
miracle nobody WAS hurt. The coach
in leaving the rails, turned over
Tho rCadbcd il not solid yet. the ties
laying on the surface Of the bed. with
tho rnils tucked on, the work having
been rushed through Tor the celebration
and the grade being steep mny have
been the cause ui tie braRcs not being
able to do The ir work right. hcrcr the
bad wreck. - Enterprise,
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Polling PIaCeS-TnSpeCtCrS.
DISTRICT No. l.

Tuscarora-No. Hose House. Inspec-
tors: I'D McMahan, { 4 P Johnson, N B
Dunton.
White Rock-Frost's Store. Inspectors:
L Winters, II Pogue.
Mountain City-PIunkett' Store. In.
Spectors: VIM. Willis, James Martin,
james Butler.
Mardis - Keefer's Store. Inspectors:
Charles Graham, p r Prunty.
Jack Creek-School House. inspectors:
& Hardesty, John Thompson, Jr.,
CheS. Woodward.
Columbia-Murphy & Smiths Board
ing House. Inspectors: W Burk, A AStorff.
Edgemont-Johnson's Boarding House
Inspectors: VE Hamlin, Joe Curry, Al
johnson.
iDISTRICT. No. 2.
EIko-Courtroom. Inspectors: lin
Sherwood, J d Abel, L E Morgan.
Cariin - School House. inspectors:
George Mcintosh, James Rutledge, J A
lsola.
Lamolle-Bryant's Store. Inspectors:
Ed. Lytton, wm. Datin, Frank McDer-
mott.
HaIIeck Station = Hotel. inspectors:
II Mccain, George Butler, Walter Elmore.
DISTRICT No. )
South Fork OCT Hall. Inspectors:
A M Griswold, W ] Crane, James Burke.
Railroad School House. Inspectors: Jos.
Phillips, r E Skaggs, Sam Weller.
Mound Valley-Post Office. Inspectors:
Ed Carville, Charles TOyn, J. Reardon.
Huntngton-School House. inspectors:
Max Arnhold, n H Porch.
DISTRICT No. 4
Starr Yalley-Mayer & McCalrs Store
Inspectors: Ben Armstrong, W r Mayer,
w W WeatherS
Fort Halleck-SchoOl House Inspectors:
w WoovertOn, John McDermott, Pat
Sheridan.
North Ruby-Sdhool House. Inspectors:
Sam Bachman, w s Griswold, w J Wool.
verton.
Ruby Valley-wines' Store. Inspect
ors: John Rourk, Oren Vaughan, John
Scoble.
Cloverdale-School House. lnspe, tors:
John Phalan, Jr, Dick Stratton, & W
Kirkpatrick.
DISTRICT NOS.
WelIs-Goble's Store. Inspectors: A
W Goble, James Curd, John Shelton.
Toano-Spencer's Store. inspectors: F
NJ johnson " r Probert.
Teooma-Hotel. Inspectors: u Dav-
EXPORT, Fred Gleason, Fred Hoppe.
Glover VaIey-CIovcr Valley Hall.
Inspectors: a n wiseman, Nick Schoer,
Ernest wood.
Spucemont-B Boarding House. Inspect.
ors: VIM. Fordham, G. N Spence, Robert
Hartley.
Contact - Reeds Boarding House. In.
| spectots: Al Cure, John Reed, | A
Dwight
O'NciIl-O'Neill's. Inspectors: " n
Gilmcr. W 7 llelleslcy, X Newman
DISTRICT No. E.
North Fork--School House. inspectors.
J + Holland, w Z Johnson, e. II Nuckols:
Island Mountain-liardman's Store. In.
spcctors: NJ J Fitzgerald, j l. French, II
J Keith.
| Wcland Wcilhnd'S. inspectors:
Alex weilanj, Robert Tucker, G Winter.
Bryan-JOe Taylor's Inspectors Dan
Olin, Joe Taylor, ID Aguilar
BY order Of the Committee.
JOHN HENDERSON,
Chairman.
| N SHERWOOD,
| Secretary.
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= Nevada ouriahIp

resident Of OroviIlr, Cal, tells OF q
curious incident he once witnessed III
Carson City, New. Many immigrants
were coming into the State aud several
camps were made i'll the vicinity OF Car.
son. 4 large number oi visitors Ind
cOngregated about the camps one day.
talking with the different ones who had
just crossed the plains. The center Of
one grnnp was a handsome; we'll made
girl of uinotcer or twenty, who WIS
cooking supper. On bed OF Goals was
large coffee pot III which coffee for
her part! Sas being made. Suddenly
the coal beneath the coffee pot gave
way and down it came, spilling the bcv.
erage. The girl became angered, and
giving the coffee pot kick. turned to
some hnif dozen or more men who were
this life, anyway. Some OF You men bid
up and yon shall have me. want to
quit this way OF living Most of the
men supposed she was joking, but one
who was some years older than the
others. said: III you are in earnest
will he the man." Certainly | nm in
earnest was the reply Of the girl.
-Bring on the pnrson and will convince
YOU" \ minister was soon found, and
the couple were married at once. The
groom proved to be one OF the wealth.
lest miners Ii that part Of the State.
and shortly atterward built hls wife
residence that cost over $4,000. For
u wedding tour they made trip to
Europe.