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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06

4 blucjackot, who hns recently mar.
ricd. gives tho following account Of his
bride and her apparel:
"My wife is as handsome a craft rs
ever left millinery dry dock, in clipper
built. and with a fgurchead not often
seen on Il small craft, Tier length Of
kco' Is o fcet 3 inches, displaccs u cubic
inchcs Of air, Of light Graught which
adds to her speed in the ball ROOM, full
IN the waist, spara trim.
AT the time w were spliccd che was
newly rugged fotn md aft with standing
rigging Of lace md flowers: mainsail
part silk, Will fotcstavsail ~ VaIcn.
cicDncs. . . .fAmc was OF best steel
covered with silk. with whalcbono stan.
cbiOns.
"Tho rigging is intended Tor fair
weather cruising. ShO hRa also n set OF
storm sails Tor rough weather, md il
rigging ont II small set OF ca0ras for
light squalle. which arc Liable 10 occur
in this latitude sooner or Inter.
y am told in running down the ut rcet
before the wind Rhc ~ tho helm
beautifully. and can turn around in her
length IL u handsomor craft posses
her. "-EIcbango.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06

Tho mIdwinter cold Of the Lake BAL.
kal region Of Siberia is almost unbe.
liovablc. Tho average American can
hardly imagine such cold,
Travellers III crossing Lake Baikal dress
from head to foot in lure. No rart OF
their faces is exposed. Their bearskin
hoods fastcn 10 their bcarskin collars
and the air that filters into their most rilf
is II little stale, n little warm, for the
frcsh mir Of Lake IIaikal haa mn icy
quality that hurts the lungs, that prick
lca and burns.
Horses suffer horribly. Sometimes
from the intense cold their honis burst
Ice IN always forming in thoir most rils,
Every little while they give u frantic,
choking snort, whcreupOn their drivers,
understanding the signnl, run to their
heads and break the ice from their nos.
trils with whip butts.
No birds are tO 10 seen except the rn.
ven, II, ilyiug across tho dCaolatc sliy,
leaves behind u lonG. thin trail Of yapOr
like II trail Of emOkc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
a POllCical Question.

Find ont what you want and then
rustic for 1t. This is your policy in bus.
mess, why not in politics? You are not
IN politics? Then why are you living
under a government that is supposed to
be controlled 10y the peoplo--yourself
among the number? Have you handed
over the affairs OF your government TO
the few busses or the ono great boss?
DO you honestly repudiatc your share
OF tho duties ard responsibilities OF the
government! Are yon content to SEQ
yonr country gradually losing its demo.
cratic character and iustit u.ions? Are
Iou so cnatnored OF boss rule, which 30
long prevailed in your own state, that
you think il would 10 tue proper thing
to extend it to the utmost limits?
IL you answer in the affirmative to n
majority Of these qucstions then be hon.
est and consistent and say you regret
the American revolution, which gave
political freedom To freoboru men md
woinen-Reno journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
Cat Walks 33T Miles.

John NJ West, OF Salt Lake City, has
n red cat that answers to the name OF
Tom. Three weeks ago Tom stole n fish
from the kitchen. Mr. West, fearing
Tom would kill some chickens he eI.
pected would soon emerge from the In.
cubator, put him into a bag and conceal.
ed him under a seat in the day coach on
the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake
road. The cat wa taken to Calientes,
Nevada, a distance of 337 miles, before
he was discovered and turned loose.
Tom, weak and emaciated, appeared
today at Mr.. Vests house. He had
travelled across two mountain ranges,
and many miles OF desert. Tom was
given a good dinner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
The New Terminal D~IyIsion.

Tho new division town OF Montello,
New, which succeeds Terrace rs the Iii.
vision point next west OF Ogden on the
Central Pacific, is in m interesting
stage OF growth, says Immigrant In
spector W. II. Weber. who has just re-
turned from a trip to that part OF the
country.
There are now about go to 300 in
h~abitants, all railroad men, in the town,
but no houses Of any description, The
population sleeps in the sagebrush. and
eats ill b%ox.cars, except for a half. dozen
favored inhabitants who have put
up a couple. OF tents. The population
by sex 10 29S male and two female, as
the railroad men have not yet sum
moned courage to bring their families
into tho town.
A railroad hotel and restaurant will
be opened mex! week, and three saloons
will bo tho first structures put up III the
new town. There are ten large freight
engines on the tracks and a large
amount Of material which will be used
in the construction OF shops. All the
railroad material now at Terrace, Utah,
is being moved to Montcllo, md the in.
habitants are moving M well. Three
springs of good water have been located,
the most distant being four miles from
the site 81 tho town, and n good water
supply is now Rssurcd.-Utah State
journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
Twenty-five Mile Gun.

Within a short time the United States
will test at Sandy Hook, New York. the
latest, and it is believed the greatest ex-
ample OF the Development OF big gun
making yet achieved. The gun is to be
a wire bound ix.inch naval gun capable
Of throwing a proiectile twenty-five
miles. IL this test proves successful the
United States will be ahead Of the
world in the manufacture OF guns
Twenty-Five miles is now considered the
greatest distance a proiectile can be
thrown with any amount OF accuracy,
and but few OF these monster weapons
are in use. But the government is re-
placing the Anticipated armament Of all
forts as rapidly as possible and within
a few years our land Notifications will
be perfect.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
Griswo1d's Examination

Tho preliminary examination Of
Chaunccy Grtswold, charged with the
murder OF William Norton. came up he.
fore Justice Morgan ut 10 o'clock this
forenoon. Tho defendant ~ne repre-.
scnteh by Attorneys Harrington and
Wilson md Acting DlBirict Attornc,
Otto Williams appeared for the state.
All the witnesses, except tho Jap, were
present. On motion OF Mr.. WiIliams
the case was continued until ] o'clock
o'clock this afternoon.
The examination before Justice Morgan
began at tho DIBtric. court room nj 1 ~.
clock. Nicholas Paul, nh omployc Of tho
Norton Bros, was the fret witness. He
told about finding tho remains and
identified the clothing worn by Mr.. Nor.
ton. lilo wag still in tho witness chair
when this report closed.
Tho large number OF people In the
courtroom evidenced the interest taken
in tho case.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
Reservation BiIl Signed.

President Roosevelt has signed the
bill which opens the Pyramid Lake In.
diou Reservation to settlement under
the national irrigation act, pissed June
IL, 1902, and the bill became a law when
the President signed it. The law reads
in part:
There shall be reserved for and allot-
ted to each OF the Indians belonging on
the said reservation five acres OF the ir.
ngable lands. The remainder OF the
lands irrigable in said reservation shall
be disposed OF to settlers under the pro.
vision OF the reclamation act"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
BILLS ALLOWED.

Following is Il list OF the bills allowed
by the Board of County Commissioners
at their regular meeting on Monday
May ., 1904
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
TunneIing Through n Mountain.

In the heart OF n mighty mountain,
twenty miles from the city OF Prescott,
fifty miners with picks and drills and
giant powder are burrowing through
the solid rock to complete one OF tho
most remarkable tunnels in the United
States, which Is to he completed by the
middle OF May next, and which will be
the fourth longest tunnel Of this kind in
this country. 1t will connect tho min
ing camp Poland, at the head OF Big
Bug creek, with Walker or Lynx creek,
On the other side OF the steep divide
formed by a spur OF the Bradshaw
mountains.
The tunnel, when completed, will be
Il great commercial highway, connect
ing a rich mining district hitherto with.
out rail facilities with the Poland
branch OF the Prescott & Eastern railway
When completed, the Poland tunnel
will be nearly 1900 feet long. Less than
400 feet Of rock now separate the two
gangs in the bowels OF the mountain.
beginning ut the Poland end the tunnel
will be ten feet wide for 1000 feet, and
double.tracked for that distance. From
the Walker end it will be OF a similar
Fize, with two tracks for 1000 feet.
y gushing stream Of the purest water
bursts forth from each end OF the TIM.
mel, pouring into Big Bug creek at one
end and into Lynx creek at the other.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06

The word Lord is found 1853 times.
The word Jehovah occurs 6,S55 times.
AL the verses of the l36 Psalm end
alike.
The most beautiful chapter is the 23rd
Psalm.
The 9th verse of the Sth chapter Of
Esther is the longest.
Ezra 7:el contains I'll tie letters Of
the alphabet except.
The Sth verse of the 81 Psalm is the
middle verse Of the Bible.
The word reverend occurs once. i'll the
9th verse OF Psalm cxi.
John Is the shortest.
The 3Ith chapter 81: Isaiah and 10Th
chapter of Second Kings are alike.
No names or words with more than six
syllables are found III the Bible.
In the 10th Psalm fouI verses are
alike-the Sth, 10Th, 2lst and 3lst.
The 26th chapter of the Acts Of the
Apostles is the finest to read.
lhe hrst verse OF tie "Oth chapter OF
Isaiah Is the one Cor the new convert.
All who ilatter the mseivcs with vain
boastlng should read the 9th chapter of
Matthe ".
All humanity should learn the 9th
chapter Of Luke from the 2Gth verse to
its ending.
The four most inspiring promises are
o hn xiv: y and Vi: 81, Matthew tx: %,
and Psalm xxi: 1.
The word girl occurs but once in the
Bible, and that Is the third verse OF the
9th chapter of Job.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
Every lToMn Has

4 liar.
\ sponger.
A smart Alec.
a girl who giggIes.
A weather prophet.
4 neighborhood feud.
a woman who ~tattlee.
a man-who. knows-it.all.
One Jacksonian Democrat.
More loafers than it needs.
A boy who cuts up in church.
a few meddlesome old women.
A thing" TINT stares at women.
A widower who is too gay for his
age,
Some men who make remarks about
women.
y grown young maD who laughs
every time he says anything.
A girl who goes to the postofiice every
time a mail comes in.
Scores OF men with the caboose OF
their trousers worn smooth as glass.
a man who grins when you talk and
laughs loud after he has said something.
-Woman's Magazine,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06
IsusAin'a Position.

ST.. PErFRsDURG, April 2o.-ln the
most Categorical terms Russia has Of
fcially notified the world that she will
not accept mediation to terminate the
war with Japan. The official notification
which accords with the authoritative
announcement made by the Associated
Press April %, is contained III u circular
issued by the ministry Of foreign affairs
10 the Russian representative with for
cign powers and gazetted in the Official
Messenger today, The circular denies
the report that formal proposals have
been made to the imperial government
by any foreign power to use its good
Offices to restore peace, Il denial which
does not refer to the personal intima-
ton addressed directly to the Emperor
by King Edward and King Christian Of
Denmark, an account OF which was given
by the Associated Press. The text OF
the circular is as follows:
-lhe foreign press has irecently been
pcrsistently circulating rumors con-
corning intentions on tho part Of some
European government to undertake a
friendly Intervention with a view to u
speedy termination OF the conflict be-
tween Russia IL japan. kilograms
have been received announcing that
proposals OF such a nature have already
been made to the imperial government,
You are empowered to deny this state.
ment most categorically. Russia did
not wish wal and everything within the
limits OF possibility vas done by her to
solve the complications which had aris-
en- in the Far East in a peaceful man
per, but after the treacherous surprise
on the part of the Japanese which fore
ed Russia to take up arms obviously no
friendly mediation can haveIany sue.
cess.
Similar the imperial government will
not admit the intervention Of any power
whatsoever in the direct negotiation
which will occur between Russia and
Japan after the termination OF hostile
operations in order to determine the
conditions Of peace"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-06

Here are Il fcw items relating TO the
Bible. gathered together by n prisoner
during a 30 years solitary confinement
md recorded on the walls Of his cell
with mn old nail. Cut them ont mud
place them in your Bible. They will
prove valuable many times.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-26
deed P.iass Of psvsr4y.

do not curse my poverty,
IT has its better points;
No gout has ever come my way
To stiffen up my joints.
do not. all the long. long night
All anxious lie awake
And wonder what the chances are
For the fool bank to break
1 do not 20 about with black
Hell goggles on my nose
My coat OF arms monkey wrench
And gasoliny clothes.
! do not have to dress and go
Somewhere o. nights and stay
Till II o'clack. and stand it while
They talk me- old and gray.
Ohio, 1 put my feet upon
My old typewriter and
smoke my pipe and thank my stars
That L can understand.
Why Providence all-wise has cast
My lot where sunbeams fall:
toast to poverty, II has
Its good points after ALL
San Francisco Bulletin.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-26
:siMaeTy and Mysticism
By Captain p. .Studlsy
Copyrighted. 1908. by The Author, Pub. {

There are dressmakers, and there
are Worths! Milliners-and my
charming friend, Madame Cloux!
l wondered how the piquant we'll
informed little dame had succeeded in
her new venture, having removed
from Denver to San Diego. Our
House." the most exclusive firm of
hi2h-class imported millinery in the
United States, considered her its most
appreciative buyer
A stroke of luck had made me
jur iOr partner of Our House." Ma
dame ClouX had not heard the news
l irterded to conceal it until 1 was
quite sure the impression she had
made on me as a mere travelling rep
rcsentative, could bear the test of a
fresher comparison with the original.
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AZ M b. pulled out his vatoA asd

AZ lase he pulled out his watch aad
turning TO the merchant with smile
remarked, Now may talk business
to you for few moments?"
Strong led the way to the little Of
hce at the back of the store. His
friend carefully closed the door be-
fore he sat dowr; then he spoke in
low. earnest tones for some time, care
fully explaining his scheme.
The merchant listened silently with
an expression on his face that Grey
could not fathom.
DO you see?" Grey asked at last
You sav," Strong began in a queer.
constrained voice, that this Hender-
son has found out that there's vein
of coal running through the old
Barnes place. Old Mr.. Barnes don't
know it, and Henderson has offered
you big fee if you can get the place
for him cheap. You've got Barnes
where you can crowd him for money
and compel him to sell. and you offer
me clear thousand dollars if I'll buy
the -;lace and then turn it over to
Henderson; for you think maybe
they'd guess about the coal If Hen
derson tried to buy it himself. and
there are reasons why you don't want
to appear in it. Is that the way of
it?"
Grey nodded. Jack was rising to
the bait quicker than he expected. He
had been a little doubtful about dis
closing his hand, Strong was so likely
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PUBLICATION NOTICE.

First publication February 10, 1901
La the District Court of Edwards county,
State of Kansas
The state OF Kansas to the City Real Estate
Company, corporation. Edna NJ. Roberts.
- Roberts, her husband J. w. Within.
Mrs. J. w. Within, George NJ Porter. EXeGu
Mrs. Isaac b. Malcon. Isaac u. Male IN. Mrs.
Isaac B. Malcolm. William p. Alcorn, Mary
Ann Carlin. Mary Alcorn, Athena wolgamot.
L. "A Alcorn, w IL. AlcOrn. Harry AlcOrn,
LuZetta Alcorn. Lima AlcOrn, Maud Alcorn,
Frank C"rlin. George Carlin: A; :. Martin,
Sawin. Emma E. Fuller. John Fuller. her
husband and 5. w. Vandivert:-
Greeting.
you have been sued in the District Court of
Edwards County. in the State of Kansas, in
M action in which the Board OF County
commissioners of Edwards County, Kansas
is paint r and the City Real Estate Trust Co.,
corporation ct al, are defendants. and that
unless you answer the petition filed by the
plaintiff in said case on ar before th. Twenty
second ~ day of March. 1904. judy ment will
be taken against you. and each of you. by
default. and the following described tracts of
land. lots and pieces of real estate, situate I'm
said County of Edwards and State of Kansas,
tO-wit:
The east half of the northeast quarter of
section twenty-four. township tweuty-four
range nineteen west;
Lots ., d and ., and the southwest quarter
of the northeast quarter of section ~ town.
ship ~. range IL west;
Tine sou heuSt quarter of section -, town
ship -, range 10 west:
rhe southwest quarter of section 22, town
ship p, range ~ W. ST:
no southeast quar- ter of section >. town
shi p %. range 10 west;
The southwest quarter of section ;, town
Ship p. range 10 wes';
Commencing at the northwest corner of lot
l in block - in the city of Kinsley. thence
east 25ls feet; thence south 100 feet: thence
west 23ia feet; thence north 100 feet;
Lot 10 in block ~ in the city of Kinsley;
Lot II in block 10 in he city of kinsley;
Lot | in block - i'll the Arkansas Valley
town Company addition to the city of KiHs-
ley:
Lot in block IS i'm the Arkansas Valley
Town Company's addition to the city of kins-
lev:
Lot in block 81 in the Arkansas Valley
Town COmpany'S addition TO the city of kins
ley;
Lot in block 53 in the Arkansas Valley
Town Company addition to the city of kins-
lev;
Lot in block - in the a Arkansas VALLEY
Town Company's addition tn the city of Kins-
ley;
Lot 10 in block IS in the Arkansas Valley
Town Compan. : addition TO the city of Kins-
lev -
will be sold by order of said court Tor the
nOn-payment of taxes. A. g. DYER,
lO@I Attorney for Plaintiff.
SEAL. II. j. WILSON.
t-~) Clerk of District Court 81
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SHEitIFFS SALE.

First published January 20. 1904.
In the District Court Of Edwards County,
State of kanTus.
l.. &. Carlson. Plaintiff.
vs.
Augusta RenstrOm. Defendant.
By virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me.
out nf said District Court, in the above-en-
titled action. ! will. on Monday. the 10Th day
of February. A. ID. 1901 between = aud I
O'Clock d. IN. OF said day, at the front door of
the court house in the city of kinsley. in the
county of Edwards. in the state of Kansas.
offer at public sale. aid sell the highest
AID best bidder. for cash i'm hand. all the
folio Wig described real estate. to-wit:
Commencing at the northeast corner OF
Lot One % in Block No. Twenty-cight (es) in
the city of Kinsley. thence south on the east
line OF said lot twenty-nine (2g feet. thence
westerly at right angles with The east line of
said lot to the right of way of the Atchison.
Topeka Il Santa Fe Railway. thence pOrther-
ly along said right of way to the west line OF
Colony avenue. thence south to the place of
beginning, lying and situate in the county OF
Edwards In the state of KANSAS.
The above described real estate will be sold
without appraisement, to- satisfr said order
of sale. Z. II. MOLETOR.
Sheriff of Edwards county, Kansas.
A. T.. DYER and ". N. BEEZLEY.
Attorneys for Plaintiff. 2-26
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Mademe Cloux,
Imported Millinery,
Summer Opening.

Such was the card. Now was the
best time to see her at her very best
receiving. How she could receive!
Many of her millionaire patrons
must often have envied her manner
it was perfect; and none of them
could have suspected the existence of
her other manner, that of delicious
diablerie Once, in Denver, by acct
dent 1 had called on summer open
ing" Carriages lined tie street In
front of her residence, and buttons"
took my card. Now-no! not a single
carriage. Yet by the artistic style of
the entrance (and omen of omens-an
orange-shrub at the door, with bios
soms) l knew at once it could have
been composed by no one but her.
1 entered, Madame Cloux was on
the verge of tears, yet she laughed
Eeroically; soon gesticulating ragic-
ally. and declaiming wildly, with her
dainty suspicion of an accenD, she eX-
E,lined:
"Ch. Mr.. Adam, l make one grand
mistake. l think the Coronado hotel
is filed with the wealthy ladies!
catch them all in holiday pleasantly!
They see the creations! They cannot
resist! l make money! Oh. Mr..
Adam. l am fallen"
My dear Mad"
Il am, am! And my pedestal falls
with me, broken-my heart it. too. is
braa,:ing See! (waying frantically)
the pictures, There La Flcradora.
seventy dollars; observe La Verge
orc hundred and twenty; regard 'Sa-
12nella.' the dream in scarlet chiffon,
only fifty, And no one, no one as
much as opens the door to admire.
All why did 1 ever leave my dear
Paris? have been going down, down,
ever since l babe it farewell! First
one thing and then another until l
ave lost all my fortune. Soon | am
penn iless-then l go hungry one day
two days-I cannot live, L"
Hush! 1t is but too recently | have
been through all that-even to con-
complaining! Listen; just in time
learned how to change the condition.
In San Francisco year ago, l arrived
one night, sick and weary. A series
of fatal losses had overtaken me from
the moment l mad resigned my posi-
ton in Our House. to better my for
tune in California where | was well
known. 1t had never entered my con-
seriousness that another position
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SHERIFFS SALE.

First publication February ). 1904.
In the District Court of Edwards County,
State of Kansas.
I. v. DoDnelI, Plaintiff.
John Mulholand, Defendant.
By virtue of an Order OF sale issued to me.
out of said District Court. in the above-enti
tied action. Iwill. on tuesday the Sth day OF
March r. ID. 1914 between two and four
OcInrk p. m. OF sal day. at rho front door of
the court house in the ity or Kinsey. in the
Ounty of Edwards. in the state of Kansas.
offer at public sale, and sell to the highest
and best bidder. for cash in hand. all the fol
lowing described real estate. tO-wit:
The south half of the southeast quarter of
section rhiriy-one (2D and the southwest
gu rter of the southwest quarter of section
thirfi-tyO tS2) all in 'wnship twenty-six (26).
south of range twenty (20) west OF the sixth
90 p III lying and sitnate in the County of
Edwards. in the state of Kansas
re above described real estate will b sold
without appraisement. to satisfy said order
of safe. II. MOLErDR
sheriff of Edwards county Kans
\. = DYER, Attorney for = ,iintif. "a
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would be difficult to procure. Fail
ure after failure, coupled with heavy
setback of grippe, nearly broke my
spirit Anything in the way of work
would have taken, but it seemed there
was always a hundred ahead of me.
AT last, one Sunday morning,
realized / had just fifteen cents. and
on Monday. morning my landlady
would request her weeks rent-after
that the deluge, Hunger alone COM
PEELED me to rise and go out at night
into the drizzIing fog. A fiaring light