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Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
CHAPTER XIX.
Bill Watson.


The sheriff of Ellisville sat in his
office oiling the machinery of the law;
which is to say, cleaning his revolver.
There was not yet any courthouse.
The sheriff was the law. Twelve new
mounds on the hillside back of the
Cottage Hotel showed how faithfully
he had executed his duties as Judge
and jury since he had taken up his
ONCE at the beginning of the "cow
boom" of Ellisville. His right hand
had found somewhat to do, and he had
done 1t with his might.
Ellisville was near the zenith of its
bad eminence. The entire country had
gone bcoad-horn. Money being free,
whisky was not less so. The bar of
the Cottage was lined perpetually.
Wild men from the range rode their
horses up the steps and into the bar
room, demanding to be served as they
sat In the saddle, as gentlemen should.
Glass was too tempting to the six
shooters of these enthusiasts, and the
barkeeper begged the question by
slowing away the fragments of his mir
ror and keeping most of his bottles out
VI SiSHI. More lndu once ne was asked
to hold up bottle of whisky SO that
some cow-puncher might prove his
skill by shooting the neck of from
the flask. The bartender was taci-
turn and at times glum, but his face
was the only one at the bar that show
ed any irritation or sadness. This
railroad town was bright, new thing
for the horsemen of the trail-a very
joyous thing. No funeral could check
their hilarity; no whisky could daunt
their throats, long scared with alkali.
1t was notorious that after the civil
war human life was held very cheap
all over America, it having been seen
how small thing is man, how little
missed may be a million men taken
bodily from the population. Nowhere
was life cheaper than on the frontier.
and at no place on that frontier of
less value than at this wicked little
city.
The sheriff of Ellisville looked
thoughtful as he tested the machinery
of the law. He had a warrant for a
new bad man who had come up from
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. they cannot reach the dis
eascd psfton Of the There IL only way to
euro Deafness and that Is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by inhamed condition of tho
mucous lining Of the Eustachisn Tube When this
tube ID fnhamed you have runbling sound inn
perfect hearing and when 10 entirely closed Deaf
mesa n the result and unless the alton be
taken out and this tube restored to Its normal cond
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out Of ten aro caused by Cstarrh which 10 nothing
but an nnamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any Of
Deafness tcaused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Hsns Caiarrh Cure. send for circulars, free.
j. j. CHENEY CO., Toledo, O
Sold by Druggists, s5c.
Take Halrs Family PMS for constipation.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
A Glass Sarcophagus.

A sarcophagus, by the use of which
one may evade the sentence, dust to
dust, has been patented. The remains
are first surrounded with a coating OF
sodium silicate. or water glass, which
Is allowed to dry. When the water has
sufficiently evaporated the subject is
placed in mold which is to determine
the size of the glass block, and the
molten glass poured until the mold or
flask Is filed.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
When Your Grocer Saw.

he does not have Defiance Starch, you may
be sure he is afraid to keep 1t until his
stock Of l2 OF. packages are sold. Defiance
Starch is not only better than any other
Cold Water Starch, but contains l6 or. to
the package and sells for seine money as 12
o.. brands.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
WOMEN BREAK DOWN.

Sometimes W O m e \
drift int q o0ndftioa
Of half invalid" Con
tinual Ian guor. an
tired out, run down.
backache. nerves shat
tered, headache, terri
BE psfn, no appetite.
poor digestion. In nine
cases out Of ten It's be-
osuse the Kidneys fail
to do their work Of
Hterinx the poisonous
system waste fron the
blood. The kidneys
are weak and need the
Strengthening help Of
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Remarkable Target Practice.

The United States warship Kear-
sarge reports in recent target practice
six hits out Of seven shots in five min
utes with thirteen-inch gun. An
eight-inch gun made ten hits in ten
shots in the same time, and five-inch
gun eighteen hits in eighteen shots in
two minutes. This is believed to be
the best practice record ever made in
the world
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Golf in England.

The playing of golf on Sundays is
practiced to such an extent that in
a certain parish in England. it is said.
the hour of service has been changed
to suit the convenience OF players.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Insist on GETTING II.

dance Starch because they have a stock in
hand Of IL OF. brands, which they know
cannot be sold to q customer who has once
used the 16 OF. pkg. Defiance Starch fer
same money.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

Paste these notices on the wall and
live up to them: Trust, bust" Get
trusted, get bustedi"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
As Good As Greeley.

Colorado farmers who want to own land
where they can make as much money
raising potatoes and field peas as on a
Greeley farm. should find out this
in the San Luis Valley. Coneios County
Land q Investment Company Zeph
Chas. Felt. president. Sic Majestic build
ing. Denver. Colorado
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

Piso's Curs cannot be too highly spoken Of ns
. cough care-J. W OBR1EN. 32s Tnird Ava,
N. Minneapolis, Minn.. Jan q, 800
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

More Flexible and Lasting,
went shake cut or blow cut; BY using
Defiance Starch you obtain better results
than possible with any ether brand aAa
one third more for same money.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

Carpets can be colored on the floor
with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
SEND THIS NOTICE TO-DAY

to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse. Wis, with sc stamps for mail
ing, and get their big catalog. fully de-
scribing this great Hay Press. So also
hundreds Of tools and thousands of va
rieties Of Farm and Vegetable Seeds
Nv, N. U.)
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

Other people troubles bore q man
more than his own.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

Many a man who knows there is
room at the top sits down and waits
for the elevator.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

You can't sharpen your wits by grind
ing your teeth.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

Some girls would rather flirt than
eat and some do both simultaneously.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

MIRA Racon-T see by this paper that
the average family in the United
States has four and seven-tenths per-
sons. Mr.. Bacon suppose I'm the
seven-tenths of this family.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

Tho judge charges the jury, but net as
much rs the lawyer charges his client.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children tecthing. softcns the gurus reduces h
nanmation says pain, cures wind cslic sc bottle,
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

Russians seldom use profanity. but their
language Is full enough of bad names
without II.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

A deaf person has time TO do a lot of
thinking without being disturbed while
others are doing the talking.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

A friend in need seldom hesitates
to tell you SO.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
HAD Power Hay Press $4,000.

Greatest, simplest, best invention Of
the age. A boy can make regular
sized 14x1sx48 in. bales like fun. and
two boys can bale three tons per day
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

81 am ready to grant" said Mr.. Meek.
that polygamy IL sin: but I maintain
that the polygamist gets his full punish.
ment in this world"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Those Whe Have TrIed IA

win use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch hes no equal in Quantity Or Quail
lyle ss. for 10 csats. Other brands CON
tain ealy ls OF.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

II a man has a stifr income he can
amord to have a stifr backbone
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Why Il 10 the best

is because made by a entirely different
process. DsGaAcs Starch Il unlike aay
other. better and eas-shird more for 10
csntA.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

FITS Permanently cured No ts or nervousness afssr
nrst days uss of Dr. klines 0rrat Nerve Restors
e. Send for FREg ~ 20 trial bottle and treassa.
- ~ H. KLINE, Lad, ~ Arch bsrest PhAdsphia, IA
II never think sof business out OF busi-
ness hours" 81 didn't either. until ]
found that ! was doing business with peo.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

Wlggle.Stick LAUNDRY BLUE
Won't spill, break, freeze nor spot clothes.
Costs 10 cents nd'equals 90 cents worth Of
any other bluing. If your grocer does not
keep it send 10c for sample to The Laundry
Blue Co, IA Michigan Street, Chicago
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-05

The Nevada militia is almost a thing
Of the past. The members Of Company
A Of Virginia City have u, cided to dis.
baud and the Emmett Guard will be the
only organize ID company il tho state
The time was when Storey county had
the National. Emmet. Montgomery, Sars.
field. and Washington Guards and Bat.
tery.A. They turned out oyer 1000 armed
men III the Fourth OF July parade OF
1876. The Emmett is the only one Of the
lot Ia hold it's organization.
The Carson News says Controller Da.
via bids fair To come into IL big slice Of
the cstat" left by Nanny Pleasance,
the oil rUlorrd woman who died recent
!! III san Francisco. Some years ago
she decided Il lot on Octuvia IT rect to
Bell and Davis. The lot il now said to
be worth from $1,000 to $500, Geo. II
Sam gets half a. the latter amount, he
should remember his poorer md less
fortunate brethren OF the press. The
writer tiles his application for Il good,
big slI"" ~ Sans prospective wei!th.
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FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
Salmagundi.

MIR. !. r. Weight left for San Fran.
cisco this afternoon.
W.. Black ia down from Starr Val.
ley. lie reports but little snow in That
section.
Eugene Howell lac been hioctcd See.
Rotary mud cashier nf the Nevada Bank
at Reno.
rho editor will go to Reno Friday
nigh, to attend II meeting Of the Board
OF ~Iicgcnts. Those Interested should
take notice,
Tho foundation for the machine and
car shops Mt Eust Reno arc completed
and the laying Of tracks and placing OF
iron and steel frame work have begun.
Constable Cooling 81 Wadswortb,
who fatally .hut II Jap who attempted to
cscapc from hun, hna pccn cIUncratcd
from all blame by Il curouer's jury at
Reno.
tho Gazette sRyr that Hon Thumas
Wren II very low and gradually Lccom.
ing worse. Tho doctors are dong all 10
their power to revive him, but IL seems
to DO Il hopeless tnsk.
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Snow dnfts fifteen and twenty feet.
high as reported in Indiana.

Snow dnfts fifteen and twenty feet
high as reported in Indiana. >
John Il, Washington received IA letter
from a P~hiindelphia legal firm yester-
day informing him TINT he is one Of the
heirs TO an estate in that city valued at
ninety-six million dollars. Che estate
was known in the early part of the
eighteenth century rs the Hope farm in
that Iart OF the Quaker city where
Crn'ups immensc shiphuill.ng plant is
located ANA aGj"ins rlni plant. Report.
H.. /, dies q: several n,eu who had
persisted from thirst while attempting
to cross the desert bet ", en- Muap, aud
Vegas Summit. New. have been found
within u few. weeks. according I" nd
vices received from the latter place rt-
Gently. The men were mostly tranIs
who attempted /" make the long jUurnr,
on foot without sufficient supply Of food
and water to carry them across.
II. ~n"ngerhty and j. DALEY had s!to"'.
ing ecrape at Vickshnrg, Humboldt
county, last Sunday in which Daley got
the wotst'Uf. il. Mrs. Wilson who SGs
in her kitchen ut work received the con.
tents Of u stnt gun III one OF her arms.
Daley Wnd Dougherty were taken to
W~inuemucca. DALEY was sent to the
hospital and Dougherty was released on
HE own recognizance, hut was after
ward locked up. Daley is getting
along well and will probably ave the
hospital i'll II fsw days.
IN" cor dition ~ 'im murn street OF
the town lille ever, citiz n. bosom with
pride. II alsn presents M alluriug
picture tn travellers pass,rs through on
the train aud imrr"Hscs them favor
ably With the enterprise and wealth of
the people whose homes are here.
They wonder Mt the imm6 nse amount
OF money spent in keeping the. st tree, IN
its present condi'Iou and AXE none but
favorable impressions with them of he
d~esirability OF ElkO as ii place - resi-
dence, judging from the condi ion Of
its main street. This may be true come.
time before tho end rf the both century
but 1t lacks all the elements ~ truth
at the present time.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.

a frame dwelling house OF four rooms
partly furnished, is offered for sale
For further particulars apply to this OF
flee.
Lee HarbIn has started n drhy ing bue.
mess and Is prepared to do all work in
that line. a share Of the public pat.
ronage ID solicited. +
A carload OF Anheuser Bush key beer
just received at the Club saloon will DO
retailed in quantities to suit the trade. d"
Dan O'Doan, the contractor and build
er, has returned from Salt Lake and js
ready to submit estimates on b~uildinge.
Parties intending to build will do well to
submit their plans to him.
n. p. Guldagger, mt Jones old Stand
Is prepared to 60 blacksmithIng in al
Of its branches ut prices to suit the
times. Horse shoeing and wagon work n
specially. All work guaranteed Take
Your work to Mr.. Guldagger's shop il
you want il done well and at reasonable
prices. .
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
California Mining & Milling Company

California Mining & Milling Company
or Nevada.
Principal place OF business in Nevada, Elko
Elko County. Nevada principal place OF bust
ness in Utah, 2l South West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, Utah. Location OF mines, Uin
tab Mining District, Summit County. Utah.
Notice IS hereby given that Mt n meet
ing OF the Board OF Trustees OF said cor
porntion, duly held on the 2stt. day OF December
1903 hn assessment mo 3. OF eight 49, cents per
share was levied upon the capital stock OF this
corporation, payable Immediately to H. G.
Fisher. assistant secretary, ut the ONCE OF The
Western Exploration Company, the ONCE OF
this company, No. al South West Temple
Street, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Any and all stock on which the assessment re-
mains unpaid on Saturday, the 3Oth day OF Janu.
airy, 1901, ut l2o'clock noon will be delinquent and
advertised for sale, and II the assessment Is not
sooner paid, together with the costs OF adver.
Using, so much OF each parcel or stock as shall
be necessary TO pay said assessment and oil
costs OF advertisement and sale will be sold ut
public auction, ut the said onice OF the COM
pany. on Saturday. the eth day OF February.
1904, ut 3 O'Clock T.. NJ.
BY order OF the board OF trustees.
w. l. SNYDER.
Seer
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-05

HE Maryland Democratic Legislature
hns elected Iaodorc Raynor United
States Senator to succeed McComas,
Republican.
Reno Was visited by IA cyclone early
~!ct':er'tat morning that blew down
cbimneys and %outhouses, unruofed
buildings and played the dickens gen-r.
ally. 1t struck East Reno at6.45 and cut
a swnth through the town. III,
S'"ne building 10 feet long. n fe.I wide
and - feet high was torn from its t"un
dation and wrecked. Tho Wa Hoo Hote
was lifted from it's foundation and carried
eastward and - an utter ruin. O.hei
buildings were more or less injured tho
loss La estimated at $1,000.
The def ctives clni II that he muir
derer OF Miss SaIah SchelTcr of Bed
ford, Indiana, Is Il prominent business,
mcn Of Bedford und that he womid be
arrested last night. The smF pee,
vas trying To escape and Il close. waich
was being kept On all outgoinr trains.
The motive Of the murder was h. secure
letters III Miss Scharcr's loss ssion.
Mrs. Joseph PhilliphE Of Bullion is
quite sick. Mr.. Phillips came in yester-
nnd took n physician back with him.
The INDEPENDENT hopes Mrs. Phillips
will soon recover.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-05

- DIR. Gardner took u run down to Fal-
Ion last week and was well pleased with
tile prospects OF tho town and surround-
ing country. lie bought Il building in
the business portion OF the town and i'll
tends locating there and opening a drug.
store. He expects to get his affairs in
shape i'll Il month or six weeks and will
then move his family to FalIon aud be-
gin to build up II practice aud Il bust.
ness. The people of that section will
fini DR.. Garduer well equipped in his
profession and u wide awake. courteous
gentleman. the best wishes o: the IN
DEPENDENT 70 with him and Lis family
to their new home.
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Cared After Suffering 10 Y-nrs.

Is +. lIHra. Supt. Miami q, Gle and
Mfg. Co Middleton o., suffered ten
years with dyspepsia. llc spent hund
doctors without receiving my perman-
cnt benefit. lilo Gays, -One night while
feeling exceptionally bnd | was about to
throw down the evening paper when I
saw an item IN the paper regarding the
merits OF Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. con.
cluded to try it INT while I had nc faith
in II | fclt better after tho second dose.
After using two bottles am stronger
anl better than | have been inyclra, and
| recommend Kudol Dyspepsia Cnrc to
my friends mud Rcpuaininncca suffering
from stomach trouble" Sold by 1ilko
Drug co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-05

Ii requires the labor Of about l0,OGO,-
O2O men and women for u;ur months Of
the year to harvest al th" crops of the
world.
tn" Gazette say. ia" rui!,inp Of an
electric railway from Escuo I" Steam
hOnt and the cree ION of 4 sanitarium at
at the latter place Il uON a tcria int,
In order 10 set the mind ~ tn" Carson
Ncws man at rest tho l:DErENDEST will
ga! TINT Mr.. Bnrtiue will NEE, with no
the state il he IL the candidnt" for United
Statcs Senator next fall. lIr will have
the solid Democracy III Eastern Nevada
behind linn.
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For Sale.

y ranch. located on the Humboldt
river and the Southern Pacific railroad
at llalieck, Nevada, containing HOO
acres Of fine meadow and hay land,
yielding annually 1900 tous Of In, also
800 acres ~ watcTcd land in u good
range.
a modern hotel and a Groom dwell.
ing house completely furnished, barns,
stables, cnrrals and all other necessary
out buildings are located upon the
lands.
| will also sell with said property $50
head ~ cattle. 20 head Of work and end.
die horses, = wagons and harness. all
farming implements, anu 700 tons OF
hay. This property will be sold nlto.
gether,
For further particulars inquire OF
write to,
u. MCCAIS,
Halleck Station, Elko. Co., Nevada.
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just One NJ

One Minute Cough Cure gives relief
in one minute, because it kills the mi
crobe which tirkles the mucous meni-
brane. causing the cough, and at the
same time clears the phlegm, draws ont
the inflammation and heals and soothrs
the affected parts. One minute Conph
Cure strengthens the lungs, wards of
pneumonia and is a harmless and never
failing III in all durable cases OF
Coughs, Colds and Group. One min.
ute Cough Cure is pleasant to take,
harmless and good alike for ,outg and
ole Sold by Elko Drug Co.
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r FRIDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

\ light fall Of SNOW last eight.
Senator Hanna was reported better
yesterday.
Dana Caldan came up from the west
last NIGHT.
The latest dispatches say that Russia
and japan will surely fight.
The Journal says that Judge Wren is
reported about the same. He shows re-
markablc vitality and there is still hope
OF his recovery.
1t is reported that 90 train crews and
$50 shop men Will make their homes in
East Reno, and that the monthly pay.
roll will not be less than $4,000
In IL fight at Scarchlight, Lincoln
county, Inst week, Joe Watkins bit one
Of Ton Deans fingers SO badly that it
Was necessary to amputate the injured
member.
Some II stole the starry flag that
waved over the Elk's hall ut Reno and
the Elks are very mad about it. They
are making a determined effort to find
the guilty party.
Mr.. True adyertises for sale at Ryn.
don three buildings containing 1900
feet OF lumber, and a lot OF other per-
sonal property. For further partic-
ulars see the ad.
y pair OF greasy O~veralls OIL fire went
soaring down Center street III the gale
this morning. There ma be "A serious
tragedy back OF it all but the pRrticu-
lars canno be acknowledgements.
WASTED-AInn Tor Branch Manager in
Elko. Advertised month ago care this
paper; got no replies. Now address our
home Office. with references.
Morris Wholesale House,
g. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Convict Murphy, one OF the Folsom
escapes has been convicted OF murder
in the first degree Tor tho killing OF
Guard Carter during prison break. lie
will be sentenced on tho 18th. Murphy
was captured in Reno.
Mr.. G. r.. True, Ryndon's popular
saloon and restaurant man. called Mt
this Office last evening and Informed Us
that only about eighty men wore left IN
that camp and they would leave in IL few
weeke. With their going will go tie
glory OF Ryndon.
Madam Adelain vol tell yon your
fortune. past, present and future cor
recily. Assurance in life and business
mysteries revealed. | will give you n
description Of the person you should love
mud marty. Will he here one week only,
Hours 9 tn ~ a. IN | Ia . p. IN. and !
to 9 y. IN. CxendCr Lodging House,
Room ~.
AZ 9. Stearns, formerly principal OF
tho state University md inter di,trict
attorney OF White Pine county, died in
Reno last Sunday. lie was well known
throughout tho State IA n school
teacher and politician IIc WIS com.
mitted TO the Hospital for Mental Dis
cases about two years ago. lio viii be
kindly remembered by n great many
people In this part ~ tho State.
a gigantic mining company, capital
lied at 30.OOO.00O. has boon iucor.
poratod To work 5000 acres OF mineral
bearing lapds reaching fmm bingham
Utah, to Phoebe, Nevada. Tho Phoebe
consolidated and Manhattan %comrnny's
mines nj Phoebe arc included in tho
deal. and sG,000,00H. ia already available
TO begin operations. Tho corporation
will be known M Mo Monarch Mines 4
Smclter Company, was organized unde,
the lave OF Maine.
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Subscribe for the INDEPENDENT.
What's I'm n Name?

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. Il. q. De-
Witt & Co OF Chicago, discovered some
years ago how to make n ealve from
Witch Hazel that is Il specific for Pilee.
Fol blind, bleeding, itching md pro.
truding Piles, eczema, cute, burns,
ruises aud all SKIN diseases DeWitts
salre has no equal. This has given rise
to numerous worthless counterfeits.
Ask Tor DeWitt's--the genuine. Sold
by Elko Drug Co
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Nature is bountiful on this
Coast. Why should anyone
suffer from poverty?
Schilling's Best, and the
dealing in it, lift-up lift-up
lift-up.
Al your Groesr's; moneyhaek