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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-01-13

their fomilies md a few houra were
spent in social enjoyment. The good
time closed with refreshments and the
knights went home stuffed to the neck
with the good things provided by their
sisters.
a trial was recently made in Austria
to decide in how short a space OF
time living trees could be converted
II newspapers. At EitenthaI at So
minutes after seven in the morning
three were sawn down; at "a minutes
after nine the wood, having been
stripped OF bark, cut up md convert
ell into pulp, became paper and
passed from the factory to the press,
whence the first printed and folded
copy was issued ut ten o'clock, so that
in li5 minutes the trees had become
newspapers.
l.. g. Falkner killed James Reeves
at Goldtield Monday. Thoy had trouble
several days ago and Monday Fulkuer
cav Reeves passing his house. lie ran
oNN nv oo'oio iNSo'fH Coulu esuape
shot him dead, the bullet entering the
back Of the head aud lodging in the
brain. Falkner gave himself up and
claimed that he shot in sell defense as
Reevee had previously threatened his
life and the night before had shot sever
al times about his house. 4 coroner'e
jury investigated the killing and found
a verdict OF wiltul murder. The kill
!ng has created a good deal OF excite
ment in Goldfield and feeling runs high.
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FROM DAILY


Sec tho Hunter c%ompany's new ad.
Smoke tho Gusto cigar. man utacturcd
in Elko.
Sorry TO lenru that Miss Jennie Brown
is very sick.
Allen Mcbride in considerably under
tho weather.
a large, we'll furnished room. suitable
for two. to- rent. Apply 10 l., e.
Morgan,
John NJ. Fulton, superintendent Of
tho Carson & Colorado railroad, is quito
i'll at his home in Reno.
Tho registration Of tho State Univor.
sity Shove nm increase 81 twenty pupils
and there are moro TO go in.
George Page. charged with robbing
Dan O'Kocfo IN Reno u Tow wccke ago,
Inns been held to appear before tho
grand jury.
A Judge IN Pennsylvania Inns dccrccd
that it il worth $4,000 for my girl to DO
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state Board OF Assessors.

The State board OF assessors met in
the Governors Office yesterday and
the assessment for stock horses, work
horses and other animals IL Nevada was
left to the a~ssessors Of the various
counties. Tie question ui nssess-
ment on cattle was argued to consii-
erabse length and the following terms
arrived Mt: Beet cattle s25 per head.
Mich COWS s25 Der head. Stock cattle
sl5 per head, except in Esmeralda,
Nye, Lincoln and White Pine counties,
there to he SI3.
Sheep $3.50, except in Nye aud
White Pine counties, there 81.
Buck sheep 80 per head.
In the matter OF the assessments OF
the railroads there was some discussi-
on. MIR. Ryan OF the Sou >hern Pacific
made u statement before the board
mainly to the effect that last year his
company paid into the various treas-
uries OF tile State nearly $4,000 more
taxes than tho year before. That in
spite Of line reduction of the State
rate, yet tile raise Of valuation at the
lest meeting of tue board had resulted
i'll THE expenditure.
The board then took up the matter
Of the railroad assessment with the
following results:
Central Pacific, &c. 900 per mile on
the main line. $4,000 on the side
tracks. This is a raise Of 1900 per
mile.
V. & L. r. r. $500 per mile, main
line, $4,000 ON side track. a raise of
$500 per mile.
San Pedro and Los Angeles r. r.
$1,000 on the main line, $3.50 on
side tracks. This is a raise OF g., 800
per mile.
n. Z. o, $500 on the main line,
$1,000 OH the side tracks. a raise OF
s1,O0 per mile.
Carson & Colorado, 1880 main line,
side tracks $3.50, a raise OF 800 per
mile.
Eureka and Pdlisade 81 $50 on main
line, side track $1,000. \ reduction O:
Slc0 per mile. y petition having been
presented, stating that the road was not
paying expenses.
Tonopah Railroad, s2,25) per mile,
side track 81, LOO. This is the first
assessment OF the road by the State
ASSESSORS.
The representatives OF the various
railroads were present, but no general
complaint was offered by any Of the
officials. The fact that a general
IA sc on the lines had gone nto effect
probably qu.llrd any such ectioD.
Tho raise UD the Southern Pacific
when placed III figures amonnts to a
great deal moe than is geuera,ly
ih"leht for by the public. The new
adjustment rniaes II valuation Oh the
company Cor this year nearly half a
million Of dollars. while all the other
roads were assessed i'll like proportion.
Carson News.
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ChadwIckIan Proverbs.

y word TO the guys ia sufficient.
Many q man Is long on dollars and
short on sense.
Tho best signature for u note Is that
OF a mar Of noto.
A 81 600 bnnknote In the hands Ia
worth $500, 900 notes In the safe.
II Is quito permissible to rob Potter 10
pay Paul-ii your name is Paul.
Man is judged by bis works and 40.
maj 10y her ability 10 work him.
Credit no man with bis good ipten.
tons: make him come up with the long
green.
Had Mother Eve been up 10 date
what a fool she'd have made Of that scr.
poni!
a woman n mako n fool OF almost
any man II nature doesn't get the start
OF her.
Old Noah wasn't much Of a financler,
but ho know enough to go IN when
rnined.-Chicsgo Move.
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The Western Pacific.

a New York dispatch OF the 10th
says:
az semi.oIlicial announcement has
boen made to the effect that tho CON.
tracts have been let ltor nearly all the
construction work ON the Western Pa
ciiic railway, which il to extend from
Salt Lake City to San Francisco, Afford
ing the Pacific Coast an outlet for
Gould's Denver & Rio Grande system.
An inspection party, consisting Of the
chief contractor and several officers NJ
the road will leave Salt Lake City this
week to 90 over tho entire route Of 800
miles. All surveys have practically been
completed tho whole distance, and come
difficult engineering problems have been
encountered. Tho Bowling Green Trust
Company Of this city ID trustee and holds
a 100000, 900 mortgage under which the
new railroad company will Issue FIVE per
cen bonds. Engineers estimate that
the road will DO in operation by January
|, 1907"
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Salmagundi.

Tho public eclool opened this morn
ing md the high echooI will begin work
tomorrow.
Miss IIHnra Miller, ono OF tho teach
ora In tho public ochool. rciurcnd
from hcr vacation lnst night.
Miss E1o hhs tclcgraphcd that che
cannot poasibly come back 10 take
her place in the high %scl,orl.
The gavol will fall on tho Legislative
decks Mt Cnreon on Monday, january 10.
The vote for United Stntcs Senator will
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Sa1magundi

We are glad To- learn TINT Mrs.
Casper is improving. Hope she will
soon he fully restored to health.
Judge Brown will puFs sentence on
blackwell and Detord Thursday after.
noon ut l o'clock instead OF at 10 o'clock
as published yesterday.
There were $50 votes cast in Lincoln
county at the election in November and
1900 poll tax collected. This WIS ow-
ing to the construction OF the railroad.
The first ballot OF the California legs.
lature Tor United States senator result.
ed IA follows: Flint, A.; Bard, %;
Knight, 20; Fisk, 10; DAILY, /: Brooke, ].
The above are all republicans. lIieo-
dorc Bell, democrat, received s votes.
the solid vote ~ his party.
Tho jury III the Lovclacc casc WINS sill
wrestling with his guilt or innocsn nee ut
u late hour tins afternoon. The jury
had made no report to Judge Brown
aud nothing definite is known as to how
1t stands, but report says that mn are
for conviction and three Tor aquittal.
Bad checks are circulating pretty
freely Ill Reno. One purportlng to DO
from the Flanagan Warehouse Company
was accepted by 4 pawnbrok or a fow
days ago, and another bearing the name
OF j. X. Richardson was passed on a
local hotel. No arrests have been made.
Fircmcn have found Il way at last 81
Keeping women from pressing too close
To the lines at IA tire. 4 New York Turk.
ish bath establishment caught fire md
nix mon escaped in their skins. Tho
women pressing ou the fire lines. with.
on further iuduccmcnt from the fire
men, fed.
According to the statistics just made
public the employees OF the Uuited
S;atca government number something
over 270.0OO. The estimated pOpuIa.
ton Of tho United States in sc, 900, OO).
There il one employee ~ the govern.
mont for every 2JG inhabitants Of the
country, no account beng taken ~ this
figuring Of tho millions in the Phillip.
pines aud porio Rico.
During the ycnr Just closed duna
tons tO the total amount nt s62. 000,.
900 have been made for public pur.
poses IN this country, most Of them
to educational and charitable institu-
tions. Mr.. Carnegie leads tho list Of
individual givcra, tho total to his credit
hcirg s2I. coo ,0O1. Gifts from eleven
other lei 81 great wealth aggregate
S2J. 5OO. 900. More than two thirds oi
tho grand total IL accounted Tor by
tho generosity Of nm oven dozen
American %citizcDs.
At meeting Of Ruby Tcmplc No
g., Ruthbono Sisters. last night the
following officers werG installed for the
ensuing turn: Mrs. Kate Thompson,
pnst chief; Mrs. Mnrcclla Dorsey, most
excellent chief; Mira. Roaa Clark,
senior; Mics Eva Thompson, junior;
Mrs. Mary Hhccn, manager; MH. Josie
Van Dricllcn, mistress ~ records md
correspondence; Mrs. Matte Gnswold,
minitcsa ~ finance; Mrs. Mary iIulc.
protector; Mrs. Minnie Mclaughlin,
outer guard. After the installation
doors wore opened to tho Knights and
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ton Of the defendant for peace and
quietness. The caHe will go to the jury
this evening.
THURSDAY
The case OF the State We. Cornelius
Smith went TO the jury late yesterday
afternoon and after q short time tho
Jury returned a verdict OF not guilty.
District Attorney Williams then moved
to dismiss the indictment. charging
Smith with assault with intent 10 kin
Caleb Barton. Jidge Brown granted
the motion and Smith ives discharged
from custody. The verdict Of the jury
and the action OF the district attorney
meet with general approval.
II jury in the Lovelace case came
into court last night and asked for
further instructions. Judge Brown
laid down more law to them and sent
them back to deliberate.
This forenoon they came into. court
and asked fur more Instructions. Judge
Brown complied with their Request and
sent them back to the jury room to
deliyerate further on tho law and the
evidence.
The Abel will case was then called
and ON the request Of Attorney Wileon
was continued till l:30 p. NJ. to await
the arrival Of Judge Massey.
In the meantime Judge Brown heard
several contested land matters.
The jury in the Lovelaoe case came
into court before the noon hour and re-
turned a verdict Of guilty M charged in
the indictment Tho verdiat is gener.
ally regarded as a just one.
Loyelace was remanded TO the custody
OF the sheriff and Saturday at / D. ~.
was set as the time for passing sentence.
At the afternoon session the sentence
Of Albert l.. Blackwell was continued
until Saturday at l p. ID.
In the case Of the State 70. VIM De.
ford. the deiendent's attorneys filed q
motion for a new trial, and Judge Brown
set Friday evening at Z o'clock as the
time for hearing arguments on tho mo-
ton. The time for passing sentence was
continued uE.il Saturday at ] p. IN.
The contested Abel viii case came up
at l:3O. In this case the contestant j.
ID. Abel seeks to set aside the will Of his
deceased wife. giving her property to
her sister, Mrs. Sheldon. He alleges
undue influence, the unsound mind OF
the deceased and conspiracy.
Tho work OF getting Ii jury was in
progress when this report closed.
The following jurors were accepted
and sworn to try the Abel will case be-
fore court adjarrne,i last night: s. G.
Weeks, John PrediRer, w. II. Dave.
Arthur Clayton, Sam Il. Wines, William
Crosson, A. J. Kennedy, Charles G.
Drown, Joe Gardner. Jr.. Ed Helth,
Robert Tucker, II. Clinton.
The morning session was mostly taken
up by the attorneys in discussing the
method Of procedure and the questions
to be submitted by the court TO the jury.
The jury WINS excused from the court.
roam during the argument.
After Judge Brown ruled on the legal
questions involved. the jury was called
in and the taking OF evidence begun.
Tho triul was in prog ress when this re.
port closed.
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There are ginger worms and
rcd-pcpper bugs-queer board
ers-that have to be looked
for, not in Schilling's Best, but
in making it. There are eggs
Of these queer boarders. too
small to be killed by grinding.
Don't keep spices warm. or
they'll hatch.
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MONDAY

80
~journs for the day.
UoNDA
The jury in the case OF William Deiord
bought in a verdict Of guilty Saturday
night. The defendant was remanded 10
the custody Of the sheriff and Tuesday
Mt J o'clock was set rs the time Tor pas.
Aing sentence.
Today has been mostly taken up with
getting u jury in the case OF the State
vs.. Paul Lovelace, charged with burg
larry in stealing amalgam from tho Edge.
mont mining company. Tho regular
pancl wRs exhausted and u new vepIre
issued. A jury vas secured and the
taking Of evidence began about 3 O'CLOCK.
The trial will probably take two or
three days.
The case Of the State Va. Paul Love.
lnce still holds tho right OF way in the
district court. Tho state rested this
afternoon and the examination Of wit.
ncRsee for the defense was in progress
when this report closed.
The time for passing sentence in the
Blackwell aud Detord cases was contin.
ucd today until 10 o'clock Thursday
forenoon.
WEDNESDAY
Tho case OF tho State Va. Paul Love.
lace went TO the jury about o o'clock
lae. night. Acting District Attorney
Henderson made the closing argument
Tor tho State and Attorney Gedney
epokc for tho defendant. Judge Brown
read his charge to the jury, aud the
twelve mcn retired to deliberate upon
their verdict.
To-day the case Of Cornelius Smith,
oolorcd, charged with ~manslaughter in
killing Alexander Thomas in a fight be-.
tween Smith and Caleb Barton, another
~colorcd man. in Chinatown last month.
When this report closed, tho defense
had rested and tho prosecution was put
ting IN evidence regarding the rcputa.
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photographs nj 81 30 II dozen ut Rams.
dcll's until further notice. =
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IDlstrIc Court.
SATURDAY

Judge Brown bnI u jury arc still oc
c1piad with the trial OF William Detord,
charged with killing stock running at
large with the intent to defraud the
oSner Of his property.
Tho evidence was all in by noon and
the argument began at l:30 and was in
progress when this report closed. The
case will go to the jury before court ad.
j0urns for the day.
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Subscribe for the lsDErESDESr.
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Salmaqundi.

u. 5. Marshal Gr;mn"n arrig,d from
the wes; thus morutuG.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-12
Ore Shipments

Shipm rs IT ore from tne Lake
Superior ranges in Jane were within
80 tons of 5000 01l The reports for
July ara uat set complete but the
shipments irdm ,ho bead Of the mkes
ARE m1ra .hau 300 600 ,uns in excess of
,a5.s far Jane aud 81 secms certain
,ha' rhe tlnI shipment. viii exceed
m0 900 t1us In view ot the fact
that heavy mus har .ntertered with
tha operation ot many mines e-pee
ially ou the Mesabi .ni- showing IS
indeed remarkable There .s increased
inquiry tBr aga nu .ha rt furnaces
and sa., are being ma3e daily The
buying oi ore early iu the season was
50 heavy that many furnaces whieh
find thl lavu n3t covered for thoir
requirements win have difficulty in
getting what they want as nsold
high grade ores ans very scarce
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-12
BOUGHT CRUSHER
AND STEAM ROLLER
CITY STREETS TO BE MAcADAxIzED
WITHIN A YEAR.
BIDS CALLED FOR ON SCHOOL
Bids Will be Opened on the rs Of This
Month Architects Specifications Ae-
cepted Last Wednesday.

A move was made by the city an
thorities and two Of the sur
rounding townships last "Wednesday
that means a great deal 20 this com
mmity The officials mentioned con
summated the deal for steam roller
and stone crusher aud this machinery
will be at work on the streets Ut this
city in about three weeks
This deal has been ON the ,apis for a
long time The uniting 81 the town
ships and the city in this purchase
makes the cost % each very Moderate.
Neither municipality alone has work
enough 20 warrant the purchase of
this machinery independently but the
three combined will have work sufi
cient 10 Keep the machine in operation
during the months of the year when
the snow is not on the ground.
The Roller was purchased from
Kelley Of Springfield and the crusher
from Needham Of Iron Mountain. The
agents who were present promised
T. nave the machinery at WORK on
the streets of this city in three weeks.
The crusher will be set going crush.
ing the native stone that can be had
in any quantity. This stone will be
hauled and placed on the street, first
"A coat OF coarse stone, then "A finer
coat and then coat Of fine dressing.
making fine smooth street bed OF
solid stone Streets are built i'm this
manner in the smaller cities below and
they are certainly fine, smooth thor
oughfares
The first work will be- done OF the
block which Is crossed 10y the Colum-
bia mine spur OF the Northwestern
road. II it works well upon that block
il will be successful anywhere in the
territory about here and the incline is
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-12
A NEW FIRM
Hasselstrom and Nelson WI Handle Lum.
Der, Coal and Wood

Hasselstrom and Nelson WI Handle Lum.
Der, Coal and Wood
John Hasselstrom and Andrew Nelson
have formed partnership and win
assume the lumber business heretofore
carried on by Mr. Nelson and the
local fuel business heretofore carried
on by Mr. Hasselstrom In addition
they will put in a stock of hard coal
for local consumption. Their yards and
office will be in the building formerly
occupied 10y Mr.. Nelson. Tney have
already begun adding 20 the lumber
stock and when their lumber is all in
they will have ward that will he
second to none. They will erect sew
ersl sheds for the storing Of their finish
lumber and coal Mr.. Hasselstfbm
will give the business his undivided
attention in the spring, winter and
fail when be is not occupied with his
woods work. Mr.. Nelson will look
after IL in winter when there is but
little doing in the building line.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-12

The ar-t contractor to put put in
10 figure upon the new
school house iob was O. h johnson,
Of Escanaba who was mere yesterday
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-12
DIED SUDDENLY

l. c Goodrich Expired Suddenly Of Appop
ley in the 500 Masonic Lodge Room.
Crystal Falls Masons mad prepared
for a visit from Grand Lecturer Good
rich this week bat the sudden death OF
that gentleman AT tine 500 interrupted
their plans and threw the entire order
III Michigan into mourning, the de-
ceased being one Of the best known of
the Masonic fraternity in the state
The following account of his death is
taken from the 500 News
Grand Lecturer of the Grand Chap
ter, Royal Arch Masons Of Michigan,
l.. G. Goodrich Of Ann Arbor died
Suddenly in the Masonic lodge rooms
last night The cause Of death was
apoplexy The remains were taken IN
charge by Undertaken A r. Haist and
will be shipped TO Ann Arbor tonight
Death came without warning and was
iustaneons Mr. Goodrich was sitting
in q chair in the lodge room az the
time Of his death Suddenly he sank
trihe and his head fell forward Per
SONS sitting nearby noticed that ~ wa.
breathing hard and heard a faint CUR
gle In his throat DR. f. II Husband.
who was in the ante room was hast.
ily summoned but before he could
reach him the man was dead Drs
John \ Goltra and Alexander McDon-
aid were also summoned They pro-
nonnced il a case Of apoplexy
During the day Mr. Goodrich, in
company with a number OF local mem
bers of the Masonic fraternity, visited
'hs steel plant ON The trip the com
plainel Of slight tronble with his
heart but nobody thought the case
was of -eriaus nature When ht on.
tered me lodge rooms last night b.
seemed % be feeling as well as usual
Mr. Goodrich WAS accompanied 90
rhe 500 by Grand High Priest r. Il.
Williams of jackson Their purpose
was .he holding of q lodge Ut iu.,rc.
ton and The trigie elimination
tte visit was araat shock tu maunars
4f .he fraternity
j. B. Goodrich was one efthe ia 81
pr3muol Masou- n .Ha -tate He
has bean grand lecturer Ger tne past
no wears ml @ss considered very
capable man He WIS aboat 30 years
ot age News of b- Jeath was wired
to a trieud oi .he family ast nighr a.
members of the lodge did not think b.
wise tn saud "a message direct 20 Mrs
Goodrich
The remains sill ba escorted - tne
train .hi- afternoon uy SAINT Sc Marie
Commmdery knights Tempar and
the 5ther Masonic lodges Notice has
been given 10 all membres aud large
turnout is axpe ted
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and il will be several days before he Is
able 10 work.
Emil Aspholin. "A miner lost his life
while at work In the Britol mine last
Saturday. He was working up on a
bench Of ground in the op,n pit and
had been 10 the bottom OF the pit on
an errand. When returning. he step
ped on = lose piece OF ground. lost his
balance and fell down through the
chute 20 the level below the pit He
leaves wife and two children.
Sam Solomsn. Fin miner was 50
severely injured by falling down raise
in the Tobin mine last Friday tina
he died this morning His light
went out and instead of wait
ing for some one 10 bring him a
light he started of in the dark and
walked into the raise He leaves "A
wife and six children.
Oliver Champion had one Of his
fingers so badly crushed by getting it.
cangnt under dog at the factory that
ia had to be amputated
This AS far a. we have been able to
learn is the record Of the week : acci
dents
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-12

The school board accepted the speci
hcations Of their architect st special
nesting held FOR that purpose last
Wednesday afternoon. The architect
was present and his specifications
and blue prints We're gone over care.
fully before being accepted He had
been three weeks making ont the de-
tailed drawings and compiling the
specifications Every data that was
asked by him was furnished 50 that
there might be no flaw and the board
believes that IL has things right.
A call for bids was Immediately
made said bids TO be- opened ON the
2Sth Of this month That gives con
tractors desiring ~ figure upou the
work two weeks time 10 do their
figuring
The advertisement has been widely
published and circulated and the hoard
expects many bids.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-12

The Chicago a. Northwestern and tbe
Ching1, Milwaukee q st Paul rail
ways viii give an excursion i9 Mar.
quette and tiouehton Friday Aug is
Tickets viii be un sale 90 Chicago and
milwaukee, ou that date good return
iug ten days later nt the rate Of 81
for the round trip 20 Marquette and
- 10 Houghton IL is expected that
thi. excursion will be uue of The largest
Of The season. aud that many tourists
wiz take advantage 81 the low rate 70
visit the prninsula
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-12
Robinson Stock Company.

Not for many seasons has "A repertoire
company received such universal ap.
probation from the critics as The Rob.
inson Stock Company, which comes TO
the opera house Thursday night
II il said 20 be just what the show
tired public wants and they are ex-
pressing their pleasure az every per
fOrmance