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Senator Bate was another fiisi;n.
p,isheh victim cfahc fourth.of.March
Inauguration.
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]. C. ROBINSON.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27

by Smith had not an enemy In the
world, and can give no reason for the
crime. His first action WIS to send
Mortimer, the gardener, for the local
police. A little later the chief con-
stable sent for mo. Nothing was NOV
ed before got there. and strict orders
were given that no one should walk up
on the paths leading to the house. 1t
was n splendid chance Of putting your
theories into practice, Mr.. Sherlock
Holmes. There was really nothing
wanting"
Except Mr.. Sherlock Holiness" said
my companion, with a somewhat bitter
smile. "Well, let us hear about 1t.
What sort Of Job did you make Of
I'll"
II must ask you first. Mr.. Holmes, to
glance at this rough plan. which will
give you n general idea Of the position
Of the professors study and the vas'.
Ous points of the case. II will help
you in following my investigation
He unfolded the rough chart, which
I here reproduce, and he laid 1t across
LlOlutS huecs IobC ohius ctouutub OS-
hind Holmes, studied II over his shout
der.
ut 10 very rough, Of course. and it OH
" deals with the points which seem to
inc to be essential All the rest YOU
will see later for yourself. Now, first
Of all, presumng that the ASSASSIN en-
tered the house. how did he or she
come in7 Undoubtedly by the garden
path and the back door. from which
there Is direct access to the study. Any
other way would have been exceeding
~ complicated. The escape must have
also been made along that line, for OF
the two other exits from the room one
was blocked by Susan as she ran
downstairs and the other leads straight
to the professors bedroom. ! therefore
directed my attention ut once to the
garden path, which was saturated with
recent rain and would certainly show
any footmarks.
my examination showed me that
was dealing with a cautious and ex
pert criminal. No footmarks were e
he found on the path. There could bt
no question, however. that some one
had passed along the grass horde,
which lines the path and that he had
done SO In order to avoid leaving g
track. I could not find anything In the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27
The Adventure o.
the Golden
Pince.Nez
No. 10 Of the Series

(cst,,icas. is9t. b. a. Conan DOYLE saS CeiIis''s
Wsskf,)
(Cssyyfxbt, 1905, b. M,CIurs, PhiItS = co.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27

HEN l look at the three
massive manuscript vol
tunes which contain our
work for the ycnr 1904,
] confess that 1t Is very
difficult for me out Of
such n wealth of mate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27

Holmes had lit a cigarette and was
shooting little darling glances all over
the room.
Tobacco and my work. hut now on
~ tobacco" the old man exclaimed.
ALAS, what a fatal interruption! Who
could have fOreseen such u terrible ca
| tastrOphe? So estimable a young man!
l assure you that after few months
training he was an admirable assist
ant What do you think of the matter,
MIR. HOlmes?"
II have not yet made up my mind"
II shall indeed be indebted to you II
You can throw light where all IL 80
dark to us. To poor bOokwOrm and
invalid like myself such blow Ia para
Lying. ! seem to have lost the faculty
OF thought. But you are q man Of ac-
tion-yOu are man Of affairs. 1t Is
part Of the everyday routine OF your
life You can preserve your balance In
every emergency. We are fortunate
indeed In having you at our side"
Holmes was pacing up and down one
side Of the room while the old professor
was talking. I observed that he was
smoking with extraordinary rapidity.
1t was evident that he shared our hosts
liking for the fresh Alexandrian ciga.
rettes.
"Yes. sir. II 10 a crushing blow" said
the old man. THAT 10 my magnum
opus-the pile Of papers on the side ia
bic yonder. 1t 10 my analysis OF the
documents found In the Coptic monas-
teries OF Syria and Egypt, a work
which will cut deep at the very fo,inda.
ton Of revealed religion. With my en-
feebled health ! do not know whether
] shall ever be able to complete It. now
that my assistant has. been. taken from
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20
FROM DAILY
Salmagundi.

Don't forget the musicale tonight.
1t will be a treat.
New goods for fall and winter arriving
daily at En- !ler Co.'S.
When you want II good team and a
tirst-class ng. 70 to the Elephant livery
stable.
Sewing done at reasonable prices.
Call on Mrs. Annie Dewar, EIko,
nevada.
FoR SALE-A second hand cook stove.
Apply ut this Office or at the Webster
building. 3
just received a complete fall and win.
ter line of stylish hats, caps and furnish.
ing goods at Englcr Co.'S.
Latest st! les III ladies combs, belts.
collars. shirt WASTE. skirts and jackets
for fall aud winter ut Engler Co.'S. +
Attorney Henderson left for Carson
yesterday to attend to some land mat
tcrs, lie is expected home tomorrow
morning.
Mems and youths suits and o]vcrconts,
Il nObby limo Of each for fall and winter
at popular prices, just received 10y the
EVglcr Go.
Iluryo Nc Adams came from Carlin
this morning to rent u house for the
winter. Mrs. Nc Adams and daughter
will move here il IInrvc finds II suitable
house.
y small purse was picked up nj the
race trnck yesterday and brought To this
office The owner can get the same by
proving property and paying Tor this
notice.
Don't forget Tho musiculo al Tho high
school tonight. Tho proceeds Of the
entertainment will go into the treasury
Of the athletic club. Everybody should
go aud enjoy the music.
Preston ". Search. who lccturcd
hero during the teachers institute.
will lecture ut the high school Monday
night. October Oh, on "Paraival, the
GuilcIcss Fool" Ilo will bc assiatcd
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20

Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Crane have return.
cd from their trip. Ihoy left Elko on
the 18Th Of October, a year ago, and
returned on the Eth Of this month, hav-
ing been gone Il year and two days.
While away they visited relatives and
friends in Colorado. Missouri, Arkunsas,
West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, California,
and Western Nevada. They also visited
the st. Louis and Portland cxpositiuu5
and Baw the wonders nf tho world as
exhibited there.
Mr.. Crane told the reporter today that
they enjoyed every minute Of the time
they were away and came back perfectly
satisfied with their trip. Asked il he
had seen any place he would rather live
in than Nevada, he replied that "he
wnnld have r0 look around Nevada a
little moro before he could answer the
question" lie said that Mrs. Crane was
even more loyal to Nevada than hc was,
ns she declared sho would not live IN
the east.
Everybody il glad to see the old folks
back and to learn That they mud Il pleRs.
ant time on their long trip.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20

II camped all night in front Of the
water company's Office on South 3 etrr.,
whore they were told to get their m,
lhey evidently were apprehensive tia,
the Office might lie moved away brt,,.
morning, II not closely watched. The
gang WIS paid oil by Superinteut Broili
toiay AMI Immediately hikcd over IN,
Heiger grade, headed for the riverside
town Viriiinia Chronicle.
Tie Uuitcd States Geological Survey
ls soliciting samples Of all heavy material
outside Of gold found i'll placer mining
III this State aud California, 10 determine
tile ~peceniage OF platinum contained IN
tile sam pies as that metal Is ~ grra, dc.
uiand at gilt edge price. Samrl.s can
dc SEM by mail to thar department in
Washington, ID. c.. and INSTRUCTIONS
how to save the valuable metal will tee
mailed to the scndcrs.
Last night wus u bad one for the col
ored population. The tumalr pcIdlcr
WAS taken i'll by Constable Vor. for
stealing posts from Knox Crane. Knox
had missed several post and ester day
lie marked some and they wcr. fourd m
the tomnle peiilcr's possession. The
constable also arrested "a cO!orcd deuizen
OF Chinatown Tor picking jim Burhc's
EocHct on the street about II o'clock.
jam was standing III front uf the Elk
saloon when the woman ann along and
threw her ar ns about his neck and gave
him Il song about Constable wore.
hen she went aHHy Jim missed his
watch. He stopped her until Constable
Wore, who wns IN the saloon, came out
and searched her. The watch was found
on her Icrsnn and she WIS locked up.
The man and woman will have to *.
plain matters to Judge Bruce.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20
For men who foil
ZAH&EsaEXS&E aalEsa

ing brought in the Nevada court with a
view OF having it taken before tho cir.
cult court OF appeals at San Francisco.
In life giants are usually wsakmlnded
rs well us frail of body, and rs Il rule
they do not live long. Dwarfs, on the
other hand, are often nimble witted and
stand a good chance Of orGevity. An
Austrian empress i'll the seventeeth CEN
tury took the wlIm to round up all the
giant and dwarfs in her empire and turn
them i'll together. Apprehension vas cx-
pressed tina, me big ones would t~errity
the small ones, but it was the other way.
The giants were com PEELED to ask for
protection from the impish tricks OF the
dwarfs, and they had to be separted be-
fore peace reigued among them Phil
adelphla Telegraph.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20

hNe months III Jail. With Senator
MITCHELL aud Congressman Williamson
convicted OF land frauds, Oscron must
1t proud Of its national lawmakers.
10th. however, belong to the party OF
great moral ideas.
In" plight Of the government OF
Quebec in STAYING of race suicide ia
interesting at this time. BY law the
parent OF twelve living legitimate child.
rem Is entitled to lC0 acres OF crown
'hldS Over 1900 applicants have made
their claims good, COO Claims are undcr
investigation and every month brings
forward 100 Ia go fresh claimants.
Ihe Woman char gcd with taxing Jim
burke watch out Of his pocket Friday
hIght tined to make Judge Bruce be-
h''c this forenoon that size found il OH
'hc ~siicwalk, but thus afternoon sh.
changed her story and lead guilty. She
"as given The alternative Of paying so
ar spending - days III Jail, Her friends
az" Trying to rustic the money. Judge
hr"c" Ii making 1t pretty rough for
petty criminals.
The Hou'hcrn Pacific company has
ISSUED "rd"rs To- conductors Ia carry all
riss"ngrrs frcm tire east. bound for
I"n"rah, To Reno AID return from Reno
T." hhzr toy tHc first train, fourteen.
after arrival. The reason given for
the order l. lack OF hotel facilities at
Iir2'n. Tho Harvest jumps on the
>. i, with hoth feet aud ]prouounccs
tie order III -unadultcratcd lIc." II
there d'r two good hotels a; IIuzcu
,Iat ci.n accommodate the travelling
public. III" Harvest burns the railroad
officials for issuing the order.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20
Full Of Tragic Meaning

Are thsee lines from j. ii. Simmons, OF
Casey. la. Think what might have re-
suited from hia terrible cough if he had
not taken the medicine about which he
writes: Il had "a fearful cough that dis.
turbrd III! nights rest. | tired every
thing, but nothing would relicve It, until
| took DR. King's New Discovery for.
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, which
completely cured me-. Instantly relieves
and permanently cures all throat and
lung diseases: prevents grip and pneu-
pneumonia. At Elko Drug Co.'S Store.
guaranteed; 5Cc and 81. Trial bottle free.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
Sa1magundi.

Mr.. Owens left last night OH n pros.
pcciiug trip down the road.
II. G.. Kennedy. superintendent OF the
Duck Valley Indian reservation, is in
town.
Late lnat rNeimg the jury in The case Of
the State against Warren Prescott.
charged with assault aud battery.
brought in u verdict Of not guilty.
Tho football term 81 the Reno high
Fchoul have notified the EIto team that
they will hc here - week. !rom Saturday
TO play u game. III" Elko bOye will
purrly give them u rim Tor the hurore.
j.. VI. Fulton. division freight ngcnt
arrived thiR morning to look after The
interests u the railr"nd company. lie
rcrnris everything quiet il Reno. Mr..
Fulton told Tho reporter that he was we'll
pleased with EItu'e prospects. Ito went
west on No. 3 this afternoon.
In hiH az collections Of a Eirginidn"
General Dahucy II. Maury tells of nm
oil lady in Fredericksburg who was
reduced 10 taking ~ bOar,lcrs in order
Ia make both cu.Ia meet. On ono uccaa,
ion ~ peculiar st -css tho harder was 50
empty that the good lady tool, 10 her
bod md summoned her servant
"Nnucy." che suid, "therc'a nothing IN the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20

While in Texas not long ago James
Barton Adams. the author. fell In with
an old cattiemau who sang without
end the praises Of the lone star state.
You are not Of tho same opinion as
regards Texas that Sheridan was" OBJ.
served Adams. What opinion Y.as.
thai?' qucricd tho cattlcman. "why.
h" said that II he owned a farm in
Texas and ono In hadcs he'd soil the
ono In Texas. as he would rather live
In hadcs." 80. | amt Of that opin.
ion," observed 'he catticmnn. thought.
fully. land III bot Sheridan has
changed his mind by this time"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SalmaQundi

Mn. Inrspn and her mother lett for
Ogden THE morning
Attention ~ called to- lh, ucw nj Of
the Flkn ruwnsit" Company nn the Iirat
pngc II viii pay you iu read It
Hunter Brp'hora Il 60. hnv" u now nd
IN thu iasuo. Th"y keep TIA" best %;
,rry thing T." ont and their pric"a are
reasonable. Give thcm a tual order.
tn" Guca rmpo9cd upon the con
tossing urubrrs ot the beet trust in
the United S,aics court Ht Chicago.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20
4 Rich Find.

There is considerable excitement in
town over a rich gold lind made several
days ago by "a Norwegian cook, named
Alexander Egeasun who worked for a
while at the yicm restaurant. The exact
locality OF the tined is not known, but
ia supposed to he i'll the old Bullion
district near Beowawc or somewhere
about Battle Mountain, Egeason
brought the news OF the strike to Elko
Sunday or Monday. lie had a piece OF
the rock which assay ell si0.lCO to the
ton. Not being IL citizen Egeason
could not make Il location and he came
to Elko To take out his first papers.
This he did. Tuesday.
Wednesday forenoon ". G. Owens
called ut this office and procured a lot
OF location blanks and exhibited "A piece
of rock from the find that WIS lousy
with gold. He was asked where it
came from, but refused to tell. That
night he and Egeason left to make
locations. They were in Battle Noun
tain yesterday and it is thought the find
was somewhere around there.
Today. tFriday), IlObe Clinton, J. j.
Brown, Charles Glider, 7. l.. Irland, $.
q. Wrs'On and several others will
leave on No. 3 for the purpose OF invest.
igatimG thc fiOd and making location.
Tlicy expect be gone several days. The
lNDE"EHDEST has made arrangements
with "A mpmhar 81 tho marty I'm ham ~
20 ,trd on the results Of the trip.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20

house for my buarden to eat except
mush. but give them that. II the,
are Christians they will accept in resig.
nation and t~hankfuIness. And il they
are not Christians it is "A dcnl too good
for them"
The musicale Friday night is for the
benefit Of the high school football team.
The program lis attractive and those who
90 are sure to be entertained. Turn ont
and assist the boys. The admission is
only 30 cents. II yon like good music
go to the musicale, and il yon don't like
it 20 anyway.
y tornado, accompanied by "a heavy
~downpour Of rain. struck the village
OF Sorrento, Illinois, Tuesday night,
killing eight people aud injurIng thirty
five others, and destroyin n good deal
Of property. The storm did "a coed
deal OF damage III St. LOUIS and i'll
Southern Illinois.
Aituras, CaIiforn MIA, had a tire Tues
day night that destroyed property VAL
ucd Mt 100000. Twcn,y.sevcn business
houses and dwellings, went up in smoke.
h people had no effective means OF
lighting tire and were at the mercy OF
the flames. How much different would
the people 81 Elko be il u tire should
break out here?
Winnipeg, Manitoba, is said to be the
fastest growing city in the world. 1t
is thirty years old, has a population OF
50 900 and has seventeen banks. Its
Wholesale trade IN 1903 Amounted to
500 1900. Its climate is like tliat OF
Berlin, Germany, the latter city being
l5S miles further north shan Winnipeg.
y copy OF the New York Daily News
received thus morning pokes all sorts OF
FUN at llearst's candidacy for mayor OF
New York. According to it, the slump
from Mcclellan that the Examiner talks
about 30 much exists only in the magma
ton of Hearst and his hangers-on. IL
the News is correct, Hearst will pc
buried under an avalanche of Nc Clcilan
| votes.
withstand !ng the great flood OF
prosperity hat republicans pirate about
so much, banks are closing their doors
with IA remarkable frequency. The
t.ntrrprIs" National Bank at Allegheny,
Penn. closed Its doors Yesterday aud the
cashier killcd himself. Tho bank was
established III 1870 and according To Its
last statement it owed depositcrs
-. lC0,GCO.
The item publ, he'd i'll these columns
the other day, regarding the condition
Of the fire plugs HnG tire department.
has borne some fruit. This forenoon
the Water COMPANY tested the tire
plugs and found them in very good
condition. There is other work to be
done to place tle town in condition to
fight a big fire. 1t ls a real pleasure
to note that ,on"thng along tina line
las been done.
Tho extension q the telephone scrv.
ice. both III numbers and in purpose,
Is making II more Of Il necessity whose
value is recognized. This Increase dur.
ing the year 1904 amounted to 7Jl,Ol7
telephones and Il2,llT miles of line
wire, which. with its attendant con.
Etruction, cos S33, I3G. 200. being an
increase Of 20 per cent, which brought
the whole number to 4,iS0,5Gi tel
ephonce, requiring i,G7I OBS miles Of
line wire to reach their patrons.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20
Il 20 MONDAYS DNIIN
Salmagundi

g. n N..,
49,
''
Arthur Griffin Of Reno visited his -ls.
' " '
MI til" race horse mcm and sports
have gone t" Austin nId TIA" town ha-
settled d"wu t"It- usual quiet.
Sr-v,y- u,,,. ,..,,,o ,,,r H.,
unr,b,rr ,,r, ~ ,b. r,ur,, S|,,urIr,.
night. II" reports that section pro-
porous.
Nu H,r,,,, r,vU (. l.,,u-,,
l.Eyo-.I ,,,, ,,.,..,,,, L..,,,.. fl, ,i..
p~c.ab,t.,i,n ch,,r.h ,..,.,h,y Sin. g.
,l.,.;u, .r,,l.-
ma, n%,,a,,I, Maintain .,.r, s,,p-
loy ,r, Sr,,Ioy ., ,,,r A.. ~, t,-
q ,bI C,,.L ,h;s r,,,,,, =, L.,l; after
hia shr.r
il' NENNI'
H.. ,. .,,u. ...l .,,;r,,
INC famine P'H"l'' i''"i'' E"'''S
o"'"'u"! AFTERNOON !" 7''"!,"E N"'N
Cranes posts and Judge Bruce fined
him SIu with the nltcFUHiIy, u spending
fifteen lays III jail. IT, pant the line.
,o,,,,, Lo. o,l,,,i IN. npi,.s fl, II,y
.r I,u,ro, c,u,s ma, III, v,s,,
I;scor,i,r.J m ,.I,,,,rb nnl.,. uf
CbutchLiIl wiu b. maintained. and ia
addition a ticket agent will be stationed
,horc.
I,doir Tc.rchmuu shot and
ol,,os, ,,,s,o,,Iy E,lIo5 -I,,h- Ar,,.4.
n,,.,..,o, -, lr.I nm ~, -, r..rts M
unnu,.,, Go,,,loy .r.,r,,, Tia.
.L,o,;r, ,,s ,ynr , ~,rtl,ny r.uur,
mo,i, ~, Io,i,ir E'riluy Min nj winch
Arnold Cook oiTrusr.
4, Ina, r,,o,r,s uc STINT, we'll vue
r, ~, ,,o, Tho driu VIVA ~ A, ,,.t
ua,h ,,,tl,,o Ir, mud and Sand
,Lo, ,a,,o u,u u,o s,rI mir, WIG ,b,u,
ua yorm ma frrrh cows mrIk. The
,rrcnl ,h,rI,a warm water will br
'r,L -, , Iou,L toc,
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-10-20

All surface cauccrs are now known 10
no durable, by Bucklcn's Arnica Salvc.
jus. Waltcfs. OF Dunicld, Va, writes:
81 had Il cancer on my lip for years that
seemed iucurnblc, till Bucklcn's Arnica
SnIve healed il, and now it is perfectly
we'll Guaranteed cure for cuts aud
burua. PC at Elku Drug CU.'s store.
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FEOM TUESDAYS DAILY.
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storm.
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