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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-05-12
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SalmaQundi

Mr.. Garcia will make mn exhibit at
the Portland exposition,
Tho Governor Of Idaho has proclaim.
ed quarantine against Ne Iuda sheep.
Mr.. Mayer expects Il barber here to-.
night ia take charge Of the Commercial
Hotel shop.
George IInrdcsty came III from South
Fork today. IIo kicked n little about
tho weather. but outside Of that was as
good injured ms he generally Ia.
Tho student Record slys that DR..
S,uhba is confined to hia home with mn
attack Of the grip. At last reports h"
was rceting easily anl Inc hopes to re-
sumo hia duties within three or four
dayp.
Tho people OF the United StatCs drink
on nm average Of l49 gallons Of liquor
every year. Some don't drink my II
| others ircl so sorry FOR them 'iRt they
| 90 twenty tinca u day to drink thCir
Rhnrc.
An eastern Omn sued hcr husband
for divorce md won. They then made
IN and agreed 10 marry. Tho x.
husband then roconsidorCd and Ia being
| sued Tor breach OF promise. ilc ia hay
INF a lively timo with tho cnac.
Mnrshnl GrimmOn arrived this morn
ING md left on No. 3 with the Cinnamon
arrested hero last week Tor beng uninw'
fully in the United Sinlca. Hn reports
the anmc kind Of weather IN tho western
mart %, the state ns we ARE having here,
MIR. Maynam told the reporter this
forenoon that tho prospects, wcr" good
Tor sinking mn oil vol here this snnmer
flo will go from horc 10 san Francisco
here he hopes Ia mike tho lima
arrangements. Mr.. Mnyhnm hon great
confidence in the future ~ Elko.
.Iamos Ncvcu, wac in Cnra"n yeeicr
DIV and IL on his way Ia Touoph. h'
10 tho ~ppccinl state Rcvcnu" agcnt hu'
has already augmented the revenue "
Wnshoo County to about tho figure
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Au Awful Wreck,

Twenty persons are believed to have
been killed and one hundred injured by
the wreckiuG OF the Cleveland & Gin
cinnati wcstbound express on the Penn
sylvGnia Dad ut Harrisburg at lao
o'clock Thursday morning. The express
RAJ into a wrecked e]astbound freight
train. Tie boiler OF the engine explod-
ed aud set fire to tho wreck and within
elk minutes the flames reached q CIR
containing $4,000 pounds OF blasting
powder. There was n flash and n roar
and all who we're moi killed or injured
fled fran the scene. Tho entire wreck
was coon n mass OF flames and email
boxes OF powder that had not exploded
"let 60 continuously. Passengers md
train men were burned to u crisp, while
others were pinned hclplessly in the
wreck. So completely burned were the
bodies that only four were identified up
to IL o'clock yesterday. The women in
the wreck suffered greatly and many OF
those who escaped were found almost
naked.
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Goddess OF Liberty Contest.

The contest for the selection OF a
yonng lady to act 3 Goddess Of Liberty
at the Fourth Of July celebration in
Elk Is nos open. The contest will DO
under the direct management OF the
committee on procession and the friends
OF every aspirant are guaranteed a fair
show.
Tho price OF votes has been placed at
D cents each. All votes, accompanied by
the necessary amount at the above rate,
should be placed in sealed envelopes,
addressed to L. o. Henderson and left
with Stanley Taber at the Elko drug
store, Votes may be Sent through the
mail addressed rs above. Voters are
requested to write on each envelope:
~For Goddess Of Liberty"
The envelopes will be opened and the
votes counted in the presence OF the
committee and all others who care to be
present, each Thursday evening at 1880
o'clock. The contest will close Thurs.
day, June -, at 1880 p. III.
The committee has decided to furn.
lsh the Young lady elected with a hand
some dress TO be worn at the celebra.
ton.
Tho people OF every section OF the
county are invited to join in this contest.
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FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

No new from the Russian fleets.
Sheriff Clark came down from Wells
last night.
The funeral Of Mr.. Sproule will take
place Sunday. The hour has not yet
been fixed.
The triul Of Dan Regain for the murder
OF Mrs. Hess mt Sparks several months
ago is i'll progress at Reno.
Mr.. Pixlcy is building a shoe shop
between the Pioneer saloon and the
Palace restaurant for Mr.. Mauk.
The Commercial Hotel Barber Shop
has been again opened for business by a
first class workman, and ~solicits a fair
share OF the patronage.
Rev. w. p. Loitsmith a representative
OF the American Tract Society arrived in
EIko yesterday. He will he here for
several days in the interest OF that work.
The ice cream social advertised to
have been given ut Mizpah Hall to-
morrow afternoon and evening has been
postponed indefinitely on ccoun OF the
death Of Mr.. Sproule.
\. l.. Mauk sells tho w. l.. Donglas
Three. Fifty $3.50 Shoe TOR men only.
DO not buy shoes until you see and
hear him explain the advantage gained
by wearing the Douglas Shoe. :
In writing up tho sketch Of Mr..
Sproule's life yesterday, we omitted to
state that hc WIS elected a director Of
the First National Bank Of Elko last
week and That his death caused n va
cancy in tho directory OF the bunk.
GREAT SHOE SALE.--2CO pairs OF Ind.
les, Misses. Gents and Children's
shoes. which will be sold at ono.half OF
the cost, md others at one.third cost.
Come ono, come all, both large and
small, and mako n haul. East door OF
f.. OsFLL's Store.
As 1t is the desire to have q grand
chorus OF voices betting tho 18th Of
July, wo respectfully invite all the Sing
eTs OF Elko to meet at the Presbyterian
church for organization Saturday night
at 100 o'clock. Every singer turn ont
aud assist. Tho ith o July Vocal Com.
mittec.
n. =. Guldagger, Mt Jones old Stand
10 prepared to 90 blHcksmithlng in al
Of its branches Mt prices 10 enit the
times. Horse shOcing and wagon work a
specially. ~ work guaranteed Take
your work to Mr.. Guldaggcr's should
you want IL done well and At reasonable
p.iccR.
Frank Percy and Laura a.. ~lIalscy,
both OF White Rock. wore made husband
and wife at tho Presbyterian Manso laet
night. Row. Geo. II. Greenfield o%iliciHt-
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would Tnko Any Medicine.

when u man has Rheumatism or u bad
cold he will tako almost any medicine
recommended for it,.
Last evening q Carson man met an
old friend from San Francisco who bad
such Il cold that he could scarcely
speak.
Tho following ~colloquy took place in
front Of the Arlington:
Heavens Bill but you have n terrible
Cold"
"iInd it two weeks, can hardly talk"
replied the other in n GhastlY whisper.
~iiave you tried plenty OF run md
gum?7
Drank nothing else nll last week.
"lIayo you tried Browns Cough
Curc?7
TOOK two bottles and its no good,
Took about everything in the drug storc
except tho clerk
SEQ here Bill let mo give you sOme
advice. I had n cold us bad ns yours
and could hardly talk. My wife kept
her arm about my neck oil night aud
the warmth seemed to relieve tho cold
and this morning my voice wa Hs clear
ia Il bell. Take my advice its q Rurc
remedy
Bill leaned over to his friend and with
n voice that was So hoarso that il saDk 10
a whisper replied.
"Whcro can | find the lndy.--AppeaI.
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reduction OF Il dollar n barrel. The
managers declare they will finally put
the price at ten ccnis II arrcl, making
1t III possible for the wells to operate.
This Is II trust method OF replying to
hostile legislation. Tie indications are
tina: the producers will be ruined unless
the State r%ctinary restores the market.
President Roosevelt told the Omaha
Bee yesterday thnt under no circum-
stances would he be candidate for
president again. lie also SAID that he
woull not be satisfied with any compro-
mise railroad bill that does not bring
relief to the people from the conditions
that now exist in rcargd to trans
portution affairs i'll this country. No
compromise bill from congress will be
accepted by him.
Down i'll Pierce City, Mo, one night
recently III officer caught Il young man
kissing his sweetheart md arrested him.
When the Judge learned the facts in the
case next morning he discharged the
prisoner and said: $50 back and start
in where you left off. II there was an
other one coming to you when tue
officers bu,tcd III, go and get it. And
take with you the humble apologies of
the State OF Missouri Sugar City
(Col.) Gazette.
Two six and f%onr-horse teams from
Utah that pms sed through Eureka a few
weeks ago expecting to haul freight
from Austin to Tonopah. returned here
Thursday. The owners report that
when they got to Austin they found
everything cleaned up. and ns the
freight embargo on the western lines Is
raised 40 more Toropah freight is being
shipped owe the Nevada Central and by
way OF Austin. These teams are now
loading for Ely. White Pine county
Eureka Sentinel.
The Washington Post thinks that the
way Of the trusts is leading to govern,
mental interference all along the line.
IT builds ships to hold down private
monopoly, makes ammunition, educates
the people free, and delivers :heir mail
free. The Post asks: Shall the expert
ment be carried further? Shall the
government 20 into the manufacture
aud sale Of sugar at cost, and shall it
also undertake to furnish every citizen
with oil? These are two great neces-
saries OF life i'll the hrnds of gigantic
~mOnopolies. which manipulate prices for
their " selfish ends, and without re.
gard for the public welfare. Why not
rid the citizen OF the incubus OF the
monopolies, which weigh 20 heavily up.
on him in the struggle for existence?
The question is Il perfectly logical one,
and il present tendencies continue the
answer will be federal acquiescene in
the request
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OF his first years salary. When he gets
into the big mining districts OF the
Southern part Of Nevada the public will
soon learn which are the bullion produc-
crs aud which are the wind producers
OF that sectioD.-Appeal.
john V. Signal and f.. f. Wood Of
New York, and IL. 5. Shaw and II. J..
Mayham OF Denver, mining men and
capitalists arrived last night. They left
Tor Tuscarora this afternoon by private
conveyance. Co. Lyman accompanied
them Tho party will rctur Friday
evening.
DR.. Waldo, city Of London coroner.
said in Il lecture recently that II weapon
in the hand OF Il man WHO had been
murdered Is always tightly erasped, so
that the fingers sometimes have To DE-
severed before it can be released. In
he case Of suicide there Is no grasp
at all.
The Record OF Chico. Cal, eeys: The
postage on a four-pound package from
Chicago to Indianapolis is 81 cents.
On Il fOur pound package TO London it
Is ~ cents. For an explanation OF the
discrepancy, apply to the President Of
the United States Express Company,
care the United States Senate.
VALLEY springs, IL Of the best known
health resorts il Western Nevada, has
been sold 70 Nevada and eastern cap
~itnlists. Tie price paid was S27 800.
The same people have an option on
Shaw's springs uear Carson. The
option is Tor $1,000 and indications are
that the money will be paid.
Monday night the city government
Of Reno passed INTO the hands OF the
newly elected officials. The change
from the old TO the new was made with
out friction. Turrittin, the retiring
mayor, Introduced O'Connor, his sue
cessor, and laid aside the carea OF office.
IL Is Mayor O'Conner nov.
Today will average up very well for a
January or February day, but it is ell
tircly ont OF place in the blooming
month Of May. The cold, raw air
penetrates clear to the marrow Of ones
bones and makes him hunt u fire.
There's not much comfort away from a
stove with a blazing fire i'll it.
One Of the results OF Uncle Sans
control Of the Canal Zoue is the abolition
OF lotteries. The poor Panaman is de-
privcd 81 HE chief lu1uries; il was bad
enough not to be allowed to ave a
revolution Whenever he felt like it, but
now he cannot even buy n lottery ticket
without sending to the United States.
Marquette. hnnsns, WINS struck BY q
cyclone Tuesday night at midnight and
thirty people were killed and over
thirty five were injured. \ large sec.
tIon OF the town wa entirely wiped out,
Marquette is 4 town OF 1900 people i'll
Mcpherson county. 1t lis in the exact
center II Kansas md l n the richest
farming country in the State.
i. H.. Rising, division freight aud
passenger agent at Reno, has notified
Clau1c Anderson that he has arranged
for Il special rates between Elko and
ppints on the S. 2. lines in Nevada and
Utah on account Of the Fourth OF July
celebration. Said rate To equal one
first class fare for the round trip. Sell.
ing agents will bc notified accordingly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-05-12
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

The attention OF all Knights Of
Pythias is called to II notice in another
column. SEQ it.
Tho usual memorial exercises will be
held on Decoration Day by the Odd
Fellows. The program will appear in q
icw days.
1t is said that the re ia not n vacant
house in Wadsworth and that tho town
is fast %rcsuning its old air OF prosperity.
This is due largely to the gold discover.
ics in the White Horse district.
Members OF the Executive committee
" the Fourth OF July celebration should
be at tho courthouse this evening Mt
80. This will DO an important meet.
ing Of the committee aud every member
should be present,
Mrs. Olivas. mn aged Spanish lady,
died in Elko this morning. Her re.
minus will bo shipped to California Tor
| burial. We arc unable to learn any
thing further today. Hope to have the
necessary Information for n more OK
tended notice tomorrow.
One oi the worst train wrecks tina.
ever happened IN this country took
place in Pennsylvania this morning.
, Scores Of people were killed and many
injured. The halt naked bodies Of the
victims were strewn along tho track.
| Men were ctazcd by the horrible sight
and ono with $4,000 worth OF jowols in
Ina vnliso lett his property aud raa
away.
In mnUy ways a general striving Tor
' town beiiormcnt ia profitable. II stirs
| civic pride. II makc better Citizcna.
Tho moro people possess TO bo proud
81 IN their home town tho moro they nrC
willing to do Tor it. Moreover, there is
n slronp moral uplitt in good surround,
tnge. An inspiring environment
whether ~ nature or 81 art, rcactt
irrcsistibly upon tho individual.
Tho STANDARD Oil Trust Ina again cut
' the price oi Kanaas oil, making n tota
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Blood poison creeps up toward tho
heart, causing death. j. L. Stearns,
Belle PLANE, Mimi, writes that a friend
dreadtully injured his hand. which
swelled up like blood POISONING. Buck
lens Aruica Salve drew out the poison,
healed the wound, saved his life. Best
i'll the world for burns and sores. DC
at Elko Drug Co.'S drug store.
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road from the borax mines to Lac Vegas
was completed IN April 9th and on the
18th survey ors left Tor Aeh Meadows to
begin Ii line from that point through the
Bullirog district TO Tonopah and Gold.
field.
IL you want to know just how proud
you are OF the streets OF the town, come
up to the Independent office and take
a birdseye view OF them. Your heart
will thump with pride as your eyes
wander over the main streets.
The high school minstrels played to
another good honse Saturday night
Tho boys showed improvement over the
previous performance and everybody
went home we'll pleased with the even.
inR's entertainment. The net receipts
will swell their treasury and boost along
their athletic sports. The hide.
success.
May SCENE To be bent on breaking
1iAO itNSAu IN a wei, tbll tllputD. IL IuS
stOrmed more or less every day so far
md today is the stormicst Of all. At
intervals, nov fell in large flakes re-
minding II OF December. Tho snow
melted in the valley as fast us it came.
but It renamed i'll the mountains Ia
swell the summers water supply.
Late thus afternoon more suuw fell and
some OF it remained on the ground.
Ii only a fractional part OF the rus.
callty and scandal that characterized the
efforts OF agents OF France to construct
the Panama ANAL should be attempted
by those representing the United States,
it will icopardiZs the whole scheme,
plunge the country into the bittercst
divisions and contest, and make us an
object Of derisou. like an owl III the day
time, surrounded by crows and spar
rows. Let us all see to it that Uncle
Sam stays on the ground, with a halter
in his hand for the neck OF the first
guilty man.-WOrd and Works.
Tho balloon ascension Sunday evening
attracted nearly all the people Of the
town 10 the main street. The big bag
hung between two poles in front OF the
drug store nearly all day. Early i'll the
evening it was inflated and tur led loose
to sOa among the clouds. Before II
reached that height, the bnllOonist heard
the firing Of a pistol, the danger signal.
and came sailing down in the parachute.
He landed by the railroad crossing at
the west end OF the freight house and
the balloon came down near the mill.
Tho balloon was between 300 and 400
feet high when the %aerOnHut detached
himself from the bag. AZ this was
the first balloon ascension III" writer
ever saw, he thinks 1t was a success.
On Monday morning Clyde Terrell.
while prospecting about siI miles above
POwell's ranch, met a man about forty
years old. who WAS decidedly deranged.
He WAS on foot, and when questioned as
to- where he had come from pointed ont
. mountain in the distance, say unc that
ne had discovered a mine there TINT was
III the future Ia demunctize gold. He
carried Il cantecn Of water so could not
be suffering from thirst. He stated he
hnd catru nothing for twenty hourR. and
devoured r~avcnously Il lunch given him.
Tho mine TINT was to demouetizc gold
prcycd so much upon his mind tina, he
chattcd necessarily Of it, and when Mr..
Terrell attempted to persuade him /"
return to Beatty, he refused and contin-
ucd his northern march. -Bulitrog
Miner.
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A Creeping Death.

When the body is cleared FOR action,
by DR.. Kings Now Lilo Pills, you cnn
toll it by tho bloom Of health on tho
checks; the brightness Of the cyce; the
firmueEs Of tho flesh and muscles; tho
buOyancy OF the mind. Try them. AZ
Elko Drug Co.'S drug store, - conts.
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FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

\ free balloon ascension tomorrow.
Tom brennan, the Pleasant Valley
rHIcLcr, IL III town.
Bit, won the fiEht last night. White
stayed with him twenty rounds.
EiCarH nile is i'll from Mound valley.
lie says everything is lovely ont that
way.
Joe Iaber will leave Tor Reno tomor-
uS to attend II meeting OF the State
Pharmacy board.
Tie treasury reports that there is
a., ss,.'!l."S ia circulation. Most OF it
IS circulating p" fast, however, that few
can catch it.-Washington Post.
10 jumping oil 4 dray this forenoon.
Sam Gulhagger dIslocatei one 81 his
shoulders. lie was taken to DR.. Nc
Dowojl'- Office and his shoulder wns put
~ lace.
The commission to select an expert
ment str:ion farm III Lincoln county
orcnnrZ III salt Lake ycsteriny. H..
B Nix on was elected chairman and
PM Triphett secretary.
Lightning etTuck one of the pyramids
he other lay. This if a good omen for
Vice Pre- iicnt Fairbanks. Tho light.
nruI il likely to get around to more
recent dad ones. almost any day
Albany Argus
Possibly the beef trust boosted the
pH'" Il meat ~ the result Of its learn
my. through Commissioner Garlcld's
report, ihHi lts profits were hardy
enough t" enable 1t make ends meet.
-BlnRnamp'ou ~. y Leader.
-Clcanliucss u next t. Gudlincss- Gays
the old prOvcrb. but lots u the women
FOLKS, during the hOu>r.clcaning season
81 the year, ARC tenn pied to revise the old
provcrb and make II say. Cleanliness is
next To- mpussIhlc-l Tho Yellow JaCk"t.
]. T.. Wuolvcrton, Jr. came III from
Ruby Valley last night. He reports
everybody we'll and happy in that sec
ton. Tie late stUrma have helped the
crops and the prospects are good Tor MI
abundant harvest. lie will return to-
morrow.
Tho town boarl has entered into a
new contract with tho Water Company.
Tho rate remains the same Rs under
tho old contract, but tht people will
not kick nj tim, IL water il kept III the
pipos Tor instant use III case Of fire.
No water whcn IT ia most needed to put
ont iiro should mean no pay.
Tho shark, which in 80 abundant in
the watcrH OF Central America, is to bo
utilized III commercial products. \
company haz been formed winch con
ycrts sharks fins INTO jelly and timed
soup, makra fine machinery oil from
their ~livcrF. handsome lcathct-cqual to
Gligator's-from their skins, walking
stICk6 from thcir back bOnce and mum.
crous articles from their jaw bonos and
teeth.
Nothing over better illustrated to
me- remarked the doctor, "tho old
adagc. Virtue in its own reward than
an experience [ Ind the other day.
Called for the first timo to u patient who
WIS desperately i'll III addition to being
pcnuilcsa, ! gave her 81 with which 10
purchase tho uocCRsitica 81 life. Tho
next morning | received n note from her
not to call again. Latcf ! learned shc
Ind called III "A homeopathic physiciRn,
to whom she paid u foe Of g., and with
The remainder Of my charitable contri
button eho paid n monthly installmcni
on II phonogrnph."-NOw York Press.
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MARRIED..

PEECY-HALsEY-At the Presbyterian
mansc, Elko, Nevada. May II, 1905,
10y Rev. George II. Greenfield, Mr..
Frank Percy and Miss Laura a.
llalsey, both OF White Rock.
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DIED.

SrRoULE-In Elko, Nevada, May IL,
1905, Mr.. Charles II. Sproulc, n
native OF San Francisco, California,
aged 81 ycars, 8 mos. and 10 days.
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OLIvAs-In Elko, Nevada, May IL, 1905,
Mrs. Antoine Olivas, n native Of Cal,
~itornia, aged 10 years.
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There is just one way to
have good
tea b,tiaEpo-dsr s,tes
coffee hsrSrirx sIu.en sod.
economically:
Schilling's Best. at your
grocer's. moneyback.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-24
Entanpled in a Live Wire.

II a person is entangled in a 1.-Two
electric wire and you want to eXtricate
him therefrom do not take hold of the
victims hands, as is often done in a
case Of this kind. You will be shocked
if you do. Be sure to grab the clothes
alone, and then you are safe, and the
current cannot reach you. Do not let
anything come in contact with your
bare hands but his coat and trousers.
OF course II you have thick leather
gloves on you can handle with impun-
ity the individual in distress.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-24

The United States senate is gradu-
ally changing to a body of compare
lively young men. Senator Bailey OF
Texas is no longer the baby member.
The latest accession is from Nebraska
and he is barely 35. Beveridge of In
diana is among the youngsters. The
far northwest usually sends several
"kids." The temperance of Carter
of Montana. with his shaving brush
goatee, is not chargeable to the colt
class. He has been there before. Sen
ator Morgan of Alabama is the patri-
arch of the senate.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-24

The scarcity Of pearls in American
markets is due largely to the fact
that the women of India and Arabia
have lately taken to wearing them. and
the fishers can get as good prices at
home as by exporting them.
1t is estimated that the Eskimo pop
ulation of Alaska, Labrador and
Greenland has declined from thirty
thousand to fifteen thousand in twenty
years, owing to the thinning out of
seal, bear and walrus.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-24

The last revolution in Uruguay was
one of the most successful pulled
off in South America for years. The
government paid the insurgents $780,.
900 to quit fooling.
An average of IS prisoners annually
are lashed at the whipping post in
Delaware. In England last year, out
of some 1000 criminals who felt the
laws severity, only nine were sentenc-
ed to be whipped.