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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30

PORT TOWNSEND. Aug 30
Ths United states detention station
maintained here Tor the Temporary
aatanftnu OF ntawasays ana tmmi
rraata is suffering from an epi-
fsmie Of attempted getaways on
the part Of thu inmates. Nho are
supposed TO have but slim chances
II belnE admitted 70 eths land Of
promise Thn trouble makers are
In every instance japanese.
The msghoas employ Cd are yari-
Gus. ~ careful wRtchins the Jsps
soon learn the habits % the watch.
meu. They time their rounds care
fuiiv and wnrk according. one nlghi
not lons aao a bunch Of ten made
noise Ike a Chinese NeS Year :
celebration. kicking doors and CIV
ing vent 20 fierce yelis Accord.
ing 20 tho officials their plan was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30
p1ys 5 Per Cent Interest
On Sayines Deposits

ssfs a acruaas vita The ssear.
b ssnxs AT safe Deposit eoms
~. 90 ssnsca st.. w6HfE Yulf
mney I'll aFaw S per cWhf inter-
~ Ne par ~ hixAsaf rate * IN
srass a aay bank in Seattle and
~ sffnsf 70 ea aeenanf ~ chr
xlxeHzsm exrennss No hank 10
- spFli offers greater pro- eetion.
h ev hats arr taanad nais "a
erx nmsxnkes Of Seattle real -.
- A szss sspusft Dor Ia oar
raszs q H. . Fe4r 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30
JAP OFFICIAL COMING.

WASHINGTON. u G. Aus 10
The third secretary OF the Japanese
embassy loft this cit3 last nisht for
Seattle. from whence he vii 50 10
Naidez to attend the trial OF the
Japanese charged With seal poaeh
ing Hs will make report 10 bis
government
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30

ralbO, for Patents. zoe Mutual LIE
80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30
Drs. Geo. p. Burr and Alice NJ.
Burr
SUCCESSFUL osTEoPATHs


SUCCESSFUL osTEoPATHs
osteapathy r. the scientific
treatment. without the use ~
medicine or surgery. Of various
ailments of the body.
The same Is true Of electric.
ylbratory and light treatment
Intelligent application Of these
common sense methods OF re-
lief results ln permanent cures Ia
many Instances where drugs ac=
complish nothing beneficial and
the use 81 the knife may prove
fatal
Osteopathy h particularly sue
ceasful in cases 4 trouble with
any Of the numerous digestive
organs. curing constipation. APE
peu1ieitis. kidney and bladder
Affections. etc. hy simply aid
ina nature to resume her normal
functions.
All germ diseases. viii, n taken
lu time succumh 90 the marvel
uua light treatment, which Is
invaluable In eases ~ eczema
and other skin diseases and af-
nietions Of the respiratory or
eaus. throat aud#unEs. such as
bronchitis. throat troubles. and
tnciplcnt consumption. etc,
CONSULTATION FREE
We make no charge for dag
nosluE your case. if We under
take to relieve or cure ynu. oar
charge until Sept, let viii be
fIh.ao for six weeks treatment.
After Sept Let owing 10 oar
Increased practice. our charge
VIII be $500 per month Ia ad-
vance.
We employ ostenpathy. clce.
trie. vihratory aud light treat
ment exclusively.
-
pRs. GRO. D. BURR and
ALICE N. BURR, osteopaths.
4i6 Arcade Bldg.
Phones Main t22. Ind sesG
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30

u.ment That II Is Found That Rural Guards
Are Not Strong Enough 70 Deal With Re-
helIiOn President Will Rush Troops to Island.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30
BOMB IS FOUND
IN VESSELS HOLD

PHILADELPHIA. Aug 30 --
When steamship Eaglspolnt lay IN
the Delaware river. about 20 sail
yesterday. an Internal machine was
found la The after hold 81 the vessel
hY a ~tuvedore Il VAS hastily
thrown over the side and exploded
a. Il struck tho water II ia be-
lieyed that a former member ot the
vrsw placed the machine IA the hold
Tor revenge
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30

third foolr. kicked aud pried the
wire screen from tho outside and
let themselves down By means OF
bed clothing tied together and
made fast Both were rechptured
within "a hours
shortly before midnight August
"a. four more crawlcd out through
a hole : by ~ inches. made by the
removal of a panel IN rear door
OF the station. The panel had been
eat through with a pocketknife
One Of the four was feeaptured be.
fore gaining the street The others
are stu at large
IN leasing The threoatofy brick
building used as a detention house.
the government overlooked the I'm
paFiant Item Of protecting IA a suit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30
SIX oRow Mn
STEAMER WRECK.

sEf.KiIlK. Man. Aug 10
Steamer CitY Of aeikirk. engaged IN
the fish trade ON Lake Winnipeg.
ran on a rock near Ewampy island.
sunday night. and broke ia two aiN
of the crew we're drowned
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30

able manncbfhe doors and wiz.
dowa All other points being tnyui-
ncfable Their continued unprotect
ed condition viii. no doubt. result Ia
further trouble
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30
DETENTION HOUSE IS NOT
STRONG EMO UGHFORJAPS

10 attract the attention ~ one or
possibly both wRtchmen on dutY tn
this manner. set them into the dark
room. then assault their man and
make their escape before the alarm
could be sounded But the Nmeh.
men wefe not to be taken b. sur
prise They called two police Of.
ficafa from tho street and the four
marched on tho bsillserenta with
drawn reviewers. thus frustrating
their plans
ou August 20 two Japa cut away
fha frame Of their window on the
- ssss-a-a $3.50 ss--ass-
send 25c "a Knapp a West. archt
tects. s5s Colman Bldg. fof a book
% plans Tor pretty homes 80
Good plumbing done quickly and
done right Geo a Brown Plumb.
ina Co. 22i Pine st s.s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30
Dance at Leschl
Park TonIght

On tho finest hardwood floor in the
northwest NaEnera orchestra De
sure 60 come
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20
z POD MosKALA.

WARSZAWA. Zastepca je-
nera}a gubernatora Skal}ona
ienera} Wonlalaski zastrze-
.lony przez nieznanego spra.
wee ma ulicy Mokotowskiej
r%podw6jnie bywa charakte'
ryzowanym. - Jedni pisa,
re to by} jeden z przyzwoi-
tych moskali z czas6w Hurki
i Czertkowa usposobiony Ego.
dine i pokojowo drudzy
zas twierdza, re W czasie
uspokojenia % u o ". n l.
k 8 W" daf sic we znaki zmy'
Stem p~rzesladowanym. Komu
wierzyt? Prawdopodobnie ME
byliby go zabili, gdyby .po'
wodu ME mieli do jego usu'
nicola. ,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20
re SLASKA.

Pewien wply-
wowy ks. kanonik z Kr6le-
silva Polskiego zamierza} "a
bawi6 3-4 dni W Katowicaeh
i zwr6cif sic do kardynafa
:Koppa we Wroc1awiu pro-
Sba, azeby mu pozwolil odpra
vic codziennie msza sw.
KS. Biskup Kopp nietylko
ME zezwolH, ale nawet ME Cd
powiedzia}. Gazety ma Cor
nym Slasku pisza, ze ks.
biskup Kopp pozwolenia to-
|go ME udzieli1 ola tego, Re
low kanonik by{ Polakiem.
Polak vice, to riby gorszy
katolik Cd Niemca navel
Nv kosciele pod urzedami
niemieckich Biskup6W. Me
imozna sic dziwi6, ze ks. ka-
rdynal Kopp ma dobry nu,
mmer Y rzadu pruskiego. DGaz,
Cd"
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20

MOGILNO. Ciekawe spo-
tkanie. W okolicy Mogilna
przyjecha} W tych dniach re-
wien obywatel ma stacya ko-
lejowa, ma kt6rej znajdowa}
sic W przejezdzie pewien in
zynier Polak. Tenze z zaje-
ciem zacza} sic przypatrywac
woznicy wspomnianego .oby-
watela i vidal sic z MIN W
rozmowe, VI toku kt6rej sic
wyda}o, re inzynier i wozni-
ca to rodzeni bracia. Obu
odumarli rodzice bardzo ry-
chic, a los tax mimi poke
rowa}, re jeden zosta} wozni
ca, a drugi inzynierem. WI
dac takze, re powodzenie go
ME zepsu}o, DO brata swego
W forczpa6skim kubraku ser
decznie usciska} i ugosci}.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20


O1dby sie ut ME
.dawno temu zlot nSok'oull6'lwV"
M swiecimiu.W zezzdzie tyymm
Ebral r6wniez udzial professor
.starosta ,s ST az ne q
pszczy6ski IA Slasku.
|Gdy wracal 70 zlotu, zatrzy-
many "a dworcu " OsWie-
cimiu, gdzie mu1 odebrano
rome polskie pisma, kt6re
wreczono panu Maedlerowi,
komisarzowi granicznemuw
Bytomiu. Prey tel sposo-
bnosci nadmieniamy, re na
zlot W Oswiecimiu przybYa
take jakis pruski,,s .Po-
znano go, a rodacy, nasi 2 Ga
|licyi i Kr6lestwa Polskiego
Fpostarali sic Q to, ably mu
raz ma zawsze wyp9dzic 2
g}owy wszelkie szpiegostwo,
to znaczy, re nj spra-
will taxa }aznie, il pa.
mieta6 o: niej bedzie uruski
miesiac".
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20
z GALICYl.

W OSWIECIMIU, miescie
galicyjskiem ma pograniczu
Prus, odby} sic zesz}ej ME
dzieli pierwszy zlot uSoko-
i6w,, z pod wszystkich trzech
zabor6w. Zjecha}o sic bowiem
ma zlot ten oko}o 600 ucze-
stnik6w re Slaska, Galicyi
i Kr6]estwa Polskiego. W
uroczystym pochodzie sz}o
oko}o 300 druh6w g6rnosla-
skich, 200 druh6w z Kr6le-
silva Polskiego i druzyny
okregu krakowskiego. Pc ma
boze6 stwie i %powitaniu ma
Rynku nastapi} wsp6lny
|obiad, podczas kt6rego pre-
mawlall poser KOrtanty, drum
dr.. Seyda adwokat z Kato-
vic i druh Michalski W imie-
MIA Zwiazku wielkopolskiego.
W dalszym ciagu wyg}osili
move druh K. Srokowski,
p1ezes okregu ~dabrowskiego
z Kr6l. Polskiego, dr.. Szay-
nowski z Krakowa, kt6ry
rzuci1 mysl stworzenia ogol-
nego zwia zk6w sokolich 2
pod trzech zabor6w i ma
koniec dr.. Lipski Sosn6-
wca. Cwiczsnia Wypad}y
bardzo dobrze. Zapa1 piano.
wal ogromny. Wieczorem
rozjecha1y sic druzyny pc
krzepione ma. duchu.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20

POZNANSKA izba karna
zasadzi}a redaktora uWielko-
polanina" p. J6zefa Szmyta
ma 100 mr.. grzywny Tub 20
dni wiezienia "a obraze softly
sa Napiera}y W Kazmiezu
Chodzi1o O przyjecie nacze'
lnego prezesa, kt6ry ma przy'
jecie naczelnego prezesa braI
;udzia} W banderyach kon~
nych i otrzyma} kasy
*gminnej 20 marek ma stype,
Pisa}y O tenn swego czasu
gazety, a W uwagach ,Wiel'
kopolanina" dopatrzono sic
.obrazy.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20

2 KORSZOW pisza nam:
Urzednik kolejowy W. ztad
bawi} W ubieg}a niedziele z
iona i 7-letnia c6rka W 60
scinie u pewnego posiedzicie-
la W Gorkendort. Dziewcza"
tko uda}o sic re e}uzaca do
studni, ably woody zaczerpnac,
przyczem straci}a r6wnowage
i wpadla do studn1. w osta-
tniej chwili jednak schwyci}a
sic ona }a6cucha i zawis}a W
powietrzu. To tez s}uzaca po~
cze}a natychmiast winde kre-
cic, oby nieszczesliwa W ten
spos6b re studni wydobyf.
Niestety, gdy dziewcze by}o
juz nieomal u cory, opusci}y
ia silly i puszczajac }a6cuch
spad}a W gfeb studni. Teraz
dopiero s}nzaca pobieg}a o
wypadku zawiadomi6 OLGA
dziewczecia, kt6ry ME nanny
slajac sic d}ugo, spusci} sic
ma }a6cuchu do studni i wy
dobyi z woody jeszcze z.yjace,
choc JUL bezprzytomne, dzie-
Gle swoje.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20

GNIEZNO. P~ozbawiony
chleba, poniewaz syn jego
ME odpowiada} ma niemie.
ckiej> nauce religii, zosta} po-
portyer i maszynista PREY
tutejszej landraturze pan Sta
nis}aw Grzeskowiak.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20
WIEsCI z OJCZYZNY
z PRUS POLSKI;CHl.,

Niezwykfa
burze z nawa}nica i ulewnym
deszczem mielismi tn i W
okolicy. Okolo godziny 6 pod
swiecz6r niebo ~zachmurzyfo
sic i nagle ~powsta}a taxa bu-
RIA, jakiej dawno ME panic
fanny. Wialkiemi drzewaml
igra} wicher jak zaps}kami.
Mad szosa do Szabqy Gale
szeregi drew z korzeniami
powyrywane. W Druzynach
zerwa}a burza dachy z kilku
dom6w Me oby}o sic tel be-
wypadku i to niestety jedne-
go nawet smiertelnego. W
Grazawach i Kasiewie takze
wicher uni6sl kilka dach6w.
z domu Templina ma pred
miesciu zerwaf WICKER jed
ma, a potem druga po'
lowe dachu. Pred KoScio}om
ewangielickim powali} dwie
stare lipy. W pobliskiem
lasku miejskim zwali}o sic
przesz}o so drew. Dwie pa
ME, jadace do Szabd, "a
skoczy}a burza W dro"
DE. Gdy konie wsr6d bly,.
skawicy igrzmot6w ME chcia'
]y ruszyt, trzeba by}o skrecit
~ W pole i tam dopiero kohc:
bury odczekac.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20
PLAN ,AzDi
- Pociagow koIejowych ~
~.<
Chicago & Northwestern.

Chicago morning passenger (daiD .-. o;asa =
Minnesota passenger lex S)....... ........ 1880 P m
Min. & Oak. mail and pass lex S.. ...--.o;5o p m
Re Zachodu. -.
Min. & Dak. mail & passenger. (ex ST.. H1;4o a N
Local passenger lex 81 ...".."" ...... 5'45 p m
Dakota mail and passenger daily. E. ...".e,3o p m
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20
= pOZNANsKIEGO.

KOSCIAN. Okropne ME.
szczescie wydarzy}o sic wczo-
raj W Choryni. W6znica
J6zf Kurek ~prowadzil 4-le-
tniego konia pc %wyp}awieniu
do stajni. Pred MIN .szedf
parobek Kedziora, kt6ry pro-
wadzi} diva konie. Naraz sp1o.
szy}y sic owe konie, a take
ko1 prowadzony przez Kurka.
K. usiiowa} z .wytezeniem
wszystkich sill zwierze PREY
trzymac, co jednak bieda-
kowi sic ME uda}o; bowiem
ko6 wyrwa} sic z rak Kurka,
powalajac go ma ziemie'
Kurek uderzy} g}owao mu1
i rozbi} sobie czaszke w dwie
godziny potem nieszczesliwy
wyzionaf ducha.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20
exkursyjne do Clear
Lake (Waseca Minn.)

~ -Ew E&-aE J# gs=E.W
sprzedawane beda przez kolej North
Western 20 znizonych ratach plrzez
>sezon latowY 2 WinonY v piiatki
i soboty pc s3.l5za tykiet zwrot-
ny 2 ogranlczeniem do powrotu Y
,przeciagu trzYdzie>tu dnl. LOWE i,a
ME czarnych j blalych okuni
szczupak6w Jest nadzwyczaj dobre
" TEN pieknem jeziorze ua}ulgga
ola rybakow obtitym wyborem
.czo1en i. I. d. jest gotoWa. Medne
|hotele j rome wycieczkl wzdluz je-
zlora re statkami ola uzupe1nlenia
prxy1emnostek. Pc blizsze infor-
mscye zgiosid sig do agent6w kolel
Chicago q North Western.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20
Tykiety exkursyjne do jeziora
Shetek, Tracy (Minn.)

sprzedawane beda rrzez.kolej North
Westrn pc znizonych ratach przez
scion latowy z Winony W piatki
i soboty pc $l.65 "a tykiet zwrot~
ny z okresem do powrotu " prze~
ciagu trzydzlestu dni. Jezioro See
tex jest pieknem latowem l ]%esien-
mem mlejscem w~ycieczek, gdz1e maj
lepsze }ow1enie ryb i p%olowanie
MONA znal ,sc; kuropatew, beka~
SOW, kaczek i gesi jest bardzo VILE
lie. Dobry hotel i przys1uga sts1
Jenna pc bardzo umlarkowanych
ratach Nastepujace j~eziora mona
zwiedzic z tego miejsca. Current
Lake, Lake Siegel, Lake Fremont,
Lake Sarsch, Bear. Lake, Long
Lake, Buffalo Lake, Iron Lake,
Beauty Lake, Willow Lake, Lake
Isabella i Clear Lake #@1 ,t~.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20
O

BYDGOSZCZ. Straszne
nieszcze6cie wydarzy}o sic
onegdaj PREY ul. Szwedzkiej.
Ma wolnym placu zbudowano
hustawke, ma kt6rej dzieci
wesolo sic bawi}y. Maggie spa
Ola 13~letnia uczennica szk6l-
ma Wysocka ma ziemie, a hu-
stawka uderzy}a ia z taxa si}a
W glove, re rozbila jej cza.
szke i smierc nastapi}a ma
mie)scu. Byla ona jedyna.
czka cenionej wdowy,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20

Grudziadz. Scis}a rewizye
odby}a policya W lokalach
wydawnictwa ,,Gaz. Gruaz."
Stale sic to ma mocy rozpo~
rzadzenia, kt6re sedzia wyda}
ma wniosek prokuratorYi. Po-
szukiwano rekopisu kilku
artyku}6w W sprawie nauki
religii W jezyku niemieckim.
Odno6nych rekopis6w jednak
ME znaleziono.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20

nowisku pfzy ' W'sklazyWa-
Iniu strzzsaltu ogrodnnika b
5skupskiego BialegodWoru.
|Podobno flul;zl.y,a. puI6Eic,ila "a ~
chic j to v chwili, gdy Bi''
skupski wychylil niostroznipe
glove.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20
t%xkursyjne do jez;o-
"a Washington, (St. p ter,
Eagle, ! Kasota)

Eagle, Kasota)
= W,nony " piatki i soboty do Ia
sofa 20 $40 do st. Peter pc
$4.lo do Eagle Lake pc 1915 "a
tykiet zwrotny, wszystkie 2 ogranl-
czeniem do powrotu az do nastep~
nego wtorku i do Kasota pc St.
1855 do St Peter pc 1906 do
Eagle Lake pc Sc 90 "a tykiet
zwrotny dziennie, z okresem czasu
do powrotu W przeciagu trzydzie-
stu dni. Kow:enie czarnYch okunl
i szczupaki jest sp~ecyaInie dobrem
W tym pieknym jeziorze, a us}uga
ola rybak6w 7 obfita liczba czo}en
i. t. d. s. goto~e Modne hotele i
inue ~przY]emnosci vzd}uz j%eziora
z parowym statkiem .dope}nia
przyjemnosci Pc bllzsze informa.
eye zg}osic sig do agent6w ikolei
Chicago & North-W estern. ata
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-09-20

TORUN. Pozalowania go
div wypadek wydarzy} sic
v Olku PREY strzelaniu do
tarczy. Otto le6niczy Molle-
nhauer zastrzelil na sta
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-11

However desirable il WAS TO defeat the
Tree silver agitation in 1896, did the end
justify the means employed to accom-.
plish TINT defeat! 1t lis not too much 10
say that the money spent in 1896 to
prevent the election Of Bryan resulted
IN political dcbauchery, such ns was
never before experienced III the Unilcl
STATES. and from which the policies and
business Of this country have not even
yet recovered. II is not FAR from the
truth to say that the country has su.-
fered more by reason OF the political
corruption Of the 1896 campaign than it
would have suffered from the triumph Of
frec silver, lameniabIe as that would
have been. Bryan's triumph Of free
silver would have given the markets "A
terrible shock, but Bryan could not have
really done much hhrm III practical
way. and the country wuuld have made
speedy recovery from the disils ter.
but it would take many years tu recover
from the effects Of the political de-
bauchcry which has been brought
abont 10y the abuse Of millions OF dol.
lars in political campaigns. 49, Wall
Street News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-11
EllIo. Nevada. Friday, May II, 1906

waves. At one time lakes would be
for med, and at the next convulsion they
would be drained. The earth was
opened i'll great assures, generally run
ming from the northeast to the south.
west. Some Of these ware more than a
half mile long, and the Tc wils elected
from them aud and water thrown out
with violence that carried them above
the tops OF the trees. Tho terror stric.
ken people were unable to cs ape from
the country, but they protected them
selves 10y telling trees east uui west and
forming platforms upon which they
could take refuge The disturbances
continued until Marsh %, 1872, when
they ended with great convuIsion,
which was coinciicnt with the earth
quake that destroyed Caracas, the
capital Of Venezuela, and buried l.. 100
people beneath the ruins.
Oct. ~. 1870, there was a shock ex-
tending throughout the Middle and
Eastern States. 1t was traced TO the
volcanic region from 30 to iQJ miles
northeast OF Quebec.
Aug. 81, 1856, Charleston, S. c., was
visited by severe earthquake. in which
about 1000 buildings were either de-
s:royed or seriously injured and several
lives were lost.-Na,ional Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-11
prCiduntnI Iiut-I pu-t III.tor,

Tho destruction ui the Occidental
Hotel removes ono uf the most noted
and beloved landmarks OF tho stricken
metropolis and ono OF the most widely
known h0st"lrics III the world, and one
winch has the honor ~ setting the best
table anywhere in my lands, from the
time "f it's opening in 1862 10y LOWS Le-
land. I" 1879, the opening ycar OF the
Palace. Countless thousands at III living
have been gucets of this iamous hotel,
says the Los Angeles Times.
Tho very best days Of tho Occidental
were from the closing OF the Civil war
up to about the opening Of the Palace
III 1919. From 1866 to 1870 il tenn.
porarily housed all Of the operatic and
Dramatic stars Of that noted Thespian
age. when histrionic talent and ability
instead Of costly gowns and divorce
court notoriciy wo'e recognized and re-
quircd.
From Virginia City came the rotund
genial General Winters. superintendent
OF the kentuck and Crown Point;
''''''NI VI
famous Gould Il Curry, a most admir-.
able fellow. whose widow has long been
II rc"idcnt 0f this section aud well known
III Los Angeles; General Charlie For
mnn, bon vivhnt and noble fellow, gu
pcrIntcndcnt Oi the Chollnr Potosi. md
no" and Tor good many years u rcei.
h"nt "f this city; Colonel Avery. ono 0f
the high rollers ~ tho rich,et silver
inning seCtiOns III the world mt thni
limo; joe Goodman, editor ot the En-
tcrprisr, and Tom Fitch tho silver.
'"ngucd orator, who fought duel, the
Inter receiving u alighl wound; Sam
Davis about M humorous and clever n
j"urnnllat NJ hnp ever been eparcd to
mako crowd laugh; Jim Nyc, United
Statca Senator from Nevada, full nf
Mcthodism and ltcpublcanism. and often
tnll "f drinks; Steve Gago, collector ui
intcrnnl revenue, and alsO collector of
republican roics, and erOros moro oi M
god md liberal follows as the sun has
over shown upon.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-11
Verbal Contract II finding,

The Supreme Court Of Nevada has
just decided for the second time n
unique suit that has been in litigation
Tor thrC" or f0ur Years, arising at Reno.
Barney Glow traded what he considered
u worthless acre Of property in the west
crn part Of the city To ". J. brandon Tor
COW. Glow died before he executed a
deed 70 brandon and after nn admins
t-htur had been APPOINTED for the cs tate
II WAS discovered that the real estate
wns worth many thonsand dollars on ac.
count Of "A valuable sand deposit that il
contained. Tho administrator refused
to make the deed bcra.sc there was no
written contract between Glow and
brandon, although Glow had received
the COW before he died The District
Court held for Cows estate, hut the Su-
prrmc court reversed the decision, or
dcring the lower Court to render Judge
mcDt iuT brandon without re rehcarIng.
The power ri the Supreme Court to or
der such Judgement to be rendered was
attacked, and in IT, decision the Court
reaiiirms its power in this regard. Sev.
cral of the legal questions passed upon
wcr" considered Of much importance 10y
attorneys.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-11
hunrricuu Earthquakes.

Tho first American earthquake IN our
history was that nf Nov. IL. lTTj. and
simultnn"Oua with the grrnt Lisbon
earthquake. The Disturbance was known
to extend io Iceland In Magsachusette
the earth emhdcnly began To- roll in
awolla on Nov. II. with roaring noiaC
like that of thunder. There wore scy-
Cral shocks. hut tho gtcairat lasted
ahOnl two minutca. and wns accompa.
niCd with jCrlSa and wrcnchca. Many
chinuCya ~ Boston wore lisurhtCd or
thrown down, with brick buildings Cnh.
tOrtcd aud Iissurcd and the Htonc walls
nn the farms frequently ovcrlhr"wn. a
tidal wave followed.
Tho next earthquake ~ importance
occurred III lSl |. with its center around
the little town of New Mndn1, OH the
MiEsRippi, somo ~ mrlra below the
Ohio River. ilnmhoidt rumarks that il
%ns one uf ;hc few examples ~ incca.
sant Tuating ~ the ground Tor aucrrs
sive m"niha fnr from any volcano. I'or
months tho country stfrtchiug south
wari from tho Ohio River along the
Mississippi rose and sunk in great
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-11
Volume III


Tho loss caused by the lire tia, de
str"yed San Francisco has raised a feel.
nrE Uf dlstrust in the minds OF n good
many people ~ Ia the ability OF the in
surance companies involved to meet
ihelr l. ssts md continue iu business
While all nf them confidently assert now
that tho! can meet all the demands
against them and still have large bal.
anccs III their trensureti, the cruciaI
hme has not yet arrived and, It may be,
u'a' when 1t comes, more than one of
them will be found lnsolyeut.
This III Il matter that directly interest ts
tie people Of EIko at this time and one
that should receive serious considera.
uon Mt their b Inds. All the insured
property 'u Elko ia insured i'll the COM
pinIcs involved III the San Francisco
Losses. II many OF these companies
should be unable to pay their losses
the" ind lire should sweep EIko.
some of her people would be i'm
p"verishrd and oilers would be tinap-
ciaIly ruinrd.
-" Tar as the solvenCy OF the insurance
companies IL concerned they can do
nothing Uu: wait. But so fur M danger
from Hro III concerned. they can do
eome:hnS 10 minimize the danger on
thht score. Yards can be cleaned up,
ch'nnr!- md stoveripes inspected and
iiii'ie safe aud cItrn precautions can bo
u Ken against tire. 10 this end IL bar
been suIge1tcd that number Of citi-
z"ns wait on the commissioners at their
meeting Monday and devise some
method Of protecting tho town from fire.
The suggestion IL good one md il
should he acted upon. No harm cnn
come from it and il may be productive
oi much good.