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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
Ell<o. Nevada. Friday. August Il, 1906
r-rrors of The southern Desert.


a Rhyolite dispatch Of the 18th gives
the following account Of tie friehtful
experience Of Surveyor Kennedy On the
deserts Of Southern Nevada:
j. G. Kennedy, deputy mineral sur.
ve!or who has been working III the
Emigrant Springs district, endured. a
trightful experience white travelling
from that district to Rhyolite, and the
wonder is thnt he lives after suffering
such dreadful tortures.
Kennedy was doing some surveying
at Emigrant and after completing his
work concluded to walk back to Rhyo-
lite, eince no teams were coming in.
The distance is about sixty five miles.
Leaving Emigrant Friday morning he
took with him supply OF water suf-
ticent to last him to Stove Pipe, think
ing he would replenish his cartcene
there. He met prospector ell route,
no wever, who told him that the water
there is poison, and that by making a
detour OF several miles lie would find a
wholesome spring.
"But | have drunk Rlkali water be-
tore.' ssys Mr.. Kennedy, @and conclud-
ed to risk it, believing that could make
the distance to llole-in the Rock with.
out any great degree OF suffering. And
l could have done so, had let the
Stove Pipe water alone. My canteens
we're exhausted when arrived the re,
aud 1 disregaried the admonitjon and
drank. The water is very low in the
spring, Is OF yellowish appearance and
intensely nauseating in taste. Its odor
is very disagreeable. and it can be
Hmelled for half mile away. Never
the less, L filled my canteeus, and drank
OF it while there. AS | proceeded on
my journey my legs became unsteady
and found it difficult to continue my
usual pace, lay down thinking to gain
strength. but no improvement was
noticeable. The distance between
Stove Pipe and Hole. in tile .Ro:k is
| abont fourteen miles, and fully realiz
ed that il was 10y all odds case OF
make this or die, since the chance OF
anyone's picking ME up was practically
ont OF the question. ! struggled for
ward, my legs becoming more and more
uncertain. In addition to this every.
thing was getting dim before me, and !
appeared to be rapididly losing eyesight.
To husband my strength to tho task
before me, | discarded my lunch bag
and dragged on to where tho trai!
branches for Hole-.u the.Rock. Here
my condition became desperate.
could no longer walk and the only
means OF locouIotion left me was to
crawl on my hands and knees. was
almost blind, too. But by crawling and
feeling my way along finally reached
the water, more dead than alive. was
thirty six hours IN making the fourteen
miles between the two pointe, and it
looks more like miracle than anything
else thu. am alive to tell tho tale"
Kennedy warns travellers and prcs
pec,ors to shun the deadly flow at
Stove Pipe. The water induces para
lysis Of the limbs and causes IN iucrea as.
ed action Of the heart and kidneys and
impdirs the eyeeight. From his own
experience, ne is led TO believe that il
will. IL taken in any quantity, produce
death in very short time.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
Volume ri


Three convicts es :aped from the pen.
nantiary some time Thursday night
They wore coniiuod III II single cell and
made their escape by cutting through
the wall. 4 dispatch in the Gazette
snys:
There were no guarl3 in the cor.
ridor where the men were confined at
the time the break was made. All was
quiet in the prison, and tho first tntima.
that there had been "a delivery wus re-
ceived several hours afterw9rd, when
agiarl in max ing his rounds threw a
light into the cell as he passed it, lie
d'covered that il was empty. The door
was throSn open and the lhrge break in
the wall. 60 o'ered with bed clothing, was
Noticed. Immediately general alarm
wRs turued in md guards were sent all
over the the prison grounds to see il the
men were I'm hiding. but it was found
that they had seated the walls and dis.
appeared into the rough country.
Tho escapes are Pedro PehZ1a, serv.
ing lie sentence for murder com.
mitted III Esmernlda county last year;
Guy Verno !, sent from Exc county Tor
forging D.strict Attorney Williams
name ~ note; and Lester Is. Blackwell
sent from this co inty, for ten years for
stealing Mr.. Gutridge's black team.
The Virginia Chronicle has the follow.
ing in regard TO the prison break:
Tho prisoners escaped through a
hole dug in the wall Of the prison
groun'ls.
Pending the mstallment oi the new
steel cells in tho prison the convicts
were quartered in whnt was formely
used as the shoe shop in the prison yard
adjoining the gallows, above which 8
double line oi armed guards are st 4.
toned.
This Was known as the 1bullpen"
and the prisoners realiz 10 that when the
installation OF the new steel cells WIS
compelled all possibility Of escape would
he hopeless and this epuTred them
TO desperate efforts to regain their
liberty.
A deadlino WIS established in the
yRrl and recently several OF the more
desperate convicts would strut, in n
spirit OF bravado, along this line and
occasionally step across It. until warned
tbht a repetition Of tho offense would
incur the penalty Of nile shot"
Carson dispatch received this after.
noon states that Vernon WINS captured
yesterday at Clenr Creek. Posses are
pursuing Black well and Pelioza closely
III Tahoe region. Guards mud Indians
form poses.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
story TIcklGd w. j. Brynn.

Nebraska mir lister who enjoys the
confidence Of W. J. Bryan asked the
presidential candidate OF 1896, lust be.
fore he was leaving the country on his
present tour, what was the best story
told about him when he was before the
country rs the oppor 1nt OF Mnj. Me.
Kinley.
The one ! most enjoyed" he replied,
1wns told 10y commercial traveller who
put up at a village tavern III Arkansas.
The accommodations were very scant.
The traveller slept on the floor. lie
had no water to wash his hands and
face. When he went To breakfast he
was out Of sorts. lie told the landlord
TINT his house ought to he swept away
10y II hurricane. The landlord made no
reply, hut invited the traveller to eat.
The food was on II par with the travellers
room. He said it wasn't tit for hog.
The landlord was silent and passed up
another dish. Tho traveller threw it on
the floor.
Tho landlord picked up the rem nanls
md pitched them into bucket, and eaid
nothing. Just then n woman whose
appearance indicated poverty mud poor
health passed thromght tile dining room.
The traveller made remark about her
TINT wns decided! uncomplimentary,
saying that he didn't wonder the grub
was not III to eat IL che prepared it.
Tho landlord never uttered a word of
protest. The traveller left the table and
asked for his bill. As the landlord
scraped up tue bottom Of his till to make
change the traveller asked him: How
do you stand on this 1G to craze, my
howT Then the landlords wrath nssert-
cd itself and he hit his guest between
the cycs-American Spectator,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17

AC . o'clock ON Sun lay afternoon. MIR.
Miss LOWE Crow Of Kirksvillp. Nilsson
ri, were united in marriage at the resi-.
dence OF l.. G.. Clark, Elko, Nevada, by
Rev. Geo. II. Greenfield, in the presence
o: few Immediate friends. Al the ap.
pointed time, the bride and groom enter.
I'd the beautifully de coralcd Iar!or and
the solemn, but interesting, ceremony
was performed and two hears we're unit
ns one.
At the conclusion OF the ceremony,
congratulations were in order and il
gees without saying that all wished Mr.
and Mrs. Drake much happiness III :heir
new home.
90 an invitation from Mrs. Clark, all
entered the dining room where the table
WAS handsomely decorated with flowers
and fairly weighted down with good
things to eat and drink to which each
did ample justice.
Mr.. Drake is II business man of Wells
and his friends are numbered by the
score. The bride is charming young
lady who came fro Il Kirksvillc, Nilsson.
ri, where she waa for number OF yeare
employed rs assistant cashier and sten
ogrhpher in one Of the leading banks OF
that city.
MIR. and Mrs. Drake left ON No. thus
morning for their home i'll Walls. They
took with them the best wishes OF host
of friends toT their prosperity and hap
piness.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
Reclamation Figures show work Done

Reclamation Figures show Work Done
The work Of the Government Recla
nation Bureau during the four brie
yenrs OF its existence Il very succinctl,
set forth in a statement issued by +. II
Newell, the head Of the bureau, whicl
he prepared Tor the intormntIo of tile
members and delegates to the approach.
ing session OF the National Irrigation
Congress which meets at Boise, Spteni.
ber 81 to Sth. This statement is as
follows:
"The United States reclamation ser.
vice has just passed it's fourth birthday,
and TINT it is II very vigorous infant is
shown 10y summary OF the work &C.
"omplished during lis brlef existence.
"Work s now under way on twenty.
Two PROJECTS and 1900 acres Of land
hnve been actually irrigated. Up to
July lst, oil miles Of nam canal, l16
miles of distributing system and 3s8
miles OF bitches had been constructed.
including dams, headworks, etc.
Tunnels having total length Of
more than five and half miles have
been driven, including over two and
hall miles Of tie great Gunnison tunnel
in Colorado.
"Moro than 52l miles OF telephone
lines have been installed md aro now
in operation, 233 miles Of wngou road
solid rock in almost inaccessible can
yons. 10 bridges, and 30C offices and
other buildings have been constructed.
"l'he works above mentioned hnve
called for the excavation OF II. .403, ,243
cubic !ards of Garth and TO yk. the laying
of l3i ,il6 cubic yards OF rip rap and
paving, and 52,0i7 linear feet OF piIing
have been driven.
@There have been purchased 1873 tons
OF iron md steel, 7,347,2l2 feet B. NJ.
Of lumber, and l50,G23 bnrrels OF ce.
ment.
"I'ho Government cement mill at
Roosevelt. Atz, erected at the cost OF
more than 800, 900, has turned out 49,
900 barrels oi cement, and Uncle Sans
sawmills have cut 1850 900 toet B. NJ. OF
lumber from the Government resrves.r
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
Considers rn,nii.m A r.e,,or.


ln an article on r-ceDl ore discoy.
cries in Nevada the Salt Lake Telegram
says:
SO much has been Loft unexplored.
even in tho northern section, whore at
ono time city Of 10000 people rolled
in the wealth Of the Comstock, TIM, Il
is beyond tho contemplation ot nny
human mind at this time 10 forecast
the enormously profitable mining ton
mage which is going 10 come from Ne.
vada IN the next ten years. Tint thero
is basis for this statement is attcstetl
by the recent finding of rich ledees
within fourteen miles OF old Virginia
City.
1t would seem that some OF the 40. COO
people who resided there. some OF the
thousands OF prospc ctOrs who trod
the present sito of the new camp OF
Ramsey in those old days. could have
cspicd the riches il contained then.
They we're as visIb O then as now but
undoubtedly, tho famous psychological
moment for Nevada was not decreased
by tho Unseen Hand until now. This
is on the theory that "what IN TO be will
be- aud that what is not to be will not
be- Throughout its modern rcjuvcna.
ton, in fact, Nevada has been con.
sistent cxempliIcation OF fatalism: Il
has been nm accident all through, from
the beginning. exactly ms have been al.
most all other epoch. making precious.
metal and bascr metal discoveries.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
Tho Cost tf War.

Tho United States every year expends
about sli0,000,000 in pensions for wars
that are past, and somewhere between
slSO 100000 and 1900 900, 900 in being
prepared against wars OF the future. In
the las. Gscal ycnr there was paid out
for the naval establishment sl2? .00O, 900;
for the support OF the army and the
Military Academy, s77.0O0,0OO. Taken
altogether, pen6ions, the navy and fleet
called for s3i0.000.COO a comparison
between tho cost Of the arts Of war
and tine arts borGo By the government
Is afforded by the fact TIM. tho agricul.
.ural appropriation for the Inst fiscal
year was s5,9i2,0iO The comparison
10 made evOn moro striking when we
realize that from 1880 TO the present
day. counting tho present proposed
appropriation, tho aggregate appropria.
tions for the Department Of Agriculture
arc sU5,737,272.l2 or sl2,0O0,OO less
than was expended on the army lns,
year. Yot wo nre a peaceful nation, de.
pending largely on agriculture for our
prosperity. .-lIo,ton Transcript.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17

Tint woman la, been the same in
all ages in her Efforts To cnsnars the
unsuepecting male by artificial aids is
proved by mn old English statute, passed
23G ycars ago by parliament So far
reaching was the havoc wroueh,
among masculine hearts by tho devices
OF cunning females TINT tho men we're
forced To seek the protection Of tho law
m is shown 10y the statute in question,
which reads as tOllowe:
"That oil women, oi whatever age.
rank, degree or profession. whether
virgine, maids, or widows. that shall
from aud after tho passing OF this acl
impose upon and betray into malrimo.
ny any Of hts maj ,siy's male eubjccie
by scents, pants cosmetics, washes
artificial teeth, false hair, Spanish wool
iron atays, hoops. high.hocIcd shoes or
bolstcred hips, slIall incur tho pcnally y
OF the law now in force against witch.
craft, sorcery and euch like mis-.
demennors, md TINT the marriage. upon
conviction. ehall stand null and void :
Judging by tho forceiul wording and
tho specification Of minute details, il
secms that some Of the members oI
parliament Ind been "stung."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
Democratic IJetrRntrs,

According TO tho returns made to tho
county committee. tho following del.
egates hnvc boen elected TO the dem.
ocratic state convention:
Elko district:--Georgo Russell, Geo.
McTntosh, Thomas Hunter, a. W.
HosJon.
Tuscarora distriCl:--E. a. =, John.
son, Ed. Todd, Charlcs Winters.
Wells districl:-l1. u. Corycll, =. s.
frplett.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
An AppetIzItH EIrI.

She's awfully sweet.
Her checks nrc like peaches.
She has cherry lips.
Her breath is nectar.
Her hair IL like yellow corn.
Her eyes arc like blackberries.
She is perfectly delicious In French
dressing.
Her complexion Ia II delicate cream.
love Ia ioas, her.
She's II honey.
| sometime feel ns though would
like to press her 10 Jolly.
But IL ] did, would che he cordialY-
Liie.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
a Mystery Solved

aiiow to keep of periodic attacks Of
biliousness mud habitual constipation
was mystery that DR.. Kings New Lifo
Pills solved Tor me-" writes John N.
Pleasant, oi Magnolia, Ind. Tho only
pile TINT nro guaranteed TO givo perfect
aatisiaction to everybody or money re
funded Only DC Mt Elko Drug Co'e
at ore.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
DoveIop Manila.

Almost daily ocean steamships load.
cd with freight, passengers and naIl
aro arriving at tho port OF Manila
rom all parts OF tho world. while
Manila's development rs shipping
center for tho Orient has barely DO.
gun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17
AllttIEtI.

DRAKE-CRow-In Elko, Nevada. Aug.
u9t ~, 1906, by Rev. George II
Greenfield, Mr.. William Drake Of
Wolls, Nevada. TO Mlss T,ovic Grow Of
Kirksvillc, Missouri.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17

j. @. Stubhs. llarumnn's traffic mnn
nscr, denies the report that no is going
to leave the Hartman System to take
up railroad work in London.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-06
FOUND BURIED COIN.
Search Of Heirs on Farm Property is
Well Repaid.

Paris. Texas, April % Daniel Sal
Ssrs. 900 old citizen of th. Boston
ns' shborhooI. who died % Few u,.Nf
ago loft considerable property. .u.
pludiu- some r,al estate. aud several
thousand dollars deposited iu mo
bank
Yesterday no, relatives and che ad
mlulstrator had a meeting 90 discu
he division Of the property. one OF
the heirs. who was with the old man
~ tho time ~ his death. said that
Just before dissolution, Mr Salyars
seemed anxious to tell him something
but tha only words hc could under
stand were "boi~ dare post The
home place ar RoNton was fenced
with posts of this timber. and o. wa
finally concluded tu look al them and
soc & anything coula be discovered
Before the inspection had progress
cd Very FAR post was noticed that
seemed loose n Tie ground, and on
taking 90 % flat rock was found be
meath &c. Under This rock was sl79 in
cash-soy,n $50 gold pieces and thir.
tyuiuc silver dollars The reason to.
this hoard 90 unknown. and the heirs
consider that finding II WIS rcmara
able piece OF luck
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-06
0bc DailD Aromorritr.
NATIONAL FINANCES

Tho remarkably stead. r- Do.
he government. receipt. fou GU
toms ls areely .rarsi't fr
much Improved soHdH.lr ef 'ha f1.-
ID state treasury 81 .r' '1-. g
buslnes. f9f fHa month .f Stare.
there gss "a sIrr'l. ~ receipt. ots.
,rpenditure. fof .lat month amount
ise to&is-Itse THa receipt for ar
sources during tHa mor'h .s-a $50
c5iIG9. saI rhe dI.1ufs meats were
gts s.qs0 NHp
On March IsHi. rha receipts from
an sources were f4g.ze11-.. 0r more
than lf.8l0o'I .s than In tie month
Irut closed The stpenfr.1 lass
month vtrc only fssI.lH largo. shan
In tbe .ama month 90 Ias y.ar fss
increase b.Ir 0r a,o0srl oi civil aad
misceliaroo1s objects us.F .aI pub
Dc works and a decrease .ar .f. nI
Ita-v establishment fn Iul.H. ..H.
fions and interest
last m0ntHa r..,.I- ... ..
foms we're large. H5 m1.. -Hal 8,
700 900 'baH tIo.. ~ march 1908
and thrro aas aaar.s tiDH1unN .1.
crease iu fls .H.Um. from Internal
revenue fas.. fha March receipt
In detail wen. a. follows Customs
gZ71i7.55g. a. against s-f""8l"8 Ia.t
year. Internal revenue. so. i11tst.
a. against gis5nUsf5. a1d. miscars.
neols. l3s05 s2a. against s-7.8
s3s
Ia the G..t mime months 0i fba cur
rent fiscal year There was sn .ncr.as.
~ nearly g2sOgUU0l from ths r1s
toms alone. us compared with tho p"
reipil Tor tho same months Df 1905
The total for the iast uinc months
was sge7.53ss73 The receipts from
internal revenue Rofe sls7.0g9.4sC. a.
against &i7540055i The receipts
from all sources Iu The Grsi three quar-
ters 81 tho current nscal year wcIr
tif6.f7t7i2. as against 2iilsa1.ss1
last year and the total disbursements
In the ast nine months NeIe Sii0.
7o2.2ss. as against Si3s3l7s73 !u ihc
corresponding months 0f last year
There was. therefore. surplus iu
the treasury a. the close of business
March 3ist amounting to S5.772iI3.
Al tho end ~ March. 1908. there was
n deficit amounting to S2Lfs2oll.
The treasury officials believe there
viii be q substantial surplus for the
fiscal year ending June 30 ucNt
amounting. possibly 20 sl5.0OoOuu
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-06
INTERESTING AT MARROW.
Some Notes OF interest From the
Growing porder Town.

MARROW, l. r., April 5.--(SpcclaO--
4 heavy rain has been falling here
since midnight last night This viii
put the ground In fine shape although
We were not badly In need OF rain
The Farmers Union of and near
here will erect and operate a $4,000
eight-stand. eighty saw cotton gin at
MARROW. 4 site was selected and do
mated 10 them by our citizens at o
meeting held last night
The Canadian Midland railroad. Of
which mention q Ue76s made In the
various papers almost daily, signed
mp a bona ode. irouc.ai contract with
our people some rimo ago. and we
now have our oyc on another road
which is headed this way
4 number of strangers are dupp.u-
in. attracted hy me possibilities or
tending tho opening of the wood ra-
serve near here for settlement under
the stephens bin There or. about
1900 acres of This land very r1s.
10 our town limits and when the open.
ing takes place wo look for bie
crowd
Our people stH eagerly scan taC
leading daily papers in faint hopes NJ
finding something about statehood
which will convince us that Uncle
Joe" has rolentcd and win lot us in
A number OF Masons viii attend The
Scottish Rite reunion al Guthrie tho
coming meeting, taking from here
several who viii Join.
At a rouslng meeting Of the Wood
men of the World held az our 'ovn
n few nights since a. resolution was
unanimously gdoptod asking the
head camp at Omaha 10 remove their
ofhccs 20 Fort Worth, Texas. II a re
moyal was made az all
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-06
caugh, Cold While Hunting a Burglar.

Mr VIM Thos Ianorsan. proF.n.
.laI constable at ChapIaau Ontario.
says. % caught severe coid while
bunting q burglar iu thc forest swamp
last fan Hearing of Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy . tIitl .' aud after
using two small bottles. Was com.
Dlotciy cured This remedy s intend
ei especially Cor coughs ana colds
it Will loosen and relieve a severe cola
Ia less time than by any other treat
mout and is favo,ito wherever if-
superior oNcolionca has become known
For sale by p J Ramsey " % Frame.
Ardmore Drug Co, Bonner d Bonner
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-06
n.n

Now here s n piece of straight
shouldcrci logic from The Paris. Tex.
as. Advocate that ought to bs'repub.
lished In every newspaper ln the
country Tor municipal consideration.
Not one Texas city in dozen ls get
ting q fair return for the money oV.
pended for street work The policy of
hlling mudholcs with moro mud does
not contemplate Improvement o. is
simply a costly makoshift u private
citizen were spending $1,000 a year
In improving his property and get.
ling no more results than the average
Texas city. his ncighbors would or
Eanile a lunatico lnQuIrendo proceed
Ing and send him to the most conyo.
nicnt insane asylum
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-06

Andrew Carnegie is 10 be- asked 10
donate Slo.0U0.000 for school build
ings in th- indian Territory n Mr.
Carnegie prefers 90 donate his nilb-
cy whore IL will receive an enthust
astic recognition he would make no
mistake IN making the donation w
have sometimes doubted. however,
that he was properly informed con.
ccrning the needs of communities
whore ne has made the largest loua
tons
Beginning April :, r WI pasture
town cows al pasture south Of town
al $3.50 per month See Chas, Hum.
man or phone 3l4 and he viii call
Tor your COWS each morning
9tf o $ BAILEY
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-06

with ihe municipal campaigns now
ont 0f the Uay everybody can uoN
turn fh.lr attention to saving th,
peach crop -Okiaaomau.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-06

Our line OF refrlgerators Is the most
complete in the city. Make your Sc
lection early,
BIVENS, CORHN & FRENSLEY
The Lrdmorsite Tor sn tns news
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-06

\ clean up on Mems and
Boys Shield and Band Bow
Ties, neat patterns, in light
and dark colors, big assort.
ment 10 select from, on sale
Saturday, each