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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26


Tho Goldiield News publishes tho FOL.
lowing interesting letter from Senate or
Ncwlands on the future OF Nevada:
We are entering upon new day in
the lie of our Statc--a day that has
already some achievements to its credit,
with tho promise OF much more in the
early future.
1t WIS once charged that Ncy ada :
mineral wealth was exhausted, aud that
never again would capital aud enter
prise turn i'll this direction on that nc.
count. In travelling east last month |
listened to the cloqucnce of a gentleman
whom did not know, but who tali;cd
OF Nevada asserting that II IL another
South Africa" and TINT il wuuld sur.
prise tho world with its output Of pre-.
cious molala. or course. Ncvndnns
havo never doubted that this il So but il
is good To- hear it frou, the lips ~ a New
Yorker. Tho new tune ia much swcctcr
thnn the old one with which they used
I" tell Of the hopeless plight Of our grca;
Stnic.
But while wc must all rejoice in the
revival of our mining industry, We inRy
liul equal caus" f"r cougratulation -
the growth Of our commercial townn
and in tho expansion Ot our agriculture
under tho national irrigation lnw. The
number OF hOmcs upon tho coil. the cx.
tent of our cultivated lnnda, aud the
amount OF onr annual product will bc
multiplied many times over when the
works now under way and projected are
completed. But these works do not
mark tho limit 0f our possibilities.
Thorc arc other great opportunities bc.
sidcs those on tho Truckcc und Carson.
We shnll some day SEQ wonderful
development on the Walker river and
in the long valley Of the Humboldt. aud
tho view which tho traveller nov scca
from tho iranscuntinrutal train will bc
Transformed.
Our rcal cause for rejoicing ~ not in
any einRlc ono "f ,hcec facts, bnt in nll
oi them together. Genuine md lasting
prosperity, TINT kind of prosperity which
Ia distributed among nll elements OF
population. comes from tho symmetrical
development Of tho whole variety of
natural resources. Tim, il what We arc
beginning to eco in Hcvnda and whnl wc
ehnll sco in constantly incrcasing mcns.
uro aa time guna on.
But min@ md farms nnd thriving
towns nro not tho only nsscta which Ne.
vnda hha with which 10 appeal to tho in,
torcai of tho outside world. Wcaro liv
ing IN timo OF wide unrest and, ma il
seems to mo, arc soon to 500 whni lin
coin called ~ now birth " institutions.
In my judgment Nevada ia pcculiarl,
suited to become tho fold for the moe
advanced legislation aiming to incrcna,
tho power %! tho people in tho control
m their affairs. Tho significant icatur,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
Tor any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured 10y HALLS CHtarrh Cure.
"c' tho undersigned, have known +.
j. Cheney for tho Inst ID ycnra. and bc.
Iiovc him perfectly honorable in all bus.
'neoa transactions. and financially able
to carry ont any obligations made by his
firm. WALDIS0. KINSAS & NARvIa.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halle Catarrh Curc n taken intern.
hily, acting directly upon the blood and
mucoua surfaces Of tho eystcm. Tceti.
monina scmt free. Price. 75c pcr bottle.
Sold by all drugGista.
Tako Halle Family Pills FOR constipation
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

According to the unofficial statistics
gathered in l9Ob, ns in provious years 10y
tho Chicago Tribune, the record of
crime for the past year is generally
worse than til" record for the year 1901.
Embozzlcmont, torgOrica. dcfaul;iuge.
and bank wfcckings in l95 show u
largo incrcasc over 1901. aud aro tho
largest eincc 1897. Tho total is S9.Gl3..
III. Tho lynchmRa reported Tor 1908
arc but &C, tho smallcst numbcr einco
1855. OF these lynchings Gj occurred in
the souih and ono III tho north. OF the
total number Gl were negroes and j
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26
Army Officers Arc Buev

According To tho Tageblatt. army
officers arc not seen in the restau.
rants and thcatcrs of Berlin nearly as
often rs they used TO be ten years
ago. tho main reason being that their
hours OF duty arc treble what they
were In 1890.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-26

Subgcribc for TmE INprrrSprSr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

Provo, Feb. 24-AIbert ManwiH of Ben
jamin will leave for Columbus, O.. in a
few days to purchase an imported per-
cherOn stallion for the Benjamin Live
stock association.
The Forum Debating club will meet at
the Proctor academy on Tuesday at 8
o'clock p. m. The question to be debated
is: Resolved, That Woman Is Mentally
Inferior to Man" Mr. E Roberts and
Mr.. PETERSON will take the affirmative,
and Miss Adams and Mr.. Irving the neg
ative.
blessed Are the Peacemakers' will be
the subject Of Rev. r. H TOwnsend's
sermon sermon tom Go at the At E fP opal
gTegational church will speak on Seed
Time and Harvest"
A marriage license has been issued to
Ray S. Gathis, aged 26 and Rose Gale
cure, aged 40, both of Tucker
The committee of the Provo Canning
company appointed to select a site for the
plant has done So deciding upon ground
owned by Mrs. William Strong on Sixth
South street between First and Second
East streets The location affords fine
trackage facilities and is otherwise well
adapted for the purpose. Work on the
plant viii begin at once.
Ralph LawhOrn, one of the boys who
ran away and was arrested in Nephi last
school today by Judge Booth Lawhorn
was on probation at the time he left
Provo for the trip south
Principal JOrgensen Of the Maeser
school has been i'll and unable to attend
to his school work the past week, but
expects to be well enough to resume his
duties Monday.
e D Bedford has bought the Robert
Shelton fesidence in the Fifth ward.
Effie the 1-months'-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Ferguson of Pleasant
View. died last evening from bronch1tsi
Funeral services will be held in the
Pleasant View ward house tomorrow, be-
ginning at O'Clock
Judge Booth heard the motion Tor
new trial by defendant in the case of Cox
vs.. Pritchett, a case tried by Judge Booth
in Manti last fall. Judge Jacob Johnson
represented defendant and Attorney J.
w Cherry the plaintiff The matter was
taken under Amusement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
PAYSON.

The elders quorum of the First ward
has issued invitations for a select ball
and picnic to be given Monday night in
the Assembly hall
A successful surprise party was given
A. H GutheiI Tuesday night which was
very pleasant affair in many ways
and commemorated the gentlemanS birth
day Those invited, about seventy-five in
number, gathered at the store Of Mrs
Gutheil his mother. on Main street, and
about S:S0 o'clock went in a body to the
victims home, where they took him and
also his wife by a genuine, thorough sur
prise, after which everybody repaired to
the Hancock hall, where sixty-three,
finch and other games were played IN
I'll II o'clock Then dancing began. At
u o'clock a bounteous repast was served,
after which dancing was INDUCED in I'M
I'll a late hour. Music was furnished by
the a. B. & S. orchestra Several mu-
steal numbers were rendered by the
Misses Clyde Wilson, Veta Finlayson
whole the evening was most pleasantly
and prcfitably spent.
Miss Lucy Dexter entertained many of
her friends Tuesday night at the home
Of Mrs. c. F. Packard. Finch, pit and
other games were played until II O'Clock
when well enjoyed lunch was served.
All those present report a pleasant even
ing.
c. S. Six eft Monday afternoon for
Eureka, New, on business trip of ten
days duration
Mrs. Louis EIlertson of Mammoth is
spending an extended visit with her sis
tiers, Mrs. Royal T. Hush and Mrs. Ed
ward Dixon Louis was down Tuesday
and spent the day.
Orrfn Gushing returned last Sunday
evening from Butte
Mrs Ora NJ Preston returned TO her
home in American Fork Thursday, after
spending a weeks visit with the family
of Mrs H GutheiI
Mrs. Samuel Stark of American Fork
is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. s.
WOrsencroft--
Mr. and Mrs E Stevens were the vic
TINS of surprise Wednesday in honor of
the birthday of Mr.. Stevens.
sMr. and Mrs Charles Patten of Nam
moth spent 2 few days here the past
week visiting relatives
@. G. SimOns is home from the Grand
Central mine for a few days
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
CAMP FOR TEN-YARD RULE
Athletic Authority Discusses
Football of the Future"
at Yale Banquet.

St Louis, Feb. 24.-ClOsing with ban
uuet tonight at the Hotel Jefferson, at
which Secretary Of War Taft Arthur T.
HadIey, president Of Yale university, and
Walter Camp, Yale's widely known ath-
Ietic authority, were the principal speak
erS, one Of the most successful meetings
of the Associated Western Yale clubs was
held here today. After an elaborate menu
President HadIey, who also introduced
Mr.. Camp, on the programme to respond
to the toast Football of the Future.
Mr.. Camp advocated the 'ten-yard' rule
he proposed at the last meeting of the
rules committee, and in summing up said;
PLAY fair, play hard, respect your op-
pOnentS and respect yourselves; then, win
or lose. you have done your part TO pre-
serve the game which has too much good
in it to sacrifice"
Frederick II. Judson, Sc, st. Louis, pres
ident Of the Associated Western Yale
clubs, responded to a toast and the sub
ject of President Hadley's address was
"Yale's Broadcast Sowing"
Secretary Taft. '79, had as his subject
1.-The West and the East"
Secretary Taft spoke at length upon col
viduaI after leaving his alma mater. He
also took occasion to speak good word
for football, supporting Mr.. Camps con-
tention that it is not the game, but the
individual player and sensational journal
ism that IS responsible for the present
agitation against the game
After the speeches the annual election
Of officers was held, and Secretary Taft
was unanimously chosen president. The
territory embraced in the western assOcia-
ton includes Ohio on the east and Colo
RADIO on the west.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
DYNAMITERS ARRESTED.
Plot of Three Men Alleged to Blow
Up Building.

New York. Feb. PA squad of nine de-
tective sergeants tonight frustrated what
they declare was a well laid plot to dy-
Mantle a building being constructed by
Post & McCord at 304-6 East Twenty
third street. Three iron workers, two of
of the Structural Iron Workers union,
were arrested, the detectives alleging that
they were about to set off twenty pounds
of dynamite when they were caught One
of the men made a desperate fight, draw
ing black jack and striking at the de-
tectives until he was cOwed with a re-
VOlVer.
The prisoners are Thomas Weir of this
city and Charles Moran and John Guth-
RE, both of Jersey City Information of
the plot was given TO the police in a let
ter written by a woman who stated that
the three men who intended to effect the
explosion had arranged to meet tonight
at Third avenue and Twenty-third
street. Nine detectives disguised as Ia
borers. gathered at the place mentioned
witnessed the meeting of the three men
and followed them to the building. On
the way, the detectives say, they saw the
men take a package out of a satchel
which they then buried in a sand heap
After the three had entered the building
the detectives attacked and captured
them after a hard fight On Guthrie the
detectives say, they found twenty pounds
of dynamite with a fuse attached. An
other package containing fifteen pounds
of dynamite was found in the buried
satcheL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful It Is
in Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
is the safest and most efficient disinfect-
ant and purifier in nature, but few real
ize its value when taken into the human
system for the same cleansing purpose
Charcoal is a remedy that the more Won
take Of It the better; IT is not a drug at
ali but simply abSOrbS the gases and i'm
nIIritfes always present in the stomach
and intestines and carries them out of the
sy stem
erooJ~fng drinking or after eating onions
80 other odorOus vegetables.
charcoal effectuaJly clears and improves
the complexion, it whitens the teeth and
further acts as natural ana eminently
s21e sbsorbs the Injurious gases which
oo1Iect in the stomach and bowels; IT dis
infects the mouth ana throat from the
nelson of catarTh-
All druggists sell charcoal in one form
or another, but probably the best char
coal and the most for the money is in
oo1orlosed of the finest powdered Willow
cbaTcoal and %other harmless antiseptfcs
- tablet form. or rather In the form of
iarge pleasant tasting lozenges, the char
.os1 being mixed with honey.
rThe daily use of these lozenges will soon
81 IN a much improved condition Of th,s
general health. better complexion, sweeter
breath and purer blood, and the beauty of
- Is, that no possible harm can result
from their continued use, but. on the
contrary. great benefit.
FuffaIO physician. in speaking of the
b[nefite Of charcoal says: Il advise Stu
arts Charcoal Lozenges to all patients
suffering from gas in stomach and bowels
and to clear the complexion and purify
tbe bres tn. mouth and throat: I also be-
Hove the liver is greatly benefited by the
deilv use Of them: they cost but % cents
Tsox at drug stores, and although in
some sense a patent preparation, yet |
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than in any
Of the ordinary charcoal tablets"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
S TATE NE S
PETERSON FOUND GUILTY
Attorney Asks for Time to Present
Motion for a New Trial
Set for April.

Fillmore. Feb. 21.-The jury in the case
OF the state vs.. George Peterson. charged
with fornication, came Into court at 9
D. m with verdict of guilty Court
fixed 10 a m today for sentence at
which time attorney for defendant asked
for time to present motion for new trial
and April was set for hearing the same
This is case in which considerable in
terest has been taken by a number of
people from Scipio.
James Payne, q very popular and re-
spected citizen, was buried yesterday.
Services were attended by a large num-
Der Of people. Mr. Payne's wife was
buried just three weeks ago.
Preparations are being made for the
organizing of a local bank in Fillmore.
A meeting Of the promoters will be called
in short time. Some of the leading men
Of the county are behind the enterprise.
There is move on foot to increase the
present reservoir plant known as the
DeseTet Canal & Reservoir company,
which owns one of the best reservoir
plants in the state. The new proposition
is to enlarge the dam and thereby in
crease the capacity of the reservoir,
which will hold water sufficient to irri-
gate $1,000 acres of land in addition TO
what is now irrigated
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
DUFFEY'S RECORDS NO GOOD
intercollegiate Amateur Ath-
letiC Association Holds An
nual Convention,

New York, Feb 24.-The thirty-first
annual convention of intercollegiate ANA
teur Athletic association of America was
held today. Columbia. Cornell, Harvard
Haverford, Pennsylvania, Princeton,
SWarthmOre. Yale and other colleges were
represented The report of the executive
committee was read and approved in its
entirety and the following amendment to
article VII of the bylaws was adopted:
THE executive committee may in its
discretion declare a dividend to be di-
represented at least ten different COM
petitions and in three different events at
the previous meeting Such dividends
shall not be greater than the net pro-
ceeds to the association from the previ-
Gus field meeting and shall be divided
among the colleges entitled TO receive the
same in proportion TO the number of
men who actually competed and the num-
Der of miles from the place of meeting
the colleges thus competing are located. "
On the recommendation of the executive
committee a resolution was adopted
making no longer acceptable the records
of Arthur T. Duffey.
The charge Of being professional was
made against Duffey, who represented
GEORGETOWN. On the records of the as
ISOLATION hereafter the winners of the
10O-yard dash in 1901. 1902 and 1903 will
be the man who heretofore has been re-
corded as having been second.
The following resolutions were also
passed:
''First-Resolved, That the vault of II
feet 90 inches made by Dray of Yale
in the annual games be recognized as the
intercollegiate record for the pole vault
'Second-Resolved. That the time OF
1 minute, IS seconds, made by Parsons
Of Yale in the annual games be recog-
nized as the intercollegiate record for the
half-mile run"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
EUREKA.

George SchaeHiugs visited the capital
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Drew are down
from Park City visiting friends in Eu-
reka.
Mrs. Dan Ostrander. who has been Wis
iting friends in Salt Lake for the past
two weeks, returned to Eureka FRIDAY
Mrs. Thomas Stswardson and her
daughter were visitors in Zion this week
Mrs. c. y. Hush and baby visited Mrs
Huish's mother, Mrs. Dennis Sullivan. in
Salt Lake City during the week
Miss Lizzie ChOpe, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. Patrick Shea for the past
few weeks, left Wednesday for Los An
geles.
Mrs Harry J. Beane left last Wed
nesday for Park City, where her husband
has secured a position. and in the fu-
ture they VIII make their home there
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Baker are enter
tanning Miss Matilda Kohl of Pocatello.
Mrs. H. W. Morse is in Salt Lake City.
where she went to meet her daughter
Mrs. Charles Spillman, who has recently
returned from Ida New.
Fred ShOntz. Walter W. Thompson. ]
3. Whitehead and George A UdaI were
visitors to the capital this week
Mrs. Charles O'Con2ell was up from
Tintic Junction last Thursday visiting
friends.
Mrs. DR.. A. II. Taylor and baby re-
turned last Friday from trip of two
months duration in southern California
DR.. Lombard, brother of the late Defos
Lombard. was out from the capital last
Saturday
The Ladies' Aid society will meet at
the home of Mrs. Fred BurrasOn next
Thursday.
Last Saturday evening the members of
the Ladies' Republican club met at the
home of Mrs. Dr. J. A. HenseI They
have arranged to give a ball at the Odd
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
EP RAIN.

The A 7 NJ club was elegantly enter
tanned by Miss Mabel Larsen at her home
Tuesday evening
The graduating class of the Ephraim
public schools gave a dancing party at
the opera house Thursday evening The
house was beautifully decorated with the
rational cOlors.
Mr. and Mrs. AdoIph Hansen enter
tanned a number Of friends Thursday
evening at their home at progressive high
five. a delicious dinner and refreshments
ere served to the guests Mrs Thor
II aid Hansen won the first prize and Mrs.
Farley Hansen received the BOBBY
Alvin F. Alfred of Spring City was Wis
iting with friends in town this week
Mrs Edwin DOriUs is visiting with rela-
tives and friends in Salt Lake City.
Hyrum Dorius came home from Marys-
vale Wednesday.
Otto OttOsen Of Fountain Green was
visiting with friends in this city Friday
Miss Orpa JOrgensen and Clarence Pc
tersen viii be united in marriage at the
Manti temple next Wednesday at noon
A reception will be given the contracting
couple at SChwalbe's hall. in this city in
the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Petersen will
make this city their home
VIII WO0lsey of Wales was visiting
with relatives and friends here Friday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
PROSPERITY THE SLOGAN
Logan's Commercial Club Commences
a Campaign of Strenuous
Activity.

Logan. Feb. 2S-The new board of gov
errors Of the Commercial club held its
first meeting last night and the mem
bers evinced a determination TO get into
the harness and do something this year.
70 begin with they took decisive action
toward securing an up town telegraph
office. The Western Union announced
mat IL was willing to put in an office
II suitable quarters could be provided
ana an operator secured. The club has
obtained both and so notified the com
pany.
The club appropriated the sum of $50
for the See America First movement
and viii lend what other aid it can to
that enterprise, being heartily IN SYM
patty with il.
The matter OF providing another CEN
trail school building for Logan was dis
cussed and the committee on education
was authorized to meet with the city
board of education and give it such help
as II can in solving the question
The city council at It's meeting last
night passed an ordinance at the behest
OF the Butchers & GrOcers' association,
which will compel fruit peddleTs to- pay
81 license OF 81 per day and other ped
dlers one Of g per day. and no license
will be issued for less than thirty days.
The ordinance was pushed through in
hurry. but when its provisions become
known It Will cause a strong protest to
he made as II is genuine protective tar
fff hOld-up measure.
Great quantities Of peaches and apricots
are purchased here from fruit vendors
and the exorbitant license will have the
effect Of either shutting them out or in
creasing the price to the consumer IL
will permit Of a consolidation of the
green grocers here and a wholesale rails
ing of prices on fruit, as the new license
is altogether out of proportion to that
paid by the local green grocerS- TWO OF
the Democrats in the council made
vigorous fight on The measure, but they
were voted down on every proposal they
made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
LOOKS DARK FOR CHURCH
Man Engaged in Stabbing ARRAY Is
Now in Jail at st.
Anthony.

Rexburg Feb. 2.-A- W. briggs, who
was murderously attacked and stabbed by
A W. Church on the night of the I'D. is
still in a serious condition. Church was
taken to ST Anthony, where he now Ian
guiShes in Jail His bonds have been in
creased to s., 500 When arrested Church
He had been looking for trouble all day
He drew his gun on a man in a saloon
and Church may consider himself lucky
that he is not a dead man. Mr.. Keller
the manager of the Keller Implement
company on whom Church drew the gun,
dared the coward to shoot. The prisoner
seems to have been a bully looking for
trouble. It is hoped that he will get the
limit of the law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
SPANISH FORK CELEBRATES
The Colonial Club Holds Forth With
Amusements and
Banquet.

Spanish Fork. Feb. 22--The Colonial
club of Spanish Fork celebrated Wash
iugton's birthday in a most unique man
ner. Elaborate preparations were made
for the occasion The theatre was dec
GRATED with the national coOrs and four
large tables were spread with the best
the season could afford To each indi-
ViduaTS plate was attached a paper cap
made of red. white and blue, which was
to be worn during the evening, that the
spirit of patriotism might have full
charge of all Mr.. and Mrs. Washington
received unusual cordiality. After din
ner was served a pleasing programme
of colonial fashion was rendered, during
which Professor G.. H. Brimhall made a
most happy delineation of WashingtOn's
life