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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-29


Several pushers OF bad checks did
considerable business in Elko Sunday
afternoon. Lnte in the day, three men
weht into the Do Lamar saloon, kept by
j. w. Brown, and ordered the drinks
ard offered n check for ei0.50, signed by
John Hilton, and drawn on the First
National Bank OF Eko. in payment to
Pete Miller, tho bnrkecper. Mr.. Miller
took the check to the Club saloon and
MIR. GuiridRe chshod it. This morning
he presented the check to tho Ilendcr.
son Banking Company and Carroll Hen
derson, assistant cnshier, ut once pro.
nonnced it forgery. 1t was then
taken to the First National Bank and
Mr.. Mallott also pronounced it no good.
MIR. 0utridge then started out to locate
the man whom he suspected OF the for.
gerry and found him in the Elk saloon,
preparing another check. Tho follow
loft tho Elk aud Mr.. Gu,riJgc tracked
him 10 tho Nevada saloon and notified
MIR. Miller, who won't after Sheriff
Clark. Tho Sheriff founo the man in
the Nevada saloon and took him to Jail.
iIe gave his name M p. J. Scbneau and
said no came hero from Portland about
week. ago. lilo IL u paper hanger and
painter by trPdc. Ito worked II iow
days for Gus Pixley, When senrchcd at
the jail. check Tor 800 ON the Hem
derson Bank, signed by John King and
made payable to j. II. P.tora, sl.C0 and
a watch was found OH his person. A
search Of his valiso revealed nothing
but clothing aud letters.
Another man, supposed to be one Of
tho gang. passed sG0 check ON the
Fret National lIank, signed by Joseph
Hoanen and made payable TO Doad 9.
Pcok, on sam Guldagor, who keeps a
saloon, yesterday forenoon. This check
was presented by Z. j. WulHcr, who has
been working Tor Mr.. ilennen and Mr..
Huldager cached tho check withOn,
hesitation. Walker was arrested this
afternoon NJ his cabin. llo hns been
here some time and Ia said 10 DO mn in.
dustrions young man. lilo clnns tha.
he met Sobneau Saturday afternoon and
wont 10 his room with him. wlmlc they
were there Sebneau gave him the check
no pnsscd and promised him ego, half Of
its face valuc, 10 no wonld cash II
Walker eays he was drunk at the time
and whs etill drunk when he caslcd the
check. flo gave Sobneau his $50 and
kept the other $40. gave sl0 or slG
Of his sharo 10 g. 9. Howard, his roon
mate, 10 keep for him and last night
Howard skipped out with Il.
Fonr mon, Sobneau. Walker, Ice
Stern and a man known as Charley, are
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-29

Nine per cent more cigarettes were
man uincturcd in 1923 than III l9CI-
$4,000, 100000 in all but not all OF
them were smokcd here.
Cigarettes are the only tobacco man u
factured whose expectation from this
couatry is important, and during the
Inst three years this foreign trade has
been growing. In 1901 there we're
l.56s,GcS,OOO cigarettes exported and
last y'ar 1900, 0,009,010, mn increase Tor
the twelve months Of 232, 100000.
About four.tiiths Of the total exports
OF cigarettes go to Asia. China, includ.
ing Hong Kong, imported 722.00N,OOC
and the British Enst Indies 5Os,3i2 600
Tho next largest importing country is
Australia. which last ycnr took l25, QUO.
900 cigarettes.
Tho manufacture OF cigarettes is
limited to four citics-New York.
Richmond, New Orleans and San
Francisco. Now York, first among the
cigar. .making cities, manufactures near.
ly two.thirI of the cigarettes, or ubont
1900, 100000.
There are OBJ cigarette factories in
Now York in total Of 49, for tho whole
country. In recent years The number
OF small factories have been growing
rapidly on the East side. New York,
where newcomers made by hand tho
variety Of cigarettes called Turkish
Tho total number ot foreign-made
cigarettes imported into the United
Sietcs Inst year amounted to 2.000,O 900
only mn insignificant quantity when
compared with the largo numGcr Of
American made cigarettes exported into
Other countries.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-29
Surveyors Arc Coming,

private letter received few days
ago from Caldwell, Idaho, gives the i'm
portant news that corps Of surveyor.
OF the San Francisco, Idaho and Mon
tana railroad have started from that
place to make the initial survey OF the
line eouthward 10 Winnemucca.
1t is stlted that II representative OF
the company hae already gone over the
proposed route irou Caldwell to Win
nemucca. Eyerythng tends to show
that the road is going to be built md
that :he work OF construction will follow
closely upon The completion OF the sur.
voy now under way.-liumboldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-29


Bourgeois science has finally reduced
the worth Of human liie to dollars and
cents. A presa dispatch from Boston
says:
The opthalmoIogy section Of the
American Medical association discussed
todny mans worth III dolIars and
ceniP. aud whether or not flesh and
blood can DO reduced to Ggurte with the
dollar sign before them. DR.. Erastus
Holt, Of Portland, Me-, showed by q
table thnt mans value could actually
DO determined by taking into considera.
tion his occupation and ago. DR.. Holt
rcallirmoi tho famous Or. Osler theory
and, by II table, indicated TINT the
economic value OF laborinH man bo.
gan to decrease after his twenty Eth
yenr, aud that the economic yaluo OF q
professional man began TO decrease
after his fortieth year.
'By DR.. lloIt's table rates a boy Of 10
ycars is shown 10 be worth s2,6Ol 62; at
10 years he is worth e. +,263G6; at 20 ho
III worth. II no is a lnborer, s5.4iS.3O
and from that time on hIa value de
crensee until, nt 10 years. he is worth
only sl7.l3, and at 80 years ho is q
drawback on the community to the or.
tent OF sS728I.
~ professional man ut % yenrs has nm
economic value OF s25.s0s04, his high
est valuc ia Mt 40 years, when no is worth
S2).3li.6S"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-29
Lead nE Cause. of Death.

WASHINGTON, June 2i-Tuberculce eie
Of the lungs and pneumonia were the
leading causes OF death in the United
States. according TO special report on
mortality in 1904, issued today by the
census bureau. Tie statistics arc 70.
stricted to those cities whose records
afford satisfactory data.
The death rate per thousand in the
registration area wRs 1871 less than in
any foreign country except in Norway
and Sweden. The report suys:
The average annual mortality for
tuberculosis from 1900 70 1904 WINS l72. 6
per 100000 OF population. In 1899 it
was 2i5.4. More than half OF the deuths
from this cause occurred between the
ages Of 90 and 10. Tho majority of
the deaths were among males. The
number OF deaths WIS greatest in March
and April and least IN September, and
the mortality was much greater i'll the
cities thnn the rural districts 1t was
highest in Rhode Island, New York ara
New Jersey. and the lowest in Michigan,
Vermont and New Hampshire.
The average annual mortality from
consumption was highest in Denver,
New Orleans, San Francisco, Washing.
ton, Newark, New Jersey, Baltimore
and Cincinnati and lowest in ST. Joseph
Mo-. Scranton. Omaha, Detroit; ST.
Paul, Buffalo and Minneapolis. The
next leading causes OF death were
diarrhea and enterites and then heart
disease. cancer and typhoid fever.
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Impressions "f T"nopnh.
AuRIFERoUs

so much has bcop written and printed
about Tonopab, Nye couDty's famous
mining camp, that IL 10 almost impossi.
bile to cay anything new about II. Tho
world is familiar with tile discovery OF
the vast deposile Of gold and siIvor that
made possible this thriving, prosperous
mining camp. II is also familiar with
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-29
E1lSo. Nevada Friday. June 20, 1906

said to compose tie gang. Stern and
Charley have skipped oni.
1t IL strange that business men can be
duped 81 easily by bogus checks, es.
pecially when they are so clumsily
forged AS those passed in Eko yester-
day.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-29

lJNuSS NSVNSlN y ..
FRANK }. CuESEY makes oath ll,ai he
Is the senior partner Of the firm Of +. j.
CHENEY & Co. doing business in the CITY
Of Toledo, County aud State aforesaid.
md that said iirn will pay the sun OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for cach
and every case of Cutarrh That cannot
bc cured by tho use OF Halls CATAnRu
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY,
Sworn 10 before mo and subscribed
In my presence, tIis 9Th day Of Dccrm.
Dor. a. d., 1856. \. W. GLEASON,
lsEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure ia taken in.
tornally and qctR directly on che blood
and mucoua surfaces oi tho Rystcm.
Send for Testimonials free.
81. CurNEY & Co, Toledo, q.
Sold by all Druggists, 7bc.
Takc Halle Family Pills Tor constipation
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-29

w. |. Plumb, Tuscarorns poatmast
ca ne In from the wost thb morning.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-03-16

mu,I Uelrr b, CO., y6ct vbyu tho
Wyswr throw, Them usyA at Jby thea.
tCr Dr vpcta
Empire vucJl, arc iuc smart wrinkle
J,olg an long garments, aud uisuy VI
tUv uihcr coats are built on thy-y short
wai,lvj lines The empire designs arc
particularly pretty Tor evening wear.
1s tAv SKIRT ~ % chlunug gown IL a.
lowed 10 show bvucith them aud Is not
,usu,d, at with u tight coat sub a
garment should lc double breasted.
fastening with hrgr buttons pipiuss
VI velvet my lc introduced u j,..rp,l.
Nhl'h he thi. vase should ~ u shade
lirsvr tinn ibv ylutn
rh' siuuning iur jacket Illustrated Is
uI Persian lamb Il Is made with a
"eir'. cut away in front IT, show u
p'lc h'uc cloth waidroii covoNsd with
silver ymhroidcrv quaint silver bat
TONS utio-n the v,li. which IL ARRANGED
tp Govt The uprrr part has a sou,r ".
r,c. trimmed with hrpad sirupp.nss ~
velvet This wat L. Nurn with The
unyst 81 black fa,yd cloth skirts. cut
with thrc nuuncvs. with q front panel.
Delightful r. the lilllc hat Ia black fs,i
trimmed with tiny hlur vrl,ci huw-.
busters n silver iissur anil pair 'ine
slnrs. JUDO CuoLLgr
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pensiyo the collar, are dainuly made
Of linen aud hand embroidered. They
ART worn without cuffs Ia match.
Very fetching are the Anne or ostrich
feather bons, named after the heroine
" Bernard Shaws play, Man and
hupcrman.' who entrups her victim
With one Of these fascinating affairs.
Bracelets are very much worn. not
In pain, bot o number Of bangles on
one arm and a single handsome brace
lvt on the other This n new aud
very exclusive style.
Ia every style Of plumagc nat there
arr wonderful combinations o. soft
brown. dull aud rich at the same time.
aud deep exquisite reds and peacock
blues and greens. Il looks very much
a- Or u bird of paradise had suddenly
distributed his feathers In series Of
glowing little heaps. each ~ a single
shade
The walking hat pictured rs u soft
hlur felt The brIm Ia bound with vel.
vet ~ the same shade Jauuuly ar.
ranged 10 one side !, q stin wing quill
Of shaded blues aud green's
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-03-16

IhDr baud, are beaded top and bot.
tom with o. quilting "f hlHck velvet rih
b1n
Fvutprr hats ace uu,, - -siiy i.,0 90.
ug 8ud tLDrr u q new one that looks
exactly .lke rrmiuc. u b. composed OF
whit, breasts studded with small black
fcaih,r. lu.t flr enough apart 20 look
lie the wlal ur
Feathers arC scvu yNTywhcre.
round The fashionable wOmnns neck
uu her bot iud applied ~ bands on be-
dress skirts There arr feather fringe.
fru .uvt cloth mud Il, th.t ru.,tir, 10 h..
purchased
The frock illustrated Is u mau,y
pruncili c.oui fhc style is NJ the mod
'lci empire About the -kirt il de-
'igu worked out in velvet u q darker
shade flls velvet forms the siort
WASTED bcli mod rompadour how o..
lru~i with du'I gold buckle Thr
uAlfy vest BE- ~ crushed raspberry sIlk
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CHIC STYLES

p8hIia ,u Bll Ia, warm tluis j. smait
season \ pretty gown IL OF
nosGriDth To- ,i,is rob. ssra shasr
IIr skirt q walking length has fan.
sri in At ihr kur,- 10 give %. fash
Inuahlr ful'ur.s The trimming NJ thy
lujum consists ~ tWu rOws Of fau,,
black soutaCh, hnd The Jacket ].
one NJ the new French models that arc
"a -or ~ bolrru with short bisuurs
The back has lonsc oyrrhang.ng
lacar, trimmed with braid uahlln
pHunr velvet forms valstruat vut
l.uvi with n gal.n1u. combining shades
ui mnutc aud dHblia 10 accompany
ih.. suit is touur ~ dahlis velvet
aduruci ~ the slides with small riss,
To mau,cs and OH rrso
E,cning bats av stunning made VI
iullr wrapped around ulr frame
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-03-16
HOSPITAL RELICS.
odd Things 60 lie seen In = Great
London Establishment


II ulr reader can imagine the cire %,
every one Of the 5.uUOU0O TO 6cO0.OOO
person, living in London of some all.
mrul ~ disease be- hold, IN his minds
eye % true picture Of the vast work
louc hy Guys hospital since lbs fouuda.
i.oa The south .e3 bubble. like many
smother financial catastrophe. ruined
thOului. of cltilaus. bot 20 enabled
IhUuu. Guy. who ,ll1 his Investments
10 the 'Das o. the great advantage OF
other people as vel. as himself "a
founl thr Institution which bears bis
nrmo ami 10 restore 10 health down 20
the present tmrI over GUuOup human
being,
Among the many cuHJsIt.r> exhibit
rd u doe famous museum al Guys n =
20 piece %; cardboard bearing the
remnants ~ thirty i've pockctkniycs
w.lgh wcra swallowed by an American
HH"r Ii., name was john Cummings
apd D., wa, admitted % the hospital In
49," \ small book. containing also
the manuscript % ulr printed COPY
ulrutrs the Particular, u this remark
able yl.' and it may be- perlscj by
the privileged visitor 90 Gays.
70 appear, that cummings during a
sprrr ashDrr challenged the featx Of a
ruuIuror who had made a pretense 81
swallowing knives Encouraged by bis
drunken comrades. the sailor actually
swallowed an opened pockciknIte. "a
The amazcmrut u the cOniuror Feel
ing no imr 1.' pain hc put i've other
knl,ys out p. -l' la the same wa-
In two yrlr. time be had. IN the course
OF his drunken bouts. shown sufficient
hnvdo to enlarge bis internal at.
moy by twcnty.ninc additional knives
When. after bis foollshnrss hal brought
him 10 the hospital and subsequently
TO hiy grave. a postmortem examination
WINS made the thirtydv knives wcrr
removed from bis stomach by the amaT
c1 surgeons
These interesting relies arc exhibited
among othrr, ln ,ss surgical classroom.
whittier the students return from the
dls-cctins room TO correct their imprcs.
slous Close by l. another interesting
object, a glass case containing mum.
Ter Of What APPEAR 10 bc Illuminated
pachmcnts. The Ercwsomc nature or
these exhibits grows upon the visitor
When he learns that they au simply
patches of tattoo,d human skin pre-
served In spirits The inscription upon
each enables Que 10 trace the occupa
tiol aud character Of the unfortunate
pailcut from whom u WIS taken. one
was a colorci sailor. a native Of Afri.
60 On some twelve square inches n his
sAu is worked an artistic representa-.
ton u the most brilliant plumagcd
hini, known In the tropics
GUYS anatomical wax models arc
SAIL 10 D. the fucst In the world ono
Of these is extremely valuable. the ho,
pllal authorities having refused thv
sum " laUn offered Cor Il BY a for
c.Fn medical celebrity II ls an ab.
solutcN perfect mCicl u the upper ~.
trcmlly " the boiy, showing every
muscle, gland. vein, nerve aud artery
Il took Joseph Townc, a clover dem.
oustraior az Guys, fully two ycau to
make ". but with him In 1870 also died
the secret u the process by which the
wonderful construction OF the human
body was reproduced In wax with such
marvellous fidelity London standard
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COATS FoR WINTER.

Uur " llIc hDst m0dtls Tor D cOat
that Is to dp duty .u tho evening q one
which fail l..c muuilr. full from
The Shoulder. Ini h1, O. tight fitting
wuistUuut col velvet Tbs ,0st = 10;
only pretty hut h1. the ADDED adyan.
tHcr ~ hcius warm
2 rht rl"'u uua,s su.tUN. Tor wear
during thc ,Hl ap sm1rl,lcd up for
evening with embroidered collars aud
runs NJ velvet button. Il these coats
1rc liuci With 'rh. ,olorrd sllL ~
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ll-. silver aud rnld uowcrs aud pom
pulg arc usci a. urnamvuni.on 4
dainty white picture hat Is Ut unc
t1lycr slmpl, trimmed with q baud "
sod braid ucl In tiny how nj unr
sslc The chicncs- ~ this rh,isnu 10
10 De- found IN a. graceful line,
There h. a new velvet called v,iyunc
II is much Tie psnrc velvet hut h a
iFih' heavier
Tie illustration shows q Handkerchief
powder pur frrnch notion made of
tin, Ice cigri muucholr A circle
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COLLARS AND BoAs.

The new Partisan white linen collars
are the height Of chIcness. They are
worn with tight little knot Of bright
colored ribbon as fastening never
with bow.
Very smart too. are the round lace
collars Of Irish crochet that are four
Inches deep and 1T around the neck
perfectly. When this lace IL too er.
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Ia formed In the center Of the hand
korcnief OF an extra piece Of fine linen
hemmod down. A running is made
through which Is drawn fine elastic In.
to the shape OF bag A little powder
and a tiny pun inclosed in this bag
complete the handy little secret.
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|ana Via. New Orleans.

Cuba. III best reached wa
|, Central through Service 20
b. and the new ocean liner,
y Undetermined
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OUR FASHION LETTER.
Dressy Lace Flounees Dotted
With Velvet Bows.
FEATHER HATS ARE Much WORN

Dahiia Il Considered "a smart Color.
The Ne~ Etienne Velvet - Round
Lace Collars Of Jriah Crochet - An
ODD bracelet Fashion.
A charming effect * gained by dot.
ting lace hOunces used on drcssy tot.
let's with velvet bows. Sometimes they
are large, stin affairs put on at wide
Intervals, and again they are cute 1T.
tie bows or rosettes spaced far or near
together, according 10 the design.
A pretty conceit when wide lace Is
used as dress trimming is to outline
the central motifs with a frlll Of col.
orcd silk This treatment accentuates
the pattern and adds a BIT Of color.
Some Of the expensive shops are dis
playing lacca run al over with shaded
ribbons Of tiny baby width.
Wide gauzc ribbon ls employed as a
band trimming on many smart gowns
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Mexico, California

TourSof Mexico and.Cah.
'tr Illinois Central and lNcw
l-r fh" au apicossof Raymond
} ub. aiII leave Chicago Fri
1ni anI Feb 23i. for,Ncl
california the iut To- include a
\ 40 NcV Orleans Tor the Marli
D nitro trre made In spectral
\ nl.. tIau. pf finest Pull
dining car service faati-
b. complete InaycrJ Hdctail
J Central N,g.ly Excursions 90
Excursion ,au through tu
and san Francisco as FOL
/ Nca nrIerl1 and ihc South
c,g Friday from Chicago.
iurpiHy ium Cincinnati aTi
tia Omaha md thc Scenic
'cry "Wednesday from Chicago.
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Springs, Ark. Florida.

fccpIng Car without change
Hot Springs. WITH conncc-
Memphis fromiCincinnati and
b Dixie Flyer" Sleeping Car
1,olis 10 jacksonville via Nash.
lttanooga and Atlanta. .
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fUNCEMENTS.
Is CENTRAL R. R.

5is Central maintains Double
and operates the best Of
Dining Cars, BuGet-Libra-
hair Cars and Sleeping Cars,
hgo. ST. Louis, Cincinnati
6lle south to New Orleans.
Bad for reaching the Winter
BRIT Of the south. including
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BIS, VlCkSburg,
/ hISS., Hammond, La.

"a at New Orleans Feb. q,
bort is a Mexican Gulf Coast
hing the new, fine Great
\ Hotel Regular ocean steam
b. from New Orleans for
central America. Panama.
and Europe. Send or call
p,iyc matter in regard TO the
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kfliCulafS concerning allof the
D. o. tll ~ agents ~ the
Fo'aI and connecting lines or
! sing either ~ the undcuignci
pilGGS. u =. A. Cincinnati
BARLOW. u. q. A.. Louisville
! SCOTT A. &. T.. A Memphis
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IS. S. Prince Arthur

hw Orleans every Wednesday
and arriving at Havana a,
Fda} morning
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-09
BURNHAM INDICTMENTS STAND.
Recorder Con Refuses to Dismiss Charges
Against Mutual Reserve Men.

Recorder Golf denied yesterday the mo-
ton Of Frederick A. Burnham, president
OF the Mutual Reserve Insurance Company,
George Burnham. Jr., and George d. Ell
bridge to dismiss the indictments against
them for larceny and forgery in connection
with their management of the Mutual
Reserve. William Rand, Jr, counsel for
the Burnhams, charged that Illegal and
incompetent evidence had bsen presented
to the Grand Jury. Recorder Gof in deny
ing the motion says:
After a careful reading Of the testimony
taken before the Grand Jury and of the well
constructed and instructive brief OF the
learned counsel for the motion. l am of the
opinion that the motion cannot prevail. While
1t Is true that Illegal and incompetent testi-
mony was submitted TO the Grand Jury. yet.
In my opinion, sufficient competent and legal
testimony remains to sustain the findings
Of the Grand Jury, Even though Illegal
testim ony be admitted before n Grand Jury,
It Is well established that that OF itself will
not vitiate an Indictment II there be sufficient
testimony to support II.
1t is true that many OF the questions put to
the witnesses We're open to the objections
urged by counsel, and If these same Questions
had been propounded In a court of law I'M
doubtedly the objections would be sustained.
but the same eyactitude and precision OF
examination which obtain in o court OF law
do not obtain before a Grand Jury. as that IL
an inouisttorial body and during the inQuisi-
tionlitigation as such Is not in force.