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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-09
ALLURINo OPPORTUNITY.
Field In China That Presents for En-.
terprising Settlers Great Adj
vantages.

with an estimated capacity for sup.
plying the world from her coal beds
for 1000 years; with cope iron. sill.
yer, gold, and every other mineral
Astounding, yet the surface has only
beer scratched In Saustiem. China, be.
cause there IL no machinery. Here
Is an abundance Of cotton TO be gath.
cred, ginned and spun; corn and wheat
TO be harvested and ground; silk to be
woven. bricks TO be nodded, sugar to
be made and refined, rice to be huIled,
timber to be sawed, oils to be OK.
tracted, and plenty OF streams and
wind and coal with which to operate
mills, and do all this work, but thero
are no mills to be turned.
This surely seems q field for Amerl.
can trade. There Is nakedness to be
clothed, but the home Of cotton and
the cotton mill attempts to clothc but
q small fraction Of It; there Is dark.
ness to be made light, aud thoro arc
no American electric plants or gas:
there Is n desire for quick transit by
the wealthy Chinese, bu. there are no
automobiles, nor American buggies.
nor bicycles. nor street cars.
There exists IN Intense curiosity for
the curious. and n yaman rccgons
itself happy TO possess Il s%tereopticon
or magic lantern. but without great
trouble 1t Is Impossible to buy Yankee
novelties. The Chinese attach great
Importance to secrecy. but they have
no Yale locks or combination safes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-09
rR ~ MoNhAY'S DAILY
Salmagundi.

Air. NJ, ets is hero on his way to Gold
rr"k Ia install n hoist tor tho National
d re'opment Company on tho Coleman
N"r 4 good deal Of development
Ynk viii DO don" on tho mino
The TX Komcdy Kompnny had
mtheta tough time Of Il at Leonard
llaIl Saturday night. l'hpir pcrtot:
mHnnr wnn 20 rank !hGt Ito toYs sent
al hm "psa aud poltod tho performers
W. tho u. This broke up tho chow,
Mr.. Mallot received a despatch lhts
afternoon at ltinR Tint Tho Hawaiian
Is ', 'i'rd ut LEONARD Hall tonight,
c" not reach Elko today. but would
r"'"lly r"arl, here tomorrow.
tie editor oi the Krkeyillo, Mo,
6 'oul,'s ia smother republican WHO In,
ia enough u the tar'G. IL refusing X
m'r'r ibutc TO the republican campaign
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-09
MooeI Estate Of Re.hsehnd.,.

There is no more prosperous, con-
tented or bright dlstric: In England
than Tring. where Lord and Lady
Rothschild own a large estate. Model
villages, model farms, model relations
between tenants and landlord, avery
thing In perfect order everywhere,
employed at one with employers, it Is
an optimistic oasis in the desert of
discomfort. The Rottschilds have
earned for themselves love and re-
spect. Lrrd Rothschiid keeps n pack
Of ~staghounds and is q keen sports.
man himself. He does lot hunt, but
Mrs. Leopard often has q run with her
brother-inlaw's hounds.
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gEMOcRAIE LANDsLIDp
special 70 TIE INpEpENpEnr:

opeclRl 70 IL INDEPENDENT:
RENO. New. Nov. She indica6ons
are that Sparks and Bartlett carry the
state by 25to majority.
Controller, secretary Of state, superln.
tendent Of public instruction and state
printer in loubt. King and Douglass
may pull through.
Republicans elect four state senator's
and the democrats seven.
IIThe assembly mn, be tied.
Possibly n socialist elected in Es-
meralda county.
Washoe county gave the following
maioritiee: Bartlett OBJ, Sparks 4ss.
Mills 80, Sweeney 297, DOUGLASS 42l,
Ryan leo, Eggers 22I, Kelley 1ss,
Stoddard 80, McCarth, $50, Ring ga.
Sparks seems to have carried almost
and may be every county in the state.
Landslide in the sou:hern counties for
the democrats.
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Why ,h, pa.,or Ran.

One Of the ,radiiinrr, stor es u the
town of Fairriiit. Cn.. te,, nnta n
wild dtsh inim the pulpit ,ra L. by a
worth, aud beloved pastor Of tbs
E%pisenpcl tlp.k. DR.. Lstaree.
II wa om II S,mtiay mon. dian a
hundred y'nr ago. III. strviU. had
been '"nd. tit rra, era said, the hymns
H'ing anil ia. p,rson began his IN
As lie proceeded his gestures become
NOR" energetic. He brought his right
hand own will, gent force. lIen. be
turned pale. c'e,rAd the pulpit stair at
abonn'. dnshed ont 'iIe church door and
ran toward the pond a short distance
Hpav.
Tine cory ,,'i"u folio, ed in BOWL.
d""h pursuit mi saw their vcr q, able
pist'r wish dying -u',r rush into the
water "iul Vi fv,me Ia HE neck. Then
iurn", round be { ell hiss uGtopished
andi -, md nid:
-Ncnri" b loved %brethern, l am not
rfIZy, nH 40 'luubt many of you think,
but yesterday Mt the drug store I
honyh' II hn''i" ~ nitric acid and ca re-
lrFsly "ii it in m, rocket today.
MY last gesture i.roke The bottle. |
kne% tie suffering she. acid would.
ch"" when it peiie: rated my clotbiug,
nnd rushed for the water to save myself
l,a,.
H. drew several rieces nf glass from
hos peck in wine - p' The tale. Then
ne dismissed the company and hurried
home.-fuo,h's Companion.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-09

County returns came in s.oxly today.
Enough have been received, however,
to assure the election OF Coryell and
Hunter, state senators; Fernalj, repub
Lean, and Winter and Skagge, demo.
Gratis, assemblymen; Dawley, democrat,
clerk and treasurer; Grover, democrat,
recorder; Lytton, democrat. and Pri-
meaux, republican, county commission
ers. The vote between Hyman and Rus
sell for the assembly is close. As far as
heard from Russell has a lead Of 81. but
this may be overcome by the precints
still out.
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fnoM THURSDAYS DAILY
SalmuQundi.

O. ". Young, son Of Willcit Young,
the dtuguts', urrivcd lnd nishi. Ito
will 90 onl to Bald Mumn nu in - few
days I" Try his luck,
M. Bah OR received u letter this
morn"r ffoh ul' Lakn stating that
Col liic'oS wag gc,tnr along niccly
aud TINT lr woplI im up and mouuh III
o i"~ days.
While tho democrats INA IL snhhrnti II
ldna NJ rtica lays clr0 ror they failrt
to win u majority ~ non irtss. Ruoso.
yeli's rHriy will have full sway Tor the
next two ycats.
Charlcs T.. Boohur, II brother 81 Tho
writer was ol'c'cd onVr's sman from
the iourth Mis- ouri District Tues lay
Ito iakce tie place of Nulkorson, II
Viii III ns r. publican,
The nitcnt lion Of q Id Fcllows 10 called
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%combn,.nr ,hr ..1a,, wnrm...

A large district ~ riir middle 0f
Porto Rico, WITH a population OF 10000
is afflicted with the "ii ~ worn ;, md
official efforts are boinR made to IN
prove the iDhabit rnie' condition. A
hospital has been esihbi: he'd an Alhun-
ito, with ni eudoNmrnl al 81 ,0CO, AMI
will do w%iia''it can to check the rav"grs
OF this minute reptile, of The existence
OF which tie oil time native Porto
Rican never had the slightees notion.
Last year nj American medical officer,
Capt. Ashford, treated 1870 cases, and
yearly all nf them was cured. AS Is re-.
suit. The population is aroused to 10 ouch
enthusiasm. and the ntflicted arc npI ly-
ing in grca: numbers for treatment.
Herctoi"re the m~aiady has been deemed
incurstlc.
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SENATORS
Tho following u =. advertisement.

Tho following amusVI advertisement
Is copied verbatim from "a Danish paper
"thu hotels oharmnnGly situation, sur
rounded NJ n nice ear leu tho good
cuisine. the kindly AGO nod t,inn with
moderate charge md good conveyance
with cas, occasion far e"lmon and trout
u. hsn the ASCENDING OF the surround.
"ir in"nntnnns has done this place we'll
known and praised nf all travellers. \.
1.-THE Landlord is spoken English
very gnJi."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-09

a. the beginning nf The las, century
the printing nircrs 10y orgrCs IN the
rnniuo. ri Legislative bu ;incss WINS
practically all TINT was required by the
government. G. ruErCssiOnni printing.
moreover, was limited to lille. reports,
clnitps nuG Journal. No exact conpar.
isor, therefore, is PISS bic between that
peri y u cur OGn, aimee modern con.
diuonH Lear no resemblance, IN those Of
IL century ago. A computation, how
over, Tor different years through the
century, Of aggregate pages issued, at
lenst roughly illustrates the rapid cx-
pnision Of official requirement. The
total number ui printed pages of all
Glasses published by the federal govern.
ment III 1900 was 4,552; IN 1920, 6,5ls; N
1912. 1881; in 1869, a ,0O7; in 1889, TO-.
III. After 1880 the uss Of printed
matter Of all classes increased at a
prodi lions rnir. md, according to the
report of The public printer, the total
number Of pages az ail classcs Of pint
ing IN 1900 nmonnicd to az, G3i.--April
Atlantic,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-09
Had a Close Call

y dangerous enrgiciai operation, in.
waving tho removal Of Il magliguuni
lrer. az largo az nay hand, from: IN,
daughters hip. was prevented by the
application Of Bucklen's Arnica .Salve,'
shys a. <. Sickle, OF Miltcue, W. Va.
"fGrsistcnt use Of the salve completely
cured it, Cures cuts, burns and iuju.
rirT. 25c at Elko Drug Co. druggist.
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&c Charitable

/" '"nr 'Uf'cs MS vol M 20 yourself.
You mcd moi suNof ft3ip paine Of any
rnt'- y"rr lWIsee need not .uTor. Try
II lniii" ~ B,l'ard's Snow Liniment. IL
cufua nii mt ?. J. NJ. Roberts. Bakcm.
,"ii, Mo write; "l have used your
linimcmi Tor tcn years and find II to be
The best | have ever usod for man Or
beasi.' Sold hy EIko Drug Co.
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Famous Strike Break. RS

Tho most famous strike breakers In
the land are DR.. Kings New bite Pills
When liver mud towels ga on strike
they quickly settle tho trouble, and the
purifying work goes rirhi on. Best
cure Tor constipation, headache and din
Zines. 25a NJ Elko Drug Co. druggist.
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whore labor Is in .1emand.

Labor is 3 o scarce In New Zealand
that the government OF that colony has
asked It's hish commission in London
to find in England and send out 1000
lnborcrs for tho construction OF n new
railway In the north island. Three
years work Is guaranteed, and Induce.
ments will be offered them to remain
permanently.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-09

Nineteen ballots wete rel cited by the
judges in this precinct, becauee OF
improper marking. Five or xix voters
made the crosses on their ballots with a
lead pencil and abont rs many more
made the crosses will, tie flat side OF
the stamp instead ot using the end.
These ballots were badly sneared aud
the judges retusei to count them. One
voter istamped the cross - in the proper
places and them STAMPED "a row of
crosses between the names ~ those he
had voted for and the party de .igun;iou.
Not content with this he stamped
several crosses on "repu''ti rar:y"
before The pnme 0f St,c II & tie
~nnd'nbiedl. thom-h - ant irne -
COOL job.
Under he la% the e. hait - '.n..- :" he
counted and rctnruui! 0u . rrperat-
tally sheet. The coin; t.suiter: MS
f,Il....
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Senators aud Ns-.nhlymcn.

Following IL The vote for state senators
and assemhlymru so far as received at
tlis Office:
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-07

J. F. Larkin, Van Voorhees,, Alfre,
Anon, W. \. Smalley and Dodson ar,
the wheat hauiers coming in regularly
with loads so far. Wash Hettinger is
booked to arrive with u 10 team load o!
100 sacks this afternoon.
Edw. Steilin, the Pasco real estate
man l. in town today on business in
connection with some property he
'wns in the Beach addition. Mr.. Stef-
in owns string of lots in Pasco
through which The railroad right-of-
way vii! pass and he will receive quite
bunch OF money from the corlpanv.
Don F. Cressweil returned yesterday
from Walla Walla where he went to
purchase sacks. The sacks are selling
at 6! cents. The supply is not large
and consists Of these made since the
orders taken in the spring were filled
A few farmers are planning to take
advantage of this inside price
The engine, boiler and pump for the
water works were moved from the
platform near the side track to the
power house site today, The boiler
automatically un!oadedsnear the place
it was wanted when one Of the wheels
dropped into chuck hole. One horse
was slightly injured by the operation.
After Sept. 10th the postoffice will
be open from 700 a. m. until $50 % m.
Instead of from 100 IA. m. until 7:30 y.
III. The money order hours remain
the same as before: from 700 II. IN. un-
til 500 p. m; the registery business
hours are he same as the general
delivery, from 90 a. M. until G:30 y.
III }. n. SCOTT. =. NJ.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-07

Work of laying blocks on the Col.
''mbIa Commission Co.'s building be-
! gan Friday. The floor is being laid or
the foudation of the Sanders buildinr
Ell Kit. who went to Kennewick
last week, bought u livery and draw
business while there and will 90 down
10 take charge nexs week. Mr.. Kit,
,hinks kennewick is "A coming tow,
strong enough to invest s. 5000 in .tlI.
business he bought. The deal WA.
made thru Grant McCann. Mr.. Kit:
VIM. Allison and Mrs. Ruckneli will
snip their goods to kennewicl< together
next week Harrington Citizen.
The kennewicls Land company has
surveyors plating the high land east
of town. They own about 10 acres of
this land, which will he placed on the
market in Il short time. The tracts
Will be from two and one half TO five
acres. The kennewick canal complete
~ surrounds the high land, and paso-
line engines will be used to lift the
water from the canal. The lift is slight
averaging about four feet. An addi-
ton to kennewick will be laid out.
There were received into the Meth
odIst church, yesterday morning, five
persons by letter and 20 from probation
into full fellowship Fifty-five persons
had been received before this hv letter
during Mr.. Tuttie's pastorate Of one
and one-half years; Is persons have
been dismissed 10y Ietteraud nine trans
ferred to Finley and Richland glasses
leavinga total mem bership, at present
IN the church of kennewick, of lQSI
This speaks we'll Tor the church and
community.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-07
THE CANDIDATES..
Can You Pick the Winners?

For Representative: H A. Hover
Kennewick; p. F. Parker, Thos
J Cavanaugh, F, H. Gloyd, ProsseI
| W. A. kelso, kiona.
For Auditor: w. S. Jenkins
Kennewick; J. G.. Boyle, Kiona.
For Treasurer: X. B. Walker
kennewick; Guy II. Pearl, J. r
McKeand, Prosser.
For County Attorney: B. F.. Nc
Gregor, GA. Lane, Andrew Brown
Prosser; G.. H. Driggers, Hover.
For Superintendent of Schools
J. w. Gilkev, Rattlesnake; Carl
Eertrees, kennewick.
So far as known to this Office,
there have been none other than
the present incumbents mentioned
for the Offices Of clerk, coroner,
sheriff and assessor.
For Surveyor: A L. Smith, Rich
land; F. A. Jenne, Prosser; K. c.
Bowers, Kennewick.
For County missioners the
sentiment Is pretty we'll crystaized
on Don F. Cresswell for the Com
missioner from the east end of the
comfy. Willis Mercer is said to
be: Prosser's choice. VIM. {. Tavis
of the Wellington precinct and Mr..
Play of Klona are mentioned, while
Rattlesnake precinct have instructed
for their man.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-07
DIED.

Mabel Clara. the .ur-months-old
baby OF Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Lowry, died
Wednesday night after brief illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowry moved here from
Brow nsville, Oregon, about u month
ago, and purchased lot and built o
house near the new school building.
The baby was their only child.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. VIM. Shape at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. r. Lowry yesterday p. III.
at o'clock and interment was in the
Kenuewick cemetery.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-07

MCNEFF BROS,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-07
rHE LOCAL FIELD
Friday, Sept. 7, 1000
Erom Saturdays Daily

Inst in. New alfalfa seed. Column
his Commission 20.
rxcavating for the basement Of the
.w hank building commenced this
morning.
ur. H. E. Baldwin and children re-
...,rad today from d summers sojourn
!, Centralia' Wash
Miss Emma Pierce and Miss Myrtle
p,e.s;nger, of Dayton, are in the city
listing Miss Electa Fargo.
attorney Sutherland of Clarinda,
i.v. il in town looking around today
mart of six weeks tour of the state.
Tho ice cream social at the Congre-
..,ioual church last night was largely
.,t.uded and all present had a jolly
time
EW. Kilt. the new proprietor of
,br Valley Barn and Dray Line, arriv-
a toduy and took charge of the bust
.eS. His family accompanied him.
Sam G. Ward leaves tonight for the
soand. On the evening of Sept. 9th,
.,seattle, he will be married to Miss
s.dp Sehlnaulhausen. They will make
;opir home at Kennewick, where a
*. residence is now being built.
G. f. Hanson has been shipping some
ane Alberta peaches grown in his gar
don tract. The fruit is of fine quality
and nearly a foot in circumference.
Some Of them are on display at his Of
6ee and are worth seeing. Some of
the finest will be exhibited at the Spo-
kane fair
On account of the number of new
,eeounts and Increasing book work the
Exchange Bank has made fine addi-
lion to its office equiprnentby purchas-
iur "Burr,ughs' adding machine
This interesting and intricate piece of
mechanism performs number of diff
lreut calculations with perfect accu-
ncy. The numbers are placed in the
machine by lingering the proper keys
uou typewriter, the typewriter at
nclnent records the amounts and the
Machine carries the total footing. By
muching shift key this total can be
rncorded ut any time. The same uum-
MT cali he rep at. d any number Of
dnv-, which makes tine na"hine "A
musipler as well. The rapiiity is
only llnil-d hy the speed of the oper-
Atr lingering The Ike, board. The ma
chine costs 1919.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
AS furnished by the KENNEwICK
ABSTRACT Co., fer the week ending
August 81, 1906.
Northern Pacific Ry. Co. to Samuel
S. Strain, war deed s6iO. sec SO 7R27
{. S. to Miller A Cooper, receivers re-
ceipt, s. SW4 sec 26 tip 8 80.
Herbert A Hover to NJ A Cooper, war
deed $40, lot ~ block l6 Hover.
L G Moore to J HI Smith war deed,
s2l57, SEl-4 SW1-4 Mel. i sec : tn s R
so 10 acres.
G E Hanson to Sarah f Roger war
deed $3.50; e 2 acres of SW1-4 SEA N
VIA sec rs tip R3O.
Henry ] Thomas to j w Shore war
deed $500 lots and and Sl.4 Mel
sec tip + 30 $50 acres.
N p Irr. Co to Eliza A Kriedler war
deed SIG lots e. 6 block - End add
to Kennewick.
David Vaughn to B II Day war deed
$40 SW1-4 sec % tp6 R 80.
q S to B H Day patent SW1.4 sec IA
tp6 r. so.
K Z Ernest ct TX to c. w Story war
deed 5000 tract Is Gard Tr Ken.
U to j E Sizemore paten SELL sec.
SO tip Z r 20.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-07
CONDEMNATION SUITS.

The Superior Court convened yester-
dav at North Yakima judge Rigg pre-
siding. The principal actions coming
before the court are condemnation
suits brought by the North Coast rail
wav against the Northern Pacific rail
way, Pat Mullins and four other
parties,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-07
From Thursdays Daily

From Thursdays Daily
Bond election Saturday
g. f. Hanson is at kiona on bust
ness today.
Howard Anon returned from Taco
ma this morning.
c. 0. Anderson was at Kiona yester-
day on legal business.
Mrs. Heard's fall stock of millinery
will be opened up and on display this
week.
w. r. Anon is down from Richand
for treatment of his arm which is still
in a sling.
w. H. Matheson, of Lewiston, Ida,
the purchaser fthe Malta c. Hover, is
in town today.
J II. Barclay, Socialist nominee for
Congress, will speak in Keunewick
Sept. 1lth. at s p. IN.
Prosser bill posters covered this
Gown and country yesterday with add
vertising matter for the First Annual
Benton County Fair.
! J p. Smailey's new house in Morain-
vile is inst about completed. A few
finishing touches Of paint and inside
carpenter work remain to be done.
Directors CressWell and Laird made
u tour of the schools this morning and
thy say everything is starting off rs
Systematically as clock for i good
years work in all grades.
The annual session of the Columba
River conference of the Methodist
Church is now being held at North
Yakima. Bishop II. w. Warren, d.
d, is the presiding officer. Rev. Il. L..
Tuttle and J. II. Wood are in attend
ance from kennewick. MIR. and Mrs.
II. d. Sweet will probably go up later
Rocky Mountain Husbandman,
Great Falls, nt.:-Mrs. j. NJ
Holmes, Of KeMnewick, Washington,
returned to Great Falls last week &C
companied by her two daughters,
Misses Mildred aud Shirley. Mr.
Holmes has II splendid fruit farm at
Kennewick, but being able to com.
mand big wages ut the smelter here he
prefers to renaiG here until his orchard
gets old enough to bear continuously
We are indebted to Miss Mildred
Holmes for Il bunch of grapes weigh
ing over three pounds and Il peach from
u three year-old tree that weighed
half II pound.
The Benton County Fair in addition
to the farm and horticultural exhibits
will also offer the attractions of free
carnival and street fair. The Pacific
Amusement Co., an aggregation of 100
people with nine tents, circus band
ferris wheel and many other attrac.
tions has been contracted for during
the run of the fair, Sept. 13, ii and Is
/ The company is one of the largest on
J
amusement furnished will be first.
class Reduced fare on railroad.
/ At a funeral recently in Sullivan
county, Indiana, something occurred
which was original. startling and
somewhat sensational in character
! After the last sad rites had been con.
ducied by II gentleman of the cloth
! over the remains of the deceased, q
phonograph was brought forth and
/ placed on the caslei and the Assem- bled
mourners and other friends heard the
Voice of the dead man singing one OF
his favorite hymns. This paradox OF
man singing at his own funeral is be
! lieved to be the first case Of its kind
on record The Innovation opens up a
new possibility, and ii the custom
/ grows dead men may soon be preach
/ ing their own funeral sermon.