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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
Our Town.

Tho following description Of Aura Is
taken from tho CopccEtratoT:
IL lies in beautiful little basin sur
rounded 10y lofty mountain peaks, that
stand as wRtchful guards, whose breezes
keei; it cool in summer and broad sides
that shelter il in winter. In its streets
at any time during the day, may be seen
the rugged prOspectOr, purchasing his
months supply OF provisions, at prices
that to the cnstern mind would appear
most fIbulouS. He loads them on the
hacks Of patient horses or sturdy little
burros and with goCd-uRtured fare we'll
to his few friends, he wcnds his way
into the mountains, and solitude where
nc tolls increasingly for natures hidden
treasure and makes M empire for the
coming generation. We have with us
also the "Nlino expert paradrng his high
top boots and general air Of superiority;
who tells us OF the valuc OF ores aud the
formation Of rock, creates tba impress
sion tbni he knows most everything and
feet under ground. Every day brings
us a now one, in fact they have been go
plentiful Of late that even the natives
have aquircd mn English accent. We
have also the booster and every thing
looks good to him from the snow capped
Mia. to tho ten thousand acrcs Of good
agricultural land just below the town.
lIe continually nske: Why would my
one bc c0opod up in the city when hc
car just ns we'll breath our mountain
air, drink from our mountain streams
and enjoy the bodily good health the
Lord IN his wiedom intended lie ehould.
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No Threats Here.

The superintendent Of the railway
mail service in San Francisco did no:
threaten to whip the editor OF the ISpr-
Pendent because he insists that I'M.
mails shall be delivered promptly from
the trans To the postoiiice On the con.
irar!, as will bo seen from the follow
ing letter, he thanks him and asks him
I" keep up the fight until tho mail, are
delivered promptly. This We intend to
do regardless OF threats by any railroad
employee:
SAN FRASCIsCo July II, 1907
Mr. w. W. BoomER
Editor ~ Proprietor Daily Independent
Elko, Nevada.
Sir:
| beg TO acknowledge recei p tot
marked copy "i the INDEPENDENT OF
Jolly lltb. Ill winch appears nn article
calling atteution to failure OF the
employees OF the railroad company to
deliver mail promptly from K. +. 0.
trains to the local post office.
On former occasion upon rec,iu,
OF marked copy Of the INDEPENDENT
this Office took the matter up with Gem
er"i superintendent Bucknghnn, Of the
Orgon Short Line X. K Co, and also
Instructed the post mhster at Elko to
report promptly TO this Office every
tdIluse ui the company 10 deliver mniI-
promptly to Tie post office. No report
has been received from the uostmas,er
Indicating that the matter was not re-
crivIng proper attention.
Tic railroad COMPANY ia 6,h,c In a
line for every irregulariiy in III. hand.
lung o' mails between the post Office and
station where the service dcyoIyes uupu
employee OF the company, and, while
the matter will be 8guIn taken up
VIe"r"nsly with the postmaster and
'ompnny, | shall appreciate 1t il YOU
Will drop mo line, calling attention TO
specific insihnces in which the mail is
not droperly handled.
IL this he done / am eatisfcd the
officials OF the company will compel
helr employees to perform their duties
rather thaD have penalties inflicted on
the company.
In closing | desire to thnnk yon Tor
the interest you have shown in this
matter.
Very respectfully,
y. III. STEPHENS
Superinte ndent
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Tough on Applicants.

Tho State board OF Education must
have given tho applicants Tor teachers
certificates this ycar n vGry tough exam
ination, Judging from the following from
tho Carsop Nowa:
Tho grcntcst number Of failures
over known it, nm cxamiL alton for teach.
crs in tho state Of Nevada, probably
occurred at tho examination just con-
cluded throughout the state several days
ago. Tho local toachcrs fNrcd better
than my in the statc, thrcc out OF live
applicanta IN Ormsby county being
granted certificates. In Storey there
were nineteen applicants and two of
them made II prssing gtadci in wnshoo
county thorc wero tbirty-soyen appli-
canta and tlror oi them secured ccrtli.
Gates.
Many OF tho upplicants were old
teachers, persons who havo taught IN
tho schools Tor some time. Thoy claim
tia! tho examination was exceptionally
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READING ROOM AND LIBRARY
AN ASSOCIATION F0RSIDD AND OFFICERS
ELECTED.

At meeting OF the subscribers to
the readinRroom and library at Leonard
Hall Monday evening, Chairman
Doughty and Secretary Taber officiated, +,
in their respective stations.
After calling the meeting to order,
the chairman called for the report of
the committee on plan OF organization.
Rev. Percival S. Smithe, chairman OF
the committee, read the following draft
OF constitution, which was uDanin-
ously adopted:
1.-The Name. of this Association
shall be the Elko Reading Room and
Library Association.
1.-The objects OF the Association
shall be to provide and man tain free
reading room and library III the town Of
Elko.
lll.-Au persons who have pledged
regular contributions for the support
OF the Association shall be members
thereof. Any person may become a
member by signing the membersh Zip
roll and pledging regular contribution
to the Association. Any member fail
ing to contribute for three consecutive
months shall cease 70 be member.
IV.-Ihe governing body OF the Asso-
citation shall be known as the Board OF
! Managers and shall consist Of the
President, the Vice President, the Sec.
rotary and the Treasurer and seven
other me mbers OF the Association. The
said officers and the seven other mem
bers OF the Board Of Managers shall be
elected at the annual meeting OF the
Association which shall be held on the
first Monday in May OF each year.
The officers and Managers first elected
to serve until the first regular annual
meeting. IL any vacancy occurs in any
Office or IN the Board OF Managers be-
fore any annual meeting, the remaining
menbers OF the Board may fill such
vacancy.
The Board OF Managers shall have the
power to adopt whatever rules they may
deem proper TO govern the reading room
and library, To appoint a librarian and
other assistants and to have general
charge and control OF the property and
business OF the Association.
The next business was the election ol
officers and the board OF managers and
the following were unanimously elected
President, Judge Brown; vice -pcesi-
dent, Rev. George u. Greentield; secre
tary, Mrs. G. j. Hood; treasurer, Miss
Lida Russell.
Board Of MaDgers:-Mrs. w. "
l3oohcr, Mrs. j. Is. Fitzgerald, Miss DR..
Young, c. B. Henderson, J. a. Mcbride,
f. S. Gedney and p. G. McWhinney..
The meeting then adjourned.
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ultected by one attorney against mn.
other In one breath IIeney sarcasticullv y
pointed out Delmas as a awouId-ha.
Napoleon Of the bar and in the neY,
breath he leaped to tie othe. extreme y,
metaphor and likcned the venerable
leader OF the Thaw defense to ra,po.
ceros--~hose hide is So thick tia, the
blush o. innocence cannot rise to th.
surface
When the passionate echoes OF the
assistant district attorneys voice had
hed away IN the still synagogue,
Oelmhs rose to reply, EIeuey, he dee
cHbed us a human bloodhound filed
with the lust Of persecution, possessed
with the desire to inflict pain"
Al another point Delmas said, HE
terveni voice rising in the far corners Of
the room;
! thank God that am still able t.,
travel up anu down in the country will.
out the protection OF bodyguards!'
i III not afraid Of you,7 cried lIcney.
NO., answered Delmas, -the learned
gentleman from Arizona has stin tu
Keep an engagement with Mr.. W. II.
Menon. There he can perhaps satisfy
hls lust FOR cLeOuuter without having
recourse to one twice his age
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Heap Warm Talk.

iioney aud Dolmas aro having n rcd
not 'ime in tho Glass trial. a San
francisco diepatcb OF tho 10Th says:
when court wa8 called to order IN tho
Lon's Glnea bribery caso before Judge
LiwIot this morning both eldcs appear
{" with n renewed supply Of law report
oooks stacked upon the council tablo
"hc III all probability tho argument will
consume the cntito morning session.
nir' Delmas continued his argument
w TO tho ndmissibility of certain owl
hencc To tho jury. Mr.. Dclmas' contcn-
"oh In that evidence tending TO show
lbai corrupt relations existed between
l. " ilalsoy, former agent Tor the
fac'lic Statce Telephone and Telegraph
Company md Supervisor Loncrgan is
not admissible, inasmuch M Mr.. Glass
could not bc held responsible Tor the
acuons Of IIalsoy and tina, eucb cvi-
uence, IL submitted to the jury, would
DO u a dangerous and misleading
character.
IN the course OF HE plea IN support
OF tho udmiasibiliy Of evidence OF
.'h'ilar ofrcuses," flcncy turned loose
tho Yials Of vitupcrntion on Dclmno
oolGom, II over IN tho courts Of San
ftancisco-- savo in tho presence oi a
nry--hna eo bittor n dcnunciatioD boon
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The Governors Mansion.
y. ii. STEPHENS
Superintendent.

Today the State Board accepted the
plans OF architect NJ. }. Curtis Of Reno
Tor the gubcrpatOrial mansion and the
call for bids for the construction Of tho
satno IL advertised IN this ssuc.
Tho building proper will bo 701sO
tee' and tho oxtrcme Dimensions with
porches, otc., viii be 0lx92. Tho plans
hfe modelled after the best features Of
SuOernatorial mnnsions in other statce
of tho union.
lhoro arc seven large rooms in the
lower iloor and nine rooms on the upper
h'or besldcs four bath rooms. Tho
phtlor will DO 22x19 feet and tho librnry
soSio nnd when 0ccnsson demands tho
Two rooms can bo thrown together ns
one with columns and archca between.
ihe dining hail In 2lxl8 fcct.
Whom completed tho nansion will be
ny lar the finest residence in tho State
" Ncvada.-Appcal.
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Vice President Fairbanks.

NIcr-Prcsidcnt Fairbanks il the sub
jcct Of more caustic newspaper articles
than any other candidate Tor the presi.
dGTcy. lIc Is painted in all sorts OF
colors and carricHturcd III all sorts Oi
ways. Every little incident TINT tends
To make him the idol OF the people if
magniicd by hl' friends and ridiculcd
by his opponents.
4 dispatch from the iollow5t one
National park region the other day told
how the vice prcsidOnt hHd rushCd into
tho Satcr and saved waitress from
drowning. Tho Iispatch also stated
'hnt the gallant Fairbanks was asaistcd
IN the rescue by an unnamed man.
Tho Butte Miner takes up the story
and comments IA follows:
suspicion will nt once poin, to Sen
ator Carter IN the unnamed gentleman
who helped to hrug tho young lady to
land, and this suspicion ~ strengthened
10y the TACT TINT nm ordinary individual
wunlh make some claim to the glory
obtained 10y Mr.. FairbaDks, and II is
VOL known lhn, the Montana senator ,s
no ordinary man.
"Mr. Carter, not being candidate
Tor the republican presidential nomina-
ton, and, having shown an unscli'sh
md modest disposition in other respects,
would rcnlizc the wisdom OF giving the
v.ce-presidont nil tho crcdit for THE
horoic rcscuc, although undoubtedly
there waa cnou III glory IN the incident
Tor all; etill Mr.. Fdirbnnks' candidacy
ahouId he taken into account, ana
under such circumstances there IL no
arica,ion TINT tho Montana senator
wonld rcmnin diecrctcly in the back
ptouud m order 70 force Mr.. Fairbanke
more Ia the forefront.
"Ihn Miner ia inclined to crltlciac the
prcsa agent who acnt this story out,
for hc sccma Ia hnvc overlooked come
impor,nn, possibilities Of the situntion'
"It would hnvo bcCD such u simple
matter to hnyo had the water freeze IN
the lake as soon as Mr.. Fairbanks en-.
torcd n, and 10 have had tho girl walk
nsbot. on tho ice, that the corresponds
cnl appears to lnvc overlooked M I'M
,ortnn, dolail IN mol including this fcG'
turc his description.
qFurlhcnmorc, statement Of this
kipd wonld have impressed tho people
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Uncle Sans Balance Sheet.

The accounts OF Uncle Sam for the
iiscal year ending Juno 80, 1907, do not
mako a very bad showing.
Foreign commerce including gold and
silver exports and imports S3,500,O 900,
OO0 gain OF $4,000, 100000 over twenty
years ago.
Treasury receipts exclusive OF postal
receipts Tor the year sGG5, 100000 gain
OF s7l,00o, 900 in year.
Custom receipts Of 1892 ,00U, 900 gain
OF s32, ,000, 100 over Inst year.
Treasury surplus for the year s97 600,
900, the grGatest over and nm increase OF
sG2 600, 900 owe, Inst yeRr.
A postal revenue of slS0,OO0, ,0o', an
increase Of $4,000, 900 over tho previous
year.
Imports OF 81 800 ,0Oo, 900 for the yenr,
an increase Of 1914 900 900 over 1906.
Exports $1,000 600, 600, al increase OF
Sl57, COG, 600 over 1906.
Public school salaries paid 600, ,O00,-
0G0, mn increase Of $Z3 ,0C0 900 over the
iiscal wear nf 1906.
a home population OF $780, 900, an
increase IN year OF 100000.
Tho interest t-bearinR debt reduced To
s793, 100000.
a money circulation Of $1,000 ,000, 600.
a national wealth OF sl20. 0.O0O, 600 900,
against sil 900 100000 ~ 1865. Salt
Lakc Telegram.
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\ Strange DcluSion.

In the medical press is story OF a
maD who believed that he was dead and
who for that reason refused to take any
nourishmeHt. "iIow can the dead eat
and drinkF' he asked, when food was
pressed upon Inn. |, WIS obvious that
unless something were done to bring
him Ia his senses the delusion must
scon become actually; he would die OF
starvation. The strGngest ruse was
tried. Halt dozen attendants, drapcd
III Ghostly white, crcpt silently IN single
file into the room adjoining his, and,
with the door open, sat down where he
could see them eat hearty meal.
"iIere, who are these pcoplc?- irquir
ed the patient.
-Dcad meE, answered the doctor
what" said the other. "Do dead
men cat?"
80 be cure they DO, ns you see for
yourself was the answer
Well said the corpse, III TINT is so
III join them, Tor I'm starving"
The spcll wGs brOkcn and he sat down
and ate like forty famiehed men,
Chicago News.
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Entlccd BY The Bar,

Many stories arc told oi the eccentric
duinge and eayings of an old clergy man
vino lived in Maiuo como yenrs ago
At one time there had been a Hgh,
among come moe, ono Ui whom wat
seriously hurt. trial took plnce, and
tho old minietcr who had soen the
aIfray was summoned IA witness.
"What was Salsuu dong?- was the
tirst question.
"Oh, ho wRs slnshtng around"
"Wcll, sir, just what do you mean b,
thatY'
"Why, he was knocking ubout hin
here and thore."
snow, cir, kindly tell us plainly what
Salson did TO this man.
"Why, he--he cuticcd him." said IA,
old minister slowly, "lIo enticcd hin
with crowtar. lIo used tho crowbai
TO persuade tho man-.to cntice him
and by u series Of pokes and blows h.
succeeded in dong it, said the minister
mildly.
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Which.

While visiting the Sonth recently a
traveller cbanced upon resident OF q
sleepy hamlet i'll Alabama. Are you
a native Of this town." asked the travel.
er. @Am whatP' languidly asked the
one addressed. "Are you II native OF
the town. What's that?- Il asked
you whether You were u native
OF tho placc?' At this juncture
there appeared at the open door OF the
cabin the nuns wife, tail, sallow and
gaunt. After careful survey Of the
questioDer, che said: "Ain't you got
no sense, BillY lie means was yo' liyin'
heah when yo' was born, or was yo' born
before yo' begun liviD' heah. Now
answer him"
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Big Strike al Hamilton.

4 big strike was made couple of
days ago at Hamil;On and the whole
country is greatly excited over 1t. Min.
ers are tlocking into the camp, so rapid.
ly has the report concerning the dis
covery spread.
The discovery was made across from
Hamilton, near the summit OF White
Pine mountain by one Fuller, pros
pector. Fuller struck gold that assays
g ,OOO to the ton. The strike is said to
be one OF the most extensive made in
long time and will revolutionize min.
ing in that section OF the country. Full.
ler has evidently located property that
will net him big income. White Pine
News.
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Nevada'S Solid Banks.

II am surprised to learn officially OF
the condition Of the banks of Nevada,
said j. p. Marshall state bank examiner,
after he had completed persual of the
Official returns from most Of the banking
institutions OF Nevada.
Tho banks OF the state now carry a
reserve that averages 40 per cent or l5
per ceut higher than Tint required OF
the national banks under the federal
law. MIR. Marshall has heard from
nearly all OF the state banks, in pursu-
ance OF his duties OF examining them
twice year. He is frank to admit his
utter surprise at the showing made
The institutions not only carry this
huge re pTSe, but their loans and secur.
tiles are as gilt-edged as anv in the coun.
try.-Carson News.
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A Quaint Document.

The minutes OF the first represent-
atiVe assembly in America as written
by It's clerk, John Twine, constitute a
quaint aud interesting document. They
are headed:
"a reporte OF the manner Of proceed
Ing III the general assembly convened
at james City, in Virginia, July 30, 1919,
sJn 'isting OF the governor, the COUNSEL
u estate and two burgesses elected ont
e'.ihe Incorporation and plantation, and
Hrlng dissolved the 4th OF August next
ensuing"
The assembly met III the -quire OF the
churche.' Then, ".orasmuche" as me u Is
auaires doe little prosper where Gods
service is neglected, all the burgesses
took their places in the quire till a
prayer was said by Mr.. Buckle, the
minister, tina, it would please God to
guide and sanctiie all our proceedings
to his owne glory and the good OF this
plantation
After the prayer the burgesses were
summoned one by ono to take the oath
TO the king. none staggering at it
Tie assembly at once set to work to
adopt Euglish laws to Virginian condi-
tions. IL added series OF trade regu.
lations to restrict the production Of to-
bacco, to keep up prices and to encour-
age the output of flax, silk and wine.
Thus before the Pilgrims were think
of leaving Holland representative gov.
ernment was firmly established in the
new world.-ExchaDge.
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Costly Eggs.

What would our people think il the
law provided for fine OF 800 for any.
one guilty Of selling spoiled egg. The
new lown pure food law goes much
further than the Missouri law, and one
OF the provisions makes it a Sl00 fine for
selling n bad egg. The farmer who
brings in lot of eggs over ripe and sells
them Mt fresh egg prices canuot pl, ad
TINT tue "chiIdrep gathered them up
and may hnve accidentally put in some
not very fresh Any kind OF IN old
tried out egg will not count any moro in
the state OF Iowa.
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Weary OF Abstractions.

There Is some satisfaction in know
Ing you aro right. even II tho world
does not recognize H." remarked the
idealist. mot much," answered youna
Mrs. Torklns. Il can't help WISHING
Charley would bet on tho horse that
does win instead of tho one tina,
ought to-"
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Loft Him Pleasan, rhounh,a.

Doetor-Now. don't worry. whatever
you do man with heart disease
cant afford to worry. Avoid all com.
pnny OF any kind. dri.k nothing what.
soeVor, and on no account touch meat
and vegetables. i'y the bye. won't
be able to call again Till Wednesday.
as have TO attend the funerals of
three patients"
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difficult and that the questions were not
a fair test. II is likely that several
special examinations under the new
law will have to be held in order to ill
the schools.
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Elko, Nevada. Friday, July IS, 1907

OF the United States with the authep-
ucity OF the story, us it is often the little
incidents conuecteI with come action
that carry conviction, both in court and
out Of it."
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She Vas Married.

A lady meeting girl who had lately
left her service inquired, well, Mary,
where do you live now"
"Piease, ma'am, answered the girl,
Il don't live now-l'm married.7
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-27
have developed but little practical
railroad knowledge.
COLBY SCORES AGAIN.

One of the leading planks in the
New Idea" platform has always been
the choice of United States senators
by the direct vote of the people. The
so-called regulars" repudiated this
plank the first year and ignored it at
the primaries last fall, but when Gov
ernor Stokes, in his annual message,
came out strongly in favor of legisla-
ton to this end, it put a different as
pect upon the question. So Monday
night. when the vote was taken In the
assembly on Mr.. Alexanders resolu--
tion providing that the present legis-
lature inform congress that the peo-
pie of New Jersey desire an amend
ment to the Constitution of the Unit
ed States to allow the election of
United States senators by the direct
vote, all voted in favor of it--demo-
Gratis, regulars" and New Idea"
men alike. Thus does Colby score
again. forcing his opponents to admit
that he Is standing close to the peo-
pie In the end, all his measures shall
prevail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-27
THE CREEK BRIDGE REPAIRED

Once more We are told the Wood
bridge creek bridge is in good work
ing order. The expense of the re-
pairs just made, 1t is said, will be
shared Jointly by the Public Service
Corporation and the Board of Free
holders. This would be happy end
ing of the whole affair If we we're sure
1t is the end. 1t Is extremely doubt
ful, however, whether the Wood
bridge creek bridge. like the Amboy
bridge. and nearly everything else
done by the old Board of Freeholders,
of which Haney, Fountain and the
like were members, will ever amount
to anything until 1t has all been re-
built. 1t is admitted that the whole
trouble Is with the foundations and
how can anything be fixed" if the
foundation remains unchanged? =?
Doubtless the present repairs will
answer until something else gives out
and then the loss of time and the ex-
pense will have to be gone through
with all over again.