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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
The Lieutenant and The Cowboy"

y pIrcly western military drama COM
binIna both tragedy and pathos and yet
livencd with exceptionally clever
comedy Ifs "Ihe Lieutenant aud the
Cowboy the next attraction mt the
Bradlry Opera House. The play is in
the hands of MCssrs. Pclton Il Smutzer's
best travelling company, which 10 headed
by Mr.. Theodore Lorcl', the favorably
known young dramatic star. An elabo-
rate ind complete scenic mvcsturc liz
carried for each 81 fOnr acis' The
engagement IL for Friday night
only and prices range from 25cts.
to Sl.O0. This is u guaranteed high.
grade attraction in every particular and
must not be c!assed with cheap melG-
dramas or repertoire shows. IL Is
neither; but il is n really first class
dramatic Offering, ns good if not better
than anything that will he sccn here this
season. There are neither murders nor
killings nor explosions nor any other
kinds Of clap trap in "Ibc Lieutenant
and tho Cowboy Only two pistol
shots are fred during the progress Of
the pliy, and neither OF them are fired
III sight OF the audience. As u matter
~ fact the great success VI, the play IL
due to suerb acting aud to proper scenic,
mechanical and electrical effects.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
Bulb Farms Of MarshI5nd.

The vast industry hitherto associat.
cd almost exclusively with Holland is
gaining a fOOihOld In Great britain
that Is promising for the agricultural
depression there. II Is said that no
climate Of Holland IL just like the eli.
mate of England. only worse.
In the fen district of Lincolnshire
there are many acres OF land devoted
to The growing Of narcis8i. ana so sue.
ccssful has the industry bccoiuc that
several Dutch growers have paid Eng.
land the compliment of buying thcir
stock bulbs In that country. while
others arc said to have considered
seriously the adyisabflty Of purchas.
Ing land In Lincolnshire for tho grow.
lug OF bulbs So aa to compete with the
Englishmnu In his own land.
An acre Of wheat or potatoes In
England IS worth from $50 to 800,
but an acre OF choice daGodlls or
narclssi may DO worth anything from
$3.50 to $4,000 and more.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
Down on the Earn.

The unsophisticated chap from the
city had passed his first night IN the
old farmhouse.
wall. %nclghhor,' drawlcd tho farm.
or ut breakfast. how did you sleep
last night?'
"Sicep?" blurtcd the city chap IN
disgust. "Why. man. I was turning
aud turning all night"
The old farmer laughed uproari.
Dusty.
"KCpt turning. Gid YOU. ncighbor7
Wall. | told you that You woull slser
like II top"
"runny. oh? Wen. do you know
there was 20 much loose stray IN the
mattress IT kent getting in my ear
and EosC all night"
Just so. stranger. When you asked
about Tho bed G,dn't | say IL woult
tfc'lr you TO dcd'h?"
And then the old farmer passed owe
a leftover pie and black Coffee
Chicago Daily News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
Salmagundi.
FROM MONDAYS DAILY


10 IN ,our
''u9o i'u'ienRe circ"'"'e" "'o"iu '"o
'' county cent 'ou"S'
Son the ad Of Tho Lictennnt md the
COwhuy" elscwherc. It's Il good chow.
~. A.. ,os,oo,
ca zee VIVA all submitted Saturday. Tho
argument will tnkc place at II time to DC
agreed upon by the attorneys.
Tax.a c,m,,u IN sIowIy. ruxpa,-
cp aI,orLL n,, to,y., tim, thew must
pc,,lo yi,b In, ,reusurer before 6 O'Clock
II. m -, lin fra, Monday in December
u,,a, ,..,,LI ss,o ,,~oI,rou,nc;oa opd
costs.
Work in uoy in proyrces on tho
w;lc,,pv ~ IN, yrndc ~ tho OGDEN.
Lucip cuiou nv tho Soutlern Pacific
co,upnpy. preliminary 10 tho double.
trucking nj, tho linz. 1boto nro three
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
Bartlett Explains.

The bill l." be iDlrodu ., d III Congr, IS
10y Hon. George Bartlett, u thus en-
planned by him: II il designed To pro-
tcct those who have held and mined
property for scar, but who, through
the present financial striugenc! are not
able to obtain from the banks, or other
wise, money enough to have tina work
done this year. 1t ia surely not de-
signed for the c"pitHIisl-tnr accepted
designation for a mRn OF large wealth.
for the man able to cou mani money is
able to have the wOrk done aud. Tor the
most part, duubli,ss has haJ ii done
already. In prop. sing the measure |
had III MY miud'r eye the benefit Of meu
who have for ii long, long time taken
their part III the development of Nevada
and to whom ,Me cufor aomeut Of the
,rOvisiOn requir uR the work done thG
ear would mean practically coEfiscatioI
If property on which thty had expeDdec
nuch money time aud trouble.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
Salmagundi.
FRO TUESDAYS DAILY.

Tho depot building Las been painted
Il bright yellow. IL IL few stripes of
different coIors were added, the build
my would be really handsome.
An African queen, the second wife OF
King LObcngula, wear for II headdrces
on state occasions Il carved and decOra-
ted bust Of her husbands first wife.
IIavo sou heard u republican howl
against the issuance OF sl5O,5 900 OF
nterat-bcaring indebtedness by the
republican administration To tide the
country over the panic?
4 man in Philadelphia who killed
himself 10y inhalIng gas left two dollars
behind tn pay for the gas. Thus 10
somewhat encouraging to believers IN
human nature when one stops to re-
fleet how ehamclrssly the cOnsciencelcss
public takes advantage of contiding and
gencrous-hcar;cd gns companies.
Tho delay in oastbouud iraine today
was caused by II fruit car IN Tho mIddlc
OF n train jumping the track between
Calvada and MysiiC, west % Reno, yce
tcrday morning. Five fruit cars were
piled up and fruit wa scattered all ovcr
the surrounding country. a broken
wheel on the fruit cur caused the
damage.
Tho Reno journal publishes nm inter.
view with state Engineer Nicholae, in
| Shich no Gays he If planning two big
coloniza,ioDs projccts Tor Nevada. One
in in Nyo county and tho other on South
Fork in this county. Ito talks as II h'
had M option ON 10000 acres Of land OF
South Fork, which will involve n cHsi
outlay Of a2j0,0CO.
Bogota, tho capital Of tho Republic
OF Colombia, with n population OF l25
600, fine residence, excellent echool
and collcgce, lies on n plateau which ne
n;Iroad hns yet reached. Thorc Up
however, ono ehort railroad on tho plat
Gnu itself. But Ia get 10 It 10y The moe
used route u must Journey two md
hnlf days on mule back.
I'm driyiug n hugo tunnel bcnoati
t,nlt ont mountain, Tennessee, u Gtch
cavern was encountered with 90 deep nj
%opcniup below tho rmlrond grade tina
tho engineers hnvc :onpd II impractic
oblc 10 MI It with broken rock. II ha
now been decided Ia .bfo~ n steel bridg'
across the cham, which will corlainl!
, bo n novel icnt in bridge constructing
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
Coyote Trapped in Milk Can.

Frank Kcarney and Charley Wilson,
while on the way TO the Hardin ranch
with the Cutters plant mule colt this
morning, saw Il moving milk can on the
Gciger grade ncnr the Hcnrich's former
dairy Mt the GcigCr grade toll house.
Investigation resultcdf III the discovery
TINT II coy otc WIS the propcllnR POWER
u the apparently animated milk can.
The yourg men gave chase, captured
coyote md cut its throat and inside the
ca1 was u dead %cottontail rabbit. The
coyote hod evidently been III pursuit. OF
tho rabbit, which sought refuge in the
cnn and i'll endeavorinG to reach its prey
the coyote iarpmeh lis own head in the
narrow top OF the can and could not ex-
tricate it. How long tho desert woivcr-
inc had been wandering about with the
milk can for a bat ia predetermined. 10
verify this strnnge tale the young men
brought back with thcm the ekin OF the
coyote rs a trophy Virginia Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
Salad Drcssinu.

Take n coffee cup: put into II Il
egg: a pinch Of salt; two tablespoon.
fuls Of sugar: one of -four. mix va.
and fill up the cup with vinegar. Take
n small. granite pan: put II on tho
fire with u piece of butter tho size OF
q walnut. When warm. put In the
contents Of tho cup: stir until thick
and smooth. Put back In the cup.
and when cool thin with sour cream.
VIII keep u month or more.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
No Circus for Iohnnu

J~ohnny--cun 90 t. tho circus.
pa?
Father No, indeed | wouldn't
tltinl, Of letting you sec such a degrad.
ing exhibition.
Johnny-rhen won't you please
take mo to tho m%cnagerie? Teacher
says we ought TO see the animals.
Faihcr-W What! Pay full price to see
only half Of the show? l guess not
pittsburg Dispatch.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22

soil, II splendid climate and starts mn,
with blight prospects OF success
'inir"h, for Okluhomu and her peou..
FRANK Haya. Il Reno gembl4r. and
'ohn M~aynaugh, h moulder and pru.-
pec'oF, roomed together at the Grand
central Hotel. When Hays wen, to
oeu Fna:y morning, his partner was in
oeu Il seemed To ue asleep. When
nay got up i'll the afternoon, he found
d friends dead ID the bed beside INN.
Il art desease caused death.
L. Ii. hickey, pre- sident Of the State
n'nk " Trust Comrapy has made a
written agre 2ment with the drplsIior. of
nus banks to pay them out Of has prl ate
fortune the difference bet ween Via, the
banks may pay and the amount Of their
deposits. The agrecme..t Ii made with
u committed represe aIrng the GoIutirld
dep Isitors and applies To all the depo.-
.t"rs Of his cha . Ui buLks.
i WIS called To Nevada said Hay
wood to Il Reno journal representative,
ito look into The matter Of the miners
OF the southern cumps, particu-
larry OF Goldlield, beng paid of ~ this
'conversauon money. Due notice will
be given u the objection to this torm Of
pay ment, AMI thon, il the prostst be not
needed, there will be complications in
those camps, very likely resulting in the
calling out Of the men,"
Judge Harrington has called a United
Saates grand jury 20 meet at Carson gu
Dec, mber 2nd. Beside the regular
rimlnal business, it If said that the jury
will be called upon to investigate q mum
Der OF laUd frauds, similar to those
brought TO light i'll other coast states.
Secret agents Of the government have
been at work for some time on land
frauds IL Nevada aud the evidence they
have gathered will be placed before tile
grand jury.
Tho railorad commissioners have IL
duced the fare on the Virginia and True
kee between Reno and Carson from -
TO Sl.75 and the o Ia trip from 81
q &c. The fare from Carson to Mlulv.
has been reduced to 81 and the round
trip to Sl.75. The fare between Carson
and VIrsnio CITY was not changed w.
ing tO the heavy expenses Of operating
that portion OF the road. The estimated
saving Ia the public by the reduc ton
made, the Carson News say +, will
amount to Sls,2jO the ar.
Tom FINN and Frank Nc CauIey, the
convicts who escaped from the penit en-
tiury several days ago, were caught III
an abandoned tunnel in Virginia City
Saturday night. The officers discovered
their trail and truckcd them to the tuu.
mel The men were cooking their supper
about 100 feet from the entrance 10 the
tunnel, when found by the officers. They
we're covered with rcvolvcrs anu told To
throw up their handle. One Of the men
had a knife in hIs hand and made "a
rush for the officers but thought better
Of it and submitted to arrest. They have
taken back to the pen to serve
time.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
oyerburdened Middle classes.

There ia no order on which lifc
presses more heavily just now than
on the middle c~lasseh-who arc OF
n truth thu hardest working classes
of the whnlc decentralization Com.
ihonwCnltli
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
Quite Wrtaht.

When warm weather willis tho will.
Ing wooer OF waysido walks, no ia
wont TO while in his worship OF wood
and wclkin.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
KING EDWARD IN PARIS.
He and His Wife Are Travelling In
cognito.

King Edward and Queen Alexandra
are in Paris travelling incognito as inc
Duke and Duchess of Lancaster. III
is the queens first visit to Paris since
1889. At their majesties' desires the
trip to France is as private as possible.
They went in automobiles to the
British embassy in Paris, which they
will occupy during their stay. AmDas-
sador Sir Francis l.. BERTHE and MS
family having moved into hotel IN
order to emphasize the private charac-
ter of the visit. At the kings request
no representatives Of the government
met him at the station, but a large
crowd cheered the royal couple. The
incognito of their majesties will not
disappear until King Edward leaves
his card at the Elysee palace for Presi-
dent Fallieres, after which there will
be dinners at the embassy and palace
While the kings visit has no political
aim, it is expected to bear fruit in
further cementing the Anglo-French
understanding and may have a bear
ing upon the attitude of the two
countries at The Hague peace confer
ence.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
SPORTING NOTES.

Sixty thousand dollars a year, a
trifle less than 5000 day, or $10,-
600 year more than the president of
the United States receives, is the sal
airy of Jockey Walter Miller, the great
est little rider that ever threw leg
over horses back.
Articles have been signed by Harry
Pollock, acting for Corbett, for light
between Young Corbett and Kid Her
man for a purse of $1,000, offered by
Kohl & Johnson. loo promote s. The
contest is to take place on M@,c.i
According to the officials of the Troll
ley league, which has been talking of
organization for the coming season,
Rosalia will take the place Of Occur
d'Alene in the league. Occur d'Alene
has chosen to play independent ball
instead of combining herself to a closed
schedule for the whole summer.
The towns on the circuit are now all
in the Palouse country on the line of
the Spokane & Inland railway.
At meeting to be called in the near
future, the schedule will be adopted,
officers elected and the organization
perfected for the coming year.
Showing a surprising reversal of
form, Idaho defeated Whitman Satur-
day by the score Of 26 to % in a fast,
clean game.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Washinston's Legislature.

The end of last weeks session of
the Tenth Washington legislature finds
that body in excellent working order
in both its branches, much work on
hand and the prospect that much legis-
lation will be accomplished. To date
the only measures passed by both
houses are the bill appropriating $780,
900 for expenses of the session, the bill
appropriating money from the peniten-
tiary revolving fund for the purchase
OF jute for the jute mill, the Alaska
yukon-Pacific exposition bills provid-
ing for sale of shore lands of Lakes
Union and Washington in Seattle and
appropriation from the money received
of 100000 for the state university
and 100000 for the exposition, and a
few minor measures.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
oliver Hustles for Canal.

William ]. Oliver of Knoxville.
Tenn, the lowest bidder for the Pana-
ma canal contract, has called at the is
thmlan canal commission Offices
TO talk with Chairman Shonts, but the
latter is in New York. Mr.. Oliver said
he was ready to comply with the re-
quirements suggested by the president
and that two other contractors must
be associated with him in the propo-
sails submitted. Mr.. Oliver would not
give the names of these contractors
and said they would probably be made
public by Mr.. Shonts when the 10 DAVIS
limit has expired.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Bishop Stang OF Fall River, Mass,
who underwent an operation, Is dead.
With gale that at times reached
so miles an hour and the mercury
dropping steadily toward the zero
mark, Chicago Sunday experienced the
most uncomfortable day of the winter.
Fudge Edward W. Lander, the first
chief justice Of the territory of Wash
ington, veteran of the Mexican war,
and for 10 years president of the Har-
ward club, in Washington, died at the
national capital Saturday, aged 80
years.
The business Of the house was laid
aside Saturday afternoon in order that
the members might pay tributes to the
lafe Senator German.
Reports from all parts of the north
west say that the wind and snowstorm
of last week was the severest of the
winter.
London-The Royal commission on
tuberculosis has issued a lengthy re-
port on tuberculosis. and that cows
milk containing tubercular baccilli is
responsible for majority of the cases
OF such infection
There is no foundation for the re-
ports that Signora Duse, the Italian
actress, is dying.
Professor Mendeleff, celebrated
chemist, died recently in st. Peters
burg.
The interstate commerce commits
sion will take up its inquiry in New
York into the financial operations Of
the Hartman roads on February 81
A subpoena for that date has been is
sued for e. H. Hartman, William
Rockefeller, Jacob H. Schiff, D. O.
Mills, and others. it is said, will be
subpoenaed.
The river gauge at Memphis marked
41.2 feet Saturday, the highest ever re-
corded, the former high mark being
40.5, made in 103.
Frank Busby, a pioneer settler of
Palouse country, died at his brothers
home in Nebraska. Mr.. Busby leaves
wife and numerous family of chill
dren, most of whom are married and
live in or near Pullman.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Ton Of Powder Exploded.

Terre Haute, Ind.-A fire kindled
by workmen constructing the new
Monon railroad grade near Linton,
spread to storage house where over
ton of giant powder and 1000 pounds
OF dynamite were stored, setting of
the explosives and killing a workman
and fatally injuring six others.
The majority of the workmen ran
for safety, but one attempted to put
out the fire and was killed.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTIONS
Went Overwhelmingly for the Con-
servativeS.

servatives.
British Columbia went overwhelm-
ingly conservative Saturday, the gen
eral election resulting in the return TO
office of the Mcbride government
OF AZ members returned, "a are con-
servatives, eight liberals and one so
cialist. Nine seats are still in doubt,
but the conservatives will have some
of these.
The socialist leader, Hawthornth-
waite, retained his seat. All members
of the Mcbride cabinet, save the min
lister of education, Manson, retained
their seats. Manson is 20 behind his
liberal opponent in Alberni, with four
polling places to hear from. The lib
eral leader, j. A. Mcdonald, was sue
cessful in Rossland.
Premier Mcbride, who was candi-
date in both Victoria and Dewdney,
was elected in both places.
AT Rossland the election resulted as
follows:
Archie F. Berry, socialist, 8; Lorne
A. Campbell, conservative, 1S6; j. A
Macdonald, liberal and leader of the
opposition, 240.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
THREE FREEZE IN A TENEMENT
Woman and Two Children in Grand
Rapids Perish Mserably.

Rapids Perish MiserabIy.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Feb. 5.-A wo-
man and two children were found fro
zen to death Sunday in an upstairs
tenement house with a third child in
an adjoining room badly frozen, but
alive. The dead are: Emma K. Liv-
ingston, aged SO; Alfred T. Livingston,
aged 7, and Lincoln B. Livingston,
aged 8.
Badly frozen: Henry Livingston,
aged 10.
Miss Jennie Livingston called at the
residence to pay visit and found her
sister, Emma Livingston, and one
child dead in bed, one child dead on
the floor, and Helen in the adjoining
room badly frozen
None of the family had been seen
since Thursday, when two of the chill
dren attended school, The children
lived with Miss Livingston, who was
their aunt. 1t is supposed that after
they retired Thursday night, they be
came partly asphyxiated by coal
gas, and, the fire dying out, were
frozen to death.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Marlborough Case Ends.

-London-An authoritative statement
emoodying what the family desires to
say on the case of the Duke and Ouch
ess OF Marlborough, was given out re-
Gently. 1t follows:
lhe differences between the Duke
ana duchess of Marlborough have been
settled privately. The children will
arrive at Sunderland house and the
oucness and their children will pro-
coed to the continent some time next
week" AeA'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
An Exclusion Resolution.
For Universal Suffrage in Sweden

Stockholm.-Th bill promised in
the speech from the throne at the open
Ing of parliament, providing for the
construction of universal suffrage and
proportional electorate for elections
on the second chamber, has been intro
duced. The members of the upper
house will continue to be chosen as
at present, but the term of service will
be reduced from nine to six years.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Makes New Pacific Record.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. 5.--The steamer
Empress Of China, which has reached
William head quarantine station,
broke the record held by the Empress
Oh Japan, making the fastest trip made
between Yokohama and this port.
She occupied 10 days. three hours,
80 minutes from Yokohama to quaran-
tine. The Empress Of Japan's time was
10 days, 10 hours.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
SUICIDES AT NuPTIALs.
Stranger Blows Brains Out in New
York Doorway

New York, Feb. 5.-Standing in the
doorway of an apartment where guests
lad assembled tc witness a wedding
Sunday night, a stranger, supposed to
be Uldrich Hudgon of Waterbury,
Conn.,, blew out his brains. Death was
instantaneous and the body tumbled
backward down flight of stairs. The
guests viewed the body, each declar-
ing ignorance of the SUBSIDIES identity.
An hour later the wedding was solemn
lied.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Madame Gould to RETURN.

Disheartened over her failure to re.
gain the position she once held in
Paris society, following her action in
divorcing her husband, Nine. Anna
Gould, formerly Countess de Castel-
lane. is preparing to dispose of most of
her property in Paris and will return
to the United States just as soon as
the courts will allow her to take her
children out Of France.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Meet Horrible Death Tooether.

Camden, N. with arms entwined,
an unknown young man and young
woman stood on the tracks Of the
pennsylvania electric railroad oyer
Newton creek Friday and then
calmly waited until an electric train
ran them down. Both were killed and
their bodies were hurled into the
water.