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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
THE FUEL SITUATION.

There are very serious indications that
Nevada ia or the verge OF a fuel famine.
According to reports, the railroad CON-
panies have combined to teach the
people a lesson because the government
made an effort last winter to protect its
citizens from the rapscity and greed
Of the railroads. IL this be true, the
strong arm OF the government should
reach out and give these railroad mag
mates to understand that they must
serve the people or spend the balance
OF their lives in the penitentiaries.
The government created tie Sc railroad
corporations and they should be made
TO carry ont the purposes Tor which they
we're created. No combination OF men,
no matter how wealthy or influential,
should be permitted TO defy the power
OF the government by making the people
OF any sechun suffer for want Of fuel or
any other necessity, when that necessity
exists in plenty and only needs to 0e
transported by the railroads to the
peoples homes.
In view OF the coalitions now coz
~foont;aS Nevada on the fuel question,
there should be an organized effort OF
IFS people to advert the peril if possible.
The Commercial League OF Reno has
already taken the matter up with the
interstate commerce commission and
the commission has promisd to ~inves:is
gate the fuel conditions in this State.
But the Commercial League oi Reno
should not fight this battle alone.
Every town in the State should organize
and join forces with the League. Elko's
chamber Of commerce should take the
matter up at once and assist the Com
mercial League in every possible way.
Ihen, il the united efforts Of the
people fail, those living uloug the main
iue Of the Southern Pacific should
devise a plan TO protect as many people
as possible from the cold OF a Nevada
winter. This vas lone In Idaho and
Washington last winter and should be
done IN Nevada On a large scale the
coming winter il the railroad company
refuses to supply the people with coal.
There should be no suffering in
Nevada for lack OF iuel when the South
ern Pacific bauls thousands OF tons Of
coal for its own use through the State.
IL the people suffer from cold, it will be
because the men OF Nevada are too
90 wardly to make the most OF their
o~pportunities.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
Commoner CulIinuS.

The 6o-cent wheat harvested by the
farmer is now selling for a dollar.
The neIt time Mr.. Hartman should
view the boat race from an airshlp.
When Is tariff reform not tariff re-
form: That is easy-when it is lett to
the friends Of the laritT.
II seems that Mr.. Roc~ke!eIer'e monet
Is not to be allowed TO talk for hin i'll
Judge Lands court.
Between rotten ties, rotten rails and
rotten management the travelling public
seems to be getting more than it de-.
serves.
The New York World still asks,
What ia a democta'?- The answer that
will please the World will not please a
democrat.
Strange that the railroads have not
offered as an argument against the -
cent fare that the pnce OF everything
else has gone up.
General Funston's reference to the
-u%nwhipped mob" sounded real KING
George r~hirdish, don't you know. And
so near the Fourth OF July, too.
Had General kuroki remained u few
weeks longer he would have learned
that we burn enough powder in one
day to blow almost any old navy off the
map.
The reports OF the discovery Of a
petntied man in ONO probably have
their foundation i'll the fact that some
mar has gone into a comatose state
IN order 70 escape the Taft-Foraker
scrap.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
A NATIONAL DISGRACE.

Edwin Markham, in a series OF srti
cies published ID the Cosmopolitan
Magazine upon child labor in the differ
ert iDdust ries OF the United States, rs
engaged in a splendid service to hu-
manity.
His revelations concerning the manner
in which the lives Of children are sacri-
feed to industrial greed is enough to
BRING The blush Of shame to the cheek
Of every American citizen who has any
feeling in his heart.
Think OF the EIGHT thousand wan
little creatures whose souls and bodies
are woven into the fine silks oil our
American mill barons- and it becomes
extremely difficult for the decently con-
stItute'l person 70 swell up with pride
over tie advancement Of Christianity
aud civilization upon this continent.
Mr.. Markham tells Of the lives OF these
little one who have been robbed Of
their childhood by greed-greed Of the
manufacturer sLL OF unnatural pareuis
who work through the long watches
OF tho night for twelve and thirtean
hours at O shift.
He truly says that orr output Of silk
vies With that Of Europe and the Orient
sud addp: But !e, this be no boas,
for across the lustrous fabrics piled in
bright bolts OF shelf and counter. or
hung IN ehimmerinR, fower-hued gar.
mente in our show w1ndowe, stretches
the gaunt shadow OF the little child
Silk ie o a necessity, and il cer-
taiDly ls not worth this awful sacrifice
70 manufacture 10 competition with
other couDtriee.
Mr.. Markham lays The principal slame
for weaving the lives OF children int,
these costly fabrics q, the door Of the
mill owner, and, while they must take
their ehsre oi the blame, the greater
portion OF it appears to belong TO those
degraded parents VINO sell their children
70 this industry.
Condemn the truly soulless corpora.
ton that buys the lives Of children, but
do not spare those who cell their own
heeh md blood 10 1t for a price, and a
miserable pittance at that.
1t Is a co-partnership Of w~ickedness,
and for years when a figure Of speech
hae been sough, TO describe some par
.ticularly mean individual It has been
said Of him that she would steal candy
q child" II that person has eound-
ed some OF the depths Of human deptav-
ny, what ehall 10 eaid OF the pHreLt who
would cell tho childhood Of his children
10 ap avaricious wretch who stands In
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
Negro Commits Murder And Escapes.

The first tragedy since the beginning
OF Western Pacific construction work in
this county occurred Friday evening at
K. y. Ginmel's camp, about ,, miles
west OF Winuemucca, when Bob Lucky,
a negro, shot down y. Watson, another
negro.
Lucky shot Watson twice, once III the
breast and the second time through the
head. Tho shooting, which followed d
quarre! between the men over a negroes,
was witnessed by a number OF negroes.
The affair was not reported to the white
men o. the camp Tor some time after
the shooting, Lucky III the menutlme
having made his escape. He walked to
Wlnneuucca, reaching here before any
thing WIS known OF the shooting and
bearded an easlbouud train.
The wounded negro was placed III d
wagon to be brought TO Wiuuemucca
Tor medical attendance, but died before
reaching this place.
Stories OF the shooting are conflicting,
one report beng that Watson Was IN.
armed and shot down III cold blood.
At the ~coroner's inquest held here At
urday, a negro, the only eye witness 10
thet tragedy vino testified, told a story TO
the effect that Watson had tired several
shots around the tent in which the
negro were and that Lucky WAS
acting as their protector. According to
this witness when the climax OF the
quarrel came both men pulled the
trigger.
Lucky Is still at Large, bu; the de-
scriptionS Of the murderer have been
seut all along the line by Sheriff Lamb
and he may be appEehended.
Tie murderer. from all accounts, is a
very hard character. lie had been at
Gimmel's camp only a lew weeks, COM
ing from Nebraska, where he is said 10
have shot a number 81 men. Only a
lev days ago., at the point Of a gun, he
held up a negro named Dixon ut the
construction camp and robbed him OF
si0. tie posed hs n fighter and an all
around bad mGn.-HumboItt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
Oldest Living White Woman.

Oregon claims the honor OF counting
among Its residents the oldest white
woman III America, Mrs. Mary Ramsey
Lemons Wood, and Ia the celebration
OF the Fourth at Portland, Of State.
wide Importance, Mrs. Wood, aged 100
YEAR,, month and - days was crowned
Queen ~ Oregon. Tho coronation VIVA
performed by General George n,
W 'iIiamp, Attorney General under Pres.
Idenl Grant, and the only living reprc-
sentative OF that cabinet. General
Williams is in his s5th year. Mrs, Mood
vas born at Knoxville, Tenn, Nav 20.
49,. She was twice married, her first
husband, MIR. Lemons, dying IN 1889.
n lso2 she moved from Misaouri 10
Oregon, settling IN Washington county
where she still makes her home, riding
on h"rsenaci; the entire way. Mrs,
Wood married her second husband,
John Wood, May 2s, 1851. or her four
children, all Of whom lived to a ripe old
age only ono Is today living, and tina,
1s the youngest child, Mns. Catherine d.
Sonthworth Reynolds, who was born
III 1870.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26

than surrender the right which was
Wrested after a hard fgh from a reluct.
ant legislature, they will grapple with
the railroad corporations on the Law ns
it stands.
Much as the railroads want all the
money they o receive through their
power to name and maintain maIlmum
rates, they must understand that the
people want and mean to retain posses-
sion OF all Of that money save what con.
stitutes a fair charge. And the differ
ence between the fair charges which the
Railroad Commission will ix, and the
unfair charges whIch are now being ex
acted, will be a cum quite sufficient 70
keep all Nevada in chewing gum
Reno Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
JOHN"

After a long absence from the wit
ness stand, during which he became
skinfui in the art Of lodging sum
monses, John ID. Rockefeller made
his public appearance court in
Chicago yesterday.
He proved to be just as frank and US
truthful as be was twenty years ago
when committees and courts first began
to delve into the secrets OF the Stand
ard Oil company.
He frankly admits that he knows
nothing about the company. The in
ference Is that il :here is anything IN
lawful in it's methods Of doug bust
ness the wicked partners OF -HOnsst
John" are to blame.
They hand over to him from sl2, o00,.
600 to s2o,00o,o00 profits each year and
he asks them no questions, perhaps be-
cause he wants to have as little as
possible to do with such unscrupuIous
men.
The most astonishing thing about
hIs relations with them is that he puts
such blind trust in them in the matter
OF dividing the swag fairly. II GER
taiDly speaks el~oquently Of his own
honesty that he puts such implicit faith
in theirs.
But since John had nothing to con-
ceal why did he aver engage ID that
marrying and wearyinG sport OF sub.
poena lodging? Why did he not come
ont OF the sub-cepar Al soon as he
heard the officers OF the court were
after him and tell them bluntIy that he
did not know anything about the affairs
OF the Standard Oil company:
We know that he has preferred all
along to allow hIs money to talk, H.:
as it comes from such a suspicious
source nobody would believe it. An
other person might have known that
it would put him in wrong with the
public, but Honest John in his in
ocenc neve suspected this.
Too plainly can We see now that he
Is the victim OF designing men and cir
c~umetances. The fact that these men
hand over to him the lions share OF
the booty does not excuse the ID in the
least.
That &c takes it without asking
questions might be held against him
by some persons. But be doesn't know.
lie has admitted this under OATH
Pittsburg Leader.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
Mr. HardcS,y's Funeral.

The funeral o! Ed ward G. Hhrdesiy
took place from the Presby tcrinn church
at 10 o'clock this forenoon. Rev. Geo.
IL. Greenfield conducted the services.
He spoke briefly II the life and character
of II deceased and offered words OF
consolation To the bereaved family.
After the services at the church, the
remains. followed by a large number 81
relatives and sympathizing iiends, were
taken to the cemetery and laid AWAY To
sleep until the nrchangel's trump shall
wakcn all on the last day.
May eternal rest and peace 10 the
portion OF the old pioneer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
Uranium Orc in I'VE.

q piece OF ore was brought in from
the Ice Door claims, owned by a. l..
Simondi, W. J. Rodenck and A. Frank.
enstein, a Few days ago and shown abou,
town. The propert, from which the
specimen was procured is located about
three quarters Of q mile east OF the
Ronnd Mountain Faityicw. The o,e
was a mystery, but Percy Train, to
whom it was given Tor testing, pro.
nounced il uranium and stated that il
had a commercial value OF Fl a pound.
Ii is used ms a pigment In i~rescoins as a
chemical reagent. Tue sample shown
is totbenite, which is phosphate u
uranium. Ii occurs III bright lemon
crystals. The crystals are fiat, square
tabular prisms incrustIug the seams in
a dark stained granitc. So Tar rs kpoSn
this IL the fret occurrence OF the mineral
in Nevada.-Bullftog Miner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
war profit are beyond caril.

war profit are beyond cavil.
lie says his accuracy in predic,in,
the late unp~leasantuess with AIfops,
was due entirely to his reading Of tbs
~planets-
The professor says the heavenly bod.
les are now arranging themselves IL ,
combination which mean world.ude
war. 1t will take probably a year be.
fore the planets have completed Thai,
maneuvers and are in posiGon for tbe
deadly combat Of the earth's inhab;,.
ante TO begin.
The stars show Professor Stowe tb,,
the United States will be involved With
The rest Of the worlds powers, and the
map OF the earth viii be changed when
the last gun is fired.
The arrangement q: the planets
which means war will extend over ,
period OF five years. The ombinatiop
will moi break before 1913. Statesman.
ship Will do no good. Bloody combat
cannot be STAYED oil longer than that.
although it looks rs though hostilitiea
must begin next year.
The professor adds that this condition
has been studied for several years nv
astronomers, aud that many arc agreed
with him. He says the British govern.
ment has been warned Of the irreyo.
cable decree OF fate and for this reason
that nation has allied itself with other
great powers go that the damage 10
England may be reduced to til. mini.
NUN.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
the market ready to purchase i'll

the market ready to purchase iti
There is no condemnation severe
enough for those responsible Tor turn
ing what should be golden days OF youth
into one distorted nightmare.
A state that declines to legislate
against this most infamous OF all forms
OF grand larceny, or, having legislated,
isils to enforce its law, is a disgrace to
civilization, and its citizens should be
made to feel the reproach which rests
upon them.
The future, the happiness Of little
lives, cannot be measured by the dollar,
and he who attempts to 90 it is guilty
OF al objectionable sacrilege.-Osden
journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
Predicts Worldly Wild War.

y Detroit dispatch nt the I'D says:
There will be n worldwide wal started
probably in July, 1909, is the startling
announcement made 10y Professor Ly.
man S'o"c' al nsttulogcr Of world. wide
lame. ..r' ts.
mo professor predicted Tho Spanish
war, and hia Credentials na "A
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
Wells Fargo Conpany.

Oh all the don't-,ato.a.haLg what.
are 'ou-aoina'to do-I-abon;.it bunch o,
gouRhefs that are banded together. tho
Wells, Fargo Corporation ia certainly
the daddy 81 them all II boa oyc,y
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-26
DIED.

HAEDEsTY-Died at Jack Creek, EIko
comfy, Nevada, July -, 1907, Mr..
Edward &. Hardesty, a native OF
Kentucky, aged "A years, 8 months
and IL days.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-07
HOME SAVINGS BANK.

Clearing House Certificates will be accepted i'll
exchange for merchandise or in payment on &C
count We have the largest stock in this section
and solicit your patronage.
CONsoI dated GROCERY co.
Fitzgerald Pull Out
Clearing House Certificates as good as the Gold
and will be accepted as money.
L. O. TIsDE1.
o. Fitzgerald Pull Out.
Clearing House certificates good as gold at
our place. We have lots to sell and are glad to
take certificates They are just like money to us.
WRIGHT MERCANTILE Co.
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out
s. NJ. Whitchard & Co., sell groceries just as
cheap for certificates as the old time currency.
Our groceries are just cheap and we are just as
anxious to sell for certificates as for gold.
S. NJ. WITCHARD & Co.
or Fitzgerald Pull Out.
The Enterprise will accept Clearing House Ger
tOcates on Subscription accounts advertising ac
counts and for job printing
Pull Fitzgerald Pull Out
The Clearing House Certificates pay debts like
money, buy goods like money, and they arc money
Fitzgerald Pull Out
The Banks here have associated themselves
together and issued Clearing House Certificates, to
help move the cotton crop and to give more cur
rency as medium of exchanges. We heartily en-
dorse their action believing it to be to the nj r.
of every citizen in this community We ITTIte~
you to call at store, where we will be pleased
to accept these certificates in exchange for any
merchandise in our store Or for payment ON ac-
count at their face value.
We arc carrying the largest line Of dry goods,
clothing shoes and general merchandise of any
store in this section of Country and cordially in
vite you to call and see before buying elsewhere
Yours for business
Empire Mercantile Co
W. r. Bowen, President
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-07
Council Proceeding

City council met Tuesday nigh
in adjourned session. Present
Hayes, Bingham, Knapp, Paulk,
Mcdonald and Mosher.
The main business of the session
was allowing the bills of the past
month.
A resolution by Alderman
Paulk abating the awning nui'
sance. Under the resolution the
, chief of Police is required to
notify all interested property
owners that the awnings extend
ing over sidewalks must be re-
moved in forty days.
! Another resolution requires
side walks of concrete or tile to be
put down ON Central. between the
Central Methodist church and the
Opera house.
The clerk was instructed to is
sue the call for the city election as
soon as the necessary papers were
prepared by the city attorney.
Adjourned.
Get Busy at Something Useful.
City and Colony Maps
For Sale THE Enterprise
office. If
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-07
Certificates In Demand.

The Southern Granitoid Company wants Clear
ing House Certificates and will accept at par value
for anything in our line or on account
Southern Granitoid Co.
u for Fitzgerald or
| desire to say to the public to call at the Grant
Street Barber Shop, and any old thing will be ac-
cepted that bears the endorsement of the Fitzgerald
Banks Wesley r. Walker,
Proprietor Grant Street Barber Shop.
Fitzgerald Pull Out.
Certificates Good for Taxes.
| will accept Clearing House Certificates in
payment of city taxes now DUE G. NJ. WISE,
City Clerk and Treasurer.
for Fitzgerald Pull Out.
Certificates Good for State and County Taxes.
1 will accept Clearing House Certificates in
payment of State and County Taxes.
WILLIS L. SMITH, Tax Collector.
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull
Sure we will take Clearing 81 )use Certificate
and give 100 cents worth of Md5e. in our lines
for one dollar
w. E. ADAMS & Son.
Pull for Fitzgerald o
We exchange jewelry gold and silver ware
and diamonds for certificates.
RUSSELL BROS.
Full for Fitzgerald o
Bring your certificates where you get good
value and large stock to select from.
I. GoLDENBERG.
Fitzgerald Pull Out.
H. A. Packard & Co take Clearing House Ger
tifcates for anything in their stock and any thing
on their books. The certificates pass as gold
our store.
II. A. F1CKHARD & Co.
rul for Fitzgerald
We want all the business can get with
Clearing House Certificates as basis ofsettement.
We will take the Clearing House Certificate on ac-
counts or on cash transactions.
r. NJ. GRIFFIN & Co..
Pull Out
We take either gold or Clearing House Certi-
fcates which ever comes handest. We don't OBJ
iect to silver but Clearing House Certificates are
just as good.
CLARK COMPANY.
Pull fol Fitzgerald
Planters Warehouse & Loan Co., will accept
Fitzgerald Clearing House Certificates, ON Guano
notes OF other merchandise.
E. T. JAMES, Pres.
Pull for Fitzgerald Pull
The Bazaar takes Clearing House Certificates
at par. We want all you have got to spare Come
to see us r. !. MAFFET
Full for Fitzgerald OR
The Fitzgerald DELLA & BrOXtOn Railroad
in payment for freight and ticket charges.
III. c. McFadden.
President & General Manager.
TO Pull Out
The Josey Shoe & Clothing Company wants
Clearing House Certificates and lots of the them
Come to see us we've got what you want and you
can get it with the certificates.
JosEY SHOE & Clothing co.
Tur for FITZGERALD or Out.
The National Barber Shop takes the Clearing
House Certificates. Bring em along
p. B. Owen.
for Fitzgerald or
Clearing House Certificates good at the
Denmark Drug Co.
A. H. DEAMARK, Manager.
fol- Fitzgerald
Clearing House Certificates viii buy anything
in store will be glad to accept them as
cash.
FITZGERAD DRJG Co.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-07

The mayoralty race in Macon is proving to DC
quite lively one. Here's hoping that Miller
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-07
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out

The editor of the Enterprise is in receipt of
pressing and unique invitation to the banquet "
be given at the Kimball House IN Atlanta o"Uur'
day night, in honor Of Editor John 1emple
Graves. We regret that it will be Impossible lor
us to be present on what promises to be delight
full occasion.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-06-19
1908 NOMINEE MUST
Be A ROOSEVELT
FOLLOWER
Harry S. New. Republican
National Committeeman
Makes That Statement.

Kansas City, Mo, June 19.-Harry
5. New, of the Republican National
committee, discussing the campaign
of 1908 informally last night at the
banquet of the Missouri Republican
club, said:
THE country is not going back to
silver. A new issue must be found.
That issue will be President Roose-
welt, and the man who announces for
the office in 1908 must be Roosevelt
supporter"
Mr. New, as the head of the ma
tional committee, is in a position to
more authoritatively forecast the
coming issues than probably any 9TH
er man in the country.
He has recently been in conference
with a number of the leading repub-
licans of different states. and his in
formal announcement Is regarded
here as evidence that the committee
will insist on a nominee who Will
carry out the Roosevelt policy.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-06-19
RAMIREZ IS ON TRIAL
FOR MURDER At
SOCORRO
Native. Who Killed Manuel
VdlenZueld. Claims
Self Defense.

Socorro, n. NJ, June 19.-The trial
Of Ramoldo Ramirez, the native who
killed Manuel Valenzuela, another
native at a saloon at San Antonio in
this county last week, was begun in
the district court yesterday.
If the motive for the killing, which
is unknown, is brought out at the
trial, 1t will be by the defense, as
the prosecution has no other knowl-
edge of the case other than that Ra-
mirez waylaid his victim and shot him
three times as he emerged from a
saloon at San Antonio, and then, at
the point of a gun, forced another
native to carry the body to Valenzue-
las home, where the slayer calmly
placed it in a bed and covered 1t with
a sheet, departing without a word to
the woman thus suddenly made a
widow.
Attorney Elfego Baca, of Albu-
querque Is defending Ramirez and
will make a strong fight to save him
from conviction. Self defense will
probably be urged, as the victim, at
the time OF the killing is said to have
carried a Winchester rifle.
This trial will occupy several days
and 1t will conclude this term OF
court. Judge Parker. who is pre-
siding, has handled a vast amount OF
business and has pleased all parties
concerned.