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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-14
Figuring ON FAX. Prosperity

The republican party managers are
about to inaugurate u scheme for again
deluding the workingman during II
presidential campaign. 1t is stated that
instead of making cash contributions
to the republican campaign fund the
big beneficiaries of the present oppres-
sire tariff system will endcavor Ia
create the impression OF prosperity by
employing large numbers of persons i'll
shops, mines, factories and mills until
after election. Thus will they make
their contributions, overproduce pro-
ducts i'll various industries and bring
about an %intolerible situation for the
coming winter-anything to continue
the present unjust system of Indirect
taxation, anything for votes 10 make a
few richer and the many poorer. While
employment will lie welcomed by the
vas army Of men now out of work. il
cannot h. believed that they will he
again deceived by the too transparent
scheme of certain republican campaign
managers.
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Bids For School Buildings

Scaled proposals endorsed, Proposals
for School Buildings" for the four new
one-room public school buildings, for
Elko. Nevada, will be received by H. S.
Taber. Clerk of the Board of Trustees
of Elko School District, Elko. Nevada,
up tn I o'clock p. III. on the 31st day OF
August, 1905. when they will be opened
and read publicly.
Proposals shall be accompanied by a
certified check of the sum of So of the
amount bid, and the contractor to whom
the award is made will Ike required to
furnish surety company's bond of the
sun of one-half the amount of his bid.
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
Drawings and specifications may be
consulted mt Tabcr's law office, Elko,
Nevada. Complete sets of plans and
specifications will lie furnished to pros
pective bidders, upon reasonable notice
III and in the discretion of H. S. Taber.
BY order of the
Boarl of the School Trustees.
j. \. MCBRIDE. President.
II. S. TABER. Secretary.
Date Aug. 3. 1908.
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UP TREE TO ESCAPE TieREss.
Unexpected Meeting on a Jungle Path
way In India.

| was patrolllng the Jungle paths
between two of my chuwkics. accom-
panied by my jemadar, and on ap
preaching an exceptionally thick patch
we were startled by hearing q tiger
roar almost at our feet, says a writer
IN he Madras Mail. ! coughen pretty
'oudl! to let him know that we were
near. but Judging by the growls he
was disposed to dispute the right ui
way.
AS we were rnarmcd swift retreat
was inc only way to escape tho dan
ger. | o o found Il tree. up which !
'shinncd I'LL some 90 feet from tho
ground, but on looking round for my
~!enladar, | found he was making
frantic Efforts 10 climb one. but slipped
TO the bottom after each cndcavor.
so called him to my perch. and had
Just hauled him up when a fine tigrcss
emerged from tho jungle, followed by
two small cubs.
she passed under our tree and
shuntcrcd Into tho thickct. but rcap.
p"arcd a fcw minutes later. without
inc cubs. and remained Watching ug
Tor some time. apparently considering
II It was worth while TO claw US 81
our pcrchcs. After some embarras5.
Ing moments productive OF the blucst
Of fnnks she disappeared, and my jem.
adar. who had been dumb while tho
interview lasted. found his voice and
gave tongue TO the most agonizlnE yolls
TO the rest OF our party. who wero
close behind. 10 come to our assist.
ancc.
No ono. however, appeared. and II
Is well they did not, as tho tIgress
would probably have attacked them.
After remaining In the tree for ar
hour or so we descended and saw no
moro Of orr unwoIcOme visitor.
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The Treaty Tree.

The treaty tree" the original Ameri-
can Hague, where our first peace con
gress was held. with William Penn on
the one side and the Delaware chiefs
on tine other. was IA mighty elm that
stood Mt Shackanaxon. ON the banks of
the Delaware river. K~ensington. one
of the suburbs of Philadelphia. now
surrounds the spot.
As was customary on such occasions,
the parties TO the treaty exchanged
belts of wampum, and the belt said to
have been given Penn on this occasion
is now in the collection of the Penn,
sylvania Historical society. 1t consists
of eighteen strings of black and white
beads, and in the center are two figures
representing a European and an
Indian, with hands joined in friendship.
In exchanging tokens with the chiefs
Penn said:
The friendship between you and
me l will not compare TO u chain. for
that might rust, or the falling tree
might break. We are the same rs if
one Han > DOuS We're 10 be ulSlueu lhto
two parts. We are all one flesh and
blood" When the Indians handed
Penn the wampum belt of peace they
said:
we will live i'll love and peace with
William Penn rs long as the II and
the moon shall endure"
The treaty tree was blown down in
Il windstorm March 10, $50. Its age,
estimated by rings is 2S3 years. The
William Penn society erected a marble
column upon the site rs Il permanent
Observation-Disclosures CITY Star.
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Notice OF Sale OF Bonds

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of School Trustees of Elko School
District, County of Elko. State of Ne
vada, will receive until IL o'clock noon.
Saturday August Ii. 1905. Sealed Bids
for the sale of those certain bonds of
the said Elko School District, authoriz-
ed TO he issued and sold ut n special
e,sction held i'll said School District on
April {, lg0s, and that upon Saturday
the said 18th of August. 1905. or rs
o thereafter Us is practicable, the
said Board of School Trustees will sell
the afore said bonds to the highest and
best bidder therefor.
The bonds proposed to be issued and
sold a'e forty in number, of the dcnom-
ination of Five Hundred Dollars each.
making the aggregate amount of the
par value of said bonds, Twenty Thou.
sand Dollars. The said bonds shall bear
interest at the rate of six per cent per
annum. payable semi annually. and
shall he redeemed ut the rate of One
Thousand Dollars per year for the first
eight years and ut the rate of Fifteen
Hundred Dollars per wear for the next
eight years.
No bid for less than the par value of
said bonds shall he received.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
All bids should be addressed to II. s.
Tabcr. Clerk of said School Board. Elko.
Nevada, and plainly marked Proposal
III Sale of Bonds"
BY order of the
Board of School Trustees.
j. A. MCBRIDE. President,
II. S. TABER. Secretary.
Dated July ~. 1908.
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State Course OF Study

Deputy Superintendent q. T.. Amber.
O returned last Friday from Carson
City where the five deputy supcrintcm.
dents were called by tho superintendent
of Public instruction for the purpose Of
grading tho papers Of the applicants
for teachers certificates from the re-.
cent examinations.
There were iifiy.Onc applicants IN
the state, and about one third of the
number were successful in getting
certificates. OF the seven applicants
in Elko County three were granted
primary certificates.
At the request Of the State Board of
Education, tho Deputies have arranged
n course of study for the public schools
Of the state. This course and the hiph
school curse that was recently adoptcd
arc now in the state printing office,
They will In under one cover and will
he out in time for the opening Of schools
in September.
This course will b. enforced in MI
schools Of less than three hundred child.
rem. In schools Of moro than three
hundred the trustees may adopt a
cnurse fitted to q graded school.
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PARsoN LOOKED, BUT IN VAIN
His Heart Grleved over Fashionable
FoIlies Of His Wife.

a typical parson OF long ago. the
sternly consistent man who sounded
conscicnces regardless OF consc.
Guences, figures in n recent book Of
"reminiscences. "Old %SchuylkIli Tales"
by Mrs. Ella Icrbcy Elliott.
Parson NJ, n Of the early minis,
ters OF PottsyIlle. Pa, was never moro
earnestly eloquent than when preach.
Ing against the love Of dress. Ills
wife. Mrs. NJ, who was n handsome
woman, nevertheless wore very clabo.
rate gowns. and openly ayowcd her In.
terest In such frlvolitics. The parson
eNnostulatcd against this love Of dress
In private. but although she was an
excellent wife. and obcdient TO his
wishes In other respects, she pursued
her W way. In silk and lace.
One Sunday morning the minister
preached n sermon on humility. and
bore down upon the vanitics Of dress
most powerfully. At the conclusion
he leaned Owe the high board Of the
pulpit. his face pale and determined.
You may think" he said to his
congregation. when ! preach against
the love OF dress and the sin of II
that ought to look at home. I want
to tell YOU. dear friends. that / do look,
md look until my heart aches."--
Youths Companion.
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NOW Mr.. BAXTER HAS REFORMED.
In the Future He Will Think More
About Appearances.

One reason why Mr.. Baxter never
likes to go out evenings Is because he
seldom can find room enough in the
street cars to make himself comfort
able There was a person who
liked to spread himself physically rs
does Mr.. Baxter. Mrs. Baxter has fire.
quently been sorely Inundated by that
fact. When they are out together he
refuses to squeeze into close quarters
Just for the sake of being near her.
III there is a wide space at the other
end OF the car Baxter unsentimenthlly
moves on and drops into It without
mindlng IN the least that he has left
her alone.
Since last Thursday night, however,
Baxter has promised to think less of
his material sensibilities. That even
Ing the Bakers went to the theater
Going homo Baxter, rs usual, refused
10 sit by his wife on the ground that
he would be uDduly crowded. There
was n rift In the row OF humanity fur.
thor along the line, and he went down
and filled In there. He sat beside u fat
man, who had previously travelled n
NV OfSi IC hltOtlOllC lOUNt
The fat man had noticed from afar
Baxter's Discrimination to share his
wlfe's society. and he thought he I'M.
derstood the cause. Pleased with his
powers OF divination he nudgcd Ba&.
ter good.naturedly.
That's right" said he. Don't give
her n chance to bullyrag you before
folks. It's bad enough when you're
alone, but It's worse when there's any.
body around to hear. That's why I give
the old lady the slip. Well both catch
II when we get home. but we're safe
Tor the rest OF the trip. anyway"
The alcoholic mans "old lady hall
a dozen steps away, overheard, and
Judging by the rapid.6re action of her
eyes. II was pretty safe to guess that
tho fat man would catch II" even II
Baxter didn't
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Made Him Nervous.

what In the world Ia the matter,
iIarold?" anXiOusly inquired tho pretty
girl. "Wly, you seem too nervous to
sit down Il minute"
you'll have To pardon me- re.
spondcd Harold lIatband. with an ego
on the window, "but-cr-l just Jaw
your father prnwlinG around with "A
bird gun
"Oh. nonsense. why, father likes
you. Didn': I hear him n that you
were good enough to cat?"
"Irm! That's Just the reason why
lie might try to pepper me-"
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Held on Larceny Charge

William l.. Claiborne. Il member
of the state police, has been recog
nized to the Esmcralda grand jury on
the charge of larceny by Justice Bredc
of Rawhide for the alleged crime of
stealing an automobile. Claiborne was
arrested ut Reno, where he had driven
from Rawhidc in thcl machine. The
arrest and charge came rs the result of
Il dispute over the ownership and
possession of the auto The Rawhide
Press-Timcs %pronOunces the decision
of Judge Brede as "a dannablc pros
titution Of Justice and says that
when Carl Young snaps his fingers
Brede is perforce constrained 10 jump
through Il hoop" and that is what
occurred in this case owing to the deep
enmity Young has for Clai )orne. The
paper also favors vigilantes in the camp
unless II quietus can be put on Young
and his friends peaceably.
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. A Question For Republicans

citizen more for goods manufactured in
this country than it costs a citizen
of France, Germany or England for the
very same product from our mills and
factories! Ii there is Il surplus product
to be disposed of at a low figure, ought
it not to he sold here At home and the
higher price charged the people of other
lands! What an unjust and inequitable
tariff system the republican party has
perpetrated and perpetuated for many
years!
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Why James Lee Got Well.

Everybody in GAINESVILLE, o., knows
Mrs. Mary Lee, of rural route s. She
writes: "My husband, james Lee,
firmly believes he owes his life to the
use of DR.. Kings New Discovery.
His lungs were so severely affected
that consumption seemed inevitable
when II friend recommended New Dis.
covrry. We tried 1t, and its Use has
restored him To perfect health" DR..
Kings New Discovery is the King oil
throat anu lung remedies For
coughs and colds il has no equal.
The first dose gives relief. Try il.
old under guarantee ut l;lko Drug
Co.'S drug store. 5Oc and 81 90.
Trial bottle free.
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His DISCHARGE.

y touching instance of the humnr
which never deserts IL true freshman
even i'll his worst troubles is recorded.
y soldier wdS seen in the trenches
holding his hands above the earth
works. His captain asked:
What are You doing that for, Patt'
He replied, with Il grin. rs he worked
his fingers:
Pm feeling for II furlough, sir"
Just then II rifle ball struck his arm
just below the wrist. Then Il queer *.
preston of pain and humor passed ovcl
his face rs he exclaimed:
And faith it's Il discharge. LON
don Answers.
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Boxer Chief We'll Treated.

Duke Ian. n Of tho Boxer chiefs.
who Is supposed to he in prison at
Slnkinng. on account OF his share II
the rising Of 1900, seems to be hayin!
IA very good time. II Is reported tha'
he Is using the Chckiang guild house
AZ his residence and. us he regarded
tho grounds rs too small. he extended
them by taking In tho adjacent land
lilo draws from tho treasury Il large
monthly allowance 70, his mainicn
ance, always goes out In an Official
chair borne by four persons, with q
large number OF b%odyguards, and Is
very fond OF theatrical pcrformarrr1
The officials, from tho governor dos"
Sard, are In the habit OF going 10 u"
oouso to pay their respects twice .
month.
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Fish DETECTED a Totpedo.

A school Of big fish swan up Noyno
bay. near Sag Harbor, l.. J., last week
and investigated the antics of some
bigger fish OF q variety unknown to
them, which were cutting straight
lines from a torpedo boat to n bulls.
eye target u in the bay. They
learned that the strengthening fish
we're not sharks and that they swan
much faster than anything the big fish
ever saw before.
When they got In front OF one Of
the queer fish II cut straight through
them and left many maHgled big fish
TO float ashore and tell the story.
This explained why n Of the tor
pedoes was observed zlgzagging curl
oUsly before ~ struck the target. 4
shark tried conclusions last summer
with a test torpedo, with similar ef.
feet on the shark.--N. Y World.
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4 Phenomenal MonsirosiiN

This week n cat belonging to Phil
Paroni had four kittens. each one being
connected with the other by a cartilage
or intestine AT the navel. The heads of
two of the kittens point in one direction,
while those of the other two are directly
opposite. SooE after birth they were
drowned and placed in Il Theoretically
sealed can filled with alcohol and for
warded by express to the Nevada State
University by II. X. Mitchell, Esq. to
bc placed on exhibit in that institution.
Eureka Sentinel.
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/ have Il first. class shoe maker to work
for me and we are prepared tn do all
work on quick time that is given us. I
still handle the celebrated w. l..
Douglas and other good lines of shoes
for both men and oinc When in
need Of anthing in the shoe line call and
see me. sold over liO doz,n pair of
shoes in the last year, which is proof
that my goods are all right.
a.. l.. MAUK. Tho Shoe Man.
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Caution 10 The Public

The public is hereby cautioned against
negotiating for or purchasing any in.
tcrest whatsoever in the Eliza mining
claim. situated in Tuscarora mining dis.
trict, Elko county, Nevada, from Thos.
f. Brcnnon or Ony other parties. before
investigating the title. See records for
Dreadnot mining location; located by
j. NJ. Natter in 1876, now known and
recorded rs the Ora Fcno.
JOSEPH MCGOWAN,
TuScaroru. Ncv
April 18th. 1905
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Alphabetical 0erangemenl
Dated July ~. 1905.

1t was the panic of 1907.
Two business men met each other
II day when things were ut their
worst in New York city.
Hello, there, Hardy said one.
You look kind of sick. What's the
matter with Your"
"Oh! am al broke up"
What seems tn DE the natter"
'Oh, I'm suffering from the disease
of alphabetical arrangement"
Alphabetical arrangements What's
that"
"Oh, I've no enough KS and vs.
and too many |. o. U's"-Lippincntt's.
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Home Bakery

John Hunter has opened The HON,
Bakery and is prepared to furnish fresh
bread, pies, cakes. etc. on short notice
All orders will receive prompt attention
Everything about the Home Bakery
is new and up to date and a first. elias,
baker is in charge.
The proprietor hopes by fair dealing
and reasonable prices to secure a share
of the public patronage.
Don't send your money away for pies
cakes aud bread.
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The Farmers Wife

y young woman said she was born to
be- a farmers wife because she engaged
in milking when an infant. and took
To grading early. Later she often cut
up and shocked her parents and filed
her crib. At an early age she learned
To scw. and she had cultivated her
acquaintance with young aEriculturist,
and us soon as she placed her affections
she intended to make hay while the
sun was shining" This was too much
for IN imprcssiblc filler of the soil, 50
he gathered her up into his arms and
garncred her. Exchange.
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Excellent Health Advice

Mrs. VI. NJ. Dawson. of No. $40 Git
ford Ave. san Jose, Cal, says: ''The
worth of Electric Bitters as Il general
family remedy, for headache, bilious.
ness and torpor Of the liver and
bOw Is so pronounced that ! am
prompted to say "a word In it's favor
for the benefit nf those seeking relic
from such Affections. There IL mOr,
health for the digestive organs In 4
bottle OF Electric Bittcrs than In any
other remedy | know Of" Solt
under guarantee by ElkO Drug Co
:lDc.
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DID SERVICE AT BUNKER HILL.
Maine Man Owns Musket That Was
Used in Historic Conflict.

Alonzo Smith Of Skowhegan, Me-,
has an old gun, which was used in the
battle OF Bunker Hill. 131 years ago
Many who fought on the American
side on the 18th of June afterward
went to Maine to settle. among them
Billy Smith. Il private in the Second
New Hampshire regiment. Mr.. Smith,
the great-grandfather OF Alonzo Smith
OF Skowhegan, settled in Cornville III
1870. and his grave is in the orchard
on n farm near where his grandson,
Clark f.. Smith, now lives. The mus
ket which Billy Smith carried at Bun.
ker Hill was among his effects brought
to Cornville, and OF his death passed
into the hands OF his son. David, and
was by him ~bequeathed to his grand.
son Sylvester Smith. 4 few years
ago, when Sylvester left for the west.
he gavo the famous old r.usket TO
Sylvester Smith Of Skodhegan, who
now treasures ii as a family heirloom.
One emnrk made by Billy Smith in
relating his experiences at Bunker
Hill has been handed down to his de.
s"cendants, to the effect that he felt
some repugnancc at first in shooting
Mt the redcoats rs they came up the
slope, but after the first few shots he
could as easily take aim at n British
officer as he could ut n partridge. The
gun Itself Is I'm working order, barring
the loss Of tho flint, and could be
easily ro'eqrirI cd for actual use.
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Notice

Notice is hereby given that /. Thoma,
b. Frost, of Whiterock. Elko county,
will not be responsible for any debts
contracted from now or 10y Laura
Frost. my wife. All persons hcrctofor,
giving credit to said Laura Frost ON my
account are notified to discontinue said
practice as | will not pay the same.
THOMAS b. FROST.
Dated June - 1905.
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For Sore Feet

II have found Bucklcn's Arnicu
Snlvc to he the proper thin" To usr
for sore feet, ns well ~ for healing
burns, sOrcS, cuts, and all manner Of
nbraslOns," writes Mr.. W. stone, Of
Enst POland, Maine. IL IL the proper
thing too for piles. Try II! Sold
under guarantee by Elko Drug 60.
DC
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$40 Reward

For the return Of II brcnstpin, emerald
and pearl setting. Gold bar with star
in center. Lost on streets Of Elko
August 7. Address
ETHEL STCLAIR. DEETII, NEv.
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$4,000 Reward

would gladly ic paid for u cure by
mnny people who nrc crippled witt,
rIeumntism, yet II they only knew
II, they cnn hc cured by u few bottles
ni Bnllhrds Snow Eminent, and
tue price II only DC. roc and 21.00
per bottle. Sold Ivy Elko Drug co.
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Another one of six rooms. all furnished.
\ good buy ut $3.50. \ payment
down and balance OH time.
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Elko Drug Comply
Dealers in

Dealers In
furr Drugs. Chemicals, Patent
Medicines. Toilet Articles,
P"rfum"ry. Liquors
md Clgnrs
Orders by Mail Given Prompt Attention
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded From
Tho purcst Drugs.
Fine Line OF Stationery
Allegretti Famous Choco-
late Creams, Pure
Stick Candy.
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We have vacant lots i'll any part of the
town and some bargains. Come i'll
before the rush starts.
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y good e house with bath room and
modern III every respect, i'll fine To-
cation and is cheap. Price $500.
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Now about those residences. We have
Il houS of five rooms, completely fur
nished. Five lots. good well in first
class shape. Price $3.50. part down
balance on time.
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We nave smaller ranches. ranging from
$1,000 up, in price.
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We have another one that cuts 500 tons
of hay, has $50 head of cattle, a. head
of horses, good improvements, well
equipped with tools and machinery,
fine water supply. house completely
furnished. If You are looking for Il
money making proposition. this is
your chance.
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D. Nc ELROY co.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS

W. have a ranch of 1000 acres that cuts
from five to six hundred tons hay.
has good improvements, implements
and equipment. good range. \ No. l
water right and IN abundant supply.
with some stock. This place is cheap
and on easy terms.