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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
Was lncendiary Fire

Some very ugly rumors are getting
into circulation concerning the big fire
mt Hazen by which the entire business
part of the town was wiped ont of
existence. II is believed tlraC there is
strong evidence that the fire was of
incendiary origin, and according to re-
port, the Southern Pacific detectives are
now looking diligently for certain
parties under suspicion. II is known
that many tough characters have made
Hazcn their hOldout for Il long time and
quite Il feeling of dislike and antag-
onism has been brewing between some
Of the gamblers of the place and among
the tough element. According to one
of the reports it is believed that II can
Of gasoline was deliberately cmpticd
and ignited out of pure malice with
the result that the town has been de
stroycd. Detectives Taylor and Ahcrn
of the Southern Pacific staff are work
ing OF the case. The railroad officials
of Sparks are sending n number Of
empty freight cars to Huzcn to he
used by all railway employees us living
quarters until homes can I've rebuilt
Sparks Forum.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28

The state course of study for tho
public schools of Ns.rll his bsen
issued in pamphlet form. The course
is said to b. very comprehensive ami if
followed by all the schools will result in
raising the standard of the work done.
The City Bakery in Virginia City
was destroyed by fire Monday night.
This was the most popular restaurant
on the Comstock during bonanza days.
Fitzmier IL Armbrust run the bakery
during its most prosperous times. Both
have passed Is the other shore.
Complaint is made that acts of van
dalism are being committed in the
Knights of Pythias cemetery. MOBILES
are stolen from the hose, making it inn
possible to properly care for the graves.
Besides this petty thievery. some one
last night daubed several of the head
stone with axle grease. One or two of
the stones was covered half an inch
thick with the dirty stuff. 1t is not
Known whether the guilty parties are
men or boys. but it is strongly suspect
ed that they are boys old enough to
know better. Steps are being taken to
find the guilty parties, and when found
they should he severely punished. If
they are boys. their parents should
authorize Constable Ouderkirk to pub
licly fog them. If they are men, six
months in the chain gang would be
about right.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
Governors Mansion.

Contractors throughout the state
anu also on the coast are now figur-
ing ON the governors mansion to be
erected in Carson, the board of cap
itol commissioners having set the 18th
of next month for the receiving of
bids for the construction. The style
of the building is classic. colonial.
All stationary windows are of plate
glass, Foundations of concrete below
ground and of concrete blocks to cap
stone. Brick rampant of colonial, buff
brick with cap stone of colonial
brown. Outside color colonial yellow
trimmed in white. Roof dark green.
The parlor, drawing room and reccp-
ton hall are finished in old ivory,
rubbed to dead plate glass finish and
trimmed with gold leaf. Dining
room, den and library are finished in
slash grained pine. stained to match
oak and finished in dead glass. New
els treads, steps, handrails and string
trim are solid oak rubbed to half mol.
ish. Floors are waxed. Upstairs is
finished in slash grained pine, stained
To initiate oak and left in dead finisl1
Floors waxed. Sliding door glas,
cases i'll closet of governors bedroom
for clothes, hats, etc. All plumbing
is porcelain finish and that in the gov
errors bathroom is expensive. En-
ameled tile wainscoating in all bath
rooms. Heated with steam. Warm
ing radiators in dining room, morn.
ing room and pantry. Morning room
finished in birch. Vacuum sweepers
installed for sweeping the floors, walls
and ceilings. and for cleaning clothes.
All the basins in the house are special
run-nothing stock, The walls of the
parlor, drawing room and reception
hall will be ornamentcd with panels,
surrounded with old mouldings and
having special designed ornamental
corner pieces, also gilded. The col
umns in the arches between the recep-
ton hall and the parlor and drawing
room will have gilded capitals and
flutes. There will be II house system
of telephones and the first floor cell
ingS will be literally supplied with
four candle power electric lights Ell.
closed in ground glass globes. The
house can be lighted from either the
second or first floors. The heat will
be automatically controlled by an
electric thermostaat. There will be a
laundry and drying room in the
basement. The doors are all oak and
inlaid' with other kinds of wood.
There are three rooms on the first
floor exclusive of four bath rooms.
The heating in the nursey is in.
direct and the balance of the heating
Is direct. Seven bed rooms and "A
roof garden Over the morning room.
Above the concerto blocks the house
is constructed of wood. -Entcrprisc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
S~almagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

Mr.. Fcrnald went west ON No. 3 this
afternoon.
Sheriff Clark has thirty.tw' b,hrIrrs
III the cOunty's expense.
Mrs. Mcbride and Miss Walthcrs re-.
turned from Drcth this afternoon.
Roller skating ut the opera house
tonight. Soc the Elko theatre al.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Kcyscr left for
their hCinr at Oakland this afternoon.
Mrs. IIighiicld. vino has hrcn visiting
her mother. returned to CLrlin this
afternoon.
Judge Brown is slated to hold court
in Carson on the III of September. The
boundary dispute between Lyon and
Storey counties will likely come mp on
u motion for II now trial.
II is said that the republican state
ticket contains more check" and
brass than il ever did before in
Nevada. and Maxson. Con Ahcrn and
Flanagan. in the order named are cited
rs the frightful examples. Appeal.
NJ. S. Badt. \. Wiscman. A.. G. Dim.
stead. Edgar ReinlHrt. II. J.. Jones.
Geo. u. Russell. Chng Kaiser, T.. i. l..
Tabor. Vim. Smiley. ST.. and j. j..
lIylion are the members of the rcpubli.
can state committc" from this county.
Lou Bernard and Al johnson re.
turned this morning from Chaffcy.
where they went 10 look oyer tho lcas.
ing prospects. They found 10; hing that
locked good To- them. Mr.. Bernard told
the reporter that the climate ut Chany
was not rs good as that 1t TuscarOra
and he concluded Co return to his old
stamping ground
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
Salmagundi
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

Mrs. Clyde Shoncri and her mother.
Mrs. Hale, left for Ogden last night.
The output Of the Tonopoh mines last
week WIS G61j tons of ore. valued at
SIiS.i2
Harry Davies who shot Il. Nc Charles
county clerk of Eureka county. several
weeks ago, has been held Ia appear he
fore the grand jury Nv Judge Brccn.
My piano is very much like my
trousers pockets. When my wife goes
into them she often finds nothing hut
keys, and then there is music. New
York GLOBE.
If the republican party was not re-.
sponsiblc for the panic Of 1907. who
was? They are the creators of the laws
nndcr which the government was op.
Grating at the time of that panic. and
are therefore responsible.
We are ont early today to give the
the young ladiCs of the force aI oppOr.
tunity to see their sisters play ball.
When the young ladies of the force
strike. there is nothing left for the boss
to do. hut to join them and shut up
shop.
Though the shcriT's Office is making
every effort to capture Ed. Smith. the
escaped prisoner. nothing has been
heard from him. Tho officers are hope.
ful that ne will soon bc back in his old
quarters. IN Our account Of til" lnil
break yesterday Smiths name was
omitted nj the special request Of Sheriff
Clark.
While all the indications point 10
large wheat crop in the United States
other grain growing countries are moi
so favored. Reports from Odessa. the
great shipping point for Russian grain
are that the wheat crop ~ from 20 II
30 per cent. below the average, ant
that "a famine ~ feared. This will IN
bud ncws for q large part Of Europe
when gets food stuns from Russia. IN
worse for the unfortunate subjects -
the ear. who may Coinc face 10 FACE
with starvation. This country mn.
have another opportunity to show prnc
J tical charity to sufferers across seas.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
Charged with Stealing Calves

Sheriff Clark and Attorney Henderson
returned last night from Tuscarora.
where they were called OH q casc of cattle
stealing. They found Juan NJ. Corta.
Simon CiabiOla, Pho Urizar. Balbino
AChibal and Antonio Urizar under ar.
rest charged with stealing eight calves.
The complaint under which tho men
were held was found to be defective
and was dismissed and two new com.
plants filed. The defendants were held
in $1,000 bail on each charge To appear
for examination on September I'd.
They gave $1,000 cash hail and II bond
for $1,000 and were released.
The defendants are charged with
stealing three calves from the Spanish
ranch. three from j. q. Taylor. one
from the Clover Valley Cattle Company
one from an unknown owner. The
calves were found IN n corral owned by
Urizar. IL Of the defendants.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
Deiicd The Jadns.

ut has been so many years agO that
most people have forgotten that tho
late Susan Is. Anthony was fined 800
or II years imprisonment for having
dared to vote for General Grant for
president" said a Chicago judge.
Miss Anthony was us brave us she
was intellectual and asked to he al.
lowed to speak II word in her own he.
half. Permission being given, she told
the court Of the struggle she had in
keeping II little newspaper going from
which she made her living. Your hon.
or she said, holding up her right hand.
I am due my creditors not less than
$1,000. This money | expect to live to
pay. but | an willing this arm shall
withcr from my body before | pay the
300 you have ~ uniustly assessed
against mo-.
'"Tllc court realized the deep serious
ness Of Miss AnthOny's declaration.
and though she could have been or.
dcrcd to JUL for nonpayment Of the
fine his honor did not have the nerve
to enforce the extreme penalty. Miss
Anthony lived for many years after
its imposition. Int the fine was never
paid Baltimore American
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28

The voters of Elko county should call
OH the registry agents of their precincts
and see that their names are registered.
While there is lots of time before the
books. close the sooner this is done tho
better. Don't delay until the last
moment nor until it is too late. Reg.
lister now and you will then he sure that
you ran vote.
The democratic state convention
meets ut Tonopah next Monday. From
present indications, there will be u light
attendance from this county. Reports
say that there is II tendency in some
quarters to shelve the endorsement of
Governor Sparks administration and
the police law. If this course is follow
ed by the convention, the party will
have u great deal of explaining to do.
The convention should endorse Cover
nor Sparks action in the Goldfeld
trouble and take II strong position in
favor of the police bill. If this course
is taken the party will win. There
should he no tcmporizing with law
lcSSnesS.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
Deafness Cannot. be Cured

by local applications. az they cannot
rench the discussed portion OF the err.
There IS only n way to cure deaf
ness, and TINT Is 10y constitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
intlamea condition OF the mucous
lining OF the %lIustachian Tube.
When this tube Is inflaIneh YOU have
u rumhlins sound or imperfect hear
ing, AMI when 1t IL entirely closed.
Deafness Is the result, und unless the
Inflammation can he taken out and
this tube restored to It's normal con-
dition, hearing will he destroyed for
ever: nine cases ont OF ten are caused
by Cntarrh, which Is nothing but M
inilamcd condition Of the mucous
surfuces,
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any ems Of Deafness (caiiscd by
cntarrhI that cannot he cured by
Halls Cntarrh Cure. Send for cir.
cularS. free.
f. j. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, q.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take IInii's Family Pills for con
stipntiOn.
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Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

VIM. Smiley and j. III. Cazier of
Starr valley are in town. They report
Il fine hay crop
Superintendent Davis is in from
Bullion. He reports everything NOV
ing along quietly in the old camp
Miss Mildred Brown Of Reno. and
Miss Nellie and IL. ii. Cazicr of Starr
valley aud Frank T.. Barker and Phil
Parker of Reno are visiting the
Misses Dcwar.
w. w. Byrun. said to be the oldest
Mason in the state. died mt Reno Mon
day evening. He was born in 1919 and
came to Nevada in 1861. He Joined the
MdSuns in 1913.
All of the sky-scrapcrs of the country
are cleaned by women. who get on their
knees and clean the floors. Women
through all time have done Il generous
share of the work uf the world.
John Worth Kern was officially
notified at indianapolis yesterday of his
nomination for vice president by the
Denver convention. An immense
crowd witnessed the ceremony.
X. e. O'Ncil came down from Wells
last night. He has Just returned from
II trip through the East. He is several
pounds lighter than when he went
away and hc charges the loss to the hot
weather he ran into.
The bureau of engraving and print
ing at Washington is turning ont new
emergency notes under the Aldrich.
Nrccland law at the rate of about 81.
800. 900 day, and now vaults must he
built to store them in.
Photographer Ramsdcll will attend
the convention of the inter. mountain
photographers ut Salt Lake in the early
part of September. Beside the picture
makers of the inter mountain country.
II number of the best Photographic
chemists will attend the convention
inultiNllUllN NI' Rbbu Ipl u Sll'IlillI
state fair ut Reno from September 1th
to i2th. Nearly all the space for cx.
hibits IN the pavilion has alrca ly been
taken and the preparations for display.
ing the exhibits are already under way.
| Much activity Is also shown ~ the race
track. About fifty horses are now in
training and more are on tin way. The
prospects are good FOR u large attcn,
| dance.
Reports from the oil field ut Smitl,
Valley tolls of Lively happenings there.
People arc rushing in from all directions
and many cases Of claim jumping have
come to notice. Trouble is feared in
some cases. us the first loCators IRE not
inclined To have their holdings taken
from them. Experts on the ground arc
enthusiastic over the outlook for finding
oil in paying quantities. There Is only
one urvcyor IN tho field 80 far, and
people are guarding their claims until
they can bc surveyed aud properly
| stakcd. Virginia Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28

Deputy Sheriff Jake johnson gave his
wife II severe beating mt Dclamar. Lin
DIN county. II few days ago. and II
young daughter snapped u revolver at
her father, but the weapon failed to
explode. She returned with another
pistol Il few moments later and the in
reference of II neighbor saved the
officer from being killed by the girl.
William Henry, aged about 35 years
without any particular occupation.
about Reno for the past few months,
WAS killed about . o'clock Sunday morn.
ing by Il freight train near the cattle
cngigne hit him in the left side of his
forehead. inflicting several bad cuts on
the head, which undoubtedly resulted
i'll instant death.
When Mr.. Andrae reached Winter
station yesterday afternoon on his way
to White Rock. he was notified that
the remains of Mr.. Poguc were on the
the way to Eiko and he returned. The
remains will he shipped to his old home
ut Liberty Missouri as soon as they can
he prepared for shipment. The re-.
mains, accompanied by the family,
arrived this afternoon.
Al. st Clair, the elevator boy i'm the
Clay-Pctcrs building Mt Reno, found Il
box of candy on his elevator stool yes
tcrday morning and threw it into the
street. y dog that came along and ate
the candy died II few minutes aftcrward
in fearful agony. St. Clair say he has
no enemies that he knows of and thinks
the candy WAS left for Dodson, the
colOrcd porter. Doison claims 10 have
enemies that would not hesitate TO
poison him. The police are invcstigat-
ing the matter.
The boy of today who complains of
anything should b. made to read the
rules and regulations laid down for
boys i'll old colonial days. He had TO
stand mp at the itb!r. lie must go To
bed 1T candiciIgai. lie must not sit
down i'll the pres nee of Il visitor. He
u not shout. lie must not run
without cause. II must not throw
stones AT animals ~ birds. He must
not idle ON the street. and if he had
been found trying To stand on his head
he would have gone To Jail for II week.
About IL o'clock last night. Mr.. Mauk
heard Il noise in his back yard and got
up To SEE what it was. He took his
pistol and went to the back window
which was open and screened. He
stood i'll line with the light from the
front of his store and the prowlcr
evidently saw him and made his get
away through the back gate. This gate
had been fastened on the inside. hut the
prowlcr had opened it. Mr.. Mauk got
a glimpse of him aS he went through
the gate. hut is unable To identify him.
\ dose of lead is what such fellows
need.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
Salmagundi
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

Walter Klinc's mother arrived from
Reno Saturday night on II visit.
The attention of all pythinn Sisters
aud all Knights Of pyihias * called t"
II picnic notice elsewhere.
Mrs. Collins. who has been visiting
Mrs. WIN. Mitchell for several weeks
lcft for her home at Sacramento this
afternoon.
Eight prisoners sent from Wells were
released from Jail yesterday, their 'scn.
fences having expired. These with the
one that escaped left DG prisoners still
III the Jail.
Perfume manufacturers Of italy every
year consume 1880 tons of orange
blossoms. $50 tons Of roses. $50 tons
"ach Of jasmine and violcts and - tons
"f ionGuils.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
J. Pa Clubs.

!. ricrpont Morgan belongs to four
times as many clubs as docs the king
OF England Ills royal hlghncss is a
member OF IL. while Mr.. Morgan has
his name on the lists OF al least 90.
Some OF the clubs Of which he is q
member he has never visited. but ono
n member he meyer resigns.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
DIED

PoGUE-At White Rock. Nevada.
August %. 1908. Hon. l. II. Poguc. II
native Of Kentucky. aged as years.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-01-11
OFFICIAL MONEY COUNT.
STATE OF NEVADA,

County of Ormsby.. SIS.
John Sparks, r. c. Stoddard and
w. G. Douglass being duly sworn, sew
orally say they are members Of the
Board of Examiners OF the State of
Nevada; that on the 3Oth day of De
cember, 1907. they (after having as
certained from the books of the State
Controller the amount Of money whc
should be in the treasury made an
official examination and count of the
money and vouchers for money in the
found the same correct as follows:
Coin s572946.01
Paid Coin Vouchers not
returned to Controller 37,s75.S5
Total ........,. .s610,921S Sc
State School Fund Securities
Irredeemable Nevada State
School Bond, ........ $4,000 90
Massachusetts, State
per cent Bonds. $4,000 90
Nevada State Bonds, -. 2O6, 200 co
Massachusetts, State 81
per cent Bonds, $500. $4,000 90
United States Bonds. $50. .213 10000
Total Observation-Disclosures. $2,457 ,621S
JOHN SPARKS,
W. G.. DOUGLASS
r. C. STODDARD
Subscribed and sworn before me.
this goth day of December A. D. 1907,
F.! J. DOANE,
Notary Public, Ormsby County, New
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-01-11
before the third Monday in January,

to wit: January 20, 1908, your property
will be sold at the Court House door
in Carson City. Ormsby County, State
of NeN ada, a o'clock p. m. OF said
day, to pay said taxes. together with
10 per cent delinquency. and the cost
% advertising and you are further no
tilted that such sale will be subject
10 redemption within six months after
the date Of sale by payment of all
said sums together with per. cent
per month thereon from the date of
sale until paid. E. o. PATTERSON
County Treasurer and ex-officiO Tax
Receiver Of Or1ns5y County, Ne
vada.
Office Of the County Recorder and Elk
Officio Auditor Of Ormsby County
Nevada.
Carson City, December 6. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that the fore
going list contains the names of al
delinquent tax payers a description
of the properly upon which the taxes
are delinquent; together with the
amount Of taxes due upon said prop
erty as shown by the delinquent ia,
list for the year 1907, as returned tt
this Office by the County Treasurer
and ey-ofIicio Tax Receiver of Ormsb.
county State Of Nevada, and is tru
copy of said delinquent tax List for tn
year 1907. JOE STERNS.
/ County Recorder and ex-officio Audi
tor OF Ormsby County, State of Ne
/ vada.
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V. &T. TIME TABLE

CARSON CITY AND MINDEN
Trains leave,-Carson City, 1915 a.
m; Indnian School. 1913 a. m; Hot
Springs, 1O.40 a. m; Douglas, 1852 a.
m. Arrive at NIinden at 100.
Trains !eave,-Minden, 11.45 a. m
Hot Springs, 11.O5 p. m; Indian
Dol. 1917 p. m; Carson City l2.3C
4
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-01-11
IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF THE STATE OF NE.
ADA, ORMSBY COUNTY,

In the Matter Of the Estate Of
A. j. BURkMAN. Deceased
Notice Of Appointment of Admins
traitor
NOTICE is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned administrator of the estate
of A. J. Burkman deceased, that on
the 18th day of December, 1907. he
was duly appointed as such, by the
above entitled court.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to file the
same with the County Clerk at the
Courthouse Carson City, Nevada, with
the necessary vouchers and statutory
affidavits attached. within three
months from the date Of the first pub
LEGATION of this notice.
Dated December 10, 1907.
CHRISTIAN SMITH.
Administrator
ALFRED CHARTZ, Attorney for Ad
ministrator. Dis 3n
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-01-11
SPECIAL MEETING.

SPECIAL Meeting.
NOTICE is hereby given to the
stockholders of the Automatic Pack
ing Co. that regularly called meet.
ing of said Company will be held at
No. 213 Sansome St, San Francisco
Cal, on Monday, Dec. 16, 1907, at
1870 p. M, to vote upon proposal
to issue an extra share CT common
stock as bonus for each share OF
preferred stock, already subscribed
and paid for, and to Issue two (2)
snares of common stock as a bonus
for each share of the next five hun
dred $500 shares of preferred stock
that may be subscribed and paid for
j. H. WRIGHT, Secy
San Francisco, Cal, Dec. z. 1907.
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'1OFNE y GFN IOTV.
Cash III Treas. Oct. /, 1907 So 9232 y
Receipts from )ct.1 1907 to
Dec.31, 1907 ..... 23,297.54
Disbursements from Oct. /, :.
1907, to Dec. 81, 1907 25,16O.72
Balance Cash in Co. Treasry
January l, 1905. .. 81 ,O6OO3
Respectfully, J. H. STERN,
County Auditor
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THE PLACE TO GO.

II you want elegant furniture or
any Of the accessories of q sleeping
chamber try the Carson Furniture
Company, across the street from the
Briggs House. You get the latest
style in furniture and you get 1t at .
very reasonable price