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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-25
Salmagund
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

The board of equalization is ut work
on the assessment roll.
Z. NJ. Hansel and family are occupy
ing the house formely occupied by
Charles Kaiser.
james Thompson, who killed Charles
Rostrand ut Reno Monday night WAS
still at large mt latest reports.
Mr.. Taft has started OH his tour of
the country. Of course, he is not beg
ging for votes. That would he undigni-
fed, you know.
The Esmeralda democrats renomi-
mated District Attorney Swallow and
Sheriff Ingalls,. They represent the
faction headed by Commissioner
Rosenthal.
DIR. G. j. Hoodand Mrs. Hood left for
Reno this afternoon. They will return
Sunday and remain here until next
Tuesday when they will leave for
HliNilBuil W SIbtIlu the winter.
The democratic county ticket and the
platform upon which it stands appears
i'll this issue. y write up of the differ
ent candidates will appear tomorrow.
A press Of other matters prevents its
appearance today.
All of the robberies committed by all
of the insurance companies in all times
in the past do not amount to one.fifth of
the robberies committed under the
Dinglcy law in one single year.-A. b.
Cummins. Republican Candidate for
United States Senator in Iowa.
Hon p. l.. Flanagan, republican can,
didatcs for United States Senator has
beencaught ina pretty mess. He should
have stuck to his letter writing and let
Washoe county p ilitics alone. 4 man
who will barter Away federal positions
for votes is unfit IT, represent Nevada
in the United States senate. The voters
of Nevada will s.nd him back to his
sheep in Novcmhsr.
The platform adopted by the republi'
can county convention is a daisy 50 far
as its reference to national politics is
concerned. 1t endorses the Chicago
platform and then claims that the cleo,
ton Of United States senators by direct
vote is IA cardinal principle of the party,
when the Chicago convention by an
overwhelming majority voted down that
plank when offered by La Toilette.
Our republican friends are great strad.
dlers.
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f. a. p. JOHNSON,
Chairman.

+. j. l.. Taber, the republican can
didate for district attorney, is an Elko
boy. Nearly all his life has been spent
here. His early education was received
in the Elko public school. Leaving
that he passed through several institu.
lions of learning and finally received a
diploma from the Columbia law school
i'll 1904. After his graduation he re-
turned to- Elko and entered the office of
Judge Harrington. He has built up u
good practice and is thoroughly equip
ped for the Office of district attorney.
Enrol Tabar, as the writer knew him
in the Elko public school from 1886 to
1891, waS II bright. active, honest boy.
Iii" record since then is without a flaw.
He il Il hard, tireless worker in his pro-
fession and never says quit so long as
he sees II ray Of hope. AS a prosecutor
of criminals, he will do his duty fear
lessly,
Although Mr.. Taber is OH the oppo-
site side of the political fence from the
writer, and this is the only thing we
know against him, his misguided judg-
ment on political affairs is not of sufi-
cient moment to cause us to withhold q
NEED of praise from our former pupil.
Errrll Taber, although Il republican,
is u worthy, honorable young man. who
will serve the people faithfully and
well, if elected. With this, we leave
his case to the Judgment of the voters
of the county.
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Saimagund
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

Too much convention today for other
matters.
The Woman's Guild will serve the
supper for the dance Friday evening i'm
the Commercial Hotel dining room.
The Elko republicans this afternoon
renominated Judge Bruce and Consta-
BILE Ouderkirk and nominated Janes
Hayward for road supervisor.
The winter weather underwear
which the wOrkingman must purchase
for his family at this season of the
year if worth 10 cents n pound is tar
i'll taxed al per cent, but a much bet
ter grade, worn by the family of his
wealthy neighbOr or employer, if it is
worth more than 30 cents per pound
is tariff taxed hut 80 per cent. Any
discrimination in THAT
The Elko delegation met last evening
and made the following nominations:
justice Of peace l.. f. Morgan: Con.
stable. Guy Hardin; Road Supervisor,
a. l.. Womack. After this item was
in type, Judge Morgan informed the
writer that he declined the nomination
on account of age and i'll health. He
will Ike 81 years old on his next birth
day and h: feels that he is not able TO
attend To the duties of the office.
In his speech last night Mr.. Skaggs
said that he had run for the legislature
six times in this county as Il democrat
once for the senate and five times for the
assembly and that moi II democratic
paper i'll the county had ever supported
him. This statement is ou par with
others he made and contains about as
much truth as the most of them. A
reference to the files of the WEEKLY
INDEPENDENT of 1891 shows that Mr..
Skaggs announced himself rs an indie.
pendent candidate for state senator,
subject to the decision of the voters nj
the polls. IL lie was u democrat then,
he hid his light under the independent
bushcl. Ii is we'll for public speakers
sometimes to- remember their own
history before making charges against
other people.
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Hunter Mann

A very quiet wedding took place At
tho Mansc yesterday at half past three
when Mr.. Thomas Hunter and Miss
Lena Mann were united in the bonds of
holy matrimony according to the rites
Of the Presbyterian Church by Rev.
Geo. II. Greenfield. The groom has
resided for several months on the South
Fork and the bride arrived on Number
three yesterday, from Tennessee, where
she and the groom met several years
ago. They left this morning for their
future home on the South Fork.
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~Salmagundi
FROM DAILY

The commissioners are looking after
county affairs today. y full board is
present.
The fire alarm mt noon WAS caused 10y
the burning Of IL rubbish heap in the
rear of Mr.. Gcdncy's residence.
Mrs. Clark. who has been visiting
Commissioners Clark. left for her home
ut San Diego. California. on No. - this
afternoon.
Mrs. ]. Henderson and daughter,
Mrs. Brown. arrived from Chicago yes.
trrdlay on II visit ia their Elko relatives
and friends.
Democrats from nearly every precinct
are Attending the county convention.
All the delegates seem anxious to put
upa winning ticket from top to bottom.
The opening Of the new hotel Satur.
day night was II grand affair. The
large dinning room was filled with
dancers and spectators. a free supper
%as served to the guests and that and
everything elsu was first class.
The tender solicitudc snInc Of the re-
publican papers profess to nlow fol
John W. Kern. Brynn's running mate
would he ludicrous were II not 40 trans
parcntiy h]ypocritical. When it come
ia political Hypocrisy, some Of tho rc
publican editors Of Nevada take TN
cake and everything else in the pantry
II Is reported that the independents
league leaders failed to file the ncccs
sary a~nidavits verifying the list u
signcrs and because Of that failure tn
petition filed with the secretary Of stat
" invalid. If this Is true there will ID
noindopcndcnco league ticket in Novwi
rs tho time has elapsed for filing tn
AFFIDAVIT.
Senator Gore. the blind orator wh
started tho big demonstration In til
Denver convention. will speak In Rem
on September Both. An effort shout
lH made to have Senator Gore max
one Of his mastcrly speeches In Elk
The new county committee should TAX
tho matter In hand at tho carlic'
possible moment. Senator GorG IL
national figure and N speech from hi
would help the party In this part
the state.
a forest fire, which IL supposed
DC ct i%nccndiary origin. was discovcrt
"wednesday morning between Mania
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their management or supervision, or in
the voting OF lands or taxes, to use every
reasonable endeayor to organize, unity
n improve the school system of our
county.
We pledge u legislative nominees
to the support Of the remedial measures
advocated in the Democratic State
Platform.
Condeming as we do the failure of the
republican Congress to enuct u law for
bidding Campaign Contributions by
Corporations, we favor the enactment
by our State Legislature of laws making
such contributions unlawful in this State
II requiring all Campaign Committees
TO make public account of all funds con.
trlbuted or expended for political pur-
poses. An interrupted franchise being
essential to the safety of Democratic In.
situations, we pledge our support to all
efforts to enforce the Purity of Election
laws and for the enactment of any
needed supplemental legislation to pre-
vent corrupt practices in elections.
The election of United States Senators
by the people, nominations by Direct
Primaries and the Initiative and Refer
endum IRE steps towards purer DE
mocracy and are entitled to the support
Of all Democrats.
We therefore, heartily approve of the
plan proposed by Senator Newlands and
adopted by the Democratic Convention
mt Tonopah, having in view the Election
OF u. S. Senators. by the direct vote OF
the People and herey h pledge the
nominees of this convention for the Leg
stature to vote for the Candidate for u.
S. Senator, who receives the majority
of h popular vote cast mt the next cleo
ton.
And we further pledge the nominees
OF this convention for the legislature to
use every reasonable effort to have en-
acted a law similar to the one now i'm
force i'll Oregon governing the election
OF q U. S.. Senator.
Believing that the men whom we will
nominate for County Officers will he men
who can safely be entrusted with the
administration Of our county affairs, we
ask for their support ut the polls by aIl
citizens who believed in the enforcement
of law and the progressive and mt the
same time economical management OF
all branches of Elko County's public
business.
f. a. p. JOHNSON,
Chairman.
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=. L Fla.is,, TRAPPED

The following special dispatch to the
INDEPENDENT. il true places Hon. p.
l.. Flanagan republican candidate for
the United States senate in u very bad
position before the people of Nevada:
RENO, Nevada, Sept. 81, 1903.
INDEPENDENT. Elko, New.
z. l.. Flanagan acknowledge to
Senator James I. Boyd, A. n. Salisbury,
l. &. Lewis and U. NJ. Slater this after.
o that he promised T. F. Moran,
candidate for district attorney of
Washoe county, that he would put
Moran OF tho Flanagan payroll ut
$4,000 u month and that he would
give him u Federal position in Nevada
or in the Philippine Islands if Moran
would withdraw from the fight for
district attorney of Washoe county in
furtherance of Flanigrn's candidacy
for u. S. senator.
Legal authority supports the state.
ment such an offer is "a crime under the
Nevada statute that forbids any can.
didate for office to hold out pecuniary
reward or promise Of Office to any person
for his support of such candidate.
The statement was made OH demand
of persons mentioned, who had been
accused by Flanagan men of having
made the offer and Flanagan, unable to
deny participation threw himself OH the
mercy of those present. Flanagan was
unable to carry out his program to give
the Office to Salisbury. There is II big
sensation in Washoe county.
LEWIS"
There WAS a hot fight in the republi
can convention ut Reno over the distric'
attorncyship and the Gazette accused
Senator Boyd of trying to- defeat Moran
the present district attorney. Sails
bury is Boyd's law partner. The OK
rosure of Flanagan is the result of the
Gazettc's charges.
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Short and ConceiS

Learn to bc short. Long visits. long
stories. long cxhortations, and long
prayers seldom profit those who have
to do with them. Life Is short. Time
is short. Learn to condensc, abridge
and intensity. We car endure many
an ache and i'll il it is soon over, while
pleasures grow insipid, and man intolcr.
able, II they are protracted beyond tho
limits of reason and convenience. Learn
to DC short. Lop of branches; stick to
the main fact IN your case. II you
pray. ask what you would receive and
get through: IL you speak, tell your
message and hold your peace. Boil
down two words into one, and three
into two. Always learn to bo short
Exchange,
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tan INC Timber Hill. Owing to the
strong breeze that was blowing It was
realized that the destruction Of Man.
haitian which lay directly in the path
Oh the hire, was threatened. A band
volunteers under the direction of Forest
Ranger Steele went out to check the
progress OF the flames. For three hours
they worked like Trojans Telling trees
which were thrown back on the fire and
digging up The earth which was thrown
the u before the fire was under
control. A heavy opportune fall of
rain finished the work. About fifty
acres OF timber land was burnt out.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-25
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Candidates cards printed in the best
style ut this Office.
The democratic county ticket and
platform will appear tomorrow.
The great play of Michael Strogoff at
the opera house tonight. See the nd.
y wild and dusty afternoon. The
wind blows Il regular gale and the mir
is full of dirt. Clouds hide the sun and
the indications seem good for II storm.
Three hundred and cighty-four voters
have registered in this precinct for the
November election. This is an increase
Of fOrty.two owe two years ago and
Judge Bruce says there are enough
more to register to raise the number
above 400.
The registration book will close in
this precinct ut o o'clock, p. IN. On the
9th Of October. Those who have not
yet registered should get move on
and see that their names are on the
list of voters. See the notice Of Judge
Bruce elsewhere.
Don't forget that the races begin
tomorrow afternoon. There are several
good horses at the track and every.
thing points to II successful season of
sport. Besides the races. there are
other attractions that will add to the
pleasure Of all who go to the track.
Tho attention of everybody Is called
to the announcements of William X.
Bcllingcr and William Willis. Thcy
are democratic candidates who will
make capable, efficient officers. The
announcement of w. G. GrcathOuse,
democratic nominee for county recorder
will appear tomorrow.
james Thompson, u young DOPE fiend
shot and fatally wuam,ieh Joseph
Restraint ut tho Mohawk II disrcput
able resort In Reno Monday night
Rostrand died Il few hours after hc wa'
shot. The shooting was ~nnprovokcd
Thompson was in hiding from tn
officers ut the latest reports.
From now on the candidates for thu
| different Offices will bc OH their good
behavior and their faces will he wreath
oil IN smiles. Every American SOW
ercign will bc sought out and his dut.
made clear. When the candidate
comes to see you, treat him kindly ant
send him away convinced that yo'
know your duty ~ II citizen.
William j. Bryan has sent II fer!
letter 10 President Roosevelt asking TO
proof Of tho charge that Governor
| Haskell. treasurer Of the dcinocrati'
national committee, IL connected wit
the Standard Oil crowd. Mr.. Bryan
asks for an investigation of the charg
and proposes to submit tho question 81
4 iIaskcll's guilt or Innocence to Prcsi
dent Roosevelt To decide. Tho affair
{ Of the republican party must DO III
very bad shape n President koo 'cvc,
u would not descend from his higl
4 uosItion TO the level Of u common muo
q. ! singer.
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4 large crowd went to the race track
this afternoon and as Il consequence
the town is rather quiet.
Following arc the entries for the days
races:
Onc.fourth mile dash-Leah by
w. Thompson; Jack by Brundige;
Triburon by Will Kcrson: Geronimo
by james Bett.
Three-fOurths mile dash-Dr. Shorb
and Black Joe by w. II. McNamcs;
Primrose by Tom Taylor.
Onc-half milc-Cash Day by Tom
Taylor; Yoda hy McNichol; Joe by
w. Thompson.
There were no entries for the mule
a and it is doubtful If that event is
pulled off today.
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S~almagundi
FROM DAILY

Another large crowd went to the
race track this afternoon.
The races yesterday were pulled of
according to the program.
Earl Ennor returned last night from
BlackfoOt, Idaho, where he has been
visiting friends.
We have received IL number of excel
lent Autographs of William j. Bryan.
If you want n picturs of the next presi-
dent of the United States, come and
get one of these Autographs.
Yesterdays pay day revealed the
fact that an increased number of men
are now employed in the various mines
and the payroll is several Thousand dol.
lars lnrger than during the previous
month .-TonOpah Sun.
a. Is. Collins, representing the Mer-
ganthaler Linotype Company, called at
this Office this morning, Owing to the
wonderful II of republican prosper
ity nov rolling over the country, no
was unable to do any business.
a fire started early this morning in
the rear of Mrs. Canpbell's store. The
fire boys were soon on the scene and
had 1t squclched before any damage
was done. Hot ashes or o lighted cigar
thrown into q box of rubbish was the
cause of the fire.
The presidential campaign is warm
ing up in great shape in the East.
Taft Is swinging around the circle and
Bryan is OH the wing. Immense audi.
Gnces greet Bryan wherever he speaks.
The sentiment of the people seems to
bo strongly in his favor.
George Mcintosh, one of Elko
county's next asscmblymen is taking in
the ruccs today. He gave this office II
call and said he vas in the fight to win.
II il long time since one Of Carlin's
citizens has held Office in this county.
Let us remember this and give Carlin's
candidate a rousing vote.
We have been solicited to start Il
Bryan campaign fund, but have not
the space now To devote to II. If any
democrat or independent voter or any
republican who has seen the error OF
his ways wishes to send us q dollar or
any other amount for the fund, we will
sec that IL reaches the treasurer Of the
national committee. Send in your
contributions.
The Free Press says that Mr.. Flanig
nm does things" True he does. but
some of them wont bear the light.
What does the FREQ Press think about
tho ching" Mr., Flanagan tried to do to
District Attorney Moran of Washoc
county as stated in tho dispatch pub.
J lislcd yesterdays Do such Things" as
that nt him to represent Nevada In tho
United States &c mater
Tho democratic party through its
platform adopted ~ Denver fav0rs an
income tax as part Of this country's
revenue system to the end that wealth
! may bear its prOpurtionatc share "
| the burdens Of the federal government.
Tho republican party, discriminating
! against it's less fortunate citizens in an
%,iniauitOus tariff law, Is silent con.
corning the taxation OF enormous In.
comes, swollen In many cases through
fayoritism on the part Of tho admin.
istration now In power nj Washington.
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Salmagund
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY

Miss Milligan arrived form Edgemont
last night to enter the high school.
Don't forget Seymour Jacobs biz
? removal sale. He is selling out his stock
a. "A big sacrifice to save remoyal
c.i..scj - h.5 new store. Now is your
chance to get bargains in clothing, etc.
District Attorney Caine returned this
morning from Carson, where he had
been to take the examination for admis.
sion to the bar. He passed the examin.
alton and is now Il full fiedged attorney.
Success to him.
Judge Bruce has $50 names OH his
registration books. This is Il slight
increase over two years ago. The time
for registration is growing short now
and those who have not registered
should do so ut once.
Considerable of our space is taken up
with the speech delivered by Senator
Ncwlunds before the democratic state
convention. 1t is an able presentation
of democratic principles that should he
read by every voter in Nevada.
Bishop Robinson arrived from Reno
this morning. Since his first visit here,
he has visited nearly every section of
the state and is well pleased with
the reception given him by the people.
He will preach at the Episcopal church
tomorrow morning and evening. All
are cordially invited to attend the
Savices.
The Goldileld papers state that there
are 1857 taxpayers in Esmeralda county
and who pay taxes on 81, G35, 900 worth
of property. This does net include the
taxation on the mines rs this is reached
by a tax oil the net output. This tax
list is probably the largest of any in
the state.
Regarding the choice for United
States senator from Nevada. Capt. w.
NJ. Norman, Of Illapah. who WAS Il
delegate To the democratic convention,
stated this morning that III his opinion.
any cattle man who would vote for
Flanagan ought to be i%nocculatcd with
snarp dip and turned out OH the range.
Ely ExIOsitor.
Complaint is again made that bicycle
riders use the sidewalks to the peril of
pedestrians. y few nights age one of
them ran int Mr.. PiXlcy near Mr..
Henry Tabcr's residence and injured
him considerably. An attempt was
made To- learn the riders name. but he
Jumped on his wheel and rode away.
Arrests are sure Ia follow if the practice
i, not stopped. Take warning before
II Is tDp late.
Some Of the state papers say that
there Is considerable talk Of the appoint
mcnt Of Lon Henderson,, former warden
10 the vacant w~trdcnship of the pcni.
tertiary. The reporter asked Mr..
Henderson this forenoon il he was Il
candidate for the position and he re-
piled that he was not; that he had moi
thought Of applying for the wardcnship
and would not accept il ii offered to
him. According To the Gazette, Deputy
Sheriff William Maxwell of Reno is
slated for the wardcnship. Maxwell
has rendered his resignation tO Sheriff
Fcrrcl to take effect on his appointment
rs warden.
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Registration Notice

Notice is hereby given that the time
for the registration of the names of the
qualified electors In Elko Election Dis.
trict for tho General Election to Inc held
on Tuesday. tho 3d day Of November,
1908, for the County Of Elko, will
expire mt o o'clock p. IN. on Friday, the
9th day of October, A.. D. 1908.
a. BRUCE,
Registration Agent of Elko
Election District.
September 10, 1908.
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10, 1908.

The Passion Play and two illustrated
songs Mt tho Cccsccnt theatre tonight.
The Passion Play Is one Of the best pro.
auctions ever seen in Elko. No one
should miss seeing IL.
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET

Members of the Assembly
E. c. RIDDELL
Star Valley
FRANK II. WINTER
Aura
GEORGE MCINTOSH
Carlin
JOHN J. SCHOER
Glover Valley
Sheriff
WILLIAM II. BELLINGER
Lamoille Valley
County Clerk
A. G.. DAWLEY
Elko
County Treasurer
MAJOR H. MILLER
Elko
County Recorder
w. G.. GREATHOUSE
Ruby Valley
County Assessor
w. NJ. WEATHERS
Elko
District Attorney
EDWIN E. GAME
Elko H.
County Commissioner Long Terml-
WILLIAM WILLIS
Midas
County Commissioner (Short Term)E
GEORGE NJ. MOODY
Elko
County Surveyor
CHARLES NJ. HALVES
Elko
Member of Broad of Education
w. S. GRISWOLD
Ruby Valley
PLATFORM
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MARRIED

Elko. Nevada,
September 23, 1908, by Rev. George
II. Greenfield, Mr.. Thomas Hunter
of South Fork to Miss Lena Mann of
Tennessee.
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Born

HANSEL-In ElkO, Nevada. September
II, 1908. to the wife of i. NJ. Hansel,
u daughter.
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Political Announcements

Announcements under tbl' head will bJ pub.
lished up TO the General Election Tor slU, pay.
able invariably In advance.